UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 30, 2008

 

GMH COMMUNITIES TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

10 Campus Boulevard

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(610) 355-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

Item 2.01

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

 

On April 30, 2008, GMH Communities Trust (“GMH” or the “Company”) completed its sale of the Company’s military housing division pursuant to the previously announced Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2008, with GMH Communities, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “GMH Operating Partnership”), Balfour Beatty, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“BB”) and, solely for purposes of Article 8 therein, Balfour Beatty plc, a company organized under the laws of England and Wales.

 

The disposition of the military housing division was completed through the sale to Balfour Beatty Communities, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BB, of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock and limited liability company interests of GMH Communities TRS, Inc., GMH Military Housing Investments LLC and GMH AF Housing Construction LLC for $350.5 million in cash (the “Military Housing Sale”).  GMH used approximately $62.1 million of the sales proceeds from this transaction to repay indebtedness under its existing note facility.

 

GMH’s Board of Trustees has declared an initial special distribution of $3.10 per share/unit to the holders of its common shares and unitholders of the GMH Operating Partnership, which represents a substantial portion of the proceeds from the Military Housing Sale.   This distribution will be payable on May 15, 2008 to shareholders and unitholders of record as of the close of business on May 10, 2008.  The initial distribution will total approximately $221.1 million in the aggregate.  The remainder of the proceeds from the transaction will be retained by GMH as a reserve fund, pending the closing of GMH’s proposed merger with American Campus Communities, Inc. (“ACC”).  The merger is currently anticipated to occur during the second quarter of 2008, subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders and assuming that the other conditions in the merger agreement are satisfied or waived. It is currently anticipated that there will be an additional distribution to shareholders and unitholders of approximately $0.98 per share/unit payable immediately prior to the proposed merger with ACC, which will be comprised of any remaining proceeds from the Military Housing Sale. 

 

The Company announced the completion of the Military Housing Sale in a press release dated April 30, 2008, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.02		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On April 30, 2008, in connection with the Military Housing Sale, Bruce F. Robinson resigned as President of the Company’s Military Housing Division and from any other positions he holds with the Company, other than as a trustee of the Company.  Such resignations were effective upon consummation of the Military Housing Sale.

 

Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits
	(a)		Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
	Not applicable.
	(b)		Pro Forma Financial Information

 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements.

 

The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet and statement of operations as of and for the year then ended December 31, 2007 are presented as if the sale of the Company’s military housing division occurred on January 1, 2007.

 

The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s historical financial statements, including the notes thereto. The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements do not purport to represent the financial position and results of operations that would have actually occurred if the military division had been sold on January 1, 2007, nor do they purport to project the financial position or results of operations of GMH Communities Trust for any future period.

 

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2007

(dollars in thousands, except number of shares and per share amounts)

 

			(A) GMH Communities Trust			(B) Military Housing Segment Disposition			Pro Forma Adjustments			The Company Post Military
Revenue
	Rent and other income		$	188,889		$	—		$	—		$	188,889
	Expense reimbursement
	Related party		86,860			85,122			—			1,738
	Third party		8,942			—			—			8,942
	Management fees:
	Related party		11,429			10,751			—			678
	Third party		2,877			—			—			2,877
	Other fee — related party		32,790			30,333			—			2,457
	Other income		735			52			—			683
	Total revenue		332,522			126,258			—			206,264
Expenses
	Property operating expenses		90,684			9,447			—			81,237
	Reimbursed expenses		95,802			85,122			—			10,680
	Real estate taxes		17,773			—			—			17,773
	Administrative expenses		17,410			918			—			16,492
	Audit Committee and Special Committee expenses		1,844			—			—			1,844
	Depreciation and amortization		44,679			611			—			44,068
	Interest		61,816			—			—			61,816
	Total operating expenses		330,008			96,098			—			233,910
	Gain on sale to joint venture and land sales		24,341			—			—			24,341
	(Loss) income before equity in earning of unconsolidated entities, income taxes and minority interest unconsolidated		26,855			30,160			—			(3,305		)
	Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities		4,524			4,864			—			(340		)
	(Loss) income before income taxes and minority interest		31,379			35,024			—			(3,645		)
	Income taxes		7,616			7,318			—			298
	(Loss) income before minority interest		23,763			27,706			—			(3,943		)
	Minority interest (income) loss attributable to continuing operations		(10,252		)	—			11,941		(C)	1,689
	Income (loss) from continuing operations		$	13,511		$	27,706		$	11,941		$	(2,254	)
	Earnings (loss) per common share - basic		$	0.33								$	(0.05	)
	Earnings (loss) per common share - diluted		$	0.33								$	(0.05	)
	Weighted average share outstanding during the period
	Basic		41,533,616									41,533,616
	Diluted		72,508,608									72,508,608

 

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

As of December 31, 2007

(dollars in thousands, except number of shares and per share amounts)

 

 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.                                       Adjustments to the Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

(A)                              Represents the historical consolidated statement of operations of GMH Communities Trust for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

(B)                                Represents the historical revenues and expenses of the Company’s military housing division from January 1, 2007, including the direct salaries of military housing accountants that are included in administrative salaries.

 

(C)                                Represents minority interest allocable to holders of limited partnership units in GMH Communities, LP, the Company’s operating partnership.  The weighted average minority interest percentage was 43.1% for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

2.                                       Adjustments to the Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2007.

 

(A)                              Represents the historical consolidated balance sheet of GMH Communities Trust as of December 31, 2007.

 

(B)                                Represents the historical balance sheet of the Company’s military housing division as of December 31, 2007.

 

 

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	(c)		Shell Company Transactions.
	Not applicable.
	(d)		Exhibits.
	The Exhibits to this Report are listed on the Exhibit Index attached hereto.

 

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date:  May 6, 2008
	GMH COMMUNITIES TRUST
	By:	/s/ J. Patrick O’Grady
		Name: J. Patrick O’Grady
		Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Title
2.1		Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2008, by and among GMH Communities Trust, GMH Communities, Inc., Balfour Beatty, Inc. and, solely for purposes of Article 8 therein, Balfour Beatty plc (Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2008.)
99.1		Press Release, dated April 30, 2008

 

 

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