A portion of the purchase price is also allocated to the value of leases acquired, and management utilizes independent sources or management’s determination of the relative fair values of the respective in-place lease values. Our estimates of value are made 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. We also estimate costs to execute similar leases including leasing commissions, legal expenses and other related costs.
The U.S. federal tax basis for the Foothills and Harrisburg malls, used to determine depreciation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is the carryover basis for such malls. The tax basis for all other properties is our acquisition cost. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, depreciation with respect to the real property components of our malls (other than land) generally will be computed using the straight-line method over a useful life of 39 years.
The discussion below relates to the results of operations of our company and our predecessor which, throughout the periods discussed below, was engaged in comprehensive mall renovation and repositioning projects, including the Foothills Mall, which was acquired through a joint venture by our predecessor in 2002 and the Harrisburg Mall, which was acquired through a joint venture by our predecessor in 2003. Subsequent to our initial public offering, our company acquired the Stratford Square Mall (December 2004), Colonie Center Mall (February 2005), the Tallahassee Mall (late June 2005) and the Northgate Mall (July 2005) collectively the “Acquisition Properties” which are included in our consolidated results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and not included in our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004.
The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 are the results of our company and our predecessor, respectively.
Rental revenues increased approximately $9.5 million, or 594%, to $11.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was primarily due to a $9.1 million increase from the Acquisition Properties and $0.4 million increase at the Foothills Mall primarily due to increased mall occupancy.
Revenues from tenant reimbursements increased $4.1 million, or 410%, to $5.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was primarily due to a $3.8 million increase from the Acquisition Properties and a $0.3 million increase at the Foothills Mall due to higher tenant common area maintenance charges.
Revenues from management, leasing and development services decreased $258,000, or 74%, to $90,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $348,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2004. The decrease was primarily due to the loss of management fees and leasing commissions earned from previously managed third party office properties.
Interest and other income increased $104,000 to $120,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $16,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was primarily due to $58,000 of interest income received in 2005 from cash on hand and $50,000 in lease termination payments at the Stratford Square Mall.
Rental property operating and maintenance expenses increased $4.3 million, or 450%, to $5.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $937,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was primarily due to a $4.2 million increase from the Acquisition Properties and a $0.1 million increase at the Foothills Mall primarily due to increased utility costs.
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Real estate taxes increased $1.5 million, or 495%, to $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was primarily due to a $1.5 million increase from the Acquisition Properties.
Interest expense increased $3.0 million, or 261%, to $4.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was primarily due to $3.3 million of interest associated with the Acquisition Properties and a $75,000 increase related to the Harrisburg earn-out accretion partially offset by the decrease in interest of $150,000 and $113,000 associated with the payoff of the mezzanine loan and line of credit, respectively in December 2004 in connection with the Company’s initial public offering and $197,000 decrease related to the 2004 pay-off of the loan due to Larry Feldman.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $4.3 million to $4.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $406,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2004. The increase is primarily due to a $3.9 million increase in depreciation from the Acquisition Properties and a $0.4 million increase at the Foothills Mall due to the depreciation expense associated with improvements being placed into service.
General and administrative expenses increased $1.2 million, or 372%, to $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $321,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was primarily due to (i) additional costs associated with being a publicly-traded REIT, including costs associated with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, (ii) increase in personnel costs, and (iii) costs associated with increased overhead for both our company and predecessor related to a new office in Great Neck, New York and office expansion in Phoenix, Arizona.
Equity in (loss)/earnings of unconsolidated real estate partnership represents our share of the equity in the earnings of the joint venture owning the Harrisburg Mall. The equity in loss of unconsolidated real estate partnership totaled $216,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2005 as compared to $53,000 of income for the three months ended September 30, 2004. The 2005 loss at the Harrisburg Mall is primarily due to increased depreciation resulting from the 2004 capital renovations, increased interest expense due to increased loan balance and increased provision for bad debts.
Minority interest for the three months ended September 30, 2005 represents the unit holders in our operating partnership which represents 11.4% of our company’s operations. The minority interest of our predecessor for the three months ended September 30, 2004 represents a 33.3% ownership interest in the Foothills Mall.
Comparison of the Nine months ended September 30, 2005 to the Nine months ended September 30, 2004
Revenues
Rental revenues increased $18.7 million, or 381%, to $23.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $4.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was primarily due to a $17.9 million increase from the Acquisition Properties and $0.8 million increase at the Foothills Mall primarily due to increased mall occupancy.
Revenues from tenant reimbursements increased $8.8 million, or 277%, to $12.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was primarily due to a $8.1 million increase from the Acquisition Properties and a $0.7 million increase at the Foothills Mall due to higher tenant common area maintenance charges.
Revenues from management, leasing and development services decreased $443,000, or 55%, to $356,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $799,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The decrease was primarily due to the loss of management fees and leasing commissions earned from previously managed third party office properties.
Interest and other income increased $535,000, or 253%, to $746,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $211,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was primarily due to (i) $377,000 of interest income received in 2005 from cash on hand (ii) lease termination payments of $157,000 received in 2005 partially offset by a lease termination payment of $125,000 received in 2004 and (iii) $104,000 of miscellaneous income from the Acquisition Properties.
Expenses
Rental property operating and maintenance expenses increased $8.7 million, or 311%, to $11.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was due to a $8.3 million increase from the Acquisition Properties and a $0.4 million increase in expenses at the Foothills Mall. The increase in Foothills expenses is primarily due to increased utility costs and increased salary and wages.
Real estate taxes increased $3.4 million, or 354%, to $4.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $947,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was primarily due to a $3.3 million increase from the Acquisition Properties.
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Interest expense increased $4.5 million, or 136%, to $7.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $3.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was primarily due to $5.4 million of interest associated with the Acquisition Properties and a $225,000 increase related to the Harrisburg earn-out accretion partially offset by decreases in interest of $470,000 and $218,000 associated with the payoff of the mezzanine loan and line of credit, respectively, in December 2004 in connection with the Company’s initial public offering and $589,000 decrease related to the 2004 pay-off of the loan due to Larry Feldman.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $8.0 million, or 667%, to $9.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The increase is primarily due to a $6.8 million increase in depreciation from the Acquisition Properties and a $1.2 million increase at the Foothills Mall due to the depreciation expense associated with the improvements being placed into service.
General and administrative expenses increased $3.1 million, or 278%, to $4.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was primarily due to (i) costs associated with increased overhead for both our company and predecessor related to a new office in Great Neck, New York and office expansion in Phoenix, Arizona, (ii) increase in personnel costs, and (iii) additional costs associated with being a publicly-traded REIT, including costs associated with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
Equity in (loss)/earnings of unconsolidated real estate partnership represents our share of the equity in the earnings and losses of the joint venture owning the Harrisburg Mall. The equity in loss of unconsolidated real estate partnership totaled $292,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 as compared to $300,000 of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The 2005 loss at the Harrisburg Mall is primarily due to increased depreciation resulting from the 2004 capital renovations, increased interest expense due to increased loan balance and increased bad debt reserves.
Minority interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 represents the unit holders in our operating partnership which represents 11.4% our company’s operations. The minority interest of our predecessor for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 represents a 33.3% ownership interest in the Foothills Mall.
Cash Flows
Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to the nine months ended September 30, 2004
Cash and cash equivalents were $15.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, at September 30, 2005 and 2004. The increase to cash is due to the following:
Cash from operating activities totalled $5.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, as compared to ($196,000) for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was due to (i) $8.0 million from higher depreciation and amortization expense in 2005 compared to 2004, and (ii) $3.0 million from higher accounts payable and accrued liabilities due to increased number of properties. These increases are partially offset by (i) a $4.5 million increase in accounts receivable due to increased revenues, deferred charges, and restricted operating cash and (ii) $514,000 due to higher loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 as compared to the same period as 2004.
Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 increased to $136.2 million and was primarily the result of cash required for the acquisitions of the Colonie Center Mall, Tallahassee Mall and Northgate Mall totaling $133.0 million, and a $959,000 increase in restricted capital escrow accounts. This was partially off-set by a $1.6 million distribution received from the Company’s Harrisburg joint venture in July 2005. Renovation and tenant improvement costs totaled $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 as compared to $2.8 million of renovation and tenant improvement costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2004.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 totaled $130.1 million and reflect (i) gross proceeds from the issuance of 1.6 million shares of common stock totaling $20.8 million, (ii) $75.0 million proceeds from our mortgage on Stratford Square Mall, (iii) $50.7 million proceeds from our first mortgage on Colonie Center Mall and (iv) $3.5 million from the release of escrow funds related to financing activities. The increases were partially offset by (i) $7.9 million of payments to affiliates, (ii) $7.0 million paid for dividends and distributions and (iii) $1.2 million paid for deferred financing costs.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
As of September 30, 2005, we had approximately $15.4 million in cash and cash equivalents on hand. The cash on hand will be used for future operational and capital needs. We also expect to substantially enhance our financial flexibility and access to capital compared to our predecessor, which should play an important role in allowing our company to implement its growth and business plan over time. This additional capital will allow us to acquire additional assets and complete significant redevelopment projects on our recently acquired assets. At September 30, 2005, our total consolidated indebtedness outstanding was approximately $305.7 million, or 64% of our total assets.
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We intend to maintain a flexible financing position by maintaining a prudent level of leverage consistent with the level of debt typical in the mall industry. We intend to finance our acquisition, renovation and repositioning projects with the most advantageous source of capital available to us at the time of the transaction including traditional floating rate construction financing. We expect that once we have completed our renovation and repositioning of a specific mall asset, we will replace construction financing with medium to long-term fixed rate financing.
Short Term Liquidity Requirements
Our short term liquidity needs include funds to pay dividends to our stockholders required to maintain our REIT status, distributions to unit holders in our operating partnership funds for capital expenditures and, potentially, acquisitions. We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements generally through net cash provided by operations and our existing cash. Our properties require periodic investments of capital for tenant-related capital expenditures and for general capital improvements. As of September 30, 2005, we had commitments to make tenant improvements and other capital expenditures at our properties in the amount of approximately $773,000 to be incurred during 2005, which we intend to fund from existing cash and cash from operating activities. We expect the cost of recurring capital improvements and tenant improvements for our properties to be approximately $2.0 million for the remainder of 2005. We believe that our net cash provided by operations and our available cash and restricted cash will be adequate to fund operating requirements, pay interest on our borrowings and fund distributions in accordance with the REIT requirements of the federal income tax laws.
In addition, as of September 30, 2005, the joint venture owning the Harrisburg Mall had commitments to make tenant improvements and other capital expenditures in the amount of $539,000 to be incurred in 2005. The joint venture intends to fund these commitments from operating cash flow and approved state and local government grants and other economic incentives (approximately $8.0 million of which $7.5 million has been received through September 30, 2005). Loan advances under the construction loan, however, are reduced by the amount of the Harrisburg Mall joint venture’s net cash flow after operating expenses and debt service. In April 2005, the loan was extended until March 2008. During July 2005, the loan was amended and increased to $50 million through a $7.2 million second mortgage with no principal payments due until the maturity date. The interest rate on both the first and second mortgages has been reduced to LIBOR plus 1.625% per annum. During July 2005, the borrowings were increased to $49.8 million and a distribution of $6.5 million was made to the partners on a pro rata basis of which our Company received $1.625 million. The Company does not anticipate further distributions or capital requirements for the remainder of 2005.
In June 2005, the Company completed a $50.8 million first mortgage bridge financing collateralized by the Colonie Center Mall. At September 30, 2005, the Company did not satisfy two financial covenants and has received a temporary waiver from the financial institution. The Company plans to replace the bridge loan with a three to five year first mortgage loan prior to the December 2005 maturity date.
In connection with the Company’s acquisition of the Colonie Center Mall, the purchase price was initially subject to increase up to an additional $9 million if, prior to June 30, 2005, certain pending leases in negotiation at the time of acquisition were obtained by the seller of the mall that complied with certain criteria. The Company has disbursed $382,000 in connection with one lease that met the foregoing criteria. The Company also received from the seller on June 30, 2005 a lease that the Company declined to sign on July 1, 2005 because the Company does not believe that the lease complied with the requirements of the purchase contract. The seller has responded to the Company’s July 1, 2005 action by requesting an arbitration hearing under the terms of the agreement. Although the Company believes that the seller has no legal basis for objecting to the Company’s action, if an arbitrator determines the issue adversely to the Company, the Company would be obligated to pay approximately $4 million to the seller, which would be considered additional purchase price related to the acquisiton and allocated to tangible and intangible assets accordingly.
Long Term Liquidity Requirements
Our long-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary for acquisition, renovation and repositioning of new properties, non-recurring capital expenditures and payment of indebtedness at maturity. We expect to meet our other long-term liquidity requirements through net cash from operations, existing cash, additional long-term secured and unsecured borrowings and the issuance of additional equity or debt securities and contributing certain wholly-owned properties into joint ventures.
In the future, we may seek to increase the amount of our mortgages, negotiate credit facilities or issue corporate debt instruments. Any debt incurred or issued by us may be secured or unsecured, long-term or short-term, fixed or variable interest rate and may be subject to such other terms as we deem prudent.
While our charter does not limit the amount of debt we can incur, we intend to maintain a flexible financing position by maintaining a prudent level of leverage consistent with the level of debt typical in the mall industry. We will consider a number of factors in evaluating our actual level of indebtedness, both fixed and variable rate, and in making financial decisions. We intend to finance our acquisition, renovation and repositioning projects with the most advantageous source of capital available to us at the time of the transaction, including traditional floating rate construction financing. We expect that once we have completed our renovation and repositioning of a specific mall asset we will replace construction financing with medium to long-term fixed rate financing. In addition, we may also finance our activities through any combination of sales of common or preferred shares or debt securities, additional secured or unsecured borrowings and our proposed line of credit.
In addition, we may also finance our acquisition, renovation and repositioning projects through joint ventures with institutional investors. Through these joint ventures, we will seek to enhance our returns by supplementing the cash flow we receive from our properties with additional management, leasing, development and incentive fees from the joint ventures. We may also acquire properties in exchange for units in our operating partnership.
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We are currently in preliminary discussions with a number of potential sellers of mall properties. We currently have no agreement to invest in any property other than the properties we currently own and have announced to acquire. There can be no assurance that we will make any investments in any other properties that meet our investment criteria.
Harrisburg Mall Mortgage Loan
The joint venture that owns the Harrisburg Mall entered into a construction loan with a maximum funding commitment of $46.9 million, as amended in October 2004. The loan currently bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.625% (4.72% at September 30, 2005). Interest on the outstanding principal balance of this loan is payable on the first day of each month. This loan can be repaid in whole or in part at any time after April 1, 2006, without penalty. This loan has a limited recourse of $10 million, of which affiliates of the Lubert Adler Funds (“Lubert Adler”) are liable for $3.2 million, or 63%, and Larry Feldman, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is liable for $3.7 million, or 37%. In March 2005, we assumed Larry Feldman’s recourse liabilities under this loan. In July 2005, the limited recourse was reduced to $5 million of which Lubert Adler is liable for $3.2 million and we are liable for $1.8 million. In addition, pursuant to the terms of this loan, at any time the joint venture is entitled to receive a loan advance, the lender shall reduce the amount of such advance by the amount of the joint venture’s net cash flow after operating expenses and debt service. In April 2005, the loan was extended until March 2008. During July 2005, the loan was amended and increased to $50 million through a $7.2 million second mortgage with no principal payments due until the maturity date. The interest rate has been reduced to LIBOR plus 1.625% per annum. During July 2005, the borrowings were increased to $49.8 million and a distribution of $6.5 million was made to the partners on a pro rata basis of which our Company received $1.625 million.
Stratford Square Mall Mortgage Loan
In January 2005, we completed a $75 million, three-year first mortgage financing collateralized by the Stratford Square Mall. The mortgage bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 125 basis points and has two one-year extensions. The initial loan to cost is approximately 80%; however, once the intended capital improvements of approximately $30 million are complete, the total leverage is expected to decrease to approximately 61% of total anticipated cost.
Capital Expenditures
We are required to maintain each retail property in good repair and condition and in conformity with applicable laws and regulations and in accordance with the tenant’s standards and the agreed upon requirements in our lease agreements. The cost of all such routine maintenance, repairs and alterations may be paid out of a capital expenditures reserve, which will be funded by cash flow. Routine repairs and maintenance will be administered by our subsidiary management company.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Loan Guarantees
See loan guarantees described on “Harrisburg Mall Loan” above.
Swap Contract
In connection with the Stratford Square Mall mortgage financing, during January 2005, we entered into a $75 million swap commencing February 2005 with a final maturity date in January 2008. The effect of the swap is to fix the all-in interest rate of the Stratford Square mortgage loan at 5.0% per annum.
Tax Indemnifications
In connection with the formation transactions, we entered into agreements with Messrs. Feldman, Bourg and Jensen that indemnify them with respect to certain tax liabilities intended to be deferred in the formation transactions, if those liabilities are triggered either as a result of a taxable disposition of a property by our company, or if our company fails to offer the opportunity for the contributors to guarantee or otherwise bear the risk of loss, with respect to certain amounts of our company’s debt for tax purposes (the “contributor-guaranteed debt”). With respect to tax liabilities arising out of property sales, the indemnity will cover 100% of any such liability until December 31, 2009, and will be reduced by 20% of the aggregate liability on each of the five following year ends thereafter.
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We also agreed to maintain approximately $10 million of indebtedness, and to offer the contributors the option to guarantee $10 million of our operating partnership’s indebtedness, in order to enable them to continue to defer certain tax liabilities. Our obligation to maintain such indebtedness extends to 2013, but will be extended by an additional five years for any contributor that holds (together with his affiliates) at that time at least 25% of the initial ownership interest in our operating partnership issued to them in the Formation Transactions.
Funds From Operations
The revised White Paper on Funds From Operations, or FFO, approved by the Board of Governors of NAREIT in October 1999 defines FFO as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from debt restructuring and sales of properties, plus real-estate related depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We believe that FFO is helpful to investors as a measure of the performance of an equity REIT because, along with cash flow from operating activities, financing activities and investing activities, it provides investors with an indication of our ability to incur and service debt, to make capital expenditures and to fund other cash needs. We compute FFO in accordance with the current standards established by NAREIT, which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than us. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), as an indication 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 cash distributions.
FFO for the periods are as follows (in thousands):
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Net Loss | | $ | (1,147 | ) | $ | (571 | ) |
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Depreciation and amortization | | | 4,679 | | | 9,156 | |
FFO contribution from unconsolidated joint venture | | | 202 | | | 513 | |
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Depreciation of non-real estate assets | | | (95 | ) | | (197 | ) |
Minority interest | | | (147 | ) | | (73 | ) |
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FFO available to common stockholders and OP Unit holders | | $ | 3,492 | | $ | 8,828 | |
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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our future income, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments depend upon interest rates. Market risk refers to the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates.
Market Risk Related to Fixed Rate Debt
We had approximately $305.7 million of outstanding indebtedness as of September 30, 2005, of which $179.9 million bears interest at fixed rates ranging from 5.09% to 8.60%. In addition, the Company has outstanding indebtedness totaling $125.8 million which bears interest on a floating rate basis ranging from LIBOR plus 1.25% to LIBOR plus 1.40%. Upon the maturity of our debt, there is a market rate risk as to the prevailing rates at the time of refinancing. Changes in market rates on our fixed-rate debt affects the fair market value of our debt but it has no impact on interest expense incurred or cash flow. A 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates on our floating/fixed rate debt would increase or decrease our annual interest expense by approximately $3.1 million, as the case may be.
Aggregate principal payments of our mortgages as of September 30, 2005 are as follows:
2005 | | $ | 51,137 | |
2006 | | | 1,528 | |
2007 | | | 1,645 | |
2008 | | | 131,493 | |
2009 | | | 45,180 | |
2010 and thereafter | | | 74,733 | |
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Total principal payments | | $ | 305,716 | |
Assumed above-market mortgage premiums, net | | | 13,701 | |
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We currently have a $75 million swap contract and a 100 basis point increase in interest rates would increase the fair value of our swap by approximately $1.5 million and a 100 basis point decrease in interest rates would decrease the fair value of our swap by approximately $1.6 million.
Inflation
Most of our leases contain provisions designed to mitigate the adverse impact of inflation by requiring the tenant to pay its share of operating expenses, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance. The leases also include clauses enabling us to receive percentage rents based on gross sales of tenants, which generally increase as prices rise. This reduces our exposure to increases in costs and operating expenses resulting from inflation.
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PART I.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based closely on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a – 15(c) and 15d – 15(e) under the Exchange Act). In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Also, we have investments in certain unconsolidated entities. As we do not control these entities, our disclosure controls and procedures with respect to such entities are necessarily substantially more limited than those we maintain with respect to our consolidated subsidiaries.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our company’s internal controls over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a – 15(f) and 15d – 15(f) under the Exchange Act) identified in connection with the evaluation of such internal controls that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2005 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our company’s internal controls over financial reports.
PART II | OTHER INFORMATION |
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ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
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ITEM 2. | CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
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On January 15, 2005, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc., RBC Capital Markets Corporation and BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, Inc., the underwriters to our company’s initial public offering, exercised their over-allotment option in full to purchase an additional 1,600,000 shares of our common stock at $13.00 per share, resulting in additional gross proceeds to us of approximately $20.8 million and net proceeds of approximately $19.3 million.
ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
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ITEM 4. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
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ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION |
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ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS |
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| 31.1 Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 202 filed herewith.
31.2 Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 202 filed herewith.
32.1 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 202 filed herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
FELDMAN MALL PROPERTIESBy: /s/ Thomas Wirth
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 14, 2005