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Press Release


Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016
Financial and Operating Results
- Net income per share of $0.00 for Fourth Quarter 2016 and $0.21 for Full Year 2016 -
- AFFO per share of $0.21 for Fourth Quarter 2016 and $0.88 for Full Year 2016 -
- Acquired 42 Properties for $248 million and Disposed of 131 Properties for $272 million during Q4 2016 -

Dallas, TX—February 22, 2017 —Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. (NYSE: SRC) ("Spirit" or the "Company"), a premier net-lease real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in single-tenant, operationally essential real estate, today announced that it has released its financial and operating results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2016.
“2016 was a transformative year for Spirit as we continue to position the Company as a market leader in the net-lease REIT sector. We grew AFFO by 9% to $413 million, while continuing to improve our portfolio, capital structure and team. Our top ten tenants are the strongest they have ever been with more diversification and less cyclical exposure. We completed well-received equity and debt offerings and received investment grade ratings from Moody's, S&P and Fitch. Finally, we augmented our leadership team with a wide breadth of talent and experience that will meaningfully further Spirit's execution capability." stated Thomas H. Nolan, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “As we look forward to 2017, we remain focused on active portfolio management and prudent external growth as a means of creating long-term shareholder value.”
Fourth Quarter 2016 Highlights
Financial Results
Total revenues increased 2.8% to $173.4 million compared to the same period a year ago.
Including costs associated with the corporate relocation, net income was $0.00 per diluted share.
FFO increased to $0.21 per diluted share, and AFFO was $0.21 per diluted share.
Acquisitions and Dispositions
Invested $248.4 million in the acquisition of 42 properties, including revenue producing capital expenditures, earning an initial weighted average cash yield of 7.32%. The acquisitions were comprised of 23 transactions with a weighted average lease term of 13.9 years.
Sold 131 properties for $271.6 million in gross proceeds, including 108 properties sold to 84 Properties, LLC, for $205.7 million, with an overall weighted average capitalization rate of 8.33% on 126 income producing properties. Excluding the sale to 84 Properties, LLC, sold 23 properties for $65.9 million, with a weighted average capitalization rate of 7.05% on 18 income producing properties.


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Full Year 2016 Highlights
Financial Results
Total revenues grew 2.8% to $686.0 million compared to the prior year.
Compared to the full year 2015, net income remained consistent at $0.21 per diluted share, FFO increased to $0.84 per diluted share and AFFO grew to $0.88 per diluted share.
Acquisitions and Dispositions
Invested $704.9 million in the acquisition of 269 properties, including revenue producing capital expenditures, earning an initial weighted average cash yield of 7.53%. The acquisitions were comprised of 59 transactions with a weighted average lease term of 15.0 years.
Sold 213 properties for $584.9 million in gross proceeds, including 108 properties sold to 84 Properties, LLC for $205.7 million, with an overall weighted average capitalization rate of 7.38% on 187 income producing properties. Excluding the sale to 84 Properties, LLC, sold 105 properties for $379.2 million, with a weighted average capitalization rate of 6.65% on 79 income producing properties.
Reduced Shopko concentration to 8.2% at December 31, 2016, from 9.1% at December 31, 2015.
Financial Results
Total revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2016 increased 2.8% to $173.4 million, compared to $168.7 million for the same period in 2015. For the year ended December 31, 2016, total revenues grew 2.8% to $686.0 million, compared to $667.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2015.
Net income attributable to common stockholders for the three months ended December 31, 2016 totaled $1.0 million, or $0.00 per diluted share, compared to net income of $6.3 million, or $0.02 per diluted share for the same period in 2015. Net income attributable to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2016 improved to $97.4 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, compared to net income of $93.2 million, or $0.21 per diluted share for the same period in 2015.
FFO for the three months ended December 31, 2016 increased 23.1% to $102.1 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, compared to $82.9 million, or $0.19 per diluted share for the same period in 2015. For the year ended December 31, 2016, FFO was $395.0 million, or $0.84 per diluted share, compared to $354.7 million, or $0.82 per diluted share for the same period in 2015.
AFFO for the three months ended December 31, 2016 was $102.4 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, compared to $98.7 million, or $0.22 per diluted share for the same period in 2015. For the year ended December 31, 2016, AFFO increased 9.2% to $413.0 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, compared to $378.1 million, or $0.87 per diluted share for the same period in 2015.
On December 15, 2016, Spirit's Board of Directors approved a 2.9% increase to Spirit's quarterly cash dividend to $0.18 per common share, which equates to an annualized dividend of $0.72 per common share. The quarterly dividend was paid on January 13, 2017 to shareholders of record as of December 30, 2016.
Definitions for FFO and AFFO, (as well as a reconciliation of these measures to net income attributable to common stockholders), and certain other defined terms can be found in the supplemental financial and operating report posted on Spirit's website along with this release.
Portfolio Highlights
In the fourth quarter, Spirit invested $248.4 million in 42 properties, including revenue producing capital expenditures. These investments are located in 19 states, earn an initial weighted average cash yield of approximately 7.32% and have an average lease term of 13.9 years. Of the $248.4 million invested, 48.3%


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were through direct sale leaseback transactions. The annual lease escalations for the new investments are approximately 1.6%.
In addition, 72.0% of the investments associated with these fourth quarter acquisitions were in the retail sector, 22.2% in the industrial sector, and 5.8% in the office sector. These assets are leased to 19 different tenants in 12 different industries.
For the year ended December 31, 2016, Spirit invested $704.9 million in 269 properties, including revenue producing capital expenditures, at an initial weighted average cash yield of approximately 7.53%. The acquisitions had a weighted average lease term of approximately 15.0 years and annual lease escalations of 1.6%. Of the 59 real estate transactions, 59.2% were generated through direct sale leaseback transactions, 56.4% have master lease structures, and 56.7% represent new tenants.
During the fourth quarter, Spirit continued to reduce the concentration of its largest tenant, Shopko, as a percent of Normalized Rental Revenues. As of December 31, 2016, Spirit had reduced its Shopko concentration to 8.2% of Normalized Rental Revenues, compared to 9.1% of Normalized Revenues as of December 31, 2015.
At December 31, 2016, Spirit's diversified real estate portfolio remained essentially fully occupied at 98.2%. Spirit's portfolio was comprised of 2,541 owned properties, of which 46 were vacant. In the fourth quarter, Spirit renewed 6 of its 10 expiring leases, recapturing 97% of the expiring rent. For the year ended December 31, 2016, Spirit has renewed 36 out of 43 leases that expired or were due to expire, recapturing 100% of the expiring rent with no additional capital expenditures.
Balance Sheet, Liquidity and Capital Markets
Adjusted Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDA was 6.2x as of December 31, 2016, compared to 6.2x at September 30, 2016 and 6.9x at December 31, 2015.
Extinguished $833.0 million of secured debt that had a weighted average interest rate of 6.01% during 2016.
Unencumbered assets totaled $4.8 billion at December 31, 2016, or approximately 58.8% of Spirit's gross real estate investments, an increase of $1.7 billion since December 31, 2015.
Increased the borrowing capacity under our unsecured revolving credit facility from $600.0 million to $800.0 million by partially exercising the accordion feature under the terms of the credit agreement.
Increased the borrowing capacity of our unsecured term loan from $370.0 million to $420.0 million by partially exercising the accordion feature under the terms of the term loan agreement.
Sold $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes through a Rule 144A offering with registration rights. The notes accrue interest at a rate of 4.45% per year and mature in 2026.
Issued 34.5 million shares of common stock, including the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares, through a follow-on offering, generating net proceeds of $368.9 million at $11.15 per share.
Sold 6.3 million shares of common stock under the Company's At-the-Market Program ("ATM Program"), at a weighted average share price of $12.47, generating aggregate net proceeds of $77.7 million. In November, 2016, the Board of Directors approved a new $500.0 million ATM Program and the Company terminated its existing ATM Program. As of February 21, 2017, $500.0 million of common stock remained available for issuance of common stock under the new ATM Program.
As of February 22, 2017, Spirit had approximately $14 million in cash and cash equivalents on its balance sheet and $164 million drawn under its $800 million revolving credit facility.
As of February 22, 2017, Spirit had additional funds available for acquisitions of approximately $26 million in its 1031 Exchange and Spirit Master Funding Program release accounts.


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Share Repurchase Program
In February 2016, Spirit's Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program, under which the Company may repurchase up to $200 million of its outstanding common stock. These purchases can be made in the open market or through private transactions from time to time over the 18 month period following authorization, depending on prevailing market conditions and applicable legal and regulatory requirements. Purchase activity will be dependent on various factors, including the Company's capital position, operating results, funds generated by asset sales, dividends that may be required by those sales, and investment options that may be available, including acquiring new properties or retiring debt. The stock repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares and may be suspended at any time at its discretion. As of February 21, 2017, no purchases have been made.
2017 Guidance
The Company is reiterating its 2017 AFFO guidance range of $0.89 to $0.91 per share.
The Company does not provide a reconciliation for its guidance range of AFFO per diluted share to net income available to common stockholders per diluted share, the most directly comparable forward looking GAAP financial measure, due to the inherent variability in timing and/or amount of various items that could impact net income available to common stockholders per diluted share, including, for example, gains on debt extinguishment, impairments and other items that are outside the control of the Company.
Earnings Webcast and Conference Call
The Company's fourth quarter 2016 earnings conference call is scheduled for Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 11:00am Eastern Time. The web-cast link can be located in the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.spiritrealty.com. The dial-in information and other pertinent details relating to the earnings conference call can be obtained on the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.spiritrealty.com.
Supplemental Package
A supplemental financial and operating information report that contains non-GAAP measures and other information, along with this press release has been posted to the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.spiritrealty.com.
About Spirit Realty Capital
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. (NYSE:SRC) is a premier net lease real estate investment trust (REIT) that primarily invests in high-quality, operationally essential retail real estate, subject to long-term, net leases. Over the past decade, Spirit has become an industry leader and owner of income-producing, strategically located retail, industrial and office properties providing superior risk adjusted returns and steady dividend growth for our shareholders.
As of December 31, 2016, our diversified portfolio was comprised of 2,615 properties, including properties securing mortgage loans made by the Company. Our properties are leased to 450 tenants across 49 states with an aggregate gross leasable area of approximately 53 million square feet. More information about Spirit Realty Capital can be found on the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.spiritrealty.com.
Investor Contact:
Pierre Revol - Vice President, Investor Relations
(972) 476-1908
prevol@spiritrealty.com


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Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “expect,” “plan,” "will," “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “believe,” “guidance,” and other similar expressions that do not relate to historical matters. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, Spirit’s continued ability to source new investments, risks associated with using debt to fund Spirit’s business activities (including refinancing and interest rate risks, changes in interest rates and/or credit spreads), unknown liabilities acquired in connection with acquired properties or interests in real-estate related entities, general risks affecting the real estate industry and local real estate markets (including, without limitation, the market value of our properties, the inability to enter into or renew leases at favorable rates, portfolio occupancy varying from our expectations, dependence on tenants’ financial condition and operating performance, and competition from other developers, owners and operators of real estate), potential fluctuations in the consumer price index, risks associated with our failure to maintain our status as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and other additional risks discussed in Spirit’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K. Spirit expressly disclaims any responsibility to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Notice Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to U.S. GAAP financial measures, this press release and the referenced supplemental financial and operating report contain and may refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are in addition to, not a substitute for or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered replacements for, and should be read together with, the most comparable GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and statements of why management believes these measures are useful to investors are included in the Appendix of the supplemental financial and operating report, which can be found in the investor relations section of our website.


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SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
 
Three Months 
 Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rentals
$
164,273

 
$
160,843

 
$
648,363

 
$
634,151

Interest income on loans receivable
927

 
1,732

 
5,253

 
6,948

Earned income from direct financing leases
660

 
725

 
2,742

 
3,024

Tenant reimbursement income
3,632

 
4,049

 
14,125

 
15,952

Other Income and interest from real estate transactions
3,891

 
1,340

 
15,491

 
7,260

Total revenues
173,383

 
168,689

 
685,974

 
667,335

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative
12,004

 
10,993

 
52,615

 
47,730

Restructuring charges
615

 
6,956

 
6,341

 
7,056

Property costs
9,985

 
7,398

 
30,839

 
27,715

Real estate acquisition costs
1,137

 
617

 
3,229

 
2,739

Interest
46,744

 
54,147

 
196,586

 
222,901

Depreciation and amortization
68,049

 
65,173

 
262,276

 
260,633

Impairments
46,879

 
13,697

 
88,275

 
70,695

Total expenses
185,413

 
158,981

 
640,161

 
639,469

(Loss) income from continuing operations before other (expense) income and income tax (expense) benefit
(12,030
)
 
9,708

 
45,813

 
27,866

Other (expense) income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) gain on debt extinguishment
(93
)
 
(5,651
)
 
233

 
(3,162
)
Total other (expense) income
(93
)
 
(5,651
)
 
233

 
(3,162
)
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income tax (expense) benefit
(12,123
)
 
4,057

 
46,046

 
24,704

Income tax (expense) benefit
(33
)
 
106

 
(965
)
 
(601
)
(Loss) income from continuing operations
(12,156
)
 
4,163

 
45,081

 
24,103

Discontinued operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from discontinued operations

 
8

 

 
98

Gain on disposition of assets

 

 

 
590

Income from discontinued operations

 
8

 

 
688

(Loss) income before gain on disposition of assets
(12,156
)
 
4,171

 
45,081

 
24,791

Gain on disposition of assets
13,144

 
2,130

 
52,365

 
68,421

Net income attributable to common stockholders
$
988

 
$
6,301

 
$
97,446

 
$
93,212

Net income per share of common stock—basic:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.21

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

Net income per share attributable to common stockholders-basic
$

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.21

Net income per share of common stock—diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.21

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

Net income per share attributable to common stockholders-diluted
$

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.21

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
482,529,814

 
440,636,238

 
469,217,776

 
432,222,953

Diluted
482,612,237

 
440,877,254

 
469,246,265

 
432,545,625



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SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
 
December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Assets
 
 
 
Investments:
 
 
 
Real estate investments:
 
 
 
Land and improvements
$
2,704,010

 
$
2,710,888

Buildings and improvements
4,775,221

 
4,816,481

Total real estate investments
7,479,231

 
7,527,369

Less: accumulated depreciation
(940,005
)
 
(860,954
)
 
6,539,226

 
6,666,415

Loans receivable, net
66,578

 
104,003

Intangible lease assets, net
470,276

 
526,718

Real estate assets under direct financing leases, net
36,005

 
44,324

Real estate assets held for sale, net
160,570

 
84,259

Net investments
7,272,655

 
7,425,719

Cash and cash equivalents
10,059

 
21,790

Deferred costs and other assets, net
140,917

 
179,180

Goodwill
254,340

 
264,350

Total assets
$
7,677,971

 
$
7,891,039

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Revolving credit facilities
$
86,000

 
$

Term loan, net
418,471

 
322,902

Senior unsecured notes
295,112

 

Mortgages and notes payable, net
2,162,403

 
3,079,787

Convertible notes, net
702,642

 
690,098

Total debt, net
3,664,628

 
4,092,787

Intangible lease liabilities, net
182,320

 
193,903

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
148,915

 
142,475

Total liabilities
3,995,863

 
4,429,165

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 750,000,000 shares authorized: 483,624,120 shares and 441,819,964 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively
4,836

 
4,418

Capital in excess of par value
5,177,086

 
4,721,323

Accumulated deficit
(1,499,814
)
 
(1,262,839
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 
(1,028
)
Total stockholders’ equity
3,682,108

 
3,461,874

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
7,677,971

 
$
7,891,039




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SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)

FFO and AFFO
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders (1)
$
988

 
$
6,301

 
$
97,446

 
$
93,212

Add/(less):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portfolio depreciation and amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
67,909

 
65,079

 
261,799

 
260,257

Portfolio impairments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
46,379

 
13,691

 
88,072

 
70,197

Discontinued operations

 

 

 
34

Realized Gains on Sales of Real Estate (2)
(13,144
)
 
(2,130
)
 
(52,365
)
 
(69,014
)
Total adjustments
101,144

 
76,640

 
297,506

 
261,474

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FFO
$
102,132

 
$
82,941

 
$
394,952

 
$
354,686

Add/(less):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss (Gain) on debt extinguishment
93

 
5,651

 
(233
)
 
3,162

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

Restructuring charges
615

 
6,956

 
6,341

 
7,056

Other non-routine costs in G&A associated with headquarter relocation
187

 

 
3,629

 

Real estate acquisition costs
1,137

 
617

 
3,229

 
2,739

Non-cash interest expense
5,236

 
2,723

 
15,380

 
10,367

Accrued interest and fees on defaulted loans
788

 
2,237

 
4,740

 
7,649

Swap termination costs (Included in G&A)

 

 
1,724

 

Non-cash revenues
(10,180
)
 
(4,983
)
 
(26,333
)
 
(20,930
)
Non-cash compensation expense
2,381

 
2,564

 
9,570

 
13,321

Total adjustments to FFO
257

 
15,765

 
18,047

 
23,364

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AFFO
$
102,389

 
$
98,706

 
$
412,999

 
$
378,050

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends declared to common stockholders
$
87,040

 
$
77,315

 
$
333,180

 
$
298,531

Dividends declared as percent of AFFO
85
%
 
78
%
 
81
%
 
79
%
Net income (loss) per share of common stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic (4)
$

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.21

Diluted (3) (4)
$

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.21

FFO per share of common stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted (3) (4)
$
0.21

 
$
0.19

 
$
0.84

 
$
0.82

AFFO per share of common stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted (3) (4)
$
0.21

 
$
0.22

 
$
0.88

 
$
0.87

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
482,529,814

 
440,636,238

 
469,217,776

 
432,222,953

Diluted (3)
482,612,237

 
440,877,254

 
469,246,265

 
432,545,625

(1)   For the year ended December 31, 2016, Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders includes compensation for lost rent received from the Haggen Holdings, LLC settlement for 6 rejected stores as follows (in millions):
Contractual rent from date of rejection through either sale or December 31, 2016
 
$
1.3

Three months of prepaid rent for the 3 stores subsequently sold
 
0.5

Total included in AFFO
 
$
1.8

(2) Includes amounts related to discontinued operations.
(3) Assumes the issuance of potentially issuable shares unless the result would be anti-dilutive.
(4)  For the three months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, dividends paid to unvested restricted stockholders of $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, and for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, dividends paid to unvested restricted stockholders of $0.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively, are deducted from net income, FFO and AFFO attributable to common stockholders in the computation of per share amounts.
   


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