KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. - FORM 10-Q - November 14, 2017

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
______________________________________________________
 
FORM 10-Q
______________________________________________________
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017
OR
¨
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 000-54687
______________________________________________________
 
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
______________________________________________________
 
Maryland
 
27-1627696
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
800 Newport Center Drive, Suite 700
Newport Beach, California
 
92660
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(949) 417-6500
(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 such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, 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  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer
 
¨
 
Accelerated Filer
 
¨
Non-Accelerated Filer
 
x (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Smaller reporting company
 
¨
 
 
 
 
Emerging growth company
 
¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨  No  x
As of November 9, 2017, there were 180,420,256 outstanding shares of common stock of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc.


KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
FORM 10-Q
September 30, 2017
INDEX 
PART I.
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
Item 3.
 
Item 4.
PART II.
 
Item 1.
 
Item 1A.
 
Item 2.
 
Item 3.
 
Item 4.
 
Item 5.
 
Item 6.

1
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements


KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Real estate:
 
 
 
 
Land
 
$
395,133

 
$
395,133

Buildings and improvements
 
2,695,238

 
2,651,690

Construction in progress
 
56,124

 
21,853

Tenant origination and absorption costs
 
243,102

 
264,973

Total real estate, cost
 
3,389,597

 
3,333,649

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
(423,322
)
 
(344,794
)
Total real estate, net
 
2,966,275

 
2,988,855

Cash and cash equivalents
 
44,575

 
72,068

Investment in unconsolidated joint venture
 
33,593

 
—

Rents and other receivables, net
 
76,632

 
64,654

Above-market leases, net
 
6,417

 
8,191

Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
65,789

 
48,908

Total assets
 
$
3,193,281

 
$
3,182,676

Liabilities and equity
 
 
 
 
Notes payable, net
 
$
1,891,442

 
$
1,783,468

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
71,327

 
56,210

Due to affiliate
 
2,756

 
2,397

Distributions payable
 
9,657

 
10,000

Below-market leases, net
 
26,692

 
33,655

Other liabilities
 
31,526

 
41,699

Total liabilities
 
2,033,400

 
1,927,429

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
 


 


Redeemable common stock
 
52,300

 
61,871

Equity
 
 
 
 
KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $.01 par value per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
 
—

 
—

Common stock, $.01 par value per share; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 180,102,670 and 180,890,572 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
 
1,801

 
1,809

Additional paid-in capital
 
1,591,659

 
1,591,652

Cumulative distributions and net losses
 
(485,971
)
 
(398,087
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
21

 
(2,298
)
Total KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. stockholders’ equity
 
1,107,510

 
1,193,076

Noncontrolling interest
 
71

 
300

Total equity
 
1,107,581

 
1,193,376

Total liabilities and equity
 
$
3,193,281

 
$
3,182,676

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.
 

2
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)

KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income
$
77,798

 
$
76,998

 
$
236,200

 
$
228,783

Tenant reimbursements
19,063

 
19,258

 
57,652

 
54,849

Other operating income
5,697

 
5,549

 
17,124

 
15,504

Interest income from real estate loan receivable
—

 
5

 
—

 
831

Total revenues
102,558

 
101,810

 
310,976

 
299,967

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating, maintenance and management
25,293

 
24,009

 
70,765

 
68,627

Real estate taxes and insurance
16,460

 
16,359

 
48,721

 
47,675

Asset management fees to affiliate
6,587

 
6,286

 
19,223

 
18,646

Real estate acquisition fees to affiliate
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,473

Real estate acquisition fees and expenses
—

 
5

 
—

 
306

General and administrative expenses
983

 
1,289

 
3,324

 
4,115

Depreciation and amortization
41,151

 
39,978

 
124,370

 
120,088

Interest expense
15,460

 
10,042

 
45,257

 
53,948

Total expenses
105,934

 
97,968

 
311,660

 
314,878

Other income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income
—

 
—

 
650

 
—

Other interest income
23

 
17

 
73

 
39

Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint venture
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

Total other income, net
23

 
17

 
722

 
39

Net (loss) income
(3,353
)
 
3,859

 
38

 
(14,872
)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
202

 
—

 
229

 
—

Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders
$
(3,151
)
 
$
3,859

 
$
267

 
$
(14,872
)
Net (loss) income per common share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted
$
(0.02
)
 
$
0.02

 
$
—

 
$
(0.08
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
180,975,877

 
180,433,084

 
181,320,425

 
179,758,697

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

3
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)

KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net (loss) income
 
$
(3,151
)
 
$
3,859

 
$
267

 
$
(14,872
)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized income (losses) on derivative instruments
 
13

 
1,784

 
602

 
(6,695
)
Reclassification adjustment realized in net income (effective portion)
 
253

 
1,363

 
1,717

 
4,252

Total other comprehensive income (loss)
 
266

 
3,147

 
2,319

 
(2,443
)
Total comprehensive (loss) income
 
(2,885
)
 
7,006

 
2,586

 
(17,315
)
Total comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
202

 
—

 
229

 
—

Total comprehensive (loss) income attributable to common stockholders
 
$
(2,683
)
 
$
7,006

 
$
2,815

 
$
(17,315
)
See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)

KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 (unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
Common Stock
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
Cumulative Distributions and Net Losses
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Total Stockholders’ Equity
 
Noncontrolling Interest
 
Total Equity
 
 
Shares
 
Amounts
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2015
 
177,943,238

 
$
1,779

 
$
1,571,107

 
$
(281,825
)
 
$
(4,229
)
 
$
1,286,832

 
$
—

 
$
1,286,832

Net income
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
763

 
—

 
763

 
—

 
763

Other comprehensive income
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,931

 
1,931

 
—

 
1,931

Issuance of common stock
 
6,485,383

 
65

 
61,806

 
—

 
—

 
61,871

 
—

 
61,871

Transfers to redeemable common stock
 
—

 
—

 
(6,504
)
 
—

 
—

 
(6,504
)
 
—

 
(6,504
)
Redemptions of common stock
 
(3,538,049
)
 
(35
)
 
(34,732
)
 
—

 
—

 
(34,767
)
 
—

 
(34,767
)
Distributions declared
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(117,025
)
 
—

 
(117,025
)
 
—

 
(117,025
)
Other offering costs
 
—

 
—

 
(25
)
 
—

 
—

 
(25
)
 
—

 
(25
)
Noncontrolling interest contribution
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
300

 
300

Balance, December 31, 2016
 
180,890,572

 
$
1,809

 
$
1,591,652

 
$
(398,087
)
 
$
(2,298
)
 
$
1,193,076

 
$
300

 
$
1,193,376

Net income (loss)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
267

 
—

 
267

 
(229
)
 
38

Other comprehensive income
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
2,319

 
2,319

 
—

 
2,319

Issuance of common stock
 
4,465,177

 
45

 
45,053

 
—

 
—

 
45,098

 
—

 
45,098

Transfers from redeemable common stock
 
—

 
—

 
9,571

 
—

 
—

 
9,571

 
—

 
9,571

Redemptions of common stock
 
(5,253,079
)
 
(53
)
 
(54,616
)
 
—

 
—

 
(54,669
)
 
—

 
(54,669
)
Distributions declared
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(88,151
)
 
—

 
(88,151
)
 
—

 
(88,151
)
Other offering costs
 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
Balance, September 30, 2017
 
180,102,670

 
$
1,801

 
$
1,591,659

 
$
(485,971
)
 
$
21

 
$
1,107,510

 
$
71

 
$
1,107,581

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)

KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
38

 
$
(14,872
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
124,370

 
120,088

Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint venture
 
1

 
—

Noncash interest income on real estate-related investment
 
—

 
15

Deferred rents
 
(8,527
)
 
(13,943
)
Loss due to property damage
 
371

 
—

Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
1,065

 
1,023

Amortization of above- and below-market leases, net
 
(5,189
)
 
(6,869
)
Amortization of deferred financing costs
 
3,537

 
3,838

Unrealized (gains) losses on derivative instruments
 
(2,579
)
 
14,813

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Rents and other receivables
 
(4,168
)
 
(3,868
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
(18,881
)
 
(16,391
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
5,709

 
6,694

Other liabilities
 
(5,145
)
 
(477
)
Due to affiliates
 
(37
)
 
(7,969
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
90,565

 
82,082

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
 
 
 
 
Acquisitions of real estate
 
—

 
(141,760
)
Improvements to real estate
 
(54,070
)
 
(50,412
)
Payments for construction in progress
 
(32,967
)
 
(7,793
)
Investment in unconsolidated joint venture
 
(33,421
)
 
—

Advances on real estate loan receivable
 
—

 
(544
)
Principal repayments on real estate loan receivable
 
—

 
22,526

Escrow deposits for tenant improvements
 
(3,762
)
 
—

Net cash used in investing activities
 
(124,220
)
 
(177,983
)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from notes payable
 
107,385

 
139,071

Principal payments on notes payable
 
(1,893
)
 
(31,900
)
Payments of deferred financing costs
 
(1,264
)
 
(1,339
)
Payments to redeem common stock
 
(54,669
)
 
(26,146
)
Return of contingent consideration related to acquisition of real estate
 
—

 
228

Payments of other offering costs
 
(1
)
 
(21
)
Noncontrolling interest contribution
 
—

 
300

Distributions paid to common stockholders
 
(43,396
)
 
(41,039
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
6,162

 
39,154

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
(27,493
)
 
(56,747
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
 
72,068

 
108,242

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
44,575

 
$
51,495

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
 
 
 
 
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest of $1,543 and $64 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively
 
$
43,101

 
$
34,625

Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
 
 
 
 
Distributions paid to common stockholders through common stock issuances pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan
 
$
45,098

 
$
46,543

Increase in accrued improvements to real estate
 
$
8,149

 
$
2,869

Application of escrow deposits to acquisition of real estate
 
$
—

 
$
4,350

Increase in construction in progress payable
 
$
856

 
$
1,865

Increase in acquisition fee related to construction in progress due to affiliate
 
$
234

 
$
87

Increase in acquisition fee on unconsolidated joint venture due to affiliate
 
$
173

 
$
—

Transfer of land to construction in progress
 
$
—

 
$
4,183

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)



1.
ORGANIZATION
KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on December 22, 2009 as a Maryland corporation that elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011 and it intends to continue to operate in such manner. Substantially all of the Company’s business is conducted through KBS Limited Partnership III (the “Operating Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership. The Company is the sole general partner of and owns a 0.1% partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. KBS REIT Holdings III LLC (“REIT Holdings III”), the limited partner of the Operating Partnership, owns the remaining 99.9% interest in the Operating Partnership and is its sole limited partner. The Company is the sole member and manager of REIT Holdings III.
Subject to certain restrictions and limitations, the business of the Company is externally managed by KBS Capital Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”), an affiliate of the Company, pursuant to an advisory agreement the Company entered into with the Advisor (the “Advisory Agreement”). On January 26, 2010, the Company issued 20,000 shares of its common stock to the Advisor at a purchase price of $10.00 per share. As of September 30, 2017, the Advisor owned 20,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.
The Company owns a diverse portfolio of real estate investments. As of September 30, 2017, the Company owned 28 office properties and one mixed-use office/retail property and had made an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture to develop and subsequently operate an office/retail property, which is currently under construction. Additionally, as of September 30, 2017, the Company had entered into a consolidated joint venture to develop and subsequently operate a multifamily apartment project, which is currently under construction.
The Company commenced its initial public offering (the “Offering”) on October 26, 2010. Upon commencing the Offering, the Company retained KBS Capital Markets Group LLC (the “Dealer Manager”), an affiliate of the Company, to serve as the dealer manager of the Offering pursuant to a dealer manager agreement, as amended and restated (the “Dealer Manager Agreement”). The Company ceased offering shares of common stock in the primary Offering on May 29, 2015 and terminated the primary Offering on July 28, 2015.
The Company sold 169,006,162 shares of common stock in the primary Offering for gross proceeds of $1.7 billion. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had also sold 21,438,406 shares of common stock under its dividend reinvestment plan for gross offering proceeds of $210.1 million. Also as of September 30, 2017, the Company had redeemed 10,620,360 shares sold in the Offering for $107.2 million.
Additionally, on October 3, 2014, the Company issued 258,462 shares of common stock for $2.4 million in private transactions exempt from the registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
The Company continues to offer shares of common stock under its dividend reinvestment plan. In some states, the Company will need to renew the registration statement annually or file a new registration statement to continue its dividend reinvestment plan offering. The Company may terminate its dividend reinvestment plan offering at any time.
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
There have been no significant changes to the Company’s accounting policies since it filed its audited financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, except for the addition of an accounting policy with respect to investments in unconsolidated joint ventures under the equity method. For further information about the Company’s accounting policies, refer to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2016 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and condensed notes thereto have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information as contained within the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and the rules and regulations of the SEC, including the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, the financial statements for the unaudited interim periods presented include all adjustments, which are of a normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair and consistent presentation of the results for such periods. Operating results for the three and nine and months ended September 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, REIT Holdings III, the Operating Partnership, their direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, and a joint venture in which the Company has a controlling interest. All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements and condensed notes thereto in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and condensed notes. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
The Company accounts for investments in unconsolidated joint ventures over which the Company may exercise significant influence, but does not control, using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, the investment is initially recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted to reflect additional contributions or distributions and the Company’s proportionate share of equity in the joint venture’s income (loss). The Company recognizes its proportionate share of the ongoing income or loss of the unconsolidated joint venture as equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint venture on the consolidated statements of operations. On a quarterly basis, the Company evaluates its investment in an unconsolidated joint venture for other-than-temporary impairments. As of September 30, 2017, the Company did not identify any indicators of impairment related to its unconsolidated real estate joint venture accounted for under the equity method.
Per Share Data
Basic net income (loss) per share of common stock is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding during such period. Diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock equals basic net income (loss) per share of common stock as there were no potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Distributions declared per common share were $0.164 and $0.486 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. Distributions declared per common share were $0.164 and $0.486 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Distributions declared per common share assumes each share was issued and outstanding each day during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. For each day that was a record date for distributions during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, distributions were calculated at a rate of $0.00178082 per share per day. Each day during the periods from January 1, 2016 through February 28, 2016, March 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016 and January 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017 was a record date for distributions.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

Segments
The Company has invested in core real estate properties and real estate-related investments with the goal of acquiring a portfolio of income-producing investments.  The Company’s real estate investments exhibit similar long-term financial performance and have similar economic characteristics to each other.  As of September 30, 2017, the Company aggregated its investments in real estate into one reportable business segment. 
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Update
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU No. 2014-09”). ASU No. 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize the revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services.  ASU No. 2014-09 supersedes the revenue requirements in Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification.  ASU No. 2014-09 does not apply to lease contracts within the scope of Leases (Topic 840). ASU No. 2014-09 was to be effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016, and is to be applied retrospectively, with early application not permitted. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date (“ASU No. 2015-14”), which defers the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 by one year. Early adoption is permitted but not before the original effective date. The primary source of revenue for the Company is generated through leasing arrangements, which are excluded from this standard. The Company’s revenues that may be impacted by this standard primarily include other operating income, sales of real estate and other ancillary income earned at its properties. In 2016, other operating income and other ancillary income were approximately 7% of consolidated revenue. The Company is in process of evaluating how this standard will impact sales of real estate. The Company continues to evaluate the impact that the standard will have on its consolidated financial statements. The Company expects to adopt the standard using the modified retrospective approach, which requires a cumulative effect adjustment as of the date of the adoption.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU No. 2016-01”).  The amendments in ASU No. 2016-01 address certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments.  ASU No. 2016-01 primarily affects accounting for equity investments and financial liabilities where the fair value option has been elected.  ASU No. 2016-01 also requires entities to present financial assets and financial liabilities separately, grouped by measurement category and form of financial asset in the balance sheet or in the accompanying notes to the financial statements.  ASU No. 2016-01 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early application of certain provisions of the standard is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued.  The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2016-01 to have a significant impact on its financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU No. 2016-02”). The amendments in ASU No. 2016-02 change the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets and making targeted changes to lessor accounting. ASU No. 2016-02 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 as of its issuance is permitted. The new leases standard requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the new leases standard on its consolidated financial statements.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses of Financial Instruments (“ASU No. 2016-13”).  ASU No. 2016-13 affects entities holding financial assets and net investments in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income.  The amendments in ASU No. 2016-13 require a financial asset (or a group of financial assets) measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected.  The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset(s) to present the net carrying value at the amount expected to be collected on the financial asset.  ASU No. 2016-13 also amends the impairment model for available-for-sale securities.  An entity will recognize an allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities as a contra-account to the amortized cost basis rather than as a direct reduction of the amortized cost basis of the investment, as is currently required.   ASU No. 2016-13 also requires new disclosures.  For financial assets measured at amortized cost, an entity will be required to disclose information about how it developed its allowance for credit losses, including changes in the factors that influenced management’s estimate of expected credit losses and the reasons for those changes.  For financing receivables and net investments in leases measured at amortized cost, an entity will be required to further disaggregate the information it currently discloses about the credit quality of these assets by year of the asset’s origination for as many as five annual periods. For available for sale securities, an entity will be required to provide a roll-forward of the allowance for credit losses and an aging analysis for securities that are past due.  ASU No. 2016-13 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company is still evaluating the impact of adopting ASU No. 2016-13 on its financial statements, but does not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 to have a material impact on its financial statements.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (“ASU No. 2016-15”).  ASU No. 2016-15 is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows.  The amendments in ASU No. 2016-15 provide guidance on eight specific cash flow issues, including the following that are or may be relevant to the Company: (a) Cash payments for debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs should be classified as cash outflows for financing activities; (b) Cash payments relating to contingent consideration made soon after an acquisition’s consummation date (i.e., approximately three months or less) should be classified as cash outflows for investing activities. Payments made thereafter should be classified as cash outflows for financing activities up to the amount of the original contingent consideration liability. Payments made in excess of the amount of the original contingent consideration liability should be classified as cash outflows for operating activities; (c) Cash payments received from the settlement of insurance claims should be classified on the basis of the nature of the loss (or each component loss, if an entity receives a lump-sum settlement); (d) Relating to distributions received from equity method investments, ASU No. 2016-15 provides an accounting policy election for classifying distributions received from equity method investments. Such amounts can be classified using a (1) cumulative earnings approach, or (2) nature of distribution approach. Under the cumulative earnings approach, an investor would compare the distributions received to its cumulative equity method earnings since inception.  Any distributions received up to the amount of cumulative equity earnings would be considered a return on investment and classified in operating activities. Any excess distributions would be considered a return of investment and classified in investing activities. Alternatively, an investor can choose to classify the distributions based on the nature of activities of the investee that generated the distribution. If the necessary information is subsequently not available for an investee to determine the nature of the activities, the entity should use the cumulative earnings approach for that investee and report a change in accounting principle on a retrospective basis; and (e) In the absence of specific guidance, an entity should classify each separately identifiable cash source and use on the basis of the nature of the underlying cash flows. For cash flows with aspects of more than one class that cannot be separated, the classification should be based on the activity that is likely to be the predominant source or use of cash flow.  ASU No. 2016-15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period.  The Company is still evaluating the impact of adopting ASU No. 2016-15 on its financial statements, but does not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2016-15 to have a material impact on its financial statements.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (“ASU No. 2016-18”). ASU No. 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning of period and end of period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. ASU No. 2016-18 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company elected to early adopt ASU No. 2016-18 for the reporting period ended December 31, 2016 and applied it retrospectively. As a result of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-18, the Company no longer presents the changes within restricted cash in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business (“ASU No. 2017-01”) to add guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. ASU No. 2017-01 provides a screen to determine when an integrated set of assets and activities (collectively referred to as a “set”) is not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. If the screen is not met, ASU No. 2017-01 (1) requires that to be considered a business, a set must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create output and (2) removes the evaluation of whether a market participant could replace missing elements. ASU No. 2017-01 provides a framework to assist entities in evaluating whether both an input and a substantive process are present. The framework includes two sets of criteria to consider that depend on whether a set has outputs. Although outputs are not required for a set to be a business, outputs generally are a key element of a business; therefore, the FASB has developed more stringent criteria for sets without outputs. ASU No. 2017-01 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments can be applied to transactions occurring before the guidance was issued (January 5, 2017) as long as the applicable financial statements have not been issued. The Company elected to early adopt ASU No. 2017-01 for the reporting period beginning January 1, 2017. As a result of the adoption of ASU No. 2017-01, the Company’s acquisitions of investment properties beginning January 1, 2017 could qualify as asset acquisitions (as opposed to business combinations). Transaction costs associated with asset acquisitions are capitalized, while transaction costs associated with business combinations will continue to be expensed as incurred.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

3.
REAL ESTATE
As of September 30, 2017, the Company’s real estate portfolio was composed of 28 office properties and one mixed-use office/retail property encompassing in the aggregate approximately 11.1 million rentable square feet. In addition, the Company had entered into a consolidated joint venture to develop and subsequently operate a multifamily apartment project, which is currently under construction. As of September 30, 2017, the Company’s real estate portfolio was collectively 92% occupied. The following table summarizes the Company’s investments in real estate as of September 30, 2017 (in thousands):
Property
 
Date Acquired
 
City
 
State
 
Property Type
 
Total Real Estate,
at Cost
 
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization
 
Total Real Estate, Net
Domain Gateway
 
09/29/2011
 
Austin
 
TX
 
Office
 
$
47,373

 
$
(12,999
)
 
$
34,374

Town Center
 
03/27/2012
 
Plano
 
TX
 
Office
 
116,133

 
(23,752
)
 
92,381

McEwen Building
 
04/30/2012
 
Franklin
 
TN
 
Office
 
36,873

 
(6,868
)
 
30,005

Gateway Tech Center
 
05/09/2012
 
Salt Lake City
 
UT
 
Office
 
24,749

 
(5,863
)
 
18,886

Tower on Lake Carolyn
 
12/21/2012
 
Irving
 
TX
 
Office
 
52,625

 
(11,679
)
 
40,946

RBC Plaza
 
01/31/2013
 
Minneapolis
 
MN
 
Office
 
151,277

 
(29,773
)
 
121,504

One Washingtonian Center
 
06/19/2013
 
Gaithersburg
 
MD
 
Office
 
90,635

 
(14,453
)
 
76,182

Preston Commons
 
06/19/2013
 
Dallas
 
TX
 
Office
 
117,959

 
(18,774
)
 
99,185

Sterling Plaza
 
06/19/2013
 
Dallas
 
TX
 
Office
 
79,662

 
(10,969
)
 
68,693

201 Spear Street
 
12/03/2013
 
San Francisco
 
CA
 
Office
 
140,040

 
(11,421
)
 
128,619

500 West Madison
 
12/16/2013
 
Chicago
 
IL
 
Office
 
440,607

 
(68,666
)
 
371,941

222 Main
 
02/27/2014
 
Salt Lake City
 
UT
 
Office
 
166,331

 
(23,434
)
 
142,897

Anchor Centre
 
05/22/2014
 
Phoenix
 
AZ
 
Office
 
93,901

 
(12,582
)
 
81,319

171 17th Street
 
08/25/2014
 
Atlanta
 
GA
 
Office
 
133,176

 
(19,638
)
 
113,538

Rocklin Corporate Center
 
11/06/2014
 
Rocklin
 
CA
 
Office
 
33,515

 
(5,311
)
 
28,204

Reston Square
 
12/03/2014
 
Reston
 
VA
 
Office
 
46,561

 
(6,141
)
 
40,420

Ten Almaden
 
12/05/2014
 
San Jose
 
CA
 
Office
 
120,351

 
(12,795
)
 
107,556

Towers at Emeryville
 
12/23/2014
 
Emeryville
 
CA
 
Office
 
262,312

 
(26,218
)
 
236,094

101 South Hanley
 
12/24/2014
 
St. Louis
 
MO
 
Office
 
70,692

 
(7,859
)
 
62,833

3003 Washington Boulevard
 
12/30/2014
 
Arlington
 
VA
 
Office
 
151,096

 
(13,832
)
 
137,264

Village Center Station
 
05/20/2015
 
Greenwood Village
 
CO
 
Office
 
78,259

 
(8,630
)
 
69,629

Park Place Village
 
06/18/2015
 
Leawood
 
KS
 
Office/Retail
 
128,857

 
(12,607
)
 
116,250

201 17th Street
 
06/23/2015
 
Atlanta
 
GA
 
Office
 
103,379

 
(9,587
)
 
93,792

Promenade I & II at Eilan
 
07/14/2015
 
San Antonio
 
TX
 
Office
 
62,643

 
(6,076
)
 
56,567

CrossPoint at Valley Forge
 
08/18/2015
 
Wayne
 
PA
 
Office
 
90,252

 
(7,469
)
 
82,783

515 Congress
 
08/31/2015
 
Austin
 
TX
 
Office
 
117,420

 
(10,444
)
 
106,976

The Almaden
 
09/23/2015
 
San Jose
 
CA
 
Office
 
167,833

 
(11,828
)
 
156,005

3001 Washington Boulevard
 
11/06/2015
 
Arlington
 
VA
 
Office
 
56,608

 
(2,663
)
 
53,945

Carillon
 
01/15/2016
 
Charlotte
 
NC
 
Office
 
152,354

 
(10,991
)
 
141,363

Hardware Village (1)
 
08/26/2016
 
Salt Lake City
 
UT
 
Development/Apartment
 
56,124

 
—

 
56,124

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
3,389,597

 
$
(423,322
)
 
$
2,966,275

_____________________
(1) On August 26, 2016, the Company, through an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a joint venture (the “Hardware Village Joint Venture”) to develop and subsequently operate a multifamily apartment complex located on the developable land at Gateway Tech Center. The Company owns a 99.24% equity interest in the joint venture.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

As of September 30, 2017, the following property represented more than 10% of the Company’s total assets:
Property
 
Location
 
Rentable
Square Feet
 
Total Real Estate, Net
(in thousands)
 
Percentage
of Total Assets
 
Annualized Base Rent
(in thousands) (1)
 
Average Annualized Base Rent per sq. ft.
 
Occupancy
500 West Madison
 
Chicago, IL
 
1,457,724

 
$
371,941

 
11.6
%
 
$
34,883

 
$
27.80

 
86.1
%
_____________________
(1) Annualized base rent represents annualized contractual base rental income as of September 30, 2017, adjusted to straight-line any contractual tenant concessions (including free rent), rent increases and rent decreases from the lease’s inception through the balance of the lease term.
Operating Leases
The Company’s real estate properties are leased to tenants under operating leases for which the terms and expirations vary. As of September 30, 2017, the leases had remaining terms, excluding options to extend, of up to 14.3 years with a weighted-average remaining term of 4.6 years. Some of the leases have provisions to extend the term of the leases, options for early termination for all or a part of the leased premises after paying a specified penalty, rights of first refusal to purchase the property at competitive market rates, and other terms and conditions as negotiated. The Company retains substantially all of the risks and benefits of ownership of the real estate assets leased to tenants. Generally, upon the execution of a lease, the Company requires a security deposit from the tenant in the form of a cash deposit and/or a letter of credit. The amount required as a security deposit varies depending upon the terms of the respective lease and the creditworthiness of the tenant, but generally is not a significant amount. Therefore, exposure to credit risk exists to the extent that a receivable from a tenant exceeds the amount of its security deposit. Security deposits received in cash related to tenant leases are included in other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and totaled $11.6 million and $12.7 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized deferred rent from tenants of $8.5 million and $13.9 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the cumulative deferred rent balance was $69.8 million and $58.6 million, respectively, and is included in rents and other receivables on the accompanying balance sheets. The cumulative deferred rent balance included $7.6 million and $5.2 million of unamortized lease incentives as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
As of September 30, 2017, the future minimum rental income from the Company’s properties under its non-cancelable operating leases was as follows (in thousands):
October 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017
$
71,113

2018
289,600

2019
269,676

2020
235,674

2021
203,589

Thereafter
649,360

 
$
1,719,012


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

As of September 30, 2017, the Company’s real estate properties were leased to approximately 900 tenants over a diverse range of industries and geographic areas. The Company’s highest tenant industry concentration (greater than 10% of annualized base rent) was as follows:
Industry
 
Number of Tenants
 
Annualized Base Rent (1)
(in thousands)
 
Percentage of Annualized Base Rent
Finance
 
156
 
$
61,946

 
20.5
%
_____________________
(1) Annualized base rent represents annualized contractual base rental income as of September 30, 2017, adjusted to straight-line any contractual tenant concessions (including free rent), rent increases and rent decreases from the lease’s inception through the balance of the lease term.
As of September 30, 2017, no other tenant industries accounted for more than 10% of annualized base rent and no tenant accounted for more than 10% of annualized base rent. No material tenant credit issues have been identified at this time.
Geographic Concentration Risk
As of September 30, 2017, the Company’s net investments in real estate in California, Texas and Illinois represented 21%, 16% and 12% of the Company’s total assets, respectively.  As a result, the geographic concentration of the Company’s portfolio makes it particularly susceptible to adverse economic developments in the California, Texas and Illinois real estate markets.  Any adverse economic or real estate developments in these markets, such as business layoffs or downsizing, industry slowdowns, relocations of businesses, changing demographics and other factors, or any decrease in demand for office space resulting from the local business climate, could adversely affect the Company’s operating results and its ability to pay distributions to stockholders.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

4.
TENANT ORIGINATION AND ABSORPTION COSTS, ABOVE-MARKET LEASE ASSETS AND BELOW-MARKET LEASE LIABILITIES
As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company’s tenant origination and absorption costs, above-market lease assets and below-market lease liabilities (excluding fully amortized assets and liabilities and accumulated amortization) were as follows (in thousands):
 
Tenant Origination and
Absorption Costs
 
Above-Market
Lease Assets
 
Below-Market
Lease Liabilities
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Cost
$
243,102

 
$
264,973

 
$
13,576

 
$
14,383

 
$
(49,401
)
 
$
(55,438
)
Accumulated Amortization
(110,207
)
 
(99,757
)
 
(7,159
)
 
(6,192
)
 
22,709

 
21,783

Net Amount
$
132,895

 
$
165,216

 
$
6,417

 
$
8,191

 
$
(26,692
)
 
$
(33,655
)
Increases (decreases) in net income as a result of amortization of the Company’s tenant origination and absorption costs, above-market lease assets and below-market lease liabilities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):
 
Tenant Origination and
Absorption Costs
 
Above-Market
Lease Assets
 
Below-Market
Lease Liabilities
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Amortization
$
(10,202
)
 
$
(11,208
)
 
$
(527
)
 
$
(718
)
 
$
2,184

 
$
2,474

 
Tenant Origination and
Absorption Costs
 
Above-Market
Lease Assets
 
Below-Market
Lease Liabilities
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Amortization
$
(32,321
)
 
$
(35,100
)
 
$
(1,774
)
 
$
(2,186
)
 
$
6,963

 
$
9,055


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

5.
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURE
Village Center Station II Equity Method Investment
On March 3, 2017, the Company, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, acquired a 75% equity interest in an existing company and created a joint venture with an unaffiliated developer, Shea Village Center Station II, LLC (the “Developer”) (the “Village Center Station II Joint Venture”) to develop and subsequently operate a 12-story office building and an adjacent two-story office/retail building in the Denver submarket of Greenwood Village, Colorado (together “Village Center Station II”). The total projected cost of the development is approximately $113.1 million and the Company’s initial capital contribution to the Village Center Station II Joint Venture was $32.3 million. The Village Center Station II Joint Venture intends to fund the construction of Village Center Station II with capital contributions from its members and proceeds from a construction loan for borrowings of up to $78.5 million. As of September 30, 2017, $23.1 million has been drawn under the construction loan. The Company has concluded that the Village Center Station II Joint Venture qualifies as a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) and determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of this VIE and to account for its investment in the project under the equity method of accounting. Under the agreement, the Company may be required to contribute up to 75% of additional requested contributions to the Village Center Station II Joint Venture. The Developer will fund all cost overruns (excluding certain overruns described in the Charter Communications lease) once the Village Center Station II Joint Venture has used all available funds in the development of Village Center Station II. Upon completion of Village Center Station II, the Company expects to purchase the Developer’s 25% equity interest. The Developer has an option, provided the put conditions have been satisfied, the most significant of which is completion of the project, to require the Company to purchase its 25% equity interest. If the Developer does not make such request, the Company has the right to purchase the Developer’s 25% equity interest. The expected purchase price of the Developer’s 25% equity interest is approximately $25.0 million.
As of September 30, 2017, the book value of the Company’s investment in the Village Center Station II Joint Venture was $33.6 million which includes $1.2 million of acquisition costs and capitalized interest incurred directly by the Company. As of September 30, 2017, the Company’s maximum loss exposure related to its investment in the Village Center Station II Joint Venture is equal to the carrying value of its $33.6 million investment.
Summarized financial information for the Village Center Station II Joint Venture follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2017
Assets:
 
 
Construction in progress
 
$
73,400

      Cash and cash equivalents
 
1

      Other assets
 
2,591

Total assets
 
$
75,992

Liabilities and equity:
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
9,615

Notes payable, net
 
23,004

      Other liabilities
 
258

      Members’ capital
 
43,115

Total liabilities and equity
 
$
75,992





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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

6.
NOTES PAYABLE
As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company’s notes payable consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
 
 
Book Value as of
September 30, 2017
 
Book Value as of
December 31, 2016
 
Contractual Interest Rate as of
September 30, 2017 (1)
 
Effective Interest Rate as of
September 30, 2017 (1)
 
Payment Type
 
Maturity Date (2)
Town Center Mortgage Loan
 
$
75,000

 
$
75,000

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.85%
 
2.87%
 
Interest Only
 
03/27/2018 (3)
Portfolio Loan (5)
 
163,460

 
127,500

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.90%
 
3.14%
 
Interest Only
 
06/01/2019
RBC Plaza Mortgage Loan
 
75,434

 
75,930

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.80%
 
3.04%
 
Principal & Interest
 
02/01/2018 (3)
National Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (6)
 
170,602

 
170,602

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.50%
 
2.84%
 
Interest Only
 
07/01/2018 (3)
500 West Madison Mortgage Loan (7)
 
235,000

 
215,000

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.65%
 
3.13%
 
Interest Only
 
12/16/2018 (3)
222 Main Mortgage Loan
 
99,946

 
101,343

 
3.97%
 
3.97%
 
Principal & Interest
 
03/01/2021
Anchor Centre Mortgage Loan
 
50,000

 
50,000

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.50%
 
3.18%
 
Interest Only
 
06/01/2018
171 17th Street Mortgage Loan
 
85,479

 
83,778

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.45%
 
2.83%
 
Interest Only(4)
 
09/01/2018
Reston Square Mortgage Loan
 
29,800

 
23,840

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.50%
 
3.63%
 
Interest Only
 
02/01/2018
Ten Almaden Mortgage Loan
 
66,555

 
65,853

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.65%
 
3.43%
 
Interest Only
 
01/01/2018 (3)
Towers at Emeryville Mortgage Loan (8)
 
153,524

 
145,379

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.75%
 
3.96%
 
Interest Only
 
01/15/2018 (3)
101 South Hanley Mortgage Loan
 
40,557

 
37,502

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.55%
 
3.75%
 
Interest Only(4)
 
01/01/2020
3003 Washington Boulevard Mortgage Loan
 
90,378

 
90,378

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.55%
 
3.54%
 
Interest Only
 
02/01/2020
Rocklin Corporate Center Mortgage Loan
 
21,689

 
20,868

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.50%
 
2.74%
 
Interest Only
 
06/05/2018
201 17th Street Mortgage Loan
 
64,428

 
58,063

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.40%
 
3.32%
 
Interest Only
 
08/01/2018
CrossPoint at Valley Forge Mortgage Loan
 
51,000

 
51,000

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.50%
 
3.33%
 
Interest Only(4)
 
09/01/2022
The Almaden Mortgage Loan
 
93,000

 
93,000

 
4.20%
 
4.20%
 
Interest Only
 
01/01/2022
Promenade I & II at Eilan Mortgage Loan
 
37,300

 
37,300

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.75%
 
3.57%
 
Interest Only
 
10/01/2022
515 Congress Mortgage Loan
 
68,381

 
67,500

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.70%
 
2.94%
 
Interest Only
 
11/01/2020
201 Spear Street Mortgage Loan
 
100,000

 
100,000

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.66%
 
2.90%
 
Interest Only
 
01/01/2019
Carillon Mortgage Loan
 
90,248

 
76,440

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.65%
 
3.25%
 
Interest Only
 
02/01/2020
3001 Washington Boulevard Mortgage Loan
 
28,404

 
27,129

 
One-month LIBOR + 1.60%
 
2.84%
 
Interest Only
 
02/01/2019
Hardware Village Loan Facility (9)
 
8,712

 
—

 
One-month LIBOR + 3.25%
 
4.49%
 
Interest Only
 
02/23/2020
Total notes payable principal outstanding
 
1,898,897

 
1,793,405

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred financing costs, net
 
(7,455
)
 
(9,937
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total notes payable, net
 
$
1,891,442

 
$
1,783,468

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

_____________________
(1) Contractual interest rate represents the interest rate in effect under the loan as of September 30, 2017. Effective interest rate is calculated as the actual interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2017 (consisting of the contractual interest rate and the effect of interest rate swaps and caps, if applicable), using interest rate indices as of September 30, 2017, where applicable. For further information regarding the Company's derivative instruments, see Note 7, “Derivative Instruments.”
(2) Represents the maturity date as of September 30, 2017; subject to certain conditions, the maturity dates of certain loans may be extended beyond the dates shown.
(3) On November 3, 2017, the Company paid off the outstanding balances under these loans using proceeds from the Portfolio Loan Facility. See Note 11,“Subsequent Events - Financing Subsequent to September 30, 2017 - Portfolio Loan Facility.”
(4) Represents the payment type required under the loan as of September 30, 2017. Certain future monthly payments due under these loans also include amortizing principal payments. For more information on the Company’s contractual obligations under its notes payable, see the five-year maturity table below.
(5) As of September 30, 2017, the Portfolio Loan was secured by Domain Gateway, the McEwen Building, Gateway Tech Center, the Tower on Lake Carolyn, Park Place Village and Village Center Station. The face amount of the Portfolio Loan is $255.0 million, of which $127.5 million is term debt and $127.5 million is revolving debt. As of September 30, 2017, the outstanding balance under the loan consisted of $127.5 million of term debt and $36.0 million of revolving debt. As of September 30, 2017, an additional $90.5 million of revolving debt remained available for immediate future disbursements, subject to certain conditions set forth in the loan agreement. The remaining $1.0 million of revolving debt is available for future disbursements upon the Company meeting certain financial coverage ratios and subject to certain conditions set forth in the loan agreement. During the remaining term of the Portfolio Loan, the Company has an option, which may be exercised up to two times, to increase the loan amount to a maximum of $350.0 million, of which 50% would be term debt and 50% would be revolving debt, with the addition of one or more properties to secure the Portfolio Loan, subject to certain conditions contained in the loan documents.
(6) The National Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan was secured by One Washingtonian Center, Preston Commons and Sterling Plaza. See footnote 3 above.
(7) As of September 30, 2017, $235.0 million of term debt was outstanding and $20.0 million remained available for future disbursements, subject to certain terms and conditions contained in the loan documents. See footnote 3 above.
(8) As of September 30, 2017, $153.5 million had been disbursed to the Company and $21.5 million remained available for future disbursements, subject to certain conditions contained in the loan documents. See footnote 3 above.
(9) As of September 30, 2017, $8.7 million had been disbursed and $65.3 million remained available for future disbursements, subject to certain conditions contained in the loan documents.
As of September 30, 2017, the Company’s deferred financing costs were $7.6 million, net of amortization, of which $7.5 million was included in notes payable, net, and $0.1 million was included in prepaid expenses and other assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2016, the Company’s deferred financing costs were $10.0 million, net of amortization, of which $9.9 million was included in notes payable, net, and $0.1 million was included in prepaid expenses and other assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company incurred $15.5 million and $45.3 million of interest expense, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company incurred $10.0 million and $53.9 million of interest expense, respectively. Included in interest expense was: (i) the amortization of deferred financing costs of $1.3 million and $3.8 million for three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $1.3 million and $3.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, (ii) the capitalization of interest to construction in progress, which decreased interest expense by $0.7 million and $1.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, (iii) the interest expense (including gains and losses) incurred as a result of the Company’s derivative instruments, which increased interest expense by $0.4 million and $3.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $20.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and decreased interest expense by $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, $5.3 million and $4.3 million of interest expense were payable, respectively.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

The following is a schedule of maturities, including principal amortization payments, for all notes payable outstanding as of September 30, 2017 (in thousands):
October 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017
 
$
874

2018
 
1,029,540

2019
 
294,445

2020
 
299,491

2021
 
93,957

Thereafter
 
180,590

 
 
$
1,898,897

The Company’s notes payable contain financial debt covenants. As of September 30, 2017, the Company was in compliance with these debt covenants.
7.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The Company enters into derivative instruments for risk management purposes to hedge its exposure to cash flow variability caused by changing interest rates. The primary goal of the Company’s risk management practices related to interest rate risk is to prevent changes in interest rates from adversely impacting the Company’s ability to achieve its investment return objectives. The Company does not enter into derivatives for speculative purposes.
The Company enters into interest rate swaps as a fixed rate payer to mitigate its exposure to rising interest rates on its variable rate notes payable. The value of interest rate swaps is primarily impacted by interest rates, market expectations about interest rates, and the remaining life of the instrument. In general, increases in interest rates, or anticipated increases in interest rates, will increase the value of the fixed rate payer position and decrease the value of the variable rate payer position. As the remaining life of the interest rate swap decreases, the value of both positions will generally move towards zero.
The Company enters into interest rate caps to mitigate its exposure to rising interest rates on its variable rate notes payable. The values of interest rate caps are primarily impacted by interest rates, market expectations about interest rates, and the remaining life of the instrument. In general, increases in interest rates, or anticipated increases in interest rates, will increase the value of interest rate caps. As the remaining life of an interest rate cap decreases, the value of the instrument will generally decrease towards zero.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

The following table summarizes the notional amount and other information related to the Company’s interest rate swaps and cap as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The notional amount is an indication of the extent of the Company’s involvement in each instrument at that time, but does not represent exposure to credit, interest rate or market risks (dollars in thousands):
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
Weighted-Average
 Fix Pay Rate
 
Weighted-Average Remaining
Term in Years
Derivative Instruments
 
Number of Instruments
 
Notional Amount
 
Number of Instruments
 
Notional Amount
 
Reference Rate as of
September 30, 2017
 
 
Derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
6
 
$
508,400

 
7
 
$
625,130

 
One-month LIBOR/
Fixed at 0.86% - 1.68%
 
1.42%
 
0.9
Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Rate Swaps (1)
 
12
 
$
658,183

 
12
 
$
658,183

 
One-month LIBOR/
Fixed at 1.39% - 2.37%
 
1.99%
 
2.9
Interest Rate Cap (2)
 
—
 
$
—

 
1
 
$
147,340

 
 (2)
 
 (2)
 
 (2)
_____________________
(1) Included in these amounts are two forward interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $91.5 million that were not yet in effect as of September 30, 2017. These two interest rate swaps will become effective at various times during the remainder of 2017 through 2018.
(2) The interest rate cap matured on January 1, 2017.
The following table sets forth the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Derivative Instruments
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Number of
Instruments
 
Fair Value
 
Number of
Instruments
 
Fair Value
Derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets, at fair value
 
3
 
$
142

 
1
 
$
42

Interest Rate Swaps
 
Other liabilities, at fair value
 
3
 
$
(121
)
 
6
 
$
(2,340
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets, at fair value
 
4
 
$
1,358

 
4
 
$
1,588

Interest Rate Swaps
 
Other liabilities, at fair value
 
8
 
$
(4,579
)
 
8
 
$
(7,388
)
Interest Rate Cap
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets, at fair value
 
—
 
$
—

 
1
 
$
—


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

The change in fair value of the effective portion of a derivative instrument that is designated as a cash flow hedge is recorded as other comprehensive income (loss) on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) and as other comprehensive income on the accompanying consolidated statements of equity. Amounts in other comprehensive income (loss) will be reclassified into earnings in the periods in which earnings are affected by the hedged cash flows.  The change in fair value of the ineffective portion is recognized directly in earnings. With respect to swap agreements that are terminated for which it remains probable that the original hedged forecasted transactions (i.e., LIBOR-based debt service payments) will occur, the loss related to the termination of these swap agreements is included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and is reclassified into earnings over the period of the original forecasted hedged transaction. The change in fair value of a derivative instrument that is not designated as a cash flow hedge is recorded as interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The following table summarizes the effects of derivative instruments on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Income statement related
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount of expense recognized on interest rate swaps (effective portion)
$
253

 
$
1,363

 
$
1,717

 
$
4,252

 
253

 
1,363

 
1,717

 
4,252

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Realized loss recognized on interest rate swaps
1,108

 
1,040

 
3,966

 
1,398

Unrealized (gain) loss on interest rate swaps
(1,004
)
 
(3,745
)
 
(2,579
)
 
14,810

Unrealized loss on interest rate cap
—

 
—

 
—

 
3

 
104

 
(2,705
)
 
1,387

 
16,211

Increase (decrease) in interest expense as a result of derivatives
$
357

 
$
(1,342
)
 
$
3,104

 
$
20,463

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income related
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized income (losses) on derivative instruments
$
13

 
$
1,784

 
$
602

 
$
(6,695
)
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, there was no ineffective portion related to the change in fair value of the derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges. During the next 12 months, the Company expects to recognize additional interest expense related to derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges. The present value of the additional interest expense expected to be recognized over the next 12 months related to derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges totaled $0.1 million as of September 30, 2017 and was included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

8.
FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
Under GAAP, the Company is required to measure certain financial instruments at fair value on a recurring basis. In addition, the Company is required to measure other non-financial and financial assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis (e.g., carrying value of impaired real estate loans receivable and long-lived assets). Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The GAAP fair value framework uses a three-tiered approach. Fair value measurements are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
•
Level 1: unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities;
•
Level 2: quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-derived valuations in which significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and
•
Level 3: prices or valuation techniques where little or no market data is available that requires inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.
The fair value for certain financial instruments is derived using a combination of market quotes, pricing models and other valuation techniques that involve significant management judgment. The price transparency of financial instruments is a key determinant of the degree of judgment involved in determining the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments. Financial instruments for which actively quoted prices or pricing parameters are available and for which markets contain orderly transactions will generally have a higher degree of price transparency than financial instruments for which markets are inactive or consist of non-orderly trades. The Company evaluates several factors when determining if a market is inactive or when market transactions are not orderly. The following is a summary of the methods and assumptions used by management in estimating the fair value of each class of assets and liabilities for which it is practicable to estimate the fair value:
Cash and cash equivalents, rent and other receivables, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities: These balances approximate their fair values due to the short maturities of these items.
Derivative instruments: The Company’s derivative instruments are presented at fair value on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The valuation of these instruments is determined using a proprietary model that utilizes observable inputs. As such, the Company classifies these inputs as Level 2 inputs. The proprietary model uses the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, as well as observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and volatility. The fair values of interest rate swaps are estimated using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted fixed cash payments and the discounted expected variable cash receipts. The variable cash receipts are based on an expectation of interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. In addition, credit valuation adjustments, which consider the impact of any credit risks to the contracts, are incorporated in the fair values to account for potential nonperformance risk. The fair value of interest rate caps (floors) are determined using the market standard methodology of discounting the future expected cash payments (receipts) which would occur if variable interest rates rise above (below) the strike rate of the caps (floors). The variable interest rates used in the calculation of projected payments (receipts) on the cap (floors) are based on an expectation of future interest rates derived from observed market interest rate curves and volatilities.
Notes payable: The fair values of the Company’s notes payable are estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on management’s estimates of current market interest rates for instruments with similar characteristics, including remaining loan term, loan-to-value ratio, type of collateral and other credit enhancements. Additionally, when determining the fair value of a liability in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for an identical liability is not available, the Company measures fair value using (i) a valuation technique that uses the quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset or quoted prices for similar liabilities when traded as assets or (ii) another valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of fair value measurement, such as the income approach or the market approach. The Company classifies these inputs as Level 3 inputs.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

The following were the face values, carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s notes payable as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, which carrying amounts generally do not approximate the fair values (in thousands):
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
Face Value
 
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Face Value
 
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes payable
 
$
1,898,897

 
$
1,891,442

 
$
1,889,296

 
$
1,793,405

 
$
1,783,468

 
$
1,775,953

Disclosure of the fair values of financial instruments is based on pertinent information available to the Company as of the period end and requires a significant amount of judgment. Low levels of transaction volume for certain financial instruments have made the estimation of fair values difficult and, therefore, both the actual results and the Company’s estimate of value at a future date could be materially different.
As of September 30, 2017, the Company measured the following assets and liabilities at fair value (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
 
Total        
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets 
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)        
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)         
Recurring Basis:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset derivatives - interest rate swaps
 
$
1,500

 
$
—

 
$
1,500

 
$
—

Liability derivatives - interest rate swaps
 
(4,700
)
 
—

 
(4,700
)
 
—

9.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company has entered into the Advisory Agreement with the Advisor and the Dealer Manager Agreement with the Dealer Manager. These agreements entitled the Advisor and/or the Dealer Manager to specified fees upon the provision of certain services with regard to the Offering and reimbursement of organization and offering costs incurred by the Advisor and the Dealer Manager on behalf of the Company and entitle the Advisor to specified fees upon the provision of certain services with regard to the investment of funds in real estate investments, the management of those investments, among other services, and the disposition of investments, as well as entitle the Advisor and/or the Dealer Manager to reimbursement of offering costs related to the dividend reinvestment plan incurred by the Advisor and the Dealer Manager on behalf of the Company and certain costs incurred by the Advisor in providing services to the Company. In addition, the Advisor is entitled to certain other fees, including an incentive fee upon achieving certain performance goals, as detailed in the Advisory Agreement. The Company has also entered into a fee reimbursement agreement with the Dealer Manager pursuant to which the Company agreed to reimburse the Dealer Manager for certain fees and expenses it incurs for administering the Company’s participation in the DTCC Alternative Investment Product Platform with respect to certain accounts of the Company’s investors serviced through the platform. The Advisor and Dealer Manager also serve as the advisor and dealer manager, respectively, for KBS Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (“KBS REIT I”), KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc., KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc., KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT, Inc., KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT II, Inc. and KBS Growth & Income REIT, Inc.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

On January 6, 2014, the Company, together with KBS REIT I, KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc., KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc., KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT, Inc., KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT II, Inc., the Dealer Manager, the Advisor and other KBS-affiliated entities, entered into an errors and omissions and directors and officers liability insurance program where the lower tiers of such insurance coverage are shared. The cost of these lower tiers is allocated by the Advisor and its insurance broker among each of the various entities covered by the program, and is billed directly to each entity. The allocation of these shared coverage costs is proportionate to the pricing by the insurance marketplace for the first tiers of directors and officers liability coverage purchased individually by each REIT. The Advisor’s and the Dealer Manager’s portion of the shared lower tiers’ cost is proportionate to the respective entities’ prior cost for the errors and omissions insurance. In June 2015, KBS Growth & Income REIT, Inc. was added to the insurance program at terms similar to those described above. In June 2017, the Company renewed its participation in the program, and the program is effective through June 30, 2018. As KBS REIT I is implementing its plan of liquidation, at renewal in June 2017, KBS REIT I elected to cease participation in the program and obtain separate insurance coverage.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, no other business transactions occurred between the Company and KBS Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc., KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc., KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc., KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT, Inc., KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT II, Inc. and KBS Growth & Income REIT, Inc.
Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, summarized below are the related-party costs incurred by the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and any related amounts payable as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):
 
Incurred
 
Payable as of
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Expensed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset management fees
$
6,587

 
$
6,286

 
$
19,223

 
$
18,646

 
$
2,158

 
$
2,126

Reimbursement of operating expenses (1)
59

 
68

 
255

 
261

 
70

 
139

Real estate acquisition fees
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,473

 
—

 
—

Capitalized
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition fee on development project
64

 
28

 
234

 
87

 
355

 
121

Acquisition fee on unconsolidated joint venture
120

 
—

 
497

 
—

 
173

 
—

Asset management fee on development project
—

 
—

 
48

 
—

 
—

 
11

Asset management fee on unconsolidated joint venture
—

 
—

 
14

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
$
6,830

 
$
6,382

 
$
20,271

 
$
20,467

 
$
2,756

 
$
2,397

_____________________
(1) Reimbursable operating expenses primarily consists of internal audit personnel costs, accounting software and cybersecurity related expenses incurred by the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement. The Company has reimbursed the Advisor for the Company’s allocable portion of the salaries, benefits and overhead of internal audit department personnel providing services to the Company. These amounts totaled $49,000 and $169,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $51,000 and $145,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and were the only type of employee costs reimbursed under the Advisory Agreement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Company will not reimburse for employee costs in connection with services for which the Advisor earns acquisition or origination fees or disposition fees (other than reimbursement of travel and communication expenses) or for the salaries or benefits the Advisor or its affiliates may pay to the Company’s executive officers. In addition to the amounts above, the Company reimburses the Advisor for certain of the Company's direct costs incurred from third parties that were initially paid by the Advisor on behalf of the Company.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

In connection with the Offering, the Company’s sponsors agreed to provide additional indemnification to one of the participating broker-dealers.  The Company agreed to add supplemental coverage to its directors’ and officers’ insurance coverage to insure the sponsors’ obligations under this indemnification agreement in exchange for reimbursement by the sponsors to the Company for all costs, expenses and premiums related to this supplemental coverage. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Advisor incurred $0.1 million for the costs of the supplemental coverage obtained by the Company. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Advisor incurred $0.1 million for the costs of the supplemental coverage obtained by the Company.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Advisor paid the Company a $0.2 million property insurance rebate. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Advisor paid the Company a $0.2 million property insurance rebate and $0.1 million for legal and professional fees due from the Advisor. 
Lease to Affiliate
On May 29, 2015, the indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that owns 3003 Washington Boulevard entered into a lease with an affiliate of the Advisor for 5,046 rentable square feet, or approximately 2.3% of the total rentable square feet, at 3003 Washington Boulevard. The lease commenced on October 1, 2015 and terminates on August 31, 2019. The annualized base rent, which represents annualized contractual base rental income as of September 30, 2017, adjusted to straight-line any contractual tenant concessions (including free rent) and rent increases from the lease’s inception through the balance of the lease term, for this lease is approximately $0.2 million, and the average annual rental rate (net of rental abatements) over the lease term is $46.38 per square foot. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recognized $61,000 and $180,000 of revenue related to this lease, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recognized $59,000 and $176,000 of revenue related to this lease, respectively.
Prior to their approval of the lease, the Company’s conflicts committee and board of directors determined the lease to be fair and reasonable to the Company.
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Economic Dependency
The Company is dependent on the Advisor for certain services that are essential to the Company, including the identification, evaluation, negotiation, origination, acquisition and disposition of investments; management of the daily operations of the Company’s investment portfolio; and other general and administrative responsibilities. In the event that the Advisor is unable to provide the respective services, the Company will be required to obtain such services from other sources.
Legal Matters
From time to time, the Company may be party to legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business. Management is not aware of any legal proceedings of which the outcome is probable or reasonably possible to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition, which would require accrual or disclosure of the contingency and possible range of loss. Additionally, the Company has not recorded any loss contingencies related to legal proceedings in which the potential loss is deemed to be remote.
Environmental
As an owner of real estate, the Company is subject to various environmental laws of federal, state and local governments. Compliance with existing environmental laws is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations as of September 30, 2017.

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Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluates subsequent events up until the date the consolidated financial statements are issued.
Distributions Paid
On October 2, 2017, the Company paid distributions of $9.7 million, which related to distributions declared for daily record dates for each day in the period from September 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017. On November 1, 2017, the Company paid distributions of $10.0 million, which related to distributions declared for daily record dates for each day in the period from October 1, 2017 through October 31, 2017.
Distributions Declared
On October 9, 2017, the Company’s board of directors authorized distributions based on daily record dates for the period from November 1, 2017 through November 30, 2017, which the Company expects to pay in December 2017. On November 14, 2017, the Company’s board of directors authorized distributions based on daily record dates for the period from December 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017, which the Company expects to pay in January 2018, and distributions based on daily record dates for the period from January 1, 2018 through January 31, 2018, which the Company expects to pay in February 2018. Investors may choose to receive cash distributions or purchase additional shares through the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan.
Distributions for these periods will be calculated based on stockholders of record each day during these periods at a rate of $0.00178082 per share per day and equal a daily amount that, if paid each day for a 365-day period, would equal a 6.11% annualized rate based on the Company's December 9, 2016 estimated value per share of $10.63.
Financing Subsequent to September 30, 2017
Portfolio Loan Facility
On November 3, 2017, the Company, through indirect wholly owned subsidiaries (each a “Borrower”), entered into a three-year loan facility with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent; Merril Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC  and U.S. Bank, N.A., as joint lead arrangers and joint book runners; Wells Fargo Bank, NA, as syndication agent, and each of the financial institutions a signatory thereto (the “Lenders”), for an amount of up to $1.01 billion (the “Portfolio Loan Facility”), of which $757.5 million is term debt and $252.5 million is revolving debt. Proceeds from the term debt were used to pay off and address the upcoming 2018 loan maturities for the existing Town Center Mortgage Loan, RBC Plaza Mortgage Loan, National Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, 500 West Madison Mortgage Loan, Ten Almaden Mortgage Loan and Towers at Emeryville Mortgage Loan. At closing, $787.5 million was funded, of which $776.0 million was used to pay off the existing mortgage loans (listed above) and the remaining amount was used to pay origination fees and accrued interest. The $787.5 million funded consisted of $757.5 million of term debt and $30.0 million of revolving debt. The Portfolio Loan Facility may be used for the repayment of debt, for tenant improvements, leasing commissions and capital improvements, for working capital or liquidity management of the Company and for other purposes described in the loan agreement. During the term of the Portfolio Loan Facility, the Company has an option to increase the aggregate loan amount by up to an additional $400.0 million in increments of $25.0 million, to a maximum of $1.41 billion, 25% of which would be revolving debt and 75% of which would be term debt, subject to certain conditions contained in the loan agreement.
The Portfolio Loan Facility matures on November 3, 2020, with two 12-month extension options, subject to certain terms and conditions contained in the loan documents.  The Portfolio Loan Facility bears interest at a floating rate of 180 basis points over one-month LIBOR during the initial term of the loan and monthly payments are interest only with the entire balance and all outstanding interest and fees due at maturity, assuming no prior prepayment. The Company will have the right to prepay all of the Portfolio Loan Facility, subject to certain expenses potentially incurred by the Lenders as a result of the prepayment and subject to certain conditions contained in the loan documents. In addition, the Portfolio Loan Facility contains customary representations and warranties, financial and other affirmative and negative covenants (including maintenance of an ongoing debt service coverage ratio), events of default and remedies typical for this type of facility.

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Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)

On November 3, 2017, KBS REIT Properties III, LLC (“REIT Properties III”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into three interest rate swap agreements with a current aggregate notional amount of $451.5 million. As of November 3, 2017, the Company had three existing interest rate swaps related to the paid off loans with a current notional amount in the aggregate of $306.0 million. As the existing interest rate swaps expire at various times from January 1, 2018 through January 1, 2020, the notional amount of the new interest rate swaps in the aggregate will increase to maintain a notional amount of $757.5 million. The new and existing interest rate swaps, in the aggregate, effectively fix the interest rate on the term portion of the Portfolio Loan Facility at a blended rate of 3.861%, effective from November 3, 2017 through November 1, 2022.
The Portfolio Loan Facility is secured by RBC Plaza, Preston Commons, Sterling Plaza, One Washingtonian Center, Towers at Emeryville, Ten Almaden, Town Center and 500 West Madison. The Company has the right to substitute properties securing the Portfolio Loan Facility at any time, subject to approval of the Lenders and compliance with the terms and conditions described in the loan agreement.
Under the guaranty agreement related to the Portfolio Loan Facility (the “Guaranty”), REIT Properties III (i) provides a guaranty of, among other sums described in the Guaranty, all principal and interest outstanding under the Portfolio Loan Facility in the event of certain bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings involving REIT Properties III, any Borrower or any of their affiliates and (ii) guarantees payment of, and agrees to protect, defend, indemnify and hold harmless each Lender for, from and against, any deficiency, loss or damage suffered by any Lender because of (a) certain intentional acts committed by any Borrower or (b) certain bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings involving REIT Properties III, any Borrower or any of their affiliates, as such acts are described in the Guaranty.

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

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. and the notes thereto. As used herein, the terms “we,” “our” and “us” refer to KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and, as required by context, KBS Limited Partnership III, a Delaware limited partnership, which we refer to as the “Operating Partnership,” and to their subsidiaries.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. and members of our management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and 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 over time, unless required by law.
The following are some of the risks and uncertainties, although not all of the risks and uncertainties, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those presented in our forward-looking statements:
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We are dependent on KBS Capital Advisors LLC (“KBS Capital Advisors”), our advisor, to manage our investments and for the disposition of our investments.
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All of our executive officers, our affiliated directors and other key real estate and debt finance professionals are also officers, affiliated directors, managers, key professionals and/or holders of a direct or indirect controlling interest in our advisor, our dealer manager and/or other KBS-affiliated entities. As a result, our executive officers, our affiliated directors, some of our key real estate and debt finance professionals, our advisor and its affiliates face conflicts of interest, including significant conflicts created by our advisor’s and its affiliates’ compensation arrangements with us and other KBS-sponsored programs and KBS-advised investors and conflicts in allocating time among us and these other programs and investors. Furthermore, these individuals may become employees of another KBS-sponsored program in an internalization transaction or, if we internalize our advisor, may not become our employees as a result of their relationship with other KBS-sponsored programs. These conflicts could result in action or inaction that is not in the best interests of our stockholders.
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Our advisor and its affiliates receive fees in connection with transactions involving the purchase or origination and management of our investments. These fees are based on the cost of the investment, and not based on the quality of the investment or the quality of the services rendered to us. This may influence our advisor to recommend riskier transactions to us and increases our stockholders’ risk of loss. In addition, we have paid substantial fees to and expenses of our advisor, its affiliates and participating broker-dealers in connection with our now-terminated primary initial public offering, which payments increase the risk that our stockholders will not earn a profit on their investment. We may also pay significant fees during our listing/liquidation stage. Although most of the fees payable during our listing/liquidation stage are contingent on our stockholders first enjoying agreed-upon investment returns, the investment return thresholds may be reduced subject to approval by our conflicts committee and to other limitations in our charter.
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Our charter permits us to pay distributions from any source, including offering proceeds or borrowings (which may constitute a return of capital), and our charter does not limit the amount of funds we may use from any source to pay such distributions. As of September 30, 2017, we had used a combination of cash flow from operations, proceeds from debt financing and proceeds from an advance from our advisor to fund distributions. From time to time during our operational stage, we expect to use proceeds from third party financings to fund at least a portion of distributions in anticipation of cash flow to be received in later periods. We may also fund such distributions from the sale of assets or from the maturity, payoff or settlement of debt investments, to the extent we make any such additional investments. If we pay distributions from sources other than our cash flow from operations, the overall return to our stockholders may be reduced.
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We may incur debt until our total liabilities would exceed 75% of the cost of our tangible assets (before deducting depreciation and other non-cash reserves), and we may exceed this limit with the approval of the conflicts committee of our board of directors. To the extent financing in excess of this limit is available on attractive terms, our conflicts committee may approve debt such that our total liabilities would exceed this limit. High debt levels could limit the amount of cash we have available to distribute and could result in a decline in the value of an investment in us.

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We depend on tenants for the revenue generated by our real estate investments and, accordingly, the revenue generated by our real estate investments is dependent upon the success and economic viability of our tenants. Revenues from our properties could decrease due to a reduction in occupancy (caused by factors including, but not limited to, tenant defaults, tenant insolvency, early termination of tenant leases and non-renewal of existing tenant leases) and/or lower rental rates, making it more difficult for us to meet our debt service obligations and limiting our ability to pay distributions to our stockholders.
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We cannot predict with any certainty how much, if any, of our dividend reinvestment plan proceeds will be available for general corporate purposes including, but not limited to: the repurchase of shares under our share redemption program; capital expenditures, tenant improvement costs and leasing costs related to our real estate properties; reserves required by any financings of our real estate investments; the acquisition or origination of real estate investments, which include payment of acquisition or origination fees to our advisor; and the repayment of debt. If such funds are not available from our dividend reinvestment plan offering, then we may have to use a greater proportion of our cash flow from operations to meet these cash requirements, which would reduce cash available for distributions and could limit our ability to redeem shares under our share redemption program.
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Disruptions in the financial markets and uncertain economic conditions could adversely affect our ability to implement our business strategy and generate returns to stockholders. In addition, our real estate investments may be affected by unfavorable real estate market and general economic conditions, which could decrease the value of those assets and reduce the investment return to our stockholders.
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Our charter does not require us to liquidate our assets and dissolve by a specified date, nor does our charter require our directors to list our shares for trading by a specified date. No public market currently exists for our shares of common stock, and we have no plans at this time to list our shares on a national securities exchange. Until our shares are listed, if ever, our stockholders may not sell their shares unless the buyer meets the applicable suitability and minimum purchase standards. Any sale must comply with applicable state and federal securities laws. In addition, our charter prohibits the ownership of more than 9.8% of our stock, unless exempted by our board of directors, which may inhibit large investors from purchasing our shares. Our shares cannot be readily sold and, if our stockholders are able to sell their shares, they would likely have to sell them at a substantial discount from the price our stockholders paid to acquire the shares and from our estimated value per share.
All forward-looking statements should be read in light of the risks identified in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and in Part II, Item 1A herein.
Overview
We were formed on December 22, 2009 as a Maryland corporation that elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011 and we intend to continue to operate in such a manner. We conduct our business primarily through our Operating Partnership, of which we are the sole general partner. Subject to certain restrictions and limitations, our business is managed by our advisor pursuant to an advisory agreement and our advisor conducts our operations and manages our portfolio of real estate investments. Our advisor owns 20,000 shares of our common stock. We have no paid employees.
We have invested in a diverse portfolio of real estate investments. As of September 30, 2017, we owned 28 office properties and one mixed-use office/retail property and had made an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture to develop and subsequently operate an office/retail property, which is currently under construction. Additionally, as of September 30, 2017, we had entered into a consolidated joint venture to develop and subsequently operate a multifamily apartment project, which is currently under construction.
On February 4, 2010, we filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC to offer a minimum of 250,000 shares and a maximum of up to 280,000,000 shares, or up to $2,760,000,000 of shares, of common stock for sale to the public, of which up to 200,000,000 shares, or up to $2,000,000,000 of shares, were registered in our primary offering and up to 80,000,000 shares, or up to $760,000,000 of shares, were registered under our dividend reinvestment plan. We ceased offering shares of common stock in our primary offering on May 29, 2015 and terminated the primary offering on July 28, 2015 upon the completion of review of subscriptions submitted in accordance with our processing procedures. We sold 169,006,162 shares of common stock in our now-terminated primary initial public offering for gross offering proceeds of $1.7 billion. As of September 30, 2017, we had also sold 21,438,406 shares of common stock under our dividend reinvestment plan for gross offering proceeds of $210.1 million. Also as of September 30, 2017, we had redeemed 10,620,360 shares sold in our initial public offering for $107.2 million.

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Additionally, on October 3, 2014, we issued 258,462 shares of common stock, for $2.4 million, in private transactions exempt from the registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
We continue to offer shares under our dividend reinvestment plan. In some states, we will need to renew the registration statement annually or file a new registration statement to continue the dividend reinvestment plan offering. We may terminate our dividend reinvestment plan offering at any time.
Market Outlook – Real Estate and Real Estate Finance Markets
The following discussion is based on management’s beliefs, observations and expectations with respect to the real estate and real estate finance markets.
The global economy is broadly improving albeit at an uneven pace. European economic growth has recently picked up, with improving employment data in most of the European Union countries. The U.K. and China remain areas of concern. The U.K. is working through its BREXIT process, whereas the Chinese economy has shown signs of stabilization, but is still struggling with uncertainty in its banking system in relation to bad loans. Against this backdrop, the central banks of the world’s major industrialized economies are beginning to back away from their strong monetary accommodation. Quantitative easing (“QE”) in Japan and Europe is slowing, but the liquidity generated from these programs continues to impact the global capital markets.
At a duration of 100 months (as of the end of third quarter 2017), the current business cycle, which commenced in June 2009, is the third longest in U.S. history, behind only the periods between 1961 - 1969 and 1991 - 2001. In June 2017, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) increased interest rates for the fourth time in three years. Expectations are that the Fed will increase rates again in December, citing low unemployment and strong economic growth. The Fed is still attempting to normalize the level of interest rates in the United States. U.S. interest rates are relatively high when compared to Europe, where the European Central Bank is still engaging in QE. Global inflation is starting to show signs of life as U.S. inflation has grown to approximately 1.9% versus 2.9% in the U.K. and 1.5% in the Eurozone. Real gross domestic product (“GDP”) in the United States has had two consecutive quarters of 3.0% or greater growth, and the U.S. unemployment rate is currently a relatively low 4.2%. Personal income growth has started to pick up and unemployment statistics indicate that labor market conditions are finally showing real improvements. Political uncertainty surrounding the current administration’s budget, tax reform plans, and the continued weakness in retailers, all may adversely impact business and consumer confidence.
In 2017 the U.S. commercial real estate market has seen a decline in transaction volume and a slowing of price increases. In the aggregate, property level operating income growth has begun to slow, while lending standards have tightened. The United States continues to benefit from inflows of foreign capital, albeit at a slowing rate. The capital flows from China have dropped as the Chinese government has successfully imposed constraints on capital leaving the country. The industrial property sector is a standout for investors, as internet sales volumes continue to increase the demand for warehouses and logistics-related assets. Traditional sources of capital are favoring a “risk-off” approach, as capital flows have shifted equity towards debt, or secured, investing. Commercial real estate returns are increasingly being driven by property income (yield), as opposed to price appreciation through cap rate compression.
Lenders with long memories remain disciplined in their underwriting of investments. For balance sheet lenders, such as banks and insurance companies, underwriting standards for commercial real estate have tightened. This has resulted in lower loan-to-value and higher debt coverage ratios. CMBS originations rebounded in the third quarter as banks and insurance companies tightened loan terms. CMBS volumes are on pace to beat 2016 issuance volumes. This is a positive for the U.S. commercial real estate markets as it illustrates the virtues of having a diversified set of funding sources.


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Impact on Our Real Estate Investments
The volatility in the global financial markets and political environment continues to cause a level of uncertainty in our outlook for the performance of the U.S. commercial real estate markets. Both the investing and leasing environments are highly competitive. While foreign capital continues to flow into U.S. real estate markets, albeit at a slower rate, concerns regarding the political, regulatory and economic environments have introduced uncertainty into the markets. Possible future declines in rental rates, slower or potentially negative net absorption of leased space and expectations of future rental concessions, including free rent to renew tenants early, to retain tenants who are up for renewal or to attract new tenants, may result in decreases in cash flows. Historically low interest rates could help offset some of the impact of these potential decreases in operating cash flow for properties financed with variable rate mortgages; however, interest rates in the United States have started to increase. The Fed raised interest rates four times between the period December 2015 and June 2017. The real estate and finance markets anticipate further rate increases if the economy remains strong, but a flattening U.S. treasury yield curve is signaling a weakening in economic conditions, and highlights the degree of uncertainty surrounding the near-term U.S. economic prospects. Management continuously reviews our debt financing strategies to optimize the cost of our debt exposure.
Impact on Our Financing Activities
In light of the risks associated with potentially volatile operating cash flows from some of our real estate properties, and the increase in the cost of financing due to higher interest rates, we may have difficulty refinancing some of our debt obligations prior to or at maturity or we may not be able to refinance these obligations at terms as favorable as the terms of our existing indebtedness. Short-term interest rates in the United States have increased, and are expected to increase again by the end of the year. Market conditions can change quickly, potentially negatively impacting the value of our investments.
As of September 30, 2017, we had debt obligations in the aggregate principal amount of $1.9 billion, with a weighted-average remaining term of 1.6 years. The maturity dates of certain loans may be extended beyond their current maturity date, subject to certain terms and conditions contained in the loan documents. Our debt obligations consisted of $192.9 million of fixed rate notes payable and $1.7 billion of variable rate notes payable. We plan to exercise our extension options available under our loan agreements or pay down or refinance the related notes payable prior to their maturity dates. As of September 30, 2017, the interest rates on $1.1 billion of our variable rate notes payable were effectively fixed through interest rate swap agreements. In addition, we entered into two interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $91.5 million, which will become effective at various times during the remainder of 2017 through 2018. On November 3, 2017, we entered into a three-year $1.01 billion loan facility to pay off the upcoming 2018 loan maturities for six of our existing loans which had an aggregate outstanding balance of $776.0 million, see “Subsequent Events - Financing Subsequent to September 30, 2017 - Portfolio Loan Facility.”
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We sold 169,006,162 shares of common stock in our now-terminated primary initial public offering for gross offering proceeds of $1.7 billion. As of September 30, 2017, we had also sold 21,438,406 shares of common stock under our dividend reinvestment plan for gross offering proceeds of $210.1 million. Also as of September 30, 2017, we had redeemed 10,620,360 shares sold in our initial public offering for $107.2 million. We ceased offering shares of common stock in our primary offering on May 29, 2015 and terminated our primary offering on July 28, 2015.
We continue to offer shares under our dividend reinvestment plan. In some states, we will need to renew the registration statement annually or file a new registration statement to continue the dividend reinvestment plan offering. We may terminate our dividend reinvestment plan offering at any time.
We have invested all of the proceeds from our now-terminated primary initial public offering, net of selling commissions and dealer manager fees and other organization and offering costs, and proceeds from debt financing in a diverse portfolio of real estate investments. To date, proceeds from our dividend reinvestment plan have been used primarily to fund redemptions of shares under our share redemption program and for capital expenditures on our real estate investments.
Our principal demands for funds during the short and long-term are and will be for operating expenses, capital expenditures and general and administrative expenses; payments under debt obligations; redemptions of common stock; capital commitments and development expenses under our joint venture agreements; and payments of distributions to stockholders. Our primary sources of capital for meeting our cash requirements are as follows:
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Our real estate properties generate cash flow in the form of rental revenues and tenant reimbursements, which are reduced by operating expenditures, capital expenditures, debt service payments, the payment of asset management fees and corporate general and administrative expenses. Cash flow from operations from our real estate properties is primarily dependent upon the occupancy level of our portfolio, the net effective rental rates on our leases, the collectability of rent and operating recoveries from our tenants and how well we manage our expenditures.
As of September 30, 2017, we had mortgage debt obligations in the aggregate principal amount of $1.9 billion, with a weighted-average remaining term of 1.6 years. The maturity dates of certain loans may be extended beyond their current maturity date, subject to certain terms and conditions contained in the loan documents. Assuming our notes payable are fully extended under the terms of the respective loan agreements and other loan documents, we have $171.8 million of debt obligations maturing during the 12 months ending September 30, 2018. We plan to exercise our extension options available under our loan agreements or pay down or refinance the related notes payable prior to their maturity dates. As of September 30, 2017, we had $90.5 million of revolving debt available for immediate future disbursement under a portfolio loan, subject to certain conditions set forth in the loan agreement. On November 3, 2017, we entered into a three-year $1.01 billion loan facility to pay off the upcoming 2018 loan maturities for six of our existing loans which had an aggregate outstanding balance of $776.0 million. As of November 3, 2017, the loan facility had $222.5 million of revolving debt available for immediate disbursement, see “Subsequent Events - Financing Subsequent to September 30, 2017 - Portfolio Loan Facility.”
We paid distributions to our stockholders during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 using cash flow from operations from current and prior periods. We believe that our cash flow from operations, cash on hand, proceeds from our dividend reinvestment plan, proceeds from the sale of real estate and current and anticipated financing activities are sufficient to meet our liquidity needs for the foreseeable future.
Under our charter, we are required to limit our total operating expenses to the greater of 2% of our average invested assets or 25% of our net income for the four most recently completed fiscal quarters, as these terms are defined in our charter, unless the conflicts committee has determined that such excess expenses were justified based on unusual and non-recurring factors. Operating expenses for the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2017 did not exceed the charter-imposed limitation.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
We commenced operations in connection with our first investment on June 24, 2011. As of September 30, 2017, we owned 28 office properties and one mixed-use office/retail property and had made an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture to develop and subsequently operate an office/retail property, which is currently under construction. In addition, we had entered into a consolidated joint venture to develop and subsequently operate a multifamily apartment project, which is currently under construction. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, net cash provided by operating activities was $90.6 million, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $82.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Net cash provided by operating activities increased in 2017 primarily as a result of an increase in lease termination fees, rental rates, operating expense recoveries and property tax recoveries.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $124.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and primarily consisted of the following:
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$54.0 million used for improvements to real estate;
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$33.4 million to make an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture;
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$33.0 million used for construction in progress related to Hardware Village (defined below); and
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$3.8 million of escrow deposits for tenant improvements.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Our cash flows from financing activities consist primarily of debt financings, redemptions and distributions paid to our stockholders. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, net cash provided by financing activities was $6.2 million and primarily consisted of the following:
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$104.2 million of net cash provided by debt financing as a result of proceeds from notes payable of $107.4 million, partially offset by principal payments on notes payable of $1.9 million and payments of deferred financing costs of $1.3 million;
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$54.7 million of cash used for redemptions of common stock; and
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We expect that our debt financing and other liabilities will be between 35% and 65% of the cost of our tangible assets (before deducting depreciation and other non-cash reserves). We expect our debt financing related to the acquisition of core real estate properties to be between 45% and 65% of the aggregate cost of all such assets. We expect our debt financing related to the acquisition or origination of real estate-related investments to be between 0% and 65% of the aggregate cost of all such assets, depending upon the availability of such financings in the marketplace. There is no limitation on the amount we may borrow for the purchase of any single asset. We limit our total liabilities to 75% of the cost of our tangible assets (before deducting depreciation and other non-cash reserves), meaning that our borrowings and other liabilities may exceed our maximum target leverage of 65% of the cost of our tangible assets without violating these borrowing restrictions. We may exceed the 75% limit only if a majority of the conflicts committee approves each borrowing in excess of this limitation and we disclose such borrowings to our stockholders in our next quarterly report with an explanation from the conflicts committee of the justification for the excess borrowing. To the extent financing in excess of this limit is available on attractive terms, our conflicts committee may approve debt in excess of this limit. From time to time, our total liabilities could also be below 35% of the cost of our tangible assets due to the lack of availability of debt financing. As of September 30, 2017, our borrowings and other liabilities were approximately 57% of both the cost (before deducting depreciation and other noncash reserves) and book value (before deducting depreciation) of our tangible assets, respectively.
In addition to making investments in accordance with our investment objectives, we expect to use our capital resources to make certain payments to our advisor and we have made certain payments to our dealer manager. During our operational stage, we expect to make payments to our advisor in connection with the management of our investments and costs incurred by our advisor in providing services to us. We also pay fees to our advisor in connection with the disposition of investments.
Among the fees payable to our advisor is an asset management fee. With respect to investments in real property, the asset management fee is a monthly fee equal to one-twelfth of 0.75% of the amount paid or allocated to acquire the investment, plus the cost of any subsequent development, construction or improvements to the property. This amount includes any portion of the investment that was debt financed and is inclusive of acquisition expenses related thereto (but excludes acquisition fees paid or payable to our advisor). In the case of investments made through joint ventures, the asset management fee is determined based on our proportionate share of the underlying investment (but excluding acquisition fees paid to our advisor). With respect to investments in loans and any investments other than real property, the asset management fee is a monthly fee calculated, each month, as one-twelfth of 0.75% of the lesser of (i) the amount actually paid or allocated to acquire or fund the loan or other investment (which amount includes any portion of the investment that was debt financed and is inclusive of acquisition or origination expenses related thereto but is exclusive of acquisition or origination fees paid or payable to our advisor) and (ii) the outstanding principal amount of such loan or other investment, plus the acquisition or origination expenses related to the acquisition or funding of such investment (excluding acquisition or origination fees paid or payable to our advisor), as of the time of calculation.
Pursuant to the advisory agreement, with respect to asset management fees accruing from March 1, 2014, our advisor agreed to defer, without interest, our obligation to pay asset management fees for any month in which our modified funds from operations (“MFFO”) for such month, as such term is defined in the practice guideline issued by the Investment Program Association (“IPA”) in November 2010 and interpreted by us, excluding asset management fees, does not exceed the amount of distributions declared by us for record dates of that month. We remain obligated to pay our advisor an asset management fee in any month in which our MFFO, excluding asset management fees, for such month exceeds the amount of distributions declared for the record dates of that month (such excess amount, an “MFFO Surplus”); however, any amount of such asset management fee in excess of the MFFO Surplus will also be deferred under the advisory agreement. If the MFFO Surplus for any month exceeds the amount of the asset management fee payable for such month, any remaining MFFO Surplus will be applied to pay any asset management fee amounts previously deferred in accordance with the advisory agreement.
As of September 30, 2017, we had reimbursed our advisor for all accrued and deferred asset management fees in accordance with the terms noted above.  The amount of asset management fees deferred, if any, will vary on a month-to-month basis and the total amount of asset management fees deferred as well as the timing of the deferrals and repayments are difficult to predict as they will depend on the amount of and terms of the debt we use to acquire assets, the level of operating cash flow generated by our real estate investments and other factors. In addition, deferrals and repayments may occur in the same period, and it is possible that there could be additional deferrals in the future. As of September 30, 2017, we had $2.2 million of asset management fees payable related to asset management fees incurred for the month of September 2017, which were subsequently paid in November 2017.


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

However, notwithstanding the foregoing, any and all deferred asset management fees that are unpaid will become immediately due and payable at such time as our stockholders have received, together as a collective group, aggregate distributions (including distributions that may constitute a return of capital for federal income tax purposes) sufficient to provide (i) an 8% per year cumulative, noncompounded return on net invested capital (the “Stockholders’ 8% Return”) and (ii) a return of their net invested capital, or the amount calculated by multiplying the total number of shares purchased by stockholders by the issue price, reduced by any amounts to repurchase shares pursuant to our share redemption program. The Stockholders’ 8% Return is not based on the return provided to any individual stockholder. Accordingly, it is not necessary for each of our stockholders to have received any minimum return in order for our advisor to receive deferred asset management fees.
On September 27, 2017, we and our advisor renewed the advisory agreement. The advisory agreement has a one-year term but may be renewed for an unlimited number of successive one-year periods upon the mutual consent of our advisor and our conflicts committee.
Contractual Commitments and Contingencies
The following is a summary of our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2017 (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
Payments Due During the Years Ended December 31,
Contractual Obligations
 
Total
 
Remainder of 2017
 
2018-2019
 
2020-2021
 
Thereafter
Outstanding debt obligations (1)
 
$
1,898,897

 
$
874

 
$
1,323,985

 
$
393,448

 
$
180,590

Interest payments on outstanding debt obligations (2)
 
110,066

 
16,772

 
67,684

 
23,407

 
2,203

Development obligations
 
51,935

 
(3) 
 
(3) 
 
—

 
—

_____________________
(1) Amounts include principal payments only.
(2) Projected interest payments are based on the outstanding principal amounts, maturity dates and interest rates in effect as of September 30, 2017 (consisting of the contractual interest rate and the effect of interest rate swaps, if applicable). We incurred interest expense of $45.6 million, excluding amortization of deferred financing costs totaling $3.8 million and unrealized gain on derivatives of $2.6 million and including interest capitalized of $1.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
(3) We have entered into a consolidated joint venture to develop a two building multi-family apartment complex consisting of 466 units and expect to incur an additional $51.9 million in development obligations through 2018. As of September 30, 2017, $8.7 million had been disbursed under the Hardware Village Loan Facility and $65.3 million remained available for future disbursements, subject to certain conditions contained in the Hardware Village Loan Facility documents.
As of September 30, 2017, we expect to acquire the developer’s 25% equity interest upon completion of Village Center Station II (defined below) in 2018 for approximately $25.0 million.
Results of Operations
Overview
As of September 30, 2016, we owned 28 office properties, one mixed-use office/retail property and had entered into a consolidated joint venture to develop and subsequently operate a multifamily apartment project (“Hardware Village”), which is currently under construction. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Aberdeen First Mortgage Origination was paid off. As of September 30, 2017, we owned 28 office properties and one mixed-use office/retail property and had made an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture to develop and subsequently operate an office/retail property (“Village Center Station II”), which is currently under construction. In addition, we had entered into a consolidated joint venture to develop and subsequently operate Hardware Village, which is currently under construction. As a result, the results of operations presented for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 are not directly comparable due to our acquisition and development activity and the payoff of our investment in a real estate loan receivable.

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

Comparison of the three months ended September 30, 2017 versus the three months ended September 30, 2016
The following table provides summary information about our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (dollar amounts in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
Percentage Change
 
$ Change Due to Acquisitions
and Payoffs (1)
 
$ Change Due to Properties Held
Throughout Both Periods (2)
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
Rental income
 
$
77,798

 
$
76,998

 
$
800

 
1
 %
 
$
—

 
$
800

Tenant reimbursements
 
19,063

 
19,258

 
(195
)
 
(1
)%
 
—

 
(195
)
Other operating income
 
5,697

 
5,549

 
148

 
3
 %
 
—

 
148

Operating, maintenance and management costs
 
25,293

 
24,009

 
1,284

 
5
 %
 
—

 
1,284

Real estate taxes and insurance
 
16,460

 
16,359

 
101

 
1
 %
 
—

 
101

Asset management fees to affiliate
 
6,587

 
6,286

 
301

 
5
 %
 
164

 
137

General and administrative expenses
 
983

 
1,289

 
(306
)
 
(24
)%
 
n/a

 
n/a

Depreciation and amortization
 
41,151

 
39,978

 
1,173

 
3
 %
 
—

 
1,173

Interest expense
 
15,460

 
10,042

 
5,418

 
54
 %
 
n/a

 
n/a

_____________________
(1) Represents the dollar amount increase (decrease) for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016 related to real estate investments acquired or repaid on or after July 1, 2016.
(2) Represents the dollar amount increase (decrease) for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016 with respect to real estate investments owned by us throughout both periods presented.
Rental income and tenant reimbursements from our real estate properties increased from $96.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 to $96.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The increase in rental income and tenant reimbursements for properties held throughout both periods was primarily due to an increase in lease termination fees and rental rates, partially offset by a decrease in property tax recoveries. We expect rental income and tenant reimbursements to vary in future periods based on occupancy rates and rental rates of our real estate investments and increase based on the development and subsequent operation of Hardware Village and upon the acquisition of the developer's 25% equity interest and subsequent operation of Village Center Station II.
Other operating income increased from $5.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2016 to $5.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The increase in other operating income for properties held throughout both periods was primarily due to an increase in parking revenues. We expect other operating income to vary in future periods based on occupancy rates and parking rates at our real estate properties and increase upon the acquisition of the developer's 25% equity interest and subsequent operation of Village Center Station II.
Operating, maintenance and management costs increased from $24.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 to $25.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The increase in operating, maintenance and management costs for properties held throughout both periods was primarily due to an increase in repairs and maintenance, management fees and an increase in bad debt expense related to a tenant bankruptcy at a property. We expect operating, maintenance and management costs to increase in future periods as a result of the development and subsequent operation of Hardware Village and upon the acquisition of the developer's 25% equity interest and subsequent operation of Village Center Station II and general inflation.
Real estate taxes and insurance increased slightly from $16.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 to $16.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. We expect real estate taxes and insurance to increase in future periods as a result of the development and subsequent operation of Hardware Village and upon the acquisition of the developer's 25% equity interest and subsequent operation of Village Center Station II and general increases due to future property tax reassessments.
Asset management fees with respect to our real estate investments increased from $6.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 to $6.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. We expect asset management fees to increase in future periods as a result of the continued development of Hardware Village and Village Center Station II and as a result of any improvements we make to our properties. As of September 30, 2017, $2.2 million of asset management fees were payable, which were subsequently paid in November 2017.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

Depreciation and amortization increased from $40.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 to $41.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. We expect depreciation and amortization to vary in future periods as a result of a decrease in amortization related to fully amortized tenant origination and absorption costs and increase as a result of the development and subsequent operation of Hardware Village and upon the acquisition of the developer's 25% equity interest and subsequent operation of Village Center Station II.
Interest expense increased from $10.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 to $15.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Included in interest expense is the amortization of deferred financing costs of $1.3 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2017, respectively. Additionally, during the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2017, we capitalized $0.1 million and $0.7 million of interest to construction-in-progress related to Hardware Village and Village Center Station II, respectively. As a result of $3.7 million of unrealized gains on derivative instruments for the three months ended September 30, 2016, interest expense decreased by $1.3 million. Interest expense incurred as a result of our derivative instruments for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $0.4 million, which includes $1.0 million of unrealized gains on derivative instruments for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The overall increase in interest expense is due to the increased level of borrowings and increased interest rates on our variable rate debt, partially offset by an increase in unrealized gains on derivative instruments. We expect interest expense to increase in future periods as a result of additional borrowings for capital expenditures and development activity. In addition, our interest expense in future periods will vary based on fair value changes with respect to our interest rate swaps that are not accounted for as cash flow hedges and fluctuations in one-month LIBOR (for our variable rate debt). 
Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2017 versus the nine months ended September 30, 2016
The following table provides summary information about our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (dollar amounts in thousands):
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
Percentage Change
 
$ Change Due to Acquisitions
and Payoffs (1)
 
$ Change Due to Properties Held
Throughout Both Periods (2)
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
Rental income
 
$
236,200

 
$
228,783

 
$
7,417

 
3
 %
 
$
558

 
$
6,859

Tenant reimbursements
 
57,652

 
54,849

 
2,803

 
5
 %
 
(96
)
 
2,899

Other operating income
 
17,124

 
15,504

 
1,620

 
10
 %
 
186

 
1,434

Interest income from real estate loan receivable
 
—

 
831

 
(831
)
 
(100
)%
 
(831
)
 
—

Operating, maintenance and management costs
 
70,765

 
68,627

 
2,138

 
3
 %
 
(36
)
 
2,174

Real estate taxes and insurance
 
48,721

 
47,675

 
1,046

 
2
 %
 
24

 
1,022

Asset management fees to affiliate
 
19,223

 
18,646

 
577

 
3
 %
 
252

 
325

Real estate acquisition fees to affiliate
 
—

 
1,473

 
(1,473
)
 
(100
)%
 
(1,473
)
 
n/a

Real estate acquisition fees and expenses
 
—

 
306

 
(306
)
 
(100
)%
 
(306
)
 
n/a

General and administrative expenses
 
3,324

 
4,115

 
(791
)
 
(19
)%
 
n/a

 
n/a

Depreciation and amortization
 
124,370

 
120,088

 
4,282

 
4
 %
 
246

 
4,036

Interest expense
 
45,257

 
53,948

 
(8,691
)
 
(16
)%
 
n/a

 
n/a

Other income
 
650

 
—

 
650

 
100
 %
 
—

 
650

_____________________
(1) Represents the dollar amount increase (decrease) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016 related to real estate investments acquired or repaid on or after January 1, 2016.
(2) Represents the dollar amount increase (decrease) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016 with respect to real estate investments owned by us throughout both periods presented.
Rental income and tenant reimbursements from our real estate properties increased from $283.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to $293.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase in rental income and tenant reimbursements for properties held throughout both periods was primarily due to an increase in lease termination fees, rental rates, operating expense recoveries and property tax recoveries. We expect rental income and tenant reimbursements to vary in future periods based on occupancy rates and rental rates of our real estate investments and increase based on the development and subsequent operation of Hardware Village and upon the acquisition of the developer's 25% equity interest and subsequent operation of Village Center Station II.

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

Other operating income increased from $15.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to $17.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase in other operating income for properties held throughout both periods was primarily due to an increase in parking revenues. We expect other operating income to vary in future periods based on occupancy rates and parking rates at our real estate properties and increase upon the acquisition of the developer's 25% equity interest and subsequent operation of Village Center Station II.
Interest income from our real estate loan receivable, recognized using the interest method, decreased from $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as a result of the payoff of the real estate loan receivable on July 1, 2016.
Operating, maintenance and management costs increased from $68.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to $70.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase in operating, maintenance and management costs for properties held throughout both periods was primarily due to an increase in repairs and maintenance and management fees. We expect operating, maintenance and management costs to increase in future periods as a result of the development and subsequent operation of Hardware Village and upon the acquisition of the developer's 25% equity interest and subsequent operation of Village Center Station II and general inflation.
Real estate taxes and insurance increased from $47.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to $48.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase in real estate taxes and insurance for properties held throughout both periods was primarily due to higher property taxes as a result of reassessments for 500 West Madison. We expect real estate taxes and insurance to increase in future periods as a result of the development and subsequent operation of Hardware Village and upon the acquisition of the developer's 25% equity interest and subsequent operation of Village Center Station II and general increases due to future property tax reassessments.
Asset management fees with respect to our real estate investments increased from $18.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to $19.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. We expect asset management fees to increase in future periods as a result of the development and subsequent operation of Hardware Village, upon the acquisition of the developer's 25% equity interest and subsequent operation of Village Center Station II and as a result of any improvements we make to our properties, which increase would be offset to the extent we dispose of any of our assets. As of September 30, 2017, $2.2 million of asset management fees were payable, which were subsequently paid in November 2017.
Real estate acquisition fees and expenses to affiliate and non-affiliates decreased from $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 due to a decrease in acquisition activity. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we did not acquire any investments accounted for as a business combination, but we did make an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we capitalized an aggregate of $0.7 million in acquisition fees and expenses related to the development of Hardware Village and the investment in the unconsolidated joint venture investment, the Village Center Station II Joint Venture. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we acquired one real estate property accounted for as a business combination for $146.1 million. We do not expect to incur any significant real estate acquisition fees and expenses in future periods.
Depreciation and amortization increased from $120.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to $124.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, primarily as a result the acceleration of amortization of intangible assets related to a tenant relocation and lease termination at a property held throughout both periods. We expect depreciation and amortization to vary in future periods as a result of a decrease in amortization related to fully amortized tenant origination and absorption costs and increase as a result of the development and subsequent operation of Hardware Village and upon the acquisition of the developer's 25% equity interest and subsequent operation of Village Center Station II.
Interest expense decreased from $53.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to $45.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Included in interest expense is the amortization of deferred financing costs of $3.8 million and $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2017, respectively. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we capitalized $0.1 million and $1.5 million of interest to construction-in-progress related to Hardware Village and Village Center Station II, respectively. Interest expense incurred as a result of our derivative instruments for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2017 was $20.5 million and $3.1 million, respectively, which includes $14.8 million of unrealized losses and $2.6 million of unrealized gains on derivative instruments for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2017, respectively. The decrease in interest expense is due to changes in the value of our interest rate swaps, as otherwise interest expense would have increased due to the increased level of borrowings. We expect interest expense to increase in future periods as a result of additional borrowings for capital expenditures and development activity. In addition, our interest expense in future periods will vary based on fair value changes with respect to our interest rate swaps that are not accounted for as cash flow hedges and fluctuations in one-month LIBOR (for our variable rate debt). 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we received $0.7 million in proceeds from a one-time easement agreement, which is included in other income in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Funds from Operations and Modified Funds from Operations
We believe that funds from operations (“FFO”) is a beneficial indicator of the performance of an equity REIT. We compute FFO in accordance with the current National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) definition. FFO represents net income, excluding gains and losses from sales of operating real estate assets (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar conditions based on historical cost accounting and useful-life estimates), impairment losses on real estate assets, depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, and adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We believe FFO facilitates comparisons of operating performance between periods and among other REITs. However, our computation of FFO may not be comparable to other REITs that do not define FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do. Our management believes that historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered the presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves. As a result, we believe that the use of FFO, together with the required GAAP presentations, provides a more complete understanding of our performance relative to our competitors and provides a more informed and appropriate basis on which to make decisions involving operating, financing, and investing activities.
Changes in accounting rules have resulted in a substantial increase in the number of non-operating and non-cash items included in the calculation of FFO. As a result, our management also uses MFFO as an indicator of our ongoing performance as well as our dividend sustainability. MFFO excludes from FFO: acquisition fees and expenses (to the extent that such fees and expenses have been recorded as operating expenses); adjustments related to contingent purchase price obligations; amounts relating to straight-line rents and amortization of above and below market intangible lease assets and liabilities; accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on debt investments; amortization of closing costs relating to debt investments; impairments of real estate-related investments; mark-to-market adjustments included in net income; and gains or losses included in net income for the extinguishment or sale of debt or hedges. We compute MFFO in accordance with the definition of MFFO included in the practice guideline issued by the IPA in November 2010 as interpreted by management. Our computation of MFFO may not be comparable to other REITs that do not compute MFFO in accordance with the current IPA definition or that interpret the current IPA definition differently than we do.
We believe that MFFO is helpful as a measure of ongoing operating performance because it excludes costs that management considers more reflective of investing activities and other non-operating items included in FFO.  Management believes that excluding acquisition fees and expenses (to the extent that such fees and expenses have been recorded as operating expenses) from MFFO provides investors with supplemental performance information that is consistent with management’s analysis of the operating performance of the portfolio over time, including periods after our acquisition stage.  MFFO also excludes non-cash items such as straight-line rental revenue.  Additionally, we believe that MFFO provides investors with supplemental performance information that is consistent with the performance indicators and analysis used by management, in addition to net income and cash flows from operating activities as defined by GAAP, to evaluate the sustainability of our operating performance.  MFFO provides comparability in evaluating the operating performance of our portfolio with other non-traded REITs which typically have limited lives with short and defined acquisition periods and targeted exit strategies.  MFFO, or an equivalent measure, is routinely reported by non-traded REITs, and we believe often used by analysts and investors for comparison purposes.
FFO and MFFO are non-GAAP financial measures and do not represent net income as defined by GAAP. Net income as defined by GAAP is the most relevant measure in determining our operating performance because FFO and MFFO include adjustments that investors may deem subjective, such as adding back expenses such as depreciation and amortization and the other items described above. Accordingly, FFO and MFFO should not be considered as alternatives to net income as an indicator of our current and historical operating performance. In addition, FFO and MFFO do not represent cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered an indication of our liquidity. We believe FFO and MFFO, in addition to net income and cash flows from operating activities as defined by GAAP, are meaningful supplemental performance measures.

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

Although MFFO includes other adjustments, the exclusion of adjustments for straight-line rent, the amortization of above- and below-market leases, unrealized (gains) losses on derivative instruments and acquisition fees and expenses (as applicable) are the most significant adjustments for the periods presented.  We have excluded these items based on the following economic considerations:
•
Adjustments for straight-line rent.  These are adjustments to rental revenue as required by GAAP to recognize contractual lease payments on a straight-line basis over the life of the respective lease.  We have excluded these adjustments in our calculation of MFFO to more appropriately reflect the current economic impact of our in-place leases, while also providing investors with a useful supplemental metric that addresses core operating performance by removing rent we expect to receive in a future period or rent that was received in a prior period;
•
Amortization of above- and below-market leases.  Similar to depreciation and amortization of real estate assets and lease related costs that are excluded from FFO, GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of intangible lease assets and liabilities diminishes predictably over time and requires that these charges be recognized currently in revenue.  Since market lease rates in the aggregate have historically risen or fallen with local market conditions, management believes that by excluding these charges, MFFO provides useful supplemental information on the realized economics of the real estate;
•
Unrealized (gains) losses on derivative instruments.  These adjustments include unrealized (gains) losses from mark-to-market adjustments on interest rate swaps. The change in fair value of interest rate swaps not designated as a hedge are non-cash adjustments recognized directly in earnings and are included in interest expense.  We have excluded these adjustments in our calculation of MFFO to more appropriately reflect the economic impact of our interest rate swap agreements; and
•
Acquisition fees and expenses.  Prior to our early adoption of ASU No. 2017-01 on January 1, 2017, acquisition fees and expenses related to the acquisition of real estate were generally expensed.  Although these amounts reduce net income, we exclude them from MFFO to more appropriately present the ongoing operating performance of our real estate investments on a comparative basis.  Additionally, acquisition fees and expenses have been funded from the proceeds from our now-terminated initial public offering and debt financings and not from our operations.  We believe this exclusion is useful to investors as it allows investors to more accurately evaluate the sustainability of our operating performance.
Our calculation of FFO, which we believe is consistent with the calculation of FFO as defined by NAREIT, is presented in the following table, along with our calculation of MFFO, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively (in thousands). No conclusions or comparisons should be made from the presentation of these periods.
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders
 
$
(3,151
)
 
$
3,859

 
$
267

 
$
(14,872
)
Depreciation of real estate assets
 
21,729

 
19,652

 
63,793

 
57,291

Amortization of lease-related costs
 
19,422

 
20,326

 
60,577

 
62,797

FFO attributable to common stockholders (1)
 
38,000

 
43,837

 
124,637

 
105,216

      Straight-line rent and amortization of above- and below-market leases, net
 
(4,140
)
 
(5,655
)
 
(13,176
)
 
(20,812
)
      Amortization of discounts and closing costs
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
15

      Unrealized (gains) losses on derivative instruments
 
(1,004
)
 
(3,745
)
 
(2,579
)
 
14,813

      Real estate acquisition fees to affiliate
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,473

      Real estate acquisition fees and expenses
 
—

 
5

 
—

 
306

MFFO attributable to common stockholders (1)
 
$
32,856

 
$
34,442

 
$
108,882

 
$
101,011

_____________________
(1) FFO and MFFO includes $1.0 million and $7.0 million of lease termination income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. FFO and MFFO includes $0.3 million and $0.7 million of lease termination income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.
FFO and MFFO may also be used to fund all or a portion of certain capitalizable items that are excluded from FFO and MFFO, such as tenant improvements, building improvements and deferred leasing costs.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

Distributions
From time to time during our operational stage, we may not pay distributions solely from our cash flow from operating activities or FFO, in which case distributions may be paid in whole or in part from debt financing. Distributions declared, distributions paid and cash flow from operating activities were as follows for the first, second and third quarters of 2017 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
 
Distributions Declared (1)
 
Distributions Declared
Per Share (1) (2)
 
Distributions Paid (3)
 
Cash Flow from
Operating Activities
Period
 
 
 
Cash
 
Reinvested
 
Total
 
First Quarter 2017
 
$
29,080

 
$
0.160

 
$
14,067

 
$
14,987

 
$
29,054

 
$
19,097

Second Quarter 2017
 
29,421

 
0.162

 
14,640

 
15,110

 
29,750

 
39,521

Third Quarter 2017
 
29,650

 
0.164

 
14,689

 
15,001

 
29,690

 
31,947

 
 
$
88,151

 
$
0.486

 
$
43,396

 
$
45,098

 
$
88,494

 
$
90,565

_____________________
(1) 
Distributions for the period from January 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017 were based on daily record dates and were calculated at a rate of $0.00178082 per share per day.
(2) 
Assumes share was issued and outstanding each day during the period presented.
(3) 
Distributions are paid on a monthly basis. Distributions for all record dates of a given month are paid on or about the first business day of the following month.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we paid aggregate distributions of $88.5 million, including $43.4 million of distributions paid in cash and $45.1 million of distributions reinvested through our dividend reinvestment plan. Our net income attributable to common stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $0.3 million. FFO for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $124.6 million and cash flow from operating activities was $90.6 million. See the reconciliation of FFO to net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders above. We funded our total distributions paid, which includes net cash distributions and dividends reinvested by stockholders, with $78.5 million of cash flow from operating activities and $10.0 million of cash flow from operating activities in excess of distributions paid during 2016. For purposes of determining the source of our distributions paid, we assume first that we use cash flow from operating activities from the relevant or prior periods to fund distribution payments.
Over the long-term, we expect that a greater percentage of our distributions will be paid from current cash flow from operating activities (except with respect to distributions related to sales of our assets and distributions related to the repayment of principal under any real estate-related investments we make). From time to time during our operational stage, we may not pay distributions solely from our cash flow from operating activities. To the extent that we pay distributions from sources other than our cash flow from operating activities, the overall return to our stockholders may be reduced. Further, our operating performance cannot be accurately predicted and may deteriorate in the future due to numerous factors, including those discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Market Outlook - Real Estate and Real Estate Finance Markets” herein, and the risks discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the SEC. Those factors include: the future operating performance of our real estate investments in the existing real estate and financial environment; the success and economic viability of our tenants; our ability to refinance existing indebtedness at comparable terms; changes in interest rates on any variable rate debt obligations we incur; and the level of participation in our dividend reinvestment plan. In the event our FFO and/or cash flow from operating activities decrease in the future, the level of our distributions may also decrease.  In addition, future distributions declared and paid may exceed FFO and/or cash flow from operating activities.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The preparation of our financial statements requires significant management judgments, assumptions and estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and our disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. With different estimates or assumptions, materially different amounts could be reported in our financial statements. Additionally, other companies may utilize different estimates that may impact the comparability of our results of operations to those of companies in similar businesses. A discussion of the accounting policies that management considers critical in that they involve significant management judgments, assumptions and estimates is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC. There have been no significant changes to our policies during 2017 except for the addition of an accounting policy with respect to investments in unconsolidated joint ventures under the equity method.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
We account for investments in unconsolidated joint ventures over which we may exercise significant influence, but do not control, using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, the investment is initially recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted to reflect additional contributions or distributions and our proportionate share of equity in the joint venture’s income (loss). We recognize our proportionate share of the ongoing income or loss of the unconsolidated joint venture as equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint venture on the consolidated statements of operations. On a quarterly basis, we evaluate our investment in an unconsolidated joint venture for other-than-temporary impairments.
Subsequent Events
We evaluate subsequent events up until the date the consolidated financial statements are issued.
Distributions Paid
On October 2, 2017, we paid distributions of $9.7 million, which related to distributions declared for daily record dates for each day in the period from September 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017. On November 1, 2017, we paid distributions of $10.0 million, which related to distributions declared for daily record dates for each day in the period from October 1, 2017 through October 31, 2017.
Distributions Declared
On October 9, 2017, our board of directors authorized distributions based on daily record dates for the period from November 1, 2017 through November 30, 2017, which we expect to pay in December 2017. On November 14, 2017, our board of directors authorized distributions based on daily record dates for the period from December 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017, which we expect to pay in January 2018, and distributions based on daily record dates for the period from January 1, 2018 through January 31, 2018, which we expect to pay in February 2018. Investors may choose to receive cash distributions or purchase additional shares through our dividend reinvestment plan.
Distributions for these periods will be calculated based on stockholders of record each day during these periods at a rate of $0.00178082 per share per day and equal a daily amount that, if paid each day for a 365-day period, would equal a 6.11% annualized rate based on our December 9, 2016 estimated value per share of $10.63.
Financing Subsequent to September 30, 2017
Portfolio Loan Facility
On November 3, 2017, we, through indirect wholly owned subsidiaries (each a “Borrower”), entered into a three-year loan facility with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent; Merril Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC  and U.S. Bank, N.A., as joint lead arrangers and joint book runners; Wells Fargo Bank, NA, as syndication agent, and each of the financial institutions a signatory thereto (the “Lenders”), for an amount of up to $1.01 billion (the “Portfolio Loan Facility”), of which $757.5 million is term debt and $252.5 million is revolving debt. Proceeds from the term debt were used to pay off and address the upcoming 2018 loan maturities for the existing Town Center Mortgage Loan, RBC Plaza Mortgage Loan, National Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, 500 West Madison Mortgage Loan, Ten Almaden Mortgage Loan and Towers at Emeryville Mortgage Loan. At closing, $787.5 million was funded, of which $776.0 million was used to pay off the existing mortgage loans (listed above) and the remaining amount was used to pay origination fees and accrued interest. The $787.5 million funded consisted of $757.5 million of term debt and $30.0 million of revolving debt. The Portfolio Loan Facility may be used for the repayment of debt, for tenant improvements, leasing commissions and capital improvements, for working capital or liquidity management of the company and for other purposes described in the loan agreement. During the term of the Portfolio Loan Facility, we have an option to increase the aggregate loan amount by up to an additional $400.0 million in increments of $25.0 million, to a maximum of $1.41 billion, 25% of which would be revolving debt and 75% of which would be term debt, subject to certain conditions contained in the loan agreement.
The Portfolio Loan Facility matures on November 3, 2020, with two 12-month extension options, subject to certain terms and conditions contained in the loan documents.  The Portfolio Loan Facility bears interest at a floating rate of 180 basis points over one-month LIBOR during the initial term of the loan and monthly payments are interest only with the entire balance and all outstanding interest and fees due at maturity, assuming no prior prepayment. We will have the right to prepay all of the Portfolio Loan Facility, subject to certain expenses potentially incurred by the Lenders as a result of the prepayment and subject to certain conditions contained in the loan documents. In addition, the Portfolio Loan Facility contains customary representations and warranties, financial and other affirmative and negative covenants (including maintenance of an ongoing debt service coverage ratio), events of default and remedies typical for this type of facility.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

On November 3, 2017, KBS REIT Properties III, LLC (“REIT Properties III”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of us, entered into three interest rate swap agreements with a current aggregate notional amount of $451.5 million. As of November 3, 2017, we had three existing interest rate swaps related to the paid off loans with a current notional amount in the aggregate of $306.0 million. As the existing interest rate swaps expire at various times from January 1, 2018 through January 1, 2020, the notional amount of the new interest rate swaps in the aggregate will increase to maintain a notional amount of $757.5 million. The new and existing interest rate swaps, in the aggregate, effectively fix the interest rate on the term portion of the Portfolio Loan Facility at a blended rate of 3.861%, effective from November 3, 2017 through November 1, 2022.
The Portfolio Loan Facility is secured by RBC Plaza, Preston Commons, Sterling Plaza, One Washingtonian Center, Towers at Emeryville, Ten Almaden, Town Center and 500 West Madison. We have the right to substitute properties securing the Portfolio Loan Facility at any time, subject to approval of the Lenders and compliance with the terms and conditions described in the loan agreement.
Under the guaranty agreement related to the Portfolio Loan Facility (the “Guaranty”), REIT Properties III (i) provides a guaranty of, among other sums described in the Guaranty, all principal and interest outstanding under the Portfolio Loan Facility in the event of certain bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings involving REIT Properties III, any Borrower or any of their affiliates and (ii) guarantees payment of, and agrees to protect, defend, indemnify and hold harmless each Lender for, from and against, any deficiency, loss or damage suffered by any Lender because of (a) certain intentional acts committed by any Borrower or (b) certain bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings involving REIT Properties III, any Borrower or any of their affiliates, as such acts are described in the Guaranty.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to the effects of interest rate changes as a result of borrowings used to maintain liquidity and to fund the acquisition, expansion and refinancing of our real estate investment portfolio and operations. We may also be exposed to the effects of changes in interest rates as a result of the acquisition and origination of mortgage and other loans. Our profitability and the value of our real estate investment portfolio may be adversely affected during any period as a result of interest rate changes. Our interest rate risk management objectives are to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings, prepayment penalties and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. We may manage interest rate risk by maintaining a ratio of fixed rate, long-term debt such that variable rate exposure is kept at an acceptable level or we may utilize a variety of financial instruments, including interest rate caps, floors, and swap agreements, in order to limit the effects of changes in interest rates on our operations. When we use these types of derivatives to hedge the risk of interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities, we may be subject to certain risks, including the risk that losses on a hedge position will reduce the funds available for the payment of distributions to our stockholders and that the losses may exceed the amount we invested in the instruments.
We borrow funds and make investments at a combination of fixed and variable rates. Interest rate fluctuations will generally not affect our future earnings or cash flows on our fixed rate debt or fixed rate real estate loans receivable, if any, unless such instruments mature or are otherwise terminated. However, interest rate changes will affect the fair value of our fixed rate instruments. As of September 30, 2017, the fair value of our fixed rate debt was $193.5 million and the outstanding principal balance of our fixed rate debt was $192.9 million.  The fair value estimate of our fixed rate debt is calculated using a discounted cash flow analysis utilizing rates we would expect to pay for debt of a similar type and remaining maturity if the loan was originated as of September 30, 2017.  As we expect to hold our fixed rate instruments to maturity and the amounts due under such instruments would be limited to the outstanding principal balance and any accrued and unpaid interest, we do not expect that fluctuations in interest rates, and the resulting change in fair value of our fixed rate instruments, would have a significant impact on our operations.  As of September 30, 2017, we did not own any fixed rate loans receivable.
Conversely, movements in interest rates on our variable rate debt would change our future earnings and cash flows, but not significantly affect the fair value of those instruments. However, changes in required risk premiums would result in changes in the fair value of variable rate instruments. As of September 30, 2017, we were exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates on $630.9 million of variable rate debt outstanding after giving consideration to the impact of interest rate swap agreements on approximately $1.1 billion of our variable rate debt. This amount does not take into account the impact of $91.5 million of forward interest rate swap agreements that were not yet effective as of September 30, 2017. Based on interest rates as of September 30, 2017, if interest rates were 100 basis points higher or lower during the 12 months ending September 30, 2018, interest expense on our variable rate debt would increase or decrease by $6.3 million. As of September 30, 2017, we did not own any variable rate loans receivable.
The weighted-average interest rates of our fixed rate debt and variable rate debt as of September 30, 2017 were 4.1% and 3.2%, respectively.  The weighted-average interest rates represent the actual interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2017 (consisting of the contractual interest rate and the effect of interest rate swaps, if applicable), using interest rate indices as of September 30, 2017 where applicable.
For a discussion of the interest rate risks related to the current capital and credit markets, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Market Outlook - Real Estate and Real Estate Finance Markets” herein and the risks discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the SEC.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon, and as of the date of, the evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the risk discussed below, please see the risks discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the SEC.
Because of certain limitations on the dollar value of shares that may be redeemed under our share redemption program, as of November 1, 2017, we will only able to process an additional $0.3 million of redemptions for the remainder of 2017.
During any calendar year, we may redeem only the number of shares that we could purchase with the amount of net proceeds from the sale of shares under our dividend reinvestment plan during the prior calendar year. In 2016, our net proceeds from the dividend reinvestment plan were $61.9 million. As of October 31, 2017, we had redeemed $61.6 million of shares of common stock. Thus, because of this limitation, we are only able to process an additional $0.3 million of redemptions for the remainder of 2017 and we anticipate exhausting this amount on the November 30, 2017 redemption date. If we cannot redeem all shares presented for redemption in any month because of the limitations on redemptions set forth in our share redemption program, then we will honor redemption requests on a pro rata basis, except that if a pro rata redemption would result in a stockholder owning less than the minimum purchase requirement described in our currently effective, or the most recently effective, registration statement, as such registration statement has been amended or supplemented, then we would redeem all of such stockholder’s shares.
The annual limitation on the dollar amount of shares that may be redeemed under our share redemption program will be reset on January 1, 2018. For more information on our share redemption program, see Part 2, Item 2, “Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.”
Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
a)
During the period covered by this Form 10-Q, we did not sell any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
b)
Not applicable.
c)
We have a share redemption program that may enable stockholders to sell their shares to us in limited circumstances. The restrictions of our share redemption program will severely limit our stockholders’ ability to sell their shares should they require liquidity and will limit our stockholders’ ability to recover the value they invested in our common stock or recover an amount equal to or greater than our estimated value per share.
There are several limitations on our ability to redeem shares under our share redemption program:
•
Unless the shares are being redeemed in connection with a stockholder’s death, “qualifying disability” or “determination of incompetence” (each as defined in the share redemption program document and, together with redemptions sought in connection with a stockholder's death, “Special Redemptions”), we may not redeem shares unless the stockholder has held the shares for one year.
•
During any calendar year, we may redeem only the number of shares that we could purchase with the amount of net proceeds from the sale of shares under our dividend reinvestment plan during the prior calendar year. Notwithstanding anything contained in our share redemption program to the contrary, we may increase or decrease the funding available for the redemption of shares pursuant to the program upon ten business days’ notice to our stockholders. We may provide notice by including such information (a) in a Current Report on Form 8-K or in our annual or quarterly reports, all publicly filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or (b) in a separate mailing to our stockholders.
•
During any calendar year, we may redeem no more than 5% of the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the prior calendar year.
•
We have no obligation to redeem shares if the redemption would violate the restrictions on distributions under Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time, which prohibits distributions that would cause a corporation to fail to meet statutory tests of solvency.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds (continued)

For a stockholder’s shares to be eligible for redemption in a given month, the administrator must receive a written redemption request from the stockholder or from an authorized representative of the stockholder setting forth the number of shares requested to be redeemed at least five business days before the redemption date. If we cannot redeem all shares presented for redemption in any month because of the limitations on redemptions set forth in our share redemption program, then we will honor redemption requests on a pro rata basis, except that if a pro rata redemption would result in a stockholder owning less than the minimum purchase requirement described in our currently effective, or the most recently effective, registration statement, as such registration statement has been amended or supplemented, then we would redeem all of such stockholder’s shares.
If we do not completely satisfy a redemption request on a redemption date because the program administrator did not receive the request in time, because of the limitations on redemptions set forth in our share redemption program or because of a suspension of our share redemption program, then we will treat the unsatisfied portion of the redemption request as a request for redemption at the next redemption date funds are available for redemption, unless the redemption request is withdrawn. Any stockholder can withdraw a redemption request by sending written notice to the program administrator, provided such notice is received at least five business days before the redemption date.
Upon a transfer of shares, any pending redemption requests with respect to such transferred shares will be canceled as of the date we accept the transfer. Stockholders wishing us to continue to consider a redemption request related to any transferred shares must resubmit their redemption request.
Pursuant to our share redemption program, redemptions made in connection with Special Redemptions are made at a price per share equal to the most recent estimated value per share of our common stock as of the applicable redemption date. The price at which we will redeem all other shares eligible for redemption is as follows:
•
For those shares held by the redeeming stockholder for at least one year, 92.5% of our most recent estimated value per share as of the applicable redemption date;
•
For those shares held by the redeeming stockholder for at least two years, 95.0% of our most recent estimated value per share as of the applicable redemption date;
•
For those shares held by the redeeming stockholder for at least three years, 97.5% of our most recent estimated value per share as of the applicable redemption date; and
•
For those shares held by the redeeming stockholder for at least four years, 100% of our most recent estimated value per share as of the applicable redemption date.
On December 9, 2016, our board of directors approved an estimated value per share of our common stock of $10.63 based on the estimated value of our assets less the estimated value of our liabilities divided by the number of shares outstanding, all as of September 30, 2016. This estimated value per share became effective for the December 2016 redemption date, which was December 30, 2016.
For purposes of determining the time period a redeeming stockholder has held each share, the time period begins as of the date the stockholder acquired the share; provided, that shares purchased by the redeeming stockholder pursuant to our dividend reinvestment plan will be deemed to have been acquired on the same date as the initial share to which the dividend reinvestment plan shares relate. The date of the share’s original issuance by us is not determinative. In addition, as described above, the shares owned by a stockholder may be redeemed at different prices depending on how long the stockholder has held each share submitted for redemption.
We currently expect to utilize an independent valuation firm to update our estimated value per share in December 2017. We will report the estimated value per share of our common stock in a Current Report on Form 8-K or in our annual or quarterly reports, all publicly filed with the SEC. We will also provide information about our estimated value per share on our website, www.kbsreitiii.com (such information may be provided by means of a link to our public filings on the SEC’s website, http://www.sec.gov).
Our board may amend, suspend or terminate our share redemption program upon 30 days’ notice to stockholders, provided that we may increase or decrease the funding available for the redemption of shares pursuant to our share redemption program upon 10 business days’ notice.
The complete share redemption program document is filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and is available at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds (continued)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we fulfilled all redemption requests eligible for redemption under our share redemption program and received in good order. We funded redemptions under our share redemption program with the net proceeds from our dividend reinvestment plan, and we redeemed shares pursuant to our share redemption program as follows:
Month
 
Total Number of
Shares Redeemed (1)
 
Average Price Paid
Per Share (2)
 
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares Available That May Yet Be  Redeemed Under the Program
January 2017
 
536,160

 
$
10.46

 
(3) 
February 2017
 
206,012

 
$
10.51

 
(3) 
March 2017
 
458,763

 
$
10.37

 
(3) 
April 2017
 
579,233

 
$
10.40

 
(3) 
May 2017
 
563,933

 
$
10.46

 
(3) 
June 2017
 
675,243

 
$
10.39

 
(3) 
July 2017
 
899,951

 
$
10.36

 
(3) 
August 2017
 
632,696

 
$
10.43

 
(3) 
September 2017
 
701,088

 
$
10.38

 
(3) 
Total
 
5,253,079

 
 
 
 
_____________________
(1) We announced the adoption and commencement of the program on October 14, 2010. We announced amendments to the program on March 8, 2013 (which amendment became effective on April 7, 2013) and on March 7, 2014 (which amendment became effective on April 6, 2014).
(2) The prices at which we redeem shares under the program are as set forth above.
(3) We limit the dollar value of shares that may be redeemed under the program as described above. One of these limitations is that during each calendar year, our share redemption program limits the number of shares we may redeem to those that we could purchase with the amount of the net proceeds from the sale of shares under our dividend reinvestment plan during the prior calendar year. However, we may increase or decrease the funding available for the redemption of shares upon ten business days’ notice to our stockholders. In 2016, our net proceeds from the dividend reinvestment plan were $61.9 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we redeemed $54.7 million of shares of common stock and $7.2 million was available for redemptions of shares eligible for redemption for the remainder of 2017.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Item 6. Exhibits

Ex.
 
Description
 
 
 
3.1
 
 
 
 
3.2
 
 
 
 
4.1
 
 
 
 
4.2
 
 
 
 
10.1
 
 
 
 
31.1
 
 
 
 
31.2
 
 
 
 
32.1
 
 
 
 
32.2
 
 
 
 
99.1
 
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date:
November 14, 2017
By:
/S/ CHARLES J. SCHREIBER, JR.        
 
 
 
Charles J. Schreiber, Jr.
 
 
 
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
 
 
(principal executive officer)
 
 
 
 
Date:
November 14, 2017
By:
/S/ JEFFREY K. WALDVOGEL        
 
 
 
Jeffrey K. Waldvogel
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
(principal financial officer)

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