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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009

Or

 

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

For the transition period from              to             .

Commission File No. 000-52596

 

 

DIVIDEND CAPITAL TOTAL REALTY TRUST INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   30-0309068

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

518 Seventeenth Street, 17th Floor

Denver, CO

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

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 228-2200

 

 

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

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

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

As of August 7, 2009, 177,383,338 shares of common stock of Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc., par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding.

 

 

 


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Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc.

Form 10-Q

June 30, 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.    Financial Statements:   
   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets    3
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations    4
   Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity    5
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows    6
   Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    7
Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    35
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    53
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures    54
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.    Legal Proceedings    55
Item 1A.    Risk Factors    55
Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    56
Item 3.    Defaults upon Senior Securities    57
Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    57
Item 5.    Other Information    57
Item 6.    Exhibits    57


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DIVIDEND CAPITAL TOTAL REALTY TRUST INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share information)

 

     As of June 30,
2009
    As of December 31,
2008
 
     (Unaudited)        
ASSETS     

Investments in real property:

    

Land

   $ 381,062      $ 336,104   

Building and improvements

     996,840        941,375   

Intangible lease assets

     200,517        171,630   

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (116,694     (87,808
                

Total net investments in real property

     1,461,725        1,361,301   

Investment in unconsolidated joint venture

     17,380        17,532   

Investments in real estate securities

     51,539        52,368   

Debt related investments, net

     89,023        88,849   
                

Total net investments

     1,619,667        1,520,050   

Cash and cash equivalents

     606,596        540,213   

Restricted cash

     28,943        18,152   

Subscriptions receivable

     15,377        13,004   

Other assets, net

     33,865        32,159   
                

Total Assets

   $ 2,304,448      $ 2,123,578   
                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 13,682      $ 10,562   

Dividends payable

     26,683        24,716   

Mortgage notes

     807,376        719,067   

Other secured borrowings

     15,561        15,861   

Financing obligations

     102,823        105,068   

Intangible lease liabilities, net

     57,391        53,969   

Derivative instruments

     8,333        27,213   

Other liabilities

     27,972        7,256   
                

Total Liabilities

     1,059,821        963,712   

Equity:

    

Stockholders’ Equity:

    

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding

     —          —     

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 173,642,407 and 159,029,225 shares issued and outstanding, as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively

     1,736        1,590   

Additional paid-in capital

     1,564,000        1,431,989   

Distributions in excess of earnings

     (369,421     (304,661

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (27,748     (43,849
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,168,567        1,085,069   

Noncontrolling interests

     76,060        74,797   
                

Total Equity

     1,244,627        1,159,866   
                

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 2,304,448      $ 2,123,578   
                

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

 

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DIVIDEND CAPITAL TOTAL REALTY TRUST INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share information)

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,     For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2009     2008     2009     2008  
REVENUE:         

Rental revenue

   $ 36,271      $ 27,014      $ 69,912      $ 55,226   

Securities income

     1,429        4,040        5,130        8,622   

Debt related income

     1,711        2,592        3,372        4,986   
                                

Total Revenue

     39,411        33,646        78,414        68,834   
EXPENSES:         

Rental expense

     9,055        7,202        18,093        14,326   

Depreciation and amortization expense

     14,810        12,546        28,989        25,291   

General and administrative expenses

     1,410        1,315        2,497        2,052   

Asset management fees, related party

     3,177        2,901        6,131        5,835   

Acquisition-related expenses

     1,739        —          3,776        —     
                                

Total Operating Expenses

     30,191        23,964        59,486        47,504   

Operating Income

     9,220        9,682        18,928        21,330   
Other Income (Expenses):         

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint venture

     551        —          1,096        —     

Interest income

     836        2,722        2,101        5,909   

Interest expense

     (14,551     (10,740     (27,186     (22,450

Gain (loss) on derivatives

     (8,601     (7,598     (8,012     (8,886

Gain on extinguishment of debt

     —          9,309        —          9,309   

Other-than-temporary impairment on securities:

        

Other-than-temporary impairment on securities

     (8,166     (40,699     (8,166     (65,901

Noncredit-related losses on securities not expected to be sold

     1,488        —          1,488        —     
                                

Net other-than-temporary impairment on securities

     (6,678     (40,699     (6,678     (65,901
                                

Net Loss

     (19,223     (37,324     (19,751     (60,689

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     846        1,222        1,049        2,025   
                                

NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

   $ (18,377   $ (36,102   $ (18,702   $ (58,664
                                
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE         

Basic

   $ (0.11   $ (0.27   $ (0.11   $ (0.46
                                

Diluted

   $ (0.11   $ (0.27   $ (0.11   $ (0.46
                                

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING

        

Basic

     170,514        134,014        166,746        127,455   
                                

Diluted

     177,652        137,473        173,922        130,069   
                                

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

 

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DIVIDEND CAPITAL TOTAL REALTY TRUST INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Stockholders’ Equity                    
     Common Stock     Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Distributions
in Excess of
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Noncontrolling
Interests
    Comprehensive
Gain (Loss)
    Total
Equity
 
     Shares     Amount              

Balances, December 31, 2008

   159,029      $ 1,590      $ 1,431,989      $ (304,661   $ (43,849   $ 74,797        $ 1,159,866   
Comprehensive loss:                 

Net loss

   —          —          —          (18,702     —          (1,049   (19,751     (19,751

Cumulative effect of adoption of accounting principle

   —          —          —          3,963        (3,963     —        —          —     

Net unrealized change from available-for-sale securities, net of reclassification of $6,678 of net losses included in net loss

   —          —          —          —          6,122        90      6,212        6,212   

Cash flow hedging derivatives

   —          —          —          —          13,942        583      14,525        14,525   
                          

Comprehensive gain

               986        986   
Common stock:                 

Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs

   16,836        168        152,895        —          —          —            153,063   

Redemptions of common stock

   (2,223     (22     (20,891     —          —          —            (20,913

Amortization of stock based compensation

   —          —          7        —          —          —            7   

Distributions on common stock

   —          —          —          (50,021     —          —            (50,021
Noncontrolling interests:                    —     

Contributions of noncontrolling interests

   —            —          —          —          5,774          5,774   

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

   —          —          —          —          —          (4,135       (4,135
                                                        
Balances, June 30, 2009    173,642      $ 1,736      $ 1,564,000      $ (369,421   $ (27,748   $ 76,060        $ 1,244,627   
                                                        

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

 

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DIVIDEND CAPITAL TOTAL REALTY TRUST INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2009     2008  
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:     

Net loss

   $ (19,751   $ (60,689

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Real estate depreciation and amortization expense

     28,989        25,291   

Net accretion of real estate securities discounts and premiums

     360        (72

Other depreciation and amortization

     525        (54

Loss on derivatives

     7,907        8,886   

Gain on extinguishment of debt

     —          (9,309

Net other-than-temporary impairment on securities

     6,678        65,901   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

(Increase) decrease in restricted cash

     (846     2,415   

(Increase) in other assets

     (767     (4,379

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses

     2,144        (73

Increase in other liabilities

     1,130        586   
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     26,369        28,503   
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:     

Investment in real property

     (91,329     (32,149

Principal collections on real estate securities

     3        41   

Investment in debt related investments

     —          (8,609
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (91,326     (40,717
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:     

Mortgage note proceeds

     52,305        52,680   

Mortgage note principal repayments

     (1,789     (113,310

Repayment of other secured borrowings

     (300     (4,250

Financing obligation proceeds

     5,472        31,840   

Settlement of cash flow hedging derivatives

     (12,735     (4,843

Proceeds from sale of common stock

     136,273        238,620   

Offering costs for issuance of common stock, related party

     (11,413     (20,514

Redemption of common shares

     (8,709     (10,948

Distributions to common stockholders

     (21,964     (12,162

Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders

     (4,067     (2,897

Other financing activities

     (1,733     (1,724
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     131,340        152,492   
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS      66,383        140,278   

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period

     540,213        291,634   

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period

   $ 606,596      $ 431,912   
                
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:     

Assumed mortgage

   $ 42,000      $ —     

Amount issued pursuant to the distribution reinvestment plan

   $ 26,188      $ 20,465   

Cash paid for interest

   $ 25,237      $ 22,351   

Issuances of OP Units for beneficial interests

   $ 7,465      $ 54,886   

Non-cash financing for debt related investment

   $ —        $ 10,753   

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

 

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DIVIDEND CAPITAL TOTAL REALTY TRUST INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2009

1. ORGANIZATION

Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc. is a Maryland corporation formed on April 11, 2005 to invest in a diverse portfolio of real property and real estate related investments. As used herein, “the Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries and partnerships except where the context otherwise requires.

We operate in a manner intended to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes, commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2006, when we first elected REIT status. We utilize an Umbrella Partnership Real Estate Investment Trust (“UPREIT”) organizational structure to hold all or substantially all of our assets through our operating partnership, Dividend Capital Total Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”). Furthermore, our Operating Partnership wholly owns a taxable REIT subsidiary, DCTRT Leasing Corp. (the “TRS”), through which we execute certain business transactions that might otherwise have an adverse impact on our status as a REIT if such business transactions were to occur directly or indirectly through the Operating Partnership.

Our day-to-day activities are managed by Dividend Capital Total Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”), an affiliate, under the terms and conditions of an advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). In addition, under the terms of certain dealer manager agreements, Dividend Capital Securities LLC (the “Dealer Manager”), an affiliate, serves as the dealer manager of our public and private offerings. The Advisor and its affiliates, including the Dealer Manager, receive various forms of compensation, reimbursements and fees for services relating to our public and private offerings and for the investment and management of our real estate assets.

We raise equity capital through (i) selling shares of our common stock through our public offerings, (ii) reinvestment of dividends by our stockholders through our distribution reinvestment plan and (iii) our Operating Partnership’s private placements (see Note 8). As of June 30, 2009, we had raised approximately $1.7 billion in net proceeds, comprised of the following: (i) issuing and selling approximately 173.6 million shares of our common stock, net of redemptions, for net proceeds of approximately $1.5 billion, (ii) issuing approximately 9.9 million shares of our common stock for net proceeds of approximately $93.7 million pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan and (iii) raising net proceeds of approximately $158.8 million pursuant to our Operating Partnership’s private placements.

On August 3, 2009, we decided to terminate the primary portion of our public offering effective after September 30, 2009. We will not accept any subscriptions after September 30, 2009 however, we will continue to offer shares of common stock through our distribution reinvestment plan.

We have invested in a diverse portfolio of real properties, real estate securities, and debt related investments. We primarily invest in real property, consisting of office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality and other properties, primarily located in North America. Additionally, we have invested in real estate securities, including securities issued by other real estate companies, commercial mortgage backed securities (“CMBS”), commercial real estate collateralized debt obligations (“CRE-CDOs”) and similar investments, and certain debt related investments, including originating and participating in mortgage loans secured by real estate, junior portions of first mortgages on commercial properties (“B-notes”), mezzanine debt and other related investments.

As of June 30, 2009, we had gross investments of approximately $1.7 billion, comprised of approximately (i) $1.6 billion in real property, (ii) $51.5 million in real estate securities and (iii) $106.4 million in debt related investments, including a $17.4 million investment in an unconsolidated joint venture.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X for interim financial statements. Accordingly, these statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items necessary for their fair presentation in conformity with GAAP. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2008 and related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 30, 2009.

 

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Principles of Consolidation

Due to our control of the Operating Partnership through our sole general partnership interest and the limited rights of the limited partners, we consolidate the Operating Partnership and limited partner interests not held by us are reflected as noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Our consolidated financial statements also include the accounts of our consolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures through which we are the primary beneficiary under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entitiesan Interpretation of ARB No. 51 (“FIN No. 46(R)”), or through which we have a controlling interest. In determining whether we have a controlling interest in a joint venture and the requirement to consolidate the accounts of that entity, we consider factors such as ownership interest, board representation, management representation, authority to make decisions, and contractual and substantive participating rights of the partners/members as well as whether the entity is a variable interest entity in which it will absorb the majority of the entity’s expected losses, if they occur, or receive the majority of the expected residual returns, if they occur, or both.

Judgments made by us with respect to our level of influence or control of an entity and whether we are the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity as defined by FIN No. 46(R) involve consideration of various factors including the form of our ownership interest, the size of our investment (including loans) and our ability to participate in major policy making decisions. Our ability to correctly assess our influence or control over an entity affects the presentation of these investments in our consolidated financial statements and, consequently, our financial position and specific items in our results of operations that are used by our stockholders, lenders and others in their evaluation of us.

Generally, we consolidate real estate partnerships and other entities that are not variable interest entities (as defined by FIN No. 46(R)) when we own, directly or indirectly, a majority voting interest in the entity. Our analysis of whether we consolidate real estate partnerships and other entities that are not variable interest entities is performed pursuant to several accounting pronouncements including: (i) Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 04-5, Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights, (ii) ARB No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements (“ARB No. 51”) and (iii) AICPA Statement of Position 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures.

Investments

Real Property

On January 1, 2009, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (“SFAS No. 141(R)”). Pursuant to SFAS No. 141(R), costs associated with the acquisition of real property, including acquisition fees paid to the Advisor, are expensed as incurred. Prior to January 1, 2009, we capitalized costs associated with the acquisition of real property, including acquisition fees paid to the Advisor, and amortized those costs over the related life of the acquired assets. As a result of our adoption of SFAS No. 141(R), we expensed approximately $1.7 million and $3.8 million in acquisition costs that would have been capitalized under previous accounting guidance during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.

Costs associated with the development and improvement of our real property assets are capitalized as incurred. Costs incurred in making repairs and maintaining real estate assets are expensed as incurred. The results of operations for acquired real property are included in our accompanying consolidated statements of operations from their respective acquisition dates.

Upon acquisition, the total cost of a property is allocated to land, building, building and land improvements, tenant improvements and intangible lease assets and liabilities pursuant to SFAS No. 141(R). The allocation of the total cost to land, building, building improvements and tenant improvements is based on our estimate of the property’s as-if vacant fair value. The as-if vacant fair value is calculated by using all available information such as the replacement cost of such asset, appraisals, property condition reports, market data and other related information. Pursuant to SFAS No. 141(R), the difference between the fair value and the face value of debt assumed in an acquisition is recorded as a premium or discount and amortized to interest expense over the life of the debt assumed. The allocation of the total cost of a property to an intangible lease asset includes the value associated with the in-place leases which may include lost rent, leasing commissions, legal and other costs.

We record acquired “above” and “below-market” leases at their fair value equal to the difference between the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to each in-place lease and our estimate of fair market lease rates for each corresponding in-place lease, measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease for above-market leases and the remaining term of the lease plus the term of any below-market fixed-rate renewal option periods for below-market leases. In addition, we allocate a portion of the purchase price of an acquired property to the estimated value of customer relationships, if any. As of June 30, 2009, we had not recorded any estimated value to customer relationships.

 

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Intangible in-place lease assets are amortized over the corresponding lease term. Above market lease assets are amortized as a reduction in rental revenue over the corresponding lease term. Below market lease liabilities are amortized as an increase in rental revenue over the corresponding lease term, plus any applicable fixed-rate renewal option periods. The following table summarizes the amounts that we have incurred in amortization expense for intangible lease assets and adjustments to rental revenue for above market lease assets and below market lease liabilities for the three and six months ending June 30, 2009 and 2008 related to intangible lease assets and liabilities (amounts in thousands).

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,     For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Intangible lease assets

   $ 7,385      $ 6,750      $ 14,537      $ 13,868   

Above market lease assets

     816        751        1,490        1,501   

Below market lease liabilities

     (1,450     (240     (2,813     (1,489
                                

Total amortization

   $ 6,751      $ 7,261      $ 13,214      $ 13,880   
                                

We expense any unamortized intangible lease asset or record an adjustment to rental revenue for any unamortized above market lease asset or below market lease liability when a tenant terminates a lease before the stated lease expiration date. The following table summarizes the amounts that we have recorded as an expense for unamortized intangible lease assets and adjustments to rental revenue for unamortized above market lease assets or below market lease liabilities as a result of early lease terminations for the three and six months ending June 30, 2009 and 2008 related to intangible lease assets and liabilities (amounts in thousands).

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,     For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Intangible lease assets

   $ 74      $ 340      $ 999      $ 778   

Above market lease assets

     —          12        —          12   

Below market lease liabilities

     (80     (13     (144     (145
                                

Total amortization

   $ (6   $ 339      $ 855      $ 645   
                                

Real Estate Securities

As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, investments in real estate securities consisted of preferred equity securities, CMBS and CRE-CDOs. We classify our investments in real estate securities as either trading investments, available-for-sale investments or held-to-maturity investments. Although we generally intend to hold most of our investments in real estate securities for the long term or until maturity, we may from time to time sell any of these assets as part of the overall management of our portfolio. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, all of our real estate securities were classified as available-for-sale. All assets classified as available-for-sale are reported based on our best estimate of fair value. Our estimate of the fair value of our CMBS and CRE-CDO securities requires significant judgment and uses a combination of (i) observable market information, (ii) unobservable market assumptions and (iii) security-specific characteristics in determining the fair values of our CMBS and CRE-CDO investments. See Note 9 for additional details regarding our determination of the fair value of our CMBS and CRE-CDO investments. Temporary unrealized gains and losses are excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component within stockholders’ equity referred to as other comprehensive income (loss).

Debt Related Investments

Debt related investments, as reported on the accompanying balance sheet, include our mortgage, mezzanine, and B-note investments. Debt related investments are considered to be held-to-maturity, as we have both the intent and ability to hold these investments until maturity. Accordingly, these assets are carried at cost, net of unamortized loan origination costs and fees, discounts, repayments and unfunded commitments unless such loans or investments are deemed to be impaired.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition — Real Property

We record rental revenue for the full term of each lease on a straight-line basis. Certain properties have leases that offer the tenant a period of time where no rent is due or where rent payments increase during the term of the lease. Accordingly, we record a receivable from tenants for rent that we expect to collect over the remaining lease term rather than currently, which is recorded as straight-line rents receivable. When we acquire a property, the term of any existing leases is considered to commence as of the acquisition date for purposes of this calculation. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, the total increase to rental revenue due to straight-line rent adjustments was approximately $1.2 million and $2.1 million, respectively, and approximately $1.1 million and $2.8 million for the same periods in 2008.

 

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Tenant recovery income includes payments from tenants for real estate taxes, insurance and other property operating expenses and is recognized as rental revenue. Tenant recovery income recognized as rental revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, was approximately $7.3 million and $14.3 million, respectively, and approximately $5.7 million and $11.1 million for the same periods in 2008.

Revenue Recognition — Real Estate Securities

Interest income on CMBS and CRE-CDO investments is recognized using the effective interest method in accordance with SFAS No. 115 and EITF No. 99-20, Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased and Retained Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets, as amended by FASB Position No. EITF 99-20-1, Amendments to the Impairment Guidance of EITF Issue No. 99-20 (“EITF No. 99-20-1”). EITF No. 99-20 as so amended by FSP EITF No. 99-20-1, is hereinafter collectively referred to as “EITF No. 99-20”. Under EITF No. 99-20, at the time of purchase, we estimate the future expected cash flows and determine the amount of accretable yield based on these estimated cash flows and the purchase price. As appropriate, we update these estimated cash flows to compute a revised yield based on the current amortized cost of the investment. In estimating these cash flows, there are a number of assumptions that are subject to uncertainties and contingencies, including the rate and timing of principal payments (including prepayments, repurchases, defaults and liquidations), the pass-through or coupon rate, interest rate fluctuations, interest payment shortfalls and the timing and the magnitude of credit losses on the mortgage loans underlying the securities. These uncertainties and contingencies are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may impact our estimates and our securities income.

As discussed below in more detail, if we determine there has been a net other-than-temporary impairment of any of our CMBS and/or CRE-CDOs, we determine an amount of accretable yield based on our estimated cash flows that we subsequently amortize to income over the expected life of the investment using the effective interest method. We amortized approximately $1.2 million and $633,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, resulting in a reduction to securities income for our CMBS and CRE-CDOs associated with previously recorded other-than-temporary impairments. We did not record amortization that resulted in a reduction to other-than-temporarily impaired securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. See Note 4 for additional discussion of impairment of real estate securities.

Dividend income on preferred securities is recognized on the date the dividend is earned (referred to commonly as the “ex-dividend date”). Upon settlement of securities, the excess (or deficiency) of net proceeds over the net carrying value of such security or loan is recognized as a gain (or loss) in the period of settlement. All of our preferred securities investments are cumulative preferred securities. In the event that an issuer of one of our investments in preferred securities suspends the payment of the dividend, we do not recognize dividend income until payments are resumed and the related ex-dividend date is declared. In the event that payments are resumed for what was a previously suspended payment, we would anticipate repayments that would compensate us for payments that the issuer previously suspended due to the cumulative nature of our preferred securities investments.

Revenue Recognition — Debt Related Investments

Interest income on debt related investments is recognized over the life of the investment using the effective interest method and recognized on an accrual basis. Fees received in connection with loan commitments are deferred until the loan is funded and are then recognized over the term of the loan. Anticipated exit fees, where collection is expected, are also recognized over the term of the debt related investment.

Impairment

Impairment — Real Property

We review our investments in real property individually on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when such an evaluation is warranted, to determine their appropriate classification, as well as whether there are indicators of impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“SFAS No. 144”). The investments in real property are either classified as held for sale or held and used based on outlined criteria in SFAS No. 144.

As of June 30, 2009, all of our properties are classified as held and used. These held and used assets are reviewed for indicators of impairment which may include, among others, each tenant’s inability to make rent payments, operating losses or negative operating trends at the property level, notification by a tenant that it will not renew its lease, a decision to dispose of a property, including a change in estimated holding periods, or adverse changes in the fair value of any of our properties. If indicators of impairment exist on a held and used asset, we compare the future estimated undiscounted cash flows from the expected use of the property to its net book value to determine if impairment exists. If the sum of the future estimated undiscounted cash flows is greater than the current net book value, in accordance with SFAS No. 144, we conclude no impairment exists. If the sum of the future estimated undiscounted cash flows is less than its current net book value, we recognize an impairment loss for the difference between the net book value of the property and its estimated fair value. If a property is classified as held for sale, we recognize an impairment loss if the current net book value of the property exceeds its fair value less selling costs. If our assumptions, projections or estimates regarding a property change in the future, we may have to record an impairment charge to reduce or further reduce the net book value of the property. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had not recorded any impairment charges to our real properties.

 

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Impairment — Real Estate Securities

We evaluate our real estate securities for other-than-temporary impairment on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation. When management’s estimate of fair value of a real estate security is less than its amortized cost, we consider whether there is an other-than-temporary impairment in the value of the security. The evaluation of other-than-temporary impairment differs between our investments in (i) preferred equity securities and (ii) CMBS and CRE-CDO securities, as described further below.

Preferred Equity Securities Impairment

On October 14, 2008, the staff in the Office of the Chief Accountant of the Commission noted in a letter (the “SEC Letter”) to the FASB, that after consulting with the FASB, the staff would not object to the application of an impairment model for perpetual preferred securities similar to debt securities since SFAS No. 115 does not specifically address the impact of the debt-like characteristics on the assessment of other-than-temporary impairment. The assessment of other-than-temporary impairment differs significantly between equity securities and debt securities. For equity securities, other-than-temporary impairment is recognized unless it is expected that the value of the security will recover in the near term and the investor has the intent and ability to hold the securities until recovery. However, for debt securities, impairment is considered other-than-temporary only if the investor does not have the ability and intent to hold the security until recovery or it has been determined that there has been an adverse change, either in timing or amount, of the cash flows underlying the investment. Such an evaluation should be based on our ability and intent to hold the security to recovery and the underlying credit of the issuers. We adopted this impairment model for our investments in perpetual preferred securities during the year ended December 31, 2008. The SEC Letter noted that the views of the staff were an intermediate step in the process of addressing the impairment of perpetual preferred securities and asked the FASB to expeditiously address the issue. As of June 30, 2009, all of our preferred securities investments were perpetual preferred securities. In applying the impairment model for perpetual preferred securities, we apply a debt security impairment model for our preferred equity securities investments that are of investment grade quality credit. Preferred equity securities that are below investment grade quality are analyzed for other-than-temporary impairment under an equity security model. If, in our judgment, an other-than-temporary impairment exists, the cost basis of the security is written down to its fair value as of the respective balance sheet date, and the respective unrealized loss is reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss and recorded as a reduction to earnings.

We reviewed our preferred equity securities investments for indicators of other-than-temporary impairment. This review included analysis of (i) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been lower than carrying value, (ii) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuers, including consideration of any credit deterioration and (iii) our intent and ability to hold our investment for a reasonable period of time sufficient to allow for a forecasted recovery of fair value. Based on the results of this review, we did not record an other-than-temporary impairment charge for the three or six months ended June 30, 2009. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, we recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of approximately $7.5 million and $32.7 million, respectively, related to certain of our preferred equity securities.

CMBS and CRE-CDO Securities Impairment

On April 9, 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 115-2, which applies to the determination of other-than-temporary impairment for debt securities (i.e. our investments in CMBS and CRE-CDO securities). FSP FAS 115-2 states that an other-than-temporary impairment write-down of debt securities, where fair value is below amortized cost, is triggered in circumstances where (i) an entity has the intent to sell a security, (ii) it is more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, or (iii) the entity does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security. If an entity intends to sell a security or if it is more likely than not the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery, an other-than-temporary impairment write-down is recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value. If an entity does not intend to sell the security or it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery, the other-than-temporary impairment write-down is separated into an amount representing the credit loss, which is recognized in earnings, and the amount related to all other factors, which is recognized in other comprehensive income. Under previous accounting guidance in effect prior to April 1, 2009, we were required to have the intent and ability to hold an impaired security to recovery in order to conclude an impairment was temporary. In addition, we recognized the entire amount of difference between the amortized cost of our CMBS and CRE-CDO securities and their respective fair values in earnings.

We adopted the provisions of this FSP FAS No. 115-2 as of April 1, 2009. The result of the adoption was an increase to our April 1, 2009 balance of distributions in excess of earnings by approximately $4.0 million with a corresponding decrease to accumulated other comprehensive income. Furthermore, as a result of the adoption, for the three months ended June 30, 2009, approximately $1.5 million of other-than-temporary impairment determined to be a result of factors other than credit loss remained in other comprehensive income that would have otherwise reduced net income (loss) under the prior guidance.

 

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In our determination of whether we will recover the entire amortized cost basis of our debt securities, we applied the provision of EITF 99-20. EITF 99-20 requires us to determine if we believe that it is probable that there has been an adverse change in the estimated timing and/or amount of cash flows from our securities based on all relevant, available information, including information about past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. In estimating cash flows of our securities, which requires significant judgment, we specifically consider and analyze factors such as remaining payment terms, prepayments, financial condition and value of the underlying collateral, expected defaults, analyst reports and forecasts, credit ratings and other market data that are relevant to the collectability of the contractual cash flows from the security. Based on the results of our application of FSP FAS No. 115-2, we recorded other-than-temporary impairment charges related to our CMBS and CRE-CDO investments for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 of approximately $8.2 million of which approximately $1.5 million was determined to be noncredit related losses which resulted in a net other-than-temporary impairment of approximately $6.7 million. For both the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, we recorded a net other-than-temporary impairment charge of approximately $33.2 million related to certain of our CMBS and CRE-CDO investments.

Impairment — Debt Related Investments

We review our debt related investments on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when such an evaluation is warranted, to determine if impairment exists in accordance with SFAS No. 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan (“SFAS No. 114”). A debt related investment is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due, both principal and interest, according to the contractual terms of the agreement. When a loan is deemed impaired, the impairment is measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or, at the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. There were no impairment losses recognized for our debt related investments in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations during the three or six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“SFAS No. 133”), as amended and interpreted, establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities. As required by SFAS No. 133, we record all derivative instruments in the accompanying balance sheets at fair value. Accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative instrument depends on the intended use of the derivative instrument and the designation of the derivative instrument. Derivative instruments used to hedge exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitments attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered “fair value” hedges. Derivative instruments used to hedge exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, such as future interest payments, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered “cash flow” hedges. We do not have any fair value hedges.

For derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, the changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument that represents changes in expected future cash flows which are effectively hedged by the derivative instrument are initially reported as other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity until the derivative instrument is settled. Upon settlement, the effective portion of the hedge is recognized as other comprehensive income (loss) and amortized over the term of the designated cash flow or transaction the derivative instrument was intended to hedge. The change in value of any derivative instrument that is deemed to be ineffective is charged directly to earnings when the determination of ineffectiveness is made. We assess the effectiveness of each hedging relationship by comparing the changes in fair value or cash flows of the derivative instrument with the changes in fair value or cash flows of the designated hedged item or transaction. For purposes of determining hedge ineffectiveness, management estimates the timing and potential amount of future fixed-rate debt issuances each quarter in order to estimate the cash flows of the designated hedged item or transaction. Management considers the likelihood of the timing and amount of entering into such forecasted transactions when determining the expected future fixed-rate debt issuances. We do not use derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Additionally, we have an interest rate collar and an interest rate cap that are not designated as hedges pursuant to the requirements of SFAS No. 133. These derivatives are not speculative and are used to manage exposure to interest rate volatility. We classify cash paid to settle our forward starting swaps as financing activities in our consolidated statements of cash flows.

Noncontrolling Interests

Effective January 1, 2009, we adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment to ARB 51 (“SFAS No. 160”), which requires noncontrolling interests in a subsidiary, if certain criteria are met, to be reported as equity and the amount of consolidated net income specifically attributable to the noncontrolling interest to be included within consolidated net income. SFAS No. 160 also requires consistency in the manner of reporting changes in the parent’s ownership interest and requires fair value measurement of any noncontrolling equity investment retained in a deconsolidation. SFAS No. 160 requires the parent to attribute to noncontrolling interests their share of losses even if such attribution results in a deficit noncontrolling interest balance within the parent’s equity accounts, and in some instances, requires a parent to recognize a gain or loss in net income when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. As a result of our adoption of SFAS No. 160, we have recorded approximately $76.1 million and $74.8 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, as noncontrolling interests in the permanent equity section of the accompanying balance sheets, which was formerly referred to as “minority interests.”

 

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Reclassifications

Certain items in the consolidated financial statements corresponding to prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Concentration of Credit Risk and Other Risks and Uncertainties

All of our investments are subject to the various risks inherent in the current economic environment but certain of our investments, particularly our real estate securities investments, have been significantly impacted by the current economic environment. Our investments in securities rely heavily on an active and orderly credit market and therefore the value of these securities is highly sensitive to changes in credit market conditions as well as the overall economic environment. In the summer of 2007, the domestic credit market began to deteriorate led by increasing defaults on sub-prime residential mortgages and continued across all forms of mortgage lending including commercial real estate and the general credit market as a whole. These changes have significantly and adversely affected the value and the liquidity of our real estate securities. If the existing state of the economy continues or worsens, it will likely continue to adversely impact the value and liquidity of our securities and could continue to adversely impact the ability for these securities to generate current income. Continued market volatility and uncertainty may also cause certain market indicators of impairment to persist, leading to further potential other-than-temporary impairment charges and/or permanent losses in our real estate security investments.

We do not know with any level of certainty the full extent to which the current economic environment will continue to affect us. If we were forced to liquidate our securities portfolio into the current market, we would experience significant and permanent losses on these investments. However, based upon our available cash balances and other sources of capital, we believe that we currently have sufficient liquidity to hold our real estate securities on a long-term basis and we are not dependent upon selling these investments in order to fund our operations or any of our other near term commitments.

While the current credit quality of the underlying loans that comprise our CMBS and CRE-CDO investments reflect modest levels of deterioration, the more recent rise in actual delinquencies and continued forecasted rises in delinquencies causes us to remain cautious about the future prospects of these investments and we acknowledge that the effects to the underlying credit quality may be delayed relative to the current economic situation. Furthermore, while the credit quality may reflect only modest levels of deterioration, the change in value of the underlying loans may also negatively impact the performance of our investment in these securities. The impact to our Financial Statements resulting from the current and expected future condition of these investments is described in further detail in Note 4.

The lack of liquidity in the market has also made the valuation process pertaining to our CMBS and CRE-CDO investments difficult and subjective. Historically, our estimate of the value of these investments was primarily based on active issuances and the secondary trading market of such securities as compiled and reported by independent pricing agencies. The current market environment is absent new issuances and there has been very limited, if any, secondary trading of CMBS and CRE-CDOs that are similar to our investments. Our estimate of the fair value of our CMBS and CRE-CDO securities requires significant judgment by management and uses a combination of (i) observable market information, (ii) unobservable market assumptions and (iii) security-specific characteristics in determining the fair values of our CMBS and CRE-CDO investments. See Note 9 for additional details regarding our determination of the fair value of our CMBS and CRE-CDO investments. While we have used all available evidence to determine our best estimate of fair value, in accordance with SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS No. 157”), the amount that we could obtain if we were forced to liquidate these securities in the current market may be significantly different than our estimate of fair value.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) (“SFAS No. 167”), which will be effective for us on January 1, 2010. SFAS 167 is a revision to FIN No. 46(R) and changes how a reporting entity evaluates whether an entity is considered the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity and is therefore required to consolidate such variable interest entity. SFAS No. 167 will also require assessments at each reporting period of which party within the variable interest entity is considered the primary beneficiary and will require a number of new disclosures related to variable interest entities. We are currently evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 167 will have on our financial position and results of operations upon adoption.

On June 30, 2009, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (“SFAS No. 168”). The FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”) will become the source of authoritative GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. Once SFAS No. 168, becomes effective, the Codification will supersede all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other nongrandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification will become nonauthoritative. SFAS No. 168 will be effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. If an accounting change results from the application of SFAS No. 168, an entity must disclose the nature and reason for the change in accounting principle. We do not anticipate that our adoption of SFAS No. 168 will have a material impact on our financial statements.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS IN REAL PROPERTY

Our consolidated investments in real property consist of investments in office, industrial and retail properties. The following tables summarize our consolidated investments in real property as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 (amounts in thousands).

 

Real Property

   Land    Building and
Improvements
    Intangible
Lease Assets
    Gross
Investment
Amount
    Intangible
Lease
Liabilities
    Total
Investment
Amount
 

As of June 30, 2009:

             

Office

   $ 110,609    $ 293,909      $ 87,865      $ 492,383      $ (10,567   $ 481,816   

Industrial properties

     50,140      284,277        36,790        371,207        (8,950     362,257   

Retail properties

     220,313      418,654        75,862        714,829        (47,389     667,440   
                                               

Total gross book value

     381,062      996,840        200,517        1,578,419        (66,906     1,511,513   

Accumulated depreciation/amortization

     —        (53,196     (63,498     (116,694     9,515      $ (107,179
                                               

Total net book value

   $ 381,062    $ 943,644      $ 137,019      $ 1,461,725      $ (57,391   $ 1,404,334   
                                               

As of December 31, 2008:

             

Office

   $ 85,434    $ 271,880      $ 68,466      $ 425,780      $ (7,883   $ 417,897   

Industrial properties

     50,136      283,965        36,788        370,889        (8,952     361,937   

Retail properties

     200,534      385,530        66,376        652,440        (43,922     608,518   
                                               

Total gross book value

     336,104      941,375        171,630        1,449,109        (60,757     1,388,352   

Accumulated depreciation/amortization

     —        (38,787     (49,021     (87,808     6,788        (81,020
                                               

Total net book value

   $ 336,104    $ 902,588      $ 122,609      $ 1,361,301      $ (53,969   $ 1,307,332   
                                               

Acquisitions

During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we acquired two real properties located in the Washington, DC market with a combined gross investment amount of approximately $123.2 million.

Connecticut Avenue Office Center — On March 10, 2009, we acquired an office property (the “Connecticut Avenue Office Center”) from a third-party seller using proceeds from our public and private offerings and subsequent debt financing. The Connecticut Avenue Office Center has a total investment amount of approximately $63.6 million and consists of approximately 126,000 net rentable square feet that was approximately 98% occupied as of June 30, 2009. We incurred expenses of approximately $1.8 million related to the acquisition of the Connecticut Avenue Office Center which were expensed as incurred pursuant to SFAS No. 141(R). These expenses were comprised of estimated legal, closing and due diligence costs of approximately $1.2 million and an acquisition fee paid to our Advisor of approximately $636,000.

Greater DC Retail Center — On April 6, 2009, we acquired a retail property (the “Greater DC Retail Center”) from a third-party seller using proceeds from our public and private offerings and through the assumption of debt financing. We acquired the Greater DC Retail Center for a purchase price of $65.0 million. After making certain adjustments pursuant to SFAS No. 141(R), the Greater DC Retail Center has a total investment amount of approximately $59.6 million. The Greater DC Retail Center consists of approximately 233,000 net rentable square feet that was 100% occupied as of June 30, 2009. We incurred expenses of approximately $1.9 million related to the acquisition of the Greater DC Retail Center which were expensed as incurred pursuant to SFAS No. 141(R). These expenses were comprised of estimated legal, closing and due diligence costs of approximately $1.2 million and an acquisition fee paid to our Advisor of approximately $650,000.

Since we adopted the applicable accounting guidance pertaining to contingent consideration and as of June 30, 2009, we have estimated and recorded approximately $880,000 of contingent consideration included in other assets in our accompanying balance sheet related to our 2009 real estate acquisition activity. These contingencies generally provide us with limited compensation for potential capital expenditures, lost rent and certain other leasing-related expenses and incentives in the event that these expenditures are required. The total amount of contingent consideration that may be realized ranges from $0 to approximately $6.6 million.

4. INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE SECURITIES

As of June 30, 2009, our investment in real estate securities was comprised of investments in (i) preferred equity securities and (ii) CMBS and CRE-CDOs. As of June 30, 2009, the weighted average publicly available rating, as provided by Standard and Poor’s, of our CMBS and CRE-CDO securities were approximately BB+ and CCC+, respectively. Approximately 84% of our preferred equity securities, based on amount invested, do not have credit ratings. The following table describes our investments in real estate securities as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 (dollar amounts in thousands).

 

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     Preferred
Equity
    CRE-CDOs     CMBS     Total  

As of June 30, 2009:

        

Amount invested, net of principal repayments

   $ 102,725      $ 139,818      $ 4,019      $ 246,562   

Net other-than-temporary impairment

     (69,694     (126,159     (3,549     (199,402

Reclassification of retained earnings to other comprehensive income

     —          3,836        127        3,963   

Net accretion of discounts and premiums

     —          825        90        915   
                                

Amortized cost

     33,031        18,320        687        52,038   

Gross unrealized gains

     10,609        —          —          10,609   

Gross unrealized losses

     (921     (9,777     (410     (11,108
                                

Fair value

   $ 42,719      $ 8,543      $ 277      $ 51,539   
                                

As of December 31, 2008:

        

Amount invested, net of principal repayments

   $ 102,725      $ 139,821      $ 4,019      $ 246,565   

Other-than-temporary impairment

     (69,694     (119,481     (3,549     (192,724

Net accretion of discounts and premiums

     —          1,167        109        1,276   
                                

Amortized cost

     33,031        21,507        579        55,117   

Gross unrealized loss

     (1,439     (1,310     —          (2,749
                                

Fair value

   $ 31,592      $ 20,197      $ 579      $ 52,368   
                                

Unrealized Losses

As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the balance in other comprehensive income (loss) specific to our real estate securities reflected a loss of approximately $500,000 and $2.7 million, respectively.

As of June 30, 2009, certain of our securities had a fair value below their respective amortized cost. The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of our securities with unrealized losses, aggregated by type of security and length of time the individual securities have been in continuous unrealized loss positions (amounts in thousands).

 

     Less Than 12 Months    12 Months or Greater    Total

Type of Security

   Number of
Holdings
   Fair Value    Gross
Unrealized
Loss
   Number of
Holdings
   Fair Value    Gross
Unrealized
Loss
   Number of
Holdings
   Fair Value    Gross
Unrealized
Loss

As of June 30, 2009:

                          

Preferred Equity

   2    $ 1,325    $ 98    3    $ 3,989    $ 823    5    $ 5,314    $ 921

CMBS and CRE-CDOs

   14      7,919      9,949    2      901      238    16      8,820      10,187
                                                        

Total

   16    $ 9,244    $ 10,047    5    $ 4,890    $ 1,061    21    $ 14,134    $ 11,108
                                                        

As of December 31, 2008:

                          

Preferred Equity

   3    $ 3,658    $ 755    2    $ 1,139    $ 684    5    $ 4,797    $ 1,439

CMBS and CRE-CDOs

   2      1,935      1,310    —        —        —      2      1,935      1,310
                                                        

Total

   5    $ 5,593    $ 2,065    2    $ 1,139    $ 684    7    $ 6,732    $ 2,749
                                                        

Based upon our intent and ability to hold these real estate securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for a forecasted recovery of fair value, the continued performance of the issuer or the underlying collateral, and our assessment, based on all available evidence considered, that the underlying cash flows will continue to perform in the future, the gross unrealized loss of approximately $11.1 million is considered to be temporary as of June 30, 2009, and, as a result, no additional impairment losses related to the real estate securities in the above table have been recognized. See Note 2 for discussion of the impairment models applicable to our investments in real estate securities. As of June 30, 2009, we had a gross unrealized gain of approximately $10.6 million related to 19 of our preferred equity securities with a fair value of approximately $37.4 million.

The extreme volatility and disruption to global capital markets and the onset of a recession in the world’s major economies have exerted significant downward pressure on prices of equity securities and resulted in severely constrained credit and capital markets, particularly for financial institutions, and an overall loss of investor confidence. These developments have significantly impacted the fair value of our real estate securities. Continued volatility in the equity markets could continue to significantly impact the fair values of our preferred equity securities and result in further other-than-temporary impairment charges.

 

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Further deterioration of economic and credit market conditions would likely result in significant negative changes in factors such as financial conditions of the issuers, expected defaults, analyst reports and forecasts, credit ratings, the value of the underlying collateral and other market data that are relevant to the collectability of the contractual cash flows from our CMBS and CRE-CDO securities. Such deterioration would continue to adversely impact the fair value of our CMBS and CRE-CDO securities and potentially result in additional other-than-temporary impairment charges.

Other-than-Temporary Impairment

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded impairment charges totaling approximately $8.2 million of which approximately $1.5 million was determined to be noncredit related losses which resulted in a net other-than-temporary impairment of approximately $6.7 million of our real estate securities. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, we recorded charges totaling approximately $40.7 million and $65.9 million, respectively, related to other-than-temporary impairment of our real estate securities.

Pursuant to EITF No. 99-20, if we determine that the underlying cash flows of a security have been adversely affected, then we recognize an other-than-temporary impairment. For subsequent income recognition, the amount of accretable yield is recalculated using revised estimated cash flows. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded approximately $1.2 million and $633,000, respectively, as a reduction to securities income as a result of accretable yield associated with previously impaired CMBS and CRE-CDOs. No accretion or amortization was recorded for the same periods in 2008 as a result of other-than-temporary impairment charges and/or a change in estimated cash flows.

Credit Losses

Pursuant to the provisions of FSP No. 115-2, since we do not intend to sell any of our debt securities and it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell any of our debt securities before recovery, other-than-temporary impairment write-downs related to our debt securities are separated into an amount representing the credit loss, which is recognized in earnings, and the amount related to all other factors, which is recognized in other comprehensive income.

A credit loss represents the difference between the present value of expected future cash flows and the amortized cost basis of a debt security. As of March 31, 2009, we had recognized approximately $123.0 million in other-than-temporary impairment related to our investments in debt securities. On April 1, 2009, upon the adoption of FSP No. 115-2, for certain securities, we reclassified approximately $4.0 million in non-credit related other-than-temporary impairment from distributions in excess of earnings to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). During the three months ended June 30, 2009, we recognized other-than-temporary impairment of approximately $8.2 million, of which we determined that approximately $1.5 million was attributable to non-credit related factors and approximately $6.7 million was related to credit losses. The following table presents a rollforward of the credit loss component of the amortized cost of debt securities for the three months ended June 30, 2009 (amounts in thousands).

 

     CRE-CDOs     CMBS     Total  

Cumulative credit loss as of March 31, 2009

   $ 119,481      $ 3,549      $ 123,030   

Reclassification of credit losses to OCI as of April 1, 2009

     (3,836     (127     (3,963
                        

Cumulative credit loss as of April 1, 2009

     115,645        3,422        119,067   

Subsequent credit losses

     6,678        —          6,678   
                        

Cumulative credit loss as of June 30, 2009

   $ 122,323      $ 3,422      $ 125,745   
                        

Significant Inputs

For our investments in debt securities, we estimate future cash flows based on all relevant, available information, including information about past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. In estimating cash flows of our debt securities, which requires significant judgment, we specifically consider and analyze factors such as remaining payment terms, prepayments, financial condition and value of the underlying collateral, expected defaults, analyst reports and forecasts, credit ratings and other market data that are relevant to the collectability of the contractual cash flows from the security. The estimated cash flows of the security are then discounted at the interest rate used to recognize interest income on the security to determine the present value of the estimated cash flows.

 

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Contractual Maturities

Our preferred equity securities are perpetual in nature and; therefore, have no stated maturity, call or redemption dates. Our CMBS and CRE-CDO securities all have contractual maturities ranging from 2042 through 2052. Expected maturities differ from contractual maturities due to potential prepayment on CMBS and CRE-CDO securities and expectations of cash flow estimates.

Securities Income

The following table describes our income from real estate securities investments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. Issuers of three of our preferred equity securities indefinitely suspended their respective preferred dividends during the three months ended December 31, 2008, resulting in a decrease in securities income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 of approximately $643,000 and $1.3 million, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2008. (Dollar amounts in the below table are in thousands.)

 

     Number of
Holdings
   For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
   For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
   Weighted Average
Yield as of June 30,
2009 (1)
 

Security Type

      2009    2008    2009    2008   

Preferred Equity

   24    $ 1,400    $ 1,892    $ 2,814    $ 3,941    5.5

CRE-CDO (2)

   15      16      2,080      2,230      4,541    3.6

CMBS (2)

   2      13      68      86      140    5.0
                                       

Total

   41    $ 1,429    $ 4,040    $ 5,130    $ 8,622    4.7
                                       

 

(1) Weighted average yield is calculated on an unlevered basis using the amount invested, current interest rates and accretion of premiums and discounts realized upon the initial investment for each security type. For purposes of this table, yields for LIBOR-based, floating-rate investments have been calculated using the one-month LIBOR rate as of June 30, 2009. We have assumed a yield of zero on our preferred equity securities investments for which the preferred dividend payment has been indefinitely suspended and for our CDO investments for which we no longer record income.
(2) Incremental amortization associated with other-than-temporary impairment related to our CRE-CDO and CMBS securities totaled approximately $1.2 million and $633,000, respectively for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. This amortization is not included in the calculation of yield as described above in footnote (1). There was no incremental amortization due to other-than-temporary impairment during the same periods in 2008.

5. DEBT RELATED INVESTMENTS

As of June 30, 2009, we had approximately $106.4 million in debt related investments including an investment of approximately $17.4 million in an unconsolidated joint venture. The following table describes our debt related investments as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 (dollar amounts in thousands).

 

     Number of Investments as of    Net Investment (1) as of    Weighted Average

Investment Type

   June 30,
2009
   December 31,
2008
   June 30,
2009
   December 31,
2008
   Maturity in
Years (2)

B-notes

   4    4    $ 51,931    $ 51,930    2.7

Mezzanine debt

   2    2      37,092      36,919    5.4
                            

Subtotal

   6    6      89,023      88,849    3.8
                            

Unconsolidated joint venture (3)

   1    1      17,380      17,532    0.9
                            

Total

   7    7    $ 106,403    $ 106,381    3.3
                            

 

(1) Amount presented is net of accumulated accretion and amortization of discounts and premiums.
(2) As of June 30, 2009 and weighted by relative investment amounts.
(3) One of our debt related investments is accounted for as an unconsolidated joint venture using the equity method per guidance established under Accounting Principals Bulleting Opinion No. 18, The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock. We include this debt related investment in our debt related investments operating segment as the terms of our investment are similar to our other debt related investments.

As of June 30, 2009, there were no delinquent debt service payments owed to us related to our debt related investments. The following table describes our debt related income, including equity in earnings of an unconsolidated joint venture, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 (dollar amounts in thousands).

 

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     For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
   For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
   Weighted Average
Yield as of June 30,

2009 (1)
 

Investment Type

   2009    2008    2009    2008   

Mortgage loan (2)

   $ —      $ 790    $ —      $ 1,435    N/A   

B-notes

     804      953      1,561      2,012    5.8

Mezzanine debt

     907      849      1,811      1,539    10.0
                                  

Subtotal

     1,711      2,592      3,372      4,986    7.5
                                  

Unconsolidated joint venture

     551      —        1,096      —      13.0
                                  

Total

   $ 2,262    $ 2,592    $ 4,468    $ 4,986    8.4
                                  

 

(1) Weighted average yield is calculated on an unlevered basis using the net investment amount, current interest rates and accretion of premiums or discounts realized upon the initial investment for each investment type as of June 30, 2009. Yields for LIBOR-based, floating-rate investments have been calculated using the one-month LIBOR rate as of June 30, 2009 for purposes of this table.
(2) During 2008, our only mortgage loan investment was repaid in full.

6. DEBT OBLIGATIONS

We use and intend to continue to use debt as a means of financing a portion of our investments. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had outstanding debt obligations of approximately $822.9 million and $734.9 million, respectively. These borrowings were comprised of mortgage notes as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 of approximately $807.4 million and $719.0 million, respectively, and other secured borrowings of approximately $15.6 million and $15.9 million, respectively.

Mortgage Notes

The following table describes our mortgage notes related to our operating properties in more detail as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 (dollar amounts in thousands).

 

     Weighted Average Stated
Interest Rate as of
    Outstanding Balance as of (1)    Gross Investment Amount of
Properties Securing Mortgage
Notes as of
     June 30,
2009
    December 31,
2008
    June 30,
2009
   December 31,
2008
   June 30,
2009
   December 31,
2008

Fixed rate mortgages

   6.0   6.0   $ 745,729    $ 661,031    $ 1,237,944    $ 1,131,051

Floating rate mortgages (2)

   2.1   2.2     61,647      58,036      85,437      85,665
                                       

Total / weighted average

   5.7   5.7   $ 807,376    $ 719,067    $ 1,323,381    $ 1,216,716
                                       

 

(1) Amounts presented are net of unamortized discounts to the face value of our outstanding fixed-rate mortgages of $4.6 million and $221,000, as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.
(2) As of both June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, floating-rate mortgage notes were subject to interest rates at spreads between 1.40% and 3.50% over one-month LIBOR.

As of June 30, 2009, of the 36 mortgage notes outstanding, 17 were interest only and 19 were fully amortizing with outstanding balances of approximately $504.1 million and $303.3 million, respectively. Mortgage notes outstanding as of June 30, 2009 had maturity dates ranging from January 2010 through September 2036. None of our mortgage notes are recourse to us. Five of our mortgage notes with an aggregate outstanding principal balance as of June 30, 2009 of approximately $68.7 million, have initial maturities before December 31, 2011. One of these notes, with an outstanding principal balance as of June 30, 2009 of $45.5 million has an extension option beyond December 31, 2011. This extension option is subject to certain lender covenants and restrictions that we must meet to extend this maturity date. We currently have not finally determined whether we will apply for this extension and we cannot assert with any degree of certainty that we will qualify for this extension upon the initial maturity date of this mortgage note.

 

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Borrowing Activity

During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we issued and assumed approximately $90.8 million in mortgage debt financing that was comprised of three mortgage notes secured by seven real properties. These notes are all amortizing, bearing interest at a weighted average stated rate of approximately 6.14%, and mature between July 2014 and April 2016.

7. HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

We maintain risk management control systems to monitor interest rate cash flow risk attributable to both our outstanding and forecasted debt obligations as well as our potential offsetting hedge positions. We generally seek to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows by selectively utilizing derivative instruments to hedge exposures to changes in interest rates on loans secured by our assets. While this hedging strategy is designed to minimize the impact on our net income (loss) and cash provided by operating activities from changes in interest rates, the overall returns on our investments may be reduced. Our board of directors has established policies and procedures regarding our use of derivative instruments for hedging or other purposes to achieve these risk management objectives.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

Our objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage our exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, we primarily use interest rate swaps, caps and collars as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for us making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Interest rate caps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty if interest rates rise above the strike rate on the contract in exchange for an up front premium. Interest rate collars designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts if interest rates rise above the cap strike rate on the contract and payments of variable-rate amounts if interest rates fall below the floor strike rate on the contract.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we used such derivatives to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing variable-rate debt or forecasted issuances of debt. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. For both the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded a loss of approximately $167,000 due to hedge ineffectiveness in earnings attributable to the delay in issuance of debt for derivatives used to hedge forecasted issuances of debt.

Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as we make interest payments on our related debt. During the next twelve months, we estimate that an additional amount of approximately $2.7 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we used such derivatives to hedge variable cash flows associated with existing variable-rate debt or forecasted issuances of debt.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 an additional $8.6 million of losses were reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings due to our determination that it was no longer probable that previously forecasted issuances of fixed-rate debt associated with certain of our forward starting swaps would be issued within the timeframe specified in the corresponding hedge designation memorandum. This was partially offset by a net gain of approximately $565,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 due to a change in forecasted dates of debt issuances.

Our hedging exposure to the variability in future cash flows for probable debt issuances expired in July 2009 when we terminated our last LIBOR-based forward starting swap.

Designated Hedges

As of June 30, 2009, we had one outstanding interest rate derivative that was designated as a cash flow hedge of interest rate risk with a notional amount of $46.5 million. This hedge will terminate in June 2010.

Non-designated Hedges

Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and are used by us to manage our exposure to interest rate movements and other identified risks but do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements of SFAS No. 133. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated in hedging relationships are recorded directly in earnings and resulted in a loss of approximately $23,000 and a gain of approximately $978,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively. As of June 30, 2009, we had the following outstanding derivatives that were not designated as hedges in qualifying hedging relationships (amounts in thousands).

 

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Product

   Number of
Investments
   Notional

Interest rate cap

   1    $ 159,587

Interest rate swap

   1      50,000

Interest rate collar

   1      9,700
           

Total

   3    $ 219,287
           

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments

We determine the fair value of our derivative instruments in accordance with SFAS No. 157. See Note 9 for further details. The table below presents the fair value of our derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on our accompanying balance sheet as of June 30, 2009 (amounts in thousands).

 

    As of June 30, 2009
    Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives
    Balance Sheet
Location
  Fair Value   Balance Sheet
Location
  Fair Value

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under SFAS No. 133

       

Interest rate contracts

  Other assets   $ 6   Derivative instruments   $ —  
               

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments under SFAS No. 133

      6       —  

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under SFAS No. 133

       

Interest rate contracts

  Other assets     —     Derivative instruments     8,333
               

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under SFAS No. 133

      —         8,333

Total derivatives

    $ 6     $ 8,333
               

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations

The table below presents the effect of our derivative financial instruments on our accompanying statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 (amounts in thousands).

 

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    For the Three Months
June 30, 2009
  For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2009

Derivatives Destingated as Hedging Instruments

   

Derivative type

    Interest rate contracts     Interest rate contracts

Amount of gain or (loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion)

  $ 3,525   $ 4,965

Location of gain or (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income (effective portion)

    Interest expense     Interest expense

Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income (effective portion)

  $ (665)   $ (980)

Location of gain or (loss) recognized in income (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)

    Gain (loss) on derivatives     Gain (loss) on derivatives

Amount of gain or (loss) recognized in income due to missed forecast (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)

  $ (8,578)   $ (8,991)
Derivatives Not Destingated as Hedging Instruments    

Derivative type

    Interest rate contracts     Interest rate contracts

Location of gain or (loss) recognized in income

    Gain (loss) on derivatives     Gain (loss) on derivatives

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income

  $ (23)   $ (978)

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features

Credit risk is the failure of a counterparty to perform under the terms of an agreement. We could potentially have exposure to credit risk with a counterparty to our remaining hedging contracts. If the fair value of a derivative contract were positive, the counterparty would owe us, which would create a potential credit risk for us in connection with collection of the amount owed. We seek to minimize the credit risk within our investments and with our derivative instruments by entering into transactions with what we deem to be high-quality counterparties. However, we cannot mitigate all of our credit risk exposure and therefore our operating results may be adversely impacted by the failure of a counterparty to perform under the terms of an agreement.

We have agreements with each of our derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if we default on any of our indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then we could also be declared in default on our derivative obligations. We also have agreements with certain of our derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if we fail to maintain a minimum net worth of $150 million then we could be declared in default on our derivative obligations. In addition, we have agreements with certain of our derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if we fail to maintain a minimum leverage ratio of 300 percent of net assets, then we could be declared in default on our derivative obligations.

As of June 30, 2009, the fair value of derivatives in a net liability position, including accrued interest but excluding any adjustment for nonperformance risk, was approximately $9.3 million. As of June 30, 2009, we had not posted any collateral related to these agreements. If we had breached any of these provisions as of June 30, 2009, we could have been required to settle our obligations under the agreements at their termination value of approximately $9.3 million.

8. THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP’S PRIVATE PLACEMENTS

Our Operating Partnership, through the TRS, is currently offering undivided tenancy-in-common interests in real property and beneficial interests in Delaware Statutory Trusts that own real property (hereinafter referred to collectively as “fractional interests”) to accredited investors in private placements. We anticipate that these fractional interests may serve as replacement properties for investors seeking to complete like-kind exchange transactions under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The properties owned through such fractional interests sold to accredited investors are 100% leased by our Operating Partnership. Additionally, our Operating Partnership has a purchase option giving it the right, but not the obligation, to acquire the fractional interests from the investors at a later point in time in exchange for partnership units in the Operating Partnership representing OP Units. After a period of one year, holders of OP Units have the right to redeem their OP Units. We have the option, in our sole discretion, of redeeming the OP Units with cash, shares of our common stock or with a combination of cash and shares of our common stock.

 

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The proceeds from the sale of these fractional interests are accounted for as financing obligations in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets pursuant to SFAS No. 98, Accounting for Leases (“SFAS No. 98”). As previously discussed, our Operating Partnership has 100% leased the properties sold to investors, and in accordance with SFAS No. 98, rental payments made pursuant to such leases to investors are accounted for generally as interest expense using the interest method whereby a portion is accounted for as interest expense and a portion is accounted for as an accretion or amortization of the outstanding principal balance of the financing obligations.

During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we raised approximately $5.4 million from the sale of fractional interests in one property. Furthermore, during the six months ended June 30, 2009, we exercised our option to acquire, at fair value, approximately $7.9 million of previously sold fractional interests in one property for a combination of (i) approximately 747,000 OP Units issued at a price of $10.00 per OP Unit, representing approximately $7.5 million of the aggregate purchase and (ii) approximately $412,000 in cash. The result of this activity was a net decrease in our financing obligations of approximately $2.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we incurred rent obligations of approximately $1.6 million and $3.1 million, respectively, under our lease agreements with the investors who have participated in our private placements. During the same period in 2008, we incurred rent obligations of approximately $1.5 million and $2.9 million, respectively, under our lease agreements with the investors who have participated in our private placements. The various lease agreements in place as of June 30, 2009 contained expiration dates ranging from June 2019 to January 2037.

We pay certain up-front fees and reimburse certain related expenses to our Advisor, the Dealer Manager and Dividend Capital Exchange Facilitators LLC (the “Facilitator”) for raising capital through these private placements. Our Advisor is obligated to pay all of the offering and marketing related costs associated with these private placements. However, we are obligated to pay our Advisor a non-accountable expense allowance equal to 1.5% of the gross equity proceeds raised through these private placements. In addition, we are obligated to pay the Dealer Manager a dealer manager fee of up to 1.5% of gross equity proceeds raised and a commission of up to 5.0% of gross equity proceeds raised through these private placements. The Dealer Manager may re-allow such commissions and a portion of such dealer manager fee to participating broker dealers participating in the respective private placements. In addition, we are obligated to pay a transaction facilitation fee to the Facilitator, an affiliate of our Advisor, of up to 2.0% of gross equity proceeds raised through these private placements.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we incurred upfront costs of approximately $272,000 and $547,000, respectively, payable to our Advisor and other affiliates for services provided related to effecting these transactions, which are accounted for as deferred loan costs. During the same period in 2008, we incurred upfront costs of approximately $752,000 and $3.2 million, respectively, payable to our Advisor and other affiliates for services provided related to effecting these transactions, which are accounted for as deferred loan costs. Such deferred loan costs are included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and amortized to interest expense over the life of the financing obligation. If we elect to exercise our purchase option as described above and issue OP Units, the unamortized up-front fees and expense reimbursements paid to affiliates will be recorded against noncontrolling interests as a reduction of the amount received for issuing the OP Units. We did not issue OP Units during the three months ended June 30, 2009. During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded approximately $664,000 of unamortized deferred loan cost against noncontrolling interest as a reduction in the amount received for issuing the OP Units. During the same periods in 2008, we recorded approximately $2.8 million and $5.1 million, respectively, of unamortized deferred loan cost against noncontrolling interest as a reduction in the amount received for issuing the OP Units. If our Operating Partnership does not elect to exercise any such purchase option, we will continue to account for these transactions as a financing obligation because we will continue to sublease 100% of the properties and will therefore not meet the definition of “active use” set forth in SFAS No. 98 in order to recognize the sale of such fractional interests.

9. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to reported balances that are required or permitted to be measured at fair value under existing accounting pronouncements; accordingly, the standard does not require any new fair value measurements of reported balances.

SFAS No. 157 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. Therefore, a fair value measurement should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, SFAS No. 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy).

 

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

The table below presents certain of our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall as defined above (amounts in thousands).

 

     Level 1    Level 2     Level 3    Total  

As of June 30, 2009:

          

Assets

          

Preferred equity

   $ 42,719    $ —        $ —      $ 42,719   

CMBS and CRE-CDOs

     —        —          8,820      8,820   
                              

Investment in real estate securities

     42,719      —          8,820      51,539   

Liabilities

          

Derivative instruments

     —        (8,333     —        (8,333
                              

Total

   $ 42,719    $ (8,333   $ 8,820    $ 43,206   
                              

As of December 31, 2008:

          

Assets

          

Preferred equity

   $ 31,592    $ —        $ —      $ 31,592   

CMBS and CRE-CDOs

     —        —          20,776      20,776   
                              

Investment in real estate securities

     31,592      —          20,776      52,368   

Liabilities

          

Derivative instruments

     —        (27,213     —        (27,213
                              

Total

   $ 31,592    $ (27,213   $ 20,776    $ 25,155   
                              

The table below presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of certain of our assets and liabilities having fair value measurements based on significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) between December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2009 (amounts in thousands).

 

     CMBS and
CRE-CDOs
 

Beginning balance as of December 31, 2008

   $ 20,776   

Included in net income (loss) (1)

     (3,075

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

     (8,878

Purchases, issuances and settlements

     (3
        

Total change in fair value

   $ (11,956

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     —     
        

Ending balance as of June 30, 2009

   $ 8,820   
        

 

(1) Amount presented is net of the cumulative effect adjustment of approximately $4.0 million that resulted from our adoption of FSP No. 115-2 and also includes net amortization of approximately $360,000.

Fair Value Estimates of Investments in Real Estate Securities

As of June 30, 2009, our real estate securities were valued in two categories, comprised of (i) preferred equity securities and (ii) CMBS and CRE-CDOs. Our pricing procedures for each of the two categories are applied to each specific investment within their respective categories.

Preferred Equity Securities—The valuation of our investments in preferred equity securities is determined using exchange listed prices in an active market. As such, preferred equity securities fall within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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CMBS and CRE-CDOs—We estimate the fair value of our CMBS and CRE-CDO securities using a combination of observable market information and unobservable market assumptions. Observable market information considered in these fair market valuations include benchmark interest rates, interest rate curves, credit market indexes and swap curves. Unobservable market assumptions considered in the determination of the fair market valuations of our CMBS and CRE-CDO investments include market assumptions related to discount rates, default rates, prepayment rates, reviews of trustee or investor reports and non-binding broker quotes and pricing services in what is currently an inactive market. Additionally, we consider security-specific characteristics in determining the fair values of our CMBS and CRE-CDO investments, which include consideration of credit enhancements, the underlying collateral’s average default rates, the average delinquency rate and loan-to-value and several other characteristics. As a result, both Level 2 and Level 3 inputs are used in arriving at the valuation of our investments in CMBS and CRE-CDOs. We consider the Level 3 inputs considered in determining the fair value of its investments in CMBS and CRE-CDO securities to be significant. As such, all investments in CMBS and CRE-CDO securities fall under the Level 3 category of the fair value hierarchy.

Fair Value Estimates of Derivative Instruments

Currently, we use forward starting swaps, zero cost collars and interest rate caps to manage interest rate risk. The values of these instruments are determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis of the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities. The valuation methodologies are segregated into two categories of derivatives: (i) forward starting swaps and (ii) zero cost collars/interest rate caps.

Forward Starting Swaps—Forward starting swaps are considered and measured at fair value as interest rate swaps. The fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments and the discounted expected variable cash receipts. The variable cash receipts are based on an expectation of future interest rates (i.e. forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves.

Zero Cost Collars/Interest Rate Caps (Interest Rate Options)—Zero cost collars and interest rate caps are considered and measured at fair value as interest rate options. The fair values of interest rate options are determined using the market standard methodology of discounting the future expected cash receipts that would occur if variable interest rates fell below or rose above the strike rate of the caps or outside of the applicable collar rates. The variable interest rates used in the calculation of projected receipts on the cap or collar rates are based on an expectation of future interest rates derived from observable market interest rate curves and volatilities.

To comply with the provisions of SFAS No. 157, we incorporate credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both our own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of our derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, we have considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts and guarantees.

The majority of the inputs used to value our derivative instruments fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. However, the credit valuation adjustments associated with our derivative instruments utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads, to evaluate the likelihood of potential default by us and our counterparties. As of June 30, 2009, we had assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments and had determined that it was not significant to the overall valuation of our derivative instruments. As a result, we have determined that all of our derivative valuations are appropriately classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

10. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

We are required to disclose the fair value of our financial instruments for which it is practical to estimate that value under SFAS No. 107, Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (“SFAS No 107”). SFAS No. 107 defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount at which such financial instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced sale or liquidation. For certain of our financial instruments, fair values are not readily available since there are no active trading markets as characterized by current exchanges between willing parties. Accordingly, we derive or estimate fair value using various valuation techniques, such as computing the present value of estimated future cash flows using discount rates commensurate with the risks involved. However, the determination of estimated cash flows may be subjective and imprecise and changes in assumptions or estimation methodologies can have a material effect on these estimated fair values. In that regard, the fair value estimates may not be substantiated by comparison to independent markets, and in many cases, may not be realized in immediate settlement of the instrument. See Note 9 for further discussion of our determination of fair values in inactive markets and the corresponding application of the SFAS No. 157 hierarchy.

The fair values estimated below are indicative of the interest rate and other assumptions as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, and may not take into consideration the effects of subsequent interest rate or other assumption fluctuations, or changes in the values of underlying collateral. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. In addition, we determined that the fair value of our other secured borrowings approximates its carrying value as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.

 

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The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our other financial instruments as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were as follows (amounts in thousands).

 

     As of June 30, 2009    As of December 31, 2008
     Carrying
Amount
   Estimated
Fair Value
   Carrying
Amount
   Estimated
Fair Value

Assets:

           

Investments in real estate securities

   $ 51,539    $ 51,539    $ 52,368    $ 52,368

Fixed-rate debt related investments, net

     55,076      50,963      54,898      52,086

Floating-rate debt related investments, net

     33,947      32,326      33,951      33,231

Liabilities:

           

Fixed-rate mortgage notes

   $ 750,333    $ 656,402    $ 660,982    $ 617,509

Floating-rate mortgage notes

     61,647      59,196      58,037      56,381

Derivative liabilities

     8,333      8,333      27,213      27,213

See Note 9 for details regarding methodologies and key assumptions applied to determining the fair value of our investments in real estate securities and derivative liabilities. The methodologies used and key assumptions made to estimate fair values of the other financial instruments described in the above table are as follows:

Debt Related Investments—The fair value of our debt investments as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis that utilized estimates of scheduled cash flows and discount rates estimated to approximate those that a willing buyer and seller might use.

Mortgage Notes—The fair value of our fixed-rate and floating-rate mortgage notes as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis, based on our estimate of market interest rates. Credit spreads relating to the underlying instruments are based on unobservable Level 3 inputs, as defined by SFAS No. 157, which we have determined to be our best estimate of current market spreads of similar instruments.

11. NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Our noncontrolling interests consist of three components: (i) joint venture partnership interests held by our partners, (ii) OP Units held by third parties and (iii) Special Units held by the parent of our Advisor. The following table summarizes noncontrolling interest balances as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 in terms of cumulative contributions, distributions and cumulative allocations of net income (loss) (amounts in thousands).

 

     As of June 30,
2009
    As of December 31,
2008
 
OP Units:     

Contributions

   $ 65,168      $ 59,394   

Distributions

     (4,807     (2,660

Share of net loss

     (7,060     (6,276

Share of comprehensive loss

     2,284        1,611   
                

Subtotal

     55,586        52,069   
Joint Venture Partner Interests:     

Contributions

     35,303        35,274   

Distributions

     (12,560     (10,543

Share of net loss

     (2,269     (2,004
                

Subtotal

     20,474        22,727   
Special Units:     

Contributions

     1        1   

Distributions

     —          —     

Share of net loss

     —          —     
                

Subtotal

     1        1   
                

Total

   $ 76,060      $ 74,797   
                

 

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OP Units

EITF Topic D-98, Classification and Measurement of Redeemable Securities (“EITF Topic D-98”), requires securities that are redeemable for cash or other assets at the option of the holder, not solely within the control of the issuer, to be classified as redeemable noncontrolling interests outside of permanent equity in our accompanying balance sheets. We have evaluated our ability to deliver shares of common stock to satisfy redemption requests from holders of our OP Units pursuant to EITF Issue No. 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock, and we have concluded that we have the right to satisfy the redemption requirements of holders of our OP Units by delivering unregistered shares of our common stock. Therefore, the guidance in EITF Topic D-98 does not apply to our OP Units. Each outstanding OP Unit is exchangeable for one share of our common stock, and the OP Unit holder cannot require redemption in cash or other assets. As a result we classify our OP Units held by third parties as noncontrolling interests.

As of both June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we owned approximately 96.1% of our Operating Partnership, and the remaining interests in our Operating Partnership were owned by third-party investors and our Advisor. After a period of one year, holders of OP Units may request the Operating Partnership to redeem their OP Units. We have the option of redeeming the OP Units with cash, shares of our common stock or with a combination of cash and shares of our common stock. In May 2005, our Operating Partnership issued 20,000 OP Units to our Advisor for gross proceeds of $200,000, which represented less than a 0.1% ownership interest in our Operating Partnership as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008. In addition, as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had issued approximately 7.1 million, net of redemptions, and 6.5 million OP Units, respectively, to third-party investors in connection with our Operating Partnership’s private placements and such units had a maximum approximate redemption value as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, of approximately $72.3 million and $64.8 million, respectively, based on the price of our common stock. During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we redeemed approximately 110,000 OP Units by paying cash of approximately $1.0 million. There were no redemptions of OP Units during the three months ended June 30, 2009. The following table summarizes contributions, distributions, share of net loss and share of comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 (amounts in thousands).

 

     For the Three
Months Ended,
June 30, 2009
    For the Six
Months
June 30, 2009
 

OP Units:

    

Contributions

   $ (11   $ 5,774   

Distributions

     (1,099     (2,147

Share of net loss

     (769     (784

Share of comprehensive loss

     1,261        673   
                

Total

   $ (618   $ 3,516   
                

Joint Venture Partner Interests

Certain of our joint ventures are consolidated by us in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Our joint venture partners’ interests in our consolidated partnerships are not redeemable. As a result, we classify our joint venture partners’ interests as noncontrolling interests. We present contributions, distributions and equity in earnings of the respective joint venture partners as noncontrolling interests. The following table summarizes the joint venture partner contributions, distributions and share of net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 (amounts in thousands).

     For the Three
Months Ended,
June 30, 2009
    For the Six
Months
June 30, 2009
 
Joint Venture Partner Interests:     

Contributions

   $ 29      $ 29   

Distributions

     (1,775     (2,017

Share of net loss

     (77     (265
                

Total

   $ (1,823   $ (2,253
                

Special Units

On May 4, 2005, the Operating Partnership issued 100 Special Units to the parent of the Advisor for consideration of $1,000. The holder of the Special Units does not participate in the profits and losses of the Operating Partnership. Amounts distributable to the holder of the Special Units will depend on operations and the amount of net sales proceeds received from real property and real estate securities dispositions or upon other events. In general, after holders of OP Units, in aggregate, have received cumulative distributions equal to their capital contributions plus a 6.5% cumulative, non-compounded annual pre-tax return on their net

 

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contributions, the holder of the Special Units and the holders of OP Units will receive 15% and 85%, respectively, of the net sales proceeds received by the Operating Partnership upon the disposition of the Operating Partnership’s assets. In addition, the Special Units will be redeemed by the Operating Partnership, resulting in a one-time payment, in the form of a promissory note, to the holder of the Special Units, upon the earliest to occur of the following events:

 

  (1) The listing of our common stock on a national securities exchange or the receipt by our stockholders of securities that are listed on a national securities exchange in exchange for our common stock; or

 

  (2) The termination or non-renewal of the Advisory Agreement, (i) by the Advisor for “cause,” as defined in the Advisory Agreement, (ii) in connection with a merger, sale of assets or transaction involving us pursuant to which a majority of our directors then in office are replaced or removed, (iii) by the Advisor for “good reason,” as defined in the Advisory Agreement, or (iv) by us or the Operating Partnership other than for “cause.”

We have evaluated Special Units held by the Advisor per the guidance set forth in EITF Topic D-98 and determined that Special Units are not redeemable at a fixed or determinable amount on a fixed or determinable date, at the option of the holder, or upon events that are not solely within our control. As a result, we classify our Special Units as noncontrolling interests.

There was no activity related to Special Unit holders during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.

12. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock

On May 27, 2005, we filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the Commission in connection with an initial public offering of our common stock, which was declared effective on January 27, 2006. Pursuant to the registration statement, we offered up to $2.0 billion in shares of our common stock, 75% of which were offered to the public at a price of $10.00 per share, and 25% of which were offered pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan at a price of $9.50 per share. On June 11, 2007, we filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the Commission for a follow-on public offering of our common stock, which was initially declared effective on January 22, 2008. Pursuant to the registration statement, we are currently offering up to $2.0 billion in shares of our common stock, 75% of which are being offered to the public at a price of $10.00 per share, and 25% of which are being offered pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan at a price of $9.50 per share. The following table summarizes shares sold, gross proceeds received and the commissions and fees paid by offering as of June 30, 2009 (amounts in thousands).

 

     Shares     Gross Proceeds     Commissions
and Fees
    Net
Proceeds
 

Shares sold in the initial offering

   114,741      $ 1,136,968      $ (104,295   $ 1,032,673   

Shares sold in the follow-on offering

   57,454        564,724        (46,971     517,753   

Shares sold pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan in the initial offering

   3,455        32,824        (309     32,515   

Shares sold pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan in the follow-on offering

   6,444        61,222        —          61,222   

Shares repurchased pursuant to our share redemption program

   (8,452     (78,427     —          (78,427
                              

Total

   173,642      $ 1,717,311      $ (151,575   $ 1,565,736   
                              

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, approximately 8.6 million and 16.8 million shares of our common stock were issued in connection with our public offerings, respectively, for net proceeds of approximately $77.7 million and $153.1 million, respectively. For the same periods in 2008, approximately 13.7 million and 26.7 million shares of our common stock were issued in connection with our public offerings, respectively, for net proceeds of approximately $124.3 million and $241.0 million, respectively. The net proceeds from the sale of these shares were transferred to our Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units on a one-for-one basis.

Termination of Primary Offering

On August 3, 2009, we decided to terminate the primary portion of our public offering effective after September 30, 2009. We will not accept any subscriptions after September 30, 2009, however, we will continue to offer shares of common stock through our distribution reinvestment plan.

 

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Redemptions

After having held shares of our common stock for a minimum of one year, our share redemption program may provide investors with a limited opportunity to redeem shares of our common stock, subject to certain restrictions and limitations, at a price equal to or at a discount from the purchase price paid for the shares being redeemed. The discount will vary based upon the length of time that the investors have held the shares of our common stock subject to redemption, as described in the following table.

 

Share Purchase Anniversary

   Redemption Price
as a Percentage
of Purchase Price
 

Less than 1 year

   No Redemption Allowed   

1 year

   92.5

2 years

   95.0

3 years

   97.5

4 years and longer

   100.0

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we redeemed approximately 1.4 million and 2.2 million shares of our common stock, respectively, pursuant to our share redemption program for approximately $12.8 million and $20.9 million, respectively. During the same periods in 2008, we redeemed approximately 717,000 and 1.2 million shares of our common stock, respectively, pursuant to our share redemption program for approximately $6.6 million and $10.9 million, respectively. We presently intend to limit the number of shares to be redeemed during any consecutive twelve month period to no more than five percent of the number of shares of common stock outstanding at the beginning of such twelve month period (the “Redemption Cap”). During the second quarter of 2009, we had received requests to redeem approximately 5.7 million shares of common stock, which exceeded our second quarter 2009 Redemption Cap of approximately 1.3 million shares of common stock by approximately 4.4 million shares. Based on application of the Redemption Cap, we redeemed, on a pro rata basis, approximately 22.8% of the shares each shareholder requested to be redeemed for the second quarter of 2009.

Distributions

We accrue and pay distributions on a quarterly basis. Our board of directors declares and authorizes the following quarter’s distribution during the preceding quarter. We calculate individual payments of distributions to each stockholder or OP Unit holder based upon daily record dates during each quarter, so that investors are eligible to earn distributions immediately upon purchasing shares of our common stock or upon purchasing OP Units.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we declared distributions to our common stockholders of approximately $25.6 million and $50.0 million, respectively. Of these amounts, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, approximately $12.2 million and $23.4 million, respectively, was paid in cash and approximately $13.4 million and $26.6 million, respectively, was reinvested in shares of our common stock pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, we declared distributions to our common stockholders of approximately $20.1 million and $38.2 million, respectively. Of these amounts, approximately $8.4 million and $15.8 million, respectively, was paid in cash and approximately $11.7 million and $22.4 million, respectively, was reinvested in shares of our common stock pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan.

The following table sets forth the distributions that have been paid and/or authorized as of June 30, 2009.

 

     Amount Declared
Per
Share/Unit(1)
   Annualized Amount
Per
Share/Unit(1)
   Payment Date  

2008

        

1st Quarter 2008

   $ 0.1500    $ 0.60    April 15, 2008   

2nd Quarter 2008

   $ 0.1500    $ 0.60    July 15, 2008   

3rd Quarter 2008

   $ 0.1500    $ 0.60    October 15, 2008   

4th Quarter 2008

   $ 0.1500    $ 0.60    January 15, 2009   

2009

        

1st Quarter 2009

   $ 0.1500    $ 0.60    April 15, 2009   

2nd Quarter 2009

   $ 0.1500    $ 0.60    July 15, 2009   

3rd Quarter 2009

   $ 0.1500    $ 0.60    October 15, 2009 (2) 

 

(1) Assumes ownership of share or unit for the entire quarter.
(2) Expected payment date.

 

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13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Our Advisor

Our day-to-day activities are managed by our Advisor, an affiliate, under the terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreement. Our Advisor is considered to be a related party as certain indirect owners and employees of our Advisor serve as our executives. The responsibilities of our Advisor include the selection and underwriting of our real property, real estate securities and debt related investments, the negotiations for these investments, the asset management and financing of these investments and the selection of prospective joint venture partners. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we owed accounts payable and accrued expenses payable of approximately $1.0 million and $721,000, respectively, to our Advisor and affiliates of our Advisor.

Acquisition Fees

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, we pay certain acquisition fees to the Advisor. For each real property acquired in the operating stage, the acquisition fee is an amount equal to 1.0% of our proportional interest in the purchase price of the property. For each real property acquired prior to or during the development or construction stage, the acquisition fee will be an amount not to exceed 4.0% of the total project cost (which will be the amount actually paid or allocated to the purchase, development, construction or improvement of a property exclusive of acquisition fees and acquisition expenses). The Advisor also is entitled to receive an acquisition fee of 1.0% of the principal amount in connection with (i) the origination or acquisition of any type of debt investment including, but not limited to, the origination of mortgage loans, B-notes, mezzanine debt, participating debt (including with equity-like features), non-traded preferred securities, convertible debt, hybrid instruments, equity instruments and other related investments, and (ii) the acquisition of any type of non-securitized debt investment including, but not limited to, acquisitions or participations in mortgage loans, B-notes, mezzanine debt, participating debt (including with equity-like features), non-traded preferred securities, convertible debt, hybrid instruments, equity instruments and other related investments. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, our Advisor earned approximately $650,000 and $1.3 million in acquisition fees, respectively. With our adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) on January 1, 2009, these fees were recorded as an expense in the period in which they are incurred. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, our Advisor earned approximately $165,000 and $413,000 in acquisition fees, respectively, which were accounted for as part of the historical cost of the acquired assets.

Asset Management Fees

We also pay our Advisor an asset management fee pursuant to the Advisory Agreement in connection with the asset and portfolio management of real property, real estate securities and debt related investments. The Advisor’s asset management fee is payable as follows:

Prior to the Dividend Coverage Ratio Date (as defined below):

For Direct Real Properties (as defined below), the asset management fee consists of (i) a monthly fee of one-twelfth of 0.50% of the aggregate cost (before non-cash reserves and depreciation) of Direct Real Properties; and (ii) a monthly fee of 6% of the aggregate monthly net operating income derived from all Direct Real Properties; provided, however, that the aggregate monthly fee to be paid to the Advisor pursuant to these subclauses (i) and (ii) in aggregate shall not exceed one-twelfth of 0.75% of the aggregate cost (before non-cash reserves and depreciation) of all Direct Real Properties.

For Product Specialist Real Properties (as defined below), the asset management fee consists of (i) a monthly fee of one-twelfth of 0.50% of the aggregate cost (before non cash reserves and depreciation) of Product Specialist Real Properties; and (ii) a monthly fee of 6% of the aggregate monthly net operating income derived from all Product Specialist Real Properties.

After the Dividend Coverage Ratio Date (as defined below):

For all real properties, the asset management fee consists of: (i) a monthly fee of one-twelfth of 0.50% of the aggregate cost (before non cash reserves and depreciation) of all real property assets within our portfolio; and (ii) a monthly fee of 8.0% of the aggregate monthly net operating income derived from all real property assets within our portfolio.

Direct Real Properties”: shall mean those real properties acquired directly by us without the advice or participation of a product specialist engaged by the Advisor.

Dividend Coverage Ratio”: shall mean, as to any given fiscal quarter, the total amount of distributions made by us in that fiscal quarter divided by the aggregate funds from operations for that fiscal quarter.

Dividend Coverage Ratio Date”: shall be the date on which our dividend coverage ratio has been less than or equal to 1.00 for two consecutive fiscal quarters.

Product Specialist Real Properties”: shall mean those real properties acquired by us pursuant to the advice or participation of a product specialist engaged by the Advisor pursuant to a contractual arrangement.

 

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In addition, both before and after the Dividend Coverage Ratio Date, the asset management fee for all real property assets (acquired both prior to and after the Dividend Coverage Ratio Date) includes a fee of 1.0% of the sales price of individual real property assets upon disposition.

For securities and debt related assets, both before and after the Dividend Coverage Ratio Date, the asset management fee consists of a monthly fee equal to one-twelfth of 1.0% of (i) the aggregate value, determined at least quarterly, of our real estate related securities and (ii) the amount invested in the case of our debt related assets within our portfolio. Subsequent to June 30, 2009, we amended our Advisory Agreement with regard to the payment of certain fees and the timing of the payment of certain fees associated with certain prospective debt investments. See Note 16 for details.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, our Advisor earned approximately $3.1 million and $6.1 million in asset management fees, respectively. For the same periods in 2008, our Advisor earned approximately $2.9 million and $5.8 million in asset management fees, respectively.

Fees Paid to our Advisor and its Affiliates Related to Public Offerings of our Common Stock

The following table summarizes selling costs incurred by us in connection with our public offerings of common stock and paid to the Advisor and the Dealer Manager. These amounts have been included as a reduction to additional paid-in capital in the accompanying consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity. See below for further description of each fee for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 (amounts in thousands).

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,    For the Six Months Ended June 30,

Reimbursement and Fee Description

   2009    2008    2009    2008

Organization and offering expense reimbursement

   $ 1,075    $ 1,870    $ 2,107    $ 3,624

Dealer manager fees

     1,793      3,158      3,514      6,126

Broker dealer sales commissions

     3,019      5,651      6,127      10,943
                           

Total fees

   $ 5,887    $ 10,679    $ 11,748    $ 20,693
                           

Organizational and Offering Costs Reimbursement

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, our Advisor is obligated to advance all of our organizational and offering costs subject to its right to be reimbursed for such costs by us in an amount up to 1.5% of the aggregate gross offering proceeds raised in our public offerings of common stock. Such organizational and offering costs include, but are not limited to, actual legal, accounting, printing and other expenses attributable to preparing registration statements, qualification of the shares for sale in the states and filing fees incurred by our Advisor, as well as reimbursements for marketing, salaries and direct expenses of its employees while engaged in registering and marketing the shares, other than selling commissions and the dealer manager fee. Offering costs incurred in connection with the issuance of equity securities are deducted from stockholders’ equity.

As of June 30, 2009, the Advisor had incurred cumulative reimbursable offering costs of approximately $38.1 million. As of June 30, 2009, we were obligated to reimburse approximately $25.8 million in such reimbursable offering costs. As of June 30, 2009, of the $25.8 million in reimbursable offering costs we had incurred, approximately $290,000 had not yet been reimbursed to the Advisor, and have been included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying balance sheet. As of December 31, 2008, of the $23.7 million in reimbursable offering costs we had incurred, approximately $216,000 had not yet been reimbursed to the Advisor, which have been included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

As of June 30, 2009, approximately $12.2 million of reimbursable offering costs incurred by the Advisor are not reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, due to the fact that we are not obligated to reimburse these costs to the Advisor until the corresponding aggregate gross offering proceeds are raised in our public offering of common stock.

Dealer Manager Fees and Broker Dealer Sales Commissions

Pursuant to the Dealer Manager Agreement, we pay a dealer manager fee of up to 2.5% of gross offering proceeds raised pursuant to our public offerings of common stock to the Dealer Manager as compensation for managing the offerings. The Dealer Manager is considered to be a related party as certain indirect owners and employees of the Dealer Manager serve as our executives. The Dealer Manager may re-allow a portion of such fees to broker dealers who participate in the offerings. We also pay up to a 6.0% sales commission of gross offering proceeds raised pursuant to our public offerings of common stock. As of June 30, 2009, all sales commissions paid to the Dealer Manager had been re-allowed to participating broker dealers. Such amounts are considered a cost of raising capital and as such are included as a reduction of additional paid-in capital in the accompanying consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity. Of these costs, we had accrued approximately $483,000 and $361,000 for dealer manager fees and $263,000 and $123,000 for sales commissions as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

 

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Fees Paid to the Advisor and Affiliates Related to our Operating Partnership’s Private Placement Offerings

The following table summarizes costs we incurred associated with our Operating Partnership’s private placement offerings and paid to the Advisor, the Dealer Manager and the Facilitator. These amounts are accounted for as deferred loan costs. Such deferred loan costs are included in our consolidated balance sheets and amortized to “Interest expense” over the life of the financing obligation (see Note 8 for additional information). As described in Note 8, if our Operating Partnership elects to exercise any purchase option and issue limited partnership units, the unamortized portion of up-front fees and expense reimbursements paid to affiliates will be recorded against noncontrolling interest as a selling cost of the limited partnership units. See below for further discussion of each fee described in the below table for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 (amounts in thousands).

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,    For the Six Months Ended June 30,

Reimbursement and Fee Description

   2009    2008    2009    2008

Organization and offering expense reimbursement

   $ 41    $ 113    $ 82    $ 476

Dealer manager fees

     41      113      82      476

Broker dealer sales commissions

     136      376      274      1,569

Facilitator fees

     54      150      109      635
                           

Total fees

   $ 272    $ 752    $ 547    $ 3,156
                           

Organizational and Offering Cost Reimbursement

Our Advisor is obligated to pay all of the offering and marketing-related costs associated with our Operating Partnership’s private placements. However, the Operating Partnership is obligated to pay our Advisor a non-accountable expense allowance which equals 1.5% of the gross equity proceeds raised through the Operating Partnership’s private placements.

Dealer Manager Fees and Broker Dealer Sales Commissions

We have also entered into a separate dealer manager agreement with the Dealer Manager pursuant to which we pay a dealer manager fee of up to 1.5% of the gross equity proceeds raised through our Operating Partnership’s private placements. We also pay the Dealer Manager a sales commission of up to 5.0% of the gross equity proceeds raised through our Operating Partnership’s private placement. As of June 30, 2009, substantially all of the sales commissions were re-allowed to participating broker dealers who are responsible for effecting sales.

Facilitator Fees

The Facilitator is responsible for facilitating transactions associated with the Operating Partnership’s private placements. The Facilitator is considered a related party as certain indirect owners and employees of the Facilitator serve as our executives. We have entered into an agreement with the Facilitator whereby we pay a transaction facilitation fee of up to 2.0% of the gross equity proceeds raised through the Operating Partnership’s private placement.

Other Expense Reimbursements

In addition to the reimbursement of organizational and offering costs, we are also obligated, subject to certain limitations, to reimburse our Advisor for certain other expenses incurred on our behalf for providing services contemplated in the Advisory Agreement, (the Advisor utilizes its employees to provide such services and in certain instances that includes our named executive officers) provided that the Advisor does not receive a specific fee for the activities which generate the expenses to be reimbursed. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we incurred approximately $185,000 and $383,000, respectively, of these expenses which we reimbursed to the Advisor. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, we incurred approximately $172,000 and $301,000, respectively, of these expenses which we reimbursed to the Advisor. We record these reimbursements as general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of operations.

Product Specialists

In addition to utilizing its own management team, the Advisor actively seeks to form strategic alliances with recognized leaders in the real estate and investment management industries. These alliances are intended to allow the Advisor to leverage the organizational infrastructure of experienced real estate developers, operators and investment managers and to potentially give us access to a greater number of real property, debt related and real estate securities investment opportunities. The use of product specialists or other service providers does not eliminate or reduce the Advisor’s fiduciary duty to us. The Advisor retains ultimate responsibility for the performance of all of the matters entrusted to it under the Advisory Agreement.

The Advisor’s product specialists are and will be compensated through a combination of (i) reallowance of acquisition, disposition, asset management and/or other fees paid by us to the Advisor and (ii) potential profit participation in connection with specific portfolio asset(s) identified by them and invested in by us. We may enter into joint ventures or other arrangements with

 

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affiliates of the Advisor to acquire, develop and/or manage real properties. As of June 30, 2009, our Advisor had entered into joint venture and/or product specialist arrangements with one current affiliate (Dividend Capital Investments LLC) and one former affiliate (DCT Industrial Trust Inc.), as discussed below in more detail.

Dividend Capital Investments LLC

On June 12, 2006, our Advisor entered into a product specialist agreement with Dividend Capital Investments LLC (“DCI”), an affiliate of ours, in connection with investment management services related to our investments in real estate securities assets. Pursuant to this agreement, a portion of the asset management fee that our Advisor receives from us related to securities investments is reallowed to DCI in exchange for services provided.

DCT Industrial Trust Inc.

On September 1, 2006, our Advisor entered into a product specialist agreement with DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (“DCT”), a former affiliate of ours, in connection with acquisition and asset management services related to our industrial real property investments. Pursuant to this agreement, a portion of the acquisition and asset management fees that our Advisor receives from us related to specific industrial real property investments is reallowed to DCT in exchange for services provided. In addition, we had entered into three separate joint venture agreements with DCT as of June 30, 2009.

14. NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

Reconciliations of the numerator and denominator used to calculate basic net income (loss) per common share to the numerator and denominator used to calculate diluted net income (loss) per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, are described in the following table (amounts in thousands, except per share information).

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,     For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Numerator

        

Net loss for basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders

   $ (18,377   $ (36,102   $ (18,702   $ (58,664

Dilutive noncontrolling interests share in net loss

     (769     (937     (783     (1,364
                                

Numerator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted loss

   $ (19,146   $ (37,039   $ (19,485   $ (60,028
                                

Denominator

        

Weighted average shares outstanding-basic

     170,514        134,014        166,746        127,455   

Incremental weighted average shares effect of conversion of OP units

     7,138        3,459        7,176        2,614   
                                

Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted

     177,652        137,473        173,922        130,069   
                                

NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

        

Net loss attributable to common stockholders - basic

   $ (0.11   $ (0.27   $ (0.11   $ (0.46

Net loss attributable to common stockholders - diluted

   $ (0.11   $ (0.27   $ (0.11   $ (0.46

15. SEGMENT INFORMATION

SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information (“SFAS No. 131”) establishes standards for the way that public entities report information about operating segments in their financial statements. We have the following business segments: (i) investments in real property, (ii) investments in real estate securities and (iii) debt related investments. The following table sets forth components of net operating income (“NOI”) of our segments for three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and the same periods in 2008 (amounts in thousands).

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,
     Revenues    NOI
     2009    2008    2009    2008

Real property

   $ 36,271    $ 27,014    $ 27,216    $ 19,812

Real estate securities

     1,429      4,040      1,429      4,040

Debt related investments (1)

     2,262      2,592      2,262      2,592
                           

Total

   $ 39,962    $ 33,646    $ 30,907    $ 26,444
                           

 

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     For the Six Months Ended June 30,
     Revenues    NOI
     2009    2008    2009    2008

Real property

   $ 69,912    $ 55,226    $ 51,819    $ 40,900

Real estate securities

     5,130      8,622      5,130      8,622

Debt related investments (1)

     4,468      4,986      4,468      4,986
                           

Total

   $ 79,510    $ 68,834    $ 61,417    $ 54,508
                           

 

(1) Includes operating results from our investment in an unconsolidated joint venture.

We consider NOI to be an appropriate supplemental financial performance measure, because NOI reflects the specific operating performance of our real properties, real estate securities, and debt related investments and excludes certain items that are not considered to be controllable in connection with the management of each property, such as interest income, depreciation and amortization, general and administrative expenses, asset management fees, interest expense and noncontrolling interests. However, NOI should not be viewed as an alternative measure of our financial performance as a whole, since it does exclude such items which could materially impact our results of operations. Further, our NOI may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies, as they may use different methodologies for calculating NOI. Therefore, we believe net income, as defined by GAAP, to be the most appropriate measure to evaluate our overall financial performance.

The following table is a reconciliation of our NOI (including equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint venture) to our reported net income (loss) from continuing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 (amounts in thousands).

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,     For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Net operating income

   $ 30,907      $ 26,444      $ 61,417      $ 54,508   

Interest income

     836        2,722        2,101        5,909   

Depreciation and amortization expense

     (14,810     (12,546     (28,989     (25,291

General and administrative expenses

     (1,410     (1,315     (2,497     (2,052

Asset management fees, related party

     (3,177     (2,901     (6,131     (5,835

Interest expense

     (14,551     (10,740     (27,186     (22,450

Acquisition-related expenses

     (1,739     —          (3,776     —     

Gain (loss) on derivatives

     (8,601     (7,598     (8,012     (8,886

Gain on extinguishment of debt

     —          9,309        —          9,309   

Other-than-temporary impairment on securities

     (6,678     (40,699     (6,678     (65,901

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     846        1,222        1,049        2,025   
                                

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

   $ (18,377   $ (36,102   $ (18,702   $ (58,664
                                

The following table reflects our total assets by business segment as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 (amounts in thousands).

 

     As of June 30,
2009
   As of December 31,
2008

Segment assets:

     

Net investments in real property

   $ 1,461,725    $ 1,361,301

Investments in real estate securities

     51,539      52,368

Debt related investments, net (1)

     106,403      106,381
             

Total segment assets, net

     1,619,667      1,520,050

Non-segment assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

     606,596      540,213

Other non-segment assets (2)

     78,185      63,315
             

Total assets

   $ 2,304,448    $ 2,123,578
             

 

(1) Includes our investment in an unconsolidated joint venture. See Note 5.
(2) Other non-segment assets primarily consist of corporate assets including subscriptions receivable, certain loan costs, including loan costs associated with our financing obligations, and deferred acquisition costs.

 

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16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

We have evaluated whether any subsequent events have occurred up through the time of issuing these financial statements on August 13, 2009. The following is a discussion of the subsequent events that have occurred.

Origination of Westin-Galleria Loan

On July 23, 2009, we originated a $65.0 million senior mortgage loan secured by two hotel properties located in the Houston, Texas market (the “Westin Galleria Loan”). The borrower under the Westin Galleria Loan is Walton Houston Galleria Hotels, L.P., an affiliate of Chicago, Illinois-based Walton Street Capital, a private equity real estate sponsor. The Westin Galleria Loan has an initial term of three years, prepayable in the initial term, subject to certain prepayment fees, and is subject to two additional one-year extensions. We earned an origination fee of approximately $975,000 upon the origination of the Westin Galleria Loan. In connection with our origination of the Westin Galleria Loan, we paid our Advisor an acquisition fee of approximately $650,000. We originated the Westin Galleria Loan using net proceeds from our public and private offerings.

Cash Settlement of Derivative Instrument

On July 29, 2009, we cash settled our last outstanding forward starting swap with a notional value of $50.0 million by paying approximately $8.5 million.

Proceeds from Public Offering

For the period from July 1, 2009 to August 7, 2009, we issued approximately 3.7 million shares of our common stock pursuant to our follow-on public offering to a total of approximately 563 stockholders for net proceeds of approximately $23.6 million, which includes proceeds from our distribution reinvestment plan of approximately $13.4 million.

On August 3, 2009, we terminated the primary portion of our public offering effective after September 30, 2009. We will not accept any subscriptions after September 30, 2009, although we may issue shares after September 30, 2009 in respect of subscriptions we have received prior to September 30, 2009. We will continue to offer shares of common stock through our distribution reinvestment plan and receive proceeds from our distribution reinvestment plan.

New Product Specialist Agreements and Amendment to Advisory Agreement

In August 2009, the Advisor entered into a product specialist agreement (the “Debt Advisor PSA”) with FundCore LLC (the “Debt Advisor”), an entity formed by affiliates of Hudson River Partners Real Estate Investment Management L.P. (“HRP”) and certain affiliates of the Advisor. Pursuant to the Debt Advisor PSA, the Debt Advisor will have the right to perform acquisition and asset management services with respect to up to $130 million (plus any available leverage) of certain debt investments to be made by us. On August 5, 2009, the Advisor also entered into another product specialist agreement (the “HRP PSA”) with HRP. Pursuant to the HRP PSA, HRP will have the right to perform the acquisition and asset management services with respect to up to $20 million (plus any available leverage) of certain debt investments to be made by us.

In connection with the Advisor’s entry into these product specialist agreements, the independent members of our board of directors unanimously approved the Seventh Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement (the “Amended Advisory Agreement”). The Amended Advisory Agreement amended the Advisory Agreement with relation to the payment of certain fees and the timing of the payment of certain fees to the Advisor in connection with these product specialist agreements.

Below is a summary of the modifications to the Advisory Agreement to give effect to the amendments unanimously approved by the independent members of our board of directors:

Debt Investment Acquisition Fees

For debt investments acquired pursuant to the Debt Advisor PSA discussed above, the Advisor will receive an acquisition fee equal the sum of:

 

  (i) 1.0% of the relevant debt investment amount

 

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  (ii) any origination or similar fees paid by the applicable borrower at the time the debt investment is made (not to exceed 1.50% of the net debt investment amount), and

 

  (iii) an amount equal to 1.0% per annum of the discounted present value (using a discount rate of 15.0%) of the net debt investment amount (taking into account any anticipated principal amortization) for a period of time equal to the lesser of the term of the debt investment (excluding extension option years) or four years (collectively referred to as the “Initial Term”).

Total acquisition fees and expenses shall not exceed 6.0% of the net debt investment amount. This fee shall be payable on the closing date of the relevant debt investment.

Debt Investments Asset Management Fees

For debt investments acquired pursuant to the Debt Advisor PSA discussed above, the Advisor will receive asset management fees pursuant to the following:

 

  (i) during the first twelve months after the closing of the respective debt investment, the Advisor shall receive a monthly asset management fee consisting of one-twelfth of the total amount, if any, by which the sum of the total acquisition fees and expenses exceeds 6.0% of the relevant net debt investment amount

 

  (ii) during the balance of the Initial Term, zero; and

 

  (iii) during any period following the Initial Term during which the relevant debt investment is outstanding, the asset management fee will consist of a monthly fee of one-twelfth of 1.0% of the net debt investment amount.

Please refer to the Amended Advisory Agreement included herein as Exhibit 10.1 for further details of the Amended Advisory Agreement.

 

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

This section of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q provides an overview of what management believes to be the key elements for understanding (i) our company and how we manage our business, (ii) how we measure our performance and our operating results, (iii) our liquidity and capital resources, and (iv) the accompanying financial statements included in “Item 1. Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of December 31, 2008 and for the year then ended, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 30, 2009.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes certain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Such forward-looking statements relate to, without limitation, our future capital expenditures, distributions and acquisitions (including the amount and nature thereof), other development trends of the real estate industry, business strategies, and the growth of our operations. These statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend,” “project,” “continue,” or the negative of these words, or other similar words or terms. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Among the factors that may cause our results to vary are general economic and business (particularly real estate and capital market) conditions being less favorable than expected, the business opportunities that may be presented to and pursued by us, changes in laws or regulations (including changes to laws governing the taxation of REITs), risk of acquisitions, availability and creditworthiness of prospective tenants, availability of capital (debt and equity), interest rate fluctuations, competition, supply and demand for properties in our current and any proposed market areas, tenants’ ability to pay rent at current or increased levels, accounting principles, policies and guidelines applicable to REITs, environmental, regulatory and/or safety requirements, tenant bankruptcies and defaults, the availability and cost of comprehensive insurance, including coverage for terrorist acts, and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. For a further discussion of these factors and other risk factors that could lead to actual results materially different from those described in the forward-looking statements, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 30, 2009. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.

 

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Overview

Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc. is a Maryland corporation formed on April 11, 2005 to invest in a diverse portfolio of real property and real estate related investments. As used herein, “the Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries and partnerships except where the context otherwise requires.

We operate in a manner intended to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2006, when we first elected REIT status. We utilize an UPREIT organizational structure to hold all or substantially all of our assets through our Operating Partnership. Furthermore, our Operating Partnership wholly owns our TRS, through which we execute certain business transactions that might otherwise have an adverse impact on our status as a REIT if such business transactions were to occur directly or indirectly through the Operating Partnership.

The primary source of our revenue and earnings is comprised of (i) rent received from tenants under long-term (generally three to ten years) operating leases at our properties, including reimbursements from tenants for certain operating costs, (ii) interest and dividend payments from our investments in real estate securities and (iii) interest payments from our debt related investments. Our primary expenses include (i) rental expenses, (ii) depreciation and amortization expenses, (iii) acquisition-related expenses, (iv) general and administrative expenses, (v) asset management fees and (vi) interest expense.

We are an externally managed REIT and therefore have no employees. Our day-to-day activities are managed by the Advisor, an affiliate, under the terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreement. In addition, under the terms of certain dealer manager agreements, the Dealer Manager, also an affiliate, serves as the dealer manager of our public and private offerings. The Advisor and its affiliates, including the Dealer Manager, receive various forms of compensation, reimbursements and fees for services relating to our public and private offerings and for the investment and management of our real estate assets.

The cornerstone of our investment strategy is to provide investors seeking a general real estate allocation with a broadly diversified portfolio of assets. Our targeted investments include:

 

  1. Direct investments in real properties, consisting of office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality and other properties, primarily located in North America;

 

  2. Investments in real estate securities, including securities issued by other real estate companies, CMBS and CRE-CDOs and similar investments; and

 

  3. Certain debt related investments, including originating and participating in whole mortgage loans secured by commercial real estate, B-notes, mezzanine debt and other related investments.

As of June 30, 2009, we had total gross investments of approximately $1.7 billion (before accumulated depreciation of approximately $116.7 million), comprised of:

 

  (1) 76 operating properties located in 26 geographic markets in the United States, aggregating approximately 12.5 million net rentable square feet. Our operating real property portfolio includes an aggregate gross investment amount of approximately $1.6 billion and consists of:

 

   

15 office properties located in ten geographic markets, aggregating approximately 2.5 million net rentable square feet, with an aggregate gross investment amount of approximately $492.4 million;

 

   

26 industrial properties located in 13 geographic markets, aggregating approximately 7.0 million net rentable square feet, with an aggregate gross investment amount of approximately $371.2 million; and

 

   

35 retail properties located in ten geographic markets, aggregating approximately 3.0 million net rentable square feet, with an aggregate gross investment amount of approximately $714.8 million.

 

  (2) Approximately $51.5 million in real estate securities, including (i) preferred equity securities of various real estate operating companies and REITs with an aggregate fair value of approximately $42.7 million and (ii) CMBS and CRE-CDOs with an aggregate fair value of approximately $8.8 million.

 

  (3) Approximately $106.4 million in debt related investments, including (i) investments in B-notes of approximately $51.9 million, (ii) investments in mezzanine debt of approximately $37.1 million and (iii) an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture of approximately $17.4 million.

Consistent with our investment strategy, we have three business segments: (i) real property, (ii) real estate securities and (iii) debt related investments. For a discussion of our business segments and the associated revenue and net operating income by segment, see Note 15 to our consolidated financial statements included in “Item 1. Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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Historically and for the near-term we expect to fund our investment activity primarily through (i) proceeds from our public and private offerings, (ii) the issuance and assumption of debt obligations and (iii) cash on hand.

 

   

Public and private offerings — Since our inception on April 11, 2005, we have raised equity capital through (i) selling shares of our common stock through our public offerings, (ii) reinvestment of dividends by our stockholders through our distribution reinvestment plan and (iii) through our Operating Partnership’s private placements. As of June 30, 2009, we had raised net proceeds of approximately $1.7 billion through (i) the issuance of common shares, of which approximately 173.6 million shares of common stock were issued and outstanding for which we had received net proceeds of approximately $1.5 billion and (ii) from the sale of fractional interests in certain properties from which our Operating Partnership had raised net proceeds of approximately $158.8 million.

 

   

The issuance and assumption of debt obligations — As of June 30, 2009, we had total debt obligations of approximately $822.9 million comprised of approximately $807.4 million of mortgage notes and $15.6 million of other secured borrowings outstanding.

 

   

Cash on hand — As of June 30, 2009, we had approximately $606.6 million of cash on hand. As of June 30, 2009, the majority of our cash was invested in various AAA-rated money market funds, which were earning interest at a weighted average yield of approximately 0.5%.

As of July 31, 2009, we held cash and cash equivalents in excess of $540 million. We believe that this cash balance is critical in the current market and positions us well to take advantage of investment opportunities in the future. However, severe market dislocation and current dysfunction in the credit markets has resulted in historically low commercial real estate transaction volume. As a result, opportunities to deploy our capital have not been as quick to emerge. In addition, and in light of market conditions, we have attempted to be prudent in the deployment of capital, which also has resulted in a slower pace of investments. In the meantime, our cash balance has a significant dilutive effect on our goal of funding the payment of quarterly distributions to our stockholders entirely from our operations over time.

Accordingly, we have determined that it is prudent to close our public offering sooner than January of 2010, and, in so doing, limit the amount of incremental dilutive cash. As a result, and other than pursuant to our distribution reinvestment program, we will not be offering our shares for sale in our public offering after September 30, 2009.

Current Investment Focus and Opportunities

Despite the challenging economic conditions, we believe that significant opportunities will ultimately exist to deploy capital to acquire high quality real properties in premier locations throughout the U.S., with the intention of owning and operating these properties over the long term. Many of these opportunities may become available as a result of debt refinancings coming due or other liquidity concerns for many industry participants, and the current market environment favors real estate investors with significant amounts of available cash who can provide no financing contingencies and more certainty of closing. Furthermore, the current credit market conditions may also create an opportunity to make debt related investments by lending money to experienced real estate owners at attractive rates and terms secured by quality collateral. Our ability to identify and execute on these types of opportunities inherently has risk. The following identifies the principal business risks associated with our business.

Principal Business Risks

In our view, there are several principal near-term business risks we face in achieving our business objectives.

 

   

The risk that the current prolonged economic slowdown and severe recession could continue to have a negative impact on our operations. A negative impact on our real property and debt related investments may continue to occur as a result of increased tenant bankruptcies and tenant defaults, generally lower demand for rentable space, as well as a potential oversupply of rentable space which could lead to little or no demand for rentable space or increased concessions, tenant improvement expenditures or reduced rental rates to maintain occupancies.

Moreover, the possible continued impact that ongoing or intensified uncertainty and disruptions in the capital markets could further have on the value of our real estate securities investments. To date, we have recorded significant other-than-temporary impairment charges related to our investment in real estate securities due to the disruptions and uncertainties in the capital markets, deterioration in credit and liquidity of issuers, and a variety of other factors, and if such conditions persist or worsen, we may be required to record additional other-than-temporary impairment charges in the future and/or potentially suffer further unrealized or realized losses with respect to these investments. In addition, the amount and timing of our cash flows from our real estate securities investments and our ability to sell such investments have been and may be further impacted by the uncertainty and disruptions in the capital markets.

 

   

Another principal near-term business risk is our ability to continue to identify additional real property and debt related investments on a timely basis to maintain portfolio diversification across multiple dimensions and to provide consistent quarterly distributions to our stockholders that, in the future, we expect to be funded entirely by our operations. The number and type of real properties we may acquire and debt related investments we may invest in will depend upon real estate market conditions, the amount of proceeds we raise in our public and private offerings, conditions in the capital markets, and other circumstances existing at the time of acquisition. The volatile and uncertain state of the current capital

 

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markets has resulted in generally lower transaction volume in the broader real estate market, as well as corresponding pricing and valuation uncertainties. To the extent that such disruptions and uncertainties continue, we may be delayed in our ability to deploy capital into investments that meet our investment criteria, which could have a dilutive effect on our results from operations as a result of higher cash balances that earn less than potential returns on investments in real properties and real estate related assets. In addition, this delay increases the chance that our intended liquidity event, which we intend to effect within ten years from the date we commenced on April 3, 2006, may be delayed beyond ten years.

 

   

A further principal business risk we face is our future ability to access additional debt financing at reasonable terms. The U.S. credit markets have experienced severe dislocations and liquidity disruptions which have caused credit spreads on prospective debt financings to widen considerably. The uncertainty in the credit markets could negatively impact our ability to access additional debt financing at reasonable terms, which may negatively affect investment returns on future acquisitions or our ability to make additional acquisitions consistent with our overall investment objectives.

Significant Transactions During the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009

Investment Activity

Real Property Acquisitions

During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we acquired two real properties located in the Washington, DC market with a combined gross investment amount of approximately $123.2 million.

Connecticut Avenue Office Center — On March 10, 2009, we acquired an office property (the “Connecticut Avenue Office Center”) from a third-party seller using proceeds from our public and private offerings and subsequent debt financing. The Connecticut Avenue Office Center had a total investment amount of approximately $63.6 million and consisted of approximately 126,000 net rentable square feet that was approximately 98% occupied as of June 30, 2009. We incurred expenses of approximately $1.8 million related to the acquisition of the Connecticut Avenue Office Center which were expensed as incurred pursuant to SFAS No. 141(R). These expenses were comprised of estimated legal, closing and due diligence costs of approximately $1.2 million and an acquisition fee paid to our Advisor of approximately $636,000.

Greater DC Retail Center — On April 6, 2009, we acquired a retail property (the “Greater DC Retail Center”) from a third-party seller using proceeds from our public and private offerings and through the assumption of debt financing. We acquired the Greater DC Retail Center for a purchase price of $65.0 million. After making certain adjustments pursuant to SFAS No. 141(R), the Greater DC Retail Center has a total investment amount of approximately $59.6 million. The Greater DC Retail Center consists of approximately 233,000 net rentable square feet that was 100% occupied as of June 30, 2009. We incurred expenses of approximately $1.9 million related to the acquisition of the Greater DC Retail Center which were expensed as incurred pursuant to SFAS No. 141(R). These expenses were comprised of estimated legal, closing and due diligence costs of approximately $1.2 million and an acquisition fee paid to our Advisor of approximately $650,000.

Financing Activity

Mortgage Debt Financing

During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we incurred or assumed approximately $90.8 million in mortgage debt financing that was comprised of three mortgage notes secured by seven real properties. These notes are all amortizing, bearing interest at a weighted average stated interest rate of approximately 6.14%, and mature between July 2014 and April 2016.

Equity Capital Raise from Public and Private Offerings

During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we issued approximately 14.6 million shares of our common stock, net of redemptions, in connection with our public offering, for net proceeds of approximately $132.2 million. In addition, during the six months ended June 30, 2009, our Operating Partnership raised net proceeds of approximately $5.4 million from the sale of fractional interests in one property.

On August 3, 2009, we decided to terminate the primary portion of our public offering effective after September 30, 2009. We will not accept any subscriptions after September 30, 2009, however, we will continue to offer shares of common stock through our distribution reinvestment plan.

 

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Acquisition of Fractional Interests

During the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Operating Partnership exercised its option to acquire, at fair value, approximately $7.9 million of fractional interests in one property for a combination of (i) approximately 747,000 OP Units, issued at a price of $10.00 per OP Unit, representing $7.5 million of the aggregate purchase price of such properties and (ii) approximately $412,000 in cash.

How We Measure Our Performance

Funds From Operations

We believe that net income, as defined by GAAP, is the most appropriate earnings measure. However, we consider funds from operations (“FFO”) to be a useful supplemental measure of our operating performance. Our discussion and calculation of our FFO reconciled from net income (loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 will be separately presented in our announcement of second quarter 2009 financial and operating results prior to our second quarter 2009 earnings conference call.

Net Operating Income (“NOI”)

We use NOI as a supplemental financial performance measure because NOI reflects the specific operating performance of our real properties, real estate securities and debt related investments and excludes certain items that are not considered to be controllable in connection with the management of each property, such as interest income, depreciation and amortization, general and administrative expenses, asset management fees, interest expense and noncontrolling interests. However, NOI should not be viewed as an alternative measure of our financial performance as a whole, since it does exclude such items which could materially impact our results of operations. Further, our NOI may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies, as they may use different methodologies for calculating NOI. Therefore, we believe net income, as defined by GAAP, to be the most appropriate measure to evaluate our overall financial performance.

Our Operating Results

Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008

For the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, we had a net loss attributable to common stockholders of approximately $18.4 million and $36.1 million, respectively. The results of our operations for the three months ended June 30, 2009 were substantially different than our results for the same period in 2008, primarily as a result of (i) additional investments, (ii) additional financing and (iii) non-recurring charges related to gain on extinguishment of debt during the three months ended June 30, 2008, and reduced other-than-temporary impairment charges related to our investments in real estate securities for the three months ended June 30, 2009.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008

For the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, we had a net loss attributable to common stockholders of approximately $18.7 million and $58.7 million, respectively. The results of our operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009 were substantially different than our results for the same period in 2008, primarily as a result of a (i) additional investments, (ii) additional financing and (iii) non-recurring charges related to gain on extinguishment of debt during the six months ended June 30, 2008, and reduced other-than-temporary impairment charges related to our investments in real estate securities for the six months ended June 30, 2009.

The following series of tables and discussions describe in detail our results of operations, including those items specifically mentioned above, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.

 

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2008

The following table illustrates the changes in rental revenues, rental expenses, net operating income, other income and other expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. Our same store portfolio includes all operating properties that we owned for the entirety of both the current and prior year reporting periods. The same store portfolio includes 61 properties acquired prior to December 31, 2007, comprising approximately 10.3 million square feet. A discussion of these changes follows the table (amounts in thousands).

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,  
     2009     2008     $ Change  

Revenues

      

Base rental revenue-same store (1)

   $ 20,354      $ 20,247      $ 107   

Other rental revenue- same store

     6,761        6,210        551   
                        

Total rental revenue-same store

     27,115        26,457        658   

Rental revenue-2009/2008 acquisitions

     9,156        557        8,599   
                        

Total rental revenue

     36,271        27,014        9,257   

Securities income

     1,429        4,040        (2,611

Debt related income (2)

     2,262        2,592        (330
                        

Total revenues

     39,962        33,646        6,316   

Rental Expenses

      

Same store

     6,915        7,170        (255

2008/2007 acquisitions

     2,140        32        2,108   
                        

Total rental expenses

     9,055        7,202        1,853   

Net Operating Income (3) 

      

Real property - same store

     20,200        19,287        913   

Real property - 2009/2008 acquisitions

     7,016        525        6,491   

Securities income

     1,429        4,040        (2,611

Debt related income

     2,262        2,592        (330
                        

Total net operating income

     30,907        26,444        4,463   

Other Operating Expenses

      

Depreciation and amortization expense

     14,810        12,546        2,264   

General and administrative expenses

     1,410        1,315        95   

Asset management fees, related party

     3,177        2,901        276   

Acquisition-related expenses

     1,739        —          1,739   
                        

Total other operating expenses

     21,136        16,762        4,374   

Other Income (Expenses)

      

Interest income

     836        2,722        (1,886

Interest expense

     (14,551     (10,740     (3,811

Loss on derivatives

     (8,601     (7,598     (1,003

Gain on extinguishment of debt

     —          9,309        (9,309

Other-than-temporary impairment on securities

     (6,678     (40,699     34,021   
                        

Total other income (expenses)

     (28,994     (47,006     18,012   

Net Loss

   $ (19,223   $ (37,324   $ 18,101   
                        

 

(1) Base rental revenue represents contractual base rental revenue earned by us from our tenants and does not include the impact of certain GAAP adjustments to rental revenue, such as straight-line rent adjustments, amortization of above-market intangible lease assets or the amortization of below-market lease intangible liabilities. Such GAAP adjustments and other rental revenue such as expense recovery revenue are included in the below caption, referred to as “other rental revenue.”
(2) Includes equity-in-earnings from an unconsolidated joint venture of approximately $551,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2009. We did not have any equity-in-earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures during the same period in 2008.
(3) For a discussion as to why we view net operating income to be an appropriate supplemental performance measure, and a reconciliation of our net operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 to our reported “Net income (loss)” for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, see Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements included in “Item 1. Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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Rental Revenue

Total rental revenue increased approximately $9.3 million to approximately $36.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, compared to approximately $27.0 million for the same period in 2008. This increase is primarily attributable to our acquisition of 14 additional operating real properties subsequent to March 31, 2008.

Same store base rental revenue increased by approximately $107,000, or 0.5%, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008 primarily due to an increase in rates on renewing tenants and the expiration of certain rent abatement terms subsequent to June 30, 2008. This was partially offset by a decline in the occupancy of our same store portfolio of assets. As of June 30, 2009 and 2008, occupancy of our same store portfolio was approximately 93.2% and 95.3%, respectively.

Same store other rental revenue increased by approximately $551,000, or 8.9%, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. This was primarily due to an error we identified during the three months ended June 30, 2008 related to our accounting treatment of below market lease liabilities. Prior to the three months ended June 30, 2008, we valued below market leases using the non-cancelable lease terms and amortized such amounts over the same term to rental revenue. During the three months ended June 30, 2008, we corrected the error with respect to below market leases whereby the valuation and the subsequent amortization period now considers fixed-rate renewal option periods to conform to interpretive guidance of SFAS No. 141. The correction of this error resulted in a decrease to rental revenues of approximately $763,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2008. Excluding the impact of the correction of this error, same store other rental revenue declined by approximately $212,000, or 3.4%, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. This decrease, after considering the impact of the error discussed above, was primarily driven by straight-line rent adjustments to increase revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2008 caused by significant rent abatements, which did not recur during the same period in 2009.

Securities Income

Securities income decreased approximately $2.6 million to approximately $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, compared to approximately $4.0 million for the same period in 2008. This decrease is attributable to (i) incremental amortization associated with other-than-temporary impairment related to our CRE-CDO and CMBS securities that reduced interest income by approximately $1.2 million, (ii) the indefinite suspension of preferred dividends by issuers of three of our preferred equity securities resulting in a decrease in securities income for the three months ended June 30, 2009 of approximately $643,000 compared to the same period in 2008 and (iii) the decline in the average one-month LIBOR rate over the periods, which impacts interest income on floating-rate securities investments. As of June 30, 2009 and 2008, the one-month LIBOR rate was approximately 0.31% and 2.46%, respectively. As of June 30, 2009 and 2008, approximately 43.4% and 43.3%, respectively, of our real estate securities, based on notional amounts, were floating rate securities.

Debt Related Income

Debt related income decreased $330,000 to $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, compared to $2.6 million for the same period in 2008. The decrease in debt related income was primarily attributable to a general decline in the one-month LIBOR rate, which impacts interest income on floating-rate debt related investments. Approximately 32.1% and 27.5% of our debt related investments earned interest based on a floating-rate as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Rental Expenses

Rental expenses increased approximately $1.9 million to approximately $9.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, from approximately $7.2 million for the same period in 2008. This increase is primarily attributable to our acquisition of 14 additional operating real properties subsequent to March 31, 2008.

Same store rental expenses decreased by approximately $255,000, or 3.6%, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the same period in 2008, due primarily to decreases in (i) operating expenses of approximately $300,000, which were primarily driven by changes in the seasonal timing of repair and maintenance, landscaping and snow removal costs, (ii) non-recoverable expenses of approximately $117,000, partially attributable to a reduction in property-related legal and accounting fees and (iii) insurance expense of approximately $75,000. These decreases were partially offset by (i) increases in property taxes of approximately $148,000 and (ii) bad debt expense of approximately $114,000.

 

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Other Operating Expenses

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $2.3 million to $14.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, compared to approximately $12.5 million for the same period in 2008. This increase is primarily attributable to our acquisition of 14 additional operating real properties subsequent to March 31, 2008.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased approximately $95,000 to $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, from $1.3 million for the same period in 2008. This increase is primarily attributable to the growth in stockholders, accounting fees and other general overhead expenses.

Asset Management Fees, Related Party

Asset management fees paid to our Advisor increased approximately $277,000 to $3.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, from $2.9 million for the same period in 2008. This increase resulted from additional investments held during the three months ended June 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. This increase was primarily attributable to our acquisition of 14 additional operating real properties subsequent to March 31, 2008, partially offset by the decline in fair value of our real estate securities.

Acquisition-Related Expenses

We adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 141(R) on January 1, 2009, which requires us to expense costs associated with the acquisition of real property as incurred, including acquisition fees paid to the Advisor. During the three months ended June 30, 2009, we incurred approximately $1.7 million of acquisition-related expenses, which were primarily attributable to the acquisition of the Greater DC Retail Center. This expense was comprised of an acquisition fee paid to the Advisor of $650,000 and legal, closing, transfer taxes and other due diligence costs of approximately $1.0 million recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2009. Prior to January 1, 2009, acquisition-related expenses were capitalized and amortized to depreciation and amortization expense over the related life of the acquired property. As a result, there were no acquisition-related expenses for the same period in 2008.

Other Income (Expenses)

Interest Income

Interest income decreased $1.9 million to $836,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2009, from $2.7 million for the same period in 2008. This decrease is attributable to lower average yields on our floating-rate interest bearing bank accounts and money market mutual fund investments, which were partially offset by increased cash balances.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased $3.8 million to $14.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, from $10.7 million for the same period in 2008. This increase resulted primarily from additional mortgage note financing we assumed or issued subsequent to March 31, 2008, partially offset by a general decline in the one-month LIBOR rate, which impacts interest expense on floating-rate debt obligations, and the partial repayment of our margin account. The following table further describes our interest expense by debt obligation for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 (amounts in thousands).

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,
     2009    2008

Debt obligation

     

Mortgage notes

   $ 12,744    $ 8,676

Financing obligations

     1,745      1,753

Other secured borrowings

     62      311
             

Total

   $ 14,551    $ 10,740
             

Gain (Loss) on Derivatives

Loss on derivatives increased by approximately $1.0 million to $8.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, compared to $7.6 million for the same period in 2008. During the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, we determined that it was no longer probable that previously forecasted issuances of fixed-rate debt associated with certain of our forward starting swaps would be issued within the timeframe specified in the corresponding hedge designation memorandum. As a result of these discontinuances of this cash flow hedges, we recognized losses on derivatives of approximately $8.6 million and $6.2 million, respectively. In addition, during the three months ended June 30, 2008, we recognized approximately $1.4 million in losses on derivatives due a change in forecasted dates of debt issuances.

 

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Gain on Extinguishment of Debt

During the three months ended June 30, 2008, we fully repaid floating-rate debt that had been previously secured by 17 retail properties that had been acquired as part of our New England Retail Portfolio purchased in August and October 2007. We repaid the total outstanding aggregate principal balance of approximately $121.9 million in the amount of approximately $111.5 million, representing an approximate $10.4 million discount to par, resulting in a gain of approximately $9.3 million, net of $1.1 million in unamortized deferred loan costs. We did not have any gains on extinguishment of debt during the same period in 2009.

Net Other-than-Temporary Impairment on Securities

Net other-than-temporary impairment on securities decreased approximately $34.0 million to $6.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $40.7 million for the same period in 2008. During the three months ended June 30, 2009 we recorded net other-than-temporary impairment charges of approximately $6.7 million related to 14 of our CMBS and CRE-CDO securities. During the same period in 2008, we recorded net other-than-temporary impairment charges of approximately $7.5 million related to 11 of our preferred equity securities and approximately $33.2 million related to five of our CMBS and CRE-CDO securities. See Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements included in “Item 1. Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion of this charge.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

The following table illustrates the changes in rental revenues, rental expenses, net operating income, other income and other expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. Our same store portfolio includes all operating properties that we owned for the entirety of both the current and prior year reporting periods. The same store portfolio includes 61 properties acquired prior to December 31, 2007, comprising approximately 10.3 million square feet. A discussion of these changes follows the table (amount in thousands).

 

     For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2009     2008     $ Change  

Revenues

      

Base rental revenue-same store (1)

   $ 41,067      $ 40,332      $ 735   

Other rental revenue- same store

     13,820        13,867        (47
                        

Total rental revenue-same store

     54,887        54,199        688   

Rental revenue-2009/2008 acquisitions

     15,025        1,027        13,998   
                        

Total rental revenue

     69,912        55,226        14,686   

Securities income

     5,130        8,622        (3,492

Debt related income (2)

     4,468        4,986        (518
                        

Total revenues

     79,510        68,834        10,676   

Rental Expenses

      

Same store

     14,589        14,265        324   

2008/2007 acquisitions

     3,504        61        3,443   
                        

Total rental expenses

     18,093        14,326        3,767   

Net Operating Income (3) 

      

Real property - same store

     40,298        39,934        364   

Real property - 2008/2007 acquisitions

     11,521        966        10,555   

Securities income

     5,130        8,622        (3,492

Debt related income

     4,468        4,986        (518
                        

Total net operating income

     61,417        54,508        6,909   

Other Operating Expenses

      

Depreciation and amortization expense

     28,989        25,291        3,698   

General and administrative expenses

     2,497        2,052        445   

Asset management fees, related party

     6,131        5,835        296   

Acquisition-related expenses

     3,776        —          3,776   
                        

Total other operating expenses

     41,393        33,178        8,215   

Other Income (Expenses)

      

Interest income

     2,101        5,909        (3,808

Interest expense

     (27,186     (22,450     (4,736

Loss on derivatives

     (8,012     (8,886     874   

Gain on extinguishment of debt

     —          9,309        (9,309

Other-than-temporary impairment on securities

     (6,678     (65,901     59,223   
                        

Total other income (expenses)

     (39,775     (82,019     42,244   

Net Loss

   $ (19,751   $ (60,689   $ 40,938   
                        

 

(1) Base rental revenue represents contractual base rental revenue earned by us from our tenants and does not include the impact of certain GAAP adjustments to rental revenue, such as straight-line rent adjustments, amortization of above-market intangible lease assets or the amortization of below-market lease intangible liabilities. Such GAAP adjustments and other rental revenue such as expense recovery revenue are included in the below caption, referred to as “other rental revenue.”
(2) Includes equity-in-earnings from an unconsolidated joint venture of approximately $1.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. We did not have any equity-in-earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures during the same period in 2008.

 

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(3) For a discussion as to why we view net operating income to be an appropriate supplemental performance measure, and a reconciliation of our net operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 to our reported “Net income (loss)” for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, see Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements included in “Item 1. Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Rental Revenue

Total rental revenue increased approximately $14.7 million to approximately $69.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, compared to approximately $55.2 million for the same period in 2008. This increase is primarily attributable to our acquisition of 15 additional operating real properties subsequent to December 31, 2007.

Same store base rental revenue increased by approximately $735,000, or 1.8%, for the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008 primarily due to an increase in rates on renewing tenants and the expiration of certain rent abatement terms subsequent to June 30, 2008. This was partially offset by a decline in the occupancy of our same store portfolio of assets. As of June 30, 2009 and 2008, occupancy of our same store portfolio was approximately 93.2% and 95.3%, respectively.

Same store other rental revenue decreased by approximately $47,000, or 0.3%, for the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. This was primarily due to an error we identified during the three months ended June 30, 2008 related to our accounting treatment of below market lease liabilities. Prior to the three months ended June 30, 2008, we valued below market leases using the non-cancelable lease terms and amortized such amounts over the same term to rental revenue. During the three months ended June 30, 2008, we corrected the error with respect to below market leases whereby the valuation and the subsequent amortization period now considers fixed-rate renewal option periods to conform to interpretive guidance of SFAS No. 141. The correction of this error resulted in a decrease to rental revenues of approximately $481,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2008. Excluding the impact of the correction of this error, same store revenue declined by approximately $528,000, or 3.8%, for the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. This decrease, after considering the impact of the error discussed above, was primarily driven by straight-line rent adjustments to increase revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2008 caused by significant rent abatements, which did not recur during the same period in 2009. This was partially offset by increased rental expense recovery income.

Securities Income

Securities income decreased approximately $3.5 million to approximately $5.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, compared to approximately $8.6 million for the same period in 2008. This decrease is attributable to (i) incremental amortization associated with other-than-temporary impairment related to our CRE-CDO and CMBS securities that reduced interest income by approximately $633,000, (ii) the indefinite suspension of preferred dividends by issuers of three of our preferred equity securities resulting in a decrease in securities income for the six months ended June 30, 2009 of approximately $1.3 million compared to the same period in 2008 and (iii) the decline in the average one-month LIBOR rate over the periods, which impacts interest income on floating-rate securities investments. As of June 30, 2009 and 2008, the one-month LIBOR rate was approximately 0.31% and 2.46%, respectively. As of June 30, 2009 and 2008, approximately 43.4% and 43.3%, respectively, of our real estate securities, based on notional amounts, were floating rate securities.

Debt Related Income

Debt related income decreased approximately $518,000 to approximately $4.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, compared to approximately $5.0 million for the same period in 2008. The decrease in debt related income was primarily attributable to a general decline in the one-month LIBOR rate, which impacts interest income on floating-rate debt related investments. Approximately 32.1% and 27.5% of our debt related investments earned interest based on a floating-rate as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Rental Expenses

Rental expenses increased approximately $3.8 million to approximately $18.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, from approximately $14.3 million for the same period in 2008. This increase is primarily attributable to our acquisition of 15 additional operating real properties subsequent to December 31, 2007.

Same store rental expenses increased by approximately $324,000, or 2.3%, for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the same period in 2008, due primarily to increases in (i) property taxes of approximately $263,000 and (ii) bad debt expenses of approximately $238,000. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in insurance expense of approximately $161,000.

 

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Other Operating Expenses

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

Depreciation and amortization expense increased approximately $3.7 million to approximately $29.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, compared to approximately $25.3 million for the same period in 2008. This increase is primarily attributable to our acquisition of 15 additional operating real properties subsequent to December 31, 2007.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased approximately $445,000 to approximately $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, from $2.1 million for the same period in 2008. This increase is primarily attributable to growth in stockholders, accounting fees and other general overhead expenses.

Asset Management Fees, Related Party

Asset management fees paid to our Advisor increased approximately $296,000 to approximately $6.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, from approximately $5.8 million for the same period in 2008. This increase resulted from additional investments held during the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. This increase was primarily attributable to our acquisition of 15 additional operating real properties subsequent to December 31, 2007, partially offset by the decline in fair value of our real estate securities.

Acquisition-Related Expenses

We adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 141(R) on January 1, 2009, which requires us to expense costs associated with the acquisition of real property as incurred, including acquisition fees paid to the Advisor. During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we incurred approximately $3.8 million of acquisition-related expenses, which were primarily attributable to the acquisition of the Connecticut Avenue Office Center and the Greater DC Retail Center. This expense was comprised of acquisition fees paid to the Advisor of approximately $1.3 million and legal, closing, transfer taxes and other due diligence costs of approximately $2.5 million. Prior to January 1, 2009, acquisition-related expenses were capitalized and amortized to depreciation and amortization expense over the related life of the acquired property. As a result, there were no acquisition-related expenses for the same period in 2008.

Other Income (Expenses)

Interest Income

Interest income decreased approximately $3.8 million to approximately $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, from approximately $5.9 million for the same period in 2008. This decrease is attributable to lower average yields on our floating-rate interest bearing bank accounts and money market mutual fund investments, which were partially offset by increased cash balances.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased approximately $4.7 million to approximately $27.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, from approximately $22.5 million for the same period in 2008. This increase resulted primarily from additional mortgage note financing we assumed or issued subsequent to December 31, 2007, partially offset by a general decline in the one-month LIBOR rate, which impacts interest expense on floating-rate debt obligations, and the partial repayment of our margin account. The following table further describes our interest expense by debt obligation for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 (amounts in thousands).

 

     For the Six Months Ended June 30,
     2009    2008

Debt obligation

     

Mortgage notes

   $ 23,595    $ 18,276

Financing obligations

     3,455      3,501

Other secured borrowings

     136      673
             

Total

   $ 27,186    $ 22,450
             

Gain (Loss) on Derivatives

Loss on derivatives decreased by approximately $874,000 to approximately $8.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, compared to approximately $8.9 million for the same period in 2008. During the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, we determined that it was no longer probable that previously forecasted issuances of fixed-rate debt associated with certain of our forward starting swaps would be issued within the timeframe specified in the corresponding hedge designation memorandum. As a result of these discontinuances of this cash flow hedges, we recognized losses on derivatives of approximately $8.6 million and $6.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. In addition, during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, we recognized a net gain of approximately $565,000 and a net loss approximately $2.6 million, respectively, due a change in forecasted dates of debt issuances.

 

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Gain on Extinguishment of Debt

During the six months ended June 30, 2008, we fully repaid floating-rate debt that had been previously secured by 17 retail properties that had been acquired as part of our New England Retail Portfolio purchased in August and October 2007. We repaid the total outstanding aggregate principal balance of approximately $121.9 million in the amount of approximately $111.5 million, representing an approximate $10.4 million discount to par, resulting in a gain of approximately $9.3 million, net of $1.1 million in unamortized deferred loan costs. We did not have any gains on extinguishment of debt during the same period in 2009.

Net Other-than-Temporary Impairment on Securities

Net other-than-temporary impairment on securities decreased approximately $59.2 million to approximately $6.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from approximately $65.9 million for the same period in 2008. During the six months ended June 30, 2009 we recorded net other-than-temporary impairment charges of approximately $6.7 million related to 14 of our CMBS and CRE-CDO securities. During the same period in 2008, we recorded net other-than-temporary impairment charges of approximately $32.7 million related to 21 of our preferred equity securities and approximately $33.2 million related to five of our CMBS and CRE-CDO securities. See Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements included in “Item 1. Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion of this charge.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity Outlook

Although the credit markets continue to be extremely constrained in the real estate sector as a result of the liquidity constraints of major lending institutions and other traditional sources of debt capital, we believe that our sources of capital are adequate to meet our short-term and long-term liquidity requirements. We believe that our existing cash balances, cash flows from operations, prospective additional net proceeds from our public and private offerings, and prospective debt incurrences and assumptions will be sufficient to satisfy our liquidity and capital requirements for the next twelve months. Our capital requirements over the next twelve months are anticipated to include, but are not limited to, operating expenses, distribution payments, redemption payments, acquisitions of real property and debt related investments, settlements of derivative instruments and debt service payments, including debt maturities of approximately $55.2 million, all of which are subject to certain extension options.

The global market and economic conditions have been unprecedented, challenging and unpredictable with significantly tighter credit and declining economic growth through the second quarter of 2009. These conditions have resulted in significant declines in the liquidity and value of our investments in real estate securities. Currently, the market for CMBS and CRE-CDO securities is generally illiquid and inactive. While we have the ability and intent to hold our investments in CMBS and CRE-CDO securities until their respective maturity dates, the currently illiquid nature of this market could inhibit our ability to potentially utilize these investments as a source of liquidity either through the sale of these securities or as collateral for a potential borrowing facility. Furthermore, we have experienced a disruption in current cash flow from our real estate securities generally caused by the deterioration of the underlying fundamentals of certain issuers of our preferred equity securities or by credit rating agency downgrades of the underlying collateral of our CDO investments. If market conditions persist or worsen, additional disruptions in current cash flow from our real estate securities may occur.

As of June 30, 2009, we had approximately $606.6 million of cash compared to $540.2 million as of December 31, 2008. The following discussion summarizes the sources and uses of our cash during the six months ended June 30, 2009 that resulted in the net cash increase of approximately $66.4 million.

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $26.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, which represents a decrease of approximately $2.1 million compared to net cash provided by operating activities of approximately $28.5 million for the same period in 2008. This was primarily due to (i) an increase of acquisition-related expenses of approximately $3.8 million resulting from the adoption of SFAS No. 141(R), (ii) decreased cash flow from interest income derived from cash accounts, (iii) decreased cash flow from our real estate securities due to the suspension of dividend and interest payments and (iv) increased interest expense due to new borrowings. This was partially offset by increased rental revenue as a result of our investment and financing activity from January 2007 through June 2009.

 

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Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities increased approximately $50.6 million to approximately $91.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from approximately $40.7 million for the same period in 2008. The majority of cash used for investing in real properties was attributable to real property acquisitions.

Real Property Acquisitions

During six months ended June 30, 2009, we acquired two real properties for a total gross investment amount of approximately $123.2 million. These properties were acquired using a combination of (i) net proceeds from our public and private offerings (ii) subsequent debt financing and (iii) the assumption of debt financing at acquisition. For additional detail regarding these acquisitions see our section above entitled “Significant Transactions During the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009.”

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities decreased approximately $21.2 million to approximately $131.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from approximately $152.5 million for the same period in 2008. This decrease was primarily due to (i) decreased proceeds raised from our public and private offerings, (ii) increased distributions and (iii) increased cash settlements of cash flow derivatives. This decrease was partially offset by the decrease in mortgage note principal repayments.

Public Offerings

Common shares issued pursuant to our public offerings decreased by approximately 9.8 million shares to approximately 16.8 million shares for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from 26.7 million shares for the same period in 2008. This decrease resulted in a decline in net proceeds of approximately $87.9 million to approximately $153.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $241.0 million for the same period in 2008.

On August 3, 2009, we decided to terminate the primary portion of our public offering effective after September 30, 2009. We will not accept any subscriptions after September 30, 2009, however, we will continue to offer shares of common stock through our distribution reinvestment plan.

The Operating Partnership’s Private Placements

During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we raised approximately $5.4 million from the sale of fractional interests in one property. Furthermore, during the six months ended June 30, 2009, we exercised our option to acquire, at fair value, approximately $7.9 million of previously sold fractional interests in one property for a combination of (i) approximately 747,000 OP Units issued at a price of $10.00 per OP Unit, representing approximately $7.5 million of the aggregate purchase and (ii) approximately $412,000 in cash. The result of this activity was a net decrease in our financing obligations of approximately $2.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The various lease agreements in place as of June 30, 2009, contained expiration dates ranging from June 2019 to January 2037.

Debt Financings

Mortgage Notes—Borrowing activity, net of principal repayments, increased by approximately $111.1 million to approximately $50.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from net repayments of approximately $60.6 million for the same period in 2008. During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we issued or assumed approximately $90.8 million in new mortgage debt financing that was comprised of three mortgage notes secured by seven real properties. These notes are amortizing, bearing interest at a weighted average stated interest rate of approximately 6.14%, and mature between July 2014 and April 2016.

The following table sets forth contractual scheduled maturities of our mortgage debt and related details, including mortgage debt that may be subject to certain extension options, as of June 30, 2009 (amounts in thousands).

 

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     Number of
Mortgage Notes
Maturing (1)
   As of June 30, 2009

Year Ending December 31,

      Outstanding
Balance (2)
   Gross Investment Amount
of Properties Securing
Mortgage Notes Maturing

2009

   —      $ —      $ —  

2010

   3      61,647      85,437

2011

   2      7,095      14,510

2012

   1      21,300      26,875

2013

   —        —        —  

2014

   3      93,384      152,071

2015

   4      78,771      159,546

2016

   12      216,089      384,096

2017

   7      280,949      417,435

2018

   —        —        —  

Thereafter

   4      48,141      83,411
                  

Total

   36    $ 807,376    $ 1,323,381

 

(1) Mortgage notes presented exclude other secured borrowings, which include one note with an outstanding principal balance as of June 30, 2009 of approximately $10.2 million that matures in 2012 and approximately $5.4 million related to our securities margin account, which does not have a stated maturity date.
(2) All of the outstanding principal balances of mortgage notes maturing in 2010 are subject to extensions options, of which one note with an outstanding balance of approximately $45.5 million has extension options beyond December 31, 2011. As a result, approximately $16.1 million of our mortgage notes have maturity dates that cannot be extended beyond December 31, 2011. Mortgage notes that are subject to extension options are also subject to certain lender covenants and restrictions that we must meet to extend this maturity date. We currently cannot assert with any degree of certainty that we will qualify for these extensions upon the initial maturity date of this mortgage note.

Distributions

Distributions declared payable to common stockholders was approximately $50.0 million and $38.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Such distributions were paid following the respective quarters for which they are declared and approximately $23.4 million and $15.8 million, respectively, were paid in cash and approximately $26.6 million and $22.4 million, respectively, were reinvested in shares of our common stock pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan.

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, we reported $26.4 million of cash provided by our operating activities. In accordance with SFAS No. 141(R), which became effective for the six months ended June 30, 2009, this amount was reduced by $3.8 million of acquisition-related expenses which were funded from the net proceeds received from our public and private offerings. As a result, the distributions declared payable to common stockholders for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 as described above were funded with approximately $30.2 million (excluding the impact of SFAS No. 141(R) as described above) and $28.5 million, respectively, from our operating activities and the remaining amounts of approximately $19.9 million and $9.7 million, respectively, were funded from our borrowings. Our long-term strategy is to fund the payment of quarterly distributions to investors entirely from our operations. There can be no assurance that we will achieve this strategy.

Redemptions

During the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, we authorized the redemption of approximately 2.2 million and approximately 1.2 million shares of common stock, respectively, pursuant to our share redemption program. As a result, proceeds used to redeem such shares increased approximately $10.0 million to $20.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $10.9 million for the same period in 2008.

We presently limit the number of shares to be redeemed during any consecutive twelve month period to no more than five percent of the number of shares of common stock outstanding at the beginning of such twelve month period (referred to herein as the “Redemption Cap”). During the first and second quarter of 2009, we received requests to redeem approximately 6.1 million and 5.7 million shares of common stock, respectively, which exceeded our first quarter and second quarter 2009 Redemption Cap of approximately 853,000 shares and 1.3 million shares of common stock by approximately 5.3 million shares and 4.4 million shares respectively. Based on application of the Redemption Cap, we redeemed, on a pro rata basis, approximately 13.9% and 22.8% of the shares each shareholder requested to be redeemed for the first quarter and second quarter of 2009, respectively. The board of directors may, in its sole discretion, amend, suspend, or terminate the share redemption program at any time if it determines that the funds available to fund the share redemption program are needed for other business or operational purposes or that amendment, suspension or termination of the share redemption program is in the best interest of our stockholders. See “Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds-Share Redemption Program.”

 

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Settlement of Cash Flow Derivatives

During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we paid $12.7 million to settle certain cash flow derivative instruments. As of June 30, 2009, we recorded an $8.3 million liability related to our outstanding hedges. We cash settled our last outstanding forward starting swap in July 2009 by paying approximately $8.5 million.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2009, we had no material off-balance sheet arrangements that had or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or capital resources. There are no lines of credit, side agreements, or any other derivative financial instruments related to or between our unconsolidated joint venture and us, and we believe we have no material exposure to financial guarantees.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

Fair Value Estimates of Investments in Real Estate Securities

As of June 30, 2009, our real estate securities were valued in two categories, comprised of (i) preferred equity securities and (ii) CMBS and CRE-CDOs. Our valuation procedures for each of the two categories are applied to each specific investment within their respective categories.

Preferred Equity Securities

The valuation of our investments in preferred equity securities is determined using exchange listed prices in an active market. As such, preferred equity securities fall within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Our investments in preferred equity securities had a fair value of $42.7 million and $31.6 million which represented approximately 2.5% and 2.0% of total investments as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

CMBS and CRE-CDOs

We estimate the fair value of our CMBS and CRE-CDO securities using a combination of observable market information and unobservable market assumptions. Observable market information used in these fair market valuations include benchmark interest rates, interest rate curves, credit market indexes and swap curves. Unobservable market assumptions used in the determination of the fair market valuations of our CMBS and CRE-CDO investments include market assumptions related to discount rates, default rates, prepayment rates, reviews of trustee or investor reports and non-binding broker quotes and pricing services in what is currently an inactive market. Additionally, we consider security-specific characteristics in determining the fair values of our CMBS and CRE-CDO investments, which include consideration of credit enhancements of the underlying collateral’s average default rates, the average delinquency rate and loan-to-value, and several other characteristics. As a result, both Level 2 and Level 3 inputs are used in arriving at the valuation of our investments in CMBS and CRE-CDOs. We consider the Level 3 inputs used in determining the fair value of our investments in CMBS and CRE-CDO securities to be significant. As such, all investments in CMBS and CRE-CDO securities fall under the Level 3 category of the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2009. No investments in CMBS and CRE-CDO securities were transferred in or out of the Level 3 category of the fair value hierarchy during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

Our investments in CMBS and CRE-CDO investments had a fair value of $8.8 million and $20.8 million which represented approximately 0.5% and 1.3% of our total investments as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

Fair Value Estimates of Derivative Instruments

Currently, we use forward starting swaps, zero cost collars and interest rate caps to manage interest rate risk. The values of these instruments are determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis of the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities. The valuation methodologies are segregated into two categories of derivatives: (i) forward starting swaps and (ii) zero cost collars/interest rate caps.

Forward Starting Swaps—Forward starting swaps are considered and measured at fair value as interest rate swaps. The fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments and the discounted expected variable cash receipts. The variable cash receipts are based on an expectation of future interest rates (i.e. forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves.

Zero Cost Collars/Interest Rate Caps (Interest Rate Options)—Zero cost collars and interest rate caps are considered and measured at fair value as interest rate options. The fair values of interest rate options are determined using the market standard methodology of discounting the future expected cash receipts that would occur if variable interest rates fell below or rose above the strike rate of the caps or outside of the applicable collar rates. The variable interest rates used in the calculation of projected receipts on the cap or collar rates are based on an expectation of future interest rates derived from observable market interest rate curves and volatilities.

 

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To comply with the provisions of SFAS No. 157, we incorporate credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both our own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of our derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, we have considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts and guarantees.

Our derivative instrument liabilities had a fair value of $8.3 million and $27.2 million which represented approximately 0.7% and 2.8% of total liabilities as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded a net loss on derivatives of approximately $8.6 million and $8.0 million, respectively.

Subsequent Events

We have evaluated whether any subsequent events have occurred up through the time of issuing these financial statements on August 13, 2009. The following is a discussion of the subsequent events that have occurred.

Origination of Westin-Galleria Loan

On July 23, 2009, we originated a $65.0 million senior mortgage loan secured by two hotel properties located in the Houston, Texas market (the “Westin Galleria Loan”). The borrower under the Westin Galleria Loan is Walton Houston Galleria Hotels, L.P., an affiliate of Chicago, Illinois-based Walton Street Capital, a private equity real estate sponsor. The Westin Galleria Loan has an initial term of three years, prepayable in the initial term, subject to certain prepayment fees, and is subject to two additional one-year extensions. We earned an origination fee of approximately $975,000 upon the origination of the Westin Galleria Loan. In connection with our origination of the Westin Galleria Loan, we paid our Advisor an acquisition fee of approximately $650,000. We originated the Westin Galleria Loan using net proceeds from our public and private offerings.

Cash Settlement of Derivative Instrument

On July 29, 2009, we cash settled our last outstanding forward starting swap with a notional value of $50.0 million by paying approximately $8.5 million.

Proceeds from Public Offering

For the period from July 1, 2009 to August 7, 2009, we issued approximately 3.7 million shares of our common stock pursuant to our follow-on public offering to a total of approximately 563 stockholders for net proceeds of approximately $23.6 million, which includes proceeds from our distribution reinvestment plan of approximately $13.4 million.

On August 3, 2009, we decided to terminate the primary portion of our public offering effective after September 30, 2009. We will not accept any subscriptions after September 30, 2009, however, we will continue to offer shares of common stock through our distribution reinvestment plan.

New Product Specialist Agreements and Amendment to Advisory Agreement

In August 2009, the Advisor entered into a product specialist agreement (the “Debt Advisor PSA”) with FundCore LLC (the “Debt Advisor”), an entity formed by affiliates of Hudson River Partners Real Estate Investment Management L.P. (“HRP”) and certain affiliates of the Advisor. Pursuant to the Debt Advisor PSA, the Debt Advisor will have the right to perform acquisition and asset management services with respect to up to $130 million (plus any available leverage) of certain debt investments to be made by us. On August 5, 2009, the Advisor also entered into another product specialist agreement (the “HRP PSA”) with HRP. Pursuant to the HRP PSA, HRP will have the right to perform the acquisition and asset management services with respect to up to $20 million (plus any available leverage) of certain debt investments to be made by us.

In connection with the Advisor’s entry into these product specialist agreements, the independent members of our board of directors unanimously approved the Seventh Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement (the “Amended Advisory Agreement”). The Amended Advisory Agreement amended the Advisory Agreement with relation to the payment of certain fees and the timing of the payment of certain fees to the Advisor in connection with these product specialist agreements.

 

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Below is a summary of the modifications to the Advisory Agreement to give effect to the amendments unanimously approved by the independent members of our board of directors:

Debt Investment Acquisition Fees

For debt investments acquired pursuant to the Debt Advisor PSA discussed above, the Advisor will receive an acquisition fee equal the sum of:

 

  (iv) 1.0% of the relevant debt investment amount,

 

  (v) any origination or similar fees paid by the applicable borrower at the time the debt investment is made (not to exceed 1.50% of the net debt investment amount), and

 

  (vi) an amount equal to 1.0% per annum of the discounted present value (using a discount rate of 15.0%) of the net debt investment amount (taking into account any anticipated principal amortization) for a period of time equal to the lesser of the term of the debt investment (excluding extension option years) or four years (collectively referred to as the “Initial Term”).

Total acquisition fees and expenses shall not exceed 6.0% of the net debt investment amount. This fee shall be payable on the closing date of the relevant debt investment.

Debt Investments Asset Management Fees

For debt investments acquired pursuant to the Debt Advisor PSA discussed above, the Advisor will receive asset management fees pursuant to the following:

 

  (iv) during the first twelve months after the closing of the respective debt investment, the Advisor shall receive a monthly asset management fee consisting of one-twelfth of the total amount, if any, by which the sum of the total acquisition fees and expenses exceeds 6.0% of the relevant net debt investment amount;

 

  (v) during the balance of the Initial Term, zero; and

 

  (vi) during any period following the Initial Term during which the relevant debt investment is outstanding, the asset management fee will consist of a monthly fee of one-twelfth of 1.0% of the net debt investment amount.

Please refer to the Amended Advisory Agreement included herein as Exhibit 10.1 for further details of the Amended Advisory Agreement.

Inflation

Substantially all of our leases provide for separate real estate tax and operating expense escalations over a base amount. In addition, many of our leases provide for fixed base rent increases or indexed rent increases. We believe that inflationary increases in costs may be at least partially offset by the contractual rent increases and operating expense escalations in our leases. To date we believe that inflation has not had a material impact to our operations or overall liquidity.

Critical Accounting Policies

In addition to our critical accounting policies as set forth in Item 1 to Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 30, 2009, the following policy has been modified to conform to recent accounting guidance.

Acquisition Related Expenses-Real Property

Pursuant to SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, in periods prior to January 1, 2009, costs associated with the acquisition of real property, including acquisition fees paid to the Advisor, were capitalized and amortized to depreciation and amortization expense over the life of the related asset. On January 1, 2009, we adopted SFAS No. 141(R), which requires us to expense costs associated with the acquisition of real property, including acquisition fees paid to the Advisor, as incurred.

CMBS and CRE-CDO Securities Impairment

On April 9, 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 115-2, which applies to the determination of other-than-temporary impairment for debt securities (i.e. our investments in CMBS and CRE-CDO securities). FSP FAS 115-2 states that an other-than-temporary impairment write-down of debt securities, where fair value is below amortized cost, is triggered in circumstances where (i) an entity has the intent to sell a security, (ii) it is more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, or (iii) the entity does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security. If an entity intends to sell a security or if it is more likely than not the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery, an other-than-temporary impairment write-down is recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value. If an entity does not intend to sell the security or it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery, the other-than-temporary impairment write-down is separated into an amount representing the credit loss, which is recognized in earnings, and the amount related to all other factors, which is recognized in other comprehensive income.

 

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We adopted the provisions of this FSP FAS No. 115-2 as of April 1, 2009. The result of the adoption of FSP FAS No. 115-2, was an increase to our April 1, 2009 balance of distributions in excess of earnings by approximately $4.0 million with a corresponding adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income for other-than-temporary impairment recorded in previous periods on our investments in CMBS and CRE-CDO securities in our portfolio as of April 1, 2009, that would not have been required had FSP FAS No. 115-2 been effective for those periods. Furthermore, as a result of the adoption of FSP FAS No. 115-2, for the three months ended June 30, 2009, approximately $1.5 million of other-than-temporary impairment remained in other comprehensive income that would reduced net income (loss) under the prior guidance.

In our determination of whether we will recover the entire amortized cost basis of our debt securities, we applied the provision of EITF 99-20. EITF 99-20 requires us to determine whether we believe that it is probable that there has been an adverse change in the estimated timing and amount of cash flows from our securities based on all relevant, available information, including information about past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. In estimating cash flows of our securities, which requires significant judgment, we specifically consider and analyze factors such as remaining payment terms, prepayments, financial condition and value of the underlying collateral, expected defaults, analyst reports and forecasts, credit ratings and other market data that are relevant to the collectability of the contractual cash flows from the security. Based on the results of our application of FSP FAS No. 115-2, we recorded other-than-temporary impairment charges related to our CMBS and CRE-CDO investments for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 of approximately $8.2 million of which approximately $1.5 million was determined to be noncredit related losses which resulted in a net other-than-temporary impairment of approximately $6.7 million. For both the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, we recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of approximately $33.2 million related to certain of our CMBS and CRE-CDO investments.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) (“SFAS No. 167”), which will be effective for us on January 1, 2010. SFAS 167 is a revision to FIN No. 46(R) and changes how a reporting entity evaluates whether an entity is considered the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity and is therefore required to consolidate such variable interest entity. SFAS No. 167 will also require assessments at each reporting period of which party within the variable interest entity is considered the primary beneficiary and will require a number of new disclosures related to variable interest entities. We are currently evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 167 will have on our financial position and results of operations upon adoption.

On June 30, 2009, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles—a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (“SFAS No. 168”). The FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”) will become the source of authoritative GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. Once SFAS No. 168, becomes effective, the Codification will supersede all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other nongrandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification will become nonauthoritative. SFAS No. 168 is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. If an accounting change results from the application of SFAS No. 168, an entity must disclose the nature and reason for the change in accounting principle. We do not anticipate that our adoption of SFAS No. 168 will have a material impact on our financial statements.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk is the adverse effect on the value of assets and liabilities that results from a change in the applicable market resulting from a variety of factors such as perceived risk, interest rate changes, inflation and overall general economic changes. Our mortgage note borrowings and derivative instruments are financial instruments that are most significantly and directly impacted by changes in their respective market conditions.

Debt Obligations

As of June 30, 2009, we had total outstanding debt and short-term borrowings of approximately $822.9 million. As of June 30, 2009, we had approximately $77.2 million of variable rate mortgage note debt and other secured borrowings outstanding indexed to LIBOR rates and the federal funds overnight rate. If the prevailing index rates relevant to our remaining variable rate debt and other secured borrowings were to increase 10%, we estimate that interest expense would increase by approximately $41,000 and $243,000 for a three and six month period, respectively, based on our outstanding floating-rate debt as of June 30, 2009.

Derivative Instruments

We are currently exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of our hedging positions and our variable rate debt used to maintain liquidity, fund capital expenditures and expand our investment portfolio and operations. We generally seek to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower our overall borrowing costs by selectively utilizing derivative instruments to hedge exposures to changes in interest rates on loans secured by our assets.

We maintain risk management control systems to monitor interest rate cash flow risk attributable to both our outstanding and forecasted debt obligations as well as our potential offsetting hedge positions. While this hedging strategy is designed to minimize the impact on our net income (loss) and funds from operations from changes in interest rates, the overall returns on our investments may be reduced. Our board of directors has established policies and procedures regarding our use of derivative instruments for hedging or

 

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other purposes. As of June 30, 2009, we held four unsettled hedging instruments with a combined notional amount of approximately $265.8 million that were in a loss position equal to approximately $8.3 million. We classify our hedging instruments as either (i) forward starting swaps or (ii) interest rate caps and collars.

Forward Starting Swaps

As of June 30, 2009, we had entered into four forward starting swap hedges with a total notional value of $350.0 million. As of June 30, 2009, we had cash settled the first three forward starting swap hedges with a total notional value of $300.0 million by paying approximately $36.5 million. The fourth forward starting swap, with a notional amount of $50.0 million, had a fair value resulting in a net loss of approximately $9.0 million. We cash settled this hedge in July 2009 by paying approximately $8.5 million.

Interest Rate Caps and Collars

As of June 30, 2009, we had three active interest rate cap and collar hedges with a total notional amount of $250.2 million and a fair value resulting in a net loss of approximately $232,000. If interest rates were to increase by 0.1% (relative to interest rates as of June 30, 2009), this would result in an approximate $7,000 decrease in our loss position for these cap and collar hedges. Two of our cap and collar hedges were not designated as cash flow hedges pursuant to SFAS No. 133. As a result, unrealized gains and losses in the fair value of these hedges are reflected in our consolidated statement of operations as gains or losses on derivatives.

Credit Risk of Derivative Instruments

Credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of an agreement. We could potentially have exposure to credit risk with the counterparties to our remaining hedging contracts. If the fair value of a derivative contract were positive, the counterparty would owe us, which would create a potential credit risk for us in connection with collection of the amount owed. We seek to minimize the credit risk within our investments and with our derivative instruments by entering into transactions with what we deem to be high-quality counterparties. However, we cannot mitigate all of our credit risk exposure and therefore our operating results may be adversely impacted by the failure of a counterparty to perform under the terms of an agreement. As of June 30, 2009, we had one derivative instrument with a positive fair value of approximately $6,000.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s President and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2009. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2009. There were no material changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are not aware of any material pending legal proceedings.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

The following risk factors as set forth in Item 1A. to Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 30, 2009 have been updated.

Delays in the acquisition of real properties and other investments, as a result of current market conditions, may have adverse effects on portfolio diversification, results of operations and returns to our stockholders.

Delays we encounter in the selection and acquisition of real properties and other investments could adversely affect our stockholders’ returns. In particular, the current state of the credit markets has resulted in generally lower transaction volume in the broader real estate market and for us, in part due to pricing and valuation uncertainties. To the extent that such disruptions and uncertainties continue, we may be delayed in our ability to invest our capital in real property and other investments that meet our acquisition criteria. Such delays have resulted in our maintaining a relatively higher cash balance, which has had and may continue to have a negative effect on our stockholders’ returns. Moreover, delays in acquiring properties and other investments may also hinder our ability to reach our portfolio diversification objectives.

The time and resources that Dividend Capital affiliated entities devote to us may be diverted and we may face additional competition due to the fact that Dividend Capital affiliated entities are not prohibited from raising money for another entity that makes the same types of investments that we target.

Dividend Capital affiliated entities are not prohibited from raising money for another investment entity that makes the same types of investments as those we target. As a result, the time and resources they could devote to us may be diverted. For example, the Dealer Manager is currently involved in other public offerings for other Dividend Capital affiliated entities including IPT and IIT, which are currently in registration with the SEC but are not yet effective. In addition, we may compete with any such investment entity for the same investors and investment opportunities. We may also co-invest with any such investment entity. Even though all such co-investments will be subject to approval by our independent directors, they could be on terms not as favorable to us as those we could achieve co-investing with a third party.

We may compete with other Dividend Capital affiliated entities, including IPT and IIT when their respective initial public offerings commence, and DCT Industrial Trust for opportunities to acquire or sell investments, which may have an adverse impact on our operations.

We may compete with other Dividend Capital affiliated entities, including IPT and IIT when their respective initial public offerings commence, and DCT Industrial Trust for opportunities to acquire or sell certain types of real properties. We may also buy or sell real properties at the same time as other Dividend Capital affiliated entities, including IPT and IIT, and DCT Industrial Trust are buying or selling properties. In this regard, there is a risk that the Advisor will purchase a real property that provides lower returns to us than a real property purchased by another Dividend Capital affiliated entity, including IPT and IIT, or DCT Industrial Trust. Certain of our affiliates own and/or manage real properties in geographical areas in which we expect to own real properties. Therefore, our real properties may compete for tenants with other real properties owned and/or managed by other Dividend Capital affiliated entities, including IPT and IIT, or DCT Industrial Trust. The Advisor may face conflicts of interest when evaluating tenant leasing opportunities for our real properties and other real properties owned and/or managed by Dividend Capital affiliated entities, including IPT and IIT, or DCT Industrial Trust and these conflicts of interest may have a negative impact on our ability to attract and retain tenants.

We may also compete with other Dividend Capital affiliated entities, including IPT and IIT, for opportunities to acquire or sell certain types of real estate securities. Dividend Capital Investments acts as one of the Advisor’s product specialists with respect to our investments in real estate securities. Dividend Capital Investments is also the investment manager for two additional Dividend Capital affiliated entities, and certain non-affiliated entities, which invest in the same type of securities as those in which we invest.

As a result of our potential competition with other Dividend Capital affiliated entities or DCT Industrial Trust, certain investment opportunities that would otherwise be available to us may not in fact be available. This competition may also result in conflicts of interest that are not resolved in our favor. See Item 13. in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 30, 2009 for a description of the conflicts of interest that arise as a result of our relationship with the Advisor and its Affiliates.

 

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

Share Redemption Program

We have established a share redemption program that provides our stockholders with limited interim liquidity. The share redemption program will be immediately terminated if our shares of common stock are listed on a national securities exchange or if a secondary market is otherwise established.

After our stockholders have held shares of our common stock for a minimum of one year, our share redemption program may provide a limited opportunity for our stockholders to have their shares of common stock redeemed, subject to certain restrictions and limitations, at a price equal to or at a discount from the purchase price of the shares of our common stock being redeemed and the amount of the discount will vary based upon the length of time that our stockholders have held their shares of our common stock subject to redemption, as described in the following table, which has been posted on our website at www.dividendcapital.com:

 

Share Purchase Anniversary

   Redemption Price as a
Percentage of Purchase Price
 

Less than 1 year

   No Redemption Allowed   

1 year

   92.5

2 years

   95.0

3 years

   97.5

4 years and longer

   100.0

In the event that a stockholder seeks to redeem all of its shares of our common stock, shares of our common stock purchased pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan may be excluded from the foregoing one-year holding period requirement at the discretion of the board of directors. If a stockholder has made more than one purchase of our common stock (other than through our distribution reinvestment plan), the one-year holding period will be calculated separately with respect to each such purchase. In addition, for purposes of the one-year holding period, holders of OP Units who exchange their OP Units for shares of our common stock shall be deemed to have owned their shares as of the date they were issued their OP Units. The board of directors reserves the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to (i) waive the one-year holding period in the event of the death or disability (as such term is defined in the Code) of a stockholder, as well as the annual limitation discussed below, (ii) reject any request for redemption for any reason or no reason, or (iii) reduce the number of shares of our common stock allowed to be purchased under the share redemption program. At any time we are engaged in an offering of shares of our common stock, the per share price for shares of our common stock redeemed under our redemption program will never be greater than the then-current offering price of our shares of our common stock sold in the primary offering.

We are not obligated to redeem shares of our common stock under the share redemption program. We presently intend to limit the number of shares to be redeemed during any consecutive twelve month period to no more than five percent of the number of shares of common stock outstanding at the beginning of such twelve month period (referred to herein as the “Redemption Cap”). The aggregate amount of redemptions under our share redemption program is not expected to exceed the aggregate proceeds received from the sale of shares pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan. During the first and second quarter of 2009, we received requests to redeem approximately 6.1 million and 5.7 million shares of common stock, respectively, which exceeded our first quarter and second quarter 2009 Redemption Cap of approximately 853,000 shares and 1.3 million shares of common stock by approximately 5.3 million shares and 4.4 million shares respectively. Based on application of the Redemption Cap, we redeemed, on a pro rata basis, approximately 13.9% and 22.8% of the shares each shareholder requested to be redeemed for the first quarter and second quarter of 2009, respectively.

To the extent that the aggregate proceeds received from the sale of shares pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan are not sufficient to fund redemption requests pursuant to the Redemption Cap, the board of directors may, in its sole discretion, choose to use other sources of funds to redeem shares of our common stock. Such sources of funds could include cash on hand, cash available from borrowings and cash from liquidations of securities investments as of the end of the applicable quarter, to the extent that such funds are not otherwise dedicated to a particular use, such as working capital, cash distributions to stockholders, purchases of real property, real estate securities or debt related investments, or redemptions of OP Units. The board of directors may, but is not obligated to, also increase the Redemption Cap but, may only do so in reliance on an applicable no-action letter issued by SEC staff that would allow such an increase. There can be no assurance that the board of directors will increase the Redemption Cap at any time, nor can there be assurance that we will seek such relief or will be able to obtain such relief if sought. In any event, the number of shares of our common stock that we may redeem will be limited by the funds available from purchases pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan, cash on hand, cash available from borrowings and cash from liquidations of securities or debt related investments as of the end of the applicable quarter.

The board of directors may, in its sole discretion, amend, suspend, or terminate the share redemption program at any time if it determines that the funds available to fund the share redemption program are needed for other business or operational purposes or that amendment, suspension or termination of the share redemption program is in the best interest of our stockholders. Any amendment, suspension or termination of the share redemption program will not affect the rights of holders of OP Units to cause us to redeem their OP Units for, at our sole discretion, shares of our common stock, cash, or a combination of both pursuant to the Operating Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership. In addition, the board of directors may determine to modify the share

 

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redemption program to redeem shares at the then-current net asset value per share (provided that any offering will then also be conducted at net asset value per share), as calculated in accordance with policies and procedures developed by our board of directors. If the board of directors decides to amend, suspend or terminate the share redemption program, we will provide stockholders with no less than 30 days’ prior written notice. Therefore, our stockholders may not have the opportunity to make a redemption request prior to any potential suspension or termination of our share redemption program.

In aggregate, as of June 30, 2009, we had redeemed approximately 8.5 million shares of common stock pursuant to our share redemption program for approximately $78.4 million. The below table describes shares of common stock redeemed during the past three months.

 

Month Ended,

   Total Number of
Shares Redeemed
   Average Price
of Share
   Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs
   Estimated
Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet
Be Purchased Under
the Plan’s
Program (1)

April 30, 2009

   —        —      —      —  

May 31, 2009

   —        —      —      —  

June 30, 2009

   1,301,507      9.39    1,301,507    —  
                     

Total

   1,301,507    $ 9.39    1,301,507    1,439,059
                     

 

(1) This represents the number of shares that could be redeemed for the three months ended September 30, 2009 without exceeding the Redemption Cap discussed above.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

On June 29, 2009, we held our annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Denver, Colorado for the purpose of: (i) electing individuals to serve as our directors as provided in our charter and (ii) ratifying the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. The total number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 168,644,053, of which 86,796,116 shares, or approximately 51%, were present by proxy or in person.

The following sets forth the results of the election of directors:

 

Name of Director

   For    Withheld

John A. Blumberg

   83,577,031    3,219,085

Charles B. Duke

   83,463,752    3,332,364

Daniel J. Sullivan

   83,584,087    3,212,029

John P. Woodberry

   83,547,160    3,248,956

There was no solicitation in opposition to the foregoing nominees by stockholders. The terms of office for John A. Blumberg, Charles B. Duke, Daniel J. Sullivan and John P. Woodberry continued after the Annual Meeting.

The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 was approved by our stockholders with 82,512,893 votes “For”, 869,244 votes “Against” and 3,413,979 votes “Abstained”.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

  a. Exhibits

 

  3.1

     Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc. Fifth Articles of Amendment and Restatement.†

  3.2

     Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc. Second Amended and Restated Bylaws. †

  4.2

     Second Amended and Restated Distribution Reinvestment Plan. †

10.1

     Seventh Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement. †

31.1

     Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer*

31.2

     Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer*

32.1

     Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer*

32.2

     Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer*

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†  Previously filed.

*  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.

 

      DIVIDEND CAPITAL TOTAL REALTY TRUST INC.
Date: August 13, 2009      

/s/    GUY M. ARNOLD

      Guy M. Arnold
      President
Date: August 13, 2009      

/s/    M. KIRK SCOTT

      M. Kirk Scott
      Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

  3.1    Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc. Fifth Articles of Amendment and Restatement.†
  3.2    Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc. Second Amended and Restated Bylaws. †
  4.2    Second Amended and Restated Distribution Reinvestment Plan. †
10.1    Seventh Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement. †
31.1    Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer*
31.2    Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer*
32.1    Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer*
32.2    Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer*

 

Previously filed.
* Filed herewith.

 

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