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Exhibit 99.1

SAULCENTERS, INC.

7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1500, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-6522

(301) 986-6200

Saul Centers, Inc. Reports

Fourth Quarter 2012 Earnings

March 7, 2013, Bethesda, MD.

Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE: BFS), an equity real estate investment trust (REIT), announced its operating results for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 (“2012 Quarter”). Total revenue for the 2012 Quarter increased to $48.3 million from $46.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 (“2011 Quarter”). Operating income, which is net income available to common stockholders before income attributable to noncontrolling interests and preferred stock dividends, increased to $9.1 million for the 2012 Quarter from $8.7 million for the 2011 Quarter. Net income available to common stockholders was $5.7 million ($0.29 per diluted share) for the 2012 Quarter compared to $3.7 million ($0.19 per diluted share) for the 2011 Quarter. Included in the results for the 2012 Quarter is a $3.5 million gain on sale of the 55,000 square foot Belvedere Gardens shopping center, located in Baltimore, Maryland, which was partially offset by $1.1 million of acquisition costs related to the acquisition of two properties located along Rockville Pike in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Same property revenue increased 1.9% for the 2012 Quarter compared to the 2011 Quarter, and same property operating income increased 1.4%. Same property comparisons exclude the results of properties not in operation for the entirety of the comparable reporting periods. Shopping center portfolio same property operating income increased 3.6% and mixed-use portfolio same property operating income decreased 7.9%. The same property results were adversely impacted by Van Ness Square, where rental income has decreased as a result of the Company entering into early lease termination agreements with tenants to position the property for redevelopment. If Van Ness Square was excluded, overall same property operating income would have increased 3.2% and mixed-use same property operating income would have increased 1.1%.

For the year ended December 31, 2012 (“2012 Year”), total revenue increased to $190.1 million from $173.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 (“2011 Year”). Operating income increased to $36.2 million for the 2012 Year from $34.0 million for the 2011 Year. Net income available to common stockholders was $18.2 million ($0.93 per diluted share) for the 2012 Year compared to $11.6 million ($0.61 per diluted share) for the 2011 Year. The primary sources of the revenue increase were additional revenue from the shopping centers acquired in 2011 ($9.7 million) and from Clarendon Center ($4.9 million). The primary sources of increased operating income were the core portfolio ($4.1 million) and the shopping centers acquired in

 

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2011 ($1.1 million), partially offset by Van Ness Square predevelopment expenses ($2.7 million). Included in the results for the 2012 Year are gains on property sales of $4.5 million, which were partially offset by acquisition costs of $1.1 million.

Same property revenue increased 1.0% and same property operating income increased 1.8% for the 2012 Year compared to the 2011 Year. Shopping center portfolio same property operating income increased 2.0% and mixed-use portfolio same property operating income increased 0.6%. The same property results were adversely impacted by Van Ness Square. If Van Ness Square was excluded, overall same property operating income would have increased 2.6% and mixed-use same property operating income would have increased 5.0%. The increase in the mixed-use properties was primarily due to improved operating performance at Washington Square.

As of December 31, 2012, 91.7% of the commercial portfolio was leased (all properties except the apartments at Clarendon Center, which were 100% leased), compared to 90.1% at December 31, 2011. On a same property basis, 91.9% of the portfolio was leased compared to the prior year level of 90.7%. The 2012 leasing percentages were impacted by a net increase of 107,000 square feet of leased space, primarily caused by the leasing of a portion of the space vacated by major shopping center tenants in 2011.

Funds from operations (FFO) available to common shareholders (after deducting preferred stock dividends) decreased 3.2% to $14.6 million ($0.54 per diluted share) in the 2012 Quarter from $15.1 million ($0.58 per diluted share) in the 2011 Quarter. FFO, a widely accepted non-GAAP financial measure of operating performance for REITs, is defined as net income plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and excluding gains and losses from property dispositions, impairment charges on depreciable real estate assets and extraordinary items. The primary causes for decreased FFO in the 2012 Quarter were increased acquisition costs ($1.1 million) and predevelopment expenses ($0.8 million), which were partially offset by improved overall portfolio operating results ($1.4 million).

FFO available to common shareholders for the 2012 Year increased 19.5% to $60.1 million ($2.26 per diluted share) from $50.3 million ($2.03 per diluted share) for the 2011 Year. FFO increased primarily as a result of (a) the shopping centers acquired in 2011 ($4.7 million), the core portfolio ($3.9 million), and Clarendon Center ($1.0 million), (b) reduced acquisition costs ($1.4 million) and (c) a change in the fair value of the Company’s interest rate swaps ($1.4 million), the combined impact of which was partially offset by predevelopment expenses ($2.7 million).

During 2012, Saul Centers incurred acquisition costs of $1.1 million related to the purchase of two operating shopping center properties intended for future redevelopment in Rockville, Maryland. The first property, 1500 Rockville Pike, a 6.7 acre property with 53,000

 

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rentable square feet located near the Twinbrook Metro Station, was acquired for $23.0 million, including acquisition costs. The second property, 5541 Nicholson Lane, a 1.1 acre property with 20,000 rentable square feet located adjacent to the Company’s 11503 Rockville Pike property near the White Flint Metro Station, was acquired for $12.2 million, including acquisition costs. The two properties are currently zoned for 1.1 million square feet of rentable mixed-use space.

The Company sold two properties during 2012 and recognized a combined gain on sale of $4.5 million. In July, the Company sold the 77,000 square foot and 11.7% leased West Park shopping center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and in December, the 55,000 square foot and 34.2% leased Belvedere Gardens shopping center in Baltimore, Maryland.

Saul Centers is a self-managed, self-administered equity REIT headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Saul Centers currently operates and manages a real estate portfolio of 59 community and neighborhood shopping center and mixed-use properties totaling 9.5 million square feet of leasable area. Over 85% of the Company’s property operating income is generated from properties in the metropolitan Washington, DC/Baltimore area.

 

Contact: Scott V. Schneider
   (301) 986-6220

 

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Saul Centers, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

($ in thousands)

 

     December 31,     December 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)        

Assets

    

Real estate investments

    

Land

   $ 353,890      $ 324,183   

Buildings and equipment

     1,109,911        1,092,533   

Construction in progress

     2,267        1,129   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,466,068        1,417,845   

Accumulated depreciation

     (353,305     (326,397
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,112,763        1,091,448   

Cash and cash equivalents

     12,133        12,323   

Accounts receivable and accrued income, net

     41,406        39,094   

Deferred leasing costs, net

     26,102        25,876   

Prepaid expenses, net

     3,895        3,868   

Deferred debt costs, net

     7,713        7,090   

Other assets

     3,297        12,870   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,207,309      $ 1,192,569   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Mortgage notes payable

   $ 789,776      $ 823,871   

Revolving credit facility payable

     38,000        8,000   

Dividends and distributions payable

     13,490        13,219   

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

     27,434        22,992   

Deferred income

     31,320        31,281   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     900,020        899,363   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

    

Preferred stock

     179,328        179,328   

Common stock

     201        193   

Additional paid-in capital

     246,557        217,829   

Accumulated deficit and other comprehensive loss

     (158,383     (147,522
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Saul Centers, Inc. stockholders’ equity

     267,703        249,828   

Noncontrolling interest

     39,586        43,378   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     307,289        293,206   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,207,309      $ 1,192,569   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Saul Centers, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended December 31,     Years Ended December 31,  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)        

Revenue

      

Base rent

   $ 38,917      $ 37,520      $ 152,777      $ 138,486   

Expense recoveries

     7,685        7,188        30,391        28,368   

Percentage rent

     436        473        1,545        1,503   

Other

     1,249        1,667        5,379        5,521   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     48,287        46,848        190,092        173,878   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

        

Property operating expenses

     6,265        6,611        23,794        24,715   

Provision for credit losses

     390        255        1,151        1,880   

Real estate taxes

     5,428        4,593        22,325        18,435   

Interest expense and amortization of deferred debt costs

     11,923        12,723        49,544        45,324   

Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs

     10,364        10,065        40,112        35,298   

General and administrative

     3,971        3,854        14,274        14,256   

Predevelopment expenses

     797        —          2,667        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     39,138        38,101        153,867        139,908   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     9,149        8,747        36,225        33,970   

Acquisition related costs

     (1,129     (21     (1,129     (2,534

Change in fair value of derivatives

     38        42        36        (1,332

Gain on casualty settlement

     —          47        219        245   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

     8,058        8,815        35,351        30,349   

Discontinued operations:

        

Loss from operations of property sold

     (50     —          (81     (55

Gain on property sale

     3,453        —          4,510        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

     3,403        —          4,429        (55
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     11,461        8,815        39,780        30,294   

Income attributable to the noncontrolling interests

     (1,978     (1,293     (6,406     (3,561
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Saul Centers, Inc.

     9,483        7,522        33,374        26,733   

Preferred dividends

     (3,785     (3,785     (15,140     (15,140
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders

   $ 5,698      $ 3,737      $ 18,234      $ 11,593   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Per share net income available to common stockholders:

        

Diluted

   $ 0.29      $ 0.19      $ 0.93      $ 0.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common stock:

        

Common stock

     19,914        19,233        19,650        18,889   

Effect of dilutive options

     50        34        50        60   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average common stock

     19,964        19,267        19,700        18,949   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


Saul Centers, Inc.

Supplemental Information

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended December 31,     Years Ended December 31,  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)        

Reconciliation of net income to FFO available to common shareholders: (1)

      

Net income

   $ 11,461      $ 8,815      $ 39,780      $ 30,294   

Less: Gains on property dispositions

     (3,453     (47     (4,729     (245

Add: Real property depreciation and amortization

     10,364        10,065        40,112        35,298   

Add: Real property depreciation - discontinued operations

     9        27        77        102   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO

     18,381        18,860        75,240        65,449   

Less: Preferred dividends

     (3,785     (3,785     (15,140     (15,140
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO available to common shareholders

   $ 14,596      $ 15,075      $ 60,100      $ 50,309   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares:

        

Diluted weighted average common stock

     19,964        19,267        19,700        18,949   

Convertible limited partnership units

     6,914        6,914        6,914        5,791   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted & converted weighted average shares

     26,878        26,181        26,614        24,740   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Per share amounts:

        

FFO available to common shareholders (diluted)

   $ 0.54      $ 0.58      $ 2.26      $ 2.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of net income to same property operating income:

        

Net income

   $ 11,461      $ 8,815      $ 39,780      $ 30,294   

Add: Interest expense and amortization of deferred debt costs

     11,923        12,723        49,544        45,324   

Add: Interest expense - discontinued operations

     10        38        49        151   

Add: Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs

     10,364        10,065        40,112        35,298   

Add: Real property depreciation - discontinued operations

     9        27        77        102   

Add: General and administrative

     3,971        3,854        14,274        14,256   

Add: Predevelopment expenses

     797        —          2,667        —     

Add: Acquisition related costs

     1,129        21        1,129        2,534   

Less: Change in fair value of derivatives

     (38     (42     (36     1,332   

Less: Gains on property dispositions

     (3,453     (47     (4,729     (245

Less: Interest income

     (28     (11     (136     (76
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property operating income

     36,145        35,443        142,731        128,970   

Less: Acquisitions & developments

     (3,233     (3,000     (23,099     (11,405
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total same property operating income

   $ 32,912      $ 32,443      $ 119,632      $ 117,565   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shopping centers

   $ 27,304      $ 26,354      $ 96,279      $ 94,354   

Mixed-Use properties

     5,608        6,089        23,353        23,211   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total same property operating income

   $ 32,912      $ 32,443      $ 119,632      $ 117,565   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) developed FFO as a relative non-GAAP financial measure of performance of an equity REIT in order to recognize that income-producing real estate historically has not depreciated on the basis determined under GAAP. FFO is defined by NAREIT as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and excluding extraordinary items, impairment charges on depreciable real estate assets and gains or losses from property dispositions (sales of properties and casualty settlements). FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs, which is disclosed in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the applicable periods. There are no material legal or functional restrictions on the use of FFO. FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income, its most directly comparable GAAP measure, as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance, or as an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Management considers FFO a meaningful supplemental measure of operating performance because it primarily excludes the assumption that the value of the real estate assets diminishes predictably over time (i.e. depreciation), which is contrary to what we believe occurs with our assets, and because industry analysts have accepted it as a performance measure. FFO may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other REITs.