1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K/A CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 October 16, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) AMERICAN REALTY TRUST, INC. ------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Georgia 1-9948 54-0697989 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State of Incorporation) (Commission (IRS Employer File No.) Identification No.) 10670 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75231 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (214) 692-4700 Not Applicable ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) 1 2 ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS On September 16, 1997, American Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company") purchased the Collection, a retail and commercial center consisting of four buildings in Denver, Colorado for $19.5 million (8.3% of the Company's assets at December 31, 1996). The sellers of the property were DDC One Properties, Ltd., a Colorado limited partnership, Interplaza Retail Limited Liability Company, a Colorado limited liability company and HTDC, Inc., a Colorado corporation. The property was constructed in 1987 and contains approximately 267,812 square feet. On October 16, 1997, the Company purchased in a single transaction four hotels, the Piccadilly Inn Shaw with 194 rooms, constructed in 1973, Piccadilly Inn University with 190 rooms, constructed in 1984, Piccadilly Inn Airport with 185 rooms, constructed in 1970 and the Chateau Inn with 78 rooms, constructed in 1989 (collectively the "Piccadilly Inns"). The Piccadilly Inns are all in Fresno, California. The Company paid $33.0 million (14.0% of the Company's assets at December 31, 1996) consisting of $19.8 million in new mortgage debt and 1.6 million shares of Series F Preferred Stock. The Company received net cash proceeds of $2.1 million from the new mortgage debt. The seller of the property was the Fansler Foundation, a California non-for-profit corporation. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (a) Pro forma financial information: Pro forma statements of operations are presented for the year ended December 31, 1996 and the nine months ended September 30, 1997. A pro forma balance sheet as of September 30, 1997 is also presented. A summary of the pro forma transaction follows: On September 16, 1997, the Company purchased the Collection a retail and commercial center totaling 267,812 square feet in Denver, Colorado for $19.5 million. The Company acquired the property through two wholly owned subsidiaries ART Collection, Inc. ("ART Collection"), a Georgia corporation and ART Blessin, Inc. ("ART Blessin"), a Georgia corporation. The Company paid $791,000 in cash and assumed existing mortgages totaling $14.7 million and issued 400,000 shares of the Company's Series F Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock with a liquidation value of $10.00 per share. The holders are entitled to dividends at a rate of $10.00 per year or $2.50 per quarter on the 15th day of each March, June, September and December when and as declared by the Board of Directors of the Company accruing cumulatively from August 16, 1998 and commencing on October 15, 1998. The Series F Preferred Stock may be converted into Common Stock of the Company at 90% of the market value of the Company's Common Stock after August 15, 2003. The first lien mortgage in the amount of $14.2 million bears interest at 8.64% per annum, requires monthly principal and interest payments of $116,000 and matures May 31, 2017. The second lien mortgage in the amount of $580,000 bears interest at 7% per annum from April 1996 to April 2001, 7.5% per annum from May 2001 to May 2010, requires monthly principal and interest payments of $3,000 and matures May 31, 2010. 2 3 ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (Continued) On October 16, 1997, the Company purchased the Piccadilly Inns, four hotels in Fresno, California, for $33.0 million. The Company acquired the Piccadilly Inns through four wholly-owned subsidiaries: ART Piccadilly Shaw Corporation, a Nevada corporation; ART Piccadilly University Corporation, a Nevada corporation; ART Piccadilly Airport Corporation, a Nevada corporation; and ART Piccadilly Chateau Corporation, a Nevada corporation. The Company issued 1.6 million shares of Series F Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock having a liquidation value of $10.00 per share or a total of $16.0 million and obtained mortgage financing of $19.8 million. The holders are entitled to dividends at a rate of $10.00 per year or $2.50 per quarter on the 15th day of each March, June, September and December when and as declared by the Board of Directors of the Company accruing cumulatively from August 16, 1998 and commencing on October 15, 1998. The Series F Preferred Stock may be converted into Common Stock of the Company at 90% of the market value of the Company's Common Stock after August 15, 2003. The Company received net financing proceeds of $2.2 million after the payment of various closing costs associated with the financing. The mortgage bears interest at 8.40% per annum, requires monthly principal and interest payments of $158,000 and matures October 2013. The pro forma statements of operations present the Company's operations as if the transaction described above had occurred at the beginning of each of the periods presented. [THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.] 3 4 AMERICAN REALTY TRUST, INC. PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 Piccadilly Actual(1) Inns Pro forma -------- ---------- --------- (dollars in thousands) Assets Notes and interest receivable Performing .......................... $ 4,182 $ -- $ 4,182 Nonperforming, nonaccruing .......... 18,954 -- 18,954 -------- -------- -------- 23,136 -- 23,136 Less - allowance for estimated losses ... (2,398) -- (2,398) -------- -------- -------- 20,738 -- 20,738 Real estate held for sale, net of accumulated depreciation ............ 149,127 -- 149,127 Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation ............ 84,898 33,000 117,898 Plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation ........................ 5,809 -- 5,809 Investments in marketable equity securities, at market ............... 7,425 -- 7,425 Investments in equity investees ......... 46,266 -- 46,266 Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization ........................ 15,309 -- 15,309 Cash and cash equivalents ............... 2,031 2,200 4,231 Other assets ............................ 23,015 600 23,615 -------- -------- -------- $354,618 $ 35,800 $390,418 ======== ======== ======== - ---------------- (1) Includes the Collection acquired September 16, 1997. 4 5 AMERICAN REALTY TRUST, INC. PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 Piccadilly Actual(1) Inns Pro forma --------- ---------- --------- (dollars in thousands) Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Liabilities Notes and interest payable .............. $213,293 $ 19,800 $233,093 Margin borrowings ....................... 52,071 -- 52,071 Other liabilities ....................... 31,456 -- 31,456 -------- -------- -------- 296,820 19,800 316,620 Minority interest ....................... 10,742 -- 10,742 Commitments and contingencies Shareholders' equity Preferred Stock, $2.00 par value authorized 20,000,000 shares 4,000 shares Series B, 10% cumulative, $2.00 par value .... 8 -- 8 16,681 shares Series C, 10% cumulative, $2.00 par value ... 33 -- 33 2,000,000 shares Series F 10% Cumulative, $2.00 par value ... 800 3,200 4,000 Common Stock, $.01 par value; authorized 16,667,000 shares, 13,497,348 shares in 1997 and 1996 issued ............. 120 -- 120 Paid-in capital ......................... 72,147 12,800 84,947 Accumulated distributions in excess of accumulated earnings ................ (26,037) -- (26,037) Treasury stock at cost, 1,503,427 ....... (15) -- (15) -------- -------- -------- 47,056 16,000 63,056 -------- -------- -------- $354,618 $ 35,800 $390,418 ======== ======== ======== - ----------- (1) Includes the Collection acquired September 16, 1997. 5 6 AMERICAN REALTY TRUST, INC. PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 Piccadilly Actual Collection(1) Inns(1) Proforma --------- ------------- ------------ -------- (dollars in thousands, except per share) Income Sales ............................... $ 10,828 $ -- $ -- $ 10,828 Rents ............................... 18,725 1,879 10,769 31,373 Interest ............................ 2,769 -- -- 2,769 Other ............................... (117) -- -- (117) ------------ -------- ------------ ------------ 32,205 1,879 10,769 44,853 Expenses Cost of sales ....................... 8,672 -- -- 8,672 Property operations ................. 13,501 308 6,493 20,302 Interest ............................ 20,425 947 1,247 22,619 Depreciation and amortization ....... 1,902 -- -- 1,902 Advisory fee to affiliate ........... 1,639 -- -- 1,639 Incentive compensation .............. 299 -- -- 299 General and administrative .......... 4,654 -- -- 4,654 Minority interest ................... 959 -- -- 959 ------------ -------- ------------ ------------ 52,051 1,255 7,740 61,046 ------------ -------- ------------ ------------ Income (loss) from operations ........... (19,846) 624 3,029 (16,193) Equity in income (losses) of investees .. 5,106 -- -- 5,106 Gain on sale of real estate ............. 11,354 -- -- 11,354 ------------ -------- ------------ ------------ Income (loss) before extraordinary gain . (3,386) 624 3,029 (267) Extraordinary gain ...................... -- -- -- -- ------------ -------- ------------ ------------ Net income (loss) ....................... (3,386) 624 3,029 (267) Preferred dividend requirement .......... (151) (60) (240) (451) ------------ -------- ------------ ------------ Net income (loss) applicable to Common shares .............................. $ (3,537) $ 564 $ 2,789 $ (184) ============ ======== ============ ============ Earnings per share Income before extraordinary gain .... $ (.29) $ (.02) Extraordinary gain .................. -- -- ------------ ------------ Net (loss) .......................... $ (.29) $ (.02) ============ ============ Weighted average shares of Common Stock used in computing earnings per share 12,041,252 12,041,252 ============ ============ - ---------------- (1) Assumes acquisition by the Company on January 1, 1997. 6 7 AMERICAN REALTY TRUST, INC. PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 Piccadilly Actual Collection(1) Inns(1) Proforma ------ ------------- ---------- -------- (dollars in thousands, except per share) Income Rents ................. $ 20,658 $ 1,886 $ 12,930 $ 35,474 Interest .............. 4,724 -- 3 4,727 Other ................. 1,597 356 -- 1,953 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 26,979 2,242 12,933 42,154 Expenses Property operations ... 15,874 381 9,719 25,974 Interest .............. 16,450 124 16,574 Depreciation and amortization ....... 2,002 -- 549 2,551 Advisory fee to affiliate .......... 1,539 -- -- 1,539 General and administrative ..... 2,712 3,168 5,880 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 38,577 381 13,560 52,518 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Income (loss) from operations ............ (11,598) 1,861 (627) (10,364) Equity in income of investees .......... 2,004 -- -- 2,004 Gain on sale of real estate ............. 3,659 -- -- 3,659 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Income (loss) before extraordinary gain .... (5,935) 1,861 (627) (4,701) Extraordinary gain ........ 381 -- -- 381 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net income (loss) ......... (5,554) 1,861 (627) (4,320) Preferred dividend requirement ........... (113) (80) (320) (513) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net income (loss) applicable to Common Shares $ 5,667 $ 1,781 $ (947) $ 4,833 ============ ============ ============ ============ Earnings per share Income (loss) before extraordinary gain . $ (.46) $ (.41) Extraordinary gain .... .03 .03 ------------ ------------ Net (loss) ............ $ (.43) $ (.38) ============ ============ Weighted average shares of Common Stock used in computing earnings per share ................. 12,765,082 12,765,082 ============ ============ - ---------------- (1) Assumes acquisition by the Company on January 1, 1996. 7 8 ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (Continued) (b) Financial statements of properties acquired: Exhibit Number Description - ------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 99.0 The Collection Audited Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses for the year ended December 31, 1996. 99.1 The Piccadilly Inns Audited Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses for the year ended June 30, 1997. ---------------------------------- SIGNATURE 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 hereto duly authorized. AMERICAN REALTY TRUST, INC. Date: December 16, 1997 By: /s/ Thomas A. Holland -------------------------- ------------------------------- Thomas A. Holland Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) 8 9 AMERICAN REALTY TRUST, INC. EXHIBIT TO ITS CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K Dated October 16, 1997 Exhibit Number Description - ------- --------------------------------------------------------- 99.0 The Collection Audited Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses for the year ended December 31, 1996. 99.1 The Piccadilly Inns Audited Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses for the year ended June 30, 1997. 9