UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM	10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 1-12254

SAUL CENTERS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Maryland	52-1833074
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (301) 986-6200

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class:	Name of exchange on which registered:	Trading symbol:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	New York Stock Exchange	BFS
6.125% Series D Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value	New York Stock Exchange	BFS/PRD
6.000% Series E Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value	New York Stock Exchange	BFS/PRE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirement for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.



Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐

Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐

		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share outstanding as of ~~October 31, 2019: 23.1~~April 30, 2020: 23.2 million.

SAUL CENTERS, INC.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(a) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and December 31, ~~2018~~2019	4
(b) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2020 and 2019 ~~and 2018~~	5
(c) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2020 and 2019 ~~and 2018~~	6
(d) Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2020 and 2019 ~~and 2018~~	7
(e) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2020 and 2019 ~~and 2018~~	118
(f) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	129

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

(a) Critical Accounting Policies	2623
(b) Results of Operations:
Three months ended ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 compared to three months ended ~~September 30, 2018~~March 31, 2019	27
~~Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2018~~	2824
Same Property Revenue	2925
Same Property Operating Income	2925
(c) Liquidity and Capital Resources	3127

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	3632

Item 4. Controls and Procedures	3732

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings	3834
Item 1A. Risk Factors	3834
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	3835
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	3835
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	3835
Item 5. Other Information	3835
Item 6. Exhibits	4036
Signatures	4137

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)


(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018			March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Assets
Real estate investments
Land	$	450,256		$	488,918		$	453,322		$	453,322
Buildings and equipment	1,284,315			1,273,275			1,300,605			1,292,631
Construction in progress	317,798			185,972			345,880			335,644
	2,052,369			1,948,165			2,099,807			2,081,597
Accumulated depreciation	(553,829		)	(525,518		)	(572,912		)	(563,474		)
	1,498,540			1,422,647			1,526,895			1,518,123
Cash and cash equivalents	52,269			14,578			31,935			13,905
Accounts receivable and accrued income, net	55,207			53,876			49,994			52,311
Deferred leasing costs, net	24,947			28,083			27,546			24,083
Prepaid expenses, net	9,357			5,175			3,611			5,363
Other assets	6,444			3,130			4,859			4,555
Total assets	$	1,646,764		$	1,527,489		$	1,644,840		$	1,618,340
Liabilities
Notes payable	$	846,525		$	880,271		$	798,343		$	821,503
Term loan facility payable	74,666			74,591			74,716			74,691
Revolving credit facility payable	—			45,329			123,507			86,371
Construction loan payable	93,537			21,655			122,510			108,623
Dividends and distributions payable	19,634			19,153			19,350			19,291
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	39,741			32,419			35,122			35,199
Deferred income	27,224			28,851			24,686			29,306
Total liabilities	1,101,327			1,102,269			1,198,234			1,174,984
Equity
Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized:
Series C Cumulative Redeemable, 42,000 shares issued and outstanding	105,000			105,000
Series D Cumulative Redeemable, 30,000 shares issued and outstanding	75,000			75,000			75,000			75,000
Series E Cumulative Redeemable, 44,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	110,000			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized, 23,116,013 and 22,739,207 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	231			227
Series E Cumulative Redeemable, 44,000 shares issued and outstanding							110,000			110,000
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized, 23,326,963 and 23,231,240 shares issued and outstanding, respectively							233			232
Additional paid-in capital	401,395			384,533			415,962			410,926
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(215,334		)	(208,593		)	(223,075		)	(221,177		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(343		)	(255		)
Total Saul Centers, Inc. equity	475,949			355,912			378,120			374,981
Noncontrolling interests	69,488			69,308			68,486			68,375
Total equity	545,437			425,220			446,606			443,356
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,646,764		$	1,527,489		$	1,644,840		$	1,618,340

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)


(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2019			2018			2020			2019
Revenue
Rental revenue	$	55,487		$	55,733		$	168,242		$	165,693		$	55,415		$	56,803
Other	1,565			1,177			6,701			3,407			1,528			2,947
Total revenue	57,052			56,910			174,943			169,100			56,943			59,750
Expenses
Property operating expenses	7,525			6,910			22,641			20,766			7,036			8,001
Real estate taxes	7,114			6,937			21,081			20,559			7,153			7,148
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	10,325			10,974			32,185			33,568			9,594			11,067
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs	12,018			11,256			35,185			33,956			11,281			11,643
General and administrative	4,742			4,141			14,696			13,208			5,050			4,814
Total expenses	41,724			40,218			125,788			122,057			40,114			42,673
Change in fair value of derivatives	—			10			—			(2		)
Gain on sale of property	—			—			—			509
Net Income	15,328			16,702			49,155			47,550			16,829			17,077
Noncontrolling interests
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3,102		)	(3,547		)	(10,250		)	(9,265		)	(3,565		)	(3,630		)
Net income attributable to Saul Centers, Inc.	12,226			13,155			38,905			38,285			13,264			13,447
Extinguishment of issuance costs upon redemption of preferred shares	—			—			—			(2,328		)
Preferred stock dividends	(3,210		)	(2,953		)	(9,116		)	(9,309		)	(2,798		)	(2,953		)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	9,016		$	10,202		$	29,789		$	26,648		$	10,466		$	10,494
Per share net income available to common stockholders
Basic and diluted	$	0.39		$	0.45		$	1.30		$	1.19		$	0.45		$	0.46
Dividends declared per common share outstanding	$	0.53		$	0.52		$	1.59		$	1.56

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018			2020			2019
Net income	$	15,328		$	16,702		$	49,155		$	47,550		$	16,829		$	17,077
Other comprehensive income
Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge	55			173			(118		)	727			—			(46		)
Total comprehensive income	15,383			16,875			49,037			48,277			16,829			17,031
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3,117		)	(3,592		)	(10,220		)	(9,453		)	(3,565		)	(3,618		)
Total comprehensive income attributable to Saul Centers, Inc.	12,266			13,283			38,817			38,824			13,264			13,413
Extinguishment of issuance costs upon redemption of preferred shares	—			—			—			(2,328		)
Preferred stock dividends	(3,210		)	(2,953		)	(9,116		)	(9,309		)	(2,798		)	(2,953		)
Total comprehensive income available to common stockholders	$	9,056		$	10,330		$	29,701		$	27,187		$	10,466		$	10,460

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Preferred
Stock

Common
Stock

Additional Paid-in
Capital
Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
(Loss)

Total Saul
Centers, Inc.

Noncontrolling
Interests
Total
Balance, January 1, 2019 $ 180,000
$ 227
$ 384,533
$ (208,593 ) $ (255 ) $ 355,912
$ 69,308
$ 425,220
Issuance of 120,832 shares of common stock:
120,347 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan —
1
6,170
—
—
6,171
—
6,171
485 shares due to exercise of stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred stock —
1
419
—
—
420
—
420
Issuance of 13,742 partnership units pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan —
—
—
—
—
—
705
705
Net income —
—
—
13,447
—
13,447
3,630
17,077
Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge —
—
—
—
(34 ) (34 ) (12 ) (46 )
Distributions payable preferred stock:
Series C, $42.97 per share —
—
—
(1,805 ) —
(1,805 ) —
(1,805 )
Series D, $38.28 per share —
—
—
(1,148 ) —
(1,148 ) —
(1,148 )
Distributions payable common stock ($0.53/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.53/unit) —
—
—
(12,108 ) —
(12,108 ) (4,155 ) (16,263 )
Balance, March 31, 2019 180,000
229
391,122
(210,207 ) (289 ) 360,855
69,476
430,331

Issuance of 148,576 shares of common stock:
99,804 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan —
1
5,127
—
—
5,128
—
5,128
48,772 shares due to exercise of stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred stock —
—
2,798
—
—
2,798
—
2,798
Issuance of 20,041 partnership units pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan —
—
—
—
—
—
1,029
1,029
Net income —
—
—
13,232
—
13,232
3,518
16,750
Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge —
—
—
—
(95 ) (95 ) (32 ) (127 )
Distributions payable preferred stock:
Series C, $42.97 per share —
—
—
(1,805 ) —
(1,805 ) —
(1,805 )
Series D, $38.28 per share —
—
—
(1,148 ) —
(1,148 ) —
(1,148 )
Distributions payable common stock ($0.53/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.53/unit) —
—
—
(12,181 ) —
(12,181 ) (4,166 ) (16,347 )
Balance, June 30, 2019 180,000
230
399,047
(212,109 ) (384 ) 366,784
69,825
436,609

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~~CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (CONTINUED)~~

~~(Unaudited)~~

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) Preferred
Stock Common
Stock Additional Paid-in
Capital Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
(Loss) Total Saul
Centers, Inc. Noncontrolling
Interests Total
Issuance of 44,000 shares of Series E Cumulative preferred stock 110,000
—
(3,731 ) —
—
106,269
—
106,269
Issuance of 107,398 shares of common stock:
105,753 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan —
1
5,673
—
—
5,674
—
5,674
1,645 shares due to exercise of stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred stock —
—
406
—
—
406
—
406
Issuance of 13,406 partnership units pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan —
—
—
—
—
—
720
720
Net income —
—
—
12,226
—
12,226
3,102
15,328
Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge —
—
—
—
41
41
14
55
Distributions payable preferred stock:
Series C, $42.97 per share —
—
—
(1,805 ) —
(1,805 ) —
(1,805 )
Series D, $38.28 per share —
—
—
(1,148 ) —
(1,148 ) —
(1,148 )
Series E, $5.83 per share —
—
—
(257 ) —
(257 ) —
(257 )
Distributions payable common stock ($0.53/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.53/unit) —
—
—
(12,241 ) —
(12,241 ) (4,173 ) (16,414 )
Balance, September 30, 2019 $ 290,000
$ 231
$ 401,395
$ (215,334 ) $ (343 ) $ 475,949
$ 69,488
$ 545,437

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~~CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (CONTINUED)~~

~~(Unaudited)~~

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) Preferred
Stock Common
Stock Additional Paid-in
Capital Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
(Loss) Total Saul
Centers, Inc. Noncontrolling
Interests Total
Balance, January 1, 2018 $ 180,000
$ 221
$ 352,590
$ (197,710 ) $ (696 ) $ 334,405
$ 58,698
$ 393,103
Issuance of 30,000 shares of Series D Cumulative preferred stock 75,000
—
(2,631 ) —
—
72,369
—
72,369
Redemption of 30,000 shares of Series C Cumulative preferred stock (75,000 ) —
2,311
(2,328 ) —
(75,017 ) —
(75,017 )
Issuance of common stock:
69,750 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan —
1
3,676
—
—
3,677
—
3,677
8,088 shares due to exercise of employee stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred shares —
—
769
—
—
769
—
769
Issuance of 38,037 partnership units pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan —
—
—
—
—
—
2,017
2,017
Net income —
—
—
12,588
—
12,588
2,359
14,947
Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge —
—
—
—
289
289
100
389
Preferred stock distributions:
Series C —
—
—
(730 ) —
(730 ) —
(730 )
Distributions payable preferred stock:
Series C, $42.97 per share —
—
—
(1,805 ) —
(1,805 ) —
(1,805 )
Series D, $28.92 per share —
—
—
(868 ) —
(868 ) —
(868 )
Distributions payable common stock ($0.52/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.52/unit) —
—
—
(11,552 ) —
(11,552 ) (3,942 ) (15,494 )
Balance, March 31, 2018 180,000
222
356,715
(202,405 ) (407 ) 334,125
59,232
393,357

Issuance of common stock:
85,202 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan —
1
4,050
—
—
4,051
—
4,051
2,647 shares due to exercise of stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred stock —
—
648
—
—
648
—
648
Issuance of 219,102 partnership units —
—
—
—
—
—
10,805
10,805
Net income —
—
—
12,542
—
12,542
3,359
15,901
Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge —
—
—
—
122
122
43
165
Distributions payable preferred stock:
Series C, $42.97 per share —
—
—
(1,805 ) —
(1,805 ) —
(1,805 )
Series D, $38.28 per share —
—
—
(1,148 ) —
(1,148 ) —
(1,148 )
Distributions payable common stock ($0.52/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.52/unit) —
—
—
(11,589 ) —
(11,589 ) (4,055 ) (15,644 )
Balance, June 30, 2018 180,000
223
361,413
(204,405 ) (285 ) 336,946
69,384
406,330

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~~(Unaudited)~~



(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	Preferred Stock		Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital		Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)		Total Saul Centers, Inc.			Noncontrolling Interests			Total
Balance at January 1, 2020	$	185,000	$	232	$	410,926	$	(221,177	)	$	—	$	374,981		$	68,375		$	443,356
Issuance of shares of common stock:
83,978 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan	—		1		4,080		—			—		4,081			—			4,081
11,745 shares due to exercise of stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred stock	—		—		956		—			—		956			—			956
Issuance of 15,101 partnership units pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan	—		—		—		—			—		—			734			734
Net income	—		—		—		13,264			—		13,264			3,565			16,829
Distributions payable preferred stock:
Series D, $38.28 per share	—		—		—		(1,148		)	—		(1,148		)	—			(1,148		)
Series E, $37.50 per share	—		—		—		(1,650		)	—		(1,650		)	—			(1,650		)
Distributions payable common stock ($0.53/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.53/unit)	—		—		—		(12,364		)	—		(12,364		)	(4,188		)	(16,552		)
Balance, March 31, 2020	$	185,000	$	233	$	415,962	$	(223,075	)	$	—	$	378,120		$	68,486		$	446,606

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) Preferred
Stock Common
Stock Additional Paid-in
Capital Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
(Loss) Total Saul
Centers, Inc. Noncontrolling
Interests Total
Issuance of common stock:
201,500 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan —
2
10,413
—
—
10,415
—
10,415
22,005 shares due to exercise of employee stock options, director share grant and issuance of directors’ deferred shares —
—
1,210
—
—
1,210
—
1,210
Issuance of 13,107 partnership units —
—
—
—
—
—
653
653
Net income —
—
—
13,155
—
13,155
3,547
16,702
Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge —
—
—
—
129
129
44
173
Distributions payable preferred stock:
Series C, $42.97 per share —
—
—
(1,805 ) —
(1,805 ) —
(1,805 )
Series D, $38.28 per share —
—
—
(1,148 ) —
(1,148 ) —
(1,148 )
Distributions payable common stock ($0.52/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.52/unit) —
—
—
(11,669 ) —
(11,669 ) (4,062 ) (15,731 )
Balance, September 30, 2018 $ 180,000
$ 225
$ 373,036
$ (205,872 ) $ (156 ) $ 347,233
$ 69,566
$ 416,799



Balance at January 1, 2019	$	180,000	$	227	$	384,533	$	(208,593	)	$	(255	)	$	355,912		$	69,308		$	425,220
Issuance of shares of common stock:
120,347 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan	—		1		6,170		—			—			6,171			—			6,171
485 shares due to exercise of stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred stock	—		1		419		—			—			420			—			420
Issuance of 13,742 partnership units pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan	—		—		—		—			—			—			705			705
Net income	—		—		—		13,447			—			13,447			3,630			17,077
Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge	—		—		—		—			(34		)	(34		)	(12		)	(46		)
Distributions payable preferred stock:
Series C, $42.97 per share	—		—		—		(1,805		)	—			(1,805		)	—			(1,805		)
Series D, $38.28 per share	—		—		—		(1,148		)	—			(1,148		)	—			(1,148		)
Distributions payable common stock ($0.53/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.53/unit)	—		—		—		(12,108		)	—			(12,108		)	(4,155		)	(16,263		)
Balance, March 31, 2019	$	180,000	$	229	$	391,122	$	(210,207	)	$	(289	)	$	360,855		$	69,476		$	430,331

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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													CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS	(Unaudited)
	Nine months ended September 30,						Three months ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2020			2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	49,155		$	47,550		$	16,829		$	17,077
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Change in fair value of derivatives	—			2
Gain on sale of property	—			(509		)
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs	35,185			33,956			11,281			11,643
Amortization of deferred debt costs	1,130			1,224			373			384
Compensation costs of stock grants and options	1,501			1,434			427			419
Credit losses on operating lease receivables	986			530			130			238
Increase in accounts receivable and accrued income	(2,317		)	(1,846		)
Decrease in accounts receivable and accrued income							2,187			2,035
Additions to deferred leasing costs	(1,380		)	(4,195		)	(4,764		)	(554		)
Increase in prepaid expenses	(4,182		)	(3,767		)
(Increase) decrease in other assets	(2,049		)	1,171
Decrease in prepaid expenses							1,752			1,111
Increase in other assets							(304		)	(2,500		)
Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	5,696			2,681			2,759			5,158
Decrease in deferred income	(1,627		)	(3,358		)	(4,620		)	(3,370		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	82,098			74,873			26,050			31,641
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of real estate investments (1)	—			(36,346		)
Acquisitions of real estate investments							—			(24		)
Additions to real estate investments	(13,398		)	(6,586		)	(8,516		)	(2,874		)
Additions to development and redevelopment projects	(91,657		)	(54,693		)	(13,072		)	(20,525		)
Repayment of note receivable	—			1,326
Net cash used in investing activities	(105,055		)	(96,299		)	(21,588		)	(23,423		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from notes payable	22,100			—			—			22,100
Repayments on notes payable	(55,992		)	(36,577		)	(23,352		)	(29,030		)
Proceeds from term loan facility	—			75,000
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	47,000			102,000			40,000			19,000
Repayments on revolving credit facility	(94,000		)	(86,000		)	(3,000		)	(26,000		)
Proceeds from construction loan	71,807			2,949			13,862			15,217
Additions to deferred debt costs	(432		)	(2,493		)	(33		)	(397		)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Common stock	19,096			19,336			4,610			6,171
Partnership units (1)	2,454			4,699
Series D preferred stock	—			72,369
Series E preferred stock	106,269			—
Series C preferred stock redemption payment	—			(75,000		)
Preferred stock redemption costs	—			(13		)
Partnership units							734			705
Distributions to:
Series C preferred stockholders	(5,415		)	(7,433		)	—			(1,805		)
Series D preferred stockholders	(3,444		)	(2,016		)	(1,148		)	(1,148		)
Series E preferred stockholders							(1,650		)	—
Common stockholders	(36,326		)	(34,613		)	(12,275		)	(12,005		)
Noncontrolling interests	(12,469		)	(11,919		)	(4,180		)	(4,148		)
Net cash provided by financing activities	60,648			20,289
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities							13,568			(11,340		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	37,691			(1,137		)	18,030			(3,122		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	14,578			10,908			13,905			14,578
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	52,269		$	9,771		$	31,935		$	11,456
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	31,266		$	32,697		$	9,319		$	10,647
Increase in accrued real estate investments and development costs	$	1,507		$	6,880
Increase (decrease) in accrued real estate investments and development costs							$	(2,836	)	$	10,048

(1) The 2018 acquisition of real estate and proceeds from the issuance of partnership units each excludes $8,776 in connection with the acquisition of Ashbrook Marketplace in exchange for limited partnership units.

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1.	Organization, Basis of Presentation

Saul Centers, Inc. (“Saul Centers”) was incorporated under the Maryland General Corporation Law on June 10, 1993, and operates as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Company is required to annually distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income (excluding net capital gains) to its stockholders and meet certain organizational and other requirements. Saul Centers has made and intends to continue to make regular quarterly distributions to its stockholders. Saul Centers, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries and the limited partnerships of which Saul Centers or one of its subsidiaries is the sole general partner, are referred to collectively as the “Company.” B. Francis Saul II serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President of Saul Centers.

~~Saul Centers was formed to continue and expand the shopping center business previously owned and conducted by the B. F. Saul Real Estate Investment Trust (the “Trust”), the B. F. Saul~~The Company, ~~and certain other affiliated entities, each~~which conducts all of ~~which is controlled by B. Francis Saul II and his family members (collectively, the “Saul Organization”). On August 26, 1993, members of the Saul Organization transferred to~~its activities through its subsidiaries, Saul Holdings Limited Partnership, a ~~newly formed~~ Maryland limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), and 2 ~~newly formed~~two subsidiary limited partnerships (the “Subsidiary Partnerships,” and, collectively with the Operating Partnership, the “Partnerships”), ~~shopping center and mixed-use properties and the management functions related to the transferred properties. Since its formation, the Company has developed and purchased additional properties.~~

~~The Company, which conducts all of its activities through its subsidiaries, the Operating Partnership and Subsidiary Partnerships,~~ engages in the ownership, operation, management, leasing, acquisition, renovation, expansion, development and financing of community and neighborhood shopping centers and mixed-use properties, primarily in the Washington, DC/Baltimore metropolitan area.

As of March 31, 2020, the Company’s properties (the “Current Portfolio Properties”) consisted of 50 shopping center properties (the “Shopping Centers”), 6 mixed-use properties, which are comprised of office, retail and multi-family residential uses (the “Mixed-Use Properties”) and 4 (non-operating) development properties.

Because the properties are located primarily in the Washington, DC/Baltimore metropolitan area, the Company is subject to a concentration of credit risk related to these properties. A majority of the Shopping Centers are anchored by one or more major tenants. As of ~~September 30, 2019, 32~~March 31, 2020, 33 of the Shopping Centers were anchored by a grocery store and offer primarily day-to-day necessities and services. Giant Food, a tenant at 1011 Shopping Centers, individually accounted for ~~4.7%~~4.9% of the Company's total revenue for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2019.~~March 31, 2020. No other tenant individually accounted for 2.5% or more of the Company’s total revenue, excluding lease termination fees, for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2019.~~March 31, 2020.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of Saul Centers and its subsidiaries, including the Operating Partnership and Subsidiary Partnerships, which are majority owned by Saul Centers. Substantially all assets and liabilities of the Company as of ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, are comprised of the assets and liabilities of the Operating Partnership. The debt arrangements which are subject to recourse are described in Note 5. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Operating Partnership is a variable interest entity ("VIE") because the limited partners do not have substantive kick-out or participating rights. The Company is the primary beneficiary of the Operating Partnership because it has the power to direct its activities and the rights to absorb ~~74.5%~~74.6% of its net income. Because the Operating Partnership ~~was previously~~is consolidated into the financial statements of the Company, classification of it as a VIE ~~had~~has no impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations of the Company for the interim periods have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. These consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, which are included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to those instructions. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year.

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2.	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2018~~2019 have not changed significantly in amount or composition.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the

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date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates and assumptions relate to impairment of real estate properties. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Accounts Receivable, Accrued Income and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Accounts receivable primarily represent amounts currently due from tenants in accordance with the terms of their respective leases. Lease related receivables are reduced for credit losses. Such losses are recognized as a reduction of rental revenue in the consolidated statements of operations.

In addition to rents due currently, accounts receivable includes approximately $~~42.7~~42.4 million and $~~43.3~~42.1 million, at ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and December 31, ~~2018~~2019, respectively, net of allowance for doubtful accounts totaling $~~48,400~~36,900 and $~~58,500~~30,000, respectively, representing minimum rental income accrued on a straight-line basis to be paid by tenants over the remaining term of their respective leases.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (‘‘FASB’’) issued Accounting Standards Update (‘‘ASU’’) 2016-02, ‘‘Leases’’ (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 amends the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets and making targeted changes to lessor accounting. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, interim periods within those years, and requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at the date of initial application, with an option to use certain practical expedients for those existing leases. Upon adoption of ASU 2016-02 effective January 1, 2019, we elected the practical expedient for all leases with respect to lease identification, lease classification, and initial direct costs. We made a policy election not to separate lease and nonlease components and have accounted for each lease component and the related nonlease components together as a single component. There have been no significant changes to our lessor accounting for operating leases as a result of ASU 2016-02.

We lease ~~shopping centers~~Shopping Centers and ~~mixed-use properties~~Mixed-Use Properties to lessees in exchange for monthly payments that cover rent, and where applicable, reimbursement for property taxes, insurance, and certain property operating expenses. Our leases were determined to be operating leases and generally range in term from one to 15 years.

Some of our leases have termination options and/or extension options. Termination options allow the lessee to terminate the lease prior to the end of the lease term, provided certain conditions are met. Termination options generally require advance notification from the lessee and payment of a termination fee. Termination fees are recognized as revenue over the modified lease term. Extension options are subject to terms and conditions stated in the lease.

On January 1, 2019, a right of use asset and corresponding lease liability related to our headquarters lease were recorded in other assets and other liabilities, respectively. The lease expires on February 28, 2022, with 1 option to renew for an additional five years. The right of use asset and corresponding lease liability totaled ~~$1.8~~$1.4 million and ~~$1.8~~$1.5 million, respectively, at ~~September 30, 2019.~~March 31, 2020.

Due to the business disruptions and challenges severely affecting the global economy caused by the novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, many lessees have requested rent relief, including rent deferrals and other lease concessions. The lease modification guidance in ASU 2016-02 does not contemplate the rapid execution of concessions for multiple tenants in response to sudden liquidity constraints of lessees. In April 2020, the FASB staff issued a question and answer document that allows the Company to elect to either apply the lease modification accounting framework or not, with such election applied consistently to leases with similar characteristics and similar circumstances. The Company has elected to apply such relief, which, in the case of rent deferrals, results in the accrual of rent due from tenants and defers the payment of that rent to a future date and will monitor the collectability of rent receivables.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, "Financial Instruments-Credit Losses" ("ASU 2016-13"). ASU 2016-13 replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of information to support credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those years. ~~Management does not expect that the~~The adoption of ASU 2016-13 ~~will~~effective January 1, 2020 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related ~~disclosures.~~

~~In August 2017,~~disclosures because the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASU 2017-12”). ASU 2017-12 amends financial reporting for hedging activities to better align that reporting with risk management activities. ASU 2017-12 expands and refines hedge accounting for both financial and nonfinancial risk components and aligns the recognition and presentationvast majority of the effects of the hedging instrument and the hedged item in the financial statements. Effective with the adoption of ASU 2017-12 on January 1, 2019, changes in the fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap relatedCompany's receivables relate to ~~changes in the cash~~operating leases which are accounted for under ASC 842, "Leases".

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~~flow of the hedged item are reported as a component of interest expense and amortization of deferred debt costs in the Statements of Operations.~~

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform to the presentation used for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2019.~~March 31, 2020.


3.	Real Estate

Construction In Progress

Construction in progress includes land, preconstruction and development costs of active projects. Preconstruction costs include legal, zoning and permitting costs and other project carrying costs incurred prior to the commencement of construction. Development costs include direct construction costs and indirect costs incurred subsequent to the start of construction such as architectural, engineering, construction management and carrying costs consisting of interest, real estate taxes and insurance. Construction in progress as of ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, is composed of the following:


(in thousands)	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018		March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Glebe Road	$	237,305	$	162,176
The Waycroft					$	267,563	$	255,443
7316 Wisconsin Avenue	42,626		—		46,946		44,638
Ashbrook Marketplace	22,570		11,124		19,796		19,128
Other	15,297		12,672		11,575		16,435
Total	$	317,798	$	185,972	$	345,880	$	335,644

Deferred Leasing Costs

Deferred leasing costs consist of commissions paid to third-party and internal leasing agents, internal costs such as payroll-related fringe benefits which are direct and incremental to successful commercial leases, amounts attributed to in-place leases associated with acquired properties and lease inducement costs. Effective with the adoption of ASU 2016-02 on January 1, 2019, all costs incurred prior to the execution of a lease are charged to expense and not capitalized. Unamortized deferred leasing costs are charged to expense if the applicable lease is terminated prior to expiration of the initial lease term. Deferred leasing costs are amortized over the term of the lease or remaining term of acquired leases. Collectively, deferred leasing costs totaled ~~$24.9~~$27.5 million and ~~$28.1~~$24.1 million, net of accumulated amortization of ~~$40.4~~$42.5 million and ~~$37.7~~$41.6 million, as of ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, respectively. Amortization expense, included in depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs in the ~~consolidated statements~~Consolidated Statements of ~~operations,~~Operations, totaled ~~$4.5~~$1.3 million and ~~$4.3~~$1.6 million for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2020 and 2019, ~~and 2018,~~ respectively.

Real Estate Investment Properties

As of September 30, 2019, the Company’s properties (the “Current Portfolio Properties”) consisted of 49 shopping center properties (the “Shopping Centers”), 6 mixed-use properties, which are comprised of office, retail and multi-family residential uses (the “Mixed-Use Properties”) and 5 (non-operating) development properties.

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Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method and estimated useful lives of generally between 35 and 50 years for base buildings, or a shorter period if management determines that the building has a shorter useful life, and up to 20 years for certain other improvements that extend the useful lives. Leasehold improvement expenditures are capitalized when certain criteria are met, including when the Company supervises construction and will own the improvements. Tenant improvements are amortized, over the shorter of the lives of the related leases or the useful life of the improvements, using the straight-line method. Depreciation expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations totaled ~~$30.7~~$10.0 million and ~~$29.7~~$10.0 million for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2020 and 2019, ~~and 2018,~~ respectively. Repairs and maintenance expense totaled ~~$9.7~~$2.8 million and ~~$8.7~~$3.7 million for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2020 and 2019, ~~and 2018,~~ respectively, and is included in property operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

~~Acquisitions~~

~~Ashbrook Marketplace~~

In May 2018, the Company acquired from the Trust, in exchange for 176,680 limited partnership units, approximately 13.7 acres of land located at the intersection of Ashburn Village Boulevard and Russell Branch Parkway in Loudoun County, Virginia. Based on the closing price of the Company's common stock, the land and the limited partnership units were recorded at a value of $8.8 million. Acquisition costs related to the transaction totaled approximately $0.2 million.

~~7316 Wisconsin Avenue~~

~~Allocation of Purchase Price of Real Estate Acquired~~

The Company allocates the purchase price of real estate investment properties to various components, such as land, buildings and intangibles related to in-place leases and customer relationships, based on their relative fair values or fair values.

During 2018, the Company acquired properties that had an aggregate cost of $49.5 million, including acquisition costs. The purchase price was allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their relative fair values as shown in the following table.

(in thousands) Ashbrook Marketplace 7316 Wisconsin Avenue Total
Land $ 8,776
$ 38,686
$ 47,462
Buildings —
979
979
In-place Leases —
886
886
Above Market Rent —
168
168
Below Market Rent —
(21 ) (21 )
Total Purchase Price $ 8,776
$ 40,698
$ 49,474


4.	Noncontrolling Interests - Holders of Convertible Limited Partnership Units in the Operating Partnership

As of ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020, the B. F. Saul ~~Organization~~Company and certain other affiliated entities, each of which is controlled by B. Francis Saul II and his family members (collectively, the “Saul Organization”) holds a ~~25.5%~~25.4% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership represented by approximately 7.9 million convertible limited partnership units. These units are convertible into shares of Saul Centers’ common stock, at the option of the unit holder, on a one-for-one basis provided that, in accordance with the Company's Articles of Incorporation, the rights may not be exercised at any time that the Saul Organization beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate more than 39.9% of the value of the outstanding common stock and preferred stock of Saul Centers (the “Equity Securities”). As of ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020, approximately ~~2,130,000~~700,000 units were convertible into shares of Saul Centers common stock.

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The impact of the Saul Organization’s approximately ~~25.5%~~25.4% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership is reflected as Noncontrolling Interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Fully converted partnership units and diluted weighted average common stock outstanding for the three months ended ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and ~~2018~~2019, were approximately ~~31.0~~31.2 million and ~~30.3~~30.7 million, ~~respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019and 2018, were approximately 30.8 million and 30.0 million,~~ respectively.


5.	Notes Payable, Revolving Credit Facility, Interest and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs

The principal amount of the Company’s outstanding debt totaled approximately ~~$1.0~~$1.1 billion at ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020, of which approximately ~~$948.1~~$928.9 million was fixed-rate debt and approximately ~~$75.0~~$199.5 million was variable rate debt outstanding under the credit facility. The carrying value of the properties collateralizing the notes payable totaled approximately $1.1 billion as of ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020.

At ~~September 30, 2019,~~March 31, 2020, the Company had a $400.0 million credit facility comprised of a $325.0 million revolving facility and a $75.0 million term loan. As of ~~September 30, 2019,~~March 31, 2020, the applicable spread for borrowings is 135 basis points under the revolving credit facility and 130 basis points under the term loan. Saul Centers and certain consolidated subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership have guaranteed the payment obligations of the Operating Partnership under the credit facility. Letters of credit may be issued under the revolving credit facility. As of ~~September 30, 2019,~~March 31, 2020, based on the value of the Company’s unencumbered properties, approximately ~~$296.3~~$200.3 million was available under the revolving credit facility, ~~there~~$124.5 million was no outstanding ~~balance~~ and approximately $185,000 was committed for letters of credit.

On ~~January 4, 2019,~~February 10, 2020, the Company repaid in full the remaining principal balance of $9.2 million of the mortgage loan secured by ~~Countryside Marketplace,~~Boca Valley Plaza, which was scheduled to mature ~~in July 2019.~~on May 10, 2020.

On January 10, 2019, the Company closed on a 15-year, non-recourse $22.1 million mortgage loan secured by Olde Forte Village. The loan matures in 2034, bears interest at a fixed-rate of 4.65%, requires monthly principal and interest payments of $124,700 based on a 25-year amortization schedule and requires a final payment of $12.1 million. Proceeds were partially used to repay in full the existing mortgage secured by Olde Forte Village, which was scheduled to mature in May 2019.

~~On June~~March 3, ~~2019,~~2020, the Company repaid in full the remaining principal balance of $7.1 million of the mortgage loan secured by ~~Briggs Chaney Marketplace,~~Palm Springs Center, which was scheduled to mature ~~in September 2019.~~on June 1, 2020.

Saul Centers is a guarantor of the credit facility, of which the Operating Partnership is the borrower. The Operating

Partnership is the guarantor of (a) a portion of the Park Van Ness ~~loan~~mortgage (approximately ~~$10.0~~$6.7 million of the ~~$68.5~~$67.7 million outstanding balance at ~~September 30, 2019,~~March 31, 2020, which guarantee will be reduced to (i) ~~$6.7 million on October 1, 2019, (ii)~~ $3.3 million on October 1, 2020 and ~~(iii)~~(ii) 0 on October 1, 2021), (b) a portion of the ~~Kentlands Square II~~Broadlands mortgage ~~loan~~ (approximately ~~$8.6~~$3.9 million of the ~~$34.3~~$31.0 million outstanding balance at ~~September 30, 2019)~~March 31, 2020), and (c) a portion of the ~~Broadlands Village~~Avenel Business Park mortgage (approximately ~~$3.9~~$6.3 million of the ~~$31.4~~$26.0 million outstanding balance at ~~September 30, 2019)~~March 31, 2020). All other notes payable are non-recourse. The guarantee on the Kentlands Square II mortgage loan was released on February 5, 2020.

At December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, the principal amount of the Company’s outstanding debt totaled approximately $~~1.0~~1.1 billion, of which $~~910.2~~938.4 million was fixed rate debt and $~~122.0~~162.5 million was variable rate debt, including ~~$47.0~~$87.5 million outstanding under an unsecured revolving credit facility. The carrying value of the properties collateralizing the notes payable totaled approximately $1.1 billion as of December 31, ~~2018.~~2019.

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At ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020, the scheduled maturities of debt, including scheduled principal amortization, for years ending December 31, were as follows:


(In thousands)	Balloon Payments		Scheduled Principal Amortization		Total		Balloon Payments			Scheduled Principal Amortization		Total
October 1 through December 31, 2019	$	—	$	7,384	$	7,384
2020	61,163		28,536		89,699
April 1 through December 31, 2020							$	—		$	21,134	$	21,134
2021	11,012		28,333		39,345		11,012			29,025		40,037
2022	36,503		28,923		65,426		161,002		(a)	29,645		190,647
2023	84,225		29,313		113,538		84,225			30,065		114,290
2024	66,645		27,908		94,553		66,653			28,703		95,356
2025							20,363			26,291		46,654
Thereafter	497,257		115,902		613,159		520,796			99,518		620,314
Principal amount	$	756,805	$	266,299	1,023,104		$	864,051		$	264,381	1,128,432
Unamortized deferred debt costs					8,376							9,356
Net					$	1,014,728						$	1,119,076

(a) Includes $124.5 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility.

Deferred debt costs consist of fees and costs incurred to obtain long-term financing, construction financing and the term loan facility. These fees and costs are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective loans or agreements, which approximates the effective interest method. Deferred debt costs totaled ~~$8.4~~$9.4 million and ~~$10.3~~$9.7 million, net of accumulated amortization of ~~$6.7~~$7.5 million and ~~$7.3~~$7.5 million, at ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, respectively, and are reflected as a reduction of the related debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At September 30, 2019, deferred debt costs related to the revolving credit facility, which had 0 outstanding balance, totaling $1.3 million, net of accumulated amortization of $0.9 million, are included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs for the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and ~~2018~~2019, were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018			2020			2019
Interest incurred	$	13,103		$	12,361		$	38,972		$	36,863		$	13,019		$	12,881
Amortization of deferred debt costs	370			377			1,130			1,224			373			384
Capitalized interest	(3,088		)	(1,716		)	(7,756		)	(4,301		)	(3,768		)	(2,146		)
Interest expense	10,385			11,022			32,346			33,786			9,624			11,119
Less: Interest income	60			48			161			218			30			52
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	$	10,325		$	10,974		$	32,185		$	33,568		$	9,594		$	11,067


6.	Equity

The consolidated statements of operations for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and ~~2018~~2019, reflect noncontrolling interests of ~~$10.3~~$3.6 million and ~~$9.3~~$3.6 million, respectively, representing income attributable to the Saul Organization for each period.

At ~~September 30, 2019, the Company had outstanding 4.2 million depositary shares, each representing~~ ~~1/100th~~ ~~of a share of 6.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series C Stock”). The depositary shares are redeemable at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at the~~ ~~$25.00~~ ~~liquidation preference plus accrued but unpaid dividends. The depositary shares pay an annual dividend of~~ ~~$1.71875~~ ~~per share, equivalent to~~ ~~6.875%~~ ~~of the~~ ~~$25.00~~ liquidation preference. The Series C Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and is not convertible into any other securities of the Company except in connection with certain changes of control or delisting events. Investors in the depositary shares generally have no voting rights, but will have limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for ~~six or more quarters~~ (whether or not declared or consecutive) and in certain other events. In October 2019, the Company redeemed all outstanding depositary shares representing interests in the Series C Stock (see Subsequent Events).

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~~At September 30, 2019,~~March 31, 2020, the Company had outstanding 3.0 million depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.125% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series D Stock"). The depositary shares may be redeemed at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, on or after January 23, 2023, at the $25.00 liquidation preference, plus accrued but unpaid dividends to but not including the redemption date. The depositary shares pay an annual dividend of $1.53125 per share, equivalent to 6.125% of the $25.00 liquidation preference. The Series D Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and is not convertible into any other securities of the Company except in connection with certain changes in control or delisting events. Investors in the depositary shares generally have no voting rights, but will have limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarters (whether or not declared or consecutive) and in certain other events.

~~On September 17, 2019, Saul Centers sold, in an underwritten public offering, 4.0~~

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At March 31, 2020, the Company had outstanding 4.4 million depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.000% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series E Stock”)~~, providing net cash proceeds of approximately $96.8 million.~~. The depositary shares may be redeemed at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, on or after September 17, 2024, at the $25.00 liquidation preference, plus accrued but unpaid dividends to but not including the redemption date. The depositary shares pay an annual dividend of $1.50 per share, equivalent to 6.000% of the $25.00 liquidation preference. The Series E Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and is not convertible into any other securities of the Company except in connection with certain changes in control or delisting events. Investors in the depositary shares generally have no voting rights, but will have limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarters (whether or not declared or consecutive) and in certain other events. On September 23, 2019, Saul Centers sold, as a result of the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option, an additional 0.4 million depositary shares of Series E Stock, providing net cash proceeds of approximately $9.5 million.

Per Share Data

Per share data for net income (basic and diluted) is computed using weighted average shares of common stock. Convertible limited partnership units and employee stock options are the Company’s potentially dilutive securities. For all periods presented, the convertible limited partnership units are non-dilutive. The following table sets forth, for the indicated periods, weighted averages of the number of common shares outstanding, basic and dilutive, the effect of dilutive options and the number of options which are not dilutive because the average price of the Company's common stock was less than the exercise prices. The treasury stock method was used to measure the effect of the dilution.


	Three months ended September 30,		Nine months ended September 30,		Three months ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2019	2018	2019	2018	2020	2019
Weighted average common stock outstanding-Basic	23,081	22,432	22,947	22,290	23,295	22,820
Effect of dilutive options	40	69	46	46	4	43
Weighted average common stock outstanding-Diluted	23,121	22,501	22,993	22,336	23,299	22,863
Non-dilutive options	698	443	612	508	1,224	438
Years non-dilutive options were issued	2016, 2017 and 2019	2016 and 2017	2016, 2017 and 2019	2015, 2016 and 2017	2014 through 2019	2016 and 2017


7.	Related Party Transactions

The Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, the Executive Vice President-Real Estate, the Executive Vice President-Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and the Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer of the Company are also officers of various members of the Saul Organization and their management time is shared with the Saul Organization. Their annual compensation is fixed by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, with the exception of the Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer whose share of annual compensation allocated to the Company is determined by the shared services agreement (described below).

The Company participates in a multiemployer 401K plan with entities in the Saul Organization which covers those full-time employees who meet the requirements as specified in the plan. Company contributions, which are included in general and administrative expense or property operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, at the discretionary amount of up to 6 percent of the employee’s cash compensation, subject to certain limits, were ~~$264,300~~$120,700 and $~~264,900~~96,500 for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and ~~2018~~2019, respectively. All amounts contributed by employees and the Company are fully vested.

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The Company also participates in a multiemployer nonqualified deferred compensation plan with entities in the Saul Organization which covers those full-time employees who meet the requirements as specified in the plan. According to the plan, which can be modified or discontinued at any time, participating employees defer 2% of their compensation in excess of a specified amount. For the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and ~~2018~~2019, the Company credited to employee accounts ~~$186,300~~$49,500 and $~~161,500~~56,500, respectively, which is the sum of accrued earnings and three times the amount deferred by employees and is included in general and administrative expense. All amounts contributed by employees and credited by the Company are fully vested. The cumulative unfunded liability under this plan was ~~$3.0~~$3.2 million and ~~$2.7~~$3.1 million, at ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and December 31, ~~2018~~2019, respectively, and is included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company has entered into a shared services agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Saul Organization that provides for the sharing of certain personnel and ancillary functions such as computer hardware, software, and support services and certain direct and indirect administrative personnel. The method for determining the cost of the shared services is provided for

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in the Agreement and is based upon head count, estimates of usage or estimates of time incurred, as applicable. The terms of the Agreement and the payments made thereunder are deemed reasonable by management and are reviewed annually by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which consists entirely of independent directors. Billings by the Saul Organization for the Company’s share of these ancillary costs and expenses for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and ~~2018~~2019, which included rental expense for the Company’s headquarters lease, totaled approximately ~~$6.4~~$2.2 million and $~~6.2~~2.2 million, net, respectively. The amounts are generally expensed as incurred and are primarily reported as general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and December 31, ~~2018~~2019, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities included approximately ~~$810,600~~$801,700 and $~~933,400~~918,700, respectively, representing amounts due to the Saul Organization for the Company’s share of these ancillary costs and expenses.

The Company has entered into a shared third-party predevelopment cost agreement (the “Predevelopment Agreement”) with the ~~Trust.~~B. F. Saul Real Estate Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Predevelopment Agreement relates to the sharing of third-party predevelopment costs incurred in connection with the planning of the future redevelopment of certain adjacent real estate assets in the Twinbrook area of Rockville, Maryland. The costs will be shared on a pro rata basis based on the acreage owned by each entity and neither party is obligated to advance funds to the other.

In August 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire from the Trust approximately 13.7 acres of land located at the intersection of Ashburn Village Boulevard and Russell Branch Parkway in Ashburn, Virginia. The transaction closed on May 9, 2018, and the Company issued 176,680 limited partnership units to the Trust. The Company ~~is constructing~~constructed a shopping center, Ashbrook Marketplace, and ~~upon stabilization,~~in the second quarter of 2021 may be obligated to issue additional limited partnership units to the Trust.

The Company subleases its corporate headquarters space from a member of the Saul Organization. The lease commenced in March 2002, expires in 2022, and provides for base rent increases of 3% per year, with payment of a pro-rata share of operating expenses over a base year amount. The Agreement requires each party to pay an allocation of total rental payments based on a percentage proportionate to the number of employees employed by each party. The Company’s rent expense for its headquarters location was ~~$593,500~~$202,300 and $~~590,000~~193,900 for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and ~~2018~~2019, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expense.

On November 5, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement (the "Contribution Agreement") to acquire from the Trust, approximately 6.8 acres of land and its leasehold interest in approximately 1.3 acres of contiguous land, together in each case with the improvements located thereon, located at the Twinbrook Metro Station in Rockville, Maryland (the “Contributed Property”). In exchange for the Contributed Property, the Company will issue to the Saul Trust 1,416,071 limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”) at an agreed upon value of $56.00 per OP Unit, representing an aggregate value of $79.3 million for the Contributed Property. Deed to the Contributed Property and the OP Units have been placed in escrow until certain conditions of the Contribution Agreement are satisfied.

The B. F. Saul Insurance Agency, Inc., a subsidiary of the B. F. Saul Company and a member of the Saul Organization, is a general insurance agency that receives commissions and fees in connection with the Company’s insurance program. Such commissions and fees amounted to ~~$284,900~~$105,200 and $~~251,800~~73,400 for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and ~~2018~~2019, respectively.


8.	Stock-based Employee Compensation, Stock Option Plans, and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors

In 2004, the Company established a stock incentive plan (the "Plan"), as amended. Under the Plan, options were granted at an exercise price not less than the market value of the common stock on the date of grant and expire ten years from the date of grant. Officer options vest ratably over four years following the grant and are charged to expense using the straight-line method over the vesting period. Director options vest immediately and are charged to expense as of the date of grant.

The Company uses the fair value method to value and account for employee stock options. The fair value of options granted is determined at the time of each award using the Black-Scholes model, a widely used method for valuing stock-based employee compensation, and the following assumptions: (1) Expected Volatility determined using the most recent trading history of the Company’s common stock (month-end closing prices) corresponding to the average expected term of the options; (2) Average Expected Term of the options is based on prior exercise history, scheduled vesting and the expiration date;

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(3) Expected Dividend Yield determined by management after considering the Company’s current and historic dividend yield rates, the Company’s yield in relation to other retail REITs and the Company’s market yield at the grant date; and (4) a Risk-free Interest Rate based upon the market yields of US Treasury obligations with maturities corresponding to the average expected term of the options at the grant date. The Company amortizes the value of options granted ratably over the vesting period and includes the amounts as compensation expense in general and administrative expenses.

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Pursuant to the Plan, the Compensation Committee established a Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors for the benefit of the Company’s directors and their beneficiaries, which replaced a previous Deferred Compensation and Stock Plan for Directors. Annually, directors are given the ability to make an election to defer all or part of their fees and have the option to have their fees paid in cash, in shares of common stock or in a combination of cash and shares of common stock upon separation from the Board. If a director elects to have their ~~have~~ fees paid in stock, fees earned during a calendar quarter are aggregated and divided by the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the first trading day of the following quarter to determine the number of shares to be credited to the director. During the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2019, 5,017~~March 31, 2020, 2,191 shares were credited to director's deferred fee accounts and ~~7,058~~6,837 shares were issued. As of ~~September 30, 2019,~~March 31, 2020, the director's deferred fee accounts comprise ~~112,603~~109,762 shares.

The Compensation Committee has also approved an annual award of shares of the Company’s common stock as additional compensation to each director serving on the Board of Directors as of the record date for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The shares are awarded as of each Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and their issuance may not be deferred.

~~The following table summarizes the assumptions used in the valuation of the 2018 and 2019 option grants.~~ During the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2019,~~March 31, 2020, stock option expense totaling ~~$1.3~~$0.4 million was included in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of ~~September 30, 2019,~~March 31, 2020, the estimated future expense related to unvested stock options was ~~$2.9~~$2.3 million.

Directors Officers
Grant date May 11, 2018 May 3, 2019 May 11, 2018 May 3, 2019
Exercise price $ 49.46
$ 55.71
$ 49.46
$ 55.71
Volatility 0.192
0.236
0.177
0.206
Expected life (years) 5.0
5.0
7.0
7.0
Assumed yield 3.70 % 3.75 % 3.75 % 3.80 %
Risk-free rate 2.84 % 2.33 % 2.94 % 2.43 %

The table below summarizes the option activity for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020:


	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price per share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price per share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1	1,114,169		$	52.40	$	543,662	1,309,614		$	53.38	$	2,528,463
Granted	260,000		55.71		—		—		—		—
Exercised	(47,055	)	45.11		512,322		(10,749	)	49.19		85,268
Expired/Forfeited	(7,500	)	56.07		—		—		—		—
Outstanding at September 30	1,319,614		53.29		3,712,807
Exercisable at September 30	773,614		52.29		2,889,025
Outstanding at March 31							1,298,865		53.42		—
Exercisable at March 31							752,865		52.47		—

The intrinsic value measures the price difference between the options’ exercise price and the closing share price quoted by the New York Stock Exchange as of the date of measurement. The intrinsic value for shares exercised during the period was calculated by using the closing share price on the date of exercise. At ~~September 30, 2019,~~March 31, 2020, the final trading day of the ~~third~~first quarter, the closing share price of $~~54.51~~32.74 was lower than the exercise price of the ~~210,875, 227,500, and 260,000~~1,298,865 outstanding options granted in ~~2016, 2017 and 2019, respectively.~~2010 through 2019. The weighted average remaining contractual life of the Company’s outstanding and exercisable options is ~~7.2~~6.7 years and ~~6.1~~5.7 years, respectively.

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9.	Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are reasonable estimates of their fair value. The aggregate fair value of the notes payable with fixed-rate payment terms was determined using Level 3 data in a discounted cash flow approach, which is based upon management’s estimate of borrowing rates and loan terms currently available to the Company for fixed-rate financing and, assuming long-term interest rates of approximately ~~3.50%~~3.80% and ~~4.40%~~3.55%, would be approximately $~~977.8~~924.4 million and $~~927.0~~957.4 million, respectively, compared to the principal balance of ~~$948.1~~$928.9 million and $~~910.2~~938.4 million at ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, respectively. A change in any of the significant inputs may lead to a change in the Company’s fair value measurement of its debt.

The Company carries its interest rate swap at fair value. The Company has determined the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy with the exception of the impact of counter-party risk, which was determined using Level 3 inputs and is not significant. Derivative instruments are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because their values are determined using third-party pricing models which contain inputs that are derived from observable market data. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, yield curves, credit spreads, measure of volatility, and correlations of such inputs. The swap agreement terminates on ~~July 1, 2020. As of~~ ~~September 30, 2019, the fair value of the interest-rate swap was approximately~~ ~~$0.4 million~~ and is included in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The decrease in value from inception of the swap is reflected in Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.


10.	Commitments and Contingencies

Neither the Company nor the current portfolio properties are subject to any material litigation, nor, to management’s knowledge, is any material litigation currently threatened against the Company, other than routine litigation and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that these items, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the Company or the current portfolio properties.

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11.	Business Segments

The Company has 2 reportable business segments: Shopping Centers and Mixed-Use Properties. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies (see Note 2). The Company evaluates performance based upon income and cash flows from real estate of the combined properties in each segment. All of our properties within each segment generate similar types of revenues and expenses related to tenant rent, reimbursements and operating expenses. Although services are provided to a range of tenants, the types of services provided to them are similar within each segment. The properties in each portfolio have similar economic characteristics and the nature of the products and services provided to our tenants and the method to distribute such services are consistent throughout the portfolio. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year information to conform to the ~~2019~~2020 presentation.


(In thousands)	Shopping Centers			Mixed-Use Properties			Corporate and Other			Consolidated Totals			Shopping Centers			Mixed-Use Properties			Corporate and Other			Consolidated Totals
Three months ended September 30, 2019
Three months ended March 31, 2020
Real estate rental operations:
Revenue	$	41,313		$	15,739		$	—		$	57,052		$	41,571		$	15,372		$	—		$	56,943
Expenses	(8,974		)	(5,665		)	—			(14,639		)	(8,922		)	(5,267		)	—			(14,189		)
Income from real estate	32,339			10,074			—			42,413			32,649			10,105			—			42,754
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	—			—			(10,325		)	(10,325		)	—			—			(9,594		)	(9,594		)
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs	(7,260		)	(4,758		)	—			(12,018		)	(7,386		)	(3,895		)	—			(11,281		)
General and administrative	—			—			(4,742		)	(4,742		)	—			—			(5,050		)	(5,050		)
Net income (loss)	$	25,079		$	5,316		$	(15,067	)	$	15,328		$	25,263		$	6,210		$	(14,644	)	$	16,829
Capital investment	$	9,166		$	27,290		$	—		$	36,456		$	4,202		$	17,386		$	—		$	21,588
Total assets	$	985,244		$	609,560		$	51,960		$	1,646,764		$	973,107		$	640,122		$	31,611		$	1,644,840

Three months ended September 30, 2018
Three months ended March 31, 2019
Real estate rental operations:
Revenue	$	41,091		$	15,819		$	—		$	56,910		$	43,159		$	16,591		$	—		$	59,750
Expenses	(8,574		)	(5,273		)	—			(13,847		)	(9,688		)	(5,461		)	—			(15,149		)
Income from real estate	32,517			10,546			—			43,063			33,471			11,130			—			44,601
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	—			—			(10,974		)	(10,974		)	—			—			(11,067		)	(11,067		)
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs	(7,249		)	(4,007		)	—			(11,256		)	(7,282		)	(4,361		)	—			(11,643		)
General and administrative	—			—			(4,141		)	(4,141		)	—			—			(4,814		)	(4,814		)
Change in fair value of derivatives	—			—			10			10
Net income (loss)	$	25,268		$	6,539		$	(15,105	)	$	16,702		$	26,189		$	6,769		$	(15,881	)	$	17,077
Capital investment	$	15,145		$	44,161		$	—		$	59,306		$	4,613		$	18,810		$	—		$	23,423
Total assets	$	982,038		$	514,480		$	9,620		$	1,506,138		$	968,674		$	566,163		$	10,991		$	1,545,828

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(Dollars in thousands) Shopping
Centers Mixed-Use
Properties Corporate
and Other Consolidated
Totals
Nine months ended September 30, 2019
Real estate rental operations:
Revenue $ 126,730
$ 48,213
$ —
$ 174,943
Expenses (27,214 ) (16,508 ) —
(43,722 )
Income from real estate 99,516
31,705
—
131,221
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs —
—
(32,185 ) (32,185 )
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs (21,917 ) (13,268 ) —
(35,185 )
General and administrative —
—
(14,696 ) (14,696 )
Net income (loss) $ 77,599
$ 18,437
$ (46,881 ) $ 49,155
Capital investment $ 22,746
$ 82,309
$ —
$ 105,055
Total assets $ 985,244
$ 609,560
$ 51,960
$ 1,646,764

Nine months ended September 30, 2018
Real estate rental operations:
Revenue $ 122,770
$ 46,330
$ —
$ 169,100
Expenses (25,931 ) (15,394 ) —
(41,325 )
Income from real estate 96,839
30,936
—
127,775
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs —
—
(33,568 ) (33,568 )
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs (21,880 ) (12,076 ) —
(33,956 )
General and administrative —
—
(13,208 ) (13,208 )
Change in fair value of derivatives —
—
(2 ) (2 )
Gain on sale of property 509
—
—
509
Net income (loss) $ 75,468
$ 18,860
$ (46,778 ) $ 47,550
Capital investment $ 22,288
$ 74,011
$ —
$ 96,299
Total assets $ 982,038
$ 514,480
$ 9,620
$ 1,506,138

12. Subsequent Events

~~In September~~A novel strain of coronavirus ("COVID-19") was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China in December 2019, and has since spread globally, including to every state in the United States. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and on March 13, 2020, the United States declared a national emergency with respect to COVID-19. As a result, the COVID-19 pandemic is negatively affecting almost every industry directly or indirectly.

The actions taken by federal, state and local governments to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by ordering closure of nonessential businesses and ordering residents to generally stay at home have resulted in many of our tenants announcing mandated or temporary closures of their operations and/or requesting adjustments to their lease terms. Experts predict that the COVID-19 pandemic will trigger a period of global economic slowdown or a global recession. COVID-19 could have a material and adverse effect on or cause disruption to our business or financial condition, results from operations, cash flows and the market value and trading price of our securities.

On April 1, 2020, the Company ~~announced~~borrowed $50.0 million under its revolving credit facility to provide additional liquidity and flexibility as the redemption of all outstanding depositary shares representing interests in its Series C Stock. The depositary shares were redeemed on October 17, 2019 at $25.00 per depositary share, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date, for an aggregate redemption price of $25.07638 per depositary share. In the fourth quarter, costs associated with the redemption were charged against Net income available to common stockholders. After the redemption date, dividends on the depositary shares representing interests in the Series C Stock ceased to accrue.

On November 5, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement (the "Contribution Agreement") to acquire from the Trust, approximately 6.8 acres of land and its leasehold interest in approximately 1.3 acres of contiguous land, together in each case with the improvements located thereon, located at the Twinbrook Metro Station in Rockville, Maryland (the “Contributed Property”). In exchange for the Contributed Property, the Company will issue to the Trust 1,416,071 limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”) at an agreed value of $56.00 per OP Unit, representing an aggregate value of $79.3 million for the Contributed Property. Title to the Contributed Property and the OP Units will be placed in escrow until certain conditionseffects of the ~~Contribution Agreement are satisfied.~~COVID-19 pandemic continue to evolve.


Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This section should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the accompanying notes in “Item 1. Financial Statements” of this report and the more detailed information contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2018.~~2019. Historical results and percentage relationships set forth in Item 1 and this section should not be taken as indicative of future operations of the Company. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this section have the meanings given to them in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.

Forward-Looking Statements

~~This Form 10-Q contains~~Certain statements contained herein constitute forward-looking statements ~~within the meaning of~~as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. ~~These~~Forward-looking statements are ~~generally characterized~~not guarantees of performance. Our future results, financial condition and business may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. You can find many of these statements by ~~terms~~looking for words such as ~~“believe,~~“plans,” ~~“expect” and “may.~~“intends,”

“estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “believes” or similar expressions in this Form 10-Q. Although ~~the Company~~management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon present expectations and reasonable assumptions, ~~the Company’s~~our actual results could differ materially from those ~~given~~set forth in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as ~~a result~~ of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law. The following are some of the risks and uncertainties, although not all risks and uncertainties, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those presented in ~~factors which include, among others, the following:~~our forward-looking statements:

~~continuing risks related to the~~

challenging domestic and global credit markets and their effect on discretionary spending;

~~risks that~~ the ~~Company’s~~ability of our tenants ~~will not~~to pay rent;

~~risks related to the Company’s~~our reliance on shopping center “anchor” tenants and other significant tenants;

~~risks related to the Company’s~~our substantial relationships with members of ~~the~~The Saul Organization;

risks of financing, such as increases in interest rates, restrictions imposed by ~~the Company’s~~our debt, ~~the Company’s~~our ability to meet existing financial covenants and ~~the Company’s~~our ability to consummate planned and additional financings on acceptable terms;

~~risks related to the Company’s~~our development activities;

~~risks that the Company’s growth will be limited if the Company cannot obtain~~our access to additional capital;

~~risks that planned and~~our ability to successfully complete additional acquisitions, developments or redevelopments, ~~may not be consummated,~~ or if they are ~~consummated, that they will not~~completed, whether such acquisitions, developments or redevelopments perform as expected;

risks generally incident to the ownership of real property, including adverse changes in economic conditions, changes in the investment climate for real estate, changes in real estate taxes and other operating expenses, adverse changes in governmental rules and fiscal policies, the relative illiquidity of real estate and environmental risks;

risks related to ~~the Company’s~~our status as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, such as the existence of complex regulations relating to ~~the Company’s~~our status as a REIT, the effect of future changes into REIT requirements as a result of new legislation and the adverse consequences of the failure to qualify as a REIT; and

~~such~~an epidemic or pandemic (such as the outbreak and worldwide spread of COVID-19), and the measures that international, federal, state and local governments, agencies, law enforcement and/or health authorities implement to address it, which may (as with COVID-19) precipitate or exacerbate one or more of the above-mentioned and/or other risks, ~~as described~~and significantly disrupt or prevent us from operating our business in ~~Part~~the ordinary course for an extended period.

Additional information related to these risks and uncertainties are included in “Risk Factors” (Part I, Item 1A of ~~the Company’s~~this Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2018.~~2019), “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” (Part I, Item 3 of this Form 10-Q and Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019), and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations” (Part I, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q).

Impact of COVID-19

A novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China in December 2019, and has since spread globally, including to every state in the United States. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and on March 13, 2020, the United States declared a national emergency with respect to COVID-19. As a result, the COVID-19 pandemic is negatively affecting almost every industry directly or indirectly.

While the Company’s grocery stores, pharmacies, banks and home improvement stores generally remain open, restaurants, if open, are operating with delivery and curb side pick-up only, and most health, beauty supply and services, fitness centers, and other non-essential businesses remain closed. As of May 5, 2020, approximately 32% of the Company’s contractual base rent and operating expense and real estate tax recoveries for April 2020 remains unpaid, excluding rent subject to executed deferral agreements totaling approximately $355,600 (2%). The Company is generally not charging late fees or delinquent interest on these past due payments and, in many cases, additional rent deferral agreements are being negotiated to allow tenants temporary relief where needed. The deferral agreements being negotiated, generally, permit tenants to defer 30 to 90 days of rent, operating expense and real estate tax recovery payments until a later time in their lease term with repayment typically occurring over a 12-month period generally commencing in 2021. We expect that our rent collections will continue to be below our tenants’ contractual rent obligations for so long as governmental orders require non-essential businesses to remain closed and residents to stay at home. We will continue to accrue rental revenue during the deferral period. However, we anticipate that some tenants eventually will not be able to pay amounts due and we will incur losses against our rent receivables. The extent and timing of the recognition of such losses will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. April collections and rent relief requests to-date may not be indicative of collections or requests in any future period.

The Company has strongly encouraged small business tenants to apply for Paycheck Protection Program loans, as available, under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. The Company has information that many tenants are applying for these loans and, recently, the first tenants have communicated that loan proceeds are being received and a few tenants have subsequently remitted rental payments.

On April 1, 2020, the Company borrowed $50.0 million under its revolving credit facility to provide additional liquidity and flexibility as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to evolve. As of April 30, 2020, the Company had $61.9 million of cash and cash equivalents and borrowing availability of approximately $150.3 million under its unsecured revolving credit facility.

The extent of the effects of COVID-19 on the Company’s business, results of operations, cash flows, and growth prospects is highly uncertain and will ultimately depend on future developments, none of which can be predicted with any certainty. See Item 1A. Risk Factors. However, we believe the actions we have taken and are continuing to take will help minimize interruptions to operations and will put the Company in the best position to participate in the recovery when the time comes. Management and the Board of Directors will continue to actively monitor the effects of the pandemic, including governmental directives in the jurisdictions in which we operate and the recommendations of public health authorities, and will, as needed, take further measures to adapt the Company’s business in the best interests of our stockholders and personnel. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our operations and those of our tenants will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the outbreak, the actions taken to contain the outbreak or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the outbreak and containment measures, among others.

The Company was able to transition all but a limited number of essential employees to remote work and does not anticipate any adverse impact on its ability to continue to operate its business. Transitioning to a largely remote workforce has not had any material adverse impact on the Company’s financial reporting systems, internal controls over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures. Currently, we have a limited number of employees coming into offices as needed.

General

The following discussion is based primarily on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020.

Overview

The Company’s principal business activity is the ownership, management and development of income-producing properties. The Company’s long-term objectives are to increase cash flow from operations and to maximize capital appreciation of its real estate investments.

~~The Company’s~~ primary ~~operating~~ strategy is to continue to focus on diversification of its ~~community and neighborhood Shopping Center business and its~~assets through development of transit-centric, ~~primarily~~ residential ~~Mixed-Use properties to achieve both cash flow growth and capital appreciation. Management believes there is potential for long-term growth in cash flow as existing leases for space~~mixed-use projects in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The Company’s operating strategy also includes improvement of the operating performance and internal growth of its Shopping Centers and ~~Mixed-Use properties expire~~will supplement its development of residential mixed-used projects with selective redevelopment and renovations of its core Shopping Centers. Construction of The Waycroft, a project with 491 apartment units and 60,000 square feet of retail space, on North Glebe Road, within two blocks of the Ballston Metro Station, in Arlington, Virginia is substantially complete. The Company also has a development pipeline of zoned sites, either in its portfolio (some of which are ~~renewed,~~currently shopping center operating properties) or ~~newly-available or vacant space is leased.~~ under contract, for development of up to 3,700 apartment units and 975,000 square feet of retail and office space. All such sites are located adjacent to red line Metro stations in Montgomery County, Maryland.

The Company intends to ~~renegotiate leases where possible~~selectively add free-standing pad site buildings within its Shopping Center portfolio, and seek new tenants for available space in order to optimize the mix of uses to improve foot traffic through the Shopping Centers. As leases expire, management expects to revise rental rates, lease terms and conditions, relocate existing tenants, reconfigure tenant spaces and introduce newreplace underperforming tenants with tenants that generate strong traffic, generally anchor stores such as supermarkets, drug stores and fitness centers, as evidenced by the ~~goals~~March 2020 addition of ~~increasing occupancy, improving overall retail sales,~~a 69,000 square foot Giant Food at Seven Corners and ~~ultimately increasing~~the coming additions of a 36,000 square foot LA Fitness at Broadlands Village and a 54,000 square foot 99 Ranch grocery store at Shops at Fairfax. The Company currently has signed leases or leases under negotiation for 12 pad sites within its core portfolio. The pad sites are expected to be completed and operational by late 2021.

In recent years, there has been a limited amount of quality properties for sale and pricing of those properties has escalated. Accordingly, management believes acquisition opportunities for investment in existing and new shopping center and mixed-use properties in the near future is uncertain. Nevertheless, because of the Company’s conservative capital structure, including its cash ~~flow~~and capacity under its revolving credit facility, management believes that the Company is positioned to take advantage of additional investment opportunities as ~~economic~~attractive properties are identified and market conditions improve. ~~In those circumstances~~(See “Item 1. Business - Capital Policies”.) It is management’s view that several of the sub-markets in which the Company operates have, or are expected to have in the future, attractive supply/demand characteristics. The Company will continue to evaluate acquisition, development and redevelopment as integral parts of its overall business plan.

~~which leases are not otherwise expiring, or in connection with renovations or relocations, management selectively attempts~~Prior to increase cash flow through a variety of means, including recapturing leases with below market rents and re-leasing at market rates, as well as replacing financially troubled tenants. When possible, management also will seek to include scheduled increases in base rent, as well as percentage rental provisions, in its leases.

~~Economic~~the COVID-19 pandemic, economic conditions within the local Washington, DC metropolitan area ~~have~~had remained relatively stable. Issues facing the Federal government relating to taxation, spending and interest rate policy will likely continue to impact the office, retail and residential real estate markets over the coming years. Because the majority of the Company’s property operating income is produced by our ~~shopping centers,~~Shopping Centers, we continually monitor the implications of government policy changes, as well as shifts in consumer demand between on-line and in-store shopping, on future shopping center construction and retailer store expansion plans. Based on our observations, we continue to adapt our marketing and merchandising strategies in a way to maximize our future performance. The ~~Company’s overall~~Company's commercial leasing percentage, on a ~~comparative same~~comparable property basis, which excludes the impact of properties not in operation for the entirety of the comparable periods, ~~was 94.8%~~decreased to 95.3% at ~~September 30, 2019, compared~~March 31, 2020, from 95.7% at March 31, 2019. We expect the volume of lease renewals in 2020, and the rental rates at which leases renew, will be negatively impacted by COVID-19 when comparing executed retail leases to ~~95.2% at September 30, 2018.~~prior year leasing activity.

The Company maintains a ratio of total debt to total asset value of under 50%, which allows the Company to obtain additional secured borrowings if necessary. As of ~~September 30, 2019,~~March 31, 2020, amortizing fixed-rate mortgage debt with staggered maturities from ~~2020~~2021 to 2035 represented approximately ~~92.7%~~82.3% of the Company’s notes payable, thus minimizing refinancing ~~risk in any given year. As of September 30, 2019, the~~risk. The Company’s variable-rate debt ~~consisted~~consists of ~~$75.0~~$199.5 million outstanding under the credit facility. As of ~~September 30, 2019,~~March 31, 2020, the Company ~~had~~has loan availability of approximately ~~$296.3~~$200.3 million under its $325.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility.

Although it is management’s present intention to concentrate future acquisition and development activities on ~~community and neighborhood shopping centers and~~ transit-centric, primarily residential mixed-use properties in the Washington, ~~DC/~~D.C./Baltimore metropolitan area, ~~and the southeastern region of the United States,~~ the Company may, in the future, also acquire other types of real estate in other areas of the country as opportunities present themselves. ~~While the~~The Company ~~may~~plans to continue to diversify in terms of property types, locations, size and market, ~~the Company~~and it does not set any limit on the amount or percentage of ~~Company~~ assets that may be invested in any one property or any one geographic area.

The following table sets forth average annualized base rent per square foot and average annualized effective rent per square foot for the Company's Commercial properties (all properties except for the Clarendon Center and Park Van Ness apartments). For purposes of this table, annualized effective rent is annualized base rent minus amortized tenant improvements and amortized leasing commissions.


	Nine months ended September 30,										Three months ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017		2016		2015		2020		2019		2018		2017		2016
Base rent	$	20.15	$	20.13	$	19.30	$	18.67	$	18.47	$	19.83	$	20.08	$	20.26	$	18.91	$	18.71
Effective rent	$	18.28	$	18.25	$	17.49	$	16.87	$	16.78	$	18.14	$	18.14	$	18.33	$	17.12	$	16.86

Recent Developments

On July 31, 2019, J. Page Lansdale tendered his resignation as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective December 31, 2019. On September 30, 2019, Mr. Lansdale advised the Company’s Chairman that his resignation will be effective September 30, 2019. Mr. Lansdale will remain a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and will be a consultant to the Company through December 31, 2019. Mr. Lansdale’s resignation, including the accelerated effective date, was not in connection with any disagreements with the Company about any matter. On October 1, 2019, the Board of Directors appointed B. Francis Saul II as President, effective immediately. In addition, the Company promoted each of Christopher H. Netter, Scott V. Schneider and D. Todd Pearson to the position of Executive Vice President.

On November 5, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement (the "Contribution Agreement") to acquire from the Trust, approximately 6.8 acres of land and its leasehold interest in approximately 1.3 acres of contiguous land, together in each case with the improvements located thereon, located at the Twinbrook Metro Station in Rockville, Maryland (the “Contributed Property”). In exchange for the Contributed Property, the Company will issue to the Trust 1,416,071 limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”) at an agreed value of $56.00 per OP Unit, representing an aggregate value of $79.3 million for the Contributed Property. Title to the Contributed Property and the OP Units will be placed in escrow until certain conditions of the Contribution Agreement are satisfied. See Part II, Item 5 in this Form 10-Q for more details about this transaction.

From 2014 through 2016, in separate transactions, the Company purchased four adjacent properties on North Glebe Road in Arlington, Virginia, for an aggregate $54.0 million. The Company ~~is developing approximately 490 residential~~has substantially completed construction of The Waycroft, a project with 491 apartment units and 60,000 square feet of retail space on 2.8 acres of ~~land. Construction is complete on the three level below grade parking structure. The building exterior facade~~land, and ~~rooftop amenities are nearing completion. Interior units and public area finishes are expected to be completed~~apartment occupancy commenced in ~~early 2020. Public right of way improvements and courtyard site work are in progress. The development is scheduled for substantial completion in the Spring of~~April 2020. The total cost of the project, including acquisition of land, is expected to be approximately $275.0 million, aplus approximately $19.0 million of capitalized interest. A portion of ~~which will be~~the cost is being financed with a $157.0 million construction-to-permanent loan. ~~Costs~~Including approximately $18.7 million of capitalized interest and costs of $8.3 million which are accrued and unpaid, costs incurred through ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 total approximately ~~$237.3~~$267.6 million, of which ~~$95.1~~$124.1 million has been financed by the loan. Leases have been executed for a 41,500 square foot Target and ~~11,000~~12,600 square feet of retail shop space, resulting in approximately ~~88%~~90% of the planned retail space being leased. Target is scheduled to begin operating in August 2020. Applications have been received for 83 residential leases, totaling approximately 17% of the available units, with 18 units occupied as of May 5, 2020.

Albertson's/Safeway is currently a tenant at seven of the Company's shopping centers, two locations of which are subleased to other grocers. In February 2017, the Company terminated the lease with Albertson's/Safeway at Broadlands Village. The Company executed a lease with Aldi Food Market for 20,000 square feet of this space, which opened in November 2017, and has executed a lease with LA Fitness for substantially all of the remaining space. ~~The fitness center is under~~LA Fitness has finalized construction and, ~~projected~~upon removal of COVID-19 related fitness facility occupancy restrictions, is ready to open for ~~business during the fourth quarter of 2019.~~business.

In the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company substantially completed construction of the shell of a 16,000 square foot small shop expansion at Burtonsville Town Square and construction of interior improvements isfor the final two tenants are underway. Delivery of the first leased tenant spaces occurred in late 2018, and tenant openings began in the first quarter of 2019. The total development cost ~~is expected to be approximately~~was $5.7 million. Leases have been executed for ~~approximately 79%~~all of the ~~space and the Company has prospects for the remaining portion.~~space. In addition, a lease has been executed with Taco Bell, ~~who is expected to commence~~which commenced construction in ~~late 2019~~January 2020 of a free-standing building on a pad site within the property.

During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company executed a termination agreement with Kmart at Kentlands Square II. In September 2018, the Company executed a lease with At Home for all of the space, which opened for business in January 2019.

In May 2018, the Company acquired from the Saul Trust, in exchange for 176,680 limited partnership units, approximately 13.7 acres of land located at the intersection of Ashburn Village Boulevard and Russell Branch Parkway in Ashburn, Virginia. The ~~Company's~~Company has substantially completed construction of Ashbrook Marketplace, an approximately ~~83,000~~86,000 square foot neighborhood shopping ~~center, is under construction.~~center. A 29,000 square foot ~~anchor~~Lidl grocery store ~~lease has been executed with Lidl~~opened in November 2019, and ~~including executed pad and shop space leases, overall pre-leasing totals approximately 84%~~the shopping center is 100% leased as of ~~the planned space. In addition, lease negotiations are in progress for the remaining 10,315 square feet of~~February 2020. The first small shop ~~space and the Company has prospects~~opened for ~~the final pad site. Grocer and small shop base building construction are projected to be completed~~business in ~~the fall of 2019. Lidl is scheduled to open in late 2019,~~April 2020, and the remaining tenants ~~will begin opening~~are scheduled to open throughout 2020, subject to the removal of COVID-19 occupancy restrictions. All four pad sites have been leased and are in ~~early 2020. After~~various stages of construction or obtaining permit approvals. In the second quarter of ~~the shopping center and upon stabilization,~~2021, the Company may be obligated to issue additional limited partnership units to the Saul Trust.

In September 2018, the Company purchased for $35.5 million, plus $0.7 million of acquisition costs, an office building and the underlying ground located at 7316 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, Maryland. In December 2018, the Company purchased for $4.5 million, including acquisition costs, an interest in an adjacent parcel of land and retail building. The purchase price was funded through the Company's revolving credit facility. The Company has completed development plans for the combined property for the development of up to 366 apartment units and 10,300 square feet of retail space. In July 2019, the Montgomery County Planning Commission unanimously approved the Company's site plan. Design and construction documents are being ~~prepared. The Company~~prepared and a site plan amendment has ~~executed lease termination agreements with~~been submitted incorporating final design parameters. Additional approvals from the ~~final two office tenants~~Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and ~~effective~~the Maryland Transit Administration are in process and are expected to be received by the fourth quarter of 2020. Effective September 1, 2019, the asset was removed from service and transferred to construction in progress. The Company is currently performing interior demolition in preparation for future development.

On November 5, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement (the "Contribution Agreement") to acquire from the Saul Trust, approximately 6.8 acres of land and its leasehold interest in approximately 1.3 acres of contiguous land, together in each case with the improvements located thereon, located at the Twinbrook Metro Station in Rockville, Maryland (the “Contributed Property”). In exchange for the Contributed Property, the Company will issue to the Saul Trust 1,416,071 limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”) at an agreed upon value of $56.00 per OP Unit, representing an aggregate value of $79.3 million for the Contributed Property. Deed to the Contributed Property and the OP Units have been placed in escrow until certain conditions of the Contribution Agreement are satisfied.

The Company, as contract purchaser, has filed with the City of Rockville a site plan for Phase I of the Twinbrook Quarter development and is conducting community hearings and awaiting design review committee comments on its plan. The plan includes an 80,000 square foot Wegmans grocery store, 29,000 square feet of retail shop space, 460 residential units and 237,000 square feet of office space. The phasing of these improvements and the timing of construction will depend on removal of contingencies, final site plan approval, building permit approval and market conditions. The total development potential of this 8.1 acre site, when combined with the Company’s adjacent 10.3 acre site, totals 1,865 residential units, 473,000 square feet of retail space, and 431,000 square feet of office space.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reporting of financial position and results of operations. If judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions had been different, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied resulting in a different presentation of the financial statements. The Company has identified the following policies that, due to estimates and assumptions inherent in these policies, involve a relatively high degree of judgment and complexity.

Real Estate Investments

Real estate investment properties are stated at historic cost less depreciation. Although the Company intends to own its real estate investment properties over a long term, from time to time it will evaluate its market position, market conditions, and other factors and may elect to sell properties that do not conform to the Company’s investment profile. Management believes

that the Company’s real estate assets have generally appreciated in value since their acquisition or development and, accordingly, the aggregate current value exceeds their aggregate net book value and also exceeds the value of the Company’s liabilities as reported in the financial statements. Because the financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP, they do not report the current value of the Company’s real estate investment properties.

If there is an event or change in circumstance that indicates a potential impairment in the value of a real estate investment property, the Company prepares an analysis to determine whether the carrying value of the real estate investment property exceeds its estimated fair value. The Company considers both quantitative and qualitative factors including recurring operating losses, significant decreases in occupancy, and significant adverse changes in legal factors and business climate. If impairment indicators are present, the projected cash flows of the property over its remaining useful life, on an undiscounted basis, are compared to the carrying value of that property. The Company assesses its undiscounted projected cash flows based upon estimated capitalization rates, historic operating results and market conditions that may affect the property. If the carrying value is greater than the undiscounted projected cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized equivalent to an amount required to adjust the carrying amount to its then estimated fair value. The fair value of any property is sensitive to the actual results of any of the aforementioned estimated factors, either individually or taken as a whole. Should the actual results differ from management’s projections, the valuation could be negatively or positively affected.

Legal Contingencies

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business, which are generally covered by insurance. While the resolution of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company believes the final outcome of current matters will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position or the results of operations. Upon determination that a loss is probable to occur, the estimated amount of the loss is recorded in the financial statements. Both the amount of the loss and the point at which its occurrence is considered probable can be difficult to determine.

Results of Operations

Three months ended ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 (the ~~"2019~~"2020 Quarter") compared to the three months ended ~~September 30, 2018~~March 31, 2019 (the ~~"2018~~"2019 Quarter")

Revenue


	Three months ended September 30,						2018 to 2019 Change					Three months ended March 31,						2019 to 2020 Change
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			Amount			Percent		2020			2019			Amount			Percent
Base rent	$	46,250		$	46,189		$	61		0.1	%	$	46,348		$	46,610		$	(262	)	(0.6	)%
Expense recoveries	9,159			9,209			(50		)	(0.5	)%	8,616			9,811			(1,195		)	(12.2	)%
Percentage rent	147			119			28			23.5	%	290			284			6			2.1	%
Other property revenue	362			317			45			14.2	%	291			336			(45		)	(13.4	)%
Credit losses on operating lease receivables	(431		)	(101		)	(330		)	326.7	%	(130		)	(238		)	108			(45.4	)%
Rental revenue	55,487			55,733			(246		)	(0.4	)%	55,415			56,803			(1,388		)	(2.4	)%
Other revenue	1,565			1,177			388			33.0	%	1,528			2,947			(1,419		)	(48.2	)%
Total revenue	$	57,052		$	56,910		$	142		0.2	%	$	56,943		$	59,750		$	(2,807	)	(4.7	)%

Base rent includes $~~(530,300)~~356,400 and $~~(246,700)~~(215,900) for the ~~2019~~2020 Quarter and ~~2018~~2019 Quarter, respectively, to recognize base rent on a straight-line basis. In addition, base rent includes $~~354,200~~352,900 and $~~404,700~~360,100, for the ~~2019~~2020 Quarter and ~~2018~~2019 Quarter, respectively, to recognize income from the amortization of in-place leases acquired in connection with purchased real estate investment properties.

Total revenue ~~increased~~decreased ~~0.2%~~4.7% in the ~~2019~~2020 Quarter compared to the ~~2018 Quarter.~~2019 Quarter, as described below.

Base Rent. The ~~$0.1~~$0.3 million ~~increase~~decrease in base rent in the ~~2019~~2020 Quarter compared to ~~2018~~the 2019 Quarter is primarily attributable to (a) ~~higher residential~~a $0.25 per square foot decrease in commercial base rent ($~~0.2~~0.5 million), partially offset by (b) a ~~22,400~~45,994 square foot ~~decrease~~increase in leased commercial space ($~~0.1~~0.2 million).

~~Credit Losses on Operating Lease Receivables.~~Expense Recoveries. ~~Credit losses on operating lease receivables for~~Expense recoveries decreased 12.2% in the 2020 Quarter compared to the 2019 Quarter ~~represents 0.76% of the Company’s revenue, an increase from 0.18% for the 2018 Quarter. The increase is~~ primarily due to ~~one office tenant at 7316 Wisconsin Avenue, which was recently removed from service, and two retail tenants.~~a decrease in recoverable property operating expenses, largely snow removal.

Other Revenue. Other revenue ~~increased $0.4~~decreased $1.4 million primarily due to ~~higher~~lower lease termination fees.

Expenses


	Three months ended September 30,				2018 to 2019 Change					Three months ended March 31,				2019 to 2020 Change
(Dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		Amount			Percent		2020		2019		Amount			Percent
Property operating expenses	$	7,525	$	6,910	$	615		8.9	%	$	7,036	$	8,001	$	(965	)	(12.1	)%
Real estate taxes	7,114		6,937		177			2.6	%	7,153		7,148		5			0.1	%
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	10,325		10,974		(649		)	(5.9	)%	9,594		11,067		(1,473		)	(13.3	)%
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs	12,018		11,256		762			6.8	%	11,281		11,643		(362		)	(3.1	)%
General and administrative	4,742		4,141		601			14.5	%	5,050		4,814		236			4.9	%
Total expenses	$	41,724	$	40,218	$	1,506		3.7	%	$	40,114	$	42,673	$	(2,559	)	(6.0	)%

Total expenses ~~increased~~decreased ~~3.7%~~6.0% in the ~~2019~~2020 Quarter compared to the ~~2018 Quarter.~~2019 Quarter, as described below.

Property Operating Expenses. Property operating expenses ~~increased~~decreased ~~8.9%~~12.1% in the ~~2019~~2020 Quarter primarily due to ~~(a) higher repairs and maintenance~~lower snow removal costs ($~~0.2 million) and (b) initial direct costs related to leasing activities that, in accordance with ASU 2016-02, are no longer capitalized ($0.2~~1.0 million).

Interest Expense, net and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs. Interest expense decreased ~~5.9%~~13.3% in the ~~2019~~2020 Quarter primarily due to (a) higher capitalized interest ($~~1.4~~1.6 million) partially offset by (b) higher interest incurred due to ~~the~~ higher outstanding debt balances ($~~0.7~~0.1 million).

~~General and Administrative.~~ ~~General and administrative expenses increased~~ ~~14.5%~~ ~~primarily due to higher compensation and benefits expense related to leasing activities that, in accordance with ASU 2016-02, are no longer capitalized ($0.3 million).~~

~~Nine months ended~~ ~~September 30, 2019~~ ~~(the "2019 Period") compared to the nine months ended~~ ~~September 30, 2018~~ ~~(the "2018 Period")~~

~~Revenue~~

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018 to 2019 Change
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 Amount Percent
Base rent $ 139,735
$ 137,999
$ 1,736
1.3 %
Expense recoveries 27,647
26,582
1,065
4.0 %
Percentage rent 760
786
(26 ) (3.3 )%
Other property revenue 1,087
856
231
27.0 %
Credit losses on operating lease receivables (987 ) (530 ) (457 ) 86.2 %
Rental revenue 168,242
165,693
2,549
1.5 %
Other revenue 6,701
3,407
3,294
96.7 %
Total revenue $ 174,943
$ 169,100
$ 5,843
3.5 %

~~Base rent includes~~ ~~$(742,000)~~ ~~and~~ ~~$(627,400)~~ ~~for the 2019 Period and the 2018 Period, respectively, to recognize base rent on a straight-line basis. In addition, base rent includes~~ ~~$1.1 million~~ ~~and~~ ~~$1.2 million~~ ~~for the 2019 Period and the 2018 Period, respectively, to recognize income from the amortization of in-place leases acquired in connection with purchased real estate investment properties.~~

~~Total revenue increased 3.5% in the 2019 Period compared to the 2018 Period.~~

~~Base Rent.~~ The $1.7 million increase in base rent in the 2019 Period compared to 2018 Period is primarily attributable to (a) a 67,000 square foot increase in leased commercial space ($1.0 million), (b) higher residential base rent ($0.6 million), and (c) a $0.02 per square foot increase in commercial base rent ($0.2 million).

~~Expense Recoveries.~~ ~~Expense recoveries increased 4.0% in the 2019 Period primarily due to an increase in recoverable property operating expenses, largely repairs and maintenance and snow removal.~~

~~Credit Losses on Operating Lease Receivables.~~ Credit losses on operating lease receivables for the 2019 Period represents 0.56% of the Company’s revenue, an increase from 0.31% for the 2018 Period. The increase is primarily due to two office tenants, one of which was at 7316 Wisconsin Avenue, which was recently removed from service, and two retail tenants.

~~Other Revenue.~~ ~~Other revenue increased $3.3 million primarily due to higher lease termination fees.~~

~~Expenses~~

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018 to 2019 Change
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 Amount Percent
Property operating expenses $ 22,641
$ 20,766
$ 1,875
9.0 %
Real estate taxes 21,081
20,559
522
2.5 %
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs 32,185
33,568
(1,383 ) (4.1 )%
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs 35,185
33,956
1,229
3.6 %
General and administrative 14,696
13,208
1,488
11.3 %
Total expenses $ 125,788
$ 122,057
$ 3,731
3.1 %

~~Total expenses increased 3.1% in the 2019 Period compared to the 2018 Period.~~

~~Property Operating Expenses.~~ ~~Property operating expenses increased~~ ~~9.0%~~ in the 2019 Period primarily due to (a) higher repairs and maintenance expenses throughout the portfolio ($0.7 million), (b) higher snow removal costs ($0.3 million), and (c) initial direct costs related to leasing activities that, in accordance with ASU 2016-02, are no longer capitalized ($0.5 million).

~~Real Estate Taxes. Real estate taxes increased 2.5% in the 2019 Period primarily due to increases at (a) 601 Pennsylvania Avenue ($0.3 million) and (b) 7316 Wisconsin Avenue ($0.2 million).~~

~~Interest and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs.~~ Interest and amortization of deferred debt costs decreased 4.1% to $32.2 million in the 2019 Period primarily due to increased capitalized interest ($3.5 million) partially offset by (b) higher interest incurred due to the higher outstanding debt balances ($2.1 million).

~~Depreciation and Amortization of Deferred Leasing Costs.~~ ~~The increase in depreciation and amortization to~~ ~~$35.2 million~~ ~~in the 2019 Period from~~ ~~$34.0 million~~ ~~in the 2018 Period was primarily due to the 2018 acquisition of 7316 Wisconsin Avenue ($1.3 million).~~

~~General and Administrative.~~ General and administrative expenses increased 11.3% primarily due to higher compensation and benefits expense related to leasing activities that, in accordance with ASU 2016-02, are no longer capitalized ($0.9 million).

Same property revenue and same property operating income

Same property revenue and same property operating income are non-GAAP financial measures of performance and improve the comparability of these measures by excluding the results of properties which were not in operation for the entirety of the comparable reporting periods.

We define same property revenue as total revenue minus the revenue of properties not in operation for the entirety of the comparable reporting periods, and we define same property operating income as net income plus (a) interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs, (b) depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs, (c) general and administrative expenses, and (d) change in fair value of derivatives, minus (e) gains on property dispositions and (f) the operating income of properties which were not in operation for the entirety of the comparable periods.

Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating same property revenue and same property operating income. Accordingly, our same property revenue and same property operating income may not be comparable to those of other REITs.

Same property revenue and same property operating income are used by management to evaluate and compare the operating performance of our properties, and to determine trends in earnings, because these measures are not affected by the cost of our funding, the impact of depreciation and amortization expenses, gains or losses from the acquisition and sale of operating real estate assets, general and administrative expenses or other gains and losses that relate to ownership of our properties. We believe the exclusion of these items from property revenue and property operating income is useful because the resulting measures capture the actual revenue generated and actual expenses incurred by operating our properties.

Same property revenue and same property operating income are measures of the operating performance of our properties but do not measure our performance as a whole. Such measures are therefore not substitutes for total revenue, net income or operating income as computed in accordance with GAAP.

The tables below provide reconciliations of total property revenue and property operating income under GAAP to same property revenue and operating income for the indicated periods. The same property results for the three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2020 and 2019 ~~and 2018 include 49 Shopping Centers and six Mixed-Use properties and for nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018~~ include 49 Shopping Centers and six Mixed-Use properties.

Same property revenue


(in thousands)	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,						Three months ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2019			2018			2020			2019
Total revenue	$	57,052		$	56,910		$	174,943		$	169,100		$	56,943		$	59,750
Less: Acquisitions, dispositions and development properties	(72		)	(82		)	(1,155		)	(82		)	(130		)	(889		)
Total same property revenue	$	56,980		$	56,828		$	173,788		$	169,018		$	56,813		$	58,861

Shopping Centers	$	41,313		$	41,091		$	126,730		$	122,770		$	41,441		$	43,159
Mixed-Use properties	15,667			15,737			47,058			46,248			15,372			15,702
Total same property revenue	$	56,980		$	56,828		$	173,788		$	169,018		$	56,813		$	58,861

Total Shopping Center revenue	$	41,313		$	41,091		$	126,730		$	122,770		$	41,571		$	43,159
Less: Shopping Center acquisitions, dispositions and development properties	—			—			—			—			(130		)	—
Total same Shopping Center revenue	$	41,313		$	41,091		$	126,730		$	122,770		$	41,441		$	43,159

Total Mixed-Use property revenue	$	15,739		$	15,819		$	48,213		$	46,330		$	15,372		$	16,591
Less: Mixed-Use acquisitions, dispositions and development properties	(72		)	(82		)	(1,155		)	(82		)	—			(889		)
Total same Mixed-Use revenue	$	15,667		$	15,737		$	47,058		$	46,248		$	15,372		$	15,702

The ~~$0.2~~$2.0 million ~~increase~~decrease in same property revenue for the ~~2019~~2020 Quarter compared to the ~~2018~~2019 Quarter, was primarily due to (a) ~~increased~~decreased lease termination fees ($~~0.4~~0.7 million) ~~partially offset by~~and (b) ~~increased credit losses on operating lease receivables~~decreased expense recoveries ($~~0.3~~1.2 million).

~~The $4.8 million increase in same property revenue for the 2019 Period, compared to the 2018 Period, was~~, primarily due to ~~(a) increased lease termination fees ($2.5 million), (b) increased base rent ($1.3 million), and (c) increased expense recoveries~~less snow removal costs ($1.0 million).

Same property operating income


	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2019		2018			2019			2018			2020			2019
Net income	$	15,328	$	16,702		$	49,155		$	47,550		$	16,829		$	17,077
Add: Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	10,325		10,974			32,185			33,568			9,594			11,067
Add: Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs	12,018		11,256			35,185			33,956			11,281			11,643
Add: General and administrative	4,742		4,141			14,696			13,208			5,050			4,814
Add: Change in fair value of derivatives	—		(10		)	—			2
Less: Gain on sale of property	—		—			—			(509		)
Property operating income	42,413		43,063			131,221			127,775			42,754			44,601
Add (Less): Acquisitions, dispositions and development properties	97		(52		)	(519		)	(52		)
Less: Acquisitions, dispositions and development properties												(104		)	(628		)
Total same property operating income	$	42,510	$	43,011		$	130,702		$	127,723		$	42,650		$	43,973

Shopping Centers	$	32,339	$	32,517		$	99,516		$	96,839		$	32,545		$	33,471
Mixed-Use properties	10,171		10,494			31,186			30,884			10,105			10,502
Total same property operating income	$	42,510	$	43,011		$	130,702		$	127,723		$	42,650		$	43,973

Shopping Center operating income	$	32,339	$	32,517		$	99,516		$	96,839		$	32,649		$	33,471
Less: Shopping Center acquisitions, dispositions and development properties	—		—			—			—			(104		)	—
Total same Shopping Center operating income	$	32,339	$	32,517		$	99,516		$	96,839		$	32,545		$	33,471

Mixed-Use property operating income	$	10,074	$	10,546		$	31,705		$	30,936		$	10,105		$	11,130
Add (Less): Mixed-Use acquisitions, dispositions and development properties	97		(52		)	(519		)	(52		)
Less: Mixed-Use acquisitions, dispositions and development properties												—			(628		)
Total same Mixed-Use property operating income	$	10,171	$	10,494		$	31,186		$	30,884		$	10,105		$	10,502

The ~~$0.5~~$1.3 million decrease in same property operating income in the ~~2019~~2020 Quarter compared to the ~~2018~~2019 Quarter was primarily due to (a) higher credit losses on operating lease receivables ($0.3 million), (b) initial direct costs related to leasing activities that, in accordance with ASU 2016-02, are no longer capitalized ($0.2 million), (c) higher repairs and maintenance ($0.2 million) and (d) higher real estate taxes ($0.1 million) partially offset by (e) increased leaselower termination fees ($~~0.4 million).~~

~~The $3.0 million increase in same property operating income in the 2019 Period compared to the 2018 Period was primarily due to (a) increased lease termination fees ($2.5~~0.7 million) and (b) ~~increased base rent ($1.3 million), partially offset by (c) initial direct costs related to leasing activities that, in accordance with ASU 2016-02, are no longer capitalized~~lower expense recoveries net of property expenses ($0.5 million).

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $~~52.3~~31.9 million and $~~9.8~~11.5 million at ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and ~~2018~~2019, respectively. The Company’s cash flow is affected by its operating, investing and financing activities, as described below.


	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2019			2018			2020			2019
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	82,098		$	74,873		$	26,050		$	31,641
Net cash used in investing activities	(105,055		)	(96,299		)	(21,588		)	(23,423		)
Net cash provided by financing activities	60,648			20,289
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities							13,568			(11,340		)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	37,691		$	(1,137	)	$	18,030		$	(3,122	)

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities represents cash received primarily from rental revenue, plus other revenue, less property operating expenses, leasing costs, normal recurring general and administrative expenses and interest payments on debt outstanding. We currently expect a short term decrease in cash from operations as our tenants are impacted by the pandemic and, while contractually obligated, some have not paid April 2020 rent (see "Impact of COVID-19").

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities includes property acquisitions, developments, redevelopments, tenant improvements and other property capital expenditures. The ~~$8.8~~$1.8 million ~~increase~~decrease in cash used in investing activities is primarily due to

(a) development expenditures ~~related to Glebe Road~~ ($~~37.0~~7.4 million) ~~and~~partially offset by (b) increased additions to real estate investments throughout the portfolio ($~~6.8 million) partially offset by (c) lower acquisitions of real estate investments ($36.3~~5.6 million).

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by (or used in) financing activities represents (a) cash received from loan proceeds and issuance of common stock, preferred stock and limited partnership units minus (b) cash used to repay and curtail loans, redeem preferred stock and pay dividends and distributions to holders of common stock, preferred stock and limited partnership units. See note 5 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion of financing activity.

Liquidity Requirements

In March and April 2020, the Company drew an aggregate $71.0 million under its revolving credit facility to provide additional liquidity and flexibility as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to evolve.

Short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of normal recurring operating expenses and capital expenditures, debt service requirements (including debt service relating to additional and replacement debt), distributions to common and preferred stockholders, distributions to unit holders and amounts required for expansion and renovation of the Current Portfolio Properties and selective acquisition and development of additional properties. In order to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, the Company must distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of its “real estate investment trust taxable income,” as defined in the Code. The Company expects to meet these short-term liquidity requirements (other than amounts required for additional property acquisitions and developments) through cash provided from operations, available cash and its existing line of credit.

Long-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of obligations under our long-term debt and dividends paid to our preferred shareholders. We anticipate that long-term liquidity requirements will also include amounts required for property acquisitions and developments. The Company ~~is developing~~has substantially completed construction of a primarily residential project with street-level retail at 750 N. Glebe Road in Arlington, Virginia. The total cost of the project, including acquisition of land, is expected to be approximately $275.0 million. The Company had incurred costs totaling ~~$237.3~~$267.6 million as of ~~September 30, 2019.~~March 31, 2020. The remaining cost will be funded by a $157.0 million construction-to-permanent loan, which closed in 2017. The Company may also redevelop certain of the Current Portfolio Properties and may develop additional freestanding outparcels or expansions within certain of the Shopping Centers.

Acquisition and development of properties are undertaken only after careful analysis and review, and management’s determination that such properties are expected to provide long-term earnings and cash flow growth. During the coming year, developments, expansions or acquisitions (if any) are expected to be funded with available cash, bank borrowings from the Company’s credit line, construction and permanent financing, proceeds from the operation of the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan or other external debt or equity capital resources available to the Company. Any future borrowings may be at the Saul Centers, Operating Partnership or Subsidiary Partnership level, and securities offerings may include (subject to certain limitations) the issuance of additional limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership which can be converted into shares of Saul Centers common stock. The availability and terms of any such financing will depend upon market and other conditions.

Management believes that the Company’s capital resources, which at ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 included cash balances of approximately $~~52.3~~31.9 million and borrowing availability of approximately $~~296.3~~200.3 million on its unsecured revolving credit facility, will be sufficient to meet its liquidity needs for the foreseeable future. On April 1, 2020, the Company borrowed $50.0 million under its revolving credit facility. With cash balances of over $61.9 million and borrowing capacity of approximately $150.3 million on April 30, 2020, the Company believes that it has sufficient liquidity and flexibility to meet the needs of the Company's operations as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to evolve.

Dividend Reinvestments

The Company has a DRIP that allows its common stockholders and holders of limited partnership interests an opportunity to buy additional shares of common stock by reinvesting all or a portion of their dividends or distributions. The DRIP provides for investing in newly issued shares of common stock at a 3% discount from market price without payment of any brokerage commissions, service charges or other expenses. All expenses of the DRIP are paid by the Company. The Company issued ~~322,534~~82,783 and ~~303,252~~119,215 shares under the DRIP at a weighted average discounted price of $~~52.08~~48.59 and $~~50.78~~51.28 per share, during the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and ~~2018~~2019, respectively. The Company issued ~~47,189~~15,101 and ~~93,566~~13,742 limited partnership

units under the DRIP at a weighted average price of ~~$52.77~~$49.40 and ~~$50.61~~$52.16 per unit during the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2020 and 2019, ~~and 2018,~~ respectively. The Company also credited ~~3,370~~1,195 and ~~5,298~~1,132 shares to directors pursuant to the reinvestment of dividends

specified by the Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan at a weighted average discounted price of $~~52.09~~48.59 and $~~50.49~~51.28 per share, during the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 and ~~2018~~2019, respectively.

Capital Strategy and Financing Activity

As a general policy, the Company intends to maintain a ratio of its total debt to total asset value of 50% or less and to actively manage the Company’s leverage and debt expense on an ongoing basis in order to maintain prudent coverage of fixed charges. Asset value is the aggregate fair market value of the Current Portfolio Properties and any subsequently acquired properties as reasonably determined by management by reference to the properties’ aggregate cash flow. Given the Company’s current debt level, it is management’s belief that the ratio of the Company’s debt to total asset value was below 50% as of ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020.

The organizational documents of the Company do not limit the absolute amount or percentage of indebtedness that it may incur. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, reevaluate the Company’s debt/capitalization strategy in light of current economic conditions, relative costs of capital, market values of the Company’s property portfolio, opportunities for acquisition, development or expansion, and such other factors as the Board of Directors then deems relevant. The Board of Directors may modify the Company’s debt/capitalization policy based on such a reevaluation without shareholder approval and consequently, may increase or decrease the Company’s debt to total asset ratio above or below 50% or may waive the policy for certain periods of time. The Company selectively continues to refinance or renegotiate the terms of its outstanding debt in order to achieve longer maturities, and obtain generally more favorable loan terms, whenever management determines the financing environment is favorable.

The facility requires the Company and its subsidiaries to maintain compliance with certain financial covenants. The material covenants require the Company, on a consolidated basis, to:


•	limit the amount of debt as a percentage of gross asset value, as defined in the loan agreement, to less than 60% (leverage ratio);


•	limit the amount of debt so that interest coverage will exceed 2.0x on a trailing four-quarter basis (interest expense coverage); and


•	limit the amount of debt so that interest, scheduled principal amortization and preferred dividend coverage exceeds 1.4x on a trailing four-quarter basis (fixed charge coverage).

As of ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.

~~Preferred Stock~~

On September 17, 2019, Saul Centers sold, in an underwritten public offering, 4.0 million depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.000% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series E Stock”), providing net cash proceeds of approximately $96.8 million. The depositary shares may be redeemed in whole or in part, on or after September 17, 2024, at the $25.00 liquidation preference, plus accrued but unpaid dividends to but not including the redemption date. The depositary shares pay an annual dividend of $1.50 per share, equivalent to 6.000% of the $25.00 liquidation preference. The Series E Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and is not convertible into any other securities of the Company except in connection with certain changes in control or delisting events. Investors in the depositary shares generally have no voting rights, but will have limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarters (whether or not declared or consecutive) and in certain other events. On September 23, 2019, Saul Centers sold, as a result of the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option, an additional 0.4 million depositary shares of Series E Stock, providing net cash proceeds of approximately $9.5 million. On October 17, 2019, the Company used the proceeds from the Series E Stock offering to redeem the outstanding 4.2 million depositary shares of its Series C Stock, including all accumulated and unpaid distributions to, but not including the redemption date. In the fourth quarter, approximately $3.2 million of costs associated with the redemption were charged against Net income available to common stockholders. As a result of the overlap between the issuance of the Series E Stock and the

~~redemption of the Series C Stock, the Company incurred $0.3 million of additional preferred stock dividends during the September 2019 quarter.~~

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on the Company’s financial condition, revenue or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Funds From Operations

Funds From Operations (FFO)¹ available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests for the ~~2019 Period,~~2020 Quarter, totaled ~~$75.2~~$25.3 million, ~~an increase~~a decrease of ~~8.5%~~1.8% compared to the ~~2018 Period.~~2019 Quarter. FFO for the ~~2019 Period increased~~2020 Quarter decreased primarily due to (a) ~~higher~~lower other revenue, primarily lease termination fees ~~in the core portfolio~~ ($~~2.5~~1.4 million), (b) ~~extinguishment in 2018 of issuance costs upon redemption of preferred shares ($2.3 million), (c) higher~~lower base rent, primarily due to the lease expiration and re-leasing of the grocery anchors at Seven Corners, which opened in March 2020, and at Shops at Fairfax, projected to open in the ~~core portfolio ($1.3~~third quarter of 2020 (collectively, $0.4 million), and ~~(d)~~(c) lower ~~preferred stock dividends~~expense recoveries net of property expenses ($0.2 million), partially offset by ~~(e) the impact of the operations of 7316 Wisconsin Avenue~~(d) lower interest expense due to higher capitalized interest ($~~0.5~~1.6 million).

The following table presents a reconciliation from net income to FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests for the periods indicated:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	2019			2018			2019			2018			2020			2019
Net income	$	15,328		$	16,702		$	49,155		$	47,550		$	16,829		$	17,077
Subtract:
Gain on sale of property	—			—			—			(509		)
Add:
Real estate depreciation and amortization	12,018			11,256			35,185			33,956			11,281			11,643
FFO	27,346			27,958			84,340			80,997			28,110			28,720
Subtract:
Extinguishment of issuance costs upon redemption of preferred shares	—			—			—			(2,328		)
Preferred stock dividends	(3,210		)	(2,953		)	(9,116		)	(9,309		)	(2,798		)	(2,953		)
FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests	$	24,136		$	25,005		$	75,224		$	69,360		$	25,312		$	25,767
Weighted average shares:
Diluted weighted average common stock	23,121			22,501			22,993			22,336			23,299			22,863
Convertible limited partnership units	7,869			7,808			7,852			7,700			7,897			7,835
Average shares and units used to compute FFO per share	30,990			30,309			30,845			30,036			31,196			30,698
FFO per share available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests	$	0.78		$	0.83		$	2.44		$	2.31		$	0.81		$	0.84

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) developed FFO as a relative non-GAAP financial measure of performance of an equity REIT in order to recognize that income-producing real estate historically has not depreciated on the basis determined under GAAP. FFO is defined by NAREIT as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and excluding impairment charges on real estate assets and gains or losses from real estate dispositions. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs, which is disclosed in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the applicable periods. There are no material legal or functional restrictions on the use of FFO. FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income, its most directly comparable GAAP measure, as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance, or as an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Management considers FFO a meaningful supplemental measure of operating performance because it primarily excludes the assumption that the value of the real estate assets diminishes predictably over time (i.e. depreciation), which is contrary to what the Company believes occurs with its assets, and because industry analysts have accepted it as a performance measure. FFO may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other REITs.

Acquisitions and Redevelopments

~~During~~Management anticipates that during the ~~remainder of the~~coming year, the Company will ~~continue~~complete its ~~redevelopment~~development activities at ~~Glebe Road,~~The Waycroft, may redevelop certain of the Current Portfolio Properties and may develop additional freestanding outparcels or expansions within certain of the Shopping Centers. Acquisition and development of properties are undertaken only after careful analysis and review, and management’s determination that such properties are expected to provide long-term earnings and cash flow growth. During the ~~balance of the~~coming year, any developments, expansions or acquisitions are expected to be funded with bank borrowings from the Company’s credit line, construction financing, proceeds from the operation of the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan or other external capital resources available to the Company.

The Company has been selectively involved in acquisition, development, redevelopment and renovation activities. It continues to evaluate the acquisition of land parcels for retail and mixed-use development and acquisitions of operating properties for opportunities to enhance operating income and cash flow growth. The Company also continues to analyze redevelopment, renovation and expansion opportunities within the portfolio.

this 8.1 acre site, when combined with the Company’s adjacent 10.3 acre site, totals 1,865 residential units, 473,000 square feet of retail space, and 431,000 square feet of office space.

Portfolio Leasing Status

The following chart sets forth certain information regarding Commercial leases at our properties.

Total Properties Total Square Footage Percent Leased

Shopping
Centers
Mixed-Use
Shopping
Centers
Mixed-Use
Shopping
Centers
Mixed-Use
September 30, 2019 49
6
7,760,730
1,076,837
95.2 % 91.9 %
September 30, 2018 49
7
7,752,046
1,146,438
95.7 % 90.6 %



	Total Properties		Total Square Footage		Percent Leased
	Shopping Centers	Mixed-Use	Shopping Centers	Mixed-Use	Shopping Centers		Mixed-Use
March 31, 2020	50	6	7,872,035	1,076,837	95.8	%	92.3	%
March 31, 2019	49	7	7,759,048	1,146,438	96.0	%	90.1	%

As of ~~September 30, 2019, 94.8% of the Commercial portfolio was leased, compared to 95.0% at September 30, 2018. On a same property basis, 94.8%~~March 31, 2020, 95.3% of the Commercial portfolio was leased, compared to 95.2% at ~~September 30, 2018. As~~March 31, 2019. On a same property basis, 95.3% of ~~September 30, 2019,~~ the ~~Residential~~Commercial portfolio was ~~97.9%~~ leased, compared to 95.7% at ~~September 30, 2018.~~March 31, 2019. As of March 31, 2020, the Residential portfolio was 96.7% leased compared to 99.0% at March 31, 2019.

The following table shows selected data for leases executed in the indicated periods. The information is based on executed leases without adjustment for the timing of occupancy, tenant defaults, or landlord concessions. The base rent for an expiring lease is the annualized contractual base rent, on a cash basis, as of the expiration date of the lease. The base rent for a new or renewed lease is the annualized contractual base rent, on a cash basis, as of the expected rent commencement date. Because tenants that execute leases may not ultimately take possession of their space or pay all of their contractual rent, the changes presented in the table provide information only about trends in market rental rates. The actual changes in rental income received by the Company may be different.

Average Base Rent per Square Foot
Three months ended September 30,
Square
Feet

Number
of Leases

New/Renewed
Leases

Expiring
Leases
2019 179,919
54
$ 23.76
$ 24.17
2018 297,013
48
18.07
18.44



			Average Base Rent per Square Foot
Three months ended March 31,	Square Feet	Number of Leases	New/Renewed Leases		Expiring Leases
2020	427,692	64	$	34.41	$	35.54
2019	436,284	70	17.77		17.38

Certain of the Company’s operating properties are planned for redevelopment, including its properties at Twinbrook and White Flint. Prior to the commencement of redevelopment, the Company continues to operate the properties. However, in order to provide the greatest amount of flexibility, the Company generally enters into leases with shorter terms at these “pre-development” properties. The shorter-term leases require less capital, but also yield lower rents. The impact of these leases with shorter terms and lower rents can impact the averages shown for all leasing activity. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company entered into four new or renewed leases, for 19,724 square feet of retail space, at pre-development properties, that have shorter terms and lower rents than typical market conditions would suggest. Excluding these leases, the base rent on the 60 new or renewed leases on a same space basis would have been $34.58 per square foot compared to $35.96 per square foot for expiring leases.

Since December 2019, the Company has extended the leases of three significant tenants within the office portfolio. The earliest expiration of these resulting leases is now 2030. These leases comprise an aggregate of approximately 216,000 square feet (22%) of the office square footage contained within the Mixed-Use Properties.

Additional information about the ~~2019~~2020 leasing activity is set forth below. The below information includes leases for space which had not been previously leased during the period of the Company's ownership, either a result of acquisition or development.


	New Leases			First Generation/Development Leases			Renewed Leases			New Leases			First Generation/Development Leases			Renewed Leases
Number of leases	14			3			40			21			5			43
Square feet	26,452			20,757			153,467			88,538			15,269			339,154
Per square foot average annualized:
Base rent	$	21.69		$	22.99		$	24.12		$	23.54		$	37.50		$	37.24
Tenant improvements	(4.55		)	(5.37		)	(0.29		)	(3.70		)	(10.73		)	(2.48		)
Leasing costs	(0.79		)	(0.45		)	(0.07		)	(0.85		)	(1.28		)	(1.08		)
Rent concessions	(0.14		)	—			(0.04		)	(0.79		)	(0.06		)	(3.60		)
Effective rents	$	16.21		$	17.17		$	23.72		$	18.20		$	25.43		$	30.08

During the three months ended ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020, the Company entered into ~~199~~97 new or renewed apartment leases. The average monthly rent per square foot increased to ~~$3.52~~$3.54 from ~~$3.45.~~$3.51. During the three months ended ~~September 30, 2018~~March 31, 2019, the Company entered into ~~190~~94 new or renewed apartment leases. The average monthly rent per square foot decreased to ~~$3.49~~$3.48 from $3.50.

As of December 31, ~~2018, 994,236~~2019, 746,234 square feet of Commercial space was subject to leases scheduled to expire in ~~2019.~~2020. Of those leases, as of ~~September 30, 2019,~~March 31, 2020, leases representing ~~284,847~~599,900 square feet of Commercial space have not yet renewed and are scheduled to expire over the next three months. Below is information about existing and estimated market base rents per square foot for that space.


Expiring Leases:	Total		Total
Square feet	284,847		599,900
Average base rent per square foot	$	24.11	$	22.30
Estimated market base rent per square foot	$	23.41	$	22.34

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company is exposed to certain financial market risks, the most predominant being fluctuations in interest rates. Interest rate fluctuations are monitored by management as an integral part of the Company’s overall risk management program, which recognizes the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to reduce the potentially adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.

The Company may, where appropriate, employ derivative instruments, such as interest rate swaps, to mitigate the risk of interest rate fluctuations. The Company does not enter into derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. On June 29, 2010, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a $45.6 million notional amount to manage the interest rate risk associated with $45.6 million of variable-rate debt. The swap agreement was effective July 1, 2010, terminates on July 1, 2020 and effectively fixes the interest rate on the debt at 5.83%. The fair value of the swap at ~~September 30, 2019~~ ~~was approximately~~ ~~$0.4 million~~ ~~and is reflected in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.~~

~~The Company~~ is exposed to interest rate fluctuations which will affect the amount of interest expense of its variable rate debt and the fair value of its fixed rate debt. As of ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020, the Company had variable rate indebtedness totaling $~~75.0~~199.5 million. If the interest rates on the Company’s variable rate debt instruments outstanding at ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 had been one percentage point higher, our annual interest expense relating to these debt instruments would have increased by $~~0.8~~2.0 million based on those balances. As of ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020, the Company had fixed-rate indebtedness totaling $~~948.1~~928.9 million with a weighted average interest rate of ~~5.11%~~5.03%. If interest rates on the Company’s fixed-rate debt instruments at ~~September 30, 2019~~March 31, 2020 had been one percentage point higher, the fair value of those debt instruments on that date would have been approximately $~~49.9~~51.3 million less than the carrying value.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, its Executive Vice President-Chief Financial Officer ~~Secretary~~ and Treasurer, and its Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based closely on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating the

disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

The Company carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, its Executive Vice President-Chief Financial Officer ~~Secretary~~ and Treasurer, and its Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of ~~September 30, 2019.~~March 31, 2020. Based on the foregoing, the Company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, its Executive Vice President-Chief Financial Officer ~~Secretary~~ and Treasurer and its Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of ~~September 30, 2019.~~March 31, 2020.

During the quarter ended ~~September 30, 2019,~~March 31, 2020, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.	Legal Proceedings

None


Item 1A.	Risk Factors

~~The~~Except as set forth below, the Company has no material updates to the risk factors presented in Item 1A. Risk Factors in the ~~2018~~2019 Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K.

The current outbreak of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), or the future outbreak or pandemic of any other highly infectious or contagious diseases, could have a material and adverse effect on or cause disruption to our business or financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the market value and trading price of our securities.

A novel strain of coronavirus was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China in December 2019, and has since spread globally, including to every state in the United States. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and on March 13, 2020, the United States declared a national emergency with respect to COVID-19. As a result, the COVID-19 pandemic is negatively affecting almost every industry directly or indirectly. Many of our tenants have announced mandated or temporary closures of their operations and/or have requested adjustments to their lease terms during this pandemic. Experts predict that the COVID-19 pandemic will trigger a period of global economic slowdown or a global recession. COVID-19 (or a future pandemic) could have a material and adverse effect on or cause disruption to our business or financial condition, results from operations, cash flows and the market value and trading price of our securities due to, among other factors:

a complete or partial closure of, or other operational issues at, our properties as a result of government or tenant action;

the declines in or instability of the economy or financial markets may result in a recession or negatively impact consumer discretionary spending, which could adversely affect retailers and consumers;

the reduction of economic activity severely impacts our tenants' business operations, financial condition and liquidity and may cause one or more of our tenants to be unable to meet their obligations to us in full, or at all, to default on their lease, or to otherwise seek modifications of such obligations;

inability to access debt and equity capital on favorable terms, if at all, and a severe disruption and instability in the global financial markets or deteriorations in credit and financing conditions may affect our access to capital necessary to fund business operations, pursue acquisition and development opportunities, refinance existing debt, reduce our ability to make cash distributions to our stockholders and increase our future interest expense;

a general decline in business activity and demand for real estate transactions could adversely affect our ability to successfully execute investment strategies or expand our property portfolio;

a significant reduction in our cash flows could impact our ability to continue paying cash dividends to our common and preferred stockholders at expected levels or at all;

the financial impact of COVID-19 could negatively affect our future compliance with financial and other covenants of our credit facility and other debt instruments, and the failure to comply with such covenants could result in a default that accelerates the payment of such indebtedness;

the continued service and availability of personnel, including our executive officers and Board of Directors, and our ability to recruit, attract and retain skilled personnel, to the extent our management, Board of Directors or personnel are impacted in significant numbers by the outbreak of pandemic or epidemic disease and are not available or allowed to conduct work, could negatively impact our business and operating results; and

our ability to ensure business continuity in the event our continuity of operations plan is not effective or is improperly implemented or deployed during a disruption.

The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our operations and those of our tenants will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the outbreak, the actions taken to contain the outbreak or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the outbreak and containment measures, among others. For example, as of March 31, 2020, approximately 33% of base rent is generated from tenants in lines of trade that have been significantly impacted by mandated temporary closures or other social-distancing guidelines issued by federal, state and local governments including:

Full-service and limited-service restaurants (13%),

Beauty services and dry cleaners (6%),

Apparel and footwear (6%),

Health and fitness (3%), and

Other (5%)

A prolonged imposition of mandated temporary closures or other social-distancing guidelines may adversely impact the ability of these tenants to generate sufficient revenues, and may cause tenants to request additional rent deferrals, and in limited cases, default on their leases, or result in the bankruptcy or insolvency of tenants, which would diminish our ability to receive rental revenue that is owed under their leases. The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the ultimate adverse impact of COVID-19. Nevertheless, COVID-19 presents material uncertainty and risk with respect to our performance, business or financial condition, results from operations and cash flows.


Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

B. Francis Saul II, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, his spouse and entities affiliated with Mr. Saul II, through participation in the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan for the

~~July~~January 31, ~~2019~~2020 dividend distribution acquired ~~64,022~~70,477 shares of common stock at a price of $~~53.66~~48.59 per share and

~~13,406~~15,101 limited partnership units at a price of ~~$54.56~~$49.40 per unit. The limited partnership units were sold under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.


Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None


Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable


Item 5.	Other Information

On November 5, 2019, Saul Centers, Inc. (“Saul Centers”), through its operating partnership, Saul Holdings Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership” and, together with Saul Centers, the “Company”), entered into a contribution agreement with the B. F. Saul Real Estate Investment Trust (the “Trust”), one of several members of the organization controlled by Mr. B. Francis Saul II, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President of Saul Centers (collectively, the “Saul Organization”). Pursuant to the contribution agreement, the Trust has agreed to contribute to the Operating Partnership its fee simple interest in approximately 6.8 acres of land and its leasehold interest in approximately 1.3 acres of contiguous land, together in each case with the improvements located thereon, located at the Twinbrook Metro Station in Rockville, Maryland (the “Contributed Property”). In light of the substantial relationships between the Company and members of the Saul Organization, including the Trust, and consistent with the 1993 Exclusivity and Right of First Refusal Agreement between the Company and the Saul Organization, which governs the proposed transaction, the independent members of the Company’s board of directors evaluated, negotiated and unanimously approved the Operating Partnership's acquisition of the Contributed Property pursuant to the terms of the contribution agreement.

The Company owns approximately 10.3 acres immediately north and adjacent to the Contributed Property. The contribution transaction will permit the Company to pursue a comprehensive, mixed-use development for the entire 18.4 acre assemblage (collectively, the “Twinbrook Quarter”) consistent with the Company’s strategy to seek growth opportunities in its Washington, D.C. metropolitan area Mixed-Use Portfolio through development. Approval for the Twinbrook Quarter development plan was obtained from the City of Rockville in May 2019 based upon an application previously jointly filed by the Company and the Trust. The approved zoning for Twinbrook Quarter allows development of 1,865 residential units, 472,950 gross square feet of retail space, and 431,440 gross square feet of office space. Of this total, the approved zoning on the Contributed Property allows for 918 residential units, 182,460 gross square feet of retail space and 234,340 gross square feet of office space. An 80,000 square foot anchor grocery store lease on the Contributed Property has been executed with Wegman’s. The total project build-out is projected to span over ten years from the start of construction, with a projected timeline subject to site plan approvals and building permits. Site plan documents are in process and scheduled to be filed in late 2019.

A proceeding challenging the validity of the approval of the Twinbrook Quarter development plan has been instituted by a local resident notorious for lodging similar challenges to other development approvals granted by the City of Rockville in recent years. The Company and the Trust believe that the challenge is without merit and intend to contest it vigorously. Nevertheless, the parties have agreed to escrow their respective closing deliverables in respect of the proposed contribution transaction pending receipt of a final, non-appealable resolution of the proceeding. The Contributed Property will be released from the escrow and transferred to the Operating Partnership (the “First Escrow Release”) on October 18, 2021, or such later date that is ten days after a final, non-appealable resolution of the proceeding, not favorable to the local resident, has been issued; an earlier release date may be jointly chosen by the parties if a final, non-appealable resolution of the proceeding, not favorable to the local resident, is issued earlier than October 18, 2021. The contribution agreement may be terminated if a final, non-appealable resolution of the proceeding, favorable to the local resident, is issued. Pending the final, non-appealable

~~resolution of the proceeding, the parties expect to continue to collaborate in pursuing pre-development efforts with respect to Twinbrook Quarter.~~

In exchange for the Contributed Property, the Operating Partnership has placed into escrow for issuance to the Trust 1,416,071 units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”) at an agreed value of $56.00 per OP Unit, representing an aggregate value of $79.3 million for the Contributed Property. Subject to the First Escrow Release having occurred, half of the OP Units will be released from escrow (the “Second Escrow Release”) on the later of the date of the First Escrow Release or October 18, 2021, with the other half being released on the second anniversary of the Second Escrow Release, to be no earlier than October 18, 2023. Any OP Units released to the Trust may be converted into or exchanged for the Company’s common stock subject to the terms of the Company’s organizational documents.

The Company also has agreed to reimburse the Trust on the date of the First Escrow Release for its share of net operating income or loss from the Contributed Property from October 2019 and the pre-development expenses incurred in connection with the Twinbrook Quarter site plan submission for Phase I of the project from May 2019 through the date the Contributed Property is released from the escrow to the Operating Partnership.

The foregoing summary of the contribution agreement and the acquisition of the Contributed Property does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the contribution agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.None


Item 6.	Exhibits



31.		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith).*

32.		Section 1350 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith).*

99.	(a)	Schedule of Portfolio Properties (filed herewith).

101.		The following financial statements from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~September 30, 2019,~~March 31, 2020, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”): (i) consolidated balance sheets, (ii) consolidated statements of operations, (iii) consolidated statements of equity and comprehensive income, (iv) consolidated statements of cash flows, and (v) the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

104.		Cover Page Interactive Data File (the Cover Page Interactive Data File is embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

* In accordance with Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K, this Exhibit is not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such certifications will not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



	SAUL CENTERS, INC. (Registrant)

Date: ~~November 7, 2019~~May 6, 2020	/s/ B. Francis Saul II
	B. Francis Saul II Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

Date: ~~November 7, 2019~~May 6, 2020	/s/ Scott V. Schneider
	Scott V. Schneider Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (principal financial officer)

Date: ~~November 7, 2019~~May 6, 2020	/s/ Joel A. Friedman
	Joel A. Friedman Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer)

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	Directors						Officers
Grant date	May 11, 2018			May 3, 2019			May 11, 2018			May 3, 2019
Exercise price	$	49.46		$	55.71		$	49.46		$	55.71
Volatility	0.192			0.236			0.177			0.206
Expected life (years)	5.0			5.0			7.0			7.0
Assumed yield	3.70		%	3.75		%	3.75		%	3.80		%
Risk-free rate	2.84		%	2.33		%	2.94		%	2.43		%



	Nine Months Ended September 30,						2018 to 2019 Change
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			Amount			Percent
Base rent	$	139,735		$	137,999		$	1,736		1.3	%
Expense recoveries	27,647			26,582			1,065			4.0	%
Percentage rent	760			786			(26		)	(3.3	)%
Other property revenue	1,087			856			231			27.0	%
Credit losses on operating lease receivables	(987		)	(530		)	(457		)	86.2	%
Rental revenue	168,242			165,693			2,549			1.5	%
Other revenue	6,701			3,407			3,294			96.7	%
Total revenue	$	174,943		$	169,100		$	5,843		3.5	%