Form 8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 


 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 4, 2004

 


 

Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Maryland

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

333-107066   20-0068852
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

6200 The Corners Parkway, Norcross, Georgia 30092

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (770) 449-7800

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 



Item 2. Acquisition of Assets

 

Acquisition of 3333 Finley Road and 1501 Opus Place Buildings

 

On August 4, 2004, Wells REIT II – Opus/Finley Portfolio, LLC, a single member Delaware limited liability company owned by Wells Operating Partnership II, L.P. (“Wells OP II”), purchased a nine-story office building and a four-story office/data center building containing a total of approximately 322,000 rentable square feet (the “3333 Finley Road and 1501 Opus Place Buildings”). The 3333 Finley Road and 1501 Opus Place Buildings are located on an approximate 14.1-acre parcel of land at 3333 Finley Road and 1501 Opus Place in Downers Grove, Illinois. The 3333 Finley Road and 1501 Opus Place Buildings were purchased from M/S Land, LLC and M/S Building, LLC (“Sellers”), which are not affiliated with the Registrant, Wells OP II or Wells Capital, Inc.

 

The purchase price of the 3333 Finley Road and 1501 Opus Place Buildings was approximately $73.0 million, plus closing costs. The acquisition was funded with (1) net proceeds raised from this offering, (2) proceeds from the $430 million line of credit with Bank of America, N.A. and (3) the execution of an 18-month, approximately $18.0 million, interest-free note with the Sellers (the “Seller Loan”). The Seller Loan matures February 2006, at which time the entire principal balance is due. The Seller Loan may be prepaid at any time without incurring a premium or prepayment penalty.

 

The 3333 Finley Road and 1501 Opus Place Buildings, which were completed in 1988 and 1999, are entirely leased to Acxiom-May & Speh, Inc. (“Acxiom-May”). Acxiom-May is a wholly owned subsidiary of Acxiom Corporation (“Acxiom”). Acxiom integrates data, services and technology to create and deliver customer and information management solutions for many of the largest, most respected companies in the world. The core components of Acxiom’s innovative solutions are Customer Data Integration technology, data, database services, IT outsourcing, consulting and analytics, and privacy leadership. Acxiom reported a net worth, as of June 30, 2004, of approximately $604.2 million. The current aggregate annualized base rent payable under the Acxiom-May leases, which expire in 2021, is approximately $5.5 million. Acxiom-May has the right, at its option, to extend the initial terms of its leases for three additional five-year periods.

 

Wells OP II does not intend to make significant renovations or improvements to the 3333 Finley Road and 1501 Opus Place Buildings in the near term. Management of Wells OP II believes that the 3333 Finley Road and 1501 Opus Place Buildings are adequately insured.

 

Since the 3333 Finley Road and 1501 Opus Place Buildings are leased to a single tenant on a long-term basis under net leases that transfer substantially all of the operating costs to the tenant, management believes that the financial condition and results of operations of the guarantor of the lease, Acxiom, is more relevant to investors than financial statements of the property acquired.

 

Acxiom currently files its financial statements in reports filed with the SEC, and the following summary financial data regarding Acxiom is taken from its previously filed public reports:

 

     For the Fiscal Year Ended

 
     3/31/2004

   3/31/2003

   3/31/2002

 
     (in thousands)  

Consolidated Statements of Operations

                      

Revenues

   $ 1,010,822    $ 958,222    $ 866,110  

Operating Income

   $ 93,284    $ 55,075    $ (18,719 )

Net Income

   $ 58,344    $ 21,767    $ (31,964 )
     As of the Fiscal Year Ended

 
     3/31/2004

   3/31/2003

   3/31/2002

 
     (in thousands)  

Consolidated Balance Sheets

                      

Total Assets

   $ 1,215,784    $ 1,093,246    $ 1,156,834  

Long-term Debt

   $ 293,457    $ 289,677    $ 396,850  

Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 587,216    $ 562,556    $ 510,931  

 

For more detailed financial information regarding Acxiom, please refer to their financial statements, which are publicly available with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.


Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. The following financial statements of the Registrant are submitted at the end of this Current Report on Form 8-K and are filed herewith and incorporated herein by reference:

 

Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc.

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements

    

Summary of Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements

   F-1

Pro Forma Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2004 (unaudited)

   F-2

Pro Forma Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2004 (unaudited)

   F-4

Pro Forma Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2003 (unaudited)

   F-5


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

WELLS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST II, INC. (Registrant)

By:

 

/s/ Douglas P. Williams


   

Douglas P. Williams

   

Executive Vice-President, Treasurer and

   

Principal Financial Officer

 

Date: August 17, 2004


WELLS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST II, INC.

 

SUMMARY OF UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

This pro forma information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes of Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc. (“Wells REIT II”) included in its annual report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and its quarterly report filed on Form 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 2004. In addition, this pro forma information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes of certain acquired properties included in various current reports on Form 8-K previously filed.

 

The following unaudited pro forma balance sheet as of June 30, 2004 has been prepared to give effect to the third quarter 2004 acquisitions of the One West Fourth Street Building (the “Other Recent Acquisition”) and the 3333 Finley Road and 1501 Opus Place Buildings (collectively, the “Recent Acquisitions”) as if the acquisitions occurred on June 30, 2004. The pro forma balance sheet contains certain pro forma financing-related activity, including, but not limited to, capital raised through issuance of additional shares and pay down of acquisition-related debt subsequent to the balance sheet date. Wells OP II is a Delaware limited partnership that was organized to own and operate properties on behalf of Wells REIT II, and is a consolidated subsidiary of Wells REIT II.

 

The following unaudited pro forma statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2004 has been prepared to give effect to the first quarter 2004 acquisitions of the Weatherford Center Houston Building, the New Manchester One Building, the Republic Drive Buildings, the second quarter 2004 acquisitions of the Manhattan Towers Property, the 9 Technology Drive Building, the 180 Park Avenue Buildings, the One Glenlake Building, the 80 M Street Building (the “Q1 and Q2 2004 Acquisitions”) and the Recent Acquisitions as if the acquisitions occurred on January 1, 2003.

 

The following unaudited pro forma statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2003 has been prepared to give effect to the Q1 and Q2 2004 Acquisitions and the Recent Acquisitions as if the acquisitions occurred on January 1, 2003. The New Manchester One Building had no operations during the year ended December 31, 2003 and, accordingly, has not been included in the pro forma statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2003.

 

These unaudited pro forma financial statements are prepared for informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of future results or of actual results that would have been achieved had the Q1 and Q2 2004 Acquisitions and the Recent Acquisitions been consummated as of January 1, 2003. In addition, the pro forma balance sheet includes allocations of the purchase price based upon preliminary estimates of the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired. These allocations may be adjusted in the future upon finalization of these preliminary estimates.

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST II, INC.

 

PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEET

 

JUNE 30, 2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

    

Wells Real

Estate Investment

Trust II, Inc.

Historical (a)


   Pro Forma Adjustments

   

Pro Forma

Total


      Recent Acquisitions

   
      Other

   

3333 Finley Road and

1501 Opus Place


   

Real estate assets, at cost:

                             

Land

   $ 71,189,561    $
 
2,700,000
231,110
(b)
(c)
  $
 
10,400,000
105,888
(b)
(c)
  $ 84,626,559

Buildings and improvements, less accumulated depreciation

     275,396,659     
 
57,390,549
1,870,453
(b)
(c)
   
 
49,702,500
635,921
(b)
(c)
    384,996,082

Intangible lease assets, less accumulated amortization

     96,070,875      11,694,492 (b)     5,500,911 (b)     113,266,278

Construction in progress

     607,561      0       0       607,561
    

  


 


 

Total real estate assets

     443,264,656      73,886,604       66,345,220       583,496,480
    

  


 


 

Cash and cash equivalents

     24,862,051     
 
 
 
 
(13,949,283
97,055,495
(2,193,345
(75,943,321
(850,000
)(b)
(d)
)(e)
)(f)
)(g)
    (26,583,254 )(b)     2,398,343

Rents receivable

     1,141,245      0       0       1,141,245

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     16,953,182     
 
 
 
2,193,345
(2,101,563
850,000
(1,000,000
(e)
)(c)
(g)
)(b)
   
 
(741,809
(5,500,000
)(c)
)(b)
    10,653,155

Deferred financing costs, less accumulated amortization

     2,381,022      0       0       2,381,022

Deferred lease costs, less accumulated amortization

     42,815,032      7,088,951 (b)     10,304,117 (b)     60,208,100

Investments in bonds

     78,000,000      0       0       78,000,000
    

  


 


 

Total assets

   $ 609,417,188    $ 85,036,883     $ 43,824,274     $ 738,278,345
    

  


 


 

 

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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

     Wells Real
Estate Investment
Trust II, Inc.
Historical (a)


    Pro Forma Adjustments

       
       Recent Acquisitions

       
       Other

   

3333 Finley Road and

1501 Opus Place


    Pro Forma
Total


 

Liabilities:

                                

Line of credit and note payable

   $ 275,802,291     $ 62,868,658 (b)   $ 40,775,000 (b)   $ 303,502,628  
               (75,943,321 )(f)                

Obligations under capital leases

     78,000,000       0       0       78,000,000  

Intangible lease liabilities, less accumulated amortization

     5,009,568       1,056,051 (b)     3,049,274 (b)     9,114,893  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     9,720,483       0       0       9,720,483  

Due to affiliates

     2,444,641       0       0       2,444,641  

Dividends payable

     630,840       0       0       630,840  
    


 


 


 


Total liabilities

     371,607,823       (12,018,612 )     43,824,274       403,413,485  
    


 


 


 


Minority Interest

     98,671       0       0       98,671  
    


 


 


 


Redeemable Common Shares

     1,024,259       0       0       1,024,259  
    


 


 


 


Stockholders’ Equity:

                                

Common shares, $.01 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized, 27,453,854 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2004

     274,539       109,667 (d)     0       384,206  

Additional paid in capital

     240,383,610       96,945,828 (d)     0       337,329,438  

Accumulated deficit

     (2,947,455 )     0       0       (2,947,455 )

Redeemable common shares

     (1,024,259 )     0       0       (1,024,259 )
    


 


 


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     236,686,435       97,055,495       0       333,741,930  
    


 


 


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 609,417,188     $ 85,036,883     $ 43,824,274     $ 738,278,345  
    


 


 


 



(a) Historical financial information derived from quarterly report filed on Form 10-Q.
(b) Reflects Wells REIT II’s purchase price for the assets, land, building and liabilities assumed or incurred, net of any purchase price adjustments.
(c) Reflects deferred project costs applied to the land and building at approximately 2.312% of the cash paid for purchase at acquisition.
(d) Reflects capital raised through issuance of additional shares subsequent to June 30, 2004 through August 4, 2004, the date of the 3333 Finley Road and 1501 Opus Place Buildings acquisition, net of organizational and offering costs, commissions and dealer-manager fees.
(e) Reflects deferred project costs capitalized as a result of additional capital raised described in note (d) above.
(f) Reflects pay down of acquisition-related borrowings through the date of the 3333 Finley Road and 1501 Opus Place Buildings acquisition using capital raised described in note (d) above.
(g) Reflects earnest money delivered subsequent to June 30, 2004 in connection with potential acquisitions.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST II, INC.

 

PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

    

Wells Real

Estate Investment

Trust II, Inc.

Historical (a)


    Pro Forma Adjustments

   

Pro Forma

Totals


 
    

Q1 and Q2 2004

Acquisitions


    Recent Acquisitions

   
       Other

   

3333 Finley Road and

1501 Opus Place


   

Revenues:

                                        

Rental income

   $ 5,551,133     $ 17,032,025 (b)   $ 5,205,196 (b)   $ 3,207,677 (b)   $ 30,996,031  

Tenant reimbursements

     936,372       2,581,881 (c)     82,919 (c)     0       3,601,172  
    


 


 


 


 


       6,487,505       19,613,906       5,288,115       3,207,677       34,597,203  

Expenses:

                                        

Property operating costs

     1,639,886       6,090,411 (d)     1,553,911 (d)     0       9,284,208  

Asset management fees

     303,487       1,009,389 (e)     164,013 (e)     153,560 (e)     1,630,449  

General and administrative

     1,381,832       0       0       0       1,381,832  

Depreciation

     1,356,668       2,279,172 (f)     721,553 (f)     629,230 (f)     4,986,623  

Amortization

     1,327,376       6,098,311 (g)     693,679 (g)     458,117 (g)     8,577,483  
    


 


 


 


 


       6,009,249       15,477,283       3,133,156       1,240,907       25,860,595  
    


 


 


 


 


Real estate operating income

     478,256       4,136,623       2,154,959       1,966,770       8,736,608  

Other income (expense):

                                        

Interest income

     420,097       0       0       0       420,097  

Interest expense

     (3,852,683 )     (1,532,231 )(h)     (195,913 )(h)     (389,850 )(h)     (7,717,444 )
                       (1,445,481 )(i)     (301,286 )(j)        
    


 


 


 


 


       (3,432,586 )     (1,532,231 )     (1,641,394 )     (691,136 )     (7,297,347 )
    


 


 


 


 


Income (loss) before minority interest

     (2,954,330 )     2,604,392       513,565       1,275,634       1,439,261  

Minority interest in loss of consolidated subsidiaries

   $ (7,345 )   $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ (7,345 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ (2,946,985 )   $ 2,604,392     $ 513,565     $ 1,275,634     $ 1,446,606  
    


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted

   $ (0.35 )                           $ 0.04  
    


                         


Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

     8,541,886                               38,420,578  
    


                         



(a) Historical financial information derived from quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
(b) Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis.
(c) Consists of operating cost reimbursements.
(d) Consists of property operating expenses.
(e) Asset management fees calculated as 0.75% of the cost of the acquisitions on an annual basis limited to 1% of the net asset value of such acquisitions after deducting debt used to finance acquisitions.
(f) Depreciation expense on portion of purchase price allocated to building is recognized using the straight-line method and a 40-year life.
(g) Amortization of deferred leasing costs is recognized using the straight-line method over the lives of the respective leases.
(h) Represents interest expense on line of credit used to acquire assets, which bore interest at approximately 3.39% for the six months ended June 30, 2004.
(i) Represents interest expense on an assumed mortgage that bears interest at 5.8% interest and matures on December 10, 2018.
(j) Represents imputed interest expense on an interest free note payable. Interest expense was calculated using an imputed interest rate of 3.39%, which approximated the interest rate of similar financing.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST II, INC.

 

PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003

 

(Unaudited)

 

     Wells Real
Estate Investment
Trust II, Inc.
Historical (a)


    Pro Forma Adjustments

       
      

Q1 and Q2 2004

Acquisitions


   

Recent Acquisitions


       
         Other

   

3333 Finley Road and

1501 Opus Place


   

Pro Forma

Totals


 

Revenues:

                                        

Rental income

   $ 0     $ 41,512,390 (b)   $ 10,257,652 (b)   $ 6,415,352 (b)   $ 58,185,394  

Tenant reimbursements

     0       6,346,108 (c)     134,506 (c)     0       6,480,614  
    


 


 


 


 


       0       47,858,498       10,392,158       6,415,352       64,666,008  
    


 


 


 


 


Expenses:

                                        

Property operating costs

     0       15,499,757 (d)     3,015,447 (d)     0       18,515,204  

Asset management fees

     0       2,356,358 (e)     394,471 (e)     369,330 (e)     3,120,159  

General and administrative

     94,455       0       0       0       94,455  

Depreciation

     0       6,646,311 (f)     1,443,105 (f)     1,258,461 (f)     9,347,877  

Amortization

     0       13,690,076 (g)     1,387,357 (g)     916,233 (g)     15,993,666  
    


 


 


 


 


       94,455       38,192,502       6,240,380       2,544,024       47,071,361  
    


 


 


 


 


Real estate operating income

     (94,455 )     9,665,996       4,151,778       3,871,328       17,594,647  

Other income (expense):

                                        

Interest income

     0       0       0       0       0  

Interest expense

     0       (6,895,134 )(h)     (398,761 )(h)     (793,500 )(h)     (11,642,626 )
                       (2,941,993 )(i)     (613,238 )(j)        
    


 


 


 


 


       0       (6,895,134 )     (3,340,754 )     (1,406,738 )     (11,642,626 )
    


 


 


 


 


Income (loss) before minority interest

     (94,455 )     2,770,862       811,024       2,464,590       5,952,021  

Minority interest in loss of consolidated subsidiaries

   $ (93,985 )   $ 0     $ 0     $ 0       (93,985 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ (470 )   $ 2,770,862     $ 811,024     $ 2,464,590     $ 6,046,006  
    


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted

   $ (4.70 )                           $ 0.16  
    


                         


Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

     100                               38,420,578  
    


                         



(a) Historical financial information derived from annual report on Form 10-K.
(b) Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis.
(c) Consists of operating cost reimbursements.
(d) Consists of property operating expenses.
(e) Asset management fees calculated as 0.75% of the cost of the acquisitions on an annual basis limited to 1% of the net asset value of such acquisitions after deducting debt used to finance acquisitions.
(f) Depreciation expense on portion of purchase price allocated to building is recognized using the straight-line method and a 40-year life.
(g) Amortization of deferred leasing costs is recognized using the straight-line method over the lives of the respective leases.
(h) Represents interest expense on lines of credit used to acquire assets, which bore interest at approximately 3.45% for the year ended December 31, 2003.
(i) Represents interest expense on assumed mortgage that bears interest at 5.8% interest and matures on December 10, 2018.
(j) Represents imputed interest expense on an interest free note payable. Interest expense was calculated using an imputed interest rate of 3.45%, which approximated the interest rate of similar financing.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.

 

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