UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003
or
o | 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: 001-16765
TRIZEC PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 33-0387846 | |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
233 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL |
60606 | |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip 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 and 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 o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes oNo x
As of May 9, 2003, 150,029,664 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were issued and outstanding.
Table of Contents
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |||||
Item 1. | Financial Statements | 3 | |||
Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 24 | |||
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | 39 | |||
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 39 | |||
PART II OTHER INFORMATION | |||||
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 40 | |||
Item 2. | Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds | 40 | |||
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 40 | |||
Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 40 | |||
Item 5. | Other Information | 40 | |||
Item 6. | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K | 41 |
Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 10-Q, including the discussion in Part I Financial Information Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains forward-looking statements relating to our business and financial outlook, which are based on our current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any such statement to reflect new information, the occurrence of future events or circumstances or otherwise. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include those set forth in more detail in the Risk Factors section in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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PART I FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
March 31, | December 31, | ||||||||
$ thousands, except share and per share amounts | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Assets |
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Real estate |
$ | 5,243,991 | $ | 5,389,013 | |||||
Less: accumulated depreciation |
(588,269 | ) | (565,350 | ) | |||||
Real estate, net |
4,655,722 | 4,823,663 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
43,295 | 62,253 | |||||||
Escrows and restricted cash |
62,868 | 46,798 | |||||||
Investment in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures |
221,970 | 220,583 | |||||||
Investment in Sears Tower |
23,600 | 23,600 | |||||||
Office tenant receivables, net |
22,191 | 26,536 | |||||||
Other receivables, net |
29,378 | 20,499 | |||||||
Deferred rent receivables, net |
136,202 | 131,395 | |||||||
Deferred charges, net |
131,989 | 144,127 | |||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
84,389 | 79,805 | |||||||
Total Assets |
$ | 5,411,604 | $ | 5,579,259 | |||||
Liabilities and Shareholders Equity |
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Liabilities |
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Mortgage debt and other loans |
$ | 3,179,307 | $ | 3,345,238 | |||||
Trade, construction and tenant improvements payables |
49,602 | 53,816 | |||||||
Accrued interest expense |
17,449 | 12,931 | |||||||
Accrued operating expenses and property taxes |
68,762 | 93,057 | |||||||
Other accrued liabilities |
101,778 | 83,263 | |||||||
Dividends payable |
30,789 | | |||||||
Taxes payable |
61,133 | 109,949 | |||||||
Total Liabilities |
3,508,820 | 3,698,254 | |||||||
Commitments and Contingencies |
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Minority Interest |
2,299 | 2,540 | |||||||
Redeemable Stock |
200 | 200 | |||||||
Shareholders Equity |
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Common Stock, 500,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2003 and December
31, 2002, $0.01 par value, 150,029,664 outstanding at March 31, 2003 and
December 31, 2002 |
1,500 | 1,500 | |||||||
Additional paid in capital |
2,181,364 | 2,181,958 | |||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(257,385 | ) | (285,482 | ) | |||||
Treasury stock, at cost, 3,646 shares at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002 |
(40 | ) | (40 | ) | |||||
Unearned compensation |
(2,550 | ) | (3,593 | ) | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(22,604 | ) | (16,078 | ) | |||||
Total Shareholders Equity |
1,900,285 | 1,878,265 | |||||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity |
$ | 5,411,604 | $ | 5,579,259 | |||||
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
For the three months ended | |||||||||
March 31 | |||||||||
$ thousands, except share and per share amounts | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Revenues |
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Rentals |
$ | 170,908 | $ | 169,911 | |||||
Recoveries from tenants |
30,911 | 28,474 | |||||||
Parking and other |
24,112 | 26,580 | |||||||
Fee income |
1,954 | 2,611 | |||||||
Interest |
1,786 | 2,671 | |||||||
Total Revenues |
229,671 | 230,247 | |||||||
Expenses |
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Operating |
77,136 | 73,384 | |||||||
Property taxes |
26,042 | 25,218 | |||||||
General and administrative |
10,067 | 6,515 | |||||||
Interest |
47,278 | 44,276 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
46,282 | 38,821 | |||||||
Stock option grant expense |
158 | | |||||||
Loss on early debt retirement |
257 | | |||||||
Total Expenses |
207,220 | 188,214 | |||||||
Income before Income Taxes, Minority Interest, Income from
Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures, Recovery on Insurance Claim,
Discontinued Operations and Gain on Disposition of Real Estate |
22,451 | 42,033 | |||||||
Provision for income and other corporate taxes |
(1,730 | ) | (1,244 | ) | |||||
Minority interest |
241 | (36 | ) | ||||||
Income from unconsolidated real estate joint ventures |
9,926 | 3,388 | |||||||
Recovery on insurance claim |
5,266 | | |||||||
Income from Continuing Operations |
36,154 | 44,141 | |||||||
Discontinued Operations |
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Income from discontinued operations |
2,855 | 1,441 | |||||||
Gain on disposition of discontinued real estate |
8,526 | | |||||||
Income Before Gain on Disposition of Real Estate |
47,535 | 45,582 | |||||||
Gain on disposition of real estate |
11,351 | | |||||||
Net Income |
58,886 | 45,582 | |||||||
Dividends payable to special voting and Class F convertible shareholders |
(783 | ) | | ||||||
Net Income Available to Common Shareholders |
$ | 58,103 | $ | 45,582 | |||||
Proforma | |||||||||
Earnings per common share |
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Basic |
$ | 0.39 | $ | 0.30 | |||||
Diluted |
$ | 0.39 | $ | 0.30 | |||||
Weighted average shares outstanding |
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Basic |
149,785,046 | 149,849,246 | |||||||
Diluted |
149,809,100 | 151,365,979 |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)
For the three months ended | ||||||||||
March 31 | ||||||||||
$ thousands | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||
Net income |
$ | 58,103 | $ | 45,582 | ||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income: |
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Unrealized gains on investments in securities: |
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Unrealized foreign currency exchange gains arising during
the period |
63 | | ||||||||
Unrealized foreign currency exchange gain on foreign operations |
718 | | ||||||||
Unrealized derivative losses: |
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Effective portion of interest rate contracts |
(7,307 | ) | 1,180 | |||||||
Total other comprehensive (loss) income |
(6,526 | ) | 1,180 | |||||||
Net comprehensive income |
$ | 51,577 | $ | 46,762 | ||||||
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
For the three months ended | ||||||||||
March 31 | ||||||||||
$ thousands | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities |
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Net income |
$ | 58,886 | $ | 45,582 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by
operating activities: |
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Income from unconsolidated real estate joint ventures |
(9,926 | ) | (3,388 | ) | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense (including discontinued
operations) |
46,656 | 40,473 | ||||||||
Amortization of financing costs |
2,333 | 1,378 | ||||||||
Gain on disposition of real estate (including discontinued operations) |
(19,877 | ) | | |||||||
Minority interest |
(241 | ) | 36 | |||||||
Deferred compensation |
839 | 913 | ||||||||
Stock option grant expense |
158 | | ||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Escrows and restricted cash |
(16,070 | ) | 2,150 | |||||||
Office tenant receivables |
4,345 | 12,042 | ||||||||
Other receivables |
(8,879 | ) | 2,385 | |||||||
Deferred rent receivables |
(8,599 | ) | (10,151 | ) | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
(9,400 | ) | (12,721 | ) | ||||||
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities |
(48,669 | ) | (51,940 | ) | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
(8,444 | ) | 26,759 | |||||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities |
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Real estate: |
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Development expenditures |
(852 | ) | (42,132 | ) | ||||||
Tenant improvements and capital expenditures |
(26,896 | ) | (25,878 | ) | ||||||
Tenant leasing costs |
(5,364 | ) | (5,996 | ) | ||||||
Dispositions |
157,638 | 28,680 | ||||||||
Unconsolidated real estate joint ventures: |
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Investments |
(1,835 | ) | (4,188 | ) | ||||||
Distributions |
8,435 | 6,403 | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
131,126 | (43,111 | ) | |||||||
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)
(unaudited)
For the three months ended March 31 | ||||||||||||
$ thousands | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities |
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Mortgage debt and other loans: |
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Development financing |
| 34,915 | ||||||||||
Property financing |
15,420 | | ||||||||||
Principal repayments |
(8,454 | ) | (5,153 | ) | ||||||||
Repaid on dispositions |
(83,536 | ) | | |||||||||
Draws on credit line |
26,100 | | ||||||||||
Paydowns on credit line |
(91,100 | ) | | |||||||||
Refinancing expenditures |
(70 | ) | | |||||||||
Net advance from parent company and affiliates |
| (35,000 | ) | |||||||||
Dividends |
| (12,405 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(141,640 | ) | (17,643 | ) | ||||||||
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents |
(18,958 | ) | (33,995 | ) | ||||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period |
62,253 | 297,434 | ||||||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period |
$ | 43,295 | $ | 263,439 | ||||||||
Supplemental cash flow disclosures: |
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Cash paid during the three months for: |
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Interest |
$ | 41,281 | $ | 44,727 | ||||||||
Interest capitalized to properties under
development |
$ | | $ | 778 | ||||||||
Taxes |
$ | 50,546 | $ | 2,365 | ||||||||
Non-cash investing and financing activities: |
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Non-cash issuance of Class C Convertible Preferred
Stock in exchange for other assets |
$ | | $ | 296,627 | ||||||||
Non-cash settlement of advance from parent
in exchange for common stock of TREHI |
$ | | $ | 236,619 | ||||||||
Mortgage debt assumed by purchasers
on property dispositions |
$ | 25,594 | $ | | ||||||||
Dividends payable on common stock, special
voting stock and Class F convertible stock |
$ | 30,789 | $ | | ||||||||
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
$ thousands, except share and per share amounts
1. | ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS | |
Trizec Properties, Inc. (Trizec Properties or the Corporation, formerly known as TrizecHahn (USA) Corporation) is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and is approximately 40% indirectly owned by Trizec Canada Inc. On February 14, 2002, the amended registration statement on Form 10 of Trizec Properties was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission and, accordingly, Trizec Properties became subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Trizec Properties was a substantially wholly-owned subsidiary of TrizecHahn Corporation (TrizecHahn), an indirect whollyowned subsidiary of Trizec Canada Inc. A plan of arrangement (the Reorganization) was approved by the TrizecHahn shareholders on April 23, 2002 and on May 8, 2002, the effective date of the Reorganization, the common stock of Trizec Properties commenced regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. | ||
The accompanying interim financial statements include, on a consolidated (as of March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2002 and for the three months ended March 31, 2003) and combined consolidated basis (for the three months ended March 31, 2002), the U.S. assets of TrizecHahn, substantially all of which are owned and operated by Trizec Properties and Trizec R & E Holdings, Inc. (TREHI, formerly known as TrizecHahn Developments Inc.), TrizecHahns two primary U.S. operating and development companies prior to March 14, 2002. As described in Note 14 of the Corporations annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (2002 Form 10-K), on March 14, 2002, TREHI was contributed to Trizec Properties. Prior to March 14, 2002, TREHI was a wholly-owned subsidiary of TrizecHahn. Accordingly, the organization presented in these financial statements was not a legal entity for the three month period ended March 31, 2002. | ||
The Corporation operated as separate stand alone entities prior to the Reorganization date and, as such, no additional expenses incurred by TrizecHahn or its related entities were, in managements view, necessary to be allocated to the Corporation for the periods prior to the Reorganization. However, the financial results prior to the Reorganization are not necessarily indicative of future operating results and no adjustments have been made to reflect possible incremental changes to the cost structure as a result of the Reorganization. The incremental charges include, but are not limited to, additional senior management compensation expense to supplement the existing senior management team and internal and external public company corporate compliance costs. | ||
The Corporation operates primarily in the U.S. where it owns, manages and develops office buildings and mixed-use properties. At March 31, 2003, it had ownership interests in and managed a high-quality portfolio of 69 U.S. office properties concentrated in the metropolitan areas of seven major U.S. cities. In addition, the Corporation owns two retail/entertainment projects. At the end of 2000, Trizec Properties decided that it would elect to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) pursuant to Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the Code), commencing in 2001. | ||
2. | BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | |
a. | Basis of Presentation | |
The accompanying interim financial statements include the combined accounts of Trizec Properties and TREHI and of all subsidiaries in which they have a controlling interest. Prior to the contribution of TREHI to Trizec Properties, both Trizec Properties and TREHI were indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries under the common control of TrizecHahn. The accompanying interim financial statements have been presented using TrizecHahns historical cost basis. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. | ||
For presentation purposes, the Corporation refers to and describes the accompanying financial statements for the three month period ended March 31, 2002 as consolidated. |
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Notes to the Financial Statements
$ thousands, except share and per share amounts
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual amounts will differ from those estimates used in the preparation of these financial statements. | ||
b. | Interim Financial Statements | |
The accompanying interim financial statements are unaudited; however, the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In the opinion of management, such financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for other interim periods or for the full fiscal year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Corporations financial statements and notes thereto contained in the 2002 Form 10-K. | ||
c. | Stock Based Compensation | |
The Corporation accounts for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations (APB No. 25). For stock option grants, under APB No. 25, compensation cost is measured as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the Corporations common stock at the date of grant over the exercise price of the options granted. This compensation cost, if any, is recognized into income over the vesting period. Except as detailed in Note 16 (a) of the 2002 Form 10-K with respect to options that were granted in connection with the Reorganization, the Corporations policy is to grant options with an exercise price equal to the quoted market price of the Corporations common stock. Stock option grant expense of $158 and $0 was recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. | ||
The following reconciles net income available to common shareholders to pro forma net income available to common shareholders under SFAS No. 123 Accounting for Stock Based Compensation and presents reported earnings per share (EPS) and pro forma EPS. |
For the three months ended March 31 | |||||||||
2003 | 2002 | ||||||||
Net income available to common shareholders,
as reported |
$ | 58,103 | $ | 45,582 | |||||
Add back: |
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Stock option grant expense, as reported |
158 | | |||||||
Deduct: |
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Stock options expense, pro forma |
(883 | ) | | ||||||
Pro forma net income available to common
shareholders |
$ | 57,378 | $ | 45,582 | |||||
Pro forma | |||||||||
EPS: |
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Basic, as reported | $ | 0.39 | $ | 0.30 | |||||
Basic, pro forma | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.30 | |||||
Diluted, as reported | $ | 0.39 | $ | 0.30 | |||||
Diluted, pro forma | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.30 | |||||
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Notes to the Financial Statements
$ thousands, except share and per share amounts
d. | Recent Accounting Pronouncements | |
On April 30, 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 145, Rescission of SFAS 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of SFAS No. 13, and Technical Corrections. SFAS No. 145 rescinds SFAS No. 4, Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of Debt, and the amendment to SFAS No. 4, SFAS No. 64, Extinguishments of Debt Made to Satisfy Sinking-Fund Requirements. SFAS No. 145 eliminates the requirement that gains and losses from the extinguishment of debt be aggregated and, if material, classified as an extraordinary item, net of the related income tax effect, unless the criteria in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30, Reporting the Results of Operations Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions are met. SFAS No. 145 is effective for transactions occurring subsequent to May 15, 2002. Adoption of SFAS No. 145 has had no impact on the Corporation. | ||
On June 28, 2002 the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. SFAS No. 146 addresses significant issues relating to the recognition, measurement and reporting of costs associated with exit and disposal activities of a business. Additionally, SFAS No. 146 addresses restructuring activities and nullifies the guidance in Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring). SFAS No. 146 is effective for transactions initiated after December 31, 2002. The adoption of this standard on January 1, 2003 had no impact on the Corporations results of operations or financial position. | ||
On December 31, 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure, amending SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. SFAS No. 148 provides three alternative transition methods for recognizing an entitys voluntary decision to change its method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation to the fair-value method. In addition, SFAS No. 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123 so that entities will have to (1) make more-prominent disclosures regarding the pro forma effects of using the fair-value method of accounting for stock-based compensation, (2) present those disclosures in a more accessible format in the footnotes to the annual financial statements, and (3) include those disclosures in interim financial statements. | ||
SFAS No. 148s transition guidance and provisions for annual disclosures are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002. The provisions for interim-period disclosures are effective for financial reports that contain financial statements for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2002. Accordingly, the Corporation has provided the appropriate disclosure for this interim period in Note 2 (c) above. | ||
In November 2002, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 45 (FIN No. 45), Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others. This interpretation expands the disclosures to be made by a guarantor in its financial statements about its obligations under certain guarantees and requires the guarantor to recognize a liability for the fair value of an obligation assumed under a guarantee. FIN No. 45 clarifies the requirements of SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, relating to guarantees. In general, FIN No. 45 applies to contracts or indemnification agreements that contingently require the guarantor to make payments to the guaranteed party based on changes in an underlying that is related to an asset, liability, or equity security of the guaranteed party. The disclosure requirements of FIN No. 45 are effective with respect to the Corporation as of December 31, 2002, and require disclosure of the nature of the guarantee, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee, and the current amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantors obligations under the guarantee. The recognition requirements of FIN No. 45 are to be applied prospectively to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The Corporation has adopted this standard with no impact on its results of operations or financial position or any disclosure requirements. |
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Notes to the Financial Statements
$ thousands, except share and per share amounts
In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46 (FIN No. 46), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. The objective of this interpretation is to provide guidance on how to identify a variable interest entity (VIE) and determine when the assets, liabilities, non-controlling interests, and results of operations of a VIE need to be included in a companys consolidated financial statements. A company that holds variable interests in an entity will need to consolidate the entity if the companys interest in the VIE is such that the company will absorb a majority of the VIEs expected losses and/or receive a majority of the entitys expected residual returns, if they occur. FIN No. 46 also requires additional disclosures by primary beneficiaries and other significant variable interest holders. In connection with any of the Corporations unconsolidated real estate joint ventures that may qualify as a VIE, provisions of this interpretation are effective for financial reports that contain interim periods beginning after June 15, 2003. The Corporation is currently assessing its investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures to determine whether the adoption of this interpretation will have a material impact on its results of operations, financial position or liquidity. | ||
e. | Reclassifications | |
Certain reclassifications of prior period amounts have been made to the statements of operations, including the effects for the adoption of SFAS No. 144 Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. These reclassifications have been made in the financial statements to conform to the 2003 presentation. These reclassifications have not changed the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2002. | ||
3. | REAL ESTATE | |
The Corporations investment in real estate is comprised of: |
March 31 | December 31 | ||||||||
2003 | 2002 | ||||||||
Properties |
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Held for the long term |
$ | 4,588,516 | $ | 4,650,219 | |||||
Held for disposition |
67,206 | 173,444 | |||||||
$ | 4,655,722 | $ | 4,823,663 | ||||||
a. | Properties Held for the Long Term |
March 31 | December 31 | ||||||||
2003 | 2002 | ||||||||
Rental properties |
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Land |
$ | 598,348 | $ | 604,156 | |||||
Buildings and improvements |
4,192,798 | 4,213,380 | |||||||
Tenant improvements |
340,637 | 347,346 | |||||||
Furniture, fixtures and equipment |
13,060 | 13,060 | |||||||
5,144,843 | 5,177,942 | ||||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation |
(581,432 | ) | (552,933 | ) | |||||
4,563,411 | 4,625,009 | ||||||||
Properties held for development |
25,105 | 25,210 | |||||||
$ | 4,588,516 | $ | 4,650,219 | ||||||
b. | Properties Held for Disposition |
March 31 | December 31 | |||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Rental properties |
$ | 55,645 | $ | 159,738 | ||||
Properties held for development |
11,561 | 13,706 | ||||||
$ | 67,206 | $ | 173,444 | |||||
Properties held for disposition include certain properties that the Corporation has decided to dispose of in an orderly manner over a reasonable sales period. |
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Notes to the Financial Statements
$ thousands, except share and per share amounts
(i) | The Corporation had properties designated as held for disposition at December 31, 2001. These assets were subject to the transition rules of SFAS No. 144, and, accordingly, the Corporation continues to account for these properties pursuant to SFAS No. 121. | |
Properties held for disposition at December 31, 2001, included three retail/entertainment properties, three technology center development properties, two non-core office properties and certain retail non-operating assets. During the year ended December 31, 2002, two of the retail/entertainment properties and one of the technology properties were reclassified to properties held for the long term, and the two non-core office properties, two of the technology properties and the retail non-operating assets were sold. In addition, the Corporation acquired 151 Front Street from TrizecHahn which had been designated as held for disposition in accordance with SFAS No. 121. As a result, at December 31, 2002, one retail/entertainment property and 151 Front Street remained as held for disposition in accordance with SFAS No. 121 with the results of operations included in continuing operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2003, the remaining retail/entertainment property was sold. Therefore, 151 Front Street remains as the sole property held for disposition in accordance with SFAS No. 121 at March 31, 2003. | ||
The results of operations for this property owned by the Corporation at March 31, 2003 and the other properties that had been designated and were sold during 2002 or in the first quarter of 2003 are included, through the date of sale, in revenue and expenses of the Corporation. The following summarizes the condensed results of operations for these properties. |
For the three months ended | ||||||||
March 31 | ||||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Rentals |
$ | 2,641 | $ | 4,426 | ||||
Interest |
5 | 39 | ||||||
Total revenue |
2,646 | 4,465 | ||||||
Operating expenses |
(1,528 | ) | (1,374 | ) | ||||
Property taxes |
(403 | ) | (606 | ) | ||||
Interest expense |
(407 | ) | (776 | ) | ||||
Depreciation and amortization |
| (48 | ) | |||||
Net income |
$ | 308 | $ | 1,661 | ||||
(ii) | Subsequent to January 1, 2002, the Corporation designated five office properties as held for disposition pursuant to SFAS No. 144. During 2002, three of these properties were sold, and at December 31, 2002, two of the properties remained as held for disposition. During the first quarter of 2003 these two office properties were sold and one additional office property was designated as held for disposition pursuant to SFAS No. 144. As a result, only one office property remains as held for disposition in accordance with SFAS No. 144 at March 31, 2003. | |
Accordingly, the results of operations, through the date of sale, and the gains on disposition for these five office properties, as well as the one additional property, for all periods presented, have been reported as discontinued operations. The following summarizes the condensed results of operations for these properties, excluding the gain on disposition. | ||
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For the three months ended | ||||||||
March 31 | ||||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Rentals |
$ | 5,525 | $ | 6,827 | ||||
Interest |
3 | 37 | ||||||
Total revenue |
5,528 | 6,864 | ||||||
Operating expenses |
(1,183 | ) | (1,977 | ) | ||||
Property taxes |
(358 | ) | (657 | ) | ||||
Interest expense |
(757 | ) | (1,138 | ) | ||||
Depreciation and amortization |
(375 | ) | (1,651 | ) | ||||
Income from discontinued operations |
$ | 2,855 | $ | 1,441 | ||||
c. | Gain on Dispositions During the Quarter Ended March 31, 2003 Under Transition Rules of SFAS No. 144 |
Gain/ | ||||||||||||||||
Date | Rentable | Sales | (Loss) | |||||||||||||
Sold | Property | Location | Sq.ft. | Price | On Sale | |||||||||||
January 15 | Paseo Colorado | Pasadena, CA | 410,000 | $ | 111,402 | $ | 13,605 | |||||||||
$ | 111,402 | $ | 13,605 | |||||||||||||
d. | Gain (Loss) on Dispositions During the Quarter Ended March 31, 2003 Designated as Held for Sale Pursuant to SFAS No. 144 |
Gain/ | ||||||||||||||||
Date | Rentable | Sales | (Loss) | |||||||||||||
Sold | Property | Location | Sq.ft. | Price | On Sale | |||||||||||
February 25 March 14 |
Goddard Corporate Park Rosslyn Gateway |
Lanham, MD Arlington, VA |
203,000 253,000 | $ | 17,919 53,911 | $ | (886) 9,412 | |||||||||
$ | 71,830 | $ | 8,526 | |||||||||||||
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4. | UNCONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURES | |
The Corporation participates in incorporated and unincorporated joint ventures, limited liability companies and partnerships with other venturers in various operating properties which are accounted for using the equity method. In most instances, these projects are managed by the Corporation. | ||
a. | The following is a summary of the Corporations ownership in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures: |
Corporation's | ||||
Economic | ||||
Entity5 | Property and Location | Interest1 | ||
Marina Airport Building, Ltd. | Marina Towers, Los Angeles, CA | 50% | ||
WHTCP Realty L.L.C.2 | Ernst & Young Plaza, Los Angeles, CA | 100% | ||
Dresser Cullen Venture | Kellog, Brown & Root Tower, Houston, TX | 50% | ||
Main Street Partners, LP | Bank One Center, Dallas, TX | 50% | ||
Trizec New Center Development | ||||
Associates (a Partnership) | New Center One, Detroit, MI4 | 67% | ||
1114 TrizecHahn-Swig, L.L.C | The Grace Building, New York, NY | 50% | ||
1411 TrizecHahn-Swig, L.L.C | 1411 Broadway, New York, NY | 50% | ||
1460 Leasehold TrizecHahn Swig L.L.C./ | ||||
1460 Fee TrizecHahn Swig L.L.C | 1460 Broadway, New York, NY | 50% | ||
TrizecHahn Waterview LP | Waterview Development, Arlington, VA | 80% | ||
TrizecHahn Hollywood Hotel L.L.C.3 | Hollywood & Highland Hotel, Los Angeles, CA | 91.5% |
1 The amounts shown above approximate the Corporations economic ownership interest for the periods presented. Cash flow from operations, capital transactions and net income are allocated to the joint venture partners in accordance with their respective partnership agreements. The Corporations share of these items is subject to change based on, among other things, the operations of the property and the timing and amount of capital transactions. The Corporations legal ownership may differ. | ||
2 On June 4, 2002, the Corporation acquired the 75% interest in this property it did not already own. Since that time, the Corporation has consolidated this property. | ||
3 On September 26, 2002, the Corporations ownership increased to 91.5% from 84.5%. | ||
4 This property was sold on February 25, 2003. | ||
5 The Corporation is reviewing these investments in order to assess the impact of any consolidation requirements, if any, of applying FIN No. 46 (see Note 2 (d)) for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2003. |
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b. | Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Venture Financial Information | |
The following represents combined summarized financial information of the unconsolidated real estate joint ventures. | ||
Balance Sheet Information |
March 31 | December 31 | ||||||||
2003 | 2002 | ||||||||
Assets |
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Real estate, net |
$ | 709,854 | $ | 723,426 | |||||
Other assets |
159,757 | 153,055 | |||||||
Total assets |
$ | 869,611 | $ | 876,481 | |||||
Liabilities |
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Mortgage debt and other loans |
560,897 | 585,633 | |||||||
Other liabilities |
48,924 | 37,153 | |||||||
Partners equity |
259,790 | 253,695 | |||||||
Total liabilities and equity |
$ | 869,611 | $ | 876,481 | |||||
Corporations share of equity |
$ | 221,970 | $ | 220,583 | |||||
Corporations share of mortgage debt |
$ | 327,629 | $ | 343,662 | |||||
Income Statement Information |
For the three months ended | |||||||||
March 31 | |||||||||
2003 | 2002 | ||||||||
Rentals |
$ | 54,691 | $ | 53,403 | |||||
Interest |
197 | 272 | |||||||
Total revenues |
54,888 | 53,675 | |||||||
Expenses
|
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Operating and other |
23,409 | 25,056 | |||||||
Interest |
9,910 | 11,632 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
6,886 | 8,324 | |||||||
Total expenses |
40,205 | 45,012 | |||||||
Gain on early debt retirement |
4,125 | | |||||||
Gain on disposition of real estate |
611 | | |||||||
Net income |
$ | 19,419 | $ | 8,663 | |||||
Corporations share of net income |
$ | 9,926 | $ | 3,388 | |||||
Included in rentals for the three months ended March 31, 2003, is a termination fee of $5.5 million received from General Motors Corporation, which occupied the majority of New Center One and also is our joint venture partner through one of its affiliates, New-Cen Commercial Corporation. | ||
c. | Liability for Obligations of Partners | |
The Corporation is contingently liable for certain obligations of its joint ventures. All of the assets of the ventures are available for the purpose of satisfying such obligations. The Corporation had guaranteed or was otherwise contingently liable for approximately $93,276 at March 31, 2003 (December 31, 2002 $100,867) representing recourse property debt. |
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5. | INVESTMENT IN SEARS TOWER | |
Mortgage Receivable | ||
On December 3, 1997, the Corporation purchased a subordinated mortgage collateralized by the Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois, for $70,000 and became the residual beneficiary of the trust that holds title to the Sears Tower. The balance of the mortgage, including accrued interest, was $294,000 at acquisition. At December 31, 2002, the Sears Tower was held by a trust established for the benefit of an affiliate of Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Sears). The Trust had a scheduled termination date of January 1, 2003, at which time the assets of the Trust, subject to a participating first mortgage, were to be distributed to the Corporation as the residual beneficiary. The Corporation is awaiting the conveyance of title from Sears. The Corporation anticipates that, upon conveyance of the title, it will consolidate the assets, liabilities and results of operations. | ||
The Corporations mortgage is subordinate to an existing non-recourse participating first mortgage and is subject to other participating interests. The first mortgage is serviced only to the extent of available cash flow. Beginning in 2002, certain minimum interest payments were required under the terms of the participating first mortgage. The minimum interest payment for 2002 was $37,500, increasing to $50,700 for 2003 and $51,900 for 2004. The maturity date for this mortgage is July 2005. On or after July 2, 2005, the owner of the Sears Tower may, in connection with the retirement of the first mortgage, elect to have the Sears Tower appraised to determine the repayment amount of the participating interests of the first mortgage lender as well as all subordinate interests through an appraisal process. Excluding the lenders participating interest in cash flow, the balance of the first mortgage, including accrued interest, was $766,552 at March 31, 2003 (December 31, 2002 $769,153). | ||
The subordinated mortgage held by the Corporation, which matures in July 2010, had a balance, including accrued interest, of $384,780 at March 31, 2003, (December 31, 2002 $380,437) and has certain participation rights to the extent of available cash flow. Since acquisition, the Corporation has not been accruing interest income on the subordinated mortgage due to uncertainty regarding ultimate collection of interest. Had the Corporation accrued interest on the mortgage receivable, interest income would have been increased by $4,340 for each of the quarters ended March 31, 2003 and 2002. | ||
6. | MORTGAGE DEBT, OTHER LOANS AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY |
Properties Held for the Long Term | Properties Held for Disposition | Total Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average | Weighted average | Weighted average | Weighted average | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
interest rates at | Mar. 31, | interest rates at | Mar. 31, | interest rates at | Mar. 31, | interest rates at | Dec. 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mar. 31, 2003 | 2003 | Mar. 31, 2003 | 2003 | Mar. 31, 2003 | 2003 | Dec. 31, 2002 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collateralized
property loans: |
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At fixed rates |
6.74 | % | $ | 2,098,966 | 6.52 | % | $ | 23,408 | 6.74 | % | $ | 2,122,374 | 6.75 | % | $ | 2,152,194 | ||||||||||||||||
At variable rates
(subject to
interest rate caps) |
4.03 | % | 120,000 | | | 4.03 | % | 120,000 | 4.17 | % | 120,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
At variable rates |
2.56 | % | 846,842 | 4.24 | % | 18,437 | 2.60 | % | 865,279 | 2.84 | % | 1,013,018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other loans |
5.34 | % | 71,654 | | | 5.34 | % | 71,654 | 5.77 | % | 60,026 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5.48 | % | $ | 3,137,462 | 5.52 | % | $ | 41,845 | 5.48 | % | $ | 3,179,307 | 5.45 | % | $ | 3,345,238 | |||||||||||||||||
In the table above, mortgage debt and other loans have been presented on a basis consistent with the classification of the underlying collateralized properties, by properties held for the long term or held for |
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disposition. Certain of the Corporations loans are cross-collateralized or subject to cross-default or cross-acceleration provisions with other loans. | ||
a. | Collateralized Property Loans | |
Property loans are collateralized by deeds of trust or mortgages on properties, and mature at various dates between May 2003 and May 2011. | ||
At March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, the Corporation had fixed the interest rates on $150 million of the debt classified as fixed in the above table, by way of interest rate swap contracts with a weighted average interest rate of 6.02% and maturing on March 15, 2008. The cost to unwind these interest swap contracts is approximately $18.5 million at March 31, 2003 (December 31, 2002 $18.5 million). | ||
In January 2003, the Corporation entered into interest rate swap contracts to fix the interest rate on $500 million of variable rate debt effective July 1, 2003 with a weighted average interest rate of 2.61%. The cost to unwind these interest rate swap contracts is approximately $5.9 million at March 31, 2003 (December 31, 2002 $0). | ||
During the quarter, the lender for the Corporations remaining technology property forwarded a notice of default related to debt service on the $17.9 million construction facility. The Corporation is in discussions with the lender and the possibility exists that the lender may commence foreclosure proceedings. This loan is not cross-defaulted to any other of the Corporations loans and is scheduled to mature in October 2003. | ||
b. | Line of Credit | |
At March 31, 2003, the amount eligible to be borrowed was $320 million and $25 million was outstanding under this facility (December 31, 2002 $90 million). | ||
7. | SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY | |
a. | Dividends | |
On March 18, 2003, the Corporation declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per common share, payable on April 15, 2003, to the holders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2003. | ||
On March 18, 2003, the Corporation declared a $6 dividend for the Class F convertible stock, payable on April 15, 2003, and accrued an additional $1 dividend. | ||
On March 18, 2003, the Corporation declared a $776 dividend for the special voting stock, payable on April 15, 2003. | ||
b. | Stock Options | |
On March 4, 2003, the Corporation granted 2,237,500 non-qualified stock options with an exercise price of $8.61 per share to its employees. The options granted vest over three years and expire on March 4, 2013. | ||
8. | EARNINGS PER SHARE | |
In connection with the Reorganization, the Corporation modified the number of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock as described in Note 16 (a) of the 2002 Form 10-K and issued 8,368,932 options and 8,772,418 warrants to purchase shares of common stock. This resulted in 149,849,246 shares of common stock and 17,141,350 options and warrants being outstanding on May 8, 2002. | ||
Basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock for the three month period ended March 31, 2002 have been computed by dividing the net income by the number of outstanding shares of common stock issued on May 8, 2002. All Trizec Properties common stock equivalents at May 8, 2002 were considered |
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for the purpose of determining dilutive shares outstanding. The Corporation used the price of its common stock on May 8, 2002 to determine the dilutive effect. Therefore, for periods prior to May 8, 2002, earnings per share are referred to as proforma. | ||
For the three month period ended March 31, 2002, dilutive shares outstanding were increased by 1,516,733 in respect of stock options and warrants that had a dilutive effect. Not included in the computation of diluted income per share, as they would have had an anti-dilutive effect, were 4,839,952 stock options and 2,959,858 warrants. | ||
For the three month period ended March 31, 2003, dilutive shares outstanding were increased by 24,054 in respect of stock options that had a dilutive effect. Not included in the computation of diluted income per share, as they would have had an anti-dilutive effect, were 8,081,764 stock options and 6,906,386 warrants. The dilutive shares were calculated based on $8.93 per share, which represents the average daily trading price for the three month period ended March 31, 2003. |
For the
three months ended March 31 |
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2003 | 2002 | ||||||||
Income from continuing operations |
$ | 36,154 | $ | 44,141 | |||||
Gain on disposition of real estate |
11,351 | | |||||||
Less: Dividends payable to special voting
and Class F convertible shareholders |
(783 | ) | | ||||||
Income from Continuing Operations
Available to Common Shareholders |
46,722 | 44,141 | |||||||
Discontinued operations |
11,381 | 1,441 | |||||||
Net Income Available to Common Shareholders |
$ | 58,103 | $ | 45,582 | |||||
Pro forma | |||||||||
Basic Earnings per Common Share |
|||||||||
Income from continuing operations
available to common shareholders |
$ | 0.31 | $ | 0.29 | |||||
Discontinued operations |
0.08 | 0.01 | |||||||
Net Income Available to Common Shareholders |
$ | 0.39 | $ | 0.30 | |||||
Pro forma | |||||||||
Diluted Earnings per Common Share |
|||||||||
Income from continuing operations
available to common shareholders |
$ | 0.31 | $ | 0.29 | |||||
Discontinued operations |
0.08 | 0.01 | |||||||
Net Income Available to Common Shareholders |
$ | 0.39 | $ | 0.30 | |||||
Pro forma | |||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding |
|||||||||
Basic |
149,785,046 | 149,849,246 | |||||||
Diluted |
149,809,100 | 151,365,979 | |||||||
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9. | CONTINGENCIES | |
a. | Litigation | |
The Corporation is contingently liable under guarantees that are issued in the normal course of business and with respect to litigation and claims that arise from time to time. While the final outcome with respect to claims and litigation pending at March 31, 2003, cannot be predicted with certainty, in the opinion of management, any liability which may arise from such contingencies would not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity of the Corporation. | ||
b. | Concentration of Credit Risk | |
The Corporation maintains its cash and cash equivalents at financial institutions. The combined account balances at each institution typically exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance coverage and, as a result, there is a concentration of credit risk related to amounts on deposit in excess of FDIC insurance coverage. Management believes that this risk is not significant. | ||
The Corporation performs ongoing credit evaluations of tenants and may require tenants to provide some form of credit support such as corporate guarantees and/or other financial guarantees. Although the Corporations properties are geographically diverse and tenants operate in a variety of industries, to the extent the Corporation has a significant concentration of rental revenue from any single tenant, the inability of that tenant to make its lease payment could have an adverse effect on the Corporation. | ||
c. | Environmental | |
The Corporation, as an owner of real estate, is subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental matters. Under these laws, the Corporation is exposed to liability primarily as an owner or operator of real property and, as such, it may be responsible for the cleanup or other remediation of contaminated property. Contamination for which the Corporation may be liable could include historic contamination, spills of hazardous materials in the course of its tenants regular business operations and spills or releases of hydraulic or other toxic oils. An owner or operator can be liable for contamination or hazardous or toxic substances in some circumstances whether or not the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such contamination or hazardous or toxic substances. In addition, the presence of contamination or hazardous or toxic substances on property, or the failure to properly clean up or remediate such contamination or hazardous or toxic substances when present, may materially and adversely affect the ability to sell or lease such contaminated property or to borrow using such property as collateral. | ||
Asbestos-containing material, or ACM, is present in some of the Corporations properties. Environmental laws govern the presence, maintenance and removal of asbestos. The Corporation believes that it manages ACM in accordance with applicable laws and plans to continue managing ACM as appropriate and in accordance with applicable laws and believes that the cost to do so will not be material. | ||
Compliance with existing environmental laws has not had a material adverse effect on the Corporations financial condition and results of operations, and the Corporation does not believe it will have such an impact in the future. In addition, the Corporation has not incurred, and does not expect to incur any material costs or liabilities due to environmental contamination at properties it currently owns or has owned in the past. However, the Corporation cannot predict the impact of new or changed laws or regulations on its properties or on properties that it may acquire in the future. The Corporation has no current plans for substantial capital expenditures with respect to compliance with environmental laws. |
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d. | Insurance | |
The Corporation carries insurance on its properties of types and in amounts that it believes are in line with coverage customarily obtained by owners of similar properties. The Corporation believes all of its properties are adequately insured. The property insurance that has been maintained historically has been on an all risk basis, which until 2003 included losses caused by acts of terrorism. Following the terrorist activity of September 11, 2001 and the resulting uncertainty in the insurance market, insurance companies generally excluded insurance against acts of terrorism from their all risk policies. As a result, the Corporations all risk insurance coverage currently contains specific exclusions for losses attributable to acts of terrorism. In light of this development, for 2003 the Corporation purchased stand-alone terrorism insurance on a portfolio-wide basis with annual aggregate limits that it considers commercially reasonable, considering the availability and cost of such coverage. The Corporations current terrorism coverage carries an aggregate limit of $250 million on a portfolio-wide basis, excluding the Sears Tower, which carries its own separate limit of $250 million. Since the limit with respect to the Corporations portfolio may be, and the limit with respect to the Sears Tower is, less than the value of the affected properties, terrorist acts could result in property damage in excess of the current coverage, which could result in significant losses to the Corporation due to the loss of revenues from the impacted property and the capital that would have to be invested in that property. Any such circumstance could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation. | ||
The federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, enacted in November 2002, requires regulated insurers to make available coverage for certified acts of terrorism (as defined by the statute) under property insurance policies, but the Corporation cannot currently anticipate whether the scope and cost of such coverage will compare favorable to stand-alone terrorism insurance and, thus, whether it will be commercially reasonable for the Corporation to change its coverage for acts of terrorism going forward. | ||
The Corporation has received notices to the effect that its insurance coverage against acts of terrorism may not comply with loan covenants under certain debt agreements. The Corporation has reviewed its coverage and believes that it complies with these documents and adequately protects the lenders interests. The Corporation has initiated discussions with these lenders and will do so with any others who take a similar position, to satisfy their concerns and assure that their interests and the interests of the Corporation are adequately protected. If a lender takes the position that the insurance coverage is not in compliance with covenants in a debt agreement, the Corporation could be deemed to be in default under the agreement. Alternately, the Corporation may be required to obtain additional insurance to comply with the covenants. To the extent that the Corporation is unable to pass the costs of any additional insurance on to tenants, these costs may have an adverse affect on the Corporations cash flows and operating results. If the Corporation does pass the additional costs on to tenants, the resulting increased rents may adversely affect the marketability of leased space in its properties. Additionally, in the future, the Corporations ability to obtain debt financing, or the terms of such financing, may be adversely affected if lenders insist upon additional requirements or greater insurance coverage against acts of terrorism than may be available to the Corporation in the marketplace at rates or on terms that are commercially reasonable. | ||
The Corporation will continue to monitor the state of the insurance market, but it does not currently expect that coverage for acts of terrorism on terms comparable to pre-2002 policies will become available on commercially reasonable terms. | ||
The Corporation has earthquake insurance on its properties located in areas known to be subject to earthquakes in an amount and subject to deductibles that the Corporation believes are commercially reasonable. However, the amount of earthquake insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover losses from earthquakes. As a result of increased costs of coverage and decreased availability, the amounts of the third party earthquake insurance the Corporation may be able to purchase on commercially reasonable terms may be reduced. In addition, the Corporation may discontinue earthquake insurance on some or all of its properties in the future if the premiums exceed the Corporations estimation of the value of the coverage. |
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There are other types of losses, such as from wars, acts of bio-terrorism or the presence of mold at the Corporations properties, for which it cannot obtain insurance at all or at a reasonable cost. With respect to such losses and losses from acts of terrorism, earthquakes or other catastrophic events, if the Corporation experiences a loss that is uninsured or that exceeds policy limits, it could lose the capital invested in the damaged properties, as well as the anticipated future revenues from those properties. Depending on the specific circumstances of each affected property, it is possible that the Corporation could be liable for mortgage indebtedness or other obligations related to the property. Any such loss could materially and adversely affect the Corporations business, financial condition and results of operations. | ||
Additionally, although the Corporation generally obtains owners title insurance policies with respect to its properties, the amount of coverage under such policies may be less than the full value of such properties. If a loss occurs resulting from a title defect with respect to a property where there is no title insurance or the loss is in excess of insured limits, the Corporation could lose all or part of its investment in, and anticipated income and cash flows from, such property. | ||
10. | SEGMENTED INFORMATION | |
The Corporation has determined that its reportable segments are those that are based on the Corporations method of internal reporting, which classifies its office operations by regional geographic area. This reflects a management structure with dedicated regional leasing and property management teams. The Corporations reportable segments by major metropolitan areas for office operations in the United States are: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C. and secondary markets. A separate management group heads the retail/entertainment development segment. The Corporation primarily evaluates operating performance based on internal property operating income, which is defined as total revenue including tenant recoveries, parking, fee and other income less operating expenses and property taxes including properties that have been designated as held for disposition and reported as discontinued operations. Of the six properties reported as discontinued operations, one is in Dallas, one is in Los Angeles, three are in Washington, D.C. and one is in West Palm Beach, Florida, which is included in a Secondary Market. Internal property operating income excludes property related depreciation and amortization expense. The accounting policies for purposes of internal reporting are the same as those described for the Corporation in Note 2 from the 2002 Form 10-K, Significant Accounting Policies, except that real estate operations conducted through joint ventures are consolidated on a proportionate line-by-line basis, as opposed to the equity method of accounting. All key financing, investing, capital allocation and human resource decisions are managed at the corporate level. Asset information by reportable segment is not reported since the Corporation does not use this measure to assess performance; therefore, the depreciation and amortization expenses are not allocated among segments. | ||
The following presents internal property operating income by reportable segment for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002. |
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For the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002
Office Properties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlanta | Chicago | Dallas | Houston | Los Angeles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Property operations |
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Total property revenue |
$ | 21,812 | $ | 20,807 | $ | 17,627 | $ | 16,897 | $ | 22,750 | $ | 24,513 | $ | 30,717 | $ | 30,675 | $ | 16,020 | $ | 11,322 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total property expense |
(8,846 | ) | (8,020 | ) | (8,335 | ) | (7,426 | ) | (12,908 | ) | (13,146 | ) | (13,853 | ) | (13,264 | ) | (6,934 | ) | (4,667 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Internal property
operating income |
$ | 12,966 | $ | 12,787 | $ | 9,292 | $ | 9,471 | $ | 9,842 | $ | 11,367 | $ | 16,864 | $ | 17,411 | $ | 9,086 | $ | 6,655 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Office Properties (Cont'd) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New York | Washington D.C. | Secondary Markets | Total Office | Retail | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Property operations |
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Total property revenue |
$ | 51,020 | $ | 49,220 | $ | 31,085 | $ | 32,818 | $ | 51,871 | $ | 50,519 | $ | 242,902 | $ | 236,771 | $ | 20,404 | $ | 24,318 | $ | 263,306 | $ | 261,089 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total property expense |
(20,570 | ) | (18,977 | ) | (11,449 | ) | (11,866 | ) | (22,321 | ) | (23,192 | ) | (105,216 | ) | (100,558 | ) | (12,950 | ) | (14,015 | ) | (118,166 | ) | (114,573 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Internal property
operating income |
$ | 30,450 | $ | 30,243 | $ | 19,636 | $ | 20,952 | $ | 29,550 | $ | 27,327 | $ | 137,686 | $ | 136,213 | $ | 7,454 | $ | 10,303 | $ | 145,140 | $ | 146,516 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes to the Financial Statements
$ thousands, except share and per share amounts
The following is a reconciliation of internal property operating income to income from continuing operations. |
For the three months ended March 31 | ||||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Internal property revenue |
$ | 263,306 | $ | 261,089 | ||||
Less: Real estate joint venture property revenue |
(29,896 | ) | (26,686 | ) | ||||
Less: Discontinued operations |
(5,525 | ) | (6,827 | ) | ||||
Interest income |
1,786 | 2,671 | ||||||
Total revenues |
229,671 | 230,247 | ||||||
Internal property operating expenses |
118,166 | 114,573 | ||||||
Less: Real estate joint venture operating expenses |
(13,447 | ) | (13,337 | ) | ||||
Less: Discontinued operations |
(1,541 | ) | (2,634 | ) | ||||
Total operating expenses and property taxes |
103,178 | 98,602 | ||||||
General and administrative expenses |
(10,067 | ) | (6,515 | ) | ||||
Interest expense |
(47,278 | ) | (44,276 | ) | ||||
Depreciation and amortization expense |
(46,282 | ) | (38,821 | ) | ||||
Stock option grant expense |
(158 | ) | | |||||
Loss on early debt retirement |
(257 | ) | | |||||
Provision for income and other corporate taxes |
(1,730 | ) | (1,244 | ) | ||||
Minority interest |
241 | (36 | ) | |||||
Income from unconsolidated real estate joint ventures |
9,926 | 3,388 | ||||||
Recovery on insurance claim |
5,266 | | ||||||
Income from Continuing Operations |
$ | 36,154 | $ | 44,141 | ||||
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
In the remainder of this Form 10-Q, the terms we, us, our, our company and Trizec refer to Trizec Properties, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, as well as the consolidated and combined operations of all of the former U.S. holdings of our former parent company, TrizecHahn Corporation for periods prior to May 8, 2002, as described in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with Forward-Looking Statements and the combined consolidated interim financial statements and the notes thereto that appear elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. The following discussion may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in such statements as a result of certain factors set forth in this Form 10-Q and in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
Overview
We are one of the largest fully integrated and self-managed, publicly traded real estate investment trusts, or REITs, in the United States. We are principally engaged in owning and managing office properties in the United States. At March 31, 2003, we had total assets of $5.4 billion and owned interests in or managed 69 U.S. office properties containing approximately 47.9 million square feet, with our pro rata ownership interest totaling approximately 41.2 million square feet. Our office properties are concentrated in seven core markets in the United States located in the following major metropolitan areas: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C.
At the end of 2000, we decided to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing in 2001. As a REIT, we generally are not subject to U.S. federal income tax if we distribute 100% of our taxable income and comply with a number of organizational and operational requirements.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2003, the following key transactions were completed:
| Our sale of 3 non-core assets and a joint venture property; | ||
| Our net pay down of $65 million on our revolving line of credit; | ||
| Our leasing of 1.2 million square feet; | ||
| Our payment of $49.5 million for the resolution of certain pre-REIT tax matters with the remainder to be paid upon final resolution, which is expected in the next twelve months; and, | ||
| Our fixing the interest rate on $500 million of variable rate debt through interest rate swap contracts. | ||
Subsequent to the quarter ended March 31, 2003, the following key transactions were completed: | |||
| Our signing of a lease renewal for 740,000 square feet in Houston; and | ||
| Our refinancing of the Hollywood Hotel loan and extending the maturity to April 2005. |
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Critical Accounting Policies
Refer to our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 for a discussion of our critical accounting policies, which include revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, impairment of real estate assets and investments, investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, fair value of financial instruments, internal leasing costs and tax liabilities. During the first quarter of 2003, there were no changes to these policies.
Results of Operations
The following discussion is based on our consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002. For the comparative period ended March 31, 2002, the consolidated financial statements present TrizecHahn Corporations former U.S. holdings, which are now owned and operated by us. Prior to the corporate reorganization, we, along with our subsidiary Trizec R & E Holding Inc., or TREHI, (formerly known as TrizecHahn Developments Inc., which became our subsidiary on March 14, 2002), were TrizecHahn Corporations two primary U.S. operating and development companies. The combined entities and their subsidiaries were under the common control of TrizecHahn Corporation, or TrizecHahn, and have been presented utilizing the historical cost basis of TrizecHahn Corporation. For additional information about the corporate reorganization, see Part I Item 1. Business in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
The macroeconomic conditions that negatively affected employment levels for office workers, which, in turn, affected the demand for office space, have not significantly changed since the end of 2002. This decline in the demand for office space makes it unlikely that occupancy rates will increase during the remainder of the year, and, additionally, may put downward pressure on market rents. Our focus for the remainder of the year will be to renew or release expiring space. The table below reflects the occupancy rates at March 31, 2003 compared to December 31, 2002 and shows the percentage of the square feet, based on our pro rata economic ownership, that will expire during the remainder of the year for our total U.S. office portfolio.
Percentage of space | |||||||||||||
Occupancy Rates | expiring in the | ||||||||||||
remainder | |||||||||||||
March 31, 2003 | December 31, 2002 | of 2003 | |||||||||||
Core Markets |
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Atlanta |
84.3 | % | 87.1 | % | 6.8 | % | |||||||
Chicago |
94.4 | % | 94.2 | % | 3.1 | % | |||||||
Dallas |
81.0 | % | 84.6 | % | 7.6 | % | |||||||
Houston |
88.5 | % | 89.1 | % | 19.0 | % | |||||||
Los Angeles |
87.2 | % | 88.1 | % | 9.7 | % | |||||||
New York |
97.7 | % | 97.7 | % | 6.1 | % | |||||||
Washington, D.C |
86.2 | % | 90.9 | % | 8.5 | % | |||||||
88.5 | % | 90.3 | % | 9.3 | % | ||||||||
Secondary Markets |
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Charlotte |
95.9 | % | 98.9 | % | 2.1 | % | |||||||
Minneapolis |
67.6 | % | 71.6 | % | 10.5 | % | |||||||
Pittsburgh |
85.1 | % | 84.4 | % | 10.2 | % | |||||||
St. Louis |
82.4 | % | 87.7 | % | 4.9 | % | |||||||
Other |
79.8 | % | 82.4 | % | 18.0 | % | |||||||
81.9 | % | 84.6 | % | 11.6 | % | ||||||||
Total |
87.0 | % | 89.0 | % | 9.8 | % | |||||||
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For our total portfolio of 69 U.S. office properties for the quarter ended March 31, 2003, we leased 1.2 million square feet (1.1 million square feet on a pro rata basis) and average occupancy decreased to 87.8% compared to 90.8% for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. We experienced a $1.08 per square foot ($1.19 per square foot on a pro rata basis) decrease in gross rental rates on new and renewal leasing, reflecting the impact of space rolling over at properties with in-place rents above current market levels. In addition, to partially address the 19.0% of our space expiring in our Houston market, we recently signed two lease renewals totaling 740,000 square feet with Kellogg Brown & Root in our Houston market.
In an environment of stagnant or deteriorating economic conditions, it is normal to experience increased rental delinquencies and tenant failures. We monitor the financial strength of our key tenants and, therefore, their ability to pay and the likelihood that they will continue to pay, through a watch list process applied at the local, regional and corporate property management levels. This monitoring process is designed to help us identify significant credit risks. At the end of March 2003, we were closely monitoring tenants with leases representing approximately 2.9% of the leaseable area of our U.S. office portfolio and 2.6% of our annual gross rent for the U.S. office portfolio.
We had acquisition, disposition and development activity in our property portfolio in the periods presented. The table that follows is a summary of our acquisition and disposition activity from January 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003 and reflects our total portfolio at March 31, 2003. The buildings and total square feet shown include properties that we own in joint ventures with other partners and reflect the total square footage of the properties and the square footage owned by us based on our pro rata economic ownership in the respective joint ventures or managed properties. Included in the table below, classified as office, is our ownership of 151 Front Street (0.3 million square feet) in Toronto, Ontario, which we acquired in April 2002. At March 31, 2003, our U.S. office portfolio consisted of 69 properties containing approximately 47.9 million square feet (41.2 million on a pro rata basis).
Office | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pro rata | Pro rata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Properties as of: | Properties | Total Sq.Ft. | Owned Sq.Ft. | Properties | Total Sq.Ft. | Owned Sq.Ft. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January 1, 2002 |
76 | 48,862 | 41,323 | 4 | 2,285 | 2,076 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dispositions |
(5 | ) | (946 | ) | (946 | ) | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisitions |
1 | 272 | 272 | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of joint venture
interest |
| | 933 | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional space placed on-stream |
1 | 560 | 560 | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Re-measurements |
| 136 | 134 | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2002 |
73 | 48,884 | 42,276 | 4 | 2,285 | 2,076 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dispositions |
(3 | ) | (952 | ) | (787 | ) | (1 | ) | (565 | ) | (410 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Re-measurements |
| 232 | 24 | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2003 |
70 | 48,164 | 41,513 | 3 | 1,720 | 1,666 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the financial information that follows, property revenues include rental revenue, recoveries from tenants for certain expenses, fee income and parking and other revenue. Property operating expenses include property operating expenses and property taxes and exclude depreciation and amortization expense.
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Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 to Three Months Ended March 31, 2002
The following is a table comparing our summarized operating results for the periods, including other selected information.
For the three months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
March 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Increase/ | % | |||||||||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | (Decrease) | Change | |||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||
Property revenues |
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Office |
$ | 210,312 | $ | 205,594 | $ | 4,718 | 2.3 | % | ||||||||||
Retail |
17,573 | 21,982 | (4,409 | ) | (20.1 | %) | ||||||||||||
Interest income |
1,786 | 2,671 | (885 | ) | (33.1 | %) | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
229,671 | 230,247 | (576 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||||||||
Property operating expenses |
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Office |
93,075 | 86,815 | 6,260 | 7.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Retail |
10,103 | 11,787 | (1,684 | ) | (14.3 | %) | ||||||||||||
General and administrative |
10,067 | 6,515 | 3,552 | 54.5 | % | |||||||||||||
Interest expense |
47,278 | 44,276 | 3,002 | 6.8 | % | |||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
46,282 | 38,821 | 7,461 | 19.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Stock option grant expense |
158 | | 158 | | ||||||||||||||
Loss on early debt retirement |
257 | | 257 | | ||||||||||||||
Total expenses |
207,220 | 188,214 | 19,006 | 10.1 | % | |||||||||||||
Income
before income taxes, minority interest, income from
unconsolidated real estate joint ventures, recovery on
insurance claim, discontinued operations and gain on
disposition of real estate |
22,451 | 42,033 | (19,582 | ) | (46.6 | %) | ||||||||||||
Provision for income and other corporate taxes |
(1,730 | ) | (1,244 | ) | (486 | ) | (39.1 | %) | ||||||||||
Minority interest |
241 | (36 | ) | 277 | 769.4 | % | ||||||||||||
Income from unconsolidated real estate joint ventures |
9,926 | 3,388 | 6,538 | 193.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Recovery on insurance claim |
5,266 | | 5,266 | | ||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations |
36,154 | 44,141 | (7,987 | ) | (18.1 | %) | ||||||||||||
Discontinued operations |
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Income from discontinued operations |
2,855 | 1,441 | 1,414 | 98.1 | % | |||||||||||||
Gain on disposition of discontinued real estate |
8,526 | | 8,526 | | ||||||||||||||
Gain on disposition of real estate |
11,351 | | 11,351 | | ||||||||||||||
Net income |
58,886 | 45,582 | 13,304 | 29.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Dividends payable to special voting and Class F convertible
shareholders |
(783 | ) | | (783 | ) | | ||||||||||||
Net income available to common shareholders |
$ | 58,103 | $ | 45,582 | $ | 12,521 | 27.5 | % | ||||||||||
Lease termination fees |
$ | 2,936 | $ | 2,074 | $ | 862 | 41.6 | % | ||||||||||
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Property Revenue
The $4.7 million increase in office property revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 was primarily a result of acquiring the remaining 75% of Ernst & Young Plaza in Los Angeles, California that we did not already own and acquiring 151 Front Street in Toronto, Ontario during the second quarter of 2002. These acquisitions resulted in $9.8 million increase in rental revenues. This increase was partially offset by dispositions that reduced rental revenue by $0.8 million.
For the three months ended March 31, 2003, office property rental revenues decreased by $4.6 million due to the decrease in occupancy and rental rates as compared to the same prior year period.
Lease termination fees are an element of ongoing real estate ownership, and for the three months ended March 31, 2003, we recorded $2.2 million of termination fees for our office portfolio compared to $1.9 million for the same period in the prior year.
Rental revenues for our three retail properties decreased by $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 as compared to the same prior year period. During the first quarter of 2003, we disposed of Paseo Colorado in Pasadena, California, which reduced rental revenues by $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 as compared to the same period in 2002. Additionally, occupancy on our two remaining retail properties remained unchanged at 75% at both March 31, 2003 and 2002. Rate concessions resulted in a decrease in revenues of $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 compared to the same prior year period. These decreases in revenues were partially offset by an increase of $0.6 million in termination fees received.
Interest Income
The $0.9 million decrease in interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2003 compared with the prior year period was primarily due to lower cash balances.
Property Operating Expense
Office property operating expenses, which include costs that are recoverable from our tenants (including but not limited to real estate taxes, utilities, insurance, repairs and maintenance and cleaning) and other non-recoverable property-related expenses, and exclude depreciation and amortization expense, increased by $6.3 million. $4.4 million of this increase was due to the office acquisitions net of dispositions described above. Recoverable operating expenses increased $1.9 million due to higher property taxes, increased insurance costs and higher utilities expense partially offset by lower bad debt expense.
Excluding the impact on revenues of lease termination fees, our office portfolio gross margin decreased to 55.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2003 from 57.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2002, reflecting our lower average occupancy, lower rental rates and increased operating expenses.
Retail property operating expenses decreased by $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003. This decline is primarily the result of our sale of Paseo Colorado that decreased operating expenses by $0.9 million, and a decrease of $0.8 million in operating expenses for the remaining properties.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense includes expenses for corporate and portfolio asset management functions. Expenses for property management and fee-based services are recorded as property operating expenses.
General and administrative expense increased by $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003, compared with the prior year period. Separation costs associated with the departure of the former president of our retail and entertainment group accounted for approximately $2.0 million of this increase. The remainder of the increase is due primarily to additional senior management costs and increased internal and external public company corporate compliance costs as a result of our becoming a publicly traded REIT.
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Interest Expense
Interest expense increased by $3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003, compared with the same prior year period. The impact of office property acquisitions resulted in an increase of $1.7 million. The impact of the disposal of office properties and a retail property decreased interest expense by $0.7 million. The draws outstanding during the quarter on our $350 million revolving line of credit and associated standby fees added $1.4 million of interest expense. Incremental borrowings and additional financing of retail and office development projects increased interest expense by $1.2 million. Refinancing of certain fixed rate debt and a decrease in average variable interest rates resulted in a decrease in interest expense of $1.4 million. Additionally, the cessation of interest capitalization on our development projects resulted in an increase in interest expense of $0.8 million.
Depreciation and Amortization
For the three months ended March 31, 2003, depreciation expense was $7.5 million higher than in the corresponding prior year period. The increase in ownership of the Ernst & Young Plaza resulted in an increase of $0.6 million. Property dispositions in 2002 and during the first three months of 2003 decreased depreciation expense by $0.7 million. The completion of an office development project and the reclassification of retail properties to held for the long term increased depreciation expense by $5.5 million. Additional depreciation related to the early termination of leases and the amortization of new leasing costs increased depreciation expense by $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 compared with the same prior year period.
Provision for Income and Other Corporate Taxes
Income and other taxes for the current year include franchise, capital, alternative minimum and foreign taxes related to ongoing real estate operations. Income and other taxes increased by $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003, compared with the same prior year period.
Income from Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures
Income from unconsolidated real estate joint ventures increased $6.5 million, primarily due to the recognition of a gain on sale and a gain on debt forgiveness of the New Center One property in Detroit, Michigan. In addition, an increase in net income in our U.S. office joint ventures was partially offset by an increase in the net loss at the Hollywood & Highland hotel.
Recovery on Insurance Claim
Beginning in late 2001 and during 2002, we have been replacing a chiller at One New York Plaza in New York that was damaged in 2001, and we expect total remediation and improvement costs will be approximately $19.0 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2003, we received $5.3 million in insurance proceeds related to this chiller.
Discontinued Operations
Income from properties classified as discontinued operations increased by $1.4 million due to an increase of $1.7 million in property revenues (primarily termination fees) at Esperante in West Palm Beach, Florida. This was partially offset by $0.3 million due to the impact of the disposition of Goddard Corporate Park in Lanham, Maryland and Rosslyn Gateway in Arlington, Virginia in the first three months of 2003; and Warner Center in Los Angeles, California, Plaza West in Bethesda, Maryland and McKinney Place in Dallas, Texas in 2002. During the three months ended March 31, 2003, we recorded a gain of $8.5 million for the two properties we sold in that period.
Gain on Disposition of Real Estate
During the three months ended March 31, 2003, we sold Paseo Colorado in Pasadena, California, resulting in a net gain of $13.6 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2002, we sold Hanover Office Park in Greenbelt, Maryland, Valley Industrial Park in Seattle, Washington, and some residual lands for no net gain or loss.
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Sears Tower
On December 3, 1997, we purchased a subordinated mortgage collateralized by the Sears Tower in Chicago for $70 million and became the residual beneficiary of the trust that holds title to the Sears Tower. The Sears Tower is currently held by a trust established for the benefit of an affiliate of Sears, Roebuck and Co. The trust had a scheduled termination date of January 1, 2003, at which time the assets of the trust, subject to the participating first mortgage, were to be distributed to us as the residual beneficiary. We are awaiting the conveyance of title from Sears. The balance of the first mortgage, including accrued interest but excluding the lenders participating interest in cash flow, is $766.6 million at March 31, 2003. We anticipate that, upon conveyance of the title, we will consolidate the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the Sears Tower.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our objective is to ensure, in advance, that there are ample resources to fund ongoing operating expenses, capital expenditures, debt service requirements and the distributions required to maintain REIT status.
We expect to meet our liquidity requirements over the next twelve months for scheduled debt maturities, normal recurring expenses, operational tax obligations, settlement of pre-REIT tax issues and distributions required to maintain REIT status through cash flows from operations, the refinancing of mortgage debt and our current cash and credit availability. Our net cash flow from operations is dependent upon the occupancy level of our properties, the collectibility of rent from our tenants, the level of operating and other expenses, and other factors. Material changes in these factors may adversely affect our net cash flow from operations.
We expect to meet our liquidity requirement for periods beyond twelve months for scheduled debt maturities, potential future acquisitions and developments, major renovations, ground lease payments or purchases, expansions, settlement of pre-REIT tax issues and other non-recurring capital expenditures through cash flows from operations, availability under our credit facility, the incurrence of secured debt, asset sales, entering into joint ventures or partnerships with equity providers, issuing equity securities or a combination of these methods.
We have a $350 million senior secured revolving credit facility which matures in December 2004. The amount of the credit facility available to be borrowed at any time is determined by the encumbered properties that we, or our subsidiaries that guarantee the credit facility, own and that satisfy certain conditions of eligible properties. These conditions are not uncommon for credit facilities of this nature. As of March 31, 2003, the amount eligible to be borrowed was $320 million and $25.0 million was outstanding. During the remainder of 2003, we expect the outstanding balance to fluctuate. The balance will likely be reduced as a result of proceeds generated from asset sales, secured borrowings, operating cash flow and other sources of liquidity. The balance will likely also increase from time to time as we use funds from the facility to meet a variety of liquidity requirements such as dividend payments, tenant installation costs, future tax payments and acquisitions that may not be fully met through operations. As noted above, we anticipate that, upon conveyance of the title to Sears Tower in Chicago, we will consolidate the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the Sears Tower. Such consolidation will have no impact on the availability of this revolving credit facility as the impact of the Sears Tower is specifically excluded from all financial covenants of this facility.
Under our credit facility, we are subject to covenants, including financial covenants, restrictions on other indebtedness, restriction on encumbrances of properties that we use in determining our borrowing capacity and certain customary investment restrictions. The financial covenants include the requirement for our total leverage ratio not to exceed 65%, with the exception that the total leverage ratio may reach 67.5% for one calendar quarter in 2003; the requirement for our interest coverage ratio to be greater than 2.0 times; and the requirement for our net worth to be in excess of $1.5 billion. Our financial covenants also include a restriction on dividends or distributions of more than 90% of our funds from operations (refer to definition in the Funds From Operations section). If we are in default in respect of our obligations under the credit facility, dividends will be limited to the amount necessary to maintain REIT status. At March 31, 2003, we were in compliance with these covenants.
After dividend distributions, our remaining cash from operations will not be sufficient to allow us to retire all of our debt as it comes due. Accordingly, we will be required to refinance maturing debt or repay it utilizing proceeds from property dispositions or the issuance of equity securities. Our ability to refinance maturing debt will
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be dependent on our financial position, the cash flow from our properties, the value of our properties, liquidity in the debt markets and general economic and real estate market conditions. There can be no assurance that such refinancing or proceeds will be available or be available on economical terms when necessary in the future.
At March 31, 2003, we had $43.3 million in cash and cash equivalents as compared to $62.3 million at December 31, 2002. The decrease is a result of the following cash flows:
For the three months ended | ||||||||
March 31 | ||||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
(dollars in thousands) | ||||||||
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
$ | (8,444 | ) | $ | 26,759 | |||
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
131,126 | (43,111 | ) | |||||
Cash (used in) financing activities |
(141,640 | ) | (17,643 | ) | ||||
$ | (18,958 | ) | $ | (33,995 | ) | |||
Operating Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2003 we used $9.0 million of cash in our operating activities. Included with normal operating activities, we funded $16.0 million into escrows and restricted cash accounts of which $10.3 million related to the interest rate swaps we had in place at December 31, 2002. Additionally, we also paid approximately $49.5 million related to pre-REIT tax matters.
Investing Activities
Net cash used for investing activities reflects the ongoing impact of expenditures on recurring and non-recurring tenant installation costs, capital expenditures, investments in and distributions from unconsolidated real estate joint ventures, and the impact of acquisitions, developments and dispositions. During the three months ended March 31, 2003, $131.6 million of cash was generated in our investing activities, which are described below.
Tenant Installation Costs
Our office properties require periodic investments of capital for tenant installation costs related to new and renewal leasing. As noted above, overall market conditions for the first three months of 2003 continue to reflect an increase in vacancies over the prior year. This increase, combined with sublet space inventory in our major markets, has increased the downward pressure on rental rates and the upward pressure on tenant installation costs. For comparative purposes, the absolute total dollar amount of tenant installation costs in any given period is less relevant than the cost on a per square foot basis. This is because the total is impacted by the square footage both leased and occupied in any given period. Tenant installation costs consist of tenant allowances and leasing costs. Leasing costs include leasing commissions paid to third-party brokers representing tenants and costs associated with dedicated regional leasing teams who represent us and deal with tenant representatives. The following table reflects tenant installation costs for the total office portfolio that we owned at March 31, 2003 and for the total office portfolio we owned at March 31, 2002, including our share of such costs incurred by non-consolidated joint ventures, for both new and renewal office leases that commenced during the respective periods, regardless of when such costs were actually paid. The square feet leased data in the table represents the pro rata owned share of square feet leased.
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For the three months ended March 31 | |||||||||
2003 | 2002 | ||||||||
(in thousands, except per square foot amounts) | |||||||||
Square feet leased |
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- new leasing |
422 | 416 | |||||||
- renewal leasing |
720 | 528 | |||||||
Total square feet leased |
1,142 | 944 | |||||||
Tenant installation costs |
$ | 12,242 | $ | 8,959 | |||||
Tenant installation costs per square foot |
$ | 10.72 | $ | 9.49 |
Capital Expenditures
To maintain the quality of our properties and preserve competitiveness and long-term value, we pursue an ongoing program of capital expenditures, certain of which are not recoverable from tenants. For the quarter ended March 31, 2003, capital expenditures for the total office portfolio, including our share of such expenditures incurred by non-consolidated joint ventures, was $2.6 million (2002 $6.6 million). Recurring capital expenditures include, for example, the cost of roof replacement and the cost of replacing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and other building systems. In addition to recurring capital expenditures, expenditures are made in connection with non-recurring events such as code-required enhancements and major upgrades to common areas and lobbies. Furthermore, as part of our office acquisitions, we have routinely acquired and repositioned properties in their respective markets, many of which have required significant capital improvements due to deferred maintenance and the existence of shell space requiring initial tenant build-out at the time of acquisition. Some of these properties required substantial renovation to enable them to compete effectively. We take these capital improvement and new leasing tenant inducement costs into consideration at the time of acquisition when negotiating our purchase price.
Reconciliation to Combined Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
The above information includes tenant installation costs granted, including leasing costs, and capital expenditures for the total portfolio, including our share of such costs granted by non-consolidated joint ventures, for leases that commenced during the periods presented. The amounts included in our consolidated statements of cash flows represent the actual cash spent during the periods, excluding our share of such costs and expenditures incurred by non-consolidated joint ventures. The reconciliation between the above amounts and our consolidated statements of cash flows is as follows:
For the three months ended March 31 | ||||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
(dollars in thousands) | ||||||||
Tenant installation costs,
including leasing costs for the
owned office portfolio |
$ | 12,242 | $ | 8,959 | ||||
Tenant installation costs,
including leasing costs for
properties disposed of during
the period |
1,076 | | ||||||
Capital expenditures |
2,626 | 6,631 | ||||||
Pro rata joint venture activity |
(706 | ) | (1,920 | ) | ||||
Timing differences |
13,761 | 17,038 | ||||||
Retail activity |
3,261 | 1,166 | ||||||
Total of tenant improvements
and capital expenditures and
tenant leasing costs per
consolidated statements of cash
flows |
$ | 32,260 | $ | 31,874 | ||||
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Developments
For the three months ended March 31, 2003 we spent $0.9 million on the final payment requirements for construction costs relating to developments that were completed in 2001 and 2002.
Dispositions
During the three months ended March 31, 2003, we sold two office properties and a retail property generating aggregate proceeds of $157.6 million or $74.1 million after debt repayment.
Financing Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2003, we used $141.6 million in our financing activities, which primarily consisted of a $65.0 million net pay-down of our revolving credit facility and $83.5 million of mortgage debt and other loans repaid on property dispositions. This was only partially offset by an increase in property financing of $7.0 million, net of principal repayments.
At March 31, 2003, our consolidated debt was approximately $3.2 billion. The weighted average interest rate on our debt was 5.48% and the weighted average maturity was approximately 4.6 years. The table that follows summarizes the mortgage and other loan debt at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002:
Debt Summary
March 31 | December 31 | |||||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||
Balance: |
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Fixed rate |
$ | 2,193,210 | $ | 2,210,879 | ||||||
Variable rate subject to interest rate caps |
120,000 | 120,000 | ||||||||
Variable rate |
866,097 | 1,014,359 | ||||||||
Total |
$ | 3,179,307 | $ | 3,345,238 | ||||||
Collateralized property |
$ | 3,107,653 | $ | 3,285,212 | ||||||
Other loans |
71,654 | 60,026 | ||||||||
Total |
$ | 3,179,307 | $ | 3,345,238 | ||||||
Percent of total debt: |
||||||||||
Fixed rate |
69.0 | % | 66.1 | % | ||||||
Variable rate subject to interest rate caps |
3.8 | % | 3.6 | % | ||||||
Variable rate |
27.2 | % | 30.3 | % | ||||||
Total |
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||
Weighted average interest rate at period end: |
||||||||||
Fixed rate |
6.70 | % | 6.72 | % | ||||||
Variable rate subject to interest rate caps |
4.03 | % | 4.17 | % | ||||||
Variable rate |
2.60 | % | 2.84 | % | ||||||
Total |
5.48 | % | 5.45 | % | ||||||
Leverage ratio: |
||||||||||
Debt to debt plus book equity |
62.6 | % | 64.0 | % | ||||||
At March 31, 2003, we had fixed interest rates on $150.0 million (December 31, 2002 $150.0 million) of the debt classified as fixed in the above table by way of interest rate swap contracts with a weighted average interest rate of 6.02% and maturing on March 15, 2008. In accordance with these interest rate swap agreements, we have placed $10.3 million of cash into an interest-bearing escrow account as security under the contracts. Additionally, in January 2003, we entered into interest rate swap contracts to fix the rates on $500 million of variable rate debt with a weighted average fixed rate of 2.61% effective July 1, 2003. Therefore, the effect of the $500 million interest rate swap contracts entered into this year are not reflected in the above table. The fair value of all the above interest rate swaps was $24.4 million at March 31, 2003 (December 31, 2002 $18.5 million).
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We have entered into interest rate cap contracts expiring June 2004 on $120.0 million of variable rate debt, which limit the underlying LIBOR interest rate to 6.5%. At March 31, 2003, the fair value of these interest rate cap contracts was nominal. In addition, and not reclassified in the table above, we have entered into an interest rate cap contract expiring April 2004 on $584.7 million of U.S. dollar variable rate debt, which limits the underlying LIBOR rate to 11.01%. The fair value of this interest rate cap contract was nominal at March 31, 2003.
The variable rate debt shown above bears interest based primarily on various spreads over LIBOR. The leverage ratio is the ratio of mortgage and other debt to the sum of mortgage and other debt and the book value of shareholders equity. The decrease in our leverage ratio from December 31, 2002 to March 31, 2003 resulted primarily from the pay down of existing debt upon the sale of non-core properties.
Some of our collateralized loans are cross-collateralized or subject to cross-default or cross-acceleration provisions with other loans.
At December 31, 2002, a non-recourse loan secured by New Center One in Detroit, Michigan, which is held in a joint venture, was in default. On February 25, 2003, the joint venture sold the property and the loan was extinguished through repayment and forgiveness.
During the quarter, the lender for our remaining technology property forwarded a notice of default related to debt service on the $17.9 million construction facility. We are in discussions with the lender and the possibility exists that the lender may commence foreclosure proceedings. This loan is not cross-defaulted to any other of our loans and is scheduled to mature in October 2003.
The consolidated mortgage and other debt information presented above does not reflect indebtedness secured by property owned in joint venture partnerships as they are accounted for under the equity method. At December 31, 2003, our pro rata share of this debt amounted to approximately $327.6 million (December 31, 2002 $343.7 million).
We are contingently liable for a certain obligation related to the Hollywood Hotel, one of our unconsolidated real estate joint ventures. All of the assets of the venture are available for the purpose of satisfying this obligation. We have guaranteed or are otherwise contingently liable for $93.3 million at March 31, 2003. Subsequent to March 31, 2003, the joint venture amended and restated this loan, which had been scheduled to mature in April 2003. As part of the amended contract, on April 11, 2003, the Hollywood Hotel joint venture paid $15.3 million to reduce the outstanding balance to $78.0 million. The joint venture is also required to make further payments of $4.0 million in October 2003 and $4.0 million in April 2004 so that the balance of the loan outstanding in April 2004 will be $70.0 million. This loan is scheduled to mature in April 2005. At December 31, 2002, the total amount we guaranteed or were otherwise contingently liable for was $100.9 million. This included the $93.3 million related to the Hollywood Hotel and the $7.6 million related to our New Center One joint venture that was retired upon the sale of the property in the New Center One joint venture.
The table below segregates debt repayments between loans collateralized by our office and retail properties and our other loans.
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Mortgage Debt | ||||||||||||||||||
Other | ||||||||||||||||||
Office | Retail | Loans | Total | |||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||
Principal repayments due in |
||||||||||||||||||
Balance of 2003 |
$ | 116,560 | $ | | $ | 13,828 | $ | 130,388 | ||||||||||
2004 |
505,952 | 144,909 | 1,648 | 652,509 | ||||||||||||||
2005 |
109,655 | 178,010 | 1,324 | 288,989 | ||||||||||||||
2006 |
723,063 | | 8,590 | 731,653 | ||||||||||||||
2007 |
91,168 | | 784 | 91,952 | ||||||||||||||
Subsequent to 2007 |
1,238,336 | | 45,480 | 1,283,816 | ||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 2,784,734 | $ | 322,919 | $ | 71,654 | $ | 3,179,307 | ||||||||||
Weighted average interest rate at
March 31, 2003 |
5.49 | % | 3.42 | % | 5.34 | % | 5.48 | % | ||||||||||
Weighted average term to maturity |
4.3 | 1.7 | 27.4 | 4.6 | ||||||||||||||
Percentage of fixed rate debt
including variable rate debt
subject to interest rate caps |
80.5 | % | | 98.9 | % | 72.8 | % | |||||||||||
Due to our intention to dispose of our retail/entertainment centers, the mortgage debt relating to these properties is all on a floating rate basis.
Dividends
On March 18, 2003, we declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per common share, payable on April 15, 2003, to the holders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2003.
On March 18, 2003, we declared a $6,000 dividend for the Class F convertible stock, payable on April 15, 2003, and accrued an additional $1,000 dividend.
On March 18, 2003, we declared a $776,000 dividend for the special voting stock, payable on April 15, 2003.
Market Risk Quantitative and Qualitative Information
Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. Our future earnings, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevailing market interest rates. The primary market risk facing us is long-term indebtedness, which bears interest at fixed and variable rates. The fair value of our long-term debt obligations is affected by changes in market interest rates. We manage our market risk by matching long-term leases on our properties with long-term fixed rate non-recourse debt of similar durations. At March 31, 2003, approximately 72.8% or $2.3 billion (including variable rate debt subject to interest rate caps) of our outstanding debt had fixed interest rates, which minimizes the interest rate risk until the maturity of such outstanding debt.
We utilize certain derivative financial instruments at times to limit interest rate risk. Interest rate protection agreements are used to convert variable rate debt to a fixed rate basis or to hedge anticipated financing transactions. Derivatives are used for hedging purposes rather than speculation. We do not enter into financial instruments for trading purposes. We have entered into hedging arrangements with financial institutions we believe to be creditworthy counterparties. Our primary objective when undertaking hedging transactions and derivative positions is to reduce our floating rate exposure, which, in turn, reduces the risks that variable rate debt imposes on our cash flows. Our strategy partially protects us against future increases in interest rates. At March 31, 2003, we had hedge contracts totaling $150.0 million. The hedging agreements convert variable rate debt at LIBOR + 0.37% to a fixed rate of 6.01% and mature on March 15, 2008. In January 2003, we entered into forward interest rate hedging
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contracts to convert $500.0 million of variable rate debt into fixed rate debt, at an average rate of 2.61% effective July 2003. Therefore, these hedging contracts are not reflected in the chart above. We may consider entering into additional hedging agreements with respect to all or a portion of our variable rate debt. We may borrow additional money with variable rates in the future. Increases in interest rates could increase interest expense in unhedged variable rate debt, which, in turn, could affect cash flows and our ability to service our debt. As a result of the hedging agreements, decreases in interest rates could increase interest expense as compared to the underlying variable rate debt and could result in us making payments to unwind such agreements.
At March 31, 2003, our total outstanding debt was approximately $3.2 billion, of which approximately $0.9 billion was variable rate debt after the impact of the hedge agreements. At March 31, 2003, the average interest rate on variable rate debt was approximately 2.6%. Taking the hedging agreements into consideration, if market interest rates on our variable rate debt were to increase by 10% (or approximately 26 basis points), the increase in interest expense on the variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by approximately $2.3 million annually. If market rates of interest increased by 10%, the fair value of the total debt outstanding would decrease by approximately $76.4 million.
Taking the hedging agreements into consideration, if market rates of interest on the variable rate debt were to decrease by 10% (or approximately 26 basis points), the decrease in interest expense on the variable rate debt would increase future earnings and cash flows by approximately $2.3 million annually. If market rates of interest decrease by 10%, the fair value of the total outstanding debt would increase by approximately $24.1 million.
These amounts were determined solely by considering the impact of hypothetical interest rates on our financial instruments. These analyses do not consider the effect of the reduced level of overall economic activity that could exist in an environment with significantly fluctuating interest rates. Further, in the event of significant change, management would likely take actions to further mitigate our exposure to the change. Due to the uncertainty of specific actions we may undertake to minimize possible effects of market interest rate increases, this analysis assumes no changes in our financial structure.
Related Party Transactions
During 2002, we, in the normal course of business, reimbursed TrizecHahn and/or affiliates for direct third party purchased services and a portion of salaries for certain employees for direct services rendered. A significant portion of the reimbursements had been for allocated or direct insurance premiums that amounted to $2.7 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2002. During the three months ended March 31, 2003, we have not reimbursed TrizecHahn Corporation for any significant costs.
Competition
The leasing of real estate is highly competitive. We compete for tenants with lessors, sublessors and developers of similar properties located in our respective markets primarily on the basis of location, rent charged, concessions offered, services provided, and the design and condition of our buildings. We also experience competition when attempting to acquire real estate, including competition from domestic and foreign financial institutions, other REITs, life insurance companies, pension trusts, trust funds, partnerships and individual investors.
Environmental Matters
We believe, based on our internal reviews and other factors, that the future costs relating to environmental remediation and compliance will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity. For a discussion of environmental matters, see Item 1. Business Environmental Matters and Item 1. Business Risk Factors Environmental problems at our properties are possible and may be costly in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
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Newly Issued Accounting Standards
On April 30, 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 145, Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections. SFAS No. 145 rescinds both SFAS No. 4, Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of Debt and the amendment to SFAS No. 4, SFAS No. 64, Extinguishments of Debt Made to Satisfy Sinking-Fund Requirements. SFAS No. 145 eliminates the requirement that gains and losses from the extinguishment of debt be aggregated and, if material, classified as an extraordinary item, net of the related income tax effect, unless the criteria in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 are met. SFAS No. 145 is effective for transactions occurring subsequent to May 15, 2002. SFAS No. 145 did not have any impact on us.
On June 28, 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. SFAS No. 146 addresses significant issues relating to the recognition, measurement and reporting of costs associated with exit and disposal activities of a business. Additionally, SFAS No. 146 addresses restructuring activities and nullifies the guidance in Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 94-3 Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including the Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring). SFAS No. 146 is effective for transactions initiated after December 31, 2002. Our adoption of this standard on January 1, 2003 had no impact on our results of operations or financial position.
On December 31, 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure, amending SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. SFAS No. 148 provides two additional alternative transition methods for recognizing an entitys voluntary decision to change its method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation to the fair-value method. In addition, SFAS No. 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123 so that entities will have to make more-prominent disclosures regarding the pro forma effects of using the fair-value method of accounting for stock-based compensation, present those disclosures in a more accessible format in the footnotes to the annual financial statements, and include those disclosures in interim financial statements. SFAS No. 148s transition guidance and provisions for annual disclosures are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002; earlier application is permitted. The provisions for interim-period disclosures are effective for financial reports that contain financial statements for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2002. These disclosures are included in Note 2 (c) to the financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
In November 2002, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 45, or FIN No. 45, Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others. This interpretation expands the disclosures to be made by a guarantor in its financial statements about its obligations under certain guarantees and requires the guarantor to recognize a liability for the fair value of an obligation assumed under a guarantee. FIN No. 45 clarifies the requirements of SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, relating to guarantees. In general, FIN No. 45 applies to contracts or indemnification agreements that contingently require the guarantor to make payments to the guaranteed party based on changes in an underlying that is related to an asset, liability, or equity security of the guaranteed party. The disclosure requirements of FIN No. 45 are effective with respect to us as of December 31, 2002, and require disclosure of the nature of the guarantee, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee, and the current amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantors obligations under the guarantee. The recognition requirements of FIN No. 45 are to be applied prospectively to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. We have adopted this standard with no impact on our results of operations or financial position.
In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46, or FIN No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. The objective of this interpretation is to provide guidance on how to identify a variable interest entity, or VIE, and determine when the assets, liabilities, non-controlling interests, and results of operations of a VIE need to be included in a companys consolidated financial statements. A company that holds variable interests in an entity will need to consolidate the entity if the companys interest in the VIE is such that the company will absorb a majority of the VIEs expected losses and/or receive a majority of the entitys expected residual returns, if they occur. FIN No. 46 also requires additional disclosures by primary beneficiaries and other significant variable interest holders. In connection with any unconsolidated real estate joint ventures that may qualify as a VIE, provisions of this interpretation are effective for financial reports that contain interim periods beginning after June 15, 2003. We are currently assessing our investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures to determine
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whether the adoption of this interpretation will have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or liquidity.
Inflation
Substantially all of our leases provide for separate property tax and operating expense escalations to tenants over a base amount. In addition, many of our leases provide for fixed base rent increases or indexed increases. We believe that inflationary increases to all of these expenses may be at least partially offset by these contractual rent increases.
Funds from Operations
We believe that funds from operations, as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, is an appropriate measure of performance for an equity REIT. The White Paper on Funds from Operations approved by NAREIT in April 2002 defines funds from operations as net income (loss), computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from debt restructuring and sales of properties, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We compute funds from operations as net income available to common shareholders adjusted for sale of properties, real estate related depreciation and amortization, (gain) loss on early debt retirement, minority interest and recovery on insurance claim. In addition, we eliminate the effects of provision for loss on real estate and provision for and loss on investments because they are not representative of our real estate operations. We believe that funds from operations is helpful to investors as a measure of the performance of an equity REIT because, along with cash flow from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities, it provides investors with an indication of the ability of a company to incur and service debt, to make capital expenditures and to fund other cash needs. Our computation of funds from operations may not be comparable to funds from operations reported by other REITs that do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently from the way we interpret it. Funds from operations does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, nor does it represent cash available to pay distributions and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indication of our financial performance or to cash flows from operating activities, determined in accordance with GAAP, as a measure of our liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions.
The following table reflects the calculation of funds from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002:
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For the three months ended March 31 | |||||||||
2003 | 2002 | ||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||
Net income available to common shareholders |
$ | 58,103 | $ | 45,582 | |||||
Add/(deduct): |
|||||||||
Gain on disposition of real estate |
(11,351 | ) | | ||||||
Gain on disposition of discontinued real estate |
(8,526 | ) | | ||||||
Gain on disposition and gain on early debt retirement
in an unconsolidated real estate joint venture |
(2,981 | ) | | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization (real estate related)
including share of unconsolidated real estate joint
ventures and discontinued operations |
50,484 | 43,260 | |||||||
Loss on early debt retirement |
257 | | |||||||
Minority interest |
(241 | ) | 36 | ||||||
Recovery on insurance claim |
(5,266 | ) | | ||||||
Funds from operations available to common shareholders |
$ | 80,479 | $ | 88,878 | |||||
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Information about quantitative and qualitative disclosure about market risk is incorporated herein by reference from Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Market Risk Quantitative and Qualitative Information.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our chief executive officer and acting chief financial officer are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c)) for the company. Our disclosure controls and procedures include our internal controls, as that term is used in Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and described in the Securities and Exchange Commissions Release No. 34-46427 (August 29, 2002). Our chief executive officer and acting chief financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days before the filing date of this quarterly report, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are adequate and effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to us (including our consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in our periodic SEC filings.
(b) Changes in internal controls. During our financial reporting process for the year ended December 31, 2002, we identified an internal control deficiency in our consolidation process relating to the reconciliation of intercompany accounts, which our independent accountants deemed to be a reportable condition under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. We evaluated this matter and concluded that it has not had any material impact on our financial statements. We are developing procedures to address this deficiency, and anticipate that implementation of such procedures will be completed in 2003. Other than as discussed above, there were no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect those controls subsequent to the date of the evaluation. Consistent with the provisions and spirit of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, we maintain a process of continuous review of our internal controls to improve and enhance them, with the assistance of both our internal audit staff and our independent accountants.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are contingently liable under guarantees that are issued in the normal course of business and with respect to litigation and claims that arise from time to time. While we cannot predict with certainty the final outcome with respect to pending claims and litigation, in our opinion any liability that may arise from such contingencies would not have a material adverse effect on our combined consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
We did not sell any securities in the first quarter of 2003 that were not registered under the Securities Act.
Use of Proceeds
On May 8, 2002, we commenced an offering of up to 8,700,000 shares of our common stock that holders of our warrants may acquire upon exercise thereof. The warrants were issued in connection with the corporate reorganization of TrizecHahn Corporation to (1) certain holders of then outstanding TrizecHahn Corporation stock options in replacement of such options and (2) TrizecHahn Office Properties Ltd., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Trizec Canada Inc., in an amount sufficient to allow TrizecHahn Office Properties Ltd. to purchase one share of our common stock for each Trizec Canada Inc. stock option granted in the corporate reorganization.
The shares of common stock to be sold in the offering were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on a Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-84878) that was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2002. The shares of common stock are being offered on a continuing basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We have not engaged an underwriter for the offering and the aggregate price of the offering amount registered is $143,115,000.
During the period from May 8, 2002 to March 31, 2003, 59,400 shares of our common stock registered under the Registration Statement were acquired pursuant to the exercise of warrants. All of the shares of common stock were issued or sold by us and there were no selling stockholders in the offering.
During the period from May 8, 2002 to March 31, 2003, the aggregate net proceeds from the shares of common stock issued or sold by us pursuant to the offering were $834,649. There have been no expenses incurred in connection with the offering to date. These proceeds were used for general corporate purposes.
None of the proceeds from the offering were paid, directly or indirectly, to any of our officers or directors or any of their associates, or to any persons owning ten percent or more of our outstanding common stock or to any of our affiliates.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits
None.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
TRIZEC PROPERTIES, INC. | ||||||
Date: | May 13, 2003 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey D. Echt Jeffrey D. Echt Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasury, and acting Chief Financial Officer |
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By: | /s/ Joanne E. Ranger Joanne E. Ranger Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
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CERTIFICATIONS
I, Timothy H. Callahan, President and Chief Executive Officer, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Trizec Properties, Inc.; | |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; | |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; | |
4. | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: |
a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; | ||
b) | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the Evaluation Date); and | ||
c) | presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; |
5. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): |
a) | all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrants auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and | ||
b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls; and |
6. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. |
Date: | May 13, 2003 | |||
/s/ Timothy H. Callahan Timothy H. Callahan President and Chief Executive Officer |
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I, Jeffrey D. Echt, Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasury, and acting Chief Financial Officer, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Trizec Properties, Inc.; | |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; | |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; | |
4. | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: |
a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; | ||
b) | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the Evaluation Date); and | ||
c) | presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; |
5. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): |
a) | all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrants auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and | ||
b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls; and |
6. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. |
Date: | May 13, 2003 | |||
/s/ Jeffrey D. Echt Jeffrey D. Echt Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasury, and acting Chief Financial Officer |
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