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Hudson Pacific Properties Reports Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results

804,000 Square Feet of Leases Executed with 23% GAAP and 17% Cash Rent Growth

Los Angeles, CA, August 1, 2018—Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (“the Company,” or “Hudson Pacific”) (NYSE: HPP) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018.

Second Quarter Highlights

Net income attributable to common stockholders of $16.2 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, compared to net income of $3.6 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, a year ago;
Funds From Operations (“FFO”), excluding specified items, of $71.6 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, compared to $75.3 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, a year ago;
Executed 803,618 square feet of leases with GAAP and cash rent growth of 22.7% and 16.8%, respectively, including an early renewal and expansion with Nutanix for 292,693 square feet in North San Jose;
Purchased 41,496 square feet of sound stages and production offices adjacent to Sunset Las Palmas Studios in Hollywood for $30.0 million before credits, prorations and closing costs;
Sold 9300 Wilshire in Beverly Hills for $13.8 million before credits, prorations and closing costs; and
Declared and paid a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share on common stock.

“We had a strong second quarter, particularly in terms of leasing and building upon our foundation for long-term growth through prudent capital recycling,” said Victor Coleman, Hudson Pacific Properties’ Chairman and CEO. “Already standout West Coast market fundamentals continued to improve. We executed leases in excess of 800,000 square feet with 23% GAAP and 17% cash rent growth, including the early renewal and expansion of two of our largest tenants, Nutanix and Square, Inc. We have renewed or backfilled, or are in leases, LOIs or proposals on 76% of our 2018 and 48% of our 2019 expirations. We are also excited to report that we have signed a lease with Honey Science Corporation for 100% of our Fourth & Traction redevelopment, and we have very promising activity on the remainder of our priority large-block, lease-up assets.”
“Capital recycling was a highlight of our second quarter and remains at the forefront of our agenda in the third quarter, as we continue to position ourselves to pursue unique growth opportunities. We closed the sale of 9300 Wilshire in Beverly Hills, and purchased properties strategic to the continued expansion of Sunset Las Palmas Studios. We also completed the sale of the remaining Peninsula Office Park buildings in San Mateo. These transactions highlight our excellent execution and success in capitalizing on favorable market conditions to sell non-core assets, the net proceeds of which we can redeploy into higher-yielding, superior quality opportunities.”
Financial Results

The Company reported net income attributable to common stockholders of $16.2 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to net income attributable to common stockholders of $3.6 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2017.

FFO, excluding specified items, for the three months ended June 30, 2018 totaled $71.6 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, compared to FFO, excluding specified items, of $75.3 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, a year ago. Specified items for the second quarter of 2018 consisted of unrealized gains from changes in fair value on non-real estate investments of $0.9 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, with no specified items for the second quarter of 2017.

FFO, including specified items, for the three months ended June 30, 2018 totaled $72.5 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, compared to $75.3 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, a year ago.






Consolidated Operating Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018

Total revenue during the second quarter decreased 3.0% to $175.2 million from $180.5 million for the same quarter a year ago. Total operating expenses decreased 8.5% to $139.4 million from $152.4 million for the same quarter a year ago. As a result, income from operations increased 27.3% to $35.8 million from $28.1 million for the same quarter a year ago. The primary reasons for the changes in total revenue and operating expenses are discussed below in connection with the Company’s segment operating results.

Interest expense during the second quarter decreased 10.9% to $19.3 million from $21.7 million for the same quarter a year ago. The Company had $2.4 billion and $2.6 billion of notes payable at June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017, respectively.

The Company had $1.9 million of gains on sale associated with the sale of 9300 Wilshire during the second quarter of 2018, with no gains on sale associated with dispositions during the second quarter of 2017.

Segment Operating Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018

Office Properties

Total revenue at the Company’s office properties decreased 5.0% to $158.6 million from $166.9 million for the same quarter a year ago. The decrease was primarily the result of a $3.9 million decrease in rental revenue to $129.7 million, a $3.1 million decrease in tenant recoveries to $22.0 million, and a $1.4 million decrease in parking and other revenue to $6.9 million. The decrease in rental revenue, tenant recoveries and parking and other revenue largely resulted from the Cisco and Robert Bosch lease terminations at Campus Center and Foothill Research Center, respectively, as well as the sales of Pinnacle I and Pinnacle II (sold November 16, 2017), Embarcadero Place (sold January 25, 2018), 2180 Sand Hill (sold March 1, 2018) and 9300 Wilshire (sold April 10, 2018).

Office property operating expenses decreased 2.8% to $53.9 million from $55.5 million for the same quarter a year ago. The decrease primarily resulted from the aforementioned lease terminations and asset sales.

Net operating income with respect to the Company’s 30 same-store office properties for the second quarter increased 1.7% on a GAAP basis and decreased 0.2% on a cash basis.

At June 30, 2018, the Company’s stabilized and in-service office portfolio was 93.6% and 89.7% leased, respectively. During the quarter, the Company executed 69 new and renewal leases totaling 803,618 square feet.

Studio Properties

Total revenue at the Company’s studio properties increased 21.8% to $16.6 million from $13.6 million for the same quarter a year ago, largely due to a $1.6 million increase in rental revenue to $10.7 million, a $0.4 million increase in tenant recoveries to $0.5 million, and a $0.9 million increase in other property-related revenue to $5.3 million. The increase in rental, tenant recoveries and other property-related revenue largely resulted from the acquisition of Sunset Las Palmas Studios (purchased in May 2017), as well as higher production activity at Sunset Bronson Studios. Total studio operating expenses increased 21.9% to $8.5 million from $7.0 million for the same quarter a year ago, also due to the Sunset Las Palmas Studios acquisition and higher production activity at Sunset Bronson Studios.

As of June 30, 2018, the trailing 12-month occupancy for the Company’s same-store studio portfolio decreased to 89.6% from 89.9% for the period ended June 30, 2017.






Balance Sheet

At June 30, 2018, the Company had total assets of $6.6 billion, including unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $57.5 million. At June 30, 2018, the Company had $460.0 million of undrawn total capacity under its unsecured revolving credit facility.

Major Leasing

Executed Significant Leases Throughout Portfolio

Cloud computing and software company Nutanix renewed its 212,600-square-foot lease at 1740 Technology and Metro Plaza in North San Jose through May 2024, and signed two new coterminous leases for an additional 21,379 square feet at 1740 Technology and 58,714 square feet at Concourse in North San Jose.

Square, Inc. signed a new 104,135-square-foot lease through September 2023, coterminous with its existing lease at 1455 Market in San Francisco. Square now leases a total of 469,056 square feet at 1455 Market.

RealSelf, Inc., the largest online marketplace for information on cosmetic procedures and providers, renewed its lease for 49,779 square feet through June 2024 at 83 King in Seattle, and signed a new lease for an additional 24,901 square feet coterminous with its original lease.

QuinStreet, Inc., a performance marketing technology and service provider, renewed its 44,556-square-foot lease through October 2023 at Metro Center in Foster City.

Acquisitions

Purchased Properties Adjacent to Sunset Las Palmas Studio

On June 7, 2018, the Company purchased two sound stages totaling 22,823 square feet and 18,673 square feet of production office and support space located at 6605 Eleanor Avenue and 1034 Seward Street in Hollywood for $30.0 million before credits, prorations and closing costs. The property is immediately adjacent to, and now forms part of, Sunset Las Palmas Studios. The acquisition was pursuant to a sale leaseback with the seller subject to a three-year lease for the entire property.

Dispositions

Sold Beverly Hills Office Property

On April 10, 2018, the Company sold 9300 Wilshire, a 61,422-square-foot office building in Beverly Hills, for $13.8 million before credits, prorations and closing costs.

Dividend

Paid Common Dividend

The Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend on its common stock of $0.25 per share for the second quarter of 2018, equivalent to an annual rate of $1.00 per share. The dividends were paid on June 29, 2018 to stockholders of record on June 19, 2018.






Activities Subsequent to June 30, 2018

Pre-Leased 100% of Fourth & Traction to Honey Science Corporation

Honey Science Corporation, which operates a coupon search web browser add-on, leased the entirety of the Company’s 131,701-square-foot Fourth & Traction office redevelopment in the Arts District of Los Angeles through mid-2030, with lease commencement on the first 76,152 square feet anticipated in mid-2019, based upon landlord’s completion of tenant improvements. The remaining 45,641 and 9,908 square feet is expected to commence mid-2020 and mid-2022, respectively.

Sold Remainder of San Francisco Peninsula Office Campus

On July 27, 2018, the Company sold the remaining six buildings (Buildings 1-5 and 7), totaling 447,739 square feet, of Peninsula Office Park in San Mateo for $210.0 million before credits, prorations and closing costs. The Company sold the fully vacant 63,050-square-foot Building 6 in January of this year for a total of $22.5 million before prorations, credits and closing costs. The Company used the net proceeds from this sale to repay the $140.0 million outstanding balance under its unsecured revolving credit facility, then for general corporate purposes.

2018 Outlook

The Company is revising its full-year 2018 FFO guidance to a range of $1.83 to $1.89 per diluted share, excluding specified items, compared to the prior full-year 2018 FFO guidance range of $1.87 to $1.95 per diluted share, excluding specified items. Specified items for full-year 2018 FFO guidance consist of the transaction-related expenses of $0.1 million and write-off of original issuance costs (i.e., deferred financing costs) of $0.4 million associated with the recast of the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility and 5-and 7-year term loan facilities, both of which were identified as excluded items in the Company’s first quarter 2018 FFO, together with unrealized gains from changes in fair value on non-real estate investments of $0.9 million. This guidance also includes the impact of the Peninsula Office Park sale, the Honey Science Corporation lease’s deferred commencement at Fourth & Traction, and the early contribution of Westside Pavilion to the Company’s joint venture with Macerich, which collectively contribute to an $0.05 per diluted share decrease in the Company’s full-year 2018 FFO estimate.
As always, the full-year 2018 FFO estimates also reflect management’s view of current and future market conditions, including assumptions with respect to rental rates, occupancy levels and the earnings impact of events referenced in this press release, but otherwise excludes any impact from future unannounced or speculative acquisitions, dispositions, debt financings or repayments, recapitalizations, capital markets activity or similar matters. There can be no assurance that the actual results will not differ materially from this estimate.
Below are some of the assumptions the Company used in providing this guidance (dollars in thousands):
 
Full Year 2018
Metric
Low
High
Growth in Same-Store Office property cash NOI(1)(2)(3)
4.0%
5.0%
Growth in Same-Store Studio property cash NOI(1)(2)
10.0%
11.0%
GAAP non-cash revenue (straight-line rent and above/below-market rents)(4)
$41,500
$51,500
GAAP non-cash expense (above/below-market ground rent)
$(2,900)
$(2,900)
General and administrative expenses(5)
$(58,000)
$(63,000)
Interest expense, net(6)
$(81,500)
$(84,500)
FFO attributable to non-controlling interests
$(19,500)
$(23,500)
Weighted average common stock/units outstandingdiluted(7)
157,150,000
158,150,000
 
(1)
Same-store is defined as the 29 office properties or two studio properties, as applicable, owned and included in the Company’s stabilized portfolio as of January 1, 2017, and anticipated to still be owned and included in the stabilized portfolio through December 31, 2018.





(2)
Please see non-GAAP information below for definition of cash NOI.
(3)
This estimate excludes approximately $4.2 million of material one-time tenant improvement cost reimbursements received in 2017, which were likewise excluded from prior year (2017) guidance for purposes of same-store office property cash NOI growth estimates. Please see the Same-Store Analysis in the Company’s Fourth Quarter 2017 Supplemental Operating and Financial Information report for further detail regarding these reimbursements.
(4)
Includes non-cash straight-line rent associated with the studio properties.
(5)
Includes non-cash compensation expense, which the Company estimates at $17,500 in 2018.
(6)
Includes amortization of deferred financing costs and loan discounts, which the Company estimates at $6,000 in 2018.
(7)
Diluted shares represent ownership in the Company through shares of common stock, OP Units and other convertible or exchangeable instruments. The weighted average fully diluted common stock/units outstanding for 2018 includes an estimate for dilution impact of stock grants to the Company’s executives under its 2016, 2017 and 2018 outperformance programs, as well as performance-based awards under the Company’s special one-time retention award grants. This estimate is based on the projected award potential of such programs as of the end of such periods, as calculated in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification 260, Earnings Per Share.

The Company does not provide a reconciliation for non-GAAP estimates on a forward-looking basis, including the information under “2018 Outlook” above, where it is unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and/or amount of various items that would impact net income attributable to common stockholders per diluted share, which is the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measure. This includes, for example, acquisition costs and other non-core items that have not yet occurred, are out of the Company’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information. Forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures provided without the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures may vary materially from the corresponding GAAP financial measures.

Supplemental Information

Supplemental financial information regarding the Company’s second quarter 2018 results may be found in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at HudsonPacificProperties.com. This supplemental information provides additional detail on items such as property occupancy, financial performance by property and debt maturity schedules.

Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call to discuss second quarter 2018 financial results at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET on August 1, 2018. Please dial (877) 407-0784 to access the call. International callers should dial (201) 689-8560. A live, listen-only webcast can be accessed via the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at HudsonPacificProperties.com, where a replay of the call will be available. A replay will also be available beginning August 1, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET, through August 8, 2018 at 8:59 p.m. PT / 11:59 p.m. ET, by dialing (844) 512-2921 and entering the passcode 13681231. International callers should dial (412) 317-6671 and enter the same passcode.

About Hudson Pacific Properties

Hudson Pacific Properties is a vertically integrated real estate company focused on acquiring, repositioning, developing and operating high-quality office and state-of-the-art studio properties in select West Coast markets. Hudson Pacific invests across the risk-return spectrum, favoring opportunities where it can employ leasing, capital investment and management expertise to create additional value. Founded in 2006 as Hudson Capital, the Company went public in 2010, electing to be taxed as a real estate investment trust. Through the years, Hudson Pacific has strategically assembled a portfolio in high-growth, high-barrier-to-entry submarkets throughout Northern and Southern California and the Pacific Northwest. The Company is a leading provider of design-forward, next-generation workspaces for a variety of tenants, with a focus on Fortune 500 and industry-leading growth companies, many in the technology, media and entertainment sectors. As a long-term owner, Hudson Pacific prioritizes tenant satisfaction and retention, providing highly customized build-outs and working proactively to accommodate tenants’ growth. Hudson Pacific trades as a component of the Russell 2000® and the Russell 3000® indices. For more information visit HudsonPacificProperties.com.






Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” or “potential” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future events, or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s control that may cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. All forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s good faith beliefs, assumptions and expectations, but they are not guarantees of future performance. Furthermore, the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause the Company’s future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on February 16, 2018, and other risks described in documents subsequently filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC.

Investor/Media Contact:

Laura Campbell
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Marketing
(310) 622-1702
lcampbell@hudsonppi.com






(FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW)





Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share data)
 
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
 
December 31, 2017
ASSETS
 
 
 
Investment in real estate, at cost
$
6,418,882

 
$
6,219,361

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(601,535
)
 
(521,370
)
Investment in real estate, net
5,817,347

 
5,697,991

Cash and cash equivalents
57,515

 
78,922

Restricted cash
8,472

 
22,358

Accounts receivable, net
6,615

 
4,234

Straight-line rent receivables, net
124,083

 
106,466

Deferred leasing costs and lease intangible assets, net
236,582

 
239,029

Prepaid expenses and other assets, net
107,549

 
61,139

Assets associated with real estate held for sale
201,011

 
411,931

TOTAL ASSETS
$
6,559,174

 
$
6,622,070

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Notes payable, net
$
2,361,749

 
$
2,421,380

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
151,697

 
162,081

Lease intangible liabilities, net
41,729

 
49,540

Security deposits and prepaid rent
64,582

 
62,760

Derivative liabilities

 
265

Liabilities associated with real estate held for sale
3,554

 
4,903

TOTAL LIABILITIES
2,623,311

 
2,700,929

Redeemable non-controlling interest
9,815

 
10,177

EQUITY
 
 
 
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 490,000,000 authorized, 155,647,733 shares and 155,602,508 shares outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively
1,556

 
1,556

Additional paid-in capital
3,615,833

 
3,622,988

Accumulated other comprehensive income
26,407

 
13,227

Total Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. stockholders’ equity
3,643,796

 
3,637,771

Non-controlling interest—members in consolidated entities
265,695

 
258,602

Non-controlling interest—units in the operating partnership
16,557

 
14,591

TOTAL EQUITY
3,926,048

 
3,910,964

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$
6,559,174

 
$
6,622,070







Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited, in thousands, except share data)
 
Three Months Ended 
 June 30,
 
Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Office
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental
$
129,732

 
$
133,602

 
$
259,814

 
$
267,118

Tenant recoveries
21,960

 
25,038

 
42,864

 
42,439

Parking and other
6,858

 
8,212

 
12,404

 
14,111

Total Office revenues
158,550

 
166,852

 
315,082

 
323,668

Studio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental
10,708

 
9,105

 
21,091

 
15,790

Tenant recoveries
500

 
129

 
854

 
794

Other property-related revenue
5,301

 
4,361

 
11,736

 
8,403

Other
110

 
53

 
524

 
130

Total Studio revenues
16,619

 
13,648

 
34,205

 
25,117

TOTAL REVENUES
175,169

 
180,500

 
349,287

 
348,785

OPERATING EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Office operating expenses
53,940

 
55,468

 
107,180

 
103,422

Studio operating expenses
8,539

 
7,003

 
18,203

 
14,254

General and administrative
16,203

 
14,506

 
31,767

 
28,316

Depreciation and amortization
60,706

 
75,415

 
121,259

 
146,182

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
139,388

 
152,392

 
278,409

 
292,174

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
35,781

 
28,108

 
70,878

 
56,611

OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
19,331

 
21,695

 
39,834

 
43,625

Interest income
(66
)
 
(16
)
 
(75
)
 
(46
)
Unrealized loss on ineffective portion of derivatives

 
51

 

 
45

Unrealized gain on non-real estate investment
(928
)
 

 
(928
)
 

Transaction-related expenses

 

 
118

 

Other income
(319
)
 
(576
)
 
(723
)
 
(1,254
)
TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES
18,018

 
21,154

 
38,226

 
42,370

 INCOME BEFORE GAINS ON SALE OF REAL ESTATE
17,763

 
6,954

 
32,652

 
14,241

Gains on sale of real estate
1,928

 

 
39,602

 
16,866

NET INCOME
19,691

 
6,954

 
72,254

 
31,107

Net income attributable to preferred units
(153
)
 
(159
)
 
(312
)
 
(318
)
Net income attributable to participating securities
(110
)
 
(255
)
 
(437
)
 
(495
)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in consolidated entities
(3,167
)
 
(2,974
)
 
(6,490
)
 
(6,011
)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in the operating partnership
(59
)
 
(13
)
 
(236
)
 
(215
)
Net income attributable to Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. common stockholders
$
16,202

 
$
3,553

 
$
64,779

 
$
24,068

Basic and diluted per share amounts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to common stockholders—basic
$
0.10

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.42

 
$
0.16

Net income attributable to common stockholders—diluted
$
0.10

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.41

 
$
0.16

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding—basic
155,636,636

 
155,290,559

 
155,631,375

 
151,640,853

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding—diluted
156,590,227

 
156,095,603

 
156,563,966

 
152,431,897

Dividends declared per share
$
0.25

 
$
0.25

 
$
0.50

 
$
0.50






Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
Funds From Operations
(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Reconciliation of net income to Funds From Operations (FFO)(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
19,691

 
$
6,954

 
$
72,254

 
$
31,107

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets
60,217

 
74,939

 
120,286

 
145,233

Gains on sale of real estate
(1,928
)
 

 
(39,602
)
 
(16,866
)
FFO attributable to non-controlling interests
(5,316
)
 
(6,445
)
 
(10,647
)
 
(11,952
)
Net income attributable to preferred units
(153
)
 
(159
)
 
(312
)
 
(318
)
FFO to common stockholders and unitholders
72,511

 
75,289

 
141,979

 
147,204

Specified items impacting FFO:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction-related expenses

 

 
118

 

One-time debt extinguishment costs

 

 
421

 

Unrealized gains on non-real estate investment(2)
(928
)
 

 
(928
)
 

FFO (excluding specified items) to common stockholders and unitholders
$
71,583

 
$
75,289

 
$
141,590

 
$
147,204

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common stock/units outstanding—diluted 
157,159

 
156,665

 
157,133

 
153,443

FFO per common stock/unit—diluted
$
0.46

 
$
0.48

 
$
0.90

 
$
0.96

FFO (excluding specified items) per common stock/unit—diluted
$
0.46

 
$
0.48

 
$
0.90

 
$
0.96

_________________
(1)
We calculate FFO in accordance with the White Paper on FFO approved by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. The White Paper defines FFO as net income or loss calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), excluding extraordinary items, as defined by GAAP, gains and losses from sales of depreciable real estate and impairment write-downs associated with depreciable real estate, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs and depreciation of non-real estate assets) and after adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. The calculation of FFO includes the amortization of deferred revenue related to tenant-funded tenant improvements and excludes the depreciation of the related tenant improvement assets. We believe that FFO is a useful supplemental measure of our operating performance. The exclusion from FFO of gains and losses from the sale of operating real estate assets allows investors and analysts to readily identify the operating results of the assets that form the core of our activity and assists in comparing those operating results between periods. Also, because FFO is generally recognized as the industry standard for reporting the operations of REITs, it facilitates comparisons of operating performance to other REITs. However, other REITs may use different methodologies to calculate FFO, and accordingly, our FFO may not be comparable to all other REITs.
    
Implicit in historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP is the assumption 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 presentations of operating results for real estate companies using historical cost accounting alone to be insufficient. Because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, we believe that FFO along with the required GAAP presentations provides a more complete measurement of our performance relative to our competitors and a more appropriate basis on which to make decisions involving operating, financing and investing activities than the required GAAP presentations alone would provide. We use FFO per share to calculate annual cash bonuses for certain employees.
    
FFO should not be viewed as an alternative measure of our operating performance because it does not reflect either depreciation and amortization costs or the level of capital expenditures and leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties, which are significant economic costs and could materially impact our results from operations.

(2)
We adopted ASU 2016-01 on January 1, 2018, at which point we elected the measurement alternative. This standard requires us to mark the investment in shares to fair value whenever fair value is readily available or observable. During the second quarter of 2018, we recognized a $0.9 million unrealized gain.






Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
Net Operating Income
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Reconciliation of net income to Net Operating Income (NOI)(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
19,691

 
$
6,954

 
$
72,254

 
$
31,107

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
19,331

 
21,695

 
39,834

 
43,625

Interest income
(66
)
 
(16
)
 
(75
)
 
(46
)
Unrealized loss on ineffective portion of derivatives

 
51

 

 
45

Unrealized gain on non-real estate investment(2)
(928
)
 

 
(928
)
 

Transaction-related expenses

 

 
118

 

Other income
(319
)
 
(576
)
 
(723
)
 
(1,254
)
Gain on sale of real estate
(1,928
)
 

 
(39,602
)
 
(16,866
)
Income from operations
35,781

 
28,108

 
70,878

 
56,611

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative
16,203

 
14,506

 
31,767

 
28,316

Depreciation and amortization
60,706

 
75,415

 
121,259

 
146,182

NOI
$
112,690

 
$
118,029

 
$
223,904

 
$
231,109

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(1)
We evaluate performance based upon property NOI from continuing operations. NOI is not a measure of operating results or cash flows from operating activities as measured by GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to income from continuing operations, as an indication of our performance, or as an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity, or our ability to make distributions. All companies may not calculate NOI in the same manner. We consider NOI to be a useful performance measure to investors and management because when compared across periods, NOI reflects the revenues and expenses directly associated with owning and operating our properties and the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs, providing a perspective not immediately apparent from income from continuing operations. We calculate NOI as net income (loss) excluding corporate general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, impairments, gains/losses on sales of real estate, interest expense, transaction-related expenses and other non-operating items. We define NOI as operating revenues (including rental revenues, other property-related revenue, tenant recoveries and other operating revenues), less property-level operating expenses (which includes external management fees, if any, and property-level general and administrative expenses). NOI on a cash basis is NOI on a GAAP basis, adjusted to exclude the effect of straight-line rent and other non-cash adjustments required by GAAP. We believe that NOI on a cash basis is helpful to investors as an additional measure of operating performance because it eliminates straight-line rent and other non-cash adjustments to revenue and expenses.

(2)
We adopted ASU 2016-01 on January 1, 2018, at which point we elected the measurement alternative. This standard requires us to mark the investment in shares to fair value whenever fair value is readily available or observable. During the second quarter of 2018, we recognized a $0.9 million unrealized gain.