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ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

NOTE 3 – ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

 

Fiscal 2011

 

Acquisitions

 

On October 28, 2010, the Company purchased a 381,240 square foot industrial building located in Lebanon, Tennessee. The building is 100% net leased to CBOCS Distribution, Inc., a subsidiary of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., which guarantees the lease through June 30, 2024. The purchase price was approximately $14,500,000. The Company assumed the existing mortgage with an outstanding balance of $8,645,181 at a fixed interest rate of 7.6% which matures on July 1, 2019 and paid the remainder in cash from the proceeds of the Company’s registered direct placement of common stock completed in April 2010. Annual rental income over the remaining term of the lease is approximately $1,364,000. The Company recorded an intangible asset related to the lease in-place of $285,000.

 

On November 1, 2010, the Company purchased a 66,387 square foot industrial building located in Rockford, Illinois. The building is 100% net leased to The Sherwin-Williams Company through December 31, 2023. The purchase price was approximately $5,800,000. The Company assumed an existing mortgage with an outstanding balance of $1,932,807 at a fixed interest rate of 5.5% which matures on December 10, 2013 and paid the remainder in cash from the proceeds of the Company’s registered direct placement of common stock completed in April 2010. Annual rental income over the remaining term of the lease is approximately $464,000. The Company recorded an intangible asset related to the lease in-place of $260,000.

 

 

On December 15, 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of the remaining 37% noncontrolling interest in Wheeling Partners, LLC (Wheeling Partners), an Illinois limited liability company, for approximately $4,100,000. Wheeling Partners owns a 123,000 square foot industrial building in Wheeling, Illinois which is leased to FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc. through May 2017. Prior to this transaction, the Company owned 63% of Wheeling Partners. The Company paid for the noncontrolling interest using proceeds from the registered direct placement of preferred stock completed in October 2010. The excess of purchase price over the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest acquired is approximately $1,765,000 and has been reflected as an adjustment to additional paid-in capital.

 

On January 26, 2011, the Company purchased 8.6 acres adjacent to the property currently owned by the Company in El Paso, Texas, which is leased to FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc. This land was purchased for future expansion and the total cost was approximately $1,134,000.

 

On September 30, 2011, the Company purchased an 113,582 square foot industrial building located in Edinburgh, Texas. The building is 100% net leased to FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc. through August 31, 2021. The purchase price was approximately $8,000,000. The Company obtained a mortgage of $4,800,000 at a fixed interest rate of 5.85% for the first 5 years and paid the remainder with a draw on the Company’s line of credit. On November 1, 2016, the interest rate on the mortgage resets to the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York rate plus 275 basis points with a floor of 5.5%. This mortgage matures on September 30, 2021. Annual rental income over the remaining term of the lease is approximately $598,000. The Company recorded an intangible asset related to the lease in-place of $564,000.

 

Fiscal 2010

 

Acquisitions

 

On October 22, 2009, the Company purchased a 449,900 square foot industrial building located in Memphis, Tennessee. The building is 100% net-leased to FedEx Supply Chain Services, Inc. a subsidiary of FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc., through May 31, 2019. The purchase price was approximately $14,600,000. The Company obtained a mortgage of $10,000,000 at a fixed interest rate of 6.25% which matures on October 15, 2014 and paid the remainder in cash from the proceeds of the registered direct placement of common stock completed in October 2009. Annualized rental income over the term of this lease is approximately $1,281,000 per year.

 

On December 23, 2009, the Company purchased a 91,295 square foot industrial building located in Houston, Texas. The building is 100% net-leased to National Oilwell DHT, L.P., a subsidiary of National Oilwell Varco, Inc., through September 30, 2022. The purchase price was approximately $8,100,000. The Company obtained a mortgage of $5,400,000 at a fixed interest rate of 6.875% which matures on September 10, 2022 and paid the remainder in cash from the proceeds of the registered direct placement of common stock completed in October 2009. Annualized rental income over the term of this lease is approximately $721,000 per year.

 

On January 27, 2010, the Company purchased an 184,317 square foot industrial building located in Carrollton (Dallas), Texas. The building is 100% net-leased to Carrier Corporation through Carrier Enterprises, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Technologies. Inc, through January 11, 2019. The purchase price was $17,900,000. The Company recorded an intangible asset related to the lease in-place of $60,000. The Company obtained a mortgage of $11,700,000 at a fixed interest rate of 6.75% which matures on February 1, 2025 and paid the remainder using a draw on the margin loan. Annualized rental income over the term of this lease is approximately $1,518,000 per year.

 

On March 2, 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of the remaining 35% noncontrolling interest in Jones EPI, LLC (Jones EPI), a Delaware limited liability company, for approximately $949,000. Jones EPI owns a 92,000 square foot industrial building located in El Paso, Texas which is leased to FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc. through 2015. The noncontrolling interest was purchased from Jones Willmar, LLC, a Missouri limited liability company, which constructed the building for the tenant in 2005. Prior to this acquisition, the Company owned 65% of Jones EPI. The Company paid for the noncontrolling interest using a draw on the margin loan.

 

 

 

On June 15, 2010, the Company purchased a 112,784 square foot industrial building located in Ft. Mill, South Carolina. The building is 100% net-leased to FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc. through September 30, 2019. The purchase price was approximately $12,540,000. The Company recorded an intangible asset related to the lease in-place of $824,600. The Company assumed the existing mortgage with an outstanding balance of approximately $4,764,000 at a fixed interest rate of 7% which matures on October 10, 2019 and paid the remainder in cash using proceeds of the registered direct placement of common stock completed in April 2010. Annualized rental income over the term of this lease is approximately $1,024,000.

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed financial information has been prepared utilizing the historical financial statements of the Company and the effect of additional revenue and expenses from the properties acquired during fiscal 2011 and 2010 assuming that the acquisitions had occurred as of October 1, 2009, after giving effect to certain adjustments including (a) rental revenue adjustments resulting from the straight-lining of scheduled rent increases (b) interest expenses resulting from the assumed increase in mortgage notes payable related to the new acquisitions and (c) depreciation expense related to the new acquisitions. The unaudited pro forma condensed financial information is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved had the acquisitions reflected herein been consummated on the dates indicated or that will be achieved in the future.

 

  2011   2010

Rental and Reimbursement

Revenues

 

$48,893,800

 

 

$49,109,300

Net Income Attributable to MREIC’s

Common Shareholders

 

 

$11,547,300

 

 

 

$9,366,900

Basic and Diluted Net Income

per Share Attributable to

MREIC’s Common Share-

holders

 

 

 

$.33

 

 

 

 

$0.31

 

 

The ultimate parents of these tenants; National Oilwell Varco, Inc., Carrier Corporation, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., The Sherwin-Williams Company and Federal Express Corporation, are public companies and financial information related to these entities can be found on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.SEC.gov.