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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 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:   1-10899

 

Kimco Realty Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

  

13-2744380

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

  

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

3333 New Hyde Park Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11042

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(516) 869-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

        N/A        

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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 ☒   No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, 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 ☒   No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, 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 12-b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

 

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

 

(Do not check if a smaller

reporting 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 12-b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

 

As of July 17, 2017, the registrant had 425,636,328 shares of common stock outstanding.

 



 
 

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements of Kimco Realty Corporation and Subsidiaries (Unaudited)

  

  

  

  

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements -

  

  

  

  

  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016

3

  

  

 

  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016

4

  

   

  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016

5

  

   

  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016

6

  

   

  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016

7

  

   

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

8

  

   

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

21

  

  

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

31

  

  

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

31

  

   

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

   

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

32

  

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

32

   
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 32
     

Item 6.

Exhibits

33

  

 

Signatures

34

 

 
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KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share information)

  

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 

Assets:

               

Operating real estate, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,398,558 and $2,278,292 respectively

  $ 9,543,381     $ 9,394,755  

Investments in and advances to real estate joint ventures

    506,449       504,209  

Real estate under development

    418,612       335,028  

Other real estate investments

    210,246       209,146  

Mortgages and other financing receivables

    22,495       23,197  

Cash and cash equivalents

    143,099       142,486  

Marketable securities

    14,487       8,101  

Accounts and notes receivable, net

    176,907       181,823  

Other assets

    522,644       431,855  

Total assets (1)

  $ 11,558,320     $ 11,230,600  
                 

Liabilities:

               

Notes payable, net

  $ 4,520,055     $ 3,927,251  

Mortgages payable, net

    870,125       1,139,117  

Dividends payable

    124,679       124,517  

Other liabilities

    521,797       549,888  

Total liabilities (2)

    6,036,656       5,740,773  

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

    96,062       86,953  
                 

Commitments and Contingencies

               
                 

Stockholders' equity:

               

Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, authorized 6,029,100 shares 32,000 shares issued and outstanding (in series) Aggregate liquidation preference $800,000

    32       32  

Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 750,000,000 shares issued and outstanding 425,637,458 and 425,034,113 shares, respectively

    4,256       4,250  

Paid-in capital

    5,930,633       5,922,958  

Cumulative distributions in excess of net income

    (709,671 )     (676,867 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    6,073       5,766  

Total stockholders' equity

    5,231,323       5,256,139  

Noncontrolling interests

    194,279       146,735  

Total equity

    5,425,602       5,402,874  

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 11,558,320     $ 11,230,600  

 

(1)

Includes restricted assets of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 of $654,588 and $333,705, respectively. See Footnote 6 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

(2)

Includes non-recourse liabilities of consolidated VIEs at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 of $406,909 and $176,216, respectively. See Footnote 6 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 
                                 

Revenues

                               

Revenues from rental properties

  $ 292,843     $ 287,115     $ 582,234     $ 580,206  

Management and other fee income

    4,333       4,373       8,530       8,484  
                                 

Total revenues

    297,176       291,488       590,764       588,690  
                                 

Operating expenses

                               

Rent

    2,765       2,728       5,548       5,546  

Real estate taxes

    38,747       35,791       77,016       70,263  

Operating and maintenance

    35,435       33,223       69,665       67,776  

General and administrative

    27,233       29,928       57,807       61,857  

Provision for doubtful accounts

    2,096       1,185       3,500       4,660  

Impairment charges

    29,719       52,213       31,336       58,053  

Depreciation and amortization

    95,270       82,753       187,344       167,609  

Total operating expenses

    231,265       237,821       432,216       435,764  
                                 

Operating income

    65,911       53,667       158,548       152,926  
                                 

Other income/(expense)

                               

Other income/(expense), net

    1,439       (1,012 )     2,712       (1,182 )

Interest expense

    (46,090 )     (50,479 )     (92,572 )     (102,930 )

Income from continuing operations before income taxes, net, equity in income of joint ventures, net, gain on change in control of interests and equity in income from other real estate investments, net

    21,260       2,176       68,688       48,814  
                                 

Benefit/(provision) for income taxes, net

    1,034       246       1,527       (11,866 )

Equity in income of joint ventures, net

    13,169       108,685       27,902       178,618  

Gain on change in control of interests

    60,972       46,512       71,160       46,512  

Equity in income of other real estate investments, net

    38,356       7,959       42,043       18,758  
                                 

Income from continuing operations

    134,791       165,578       211,320       280,836  
                                 

Gain on sale of operating properties, net of tax

    19,883       39,268       21,569       66,164  
                                 

Net income

    154,674       204,846       232,889       347,000  
                                 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

    (11,258 )     (1,437 )     (12,740 )     (2,878 )
                                 

Net income attributable to the Company

    143,416       203,409       220,149       344,122  
                                 

Preferred stock dividends

    (11,555 )     (11,555 )     (23,110 )     (23,110 )
                                 

Net income available to the Company's common shareholders

  $ 131,861     $ 191,854     $ 197,039     $ 321,012  
                                 

Per common share:

                               

Net income available to the Company:

                               

-Basic

  $ 0.31     $ 0.46     $ 0.46     $ 0.77  

-Diluted

  $ 0.31     $ 0.46     $ 0.46     $ 0.77  
                                 

Weighted average shares:

                               

-Basic

    423,650       417,748       423,516       415,189  

-Diluted

    424,944       419,302       424,084       416,732  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 
                                 

Net income

  $ 154,674     $ 204,846     $ 232,889     $ 347,000  

Other comprehensive income:

                               

Change in unrealized loss/gain on marketable securities

    (1,647 )     (35 )     (1,619 )     (33 )

Change in unrealized loss on interest rate swaps

    17       (155 )     205       (759 )

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment

    1,218       (156 )     1,721       2,354  

Other comprehensive income:

    (412 )     (346 )     307       1,562  
                                 

Comprehensive income

    154,262       204,500       233,196       348,562  
                                 

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

    (11,258 )     (1,437 )     (12,740 )     (2,878 )
                                 

Comprehensive income attributable to the Company

  $ 143,004     $ 203,063     $ 220,456     $ 345,684  

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

   

Cumulative Distributions in Excess of Net

   

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

   

Preferred Stock

   

Common Stock

   

Paid-in

   

Total Stockholders'

   

Noncontrolling

   

Total

 
   

Income

   

 Income

   

Issued

   

Amount

   

Issued

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Equity

   

Interests

   

Equity

 
                                                                                 

Balance, January 1, 2016

  $ (572,335 )   $ 5,588       32     $ 32       413,431     $ 4,134     $ 5,608,881     $ 5,046,300     $ 135,651     $ 5,181,951  
                                                                                 

Contributions/deemed contributions from noncontrolling interests

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       475       475  
                                                                                 

Comprehensive income:

                                                                               

Net income

    344,122       -       -       -       -       -       -       344,122       2,878       347,000  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

                                                                               

Change in unrealized gain on marketable securities

    -       (33 )     -       -       -       -       -       (33 )     -       (33 )

Change in unrealized loss on interest rate swaps

    -       (759 )     -       -       -       -       -       (759 )     -       (759 )

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment

    -       2,354       -       -       -       -       -       2,354       -       2,354  
                                                              -               -  

Redeemable noncontrolling interests income

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (2,147 )     (2,147 )

Dividends ($0.51 per common share; $0.7500 per Class I Depositary Share, and $0.6875 per Class J Depositary Share. and $0.7032 per Class K Depositary Share, respectively)

    (237,135 )     -       -       -       -       -       -       (237,135 )     -       (237,135 )

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (6,299 )     (6,299 )

Issuance of common stock

    -       -       -       -       5,839       59       139,068       139,127       -       139,127  

Surrender of restricted stock

    -       -       -       -       (251 )     (3 )     (6,439 )     (6,442 )     -       (6,442 )

Exercise of common stock options

    -       -       -       -       979       10       17,462       17,472       -       17,472  

Amortization of equity awards

    -       -       -       -       -       -       9,121       9,121       -       9,121  

Balance, June 30, 2016

  $ (465,348 )   $ 7,150       32     $ 32       419,998     $ 4,200     $ 5,768,093     $ 5,314,127     $ 130,558     $ 5,444,685  
                                                                                 

Balance, January 1, 2017

  $ (676,867 )   $ 5,766       32     $ 32       425,034     $ 4,250     $ 5,922,958     $ 5,256,139     $ 146,735     $ 5,402,874  

Contributions/deemed contributions from noncontrolling interests

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       48,604       48,604  

Comprehensive income:

                                                                               

Net income

    220,149       -       -       -       -       -       -       220,149       12,740       232,889  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

                                                                               

Change in unrealized loss on marketable securities

    -       (1,619 )     -       -       -       -       -       (1,619 )     -       (1,619 )

Change in unrealized loss on interest rate swaps

    -       205       -       -       -       -       -       205       -       205  

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment

    -       1,721       -       -       -       -       -       1,721       -       1,721  
                                                                                 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests income

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (1,109 )     (1,109 )

Dividends ($0.54 per common share; $0.7500 per Class I Depositary Share, and $0.6875 per Class J Depositary Share. and $0.7032 per Class K Depositary Share, respectively)

    (252,953 )     -       -       -       -       -       -       (252,953 )     -       (252,953 )

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (12,691 )     (12,691 )

Issuance of common stock

    -       -       -       -       776       8       (8 )     -       -       -  

Surrender of restricted stock

    -       -       -       -       (224 )     (2 )     (5,322 )     (5,324 )     -       (5,324 )

Exercise of common stock options

    -       -       -       -       51       -       973       973       -       973  

Amortization of equity awards

    -       -       -       -       -       -       12,032       12,032       -       12,032  

Balance, June 30, 2017

  $ (709,671 )   $ 6,073       32     $ 32       425,637     $ 4,256     $ 5,930,633     $ 5,231,323     $ 194,279     $ 5,425,602  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 

Cash flow from operating activities:

               

Net income

  $ 232,889     $ 347,000  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

               

Depreciation and amortization

    187,344       167,609  

Impairment charges

    31,336       58,053  

Equity award expense

    13,775       11,552  

Gain on sale of operating properties

    (21,569 )     (72,101 )

Gain on change in control of interests

    (71,160 )     (46,512 )

Equity in income of joint ventures, net

    (27,902 )     (178,618 )

Equity in income from other real estate investments, net

    (42,043 )     (18,758 )

Distributions from joint ventures and other real estate investments

    27,678       54,029  

Change in accounts and notes receivable

    4,916       2,551  

Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses

    (10,506 )     (4,697 )

Change in Canadian withholding tax receivable

    (507 )     (66,911 )

Change in other operating assets and liabilities

    (24,217 )     (37,350 )

Net cash flow provided by operating activities

    300,034       215,847  
                 

Cash flow from investing activities:

               

Acquisition of operating real estate and other related net assets

    (56,036 )     (95,801 )

Improvements to operating real estate

    (81,280 )     (70,333 )

Acquisition of real estate under development

    (10,010 )     (50,778 )

Improvements to real estate under development

    (91,729 )     (18,448 )

Investment in marketable securities

    (9,822 )     (1,325 )

Proceeds from sale of marketable securities

    1,846       1,850  

Investments in and advances to real estate joint ventures

    (22,704 )     (26,160 )

Reimbursements of investments in and advances to real estate joint ventures

    15,793       56,431  

Distributions from liquidation of real estate joint ventures

    -       136,005  

Return of investment from liquidation of real estate joint ventures

    -       149,296  

Investment in other real estate investments

    (569 )     (233 )

Reimbursements of investments and advances to other real estate investments

    39,751       10,475  

Collection of mortgage loans receivable

    514       461  

Reimbursements of other investments

    -       500  

Proceeds from sale of operating properties

    66,803       214,858  

Proceeds from sale of development properties

    -       4,551  

Net cash flow (used for)/provided by investing activities

    (147,443 )     311,349  
                 

Cash flow from financing activities:

               

Principal payments on debt, excluding normal amortization of rental property debt

    (463,572 )     (233,303 )

Principal payments on rental property debt

    (8,129 )     (10,380 )

Proceeds from unsecured revolving credit facility, net

    449,958       100,019  

Proceeds from issuance of unsecured notes

    400,000       150,000  

Repayments under unsecured term loan/notes

    (250,000 )     (300,000 )

Financing origination costs

    (14,936 )     (4,697 )

Payment of early extinguishment of debt charges

    (708 )     -  

Change in tenants' security deposits

    640       963  

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

    1,284       -  

Conversion/distribution of noncontrolling interests

    (14,695 )     (2,572 )

Dividends paid

    (252,793 )     (235,458 )

Proceeds from issuance of stock, net

    973       156,513  

Net cash flow used for financing activities

    (151,978 )     (378,915 )
                 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

    613       148,281  
                 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    142,486       189,534  

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 143,099     $ 337,815  
                 

Interest paid during the period (net of capitalized interest of $6,442 and $3,762, respectively)

  $ 96,306     $ 111,761  
                 

Income taxes paid during the period (net of refunds received of $2,082 and $18,723, respectively)

  $ 1,325     $ 94,639  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. Interim Financial Statements

 

Business -

 

Kimco Realty Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company"), affiliates and related real estate joint ventures are engaged principally in the ownership, management, development and operation of open-air shopping centers, which are anchored generally by discount department stores, grocery stores or drugstores. Additionally, the Company provides complementary services that capitalize on the Company’s established retail real estate expertise.

 

The Company elected status as a Real Estate Investment Trust (a “REIT”) for federal income tax purposes beginning in its taxable year ended December 31, 1991 and operates in a manner that enables the Company to maintain its status as a REIT.  As a REIT, with respect to each taxable year, the Company must distribute at least 90 percent of its taxable income (excluding capital gain) and does not pay federal income taxes on the amount distributed to its shareholders.  The Company is not generally subject to federal income taxes if it distributes 100 percent of its taxable income.  Most states, where the Company holds investments in real estate, conform to the federal rules recognizing REITs.  Certain subsidiaries have made a joint election with the Company to be treated as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”), which permit the Company to engage in certain business activities which the REIT may not conduct directly.  A TRS is subject to federal and state income taxes on its income, and the Company includes, when applicable, a provision for taxes in its condensed consolidated financial statements.  The Company is subject to and also includes in its tax provision non-U.S. income taxes on certain investments located in jurisdictions outside the U.S. These investments are held by the Company at the REIT level and not in the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiaries. Accordingly, the Company does not expect a U.S. income tax impact associated with the repatriation of undistributed earnings from the Company’s foreign subsidiaries.

 

Principles of Consolidation -

 

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company. The Company’s subsidiaries include subsidiaries which are wholly-owned and all entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest, including where the Company has been determined to be a primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) in accordance with the Consolidation guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  The information presented in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is unaudited and reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to reflect a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented, and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.  These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the “10-K”), as certain disclosures in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017, that would duplicate those included in the 10-K are not included in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Subsequent Events -

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements (see Footnote 10).

 

 
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Earnings Per Share -

 

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of earnings and the weighted average number of shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share (amounts presented in thousands except per share data):

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share:

                               

Net income available to the Company's common shareholders

  $ 131,861     $ 191,854     $ 197,039     $ 321,012  

Earnings attributable to participating securities

    (647 )     (1,067 )     (1,070 )     (1,701 )

Net income available to the Company’s common shareholders for basic earnings per share

    131,214       190,787       195,969       319,311  

Distributions on convertible units

    259       28       29       47  

Net income available to the Company’s common shareholders for diluted earnings per share

  $ 131,473     $ 190,815     $ 195,998     $ 319,358  
                                 

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic

    423,650       417,748       423,516       415,189  

Effect of dilutive securities (a):

                               

Equity awards

    432       1,457       505       1,450  

Assumed conversion of convertible units

    862       97       63       93  

Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted

    424,944       419,302       424,084       416,732  
                                 

Net income available to the Company's common shareholders:

                               

Basic earnings per share

  $ 0.31     $ 0.46     $ 0.46     $ 0.77  

Diluted earnings per share

  $ 0.31     $ 0.46     $ 0.46     $ 0.77  

 

(a)

The effect of the assumed conversion of certain convertible units had an anti-dilutive effect upon the calculation of Income from continuing operations per share. Accordingly, the impact of such conversions has not been included in the determination of diluted earnings per share calculations. Additionally, there were 4,010,883 and 5,108,530 stock options that were not dilutive as of June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

The Company's unvested restricted share awards contain non-forfeitable rights to distributions or distribution equivalents. The impact of the unvested restricted share awards on earnings per share has been calculated using the two-class method whereby earnings are allocated to the unvested restricted share awards based on dividends declared and the unvested restricted shares' participation rights in undistributed earnings.

 

 
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New Accounting Pronouncements

 

The following table represents Accounting Standard Updates (“ASU”) to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) that are not yet effective for the Company and for which the Company has not elected early adoption, where permitted:

 

 

ASU

   

Description

   

Effective Date

   

Effect on the financial

statements or other

significant matters

 
 

ASU 2017-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting

 

   

The amendment provides guidance about which changes to the

terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. Under the new guidance, modification accounting is required only if the fair value, the vesting conditions, or the classification of the award (as equity or liability) changes as a result of the change in terms or conditions. The new guidance will be applied prospectively to awards modified on or after the adoption date.

 

   

January 1, 2018; Early adoption permitted

 

   

The adoption is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position and/or results of operations.

 

 
 

ASU 2017-05, Other Income – Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (“Subtopic 610-20”): Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets

 

   

The amendment clarifies that a financial asset is within the scope of Subtopic 610-20 if it meets the definition of an in substance nonfinancial asset and defines the term in substance nonfinancial asset. ASU 2017-05 also clarifies that nonfinancial assets within the scope of Subtopic 610-20 may include nonfinancial assets transferred within a legal entity to a counterparty.  Subtopic 610-20, which was issued in May 2014 as part of ASU 2014-09, discussed below, provides guidance for recognizing gains and losses from the transfer of nonfinancial assets in contracts with noncustomers. An entity is required to apply the amendments in ASU 2017-05 at the same time it applies the amendments in ASU 2014-09 discussed below. An entity may elect to apply the amendments in ASU 2017-05 either retrospectively to each period presented in the financial statements in accordance with the guidance on accounting changes in ASC Topic 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, paragraphs 10-45-5 through 10-45-10 (i.e. the retrospective approach) or retrospectively with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption (i.e. the modified retrospective approach). An entity may elect to apply all of the amendments in ASU 2017-05 and ASU 2014-09 using the same transition method, or alternatively may elect to use different transition methods.

 

   

January 1, 2018; Early adoption is permitted if adopted with ASU 2014-09

 

   

Upon adoption, the Company will appropriately apply the guidance to prospective disposals of nonfinancial assets within the scope of Subtopic 610-20.

 

 
 

ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

 

   

The new guidance introduces a new model for estimating credit losses for certain types of financial instruments, including loans receivable, held-to-maturity debt securities, and net investments in direct financing leases, amongst other financial instruments. ASU 2016-13 also modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities and expands the disclosure requirements regarding an entity’s assumptions, models, and methods for estimating the allowance for losses.

 

   

January 1, 2020; Early adoption permitted

 

   

The adoption is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position and/or results of operations.

 

 

 

 
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ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)

 

ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date

 

ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations

 

ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying performance obligations and licensing

 

ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-scope improvements and practical expedients

 

   

ASU 2014-09 is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model requiring a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount reflecting the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In adopting ASU 2014-09, companies may use either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach. ASU 2014-09 was anticipated to be effective for the first interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption was not permitted.

 

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, which delayed the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year making it effective for the first interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017.

 

Subsequently, in March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, which further clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations, and in April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, an update on identifying performance obligations and accounting for licenses of intellectual property.

 

Additionally, in May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, which includes amendments for enhanced clarification of the guidance. Early adoption is permitted as of the original effective date.

 

   

January 1, 2018; Early adoption permitted as of original effective date, which was January 1, 2017

   

The Company’s revenue-producing contracts are primarily leases that are not within the scope of this standard until the effective date of ASU 2016-02 discussed below. As a result, the Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the Company’s rental income. The Company continues to evaluate the effect the adoption will have on the Company’s other sources of revenue which include management and other fee income. However, the Company currently does not believe the adoption will significantly affect the timing of the recognition of the Company’s management and other fee income. The Company plans to adopt this standard using the modified retrospective approach, which requires a cumulative effect adjustment as of the date of adoption.

 
 

ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)

   

This ASU sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e. lessees and lessors). The new standard requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. This classification will determine whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases today. The new standard requires lessors to account for leases using an approach that is substantially equivalent to existing guidance for sales-type leases, direct financing leases and operating leases. ASU 2016-02 supersedes the previous leases standard, Leases (Topic 840).

 

   

January 1, 2019; Early adoption permitted

   

The Company continues to evaluate the effect the adoption will have on the Company’s financial position and/or results of operations. However, the Company currently believes that the adoption will not have a material impact for operating leases where it is a lessor and will continue to record revenues from rental properties for its operating leases on a straight-line basis. However, for leases where the Company is a lessee, primarily for the Company’s ground leases and administrative office leases, the Company will be required to record a lease liability and a right of use asset on its Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value upon adoption. In addition, direct internal leasing costs will continue to be capitalized, however, indirect internal leasing costs previously capitalized will be expensed. Within the terms of the Company’s leases where the Company is the lessor, the Company is entitled to receive reimbursement amounts from tenants for operating expenses such as real estate taxes, insurance and other common area maintenance (“CAM”). CAM reimbursement revenue will be accounted for in accordance with Topic 606 upon adoption of this ASU 2016-02. The Company continues to evaluate the effect the adoption will have on this source of revenue. However, the Company currently does not believe the adoption will significantly affect the timing of the recognition of the Company’s CAM reimbursement revenue.

 

 

 
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The following ASU’s to the FASB’s ASC have been adopted by the Company:

 

 

ASU

   

Description

   

Adoption

Date

   

Effect on the financial

statements or other significant

matters

 
 

ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business

   

The update clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation.

   

January 1, 2017; Elected early adoption

   

The Company’s operating property acquisitions during the six months ended June 30, 2017, qualified for asset acquisition treatment under ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, rather than business combination treatment under ASC 805 Business Combinations, and resulted in the capitalization of asset acquisition costs rather than directly expensing these costs.

 

 
 

ASU 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting

 

   

The update simplifies several aspects of accounting for employee share-based payment transactions for both public and nonpublic entities, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows.

 

   

January 1, 2017

   

The adoption did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position and/or results of operations.

 

 

 

2. Operating Property Activities

 

Acquisitions of Operating Real Estate -

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company acquired the following operating properties, in separate transactions, through direct asset purchases or consolidation due to change in control resulting from the purchase of additional interests or obtaining control through the modification of a joint venture investment:

 

       

Purchase Price (in thousands)

 

Property Name

Location

Month

Acquired/

Consolidated

 

Cash

   

Debt

   

Other Consideration*

   

Total

   

GLA**

 

Plantation Commons

Plantation, FL (1)(3)

Jan-17

  $ -     $ -     $ 12,300     $ 12,300       60  

Gordon Plaza

Woodbridge, VA (1)(3)

Jan-17

    -       -       3,100       3,100       184  

Plaza del Prado

Glenview, IL

Jan-17

    39,063       -       -       39,063       142  

Columbia Crossing Parcel

Columbia Crossing, MD

Jan-17

    5,100       -       -       5,100       25  

The District at Tustin Legacy

Tustin, CA (2)(3)

Apr-17

    -       206,000       98,698       304,698       688  
        $ 44,163     $ 206,000     $ 114,098     $ 364,261       1,099  

* Includes the Company’s previously held equity interest investment

** Gross leasable area ("GLA")

 

(1)

The Company acquired from its partners, their ownership interest in properties that were held in joint ventures in which the Company had noncontrolling interests. The Company now has a controlling interest in these properties and has deemed these entities to be VIEs for which the Company is the primary beneficiary and now consolidates these assets.

(2)

Effective April 1, 2017, the Company and its partner amended its joint venture agreement relating to the Company’s investment in this property. As a result of this amendment, the Company now controls the entity and consolidates the property. This entity is deemed to be a VIE for which the Company is the primary beneficiary.

(3)

The Company evaluated these transactions pursuant to the FASB’s Consolidation guidance and as a result, recognized gains on change in control of interests resulting from the fair value adjustments associated with the Company’s previously held equity interests, which are included in the purchase price above in Other Consideration. The Company’s current ownership interests and gains on change in control of interests recognized as a result of these transactions are as follows (in thousands):

  
 
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Property Name

 

Current

Ownership

Interest

   

Gain on change

in control of

interests

 

Plantation Commons

    76.25%     $ 9,793  

Gordon Plaza

    40.62%       395  

The District at Tustin Legacy

    (a)        60,972  
            $ 71,160  

 

 

(a)

The Company’s share of this investment is subject to change and dependent upon property cash flows (54.27% as of date of consolidation).

 

Included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income are $7.3 million and $4.8 million in revenues from rental properties from the date of acquisition through June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, for operating properties acquired during each of the respective years.

 

The Company adopted ASU 2017-01 effective January 1, 2017 and applied the guidance to its operating property acquisitions during the six months ended June 30, 2017. The purchase price for these acquisitions is allocated to real estate and related intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as applicable, in accordance with our accounting policies for asset acquisitions.

 

The purchase price allocations for properties acquired/consolidated during the six months ended June 30, 2017, are as follows (in thousands): 

 

Land

  $ 120,645  

Buildings

    192,428  

Above-market leases

    11,697  

Below-market leases

    (7,129 )

In-place leases

    27,170  

Building improvements

    16,218  

Tenant improvements

    7,665  

Mortgage fair value adjustment

    (6,222 )

Other assets

    5,090  

Other liabilities

    (3,301 )

Net assets acquired

  $ 364,261  

 

As of June 30, 2017, the allocation adjustments and revised allocations for properties accounted for as business combinations during the year ended December 31, 2016, are as follows (in thousands): 

 

   

Allocation as of

December 31, 2016

   

Allocation

Adjustments

   

Revised Allocation

as of June 30, 2017

 

Land

  $ 179,150     $ (5,150 )   $ 174,000  

Buildings

    309,493       (30,696 )     278,797  

Above-market leases

    11,982       885       12,867  

Below-market leases

    (31,903 )     (4,716 )     (36,619 )

In-place leases

    44,094       (1,063 )     43,031  

Building improvements

    124,105       41,895       166,000  

Tenant improvements

    12,788       (1,155 )     11,633  

Mortgage fair value adjustment

    (4,292 )     -       (4,292 )

Other assets

    234       -       234  

Other liabilities

    (27 )     -       (27 )

Net assets acquired

  $ 645,624     $ -     $ 645,624  

 

Dispositions–

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company disposed of 11 consolidated operating properties and five out-parcels, in separate transactions, for an aggregate sales price of $157.3 million. These transactions resulted in (i) an aggregate gain of $21.6 million and (ii) aggregate impairment charges of $2.4 million.

 

Impairments

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recognized aggregate impairment charges of $31.3 million. These impairment charges consist of (i) $2.4 million related to the sale of certain operating properties, as discussed above, (ii) $12.7 million related to adjustments to property carrying values for properties which the Company has marketed for sale as part of its active capital recycling program and as such has adjusted the anticipated hold periods for such properties and (iii) $16.2 million related to a property for which the Company has re-evaluated its long-term plan for the property due to unfavorable local market conditions. The Company’s estimated fair values of these properties were primarily based upon estimated sales prices from (i) signed contracts or letters of intent from third party offers or (ii) a discounted cash flow model. See Footnote 11 for fair value disclosure.

 

 
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3. Real Estate Under Development

 

The Company is engaged in various real estate development projects for long-term investment. As of June 30, 2017, the Company had in progress a total of five active real estate development projects and two additional projects held for future development located in the U.S.

 

The costs incurred to date for these real estate development projects are as follows (in thousands):

 

Property Name

Location

 

June 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 

Grand Parkway Marketplace (1)

Spring, TX

  $ 129,414     $ 94,841  

Dania Pointe (2)

Dania Beach, FL

    126,790       107,113  

Promenade at Christiana

New Castle, DE

    28,734       25,521  

Owings Mills

Owings Mills, MD

    28,226       25,119  

Lincoln Square (3)

Philadelphia, PA

    47,481       -  

Avenues Walk (4)

Jacksonville, FL

    48,573       73,048  

Staten Island Plaza (5)

Staten Island, NY

    9,394       9,386  
      $ 418,612     $ 335,028  

 

 

(1)

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company sold a land parcel at this development project for a sales price of $2.9 million.

 

(2)

Includes $45.9 million of land held for future development.

 

(3)

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, KIM Lincoln, LLC (“KIM Lincoln”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and Lincoln Square Property, LP (“Lincoln Member”) entered into a joint venture agreement wherein KIM Lincoln has a 90% controlling interest and Lincoln Member has a 10% noncontrolling interest. The joint venture acquired land parcels in Philadelphia, PA to be held for development for a gross purchase price of $10.0 million. Based upon the Company’s intent to develop the property, the Company allocated the gross purchase price to Real estate under development on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. This joint venture is accounted for as a consolidated VIE (see Footnote 6).

 

(4)

Effective April 1, 2017, certain aspects of this development project, aggregating $24.5 million, were placed in service and reclassified into Operating real estate, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The remaining portion of the project consists of a mixed-use project to be developed in the future.

 

(5)

Land held for future development.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company capitalized interest of $5.2 million, real estate taxes and insurance of $1.2 million and payroll of $2.2 million, in connection with these real estate development projects.

 

4. Investments in and Advances to Real Estate Joint Ventures

 

The Company and its subsidiaries have investments in and advances to various real estate joint ventures. These joint ventures are engaged primarily in the operation of shopping centers which are either owned or held under long-term operating leases. The Company and the joint venture partners have joint approval rights for major decisions, including those regarding property operations. As such, the Company holds noncontrolling interests in these joint ventures and accounts for them under the equity method of accounting.

 

The table below presents joint venture investments for which the Company held an ownership interest at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in millions, except number of properties):

 

   

As of June 30, 2017

   

As of December 31, 2016

 

Venture

 

Ownership

Interest

   

Number of

Properties

   

The

Company's

Investment

   

Ownership

Interest

   

Number of

Properties

   

The

Company's

Investment

 

Prudential Investment Program (“KimPru” and “KimPru II”) (1) (2)

    15.0%       46       179.2       15.0%       48     $ 182.5  

Kimco Income Opportunity Portfolio (“KIR”) (2)

    48.6%       44       146.8       48.6%       45       145.2  

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPP”) (2)

    55.0%       5       119.5       55.0%       5       111.8  

Other Joint Venture Programs

    Various       31       60.9       Various       37       64.7  

Total*

            126     $ 506.4               135     $ 504.2  

 

* Representing 24.6 million and 26.2 million square feet of GLA, respectively.

 

(1)

Represents four separate joint ventures, with four separate accounts managed by Prudential Global Investment Management (“PGIM”), three of these ventures are collectively referred to as KimPru and the remaining venture is referred to as KimPru II.

(2)

The Company manages these joint venture investments and, where applicable, earns acquisition fees, leasing commissions, property management fees, asset management fees and construction management fees.

 

 
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The table below presents the Company’s share of net income for the above investments which is included in Equity in income of joint ventures, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 (in millions):

 

   

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

KimPru and KimPru II

  $ 3.2     $ 3.1     $ 6.5     $ 5.3  

KIR

    7.2       12.1       16.6       19.5  

CPP

    1.3       0.9       2.9       4.8  

Other Joint Venture Programs

    1.5       92.6       1.9       149.0  

Total

  $ 13.2     $ 108.7     27.9     $ 178.6  

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, certain of the Company’s real estate joint ventures disposed of six operating properties and a portion of one property, in separate transactions, for an aggregate sales price of $49.3 million. These transactions resulted in an aggregate net gain to the Company of $0.1 million, before income taxes, for the six months ended June 30, 2017. In addition, during the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company acquired a controlling interest in three operating properties from certain joint ventures, in separate transactions, for a gross fair value of $320.1 million. See Footnote 2 for the operating properties acquired by the Company.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, certain of the Company’s real estate joint ventures disposed of or transferred interests to joint venture partners in 33 operating properties, in separate transactions, for an aggregate sales price of $859.0 million. These transactions resulted in an aggregate net gain to the Company of $143.2 million, before income taxes, for the six months ended June 30, 2016. In addition, during the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company acquired a controlling interest in one operating property and one development project from certain joint ventures, in separate transactions, for a gross fair value of $299.2 million.

 

The table below presents debt balances within the Company’s unconsolidated joint venture investments for which the Company held noncontrolling ownership interests at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (dollars in millions):

 

   

As of June 30, 2017

   

As of December 31, 2016

 

Venture

 

Mortgages

and

Notes

Payable, Net

   

Weighted

Average

Interest

Rate

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Term

(months)*

   

Mortgages

and

Notes

Payable, Net

   

Weighted

Average

Interest

Rate

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Term

(months)*

 

KimPru and KimPru II

  $ 628.1       3.34

%

    66.0     $ 647.4       3.07 %     67.5  

KIR

    735.8       4.62

%

    49.9       746.5       4.64 %     54.9  

CPP

    84.9       2.55

%

    10.0       84.8       2.17 %     16.0  

Other Joint Venture Programs

    289.9       4.33

%

    32.9       584.3       5.40 %     23.4  

Total

  $ 1,738.7                     $ 2,063.0                  

 

* Includes extension options

 

5. Other Real Estate Investments

 

Preferred Equity Capital -

 

The Company previously provided capital to owners and developers of real estate properties through its Preferred Equity Program. The Company’s maximum exposure to losses associated with its preferred equity investments is primarily limited to its net investment. As of June 30, 2017, the Company’s net investment under the Preferred Equity Program was $194.6 million relating to 359 properties, including 345 net leased properties.  During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company earned $7.4 million from its preferred equity investments. During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company earned $18.7 million from its preferred equity investments, including $10.0 million in profit participation earned from four capital transactions. These amounts are included in Equity in income of other real estate investments, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

Kimsouth (Albertsons)-

 

Kimsouth Realty Inc. (“Kimsouth”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. KRS AB Acquisition, LLC (the “ABS Venture”) is a subsidiary of Kimsouth that has a 14.35% noncontrolling interest (of which the Company’s share is 9.8%), in AB Acquisition, LLC (“AB Acquisition”), a joint venture which owns Albertsons LLC (“Albertsons”), NAI Group Holdings Inc. and Safeway Inc. The Company holds a controlling interest in the ABS Venture and consolidates this entity.

 

 
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During June 2017, the Company and ABS Venture received an aggregate cash distribution of $34.6 million from Albertsons, of which the Company’s combined share was $23.7 million with the remaining $10.9 million distributed to the two noncontrolling interest members in the ABS Venture. This distribution exceeded the Company’s carrying basis and as such was recognized as income and is included in Equity in income from other real estate investments, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

6. Variable Interest Entities (“VIE”)

 

Consolidated VIEs

 

Included within the Company’s consolidated operating properties at June 30, 2017, are 24 consolidated partnership entities that are VIEs, for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. These entities have been established to own and operate real estate property. The Company’s involvement with these entities is through its majority ownership and management of the properties. The entities were deemed VIEs primarily based on the fact that the unrelated investors do not have substantial kick-out rights to remove the general or managing partner by a vote of a simple majority or less and they do not have participating rights. The Company determined that it was the primary beneficiary of these VIEs as a result of its controlling financial interest. At June 30, 2017, total assets of these VIEs were $1.2 billion and total liabilities were $390.5 million.

 

The majority of the operations of these VIEs are funded with cash flows generated from the properties. The Company has not provided financial support to any of these VIEs that it was not previously contractually required to provide, which consists primarily of funding any capital expenditures, including tenant improvements, which are deemed necessary to continue to operate the entity and any operating cash shortfalls that the entity may experience.

 

Additionally, included within the Company’s real estate development projects at June 30, 2017, are three consolidated partnership entities that are VIEs, for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. These entities have been established to develop real estate properties to hold as long-term investments. The Company’s involvement with these entities is through its majority ownership and management of the properties. These entities were deemed VIEs primarily based on the fact that the equity investments at risk are not sufficient to permit the entities to finance their activities without additional financial support. The initial equity contributed to these entities was not sufficient to fully finance the real estate construction as development costs are funded by the partners throughout the construction period. The Company determined that it was the primary beneficiary of these VIEs as a result of its controlling financial interest. At June 30, 2017, total assets of these real estate development VIEs were $253.4 million and total liabilities were $16.4 million.

 

Substantially all the projected development costs to be funded for these three real estate development projects, aggregating $168.4 million, will be funded with capital contributions from the Company, when contractually obligated. The Company has not provided financial support to these VIEs that it was not previously contractually required to provide.

  

All liabilities of these VIEs are non-recourse to the Company (“VIE Liabilities”). Of the 27 total VIEs, 22 are unencumbered and the assets of these VIEs are not restricted for use to settle only the obligations of these VIEs. The remaining five VIEs are encumbered by third party non-recourse mortgage debt. The assets associated with these five VIEs (“Restricted Assets”) are collateral under the respective mortgages and are therefore restricted and can only be used to settle the corresponding liabilities of the VIE. The classification of the Restricted Assets and VIE Liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows (in millions):

 

   

June 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 

Restricted Assets:

               

Real estate, net

  $ 634.1     $ 326.9  

Cash and cash equivalents

    9.4       3.8  

Accounts and notes receivable, net

    2.3       1.6  

Other assets

    8.8       1.4  

Total Restricted Assets

  $ 654.6     $ 333.7  
                 

VIE Liabilities:

               

Mortgages payable, net

  $ 347.2     $ 138.6  

Other liabilities

    59.7       37.6  

Total VIE Liabilities

  $ 406.9     $ 176.2  

 

7. Mortgages and Other Financing Receivables

 

The Company has various mortgages and other financing receivables which consist of loans acquired and loans originated by the Company. The Company reviews payment status to identify performing versus non-performing loans. As of June 30, 2017, the Company had a total of 11 loans aggregating $22.5 million, of which all were identified as performing loans.

 

 
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8. Marketable Securities

 

       During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company acquired available-for-sale marketable equity securities for an aggregate purchase price of $9.8 million. At June 30, 2017, the Company’s investment in marketable securities was $14.5 million, which includes an aggregate unrealized loss of $1.2 million relating to marketable equity security investments.

 

9. Notes and Mortgages Payable

 

Notes Payable -

 

In February 2017, the Company closed on a $2.25 billion unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with a group of banks, which is scheduled to expire in March 2021, with two additional six month options to extend the maturity date, at the Company’s discretion, to March 2022. This Credit Facility, which accrues interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 87.5 basis points (2.10% as of June 30, 2017), can be increased to $2.75 billion through an accordion feature. The Credit Facility replaces the Company’s $1.75 billion unsecured revolving credit facility that was scheduled to mature in March 2018. In addition, the Credit Facility includes a $500.0 million sub-limit which provides the company the opportunity to borrow in alternative currencies including Canadian Dollars, British Pounds Sterling, Japanese Yen or Euros. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company, among other things, is subject to covenants requiring the maintenance of (i) maximum leverage ratios on both unsecured and secured debt and (ii) minimum interest and fixed coverage ratios. As of June 30, 2017, the Credit Facility had a balance of $475.0 million outstanding and $0.5 million appropriated for letters of credit.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company issued the following Senior Unsecured Notes (amounts in millions):

 

Date Issued

 

Maturity Date

 

Amount Issued

   

Interest Rate

 

Mar-17

 

April-27

  $ 400.0       3.80 %

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company repaid the following notes (amounts in millions):

 

Type

 

Date Paid

 

Amount Repaid

   

Interest Rate

 

Maturity Date

Term Loan

 

Jan-17

  $ 250.0       (a)  

Jan-17

 

 

(a)

Interest rate was equal to LIBOR + 0.95%.

 

Mortgages Payable -

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company (i) consolidated $212.2 million of individual non-recourse mortgage debt (including a fair market value adjustment of $6.2 million) relating to a joint venture operating property which the Company now controls and (ii) paid off $465.5 million of maturing mortgage debt (including fair market value adjustments of $1.9 million) that encumbered 22 operating properties.

 

10. Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests includes amounts related to partnership units issued by consolidated subsidiaries of the Company in connection with certain property acquisitions.  Partnership units which are determined to be contingently redeemable under the FASB’s Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity guidance are classified as Redeemable noncontrolling interests and presented in the mezzanine section between Total liabilities and Stockholder’s equity on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the Company and to the noncontrolling interests are presented on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

The following table presents the change in the redemption value of the Redeemable noncontrolling interests for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 (amounts in thousands):

 

   

2017

   

2016

 

Balance at January 1,

  $ 86,953     $ 86,709  

Issuance of redeemable partnership interests (1)

    10,000       -  

Income (2)

    1,109       2,147  

Distributions

    (2,000 )     (2,082 )

Balance at June 30,

  $ 96,062     $ 86,774  

 

 

(1)

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, KIM Lincoln, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and Lincoln Member entered into a joint venture agreement wherein KIM Lincoln has a 90% controlling interest and Lincoln Member 10% noncontrolling interest (See Footnote 3).

 

(2)

Includes $1.0 million in fair market value remeasurement for the six months ended June 30, 2017.

 

 
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During July 2017, the Company redeemed the remaining 79,642,697 Preferred A Units for a total redemption price of $79.9 million, including an accrued preferred return of $0.4 million. These Preferred A Units, which had a par value of $1.00 and return per annum of 5.0%, were issued during 2006 along with the acquisition of seven shopping center properties located in Puerto Rico.

 

11. Fair Value Measurements

 

All financial instruments of the Company are reflected in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at amounts which, in management’s estimation, based upon an interpretation of available market information and valuation methodologies, reasonably approximate their fair values except those listed below, for which fair values are disclosed. The valuation method used to estimate fair value for fixed-rate and variable-rate debt is based on discounted cash flow analyses, with assumptions that include credit spreads, market yield curves, trading activity, loan amounts and debt maturities. The fair values for marketable securities are based on published values, securities dealers’ estimated market values or comparable market sales. Such fair value estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that would be realized upon disposition.

 

As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, the FASB’s Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy).

 

The following are financial instruments for which the Company’s estimate of fair value differs from the carrying amounts (in thousands):

 

   

June 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 
   

Carrying

Amounts

   

Estimated

Fair Value

   

Carrying

Amounts

   

Estimated

Fair Value

 

Notes payable, net (1)

  $ 4,520,055     $ 4,476,466     $ 3,927,251     $ 3,890,797  

Mortgages payable, net (2)

  $ 870,125     $ 872,448     $ 1,139,117     $ 1,141,047  

 

 

(1)

The Company determined that the valuation of its Senior Unsecured Notes and MTNs were classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and its Term Loan and Credit Facility were classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. 

 

(2)

The Company determined that its valuation of Mortgages payable, net was classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. 

 

The Company has certain financial instruments that must be measured under the FASB’s Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures guidance, including available for sale securities. The Company currently does not have non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

The tables below present the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall (in thousands):

 

   

Balance at

June 30, 2017

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Assets:

                               

Marketable equity securities

  $ 12,953     $ 12,953     $ -     $ -  

Liabilities:

                               

Interest rate swaps

  $ 770     $ -     $ 770     $ -  

 

   

Balance at

December 31, 2016

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Assets:

                               

Marketable equity securities

  $ 6,502     $ 6,502     $ -     $ -  

Liabilities:

                               

Interest rate swaps

  $ 975     $ -     $ 975     $ -  

 

 
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Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, are as follows (in thousands): 

 

   

Balance at

June 30, 2017

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 
                                 

Real estate

  $ 40,098     $ -     $ -     $ 40,098  

 

   

Balance at

December 31, 2016

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 
                                 

Real estate

  $ 117,930     $ -     $ -     $ 117,930  

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized impairment charges related to adjustments to property carrying values of $31.3 million and $58.1 million, respectively. The Company’s estimated fair values of these properties were primarily based upon estimated sales prices from (i) signed contracts or letters of intent from third party offers or (ii) a discounted cash flow model. The Company does not have access to the unobservable inputs used to determine these estimated fair values of third party offers. For the discounted cash flow model, a capitalization rate of 8.50% and a discount rate of 10.00% were utilized in the model based upon unobservable rates that the Company believes to be within a reasonable range of current market rates for this respective investment. Based on these inputs, the Company determined that its valuation of these investments was classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. (See Footnote 2 for additional discussion regarding impairment charges).

 

12. Preferred Stock and Common Stock

 

The Company’s outstanding Preferred Stock is detailed below:

 

As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016

Series of 

Preferred

 Stock

 

Shares

Authorized

   

Shares

Issued and Outstanding

   

Liquidation Preference

(in thousands)

   

Dividend

Rate

   

Annual

Dividend per

Depositary

Share

   

Par Value

 

Optional

Redemption

Date

Series I

    18,400       16,000     $ 400,000       6.00 %   $ 1.50000     $ 1.00  

3/20/2017

Series J

    9,000       9,000       225,000       5.50 %   $ 1.37500     $ 1.00  

7/25/2017

Series K

    8,050       7,000       175,000       5.625 %   $ 1.40625     $ 1.00  

12/7/2017

      35,450       32,000     $ 800,000                            

 

During February 2015, the Company established an at the market continuous offering program (the “ATM program”) which is effective for a term of three years, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, with an aggregate gross sales price of up to $500.0 million through a consortium of banks acting as sales agents. Sales of the shares of common stock may be made, as needed, from time to time in “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, including by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) or otherwise (i) at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, (ii) at prices related to prevailing market prices or (iii) as otherwise agreed to with the applicable sales agent. The Company did not sell any shares of common stock under the ATM program during the six months ended June 30, 2017. As of June 30, 2017, the Company had $211.9 million available under this ATM program.

 

13. Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Investing / Financing Activities

 

The following schedule summarizes the non-cash investing and financing activities of the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

 

   

2017

   

2016

 

Proceeds held in escrow through sale of real estate interests

  $ 89,770     $ 62,038  

Issuance of common stock

  $ -     $ 85  

Surrender of restricted common stock

  $ (5,324 )   $ (6,442 )

Declaration of dividends paid in succeeding period

  $ 124,679     $ 116,857  

Capital expenditures accrual

  $ 45,898     $ 15,021  

Deemed contribution from noncontrolling interest

  $ 10,000     $ -  

Consolidation of Joint Ventures:

               

Increase in real estate and other assets

  $ 325,981     $ 211,457  

Increase in mortgages payable, other liabilities and non-controlling interests

  $ 258,626     $ 100,475  

 

14. Incentive Plans

 

The Company accounts for equity awards in accordance with FASB’s Compensation – Stock Compensation guidance which requires that all share based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, restricted stock and performance shares, be recognized in the Statement of Income over the service period based on their fair values. Fair value is determined, depending on the type of award, using either the Black-Scholes option pricing formula or the Monte Carlo method for performance shares, both of which are intended to estimate the fair value of the awards at the grant date. Fair value of restricted shares is calculated based on the price on the date of grant.

 

 
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The Company recognized expenses associated with its equity awards of $13.8 million and $11.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.  As of June 30, 2017, the Company had $37.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock compensation granted under the Plans.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 3.1 years.

 

15. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”)

 

The following tables display the change in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:

 

   

Foreign

Currency

Translation Adjustments

   

Unrealized

Gain/(Loss) on

Available-for-

Sale

Investments

   

Unrealized

Loss on Interest

Rate Swaps

   

Total

 

Balance as of January 1, 2017

  $ 6,335     $ 406     $ (975 )   $ 5,766  

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications

    1,721       (1,619 )     205       307  

Amounts reclassified from AOCI

    -       -       -       -  

Net current-period other comprehensive income

    1,721       (1,619 )     205       307  

Balance as of June 30, 2017

  $ 8,056     $ (1,213 )   $ (770 )   $ 6,073  

 

   

Foreign

Currency

Translation Adjustments

   

Unrealized

Gains on

Available-for-

Sale

Investments

   

Unrealized

Loss

on Interest

Rate Swaps

   

Total

 

Balance as of January 1, 2016

  $ 6,616     $ 398     $ (1,426 )   $ 5,588  

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications

    2,354       (33 )     (759 )     1,562  

Amounts reclassified from AOCI

    -       -       -       -  

Net current-period other comprehensive income

    2,354       (33 )     (759 )     1,562  

Balance as of June 30, 2016

  $ 8,970     $ 365     $ (2,185 )   $ 7,150  

 

At June 30, 2017, the Company had a net $8.1 million of unrealized cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment (“CTA”) gains relating to its foreign entity investments in Canada. CTA results from currency fluctuations between local currency and the U.S. dollar during the period in which the Company held its investment. CTA amounts are subject to future changes resulting from ongoing fluctuations in the respective foreign currency exchange rates. Under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), the Company is required to release CTA balances into earnings when the Company has substantially liquidated its investment in a foreign entity. During 2015, the Company began selling properties within its Canadian portfolio and as such, the Company may, in the near term, substantially liquidate its remaining investment in Canada, which will require the then unrealized gain on foreign currency translation to be recognized as a benefit to earnings.      

 

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

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by the Company contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and includes this statement for purposes of complying with the safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe the Company’s future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “will,” “target,” “forecast” or similar expressions. You should not rely on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Company’s control and could materially affect actual results, performances or achievements. Factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to (i) general adverse economic and local real estate conditions, (ii) the inability of major tenants to continue paying their rent obligations due to bankruptcy, insolvency or a general downturn in their business, (iii) financing risks, such as the inability to obtain equity, debt or other sources of financing or refinancing on favorable terms to the Company, (iv) the Company’s ability to raise capital by selling its assets, (v) changes in governmental laws and regulations, (vi) the level and volatility of interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates and managements’ ability to estimate the impact thereof, (vii) risks related to the Company’s international operations, (viii) the availability of suitable acquisition, disposition, development and redevelopment opportunities , and risks related to acquisitions not performing in accordance with our expectations, (ix) valuation and risks related to the Company’s joint venture and preferred equity investments, (x) valuation of marketable securities and other investments, (xi) increases in operating costs, (xii) changes in the dividend policy for the Company’s common stock, (xiii) the reduction in the Company’s income in the event of multiple lease terminations by tenants or a failure by multiple tenants to occupy their premises in a shopping center, (xiv) impairment charges, (xv) unanticipated changes in the Company’s intention or ability to prepay certain debt prior to maturity and/or hold certain securities until maturity and (xvi) the risks and uncertainties identified under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. Accordingly, there is no assurance that the Company’s expectations will be realized. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised to refer to any further disclosures the Company makes or related subjects in the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto.  These unaudited financial statements include all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to reflect a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented, and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

 

Executive Summary

 

Kimco Realty Corporation is one of the nation’s largest publicly-traded owners and operators of open-air shopping centers. As of June 30, 2017, the Company had interests in 511 shopping center properties aggregating 84.1 million square feet of gross leasable area (“GLA”) located in 32 states, Puerto Rico and Canada. In addition, the Company had 376 other property interests, primarily through the Company’s preferred equity investments and other real estate investments, totaling 5.7 million square feet of GLA.

 

The executive officers are engaged in the day-to-day management and operation of real estate exclusively with the Company, with nearly all operating functions, including leasing, asset management, maintenance, construction, legal, finance and accounting, administered by the Company.

 

The Company’s strategy is to be the premier owner and operator of open-air shopping centers through investments primarily in the U.S.  To achieve this strategy the Company is (i) continuing to transform the quality of its portfolio by disposing of lesser quality assets and acquiring larger, higher quality properties in key markets identified by the Company, for which substantial progress has been achieved as of June 30, 2017, (ii) simplifying its business by: (a) reducing the number of joint venture investments and (b) exiting Mexico, South America and Canada, for which the exit of South America has been completed, Mexico has been substantially completed and the Company has essentially sold all of its operating properties in Canada, (iii) pursuing redevelopment opportunities within its portfolio to increase overall value and (iv) selectively acquiring land parcels in our key markets for real estate development projects for long-term investment. As part of the Company’s strategy each property is evaluated for its highest and best use, which may include residential and mixed-use components. In addition, the Company may consider other opportunistic investments related to retailer controlled real estate such as, repositioning underperforming retail locations, retail real estate financing and bankruptcy transaction support. The Company has an active capital recycling program which provides for the disposition of certain U.S. properties. If the Company accepts sales prices for any of these assets that are less than their net carrying values, the Company would be required to take impairment charges and such amounts could be material. In order to execute the Company’s strategy, the Company intends to continue to strengthen its balance sheet by pursuing deleveraging efforts over time, providing it the necessary flexibility to invest opportunistically and selectively, primarily focusing on U.S. open-air shopping centers.

 

 
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Results of Operations

 

Comparison of the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016

 

   

Three Months Ended

         
   

June 30,

         
   

(amounts in millions)

         
   

2017

   

2016

   

Change

   

% change

 
                                 

Revenues from rental property (1)

  $ 292.8     $ 287.1     $ 5.7       2.0 %
                                 

Rental property expenses: (3)

                               

Rent

  $ 2.8     $ 2.7     $ 0.1       3.7 %

Real estate taxes

    38.7       35.8       2.9       8.1 %

Operating and maintenance

    35.4       33.2       2.2       6.6 %
    $ 76.9     $ 71.7     $ 5.2       7.3 %
                                 

Depreciation and amortization (4)

  $ 95.3     $ 82.8     $ 12.5       15.1 %

 

Comparison of the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016

 

   

Six Months Ended

         
   

June 30,

         
   

(amounts in millions)

         
   

2017

   

2016

   

Change

   

% change

 
                                 

Revenues from rental property (2)

  $ 582.2     $ 580.2     $ 2.0       0.3 %
                                 

Rental property expenses: (3)

                               

Rent

  $ 5.5     $ 5.5     $ -       -  

Real estate taxes

    77.0       70.3       6.7       9.5 %

Operating and maintenance

    69.7       67.8       1.9       2.8 %
    $ 152.2     $ 143.6     $ 8.6       6.0 %
                                 

Depreciation and amortization (4)

  $ 187.3     $ 167.6     $ 19.7       11.8 %

 

(1)

Revenues from rental property increased for the three months ended June 30, 2017, primarily from the combined effect of (i) the acquisition and consolidation of operating properties during 2017 and 2016, providing incremental revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2017 of $13.8 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2016, partially offset by (ii) a decrease in revenues of $7.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in 2016, primarily due to tenant vacates during 2017 and 2016, which includes below market rent write-offs, and (iii) a decrease in revenues of $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in 2016, due to properties sold during 2017 and 2016.

 

(2)

Revenues from rental property increased for the six months ended June 30, 2017, primarily from the combined effect of (i) the acquisition and consolidation of operating properties during 2017 and 2016, providing incremental revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2017 of $27.3 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2016, partially offset by (ii) a decrease in revenues of $17.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in 2016, due to properties sold during 2017 and 2016 and (iii) a decrease in revenues of $8.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in 2016, primarily due to tenant vacates during 2017 and 2016 which includes below market rent write-offs.

 

(3)

Rental property expenses include (i) rent expense relating to ground lease payments for which the Company is the lessee, (ii) real estate tax expense for consolidated properties for which the Company has a controlling ownership interest and (iii) operating and maintenance expense, which consists of property related costs including repairs and maintenance costs, roof repair, landscaping, parking lot repair, snow removal, utilities, property insurance costs, security and various other property related expenses. Rental property expenses increased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2016, primarily due to the increase in real estate tax expense and acquisition/consolidation of operating properties in 2017 and 2016, partially offset by the disposition of properties during 2017 and 2016.  

 

(4)

Depreciation and amortization increased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2016, primarily due to the acquisition/consolidation of operating properties in 2017 and 2016, and write-offs relating to the Company’s redevelopment projects in 2016, partially offset by property dispositions in 2017 and 2016.

 

 
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General and administrative costs include employee-related expenses (salaries, bonuses, equity awards, benefits, severance costs and payroll taxes), professional fees, office rent, travel expense and other company-specific expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased $2.7 million and $4.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2016, primarily due to reductions in public company costs, professional fees and other personnel related costs.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized impairment charges related to adjustments to property carrying values of $31.3 million and $58.1 million, respectively, for which the Company’s estimated fair values of these properties were primarily based upon estimated sales prices from (i) signed contracts or letters of intent from third party offers or (ii) discounted cash flow models. These adjustments to property carrying values were recognized in connection with the Company’s efforts to market certain properties and management’s assessment as to the likelihood and timing of such potential transactions and the long-term plan for certain properties. Certain of the calculations to determine fair value utilized unobservable inputs and as such are classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Other income/(expense), net changed $3.9 million to income of $2.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to an expense of $1.2 million for the corresponding period in 2016. This change is primarily due to (i) a reduction in acquisition and demolition related costs of $1.1 million, (ii) an increase in foreign currency translation gains of $0.9 million and (iii) an increase in gains on land sales of $0.6 million.

 

Interest expense decreased $4.4 million and $10.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2016. This decrease is primarily the result of lower interest rates on borrowings during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2016.

 

Benefit/(provision) for income taxes, net changed $13.4 million to a benefit of $1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to a provision of $11.9 million for the corresponding period in 2016. This change is primarily due to (i) a decrease in foreign tax expense of $29.9 million primarily relating to the sale of certain unconsolidated properties during 2016 within the Company’s Canadian portfolio which were subject to foreign taxes at a consolidated reporting entity level and (ii) a decrease in tax provision of $4.3 million resulting from the Company’s merger of its taxable REIT subsidiary into a wholly-owned LLC of the Company on August 1, 2016, partially offset by (iii) a decrease in tax benefit of $21.2 million related to impairment charges recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

Equity in income of joint ventures, net decreased $95.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in 2016. This decrease is primarily due to (i) a decrease in gains of $92.9 million resulting from fewer sales of properties and interests within various joint venture investments, including the Company’s Canadian Portfolio, during the three months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in 2016, and (ii) lower equity in income of $4.5 million primarily resulting from the sales of properties within various joint venture investments and the acquisition of partnership interests in joint ventures by the Company during 2017 and 2016, partially offset by (iii) a decrease in impairment charges of $1.9 million recognized during 2017, as compared to 2016.

 

Equity in income of joint ventures, net decreased $150.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in 2016. This decrease is primarily due to (i) a decrease in gains of $146.4 million resulting from fewer sales of properties and interests within various joint venture investments, including the Company’s Canadian Portfolio, during the six months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in 2016, and (ii) lower equity in income of $6.2 million primarily resulting from the sales of properties within various joint venture investments and the acquisition of partnership interests in joint ventures by the Company during 2017 and 2016, partially offset by (iii) a decrease in impairment charges of $1.9 million recognized during 2017, as compared to 2016.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company acquired, in separate transactions, a controlling interest in three operating properties from certain joint venture partners in which the Company had noncontrolling interests. The Company recorded a gain on change in control of interests of $71.2 million related to the fair value adjustment associated with its previously held equity interest in the operating properties.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company acquired, in separate transactions, a controlling interest in one operating property and one development project from certain joint venture partners in which the Company had noncontrolling interests. The Company recorded a gain on change in control of interests of $46.5 million related to the fair value adjustment associated with its previously held equity interest in the operating property.

 

Equity in income of other real estate investments, net increased $30.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in 2016. This increase is primarily due to an increase of $34.6 million in equity in income from the Albertsons joint venture resulting from a cash distribution received in excess of the Company’s carrying basis during the three months ended June 30, 2017, partially offset by a decrease in earnings from and profit participation from capital transactions within the Company’s Preferred Equity Program of $4.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in 2016.

 

Equity in income of other real estate investments, net increased $23.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in 2016. This increase is primarily due to an increase of $34.6 million in equity in income from the Albertsons joint venture resulting from cash distributions received in excess of the Company’s carrying basis during the six months ended June 30, 2017, partially offset by a decrease in earnings from and profit participation from capital transactions within the Company’s Preferred Equity Program of $11.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in 2016.

 

 
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During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company disposed of 11 consolidated operating properties and five out-parcels, in separate transactions, for an aggregate sales price of $157.3 million. These transactions resulted in an aggregate gain of $21.6 million and aggregate impairment charges of $2.4 million.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company disposed of 20 consolidated operating properties, in separate transactions, for an aggregate sales price of $282.3 million. These transactions resulted in an aggregate gain of $66.2 million, after income tax expense, and aggregate impairment charges of $7.2 million.

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests increased $9.8 million and $9.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2016. This increase is primarily due to equity in income attributable to the Company’s noncontrolling partners in the Albertsons joint venture during 2017.

 

Net income attributable to the Company was $143.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to $203.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. On a diluted per share basis, net income available to the Company’s common shareholders for the three months ended June 30, 2017, was $0.31 as compared to $0.46 for the three months ended June 30, 2016. Net income attributable to the Company was $220.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to $344.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. On a diluted per share basis, net income available to the Company’s common shareholders for the six months ended June 30, 2017, was $0.46 as compared to $0.77 for the six months ended June 30, 2016. These changes are primarily attributable to (i) a decrease in equity in income of joint ventures, net, resulting from the sales of properties within various joint venture investments and the acquisition of partnership interests in joint ventures by the Company during 2017 and 2016, and (ii) a decrease in gains on sale of operating properties, partially offset by (iii) an increase in equity in income of other real estate investments, net, (iv) a decrease in impairment charges of operating properties, (v) an increase from gain on change of control of interests and (vi) a decrease in interest expense.

 

 Tenant Concentration

 

The Company seeks to reduce its operating and leasing risks through diversification achieved by the geographic distribution of its properties, avoiding dependence on any single property, and a large tenant base.  At June 30, 2017, the Company’s five largest tenants were TJX Companies, The Home Depot, Ahold Delhaize, Bed Bath & Beyond and Albertsons, which represented 3.6%, 2.5%, 2.1%, 1.9% and 1.8%, respectively, of the Company’s annualized base rental revenues including the proportionate share of base rental revenues from properties in which the Company has less than a 100% economic interest.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company’s capital resources include accessing the public debt and equity capital markets, mortgage and construction loan financing, borrowings under term loans and immediate access to an unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with bank commitments of $2.25 billion which can be increased to $2.75 billion through an accordion feature.

 

The Company’s cash flow activities are summarized as follows (in millions): 

 

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 

Net cash flow provided by operating activities

  $ 300.0     $ 215.8  

Net cash flow (used for)/provided by investing activities

  $ (147.4 )   $ 311.3  

Net cash flow used for financing activities

  $ (152.0 )   $ (378.9 )

 

Operating Activities

 

The Company anticipates that cash on hand, borrowings under its Credit Facility, and the issuance of equity and public debt, as well as other debt and equity alternatives, will provide the necessary capital required by the Company.  Cash flows provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2017, were $300.0 million, as compared to $215.8 million for the comparable period in 2016.  This increase of $84.2 million is primarily attributable to (i) an increase of cash flow due to new leasing, expansion, re-tenanting of core portfolio properties and a decrease in interest expense and (ii) changes in operating assets and liabilities due to timing of receipts and payments and (iii) a change in Canadian withholding tax receivables related to the sale of various Canadian investments during 2016, partially offset by (iv) a decrease in operational distributions from the Company’s joint venture programs, due to the sale of certain joint ventures during 2017 and 2016.

 

 
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Investing Activities

 

Cash flows used for investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2017, were $147.4 million, as compared to cash flows provided by investing activities of $311.3 million for the comparable period in 2016. This change of $458.7 million resulted primarily from (i) a decrease in return of investment from liquidation of real estate joint ventures of $149.3 million, primarily due to the liquidation of certain Canadian joint ventures in 2016, (ii) a decrease in proceeds from the sale of operating properties of $148.1 million, (iii) a decrease in distributions from liquidation of real estate joint ventures of $136.0 million, (iv) an increase in improvements to real estate under development of $73.3 million (v) a decrease of $40.6 million in reimbursements of investments in and advances to real estate joint ventures and (vi) an increase in improvements to operating real estate of $10.9 million, partially offset by (vii) a decrease in acquisition of real estate under development of $40.8 million, (viii) a decrease in acquisition of operating real estate and other related net assets of $39.8 million and (ix) an increase in reimbursements of investments and advances to other real estate investments of $29.3 million.

 

Acquisitions of Operating Real Estate and Other Related Net Assets-

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company expended $56.0 million and $95.8 million, respectively, towards the acquisition of operating real estate properties. The Company continues to transform its operating portfolio through its capital recycling program by acquiring what the Company believes are high quality U.S. retail properties and disposing of lesser quality assets. The Company anticipates acquiring approximately $275.0 million to $325.0 million of operating properties during the remainder of 2017. The Company intends to fund these acquisitions with proceeds from property dispositions, cash flow from operating activities, assumption of mortgage debt, if applicable, and availability under the Company’s revolving line of credit.

 

Improvements to Operating Real Estate-

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company expended $81.3 million and $70.3 million, respectively, towards improvements to operating real estate. These amounts consist of the following (in thousands):

 

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 

Redevelopment and renovations

  $ 66,934     $ 38,217  

Tenant improvements and tenant allowances

    10,047       26,470  

Other

    4,299       5,646  

Total (1)

  $ 81,280     $ 70,333  

 

 

(1)

During the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company capitalized interest of $1.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively, and capitalized payroll of $1.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, in connection with the Company’s improvements to operating real estate.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company capitalized personnel costs of $6.5 million and $6.3 million, respectively, relating to deferred leasing costs.

 

The Company has an ongoing program to redevelop and re-tenant its properties to maintain or enhance its competitive position in the marketplace. The Company is actively pursuing redevelopment opportunities within its operating portfolio which it believes will increase the overall value by bringing in new tenants and improving the assets’ value. The Company has identified three categories of redevelopment, (i) large scale redevelopment, which involves demolishing and building new square footage, (ii) value creation redevelopment, which includes the subdivision of large anchor spaces into multiple tenant layouts, and (iii) creation of out-parcels and pads which are located in the front of the shopping center properties. The Company anticipates its capital commitment toward these redevelopment projects and re-tenanting efforts during the remainder of 2017 will be approximately $150.0 million to $200.0 million. The funding of these capital requirements will be provided by cash flow from operating activities and availability under the Company’s revolving line of credit.

 

Real Estate Under Development-

 

The Company is engaged in select real estate development projects, which are expected to be held as long-term investments. As of June 30, 2017, the Company had in progress a total of five active real estate development projects and two additional projects held for future development located in the U.S. The Company anticipates costs to complete these projects to be approximately $600.0 million to $700.0 million. The Company anticipates its capital commitment toward these development projects during the remainder of 2017 will be approximately $150.0 million to $200.0 million. The funding of these capital requirements will be provided by cash flow from operating activities and availability under the Company’s revolving line of credit.

 

Financing Activities

 

Cash flows used for financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2017, were $152.0 million, as compared to $378.9 million for the comparable period in 2016.  This change of $226.9 million resulted primarily from (i) an increase in proceeds from unsecured revolving Credit Facility, net of $349.9 million, (ii) an increase in proceeds from issuance of unsecured notes of $250.0 million and (iii) a decrease in repayments under unsecured term loan/notes of $50.0 million, partially offset by (iv) an increase in principal payments on debt of $228.0 million, (v) a decrease in proceeds from issuance of stock of $155.5 million, (vi) an increase in dividends paid of $17.3 million, (vii) an increase in conversion/distribution of noncontrolling interests of $12.1 million and (viii) an increase in financing origination costs of $10.2 million.

 

 
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The Company continually evaluates its debt maturities, and, based on management’s current assessment, believes it has viable financing and refinancing alternatives that will not materially adversely impact its expected financial results. The Company continues to pursue borrowing opportunities with large commercial U.S. and global banks, select life insurance companies and certain regional and local banks. The Company has noticed a continuing trend that, although pricing remains dependent on specific deal terms, generally spreads for non-recourse mortgage financing had been widening due to global economic issues, but have recently stabilized. However, the unsecured debt markets are functioning well and credit spreads are at manageable levels.

 

Debt maturities for the remainder of 2017 consist of $230.1 million of consolidated debt; $29.3 million of unconsolidated joint venture debt and $5.9 million of debt on properties included in the Company’s Preferred Equity Program, assuming the utilization of extension options where available. The 2017 consolidated debt maturities are anticipated to be repaid with operating cash flows, borrowings from the Company’s revolving Credit Facility and debt refinancing where applicable.   The 2017 debt maturities on properties in the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures and Preferred Equity Program are anticipated to be repaid through debt refinancing, unsecured credit facilities and partner capital contributions, as deemed appropriate.

 

The Company intends to maintain strong debt service coverage and fixed charge coverage ratios as part of its commitment to maintain its investment-grade debt ratings. The Company may, from time-to-time, seek to obtain funds through additional common and preferred equity offerings, unsecured debt financings and/or mortgage/construction loan financings and other capital alternatives.

 

Since the completion of the Company’s IPO in 1991, the Company has utilized the public debt and equity markets as its principal source of capital for its expansion needs. Since the IPO, the Company has completed additional offerings of its public unsecured debt and equity, raising in the aggregate over $12.6 billion. Proceeds from public capital market activities have been used for the purposes of, among other things, repaying indebtedness, acquiring interests in open-air shopping centers, funding real estate development projects, expanding and improving properties in the portfolio and other investments.

 

During February 2015, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3, which is effective for a term of three years, for the future unlimited offerings, from time-to-time, of debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares, common stock and common stock warrants. The Company, pursuant to this shelf registration statement may, from time-to-time, offer for sale its senior unsecured debt for any general corporate purposes, including (i) funding specific liquidity requirements in its business, including property acquisitions, development and redevelopment costs and (ii) managing the Company’s debt maturities.

 

At the Market Continuous Offering Program (“ATM program”) –

 

During February 2015, the Company established an ATM program, which is effective for a term of three years, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, with an aggregate gross sales price of up to $500.0 million through a consortium of banks acting as sales agents. Sales of the shares of common stock may be made, as needed, from time to time in “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, including by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on the NYSE or otherwise (i) at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, (ii) at prices related to prevailing market prices or (iii) as otherwise agreed to with the applicable sales agent. The Company did not sell any shares of common stock under the ATM program during the six months ended June 30, 2017. As of June 30, 2017, the Company had $211.9 million available under this ATM program.

 

Medium Term Notes (“MTN”) and Senior Notes

 

The Company’s supplemental indentures governing its MTN and senior notes contains the following covenants, all of which the Company is compliant with: 

 

Covenant

  

Must Be

  

As of June 30, 2017

Consolidated Indebtedness to Total Assets

 

<65%

 

39%

Consolidated Secured Indebtedness to Total Assets

 

<40%

 

6%

Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service to Maximum Annual Service Charge

 

>1.50x

 

4.99x

Unencumbered Total Asset Value to Consolidated Unsecured Indebtedness

 

>1.50x

 

2.61x

 

For a full description of the various indenture covenants refer to the Indenture dated September 1, 1993; the First Supplemental Indenture dated August 4, 1994; the Second Supplemental Indenture dated April 7, 1995; the Third Supplemental Indenture dated June 2, 2006; the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated April 26, 2007; the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 24, 2009; the Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 23, 2013; and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 24, 2014, each as filed with the SEC. See the Exhibits Index to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for specific filing information.

 

 
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During March 2017, the Company issued $400.0 million of Senior Unsecured Notes at an interest rate of 3.80% payable semi-annually in arrears which are scheduled to mature in April 2027. The Company used the net proceeds from the issuance of $395.5 million, after the underwriting discount and related offering costs, for general corporate purposes including to pre-fund near-term debt maturities and to reduce borrowings under the Company’s revolving Credit Facility.

 

Credit Facility -

 

In February 2017, the Company closed on a $2.25 billion unsecured revolving Credit Facility with a group of banks, which is scheduled to expire in March 2021, with two additional six month options to extend the maturity date, at the Company’s discretion, to March 2022. This Credit Facility, which accrues interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 87.5 basis points (2.10% as of June 30, 2017), can be increased to $2.75 billion through an accordion feature. The Credit Facility replaces the Company’s $1.75 billion unsecured revolving credit facility that was scheduled to mature in March 2018. In addition, the Credit Facility includes a $500.0 million sub-limit which provides the company the opportunity to borrow in alternative currencies including Canadian Dollars, British Pounds Sterling, Japanese Yen or Euros. As of June 30, 2017, the Credit Facility had a balance of $475.0 million outstanding and $0.5 million appropriated for letters of credit.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company, among other things, is subject covenants requiring the maintenance of (i) maximum leverage ratios on both unsecured and secured debt and (ii) minimum interest and fixed coverage ratios.  The Company is currently in compliance with these covenants.  The financial covenants for the Credit Facility are as follows:

 

Covenant

  

Must Be

  

As of June 30, 2017

Total Indebtedness to Gross Asset Value (“GAV”)

 

<60%

 

40%

Total Priority Indebtedness to GAV

 

<35%

 

6%

Unencumbered Asset Net Operating Income to Total Unsecured Interest Expense

 

>1.75x

 

4.90x

Fixed Charge Total Adjusted EBITDA to Total Debt Service

 

>1.50x

 

2.83x

 

For a full description of the Credit Facility’s covenants refer to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 1, 2017, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 30, 2017.

 

Term Loan –

 

The Company had a $650.0 million unsecured term loan (“Term Loan’) which was scheduled to mature in January 2017, with three one-year extension options at the Company’s discretion. The Term Loan accrued interest at LIBOR plus 95 basis points. During November 2016, the Company repaid $400.0 million of borrowings under the Company’s Term Loan and in January 2017, the Company repaid the remaining $250.0 million balance and terminated the agreement.

 

Mortgages Payable –

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company (i) consolidated $212.2 million of individual non-recourse mortgage debt (including fair market value adjustment of $6.2 million) relating to a joint venture operating property which the Company now controls and (ii) paid off $465.5 million of maturing mortgage debt (including fair market value adjustment of $1.9 million) that encumbered 22 operating properties.  

 

In addition to the public equity and debt markets as capital sources, the Company may, from time-to-time, obtain mortgage financing on selected properties and construction loans to partially fund the capital needs of its real estate development projects. As of June 30, 2017, the Company had over 380 unencumbered property interests in its portfolio.

 

Dividends

 

In connection with its intention to continue to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, the Company expects to continue paying regular dividends to its stockholders. These dividends will be paid from operating cash flows. The Company’s Board of Directors will continue to evaluate the Company’s dividend policy on a quarterly basis as the Board of Directors monitors sources of capital and evaluates the impact of the economy and capital markets availability on operating fundamentals.  Since cash used to pay dividends reduces amounts available for capital investment, the Company generally intends to maintain a conservative dividend payout ratio, reserving such amounts as it considers necessary for the expansion and renovation of shopping centers in its portfolio, debt reduction, the acquisition of interests in new properties and other investments as suitable opportunities arise and such other factors as the Board of Directors considers appropriate.  Cash dividends paid for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 were $252.8 million and $235.5 million, respectively.

 

Although the Company receives substantially all its rental payments on a monthly basis, it generally intends to continue paying dividends quarterly. Amounts accumulated in advance of each quarterly distribution will be invested by the Company in short-term money market or other suitable instruments. On April 25, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per common share payable to shareholders of record on July 6, 2017, which was paid on July 17, 2017. Additionally, on July 25, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per common share payable to shareholders of record on October 4, 2017, which is scheduled to be paid on October 16, 2017.

 

 
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The Board of Directors also declared quarterly dividends with respect to the Company’s various series of cumulative redeemable preferred shares (Class I, Class J and Class K). All dividends on the preferred shares are scheduled to be paid on October 16, 2017, to shareholders of record on October 3, 2017.

 

Other-

 

The Company is subject to taxes on its activities in Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico.  In general, under local country law applicable to the structures the Company has in place and applicable treaties, the repatriation of cash to the Company from its subsidiaries and joint ventures in Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico generally is not subject to withholding tax. The Company is subject to and also includes in its tax provision non-U.S. income taxes on certain investments located in jurisdictions outside the U.S. These investments are held by the Company at the REIT level and not in the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary. Accordingly, the Company does not expect a U.S. income tax impact associated with the repatriation of undistributed earnings from the Company’s foreign subsidiaries.

 

Funds From Operations

 

Funds From Operations (“FFO”) is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure utilized to evaluate the operating performance of real estate companies. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) defines FFO as net income/(loss) available to the Company’s common shareholders computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), excluding (i) gains or losses from sales of operating real estate assets and change in control of interests, plus (ii) depreciation and amortization of operating properties and (iii) impairment of depreciable real estate and in substance real estate equity investments and (iv) after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis.

 

The Company presents FFO available to the Company’s common shareholders as it considers it an important supplemental measure of our operating performance and believes it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, many of which present FFO available to the Company’s common shareholders when reporting results. Comparison of our presentation of FFO available to the Company’s common shareholders to similarly titled measures for other REITs may not necessarily be meaningful due to possible differences in the application of the NAREIT definition used by such REITs.

 

The Company also presents FFO available to the Company’s common shareholders as adjusted as an additional supplemental measure as it believes it is more reflective of its core operating performance and provides investors and analysts an additional measure to compare the Company’s performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. FFO available to the Company’s common shareholders as adjusted is generally calculated by the Company as FFO available to the Company’s common shareholders excluding certain transactional income and expenses and non-operating impairments which management believes are not reflective of the results within the Company’s operating real estate portfolio.

 

FFO is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure of real estate companies’ operating performances, which does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and therefore should not be considered an alternative for net income as a measure of liquidity.  Our method of calculating FFO available to the Company’s common shareholders and FFO available to the Company’s common shareholders as adjusted may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.

 

 
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The Company’s reconciliation of net income available to the Company’s common shareholders to FFO available to the Company’s common shareholders and FFO available to the Company’s common shareholders as adjusted for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

Net income available to the Company’s common shareholders

  $ 131,861     $ 191,854     $ 197,039     $ 321,012  

Gain on disposition of operating property

    (19,763 )     (41,218 )     (20,861 )     (72,101 )

Gain on disposition of joint venture operating properties and change in control of interests

    (60,955 )     (139,361 )     (72,185 )     (193,087 )

Depreciation and amortization - real estate related

    94,121       80,574       184,970       163,024  

Depreciation and amortization - real estate joint ventures

    10,311       11,470       19,851       24,902  

Impairment of operating properties

    21,048       54,993       23,643       60,946  

(Benefit)/provision for income taxes (2)

    -       (226 )     (39 )     11,792  

Noncontrolling interests (2)

    (1,627 )     18       (2,282 )     (163 )

FFO available to the Company’s common shareholders

    174,996       158,104       330,136       316,325  

Transactional (income)/expense:

                               

Profit participation from other real estate investments

    (34,573 )     (3,114 )     (34,573 )     (10,050 )

Transactional losses from other real estate investments

    -       1,183       516       1,183  

Gain from land sales

    (450 )     (12 )     (1,060 )     (1,266 )

Acquisition and demolition costs

    189       -       464       361  

Excess distribution from a cost method investment

    -       (845 )     -       (845 )

Gain on sale of marketable securities

    -       -       (30 )     -  

Impairment of other investments

    9,531       -       9,708       1,058  

Provision for income taxes (3)

    8       243       8       1,653  

Noncontrolling interests (3)

    11,033       -       11,338       -  

Other, net

    8       (42 )     (2 )     (42 )

Total transactionalexpense, net

    (14,254 )     (2,587 )     (13,631 )     (7,948 )

FFO available to the Company’s common shareholders as adjusted

  $ 160,742     $ 155,517     $ 316,505     $ 308,377  

Weighted average shares outstanding for FFO calculations:

                               

Basic

    423,650       417,748       423,516       415,189  

Units

    960       845       854       852  

Dilutive effect of equity awards

    432       1,457       505       1,450  

Diluted

    425,042 (1)     420,050 (1)     424,875 (1)     417,491 (1)
                                 

FFO per common share – basic

  $ 0.41     $ 0.38     $ 0.78     $ 0.76  

FFO per common share – diluted

  $ 0.41 (1)   $ 0.38 (1)   $ 0.78 (1)   $ 0.76 (1)

FFO as adjusted per common share – basic

  $ 0.38     $ 0.37     $ 0.75     $ 0.74  

FFO as adjusted per common share – diluted

  $ 0.38 (1)   $ 0.37 (1)   $ 0.75 (1)   $ 0.74 (1)

 

 

(1)

Reflects the potential impact if certain units were converted to common stock at the beginning of the period, which would have a dilutive effect on FFO available to the Company’s common shareholders. FFO available to the Company’s common shareholders would be increased by $267 and $217 for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $459 and $434 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The effect of other certain convertible units would have an anti-dilutive effect upon the calculation of Net income available to the Company’s common shareholders per share. Accordingly, the impact of such conversion has not been included in the determination of diluted earnings per share calculations.

 

(2)

Related to gains, impairment and depreciation on operating properties, where applicable.

 

(3)

Related to transactional (income)/expense, where applicable.

 

Same Property Net Operating Income (“Same property NOI”)

 

Same property NOI is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure of real estate companies’ operating performance and should not be considered an alternative to net income in accordance with GAAP or as a measure of liquidity. The Company considers Same property NOI as an important operating performance measure because it is frequently used by securities analysts and investors to measure only the net operating income of properties that have been owned by the Company for the entire current and prior year reporting periods including those properties under redevelopment. It excludes properties under development and pending stabilization; properties are deemed stabilized at the earlier of (i) reaching 90% leased or (ii) one year following a project’s inclusion in operating real estate. Same property NOI assists in eliminating disparities in net income due to the development, acquisition or disposition of properties during the particular period presented, and thus provides a more consistent performance measure for the comparison of the Company's properties.

 

Same property NOI available to the Company’s common shareholders is calculated using revenues from rental properties (excluding straight-line rent adjustments, lease termination fees and amortization of above/below market rents) less charges for bad debt, operating and maintenance expense, real estate taxes and rent expense plus the Company’s proportionate share of Same property NOI from unconsolidated real estate joint ventures, calculated on the same basis. The Company’s method of calculating Same property NOI available to the Company’s common shareholders may differ from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.

 

 
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The following is a reconciliation of Net income available to the Company’s common shareholders to Same property NOI available to the Company’s common shareholders (in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

Net income available to the Company’s common shareholders

  $ 131,861     $ 191,854     $ 197,039     $ 321,012  

Adjustments:

                               

Management and other fee income

    (4,333 )     (4,373 )     (8,530 )     (8,484 )

General and administrative

    27,233       29,928       57,807       61,857  

Impairment charges

    29,719       52,213       31,336       58,053  

Depreciation and amortization

    95,270       82,753       187,344       167,609  

Interest and other expense, net

    44,651       51,491       89,860       104,112  

(Benefit)/provision for income taxes, net

    (1,034 )     (246 )     (1,527 )     11,866  

Gain on change in control of interests

    (60,972 )     (46,512 )     (71,160 )     (46,512 )

Equity in income of other real estate investments, net

    (38,356 )     (7,959 )     (42,043 )     (18,758 )

Gain on sale of operating properties, net of tax

    (19,883 )     (39,268 )     (21,569 )     (66,164 )

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

    11,258       1,437       12,740       2,878  

Preferred stock dividends

    11,555       11,555       23,110       23,110  

Non same property net operating income

    (13,058 )     (23,540 )     (29,720 )     (59,692 )

Non-operational expense/(income) from joint ventures, net

    18,648       (67,501 )     39,032       (92,565 )

Same property NOI available to the Company’s common shareholders

  $ 232,559     $ 231,832     $ 463,719     $ 458,322  

 

Same property NOI available to the Company’s common shareholders increased by $0.7 million or 0.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in 2016. This increase is primarily the result of (i) an increase of $2.5 million related to lease-up and rent commencements in the portfolio, partially offset by (ii) a decrease in other property income of $1.1 million and (iii) an increase of $0.7 million of credit losses.

 

Same property NOI available to the Company’s common shareholders increased by $5.4 million or 1.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in 2016. This increase is primarily the result of (i) an increase of $5.8 million related to lease-up and rent commencements in the portfolio and (ii) a decrease of $2.2 million of credit losses, partially offset by (iii) a decrease in other property income of $2.6 million.

 

Leasing Activity

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company executed 654 leases totaling over 5.4 million square feet in the Company’s consolidated operating portfolio comprised of 234 new leases and 420 renewals and options. The leasing costs associated with new leases are estimated to aggregate $43.8 million or $29.37 per square foot. These costs include $34.2 million of tenant improvements and $9.6 million of external leasing commissions. The average rent per square foot on new leases was $18.05 and on renewals and options was $14.96.

 

Tenant Lease Expirations

 

The following table sets forth the aggregate lease expirations for each of the next ten years, assuming no renewal options are exercised. For purposes of the table, the Total Annual Base Rent Expiring represents annualized rental revenue, for each lease that expires during the respective year. Amounts in thousands except for number of lease data and percentages:

 

Year Ending

December 31,

   

Number of Leases

Expiring

   

    Square Feet

    Expiring

   

Total Annual Base

Rent Expiring

   

% of Gross

Annual Rent

 
(1)       182       445     $ 10,095       1.2

%

2017

      285       1,516     $ 27,316       3.2

%

2018

      824       5,140     $ 83,653       9.8

%

2019

      893       6,397     $ 97,501       11.4

%

2020

      856       6,181     $ 96,741       11.3

%

2021

      802       6,552     $ 97,237       11.4

%

2022

      746       6,577     $ 98,301       11.5

%

2023

      345       4,501     $ 62,444       7.3

%

2024

      250       3,027     $ 48,349       5.7

%

2025

      224       2,139     $ 34,715       4.1

%

2026

      234       3,811     $ 51,570       6.0

%

2027

      239       3,462     $ 52,350       6.1

%

 

 

(1)

Leases currently under month to month lease or in process of renewal.

 

 
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

The Company’s primary market risk exposures are interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk.  The following table presents the Company’s aggregate fixed rate and variable rate debt obligations outstanding, including fair market value adjustments and unamortized deferred financing costs, as of June 30, 2017, with corresponding weighted-average interest rates sorted by maturity date.  The table does not include extension options where available. Amounts are in millions.

 

   

2017

   

2018

   

2019

   

2020

   

2021

   

Thereafter

   

Total

   

Fair Value

 

Secured Debt

                                                               

Fixed Rate

  $ 230.1     $ 75.7     $ 2.5     $ 102.0     $ 158.7     $ 201.1     $ 770.1     $ 773.0  

Average Interest Rate

    6.90

%

    5.04

%

    5.29

%

    5.36

%

    5.39

%

    4.44

%

    5.56

%

       
                                                                 

Variable Rate

  $ -     $ -     $ 100.0     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 100.0     $ 99.4  

Average Interest Rate

    -       -       2.41

%

    -       -       -       2.41

%

       
                                                                 

Unsecured Debt

                                                               

Fixed Rate

  $ -     $ 299.7     $ 299.3     $ -     $ 497.2     $ 2,956.2     $ 4,052.4     $ 4,008.6  

Average Interest Rate

    -       4.30

%

    6.88

%

    -       3.20

%

    3.45

%

    3.74

%

       
                                                                 

Variable Rate

  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 467.7     $ -     $ 467.7     $ 467.9  

Average Interest Rate

    -       -       -       -       2.10 %     -       2.10

%

       

 

Based on the Company’s variable-rate debt balances, interest expense would have increased by $2.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 if short-term interest rates were 1% higher.

 

The following table presents the Company’s foreign investments and respective cumulated translation adjustments (“CTA”) as of June 30, 2017.  Investment amounts are shown in their respective local currencies and the U.S. dollar equivalents, CTA balances are shown in U.S. dollars:

 

Foreign Investment (in millions)

 

Country

 

Local Currency

   

U.S. Dollars

   

CTA Gain

 

Mexican real estate investments (MXN)

    70.5     $ 6.5     $ -  

Canadian real estate investments (CAD)

    33.9     $ 26.1     $ 8.1  

 

The Company has not, and does not plan to, enter into any derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

 

Currency fluctuations between local currency and the U.S. dollar, for investments for which the Company has determined that the local currency is the functional currency, for the period in which the Company held its investment result in a CTA. This CTA is recorded as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The CTA amounts are subject to future changes resulting from ongoing fluctuations in the respective foreign currency exchange rates. Changes in exchange rates are impacted by many factors that cannot be forecasted with reliable accuracy. Any change could have a favorable or unfavorable impact on the Company’s CTA balance. The Company’s aggregate CTA gain balance at June 30, 2017, is $8.1 million.

 

Under GAAP, the Company is required to release CTA balances into earnings when the Company has substantially liquidated its investment in a foreign entity. The Company may, in the near term, substantially liquidate its remaining investment in Canada, which will require the then unrealized gain on foreign currency translation to be recognized as earnings.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 
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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

The following information supplements and amends our discussion set forth under Part I, Item 3 "Legal Proceedings" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

 

The Company is not presently involved in any litigation nor, to its knowledge, is any litigation threatened against the Company or its subsidiaries that, in management's opinion, would result in any material adverse effect on the Company's ownership, management or operation of its properties taken as a whole, or which is not covered by the Company's liability insurance. 

 

On January 28, 2013, the Company received a subpoena from the Enforcement Division of the SEC in connection with an investigation, In the Matter of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (FW-3678), that the SEC Staff is currently conducting with respect to possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The Company has cooperated, and will continue to cooperate, with the SEC and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), which is conducting a parallel investigation. At this point, we are unable to predict the duration, scope or result of the SEC or DOJ investigations.

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

 

There are no material changes from risk factors as previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. 

 

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities - During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company repurchased 216,382 shares in connection with common shares surrendered or deemed surrendered to the Company to satisfy statutory minimum tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock awards under the Company’s equity-based compensation plans. The Company expended approximately $5.3 million to repurchase these shares.

 

Period

 

Total

Number of

Shares

Purchased

   

Average

Price

Paid per

Share

   

Total Number of

Shares

Purchased as

Part of Publicly

Announced

Plans or

Programs

   

Approximate

Dollar Value of

Shares that

May Yet Be

Purchased Under the

Plans or Programs

(in millions)

 

January 1, 2017 – January 31, 2017

    12,364     $ 25.34       -     $ -  

February 1, 2017 - February 28, 2017

    186,397     $ 25.04       -       -  

March 1, 2017 – March 31, 2017

    452     $ 23.38       -       -  

April 1, 2017 – April 30, 2017

    -     $ -                  

May 1, 2017 – May 31, 2017

    15,625     $ 18.90                  

June 1, 2017 – June 30, 2017

    1,544     $ 17.56                  

Total

    216,382     $ 24.56       -     $ -  

 

 
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Item 6.   Exhibits

 

Exhibits –

 

4.1 Agreement to File Instruments

 

Kimco Realty Corporation (the “Registrant”) hereby agrees to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request of the Commission, all instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries, and for any of its unconsolidated subsidiaries for which financial statements are required to be filed, and for which the total amount of securities authorized thereunder does not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of the Registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

 

 

12.1

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

  

12.2

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends

  

31.1

Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Conor C. Flynn, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

31.2

Certification of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Glenn G. Cohen, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  

32.1

Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Conor C. Flynn, and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Glenn G. Cohen, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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.

 

 

 

  

  

  

KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

July 28, 2017

  

  

/s/ Conor C. Flynn

(Date)

  

  

Conor C. Flynn

  

  

  

Chief Executive Officer

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

July 28, 2017

  

  

/s/ Glenn G. Cohen

(Date)

  

  

Glenn G. Cohen

  

  

  

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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