Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

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) November 2, 2009

 

 

BRE Properties, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   1-14306   94-1722214

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

525 Market Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA   94105-2712
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (415) 445-6530

 

 

 

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

 

 

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ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 2, 2009, we issued a press release and supplemental financial data with respect to our financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Copies of the press release and supplemental financial data are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 to this report, respectively. The information contained in this Item 2.02 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 are furnished to, and not filed with, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

ITEM  8.01. Other Events

November 2, 2009 we reported operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. All per share results are reported on a fully diluted basis.

Funds from operations (FFO), the generally accepted measure of operating performance for real estate investment trusts, totaled $32.5 million, or $0.59 per share, for third quarter 2009, as compared with $36.3 million, or $0.69 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. FFO for the 2009 and 2008 periods reflected the net impact of the adoption of APB-14-1, totaling $1.6 million, or $0.03 per share in each period. FFO for the third quarter 2009 also included nonroutine income of $382,000, or $0.01 per share, from a net gain on the retirement of debt. Excluding nonroutine income and the APB-14-1-related noncash interest charge, core FFO per share declined 15% on a year-over-year basis. (A reconciliation of net income available to common shareholders to FFO is provided at the end of this release.)

Net income available to common shareholders for the third quarter totaled $16.6 million, or $0.31 per share, as compared with $40.0 million, or $0.77 per share, for the same period 2008. The third quarter 2009 results included the nonroutine income item cited previously. Gains from property sales totaling $7.3 million, or $0.14 per share, and $24.8 million, or $0.48 per share, for 2009 and 2008, respectively, also are included in third quarter results.

Total revenues from continuing operations for the quarter were $86.5 million, as compared with $87.9 million a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter totaled $55.7 million, as compared with $61.8 million in third quarter 2008. (A reconciliation of net income available to common shareholders to Adjusted EBITDA is provided at the end of this release.)

Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009

For the year-to-date period, FFO totaled $104.5 million, or $1.95 per share, as compared with $105.7 million, or $2.00 per share, for the nine-month period in 2008. FFO for the nine-month period in 2009 and 2008 reflected the net impact of APB-14-1, totaling $4.8 million, or $0.09 per share, and $4.6 million, or $0.09 per share, respectively. FFO for the nine-month period in 2009 also included nonroutine income from a net gain on retirement of debt totaling $2.3 million, or $0.04 per share. Excluding nonroutine income and the noncash charge related to APB-14-1, core FFO per share declined 4.3% year-over-year.

 


Net income available to common shareholders for the nine-month period totaled $57.8 million, or $1.10 per share, as compared with $67.1 million, or $1.29 per share, for the same period 2008. The 2009 year-to-date results included the nonroutine income item cited previously. Gains from property sales totaling $21.6 million, or $0.41 per share, and $24.8 million, or $0.48 per share, in 2009 and 2008, respectively, are included in year-to-date results.

For the nine-month period in 2009, total revenues from continuing operations were $259.1 million, as compared with $258.4 million for the same period 2008. Adjusted EBITDA for the nine-month period totaled $171.4 million, as compared with $182.7 million for the same period in 2008.

Our year-over-year earnings and FFO results reflected declines in the same-store property-level operating results, which were offset by income from recently developed properties, a lower interest rate environment and a reduction in corporate-level G&A expenses.

Same-store net operating income (NOI) declined $4.6 million for the quarter, as compared with the same period in 2008. (A reconciliation of net income available to common shareholders to NOI is provided at the end of this release.) Recently developed properties generated $1.6 million in additional NOI during the quarter, as compared with third quarter 2008.

Same-Store Property Results

We define same-store properties as stabilized apartment communities that we have owned for at least five full quarters. Of the 21,245 apartment we own, same-store units totaled 19,572 for the quarter.

On a year-over-year basis, overall same-store NOI declined 7.9% for the third quarter and 5.3% for the year-to-date period. Average same-store market rent for the third quarter 2009 decreased 6.9% to $1,434 per unit, from $1,540 per unit in third quarter 2008. Physical occupancy levels averaged 94.7% during third quarter 2009, as compared with 94.9% for the same period in 2008. Physical occupancy at the end of the third quarter 2009 was 95.4%. Rent concessions in the same-store portfolio totaled $2.8 million, or 13 days rent, for third quarter 2009, as compared with $1.5 million, or 7.6 days, for the same period in 2008.

On a sequential basis, same-store NOI decreased 1.5%, revenue declined 0.7% and expenses increased 1.0% against second quarter 2009 results. Sequential declines in effective rent levels were partially offset by a sequential increase in occupancy.


Same-store results were affected primarily by job losses our operating markets. In Southern California, unemployment rates increased to 12.0% in the third quarter 2009 from 11.2% in the second quarter 2009; in the San Francisco Bay area, the unemployment rate was 10.8%, unchanged from the previous quarter; Seattle’s sequential unemployment rate was 9.1% in the third quarter, down slightly from 9.2% in the second quarter. The following table depicts job losses in our core markets over the last 12 months:

 

Core Markets

   Same-Store     Absolute Job Losses
   # Units    %
NOI
    12 months ended
September 2009
   3 months ended
September 2009

San Diego

   3,958    23.2   53,100    9,500

Inland Empire

   3,553    14.8   73,200    10,200

Orange County

   2,545    14.2   56,800    300

Los Angeles

   2,075    11.1   173,700    24,400

San Francisco

   2,928    19.3   136,300    13,500

Seattle

   3,211    13.7   85,800    16,300

Total Core Markets

   18,270    96.3   578,900    74,200

Source of Unemployment and Job Loss Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Community Development Activity

Year-to-date, we have completed three development communities that are in the lease-up phase: 5600 Wilshire in Los Angeles, Calif. (284 units); Park Viridian in Anaheim, Calif. (320 units); and Taylor 28 in Seattle, Wash. (197 units). The current physical occupancy rates at these communities are: 98% at 5600 Wilshire; 85% at Park Viridian; and 69% at Taylor 28; leasing velocity has averaged 34 units, 30 units and 22 units per month, respectively, since the communities opened.

We currently have two communities under construction, one in Seattle, Wash., and one in Santa Clara, Calif., with a total of 566 units, an aggregate projected investment of $176.1 million and an estimated balance to complete totaling $31.2 million. Estimated completion dates are first and third quarter 2010, respectively.

We own three land parcels, two in Southern California and one in Northern California, representing 960 units of future development, and an estimated aggregate investment of $455 million upon completion.


Dispositions

During the quarter, we sold a stabilized community in Sacramento: Arbor Pointe (240 units). Sales proceeds totaled approximately $15.4 million; we recorded a gain on sale of approximately $7.3 million, or $0.14 per share. No assets were classified as held for sale at September 30, 2009. Information regarding this sale was disclosed previously in our second quarter earnings release and Form 10-Q.

Capital Markets Activity

During the quarter, we repurchased through open market transactions $5.0 million of its 4.125% convertible notes, at 90.3% of par, resulting in a net gain of $382,000.

Under the at-the-market equity distribution agreement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K on May 14, 2009, we issued 1.5 million shares of common stock in the third quarter, at an average price of $28.00 per share, with total proceeds of $42.0 million. Year-to-date, we have issued approximately 3.0 million shares of common stock, at an average price of $26.39 per share, with total gross proceeds of $79.6 million. The remaining capacity under the equity distribution agreement on file totals $45.4 million.

During the quarter, we received the second $310.0 million advance from the $620.0 million secured credit facility with Fannie Mae, which was closed and reported in April. Proceeds were used to pay down our unsecured credit facility. The balance on the credit facility, as of September 30, was $248.0 million.

Common and Preferred Dividends Declared

On October 29, 2009, our Board of Directors approved regular common and preferred stock dividends for the quarter ending December 31, 2009. All common and preferred dividends will be payable on Thursday, December 31, 2009 to shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 15, 2009. The quarterly common dividend payment of $0.375 is equivalent to $1.50 per share on an annualized basis, and represents a yield of approximately 5.51% on Friday’s closing price of $27.23 per share. We have paid uninterrupted quarterly dividends to shareholders since being founded in 1970.

Our 6.75% Series C preferred dividend is $0.421875 per share; the 6.75% Series D preferred dividend is $0.421875 per share.


Earnings Outlook

We have adjusted our FFO guidance for the full year 2009 to a range of $2.44 to $2.50 per share, from the previous range of $2.42 to $2.52. We also have adjusted our per-share core FFO guidance for 2009, which excludes the nonroutine income item and APB-14-1 noncash interest expense, to a range of $2.52 to $2.58, from the previous range of $2.50 to $2.60. The mid-points of both ranges remain unchanged.

We expect to issue earnings guidance for 2010 with its fourth quarter 2009 earnings release in February 2010.


 

BRE Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Third Quarter 2009

(Unaudited, dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)

 

 

     September 30,
2009
    September 30,
2008 (1)
 

ASSETS

    

Real estate portfolio:

    

Direct investments in real estate:

    

Investments in rental properties

   $ 3,113,149      $ 2,860,314   

Construction in progress

     144,895        313,196   

Less: accumulated depreciation

     (561,900     (494,380
                
     2,696,144        2,679,130   
                

Equity in real estate joint ventures:

    

Investments

     62,336        62,501   

Real estate held for sale, net

     —          65,873   

Land under development

     131,936        119,548   
                

Total real estate portfolio

     2,890,416        2,927,052   

Cash

     7,029        3,801   

Other assets

     73,889        78,539   
                

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 2,971,334      $ 3,009,392   
                

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Liabilities:

    

Unsecured senior notes

   $ 857,171      $ 1,513,963   

Unsecured line of credit

     248,000        295,000   

Mortgage loans payable

     752,778        152,163   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     54,226        75,486   
                

Total liabilities

     1,912,175        2,036,612   
                

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

     32,567        49,515   
                

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized: 7,000,000 shares with $25 liquidation preference issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively.

     70        70   

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized. Shares issued and outstanding: 54,337,680 and 51,091,830 at September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively.

     543        511   

Additional paid-in capital

     1,025,979        922,684   
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     1,026,592        923,265   
                

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY

   $ 2,971,334      $ 3,009,392   
                

 

(1) Balance sheet is restated to reflect the adoption of new accounting guidance requiring retroactive application.


 

BRE Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income

Quarters Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

(Unaudited, dollar and share amounts in thousands)

 

 

     Quarter ended
9/30/09
   Quarter ended
9/30/08
   Nine months ended
9/30/09
   Nine months ended
9/30/08

REVENUES

           

Rental income

   $ 83,189    $ 84,388    $ 249,129    $ 247,992

Ancillary income

     3,295      3,559      9,994      10,367
                           

Total revenues

     86,484      87,947      259,123      258,359

EXPENSES

           

Real estate

   $ 28,034    $ 26,534    $ 81,944    $ 77,239

Provision for depreciation

     22,412      19,752      65,530      58,890

Interest (1)

     20,998      22,841      61,441      69,058

General and administrative

     4,104      4,760      12,648      14,794
                           

Total expenses

     75,548      73,887      221,563      219,981

Other income

     760      607      2,583      1,838

Net gain from extinguishment of debt

     382      —        2,340      —  
                           

Income before noncontrolling interests, partnership income and discontinued operations

     12,078      14,667      42,483      40,216

Partnership income

     561      652      1,798      1,966
                           

Income from continuing operations

     12,639      15,319      44,281      42,182

Discontinued operations:

           

Discontinued operations, net (2)

     14      3,389      2,296      10,678

Net gain on sales of discontinued operations

     7,285      24,820      21,574      24,820
                           

Income from discontinued operations

     7,299      28,209      23,870      35,498

NET INCOME

   $ 19,938    $ 43,528    $ 68,151    $ 77,680

Redeemable noncontrolling interest in income

     401      580      1,491      1,741

Dividends attributable to preferred stock

     2,953      2,953      8,859      8,859
                           

NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

   $ 16,584    $ 39,995    $ 57,801    $ 67,080
                           

Net income per common share - basic

   $ 0.31    $ 0.78    $ 1.10    $ 1.30
                           

Net income per common share - assuming dilution

   $ 0.31    $ 0.77    $ 1.10    $ 1.29
                           

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (3)

     53,575      51,060      52,205      51,025
                           

Weighted average shares outstanding - assuming dilution (3)

     53,576      51,564      52,206      51,501
                           

 

(1) Income Statements for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008 has been restated to reflect the adoption of new convertible debt accounting guidance requiring retroactive application.
(2) For 2009, details of net earnings from discontinued operations include: two properties sold in 2009. The 2008 totals include the two aforementioned properties and six properties sold in 2008.

 

     Quarter ended
9/30/09
    Quarter ended
9/30/08
    Nine months ended
9/30/09
    Nine months ended
9/30/08
 

Rental and ancillary income

   $ 86      $ 6,079      $ 4,242      $ 19,629   

Real estate expenses

     (72     (2,223     (1,787     (7,038

Provision for depreciation

     —          (467     (159 )       (1,878

Interest expense

     —          —          —          (35
                                

Income from discontinued operations, net

   $ 14      $ 3,389      $ 2,296      $ 10,678   
                                

 

(3) Share count for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008 restated to reflect retroactive adoption of new earnings per share accounting guidance.

 


 

BRE Properties, Inc.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure Reconciliations and Definitions

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

  

 

This document includes certain non-GAAP financial measures that management believes are helpful in understanding our business, as further described below. BRE’s definition and calculation of non-GAAP financial measures may differ from those of other REITs, and may, therefore, not be comparable. The non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to net income or any other GAAP measurement of performance and should not be considered an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities as a measure of liquidity.

Funds from Operations (FFO)

FFO is used by industry analysts and investors as a supplemental performance measure of an equity REIT. FFO is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts as net income or loss (computed in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States) excluding extraordinary items as defined under GAAP and gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated real estate assets, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate assets and adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We calculate FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition.

We believe that FFO is a meaningful supplemental measure of our operating performance because historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time, as reflected through depreciation. Because real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, management considers FFO an appropriate supplemental performance measure because it excludes historical cost depreciation, as well as gains or losses related to sales of previously depreciated property, from GAAP net income. By excluding depreciation and gains or losses on sales of real estate, management uses FFO to measure returns on its investments in real estate assets. However, because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization and captures neither the changes in the value of our properties that result from use or market conditions nor the level of capital expenditures to maintain the operating performance of our properties, all of which have real economic effect and could materially impact our results from operations, the utility of FFO as a measure of our performance is limited.

Management also believes that FFO, combined with the required GAAP presentations, is useful to investors in providing more meaningful comparisons of the operating performance of a company’s real estate between periods or as compared to other companies. FFO does not represent net income or cash flows from operations as defined by GAAP and is not intended to indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. It should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indicator of the REIT’s operating performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Our FFO may not be comparable to the FFO of other REITs due to the fact that not all REITs use the NAREIT definition.

 

     Quarter Ended
9/30/2009
    Quarter Ended
9/30/2008
    Nine Months Ended
9/30/2009
    Nine Months Ended
9/30/2008
 

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 16,584      $ 39,995      $ 57,801      $ 67,080   

Depreciation from continuing operations

     22,412        19,752        65,530        58,890   

Depreciation from discontinued operations

     —          467        159        1,878   

Redeemable noncontrolling interest in income

     401        580        1,491        1,741   

Depreciation from unconsolidated entities

     465        416        1,369        1,233   

Net gain on investments

     (7,285     (24,820     (21,574     (24,820

Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interest in income not convertible into common shares

     (106     (106     (318     (318
                                

Funds from operations

   $ 32,471      $ 36,284      $ 104,458      $ 105,684   
                                

Allocation to participating securities - diluted FFO (1)

   $ (268   $ (350   $ (875   $ (1,020
                                

Allocation to participating securities - diluted EPS (1)

   $ (127   $ (389   $ (450   $ (635
                                

Diluted shares outstanding - EPS (2)

     53,576        51,564        52,206        51,501   

Net income per common share - diluted

   $ 0.31      $ 0.77      $ 1.10      $ 1.29   
                                

Diluted shares outstanding - FFO (2)

     54,356        52,404        52,986        52,346   

FFO per common share - diluted

   $ 0.59      $ 0.69      $ 1.95      $ 2.00   
                                

 

(1)

Adjustment to the numerators for diluted FFO per common share and diluted net income per common share calculations when applying the two class method for calculating EPS.

(2)

Shares outstanding reflect adoption of new EPS accounting guidance.

 


 

BRE Properties, Inc.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure Reconciliations and Definitions

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

  

 

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) and Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined by BRE as EBITDA, excluding minority interests, gains or losses from sales of investments, preferred stock dividends and other expenses. We consider EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to be appropriate supplemental measures of our performance because they eliminate depreciation, interest, and, with respect to Adjusted EBITDA, gains (losses) from property dispositions and other charges, which permits investors to view income from operations without the impact of noncash depreciation or the cost of debt, or with respect to Adjusted EBITDA, other non-operating items described above.

Because EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA exclude depreciation and amortization and capture neither the changes in the value of our properties that result from use or market conditions nor the level of capital expenditures to maintain the operating performance of our properties, all of which have real economic effect and could materially impact our results from operations, the utility of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as measures of our performance is limited. Below is a reconciliation of net income available to common shareholders to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:

 

     Quarter Ended
9/30/2009
    Quarter Ended
9/30/2008
    Nine Months Ended
9/30/2009
    Nine Months Ended
9/30/2008
 

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 16,584      $ 39,995      $ 57,801      $ 67,080   

Interest, including discontinued operations

     20,998        22,841        61,441        69,093   

Depreciation, including discontinued operations

     22,412        20,219        65,689        60,768   
                                

EBITDA

     59,994        83,055        184,931        196,941   

Redeemable noncontrolling interest in income

     401        580        1,491        1,741   

Net gain on sales

     (7,285     (24,820     (21,574     (24,820

Dividends on preferred stock

     2,953        2,953        8,859        8,859   

Net gain on extinguishment of debt

     (382     —          (2,340     —     
                                

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 55,681      $ 61,768      $ 171,367      $ 182,721   
                                

Net Operating Income (NOI)

We consider community level and portfolio-wide NOI to be an appropriate supplemental measure to net income because it helps both investors and management to understand the core property operations prior to the allocation of general and administrative costs. This is more reflective of the operating performance of the real estate, and allows for an easier comparison of the operating performance of single assets or groups of assets. In addition, because prospective buyers of real estate have different overhead structures, with varying marginal impact to overhead by acquiring real estate, NOI is considered by many in the real estate industry to be a useful measure for determining the value of a real estate asset or groups of assets.

Because NOI excludes depreciation and does not capture the change in the value of our communities resulting from operational use and market conditions, nor the level of capital expenditures required to adequately maintain the communities (all of which have real economic effect and could materially impact our results from operations), the utility of NOI as a measure of our performance is limited. Other equity REITs may not calculate NOI consistently with our definition and, accordingly, our NOI may not be comparable to such other REITs’ NOI. Accordingly, NOI should be considered only as a supplement to net income as a measure of our performance. NOI should not be used as a measure of our liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to pay dividends or make distributions. NOI also should not be used as a supplement to or substitute for cash flow from operating activities (computed in accordance with GAAP).

 

     Quarter Ended
9/30/2009
    Quarter Ended
9/30/2008
    Nine Months Ended
9/30/2009
    Nine Months Ended
9/30/2008
 

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 16,584      $ 39,995      $ 57,801      $ 67,080   

Interest, including discontinued operations

     20,998        22,841        61,441        69,093   

Depreciation, including discontinued operations

     22,412        20,219        65,689        60,768   

Redeemable noncontrolling interest in income

     401        580        1,491        1,741   

Net gain on sales

     (7,285     (24,820     (21,574     (24,820

Dividends on preferred stock

     2,953        2,953        8,859        8,859   

General and administrative expense

     4,104        4,760        12,648        14,794   

Net gain on extinguishment of debt

     (382     —          (2,340     —     
                                

NOI

   $ 59,785      $ 66,528      $ 184,015      $ 197,515   
                                

Less Non Same-Store NOI

     5,883        8,013        18,678        22,920   
                                

Same-Store NOI

   $ 53,902      $ 58,515      $ 165,337      $ 174,595   
                                


ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release of BRE Properties, Inc. dated November 2, 2009, including attachments.
99.2    Supplemental Financial data dated November 2, 2009, including attachments.


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

   

BRE Properties, Inc.

(Registrant)

Date: November 2, 2009     /s/ John A. Schissel
     

John A. Schissel

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release of BRE Properties, Inc. dated November 2, 2009, including attachments.
99.2    Supplemental Financial data dated November 2, 2009, including attachments.