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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

News Release

 

Inquiries: Jeanne Leonard, Liberty Property Trust, 610.648.1704

 

Liberty Property Trust Announces Third Quarter 2014 Results

 

Malvern, PA — October 21, 2014 - Liberty Property Trust reported that funds from operations available to common shareholders (diluted) (“FFO”) for the third quarter of 2014 was $0.64 per share, compared to $0.57 per share for the third quarter of 2013. FFO per share was $1.80 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 and $1.86 per share for the same period in 2013.

 

Net income per common share (diluted) was $0.23 for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, compared to $0.21 for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Net income per common share (diluted) for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 was $0.92, compared to $1.11 for the same period in 2013.

 

Results for the first nine months of 2014 reflect the sale of 6.6 million square feet of suburban office and flex properties which closed in two installments during December 2013 and January 2014. Year-over-year results are reflective of strategic portfolio transformation activities that have increased Liberty’s industrial portfolio and decreased its suburban office exposure.

 

Chairman and chief executive officer Bill Hankowsky said, “As we anticipated, the industrial markets are providing fertile ground to ramp up our development pipeline, and we continue to take advantage of positive supply/demand dynamics in our industrial markets. Office markets are firming, and we are seeing increased demand, particularly for space in Class-A properties.”

 

Portfolio Performance

 

Occupancy: At September 30, 2014, Liberty’s in-service portfolio of 105 million square feet was 92.3% occupied, compared to 91.7% at the end of the second quarter of 2014.

 

Same Store Performance: Property level operating income for same store properties decreased by 0.4% on a cash basis and by 0.9% on a straight line basis for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the same quarter in 2013.

 

Significant same store leases signed since June 30 include:

 

·                  456 International Parkway in Minooka, IL, a 456,479 square foot distribution building, has been leased in its entirety and will commence late in the fourth quarter.

 

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·                  Liberty has leased the remaining 421,200 square feet of space at 40 Logistics Drive, Carlisle PA, to fine chocolate manufacturer, Lindt and Sprungli (USA), Inc. The lease is expected to commence first quarter 2015.

·                  151 South Warner Road, King of Prussia, PA, an 89,914 square foot office building vacant at September 30, has been leased in its entirety, commencing late in the fourth quarter.

 

Real Estate Investments

 

Development Deliveries: In the third quarter, Liberty brought into service three development properties for a total investment of $200 million. The properties contain 2.8 million square feet of leasable space and are 100% leased. The current yield on these properties is 8.2%.

 

Development Starts: During the quarter, Liberty began development of eight wholly-owned properties for a projected investment of $157.9 million. The properties consist of:

 

·                  11835 Newgate Boulevard, Hagerstown, MD, a 616,000 square foot distribution facility, 100% pre-leased.

·                  140 Caliber Ridge, Greer, SC, a 156,000 square foot distribution building 100% pre-leased to Bosch Security Systems.

·                  120 Caliber Ridge, Greer, SC, a 156,000 square foot multi-tenant distribution building, 27% preleased.

·                  10020 South Reinhart Drive, Oak Creek, WI, a 171,000 square foot multi-tenant industrial building.

·                  333 Howard Street, Des Plaines, IL, a 236,000 square foot distribution building.

·                  11460 NW 122nd Street (Miami International Tradeport Building B), Medley, FL a 148,000 square foot multi-tenant industrial building.

·                  11020 Holly Lane, Dayton, MN, a 247,000 square foot multi-tenant industrial building.

·                  1910 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ, a 154,000 square foot office building.

 

In addition to the wholly-owned starts, Liberty began development of two joint venture properties.

 

·                  1800 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA, a 1.3 million square foot office and hotel property for $921.2 million. Comcast Corporation has signed a lease for 73.4% of the property’s office space. This project is being developed by joint ventures between Comcast and Liberty in which Liberty holds a 20% interest.

·                  300 North Mitchell Road, North Aurora, IL, a 430,000 square foot distribution building. Liberty holds a 25% interest in this $24.4 million property.

 

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Significant leasing in the development pipeline during and subsequent to the quarter included the entirety of 10 Emery Street, an 800,000 square foot distribution building in Bethlehem, PA, and the entirety of 7462 New Ridge Road, a 126,000 square foot multi-tenant industrial building in Hanover, MD.

 

Acquisitions: Liberty acquired one property for $6.8 million during the third quarter. 5039 Sirona Drive in Charlotte, NC is a 152,000 square foot distribution building, 100% leased at a current yield of 9.2%.

 

Capital Activities and Balance Sheet Management

 

The Company repaid its 5.65% Senior Notes due August 2014 in the amount of $200 million.

 

FFO Guidance Reconciliation

 

As previously stated, Liberty expects to report the fourth quarter 2014 funds from operations (“FFO”) per share in the range of $0.63 - $0.66. A reconciliation of projected FFO to projected GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2014 is below (all amounts projected):

 

 

 

Q4-2014 Range

 

 

 

Low

 

High

 

Net income per share

 

$

0.56

 

$

0.57

 

Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

0.01

 

0.03

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

0.39

 

0.40

 

Gain on property dispositions

 

(0.33

)

(0.32

)

Noncontrolling interest share of addbacks

 

(0.00

)

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funds from operations per share

 

$

0.63

 

$

0.66

 

 

About the Company

 

Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LPT) is a leader in commercial real estate, serving customers in the United States and United Kingdom through the development, acquisition, ownership and management of superior office and industrial properties. Liberty’s 105 million square foot portfolio includes more than 750 properties providing office, distribution and light manufacturing facilities to 1,800 tenants.

 

Additional information about the Company, including Liberty’s Quarterly Supplemental Package with detailed financial information, is available in the Investors section of the Company’s web site at

 

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www.libertyproperty.com. If you are unable to access the web site, a copy of the supplemental package may be obtained by contacting Liberty by phone at 610-648-1704, or by e-mail to jleonard@libertyproperty.com.

 

Liberty will host a conference call during which management will discuss third quarter results, on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the conference call, please dial 855-277-7530. The passcode needed for access is 7918450. A replay of the call will be available until November 21, 2014, by dialing 1-855-859-2056 using the same passcode as above. The call can also be accessed in the Investors section of Liberty’s web site at www.libertyproperty.com.

 

The statements contained in this press release may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities law. These forward-looking statements include statements relating to, among others things, the timing of leasing, development and acquisition activity, expectations for our operating results, business and financial condition, our joint venture with Comcast, the impact of our strategic transformation activities on our portfolio and business and our growth prospects, as well as statements that are generally accompanied by words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates,” “should,” “seeks,” “intends,” “proposed,” “planned,” “outlook” and “goal” or similar expressions. Although Liberty believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. As forward-looking statements, these statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expected results. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation, uncertainties affecting real estate business generally (such as entry into new leases, renewals of leases and dependence on tenants’ business operations), risks relating to the integration of the operations of entities that we have acquired or may acquire, risks relating to financing arrangements and sales of securities, possible environmental liabilities, risks relating to leverage and debt service (including availability of financing terms acceptable to the company and sensitivity of the company’s operations and financing arrangements to fluctuations in interest rates), dependence on the primary markets in which the company’s properties are located, the existence of complex regulations relating to status as a REIT and the adverse consequences of the failure to qualify as a REIT, risks relating to litigation, including without limitation litigation involving entities that we have a acquired or may acquire, and the potential adverse impact of market interest rates on the market price for the company’s securities, and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.  The company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

 

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Liberty Property Trust

Statement of Operations

September 30, 2014

(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

September 30, 2013

 

September 30, 2014

 

September 30, 2013

 

Operating Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental

 

$

143,294

 

$

110,260

 

$

421,620

 

$

321,932

 

Operating expense reimbursement

 

55,062

 

45,088

 

167,326

 

131,566

 

Total operating revenue

 

198,356

 

155,348

 

588,946

 

453,498

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental property

 

33,105

 

27,634

 

103,728

 

79,547

 

Real estate taxes

 

25,595

 

18,925

 

75,812

 

55,788

 

General and administrative

 

14,748

 

17,217

 

48,077

 

53,466

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

58,578

 

39,159

 

173,184

 

113,906

 

Total operating expenses

 

132,026

 

102,935

 

400,801

 

302,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

66,330

 

52,413

 

188,145

 

150,791

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income/Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other

 

6,230

 

4,512

 

11,785

 

14,269

 

Interest

 

(37,958

)

(33,542

)

(115,635

)

(89,414

)

Total other income/expense

 

(31,728

)

(29,030

)

(103,850

)

(75,145

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before property dispositions, income taxes, noncontrolling interest and equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

34,602

 

23,383

 

84,295

 

75,646

 

(Loss) gain on property dispositions

 

(20

)

 

1,879

 

 

Income taxes

 

(859

)

(629

)

(2,083

)

(1,780

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

1,592

 

650

 

7,297

 

3,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

35,315

 

23,404

 

91,388

 

77,839

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations (including net gains on property dispositions of $38 and $29 for the quarters ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively and $46,291 and $49,367 for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively)

 

136

 

6,544

 

48,276

 

70,008

 

Net Income

 

35,451

 

29,948

 

139,664

 

147,847

 

Noncontrolling interest - operating partnerships

 

(944

)

(843

)

(3,618

)

(7,394

)

Noncontrolling interest - consolidated joint ventures

 

(84

)

(406

)

(474

)

(406

)

Net Income available to common shareholders

 

$

34,423

 

$

28,699

 

$

135,572

 

$

140,047

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

35,451

 

$

29,948

 

$

139,664

 

$

147,847

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income - foreign currency translation

 

(13,000

)

4,927

 

(5,189

)

115

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) - change in net unrealized gain on derivative instruments

 

666

 

 

(990

)

 

Comprehensive income

 

23,117

 

34,875

 

133,485

 

147,962

 

Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

(739

)

(1,370

)

(3,948

)

(7,777

)

Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders

 

$

22,378

 

$

33,505

 

$

129,537

 

$

140,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic income per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.16

 

$

0.60

 

$

0.58

 

Discontinued operations

 

$

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.54

 

Total basic income per common share

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.21

 

$

0.92

 

$

1.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted income per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.16

 

$

0.60

 

$

0.58

 

Discontinued operations

 

$

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.53

 

Total diluted income per common share

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.21

 

$

0.92

 

$

1.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

147,422

 

135,628

 

146,987

 

124,889

 

Diluted

 

148,088

 

136,328

 

147,661

 

125,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts attributable to common shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

34,290

 

$

22,316

 

$

88,430

 

$

72,048

 

Discontinued operations

 

133

 

6,383

 

47,142

 

67,999

 

Net income

 

$

34,423

 

$

28,699

 

$

135,572

 

$

140,047

 

 



 

Liberty Property Trust

Statement of Funds From Operations

September 30, 2014

(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

September 30, 2013

 

September 30, 2014

 

September 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Per

 

 

 

Per

 

 

 

Per

 

 

 

Per

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Dollars

 

Share

 

Dollars

 

Share

 

Dollars

 

Share

 

Dollars

 

Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of net income to FFO - basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic - income available to common shareholders

 

$

34,423

 

$

0.23

 

$

28,699

 

$

0.21

 

$

135,572

 

$

0.92

 

$

140,047

 

$

1.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

3,334

 

 

 

4,176

 

 

 

9,966

 

 

 

10,874

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

58,114

 

 

 

45,642

 

 

 

171,730

 

 

 

135,418

 

 

 

Gain on property dispositions

 

(18

)

 

 

(29

)

 

 

(47,629

)

 

 

(49,393

)

 

 

Noncontrolling interest share in addback for depreciation and amortization and gain on property dispositions

 

(1,439

)

 

 

(1,226

)

 

 

(3,146

)

 

 

(2,625

)

 

 

Funds from operations available to common shareholders - basic

 

$

94,414

 

$

0.64

 

$

77,262

 

$

0.57

 

$

266,493

 

$

1.81

 

$

234,321

 

$

1.88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of net income to FFO - diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted - income available to common shareholders

 

$

34,423

 

$

0.23

 

$

28,699

 

$

0.21

 

$

135,572

 

$

0.92

 

$

140,047

 

$

1.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

3,334

 

 

 

4,176

 

 

 

9,966

 

 

 

10,874

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

58,114

 

 

 

45,642

 

 

 

171,730

 

 

 

135,418

 

 

 

Gain on property dispositions

 

(18

)

 

 

(29

)

 

 

(47,629

)

 

 

(49,393

)

 

 

Noncontrolling interest excluding preferred unit distributions

 

826

 

 

 

725

 

 

 

3,264

 

 

 

4,157

 

 

 

Funds from operations available to common shareholders - diluted

 

$

96,679

 

$

0.64

 

$

79,213

 

$

0.57

 

$

272,903

 

$

1.80

 

$

241,103

 

$

1.86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of weighted average shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares - all basic calculations

 

147,422

 

 

 

135,628

 

 

 

146,987

 

 

 

124,889

 

 

 

Dilutive shares for long term compensation plans

 

666

 

 

 

700

 

 

 

674

 

 

 

766

 

 

 

Diluted shares for net income calculations

 

148,088

 

 

 

136,328

 

 

 

147,661

 

 

 

125,655

 

 

 

Weighted average common units

 

3,554

 

 

 

3,692

 

 

 

3,554

 

 

 

3,706

 

 

 

Diluted shares for Funds from operations calculations

 

151,642

 

 

 

140,020

 

 

 

151,215

 

 

 

129,361

 

 

 

 

The Company believes that the calculation of Funds from operations is helpful to investors and management as it is a measure of the Company’s operating performance that excludes depreciation and amortization and gains and losses from property dispositions.  As a result, year over year comparison of Funds from operations reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, development activities, general and administrative expenses, and interest costs, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income.  In addition, management believes that Funds from operations provides useful information to the investment community about the Company’s financial performance when compared to other REITs since Funds from operations is generally recognized as the standard for reporting the operating performance of a REIT.  Funds from operations available to common shareholders is defined by NAREIT as net income (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Funds from operations available to common shareholders does not represent net income or cash flows from operations as defined by GAAP and does not necessarily indicate that cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. It should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Funds from operations available to common shareholders also does not represent cash flows generated from operating, investing or financing activities as defined by GAAP.

 



 

Liberty Property Trust

Balance Sheet

September 30, 2014

(Unaudited and in thousands, except share and unit amounts)

 

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

December 31, 2013

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

Land and land improvements

 

$

1,195,924

 

$

1,138,922

 

Building and improvements

 

5,413,512

 

5,142,480

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

(1,177,726

)

(1,057,644

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating real estate

 

5,431,710

 

5,223,758

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development in progress

 

250,506

 

209,187

 

Land held for development

 

265,864

 

233,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net real estate

 

5,948,080

 

5,666,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

39,086

 

163,414

 

Restricted cash

 

22,918

 

51,456

 

Accounts receivable

 

18,571

 

13,900

 

Deferred rent receivable

 

111,823

 

99,956

 

Deferred financing and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization (2014, $167,045; 2013, $140,933)

 

217,261

 

226,377

 

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

 

202,570

 

179,655

 

Assets held for sale

 

2,895

 

278,962

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

97,638

 

95,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

6,660,842

 

$

6,775,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans

 

$

534,547

 

$

545,306

 

Unsecured notes

 

2,508,886

 

2,708,213

 

Credit facility

 

140,950

 

 

Accounts payable

 

65,668

 

70,406

 

Accrued interest

 

41,277

 

25,777

 

Dividend and distributions payable

 

72,046

 

71,323

 

Other liabilities

 

221,943

 

250,819

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

3,585,317

 

3,671,844

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest - operating partnership - 301,483 preferred units outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

 

7,537

 

7,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, 283,987,000 shares authorized, 149,354,294 (includes 1,249,909 in treasury) and 147,846,801 (includes 1,249,909 in treasury) shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

 

149

 

148

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

3,724,184

 

3,669,618

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

3,707

 

9,742

 

Distributions in excess of net income

 

(666,646

)

(591,713

)

Common shares in treasury, at cost, 1,249,909 shares as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

 

(51,951

)

(51,951

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

3,009,443

 

3,035,844

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest - operating partnership 3,553,566 and 3,556,566 common units outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

 

54,626

 

56,713

 

Noncontrolling interest - consolidated joint ventures

 

3,919

 

3,622

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity

 

3,067,988

 

3,096,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities, noncontrolling interest - operating partnership & equity

 

$

6,660,842

 

$

6,775,560