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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 2)

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 21, 2011

 

 

EXCEL TRUST, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   001-34698   27-1493212

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File No.)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

17140 Bernardo Center Drive, Suite 300

San Diego, California 92128

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

(858) 613-1800

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


This Current Report on Form 8-K/A is being filed by Excel Trust, Inc. to update the financial statements that will be required in connection with the expected acquisition of a 433,000 square foot retail shopping center (the “Shopping Center”) located in Arizona. The Company has not yet completed the acquisition of the Shopping Center and can offer no assurances that such acquisition will close with the terms described, or at all.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired

Independent Auditors’ Report

Statement of Revenues and Expenses of the Shopping Center for the three months ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2010

Notes to Statement of Revenues and Certain Expenses

 

(b) Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information.

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet of Excel Trust, Inc. as of March 31, 2011

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations of Excel Trust, Inc. for the three months ended March 31, 2011

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations of Excel Trust, Inc. for the period from April 28, 2010 to December 31, 2010

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations of Excel Trust, Inc. Predecessor for the period from January 1, 2010 to April 27, 2010

Notes to Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations of Excel Trust, Inc. and Excel Trust, Inc. Predecessor

 

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

Exhibit

  

Description of Exhibit

23.1    Consent of Deloitte & Touche, LLP (1)

 

(1) Filed herewith.


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Excel Trust, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statement of revenues and certain expenses (the “Historical Summary”) of the Shopping Center located in Arizona (the “Property”) for the year ended December 31, 2010. This Historical Summary is the responsibility of the Property’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Historical Summary based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Historical Summary is free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Property’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the Historical Summaries, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Historical Summary. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The accompanying Historical Summary was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (for inclusion in this Current Report on Form 8-K/A) as described in Note 1 to the Historical Summary and are not intended to be a complete presentation of the Property’s revenue and expenses.

In our opinion, the Historical Summary of the Property presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenues and certain expenses described in Note 1 to the Historical Summary of the Shopping Center located in Arizona for the year ended December 31, 2010, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Los Angeles, California

May 4, 2011


THE SHOPPING CENTER, ARIZONA

STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN EXPENSES

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

     Three months ended
March 31, 2011
     Year ended
December 31, 2010
 
     (unaudited)         

Revenues:

     

Rental revenues

   $ 2,152,000       $ 8,579,000   

Tenant reimbursements

     598,000         3,089,000   

Other income

     4,000         44,000   
                 

Total revenues

     2,754,000         11,712,000   

Certain expenses

     

Property operating and maintenance

     337,000         1,876,000   

Property taxes

     409,000         1,637,000   

Management fees

     61,000         244,000   

Insurance

     18,000         71,000   
                 

Total certain expenses

     825,000         3,828,000   
                 

Revenues in excess of certain expenses

   $ 1,929,000       $ 7,884,000   
                 

See accompanying notes to statements of revenues and certain expenses.


THE SHOPPING CENTER, ARIZONA

NOTES TO STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN EXPENSES

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

The accompanying statement of revenues and certain expenses includes the operations of a Shopping Center located in Arizona (the “Property”). The Property contains approximately 433,000 square feet (unaudited) of retail space. The acquisition of the Shopping Center by Excel Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) from a nonaffiliated third party is expected to close in the second quarter of 2011 for a purchase price of approximately $110.0 million, of which approximately $52.8 million would be assumed mortgage debt.

Basis of Presentation

The statement of revenues and certain operating expenses (the “Historical Summary”) has been prepared for the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article 3-14 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which requires certain information with respect to real estate operations to be included with certain filings with the SEC. The Historical Summary includes the historical revenues and certain operating expenses of the Property, exclusive of items which may not be comparable to the proposed future operations of the Property. Material amounts that would not be directly attributable to future operating results of the Property are excluded, and the Historical Summary is not intended to be a complete presentation of the Property’s revenues and expenses. Items excluded consist of depreciation, interest expense and federal and state income taxes.

The accompanying statement is not representative of the actual operations for the period presented, as certain expenses that may not be comparable to the expenses expected to be incurred by the Company in the future operations of the Property have been excluded. The Historical Summary for the period from January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011 is unaudited and reflects all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments), which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the operating results for the interim period presented. The results of operations for the period January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011 (unaudited) are not necessarily indicative of the expected results for the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.

In the preparation of the accompanying Historical Summary, subsequent events were evaluated through May 4, 2011, the date the financial statements were issued.

Revenue Recognition

Rental revenue is recognized on an accrual basis as it is earned over the lives of the respective tenant leases on a straight-line basis. Estimated recoveries from certain tenants for their pro rata share of real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expense are recognized as revenues in the period the applicable expenses are incurred or as specified in the leases. Rental receivables are periodically evaluated for collectability.

Repairs and Maintenance

Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

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 revenues and certain expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from the estimates in the near term.

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Property had no tenants account for more than 10% of revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2010.


2. Leases

The aggregate annual future minimum lease payments to be received under existing operating leases as of December 31, 2010 are as follows:

 

2011

   $ 7,872,000   

2012

     7,836,000   

2013

     7,493,000   

2014

     6,813,000   

2015

     5,036,000   

2016 and thereafter

     12,741,000   
        
   $ 47,791,000   
        

The Property was completed in 1999 and was approximately 99% occupied at March 31, 2011 (unaudited). The Property is generally leased to tenants under lease terms that provide for the tenants to pay a pro rata share of their operating expenses. The above future minimum lease payments do not include amounts for tenant reimbursements of operating expenses.

Certain tenants have lease termination options built into their leases, which are subject to termination fees. In the event that a tenant does exercise its option to terminate its lease early and the terminated space is not subsequently leased out, the amount of future minimum rent received will be reduced.

3. Related Party Transactions

In the three months ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2010, $61,000 and $244,000 in property management fees were paid to a company affiliated with the sellers of the Property, respectively.

4. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company may be subject to legal claims in the ordinary course of business as a property owner. The Company believes that the ultimate settlement of any potential claims will not have a material impact on the Property’s results of operations.


Excel Trust, Inc.

Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The following unaudited pro forma financial information of Excel Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) is based on the historical financial statements of the Company and Excel Trust, Inc. Predecessor (the “Predecessor”). The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2011 and condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2011, the period from April 28, 2010 to December 31, 2010 and the Predecessor for the period from January 1, 2010 to April 28, 2010 have been prepared as if the acquisition of the shopping center (the “Property”) had occurred on January 1, 2010.

Such unaudited pro forma financial information should be read in conjunction with the historical combined financial statements of the Company and Predecessor filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010, September 30, 2010 and March 31, 2011 and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. The unaudited pro forma financial information is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations of the Company and Predecessor that would have occurred if the acquisition of the Property had been completed on the date indicated, nor does it purport to represent the Company and Predecessor’s results of operations as of any future date or for any future period. The pro forma condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations of the Company and Predecessor only include the acquisition of the Property. In addition, the pro forma condensed consolidated and combined financial statements are based upon pro forma allocations of the purchase price of the Property based upon preliminary estimates of fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired in connection with the acquisition. These allocations may be adjusted in the future upon finalization of these preliminary estimates. Management believes all material adjustments necessary to reflect the effect of their acquisition have been made to the unaudited pro forma financial information.


EXCEL TRUST, INC

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

March 31, 2011

(in thousands)

 

     Company
Historical (A)
     Acquisition of
the  Shopping Center,
in Arizona (B)
    Company
Pro Forma
 

ASSETS:

       

Property, net

   $ 395,866       $ 99,478      $ 495,344   

Cash and cash equivalents

     3,955         (264     3,691   

Lease intangibles, net

     53,791         14,187        67,978   

Other

     16,477         264        16,741   
                         

Total Assets

   $ 470,089       $ 113,665      $ 583,754   
                         

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY:

       

Liabilities:

       

Mortgage and notes payable

   $ 188,792       $ 110,104      $ 298,896   

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     23,227         —          23,227   

Lease intangibles, net

     7,222         3,561        10,783   
                         

Total liabilities

     219,241         113,665        332,906   

Equity:

       

Total stockholder’s equity

     232,849         —          232,849   

Non-controlling interests

     17,999         —          17,999   
                         

Total equity

     250,848         —          250,848   
                         

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 470,089       $ 113,665      $ 583,754   
                         

See accompanying notes


EXCEL TRUST, INC

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Three months ended March 31, 2011

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Company
Historical (C)
    Acquisition of
the  Shopping Center,
in Arizona (D)
    Company
Pro Forma
 

REVENUES:

      

Rental revenue

   $ 9,210      $ 2,181      $ 11,391   

Tenant recoveries

     1,899        687        2,586   

Other income

     104        4        108   
                        

Total revenues

     11,213        2,872        14,085   

EXPENSES:

      

Maintenance and repairs

     639        172        811   

Real estate taxes

     1,135        523        1,658   

Management fees

     124        —          124   

Other operating expenses

     768        183        951   

General and administrative

     2,650        —          2,650   

Depreciation and amortization

     4,369        847        5,216   
                        

Total expenses

     9,685        1,725        11,410   

Net operating (loss) income

     1,528        1,147        2,675   

Interest expense

     (2,565     (1,249     (3,814

Interest income

     40        —          40   

Gain on acquisition of real estate

     937        —          937   
                        

Net (loss) income

     (60     (102     (162

Non-controlling interest

     (31     (5     (36
                        

Net (loss) income attributable to Excel Trust, Inc. and Excel Trust, Inc. Predecessor

     (29   $ (97   $ (126

Preferred stock dividends

     (603     —          (603
                        

Net (loss) income attributable to the common stockholders

   $ (632   $ (97   $ (729
                        

Basic and diluted loss per share

   $ (0.04     $ (0.05
                  

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted

     15,513          15,513   
                  

See accompanying notes


EXCEL TRUST, INC

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Period from April 28, 2010 to December 31, 2010

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Company
Historical (C)
    Acquisition of
the  Shopping Center,
in Arizona (D)
    Company
Pro Forma
 

REVENUES:

      

Rental revenue

   $ 13,641      $ 5,903      $ 19,544   

Tenant recoveries

     2,134        2,364        4,498   

Other income

     143        30        173   
                        

Total revenues

     15,918        8,297        24,215   

EXPENSES:

      

Maintenance and repairs

     707        667        1,374   

Real estate taxes

     1,685        1,420        3,105   

Management fees

     119        —          119   

Other operating expenses

     853        656        1,509   

General and administrative

     7,152        —          7,152   

Depreciation and amortization

     6,727        2,334        9,061   
                        

Total expenses

     17,243        5,077        22,320   

Net operating (loss) income

     (1,325     3,220        1,895   

Interest expense

     (3,692     (3,396     (7,088

Interest income

     166        —          166   

Gain on acquisition of real estate

     978        —          978   
                        

Net (loss) income

     (3,873     (176     (4,049

Non-controlling interest

     (148     (7     (155
                        

Net (loss) income attributable to the common stockholders

   $ (3,725   $ (169   $ (3,894
                        

Basic and diluted loss per share

   $ (0.24     $ (0.25
                  

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted

     15,510          15,510   
                  

See accompanying notes


EXCEL TRUST, INC. PREDECESSOR

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Period from January 1, 2010 to April 27, 2010

(in thousands)

 

     Company
Historical (C)
    Acquisition of
the  Shopping Center,
in Arizona (D)
    Company
Pro Forma
 

REVENUES:

      

Rental revenue

   $ 1,455      $ 2,785      $ 4,240   

Tenant recoveries

     113        1,115        1,228   

Other income

     —          14        14   
                        

Total revenues

     1,568        3,914        5,482   

EXPENSES:

      

Maintenance and repairs

     98        314        412   

Real estate taxes

     140        670        810   

Management fees

     43        —          43   

Other operating expenses

     98        310        408   

General and administrative

     8        —          8   

Depreciation and amortization

     542        1,101        1,643   
                        

Total expenses

     929        2,395        3,324   

Net operating income

     639        1,519        2,158   

Interest expense

     (483     (1,602     (2,085

Interest income

     —          —          —     
                        

Net income

     156        (83     73   

Non-controlling interest

     290        —          290   
                        

Net (loss) income attributable to the controlling interest

   $ (134   $ (83   $ (217
                        

See accompanying notes


EXCEL TRUST, INC. AND

EXCEL TRUST, INC. PREDECESSOR

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

(A) Derived from the Company’s condensed consolidated and combined financial statements as of March 31, 2011.

(B) To reflect the acquisition of the Shopping Center as if it was acquired March 31, 2011 for a purchase price of approximately $110.0 million, not including closing costs. The acquisition will be funded by an assumed mortgage note of approximately $52.8 million and cash from a draw on the Company’s credit facility. The acquisition method of accounting was used to allocate the purchase price to tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities and other working capital liabilities assumed according to their fair values. The purchase price has been allocated for the pro forma adjustments as follows:

 

Land

   $ 19,861   

Building

     75,833   

Site improvements

     935   

Tenant improvements

     2,849   

Lease intangible assets

     14,187   

Debt premium

     (104

Lease intangible liabilities

     (3,561
        
   $ 110,000   
        

(C) Derived from the Company’s and the Predecessor’s condensed consolidated and combined financial statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011, the period from April 28, 2010 to December 31, 2010 and the period from January 1, 2010 to April 27, 2010.

(D) To reflect the acquisition of the Shopping Center as if it was acquired on January 1, 2010. The pro forma adjustments include the pro forma operations of the property. The acquisition method of accounting was used to allocate the purchase price to tangible and identified intangible assets and liabilities according to their fair values. The amount allocated to building and site improvements and tenant improvements is depreciated over an estimated useful life of 40 years and four years, respectively. The amounts allocated to intangible lease assets are amortized over the lives of the leases with an average life of four years.

Historical revenue of $2,152, $5,829 and $2,750 is increased by $29, $74 and $35, for the pro forma net amortization of above and below market leases for the three months ended March 31, 2011, the period from April 28, 2010 to December 31, 2010 and the period from January 1, 2010 to April 27, 2010, respectively.

Expenses are based on historical operations of the previous owner except for real estate property tax which is calculated based on an estimated reassessed tax basis subsequent to the acquisition. Tenant recoveries have been adjusted to reflect the estimated property tax expense.

Interest expense reflects: 1) Assumption of a $52.8 million mortgage payable. The loan bears interest at a rate of 4.8%. 2) Borrowing of $57.2 million from the Company’s credit facility used to fund the acquisition. Interest is assumed to be 4.25%. The Company’s credit facility bears interest LIBOR plus a margin of 2.75%, with a LIBOR floor of 1.50%. As LIBOR was approximately 0.25% at March 31, 2011, an increase or decrease in LIBOR of up to 0.125% would have no effect on the Company’s interest rate given the LIBOR floor. 3) Amortization of approximately $264 of loan costs and approximately $104 of debt premium over the remaining life of the loan, which matures in November 2015.


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: June 10, 2011   Excel Trust, Inc.
  By:  

/S/    JAMES Y. NAKAGAWA        

    James Y. Nakagawa
    Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

  

Description of Exhibit

23.1    Consent of Deloitte & Touche, LLP (1)

 

(1) Filed herewith.