UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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Form 8-K/A
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Amendment No. 1
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 22, 2016
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Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT II, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Commission File Number: 000-55605

 
 
MD
46-4654479
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
Griffin Capital Plaza, 1520 E. Grand Avenue, El Segundo, CA 90245
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(310) 469-6100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE:
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT II, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), hereby amends its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2016, for the purpose of filing the pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01 of Form 8-K with respect to the Company’s acquisition of a property located in Birmingham, Alabama in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X.
In accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, the Company hereby files the following unaudited pro forma financial information.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements

 
Page
 
 
(b) Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information
 
 
 
• Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2016
5
 
 
• Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2015
6
 
 
• Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
7
 
 
• Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements
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GRIFFIN CAPITAL ESSENTIAL ASSET REIT II, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
On December 22, 2016, the Company, through an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, acquired from an unaffiliated third-party, two buildings totaling approximately 669,440 square feet consisting of (i) an approximately 410,480 square foot, nine-story office building and (ii) a 258,960 square foot, seven-story office building situated on a 19.8-acre site located in Birmingham, Alabama (the "Southern Company property"). The Southern Company property is currently leased in its entirety to Southern Company Services, Inc. ("Southern Company"). The purchase price for the Southern Company property was approximately $131.6 million, plus closing costs. The purchase price plus closing costs and certain acquisition expenses to third parties (reduced by certain adjustments, credits, and previous deposits) were funded with proceeds from the Company's public offering and a draw of $85.0 million pursuant to the Company's revolving credit facility. The Southern Company lease is an absolute triple-net lease with a remaining term of 27.3 years upon the Company's acquisition, expiring in March 2044. The Southern Company property has a rental history of less than three months, therefore, audited financial statements are not required under Rule 3-14 and Article 11 of Regulation S-X.
The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet is presented to reflect the acquisition of the Southern Company property as if the acquisition had occurred on September 30, 2016.
The unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the nine months ended September 30, 2016, are presented as if (1) the Southern Company property was acquired from an unaffiliated third party as of January 1, 2015; and (2) the Southern Company property was financed with $85.0 million from the Company's revolving credit facility as of January 1, 2015.
The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet and statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the nine months ended September 30, 2016 should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and accompanying notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and accompanying notes thereto included in the Company's quarterly report filed on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and the Company's Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2016 relating to the Southern Company acquisition. In the Company’s opinion, all adjustments necessary to reflect the effect of the property acquired and the respective debt incurred have been made.
The unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2015 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of what the actual operating results would have been had the property been acquired on January 1, 2015, nor do they purport to represent the Company's future operating results.



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GRIFFIN CAPITAL ESSENTIAL ASSET REIT II, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
September 30, 2016
 
Historical
 
Pro Forma Adjustments
 
Pro Forma
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
28,989,171

 
$
(2,994,597
)
B
$
25,994,574

Real estate:
 
 
 
 

Land
96,937,781

 
6,605,387

A
103,543,168

Building
531,529,150

 
94,487,898

A
626,017,048

Tenant origination and absorption cost
170,910,229

 
28,192,198

A
199,102,427

Total real estate
799,377,160

 
129,285,483

 
928,662,643

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
(30,970,822
)
 

 
(30,970,822
)
Total real estate, net
768,406,338

 
129,285,483

 
897,691,821

Above market leases, net
232,065

 

 
232,065

Real estate acquisition deposits
13,000,000

 

 
13,000,000

Deferred rent
3,960,594

 

 
3,960,594

Other assets, net
4,903,404

 
12,578,760

A/C
17,482,164

Total assets
$
819,491,572

 
$
138,869,646

 
$
958,361,218

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 

Debt:
 
 
 
 

Revolving Credit Facility
$
99,289,205

 
$
85,000,000

B
$
184,289,205

AIG Loan
126,087,115

 

 
126,087,115

Total debt
225,376,320

 
85,000,000

 
310,376,320

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
19,894,471

 
43,783,030

D
63,677,501

Distributions payable
1,250,556

 

 
1,250,556

Due to affiliates
20,738,517

 
3,056,529

E
23,795,046

Below market leases, net
49,432,293

 
7,030,087

A
56,462,380

Total liabilities
316,692,157

 
138,869,646

 
455,561,803

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 

Equity:
 
 
 
 

Common stock subject to redemption
13,173,779

 

 
13,173,779

Stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
 

Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding as of September 30, 2016

 

 

Common Stock, $0.001 par value, 700,000,000 shares authorized; 62,226,367 Class A, Class T and Class I shares outstanding as of September 30, 2016
62,225

 

 
62,225

Additional paid-in capital
542,319,897

 

 
542,319,897

Cumulative distributions
(28,408,537
)
 

 
(28,408,537
)
Accumulated deficit
(24,384,375
)
 

 
(24,384,375
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(49,585
)
 

 
(49,585
)
Total stockholders' equity
489,539,625

 

 
489,539,625

Noncontrolling interests
86,011

 

 
86,011

Total equity
489,625,636

 

 
489,625,636

Total liabilities and equity
$
819,491,572

 
$
138,869,646

 
$
958,361,218

See accompanying notes.

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GRIFFIN CAPITAL ESSENTIAL ASSET REIT II, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31, 2015
 
Historical
 
Southern Company
Historical
 
Pro Forma Adjustments
 
Pro Forma
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income
$
21,215,843

 
$

 
$
10,643,333

a
$
31,859,176

Property tax recovery
2,382,469

 

 

 
2,382,469

Property expense recovery
1,397,839

 

 

 
1,397,839

Property insurance recovery
152,872

 

 

 
152,872

Total revenue
25,149,023

 

 
10,643,333

 
35,792,356

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 

Asset management fees to affiliates
2,623,770

 

 
1,222,554

b
3,846,324

Property management fees to affiliates
333,016

 

 
13,361

c
346,377

Property operating
1,316,891

 

 

 
1,316,891

Property tax
2,713,373

 
398,765

 

 
3,112,138

Acquisition fees and expenses to non-affiliates
3,058,497

 

 

 
3,058,497

Acquisition fees and expenses to affiliates
10,876,098

 

 

 
10,876,098

Corporate operating expenses to affiliates
1,936,626

 

 

 
1,936,626

General and administrative
1,884,983

 

 

 
1,884,983

Depreciation and amortization
12,060,635

 

 
3,406,080

d
15,466,715

Total expenses
36,803,889

 
398,765

 
4,641,995

 
41,844,649

Income (loss) from operations
(11,654,866
)
 
(398,765
)
 
6,001,338

 
(6,052,293
)
Other expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 

Interest income
261

 

 

 
261

Interest expense
(4,851,048
)
 

 
(2,074,000
)
e
(6,925,048
)
Net income (loss)
(16,505,653
)
 
(398,765
)
 
3,927,338

 
(12,977,080
)
Distributions to redeemable preferred unit holders
(397,803
)
 
 
 
 
 
(397,803
)
Preferred units redemption charge
(375,000
)
 
 
 
 
 
(375,000
)
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
30,852

 
 
 
(12,953
)
f
17,899

Net loss attributable to common stockholders
$
(17,247,604
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(13,731,984
)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted
$
(1.19
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.95
)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
14,479,960

 
 
 
 
 
14,479,960

See accompanying notes.

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GRIFFIN CAPITAL ESSENTIAL ASSET REIT II, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Historical
 
Southern Company
Historical
 
Pro Forma Adjustments
 
Pro Forma
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income
$
34,420,747

 
$

 
$
7,982,146

a
$
42,402,893

Property tax recovery
3,830,058

 

 

 
3,830,058

Property expense recovery
3,595,354

 

 

 
3,595,354

Property insurance recovery
319,884

 

 

 
319,884

Total revenue
42,166,043

 

 
7,982,146

 
50,148,189

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 

Asset management fees to affiliates
4,259,379

 

 
916,915

b
5,176,294

Property management fees to affiliates
659,436

 

 
19,082

c
678,518

Property operating
2,710,786

 

 

 
2,710,786

Property tax
4,368,324

 
310,137

 

 
4,678,461

Acquisition fees and expenses to non-affiliates
880,391

 

 

 
880,391

Acquisition fees and expenses to affiliates
6,323,670

 

 

 
6,323,670

Corporate operating expenses
1,492,059

 

 

 
1,492,059

General and administrative
2,108,884

 

 

 
2,108,884

Depreciation and amortization
18,910,187

 

 
2,549,907

d
21,460,094

Total expenses
41,713,116

 
310,137

 
3,485,904

 
45,509,157

Income (loss) from operations
452,927

 
(310,137
)
 
4,496,242

 
4,639,032

Other expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 

Interest income
1,358

 

 

 
1,358

Interest expense
(7,157,334
)
 

 
(1,552,667
)
e
(8,710,001
)
Net income (loss)
(6,703,049
)
 
(310,137
)
 
2,943,575

 
(4,069,611
)
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
2,894

 
 
 
(1,102
)
f
1,792

Net loss attributable to common stockholders
$
(6,700,155
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(4,067,819
)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted
$
(0.15
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.09
)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
45,400,076

 
 
 
 
 
45,400,076


See accompanying notes.


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GRIFFIN CAPITAL ESSENTIAL ASSET REIT II, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Adjustments to the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet
The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2016 reflects the following adjustments:
A. The Company evaluated the Southern Company acquisition, under the clarified framework for determining whether an integrated set of assets and activities meets the definition of a business, pursuant to the ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business, issued in January 2017, which the Company early-adopted. Acquisitions that do not meet the definition of a business are accounted for as asset acquisitions. Since the Southern Company acquisition lacked a substantive process, the transaction did not meet the definition of a business and consequently was accounted for as an asset acquisition. The Company allocated the total consideration (including acquisition costs) to the individual assets and liabilities acquired on a relative fair value basis, which are listed below:
 
Southern Company
Land
$
6,605,387

Building
94,487,898

Intangible leasing assets
28,192,198

Accounts receivable - seller escrow rent
12,483,760

In-place lease valuation - below market
(7,030,087
)
Total
$
134,739,156

B. The purchase price of the Southern Company property was approximately $131.6 million, plus closing costs. The purchase price plus closing costs and certain acquisition expenses to third parties (reduced by certain assumed liabilities) were funded with proceeds from the Company's public offering and a draw of $85.0 million pursuant to the Company's revolving credit facility.
C. Represents portion of the purchase price allocated to accounts receivable - seller escrow rent and prepaid environmental insurance paid through closing as follows:
 
Southern Company
Accounts receivable - seller escrow rent
$
12,483,760

Prepaid environmental insurance
95,000

Total
$
12,578,760

D. Represents other liabilities related to tenant improvement payments and leasing commissions assumed as part of the transaction.
 
Southern Company
Tenant improvement allowance
$
40,000,000

Leasing commissions
3,783,030

Total
$
43,783,030

E. Represents the acquisition fee and expenses payable to the advisor, which were capitalized as part of the purchase price allocation.
Adjustments to the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2015 and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
The historical amounts for the Southern Company property include historical operating revenues and certain expenses for the periods presented. Property level expenses, such as depreciation and amortization, interest expense, and management fees, for the Southern Company property are presented as pro forma adjustments to the unaudited pro forma combined

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statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and are derived from the result of the transaction.
The following are the explanations for operating and property level revenues and certain expenses included in the unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the nine months ended September 30, 2016:
a. The pro forma adjustments include contractual rent, straight-line rent, and below market in-place lease amortization as of the acquisition date.
The following summarizes the adjustment made to rental income for the year ended December 31, 2015:
 
Southern Company
Contractual rent
$
1,336,099

Straight-line rent
9,048,542

Below market, in-place rent
258,692

 
$
10,643,333

The following summarizes the adjustment made to rental income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016:
 
Southern Company
Contractual rent
$
1,908,163

Straight-line rent
5,880,318

Below market, in-place rent
193,665

 
$
7,982,146

b. Asset management fees are paid monthly to the Company's advisor at approximately 0.08%, or 1.00% annually, based on the aggregate book value of the Property, pursuant to the advisory agreement.
c. Property management oversight fees are paid monthly to the Company's property manager at 1.00% of gross property revenue received pursuant to the property management agreement.
d. Depreciation and amortization expense is reflected in the pro forma based on an estimated useful life of 40 years for building and building improvements, and the remaining contractual, in-place lease term for intangible lease value.
The following table summarizes the adjustment made to depreciation and amortization expense by asset category for the year ended December 31, 2015:
 
Southern Company
Building and building improvements
$
2,368,669

Tenant absorption and leasing costs
1,037,411

 
$
3,406,080

The following table summarizes the adjustment made to depreciation and amortization expense by asset category for the nine months ended September 30, 2016:
 
Southern Company
Building and building improvements
$
1,773,266

Tenant absorption and leasing costs
776,641

 
$
2,549,907

e. Represents interest expense on the draw of $85.0 million from the revolving credit facility directly attributable to the acquisition. The borrowing bears a current interest variable rate of 2.40% (1.65% fixed plus LIBOR) and matures on December 12, 2019 (assuming the one-year extension is exercised).

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Assuming a change in LIBOR rates of 1.25% for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the following would be the impact to net (loss) income:
Sensitivity analysis on changes in interest rates (1)
 
Increase of 1.25%
Decrease of 1.25%
Impact to net (loss) income for the year ended December 31, 2015
$
(1,080,208
)
$
648,125

Impact to net (loss) income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016
(808,681
)
485,208

(1) LIBOR rate at the date of acquisition was 0.75%.
f. The following table summarizes the weighted-average shares outstanding at the end of each period and the allocable percentage of noncontrolling interest:
 
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015
 
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2016
Total weighted average shares - historical
 
14,479,960

 
45,400,076

Operating partnership units issued in the initial capitalization of the operating partnership (A)
 
20,000

 
20,000

Total weighted average share and units outstanding - pro forma (B)
 
14,499,960

 
45,420,076

Percentage of operating partnership units (noncontrolling interests) to total outstanding shares (A/B)
 
0.14
%
 
0.04
%
Net loss
 
$
(12,977,080
)
 
$
(4,069,611
)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest based on the percentage of operating partnership units outstanding to total outstanding shares
 
$
(17,899
)
 
$
(1,792
)



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Signature(s)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
GRIFFIN CAPITAL ESSENTIAL ASSET REIT II, INC.
 
 
 
Date: March 10, 2017
By:
/s/ Javier F. Bitar

 
 
Javier F. Bitar
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer




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