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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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Related Party Transactions [Abstract]    
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
11.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As described further below, the Company has entered into agreements with certain affiliates pursuant to which they provide services to the Company. Keith D. Hall and Peter McMillan III control and indirectly own Pacific Oak Holding Group, LLC, the Company’s sponsor since November 1, 2019. Pacific Oak Holding is the sole owner of Pacific Oak Capital Advisors, LLC, the Company’s advisor since November 1, 2019. Messrs. Hall and McMillan are also two of the Company’s executive officers and directors.

In addition, along with Charles J. Schreiber, Jr., Keith D. Hall and Peter McMillan III control and indirectly own KBS Holdings LLC (“KBS Holdings”), the Company’s sponsor prior to November 1, 2019. KBS Holdings is the sole owner of KBS Capital Advisors, the Company’s advisor prior to November 1, 2019, and KBS Capital Markets Group LLC, the entity that acted as the dealer manager of the Company’s now-terminated primary initial public offering.

From the Company’s inception through October 31, 2019, KBS Capital Advisors provided day-to-day management of the Company’s business. The advisory agreement with KBS Capital Advisors terminated on October 31, 2019, and the Company hired Pacific Oak Capital Advisors under substantially the same terms on November 1, 2019. The advisory agreement with Pacific Oak Capital Advisors has a one-year term subject to an unlimited number of successive one-year renewals upon the mutual consent of the parties.

 

Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, summarized below are the related-party costs incurred by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and any related amounts payable as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (in thousands):

 

     Incurred      Payable as of
December 31,
 
     2019      2018      2017      2019     2018  

Expensed

             

Asset management fees

   $ 8,158    $ 8,525    $ 10,686    $ 1,498   $ —  

Acquisition fees on business combination (1)

     1,185      —          —          —         —    

Reimbursable operating expenses (2)

     236      410      241      —         29

Disposition fees (3)

     1,570      2,494      8,352      —         —    

KBS Capital Advisors Termination Fee (4)

     32,640      —          —          (4  )      —    

Capitalized

             

Acquisition fees on real estate (1)

     897      3,094      907      —         —    

Acquisition fees on real estate equity securities

     —          239      429      —         7

Acquisition fee on investment in unconsolidated entities

     207      —          —          137     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 44,893    $ 14,762    $ 20,615    $ 1,635   $ 36
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Acquisition fees associated with asset acquisitions are capitalized, while costs associated with business combinations expensed as incurred.

(2) 

The relevant advisor may seek reimbursement for certain employee costs under the relevant advisory agreement. The Company has reimbursed the relevant advisor for the Company’s allocable portion of the salaries, benefits and overhead of internal audit department personnel providing services to the Company. These amounts totaled $220,000, $305,000 and $225,000 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and were the only employee costs reimbursed under the relevant advisory agreement during these periods. The Company will not reimburse for employee costs in connection with services for which the Advisor earns acquisition, origination or disposition fees (other than reimbursement of travel and communication expenses) or for the salaries or benefits the Advisor or its affiliates may pay to the Company’s executive officers. In addition to the amounts above, the Company reimburses the relevant advisor for certain of the Company’s direct costs incurred from third parties that were initially paid by the relevant advisor on behalf of the Company.

(3) 

Disposition fees with respect to real estate sold are included in the gain on sale of real estate in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Disposition fees with respect to the assignment of the Company’s real estate loan receivable are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

(4) 

Fee payable to KBS Capital Advisors due to the termination of the former advisory agreement with KBS Capital Advisors. See “Subordinated Performance Fee Due Upon Termination”, below, for more details.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, KBS Capital Advisors reimbursed the Company $0.1 million for a property insurance rebate. During the year ended December 31, 2017, KBS Capital Advisors reimbursed the Company $0.4 million for expenses incurred to evaluate certain strategic transactions for which KBS Capital Advisors agreed to reimburse the Company and $0.1 million for a property insurance rebate. There were no reimbursements during the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

On July 6, 2017, Pacific Oak SOR Properties, LLC, an indirect wholly owned affiliate of the Company, entered into (i) a Common Unit Purchase and Sale Agreement and Escrow Instructions with Migdal Insurance Company LTD., Migdal-Makefet Pension and Provident Funds LTD. and affiliates (the “Migdal Members”) (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”), (ii) the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of KBS SOR Acquisition XXIX, LLC, (iii) an Investment Agreement with Migdal Members and Willowbrook Asset Management LLC, which is owned by Keith D. Hall and Peter McMillan III, (“WBAM”), and (iv) a waiver letter agreement with the Advisor (the “Waiver Agreement”).

Pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, on July 6, 2017, Pacific Oak SOR Properties, LLC sold a 45% equity interest in an entity that owns an office building containing 284,751 rentable square feet located on approximately 0.35 acres of land in San Francisco, California (“353 Sacramento”) for approximately $39.1 million (the “353 Sacramento Transaction”) to the Migdal Members, third parties unaffiliated with the Company, KBS Capital Advisors or the Advisor. The sale resulted in 353 Sacramento being owned by a joint venture (the “353 Sacramento Joint Venture”) in which the Company indirectly owns 55% of the equity interests and the Migdal Members indirectly own 45% in the aggregate of the equity interests.

Pursuant to the Waiver Agreement, KBS Capital Advisors waived any right it may have had to receive a disposition fee in connection with the 353 Sacramento Transaction and also waived its rights to future acquisition fees in an amount equal to 45% of the acquisition fees paid to KBS Capital Advisors in connection with the Company’s original purchase of 353 Sacramento in July of 2016. Accordingly, KBS Capital Advisors waived $0.8 million of acquisition fees for the purchase of an office property consisting of two office buildings containing an aggregate of 442,039 rentable square feet in Irving, Texas (“125 John Carpenter”). In connection with the 353 Sacramento Transaction, the Company paid a $0.1 million broker commission to Monarch Global Partners, LLC. The son of a member of the board of directors of Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity BVI is a partner at Monarch Global Partners, LLC. Also in connection with the 353 Sacramento Transaction, the Migdal Members paid an acquisition fee of $0.2 million to WBAM and $0.2 million to the Company.

Subordinated Performance Fee Due Upon Termination

The Company and KBS Capital Advisors agreed to terminate their advisory agreement effective October 31, 2019. In connection with that agreement, the Company agreed to pay KBS Capital Advisors a subordinated performance fee due upon termination in the form of restricted shares of the Company’s common stock (“Restricted Shares”), to be paid to KBS Capital Advisors upon the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The number of restricted shares to be awarded has been set at 3,411,737 shares. This termination payout value to KBS Capital Advisors (the “KBS Termination Fee Value”) was determined based on the Company’s performance from inception through September 30, 2018. In other words, it was based on the Company’s participation fee potential liability to KBS Capital Advisors calculated with respect to the November 12, 2018 estimated value per share. As a result, when the Company hired Pacific Oak Capital Advisors as the Company’s new advisor on November 1, 2019, the Company agreed to a participation fee that was based on the Company’s performance from September 30, 2018. The Restricted Shares vest on November 1, 2021. Within 60 days from vesting of the Restricted Shares, the Company will redeem 50% of the Restricted Shares, with the amount of the cash payment per share determined based on the then most recent net asset value of the shares (which shall not be more than six months old). The remaining vested Restricted Shares (the “Remaining Shares”) shall not be eligible for redemption under the Company’s share redemption program unless the Company has satisfied all outstanding redemption requests from other stockholders, provided that (a) this restriction may be waived in certain situations, such as upon a change of control of the Company and (b) notwithstanding the foregoing, within 60 days after November 1, 2024, the Company shall be required to redeem any Remaining Shares, separate and outside of any general stockholder share redemption program, at the then most recent net asset value per share (which shall not be more than six months old), provided that such outstanding shares are owned or controlled by Charles J. Schreiber, Jr. or the estate of Peter M. Bren, and provided further that pursuant to this clause (b) the Company will only be required to redeem that number Remaining Shares which, when added to any previously redeemed Remaining Shares owned or controlled by Charles J. Schreiber, Jr. or the estate of Peter M. Bren, does not exceed two-thirds of the total number of Remaining Shares.

The Company also agreed with KBS Capital Advisors and Pacific Oak Capital Advisors that with respect to any fiscal quarter that any matter related to the award of Restricted Shares results in a company expense that falls within the definition of Total Operating Expenses (as defined in the Company’s charter), if Total Operating Expenses for the four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended exceed the 2%/25% Guidelines (as defined in the Company’s charter), then the Company’s conflicts committee will determine an Excess Amount (as defined in the Company’s charter) is justified, based on unusual and non-recurring factors that it deems sufficient, in an amount sufficient (a) to allow the portion of Total Operating Expenses for the four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended comprised of the Restricted Shares expenses to be paid or incurred by the company without reimbursement by the Advisor (as defined in the Company’s charter) and (b) to allow any other portion of Total Operating Expenses for the four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended to be paid or incurred by the company without reimbursement by the Advisor, to the extent such portion alone (i.e., that portion of Total Operating Expenses exclusive of the Restricted Shares expenses) would not have exceeded the 2%/25% Guidelines.

Subordinated Participation in Net Cash Flows (payable only if the Company is not listed on a national exchange)

After investors in the Company’s offerings have received, together as a collective group, aggregate distributions (including distributions that may constitute a return of capital for federal income tax purposes) sufficient to provide (i) a return of their net invested capital, or the amount calculated by multiplying the total number of shares purchased by stockholders by the issue price, reduced by any amounts to repurchase shares pursuant to the Company’s share redemption program, (ii) a 7.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return on such net invested capital, and (iii) the value of the KBS Termination Fee Payout, the Advisor is entitled to receive 15.0% of the Company’s net cash flows, whether from continuing operations, net sale proceeds or otherwise. Net sales proceeds means the net cash proceeds realized by the Company after deduction of all expenses incurred in connection with a sale, including disposition fees paid to the Advisor. The 7.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return on net invested capital is calculated on a daily basis. In making this calculation, the net invested capital is reduced to the extent distributions in excess of a cumulative, noncompounded, annual return of 7.0% are paid (from whatever source), except to the extent such distributions would be required to supplement prior distributions paid in order to achieve a cumulative, noncompounded, annual return of 7.0% (invested capital is only reduced as described in this sentence; it is not reduced simply because a distribution constitutes a return of capital for federal income tax purposes). The 7.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return is not based on the return provided to any individual stockholder. Accordingly, it is not necessary for each of the Company’s stockholders to have received any minimum return in order for the Advisor to participate in the Company’s net cash flows. In fact, if the Advisor is entitled to participate in the Company’s net cash flows, the returns of the Company’s stockholders will differ, and some may be less than a 7.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return. This fee is payable only if the Company is not listed on an exchange.

 

Subordinated Incentive Listing Fee (payable only if the Company is listed on a national exchange)

Upon listing the Company’s common stock on a national securities exchange, the Advisor is entitled to a fee equal to 15.0% of the amount by which the market value of the Company’s outstanding stock plus distributions paid by the Company (including distributions that may constitute a return of capital for federal income tax purposes) prior to listing exceeds the aggregate of (i) the sum of the Company’s stockholders’ net invested capital, or the amount calculated by multiplying the total number of shares purchased by stockholders by the issue price, reduced by any amounts to repurchase shares pursuant to the Company’s share redemption program, and the amount of cash flow necessary to generate a 7.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return on such amount and (ii) the KBS Termination Fee Payout. The 7.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return on net invested capital is calculated on a daily basis. In making this calculation, the net invested capital is reduced to the extent distributions in excess of a cumulative, noncompounded, annual return of 7.0% are paid (from whatever source), except to the extent such distributions would be required to supplement prior distributions paid in order to achieve a cumulative, noncompounded, annual return of 7.0% (invested capital is only reduced as described in this sentence; it is not reduced simply because a distribution constitutes a return of capital for federal income tax purposes). The 7.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return is not based on the return provided to any individual stockholder. Accordingly, it is not necessary for each of the Company’s stockholders to have received any minimum return in order for the Advisor to receive the listing fee. In fact, if the Advisor is entitled to the listing fee, the returns of the Company’s stockholders will differ, and some may be less than a 7.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return.

Subordinated Performance Fee Due Upon Termination

In accordance with the new advisory agreement with Pacific Oak Capital Advisors, if the advisory agreement is terminated or not renewed, other than for cause, the Company’s advisor is entitled to receive a participation fee equal to (A) 15.0% of the Company’s net cash flows, whether from continuing operations, net sale proceeds or otherwise, after the Company’s stockholders have received, together as a collective group, aggregate distributions (including distributions that may constitute a return of capital for federal income tax purposes) sufficient to provide (i) a return of their net invested capital, or the amount calculated by multiplying the total number of shares purchased by stockholders by the issue price, reduced by any amounts to repurchase shares pursuant to the Company’s share redemption program, and (ii) a 7.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return on such net invested capital from the Company’s inception, less (B) the KBS Termination Fee Payout. Net sales proceeds means the net cash proceeds realized by the Company after deduction of all expenses incurred in connection with a sale, including disposition fees paid to the Company’s advisor. The 7.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return on net invested capital from the Company’s inception is calculated on a daily basis. In making this calculation, the net invested capital is reduced to the extent distributions in excess of a cumulative, noncompounded, annual return of 7.0% are paid (from whatever source), except to the extent such distributions would be required to supplement prior distributions paid in order to achieve a cumulative, noncompounded, annual return of 7.0% (invested capital is only reduced as described in this sentence; it is not reduced simply because a distribution constitutes a return of capital for federal income tax purposes). The 7.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return is not based on the return provided to any individual stockholder. Accordingly, it is not necessary for each of the Company’s stockholders to have received any minimum return in order for the Company’s advisor to participate in the Company’s net cash flows. In fact, if the Company’s advisor is entitled to participate in the Company’s net cash flows, the returns of the Company’s stockholders will differ, and some may be less than a 7.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return. This fee is payable only if the Company is not listed on an exchange.

 

Insurance

On January 6, 2014, the Company, together with KBS Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (“KBS REIT I”), KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc. (“KBS REIT II”), KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. (“KBS REIT III”), KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT, Inc. (“KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT”), Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT II, Inc. (“Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT II”), the Company’s former dealer manager, the Company’s former advisor and other KBS-affiliated entities, entered into an errors and omissions and directors and officers liability insurance program where the lower tiers of such insurance coverage are shared. The cost of these lower tiers is allocated by the Company’s advisor and its insurance broker among each of the various entities covered by the program, and is billed directly to each entity. In June 2015, KBS Growth & Income REIT, Inc. (”KBS Growth & Income REIT”) was added to the insurance program at terms similar to those described above. At renewal in June 2018, the Company, along with Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT II and KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT elected to cease participation in the program and obtain separate insurance coverage. The Company, together with Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT II, entered into an errors and omissions and directors and officers liability insurance program where the lower tiers of such insurance coverage are shared. The cost of these lower tiers is allocated by the Company’s advisor and its insurance broker among each REIT covered by the program, and is billed directly to each REIT. The program is effective through June 30, 2020.

Singapore Transactions

On October 24, 2017, the Company (through certain subsidiaries) entered into a Portfolio Purchase and Sale Agreement and Escrow Instructions (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, subject to certain closing conditions, the Singapore Portfolio to various subsidiaries of the SREIT that intended to list (and subsequent did list, as described below) on the Singapore Stock Exchange (the “Singapore Transaction”). The agreed purchase price of the Singapore Portfolio was $804 million. The Singapore Portfolio consisted of the following properties: 1800 West Loop, Westech 360 (part of the Austin Suburban Portfolio), Great Hills Plaza (part of the Austin Suburban Portfolio), Westmoor Center, Iron Point Business Park, the Plaza Buildings, Bellevue Technology Center, Northridge Center I and II, West Loop I and II, Powers Ferry Landing East, and Maitland Promenade II.

The SREIT is externally managed by a joint venture (the “Manager”) between (i) an entity in which Keith D. Hall, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a director, and Peter McMillan III, the Company’s President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, have an indirect ownership interest and (ii) Keppel Capital Holding Pte. Ltd., which is not affiliated with the Company or the Company’s management. As described in more detail below, the SREIT is expected to pay certain purchase and sale commissions and asset management fees to the Manager in exchange for the provision of certain management services.

On November 2, 2017, Pacific Oak SOR Properties, LLC (“Pacific Oak SORP”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with respect to the initial public offering of units of the SREIT. The Underwriting Agreement was entered into with the Manager, KBS Pacific Advisors Pte. Ltd., Keppel Capital Holdings Pte. Ltd., GKP Holding LLC, Keppel Capital Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd., DBS Bank Ltd., Merrill Lynch (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Singapore Pte. Ltd., and Credit Suisse (Singapore) Limited. KBS Pacific Advisors Pte. Ltd. and GKP Holding LLC are affiliated with the Manager and entities in which Keith D. Hall, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a director, and Peter McMillan III, the Company’s President and Chairman of the board of directors, have ownership and economic interests.

 

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the underwriters agreed to procure subscriptions, or subscribe themselves, for an aggregate of 262,772,400 units in the SREIT, at a price of $0.88 per unit (the “IPO Price”), in connection with the Singapore Transaction. Other parties agreed to subscribe for units separately, including Pacific Oak SORP, which, on October 25, 2017, entered into a subscription agreement with the Manager in which it agreed to purchase 59,713,600 units at the IPO Price (the “Pacific Oak SORP Owned Units”) in connection with the initial public offering. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, Pacific Oak SORP granted the underwriters an over-allotment option (the “Over-Allotment Option”) in which it agreed to sell the underwriters up to 15,714,100 of the Pacific Oak SORP Owned Units at the IPO Price, for up to 30 days after the listing. Separately, Pacific Oak SORP agreed to lend the underwriters certain of its Pacific Oak SORP Owned Units for stabilizing transactions following the listing of the SREIT pursuant to a unit lending agreement entered into on November 2, 2017 with the Manager and Merrill Lynch (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Pursuant to lock-up letters from the Company and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries delivered to the underwriters on November 2, 2017, the Company and its subsidiaries agreed not to sell, pledge or transfer any of the Company’s Pacific Oak SORP Owned Units (other than pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option or lending for stabilizing transactions pursuant to the unit lending agreement described above) for six months following the initial public offering, and not to sell, pledge or transfer 50% of the Pacific Oak SORP Owned Units for 12 months following the initial public offering.

On November 8, 2017, the Company completed the sale of the Singapore Portfolio to the SREIT. The closing date of the initial public offering and the listing of the SREIT both occurred on November 8, 2017. The sale price of the Singapore Portfolio was $804 million, before third-party closing costs of approximately $7.7 million and excluding any disposition fees payable to the Company’s advisor. The sale price for the Singapore Portfolio was primarily determined based on real estate valuations performed by independent third-party valuation firms. The $804 million purchase price for the 11 properties in the Singapore Portfolio is slightly above the aggregate appraised values for the 11 properties used in the Company’s prior estimated value per share determined as of December 8, 2016. As of September 30, 2017, the properties in the Singapore Portfolio had a cumulative carrying value of $546.5 million. The Company avoided significant third-party closing costs by selling the Singapore Portfolio to the SREIT in connection with its initial public offering on the Singapore Stock Exchange compared to selling the properties, whether individually or as a portfolio, in a typical sales transaction, which represents significant savings to the Company for a disposition of this size. In connection with the Singapore Transaction, the Company repaid $401.7 million of outstanding debt secured by the properties in the Singapore Portfolio. The Company used approximately $52.5 million of the proceeds to acquire units in the SREIT representing a 9.5% ownership interest.

The underwriters exercised the Over-Allotment Option in full, and on December 15, 2017, purchased 15,714,100 of the Pacific Oak SORP Owned Units from the Company at the IPO Price. As a result of the Over-Allotment Option, the Company owned 43,999,500 units of the SREIT, representing a 7.0% ownership interest.

On November 30, 2018, the Company sold a portfolio of 21 office/flex/industrial buildings containing a total of 778,472 rentable square feet located on approximately 41 acres of land in Redmond, Washington (the “Westpark Portfolio”) to the SREIT. The sale price, net of closing credits, of the Westpark Portfolio was $166.4 million, before third-party closing costs of approximately $3.2 million and excluding any disposition fees payable to KBS Capital Advisors. On November 26, 2018, the SREIT issued an aggregate of 186,236,224 common units of the SREIT as a result of their renounceable and underwritten rights issue. The Company purchased 12,979,852 common units of the SREIT for $6.5 million in connection with this offering, maintaining its 7% ownership interest.

 

On November 1, 2019, the Company sold an office property consisting of two buildings containing a total of 445,317 rentable square feet in Irving, Texas (“125 John Carpenter”) to the SREIT. The sale price, net of closing credits, of 125 John Carpenter was $99.8 million, before third-party closing costs of approximately $0.2 million and excluding any disposition fees payable to Pacific Oak Capital Advisors. Prior to the sale of 125 John Carpenter, the Company owned 56,979,352 common units of the SREIT, representing a 6.89% ownership interest. On October 29, 2019, the Company purchased 7,186,000 common units of the SREIT for $5.2 million in connection with a private placement to institutional and other investors, maintaining its 6.89% ownership interest.

The interests of Messrs. Hall and McMillan in the SREIT are described below. Messrs. Hall and McMillan collectively own two-thirds of KBS Pacific Advisors, LLC, which owns 50% of the Manager. The other 50% ownership stake in the Manager was acquired by Keppel Capital Holding Pte. Ltd. for $27.5 million, which amount was distributed in its entirety to KBS Pacific Advisors, LLC. The Manager will receive the following fees from the SREIT:

 

   

Management Fee – The Manager’s management fee comprises a base fee and a performance fee, which make up a substantial portion of the Manager’s total remuneration for the provision of on-going management services to the SREIT. The base fee equals 10% per year of the SREIT “annual distributable income,” which is calculated before accounting for the base fee and the performance fee. The performance fee is generally equal to 25% of the growth in the SREIT’s distributions per unit of common equity from one year to the next (calculated after accounting for the base fee but before accounting for the performance fee). For the year ended December 31, 2019, the SREIT incurred $5.1 million related to the management fee.

 

   

Acquisition Fee and Divestment Fee – The Manager will also receive an acquisition fee and a divestment fee from the SREIT. The acquisition fee will generally equal 1% of purchase price of the assets acquired by the SREIT and the divestment fee will generally equal 0.5% of the sale price of the assets disposed of by the SREIT. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the SREIT incurred $1.0 million related to the acquisition fee and did not incur a divestment fee.

Battery Point Restructuring

On October 28, 2016, the Company, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, agreed to invest up to $25,000,000 in Battery Point Trust, LLC (“Battery Point LLC”) through the purchase of Series B Preferred Equity Units (the “Series B Preferred Units”). On May 12, 2017, the Company and Battery Point LLC agreed to limit the Company’s investment to $17,500,000 worth of Series B Preferred Units. The Company invested the full $17,500,000 in stages. During 2018, $4,500,000 was repaid to the Company. On June 29, 2018, Battery Point LLC was converted into Battery Point Trust, Inc. (“Battery Point”) and the Company’s Series B Preferred Units were converted into Series B Preferred Shares (the “Series B Preferred Shares”). The Series B Preferred Shares are entitled to the same rights and protections as were the Series B Preferred Units. The Series B Preferred Shares pay a quarterly dividend of 12% and had an outside maturity date of October 28, 2019.

On March 20, 2019, the Company, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a redemption agreement for the Battery Point Series B Preferred Units. The redemption agreement resulted in the redemption of 13,000 Series B Preferred Units with a per-unit price of $1,000. The Company received $8.6 million, of which $0.9 million relates to accrued interest and an exit fee. In addition, the Company received 210,000 Battery Point Series A-3 Preferred Units with a per-unit price of $25.

 

On March 20, 2019, Pacific Oak Battery Point Holdings, LLC (“Pacific Oak BP”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Oak Capital Advisors, LLC, a real estate asset management company formed in 2019, and its family of companies (collectively, “Pacific Oak”), acquired all the common equity interests in BPT Holdings, LLC (“Battery Point Holdings”). Battery Point Holdings owns (a) the common stock in Battery Point, (b) all the service entities that provide advisory, servicing and property management services to Battery Point Holdings generally named “DayMark”, and (c) 40% of additional DayMark entities that purchase, renovate, lease and sell single-family residential homes to Battery Point. As owner of Battery Point Holdings, Pacific Oak is responsible for funding the ongoing operations of Battery Point Holdings and its subsidiaries. The affiliated DayMark service entities are paid annual asset management fees equal to 1.5% of the gross asset value of Battery Point, annual property management fees equal to 8% of tenants’ rents received by Battery Point, and acquisition fees of 1% of the gross purchase price of properties acquired. The affiliated DayMark service entities also receive fees from tenants upon execution of leases and a 1% commission from sellers of properties into the program, if it acts as the broker for the seller. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company purchased additional 430,000 shares of Battery Point Series A-3 Preferred Units for an aggregate amount of $10.8 million. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had 640,000 Battery Point Series A-3 Preferred Units.

Pacific Oak Opportunity Zone Fund I

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company acquired 91 Class A Units for $20.6 million in the Pacific Oak Opportunity Zone Fund I, LLC (“Pacific Oak Opportunity Zone Fund I”). Pacific Oak Opportunity Zone Fund I is sponsored by Pacific Oak Holding. Pacific Oak Capital Advisors is entitled to certain fees in connection with the fund. The fund will pay an acquisition fee equal to 1.5% of the purchase price of each asset (including any debt incurred or assumed and significant capital improvement costs budgeted as of the date of acquisition) with a purchase price less than or equal to $25.0 million plus 1.0% of the purchase price in excess of $25.0 million; a quarterly asset management fee equal to 0.25% of the total purchase price of all assets (including any debt incurred or assumed and significant capital improvement costs budgeted as of the date of acquisition) as of the end of the applicable quarter; and a financing fee equal to 0.5% of the original principal amount of any indebtedness they incur (reduced by any financing fee previously paid with respect to indebtedness being refinanced). In the case of investments made through joint ventures, the fees above will be determined based on the Company’s proportionate share of the investment. Pacific Oak is also entitled to certain distributions paid by the Pacific Oak Opportunity Zone Fund I after the Class A Members have received their preferred return. These fees and distributions have been waived for the Company’s $20.6 million investment.

10.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As described further below, the Company has entered into agreements with certain affiliates pursuant to which they provide services to the Company. Keith D. Hall and Peter McMillan III control and indirectly own Pacific Oak Holding Group, LLC (“Pacific Oak Holding”), the Company’s sponsor since November 1, 2019. Pacific Oak Holding is the sole owner of Pacific Oak Capital Advisors, LLC (“Pacific Oak Capital Advisors”), the Company’s advisor since November 1, 2019. Messrs. Hall and McMillan are also two of the Company’s executive officers and directors.

In addition, along with Charles J. Schreiber, Jr., Keith D. Hall and Peter McMillan III control and indirectly own KBS Holdings LLC (“KBS Holdings”), the Company’s sponsor prior to November 1, 2019. KBS Holdings is the sole owner of KBS Capital Advisors (“KBS Capital Advisors”), the Company’s advisor prior to November 1, 2019, and KBS Capital Markets Group LLC, the entity that acted as the dealer manager of the Company’s now-terminated primary initial public offering.

 

From the Company’s inception through October 31, 2019, KBS Capital Advisors provided day-to-day management of the Company’s business. The advisory agreement with KBS Capital Advisors terminated on October 31, 2019, and the Company hired Pacific Oak Capital Advisors under substantially the same terms on November 1, 2019. The advisory agreement with Pacific Oak Capital Advisors has a one-year term subject to an unlimited number of successive one-year renewals upon the mutual consent of the parties.

Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, summarized below are the related-party costs incurred by the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and any related amounts payable as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

 

     Incurred      Payable as of  
     2020      2019      March 31,
2020
     December 31,
2019
 

Expensed

           

Asset management fees

   $ 2,106    $ 1,891    $ 3,424    $ 1,498

Reimbursable operating expenses (1)

     93      89      —          —    

Disposition fees (2)

     —          394      —          —    

Capitalized

           

Acquisition fees on real estate equity securities

     99      —          99      —    

Acquisition fee on investment in unconsolidated entities

     —          —          137      137
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,298    $ 2,374    $ 3,660    $ 1,635
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

The relevant advisor may seek reimbursement for certain employee costs under the relevant advisory agreement. The Company has reimbursed the relevant advisor for the Company’s allocable portion of the salaries, benefits and overhead of internal audit department personnel providing services to the Company. These amounts totaled $71,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and were the only employee costs reimbursed under the advisory agreement during these periods. The Company will not reimburse for employee costs in connection with services for which the Advisor earns acquisition, origination or disposition fees (other than reimbursement of travel and communication expenses) or for the salaries or benefits the Advisor or its affiliates may pay to the Company’s executive officers. In addition to the amounts above, the Company reimburses the Advisor for certain of the Company’s direct costs incurred from third parties that were initially paid by the Advisor on behalf of the Company.

(2) 

Disposition fees with respect to real estate sold are included in the gain on sale of real estate in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Battery Point Restructuring

On October 28, 2016, the Company, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, agreed to invest up to $25,000,000 in Battery Point Trust, LLC (“Battery Point LLC”) through the purchase of Series B Preferred Equity Units (the “Series B Preferred Units”). On May 12, 2017, the Company and Battery Point LLC agreed to limit the Company’s investment to $17,500,000 worth of Series B Preferred Units. The Company invested the full $17,500,000 in stages. During 2018, $4,500,000 was repaid to the Company. On June 29, 2018, Battery Point LLC was converted into Battery Point Trust, Inc. (“Battery Point”) and the Company’s Series B Preferred Units were converted into Series B Preferred Shares (the “Series B Preferred Shares”). The Series B Preferred Shares are entitled to the same rights and protections as were the Series B Preferred Units. The Series B Preferred Shares pay a quarterly dividend of 12% and had an outside maturity date of October 28, 2019.

On March 20, 2019, the Company, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a redemption agreement for the Battery Point Series B Preferred Units. The redemption agreement resulted in the redemption of 13,000 Series B Preferred Units with a per-unit price of $1,000. The Company received $8.6 million, of which $0.9 million relates to accrued interest and an exit fee. In addition, the Company received 210,000 Battery Point Series A-3 Preferred Units with a per-unit price of $25.

On March 20, 2019, Pacific Oak Battery Point Holdings, LLC (“Pacific Oak BP”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Oak Capital Advisors, LLC, a real estate asset management company formed in 2019, and its family of companies (collectively, “Pacific Oak”), acquired all the common equity interests in BPT Holdings, LLC (“Battery Point Holdings”). Battery Point Holdings owns (a) the common stock in Battery Point, (b) all the service entities that provide advisory, servicing and property management services to Battery Point Holdings generally named “DayMark”, and (c) 40% of additional DayMark entities that purchase, renovate, lease and sell single-family residential homes to Battery Point. As owner of Battery Point Holdings, Pacific Oak is responsible for funding the ongoing operations of Battery Point Holdings and its subsidiaries. The affiliated DayMark service entities are paid annual asset management fees equal to 1.5% of the gross asset value of Battery Point, annual property management fees equal to 8% of tenants’ rents received by Battery Point, and acquisition fees of 1% of the gross purchase price of properties acquired. The affiliated DayMark service entities also receive fees from tenants upon execution of leases and a 1% commission from sellers of properties into the program, if it acts as the broker for the seller. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company purchased additional 430,000 shares of Battery Point Series A-3 Preferred Units for an aggregate amount of $10.8 million. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had 640,000 Battery Point Series A-3 Preferred Units.

Pacific Oak Opportunity Zone Fund I

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company acquired 91 Class A Units for $20.6 million in the Pacific Oak Opportunity Zone Fund I, LLC (“Pacific Oak Opportunity Zone Fund I”). Pacific Oak Opportunity Zone Fund I is sponsored by Pacific Oak Holding. Pacific Oak Capital Advisors is entitled to certain fees in connection with the fund. The fund will pay an acquisition fee equal to 1.5% of the purchase price of each asset (including any debt incurred or assumed and significant capital improvement costs budgeted as of the date of acquisition) with a purchase price less than or equal to $25.0 million plus 1.0% of the purchase price in excess of $25.0 million; a quarterly asset management fee equal to 0.25% of the total purchase price of all assets (including any debt incurred or assumed and significant capital improvement costs budgeted as of the date of acquisition) as of the end of the applicable quarter; and a financing fee equal to 0.5% of the original principal amount of any indebtedness they incur (reduced by any financing fee previously paid with respect to indebtedness being refinanced). In the case of investments made through joint ventures, the fees above will be determined based on the Company’s proportionate share of the investment. Pacific Oak is also entitled to certain distributions paid by the Pacific Oak Opportunity Zone Fund I after the Class A Members have received their preferred return. These fees and distributions have been waived for the Company’s $20.6 million investment.

Subordinated Performance Fee Due Upon Termination to KBS Capital Advisors

The Company and KBS Capital Advisors agreed to terminate their advisory agreement effective October 31, 2019. In connection with that agreement, the Company agreed to pay KBS Capital Advisors a subordinated performance fee due upon termination in the form of Restricted Stock, to be paid to KBS Capital Advisors upon the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The number of Restricted Stock to be awarded has been set at 3,411,737 shares and was issued on March 27, 2020. This termination payout value to KBS Capital Advisors (the “KBS Termination Fee Value”) was determined based on the Company’s performance from inception through September 30, 2018. In other words, it was based on the Company’s participation fee potential liability to KBS Capital Advisors calculated with respect to the November 12, 2018 estimated value per share. As a result, when the Company hired Pacific Oak Capital Advisors as the Company’s new advisor on November 1, 2019, the Company agreed to a participation fee that was based on the Company’s performance from September 30, 2018. The Restricted Stock vest on November 1, 2021. Within 60 days from vesting of the Restricted Stock, the Company will redeem 50% of the Restricted Stock, with the amount of the cash payment per share determined based on the then most recent net asset value of the shares (which shall not be more than six months old). The remaining vested Restricted Stock (the “Remaining Shares”) shall not be eligible for redemption under the Company’s share redemption program unless the Company has satisfied all outstanding redemption requests from other stockholders, provided that (a) this restriction may be waived in certain situations, such as upon a change of control of the Company and (b) notwithstanding the foregoing, within 60 days after November 1, 2024, the Company shall be required to redeem any Remaining Shares, separate and outside of any general stockholder share redemption program, at the then most recent net asset value per share (which shall not be more than six months old), provided that such outstanding shares are owned or controlled by Charles J. Schreiber, Jr. or the estate of Peter M. Bren, and provided further that pursuant to this clause (b) the Company will only be required to redeem that number Remaining Shares which, when added to any previously redeemed Remaining Shares owned or controlled by Charles J. Schreiber, Jr. or the estate of Peter M. Bren, does not exceed two-thirds of the total number of Remaining Shares.

The Company also agreed with KBS Capital Advisors and Pacific Oak Capital Advisors that with respect to any fiscal quarter that any matter related to the award of Restricted Stock results in a company expense that falls within the definition of Total Operating Expenses (as defined in the Company’s charter), if Total Operating Expenses for the four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended exceed the 2%/25% Guidelines (as defined in the Company’s charter), then the Company’s conflicts committee will determine an Excess Amount (as defined in the Company’s charter) is justified, based on unusual and non-recurring factors that it deems sufficient, in an amount sufficient (a) to allow the portion of Total Operating Expenses for the four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended comprised of the Restricted Stock expenses to be paid or incurred by the company without reimbursement by the Advisor (as defined in the Company’s charter) and (b) to allow any other portion of Total Operating Expenses for the four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended to be paid or incurred by the company without reimbursement by the Advisor, to the extent such portion alone (i.e., that portion of Total Operating Expenses exclusive of the Restricted Stock expenses) would not have exceeded the 2%/25% Guidelines.