"The newly refinanced credit facility enhances our already strong financial flexibility, and when combined with our existing $4.0 billion revolver, provides us with $7.5 billion of total revolving credit capacity. The closing of this facility is a continued endorsement and reaffirmation of the strength of our Company," said David Simon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. For this facility, JPMorgan Chase and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith were Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners; BNP Paribas, Citibank, Mizuho, PNC, SMBC, Société Générale, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo were Joint Lead Arrangers and Co-Syndication Agents; and Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Regions Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Santander Bank, Scotia Bank, SunTrust, and T.D. Bank were Co-Documentation Agents; and BB&T, BBVA Compass, Fifth Third, ING, and MUFG Union Bank as Senior Managing Agents.