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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

ý

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004

 

 

OR

 

 

o

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

 

For the transition period from                           to                          .

 

Commission File Number: 1-9044

 

DUKE REALTY CORPORATION

 

State of Incorporation:

 

IRS Employer Identification Number:

Indiana

 

35-1740409

 

600 East 96th Street, Suite 100

Indianapolis, Indiana  46240

 

Telephone:  (317) 808-6000

(Address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of principal
executive offices)

 

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 Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act).

 

Yes   ý   No    o

 

The number of Common Shares outstanding as of April 30, 2004 was 142,070,859 ($.01 par value).

 

 



 

DUKE REALTY CORPORATION

 

INDEX

 

Part I - Financial Information

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
March 31, 2004 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity
(Unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Independent Accountants’ Review Report

 

 

 

 

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 2.

Changes in Securities

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

 



 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

March 31,
2004

 

December 31,
2003

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate investments:

 

 

 

 

 

Land and improvements

 

$

652,791

 

$

641,544

 

Buildings and tenant improvements

 

4,534,277

 

4,452,624

 

Construction in progress

 

60,543

 

119,441

 

Investments in unconsolidated companies

 

292,962

 

295,837

 

Land held for development

 

302,455

 

314,996

 

 

 

5,843,028

 

5,824,442

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(709,921

)

(677,357

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net real estate investments

 

5,133,107

 

5,147,085

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

11,899

 

12,632

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,881 and $2,430

 

16,431

 

16,215

 

Straight-line rent receivable, net of allowance of $1,240 and $1,240

 

75,969

 

71,049

 

Receivables on construction contracts, including retentions

 

42,922

 

44,905

 

Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $8,693 and $10,703

 

16,313

 

13,421

 

Deferred leasing and other costs, net of accumulated amortization of $73,361 and $67,317

 

165,040

 

158,562

 

Escrow deposits and other assets

 

164,783

 

97,380

 

 

 

$

5,626,464

 

$

5,561,249

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indebtedness:

 

 

 

 

 

Secured debt

 

$

206,849

 

$

208,649

 

Unsecured notes

 

1,965,821

 

1,775,887

 

Unsecured lines of credit

 

230,000

 

351,000

 

 

 

2,402,670

 

2,335,536

 

Construction payables and amounts due subcontractors, including retentions

 

55,854

 

60,789

 

Accounts payable

 

1,275

 

2,268

 

Accrued expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate taxes

 

59,886

 

52,958

 

Interest

 

24,670

 

33,259

 

Other

 

36,668

 

51,808

 

Other liabilities

 

102,833

 

107,113

 

Tenant security deposits and prepaid rents

 

43,849

 

37,975

 

Total liabilities

 

2,727,705

 

2,681,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest

 

205,808

 

212,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares ($.01 par value); 5,000 shares authorized; 1,565 and
1,898 shares issued and outstanding

 

457,250

 

540,508

 

Common shares ($.01 par value); 250,000 shares authorized;
141,993 and 136,594 shares issued and outstanding

 

1,420

 

1,366

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

2,519,714

 

2,379,817

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(118

)

 

Distributions in excess of net income

 

(285,315

)

(254,942

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

2,692,951

 

2,666,749

 

 

 

$

5,626,464

 

$

5,561,249

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the three months ended March 31,

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

RENTAL OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income from continuing operations

 

$

186,825

 

$

176,341

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies

 

4,525

 

4,269

 

 

 

191,350

 

180,610

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Rental expenses

 

40,306

 

39,593

 

Real estate taxes

 

21,518

 

19,991

 

Interest expense

 

33,222

 

31,952

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

52,318

 

46,610

 

 

 

147,364

 

138,146

 

Earnings from continuing rental operations

 

43,986

 

42,464

 

SERVICE OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

General contractor gross revenue

 

82,723

 

50,142

 

General contractor costs

 

(76,036

)

(44,880

)

Net general contractor revenue

 

6,687

 

5,262

 

Property management, maintenance and leasing fees

 

3,935

 

4,094

 

Construction management and development activity income

 

579

 

(193

)

Other income

 

234

 

259

 

Total revenue

 

11,435

 

9,422

 

Operating expenses

 

9,393

 

7,369

 

Total earnings from service operations

 

2,042

 

2,053

 

General and administrative expense

 

(8,323

)

(6,268

)

Operating income

 

37,705

 

38,249

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

1,508

 

981

 

Earnings from sale of land and ownership interests in unconsolidated companies, net of impairment adjustment

 

4,629

 

9,418

 

Other revenue (expense)

 

(3

)

(550

)

Other minority interest in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(307

)

(23

)

Minority interest in earnings of common unitholders

 

(2,977

)

(3,762

)

Minority interest in earnings of preferred unitholders

 

 

(1,402

)

Income from continuing operations

 

40,555

 

42,911

 

Discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of minority interest

 

(95

)

1,211

 

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of minority interest

 

3,640

 

2,107

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

3,545

 

3,318

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

44,100

 

46,229

 

Dividends on preferred shares

 

(7,600

)

(8,752

)

Adjustments for redemption of preferred stock

 

(3,614

)

 

Net income available for common shareholders

 

$

32,886

 

$

37,477

 

Basic net income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

.21

 

$

.26

 

Discontinued operations

 

.03

 

.02

 

Total

 

$

.24

 

$

.28

 

Diluted net income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

.21

 

$

.26

 

Discontinued operations

 

.02

 

.02

 

Total

 

$

.23

 

$

.28

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

138,398

 

135,170

 

Weighted average number of common and dilutive potential common shares

 

156,913

 

150,627

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the three months ended March 31

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

44,100

 

$

46,229

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of buildings and tenant improvements

 

43,012

 

41,771

 

Amortization of deferred leasing and other costs

 

9,385

 

5,901

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

1,067

 

999

 

Minority interest in earnings

 

3,644

 

5,550

 

Straight-line rent adjustment

 

(5,892

)

(4,574

)

Earnings from land and depreciated property sales

 

(8,638

)

(11,756

)

Build-for-sale operations, net

 

(2,672

)

(15,257

)

Construction contracts, net

 

(2,689

)

(8,491

)

Other accrued revenues and expenses, net

 

(15,801

)

(7,898

)

Operating distributions received in excess of equity in earnings from unconsolidated companies

 

3,399

 

6,408

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

68,915

 

58,882

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Development of real estate investments

 

(22,114

)

(28,995

)

Acquisition of real estate investments

 

(9,606

)

(34,602

)

Acquisition of land held for development and infrastructure costs

 

 

(7,120

)

Recurring tenant improvements

 

(14,244

)

(8,258

)

Recurring leasing costs

 

(6,652

)

(4,901

)

Recurring building improvements

 

(4,555

)

(2,625

)

Other deferred leasing costs

 

(5,426

)

(6,078

)

Other deferred costs and other assets

 

(4,447

)

1,447

 

Exercise of purchase option on ground lease

 

 

(12,042

)

Tax deferred exchange escrow, net

 

(1,334

)

(8,207

)

Proceeds from land and depreciated property sales, net

 

29,405

 

51,368

 

Investment in secured mortgage loan

 

(65,000

)

 

Advances to unconsolidated companies

 

(701

)

(1,313

)

Net cash used by investing activities

 

(104,674

)

(61,326

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net

 

8,534

 

2,830

 

Proceeds from issuance of preferred shares, net

 

144,975

 

 

Payments for redemption of preferred stock

 

(102,621

)

(20

)

Redemption of warrants

 

(2,881

)

 

Proceeds from unsecured debt issuance

 

125,000

 

175,000

 

Proceeds from term loan

 

65,000

 

 

 

Proceeds from debt refinancing

 

 

38,340

 

Payments on secured indebtedness including principal amortization

 

(1,707

)

(61,706

)

Repayments on lines of credit, net

 

(121,000

)

(75,095

)

Distributions to common shareholders

 

(63,259

)

(61,502

)

Distributions to preferred shareholders

 

(6,381

)

(8,752

)

Distributions to preferred unitholders

 

 

(1,402

)

Distributions to minority interest

 

(6,671

)

(7,453

)

Deferred financing costs

 

(3,963

)

(2,701

)

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

 

35,026

 

(2,461

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(733

)

(4,905

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

12,632

 

17,414

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

11,899

 

$

12,509

 

Other non-cash items:

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion of Limited Partner Units to common shares

 

$

4,358

 

$

2,927

 

Conversion of series D Preferred Shares to common shares

 

$

130,665

 

$

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity

For the three months ended March 31, 2004

(in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Preferred
Stock

 

Common
Stock

 

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

 

Distributions
in Excess of
Net Income

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2003

 

$

540,508

 

$

1,366

 

$

2,379,817

 

$

 

$

(254,942

)

$

2,666,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,100

 

44,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to preferred shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,600

)

(7,600

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment for carrying value of preferred stock redemption

 

 

 

 

 

3,614

 

 

 

(3,614

)

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains (losses) on derivative instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(118

)

 

 

(118

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income available for common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common shares

 

 

 

4

 

8,570

 

 

 

 

 

8,574

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of preferred shares

 

150,000

 

 

 

(5,025

)

 

 

 

 

144,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of minority interest

 

 

 

1

 

4,357

 

 

 

 

 

4,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption of Series D Preferred Shares

 

(2,593

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,593

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion of Series D Preferred Shares

 

(130,665

)

49

 

130,616

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption of Series E Preferred Shares

 

(100,000

)

 

 

(28

)

 

 

 

 

(100,028

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption of Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

(2,881

)

 

 

 

 

(2,881

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax benefits from employee stock plans

 

 

 

 

 

573

 

 

 

 

 

573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FASB 123 compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to common shareholders ($.46 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(63,259

)

(63,259

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2004

 

$

457,250

 

$

1,420

 

$

2,519,714

 

($118

)

$

(285,315

)

$

2,692,951

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1.                                      Financial Statements

 

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by Duke Realty Corporation (the “Company”) without audit (except for the Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2003). The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

 

The Company

 

The Company’s rental operations are conducted through Duke Realty Limited Partnership (“DRLP”). Approximately 91.0% of the common partnership interests of DRLP (“Units”) were owned by the Company at March 31, 2004. The remaining Units in DRLP are redeemable for shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company conducts Service Operations through Duke Realty Services Limited Partnership (“DRSLP”), in which the Company is the sole general partner. The Company also conducts Service Operations through Duke Construction Limited Partnership (“DCLP”), which is effectively 100% owned by DRLP. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries.

 

2.                                      Line of Credit

 

The Company has one unsecured line of credit available at March 31, 2004, described as follows (in thousands):

 

Description

 

Borrowing
Capacity

 

Maturity
Date

 

Interest
Rate

 

Outstanding
at March 31, 2004

 

Unsecured Line of Credit

 

$

500,000

 

January 2007

 

LIBOR + .60%

 

$

230,000

 

 

The line of credit is used to fund development activities, acquire additional rental properties and provide working capital.

 

The line of credit provides the Company with an option to obtain borrowings from the financial institutions that participate at rates lower than the stated interest rate, subject to certain restrictions. Amounts outstanding on the unsecured line of credit at March 31, 2004, range from LIBOR + .30% to .60% (1.39% to 1.70%% at March 31, 2004).

 

The line of credit also contains financial covenants that require the Company to meet defined levels of performance.  As of March 31, 2004, the Company is in compliance with all covenants and expects to remain in compliance for the foreseeable future.

 

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3.                                      Related Party Transactions

 

The Company provides property management, leasing, construction, and other tenant related services to properties in which certain executives have ownership interests. The Company received fees totaling approximately $172,000 and $364,000 for services provided to these properties for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The fees charged by the Company for such services are equivalent to those charged to third-party owners for similar services.

 

The Company provides property management, leasing, construction and other tenant related services to unconsolidated companies in which the Company has an equity interest. For the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, the Company received management fees of $1.2 million and $1.2 million, leasing fees of $815,000 and $327,000 and construction and development fees of $501,000 and $231,000 from these unconsolidated companies. These fees were recorded at market rates and the Company eliminates its ownership percentage of these fees in the consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company has other related party transactions that are insignificant and are at terms that management considers to be at arm’s-length and equal to those negotiated with independent parties.

 

4.                                      Net Income Per Common Share

 

Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income available for common shares by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income  per common share is computed by dividing the sum of net income available for common shareholders and the minority interest in earnings allocable to Units not owned by the Company, by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares and minority Units outstanding, including any dilutive potential common shares for the  period.

 

The following table reconciles the components of basic and diluted net income per common share for the three months ended March 31 (in thousands):

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Basic net income available for common shares

 

$

32,886

 

$

37,477

 

Minority interest in earnings of common unitholders

 

3,336

 

4,125

 

Diluted net income available for common shares and potential common shares

 

$

36,222

 

$

41,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

138,398

 

135,170

 

Weighted average partnership units outstanding

 

14,046

 

14,802

 

Weighted average conversion of Series D preferred shares (1)

 

3,510

 

 

Dilutive shares for stock based compensation plan

 

959

 

655

 

Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares

 

156,913

 

150,627

 

 


(1) The Company called for the redemption of the Series D shares as of March 16, 2004.  Prior to the redemption date, nearly 5.3 million Series D shares were converted into 4.9 million common shares.  The converted shares are assumed to have been outstanding for the entire period and are assumed to be dilutive for the calculation of diluted EPS.

 

5.                                      Segment Reporting

 

The Company is engaged in four operating segments: the ownership and rental of office, industrial and retail real estate investments (collectively, “Rental Operations”), and the providing of various real estate services such as property management, maintenance, leasing, development and construction management to third-party property owners (“Service Operations”). The Company’s reportable segments offer different products or services and are managed separately because each requires different operating strategies and management expertise. There are no material intersegment sales or transfers.

 

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Non-segment revenue consists mainly of equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies. Non-segment assets consist of corporate assets including cash, deferred financing costs and investments in unconsolidated companies. Interest expense and other non-property specific revenues and expenses are not allocated to individual segments in determining the Company’s performance measure.

 

The Company assesses and measures segment operating results based upon an industry performance measure referred to as Funds From Operations (“FFO”), which management believes is a useful indicator of the Company’s operating performance. Funds From Operations is used by industry analysts and investors as a supplemental operating performance measure of an equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”). FFO is calculated in accordance with the definition that was adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). FFO, as defined by NAREIT, represents net income (loss) determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), excluding extraordinary items as defined under GAAP and gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, plus certain non-cash items such as real estate asset depreciation and amortization, and after adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.

 

The revenues and FFO for each of the reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, and the assets for each of the reportable segments as of March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

Rental Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Office

 

$

112,299

 

$

106,030

 

Industrial

 

71,419

 

67,080

 

Retail

 

1,748

 

2,084

 

Service Operations

 

11,435

 

9,422

 

Total Segment Revenues

 

196,901

 

184,753

 

Non-Segment Revenue

 

5,884

 

5,416

 

Consolidated Revenue from continuing operations

 

202,785

 

190,032

 

Discontinued Operations

 

277

 

4,905

 

Consolidated Revenue

 

$

203,062

 

$

194,937

 

Funds From Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Rental Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Office

 

$

71,160

 

$

67,840

 

Industrial

 

52,077

 

47,950

 

Retail

 

1,368

 

1,597

 

Services Operations

 

2,042

 

2,053

 

Total Segment FFO

 

126,647

 

119,440

 

Non-Segment FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(33,222

)

(31,952

)

Interest income

 

1,508

 

981

 

General and administrative expense

 

(8,323

)

(6,268

)

Gain on land sales

 

4,629

 

3,143

 

Other income (expenses)

 

394

 

(1,279

)

Minority interest in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(307

)

(23

)

Minority interest in earnings of common unitholders

 

(2,977

)

(3,762

)

Minority interest in earnings of preferred unitholders

 

 

(1,402

)

Minority interest share of FFO adjustments

 

(4,881

)

(4,349

)

Joint venture FFO

 

9,112

 

9,371

 

Dividends on preferred shares

 

(7,600

)

(8,752

)

Adjustment for redemption of preferred stock

 

(3,614

)

 

Discontinued operations, net of minority interest

 

(385

)

2,042

 

Consolidated FFO

 

80,981

 

77,190

 

Depreciation and amortization on continuing operations

 

(52,318

)

(46,610

)

Depreciation and amortization on discontinued operations

 

(79

)

(1,062

)

Share of joint venture adjustments

 

(4,588

)

(5,003

)

Earnings from depreciated property sales on continuing operations

 

 

6,259

 

Earnings from depreciated property sales on discontinued operations

 

4,009

 

2,354

 

Minority interest share of FFO adjustments

 

4,881

 

4,349

 

Net income available for common shareholders

 

$

32,886

 

$

37,477

 

 

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March 31,
2004

 

December 31,
2003

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Rental Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Office

 

$

2,953,489

 

$

2,884,834

 

Industrial

 

2,168,533

 

2,177,483

 

Retail

 

49,216

 

47,293

 

Service Operations

 

109,097

 

111,318

 

Total Segment Assets

 

5,280,335

 

5,220,928

 

Non-Segment Assets

 

346,129

 

340,321

 

Consolidated Assets

 

$

5,626,464

 

$

5,561,249

 

 

In addition to revenues and FFO, the Company also reviews its recurring capital expenditures in measuring the performance of its individual segments. These recurring capital expenditures consist of tenant improvements, leasing commissions and building improvements. These expenditures are reviewed by the Company to determine the costs associated with re-leasing vacant space. The Company’s recurring capital expenditures by segment are summarized as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively  (in thousands):

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring Capital Expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

Office

 

$

15,062

 

$

7,396

 

Industrial

 

10,371

 

8,295

 

Retail

 

18

 

93

 

Total

 

$

25,451

 

$

15,784

 

 

6.                                      Real Estate Investments

 

The Company adopted SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets (“SFAS 144”), on January 1, 2002. SFAS 144 requires the Company to report in discontinued operations the results of operations of a property which has either been disposed or is classified as held-for-sale, unless certain conditions are met.

 

The Company has classified operations of forty-seven buildings as discontinued operations in accordance with SFAS 144. These forty-seven buildings consist of thirty-seven industrial, seven office and three retail properties. As a result, the Company classified net income (loss), net of minority interest, of ($95,000) and $1.2 million as net income (loss) from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. In addition, four of the properties classified in discontinued operations were sold during the first three months of 2004 and five properties were sold during the first three months of 2003; therefore, the gains on disposal of these properties, net of minority interest, of $3.6 million and $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, are also reported in discontinued operations. The remaining thirty-eight properties consist of thirty-seven properties sold during the last nine months of 2003 and one operating property is classified as held-for-sale at March 31, 2004.

 

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The following table illustrates the major classes of assets and operations affected by the 47 buildings identified as discontinued operations at March 31, 2004 (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31,
2004

 

March 31,
2003

 

Balance Sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate investments, net

 

$

6,962

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

348

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

7,310

 

 

 

Accrued Expenses

 

$

4

 

 

 

Other Liabilities

 

78

 

 

 

Equity

 

7,228

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

 

$

7,310

 

 

 

Statement of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

277

 

$

4,905

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

 

178

 

1,639

 

Interest

 

125

 

867

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

79

 

1,062

 

General and Administrative

 

0

 

5

 

Operating Income

 

(105

)

1,332

 

Other Income

 

0

 

11

 

Minority interest expense - operating and other income

 

10

 

(132

)

Income from discontinued operations, before gain on sale

 

(95

)

1,211

 

Gain on sale of property, net of impairment adjustment

 

4,009

 

2,338

 

Minority interest expense – gain on sales

 

(369

)

(231

)

Income from discontinued operations

 

$

3,545

 

$

3,318

 

 

The Company allocates interest expense to discontinued operations as permitted under EITF 87-24, “Allocation of Interest to Discontinued Operations,” and has included such interest expense in computing net income from discontinued operations. Interest expense allocable to discontinued operations includes interest on the debt for the secured properties and an allocable share of the Company’s consolidated unsecured interest expense for unencumbered properties. The allocation of unsecured interest expense to discontinued operations was based upon the Gross Book Value of the discontinued operations unencumbered population as it related to the Company’s entire unencumbered population.

 

At March 31, 2004, the Company had five office, one industrial and one retail properties comprising approximately 742,000 square feet classified as held-for-sale. With the exception of three office and one retail properties mentioned above, each of these properties was under development on that date and had no operations. Net operating income (defined as total property revenues, less property expenses, which include real estate taxes, repairs and maintenance, property management, utilities, insurance and other expenses) of the properties held-for-sale for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 was approximately $444,000, and $227,000, respectively. The net book value of the properties held-for-sale at March 31, 2004, was approximately $54.4 million. There can be no assurance that such properties held for sale will be sold.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company recorded $100,000 and $420,000, respectively of impairment adjustments for two land parcels that were held-for-sale. These adjustments reflect the write-down of the carrying value of the properties to their projected sales price, less selling expenses, once it became probable that the properties would be sold.  The March 31, 2003 property was later sold in 2003 and the March 31, 2004 property is scheduled to be sold in the second quarter of 2004.

 

7.                                      Shareholders’ Equity

 

The Company periodically accesses the public equity markets to fund the development and acquisition of additional rental properties or to pay down debt. The proceeds of these offerings are contributed to DRLP in exchange for an additional interest in DRLP.

 

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The following series of preferred stock are outstanding as of March 31, 2004 (in thousands, except percentages):

 

Description

 

Shares
Outstanding

 

Dividend
Rate

 

Initial Optional
Redemption
Date

 

Liquidation
Preference

 

Convertible

 

Series B Preferred

 

265

 

7.99

%

March 31, 2007

 

$

132,250

 

No

 

Series I Preferred

 

300

 

8.45

%

February 6, 2006

 

$

75,000

 

No

 

Series J Preferred

 

400

 

6.625

%

August 25, 2008

 

$

100,000

 

No

 

Series K Preferred

 

600

 

6.50

%

February 13, 2009

 

$

150,000

 

No

 

 

All series of preferred shares require cumulative distributions and have no stated maturity date (although the Company may redeem them on or following their initial optional redemption dates).

 

The Series B, Series I, Series J and Series K Preferred Stock may be redeemed only at the Company’s option, in whole or in part.

 

The dividend rate on the Series B Preferred shares increases to 9.99% after September 12, 2012.

 

The Company redeemed its $100.0 million Series E Preferred Shares on January 20, 2004, at par value.

 

The Company called for the redemption of its Series D Convertible Preferred Shares as of March 16, 2004.  Prior to the redemption date, 5,242,635 Series D Convertible Preferred Shares were converted into 4,911,143 Common Shares.  The remaining 103,695 Series D Convertible Preferred Shares outstanding on March 16, 2004 were redeemed.

 

The Company issued $150 million of Series K Preferred Stock on February 13, 2004, at a dividend rate of 6.50%.

 

8.                                      Other Matters

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain 2003 balances have been reclassified to conform to the 2004 presentation.

 

9.                                      Financial Instruments

 

The Company is exposed to capital market risk, such as changes in interest rates.  In order to manage the volatility relating to interest rate risk, the Company may enter into interest rate hedging arrangements from time to time. The Company does not utilize derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The Company accounts for derivative instruments under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” as amended (“SFAS 133”).

 

During the first quarter of 2004, the Company funded a $65 million note receivable secured by a first mortgage on a portfolio of office properties owned by a third party located in Atlanta, Georgia.  The note receivable has a maximum two-year term with an interest rate of 5.5% for the first 6 months and 6.5% thereafter. In order to fund the note receivable, the Company borrowed $65 million under a variable interest rate term loan.  The interest rate on the loan is LIBOR + 75 basis points with a maturity date of January 2005 and two six month renewal options.  To hedge its variable interest rate risk on the loan, the Company entered into two interest rate swaps totaling $65 million that effectively fixed the rate through maturity.  The hedge accounting rules are being used for the swaps, which allows for the change in market value of the swaps to be recorded through Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) in equity versus the Statement of Operations.  As of March 31, 2004, the Company was in a liability position of $118,000, which is reflected in other liabilities and OCI on the balance sheet.  As a lender, the Company is subject to customary non-payment and default risk with respect to this secured loan.

 

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In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150 Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity (“SFAS 150”). SFAS 150 establishes standards for classifying and measuring as liabilities certain financial instruments that embody obligations of the issuer and have characteristics of both liabilities and equity. SFAS 150 is effective for all financial instruments created or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective July 1, 2003. The Company includes the operations of one joint venture in its consolidated financial statements at March 31, 2004. This joint venture is partially owned by unaffiliated parties that have noncontrolling interests. SFAS 150 requires the disclosure of the estimated settlement value of these noncontrolling interests. In the quarter ended March 31, 2004, the Company acquired its partner’s minority interest in four other joint ventures. As of March 31, 2004, the estimated settlement value of the noncontrolling interest in the remaining consolidated joint venture was approximately $944,000 as compared to the minority interest liability recorded on the Company’s books for this joint venture of ($121,000).

 

10.                               Stock Based Compensation

 

For all issuances prior to 2002, the Company applies the recognition and measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations in accounting for its stock based compensation. Effective January 1, 2002, the Company prospectively adopted the fair value recognition provisions of FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to all awards granted after January 1, 2002.

 

The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the fair value method had been applied to all outstanding and unvested awards in each period.

 

 

 

Three Months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Net income, as reported

 

$

32,886

 

$

37,477

 

Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in net income determined under fair value method

 

101

 

10

 

Deduct: Total stock based compensation expense determined under fair value method for all awards

 

(220

)

(185

)

Proforma Net Income

 

$

32,767

 

$

37,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income per share

As reported

 

$

.24

 

$

.28

 

 

Pro forma

 

$

.24

 

$

.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net income per share

As reported

 

$

.23

 

$

.28

 

 

Pro forma

 

$

.23

 

$

.28

 

 

11.                               Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“Interpretation 46”), which addresses the consolidation of certain entities in which a company has a controlling financial interest through means other than voting rights. This interpretation was revised in December 2003.  For calendar year companies, Interpretation 46 contains an effective date of December 31, 2003 for special purpose entities and periods ending after March 15, 2004 for all other entities. The Company does not own interests in any special purpose entities.  The Company determined that its investments in variable interest entities in which the Company has the majority variable interest have been consolidated in previously issued financial statements under previous accounting guidance and there are no other interests in variable interest entities other than those that have been consolidated previously.  The Company’s adoption of this interpretation did not have an impact on its financial statements.

 

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12.                               Subsequent Events

 

Declaration of Dividends

 

The Company’s Board of Directors declared the following dividends at its April 28, 2004 regularly scheduled Board meeting:

 

Class

 

Quarterly
Amount/Share

 

Record Date

 

Payment Date

 

Common

 

$

0.46

 

May 14, 2004

 

May 28, 2004

 

Preferred (per depositary share):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series B

 

$

0.99875

 

June 16, 2004

 

June 30, 2004

 

Series I

 

$

0.52813

 

June 16, 2004

 

June 30, 2004

 

Series J

 

$

0.41406

 

May 14, 2004

 

May 28, 2004

 

Series K*

 

$

0.48750

 

May 14, 2004

 

May 28, 2004

 

 

*      This first dividend for the series K preferred shares applies from the issue date of February 17, 2004 through May 31, 2004.  In the future, the normal quarterly dividend payment is expected to be $0.40625 per share.

 

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The Board of Directors

Duke Realty Corporation:

 

We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of Duke Realty Corporation and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2004, the related condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, the related condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related condensed consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2004. These condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

 

We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

 

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

We have previously audited, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, the consolidated balance sheet of Duke Realty Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated January 28, 2004, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2003 is fairly presented, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

 

 

KPMG LLP

Indianapolis, Indiana

May 3, 2004

 

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

 

Certain statements in this quarterly report, including those related to the Company’s future operations, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to differ materially from any predictions of future results, performance or achievements that we express or imply in this report. Some of the risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may affect future results include, among others:

 

                  General economic and business conditions;

                  The Company’s continued qualification as a real estate investment trust;

                  Competition for tenants and decrease in property occupancy;

                  Potential increases in real estate construction costs;

                  Potential changes in interest rates;

                  Continuing ability to favorably raise debt and equity in the capital markets; and

                  Other risks inherent in the real estate business including tenant defaults, potential liability relating to environmental matters and liquidity of real estate investments.

 

This list of risks and uncertainties, however, is not intended to be exhaustive. The Company has on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a Current Report on Form 8K dated July 24, 2003, which contains additional risk factor information.

 

The words “believe,” “estimate,” “expect” and similar expressions or statements regarding future periods are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the plans, expectations and results expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements are reasonable, all forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain as they involve substantial risks and uncertainties beyond the Company’s control. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict the nature or assess the potential impact of each new factor on the Company’s business. Given these uncertainties, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of its forward-looking statements for events or circumstances that arise after the statement is made.

 

Business Overview

 

The Company is a self-administered and self managed real estate investment trust that began operations through a related entity in 1972. As of March 31, 2004, the Company:

 

                 Owned or controlled 899 industrial, office and retail properties (including properties under development), consisting of more than 109.7 million square feet located in 13 operating platforms; and

                 Owned or controlled more than 3,600 acres of land with an estimated future development potential of approximately 56 million square feet of industrial, office and retail properties.

 

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The Company provides the following services for its properties and for certain properties owned by third parties:

 

                 leasing;

                 management;

                 construction;

                 development; and

                 other tenant-related services.

 

The Company’s operating results depend primarily upon income from the Rental Operations of its properties. This rental income is substantially influenced by the supply and demand for the Company’s rental space. The Company’s continued growth is dependent upon its ability to maintain occupancy rates and increase rental rates of its in-service portfolio. The Company’s strategy for growth also includes developing and acquiring additional rental properties.

 

The following highlights the areas of Rental Operations that the Company considers critical for future revenue growth (all square footage totals and occupancy percentages reflect 100% of both wholly-owned properties and properties in joint ventures):

 

Same Property Performance: The Company tracks same property performance, which measures the performance of properties that were in-service for all reported portions of a two-year period by comparing the results of the second year with the results of the first year. For the three months ended March 31, 2004, net operating income from the same property portfolio decreased .1% from the same period in 2003.

 

Occupancy Analysis: As discussed above, the ability to maintain occupancy rates is a principal driver of the Company’s results of operations. The following table sets forth occupancy information regarding the Company’s in-service portfolio of rental properties as of March 31, 2004 and 2003 (square feet in thousands):

 

 

 

Total
Square Feet

 

Percent of
Total Square Feet

 

Percent Occupied

 

Type

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

Industrial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Centers

 

13,200

 

13,758

 

12.2

%

13.1

%

84.9

%

86.4

%

Bulk

 

66,850

 

66,077

 

62.1

%

62.7

%

91.3

%

88.5

%

Office

 

26,891

 

24,709

 

25.0

%

23.4

%

86.9

%

85.1

%

Retail

 

738

 

840

 

.7

%

.8

%

98.5

%

99.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

107,679

 

105,384

 

100.0

%

100.0

%

89.5

%

87.5

%

 

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Lease Expiration: The following table reflects the Company’s in-service portfolio lease expiration schedule as of March 31, 2004, by property type indicating square footage and annualized net effective rents under expiring leases (in thousands, except per square foot amounts):

 

 

 

Total
Portfolio

 

Industrial

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Year of
Expiration

 

Square
Feet

 

Ann. Rent
Revenue

 

Percent of
Revenue

 

Square
Feet

 

Ann. Rent
Revenue

 

Square
Feet

 

Ann. Rent
Revenue

 

Square
Feet

 

Ann. Rent
Revenue

 

2004

 

7,971

 

$

56,292

 

8

%

5,881

 

$

27,927

 

2,090

 

$

28,365

 

 

$

 

2005

 

12,769

 

88,375

 

13

%

10,043

 

49,354

 

2,690

 

38,521

 

36

 

500

 

2006

 

10,978

 

76,903

 

12

%

8,626

 

44,931

 

2,350

 

31,939

 

2

 

33

 

2007

 

12,173

 

78,648

 

12

%

9,577

 

44,703

 

2,571

 

33,668

 

25

 

277

 

2008

 

13,034

 

77,693

 

12

%

10,610

 

46,555

 

2,403

 

30,775

 

21

 

363

 

2009

 

10,324

 

68,068

 

10

%

7,806

 

34,921

 

2,498

 

32,759

 

20

 

388

 

2010

 

7,504

 

56,791

 

9

%

5,400

 

26,858

 

2,090

 

29,697

 

14

 

236

 

2011

 

4,248

 

35,144

 

5

%

2,856

 

13,790

 

1,376

 

21,109

 

16

 

245

 

2012

 

4,624

 

28,781

 

4

%

3,547

 

13,660

 

1,070

 

14,788

 

7

 

333

 

2013

 

3,974

 

41,576

 

6

%

1,726

 

8,122

 

2,185

 

32,539

 

63

 

915

 

2014 and Thereafter

 

8,715

 

58,775

 

9

%

6,133

 

24,739

 

2,058

 

30,500

 

524

 

3,536

 

Total Leased

 

96,314

 

$

667,046

 

100

%

72,205

 

$

335,560

 

23,381

 

$

324,660

 

728

 

$

6,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Portfolio Square Feet

 

107,679

 

 

 

 

 

80,049

 

 

 

26,891

 

 

 

739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent Occupied

 

89.4

%

 

 

 

 

90.2

%

 

 

86.9

%

 

 

98.5

%

 

 

 

Future Development: The Company expects to realize growth in earnings from Rental Operations through the development and acquisition of additional rental properties in its primary markets. Specifically, the Company has 2.1 million square feet of properties under development at March 31, 2004. These properties should provide future earnings through Service Operations income upon sale or from Rental Operations growth as they are placed in service.  A summary of the properties under development as of March 31, 2004, follows (in thousands, except percent leased and stabilized returns):

 

Anticipated
In-Service
Date

 

Square
Feet

 

Percent
Leased

 

Project
Costs

 

Estimated
Stabilized
Return

 

Held For Rental:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Quarter 2004

 

833

 

91

%

$

32,118

 

9.4

%

3rd Quarter 2004

 

727

 

76

%

27,563

 

9.7

%

4th Quarter 2004

 

193

 

100

%

6,479

 

9.9

%

Thereafter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,753

 

86

%

$

66,160

 

9.5

%

Build-to-Suit for Sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Quarter 2004

 

26

 

100

%

$

2,650

 

11.3

%

3rd Quarter 2004

 

227

 

100

%

23,719

 

9.6

%

4th Quarter 2004

 

35

 

100

%

3,404

 

14.2

%

Thereafter

 

21

 

100

%

2,291

 

10.5

%

 

 

309

 

100

%

$

32,064

 

10.3

%

Total

 

2,062

 

88

%

$

98,224

 

9.8

%

 

Lease Renewals: The Company renewed 73.1% of leases up for renewal in the three months ended March 31, 2004, totaling 3.0 million square feet on which it attained a 3.6% growth in net effective rents. This compares to renewals of 61.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2003, totaling 1.1 million square feet and a decrease in net effective rents of 1.5%.  In addition to the renewal increases the average term of renewals increased to 4.4 years from an average of 3.5 years for all of 2003.

 

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Funds From Operations

 

Funds From Operations (“FFO”) is used by industry analysts and investors as a supplemental operating  performance measure of an equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”). FFO is calculated in accordance with the definition that was adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). FFO, as defined by NAREIT, represents net income (loss) determined in Accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), excluding extraordinary items as defined under GAAP and gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, plus certain non-cash items such as real estate asset depreciation and amortization, and after adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.

 

Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves. Thus, NAREIT created FFO as a supplemental measure of REIT operating performance that excludes historical cost depreciation, among other items, from GAAP net income. Management believes that the use of FFO, combined with the required primary GAAP presentations, has improved the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and made comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. Management considers FFO to be a useful measure for reviewing comparative operating and financial performance (although FFO should be reviewed in conjunction with net income which remains the primary measure of performance) because by excluding gains or losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets and excluding real estate asset depreciation and amortization, FFO assists in comparing the operating performance of a company’s real estate between periods or as compared to different companies.

 

The following table summarizes the calculation of FFO for the three months ended March 31 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Net income available for common shareholders

 

$

32,886

 

$

37,477

 

Add back (deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

52,397

 

47,672

 

Share of joint venture adjustments

 

4,588

 

5,003

 

(Earnings) from depreciable property dispositions

 

(4,009

)

(8,613

)

Minority interest share of add-backs

 

(4,881

)

(4,349

)

Funds From Operations

 

$

80,981

 

$

77,190

 

 

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Results of Operations

 

A summary of the Company’s operating results and property statistics for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, is as follows (in thousands, except number of properties and per share amounts):

 

 

 

Three Months
Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Rental Operations revenue from continuing Operations

 

$

191,350

 

$

180,610

 

Service Operations revenues

 

11,435

 

9,422

 

Earnings from Rental Operations

 

43,986

 

42,464

 

Earnings from Service Operations

 

2,042

 

2,053

 

Operating income

 

37,705

 

38,249

 

Net income available for common shareholders

 

$

32,886

 

$

37,477

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

138,398

 

135,170

 

Weighted average common and dilutive potential common shares

 

156,913

 

150,627

 

Basic income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

.21

 

$

.26

 

Discontinued operations

 

$

.03

 

$

.02

 

Diluted income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

.21

 

$

.26

 

Discontinued operations

 

$

.02

 

$

.02

 

Number of in-service properties at end of period

 

887

 

908

 

In-service square footage at end of period

 

107,679

 

105,384

 

Under development square footage at end of period

 

2,061

 

3,545

 

 

Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 to Three Months Ended March 31, 2003

 

Rental Income from Continuing Operations

 

Overall, rental income from continuing operations increased from $176.3 million in 2003 to $186.8 million in 2004. The following table reconciles rental income by reportable segment to the Company’s total reported rental income from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 (in 000’s):

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Office

 

$

112,299

 

$

106,030

 

Industrial

 

71,419

 

67,080

 

Retail

 

1,748

 

2,084

 

Non-segment

 

1,359

 

1,147

 

Total

 

$

186,825

 

$

176,341

 

 

 

Although the Company’s three reportable segments comprising Rental Operations (office, industrial and retail) are all within the real estate industry, they are not necessarily affected by the same economic and industry conditions. The primary causes of the increase in rental income from continuing operations, with specific references to a particular segment when applicable, are summarized below:

 

                  The Company’s in-service occupancy increased to 89.5% at March 31, 2004, from 87.5% at March 31, 2003.  Bulk industrial continued to be the strongest performing product type, with the office/showroom still lagging behind in lease-up activity.  This trend is consistent with management’s expectations at this point of the economic recovery.

                  Straight-line rental income for the first quarter of 2004 totaled approximately $5.9 million compared to $4.6 million in 2003, which reflects the Company’s continued use of free rent concessions as an incentive to attract quality tenants in competitive markets primarily on office leases. The effect of these concessions is reflected in straight-line rental income over the life of the leases.

 

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                  During the last three quarters of 2003 and the first quarter of 2004 the Company acquired twelve new properties, placed ten development projects in-service and acquired an additional three properties through acquisitions of its joint venture partner’s interest. These acquisitions and developments are the primary factor in the overall $10.5 million increase in rental revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2004, compared to the same period in 2003. Ten of the twelve property acquisitions, four development projects and all of the joint venture acquisitions were office properties.  These office acquisitions and developments resulted in the $6.3 million increase in office rental income.  During 2003 and in the first quarter 2004, the Company acquired two and developed six industrial buildings.

                  Lease termination fees totaled $4.1 million for the first quarter 2004, compared to $9.3 million for the same period in 2003.  The office portfolio had termination fees of $3.4 million during the first quarter of 2004 compared to $8.2 million for the first quarter of 2003. In 2003, $5.9 million of the $8.2 million of termination fees was associated with a single office tenant.

 

Rental Expenses and Real Estate Taxes

 

The following table reconciles rental expenses and real estate taxes by reportable segment to the Company’s total reported amounts in the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 (in 000’s):

 

Rental Expenses:

 

2004

 

2003

 

Office

 

$

28,921

 

$

27,545

 

Industrial

 

10,961

 

11,160

 

Retail

 

239

 

338

 

Non-segment

 

180

 

550

 

Total

 

$

40,306

 

$

39,593

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Taxes:

 

2004

 

2003

 

Office

 

$

11,917

 

$

10,686

 

Industrial

 

8,382

 

8,066

 

Retail

 

134

 

149

 

Non-segment

 

1,085

 

1,090

 

Total

 

$

21,518

 

$

19,991

 

 

The overall rental expense increase is the result of the Company’s increased real estate assets associated with acquisitions and developments as noted above.  The increase in rental expenses associated with the acquisitions and developments for the three month period ended March 31, 2004 was somewhat offset by the decrease in snow removal and other weather related expenses that the Company experienced for the same period in 2003.

 

Interest Expense

 

The increase in interest expense from $32.0 million for the first quarter of 2003, to $33.2 million for the same period in 2004 was primarily attributable to an increase in the Company’s unsecured debt balance  (excluding the line of credit).  Since March 31, 2003 the Company’s had $265.0 million of net unsecured debt issuances.

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

Depreciation and amortization expense increased from $46.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2003 to $52.3 million for the same period in 2004.

 

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The following highlights the significant changes in depreciable and amortizable property:

 

                  The basis of the Company’s held for investment depreciable property portfolio increased by approximately $242.6 million from March 31, 2003 to March 31, 2004, primarily through developments placed in-service and acquisitions throughout 2003 and the first quarter of 2004.

                  The Company has incurred tenant improvement costs of $93.6 million since the first quarter of 2003.

                  The Company has also recorded lease commissions of $39.2 million since the first quarter of 2003.

                  For the quarter ended March 31, 2004, the Company recorded $3.1 million of amortization associated with intangible assets for leases acquired and in-place at the closing date of the acquisition.  These intangible assets are amortized over the remaining life of the leases (generally 3-5 years).

 

Service Operations

 

Service Operations primarily consist of leasing, management, construction and development services for joint venture properties and properties owned by third parties. Service Operations revenues increased from $9.4  million for the three months ended March 31, 2003, to $11.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004 as a result of the following significant fluctuations:

 

                  Revenue from work performed as general contractor for third party construction jobs increased from $50.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003, to $82.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004. The Company has continued to experience an increase in volume for third party work in 2004.

                  During the first quarter of 2004 the Company sold one held-for-sale property compared to having no sales in the first quarter of 2003.

 

Service Operations expenses increased from $7.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003, to $9.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004.  The increase is the result of increased labor costs associated with the increase in third party construction activity mentioned above.

 

General and Administrative Expense

 

General and administrative expenses increased from $6.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 to $8.3 million for the same period in 2004. The increase is primarily attributable to an overall increase in base compensation of the Company’s associates.

 

Other Income and Expenses

 

Earnings from sale of land and ownership interests in unconsolidated companies is comprised of the following amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003:

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Gain on land sales

 

$

4,729

 

$

3,563

 

Gain on sale of joint venture interest

 

 

6,275

 

Impairment adjustment for land

 

(100

)

(420

)

Total

 

$

4,629

 

$

9,418

 

 

Gain on land sales represents sales of undeveloped land owned by the Company. The Company pursues opportunities to dispose of land in markets with a high concentration of undeveloped land and those markets where the land no longer meets strategic development plans of the Company.

 

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In the first quarter 2003, the Company sold its interest in a joint venture that owned and operated depreciable investment property.  The Company was a 50% partner in this joint venture.  The joint venture developed and operated real estate assets; thus, the gain was not included in operating income.

 

The Company recorded $100,00 and $420,000 of impairment charges on two different land parcels for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003.  The parcel that was impaired in 2003 was later sold in 2003 and the property which was impaired in 2004 is scheduled to be sold in the second quarter of 2004.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets” (“SFAS 144”), on January 1, 2002. SFAS 144 requires the Company to report in discontinued operations the results of operations of a property that has either been sold or is classified as held for sale, unless certain conditions are met.

 

The Company has classified operations of forty-seven buildings as discontinued operations in accordance with SFAS 144. These forty-seven buildings consist of thirty-seven industrial, seven office and three retail properties. As a result, the Company classified net income, net of minority interest, of ($95,000) and $1.2 million as net income from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. In addition, four of the properties classified in discontinued operations were sold during the first three months of 2004 and five properties were sold during the first three months of 2003; therefore, the gains on disposal of these properties, net of minority interest, of $3.6 million and $2.1 for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, are also reported in discontinued operations. The remaining thirty-eight properties consist of thirty-seven properties sold during the last nine months of 2003 and one operating property is classified as held-for-sale at March 31, 2004.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Sources of Liquidity

 

The Company expects to meet its short-term liquidity requirements over the next twelve months, including payments of dividends and distributions as well as recurring capital expenditures relating to maintaining the Company’s current real estate assets, primarily through the following:

 

                 working capital; and

                 net cash provided by operating activities.

 

Although the Company historically has not used any other sources of funds to pay for recurring capital expenditures on its current real estate investment, the use of borrowings or property disposition proceeds may be needed to fund such expenditures during periods of high leasing volume. This situation could arise in 2004 if the Company experiences a significant increase in its occupancy.

 

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The Company expects to meet long-term liquidity requirements, such as scheduled mortgage debt maturities, refinancing of long-term debt, preferred stock redemptions, the retirement of unsecured notes and amounts outstanding under the unsecured credit facility, property acquisitions, financing of development activities and other non-recurring capital improvements, primarily through the following sources:

 

                 issuance of additional unsecured notes;

                 issuance of additional preferred stock;

                 undistributed cash provided by operating activities, if any; and

                 proceeds received from real estate dispositions.

 

Rental Operations

 

The Company believes that its principal source of liquidity, cash flows from Rental Operations, provides a stable source of cash to fund operational expenses. The Company believes that this cash-based revenue stream is substantially aligned with revenue recognition (except for periodic straight-line rental income accruals) as cash receipts from the leasing of rental properties are generally received in advance of or in a short time following the actual revenue recognition. The Company is subject to risks of decreased occupancy through market conditions as well as tenant defaults and bankruptcies, and potential reduction in rental rates upon renewal or re-letting of properties, which would result in reduced cash flow from operations. However, management believes that these risks are mitigated by the Company’s strong market presence in most of its locations and the fact that the Company performs in-house credit review and analysis on major tenants and all significant leases before they are executed.

 

Credit Facilities

 

The Company has the following line of credit available (in thousands):

 

Description

 

Borrowing
Capacity

 

Maturity
Date

 

Interest
Rate

 

Amount Outstanding
at March 31, 2004

 

Unsecured Line of Credit

 

$

500,000

 

January 2007

 

LIBOR + .60%

 

$

230,000

 

 

The line of credit is used to fund development activities, acquire additional rental properties and provide working capital.

 

The line of credit provides the Company with an option to obtain borrowings from the financial institutions that participate at rates lower than the stated interest rate, subject to certain restrictions. Amounts outstanding on the unsecured line of credit at March 31, 2004, range from LIBOR + .30% to .60% (1.39% to 1.70%% at March 31, 2004).

 

The line of credit also contains financial covenants that require the Company to meet defined levels of performance.  As of March 31, 2004, the Company is in compliance with all covenants and expects to remain in compliance for the foreseeable future.

 

Debt and Equity Securities

 

The Company currently has on file with the SEC an effective shelf registration statement that permits the Company to sell up to an additional $545 million of unsecured debt securities as of March 31, 2004.  In addition, the Company has on file with the SEC an effective shelf registration statement that permits the Company to sell up to an additional $250.7 million of common and preferred stock. From time-to-time, the Company expects to issue additional securities under these registration statements to fund development and acquisition of additional rental properties and to fund the repayment of the credit facilities and other long-term debt upon maturity.

 

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The indenture governing the Company’s unsecured notes also requires the Company to comply with financial ratios and other covenants regarding the operations of the Company. The Company is currently in compliance with all such covenants as of March 31, 2004 and expects to remain in compliance for the foreseeable future.

 

In January 2004, the Company completed a $125 million unsecured debt offering at an effective interest rate of 3.4%, due January 2008.

 

In February 2004, the Company issued Series K Preferred Stock totaling $150 million at a dividend rate of 6.50%.

 

Sale of Real Estate Assets

 

The Company utilizes sales of real estate assets as an additional source of liquidity.  During the first quarter of 2004, the Company’s sale of real estate assets were minimal, but the Company continues to pursue opportunities to sell real estate assets and prune its older portfolio properties when beneficial and inline with the Company’s long-term strategy.

 

Uses of Liquidity

 

The Company’s principal uses of liquidity include the following:

 

                 Property investments;

                 Recurring leasing/capital costs;

                 Dividends and distributions to shareholders and unitholders;

                 Long-term debt maturities; and

                 Other contractual obligations.

 

Property Investments and Other Capital Expenditures

 

One of the Company’s principal uses of its liquidity is for the development, acquisition and recurring leasing/capital expenditures of its real estate investments.

 

A summary of the Company’s recurring capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant improvements

 

$

14,244

 

$

8,257

 

Leasing costs

 

6,652

 

4,901

 

Building improvements

 

4,555

 

2,625

 

Totals

 

$

25,451

 

$

15,783

 

 

Debt Maturities

 

Debt outstanding at March 31, 2004, totaled $2.4 billion with a weighted average interest rate of 5.61% maturing at various dates through 2028. The Company had $2.2 billion of unsecured debt and approximately $206.8 million of secured debt outstanding at March 31, 2004. Scheduled principal amortization of such debt totaled $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004.

 

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Following is a summary of the scheduled future amortization and maturities of the Company’s indebtedness at March 31, 2004 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Future Repayments

 

Weighted Average

 

Year

 

Scheduled
Amortization

 

Maturities

 

Total

 

Interest Rate of
Future Repayments

 

2004

 

$

6,199

 

$

166,834

 

$

173,033

 

7.37%

 

2005

 

7,749

 

270,980

 

278,729

 

6.04%

 

2006

 

7,326

 

180,186

 

187,512

 

5.99%

 

2007

 

5,842

 

444,615

 

450,457

 

3.50%

 

2008

 

4,922

 

259,028

 

263,950

 

4.91%

 

2009

 

4,694

 

275,000

 

279,694

 

7.38%

 

2010

 

4,076

 

175,000

 

179,076

 

5.38%

 

2011

 

3,334

 

175,000

 

178,334

 

6.94%

 

2012

 

1,944

 

200,000

 

201,944

 

5.85%

 

2013

 

1,581

 

150,000

 

151,581

 

4.62%

 

Thereafter

 

8,360

 

50,000

 

58,360

 

6.63%

 

 

 

$

56,027

 

$

2,346,643

 

$

2,402,670

 

5.61%

 

 

Historical Cash Flows

 

Cash and cash equivalents were $11,899 and $12,509 million at March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.  The following highlights significant changes in net cash, associated with the Company’s operating, investing and financing activities (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Net cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

$

68.9

 

$

58.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Used by Investing Activities

 

$

(104.7

)

$

(61.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities

 

$

35.0

 

$

(2.5

)

 

Operating Activities

 

Cash flows from operating activities provide the cash necessary to meet normal, operational requirements of the Company’s rental operations and its build-for-sale activities.  The receipt of rental income from rental operations continues to provide the primary source of revenues and operating cash flows for the Company. However, the Company also develops buildings with the intent to sell, which provides another significant source of operating cash flow activity.

 

                  During the three months ended March 31, 2004, the Company incurred build-for-sale development costs of $8.8 million as compared to $15.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003, which reflects a smaller development backlog for these types of developments.

                  The Company sold one build-for-sale property in the first quarter of 2004 as compared no sales in the first quarter of 2003.

                  The Company has a backlog of build-for-sale buildings as of March 31, 2004, with projected project costs of $68.9 million that it anticipates selling.

 

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Investing Activities

 

Investing activities are one of the primary uses of the Company’s liquidity. Development and acquisition activity is necessary to generate additional rental revenues and provide cash flows for operational requirements. Highlights of significant cash uses are as follows:

 

                  Development costs decreased to $22.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 from $29.0 million for the first quarter 2003.  The decrease reflects fewer development opportunities as a result of continued relatively high vacancy rates in the Company’s markets and the Company focusing its efforts on leasing-up existing properties. Management anticipates development costs to increase in the following quarters with a pickup in the industrial segment.

                  The Company acquired only $9.6 million of real estate in the first quarter of 2004 as compared to $34.6 million for the first quarter of 2003.  Despite this decrease the Company continually evaluates potential acquisition properties in its current markets as sources for growth opportunities and does not anticipate a significant reduction in its acquisition volume in 2004. With a debt to market capitalization ratio of 29.0% and an additional debt capacity over $1.0 billion.  Company anticipates that acquisitions will increase as prices for real estate decrease in light of anticipated increase in interest rates.

                  Recurring costs for tenant improvements, lease commissions and building improvements have continued to increase. Management anticipates these costs to remain high with the improving and releasing of existing space as occupancy trends upward, particularly in the office segment.

                  Proceeds from the sale of land and depreciated property provided $29.4 million in net proceeds for the three months ended March 31, 2004, compared to $51.4 million in 2003.  As noted above the Company continues to pursue opportunities to sell real estate assets, in particular its older properties, when beneficial and consistent with the Company’s long-term strategy.  Sales of property will continue to be utilized as part of the Company’s capital recycling program to fund acquisitions and new development.

                  In January 2004, the Company funded a $65 million mortgage loan secured by a portfolio of office properties owned by a third party located in Atlanta, Georgia.  The Company received a one-year option to purchase the properties as part of the transaction.  This two year first mortgage loan has an initial interest rate of 5.5% for the first six months and 6.5% thereafter.

 

Financing Activities

 

In the first quarter of 2004, the Company raised capital by borrowing from the public debt markets and issuing preferred common stock. The following significant items highlight fluctuations in net cash provided by (used for) financing activities:

 

                  During the three months ended March 31, 2004, the Company received approximately $145.0 million in net proceeds from the issuance of its Series K preferred common stock.  These preferred shares were issued at a favorable dividend yield of 6.5%.  The Series K preferred shares issuance corresponded with the redemption of $102.6 million of Series E preferred shares in January 2004, which carried an 8.25% dividend rate.

                  In February 2004, the Company called for the redemption of all its Series D convertible preferred shares as of March 16, 2004.  The redemption price of each depository share of the Series D stock was $25, whereas each depository share was convertible into .93677 shares of the Company’s common stock.  Since the value of the Company’s common stock was well in excess of $26.89 per share during the redemption period, the vast majority of the Series D shareholders elected to convert their shares into Company common stock.  Prior to the redemption date 5,242,635 Series D convertible preferred depositary shares were converted into 4,911,143 common shares, with the remaining 103,695 Series D convertible preferred depositary shares redeemed for on March 16, 2004.

 

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                  The Company took advantage of the low interest rate environment, in January when it issued $125.0 million of four year unsecured debt at 3.35%.  The net proceeds from this unsecured offering were used to decrease the amounts outstanding under the Company’s line of credit by a net amount of $121.0 million.

                  The Company paid $2.9 million in cash to a group of warrant holders in exchange for the cancellation of their warrants in March 2004. The price paid represented the “in-the money” value of the warrants based upon the difference between the exercise price of the warrants and the price of the Company’s common stock at the exercise date.

                  In association with the funding of the $65 million third party mortgage loan receivable noted above in Investing Activities, the Company borrowed $65 million under a variable rate bank term loan with a one year term and two six month renewal options.  In order to mitigate its interest rate risk on the term loan, the Company fixed the interest rate on the loan for a one year period with two interest rate swaps.  For information on the swaps see the Financial Instruments section below.

 

Financial Instruments

 

The Company is exposed to capital market risk, such as changes in interest rates.  In order to manage the volatility relating to interest rate risk, the Company may enter into interest rate hedging arrangements from time to time. The Company does not utilize derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The Company accounts for derivative instruments under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” as amended (“SFAS 133”).

 

During the first quarter of 2004, the Company funded a $65 million note receivable secured by a first mortgage on a portfolio of office properties owned by a third party located in Atlanta, Georgia.  The note receivable has a maximum two-year term with an interest rate of 5.5% for the first 6 months and 6.5% thereafter. In order to fund the note receivable, the Company borrowed $65 million under a variable interest rate term loan.  The interest rate on the loan is LIBOR + 75 basis points with a maturity date of January 2005 and two six month renewal options.  To hedge its variable interest rate risk on the loan, the Company entered into two interest rate swaps totaling $65 million that effectively fixed the rate through maturity.  The hedge accounting rules are being used for the swaps, which allows for the change in market value of the swaps to be recorded through Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) in equity versus the Statement of Operations.  As of March 31, 2004, the Company was in a liability position of $118,000, which is reflected in other liabilities and OCI on the balance sheet.  As a lender, the Company is subject to customary non-payment and default risk with respect to this secured loan.

 

In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150 Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity (“SFAS 150”). SFAS 150 establishes standards for classifying and measuring as liabilities certain financial instruments that embody obligations of the issuer and have characteristics of both liabilities and equity. SFAS 150 is effective for all financial instruments created or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective July 1, 2003. The Company includes the operations of one joint venture in its consolidated financial statements at March 31, 2004. This joint venture is partially owned by unaffiliated parties that have noncontrolling interests. SFAS 150 requires the disclosure of the estimated settlement value of these noncontrolling interests. In the quarter ended March 31, 2004, the Company acquired its partner’s minority interest in four other joint ventures. As of March 31, 2004, the estimated settlement value of the noncontrolling interest in the remaining consolidated joint venture was approximately $944,000 as compared to the minority interest liability recorded on the Company’s books for this joint venture of ($121,000).

 

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Investments in Unconsolidated Companies

 

The Company has equity interests ranging from 10% to 64% in unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures that own and operate rental properties and hold land for development. The equity method of accounting is used for these investments in which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over operating and financial policies. As a result, the assets and liabilities of these joint ventures are not included on the Company’s balance sheet. The Company’s investment in unconsolidated companies represents less than 6% of the Company’s total assets as of March 31, 2004. This investment provides several benefits to the Company including increased market share and an additional source of capital to fund real estate projects.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“Interpretation 46”), which addresses the consolidation of certain entities in which a company has a controlling financial interest through means other than voting rights. This interpretation was revised in December 2003.  For calendar year companies, Interpretation 46 contains an effective date of December 31, 2003 for special purpose entities and periods ending after March 15, 2004 for all other entities. The Company does not own interests in any special purpose entities.  The Company determined that its investments in variable interest entities in which the Company has the majority variable interest have been consolidated in previously issued financial statements under previous accounting guidance and there are no other interests in variable interest entities other than those that have been consolidated previously.  The Company’s adoption of this interpretation did not have an impact on its financial statements.

 

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risks

 

The Company is exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of its line of credit and long-term debt used to maintain liquidity and fund capital expenditures and expansion of the Company’s real estate investment portfolio and operations. The Company’s interest rate risk management objective is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower its overall borrowing costs. To achieve its objectives the Company borrows primarily at fixed rates and may enter into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps, caps and treasury locks in order to mitigate its interest rate risk on a related financial instrument. The Company does not enter into derivative or interest rate transactions for speculative purposes.

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in annual and periodic reports filed with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures are further designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Based on the most recent evaluation, which was completed as of March 31, 2004, the chief executive officer, and chief financial officer believe that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective. There have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the internal controls subsequent to the date of the completed evaluation.

 

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Part II - Other Information

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

Broadband Office, Inc. and Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Broadband Office, Inc.filed a complaint against a group of real estate investment trusts and real estate operating companies and certain affiliated entities and individuals in connection with the formation and management of Broadband Office. Among the defendants are Duke Realty Corporation, Duke Realty Limited Partnership and Mr. Dennis Oklak, the Company’s chief executive officer. The complaint alleges various breaches of purported fiduciary duties by the defendants, seeks recharacterization or equitable subordination of debt, seeks recovery of alleged avoidable transfers, appears to seek to hold them liable for, among other things, the debt of Broadband Office under alter-ego, veil-piercing and partnership theories, and seeks other relief under other theories. The complaint seeks aggregate damages in excess of $300 million from all of the defendants. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the plaintiff’s allegations and intends to vigorously defend this litigation. Due to the inherent uncertainties of the litigation process and the judicial system, the Company is not able to predict the outcome of this litigation. If this litigation is not resolved in the Company’s favor, it could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Item 2.  Changes in Securities

 

None

 

Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

None

 

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

None

 

Item 5.  Other Information

 

None

 

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

(a)                                  Exhibits

 

Exhibit 11.1 Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.

 

 

 

Exhibit 11.2 Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

 

 

 

Exhibit 15 Letter regarding unaudited interim financial information.

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.1 Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2003

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2 Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2003

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S. C. Section 13.50, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2003

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.2 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S. C. Section 13.50, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2003

 

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(b)                                 Reports on Form 8-K

 

A current report was filed on Form 8-K, dated January 22, 2004, reporting under item 5 and 7 the Company’s execution of a new $500 million line of credit.

 

A current report was filed on Form 8-K, dated February 13, 2004, reporting under item 7 certain exhibits in connection with the closing of the Company’s offering of 6.50% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares.

 

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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.

 

 

 

DUKE REALTY CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 10, 2004

/s/

Dennis D. Oklak

 

 

Dennis D. Oklak

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/

Matthew A. Cohoat

 

 

Matthew A. Cohoat

 

 

Executive Vice President and

 

 Chief Financial Officer

 

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