10-Q 1 d721226d10q.htm FORM 10-Q Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2014

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 001-31817

 

 

CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   42-1241468

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

44 South Bayles Avenue, Port Washington, New York 11050-3765

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(516) 767-6492

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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  x    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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: At April 30, 2014, there were 79,225,705 shares of Common Stock, $0.06 par value, outstanding.

 

 

 


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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

INDEX

 

Forward-Looking Statements

     3   

Part I. Financial Information

  

Item 1. Financial Statements

  

Consolidated Balance Sheets – March 31, 2014 (unaudited) and December 31, 2013

     4   

Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) – Three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

     5   

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) – Three months ended March  31, 2014 and 2013

     6   

Consolidated Statement of Equity (unaudited) – Three months ended March 31, 2014

     7   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) – Three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

     8   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) – March 31, 2014

     9-22   

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition And Results of Operations

     23-32   

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     32-33   

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

     33-34   

Part II. Other Information

  

Item 6. Exhibits

     35   

Signatures

     35   

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

The information contained in this Form 10-Q is unaudited and does not purport to disclose all items required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. In addition, statements made or incorporated by reference herein may include certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe the Company’s future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “may”, “will”, “should”, “estimates”, “projects”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “expects”, “intends”, “future”, and words of similar import, or the negative thereof. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of the Company are as set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     March 31,     December 31,  
     2014     2013  
     (unaudited)        

ASSETS

    

Real estate:

    

Land

   $ 320,025,000     $ 280,355,000  

Buildings and improvements

     1,174,462,000        1,119,106,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,494,487,000        1,399,461,000   

Less accumulated depreciation

     (249,907,000     (241,598,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Real estate, net

     1,244,580,000        1,157,863,000   

Real estate held for sale/conveyance

     84,200,000        112,837,000   

Cash and cash equivalents

     5,079,000        3,973,000   

Restricted cash

     12,729,000        11,063,000   

Receivables

     20,473,000        18,170,000   

Other assets and deferred charges, net

     32,686,000        28,020,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 1,399,747,000     $ 1,331,926,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    

Mortgage loans payable

   $ 509,679,000     $ 515,968,000  

Mortgage loans payable—real estate held for sale/conveyance

     22,549,000        23,172,000   

Unsecured revolving credit facility

     119,000,000        153,500,000   

Unsecured term loans

     125,000,000        50,000,000   

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     21,622,000        22,666,000   

Unamortized intangible lease liabilities

     28,346,000        25,509,000   

Unamortized intangible lease liabilities—real estate held for sale/conveyance

     1,253,000        5,463,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     827,449,000        796,278,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest—limited partners’ mezzanine OP Units

     404,000        414,000   

Commitments and contingencies

     —          —     

Equity:

    

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. shareholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock ($.01 par value, 12,500,000 shares authorized):

    

Series B ($25.00 per share liquidation value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 7,950,000 issued and outstanding)

     190,661,000        190,661,000   

Common stock ($.06 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 79,227,000 and 72,200,000 shares, issued and outstanding, respectively)

     4,754,000        4,332,000   

Treasury stock (3,359,000 and 3,514,000 shares, respectively, at cost)

     (18,985,000     (20,191,000

Additional paid-in capital

     788,629,000        747,997,000   

Cumulative distributions in excess of net income

     (399,592,000     (393,819,000

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (619,000     (1,303,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. shareholders’ equity

     564,848,000        527,677,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests:

    

Minority interests in consolidated joint ventures

     4,136,000        4,202,000   

Limited partners’ OP Units

     2,910,000        3,355,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noncontrolling interests

     7,046,000        7,557,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     571,894,000        535,234,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

   $ 1,399,747,000     $ 1,331,926,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2014     2013  

REVENUES

    

Rents

   $ 28,372,000     $ 27,329,000  

Expense recoveries

     8,920,000       8,007,000  

Other

     55,000       223,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     37,347,000       35,559,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

    

Operating, maintenance and management

     8,026,000       6,795,000  

Real estate and other property-related taxes

     4,507,000       4,465,000  

General and administrative

     3,524,000       3,270,000  

Employee termination costs

     —          106,000  

Impairment charges/(reversal)

     82,000       (1,100,000

Acquisition costs

     2,870,000       —     

Depreciation and amortization

     9,448,000       9,501,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     28,457,000       23,037,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPERATING INCOME

     8,890,000       12,522,000  

NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES

    

Interest expense

     (8,058,000     (8,887,000

Early extinguishment of debt costs

     (101,000     (85,000

Gain on sales

     —          346,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-operating income and expense

     (8,159,000     (8,626,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     731,000       3,896,000  

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

    

Income (loss) from operations

     1,043,000       (44,000

Impairment charges

     (64,000     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income (loss) from discontinued operations

     979,000       (44,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME

     1,710,000       3,852,000  

Less, net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:

    

Minority interests in consolidated joint ventures

     66,000       6,000  

Limited partners’ interest in Operating Partnership

     11,000       3,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     77,000       9,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

     1,787,000       3,861,000  

Preferred stock dividends

     (3,602,000     (3,607,000

Preferred stock redemption costs

     —          (1,166,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

   $ (1,815,000   $ (912,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS (BASIC AND DILUTED)

    

Continuing operations

   $ (0.04   $ (0.02

Discontinued operations

     0.01       (0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (0.03   $ (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares—basic and diluted

     74,620,000       68,339,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  

Net income

   $ 1,710,000      $ 3,852,000  

Other comprehensive income—unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedges:

     688,000        340,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

     2,398,000        4,192,000  

Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     73,000        8,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

   $ 2,471,000      $ 4,200,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

Consolidated Statement of Equity

Three months ended March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

 

     Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. Shareholders  
     Preferred stock      Common stock                  Cumulative     Accumulated        
     Shares      $25.00
Liquidation
value
     Shares      $0.06
Par value
     Treasury
stock,
at cost
    Additional
paid-in

capital
    distributions
in excess of
net income
    other
comprehensive
(loss)
    Total  

Balance, December 31, 2013

     7,950,000       $ 190,661,000         72,200,000       $ 4,332,000       $ (20,191,000   $ 747,997,000      $ (393,819,000   $ (1,303,000   $ 527,677,000   

Net income (loss)

     —           —           —           —           —          —          1,787,000        —          1,787,000   

Unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedges

     —           —           —           —           —          —          —          684,000        684,000   

Share-based compensation, net

     —           —           75,000         5,000         1,206,000        (683,000     —          —          528,000   

Common stock sales and issuance expenses, net

     —           —           6,901,000         414,000           40,892,000        —          —          41,306,000   

Preferred stock dividends

     —           —           —           —           —          —          (3,602,000     —          (3,602,000

Distributions to common shareholders/ noncontrolling interests

     —           —           —           —           —          —          (3,958,000     —          (3,958,000

Conversions of OP Units into common stock

     —           —           51,000         3,000         —          368,000        —          —          371,000   

Reallocation adjustment of limited partners’ interest

     —           —           —           —           —          55,000        —          —          55,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2014

     7,950,000       $ 190,661,000         79,227,000       $ 4,754,000       $ (18,985,000   $ 788,629,000      $ (399,592,000   $ (619,000   $ 564,848,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Noncontrolling Interests  
     Minority
interests in
consolidated
joint ventures
    Limited
partners’
interest in
Operating
Partnership
    Total     Total
equity
 

Balance, December 31, 2013

   $ 4,202,000      $ 3,355,000      $ 7,557,000      $ 535,234,000   

Net income (loss)

     (66,000     (10,000     (76,000     1,711,000   

Unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedges

     —          4,000        4,000        688,000   

Share-based compensation, net

     —          —          —          528,000   

Common stock sales and issuance expenses, net

     —          —          —          41,306,000   

Preferred stock dividends

     —          —          —          (3,602,000

Distributions to common shareholders/noncontrolling interests

     —          (20,000     (20,000     (3,978,000

Conversions of OP Units into common stock

     —          (371,000     (371,000     —     

Reallocation adjustment of limited partners’ interest

     —          (48,000     (48,000     7,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2014

   $ 4,136,000      $ 2,910,000      $ 7,046,000      $ 571,894,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2014     2013  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

   $ 1,710,000     $ 3,852,000  

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

    

Impairment charges/(reversals), net

     146,000       (1,100,000

Gain on sales

     —          (346,000

Straight-line rents

     (187,000     (501,000

Provision for doubtful accounts

     591,000       493,000  

Depreciation and amortization

     9,448,000       9,822,000  

Amortization of intangible lease liabilities

     (1,141,000     (1,243,000

Expense relating to share-based compensation, net

     790,000       721,000  

Amortization (including accelerated write-off) of deferred financing costs

     608,000       721,000  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:

    

Rents and other receivables, net

     (3,080,000     (1,954,000

Prepaid expenses and other

     (1,190,000     20,000  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     (507,000     (663,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     7,188,000       9,822,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Acquisition of real estate

     (38,457,000     —     

Expenditures for real estate improvements

     (3,171,000     (4,582,000

Net proceeds from sales of real estate

     24,451,000       3,320,000  

Repayment of note receivable

     —          1,100,000  

Construction escrows and other

     (1,126,000     1,469,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (18,303,000     1,307,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

(Repayments) under revolving credit facility

     (85,500,000     (67,300,000

Advances under revolving credit facility

     51,000,000       76,500,000  

Advances under term loans

     75,000,000       —     

Mortgage repayments

     (60,745,000     (40,559,000

Payments of debt financing costs

     (1,257,000     (35,000

Distributions to limited partners

     (23,000     (14,000

Common stock sales and issuance expenses, net

     41,306,000       1,000  

Net proceeds from sales of preferred stock

     —          59,849,000  

Redemption of preferred stock

     —          (34,992,000

Preferred stock dividends

     (3,602,000     (3,623,000

Distributions to common shareholders

     (3,958,000     (3,590,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     12,221,000       (13,763,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     1,106,000       (2,634,000

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     3,973,000       7,522,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 5,079,000     $ 4,888,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

Note 1. Business and Organization

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that focuses primarily on ownership and operation of grocery-anchored shopping centers straddling the Washington, DC to Boston corridor. At March 31, 2014, the Company owned and managed a portfolio of 62 operating properties (excluding properties “held for sale/conveyance”).

Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) is the entity through which the Company conducts substantially all of its business and owns (either directly or through subsidiaries) substantially all of its assets. At March 31, 2014, the Company owned a 99.4% economic interest in, and was the sole general partner of, the Operating Partnership. The limited partners’ interest in the Operating Partnership (0.6% at March 31, 2014) is represented by Operating Partnership Units (“OP Units”). The carrying amount of such interest is adjusted at the end of each reporting period to an amount equal to the limited partners’ ownership percentage of the Operating Partnership’s net equity. The approximately 465,000 OP Units outstanding at March 31, 2014 are economically equivalent to the Company’s common stock. The holders of OP Units have the right to exchange their OP Units for the same number of shares of the Company’s common stock or, at the Company’s option, for cash.

As used herein, the “Company” refers to Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, including the Operating Partnership or, where the context so requires, Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. only.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation/Basis of Preparation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for interim reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statement disclosures. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for fair presentation (including normal recurring accruals) have been included. The financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis in accordance with GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the periods covered by the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The prior period financial statements reflect certain reclassifications which had no impact on previously-reported net income attributable to common shareholders or earnings per share. The consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company, the Operating Partnership, its subsidiaries, and certain joint venture partnerships in which it participates. The Company consolidates all variable interest entities for which it is the primary beneficiary.

Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Information

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2014     2013  

Supplemental disclosure of cash activities:

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 8,531,000     $ 9,391,000  

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:

    

Capitalization of interest and financing costs

     201,000       298,000  

Mortgage loans payable assumed upon acquisition

     (53,439,000     —     

Conversions of OP Units into common stock

     371,000       —     

Recently-Issued Accounting Pronouncement

In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance which amends the requirements for reporting discontinued operations. Under the amended guidance, a disposal of an individual property or group of properties (i.e., when a property or properties are sold or meet the criteria to be classified as “held for sale”) is required to be reported in “discontinued operations” only if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results. The amended guidance also requires additional disclosures about both discontinued operations and the disposal of an individually significant component of an entity that does not qualify for discontinued operations presentation in the financial statements.

The Company has adopted the provisions of this guidance as of January 1, 2014, and has applied the provisions prospectively. The results of operations for properties classified as “held for sale/conveyance” prior to the adoption of this guidance will continue to be reported as “discontinued operations” in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

 

Note 3. Real Estate

On March 21, 2014, the Company acquired Quartermaster Plaza located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The purchase price for the property was approximately $92.3 million, of which approximately $53.4 million was funded from the assumptions of (1) a $42.1 million mortgage loan payable, bearing interest at the rate of 5.3% per annum and maturing in October 2015, and (2) an $11.3 million mortgage loan payable, bearing interest at the rate of 5.5% per annum and maturing in October 2014, with the remainder being funded from the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility. The Company incurred costs of $2.9 million in connection with this acquisition. In addition, the purchase price has been preliminarily allocated to real estate assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as applicable, in accordance with accounting policies for business combinations, such valuations to be finalized when valuation studies are completed.

During the quarter, the Company determined to sell the following properties: (1) Annie Land Plaza, located in Lovingston, Virginia, (2) Carbondale Plaza, located in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, (3) Fairview Plaza, located in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, and (4) Virginia Little Creek, located in Norfolk, Virginia. As such, these properties have been classified as “real estate held for sale/conveyance” as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As the potential sales of these properties do not meet the criteria for the newly-adopted guidance for reporting discontinued operations (See Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies), the results of operations for these properties have remained in continuing operations. At March 31, 2014, the carrying value of the assets and liabilities of these properties totaled $30.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively, and are included in real estate held for sale/conveyance and unamortized intangible lease liabilities – real estate held for sale/conveyance, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company conducts a continuing review of the values for all properties “held for sale/conveyance” based on final sales prices and sales contracts entered into. Impairment charges/reversals, if applicable, are based on a comparison of the carrying values of the properties with either (1) actual sales prices less costs to sell for properties sold, or contract amounts for properties in the process of being sold, (2) estimated sales prices based on discounted cash flow analyses, if no contract amounts were as yet being negotiated, as discussed in more detail in Note 5—Fair Value Measurements, or (3) with respect to land parcels, estimated sales prices, less cost to sell, based on comparable sales completed in the selected market areas.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

 

Note 4 – Discontinued Operations

The following is a summary of the components of income (loss) from discontinued operations applicable to properties classified as such prior to the newly-adopted guidance for reporting discontinued operations (See Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies):

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2014     2013  

REVENUES

    

Rents

   $ 1,715,000     $ 2,920,000  

Expense recoveries and other

     930,000       846,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     2,645,000       3,766,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

    

Operating, maintenance and management

     720,000       1,685,000  

Real estate and other property-related taxes

     481,000       658,000  

Depreciation and amortization

     —          321,000  

Interest

     414,000       709,000  

Early extinguishment of debt costs, net

     (13,000     437,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,602,000       3,810,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

     1,043,000       (44,000

IMPAIRMENT CHARGES, NET

     (64,000     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

   $ 979,000     $ (44,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

On February 25, 2014, the Company sold Harbor Square (f/k/a Shore Mall), located in Egg Harbor, New Jersey, for a sales price of $25.0 million, which approximated its carrying value as of that date.

As of March 31, 2014, the Company was in the process of negotiating with the respective lenders to two of its properties (Gahanna Discount Drug Mart Plaza and McCormick Place) to convey the properties either through short sale, foreclosure, or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure processes (mortgage loans payable and accrued interest and real estate taxes aggregated $7.9 million at that date). In connection with these conveyances, each applicable subsidiary borrower has stopped paying monthly mortgage payments and is currently in default on these non-recourse mortgages. At the time of such conveyances, the Company would recognize gains (an aggregate of approximately $1.7 million as of March 31, 2014) based on the excess of the carrying amounts of the liabilities (mortgage principal and any accrued property-related expenses) over the carrying amounts of the properties.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

 

Note 5. Fair Value Measurements

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, rents and other receivables, certain other assets, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value. The fair value of the Company’s investments and liabilities related to share-based compensation were determined to be a Level 1 within the valuation hierarchy, and were based on independent values provided by financial institutions.

The valuation of the asset and liability for the Company’s interest rate swaps, which are measured on a recurring basis, were determined to be Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy, and were based on independent values provided by financial institutions. Such valuations were determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analyses, on the expected cash flows of each derivative. The analyses reflect the contractual terms of the swaps, including the period to maturity, and user-observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves (“significant other observable inputs”). The fair value calculation also includes an amount for risk of non-performance using “significant unobservable inputs” such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default. The Company has concluded that, as of March 31, 2014, the fair value associated with the “significant unobservable inputs” relating to the Company’s risk of non-performance was insignificant to the overall fair value of the interest rate swap agreements and, as a result, that the relevant inputs for purposes of calculating the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements, in their entirety, were based upon “significant other observable inputs”.

Nonfinancial assets and liabilities measured at fair value in the consolidated financial statements consist of real estate held for sale/conveyance, which are measured on a nonrecurring basis, have been determined to be (1) a Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy, where applicable, based on the respective contracts of sale, adjusted for closing costs and expenses, or (2) a Level 3 within the valuation hierarchy, where applicable, based on estimated sales prices, adjusted for closing costs and expenses, determined by discounted cash flow analyses, direct capitalization analyses or a sales comparison approach if no contracts had been concluded. The discounted cash flow and direct capitalization analyses include all estimated cash inflows and outflows over a specific holding period and, where applicable, any estimated debt premiums. These cash flows were comprised of unobservable inputs which included forecasted rental revenues and expenses based upon existing in-place leases, market conditions and expectations for growth. Capitalization rates and discount rates utilized in these analyses were based upon observable rates that the Company believed to be within a reasonable range of current market rates for the respective properties. The sales comparison approach was utilized for certain land values and include comparable sales that were completed in the selected market areas. The comparable sales utilized in these analyses were based upon observable per acre rates that the Company believed to be within a reasonable range of current market rates for the respective properties.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

 

The Company engaged third party valuation experts to assist with the preparation of certain of its valuations. Other valuations were prepared using internally-developed valuation models. In addition, these valuations are reviewed and approved, during each reporting period, by a diverse group of management, as deemed necessary, including personnel from acquisitions, accounting, finance, operations, development and leasing departments, and the valuations are updated as appropriate.

The following tables show the hierarchy for those assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively:

 

     Assets/Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a  
     Recurring Basis  
     March 31, 2014  

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments related to share-based compensation liabilities (a)

   $ 474,000      $ —         $ —         $ 474,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share-based compensation liabilities (b)

   $ 472,000      $ —         $ —         $ 472,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps assets (a)

   $ —         $ 589,000      $ —         $ 589,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps liability (b)

   $ —         $ 625,000      $ —         $ 625,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     December 31, 2013  

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments related to share-based compensation liabilities (a)

   $ 435,000      $ —         $ —         $ 435,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share-based compensation liabilities (b)

   $ 426,000      $ —         $ —         $ 426,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps liability (b)

   $ —         $ 647,000      $ —         $ 647,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Included in other assets and deferred charges, net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
(b) Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The fair value of the Company’s fixed rate mortgage loans was estimated using available market information and discounted cash flows analyses based on borrowing rates the Company believes it could obtain with similar terms and maturities. As of March 31, 2014 and December

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

 

31, 2013, the aggregate fair values of the Company’s fixed rate mortgage loans payable, which were determined to be a Level 3 within the valuation hierarchy, were approximately $525.8 million and $471.4 million, respectively; the carrying values of such loans were $509.7 million and $457.9 million, respectively.

The following tables show the hierarchy for those assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively:

 

     Assets Measured at Fair Value on a  
     Non-Recurring Basis  
     March 31, 2014  
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Real estate held for sale/conveyance

   $ —         $ 52,445,000       $ 31,755,000       $ 84,200,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     December 31, 2013  
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Real estate held for sale/conveyance

   $ —         $ —         $ 81,854,000       $ 81,854,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table details the quantitative information regarding Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2014:

 

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

    Fair value at     Valuation   Unobservable   Range
    March 31, 2014     Technique   inputs   (weighted average)

Real estate held for sale/conveyance:

       

Operating retail real estate (five properties)

  $ 20,028,000     Discounted cash flow   Capitalization rates   8.5% to 11.0% (9.8%)
      Discount rates   9.2% to 11.6% (10.0%)

Land development property

    10,301,000     Discounted cash flow   Capitalization rate   7.3%
      Discount rate   7.8%

Land (three parcels)

    1,426,000     Sales comparison approach   Price per acre   $23,000 to $139,000 per acre
        ($44,000 per acre)
 

 

 

       
  $ 31,755,000        
 

 

 

       

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

 

Note 6. Mortgage Loans Payable and Credit Facility

Mortgage Loans Payable

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company prepaid $58.1 million of mortgage loans payable (including $0.3 million included in mortgage loans payable – real estate held for sale/conveyance).

Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loans

The Company has a $260 million revolving credit facility, expiring on August 1, 2016. The revolving credit facility may be extended, at the Company’s option, for two additional one-year periods, subject to customary conditions. Under an accordion feature, the facility can be increased to $500 million, subject to customary conditions, and lending commitments from participating banks. The facility contains financial covenants including, but not limited to, maximum debt leverage, maximum secured debt, minimum interest coverage, minimum fixed charge coverage, and minimum net worth. In addition, the facility contains restrictions including, but not limited to, limits on indebtedness, certain investments and distributions. Although the facility is unsecured, borrowing availability is based on unencumbered property adjusted net operating income, as defined in the agreement. The Company’s failure to comply with the covenants or the occurrence of an event of default under the facility could result in the acceleration of the related debt.

Borrowings under the revolving credit facility are priced at LIBOR plus 195 basis points (“bps”) (a weighted average rate of 2.2% per annum at March 31, 2014), and can range from LIBOR plus 165 bps to 225 bps based on the Company’s leverage ratio. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had $119.0 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility, and had $133.2 million available for additional borrowings.

On February 11, 2014, the Company closed $150 million of unsecured term loans consisting of a five-year $75 million term loan, maturing on February 11, 2019, and a seven-year $75 million term loan, maturing on February 11, 2021. Under an accordion feature, the term loans can be increased to an aggregate of $300 million, subject to customary conditions and lending commitments from participating banks. The financial covenants and other terms contained in the loan agreement are substantially the same as those contained in the Company’s revolving credit facility (see above). In connection with the transaction, the Company paid fees and legal expenses of approximately $1.1 million.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

 

The five-year term loan, all of which was borrowed at closing, is priced at LIBOR plus 175 bps (a weighted average rate of 1.9% per annum at March 31, 2014), and can range from LIBOR plus 145 bps to 205 bps based on the Company’s leverage ratio. The seven-year term loan, none of which has been borrowed at March 31, 2014, will be initially priced at LIBOR plus 200 bps, and can range from LIBOR plus 170 bps to 230 bps, also based on the Company’s leverage ratio. The Company has until July 1, 2014 to borrow the $75.0 million under the seven-year term loan. The Company also entered into forward interest rate swap agreements which convert the LIBOR rates to fixed rates for the new term loans beginning July 1, 2014 through their maturities. As a result, the effective fixed interest rates will be 3.37% for the five-year term loan and 4.27% for the seven-year term loan beginning July 1, 2014, based on the Company’s current leverage ratio.

Derivative Financial Instruments

As discussed above, on February 11, 2014, the Company closed $150 million of unsecured term loans for which it entered into forward interest rate swap agreements, effective July 1, 2014.

At March 31, 2014, the Company had a mortgage loan payable of approximately $11.8 million (included in mortgage loans payable – real estate held for sale/conveyance on the consolidated balance sheet) subject to an interest rate swap. The interest rate swap converted the LIBOR-based variable rate to a fixed rate of 5.2% per annum.

At March 31, 2014, the Company had on the consolidated balance sheet (1) $589,000 included in other assets and deferred charges, net, relating to the fair value of the interest rate swaps applicable to the $150 million unsecured term loans which closed on February 11, 2014, and (2) $625,000 included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities relating to the fair value of the interest rate swap applicable to the mortgage loan payable. Charges and/or credits relating to the changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are made to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), noncontrolling interests (minority interests in consolidated joint ventures and limited partners’ interest), or operations (included in interest expense), as appropriate.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the derivative financial instruments held by the Company at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

 

              Notional values           Balance   Fair value  

Designation/

Cash flow

 

Derivative

  Count     March 31,
2014
    Count     December 31,
2013
    Maturity
date
   

sheet

location

  March 31,
2014
    December 31,
2013
 

Qualifying

  Interest rate swaps     2     $ 75,000,000       —        $  —         2021      Other assets and deferred charges, net   $ 589,000     $  —    
     

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Qualifying

  Interest rate swap     1     $ 11,827,000 (a)      1     $  11,894,000 (a)      2018      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 625,000     $  647,000  
     

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, amounts are interest rate swaps related to mortgage loans payable - real estate held for sale/conveyance on the consolidated balance sheets.

The following presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the consolidated statements of operations and the consolidated statements of equity for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

 

          Net amount of gain
recognized in other
 
          comprehensive income
(effective portion)
 
Designation/         Three months ended March 31,  

Cash flow    

  

Derivative

   2014      2013  

Qualifying (a)

   Interest rate swaps    $  688,000      $  340,000  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013, $77,000 and $252,000, respectively, were reclassified from other comprehensive income to interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Additionally, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013, $76,000 and $77,000, respectively, were reclassified from other comprehensive income to interest expense, which is included in discontinued operations.

As of March 31, 2014, the Company believes it has no significant risk associated with non-performance of the financial institutions which are the counterparties to its derivative contracts.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

 

Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is a party to certain legal actions arising in the normal course of business. Management does not expect there to be adverse consequences from these actions that would be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Note 8. Shareholders’ Equity

Common Stock

On January 13, 2014, the Company concluded a public offering of 6,900,000 shares of its common stock (including 900,000 shares relating to the exercise of an over-allotment option by the underwriters), and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of approximately $41.3 million.

The Company has an at-the-market offering program under which it may offer and sell, from time-to-time, up to 10 million shares of its common stock. Through March 31, 2014, no shares had been sold under this program.

Dividends

The following table provides a summary of dividends declared and paid per share:

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  

Common stock

   $  0.050       $  0.050   

Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock:

     

8.875% Series A

   $  —         $ 0.555   

7.250% Series B

   $  0.453       $ 0.453   

On April 24, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.05 per share with respect to its common stock. At the same time, the Board declared a dividend of $0.453125 per share with respect to the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock. The distributions are payable on May 20, 2014 to shareholders of record on May 9, 2014.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

 

Note 9. Revenues

Rental revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, are comprised of the following:

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  

Base rents

   $ 26,923,000       $ 25,513,000   

Percentage rent

     121,000         116,000   

Straight-line rents

     187,000         458,000   

Amortization of intangible lease liabilities

     1,141,000         1,242,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total rents

   $ 28,372,000       $ 27,329,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 10. Share-Based Compensation

The following tables set forth certain share-based compensation information for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2014     2013  

Expense relating to share grants

   $ 847,000      $ 834,000   

Amounts capitalized

     (57,000     (113,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total charged to operations

   $ 790,000      $ 721,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company’s 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”) establishes the procedures for the granting of, among other things, restricted stock awards. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, there were 133,000 time-based restricted shares issued, with a weighted average grant date fair value of $6.32 per share. At March 31, 2014, approximately 1.6 million shares remained available for grants pursuant to the 2012 Plan.

Note 11. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to the Company’s common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period including participating securities (restricted shares issued pursuant to the Company’s share-based compensation program are considered participating securities, as

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

 

such shares have non-forfeitable rights to receive dividends). Unvested restricted shares are not allocated net losses and/or any excess of dividends declared over net income, as such amounts are allocated entirely to the common shareholders. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had 3.7 million and 3.6 million, respectively, of weighted average unvested restricted shares outstanding. The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the EPS calculations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2014     2013  

Numerator

    

Income from continuing operations

   $ 731,000     $ 3,896,000  

Preferred stock dividends

     (3,602,000     (3,607,000

Preferred stock redemption costs

     —          (1,166,000

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     71,000       7,000  

Net earnings allocated to unvested shares

     (182,000     (173,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders

     (2,982,000     (1,043,000

Results from discontinued operations, net of noncontrolling interests

     985,000       (42,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) attributable to common shareholders, basic and diluted

   $ (1,997,000   $ (1,085,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator

    

Weighted average number of vested common shares outstanding

     74,620,000       68,339,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings per common share, basic and fully diluted

    

Continuing operations

   $ (0.04   $ (0.02

Discontinued operations

   $ 0.01     $ (0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (0.03   $ (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fully-diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into shares of common stock. The net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests of the Operating Partnership has been excluded from the numerator and the related OP Units have been excluded from the denominator for the purpose of calculating diluted EPS as there would have been no effect had such amounts been included. The weighted average number of OP Units outstanding was 480,000 and 281,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2014

(unaudited)

 

Note 12. Subsequent Events

In determining subsequent events, management reviewed all activity from April 1, 2014 through the date of filing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.

Executive Summary

The Company is a fully-integrated real estate investment trust that focuses primarily on ownership and operation of grocery-anchored shopping centers straddling the Washington DC to Boston corridor. At March 31, 2014, the Company owned and managed a portfolio of 62 operating properties (excluding properties “held for sale/conveyance”) totaling approximately 9.5 million square feet of gross leasable area (“GLA”). The portfolio was 93.5% leased and 92.6% occupied at March 31, 2014.

The Company derives substantially all of its revenues from rents and operating expense reimbursements received pursuant to long-term leases. The Company’s operating results therefore depend on the ability of its tenants to make the payments required by the terms of their leases. The Company focuses its investment activities on grocery-anchored community shopping centers. The Company believes that, because of the need of consumers to purchase food and other staple goods and services generally available at such centers, its type of “necessities-based” properties should provide relatively stable revenue flows even during difficult economic times.

2014 Significant Transactions

Acquisition

On March 21, 2014, the Company acquired Quartermaster Plaza located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The purchase price for the property was approximately $92.3 million, of which approximately $53.4 million was funded from the assumptions of (1) a $42.1 million mortgage loan payable, bearing interest at the rate of 5.3% per annum and maturing in October 2015, and (2) an $11.3 million mortgage loan payable, bearing interest at the rate of 5.5% per annum and maturing in October 2014, with the remainder being funded from the Company’s unsecured reolving credit facility. The Company incurred costs of $2.9 million in connection with this acquisition.

Disposition

On February 25, 2014, the Company sold Harbor Square (f/k/a Shore Mall), located in Egg Harbor, New Jersey, for a sales price of $25.0 million, which approximated its carrying value as of that date.

 

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Debt

On February 11, 2014, the Company closed $150 million of unsecured term loans consisting of a five-year $75 million term loan, all of which was borrowed at closing, maturing on February 11, 2019, and a seven-year $75 million term loan, none of which was borrowed at closing, maturing on February 11, 2021. The Company has until July 1, 2014 to borrow the $75.0 million under the seven-year term loan. See “Liquidity” below for additional details.

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company prepaid $58.1 million of mortgage loans payable (including $0.3 million included in mortgage loans payable – real estate held for sale/conveyance) from the proceeds of the five-year $75 million term loan which closed on February 11, 2014.

Equity

In January 2014, the Company concluded a public offering of 6,900,000 shares of its common stock (including 900,000 shares relating to the exercise of an over-allotment option by the underwriters), and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of approximately $41.3 million.

The Company has an at-the-market offering program, under which it may offer and sell, from time-to-time, up to 10 million shares of its common stock. Through March 31, 2014, no shares had been sold under this program.

 

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Results of Operations

Comparison of three months ended March 31, 2014 to 2013

 

                 Change  
     2014     2013     Dollars     Percent  

Revenues

   $ 37,347,000     $ 35,559,000     $ 1,788,000       5.0

Property operating expenses

     12,533,000       11,260,000       1,273,000       11.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Property operating income

     24,814,000       24,299,000       515,000       2.1

General and administrative

     (3,524,000     (3,270,000     (254,000     7.8

Employee termination costs

     —          (106,000     106,000       n/a   

Impairment (charges)/reversal

     (82,000     1,100,000       (1,182,000     n/a   

Acquisition costs

     (2,870,000     —          (2,870,000     n/a   

Depreciation and amortization

     (9,448,000     (9,501,000     53,000       -0.6

Interest expense

     (8,058,000     (8,887,000     829,000       -9.3

Early extinguishment of debt costs

     (101,000     (85,000     (16,000     n/a   

Gain on sales

     —          346,000       (346,000     n/a   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income from continuing operations

     731,000       3,896,000       (3,165,000  

Discontinued operations:

        

Income (loss) from operations

     1,043,000       (44,000     1,087,000       -2470.5

Impairment charges

     (64,000     —          (64,000     n/a   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income

     1,710,000       3,852,000       (2,142,000  

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     77,000       9,000       68,000    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income attributable to Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

   $ 1,787,000     $ 3,861,000     $ (2,074,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Revenues were higher primarily as a result of (1) an increase of $1.0 million in rental revenues and expense recoveries for properties acquired in the first quarter of 2014 and the fourth quarter of 2013, (2) an increase of $0.7 million in rental revenues and expense recoveries at the Company’s same-property portfolio, (3) an increase of $0.2 million in rental revenues and expense recoveries at the Company’s redevelopment properties, and (4) an increase of $0.1 million in rental revenues and expense recoveries at properties classified in 2014 as real estate held for sale/conveyance on the balance sheet, partially offset by a decrease of $0.2 million in management fee income related to the Cedar/RioCan joint venture; the management agreement was terminated effective January 31, 2013.

Property operating expenses were higher primarily as a result of (1) an increase of $0.7 million in snow removal costs, (2) an increase of $0.3 million in other operating expenses, (3) an increase of $0.2 million in property operating expenses at properties acquired in the first quarter of 2014 and the fourth quarter of 2013, and (4) an increase of $0.2 million in bad debt expense.

General and administrative expenses were higher primarily as a result of increase in payroll and related benefits including share-based compensation.

 

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Impairment (charges)/reversal in 2014 relates to the impairment of a property classified in 2014 as real estate held for sale/conveyance on the balance sheet. The impairment reversal in 2013 relates to the partial cash recovery on a loan receivable previously written off.

Acquisition costs in 2014 relates to the costs associated with the purchase of Quartermaster Plaza, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Depreciation and amortization expenses were consistent, reflecting the completion of scheduled depreciation and amortization, offset by the depreciation and amortization of properties acquired in the first quarter of 2014 and the fourth quarter of 2013.

Interest expense decreased $0.9 million as a result of a lower overall weighted average interest rate, partially offset by $0.2 million due to an increase in the overall outstanding principal balance of debt.

Gain on sales in 2013 relates to the sale of a land parcel treated as “held for sale/conveyance”.

Discontinued operations for 2014 and 2013 include the results of operations and impairment charges for properties sold or treated as “discontinued operations” prior to December 31, 2013, as more fully discussed elsewhere in this report.

Same-Property Net Operating Income

Same-property net operating income (“same-property NOI”) is a widely-used non-GAAP financial measure for REITs that the Company believes, when considered with financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, is useful to investors as it provides an indication of the recurring cash generated by the Company’s properties by excluding certain non-cash revenues and expenses, as well as other infrequent items such as lease termination income which tends to fluctuate more than rents from year to year. Properties are included in same-property NOI if they are owned and operated for the entirety of both periods being compared, except for properties undergoing significant redevelopment and expansion until such properties have stabilized, and properties classified as “held for sale/conveyance”. Consistent with the capital treatment of such costs under GAAP, tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other direct leasing costs are excluded from same-property NOI.

Same-property NOI should not be considered as an alternative to net income prepared in accordance with GAAP or as a measure of liquidity. Further, same-property NOI is a measure for which there is no standard industry definition and, as such, it is not consistently defined or reported on among the Company’s peers, and thus may not provide an adequate basis for comparison between REITs. The following table reconciles same-property NOI to the Company’s consolidated operating income.

 

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     Three months ended March 31,  
     2014     2013  

Consolidated operating income

   $ 8,890,000     $ 12,522,000  

Add:

    

General and administrative

     3,524,000       3,270,000  

Employee termination costs

     —          106,000  

Impairment charges/(reversal)

     82,000       (1,100,000

Acquisition costs

     2,870,000       —     

Depreciation and amortization

     9,448,000       9,501,000  

Corporate costs included in property expenses

     1,311,000       1,365,000  

Less:

    

Management fee income

     —          (191,000

Straight-line rents

     (187,000     (458,000

Amortization of intangible lease liabilities

     (1,141,000     (1,242,000

Internal management fees charged to properties

     (846,000     (828,000

Lease termination income and other

     95,000       (143,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated NOI

     24,046,000       22,802,000  

Less NOI related to properties not defined as same-property

     (4,645,000     (3,912,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Same-property NOI

   $ 19,401,000     $ 18,890,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of same properties

     54        54   

Same-property occupancy, end of period

     93.9     93.2

Same-property leased, end of period

     94.1     93.9

Same-property average base rent, end of period

   $ 12.65     $ 12.47  

Same-property NOI for the comparative three month period increased by 2.7% The results reflect an increase in average base rent of $0.18 per square foot and the increase in occupancy of 70 bps. Same-property NOI for the comparative three month period increased by 1.6% excluding the favorable re-tenanting impact from replacing the dark anchor at Oakland Commons with a Walmart Neighborhood Market.

 

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Leasing Activity

The following is a summary of the Company’s leasing activity during the three months ended March 31, 2014:

 

                                       Tenant  
     Leases             New rent      Prior rent      Cash basis     improvements  
     signed      GLA      per sq.ft. ($)      per sq.ft. ($)      % change     per sq.ft. ($) (a)  

Renewals

     34         311,900         9.27         8.54         8.6     0.00   

New Leases—Comparable

     4         7,400         26.60         22.45         18.5     31.70   

New Leases—Non-Comparable

     2         8,900         19.87         n/a         n/a        76.59   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

     40         328,200         9.95         n/a         n/a        2.79   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes both tenant allowance and landlord work. Excludes first generation space.
(b) For 2014, legal fees and lease commissions averaged a combined total of $1.75 per square foot.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company funds operating expenses and other short-term liquidity requirements, including debt service, tenant improvements, leasing commissions, preferred and common dividend distributions and distributions to minority interest partners, if made, primarily from its operations. The Company may also use its revolving credit facility for these purposes. The Company expects to fund long-term liquidity requirements for property acquisitions, redevelopment costs, capital improvements, and maturing debt initially with its revolving credit facility, and ultimately through a combination of issuing and/or assuming additional debt, the sale of equity securities, the issuance of additional OP Units, and/or the sale of properties. Although the Company believes it has access to secured and unsecured financing, there can be no assurance that the Company will have the availability of financing on completed development projects, additional construction financing, or proceeds from the refinancing of existing debt.

Debt (excluding debt related to properties held for sale/conveyance) is comprised of the following at March 31, 2014:

 

            Interest rates  
     Balance      Weighted -        

Description

   outstanding      average     Range  

Fixed-rate mortgages

   $ 509,679,000         5.3     2.0% - 7.5

Unsecured credit facilities:

       

Revolving credit facility

     119,000,000         2.2  

Term loan

     50,000,000         2.0  

Term loan

     75,000,000         1.9  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   
   $ 753,679,000         4.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

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The Company has a $260 million revolving credit facility, expiring on August 1, 2016. The revolving credit facility may be extended, at the Company’s option, for two additional one-year periods, subject to customary conditions. Under an accordion feature, the facility can be increased to $500 million, subject to customary conditions and lending commitments from participating banks. The facility contains financial covenants including, but not limited to, maximum debt leverage, maximum secured debt, minimum interest coverage, minimum fixed charge coverage, and minimum net worth. In addition, the facility contains restrictions including, but not limited to, limits on indebtedness, certain investments and distributions. Although the facility is unsecured, borrowing availability is based on unencumbered property adjusted net operating income, as defined in the agreement. The Company’s failure to comply with the covenants or the occurrence of an event of default under the facility could result in the acceleration of the related debt.

Borrowings under the revolving credit facility are priced at LIBOR plus 195 bps (a weighted average rate of 2.2% per annum at March 31, 2014), and can range from LIBOR plus 165 to 225 bps based on the Company’s leverage ratio. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had $119.0 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility, and had $133.2 million available for additional borrowings.

On February 11, 2014, the Company closed $150 million of unsecured term loans consisting of a five-year $75 million term loan, maturing on February 11, 2019, and a seven-year $75 million term loan, maturing on February 11, 2021. Under an accordion feature, the term loans can be increased to an aggregate of $300 million, subject to customary conditions and lending commitments from participating banks. The financial covenants and other terms contained in the loan agreement are substantially the same as those contained in the Company’s revolving credit facility. In connection with the transaction, the Company paid fees and legal expenses of approximately $1.1 million.

The five-year term loan, all of which was borrowed at closing, is priced at LIBOR plus 175 bps (a weighted average rate of 1.9% per annum at March 31, 2014), and can range from LIBOR plus 145 bps to 205 bps based on the Company’s leverage ratio. The seven-year term loan, none of which has been borrowed at March 31, 2014, will be initially priced at LIBOR plus 200 bps, and can range from LIBOR plus 170 bps to 230 bps, also based on the Company’s leverage ratio. The Company expects to borrow the $75.0 million under the seven-year term loan on or before July 1, 2014, the expiration date of the commitment. The Company also entered into forward interest rate swap agreements which convert the LIBOR rates to fixed rates for the new term loans beginning July 1, 2014 through their maturities. As a result, the effective fixed interest rates will be 3.37% for the five-year term loan and 4.27% for the seven-year term loan beginning July 1, 2014, based on the Company’s current leverage ratio.

Property-specific mortgage loans payable at March 31, 2014 consisted of fixed-rate notes totaling $509.7 million, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.3%. For the remainder of 2014, the Company has approximately $5.6 million of scheduled debt principal amortization payments and $104.1 million of scheduled balloon payments.

 

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Mortgage loans payable, unsecured term loans and the revolving credit facility have an overall weighted average interest rate of 4.3% and mature at various dates through 2029. The terms of several of the Company’s mortgage loans payable require the Company to deposit certain replacement and other reserves with its lenders. Such “restricted cash” is generally available only for property-level requirements for which the reserves have been established, and is not available to fund other property-level or Company-level obligations.

On January 13, 2014, the Company concluded a public offering of 6,900,000 shares of its common stock (including 900,000 shares relating to the exercise of an over-allotment option by the underwriters), and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of approximately $41.3 million.

The Company has an at-the-market offering program under which it may offer and sell, from time-to-time, up to 10 million shares of its common stock. Through March 31, 2014, no shares had been sold under this program.

In order to continue qualifying as a REIT, the Company is required to distribute at least 90% of its “REIT taxable income”, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Company paid common stock dividends totaling $0.20 per share during 2013. While the Company intends to continue paying regular quarterly dividends, future dividend declarations will continue to be at the discretion of the Board of Directors, and will depend on the cash flow and financial condition of the Company, capital requirements, annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Code, and such other factors as the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

Net Cash Flows

 

     March 31,  
     2014     2013  

Cash flows provided by (used in):

    

Operating activities

   $ 7,188,000     $ 9,822,000  

Investing activities

   $ (18,303,000   $ 1,307,000  

Financing activities

   $ 12,221,000     $ (13,763,000

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities, before net changes in operating assets and liabilities, was $12.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and $12.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The change was attributable to costs incurred as a result of a property acquisition in the first quarter of 2014 and the reduced results related to properties sold, which was partially offset by results of property acquisitions in the first quarter of 2014 and the fourth quarter of 2013 and reductions in interest expense. The comparative net changes in operating assets and liabilities were primarily the result of the payment of annual property/casualty insurance premiums (which had been paid in installments in prior years), and the timing of collections of receivables and payments of accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

 

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Investing Activities

Net cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities were primarily the result of the Company’s property disposition activities, a property acquisition and expenditures for property improvements. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company acquired a shopping center, which was partially paid in cash, for $38.5 million, incurred expenditures of $3.2 million for property improvements, and had an increase of $1.1 million in construction escrows and other, which was offset by $24.5 million in proceeds received from sales of properties classified as held for sale/conveyance. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company received $3.3 million in proceeds from sales of properties classified as held for sale/conveyance, received $1.5 million in proceeds from construction escrows and other, and received a $1.1 million repayment of a note receivable, offset by expenditures of $4.6 million for property improvements.

Financing Activities

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company borrowed $75.0 million under its new term loan and received proceeds of $41.3 million from the sale of its common stock, which was offset by $60.7 million of repayments of mortgage obligations, $34.5 million of net repayments under the revolving credit facility, $7.6 million of preferred and common stock distributions, and $1.3 million payments of debt financing costs. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company had $40.6 million of repayments of mortgage obligations, paid $25.0 million for the redemption of the 8.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, and $7.2 million of preferred and common stock distributions, offset by $59.8 million of proceeds from the sale of the 7.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, and $9.2 million of net advances under the revolving credit facility.

Funds From Operations

Funds From Operations “FFO” is a widely-recognized non-GAAP financial measure for REITs that the Company believes, when considered with financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, is useful to investors in understanding financial performance and providing a relevant basis for comparison among REITs. In addition, FFO is useful to investors as it captures features particular to real estate performance by recognizing that real estate generally appreciates over time or maintains residual value to a much greater extent than do other depreciable assets. Investors should review FFO, along with GAAP net income, when trying to understand a REIT’s operating performance. The Company considers FFO an important supplemental measure of its operating performance and believes that it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs.

The Company computes FFO in accordance with the “White Paper” published by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), which defines FFO as net income applicable to common shareholders (determined in accordance with GAAP), excluding

 

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impairment charges, gains or losses from debt restructurings and sales of properties, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for partnerships and joint ventures (which are computed to reflect FFO on the same basis). FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities and should not be considered as an alternative to net income applicable to common shareholders or to cash flow from operating activities. FFO is not indicative of cash available to fund ongoing cash needs, including the ability to make cash distributions. Although FFO is a measure used for comparability in assessing the performance of REITs, as the NAREIT White Paper only provides guidelines for computing FFO, the computation of FFO may vary from one company to another. The following table sets forth the Company’s calculations of FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2014     2013  

Net (loss) attributable to common shareholders

   $ (1,815,000   $ (912,000

Add (deduct):

    

Real estate depreciation and amortization

     9,361,000       9,729,000  

Limited partners’ interest

     (11,000     (3,000

Impairment charges/(reversal)

     146,000       (1,100,000

Gain on sales

     —          (346,000

Consolidated minority interests:

    

Share of (loss)

     (66,000     (6,000

Share of FFO

     (307,000     (417,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO

   $ 7,308,000     $ 6,945,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Inflation

Inflation has been relatively low in recent years and has not had a significant detrimental impact on the Company’s results of operations. Should inflation rates increase in the future, substantially all of the Company’s tenant leases contain provisions designed to partially mitigate the negative impact of inflation in the near term. Such lease provisions include clauses that require tenants to reimburse the Company for real estate taxes and many of the operating expenses it incurs. Significant inflation rate increases over a prolonged period of time may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

One of the principal market risks facing the Company is interest rate risk on its unsecured credit facility and term loans. The Company may, when it believes it is advantageous, as it did with its $150 million of unsecured term loans, hedge its interest rate risk by using derivative financial instruments. The Company is not subject to foreign currency risk.

 

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The Company is exposed to interest rate changes primarily through its variable-rate revolving credit facility and term loans used to maintain liquidity, fund capital expenditures and redevelopment activities, and expand its real estate investment portfolio. The Company’s objectives with respect to interest rate risk are to limit the impact of interest rate changes on operations and cash flows, and to lower its overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, the Company may borrow at fixed rates and may enter into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps, caps, etc., in order to mitigate its interest rate risk on a related variable-rate financial instrument. The Company does not enter into derivative or interest rate transactions for speculative purposes. At March 31, 2014, the Company had a mortgage loan payable of approximately $11.8 million (included in mortgage loans payable – real estate held for sale/conveyance on the consolidated balance sheet) subject to an interest rate swap which converted the LIBOR-based variable rate to a fixed rate of 5.2% per annum. In addition, on February 11, 2014, the Company closed $150 million of unsecured term loans. The Company entered into forward interest rate swap agreements which convert the LIBOR rates to fixed rates for the new term loans beginning July 1, 2014 through their maturities. As a result, the effective fixed interest rates will be 3.37% for the $75.0 million five-year term loan and 4.27% for the $75.0 million seven-year term loan beginning July 1, 2014, based on the Company’s current leverage ratio. At March 31, 2014, the Company had on its consolidated balance sheet (1) $589,000 included in other assets and deferred charges, net, relating to the fair value of the interest rate swaps applicable to the $150 million unsecured term loans, and (2) $625,000 included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities relating to the fair value of the interest rate swap applicable to the mortgage loan payable.

At March 31, 2014, long-term debt consisted of fixed-rate mortgage loans payable, an unsecured term loan, and the Company’s unsecured variable-rate credit facility. The average interest rate on the $509.7 million of fixed-rate indebtedness outstanding was 5.3%, with maturities at various dates through 2029. The average interest rate on the $244.0 million of unsecured variable-rate revolving credit facility and term loans was 2.0%. With respect to the $244.0 million of variable-rate debt outstanding at March 31, 2014, if interest rates either increase or decrease by 100 bps, the Company’s interest cost would increase or decrease respectively by approximately $2.4 million per annum.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is reported within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In this regard, the Company has formed a Disclosure Committee currently comprised of several of the Company’s executive officers as well as certain other employees with knowledge of information that may be considered in the SEC reporting process. The Committee has responsibility for the development and assessment of the financial and non-financial information to be included in the reports filed with the SEC, and assists the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in connection with their certifications contained in the Company’s SEC filings. The Committee meets regularly and reports to the Audit Committee on a quarterly or more frequent basis. The Company’s principal executive and financial officers have evaluated its disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2014, and have determined that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2014, there have been no changes in the internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, these internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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Part II Other Information

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit 31    Section 302 Certifications
Exhibit 32    Section 906 Certifications
Exhibit 101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
Exhibit 101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
Exhibit 101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.      
By:  

/s/ BRUCE J. SCHANZER

    By:  

/s/ PHILIP R. MAYS

Bruce J. Schanzer     Philip R. Mays
President and Chief     Chief Financial Officer
Executive Officer     (Principal financial officer)
(Principal executive officer)      

May 6, 2014

 

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