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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One) | |
ý | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2006 |
or |
o | 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: 001-31297
HERITAGE PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | 04-3474810 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
131 Dartmouth Street, Boston, MA (Address of principal executive offices) | | 02116 (Zip Code) |
(617) 247-2200 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
None (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) |
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 requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ý Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.) Yes o No ý
As of August 1, 2006, there were 47,819,727 shares of the Company's $0.001 par value common stock outstanding.
HERITAGE PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
PART I | | |
ITEM 1. Financial Statements | | 3 |
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | | 3 |
| Consolidated Statements of Operations | | 4 |
| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | | 6 |
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | | 7 |
| Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | | 8 |
ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | | 31 |
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | | 55 |
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures | | 56 |
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION | | |
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings | | 58 |
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors | | 58 |
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | | 60 |
ITEM 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities | | 60 |
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | | 60 |
ITEM 5. Other Information | | 61 |
ITEM 6. Exhibits | | 61 |
SIGNATURES | | 62 |
CERTIFICATIONS | | |
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PART I
ITEM 1.Financial Statements
HERITAGE PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005
(Unaudited and in thousands of dollars, except for share amounts)
| | June 30, 2006
| | December 31, 2005
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Assets | | | | | | | |
Real estate investments, net | | $ | 2,187,388 | | $ | 2,305,402 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | 5,316 | | | — | |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $11,637 in 2006 and $10,585 in 2005 | | | 54,287 | | | 54,077 | |
Prepaids and other assets | | | 35,717 | | | 30,219 | |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | | | 5,428 | | | 5,211 | |
Deferred financing and leasing costs | | | 56,829 | | | 63,320 | |
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| | Total assets | | $ | 2,344,965 | | $ | 2,458,229 | |
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | |
| Mortgage loans payable | | $ | 586,669 | | $ | 630,819 | |
| Unsecured notes payable | | | 448,574 | | | 449,964 | |
| Line of credit facility | | | 231,000 | | | 328,000 | |
| Bridge loan payable | | | 100,000 | | | 50,000 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 86,461 | | | 96,286 | |
| Accrued distributions | | | 25,418 | | | 25,224 | |
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| | Total liabilities | | | 1,478,122 | | | 1,580,293 | |
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Minority interests: | | | | | | | |
| Exchangeable limited partnership units | | | 15,207 | | | 17,125 | |
| Other minority interest | | | 525 | | | — | |
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| | Total minority interests | | | 15,732 | | | 17,125 | |
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Shareholders' equity: | | | | | | | |
| Common stock, $.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 47,819,727 and 47,385,995 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively | | | 48 | | | 47 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | | | 1,180,324 | | | 1,174,855 | |
| Cumulative distributions in excess of net income | | | (336,849 | ) | | (309,219 | ) |
| Unearned compensation | | | — | | | (3,672 | ) |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | | | 7,588 | | | (1,200 | ) |
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| | Total shareholders' equity | | | 851,111 | | | 860,811 | |
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| | Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | | $ | 2,344,965 | | $ | 2,458,229 | |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HERITAGE PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Six Months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited and in thousands, except per-share data)
| | Six months ended June 30,
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| | 2006
| | 2005
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Revenue: | | | | | | | |
| Rentals and recoveries | | $ | 170,601 | | $ | 163,867 | |
| Interest, other, and joint venture fee income | | | 1,319 | | | 1,853 | |
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| | Total revenue | | | 171,920 | | | 165,720 | |
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Expenses: | | | | | | | |
| Property operating expenses | | | 23,070 | | | 24,402 | |
| Real estate taxes | | | 27,256 | | | 23,979 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | 52,929 | | | 46,391 | |
| Interest | | | 45,014 | | | 40,281 | |
| General and administrative | | | 15,362 | | | 18,226 | |
| Impairment loss | | | 342 | | | — | |
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| | Total expenses | | | 163,973 | | | 153,279 | |
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| | Income before gain on sale of marketable securities and land sales | | | 7,947 | | | 12,441 | |
Gain on sale of marketable securities | | | 42 | | | 8 | |
Gain on land sales | | | 171 | | | — | |
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| | Income before minority interests | | | 8,160 | | | 12,449 | |
Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures | | | 242 | | | 159 | |
Income allocated to exchangeable limited partnership units | | | (347 | ) | | (109 | ) |
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| | Income before discontinued operations | | | 8,055 | | | 12,499 | |
Discontinued Operations: | | | | | | | |
| (Loss) income from discontinued operations | | | (4,121 | ) | | 2,028 | |
| Gains on sales of discontinued operations | | | 18,659 | | | — | |
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| | Income from discontinued operations | | | 14,538 | | | 2,028 | |
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| | Net income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 22,593 | | $ | 14,527 | |
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Basic per-share data: | | | | | | | |
| Income before discontinued operations | | $ | 0.17 | | $ | 0.27 | |
| Income from discontinued operations | | | 0.31 | | | 0.04 | |
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| Income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 0.48 | | $ | 0.31 | |
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| Weighted average common shares outstanding | | | 47,391 | | | 46,791 | |
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Diluted per-share data: | | | | | | | |
| Income before discontinued operations | | $ | 0.17 | | $ | 0.27 | |
| Income from discontinued operations | | | 0.30 | | | 0.04 | |
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| Income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 0.47 | | $ | 0.31 | |
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Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding | | | 48,152 | | | 47,921 | |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HERITAGE PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three Months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited and in thousands, except per-share data)
| | Three months ended June 30,
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| | 2005
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Revenue: | | | | | | |
| Rentals and recoveries | | $ | 84,519 | | $ | 81,241 |
| Interest, other, and joint venture fee income | | | 364 | | | 475 |
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| | Total revenue | | | 84,883 | | | 81,716 |
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Expenses: | | | | | | |
| Property operating expenses | | | 10,908 | | | 10,690 |
| Real estate taxes | | | 13,882 | | | 12,130 |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | 25,559 | | | 23,573 |
| Interest | | | 22,252 | | | 20,126 |
| General and administrative | | | 7,764 | | | 14,962 |
| Impairment loss | | | 242 | | | — |
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| | Total expenses | | | 80,607 | | | 81,481 |
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| | Income before gain on sale of marketable securities | | | 4,276 | | | 235 |
Gain on sale of marketable securities | | | 42 | | | 8 |
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| | Income before minority interests | | | 4,318 | | | 243 |
Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures | | | 33 | | | 54 |
(Income) loss allocated to exchangeable limited partnership units | | | (307 | ) | | 49 |
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| | Income before discontinued operations | | | 4,044 | | | 346 |
Discontinued Operations: | | | | | | |
| (Loss) income from discontinued operations | | | (3,742 | ) | | 979 |
| Gains on sales of discontinued operations | | | 18,659 | | | — |
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| | Income from discontinued operations | | | 14,917 | | | 979 |
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| | Net income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 18,961 | | $ | 1,325 |
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Basic per-share data: | | | | | | |
| Income before discontinued operations | | $ | 0.09 | | $ | 0.01 |
| Income from discontinued operations | | | 0.31 | | | 0.02 |
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| Income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 0.40 | | $ | 0.03 |
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| Weighted average common shares outstanding | | | 47,451 | | | 46,880 |
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Diluted per-share data: | | | | | | |
| Income before discontinued operations | | $ | 0.08 | | $ | 0.01 |
| Income from discontinued operations | | | 0.31 | | | 0.02 |
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| Income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 0.39 | | $ | 0.03 |
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Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding | | | 48,211 | | | 48,069 |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HERITAGE PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited and in thousands)
| | Six Months Ended June 30,
| | Three Months Ended June 30,
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| | 2005
| | 2006
| | 2005
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Net income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 22,593 | | $ | 14,527 | | $ | 18,961 | | $ | 1,325 | |
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Other comprehensive income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges | | | 8,663 | | | — | | | 3,598 | | | — | |
| Unrealized holding gains on marketable securities | | | 59 | | | 8 | | | 30 | | | 8 | |
| Reclassification adjustments for amortization of realized loss of cash flow hedges, net | | | 108 | | | 108 | | | 54 | | | 54 | |
| Reclassification adjustment for realized gain from sale of marketable securities | | | (42 | ) | | (8 | ) | | (42 | ) | | (8 | ) |
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| | Total other comprehensive income | | | 8,788 | | | 108 | | | 3,640 | | | 54 | |
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Comprehensive income | | $ | 31,381 | | $ | 14,635 | | $ | 22,601 | | $ | 1,379 | |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HERITAGE PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
(unaudited and in thousands of dollars)
| | Six months ended June 30,
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| | 2006
| | 2005
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Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | |
| Net income | | $ | 22,593 | | $ | 14,527 | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | |
| | Depreciation and amortization | | | 54,088 | | | 48,699 | |
| | Amortization of deferred debt financing costs | | | 943 | | | 1,149 | |
| | Amortization of debt premiums and discounts | | | (1,817 | ) | | (1,118 | ) |
| | Amortization of effective portion of interest rate swaps | | | 108 | | | 108 | |
| | Compensation expense associated with stock plans | | | 4,436 | | | 6,722 | |
| | Earnings from unconsolidated investment in joint ventures | | | (242 | ) | | (159 | ) |
| | Income allocated to exchangeable limited partnership units | | | 347 | | | 109 | |
| | Gains on sales of real estate assets | | | (18,830 | ) | | | |
| | Loss on impairment of real estate assets | | | 3,694 | | | — | |
| | Loss on prepayment of mortgage loans, net | | | 2,974 | | | — | |
| | Gain on sale of marketable securities | | | (42 | ) | | (8 | ) |
| | Changes in operating assets and liabilities | | | (9,983 | ) | | (17,850 | ) |
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| | | Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 58,269 | | | 52,179 | |
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Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | |
| Acquisitions of and additions to real estate investments and in-place lease value | | | (42,638 | ) | | (17,939 | ) |
| Proceeds from sale of real estate assets | | | 131,893 | | | — | |
| Expenditures for investments in joint ventures | | | (19 | ) | | (1,846 | ) |
| Expenditures for capitalized leasing commissions | | | (2,100 | ) | | (3,088 | ) |
| Redemption of exchangeable limited partnership units | | | (1,628 | ) | | (896 | ) |
| Receipt of insurance proceeds | | | 750 | | | — | |
| Proceeds from sale of marketable securities | | | 199 | | | 121 | |
| Expenditures for furniture, fixtures and equipment | | | (217 | ) | | (333 | ) |
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| | | Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities | | | 86,240 | | | (23,981 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | |
| Proceeds from the issuance of common stock due to exercise of options | | | 4,683 | | | 2,283 | |
| Repayments of mortgage loans payable | | | (41,697 | ) | | (19,334 | ) |
| Proceeds from prior line of credit facility | | | — | | | 26,000 | |
| Proceeds from new line of credit facility | | | 77,500 | | | 250,000 | |
| Repayments under prior line of credit facility | | | — | | | (11,000 | ) |
| Repayment of prior line of credit facility | | | — | | | (211,000 | ) |
| Repayments under new line of credit facility | | | (174,500 | ) | | (18,000 | ) |
| Proceeds from bridge loan | | | 50,000 | | | — | |
| Contributions from minority interest holders | | | 525 | | | — | |
| Distributions paid to exchangeable limited partnership unit holders | | | (668 | ) | | (548 | ) |
| Common stock distributions paid | | | (49,978 | ) | | (49,436 | ) |
| Repayment of unsecured notes payable | | | (1,490 | ) | | — | |
| Penalty associated with prepayment of debt | | | (3,510 | ) | | — | |
| Expenditures for deferred debt financing costs | | | (58 | ) | | (2,185 | ) |
| Expenditure for equity financing costs | | | — | | | (100 | ) |
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| | | Net cash used for financing activities | | | (139,193 | ) | | (33,320 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | | 5,316 | | | (5,122 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents: | | | | | | | |
| Beginning of period | | | — | | | 6,720 | |
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| End of period | | $ | 5,316 | | $ | 1,598 | |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HERITAGE PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Organization
Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements of Heritage Property Investment Trust, Inc. ("Heritage" or the "Company") contained in this report were prepared from the books and records of the Company without audit in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") for interim financial statements and in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to present a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. However, amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2005 are derived from the audited financial statements of the Company at that date. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. Certain reclassifications of 2005 amounts, consisting primarily of discontinued operations, have been made to conform to the 2006 presentation.
The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2006.
As more fully described in Note 15, "Subsequent Events," on July 9, 2006, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Centro Saturn LLC ("Parent"), a Delaware limited liability company, and Centro Saturn MergerSub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, pursuant to which the Company will merge with and into Centro Saturn MergerSub LLC, and the Company's separate corporate existence will cease. In the merger, each share of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (other than shares held by the Company, its subsidiaries or MergerSub) will be converted into, and canceled in exchange for, the right to receive $36.15 in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes. In addition to this consideration, if the Company has not yet paid its regular dividend on its common stock with respect to the third quarter of 2006, holders of its common stock will be entitled to receive additional merger consideration in an amount per share equal to $0.525 multiplied by the quotient (provided that if the quotient exceeds one it shall be deemed to equal one) obtained by dividing the number of days between June 30, 2006 and the closing date by 92 (the number of days in the third quarter of 2006), with respect to each share of the Company's common stock, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes. The merger, which is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2006, is subject to various closing conditions, including, among other things, the requisite approval of the merger, the merger agreement, and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement by the holders of at least a majority of the shares of outstanding common stock of Heritage.
2. Income Taxes
The Company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and believes it is operating so as to qualify as a REIT. To qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, the Company must, among other things, distribute to shareholders at least 90% of its taxable income. It is the Company's policy to distribute at least 100% of its taxable income to its shareholders. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal income taxes.
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3. Share-Based Compensation
Overview
The Company's 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan") authorizes options and other stock-based compensation awards to be granted to employees and directors for up to 5,700,000 shares of common stock.
Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for its share-based compensation using the intrinsic value method of accounting provided under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25,Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, ("APB Opinion No. 25"), and related interpretations, as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") SFAS No. 123,Accounting for Share-Based Compensation ("SFAS No. 123"). Except with respect to options that were previously subject to variable accounting (see below), in applying the intrinsic value method, the Company did not record share-based compensation cost related to stock options in net earnings because the exercise price of its stock options equaled the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant. Accordingly, share-based compensation related to stock options was included as a pro forma disclosure in the financial statement footnotes and continues to be provided for periods prior to January 1, 2006.
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R),Share-Based Payment, ("SFAS No. 123R"), using the modified-prospective transition method. Under this transition method, compensation cost recognized in fiscal year 2006 includes: (a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted through January 1, 2006, but for which the requisite service period had not been completed as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value as previously estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R. The adoption of SFAS No. 123R impacted the Company's accounting for stock options by requiring the Company to expense the estimated fair value of stock options as they vest. In addition, as a result of the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, the Company eliminated the unearned compensation balance related to non-vested performance shares and deferred stock units on the accompanying June 30, 2006 balance sheet. Results for prior periods have not been restated to reflect the adoption of SFAS No. 123R.
The total stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 was $4.4 million and $6.7 million, respectively, and for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 was $2.3 million and $6.7 million, respectively.
Stock Options
Pursuant to the Plan, the Company periodically grants options to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the grant date per-share fair value of the Company's common stock. The options vest over periods ranging from three to five years and expire ten years from the grant date. Upon completion of the Company's initial public offering in April 2002, the vesting of all stock options previously granted to employees (other than 430,000 options granted in April 2002) accelerated.
For the Company's stock option plan, the grant date fair value of each grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Black-Scholes utilizes assumptions related to the dividend yield, expected life, the risk-free interest rate, and volatility. The dividend yield is based on the Company's historical dividend rate. The expected life of the grants is derived from expected employee duration, which is based on Company history, industry information and other factors. The risk-free interest rate is derived from the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Expected volatilities utilized in the model are based on the historical volatility of the Company's stock price and other factors. Based on an analysis of the Company's historical data, an assumption of zero forfeitures
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has been incorporated into the Company's model as historical forfeitures have been and are expected to continue to be insignificant.
The Company did not grant any stock options during the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2006. The following summarizes the weighted average assumptions used for grants in fiscal year 2005:
Expected Dividend | | $2.10 |
Expected term of option | | 6 years |
Risk-free interest rate | | 3.87% |
Expected stock price volatility | | 20% |
The Company recognized share-based compensation expense related to stock options of $0.1 million, or less than $0.01 per diluted share, for the three-month period ended June 30, 2006 and $0.3 million, or less than $0.01 per diluted share, for the six-month period ended June 30, 2006.
As of June 30, 2006, there was $0.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding unvested stock option awards. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.71 years.
The following tables illustrate the effect on net income and earnings per share as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 (in thousands except per-share data):
| | Six-months ended June 30, 2005
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Net income, attributable to common shareholders as reported | | $ | 14,527 | |
Add: Total stock based compensation as reported in net income | | | 6,722 | |
Less: Stock based compensation expense determined under fair-value based method for all awards | | | (7,031 | ) |
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Pro forma net income | | $ | 14,218 | |
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Earnings per share: | | | | |
| Basic—as reported | | $ | 0.31 | |
| Basic—pro forma | | $ | 0.30 | |
| Diluted—as reported | | $ | 0.31 | |
| Diluted pro forma | | $ | 0.30 | |
| | Three-months ended June 30, 2005
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Net income, attributable to common shareholders as reported | | $ | 1,325 | |
Add: Total stock based compensation as reported in net income | | | 6,746 | |
Less: Stock based compensation expense determined under fair-value based method for all awards | | | (6,910 | ) |
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Pro forma net income | | $ | 1,161 | |
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Earnings per share: | | | | |
| Basic—as reported | | $ | 0.03 | |
| Basic—pro forma | | $ | 0.02 | |
| Diluted—as reported | | $ | 0.03 | |
| Diluted pro forma | | $ | 0.02 | |
Due to a tax-offset payment provision contained in one employment agreement, 920,000 of the Company's stock options were subject to variable accounting under APB Opinion No. 25 at June 30,
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2005. The Company's additional expense related to these stock option awards subject to variable accounting was $7.9 million and $4.6 million for the three- and six-month period ended June 30, 2005, respectively. These stock options ceased to be subject to variable accounting on December 30, 2005 upon the amendment of that employment agreement to eliminate the provision relating to these stock options.
A summary of option activity under the Plan as of June 30, 2006, and changes during the six-months then ended, is presented below:
Options
| | Shares
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Outstanding at January 1, 2006 | | 2,356,998 | | $ | 25.90 |
Granted | | — | | | — |
Exercised | | (179,982 | ) | | 26.02 |
Forfeited | | (8,998 | ) | | 26.78 |
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Outstanding at June 30, 2006 | | 2,168,018 | | $ | 25.89 |
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Exercisable at June 30, 2006 | | 1,845,933 | | $ | 25.47 |
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The per-share grant date fair value of the 117,500 options issued during the six-month period ended June 30, 2005 was $2.75. The Company did not grant any stock options during the three-month period ended June 30, 2005 or the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2006.
The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 was $48,000 and $0.7 million, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 was $2.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
The aggregate intrinsic value and weighted-average remaining contractual term of the 2,168,018 options outstanding at June 30, 2006 were $19.6 million and 5.91 years, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value and weighted-average remaining contractual term of the 1,845,933 options exercisable at June 30, 2006 were $17.4 million and 5.63 years, respectively.
The Company issues new shares of its common stock upon the exercise of stock options.
Non-vested Performance Shares
In addition to stock option grants, the Plan also authorizes the grant of stock-based compensation awards in the form of non-vested performance shares of common stock. These non-vested performance shares, which are considered outstanding shares from the date of grant, vest over a period ranging from one to three years. In addition, the Company pays dividends on non-vested performance shares that are charged directly to Cumulative Distributions in Excess of Net Income.
The following summarizes all non-vested performance share activity as of June 30, 2006 and changes during the six-months then ended:
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Unvested shares outstanding at January 1, 2006 | | 381,299 | | $ | 29.88 |
| Shares issued | | 253,750 | | | 38.90 |
| Shares forfeited | | — | | | — |
| Shares vested | | (249,767 | ) | | 29.70 |
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Unvested shares outstanding at June 30, 2006 | | 385,282 | | $ | 34.96 |
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As of June 30, 2006, there was $8.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested performance shares granted under the Plan, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.87 years. The total fair value of shares vested during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 was $7.4 million and $5.8 million, respectively.
In July 2002, the Board of Directors approved the issuance over five years of an aggregate of up to 775,000 shares of non-vested performance stock with no exercise price to members of senior management of the Company. The Company issued the first installment of 155,000 shares in July 2002 based on a grant date fair market value of $23.65 per share. These shares were subject to risk of forfeiture and transfer restrictions (including the continued employment of these individuals with the Company) that terminated on March 1, 2003.
On March 3, 2003, the Company issued the second installment of 155,000 shares based on a grant date fair market value of $24.36 per share. These shares were subject to risk of forfeiture and transfer restrictions (including the continued employment of these individuals with the Company) that terminated on March 3, 2004.
On March 1, 2004, the Company issued the third installment of 135,000 shares (reduced from 155,000 to reflect the termination of employment of one of the participants) based on a grant date fair market value of $29.76 per share. These shares were subject to risk of forfeiture and transfer restrictions (including the continued employment of these individuals with the Company) that terminated on March 1, 2005. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2005, the Company recognized $0.7 million of compensation expense related to these shares.
On March 4, 2005, the Company issued the fourth installment of 134,000 shares (reduced from 155,000 to reflect the termination of employment of two of the participants) based on a grant date fair market value of $30.90 per share. These shares were subject to risk of forfeiture and transfer restrictions (including the continued employment of these individuals with the Company) that terminated on March 4, 2006. During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized $0.7 million and $1.4 million, respectively, of compensation expense related to these shares.
On March 9, 2006, the Company issued the fifth and final installment of 134,000 shares based on a grant date fair market value of $38.90 per share. These shares are subject to risk of forfeiture and transfer restrictions (including the continued employment of these individuals with the Company) until March 8, 2007. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized $1.7 million of compensation expense related to these shares. Deferred compensation of $3.5 million related to these shares will be recognized ratably through March 8, 2007.
The Company recognizes compensation expense with respect to performance-based stock grants ratably over the one-year performance period and three-year vesting period.
In March 2003, the Company issued 119,500 shares of non-vested performance stock related to 2002 performance based on an issuance date fair market value of $24.36 per share. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2005, the Company recognized $0.4 million of compensation expense related to these shares, including the reimbursement of the taxes to be paid by one employee related to the shares. These shares were subject to risk of forfeiture and transfer restrictions (including the continued employment of these individuals with the Company) that terminated in March 2006.
In February 2004, the Company issued 108,000 shares of non-vested performance stock related to 2003 performance based on an issuance date fair market value of $28.47 per share. During the
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six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized $0.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively, of compensation expense related to these shares, including the reimbursement of the taxes to be paid by one employee related to the shares. The remaining compensation of $0.4 million related to these shares will be recognized ratably through the balance of the vesting period. These shares are subject to risk of forfeiture and transfer restrictions (including the continued employment of these individuals with the Company) that will terminate completely in February 2007.
In March 2005, the Company issued 143,800 shares of non-vested performance stock related to 2004 performance based on an issuance date fair market value of $30.90 per share. During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized $0.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of compensation expense related to these shares, including the reimbursement of taxes to be paid by one employee related to the shares. The remaining compensation of $1.7 million related to these shares will be recognized ratably through the balance of the vesting period. These shares are subject to risk of forfeiture and transfer restrictions (including the continued employment of these individuals with the Company) that will terminate completely in March 2008.
In March 2006, the Company issued 106,750 shares of non-vested performance stock related to 2005 performance based on an issuance date fair market value of $38.90 per share. During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, of compensation expense related to these shares, including the reimbursement of taxes to be paid by one employee related to the shares. The remaining compensation of $2.7 million related to these shares will be recognized ratably through the balance of the vesting period. These shares are subject to risk of forfeiture and transfer restrictions (including the continued employment of these individuals with the Company) that will terminate completely in March 2009.
In addition, in March 2006, the Company issued 13,000 shares of non-vested performance stock in lieu of stock options to non-senior management employees based on an issuance date fair market value of $38.90 per share. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized $0.1 of compensation expense related to these shares. The Company recognizes compensation expense with respect to these shares over the three-year vesting period. The remaining compensation of $0.4 million related to these shares will be recognized ratably through the balance of the vesting period. These shares are subject to risk of forfeiture and transfer restrictions (including the continued employment of these individuals with the Company) that will terminate completely in March 2009.
Deferred Stock Units
The Company maintains a compensation plan relating to the payment of fees and other compensation to directors who are neither employed by the Company nor trustees of the Company's largest stockholder, Net Realty Holding Trust ("Outside directors"). Outside directors receive an annual retainer, fees for Board meetings attended, Board committee chair retainers and fees for Board committee meetings attended. Except as described below, these fees are typically paid in cash.
Under the plan, on January 1st of each year, the Company credits each Outside director with an annual grant of 1,000 "deferred stock units" for his or her service on the Board during the prior year. On January 1st of each service year ("Service Year"), the Company begins to accrue compensation expense for deferred stock units expected to be credited for service on the Board during that Service Year. The value of the deferred stock units, based on the grant date fair market value of the Company's common stock, is amortized to compensation expense over the Service Year.
In addition, beginning on the date on which deferred stock units are credited to a director for the prior Service Year, the number of deferred stock units credited is increased by additional deferred stock units in an amount equal to the relationship of dividends declared to the value of the common stock of the Company. The deferred stock units credited to a director are not settled until he or she
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ceases to be on the Board of Directors, at which time an equivalent number of shares of common stock of the Company will be issued.
Deferred stock units may also be credited to directors in lieu of the payment of cash compensation. Under the plan, directors may elect to receive their compensation, which is paid every six months, in the form of cash, shares of common stock or additional deferred stock units. Deferred stock units credited to a director in lieu of cash compensation have the same terms as deferred stock units credited for annual service, except that these expected deferred stock units are credited in January and July of each year.
During the six-month period ended June 30, 2005, the Company incurred $0.3 million of compensation expense related to director compensation, of which $0.2 million related to deferred stock units credited to directors and $0.1 million related to cash payments to directors for the 2005 Service Year. On January 1, 2006, an aggregate of 6,000 deferred stock units were credited to Outside directors for the 2005 Service Year based on a grant date fair value of $33.40. In addition, three directors elected to receive all or a portion of their cash compensation for the 2005 Service Year in the form of deferred stock units. The Company credited these directors an aggregate of 2,112 deferred stock units on July 1, 2005, and 2,971 additional deferred stock units on January 1, 2006, based on grant date fair values of $35.02 and $33.40, respectively.
During the six-month period ended June 30, 2006, the Company accrued $0.4 million of compensation expense relating to director compensation, of which $0.2 million related to deferred stock units expected to be credited to directors and $0.2 million related to cash payments expected to be paid out to directors for the 2006 Service Year.
4. Earnings Per Share
Earnings per common share ("EPS") has been computed pursuant to SFAS No. 128,Earnings per Share ("SFAS No. 128"). The following tables reconcile both net income and the number of common shares used in the computation of basic EPS, which utilizes the weighted average number of common shares outstanding without regard to the dilutive potential common shares, and diluted EPS, which includes all shares, as applicable (in thousands, except per-share data):
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| Net income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 22,593 | | 47,391 | | $ | 0.48 |
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| Stock options | | | — | | 636 | | | — |
| Anticipated stock compensation | | | — | | 125 | | | — |
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| Net income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 22,593 | | 48,152 | | $ | 0.47 |
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| Net income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 14,527 | | 46,791 | | $ | 0.31 |
Effect of dilutive securities: | | | | | | | | |
| Stock options | | | — | | 441 | | | — |
| Anticipated stock compensation | | | — | | 168 | | | — |
| Operating partnership units | | | 109 | | 521 | | | 0.21 |
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| Net income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 14,636 | | 47,921 | | $ | 0.31 |
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| Net income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 18,961 | | 47,451 | | $ | 0.40 |
Effect of dilutive securities: | | | | | | | | |
| Stock options | | | — | | 608 | | | — |
| Anticipated stock compensation | | | — | | 152 | | | — |
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| Net income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 18,961 | | 48,211 | | $ | 0.39 |
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| Net income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 1,325 | | 46,880 | | $ | 0.03 | |
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| Stock options | | | — | | 492 | | | — | |
| Anticipated stock compensation | | | — | | 177 | | | — | |
| Operating partnership units | | | (49 | ) | 520 | | | (0.09 | ) |
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| Net income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 1,276 | | 48,069 | | $ | 0.03 | |
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Shares of common stock reported as issued and outstanding on the accompanying June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 balance sheets include non-vested performance shares of 385,282 and 381,299, respectively. However, these shares are excluded from the denominator used to calculate basic EPS pursuant to SFAS No. 128.
For the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2006, 600 and 618, respectively, operating partnership units exchangeable into shares of the Company's common stock were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because their impact was anti-dilutive.
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5. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, interest paid was $46.0 million and $41.5 million, respectively. State income and franchise tax payments, net of refunds, during each of the six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 were $0.9 million.
Included in accrued expenses and other liabilities at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 are accrued expenditures for real estate investments of $2.6 million and $3.6 million, respectively.
Only the cash portion of the above transactions is reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows.
6. Real Estate Investments
A summary of real estate investments follows (in thousands of dollars):
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Land | | $ | 405,094 | | $ | 395,270 | |
Land improvements | | | 199,316 | | | 209,029 | |
Buildings and improvements | | | 1,900,847 | | | 2,001,925 | |
Tenant improvements | | | 92,604 | | | 92,569 | |
Improvements and developments in process | | | 16,835 | | | 12,295 | |
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Accumulated depreciation and amortization | | | (427,308 | ) | | (405,686 | ) |
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Dispositions
In June 2006, the Company completed the disposition of its three properties located in Alabama, consisting of 0.5 million square feet of GLA owned by the Company, for $39.9 million. The shopping centers were sold as a portfolio to a single buyer and constituted all of the Company's shopping centers in Alabama. In connection with the sale, the Company recorded a loss of $2.0 million related to the impairment of two of these properties in the first quarter of 2006. During the second quarter of 2006, the Company recorded an additional impairment loss of $1.4 million on all three properties. These impairment losses are included within (Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the six- and three-month periods ended June 30, 2006. In addition, during the three-month period ended June 30, 2006, the Company incurred a loss of approximately $2.2 million from a prepayment penalty related to the early extinguishment of the mortgage loan secured by one of the shopping centers, partially offset by $0.5 million of write-off of premium associated with this debt. The net $1.7 million of prepayment penalty related to this mortgage loan is included within (Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2006. The results of operations of the Alabama shopping centers have been reclassified as (Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2006.
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In April 2006, the Company completed the disposition of eight shopping centers, consisting of 0.8 million square feet of GLA owned by the Company, for $69.4 million, resulting in a gain of $17.4 million. The shopping centers were sold as a portfolio to a single buyer and constituted all of the Company's shopping centers in Nebraska and South Dakota. The results of operations of the Nebraska and South Dakota shopping centers have been reclassified as (Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2006.
In April 2006, the Company completed the disposition of Salem Consumer Square, a shopping center located in Trotwood, Ohio consisting of 0.3 million square feet of GLA owned by the Company, for $23.1 million, resulting in a gain of $1.3 million. In connection with the sale, the Company incurred a loss of approximately $1.3 million from a prepayment penalty related to the early extinguishment of the mortgage loan on the shopping center which was recorded in the three-month period ended June 30, 2006. This prepayment penalty is included within (Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the six-month period ended June 30, 2006. The results of operations of the Salem Consumer Square shopping center have been reclassified as (Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2006.
During the six-month period ended June 30, 2006, the Company disposed of two parcels of land in separate transactions for a total of $0.3 million, resulting in a total gain of $0.2 million.
Impairment Loss on Real Estate Investments
During the three-month period ended March 31, 2006, the Company also recorded a loss of $0.1 million in connection with the impairment of one shopping center located in Madison, Wisconsin. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2006, the Company recorded an additional loss on impairment on that property of $0.2 million, which is included as Impairment Loss in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2006. The Company has been exploring the possible sale of this property and, as a result of negotiations with potential acquirers, the Company concluded, in connection with the preparation of its financial statements, that the carrying value of this asset exceeded its fair value as of June 30, 2006. The fair value of the property is determined based on the Company's estimate of the amount for which the property could be sold in a transaction between willing parties.
7. Insurance Recovery
In October 2005, a hurricane damaged four of the Company's shopping centers in the Southeast. This damage did not significantly interrupt the business of these shopping centers. The Company has comprehensive insurance coverage for property damage, including for these shopping centers, which provides for an aggregate of $50 million in coverage. The Company's damage assessment teams, working with the insurance provider adjusters, inspected the properties and have implemented a restoration plan.
The recovery effort will include the replacement of roofs at three of the shopping centers and a facade at one of the shopping centers. As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the net book value of the damaged property was estimated to be $1.4 million. Changes to this estimate, if any, will be recorded in the periods in which they are determined.
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The Company has incurred costs of $0.6 million and $0.3 million as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively, primarily for temporary repairs and clean-up. As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company has recorded a write-off of real estate investments, net and a corresponding insurance claim recovery receivable for $1.4 million, and has recorded an additional $0.6 million and $0.3 million, respectively, of insurance claim recovery receivable related to the temporary repairs and clean-up. Insurance recovery receivable is included within Prepaid and Other Assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. The Company has recorded these amounts because it believes that it is probable that the insurance recovery, net of deductibles, will exceed the net book value of the damaged portion of the assets and costs incurred to date. The cost recovery is recorded on the expense line item to which it relates and therefore, there is no net impact to any line item on the Company's statement of operations for the six-months ended June 30, 2006.
During the three-month period ended June 30, 2006, the Company received a partial reimbursement of $0.8 million of insurance proceeds. While the Company expects the insurance proceeds will sufficiently cover the replacement cost of the restoration of the property, the receipt of the remainder of the insurance proceeds is subject to certain deductibles and limitations. As a result, the Company is unable to determine the timing of receipt or total amount of the remainder of those insurance proceeds or whether the remainder of those insurance payments will sufficiently cover the costs of the entire restoration. To the extent that insurance proceeds, which are on a replacement cost basis, ultimately exceed the net book value of the damaged property, a gain will be recorded in the period when all contingencies related to the insurance claim have been resolved.
The following summarizes hurricane-related activity recorded (in thousands):
Probable recovery of real estate investments, net | | $ | 1,420 | |
Probable recovery of other costs incurred | | | 575 | |
Payments received as of June 30, 2006 | | | (750 | ) |
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Insurance recovery receivable as of June 30, 2006 | | $ | 1,245 | |
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8. Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Lakes Crossing Shopping Center
In May 2004, the Company acquired a 50% interest in a joint venture for the development and construction of a 303,000 square foot shopping center, of which the joint venture will own approximately 215,000 square feet, located in a suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Company accounts for the joint venture under the equity method of accounting and made an initial equity investment of $3.3 million and subsequently increased that investment with an additional $0.7 million anticipated contribution in the six-month period ended June 30, 2005. The Company is not the record-keeper of the joint venture, and otherwise does not have immediate access to such records. Therefore, the operations of the joint venture, primarily consisting of incidental activity related to operating restaurants located on out-parcels, are being reported on a three-month lag basis. As a result, the operations for the periods from January 1, 2006 through March 31, 2006 and January 1, 2005 through March 31, 2005 are included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and the operations for the periods from October 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006 and from October 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005, are included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and are classified as Equity in Income from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures.
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The Company has fully guaranteed the repayment of a $22 million construction loan obtained by the joint venture from Key Bank, National Association. The Key Bank loan matures in November 2006 (subject to a one-year extension). As of June 30, 2006, $18.3 million was outstanding under the construction loan and recorded on the books and records of the joint venture. In the event the Company is obligated to repay all or a portion of the construction loan pursuant to the guarantee, the Company (i) may remove the manager of the joint venture for cause and terminate all agreements with the manager, (ii) would receive a promissory note from the joint venture for the amount paid by the Company together with a first priority mortgage on the property, and (iii) may prohibit all distributions from the joint venture or payment of fees by the joint venture until the principal and accrued interest on the loan is repaid. Because the estimated fair value of the guarantee as of June 30, 2006 is not material to the Company's financial position, no liability or additional investment has been recorded related to the guarantee's fair value.
Skillman Abrams Shopping Center
In April 2005, the Company, through its joint venture with Intercontinental Real Estate Investment Fund III, LLC, a fund sponsored and managed by Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation, acquired the Skillman Abrams Shopping Center ("Skillman Abrams"), a 133,000 square foot shopping center located in Dallas, Texas, for a total purchase price of approximately $19 million, including assumed mortgage debt. The Company has a 25% interest in the joint venture and is the property manager of Skillman Abrams pursuant to a property management agreement. The Company accounts for the joint venture under the equity method of accounting and is the record-keeper of the joint venture. Therefore, there is no lag in reporting the operations of the joint venture, and these operations are classified as Equity in Income from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2006.
9. Debt
Line of Credit
On March 29, 2005, the Company refinanced its prior line of credit, entering into a new three-year $400 million unsecured line of credit with a group of lenders and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as agent, expiring March 28, 2008, subject to a one-year extension. At Heritage's request, subject to the agent's consent, this line of credit may be increased to $500 million. Heritage is the borrower under this line of credit and Heritage's two operating partnerships, Bradley Operating Limited Partnership ("Bradley OP") and Heritage Property Investment Limited Partnership ("Heritage OP"), and certain of the Company's other subsidiaries have guaranteed the line of credit. The line of credit is being used principally to fund growth opportunities and for working capital purposes.
The Company's ability to borrow under the line of credit is subject to the Company's ongoing compliance with a number of financial and other covenants. This line of credit, except under some circumstances, limits the Company's ability to distribute in excess of 95% of the Company's annual funds from operations. In addition, this line of credit bears interest at either the lender's base rate or a floating rate based on a spread over LIBOR ranging from 62.5 basis points to 115 basis points, depending upon the Company's debt rating. The credit facility also includes a competitive bid option program that allows the Company to hold auctions among the participating lenders in the facility for up to fifty percent of the facility amount. The variable rate in effect at June 30, 2006 was 5.74%. This line of credit also has a facility fee based on the amount committed ranging from 15 to 25 basis points, depending upon the Company's debt rating, and requires quarterly payments. As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, $231 million and $328 million, respectively, was outstanding under the line of credit facility.
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Heritage loaned all of the proceeds from the line of credit to Bradley OP, establishing a related party line of credit facility. Bradley OP used these funds to repay the entire outstanding balance of the prior line of credit.
Bridge Loan Payable
On November 28, 2005, the Company entered into a $100 million term loan or "bridge loan" with Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, as arranger, Wachovia Investment Holdings, LLC, as agent, and certain other financial institutions, expiring August 28, 2006, subject to a two-year extension. The bridge loan is subject to our ongoing compliance with a number of financial and other covenants. This bridge loan, except under some circumstances, limits the Company's ability to distribute in excess of 95% of its annual funds from operations. In addition, amounts borrowed under this bridge loan bear interest at either the lender's base rate or a floating rate based on a spread over LIBOR ranging from 55 basis points to 115 basis points, depending upon the Company's debt rating. The variable rate in effect at June 30, 2006 was 5.91%. This bridge loan also has a facility fee based on the amount committed ranging from 12.5 to 25 basis points, depending upon the Company's debt rating, and requires quarterly payments. The Company is the borrower under this bridge loan, and Bradley OP and Heritage OP have guaranteed this bridge loan. As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, $100 million and $50 million, respectively, had been drawn under the bridge loan.
Unsecured Notes Payable
On April 1, 2004, the Company completed the issuance and sale of $200 million principal amount of unsecured 5.125% notes due April 15, 2014. These notes were issued pursuant to the terms of an indenture the Company entered into with LaSalle Bank National Association as trustee. The notes are shown net of an original issue discount of $1.7 million that is being accreted on a basis that approximates the effective interest method over the term of the notes. The notes may be redeemed at any time at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (1) the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus accrued interest on the notes to the redemption date and (2) a make-whole amount, if any, with respect to the notes that is designed to provide yield maintenance protection to the holders of these notes.
On October 15, 2004, the Company completed the issuance and sale of $150 million principal amount of unsecured 4.5% notes due October 15, 2009. These notes were issued pursuant to the terms of an indenture the Company entered into with LaSalle Bank National Association as trustee. The notes are shown net of an original issue discount of $0.1 million that is being accreted on a basis that approximates the effective interest method over the term of the notes. The notes may be redeemed at any time at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (1) the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus accrued interest on the notes to the redemption date and (2) a make-whole amount, if any, with respect to the notes that is designed to provide yield maintenance protection to the holders of these notes.
In addition, all notes described above have been guaranteed by Heritage OP and Bradley OP. The indentures contain various covenants, including covenants restricting the amount of indebtedness that may be incurred by the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company is in compliance with all applicable covenants as of June 30, 2006.
In its acquisition of Bradley OP in September 2000, Heritage assumed unsecured notes payable consisting of a $100 million 7.0% fixed-rate issue maturing on November 15, 2004; $100 million 7.2% fixed-rate issue maturing on January 15, 2008; and $1.5 million of other debt. These notes were all held directly by Bradley OP. On November 15, 2004, the Company repaid all of the $100 million 7% fixed-rate issue maturing on that date. On March 15, 2006, the Company repaid the $1.5 million of
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other debt maturing on that date. The amount of unsecured Bradley OP notes payable outstanding at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was $100 million and $101.5 million, respectively.
10. Minority Interest and Consolidated Joint Ventures
Exchangeable Limited Partnership Units
Outstanding exchangeable limited partnership units consist of 595,657 and 659,051 Bradley OP Units ("OP Units") at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively, not owned by the Company. The holders of these OP Units may present such OP Units to Bradley OP for redemption at any time. Upon presentation of an OP Unit, Bradley OP must redeem that OP Unit for cash equal to the then value of a share of common stock of the Company ("Common Stock"), except that the Company may, at its election, in lieu of a cash redemption, acquire that OP Unit for one share of Common Stock. One share of Common Stock is generally the economic equivalent of one OP Unit, and the quarterly distribution that may be paid to the holder of an OP Unit equals the quarterly dividend that may be paid to the holder of a share of Common Stock. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2006, 63,394 exchangeable limited partnership units were redeemed for $2.4 million of cash. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2005, 25,283 exchangeable limited partnership units were redeemed for $0.9 million of cash.
Consolidated Joint Ventures
In May 2006, the Company formed a joint venture ("Riverhead Joint Venture") with Riverhead Retail Developers LLC ("Developers") and contributed $31.5 million to the joint venture for a 50% interest. The joint venture then acquired a 42 acre parcel of land in Riverhead, New York, which is to be developed into a 485,000 square foot shopping center. The Riverhead Joint Venture is deemed to be a variable interest entity and the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary, in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 46R,Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. Therefore, the financial position of the Riverhead Joint Venture is consolidated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company as of June 30, 2006. The remaining 50% interest owned by Developers was issued in consideration for a contribution of $0.5 million cash, and for locating the site and other development work. The remaining 50% interest has a carrying value of $0.5 million at June 30, 2006, and is classified as Other Minority Interest at June 30, 2006 in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
In July 2005, the Company formed a joint venture ("La Vista Joint Venture") with WDG La Vista LLC ("Westwood"), and contributed $1.1 million to the joint venture for a 50% interest. In November 2005, the Company contributed an additional $15.4 million to the joint venture to enable the joint venture to acquire a 50 acre parcel of land in La Vista, Nebraska, which is to be developed into a 550,000 square foot lifestyle shopping center. The La Vista Joint Venture is deemed to be a variable interest entity and the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary, in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 46R,Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. Therefore, the financial position of the La Vista Joint Venture is consolidated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company as of June 30, 2006. The 50% interest owned by Westwood was issued in consideration for locating the site and other development work, and has a carrying value of $0 at June 30, 2006, as Westwood made no equity investment in the La Vista Joint Venture. Therefore, the balance in Other Minority Interest at June 30, 2006 in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet relates only to the Riverhead Joint Venture.
The La Vista Joint Venture has also committed to purchase two additional parcels of land in La Vista, Nebraska. The purchase of the remaining two parcels may occur any time through November 30, 2007 for a purchase price of $11 million, resulting in a total purchase price for all three parcels of $26 million.
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In May 2006, as part of the development of the shopping center, the La Vista Joint Venture sold two parcels of land comprised of 21.9 acres for total net proceeds of $2.3 million, which were used to reduce the original $15.4 million carrying value. In addition, the estimated development costs capitalized, including capitalized interest, through June 30, 2006 were $1.2 million, resulting in a total carrying value of $14.3 million at June 30, 2006.
11. Related Party Transactions
Transactions with NETT
In connection with the formation of the Company, in July 1999, environmental studies were not completed for all of the properties contributed by the Company's largest stockholder, Net Realty Holding Trust ("NETT"). NETT has agreed to indemnify the Company for environmental costs of up to $50 million with respect to those contributed properties. The environmental costs include completing environmental studies and any required remediation. Since its formation, the Company has been reimbursed by NETT for approximately $2.4 million of environmental costs pursuant to this indemnity. As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company was due $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively, under this indemnity.
In November 1999, the Company entered into a joint venture with an affiliate of NETT for the acquisition and development of a 365,000 square foot commercial office building at 131 Dartmouth Street, Boston, Massachusetts. This joint venture is owned 94% by the affiliate of NETT and 6% by the Company. The Company was issued this interest as part of a management arrangement with the joint venture pursuant to which the Company manages the building. The Company has no ongoing capital contribution requirements with respect to this office building, which was completed in 2003. The Company accounts for its interest in this joint venture using the cost method and has not expended any amounts on the office building through June 30, 2006.
In February 2004, the Company entered into an eleven-year lease with this joint venture for approximately 31,000 square feet of space and moved its corporate headquarters to this space during the first quarter of 2004. Under the terms of this lease, which were negotiated on an arms-length basis, the Company began paying rent in February 2005. The Company pays an average of $1.2 million per year in minimum rent annually.
As more fully described in Note 15, "Subsequent Events," concurrently with the Company's entry into the merger agreement, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Transfer and Environmental Indemnity Release by and among the Company, NETT and certain of their respective affiliates, pursuant to which, simultaneously with, and conditioned upon, the closing of the merger, (i) the Company will transfer to an affiliate of NETT all of its membership interest in the joint venture described above, (ii) the environmental indemnification obligations owed by NETT to the Company described above will be released, (iii) NETT will pay to the Company $7.0 million in cash, and (iv) the office lease described above may be terminated by the Company's affiliate under certain circumstances after the merger.
The TJX Companies
In July 1999, Bernard Cammarata became a member of the Company's board of directors. Until September 2005, Mr. Cammarata was Chairman of the Board of TJX Companies, Inc. ("TJX"), the Company's largest tenant. In September 2005, Mr. Cammarata became the Chief Executive Officer of TJX, a position he previously held. Annualized base rent from TJX was $14.1 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2006, representing approximately 5.6% of the Company's total annualized base rent for all leases in which tenants were in occupancy at June 30, 2006. In addition, accounts receivable for contractual and straight-line rent of $2.4 million and $2.0 million were outstanding as of June 30,
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2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. TJX pays the Company rent in accordance with 50 leases at the Company's properties.
Ahold USA
In July 1999, William M. Vaughn, III became a member of the Company's board of directors. Since January 1, 2006, Mr. Vaughn has been a consultant to Ahold USA, Inc. ("Ahold"), the parent company of The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company ("Stop & Shop"), a grocery chain headquartered in Massachusetts. From January 2003 to December 2005, Mr. Vaughn was Senior Vice President, Labor Relations of Ahold. Prior to that time, Mr. Vaughn was Executive Vice President, Human Resources of Stop & Shop, with whom he had been employed since 1974. Mr. Vaughn is a co-trustee of NETT and Net Realty Holding Trust, the Company's largest stockholder. Annualized base rent from Ahold and its subsidiaries was $1.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2006, representing approximately 0.6% of the Company's total annualized base rent for all leases in which tenants were in occupancy at June 30, 2006. In addition, accounts receivable for contractual and straight-line rent of $0.5 million and $0.4 million were outstanding as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Ahold and its subsidiaries pay the Company rent in accordance with 3 leases at the Company's properties.
A.C. Moore
In June 2004, Michael J. Joyce became a member of the Company's board of directors. In July 2004, Mr. Joyce became a member of the board of directors of A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc. ("A.C. Moore"). Annualized base rent from A.C. Moore and its subsidiaries was $0.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2006, representing approximately 0.2% of the Company's total annualized base rent for all leases in which tenants were in occupancy at June 30, 2006. In addition, accounts receivable for contractual and straight-line rent of $0.1 million were outstanding as of both June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. A.C. Moore pays the Company rent in accordance with 3 leases at the Company's properties.
12. Derivatives and Hedging Instruments
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133,Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS 133), as amended and interpreted, establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities. As required by SFAS 133, the Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation.
The Company's objective in using derivatives is to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements or other identified risks. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its cash flow hedging strategy to hedge the variable cash flows associated with floating-rate debt and forecasted interest payments on forecasted issuances of debt. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts in exchange for fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying principal amount. To date, such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with floating-rate debt and forecasted interest payments on forecasted issuances of debt.
For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is initially reported in Other Comprehensive Income and subsequently reclassified to earnings when the hedged transactions affect earnings, and the ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is recognized directly in earnings. As of June 30, 2006, no derivatives were designated as fair value hedges or hedges of net investments in foreign operations. Additionally, the
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Company does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes and currently does not have any derivatives that are not designated as hedges.
During 2004, the Company terminated the then existing forward-starting swaps at their fair value of ($0.5) million upon issuance of the relevant hedged debt. This amount was deferred in Other Comprehensive Income and is being reclassified to interest expense as scheduled interest payments are made on the hedged debt.
During 2005, the Company entered into forward-starting interest rate swaps to mitigate the risk of changes in forecasted interest payments on $150 million of forecasted issuances of long-term debt. For the three-month period ended June 30, 2006, the net change in other comprehensive income for derivatives designated as cash flow hedges was $3.7 million and is separately disclosed in the accompanying consolidated statement of comprehensive income and is included as Prepaids and Other Assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2006. This change is comprised of increases in the fair value of cash flow hedges of $3.6 million and net reclassification adjustments of $0.1 million as an increase in interest expense.
Hedge ineffectiveness of $28,000 on cash flow hedges was recognized during the three-month period ended June 30, 2006 due to a delay in the expected issuance date of the hedged debt. However, as of June 30, 2006, the original forecasted transactions were still probable to occur by the end of the originally specified time period. Amounts reported in Other Comprehensive Income related to these swaps will be reclassified to interest expense as scheduled interest payments are made on the Company's notes issued in the Company's debt offerings. Excluding the effects of the derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (active hedges outstanding) as of June 30, 2006, the Company estimates that $0.2 million will be reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income as an increase in interest expense during the next 12 months.
Due to the merger described in Note 15, it is probable that the original hedged forecasted transactions will not occur. This will result in a reclassification to the statement of operations for the three-month period ended September 30, 2006 of the fair market value of the derivative instruments reported in accumulated other comprehensive income as of June 30, 2006. Based on the $7.6 million fair value of those instruments as of June 30, 2006, that reclassification would result in a corresponding $7.6 million increase to net income during the three-month period ended September 30, 2006. Subsequent to June 30, 2006, changes in the fair value of the swaps will be recorded as an adjustment to net income.
13. Segment Reporting
The Company predominantly operates in one industry segment—real estate ownership and management of retail properties. As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company owned 159 and 171, respectively, community and neighborhood shopping centers. Management reviews operating and financial data for each property separately and independently from all other properties when making resource allocation decisions and measuring performance. The Company defines operating segments as individual properties with no segment representing more than 10% of rental revenue.
14. Guarantor of Notes Payable
During 2004, the Company issued $350 million aggregate principal amount of its unsecured notes in two separate transactions to certain initial purchasers, who then sold those notes to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). These notes were guaranteed by Bradley OP and Heritage OP (the "Guarantors"). Each of the guarantees is full and unconditional and joint and several.
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Because these notes were sold pursuant to exemptions from registration under the Securities Act, the notes and guarantees were subject to transfer restrictions. In connection with the issuance of the notes and guarantees, the Company and the Guarantors entered into registration rights agreements with the initial purchasers in which the Company and the Guarantors agreed to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Securities Act new notes ("Registered Notes") and new guarantees ("Registered Guarantees") to be exchanged for the original notes and guarantees. Each of the Registered Guarantees is full and unconditional and joint and several.
The Company and the Guarantors have registered the Registered Notes and Registered Guarantees under the Securities Act. The Registered Notes and Registered Guarantees were subsequently exchanged for the original notes and guarantees. Rule 3-10(a) of Regulation S-X requires the Company to file separate financial statements for guarantors of registered securities. In lieu of providing such separate financial statements with respect to a wholly owned guarantor, Rule 3-10(f) of Regulation S-X permits the Company to include a footnote with respect to its guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries in its financial statements.
As a result of the foregoing, this footnote is being provided pursuant to Rule 3-10(f) of Regulation S-X in lieu of providing separate annual financial statements with respect to Heritage OP, a wholly-owned Guarantor. Financial statements with respect to Bradley OP, a non-wholly owned Guarantor, are filed separately with the SEC.
The following represents summarized condensed consolidating financial information as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, with respect to the financial position of the Company and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, with respect to the results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries. The "Parent Company" column presents the financial information of the Company, the primary obligor of the Registered Notes, under the equity method of accounting. The Guarantors' columns are segregated between Bradley OP, which is 98% owned by the Company, and Heritage OP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The "Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries" column presents the financial information of all non-guarantor subsidiaries, which consist primarily of subsidiaries of the Guarantors.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (in thousands):
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June 30, 2006
| | Parent Company
| | Bradley Operating LP
| | Heritage Property Investment LP
| | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries
| | Eliminations
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real estate investments, net | | $ | — | | $ | 984,871 | | $ | 203,561 | | $ | 998,956 | | $ | — | | $ | 2,187,388 |
Other assets | | | 715,141 | | | 97,006 | | | 22,185 | | | 93,470 | | | (770,225 | ) | | 157,577 |
Investment in subsidiaries | | | 845,902 | | | 307,225 | | | 316,446 | | | — | | | (1,469,573 | ) | | — |
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| Total assets | | $ | 1,561,043 | | $ | 1,389,102 | | $ | 542,192 | | $ | 1,092,426 | | $ | (2,239,798 | ) | $ | 2,344,965 |
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity/Partners' Capital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Indebtedness | | | 679,574 | | | 810,450 | | | 173,163 | | | 442,923 | | | (739,867 | ) | | 1,366,243 |
Other liabilities | | | 30,358 | | | 59,887 | | | 26,160 | | | 25,832 | | | (30,358 | ) | | 111,879 |
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| Total liabilities | | | 709,932 | | | 870,337 | | | 199,323 | | | 468,755 | | | (770,225 | ) | | 1,478,122 |
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Minority interests | | | — | | | 21,325 | | | — | | | — | | | (5,593 | ) | | 15,732 |
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Shareholders' equity/partners' capital | | | 851,111 | | | 497,440 | | | 342,869 | | | 623,671 | | | (1,463,980 | ) | | 851,111 |
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity/partners' capital | | $ | 1,561,043 | | $ | 1,389,102 | | $ | 542,192 | | $ | 1,092,426 | | $ | (2,239,798 | ) | $ | 2,344,965 |
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December 31, 2005
| | Parent Company
| | Bradley Operating LP
| | Heritage Property Investment LP
| | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries
| | Eliminations
| | Consolidated
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real estate investments, net | | $ | — | | $ | 1,040,373 | | $ | 239,337 | | $ | 1,025,692 | | $ | — | | $ | 2,305,402 |
Other assets | | | 762,371 | | | 117,677 | | | 13,544 | | | 96,766 | | | (837,531 | ) | | 152,827 |
Investment in subsidiaries | | | 854,923 | | | 309,762 | | | 322,661 | | | — | | | (1,487,346 | ) | | — |
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| Total assets | | $ | 1,617,294 | | $ | 1,467,812 | | $ | 575,542 | | $ | 1,122,458 | | $ | (2,324,877 | ) | $ | 2,458,229 |
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity/Partners' Capital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Indebtedness | | | 726,474 | | | 869,434 | | | 205,512 | | | 463,665 | | | (806,302 | ) | | 1,458,783 |
Other liabilities | | | 30,009 | | | 58,863 | | | 37,497 | | | 26,370 | | | (31,229 | ) | | 121,510 |
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| Total liabilities | | | 756,483 | | | 928,297 | | | 243,009 | | | 490,035 | | | (837,531 | ) | | 1,580,293 |
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Minority interests | | | — | | | 22,012 | | | — | | | — | | | (4,887 | ) | | 17,125 |
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Shareholders' equity/partners' capital | | | 860,811 | | | 517,503 | | | 332,533 | | | 632,423 | | | (1,482,459 | ) | | 860,811 |
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| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity/partners' capital | | $ | 1,617,294 | | $ | 1,467,812 | | $ | 575,542 | | $ | 1,122,458 | | $ | (2,324,877 | ) | $ | 2,458,229 |
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Condensed Consolidating Income Statements (in thousands):
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Six months ended June 30, 2006
| | Parent Company
| | Bradley Operating LP
| | Heritage Property Investment LP
| | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries
| | Eliminations
| | Consolidated
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Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rentals and recoveries | | $ | — | | $ | 75,700 | | $ | 16,530 | | $ | 78,371 | | $ | — | | $ | 170,601 | |
| Interest, other, and joint venture fee income | | | 19,338 | | | 712 | | | 360 | | | 247 | | | (19,338 | ) | | 1,319 | |
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| | Total revenue | | | 19,338 | | | 76,412 | | | 16,890 | | | 78,618 | | | (19,338 | ) | | 171,920 | |
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Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Property operating expenses | | | — | | | 10,395 | | | 2,315 | | | 10,360 | | | — | | | 23,070 | |
| Real estate taxes | | | — | | | 13,704 | | | 1,990 | | | 11,562 | | | — | | | 27,256 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | — | | | 22,265 | | | 5,141 | | | 25,523 | | | — | | | 52,929 | |
| Interest | | | 20,179 | | | 23,761 | | | 4,207 | | | 16,205 | | | (19,338 | ) | | 45,014 | |
| General and administrative | | | — | | | 9,494 | | | 3,310 | | | 2,558 | | | — | | | 15,362 | |
| Impairment loss | | | — | | | 342 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 342 | |
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| | Total expenses | | | 20,179 | | | 79,961 | | | 16,963 | | | 66,208 | | | (19,338 | ) | | 163,973 | |
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| | (Loss) income before gain on sale of marketable securities and land sales | | | (841 | ) | | (3,549 | ) | | (73 | ) | | 12,410 | | | — | | | 7,947 | |
Gain on sale of marketable securities | | | — | | | 21 | | | — | | | 21 | | | — | | | 42 | |
Gain on land sales | | | — | | | 171 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 171 | |
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| (Loss) income minority interests | | | (841 | ) | | (3,357 | ) | | (73 | ) | | 12,431 | | | — | | | 8,160 | |
Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures | | | — | | | 242 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 242 | |
Income allocated to exchangeable partnership units | | | (347 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (347 | ) |
Subsidiary earnings | | | 23,781 | | | 2,740 | | | 7,658 | | | — | | | (34,179 | ) | | — | |
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| | Income (loss) before discontinued operations | | | 22,593 | | | (375 | ) | | 7,585 | | | 12,431 | | | (34,179 | ) | | 8,055 | |
Discontinued operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations | | | — | | | 302 | | | (2,390 | ) | | (2,033 | ) | | — | | | (4,121 | ) |
| Gains on sales of discontinued operations | | | — | | | 18,659 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 18,659 | |
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| | Income (loss) from discontinued operations | | | — | | | 18,961 | | | (2,390 | ) | | (2,033 | ) | | — | | | 14,538 | |
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| | Net income | | $ | 22,593 | | $ | 18,586 | | $ | 5,195 | | $ | 10,398 | | $ | (34,179 | ) | $ | 22,593 | |
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Six months ended June 30, 2005
| | Parent Company
| | Bradley Operating LP
| | Heritage Property Investment LP
| | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries
| | Eliminations
| | Consolidated
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Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rentals and recoveries | | $ | — | | $ | 71,358 | | $ | 20,438 | | $ | 72,071 | | $ | — | | $ | 163,867 | |
| Interest, other, and joint venture fee income | | | 10,912 | | | 1,383 | | | 389 | | | 81 | | | (10,912 | ) | | 1,853 | |
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| | Total revenue | | | 10,912 | | | 72,741 | | | 20,827 | | | 72,152 | | | (10,912 | ) | | 165,720 | |
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Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Property operating expenses | | | — | | | 10,668 | | | 2,838 | | | 10,896 | | | — | | | 24,402 | |
| Real estate taxes | | | — | | | 12,225 | | | 2,240 | | | 9,514 | | | — | | | 23,979 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | — | | | 20,150 | | | 5,600 | | | 20,641 | | | — | | | 46,391 | |
| Interest | | | 11,546 | | | 18,108 | | | 5,334 | | | 16,205 | | | (10,912 | ) | | 40,281 | |
| General and administrative | | | — | | | 10,926 | | | 4,376 | | | 2,924 | | | — | | | 18,226 | |
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| | Total expenses | | | 11,546 | | | 72,077 | | | 20,388 | | | 60,180 | | | (10,912 | ) | | 153,279 | |
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| | (Loss) income before gain on sale of marketable securities | | | (634 | ) | | 664 | | | 439 | | | 11,972 | | | — | | | 12,441 | |
Gain on sale of marketable securities | | | — | | | — | | | 3 | | | 5 | | | — | | | 8 | |
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| (Loss) income minority interests | | | (634 | ) | | 664 | | | 442 | | | 11,977 | | | — | | | 12,449 | |
Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures | | | — | | | 159 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 159 | |
Income allocated to exchangeable partnership units | | | (109 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (109 | ) |
Subsidiary earnings | | | 15,270 | | | 5,519 | | | 6,460 | | | — | | | (27,249 | ) | | — | |
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| | Income (loss) before discontinued operations | | | 14,527 | | | 6,342 | | | 6,902 | | | 11,977 | | | (27,249 | ) | | 12,499 | |
Income from discontinued operations | | | — | | | 1,843 | | | 183 | | | 2 | | | — | | | 2,028 | |
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| | Net income | | $ | 14,527 | | $ | 8,185 | | $ | 7,085 | | $ | 11,979 | | $ | (27,249 | ) | $ | 14,527 | |
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Three months ended June 30, 2006
| | Parent Company
| | Bradley Operating LP
| | Heritage Property Investment LP
| | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries
| | Eliminations
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| Rentals and recoveries | | $ | — | | $ | 37,990 | | $ | 8,187 | | $ | 38,342 | | $ | — | | $ | 84,519 | |
| Interest, other, and joint venture fee income | | | 9,674 | | | 180 | | | 32 | | | 152 | | | (9,674 | ) | | 364 | |
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| | Total revenue | | | 9,674 | | | 38,170 | | | 8,219 | | | 38,494 | | | (9,674 | ) | | 84,883 | |
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Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Property operating expenses | | | — | | | 5,078 | | | 1,024 | | | 4,806 | | | — | | | 10,908 | |
| Real estate taxes | | | — | | | 7,061 | | | 1,001 | | | 5,820 | | | — | | | 13,882 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | — | | | 10,961 | | | 2,568 | | | 12,030 | | | — | | | 25,559 | |
| Interest | | | 10,094 | | | 11,973 | | | 1,843 | | | 8,016 | | | (9,674 | ) | | 22,252 | |
| General and administrative | | | — | | | 4,681 | | | 1,768 | | | 1,315 | | | — | | | 7,764 | |
| Impairment loss | | | — | | | 242 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 242 | |
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| | Total expenses | | | 10,094 | | | 39,996 | | | 8,204 | | | 31,987 | | | (9,674 | ) | | 80,607 | |
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| | (Loss) income before gain on marketable securities | | | (420 | ) | | (1,826 | ) | | 15 | | | 6,507 | | | — | | | 4,276 | |
Gain on sale of marketable securities | | | — | | | 21 | | | — | | | 21 | | | — | | | 42 | |
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| (Loss) income minority interests | | | (420 | ) | | (1,805 | ) | | 15 | | | 6,528 | | | — | | | 4,318 | |
Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures | | | — | | | 33 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 33 | |
Income allocated to exchangeable partnership units | | | (307 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (307 | ) |
Subsidiary earnings | | | 19,688 | | | 2,475 | | | 3,371 | | | — | | | (25,534 | ) | | — | |
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| | Income (loss) before discontinued operations | | | 18,961 | | | 703 | | | 3,386 | | | 6,528 | | | (25,534 | ) | | 4,044 | |
Discontinued operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loss from discontinued operations | | | — | | | (1,053 | ) | | (2,007 | ) | | (682 | ) | | — | | | (3,742 | ) |
| Gains on sales of discontinued operations | | | — | | | 18,659 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 18,659 | |
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| | Income (loss) from discontinued operations | | | — | | | 17,606 | | | (2,007 | ) | | (682 | ) | | — | | | 14,917 | |
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| | Net income | | $ | 18,961 | | $ | 18,309 | | $ | 1,379 | | $ | 5,846 | | $ | (25,534 | ) | $ | 18,961 | |
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| Rentals and recoveries | | $ | — | | $ | 35,177 | | $ | 10,122 | | $ | 35,942 | | $ | — | | $ | 81,241 |
| Interest, other, and joint venture fee income | | | 6,593 | | | 243 | | | 170 | | | 62 | | | (6,593 | ) | | 475 |
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| | Total revenue | | | 6,593 | | | 35,420 | | | 10,292 | | | 36,004 | | | (6,593 | ) | | 81,716 |
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| Property operating expenses | | | — | | | 4,663 | | | 1,292 | | | 4,735 | | | — | | | 10,690 |
| Real estate taxes | | | — | | | 6,106 | | | 1,118 | | | 4,906 | | | — | | | 12,130 |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | — | | | 10,301 | | | 2,778 | | | 10,494 | | | — | | | 23,573 |
| Interest | | | 6,998 | | | 8,947 | | | 2,640 | | | 8,134 | | | (6,593 | ) | | 20,126 |
| General and administrative | | | — | | | 9,188 | | | 3,326 | | | 2,448 | | | — | | | 14,962 |
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| | Total expenses | | | 6,998 | | | 39,205 | | | 11,154 | | | 30,717 | | | (6,593 | ) | | 81,481 |
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| | (Loss) income before gain on marketable securities | | | (405 | ) | | (3,785 | ) | | (862 | ) | | 5,287 | | | — | | | 235 |
| | Gains on sale of marketable securities | | | — | | | — | | | 3 | | | 5 | | | — | | | 8 |
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| | (Loss) income before allocation to minority interests | | | (405 | ) | | (3,785 | ) | | (859 | ) | | 5,292 | | | — | | | 243 |
Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures | | | — | | | 54 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 54 |
Loss allocated to exchangeable partnership units | | | 49 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 49 |
Subsidiary earnings | | | 1,681 | | | 2,533 | | | 2,756 | | | — | | | (6,970 | ) | | — |
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| | Income (loss) before discontinued operations | | | 1,325 | | | (1,198 | ) | | 1,897 | | | 5,292 | | | (6,970 | ) | | 346 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | | | — | | | 915 | | | 67 | | | (3 | ) | | — | | | 979 |
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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands)
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Cash flows from operating activities | | $ | 45,353 | | $ | 30,099 | | $ | 16,975 | | $ | 51,741 | | $ | (85,899 | ) | $ | 58,269 | |
Cash flows from investing activities | | | — | | | 51,782 | | | 31,245 | | | 5,581 | | | (2,368 | ) | | 86,240 | |
Cash flows from financing activities | | | (45,353 | ) | | (80,068 | ) | | (46,382 | ) | | (55,657 | ) | | 88,267 | | | (139,193 | ) |
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Change in cash and cash equivalents | | | — | | | 1,813 | | | 1,838 | | | 1,665 | | | — | | | 5,316 | |
Beginning of period | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
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End of period | | $ | — | | $ | 1,813 | | $ | 1,838 | | $ | 1,665 | | $ | — | | $ | 5,316 | |
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Cash flows from operating activities | | $ | 49,451 | | $ | 30,722 | | $ | 21,571 | | $ | 16,264 | | $ | (65,829 | ) | $ | 52,179 | |
Cash flows from investing activities | | | — | | | (12,139 | ) | | (5,688 | ) | | (5,258 | ) | | (896 | ) | | (23,981 | ) |
Cash flows from financing activities | | | (49,451 | ) | | (21,187 | ) | | (17,352 | ) | | (12,055 | ) | | 66,725 | | | (33,320 | ) |
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Change in cash and cash equivalents | | | — | | | (2,604 | ) | | (1,469 | ) | | (1,049 | ) | | — | | | (5,122 | ) |
| Beginning of period | | | — | | | 3,725 | | | 959 | | | 2,036 | | | — | | | 6,720 | |
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| End of period | | $ | — | | $ | 1,121 | | $ | (510 | ) | $ | 987 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,598 | |
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15. Subsequent Events
Proposed Merger with Centro
On July 9, 2006, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Centro Saturn LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Parent"), and Centro Saturn MergerSub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("MergerSub," and together with Parent, the "Buyer Parties"). The Buyer Parties are affiliates of Centro Properties Group, an Australian publicly traded real estate company.
Pursuant to the merger agreement, at the effective time of the merger, the Company will merge with and into MergerSub, the Company's separate corporate existence will cease and MergerSub will survive the merger and continue to exist as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. In the merger, each share of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (other than shares held by the Company, its subsidiaries or MergerSub) will be converted into, and canceled in exchange for, the right to receive $36.15 in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, plus, if the Company has not yet paid its regular dividend on its common stock with respect to the third quarter of 2006, an amount per share equal to $0.525 multiplied by the quotient (provided that if the quotient exceeds one it shall be deemed to equal one) obtained by dividing the number of days between June 30, 2006 and the closing date by 92 (the number of days in the third quarter of 2006), without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes.
In addition, in connection with the merger, Parent and MergerSub will offer to each holder of OP Units (other than OP Units held by the Company or its subsidiaries) the opportunity to receive in cash, in exchange for each OP Unit, an amount equal to $36.15 in cash, plus, if the regular distribution in respect of OP Units has not yet been paid with respect to the third quarter of 2006, an amount equal to $0.525 multiplied by the quotient (provided that if the quotient exceeds one it shall be deemed to equal one) obtained by dividing the number of days between June 30, 2006 and the closing date by 92 (the number of days in the third quarter of 2006), without interest and less any applicable
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withholding taxes. Any holder of OP Units who either elects not to accept this offer, or fails to submit that holder's election form in a timely manner, will remain a limited partner in Bradley OP and continue to hold his, her or its OP Units with the rights, terms and conditions set forth in an amended partnership agreement of Bradley OP to be entered into in connection with the merger.
In connection with the merger:
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- each stock option that remains unexercised, whether or not vested or subject to any unsatisfied performance condition, will become fully vested and exercisable and will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive a single lump sum cash payment, less applicable withholding taxes, equal to the product of:
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- the number of shares of common stock underlying that stock option immediately prior to the effective time, and
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- the excess, if any, of the common stock merger consideration over the exercise price per share of that stock option.
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- each share of restricted stock that remains outstanding, whether or not vested, will become fully vested and free of forfeiture restrictions and will be considered an outstanding share of common stock entitling the holder to the right to receive the common stock merger consideration.
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- each deferred stock unit that remains outstanding will become fully vested and will be considered an outstanding share of common stock entitling the holder to the right to receive the common stock merger consideration.
The merger, which is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2006, is subject to various closing conditions, including, among other things, the requisite approval of the merger, the merger agreement and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement by the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding common stock of the Company. The closing of the merger is not subject to a financing condition.
Agreement with NETT
On July 9, 2006, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Transfer and Environmental Indemnity Release by and among the Company, NETT and certain of their affiliates, pursuant to which, simultaneously with, and conditioned upon, the closing of the merger, (i) Heritage OP will transfer to NET 131 LLC, an affiliate of NETT, all of Heritage OP's membership interest in 131 Dartmouth Street LLC, a joint venture formed by Heritage OP and NET 131 LLC, (ii) certain environmental indemnification obligations owed by NETT to the Company under a Contribution Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions, dated July 9, 1999, will be released, (iii) NETT will pay to the Company $7.0 million in cash, and (iv) the lease between NETT's affiliate as lessor and the Company's affiliate as lessee, pursuant to which the Company leases office space for its corporate headquarters, may be terminated by the Company's affiliate under certain circumstances after the merger. For further discussion regarding these environmental indemnity obligations, the Company's joint venture with NETT and this office space lease, see Note 11, "Related Party Transactions—Transactions with NETT."
Repayment of Bridge Loan
On August 1, 2006 the Company repaid the entire $100 million balance of the bridge loan from borrowings under its line of credit.
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ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the historical consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto. Some of the statements contained in this discussion constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. The forward-looking statements herein reflect the Company's current views about future events and are, therefore, subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause the Company's actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. You should not rely on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond the Company's control and that could materially affect actual results.
Factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements made herein include: we or Parent (defined below) may encounter difficulties in completing the merger (described below) and integrating our two companies; we may fail to obtain approval of the merger by our shareholders or to satisfy other closing conditions to the merger; financial performance and operations of the Company's shopping centers, including the Company's tenants, real estate conditions, current and future bankruptcies of the Company's tenants; execution of shopping center redevelopment programs; the Company's ability to finance the Company's operations, such as the inability to obtain debt or equity financing on favorable terms; possible future downgrades in our credit rating; completion of pending acquisitions; risks of development, including the failure of pending developments and redevelopments to be completed on time and within budget and the failure of newly acquired or developed properties to perform as expected; the availability of additional acquisitions, and the execution of joint venture opportunities; difficulties assimilating acquisitions made through future joint ventures; our inability to exercise voting control over the joint ventures through which we own or develop some of our properties; the level and volatility of interest rates and changes in the capitalization rates with respect to the acquisition and disposition of properties; financial stability of tenants, including the ability of tenants to pay rent, the decision of tenants to close stores and the effect of bankruptcy laws; the ability to maintain our status as a REIT for federal income tax purposes; governmental approvals, actions and initiatives; environmental/safety requirements and costs; risks of disposition strategies, including the failure to complete sales on a timely basis and the failure to reinvest sale proceeds in a manner that generates favorable returns; changes in economic, business, competitive market and regulatory conditions; acts of terrorism or war; the effects of hurricanes and other natural disasters; and other risks detailed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and from time to time in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained herein represent the Company's judgment as of the date of this report, and the Company cautions readers not to unduly rely on such statements.
Proposed Merger with Centro
On July 9, 2006, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Centro Saturn LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Parent"), and Centro Saturn MergerSub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("MergerSub," and together with Parent, the "Buyer Parties"). The Buyer Parties are affiliates of Centro Properties Group, an Australian publicly traded real estate company. The merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement were approved unanimously by our board of directors.
Pursuant to the merger agreement, at the effective time of the merger, the Company will merge with and into MergerSub, the Company's separate corporate existence will cease and MergerSub will survive the merger and continue to exist as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. In the merger, each share of our common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (other than shares held by us, our subsidiaries or MergerSub) will be converted into, and canceled in exchange for, the right to receive $36.15 in cash, without interest and less any applicable
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withholding taxes, plus, if we have not yet paid our regular dividend on our common stock with respect to the third quarter of 2006, an amount per share equal to $0.525 multiplied by the quotient (provided that if the quotient exceeds one it shall be deemed to equal one) obtained by dividing the number of days between June 30, 2006 and the closing date by 92 (the number of days in the third quarter of 2006), without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes.
In addition, in connection with the merger, Parent and MergerSub will offer to each holder of units of limited partnership interest in Bradley OP ("OP Units") (other than OP Units held by the Company or its subsidiaries) the opportunity to receive in cash, in exchange for each OP Unit, an amount equal to $36.15 in cash, plus, if the regular distribution in respect of OP Units has not yet been paid with respect to the third quarter of 2006, an amount equal to $0.525 multiplied by the quotient (provided that if the quotient exceeds one it shall be deemed to equal one) obtained by dividing the number of days between June 30, 2006 and the closing date by 92 (the number of days in the third quarter of 2006), without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes. Any holder of OP Units who either elects not to accept this offer, or fails to submit that holder's election form in a timely manner, will remain a limited partner in Bradley OP and continue to hold his, her or its OP Units with the rights, terms and conditions set forth in an amended partnership agreement of Bradley OP to be entered into in connection with the merger.
We, Parent and MergerSub have made customary representations, warranties and covenants in the merger agreement, including, among others, our covenant not to, nor to permit any of our subsidiaries to, solicit alternative transactions or, subject to certain exceptions, participate in discussions relating to an alternative transaction or furnish non-public information pursuant to an alternative transaction.
The merger, which is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2006, is subject to various closing conditions, including, among other things, the requisite approval of the merger, the merger agreement and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement by the holders of at least a majority of our outstanding common stock. The closing of the merger is not subject to a financing condition.
Pending completion of the merger, we have agreed to conduct our business only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve (i) substantially intact our and our subsidiaries' business organization, to keep available the services of our present officers, managers and employees and to preserve our and our subsidiaries' current relationships with lessees and other persons with which we or any of our subsidiaries have significant business relations, and (ii) our status as a REIT within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). We have also agreed to confer on a regular and frequent basis with Parent regarding operational matters and the general status of our ongoing operations.
Overview
We are a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, or "REIT." We are one of the nation's largest owners of neighborhood and community shopping centers. As of June 30, 2006, we had a shopping center portfolio consisting of 159 shopping centers, located in 27 states and totaling approximately 32.6 million square feet of GLA, of which approximately 27.2 million square feet was Company-owned GLA. Our shopping center portfolio was approximately 92.1% leased as of June 30, 2006.
Our operating strategy is to own (directly or indirectly through joint ventures) and manage a quality portfolio of community and neighborhood shopping centers that will provide stable cash flow and investment returns. Our focus is to own primarily grocer- and multi-anchored centers with a diverse tenant base in attractive geographic locations with strong demographics and growth prospects. We derive substantially all of our revenues from rentals and recoveries received from tenants under existing leases on our properties. Our operating results therefore depend primarily on our tenants' ability to pay rent.
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Generally, we do not expect our net operating income to deviate significantly in the short-term. This is because our leases with our tenants provide us a stable cash flow over the long-term. In addition, other than in circumstances such as higher than anticipated snow removal costs, utility expenses or real estate taxes, our operating expenses generally remain predictable.
However, as an owner of community and neighborhood shopping centers, our performance is linked to economic conditions in the retail industry in those markets where our centers are located. The retail sector continues to change as a result of industry consolidation. This consolidation has created an excess of available retail space and increased competition for that space. We believe the nature of the properties that we own and invest in, primarily grocer- and multi-anchored neighborhood and community shopping centers in attractive markets with strong economic and demographic characteristics and growth prospects, provides a relatively stable revenue flow in uncertain economic times, as these properties are more resistant to economic down cycles. This resistance is due to the fact that consumers still need to purchase food and other goods found at grocers and other retailers, even in difficult economic times.
In the face of these challenging market conditions, we follow a dual growth strategy. The first part of our growth strategy is to focus on increasing our internal growth by leveraging our existing tenant relationships to improve the performance of our existing shopping center portfolio. In some cases, we have concluded that certain properties do not meet our long-term ownership criteria as a result of their location, size or tenant mix. During the second quarter of 2006, we disposed of twelve of these properties, allowing us to improve the overall quality of our portfolio and take advantage of favorable market conditions.
The second part of our growth strategy is to focus on achieving external growth through the expansion of our portfolio. We have pursued targeted acquisitions of primarily grocer- and multi-anchored neighborhood and community shopping centers in attractive markets with strong economic and demographic characteristics. However, in recent years, the market for acquisitions has been particularly competitive with a greater number of potential buyers pursuing properties.
Given the difficult acquisition environment and our current expectations, we anticipate a slower growth rate in the foreseeable future. In addition, the merger agreement contains restrictions on how we conduct our business pending completion of the merger. See Item 1A, "Risk Factors." In connection with the merger, we have incurred higher than anticipated general and administrative expenses, primarily professional fees.
As of June 30, 2006, we had $1.4 billion of indebtedness, of which approximately $779.6 million was unsecured indebtedness. We often assume additional secured debt in connection with acquisitions, although more recently we have tended to finance our operations and growth primarily through borrowings under our line of credit facility, unsecured private or public debt offerings, or by additional equity offerings. We expect any borrowings in the near term to be made under our line of credit facility.
Critical Accounting Policies
We have identified the following critical accounting policies that affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. As a result, these estimates are subject to a degree of uncertainty.
On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenue recognition and the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, real estate investments and asset impairment, and derivatives used to hedge interest-rate and credit rate risks. We state these critical accounting policies
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in the notes to our consolidated financial statements and at relevant sections in this discussion and analysis. Our estimates are based on information that is currently available to us and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those estimates could be different under varying assumptions or conditions.
Revenue Recognition
Rental income with scheduled rent increases is recognized using the straight-line method over the term of the leases commencing when the tenant takes possession of the space. The aggregate excess of rental revenue recognized on a straight-line basis over cash received under applicable lease provisions is included in accounts receivable. In addition, leases for both retail and office space generally contain provisions under which the tenants reimburse us for a portion of property operating expenses and real estate taxes incurred by us, requiring us to estimate the amount of revenue from these recoveries. Such recoveries revenue is recorded based on management's estimate of its recovery of certain operating expenses and real estate tax expenses, pursuant to the terms contained in related leases. In addition, certain of our operating leases for retail space contain contingent rent provisions under which tenants are required to pay a percentage of their sales in excess of a specified amount as additional rent. We do not recognize this contingent rental income until those tenants meet their specified sales targets, thereby triggering the additional rent obligations.
We must estimate the uncollectibility of our accounts receivable related to minimum rent, deferred rent, expense reimbursements and other revenue or income. We specifically analyze accounts receivable and historical bad debts, tenant concentrations, tenant creditworthiness, current economic trends and changes in our tenant payment terms when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable. These estimates directly impact our net income, because a higher bad debt allowance would result in lower net income.
Real Estate Investments
When we formed in July 1999, contributed real estate investments were recorded at the carry-over basis of our predecessor, which was the fair market value of the assets in conformity with GAAP applicable to pension funds. Subsequent acquisitions of real estate investments, including those acquired in connection with our acquisition of Bradley Real Estate, Inc. in September 2000 and other acquisitions since our formation, have been, and will continue to be, recorded at cost. Expenditures that substantially extend the useful life of a real estate investment are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance, repairs and betterments that do not materially extend the useful life of a real estate investment are expensed as incurred. Thus, we must make judgments as to whether an expenditure will materially extend the useful life of a real estate investment and be capitalized, or rather, immediately expensed as a repair.
The provision for depreciation and amortization has been calculated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
Land improvements | | 10-15 years |
Buildings and improvements | | 20-39 years |
Tenant improvements | | Shorter of useful life or term of related lease |
We are required to subjectively assess the useful lives of our properties to determine the amount of depreciation to annually reflect with respect to our properties. These assessments directly impact our net income because, if we were to shorten the expected useful life of our properties or improvements, we would depreciate them over fewer years, resulting in higher depreciation expense and lower net income on an annual basis during these periods.
We apply Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 144,Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, to recognize and measure impairment of long-lived assets.
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We review each real estate investment for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a real estate investment may not be recoverable. Unless the Company has specific information available related to the recoverability of a real estate investment, the review of recoverability is generally based on an estimate of the future undiscounted cash flows, excluding interest charges, expected to result from the real estate investment's use and eventual disposition. These cash flows consider factors such as expected future operating income, trends and prospects, as well as the effects of leasing demand, competition and other factors. If impairment exists due to the inability to recover the carrying value of a real estate investment, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the carrying value exceeds estimated fair market value, resulting in a lower net income. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2006, we recorded an impairment loss of $3.7 million related to three shopping centers located in Alabama and one shopping center located in Wisconsin. The Alabama properties were sold in the six-month period ended June 30, 2006 and $3.4 million of impairment loss related to those properties was reclassified as (Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the three-and six-month periods ended June 30, 2006.
Real estate investments held for sale are carried at the lower of carrying amount or fair value, less cost to sell. Depreciation and amortization are suspended during the period held for sale.
We apply SFAS No. 141,Business Combinations, to property acquisitions. Accordingly, the fair value of the real estate acquired is allocated to the acquired tangible assets, and identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of above-market and below-market leases, other value of in-place leases and value of tenant relationships, based in each case on their fair values.
The fair value of the tangible assets of an acquired property is determined by valuing the property as if it were vacant, and the "as-if-vacant" value is then allocated based on management's determination of the relative fair values of these assets. Management determines the as-if-vacant fair value of a property using methods similar to those used by independent appraisers. Factors considered by management in performing these analyses include an estimate of carrying costs during the expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases. In estimating carrying costs, management includes real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses and estimates of lost rental revenue during the expected lease-up periods based on current market demand. Management also estimates costs to execute similar leases including leasing commissions, legal and other related costs. The "as-if-vacant" value is then allocated among land, land improvements, building, and building improvements based on the Company's estimate of replacement costs.
In allocating the fair value of the identified intangible assets and liabilities of an acquired property, above-market and below-market in-place lease values are recorded based on the present value (using an interest rate that reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases and (ii) management's estimate of fair market lease rates for the corresponding in-place leases, measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the lease. The capitalized above-market lease values are amortized as a reduction of rental income over the remaining non-cancelable terms of the respective leases. The capitalized below-market lease values are amortized as an increase to rental income over the initial term and any fixed rate renewal periods in the respective leases.
The aggregate value of other acquired intangible assets, consisting of in-place leases and tenant relationships, is measured by the excess of (i) the purchase price paid for a property after adjusting existing in-place leases to market rental rates over (ii) the estimated fair value of the property as if vacant, determined as set forth above. This aggregate value is allocated between in-place lease values and tenant relationships, if any, based on management's evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant's lease. However, the value of tenant relationships has not been separated from in-place lease value for the additional interests in real estate entities because such value and its impact on amortization expense is estimated to be immaterial for these particular acquisitions. Should future
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acquisitions of properties result in allocating material amounts to the value of tenant relationships, an amount would be separately allocated and amortized over the estimated life of the relationship. The value of in-place leases exclusive of the value of above-market and below-market in-place leases is amortized to expense over the remaining non-cancelable periods of the respective leases. If a lease were to be terminated prior to its stated expiration, all unamortized amounts relating to that lease would be written off.
Investments in Joint Ventures
Upon entering into a joint venture agreement, the Company assesses whether the joint venture is a variable interest entity and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of that entity, all as in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 46R,Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities ("FIN No. 46R"). As of June 30, 2006, the Company had two investments in joint ventures that were variable interest entities of which the Company is the primary beneficiary. These investments are therefore consolidated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company included in Item 1 of this Part of this Quarterly Report.
The Company accounts for its investments in joint ventures that are not deemed to be variable interest entities pursuant to Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 18,The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock and Statement of Position No. 78-9,Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures ("SOP No. 78-9"). As of June 30, 2006, the Company accounted for its two unconsolidated joint ventures under the equity method of accounting, because the Company does not control these entities, despite having the ability to exercise significant influence over them. These investments were recorded initially at cost, as Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures, and subsequently adjusted for an allocation of equity in earnings, plus cash contributions, and less cash distributions. Under the equity method of accounting, the net equity investment of the Company is reflected on the consolidated balance sheet, and the Company's allocation of net income or loss from the joint ventures is included on the consolidated statements of operations as Equity in Income From Unconsolidated Joint Ventures. The Company's allocation of joint venture income or loss follows the joint venture's distribution priorities. In accordance with the provisions of SOP No. 78-9, the Company recognizes fees received from joint ventures relating solely to the extent of the outside partner's interest. Such fees are classified on the consolidated statements of operations as Interest, Other, and Joint Venture Fee Income.
Hedging Activities
From time to time, we use derivative financial instruments to limit our exposure to changes in interest rates. During 2005, we entered into forward-starting interest rate swaps to mitigate the risk of changes in forecasted interest payments on $150 million of forecasted issuance of long-term debt expected to be issued during the third quarter of 2006. These swap agreements were designated as cash flow hedges. We occasionally use derivative financial instruments to manage, or hedge, interest rate risks related to our borrowings, from lines of credit to medium and long-term financings. We require that hedging derivative instruments effectively reduce the interest rate risk exposure that they are designed to hedge. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes and only enter into contracts with major financial institutions based on their credit rating and other factors.
If interest rate assumptions and other factors used to estimate a derivative's fair value or methodologies used to determine hedge effectiveness were different, amounts reported in earnings and other comprehensive income and losses expected to be reclassified into earnings in the future could be affected.
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Results of Operations
Between January 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006, after taking into account all acquisition and disposition activity, we decreased our total portfolio of properties ("Total Portfolio") from 167 properties to 162 properties and from 28.2 million square feet of Company-owned GLA to 27.4 million square feet of Company-owned GLA. As a result of the decline in the number of properties in our Total Portfolio, the financial data presented below show significant changes in revenues and expenses from period-to-period attributable to our acquisition and disposition activity. To provide an additional meaningful comparison of results for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, we present below changes in operating results with respect to those properties that we owned for each period compared (we refer to this comparison as our "Same Property Portfolio" for the applicable period) as well as with respect to our Total Portfolio.
Comparison of the six-month period ended June 30, 2006 to the six-month period ended June 30, 2005.
The table below shows selected operating information for our Total Portfolio and the 155 properties acquired prior to January 1, 2005 that remained in the Total Portfolio through June 30, 2006, which constitute the Same Property Portfolio for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands):
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| Rentals | | $ | 120,922 | | $ | 121,684 | | $ | (762 | ) | (0.6 | )% | $ | 126,150 | | $ | 121,684 | | $ | 4,466 | | 3.7 | % |
| Percentage rent | | | 2,029 | | | 2,307 | | | (278 | ) | (12.1 | )% | | 2,029 | | | 2,307 | | | (278 | ) | (12.1 | )% |
| Recoveries | | | 40,593 | | | 39,162 | | | 1,431 | | 3.7 | % | | 41,940 | | | 39,162 | | | 2,778 | | 7.1 | % |
| Other property | | | 451 | | | 714 | | | (263 | ) | (36.8 | )% | | 482 | | | 714 | | | (232 | ) | (32.5 | )% |
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| | Total revenue | | | 163,995 | | | 163,867 | | | 128 | | 0.1 | % | | 170,601 | | | 163,867 | | | 6,734 | | 4.1 | % |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Property operating expenses | | | 22,540 | | | 24,402 | | | (1,862 | ) | (7.6 | )% | | 23,070 | | | 24,402 | | | (1,332 | ) | (5.5 | )% |
| Real estate taxes | | | 26,178 | | | 23,979 | | | 2,199 | | 9.2 | % | | 27,256 | | | 23,979 | | | 3,277 | | 13.7 | % |
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| Total net operating income (*) | | $ | 115,277 | | $ | 115,486 | | $ | (209 | ) | 0.2 | % | | 120,275 | | | 115,486 | | | 4,789 | | 4.1 | % |
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| Interest, other, and joint venture fee income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,319 | | | 1,853 | | | (534 | ) | (28.8 | )% |
| Gain on sale of marketable securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 | | | 8 | | | 34 | | 425.0 | % |
| Gain on land sales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 171 | | | — | | | 171 | | 100.0 | % |
| Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 242 | | | 159 | | | 83 | | 52.2 | % |
| Income from discontinued operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,538 | | | 2,028 | | | 12,510 | | 616.9 | % |
Deduct: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 52,929 | | | 46,391 | | | 6,538 | | 14.1 | % |
| Interest | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 45,014 | | | 40,281 | | | 4,733 | | 11.7 | % |
| General and administrative | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,362 | | | 18,226 | | | (2,864 | ) | (15.7 | )% |
| Impairment loss | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 342 | | | — | | | 342 | | 100.0 | % |
| Income allocated to exchangeable limited partnership units | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 347 | | | 109 | | | 238 | | 218.3 | % |
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| Net income attributable to common shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 22,593 | | $ | 14,527 | | $ | 8,066 | | 55.5 | % |
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- For a detailed discussion of net operating income ("NOI"), including the reasons management believes NOI is useful to investors, and a reconciliation of NOI to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, see pages 54-55.
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The following discussion of our results of operations for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 relate to the Total Portfolio, except where otherwise noted.
Revenue
Rental Revenue. Rental revenue, including termination fee income, increased primarily due to the following:
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- an increase of $5.2 million due to seven properties acquired after January 1, 2005, partially offset by:
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- on a Same Property Portfolio basis, rental revenue decreased by $0.8 million primarily as a result of an increase in bad debt/vacancy expense of $0.5 million due to increased reserves associated with higher outstanding accounts receivable balances and a $0.3 million decrease in termination fees.
Percentage Rent. Percentage rent decreased $0.3 million primarily due to higher sales breakpoints resulting from amendments to leases with significant percentage rent provisions.
Recoveries Revenue. Recoveries revenue increased primarily due to the following:
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- an increase of $1.3 million due to seven properties acquired after January 1, 2005; and
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- on a Same Property Portfolio basis, an increase of $1.4 million primarily as a result of an increase in real estate tax recovery income of $2.2 million due to an increase in current year real estate tax expense as well as an increase in tax recovery rates for the second quarter of 2006 compared to the second quarter of 2005. In addition, other reimbursements increased $0.4 million due to timing of utility reconciliations. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $0.9 million in common area maintenance income which was primarily due to a decrease in common area maintenance expenses as well as an increase of $0.2 million in bad debt/vacancy expense due to increased reserves associated with higher outstanding accounts receivable balances.
Other Property Income. Other property income decreased $0.2 million primarily due to receipt of $0.2 million in the six-month period ended June 30, 2005 related to the settlement of prior bankruptcies in excess of amounts previously written off.
Expenses
Property Operating Expenses. Property operating expenses decreased primarily due to, on a Same Property Portfolio basis, a decrease of $1.9 million primarily due to a decrease of $2.0 million in snow removal costs and $0.5 million in repair and maintenance expense, partially offset by an increase in utility expenses of $0.3 million. In addition, there was an increase of $0.5 million due to seven properties acquired after January 1, 2005.
Real Estate Taxes. Real estate taxes increased primarily due to the following:
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- an increase of $1.1 million related to seven properties acquired after January 1, 2005; and
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- on a Same Property Portfolio basis, an increase of $2.2 million primarily related to increased assessments and/or tax rates at certain properties in Indiana, Illinois, and Texas as well as increased assessments for certain properties which had been previously redeveloped.
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Other
Interest, Other, and Joint Venture Fee Income. Interest, other, and joint venture fee income decreased primarily due to the timing of the receipt of $0.7 million of tax incentive financing income received at our shopping centers during the six-month period ended June 30, 2006 compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2005. This decrease was partially offset by an increase of $0.1 million of both interest income and increased development and management fees from the Company's unconsolidated joint ventures.
Gain on Sale of Marketable Securities. Gain on sale of marketable securities increased as the result of the Company having sold more marketable securities at a greater gain during the six-month period ended June 30, 2006.
Gains on Land Sales. Gains on land sales increased as the result of the Company having disposed of two parcels of land during the six-month period ended June 30, 2006.
Equity in Income from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures. Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures increased due to the increased occupancy of a shopping center owned by a joint venture that is in the development phase and an interest acquired in a joint venture in April 2005.
Income from Discontinued Operations. Income from discontinued operations increased as a result of the Company having disposed of twelve properties, which resulted in a net gain on disposal, during the six-month period ended June 30, 2006.
Depreciation and Amortization. Expenses attributable to depreciation and amortization rose due to depreciation attributable to new properties acquired and depreciation of new capital and tenant improvements implemented within the Same Property Portfolio.
Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $4.7 million primarily as a result of an increase in overall indebtedness of $55.9 million from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006. This increase was primarily due to indebtedness incurred in connection with the acquisition of seven properties during the second half of 2005, partially offset by the early extinguishment of mortgage debt associated with certain properties disposed of during the six-month period ended June 30, 2006. In addition, the weighted average interest rate on our indebtedness increased from 6.16% at June 30, 2005 to 6.36% at June 30, 2006.
General and Administrative Expenses. Our general and administrative expenses, consisting primarily of salaries, bonuses, employee benefits, insurance and other corporate-level expenses, decreased $2.9 million, primarily because general and administrative expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2005 included $4.6 million of expense reflecting the impact of the Company's variable accounting of certain stock options. These stock options were subject to a tax-offset payment provision contained in one employment agreement in the six-month period ended June 30, 2005. The expense associated with these stock options increased during the six-month period ended June 30, 2005 because of an increase in the Company's stock price during that same period. Those stock options ceased to be subject to variable accounting on December 30, 2005 upon the amendment of that employment agreement.
After exclusion of the effect of the provision discussed above, the net $1.7 million increase in general and administrative expenses is primarily due to:
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- an increase of $1.4 million related to increased professional fees and other expenses incurred in connection with the merger;
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- an increase of $0.7 million related to higher payroll costs associated with an increased number of employees and higher average pay; and
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- an increase of $0.6 million of stock compensation expense primarily due to the expense associated with unvested options required under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R,Share-Based Payment ("SFAS No. 123R") as well as an overall increase in the Company's stock price. SFAS No. 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recorded as an expense based on their fair values beginning January 1, 2006.
These increases were partially offset by a decrease in the 2006 bonus accrual of $0.8 million and a decrease in office expenses of $0.3 million. Office expenses decreased primarily due to lower recruiting costs and placement fees.
Impairment loss. Impairment loss increased as a result of the Company having recorded impairment charges relating to four of its real estate assets during the six-month period ended June 30, 2006.
Income allocated to exchangeable limited partnerships units. Income allocated to exchangeable limited partnership units increased primarily as a result of increased income allocations due to the overall increase in the Company's net income partially offset by a decrease in the number of outstanding exchangeable limited partnership units outstanding at June 30, 2006 compared to June 30, 2005.
Comparison of the three-month period ended June 30, 2006 to the three-month period ended June 30, 2005.
The table below shows selected operating information for our Total Portfolio and the 155 properties acquired prior to April 1, 2005 that remained in the Total Portfolio through June 30, 2006,
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which constitute the Same Property Portfolio for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands):
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| Rentals | | $ | 60,753 | | $ | 61,300 | | $ | (547 | ) | (0.9 | )% | $ | 63,339 | | $ | 61,300 | | $ | 2,039 | | 3.3 | % |
| Percentage rent | | | 624 | | | 741 | | | (117 | ) | (15.8 | )% | | 624 | | | 741 | | | (117 | ) | (15.8 | )% |
| Recoveries | | | 19,527 | | | 18,706 | | | 821 | | 4.4 | % | | 20,191 | | | 18,706 | | | 1,485 | | 7.9 | % |
| Other property | | | 351 | | | 494 | | | (143 | ) | (28.9 | )% | | 365 | | | 494 | | | (129 | ) | (26.1 | )% |
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| | Total revenue | | | 81,255 | | | 81,241 | | | 14 | | 0.0 | % | | 84,519 | | | 81,241 | | | 3,278 | | 4.0 | % |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Property operating expenses | | | 10,660 | | | 10,690 | | | (30 | ) | (0.3 | )% | | 10,908 | | | 10,690 | | | 218 | | 2.0 | % |
| Real estate taxes | | | 13,338 | | | 12,130 | | | 1,208 | | 10.0 | % | | 13,882 | | | 12,130 | | | 1,752 | | 14.4 | % |
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| Total net operating income (*) | | $ | 57,257 | | $ | 58,421 | | $ | (1,164 | ) | (2.0 | )% | | 59,729 | | | 58,421 | | | 1,308 | | 2.2 | % |
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| Interest, other, and joint venture fee income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 364 | | | 475 | | | (111 | ) | (23.4 | )% |
| Gains on sale of marketable securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 | | | 8 | | | 34 | | 425.0 | % |
| Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 | | | 54 | | | (21 | ) | (38.9 | )% |
| Income from discontinued operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,917 | | | 979 | | | 13,938 | | 1,423.7 | % |
Deduct: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25,559 | | | 23,573 | | | 1,986 | | 8.4 | % |
| Interest | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22,252 | | | 20,126 | | | 2,126 | | 10.6 | % |
| General and administrative | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,764 | | | 14,962 | | | (7,198 | ) | (48.1 | )% |
| Impairment loss | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 242 | | | — | | | 242 | | 100.0 | % |
| Income (loss) allocated to exchangeable limited partnership units | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 307 | | | (49 | ) | | 356 | | 726.5 | % |
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| Net income attributable to common shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 18,961 | | $ | 1,325 | | $ | 17,636 | | 1,331.0 | % |
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The following discussion of our results of operations for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 relate to the Total Portfolio, except where otherwise noted.
Revenue
Rental Revenue. Rental revenue, including termination fee income, increased primarily due to the following:
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- an increase of $2.6 million due to seven properties acquired after April 1, 2005, partially offset by:
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- on a Same Property Portfolio basis, rental revenue decreased by $0.5 million primarily as a result of an increase of $0.2 million in bad debt/vacancy expense due to increased reserves associated
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Percentage Rent. Percentage rent decreased $0.1 million primarily due to higher sales breakpoints resulting from amendments to leases with significant percentage rent provisions.
Recoveries Revenue. Recoveries revenue increased primarily due to the following:
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- an increase of $0.7 million due to seven properties acquired after April 1, 2005; and
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- on a Same Property Portfolio basis, an increase of $0.8 million primarily as a result of an increase in real estate tax recovery income of $1.1 million due to an increase in real estate tax expense as well as an increase in tax recovery rates for the three-month period ended June 30, 2006 compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2005. This increase was partially offset by a decrease of $0.3 million in common area maintenance income which was primarily due to a decrease in common area maintenance expenses.
Other Property Income. Other property income decreased $0.1 million primarily due to receipt of $0.2 million in the six-month period ended June 30, 2005 related to the settlement of prior bankruptcies in excess of amounts previously written, partially offset by increased miscellaneous tenant charges such as late fees, legal fees and assignment fees.
Expenses
Property Operating Expenses. Property operating expenses increased primarily due to an increase of $0.2 million due to seven properties acquired after April 1, 2005.
Real Estate Taxes. Real estate tax expense increased primarily due to the following:
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- an increase of $0.5 million related to seven properties acquired after April 1, 2005; and
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- on a Same Property Portfolio basis, an increase of $1.2 million primarily related to increased assessments and/or tax rates at certain properties in Indiana, Illinois, and Texas as well as increased assessments for certain properties which had been previously redeveloped.
Other
Interest, Other, and Joint Venture Fee Income. Interest, other, and joint venture fee income decreased primarily due to a decrease in acquisition and legal fees associated with the Company's two unconsolidated joint ventures.
Gain on Sale of Marketable Securities. Gain on sale of marketable securities increased as the result of the Company having sold more marketable securities at a greater gain during the three-month period ended June 30, 2006.
Income from Discontinued Operations. Income from discontinued operations increased as a result of the Company having disposed of twelve properties, which resulted in a net gain on disposal during the three-month period ended June 30, 2006.
Depreciation and Amortization. Expenses attributable to depreciation and amortization rose due to depreciation attributable to new properties acquired and depreciation of new capital and tenant improvements implemented within the Same Property Portfolio.
Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $2.1 million primarily as a result of an increase in overall indebtedness of $55.9 million from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006. This increase was primarily due to indebtedness incurred in connection with the acquisition of seven properties during the second half of 2005, partially offset by the early extinguishment of mortgage debt associated with certain
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properties disposed of during the three-month period ended June 30, 2006. In addition, the weighted average interest rate on our indebtedness increased from 6.16% at June 30, 2005 to 6.36% at June 30, 2006.
General and Administrative Expenses. Our general and administrative expenses, consisting primarily of salaries, bonuses, employee benefits, insurance and other corporate-level expenses, decreased $7.2 million, primarily because general and administrative expenses for the three-month period ended June 30, 2005 included $7.9 million of expense reflecting the impact of the Company's variable accounting of certain stock options. These stock options were subject to a tax-offset payment provision contained in one employment agreement in the three-month period ended June 30, 2005. The expense associated with these stock options increased during the three-month period ended June 30, 2005 because of an increase in the Company's stock price during that same period. Those stock options ceased to be subject to variable accounting on December 30, 2005 upon the amendment of that employment agreement.
After exclusion of the effect of the provision discussed above, the net $0.7 million increase in general and administrative expenses is primarily due to:
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- an increase of $0.9 million related to increased professional fees and other expenses incurred in connection with the merger;
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- an increase of $0.4 million related to higher payroll costs associated with an increased number of employees and higher average pay; and
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- an increase of $0.3 million of stock compensation expense primarily due to the expense associated with unvested options required under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R,Share-Based Payment ("SFAS No. 123R") as well as an overall increase in the Company's stock price. SFAS No. 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recorded as an expense based on their fair values beginning January 1, 2006.
These increases were partially offset by a decrease in the 2006 bonus accrual of $0.5 million and a decrease in office expenses of $0.2 million. Office expenses decreased primarily due to lower recruiting costs and placement fees.
Impairment loss. Impairment loss increased as a result of the Company having recorded impairment charges relating to four of its real estate assets during the three-month period ended June 30, 2006.
Income allocated to exchangeable limited partnerships units. Income allocated to exchangeable limited partnership units increased primarily as a result of increased income allocations due to the overall increase in the Company's net income partially offset by a decrease in the number of outstanding exchangeable limited partnership units outstanding at June 30, 2006 compared to June 30, 2005.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At June 30, 2006, we had $5.3 million in available cash and cash equivalents. We generally do not maintain significant cash or cash equivalent balances. As a REIT, we are required to distribute annually at least 90% of our taxable income to our shareholders. Therefore, as a general matter, we meet our liquidity needs from cash generated from operations and external sources of capital.
At June 30, 2006, we had $1.4 billion of indebtedness. This indebtedness has a weighted average interest rate of 6.36% with an average maturity of 3.7 years. As of June 30, 2006, our market
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capitalization was $3.1 billion, resulting in a debt-to-total market capitalization ratio of approximately 44.7%.
Short-Term Liquidity Requirements
Our short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for operating expenses and other expenditures directly associated with our properties, including:
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- Recurring maintenance capital expenditures necessary to properly maintain our properties;
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- Interest expense and scheduled principal payments on outstanding indebtedness;
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- Capital expenditures incurred to facilitate the leasing of space at our properties, including tenant improvements and leasing commissions; and
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- Future distributions paid to our stockholders.
We incur maintenance capital expenditures at our properties, which include such expenses as parking lot improvements, roof repairs and replacements and other non-revenue enhancing capital expenditures. Maintenance capital expenditures were approximately $1.9 million, or $0.07 per square foot, for the six-months ended June 30, 2006. We have also incurred and, subject to the merger agreement, expect to continue to incur revenue enhancing capital expenditures such as tenant improvements and leasing commissions in connection with the leasing or re-leasing of retail space.
We believe that we qualify and we intend to continue to qualify as a REIT under Sections 856-860 of the Code. As a REIT, we are allowed to reduce taxable income by all or a portion of our distributions paid to stockholders. We believe that our existing working capital and cash provided by operations will sufficiently allow us to pay distributions necessary to enable us to continue to qualify as a REIT.
However, under some circumstances, we may be required to pay distributions in excess of cash available for those distributions to meet these distribution requirements, and we may need to borrow funds, most likely under our line of credit, to pay distributions in the future.
Historically, we have satisfied our short-term liquidity requirements through our existing working capital and cash provided by our operations as well as with borrowings under our line of credit. We believe that our existing working capital and cash provided by operations should suffice to meet our short-term liquidity requirements. Cash flows provided by operating activities increased to $58.3 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2006 from $52.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2005.
There are a number of factors that could adversely affect our cash flow. The continuation of an economic downturn in one or more of our markets may impede the ability of our tenants to make lease payments and may impact our ability to renew leases or re-let space as leases expire. In addition, an economic downturn or recession could also lead to an increase in tenant bankruptcies, increases in our overall vacancy rates or declines in rents we can charge to re-let properties upon expiration of current leases. All of these would adversely affect our cash flow.
Long-Term Liquidity Requirements
Our long-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for scheduled debt maturities, renovations, redevelopment, expansions and other non-recurring capital expenditures that are required periodically to our properties, and the costs associated with acquisitions of properties and third party developer joint venture opportunities that we pursue.
Historically, we have satisfied our long-term liquidity requirements through various sources of capital, including our existing working capital, cash provided by operations, our line of credit, bridge
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financing, the issuance of additional debt and equity securities and long-term property mortgage indebtedness. Subject to the merger agreement, we believe these sources of capital will continue to be available to us in the future to fund our long-term liquidity requirements.
Certain factors may materially and adversely affect our access to capital resources, including our degree of leverage, the value of our unencumbered assets, our credit rating and borrowing restrictions imposed on us by existing lenders. Currently, we have a credit rating from three major rating agencies—Standard & Poor's, which has given us a rating of BBB-, Moody's Investor Service, which has given us a rating of Baa3, and Fitch Ratings, which has given us a rating of BBB-. Upon the announcement of our merger, all three of these rating agencies shifted our company's outlook from stable to watch negative.
Based on our internal valuation of our properties, we believe the estimated value of our properties exceeds the outstanding amount of mortgage debt encumbering those properties as of June 30, 2006. Therefore, at this time, subject to the merger agreement, we believe that we could obtain additional funds, either in the form of additional unsecured borrowings or mortgage debt, without violating the financial covenants contained in our line of credit, bridge loan, or unsecured public notes.
Our ability to raise funds through the issuance of equity securities is dependent upon, among other things, general market conditions for REITs and the market's perceptions regarding the Company and its prospects. We will continue to analyze which source of capital is most advantageous to us at any particular point in time, but raising funds through the equity markets may not be consistently available to us on terms that are attractive or at all.
Environmental Matters
We currently have sixteen properties in our portfolio that are undergoing, or have been identified as requiring, some form of remediation (including monitoring for compliance) to clean up contamination. In these cases, contamination has resulted from on-site uses by current or former owners or tenants, such as gas stations or dry cleaners, which have released pollutants such as gasoline or dry-cleaning solvents into soil and/or groundwater. We also currently have twelve properties in our portfolio that we are monitoring for compliance as a result of contamination on adjacent properties.
Of the sixteen properties cited above, nine of those properties were contributed to us by Net Realty Holding Trust, our largest stockholder, upon our formation in July 1999. All of these contributed properties (together with seven other contributed properties for which no remediation is currently taking place) are the subject of an indemnity arrangement under which Net Realty Holding Trust has agreed to indemnify us against environmental liabilities up to $50 million in the aggregate. Since our formation, we have been reimbursed by Net Realty Holding Trust for approximately $2.4 million of environmental costs pursuant to this indemnity. As of June 30, 2006, we were due $0.4 million under this indemnity. Although we do not believe that the aggregate indemnity amount will be needed, we believe that Net Realty Holding Trust has the ability to perform under its indemnity up to the aggregate amount. In addition, each of the properties for which we are actively pursuing remediation to clean up contamination is covered by this indemnity.
With respect to the remaining properties cited above not covered by the Net Realty Holding Trust indemnity, no clean-up activities are currently taking place and our requisite on-going responsibilities are to monitor those properties for compliance and to determine if any remediation or other action may be required in the future. We believe that the costs of monitoring these properties are not material, individually or in the aggregate, to our financial condition and we have established reserves for such costs. Any failure to remediate the contamination at our properties properly may result in liability to federal, state or local governments for damages to natural resources or liability to third parties for property damage or personal injury and may adversely affect our ability to operate, lease or sell the contaminated property. Further, no assurance can be given that any environmental studies
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performed have identified or will identify all material environmental conditions, that any prior owner of the properties did not create a material environmental condition not known to us or that a material environmental condition does not otherwise exist with respect to any of our properties.
In connection with the merger, we also entered into an agreement with NETT pursuant to which, simultaneously with, and conditioned upon, the closing of the merger, we will release NETT from the environmental indemnity obligations described above. In the event the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement are not completed, the environmental indemnity will continue unchanged in the future.
Contractual Obligations and Contingent Liabilities
The following table summarizes our repayment obligations under our indebtedness outstanding as of June 30, 2006 (in thousands):
Property
| | 2006(1)
| | 2007
| | 2008
| | 2009
| | 2010
| | Thereafter
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Mortgage loans payable: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Elk Park Center (5) | | $ | 7,789 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | $ | 7,789 |
Southport Centre | | | 87 | | 9,593 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | 9,680 |
Long Meadow Commons (2) (3) | | | 175 | | 8,717 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | 8,892 |
Innes Street Market | | | 194 | | 12,098 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | 12,292 |
Southgate Shopping Center | | | 60 | | 2,166 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | 2,226 |
Hale Road & Northern Hills | | | — | | 14,600 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | 14,600 |
St. Francis Plaza | | | 105 | | 225 | | 243 | | — | | — | | — | | | 573 |
Burlington Square (2) | | | 103 | | 227 | | 243 | | 12,724 | | — | | — | | | 13,297 |
Crossroads III & Slater Street (2) | | | 90 | | 201 | | 214 | | 13,295 | | — | | — | | | 13,800 |
Buckingham Place (2) | | | 34 | | 74 | | 79 | | 5,054 | | — | | — | | | 5,241 |
County Line Plaza (2) | | | 111 | | 240 | | 256 | | 16,002 | | — | | — | | | 16,609 |
Trinity Commons (2) | | | 92 | | 200 | | 214 | | 13,776 | | — | | — | | | 14,282 |
8 shopping centers, cross collateralized | | | 939 | | 1,993 | | 2,154 | | 72,132 | | — | | — | | | 77,218 |
Warminster Towne Center (2) | | | 138 | | 307 | | 329 | | 362 | | 18,294 | | — | | | 19,430 |
Clocktower Place (2) | | | 66 | | 144 | | 154 | | 171 | | 11,838 | | — | | | 12,373 |
545 Boylston Street and William J. McCarthy Building | | | 364 | | 772 | | 838 | | 910 | | 30,896 | | — | | | 33,780 |
29 shopping centers, cross collateralized | | | 1,365 | | 2,955 | | 3,147 | | 3,461 | | 220,654 | | — | | | 231,582 |
The Market of Wolf Creek III (2) | | | 50 | | 106 | | 113 | | 125 | | 135 | | 8,042 | | | 8,571 |
Spradlin Farm (2) | | | 101 | | 219 | | 232 | | 253 | | 272 | | 15,915 | | | 16,992 |
The Market of Wolf Creek I (2) | | | 80 | | 176 | | 188 | | 206 | | 222 | | 9,105 | | | 9,977 |
Berkshire Crossing | | | 218 | | 467 | | 499 | | 539 | | 579 | | 11,503 | | | 13,805 |
Grand Traverse Crossing | | | 199 | | 424 | | 457 | | 492 | | 530 | | 10,621 | | | 12,723 |
Salmon Run Plaza (2) | | | 202 | | 458 | | 500 | | 547 | | 598 | | 1,864 | | | 4,169 |
Grand Traverse Crossing—Wal-Mart | | | 92 | | 193 | | 208 | | 225 | | 156 | | 4,034 | | | 4,908 |
The Market of Wolf Creek II (2) | | | 53 | | 111 | | 120 | | 129 | | 140 | | 1,288 | | | 1,841 |
Bedford Grove—Wal-Mart | | | 83 | | 178 | | 191 | | 207 | | 223 | | 2,952 | | | 3,834 |
Berkshire Crossing—Home Depot/Wal-Mart | | | 131 | | 278 | | 300 | | 324 | | 349 | | 4,869 | | | 6,251 |
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Total mortgage loans payable | | $ | 12,921 | | 57,122 | | 10,679 | | 140,934 | | 284,886 | | 70,193 | | $ | 576,735 |
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Unsecured notes payable (4) | | | — | | — | | 100,000 | | 150,000 | | — | | 200,000 | | | 450,000 |
Line of credit facility | | | — | | — | | 231,000 | | — | | — | | — | | | 231,000 |
Bridge loan payable (6) | | | 100,000 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | 100,000 |
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Total indebtedness | | $ | 112,921 | | 57,122 | | 341,679 | | 290,934 | | 284,886 | | 270,193 | | $ | 1,357,735 |
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- Represents the period from July 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006.
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- (2)
- The aggregate repayment amount for mortgage loans payable of $576,735 does not reflect the unamortized mortgage loan premiums totaling $9,934 related to the assumption of fourteen mortgage loans with above-market contractual interest rates.
- (3)
- Property is encumbered by two mortgage loans maturing in July 2007.
- (4)
- The aggregate repayment amount of $450,000 does not reflect the unamortized original discounts of $1,426 related to the April and October 2004 bond issuances.
- (5)
- Mortgage balance was repaid on July 13, 2006 without penalty.
- (6)
- Bridge loan payable was repaid on August 1, 2006.
As of June 30, 2006, the indebtedness described in the table above requires principal amortization and balloon payments of $112.9 million for the remainder of 2006. It is likely that we will not have sufficient funds on hand to repay the remaining balloon amounts at maturity. We currently expect to refinance these and other future balloon payments through borrowings under our line of credit.
As of June 30, 2006, in addition to the repayment obligations under the indebtedness described above, we have future contractual payment obligations relating to construction contracts, ground leases, and leases for the rental of office space as follows (in thousands):
| | 2006(1)
| | 2007
| | 2008
| | 2009
| | 2010
| | Thereafter
| | Total
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Construction contracts and tenant improvement obligations | | $ | 13,029 | | 74 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | $ | 13,103 |
Ground leases and subleases | | | 855 | | 1,817 | | 1,826 | | 1,819 | | 1,812 | | 68,570 | | | 76,699 |
Office leases | | | 595 | | 1,188 | | 1,191 | | 1,301 | | 1,274 | | 4,971 | | | 10,520 |
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Total | | $ | 14,479 | | 3,079 | | 3,017 | | 3,120 | | 3,086 | | 73,541 | | $ | 100,322 |
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- Represents the period from July 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006.
In addition to the contractual payment obligations included above, we have various existing utility and service contracts with vendors related to our property management. We enter into these contracts in the ordinary course of business, which vary based on usage and may extend beyond one year. These contracts are generally for one year or less and include terms that provide for termination with insignificant or no cancellation penalties.
The future contractual payment obligations in the above table do not reflect the matters described below under "Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements." Additionally, the repayment obligations reflected in the above table do not reflect interest payments on debt. Further, we have obligations under a retirement benefit plan, which are more fully described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, that are not included in the above table. Funding requirements for retirement benefits after 2006 cannot be estimated due to the significant variability in the assumptions required to project the timing of future cash payments.
La Vista
Through a joint venture with Westwood Development Group, our joint venture has committed to purchase two parcels of land in La Vista, Nebraska adjoining a site our joint venture already owns. The purchase is expected to occur prior to November 30, 2007, at a purchase price of $11 million, resulting in a total purchase price for all three parcels of $26 million. These parcels of land will be developed into a new 550,000 square foot shopping center expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2008.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not believe that we currently have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a material current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
However, in a few cases, we have committed to provide funds to our existing unconsolidated joint ventures (discussed below) under certain circumstances, and these commitments are not reflected as liabilities on our consolidated financial statements. These existing unconsolidated joint ventures are not variable interest entities and we do not have control of these partnerships and, therefore, we account for them using the equity method of accounting.
In May 2004, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with a third party developer for the development and construction of Lakes Crossing Shopping Center in Muskegon, Michigan. As of June 30, 2006, the Company does not consolidate the operations of the Lakes Crossing joint venture in its financial statements. Under the terms of the Lakes Crossing joint venture, we have a 50% interest in the venture and we have agreed to contribute any capital that might be required by the joint venture. Under the joint venture agreement, at any time subsequent to the second anniversary of the completion of Lakes Crossing, which is estimated to occur in late 2006, the Company may be required to purchase the third party's joint venture interest. The purchase price for this interest would be at the agreed-upon fair market value.
We have also fully guaranteed the repayment of a $22 million construction loan obtained by the Lakes Crossing joint venture from Key Bank, National Association, which is an off-balance sheet arrangement. The Key Bank loan matures in November 2006 (subject to a one-year extension). As of June 30, 2006, $18.3 million is outstanding under the construction loan and recorded on the books and records of the joint venture. In the event we are obligated to repay all or a portion of the construction loan pursuant to the guarantee, we (i) may remove the manager of the joint venture for cause and terminate all of the joint venture's agreements with the manager, (ii) would receive a promissory note from the joint venture for the amount paid by us together with a first priority mortgage on the shopping center, and (iii) may prohibit all distributions from the joint venture or payment of fees by the joint venture until the principal and accrued interest on the loan is repaid. The estimated fair value of the guarantee as of June 30, 2006 is not material to our financial position. Accordingly, no liability or additional investment has been recorded related to the fair value of the guarantee.
In April 2005, we formed a joint venture with a fund managed by Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation for the specific purpose of acquiring Skillman Abrams Shopping Center, a 133,000 square foot shopping center in Dallas, Texas. Under the terms of the Skillman Abrams joint venture, we have a 25% interest in the venture and we have agreed to contribute ourpro rata share of any capital that might be required by the joint venture. The joint venture had a contractual obligation related to a mortgage loan outstanding of approximately $14.6 million as of June 30, 2006. We have agreed to indemnify the mortgage lender against bad acts and environmental liabilities with respect to the Skillman Abrams loan. As of June 30, 2006, the carrying value of our investment in the joint venture was approximately $1.0 million.
We have entered into additional joint venture arrangements with third party developers for the development of sites under contract in which the underlying projects are still in the approval and entitlement process. In some cases, we have paid deposits in connection with our joint venture entering into purchase and sale agreements with respect to such sites. In the case of projects still in the due diligence or investigative period, these deposits are either fully or partially refundable by the seller or by our joint venture partner.
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Financings
Bridge Loan
On November 28, 2005, we entered into a $100 million term loan, or "bridge loan," with Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, as arranger, Wachovia Investment Holdings, LLC, as agent, and certain other financial institutions, expiring August 28, 2006, subject to a two year extension. Amounts borrowed under this bridge loan bear interest at either the lender's base rate or a floating rate based on a spread over LIBOR ranging from 55 basis points to 115 basis points, depending upon our debt rating. The variable rate in effect at June 30, 2006 was 5.91%. This bridge loan also has a facility fee based on the amount committed ranging from 12.5 to 25 basis points, depending upon our debt rating, and requires quarterly payments. We are the borrower under this bridge loan, and our two operating partnerships, Bradley OP and Heritage Property Investment Limited Partnership ("Heritage OP"), have guaranteed this bridge loan. This bridge loan was used principally to fund growth opportunities and for working capital purposes. As of June 30, 2006, $100 million had been drawn under the bridge loan. On August 1, 2006, we fully repaid the bridge loan with borrowings under our line of credit.
Line of Credit
On March 29, 2005, we refinanced our then existing line of credit, entering into a new three-year $400 million unsecured line of credit with a group of lenders and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as agent, expiring March 28, 2008, subject to a one-year extension. At our request, subject to the agent's consent, this line of credit may be increased to $500 million. Our ability to borrow under this line of credit is subject to our ongoing compliance with a number of financial and other covenants. This line of credit, except under some circumstances, limits our ability to distribute in excess of 95% of our annual funds from operations. In addition, this line of credit bears interest at either the lender's base rate or a floating rate based on a spread over LIBOR ranging from 62.5 basis points to 115 basis points, depending upon our debt rating. This new credit facility also includes a competitive bid option that allows the Company to hold auctions among the participating lenders in the facility for up to fifty percent of the facility amount. The variable rate in effect at June 30, 2006 was 5.74%. This line of credit also has a facility fee based on the amount committed ranging from 15 to 25 basis points, depending upon our debt rating, and requires quarterly payments.
We are the borrower under this line of credit and Bradley OP, Heritage OP and certain of our other subsidiaries have guaranteed this line of credit. This line of credit is being used principally to fund growth opportunities and for working capital purposes. As of June 30, 2006, $231 million was outstanding under this line of credit.
We believe that we are in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the bridge loan and the line of credit as of the date of this Form 10-Q. However, if our properties do not perform as expected, or if unexpected events occur that require us to borrow additional funds, compliance with these covenants may become difficult and may restrict our ability to pursue some of our business initiatives. In addition, these financial covenants may restrict our ability to pursue particular acquisitions, including for example, acquiring a portfolio of highly leveraged properties. These constraints on acquisitions could significantly impede our growth. Furthermore, because the interest rate on the line of credit is variable and based upon LIBOR rates, as LIBOR rates increase so will the interest rate on the bridge loan and the line of credit.
Debt Offerings
Heritage Notes
The Company has outstanding two series of unsecured notes. These notes were issued pursuant to the terms of two separate but substantially identical indentures that the Company entered into with
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LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee. These indentures contain various covenants, including covenants that restrict the amount of indebtedness that may be incurred by us and our subsidiaries. Specifically, for as long as the debt securities issued under these indentures are outstanding:
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- The Company is not permitted to incur any additional indebtedness if the aggregate principal amount of all indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries would be greater than 60% of the total assets, as defined, of the Company and its subsidiaries.
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- The Company is not permitted to incur any additional indebtedness if the ratio of the Company's consolidated income available for debt service to the annual debt service charge for the four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to the date the additional indebtedness is to be incurred would be less than 1.5:1 on a pro forma basis.
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- The Company is not permitted to incur any additional indebtedness if, after giving effect to such additional indebtedness, the total secured indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries is greater than 40% of the total assets, as defined, of the Company and its subsidiaries.
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- The Company and its subsidiaries may not at any time own total unencumbered assets equal to less than 150% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of unsecured indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Notes due 2009. On October 15, 2004, the Company completed the issuance and sale of $150 million principal amount of unsecured 4.50% notes due 2009 (the "2009 Notes"). The 2009 Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.50% and mature on October 15, 2009. The 2009 Notes may be redeemed at any time at our option, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (1) the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus accrued interest on the notes to the redemption date and (2) a make-whole amount, if any, with respect to the notes that is designed to provide yield maintenance protection to the holders of these notes.
Notes due 2014. On April 1, 2004, the Company completed the issuance and sale of $200 million principal amount of unsecured 5.125% notes due 2014 (the "2014 Notes"). The 2014 Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.125% and mature on April 15, 2014. The 2014 Notes may be redeemed at any time at our option, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (1) the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus accrued interest on the notes to the redemption date and (2) a make-whole amount, if any, with respect to the notes that is designed to provide yield maintenance protection to the holders of these notes.
Our two series of outstanding unsecured notes have been guaranteed by Heritage OP and Bradley OP.
We believe we are in compliance with all applicable covenants under these indentures as of June 30, 2006.
Bradley Notes
Prior to our acquisition of Bradley Real Estate, Inc., Bradley OP completed the sale of three series of senior, unsecured debt securities. We repaid in full one of these series of Bradley OP debt securities upon maturity in November 2004 and the second one upon maturity in March 2006. These debt securities were issued pursuant to the terms of an indenture and two supplemental indentures entered into by Bradley OP with LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee, beginning in 1997. The indenture and two supplemental indentures contain various covenants, including covenants that restrict the amount of indebtedness that may be incurred by Bradley OP and those of our subsidiaries that are
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owned directly or indirectly by Bradley OP. Specifically, for as long as these debt securities are outstanding, Bradley OP is not permitted to:
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- incur any additional indebtedness if the aggregate principal amount of all indebtedness of Bradley OP and its subsidiaries would be greater than 60% of the total assets of Bradley OP and its subsidiaries.
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- incur any additional indebtedness if the ratio of Bradley OP's consolidated income available for debt service to the annual debt service charge for the four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to the date the additional indebtedness is to be incurred would be less than 1.5:1 on a pro forma basis.
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- incur any additional indebtedness if, after giving effect to any additional indebtedness, the total secured indebtedness of Bradley OP and its subsidiaries is greater than 40% of the total assets, as defined, of Bradley OP and its subsidiaries.
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- own, along with its subsidiaries, total unencumbered assets equal to less than 150% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of unsecured indebtedness of Bradley OP and its subsidiaries.
For purposes of these covenants, any indebtedness incurred by Heritage, Heritage OP or any of the Company's subsidiaries that are owned directly or indirectly by Heritage OP is not included as indebtedness of Bradley OP.
Notes due 2008. In January 1998, Bradley OP completed the offering of $100 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.2% Notes due 2008 (the "2008 Notes"). The 2008 Notes bear interest at 7.2% per year and mature on January 15, 2008. The 2008 Notes may be redeemed at any time at the option of Bradley OP, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (1) the principal amount of the 2008 Notes being redeemed plus accrued interest on the 2008 Notes to the redemption date and (2) a make-whole amount, if any, with respect to the 2008 Notes that is designed to provide yield maintenance protection to the holders of these notes.
We believe Bradley OP is in compliance with all applicable covenants under these indentures as of June 30, 2006.
Funds From Operations
We calculate Funds from Operations in accordance with the best practices described in the April 2001 National Policy Bulletin of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, referred to as NAREIT, and NAREIT's 1995 White Paper on Funds from Operations, as supplemented in November 1999. The White Paper defines Funds From Operations as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from extraordinary items and sales of property, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Funds from Operations should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of our financial performance or to cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of our liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make distributions. We believe that Funds from Operations is helpful to investors as a measure of our performance as an equity REIT because, along with cash flows from operating activities, financing activities and investing activities, it provides investors with an understanding of our ability to incur and service debt and make capital expenditures. Our computation of Funds from Operations may, however, differ from the methodology for calculating Funds from Operations utilized by other equity REITs and, therefore, may not be comparable to such other REITs.
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The following reconciles our Funds from Operations to our net income (in thousands).
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Net income | | $ | 22,593 | | $ | 14,527 |
Add: | | | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization (real-estate related): | | | | | | |
| | Continuing operating | | | 52,621 | | | 46,039 |
| | Discontinued Operations | | | 1,167 | | | 2,307 |
| | Pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture | | | 197 | | | 63 |
Deduct: | | | | | | |
| Gains on sales of real estate investments | | | 18,659 | | | — |
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Funds from Operations | | $ | 57,919 | | $ | 62,936 |
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Net income | | $ | 18,961 | | $ | 1,325 |
Add: | | | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization (real-estate related): | | | | | | |
| | Continuing operating | | | 25,408 | | | 23,397 |
| | Discontinued Operations | | | 315 | | | 1,149 |
| | Pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture | | | 129 | | | 55 |
Deduct: | | | | | | |
| Gains on sales of real estate investments | | | 18,659 | | | — |
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Funds from Operations | | $ | 26,154 | | $ | 25,926 |
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Related Party Transactions
The TJX Companies
In July 1999, Bernard Cammarata became a member of our board of directors. Until September 2005, Mr. Cammarata was Chairman of the Board of TJX Companies, Inc. ("TJX"), our largest tenant. In September 2005, Mr. Cammarata became the Chief Executive Officer of TJX, a position he previously held. Annualized base rent from TJX was $14.1 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2006, representing approximately 5.6% of our total annualized base rent for all leases in which tenants were in occupancy at June 30, 2006. In addition, accounts receivable for contractual and straight-line rent of $2.4 million and $2.0 million were outstanding as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. TJX pays us rent in accordance with 50 leases at our properties.
Ahold USA
In July 1999, William M. Vaughn, III became a member of our board of directors. Since January 1, 2006, Mr. Vaughn has been a consultant to Ahold USA, Inc. ("Ahold"), the parent company of The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company ("Stop & Shop"), a grocery chain headquartered in Massachusetts. From January 2003 to December 2005, Mr. Vaughn was Senior Vice President, Labor Relations of Ahold. Prior to that time, Mr. Vaughn was Executive Vice President, Human Resources of Stop & Shop, with whom he had been employed since 1974. Mr. Vaughn is a co-trustee of NETT and Net Realty Holding Trust, our largest stockholder. Annualized base rent from Ahold and its subsidiaries was $1.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2006, representing approximately 0.6% of our
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total annualized base rent for all leases in which tenants were in occupancy at June 30, 2006. In addition, accounts receivable for contractual and straight-line rent of $0.5 million and $0.4 million were outstanding as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Ahold and its subsidiaries pay us rent in accordance with 3 leases at our properties.
A.C. Moore
In June 2004, Michael J. Joyce became a member of our board of directors. In July 2004, Mr. Joyce became a member of the board of directors of A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc. ("A.C. Moore"). Annualized base rent from A.C. Moore and its subsidiaries was $0.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2006, representing approximately 0.2% of our total annualized base rent for all leases in which tenants were in occupancy at June 30, 2006. In addition, accounts receivable for contractual and straight-line rent of $0.1 million were outstanding as of both June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. A.C. Moore pays us rent in accordance with 3 leases at our properties.
131 Dartmouth Street Joint Venture and Lease
In November 1999, we entered into a joint venture with an affiliate of NETT for the acquisition and development of a 365,000 square foot commercial office building at 131 Dartmouth Street, Boston, Massachusetts. This joint venture is owned 94% by the affiliate of NETT and 6% by us. We were issued this interest as part of a management arrangement with the joint venture pursuant to which we manage the building. We have no ongoing capital contribution requirements with respect to this office building, which was completed in January 2003. We account for our interest in this joint venture using the cost method and we have not expended any amounts on the office building through June 30, 2006.
In February 2004, we entered into an eleven-year lease with our joint venture with NETT for the lease of approximately 31,000 square feet of space at 131 Dartmouth Street and we moved our corporate headquarters to this space during the first quarter of 2004. Under the terms of this lease, we began paying rent to the joint venture in February 2005. The Company pays an average of $1.2 million annually in minimum rent. We believe that the rent payable under this lease is consistent with market rates.
In connection with the merger agreement, we entered into an agreement with NETT addressing various matters. Pursuant to that agreement, simultaneously with, and conditioned upon, the closing of the merger, we will transfer to NETT's affiliate our 6% membership interest in the joint venture noted above. Additionally, our lease for our headquarters building with the joint venture may be terminated under certain circumstances following the merger.
Contingencies
Legal and Other Claims
We are subject to legal and other claims incurred in the normal course of business. Based on our review and consultation with counsel of those matters known to exist, including those matters described on page 58 under the heading "PART II—OTHER INFORMATION—Item 1.Legal Proceedings," we do not believe that the ultimate outcome of these claims would materially affect our financial position or results of operations.
Recourse Loan Guarantees
In addition to our unsecured line of credit and unsecured debt securities we and Bradley OP have issued, we have fully guaranteed the repayment of a $22 million construction loan obtained by our Lakes Crossing joint venture from Key Bank, National Association. The Key Bank loan matures in November 2006 (subject to a one-year extension).
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Non-Recourse Loan Guarantees
In connection with the Bradley acquisition, we entered into a special securitized facility with Prudential Mortgage Capital Corporation ("PMCC") pursuant to which $244 million of collateralized mortgage-backed securities were issued by a trust created by PMCC. The trust consists of a single mortgage loan due from a subsidiary we created, Heritage SPE LLC, to which we contributed 29 of our properties. This loan is secured by all 29 properties.
In connection with the securitized financing with PMCC, we entered into several indemnification and guaranty agreements with PMCC pursuant to which we indemnified PMCC against various bad acts of Heritage SPE LLC, and against certain specified environmental liabilities with respect to the properties contributed by us to Heritage SPE LLC.
We also have agreed to indemnify other mortgage lenders against bad acts and environmental liabilities in connection with other mortgage loans that we have assumed.
Inflation
Inflation has had a minimal impact on the operating performance of our properties. However, many of our leases contain provisions designed to mitigate the adverse impact of inflation. These provisions include clauses enabling us to receive payment of additional rent calculated as a percentage of tenants' gross sales above pre-determined thresholds, which generally increase as prices rise, and/or escalation clauses, which generally increase rental rates during the terms of the leases. These escalation clauses often are at fixed rent increases or indexed escalations (based on the consumer price index or other measures). Many of our leases are also for terms of fewer than ten years, which permits us to seek to increase rents to market rates upon renewal. In addition, most of our leases require tenants to pay an allocable share of operating expenses, including common area maintenance costs, real estate taxes and insurance. We believe this reduces our exposure to increases in costs and operating expenses resulting from inflation.
Net Operating Income
Net operating income, or "NOI," is a non-GAAP financial measure equal to net income available to common shareholders (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure), plus income allocated to minority interests in Bradley OP, general and administrative expense, depreciation and amortization, and interest expense, less income from discontinued operations, and interest, other, and joint venture fee income.
We use NOI internally, and believe NOI provides useful information to investors as a performance measure in evaluating the operating performance of our real estate assets. This is because NOI reflects only those income and expense items that are incurred at the property level and excludes certain components from net income to provide results that more closely relate to a property's results of operations. Our presentation of NOI may not be comparable to NOI reported by other REITs that define NOI differently. We believe that, to obtain a clear understanding of our operating results, NOI should be examined in conjunction with net income as presented in our consolidated financial statements. NOI should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indication of our performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity or ability to make distributions.
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The following reconciles NOI to net income available to common shareholders (in thousands):
| | Six-months ended June 30,
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| | 2006
| | 2005
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Net operating income—Same Property Portfolio | | $ | 115,277 | | $ | 115,486 |
Add: | | | | | | |
| Net operating income—acquisitions | | | 4,998 | | | — |
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Net operating income—Total Portfolio | | | 120,275 | | | 115,486 |
Add: | | | | | | |
| Interest, other, and joint venture fee income | | | 1,319 | | | 1,853 |
| Gain on sale of marketable securities | | | 42 | | | 8 |
| Gain on land sales | | | 171 | | | — |
| Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures | | | 242 | | | 159 |
| Income from discontinued operations | | | 14,538 | | | 2,028 |
Deduct: | | | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | 52,929 | | | 46,391 |
| Interest | | | 45,014 | | | 40,281 |
| General and administrative | | | 15,362 | | | 18,226 |
| Impairment loss | | | 342 | | | — |
| Income allocated to exchangeable limited partnership units | | | 347 | | | 109 |
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Net income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 22,593 | | $ | 14,527 |
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| | 2006
| | 2005
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Net operating income—Same Property Portfolio | | $ | 57,257 | | $ | 58,421 | |
Add: | | | | | | | |
| Net operating income—acquisitions | | | 2,472 | | | — | |
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Net operating income—Total Portfolio | | | 59,729 | | | 58,421 | |
Add: | | | | | | | |
| Interest, other, and joint venture fee income | | | 364 | | | 475 | |
| Gains on sale of marketable securities | | | 42 | | | 8 | |
| Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures | | | 33 | | | 54 | |
| Income from discontinued operations | | | 14,917 | | | 979 | |
Deduct: | | | | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | 25,559 | | | 23,573 | |
| Interest | | | 22,252 | | | 20,126 | |
| General and administrative | | | 7,764 | | | 14,962 | |
| Impairment loss | | | 242 | | | — | |
| Income (loss) allocated to exchangeable limited partnership units | | | 307 | | | (49 | ) |
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Net income attributable to common shareholders | | $ | 18,961 | | $ | 1,325 | |
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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from adverse changes in market prices, interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. The primary market risk to which we are exposed is interest rate risk, which is itself subject to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations and other
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factors beyond our control. Our future income, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevalent market interest rates.
The following table presents our contractual fixed rate debt obligations as of June 30, 2006, sorted by maturity date, and our contractual variable rate debt obligations sorted by maturity date (in thousands):
| | 2006(1)
| | 2007
| | 2008
| | 2009
| | 2010
| | 2011+
| | Total(2)
| | Weighted Average Interest Rate
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Secured Debt: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fixed rate | | $ | 12,703 | | $ | 56,655 | | $ | 10,180 | | $ | 140,395 | | $ | 284,307 | | $ | 58,690 | | $ | 562,930 | | 7.24 | % |
| Variable rate | | | 218 | | | 467 | | | 499 | | | 539 | | | 579 | | | 11,503 | | | 13,805 | | 7.11 | % |
Unsecured Debt: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fixed rate | | | — | | | — | | | 100,000 | | | 150,000 | | | — | | | 200,000 | | | 450,000 | | 5.65 | % |
| Variable rate | | | 100,000 | | | — | | | 231,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 331,000 | | 5.79 | % |
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Total | | $ | 112,921 | | $ | 57,122 | | $ | 341,679 | | $ | 290,934 | | $ | 284,886 | | $ | 270,193 | | $ | 1,357,735 | | 6.36 | % |
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- Represents the period from July 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006.
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- The aggregate repayment amount of $1,357,735 does not reflect the unamortized mortgage loan premiums totaling $9,934 related to the assumption of fourteen mortgage loans with above-market contractual interest rates and the unamortized original issue discount of $1,426 on the 2004 bond issuances.
If market rates of interest on our variable rate debt outstanding at June 30, 2006 increase by 10%, or 60 basis points, we would expect the interest expense on our existing variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by $2.0 million annually.
During 2005, we entered into forward-starting interest rate swaps to mitigate the risk of changes in forecasted interest payments on $150 million of forecasted issuances of long-term debt, expected to be issued during 2006. We occasionally use derivative financial instruments to manage, or hedge, interest rate risks related to our borrowings, from lines of credit to medium- and long-term financings. We require that hedging derivative instruments effectively reduce the interest rate risk exposure that they are designed to hedge. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes and only enter into contracts with major financial institutions based on their credit rating and other factors. We do not believe that the interest rate risk represented by our floating rate debt is material as of June 30, 2006 in relation to total assets and our total market capitalization.
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and other members of senior management have evaluated the design and operations of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company. Based on this evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures effectively ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company's filings and submissions with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act, is accumulated and communicated to our management (including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer) and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
On October 31, 2001, a complaint was filed against us in the Superior Court of Suffolk County of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by Weston Associates and its president, Paul Donahue, alleging that we owe Mr. Donahue and his firm a fee in connection with services he claims he performed on our behalf in connection with our acquisition of Bradley. On September 18, 2000, we acquired Bradley, a publicly traded REIT based in Illinois with nearly 100 shopping center properties located primarily in the Midwest, at an aggregate cost of approximately $1.2 billion. Through his personal relationships with the parties involved, at our request, Mr. Donahue introduced us to Bradley and its senior management team. Mr. Donahue alleges, however, that he played an instrumental role in the negotiation and completion of our acquisition of Bradley beyond merely introducing the parties. For these alleged efforts, Mr. Donahue demands that he receive a fee equal to 2% of the aggregate consideration we paid to acquire Bradley, or a fee of approximately $24 million. In addition, Mr. Donahue also seeks treble damages based on alleged unfair or deceptive business practices under Massachusetts's law.
On November 29, 2002, the court granted our motion to dismiss Mr. Donahue's claims. Mr. Donahue subsequently filed an appeal of the court's decision and on March 4, 2004, an oral argument was heard with respect to Mr. Donahue's appeal. On July 14, 2004, the Massachusetts Appellate Court reversed the lower court's decision dismissing Mr. Donahue's claims. The Appellate Court's decision reverted the case back to the Superior Court for discovery and additional proceedings.
The parties have substantially completed discovery proceedings. On May 22, 2006, we filed a motion for summary judgment seeking to dismiss Mr. Donahue's claims. A hearing with respect to this motion was held on June 29, 2006, although no decision was rendered at that time. It is not possible at this time to predict the outcome of this litigation and we intend to vigorously defend against these claims.
Except as set forth above, we are not involved in any material litigation nor, to our knowledge, is any material litigation threatened against us, other than routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, which is generally expected to be covered by insurance. In the opinion of our management, based upon currently available information, this litigation is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
The discussion of our results of operations and financial condition should be read together with the risk factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 (the "2005 10-K"), which describe various risks and uncertainties to which we are or may become subject. These risks and uncertainties have the potential to affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, strategies or prospects in a material and adverse manner. In addition to the risks identified in our 2005 10-K, we are also subject to the following additional risks:
Risks Related to the Merger
On July 9, 2006, we entered into a merger agreement pursuant to which we have agreed to merge with and into an affiliate of Centro Properties Group. In connection with the transaction, the Company will file a definitive proxy statement with the SEC. Stockholders are urged to read the definitive proxy statement carefully and in its entirety when it becomes available because it will contain important information about the proposed transaction. In connection with the merger, we are subject to certain risks including, but not limited to, those set forth below.
If we are unable to consummate the merger, our business, financial condition, operating results and stock price could suffer.
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The completion of the merger is subject to the satisfaction of numerous closing conditions, including the approval of the merger by our common stockholders. In addition, the occurrence of certain material events, changes or other circumstances could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement. As a result, no assurances can be given that the merger will be consummated. If our common stockholders choose not to approve the merger, we otherwise fail to satisfy, or obtain a waiver of the satisfaction of, the closing conditions to the transaction and the merger is not consummated, a material event, change or circumstance has occurred that results in the termination of the merger agreement, or any legal proceeding results in enjoining the merger, we could be subject to various adverse consequences, including, but not limited to, the following:
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- we would remain liable for significant costs relating to the merger, including, among others, legal, accounting, financial advisory and financial printing expenses;
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- we may face various disruptions to the operation of our business as a result of the substantial time and effort invested by our management in connection with the merger;
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- our decision to enter into the merger may cause substantial harm to relationships with our employees and/or may divert employee attention away from day-to-day operations of our business;
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- an announcement that we have abandoned the merger could trigger a decline in our stock price to the extent that our stock price reflects a market assumption that we will complete the merger;
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- our inability to solicit competing acquisition proposals and the possibility that we could be required to pay a termination fee of $65 million; and
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- we may forego alternative business opportunities or fail to respond effectively to competitive pressures.
Certain restrictive pre-closing covenants in the merger agreement may negatively affect our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
Pending completion of the merger, we have agreed to conduct our business in the ordinary course and consistent with our past practices. We also have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, that we and our subsidiaries will not, among other things:
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- declare, set aside, make or pay dividends or other distributions, other than dividends paid by our wholly owned subsidiaries;
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- acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of equity interest or assets, or any other business combination) any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other business organization (or division thereof) or any property (other than real property) or asset for consideration in excess of $1,000,000, or, subject to the consent of the purchaser, acquire, or enter into any option, commitment or agreement to acquire, any real property or commence any development activity on any of our, our subsidiaries' or our joint ventures' properties;
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- incur any indebtedness or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for, the obligations of any person (other than a subsidiary) for indebtedness;
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- modify, amend or terminate any material contract or enter into any new material contract;
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- enter into a new lease or terminate, materially modify or amend any lease that relates to in excess of 20,000 square feet or net rentable area at any of our, our subsidiaries' and our joint ventures' properties, or enter into, terminate or materially modify or amend any ground lease;
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- waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any material legal actions or material liabilities;
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- sell or otherwise dispose of, or subject to any encumbrance, any of our, our subsidiaries' or our joint ventures' properties or other material assets other than pending sales pursuant to definitive agreements executed prior to July 9, 2006; and
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- announce an intention, enter into an agreement or otherwise make a commitment to do any of the foregoing.
These restrictions could alter the manner in which we have customarily conducted our business and therefore significantly disrupt the operation of our business, and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows and operating results.
Pending consummation of the merger, existing or prospective tenants, vendors and other parties may delay or defer decisions concerning their business transactions or relationships with us, which may harm our results of operations going forward if the merger is not consummated.
Because the merger is subject to several closing conditions, including the approval of the merger by our stockholders, uncertainty exists regarding the completion of the merger. This uncertainty may cause existing or prospective tenants, vendors and other parties to delay or defer decisions concerning their business transactions or relationships with our company, which could negatively affect our business and results of operations.
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable.
ITEM 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company was held on May 12, 2006. At the annual meeting, stockholders elected four directors to serve on our Board of Directors until the Company's annual meeting to be held in 2009. The four directors elected at the meeting were Kenneth K. Quigley, Jr., Ritchie E. Reardon, William M. Vaughn III and Robert J. Watson. The directors whose terms of office as a director continued after the meeting and the annual meeting at which their term of office expires are as follows:
Joseph L. Barry (2007)
Richard C. Garrison (2007)
David W. Laughton (2007)
Kevin C. Phelan (2007)
Bernard Cammarata (2008)
Michael J. Joyce (2008)
Thomas C. Prendergast (2008)
The votes cast at the annual meeting in respect of each nominee for election as a director were as follows:
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Kenneth K. Quigley, Jr. | | 37,926,131 | | 4,551,778 |
Ritchie Reardon | | 41,303,114 | | 1,174,795 |
William M. Vaughn III | | 39,737,228 | | 2,740,681 |
Robert J. Watson | | 37,927,131 | | 4,550,778 |
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ITEM 5. Other Information
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. Exhibits
31.1 | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Company Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14. |
31.2 | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the Company Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14. |
32.1 | | Chief Executive Officer's Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
32.2 | | Chief Financial Officer's Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused the report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| | HERITAGE PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST, INC. |
Dated: August 9, 2006 | | |
| | /s/ THOMAS C. PRENDERGAST Thomas C. Prendergast Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| | /s/ DAVID G. GAW David G. Gaw Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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