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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarter ended June 30, 2003

 

Commission File Number 0-20449

 

PRICE LEGACY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

33-0628740

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

17140 Bernardo Center Drive, Suite 300, San Diego, California  92128

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(858) 675-9400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  YES ý     NO o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).  Yes ý   No o

 

The registrant had 36,963,756 shares of common stock, par value $.0001 per share, outstanding at August 8, 2003.

 

 



 

PRICE LEGACY CORPORATION

 

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

ITEM 3 - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

 

 

ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

ITEM 1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

 

 

ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

PRICE LEGACY CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

June 30
2003

 

December 31
2002

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate assets

 

 

 

 

 

Land and land improvements

 

$

435,525

 

$

446,331

 

Building and improvements

 

682,443

 

668,671

 

Construction in progress

 

27,781

 

35,235

 

 

 

1,145,749

 

1,150,237

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(43,640

)

(34,617

)

 

 

1,102,109

 

1,115,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

 

27,086

 

26,019

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

17,709

 

11,471

 

Restricted cash

 

11,289

 

8,787

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,398 and $1,669

 

7,436

 

6,036

 

Notes receivable

 

58,967

 

62,788

 

Interest receivable

 

14,930

 

16,032

 

Deferred rents

 

9,898

 

9,460

 

Other assets

 

15,675

 

16,805

 

Total assets

 

$

1,265,099

 

$

1,273,018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgages and notes payable

 

$

486,256

 

$

487,811

 

Revolving line of credit

 

64,700

 

60,300

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

25,214

 

31,341

 

Total liabilities

 

576,170

 

579,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interests

 

595

 

595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Series A preferred stock, cumulative, redeemable, $0.0001 par value, 27,849,771 shares authorized, 27,434,166 shares issued and outstanding

 

399,615

 

399,615

 

Series B preferred stock, junior, convertible, redeemable, $0.0001 par value, 27,458,855 shares authorized, 19,666,754 shares issued and outstanding

 

106,234

 

106,234

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 94,691,374 shares authorized, 36,963,756 and 37,255,748 issued and outstanding

 

4

 

4

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

183,940

 

184,720

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(2,107

)

(921

)

Retained earnings

 

648

 

3,319

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

688,334

 

692,971

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

1,265,099

 

$

1,273,018

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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PRICE LEGACY CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited - amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Second Quarter
Three Months Ended
June 30

 

Year-to-Date
Six Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental revenues

 

$

32,197

 

$

27,954

 

$

63,902

 

$

54,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating and maintenance

 

6,773

 

5,081

 

12,903

 

10,022

 

Property taxes

 

3,894

 

3,218

 

7,623

 

6,296

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

5,828

 

3,945

 

10,181

 

7,987

 

General and administrative

 

1,830

 

1,652

 

3,813

 

4,457

 

Total expenses

 

18,325

 

13,896

 

34,520

 

28,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

13,872

 

14,058

 

29,382

 

26,095

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(6,659

)

(5,646

)

(13,269

)

(11,888

)

Interest income

 

113

 

1,119

 

925

 

2,388

 

Equity in earnings of joint ventures

 

1,014

 

136

 

1,164

 

314

 

Total interest and other

 

(5,532

)

(4,391

)

(11,180

)

(9,186

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

8,340

 

9,667

 

18,202

 

16,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

118

 

3,845

 

165

 

5,477

 

Provision for asset impairment

 

 

(2,528

)

 

(2,528

)

Net loss on sale of real estate

 

(2,314

)

(843

)

(2,521

)

(843

)

(Loss) gain on discontinued operations

 

(2,196

)

474

 

(2,356

)

2,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income before gain on sale of real estate

 

6,144

 

10,141

 

15,846

 

19,015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain on sale of real estate

 

 

3

 

687

 

291

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

6,144

 

10,144

 

16,533

 

19,306

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends to preferred stockholders

 

(12,423

)

(12,183

)

(24,783

)

(24,308

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss applicable to common stockholders

 

$

(6,279

)

$

(2,039

)

$

(8,250

)

$

(5,002

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

 

$

(.17

)

$

(.05

)

$

(.22

)

$

(.12

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic and diluted

 

36,995

 

40,727

 

37,012

 

40,727

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per preferred share

 

$

.35

 

$

.35

 

$

.70

 

$

.70

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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PRICE LEGACY CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited - amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

Year-to-Date
Six Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

16,533

 

$

19,306

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

10,258

 

8,748

 

Deferred rents

 

(438

)

(2,331

)

Provision for asset impairment

 

 

2,528

 

Equity in earnings of joint venture

 

(1,164

)

(314

)

Net loss on sale of real estate assets

 

1,834

 

552

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable and other assets

 

(1,140

)

(2,524

)

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

(6,054

)

(2,177

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

22,109

 

23,788

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Increase to restricted cash

 

(2,502

)

(5,115

)

Additions to real estate assets

 

(16,178

)

(72,399

)

Proceeds from the sale of real estate assets

 

15,855

 

17,740

 

Contributions to real estate joint ventures

 

(6

)

(850

)

Distributions from real estate joint ventures

 

200

 

280

 

Advances on notes receivable

 

(14,466

)

(1,578

)

Repayments on notes receivable

 

17,585

 

3,283

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

488

 

(58,639

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Advances from revolving line of credit and notes payable

 

68,713

 

63,213

 

Repayments of revolving line of credit and notes payable

 

(65,868

)

(25,890

)

Dividends paid on Series A Preferred Stock

 

(19,204

)

(19,204

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

303

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

(16,359

)

18,422

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

6,238

 

(16,429

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

11,471

 

22,881

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

17,709

 

$

6,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

13,937

 

$

13,054

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Receipt of common shares in satisfaction of notes receivable

 

779

 

 

Assumption of loans to acquire real estate assets

 

 

5,787

 

Reduction in note receivable to acquire real estate assets

 

 

3,543

 

Change in assets and liabilities related to the fair value of interest rate swaps

 

 

3,465

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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PRICE LEGACY CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

June 30, 2003

 

Note 1 – Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Organization

Price Legacy Corporation (Price Legacy) operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) incorporated in the state of Maryland.  Our principal business is to acquire, operate, and develop real property, primarily open-air shopping centers.  On September 18, 2001, Price Legacy completed a merger between Price Enterprises, Inc. (PEI) and Excel Legacy Corporation (Excel Legacy) resulting in Excel Legacy becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of PEI (the Merger).  The combined company operates as a REIT under the name Price Legacy Corporation.

 

Our subsidiaries include Excel Legacy Holdings, Inc., which has elected to be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary (TRS).  Other than some activities related to lodging and health care facilities, a TRS may generally engage in any business.  A TRS is subject to federal income tax and state and local income tax, where applicable, as a regular C corporation.

 

Accounting Principles

We prepared the financial statements following the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for interim reporting.  As permitted under those rules, certain footnotes or other financial information that are normally required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) can be omitted.  Certain prior year data have been reclassified to conform to the 2003 presentation.

 

We are responsible for the financial statements included in this document.  The financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments that are considered necessary for the fair presentation of our financial position and operating results.  You should also read the financial statements and notes in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended.

 

Revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities can vary during each quarter of the year.  Therefore, the results and trends in these interim financial statements may not be the same as those for the full year.

 

Real Estate Assets and Depreciation

We record real estate assets at historical costs and adjust them for recognition of impairment losses.  In following purchase accounting, we adjusted the historical costs of Excel Legacy’s real estate assets to fair value at the time of the Merger.  Our consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 reflect the new basis of those real estate assets.

 

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We expense ordinary repairs and maintenance costs incurred, which include building painting, parking lot repairs, etc.  We capitalize major replacements and betterments, which include HVAC equipment, roofs, etc., and depreciate them over their estimated useful lives.

 

We compute real estate asset depreciation on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

 

Land improvements

 

40 years

Building and improvements

 

20 to 40 years

Tenant improvements

 

Lesser of the term of lease or 10 years

Fixtures and equipment

 

3-7 years

 

We review long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in business conditions indicate that their full carrying value may not be recovered.  We consider assets to be impaired and write them down to fair value if their expected associated future undiscounted cash flows are less than their carrying amounts.  Generally, we estimate fair value using discounted cash flow, direct capitalization or market comparison analyses.  The process of evaluating for impairment requires estimates as to future events and conditions, which are subject to varying market and economic factors.

 

We capitalize interest incurred during the construction period of certain assets and this interest is depreciated over the lives of those assets.  The following table shows interest expense and the amount capitalized (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30

 

Six Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

Interest incurred

 

$

7,137

 

$

6,362

 

$

14,272

 

$

13,371

 

Interest capitalized

 

(478

)

(521

)

(1,003

)

(1,093

)

 

Pre-development costs that are directly related to specific construction projects are capitalized as incurred.  We expense these costs to the extent they are unrecoverable or it is determined that the related project will not be pursued.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

We consider all highly liquid investments with a maturity of less than three months when purchased to be cash and cash equivalents.

 

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We are required to maintain reserves with certain lenders for capital expenditures, insurance, real estate taxes and debt service.  As of June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, the aggregate amount of these reserves held by lenders was $11.3 million at June 30, 2003 and $8.8 million at December 31, 2002, and is shown as restricted cash on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Our restricted cash balances at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 also include $2.4 million of funds which represent proceeds from the sale of vacant land at our property in Hollywood/Oakwood Plaza, FL.  The funds will be held by the property lender until the debt is repaid in 2009.

 

Investment in Securities

Included in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets are investments in securities.  We review our investments in securities for possible impairment whenever the market value of the securities falls below cost and, in our opinion, such decline represents an other than temporary impairment.  Factors considered in this review include:

 

      duration and extent, as well as reasons for which the market value has been less than cost

                  financial condition and near-term prospects of the investee, which includes consideration of proposed transactions known through Board of Directors participation

                  our ability and intent to retain the investment for a period of time to allow for a recovery in market value.

 

When an other than temporary impairment loss on an individual investment is considered to have occurred, we write down the cost basis of the security, and the charge is recorded in earnings.

 

Comprehensive Income

Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 130 “Reporting Comprehensive Income” requires that all components of comprehensive income be reported in the financial statements in the period in which they are recognized.  The components of comprehensive income at June 30, 2003 and 2002 are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30

 

Six Months Ended June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

Net income

 

$

6,144

 

$

10,144

 

$

16,533

 

$

19,306

 

Unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments

 

(458

)

 

(1,183

)

 

Unrealized loss on marketable securities

 

 

(32

)

(3

)

(17

)

Total comprehensive income

 

$

5,686

 

$

10,112

 

$

15,347

 

$

19,289

 

 

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Use of Estimates

Preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.  We continually review our estimates and make adjustments as necessary, but actual results could differ from what we envisioned when we made these estimates.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

In January 2001, we adopted SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”  In the normal course of business, we may use derivative financial instruments to manage or hedge interest rate risk.  When entered into, we formally designate and document the financial instrument as a hedge of a specific underlying exposure, as well as the risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking the hedge transactions.  We assess, both at the inception and at least quarterly thereafter, whether the financial instruments that are used in hedging transactions are effective at offsetting changes in either the fair value or cash flows of the related underlying exposure.  Because of the high degree of effectiveness between the hedging instrument and the underlying exposure being hedged, fluctuations in the value of the derivative instruments are generally offset by changes in the fair value or cash flows of the underlying exposures being hedged.  Any ineffective portion of a financial instrument’s change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings. Virtually all of our derivatives are straightforward over-the-counter instruments with liquid markets.

 

To determine the fair values of derivative instruments, we use a variety of methods and assumptions that are based on market conditions and risks existing at each balance sheet date.  For the majority of financial instruments including most derivatives, long-term investments and long-term debt, standard market conventions and techniques such as discounted cash flow analysis, option pricing models, replacement cost, and termination cost are used to determine fair value. All methods of assessing fair value result in a general approximation of value, and such value may never actually be realized.

 

Asset Disposal

In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.”  SFAS No. 144 addresses financial accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets and is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001.  We have adopted this standard and report operations from properties sold in 2003 and 2002 as discontinued operations for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2002.

 

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New Accounting Standards

In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure — an amendment of SFAS No. 123.”  SFAS No. 148 addresses transition provisions for a voluntary change to the fair value method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation.  In addition, SFAS No. 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123.  This statement has not had a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

We do not record compensation expense for stock option grants and we granted no options in the first six months of 2003.  The following table summarizes results as if we had recorded compensation expense under the provisions of SFAS No. 123, as amended by SFAS No. 148, for the 2002 option grants.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30

 

Six Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

Net loss applicable to common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

(6,279

)

$

(2039

)

$

(8,250

)

$

(5,002

)

Deduct:  stock based compensation expense determined under fair value method

 

 

(378

)

 

(756

)

Pro forma

 

$

(6,279

)

$

(2,417

)

$

(8,250

)

$

(5,758

)

Net loss per share – basic and diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

(.17

)

(.05

)

(.22

)

(.12

)

Pro forma

 

(.17

)

(.06

)

(.22

)

(.14

)

 

We discuss our stock option plan further in Note 10.

 

In January 2003, the FASB issued FIN 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities—an interpretation of ARB No. 51.”  FIN 46 addresses consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities, which have one or both of the following characteristics:  1) the equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties, which is provided through other interests that will absorb some or all of the expected losses of the entity; and 2) the equity investors lack an essential characteristic of a controlling financial interest.  We are currently evaluating the effect FIN 46 will have on our consolidated financial statements.  FIN 46 is effective in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003.

 

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In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS 149, “Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” (SFAS 149).  SFAS 149 amends and clarifies financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments and for hedging activities under SFAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”  In particular, SFAS 149 (1) clarifies under what circumstances a contract with an initial net investment meets the characteristic of a derivative discussed in paragraph 6(b) of Statement 133, (2) clarifies when a derivative contains a financing component, (3) amends the definition of an underlying to conform it to language used in FASB Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others, and (4) amends certain other existing pronouncements. Those changes will result in more consistent reporting of contracts as either derivatives or hybrid instruments.  SFAS 149 is effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003, except for certain provisions, and for hedging relationships designated after June 30, 2003.  We have determined that SFAS 149 will not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Note 2 – Net Income Per Share

 

SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share,” requires presentation of two calculations of earnings per common share.  Basic earnings per common share equals net income applicable to common stockholders divided by weighted average common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per common share equals net income applicable to common stockholders divided by the sum of weighted average common shares outstanding during the period plus dilutive potential shares.  Dilutive potential shares are shares assumed to be issued if outstanding stock options were exercised.  The effect of common stock equivalents during the periods presented were anti-dilutive and therefore not presented.

 

There were 19,666,754 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding at June 30, 2003 which may be exchanged on a one-to-one basis into common stock, subject to adjustment, starting in September 2003.  As of June 30, 2003, the Series B Preferred stockholders were entitled to approximately 3.4 million additional Series B Preferred shares.

 

Note 3 – Real Estate Assets

 

Our real estate properties are generally leased under noncancelable leases with remaining terms ranging from 1 to 24 years.  Rental revenues include the following (amounts in thousands):

 

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Three Months Ended June 30

 

Six Months Ended June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

Minimum rent

 

$

23,060

 

$

19,677

 

$

46,148

 

$

39,019

 

Straight-line accrual of future rent

 

694

 

890

 

1,208

 

2,196

 

Expense reimbursements

 

6,182

 

5,194

 

12,952

 

10,130

 

Percentage rent

 

255

 

515

 

574

 

632

 

Other revenues

 

2,006

 

1,678

 

3,020

 

2,880

 

Rental revenues

 

$

32,197

 

$

27,954

 

$

63,902

 

$

54,857

 

 

Acquisitions

 

There were no acquisitions during the first six months of 2003.

 

During the first six months of 2002, we acquired the following properties:

 

Location

 

Description

 

Date
Acquired

 

Purchase Price

 

Mortgage Assumed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(000’s)

 

 

(000’s)

 

Ocala, FL

 

Shopping Center

 

5/3/02

 

$

7,163

 

$

 

Fort Lauderdale, FL

 

Pad

 

6/4/02

 

700

 

 

Phoenix, AZ

 

Shopping Center

 

6/6/02

 

9,816

 

5,787

 

Columbia, SC

 

Shopping Center

 

6/7/02

 

8,035

 

 

Greenville, SC

 

Shopping Center

 

6/28/02

 

29,500

 

 

 

We funded these acquisitions using proceeds from tax-deferred exchange transactions on properties we sold in 2001 and 2002, by borrowing on our unsecured line of credit, and assuming a mortgage.

 

Dispositions

 

During the first six months of 2003, we sold the following properties for a net loss of $2.5 million:

 

Location

 

Description

 

Date
Sold

 

Sales Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(000’s)

 

Scottsdale, AZ

 

Land, Restaurant

 

3/31/03

 

$

3,000

 

Inglewood, CA

 

Warehouse Building

 

4/29/03

 

4,000

 

New Britain, CT

 

Warehouse Building

 

5/15/03

 

3,529

 

Northridge, CA

 

Shopping Center

 

6/27/03

 

5,850

 

 

Also during 2003, we received payment on three notes receivable related to the sale of our self storage development properties in 2002.  We deferred the gain of $0.7 million on the sales until 2003, when we received payment on the notes.

 

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During the first six months of 2002, we sold the following properties for a net loss of $0.6 million:

 

Location

 

Description

 

Date
Sold

 

Sales Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(000’s)

 

Hollywood, FL

 

Land

 

1/31/02

 

$

1,410

 

Tucson/Marana, AZ

 

Land

 

1/31/02

 

684

 

Hollywood, FL

 

Land

 

4/19/02

 

1,028

 

San Diego/Pacific Beach, CA (1)

 

Self Storage Development

 

6/1/02

 

11,632

 

Walnut Creek, CA (1)

 

Self Storage Development

 

6/1/02

 

7,708

 

San Juan Capistrano, CA (1)

 

Self Storage Development

 

6/1/02

 

6,918

 

Glen Burnie, MD

 

Shopping Center

 

6/21/02

 

15,200

 

 


(1)    Our equity in the development was exchanged for notes receivable with a participating interest

 

Note 4 – Provision for Asset Impairment

 

We record real estate assets at historical costs and adjust them for recognition of impairment losses.  During the second quarter ended June 30, 2002, we recognized an impairment loss of $2.5 million on our Inglewood, CA property.  The tenant, House 2 Home, filed for bankruptcy and vacated, and the property was no longer generating income.  The loss was determined based on the estimated fair value of the property.  The property was sold during the second quarter ended June 30, 2003.

 

Note 5 – Discontinued Operations

 

Included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations are the discontinued operations of our properties at Scottsdale, AZ, Inglewood, CA, New Britain, CT, and Northridge, CA sold in 2003; and Glen Burnie, MD, and our self storage properties in San Diego/Murphy Canyon, CA, Solana Beach, CA and Azusa, CA which were sold in 2002.  Discontinued operations are summarized as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

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Three Months Ended
June 30

 

Six Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental revenue

 

$

241

 

$

4,655

 

$

512

 

$

7,126

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating and maintenance

 

50

 

104

 

134

 

229

 

Property taxes

 

45

 

133

 

135

 

269

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

28

 

378

 

78

 

761

 

Interest expense

 

 

195

 

 

390

 

 

 

123

 

810

 

347

 

1,649

 

Income from operations

 

118

 

3,845

 

165

 

5,477

 

Provision for asset impairment

 

 

(2,528

)

 

(2,528

)

Net loss on sale of real estate

 

(2,314

)

(843

)

(2,521

)

(843

)

Net (loss) income

 

$

(2,196

)

$

474

 

$

(2,356

)

$

2,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings per common share Basic and diluted

 

$

(.06

)

$

.01

 

$

(.06

)

$

.05

 

 

Note 6 – Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures

 

As of June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, we had the following investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, which we account for under the equity method of accounting (amounts in thousands):

 

Joint Venture

 

Ownership %

 

June 30
2003

 

December 31
2002

 

Orlando Business Park LLC

 

50

%

$

17,074

 

$

16,020

 

Old Mill District Shops, LLC

 

50

%

3,979

 

3,999

 

3017977 Nova Scotia Company

 

55

%

3,209

 

3,148

 

Blackstone Ventures I

 

50

%

2,512

 

2,546

 

Other

 

Various

 

312

 

306

 

Total

 

 

 

$

27,086

 

$

26,019

 

 

Cash distributions and profits are typically allocated based on the above ownership percentages, adjusted for certain preferred returns for capital contributions which are made in excess of each partners’ ownership percentages.  The Orlando Business Park LLC assets consist primarily of land held for sale.  The other joint ventures are primarily in the business of operating real estate.  Their accounting principles are consistent with ours.

 

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Summarized unaudited financial information for the joint ventures is as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

Debt

 

Total Equity

 

As of
(Unaudited)

 

June 30
2003

 

December 31
2002

 

June 30
2003

 

December 31
2002

 

June 30
2003

 

December 31
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orlando Business Park LLC

 

$

28,182

 

$

26,069

 

$

10,284

 

$

11,162

 

$

17,224

 

$

16,024

 

Old Mill District Shops, LLC

 

23,983

 

23,897

 

17,470

 

17,356

 

6,273

 

6,314

 

3017977 Nova Scotia Company

 

7,509

 

8,436

 

5,982

 

5,131

 

3,209

 

3,148

 

Blackstone Ventures I

 

12,353

 

12,369

 

9,918

 

9,982

 

2,044

 

2,071

 

Other

 

312

 

306

 

 

 

312

 

306

 

 

 

$

72,339

 

$

71,077

 

$

43,654

 

$

43,631

 

$

29,062

 

$

27,863

 

 

Quarter ended June 30

 

Total Revenues

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

Company’s Share of Net
Income (Loss)

 

(Unaudited)

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orlando Business Park LLC

 

$

1,200

 

$

 

$

1,200

 

$

 

$

1,055

 

$

 

Old Mill District Shops, LLC

 

708

 

805

 

(22

)

211

 

(11

)

114

 

3017977 Nova Scotia Company (1)

 

417

 

372

 

(60

)

(15

)

2

 

(3

)

Blackstone Ventures I (1)

 

326

 

322

 

22

 

50

 

66

 

25

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

(98

)

 

 

 

$

2,651

 

$

1,499

 

$

1,140

 

$

246

 

$

1,014

 

$

136

 

 


(1)    Company’s share of net income includes adjustments for a prior period.

 

Note 7 – Notes Receivable

 

We had $59.0million in principal amount of third party notes receivable outstanding as of June 30, 2003 related to various real estate developments and related businesses.  Of this amount, $52.9 million relates to notes we assumed from Excel Legacy in the Merger.  The notes bear interest ranging from 2% to 15% per annum.  The notes generally do not require cash payments of interest until specified future dates, typically when developments are completed or sold.  As of June 30, 2003, we had $14.9 million of accrued but unpaid interest on these notes.  Of this amount, we assumed $11.5 million from the Merger with Excel Legacy.  We typically do not recognize interest income on non-recourse notes receivable related to development projects until the projects begin operations or the notes are repaid.

 

Of the $59.0million in notes receivable, as of June 30, 2003, the notes receivable from companies owned by or affiliated with Steven Ellman (the Ellman Companies) had an aggregate outstanding principal balance of approximately $57.5 million and the aggregate outstanding

 

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accrued interest on such notes receivable was approximately $14.9 million.  Notes receivable of $12.2 million (principal amount and accrued interest) matured in 2002.  We are in on-going negotiations with the Ellman Companies to extend the maturity dates of these notes receivable to up to December 31, 2004 under a signed letter agreement described below.  The remainder of the notes receivable mature at various dates in 2003 or 2004 or earlier if the related development is sold.  Repayment of the notes depends upon the completion of the various development projects or other events.  The notes receivable are generally non-recourse obligations, but are typically collateralized by either real estate liens or pledges of ownership interests in the borrower or affiliated entities.

 

The largest note receivable was made in 1996 to enable the Ellman Companies to purchase real estate located in Scottsdale, Arizona.  The Ellman Companies currently plan to develop a shopping center on the Scottsdale property.  In July 2003, the City of Scottsdale entered into a development agreement with the Ellman Companies to govern the parties’ actions going forward with respect to the development of such shopping center on the Scottsdale property, however, the Ellman Companies have yet to resolve certain occupancy and purchase agreement issues with the anticipated major tenants of such shopping center, and the Ellman Companies have yet to receive, among other things, the necessary government entitlements to commence construction of such shopping center.  In addition, we understand that a lawsuit has been filed by residents of the City of Scottsdale challenging certain actions by the City in approving and executing the development agreement, and such claims, as a practical matter, may need to be resolved to facilitate the financing and development of the property.  We are not in a position to assess the merits of such claims.  As of June 30, 2003, the outstanding principal balance on the note receivable relating to the Scottsdale property was approximately $36.5 million and the outstanding accrued interest on the note receivable was approximately $11.5 million.  We did not accrue interest on this note in 2002 or 2003.  The note receivable currently matures on the earlier of the sale of the Scottsdale property or December 20, 2003.  The note currently is collateralized by a pledge of the owners’ interests in the borrower.  In order, among other things, to facilitate the development of the Scottsdale property, we have engaged in negotiations with the Ellman Companies  to extend the maturity date of this note receivable to up to December 31, 2004, and in connection therewith to collateralize such note receivable with a second priority deed of trust on the Scottsdale property.

 

In connection with prior development efforts with respect to the Scottsdale property, the Ellman Companies entity that owns the Scottsdale property obtained an additional loan from a third party

 

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lender.  The loan is collateralized by a first priority deed of trust on the Scottsdale property and was guaranteed by us.  On February 27, 2003, one of our wholly owned subsidiaries purchased the loan from the lender for an aggregate purchase price of $13.0 million.  The loan matured on July 10, 2003.  We are in on-going negotiations with the Ellman Companies to extend the maturity date of this loan under a signed letter agreement described below.

 

On March 9, 2003, we signed a letter agreement with the Ellman Companies which calls for, among other things, the establishment of a schedule and budget with respect to the future development of the Scottsdale property and, upon our approval of same, the extension of maturity dates of the applicable notes receivable from the Ellman Companies.

 

We also have three notes receivable from affiliates of the Ellman Companies relating to the Ellman Companies’ ownership in the Phoenix Coyotes hockey team.  These loans were made at a time when the Ellman Companies intended to relocate the hockey team to an arena that was to be constructed on the Scottsdale property.  As of June 30, 2003, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of these three loans was approximately $19.3 million and the aggregate outstanding accrued interest on these three loans was approximately $3.1 million.  Two of the three notes receivable matured in December 2002 and the principal balance and outstanding accrued interest on such loans is approximately $10.4 million and $2.1 million, respectively.  As noted above, we have engaged in negotiations with the Ellman Companies relating to an extension of the maturity dates of these notes receivable to up to December 31, 2004.

 

In February 2001, we entered into a letter agreement to govern the repayment of the loans described above relating to the Scottsdale property and the acquisition of the Phoenix Coyotes by the Ellman Companies.  Shortly thereafter and as a result of delays at the Scottsdale property, the Ellman Companies elected to pursue an alternative site for the hockey arena in Glendale, Arizona.  In December 2002, the Ellman Companies and the other investors involved in the ownership of the Phoenix Coyotes entered into a series of transactions in which the Phoenix Coyotes hockey team, the proposed arena and related real estate development projects were consolidated into a single holding company for the purpose of assisting the combined entity in obtaining additional financing.  It is unclear at this time the impact the structure will have on the repayment of our loans made to the Ellman Companies in connection with their acquisition of the Phoenix Coyotes.  We stopped accruing interest on the loans when the development projects were consolidated into the holding company.  The sale of equity interests in the holding company is expected to generate proceeds to help repay our notes.

 

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We also have two notes receivable from the Ellman Companies relating to the Ellman Companies’ efforts to acquire and refurbish an office building located in Phoenix, Arizona.  On March 9, 2003, we signed an agreement with the Ellman Companies to acquire the Phoenix property via a deed in lieu of foreclosure agreement.  In the fourth quarter of 2002 we wrote down the value of the two notes to $1.0 million, which was the estimated fair value of the office building net of debt.  We have not accrued any interest on these notes.  One of the two notes receivable matured in December of 2002 and the second note receivable has a maturity date of the earlier of the sale of the Phoenix property and May 28, 2004.  These notes receivable are non-recourse obligations, but are secured by a junior deed of trust on the Phoenix property.  In connection with the development of the Phoenix property, the borrower under these two notes receivable obtained an additional loan from a third party lender.  The outstanding principal amount of the loan is approximately $4.5 million and the loan has a maturity date of April 5, 2004, is secured by a first priority deed of trust on the Phoenix property and is guaranteed by us.

 

Note 8 – Debt

 

Mortgages and Notes Payable

We had the following mortgages and notes payable outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

June 30
2003

 

December 31
2002

 

Mortgages on five properties in Florida bearing interest ranging from 8.18% to 9.00%.  The loans are collateralized by the properties and mature February 2009 and January 2010

 

$

159,407

 

$

160,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage payable with GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation, bearing interest at LIBOR plus 98 basis points (2.10% at June 30, 2003).  The mortgage is collateralized by five of our properties and matures June 2004

 

121,375

 

121,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgages and notes payable on nine properties bearing interest ranging from 3.17% to 8.45%.  The loans are collateralized by the properties and mature on various dates between September 2003 and February 2017

 

96,113

 

101,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving $100.0 million credit facility bearing interest at LIBOR plus 150 to 200 basis points (3.05% at June 30, 2003), maturing September 2004

 

64,700

 

60,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital lease arrangements with an individual on three properties.  The capital leases have effective interest rates ranging from 4.02% to 7.36% and mature on various dates between August 2003 and June 2005

 

34,084

 

34,052

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction loan outstanding on a $46.0 million facility bearing interest at LIBOR plus 310 basis points (4.22% at June 30, 2003).  The loan is due March 2004 and is collateralized by a retail center in Newport, KY (see below).

 

28,500

 

38,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage on a property in Orlando, FL bearing interest at LIBOR plus 130 basis points (2.42% at June 30, 2003).  The loan is collateralized by the property and matures June 2008

 

22,100

 

21,888

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction loan payable to a bank bearing interest at LIBOR plus 150 basis points (2.62% at June 30, 2003).  The loan matures November 2004 and is collateralized by the project

 

16,354

 

5,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note payable outstanding on a $4.7 million facility related to Newport, KY (see below), bearing interest at Prime plus 50 basis points (4.50% at June 30, 2003), matures March 2004

 

4,737

 

4,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction loan payable to a bank bearing interest at LIBOR plus 185 basis points (2.97% at June 30, 2003).  The loan matures March 2005 and is collateralized by the project

 

3,586

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

550,956

 

$

548,111

 

 

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We were in compliance with all covenants on our credit facility at June 30, 2003.  In 2003 we plan to use cash flow from operations to fund our recurring debt service obligations.

 

We have a 65% interest in Newport on the Levee, LLC (Newport) that is developing a retail project in Newport, KY.  In addition to the $28.5 million and $4.7 million notes in the above table, the City of Newport has issued two series of public improvement bonds.  The Series 2000a tax exempt bonds total $44.2 million and are broken down as follows:  (a) $18.7 million maturing 2018 with interest at 8.375%; (b) $20.5 million maturing 2027 with interest at 8.5%; and (c) $5.0 million maturing 2027 with interest at 8.375%.  The Series 2000b bonds are taxable and have a par amount of $11.6 million with interest at 11% due 2009.  The bonds are

 

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guaranteed by us, by Newport, and the third party co-developers of the project.  Newport has drawn on $48.6 million of the bonds at June 30, 2003.

 

Summarized debt information for our unconsolidated joint ventures and the amount guaranteed by us at June 30, 2003 is as follows:

 

Joint Venture

 

June 30
2003

 

Debt
Guaranteed

 

Maturity
Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orlando Business Park, LLC

 

$

10,284

 

$

10,284

 

6/1/04

 

Old Mill District Shops, LLC

 

17,470

 

13,973

 

9/22/03

 

Blackstone Ventures I

 

9,918

 

3,098

 

10/1/04

 

3017977 Nova Scotia Company

 

5,982

 

 

6/15/04

 

 

 

$

43,654

 

$

27,355

 

 

 

 

In addition, we have guaranteed a $4.5 million note payable to a third party lender which matures in April 2004 relating to an office building in Phoenix, AZ on which we have notes receivable of $1.0 million in principal amount.

 

Note 9 – Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging

 

In the normal course of business, we are exposed to the effect of changes in interest rates.  We limit these risks by following established risk management policies and procedures including the use of derivatives.  For interest rate exposures, derivatives are used primarily to manage the cost of borrowing obligations.

 

We have a policy of only entering into derivative contracts with major financial institutions based upon their credit ratings and other factors.  When viewed in conjunction with the underlying and offsetting exposure that the derivatives are designed to hedge, we do not anticipate any material adverse effect on our net income,  financial position, or cash flows in the future from the use of derivatives.

 

To manage interest rate risk, we may employ options, forwards, swaps, caps and floors, or a combination thereof, depending on the underlying exposure.  We undertake a variety of borrowings from lines of credit to medium and long-term financings.  To manage overall costs, we currently use derivative instruments to cap our exposure to variability in interest rates or to convert a portion of our variable-rate debt to fixed-rate debt.  In July 2002, we paid $3.4 million for forward-starting, LIBOR-based interest rate caps with a combined notional value of $152

 

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million and a strike of 7.0% to cap our exposure to interest rate variability on anticipated floating-rate debt.  The interest rate caps are effective July 1, 2004, and continue through 2009 to 2010.

 

We also use derivatives to protect the fair value of existing or anticipated fixed-rate debt.  During 2002, we had five amortizing swaps with approximately $161 million current notional value protecting the fair value of approximately $161 million fixed-rate debt from changes in value attributable to interest rate movement.  In October 2002, we sold our five Interest Rate Swap Agreements back to the counter party for a $13.8 million gain and will amortize the gain over the fixed-rate debt’s remaining life through 2009 to 2010.  The interest rate caps are included with other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Hedges that are designated as fair value hedges mitigate risk on changes in the fair value of fixed-rate debt.  The unrealized gains/losses in the fair value of these hedges are reported in earnings with an offsetting adjustment through earnings to the carrying value of the hedged debt.  Adjustments to the carrying value of the hedged debt are amortized to earnings beginning no later than when the hedged debt ceases to be adjusted for changes in its fair value attributable to the interest rate risk being hedged.

 

Cash flow hedges hedge the future cash outflows of current or forecasted debt.  The interest rate caps described above protect against variability in interest cash outflows above the cap strike rate.  The changes in the fair value of these hedges are reported on the balance sheet with a corresponding adjustment to either Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income or in earnings, depending on the hedging relationship.  Unrealized gains and losses held in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income will be reclassified to earnings in the same period or periods that the hedged cash flows affect earnings.  As of June 30, 2003, the balance in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss relating to derivatives was $2.0 million.  Within the next twelve months, we do not expect to reclassify any of this balance to earnings as the caps are forward starting and take effect July 1, 2004.

 

We hedge our exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions other than interest-related cash flows over a maximum period of 12 months.  During the forecasted period, unrealized gains and losses in the hedging instrument will be reported in Accumulated

 

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Other Comprehensive Income.  Once the hedged transaction takes place, the hedge gains and losses will be reported in earnings during the same period in which the hedged item is recognized in earnings.  We are not currently hedging exposure to variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions other than interest-related cash flows on future anticipated debt.

 

Note 10 – Stock Option Plan

 

In 2001, we established a Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the Plan) and we may grant stock options to any employee or director under this plan.  As of June 30, 2003, we reserved 3,630,000 shares for issuance under the Plan.  Options generally vest over three years and expire ten years after the grant date.  Once exercisable, the employee or director can purchase shares of our stock at the market price on the date we granted the option.

 

In connection with the Merger, each outstanding option to purchase Excel Legacy common stock automatically became an option to purchase our common stock.  The number of shares of our common stock which may be purchased with these options and the exercise price was adjusted to reflect the exchange ratio.

 

As we stated in Note 1, we follow the provisions for APB No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.”  We implemented the disclosure provisions required by SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation –Transition and Disclosure –an amendment of SFAS No.123,” respectively, for our stock option plans.  SFAS No. 123 requires pro forma net income and earnings per share information, which is calculated assuming we had accounted for our stock option plans under the “fair value” method described in that statement.  We estimated the fair value of the 2002 options grants using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, modified for dividends and using the following assumptions:

 

 

 

2002

 

Risk free interest rate

 

3.98

%

Annual dividend rate

 

0.00

%

Volatility factor of the stock price

 

40.15

%

Weighted average expected life (years)

 

10

 

 

We do not record compensation expense for stock option grants, and no options were granted in the first six months of 2003.  The table in Note 1 summarizes results as if we had recorded compensation expense for the 2002 option grants.

 

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Note 11 – Series B Preferred Stock

 

In 2001, PEI entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Warburg, Pincus Equity Partners, L.P. and certain of its affiliates (Warburg Pincus), pursuant to which PEI agreed to sell to Warburg Pincus for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000,000:

                  17,985,612 shares of a new class of preferred stock, 9% Series B Junior Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Series B Preferred Stock) at $5.56 per share

                  a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 2.5 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.25 per share (the Warburg Investment)

 

Also in 2001, PEI and Sol Price, a significant stockholder of PEI and Excel Legacy through various trusts, agreed to convert an existing Excel Legacy loan payable to a trust controlled by Sol Price of approximately $9.3 million into 1,681,142 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock and a warrant to purchase 233,679 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $8.25 per share.

 

Price Legacy issued the Series B Preferred Stock and warrants to Warburg Pincus and Sol Price concurrently with the completion of the Merger.

 

The Series B Preferred Stock is junior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend, liquidation and other rights, and is convertible under certain conditions into Price Legacy common stock at a one-to-one ratio, which may be adjusted under certain circumstances, starting in September 2003.  The 9% coupon will be paid with additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock at $5.56 per share for the first 45 months from issuance (until June 2005), at which time the coupon will increase to 10% payable in cash thereafter.  While no additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock have been issued, 3,389,300 shares have accumulated through June 30, 2003.  These shares will be issued in the future.

 

Note 12 – Subsequent Event

 

In August 2003, we agreed to sell 1,875,000 common shares of MACE Security Int’l Inc. for $1.5 million.  A loss of $1.6 million will be recognized on the sale.

 

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ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Introduction

 

This report on Form 10-Q contains certain “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 which provides a “safe harbor” for these types of statements.  You can identify these forward-looking statements by forward-looking words such as “believe,” “may,” “could,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “seek,” “plan,” “expect,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions in this report on Form 10-Q.  These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions about Price Legacy, including, among other things:

                  the effect of economic, credit and capital market conditions in general and on real estate companies in particular, including changes in interest rates

                  our ability to compete effectively

                  developments in the retail industry

                  the financial stability of our tenants, including our reliance on major tenants

                  our ability to successfully complete real estate acquisitions, developments and dispositions

                  the financial performance of our properties, joint ventures and investments

                  government approvals, actions and initiatives, including the need for compliance with environmental requirements

                  our ability to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust, or REIT

 

The factors identified above are believed to be some, but not all, of the important factors that could cause actual events and results to be significantly different from those that may be expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements.  Any forward-looking statements should also be considered in light of the information provided in “Factors That May Affect Future Performance” located in our Form 10-K filing for the 2002 fiscal year.  We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with the SEC.  Our Form 10-K filing for the 2002 fiscal year listed various important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected and historic results.

 

In Management’s Discussion and Analysis we explain our general financial condition and results of operations including:

                  why revenues, costs and earnings changed from the prior period

                  funds from operations (FFO)

                  how we used cash for capital projects and dividends and how we expect to use cash in the remainder of 2003

                  where we plan on obtaining cash for future dividend payments and future capital expenditures

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

General

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP).  Preparation of our financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the related notes.  We believe that the following accounting policies are critical because they affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.  Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.  For a detailed discussion on the application of these and other accounting policies, see Note 1 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the 2002 fiscal year.

 

Consolidation

We combine our financial statements with those of our wholly-owned subsidiaries as well as all affiliates in which we have control and present them on a consolidated basis.  The consolidated financial statements do not include the results of transactions between us and our subsidiaries or among our subsidiaries.

 

Revenue Recognition

Recognition of revenue is dependent upon the quality and ability of our tenants to pay their rent in a timely manner.  Rental revenues include: (1) minimum annual rentals, adjusted for the straight-line method for recognition of fixed future increases; (2) additional rentals, including recovery of property operating expenses, and certain other expenses which we accrue in the period in which the related expense occurs; and (3) percentage rents based on the level of sales achieved by the lessee, which we recognize when earned.

 

Gain or loss on sale of real estate is recognized when the sales contract is executed, title has passed, payment is received, and we no longer have continuing involvement in the asset.

 

Real Estate Assets and Depreciation

We record real estate assets at historical costs and adjust them for recognition of impairment losses.  In following purchase accounting, we adjusted the historical costs of Excel Legacy’s real estate assets to fair value at the time of the Merger.  Our consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 reflect the new basis of those real estate assets.

 

We expense as incurred ordinary repairs and maintenance costs, which include building painting, parking lot repairs, etc.  We capitalize major replacements and betterments, which include HVAC equipment, roofs, etc., and depreciate them over their estimated useful lives.

 

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We compute real estate asset depreciation on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

 

Land improvements

 

40 years

Building and improvements

 

20 to 40 years

Tenant improvements

 

Lesser of the term of lease or 10 years

Fixtures and equipment

 

3-7 years

 

We review long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in business conditions indicate that their full carrying value may not be recovered.  We consider assets to be impaired and write them down to fair value if their expected associated future undiscounted cash flows are less than their carrying amounts.

 

We capitalize interest incurred during the construction period of certain assets and this interest is depreciated over the lives of those assets.

 

Pre-development costs that are directly related to specific construction projects are capitalized as incurred.  We expense these costs to the extent they are unrecoverable or it is determined that the related project will not be pursued.

 

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

We follow the provisions of SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”  In the normal course of business, we may use derivative financial instruments to manage or hedge interest rate risk.  When entered into, we formally designate and document the financial instrument as a hedge of a specific underlying exposure, as well as the risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking the hedge transactions.  We assess, both at the inception and at least quarterly thereafter, whether the financial instruments that are used in hedging transactions are effective at offsetting changes in either the fair value or cash flows of the related underlying exposure.  Because of the high degree of effectiveness between the hedging instrument and the underlying exposure being hedged, fluctuations in the value of the derivative instruments are generally offset by changes in the fair value or cash flows of the underlying exposures being hedged.  Any ineffective portion of a financial instrument’s change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings. Virtually all of our derivatives are straightforward over-the-counter instruments with liquid markets.

 

To determine the fair values of derivative instruments, we use a variety of methods and assumptions that are based on market conditions and risks existing at each balance sheet date.  For the majority of financial instruments including most derivatives, long-term investments and long-term debt, standard market conventions and techniques such as discounted cash flow analysis, option pricing models, replacement cost, and termination cost are used to determine fair value. All methods of assessing fair value result in a general approximation of value, and such value may never actually be realized.

 

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Asset Disposal

In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.”  SFAS No. 144 addresses financial accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets and is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001.  We have adopted this statement and report discontinued operations for the quarter and six month periods ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002.

 

Rental Revenues

 

 

 

Amount

 

Change

 

Percent
Change

 

2nd Quarter 2003

 

$

32,197

 

$

4,243

 

15

%

2nd Quarter 2002

 

27,954

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year-to-Date 2003

 

63,902

 

9,045

 

16

%

Year-to-Date 2002

 

54,857

 

 

 

 

Revenues increased $4.2 million to $32.2 million in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 primarily because:

 

                  properties we acquired during 2002 generated $3.7 million of additional revenues

                  properties we owned both years generated $0.5 million of additional revenues, primarily due to additional leasing activity at our Newport, KY and Moorestown, NJ properties and the opening of our Temecula, CA property.  These increases were partially offset by vacancies at our Westbury, NY property due to Kmart’s bankruptcy  and our Wayne, NJ property due to Today’s Man and The Wiz bankruptcies

 

Revenues increased $9.0 million to $63.9 million in the six month year-to-date period of 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 primarily because:

 

                  properties we acquired during 2002 generated $7.7 million of additional revenues

                  properties we owned both years generated $1.3 million of additional revenues, primarily due to additional leasing activity at our Newport, KY and Moorestown, NJ locations and the opening of our Temecula, CA property.  These increases were partially offset by vacancies at our Westbury, NY, Wayne, NJ, and Miami, FL properties due to the bankruptcies of Kmart, Today’s Man, and The Wiz.

 

Expenses

 

 

 

Amount

 

Change

 

Percent
Change

 

2nd Quarter 2003

 

$

18,325

 

$

4,429

 

32

%

2nd Quarter 2002

 

13,896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year-to-Date 2003

 

34,520

 

5,758

 

20

%

Year-to-Date 2002

 

28,762

 

 

 

 

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Expenses increased $4.4 million to $18.3 million in the second quarter of 2003 compared to 2002 primarily because:

 

                  expenses on properties we owned both years increased $2.9 million, primarily due to increased depreciation at our Newport, KY location and increased bad debt expense at our Wayne, NJ property due to the bankruptcies of Today’s Man and The Wiz

                  expenses on properties we acquired in 2002 generated $1.3 million of additional expenses in 2003

                  general and administrative expense increased $0.2 million, primarily due to additional legal expenses

 

Expenses increased $5.8 million to $34.5 million for the year-to-date period ended June 30, 2003 compared to 2002 primarily because:

 

                  expenses from properties we owned in both years increased by $3.7 million, primarily due to increased depreciation expense at our Newport, KY location and increased bad debt expense at our Wayne, NJ property due to the bankruptcies of Today’s Man and The Wiz

                  expenses on properties we acquired in 2002 generated $2.6 million of additional expenses in 2003

                  these increases to expenses were partially offset by a decrease to general and administrative expenses of $0.6 million due to higher legal costs in the first quarter of 2002 related to our investment in Destination Villages, LLC

 

Operating Income

 

 

 

Amount

 

Change

 

Percent
Change

 

2nd Quarter 2003

 

$

13,872

 

$

(186

)

-1

%

2nd Quarter 2002

 

14,058

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year-to-Date 2003

 

$

29,382

 

3,287

 

13

%

Year-to-Date 2002

 

26,095

 

 

 

 

Operating income decreased for the second quarter and increased for the year-to-date periods of 2003 compared to the same periods in the prior year primarily because of the changes in Rental Revenues and Expenses discussed above.

 

Interest Expense

 

 

 

Amount

 

Change

 

Percent
Change

 

2nd Quarter 2003

 

$

6,659

 

1,013

 

18

%

2nd Quarter 2002

 

5,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year-to-Date 2003

 

13,269

 

1,381

 

12

%

Year-to-Date 2002

 

11,888

 

 

 

 

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Interest expense increased $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2003 compared to 2002 because during the second quarter of 2003 we had an average of $558.2 million debt outstanding compared to $494.4 million in the second quarter of 2002.  Interest expense increased $1.4 million for the six month year-to-date period compared to 2002 because we had an average of $552.9 million debt outstanding compared to $492.7 million during the same period of 2002.  The increase in interest expense due to the amount of debt outstanding was partially offset by a decrease in interest rates on our variable rate debt.

 

The weighted average interest rate on our variable rate debt decreased to 2.8% on June 30, 2003 from 3.5% on June 30, 2002.  We discuss our outstanding debt further in “Liquidity and Capital Resources” located elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

 

Interest Income

 

 

 

Amount

 

Change

 

Percent
Change

 

2nd Quarter 2003

 

$

113

 

$

(1,006

)

-90

%

2nd Quarter 2002

 

1,119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year-to-Date 2003

 

925

 

(1,463

)

-61

%

Year-to-Date 2002

 

2,388

 

 

 

 

Interest income decreased $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2003 compared to 2002 primarily because:

 

                  we stopped accruing interest on certain notes receivable when development projects were added as collateral in 2002 to repay the notes, which decreased interest income by $0.9 million

                  in the third quarter of 2002, we retired the notes receivable from certain of our officers which were collateralized by our common shares.  Emerging Issues Task Force 00-23 required us to account for these loans as being retired and the shares as being repurchased.  This decreased interest income by $0.2 million

 

Interest income decreased $1.5 million in the six month year-to-date period ended June 30, 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 primarily because:

                  we stopped accruing interest on certain notes receivable when development projects were added as collateral in 2002 to repay the notes, which decreased interest income by $1.0 million

                  officers’ notes receivable, which we retired in 2002, decreased interest income $0.4 million

                  interest income on our outstanding cash balances decreased $0.1 million

 

Gain/Loss on Sale of Real Estate

During the first six months of 2003, we sold the following properties for a net loss of $2.5 million.  This loss is recorded as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in accordance with SFAS No.144:

 

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Location

 

Description

 

Date
Sold

 

Sales Price
(000’s)

 

Scottsdale, AZ

 

Land, Restaurant

 

3/31/03

 

$

3,000

 

Inglewood, CA

 

Warehouse Building

 

4/29/03

 

4,000

 

New Britain, CT

 

Warehouse Building

 

5/15/03

 

3,529

 

Northridge, CA

 

Shopping Center

 

6/27/03

 

5,850

 

 

Also during 2003, we received payment on three notes receivable related to the sale of our self storage development properties in 2002.  We recognized a gain of $0.7 million on the sales.

 

During the first six months of 2002, we sold the following non-depreciable properties for a net gain of $0.3 million:

 

Location

 

Description

 

Date
Sold

 

Sales Price
(000’s)

 

Hollywood, FL

 

Land

 

1/31/02

 

$

1,410

 

Tucson/Marana, AZ

 

Land

 

1/31/02

 

684

 

Hollywood, FL

 

Land

 

4/19/02

 

1,028

 

San Diego/Pacific Beach, CA

 

Self Storage Development

 

6/1/02

 

11,632

 

Walnut Creek, CA

 

Self Storage Development

 

6/1/02

 

7,708

 

San Juan Capistrano, CA

 

Self Storage Development

 

6/1/02

 

6,918

 

 

Also during the first six months of 2002, we sold the following operating property and recorded a net loss of $0.8 million.  This loss is recorded as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in accordance with SFAS No.144.

 

Location

 

Description

 

Date
Sold

 

Sales Price
(000’s)

 

Glen Burnie, MD

 

Shopping Center

 

6/21/02

 

$

15,200

 

 

Funds From Operations

 

 

 

Three Months
Ended June 30

 

Six Months
Ended June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

Net income

 

$

6,144

 

$

10,144

 

$

16,533

 

$

19,306

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

5,828

 

3,945

 

10,181

 

7,987

 

Depreciation and amortization of discontinued operations

 

28

 

378

 

78

 

761

 

Price Legacy’s share of joint venture depreciation

 

338

 

152

 

517

 

306

 

Depreciation of non-real estate assets

 

(31

)

(35

)

(62

)

(68

)

Provision for asset impairment

 

 

2,528

 

 

2,528

 

Net loss on sale of depreciable real estate

 

2,314

 

843

 

1,834

 

843

 

FFO before preferred dividends

 

14,621

 

17,955

 

29,081

 

31,663

 

Preferred dividends

 

(12,423

)

(12,183

)

(24,783

)

(24,308

)

FFO

 

$

2,198

 

$

5,772

 

$

4,298

 

$

7,355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

7,449

 

$

13,989

 

$

22,109

 

$

23,788

 

Investing activities

 

10,036

 

(41,372

)

488

 

(58,639

)

Financing activities

 

(12,094

)

11,703

 

(16,359

)

18,422

 

 

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Our Company, as well as real estate industry analysts, generally considers FFO as another measurement of economic profitability for real estate-oriented companies.  The Board of Governors of the National Association for Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) defines FFO as net income in accordance with GAAP, excluding depreciation and amortization expense and gains (losses) from depreciable operating real estate.  We calculate FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition which also excludes provisions for asset impairments and gains (losses) from the sale of investments, and adjust for preferred dividends.  We believe that FFO is helpful to investors as a measure of our financial performance because, along with cash flow from operating activities, financing activities and investing activities, FFO provides investors with an indication of the ability of a REIT to incur and service debt, to make capital expenditures and to fund other cash needs.  In addition, we believe that FFO provides useful information about our performance when compared to other REITs since FFO is generally recognized as the industry standard for reporting the operations of REITs.  FFO does not represent the cash flows from operations defined by GAAP, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity.  Excluded from FFO are significant components in understanding our financial performance.

 

FFO before preferred dividends during the second quarter of 2003 decreased $3.3 million or 18.6% to $14.6 million compared to the second quarter of 2002 primarily because:

 

                  properties sold contributed an additional $4.3 million to FFO in the prior year, primarily due to a lease termination fee of $2.3 million received in 2002 for a property we sold in 2003

                  additional interest expense reduced FFO by $1.0 million

                  decreased interest income reduced FFO by $1.0 million

                  properties we owned in both years decreased FFO by $1.0 million, primarily due to additional operating expenses

                  additional general and administrative expenses which decreased FFO by $0.2 million

                  partially offsetting these decreases are increases to FFO for the following:

                  properties we acquired in 2002 increased FFO $2.9 million

      joint venture income contributed an additional $1.1 million to FFO in the current quarter

 

FFO before preferred dividends during the six month year-to-date period of 2003 decreased $2.6 million or 8.2% to $29.1 million compared to the second quarter of 2002 primarily because:

 

                  properties sold contributed an additional $6.4 million to FFO in the prior year

                  decreased interest income, which reduced FFO by $1.5 million

                  increased interest expense, which reduced FFO by $1.4 million

                  properties we owned in both years decreased FFO by $1.3 million, primarily due to additional operating expenses

                  partially offsetting these decreases are increases to FFO for the following:

                  properties we acquired in 2002, which increased FFO $6.1 million

 

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                  joint venture income, which contributed an additional $1.1 million to FFO

                  lower general and administrative expenses, which increased FFO $0.6 million

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity refers to our ability to generate sufficient cash flows to meet the short and long-term cash requirements of our business operations.  Capital resources represent those funds used or available to be used to support our business operations and consist of stockholders’ equity and debt.

 

Cash flow from operations has been the principal source of capital to fund our ongoing operations and dividend payments, while asset sales and use of our credit facilities and mortgage financing have been the principal sources of capital required to fund our growth.  While we are positioned to finance our business activities through a variety of sources, we expect to satisfy short-term liquidity requirements through net cash provided by operations and through borrowings.

 

Dividends

As a REIT, we are required to distribute 90% of our taxable income, excluding capital gains, in dividends.  Our Series A Preferred Stock requires a quarterly dividend payment of $9.6 million, an annual total of $38.4 million.  In connection with the Merger, we assumed a net operating loss (NOL) of approximately $18.7 million, which could be used to offset federal taxable income.  In the future, if our Series A Preferred dividend is less than 90% of our taxable income (after applying any applicable NOLs), we have two options to meet the distribution requirement:

1)              We can declare a Series B Preferred Stock dividend by issuing additional Series B Preferred shares.  The Series B Preferred Stock dividends accumulate at a rate of 9%, compounded quarterly, payable in additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock until June 2005, and 10%, compounded quarterly, payable in cash thereafter.  As of June 30, 2003, the Series B Preferred stockholders were entitled to approximately 3.4 million additional shares.

2)              We can declare a dividend to our common stockholders.

 

If our taxable income is less than the Series A Preferred Stock dividends, we are still obligated to pay them.  If we are unable to pay these dividends when due, they accumulate until paid.

 

Debt

In September 2001, we obtained a $100.0 million unsecured credit facility with Fleet Bank as agent.  The facility has a three-year term and has a current interest rate of LIBOR plus 187.5 basis points.  The rate may vary between 150 and 200 basis points based on our leverage and other financial ratios.  At June 30, 2003, we had $64.7 million outstanding on the facility at a 3.1% weighted average interest rate.

 

Our credit facility requires us to comply with specified financial covenants, the most restrictive of which relate to fixed charge coverage and leverage.  Covenants in some of our construction

 

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loans are also tied to our credit facility.  We were in compliance with all covenants in our credit facility at June 30, 2003.  To the extent that we violate any of these covenants in the future, we would need to obtain waivers from our lenders to maintain compliance.  We cannot assure that any such waivers would be forthcoming.

 

In 2003 we had or will have the following significant debt maturities:

                  In April 2003, a $38.5 million construction loan related to our project in Newport, KY matured.  We extended the loan for another year and paid-down $10.0 million on the outstanding amount.  The current loan balance is $28.5 million.

                  In April 2003, a $22 million loan related to our project in Orlando, FL matured.  We refinanced this debt with a new loan which matures in June 2008.

                  In May 2003, a $4.7 million loan related to our property in Newport, KY matured.  The lender extended this loan for another year.

                  In June 2003, a $3.2 million loan related to our property in Terre Haute, IN matured.  We repaid this loan with available cash.

                  On August 31, 2003 we will repay a $3.1 million capital lease obligation related to our Scottsdale, AZ office building at the lessor’s request.  We plan to repay this obligation with available cash.

 

On September 28, 2003, a $6.3 million note related to our Anaheim project matures.  We plan to repay this note with available cash or borrowing on our unsecured line of credit.

 

The following table summarizes all of our long-term contractual obligations, excluding interest, to pay third parties as of June 30, 2003:

 

 

 

Contractual Cash Obligations

 

 

 

2003

 

2004

 

2005

 

2006

 

2007

 

Thereafter

 

Total

 

Mortgages and notes payable

 

$

10,959

 

$

250,809

 

$

26,640

 

$

33,011

 

$

3,343

 

$

226,194

 

$

550,956

 

Capital lease obligations

 

399

 

796

 

796

 

796

 

796

 

15,455

 

19,038

 

Total

 

$

11,358

 

$

251,605

 

$

27,436

 

$

33,807

 

$

4,139

 

$

241,649

 

$

569,994

 

 

In 2003 we plan to use cash flow from operations to fund our recurring debt service obligations.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Financing Matters

The City of Newport, KY in 1999 issued two series of public improvement bonds related to our project in Newport, KY.  The Series 2000a tax exempt bonds total $44.2 million and are broken down as follows: (a) $18.7 million maturing 2018 with interest at 8.375%; (b) $20.5 million maturing 2027 with interest at 8.5%; and (c) $5.0 million maturing 2027 with interest at 8.375%.  The Series 2000b bonds are taxable and have a par amount of $11.6 million with interest at 11% due 2009.  The bonds are guaranteed by the Newport project, the Company, and the project’s third party developers.  As of June 30, 2003, Newport had drawn on $48.6 million of the bonds for construction incurred prior to that date.

 

We also have guaranteed the following off-balance sheet debt with maturities in 2003:

 

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                  On February 28, 2003, a $12.9 million bank loan related to a development project in Scottsdale, AZ matured.  We have a note receivable to a developer related to this project and guaranteed the bank loan.  On February 27, 2003, we purchased the loan from the lender for an aggregate purchase price of $13.0 million, which was funded through borrowing on our credit facility.

 

                  We have a $10.3 million loan related to land we own in Orlando, FL through a joint venture.  This loan is guaranteed by us and by our partner.  Beginning November 2003, the loan requires monthly principal repayments of $1.5 million.  If this land is not refinanced before November 2003, we anticipate funding these repayments on behalf of the partnership.  In April 2003, we repaid $1.0 million on this loan with funds we received as a non-refundable deposit from a potential buyer.

 

Summarized debt information for our unconsolidated joint ventures and the amount guaranteed by us at June 30, 2003 is as follows:

 

Joint Venture

 

June 30
2003

 

Debt
Guaranteed

 

Maturity
Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orlando Business Park, LLC

 

$

10,284

 

$

10,284

 

6/1/04

 

Old Mill District Shops, LLC

 

17,470

 

13,973

 

9/22/03

 

Blackstone Ventures I

 

9,918

 

3,098

 

10/1/04

 

3017977 Nova Scotia Company

 

5,982

 

 

6/15/04

 

 

 

$

43,654

 

$

27,355

 

 

 

 

In addition, we have guaranteed a $4.5 million note payable to a third party lender which matures in April 2004 relating to an office building in Phoenix, AZ on which we have notes receivable of $1.0 million in principal amount.

 

In connection with the sale of three self storage development properties in September 2002, we agreed to guarantee $19.3 million of debt associated with the properties that was assumed by the buyer in the transaction.  In January 2003, the guarantee was reduced to $4.6 million and the remaining $4.6 million guarantee was eliminated in May 2003.

 

Development

We have a significant retail project in Newport, KY.  The majority of the construction was completed in October 2001, with all of the primary buildings completed except for one out parcel yet to be leased.  The project opened in October 2001.  At June 30, 2003, the project was approximately 78% occupied, excluding ground leases.  As the project becomes fully leased, there may be capital required to fund the remaining tenant improvements.

 

The Anaheim GardenWalk project in Anaheim, CA, located between Disney’s two Theme Parks on Harbor Boulevard and Disney’s new proposed Theme Park on Katella Avenue is expected to consist of a 626,000 square foot open-air retail center and four hotels.  Total cost of the retail portion of this project will be approximately $250 million with an estimated cost of $200 million remaining to complete construction over the next eight years for all phases.  We anticipate that

 

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the first phase of the project will cost approximately $125 million.  We are currently evaluating our options on this project.

 

We also have retail development projects in which construction will continue through 2004.  The Temecula, CA project is an open-air retail shopping center with Wal-Mart, Kohl’s and other tenants.  We estimate $0.6 million remaining to complete construction.  We expect to fund the remaining cost through a construction loan.  In December 2002, we purchased additional land adjacent to this development project to develop an additional open-air retail center.  We estimate the total cost of this development to be approximately $14.4 million with an estimated $9.8 million remaining to complete construction, which we plan to fund through a construction loan.

 

In November 2002, we purchased land adjacent to our property in Orlando, FL to develop an open-air retail center.  We estimate the total cost of this development to be approximately $21 million with an estimated $9.3 million remaining to complete construction, which we will fund through a construction loan.

 

Notes Receivable

We had $59.0 million in principal amount of third party notes receivable outstanding as of June 30, 2003 related to various real estate developments and related businesses.  The notes bear interest ranging from 2.0% to 15% per annum.  The notes generally do not require cash payments of interest until specified future dates, typically when developments are completed or sold.  As of June 30, 2003, we had $14.9 million of accrued but unpaid interest on these notes.  Of this amount, we assumed $11.5 million from the Merger with Excel Legacy.  We typically do not recognize interest income on these notes receivable until development projects begin operations.  Of the $59.0 million in notes receivable, as of June 30, 2003, the notes receivable from companies owned by or affiliated with Steven Ellman (the Ellman Companies) had an aggregate outstanding principal balance of approximately $57.5 million and the aggregate outstanding accrued interest on such notes receivable was approximately $14.9 million.  Notes receivable of $12.2 million (principal amount and accrued interest) matured in 2002 and on-going negotiations with the Ellman Companies contemplate an extension of the maturity dates of these notes receivable to up to December 31, 2004.  The remainder of the notes receivable mature at various dates in 2003 or 2004 or earlier if the related development is sold.  Repayment of the notes depends upon the completion of the various development projects or other events.  The notes receivable are generally non-recourse obligations, but are typically collateralized by either real estate liens or pledges of ownership interests in the borrower or affiliated entities.

 

Growth

We continue to evaluate various properties for acquisition or development and continue to evaluate other investment opportunities.  We anticipate borrowing available amounts on our credit facility or mortgages to fund these acquisition and development opportunities.  We also anticipate obtaining construction loans to fund our development activities.  We did not purchase any properties during the first six months of 2003.

 

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From time to time we will consider selling properties to better align our portfolio with our geographic and tenant composition strategies.  We may also participate in additional tax-deferred exchange transactions, which allow us to dispose of properties and reinvest the proceeds in a tax efficient manner.  During the six months ended June 30, 2003 we sold four properties and a land parcel for $16.4 million.  When we sell an operating property, we anticipate a temporary reduction in operating income due to the time lag between selling a property and reinvesting the proceeds.

 

We are contemplating purchasing various properties and selling certain other properties.  As we sell properties, our cash flows from operations may decrease until the proceeds are reinvested into new properties.

 

Litigation

We own a 55% interest in Destination Villages LLC, which indirectly owns a hospitality project located in Bermuda, Daniel’s Head Village Resort (Daniel’s Head).  Daniel’s Head was closed in the fourth quarter of 2001, primarily due to low occupancy rates as a result of the terrorist events in the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001.  The project was encumbered by a $6 million loan with a Bermuda bank.  In March 2002, we informed the Bermuda bank that we did not intend to re-open this project due to large projected operating losses and instead intended to sell the project to an identified buyer.  This resulted in a default of the loan.  On March 27, 2002, the Bermuda bank exercised its rights under Bermuda law and put the project in “receivership,” which gives the bank the right to negotiate directly with this buyer as well as other potential buyers.  On June 13, 2002 the Bermuda Bank filed a lawsuit against us in Bermuda for $6.1 million plus other costs related to a guarantee agreement for a promissory note on the Destination Villages Daniel’s Head project in Bermuda.  We believe we were in full compliance with the guarantee and intend to vigorously defend the lawsuit.  On June 3, 2003, trial of this matter commenced in Bermuda.  On June 6, 2003, the trial was temporarily suspended due to illness of counsel.  The matter is currently expected to be reset by the court for November 2003.

 

On or about February 13, 2001, Lewis P. Geyser filed a lawsuit against Excel Legacy in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Anacapa Division, Case No. 01038577.  The suit arose out of an Operating Agreement for Destination Villages, LLC, an entity which is owned jointly by Excel Legacy and Mr. Geyser, under which Destination Villages, LLC would develop certain eco-tourism resorts.  The complaint included causes of action for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and negligent misrepresentation.  The lawsuit included a prayer for compensatory and punitive damages.  Excel Legacy had also filed a cross-complaint against Mr. Geyser for breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and other related claims.

 

The trial of this matter began February 26, 2002 and concluded on March 19, 2002.  The trial judge dismissed both the complaint and cross-complaint, and granted nothing to Mr. Geyser under any of his allegations.  On June 5, 2002, Mr. Geyser filed an appeal and Excel Legacy subsequently filed a cross-appeal against Mr. Geyser.  On May 12, 2003, the appellate court reversed the judgment of dismissal on the complaint and cross-complaint and remanded the case for retrial.  The court has not yet set a date for the retrial of the matter.  We believe that our

 

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positions have merit and intend to vigorously defend against Mr. Geyser’s claims and pursue our counterclaims.

 

Other

In April 2002, we entered into five Interest Rate Swap Agreements with Fleet Bank that are accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and sold them in October 2002.  The combined notional amount was approximately $161 million and the maturities ranged from 2009 to 2010.  We paid monthly interest of LIBOR plus 3.08% to 3.77% and Fleet Bank assumed our fixed rates of 8.18% to 9.00%.  These swaps hedged the fair value of fixed-rate debt.  In October 2002, we sold the five swaps back to the counter party for $13.8 million and will amortize the gain over the fixed-rate debt’s remaining life through 2009 to 2010.

 

In July 2002, we entered into four Interest Rate Cap Agreements with Wells Fargo Bank and Fleet Bank that are also accounted for under SFAS No. 133.  The combined notional amount is $152.0 million and the maturities range from 2009 to 2010.  The agreements cap our variable rate risk on one month LIBOR interest at 7%.

 

Inflation

Because a substantial number of our leases contain provisions for rent increases based on changes in various consumer price indices, based on fixed rate increases, or based on percentage rent if tenant sales exceed certain base amounts, we do not expect inflation to have a material impact on future net income or cash flow from developed and operating properties.  In addition, substantially all retail leases are triple net, which means specific operating expenses and property taxes are passed through to the tenant.

 

ITEM 3 - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Market risks relating to our operations result primarily from changes in short-term LIBOR interest rates.  We do not have any significant foreign exchange or other material market risk.

 

Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our variable interest rate debt.  We enter into variable rate debt obligations to support general corporate purposes, including acquisitions, capital expenditures and working capital needs.  We continuously evaluate our level of variable rate debt with respect to total debt and other factors, including our assessment of the current and future economic environment.

 

We had $228.7 million in variable rate debt outstanding at June 30, 2003.  Based upon these year-end debt levels, a hypothetical increase in interest rates by 100 basis points would increase interest expense by approximately $2.3 million on an annual basis, and likewise decrease our earnings and cash flows.  We cannot predict market fluctuations in interest rates and their impact on our variable rate debt, nor can there be any assurance that fixed rate long-term debt will be available to us at favorable rates, if at all.  Consequently, future results may differ materially from the estimated adverse changes discussed above.

 

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In July 2002, in order to mitigate our variable interest rate exposure, we acquired four interest rate caps, which hedge our exposure on $152 million of variable rate debt.  The hedges limit our exposure to the one-month LIBOR index associated with certain of our outstanding debt at 7%.  To the extent the one-month LIBOR index exceeds 7%, the counter parties on the hedges will pay us the difference between the actual index and 7%.

 

The following table presents the scheduled principal payments on notes receivable and the scheduled principal payments on mortgages payable over the next five years and thereafter.  The table also includes the average interest rates of the financial instruments during each respective year and the fair value of the notes receivable and mortgages payable.  We determine the fair value of financial instruments through the use of discounted cash flows analysis using current interest rates for notes receivable with terms and credit characteristics similar to our existing portfolio and borrowings under terms similar to our existing mortgages payable.

 

 

 

Expected Maturity Date|
(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

2003

 

2004

 

2005

 

2006

 

2007

 

Thereafter

 

Total

 

Fair
Value

 

Notes receivable, including notes from affiliates

 

$

45,992

 

$

12,975

 

 

 

 

 

$

58,967

 

$

58,967

 

Average interest rate

 

12

%

14

%

 

 

 

 

12

%

 

 

Mortgages and notes payable

 

$

10,959

 

$

250,809

 

$

26,640

 

$

33,011

 

$

3,343

 

$

226,194

 

$

550,956

 

$

565,569

 

Average interest rate

 

6

%

3

%

7

%

4

%

8

%

7

%

5

%

 

 

 

 

ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

As of June 30, 2003, the end of the quarter covered by this report, under the supervision and with the participation of certain management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures.  Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

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There have been no significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

In July 2003, a lawsuit was filed by four members of our Board of Directors elected by holders of the Series A Preferred Stock against a director elected by Warburg, Pincus Equity Partners, L.P., a significant holder of the Series B Preferred Stock.  The lawsuit seeks a declaration that the plaintiff directors are not required to vote with respect to a proposed redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock in a manner that would be detrimental to the interests of holders of Series A Preferred Stock and are entitled to vote in a manner that reflects and supports those interests rather than prefer the interests of other classes of Price Legacy’s equity securities.  The plaintiff directors also seek a declaration that their ownership of shares of Series A Preferred Stock does not disqualify them from considering, voting or otherwise acting on matters affecting the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, including the redemption of that stock.  Price Legacy is not a party to the lawsuit.

 

On or about February 13, 2001, Lewis P. Geyser filed a lawsuit against Excel Legacy in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Anacapa Division, Case No. 01038577.  The suit arose out of an Operating Agreement for Destination Villages, LLC, an entity which is owned jointly by Excel Legacy and Mr. Geyser, under which Destination Villages, LLC would develop certain eco-tourism resorts.  The complaint included causes of action for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and negligent misrepresentation.  The lawsuit included a prayer for compensatory and punitive damages.  Excel Legacy had also filed a cross-complaint against Mr. Geyser for breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and other related claims.

 

The trial of this matter began February 26, 2002 and concluded on March 19, 2002.  The trial judge dismissed both the complaint and cross-complaint, and granted nothing to Mr. Geyser under any of his allegations.  On June 5, 2002, Mr. Geyser filed an appeal and Excel Legacy subsequently filed a cross-appeal against Mr. Geyser.  On May 12, 2003, the appellate court reversed the judgment of dismissal on the complaint and cross-complaint and remanded the case for retrial.  The court has not yet set a date for the retrial of the matter.  We believe that our positions have merit and intend to vigorously defend against Mr. Geyser’s claims and pursue our counterclaims.

 

On June 13, 2002, the Bank of NT Butterfield & Sons Limited filed a lawsuit against Price Legacy and Excel Legacy in Bermuda for $6.1 million plus other costs related to a guarantee agreement for a promissory note on the Destination Villages Daniel’s Head project in Bermuda.  The bank claims that Excel Legacy did not provide sufficient capital for the project to be completed which was required in the guarantee agreement.  The bank has currently appointed a receiver who is actively marketing the project for sale to third parties.  We believe we were in full compliance with the guarantee and intend to vigorously defend the lawsuit.  On June 3, 2003, 

 

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trial of this matter commenced in Bermuda.  On June 6, 2003,the trial was temporarily suspended due to illness of counsel.  The matter is currently expected to be reset by the court for November 2003.

 

We are not party to any other legal proceedings other than various claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business that, in the opinion of our management, are not individually or in the aggregate material to our business.

 

ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)              The following exhibits are included herein or incorporated by reference:

 

(31.1)                   Certifications Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(32.1)                   Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

(b)             Reports on Form 8-K

We filed a report on Form 8-K on May 20, 2003 reporting under Item 5 certain developments in an ongoing lawsuit involving Price Legacy.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

PRICE LEGACY CORPORATION

 

 

Registrant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  August 13, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Gary B. Sabin

 

 

 

Gary B. Sabin

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  August 13, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ James Nakagawa

 

 

 

James Y. Nakagawa

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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