Q1 DOC 2013
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013
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: 1-9044 (Duke Realty Corporation) 0-20625 (Duke Realty Limited Partnership)
DUKE REALTY CORPORATION
DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Indiana (Duke Realty Corporation)
 
35-1740409 (Duke Realty Corporation)
Indiana (Duke Realty Limited Partnership)
 
35-1898425 (Duke Realty Limited Partnership)
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
600 East 96thStreet, Suite 100
Indianapolis, Indiana
 
46240
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (317) 808-6000
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.
Duke Realty Corporation
Yes x
 No   ¨
 
Duke Realty Limited Partnership
Yes x
 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).
Duke Realty Corporation
Yes x
No  ¨
 
Duke Realty Limited Partnership
Yes x
No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Duke Realty Corporation:
Large accelerated filer  x
Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer  o
Smaller reporting company  o
Duke Realty Limited Partnership:
Large accelerated filer  o
Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer  x
Smaller reporting company  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):
Duke Realty Corporation
Yes  ¨ 
No  x
 
Duke Realty Limited Partnership
Yes  ¨
No  x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
Class
 
Outstanding Common Shares of Duke Realty Corporation at May 3, 2013
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
 
321,669,024




EXPLANATORY NOTE
This report combines the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2013 of both Duke Realty Corporation and Duke Realty Limited Partnership. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to "Duke Realty Corporation" or the "General Partner" mean Duke Realty Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries; and references to the "Partnership" mean Duke Realty Limited Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries. The terms the "Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to the General Partner and the Partnership, collectively, and those entities owned or controlled by the General Partner and/or the Partnership.
Duke Realty Corporation is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") and is the sole general partner of the Partnership, owning 98.7% of the common partnership interests of the Partnership ("General Partner Units") as of March 31, 2013. The remaining 1.3% of the common partnership interests ("Limited Partner Units" and, together with the General Partner Units, the "Common Units") are owned by limited partners. As the sole general partner of the Partnership, the General Partner has full, exclusive and complete responsibility and discretion in the day-to-day management and control of the Partnership. The General Partner also owns preferred partnership interests in the Partnership ("Preferred Units").
The General Partner and the Partnership are operated as one enterprise. The management of the General Partner consists of the same members as the management of the Partnership. As the sole general partner with control of the Partnership, the General Partner consolidates the Partnership for financial reporting purposes, and the General Partner does not have any significant assets other than its investment in the Partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the General Partner and the Partnership are substantially the same.
We believe combining the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of the General Partner and the Partnership into this single report results in the following benefits:
enhances investors' understanding of the General Partner and the Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;
eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation of information since a substantial portion of the Company's disclosure applies to both the General Partner and the Partnership; and
creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.
 
We believe it is important to understand the few differences between the General Partner and the Partnership in the context of how we operate as an interrelated consolidated company. The General Partner's only material asset is its ownership of partnership interests in the Partnership. As a result, the General Partner does not conduct business itself, other than acting as the sole general partner of the Partnership and issuing public equity from time to time. The General Partner does not issue any indebtedness, but does guarantee the unsecured debt of the Partnership. The Partnership holds substantially all the assets of the business, directly or indirectly, and holds the ownership interests related to certain of the Company's investments. The Partnership conducts the operations of the business and has no publicly traded equity. Except for net proceeds from equity issuances by the General Partner, which are contributed to the Partnership in exchange for General Partner Units or Preferred Units, the Partnership generates the capital required by the business through its operations, its incurrence of indebtedness and the issuance of Limited Partner Units to third parties.
Noncontrolling interests, shareholders' equity and partners' capital are the main areas of difference between the consolidated financial statements of the General Partner and those of the Partnership. The noncontrolling interests in the Partnership's financial statements include the interests in consolidated investees not wholly owned by the Partnership. The noncontrolling interests in the General Partner's financial statements include the same noncontrolling interests at the Partnership level, as well as the common limited partnership interests in the Partnership, which are accounted for as partners' capital by the Partnership.
In order to highlight the differences between the General Partner and the Partnership, there are separate sections in this report, as applicable, that separately discuss the General Partner and the Partnership including separate financial statements, and separate Exhibit 31 and 32 certifications. In the sections that combine disclosure of the General Partner and the Partnership, this report refers to actions or holdings as being actions or holdings of the collective Company.




DUKE REALTY CORPORATION/DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
INDEX
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Duke Realty Corporation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Duke Realty Limited Partnership:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Duke Realty Corporation and Duke Realty Limited Partnership:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Real estate investments:
 
 
 
Land and improvements
$
1,278,428

 
$
1,284,081

Buildings and tenant improvements
5,326,997

 
5,398,886

Construction in progress
303,383

 
234,918

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated companies
331,041

 
372,256

Undeveloped land
607,283

 
614,208

 
7,847,132

 
7,904,349

Accumulated depreciation
(1,319,056
)
 
(1,296,396
)
Net real estate investments
6,528,076

 
6,607,953

 
 
 
 
Real estate investments and other assets held-for-sale
105,505

 
30,937

 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
307,167

 
33,889

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $3,616 and $3,374
21,175

 
22,283

Straight-line rent receivable, net of allowance of $6,107 and $6,091
121,457

 
120,303

Receivables on construction contracts, including retentions
27,465

 
39,754

Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $50,582 and $48,218
41,097

 
40,083

Deferred leasing and other costs, net of accumulated amortization of $381,325 and $372,047
480,458

 
497,827

Escrow deposits and other assets
169,699

 
167,072

 
$
7,802,099

 
$
7,560,101

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Indebtedness:
 
 
 
Secured debt
$
1,151,660

 
$
1,167,953

Unsecured notes
3,242,737

 
2,993,217

Unsecured line of credit

 
285,000

 
4,394,397

 
4,446,170

 
 
 
 
Liabilities related to real estate investments held-for-sale
1,973

 
807

 
 
 
 
Construction payables and amounts due subcontractors, including retentions
81,044

 
84,679

Accrued real estate taxes
78,524

 
74,565

Accrued interest
41,626

 
59,215

Other accrued expenses
33,056

 
57,881

Other liabilities
123,233

 
167,935

Tenant security deposits and prepaid rents
43,665

 
42,731

Total liabilities
4,797,518

 
4,933,983

Shareholders' equity:
 
 
 
Preferred shares ($.01 par value); 5,000 shares authorized; 1,791 and 2,503 shares issued and outstanding
447,683

 
625,638

Common shares ($.01 par value); 400,000 shares authorized; 321,667 and 279,423 shares issued and outstanding
3,217

 
2,794

Additional paid-in capital
4,536,904

 
3,953,497

Accumulated other comprehensive income
3,228

 
2,691

Distributions in excess of net income
(2,020,455
)
 
(1,993,206
)
Total shareholders' equity
2,970,577

 
2,591,414

Noncontrolling interests
34,004

 
34,704

Total equity
3,004,581

 
2,626,118

 
$
7,802,099

 
$
7,560,101

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

3


DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
For the three months ended March 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
2013
 
2012
Revenues:
 
 
 
Rental and related revenue
$
221,264

 
$
196,693

General contractor and service fee revenue
47,404

 
68,968

 
268,668

 
265,661

Expenses:
 
 
 
Rental expenses
41,713

 
35,758

Real estate taxes
30,487

 
27,849

General contractor and other services expenses
38,341

 
63,921

Depreciation and amortization
97,115

 
88,090

 
207,656

 
215,618

Other operating activities:
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies
49,378

 
1,509

Gain on sale of properties
168

 
(277
)
Undeveloped land carrying costs
(2,198
)
 
(2,298
)
Other operating expenses
(68
)
 
(265
)
General and administrative expenses
(13,145
)
 
(11,839
)
 
34,135

 
(13,170
)
Operating income
95,147

 
36,873

Other income (expenses):
 
 
 
Interest and other income, net
153

 
146

Interest expense
(60,075
)
 
(59,299
)
Acquisition-related activity
643

 
(580
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
35,868

 
(22,860
)
Discontinued operations:
 
 
 
Loss before gain on sales
(699
)
 
(1,726
)
Gain on sale of depreciable properties
8,954

 
6,476

Income from discontinued operations
8,255

 
4,750

Net income (loss)
44,123

 
(18,110
)
Dividends on preferred shares
(9,550
)
 
(13,193
)
Adjustments for redemption of preferred shares
(5,932
)
 
(5,730
)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(598
)
 
643

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
28,043

 
$
(36,390
)
Basic net income (loss) per common share:
 
 
 
Continuing operations attributable to common shareholders
$
0.06

 
$
(0.16
)
Discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders
0.03

 
0.02

Total
$
0.09

 
$
(0.14
)
Diluted net income (loss) per common share:
 
 
 
Continuing operations attributable to common shareholders
$
0.06

 
$
(0.16
)
Discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders
0.03

 
0.02

Total
$
0.09

 
$
(0.14
)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
314,936

 
258,365

Weighted average number of common shares and potential dilutive securities
319,571

 
258,365

 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
44,123

 
$
(18,110
)
Other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
Amortization of interest contracts
457

 
457

Other
80

 
62

Total other comprehensive income

537

 
519

Comprehensive income (loss)
$
44,660

 
$
(17,591
)
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

4


DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
2013
 
2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
44,123

 
$
(18,110
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation of buildings and tenant improvements
70,548

 
63,860

Amortization of deferred leasing and other costs
29,232

 
28,396

Amortization of deferred financing costs
3,507

 
3,246

Straight-line rent adjustment
(4,839
)
 
(5,852
)
Gain on acquisitions
(962
)
 

Gains on land and depreciated property sales
(9,122
)
 
(6,199
)
Third-party construction contracts, net
11,138

 
(1,877
)
Other accrued revenues and expenses, net
(26,261
)
 
(43,116
)
Operating distributions received in excess of (less than) equity in earnings from unconsolidated companies
(43,930
)
 
4,995

Net cash provided by operating activities
73,434

 
25,343

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Development of real estate investments
(103,684
)
 
(29,639
)
Acquisition of real estate investments and related intangible assets
(35,495
)
 
(131,515
)
Acquisition of undeveloped land
(5,149
)
 
(12,180
)
Second generation tenant improvements, leasing costs and building improvements
(17,119
)
 
(15,361
)
Other deferred leasing costs
(11,079
)
 
(9,142
)
Other assets
(5,124
)
 
502

Proceeds from land and depreciated property sales, net
61,931

 
63,281

Capital distributions from unconsolidated companies
89,237

 

Capital contributions and advances to unconsolidated companies
(4,846
)
 
(3,521
)
Net cash used for investing activities
(31,328
)
 
(137,575
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net
574,685

 
146,969

Payments for redemption of preferred shares
(177,955
)
 
(168,272
)
Proceeds from unsecured debt issuance
250,000

 

Payments on unsecured debt
(480
)
 
(451
)
Proceeds from secured debt financings
1,933

 

Payments on secured indebtedness including principal amortization
(17,486
)
 
(10,455
)
Payments on line of credit, net
(285,000
)
 

Distributions to common shareholders
(54,678
)
 
(43,922
)
Distributions to preferred shareholders
(9,550
)
 
(9,467
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
(961
)
 
(1,033
)
Change in book overdrafts
(45,272
)
 

Deferred financing costs
(4,064
)
 
(206
)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
231,172

 
(86,837
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
273,278

 
(199,069
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
33,889

 
213,809

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
307,167

 
$
14,740

 
 
 
 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
Assumption of indebtedness and other liabilities in real estate acquisitions
$
50

 
$
19,626

Carrying amount of pre-existing ownership interest in acquired property

$
630

 
$

Conversion of Limited Partner Units to common shares
$
337

 
$
29,460

Preferred distributions declared but not paid
$

 
$
3,726


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


5


DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the three months ended March 31, 2013
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Common Shareholders
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred
Stock
 
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
 
Distributions
in Excess of
Net Income
 
Non-
Controlling
Interests
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2012
$
625,638

 
$
2,794

 
$
3,953,497

 
$
2,691

 
$
(1,993,206
)
 
$
34,704

 
$
2,626,118

Net income

 

 

 

 
43,525

 
598

 
44,123

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 
537

 

 

 
537

Issuance of common shares

 
416

 
574,269

 

 

 

 
574,685

Stock based compensation plan activity

 
6

 
2,870

 

 
(614
)
 

 
2,262

Conversion of Limited Partner Units

 
1

 
336

 

 

 
(337
)
 

Distributions to preferred shareholders

 

 

 

 
(9,550
)
 

 
(9,550
)
Redemption of preferred shares
(177,955
)
 

 
5,932

 

 
(5,932
)
 

 
(177,955
)
Distributions to common shareholders ($0.17 per share)

 

 

 

 
(54,678
)
 

 
(54,678
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 
(961
)
 
(961
)
Balance at March 31, 2013
$
447,683

 
$
3,217

 
$
4,536,904

 
$
3,228

 
$
(2,020,455
)
 
$
34,004

 
$
3,004,581

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



6


DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)

 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Real estate investments:
 
 
 
     Land and improvements
$
1,278,428

 
$
1,284,081

     Buildings and tenant improvements
5,326,997

 
5,398,886

     Construction in progress
303,383

 
234,918

     Investments in and advances to unconsolidated companies
331,041

 
372,256

     Undeveloped land
607,283

 
614,208

 
7,847,132

 
7,904,349

     Accumulated depreciation
(1,319,056
)
 
(1,296,396
)
              Net real estate investments
6,528,076

 
6,607,953

 
 
 
 
Real estate investments and other assets held-for-sale
105,505

 
30,937

 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
307,167

 
33,889

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $3,616 and $3,374
21,175

 
22,283

Straight-line rent receivable, net of allowance of $6,107 and $6,091
121,457

 
120,303

Receivables on construction contracts, including retentions
27,465

 
39,754

Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $50,582 and $48,218
41,097

 
40,083

Deferred leasing and other costs, net of accumulated amortization of $381,325 and $372,047
480,458

 
497,827

Escrow deposits and other assets
169,699

 
167,072

 
$
7,802,099

 
$
7,560,101

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Indebtedness:
 
 
 
     Secured debt
$
1,151,660

 
$
1,167,953

     Unsecured notes
3,242,737

 
2,993,217

     Unsecured line of credit

 
285,000

 
4,394,397

 
4,446,170

 
 
 
 
Liabilities related to real estate investments held-for-sale
1,973

 
807

 
 
 
 
Construction payables and amounts due subcontractors, including retentions
81,044

 
84,679

Accrued real estate taxes
78,524

 
74,565

Accrued interest
41,626

 
59,215

Other accrued expenses
33,252

 
58,048

Other liabilities
123,233

 
167,935

Tenant security deposits and prepaid rents
43,665

 
42,731

     Total liabilities
4,797,714

 
4,934,150

Partners' equity:
 
 
 
  General Partner:
 
 
 
     Common equity (321,667 and 279,423 General Partner Units issued and outstanding)
2,523,643

 
1,967,091

     Preferred equity (1,791 and 2,503 Preferred Units issued and outstanding)
447,683

 
625,638

 
2,971,326

 
2,592,729

     Limited Partners' common equity (4,388 and 4,419 Limited Partner Units issued and outstanding)
20,687

 
21,383

     Accumulated other comprehensive income
3,228

 
2,691

            Total partners' equity
2,995,241

 
2,616,803

Noncontrolling interests
9,144

 
9,148

     Total equity
3,004,385

 
2,625,951

 
$
7,802,099

 
$
7,560,101

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

7


DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
For the three months ended March 31,
(in thousands, except per unit amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
2013
 
2012
Revenues:
 
 
 
     Rental and related revenue
$
221,264

 
$
196,693

     General contractor and service fee revenue
47,404

 
68,968

 
268,668

 
265,661

Expenses:
 
 
 
     Rental expenses
41,713

 
35,758

     Real estate taxes
30,487

 
27,849

     General contractor and other services expenses
38,341

 
63,921

     Depreciation and amortization
97,115

 
88,090

 
207,656

 
215,618

Other operating activities:
 
 
 
     Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies
49,378

 
1,509

     Gain on sale of properties
168

 
(277
)
     Undeveloped land carrying costs
(2,198
)
 
(2,298
)
     Other operating expenses
(68
)
 
(265
)
     General and administrative expenses
(13,145
)
 
(11,839
)
 
34,135

 
(13,170
)
     Operating income
95,147

 
36,873

Other income (expenses):
 
 
 
     Interest and other income, net
153

 
146

     Interest expense
(60,075
)
 
(59,299
)
     Acquisition-related activity
643

 
(580
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
35,868

 
(22,860
)
Discontinued operations:
 
 
 
     Loss before gain on sales
(699
)
 
(1,726
)
     Gain on sale of depreciable properties
8,954

 
6,476

           Income from discontinued operations
8,255

 
4,750

Net income (loss)
44,123

 
(18,110
)
Distributions on Preferred Units
(9,550
)
 
(13,193
)
Adjustments for redemption of Preferred Units
(5,932
)
 
(5,730
)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(206
)
 
(168
)
     Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders
$
28,435

 
$
(37,201
)
Basic net income (loss) per Common Unit:
 
 
 
     Continuing operations attributable to common unitholders
$
0.06

 
$
(0.16
)
     Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders
0.03

 
0.02

           Total
$
0.09

 
$
(0.14
)
Diluted net income (loss) per Common Unit:
 
 
 
     Continuing operations attributable to common unitholders
$
0.06

 
$
(0.16
)
     Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders
0.03

 
0.02

           Total
$
0.09

 
$
(0.14
)
Weighted average number of Common Units outstanding
319,341

 
264,114

Weighted average number of Common Units and potential dilutive securities
319,571

 
264,114

 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
   Net income (loss)
$
44,123

 
$
(18,110
)
   Other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
Amortization of interest contracts
457

 
457

Other
80

 
62

Total other comprehensive income

537

 
519

Comprehensive income (loss)
$
44,660

 
$
(17,591
)
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

8


DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
2013
 
2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
44,123

 
$
(18,110
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation of buildings and tenant improvements
70,548

 
63,860

Amortization of deferred leasing and other costs
29,232

 
28,396

Amortization of deferred financing costs
3,507

 
3,246

Straight-line rent adjustment
(4,839
)
 
(5,852
)
Gain on acquisitions
(962
)
 

Gains on land and depreciated property sales
(9,122
)
 
(6,199
)
Third-party construction contracts, net
11,138

 
(1,877
)
Other accrued revenues and expenses, net
(26,232
)
 
(43,109
)
Operating distributions received in excess of (less than) equity in earnings from unconsolidated companies
(43,930
)
 
4,995

Net cash provided by operating activities
73,463

 
25,350

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Development of real estate investments
(103,684
)
 
(29,639
)
Acquisition of real estate investments and related intangible assets
(35,495
)
 
(131,515
)
Acquisition of undeveloped land
(5,149
)
 
(12,180
)
Second generation tenant improvements, leasing costs and building improvements
(17,119
)
 
(15,361
)
Other deferred leasing costs
(11,079
)
 
(9,142
)
Other assets
(5,124
)
 
502

Proceeds from land and depreciated property sales, net
61,931

 
63,281

Capital distributions from unconsolidated companies
89,237

 

Capital contributions and advances to unconsolidated companies
(4,846
)
 
(3,521
)
Net cash used for investing activities
(31,328
)
 
(137,575
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Contributions from the General Partner
574,685

 
146,969

Payments for redemption of Preferred Units
(177,955
)
 
(168,272
)
Proceeds from unsecured debt issuance
250,000

 

Payments on unsecured debt
(480
)
 
(451
)
Proceeds from secured debt financings
1,933

 

Payments on secured indebtedness including principal amortization
(17,486
)
 
(10,455
)
Payments on line of credit, net
(285,000
)
 

Distributions to common unitholders
(55,458
)
 
(44,902
)
Distributions to preferred unitholders
(9,550
)
 
(9,467
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
(210
)
 
(77
)
Change in book overdrafts
(45,272
)
 

Deferred financing costs
(4,064
)
 
(206
)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
231,143

 
(86,861
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
273,278

 
(199,086
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
33,889

 
213,826

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
307,167

 
$
14,740

 
 
 
 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
Assumption of indebtedness and other liabilities in real estate acquisitions
$
50

 
$
19,626

Carrying amount of pre-existing ownership interest in acquired property

$
630

 
$

Conversion of Limited Partner Units to common shares of the General Partner
$
337

 
$
29,460

Preferred distributions declared but not paid
$

 
$
3,726

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the three months ended March 31, 2013
(in thousands, except per unit data)
(Unaudited)
 
Common Unitholders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Limited
 
Accumulated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General Partner
 
Partners'
 
Other
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
Common Equity
 
Preferred Equity
 
Common Equity
 
Comprehensive
Income
 
Partners' Equity
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2012
$
1,967,091

 
$
625,638

 
$
21,383

 
$
2,691

 
$
2,616,803

 
$
9,148

 
$
2,625,951

Net income
33,975

 
9,550

 
392

 

 
43,917

 
206

 
44,123

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 
537

 
537

 

 
537

Capital contribution from the General Partner
574,685

 

 

 

 
574,685

 

 
574,685

Stock based compensation plan activity
2,262

 

 

 

 
2,262

 

 
2,262

Conversion of Limited Partner Units to common shares of the General Partner
337

 

 
(337
)
 

 

 

 

Distributions to Preferred Unitholders

 
(9,550
)
 

 

 
(9,550
)
 

 
(9,550
)
Redemption of Preferred Units

 
(177,955
)
 

 

 
(177,955
)
 

 
(177,955
)
Distributions to Partners ($0.17 per Common Unit)
(54,707
)
 

 
(751
)
 

 
(55,458
)
 

 
(55,458
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 
(210
)
 
(210
)
Balance at March 31, 2013
$
2,523,643

 
$
447,683

 
$
20,687

 
$
3,228

 
$
2,995,241

 
$
9,144

 
$
3,004,385


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements










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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
1.    General Basis of Presentation
The interim consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by Duke Realty Corporation (the "General Partner") and Duke Realty Limited Partnership (the "Partnership"). In this Report, unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms "Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to the General Partner and the Partnership, collectively, and those entities owned or controlled by the General Partner and/or the Partnership. The 2012 year-end consolidated balance sheet data included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "Report") was derived from the audited financial statements in the combined Annual Report on Form 10-K of the General Partner and the Partnership for the year ended December 31, 2012, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Our actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included herein and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the combined Annual Report on Form 10-K of the General Partner and the Partnership for the year ended December 31, 2012.
The General Partner was formed in 1985 and we believe that it qualifies as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Partnership was formed on October 4, 1993, when the General Partner contributed all of its properties and related assets and liabilities, together with the net proceeds from an offering of additional shares of its common stock, to the Partnership. Simultaneously, the Partnership completed the acquisition of Duke Associates, a full-service commercial real estate firm operating in the Midwest whose operations began in 1972.
The General Partner is the sole general partner of the Partnership, owning approximately 98.7% of the common partnership interests of the Partnership ("General Partner Units") at March 31, 2013. The remaining 1.3% of the common partnership interests ("Limited Partner Units" and, together with the General Partner Units, the "Common Units") are owned by limited partners. As the sole general partner of the Partnership, the General Partner has full, exclusive and complete responsibility and discretion in the day-to-day management and control of the Partnership. The General Partner and the Partnership are operated as one enterprise. The management of the General Partner consists of the same members as the management of the Partnership. As the sole general partner with control of the Partnership, the General Partner consolidates the Partnership for financial reporting purposes, and the General Partner does not have any significant assets other than its investment in the Partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the General Partner and the Partnership are substantially the same.
Limited Partners have the right to redeem their Limited Partner Units, subject to certain restrictions. Pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as amended (the "Partnership Agreement"), the General Partner is obligated to redeem the Limited Partner Units in shares of its common stock, unless it determines in its reasonable discretion that the issuance of shares of its common stock could cause it to fail to qualify as a REIT. Each Limited Partner Unit shall be redeemed for one share of the General Partner's common stock, or, in the event that the issuance of shares could cause the General Partner to fail to qualify as a REIT, cash equal to the fair market value of one share of the General Partner's common stock at the time of redemption, in each case, subject to certain adjustments described in the Partnership Agreement. The Limited Partner Units are not required, per the terms of the Partnership Agreement, to be redeemed in registered shares of the General Partner. The General Partner also owns preferred partnership interests in the Partnership ("Preferred Units").

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We own and operate a portfolio primarily consisting of industrial and office properties and provide real estate services to third-party owners. Substantially all of our Rental Operations (see Note 10) are conducted through the Partnership. We conduct our Service Operations (see Note 10) through Duke Realty Services, LLC, Duke Realty Services Limited Partnership and Duke Construction Limited Partnership ("DCLP"), which are consolidated entities that are 100% owned by a combination of the General Partner and the Partnership. DCLP is owned through a taxable REIT subsidiary. The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries.  
2.    Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for 2012 have been reclassified to conform to the 2013 consolidated financial statement presentation.
3.    Other Comprehensive Income
In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-02, Other Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income ("ASU 2013-02"), which is effective for us beginning with the three months ended March 31, 2013. ASU 2013-02 requires presentation of significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. Activity within other comprehensive income or loss includes changes in the fair values of currently outstanding interest rate swaps that we have designated as cash flow hedges, as well as the amortization to interest expense, over the lives of previously hedged loans, of the values of interest rate swaps that have been settled. Activity within other comprehensive income is not material for each type of activity, or all activities in the aggregate, for all periods presented in this Report.
4.    Variable Interest Entities
At March 31, 2013, there are three unconsolidated joint ventures that we have determined meet the criteria to be considered variable interest entities ("VIEs"). These three unconsolidated joint ventures were formed with the sole purpose of developing, constructing, leasing, marketing and selling or operating properties. The business activities of these unconsolidated joint ventures have been financed through a combination of equity contributions, partner/member loans, and third-party debt that is guaranteed by a combination of us and the other partner/member of each entity. All significant decisions for these unconsolidated joint ventures, including those decisions that most significantly impact each venture's economic performance, require unanimous approval of each joint venture's partners or members. In certain cases, these decisions also require lender approval. Unanimous approval requirements for these unconsolidated joint ventures include entering into new leases, setting annual operating budgets, selling underlying properties, and incurring additional indebtedness. Because no single entity exercises control over the decisions that most significantly affect each joint venture's economic performance, we determined there to be no individual primary beneficiary and that the equity method of accounting is appropriate.
The following is a summary of the carrying value in our consolidated balance sheet, as well as our maximum loss exposure under guarantees for the three unconsolidated subsidiaries that we have determined to be VIEs as of March 31, 2013 (in millions):
 
Carrying Value
 
Maximum Loss Exposure
Investment in Unconsolidated Companies
$
52.4

 
$
52.4

Guarantee Obligations (1)
$
(23.0
)
 
$
(144.5
)
 
(1)
We are party to guarantees of the third-party debt of these joint ventures and our maximum loss exposure is equal to the maximum monetary obligation pursuant to the guarantee agreements. We have also recorded a liability for our probable future obligation under a guarantee to the lender of one of these ventures, which is included within the carrying value of our guarantee obligations. Pursuant to an agreement with the lender, we may make partner loans to this joint venture that will reduce our maximum guarantee obligation on a dollar-for-dollar basis. The carrying value of our recorded guarantee obligations is included in other liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.


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5.    Acquisitions and Dispositions
2013 Acquisitions
We acquired two operating properties during the three months ended March 31, 2013. These acquisitions consisted of one industrial property near Indianapolis, Indiana and one medical office property in Central Florida. The following table summarizes our allocation of the fair value of amounts recognized for each major class of asset and liability (in thousands) for these acquisitions:
 
 
Real estate assets
$
29,780

Lease related intangible assets
6,370

Total acquired assets
36,150

Other liabilities
50

Total assumed liabilities
50

Fair value of acquired net assets
$
36,100


The leases in the acquired properties had a weighted average remaining life at acquisition of approximately 8.6 years.
Fair Value Measurements
The fair value estimates used in allocating the aggregate purchase price of each acquisition among the individual components of real estate assets and liabilities were determined primarily through calculating the "as-if vacant" value of each building, using the income approach, and relied significantly upon internally determined assumptions. We have determined these estimates to have been primarily based upon Level 3 inputs, which are unobservable inputs based on our own assumptions. The range of most significant assumptions utilized in making the lease-up and future disposition estimates used in calculating the "as-if vacant" value of each building acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2013 were as follows: 
 
Low

High

Discount rate
8.06
%
9.67
%
Exit capitalization rate
6.96
%
7.67
%
Lease-up period (months)
12

24

Net rental rate per square foot – Industrial
$2.95
$2.95
Net rental rate per square foot – Medical Office
$18.00
$18.00
Acquisition-Related Activity
The acquisition-related activity in our consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 consists of transaction costs related to completed acquisitions, which are expensed as incurred, as well as gains or losses related to acquisitions where we had a pre-existing ownership interest. We recognized a gain of $962,000 on the pre-existing ownership interest that we held in the industrial property we acquired and expenses of $319,000 for transaction costs during the three months ended March 31, 2013.
Activity during the three months ended March 31, 2012 consists of transaction costs related to acquisitions, which were expensed as incurred.
Dispositions
We disposed of certain consolidated income-producing real estate assets and undeveloped land and received net cash proceeds of $61.9 million and $63.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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During the three months ended March 31, 2013, 17 office properties and one industrial property were sold from certain of our unconsolidated joint ventures for which our capital distributions totaled $89.2 million and our share of gains totaled $48.8 million, which is included in equity in earnings.
6.    Indebtedness
All debt is held directly or indirectly by the Partnership. The General Partner does not have any indebtedness, but does guarantee all of the unsecured debt of the Partnership.
The following table summarizes the book value and changes in the fair value of our debt for the three months ended March 31, 2013 (in thousands):
 
Book Value
at 12/31/12
 
Book Value
at 3/31/13
 
Fair Value
at 12/31/12
 
Issuances and
Assumptions
 
Payments/Payoffs
 
Adjustments
to Fair Value
 
Fair Value
at 3/31/13
Fixed rate secured debt
$
1,149,541

 
$
1,131,398

 
$
1,251,477

 
$

 
$
(17,486
)
 
$
20,784

 
$
1,254,775

Variable rate secured debt
18,412

 
20,262

 
18,386

 
1,933

 

 
(83
)
 
20,236

Unsecured notes
2,993,217

 
3,242,737

 
3,336,386

 
250,000

 
(480
)
 
8,638

 
3,594,544

Unsecured line of credit
285,000

 

 
285,632

 

 
(285,000
)
 
(632
)
 

Total
$
4,446,170

 
$
4,394,397

 
$
4,891,881

 
$
251,933

 
$
(302,966
)
 
$
28,707

 
$
4,869,555


Secured Debt
Because our fixed rate secured debt is not actively traded in any marketplace, we utilized a discounted cash flow methodology to determine its fair value. Accordingly, we calculated fair value by applying an estimate of the current market rate to discount the debt's remaining contractual cash flows. Our estimate of a current market rate, which is the most significant input in the discounted cash flow calculation, is intended to replicate debt of similar maturity and loan-to-value relationship. The estimated rates ranged from 2.80% to 4.30%, depending on the attributes of the specific loans. The current market rates we utilized were internally estimated; therefore, we have concluded that our determination of fair value for our fixed rate secured debt was primarily based upon Level 3 inputs.
As of March 31, 2013, we have repaid two secured loans at their maturity dates totaling $13.7 million. These loans had a weighted average stated interest rate of 6.20%.
Unsecured Notes
At March 31, 2013, all of our unsecured notes bear interest at fixed rates. We utilized broker estimates in estimating the fair value of our fixed rate unsecured debt. Our unsecured notes are thinly traded and, in certain cases, the broker estimates were not based upon comparable transactions. The broker estimates took into account any recent trades within the same series of our fixed rate unsecured debt, comparisons to recent trades of other series of our fixed rate unsecured debt, trades of fixed rate unsecured debt from companies with profiles similar to ours, as well as overall economic conditions. We reviewed these broker estimates for reasonableness and accuracy, considering whether the estimates were based upon market participant assumptions within the principal and most advantageous market and whether any other observable inputs would be more accurate indicators of fair value than the broker estimates. We concluded that the broker estimates were representative of fair value. We have determined that our estimation of the fair value of our fixed rate unsecured debt was primarily based upon Level 3 inputs, as defined. The estimated trading values of our fixed rate unsecured debt, depending on the maturity and coupon rates, ranged from 100.00% to 130.00% of face value.
In March 2013, we issued $250.0 million of unsecured notes that bear interest at 3.625%, have an effective rate of 3.72%, and mature on April 15, 2023.
The indentures (and related supplemental indentures) governing our outstanding series of notes also require us to comply with financial ratios and other covenants regarding our operations. We were in compliance with all such covenants as of March 31, 2013.


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Unsecured Line of Credit
Our unsecured line of credit as of March 31, 2013 is described as follows (in thousands):
Description
Maximum
Capacity
 
Maturity Date
 
Outstanding
Balance at
March 31, 2013
Unsecured Line of Credit - Partnership
$
850,000

 
December 2015
 
$


The Partnership's unsecured line of credit has an interest rate on borrowings of LIBOR plus 1.25% and a maturity date of December 2015. Subject to certain conditions, the terms also include an option to increase the facility by up to an additional $400.0 million, for a total of up to $1.25 billion.
This line of credit provides us with an option to obtain borrowings from financial institutions that participate in the line at rates that may be lower than the stated interest rate, subject to certain restrictions.
This line of credit contains financial covenants that require us to meet certain financial ratios and defined levels of performance, including those related to fixed charge coverage, unsecured interest expense coverage and debt-to-asset value (with asset value being defined in the Partnership's unsecured line of credit agreement). As of March 31, 2013, we were in compliance with all covenants under this line of credit.
To the extent that there are outstanding borrowings, we utilize a discounted cash flow methodology in order to estimate the fair value of our unsecured line of credit. The net present value of the difference between future contractual interest payments and future interest payments based on our estimate of a current market rate represents the difference between the book value and the fair value. Our estimate of a current market rate is based upon the rate, considering current market conditions and our specific credit profile, at which we estimate we could obtain similar borrowings. When such fair value estimates are made for outstanding borrowings, they are primarily based on Level 3 inputs as defined.
7.    Shareholders' Equity of the General Partner and Partners' Capital of the Partnership
General Partner
In January 2013, the General Partner completed a public offering of 41.4 million common shares at an issue price of $14.25 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $590.0 million and, after underwriting fees and estimated offering costs, net proceeds of approximately $571.9 million. A portion of the net proceeds from this offering were used to repay all of the outstanding borrowings under the Partnership's existing revolving credit facility, which had an outstanding balance of $285.0 million as of December 31, 2012, and the remaining proceeds were used to redeem all of the General Partner's outstanding 8.375% Series O Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares ("Series O Shares") and for general corporate purposes.
In February 2013, the General Partner redeemed all of the outstanding shares of its Series O Shares at their liquidation amount of $178.0 million. Original offering costs of $5.9 million were included as a reduction to net income attributable to common shareholders in conjunction with the redemption of these shares.
In the first three months of 2013, the General Partner issued 213,333 shares of common stock pursuant to its at the market equity program, generating gross proceeds of approximately $3.0 million and, after considering commissions and other costs, net proceeds of approximately $2.8 million. The General Partner paid approximately $60,000 in commissions related to the sale of these common shares. The proceeds from these offerings were used for acquisitions, general corporate purposes and redemption of preferred shares and fixed rate secured debt.
Partnership
For each share of common stock or preferred stock that the General Partner issues, the Partnership issues a corresponding General Partner Unit or Preferred Unit, as applicable, to the General Partner in exchange for the contribution of the proceeds from the stock issuance. Similarly, when the General Partner redeems or repurchases

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shares of its common stock or preferred stock, the Partnership redeems the corresponding Common Units or Preferred Units held by the General Partner at the same price.
8.    Related Party Transactions
We provide property management, asset management, leasing, construction and other tenant related services to unconsolidated companies in which we have equity interests. We recorded the corresponding fees based on contractual terms that approximate market rates for these types of services and we have eliminated our ownership percentage of these fees in the consolidated financial statements. The following table summarizes the fees earned from these companies, prior to elimination, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Management fees
$
2,456

 
$
2,731

Leasing fees
555

 
1,294

Construction and development fees
1,067

 
843

9.    Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share or Common Unit
Basic net income (loss) per common share or Common Unit is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders, less dividends or distributions on share-based awards expected to vest (referred to as "participating securities" and primarily composed of unvested restricted stock units), by the weighted average number of common shares or Common Units outstanding for the period.
Diluted net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the sum of basic net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders and the noncontrolling interest in earnings allocable to Limited Partner Units (to the extent the Limited Partner Units are dilutive) by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and, to the extent they are dilutive, Units outstanding and any potential dilutive securities for the period. Diluted net income (loss) per Common Unit is computed by dividing the basic net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders by the sum of the weighted average number of Common Units outstanding and any potential dilutive securities for the period.
The following table reconciles the components of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share or Common Unit for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (in thousands): 

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Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
General Partner
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
28,043

 
$
(36,390
)
Less: Dividends on participating securities
(688
)
 
(852
)
Basic net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
27,355

 
(37,242
)
Noncontrolling interest in earnings of common unitholders
392

 

Diluted net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
27,747

 
$
(37,242
)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
314,936

 
258,365

Weighted average Limited Partner Units outstanding
4,405

 

Other potential dilutive shares
230

 

Weighted average number of common shares and potential dilutive securities
319,571

 
258,365

 
 
 
 
Partnership
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders
$
28,435

 
$
(37,201
)
Less: Distributions on participating securities
(688
)
 
(852
)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders
$
27,747

 
$
(38,053
)
Weighted average number of Common Units outstanding
319,341

 
264,114

Other potential dilutive units
230

 

Weighted average number of Common Units and potential dilutive securities
319,571

 
264,114

The Limited Partner Units are anti-dilutive to the General Partner for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as a result of the net loss for that period. In addition, substantially all potential shares related to our stock-based compensation plans are anti-dilutive for all periods presented. The following table summarizes the data that is excluded from the computation of net income (loss) per common share or Common Unit as a result of being anti-dilutive (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
General Partner
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interest in loss of common unitholders
$

 
$
(811
)
Weighted average Limited Partner Units outstanding

 
5,749

General Partner and Partnership
 
 
 
Other potential dilutive shares or units:
 
 
 
Anti-dilutive outstanding potential shares or units under fixed stock option and other stock-based compensation plans
1,378

 
1,733

Outstanding participating securities
4,078

 
5,051

10.    Segment Reporting
We have four reportable operating segments at March 31, 2013, the first three of which consist of the ownership and rental of (i) industrial, (ii) office and (iii) medical office real estate investments. The operations of our industrial, office and medical office properties, along with our retail properties, are collectively referred to as "Rental Operations." Our retail properties, as well as any other properties not included in our reportable segments, do not by themselves meet the quantitative thresholds for separate presentation as a reportable segment. The fourth reportable segment consists of various real estate services such as property management, asset management, maintenance, leasing, development, general contracting and construction management to third-party property owners and joint ventures, and is collectively referred to as "Service Operations." Our reportable segments offer different products or services and are managed separately because each segment requires different operating strategies and management expertise.
Other revenue consists of other operating revenues not identified with one of our operating segments. Interest expense and other non-property specific revenues and expenses are not allocated to individual segments in determining our performance measure.

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We assess and measure the overall operating results of the General Partner and the Partnership based upon Funds From Operations ("FFO"), which is an industry performance measure that management believes is a useful indicator of consolidated operating performance. FFO is used by industry analysts and investors as a supplemental operating performance measure of a REIT. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") created FFO as a non-GAAP supplemental measure of REIT operating performance. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, represents GAAP net income (loss), excluding extraordinary items as defined under GAAP, gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated real estate assets, impairment charges related to depreciable real estate assets, plus certain non-cash items such as real estate asset depreciation and amortization, and after similar adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. The most comparable GAAP measure is net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders. FFO attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders should not be considered as a substitute for net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders or any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. FFO is calculated in accordance with the definition that was adopted by the Board of Governors of NAREIT.
Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry analysts and investors have considered presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves. Management believes that the use of FFO attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders, combined with net income (which remains the primary measure of performance), improves the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and makes comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. Management believes that the use of FFO as a performance measure enables investors and analysts to readily identify the operating results of the long-term assets that form the core of a REIT's activity and assist them in comparing these operating results between periods or between different companies.
We do not allocate certain income and expenses ("Non-Segment Items," as shown in the table below) to our operating segments. Thus, the operational performance measure presented here on a segment-level basis represents net earnings, excluding depreciation expense and the Non-Segment Items not allocated, and is not meant to present FFO as defined by NAREIT.
The following table shows (i) the revenues for each of the reportable segments and (ii) a reconciliation of FFO attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders to net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (in thousands): 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
Revenues
 
 
 
 
Rental Operations:
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
115,876

 
$
106,153

Office
 
66,708

 
66,378

Medical Office
 
35,181

 
21,011

Non-reportable Rental Operations
 
2,302

 
2,022

Service Operations
 
47,404

 
68,968

Total Segment Revenues
 
267,471

 
264,532

Other Revenue
 
1,197

 
1,129

Consolidated Revenue from continuing operations
 
268,668

 
265,661

Discontinued Operations
 
5,019

 
7,973

Consolidated Revenue
 
$
273,687

 
$
273,634

Reconciliation of Funds From Operations
 
 
 
 
Net earnings excluding depreciation and Non-Segment Items
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
84,807

 
$
78,504


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Office
 
38,386

 
38,848

Medical Office
 
23,949

 
13,935

Non-reportable Rental Operations
 
1,611

 
1,447

Service Operations
 
9,063

 
5,047

 
 
157,816

 
137,781

Non-Segment Items:
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
(60,075
)
 
(59,299
)
Interest and other income
 
153

 
146

Other operating expenses
 
(68
)
 
(265
)
General and administrative expenses
 
(13,145
)
 
(11,839
)
Undeveloped land carrying costs
 
(2,198
)
 
(2,298
)
Acquisition-related activity
 
643

 
(580
)
Other non-segment income
 
311

 
352

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests - consolidated entities not wholly owned by the Partnership
 
(206
)
 
(168
)
Joint venture items
 
8,193

 
10,095

Dividends on preferred shares/Preferred Units
 
(9,550
)
 
(13,193
)
Adjustments for redemption of preferred shares/Preferred Units
 
(5,932
)
 
(5,730
)
Discontinued operations
 
1,966

 
2,440

FFO attributable to common unitholders of the Partnership
 
77,908

 
57,442

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests - common limited partnership interests in the Partnership
 
(392
)
 
811

Noncontrolling interest share of FFO adjustments
 
(682
)
 
(2,060
)
FFO attributable to common shareholders of the General Partner
 
76,834

 
56,193

Depreciation and amortization on continuing operations
 
(97,115
)
 
(88,090
)
Depreciation and amortization on discontinued operations
 
(2,665
)
 
(4,166
)
Company's share of joint venture adjustments
 
(7,629
)
 
(8,586
)
Gains on depreciated property sales on continuing operations
 
168

 
(277
)
Gains on depreciated property sales on discontinued operations
 
8,954

 
6,476

Gains on depreciated property sales - share of joint venture
 
48,814

 

Noncontrolling interest share of FFO adjustments
 
682

 
2,060

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders of the General Partner
 
$
28,043

 
$
(36,390
)
Add back: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests - common limited partnership interests in the Partnership
 
392

 
(811
)
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders of the Partnership
 
$
28,435

 
$
(37,201
)

The assets for each of the reportable segments as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows (in thousands): 
 
March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Assets
 
 
 
Rental Operations:
 
 
 
Industrial
$
3,835,245

 
$
3,836,721

Office
1,673,827

 
1,683,314

Medical Office
1,233,126

 
1,202,929

Non-reportable Rental Operations
170,248

 
175,197

Service Operations
155,055

 
162,219

Total Segment Assets
7,067,501

 
7,060,380

Non-Segment Assets
734,598

 
499,721

Consolidated Assets
$
7,802,099

 
$
7,560,101



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11.    Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale
The following table illustrates the number of properties in discontinued operations:
 
 
Held for Sale at March 31, 2013
 
Sold in 2013
 
Sold in 2012
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Office
0
 
1
 
10
 
11
Industrial
1
 
3
 
17
 
21
Medical Office
0
 
2
 
0
 
2
Retail
1
 
0
 
1
 
2
 
2
 
6
 
28
 
36
We allocate interest expense to discontinued operations and have included such interest expense in computing income from discontinued operations. Interest expense allocable to discontinued operations includes interest on any secured debt for properties included in discontinued operations and an allocable share of our consolidated unsecured interest expense for unencumbered properties. The allocation of unsecured interest expense to discontinued operations was based upon the gross book value of the unencumbered real estate assets included in discontinued operations as it related to the total gross book value of our unencumbered real estate assets.
The following table illustrates the operations of the buildings reflected in discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (in thousands):  
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Revenues
$
5,019

 
$
7,973

Operating expenses
(1,687
)
 
(3,221
)
Depreciation and amortization
(2,665
)
 
(4,166
)
Operating income
667

 
586

Interest expense
(1,366
)
 
(2,312
)
Loss before gain on sales
(699
)
 
(1,726
)
Gain on sale of depreciable properties
8,954

 
6,476

Income from discontinued operations
$
8,255

 
$
4,750

Dividends or distributions on preferred shares or Preferred Units and adjustments for the redemption or repurchase of preferred shares or Preferred Units are allocated entirely to continuing operations for both the General Partner and the Partnership.
Allocation of Noncontrolling Interests - General Partner
The following table illustrates the General Partner's share of the income (loss) attributable to common shareholders from continuing operations and discontinued operations, reduced by the allocation of income or loss between continuing and discontinued operations to the Limited Partner Units, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (in thousands):

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Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders
$
19,902

 
$
(41,037
)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders
8,141

 
4,647

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
28,043

 
$
(36,390
)
Allocation of Noncontrolling Interests - Partnership
The income from discontinued operations for all periods presented in the Partnership's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income is entirely attributable to the common unitholders.
Properties Held for Sale
At March 31, 2013, we classified two in-service properties as held-for-sale, which were included in discontinued operations, due to our intention and ability to sell the properties in the second quarter of 2013. The following table illustrates aggregate balance sheet information of these properties included in discontinued operations at March 31, 2013 (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2013
Real estate investment, net
$
94,260

Other assets
11,245

Total assets held-for-sale
$
105,505

 
 
Accrued expenses
$
537

Other liabilities
1,436

Total liabilities held-for-sale
$
1,973

12.    Subsequent Events
Declaration of Dividends/Distributions
The General Partner's board of directors declared the following dividends/distributions at its regularly scheduled board meeting held on April 24, 2013:
 
Class of stock/units
Quarterly Amount per Share or Unit
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
Common
$0.17
 
May 16, 2013
 
May 31, 2013
Preferred (per depositary share or unit):

 

 

Series J
$0.414063
 
May 16, 2013
 
May 31, 2013
Series K
$0.406250
 
May 16, 2013
 
May 31, 2013
Series L
$0.412500
 
May 16, 2013
 
May 31, 2013

Sale of Retail Property
On May 1, 2013, we closed on the sale of an approximately 391,000 rentable square foot retail lifestyle center in Pembroke Pines, Florida. We received net proceeds of $184.5 million and we estimate the gain on sale to be approximately $80.0 million.

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Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is intended to help the reader understand our operations and our present business environment. Management's Discussion and Analysis is provided as a supplement to and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, contained in Part I, Item I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "Report") and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, contained in Part IV, Item 15 of our combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 22, 2013 for Duke Realty Corporation (the "General Partner") and Duke Realty Limited Partnership (the "Partnership"). As used herein, the terms the "Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to the General Partner and the Partnership, collectively, and those entities owned or controlled by the General Partner and/or the Partnership.
Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this Report, including, without limitation, those related to our future operations, constitute "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 words "believe," "estimate," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "seek," "may," and similar expressions or statements regarding future periods are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from any predictions of future results, performance or achievements that we express or imply in this Report. Some of the risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may affect future results include, among others:
Changes in general economic and business conditions, including the financial condition of our tenants and the value of our real estate assets;
The General Partner's continued qualification as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
Heightened competition for tenants and potential decreases in property occupancy;
Potential changes in the financial markets and interest rates;
Volatility in the General Partner's stock price and trading volume;
Our continuing ability to raise funds on favorable terms;
Our ability to successfully identify, acquire, develop and/or manage properties on terms that are favorable to us;
Potential increases in real estate construction costs;
Our ability to successfully dispose of properties on terms that are favorable to us, including, without limitation, through one or more transactions that are consistent with our previously disclosed strategic plans;
Our ability to retain our current credit ratings;
Inherent risks in the real estate business, including, but not limited to, tenant defaults, potential liability relating to environmental matters and liquidity of real estate investments; and
Other risks and uncertainties described herein, as well as those risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in our other reports and other public filings with the SEC.
Although we presently believe that the plans, expectations and results expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements are reasonable, all forward-looking statements are inherently subjective, uncertain and subject to change, as they involve substantial risks and uncertainties beyond our control. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict the nature, or assess the potential impact, of each new factor on our business. Given these uncertainties, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any of our forward-looking statements for events or circumstances that arise after the statement is made, except as otherwise may be required by law.


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This list of risks and uncertainties, however, is only a summary of some of the most important factors and is not intended to be exhaustive. Additional information regarding risk factors that may affect us is included under the caption "Risk Factors" in Part II, Item 1A of this Report, and in our combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, which we filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013 for the General Partner and the Partnership. The risk factors contained in our Annual Report are updated by us from time to time in Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other public filings. 
Business Overview
The General Partner is a self-administered and self-managed REIT that began operations in 1986 and is the sole general partner of the Partnership. The Partnership is a limited partnership formed in 1993, at which time all of the properties and related assets and liabilities of the General Partner, as well as proceeds from a secondary offering of the General Partner's common shares, were contributed to the Partnership. Simultaneously, the Partnership completed the acquisition of Duke Associates, a full-service commercial real estate firm operating in the Midwest whose operations began in 1972. We operate the General Partner and the Partnership as one enterprise, and therefore, our discussion and analysis refers to the General Partner and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Partnership, collectively. A more complete description of our business, and of management's philosophy and priorities, is included in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
As of March 31, 2013, we:
Owned or jointly controlled 757 industrial, office, medical office and other properties, of which 734 properties with more than 137.8 million square feet are in service and 23 properties with more than 5.1 million square feet are under development. The 734 in-service properties are comprised of 627 consolidated properties with approximately 116.2 million square feet and 107 jointly controlled unconsolidated properties with more than 21.6 million square feet. The 23 properties under development consist of 21 consolidated properties with more than 4.2 million square feet and two jointly controlled unconsolidated properties with approximately 874,000 square feet.
Owned, including through ownership interests in unconsolidated joint ventures, more than 4,500 acres of land and controlled more than 1,600 acres through purchase options.
A key component of our overall strategy is to increase our investment in quality industrial properties in both existing and select new markets, expand our medical office portfolio nationally to take advantage of demographic trends and to reduce our investment in suburban office properties and other non-strategic assets.
We have four reportable operating segments at March 31, 2013, the first three of which consist of the ownership and rental of (i) industrial, (ii) office and (iii) medical office real estate investments. The operations of our industrial, office and medical office properties, along with our retail properties, are collectively referred to as "Rental Operations." Our retail properties, as well as any other properties not included in our reportable segments, do not by themselves meet the quantitative thresholds for separate presentation as a reportable segment. The fourth reportable segment consists of various real estate services such as property management, asset management, maintenance, leasing, development, general contractor and construction management to third-party property owners and joint ventures, and is collectively referred to as "Service Operations." Our reportable segments offer different products or services and are managed separately because each segment requires different operating strategies and management expertise.
Key Performance Indicators
Our operating results depend primarily upon rental income from our Rental Operations. The following discussion highlights the areas of Rental Operations that we consider critical drivers of future revenues.
Occupancy Analysis
Our ability to maintain high occupancy rates is a principal driver of maintaining and increasing rental revenue. The following table sets forth percent leased and average net effective rent information regarding our in-service portfolio

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of consolidated rental properties, including properties classified within both continuing and discontinued operations, as of March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
 
Total Square Feet
 
Percent of
Total Square Feet
 
Percent Leased*
 
Average Annual Net Effective Rent**
Type
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Industrial
94,859

 
91,449

 
81.7
%
 
82.2
%
 
93.1
%
 
93.7
%
 
$3.85
 
$3.84
Office
15,574

 
15,789

 
13.4
%
 
14.2
%
 
84.2
%
 
83.8
%
 
$13.32
 
$13.26
Medical Office
5,011

 
3,156

 
4.3
%
 
2.8
%
 
90.6
%
 
90.4
%
 
$21.70
 
$20.84
Other
739

 
823

 
0.6
%
 
0.8
%
 
85.8
%
 
89.2
%
 
$24.12
 
$23.60
Total
116,183

 
111,217

 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
91.8
%
 
92.1
%
 
$5.90
 
$5.67
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 *Represents the percentage of total square feet leased based on executed leases and without regard to whether the leases have commenced.
**Represents average annual base rental payments per leased square foot, on a straight-line basis for the term of each lease, from space leased to tenants at the end of the most recent reporting period. This amount excludes additional amounts paid by tenants as reimbursement for operating expenses.

The expiration of certain larger industrial spaces, as well as placing a speculative industrial property into service during the three months ended March 31, 2013, drove the slight decrease in our total percent leased from March 31, 2012.
Total Leasing Activity
The initial leasing of newly completed or vacant space in acquired properties is referred to as first generation lease activity. The leasing of space that had been previously under lease is referred to as second generation lease activity. The total leasing activity for our consolidated rental properties, expressed in square feet of leases signed during the period, is as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
New Leasing Activity - First Generation
1,359
 
1,676
New Leasing Activity - Second Generation
2,266
 
2,225
Renewal Leasing Activity
1,992
 
2,565
Total Leasing Activity
5,617
 
6,466
New Second Generation Leases
The following table sets forth the estimated costs of tenant improvements and leasing commissions, on a per square foot basis, that we are obligated to fulfill under the new second generation leases signed for our consolidated rental properties during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (square feet data in thousands):
 
Square Feet of New Second Generation Leases
 
Average Term in Years
 
Estimated Tenant Improvement Cost per Square Foot
 
Leasing Commissions per Square Foot
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Three Months
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
2,066
 
2,017
 
5.7

 
7.7

 
$2.56
 
$1.61
 
$1.55
 
$1.32
Office
177
 
191
 
5.6

 
5.8

 
$10.39
 
$16.00
 
$5.74
 
$6.07
Medical Office
23
 
17
 
4.4

 
7.9

 
$5.74
 
$12.73
 
$0.56
 
$5.33
Total
2,266
 
2,225
 
5.7

 
7.5

 
$3.21
 
$2.93
 
$1.86
 
$1.76


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Lease Renewals
The following table summarizes our lease renewal activity within our consolidated rental properties for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (square feet data in thousands):
 
Square Feet of Leases Renewed
 
Percent of Expiring Leases Renewed
 
Average Term in Years
 
Growth (Decline) in Net Effective Rents*
 
Estimated Tenant Improvement Cost per Square Foot
 
Leasing Commissions per Square Foot
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Three Months
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
1,638

 
1,931

 
42.6
%
 
83.3
%
 
4.0

 
4.5

 
1.7
 %
 
2.3
%
 
$
0.39

 
$
0.33

 
$
0.61

 
$
0.87

Office
349

 
628

 
76.6
%
 
80.3
%
 
5.8

 
4.1

 
(2.3
)%
 
2.6
%
 
$
5.16

 
$
2.81

 
$
5.26

 
$
2.38

Medical Office
5

 
6

 
8.5
%
 
28.5
%
 
3.0

 
4.2

 
(0.8
)%
 
9.9
%
 
$
0.10

 
$
1.76

 
$
1.03

 
$
2.90

Total
1,992

 
2,565

 
45.7
%
 
82.2
%
 
4.3

 
4.4

 
 %
 
2.5
%
 
$
1.22

 
$
0.94

 
$
1.43

 
$
1.25

* Represents the percentage change in net effective rent between the original leases and the renewal leases. Net effective rents represent average annual base rental payments, on a straight-line basis for the term of each lease, excluding operating expense reimbursements.
Leases on certain larger industrial spaces expired during the three months ended March 31, 2013, driving the decreased renewal percentage from the three months ended March 31, 2012.
Lease Expirations
Our ability to maintain and improve occupancy rates, and net effective rents, primarily depends upon our continuing ability to re-lease expiring space. The table below reflects our consolidated in-service portfolio lease expiration schedule, including square footage and annualized net effective rent for expiring leases, by property type as of March 31, 2013 (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
Total Consolidated Portfolio
 
Industrial
 
Office
 
Medical Office
 
Other
Year of
Expiration
Square
Feet
 
Ann. Rent
Revenue*
 
% of
Revenue
 
Square
Feet
 
Ann. Rent
Revenue*
 
Square
Feet
 
Ann. Rent
Revenue*
 
Square
Feet
 
Ann.  Rent Revenue*
 
Square
Feet
 
Ann.  Rent Revenue*
Remainder of 2013
8,247

 
$
43,471

 
7
%
 
7,057

 
$
26,774

 
1,082

 
$
14,941

 
100

 
$
1,614

 
8

 
$
142

2014
11,846

 
65,408

 
10
%
 
9,851

 
38,675

 
1,798

 
23,157

 
190

 
3,368

 
7

 
208

2015
11,242

 
61,349

 
10
%
 
9,320

 
36,977

 
1,838

 
22,578

 
64

 
1,299

 
20

 
495

2016
13,922

 
70,903

 
11
%
 
12,018

 
44,646

 
1,640

 
20,980

 
241

 
4,783

 
23

 
494

2017
11,458

 
73,050

 
12
%
 
9,654

 
33,371

 
1,406

 
22,024

 
277

 
12,244

 
121

 
5,411

2018
11,009

 
64,928

 
10
%
 
8,615

 
37,951

 
1,653

 
18,545

 
527

 
5,450

 
214

 
2,982

2019
9,469

 
53,713

 
9
%
 
7,888

 
27,488

 
1,168

 
15,760

 
340

 
8,205

 
73

 
2,260

2020
7,907

 
49,210

 
8
%
 
6,518

 
25,823

 
835

 
12,560

 
519

 
10,130

 
35

 
697

2021
5,669

 
35,725

 
6
%
 
4,704

 
19,670

 
571

 
6,792

 
364

 
8,556

 
30

 
707

2022
5,635

 
30,539

 
5
%
 
4,912

 
16,664

 
268

 
4,603

 
424

 
8,575

 
31

 
697

2023 and Thereafter
10,193

 
80,419

 
12
%
 
7,784

 
32,370

 
846

 
12,581

 
1,491

 
34,265

 
72

 
1,203

Total Leased
106,597

 
$
628,715

 
100
%
 
88,321

 
$
340,409

 
13,105

 
$
174,521

 
4,537

 
$
98,489

 
634

 
$
15,296

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Portfolio Square Feet
116,183

 
 
 
 
 
94,859

 
 
 
15,574

 
 
 
5,011

 
 
 
739

 
 
Percent Leased
91.8
%
 
 
 
 
 
93.1
%
 
 
 
84.2
%
 
 
 
90.6
%
 
 
 
85.8
%
 
 
* Annualized rental revenue represents average annual base rental payments, on a straight-line basis for the term of each lease, from space leased to tenants at the end of the most recent reporting period. Annualized rental revenue excludes additional amounts paid by tenants as reimbursement for operating expenses.

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Information on current market rents can be difficult to obtain, is highly subjective, and is often not directly comparable between properties. Because of this, we believe the increase or decrease in net effective rent on lease renewals, as previously defined, is the most objective and meaningful relationship between rents on leases expiring in the near-term and current market rents.
Acquisition Activity
Our decision process in determining whether or not to acquire a target property or portfolio involves several factors, including expected rent growth, multiple yield metrics, property locations and expected demographic growth in each location, current occupancy of the target properties, tenant profile and remaining terms of the in-place leases in the target properties. We pursue both brokered and non-brokered acquisitions and it is difficult to predict which markets and product types may present acquisition opportunities. Because of the numerous factors considered in our acquisition decisions, we do not establish specific target yields for future acquisitions.
We acquired two properties during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 37 properties during the year ended December 31, 2012. The following table summarizes the acquisition price, percent leased at time of acquisition and in-place yields, by product type, for these acquisitions (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
Year-to-Date 2013 Acquisitions
 
Full Year 2012 Acquisitions
Type
Acquisition Price*
 
In-Place Yield**
 
Percent Leased at Acquisition Date***
 
Acquisition Price*
 
In-Place Yield**
 
Percent Leased at Acquisition Date***
Industrial
$
15,650

 
7.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
$
265,203

 
6.6
%
 
94.9
%
Medical Office
20,500

 
6.9
%
 
82.3
%
 
514,455

 
6.5
%
 
92.9
%
Total
$
36,150

 
6.9
%
 
96.4
%
 
$
779,658

 
6.5
%
 
94.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Includes real estate assets and net acquired lease-related intangible assets but excludes other acquired working capital assets and liabilities.
** In-place yields of completed acquisitions are calculated as the current annualized net rental payments, from space leased to tenants at the date of acquisition, divided by the acquisition price of the acquired real estate. Annualized net rental payments are comprised of base rental payments, excluding additional amounts payable by tenants as reimbursement for operating expenses, less current annualized operating expenses not recovered through tenant reimbursements.
*** Represents percentage of total square feet leased based on executed leases and without regard to whether the leases have commenced, at the date of acquisition.
Disposition Activity
We regularly work to identify, consider and pursue opportunities to dispose of properties on an opportunistic basis and on a basis that is generally consistent with our strategic plans.
We sold six buildings during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 28 buildings during the year ended December 31, 2012. The following table summarizes the sales prices, in-place yields and percent leased, by product type, of these building sales (in thousands, except percentage data):

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Year-to-Date 2013 Dispositions
 
Full Year 2012 Dispositions
 
Type
Sales Price
 
In-Place Yield*
 
Percent Leased**
 
Sales Price
 
In-Place Yield*
 
Percent Leased**
 
Industrial
$
11,250

 
9.9
%
 
92.1
%
 
$
60,913

 
8.4
%
 
79.3
%
 
Office
19,500

 
8.2
%
 
100.0
%
 
58,881

 
7.1
%
 
79.4
%
 
Medical Office
31,750

 
7.3
%
 
100.0
%
 

 
%
 
%
 
Other

 
%
 
%
 
11,400

 
9.0
%
 
80.5
%
 
Total
$
62,500

 
8.1
%
 
97.0
%
 
$
131,194

 
7.9
%
 
79.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*   In-place yields of completed dispositions are calculated as current annualized net rental payments, from space leased to tenants at the date of sale, divided by the sales price of the real estate. Annualized net rental payments are comprised of base rental payments, excluding additional amounts payable by tenants as reimbursement for operating expenses, less current annualized operating expenses not recovered through tenant reimbursements.
** Represents percentage of total square feet leased based on executed leases and without regard to whether the leases have commenced, at the date of sale.
During the three months ended March 31, 2013, 17 office properties and one industrial property were sold by two of our unconsolidated joint ventures for which our capital distributions totaled $89.2 million and our share of gains totaled $48.8 million, which is included in equity in earnings.
Development
At March 31, 2013, we had 5.1 million square feet of property under development with total estimated costs upon completion of $675.7 million compared to 2.4 million square feet with total estimated costs upon completion of $349.0 million at March 31, 2012. The square footage and estimated costs include both consolidated and joint venture development activity at 100%.
The following table summarizes our properties under development as of March 31, 2013 (in thousands, except percentage data): 
Ownership Type
Square
Feet
 
Percent
Leased
 
Total
Estimated
Project Costs

 
Total
Incurred
to Date

 
Amount
Remaining
to be Spent

Consolidated properties
4,246

 
93%
 
$
566,917

 
$
302,661

 
$
264,256

Joint venture properties
874

 
31%
 
108,791

 
65,476

 
43,315

Total
5,120

 
83%
 
$
675,708

 
$
368,137

 
$
307,571

Funds From Operations
In addition to net income (loss) computed in accordance with GAAP, we assess and measure the overall operating results of the General Partner and the Partnership based upon Funds From Operations ("FFO"), which is an industry performance measure that management believes is a useful indicator of consolidated operating performance. FFO is used by industry analysts and investors as a supplemental operating performance measure of a REIT. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") created FFO as a non-GAAP supplemental measure of REIT operating performance. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, represents GAAP net income (loss), excluding extraordinary items as defined under GAAP, gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated real estate assets, impairment charges related to depreciable real estate assets, plus certain non-cash items such as real estate asset depreciation and amortization, and after similar adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. The most comparable GAAP measure is net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders. FFO attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders should not be considered as a substitute for net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders or any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. FFO is calculated in accordance with the definition that was adopted by the Board of Governors of NAREIT.
Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry analysts and investors have considered presentation of operating results for real

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estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves. Management believes that the use of FFO attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders, combined with net income (which remains the primary measure of performance), improves the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and makes comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. Management believes that the use of FFO as a performance measure enables investors and analysts to readily identify the operating results of the long-term assets that form the core of a REITs activity and assist them in comparing these operating results between periods or between different companies.
The following table shows a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders to the calculation of FFO attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders of the General Partner
$
28,043

 
$
(36,390
)
Add back: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests - common limited partnership interests in the Partnership
392

 
(811
)
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders of the Partnership
28,435

 
(37,201
)
Adjustments:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
99,780

 
92,256

Company share of joint venture depreciation and amortization
7,629

 
8,586

Gains on depreciable property sales—wholly owned
(9,122
)
 
(6,199
)
Gains on depreciable property sales—share of joint venture
(48,814
)
 

Funds From Operations attributable to common unitholders of the Partnership
$
77,908

 
$
57,442

Additional General Partner Adjustments:
 
 
 
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests - common limited partnership interests in the Partnership
(392
)
 
811

        Noncontrolling interest share of adjustments
(682
)
 
(2,060
)
Funds From Operations attributable to common shareholders of the General Partner
$
76,834

 
$
56,193
















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Results of Operations
A summary of our operating results and property statistics for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, is as follows (in thousands, except number of properties and per share or Common Unit data):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Rental and related revenue from continuing operations
$
221,264

 
$
196,693

General contractor and service fee revenue
47,404

 
68,968

Operating income
95,147

 
36,873

General Partner
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
28,043

 
$
(36,390
)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
314,936

 
258,365

Weighted average common shares and potential dilutive securities
319,571

 
258,365

Partnership
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders
$
28,435

 
$
(37,201
)
Weighted average Common Units outstanding
319,341

 
264,114

Weighted average Common Units and potential dilutive securities
319,571

 
264,114

General Partner and Partnership
 
 
 
Basic income (loss) per common share or Common Unit:
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
0.06

 
$
(0.16
)
Discontinued operations
$
0.03

 
$
0.02

Diluted income (loss) per common share or Common Unit:
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
0.06

 
$
(0.16
)
Discontinued operations
$
0.03

 
$
0.02

Number of in-service consolidated properties at end of period
627

 
612

In-service consolidated square footage at end of period
116,183

 
111,217

Number of in-service joint venture properties at end of period
107

 
126

In-service joint venture square footage at end of period
21,624

 
25,294

Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 to Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
Rental and Related Revenue
The following table sets forth rental and related revenue from continuing operations by reportable segment for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Rental and Related Revenue:
 
 
 
Industrial
$
115,876

 
$
106,153

Office
66,708

 
66,378

Medical Office
35,181

 
21,011

Other
3,499

 
3,151

Total Rental and Related Revenue from Continuing Operations
$
221,264

 
$
196,693

The following factors contributed to the increase in rental and related revenue from continuing operations:
We acquired 39 properties, of which eleven were industrial and 28 were medical office, and placed six developments in service from January 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013, which provided incremental revenues of $21.4 million in the first quarter of 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012.

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The remaining increase in rental and related revenue from continuing operations was primarily due to increased rental expense recoveries that were attributable to an increase in snow removal costs, as the first quarter of 2012 was a significantly milder winter for many of our markets than was the first quarter of 2013. Occupancy and rental rates remained relatively flat between periods.
Rental Expenses and Real Estate Taxes
The following table sets forth rental expenses and real estate taxes from continuing operations by reportable segment for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Rental Expenses:
 
 
 
Industrial
$
13,468

 
$
10,943

Office
19,548

 
18,981

Medical Office
7,699

 
5,044

Other
998

 
790

Total Rental Expenses from Continuing Operations
$
41,713

 
$
35,758

Real Estate Taxes:
 
 
 
Industrial
$
17,601

 
$
16,706

Office
8,774

 
8,549

Medical Office
3,533

 
2,032

Other
579

 
562

Total Real Estate Tax Expense from Continuing Operations
$
30,487

 
$
27,849


Overall, rental expenses from continuing operations increased by $6.0 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared to the same period in 2012. This increase was primarily a result of the additional 39 properties acquired and six developments placed in service since January 1, 2012, which resulted in incremental rental expenses of $3.1 million. The remaining increase in rental expenses was primarily attributable to an increase in snow removal costs, as the first quarter of 2012 was a significantly milder winter for many of our markets than the first quarter of 2013.
Overall, real estate taxes from continuing operations increased by $2.6 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared to the same period in 2012. We recognized incremental real estate tax expense of $2.5 million associated with the additional 39 properties acquired and six developments placed in service since January 1, 2012.
Service Operations
The following table sets forth the components of the Service Operations reportable segment for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Service Operations:
 
 
 
General contractor and service fee revenue
$
47,404

 
$
68,968

General contractor and other services expenses
(38,341
)
 
(63,921
)
Total
$
9,063

 
$
5,047

Service Operations primarily consist of the leasing, property management, asset management, development, construction management and general contractor services for joint venture properties and properties owned by third parties. Service Operations are heavily influenced by the current state of the economy, as leasing and property management fees are dependent upon occupancy, while construction and development services rely on the

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expansion of business operations of third-party property owners and joint venture partners. The increase in our earnings from Service Operations in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012 was primarily the result of a $4.2 million recovery in the first quarter of 2013 from a sub-contractor on a previously completed third-party construction job.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased from $88.1 million during the first quarter of 2012 to $97.1 million for the same period in 2013, primarily due to depreciation related to additions to our continuing operations asset base from properties acquired, which have shorter depreciable lives relative to developed properties, and developments placed in service in 2012 and the first three months of 2013.
Equity in Earnings
Equity in earnings represents our ownership share of net income or loss from investments in unconsolidated companies that generally own and operate rental properties. Equity in earnings increased from $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2012 to $49.4 million for the same period in 2013. The increase was largely due to the sale of properties in two of our unconsolidated joint ventures in 2013. In January 2013, we sold the sole property within one of our unconsolidated joint ventures and recorded $12.2 million to equity in earnings for our share of the net gain. In March 2013, we sold our interest in 17 properties within another of our unconsolidated joint ventures to our partner in that venture, resulting in $36.6 million recorded to equity in earnings for our share of the net gain on sale.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist of two components. The first component includes general corporate expenses and the second component includes the indirect operating costs not allocated to, or absorbed by, the development or Rental Operations of our wholly-owned properties or our Service Operations. The indirect operating costs that are either allocated to, or absorbed by, the development or Rental Operations of our wholly-owned properties, or our Service Operations, are primarily comprised of employee compensation, including related costs such as benefits and wage-related taxes, but also include other ancillary costs such as travel and information technology support. Total indirect operation costs, prior to any allocation or absorption, and general corporate expenses are collectively referred to as our overall pool of overhead costs.
Those indirect costs not allocated to or absorbed by these operations are charged to general and administrative expenses. We regularly review our total overhead cost structure relative to our leasing, development and construction volume and adjust the level of total overhead, generally through changes in our level of staffing in various functional departments, as necessary in order to control overall general and administrative expense.
General and administrative expenses increased from $11.8 million for the first quarter of 2012 to $13.1 million for the same period in 2013. The following table sets forth the factors that led to the increase in general and administrative expenses from the first quarter of 2012 to the first quarter of 2013 (in millions):
General and administrative expenses - three-month period ended March 31, 2012
$
11.8

Decrease to overall pool of overhead costs
(0.4
)
Increased absorption of costs by wholly owned leasing and development activities (1)
(0.8
)
Reduced allocation of costs to Service Operations and Rental Operations (2)
2.5

General and administrative expenses - three-month period ended March 31, 2013
$
13.1

 
 
(1) Increased levels of wholly-owned development activity during the three months ended March 31, 2013 was mostly offset by decreased levels of leasing activity, which resulted in a relatively consistent overall absorption of overhead costs. We capitalized $9.1 million and $6.4 million of our total overhead costs to leasing and development, respectively, for consolidated properties during the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to capitalizing $12.0 million and $2.7 million of such costs, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Combined overhead costs capitalized to leasing and development totaled 35.3% and 33.4% of our overall pool of overhead costs for 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(2) The reduction in the allocation of overhead costs to Service Operations and Rental Operations resulted from reduced volumes of third-party construction projects as we increased our focus on wholly-owned development. See discussion of leasing/capital costs within the Uses of Liquidity section of this Item 2 for further discussion of our wholly-owned development expenditures.

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Interest Expense
Interest expense allocable to continuing operations increased slightly from $59.3 million in the first quarter of 2012 to $60.1 million in the first quarter of 2013. Because we increased our total base of real estate assets throughout 2012, we carried a higher average level of unsecured borrowings during the three months ended March 31, 2013 as compared to three months ended March 31, 2012, which resulted in increased interest costs. The increased overall interest costs were partially offset as we have increased our development activity and, therefore, have more projects that meet the criteria for capitalization of interest.
Discontinued Operations
Subject to certain criteria, the results of operations for properties sold during the year to unrelated parties, or classified as held-for-sale at the end of the period, are required to be classified as discontinued operations. The property specific components of earnings that are classified as discontinued operations include rental revenues, rental expenses, real estate taxes, allocated interest expense and depreciation expense, as well as the net gain or loss on the disposition of the properties.
The operations of 36 buildings are classified as discontinued operations for both the three months ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012. These 36 buildings consist of 11 office, 21 industrial, two medical office, and two retail properties. As a result, we classified operating losses, before gain on sales, of $699,000 and $1.7 million in discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Of the properties included in discontinued operations, six were sold during the first quarter of 2013 and 13 were sold during the first quarter of 2012. The gains on disposal of these properties of $9.0 million and $6.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, are also reported in discontinued operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements over the next twelve months, including payments of dividends and distributions as well as the capital expenditures needed to maintain our current real estate assets, primarily through working capital, net cash provided by operating activities and proceeds received from real estate dispositions. We had $307.2 million in cash, and no outstanding borrowings on the Partnership's $850.0 million unsecured line of credit, at March 31, 2013, which allows us significant additional flexibility for temporary financing of either short-term obligations or strategic acquisitions.
In addition to our existing sources of liquidity, we expect to meet long-term liquidity requirements, such as scheduled mortgage and unsecured debt maturities, property acquisitions, financing of development activities and other capital improvements, through multiple sources of capital including operating cash flow, proceeds from property dispositions and accessing the public debt and equity markets.
Rental Operations
Cash flows from Rental Operations is our primary source of liquidity and provides a stable source of cash flow to fund operational expenses. We believe that this cash-based revenue stream is substantially aligned with revenue recognition (except for periodic straight-line rental income accruals and amortization of above or below market rents) as cash receipts from the leasing of rental properties are generally received in advance of, or a short time following, the actual revenue recognition.
We are subject to a number of risks related to general economic conditions, including reduced occupancy, tenant defaults and bankruptcies and potential reduction in rental rates upon renewal or re-letting of properties, any of which would result in reduced cash flow from operations.


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Unsecured Debt and Equity Securities
We use the Partnership's unsecured line of credit as a temporary source of capital to fund development activities, acquire additional rental properties and provide working capital.
At March 31, 2013, we had on file with the SEC an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the offer and sale, from time to time, of an indeterminate amount of debt and equity securities (including guarantees of the Partnership's debt securities by the General Partner). Equity securities are offered and sold by the General Partner and the net proceeds of such offerings are contributed to the Partnership in exchange for additional General Partner Units or Preferred Units. From time to time, we expect to issue additional securities under this automatic shelf registration statement to fund the repayment of long-term debt upon maturity and for other general corporate purposes.
On May 7, 2012, the General Partner entered into an at the market equity program that allows it to issue new common shares, from time to time, with an aggregate offering price of up to $200.0 million. Through March 31, 2013, the General Partner has issued approximately 12.2 million common shares under this program, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $175.2 million. The General Partner paid approximately $3.5 million in commissions related to the sales of these common shares and, after considering those commissions and other costs, generated net proceeds of approximately $171.2 million from the offerings. We may enter into a new program under the same or similar terms in the future.
In January 2013, the General Partner completed a public offering of 41.4 million common shares at an issue price of $14.25 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $590.0 million and, after underwriting fees and estimated offering costs, net proceeds of approximately $571.9 million.
The indentures (and related supplemental indentures) governing our outstanding series of notes also require us to comply with financial ratios and other covenants regarding our operations. We were in compliance with all such covenants, as well as applicable covenants under our unsecured line of credit, as of March 31, 2013.
Sale of Real Estate Assets
We regularly work to identify, consider and pursue opportunities to dispose of non-strategic properties on an opportunistic basis and on a basis that is generally consistent with our strategic plans. Our ability to dispose of such properties on favorable terms, or at all, is dependent upon a number of factors including the availability of credit to potential buyers to purchase properties at prices that we consider acceptable. Although we believe that we have demonstrated our ability to generate significant liquidity through the disposition of non-strategic properties, potential future adverse changes to general market and economic conditions could negatively impact our further ability to dispose of such properties.
Transactions with Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Transactions with unconsolidated joint ventures also provide a source of liquidity. From time to time we will sell properties to unconsolidated joint ventures, while retaining a continuing interest in that entity, and receive proceeds commensurate to those interests that we do not own. Additionally, unconsolidated joint ventures will from time to time obtain debt financing or sell properties and will then distribute to us, and our joint venture partners, all or a portion of the proceeds from such transactions. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, as the result of property sales within two of our unconsolidated joint ventures, we received capital distributions of $89.2 million, representing a distribution of our share of the net sale proceeds, and our share of gains totaled $48.8 million, which is included in equity in earnings.
Uses of Liquidity
Our principal uses of liquidity include the following:
property investment;
leasing/capital costs;
dividends and distributions to shareholders and unitholders;

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long-term debt maturities;
opportunistic repurchases of outstanding debt and preferred stock; and
other contractual obligations.
Property Investment
We continue to pursue an asset repositioning strategy that involves increasing our investment concentration in industrial and medical office properties while reducing our investment concentration in suburban office properties. Pursuant to this strategy, we evaluate development and acquisition opportunities based upon market outlook, including general economic conditions, supply and long-term growth potential. Our ability to make future property investments, along with being dependent upon identifying suitable acquisition and development opportunities, is also dependent upon our continued access to our longer-term sources of liquidity, including issuances of debt or equity securities as well as generating cash flow by disposing of selected properties.
Leasing/Capital Costs
Tenant improvements and lease-related costs pertaining to the initial leasing of newly completed space, or vacant space in acquired properties, are referred to as first generation expenditures. Such first generation expenditures for tenant improvements are included within "development of real estate investments" in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, while such expenditures for lease-related costs are included within "other deferred leasing costs."
Cash expenditures related to the construction of a building's shell, as well as the associated site improvements, are also included within "development of real estate investments" in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Tenant improvements and leasing costs to re-let rental space that had been previously under lease to tenants are referred to as second generation expenditures. Building improvements that are not specific to any tenant but serve to improve integral components of our real estate properties are also second generation expenditures. One of the principal uses of our liquidity is to fund the second generation leasing/capital expenditures of our real estate investments.
The following is a summary of our second generation capital expenditures by type of expenditure, as well as capital expenditures for the development of real estate investments and for other deferred leasing costs (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Second generation tenant improvements
$
9,578

 
$
6,346

Second generation leasing costs
7,060

 
8,338

Building improvements
481

 
677

Total second generation capital expenditures
$
17,119

 
$
15,361

Development of real estate investments
$
103,684

 
$
29,639

Other deferred leasing costs
$
11,079

 
$
9,142

The increase in capital expenditures for the development of real estate investments was the result of our increased focus on wholly owned development projects. We had wholly owned properties under development with an expected cost of $566.9 million at March 31, 2013, compared to projects with an expected cost of $245.2 million at March 31, 2012. We expect this increased level of wholly owned development activity to continue in the near future.
We capitalized $9.1 million and $12.0 million of overhead costs related to leasing activities, including both first and second generation leases, during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. We capitalized $6.4 million and $2.7 million of overhead costs related to development activities, including both development and tenant improvement projects on first and second generation space, during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Combined overhead costs capitalized to leasing and development totaled 35.3% and 33.4% of our overall pool of overhead costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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Further discussion of the capitalization of overhead costs can be found herein, in the discussion of general and administrative expenses in the Three-Month Comparison section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as well as in the Critical Accounting Policies section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 as filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013.
In addition to the capitalization of overhead costs discussed above, we also capitalized $4.7 million and $1.3 million of interest costs in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
The following is a summary of our second generation capital expenditures by reportable operating segment (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Industrial
$
5,953

 
$
8,289

Office
10,874

 
6,882

Medical Office
292


163

Non-reportable segments

 
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Total
$
17,119

 
$
15,361

Both our first and second generation expenditures vary significantly between leases on a per square foot basis, dependent upon several factors including the product type, the nature of a tenant's operations, the specific physical characteristics of each individual property and the market in which the property is located.
Dividend and Distribution Requirements
The General Partner is required to meet the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), in order to maintain its REIT status. Because depreciation is a non-cash expense, cash flow will typically be greater than operating income. We paid dividends or distributions of $0.17 per common share or Common Unit in the first quarter of 2013 and the General Partner's board of directors declared dividends or distributions of $0.17 per common share or Common Unit for the second quarter of 2013. Our future dividends or distributions will be declared at the discretion of the General Partner's board of directors and will be subject to our future capital needs and availability.
At March 31, 2013, the General Partner had three series of preferred stock outstanding. The annual dividend rates on the General Partner's preferred shares range between 6.5% and 6.625% and are paid in arrears quarterly. In February 2013, the General Partner redeemed all of its outstanding 8.375% Series O Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares ("Series O Shares") for a total payment of $178.0 million, thus reducing its future quarterly dividend commitments by $3.7 million.
Debt Maturities
Debt outstanding at March 31, 2013 had a face value totaling $4.4 billion with a weighted average interest rate of 6.02% and matures at various dates through 2028. Of this total amount, we had $3.2 billion of unsecured debt and $1.1 billion of secured debt outstanding at March 31, 2013. Scheduled principal amortization and maturities of such debt totaled $18.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.
The following is a summary of the scheduled future amortization and maturities of our indebtedness at March 31, 2013 (in thousands, except percentage data):

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Future Repayments
 
 
Year
Scheduled
Amortization

 
Maturities

 
Total

 
Weighted Average Interest Rate of
Future Repayments

Remainder of 2013
$
13,471

 
$
516,295

 
$
529,766

 
6.24
%
2014
16,659

 
314,904

 
331,563

 
6.14
%
2015
14,999

 
379,946

 
394,945

 
6.73
%
2016
12,591

 
532,249

 
544,840

 
6.09
%
2017
10,100

 
558,444

 
568,544

 
5.87
%
2018
7,937

 
300,000

 
307,937

 
6.08
%
2019
6,936

 
518,438

 
525,374

 
7.97
%
2020
5,381

 
250,000

 
255,381

 
6.73
%
2021
3,416

 
9,047

 
12,463

 
5.59
%
2022
3,611

 
600,000

 
603,611

 
4.20
%
2023
3,817

 
250,000

 
253,817

 
3.75
%
Thereafter
10,361

 
50,000

 
60,361

 
7.02
%
 
$
109,279

 
$
4,279,323

 
$
4,388,602

 
6.02
%
We anticipate generating capital to fund our debt maturities by using undistributed cash generated from our Rental Operations and property dispositions, and by raising additional capital from future debt or equity transactions.
Repurchases of Outstanding Debt and Preferred Stock
The General Partner paid $178.0 million in February 2013 to redeem its Series O Shares at par value.
To the extent that it supports our overall capital strategy, we may purchase certain of our outstanding unsecured debt prior to its stated maturity or the General Partner may redeem or repurchase certain of its outstanding series of preferred stock.
Historical Cash Flows
Cash and cash equivalents were $307.2 million and $14.7 million at March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The following highlights significant changes in net cash associated with our operating, investing and financing activities (in millions): 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
General Partner
 
 
 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
$
73.4

 
$
25.3

Net Cash Used for Investing Activities
$
(31.3
)
 
$
(137.6
)
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities
$
231.2

 
$
(86.8
)
 
 
 
 
Partnership
 
 
 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
$
73.5

 
$
25.4

Net Cash Used for Investing Activities
$
(31.3
)
 
$
(137.6
)
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities
$
231.1

 
$
(86.9
)
Operating Activities
The receipt of rental income from Rental Operations continues to be our primary source of operating cash flows. The increase in cash flows from operations noted in the table above was primarily due to the increase in rental revenues from continuing operations, as we had a significantly lower base of income-generating assets through the first half of 2012 until the proceeds from the 79-building suburban office portfolio sale in late 2011 were fully re-

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invested in late 2012. Also contributing to the increase is the timing of cash payments and receipts on third-party construction contracts.
Investing Activities
Investing activities are one of the primary uses of our liquidity. Development and acquisition activities typically generate additional rental revenues and provide cash flows for operational requirements. Highlights of significant cash sources and uses are as follows:
During the three months ended March 31, 2013, we paid cash of $35.5 million for real estate acquisitions and $5.1 million for undeveloped land acquisitions, compared to $131.5 million and $12.2 million, respectively, for real estate and undeveloped land acquisitions in the same period in 2012.
Real estate development costs increased to $103.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 from $29.6 million for the same period in 2012 as a result of increasing our development activities for industrial and medical office properties.
Sales of land and depreciated property provided $61.9 million in net proceeds for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to $63.3 million for the same period in 2012.
For the three months ended March 31, 2013, we received $89.2 million in capital distributions, which represented our share of the net proceeds from the sales of 17 office properties and one industrial property within two of our unconsolidated joint ventures, compared to no capital distributions received for the same period in 2012.
Financing Activities
The following items highlight some of the factors that account for the difference in net cash flow related to financing activities in the first three months of 2013, compared to the same period in 2012:

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the General Partner issued 41.6 million shares of common stock for net proceeds of $574.7 million.
In February 2013, the General Partner redeemed all of the outstanding shares of its Series O Shares for a total payment of $178.0 million.
In March 2013, we issued $250.0 million of senior unsecured notes that bear interest at 3.625%, have an effective interest rate of 3.72%, and mature on April 15, 2023.
For the three months ended March 31, 2013, we decreased net borrowings on the Partnership's unsecured line of credit by $285.0 million, completely repaying the outstanding balance, compared to no net change in borrowings for the same period in 2012.
During three months ended March 31, 2012, the General Partner issued 10.8 million shares of common stock for net proceeds of $147.0 million.
In March 2012, the General Partner redeemed all of the outstanding shares of its 6.950% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares ("Series M Shares") for a total payment of $168.3 million.
Contractual Obligations
Aside from changes in long-term debt, there have not been material changes in our outstanding commitments since December 31, 2012, as previously discussed in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements - Investments in Unconsolidated Companies
We analyze our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures to determine if they meet the criteria for classification as a variable interest entity (a "VIE") and would require consolidation. We (i) evaluate the sufficiency of the total equity at risk, (ii) review the voting rights and decision-making authority of the equity investment holders as a group, and whether there are any guaranteed returns, protection against losses, or capping of residual returns within the group and (iii) establish whether activities within the venture are on behalf of an investor with disproportionately few voting rights in making this VIE determination. To the extent that we (i) are the sole entity that has the power to direct the activities of the VIE and (ii) have the obligation or rights to absorb the VIE's losses or receive its benefits, then we would be determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE and would consolidate

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it. At the end of each reporting period, we re-assess our conclusions as to which, if any, party within the VIE is considered the primary beneficiary. To the extent that our joint ventures do not qualify as VIEs, we further assess each joint venture partner's substantive participating rights to determine if the venture should be consolidated.
We have equity interests in unconsolidated partnerships and limited liability companies that primarily own and operate rental properties and hold land for development. These unconsolidated joint ventures are primarily engaged in the operations and development of industrial, office and medical office real estate properties. These investments provide us with increased market share and tenant and property diversification. The equity method of accounting is used for these investments in which we have the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over operating and financial policies. As a result, the assets and liabilities of these entities are not included on our balance sheet. Our investments in and advances to unconsolidated subsidiaries represented approximately 4% and 5% of our total assets as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Total assets of our unconsolidated subsidiaries were $2.0 billion and $2.5 billion as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The combined revenues of our unconsolidated subsidiaries totaled $68.3 million and $72.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
We have guaranteed the repayment of certain secured and unsecured loans of our unconsolidated subsidiaries and the outstanding balances on the guaranteed portion of these loans totaled $183.0 million at March 31, 2013.
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of our line of credit and our long-term borrowings. Our interest rate risk management objective is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. To achieve our objectives, we borrow primarily at fixed rates. We do not enter into derivative or interest rate transactions for speculative purposes. We have two outstanding swaps, which fix the rates on two of our variable rate loans and are not significant to our Financial Statements at March 31, 2013.
Our interest rate risk is monitored using a variety of techniques. The table below presents the principal amounts (in thousands) of the expected annual maturities, weighted average interest rates for the average debt outstanding in the specified period, fair values (in thousands) and other terms required to evaluate the expected cash flows and sensitivity to interest rate changes.
 
Remainder
of 2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
Thereafter
 
Face Value
 
Fair Value
Fixed rate secured debt
$
102,147

 
$
78,186

 
$
142,056

 
$
391,794

 
$
102,017

 
$
309,403

 
$
1,125,603

 
$
1,254,775

Weighted average interest rate
5.64
%
 
5.63
%
 
5.42
%
 
5.85
%
 
5.96
%
 
7.43
%
 
 
 
 
Variable rate secured debt
$
1,134

 
$
1,285

 
$
663

 
$
676

 
$
14,004

 
$
2,500

 
$
20,262

 
$
20,236

Weighted average interest rate
0.79
%
 
0.91
%
 
1.57
%
 
1.60
%
 
2.65
%
 
0.21
%
 
 
 
 
Fixed rate unsecured debt
$
426,485

 
$
252,092

 
$
252,226

 
$
152,370

 
$
452,523

 
$
1,707,041

 
$
3,242,737

 
$
3,594,544

Weighted average interest rate
6.40
%
 
6.33
%
 
7.49
%
 
6.71
%
 
5.95
%
 
5.54
%
 
 
 
 

As the above table incorporates only those exposures that exist as of March 31, 2013, it does not consider those exposures or positions that could arise after that date. As a result, the ultimate impact of interest rate fluctuations will depend on future exposures that arise, our hedging strategies at that time to the extent we are party to interest rate derivatives, and interest rates. Interest expense on our unsecured line of credit will be affected by fluctuations in the LIBOR indices as well as changes in our credit rating. The interest rate at such point in the future as we may renew, extend or replace our unsecured line of credit will be heavily dependent upon the state of the credit environment.


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Item 4.    Controls and Procedures
Control and Procedures (General Partner)
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures are further designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Controls and Procedures (Partnership)
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures are further designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the General Partner's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the General Partner's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon the foregoing, the General Partner's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II - Other Information
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are parties to a variety of legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of our businesses. While these matters generally are covered by insurance, there is no assurance that our insurance will cover any particular proceeding or claim. We presently believe that all of these proceedings to which we were subject as of March 31, 2013, taken as a whole, will not have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, business, financial condition or results of operations.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the information set forth in this Report, you also should carefully review and consider the information contained in our other reports and periodic filings that we make with the SEC, including, without limitation the information contained under the caption "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The risks and uncertainties described in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we presently deem to be immaterial, also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(a) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None
(b) Use of Proceeds
None
(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
From time to time, we repurchase our securities under a repurchase program that initially was approved by the board of directors and publicly announced in October 2001 (the "Repurchase Program"). On April 24, 2013, the board of directors adopted a resolution that amended and restated the Repurchase Program and delegated authority to management to repurchase a maximum of $100.0 million of common shares, $300.0 million of debt securities and $150.0 million of preferred shares (the "April 2013 Resolution"). The April 2013 Resolution will expire on April 30, 2014. We did not repurchase any securities through the Repurchase Program during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and the maximum amounts set forth under the April 2013 Resolution for the repurchase of common shares, debt securities and preferred shares are remaining in the Repurchase Program.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
During the period covered by this Report, we did not default under the terms of any of our material indebtedness, nor has there been any material arrearage of dividends or other material uncured delinquency with respect to any class of the General Partner's preferred shares. 
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable. 
Item 5. Other Information
During the period covered by this Report, there was no information required to be disclosed by us in a Current Report on Form 8-K that was not so reported, nor were there any material changes to the procedures by which our security holders may recommend nominees to the General Partner's board of directors.

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Item 6. Exhibits
(a) Exhibits
 
 
 
3.1(i)

 
Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the General Partner (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the General Partner's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on July 30, 2009, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
3.1(ii)

 
Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the General Partner (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the General Partner's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on July 22, 2011, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
3.1(iii)

 
Second Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the General Partner (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the General Partner's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 9, 2012, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
3.1(iv)

 
Third amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the General Partner (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the combined Current Report on Form 8-K of the General Partner and the Partnership as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2013, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
3.2

 
Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the General Partner (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the General Partner's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on July 30, 2009, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
3.3

 
Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated September 17, 1993 (filed as Exhibit 3.1(i) to the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the SEC on March 13, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
3.4(i)

 
Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Partnership's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on November 3, 2009, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
3.4(ii)

 
Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Partnership's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on July 22, 2011, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
3.4(iii)

 
Second Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Partnership's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 9, 2012 and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
3.4(iv)

 
Third Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the combined Current Report on Form 8-K of the General Partner and the Partnership as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2013, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
10.1

 
Terms Agreement, dated January 10, 2013, by and among the General Partner, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and UBS Securities LLC (filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the combined Current Report on Form 8-K of the General Partner and the Partnership as filed with the SEC on January 15, 2013, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
10.2

 
Terms Agreement, dated March 12, 2013, by and among the General Partner, the Partnership, Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the combined Current Report on Form 8-K of the General Partner and the Partnership as filed with the SEC on March 15, 2013, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
10.3

 
Letter Agreement Regarding Executive Severance, dated March 19, 2013, between the General Partner and James D. Bremner. # *
 
 
 
11.1

 
Statement Regarding Computation of Earnings.***
 
 
 
12.1

 
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends of the General Partner.*
 
 
 

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12.2

 
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions of the Partnership.*
 
 
 
31.1

 
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner.*
 
 
 
31.2

 
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner.*
 
 
 
31.3

 
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer for the Partnership.*
 
 
 
31.4

 
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer for the Partnership.*
 
 
 
32.1

 
Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner.**
 
 
 
32.2

 
Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner.**
 
 
 
32.3

 
Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer for the Partnership.**
 
 
 
32.4

 
Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer for the Partnership.**
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The following materials from the General Partner's and the Partnership's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

#
Represents management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
*
Filed herewith.
**
The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1, 32.2, 32.3 and 32.4 accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are "furnished" to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed "filed" by the General Partner or the Partnership, respectively, for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
***
Data required by Financial Accounting Standards Board Auditing Standards Codification No. 260 is provided in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.

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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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
DUKE REALTY CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
/s/ Dennis D. Oklak
 
 
Dennis D. Oklak
 
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
/s/ Christie B. Kelly
 
 
Christie B. Kelly
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
/s/ Mark A. Denien
 
 
Mark A. Denien
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

 
 
 
 
 
DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
 
By: DUKE REALTY CORPORATION, its general partner
 
 
 
 
/s/ Dennis D. Oklak
 
 
Dennis D. Oklak
 
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner
 
 
 
 
/s/ Christie B. Kelly
 
 
Christie B. Kelly
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner
 
 
 
 
/s/ Mark A. Denien
 
 
Mark A. Denien
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the General Partner
 
 
 
Date:
May 3, 2013
 
 
 
 


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