The MOPPRS, tendered by Merrill Lynch and UBS Warburg LLC, are at a 6.376% rate while the REIT's credit facility was at a 2.91% rate at the end of the year.
An Equity Office spokesperson explains the notes were scheduled to be remarketed, and would have cost the REIT a higher rate.
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