15 © 2013 Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc. All Rights Reserved. About the Data (continued) Supplemental Information The supplemental financial information package for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 and the Company's Form 10-Q report for the same period, were filed on August 5, 2013 and are available on Cole's website at www.colereit.com. Non-GAAP Financial Measures FFO and AFFO Funds From Operations (“FFO”) is a non-GAAP financial performance measure defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) and widely recognized by investors and analysts as one measure of operating performance of a real estate company. The FFO calculation excludes items such as real estate depreciation and amortization, gains and losses on the sale of depreciable real estate and impairments of depreciable real estate. Depreciation and amortization as applied in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, it is management’s view, and we believe the view of many industry investors and analysts, that the presentation of operating results for real estate companies by using the historical cost accounting method alone is insufficient. In addition, FFO excludes gains and losses from the sale of depreciable real estate and impairment charges on depreciable real estate, which we believe provides management and investors with a helpful additional measure of the performance of our real estate portfolio, as it allows for comparisons, year to year, that reflect the impact on operations from trends in items such as occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, general and administrative expenses, and interest costs. We compute FFO in accordance with NAREIT’s definition. In addition to FFO, we use Adjusted Funds From Operations (“AFFO”) as a non-GAAP supplemental financial performance measure to evaluate the operating performance of our real estate portfolio. AFFO, as defined by our company, excludes from FFO merger, acquisition, and listing related costs, amortization and write off of deferred financing costs, straight-line rent adjustments, above and below market lease intangibles amortization, realized loss on derivatives and debt prepayment fees, gain on sale of marketable securities, other amortization or accretion, other gains, adjustments for discontinued operations and our proportionate share of adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures, all of which are required to be expensed or recorded as additions to revenue or other income in accordance with GAAP. In evaluating the performance of our portfolio over time, management employs business models and analyses that differentiate the costs to acquire investments from the investments’ revenues and expenses. Management believes that excluding the items noted above from AFFO provides investors with supplemental performance information that is consistent with the performance models and analysis used by management, and provides investors a view of the performance of our portfolio over time, including after the Company ceases to acquire properties on a frequent and regular basis. AFFO also allows for a comparison of the performance of our portfolio with other REITs that are not currently engaging in acquisitions and mergers, as well as a comparison of our performance with that of other REITs, as AFFO, or an equivalent measure, is routinely reported by REITs, and we believe often used by analysts and investors for comparison purposes. For all of these reasons, we believe FFO and AFFO, in addition to net income and cash flows from operating activities, as defined by GAAP, are helpful supplemental performance measures and useful in understanding the various ways in which our management evaluates the performance of our real estate portfolio over time. However, not all REITs calculate FFO and AFFO the same way, so comparisons with other REITs may not be meaningful. FFO and AFFO should not be considered as alternatives to net income or to cash flows from operating activities, and are not intended to be used as a liquidity measure indicative of cash flow available to fund our cash needs. |