Exhibit 99.1 Kimco Reports Strong Third Quarter Operating Results and Announces 5.6 Percent Increase in Common Stock Dividend NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2003--Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE: KIM), the nation's largest owner and operator of neighborhood and community shopping centers, today announced that third quarter net income for the period ended September 30, 2003, increased 47.2 percent to $89.5 million from $60.8 million for the same period last year. Third quarter net income per diluted common share (EPS) increased 47.2 percent to $0.78 versus $0.53 per diluted common share a year ago. Third quarter net income included gains on sales of operating properties of approximately $28.1 million and was reduced approximately $2.0 million for the cumulative effect of adopting SFAS No. 150 "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity." Funds from operations (FFO), a widely accepted supplemental measure of REIT performance, rose 14.8 percent to $90.6 million from $78.9 million for the same period last year. On a diluted per common share basis, FFO increased 9.3 percent to $0.82 from $0.75 in the prior year. FFO for the third quarter 2003 and 2002 excludes gains on sales of operating properties of approximately $28.1 million or $0.25 per diluted common share and approximately $1.0 million or $0.01 per diluted common share, respectively. In addition, FFO for the third quarter 2003 excludes the cumulative effect of adopting SFAS No. 150 of $2.0 million, or $0.02 per diluted common share. A complete reconciliation containing adjustments from GAAP net income to FFO is included in this release. For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, net income increased 21.4 percent to $221.8 million from $182.7 million for the same period last year. Net income per diluted common share was $1.88, a 17.5 percent increase from $1.60 for the same period a year ago. FFO rose 8.4 percent to $256.8 million for the nine-month period from $237.0 million in the year earlier period. On a diluted per common share basis, FFO increased 5.8 percent to $2.38 from $2.25 reported a year ago. FFO for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 excludes gains on sales of operating properties of $30.5 million or $0.28 per diluted common share and $1.5 million or $0.01 per diluted common share, respectively. In addition, FFO for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 excludes the cumulative effect of adopting SFAS No. 150 of $2.0 million, or $0.02 per diluted common share. Year-to-date FFO has been adjusted to include a $7.8 million non-cash adjustment associated with the original issuance costs of Kimco's $225 million preferred stock that was redeemed earlier this year and to include a $6.3 million non-cash adjustment for gains related to the early extinguishment of debt. These adjustments were made to conform with the NAREIT definition of FFO and in response to the SEC's July 31, 2003 Staff Policy Statement that clarifies the application of EITF Topic D-42 "The Effect on the Calculation of Earnings per Share for the Redemption or Induced Conversion of Preferred Stock." These adjustments to FFO do not change current or previously reported net income or net income per diluted common share. For the quarter, consolidated revenues from the Company's core portfolio increased to $120.3 million from $107.3 million, an increase of 12.1 percent. The increase in revenue was largely the result of a year-over-year occupancy improvement of 350 basis points, property acquisitions, and an increase in average rent from $8.10 per square foot to $8.64 per square foot. Kimco's portfolio occupancy improved to 89.5 percent at September 30, 2003 from 86.0 percent at September 30, 2002. During the quarter, the Company signed 120 new leases in the core portfolio totaling 820,000 square feet of leasable space. Occupancy in Kimco's primary co-investment portfolios, the Kimco Income REIT (KIR) and the Kimco Retail Opportunity Portfolio, remained high at 97.8 percent and 96.1 percent, respectively. Kimco Developers Inc. (KDI), the Company's merchant building business, recognized net after tax gains on sales of $5.0 million as compared to $2.9 million in the same quarter last year. KDI completed the sale of shopping center projects in Burleson, Texas and Hillsborough, New Jersey, as well as sales of three out parcels at other sites. Kimco has retained management of both of the sold shopping centers, which will continue to grow the Company's property and asset management business. KDI recently acquired interests in three new development projects at a cost of approximately $27.5 million. The Company's development pipeline consists of 25 projects that will represent an investment of approximately $540 million upon completion. Dividend Increase Kimco's Board of Directors approved a common stock dividend increase, raising the quarterly dividend payable per common share by 5.6 percent to $0.57 per common share from the current quarterly level of $0.54 per common share. Kimco has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years, from an initial annual rate of $0.78 per share (adjusted for stock splits) in 1992 to the current annual rate of $2.28 per share, a compound annual growth rate of 9.4 percent. The current level of increase is consistent with the Company's objective of maintaining a conservative dividend payout ratio while providing shareholders a growing source of income. The Board declared the first quarterly dividend at the increased rate payable on January 15, 2004 to shareholders of record on January 2, 2004. Investment Activity In addition to the previously announced $700 million acquisition of Mid-Atlantic Realty Trust (MART) that closed on October 1, 2003, Kimco recently acquired interests in seven shopping centers for approximately $165 million. The properties, which were purchased as part of the Company's co-investment strategy, are as follows: -- Two shopping centers in Arizona, Ina Road Shopping Center located in Marana and Valencia Road Shopping center located in Tucson, were acquired for $14.5 million and $13.8 million, respectively. Both shopping centers were former Kmart stores where Lowes took assignment of Kmart's leases. -- Novato Fair Shopping Center located in Novato, California. This 128,585 square foot center, which was purchased for $21.9 million, is anchored by a Safeway supermarket and is 100 percent leased. -- Centrum Shopping Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, was acquired for $27.3 million. Centrum is a 270,000 square foot shopping center that is 97 percent leased to 28 tenants. -- Mashpaug Commons located in Providence, Rhode Island, is a 70,000 square foot grocery-anchored shopping center that was acquired for $11.2 million. -- Streets of Woodfield is a 630,000 square foot shopping center located across from the Woodfield Mall. This shopping center was acquired for $66.6 million. -- Juarez Soriana Retail Center was purchased for $9.9 million and is Kimco's third shopping center investment in Mexico. Located near El Paso, Texas, this 145,000 square foot shopping center is anchored by a Soriana grocery store. Organizacion Soriana is Mexico's third largest retailer based on sales. In addition to acquiring shopping centers, Kimco continued to grow its preferred equity capital business. During the quarter, the Company invested $12.8 million in five shopping centers where Kimco will earn a preferred return on its investment as well as participation in future profits. Liquidity Kimco's balance sheet remained strong with $107.0 million in cash and cash equivalents in addition to the full amount of its $500 million credit facility available. This liquidity, combined with a new $400 million interim credit facility, provided capital necessary to complete the MART acquisition and for future investments. At September 30, Kimco's debt-to-market capitalization was .25:1 among the lowest in the REIT industry. Earnings Guidance Kimco's management confirmed that the current First Call consensus estimate for FFO per share in the fourth quarter of 2003 of $0.84 is achievable and that consensus estimates for the full year ending 2003 of $3.22 is also within its range of guidance. Furthermore, management provided guidance for FFO per share in 2004 of between $3.39 and $3.45 per share. Kimco, a publicly-traded real estate investment trust, has specialized in shopping center acquisitions, development and management for over 35 years. Kimco owns and operates the nation's largest portfolio of neighborhood and community shopping centers with interests in 698 properties comprising approximately 100 million square feet of leasable space located throughout 40 states, Canada and Mexico. For further information refer to the Company's web site at www.kimcorealty.com. Safe Harbor Statement: The statements in this release, including but not limited to the earning guidance provided, state the Company's and management's hopes, intentions, beliefs, expectations or projections of the future and are forward-looking statements. It is important to note that the Company's actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include general economic conditions, local real estate conditions, increases in interest rates, increases in operating costs and real estate taxes. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including but not limited to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. Copies of each filing may be obtained from the Company or the SEC. Kimco Realty Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (In thousands, except per share data) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2003 2002 2003 2002 ---- ---- ---- ---- Real Estate Operations: - -------------------------------- Revenues from rental property $120,259 $107,290 $357,634 $326,354 -------- -------- -------- --------- Rental property expenses: Rent 2,787 2,633 8,358 8,469 Real estate taxes 16,452 15,437 46,751 45,905 Operating and maintenance 11,874 10,516 40,666 32,668 -------- -------- -------- -------- 31,113 28,586 95,775 87,042 -------- -------- -------- -------- Net operating income 89,146 78,704 261,859 239,312 Equity in income of real estate joint ventures, net 11,167 9,101 30,459 24,411 Minority interests in income of partnerships, net (2,347) (262) (5,743) (738) Income from other real estate investments 5,998 5,578 15,807 13,690 Mortgage financing income 3,645 4,467 15,773 12,754 Management and other fee income 4,259 2,521 10,822 9,060 Depreciation and amortization (21,593) (17,931) (61,081) (53,260) --------- -------- -------- -------- Income from real estate operations 90,275 82,178 267,896 245,229 -------- -------- -------- --------- Other Investments: - ----------------- Interest, dividends and other investment income 5,701 2,380 13,394 15,472 Other income / (loss), net 273 2,372 (828) 6,257 -------- -------- --------- -------- 5,974 4,752 12,566 21,729 -------- -------- -------- --------- Interest expense (26,419) (22,048) (74,020) (65,580) General and administrative expenses (11,234) (7,918) (28,726) (23,067) Gain on early extinguishment of debt -- -- 6,262 -- -------- -------- -------- --------- Income from continuing operations before income taxes 58,596 56,964 183,978 178,311 Provision for income taxes (1,171) (634) (3,686) (6,422) --------- -------- -------- -------- Income from continuing operations 57,425 56,330 180,292 171,889 Discontinued Operations: - ------------------------- Income from discontinued operating properties 1,027 523 3,851 3,800 Gain on disposition of operating properties, net 28,053 966 30,465 1,512 ------- ------ ------- -------- Income / (loss) from discontinued operations 29,080 1,489 34,316 5,312 ------- ------ ------- -------- Gain on sale of development properties, net of tax of $3,333, $1,957, $6,134 and $3,669, respectively (1) 4,999 2,937 9,202 5,505 Cumulative effect of adoption of SFAS 150 (2,048) -- (2,048) -- -------- ------ -------- -------- Net income 89,456 60,756 221,762 182,706 Original issuance costs associated with the redemption of preferred stock(1) -- -- (7,788) -- Preferred stock dividends (2,909) (4,609) (11,759) (13,828) ------- ------- -------- -------- Net income available to common shareholders $86,547 $56,147 $202,215 $168,878 ======= ======= ======== ========= Per common share: Income from continuing operations: - Basic $0.55 $0.52 $1.60 $1.57 ======= ===== ===== ===== - Diluted $0.54(2) $0.52 $1.59(2) $1.55 ========== ===== ======== ===== Net income: - Basic $0.80 $0.54 $1.91 $1.62 ======== ===== ===== ===== - Diluted $0.78(2) $0.53 $1.88(2) $1.60 =========== ===== ======== ===== Income subject to income taxes $11,167 $8,988 $25,315 $28,369 Note: Reclassifications: Certain amounts in the prior period have been reclassified in order to conform with the current period's presentation. (1) Included in the calculation of income from continuing operations per share. (2) Reflects the potential impact if certain units were converted to common stock at the beginning of the period. Income from continuing operations and net income available to common shareholders would be increased by $1,423 and $4,269 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003, respectively, reflecting the distributions associated with these units. Kimco Realty Corporation Funds From Operations (In thousands, except per share data) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2003 2002 2003 2002 ---- ---- ---- ---- Funds From Operations(1) Net income $89,456 $60,756 $221,762 $182,706 Depreciation and amortization 21,912 19,198 62,492 57,181 Depreciation and amortization - real estate joint ventures 8,111 4,500 20,511 12,450 Gains on disposition of operating properties, net (28,053) (966) (30,465) (1,512) Cumulative effect of adoption of SFAS 150 2,048 -- 2,048 -- Original issuance costs associated with the redemption of preferred stock -- -- (7,788) -- Preferred stock dividends (2,909) (4,609) (11,759) (13,828) ------- ------- -------- -------- Funds from operations(1) $90,565 $78,879 $256,801 $236,997 ======= ======= ======== ========= Per common share: - Basic $0.84 $0.75 $2.42 $2.27 ========= ====== ============ ===== - Diluted $0.82(2) $0.75 $2.38(2) $2.25 ========= ====== ============ ===== Weighted Average Share Information Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2003 2002 2003 2002 ---- ---- ---- ---- Weighted average shares - - Basic 107,909 104,539 105,945 104,418 - Diluted 112,236(2) 105,491 109,888(2) 105,464 (1) Most industry analysts and equity REITs, including the Company, generally consider funds from operations ("FFO") to be an appropriate supplemental measure of the performance of an equity REIT. FFO is defined as net income applicable to common shares before depreciation and amortization, extraordinary items, cumulative effect of accounting changes, gains or losses on sales of operating real estate, plus the pro-rata amount of depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated joint ventures determined on a consistent basis. Given the nature of the Company's business as a real estate owner and operator, the Company believes that FFO is helpful to investors as a measure of its operational performance. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and therefore should not be considered an alternative for net income as a measure of liquidity. In addition, the comparability of the Company's FFO with the FFO reported by other REITs may be affected by the differences that exist regarding certain accounting policies relating to expenditures for repairs and other recurring items. (2) Reflects the potential impact if certain units were converted to common stock at the beginning of the period. Net income would be increased by $1,423 and $4,269 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003, respectively, reflecting the distributions associated with these units. Kimco Realty Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except per share data) September 30, December 31, 2003 2002 ---- ---- Assets: Operating real estate, net of accumulated depreciation of $551,525 and $516,558, respectively $ 2,746,726 $ 2,669,648 Investments and advances in real estate joint ventures 447,412 390,484 Real estate under development 262,575 234,953 Other real estate investments 109,308 99,542 Mortgages and other financing receivables 79,161 94,024 Cash and cash equivalents 106,960 35,962 Marketable securities 43,876 66,992 Accounts and notes receivable 61,163 55,012 Other assets 126,480 110,261 ------------ ------------ $3,983,661 $3,756,878 ============ ============ Liabilities: Notes payable $1,312,250 $1,302,250 Mortgages payable 205,954 230,760 Construction loans payable 62,420 43,972 Other liabilities, including minority interests in partnerships 302,185 272,568 ------------ ------------ 1,882,809 1,849,550 ------------ ------------ Stockholders' Equity: Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, authorized 3,600,000 shares Class A Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value, authorized 345,000 shares issued and outstanding 0 and 300,000 shares, respectively -- 300 Aggregate liquidation preference $0 and $75,000, respectively Class B Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value, authorized 230,000 shares issued and outstanding 0 and 200,000 shares, respectively -- 200 Aggregate liquidation preference $0 and $50,000, respectively Class C Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value, authorized 460,000 shares issued and outstanding 0 and 400,000 shares, respectively -- 400 Aggregate liquidation preference $0 and $100,000, respectively Class F Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value, authorized 700,000 shares issued and outstanding 700,000 and 0 shares, respectively 700 -- Aggregate liquidation preference $175,000 and $0, respectively Common Stock, $.01 par value, authorized 200,000,000 shares issued and outstanding 110,331,759, and 104,601,828 shares, 1,103 1,046 respectively Paid-in capital 2,139,319 1,984,820 Cumulative distributions in excess of net income (50,261) (85,367) ------------- ----------- 2,090,861 1,901,399 Accumulated other comprehensive income 11,085 7,401 Notes receivable from officer stockholders (1,094) (1,472) ------------- ------------ 2,100,852 1,907,328 ------------ ------------ $3,983,661 $3,756,878 ============ ============ Reclassifications: Certain amounts in the prior period have been reclassified in order to conform with the current period's presentation. CONTACT: Kimco Realty Corporation Scott Onufrey, 516-869-7190 sonufrey@kimcorealty.com