SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - Q (Mark One) [x] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996 [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ________________________ to _____________________ Commission File Number 33-92990 TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) NEW YORK (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) NOT APPLICABLE (IRS Employer Identification No.) C/O TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA 730 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK (address of principal executive offices) 10017-3206 (Zip code) (212) 490-9000 (Registrant's telephone number including area code) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ] PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. INDEX TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT MARCH 31, 1996 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page ---- Statements of Assets and Liabilities................................. 3 Statement of Operations.............................................. 4 Statement of Changes in Net Assets................................... 5 Statement of Cash Flows.............................................. 6 Notes to Financial Statements........................................ 7 Statement of Investments............................................. 13 2 TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES March 31, December 31, 1996 1995 ---------- ------------ (Unaudited) ASSETS Investments, at value: Real estate properties (Cost: $67,598,241 and $43,989,665)......... $ 67,682,922 $ 43,989,665 Marketable securities (Amortized cost: $77,789,647 and $73,972,831)............................... 77,716,150 73,992,569 Cash.......................................... -- 396,787 Receivable from securities transactions....... 18,230,000 23,150,000 Other......................................... 1,610,506 1,648,400 ------------ ------------ TOTAL ASSETS 165,239,578 143,177,421 ------------ ------------ LIABILITIES Payable for securities transactions.......... 18,284,952 22,788,035 Other........................................ 1,194,889 131,041 ------------ ------------ TOTAL LIABILITIES 19,479,841 22,919,076 ------------ ------------ NET ASSETS Accumulation Fund........................... 145,694,176 120,258,345 Annuity Fund................................ 65,561 -- ------------ ------------ TOTAL NET ASSETS $145,759,737 $120,258,345 ============ ============ NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING--Notes 6 and 7.................. 1,396,994 1,172,498 ========= ========= NET ASSET VALUE, PER ACCUMULATION UNIT--Note 6............... $104.29 $102.57 ======= ======= See notes to financial statements. 3 TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 INVESTMENT INCOME Income: Real estate income, net: Rental income.............................................. $1,661,865 ---------- Real estate property level expenses and taxes: Operating expenses........................................ 317,871 Real estate taxes......................................... 192,519 ---------- Total real estate property level expenses and taxes 510,390 ---------- Real estate income, net 1,151,475 Interest.................................................... 1,146,347 Dividends................................................... 10,000 ---------- TOTAL INCOME 2,307,822 Expenses--Note 3: Investment advisory.......................................... 44,558 Administrative............................................... 75,176 Mortality and expense risk charges........................... 3,407 Liquidity guarantee charges.................................. 1,704 ---------- TOTAL EXPENSES 124,845 Fees paid indirectly......................................... (237) ---------- NET EXPENSES 124,608 ---------- INVESTMENT INCOME, NET 2,183,214 ---------- REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS Net realized gain on marketable securities.................. 40,605 ---------- Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Real estate properties..................................... 84,681 Marketable securities...................................... (93,235) ---------- Net change in unrealized appreciation (8,554) ---------- NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS 32,051 ---------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATION $2,215,265 ========== See notes to financial statements. 4 TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 FROM OPERATIONS Investment income, net...................................... $ 2,183,214 Net realized gain on marketable securities.................. 40,605 Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments............................................. (8,554) ------------ NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 2,215,265 ------------ FROM PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS Premiums.................................................... 1,316,540 Disbursements and transfers: Net transfers from TIAA.................................... 1,841,054 Net transfers from CREF Accounts........................... 20,205,764 Annuity and other periodic payments........................ (1,334) Withdrawals................................................ (49,219) Death benefits............................................. (26,678) ------------ INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS 23,286,127 ------------ NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS 25,501,392 NET ASSETS Beginning of period......................................... 120,258,345 ------------- End of period............................................... $145,759,737 ============ See notes to financial statements. 5 TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net increase in net assets resulting from operations.................................. $ 2,215,265 Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities: Increase in investments................................... (27,416,838) Decrease in receivable from securities transactions....... 4,920,000 Decrease in other assets.................................. 37,894 Decrease in payable for securities transactions........... (4,503,083) Increase in other liabilities............................. 1,063,848 ----------- NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES (23,682,914) ----------- CASH FLOWS FROM PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS Premiums.................................................... 1,316,540 Disbursements and transfers: Net transfers from TIAA.................................... 1,841,054 Net transfers from CREF Accounts........................... 20,205,764 Annuity and other periodic payments........................ (1,334) Withdrawals................................................ (49,219) Death benefits............................................. (26,678) ----------- NET CASH PROVIDED BY PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS 23,286,127 ----------- NET DECREASE IN CASH (396,787) CASH Beginning of period......................................... 396,787 ----------- End of period............................................... $ -- =========== See notes to financial statements. 6 TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) Note 1--Organization The TIAA Real Estate Account ("Account") is a segregated investment account of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America ("TIAA") and was established by resolution of TIAA's Board of Trustees on February 22, 1995 under the insurance laws of the State of New York for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts issued by TIAA. The Account commenced operations on July 3, 1995 with a $100,000,000 seed money investment by TIAA. TIAA purchased 1,000,000 Accumulation Units in the Account and such Units share in the pro rata investment experience of the Account and are subject to the same valuation procedures and expense deductions as all other Accumulation Units of the Account. The initial registration statement of the Account filed by TIAA with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933 became effective on October 2, 1995. The Account began to offer Accumulation Units and Annuity Units to participants other than TIAA starting October 2, and November 1, 1995, respectively. At March 31, 1996, amounts retained by TIAA in the Account remained at 1,000,000 units with a total value of $104,291,200. TIAA will redeem a portion of its seed money Accumulation Units monthly (at the net asset value at the time of redemption), according to a five year repayment schedule approved by the State of New York Insurance Department. This schedule requires TIAA to begin redeeming the seed money Accumulation Units on October 2, 1997, or on the date the Account's net assets reach $200 million, whichever comes first. The investment objective of the Account is a favorable long-term rate of return primarily through rental income and capital appreciation from real estate investments owned by the Account. The Account will also invest in publicly-traded securities and other instruments to maintain adequate liquidity for operating expenses and capital expenditures and to make benefit payments. TIAA employees, under the direction of TIAA's Board of Trustees and its Mortgage Committee, manage the investment of the Account's assets pursuant to investment management procedures adopted by TIAA for the Account. TIAA's investment management decisions for the Account are subject to review by the Account's independent fiduciary, Institutional Property Consultants, Inc. TIAA also provides all portfolio accounting and related services for the Account. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, Inc. ("Services"), a subsidiary of TIAA which is registered with the 7 Commission as a broker-dealer and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., provides administrative and distribution services pursuant to a Distribution and Administrative Services Agreement with the Account. Note 2--Significant Accounting Policies The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Account, which are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Valuation of Real Estate Properties: Investments in real estate properties are stated at fair value, as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Mortgage Committee of the Board of Trustees and in accordance with the responsibilities of the Board as a whole; accordingly, the Account does not record depreciation. Fair value for real estate properties is defined as the most probable price for which a property will sell in a competitive market under all conditions requisite to a fair sale. Determination of fair value involves subjective judgement because the actual market value of real estate can be determined only by negotiation between the parties in a sales transaction. Real estate properties owned by the Account are initially valued at their respective purchase prices (including acquisition costs). Subsequently, independent appraisers will value each real estate property at least once a year. The independent fiduciary must approve all independent appraisers that the Account uses. The independent fiduciary can also require additional appraisals if it believes that a property's value has changed materially or otherwise to assure that the Account is valued correctly. TIAA will perform a valuation review of each real estate property on a quarterly basis and will update the property value if it believes that the value of the property has changed since the previous valuation review or appraisal. The independent fiduciary will review and approve any such valuation adjustments which exceed certain prescribed limits. TIAA will continue to use the revised value to calculate the Account's net asset value until the next valuation review or appraisal. Valuation of Marketable Securities: Equity securities listed or traded on any United States national securities exchange are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the principal securities exchange on which such securities are traded or, if there is no sale, at the mean of the last bid and asked prices. Short-term money market instruments are stated at market value. Portfolio securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Mortgage Committee of the Board of Trustees and in accordance with the responsibilities of the Board as a whole. 8 Accounting for Investments: Real estate transactions are accounted for as of the date on which the purchase or sale transactions for the real estate properties close (settlement date). Rent from real estate properties consists of all amounts earned under tenant operating leases, including base rent, recoveries of real estate taxes and other expenses and charges for miscellaneous services provided to tenants. Rental income is recognized in accordance with the billing terms of the lease agreements. The Account bears the direct expenses of the real estate properties owned. These expenses include, but are not limited to, fees paid to local property management companies, property taxes, utilities, maintenance, repairs, insurance and other operating and administrative costs. An estimate of the net operating income earned from each real estate property is accrued by the Account on a daily basis and such estimates are adjusted as soon as actual operating results are determined. Realized gains and losses on real estate transactions are accounted for under the specific identification method. Securities transactions are accounted for as of the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Interest income is recorded as earned and, for short-term money market instruments, includes accrual of discount and amortization of premium. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are accounted for on the average cost basis. Federal Income Taxes: Based on provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, no federal income taxes are attributable to the net investment experience of the Account. Note 3--Management Agreements All services necessary for the operation of the Account are provided, at cost, by TIAA and Services. TIAA provides investment management services for the Account, while distribution and administrative services are provided by Services in accordance with a Distribution and Administrative Services Agreement between the Account and Services. TIAA also provides a liquidity guarantee to the Account, for a fee, to ensure that funds are available to meet participant transfer and cash withdrawal requests in the event that the Account's cash flows and liquid investments are insufficient to fund such requests. TIAA also receives a fee for assuming certain mortality and expense risks. Fee payments are made from the Account on a daily basis to TIAA and Services according to formulas established each year with the objective of keeping the fees as close as possible to the Account's actual expenses. Any differences between actual expenses and daily charges are adjusted quarterly. 9 TIAA and Services generally pay directly for all third-party services provided for the benefit of the Account. "Soft-dollar" arrangements for brokerage and other services are generally not utilized by the Account. However, certain custodial fees are reduced based on the level of average cash balances on deposit with a custodian bank during the period. The amount by which custodial fees were reduced under these expense offset agreements is reflected in the accompanying Statement of Operations as "Fees paid indirectly". Note 4--Real Estate Properties Had the Account's real estate properties which were purchased in 1996 been acquired at the beginning of the current period (January 1, 1996), rental income and real estate property level expenses and taxes would have increased by approximately $612,000 and $172,000, respectively. In addition, interest income would have decreased by approximately $273,000. Accordingly, the total pro forma effect on the Account's net investment income would have been an increase of approximately $167,000, if the real estate properties acquired during 1996 had been acquired at the beginning of the period. Note 5--Leases The Account's real estate properties are leased to tenants under operating lease agreements which expire on various dates through 2015. Aggregate minimum annual rentals for the properties owned, excluding short-term residential leases, are as follows: Years Ending December 31, ------------ 1996 $ 4,113,000 1997 3,971,000 1998 3,814,000 1999 3,558,000 2000 3,149,000 Thereafter 17,398,000 ----------- Total $36,003,000 =========== Certain leases provide for additional rental amounts based upon the recovery of actual operating expenses in excess of specified base amounts. 10 Note 6--Condensed Financial Information Selected condensed financial information for an Accumulation Unit of the Account is presented below. July 3, 1995 For the Three (Commencement Months Ended of Operations) to March 31, 1996 December 31, 1995 -------------- ----------------- Per Accumulation Unit Data: Rental income................................ $ 1.293 $ 0.159 Real estate property level expenses and taxes.................... .397 0.042 -------- -------- Real estate income, net .896 0.117 Dividends and interest....................... .900 2.716 -------- -------- Total income 1.796 2.833 Expense charges (1).......................... .097 0.298 -------- -------- Investment income, net 1.699 2.535 Net realized and unrealized gain on investments.............................. .026 0.031 -------- -------- Net increase in Accumulation Unit Value....... 1.725 2.566 Accumulation Unit Value: Beginning of period.......................... 102.566 100.000 -------- -------- End of period................................ $104.291 $102.566 ======== ======== Total return.................................. 1.68% 2.57% Ratios to Average Net Assets: Expenses (1)................................. .09% 0.30% Investment income, net....................... 1.65% 2.51% Portfolio turnover rate....................... 0% 0% Thousands of Accumulation Units outstanding at end of period................. 1,397 1,172 (1) Expense charges per Accumulation Unit and the expense ratio to Average Net Assets exclude real estate property level operating expenses and taxes. If included, the expense charge per Accumulation Unit for the three months ended March 31, 1996 would be $0.494 ($0.340 for the period July 3, 1995 through December 31, 1995) and the expense ratio to Average Net Assets for the three months ended March 31, 1996 would be 0.48% (0.34% for the period July 3, 1995 through December 31, 1995). 11 Note 7--Accumulation Units Changes in the number of Accumulation Units outstanding were as follows: July 3, 1995 For the Three (Commencement Months Ended of Operations) to March 31, 1996 December 31, 1995 -------------- ----------------- Accumulation Units: Credited for premiums and TIAA seed money investment............ 12,726 1,004,905 Credited for net transfers and disbursements......................... 211,770 167,593 Outstanding: Beginning of period........................ 1,172,498 -- ---------- ---------- End of period.............................. 1,396,994 1,172,498 ========== ========== Note 8--Commitments During the normal course of business, the Account enters into discussions and agreements to purchase or sell real estate properties. As of March 31, 1996, the Account had outstanding commitments to purchase real estate properties (subject to various closing conditions) of approximately $25.5 million. 12 TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) MARCH 31, 1996 REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES--46.55% Location Description Value -------- ----------- ----- Fridley, Minnesota(1) Industrial building................ $ 4,150,475 Orlando, Florida(1) Apartments......................... 12,513,328 El Paso, Texas(2) Industrial building................ 4,500,325 Atlanta, Georgia(1) Apartments......................... 15,658,163 Ocoee, Florida(1) Shopping center.................... 7,339,685 Phoenix, Arizona(1) Office building.................... 10,058,919 Raleigh, North Carolina(1) Shopping center.................... 6,663,681 Raleigh, North Carolina(1) Shopping center.................... 6,798,346 ------------ TOTAL REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES (Cost $67,598,241)....................................... 67,682,922 ------------ - ---------- (1) Fee interest (2) Leasehold interest MARKETABLE SECURITIES--53.45% Shares Issuer Value ------ ------ ----- REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS--1.45%: 23,000 Weeks Corporation.................................... 575,000 25,000 Avalon Properties.................................... 537,500 25,000 CBL & Associates Properties, Inc..................... 528,125 20,000 Colonial Properties.................................. 472,500 --------- TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (Cost $2,171,524)..................................... 2,113,125 --------- See notes to financial statements. 13 Par Value Issuer Value - --------- ------ ----- COMMERCIAL PAPER--50.24%: $ 3,310,000 AT&T Capital Corporation 5.18% 04/01/96................................ $ 3,309,573 4,925,000 Associates Corporation of America 5.43% 04/01/96................................ 4,924,433 8,140,000 Banco Bilboa Vizeaya 5.40% 04/04/96................................ 8,135,496 10,000,000 Bell Atlantic Finance 5.31% 04/15/96................................ 9,976,883 6,130,000 Cooper Industries 5.25% 04/02/96................................ 6,128,253 1,000,000 Dupont (E.I.) De Nemours & Co. 5.28% 04/01/96................................ 999,877 2,050,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. 5.30% 04/15/96................................ 2,045,260 2,570,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. 5.34% 04/15/96................................ 2,564,063 8,385,000 General Motors Acceptance Corp. 5.34% 04/10/96................................ 8,371,668 1,000,000 IBM Credit Corp. 5.32% 04/08/96................................ 998,757 8,150,000 Merrill Lynch & Co. 5.16% 04/01/96................................ 8,148,940 7,500,000 Pitney Bowes Credit 5.23% 05/15/96................................ 7,448,814 10,000,000 Xerox Corp. 5.20% 04/03/96................................ 9,995,778 ------------ TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER (Amortized cost $73,062,172).......................... 73,047,795 ------------ GOVERNMENT AGENCIES--1.76%: 2,565,000 Federal National Mortgage Association 5.08% 04/26/96....................... 2,555,230 ------------ TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (Amortized cost $2,555,951)....................... 2,555,230 ------------ TOTAL MARKETABLE SECURITIES (Amortized cost $77,789,647)............................... 77,716,150 ------------ TOTAL INVESTMENTS--100.00% (Amortized cost $145,387,888).............................. $145,399,072 ============ See notes to financial statements. 14 Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. The TIAA Real Estate Account (the "Account") began operating on July 3, 1995 and interests in the Account began being offered to participants on October 2, 1995. The Account's first real estate acquisition closed on November 22, 1995. Through March 31, 1996, the Account acquired a total of eight real estate properties, including two industrial properties, three neighborhood shopping centers, one office property and two apartment complexes. The Account is in various stages of negotiations with a number of prospective sellers for additional real estate purchases. Results of Operations For the quarter ended March 31, 1996, the Account's net investment income, after deduction of all expenses, was $2,183,214. In addition, the Account had net realized and unrealized gains on investments of $32,051. This resulted in a total return of 1.68% for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and a cumulative total return of 3.02% for the period from October 2, 1995 (the initial effective date of the Account's registration statement) to March 31, 1996. Approximately half of the Account's investment income received during this quarter was generated by short-term investments. However, as the Account approaches its goal of being approximately 70% to 80% invested in real estate, the Account's future investment income will be affected to a greater degree by its real estate holdings. Assuming little change in current economic conditions, this increase in real estate holdings should have a positive impact on the Account's total return. Gross real estate income for the quarter ended March 31, 1996 was $1,661,865. Interest income on the Account's short-term investments totaled $1,146,347 and its dividend income totaled $10,000 for the same period. Total property-level expenses for the quarter were $510,390, of which $192,519 were attributable to real estate taxes and $317,871 to other operating expenses. The Account also incurred expenses for the quarter of $44,558 for investment management services provided by TIAA, $75,176 for administrative and distribution services provided by TIAA-CREF Individual and Institutional Services, Inc., and $5,111 for the mortality and expense risks and liquidity guarantee provided by TIAA. Liquidity and Capital Resources In addition to TIAA's initial $100 million seed money investment, the Account has received over $40.9 million in 15 premiums and net participant transfers from accumulations in other TIAA and CREF accounts since it commenced operations through March 31, 1996, and has earned $4,823,611 in net investment income. Real estate properties costing $67.6 million have been purchased through March 31, 1996. At March 31, 1996, the Account's liquid assets (i.e., its short-term investments) were $77,716,150. Much of this amount will be used by the Account to purchase additional suitable real estate properties. The remaining assets will continue to be invested in short-term instruments to meet expense needs and redemption requests (e.g., cash withdrawals or transfers). If the Account's cash flow from operating activities and participant transactions is not enough to meet its cash needs including redemption requests, the Account will fund redemptions by having TIAA's general account purchase liquidity units, in accordance with the liquidity guarantee. TIAA will begin redeeming the accumulation units related to its seed money investment on October 2, 1997, or the date the Account's net assets reach $200 million, whichever comes first. After that, TIAA will redeem a portion of the accumulation units related to its seed money investment monthly, according to a five-year repayment schedule approved by the New York Insurance Department. No major capital expenditures for any of the properties purchased through March 31, 1996 were made or are expected to be made in 1996. There are no leases expiring in the industrial or office properties in 1996 and only a small portion of the leased space in the neighborhood shopping centers is due to expire in 1996. We do not expect the Account to incur any major construction costs or leasing commissions in order to re-lease that space. For the apartment complexes, we expect the Account to incur only routine recurring costs to re-lease apartments that become vacant, i.e. painting and carpet cleaning or replacement. Effects of Inflation In recent years, inflation has been modest. To the extent that inflation may increase property operating expenses in the future, such increases can generally be billed to tenants either through contractual lease provisions in office, industrial, and retail properties or through rent increases in apartment complexes. However, to the extent there is unrented space in a property, the Account may not be able to recover the full amount of such increases in operating expenses. 16 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. There are no material current or pending legal proceedings that the Account is a party to, or to which the Account's assets are subject. Item 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES. Not applicable. Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES. Not applicable. Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY-HOLDERS. Not applicable. Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION. Not applicable. Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K. (a) EXHIBITS (3) (A) Charter of TIAA (as amended)* (B) Bylaws of TIAA (as amended)* (4) (A) Forms of RA, GRA, GSRA, SRA, and IRA Real Estate Account Endorsements* (B) Forms of Income-Paying Contracts* (10) (A) Independent Fiduciary Agreement by and among TIAA, the Registrant, and Institutional Property Consultants, Inc.* (B) Custodial Services Agreement by and between TIAA and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York with respect to the Real Estate Account* (C) Distribution and Administrative Services Agreement by and between TIAA and TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, Inc. (as amended) (filed previously as Exhibit (1))* (27) Financial Data Schedule of the Account's Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 1996 - -------------------- * Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Account's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 30, 1996 (File No. 33-92990). 17 (b) REPORTS ON 8-K. The Account filed reports on Form 8-K on January 3, 1996 and on March 1, 1996 under Item 5 of the form with respect to the acquisition of properties for its portfolio. 18 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. DATE: May 10, 1996 TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT By: TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA By: /s/ Peter C. Clapman ------------------------------- Peter C. Clapman Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel, Investments DATE: May 10, 1996 By: /s/ Richard L. Gibbs ------------------------------- Richard L. Gibbs Executive Vice President (Principal Accounting Officer) 19