form10q_q32012.htm

 

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
 
 
   
o
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: 001-32268
 
Kite Realty Group Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland
 
11-3715772
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
30 S. Meridian Street, Suite 1100
Indianapolis, Indiana
 
46204
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip code)
     
Telephone: (317) 577-5600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

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Accelerated filer
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(Do not check if a 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   o
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The number of Common Shares outstanding as of November 1, 2012 was 77,724,069 ($.01 par value)
 

 
 

 
 

 
KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
     
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Part I.
 
       
Item 1.
 
       
   
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Item 2.
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19
       
Item 3.
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Item 4.
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Part II.
 
       
Item 1.
36
       
Item 1A.
36
       
Item 2.
36
       
Item 3.
37
       
Item 4.
37
       
Item 5.
37
       
Item 6.
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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
 
Kite Realty Group Trust
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)



   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
Assets:
           
Investment properties, at cost:
           
Land
  $ 232,080,553     $ 238,129,092  
Land held for development
    35,979,859       36,977,501  
Buildings and improvements
    856,019,174       845,173,680  
Furniture, equipment and other
    4,246,598       5,474,403  
Construction in progress
    182,944,921       147,973,380  
      1,311,271,105       1,273,728,056  
      Less: accumulated depreciation
    (191,817,602 )     (178,006,632 )
      Net real estate investments
    1,119,453,503       1,095,721,424  
Cash and cash equivalents
    9,933,628       10,042,450  
Tenant receivables, including accrued straight-line rent of $11,901,933 and
  $11,398,347, respectively, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts
    20,017,069       20,413,671  
Other receivables
    4,099,847       2,978,225  
Investments in unconsolidated entities, at equity
    22,326,140       21,646,443  
Escrow and other deposits
    9,858,541       9,424,986  
Deferred costs, net
    32,921,069       31,079,129  
Prepaid and other assets
    2,478,611       1,959,790  
Total Assets
  $ 1,221,088,408     $ 1,193,266,118  
                 
Liabilities and Equity:
               
Mortgage and other indebtedness
  $ 680,364,034     $ 689,122,933  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    57,679,100       36,048,324  
Deferred revenue and other liabilities
    15,936,648       12,636,228  
Total Liabilities
    753,979,782       737,807,485  
Commitments and contingencies
               
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership
    34,383,098       41,836,613  
Equity:
               
   Kite Realty Group Trust Shareholders' Equity:
               
      Preferred Shares, $.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized, 4,100,000
         and 2,800,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2012 and
         December 31, 2011, respectively
    102,500,000       70,000,000  
      Common Shares, $.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized,
         65,604,233 shares and 63,617,019 shares issued and outstanding at
         September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively
    656,042       636,170  
      Additional paid in capital and other
    457,308,978       449,763,528  
      Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (5,609,383 )     (1,524,095 )
      Accumulated deficit
    (126,913,745 )     (109,504,068 )
   Total Kite Realty Group Trust Shareholders' Equity
    427,941,892       409,371,535  
   Noncontrolling Interests
    4,783,636       4,250,485  
Total Equity
    432,725,528       413,622,020  
Total Liabilities and Equity
  $ 1,221,088,408     $ 1,193,266,118  
                 

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

 
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Kite Realty Group Trust
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
 
 

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
Revenue:
                       
  Minimum rent
  $ 19,439,584     $ 17,887,595     $ 56,885,392     $ 52,329,925  
  Tenant reimbursements
    5,079,911       4,602,449       14,775,601       14,077,871  
  Other property related revenue
    858,676       851,855       2,945,725       3,153,517  
  Construction and service fee revenue
    52,531       180,299       150,548       266,820  
Total revenue
    25,430,702       23,522,198       74,757,266       69,828,133  
Expenses:
                               
  Property operating
    4,191,874       4,261,465       12,837,821       13,195,006  
  Real estate taxes
    3,282,788       3,296,603       9,868,588       9,764,912  
  Cost of construction and services
    77,901       135,816       252,364       299,982  
  General, administrative, and other
    1,647,116       1,401,475       5,261,293       4,661,059  
  Acquisition costs
    108,169             179,102       49,968  
  Litigation charge
                1,289,446        
  Depreciation and amortization
    11,244,270       8,283,440       30,720,823       26,328,902  
Total expenses
    20,552,118       17,378,799       60,409,437       54,299,829  
Operating income
    4,878,584       6,143,399       14,347,829       15,528,304  
  Interest expense
    (6,481,825 )     (6,131,103 )     (19,164,454 )     (17,000,667 )
  Income tax benefit (expense) of taxable REIT subsidiary
    13,385       (119,561 )     5,995       (72,728 )
  Income from unconsolidated entities
    102,623       239,852       91,475       244,447  
  Other income
    22,688       40,825       108,627       183,415  
(Loss) income from continuing operations
    (1,464,545 )     173,412       (4,610,528 )     (1,117,229 )
Discontinued operations:
                               
  Discontinued operations
    293,552       568,823       962,556       1,186,223  
  (Loss) gain on sale of operating properties, net of tax expense
    (65,312 )           5,180,568        
Income from discontinued operations
    228,240       568,823       6,143,124       1,186,223  
Consolidated net (loss) income
    (1,236,305 )     742,235       1,532,596       68,994  
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
    312,208       57,931       (1,513,591 )     410,968  
Net (loss) income attributable to Kite Realty Group Trust
  $ (924,097 )   $ 800,166     $ 19,005     $ 479,962  
Dividends on preferred shares
    (2,114,063 )     (1,443,750 )     (5,805,939 )     (4,331,250 )
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
  $ (3,038,160 )   $ (643,584 )   $ (5,786,934 )   $ (3,851,288 )
                                 
Net loss per common share  - basic & diluted:
                               
  Loss from continuing operations attributable to Kite Realty
  Group Trust common shareholders
  $ (0.05 )   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (0.08 )
  Income from discontinued operations attributable to Kite
   Realty Group Trust common shareholders
    0.00       0.01       0.06       0.02  
Net loss attributable to Kite Realty Group Trust common shareholders
  $ (0.05 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.09 )   $ (0.06 )
                                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted
    64,780,540       63,567,964       64,171,770       63,508,337  
                                 
Dividends declared per common share
  $ 0.06     $ 0.06     $ 0.18     $ 0.18  
                                 
Net loss attributable to Kite Realty Group Trust common shareholders:
                               
Loss from continuing operations
  $ (3,243,747 )   $ (1,150,140 )   $ (9,416,614 )   $ (4,907,566 )
Income from discontinued operations
    205,587       506,556       3,629,680       1,056,278  
Net loss attributable to Kite Realty Group Trust common shareholders
  $ (3,038,160 )   $ (643,584 )   $ (5,786,934 )   $ (3,851,288 )
                                 
Consolidated net (loss) income
  $ (1,236,305 )   $ 742,235     $ 1,532,596     $ 68,994  
Change in fair value of derivatives
    (1,442,038 )     (196,590 )     (4,473,848 )     1,522,021  
Total comprehensive (loss) income
    (2,678,343 )     545,645       (2,941,252 )     1,591,015  
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
    373,155       79,447       (1,125,031 )     242,011  
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Kite Realty Group Trust
  $ (2,305,188 )   $ 625,092     $ (4,066,283 )   $ 1,833,026  
                                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 

 
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Kite Realty Group Trust
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
 
 

                                 
Accumulated
             
                                 
Other
             
   
Preferred Shares
   
Common Shares
   
Additional
   
Comprehensive
   
Accumulated
       
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Loss
   
Deficit
   
Total
 
                                                 
Balances, December 31, 2011
    2,800,000     $ 70,000,000       63,617,019     $ 636,170     $ 449,763,528     $ (1,524,095 )   $ (109,504,068 )   $ 409,371,535  
Proceeds of preferred share offering, net
    1,300,000       32,500,000                   (1,179,704 )                 31,320,296  
Issuance of common shares, net
                618,589       6,186       2,983,538                   2,989,724  
Common shares issued under employee share purchase plan
                3,771       38       17,566                   17,604  
Stock compensation activity
                264,140       2,641       696,533                   699,174  
Other comprehensive loss
                                  (4,085,288 )           (4,085,288 )
Distributions declared to common
  shareholders
                                        (11,622,743 )     (11,622,743 )
Distributions to preferred
 shareholders
                                        (5,805,939 )     (5,805,939 )
Net income attributable to Kite
  Realty Group Trust
                                        19,005       19,005  
Exchange of redeemable
  noncontrolling interests for
  common shares
                1,100,714       11,007       5,806,299                   5,817,306  
Adjustment to redeemable
  noncontrolling interests -
  Operating Partnership
                            (778,782 )                 (778,782 )
Balances, September 30, 2012
    4,100,000     $ 102,500,000       65,604,233     $ 656,042     $ 457,308,978     $ (5,609,383 )   $ (126,913,745 )   $ 427,941,892  
                                                                 
                                                                 

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

 
 
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Kite Realty Group Trust
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 

 
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Consolidated net income
  $ 1,532,596     $ 68,994  
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities
    (91,475 )     (244,447 )
Straight-line rent
    (1,772,028 )     (1,906,932 )
Depreciation and amortization
    33,395,223       28,973,830  
Gain on sale of operating properties, net of tax expense
    (5,180,568 )      
Provision for credit losses
    602,159       965,080  
Compensation expense for equity awards
    416,122       384,317  
Amortization of debt fair value adjustment
    (70,996 )     (323,143 )
Amortization of in-place lease liabilities
    (1,419,081 )     (1,931,572 )
Distributions of income from unconsolidated entities
    91,475       212,501  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Tenant receivables
    (109,708 )     950,033  
Deferred costs and other assets
    (6,503,262 )     (10,146,259 )
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, deferred revenue and other liabilities
    (180,121 )     4,149,222  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    20,710,336       21,151,624  
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Acquisitions of interests in properties
    (27,921,162 )     (16,368,190 )
Capital expenditures, net
    (68,798,572 )     (50,297,517 )
Net proceeds from operating property sales
    61,763,940        
Change in construction payables
    18,657,339       5,839,650  
Note receivable from joint venture partner
          125,780  
Distributions from unconsolidated entities
    283,525        
Contributions to unconsolidated entities
    (150,000 )     (8,228,277 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (16,164,930 )     (68,928,554 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Common share issuance proceeds, net of issuance costs
    3,014,368       (146,418 )
Preferred share issuance proceeds, net of issuance costs
    31,320,296        
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest in Rangeline Crossing
          (1,696,542 )
Loan proceeds
    223,586,699       175,635,744  
Loan transaction costs
    (2,056,982 )     (4,103,267 )
Loan payments
    (240,360,736 )     (110,476,540 )
Distributions paid – common shareholders
    (11,502,460 )     (11,429,680 )
Distributions paid - preferred shareholders
    (5,582,500 )     (4,251,042 )
Distributions paid – redeemable noncontrolling interests
    (1,409,430 )     (1,414,415 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in properties
    (1,663,483 )     (494,016 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (4,654,228 )     41,623,824  
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    (108,822 )     (6,153,106 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    10,042,450       15,394,528  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 9,933,628     $ 9,241,422  
                 
                 
Non-cash investing and financing activities
               
Settlement of loan in acquisition of noncontrolling interest in Rangeline Crossing
          578,200  
Assumption of mortgage upon acquisition of 12th Street Plaza, including fair market value of debt premium of $193,291.
    8,086,135        
                 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
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Kite Realty Group Trust
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
 
Note 1. Organization
 
Kite Realty Group Trust (the “Company”), through its majority-owned subsidiary, Kite Realty Group, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), is engaged in the ownership, operation, management, leasing, acquisition, redevelopment and development of neighborhood and community shopping centers and certain commercial real estate properties in selected markets in the United States.  At September 30, 2012, the Company owned interests in 60 properties (consisting of 53 retail operating properties, five retail properties under redevelopment and two commercial operating properties). As of this date, the Company also had two in-process retail development properties.  In addition as of this date, the Company also had one retail operating property and two commercial properties that were classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2012.
 
Note 2. Basis of Presentation, Consolidation, Investments in Joint Ventures, and Noncontrolling Interests
 
The Company’s management has prepared the accompanying unaudited financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) may have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the presentation not misleading.  The unaudited financial statements as of September 30, 2012 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 include, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial information set forth therein.  The consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported period.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.  The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected on an annual basis.
 
 
Consolidation and Investments in Joint Ventures
 
The accompanying financial statements of the Company are presented on a consolidated basis and include all accounts of the Company, the Operating Partnership, the taxable REIT subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, subsidiaries of the Company or the Operating Partnership that are controlled and any variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which the Company is the primary beneficiary.  In general, a VIE is a corporation, partnership, trust or any other legal structure used for business purposes that either (a) has equity investors that do not provide sufficient financial resources for the entity to support its activities, (b) does not have equity investors with voting rights or (c) has equity investors whose votes are disproportionate from their economics and substantially all of the activities are conducted on behalf of the investor with disproportionately fewer voting rights.  The Company consolidates properties that are wholly owned as well as properties it controls but in which it owns less than a 100% interest.  Control of a property is demonstrated by, among other factors:
 
 
·
the Company’s ability to refinance debt and sell the property without the consent of any other partner or owner;
 
 
·
the inability of any other partner or owner to replace the Company as manager of the property; or
 
 
·
being the primary beneficiary of a VIE.  The primary beneficiary is defined as the entity that has (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE.
 
The Company considers all relationships between itself and the VIE, including development agreements, management agreements and other contractual arrangements, in determining whether it has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly affect the VIE’s performance.   The Company also continuously reassesses primary beneficiary status.
 
As of September 30, 2012, the Company had investments in three joint ventures that are VIEs in which the Company is the primary beneficiary.  As of this date, these VIEs had total debt of $32.1 million which is secured by assets of the VIEs with net book values totaling $88.3 million.  The Operating Partnership guarantees the debt of these VIEs; however, the VIEs could sell the properties before the performance under a guarantee would be required.
 
 
 
 
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The Company accounts for its investments in unconsolidated joint ventures under the equity method of accounting as it exercises significant influence over, but does not control, operating and financial policies.  These investments are recorded initially at cost and subsequently adjusted for equity in earnings and contributions and distributions.
 
Parkside Town Commons
 
The Company owns a noncontrolling interest in one land parcel (Parkside Town Commons), currently undergoing pre-development activities,  which is accounted for under the equity method. Parkside Town Commons (Parkside) is owned through a joint venture agreement with Prudential Real Estate Investors (“PREI”).  This joint venture currently exists with the purpose of developing, constructing, leasing, and managing a community shopping center in Cary, North Carolina.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company owned a 40% interest in the joint venture.  The Company has determined that Parkside is a VIE and that the Company is not the primary beneficiary.  All significant decisions for the joint venture, including those decisions that most significantly impact its economic performance, require approval of both partners.
 
 Rangeline Crossing
 
In February 2011, the Company completed the acquisition of the remaining 40% interest in Rangeline Crossing (formerly, The Centre), a consolidated redevelopment property, from its joint venture partners and assumed all leasing and management responsibilities of the property.  The purchase price of the 40% interest was $2.2 million, including the settlement of a $0.6 million loan previously made by the Company.  The transaction was accounted for as an equity transaction as the Company retained its controlling financial interest.  The carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest was eliminated, and the difference between the fair value of the consideration paid and the noncontrolling interest was recognized in additional paid-in capital.
 
Noncontrolling Interests
 
The Company reports its noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries as equity and the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests is set forth separately in the consolidated financial statements.  The noncontrolling interests in consolidated properties for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
 

   
2012
   
2011
 
Noncontrolling interests balance January 1
  $ 4,250,485     $ 6,914,264  
Net income allocable to noncontrolling interests, excluding redeemable noncontrolling interests
    2,196,634       62,824  
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest in Rangeline Crossing
          (2,244,332 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
    (1,663,483 )     (494,016 )
Noncontrolling interests balance at September 30
  $ 4,783,636     $ 4,238,740  
                 
 
The Company classifies redeemable noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets outside of permanent equity because the Company may be required to pay cash to unitholders upon redemption of their interests in the Operating Partnership under certain circumstances.  The carrying amount of the redeemable noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership is required to be reflected at the greater of historical book value or redemption value with a corresponding adjustment to additional paid-in capital.  As of December 31, 2011, the redemption value of the redeemable noncontrolling interests did not exceed the historical book value, so no adjustment was necessary.  As of September 30, 2012, the redemption value of the redeemable noncontrolling interests did exceed the historical book value, and the balance was adjusted to redemption value.
 
The redeemable noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
 
 
 
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2012
   
2011
 
Redeemable noncontrolling interests balance January 1
  $ 41,836,613     $ 44,115,028  
Net loss allocable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
    (683,044 )     (473,793 )
Accrued distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests
    (1,343,387 )     (1,412,850 )
Other comprehensive (loss) income allocable to redeemable  noncontrolling interests 1
    (388,560 )     168,957  
Exchange of redeemable noncontrolling interest for common stock
    (5,817,306 )     (156,000 )
Adjustment to redeemable noncontrolling interests - operating partnership
    778,782       (299,893 )
Redeemable noncontrolling interests balance at September 30
  $ 34,383,098     $ 41,941,449  
                 

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1
Represents the noncontrolling interests’ share of the changes in the fair value of derivative instruments accounted for as cash flow hedges (see Note 7).

The following sets forth accumulated other comprehensive loss allocable to noncontrolling interests for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:


   
2012
   
2011
 
Accumulated comprehensive loss balance at January 1
  $ (187,885 )   $ (359,798 )
Other comprehensive (loss) income allocable to redeemable noncontrolling interests 1
    (388,560 )     168,957  
Accumulated comprehensive loss balance at September 30
  $ (576,445 )   $ (190,841 )
                 

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1
Represents the noncontrolling interests’ share of the changes in the fair value of derivative instruments accounted for as cash flow hedges (see Note 7).
   
 
The Company allocates net operating results of the Operating Partnership after preferred dividends and noncontrolling interest in the consolidated properties based on the partners’ respective weighted average ownership interest.  The Company adjusts the redeemable noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership at the end of each period to reflect their interests in the Operating Partnership.  This adjustment is reflected in the Company’s shareholders’ equity.  The Company’s and the limited partners’ weighted average interests in the Operating Partnership for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
 

   
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
Company’s weighted average basic interest in Operating Partnership
    90.0 %     89.0 %     89.4 %     89.0 %
Limited partners' redeemable noncontrolling weighted average basic interests in Operating Partnership
    10.0 %     11.0 %     10.6 %     11.0 %
                                 
 
At September 30, 2012, the Company’s and the redeemable noncontrolling ownership interests in the Operating Partnership were 90.7% and 9.3%.
 
 
 
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Note 3. Earnings Per Share
 
Basic earnings per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share is determined based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding combined with the incremental average shares that would have been outstanding assuming all potentially dilutive shares were converted into common shares as of the earliest date possible.
 
Potentially dilutive securities include outstanding common share options, units in the Operating Partnership, which may be exchanged for either cash or common shares, at the Company’s option, under certain circumstances, and deferred common share units, which may be credited to the personal accounts of non-employee trustees in lieu of the payment of cash compensation or the issuance of common shares to such trustees.  Due to the Company’s net loss attributable to common shareholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the potentially dilutive securities were not dilutive for those periods.
 
Approximately 1.7 million outstanding common share options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because their impact was not dilutive for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.
 
Note 4.  Litigation Charge
 
In the first quarter of 2012, the Company accrued a charge of $1.3 million related to a claim by a former tenant.  This amount is reflected in the statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and has been paid, releasing the Company from the claim.
 
Note 5. Mortgage and Other Indebtedness
 
Mortgage and other indebtedness consisted of the following at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:
 
   
Balance at
 
   
September 30, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
Unsecured revolving credit facility
  $ 113,574,200     $ 134,686,200  
Unsecured term loan
    125,000,000        
Notes payable secured by properties under construction -
  variable rate
    44,838,061       82,454,406  
Mortgage notes payable - fixed rate
    344,214,963       375,615,005  
Mortgage notes payable - variable rate
    52,498,461       96,251,268  
Net premiums on acquired debt
    238,349       116,054  
Total mortgage and other indebtedness
  $ 680,364,034     $ 689,122,933  
                 
 
Consolidated indebtedness, including weighted average maturities and weighted average interest rates at September 30, 2012, is summarized below:
 
 
 
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Amount
   
Weighted Average Maturity (Years)
   
Weighted Average Interest Rate
   
Percentage of Total
 
Fixed rate debt
  $ 344,214,963       5.1       5.77 %     51 %
Floating rate debt (hedged)
    154,417,398       6.1       4.13 %     23 %
  Total fixed rate debt, considering hedges
    498,632,361       5.4       5.26 %     74 %
Notes payable secured by properties under construction -  variable rate
    44,838,061       2.1       2.72 %     7 %
Other variable rate debt
    291,072,661       5.2       2.74 %     42 %
Floating rate debt (hedged)
    (154,417,398 )     -6.1       -2.68 %     -23 %
  Total variable rate debt, considering hedges
    181,493,324       3.5       2.80 %     26 %
Net premiums on acquired debt
    238,349       N/A       N/A       N/A  
  Total debt
  $ 680,364,034       4.9       4.59 %     100 %
                                 
 
Mortgage and construction loans are collateralized by certain real estate properties and leases.  Mortgage loans are generally due in monthly installments of interest and principal and mature over various terms through 2022.
 
Variable interest rates on mortgage and construction loans are based on LIBOR plus spreads ranging from 125 to 340 basis points.  At September 30, 2012, the one-month LIBOR interest rate was 0.21%.  Fixed interest rates on mortgage loans range from 5.42% to 6.78%.
 
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility and Unsecured Term Loan

In the second quarter of 2012, the Company entered into a new $125 million unsecured term loan (the “Term Loan”).  The Term Loan is scheduled to mature on April 30, 2019 with an interest rate of LIBOR plus 210 to 310 basis points, depending on the Company’s leverage.  The Company utilized the proceeds of the Term Loan to retire the Company’s upcoming debt maturities including loans secured by Rivers Edge, Cobblestone Plaza, Estero Town Commons, Tarpon Bay Plaza (formerly Tarpon Springs Plaza), and Fox Lake Crossing with the remaining proceeds utilized to pay down the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility.

On May 4, 2012, the Company entered into a forward-starting interest rate swap that fixed the LIBOR rate on $125 million of variable rate debt at 1.52%.  As of September 30, 2012, the effective composite rate is 4.13%, based on the Company’s leverage.

In addition, on April 30, 2012, the Company amended its unsecured revolving credit facility.  The amended terms include an extension of the maturity date to April 30, 2016, which maturity may be extended for an additional year at the Company’s option subject to certain conditions, and a reduction in the interest rate to LIBOR plus 190 to 290 basis points, depending on the Company’s leverage, from LIBOR plus 225 to 325 basis points.  The amended unsecured facility has a fee of 25 to 35 basis points on unused borrowings.  The amount that the Company may borrow under the amended unsecured facility is based on the value of assets in the unencumbered property pool.

As of September 30, 2012, the unencumbered property pool consisted of 54 properties and other assets, of which 50 were wholly-owned by subsidiaries which are guarantors under the unsecured revolving credit facility and the Term Loan.  As of September 30, 2012, $113.6 million was outstanding under the unsecured revolving credit facility.  In addition, the Company had letters of credit outstanding which totaled $3.9 million.  As of September 30, 2012, there were no amounts advanced against these instruments. The amount that the Company may borrow under the unsecured revolving credit facility and Term Loan is based on the value of assets in its unencumbered property pool.  As of September 30, 2012, the maximum amount that may be borrowed under the unsecured revolving credit facility and Term Loan was $274.1 million, and the amount available for future borrowings was approximately $32 million.

The Company’s ability to borrow under the unsecured revolving credit facility is subject to ongoing compliance with various restrictive covenants, including with respect to liens, indebtedness, investments, dividends, mergers and asset sales.  In addition, the unsecured revolving credit facility also requires the Company to satisfy certain financial covenants.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.
 

 
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Debt Activity
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company made total loan borrowings of $231.7 million and total loan repayments of $240.4 million.  The major components of this activity are as follows:
 
·
The Company received proceeds of $125 million related to the Term Loan discussed above. These proceeds were utilized to retire $91.9 million of variable rate loans that were secured by Tarpon Bay Plaza (formerly Tarpon Springs Plaza), Estero Town Commons, Fox Lake Crossing, Cobblestone Plaza, and Rivers Edge; the remainder of the proceeds were used to pay down the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility;
 
·  
In June 2012, a draw of $13 million was made on the unsecured revolving credit facility to partially fund the acquisition of Cove Center in Stuart, Florida;
 
·  
In July 2012, a draw of $7 million was made on the unsecured revolving credit facility to fund the acquisition of 12th Street Plaza in Vero Beach, Florida.  In addition, the Company assumed a $7.9 million mortgage as part of the acquisition;
 
·  
In September 2012, a pay down of $7 million was made on the unsecured revolving credit facility utilizing the majority of the proceeds from the sale of Coral Springs Plaza;
 
·  
The Company retired the $15.4 million construction loan secured by South Elgin Commons utilizing a portion of the sales proceeds from the sale of that operating property.  The remaining net proceeds were utilized to fund a portion of the acquisition of Cove Center;
 
·  
A draw of $25 million was made on the unsecured revolving credit facility that was primarily utilized to retire the $24.7 million fixed rate loan that was secured by Cedar Hill Plaza;
 
·  
A repayment of $30 million was made on the unsecured revolving credit facility utilizing the majority of the proceeds from the March 2012 preferred share offering;
 
·  
The Company made draws on construction loans related to the Cobblestone Plaza, Delray Marketplace, Holly Springs – Phase I, Four Corner Square, Rivers Edge, South Elgin Commons, and Zionsville Walgreens developments totaling $36.6 million;
 
·  
The Company retired the $20.4 million variable rate loan secured by Gateway Shopping Center utilizing a portion of the sales proceeds from the sale of that operating property.  The Company’s share of the remaining proceeds was utilized to pay down the unsecured revolving credit facility; and
 
·  
The Company made scheduled principal payments on all indebtedness totaling $4.9 million.
 
Fair Value of Fixed and Variable Rate Debt
 
As of September 30, 2012, the fair value of fixed rate debt was $376.5 million compared to the book value of $344.2 million.  The fair value was estimated using Level 2 and 3 inputs with cash flows discounted at current borrowing rates for similar instruments which ranged from 2.86% to 4.27%.  As of September 30, 2012, the fair value of variable rate debt was $343.7 million compared to the book value of $335.9 million.  The fair value was estimated using Level 2 and 3 inputs with cash flows discounted at current borrowing rates for similar instruments which ranged from 2.40% to 5.00%.
 
Note 6. Shareholders’ Equity
 
In March 2012, the Company completed an offering of 1,300,000 shares of 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares and realized net proceeds of $31.3 million.  These net proceeds were utilized to reduce the outstanding balance on the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility.  The terms of the offering were consistent with those of the 2.8 million Series A preferred shares the Company issued in December 2010.

In March 2012, the Company entered into Equity Distribution Agreements with certain sales agents pursuant to which it may sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate amount of $50 million of its common shares.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company issued 618,589 common shares under this agreement for net proceeds $3.0 million at an average price of $5.25.

In February 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Trustees approved long-term equity incentive compensation awards totaling 245,163 restricted shares to members of executive management and certain other employees.  The restricted shares were granted at a fair value of $5.40 and will vest ratably over periods ranging from three to five years.

On August 9, 2012, the Company’s Board of Trustees declared a cash distribution of $0.515625 per preferred share covering the distribution period from June 2, 2012 to September 1, 2012.  This distribution was paid on September 1, 2012 to shareholders of record as of August 21, 2012.
 
 

 
 
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On September 19, 2012, the Company’s Board of Trustees declared a cash distribution of $0.06 per common share and per Operating Partnership unit for the third quarter of 2012.  These distributions were paid on October 12, 2012 to common shareholders and unitholders of record as of October 5, 2012.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, 1,100,714 Operating Partnership units were exchanged for the same number of common shares.  Of the total units exchanged, 1,055,714 units were held by limited partners not involved with the Company’s operations.
 
Note 7. Derivative Instruments, Hedging Activities and Other Comprehensive Income
 
The Company is exposed to capital market risk, including changes in interest rates.  In order to manage volatility relating to variable interest rate risk, the Company enters into interest rate hedging transactions from time to time.  The Company does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes nor does the Company have any derivatives that are not designated as cash flow hedges.  The Company has an agreement with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision that if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, including a default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company was in compliance with the provisions of all of its debt agreements.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company was party to various consolidated cash flow hedge agreements with notional amounts totaling $154.4 million, which effectively fixes certain variable rate debt over various terms through 2019.  Utilizing a weighted average spread over LIBOR on all variable rate debt resulted in fixing the weighted average interest rate at 4.13%.
 
These interest rate hedge agreements are the only assets or liabilities that the Company records at fair value on a recurring basis.  The valuation of these assets and liabilities is determined using widely accepted techniques including discounted cash flow analyses, which consider the contractual terms of the derivatives (including the period to maturity) and use observable market-based inputs such as interest rate curves and implied volatilities.  The Company also incorporates credit valuation adjustments to reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements.
 
As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, accounting 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 for identical instruments that are classified within Level 1 and observable inputs for similar instruments that are classified within Level 2)  and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3).  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.  The Company’s 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.
 
Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with its derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparties.   However, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of its derivatives.  As a result, the Company has determined that its derivative valuations are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
As of September 30, 2012 the fair value of the Company’s interest rate hedge liabilities was $6.4 million, including accrued interest of $0.2 million, and was recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.  At December 31, 2011 the fair value of the Company’s interest rate hedge liabilities was $1.7 million, including accrued interest of $43,000, and was recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

The Company currently expects an increase to interest expense of $2.6 million over the next 12 months as the hedged forecasted interest payments occur.  Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to earnings over time as the hedged items are recognized in earnings.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, $0.9 million and $2.8 million, respectively, was reclassified as a reduction to earnings.

The Company’s share of net unrealized gains on its interest rate hedge agreements are the only components of the change in accumulated other comprehensive loss.  The following sets forth comprehensive income allocable to the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:
 
 
 
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Three months ended September 30,
   
Nine months ended September 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
Net loss attributable to Kite Realty Group Trust common shareholders
  $ (3,038,160 )   $ (643,584 )   $ (5,786,934 )   $ (3,851,288 )
Other comprehensive (loss) income allocable to
  Kite Realty Group Trust1
    (1,381,091 )     (175,074 )     (4,085,288 )     1,353,064  
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Kite Realty Group Trust common shareholders
  $ (4,419,251 )   $ (818,658 )   $ (9,872,222 )   $ (2,498,224 )
                                 

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1
Reflects the Company’s share of the net change in the fair value of derivative instruments accounted for as cash flow hedges.
 
Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies
 
Eddy Street Commons at Notre Dame
 
Phase I of Eddy Street Commons at the University of Notre Dame is a multi-phase project located adjacent to the university in South Bend, Indiana.  Eddy Street Commons includes retail, office, a limited service hotel, a parking garage, apartment and residential units and is expected to include a full service hotel.
 
The City of South Bend, Indiana has contributed $35 million to the development, funded by tax increment financing (TIF) bonds issued by the City and a cash commitment from the City, both of which were used for the construction of the parking garage and infrastructure improvements to this project.  The majority of the bonds are expected to be funded by real estate tax payments made by the Company and subject to reimbursement from the tenants of the property; however, the Company has no obligation to repay or guarantee the bonds.  If there are delays in the development, the Company is obligated to pay certain fees.  However, it has an agreement with the City of South Bend to limit its exposure to a maximum of $1 million as to such fees.  In addition, the Company will not be in default concerning other obligations under the agreement with the City of South Bend as long as it commences and diligently pursues the completion of its obligations under that agreement.
 
Although the Company does not own or expect to own either the residential or the apartment complex components of the project, the Company has jointly guaranteed the apartment developer’s construction loan, which at September 30, 2012, had an outstanding balance of $30.3 million.  The construction of the apartment has been completed and the developer is in the process of replacing the construction loan with permanent financing, at which time the Company’s guarantee will be removed.  The Company also has a contractual obligation in the form of a completion guarantee to the University of Notre Dame and a similar agreement in favor of the City of South Bend to complete all phases and the Company expects its portion to be approximately $64 million, with the exception of certain of the residential units, consistent with commitments the Company typically makes in connection with other bank-funded development projects.  The majority of the development costs have been incurred as of September 30, 2012.  If the Company fails to fulfill its contractual obligations in connection with the project, but is timely commencing and pursuing a cure, it will not be in default to either the University of Notre Dame or the City of South Bend.
 
Joint Venture Indebtedness
 
Joint venture debt is the liability of the joint venture and is typically secured by the assets of the joint venture under circumstances where the lender has limited recourse to the Company.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company’s share of unconsolidated joint venture indebtedness was $5.8 million, which was entirely related to the Parkside Town Commons development.  The Operating Partnership has guaranteed its share of this debt, and our partner also guarantees its share of the joint venture’s debt.  The mortgage is secured by the property of the joint venture, and the joint venture could sell the property in order to satisfy the outstanding obligation.
 
 

 
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Other Commitments and Contingencies
 
The Company is not subject to any material litigation nor, to management’s knowledge, is any material litigation currently threatened against the Company other than routine litigation, claims, and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.  Management believes that such routine litigation, claims, and administrative proceedings will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
The Company is obligated under various completion guarantees with certain lenders and lease agreements with tenants to complete all or portions of the in-process development and redevelopment projects.  The Company believes it currently has sufficient financing in place to fund these projects and expects to do so primarily through existing construction loans.  In addition, if necessary, it may make draws on its unsecured facility.
 
As of September 30, 2012, the Company had outstanding letters of credit totaling $3.9 million.  At that date, there were no amounts advanced against these instruments.
 
Note 9. Discontinued Operations
 
In the third quarter of 2012, the Company sold its Coral Springs Plaza property near Fort Lauderdale, Florida and its 50 South Morton property near Indianapolis, Indiana for proceeds of $9.0 million.  The two sales transactions resulted in a net loss to the Company of approximately $0.1 million.  The majority of the net proceeds from the sales were used to pay down the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility.
 
In addition, in the third quarter the Company reclassified its Preston Commons retail property near Dallas, Texas and its Indiana State Motorpool and Pen Products commercial properties in Indianapolis, Indiana to “held for sale” status. The Indiana State Motorpool and Pen Products commercial properties were sold on October 31, 2012 for a financial statement gain.  The Company expects to close on the sale of its Preston Commons property in the fourth quarter of 2012 and the sale is expected to result in a financial statement gain.
 
On June 12, 2012, the Company sold its South Elgin Commons property in South Elgin, Illinois (Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area, or “MSA”) for a sales price of $25 million and a net gain of $0.1 million.  The majority of the net proceeds from the sale were used to pay off the existing debt on the property and to fund the acquisition of Cove Center (see Note 10).
 
On February 16, 2012, the Company and its joint venture partner sold the Gateway Shopping Center operating property in Marysville, Washington for a sales price of $29.4 million and a consolidated gain of $5.2 million.  The Company’s share of the gain was $3.1 million and its partner’s noncontrolling interest share of the gain was $2.1 million.  The operating property was previously owned by a VIE where the Company was the primary beneficiary.
 
The results of the discontinued operations related to these properties were comprised of the following for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:
 
 
 
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Three months ended September 30,
   
Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
Rental income
  $ 734,761     $ 1,939,099     $ 3,818,768     $ 5,408,874  
Expenses:
                               
Property operating
    84,588       227,599       402,650       698,754  
Real estate taxes
    122,758       192,286       644,318       676,290  
Depreciation and amortization
    133,554       513,624       1,209,577       1,538,259  
          Total expenses
    340,900       933,509       2,256,545       2,913,303  
Operating income
    393,861       1,005,590       1,562,223       2,495,571  
Interest expense
    (100,309 )     (436,767 )     (599,667 )     (1,309,348 )
Income from discontinued operations
    293,552       568,823       962,556       1,186,223  
(Loss) gain on sale of operating property, net of
   tax expense
    (65,312 )           5,180,568        
Total income from discontinued operations
  $ 228,240     $ 568,823     $ 6,143,124     $ 1,186,223  
                                 
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Kite Realty Group Trust common shareholders
  $ 205,587     $ 506,556     $ 3,629,680     $ 1,056,278  
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests
    22,653       62,267       2,513,444       129,945  
Total income from discontinued operations
  $ 228,240     $ 568,823     $ 6,143,124     $ 1,186,223  
                                 
 
Note 10. Property Acquisitions
 
In June 2012, the Company acquired Cove Center in Stuart, Florida for a purchase price of $22.1 million.  Cove Center is a 160,000 square foot unencumbered shopping center anchored by Publix Supermarket and Beall’s Department Store.  The Company made a preliminary allocation of the purchase price of this property to the fair value of tangible assets and intangibles.
 
In July 2012, the Company acquired 12th Street Plaza in Vero Beach, Florida for a purchase price of $15.2 million.  12th Street Plaza is a 138,000 square foot shopping center anchored by Publix Supermarket and Stein Mart.  The Company assumed a $7.9 million mortgage with a fixed interest rate of 5.67%, maturing in August 2013, as part of the acquisition.  The Company made a preliminary allocation of the purchase price of this property to the fair value of tangible assets and intangibles.
 
In June 2011, the Company acquired Lithia Crossing, an unencumbered shopping center in Tampa, Florida, for a purchase price of $13.3 million.  The Company allocated the purchase price to the fair value of tangible assets and intangibles.
 
In February 2011, the Company acquired Oleander Place, an unencumbered shopping center in Wilmington, North Carolina, for a purchase price of $3.5 million.  The Company allocated the purchase price to the fair value of tangible assets and intangibles.
 
Note 11. Redevelopment Activities
 
In 2012, the Company completed plans for the redevelopment projects at Four Corner Square and Rangeline Crossing and reduced the estimated useful lives of certain assets that are scheduled to be or have been demolished.  As a result of this change in estimate, a total of $1.9 million and $4.3 million of additional depreciation was recognized in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.
 
In 2011, the Company completed plans for the redevelopment project at Oleander Place.  As part of finalizing its plans, the Company reduced the estimated useful lives of certain assets that were demolished in the second quarter of 2011.  As a result of this change in estimate, a total of $1.6 million of additional depreciation was recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
 
 
 
 
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Note 12. Subsequent Events
 
 Subsequent to September 30, 2012, the Company completed an equity offering of 12,075,000 common shares at an offering price of $5.20 per share under a previously filed registration statement, for net offering proceeds of approximately $60 million.  These proceeds were initially used to repay amounts outstanding under the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility.
 
Subsequent to September 30, 2012, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company was in payment default on a $29.5 million non-recourse loan due to insufficient cash flow from the related operating property to support the debt service on the loan.  Under the terms of the loan agreement, interest accrues at the stated rate of 5.70% plus a 4.00% default rate.  The payment default on this loan did not trigger any cross defaults on its other indebtedness or any of its derivative instruments.
 
 

 
 

 

 
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Item 2.
 
 
Cautionary Note About Forward-Looking Statements
 
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by Kite Realty Group Trust (the “Company”), contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements are based on assumptions and expectations that may not be realized and are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and actual results, performance, transactions or achievements, financial or otherwise, may differ materially from the results, performance, transactions or achievements, financial or otherwise, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and other factors that might cause such differences, some of which could be material, include but are not limited to:
 
·  
national and local economic, business, real estate and other market conditions, particularly in light of the recent slowing of growth in the U.S. economy;
 
·  
financing risks, including the availability of and costs associated with sources of liquidity;
 
·  
the Company’s ability to refinance, or extend the maturity dates of, its indebtedness;
 
·  
the level and volatility of interest rates;
 
·  
the financial stability of tenants, including their ability to pay rent and the risk of tenant bankruptcies;
 
·  
the competitive environment in which the Company operates;
 
·  
acquisition, disposition, development and joint venture risks;
 
·  
property ownership and management risks;
 
·  
the Company’s ability to maintain its status as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes;
 
·  
potential environmental and other liabilities;
 
·  
impairment in the value of real estate property the Company owns;
 
·  
risks related to the geographical concentration of our properties in Indiana, Florida, Texas, and North Carolina;
 
·  
other factors affecting the real estate industry generally; and
 
·  
other uncertainties and factors identified in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and, from time to time, in other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or in other documents that we publicly disseminate, including, in particular, the section titled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
 
The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 

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

The following discussion should be read in connection with the accompanying historical financial statements and related notes thereto.  In this discussion, unless the context suggests otherwise, references to “our Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” mean Kite Realty Group Trust and its subsidiaries.

 Overview

Our Business and Properties

Kite Realty Group Trust, through its majority-owned subsidiary, Kite Realty Group, L.P., is engaged in the ownership, operation, management, leasing, acquisition, redevelopment, and development of neighborhood and community shopping centers and certain commercial real estate properties in selected markets in the United States.  We derive revenues primarily from rents and reimbursement payments received from tenants under leases at our properties.  Our operating results therefore depend materially on the ability of our tenants to make required rental payments, conditions in the United States retail sector, and overall economic and real estate market conditions.
 
At September 30, 2012, we owned interests in 60 properties consisting of 53 retail operating properties, five retail properties under redevelopment, and two operating commercial properties. As of this date, we also owned interests in two in-process retail development properties.  In addition as of this date, the Company also had one retail operating property and two commercial properties that were classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2012.
 
In addition to our in-process developments and redevelopments, we have future developments which include land parcels that are undergoing pre-development activity and are in various stages of preparation for construction to commence, including pre-leasing activity and negotiations for third party financing.  As of September 30, 2012, these future developments consisted of three projects that are expected to contain 1.1 million square feet of total gross leasable area upon completion.

Finally, as of September 30, 2012, we also owned interests in other land parcels comprising 96 acres that may be used for future expansion of existing properties, development of new retail or commercial properties or sold to third parties.  These land parcels are classified as “Land held for development” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Current Business Environment

Economic conditions have remained uneven throughout 2012.  A stabilized economic recovery has not been achieved due to continued challenges in the labor market, slowing growth in Europe and China, the possible U.S. “fiscal cliff”, and uncertainty about the November U.S. election.  Overall, economic growth in the United States continued to reflect weakness during the third quarter of 2012 with the overall economy growing at 1.9%, which is short of the economic improvement necessary to decrease unemployment in a material manner.  Meanwhile, the housing sector has finally started to demonstrate signs of momentum with new home sales and permits continuing to increase from recent historically low levels.  However, this improvement could also be negatively impacted by declines in consumer spending due to potential tax increases in January 2013.

            As noted above, the prospect of a prolonged economic recovery continues to be uncertain.  In the face of this uncertainty, however, some retailers are considering the expansion of their businesses and in certain cases have expressed optimism through expansion plans and capital allocation decisions.  Where prudent and consistent with our strategy, we will seek to capitalize on our relationships with tenants to maximize our growth.  We believe there will continue to be additional leasing opportunities during 2012 and 2013, particularly as tenants seek to lease new space or renew existing space in connection with lease expirations, expansions, and other considerations.

The lingering overall weakness in the U.S. economy has led to conditions that may continue to impact our business in a number of ways, including soft consumer demand; increasing tenant bankruptcies; curtailment of certain of our tenants’ operations; delays or postponements by current or potential tenants from entering into long-term leases with us; decreased demand for retail space; difficulty in collecting rent; our need to make rent adjustments and concessions; the possible need to outlay additional capital to assist a tenant in the opening of its business; and termination by our tenants of their leases with us.

Ongoing Actions Taken to Capitalize on the Current Business Environment

During the current quarter, we continued to execute on our strategy to maximize shareholder value, including:

 
 
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Acquisition, Development, and Redevelopment Activities:  On July 31, 2012, the Company acquired 12th Street Plaza in Vero Beach, Florida for a purchase price of $15.2 million.  This center is anchored by Publix Supermarkets and is part of the strong trade area within the Treasure Coast of Florida.
 
We continued construction at our Delray Marketplace project in Delray Beach, Florida.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company has executed 30 leases at this property, including anchors Publix and Frank Theatres, and the property is 77.2% leased or committed.   The total estimated costs of this project are expected to be $94 million, and the project is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2012.
 
The Company also continued construction at its Holly Springs Towne Center project in Holly Springs, North Carolina (Raleigh MSA).  During the quarter, the Company closed on a $37.5 million construction loan for the Holly Springs Towne Center project.  As of September 30, 2012, the project is 83.5% leased or committed.
 
In addition, the Company continued construction at its Four Corner Square project in Maple Valley, Washington (Seattle MSA).  During the quarter, the Company closed on a $23.0 million construction loan for the Four Corner square project.  As of September 30, 2012, the project is 85.3% leased or committed.
 
Access the Capital Markets.  Subsequent to September 30, 2012, the Company completed a public equity offering of 12,075,000 common shares at an offering price of $5.20 per share under a previously filed registration statement, for net offering proceeds of approximately $60 million.  These proceeds were initially used to repay amounts outstanding under the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility and may be redeployed in the future for other general corporate purposes, including the acquisition of properties and redevelopment costs.

In addition, we are party to Equity Distribution Agreements with certain sales agents pursuant to which we may sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate of $50 million of our common shares.  We continue to monitor the capital markets and may consider raising additional capital through the issuance of our common shares, preferred shares or other securities.   During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company issued 434,377 common shares at an average price of $5.27 per share for net proceeds of $2.2 million, and 618,589 common shares at an average price of $5.25 per share for net proceeds of $3.0 million, respectively.

Continued Focus on Operations.  We continued to execute on our operating and leasing strategy.  During the current quarter, we executed comparable new and renewal leases totaling 231,000 square feet and improved the net operating income of our operating retail properties.  Our same property net operating income improved 1.9% compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2011, due to higher rental rates and improved expense recoveries.
 
Results of Operations
 
At September 30, 2012, we owned interests in 60 properties consisting of 53 retail operating properties, five retail properties under redevelopment, and two operating commercial properties. As of this date, we also owned interests in two in-process retail development properties.  In addition as of this date, the Company also had one retail operating property and two commercial properties that were classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2012.
 
At September 30, 2011, we owned interests in 63 properties consisting of 53 retail operating properties, six retail properties under redevelopment, and four operating commercial properties.  As of this date, we also owned interests in two in-process retail development properties.
 
The comparability of results of operations in 2011 and 2012 is affected by our development, redevelopment, and operating property acquisition and disposition activities during these periods.  Therefore, we believe it is useful to review the comparisons of our results of operations for these periods in conjunction with the discussion of our development, redevelopment, and operating property acquisition and disposition activities during those periods, which is set forth below.
 
Development Activities
 
The following development properties were partially operational at various times from January 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012:
 
 
 
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Property Name
 
MSA
 
Economic Occupancy Date1
 
Owned GLA
 
               
South Elgin Commons, Phase II2
 
Chicago, IL
 
September 2011
 
83,000
 
Cobblestone Plaza2
 
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
 
March 2009
 
133,214
 
DePauw University Bookstore & Café
 
Greencastle, IN
 
September 2012
 
11,974
 
Zionsville Walgreens
 
Indianapolis, IN
 
September 2012
 
14,550
 

 
1
Represents the date on which we started receiving rental payments under tenant leases or ground leases at the property or the tenant took possession of the property, whichever was earlier.
   
2
Construction of each of these properties was completed in phases.  The Economic Occupancy Date indicated for each of these properties refers to its initial phase.  South Elgin Commons was sold in June 2012.
 
Property Acquisition Activities
 
In July 2012, the Company acquired 12th Street Plaza in Vero Beach, Florida for a purchase price of $15.2 million.  12th Street Plaza is a 138,000 square foot shopping center anchored by Publix Supermarket and Stein Mart.  As of September 30, 2012, the center was 96.6% leased.
 
In June 2012, the Company acquired Cove Center in Stuart, Florida for a purchase price of $22.1 million.  Cove Center is a 155,000 square foot unencumbered shopping center anchored by Publix Supermarket and Beall’s Department Store.  As of September 30, 2012, the center was 94.9% leased.
 
In June 2011, the Company acquired Lithia Crossing, an unencumbered shopping center in Tampa, Florida, for a purchase price of $13.3 million.
 
In February 2011, the Company acquired Oleander Place in Wilmington, North Carolina for a purchase price of $3.5 million.  Subsequent to the acquisition, the Company executed a lease termination agreement with the former anchor and a new lease with Whole Foods and transitioned the property to an in-process redevelopment.  In connection with the lease termination agreement, the Company received a lease termination fee of $0.8 million.
 
Property Disposition & Held for Sale Activities
 
In February 2012, the Company and its joint venture partner sold Gateway Shopping Center in Marysville, Washington for a sales price of $29.4 million.  The net proceeds were utilized to retire the variable-rate loan of $20.4 million, and the Company’s share of the remaining proceeds was approximately $7 million.
 
In June 2012, the Company sold South Elgin Commons in South Elgin, Illinois for a sales price of $25 million.  The net proceeds were utilized to retire the construction loan of $15.4 million and to fund a portion of the purchase price of Cove Center.
 
In the third quarter of 2012, the Company sold its Coral Springs Plaza property near Fort Lauderdale, Florida and its 50 South Morton property near Indianapolis, Indiana.  These properties were sold for an aggregate net loss of approximately $0.1 million.  The majority of the net proceeds from the sale were used to pay down the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility.
 
In addition, the Company reclassified its Preston Commons retail property near Dallas, Texas and its Indiana State Motorpool and Pen Products commercial properties in Indianapolis, Indiana as held for sale.  The Company expects to close on the sale of each of these properties in the fourth quarter of 2012.  Each sale currently is expected to result in a financial statement gain.
 
Redevelopment Activities
 
The following properties were in redevelopment status at various times during the period from January 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012:
 
 
 
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Property Name
 
MSA
 
Transition Date1
 
Owned GLA
             
Courthouse Shadows
 
Naples, Florida
 
September 2008
 
134,867
Four Corner Square3
 
Maple Valley, Washington
 
September 2008
 
29,167
Bolton Plaza
 
Jacksonville, Florida
 
June 2008
 
172,938
Rivers Edge2
 
Indianapolis, Indiana
 
June 2008
 
149,209
Oleander Place4
 
Wilmington, North Carolina
 
March 2011
 
43,806
Rangeline Crossing (formerly The Centre) 5
 
Carmel, Indiana
 
March 2011
 
77,455

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1
Transition date represents the date the property was transferred from our operating portfolio to our redevelopment projects.
2
This property was transitioned to the operating portfolio in the fourth quarter of 2011.
3
This property is currently an in-process redevelopment.  This $24 million project is scheduled to partially open in late 2012 and is currently 85% leased.
4
This property is currently an in-process redevelopment.  This projected will be transitioned to the operating portfolio in the 4th quarter and is currently 100% leased.
5
This property is currently an in-process redevelopment.  This $15.5 million project is scheduled to open in June 2013 and is currently 91% leased.
 
Other Property Activities
 
In February 2011, the Company completed the acquisition of the remaining 40% interest in Rangeline Crossing (formerly The Centre), a redevelopment property in Indianapolis, Indiana from its joint venture partners and assumed all leasing and management responsibilities for the property.  The purchase price of the 40% interest was $2.2 million, including the settlement of a $0.6 million loan made by the Company.
 
Same Property Net Operating Income
 
The Company believes that net operating income (“NOI”) is helpful to investors as a measure of its operating performance because it excludes various items included in net income that do not relate to or are not indicative of its operating performance, such as depreciation and amortization, interest expense, and impairment, if any. The Company believes that NOI for our “same properties” (“Same Property NOI”) is helpful to investors as a measure of its operating performance because it includes only the NOI of properties that have been owned for the full period presented, which eliminates disparities in net income due to the redevelopment, acquisition or disposition of properties during the particular period presented, and thus provides a more consistent metric for the comparison of the Company's properties. NOI and Same Property NOI should not, however, be considered as alternatives to net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) as indicators of the Company's financial performance.
 
The following table reflects same property net operating income (and reconciliation to net loss attributable to common shareholders) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:
 
 

 
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Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2012
 
2011
 
% Change
 
2012
 
2011
 
% Change
 
Number of properties at period end
 
49
   
49
       
49
   
49
     
                                 
Leased percentage at period-end 
 
93.0%
   
92.7%
       
93.0%
   
92.7%
     
                                 
Net operating income – same properties (49 properties)2
$
14,142,327
 
$
13,881,556
 
1.9
%
$
42,301,125
 
$
40,988,124
 
3.2
%
                                 
Reconciliation to Most Directly Comparable GAAP Measure: 
                               
                                 
Net operating income – same properties 
$
14,142,327
 
$
13,881,556
     
$
42,301,125
 
$
40,988,124
     
Net operating income – non-same properties
 
3,736,374
   
1,902,275
       
9,525,922
   
5,613,271
     
Construction, net and other
 
138,134
   
205,599
       
177,543
   
321,972
     
General and administrative expense
 
(1,647,116
)
 
(1,401,475
)
     
(5,261,293
)
 
(4,661,059
)
   
Acquisition costs
 
(108,169
)
 
       
(179,102
)
 
(49,968
)
   
Litigation charge
 
   
       
(1,289,446
)
 
     
Depreciation expense
 
(11,244,270
)
 
(8,283,440
)
     
(30,720,823
)
 
(26,328,902
)
   
Interest expense
 
(6,481,825
)
 
(6,131,103
)
     
(19,164,454
)
 
(17,000,667
)
   
Discontinued operations
 
228,240
   
568,823
       
6,143,124
   
1,186,223
     
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
312,208
   
57,931
       
(1,513,591
)
 
410,968
     
Dividends on preferred shares
 
(2,114,063
)
 
(1,443,750
)
     
(5,805,939
)
 
(4,331,250
)
   
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(3,038,160
)
$
(643,584
)
   
$
(5,786,934
)
$
(3,851,288
)
   

1
Same Property analysis excludes Courthouse Shadows, Oleander Place, Four Corner Square, Rangeline Crossing, and Bolton Plaza as the Company pursues redevelopment of these properties.
   
2
Same Property net operating income is considered a non-GAAP measure because it excludes net gains from outlot sales, write offs of straight-line rent and lease intangibles, bad debt expense and related recoveries, the litigation charge, lease termination fees and significant prior year expense recoveries and adjustments, if any.  Such items are included in net operating income – non-same properties.
 
Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
The following table reflects our consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited):
 
 
 
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2012
   
2011
   
Net change 2011 to 2012
 
Revenue:
                 
    Rental income (including tenant reimbursements)
  $ 24,519,495     $ 22,490,044     $ 2,029,451  
    Other property related revenue
    858,676       851,855       6,821  
    Construction and service fee revenue
    52,531       180,299       (127,768 )
Total revenue
    25,430,702       23,522,198       1,908,504  
Expenses:
                       
    Property operating
    4,191,874       4,261,465       (69,591 )
    Real estate taxes
    3,282,788       3,296,603       (13,815 )
    Cost of construction and services
    77,901       135,816       (57,915 )
    General, administrative, and other
    1,647,116       1,401,475       245,641  
    Acquisition costs
    108,169             108,169  
    Depreciation and amortization
    11,244,270       8,283,440       2,960,830  
Total Expenses
    20,552,118       17,378,799       3,173,319  
Operating income
    4,878,584       6,143,399       (1,264,815 )
    Interest expense
    (6,481,825 )     (6,131,103 )     (350,722 )
    Income tax benefit (expense) of taxable REIT subsidiary
    13,385       (119,561 )     132,946  
    Income from unconsolidated entities
    102,623       239,852       (137,229 )
    Other income
    22,688       40,825       (18,137 )
(Loss) income from continuing operations
    (1,464,545 )     173,412       (1,637,957 )
Discontinued operations:
                       
    Discontinued operations
    293,552       568,823       (275,271 )
    Loss on sale of operating property, net of tax expense
    (65,312 )           (65,312 )
Income from discontinued operations
    228,240       568,823       (340,583 )
Consolidated net (loss) income
    (1,236,305 )     742,235       (1,978,540 )
    Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    312,208       57,931       254,277  
Net (loss) income attributable to Kite Realty Group
    Trust
    (924,097 )     800,166       (1,724,263 )
Dividends on preferred shares
    (2,114,063 )     (1,443,750 )     (670,313 )
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
  $ (3,038,160 )   $ (643,584 )   $ (2,394,576 )
                         
 
Rental income (including tenant reimbursements) increased $2.0 million, or 9.0%, due to the following:
 
 

   
Net change 2011 to 2012
 
Development properties that became operational or were partially operational in 2011 and/or 2012
  $ 677,849  
Properties acquired subsequent to March 31, 2011
    818,820  
Properties under redevelopment during 2011 and/or 2012
    383,120  
Properties fully operational during 2011 and 2012 and other
    149,662  
Total
  $ 2,029,451  
         
 
Excluding the changes due to transitioned development properties, acquired properties and the properties under redevelopment, the net $0.1 million increase in rental income is primarily attributable to improvement in occupancy and recoveries from tenants. The leased percentage of the retail operating portfolio was 93.4% as of September 30, 2012, which was an increase from the leased percentage of 93.1% as of September 30, 2011.  In addition as noted below, the increase in minimum rent was slightly offset by decreases in reimbursable expenses, which resulted in lower tenant reimbursement revenue.  For the total portfolio and excluding the effect of parking operations, the overall recovery ratio for reimbursable expenses was 77.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 72.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
 
 
 
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Other property related revenue primarily consists of parking revenues, overage rent, lease settlement income and gains related to land sales.  This revenue increased slightly by 1%, primarily as a result of higher lease termination fee revenue of $0.1 million and higher gains on land sales of $0.1 million offset by lower insurance recoveries of $0.2 million.
 
Property operating expenses decreased $0.1 million, or 1.6%, due to the following:
 

   
Net change 2011 to 2012
 
Development properties that became operational or were partially operational in 2011 and/or 2012
  $ 18,121  
Properties acquired subsequent to March 31, 2011
    138,873  
Properties under redevelopment during 2011 and/or 2012
    43,125  
Properties fully operational during 2011 and 2012 and other
    (269,710 )
Total
  $ (69,591 )
         
 
Excluding the changes due to transitioned development properties, acquired properties, and the properties under redevelopment, the net $0.3 million decrease in property operating expenses relates primarily to a decrease in bad debt expense, due to a general improvement in the condition of our receivables, the recovery of $0.1 million previously reserved accounts receivable, and lower landscaping costs at certain properties.
 
Real estate taxes decreased $14,000, or 0.4%, due to the following:
 

   
Net change 2011 to 2012
 
Development properties that became operational or were partially operational in 2011 and/or 2012
  $ 13,488  
Properties acquired subsequent to March 31, 2011
    42,256  
Properties under redevelopment during 2011 and/or 2012
    81,207  
Properties fully operational during 2011 and 2012 and other
    (150,766 )
Total
  $ (13,815 )
         
 
Excluding the changes due to transitioned development properties, acquired properties and the properties under redevelopment, the net $0.2 million decrease in real estate taxes was primarily due to lower assessments at one of our operating properties.  The majority of changes in our real estate tax expense is recoverable from (or reimbursable to) tenants and, therefore, reflected in tenant reimbursement revenue.
 
General, administrative and other expenses increased $0.2 million, or 17.5%, due to an increase in certain public company and personnel costs.
 
Acquisition costs related to the acquisition of 12th Street Plaza in July 2012 were $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012.  There was no comparable activity for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
 
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $3.0 million, or 35.7%, due to the following:

   
Net change 2011 to 2012
 
Development properties that became operational or were partially operational in 2011 and/or 2012
  $ 145,686  
Properties acquired subsequent to March 31, 2011
    654,243  
Properties under redevelopment during 2011 and/or 2012
    1,916,875  
Properties fully operational during 2011 and 2012 and other
    244,026  
Total
  $ 2,960,830  
         
 
 

 
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The overall increase of $3.0 million in depreciation and amortization expense was due to the following significant items:
 
·  
An increase of $0.6 million mainly due to accelerated depreciation related to the demolition of a portion of the Four Corner Square redevelopment.A redevelopment plan for this property was finalized during the first quarter of 2012, resulting in a reduction of theuseful lives of certain assets that were scheduled to be demolished.
 
·  
An increase of $0.4 million related to tenants opening at recently completed development and redevelopmentproperties including Cobblestone Plaza, Rivers Edge, and Eddy Street Commons.
 
·  
An increase of $0.7 million related to Cove Center and 12th Street Plaza that were acquired in 2012.
 
·  
An increase of $1.0 million mainly due to accelerated depreciation related to the demolition of a portion of the Rangeline Crossing redevelopment.  A redevelopment plan for this property was finalized during the second quarter of 2012, resulting in a reduction of the useful lives of certain assets that were scheduled to be demolished.
 
Interest expense increased $0.4 million, or 5.7%.  This increase was primarily due to the Cobblestone Plaza and Rivers Edge properties being transitioned to the operating portfolio.  All of these properties were under various stages of construction during 2011.
 
Income tax benefit was $13,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to income tax expense of $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011.  Due to the sale of certain properties, there is limited net income in the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary in the current year.
 
The Company had income related to discontinued operations of $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to income of $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011.  The Company sold Coral Springs Plaza near Fort Lauderdale, Florida and 50 South Morton near Indianapolis, Indiana for a consolidated net loss of $0.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012.  The decrease is due to operating activity in the previous year for properties sold throughout 2012 including South Elgin Commons near Chicago, Illinois and Gateway Shopping Center near Seattle, Washington.
 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests increased $0.3 million.  The increase was due a higher net loss of the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011, which is primarily related to the $3.0 million increase in depreciation expense.
 
Dividends on preferred shares increased $0.7 million.  The increase was due to a higher share count as the Company completed an offering of 1,300,000 shares of 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares in the 1st quarter of 2012.
 
 

 
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Comparison of Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
The following table reflects our consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited):
 

   
2012
   
2011
   
Net change 2011 to 2012
 
Revenue:
                 
    Rental income (including tenant reimbursements)
  $ 71,660,993     $ 66,407,796     $ 5,253,197  
    Other property related revenue
    2,945,725       3,153,517       (207,792 )
    Construction and service fee revenue
    150,548       266,820       (116,272 )
Total revenue
    74,757,266       69,828,133       4,929,133  
Expenses:
                       
    Property operating
    12,837,821       13,195,006       (357,185 )
    Real estate taxes
    9,868,588       9,764,912       103,676  
    Cost of construction and service
    252,364       299,982       (47,618 )
    General, administrative, and other
    5,261,293       4,661,059       600,234  
    Acquisition costs
    179,102       49,968       129,134  
    Litigation charge
    1,289,446             1,289,446  
    Depreciation and amortization
    30,720,823       26,328,902       4,391,921  
Total Expenses
    60,409,437       54,299,829       6,109,608  
Operating income
    14,347,829       15,528,304       (1,180,475 )
    Interest expense
    (19,164,454 )     (17,000,667 )     (2,163,787 )
    Income tax benefit (expense) of taxable REIT subsidiary
    5,995       (72,728 )     78,723  
    Income from unconsolidated entities
    91,475       244,447       (152,972 )
    Other income
    108,627       183,415       (74,788 )
Loss from continuing operations
    (4,610,528 )     (1,117,229 )     (3,493,299 )
Discontinued operations:
                       
    Discontinued operations
    962,556       1,186,223       (223,667 )
    Gain on sale of operating property, net of tax expense
    5,180,568             5,180,568  
Income from discontinued operations
    6,143,124       1,186,223       4,956,901  
Consolidated net income
    1,532,596       68,994       1,463,602  
    Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (1,513,591 )     410,968       (1,924,559 )
Net income attributable to Kite Realty Group
    Trust
    19,005       479,962       (460,957 )
Dividends on preferred shares
    (5,805,939 )     (4,331,250 )     (1,474,689 )
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
  $ (5,786,934 )   $ (3,851,288 )   $ (1,935,646 )
                         
 
Rental income (including tenant reimbursements) increased $5.3 million, or 7.9%, due to the following:
 
 
 
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Net change 2011 to 2012
 
Development properties that became operational or were partially operational in 2011 and/or 2012
  $ 1,786,823  
Properties acquired in 2011 and 2012
    1,603,641  
Properties under redevelopment during 2011 and/or 2012
    1,158,095  
Properties fully operational during 2011 and 2012 and other
    704,638  
Total
  $ 5,253,197  
         
 
Excluding the changes due to transitioned development properties, acquired properties and the properties under redevelopment, the net $0.7 million increase in rental income is primarily attributable to improved occupancy levels, improvement in rental rates, and meeting co-tenancy requirements due to leasing activity. The leased percentage of the retail operating portfolio was 93.4% as of September 30, 2012, which was an increase from 93.1% as of September 30, 2011.  In addition as noted below, the increase in minimum rent was offset by decreases in reimbursable expenses, notably snow removal, which resulted in decreased tenant reimbursement revenue.  For the total portfolio and excluding the effect of parking operations, the overall recovery ratio for reimbursable expenses was 76.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 72.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
 
Other property related revenue primarily consists of parking revenues, overage rent, lease settlement income and gains related to land sales.  This revenue decreased $0.2 million, or 6.6%, primarily as a result of lower lease termination fee revenue of $0.7 million partially offset by higher gains on land sales of $0.6 million.
 
Property operating expenses decreased $0.4 million, or 2.7%, due to the following:

   
Net change 2011 to 2012
 
Development properties that became operational or were partially operational in 2011 and/or 2012
  $ 67,984  
Properties acquired in 2011 and 2012
    300,177  
Properties under redevelopment during 2011 and/or 2012
    197,532  
Properties fully operational during 2011 and 2012 and other
    (922,878 )
Total
  $ (357,185 )
         
 
Excluding the changes due to transitioned development properties, acquired properties, and the properties under redevelopment, the net $0.9 million decrease in property operating expenses relates primarily to a decrease in snow removal expense of $0.8 million and a decrease in bad debt expense of $0.4 million partially offset by increases in legal costs and repairs and maintenance.
 
Real estate taxes increased $0.1 million, or 1.1%, due to the following:
 

   
Net change 2011 to 2012
 
Development properties that became operational or were partially operational in 2011 and/or 2012
  $ 40,088  
Properties acquired in 2011 and 2012
    135,363  
Properties under redevelopment during 2011 and/or 2012
    231,981  
Properties fully operational during 2011 and 2012 and other
    (303,756 )
Total
  $ 103,676  
         
 
Excluding the changes due to transitioned development properties, acquired properties and the properties under redevelopment, the net $0.3 million decrease in real estate taxes was primarily due to lower assessments at two of our operating properties.  The majority of changes in our real estate tax expense is recoverable from (or reimbursable to) tenants and, therefore, reflected in tenant reimbursement revenue.
 
 
 
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General, administrative and other expenses increased $0.6 million, or 12.9%, due to an increase in certain public company and personnel costs.
 
Acquisition costs related to the acquisitions of Cove Center in June 2012 and 12th Street Plaza in July 2012 were $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  Acquisition costs related to the acquisitions of Oleander Plaza and Lithia Crossing in 2011 were $50,000.
 
The Company recorded a litigation charge of $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 relating to a dispute with a former tenant.  See additional discussion in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements.
 
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $4.4 million, or 16.7%, due to the following:
 

   
Net change 2011 to 2012
 
Development properties that became operational or were partially operational in 2011 and/or 2012
  $ 451,286  
Properties acquired in 2011 and 2012
    1,101,469  
Properties under redevelopment during 2011 and/or 2012
    2,386,583  
Properties fully operational during 2011 and 2012 and other
    452,583  
Total
  $ 4,391,921  
         
 
The overall increase of $4.4 million was due to the following significant items:
 
·
An increase of $1.9 million primarily due to accelerated depreciation for a portion of Four Corner Square redevelopment.A redevelopment plan for this property was finalized during the first quarter of 2012, resulting in a reduction of the ueful lives of certain assets that were scheduled to be demolished.
 
·
An increase of $1.7 million primarily due to accelerated depreciation for a portion of the Rangeline Crossing redevelopment. A redevelopment plan for this property was finalized during the second quarter of 2012, resulting in a reduction of the useful lives of certain assets that were scheduled to be demolished.
 
·
A decrease of $1.6 million related to Oleander Place primarily reflecting accelerated depreciation and amortization expense ecorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as development plans were finalized during that period.
 
·
An increase of $1.1 million related to tenants opening at recently completed development and redevelopmen properties including Cobblestone Plaza, Rivers Edge, and Eddy Street Commons.
 
·  
An increase of $1.1 million related to the acquisitions of Lithia Crossing, Cove Center, and 12th Street Plaza.
 
Interest expense increased $2.2 million, or 12.7%.  This increase was primarily due to the transition of Cobblestone Plaza and Rivers Edge to the operating portfolio.  All of these properties were under various stages of construction during 2011.
 
The Company had income related to discontinued operations of $6.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to income of $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  The Company sold South Elgin Commons near Chicago, Illinois, Gateway Shopping Center near Seattle, Washington, Coral Springs Plaza near Fort Lauderdale, Florida and 50 South Morton near Indianapolis, Indiana for a consolidated net gain of $5.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.
 
The Company allocated net income to noncontrolling interests of $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the allocation of a net loss to noncontrolling interests of $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  The fluctuation was due to the allocation of our partner’s share of the gain on the sale of Gateway Shopping Center near Seattle, Washington.
 
Dividends on preferred shares increased $1.5 million.  The increase was due to a higher share count as the Company completed an offering of 1,300,000 shares of 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares in the 1st quarter of 2012.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Overview
 
Our primary finance and capital strategy is to maintain a strong balance sheet with sufficient flexibility to fund our operating and investment activities in a cost-effective manner. We consider a number of factors when evaluating our level of indebtedness and when making decisions regarding additional borrowings or equity offerings, including the purchase price of properties to be developed or acquired, the estimated market value of our properties and the Company as a whole upon placement of the borrowing or offering, and the ability of particular properties to generate cash flow to cover debt service.  We will continue to monitor the capital markets and may consider raising additional capital through the issuance of our common shares, preferred shares or other securities.
 
 
 
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Our Principal Capital Resources
 
 For a discussion of cash generated from operations, see “Cash Flows,” beginning on page 33.  In addition to cash generated from operations, we discuss below our other principal capital resources.
 
Subsequent to September 30, 2012, the Company completed an equity offering of 12,075,000 common shares at an offering price of $5.20 per share, for net offering proceeds of approximately $60 million.  These proceeds were initially used to repay amounts outstanding under its unsecured revolving credit facility.  These proceeds may be redeployed for other general corporate purposes, including the acquisition of properties and redevelopment costs.

In the second quarter of 2012, the Company entered into a $125 million Term Loan.  The Term Loan is scheduled to mature on April 30, 2019 with an interest rate of LIBOR plus 210 to 310 basis points, depending on the Company’s leverage.  The Company utilized the proceeds of the Term Loan to retire the Company’s upcoming debt maturities including loans secured by Rivers Edge, Cobblestone Plaza, Estero Town Commons, Tarpon Bay Plaza (formerly Tarpon Springs Plaza), and Fox Lake Crossing.  The remaining proceeds were utilized to partially pay down the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility.  On May 4, 2012, the Company entered into a forward-starting interest rate swap that fixed the LIBOR rate on $125 million of variable rate debt at 1.52%.  As of September 30, 2012, the composite rate was 4.13%, based on the Company’s leverage.

In addition, on April 30, 2012, the Company amended its unsecured revolving credit agreement.  The amended terms include an extension of the maturity date to April 30, 2016, which maturity may be extended for an additional year at the Company’s option subject to certain conditions, and a reduction in the interest rate to LIBOR plus 190 to 290 basis points, depending on the Company’s leverage.  The amended facility has a fee of 25 to 35 basis points on unused borrowings.  The amount that the Company may borrow under the amended facility is based on the value of assets in its unencumbered property pool.

As of September 30, 2012, the unencumbered property pool consisted of 54 properties and other assets, of which 50 were wholly-owned by subsidiaries which are guarantors under the unsecured revolving credit facility and  Term Loan.  As of September 30, 2012, $113.6 million was drawn under the unsecured revolving credit facility.  In addition, the Company had outstanding letters of credit totaling $3.9 million.  As of September 30, 2012, there were no amounts advanced against these instruments. The amount that we may borrow under the unsecured revolving credit facility and Term Loan is based on the value of assets in our unencumbered property pool and, as of September 30, 2012, the maximum that may be drawn was $274.1 million; as a result, the amount available to us for future draws under the unsecured revolving credit facility was approximately $32 million.  For more information regarding the terms and conditions of the unsecured revolving credit facility, including interest rates, applicable financial and other covenants and our ability to make distributions, see the discussion in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 4, 2012.

We were in compliance with all applicable financial covenants under the unsecured revolving credit facility and the Term Loan as of September 30, 2012.
 
In addition to the unsecured revolving credit facility, we have a separate $4.3 million revolving line of credit that is secured by the anchor tenant at our Fishers Station property.  There are no amounts outstanding under this line of credit as of September 30, 2012.
 
In the future, we may raise additional capital by pursuing joint venture capital partners and/or disposing of properties, land parcels or other assets that are no longer core components of our growth strategy.  The sale price may differ from our carrying value at the time of sale.  We will also continue to monitor the capital markets and may consider raising additional capital through the issuance of our common shares, preferred shares or other securities.
 
Our Principal Liquidity Needs
 
We derive the majority of our revenue from tenants who lease space from us at our properties. Therefore, our ability to generate cash from operations is dependent on the rents that we are able to charge and collect from our tenants. While we believe that the nature of the properties in which we typically invest—primarily neighborhood and community shopping centers—provides a relatively stable revenue flow in uncertain economic times, the recent economic downturn adversely affected the ability of some of our tenants to meet their lease obligations.
 
 
 
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Short-Term Liquidity Needs
 
Near-Term Debt Maturities. As of September 30, 2012, we had a total of $32.5 million of property-level debt with scheduled maturity dates over the next 12 months (excluding scheduled principal payments).  We are in discussions with long-term financing sources to enable us to repay, refinance, or extend the maturity date of these loans.  We may also seek to access funds available under our unsecured revolving credit facility, to access the capital markets, including common or preferred shares, to raise proceeds to repay a portion of this debt, or to sell the properties securing the loans.

Failure to comply with our obligations under our loan agreements (including our payment obligations) could cause an event of default under such debt, which, among other things, could result in the loss of title to assets securing such loans, the acceleration of principal and interest payments or the termination of the debt facilities, or exposure to the risk of foreclosure.   In addition, certain of our variable rate loans and construction loans contain cross-default provisions which provide that a violation by the Company of any financial covenant set forth in our unsecured revolving credit facility agreement will constitute an event of default under the loans, which could allow the lenders to accelerate the amounts due under the loans if we fail to satisfy these financial covenants.  See “Item 1.A Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 for more information related to the risks associated with our indebtedness.

Our total indebtedness due to mature over the next twelve months is comprised of the following as of September 30, 2012:
 

Amounts due during the three months ended, excluding scheduled principal payments:
 
December 31
2012
March 31
2013
June 30
2013
September 30
2013
Total
Mortgage Debt - Fixed Rate
$
                           
$
 4,066,788
$
 7,842,456
   11,909,244
Mortgage Debt - Variable Rate
 
 
 
 
7,800,000
 
7,800,000
Construction Loans
 
 
 
7,000,000
 
5,776,000
 
12,776,000
Corporate Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 —
Total
4,066,788
7,000,000
21,418,456
    32,485,244
           
           
 
See also “Debt Maturities,” on page 32.
 
Other Short-Term Liquidity Needs.  The nature of our business, coupled with the requirements for qualifying for REIT status and in order to receive a tax deduction for some or all of the dividends paid to shareholders, necessitate that we distribute at least 90% of our taxable income on an annual basis, which will cause us to have substantial liquidity needs over both the short term and the long term. Our short-term liquidity needs consist primarily of funds necessary to pay operating expenses associated with our operating properties, interest expense and scheduled principal payments on our debt, expected dividend payments to our common and preferred shareholders and to persons who hold units in our Operating Partnership, and recurring capital expenditures. In September 2012, our Board declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.06 per common share and common operating partnership unit (or $4.3 million) for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.  In August 2012, our Board declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.515625 per preferred share (or $2.1 million) for the period from June 2, 2012 to September 1, 2012.
 
When we lease space to new tenants, or renew leases for existing tenants, we also incur expenditures for tenant improvements and external leasing commissions. These amounts, as well as the amount of recurring capital expenditures that we incur, will vary from period to period.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we incurred $0.3 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of costs for recurring capital expenditures on operating properties and also incurred $1.9 million and $3.6 million, respectively, of costs for tenant improvements and external leasing commissions (excluding first generation space and development and redevelopment properties). We currently anticipate incurring approximately $10 million to $11 million of additional major tenant improvements and renovation costs within the next twelve months at several of our operating and redevelopment properties.  We believe we currently have sufficient financing in place to fund our investment in these projects through borrowings on our unsecured revolving credit facility.  In certain circumstances, we may seek to place specific construction financing on the in-process redevelopment projects.
 
 
 
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As of September 30, 2012, we had five in-process development or redevelopment projects.  The total estimated cost, including our share and our joint venture partners’ share, for these projects is approximately $195 million, of which $128 million had been incurred as of September 30, 2012.  We currently anticipate incurring the remaining $67 million of costs over the next twelve months.  We believe we currently have sufficient financing in place to fund the projects and expect to do so primarily through existing or new construction loans.
 
Long-Term Liquidity Needs
 
Our long-term liquidity needs consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for the development of new properties, redevelopment of existing properties, non-recurring capital expenditures, acquisitions of properties, and payment of indebtedness at maturity.

Future Redevelopment Properties. As of September 30, 2012, two of our properties (Bolton Plaza and Courthouse Shadows) were undergoing preparation for redevelopment including leasing activity.  We currently anticipate our total investment in these redevelopment projects will be approximately $8 million, of which $4 million had been incurred as of September 30, 2012; however, this amount may increase as redevelopment plans are finalized.  We believe we currently have sufficient financing in place to fund our investment in the these projects through borrowings on our unsecured revolving credit facility.  In certain circumstances, we may seek to place specific construction financing on these redevelopment projects.
 
Future Development Properties. In addition to our in-process developments, we have a future development pipeline, which includes land parcels that are in various stages of preparation for construction to commence, including pre-leasing activity and negotiations for third party financing.  As of September 30, 2012, this future development pipeline consisted of three projects that are expected to contain approximately 1.1 million square feet of total leasable area. We currently anticipate the total estimated cost of these projects will be approximately $198 million, of which our share is currently expected to be approximately $90 million.  Of the $198 million, approximately $97 million had been incurred as of September 30, 2012.   Although we intend to develop these properties, we are not contractually obligated to complete any of these future developments.  With respect to each future development project, our policy is not to commence vertical construction until pre-established leasing thresholds are achieved and the requisite third-party financing is in place.  We intend to fund our investment in these developments primarily through new construction loans and joint ventures, as well as borrowings on our unsecured revolving credit facility, if necessary.
 
Selective Acquisitions, Developments and Joint Ventures. We may selectively pursue the acquisition and development of other properties, which would require additional capital.  It is unlikely that we would have sufficient funds on hand to meet these long-term capital requirements.  We would have to satisfy these needs through participation in joint venture arrangements, additional borrowings, sales of common or preferred shares and/or cash generated through property dispositions.  We cannot be certain that we will have access to these sources of capital on satisfactory terms, if at all, to fund our long-term liquidity requirements.  We evaluate all future opportunities against pre-established criteria including, but not limited to, location, demographics, tenant relationships, and amount of existing retail space.  Our ability to access the capital markets will be dependent on a number of factors, including general capital market conditions.
 
Capitalized Expenditures on Consolidated Properties
 
The following table summarizes cash basis capital expenditures for the Company’s in-process and future development properties and capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and on a cumulative basis since the project’s inception:
 
   
Year to Date – September 30, 2012
   
         Cumulative – September 30, 2012
   
In-Process Developments1
 
$
48,762,682
 
$
110,080,128
   
Future Developments and Redevelopments
   
1,040,813
   
35,346,805
   
In-Process Redevelopments
   
3,846,070
   
17,010,736
   
Total for Development Activity
   
53,649,565
   
162,437,669
   
Recently Completed Developments, net2
   
10,696,420
   
N/A
   
Recurring Operating Capital Expenditures
   
4,452,587
   
N/A
   
Total
 
$
68,798,572
 
$
162,437,669
   
 
____________________
 
1
Cumulative capital expenditures excludes $0.7 million of leasing costs included in deferred costs, net on the consolidated balance sheet.
 
2
This classification includes Rivers Edge, Cobblestone Plaza, DePauw University Bookstore & Café, and Zionsville Walgreens
 
The Company capitalizes certain indirect costs such as interest, payroll, and other general and administrative costs related to these development activities.  If the Company were to experience a 10% reduction in development activities, without a corresponding decrease in indirect project costs, the Company would have recorded additional expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 of $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively.
 
Debt Maturities
 
The table below presents scheduled principal repayments (including scheduled principal payments) on mortgage and other indebtedness (including our share of unconsolidated debt) as of September 30, 2012:
 
 
 
 
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Annual Principal Payments
   
Term Maturity
   
Total
 
2012
$
1,428,912
   
$
   
$
1,428,912
 
20131
 
5,660,606
     
32,186,759
     
37,847,365
 
2014
 
5,295,257
     
62,775,700
     
68,070,957
 
2015
 
5,106,888
     
51,158,083
     
56,264,971
 
20162
 
4,306,179
     
124,665,112
     
128,971,291
 
Thereafter
 
11,624,673
     
381,693,516
     
393,318,189
 
 
$
33,422,515
   
$
652,479,170
   
$
685,901,685
 
Unamortized Premiums
                 
238,349
 
Total
               
$
686,140,034
 

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1
Includes our $5.8 million share of the Parkside Town Commons construction loan.      
2 Subsequent to September 30, 2012, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company was in payment default on a $29.5 million non-recourse loan due to insufficient cash flow from the related operating property to support the debt service on the loan.  Under the terms of the loan agreement, interest accrues at the stated rate of 5.70% plus a 4.00% default rate.  The payment default on this loan did not trigger any cross defaults on its other indebtedness or any of its derivative instruments.
 
Cash Flows
 
As of September 30, 2012, we had cash and cash equivalents (including our pro-rata share of unconsolidated joint ventures’ cash) on hand of $10.2 million. We may be subject to concentrations of credit risk with regard to our cash and cash equivalents.  We place our cash and short-term cash investments with high-credit-quality financial institutions.  While we attempt to limit our exposure at any point in time, occasionally, such cash and investments may temporarily be in excess of FDIC and SIPC insurance limits.  We also maintain certain compensating balances in several financial institutions in support of borrowings from those institutions.  Such compensating balances were not material to the consolidated balance sheets.
 
Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Cash provided by operating activities was $20.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of $0.4 million from the same period of 2011.  The decrease was primarily due to an increase in real estate tax payments and a termination fee during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 with no comparable activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. This decrease was partially offset by a continued improvement in operating results.
 
Cash used in investing activities was $16.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to cash used in investing activities of $68.9 million in the same period of 2011.  Highlights of significant cash sources and uses are as follows:
·  
Net proceeds of $61.8 million related to the sales of the Gateway Shopping Center operating property, South Elgin Commons operating property, and Coral Springs Plaza operating property;
·  
Acquisitions of Cove Center in June 2012 and 12th Street Plaza in July 2012 for net cash out flow of $27.9 million as compared to the cash out flow of $16.4 million in the same period of 2011 for the acquisitions of Oleander Place and Lithia Crossing;
·  
Increase in capital expenditures, net less the increase in construction payables of $9.5 million as construction was ongoing at Delray Marketplace, Oleander Place, Four Corner Square, Rangeline Crossing, and Holly Springs Towne Center; and
·  
Decrease in contributions of $8.1 million to Parkside Town Commons.

Cash used in financing activities was $4.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to cash provided by financing activities of $41.6 million in the same period of 2011.  Highlights of significant cash sources and uses in 2012 are as follows:
 
 
 
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·  
A draw of $25.0 million was made on the unsecured revolving credit facility that was primarily utilized to retire the $24.7 million fixed rate loan that was secured by Cedar Hill Plaza;
·  
In March 2012, we issued 1.3 million shares of Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares for net proceeds of $31.3 million.  A repayment of $30.0 million was made on the unsecured revolving credit facility from the net proceeds of the offering
·  
On April 30, 2012, the Company entered into a new $115 million Term Loan.  On May 18, 2012, the Company increased the Term Loan by $10 million to $125 million.  The Company utilized the proceeds of $125 million to retire the Company’s upcoming debt maturities including loans secured by Rivers Edge, Cobblestone Plaza, Estero Town Commons, Tarpon Bay Plaza (formerly Tarpon Springs Plaza), and Fox Lake Crossing and the remaining proceeds were utilized to partially pay down the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility.
·  
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we issued 618,589 common shares pursuant to the Company’s Equity Distribution Agreements, which generated net proceeds of $3.0 million.
·  
In June 2012, a draw of $13.0 million was made on the unsecured revolving credit facility that was partially utilized to fund the acquisition of Cove Center;
·  
In July 2012, assumed debt of $7.9 million as part of the acquisition of 12th Street Plaza;
·  
Draws of $36.6 million were made on construction loans related to Cobblestone Plaza, Delray Marketplace, Rivers Edge, South Elgin Commons, Four Corner Square, Holly Springs Towne Center,and Zionsville Walgreens to fund development and redevelopment activity.
·  
The Company retired the $20.4 million variable rate loan secured by Gateway Shopping Center utilizing a portion of the sales proceeds from the sale of this operating property;
·  
The Company retired the $15.4 million construction loan secured by South Elgin Commons utilizing a portion of the sales proceeds from the sale of this operating property;
·  
Distributions of $1.7 million to our partners in consolidated joint ventures.  The majority of this relates to our partner’s share of net proceeds from the sale of Gateway Shopping Center.
·  
Distributions to common shareholders and operating partnership unitholders of $12.9 million; and
·  
Distributions to preferred shareholders of $5.6 million.
 
Funds From Operations
 
Funds From Operations (“FFO”), is a widely used performance measure for real estate companies and is provided here as a supplemental measure of operating performance. We calculate FFO in accordance with the best practices described in the April 2002 National Policy Bulletin of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and related revisions, which we refer to as the White Paper. The White Paper defines FFO as consolidated net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales and impairments of depreciated property, less preferred dividends, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for third-party shares of appropriate items.
 
Given the nature of our business as a real estate owner and operator, we believe that FFO is helpful to investors as a starting point in measuring our operational performance because it excludes various items included in consolidated net income that do not relate to or are not indicative of our operating performance, such as gains (or losses) from sales and impairment of depreciated property and depreciation and amortization, which can make periodic and peer analyses of operating performance more difficult. For informational purposes, we have also provided FFO adjusted for accelerated amortization of deferred financing fees recorded in the second quarter of 2012 and for a litigation charge recorded in the first quarter of 2012.  We believe this supplemental information provides a meaningful measure of our operating performance.  We believe that our presentation of adjusted FFO provides investors with another financial measure that may facilitate comparison of operating performance between periods and compared to our peers.  FFO should not be considered as an alternative to consolidated net income (loss) (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of our financial performance, is not an alternative to cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of our liquidity, and is not indicative of funds available to satisfy our cash needs, including our ability to make distributions. Our computation of FFO may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs.
 
Our calculation of FFO (and reconciliation to consolidated net income or loss, as applicable) and adjusted FFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited) is as follows:
 
 
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Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
Consolidated net (loss) income
  $ (1,236,305 )   $ 742,235     $ 1,532,596     $ 68,994  
Less dividends on preferred shares
    (2,114,063 )     (1,443,750 )     (5,805,939 )     (4,331,250 )
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in properties
    (35,228 )     (21,049 )     (111,642 )     (62,825 )
Less (loss) gain on sale of operating property, net of tax expense
    65,312             (5,180,568 )      
Add depreciation and amortization, net of noncontrolling
   interests
    11,257,277       8,656,553       31,581,636       27,523,156  
Funds From Operations of the Kite Portfolio1
    7,936,993       7,933,989       22,016,083       23,198,075  
Less redeemable noncontrolling interests in Funds From Operations
    (799,648 )     (881,143 )     (2,324,421 )     (2,551,788 )
Funds From Operations allocable to the Company1
  $ 7,137,345     $ 7,052,846     $ 19,691,662     $ 20,646,287  
                                 
Funds From Operations of the Kite Portfolio 1
  $ 7,936,993     $ 7,933,989     $ 22,016,083     $ 23,198,075  
Add back Accelerated amortization of deferred financing fees
                500,028        
Add back Litigation charge
                1,289,446        
Adjusted Funds From Operations of the Kite Portfolio 1
  $ 7,936,993     $ 7,933,989     $ 23,805,557     $ 23,198,075  
                                 
 
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1
“Funds From Operations of the Kite Portfolio” measures 100% of the operating performance of our Operating Partnership’s real estate properties and subsidiaries in which the Company owns an interest. “Funds From Operations allocable to the Company” reflects a reduction for the redeemable noncontrolling weighted average diluted interest in the Operating Partnership.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We do not currently have any off-balance sheet arrangements that in our opinion have, or are reasonably likely to have, a material current or future effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.  We do, however, have certain obligations to some of the projects in our operating and future development properties, as well as our joint venture with PREI with respect to our Parkside Town Commons development, as discussed below.  As of September 30, 2012, we owned a 40% interest in this joint venture which, under the current terms thereof, is expected to be reduced to 20% upon project specific construction financing.
 
As of September 30, 2012, our share of unconsolidated joint venture indebtedness was $5.8 million.  Unconsolidated joint venture debt is the liability of the joint venture and is typically secured by the assets of the joint venture.  As of September 30, 2012, the Operating Partnership had guaranteed its $5.8 million share of the unconsolidated joint venture debt related to the Parkside Town Commons development in the event the joint venture partnership defaults under the terms of the underlying arrangement.   Our partner in this joint venture also guarantees its share of the joint venture’s debt.   Mortgages which are guaranteed by the Operating Partnership are secured by the property of the joint venture and the joint venture could sell the property in order to satisfy the outstanding obligation.
 
Contractual Obligations
 
Except with respect to our debt maturities as discussed on page 32, there have been no significant changes to our contractual obligations disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.  See “Debt Maturities” on page 32.
 

 
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Market Risk Related to Fixed and Variable Rate Debt
 
We had $680.4 million of outstanding consolidated indebtedness as of September 30, 2012 (inclusive of net premiums on acquired debt of $0.2 million). As of this date, we were party to various consolidated interest rate hedge agreements totaling $154.4 million, with maturities over various terms from 2016 through 2019.  Including the effects of these hedge agreements, our fixed and variable rate debt would have been $498.6 million (74%) and $181.5 million (26%), respectively, of our total consolidated indebtedness at September 30, 2012.  Including our $5.8 million share of unconsolidated variable debt and the effect of related hedge agreements, our fixed and variable rate debt is 73% and 27%, respectively, of the total of consolidated and our share of unconsolidated indebtedness at September 30, 2012.

Based on the amount of our fixed rate debt at September 30, 2012, a 100 basis point increase in market interest rates would result in a decrease in its fair value of $14.5 million. A 100 basis point change in interest rates on our variable rate debt as of September 30, 2012 would change our annual cash flow by $1.9 million.   Based upon the terms of our variable rate debt, we are most vulnerable to change in short-term LIBOR interest rates.  The sensitivity analysis was estimated using cash flows discounted at current borrowing rates adjusted by 100 basis points.
 
Controls and Procedures
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of September 30, 2012 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
Part II. Other Information
 
Legal Proceedings
 
The Company is party to various legal proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of business. None of these actions are expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows taken as a whole.
 
Item 1A.
 
Not Applicable
 
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
Not Applicable
 
 
 
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Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
Not Applicable
 
Mine Safety Disclosures
 
Not Applicable
 
Other Information
 
Not Applicable
 
Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Location
31.1
 
Certification of principal executive officer required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
Filed herewith
         
31.2
 
Certification of principal financial officer required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
Filed herewith
         
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
Filed herewith
         
         
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
Filed herewith
         
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
Filed herewith
         
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
Filed herewith
         
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
Filed herewith
         
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
Filed herewith
         
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
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.
 
 
KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST
     
November 7, 2012
By:
/s/ John A. Kite
(Date)
 
John A. Kite
   
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
   
(Principal Executive Officer)
     
     
November 7, 2012
By:
/s/ Daniel R. Sink
(Date)
 
Daniel R. Sink
   
Chief Financial Officer
   
(Principal Financial Officer and
   
Principal Accounting Officer)
 

 

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Location
31.1
 
Certification of principal executive officer required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
Filed herewith
         
31.2
 
Certification of principal financial officer required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
Filed herewith
         
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
Filed herewith
         
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
Filed herewith
         
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
Filed herewith
         
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
Filed herewith
         
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
Filed herewith
         
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
Filed herewith
         
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
Filed herewith