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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

News Release

 

Inquiries: Jeanne Leonard, Liberty Property Trust, 610.648.1704

 

Liberty Property Trust Announces Third Quarter Results and

Revised Full-Year Financial Projections

 

·                  Funds from Operations $0.67 per share

·                  FFO guidance for 2015 increased to a range of $2.66 to $2.69 per share

·                  Rents increased 8%

·                  Same store operating income increased by 2.2%

·                  4.5 million square feet of development commenced, 43% preleased

·                  2,125,000 shares repurchased for $65.5 million, an average price of $30.81 per share

 

Malvern, PA, October 27, 2015 - Liberty Property Trust reported that funds from operations available to common shareholders (diluted) (“FFO”) for the third quarter of 2015 was $0.67 per share, compared to $0.64 per share for the third quarter of 2014. FFO per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $2.04, compared to $1.80 for the same period in 2014.

 

Net income per common share (diluted) was $0.61 per share for the third quarter of 2015, compared to $0.23 per share for the third quarter of 2014. Net income for the third quarter of 2015 reflects gain on sale of $0.36 per share compared with immaterial gains for the same period in 2014. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $1.06 per share, compared to $0.92 per share for the same period in 2014. Net income for the first nine months of 2015 reflects gain on sale net of impairment of $0.27 per share compared with gains of $0.33 per share for the same period in 2014.

 

“Liberty’s third quarter results reflect the increasing quality of our portfolio and the outstanding real estate environment we are operating in,” said Bill Hankowsky, chairman and chief executive officer. “The industrial market is firing on all cylinders and the office market is firming. Tenant demand resulted in a significant increase in development starts in the third quarter, and the robust activity we experienced throughout the summer is maintaining stride so far in the fourth quarter. We are focused on increasing rents and executing on our portfolio-transforming disposition strategy. We now believe our dispositions for 2015 will be in the range of $600-$700 million, exceeding our previous guidance of $525-$625 million.”

 

Portfolio Performance

 

Occupancy: At September 30, 2015, Liberty’s in-service portfolio of 106 million square feet was 93.2% occupied, compared to 93.8% at the end of the second quarter of 2015. During the quarter, Liberty completed lease transactions totaling 6.7 million square feet of space.

 

Liberty Property Trust Announces 3Q 2015 Results

 

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Same Store Performance: Property level operating income for same store properties increased by 1.3% on a cash basis and by 2.2% on a straight line basis for the third quarter of 2015 compared to the same quarter in 2014.

 

Real Estate Investments

 

Development Deliveries: In the third quarter, Liberty brought into service two development properties for a total investment of $40.9 million. The properties contain 272,000 square feet of leasable space and were 53.7% occupied as of the end of the quarter. The yield on these properties at September 30, 2015 was 5.6%, with a projected stabilized yield of 8.8%.

 

Development Starts: Liberty began development of eight properties totaling 3.9 million square feet of leasable space at a projected investment of $323.1 million. The properties include 1.9 million square feet of build to suits and two million square feet of industrial buildings for inventory:

 

·                  700 and 800 Uline Way, Allentown, Pennsylvania, two buildings totaling 1.7 million square feet of distribution space, 100% leased

·                  5800 Technology Boulevard, Sandston, Virginia, a 198,000 square foot distribution building, 100% leased

·                  351 Rouse Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a 47,000 square foot office building at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 100% leased

·                  8620 Congdon Hill Drive, Alburtis, Pennsylvania, a 1.2 million square foot distribution building

·                  5430 FAA Boulevard and 951 Valley View Lane, Irving, Texas, two multi-tenant industrial buildings totaling 538,000 square feet

·                  2040 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, Arizona, a 215,000 square foot industrial building

 

In addition, a joint venture in which Liberty owns a 25% interest began development of 309 Cedar Lane, Florence, New Jersey, a 614,000 square foot inventory distribution building, at a projected investment of $40.3 million.

 

Acquisitions: Liberty acquired three industrial buildings and 139 acres of developable land at Port Crossing Commerce Center in LaPorte, Texas, for $87 million. The properties total 921,000 square feet, and the land can accommodate approximately 2.2 million square feet of distribution space. Current yield on the in-service properties is 6.8%.

 

Real Estate Dispositions

 

During the quarter, Liberty sold six properties which contained 448,000 square feet of leasable space for $89.8 million. These properties were 92.8% leased at the time of the sale.

 

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Capital and Balance Sheet Activity

 

During the quarter Liberty prepaid, without penalty, a $105.8 million, 7.0% mortgage loan due February 15, 2016.

 

Liberty also repurchased 2,125,000 common shares for $65.5 million, an average price of $30.81 per share.

 

FFO Guidance

 

Liberty now expects to report 2015 FFO per share in the range of $2.66 - $2.69, an increase from the prior projected range of $2.60 - $2.65. This reflects a new projected range for 2015 dispositions of $600-$700 million. A reconciliation of projected FFO to projected GAAP net income for 2015 is below (all amounts projected):

 

 

 

2015 Range (Previous)

 

2015 Range (Revised)

 

 

 

Low

 

High

 

Low

 

High

 

Projected net income per share

 

$

1.69

 

$

1.76

 

$

1.89

 

$

1.99

 

Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

0.07

 

0.08

 

0.07

 

0.09

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1.43

 

1.47

 

1.45

 

1.49

 

Gain on property dispositions

 

(0.57

)

(0.64

)

(0.73

)

(0.87

)

Noncontrolling interest share of addbacks

 

(0.02

)

(0.02

)

(0.02

)

(0.01

)

Projected funds from operations per share

 

$

2.60

 

$

2.65

 

$

2.66

 

$

2.69

 

 

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 106 million square foot portfolio includes 728 properties which provide office, distribution and light manufacturing facilities to 1,700 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 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.

 

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Liberty will host a conference call during which management will discuss third quarter results, on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at 1 p.m. Eastern Time.  To access the conference call, please dial 855-277-7530. The passcode needed for access is 70954592. A replay of the call will be available until November 27, 2015, by dialing 1-855-859-2056 using the same passcode as above. The call can also be accessed via the Internet on the Investors page 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, achievement of strategic targets, expectations for our operating results, business and financial condition, 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.  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, 2015

(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

September 30, 2014

 

September 30, 2015

 

September 30, 2014

 

Operating Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental

 

$

145,009

 

$

143,294

 

$

440,962

 

$

421,620

 

Operating expense reimbursement

 

53,963

 

55,062

 

168,430

 

167,326

 

Total operating revenue

 

198,972

 

198,356

 

609,392

 

588,946

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental property

 

31,454

 

33,105

 

98,973

 

103,728

 

Real estate taxes

 

25,953

 

25,595

 

78,579

 

75,812

 

General and administrative

 

15,573

 

14,748

 

51,428

 

48,077

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

55,718

 

58,578

 

171,347

 

173,184

 

Impairment - real estate assets

 

 

 

16,775

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

128,698

 

132,026

 

417,102

 

400,801

 

Operating Income

 

70,274

 

66,330

 

192,290

 

188,145

 

Other Income/Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other

 

4,959

 

6,233

 

17,911

 

11,786

 

Interest

 

(33,559

)

(37,958

)

(103,295

)

(115,635

)

Total other income/expense

 

(28,600

)

(31,725

)

(85,384

)

(103,849

)

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

 

41,674

 

34,605

 

106,906

 

84,296

 

Gain (loss) on property dispositions

 

53,467

 

(20

)

56,987

 

1,878

 

Income taxes

 

(599

)

(859

)

(2,613

)

(2,083

)

Equity in (loss) earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

(847

)

1,592

 

805

 

7,297

 

Income from continuing operations

 

93,695

 

35,318

 

162,085

 

91,388

 

Discontinued operations (including net gain on property dispositions of $38 and $46,292 for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively)

 

 

133

 

 

48,276

 

Net Income

 

93,695

 

35,451

 

162,085

 

139,664

 

Noncontrolling interest - operating partnerships

 

(2,306

)

(944

)

(4,117

)

(3,618

)

Noncontrolling interest - consolidated joint ventures

 

(58

)

(84

)

(171

)

(474

)

Net Income available to common shareholders

 

$

91,331

 

$

34,423

 

$

157,797

 

$

135,572

 

Net income

 

$

93,695

 

$

35,451

 

$

162,085

 

$

139,664

 

Other comprehensive loss - foreign currency translation

 

(7,970

)

(13,000

)

(6,229

)

(5,189

)

Other comprehensive (loss) income - derivative instruments

 

(1,220

)

666

 

(1,539

)

(990

)

Comprehensive income

 

84,505

 

23,117

 

154,317

 

133,485

 

Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

(2,148

)

(739

)

(4,105

)

(3,948

)

Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders

 

$

82,357

 

$

22,378

 

$

150,212

 

$

129,537

 

Basic income per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

0.61

 

$

0.23

 

$

1.06

 

$

0.60

 

Discontinued operations

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.32

 

Total basic income per common share

 

$

0.61

 

$

0.23

 

$

1.06

 

$

0.92

 

Diluted income per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

0.61

 

$

0.23

 

$

1.06

 

$

0.60

 

Discontinued operations

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.32

 

Total diluted income per common share

 

$

0.61

 

$

0.23

 

$

1.06

 

$

0.92

 

Weighted average shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

148,582

 

147,422

 

148,594

 

146,987

 

Diluted

 

149,176

 

148,088

 

149,220

 

147,661

 

Amounts attributable to common shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

91,331

 

$

34,293

 

$

157,797

 

$

88,430

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

130

 

 

47,142

 

Income available to common shareholders

 

$

91,331

 

$

34,423

 

$

157,797

 

$

135,572

 

 



 

Liberty Property Trust

Statement of Funds From Operations

September 30, 2015

(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

September 30, 2014

 

September 30, 2015

 

September 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

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 NAREIT FFO - basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic - income available to common shareholders

 

$

91,331

 

$

0.61

 

$

34,423

 

$

0.23

 

$

157,797

 

$

1.06

 

$

135,572

 

$

0.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

2,881

 

 

 

3,334

 

 

 

8,891

 

 

 

9,966

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

55,322

 

 

 

58,114

 

 

 

170,100

 

 

 

171,730

 

 

 

Gain on property dispositions / impairment - real estate assets of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

3,885

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,316

 

 

 

(49

)

 

 

Gain on property dispositions / impairment - real estate assets

 

(53,467

)

 

 

(18

)

 

 

(40,212

)

 

 

(47,580

)

 

 

Noncontrolling interest share in addback for depreciation and amortization and gain on property dispositions / impairment - real estate assets

 

(202

)

 

 

(1,439

)

 

 

(3,478

)

 

 

(3,146

)

 

 

NAREIT Funds from operations available to common shareholders - basic

 

$

99,750

 

$

0.67

 

$

94,414

 

$

0.64

 

$

304,414

 

$

2.05

 

$

266,493

 

$

1.81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of net income to NAREIT FFO - diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted - income available to common shareholders

 

$

91,331

 

$

0.61

 

$

34,423

 

$

0.23

 

$

157,797

 

$

1.06

 

$

135,572

 

$

0.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

2,881

 

 

 

3,334

 

 

 

8,891

 

 

 

9,966

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

55,322

 

 

 

58,114

 

 

 

170,100

 

 

 

171,730

 

 

 

Gain on property dispositions / impairment - real estate assets of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

3,885

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,316

 

 

 

(49

)

 

 

Gain on property dispositions / impairment - real estate assets

 

(53,467

)

 

 

(18

)

 

 

(40,212

)

 

 

(47,580

)

 

 

Noncontrolling interest excluding preferred unit distributions

 

2,188

 

 

 

826

 

 

 

3,763

 

 

 

3,264

 

 

 

NAREIT Funds from operations available to common shareholders - diluted

 

$

102,140

 

$

0.67

 

$

96,679

 

$

0.64

 

$

311,655

 

$

2.04

 

$

272,903

 

$

1.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of weighted average shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares - all basic calculations

 

148,582

 

 

 

147,422

 

 

 

148,594

 

 

 

146,987

 

 

 

Dilutive shares for long term compensation plans

 

594

 

 

 

666

 

 

 

626

 

 

 

674

 

 

 

Diluted shares for net income calculations

 

149,176

 

 

 

148,088

 

 

 

149,220

 

 

 

147,661

 

 

 

Weighted average common units

 

3,539

 

 

 

3,554

 

 

 

3,540

 

 

 

3,554

 

 

 

Diluted shares for NAREIT Funds from operations calculations

 

152,715

 

 

 

151,642

 

 

 

152,760

 

 

 

151,215

 

 

 

 

The Company believes that the calculation of NAREIT 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 NAREIT 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 NAREIT Funds from operations provides useful information to the investment community about the Company’s financial performance when compared to other REITs since NAREIT Funds from operations is generally recognized as the standard for reporting the operating performance of a REIT.  NAREIT 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. NAREIT 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. NAREIT 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, 2015

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

 

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

Land and land improvements

 

$

1,218,906

 

$

1,189,760

 

Building and improvements

 

5,352,219

 

5,343,908

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

(1,228,702

)

(1,182,569

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating real estate

 

5,342,423

 

5,351,099

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development in progress

 

338,673

 

277,411

 

Land held for development

 

291,159

 

269,059

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net real estate

 

5,972,255

 

5,897,569

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

48,652

 

69,346

 

Restricted cash

 

14,939

 

20,325

 

Accounts receivable

 

14,384

 

15,481

 

Deferred rent receivable

 

119,224

 

107,909

 

Deferred financing and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization (2015, $180,608; 2014, $169,468)

 

208,623

 

206,286

 

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

 

213,894

 

208,832

 

Assets held for sale

 

 

8,389

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

97,822

 

91,399

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

6,689,793

 

$

6,625,536

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans

 

$

372,660

 

$

487,301

 

Unsecured notes

 

2,608,307

 

2,509,094

 

Credit facility

 

300,000

 

167,000

 

Accounts payable

 

60,256

 

52,043

 

Accrued interest

 

43,771

 

24,513

 

Dividend and distributions payable

 

71,863

 

72,253

 

Other liabilities

 

218,290

 

219,418

 

Total liabilities

 

3,675,147

 

3,531,622

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest - operating partnership - 301,483 preferred units outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

 

7,537

 

7,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, 283,987,000 shares authorized, 147,753,980 and 148,557,270 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

 

148

 

149

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

3,673,001

 

3,688,644

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(13,837

)

(6,252

)

Distributions in excess of net income

 

(709,091

)

(654,869

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

2,950,221

 

3,027,672

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest - operating partnership 3,539,075 and 3,553,566 common units outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

 

52,969

 

54,786

 

Noncontrolling interest - consolidated joint ventures

 

3,919

 

3,919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity

 

3,007,109

 

3,086,377

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities, noncontrolling interest - operating partnership and equity

 

$

6,689,793

 

$

6,625,536