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EX-32 - CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - CENTERSPACE | iretexhibit32-12102010.htm |
EX-12 - CALCULATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES - CENTERSPACE | iretexhibit12-12102010.htm |
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATIONS TIMOTHY P. MIHALICK - CENTERSPACE | iretexhibit311-12102010.htm |
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATIONS DIANE K. BRYANTT - CENTERSPACE | iretexhibit312-12102010.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Form 10-Q
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For Quarter Ended October 31, 2010
Commission File Number 0-14851
INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
North Dakota
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45-0311232
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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incorporation or organization)
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Post Office Box 1988
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3015 16th Street SW, Suite 100
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Minot, ND 58702-1988
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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(701) 837-4738
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)
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 the filing requirements for at least the past 90 days.
Yes R No £
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes £ No £
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer £ Accelerated filer R
Non-accelerated filer £ Smaller Reporting Company £
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes £ No R
Registrant is a North Dakota Real Estate Investment Trust. As of December 6, 2010, it had 79,414,205 common shares of beneficial interest outstanding.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data)
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October 31, 2010
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April 30, 2010
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ASSETS
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Real estate investments
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Property owned
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$ | 1,773,924 | $ | 1,800,519 | ||||
Less accumulated depreciation
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(322,379 | ) | (308,626 | ) | ||||
1,451,545 | 1,491,893 | |||||||
Development in progress
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2,755 | 2,831 | ||||||
Unimproved land
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7,876 | 6,007 | ||||||
Mortgage loans receivable, net of allowance of $3 and $3, respectively
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157 | 158 | ||||||
Total real estate investments
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1,462,333 | 1,500,889 | ||||||
Other assets
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Cash and cash equivalents
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43,701 | 54,791 | ||||||
Marketable securities – available-for-sale
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420 | 420 | ||||||
Receivable arising from straight-lining of rents, net of allowance of $954 and $912, respectively
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18,125 | 17,320 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $336 and $257, respectively
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5,179 | 4,916 | ||||||
Real estate deposits
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2,089 | 516 | ||||||
Prepaid and other assets
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3,375 | 1,189 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $43,502 and $39,571, respectively
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48,140 | 50,700 | ||||||
Tax, insurance, and other escrow
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10,504 | 9,301 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,123 and $924, respectively
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1,370 | 1,392 | ||||||
Goodwill
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1,260 | 1,388 | ||||||
Deferred charges and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $14,115 and $13,131, respectively
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18,606 | 18,108 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS
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$ | 1,615,102 | $ | 1,660,930 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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LIABILITIES
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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$ | 26,616 | $ | 38,514 | ||||
Revolving lines of credit
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29,100 | 6,550 | ||||||
Mortgages payable
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1,004,532 | 1,057,619 | ||||||
Other
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1,227 | 1,320 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES
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1,061,475 | 1,104,003 | ||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 6)
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REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS –
CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE ENTITIES
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1,357 | 1,812 | ||||||
EQUITY
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Investors Real Estate Trust shareholders’ equity
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Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest (Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, no par value, 1,150,000 shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2010 and April 30, 2010, aggregate liquidation preference of $28,750,000)
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27,317 | 27,317 | ||||||
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (Unlimited authorization, no par value, 79,092,504 shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2010, and 75,805,159 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2010)
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610,580 | 583,618 | ||||||
Accumulated distributions in excess of net income
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(221,304 | ) | (201,412 | ) | ||||
Total Investors Real Estate Trust shareholders’ equity
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416,593 | 409,523 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interests – Operating Partnership (19,993,682 units at October 31, 2010 and 20,521,365 units at April 30, 2010)
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126,113 | 134,970 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities
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9,564 | 10,622 | ||||||
Total equity
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552,270 | 555,115 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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$ | 1,615,102 | $ | 1,660,930 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
for the three and six months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
Three Months Ended
October 31
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Six Months Ended
October 31
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2010
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2009
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REVENUE
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Real estate rentals
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$ | 49,406 | $ | 47,216 | $ | 98,787 | $ | 94,866 | ||||||||
Tenant reimbursement
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11,131 | 11,004 | 22,467 | 22,795 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL REVENUE
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60,537 | 58,220 | 121,254 | 117,661 | ||||||||||||
EXPENSES
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Depreciation/amortization related to real estate investments
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14,103 | 14,169 | 28,334 | 27,977 | ||||||||||||
Utilities
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4,494 | 4,245 | 8,676 | 8,296 | ||||||||||||
Maintenance
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6,922 | 6,469 | 13,992 | 13,525 | ||||||||||||
Real estate taxes
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7,534 | 7,698 | 15,435 | 15,405 | ||||||||||||
Insurance
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794 | 918 | 1,272 | 1,852 | ||||||||||||
Property management expenses
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5,206 | 4,438 | 10,506 | 8,385 | ||||||||||||
Administrative expenses
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1,582 | 1,365 | 3,339 | 2,721 | ||||||||||||
Advisory and trustee services
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136 | 133 | 348 | 264 | ||||||||||||
Other expenses
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563 | 498 | 916 | 932 | ||||||||||||
Amortization related to non-real estate investments
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639 | 549 | 1,293 | 1,124 | ||||||||||||
Impairment of real estate investments
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0 | 708 | 0 | 708 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL EXPENSES
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41,973 | 41,190 | 84,111 | 81,189 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense
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(16,880 | ) | (16,734 | ) | (33,395 | ) | (33,666 | ) | ||||||||
Interest income
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65 | 61 | 119 | 126 | ||||||||||||
Other income
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102 | 64 | 185 | 127 | ||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
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1,851 | 421 | 4,052 | 3,059 | ||||||||||||
Income tax benefit
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19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations
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1,870 | 421 | 4,052 | 3,059 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
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5,251 | (221 | ) | 5,401 | (290 | ) | ||||||||||
NET INCOME
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7,121 | 200 | 9,453 | 2,769 | ||||||||||||
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests – Operating Partnership
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(1,322 | ) | 59 | (1,692 | ) | (420 | ) | |||||||||
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities
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20 | 26 | 44 | (47 | ) | |||||||||||
Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust
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5,819 | 285 | 7,805 | 2,302 | ||||||||||||
Dividends to preferred shareholders
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(593 | ) | (593 | ) | (1,186 | ) | (1,186 | ) | ||||||||
NET INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
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$ | 5,226 | $ | (308 | ) | $ | 6,619 | $ | 1,116 | |||||||
Earnings per common share from continuing operations – Investors Real Estate Trust – basic and diluted
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.01 | .00 | .03 | .02 | ||||||||||||
Earnings per common share from discontinued operations – Investors Real Estate Trust – basic and diluted
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.06 | .00 | .06 | .00 | ||||||||||||
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC AND DILUTED
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$ | .07 | $ | .00 | $ | .09 | $ | .02 | ||||||||
DIVIDENDS PER COMMON SHARE
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.1715 | .1710 | .3430 | .3415 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (unaudited)
for the six months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
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Balance April 30, 2009
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1,150 | $ | 27,317 | 60,304 | $ | 461,648 | $ | (155,956 | ) | $ | 160,398 | $ | 493,407 | |||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust and nonredeemable noncontrolling interests
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2,302 | 435 | 2,737 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions – common shares
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(21,740 | ) | (7,133 | ) | (28,873 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions – preferred shares
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(1,186 | ) | (1,186 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution reinvestment plan
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615 | 5,207 | 5,207 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued
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12,415 | 98,706 | 98,706 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partnership units issued
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2,888 | 2,888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redemption of units for common shares
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168 | 1,114 | (1,114 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests
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(278 | ) | (278 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
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(2 | ) | (547 | ) | (549 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance October 31, 2009
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1,150 | $ | 27,317 | 73,502 | $ | 566,395 | $ | (176,580 | ) | $ | 154,927 | $ | 572,059 | |||||||||||||||
Balance April 30, 2010
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1,150 | $ | 27,317 | 75,805 | $ | 583,618 | $ | (201,412 | ) | $ | 145,592 | $ | 555,115 | |||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust and nonredeemable noncontrolling interests
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7,805 | 1,631 | 9,436 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions – common shares
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(26,511 | ) | (6,971 | ) | (33,482 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions – preferred shares
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(1,186 | ) | (1,186 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution reinvestment plan
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669 | 5,480 | 5,480 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued
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2,091 | 17,380 | 17,380 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redemption of units for common shares
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528 | 3,578 | (3,578 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests
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472 | 472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
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52 | (997 | ) | (945 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance October 31, 2010
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1,150 | $ | 27,317 | 79,093 | $ | 610,580 | $ | (221,304 | ) | $ | 135,677 | $ | 552,270 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
for the six months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
Six Months Ended
October 31
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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Net Income
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$ | 9,453 | $ | 2,769 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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31,166 | 30,335 | ||||||
Gain on sale of real estate, land and other investments
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(5,404 | ) | 0 | |||||
Impairment of real estate investments
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0 | 860 | ||||||
Bad debt expense
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179 | 818 | ||||||
Changes in other assets and liabilities:
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Increase in receivable arising from straight-lining of rents
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(847 | ) | (668 | ) | ||||
Increase in accounts receivable
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(125 | ) | (1,281 | ) | ||||
Increase in prepaid and other assets
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(2,185 | ) | (1,699 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in tax, insurance and other escrow
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(1,203 | ) | 600 | |||||
Increase in deferred charges and leasing costs
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(2,845 | ) | (1,959 | ) | ||||
Decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities
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(9,602 | ) | (2,845 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
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18,587 | 26,930 | ||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
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Proceeds from real estate deposits
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629 | 717 | ||||||
Payments for real estate deposits
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(2,202 | ) | (1,264 | ) | ||||
Principal proceeds on mortgage loans receivable
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1 | 1 | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of real estate - discontinued operations
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36,373 | 0 | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of real estate and other investments
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0 | 34 | ||||||
Insurance proceeds received
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140 | 625 | ||||||
Payments for acquisitions and improvements of real estate investments
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(16,788 | ) | (21,673 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities
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18,153 | (21,560 | ) | |||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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Proceeds from mortgages payable
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24,325 | 77,335 | ||||||
Principal payments on mortgages payable
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(81,699 | ) | (86,245 | ) | ||||
Principal payments on revolving lines of credit and other debt
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(6,550 | ) | (15,523 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from revolving lines of credit and other debt
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29,100 | 15,500 | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of common shares, net of issue costs
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17,127 | 98,556 | ||||||
Repurchase of fractional shares and partnership units
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(2 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||
Payments for acquisition of noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities
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(425 | ) | 0 | |||||
Distributions paid to common shareholders, net of reinvestment of $5,132 and $4,800, respectively
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(21,379 | ) | (16,940 | ) | ||||
Distributions paid to preferred shareholders
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(1,186 | ) | (1,186 | ) | ||||
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests – Unitholders of the Operating Partnership, net of reinvestment of $348 and $407, respectively
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(6,623 | ) | (6,726 | ) | ||||
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities
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(518 | ) | (547 | ) | ||||
Distributions paid to redeemable noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities
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0 | (104 | ) | |||||
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities
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(47,830 | ) | 64,118 | |||||
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
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(11,090 | ) | 69,488 | |||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
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54,791 | 33,244 | ||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
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$ | 43,701 | $ | 102,732 |
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INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited, continued)
for the six months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
Six Months Ended
October 31
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SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD
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Distribution reinvestment plan
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$ | 5,132 | $ | 4,800 | ||||
Operating partnership distribution reinvestment plan
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348 | 407 | ||||||
Assets acquired through the issuance of operating partnership units
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0 | 2,888 | ||||||
Operating partnership units converted to shares
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3,578 | 1,114 | ||||||
Real estate investment acquired through assumption of indebtedness and accrued costs
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4,288 | 0 | ||||||
Adjustments to accounts payable included within real estate investments
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(2,043 | ) | (19 | ) | ||||
Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests
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(472 | ) | 278 | |||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
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Cash paid during the period for:
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Interest on mortgages
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32,737 | 33,612 | ||||||
Interest other
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674 | 170 | ||||||
$ | 33,411 | $ | 33,782 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
for the six months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
NOTE 1 • ORGANIZATION
Investors Real Estate Trust (“IRET” or the “Company”) is a self-advised real estate investment trust engaged in acquiring, owning and leasing multi-family and commercial real estate. IRET has elected to be taxed as a Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) under Sections 856-860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. REITs are subject to a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement to distribute 90% of ordinary taxable income to shareholders, and, generally, are not subject to federal income tax on net income. IRET’s multi-family residential properties and commercial properties are located mainly in the states of North Dakota and Minnesota, but also in the states of Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Michigan, Wisconsin and Wyoming. As of October 31, 2010, IRET owned 77 multi-family residential properties with 9,187 apartment units and 174 commercial properties, consisting of office, medical, industrial and retail properties, totaling 12.0 million net rentable square feet. IRET conducts a majority of its business activities through its consolidated operating partnership, IRET Properties, a North Dakota Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), as well as through a number of other consolidated subsidiary entities.
All references to IRET or the Company refer to Investors Real Estate Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries.
NOTE 2 • BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of IRET and all subsidiaries in which it maintains a controlling interest. All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. The Company’s fiscal year ends April 30th.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of IRET and its interest in the Operating Partnership. The Company’s interest in the Operating Partnership was 79.8% and 78.7%, respectively, as of October 31, 2010 and April 30, 2010. The limited partners in the Operating Partnership have a redemption option that they may exercise. Upon exercise of the redemption option by the limited partners, IRET has the choice of redeeming the limited partners’ interests (“Units”) for IRET common shares of beneficial interest, on a one-for-one basis, or making a cash payment to the unitholder. The redemption generally may be exercised by the limited partners at any time after the first anniversary of the date of the acquisition of the Units (provided, however, that in general not more than two redemptions by a limited partner may occur during each calendar year, and each limited partner may not exercise the redemption for less than 1,000 Units, or, if such limited partner holds less than 1,000 Units, for all of the Units held by such limited partner). The Operating Partnership and some limited partners have contractually agreed to a holding period of greater than one year and/or a greater number of redemptions during a calendar year.
The condensed consolidated financial statements also reflect the ownership by the Operating Partnership of certain joint venture entities in which the Operating Partnership has a general partner or controlling interest. These entities are consolidated into IRET’s other operations, with noncontrolling interests reflecting the noncontrolling partners’ share of ownership and income and expenses.
UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements of IRET have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, certain disclosures accompanying annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America are omitted. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods have been included.
The current period’s results of operations are not necessarily indicative of results which ultimately may be achieved for the year. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto 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 fiscal year ended April 30, 2010, as filed with the SEC on July 14, 2010, as amended by the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 10, 2010.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Effective July 1, 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) established the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) as the primary source of authoritative generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied to nongovernmental entities. Although the establishment of the ASC did not change current GAAP, it did change the way we refer to GAAP throughout this document to reflect the updated referencing convention; we have omitted all references to the prior detailed numerical referencing system previously used by the FASB to identify FASB statements, staff positions, abstracts and accounting statements of position, and instead use the new ASC numbering convention, as applicable.
In January 2010, the FASB issued an update to ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, adding new requirements for disclosures about transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 fair value measurements and additional disclosures about activity within Level 3 fair value measurements. To date, we have not had any transfers in and out of Level 1 fair value measurements, nor do we have any Level 2 or Level 3 fair value measurements. Therefore, the application of this update did not have any impact on the fair value disclosures included in our consolidated financial statements.
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS
The Company periodically evaluates its long-lived assets, including its investments in real estate, for impairment indicators. The judgments regarding the existence of impairment indicators are based on factors such as operational performance, market conditions, expected holding period of each asset and legal and environmental concerns. If indicators exist, the Company compares the expected future undiscounted cash flows for the long-lived asset against the carrying amount of that asset. If the sum of the estimated undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recorded for the difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying amount of the asset. If our anticipated holding period for properties, the estimated fair value of properties or other factors change based on market conditions or otherwise, our evaluation of impairment charges may be different and such differences could be material to our consolidated financial statements. The evaluation of anticipated cash flows is subjective and is based, in part, on assumptions regarding future occupancy, rental rates and capital requirements that could differ materially from actual results. Plans to hold properties over longer periods decrease the likelihood of recording impairment losses. During the six months ended October 31, 2010, the Company incurred no losses due to impairment. During the six months ended October 31, 2009, the Company incurred a loss of approximately $860,000 due to impairment of two properties. The Company recorded a charge for impairment of approximately $152,000 on its former headquarters building in Minot, North Dakota, based upon receipt and acceptance of a market offer to purchase. This property was subsequently sold and the related impairment charge for fiscal year 2010 is reported in discontinued operations. See Note 7 for additional information. The Company also recorded an impairment charge of approximately $708,000 on a commercial retail property located in Kentwood, Michigan. This property’s tenant vacated the premises but continued to pay rent under a lease agreement that expired on October 29, 2010. Broker representations and market data for this commercial retail property provided the basis for the impairment charge.
COMPENSATING BALANCES AND LINE OF CREDIT
The Company maintains compensating balances, not restricted as to withdrawal, with several financial institutions in connection with financing received from those institutions and/or to ensure future credit availability, as follows: Dacotah Bank, Minot, North Dakota, a deposit of $100,000; United Community Bank, Minot, North Dakota, deposit of $370,000; Commerce Bank, A Minnesota Banking Corporation, deposit of $250,000; First International Bank, Watford City, North Dakota, deposit of $6.0 million, and Peoples State Bank of Velva, North Dakota, deposit of $150,000.
As of October 31, 2010, the Company had one secured line of credit with First International Bank and Trust, Watford City, North Dakota, as lead bank. This line of credit had, as of October 31, 2010, lending commitments of $47.0 million, with the capacity to grow to $60.0 million. Participants in the line of credit include several banks whose previous separate credit lines to the Company were terminated during the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 following their consolidation into the First International Bank-led facility. Participants in this secured credit facility as of October 31, 2010 included, in addition to First International Bank, The Bank of North Dakota; First Western Bank and Trust; Dacotah Bank; United Community Bank of North Dakota and American State Bank & Trust Company. As of October 31, 2010, the Company had advanced $29.1 million under the line of credit. These funds were used to pay off $19.0 million of debt maturing during the second quarter of fiscal year 2011.
The line of credit has a minimum outstanding principal balance requirement of $10.0 million. The facility includes customary loan covenants including restrictions regarding minimum debt-service ratios to be maintained in the aggregate and individually on properties in the collateral pool, and the Company is also required to maintain minimum depository account(s) totaling $6.0 million with First International, of which $1.5 million is to be held in a non-interest bearing account. As of October 31, 2010, the Company was in compliance with the facility covenants.
IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND INTANGIBLE LIABILITIES AND GOODWILL
Upon acquisition of real estate, the Company records the intangible assets and liabilities acquired (for example, if the leases in place for the real estate property acquired carry rents above the market rent, the difference is classified as an intangible asset) at their estimated fair value separate and apart from goodwill. The Company amortizes identified intangible assets and liabilities that are determined to have finite lives based on the period over which the assets and liabilities are expected to affect, directly or indirectly, the future cash flows of the real estate property acquired (generally the life of the lease). In the six months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, the Company added approximately $1.4 million and $656,000 of new intangible assets and $0 and $20,000 of new intangible liabilities. The weighted average lives of the intangible assets and intangible liabilities acquired in the six months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009 are 6.5 years and 7.3 years, respectively. Amortization of intangibles related to above or below-market leases is recorded in real estate rentals in the consolidated statements of operations. Amortization of other intangibles is recorded in depreciation/amortization related to real estate investments in the consolidated statements of operations. Intangible assets subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an intangible asset is not recoverable and its carrying amount exceeds its estimated fair value.
The Company’s identified intangible assets and intangible liabilities at October 31, 2010 and April 30, 2010 were as follows:
(in thousands)
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October 31, 2010
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April 30, 2010
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Identified intangible assets (included in intangible assets):
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Gross carrying amount
|
$ | 91,642 | $ | 90,271 | ||||
Accumulated amortization
|
(43,502 | ) | (39,571 | ) | ||||
Net carrying amount
|
$ | 48,140 | $ | 50,700 | ||||
Indentified intangible liabilities (included in other liabilities):
|
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Gross carrying amount
|
$ | 1,260 | $ | 1,260 | ||||
Accumulated amortization
|
(1,033 | ) | (940 | ) | ||||
Net carrying amount
|
$ | 227 | $ | 320 |
The effect of amortization of acquired below-market leases and acquired above-market leases on rental income was approximately $(10,000) and $(14,000) for the three months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $(17,000) and $(26,000) for the six months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009. The estimated annual amortization of acquired below-market leases, net of acquired above-market leases for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
Year Ended April 30,
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(in thousands)
|
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2012
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$ | 53 | ||
2013
|
36 | |||
2014
|
37 | |||
2015
|
20 | |||
2016
|
16 |
Amortization of all other identified intangible assets (a component of depreciation and amortization expense) was $1.8 million and $2.3 million for the three months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $3.8 million and $4.6 million for the six months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009. The estimated annual amortization of all other identified intangible assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
Year Ended April 30,
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(in thousands)
|
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2012
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$ | 4,940 | ||
2013
|
3,965 | |||
2014
|
3,559 | |||
2015
|
3,202 | |||
2016
|
3,014 |
The excess of the cost of an acquired business over the net of the amounts assigned to assets acquired (including identified intangible assets) and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. The Company’s goodwill has an indeterminate life and is not amortized, but is tested for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. Goodwill book values as of October 31, 2010 and April 30, 2010 were $1.3 million and $1.4 million, respectively. The annual review at April 30, 2010 indicated no impairment and there was no indication of impairment at October 31, 2010. During the six months ended October 31, 2010, the Company disposed of a multi-family residential property that had goodwill assigned, and as a result, approximately $128,000 of goodwill was derecognized.
MARKETABLE SECURITIES
IRET’s investments in marketable securities are classified as “available-for-sale.” The securities classified as “available-for-sale” represent investments in debt securities which the Company intends to hold for an indefinite period of time. These securities are valued at current fair value with the resulting unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of equity until realized. GAAP establishes a valuation hierarchy for disclosure of the inputs to valuation used to measure fair value. This hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three broad levels as follows. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs based upon our own assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value. A financial asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. At October 31, 2010, our marketable securities are carried at fair value measured on a recurring basis. Fair values are determined through the use of unadjusted quoted prices in active markets, which are inputs that are classified as Level 1 in the valuation hierarchy. Gains or losses on these securities are computed based on the amortized cost of the specific securities when sold.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current financial statement presentation. The Company reports, in discontinued operations, the results of operations of a property that has either been disposed of or is classified as held for sale and the related gains or losses, and as a result of discontinued operations, retroactive reclassifications that change prior period numbers have been made. See Note 7 for additional information. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 the Company sold three properties, a small retail property in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, a patio home property in Fargo, North Dakota, and its 504-unit Dakota Hill multi-family residential property in Irving, Texas. During fiscal year 2010, the Company sold its former headquarters property in Minot, North Dakota, and disposed of a small apartment property in Grafton, North Dakota. In fiscal year 2009, the Company sold a small residential property in Minot, North Dakota. The results of operations for these properties are included in discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
NOTE 3 • EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The Company has no outstanding options, warrants, convertible stock or other contractual obligations requiring issuance of additional common shares that would result in a dilution of earnings. While
Units can be exchanged for common shares on a one-for-one basis after a minimum holding period of one year, the exchange of Units for common shares has no effect on net income per share, as Unitholders and common shareholders effectively share equally in the net income of the Operating Partnership. The following table presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009:
Three Months Ended
October 31
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Six Months Ended
October 31
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(in thousands, except per share data)
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2010
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2009
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2010
|
2009
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NUMERATOR
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Income from continuing operations – Investors Real Estate Trust
|
$ | 1,627 | $ | 456 | $ | 3,495 | $ | 2,525 | ||||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations – Investors Real Estate Trust
|
4,192 | (171 | ) | 4,310 | (223 | ) | ||||||||||
Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust
|
5,819 | 285 | 7,805 | 2,302 | ||||||||||||
Dividends to preferred shareholders
|
(593 | ) | (593 | ) | (1,186 | ) | (1,186 | ) | ||||||||
Numerator for basic earnings per share – net income available to common shareholders
|
5,226 | (308 | ) | 6,619 | 1,116 | |||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests – Operating Partnership
|
1,322 | (59 | ) | 1,692 | 420 | |||||||||||
Numerator for diluted earnings per share
|
$ | 6,548 | $ | (367 | ) | $ | 8,311 | $ | 1,536 | |||||||
DENOMINATOR
|
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Denominator for basic earnings per share weighted average shares
|
78,647 | 66,160 | 77,512 | 64,276 | ||||||||||||
Effect of convertible operating partnership units
|
20,090 | 21,002 | 20,263 | 20,908 | ||||||||||||
Denominator for diluted earnings per share
|
98,737 | 87,162 | 97,775 | 85,184 | ||||||||||||
Earnings per common share from continuing operations – Investors Real Estate Trust – basic and diluted
|
$ | .01 | $ | .00 | $ | .03 | $ | .02 | ||||||||
Earnings per common share from discontinued operations – Investors Real Estate Trust – basic and diluted
|
.06 | .00 | .06 | .00 | ||||||||||||
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC & DILUTED
|
$ | .07 | $ | .00 | $ | .09 | $ | .02 |
NOTE 4 • EQUITY
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, the Company sold 1.8 million common shares under its continuous offering program with Robert W. Baird & Co., Incorporated (“Baird”) as sales agent, for net proceeds of approximately $15.0 million, before offering expenses but after underwriting discounts. The Company sold no shares under this program during the second quarter of fiscal year 2011. As of October 31, 2010, the Company had available securities in the aggregate amount of approximately $18.2 million reserved for issuance under its continuous offering program with Baird. The Company sold no shares under this program during the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2010.
During the six months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, approximately 528,000 Units and 168,000 Units were converted to common shares, with a total value of approximately $3.6 million and $1.1 million included in equity, and approximately 10,000 common shares and 7,000 common shares were issued under the Company’s 401(k) plan, with a total value of approximately $86,000 and $58,000 included in equity. Under the Company’s Distribution Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan, approximately 765,000 common shares and 689,000 common shares were issued during the six months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, with a total value of $6.3 million and $5.8 million included in equity.
NOTE 5 • SEGMENT REPORTING
IRET reports its results in five reportable segments: multi-family residential properties, commercial office, commercial medical (including senior housing), commercial industrial and commercial retail properties. The Company’s reportable segments are aggregations of similar properties. The accounting policies of each of these segments are the same as those described in Note 2.
IRET measures the performance of its segments based on net operating income (“NOI”), which the Company defines as total real estate revenues less real estate expenses (which consist of utilities, maintenance, real estate taxes, insurance and property management expenses). IRET believes that NOI is an important supplemental measure of operating performance for a REIT’s operating real estate because it provides a measure of core operations that is unaffected by depreciation, amortization, financing and general and administrative expense. NOI does not represent cash generated by operating activities in accordance with GAAP
and should not be considered an alternative to net income, net income available for common shareholders or cash flow from operating activities as a measure of financial performance.
The revenues and net operating income for these reportable segments are summarized as follows for the three and six month periods ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, along with reconciliations to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Segment assets are also reconciled to Total Assets as reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended October 31, 2010
|
Multi-Family
Residential
|
Commercial-
Office
|
Commercial-
Medical
|
Commercial-
Industrial
|
Commercial-
Retail
|
Total
|
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Real estate revenue
|
$ | 18,125 | $ | 19,603 | $ | 16,244 | $ | 3,205 | $ | 3,360 | $ | 60,537 | ||||||||||||
Real estate expenses
|
8,918 | 8,632 | 5,361 | 969 | 1,070 | 24,950 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net operating income
|
$ | 9,207 | $ | 10,971 | $ | 10,883 | $ | 2,236 | $ | 2,290 | 35,587 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation/amortization
|
(14,742 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Administrative, advisory and trustee services
|
(1,718 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other expenses
|
(563 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense
|
(16,880 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest and other income
|
167 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax benefit
|
19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations
|
1,870 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from discontinued operations
|
5,251 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income
|
$ | 7,121 |
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended October 31, 2009
|
Multi-Family
Residential
|
Commercial-
Office
|
Commercial-
Medical
|
Commercial-
Industrial
|
Commercial-
Retail
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Real estate revenue
|
$ | 17,926 | $ | 20,483 | $ | 13,226 | $ | 3,339 | $ | 3,246 | $ | 58,220 | ||||||||||||
Real estate expenses
|
8,427 | 9,083 | 3,961 | 1,202 | 1,095 | 23,768 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net operating income
|
$ | 9,499 | $ | 11,400 | $ | 9,265 | $ | 2,137 | $ | 2,151 | 34,452 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation/amortization
|
(14,718 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Administrative, advisory and trustee services
|
(1,498 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other expenses
|
(498 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Impairment of real estate investment
|
(708 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense
|
(16,734 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest and other income
|
125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations
|
421 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss from discontinued operations
|
(221 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income
|
$ | 200 |
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended October 31, 2010
|
Multi-Family
Residential
|
Commercial-
Office
|
Commercial-
Medical
|
Commercial-
Industrial
|
Commercial-
Retail
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Real estate revenue
|
$ | 35,779 | $ | 39,496 | $ | 32,554 | $ | 6,648 | $ | 6,777 | $ | 121,254 | ||||||||||||
Real estate expenses
|
17,576 | 17,575 | 10,669 | 1,952 | 2,109 | 49,881 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net operating income
|
$ | 18,203 | $ | 21,921 | $ | 21,885 | $ | 4,696 | $ | 4,668 | 71,373 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation/amortization
|
(29,627 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Administrative, advisory and trustee services
|
(3,687 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other expenses
|
(916 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense
|
(33,395 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest and other income
|
304 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations
|
4,052 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from discontinued operations
|
5,401 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income
|
$ | 9,453 |
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended October 31, 2009
|
Multi-Family
Residential
|
Commercial-
Office
|
Commercial-
Medical
|
Commercial-
Industrial
|
Commercial-
Retail
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Real estate revenue
|
$ | 35,675 | $ | 41,649 | $ | 26,939 | $ | 6,734 | $ | 6,664 | $ | 117,661 | ||||||||||||
Real estate expenses
|
16,946 | 18,526 | 7,654 | 2,153 | 2,184 | 47,463 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net operating income
|
$ | 18,729 | $ | 23,123 | $ | 19,285 | $ | 4,581 | $ | 4,480 | 70,198 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation/amortization
|
(29,101 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Administrative, advisory and trustee services
|
(2,985 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other expenses
|
(932 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Impairment of real estate investment
|
(708 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense
|
(33,666 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest and other income
|
253 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations
|
3,059 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss from discontinued operations
|
(290 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income
|
$ | 2,769 |
Segment Assets and Accumulated Depreciation
Segment assets are summarized as follows as of October 31, 2010, and April 30, 2010, along with reconciliations to the condensed consolidated financial statements:
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of October 31, 2010
|
Multi-Family
Residential
|
Commercial-
Office
|
Commercial-
Medical
|
Commercial-
Industrial
|
Commercial-
Retail
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Segment Assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Property owned
|
$ | 522,030 | $ | 585,848 | $ | 430,484 | $ | 118,485 | $ | 117,077 | $ | 1,773,924 | ||||||||||||
Less accumulated depreciation/amortization
|
(127,912 | ) | (96,186 | ) | (59,318 | ) | (16,896 | ) | (22,067 | ) | (322,379 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total property owned
|
$ | 394,118 | $ | 489,662 | $ | 371,166 | $ | 101,589 | $ | 95,010 | 1,451,545 | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
43,701 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities
|
420 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Receivables and other assets
|
108,648 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Development in progress
|
2,755 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Unimproved land
|
7,876 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage loans receivable, net of allowance
|
157 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Assets
|
$ | 1,615,102 |
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of April 30, 2010
|
Multi-Family
Residential
|
Commercial-
Office
|
Commercial-
Medical
|
Commercial-
Industrial
|
Commercial-
Retail
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Segment assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Property owned
|
$ | 556,867 | $ | 582,943 | $ | 430,229 | $ | 113,249 | $ | 117,231 | $ | 1,800,519 | ||||||||||||
Less accumulated depreciation/amortization
|
(129,922 | ) | (88,656 | ) | (53,641 | ) | (15,481 | ) | (20,926 | ) | (308,626 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total property owned
|
$ | 426,945 | $ | 494,287 | $ | 376,588 | $ | 97,768 | $ | 96,305 | 1,491,893 | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
54,791 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities
|
420 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Receivables and other assets
|
104,830 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Development in progress
|
2,831 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Unimproved land
|
6,007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage loans receivable, net of allowance
|
158 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Assets
|
$ | 1,660,930 |
NOTE 6 • COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation. IRET is involved in various lawsuits arising in the normal course of business. Management believes that such matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
Insurance. IRET carries insurance coverage on its properties in amounts and types that the Company believes are customarily obtained by owners of similar properties and are sufficient to achieve IRET’s risk management objectives.
Purchase Options. The Company has granted options to purchase certain IRET properties to tenants in these properties, under lease agreements. In general, the options grant the tenant the right to purchase the property at the greater of such property’s appraised value or an annual compounded increase of a specified percentage of the initial cost of the property to IRET. As of October 31, 2010, the total property cost of the 28 properties subject to purchase options was approximately $206.5 million, and the total gross rental revenue from these properties was approximately $10.1 million for the six months ended October 31, 2010.
Environmental Matters. Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be liable for the costs of removal of, or remediation of, certain hazardous or toxic substances in, on, around or under the property. While IRET currently has no knowledge of any violation of environmental laws, ordinances or regulations at any of its properties, there can be no assurance that areas of contamination will not be identified at any of the Company’s properties, or that changes in environmental laws, regulations or cleanup requirements would not result in significant costs to the Company.
Restrictions on Taxable Dispositions. Approximately 131 of IRET’s properties, consisting of approximately 7.4 million square feet of the Company’s combined commercial segments’ properties and 3,818 apartment units, are subject to restrictions on taxable dispositions under agreements entered into with some of the sellers or contributors of the properties. The real estate investment amount of these properties (net of accumulated depreciation) was approximately $844.3 million at October 31, 2010. The restrictions on taxable dispositions are effective for varying periods. The terms of these agreements generally prevent the Company from selling the properties in taxable transactions. The Company does not believe that the agreements materially affect the conduct of the Company’s business or decisions whether to dispose of restricted properties during the restriction period because the Company generally holds these and the Company's other properties for investment purposes, rather than for sale. Historically, however, where IRET has deemed it to be in the shareholders’ best interests to dispose of restricted properties, it has done so through transactions structured as tax-deferred transactions under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Crosstown Circle Office Building, Eden Prairie, MN. The Company’s Crosstown Circle Office Building in Eden Prairie, Minnesota was acquired in October 2004 from Best Buy Company, which leased all but 7,500 square feet of the 185,000 square foot building under a master lease that expired September 30, 2010. Under the terms of the financing obtained by the Company for this building, the Company was obligated to fund a leasing reserve account in the event that a specified occupancy level was not met at the time the Best Buy master lease expired. The amount to be deposited in the leasing reserve account is calculated by multiplying a specified amount per square foot by the difference between the specified occupancy level and the building’s actual occupied square feet under qualified leases. The Company deposited in such leasing reserve account $3.4 million as of October 1, 2010. Funds in the leasing reserve account will be released as leases for vacant space in the building are executed.
Joint Venture Buy/Sell Options. Certain of IRET's joint venture agreements contain buy/sell options in which each party under certain circumstances has the option to acquire the interest of the other party, but do not generally require that the Company buy its partners’ interests. IRET has one joint venture which allows IRET’s unaffiliated partner, at its election, to require that IRET buy its interest at a purchase price to be determined by an appraisal conducted in accordance with the terms of the agreement, or at a negotiated price. The Company is not aware of any intent on the part of this partner to exercise its option.
Tenant Improvements. In entering into leases with tenants, IRET may commit itself to fund improvements or build-outs of the rented space to suit tenant requirements. These tenant improvements are typically funded at the beginning of the lease term, and IRET is accordingly exposed to some risk of loss if a tenant defaults prior to the expiration of the lease term, and the rental income that was expected to cover the cost of the tenant improvements is not received. As of October 31, 2010, the Company is committed to fund approximately $5.6 million in tenant improvements, within approximately the next 12 months.
Development Projects. The Company is currently constructing an approximately 24,000 square foot addition to its existing Edgewood Vista senior housing facility in Spearfish, South Dakota, for an estimated total project cost of $2.6 million, of which approximately $969,000 has been paid as of October 31, 2010. The Company expects this expansion project to be completed in the third quarter of fiscal year 2011. The Company is also currently converting an existing approximately 15,000 square foot
commercial office building in Minot, North Dakota to a 24-unit multi-family residential property, for an estimated total cost of $2.2 million and an expected completion date in the first quarter of the Company’s fiscal year 2012; as of October 31, 2010, the Company had not yet commenced funding the construction costs for this project. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, the Company committed to fund the construction of six movie theaters at its existing Buffalo Mall property in Jamestown, North Dakota, for an estimated construction cost of $2.0 million and expected completion in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012. As of October 31, 2010 the Company had funded approximately $154,000 of these construction costs.
Construction interest capitalized for the three month periods ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, was approximately $9,000 and $0 for development projects completed and in progress. Construction interest capitalized for the six month periods ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, was approximately $33,000 and $0 for development projects completed and in progress.
NOTE 7 • DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
The Company reports in discontinued operations the results of operations of a property that has either been disposed of or is classified as held for sale. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 the Company sold three properties, a small retail property in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, a patio home property in Fargo, North Dakota, and its 504-unit Dakota Hill multi-family residential property in Irving, Texas. During fiscal year 2010, the Company sold its former headquarters property in Minot, North Dakota, and disposed of a small apartment property in Grafton, North Dakota. In fiscal year 2009, the Company sold a small residential property in Minot, North Dakota. See Note 8 for additional information on the properties sold during the second quarter of fiscal year 2011. The Company also reports any gains or losses from the sale of a property in discontinued operations. There were no properties held for sale as of October 31, 2010 or 2009. The following information shows the effect on net income and the gains or losses from the sale of properties classified as discontinued operations for the three months and six months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009:
Three Months Ended
October 31
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Six Months Ended
October 31
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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REVENUE
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Real estate rentals
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$ | 1,212 | $ | 1,376 | $ | 2,516 | $ | 2,756 | ||||||||
TOTAL REVENUE
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1,212 | 1,376 | 2,516 | 2,756 | ||||||||||||
EXPENSES
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Depreciation/amortization related to real estate investments
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217 | 263 | 468 | 523 | ||||||||||||
Utilities
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118 | 134 | 231 | 250 | ||||||||||||
Maintenance
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160 | 147 | 285 | 298 | ||||||||||||
Real estate taxes
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227 | 226 | 475 | 490 | ||||||||||||
Insurance
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31 | 37 | 58 | 76 | ||||||||||||
Property management expenses
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146 | 173 | 293 | 324 | ||||||||||||
Other expenses
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Impairment of real estate investments
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0 | 152 | 0 | 152 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL EXPENSES
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900 | 1,132 | 1,811 | 2,113 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense
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(466 | ) | (466 | ) | (713 | ) | (935 | ) | ||||||||
Interest income
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1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Income from discontinued operations before gain on sale
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(153 | ) | (221 | ) | (3 | ) | (290 | ) | ||||||||
Gain on sale of discontinued operations
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5,404 | 0 | 5,404 | 0 | ||||||||||||
INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
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$ | 5,251 | $ | (221 | ) | $ | 5,401 | $ | (290 | ) |
NOTE 8 • ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS
The Company had no acquisitions or development projects placed in service during the second quarter of fiscal year 2011. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2010, IRET acquired two properties: an approximately 42,180 square foot showroom/warehouse property located in a western suburb of Des Moines, Iowa, triple-net leased to a single tenant, for which the Company paid a total of approximately $3.4 million, a portion of which was paid in Units valued at a total of approximately $2.9 million, or $10.25 per unit, with the remainder paid in cash; and an approximately 15,000 square foot, 2-story office building on 1.5 acres located near IRET’s corporate headquarters building in Minot, North Dakota, for a total of $2.4 million, a portion of which the Company paid in Units valued at a total of approximately $90,000, with the remainder paid in cash. IRET had no development projects placed in service during the second quarter of fiscal year 2010.
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, IRET acquired, on July 15, 2010, two medical office buildings located in, respectively, Billings, Montana and Missoula, Montana, for a total purchase price of approximately $5.2 million, consisting of cash of approximately $957,000 and the assumption of existing debt with an interest rate of 7.06% and a maturity date of December 31, 2016 in the amount of approximately $4.3 million. The two medical office buildings were each constructed in 2001, and contain approximately 14,705 square feet and 14,640 square feet of leasable space, respectively. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, the Company completed construction of a single-tenant office/warehouse facility in Fargo, North Dakota. The cost to construct the facility was approximately $3.9 million, including the cost of the land plus imputed construction interest. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, IRET had no acquisitions or development projects placed in service.
The Company expensed approximately $57,000 and $35,000 of transaction costs related to acquisitions in the six months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The Company’s acquisitions and development projects placed in service during the six months ended October 31, 2010 and 2009 are detailed below:
Six Months Ended October 31, 2010
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Acquisitions and Development Projects Placed in Service
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Land
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Building
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Intangible Assets
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Acquisition Cost
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Commercial Medical
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14,705 sq. ft Billings 2300 Grant Road - Billings, MT
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$ | 649 | $ | 1,216 | $ | 657 | $ | 2,522 | ||||||||
14,640 sq. ft. Missoula 3050 Great Northern - Missoula, MT
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640 | 1,331 | 752 | 2,723 | ||||||||||||
1,289 | 2,547 | 1,409 | 5,245 | |||||||||||||
Commercial Industrial
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42,244 sq ft. Fargo 1320 45th St N - Fargo, ND1
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0 | 1,634 | 0 | 1,634 | ||||||||||||
Total Property Acquisitions
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$ | 1,289 | $ | 4,181 | $ | 1,409 | $ | 6,879 |
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Development property placed in service June 22, 2010. Additional costs incurred in fiscal year 2010 totaled $2.3 million, for a total project cost at October 31, 2010 of $3.9 million.
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Six Months Ended October 31, 2009
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Acquisitions
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Land
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Building
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Intangible Assets
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Acquisition Cost
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Commercial Property - Office
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15,000 sq. ft. Minot 2505 16th Street SW – Minot, ND
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$ | 372 | $ | 1,724 | $ | 304 | $ | 2,400 | ||||||||
Commercial Property - Industrial
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42,180 sq. ft. Clive 2075 NW 94th Street – Clive, IA
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408 | 2,610 |