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| PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | Page | |
| ITEM 1 | Condensed Financial Statements | |
| ConsolidatedBalance Sheetsas of | ||
| September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999 | 3 | |
| ConsolidatedStatements of Income for the three and | ||
| nine month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 | 4 | |
| ConsolidatedStatements of Cash Flowsfor the nine | ||
| month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 | 5 | |
| Notes to Financial Statements | 6 | |
| ITEM 2 | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial | 22 |
| Condition and Results of Operations | ||
| PART II -OTHER INFORMATION | ||
| ITEM 6 | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K | 46 |
| SIGNATURES | 50 | |
| Real estate assets | ||
| Land | $ 91,980,241 | $ 91,015,251 |
| Buildings and improvements | 804,602,384 | 791,312,600 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 32,893,289 | 32,783,385 |
| 929,475,914 | 915,111,236 | |
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (180,158,496) | (160,216,690) |
| 749,317,418 | 754,894,546 | |
| Construction in progress | 10,685,651 | 22,177,579 |
| Real estate, net | 760,003,069 | 777,072,125 |
| Properties held for sale, net of accumulated depreciation | 12,721,351 | 18,475,144 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5,794,404 | 36,384,837 |
| Restricted cash | 14,248,389 | 14,149,514 |
| Accounts and notes receivable | ||
| Rents | 896,935 | 883,881 |
| Affiliates and joint ventures | 12,352,986 | 9,537,737 |
| Other | 4,383,301 | 5,850,696 |
| Intangible and other assets, net | 20,526,595 | 20,455,766 |
| $830,927,030 | $882,809,700 | |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||
| Secured debt | $568,867,029 | $569,936,189 |
| Unsecured debt | 709,000 | 9,249,715 |
| Total indebtedness | 569,576,029 | 579,185,904 |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 19,982,005 | 22,281,098 |
| Dividends payable | 4,833,677 | - |
| Resident security deposits | 5,453,180 | 5,454,435 |
| Funds held on behalf of managed properties | ||
| Affiliates and joint ventures | 7,054,278 | 8,041,958 |
| Other | 2,189,962 | 3,086,379 |
| Accrued interest | 2,815,004 | 3,108,460 |
| Accumulated losses and distributions of joint ventures | ||
| in excess of investment and advances | 6,948,478 | 11,513,261 |
| Total liabilities | 618,852,613 | 632,671,495 |
| Operating partnership minority interest | 11,520,300 | 11,956,174 |
| Commitments and contingencies | - | - |
| Shareholders' equity | ||
| Preferred shares, Class A cumulative, without par value; | ||
| 3,000,000 authorized; 225,000 issued and outstanding | 56,250,000 | 56,250,000 |
| Common shares, without par value, $.10 stated value; | ||
| 50,000,000 authorized; 22,984,864 and 22,716,720 issued | ||
| and 19,338,684 and 21,172,340 outstanding at | ||
| September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively | 2,298,486 | 2,271,671 |
| Paid-in capital | 281,078,551 | 278,056,478 |
| Accumulated dividends in excess of net income | (105,359,304) | (82,442,424) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | (5,250) | (5,250) |
| Less: Treasury shares, at cost, 3,646,180 and 1,544,380 shares | ||
| at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively | (33,708,366) | (15,948,444) |
| Total shareholders' equity | 200,554,117 | 238,182,031 |
| $830,927,030 | $882,809,700 |
| Revenues | ||||
| Rental | $36,601,663 | $36,095,361 | $108,323,022 | $107,572,362 |
| Property management fees | 1,317,722 | 1,287,100 | 3,801,583 | 3,912,195 |
| Asset management fees | 729,030 | 611,418 | 1,912,502 | 1,785,545 |
| Asset acquisition fees | 351,600 | - | 351,600 | 121,680 |
| Asset disposition fees | - | 127,500 | - | 132,542 |
| Painting services | 493,483 | 360,316 | 1,118,605 | 1,096,421 |
| Other | 847,946 | 773,097 | 2,583,245 | 2,014,416 |
| 40,341,444 | 39,254,792 | 118,090,557 | 116,635,161 | |
| Expenses and charges | ||||
| Property operating and maintenance | 16,549,137 | 16,605,588 | 48,680,833 | 48,625,923 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 8,928,056 | 8,985,719 | 26,443,593 | 25,590,626 |
| Painting services | 421,601 | 376,992 | 1,144,704 | 1,092,267 |
| General and administrative | 3,416,048 | 3,630,868 | 11,077,444 | 12,138,825 |
| Charge for funds advanced to non-owned property | - | - | - | 150,000 |
| Interest expense | 10,900,346 | 10,089,051 | 32,681,649 | 27,445,198 |
| Total expenses and charges | 40,215,188 | 39,688,218 | 120,028,223 | 115,042,839 |
| Income (loss) before gain on sale of properties, | ||||
| equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures, | ||||
| minority interest, extraordinary item and cumulative | ||||
| effect of a change in accounting principle | 126,256 | (433,426) | (1,937,666) | 1,592,322 |
| Gain on sale of properties | 8,536,327 | 1,049,675 | 8,536,327 | 13,880,003 |
| Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures | (18,081) | 106,126 | (107,803) | 343,495 |
| Minority interest in operating partnership | (128,341) | (88,183) | (276,804) | (152,704) |
| Income before extraordinary item and | ||||
| cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle | 8,516,161 | 634,192 | 6,214,054 | 15,663,116 |
| Extraordinary item-extinguishment of debt | - | - | - | (1,808,742) |
| Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle | - | - | - | 4,319,162 |
| Net income | $ 8,516,161 | $ 634,192 | $ 6,214,054 | $ 18,173,536 |
| Net income (loss) applicable to common shares | $ 7,145,053 | $ (736,916) | $ 2,100,736 | $ 14,060,218 |
| Earnings per common share - basic: | ||||
| Income (loss) before extraordinary item and | ||||
| cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle | $ .36 | $ (.03) | $ .11 | $ .52 |
| Extraordinary item | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ (.08) |
| Cumulative effect of a change in accounting | ||||
| principle | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ .19 |
| Net income (loss) | $ .36 | $ (.03) | $ .11 | $ .63 |
| Earnings per common share - diluted: | ||||
| Income (loss) before extraordinary item and | ||||
| cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle | $ .36 | $ (.03) | $ .11 | $ .52 |
| Extraordinary item | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ (.08) |
| Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ .19 |
| Net income (loss) | $ .36 | $ (.03) | $ .11 | $ .63 |
| Pro forma amounts assuming the new | ||||
| capitalization policy is applied retroactively: | ||||
| Effect of new capitalization policy | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ (4,319,162) |
| Net income | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 13,854,374 |
| Net income applicable to common shares | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 9,741,056 |
| Earnings per common share - basic: | ||||
| Effect of new capitalization policy | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ (.19) |
| Net income applicable to common shares | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ .44 |
| Earnings per common share - diluted: | ||||
| Effect of new capitalization policy | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ (.19) |
| Net income applicable to common shares | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ .44 |
| Dividends declared per common share | $ .25 | $ - | $ .875 | $ .75 |
| Weighted average number of common | ||||
| shares outstanding - Basic | 19,723,948 | 21,616,511 | 19,863,130 | 22,223,514 |
| - Diluted | 19,734,177 | 21,616,511 | 19,876,884 | 22,225,129 |
| Cash flow from operating activities: | ||
| Net income | $ 6,214,054 | $18,173,536 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by | ||
| operating activities: | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 26,443,593 | 25,590,626 |
| Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle | - | (4,319,162) |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | - | 1,808,742 |
| Gain on sale of operating properties | (8,536,327) | (13,880,003) |
| Equity in net loss (income) of joint ventures | 107,803 | (343,495) |
| Earnings distributed from joint ventures | - | 466,409 |
| Net change in assets and liabilities: | ||
| - Accounts and notes receivable | 1,454,341 | (1,213,536) |
| - Accounts and notes receivable of affiliates and joint ventures | (2,815,249) | 3,385,761 |
| - Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (2,230,717) | 6,558,524 |
| - Other operating assets and liabilities | (1,114,933) | (2,303,463) |
| - Restricted cash | (98,875) | (3,220,700) |
| - Funds held on behalf of managed properties | (987,680) | (1,119,444) |
| - Funds held on behalf of managed properties of affiliates and | ||
| joint ventures | (896,417) | (1,181,295) |
| Total adjustments | 11,325,539 | 10,228,964 |
| Net cash flow provided by operations | 17,539,593 | 28,402,500 |
| Cash flow from investing activities: | ||
| Real estate and fixed asset additions acquired or developed | (17,426,654) | (33,219,709) |
| Net proceeds received from sale of operating properties | 12,433,347 | 29,978,572 |
| Net proceeds received from sale of operating properties held in escrow | - | (13,357,277) |
| Operating partnership minority interest | (144,270) | - |
| Distributions from joint ventures | 1,590,862 | 67,320 |
| Net cash flow used for investing activities | (3,546,715) | (16,531,094) |
| Cash flow from financing activities: | ||
| Principal payments on secured debt | (3,783,132) | (1,588,950) |
| Principal payment on senior note | (8,543,000) | - |
| Principal payment on medium-term note | - | (20,000,000) |
| Proceeds from secured debt, net of required escrow deposits | ||
| of $3,483,683 at September 30, 1999 | 9,800,000 | 296,500,000 |
| Lines of Credit borrowings | 34,764,243 | 310,200,000 |
| Lines of Credit repayments | (34,764,243) | (536,646,565) |
| Deferred financing costs | - | (6,353,780) |
| Common share dividends paid and operating partnership distributions | (20,183,933) | (27,057,496) |
| Preferred share dividends paid | (4,113,324) | (4,113,318) |
| Purchase of treasury shares | (17,759,922) | (12,299,968) |
| Net cash flow used for financing activities | (44,583,311) | (1,360,077) |
| (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (30,590,433) | 10,511,329 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 36,384,837 | 1,034,655 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ 5,794,404 | $11,545,984 |
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||
| Issuance of common shares in connection with the first and second | ||
| anniversary payments of the MIGRA merger at September 30, 2000 | ||
| and 1999, respectively | $ 2,982,796 | $ 872,935 |
| Dividends declared but not paid | 4,833,677 | 28,126 |
| Cash paid for interest (including capitalized interest) | 33,779,160 | 30,088,617 |
| Contribution of land to joint venture | 4,603,221 | - |
| Adjustment of operating partnership minority interest | 291,604 | - |
| Transfer of debt at time of sale of operating property | 7,086,029 | - |
1.BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Business
Associated Estates Realty Corporation (the "Company") is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") which specializes in multifamily property management, advisory, development, acquisition, operation and ownership activities. The Company and its affiliates receive certain property and asset management fees, acquisition, disposition and incentive fees, loan origination and consultation fees, and mortgage servicing fees. MIG II Realty Advisors, Inc. ("MIG"), an affiliate of the Company, is a registered investment advisor and serves as a real estate advisor to pension funds. MIG recognizes revenue primarily from its clients' real estate acquisitions, dispositions and incentive fees, loan origination and consultation, mortgage servicing, asset and property management and construction lending activities. MIG earns the majority of its mortgage servicing fee revenue from two of its pension fund clients. MIG's asset and property management, investment advisor and mortgage servicing operations are collectively referred to herein as the "MIGRA Operations". Additionally, the Company owns substantially all of the economic interest in four corporations which provide management and other services for the Company and third parties. These corporations are referred to as "Service Companies".
The Company's portfolio at September 30, 2000 consists of a total of 135 properties of which 81 (66 Market Rate properties and 15 Affordable Housing properties) are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by a subsidiary of the Company; nine properties in which the Company is a joint venture partner (one Market Rate property 66-2/3% owned; four Market Rate properties 33-1/3% owned; two Market Rate properties 50% owned; one Affordable Housing property 50% owned; and one Market Rate property 49% owned) and 45 non-owned properties (of which one is a commercial property) managed by the Company or one of its Service Companies which provide property and asset management, investment advisory, painting and computer services to both owned and non-owned properties. Additionally, MIG provides asset management services for an additional seven properties, six of which are commercial properties.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, all subsidiaries, the Service Companies and the Operating Partnership structured as a DownREIT. The qualified REIT subsidiaries of the Company, which were formed in connection with the project specific, nonrecourse mortgage refinancing, are included in the Company's consolidated financial statements. These qualified REIT subsidiaries are separate legal entities and maintain records, books of account and depository accounts separate and apart from any other person or entity.
The Company holds preferred share interests in the Service Companies, which entitles it to receive 95% of the economic benefits from operations and which is convertible into a majority interest in the voting common shares. The outstanding voting common shares of these Service Companies are held by an executive officer of the Company. The Service Companies are consolidated because, from a financial reporting perspective, the Company is entitled to virtually all economic benefits and has operating control. The preferred share interests are not an impermissible investment for purposes of the Company's REIT qualification test.
The Company entered into an Operating Partnership structured as a DownREIT of which an aggregate 20% is owned by limited partners. Interests held by limited partners in real estate partnerships controlled by the Company are reflected as "Operating partnership minority interest" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Capital contributions, distributions and profits and losses are allocated to minority interests in accordance with the terms of the Operating Partnership agreement. In conjunction with the acquisition of the Operating Partnership, the Company issued a total of 522,032 operating partnership units ("OP units") which consist of 84,630 Class A OP units, 36,530 Class B OP units, 115,124 Class C OP units, 62,313 Class D OP units, and 223,435 Class E OP units. Pursuant to terms of the underlying agreements, the B and C OP units and D and E OP units were exchanged into Class A OP units during the second quarter of 1999 and 2000, respectively. The Company has the option to redeem, in certain circumstances, the Class A OP units for common shares exchangeable on a one-for-one-basis or the cash equivalent amount. In August 2000, 19,662 of the Class A OP units were exchanged for cash in the amount of $144,270 which represented a value of $7.34 per unit. These units had a recorded amount of $435,874 when issued. The difference of the cash paid and the recorded amount was $291,604 which reduced the value of the related real estate accordingly. The Class A OP unitholders are entitled to receive cumulative distributions per OP unit equal to the per share distributions on the Company's common shares. The Company charged $128,341, $88,183, $276,804 and $152,704 to "Minority interest in operating partnership" in the Consolidated Statements of Income relating to the Class A OP unitholders allocated share of net income, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
One property included in the financial statements is 33-1/3% owned by third party investors. As this property has an accumulated deficit, no recognition of the third party interest is reflected in the financial statements since it is the Company's policy to recognize minority interest only to the extent that the third party's investment and accumulated share of income exceeds distributions and its share of accumulated losses. Investments in joint ventures, that are 50% or less owned by the Company, are presented using the equity method of accounting. Since the Company intends to fulfill its obligations as a partner in the joint ventures, the Company has recognized its share of losses and distributions in excess of its investment.
All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared by the Company's management in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normally recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The reported results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. The results of operations for the nine month period ended September 30, 1999 include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle related to the Company changing its capitalization policy on certain replacements and improvements (See Note 11). These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Associated Estates Realty Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements
and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivative financial instruments are used in the Company's management of interest rate exposure. Amounts to be paid or received under these derivative financial instruments are accrued as interest rates change and are recognized over the life of the agreements as an adjustment to interest expense. The related amounts due to or from the counterparties are included in accrued expenses. Since these derivative financial instruments are accounted for as hedges, the fair value is not recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the 1999 financial statements to conform to the 2000 presentation.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. The provisions of this statement require that derivative instruments be carried at fair value on the balance sheet. The statement continues to allow derivative instruments to be used to hedge various risks and sets forth specific criteria to be used to determine when hedge accounting can be used. The statement also provides for offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows of both the derivative and the hedged asset or liability to be recognized in earnings in the same period; however, any changes in fair value or cash flow that represent the ineffective portion of a hedge are required to be recognized in earnings and cannot be deferred. For derivative instruments not accounted for as hedges, changes in fair value are required to be recognized in earnings. The provisions of this statement become effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000. Although the statement allows for early adoption in any quarterly period after June 1998, the Company has no plans to adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 133 prior to the effective date. The impact of adopting the provisions of this statement on the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flow subsequent to the effective date is believed to be immaterial by the Company.
2.DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION ACTIVITY OF MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES
Development Activity
Construction in progress, including the cost of land, for the development of multifamily properties was $10,685,651 and $22,177,579 at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively. The Company capitalizes interest costs on funds used in construction, real estate taxes and insurance from the commencement of development activity through the time the property is available for leasing. Capitalized interest, real estate taxes and insurance aggregated approximately $823,080 and $2,644,877 during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2000, the construction and leasing of 212 units at three properties were completed at a total cost of $12.5 million. The following schedule details construction in progress at September 30, 2000:
| AVON, OHIO | ||||||
| Village at Avon - Phase II | 148 | $ 7,365 | $ 3,519 | $ 496 | $3,350 | 2001 |
| CRANBERRY TWP., PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
| Berkley Manor | 252 | 3,124 | - | 2,485 | 639 | 2001 |
| Other | - | 3,716 | - | 1,496 | 2,220 | |
| Total of owned properties | 400 | 14,205 | 3,519 | 4,477 | 6,209 | |
| ATLANTA, GEORGIA | ||||||
| ldlewylde - Phase II | ||||||
| (49% owned Joint Venture) | 535 | 5,113 | - | 4,603 | 510 | 2002 |
| 935 | $19,318 | $3,519 | $9,080 | $6,719 | ||
Acquisition Activity
On May 15, 2000, the Company and one of MIG's advisory clients completed a joint venture agreement for a newly developed 308 unit multifamily Market Rate property and the adjacent land located in Atlanta, Georgia. The Company contributed land of $4.6 million and cash of $795,000 for its proportionate share in the joint venture. The contributed land is a 48 acre parcel of land on which a 535 unit multifamily Market Rate property will be developed. This land is located adjacent to the 308 unit property. The 535 unit project to be built on the land is scheduled to be completed in 2002. At September 30, 2000, the joint venture had real estate assets of $28.5 million and a mortgage payable of $17.2 million. The Company owns 49% of the joint venture.
Disposition Activity
During the nine months ended September 30, 2000, four operating properties were sold for net cash proceeds of $12.4 million (one property included an existing loan of $7.1 million which was assumed by the buyer), resulting in a gain of $8.5 million (See Note 3). The net cash proceeds were primarily used to repurchase common shares of the Company and paydown outstanding balances on the Company's two revolving lines of credit. Three of the properties sold were part of the eight properties referenced in Note 3.
During the nine months ended September 30, 1999, the Company sold six operating properties for net cash proceeds of $30.0 million, resulting in a gain of $13.9 million. The net cash proceeds of $13.4 million that were received from the sale of five operating properties were placed in a trust which restricted the Company's use of these funds for the exclusive purchase of other property of like-kind and qualifying use. The Company used $2.3 million of the like-kind funds during the fourth quarter of 1999 to acquire a 24 acre parcel of land located in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. The balance of the escrow was returned to the Company during the fourth quarter of 1999. The remaining cash proceeds were used to pay down a $20.0 million Medium-Term Note which matured in September 1999.
3.PROPERTIES HELD FOR SALE
The Company sold eight Market Rate properties located in Ohio on December 31, 1999 for an aggregate sales price of approximately $34.0 million. To facilitate the sale, the Company financed the sale with fixed rate debt maturing July 1, 2001. Under the structure of the transaction, the buyer may put the properties back to the Company, after March 1, 2001 but before June 2, 2001, at a price equal to their fair market value less outstanding indebtedness then owing on the purchase money financing. The Company has a corresponding option to repurchase the properties on the same monetary basis at any time prior to December 31, 2000. The sale transaction provided for the Company's continued management of the properties. These sales are not to be recognized for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") purposes until the seller financing is repaid. Two of these properties were resold on July 31, 2000, a third property was resold on August 31, 2000, all for cash, and accordingly, the Company's note was settled and at that time the put and call provisions were terminated and the property sales were recognized for GAAP purposes (see Note 2). The Company expects that for financial reporting purposes, the remaining five properties will be sold. The five remaining properties and the total eight properties were presented as "Properties held for sale" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively.
4.SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
The following table summarizes the changes in shareholders' equity since December 31, 1999:
| Balance, Dec. 31, 1999 | $238,182,031 | $56,250,000 | $2,271,671 | $278,056,478 | $ (82,442,424) | $(5,250) | $(15,948,444) |
| Net income | 6,214,054 | - | - | - | 6,214,054 | - | - |
| Issuance of 216,911 common shares | |||||||
| related to the MIGRA merger contingent | |||||||
| consideration | 2,982,796 | - | 21,691 | 2,961,105 | - | - | - |
| Issuance of 6,333 common shares | 1,812 | - | 634 | 1,178 | - | - | - |
| Issuance of 46,700 | |||||||
| restricted common shares | 386,431 | - | 4,670 | 381,761 | - | - | - |
| Retired 1,800 restricted common shares | (22,500) | - | (180) | (22,320) | - | - | - |
| Deferred compensation | (299,651) | - | - | (299,651) | - | - | - |
| Purchase of 2,101,800 treasury shares | (17,759,922) | - | - | - | - | - | (17,759,922) |
| Common share dividends declared | (25,017,616) | - | - | - | (25,017,616) | - | - |
| Preferred share dividends declared | (4,113,318) | - | - | - | (4,113,318) | - | - |
| Balance, September 30, 2000 | $200,554,117 | $56,250,000 | $2,298,486 | $281,078,551 | $(105,359,304) | $(5,250) | $(33,708,366) |
5.SECURED DEBT
Conventional Mortgage Debt
On September 28, 2000, the Company obtained a $14.0 million first mortgage loan encumbering a property owned by a subsidiary. The loan provides for disbursement in two installments. The first installment of $9.8 million was disbursed to the Company on September 28, 2000. The distribution of the $4.2 million balance is contemplated to be distributed on or before January 18, 2001, subject to two 30-day extension periods, upon completion of certain conditions. The loan bears interest at 7.76% per annum and requires monthly interest only payments through October 15, 2002 at which time monthly principal and interest payments are required through the maturity date of October 15, 2005.
Conventional mortgages payable are comprised of 58 loans at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, each of which is collateralized by the respective real estate and resident leases. These nonrecourse project specific loans accrue interest at fixed rates ranging from 7.375% to 9.625%. Mortgages payable are generally due in monthly installments of principal and/or interest and mature at various dates through June 2012. The balance of the conventional mortgages was $544.0 million (which includes the $9.8 million loan discussed above) and $544.6 million at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively.
Federally Insured Mortgage Debt
Federally insured mortgage debt which encumbered six of the properties at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999 (including one property which is funded through Industrial Development Bonds), is insured by HUD pursuant to one of the mortgage insurance programs administered under the National Housing Act of 1934. These government-insured loans are nonrecourse to the Company. Payments of principal, interest and HUD mortgage insurance premiums are made in equal monthly installments and mature at various dates through March 1, 2024. The balance of the federally insured mortgages was $24.9 million and $25.3 million at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively. Five of the six federally insured mortgages have a fixed rate and the remaining mortgage ($1.7 million) has a variable rate.
Under certain of the mortgage agreements, the Company is required to make escrow deposits for taxes, insurance and replacement of project assets. The variable rate mortgage is secured by a letter of credit which is renewed annually.
Interest Rate Swaps
The Company is exposed to market risks arising from changes in interest rates. The Company is also exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by the counterparty to its interest rate swaps. The Company monitors the creditworthiness of the counterparty and presently does not expect default by the counterparty. The Company does not obtain collateral in connection with its interest rate swaps. The credit exposure that results from interest rate contracts is the positive fair value of such contracts as of the reporting date. The fair value of its interest rate swap agreements was $1.5 million at September 30, 2000. The Company's portfolio of interest rate swap instruments, as of September 30, 2000, consisted of $65.2 million notional amounts of fixed to variable rate interest rate swaps with a weighted-average fixed rate receipt of 7.08%. The basis of the variable rates paid is LIBOR.
The following represents summary information regarding derivatives used for interest rate risk management at September 30, 2000:
| 9/30/2000 | |||||
| Swap(A) | $10,593,229 | (B) | 1 month LIBOR | 05/01/07 | $ 240,000 |
| Swap(A) | 54,581,004 | (B) | 1 month LIBOR | 10/10/07 | 1,245,000 |
| $1,485,000 |
(A) - The Company swapped fixed rate to floating rate.
(B) - The Notional amounts amortize monthly in accordance with the amortization schedule of the fixed rate loans.
Line of Credit
On November 18, 1999, the Company entered into a $12.0 million secured line of credit facility (the "Secured Line of Credit"). This Secured Line of Credit is secured by two of the Company's properties and collateral assignment of certain of the fixed rate debt owned by the buyer of the properties referred to in Note 3. On May 12, 2000, the Secured Line of Credit was increased from $12.0 million to $20.0 million. The facility which originally was scheduled to mature October 31, 2000, was extended for one additional year (matures October 31, 2001) and reduced from $20.0 million to $12.0 million. The Company's borrowings under the Secured Line of Credit bear interest at a rate of, either the prime rate or LIBOR plus 2.0% at the Borrower's option. The Secured Line of Credit is utilized by the Company to provide working capital and for general corporate purposes. At September 30, 2000, there were no borrowings outstanding under this facility.
On July 20, 2000, the Company entered into a $20.0 million revolving line of credit which is secured by one of the Company's subsidiary properties. The borrowings are presently restricted up to an amount not to exceed $10.0 million. The remaining $10.0 million may be available upon completion of certain requirements. The facility is for a term of three years. The Company's borrowings under this revolving line of credit bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.5%. This revolving line of credit is utilized by the Company to provide working capital and for general corporate purposes. At September 30, 2000, there were no borrowings outstanding under this facility.
6.UNSECURED DEBT
Senior Note
The Senior Note issued during 1995 in the principal amount of $75.0 million, accrued interest at 8.38%, and matured April 15, 2000. The outstanding balance of the $75.0 million Senior Note, net of unamortized discounts, was $8.5 million at December 31, 1999. In accordance with the terms of the note, on April 15, 2000, the Company paid $8.9 million which represented the outstanding balance and all interest accrued thereon.
Medium-Term Notes Program
The Company had two Medium-Term Notes (the "MTN's") outstanding with a combined balance of $709,000 at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999. One MTN with a principal balance of $604,000 accrues interest at 7.33% and matures September 18, 2001. The second MTN with a principal balance of $105,000 accrues interest at 6.88% and matures December 9, 2004.
7.TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND JOINT VENTURES
Management and Other Services
The Company provides management and other services to (and is reimbursed for certain expenses incurred on behalf of) certain non-owned properties in which the Company's Chief Executive Officer and/or other related parties have varying ownership interests. The entities which own these properties, as well as other related parties, are referred to as "affiliates". The Company also provides similar services to joint venture properties.
Summarized affiliate and joint venture transaction activity follows:
| Property management fee and other | ||||
| miscellaneous service revenues - affiliates | $521,966 | $481,980 | $1,575,976 | $1,582,980 |
| - joint ventures | 248,257 | 217,610 | 721,550 | 669,167 |
| Painting service revenues - affiliates | 63,060 | 96,887 | 158,540 | 395,992 |
| - joint ventures | 82,727 | 79,378 | 192,533 | 144,003 |
| Expenses incurred on behalf | ||||
| of and reimbursed by(1) - affiliates | 1,120,544 | 842,207 | 3,484,281 | 2,855,624 |
| - joint ventures | 763,124 | 691,715 | 2,294,615 | 2,075,044 |
| Interest income - affiliates | 68,637 | 56,939 | 198,446 | 243,415 |
| Interest expense - affiliates | (41,969) | (25,656) | (133,573) | (108,235) |
| - joint ventures | (7,175) | (5,793) | (19,582) | (18,420) |
(1)Primarily payroll and employee benefits, reimbursed at cost.
Property management fees and other miscellaneous receivables due from affiliates and joint venture properties aggregated $2,443,124 and $1,956,524 at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively. Other miscellaneous payables due to affiliates and joint venture properties aggregated $0 and $425,000 at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively.
Advances to Affiliates and Joint Ventures
In the normal course of business, the Company had advanced funds on behalf of, or holds funds for the benefit of, affiliates and joint ventures. Funds advanced to affiliates and joint ventures aggregated $3,672,277 and $2,895,585 at September 30, 2000, respectively, and $2,981,107 and $1,258,106 at December 31, 1999, respectively. Except for insignificant amounts, advances to affiliates bear interest; the weighted average rate charged was 8.3% during the periods ending September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The Company held funds for the benefit of affiliates and joint ventures in the aggregate amount of $6,113,082 and $941,196 at September 30, 2000, respectively, and $6,342,796 and $1,274,162 at December 31, 1999, respectively.
The Company is currently negotiating a swap proposal in connection with five of its joint venture properties. Under the proposal, the Company would become the 100% fee owner of three of the properties and relinquish its ownership in two of the properties (which includes the one property where the Company is a 2/3 owner). All funds due the Company in connection with advances made by the Company on behalf of the joint venture properties would be reimbursed as part of the transaction.
On January 25, 2000, Associated Estates Management Company ("AEMC") filed suit in the Cuyahoga County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas against Euclid Medical and Commercial Arts, an Ohio limited partnership and its general partner, Metro City No. 1, an Ohio general partnership, seeking damages in excess of $729,000. Euclid Medical and Commercial Arts formerly owned the Euclid Medical and Office Building located in Euclid, Ohio. AEMC was the property manager of that property until on or about March 23, 1999. Metro City No. 1 is 56% owned by the Company's Chairman of the Board and CEO, his wife and his brothers-in-law, one of whom is a director of the Company. In the normal course of business, the Company had followed a practice for many years of advancing funds on behalf of, or holding funds for the benefit of, affiliates, which owned real estate properties managed by the Company. Euclid Medical and Office Building was one of those properties for which the Company so advanced funds. The suit seeks reimbursement for the funds advanced by the Company for the benefit of this property. Metro City No. 1 made a capital call to its partners requesting funds to pay this obligation. The Chairman of the Board, his wife and brothers-in-law have paid the Company their proportionate share of the capital call; however, the remaining non-affiliated partners of Metro City No. 1 have refused to do so. The Company believes the recorded amount of the receivable is stated at its net realizable value.
Notes Receivable
At September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, two notes of equal amounts were outstanding from the Company's Chief Executive Officer aggregating $3,342,000 (included in "Accounts and notes receivables-affiliates and joint ventures"). One of the notes is partially secured by 150,000 of the Company's common shares; the other note is unsecured. For the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, the interest rate charged on this note was approximately 7.7% and 6.6%, respectively, with principal due May 1, 2002. The Company recognized interest income of $195,621 and $165,771 for the nine month periods ending September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively, relating to these notes.
8.COMMON, TREASURY AND PREFERRED SHARES
Common Shares
In 2000 and 1999, the Company issued 216,911 and 74,994 common shares for the benefit of the former MIGRA shareholders. These issuances were made pursuant to the first and second anniversary contingent consideration provisions of the MIGRA merger agreement. Such shares were recorded at $2,982,796 and $872,935 at September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively, and increased the recorded amount of the intangible asset associated with the purchase of MIGRA.
Treasury Shares
On February 25, 2000, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional two million (aggregating a total of five million shares) of the Company's common shares to be repurchased by the Company at market prices. At September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, 3,646,180 and 1,544,380 shares were repurchased at an aggregate cost of approximately $33.7 million and $15.9 million, respectively. The repurchases were funded primarily from operating cash flows, refinancing proceeds and proceeds received from the sale of operating properties. At September 30, 2000, the Company has 1,353,820 common shares available to be repurchased under this plan. The timing of stock purchases are made at the discretion of management.
Preferred Shares
At September 30, 2000, 2,250,000 Depositary Shares were outstanding, each representing 1/10 of a share of the Company's 9.75% Class A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares. Dividends on the preferred shares are cumulative from the date of issue and are payable quarterly. Except in certain circumstances relating to the preservation of the Company's status as a REIT, the preferred shares are not redeemable prior to July 25, 2000. On and after July 25, 2000, the preferred shares are redeemable for cash at the option of the Company. Currently, the Company has no plans to redeem the preferred shares.
The Company is authorized to issue 3,000,000 Class B Cumulative Preferred Shares, without par value, and 3,000,000 Noncumulative Preferred Shares, without par value. There are no Class B Cumulative or Noncumulative Preferred Shares issued or outstanding at September 30, 2000 or December 31, 1999.
Shareholder Rights Plan
During January 1999, the Company adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan. To implement the Plan, the Board of Directors declared a distribution of one Right for each of the Company's outstanding common shares. Each Right entitles the holder to purchase from the Company 1/1,000th of a Class B Series I Cumulative Preferred Share (a "Preferred Share") at a purchase price of $40 per Right, subject to adjustment. One one-thousandth of a Preferred Share is intended to be approximately the economic equivalent of one common share. The Rights will expire on January 6, 2009, unless redeemed by the Company as described below.
The Rights are not currently exercisable and trade with the Company's common shares. The Rights will become exercisable if a person or group becomes the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the then outstanding common shares of the Company or announces an offer to acquire 15% or more of the Company's then outstanding common shares.
If a person or group acquires 15% or more of the Company's outstanding common shares, then each Right not owned by the acquiring person or its affiliates will entitle its holder to purchase, at the Right's then-current exercise price, fractional preferred shares that are approximately the economic equivalent of common shares (or, in certain circumstances, common shares, cash, property or other securities of the Company) having a market value equal to twice the then-current exercise price. In addition, if, after the Rights become exercisable, the Company is acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction with an acquiring person or its affiliates or sells 50% or more of its assets or earnings power to an acquiring person or its affiliates, each Right will entitle its holder to purchase, at the Right's then-current exercise price, a number of the acquiring Company's common shares having a market value of twice the Right's exercise price. The Board of Directors may redeem the Rights, in whole, but not in part, at a price of $.01 per Right.
The distribution was made on January 29, 1999 to shareholders of record on that date. The initial distribution of Rights was not taxable to shareholders.
9. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Earnings per share ("EPS") has been computed pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 128. The following table provides a reconciliation of both income before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle 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 dilutive potential common shares, and diluted EPS, which includes all such shares.
| Earnings Per Common Share - Basic: | ||||
| Income before extraordinary item and | ||||
| cumulative effect of a change in accounting | ||||
| principle | $8,516,161 | $ 634,192 | $6,214,054 | $15,663,116 |
| Less: Preferred share dividends | 1,371,108 | 1,371,108 | 4,113,318 | 4,113,318 |
| Income (loss) before extraordinary item and | ||||
| cumulative effect of a change in accounting | ||||
| principle applicable to common shares | 7,145,053 | (736,916) | 2,100,736 | 11,549,798 |
| Less: Extraordinary item-extinguishment of debt | - | - | - | 1,808,742 |
| Add: Cumulative effect of a change in | ||||
| accounting principle | - | - | - | 4,319,162 |
| Income (loss) applicable to common shares | $7,145,053 | $ (736,916) | $2,100,736 | $14,060,218 |
| Earnings Per Common Share - Diluted: | ||||
| Income before extraordinary item and | ||||
| cumulative effect of a change in accounting | ||||
| principle | $8,516,161 | $ 634,192 | $6,214,054 | $15,663,116 |
| Less: Preferred share dividends | 1,371,108 | 1,371,108 | 4,113,318 | 4,113,318 |
| Income (loss) before extraordinary item and | ||||
| cumulative effect of a change in accounting | ||||
| principle applicable to common shares | 7,145,053 | (736,916) | 2,100,736 | 11,549,798 |
| Less: Extraordinary item-extinguishment of debt | - | - | - | 1,808,742 |
| Add: Cumulative effect of a change | ||||
| in accounting principle | - | - | - | 4,319,162 |
| Income (loss) applicable to common shares | $7,145,053 | $ (736,916) | $2,100,736 | $14,060,218 |
| Number of Shares: | ||||
| Basic-average shares outstanding | 19,723,948 | 21,616,511 | 19,863,130 | 22,223,514 |
| Diluted-average shares outstanding | 19,734,177 | 21,616,511 | 19,876,884 | 22,225,129 |
| Earnings Per Common Share - Basic: | ||||
| Income (loss) before extraordinary item and | ||||
| cumulative effect of a change in accounting | ||||
| principle | $ .36 | $ (.03) | $ .11 | $ .52 |
| Extraordinary item-extinguishment of debt | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ (.08) |
| Cumulative effect of a change in accounting | ||||
| principle | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ .19 |
| Net income (loss) | $ .36 | $ (.03) | $ .11 | $ .63 |
| Earnings Per Common Share - Diluted: | ||||
| Income (loss) before extraordinary item and | ||||
| cumulative effect of a change in accounting | ||||
| principle | $ .36 | $ (.03) | $ .11 | $ .52 |
| Extraordinary item-extinguishment of debt | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ (.08) |
| Cumulative effect of a change in accounting | ||||
| principle | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ .19 |
| Net income (loss) | $ .36 | $ (.03) | $ .11 | $ .63 |
| Pro forma amounts assuming the new capitalization policy is applied retroactively: | ||||
| Effect of new capitalization policy | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ (4,319,162) |
| Net income | $ - | $ - | $ - | $13,854,374 |
| Income applicable to common shares | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 9,741,056 |
| Pro forma per share amount - Effect of new | ||||
| capitalization policy: | ||||
| Basic | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ (.19) |
| Diluted | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ (.19) |
| Pro forma per share amount - Income | ||||
| applicable to common shares: | ||||
| Basic | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ .44 |
| Diluted | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ .44 |
The exchange of operating partnership minority interests into common shares was not included in the computation of diluted EPS for certain periods because the Company plans to settle these OP units in cash.
Options to purchase 1,817,410 and 1,438,043 common shares were outstanding at September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively, which has been reflected above using the treasury stock method.
10.INTERIM SEGMENT REPORTING
The Company has four reportable segments: (1) Market Rate multifamily properties, (2) Affordable Housing multifamily properties, (3) Management and Service Operations and (4) Unallocated Corporate Overhead. The Company has identified these segments because the discrete information is the basis upon which management makes decisions regarding resource allocation and performance assessment. The Market Rate multifamily properties are same store conventional multifamily residential apartments (the operations are not subject to regulation by HUD) and properties acquired or disposed of within one year. The Affordable Housing properties are multifamily properties for which the rents are subsidized and certain aspects of the operations are regulated by HUD pursuant to Section 8 of the National Housing Act of 1937. The Management and Service Operations provide management and advisory services to the Market Rate and Affordable Housing properties which are owned by the Company, as well as to clients and properties that are not owned, but are managed by the Company. All of the Company's segments are located in the United States. During the second quarter of 1999, management revised its reported segments to add a new segment representing Unallocated Corporate Overhead in order to better capture costs not specifically allocated to an individual segment and to isolate these costs from the third party Management and Service Operations.
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the "Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies". The Company evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA"). EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), as an indicator of the Company's financial performance, cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) or as a measure of the Company's liquidity, nor is it necessarily indicative of sufficient cash flow to fund all of the Company's needs.
Information on the Company's segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 is as follows:
| Total segment revenues | $ 34,754,663 | $ 2,424,172 | $ 6,194,860 | $ - | $ 43,373,695 |
| Elimination of intersegment revenues | (47,950) | - | (2,984,301) | - | (3,032,251) |
| Consolidated revenues | $ 34,706,713 | $ 2,424,172 | $ 3,210,559 | $ - | $ 40,341,444 |
| Equity in net loss of joint ventures | $ 4,907 | $ (23,075) | $ - | $ 87 | $ (18,081) |
| *EBITDA-including the proportionate | |||||
| share of joint ventures | $ 20,037,576 | $ 1,408,573 | $ 709,988 | $ (1,608,406) | $ 20,547,731 |
| Total assets | $769,864,411 | $12,477,846 | $41,871,065 | $ 6,713,708 | $830,927,030 |
| Capital expenditures, gross | $ 6,043,220 | $ 325,892 | $ 123,054 | $ - | $ 6,492,166 |
| Total segment revenues | $102,462,674 | $ 7,342,550 | $18,153,916 | $ - | $127,959,140 |
| Elimination of intersegment revenues | (144,140) | - | $(9,724,443) | - | (9,868,583) |
| Consolidated revenues | $102,318,534 | $ 7,342,550 | $ 8,429,473 | $ - | $118,090,557 |
| Equity in net loss of joint ventures | $ (78,412) | $ (29,374) | $ - | $ (17) | $ (107,803) |
| *EBITDA-including the proportionate | |||||
| share of joint ventures | $ 58,865,953 | $ 4,323,311 | $ 1,346,678 | $(6,251,511) | $ 58,284,431 |
| Total assets | $769,864,411 | $12,477,846 | $41,871,065 | $ 6,713,708 | $830,927,030 |
| Capital expenditures, gross | $ 16,114,449 | $ 758,845 | $ 553,360 | $ - | $ 17,426,654 |
| Total segment revenues | $ 33,704,910 | $ 2,486,193 | $ 6,754,215 | $ - | $ 42,945,318 |
| Elimination of intersegment revenues | (47,760) | - | (3,642,766) | - | (3,690,526) |
| Consolidated revenues | $ 33,657,150 | $ 2,486,193 | $ 3,111,449 | $ - | $ 39,254,792 |
| Equity in net income of joint ventures | $ 120,533 | $ (14,931) | $ - | $ 524 | $ 106,126 |
| *EBITDA-including the proportionate | |||||
| share of joint ventures | $ 18,944,835 | $ 1,511,825 | $ 608,746 | $ (2,004,355) | $ 19,061,051 |
| Total assets | $789,258,150 | $12,711,445 | $51,457,095 | $11,328,670 | $864,755,360 |
| Capital expenditures, gross | $ 11,153,829 | $ 455,408 | $ 658,164 | $ - | $ 12,267,401 |
| For the nine months ended September 30, 1999 | |||||
| Total segment revenues | $100,672,681 | $ 7,420,240 | $19,661,993 | $ - | $127,754,914 |
| Elimination of intersegment revenues | (143,220) | - | (10,976,533) | - | (11,119,753) |
| Consolidated revenues | $100,529,461 | $ 7,420,240 | $ 8,685,460 | $ - | $116,635,161 |
| Equity in net income of joint ventures | $ 259,754 | $ (3,655) | $ - | $ 87,396 | $ 343,495 |
| *EBITDA-including the proportionate | |||||
| share of joint ventures | $ 57,564,591 | $ 4,618,710 | $ 2,213,172 | $ (7,762,188) | $ 56,634,285 |
| Total assets | $789,258,150 | $12,711,445 | $51,457,095 | $11,328,670 | $864,755,360 |
| Capital expenditures, gross | $ 31,782,144 | $ 402,717 | $ 1,034,848 | $ - | $ 33,219,709 |
*Intersegment revenues and expenses have been eliminated in the computation of EBITDA for each of the segments.
A reconciliation of total segment EBITDA to total consolidated net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 is as follows:
| Total EBITDA for reportable segments* | $20,547,731 | $19,061,051 | $58,284,431 | $56,634,285 |
| EBITDA-proportionate share of joint ventures | (802,402) | (687,153) | (1,950,618) | (2,158,815) |
| Depreciation and amortization | (8,928,056) | (8,985,719) | (26,443,593) | (25,590,626) |
| Interest expense | (10,900,346) | (10,089,051) | (32,681,649) | (27,445,198) |
| Interest income | 222,031 | 473,219 | 1,019,686 | 984,248 |
| Income taxes | (159,124) | (187,830) | (550,530) | (640,781) |
| Extraordinary item - loss | - | - | - | (1,808,742) |
| Gain on sale of operating properties | 8,536,327 | 1,049,675 | 8,536,327 | 13,880,003 |
| Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle | - | - | - | 4,319,162 |
| Consolidated net income | $ 8,516,161 | $ 634,192 | $ 6,214,054 | $ 18,173,536 |
*Net of equity (loss) income of joint venture
11.CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE
Effective January 1, 1999, the Company changed its method of accounting to capitalize expenditures for certain replacements and improvements, such as new HVAC equipment, structural replacements, appliances, flooring, carpeting and kitchen/bath replacements and renovations. Previously, these costs were charged to operations as incurred. Ordinary repairs and maintenance, such as unit cleaning and painting, and appliance repairs are expensed. The Company believes the change in the capitalization method provides an improved measure of the Company's capital investment, provides a better matching of expenses with the related benefit of such expenditures, including associated revenues, and is in the opinion of management, consistent with industry practice. The cumulative effect of this change in accounting principle increased net income for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 by $4,319,162 or $.19 per share (basic and diluted).
12.PRO FORMA CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
The following unaudited supplemental pro forma operating data for 2000 is presented to reflect, as of January 1, 2000, the effects of the sale of the four operating properties in 2000. The following unaudited supplemental pro forma operating data for 1999 is presented to reflect, as of January 1, 1999, the effects of (i) the sale of the eight operating properties in 1999 and (ii) the sale of the four operating properties in 2000.
| Nine months ended | ||
| (In thousands, except per share amounts) | ||
| Revenues | $115,804 | $109,281 |
| *Net loss | (2,868) | (951) |
| *Loss applicable to common shares (Basic and Diluted) | (6,982) | (5,064) |
| Earnings per common share (Basic and Diluted) | $ (.35) | $ (.23) |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - (Basic) | 19,863 | 22,224 |
| - (Diluted) | 19,877 | 22,225 |
*Before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principleand extraordinary item
The unaudited pro forma condensed statement of operations is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations of the Company would have been assuming the transactions had been completed as set forth, nor does it purport to represent the results of operations of future periods of the Company.
13. CONTINGENCIES
Pending Litigation
A lawsuit is pending in the Harris County, Texas district court against MIG Realty Advisors, Inc. (MIG's predecessor company) involving a claim for contribution and indemnity arising out of MIG Realty Advisors, Inc. having served as an investment advisor to an advisory client in connection with the acquisition of an apartment project located in Houston, Texas. The advisory client that acquired the property filed suit against the seller, the consulting engineer who performed the engineering due diligence and others seeking damages for defective conditions discovered at the property that were allegedly concealed by the seller and not discovered by the consulting engineering during the pre-purchase due diligence investigation conducted by the engineer. The consulting engineer filed a third party claim against MIG Realty Advisors, Inc., alleging that MIG Realty Advisors, Inc. was responsible for the conduct of the due diligence investigation and consequently MIG Realty Advisors, Inc., rather than the engineer was responsible for any damages suffered by the advisory client. The third party complaint does not specify the amount of damages being claimed, but rather seeks contribution and indemnity for any judgment rendered against the consulting engineer arising out of the complaint against it filed by the advisory client. The Company is vigorously defending against the claims brought by the consulting engineer in the third party complaint. The Company cannot predict the final outcome of this dispute, but does not believe that it will suffer any material liability from this suit.
Other
The Company is also subject to other legal proceedings and claims which arise in the ordinary course of its business. Although occasional adverse decisions (or settlements) may occur, the Company believes that the final disposition of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Company.
14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Line of Credit
Effective November 1, 2000, the Company extended for a period of one year the Secured Line of Credit in the amount of $12.0 million (See Note 5).
Dividends Declared and Paid
On September 27, 2000, the Company declared a dividend of $0.25 per common share for the quarter ending September 30, 2000, which was paid on November 1, 2000 to shareholders of record on October 13, 2000.
Advisory Acquisition
On October 5, 2000, the Company acquired, on behalf of an advisory client, a Market Rate multifamily property containing 390 units located in Florida. The Company was retained to provide property and asset management services.
On October 31, 2000, the Company acquired, on behalf of an advisory client, a Market Rate multifamily property containing 380 units located in Michigan. The Company was retained to provide property and asset management services.
Joint Venture
On October 13, 2000, the Company completed a joint venture agreement to develop a 252 unit multifamily Market Rate property located in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. The Company contributed land of $2.0 million for its proportionate share in the joint venture. The Company owns 49% of this joint venture.
Certain Joint Venture Debt
Effective November 1, 2000, a $1.6 million mortgage (of which the Company's share is $517,200) on one joint venture property has been extended for a period of one month in order to afford the Company and its partners additional time to either negotiate a further extension or to arrange for the payoff of the loan. The Company is also negotiating the extension of approximately $28.4 million of mortgage debt (of which the Company's share is $10.0 million) on two other joint venture properties, that was due on November 1, 2000.
Overview
Associated Estates Realty Corporation ("AERC" or the "Company") is a self-administered and self-managed equity real estate investment trust ("REIT"). The Company was formed in July 1993 to continue the business of the Associated Estates Group ("AEG") which was then in the business of acquiring, developing and operating multifamily assets. AERC became a publicly traded company through an initial public offering ("IPO"), of its common shares in November 1993 and is currently traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker symbol "AEC".
AERC is a fully integrated real estate investment company which specializes in multifamily property management, advisory, development, acquisition, operating and ownership activities. The Company and its affiliates receive certain property and asset management fees, acquisition, disposition and incentive fees, loan origination and consultation fees, and mortgage servicing fees. MIG II Realty Advisors, Inc. ("MIG"), an affiliate of the Company is a registered investment advisor and serves as a real estate advisor to pension funds. MIG recognizes revenue primarily from its clients' real estate acquisitions, dispositions and incentive fees, loan origination and consultation, mortgage servicing, asset and property management and construction lending activities. MIG earns the majority of its mortgage servicing fee revenue from two of its pension fund clients. MIG's asset and property management, investment advisor and mortgage servicing operations are collectively referred to herein as the "MIGRA Operations". Additionally, the Company owns substantially all of the economic interest in four corporations which provide management and other services for the Company and third parties. These corporations are referred to as "Service Companies".
As of the filing of this Form 10-Q, the Company currently owns properties and/or operates properties in 14 states across the United States. The Company's portfolio currently consists of a total of 137 properties (which is reflective of the acquisition of the two MIG advisory client properties during October 2000 being managed by MIG) of which 81 (66 Market Rate properties and 15 Affordable Housing properties) are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by a subsidiary of the Company; nine properties in which the Company is a joint venture partner (one Market Rate property 66-2/3% owned; four Market Rate properties 33-1/3% owned; two Market Rate properties 50% owned; one Affordable Housing property 50% owned and one Market Rate property 49% owned); and 47 non-owned properties (of which one is a commercial property) managed by the Company or one of its Service Companies. Additionally, MIG provides asset management services for an additional seven properties, six of which are commercial properties. The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company, all subsidiaries, all qualified REIT subsidiaries, which include but are not limited to, separate legal entities that were formed in connection with the project specific, nonrecourse mortgage refinancing for which records, books of accounts and depository accounts must be maintained that are separate and apart from any other person or entity, the Service Companies and an Operating Partnership structured as a DownREIT of which an aggregate 20% is owned by limited partners.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report. Historical results and percentage relationships set forth in the Consolidated Statements of Income contained in the financial statements, including trends which might appear, should not be taken as indicative of future operations. This discussion, especially the discussion on acquisitions, dispositions and development and strategy, may also contain forward-looking statements based on current judgments and current knowledge of management, which are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary from those projected. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements include the general economic climate; the supply and demand for multifamily properties; the amount and timing of the Company's common share repurchases; the timing of and the proceeds the Company will receive from the sale of certain properties and the ability to complete 1031 exchanges; interest rate levels; the availability of financing; changes in contracts relating to third party management and advisory business; and other risks associated with the acquisition and development of properties, including risks that development or lease-up may not be completed on schedule, that residents will not take occupancy or pay rent, or that development or operating costs may be greater than anticipated. The Company makes no commitment to update any forward-looking statement based on new information, future events or otherwise.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, commencing with its taxable year ending December 31, 1993. REITs are subject to a number of organizational and operational requirements including a requirement that 95% of the income that would otherwise be considered as taxable income be distributed to shareholders. Providing the Company continues to qualify as a REIT, it will generally not be subject to a Federal income tax on net income. However, certain of the Company's Service Companies may be subject to federal income tax.
The Company expects to meet its short-term liquidity requirements generally through its net cash provided by operations, secured borrowings and property sales proceeds. The Company believes that these sources will be sufficient to meet both operating requirements and the payment of dividends in accordance with REIT requirements. During 2000 and 2001, approximately $1.4 million and $19.0 million, respectively, of the Company's debt will become due. Additionally, the Company believes it has adequate alternatives available to provide for its liquidity needs.
Financing
At September 30, 2000, the Company had 58 conventional mortgage payables aggregating $544.0 million, each collateralized by the respective real estate and resident leases. These nonrecourse project specific loans accrue interest at fixed rates ranging from 7.375% to 9.625%. Fifty-four of these loans are owned by qualified REIT subsidiaries which are separate legal entities and maintain records, books of accounts and depository accounts separate and apart from any other person or entity. These loans require payments of principal, interest and escrow deposits for real estate taxes and replacement of project assets. At September 30, 2000, the weighted average maturity of the conventional mortgage payables was 9.40 years and the weighted average interest rate was 7.76%.
At September 30, 2000, federally insured mortgage payables which encumbered six properties (including one property which is funded through Industrial Development Bonds) are insured by HUD pursuant to one of the mortgage insurance programs administered under the National Housing Act of 1934. These government-insured loans are nonrecourse to the Company. Payments of principal, interest and HUD mortgage insurance premiums are made in equal monthly installments and mature at various dates through March 1, 2024. At September 30, 2000, the balance of the loans was $24.9 million. The weighted average maturity of the federally insured mortgage payables was 19.12 years and the weighted average interest rate was 8.27% at September 30, 2000.
At September 30, 2000, the Company had no borrowings outstanding on its then $20.0 million Secured Line of Credit. Borrowings under the Secured Line of Credit bear interest at a rate of, either the Prime Rate or LIBOR plus 2.0%, at the Borrower's option. The facility, which originally was scheduled to mature October 31, 2000, has been extended for one additional year (matures October 31, 2001) and was reduced from $20.0 million to $12.0 million.
At September 30, 2000, the Company had no borrowings outstanding on its $20.0 million revolving line of credit which is secured by one of the Company's subsidiary properties. The borrowings are presently restricted to an amount not to exceed $10.0 million. The remaining $10.0 million may be available upon completion of certain requirements. The facility is for a term of three years. Borrowings under this revolving line of credit bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.5%.
The Senior Note issued during 1995 in the principal amount of $75.0 million, accrued interest at 8.38%, and matured April 15, 2000. The balance of the $75.0 million Senior Note, net of unamortized discounts, was $8.5 million at December 31, 1999. In accordance with the terms of the note, on April 15, 2000, the Company paid $8.9 million which represented the outstanding balance on the Senior Note and all interest accrued thereon. This note was repaid using funds that were available from the secured borrowings and property sale proceeds that occurred during 1999.
The Company had two MTN's aggregating $709,000 at September 30, 2000. One MTN with a principal balance of $604,000 accrues interest at a rate of 7.33% and matures September 18, 2001. The second MTN with a principal balance of $105,000 accrues interest at a rate of 6.88% and matures December 9, 2004.
Eighteen (5 Market Rate properties which refer to the Same Store and Acquired/Disposed property portfolios and 13 Affordable Housing properties) of the Company's 82 (66 Market Rate properties, 15 Affordable Housing properties and one 2/3 owned joint venture) wholly owned properties were unencumbered at September 30, 2000 with EBITDA at September 30, 2000 of approximately $5.4 million (approximately $1.1 million represents the Market Rate properties and approximately $4.3 million represents the Affordable Housing properties) and a historical gross cost basis of approximately $50.3 million (approximately $9.9 million represents the Market Rate properties and approximately $40.4 million represents the Affordable Housing properties). The remaining 64 of the Company's wholly owned properties (all of which are Market Rate properties except two which are Affordable Housing properties and one which is a 2/3 owned joint venture), have a historical gross cost basis of $793.0 million ($802.7 million represents the Market Rate properties, $6.6 million represents the Affordable Housing property and $9.7 million represents the 2/3 owned joint venture) and secured property specific debt of $568.9 million (approximately $537.7 million relates to the Market Rate properties, approximately $24.9 million relates to the Affordable Housing property and $6.3 million relates to the 2/3 owned joint venture) at September 30, 2000. Unsecured debt, which totaled $709,000 at September 30, 2000 consisted of two Medium-Term Notes. The Company's proportionate share of the mortgage debt relating to the eight joint venture properties was $25.5 million at September 30, 2000 of which $10.6 million on three of the joint ventures matures November 1, 2000. One of the loans, of which the Company's share is $517,200, has been extended for one month. The Company is currently negotiating the extension of the other two loans of which the Company's share is $10.0 million. The weighted average interest rate on the secured, unsecured and the Company's proportionate share of the joint venture debt was 7.78% at September 30, 2000.
Interest Rate Swap: On February 25, 2000, the Company completed two reverse interest rate swaps. The notional amounts of the swaps at September 30, 2000 were approximately $10.6 million (which commenced March 1, 2000) and $54.6 million (which commenced March 10, 2000). The fixed rate on the hedged loans is 7.08% and the floating rate on the hedged loans was 6.62% on both the $10.6 million and the $54.6 million swaps at September 30, 2000. The swaps amortize monthly in accordance with the amortization of the hedged loans and expire upon maturity of the loans. These swaps were executed to hedge the fair market value of certain fixed rate loans. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2000, the Company recorded a credit to interest expense of approximately $76,929 and $246,605, respectively.
Treasury Shares Repurchased: The Company's Board has authorized the repurchase of 5,000,000 common shares of which 3,646,180 have been repurchased.
Registration statements: The Company has a shelf registration statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed offering of up to $368.8 million of debt securities, preferred shares, depository shares, common shares and common share warrants.
Operating Partnership:In conjunction with the acquisition of the Operating Partnership, the Company issued a total of 522,032 operating partnership units ("OP units") which consist of 84,630 Class A OP units, 36,530 Class B OP units, 115,124 Class C OP units, 62,313 Class D OP units, and 223,435 Class E OP units. Pursuant to terms of the underlying agreements, the B and C OP units and D and E OP units were exchanged into Class A OP units during the second quarter of 1999 and 2000, respectively. The Company has the option to redeem, in certain circumstances, the Class A OP units for common shares exchangeable on a one-for-one basis or the cash equivalent amount. In August 2000, 19,662 of the Class A OP units were exchanged for cash in the amount of $144,270 which represented a value of $7.34 per unit. These units had a recorded amount of $435,874 when issued. The difference of the cash paid and the recorded amount was $291,604 which reduced the value of the related real estate accordingly. The Class A OP unitholders are entitled to receive cumulative distributions per OP unit equal to the per share distributions on the Company's common shares. The Company charged $128,341, $88,183, $276,804 and $152,704 to "Minority interest in operating partnership" in the Consolidated Statements of Income relating to the Class A OP unitholders allocated share of net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
Merger Contingent Consideration Paid: Subject to certain conditions, adjustments and achievements of specified performance goals, the MIGRA Stockholders' Conversion Rights entitled the MIGRA Stockholders to receive (a) on the second issuance date (September 30, 1999), an amount of $872,935 payable in common shares of the Company using the average closing price of the common shares for the 20 trading days immediately preceding September 30, 1999, (74,994 common shares were issued at a price of $11.64 per share) subject to certain price adjustments as provided for in the Merger Agreement and (b) on the third issuance date (June 30, 2000) $2,982,796 worth of common shares of the Company of which $872,935 was based on the average closing price of the common shares for the 20 trading days immediately preceding the date the consideration was paid (127,620 common shares were issued at a price of $6.84 per share) and $2,109,982 was based on a closing price of $23.63 (89,291 common shares were issued) per the merger agreement. The payment of the $3.0 million related to the second anniversary increased the Company's recorded intangible asset. This third anniversary payment represented the final payment pursuant to the merger agreement.
In October 1999, the Company settled the purchase price adjustment relating to the assets and liabilities (as defined in the related agreement) assumed in connection with the MIGRA merger. The Company paid approximately $1.3 million with respect to the purchase price adjustment.
Acquisitions, dispositions and development
Any future multifamily property acquisitions or developments would be financed with the most appropriate sources of capital, which may include the assumption of mortgage indebtedness, bank and other institutional borrowings, through the exchange of properties, undistributed earnings, secured or unsecured debt financings, or the issuance of shares or units exchangeable into common shares.
Acquisitions: On May 15, 2000, the Company and one of MIG's advisory clients completed a joint venture agreement for a newly developed 308 unit multifamily Market Rate property and the adjacent land located in Atlanta, Georgia. The Company contributed land of $4.6 million and cash of $795,000 for its proportionate share in the joint venture. The contributed land is a 48 acre parcel of land on which a 535 unit multifamily Market Rate property will be developed. This land is located adjacent to the 308 unit property. The 535 unit project to be built on the land is scheduled to be completed in 2002. At September 30, 2000, the joint venture had real estate assets of $28.5 million and a mortgage payable of $17.2 million. The Company owns 49% of this joint venture.
On October 13, 2000, the Company completed a joint venture agreement to develop a 252 unit multifamily Market Rate property located in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. The Company contributed land of $2.0 million for its proportionate share in the joint venture. The Company owns 49% of this joint venture.
Potential Acquisitions: The Company is actively pursuing co-investment opportunities with one or more of MIG's advisory clients.
Advisory Acquisitions:In separate transactions, MIG acquired five Market Rate multifamily properties containing an aggregate of 1,664 units for advisory clients. The Company and MIG were retained to provide property and asset management services for these properties.
Potential Advisory Acquisitions:MIG is currently pursuing several opportunities. MIG expects to acquire additional multifamily properties of approximately $25.0 million during the remainder of 2000 on behalf of its clients. If these transactions are completed, the Company and MIG would be retained to provide property and asset management services for these properties.
Potential Dispositions:The Company is marketing 19 properties which are comprised of three of its Market Rate joint venture properties, one of its Affordable Housing properties, two of its congregate care multifamily properties and 13 Market Rate properties (nine located in Ohio and four located in Michigan) which include the five properties discussed below.
In the short term, the sale of properties will likely result in a reduction to net income and portfolio size for the REIT; however, it is expected that the proceeds will either be redeployed into new growth opportunities or the REIT will continue to alter its capital structure, either through retirement of debt or stock purchase. Investment alternatives are chosen based on whether they are anticipated to be accretive to earnings per share in the long run. The proceeds from sales will be allocated to investment alternatives with the highest projected marginal returns.
Dispositions: The Company sold eight Market Rate properties located in Ohio on December 31, 1999 for an aggregate sales price of approximately $34.0 million. To facilitate the sale, the Company financed the sale with fixed rate debt maturing July 1, 2001. Under the structure of the transaction, the buyer may put the properties back to the Company, after March 1, 2001 but before June 2, 2001, at a price equal to their fair market value less outstanding indebtedness then owing on the purchase money financing. The Company has a corresponding option to repurchase the properties on the same monetary basis at any time prior to December 31, 2000. The sale transaction provides for the Company's continued management of those properties. These sales will not be recognized for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") purposes until the seller financing is repaid. Two of these properties were resold on July 31, 2000, and a third property was resold on August 31, 2000, and accordingly, the property sales were recognized for GAAP purposes. The net proceeds were primarily used to purchase common shares of the Company and paydown outstanding balances on the Company's two revolving lines of credit. The remaining five properties are classified as "Properties held for sale" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are included in the 13 Market Rate properties previously described as potential dispositions. These five properties contributed approximately $455,200 and $1,207,000 to net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000, respectively. Additionally, the Company sold a fourth operating property in September, 2000.
Development: For the nine month period ended September 30, 2000, the Company completed the construction and leasing of 212 units at three of the Company's development properties.
The Company is in the process of constructing or planning the construction of an additional 935 units as follows:
| Berkley Manor (49% owned | Cranberry Twp., Pennsylvania | 252 | 2001 |
| Joint Venture) | |||
| Idlewylde-Phase II (49% owned | Atlanta, Georgia | 535 | 2002 |
| Joint Venture) | |||
| Village at Avon-Phase II | Avon, Ohio | 148 | 2001 |
| 935 |
Management Contract Cancellation
During 2000, the Company's management contracts associated with the following properties were terminated:
| Loss of Management | |||||
| Market Rate Properties: | |||||
| 2/24/00 | AEMC | Brookview Commons | $ 1,300 | $ 11,500 | $ 12,800 |
| 2/24/00 | AEMC | Devonshire | $ 1,000 | $ 3,000 | $ 4,000 |
| 9/07/00 | AEMC | Richmond Park Apts. | $118,400 | $ 59,300 | $177,700 |
| Commercial Properties: | |||||
| 2/21/00 | AEMC | Mound Building | $ 1,000 | $ 11,000 | $ 12,000 |
| 4/1/00 | AEMC | Cambridge Court | $ 18,800 | $ 56,600 | $ 75,400 |
| 4/1/00 | AEMC | Eton Collection | $ 4,500 | $ 13,500 | $ 18,000 |
Additionally, the Company anticipates that the following management contracts on managed but non-owned properties may be canceled primarily because of pending or proposed sales:
| Market Rate Properties: | |||
| Undetermined | AERC | Americana (1/3 Joint Venture) | $102,300* |
| Undetermined | AERC | Gates Mills Towers (1/3 Joint Venture) | $155,800* |
| Undetermined | AERC | Watergate (1/3 Joint Venture) | $178,900* |
| Undetermined | AERC | Euclid House (1/3 Joint Venture) | $ 2,700* |
| Undetermined | AERC | College Towers (1/2 Joint Venture) | $ 63,000* |
| Undetermined | AERC | Gates Mills III (2/3 Joint Venture) | N/A |
*Net fees
Dividends:
On September 27, 2000, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per common share for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, which was paid on November 1, 2000 to shareholders of record on October 13, 2000. On August 16, 2000, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.60938 per depository share on the Company's Class A Cumulative Preferred Shares which was paid on September 15, 2000 to shareholders of record on September 1, 2000.
Cash flow sources and applications:
Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $10,862,900 from $28,402,500 to $17,539,600 for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 when compared with the nine months ended September 30, 1999. This decrease was primarily the result of decreases in net income as well as uses of cash for the increases in accounts and notes receivable and uses of cash for the reduction of accounts payable and accrued expenses. The decrease in net income before the gain on sale of properties, extraordinary items, cumulative effect and depreciation and amortization of approximately $3,252,400 was primarily due to an increase in interest expense of $5,237,000.
Net cash flows used for investing activities of $3,546,700 for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 were primarily used for the development of multifamily real estate and other capital expenditures, net of funds received from the sale of four operating properties.
Net cash flows used for financing activities of $44,583,300 for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 were primarily used to repay the senior note which matured April 15, 2000, to pay dividends on the Company's common and preferred shares, to purchase treasury shares and to pay principal payments on secured debt. Additionally, the Company obtained a new mortgage payable in the amount of $14,000,000 of which $9,800,000 was funded in September, 2000. The balance of $4,200,000 may be funded upon the completion of certain conditions.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Comparison of the quarter ended September 30, 2000 to the quarter ended September 30, 1999
In the following discussion of the comparison of the quarter ended September 30, 2000 to the quarter ended September 30, 1999, Market Rate properties refers to the Same Store Market Rate ("Same Store") and Acquired/Disposed property portfolios. Same Store properties represent 8 wholly owned multifamily properties acquired by the Company at the time of the IPO and the 59 properties acquired in separate transactions or developed by the Company during 1994 through 1999. Acquired/Disposed properties refers to the newly constructed properties which have not reached 93% stabilized occupancy for an entire year, a repositioned property, the sale of the four Market Rate operating properties during 2000 and the sale of the eight Market Rate operating properties during 1999.
Overall, total revenue increased $1,086,700 or 2.8% and total expenses increased $527,000 or 1.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2000. Net income applicable to common shares after deduction for the dividends on the Company's preferred shares increased $7,882,000.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2000, the Market Rate properties generated total revenues of $34,706,700 while incurring property operating and maintenance expenses of $15,553,300. Of these amounts, the Acquired/Disposed and Same Store properties contributed total revenues of $2,563,700 and $32,143,000, respectively, while incurring property operating and maintenance expenses of $1,019,500 and $14,533,800, respectively. The Affordable Housing properties generated total revenues of $2,424,200 while incurring property operating and maintenance expenses of $995,900 for the quarter ended September 30, 2000.
Rental Revenues:
Rental revenues increased $506,300 or 1.4% for the quarter. Rental revenues from the Acquired/Disposed properties decreased $175,300 or 6.5% for the quarter primarily as a result of the $798,100 of rental revenues contributed in 1999 by the eight properties that were sold during 1999 which was offset by $500,700 of rental revenues contributed in 2000 by the four properties sold during 2000. Occupancy and unit rents at the Same Store properties and Affordable Housing properties resulted in an increase of $928,700 or 3.0% and a decrease of $53,800 or 2.2%, respectively, in rental revenue from these properties. Additionally, for the quarter ended September 30, 1999, $135,100 of administrative fees were recognized by the Management and Service Operations. Beginning January 1, 2000, these administrative fees are being recorded at the properties as other revenue due to the decentralization of administrative functions to the properties.
Other Revenues:
Other income increased $74,800 or 9.7% for the quarter. The increase was due primarily to an increase in income due to a water and sewer reimbursement program that was established in January 2000.
The Company recognized property and asset management fee revenues of $2,046,800 and $1,898,500, respectively, for the quarters ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The increase in property and asset management fee revenues was primarily due to the acquisition of additional management contracts with advisory clients in 2000 offset by the loss of management contracts with managed but non-owned properties and the sale of an advised property during 1999.
The Company recognized asset acquisition fee revenue of $351,600 for the quarter ended September 30, 2000. The fee relates to MIG acquiring two multifamily properties on behalf of advised clients.
Property operating and maintenance expenses:
Property operating and maintenance expenses decreased $56,500 or 0.3% for the quarter. Property operating and maintenance expenses at the Acquired/Disposed properties decreased $209,400 or 17.0% for the quarter due primarily to the operating and maintenance expenses incurred at the eight properties sold in 1999, which totaled $495,600 offset by $314,400 in expenses incurred at the four properties sold during 2000. Property operating and maintenance expenses at the Same Store properties increased $129,400 or 0.9% when compared to the three months ended September 30, 1999 primarily due to increases in personnel, utilities, building and grounds repairs and maintenance and advertising and promotion. Property operating and maintenance expenses at the Affordable Housing properties increased $23,600 or 2.4% for the quarter.
Other expenses:
Depreciation and amortization decreased $57,700 or 0.6% for the third quarter 2000 compared to 1999 primarily due to the decreased depreciation expense attributable to the eight properties sold in 1999 as well as the discontinuation of recording depreciation on the properties held for sale.
General and administrative expenses decreased $214,800 or 6.0% for the third quarter 2000 compared to 1999. This decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in consulting and professional fees incurred by the Company principally related to system processes, tax, accounting and operating consulting services.
Interest expense increased $811,300 or 8.0% for the quarter primarily due to the interest incurred with respect to the project specific, nonrecourse mortgage financing collateralized by 54 properties owned by REIT subsidiaries and one of the properties sold during 2000 (26 financed during the first half of 1999 and 29 financed during the second half of 1999).
The $8,536,300 gain on the sale of properties for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 resulted from the sale of four operating properties. The gain on sale of properties of $1,049,700 for the quarter ended September 30, 1999 resulted from the sale of one operating property.
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares:
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares is equal to net income less dividends on the preferred shares of $1,371,100 for both of the quarters ended September 30, 2000 and 1999.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2000 to the nine months ended September 30, 1999
In the following discussion of the comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2000 to the nine months ended September 30, 1999, Market Rate properties refers to the Same Store Market Rate and Acquired/Disposed property portfolios. Same Store properties represents 8 wholly owned multifamily properties acquired by the Company at the time of the IPO and the 59 properties acquired in separate transactions or developed by the Company during 1994 through 1999. Acquired/Disposed properties refers to a newly constructed property that has reached 93% stabilized occupancy but not for an entire year, the newly constructed properties that have not reached 93% stabilized occupancy for an entire year, a repositioned property, the sale of the four Market Rate operating properties during 2000 and the sale of the eight Market Rate operating properties during 1999.
Overall, total revenue increased $1,455,400 or 1.2% and total expenses increased $4,985,400 or 4.3% for the nine month period ended September 30, 2000. Net income applicable to common shares after deduction for the dividends on the Company's preferred shares decreased $11,959,500 or 85.1%.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2000, the Market Rate properties generated total revenues of $102,318,500 while incurring property operating and maintenance expenses of $45,616,200. Of these amounts, the Acquired/Disposed and Same Store properties contributed total revenues of $10,830,300 and $91,488,200, respectively, while incurring property operating and maintenance expenses of $5,134,700 and $40,481,500, respectively. The Affordable Housing properties generated total revenues of $7,342,600 while incurring property operating and maintenance expenses of $3,064,600 for the nine months ended September 30, 2000.
Rental Revenues:
Rental revenues increased $750,700 or 0.7% for the nine month period. Rental revenues from the Acquired/Disposed properties decreased $1,301,700 or 10.9% for the nine month period primarily as a result of the $4,669,100 of rental revenues contributed in 1999 by the eight properties that were sold during 1999 offset by $2,286,800 contributed in 2000 by the four properties sold during 2000. Occupancy and unit rents at the Same Store and Affordable Housing properties resulted in an increase of $2,454,100 or 2.8% and a decrease of $55,600 or 0.8%, respectively, in rental revenue from these properties.
Other Revenues:
Other income increased $568,800 or 28.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 compared to September 30, 1999. The increase was due primarily to an increase in income due to a water and sewer reimbursement program that was established in January 2000.
The Company recognized property and asset management fee revenues of $5,714,100 and $5,697,700, for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The increase in property and asset management fee revenues was primarily due to the acquisition of additional management contracts in 2000 offset by the loss of management contracts with managed but non-owned properties and the sale of an advised property in 1999.
The Company recognized asset acquisition fee revenue of $351,600 and $121,700 for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The fees relate to MIG acquiring two multifamily properties on behalf of advised clients in 2000 and one multifamily property on behalf of a pension fund client in 1999.
Property operating and maintenance expenses:
Property operating and maintenance expenses increased $54,900 or 0.1% for the nine month period. Property operating and maintenance expenses at the Acquired/Disposed properties decreased $1,304,200 or 20.3% for the nine month period due primarily to the operating and maintenance expenses incurred at the 8 properties sold in 1999, which totaled $2,567,300, offset by $1,214,800 of expenses in 2000 incurred by the four properties sold during 2000. Property operating and maintenance expenses at the Same Store properties increased $1,205,500 or 3.1% when compared to the prior nine month period primarily due to increases in personnel and building and grounds repairs and maintenance. Property operating and maintenance expenses at the Affordable Housing properties increased $153,600 or 5.3% for the nine month period due primarily to an increase in repairs and maintenance expenses.
Other expenses:
Depreciation and amortization increased $853,000 or 3.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 primarily due to the increased depreciation expense recognized on the Acquired/Disposed properties and the amortization expense of the intangible assets associated with the contingent consideration payments related to the merger with MIGRA. The amortization expense related to the intangible assets was reflected as a charge to the Management and Service Operations.
General and administrative expenses decreased $1,061,400 or 8.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2000. This decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in consulting and professional fees incurred by the Company principally related to system processes, tax, accounting and operating consulting services. Also, during the second quarter of 1999, a severance benefit of $550,000 was paid to a former executive officer of the Company.
Interest expense increased $5,236,500 or 19.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 primarily due to the interest incurred with respect to the project specific, nonrecourse mortgage financing collateralized by 54 properties and one of the properties sold during 2000 (26 were financed during the first half of 1999 and 29 were financed during the second half of 1999).
The Company recognized a charge for funds advanced to a non-owned property totaling $150,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1999. The Company is continuing its collection efforts in connection with this receivable.
The gain on sale of properties of $8,536,300 for 2000 resulted from the sale of four Market Rate operating properties. The gain on sale of properties of $13,880,000 for 1999 resulted from the sale of six Market Rate operating properties.
Extraordinary items:
The extraordinary item of $1,808,700 recognized during 1999 represents a $750,000 facility fee charge, $126,500 interest breakage fee and a $932,200 write off of deferred finance costs related to the termination of the unsecured line of credit facility.
Cumulative effect:
Effective January 1, 1999, the Company changed its method of accounting to capitalize expenditures for certain replacements and improvements, such as new HVAC equipment, structural replacements, appliances, flooring, carpeting and kitchen/bath replacements and renovations. Previously, these costs were charged to operations as incurred. Ordinary repairs and maintenance, such as unit cleaning and painting, and appliance repairs are expensed. The Company believes the change in the capitalization method provides an improved measure of the Company's capital investment, provides a better matching of expenses with the related benefit of such expenditures, including associated revenues, and is in the opinion of management, consistent with industry practice. The cumulative effect of this change in accounting principle increased net income for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 by $4,319,162 or $.19 per share (basic and diluted).
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares:
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares is equal to net income less dividends on the preferred shares of $4,113,300 for both of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999.
Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures
The combined equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures decreased $124,200 or 117.0% and $451,300 or 131.4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000 compared to 1999, respectively. The decrease was due primarily to a decrease in rental revenue combined with an increase in the costs of operations. Additionally, the results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000 include the operations from the Company's May 15, 2000 joint venture acquisition of a 308 unit property of which the Company is a 49% owner.
The following table presents the historical statements of operations of the Company's beneficial interest in the operations of the joint ventures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999.
| For the three months | For the nine months | |||
| Beneficial interests in | ||||
| joint venture operations | ||||
| Rental revenue | $2,054,160 | $1,725,724 | $5,574,928 | $5,254,486 |
| Cost of operations | 1,251,758 | 1,038,571 | 3,624,310 | 3,095,671 |
| 802,402 | 687,153 | 1,950,618 | 2,158,815 | |
| Interest income | 7,199 | 3,198 | 31,250 | 13,982 |
| Interest expense | (585,280) | (428,418) | (1,518,063) | (1,373,394) |
| Depreciation | (230,378) | (142,946) | (535,536) | (418,491) |
| Amortization | (12,024) | (12,861) | (36,072) | (37,417) |
| Net (loss) income | $ (18,081) | $ 106,126 | $ (107,803) | $ 343,495 |
Strategy
Overall Portfolio Strategy
AERC is a fully integrated self-administered and self-managed equity real estate investment trust specializing in property management, advisory, development, acquisition, operation and ownership activities of multifamily properties.
AERC seeks to maximize shareholder value by growing the magnitude and quality of earnings generated by the Company's assets and activities. Management believes this value is realized in two principal ways: first, through selective acquisition driven by investment research; and secondly, through operations with a focus on quality of service supported by sophisticated technological systems.
The Company offers a unique structure which combines a public operating company with an institutional advisory business. This combination affords the Company the opportunity to focus its expertise in either the public or private multifamily investment market allowing continuity and dedication to the investment process. This efficiency maximizes shareholder value with active portfolio management resulting in the continuous measurement of assets offering the greatest risk-adjusted return to shareholders and clients.
The Company applies a disciplined approach to achieving portfolio balance through diversification in deep economic markets. The portfolio is actively managed through the ownership of assets which provide the highest risk-adjusted rate of return to the portfolio.
The Company's disciplined business planning for each property and its annual budgeting process, complemented by its capital expenditure program, allow the Company to identify opportunities across the portfolio, thereby maximizing long term wealth creation. A key element of this regimen is the annual hold-sell analysis which challenges the continued investment in any one asset which is not expected to produce specific benchmark yields.
In the short term, the sale of properties will likely result in a reduction in net income and portfolio size for the Company; however, it is expected that the proceeds will either be redeployed into new growth opportunities or the Company will continue to alter its capital structure, either through retirement of debt or the repurchase of its common shares. Investment alternatives are chosen based on whether they are anticipated to be accretive to earnings per share in the long run. The proceeds from sales will be allocated to investment alternatives with the highest projected marginal returns.
Implementation of the Company's strategy includes 1) enhancement of the owned portfolio through strategic allocation of capital improvements in existing assets, 2) investment in portfolio enhancing multifamily properties through acquisition and development, including strategic alliances with others, 3) expansion of the advisory business through both separate account and co-investment with institutional investors, and 4) repurchase of the Company's common shares, where the current market price offers more attractive risk return opportunities than other investment opportunities.
The Company completed implementation of a decentralized operating environment in 1999. Management of the properties is supervised by a team of four real estate professionals which consist of an executive officer and three regional vice presidents who together possess approximately 95 years, and, individually an average of approximately 24 years, of experience in the property management industry.
The Company's management approach is to emphasize the "point of execution" which means providing the site manager and staff with appropriate levels of authority and responsibility to achieve corporate goals of service and financial benchmarks. The Company believes this concept simplifies and expedites the handling of management tasks and on-site situations and helps ensure that the site staff provides quality service to its residents. Consistent with the Company's decentralization efforts, property managers have been given additional responsibility and authority for the performance of their properties, with an emphasis on increasing and improving information flow to allow them to manage their property's bottom line growth. In support of these efforts, the Company performed a major hardware upgrade at all properties during 1999, rolled out new processes to support the decentralized structure, and installed new property management software.
Additionally, enhanced information systems allow management to respond more quickly to changes in the market place and to analyze future trends in order to make strategic decisions about the allocation of capital and portfolio composition. Site managers are trained to monitor market conditions and competitors and transfer this information to a centralized data base which is then used in developing the portfolio strategy for the Company and its clients.
Market Rate
The consistent goal for the owned portfolio of multifamily assets is income and value enhancement through reinvestment in the assets and acquisition of new properties. Internal growth is achieved through realization of all marginal revenue opportunities, contained operational expenses and efficient management. Management believes new acquisitions (generally suburban, grade A-B properties) and development opportunities available to the Company will enhance the income potential to the Company. The general investment goals include institutional quality properties in rent growth locations of major metropolitan markets.
To achieve the goal of holding a portfolio of economically and geographically diversified institutional quality multifamily assets, the Company plans to reduce exposure in the Midwest while reinvesting in more strategically consistent dynamic markets, which offer greater potential for revenue growth, such as Atlanta, metro Washington D.C., Orlando, South Florida and Tampa. The Company expects very limited, if any, acquisitions on behalf of the Market Rate portfolio in the upcoming year; however, the Company expects to have some co-investment acquisition opportunities.
While the portfolio stability offered in the Midwest markets is expected to be maintained with the retention of certain assets, the ultimate goal is to own and operate significant units in multiple markets across the nation.
The Company plans to continue its annual program of improvements to its properties and its ongoing practice of regular maintenance and periodic renovation, wherever doing so yields long term benefits.
Affordable Housing
The Company's portfolio currently includes 15 owned properties (comprised of 1,505 units), subject to regulation by HUD, which were in the portfolio prior to the IPO.
Although the rent growth of these properties is limited due to regulatory restrictions, these properties have provided a consistent return and stabilizing influence to the portfolio. Additionally, the Company has developed detailed systems and processes to effectively operate these properties, which by their nature exist within a complex, highly regulated environment. Economic efficiencies are realized in conjunction with the management of another 20 properties (4,213 units), owned by third parties, making the affordable housing area potentially lucrative across segments.
Notwithstanding the potential profitability associated with efficient management in the regulated environment, the Company continuously examines its ownership of all properties within the context of its overall portfolio strategy. There are no assurances that government policies affecting these properties will not change causing future results to differ materially from historical results.
Management and Service Companies
Fee Management: Over the years, the Company has applied its management approach to the management of properties for third parties. The Company believes that third party property management broadens the Company's knowledge of a market, creates opportunities for future acquisitions, enhances purchasing power, provides a network for new personnel and generates fee income.
Advisory Business: MIG's advisory business comprises a major component of the Company's overall growth strategy. A major focus of this business will be the acquisition of properties for separate account clients with discretionary and non-discretionary funds. The Company's investment capabilities are expanded by increasing assets acquired and managed on behalf of pension fund clients. Furthermore, the advised assets increase the operational efficiency in markets where the Company may have limited penetration with its own assets, while requiring less in capital resources from the Company than direct investment.
Another aspect of the advisory strategy is the opportunity to co-invest with institutional partners. This form of investment not only diversifies the owned portfolio across markets while creating operational efficiency, but also allows the Company to extend its investment and operational expertise to MIG's institutional clients. This distribution of experience and expertise provides acquisition, asset management, property management and incentive fees to the Company which benefits its shareholders.
During the third quarter 2000, Louis Vogt assumed the role of President of MIG Realty Advisors, Inc. when James Cote' resigned his position and became an independent consultant. Under his new consulting agreement, Mr. Cote' will continue to provide services to MIG in connection with the servicing of certain pension fund clients designated by MIG.
Other: The Company will continue to explore ways to capitalize on its access to the significant purchasing power of its broad resident base as an "e-commerce gatekeeper". Currently, the Company is analyzing certain opportunities that will allow it to further exploit its already advanced technological infrastructure within its current property management platform.
Strategic Initiatives
The Company 's strategic initiatives for 2000 include:
1.Increase risk-adjusted performance of the portfolio. Performance improvement will be sought through active portfolio management including dispositions of non-strategic assets. Heavy emphasis will be placed on rebalancing the portfolio.
Dispositions: The Company is marketing 19 properties comprised of three of its Market Rate joint venture properties, one of its Affordable Housing properties, two of its congregate care properties and 13 Market Rate properties. During the third quarter of 2000, three of the Market Rate properties located in Ohio which relate to the December 31, 1999 transaction (previously described) were recognized as sales under GAAP. Additionally, during the third quarter of 2000, the Company sold one Northeast Ohio Market Rate property. In the short term, the sale of properties will likely result in a reduction in net income and portfolio size for the Company; however, it is expected that the proceeds will either be redeployed into new growth opportunities or the Company will continue to alter its capital structure, either through retirement of debt or stock repurchase of common shares. Investment alternatives are chosen based on whether they are anticipated to be accretive to earnings per share in the long run. The proceeds from sales will be allocated to investment alternatives with the highest projected marginal returns.
Co-investment: The Company will continue to increase emphasis on MIG's advisory business, which includes pursuing co-investment opportunities with institutional pension fund clients. These co-investments will include both purchase and development opportunities with an emphasis on separate account clients with discretionary and non-discretionary funds. Co-investment in the purchase of stabilized assets is expected to offer low volatility and immediate cash flow. The development program allows the Company and its institutional partners to seek high yields anticipated with development. The expected equity investment is approximately 25-50% from AERC and approximately 50-75% from institutional investors. In addition to the co-investment plans with institutional pension fund clients, the Company is in various stages of planning co-investments with other groups including private organizations and high net worth investors. These investments may be established directly or through organized delivery systems.
Management believes this co-investment program may allow the Company to increase operational efficiency in growth markets at a more rapid pace than direct individual investments because it requires less capital resources from the Company but allows the Company to apply its expertise in multifamily management.
On October 13, 2000, the Company completed a joint venture agreement to develop a 252 unit multifamily Market Rate property located in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. The Company contributed land of $2.0 million for its proportionate share in the joint venture. The Company owns 49% of this joint venture.
Capital Expenditures: In 1999 the Company undertook a two and one-half year initiative to improve the properties in order to increase value and move price points. During 1999, approximately $13.0 million in capital improvements were performed, approximately $5.0 million of which was non-recurring investment capital. After completing the capital expenditures in 1999, an additional amount of approximately $5.0 million more was identified as capital in excess of routine recurring capital (approximately $8.3 million per year). Through September 30, 2000, approximately $7.0 million has been spent on recurring capital and $1.0 million has been spent on investment capital, leaving approximately $4.0 million in investment capital expenditures to be incurred during the balance of 2000 and deferred into the first six months of 2001.
2.Restructure organization for efficiency. Now that the property managers operate in a decentralized environment, with improved technology and processes, the Company continues to focus its efforts on streamlining its corporate organization to take advantage of the efficiencies that have been created by decentralization.
General & Administrative: The Company announced a plan to identify and eliminate approximately $3.0 million on an annualized basis in general and administrative expenses during 2000. Implementation of changes to effect this reduction are currently underway and include reorganization of departments to reassign personnel, reduction in fees paid to outside consultants and the further automation of processes to create efficiencies. Through September 30, 2000, the Company has achieved a reduction in its run-rate that translates to annualized savings of approximately $2.4 million. Additional savings are expected to be achieved by year end.
Technology: The Company is currently in the process of moving its reporting systems and application processes to a web based system which will result in a more seamless integration of all business processes and wider, quicker dissemination of corporate and property information. It is further anticipated that the corporate Intranet, which is primarily currently used by employees, will be further developed to provide controlled public access to current and prospective residents, clients and vendors and thereby provide more efficient ways to execute transactions and share information.
3. Grow assets under management in the advisory business. In addition to the co-investment opportunities described in the portfolio performance strategy that arise from our institutional relationships, the Company is focused on expanding the portfolio of advised clients. Growth in this aspect of the Company requires limited incremental capital.
During the third quarter 2000, Louis Vogt assumed the role of President of MIG Realty Advisors, Inc. when James Cote' resigned his position and became an independent consultant. Under his new consulting agreement, Mr. Cote' will continue to provide services to MIG in connection with the servicing of certain pension fund clients designated by MIG.
As of the date of this filing, acquisition allocations stand at approximately $191.2 million. During the current year, the Company will seek to invest this allocation to grow the assets under management. The Company has acquired a total of approximately $166.2 million in multifamily properties for clients in 2000 and expects to acquire approximately an additional $25.0 million during the remainder of 2000.
Inflation
Management's belief is that the effects of inflation would be minimal on the operational performance of its portfolio primarily due to the high correlation between inflation and housing costs combined with the short term nature, typically one year, of the leases.
The market for the Affordable Housing properties is unique in that the residents of these properties receive assistance under the Rental Assistance Program. At many of the Affordable Housing properties, waiting lists of qualified applicants are maintained which minimize the need to advertise these units. The average Economic Occupancy of these properties consistently exceeds 98%. However, changes in these Government Programs could potentially create decreased rental revenues, additional vacancies, require more marketing costs and in some cases, these properties may be converted to Market Rate properties.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
At September 30, 2000, the Company had $1.7 million of variable rate debt. Additionally, the Company has interest rate risk associated with fixed rate debt at maturity.
Management has and will continue to manage interest rate risk as follows: (i) maintain a conservative ratio of fixed rate, long term debt to total debt such that variable rate exposure is kept at an acceptable level; (ii) consider hedges for certain long term variable and/or fixed rate debt through the use of interest rate swaps or interest rate caps; and (iii) use treasury locks where appropriate to hedge rates on anticipated debt transactions. Management uses various financial models and advisors to achieve those objectives.
From time to time, the Company may enter into hedge agreements to minimize its exposure to interest rate risks. On February 25, 2000, the Company completed two reverse interest rate swaps. The notional amount of the swaps was approximately $65.4 million. The fixed rate on the hedged loans is 7.08% and the floating rate on these hedged loans was approximately 6.62% at September 30, 2000. The swaps amortize monthly in accordance with the amortization of the hedged loans and expire upon maturity of the loans. These swaps were executed to hedge the fair market value of certain fixed rate loans. The first swap was effective March 1, 2000 and the second swap was effective March 10, 2000. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000, the Company recognized a credit to interest expense of $76,929 and $246,605, respectively.
The table below provides information about the Company's financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. For debt obligations, the table presents principal cash flows and related weighted average interest rates by expected maturity dates. For interest rate swaps, the table presents notional principal amounts and weighted average interest receive rates by contractual maturity dates.
| Fixed: | ||||||||||
| Fixed rate mortgage debt | $1,379,889 | $16,664,725 | $6,014,510 | $6,588,897 | $7,022,143 | $529,456,535 | $567,126,699 | $552,117,900 | $568,150,174 | $540,199,775 |
| Weighted average interest rate | 7.90% | 7.84% | 7.84% | 7.85% | 7.86% | 7.71% | 7.75% | 7.76% | ||
| MTN's | - | 604,000 | - | - | 105,000 | - | 709,000 | 708,528 | 709,000 | 705,980 |
| Weighted average interest rate | - | 7.26% | - | - | 6.88% | - | 7.23% | 7.23% | ||
| Senior notes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8,540,715 | 8,707,042 |
| Weighted average interest rate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.38% | ||
| Total fixed rate debt | $1,379,889 | $17,268,725 | $6,014,510 | $6,588,897 | $7,127,143 | $529,456,535 | $567,835,699 | $552,826,428 | $577,399,889 | $549,612,797 |
| Variable: | ||||||||||
| LIBOR based credit facilities** | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - |
| Variable rate mortgage debt | 16,002 | 1,724,328 | - | - | - | - | 1,740,330 | 1,740,330 | 1,786,015 | 1,786,015 |
| 10.0% | 10.0% | - | - | - | - | 10.0% | - | 10.0% | ||
| Total variable rate debt | $ 16,002 | $ 1,724,328 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 1,740,330 | $ 1,740,330 | $ 1,786,015 | $ 1,786,015 |
| Total long term debt | $1,395,891 | $18,993,053 | $6,014,510 | $6,588,897 | $7,127,143 | $529,456,535 | $569,576,029 | $554,566,758 | $579,185,904 | $551,398,812 |
| Interest Rate Swaps: | ||||||||||
| Notional | $ 138,933 | $ 569,339 | $ 615,323 | $ 665,025 | $ 704,437 | $ 62,481,176 | $ 65,174,233 | $ 1,485,000 | $ - | $ - |
| Average interest rate | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | - | - | - |
*The average interest rate represents the difference between the fixed rate of 7.08% and the one month LIBOR rate.
**One LIBOR based credit facility which matured October 31, 2000 has been extended for one year and now matures October 31, 2001. The second LIBOR based credit facility matures in 2003.
Sensitivity Analysis
The Company estimates that a 100 basis point decrease in market interest rates would have changed the fair value of fixed rate debt to a liability of $589.3 million. The sensitivity to changes in interest rates of the Company's fixed rate debt was determined with a valuation model based upon changes that measure the net present value of such obligation which arise from the hypothetical estimate as discussed above.
CONTINGENCIES
Environmental
There are no recorded amounts resulting from environmental liabilities and there are no known contingencies with respect thereto. Future claims for environmental liabilities are not measurable given the uncertainties surrounding whether there exists a basis for any such claims to be asserted and, if so, whether any claims will, in fact, be asserted. Furthermore, no condition is known to exist that would give rise to a liability for site restoration, post closure and monitoring commitments, or other costs that may be incurred with respect to the sale or disposal of a property. Phase I environmental audits have been completed on all of the Company's wholly owned and joint venture properties.
Expected Property Sales
The Company sold eight Market Rate properties located in Ohio on December 31, 1999 for an aggregate sales price of approximately $34.0 million. To facilitate the sale, the Company financed the sale with fixed rate debt maturing July 1, 2001. Under the structure of the transaction, the buyer may put the properties back to the Company, after March 1, 2001 but before June 2, 2001, at a price equal to their fair market value less outstanding indebtedness then owing on the purchase money financing. The Company has a corresponding option to repurchase the properties on the same monetary basis at any time prior to December 31, 2000. The sale transaction provided for the Company's continued management of those properties. These sales are not to be recognized for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") purposes until the seller financing is repaid. Three of these properties were resold during the quarter ended September 30, 2000, and accordingly, the property sales were recognized for GAAP purposes. The net proceeds were primarily used to purchase common shares of the Company and paydown outstanding balances on the Company's two revolving lines of credit. The remaining five properties are classified as "Properties held for sale" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are included in the 13 Market Rate properties previously described as potential dispositions.
Pending Litigation
A lawsuit is pending in the Harris County, Texas district court against MIG Realty Advisors, Inc. (MIG's predecessor company) involving a claim for contribution and indemnity arising out of MIG Realty Advisors, Inc. having served as an investment advisor to an advisory client in connection with the acquisition of an apartment project located in Houston, Texas. The advisory client that acquired the property filed suit against the seller, the consulting engineer who performed the engineering due diligence and others seeking damages for defective conditions discovered at the property that were allegedly concealed by the seller and not discovered by the consulting engineering during the pre-purchase due diligence investigation conducted by the engineer. The consulting engineer filed a third party claim against MIG Realty Advisors, Inc., alleging that MIG Realty Advisors was responsible for the conduct of the due diligence investigation and consequently MIG Realty Advisors, rather than the engineer was responsible for any damages suffered by the advisory client. The third party complaint does not specify the amount of damages being claimed, but rather seeks contribution and indemnity for any judgment rendered against the consulting engineer arising out of the complaint against it filed by the advisory client. The Company is vigorously defending against the claims brought by the consulting engineer in the third party complaint. The Company cannot predict the final outcome of this dispute, but does not believe that it will suffer any material liability from this suit.
Other
The Company is also subject to other legal proceedings and claims which arise in the ordinary course of its business. Although occasional adverse decisions (or settlements) may occur, the Company believes that the final disposition of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Company.
The following tables present information concerning the Multifamily Properties owned by Associated Estates Realty Corporation. C:\2000q\3q00\sep00q.wpd
| MARKET RATE | ||||||||||||||
| Acquired Properties | ||||||||||||||
| Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Arbor Landings | 01/01/00 | Ann Arbor | Garden | 160 | 1999 | 1,113 | 96.8% | 98.8% | $1,001 | $.90 | 92.3% | 100.0% | $925 | $0.83 |
| CORE PORTFOLIO PROPERTIES | ||||||||||||||
| Market rate | ||||||||||||||
| Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||||||||||
| 20th & Campbell Apartments | 06/30/98 | Phoenix | Garden | 204 | 1989 | 982 | 84.2% | 88.2% | $ 824 | $0.84 | 80.4% | 87.3% | $827 | $0.84 |
| Central Ohio | ||||||||||||||
| Arrowhead Station | 02/28/95 | Columbus | Townhomes | 102 | 1987 | 1,344 | 95.5% | 96.1% | $ 765 | $0.57 | 96.0% | 99.0% | $762 | $0.57 |
| Bedford Commons | 12/30/94 | Columbus | Townhomes | 112 | 1987 | 1,157 | 96.9 | 97.3 | 811 | 0.70 | 96.5 | 98.2 | 772 | 0.67 |
| Bolton Estates | 07/27/94 | Columbus | Garden | 196 | 1992 | 687 | 87.7 | 95.4 | 482 | 0.70 | 97.1 | 93.4 | 473 | 0.69 |
| Bradford at Easton | 05/01/98 | Columbus | Garden | 324 | 1996 | 1,010 | 95.5 | 97.8 | 712 | 0.71 | 95.6 | 97.8 | 712 | 0.70 |
| Colony Bay East | 02/21/95 | Columbus | Garden | 156 | 1994 | 903 | 96.9 | 99.4 | 554 | 0.61 | 94.1 | 98.7 | 534 | 0.59 |
| Heathermoor | 08/18/94 | Worthington | Gdn/Tnhms | 280 | 1989 | 829 | 93.0 | 95.0 | 593 | 0.72 | 97.6 | 96.8 | 564 | 0.68 |
| Kensington Grove | 07/17/95 | Westerville | Gdn/Tnhms | 76 | 1995 | 1,109 | 91.5 | 96.1 | 824 | 0.74 | 94.8 | 94.7 | 787 | 0.71 |
| Lake Forest | 07/28/94 | Columbus | Garden | 192 | 1994 | 788 | 97.4 | 97.9 | 585 | 0.74 | 95.3 | 98.4 | 566 | 0.72 |
| Muirwood Village at Bennell | 03/07/94 | Columbus | Ranch | 164 | 1988 | 769 | 86.4 | 90.2 | 523 | 0.68 | 95.1 | 98.2 | 523 | 0.68 |
| Muirwood Village at London | 03/03/94 | London | Ranch | 112 | 1989 | 769 | 95.2 | 91.1 | 525 | 0.68 | 99.3 | 94.6 | 502 | 0.65 |
| Muirwood Village at Mt. Sterling | 03/03/94 | Mt. Sterling | Ranch | 48 | 1990 | 769 | 96.4 | 85.4 | 491 | 0.64 | 94.4 | 89.6 | 487 | 0.63 |
| Muirwood Village at Zanesville | 03/07/94 | Zanesville | Ranch | 196 | 1991-95 | 769 | 96.0 | 92.3 | 530 | 0.69 | 93.6 | 98.0 | 522 | 0.68 |
| Oak Bend Commons | 05/30/97 | Canal Winchester | Garden/Tnhm | 102 | 1997 | 1,110 | 96.9 | 99.0 | 710 | 0.64 | 96.4 | 97.1 | 709 | 0.64 |
| Pendleton Lakes East | 08/25/94 | Columbus | Garden | 256 | 1990-93 | 899 | 94.7 | 96.5 | 560 | 0.62 | 92.6 | 97.3 | 536 | 0.60 |
| Perimeter Lakes | 09/20/96 | Dublin | Gdn/Tnhms | 189 | 1992 | 999 | 91.8 | 91.0 | 722 | 0.72 | 96.0 | 96.3 | 707 | 0.71 |
| Residence at Christopher Wren | 03/14/94 | Gahanna | Gdn/Tnhms | 264 | 1993 | 1,062 | 90.9 | 95.1 | 759 | 0.71 | 88.1 | 95.5 | 742 | 0.70 |
| Residence at Turnberry | 03/16/94 | Pickerington | Gdn/Tnhms | 216 | 1991 | 1,182 | 93.7 | 97.7 | 778 | 0.66 | 92.8 | 95.8 | 758 | 0.64 |
| Saw Mill Village | 04/22/97 | Columbus | Garden | 340 | 1987 | 1,161 | 90.2 | 93.5 | 776 | 0.67 | 92.1 | 93.8 | 749 | 0.64 |
| Sheffield at Sylvan | 03/03/94 | Circleville | Ranch | 136 | 1989 | 791 | 98.4 | 97.1 | 546 | 0.69 | 99.3 | 96.3 | 517 | 0.65 |
| Sterling Park | 08/25/94 | Grove City | Garden | 128 | 1994 | 763 | 90.6 | 92.2 | 577 | 0.76 | 96.7 | 96.9 | 555 | 0.73 |
| The Residence at Newark | 03/03/94 | Newark | Ranch | 112 | 1993-94 | 868 | 95.4 | 100.0 | 582 | 0.67 | 92.2 | 83.9 | 573 | 0.66 |
| The Residence at Washington | 02/01/96 | Wash. Ct. House | Ranch | 72 | 1995 | 862 | 98.1 | 97.2 | 544 | 0.63 | 97.1 | 97.2 | 527 | 0.61 |
| Wyndemere | 09/21/94 | Franklin | Ranch | 128 | 1991-95 | 768 | 98.3 | 100.0 | 561 | 0.73 | 98.0 | 99.2 | 552 | 0.72 |
| 3,901 | 940 | 93.6% | 95.5% | $641 | $0.68 | 94.6% | 96.2% | $624 | $0.66 | |||||
| Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||||||||||
| Remington Place Apartments | 03/31/97 | Cincinnati | Garden | 234 | 1988-90 | 830 | 98.0% | 97.0% | $685 | $0.83 | 94.0% | 91.5% | $662 | $0.80 |
| Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Cypress Shores Apartments | 02/03/98 | Coconut Creek | Garden | 300 | 1991 | 991 | 86.9% | 86.0% | $ 927 | $0.94 | 91.0% | 96.3% | $ 873 | $0.88 |
| Windsor Pines | 10/23/98 | Pembroke Pines | Garden | 368 | 1998 | 1,132 | 90.4 | 92.9 | 1,113 | 0.98 | 93.8 | 96.2 | 1,039 | 0.92 |
| 668 | 1,069 | 89.0% | 89.8% | $1,030 | $0.96 | 92.6% | 96.3% | $ 964 | $0.90 | |||||
| Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| The Falls Apartments | 02/03/98 | Atlanta | Garden | 520 | 1986 | 963 | 80.3% | 84.6% | $737 | $0.77 | 76.6% | 90.6% | $723 | $0.75 |
| Morgan Place Apartments | 06/30/98 | Atlanta | Garden | 186 | 1989 | 679 | 86.9 | 92.5 | 857 | 1.26 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 821 | 1.21 |
| 706 | 888 | 82.2% | 86.7% | $769 | $0.87 | 80.7% | 91.9% | $749 | $0.84 | |||||
| Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||||||||||
| The Gables at White River | 02/06/97 | Indianapolis | Garden | 228 | 1991 | 974 | 92.8% | 95.2% | $759 | $0.78 | 92.0% | 94.7% | $742 | $0.76 |
| Steeplechase Apartments | 08/11/98 | Indianapolis | Garden | 264 | 1998 | 929 | 84.1 | 89.0 | 757 | 0.82 | 78.3 | 79.5 | 773 | 0.83 |
| Waterstone Apartments | 08/29/97 | Indianapolis | Garden | 344 | 1997 | 984 | 91.4 | 97.1 | 813 | 0.83 | 92.7 | 95.1 | 796 | 0.81 |
| 836 | 964 | 89.5% | 94.0% | $780 | $0.81 | 87.9% | 90.1% | $774 | $0.80 | |||||
| Maryland | ||||||||||||||
| Reflections Apartments | 02/03/98 | Metro D.C. | Garden | 184 | 1985 | 1,020 | 94.0% | 98.9% | $966 | $0.95 | 94.9% | 94.6% | $911 | $0.89 |
| The Gardens at Annen Woods | 06/30/98 | Metro D.C. | Garden | 132 | 1987 | 1,269 | 96.4 | 98.5 | 978 | 0.77 | 95.5 | 96.2 | 948 | 0.75 |
| Hampton Point Apartments | 06/30/98 | Metro D.C. | Garden | 352 | 1986 | 817 | 95.9 | 99.1 | 885 | 1.08 | 96.1 | 95.2 | 821 | 1.01 |
| 668 | 962 | 95.5% | 99.0% | $926 | $0.96 | 95.6% | 95.2% | $871 | $0.91 | |||||
| Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Arbor Landings Apartments | 01/20/95 | Ann Arbor | Garden | 168 | 1990 | 1,116 | 95.7% | 98.2% | $957 | $0.86 | 97.3% | 95.8% | $938 | $0.84 |
| Aspen Lakes | 09/04/96 | Grand Rapids | Garden | 144 | 1981 | 789 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 587 | 0.74 | 98.5 | 96.5 | 565 | 0.72 |
| Central Park Place | 12/29/94 | Grand Rapids | Garden | 216 | 1988 | 850 | 97.9 | 99.1 | 660 | 0.78 | 98.1 | 99.5 | 634 | 0.75 |
| Clinton Place | 08/25/97 | Clinton Twp. | Garden | 202 | 1988 | 954 | 95.4 | 97.5 | 738 | 0.77 | 97.1 | 97.0 | 701 | 0.73 |
| Country Place Apartments | 06/19/95 | Mt. Pleasant | Garden | 144 | 1987-89 | 859 | 96.4 | 99.3 | 619 | 0.72 | 98.9 | 99.3 | 583 | 0.68 |
| Georgetown Park Apartments | 12/28/94 | Fenton | Garden | 360 | 1987-96 | 1,005 | 88.3 | 92.5 | 715 | 0.71 | 92.2 | 92.8 | 685 | 0.68 |
| Georgetown-Phase II | 02/01/99 | Fenton | Garden | 120 | 1998 | 1,269 | 84.3 | 90.8 | 822 | 0.65 | 96.8 | 92.5 | 771 | 0.61 |
| The Landings at the Preserve | 09/21/95 | Battle Creek | Garden | 190 | 1990-91 | 952 | 87.7 | 88.4 | 667 | 0.70 | 87.6 | 92.6 | 750 | 0.79 |
| The Oaks and Woods at Hampton | 08/08/95 | Rochester Hills | Gdn/Tnhms | 544 | 1986-88 | 1,050 | 98.4 | 99.8 | 865 | 0.82 | 97.5 | 97.1 | 827 | 0.79 |
| Spring Brook Apartments | 06/20/96 | Holland | Gdn/Tnhms | 168 | 1986-88 | 818 | 97.1 | 97.0 | 554 | 0.68 | 99.2 | 98.2 | 509 | 0.62 |
| Spring Valley Apartments | 10/31/97 | Farmington Hills | Garden | 224 | 1987 | 893 | 97.0 | 97.3 | 872 | 0.98 | 97.9 | 98.2 | 833 | 0.93 |
| Summer Ridge Apartments | 04/01/96 | Kalamazoo | Garden | 248 | 1989-91 | 960 | 98.8 | 100.0 | 694 | 0.72 | 98.1 | 98.8 | 676 | 0.70 |
| 2,728 | 969 | 95.0% | 96.9% | $748 | $0.77 | 96.3% | 96.5% | $723 | $0.75 | |||||
| North Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Windsor Falls Apartments | 06/30/98 | Raleigh | Garden | 276 | 1994 | 979 | 83.1% | 92.8% | $793 | $0.81 | 88.6% | 92.8% | $778 | $0.79 |
| Northeastern Ohio | ||||||||||||||
| Bay Club | IPO | Willowick | Garden | 96 | 1990 | 925 | 96.4% | 100.0% | $675 | $0.73 | 97.6% | 96.9% | $635 | $0.69 |
| Residence at Barrington | 06/30/99 | Aurora | Gdn/Tnhms | 288 | 1999 | 1,131 | 93.7 | 94.4 | 1,004 | 0.89 | 92.8 | 95.5 | 1,015 | 0.90 |
| Edgewater Landing | 04/20/94 | Cleveland | High Rise | 241 | 1988r | 585 | 97.1 | 97.9 | 431 | 0.74 | 98.2 | 97.1 | 422 | 0.72 |
| Gates Mills III | IPO | Mayfield Hts. | High Rise | 320 | 1978 | 874 | 82.6 | 83.1 | 681 | 0.78 | 90.5 | 91.3 | 681 | 0.78 |
| Mallard's Crossing | 02/16/95 | Medina | Garden | 192 | 1990 | 998 | 93.0 | 89.6 | 736 | 0.74 | 96.5 | 95.8 | 711 | 0.71 |
| Portage Towers | IPO | Cuyahoga Falls | High Rise | 376 | 1973 | 869 | 96.4 | 95.2 | 584 | 0.67 | 95.6 | 95.5 | 580 | 0.67 |
| Woodlands of North Royalton | ||||||||||||||
| fka Somerset West (a) | IPO | North Royalton | Gdn/Tnhms | 197 | 1982 | 1,038 | 91.1 | 93.4 | 695 | 0.67 | 90.8 | 94.9 | 693 | 0.67 |
| The Triangle (b) | IPO | Cleveland | High Rise | 273 | 1989 | 616 | 96.8 | 98.5 | 998 | 1.62 | 97.3 | 98.9 | 965 | 1.57 |
| Village at Western Reserve | 08/01/98 | Streetsboro | Ranch | 108 | 1998 | 999 | 97.3 | 97.2 | 822 | 0.82 | 97.1 | 95.4 | 798 | 0.80 |
| Westchester Townhouses | IPO | Westlake | Townhomes | 136 | 1989 | 1,000 | 92.1 | 94.9 | 819 | 0.82 | 96.8 | 89.0 | 768 | 0.77 |
| Williamsburg at Greenwood Village | 02/18/94 | Sagamore Hills | Townhomes | 260 | 1990 | 938 | 95.0 | 99.2 | 886 | 0.94 | 89.5 | 90.8 | 851 | 0.91 |
| Westlake Townhomes | IPO | Westlake | Townhomes | 7 | 1985 | 1,000 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 862 | 0.86 | 99.4 | 100.0 | 838 | 0.84 |
| Winchester Hills I (c) | IPO | Willoughby Hills | High Rise | 362 | 1972 | 822 | 76.5 | 77.1 | 618 | 0.75 | 92.0 | 92.0 | 557 | 0.68 |
| Winchester Hills II | IPO | Willoughby Hills | High Rise | 362 | 1979 | 822 | 75.9 | 78.2 | 626 | 0.76 | 89.4 | 91.2 | 586 | 0.71 |
| 3,218 | 875 | 90.1% | 90.6% | $725 | $0.83 | 93.5% | 94.0% | $702 | $0.80 | |||||
| Toledo, Ohio | ||||||||||||||
| Country Club Apartments | 02/19/98 | Toledo | Garden | 316 | 1989 | 811 | 94.9% | 96.8% | $676 | $0.83 | 94.5% | 94.3% | $641 | $0.79 |
| Hawthorne Hills Apartments | 05/14/97 | Toledo | Garden | 88 | 1973 | 1,145 | 93.3 | 92.0 | 654 | 0.57 | 97.7 | 95.5 | 598 | 0.52 |
| Kensington Village | 09/14/95 | Toledo | Gdn/Tnhms | 506 | 1985-90 | 1,072 | 93.6 | 95.5 | 673 | 0.63 | 93.9 | 94.1 | 640 | 0.60 |
| Vantage Villa | 10/30/95 | Toledo | Garden | 150 | 1974 | 935 | 92.7 | 90.7 | 623 | 0.67 | 94.0 | 95.3 | 600 | 0.64 |
| 1,060 | 981 | 93.9% | 94.9% | $665 | $0.68 | 94.4% | 94.4% | $631 | $0.64 | |||||
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| Chestnut Ridge | 03/01/96 | Pittsburgh | Garden | 468 | 1986 | 769 | 85.7% | 89.7% | $ 735 | $0.96 | 82.8% | 87.8% | $ 727 | $0.95 |
| Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Fleetwood Apartments | 06/30/98 | Houston | Garden | 104 | 1993 | 1,019 | 89.0 | 83.7 | 927 | 0.91 | 91.1 | 91.3 | 920 | 0.90 |
| Core Market Rate | 15,071 | 935 | 91.6% | 93.7% | $ 734 | $0.79 | 92.8% | 94.5% | $711 | $ 0.76 | ||||
| AFFORDABLE HOUSING-ELDERLY | ||||||||||||||
| Ellet Development | IPO | Akron | High Rise | 100 | 1978 | 589 | 99.7% | 99.0% | $ 587 | $1.00 | 99.7% | 100.0% | $ 589 | $1.00 |
| Hillwood I | IPO | Akron | High Rise | 100 | 1976 | 570 | 99.0 | 100.0 | 595 | 1.04 | 100.0 | 99.0 | 581 | 1.02 |
| Puritas Place (d) | IPO | Cleveland | High Rise | 100 | 1981 | 518 | 99.5 | 98.0 | 782 | 1.51 | 100.0 | 99.0 | 782 | 1.51 |
| Riverview | IPO | Massillon | High Rise | 98 | 1979 | 553 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 591 | 1.07 | 100.0 | 99.0 | 581 | 1.05 |
| State Road Apartments | IPO | Cuyahoga Falls | Garden | 72 | 1977 r | 750 | 93.0 | 98.6 | 600 | 0.80 | 99.7 | 100.0 | 606 | 0.81 |
| Statesman II | IPO | Shaker Heights | Garden | 47 | 1987 r | 796 | 93.0 | 91.5 | 632 | 0.79 | 99.3 | 91.5 | 649 | 0.82 |
| Sutliff Apartments II | IPO | Cuyahoga Falls | High Rise | 185 | 1979 | 577 | 99.8 | 100.0 | 590 | 1.02 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 580 | 1.01 |
| Tallmadge Acres | IPO | Tallmadge | Mid Rise | 125 | 1981 | 641 | 99.7 | 100.0 | 658 | 1.03 | 99.9 | 100.0 | 658 | 1.03 |
| Twinsburg Apartments | IPO | Twinsburg | Garden | 100 | 1979 | 554 | 99.6 | 99.0 | 603 | 1.09 | 99.7 | 100.0 | 603 | 1.09 |
| Village Towers | IPO | Jackson Twp. | High Rise | 100 | 1979 | 557 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 580 | 1.04 | 100.0 | 99.0 | 580 | 1.04 |
| West High Apartments | IPO | Akron | Mid Rise | 68 | 1981 r | 702 | 98.6 | 95.6 | 791 | 1.13 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 757 | 1.08 |
| 1,095 | 602 | 98.9% | 98.9% | $ 631 | $1.05 | 100.0% | 99.3% | $ 626 | $1.04 | |||||
| AFFORDABLE HOUSING-FAMILY | ||||||||||||||
| Jennings Commons | IPO | Cleveland | Garden | 50 | 1981 | 823 | 99.5% | 100.0% | $ 675 | $0.82 | 98.4% | 98.0% | $ 674 | $0.82 |
| Shaker Park Gardens II | IPO | Warrensville | Garden | 151 | 1964 | 753 | 87.5 | 92.7 | 575 | 0.76 | 100.0 | 99.3 | 554 | 0.74 |
| 201 | 770 | 90.9% | 94.5% | $ 600 | $0.78 | 100.0% | 99.0% | $ 584 | $0.76 | |||||
| 1,296 | 628 | 97.7% | 98.2% | $ 626 | $1.00 | 100.0% | 99.2% | $ 620 | $0.99 | |||||
| CONGREGATE CARE | ||||||||||||||
| Gates Mills Club | IPO | Mayfield Heights | High Rise | 120 | 1980 | 721 | 83.2% | 85.8% | $1,007 | $1.40 | 91.1% | 86.7% | $ 930 | $1.29 |
| The Oaks | IPO | Westlake | Garden | 50 | 1985 | 672 | 84.8 | 80.0 | 1,114 | 1.66 | 91.7 | 92.0 | 1,081 | 1.61 |
| 170 | 707 | 83.7% | 84.1% | $1,038 | $1.47 | 91.3% | 88.2% | $ 974 | $1.38 | |||||
| 16,537 | 908 | 91.9% | 93.9% | $ 729 | $0.80 | 93.3% | 94.8% | $ 706 | $0.78 | |||||
| Joint Venture Properties | ||||||||||||||
| Northeastern Ohio | ||||||||||||||
| Market Rate | ||||||||||||||
| Americana | IPO | Euclid | High Rise | 738 | 1968 | 803 | 86.5% | 87.0% | $ 506 | $0.63 | 93.9% | 94.7% | $ 470 | $0.59 |
| College Towers | IPO | Kent | Mid Rise | 380 | 1969 | 662 | 95.0 | 99.5 | 446 | 0.67 | 95.3 | 99.5 | 409 | 0.62 |
| Euclid House | IPO | Euclid | Mid Rise | 126 | 1969 | 654 | 93.4 | 95.2 | 459 | 0.70 | 92.4 | 92.1 | 440 | 0.67 |
| Gates Mills Towers | IPO | Mayfield Hts. | High Rise | 760 | 1969 | 856 | 86.9 | 88.0 | 699 | 0.82 | 93.0 | 93.6 | 668 | 0.78 |
| Highland House | IPO | Painesville | Garden | 36 | 1964 | 539 | 95.7 | 91.7 | 439 | 0.81 | 95.7 | 97.2 | 425 | 0.79 |
| Watergate | IPO | Euclid | High Rise | 949 | 1971 | 831 | 81.2 | 84.3 | 556 | 0.67 | 91.0 | 94.7 | 546 | 0.66 |
| 2,989 | 798 | 86.2% | 88.4% | $ 561 | $0.70 | 92.8% | 94.9% | $ 535 | $0.67 | |||||
| AFFORDABLE HOUSING-FAMILY | ||||||||||||||
| Lakeshore Village | IPO | Cleveland | Garden | 108 | 1982 | 786 | 100.0% | 97.2% | $ 674 | $0.86 | 97.5% | 98.1% | $ 677 | $0.86 |
| Total Joint Venture | 3,097 | 798 | 86.7% | 88.7% | $ 565 | $0.71 | 93.0% | 95.1% | $ 540 | $0.68 | ||||
| Core | 19,634 | 891 | 91.3% | 93.1% | $ 703 | $0.79 | 93.3% | 94.9% | $ 680 | $0.76 | ||||
| Portfolio average | 19,794 | 893 | 91.3% | 93.1% | $ 706 | $0.79 | 93.3% | 94.9% | $ 682 | $0.76 | ||||
(a) Woodlands of North Royalton (fka Somerset West) has 39 Contract Units and 158 Market-rate units.
(b) The Triangle also contains 63,321 square feet of office/retail space.
(c) The Company acquired a noteholder interest entitling the Company to substantially all cash flows from operations. The Company has certain rights under a security agreement to foreclose on the
property to the extent that the unpaid principal and interest on the underlying notes exceed seven years equivalent principal and interest payments.
(d) The property was developed in 1981 subject to a warranty deed provision which states that the assignment of fee simple title of the property to the Company shall expire in 2037.
R = Rehabilitated
Industry analysts generally consider Funds From Operations ("FFO") to be an appropriate measure of the performance of an equity REIT. Effective January 1, 2000, NAREIT has redefined FFO which the Company has adopted and accordingly, has restated the prior period FFO. FFO is defined as the inclusion of all operating results, both recurring and non-recurring, except those results defined as "extraordinary items" under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and gains and losses from sales of depreciable operating property. Non-recurring items that are not defined as "extraordinary" under GAAP will be reflected in the calculation of FFO. Adjustments for joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs and should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company's operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. Distributable Cash Flow ("DCF") is calculated as FFO less capital expenditures funded by operations and loan amortization payments. The Company believes that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of the consolidated historical operating results of the Company, FFO and DCF should be presented in conjunction with net income as presented in the consolidated financial statements and data included elsewhere in this report.
FFO and Funds Available for Distribution ("Distributable Cash Flow") for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 are summarized in the following table:
| For the nine months ended September 30, | ||||
| (In thousands) | ||||
| Net income (loss) applicable to common shares | $7,145 | $ (737) | $ 2,101 | $14,060 |
| Depreciation on real estate assets: | ||||
| Wholly owned properties | 7,714 | 7,601 | 22,908 | 21,781 |
| Joint venture properties | 210 | 130 | 484 | 386 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 403 | 422 | 1,210 | 767 |
| Extraordinary item - loss | - | - | - | 1,809 |
| Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle | - | - | - | (4,319) |
| Gain on sale of properties | (8,536) | (1,050) | (8,536) | (13,880) |
| Funds From Operations | 6,936 | 6,366 | 18,167 | 20,604 |
| Depreciation - other assets | 542 | 732 | 1,556 | 2,218 |
| Amortization of deferred financing fees | 302 | 257 | 857 | 894 |
| Fixed asset additions | (4,070) | (5,101) | (8,131) | (9,212) |
| Fixed asset additions - joint venture properties | (876) | (73) | (2,984) | (316) |
| Distributable Cash Flow | $2,834 | $ 2,181 | $ 9,465 | $14,188 |
| Weighted average shares - Basic | 19,724 | 21,617 | 19,863 | 22,224 |
| - Diluted | 19,734 | 21,617 | 19,877 | 22,225 |
Except to the extent noted below, the items required in Part II are inapplicable or, if applicable, would be answered in the negative and have been omitted.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) Exhibits
| 2.01 | Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Company, MIG Realty Advisors, Inc. ("MIGRA") and the MIGRA stockholders dated as of March 30, 1998. | Exhibit 2.01 to Form 8-K filed March 31, 1998. | |
| 3.1 | Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. | Exhibit 3.1 to Form S-11 filed September 30, 1994 (File No. 33-80950 as amended) | |
| 3.2 | Code of Regulations of the Company. | Exhibit 3.2 to Form S-11 filed September 30, 1994 (File No. 33-80950 as amended). | |
| 4.1 | Specimen Stock Certificate | Exhibit 3.1 to Form S-11 filed September 2, 1993 (File No. 33-68276 as amended). | |
| 4.2 | Form of Indemnification Agreement | Exhibit 4.2 to Form S-11 filed September 2, 1993 (File No. 33-68276 as amended). | |
| 4.3 | Promissory Note dated October 23, 1991 from Triangle Properties Limited Partnership, et. al., in favor of PFL Life Insurance Company; Open End Mortgage from Triangle Properties Limited Partnership I, et. al., in favor of PFL Life Insurance Company (The Registrant undertakes to provide additional long-term loan documents upon request). | Exhibit 4.3 to Form S-11 filed September 2, 1993 (File No. 33-68276 as amended). | |
| 4.4 | Promissory Note dated February 28, 1994 in the amount of $25 million. Open-End Mortgage Deed and Security Agreement from AERC to National City Bank (Westchester Townhouse); Open-End Mortgage Deed and Security Agreement from AERC to National City Bank (Bay Club); Open-End Mortgage Deed and Security Agreement from Winchester II Apartments, Inc. to National City Bank (Winchester II Apartments); and Open-End Mortgage Deed and Security Agreement from Portage Towers Apartments, Inc. to National City Bank (Portage Towers Apartments). | Exhibit 4.4 to Form 10-K filed March 31, 1993. | |
| 4.5 | Form of Promissory Note and Form of Mortgage and Security Agreement dated May 10, 1999 from AERC to The Chase Manhattan Bank. | Exhibit 4.5 to Form 10-Q filed August 13, 1999. | |
| 4.5a | Form of Promissory Note and Form of Mortgage and Security Agreement dated September 10, 1999 from AERC to The Chase Manhattan Bank. | Exhibit 4.5a to Form 10-Q filed November 12, 1999. | |
| 4.5b | Form of Promissory Note and Form of Mortgage and Security Agreement dated November 18, 1999 from AERC to The Chase Manhattan Bank. | Exhibit 4.5b to Form 10-K filed March 15, 2000. | |
| 4.6 | Indenture dated as of March 31, 1995 between Associated Estates Realty Corporation and National City Bank. | Exhibit 4.6 to Form 10-Q filed May 11, 1995. | |
| 4.9 | Form of Medium-Term Note-Fixed Rate-Senior Security. | Exhibit 4(I) to Form S-3 filed December 7, 1995 (File No. 33-80169) as amended. | |
| 4.10 | Form of Preferred Share Certificate. | Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed July 12, 1995. | |
| 4.11 | Form of Deposit Agreement and Depositary Receipt. | Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed July 12, 1995. | |
| 4.13 | Loan Agreement between Associated Estates Realty Corporation and National City Bank. | Exhibit 4.13 to Form 10-K filed March 15, 2000. | |
| 4.13a | First Amendment to Loan Agreement between Associated Estates Realty Corporation and National City Bank. | Exhibit 4.13a to Form 10-Q filed August 8, 2000. | |
| 10 | Associated Estates Realty Corporation Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. | Exhibit 10 to Form 10-Q filed November 14, 1996. | |
| 10.1 | Registration Rights Agreement among the Company and certain holders of the Company's Common Shares. | Exhibit 10.1 to Form S-11 filed September 2, 1993 (File No. 33-68276 as amended). | |
| 10.2 | Stock Option Plan | Exhibit 10.2 to Form S-11 filed September 2, 1993 (File No. 33-68276 as amended). | |
| 10.3 | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and Jeffrey I. Friedman. | Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q filed May 13, 1996. | |
| 10.4 | Equity-Based Incentive Compensation Plan. | Exhibit 10.4 to Form 10-K filed March 29, 1995. | |
| 10.5 | Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan. | Exhibit 10.5 to Form 10-K filed March 29, 1995. | |
| 10.6 | Lease Agreement dated November 29, 1990 between Royal American Management Corporation and Airport Partners Limited Partnership. | Exhibit 10.6 to Form 10-K filed March 29, 1995. | |
| 10.7 | Sublease dated February 28, 1994 between the Company as Sublessee, and Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, as Sublessor. | Exhibit 10.7 to Form 10-K filed March 29, 1995. | |
| 10.8 | Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated May 17, 1994 between the Company, as Assignee, and Airport Partners Limited Partnership, as Assignor. | Exhibit 10.8 to Form 10-K filed March 29, 1995. | |
| 10.9 | Form of Restricted Agreement dated by and among the Company and Its Independent Directors. | Exhibit 10.9 to Form 10-K filed March 28, 1996. | |
| 10.10 | Pledge Agreement dated May 23, 1997 between Jeffrey I. Friedman and the Company. | Exhibit 10.01 to Form 10-Q filed August 8, 1997. | |
| 10.11 | Secured Promissory Note dated May 23, 1997 in the amount of $1,671,000 executed by Jeffrey I. Friedman in favor of the Company. | Exhibit 10.02 to Form 10-Q filed August 8, 1997. | |
| 10.12 | Unsecured Promissory Note dated May 23, 1997 in the amount of $1,671,000 executed by Jeffrey I. Friedman in favor of the Company. | Exhibit 10.03 to Form 10-Q filed August 8, 1997. | |
| 10.14 | Form of Share Option Agreement by and among the Company and Its Independent Directors. | Exhibit 10.14 to Form 10-K filed March 30, 1993. | |
| 10.15 | Agreement dated March 11, 1999 by and among the Company and The Milstein Affiliates. | Exhibit 10.15 to Form 10-Q filed May 17, 1999. | |
| 10.16 | Agreement dated March 11, 1999 by and among the Company and The Milstein Affiliates. | Exhibit 10.16 to Form 10-Q filed May 17, 1999. | |
| 10.17 | Separation Agreement and Release dated January 8, 1999 by and between the Company and Dennis W. Bikun. | Exhibit 10.17 to Form 10-Q filed May 17, 1999. | |
| 10.18 | Separation Agreement and Release dated September 30, 1999 by and between the Company and Larry E. Wright. | Exhibit 10.18 to Form 10-Q filed August 13, 1999. | |
| 10.19 | Amended and Restated Confidentiality and Noncompete Agreement dated January 26, 2000 by and between the Company and James A. Cote'. | Exhibit 10.19 to Form 10-K filed March 15, 2000. | |
| 10.20 | Agreement dated October 11, 1999 by and among the Company and certain of the former holders (the "MIGRA Stockholders") of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of MIG Realty Advisors, Inc. ("MIGRA"). | Exhibit 10.20 to Form 10-K filed March 15, 2000. | |
| 10.21 | Swap Agreement dated February 16, 2000 by and among the Company and National City Bank. | Exhibit 10.21 to Form 10-Q filed May 10, 2000. | |
| 18.1 | Letter regarding change in accounting principles. | Exhibit 18.1 to Form 10-Q filed May 17, 1999. | |
| 27 | Financial Data Schedule | Exhibit 27 filed herewith. |
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
None
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.
| ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORPORATION | ||
| November 9, 2000 | /s/ Kathleen L. Gutin | |
| (Date) | Kathleen L. Gutin, Vice President, Chief Financial | |
| Officer and Treasurer |
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.
ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORPORATION
November 9, 2000
(Date) Kathleen L. Gutin, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
