Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

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 001-33201

 

 

DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   82-0538520

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

518 Seventeenth Street, Suite 800

Denver, Colorado

  80202
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(303) 597-2400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of October 26, 2012, 269,230,551 shares of common stock of DCT Industrial Trust Inc., par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding.

 

 

 


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DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Index to Form 10-Q

 

         Page  
PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
Item 1.   Consolidated Financial Statements:   
  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 (unaudited) and December 31, 2011      1   
  Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited)      2   
  Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited)      3   
  Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (unaudited)      4   
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited)      5   
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)      6   
Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      26   
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      45   
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures      46   
PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION      46   
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings      46   
Item 1A.   Risk Factors      47   
Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      47   
Item 3.   Defaults upon Senior Securities      47   
Item 4.   Mine Safety Disclosure      47   
Item 5.   Other Information      47   
Item 6.   Exhibits      47   
SIGNATURES      48   


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DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share information)

 

     September 30,     December 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (unaudited)        

ASSETS

    

Land

   $ 683,051      $ 647,552   

Buildings and improvements

     2,402,239        2,393,346   

Intangible lease assets

     74,355        84,779   

Construction in progress

     42,706        35,386   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment in properties

     3,202,351        3,161,063   

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (613,418     (589,314
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment in properties

     2,588,933        2,571,749   

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

     147,643        139,278   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment in real estate

     2,736,576        2,711,027   

Cash and cash equivalents

     37,591        12,834   

Notes receivable

     231        1,053   

Deferred loan costs, net

     7,006        8,567   

Straight-line rent and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,319 and $1,256, respectively

     48,205        42,349   

Other assets, net

     25,647        17,468   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,855,256      $ 2,793,298   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    

Liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 51,713      $ 45,785   

Distributions payable

     20,464        19,057   

Tenant prepaids and security deposits

     19,872        22,864   

Other liabilities

     7,853        29,797   

Intangible lease liability, net

     18,843        18,897   

Line of credit

     —          —     

Senior unsecured notes

     1,025,000        935,000   

Mortgage notes

     275,216        317,783   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,418,961        1,389,183   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity:

    

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding

     —          —     

Shares-in-trust, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding

     —          —     

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 350,000,000 shares authorized 268,683,134 and 245,943,100 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

     2,687        2,459   

Additional paid-in capital

     2,158,817        2,018,075   

Distributions in excess of earnings

     (851,154     (783,229

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (34,791     (29,336
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,275,559        1,207,969   

Noncontrolling interests

     160,736        196,146   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     1,436,295        1,404,115   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 2,855,256      $ 2,793,298   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share information)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

REVENUES:

        

Rental revenues

   $ 67,327      $ 61,009      $ 194,774      $ 177,378   

Institutional capital management and other fees

     937        1,004        3,143        3,153   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     68,264        62,013        197,917        180,531   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

        

Rental expenses

     9,151        7,977        24,714        24,242   

Real estate taxes

     10,093        9,235        29,309        26,462   

Real estate related depreciation and amortization

     30,862        30,495        92,112        88,181   

General and administrative

     6,838        6,346        19,136        20,465   

Casualty gains

     —          —          (141     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     56,944        54,053        165,130        159,350   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     11,320        7,960        32,787        21,181   

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE:

        

Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures, net

     1,208        (967     784        (3,450

Impairment losses on investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

     —          —          —          (1,934

Interest expense

     (17,299     (16,515     (51,769     (46,539

Interest and other income (expense)

     194        (356     354        (257

Income tax benefit (expense) and other taxes

     (68     56        (623     (105
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

     (4,645     (9,822     (18,467     (31,104

Income from discontinued operations

     12,906        731        2,357        2,632   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated net income (loss) of DCT Industrial Trust Inc.

     8,261        (9,091     (16,110     (28,472

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (713     1,015        1,870        3,385   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

     7,548        (8,076     (14,240     (25,087
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

     (134     (103     (400     (337
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ 7,414      $ (8,179   $ (14,640   $ (25,424
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC AND DILUTED:

        

Loss from continuing operations

   $ (0.02   $ (0.03   $ (0.07   $ (0.12

Income from discontinued operations

     0.05        0.00        0.01        0.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ 0.03      $ (0.03   $ (0.06   $ (0.11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:

        

Basic and diluted

     253,657        245,805        249,381        241,548   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions declared per common share

   $ 0.07      $ 0.07      $ 0.21      $ 0.21   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Consolidated net income (loss) of DCT Industrial Trust Inc.

   $ 8,261      $ (9,091   $ (16,110   $ (28,472

Other Comprehensive income:

        

Net unrealized loss on cash flow hedging derivatives

     (2,590     (12,119     (6,802     (15,247

Realized loss related to hedging activities

     24        —          677        129   

Amortization of cash flow hedging derivatives

     524        251        1,026        719   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Comprehensive loss

     (2,042     (11,868     (5,099     (14,399
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

     6,219        (20,959     (21,209     (42,871

Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (922     2,111        1,514        4,548   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ 5,297      $ (18,848   $ (19,695   $ (38,323
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

                                     Accumulated        
                         Additional     Distributions     Other     Non-  
     Total     Common Stock      Paid-in     in Excess     Comprehensive     controlling  
     Equity     Shares      Amount      Capital     of Earnings     Loss     Interests  

Balance at December 31, 2011

   $ 1,404,115       245,943      $ 2,459      $ 2,018,075     $ (783,229   $ (29,336   $ 196,146  

Net loss

     (16,110     —           —           —          (14,240     —          (1,870

Other Comprehensive loss

     (5,099             —          (5,455     356  

Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs

     112,515       18,975        190        112,325       —          —          —     

Issuance of common stock, stock-based compensation plans

     (277     241        3        (280     —          —          —     

Amortization of stock-based compensation

     3,076       —           —           1,238       —          —          1,838  

Distributions to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests

     (59,046     —           —           —          (53,685     —          (5,361

Issuance of noncontrolling interests

     (61     —           —           —          —          —          (61

Partner contributions from noncontrolling interests

     30       —           —           —          —          —          30  

Redemptions of noncontrolling interests

     (2,848     3,524        35        27,459       —          —          (30,342
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2012

   $ 1,436,295       268,683      $ 2,687      $ 2,158,817     $ (851,154   $ (34,791   $ 160,736  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,  
     2012     2011  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Consolidated net loss of DCT Industrial Trust Inc.

   $ (16,110   $ (28,472

Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net loss of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Real estate related depreciation and amortization

     94,676        96,839   

Gain on dispositions of real estate interests

     (12,348     —     

Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures

     3,349        2,008   

Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated joint ventures, net

     (784     3,450   

Stock-based compensation

     3,076        3,733   

Impairment losses

     11,422        1,934   

Straight-line rent

     (4,404     (7,003

Other

     3,466        (817

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Other receivables and other assets

     (8,522     (6,171

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

     3,801        10,039   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     77,622        75,540   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Real estate acquisitions

     (120,325     (146,211

Capital expenditures and development activities

     (61,028     (49,949

Proceeds from dispositions of real estate investments

     81,804        —     

Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

     (18,399     (17,789

Distributions of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

     6,640        11,983   

Other investing activities

     (219     2,610   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (111,527 )      (199,356 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Proceeds from senior unsecured revolving line of credit

     268,000        238,500   

Repayments of senior unsecured revolving line of credit

     (268,000     (238,000

Proceeds from senior unsecured notes

     90,000        400,000   

Repayments of senior unsecured notes

     —          (200,000

Principal payments on mortgage notes

     (49,885     (129,807

Payments of deferred loan costs

     (75     (4,859

Settlement of cash flow hedge

     (33,550     —     

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net

     112,645        111,931   

Offering costs for issuance of common stock and OP Units

     (191     (343

Redemption of noncontrolling interests

     (2,848     (136

Dividends to common stockholders

     (52,079     (50,024

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

     (5,385     (5,588

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

     30        106   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     58,662        121,780   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     24,757        (2,036

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period

     12,834        17,330   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period

   $ 37,591      $ 15,294   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information

    

Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest

   $ 49,316      $ 41,270   

Supplemental Disclosures of Non-Cash Activities

    

Retirement of fully depreciated and amortized assets, net

   $ 37,914      $ 33,270   

Redemptions of OP Units settled in shares of common stock

   $ 27,494      $ 7,009   

Assumption of mortgage notes in connection with real estate acquired

   $ 6,990      $ 7,653   

Contributions of real estate from noncontrolling interests

   $ —        $ 4,401   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1 – Organization

DCT Industrial Trust Inc. is a leading industrial real estate company specializing in the acquisition, development, leasing and management of bulk distribution and light industrial properties located in high-volume distribution markets in the United States and Mexico. As used herein, “DCT Industrial Trust,” “DCT,” “the Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to DCT Industrial Trust Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries and partnerships except where the context otherwise requires. We were formed as a Maryland corporation in April 2002 and have elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for United States (“U.S.”) federal income tax purposes. We are structured as an umbrella partnership REIT under which substantially all of our current and future business is, and will be, conducted through a majority owned and controlled subsidiary, DCT Industrial Operating Partnership LP (the “operating partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership, for which DCT Industrial Trust Inc. is the sole general partner. We own our properties through our operating partnership and its subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2012, we owned approximately 92% of the outstanding equity interests in our operating partnership.

As of September 30, 2012, the Company owned interests in approximately 75.2 million square feet of properties leased to approximately 840 customers, including:

 

   

58.0 million square feet comprising 388 consolidated properties owned in our operating portfolio which were 91.8% occupied;

 

   

16.7 million square feet comprising 51 unconsolidated properties which were 84.2% occupied and operated on behalf of five institutional capital management partners;

 

   

0.2 million square feet comprising two consolidated properties under redevelopment; and

 

   

0.3 million square feet comprising two consolidated buildings in development.

The Company also has four consolidated buildings and one unconsolidated expansion project under construction and several projects in predevelopment. See “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Note 3 – Investment in Properties” for further detail related to our development activity.

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Interim Financial Information

The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X for interim financial information. Accordingly, these statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, necessary for their fair presentation in conformity with GAAP. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2011 and related notes thereto as filed on Form 10-K on February 29, 2012.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company, its wholly-owned qualified REIT and taxable REIT subsidiaries, the operating partnership and its consolidated joint ventures, in which it has a controlling interest. Third-party equity interests in the operating partnership and consolidated joint ventures are reflected as noncontrolling interests in the Consolidated Financial

 

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Statements. We also have noncontrolling partnership interests in unconsolidated institutional capital management and other joint ventures, which are accounted for under the equity method. All significant intercompany amounts have been eliminated.

Principles of Consolidation

We hold interests in both consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures. All joint ventures over which we have financial and operating control, and variable interest entities (“VIE’s”) in which we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary, are included in the Consolidated Financial Statements. We use the equity method of accounting for joint ventures over which we do not have a controlling interest or where we do not exercise significant control over major operating and management decisions, but where we exercise significant influence and include our share of earnings or losses of these joint ventures in our consolidated net loss.

We analyze our joint ventures in accordance with GAAP to determine whether they are VIE’s and, if so, whether we are the primary beneficiary. Our judgment with respect to our level of influence or control over an entity and whether we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE involves consideration of various factors including the form of our ownership interest, our representation on the entity’s board of directors, the size of our investment (including loans) and our ability to participate in major decisions. Our ability to correctly assess our influence or control over an entity affects the presentation of these investments in the Consolidated Financial Statements and, consequently, our financial position and results of operations.

Reclassifications

Certain items in our Consolidated Financial Statements for 2011 have been reclassified to conform to the 2012 presentation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Capitalization of Costs

We capitalize costs directly related to the development, predevelopment, redevelopment or improvement of our investment in real estate, referred to as capital projects and other activities included within this paragraph. Costs associated with our capital projects are capitalized as incurred. If the project is abandoned, these costs are expensed during the period in which the project is abandoned. Costs considered for capitalization include, but are not limited to, construction costs, interest, real estate taxes and insurance, if appropriate. We capitalize indirect costs such as personnel, office and administrative expenses that are directly related to our development projects based on an estimate of the time spent on the construction and development activities. These costs are capitalized only during the period in which activities necessary to ready an asset for its intended use are in progress and such costs are incremental and identifiable to a specific activity to get the asset ready for its intended use. We determine when the capitalization period begins and ends through communication with project and other managers responsible for the tracking and oversight of individual projects. In the event that the activities to ready the asset for its intended use are suspended, the capitalization period will cease until such activities are resumed. In addition, we capitalize initial direct costs incurred for successful origination of new leases. Costs incurred for maintaining and repairing our properties, which do not extend their useful lives, are expensed as incurred.

Interest is capitalized based on actual capital expenditures from the period when development or redevelopment commences until the asset is ready for its intended use, at the weighted average borrowing rate during the period. We also capitalize interest on our qualifying investments in unconsolidated joint ventures based on the average capital invested in a venture during the period when the venture has activities in progress necessary to commence its planned principle operations, at our weighted average borrowing rate during the period. A “qualifying investment” is an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture provided that our investee’s activities include the use of funds to acquire qualifying assets, such as development or predevelopment activities, and planned principle operations have not commenced.

 

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Discontinued Operations

We classify certain properties and related assets and liabilities as held for sale when certain criteria are met. At such time, the respective assets and liabilities are presented separately on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We include liabilities related to assets held for sale that will be transferred in the transaction in “Liabilities related to assets held for sale.” Assets held for sale are reported at the lower of carrying value or estimated fair value less estimated costs to sell. The operating results of such properties are presented in “Income (loss) from discontinued operations” in current periods and all comparable periods presented. Depreciation is not recorded on properties held for sale; however, depreciation expense recorded prior to classification as held for sale is included in “Income (loss) from discontinued operations.” Gains on sales of real estate assets are recognized if the specific transaction terms and any continuing involvement in the form of management or financial assistance meet the various sale recognition criteria as defined by GAAP. If the criteria are not met, we defer the gain until such time that the criteria for sale recognition have been met. Net gains on sales and any impairment losses associated with assets held for sale are presented in “Income (loss) from discontinued operations” when recognized.

Fair Value

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance related to accounting for fair value measurements which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the exit price or price at which an asset (in its highest and best use) would be sold or liability assumed by an informed market participant in a transaction that is not distressed and is executed in the most advantageous market. This guidance provides a framework of how to determine such measurements on reported balances which are required or permitted to be measured at fair value under existing accounting pronouncements and emphasizes that fair value is a market-based rather than an entity-specific measurement. Therefore, our fair value measurement is determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, this guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy).

Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, as well as inputs that are observable for the asset or liability (other than quoted prices), such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals, and the contracted sales price for assets held for sale. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that are typically based on management’s own assumptions, as there is little, if any, related observable market activity. In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

Investment in Properties

We record the assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests associated with property acquisitions which qualify as business combinations at their respective acquisition-date fair values which are derived using a market, income or replacement cost approach, or a combination thereof. Acquisition-related costs associated with business combinations are expensed as incurred. As defined by GAAP, a business is an integrated set of activities and assets that is capable of being conducted and managed for the purpose of providing a return in the form of dividends, lower costs, or other economic benefits directly to investors or other owners, members, or participants. We do not consider acquisitions of land or unoccupied buildings to be business combinations. Rather, these transactions are treated as asset acquisitions and recorded at cost.

The fair value of identifiable tangible assets such as land, building, building and land improvements and tenant improvements is determined on an “as-if-vacant” basis. Management considers Level 3 inputs such as the replacement cost of such assets, appraisals, property condition reports, market data and other related information in determining the fair value of the tangible assets. The difference between the fair value and the face value of debt assumed in connection with an acquisition is recorded as a premium or discount and amortized to “Interest expense”

 

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over the life of the debt assumed. The valuation of assumed liabilities is based on the current market rate for similar liabilities. The recorded fair value of intangible lease assets includes Level 3 inputs and represents the value associated with in-place leases which include leasing commissions, legal and other costs, as well as an intangible asset or liability resulting from in-place leases being above or below the market rental rates over the lease term on the date of the acquisition. Intangible lease assets or liabilities are amortized over the reasonably assured lease term of the remaining in-place leases as an adjustment to “Rental revenues” or “Real estate related depreciation and amortization” depending on the nature of the intangible.

We have certain properties which we have acquired or removed from service with the intention to redevelop the property. Buildings under redevelopment require significant construction activities prior to being placed back into service. We generally do not depreciate properties classified as redevelopment until the date that the redevelopment properties are ready for their intended use.

Real estate, including land, building, building and land improvements, tenant improvements, leasehold improvements, leasing costs and intangible lease assets and liabilities are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization, unless circumstances indicate that the cost cannot be recovered, in which case, the carrying value of the property is reduced to estimated fair value.

Depreciation and Useful Lives of Real Estate Assets

Depreciation and amortization are computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets or liabilities. Our ability to assess the useful lives of our real estate assets accurately is critical to the determination of the appropriate amount of depreciation and amortization expense recorded and the carrying values of the underlying assets. Any change to the estimated depreciable lives of these assets would have an impact on the depreciation and amortization expense we recognize.

The following table reflects the standard depreciable lives typically used to compute depreciation and amortization. However, such depreciable lives may be different based on the estimated useful life of such assets or liabilities. The carrying value of assets sold or retired and the related accumulated depreciation and/or amortization is derecognized and the resulting gain or loss, if any, is recorded during the period in which such sale or retirement occurs.

 

Description

  

Standard Depreciable Life

Land    Not depreciated
Building    20 – 40 years
Building and land improvements    5 – 20 years
Tenant improvements    Shorter of lease term or useful life
Leasehold improvements    5 – 20 years
Leasing costs    Lease term
Other intangible lease assets    Average term of leases for property
Above/below market rent assets/liabilities    Reasonably assured lease term

Depreciation is not recorded on real estate assets currently held for sale or contribution, in pre-development, or being developed or redeveloped until the building is substantially completed and ready for its intended use, not later than one year from cessation of major construction activity.

Impairment of Properties

Investments in properties classified as held for use are carried at cost and evaluated for impairment at least annually and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of these assets may not be fully recoverable. Examples of such changes in circumstances include the point at which we deem a building to be held for sale, our intended hold period changes, or when a building remains vacant significantly longer than expected. For investments in properties that we intend to hold long-term, the recoverability is based on the estimated future undiscounted cash flows. If the asset carrying value is not supported on an undiscounted cash flow basis, the amount of impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the asset and is reflected in “Impairment losses” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The determination of fair value of real estate assets to be held for use is derived using the discounted cash flow method and involves a number of management assumptions relating to future economic events that could materially affect the determination of the

 

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ultimate value, and therefore, the carrying amounts of our real estate. Such assumptions are Level 3 inputs and include, but are not limited to, projected vacancy rates, rental rates, property operating expenses and capital expenditures. The capitalization rate is also a significant driving factor in determining the property valuation and requires management’s judgment of factors such as market knowledge, historical experience, lease terms, tenant financial strength, economy, demographics, environment, property location, visibility, age, physical condition and expected return requirements, among other things. The aforementioned factors are taken as a whole by management in determining the valuation of investment property. The valuation is sensitive to the actual results of any of these uncertain factors, either individually or taken as a whole. Should the actual results differ from management’s estimates, the valuation could be negatively affected and may result in additional impairments recorded in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Investments in properties classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value (typically, the contracted sales price, a Level 2 input) less estimated costs to sell. Impairment of assets held for sale is a component of “Income (loss) from discontinued operations” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and is further detailed in Note 13 – Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale.

Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

We account for our investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures under the equity method because we exercise significant influence over, but do not control, these entities. Under the equity method, these investments (including advances to joint ventures) are initially recorded at cost and are subsequently adjusted to reflect our proportionate share of net earnings or losses of each of the joint ventures, distributions received, contributions made and certain other adjustments, as appropriate. Such investments are included in “Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Distributions from these investments that are related to earnings from operations are included as operating activities and distributions that are related to capital transactions are included as investing activities in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Impairment of Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

We evaluate our investments in unconsolidated entities for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that there may be an other-than-temporary decline in value. To do so, we calculate the estimated fair value of the investment using a market, income or replacement cost approach, or combination thereof. The amount of impairment recognized, if any, would be the excess of the investment’s carrying amount over its estimated fair value. We consider various factors to determine if a decline in the value of the investment is other-than-temporary. These factors are Level 2 and 3 inputs and include but are not limited to, age of the venture, our intent and ability to retain our investment in the entity, the financial condition and long-term prospects of the entity, expected term of the investment and the relationships with the other joint venture partners and its lenders. If we believe that the decline in the fair value is temporary, no impairment is recorded. The aforementioned factors are taken as a whole by management in determining the valuation of our investment property. Should the actual results differ from management’s estimates, the valuation could be negatively affected and may result in a negative impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

We record derivatives at fair value which are presented on a gross basis in “Other Assets” or “Other Liabilities” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative and the designation of the derivative, whether we have elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Derivatives may also be designated as hedges of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation. Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge.

 

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As of September 30, 2012, we did not have any hedges in place however, during the three months ended September 30, 2012 we settled one cash flow hedge. For derivatives designated as “cash flow” hedges, the effective portion of the changes in the fair value of the derivative is initially reported in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” in our Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (i.e., not included in earnings) and subsequently reclassified into earnings when the hedged transaction affects earnings or the hedging relationship is no longer effective at which time the ineffective portion of the derivative’s changes in fair value is recognized directly into earnings. We assess the effectiveness of each hedging relationship whenever financial statements are issued or earnings are reported and at least every three months. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.

Our objective in using derivatives is to manage our exposure to interest rate volatility associated with our forecasted debt issuances including refinancing of our fixed-rate debt and certain variable rate borrowings. To accomplish this objective, we primarily use treasury locks, forward-starting swaps and interest rate swaps as part of our cash flow hedging strategy. These derivatives are designed to mitigate the risk of future interest rate fluctuations by providing a future fixed interest rate for a limited, pre-determined period of time.

Revenue Recognition

We record rental revenues on a straight-line basis under which contractual rent increases are recognized evenly over the full lease term. Certain properties have leases that provide for tenant occupancy during periods where no rent is due or where minimum rent payments change during the term of the lease. Accordingly, we record receivables from tenants that we expect to collect over the remaining lease term rather than currently, which are recorded as a straight-line rent receivable. When we acquire a property, the terms of existing leases are considered to commence as of the acquisition date for the purposes of this calculation. The total increase to “Rental revenues” due to straight-line rent adjustments was approximately $1.3 million and $4.4 million, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, and $1.7 million and $6.7 million, for the same periods in 2011, respectively.

Tenant recovery income includes payments and amounts due from tenants pursuant to their leases for real estate taxes, insurance and other recoverable property operating expenses and is recognized as “Rental revenues” during the same period the related expenses are incurred. Tenant recovery income recognized as “Rental revenues” was approximately $14.4 million and $39.7 million, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively and $12.3 million and $34.5 million for the same periods in 2011, respectively.

We maintain an allowance for estimated losses that may result from the inability of our tenants to make required payments. If a tenant fails to make contractual payments beyond any allowance, we may recognize additional bad debt expense in future periods equal to the net outstanding balances. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, our allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $1.3 million.

In connection with property acquisitions qualifying as business combinations, we may acquire leases with rental rates above or below the market rental rates. Such differences are recorded as an intangible lease asset or liability and amortized to “Rental revenues” over the reasonably assured term of the related leases. The unamortized balances of these assets and liabilities associated with the early termination of leases are fully amortized to their respective revenue line items in our Consolidated Statements of Operations over the shorter of the expected life of such assets and liabilities or the remaining lease term. The total net impact to “Rental revenues” due to the amortization of above and below market rents was an increase of approximately $0.2 million and $0.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the same periods in 2011, respectively.

Early lease termination fees are recorded in “Rental revenues” on a straight-line basis over the estimated remaining contractual lease term or upon collection if collectability is not assured. The total net impact to “Rental revenues” due to early lease termination fees was an increase of approximately $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively and $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the same periods in 2011, respectively.

We earn revenues from asset management fees, acquisition fees, property management fees and fees for other services pursuant to joint venture and other agreements. These are included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations in “Institutional capital management and other fees.” We recognize revenues from asset management fees, acquisition fees, property management fees and fees for other services when the related fees are earned and are realized or realizable.

 

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Stock-Based Compensation

On October 10, 2006, we established the Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, to grant restricted stock, stock options and other awards to our personnel and directors. Awards granted under this plan are measured at fair value on the grant date and amortized to compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the service period during which the awards fully vest. Such expense is included in “General and administrative” expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Options issued under the Long-Term Incentive Plan are valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which relies on assumptions we make related to the expected term of the options, volatility, dividend yield and risk free interest rate.

New Accounting Standards

During the second quarter of 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS, which generally aligns the principles for fair value measurements and the related disclosure requirements under US GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). This standard requires new disclosures, with a particular focus on Level 3 measurements, including; quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used for all Level 3 measurements; qualitative discussion about the sensitivity of recurring Level 3 measurements to changes in the unobservable inputs disclosed, including the interrelationship between inputs and a description of the company’s valuation processes. This standard also requires disclosure of any transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy; information about when the current use of a non-financial asset measured at fair value differs from its highest and best use and the hierarchy classification for items whose fair value is not recorded on the balance sheet but is disclosed in the notes. This standard was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. In conjunction with the adoption of this standard, we made an accounting policy election to measure the credit risk of our derivative financial instruments that are subject to master netting agreements on a net basis by counterparty portfolio. We adopted this standard effective January 1, 2012.

Also during the second quarter of 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income, which eliminates the option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. Entities had the option to present the components of net income and other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive statements. This standard requires retrospective application and was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. We adopted this standard on January 1, 2012 and have presented the components of net income and other comprehensive income in two separate but consecutive statements.

 

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Note 3 – Investment in Properties

Our consolidated investment in properties consist of operating properties, redevelopment properties, properties under development, properties in pre-development and land held for future development or other purposes. The following table provides our historical cost of our investment in properties (in thousands).

 

     September 30,     December 31,  
     2012     2011  

Operating properties

   $ 3,084,837      $ 3,100,172   

Properties under redevelopment

     9,995        4,284   

Properties under development

     53,415        9,525   

Properties in pre-development including land held

     54,104        47,082   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment in Properties

     3,202,351        3,161,063   

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (613,418     (589,314
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment in Properties

   $ 2,588,933      $ 2,571,749   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Acquisition Activity

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we acquired 12 buildings comprising 2.0 million square feet. These properties located in the Phoenix, Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Miami, Dallas, New Jersey, Southern California and Seattle markets were acquired for a total purchase price of approximately $107.4 million. We have incurred acquisition costs of approximately $1.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, included in “General and administrative” in our Consolidated Statement of Operations.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we acquired 20 buildings comprising 2.2 million square feet and controlling interests in three buildings totaling 0.4 million square feet. These properties are located in the Southern California, New Jersey, Miami, Orlando, Chicago, Phoenix, Atlanta, Denver and Houston markets. These properties and controlling interests were acquired from unrelated third-parties, except as disclosed in Note 10 – Related Party Transactions for a total purchase price of approximately $133.5 million. We have consolidated the three properties in which we acquired controlling interests and, as a result, we recorded $143.3 million on our balance sheet, in the aggregate, for these three properties and the 20 other properties that we acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This amount included $9.8 million attributable to the noncontrolling interests’ share of the three properties that we did not acquire. We incurred acquisition costs of approximately $1.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, included in “General and administrative” in our Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Development Activity

2012 Development Activity

As of September 30, 2012, seven projects were under construction in our Baltimore/Washington D.C., Chicago, Houston, Miami and Southern California markets. We have leased two buildings in Baltimore/Washington D.C. which total approximately 0.2 million square feet of which 0.1 million square feet stabilized in July 2012. During the three months ended September 30, 2012, we purchased a shell-complete building in Houston, which is now in lease up, which totals approximately 0.3 million square. We are continuing construction of an approximately 0.2 million square foot building on the first of two parcels of land we acquired last year in Miami and have began construction of another 0.2 million square foot building on the second parcel of land. These projects are expected to be shell-complete in the fourth quarter of 2012 and the second quarter of 2013, respectively, and are 90% and 74% leased, respectively. We are continuing construction of a 0.6 million square foot building on the 32.6 acre land parcel we purchased earlier this year in Chicago, which is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2012. We also began construction of a 0.2 million square foot expansion of an unconsolidated building in Southern California, which is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2012 and is 100% leased. Finally, we began construction of a 0.1 million square foot building, which is being built to sell in Baltimore/Washington D.C. This project is expected to be completed in 2013. The total costs incurred on these projects as of September 30, 2012 was $65.1 million.

 

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2011 Development Activity

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we acquired three land parcels totaling 81.9 acres in the Miami, Southern California and Cincinnati markets for a total price of $20.0 million.

Disposition Activity

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we sold 31 operating properties totaling approximately 2.0 million square feet to third-parties in the Atlanta, Charlotte, New Jersey, Houston and Dallas markets, for combined gross proceeds of $85.5 million. We recognized gains of approximately $12.3 million on the disposition of 18 operating properties, including a portfolio of properties in Houston. We recognized an impairment loss of approximately $11.4 million on a portfolio of 13 properties in Atlanta. All gains and impairments associated with these sales are reflected in “Income (loss) from discontinued operations” in the Consolidated Financial Statements. We did not have any dispositions during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Intangible Lease Assets and Liabilities

Aggregate amortization expense for intangible lease assets recognized in connection with property acquisitions (excluding assets and liabilities related to above and below market rents; see Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for additional information) was approximately $2.4 million and $8.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and $2.8 million and $8.5 million for the same periods in 2011, respectively. Our intangible lease assets included the following as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands).

 

     September 30, 2012     December 31, 2011  
     Gross     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net     Gross     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net  

Other intangible lease assets

   $ 68,738      $ (32,293   $ 36,445      $ 77,692      $ (38,549   $ 39,143   

Above market rent

   $ 5,617      $ (4,715   $ 902      $ 7,087      $ (5,191   $ 1,896   

Below market rent

   $ (26,610   $ 7,767      $ (18,843   $ (26,905   $ 8,008      $ (18,897

The following table describes the estimated net amortization of such intangible assets and liabilities for the next five years and thereafter. In addition, the table describes the net impact on rental revenues due to the amortization of above and below market rents for the next five years and thereafter (in thousands).

 

For the Period Ended December 31,

   Estimated
Net Amortization of
Lease Intangible Assets
     Estimated Net Increase to
Rental Revenues Related
to Above and Below
Market Rents
 

Remainder of 2012

   $ 2,096       $ (291

2013

     7,256         (1,459

2014

     5,758         (1,286

2015

     4,461         (1,060

2016

     3,282         (843

Thereafter

     13,592         (13,002
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 36,445       $ (17,941
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Note 4 – Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

We enter into joint ventures primarily for purposes of developing industrial real estate and to establish commingled investment vehicles with institutional partners. Our investments in these joint ventures are included in “Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table summarizes our unconsolidated joint ventures as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands).

 

     DCT
Ownership
           Unconsolidated Investments in  
     as of            and Advances as of  
     September 30,     Number of      September 30,     December 31,  

Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

   2012     Buildings      2012     2011  

Institutional Joint Ventures:

         

DCT/SPF Industrial Operating LLC(1)

     20.0     13      $ 42,855     $ 45,510  

TRT-DCT Venture I(2)

     3.6     14        587       548  

TRT-DCT Venture II(3)

     11.4     5        2,042       2,172  

TRT-DCT Venture III(3)(4)

     10.0     4        1,237       1,491  

DCT Fund I LLC(5)

     20.0     6        (922     (313
    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal Institutional Joint Ventures

       42        45,799       49,408  

Other:

         

Stirling Capital Investments (SCLA)(6)

     50.0     6        70,982       58,629  

IDI/DCT, LLC(3)

     50.0     3        27,831       28,240  

IDI/DCT Buford, LLC (land only)

     75.0     —           3,031       3,001  
    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal Other

       9        101,844       89,870  
    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

       51      $ 147,643     $ 139,278  
    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

During the third quarter of 2012, DCT/SPF Industrial Operating LLC disposed of one property in the Cincinnati market for gross proceeds, net of joint venture interest, of $2.9 million. We recognized a gain of $0.8 million, inclusive of a previously deferred gain of approximately $0.3 million, in “Equity in earnings (loss) in unconsolidated joint ventures” in our Consolidated Statement of Operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

(2) 

During the first quarter of 2012, our joint venture partner, Dividend Capital Total Reality Trust Inc., contributed one property into TRT-DCT Venture I. As a result of this activity, we made a capital contribution totaling $0.2 million, which resulted in our equity ownership decreasing to 3.6% as of September 30, 2012, as compared to 4.4% as of December 31, 2011.

(3) 

During 2011, our unconsolidated joint ventures completed dispositions of three properties in Cincinnati, Kansas City and Northern California for gross proceeds, net of joint venture partners’ interest, of $13.8 million. We recognized deferred gains upon disposition of these properties totaling $0.7 million.

(4) 

During the second quarter of 2012, TRT-DCT Venture III disposed of one property in the Louisville market for gross proceeds, net of joint venture partners’ interest, of $0.8 million. We recognized our portion of the gain of approximately $0.2 million in “Equity in earnings (loss) in unconsolidated joint ventures” in our Consolidated Statement of Operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

(5) 

In accordance with the DCT Fund I’s (“the Fund”) LLC agreement, the Fund terminated in February 2012 resulting in the Fund beginning the process of an orderly windup as outlined by the LLC agreement.

(6) 

Although we contributed 100% of the initial cash equity capital required by the venture, our partners retain certain participation rights in the venture’s available cash flows.

 

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Guarantees

There are no lines of credit or side agreements related to, or between, our unconsolidated joint ventures and us, and there are no derivative financial instruments between our unconsolidated joint ventures and us. In addition, we believe we have no material exposure to financial guarantees.

Note 5 – Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the fair values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash held in escrow, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximated their carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The estimated fair values of other financial instruments subject to fair value disclosures were determined based on available market information and valuation methodologies appropriate for these purposes. Considerable judgment and a high degree of subjectivity are involved in developing these estimates. Our estimates may differ from the actual amounts that we could realize upon disposition. The following table summarizes these financial instruments as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands).

 

     Balances as of      Balances as of  
     September 30, 2012      December 31, 2011  
     Carrying      Estimated      Carrying     Estimated  
     Amounts      Fair Value      Amounts     Fair Value  

Notes receivable(1)

   $ 231       $ 232       $ 1,053      $ 1,058   

Borrowings(1):

          

Senior unsecured revolving credit facility

   $ —         $ —         $ —        $ —     

Fixed rate debt(2)

   $ 1,125,216       $ 1,244,533       $ 1,077,783      $ 1,218,321   

Variable rate debt

   $ 175,000       $ 175,000       $ 175,000      $ 174,979   

Interest rate contracts:

          

Interest rate swap(3)

   $ —         $ —         $ (26,746   $ (26,746

 

(1) 

The fair values of our notes receivable and borrowings were estimated using a discounted cash flow methodology. Credit spreads and market interest rates used to determine the fair value of these instruments are based on unobservable Level 3 inputs which management has determined to be its best estimate of current market values.

(2) 

The carrying amount of our fixed rate debt includes premiums and discounts as a result of the difference between the fair value and face value of debt assumed in connection with our acquisition activities.

(3) 

The fair value of our interest rate swap is determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash flows and the discounted expected variable cash flows based on an expectation of future interest rates derived from Level 2 observable market interest rate curves. We also incorporate a credit valuation adjustment, which is derived using unobservable Level 3 inputs, to appropriately reflect both our nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurement. For further discussion on the fair value of our interest rate swap, see Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies.

The following table displays a reconciliation of liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. During the same periods, we had no assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The table also displays gains and losses due to changes in fair value, including both realized and unrealized, recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for Level 3 liabilities. When assets and liabilities are transferred between levels, we recognize the transfer at the beginning of the period (in thousands).

 

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      During the
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
      2012     2011  

Level 3 Liabilities:

    

Interest Rate Swaps:

    

Beginning balance at January 1

   $ (26,746   $ (10,109

Net unrealized loss included in accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (6,127     (15,247

Realized loss recognized in interest expense

     (677     —     

Cash paid for settlement of hedge

     33,550        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance at September 30

   $ —        $ (25,356
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Hedging Activities

To manage interest rate risk for variable rate debt and issuances of fixed rate debt, we primarily use treasury locks and interest rate swaps as part of our cash flow hedging strategy. These derivatives are designed to mitigate the risk of future interest rate increases by providing a fixed interest rate for a limited, pre-determined period of time. During 2012, such derivatives have been used to hedge the variability in existing and future interest expense associated with existing variable rate borrowings and forecasted issuances of debt, which may include the issuances of new debt, as well as refinancing of existing debt upon maturity.

As of September 30, 2012, we did not have any hedges in place. In July 2012, we settled our forward-starting swap for $33.6 million, which was in place to hedge the variability of cash flows associated with forecasted issuances of debt, contemporaneously with locking rate for $90.0 million of debt which was funded in September 2012.

On a recurring basis, we measure our derivatives at fair value, which was a gross liability of approximately $26.7 million as of December 31, 2011, respectively. This amount is included in “Other Liabilities” in our Consolidated Balance Sheet. The fair value of our derivatives was determined using Level 2 and 3 inputs. We utilize a third party derivative valuation expert to determine the fair value, including the Level 3 component of the swap liability, during each reporting period. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings and is recorded as “Interest expense” in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 we recognized $0.7 million of ineffectiveness due to the change in estimated timing of debt issuance. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recognized no ineffectiveness.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recorded approximately $2.6 million and $6.8 million of net unrealized losses, respectively, including the noncontrolling interests’ portions of $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively, in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” as a result of the change in fair value of our outstanding hedges during the periods. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recorded approximately $12.1 million and $15.2 million of net unrealized losses, respectively, including the noncontrolling interests’ portions of $1.1 million and $1.4 million, respectively, in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” as a result of the change in fair value of our outstanding hedges during the periods.

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 the “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” balance pertaining to the hedges were losses of approximately $37.7 million and $32.6 million, respectively, including the noncontrolling interests’ portion. Amounts reported in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” related to derivatives will be amortized to “Interest expense” as interest payments are made on our current debt and anticipated debt issuances. During the next 12 months, we estimate that approximately $4.0 million will be reclassified from “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” to “Interest expense” resulting in an increase in such expense.

 

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Note 6 – Outstanding Indebtedness

As of September 30, 2012 our outstanding indebtedness of approximately $1.3 billion consisted of mortgage notes and senior unsecured notes, excluding approximately $54.5 million representing our proportionate share of non-recourse debt associated with unconsolidated joint ventures. As of December 31, 2011, our outstanding indebtedness of approximately $1.3 billion consisted of mortgage notes and senior unsecured notes, excluding approximately $61.7 million representing our proportionate share of non-recourse debt associated with unconsolidated joint ventures.

As of September 30, 2012, the gross book value of our consolidated properties was approximately $3.2 billion and the gross book value of all properties securing our mortgage debt was approximately $0.7 billion. As of December 31, 2011, the gross book value of our consolidated properties was approximately $3.2 billion and the gross book value of all properties securing our mortgage debt was approximately $0.7 billion. Our debt has various covenants with which we were in compliance as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Debt Issuances

In September 2012, we issued $90.0 million of fixed rate, senior unsecured notes through a private placement offering. These senior unsecured notes mature in September 2022 and have a fixed interest rate of 4.21%. The notes require semi-annual interest payments. The proceeds from these notes were used to repay outstanding indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.

Debt Retirements and Assumptions

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we retired mortgage notes totaling approximately $43.0 million previously scheduled to mature in September 2012, October 2012 and January 2013 using proceeds from the Company’s senior unsecured revolving credit facility and proceeds from our equity offering.

In June 2012 we assumed two mortgage notes with outstanding balances of approximately $4.5 million and $2.5 million in connection with two property acquisitions. The assumed notes bear interest at 6.08% and 6.25%, respectively, and require monthly payments of principal and interest. The notes mature in August 2016 and July 2020, respectively.

Line of Credit

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we did not have any amounts outstanding on our senior unsecured revolving credit facility.

Note 7 – Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interests are the portion of equity, or net assets, in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent. Our noncontrolling interests primarily represent limited partnership interests in the operating partnership and equity interests held by third-party partners in consolidated real estate joint ventures, including related parties as discussed in Note 10 – Related Party Transactions. Noncontrolling interests representing interests in the operating partnership primarily include limited partnership interest in our operating partnership (“OP Units”) and LTIP Units which are classified as permanent equity in accordance with GAAP and are included in “Noncontrolling interests” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table illustrates the noncontrolling interests’ share of consolidated net loss during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands).

 

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      Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
      2012     2011     2012     2011  

Noncontrolling interests’ share of loss from continuing operations

   $ 409      $ 1,082      $ 2,030      $ 3,634   

Noncontrolling interests’ share of income from discontinued operations

     (1,122     (67     (160     (249
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

   $ (713   $ 1,015      $ 1,870      $ 3,385   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OP Units

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we owned approximately 92% and 90%, respectively, of the outstanding equity interests in the operating partnership. Upon redemption by the unitholder, we have the option of redeeming the units of OP Units with cash or with shares of our common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment.

During the three months ended September 30, 2012, 0.3 million OP Units were redeemed for approximately 0.3 million shares of common stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, 4.0 million OP Units were redeemed for approximately $2.8 million in cash and 3.5 million shares of common stock. During the three months ended September 30, 2011, 0.3 million OP Units were redeemed for approximately $22,000 in cash and 0.3 million shares of common stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, 1.0 million OP Units were redeemed for approximately $75,000 in cash and 0.9 million shares of common stock.

As of September 30, 2012, there was a total of 21.3 million OP Units outstanding and redeemable, with a redemption value of approximately $137.5 million based on the closing price of our common stock on September 30, 2012. As of December 31, 2011, 25.1 million OP Units were outstanding and redeemable with a redemption value of approximately $128.5 million based on the closing price of our common stock on December 31, 2011.

LTIP Units

We may grant limited partnership interests in the operating partnership called LTIP Units. LTIP Units, which we grant either as free-standing awards or together with other awards under the Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, are valued by reference to the value of our common stock, and are subject to such conditions and restrictions as our compensation committee may determine, including continued employment or service, computation of financial metrics and achievement of pre-established performance goals and objectives. LTIP Units typically vest ratably over a period of four to five years depending on the grant. Vested LTIP Units can be converted to OP Units on a one-for-one basis.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, approximately 0.7 million LTIP Units were granted to certain senior executives, which vest over a four or five year period with a total fair value of $3.9 million at the date of grant as determined by a lattice-binomial option-pricing model based on a Monte Carlo simulation using a volatility factor of 72% and risk-free interest rates of 0.82% and 1.04%. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, 0.1 million and 0.2 million vested LTIP Units, respectively, were converted into 0.1 million and 0.2 million OP Units, respectively. As of September 30, 2012, approximately 2.4 million LTIP Units were outstanding of which 0.9 million were vested.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, 0.6 million LTIP Units were granted to senior executives which vest over a period of four to five years. The total fair value of the LTIP Units granted was $3.0 million at their respective grant dates. The fair value for each grant was determined using a lattice-binomial option-pricing model based on a Monte Carlo simulation using volatility favors ranging from 67% to 71% and risk-free interest rates ranging from 0.85% to 2.18%. As of December 31, 2011, approximately 1.9 million LTIP Units were outstanding of which 0.9 million were vested.

 

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Note 8 – Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

As of September 30, 2012, approximately 268.7 million shares of common stock were issued and outstanding.

On March 23, 2010, we registered a “continuous equity” offering program. Pursuant to this offering, we may sell up to 20 million shares of common stock for general corporate purposes from time-to-time through March 23, 2013 in “at-the-market” offerings or certain other transactions.

On September 12, 2012, we issued approximately 19.0 million shares of common stock in a public offering at a price of $6.20 per share for net proceeds of $112.6 million before offering expenses.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we issued approximately 0.3 million and 3.5 million shares of common stock, respectively, related to the redemption of OP Units (see additional information in Note 7 – Noncontrolling Interests above), and approximately 0.1 million and 0.2 million shares of common stock, respectively, related to vested shares of restricted stock, phantom shares and stock option exercises. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we issued approximately 0.3 million and 0.9 million shares of common stock, respectively, related to the redemption of OP Units (see additional information in Note 7 – Noncontrolling Interests above), and approximately 0.1 million and 0.2 million shares of common stock, respectively, related to vested shares of restricted stock, phantom shares and stock option exercises.

The net proceeds from the sales of our securities are transferred to our operating partnership for a number of OP Units equal to the shares of common stock sold in our public offerings.

Equity-Based Compensation

Restricted Stock

Holders of restricted stock have voting rights and rights to receive dividends. Restricted stock may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of and is subject to a risk of forfeiture prior to the expiration of the applicable vesting period. The restricted stock fair value on the date of grant is amortized on a straight-line basis as stock-based compensation expense over the service period during which term the stock fully vests. Restricted stock typically vests ratably over a period of four or five years, depending on the grant. During the three months ended September 30, 2012 we did not grant any restricted stock. During nine months ended September 30, 2012, we granted approximately 0.3 million shares of restricted stock to certain officers and employees at the weighted-average fair market value $5.62 per share. During the three months ended September 30, 2011 we did not grant any restricted stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we granted approximately 0.2 million shares of restricted stock to certain officers and employees at the weighted-average fair market value of $5.54 per share.

Stock Options

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we did not grant any stock options. During the three months ended September 30, 2011 we did not grant any stock options. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we granted approximately 0.4 million stock options at the weighted-average exercise price of $5.55, which generally vest ratably over four years. The fair value of the aforementioned grants adjusted for estimated forfeitures totaled approximately $0.7 million and is amortized over the service period.

Phantom Stock

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we granted approximately 71,000 and 48,000 shares of phantom stock, which vest after one year. The fair value of the aforementioned grants adjusted for estimated forfeitures totaled approximately $0.4 million and $0.3 million and is amortized over the one year service period.

 

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Note 9 – Related Party Transactions

8th and Vineyard Consolidated Joint Venture

In May 2010, we entered into the 8th and Vineyard joint venture with Iowa Investments, LLC, an entity owned by one of our executives, to purchase 19.3 acres of land held for development in Southern California. Pursuant to the joint venture agreement, we will first receive a return of all capital along with a preferred return. Thereafter, Iowa Investments, LLC will receive a return of all capital along with a promoted interest. The land parcel acquired by 8th and Vineyard was purchased from an entity in which the same executive had a minority ownership. The total acquisition price of $4.7 million was determined to be at fair value.

Southern California Consolidated Ventures

We entered into four agreements, two in December 2010 and two in January 2011, whereby we acquired a weighted average ownership interest, based on square feet, of approximately 48.4% in five bulk industrial buildings located in the Southern California market. Entities controlled by one of our executives have a weighted average ownership in these properties of approximately 43.7%, based on square feet, and the remaining 7.9% ownership is held by a third- party. Each venture partner will earn returns in accordance with their ownership interests. DCT has controlling rights including management of the operations of the properties and we have consolidated the properties in accordance with GAAP and accounted for the transactions as business combinations. The total acquisition price of $46.3 million was determined to be at fair value.

Note 10 – Earnings per Share

We use the two-class method of computing earnings per common share which is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for common stock and any participating securities according to dividends declared (whether paid or unpaid) and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Under the two-class method, earnings per common share are computed by dividing the sum of distributed earnings to common stockholders and undistributed earnings allocated to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.

A participating security is defined by GAAP as an unvested share-based payment award containing non-forfeitable rights to dividends and must be included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. Nonvested restricted stock and LTIP Units are considered participating securities as these share-based awards contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends irrespective of whether the awards ultimately vest or expire.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands, except per share amounts).

 

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      Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
      2012     2011     2012     2011  

Earnings per Common share – Basic and Diluted

        

Numerator

        

Loss from continuing operations

   $ (4,645   $ (9,822   $ (18,467   $ (31,104

(Income) loss from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests

     409        1,082        2,030        3,634   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders

     (4,236     (8,740     (16,437     (27,470

Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

     (134     (103     (400     (337
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Numerator for adjusted loss from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders

     (4,370     (8,843     (16,837     (27,807
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations

     12,906        731        2,357        2,632   

Noncontrolling interests’ share of income from discontinued operations

     (1,122     (67     (160     (249
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Numerator for income from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders

     11,784        664        2,197        2,383   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ 7,414      $ (8,179   $ (14,640   $ (25,424
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator

        

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and dilutive

     253,657        245,805        249,381        241,548   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per Common Share – Basic and Diluted

        

Loss from continuing operations

   $ (0.02   $ (0.03   $ (0.07   $ (0.12

Income from discontinued operations

     0.05        0.00        0.01        0.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ 0.03      $ (0.03   $ (0.06   $ (0.11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Potentially Dilutive Shares

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we excluded from diluted earnings per share the weighted average common share equivalents related to approximately 5.5 million and 5.6 million stock options and phantom stock, respectively, because their effect would be anti-dilutive. The same periods ended September 30, 2011 we excluded from earnings per share the weighted average common share equivalent related to approximately 5.7 million and 5.8 million stock options and phantom stock, respectively, because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

Note 11 – Segment Information

The Company’s segments are based on our internal reporting of operating results used to assess performance based on our properties’ geographical markets. Our markets are aggregated into three reportable regions or segments, East, Central and West, which are based on the geographical locations of our properties. Management considers rental revenues and property net operating income aggregated by segment to be the appropriate way to analyze performance. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year results to conform to the current presentation related to our reorganization in 2011 which resulted in three reportable segments and for discontinued operations (see Note 13 – Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale for additional information).

 

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The following table reflects our total assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, by segment, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands).

 

      September 30,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 

Segments:

     

East assets

   $ 910,127       $ 936,305   

Central assets

     1,047,077         1,021,956   

West assets

     696,003         669,591   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment net assets

     2,653,207         2,627,852   

Non-segment assets:

     

Non-segment cash and cash equivalents

     33,863         11,624   

Other non-segment assets (1)

     168,186         153,822   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,855,256       $ 2,793,298   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Other non-segment assets primarily consists of corporate assets including investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures, notes receivable, deferred loan costs, other receivables and other assets.

The following table sets forth the rental revenues of our segments in continuing operations and a reconciliation of our segment rental revenues to our reported consolidated total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands).

 

      Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012      2011      2012      2011  

East

   $ 22,920       $ 21,937       $ 66,243       $ 64,064   

Central

     28,582         25,069         81,984         73,025   

West

     15,825         14,003         46,547         40,289   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Rental revenues

     67,327         61,009         194,774         177,378   

Institutional capital management and other fees

     937         1,004         3,143         3,153   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 68,264       $ 62,013       $ 197,917       $ 180,531   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following table sets forth property net operating income of our segments in continuing operations and a reconciliation of our property NOI to our reported “Loss from continuing operations” for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands).

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

East

   $ 16,552      $ 16,292      $ 48,840      $ 46,678   

Central

     19,927        17,124        57,190        50,031   

West

     11,604        10,381        34,721        29,965   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property NOI (1)

     48,083        43,797        140,751        126,674   

Institutional capital management and other fees

     937        1,004        3,143        3,153   

Real estate related depreciation and amortization

     (30,862     (30,495     (92,112     (88,181

Casualty gains

     —          —          141        —     

General and administrative

     (6,838     (6,346     (19,136     (20,465

Impairment losses on investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

     —          —          —          (1,934

Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures, net

     1,208        (967     784        (3,450

Interest expense

     (17,299     (16,515     (51,769     (46,539

Interest and other income (expense)

     194        (356     354        (257

Income tax benefit (expense) and other taxes

     (68     56        (623     (105
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

   $ (4,645   $ (9,822   $ (18,467   $ (31,104
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Property net operating income (“property NOI”) is defined as rental revenues, including reimbursements, less rental expenses and real estate taxes, which excludes institutional capital management fees, depreciation, amortization, casualty gains, impairment, general and administrative expenses, equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures, interest expense, interest and other income and income tax benefit (expense) and other taxes. We consider property NOI to be an appropriate supplemental performance measure because property NOI reflects the operating performance of our properties and excludes certain items that are not considered to be controllable in connection with the management of the property such as depreciation, amortization, impairment, general and administrative expenses and interest expense. However, property NOI should not be viewed as an alternative measure of our financial performance since it excludes expenses which could materially impact our results of operations. Further, our property NOI may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies, as they may use different methodologies for calculating property NOI. Therefore, we believe net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, as defined by GAAP, to be the most appropriate measure to evaluate our overall financial performance.

Included in the Central operating segment rental revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $1.8 million and $5.2 million, respectively, attributable to the Mexico operations. Included in the Central operating segment rental revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $1.7 million and $5.1 million, respectively, attributable to the Mexico operations. Included in the Central operating segment net assets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was approximately $74.9 million and $76.7 million, respectively, attributable to the Mexico operations.

Note 12 – Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale

We report results of operations from real estate assets that meet the definition of a component of an entity and have been sold, or meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale, as discontinued operations. During the three months ended September 30, 2012, we sold 15 operating properties, comprising 0.1 million square feet in the East operating

 

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segment and 1.1 million square feet in the Central operating segment to unrelated third-parties. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we sold 16 operating properties comprising 0.7 million square feet, in the East segment to unrelated third-parties. The sale of these properties resulted in gains of approximately $12.3 million and impairment losses of approximately $11.4 million. During the year ended December 31, 2011, we sold 16 operating properties to unrelated third-parties. Six of these properties were in the Central operating segment and ten were in the East operating segment, together totaling approximately 2.7 million square feet. These sales resulted in gains of approximately $12.0 million and impairment losses totaling $7.8 million.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, loss from discontinued operations includes the results of operations for properties prior to the date of sale. We included all results of these operations in “Income (loss) from discontinued operations.” For further details of our policy on discontinued operations, impairment of assets held for sale and related fair value measurements, see Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

The following table summarizes the components of income (loss) from discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands).

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Rental revenues

   $ 1,010      $ 4,957      $ 5,608      $ 14,183   

Rental expenses and real estate taxes

     (250     (1,307     (1,581     (3,897

Real estate related depreciation and amortization

     (73     (2,903     (2,565     (8,658
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     687        747        1,462        1,628   

Casualty gains

     —          54        70        1,298   

Interest expense

     —          (113     (129     (368

Interest and other income (expense)

     (8     43        28        74   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income and other income (expense)

     679        731        1,431        2,632   

Gain on dispositions of real estate interests

     12,227        —          12,348        —     

Impairment losses

     —          —          (11,422     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

   $ 12,906      $ 731      $ 2,357      $ 2,632   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note 13 – Subsequent Events

GAAP requires an entity to disclose events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued (“subsequent events”) as well as the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events. There are two types of subsequent events. The first type consists of events or transactions that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet, including the estimates inherent in the process of preparing financial statements, (“recognized subsequent events”). The second type consists of events that provide evidence about conditions that did not exist at the date of the balance sheet but arose subsequent to that date (“nonrecognized subsequent events”). No significant recognized or nonrecognized subsequent events were noted.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

We make statements in this report that are considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, which are usually identified by the use of words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “will,” and variations of such words or similar expressions. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are including this statement for purposes of complying with those safe harbor provisions. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views about our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available to us and on assumptions we have made. Although we believe that our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects as reflected in or suggested by those forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that the plans, intentions, expectations or strategies will be attained or achieved. Furthermore, actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by a variety of risks and factors that are beyond our control including, without limitation:

 

   

national, international, regional and local economic conditions, including, in particular, the impact of the economic downturn and the strength of the economic recovery and the potential impact of the financial crisis in Europe;

 

   

the general level of interest rates and the availability of capital;

 

   

the competitive environment in which we operate;

 

   

real estate risks, including fluctuations in real estate values and the general economic climate in local markets and competition for tenants in such markets;

 

   

decreased rental rates or increasing vacancy rates;

 

   

defaults on or non-renewal of leases by tenants;

 

   

acquisition and development risks, including failure of such acquisitions and development projects to perform in accordance with projections;

 

   

the timing of acquisitions, dispositions and development;

 

   

natural disasters such as fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes;

 

   

energy costs;

 

   

the terms of governmental regulations that affect us and interpretations of those regulations, including the costs of compliance with those regulations, changes in real estate and zoning laws and increases in real property tax rates;

 

   

financing risks, including the risk that our cash flows from operations may be insufficient to meet required payments of principal, interest and other commitments;

 

   

lack of or insufficient amounts of insurance;

 

   

litigation, including costs associated with prosecuting or defending claims and any adverse outcomes;

 

   

the consequences of future terrorist attacks or civil unrest;

 

   

environmental liabilities, including costs, fines or penalties that may be incurred due to necessary remediation of contamination of properties presently owned or previously owned by us; and

 

   

other risks and uncertainties detailed in the section entitled “Risk Factors.”

In addition, our current and continuing qualification as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, involves the application of highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the Code, and depends on our ability to meet the various requirements imposed by the Code through actual operating results, distribution levels and diversity of stock ownership.

We assume no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The reader should carefully review our financial statements and the notes thereto, as well as the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this Report.

 

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Overview

DCT Industrial Trust Inc. is a leading industrial real estate company specializing in the acquisition, development, leasing and management of bulk distribution and light industrial properties located in high-volume distribution markets in the United States and Mexico.

We were formed as a Maryland corporation in April 2002 and have elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for United States (“U.S.”) federal income tax purposes. As used herein, “DCT Industrial Trust,” “DCT,” “the Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to DCT Industrial Trust Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries and partnerships except where the context otherwise requires. We are structured as an umbrella partnership REIT under which substantially all of our current and future business is, and will be, conducted through a majority owned and controlled subsidiary, DCT Industrial Operating Partnership LP (the “operating partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership, for which DCT Industrial Trust Inc. is the sole general partner. We own our properties through our operating partnership and its subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2012, we owned approximately 92% of the outstanding equity interests in our operating partnership.

As of September 30, 2012, the Company owned interests in approximately 75.2 million square feet of properties leased to approximately 840 customers, including:

 

   

58.0 million square feet comprising 388 consolidated properties owned in our operating portfolio which were 91.8% occupied;

 

   

16.7 million square feet comprising 51 unconsolidated properties which were 84.2% occupied and operated on behalf of five institutional capital management partners;

 

   

0.2 million square feet comprising two consolidated properties under redevelopment; and

 

   

0.3 million square feet comprising two consolidated buildings in development.

The Company also has four consolidated buildings and one unconsolidated expansion project under construction and several projects in predevelopment. See “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Note 3 – Investment in Properties” for further detail related to our development activity.

Our primary business objectives are to maximize long-term growth in earnings and Funds from Operations, or FFO, as defined on pages 43 and 44, and to maximize the value of our portfolio and the total return to our stockholders. In our pursuit of these long-term objectives, we seek to:

 

   

maximize cash flows from existing operations;

 

   

deploy capital into quality acquisitions and development opportunities which meet our asset, location and financial criteria; and

 

   

recycle capital by selling assets that no longer fit our investment criteria and reinvesting in higher return opportunities.

Outlook

We seek to maximize long-term earnings growth and value within the context of overall economic conditions, primarily through increasing rents and operating income at existing properties and acquiring and developing high-quality properties in major distribution markets.

Fundamentals for industrial real estate continue to modestly improve in response to general improvement in the economy. According to national statistics, net absorption (the net change in total occupied space) of industrial real estate turned positive in the second quarter of 2010 and national occupancy rates have increased each quarter since then. We expect moderate economic growth to continue throughout 2012, which should result in continued positive demand for warehouse space as companies expand their distribution and production platforms. Rental rates in our markets appeared to have bottomed and in a number of markets have begun to increase, although they do remain below peak levels. Consistent with recent experience and based on current market conditions, we expect average net effective rental rates on new leases signed in 2012 to be slightly higher than the rates on expiring leases. As positive net absorption of warehouse space continues, we expect the rental rate environment to continue to improve. According to a national research company, average market rental rates nationally are expected to continue to increase moderately in 2012 as vacancy rates drop below 10% of available supply.

 

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New development has begun to increase modestly in certain markets where fundamentals have improved more rapidly, however construction levels are still very modest in absolute terms and well below peak levels and we expect they will remain so until rental rates, other leasing fundamentals and the availability of financing improve sufficiently to justify new construction on a larger scale. With limited new supply in the near term, we expect that the operating environment will become increasingly favorable for landlords with meaningful improvement of rental and occupancy rates.

For DCT Industrial, we expect same store net operating income to be higher in 2012 than it was in 2011. The benefit of higher occupancy in 2012 is expected to be somewhat offset by the impact of declining net effective rental rates on leases signed in 2011.

In terms of capital investment, we will continue to pursue acquisitions of well-located distribution facilities at prices where we can apply our leasing experience and market knowledge to generate attractive returns. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we acquired 12 buildings comprising 2.0 million square feet and two parcels of land totaling approximately 60.4 acres for development for a total purchase price of approximately $128.4 million. Going forward, we will pursue the acquisition of buildings and land and consider selective development of new buildings in markets where we perceive demand and market rental rates will provide attractive financial returns.

We anticipate having sufficient liquidity to fund our operating expenses, including costs to maintain our properties and distributions, though we may finance investments, including acquisitions and developments, with the issuance of new shares, proceeds from asset sales or through additional borrowings. Please see “Liquidity and Capital Resources” for additional discussion.

Inflation

Although the U.S. economy has recently been experiencing a slight increase of inflation rates, and a wide variety of industries and sectors are affected differently by changing commodity prices, inflation has not had a significant impact on us in our markets. Most of our leases require the tenants to pay their share of operating expenses, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance, thereby reducing our exposure to increases in costs and operating expenses resulting from inflation. In addition, most of our leases expire within five years which enables us to replace existing leases with new leases at then-existing market rates.

Significant Transactions During 2012

Summary of the nine months ended September 30, 2012

 

   

Acquisitions

 

   

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we acquired 12 buildings comprising 2.0 million square feet in the Phoenix, Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Miami, Dallas, New Jersey, Southern California and Seattle markets for a total purchase price of approximately $107.4 million.

 

   

Development Activities

 

   

As of September 30, 2012, seven projects were under construction in our Baltimore/Washington D.C., Chicago, Houston, Miami and Southern California markets. We have leased two buildings in Baltimore/Washington D.C. which total approximately 0.2 million square feet of which 0.1 million square feet stabilized in July 2012. During the three months ended September 30, 2012, we purchased a shell-complete building in Houston, which is now in lease up, which totals approximately 0.3 million square. We are continuing construction of an approximately 0.2 million square foot building on the first of two parcels of land we acquired last year in Miami and have began construction of another 0.2 million square foot building on the second parcel of land. These projects are expected to be shell-complete in the fourth quarter of 2012 and the second quarter of 2013, respectively, and are 90% and 74% leased, respectively. We are continuing construction of a 0.6 million square foot building on the 32.6 acre land parcel we purchased earlier this year in Chicago, which is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2012. We also began

 

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construction of a 0.2 million square foot expansion of an unconsolidated building in Southern California, which is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2012 and is 100% leased. Finally, we began construction of a 0.1 million square foot building, which is being built to sell in Baltimore/Washington D.C. This project is expected to be completed in 2013. The total costs incurred on these projects as of September 30, 2012 was $65.1 million.

 

   

Dispositions

 

   

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we sold 31 operating properties totaling approximately 2.0 million square feet to third-parties for combined gross proceeds of $85.5 million.

 

   

Debt Activity

 

   

In September 2012, we issued $90.0 million of fixed rate, senior unsecured notes through a private placement offering. These senior unsecured notes mature in September 2022 and have a fixed interest rate of 4.21%. The notes require semi-annual interest payments.

 

   

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 we retired mortgage notes totaling approximately $43.0 million previously scheduled to mature in September 2012, October 2012 and January 2013 using proceeds from the Company’s senior unsecured revolving credit facility and proceeds from our equity offering.

 

   

In June 2012, we assumed two mortgage notes with outstanding balances of approximately $4.5 million and $2.5 million in connection with two property acquisitions. The assumed notes bear interest at 6.08% and 6.25%, respectively, and require monthly payments of principal and interest. The notes mature in August 2016 and July 2020, respectively.

 

   

Equity activity

 

   

On September 12, 2012, we issued approximately 19.0 million shares of common stock in a public offering at a price of $6.20 per share for net proceeds of $112.6 million before offering expenses.

 

   

Leasing Activity

The following table provides a summary of our leasing activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012:

 

     Number of
Leases
Signed
     Square Feet
Signed
     Net Effective
Rent Per
Square
Foot(1)
     GAAP
Basis Rent
Growth(2)
    Weighted
Average
Lease
Term(3)
     Turnover Costs
Per Square
Foot(4)
     Weighted
Average
Retention
 
            (in thousands)                                    

Third Quarter 2012

     62         3,041       $ 3.96        3.80     61       $ 2.86        70.20

Year to date 2012

     231         12,194       $ 3.74        2.00     55       $ 1.78        72.80

 

(1) Does not include month to month leases.
(2) Net effective rent is the average base rent calculated in accordance with GAAP, over the term of the lease.
(3) GAAP basis rent growth is a ratio of the change in monthly Net Effective Rent (on a GAAP basis, including straight-line rent adjustments as required by GAAP) compared to the Net Effective Rent (on a GAAP basis) of the comparable lease. New leases where there were no prior comparable leases, due to extended downtime or materially different lease structures, are excluded.
(4) The lease term is in months. Assumes no exercise of lease renewal options, if any.
(5) Turnover costs are comprised of the costs incurred or capitalized for improvements of vacant and renewal spaces, as well as the commissions paid and costs capitalized for leasing transactions. Turnover costs per square foot represent the total turnover costs expected to be incurred on the leases signed during the period and does not reflect actual expenditures for the period.
(6) Represents the weighted average square feet of tenants renewing their respective leases.

During the three months ended September 30, 2012, we signed 31 leases with free rent, which were for 1.2 million square feet of property with total concessions of $1.2 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we signed 105 leases with free rent, which were for 5.2 million square feet of property with total concessions of $4.4 million.

 

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Customer Diversification

As of September 30, 2012, there were no customers that occupied more than 1.5% of our consolidated properties based on annualized base rent. The following table reflects our 10 largest customers, based on annualized base rent as of September 30, 2012, who occupy a combined 5.9 million square feet of our consolidated properties.

 

Customer

   Percentage of
Annualized Base
Rent
 

Deutsche Post World Net (DHL & Exel)

     1.5

The Glidden Company

     1.3

United Parcel Service (UPS)

     1.2

YRC, LLC

     1.2

Technicolor

     1.2

Crayola, LLC

     1.1

Iron Mountain

     1.1

The Dial Corporation

     1.0

CEVA Logistics

     1.0

United Stationers Supply Company

     0.9
  

 

 

 

Total

     11.5
  

 

 

 

Although base rent is supported by long-term lease contracts, tenants who file bankruptcy have the legal right to reject any or all of their leases. In the event that a tenant with a significant number of leases in our properties files bankruptcy and cancels its leases, we could experience a reduction in our revenues and tenant receivables.

Reports have indicated that the parent company, YRC Worldwide, Inc., of one of our top ten tenants has encountered financial difficulties and therefore has the potential to file for bankruptcy. Their subsidiary, YRC, LLC currently leases three truck terminals in infill locations of Los Angeles, at below market rents totaling $13.5 million, net of accumulated amortization as of September 30, 2012. YRC, LLC has paid all rents due and has no balances outstanding through September 30, 2012.

We continuously monitor the financial condition of our tenants. We communicate often with those tenants who have been late on payments or filed bankruptcy. We are not currently aware of any significant financial difficulties of any other tenants beyond those described above that would individually cause a material reduction in our revenues, and no tenant represents more than 5% of our annualized base rent.

Results of Operations

Summary of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same periods ended September 30, 2011

DCT Industrial Trust is a leading industrial real estate company specializing in the acquisition, development, leasing and management of bulk distribution and light industrial properties located in high-volume distribution markets in the United States and Mexico. As of September 30, 2012, the Company owned interests in or had under development approximately 75.2 million square feet of properties leased to approximately 840 customers, including 16.7 million square feet managed on behalf of five institutional capital management joint venture partners. Also as of September 30, 2012, we consolidated 388 operating properties, two redevelopment properties and two development properties.

Comparison of the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period ended September 30, 2011

The following table illustrates the changes in rental revenues, rental expenses and real estate taxes, property net operating income, other revenue and other income (loss) and other expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011. Our same store portfolio includes all operating properties that we owned for the entirety of both the current and prior year reporting periods for which the

 

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operations had been stabilized. Non-same store operating properties include properties not meeting the same store criteria and by definition exclude development and redevelopment properties. The same store portfolio for the periods presented totaled 359 operating properties and was comprised of 54.3 million square feet. A discussion of these changes follows in the table below (in thousands).

 

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      Three Months Ended
September 30,
       
     2012     2011     $ Change  

Rental Revenues

      

Same store, excluding revenues related to early lease terminations

   $ 61,454      $ 59,608      $ 1,846   

Non-same store operating properties

     5,677        1,149        4,528   

Development and redevelopment

     10        —          10   

Revenues related to early lease terminations

     186        252        (66
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total rental revenues

     67,327        61,009        6,318   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Rental Expenses and Real Estate Taxes

      

Same store

     17,595        16,902        693   

Non-same store operating properties

     1,607        278        1,329   

Development and redevelopment

     42        32        10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total rental expenses and real estate taxes

     19,244        17,212        2,032   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property Net Operating Income (1)

      

Same store, excluding revenues related to early lease terminations

     43,859        42,706        1,153   

Non-same store operating properties

     4,070        871        3,199   

Development and redevelopment

     (32     (32     —     

Revenues related to early lease terminations

     186        252        (66
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total property net operating income

     48,083        43,797        4,286   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Revenue and Other Income (Loss)

      

Institutional capital management and other fees

     937        1,004        (67

Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures, net

     1,208        (967     2,175   

Interest and other income (expense)

     194        (356     550   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other revenue and other income (loss)

     2,339        (319     2,658   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Expenses

      

Real estate related depreciation and amortization

     30,862        30,495        367   

Interest expense

     17,299        16,515        784   

General and administrative

     6,838        6,346        492   

Income tax (benefit) expense and other taxes

     68        (56     124   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expenses

     55,067        53,300        1,767   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations

     12,906        731        12,175   

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (713     1,015        (1,728
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ 7,548      $ (8,076   $ 15,624   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Property net operating income, or property NOI, is defined as rental revenues, including reimbursements, less rental expenses and real estate taxes, which excludes institutional capital management fees, depreciation, amortization, casualty gains, impairment, general and administrative expenses, equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures, interest expense, interest and other income (expenses) and income tax benefit (expense) and other taxes. We consider property NOI to be an appropriate supplemental performance measure because property NOI reflects the operating performance of our properties and excludes certain items that are not considered to be controllable in connection with the management of the property such as depreciation, amortization, impairment, general and administrative expenses and interest expense. However, property NOI should not be viewed as an alternative measure of our financial performance since it excludes expenses which could materially

 

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  impact our results of operations. Further, our property NOI may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies, as they may use different methodologies for calculating property NOI. We believe net income attributable to DCT common stockholders, as defined by GAAP, to be the most appropriate measure to evaluate our overall financial performance. For a reconciliation of our property net operating income to our reported “Loss from continuing operations,” see “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 12 – Segment Information.”

Rental Revenues

Rental revenues, which are comprised of base rent, straight-line rent, amortization of above and below market rent intangibles, tenant recovery income, early lease termination fees and other rental revenues, increased by $6.3 million, or 10.4%, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to the following changes:

 

   

$4.5 million increase in our non-same store rental revenues, including development and redevelopment properties, primarily as a result of an increase in the number of properties and an increase in average occupancy period over period. The average occupancy of the non-same store properties increased to 84.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from 67.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Since September 30, 2011, we acquired 14 operating properties and two development properties and completed development or redevelopment of two properties; and

 

   

$1.8 million increase in total revenue in our same store portfolio due primarily to the following:

 

   

$1.5 million increase in base rent primarily related to a 120 basis point increase in average occupancy period over period; and

 

   

$1.0 million increase in operating expense recoveries related to the increase in occupancy; which was partially offset by

 

   

$0.6 million decrease in other revenues primarily related to decrease in straight-line rental revenue.

The following table illustrates the various components of our total rental revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands).

 

      Three Months Ended
September 30,
        
     2012      2011      $ Change  

Base rent

   $ 50,495       $ 45,885       $ 4,610   

Straight-line rent

     1,294         1,734         (440

Amortization of above and below market rent intangibles

     230         140         (90

Tenant recovery income

     14,425         12,346         2,079   

Other

     697         652         45   

Revenues related to early lease terminations

     186         252         (66
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total rental revenues

   $ 67,327       $ 61,009       $ 6,318   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Rental Expenses and Real Estate Taxes

Rental expenses and real estate taxes increased by approximately $2.0 million, or 11.8%, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to:

 

   

$1.3 million net increase in rental expenses and real estate taxes related to the properties acquired and development and redevelopment properties placed into operation during the period; and

 

   

$0.7 million net increase in rental expenses and real estate taxes in our same store portfolio, which was primarily driven by increases in repairs and maintenance and property insurance.

Other Revenue and Other Income (Loss)

Total other revenue and other income (loss) increased by approximately $2.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to:

 

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$2.2 million increase in equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures primarily as a result of increased earnings related to increases in occupancy and a gain recorded from the sale of a property in one of our joint ventures; and

 

   

$0.6 million increase in interest and other income (expense) primarily related to gains as a result of foreign currency re-measurement of peso denominated cash balances.

Other Expenses

Other expenses increased by approximately $1.8 million, or 3.3%, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011, primarily as a result of:

 

   

$0.8 million increase in interest expense primarily due to higher average borrowings;

 

   

$0.5 million increase in general and administrative expenses primarily related to higher personnel costs, partially offset by increased capitalized overhead as a result of increased development, leasing and other capital activities;

 

   

$0.4 million increase in depreciation expense resulting from real estate acquisitions and capital additions; and

 

   

$0.1 million increase in income tax expense and other taxes.

Income from Discontinued Operations

Income from discontinued operations increased by $12.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011. This increase is primarily related to the gain on dispositions totaling $12.2 million recorded in 2012.

Noncontrolling Interests

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests increased by approximately $1.7 million for the three months ended September 20, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011. This increase is related to the net loss in 2011 and net income in 2012, partially offset by a decrease in minority interest ownership percentage. We owned approximately 92% of our operating partnership as of September 30, 2012 compared to approximately 91% as of September 30, 2011.

Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period ended September 30, 2011

The following table illustrates the changes in rental revenues, rental expenses and real estate taxes, property net operating income, other revenue and other income (loss) and other expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Our same store portfolio includes all operating properties that we owned for the entirety of both the current and prior year reporting periods for which the operations had been stabilized. Non-same store operating properties include properties not meeting the same store criteria and by definition exclude development and redevelopment properties. The same store portfolio for the periods presented totaled 343 operating properties and was comprised of 52.0 million square feet. A discussion of these changes follows in the table below (in thousands).

 

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      Nine Months Ended
September 30,
       
     2012     2011     $ Change  

Rental Revenues

      

Same store, excluding revenues related to early lease terminations

   $ 173,082      $ 170,439      $ 2,643   

Non-same store operating properties

     21,106        6,504        14,602   

Development and redevelopment

     185        —          185   

Revenues related to early lease terminations

     401        435        (34
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total rental revenues

     194,774        177,378        17,396   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Rental Expenses and Real Estate Taxes

      

Same store

     47,875        48,209        (334

Non-same store operating properties

     5,943        2,395        3,548   

Development and redevelopment

     205        100        105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total rental expenses and real estate taxes

     54,023        50,704        3,319   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property Net Operating Income (1)

      

Same store, excluding revenues related to early lease terminations

     125,207        122,230        2,977   

Non-same store operating properties

     15,163        4,109        11,054   

Development and redevelopment

     (20     (100     80   

Revenues related to early lease terminations

     401        435        (34
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total property net operating income

     140,751        126,674        14,077   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Revenue and Other Income (Loss)

      

Institutional capital management and other fees

     3,143        3,153        (10

Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures, net

     784        (3,450     4,234   

Interest and other income (expense)

     354        (257     611   

Casualty gains

     141        —          141   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other revenue and other income (loss)

     4,422        (554     4,976   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Expenses

      

Real estate related depreciation and amortization

     92,112        88,181        3,931   

Interest expense

     51,769        46,539        5,230   

General and administrative

     19,136        20,465        (1,329

Impairment losses on investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

     —          1,934        (1,934

Income tax expense and other taxes

     623        105        518   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expenses

     163,640        157,224        6,416   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations

     2,357        2,632        (275

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     1,870        3,385        (1,515
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

   $ (14,240   $ (25,087   $ 10,847   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

For a discussion of why we view property net operating income to be an appropriate supplemental performance measure see page 31, above. For a reconciliation of our property net operating income to our reported “Loss from continuing operations,” see “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 11 – Segment Information.”

 

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Rental Revenues

Rental revenues, which are comprised of base rent, straight-line rent, amortization of above and below market rent intangibles, tenant recovery income, early lease termination fees and other rental revenues, increased by $17.4 million, or 9.8%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to the following changes:

 

   

$14.8 million increase in our non-same store rental revenues including development and redevelopment properties, primarily as a result of an increase in the number of properties and an increase in average occupancy period over period. The average occupancy of the non-same store properties increased to 81.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from 54.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Since September 30, 2011, we acquired 14 operating properties and two development properties and completed development or redevelopment of two properties; and

 

   

$2.6 million increase in total revenue in our same store portfolio due primarily to the following:

 

   

$4.3 million increase in base rent primarily related to a 140 basis point increase in average occupancy period over period; and

 

   

$1.9 million increase in operating expense recoveries resulting from higher average occupancy; which was partially offset by

 

   

$3.4 million decrease in revenues related to straight-line rental adjustments.

The following table illustrates the various components of our total rental revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands).

 

      Nine Months Ended
September 30,
        
     2012      2011      $ Change  

Base rent

   $ 147,875       $ 133,724       $ 14,151   

Straight-line rent

     4,447         6,707         (2,260

Amortization of above and below market rent intangibles

     571         296         275   

Tenant recovery income

     39,672         34,537         5,135   

Other

     1,808         1,679         129   

Revenues related to early lease terminations

     401         435         (34
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total rental revenues

   $ 194,774       $ 177,378       $ 17,396   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Rental Expenses and Real Estate Taxes

Rental expenses and real estate taxes increased by approximately $3.3 million, or 6.5%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to:

 

   

$3.7 million net increase in rental expenses and real estate taxes related to the properties acquired and development and redevelopment properties placed into operation during the period; which was partially offset by

 

   

$0.3 million net decrease in rental expenses and real estate taxes in our same store portfolio, which was primarily driven by decreases in repairs and maintenance and non-recoverable expenses, partially offset by increases in insurance, utilities and property taxes.

Other Revenue and Other Income (Loss)

Total other revenue and other income (loss) increased by approximately $5.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to:

 

   

$4.2 million increase in equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures primarily as a result of an increase in occupancy for two of our development joint ventures, as well as gains recognized on the sale of two properties in our unconsolidated joint ventures;

 

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$0.6 million increase in interest and other income (expense) primarily related to gains as a result of foreign currency re-measurement of peso denominated cash balances; and

 

   

$0.1 million increase in casualty gains.

Other Expenses

Other expenses increased by approximately $6.4 million, or 4.1%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011, primarily as a result of:

 

   

$5.2 million increase in interest expense primarily due to higher average borrowings and hedge ineffectiveness recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to our settled hedge liability (see “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements Note 5 – Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities” for further detail related to the hedge activity);

 

   

$3.9 million increase in depreciation expense resulting from real estate acquisitions and capital additions; and

 

   

$0.5 million increase in income tax expense and other taxes; which were partially offset by

 

   

$1.9 million decrease in impairment losses on unconsolidated joint ventures related to an impairment recorded in 2011 on a property sold in an unconsolidated joint venture; and

 

   

$1.3 million decrease in general and administrative expenses due primarily to decreased acquisition costs and higher capitalized overhead as a result of increased development, leasing and other capital activities.

Income from Discontinued Operations

Income from discontinued operations decreased by approximately $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared the same period in 2011. This change is primarily the result of a casualty gain recorded in 2011 on a property subsequently sold, partially offset by net gains on properties sold in 2012.

Noncontrolling Interests

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests decreased by approximately $1.5 million due to a decrease of consolidated net loss, period over period, partially offset by an increase in our ownership of our operating partnership. We owned approximately 92% of our operating partnership as of September 30, 2012 compared to 91% as of September 30, 2011.

 

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Segment Summary for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same periods ended September 30, 2011

The Company’s segments are based on our internal reporting of operating results used to assess performance based on our properties’ geographical markets. Our markets are aggregated into three reportable regions or segments, East, Central and West, which are based on the geographical locations of our properties. These regions are comprised of the markets by which management and their operating teams conduct and monitor business (see further detail on our Segments in “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements,

Note 11 – Segment Information”). Management considers rental revenues and property net operating income aggregated by segment to be the appropriate way to analyze performance.

The following table illustrates the changes in our consolidated operating properties in continuing operations by segment as of, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to September 30, 2011, respectively (dollar amounts and square feet in thousands).

 

      As of September 30,     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
      Number
of
buildings
    Square
feet
    Occupancy
at period
end
    Segment
assets(1)
    Rental
revenues(2)
     Property
net
operating
income (3)
     Rental
revenues(2)
     Property
net
operating
income (3)
 

EAST:

                   

2012

     119        21,158        87.1   $ 910,127      $ 22,920       $ 16,552       $ 66,243       $ 48,840   

2011

     141        23,448        88.9     999,060        21,937         16,292         64,064         46,678   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change

     (22     (2,290     (1.8 )%    $ (88,933   $ 983       $ 260       $ 2,179       $ 2,162   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CENTRAL:

                   

2012

     192        26,919        93.0   $ 1,047,077      $ 28,582       $ 19,927       $ 81,984       $ 57,190   

2011

     204        27,255        89.8     1,053,533        25,069         17,124         73,025         50,031   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change

     (12     (336     3.2   $ (6,456   $ 3,513       $ 2,803       $ 8,959       $ 7,159   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

WEST:

                   

2012

     81        10,409        93.8   $ 696,003      $ 15,825       $ 11,604       $ 46,547       $ 34,721   

2011

     76        9,666        91.5     626,794        14,003         10,381         40,289         29,965   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change

     5        743        2.3   $ 69,209      $ 1,822       $ 1,223       $ 6,258       $ 4,756   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Segment assets include all assets held by operating properties included in a segment, less non-segment cash and cash equivalents.

(2) 

Segment rental revenues include operating properties and revenues from development properties. Properties which were sold or held for sale during the period are not included in these results.

(3) 

For the definition of property net operating income, or property NOI, and a reconciliation of our property net operating income to our reported “Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations,” see “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 11 – Segment Information.”

 

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The following table reflects our total assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, by segment as of September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands).

 

      September 30,
2012
     September 30,
2011
     Change  

Segments:

        

East assets

   $ 910,127       $ 999,060       $ (88,933

Central assets

     1,047,077         1,053,533         (6,456

West assets

     696,003         626,794         69,209   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment net assets

     2,653,207         2,679,387         (26,180

Non-segment assets:

        

Non-segment cash and cash equivalents

     33,863         13,266         20,597   

Other non-segment assets (1)

     168,186         153,800         14,386   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,855,256       $ 2,846,453       $ 8,803   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Other non-segment assets primarily consists of corporate assets including investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures, notes receivable, deferred loan costs, other receivables and other assets.

East Segment

 

   

East Segment assets decreased by $88.9 million to $910.1 million as of September 30, 2012 as compared to $999.1 million as of September 30, 2011. This decrease is primarily the result of the disposition of 27 properties since September 30, 2011, partially offset by the acquisition of three properties and completion of development on two properties during the same period.

 

   

East Segment property NOI, after reclassification for discontinued operations, increased approximately $0.3 million, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011, primarily as a result of the acquisitions in the East operating segment during the period.

 

   

East Segment property NOI, after reclassification for discontinued operations, increased approximately $2.2 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011, of which $0.5 million is attributable to property acquisitions and the remainder of the increase is primarily a result of higher rental revenues.

Central Segment

 

   

Central Segment assets decreased by $6.5 million, to $1,047.1 million as of September 30, 2012 as compared to $1,053.5 million as of September 30, 2011. This decrease primarily related to the disposition of 20 properties since September 30, 2011, partially offset by the acquisition of eight properties during the same period.

 

   

Central Segment property NOI, after reclassification for discontinued operations, increased approximately $2.8 million, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011, primarily as a result of:

 

   

$3.5 million increase in rental revenues, of which $1.6 million is attributed to property acquisitions and $1.9 million which is attributed to an increase in occupancy and higher rental revenues at existing properties; which was partially offset by

 

   

$0.7 million increase in operating expenses primarily comprised of the following:

 

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$0.4 million increase in property taxes, of which $0.3 million was related to property taxes on acquisitions and the remainder related to increasing property tax expense on existing properties; and

 

   

$0.3 million increase in various other operating expenses, including repairs and maintenance.

 

   

Central Segment property NOI, after reclassification for discontinued operations, increased approximately $7.2 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011, primarily as a result of:

 

   

$9.0 million increase in rental revenues, resulting from a $2.6 million increase due to acquisitions and a $6.4 million increase as a result of an increase in occupancy and higher rental revenues at existing properties; which was partially offset by

 

   

$1.8 million increase in operating expenses, including a $1.9 million increase in property taxes of which $0.6 million is related to acquisitions, partially offset by a $0.1 million decrease other operating expenses.

West Segment

 

   

West Segment assets increased by $69.2 million, to $696.0 million as of September 30, 2012 as compared to $626.8 million as of September 30, 2011. This increase results primarily from the acquisition of five properties since September 30, 2011.

 

   

West Segment property NOI, after reclassification for discontinued operations, increased approximately $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011 primarily as a result of the property acquisitions during the period.

 

   

West Segment property NOI, after reclassification for discontinued operations, increased approximately $4.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011 primarily as a result of:

 

   

$6.3 million increase in rental revenues, resulting from a $3.7 million increase due to acquisitions and a $2.6 million increase as a result of an increase in occupancy and higher rental revenues at existing properties; which was partially offset by

 

   

$1.5 million increase of operating expenses primarily related to a $1.2 million increase in property taxes, $0.5 million of which was related to an increase on property taxes from acquisitions and various other increases.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

We currently expect that our principal sources of working capital and funding for potential capital requirements for expansions and renovation of properties, developments, acquisitions, distributions to investors and debt service will include:

 

   

Cash flows from operations;

 

   

Proceeds from capital recycling and dispositions;

 

   

Borrowings under our senior unsecured revolving credit facility;

 

   

Other forms of secured or unsecured financings;

 

   

Offerings of common stock or other securities;

 

   

Current cash balances; and

 

   

Distributions from our institutional capital management and other joint ventures.

 

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Our sources of capital will be used to meet our liquidity requirements and capital commitments, including operating activities, debt service obligations, equity holder distributions, capital expenditures at our properties, development funding requirements and future acquisitions. We expect to utilize the same sources of capital to meet our short-term and long-term liquidity requirements, and expect that these sources will be sufficient to meet our short-term liquidity needs.

Cash Flows

“Cash and cash equivalents” were $37.6 million and $12.8 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $2.1 million to $77.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $75.5 million during the same period in 2011. This change was primarily due to an increase in accounts payable during the periods.

Net cash used in investing activities decreased $87.8 million to $111.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $199.4 million during the same period in 2011. This change was primarily due to an increase in cash inflows from dispositions during 2012 totaling $81.8 million and a decrease in cash outflows related to acquisitions totaling $25.9 million, partially offset by an increase in capital expenditures of $11.1 million, an increase in contributions to and a decrease in distributions of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures together totaling $6.0 million and a decrease in other investing activities of $2.8 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $63.1 million to $58.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to $121.8 million during the same period in 2011. This decrease was primarily due to a reduction in net debt activity year over year totaling $25.8 million, a $33.6 million payment made to settle our cash flow hedge in 2012, an increase in our dividends and distributions paid of $1.9 million to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests and an increase in redemption of noncontrolling interests totaling $2.7 million, partially offset by changes in various other financing activities.

Common Stock

As of September 30, 2012, approximately 268.7 million shares of common stock were issued and outstanding.

On March 23, 2010, we registered a “continuous equity” offering program. Pursuant to this offering, we may sell up to 20 million shares of common stock for general corporate purposes from time-to-time through March 23, 2013 in “at-the-market” offerings or certain other transactions.

On September 12, 2012, we issued approximately 19.0 million shares of common stock in a public offering at a price of $6.20 per share for net proceeds of $112.6 million before offering expenses.

Distributions

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, our board of directors declared distributions to stockholders totaling approximately $20.5 million and $59.0 million, respectively, including distributions to OP unitholders. During the same periods in 2011, our board of directors declared distributions to stockholders of approximately $19.0 million and $57.7 million, respectively. Existing cash balances, cash provided from operations and borrowings under our senior unsecured revolving credit facility were used for distributions paid during 2012 and 2011.

The payment of quarterly distributions is determined by our board of directors and may be adjusted at its discretion at any time. During October 2012, our board of directors declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.07 per share and unit, payable on January 10, 2013 to stockholders and OP unitholders of record as of December 28, 2012.

Outstanding Indebtedness

As of September 30, 2012 our outstanding indebtedness of approximately $1.3 billion consisted of mortgage notes and senior unsecured notes, excluding approximately $54.5 million representing our proportionate share of non-recourse debt associated with unconsolidated joint ventures. As of December 31, 2011, our outstanding indebtedness of approximately $1.3 billion consisted of mortgage notes and senior unsecured notes, excluding approximately $61.7 million representing our proportionate share of non-recourse debt associated with unconsolidated joint ventures.

 

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As of September 30, 2012, the gross book value of our consolidated properties was approximately $3.2 billion and the gross book value of all properties securing our mortgage debt was approximately $0.7 billion. As of December 31, 2011, the gross book value of our consolidated properties was approximately $3.2 billion and the gross book value of all properties securing our mortgage debt was approximately $0.7 billion. Our debt has various covenants with which we were in compliance as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Our debt instruments require monthly or quarterly payments of interest and many require, or will ultimately require, monthly or quarterly repayments of principal. Currently, cash flows from operations are sufficient to satisfy these monthly and quarterly debt service requirements, excluding principal maturities, and we anticipate that cash flows from operations will continue to be sufficient to satisfy our monthly and quarterly debt service, excluding principal maturities. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, our debt service, including principal payments and refinancing activities and interest payments, totaled $30.5 million and $100.5 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, our debt service, including principal payments and refinancing activities and interest payments, totaled $94.3 million and $201.3 million, respectively.

Debt Issuance, Payoffs and Assumptions

In September 2012, we issued $90.0 million of fixed rate, senior unsecured notes through a private placement offering. These senior unsecured notes mature in September 2022 and have a fixed interest rate of 4.21%. The notes require semi-annual interest payments.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 we retired mortgage notes totaling approximately $43.0 million previously scheduled to mature in September 2012, October 2012 and January 2013 using proceeds from the Company’s senior unsecured revolving credit facility and proceeds from our equity offering.

In June 2012, we assumed two non-recourse mortgage notes with outstanding balances of approximately $4.5 million and $2.5 million in connection with two property acquisitions. The assumed notes bear interest at 6.08% and 6.25%, respectively, and require monthly payments of principal and interest. The notes mature in August 2016 and July 2020, respectively.

Line of Credit

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 we did not have any amounts outstanding on our senior unsecured revolving credit facility.

The senior unsecured revolving credit facility agreement contains various covenants with which we were in compliance with as of September 30, 2012.

Interest Rate Swap

As of September 30, 2012, we did not have any swaps in place. During the three months ended September 30, 2012, we settled our forward-starting swap, which was in place to hedge the variability of cash flows associated with forecasted issuances of debt, contemporaneously with locking rates for $90.0 million of debt which we funded in September 2012. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 we recognized $0.7 million of ineffectiveness due to the change in estimated timing of debt issuance.

 

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Debt Maturities

The following table sets forth the scheduled maturities of our debt, excluding unamortized premiums, as of September 30, 2012 (in thousands).

 

Year  

   Senior
Unsecured
Notes
     Mortgage      Senior  Unsecured
Revolving

Credit Facility
     Total  

2012

   $ —         $ 12,904       $ —         $ 12,904   

2013

     175,000         39,519         —           214,519   

2014

     50,000         10,013         —           60,013   

2015

     215,000         48,384         —           263,384   

2016

     99,000         10,219         —           109,219   

Thereafter

     486,000         151,563         —           637,563   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,025,000       $ 272,602       $ —         $ 1,297,602   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financing Strategy

We do not have a formal policy limiting the amount of debt we incur, although we currently intend to operate so that our financial metrics are generally consistent with investment grade peers in the real estate industry. We continually evaluate our secured and unsecured leverage and among other relevant metrics, our fixed charge coverage. Our charter and our bylaws do not limit the indebtedness that we may incur. We are, however, subject to certain covenants which may limit our outstanding indebtedness.

Contractual Obligations

The following table reflects our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2012, specifically our obligations under long-term debt agreements, operating and ground lease agreements and purchase obligations (in thousands).

 

     Payments due by Period  

Contractual Obligations (1)

   Total      Less than 1
Year
     1 - 3
Years
     4-5
Years
     More Than
5
Years
 

Scheduled long-term debt maturities, including interest(2)

   $ 1,638,135       $ 266,947       $ 443,182       $ 241,911       $ 686,095   

Operating lease commitments

     2,795        720        1,366        709        —     

Ground lease commitments(3)

     13,378        474        1,016        1,088        10,800  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,654,308       $ 268,141       $ 445,564       $ 243,708       $ 696,895   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

From time-to-time in the normal course of our business, we enter into various contracts with third-parties that may obligate us to make payments, such as maintenance agreements at our properties. Such contracts, in the aggregate, do not represent material obligations, are typically short-term and cancellable within 90 days and are not included in the table above. Also, excluded from the total are our estimated construction costs to complete development projects of approximately $34.2 million, none of which is legally committed.

(2) 

Variable interest rate payments are estimated based on the LIBOR rate at September 30, 2012.

(3) 

Three of our buildings comprised of 0.7 million square feet reside on 38 acres of land which is leased from an airport authority.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors, other than items discussed herein.

As of September 30, 2012, our proportionate share of the total construction loans of our unconsolidated development joint ventures, including undrawn amounts, was $24.9 million; $14.2 million is scheduled to mature by the end of 2012 and $10.7 million is scheduled to mature by the end of 2013. Our proportionate share of the total construction loans, including undrawn amounts, of our unconsolidated development joint ventures includes 50% of the construction loans associated with the SCLA joint venture which are non-recourse to the venture partners.

Indebtedness and Other Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

There are no lines of credit or side agreements related to, or between, our unconsolidated joint ventures and us, and there are no other derivative financial instruments between our unconsolidated joint ventures and us. In addition, we believe we have no material exposure to financial guarantees, except as discussed above.

We may elect to fund additional capital to a joint venture through equity contributions (generally on a basis proportionate to our ownership interests), advances or partner loans, although such funding is not required contractually or otherwise. As of September 30, 2012, our proportionate share of non-recourse debt associated with unconsolidated joint ventures is $54.5 million. The maturities of our proportionate share of the non-recourse debt are summarized in the table below (in thousands):

 

Year

   DCT’s Proportionate
Share of Secured
Non-Recourse Debt
in Unconsolidated
Joint Ventures
 

2012

   $ 14,218   

2013

     10,666   

2014

     4,513   

2015

     2,279   

2016

     846   

Thereafter

     21,947   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 54,469   
  

 

 

 

Funds From Operations

We believe that net income attributable to common stockholders, as defined by GAAP, is the most appropriate earnings measure. However, we consider Funds from Operations (“FFO”), as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), to be a useful supplemental, non-GAAP measure of DCT Industrial’s operating performance. NAREIT developed FFO as a relative measure of performance of an equity REIT in order to recognize that the value of income-producing real estate historically has not depreciated on the basis determined under GAAP. FFO is generally defined as net income attributable to common stockholders, calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization, less gains from dispositions of operating real estate held for investment purposes, plus impairment losses on depreciable real estate and impairments of in substance real estate investments in investees that are driven by measureable decreases in the fair value of the depreciable real estate held by the unconsolidated joint ventures and adjustments to derive our pro rata share of FFO of unconsolidated joint ventures. We exclude gains and losses on business combinations and include the gains or losses from dispositions of properties which were acquired or developed with the intention to sell or contribute to an investment fund in our definition of FFO. Although the NAREIT definition of FFO predates the guidance for accounting for gains and losses on business combinations, we believe that excluding such gains and losses is consistent with the key objective of FFO as a performance measure. We also present FFO excluding acquisition costs, debt modification costs and impairment losses on properties which are not depreciable. We believe that FFO excluding acquisition costs, debt modification costs and impairment losses on non-depreciable real estate is useful supplemental information regarding our operating

 

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performance as it provides a more meaningful and consistent comparison of our operating performance and allows investors to more easily compare our operating results. Readers should note that FFO captures neither the changes in the value of our properties that result from use or market conditions, nor the level of capital expenditures and leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties, all of which have real economic effect and could materially impact our results from operations. NAREIT’s definition of FFO is subject to interpretation, and modifications to the NAREIT definition of FFO are common. Accordingly, our FFO may not be comparable to other REITs’ FFO and FFO should be considered only as a supplement to net income as a measure of our performance.

The following table presents the calculation of our FFO reconciled from “Net loss attributable to common stockholders” for the periods indicated below on a historical basis (unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per share and unit data).

 

      Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
      2012     2011     2012     2011  

Reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders to FFO:

        

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ 7,548      $ (8,076   $ (14,240   $ (25,087

Adjustments:

     —          —          —          —     

Real estate related depreciation and amortization

     30,934        33,398        94,676        96,839   

Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated joint ventures, net

     (1,208     967        (784     3,450   

Equity in FFO of unconsolidated joint ventures

     2,590        1,083        7,883        2,119   

Impairment losses on depreciable real estate

     —          —          11,422        1,934   

Gain on dispositions of real estate interests

     (12,227     —          (12,348     —     

Noncontrolling interest in the above adjustments

     (1,804     (3,655     (9,921     (10,852

FFO attributable to unitholders

     2,276        2,413        7,377        6,936   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO basic and diluted

   $ 28,109      $ 26,130      $ 84,065      $ 75,339   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO per common share and unit – basic and diluted

   $ 0.10      $ 0.10      $ 0.31      $ 0.28   

FFO weighted average common shares and units outstanding:

        

Common shares for earnings per share – basic

     253,657        245,805        249,381        241,548   

Participating securities

     1,999        1,555        1,862        1,623   

Units

     22,335        25,011        24,003        25,260   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO weighted average common shares, participating securities and units outstanding – basic

     277,991        272,371        275,246        268,431   

Dilutive common stock equivalents

     663        429        618        468   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO weighted average common shares, participating securities and units outstanding – diluted

     278,654        272,800        275,864        268,899   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk is the exposure to losses resulting from changes in market prices such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and rental rates. Our future earnings and cash flows are dependent upon prevailing market rates. Accordingly, we manage our market risk by matching projected cash inflows from operating, investing and financing activities with projected cash outflows for debt service, acquisitions, capital expenditures, distributions to stockholders and OP unitholders and other cash requirements. The majority of our outstanding debt has fixed interest rates, which minimizes the risk of fluctuating interest rates.

 

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Interest Rate Risk

Our exposure to market risk includes interest rate fluctuations in connection with our senior unsecured revolving credit facility and other variable rate borrowings and forecasted fixed rate debt issuances, including refinancing of existing fixed rate debt. Interest rate risk may result from many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations and other factors that are beyond our control. To manage interest rate risk for variable rate debt and issuances of fixed rate debt, in the past we have primarily used treasury locks and forward-starting swaps as part of our cash flow hedging strategy. These derivatives are designed to mitigate the risk of future interest rate increases by providing a fixed interest rate for a limited, pre-determined period of time. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, such derivatives were in place to hedge some of the variable cash flows associated with forecasted issuances of debt that occurred during 2012, and to mitigate fluctuations in certain variable rate borrowings. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes and only enter into contracts with major financial institutions based on their credit rating and other factors. As of September 30, 2012, we did not have any derivates in place. In July 2012, we settled our forward-starting swap for $33.6 million which was in place to hedge the variability of cash flows associated with forecasted issuances of debt, contemporaneously with locking rates for $90.0 million of debt which was funded in September 2012. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized $0.7 million of ineffectiveness due to the change in estimated timing of debt issuance on this hedge. As of December 31, 2011, our derivative had a fair value that resulted in a liability of $26.7 million which was included in “Other liabilities” in our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Our variable rate debt is subject to risk based upon prevailing market interest rates. As of September 30, 2012, we had approximately $175.0 million of variable rate debt outstanding indexed to LIBOR rates. If there was a 10% change in prevailing market interest rates relevant to our remaining variable rate debt, interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 would have increased by approximately $0.5 million. Additionally, if weighted average interest rates on our fixed rate debt were to have changed by 100 basis points due to refinancing, interest expense would have changed by approximately $8.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

As of September 30, 2012, the estimated fair value of our debt was approximately $1.4 billion based on our estimate of the then-current market interest rates.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures; as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of September 30, 2012, the end of the period covered by this report. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that our disclosure controls and procedures will detect or uncover every situation involving the failure of persons within DCT Industrial Trust Inc. or its affiliates to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2012 in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

None.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.

 

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in Item 1A. to Part I of our Form 10-K, as filed on February 29, 2012, except to the extent factual information disclosed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q relates to such risk factors.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

None.

I TEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

+31.1    Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer
+31.2    Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer
+32.1    Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
+32.2    Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer
  101    The following materials from DCT Industrial Trust Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (iv) the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) related notes to these financial statements.

 

+ Filed herewith.

 

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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.

 

    DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC.
Date: November 2, 2012  

/s/ Philip L. Hawkins

    Philip L. Hawkins
    President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 2, 2012  

/s/ Matthew T. Murphy

    Matthew T. Murphy
    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Date: November 2, 2012  

/s/ Mark Skomal

    Mark Skomal
    Chief Accounting Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

a. Exhibits

 

+31.1    Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer
+31.2    Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer
+32.1    Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
+32.2    Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer
  101    The following materials from DCT Industrial Trust Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (iv) the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) related notes to these financial statements.

 

+ Filed herewith.

 

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