UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

[x]	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934   FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2014
o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934   FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ____________ TO ____________

 

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 333-176775

 

Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland	45-3079597
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois	60523
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

 

630-218-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

______________________________________________________

 

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

 

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 þ No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, 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  ☐

Non-accelerated filer  þ

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 o No þ

 

As of May 12, 2014, there were 13,110,852 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $.001 par value, outstanding.

 

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INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

		Page
Part I - Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2014 (unaudited) and December 31, 2013	3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)	4
	Consolidated Statement of Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited)	5
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)	6
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	8
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	31
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	45
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	46
Part II - Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	47
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	47
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	50
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	51
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	51
Item 5.	Other Information	51
Item 6.	Exhibits	51
Signatures		52

 

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

		March 31, 2014 (unaudited)			December 31, 2013
ASSETS
Assets:
Investment properties:
Land		$	22,722,471		$	12,422,471
Building and other improvements			67,763,030			45,904,767
Total			90,485,501			58,327,238
Less accumulated depreciation			(1,307,258)			(808,145)
Net investment properties			89,178,243			57,519,093
Cash and cash equivalents			33,528,821			26,634,384
Investment in unconsolidated entity			107,457			107,126
Accounts and rents receivable			317,689			141,705
Acquired lease intangibles, net			9,458,357			5,854,829
Deferred loan fees, net			434,714			351,095
Other assets			1,049,171			630,291
Total assets		$	134,074,452		$	91,238,523
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable		$	38,055,344		$	32,530,344
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			802,638			811,431
Distributions payable			515,205			304,863
Acquired below market lease intangibles, net			915,976			759,964
Deferred investment property acquisition obligations			2,097,214			723,237
Due to related parties			3,494,980			3,155,648
Other liabilities			848,669			200,098
Total liabilities			46,730,026			38,485,585
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized,   none outstanding			--			--
Common stock, $.001 par value, 1,460,000,000 shares authorized,   10,818,690 and 6,745,615 shares issued and outstanding   as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively			10,819			6,746
Additional paid in capital (net of offering costs of   $13,108,156 and $8,994,299 as of March 31, 2014 and   December 31, 2012, respectively)			94,174,572			57,735,337
Accumulated distributions and net loss			(6,840,965)			(4,989,145)
Total stockholders’ equity			87,344,426			52,752,938
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	134,074,452		$	91,238,523

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Inland REAL ESTATE Income Trust, Inc.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

 

		Three months ended March 31,
		2014			2013
Income:
Rental income		$	1,409,700		$	606,217
Tenant recovery income			324,408			82,930
Total income			1,734,108			689,147
Expenses:
Property operating expenses			223,925			39,642
Real estate tax expense			175,209			75,159
General and administrative expenses			458,608			572,246
Acquisition related costs			678,204			55,970
(Recovery of) business management fee			(226,280)			52,266
Depreciation and amortization			687,163			249,813
Total expenses			1,996,829			1,045,096
Operating loss			(262,721)			(355,949)
Interest expense			(315,405)			(503,920)
Interest income			13,636			--
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entity			331			--
Net loss		$	(564,159)		$	(859,869)
Net loss per common share,  basic and diluted		$	(0.06)		$	(1.71)
Weighted average number of common shares   outstanding, basic and diluted			8,703,608			504,243

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Inland REAL ESTATE Income Trust, Inc.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

 

Three months ended March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

 

 

		Number of Shares		Common Stock			Additional Paid in Capital			Accumulated Distributions and Net Loss			Total
Balance at December 31, 2013		6,745,615		$	6,746		$	57,735,337		$	(4,989,145)		$	52,752,938
Distributions declared		--			--			--			(1,287,661)			(1,287,661)
Proceeds from offering		4,016,842			4,017			40,000,386			--			40,004,403
Offering costs		--			--			(4,113,857)			--			(4,113,857)
Proceeds from distribution   reinvestment plan		56,233			56			534,162			--			534,218
Discount on shares to related   parties		--			--			18,544			--			18,544
Net loss		--			--			--			(564,159)			(564,159)
Balance at March 31, 2014		10,818,690		$	10,819		$	94,174,572		$	(6,840,965)		$	87,344,426

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Inland REAL ESTATE Income Trust, Inc.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

		Three months ended March 31,
		2014			2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss		$	(564,159)		$	(859,869)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by   (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			687,163			249,813
Amortization of loan fees			21,902			53,164
Amortization of acquired above and below market leases, net			(2,265)			(6,180)
Straight-line rental income			(45,526)			(2,868)
Discount on shares issued to related parties			18,544			254,281
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entity			(331)			--
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(74,971)			(4,892)
Accounts and rents receivable			(130,458)			(24,135)
Due to related parties			356,828			248,802
Prepaid rent and other liabilities			164,867			(144,976)
Other assets			(10,492)			(551,943)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities			421,102			(788,803)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of investment properties			(34,278,132)			--
Capital expenditures			--			(6,500)
Investment in unconsolidated entity			--			(50,000)
Restricted escrows			(3,229)			(3,215)
Net cash flows used in investing activities			(34,281,361)			(59,715)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from offering			40,004,403			4,834,593
Proceeds from the distribution reinvestment plan			534,218			11,922
Payment of offering costs			(4,124,116)			(598,114)
Distributions paid			(1,077,319)			(54,140)
Due to related parties, net			(1,969)			--
Proceeds from mortgages and notes payable			5,525,000			--
Payment of mortgages and notes payable			--			(2,750,000)
Payment of loan costs			(105,521)			--
Net cash flows provided by financing activities			40,754,696			1,444,261
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			6,894,437			595,743
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period			26,634,384			2,237,050
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period		$	33,528,821		$	2,832,793

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Inland REAL ESTATE Income Trust, Inc.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)

(unaudited)

 

 

	Three months ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
In conjunction with the purchase of investment property,
the Company acquired assets and assumed liabilities as follows:
Land		10,300,000			--
Building and improvements		21,858,263			--
Acquired in place lease intangibles		2,811,762			--
Acquired above market lease intangibles		976,608			--
Acquired below market lease intangibles		(179,312)			--
Deferred investment property acquisition obligations		(1,349,734)			--
Assumed liabilities, net		(139,455)
Purchase of investment properties	$	34,278,132		$	--
Cash paid for interest	$	253,134		$	493,341
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Distributions payable	$	515,205		$	34,253
Accrued offering costs payable	$	290,547		$	235,261

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

 

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Readers of this Quarterly Report should refer to the audited consolidated financial statements of Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (which may be referred to as the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) for the year ended December 31, 2013, which are included in the Company’s 2013 Annual Report as certain footnote disclosures contained in such audited consolidated financial statements have been omitted from this Quarterly Report. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for the fair presentation have been included in this Quarterly Report.

 

(1)  Organization

 

Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on August 24, 2011 to acquire and manage a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate investments located in the United States. To date, the Company had focused on acquiring retail properties. The Company entered into a Business Management Agreement (the “Agreement”) with IREIT Business Manager & Advisor, Inc. (the “Business Manager”), an Affiliate of the Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation, to be the Business Manager to the Company. The Company is authorized to sell up to 150,000,000 shares of common stock at $10 each in an initial public “best efforts” offering (the “Offering”) which commenced on October 18, 2012 and to issue 30,000,000 shares at $9.50 each issuable pursuant to the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan (“DRP”).

 

The Company will provide the following programs to facilitate investment in the Company’s shares and to provide limited liquidity for stockholders.

 

The Company will allow stockholders to purchase additional shares from the Company by automatically reinvesting distributions through the DRP, subject to certain share ownership restrictions. Such purchases under the DRP will not be subject to selling commissions or the marketing contribution and due diligence expense allowance, and are made at a price of $9.50 per share.

 

 

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

The Company is authorized to purchase shares from stockholders who purchased their shares from us or received their shares through a non-cash transfer and who have held their shares for at least one year under the share repurchase program (“SRP”), if requested, if the Company chooses to repurchase them. Subject to funds being available, the Company will limit the number of shares repurchased during any consecutive twelve-month period to 5% of the number of shares outstanding at the beginning of that twelve-month period. Funding for the SRP will come from proceeds the Company receives from the DRP. In the case of repurchases made upon the death of a stockholder or qualifying disability, as defined in the SRP, the Company is authorized to use any funds to complete the repurchase, and neither the one year holding period, the limit regarding funds available from the DRP nor the 5% limit will apply. The SRP will immediately terminate if the Company’s shares become listed for trading on a national securities exchange. In addition, the Company’s boards of directors, in its sole direction, may at any time amend, suspend or terminate the SRP. As of March 31, 2014, no shares have been repurchased under the SRP.

 

At March 31, 2014, the Company owned 16 retail properties totaling 590,563 square feet. As of March 31, 2014, the portfolio had physical occupancy of 98.2% and economic occupancy of 99.3%. Economic occupancy excludes square footage associated an earnout component. At the time of acquisition, certain properties have an earnout component to the purchase price, meaning we did not pay a portion of the purchase price at closing related to certain vacant spaces, although we own the entire property. We are not obligated to settle this contingent purchase price obligation unless the seller obtains leases for the vacant space within the time limits and parameters set forth in the applicable acquisition agreement.

 

(2)  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

General

 

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and require 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 consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Certain reclassifications were made to the 2013 financial statements to conform to the 2014 consolidated financial statement presentation.

 

Consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, as well as all wholly owned subsidiaries. Wholly owned subsidiaries generally consist of limited liability companies (LLCs). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Each property is owned by a separate legal entity which maintains its own books and financial records and each entity’s assets are not available to satisfy the liabilities of other affiliated entities, except as otherwise disclosed in note 6.

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

Offering and Organization Costs

 

Costs associated with the Offering are deferred and charged against the gross proceeds of the Offering upon closing. Formation and organizational costs were expensed as incurred.

 

Partially-Owned Entities

 

The Company will consolidate the operations of a joint venture if the Company determines that it is either the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (VIE) or has substantial influence and control of the entity. The primary beneficiary is the party that has the ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive the returns from the VIE that would be significant to the VIE. There are significant judgments and estimates involved in determining the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity or the determination of who has control and influence of the entity. When the Company consolidates an entity, the assets, liabilities and results of operations will be included in our consolidated financial statements.

 

In instances where the Company determines that we are not the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity or the Company does not control the joint venture but can exercise influence over the entity with respect to its operations and major decisions, the Company will use the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, the operations of a joint venture will not be consolidated with the Company’s operations but instead our share of operations will be reflected as equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated entity on our consolidated statements of operations. Additionally, the Company’s net investment in the joint venture will be reflected as investment in unconsolidated entity on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all demand deposits, money market accounts and all short term investments with a maturity of three months or less, at the date of purchase, to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents at financial institutions. The account balance may periodically exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance coverage and, as a result, there could be a concentration of credit risk related to amounts on deposit in excess of FDIC insurance coverage. The Company believes that the risk will not be significant, as the Company does not anticipate the financial institutions’ non-performance.

 

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

Acquisitions

 

Upon acquisition, the Company determines the total purchase price of each property, which includes the estimated contingent consideration to be paid or received in future periods, if any. The Company allocates the total purchase price of properties based on the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on Level 3 inputs, such as comparable sales values, discount rates, capitalization rates, revenue and expense growth rates and lease-up assumptions, from a third party appraisal or other market sources.

 

Certain of the Company’s properties included earnout components to the purchase price, meaning the Company did not pay a portion of the purchase price of the property at closing, although the Company owns the entire property. The Company is not obligated to settle the contingent portion of the purchase price unless space which was vacant at the time of acquisition is later leased by the seller within the time limits and parameters set forth in the related acquisition agreements. The earnout payments are based on a predetermined formula applied to rental income received. The earnout agreements have a limited obligation period of two years from the date of acquisition, as defined. If at the end of the time period certain space has not been leased, occupied and rent producing, the Company will have no further obligation to pay additional purchase price consideration and will retain ownership of that entire property. Based on its best estimate, the Company has recorded a liability for the potential future earnout payment using estimated fair value at the date of acquisition using Level 3 inputs including market rents ranging from $18.00 to $28.00, probability of occupancy ranging from 95% to 100% based on leasing activity and utilizing a discount rate of 8%. The Company has recorded this earnout amount as additional purchase price of the related property and as a liability included in deferred investment property acquisition obligations on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The liability increases as the anticipated payment date draws near based on a present value; such increases in the liability are recorded as amortization expense on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company records changes in the underlying liability assumptions to acquisition related costs on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

The portion of the purchase price allocated to acquired above market lease value and acquired below market lease value are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the related lease as an adjustment to rental income. For below market lease values, the amortization period includes any renewal periods with fixed rate renewals. Amortization pertaining to the above market lease value of $21,035 and $0 was recorded as a reduction to rental income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Amortization pertaining to the below market lease value of $23,300 and $6,180 was recorded as an increase to rental income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

The portion of the purchase price allocated to acquired in-place lease value is amortized on a straight-line basis over the acquired leases’ weighted average remaining term. The Company incurred amortization expense pertaining to acquired in-place lease intangibles of $163,807 and $57,127 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

The portion of the purchase price allocated to customer relationship value is amortized on a straight-line basis over the weighted average remaining lease term. As of March 31, 2014, no amount has been allocated to customer relationship value.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s identified intangible assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013: 

		March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
Intangible assets:
Acquired in-place lease value		$	8,593,106		$	5,781,344
Acquired above market lease value			1,287,747			311,139
Accumulated amortization			(422,496)			(237,654)
Acquired lease intangibles, net		$	9,458,357		$	5,854,829
Intangible liabilities:
Acquired below market lease value		$	963,997		$	784,685
Accumulated amortization			(48,021)			(24,721)
Acquired below market lease intangibles, net		$	915,976		$	759,964

 

As of March 31, 2014, the weighted average amortization periods for acquired in-place lease, above market lease intangibles and below market lease intangibles are 10, 8 and 12 years, respectively.

 

Estimated amortization of the respective intangible lease assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2014 for each of the five succeeding years is as follows:  

 

			Acquired In-Place Leases			Above Market Leases			Below Market Leases
	2014 (remainder of year)		$	674,324		$	128,640		$	(79,233)
	2015			899,098			168,373			(99,292)
	2016			899,098			168,373			(81,468)
	2017			899,098			145,238			(81,468)
	2018			899,098			140,725			(77,303)
	Thereafter			3,920,929			515,363			(497,212)
	Total		$	8,191,645		$	1,266,712		$	(915,976)

 

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

Impairment of Investment Properties

 

The Company assesses the carrying values of its respective long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of these assets may not be fully recoverable. Recoverability of the assets is measured by comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows. In order to review its assets for recoverability, the Company considers current market conditions, as well as its intent with respect to holding or disposing of the asset. If the Company’s analysis indicates that the carrying value of the long-lived asset is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, the Company recognizes an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the current estimated fair value of the real estate property. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third party appraisals, where considered necessary (Level 3 inputs).

 

The Company estimates the future undiscounted cash flows based on management’s intent as follows: (i) for real estate properties that the Company intends to hold long-term, including land held for development, properties currently under development and operating buildings, recoverability is assessed based on the estimated future net rental income from operating the property and termination value; and (ii) for real estate properties that the Company intends to sell, including land parcels, properties currently under development and operating buildings, recoverability is assessed based on estimated proceeds from disposition that are estimated based on future net rental income of the property and expected market capitalization rates, less sale costs.

 

The use of projected future cash flows is based on assumptions that are consistent with our estimates of future expectations and the strategic plan the Company uses to manage its underlying business. However assumptions and estimates about future cash flows, including comparable sales values, discount rates, capitalization rates, revenue and expense growth rates and lease-up assumptions which impact the discounted cash flow approach to determining value are complex and subjective. Changes in economic and operating conditions and the Company’s ultimate investment intent that occur subsequent to the impairment analysis could impact these assumptions and result in future impairment charges of the real estate properties.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company incurred no impairment charges.

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

Capitalization and Depreciation

 

Real estate acquisitions are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Improvement and betterment costs are capitalized, and ordinary repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

 

Transactional costs in connection with the acquisition of real estate properties and businesses are expensed as incurred.

 

Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method. Building and improvements are depreciated based upon estimated useful lives of 30 years and 5-15 years for furniture, fixtures and equipment and site improvements.

 

Tenant improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the life of the asset or the term of the related lease as a component of depreciation and amortization expense. Leasing fees are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the related lease as a component of depreciation and amortization expense.

 

Cost capitalization and the estimate of useful lives require judgment and include significant estimates that can and do change.

 

Depreciation expense was $499,113 and $192,686 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

Deferred Loan Fees

 

Direct financing costs are deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method, over the term, or anticipated repayment date, of the related agreements as a component of interest expense.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company has estimated fair value using available market information and valuation methodologies the Company believes to be appropriate for these purposes. Considerable judgment and a high degree of subjectivity are involved in developing these estimates and, accordingly, they are not necessarily indicative of amounts that would be realized upon disposition.

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

The Company defines fair value based on the price that it believes would be received upon sale of an asset or the exit price that would be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which are described below:

 

	Level 1 −		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity has the ability to access.
	Level 2 −		Observable inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
	Level 3 −		Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets and liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company commences revenue recognition on its leases based on a number of factors. In most cases, revenue recognition under a lease begins when the lessee takes possession of, or controls the physical use of, the leased asset. Generally, this occurs on the lease commencement date. The determination of who is the owner, for accounting purposes, of the tenant improvements determines the nature of the leased asset and when revenue recognition under a lease begins. If the Company is the owner, for accounting purposes, of the tenant improvements, then the leased asset is the finished space and revenue recognition begins when the lessee takes possession of the finished space, typically when the improvements are substantially complete. If the Company concludes it is not the owner, for accounting purposes, of the tenant improvements (the lessee is the owner), then the leased asset is the unimproved space and any tenant improvement allowances funded by the Company under the lease are treated as lease incentives which reduces revenue recognized over the term of the lease. In these circumstances, the Company begins revenue recognition when the lessee takes possession of the unimproved space for the lessee to construct their own improvements. The Company considers a number of different factors to evaluate whether it or the lessee is the owner of the tenant improvements for accounting purposes. The determination of who owns the tenant improvements, for accounting purposes, is subject to significant judgment.

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of each lease. The difference between rental income earned on a straight-line basis and the cash rent due under the provisions of the lease agreements is recorded as deferred rent receivable and is included as a component of accounts and rents receivable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Due to the impact of the straight-line basis, rental income generally will be greater than the cash collected in the early years and decrease in the later years of a lease. The Company periodically reviews the collectability of outstanding receivables. Allowances are taken for those balances that the Company deems to be uncollectible, including any amounts relating to straight-line rent receivables.

 

Reimbursements from tenants for recoverable real estate tax and operating expenses are accrued as revenue in the period the applicable expenses are incurred. The Company makes certain assumptions and judgments in estimating the reimbursements at the end of each reporting period. The Company does not expect the actual results to materially differ from the estimated reimbursement.

 

The Company records lease termination income if there is a signed termination agreement, all of the conditions of the agreement have been met, the tenant is no longer occupying the property and amounts due are considered collectible. Upon early lease termination, the Company provides for gains or losses related to unrecovered intangibles and other assets.

 

As a lessor, the Company defers the recognition of contingent rental income, such as percentage rent, until the specified target that triggered the contingent rental income is achieved.

 

REIT Status

 

The Company has qualified and elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for federal income tax purposes commencing with the tax year ended December 31, 2013. As a result, the Company generally will not be subject to federal income tax on taxable income that is distributed to stockholders. A REIT is subject to a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it currently distributes at least 90% of its taxable income (subject to certain adjustments) to its stockholders. The Company will monitor the business and transactions that may potentially impact our REIT status. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, without the benefit of certain relief provisions, the Company will be subject to federal (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) and state income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates. Even if the Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, the Company may be subject to certain state and local taxes on its income, property or net worth and federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed income.

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

Derivatives

 

The Company uses derivative instruments, such as interest rate swaps, primarily to manage exposure to interest rate risks inherent in variable rate debt. The Company may also enter into forward starting swaps or treasury lock agreements to set the effective interest rate on a planned fixed-rate financing. The Company’s interest rate swaps involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. In a forward starting swap or treasury lock agreement that the Company cash settles in anticipation of a fixed rate financing or refinancing, the Company will receive or pay an amount equal to the present value of future cash flow payments based on the difference between the contract rate and market rate on the settlement date. The Company does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes and currently does not have any derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments under the accounting requirements for derivatives and hedging.

 

(3)  Acquisitions

 

2014 Acquisitions

 

Date Acquired

Property Name

Location

Property Type

Square Footage

Purchase Price

2/21/14

Park Avenue Shopping Center (1)

Little Rock, AR

Multi-tenant Retail

69,381

$

23,367,587

2/27/14

North Hills Square

Coral Springs, FL

Multi-tenant Retail

63,829

11,050,000

133,210

$

34,417,587

 

(1)

There is an earnout component associated with the acquisition which is not included in the purchase price (note 11).

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company acquired through its wholly owned subsidiaries, the properties listed above for an aggregate purchase price of $34,417,587. The Company financed a portion of these acquisitions by borrowing $5,525,000.

 

The Company incurred $678,204 and $55,970 during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, of acquisition, dead deal and transaction related costs that were recorded in acquisition related costs in the consolidated statements of operations and relate to both closed and potential transactions. These costs include third party due diligence costs such as appraisals, environmental studies, and legal fees as well as acquisition fees and time and travel expense reimbursements to the Sponsor and its affiliates.

 

For properties acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded revenue of $298,616 and property net income of $62,208, which excludes expensed acquisition related costs.

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

The following table presents certain additional information regarding the Company’s acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2014. The amounts recognized for major assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date:

 

Property Name		Land			Buildings and Improvements			Acquired Lease Intangibles			Acquired Below Market Lease Intangibles			Deferred Investment Property Acquisition Obligations (note 11)
Park Avenue Shopping Center		$	5,500,000		$	16,365,112		$	2,972,500		$	(120,291)		$	(1,349,734)
North Hills Square			4,800,000			5,493,151			815,870			(59,021)			--
Total		$	10,300,000		$	21,858,263		$	3,788,370		$	(179,312)		$	(1,349,734)

 

The following condensed pro forma consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 include pro forma adjustments related to the acquisitions and financing during the first quarter of 2014 considered material to the consolidated financial statements which were made for the acquisition of Park Avenue Shopping Center and North Hills Square which are presented assuming the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2013.

 

The following condensed pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations of the Company would have been assuming the first quarter 2014 acquisitions had been consummated as of January 1, 2013, nor does it purport to represent the results of operations for future periods.

 

		For the three months ended March 31, 2014
		Historical			Pro Forma Adjustments (unaudited)			As Adjusted (unaudited)
Total income		$	1,734,108		$	433,586		$	2,167,694
Net income (loss)		$	(564,159)		$	75,770		$	(488,389)
Net loss per common share,   basic and diluted		$	(0.06)					$	(0.05)
Weighted average number of common   shares outstanding, basic and diluted			8,703,608						10,818,690

 

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

		For the three months ended March 31, 2013
		Historical			Pro Forma Adjustments (unaudited)			As Adjusted (unaudited)
Total income		$	689,147		$	242,486		$	931,633
Net income (loss)		$	(859,869)		$	54,741		$	(805,128)
Net loss per common share,   basic and diluted		$	(1.71)					$	(0.07)
Weighted average number of common   shares outstanding, basic and diluted			504,243						10,818,690

 

 

(4)  Investment in Unconsolidated Entity

 

The Company is a member of a limited liability company formed as an insurance association captive (the “Insurance Captive”), which is wholly-owned by the Company and three related parties, Inland Real Estate Corporation, Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc., and Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust, Inc., and a third party, Retail Properties of America, Inc., and serviced by an affiliate of the Business Manager, Inland Risk and Insurance Management Services, Inc. Therefore, this investment is accounted for utilizing the equity method of accounting. The Company’s risk of loss is limited to its investment and the Company is not required to fund additional capital to the entity.

 

The Company entered into an agreement and paid $100,000 in exchange for a twenty percent membership interest in the Insurance Captive. The Company’s share of net income from its investment is based on the ratio of each member’s premium contribution to the venture. The Company was allocated income of $331 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

 

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(5)  Operating Leases

 

Minimum lease payments to be received under operating leases, including ground leases, as of March 31, 2014 for the years indicated, assuming no expiring leases are renewed, are as follows:

 

			Minimum Lease Payments
	2014 (remainder of year)		$	5,150,350
	2015			6,832,408
	2016			6,726,546
	2017			6,339,472
	2018			5,956,437
	Thereafter			31,386,469
	Total		$	62,391,682

 

The remaining lease terms range from less than 1 year to 15 years. Most of the revenue from the Company’s properties consists of rents received under long-term operating leases. Some leases require the tenant to pay fixed base rent paid monthly in advance, and to reimburse the Company for the tenant’s pro rata share of certain operating expenses including real estate taxes, special assessments, insurance, utilities, common area maintenance, management fees, and certain building repairs paid by the Company and recoverable under the terms of the lease. Under these leases, the Company pays all expenses and is reimbursed by the tenant for the tenant’s pro rata share of recoverable expenses paid. Certain other tenants are subject to net leases which provide that the tenant is responsible for fixed base rent as well as all costs and expenses associated with occupancy. Under net leases where all expenses are paid directly by the tenant rather than the landlord, such expenses are not included in the consolidated statements of operations. Under leases where all expenses are paid by the Company, subject to reimbursement by the tenant, the expenses are included within property operating expenses and reimbursements are included in tenant recovery income on the consolidated statements of operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(6)  Mortgages and Notes Payable

 

As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had the following mortgages and notes payable outstanding:

 

Maturity Date		Property Name		Stated Interest Rate Per Annum		Principal Balance at March 31, 2014			Principal Balance at December 31, 2013		Notes
May 1, 2027		Dollar General Portfolio Phase I - five properties		4.313%		$	3,340,450		$           3,340,450
December 27, 2015		Newington Fair Shopping Center - Senior Tranche		3 month LIBOR + 3.25% subject to a minimum rate of 3.50%			9,790,000		9,790,000		(a)
October 1, 2027		Dollar General Portfolio Phase II - seven properties		4.347%			4,140,000		4,140,000
December 23, 2018		Wedgewood Commons Shopping Center		Daily LIBOR + 1.90%			15,259,894		15,259,894		(b)
March 28, 2019		North Hills Square		Daily LIBOR + 1.80%			5,525,000		--		(b),(c)
				Total		$	38,055,344		$        32,530,344

 

(a)		The three month LIBOR rate at March 31, 2014 was 0.23%.
(b)		The daily LIBOR rate at March 31, 2014 was 0.15%
(c)		The loan requires monthly payments of interest only until March 28, 2019 when all principal and unpaid interest is due.  The loan may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time, at par.  The Company entered into a one year forward swap which fixed the interest rate at 4.02% beginning in year two through maturity.

 

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

The principal amount of mortgage loans outstanding as of March 31, 2014 was $38,055,344 and had a weighted average interest rate of 2.86% per annum. All of the Company’s mortgage loans are secured by first mortgages on real estate assets.

 

The mortgage loans require compliance with certain covenants, such as debt service ratios, investment restrictions and distribution limitations. As of March 31, 2014, all of the mortgages were current in payments and the Company was in compliance with such covenants.

 

The following table shows the scheduled maturities of mortgages and notes payable as of March 31, 2014 and for the next five years and thereafter:

 

			Mortgages and Notes Payable
	2014 (remainder of year)		$	--
	2015			9,790,000
	2016			--
	2017			--
	2018			15,259,894
	Thereafter			13,005,450
	Total		$	38,055,344

 

The Company estimates the fair value of its total debt by discounting the future cash flows of each instrument at rates currently offered for similar debt instruments of comparable maturities by the Company’s lenders using Level 3 inputs. The carrying value of the Company’s mortgage debt was $38,055,344 and $32,530,344 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and its estimated fair value was $38,275,000 and $32,555,000 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

 

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

 

The Company entered into a one year forward starting interest rate swap to fix the floating LIBOR based debt under a variable rate loan to a fixed rate to manage the risk exposed to interest rate fluctuations. The Company will generally match the maturity of the underlying variable rate debt with the maturity date on the interest swap. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded interest expense of $39,213 and $0, respectively, related to the interest rate swap.

 

 

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s interest rate swap contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2014.

 

Date Entered		Effective Date		Maturity Date		Pay Fixed Rate		Receive Floating Rate Index		Notional Amount			Fair Value at March 31, 2014
March 28, 2014		March 1, 2015		March 28, 2019		2.22%		1 month LIBOR		$	5,525,000		$	(39,213)
								Total		$	5,525,000		$	(39,213)

 

 

(7)  Fair Value Financial Instruments

 

In some instances, certain of the Company’s assets and liabilities are required to be measured or disclosed at fair value according to a fair value hierarchy pursuant to relevant accounting literature. This hierarchy ranks the quality and reliability of the inputs used to determine fair values, which are then classified and disclosed in one of three categories. The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which are described below:

 

∙	Level 1 −		quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
∙	Level 2 −		quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable.
∙	Level 3 −		model-derived valuations with unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity.

 

Assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their classifications within the fair value hierarchy levels.

 

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

For assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, quantitative disclosure of the fair value for each major category of assets and liabilities is presented below:

 

		Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2014
		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Description
Derivative interest rate instruments		$	--		$	(39,213)		$	--
Total liabilities		$	--		$	(39,213)		$	--

 

The fair value of derivative instruments was estimated based on data observed in the forward yield curve which is widely observed in the marketplace. The Company also incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the counterparty's nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements which utilizes Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads. The Company has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of its derivative and therefore has classified this in Level 2 of the hierarchy.

 

(8)  Income Tax

 

The Company had no uncertain tax positions as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The Company expects no significant increases or decreases in uncertain tax positions due to changes in tax positions within one year of March 31, 2014. The Company has no interest or penalties relating to income taxes recognized in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. As of March 31, 2014, returns for the calendar years 2013, 2012 and 2011 remain subject to examination by U.S. and various state and local tax jurisdictions.

 

(9)  Distributions

 

The Company currently pays distributions based on daily record dates, payable monthly in arrears. The distributions that the Company currently pays are equal to a daily amount of $0.001643836, per share based upon a 365-day period. During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company declared cash distributions totaling $1,287,661 and $74,600, respectively.

 

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited) 

 

 

(10)  Earnings (Loss) per Share

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period (the “common shares”). Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the common shares plus potential common shares issuable upon exercising options or other contracts. As of March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not have any dilutive common share equivalents outstanding.

 

(11)  Commitments and Contingencies

 

Two of the Company’s properties have earnout components related to property acquisitions. The maximum potential earnout payment was $2,178,288 at March 31, 2014.

 

The table below presents the change in the Company’s earnout liability for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

		For the three months ended
		2014			2013
Earnout liability-beginning of period		$	723,237		$	--
Increases:
Acquisitions			1,349,734			--
Amortization expense			24,243			--
Decreases:
Earnout payments			--			--
Other:
Adjustments to acquisition related costs			--			--
Earnout liability – end of period		$	2,097,214		$	--

 

The Company may be subject, from time to time, to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. While the resolution of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes, based on currently available information, that the final outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited) 

 

 

(12)  Segment Reporting

 

The Company has one reportable segment as defined by U.S. GAAP for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

Concentration of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable currently exists due to the small number of tenants currently comprising the Company's rental revenue. The concentration of revenues for these tenants increases the Company's risk associated with nonpayment by these tenants. In an effort to reduce risk, the Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its larger tenants.

 

For the period ended March 31, 2014, approximately 20% of the Company’s rental revenue was generated by twelve properties leased to Dolgencorp, LLC, a subsidiary of Dollar General Corporation, and approximately 17% of the Company’s rental revenue was derived from L.A. Fitness.

 

(13)  Transactions with Related Parties

 

The Company is party to an agreement with an LLC formed as an insurance association captive (the “Insurance Captive”), which is wholly-owned by the Company and three related parties, Inland Real Estate Corporation, Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc., and Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust, Inc., and a third party, Retail Properties of America, Inc. The entity is included in the Company’s disclosure of Investment in Unconsolidated Entity (note 4) and is included in investment in unconsolidated entity in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

 

The Company owns 1,000 shares of common stock in the Inland Real Estate Group of Companies with a recorded value of $1,000 at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. This amount is included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

 

As of March 31, 2014, the Company was owed funds from related parties in the amount of $2,346 which was due from related parties for reimbursement of costs paid by the Company in connection with certain properties that the Company considered acquiring, but ultimately decided not to acquire, which were subsequently acquired by a related party. This amount is included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

 

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s related party transactions for three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. Certain compensation and fees payable to the Business Manager for services to be provided to the Company are limited to maximum amounts.

 

			Three months ended						Amount Unpaid as of
			3/31/14			3/31/13			3/31/14			12/31/13
General and administrative   reimbursements	(a)		$	91,887		$	57,690		$	149,725		$	76,158
Affiliate share purchase discounts	(b)			18,544			254,281			--			--
Total general and administrative   expenses			$	110,431		$	311,971		$	149,725		$	76,158
Acquisition related costs	(c)		$	591,549		$	30,235		$	1,541,711		$	1,044,214
Offering costs	(d)			3,881,486			260,509			173,544			178,996
Sponsor non-interest bearing   advances	(e)			--			--			1,630,000			1,630,000
Real estate management fees	(f)			58,212			20,154			--			--
(Recovery of) business   management fee	(g)			(226,280)			52,266			--			226,280

  

(a)		The Business Manager and its related parties are entitled to reimbursement for certain general and administrative expenses of the Business Manager and its related parties relating to the Company’s administration. Such costs are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Unpaid amounts are included in due to related parties in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
(b)		The Company established a discount stock purchase policy for related parties and related parties of the Business Manager that enables the related parties to purchase shares of common stock at $9.00 per share. The Company sold 18,544 shares to related parties during the three months ended March 31, 2014.
(c)		The Company will pay the Business Manager or its affiliates a fee equal to 1.5% of the “contract purchase price,” as defined, of each asset acquired.  The Business Manager and its related parties are also reimbursed for acquisition and transaction related costs of the Business Manager and its related parties relating to the Company’s acquisition of real estate assets, regardless of whether the Company acquires the real estate assets, subject to limits, as defined.  Such costs are included in acquisition related costs in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.  Unpaid amounts are included in due to related parties in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

(d)		A related party of the Business Manager receives selling commissions equal to 7.0% of the sale price for each share sold and a marketing contribution equal to 3.0% of the gross offering proceeds from shares sold, the majority of which is re-allowed (paid) to third party soliciting dealers. The Company also reimburses a related party of the Business Manager and the soliciting dealers for bona fide, out-of-pocket itemized and detailed due diligence expenses in amounts up to 0.5% of the gross offering proceeds.  The expenses will be reimbursed from amounts paid or re-allowed to these entities as a marketing contribution.  The Company will reimburse the Sponsor, its affiliates and third parties for costs and other expenses of the Offering that they pay on the Company’s behalf, in an amount not to exceed 1.5% of the gross offering proceeds from shares sold in the “best efforts” offering.  The Company does not pay selling commissions or the marketing contribution or reimburse issuer costs in connection with shares of common stock issued through the distribution reinvestment plan. Offering costs are offset against the stockholders’ equity accounts.  Unpaid amounts are included in due to related parties in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
(e)		As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company incurred $13,137,006 and $9,023,148 of offering and organization costs, respectively, of which $1,630,000 was advanced by the Sponsor. Our Business Manager or its affiliates will pay or reimburse any organization or offering costs, including any issuer costs that exceed 11.5% of the gross offering proceeds from shares sold in the “best efforts” offering over the life of the Offering.
(f)		For each property that is managed by Inland National Real Estate Services, LLC, or its affiliates, collectively the Real Estate Managers, the Company will pay a monthly real estate management fee of up to 1.9% of the gross income from any single-tenant, net-leased property, and up to 3.9% of the gross income from any other property type. Each Real Estate Manager will determine, in its sole discretion, the amount of the fee with respect to a particular property, subject to the limitations. For each property that is managed directly by one of the Real Estate Managers or its affiliates, the Company will pay the Real Estate Manager a separate leasing fee based upon prevailing market rates applicable to the geographic market of that property. Further, in the event that the Company engages its Real Estate Managers to provide construction management services for a property, the Company will pay a separate construction management fee in an amount that is usual and customary for comparable services rendered to similar projects in the geographic market of the project.  The Company also will reimburse each Real Estate Manager and its affiliates for property-level expenses that they pay or incur on the Company’s behalf, including the salaries and benefits of persons performing services for the Real Estate Managers and their affiliates except for the salaries and benefits of persons who also serve as an executive officer of any of the Real Estate Managers.
(g)		The Company will pay the Business Manager an annual business management fee equal to 0.65% of its “average invested assets,” as defined in the business management agreement, payable quarterly in an amount equal to 0.1625% of its average invested assets as of the last day of the immediately preceding quarter.  “Average invested assets” means, for any period, the average of the aggregate book value of the Company’s assets, including all intangibles and goodwill, invested, directly or indirectly, in equity interests in, and loans secured by, properties, as well as amounts invested in securities and consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures or other partnerships, before reserves for amortization and depreciation or bad debts, impairments or other similar non-cash reserves, computed by taking the average of these values at the end of each month during the relevant calendar quarter.  For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Business Manager was entitled to a business management fee in the amount equal to $139,517, which was permanently waived.  The Business Manager also permanently waived business management fees of $226,280 incurred for the year ended December 31, 2013, which was included in due to related parties in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2013.

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(14)  Subsequent Events

 

The board of directors of the Company declared distributions payable to stockholders of record each day beginning on the close of business on April 1, 2014 through the close of business on June 30, 2014. Distributions were declared in a daily amount equal to $0.001643836 per share, based upon a 365-day period, which equates to $0.60 or a 6% annualized rate based on a purchase price of $10.00 per share. Distributions were paid monthly in arrears, as follows:

 

•		In April 2014, total distributions declared for the month of March 2014 were paid in the amount equal to $515,205, of which $253,748 was paid in cash and $261,457 was reinvested through the Company’s DRP, resulting in the issuance of an additional 27,522 shares of common stock.
•		In May 2014, total distributions declared for the month of April 2014 were paid in the amount equal to $575,126, of which $287,934 was paid in cash and $287,192 was reinvested through the Company’s DRP, resulting in the issuance of an additional 30,231 shares of common stock.

 

On April 8, 2014, the Company acquired a fee simple interest in a 148,529 square foot retail property known as Mansfield Pointe Shopping Center located in Mansfield, TX. The Company purchased this property from an unaffiliated third party for approximately $28,400,000, plus closing costs.

 

On May 7, 2014, the Company entered into a $14,200,000 loan secured by a first mortgage on the Mansfield Pointe Shopping Center. This loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.80% per annum, and matures on May 7, 2019. In connection with the loan, the Company entered into a one year forward starting interest rate swap to fix the floating LIBOR interest rate. As a result, the effective annual interest rate in years two through five of the loan is 3.98% per annum.

 

On May 8, 2014, the Company entered into a $14,061,658 loan, of which $11,683,793 was funded at close, secured by a first mortgage on the Park Avenue Shopping Center. This loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.75% per annum, and matures on May 8, 2019.

 

On May 12, 2014, the Company’s sponsor contributed $500,000 to the Company. The Company’s sponsor has not received, and will not receive, any additional shares of the Company’s common stock for making this contribution.

 

On May 13, 2014, the Company acquired a fee simple interest in a 126,288 square foot retail property known as MidTowne Shopping Center located in Little Rock, AR. The Company purchased this property from two unaffiliated third parties for approximately $41,450,000, plus closing costs.

 

 

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(a Maryland Corporation)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

The following table provides information regarding the total shares sold in our offering as of May 12, 2014:

 

	Shares		Gross Offering Proceeds ($) (1)			Commissions and Fees ($) (2)		Proceeds to Us, Before Expenses ($) (3)
From our Sponsor in connection   with our formation:	20,000.000			200,000		--			200,000
Shares sold in the offering:	12,926,230.037			127,909,114		11,476,459			116,432,655
Shares sold pursuant to our   distribution reinvestment plan:	164,622.823			1,563,916		--			1,563,916
Shares purchased pursuant to   our share repurchase program:	--			--		--			--
Total:	13,110,852.860			129,673,030		11,476,459			118,196,571

 

(1)		Gross proceeds received by us as of the date of this table for shares sold to investors pursuant to accepted subscription agreements.
(2)		Inland Securities Corporation serves as dealer manager of the Offering and is entitled to receive selling commissions and certain other fees, as discussed further in the prospectus for the “best efforts” offering dated October 18, 2012 as the same may be supplemented from time to time.
(3)		Organization and offering expenses, excluding commissions, will not exceed 1.5% of the gross offering proceeds. These expenses include registration and filing fees, legal and accounting fees, printing and mailing expenses, bank fees and other administrative expenses.

 

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

 

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Words such as “may,” “could,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “variables,” “potential,” “continue,” “expand,” “maintain,” “create,” “strategies,” “likely,” “will,” “would” and variations of these terms and similar expressions, or the negative of these terms or similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

 

These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but reflect the intent, belief or current expectations of the management of Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (which we refer to herein as the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) based on their knowledge and understanding of the business and industry, the economy and other future conditions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, and we caution stockholders not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including but not limited to the factors listed and described under “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2014 and factors described below:

 

	•		We may not be able to raise capital sufficient to achieve our investment objectives;
	•		We have a limited operating history and the prior performance of programs sponsored by IREIC should not be used to predict our future results;
	•		Market disruptions may adversely impact many aspects of our operating results and operating condition;
	•		We may suffer from delays in selecting, acquiring and developing suitable assets;
	•		To date, we have not generated sufficient cash flow from operations to pay distributions, and, therefore, we have paid, and may continue to pay, distributions from the net proceeds of our “best efforts” offering, which will reduce the amount of cash available to be invested in assets, negatively impact the value of our stockholders’ investment and be dilutive to our stockholders;
	•		We have incurred net losses on a U.S. GAAP basis for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, and there is no assurance that we will become profitable or generate positive cash flow from operations;
	•		There is no established public trading market for our shares, our stockholders may not be able to sell their shares under our share repurchase program and, if our stockholders are able to sell their shares under the program, or otherwise, they may not be able to recover the amount of their investment in our shares;
	•		Our charter generally allows us to borrow up to 300% of our net assets, equivalent to 75% of the costs of our assets;
	•		IREIC may face a conflict of interest in allocating personnel and resources between its affiliates, our Business Manager and our Real Estate Managers;
	•		We do not have arm’s-length agreements with our Business Manager, our Real Estate Managers or any other affiliates of IREIC;
	•		We pay significant fees to our Business Manager, Real Estate Managers and other affiliates of our Sponsor;
	•		Our Business Manager and its affiliates will face conflicts of interest caused by their compensation arrangements with us, which could result in actions that are not in the long-term best interests of our stockholders;

 

	•		Our properties may compete with the properties owned by other programs sponsored by IREIC or IPCC for, among other things, tenants;
	•		Our Business Manager is under no obligation, and may not agree, to continue to forgo or defer its business management fee or any acquisition fee;
	•		We generated a significant portion of our revenue from two tenants, and rental payment defaults by these significant tenants could adversely affect our results of operations;
	•		The majority of our real estate investments include single-tenant properties that may be difficult to sell or re-lease upon tenant defaults or early termination; and
	•		If we fail to qualify as a REIT, our operations and distributions to stockholders will be adversely affected.

 

Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect our management’s view only as of the date of this Quarterly Report, and may ultimately prove to be incorrect or false. We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results. We intend for these forward-looking statements to be covered by the applicable safe harbor provisions created by Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act.

 

The following discussion and analysis relates to the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 and as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. You should read the following discussion and analysis along with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in this report.

 

Overview

 

We are an externally managed Maryland corporation formed in August 2011 to acquire a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate located throughout the United States. To date, we had focused on acquiring retail properties. We believe that these properties continue to outperform other property types. We will continue to focus on retail properties unless and until the returns from other properties exceed those that we believe are available from investing in retail. We are managed by our business manager, IREIT Business Manager & Advisor, Inc. referred to herein as our “Business Manager.” We may acquire retail properties, office buildings, multi-family properties and industrial/distribution and warehouse facilities. Within these property types, we will focus primarily on “core” real estate assets.

 

Core real estate assets are those assets that typically satisfy some, but not necessarily all, of the following criteria:

 

	▪		properties located within major regional markets or accelerating secondary markets;
	▪		properties with above-market occupancy rates, with leases that provide for market rental rates and that have staggered maturity dates; and
	▪		properties that have anchor tenants with strong credit ratings.

 

Core real estate assets also typically provide predictable, steady cash flow and have a lower risk profile than non-core real estate assets. We have purchased single-tenant, net-leased retail properties and may continue to purchase single-tenant, net-leased properties within any of these four property types.  We may purchase existing or newly-constructed properties as well as properties that are under development or construction, including those where development has not commenced. In addition, in all cases, we may acquire properties directly, by purchasing the property, also known as a “fee interest,” or through joint ventures, including joint ventures in which we do not own a controlling interest. We also may invest in real estate-related equity securities of both publicly traded and private real estate companies, as well as commercial mortgage-backed securities.

 

At March 31, 2014, we owned 16 retail properties, totaling 590,563 square feet. As of March 31, 2014, our portfolio had weighted average physical and economic occupancy of 98.2% and 99.3%, respectively. Economic occupancy excludes square footage associated with an earnout component. At the time of acquisition, certain properties have an earnout component to the purchase price, meaning we did not pay a portion of the purchase price at closing related to certain vacant spaces, although we own the entire property. We are not obligated to pay this contingent purchase price unless the seller obtains leases for the vacant space within the time limits and parameters set forth in the acquisition agreement, as defined. As of March 31, 2014, annualized base rent per square foot averaged $11.73 for all properties. Annualized base rent is calculated by annualizing the current, in-place monthly base rent for leases, including any tenant concessions, such as rent abatement or allowances, which may have been granted.

 

On October 18, 2012 we commenced our initial public offering, referred to herein as the “Offering.” We are offering 150,000,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $10.00 per share on a “best efforts” basis through Inland Securities Corporation, or “Inland Securities,” our dealer manager, a wholly owned subsidiary of our Sponsor. “Best efforts” means that Inland Securities is not obligated to purchase any specific number or dollar amount of shares. We also are offering up to 30,000,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $9.50 per share to stockholders who elect to participate in our distribution reinvestment plan (“DRP”). In each case, the offering price was determined by our board of directors. We qualified and elected to be taxed as a REIT commencing with the tax year ended December 31, 2013 for federal tax purposes.

 

Market Outlook

 

As announced in December 2013, the US Federal Reserve Board continues lessening of the bond buying program, commonly referred to as quantitative easing (“QE”), from $85 billion to its current $45 billion a month. The plan to reduce the level of QE could indicate the Federal Reserve Board is of the view that US economic growth is on enough footing that less stimulus is required. Because the Federal Reserve decided to slow down and may eventually decide to end QE, current economic data remains mixed. The Commerce Department reported home sales, an important part of the economy's recovery, has stalled as compared to data from a year ago. In addition, unemployment remains high at 6.3%. Durable goods orders, showed strong growth for the second month running in March 2014 and there currently appears to be no inflationary pressures. However, many financial experts believe interest rates will begin to increase and we have begun to see the rise in long term rates, while short term rates continue to be at historically low levels.

 

Real estate pricing is generally influenced by market interest rates. However, the movements are not simultaneous and pricing generally lags behind interest rate adjustments for a period of time. Because part of our business strategy is to utilize debt to finance a portion of our real estate assets, we may be challenged in finding appropriately priced real estate during periods of rapidly rising interest rates.

Today’s economic environment continues to be characterized by historically low interest rates that may start to decrease capitalization rates for commercial properties. Commercial property prices have nearly recovered to 2007 values in many sectors. Although mild, we believe that the economy is moving from recovery status toward a growth cycle. Demographic trends are also favorable. In the past four years the population of the United States has grown, but there has been very little new real estate development during this period of time. While tenants recently have had pricing power over property owners, we believe we have reached an inflection point where that pricing power related to tenant leases will return to the property owner due to supply and demand considerations.

 

Our management team continues to believe that we can produce better risk adjusted returns in multi-tenant necessity-based retail shopping centers than other types of commercial real estate. Multi-tenant retail assets tend to be more stable, yet they allow for growth opportunities in a recovering market. A needs-based shopping center usually consists of a large anchor tenant, like a supermarket, that draws patrons to the property along with a number of supporting tenants in smaller shop space. The anchor generally has a long-term lease that stabilizes cash flow to the property. The smaller tenants typically have shorter leases (usually between 1-3 years) that upon expiration, in favorable market conditions, can be re-leased at increased rental rates which would increase the property’s income.

 

Our general experience tells us that a period of rising inflation can translate to a period of rising rental rates, particularly at multi-tenant retail properties that include a higher instance of lease roll-over. In comparison to single-tenant properties with longer leases, this provides significantly more opportunities to increase rental rates as a higher percentage of leases expire more frequently. As of March 31, 2014, we own 12 single tenant properties and four multi-tenant properties with average lease expirations of 14 years and 8 years, respectively.

 

In addition:

 

• Multi-tenant necessity-based retail real estate is generally recession resilient and has historically outperformed other asset classes.
• Grocery-anchored shopping centers tend to be resilient to internet sales and can weather changes in consumer sentiment.
• Demand for retail space is growing. According to a National Association of Realtors published report, the net absorption of retail space is expected to reduce the amount of vacant space in the market place. Also, according to the United States Census Bureau, the population of the United States is slated to grow by over 50 million over the next 20 years. We believe this supply/demand dynamic is beginning to create a favorable environment for retail property owners.
• If we begin to experience inflation, multi-tenant retail real estate can act as a hedge because of the ability to increase rents at a pace that keeps up with inflation.

 

Our investment mandate allows us to build our portfolio with core assets in core markets. We endeavor to find the best risk-adjusted opportunities, given the considerable resources available to us through our real estate managers, our business manager and our business manager’s acquisition team.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

General

 

Our principal demand for funds is to acquire real estate assets, to pay operating and offering expenses, to pay interest on our outstanding indebtedness, to fund repurchases of previously issued stock and to make distributions to our stockholders.  We generally seek to fund our cash needs for items other than asset acquisitions and offering costs from operations. Our cash needs for acquisitions are funded primarily from the sale of our shares, including those offered for sale through our distribution reinvestment plan, as well as financing obtained concurrent with an acquisition or in the future.  There may be a delay between the sale of our shares and our purchase of assets, which could result in a delay in generating returns, if any, from our investment operations.  Our Business Manager, its acquisition group, and Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, or “IREA,” evaluates potential acquisitions and engages in negotiations with sellers and lenders on our behalf.  Pending investment in real estate assets, we may decide to temporarily invest any unused proceeds from the Offering in certain investments that could yield lower returns than those earned on real estate assets.

 

Potential future sources of liquidity include continued proceeds from the offering and DRP, proceeds from secured or unsecured financings from banks or other lenders, proceeds from the sale of assets and undistributed cash flow from operations.  If necessary, we may use financings or other sources of liquidity (capital) in the event of unforeseen significant capital expenditures.  We have not identified any sources for these types of financings.

 

As of March 31, 2014, the Offering generated proceeds, net of commissions, the marketing contribution and due diligence expense reimbursements, the majority of which are re-allowed to third party soliciting dealers, totaling approximately $96.5 million.

 

Through March 31, 2014, our liquidity needs have primarily been to purchase sixteen retail properties, to pay organization and offering costs and to pay distributions. During the first three months of 2014, we funded the purchase of Park Avenue Shopping Center and North Hills Square with mortgage debt of approximately $5.5 million and proceeds from the Offering of $28.9 million.

 

As of March 31, 2014, we had total debt outstanding of approximately $38.1 million, which bore interest at a weighted average interest rate of 2.86% per annum, of which approximately $9.8 million is due in 2015, $15.3 million is due in 2018, $5.5 million is due in 2019 and the remaining amount of approximately $7.5 million is due in 2027. Our charter provides for limits on the amounts we may borrow. The amount is limited to an aggregate of 300% of our net assets, which equates to 75% of the costs of our assets. As permitted by our charter, however, our board of director’s may determine that a higher debt level is appropriate. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, our borrowings did not exceed 300% of net assets.

 

Our Sponsor has advanced approximately $1.63 million to us for the payment of organization and offering costs.

Cash Flow Analysis

	For the three months ended March 31,
	2014				2013
Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities	$	421,102			$	(788,803)
Net cash flows used in investing activities	$	(34,281,361)			$	(59,715)
Net cash flows provided by financing activities	$	40,754,696			$	1,444,261

 

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities was $421,102 and $(788,803) for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, funds generated from rental and tenant recovery income were offset primarily by property operating, interest, acquisition and general and administrative expenses. The increase from 2013 to 2014 is due to the growth of our real estate portfolio. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the cash deficit was funded by net offering proceeds.

 

Cash used in investing activities was $34,281,361 and $59,715 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. During the first three months of 2014, we paid $34,278,132 for the Park Avenue and North Hills Square shopping centers and funded $3,229 to a required lender held replacement escrow. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, we invested $50,000 in exchange for a twenty percent membership interest in a limited liability company formed as an insurance association captive, which is wholly-owned by us and three related parties, Inland Real Estate Corporation, Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc., and Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust, Inc., and a third party, Retail Properties of America, Inc., and serviced by an affiliate of the Business Manager, Inland Risk and Insurance Management Services, Inc. We also funded $6,500 in capital expenditures and $3,215 to a required lender held replacement escrow.

 

Cash provided by financing activities was $40,754,696 and $1,444,261 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we generated proceeds from the sale of shares, net of offering costs paid, of $35,880,287, proceeds from the DRP of $534,218, and paid distributions of $1,077,319. We also generated $5,525,000 in loan proceeds, paid $105,521 in loan costs, and are owed $1,969 from related parties for reimbursement of costs in connection with certain properties that we considered acquiring, but ultimately decided not to acquire, which were subsequently acquired by a related party. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, we generated proceeds from the sale of shares, net of offering costs paid, of $4,236,479, proceeds from the DRP of $11,922, and paid distributions of $54,140. We also used $2,750,000 of offering proceeds to repay a portion of the original note payable in the aggregate principal amount of $3,340,450.

A summary of the distributions declared, distributions paid and cash flows provided by operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 follows:

 

Distributions Paid
Three Months Ended March 31,		Distribu- tions Declared			Distributions Declared Per Share (1)			Cash			Reinvested via DRP			Total (2)			Cash Flows From Operations			Net Offering Proceeds (3) (4)
2014		$	1,287,661		$	0.15		$	543,101		$	534,218		$	1,077,319		$	421,102		$	35,880,287
2013		$	74,600		$	0.15		$	42,218		$	11,922		$	54,140		$	(788,803)		$	4,236,479

 

(1)		Assumes a share was issued and outstanding each day during the period.
(2)		On May 12, 2014, our Sponsor contributed $500,000 to us.  For U.S. GAAP purposes, these monies have been treated as a capital contribution from our Sponsor, although our Sponsor has not received, and will not receive, any additional shares of our common stock for this contribution.
(3)		A portion of distributions paid for the three months ended March 31, 2014, were paid from the net proceeds of our “best efforts” offering.
(4)		The Offering commenced on October 18, 2012.

 

Results of operations

 

The following discussions are based on our consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

These sections describe and compare our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. We generate almost all of our net operating income from property operations. In order to evaluate our overall portfolio, management analyzes the net operating income of properties that we have owned and operated for both periods presented, in their entirety, referred to herein as “same store” properties. By evaluating the property net operating income of our "same store" properties, management is able to monitor the operations of our existing properties for comparable periods to measure the performance of our current portfolio and determine the effects of our new acquisitions on net income.

 

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

 

A total of 13 of our 16 investment properties were acquired on or before January 1, 2013 and represent our “same store” properties during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. “Non-same store,” as reflected in the table below, includes properties acquired after January 1, 2013. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 three properties were included in non-same store and for the three months ended March 31, 2013, no properties were included in non-same store. The following table presents the property net operating income broken out between same store and non-same store, prior to straight-line rental income, amortization of lease intangibles, interest, and depreciation and amortization for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, along with a reconciliation to net loss, calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

		Three months ended March 31,
		2014			2013
Rental and tenant recovery income:
“Same store” investment properties, 13 properties
Rental income		$	597,169		$	597,169
Tenant recovery income			120,405			82,930
“Non-same store” investment properties
Rental income			764,740			--
Tenant recovery income			204,003			--
Total property income		$	1,686,317		$	680,099
Property operating expenses:
“Same store” investment properties
Property operating expenses		$	78,436		$	39,642
Real estate tax expense			74,459			75,159
“Non-same store” investment properties
Property operating expenses			145,489			--
Real estate tax expense			100,750			--
Total property operating expenses		$	399,134		$	114,801
Property net operating income
“Same store” investment properties		$	564,679		$	565,298
“Non-same store” investment properties			722,504			--
Total property net operating income		$	1,287,183		$	565,298
Other income:
Straight-line rental income		$	45,526		$	2,868
Amortization of lease intangibles, net			2,265			6,180
Interest income			13,636			--
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entity			331			--
Other expense:
General and administrative expenses			458,608			572,246
Acquisition related expenses			678,204			55,970
Depreciation and amortization			687,163			249,813
(Recovery of) business management fee			(226,280)			52,266
Interest expense			315,405			503,920
Net loss		$	(564,159)		$	(859,869)

 

Total property net operating income. On a “same store” basis, comparing the results of operations of investment properties owned during the three months ended March 31, 2014, with the results of the same investment properties owned during the three months ended March 31, 2013, property net operating income decreased $619, total property income increased $37,475 and total property operating expenses including real estate tax expense increased $38,094 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013.

 

The increase in “same store” total property income and total property expenses is primarily due to an increase in snow removal and repairs and maintenance expense during the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013, which resulted in increased tenant recovery income. “Same store” total property net operating income decreased due to a lower recovery percentage for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013.

 

“Non-same store” total property net operating income increased $722,504 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013. The increase is a result of acquiring three multi-tenant retail properties after January 1, 2013. On a “non-same store” basis, total property income increased $968,743 and total property operating expenses increased $246,239 during the three months ended March 31, 2014 as a result of these acquisitions.

 

Other income. Other income increased $52,710 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013. This increase is due to the acquisition of investment properties in December 2013 and February 2014, which increased straight-line rental income by $42,658 and decreased amortization of lease intangibles, net by $3,915. The increase is also due to an increase in interest income of $13,636 as a result of increased cash available to invest due to an increase in offering proceeds.

 

Other expense. Other expense increased $478,885 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013. The increase is primarily due to an increase in acquisition related expenses and depreciation and amortization offset by a decrease in business management fees and interest expense.

 

Acquisition related expenses increased $622,234 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013. These expenses include acquisition, dead deal and transaction related costs and relate to both closed and potential transactions. These costs include third party due diligence costs such as appraisals, environmental studies, and legal fees as well as acquisition fees and time and travel expense reimbursements to the Sponsor and its affiliates. The increase for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is due to an increase in acquisition activity during 2014.

 

Depreciation and amortization increased $437,350 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013. This increase is due to the acquisition of three multi-tenant retail properties which occurred in December 2013 and February 2014.

 

Business management fees decreased $278,546 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Business Manager was entitled to a business management fee in the amount equal to $139,517, which was permanently waived. The Business Manager also permanently waived business management fees of $226,280 incurred for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Interest expense decreased $188,515 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013. The decrease is primarily due to the payoff of approximately $15,400,000 in mortgages and notes payable during 2013. The decrease in interest expense was partially offset by interest associated with financings of new acquisitions which occurred in December 2013 and March 2014.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Disclosures discussing all critical accounting policies are set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2014, under the heading “Critical Accounting Policies.”

 

Stockholder Liquidity

 

We provide the following programs to facilitate additional investment in our shares at a discount from the offering price in the Offering and without being charged sales commission, the marketing contribution or the due diligence expense allowance and to provide limited liquidity for stockholders.

 

Specifically, stockholders may acquire additional shares without paying sales commissions, the marketing contribution or the due diligence expense allowance by reinvesting some or all of their distributions through the “Distribution Reinvestment Program” or “DRP.” Presently, the DRP shares are issued through our DRP at a price equal to $9.50 per share.

 

The “Share Repurchase Program” or “SRP” is designed to provide existing stockholders with limited interim liquidity by enabling them to sell shares back to us subject to certain restrictions, as defined. The prices at which shares may be sold back to us as Ordinary Repurchases, as defined, are as follows:

 

▪		92.5% of the share price for stockholders who have owned their shares continuously for at least one year but less than two years;
▪		95% of the share price for stockholders who have owned their shares continuously for at least two years but less than three years;
▪		97.5% of the share price for stockholders who have owned their shares continuously for at least three years but less than four years; and
▪		100% of the share price for stockholders who have owned their shares for at least four years.

 

We are authorized to fund any repurchases by using only the proceeds generated from sales of shares under our DRP plan and we will limit the number of Ordinary Repurchases, as defined in the SRP, during any calendar year to 5% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding on December 31st of the previous calendar year. Shares repurchased by the Company will be cancelled and will have the status of authorized but unissued shares. The repurchased shares will not be reissued unless they are first registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act and under appropriate state securities laws or otherwise issued in compliance with exemptions from the registration provisions contained in these laws. During any offering period, the repurchase price will be equal to or below the price of the shares specified in the Offering.

In the case of an Exceptional Repurchase, as defined in the SRP, upon the death or qualifying disability of a shareholder, the price at which shares may be sold back to us is equal to 100% of the share price.

 

Exceptional Repurchases are not subject to a one-year holding period, or the 5% repurchase limit discussed above, and may be repurchased with funds of any type.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We currently have no off-balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Accounting for real estate assets in accordance with U.S. GAAP assumes the value of real estate assets are reduced over time. Since real estate values rise and fall with market conditions, many investors deem presentation of operating results from real estate companies that use U.S. GAAP accounting to be insufficient by themselves. We consider Funds from Operations, or FFO, a widely accepted and appropriate measure of performance for a REIT. FFO provides a supplemental measure to compare our performance and operations to other REITs. Due to certain unique operating characteristics of real estate companies, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, has promulgated a standard known as FFO, which it believes more accurately reflects the operating performance of a REIT. As defined by NAREIT, FFO means net income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of operating property, plus depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated entities in which the REIT holds an interest. In addition, NAREIT has further clarified the FFO definition to add-back impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate or of investments in unconsolidated entities that are driven by measurable decreases in the fair value of depreciable real estate. We have adopted the NAREIT definition for computing FFO.

 

Under U.S. GAAP, acquisition related costs are characterized as operating expenses in determining operating income. Publicly registered, non-listed REITs typically engage in a significant amount of acquisition activity, and thus incur significant acquisition related costs, during their initial years of investment and operation. Although other start up entities may engage in significant acquisition activity during their initial years, REITs such as us that are not listed on an exchange are unique in that they typically have a limited timeframe during which they acquire a significant number of properties and thus incur significant acquisition related costs. More specifically, as disclosed elsewhere herein, we used the proceeds raised in our “best efforts” offering to acquire properties. Due to the above factors and other unique features of publicly registered, non-listed REITs, the Investment Program Association, or “IPA,” an industry trade group, has standardized a measure known as Modified Funds from Operations, or “MFFO”, which the IPA has promulgated as a supplemental measure for publicly registered non-listed REITs and which may be another appropriate supplemental measure to reflect the operating performance of a non-listed REIT.

MFFO excludes costs that are more reflective of investing activities, some of which are acquisition related costs that affect our operations only in periods in which properties are acquired, and other non-operating items that are included in FFO. By excluding expensed acquisition related costs, the use of MFFO provides information consistent with the operating performance of the properties in our portfolio. Because MFFO may be a recognized measure of operating performance within the non-listed REIT industry, MFFO and the adjustments used to calculate it may be useful in order to evaluate our performance against other non-listed REITs. MFFO is not equivalent to our net income or loss as determined under U.S. GAAP, as detailed in the table below, and MFFO may not be a useful measure of the impact of long-term operating performance on value if we continue to acquire a significant amount of properties. Our disclosure of MFFO and the adjustments used to calculate it presents our performance in a manner that reflects certain characteristics that are unique to non-listed REITs, and that may be useful to investors. MFFO should only be used to compare our operating performance during our “best efforts” offering to our current operating performance, because it excludes acquisition costs that have a negative effect on our operating performance during the periods in which properties were acquired.

 

We believe our definition of MFFO, a non-U.S. GAAP measure, is consistent with the IPA's Guideline 2010-01, Supplemental Performance Measure for Publicly Registered, Non-Listed REITs: Modified Funds from Operations, or the “Practice Guideline,” issued by the IPA in November 2010. The Practice Guideline defines MFFO as FFO further adjusted for the following items, as applicable, included in the determination of U.S. GAAP net income: acquisition fees and expenses; amounts relating to deferred rent receivables and amortization of above and below market lease assets and liabilities, accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on debt investments; mark-to-market adjustments included in net income; nonrecurring gains or losses included in net income from the extinguishment or sale of debt, hedges, foreign exchange, derivatives or securities holdings where trading of such holdings is not a fundamental attribute of the business plan, unrealized gains or losses resulting from consolidation from, or deconsolidation to, equity accounting, and after adjustments for consolidated and unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures, with such adjustments calculated to reflect MFFO on the same basis.

 

Our presentation of FFO and MFFO may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures presented by other REITs. We believe that the use of FFO and MFFO provides a more complete understanding of our operating performance to investors and to management, and when compared year over year, reflects the impact on our operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, general and administrative expenses, and interest costs. Neither FFO nor MFFO is intended to be an alternative to “net income” nor to “cash flows from operating activities” as determined by U.S. GAAP as a measure of our capacity to pay distributions. Management uses FFO and MFFO to compare our operating performance to that of other REITs and to assess our operating performance.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, we paid distributions of $1,077,319 and $54,140, respectively, and declared distributions of $1,287,661 and $74,600, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, we generated FFO of $123,004 and $(610,056), respectively, MFFO of $792,630 and $(563,134), respectively and cash flow from operations of $421,102 and $(788,803), respectively. On May 12, 2014, our Sponsor contributed $500,000 to us. For U.S. GAAP purposes, these monies have been treated as a capital contribution from our Sponsor, although our Sponsor has not received, and will not receive, any additional shares of our common stock for this contribution. Our FFO and MFFO for the period ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 is calculated as follows:

 

				Three months ended March 31,
				2014			2013
		Net loss		$	(564,159)		$	(859,869)
Add:		Depreciation and amortization related to investment properties			687,163			249,813
		Funds from operations (FFO)		$	123,004		$	(610,056)
Add:		Acquisition related costs			678,204			55,970
		Unrealized loss from interest rate swap			39,213			--
Less:		Amortization of acquired market lease intangibles, net			(2,265)			(6,180)
		Straight-line rental income			(45,526)			(2,868)
		Modified funds from operations (MFFO)		$	792,630		$	(563,134)

 

Selected Financial Data

 

The following table shows our selected financial data relating to our consolidated historical financial condition and results of operations. This selected data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this report.

 

		March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
Total assets		$	134,074,452		$	91,238,523
Mortgages and notes payable		$	38,055,344		$	32,530,344

 

		For the three months ended March 31,
		2014			2013
Total income		$	1,734,108		$	689,147
Net loss		$	(564,159)		$	(859,869)
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted (a)		$	(0.06)		$	(1.71)
Distributions paid to common shareholders		$	1,077,319		$	54,140
Distributions declared to common stockholders		$	1,287,661		$	74,600
Distributions declared per weighted average common share (a)		$	0.15		$	0.15
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities		$	421,102		$	(788,803)
Cash flows used in investing activities		$	(34,281,361)		$	(59,715)
Cash flows provided by financing activities		$	40,754,696		$	1,444,261
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding,     basic and diluted			8,703,608			504,243

 

 

(a)

The net loss attributable to common stockholders, per share basic and diluted is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The distributions per common share are based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the year or period ended.

 

 

Subsequent Events

 

The board of directors of the Company declared distributions payable to stockholders of record each day beginning on the close of business on April 1, 2014 through the close of business on June 30, 2014. Distributions were declared in a daily amount equal to $0.001643836 per share, based upon a 365-day period, which equates to $0.60 or a 6% annualized rate based on a purchase price of $10.00 per share. Distributions were paid monthly in arrears, as follows:

 

•		In April 2014, total distributions declared for the month of March 2014 were paid in the amount equal to $515,205, of which $253,748 was paid in cash and $261,457 was reinvested through the Company’s DRP, resulting in the issuance of an additional 27,522 shares of common stock.
•		In May 2014, total distributions declared for the month of April 2014 were paid in the amount equal to $575,126, of which $287,934 was paid in cash and $287,192 was reinvested through the Company’s DRP, resulting in the issuance of an additional 30,231 shares of common stock.

 

On April 8, 2014, we acquired a fee simple interest in a 148,529 square foot retail property known as Mansfield Pointe Shopping Center located in Mansfield, TX. We purchased this property from an unaffiliated third party for approximately $28,400,000, plus closing costs.

 

On May 7, 2014, we entered into a $14,200,000 loan secured by a first mortgage on the Mansfield Pointe Shopping Center. This loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.80% per annum, and matures on May 7, 2019. In connection with the loan, we entered into a one year forward starting interest rate swap to fix the floating LIBOR interest rate. As a result, the effective annual interest rate in years two through five of the loan is 3.98% per annum.

 

On May 8, 2014, we entered into a $14,061,658 loan, of which $11,683,793 was funded at close, secured by a first mortgage on the Park Avenue Shopping Center. This loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.75% per annum, and matures on May 8, 2019.

 

On May 12, 2014, our Sponsor contributed $500,000 to us. Our Sponsor has not received, and will not receive, any additional shares of our common stock for making this contribution.

 

On May 13, 2014, we acquired a fee simple interest in a 126,288 square foot retail property known as MidTowne Shopping Center located in Little Rock, AR. We purchased this property from two unaffiliated third parties for approximately $41,450,000, plus closing costs.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Market Risk

 

We are exposed to various market risks, including those caused by changes in interest rates. Market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates and commodity prices. We do not enter into derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We may enter into financial instruments to manage and reduce the impact of changes in interest rates. The counterparties are expected to be major financial institutions.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

We are exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of long-term debt used to purchase properties or other real estate assets, maintain liquidity and fund capital expenditures or operations. As of March 31 2014, we had outstanding debt, which is subject to fixed interest rates and variable rates of $7,480,450 and $30,574,894, respectively, bearing interest rates in the range equal to 1.95% to 4.35% per annum. At March 31, 2014, our mortgage loans outstanding had a weighted average interest rate of 2.86%.

 

If market rates of interest on all debt which is subject to variable rates as of March 31, 2014 permanently increased by 1% (100 basis points), the increase in interest expense on this debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by approximately $305,745 annually. If market rates of interest on all debt which is subject to variable rates as of March 31, 2014 permanently decreased by 1% (100 basis points), the decrease in interest expense on this debt would increase future earnings and cash flows by the same amount, provided the variable rate of interest was greater than the minimum rate of interest.

 

We use derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to changes in interest rates on loans secured by our assets and investments in commercial mortgage-backed securities. Derivative instruments may include interest rate swap contracts, interest rate cap or floor contracts, futures or forward contracts, options or repurchase agreements. Our actual hedging decisions will be determined in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time of the hedge and may differ from our currently anticipated hedging strategy. We have used derivative financial instruments to hedge against interest rate fluctuations, we are exposed to both credit risk and market risk. Credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. If the fair value of a derivative contract is positive, the counterparty will owe us, which creates credit risk for us because the counterparty may not perform. Market risk is the adverse effect on the value of a financial instrument that results from a change in interest rates. We will seek to manage the market risk associated with interest-rate contracts by establishing and monitoring parameters that limit the types and degree of market risk that may be undertaken. There is no assurance we will be successful.

 

With regard to variable rate financing, our Business Manager assesses our interest rate cash flow risk by continually identifying and monitoring changes in interest rate exposures that may adversely impact expected future cash flows and by evaluating hedging opportunities. Our Business Manager maintains risk management control systems to monitor interest rate cash flow risk attributable to both of our outstanding or forecasted debt obligations as well as our potential offsetting hedge positions. While this hedging strategy is designed to minimize the impact on our net income and funds from operations from changes in interest rates, the overall returns on your investment may be reduced.

Derivatives

 

The following table summarizes our interest rate swap contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2014:

 

Date Entered		Effective Date		Maturity Date		Pay Fixed Rate		Receive Floating Rate Index			Notional Amount		Fair Value at March 31, 2014
March 28, 2014		March 1, 2015		March 28, 2019		2.22%		1 month LIBOR		$	5,525,000		$	39,213
										$	5,525,000		$	39,213

 

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

Controls and Procedures

 

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act, our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, evaluated as of March 31, 2014, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e). Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, as of March 31, 2014, were effective for the purpose of ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Exchange Act and is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) or Rule 15d-15(f)) during the three months ended March 31, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II - Other Information

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

We are not a party to any material pending legal proceedings.

 

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

 

The following risk factors supplement the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

We have incurred net losses on a U.S. GAAP basis for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014.

 

We have incurred a net loss on a U.S. GAAP basis for the three month period ended March 31, 2014 of $564,159. Our losses can be attributed, in part, to acquisition expenses incurred while we increased the size of our portfolio. In addition, depreciation and amortization reduced our net income on a U.S. GAAP basis. We may incur net losses in the future, which could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, operations, cash flow, and our ability to service our indebtedness and pay distributions to our stockholders. We are subject to all of the business risks and uncertainties associated with any business, including the risk that the value of an investor’s investment could decline substantially. We were formed in August 2011 and, as of March 31, 2014, had acquired 16 retail properties. We cannot assure you that, in the future, we will be profitable or that we will realize growth in the value of our assets.

 

The failure of any bank in which we deposit our funds could reduce the amount of cash we have available to pay distributions and invest in real estate assets.

 

The Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation, or “FDIC,” generally only insures limited amounts per depositor per insured bank. Through 2013, the FDIC is insuring up to $250,000 per depositor per insured bank account. At March 31, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents exceeding these federally insured levels. If the banking institutions in which we have deposited funds ultimately fail, we may lose our deposits over the federally insured levels. The loss of our deposits could reduce the amount of cash we have available to distribute or invest.

 

We generated a significant portion of our revenue from two tenants, and rental payment defaults by these significant tenants could adversely affect our results of operations.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, approximately 20% and 17% of our consolidated rental revenue was generated from leases with Dolgencorp, LLC, a subsidiary of Dollar General Corporation, and L.A. Fitness, respectively. Dollar General Corporation has guaranteed all rents and other sums due under each lease with Dolgencorp, LLC in the event that Dolgencorp, LLC defaults. As a result of the concentration of revenue generated from these properties, if any of these tenants were to cease paying rent or fulfilling their other monetary obligations, or if Dollar General Corporation did not fulfill its obligations under the guarantee, we could have significantly reduced rental revenues or higher expenses until the default was cured or the properties were leased to a new tenant or tenants. In addition, there is no assurance that the properties could be re-leased on similar or better terms, if at all.

The majority of our real estate investments may include single-tenant properties that may be difficult to sell or re-lease upon tenant defaults or early lease terminations.

 

As of March 31, 2014, 75% of our properties were single-tenant properties. The single-tenant properties generated 18% of our total income for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Single-tenant properties are relatively illiquid compared to other types of real estate and financial assets, which will further limit our ability to quickly change our portfolio in response to changes in economic or other conditions. With these properties, if the current lease is terminated or not renewed, we may be required to renovate the property or to make rent concessions in order to lease the property to another tenant or sell the property. Moreover, as the current lease nears expiration, it may be difficult to sell the property on terms and conditions that we consider favorable, if at all.  In addition, in the event we are forced to sell the property, we may have difficulty selling it to a party other than the tenant or borrower unless we make substantial capital investments.

 

Increases in interest rates could increase the amount of our debt payments and adversely affect our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

 

We have borrowed money, which bears interest at variable rates, and therefore are exposed to increases in costs in a rising interest rate environment. Increases in interest rates would increase our interest expense on any variable rate debt, as well as any debt that must be refinanced at higher interest rates at the time of maturity. Our future earnings and cash flows could be adversely affected due to the increased requirement to service our debt and could reduce the amount we are able to distribute to our stockholders. As of March 31, 2014 we had $30,574,894 or 80% of our total debt that bore interest at variable rates.

 

To date, we have not generated sufficient cash flow from operations to pay distributions, and, therefore, we have paid, and may continue to pay, distributions from the net proceeds of our “best efforts” offering, which reduces the amount of cash we ultimately have to invest in assets, negatively impacting the value of our stockholders’ investment and is dilutive to our stockholders.

 

We have not yet generated positive cash flow from operations to cover distribution payments and may not do so unless our asset base grows significantly. Our organizational documents permit us to pay distributions from sources other than cash flow from operations. Specifically, some or all of our distributions may be paid from retained cash flow, from borrowings and from cash flow from investing activities, including the net proceeds from the sale of our assets, or from the net proceeds of our “best efforts” offering. Accordingly, until such time as we are generating cash flow from operations sufficient to cover distributions, during the pendency of our “best efforts” offering, we have and will likely continue to pay distributions from the net proceeds of this offering. We have not established any limit on the extent to which we may use alternate sources, including borrowings or proceeds of the Offering, to pay distributions. We began declaring distributions to stockholders of record during December 2012. Approximately seventy six percent (76%) of the distributions paid to stockholders to date have been paid from the net proceeds of our “best efforts” offering, which reduces the proceeds available for other purposes. To the extent we pay cash distributions, or a portion thereof, from sources other than cash flow from operations, we will have less capital available to invest in properties and other real estate-related assets, the book value per share may decline, and there will be no assurance that we will be able to sustain distributions at that level. In addition, by using the net proceeds of our “best efforts” offering to fund distributions, earlier investors may benefit from the investments made with funds raised later in our “best efforts” offering, while later investors may not benefit from all of the net offering proceeds raised from earlier investors.

Macro and micro economic factors impacting retail activity generally and retail focused real estate assets, in particular, will impact our performance.

 

The market for retail space has been and could be adversely affected by weaknesses in the national, regional and local economies, the adverse financial condition of some large retailing companies, the ongoing consolidation in the retail sector, excess amounts of retail space in a number of markets and competition for tenants with other shopping centers in our markets. Customer traffic to these shopping areas may be adversely affected by the closing of stores in the same shopping center, or by a reduction in traffic to these stores resulting from a regional economic downturn, a general downturn in the local area where our properties are located, or a decline in the desirability of the shopping environment of a particular shopping center.

 

Competition with other retail channels may reduce our profitability and the return on your investment.

 

Our retail tenants will face potentially changing consumer preferences and increasing competition from other forms of retailing, such as catalogues and other forms of direct marketing, internet websites and telemarketing. Other retail centers within the market area of our properties will compete with our properties for customers, affecting their tenants’ cash flows and thus affecting their ability to pay rent.

 

Our revenue will be impacted by the success and economic viability of our anchor retail tenants. Our reliance on single or significant tenants in certain buildings may decrease our ability to lease vacated space and adversely affect the returns on your investment.

 

In the retail sector, a tenant occupying all or a large portion of the gross leasable area of a retail center, commonly referred to as an anchor tenant, may become insolvent, may suffer a downturn in business, or may decide not to renew its lease. Any of these events would result in a reduction or cessation in rental payments to us and would adversely affect our financial condition. A lease termination by an anchor tenant could result in lease terminations or reductions in rent by other tenants whose leases may permit cancellation or rent reduction if another tenant’s lease is terminated. Similarly, the leases of some anchor tenants may permit the anchor tenant to transfer its lease to another retailer. The transfer to a new anchor tenant could cause customer traffic in the retail center to decrease and thereby reduce the income generated by that retail center. A lease transfer to a new anchor tenant could also allow other tenants to make reduced rental payments or to terminate their leases. In the event that we are unable to re-lease the vacated space to a new anchor tenant, we may incur additional expenses in order to re-model the space to be able to re-lease the space to more than one tenant.

 

Competition may impede our ability to renew leases or re-let space as leases expire and require us to fund additional or unanticipated capital improvements.

 

Our retail centers will compete for tenants with other retail properties located near our properties. Competition for tenants may require us to fund monies for capital improvements to properties in either greater amounts or at earlier times than we would not have otherwise planned all of which could negatively impact our liquidity and potentially our results of operations. Also, failure to renew leases or re-let space as leases expire, would decrease our net income and cash flow. Further, vacant space at any one of our properties could result reduce the number of people shopping at the center thus reducing the sales of other tenants at that property and potentially discouraging them from renewing their leases.

 

 

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

On October 18, 2012, our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-176775), covering a public offering of up to 180,000,000 shares of common stock, was declared effective under the Securities Act. The Offering and the DRP commenced on October 18, 2012 and are ongoing.

 

Pursuant to the Offering, we are offering a minimum of 200,000 shares and a maximum of 150,000,000 shares at a price of $10.00 per share on a “best efforts” basis. We also are offering up to 30,000,000 shares at a purchase price of $9.50 per share to stockholders who elect to participate in our DRP. The maximum aggregate price of the amount registered is $1,785,000,000. We reserve the right to reallocate the shares offered between the Offering and the DRP. The dealer manager of the Offering is Inland Securities Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of our Sponsor.

From the effective date of the offering through March 31, 2014, we had sold the following securities in the Offering and the DRP for the following aggregate offering prices:

 

	•		10,691,822 shares, equal to $105,690,230 in aggregate gross offering proceeds, in the Offering; and
	•		106,868 shares, equal to $1,015,247 in aggregate gross offering proceeds, pursuant to the DRP.

From the effective date of the offering through March 31, 2014, we have paid the following costs in connection with the issuance and distribution of the registered securities:

 

	Type of Costs		Amount
	Offering costs paid to related parties (1)		$	9,806,661
	Offering costs paid to non-related parties			1,195,756
	Total offering costs paid		$	11,002,417

 

(1)

“Offering costs to related parties” include selling commissions, marketing contributions and due diligence expense reimbursements paid to Inland Securities Corporation, which reallowed all or a portion of these amounts to soliciting dealers.

From the effective date of the Offering through March 31, 2014, the net offering proceeds to us from the Offering and the DRP after deducting the total expenses incurred described above, were approximately $95.7 million. As of March 31, 2014, we had used approximately $44.0 million of these net proceeds to purchase interests in real estate and pay related costs, approximately $15.4 million for repayment of indebtedness used to purchase interests in real estate, approximately $700,000 to pay loan origination costs, approximately $2.1 million to pay distributions, $100,000 to fund our investment in the insurance captive, and approximately $1.1 million to fund our operations. The remaining net proceeds were held as cash at March 31, 2014.

 

On August 25, 2011, we issued 20,000 shares of our common stock for $10.00 per share, or an aggregate purchase price of $200,000, to our Sponsor in connection with our formation. No sales commission or other consideration was paid in connection with the sale. The sale was consummated without registration under the Securities Act, as amended, in reliance upon the exemption from registration set forth in Section 4(2) of the Act as transactions not involving any public offering.

 

During the period covered by this quarterly report, we did not sell any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act, and we did not repurchase any of our securities.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

 

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not Applicable.

 

 

Item 5.  Other Information

 

Not Applicable.

 

 

Item 6.  Exhibits

 

The representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-Q are made solely for the benefit of the parties to the agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to the agreement, and should not be deemed to be representations, warranties or covenants to, or with, you. Moreover, these representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied upon as accurately describing or reflecting the current state of our affairs.

 

The exhibits filed in response to Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed on the Exhibit Index attached hereto.

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.
	/s/ JoAnn M. McGuinness			/s/ David Z. Lichterman
By:	JoAnn M. McGuinness		By:	David Z. Lichterman
	President and principal executive officer			Vice President, treasurer and principal accounting officer
Date:	May 14, 2014		Date:	May 14, 2014

 

 

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.			Description
3.1				Second Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 5 to the Registrant’s Form S-11 Registration Statement, as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11, 2012 (file number 333-176775))
3.2				Amended and Restated Bylaws of Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Form S-11 Registration Statement, as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2012 (file number 333-176775))
4.1				Distribution Reinvestment Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 5 to the Registrant’s Form S-11 Registration Statement, as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11, 2012 (file number 333-176775))
4.2				Share Repurchase Program (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Form S-11 Registration Statement, as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2012 (file number 333-176775))
10.1				Letter Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2013, by and between SPC Park Avenue Limited Partnership, SPC Condo Limited Partnership and Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc., as amended by the First Amendment, dated as of December 16, 2013, the Second Amendment, dated as of December 18, 2013, the Third Amendment, dated as of December 20, 2013, the Fourth Amendment, dated as of January 9, 2014, the Fifth Amendment, dated as of January 16, 2014, the Sixth Amendment, dated as of February 4, 2014
10.2				Assignment and Assumption of Letter Agreement, effective as of February 21, 2014, by and between IREIT Little Rock Park Avenue, L.L.C. and Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc.
10.3				Assignment and Assumption of Leases, made this February 21, 2014, by SPC Park Avenue Limited Partnership and IREIT Little Rock Park Avenue, L.L.C.
10.4				Assignment and Assumption of Leases, made this February 21, 2014, by SPC Condo Limited Partnership and IREIT Little Rock Park Avenue, L.L.C.
10.5				Post Closing and Indemnity Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2014, by SPC Park Avenue Limited Partnership, SPC Condo Limited Partnership and IREIT Little Rock Park Avenue, L.L.C.
10.6				Vacancy, Garage Repairs and Real Estate Tax Escrow Agreement, made as of February 21, 2014, by SPC Park Avenue Limited Partnership, SPC Condo Limited Partnership, IREIT Little Rock Park Avenue, L.L.C. and Chicago Title Insurance Company
10.7				Agreement for Purchase and Sale, made and entered into as of November 18, 2013, between AM CORAL SPRINGS, LLC and IREIT BUSINESS MANAGER & ADVISOR, INC.

 

10.8			Assignment and Assumption of Purchase and Sale Agreement, made and entered into as of February 27, 2014 by IREIT Business Manager & Advisor, Inc. and IREIT Coral Springs North Hills, L.L.C.
10.9			Loan Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2014, between IREIT Coral Springs North Hills, L.L.C., and Capital One, National Association
10.10			Promissory Note, made as of March 28, 2014, by IREIT Coral Springs North Hills, L.L.C. for the benefit of Capital One, National Association
10.11			Limited Guaranty, dated as of March 28, 2014, by Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. in favor of Capital One, National Association
10.12			Environmental Indemnity, dated as of March 28, 2104, made by IREIT Coral Springs North Hills, L.L.C. and Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. in favor of Capital One, National Association
31.1			Certification by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
31.2			Certification by Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32.1			Certification by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* (1)
32.2			Certification by Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* (1)
101			The following financial information from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2014, is formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”): (i) Balance Sheets; (ii) Statements of Operations; (iii) Statements of Stockholder’s Equity; (iv) Statements of Cash Flows; and (v) Notes to Financial Statements (tagged as blocks of text)

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*		Filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
(1)		In accordance with Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K, this Exhibit is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such certification will not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.