EX-99.1 2 a08-5428_2ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

6711 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 300

Columbia, Maryland 21046

Telephone 443-285-5400

Facsimile 443-285-7650

www.copt.com

 

NYSE: OFC

 

 

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

 

Mary Ellen Fowler

 

Vice President and Treasurer

 

443-285-5450

 

maryellen.fowler@copt.com

 

 

CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST REPORTS

2007 FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR END RESULTS

 

COLUMBIA, MD February 13, 2008 — Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) (NYSE: OFC) announced today financial and operating results for the full year and quarter ended December 31, 2007.

 

2007 Highlights

·

17.3% increase in Diluted Funds from Operations (“Diluted FFO”) per share to $2.24 for the year ended 2007 from $1.91 for 2006, including the effect of a $3.9 million accounting charge associated with the Series E and F preferred share redemptions in 2006. Excluding this accounting charge, 2006 Diluted FFO per share would have been $1.99, as adjusted, representing a year over year increase of 12.6%.

 

 

·

Earnings per diluted share (“Diluted EPS”) of $.39 for the year ended 2007 as compared to $.69 per diluted share for the year ended 2006. Included in 2007 net income is a gain on sales of real estate net of minority interests and income taxes of approximately $4.8 million, as compared to $14.8 million in 2006 net income. Also included in 2006 net income is an accounting charge of $3.9 million or $.09 per share reflecting the write-off of initial issuance costs of the Series E and F preferred share redemptions.

 

 

·

21.5% increase in Adjusted Funds from Operations (“AFFO”) diluted to $90.8 million for the year ended 2007 as compared to $74.7 million for the year ended 2006.

 

 

·

57.5% Diluted FFO payout ratio, 79.3% Diluted AFFO payout ratio for the year.

 

 

·

$378.6 million in acquisitions of 57 buildings totaling 2.4 million square feet and 314 acres of land which can support 2.7 million square feet of potential development.

 

 

·

$17.8 million in dispositions of operating properties, representing 128,000 square feet and a gain of $3.9 million.

 

 

·

617,000 square feet of development projects placed into service, which includes 68,000 square feet placed into service during 2006, that were 95.4% leased at December 31, 2007.

 

 

·

92.6% occupied and 93.4% leased for our wholly-owned portfolio as of December 31, 2007.

 

 

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·

$194.0 million in equity raised through the issuance of 3.4 million common shares/units at an average deemed value of $48.90 per share/unit, and $26.6 million net proceeds generated from the issuance of 5.6% Series K convertible preferred shares issued in connection with the Nottingham acquisition.

 

 

·

69.1% renewal rate on expiring leases for the year, 1.7 million square feet renewed with an average capital cost of $5.93 per square foot.

 

 

·

10% increase of quarterly common dividend in September 2007.

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter 2007 Highlights

·

22.9% increase in Diluted FFO per share to $.59 for the fourth quarter 2007 from $.48 for the fourth quarter 2006, including the effect of a $2.1 million accounting charge associated with the Series F preferred share redemption in 2006. Excluding this accounting charge, fourth quarter 2006 Diluted FFO per share would have been $.52, as adjusted, representing a year over year increase of 13.5%.

 

 

·

Diluted EPS of $.12 for the fourth quarter 2007 as compared to $.08 for the fourth quarter 2006. Included in fourth quarter 2006 net income is an accounting charge of $2.1 million or $.05 per diluted share reflecting the write-off of initial issuance costs of the Series F preferred share redemption.

 

 

·

31.3% increase in Diluted AFFO to $23.2 million for the fourth quarter 2007 as compared to $17.7 million for the fourth quarter 2006.

 

 

·

57.5% Diluted FFO payout ratio, 81.2% Diluted AFFO payout ratio for the fourth quarter 2007.

 

 

·

2.6 million square feet under construction, development and redevelopment for a total projected cost of $467.4 million at December 31, 2007.

 

 

·

60.4% of leases expiring during the quarter were renewed, with a 16.0% increase in total straight line rent for renewed space.

 

 

·

6.6% increase in same office property cash NOI, representing 162 properties and 81.3% of the portfolio.

 

“We had excellent FFO growth in 2007 and are well positioned for strong growth in 2008. We have conservatively planned for a recession in our guidance,” stated Randall M. Griffin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Office Properties Trust. “The Company is fortunate to begin 2008 with strong financial flexibility, a healthy capital position and a development pipeline, heavily concentrated in the U.S. Government and Defense Information Technology sector,” he stated.

 

Financial Results

Diluted FFO for the year ended December 31, 2007 totaled $125.3 million, or $2.24 per diluted share, as compared to $98.9 million, or $1.91 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2006, representing a 17.3% increase on a per share basis. 2006 Diluted FFO included a $3.9 million accounting charge associated with the Series E and F preferred share redemptions.

 

 

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Excluding this accounting charge, 2006 Diluted FFO per share would have been $1.99, as adjusted, representing a year over year increase of 12.6%.

 

The Company’s Diluted FFO for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 totaled $32.8 million, or $.59 per diluted share, as compared to $25.1 million, or $.48 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2006, representing a 22.9% increase on a per share basis. Included in the fourth quarter 2006 FFO is a $2.1 million accounting charge associated with the Series F preferred share redemption. Excluding this accounting charge, fourth quarter 2006 Diluted FFO per share would have been $.52, as adjusted, representing a year over year increase of 13.5%.

 

EPS for the year ended December 31, 2007 totaled $.39 per diluted share, or $18.7 million of net income available for common shareholders, as compared to $.69 per diluted share, or $29.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Included in 2007 net income is a gain on sales of real estate net of minority interests and income taxes of approximately $4.8 million, as compared to $14.8 million in 2006 net income. Also included in 2006 net income is an accounting charge of $3.9 million or $.09 per share reflecting the write-off of initial issuance costs of the Series E and F preferred share redemptions.

 

For the quarter ended December 31, 2007, EPS totaled $.12 per diluted, or $5.9 million of net income available to common shareholders, as compared to $.08 per diluted share and $3.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2006. Included in fourth quarter 2006 net income is an accounting charge of $2.1 million or $.05 per share reflecting the write-off of initial issuance costs of the Series F preferred share redemption.

 

Diluted FFO payout ratio was 57.5% for the year ended 2007 compared to 60.3% for the comparable 2006 period. The Company’s diluted FFO payout ratio for the fourth quarter 2007 was 57.5%, as compared to 63.5% for the year ended 2006.

 

Diluted AFFO for the year ended December 31, 2007 totaled $90.8 million, as compared to $74.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, representing an increase of 21.5%.  Diluted AFFO payout ratio was 79.3% for year ended 2007, compared to 79.9% for the year ended 2006.

 

Diluted AFFO for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 totaled $23.2 million, as compared to $17.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2006, representing a 31.3% increase. The Company’s diluted AFFO payout ratio for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 was 81.2%, as compared to 89.9% for the year ended 2006. A reconciliation of non GAAP measures to the comparable GAAP measures are included in the tables that follow the text of this press release.

 

Revenues from real estate operations in continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 were $368.9 million, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2006 of $293.6 million. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had a total market capitalization of $3.8 billion, with $1.8 billion in debt outstanding, equating to a 48.0% debt-to-total market capitalization ratio. The Company’s weighted average interest rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, was 5.7%. As of December 31, 2007, 80.9% of total debt was subject to fixed interest rates. For the fourth quarter 2007, EBITDA interest coverage ratio was 2.95x, and the EBITDA fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.45x.

 

Operating Results

At December 31, 2007, the Company’s wholly-owned portfolio of 228 office properties totaling 17.8 million square feet, was 92.6% occupied and 93.4% leased. The weighted average remaining

 

 

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lease term for the portfolio was 5.0 years and the average rental rate (including tenant reimbursements of operating costs) was $21.36 per square foot.

 

During 2007, the Company leased 2.6 million square feet including 2.2 million square feet of renewed and retenanted space, 238,000 square feet of previously unoccupied space and 104,000 square feet of new development space.

 

For the year, the Company renewed 1.7 million square feet or 69.1% of expiring leases (based on square footage), at an average capital cost of $5.93 per square foot. For the 2.2 million square feet renewed and retenanted during the year, total rent increased 7.3% on a straight-line basis, as measured from the GAAP straight-line rent in effect preceding the renewal date. Total rent increased 0.9% on a cash basis. The average capital cost for the renewed and retenanted space was $9.58 per square foot.

 

For the quarter ended December 2007, 301,000 square feet was renewed, equating to a 60.4% renewal rate, at an average capital cost of $3.98 per square foot. Total rent on renewed space increased 16.0% on a straight-line basis, as measured from the GAAP straight-line rent in effect preceding the renewal date. Total rent increased 7.4% on a cash basis. For renewed and retenanted space of 436,000 square feet, total straight-line rent increased 8.5% and total rent on a cash basis increased 0.2%. The average committed capital cost for renewed and retenanted space was $12.83 per square foot.

 

Same office property cash NOI increased 6.6% for fourth quarter 2007 as compared to the comparable 2006 period. The Company’s same office portfolio consists of 162 buildings and represents 81.3% of its wholly owned portfolio as of December 31, 2007.

 

The Company recognized total lease termination fees of $4.1 million, net of write-offs of related straight-line rents and write-off of previously unamortized deferred market revenue for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to $5.7 million for the year ended December 21, 2006.

 

For the fourth quarter 2007, the Company recognized lease termination fees of $0.6 million, net of write-offs of related straight-line rents and accretion of intangible assets and liabilities, as compared to $3.4 million in the fourth quarter 2006.

 

Development Activity

At December 31, 2007, the Company’s development pipeline consisted of:

 

·

Ten buildings under construction totaling 846,000 square feet for a total projected cost of $162.2 million, that are 36.2% leased.

 

 

·

Eleven buildings under development totaling 1.1 million square feet for a total projected cost of $232.9 million.

 

 

·

Four projects under redevelopment totaling 625,000 square feet for a total projected cost of $72.3 million.

 

The Company’s land inventory (wholly owned and joint venture) at December 31, 2007 totaled 1,704 acres that can support 14.9 million square feet of development.

 

 

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During the quarter, the Company signed a 75,000 square foot long-term lease with ITT Corporation, Systems Division for 655 Space Center Drive, known as Patriot Park VI, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

 

During the year, the Company placed six buildings into service, including one building which contained 68,000 square feet placed into service during 2006, for a total of 617,000 square feet, that were 95.4% leased.

 

The Company was selected in 2007 as master developer for the 272 acre Colorado Springs Airport Mixed-Use Business Park. The business park is strategically located at the entrance of the Colorado Springs Airport and adjacent to the Peterson Air Force Base. The park can support approximately 3.5 million square feet of development of which 1.3 million square feet would be office development.

 

Acquisition Activity

During the year, the Company acquired 57 buildings totaling 2.4 million square feet and 314 acres of land which can support 2.7 million square feet of potential development for $378.6 million.

 

Included in these totals, are the following assets:

 

·

56 operating properties containing 2.4 million square feet and 187 acres of land, developable into approximately 2.0 million developable square feet for $362.5 million, plus approximately $1.4 million in transaction costs.

 

 

·

56 acres of land for $10.0 million that can support 800,000 square feet of office development. The site will be known as NorthGate Business Park and is strategically located at the north entrance to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland.

 

Disposition Activity

During the year, the Company sold 128,000 square feet in four buildings for $17.8 million and realized a gain of $3.9 million. The buildings were located in the Company’s New Jersey, White Marsh and BWI Airport submarkets. The Company also sold 16.5 acres of land for $8.7 million and realized a gain of $3.0 million (or an after-tax gain of $1.9 million). The land was located in White Marsh and Owings Mills, Maryland.

 

The Company also disposed of most of its investment in TractManager, Inc., as part of the TractManager, Inc. merger with Tudor Ventures and GE Healthcare Financial Services. The Company received $2.5 million and recognized a $1.0 million gain in connection with the disposition.

 

Financing and Capital Transactions

 

The Company executed the following transactions during the year:

 

·

$194.0 million in equity raised through the issuance of 3.4 million common shares/units at an average deemed value of $48.90 per share/unit, and $26.6 million net proceeds generated from the issuance of 5.6% Series K convertible preferred shares issued in connection with the Nottingham acquisition.

 

 

·

Increased borrowing capacity under the Company’s unsecured line of credit from $500.0 to $600.0 million and extended the maturity date to September 30, 2011 which is subject to a one

 

 

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year extension option. The Company achieved favorable interest rate pricing ranging from 75 basis points to 125 basis points over LIBOR, depending upon leverage ratio.

 

 

·

Closed a $150.0 million, ten year, 5.65% fixed interest rate loan which requires interest only payments. The net proceeds were used to primarily retire $120.5 million of existing indebtedness.

 

 

·

Increased quarterly dividend 10% from $.31 to $.34 per share.

 

 

·

Executed a swap for an aggregate notional amount of $50.0 million at a fixed one month LIBOR rate of 4.33%, which commenced October 23, 2007 and expires October 23, 2009.

 

Subsequent Events

The Company executed the following transactions subsequent to year end:

 

·

Disposed of a 142,000 square foot property located in Central New Jersey for $17.0 million. After this sale, the Company only owns 3 properties in Central New Jersey totaling 243,000 square feet.

 

 

·

Acquired a 45.0% interest in the M Square, LLC joint venture located adjacent to the University of Maryland campus in College Park, Maryland. The venture will develop, lease and manage the office buildings totaling approximately 750,000 square feet. The venture has a 118,000 square foot building located at 5825 University Research Court under construction.

 

 

·

Placed into service the entire 60,000 square foot property located at 1055 North Newport Road in Colorado Springs, Colorado which is 100.0% leased to SI International, Inc. for a ten year term.

 

Earnings Guidance

The Company’s 2008 EPS guidance has been revised from a range of $.58 to $.67 to a range of $.62 to $.69 per diluted share, including actual gains but excluding any potential gains or losses from the sale of previously depreciated operating properties.

 

The Company’s 2008 FFO guidance has been revised from a range of $2.40 to $2.49 to a range of $2.41 to $2.49 per diluted share, representing FFO growth of 8% to 11% compared to 2007 actual results.

 

Conference Call

The Company will hold an investor/analyst conference call:

 

Conference Call and Webcast Date:  Thursday, February 14, 2008

 

Time:  11:00 a.m. Eastern

 

Dial In Number:  866-203-2528

 

Confirmation Code for the call:  23558524

 

A replay of this call will be available beginning Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern through Thursday, February 28, 2008 at midnight Eastern. To access the replay, please call 888-286-8010 and use confirmation code 49624459.

 

 

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The conference call will also be available via live webcast in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.copt.com. A replay of the conference call will be immediately available via webcast in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website.

 

Definitions

Please refer to our Form 8K or our website (www.copt.com) for definitions of certain terms used in this press release.  Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP measurements are included in the attached tables.

 

Company Information

Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) is a fully integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on the ownership, management, leasing, acquisition and development of suburban office properties located primarily in submarkets within the Greater Washington, DC region. As of December 31, 2007, the Company owned 246 office properties totaling 18.6 million rentable square feet, which includes 18 properties totaling 806,000 square feet held through joint ventures. The Company has implemented a core customer expansion strategy that is built around meeting, through acquisitions and development, the multi-location requirements of the Company’s existing strategic tenants. The Company’s property management services team provides comprehensive property and asset management to company owned properties and select third party clients.  The Company’s development and construction services team provides a wide range of development and construction management services for company owned properties, as well as land planning, design/build services, consulting, and merchant development to select third party clients.  The Company’s shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OFC.  More information on Corporate Office Properties Trust can be found on the Internet at www.copt.com.

 

Forward-Looking Information

This press release may contain “forward-looking” statements, as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that are based on the Company’s current expectations, estimates and projections about future events and financial trends affecting the Company.  Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “estimate” or other comparable terminology.  Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which the Company cannot predict with accuracy and some of which the Company might not even anticipate.  Accordingly, the Company can give no assurance that these expectations, estimates and projections will be achieved.  Future events and actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.

 

Important factors that may affect these expectations, estimates, and projections include, but are not limited to:

 

·

the Company’s ability to borrow on favorable terms;

 

 

·

general economic and business conditions, which will, among other things, affect office property demand and rents, tenant creditworthiness, interest rates and financing availability;

 

 

·

adverse changes in the real estate markets including, among other things, increased competition with other companies;

 

 

·

risk of real estate acquisition and development, including, among other things, risks that development projects may not be completed on schedule, that tenants may not take occupancy or pay rent or that development or operating costs may be greater than anticipated;

 

 

·

risks of investing through joint venture structures, including risks that the Company’s joint venture partners may not fulfill their financial obligations as investors or may take actions that are inconsistent with the Company’s objectives;

 

 

·

our ability to satisfy and operate effectively under federal income tax rules relating to real estate investment trusts and partnerships;

 

 

·

governmental actions and initiatives; and

 

 

·

environmental requirements.

 

The Company undertakes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements.  For further information, please refer to the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

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Corporate Office Properties Trust

 

Summary Financial Data

 

(unaudited)

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate revenues

 

$

94,794

 

$

77,491

 

Service operations revenues

 

8,498

 

14,844

 

Total revenues

 

103,292

 

92,335

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating expenses

 

31,133

 

25,447

 

Depreciation and other amortization associated with real estate operations

 

26,312

 

19,916

 

Service operations expenses

 

8,330

 

14,220

 

General and administrative expenses

 

5,402

 

5,042

 

Total operating expenses

 

71,177

 

64,625

 

Operating income

 

32,115

 

27,710

 

Interest expense

 

(20,771

)

(18,625

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

(970

)

(949

)

Income from continuing operations before equity in loss of unconsolidated entities,

 

 

 

 

 

income taxes and minority interests

 

10,374

 

8,136

 

Equity in loss of unconsolidated entities

 

(27

)

(52

)

Income tax expense

 

(89

)

(264

)

Income from continuing operations before minority interests

 

10,258

 

7,820

 

Minority interests in income from continuing operations

 

(1,058

)

(797

)

Income from continuing operations

 

9,200

 

7,023

 

Income from discontinued operations, net

 

368

 

2,564

 

Income before gain on sales of real estate

 

9,568

 

9,587

 

Gain on sales of real estate, net

 

361

 

 

Net income

 

9,929

 

9,587

 

Preferred share dividends

 

(4,025

)

(3,790

)

Issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred shares

 

 

(2,067

)

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

5,904

 

$

3,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share “EPS” computation

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

$

5,904

 

$

3,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares - basic

 

46,947

 

42,439

 

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards

 

914

 

1,641

 

Weighted average common shares - diluted

 

47,861

 

44,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.09

 

Diluted

 

$

0.12

 

$

0.08

 

 

 

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Corporate Office Properties Trust

 

Summary  Financial Data

 

(unaudited)

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data and ratios)

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

9,929

 

$

9,587

 

Add: Real estate-related depreciation and amortization

 

26,607

 

19,768

 

Add: Depreciation and amortization on unconsolidated real estate entities

 

163

 

345

 

Less: Depreciation and amortization allocable to minority interests in other

 

 

 

 

 

consolidated entities

 

(51

)

(41

)

(Less) add: (Gain) loss on sales of real estate, net of taxes, excluding development portion

 

(1,049

)

71

 

Funds from operations (“FFO”)

 

35,599

 

29,730

 

Add: Minority interests-common units in the Operating Partnership

 

1,258

 

1,204

 

Less: Preferred share dividends

 

(4,025

)

(3,790

)

Less: Issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred shares

 

 

(2,067

)

Funds from Operations - basic and diluted (“Basic and Diluted FFO”)

 

32,832

 

25,077

 

Less: Straight-line rent adjustments

 

(2,680

)

(2,484

)

Less: Recurring capital expenditures

 

(6,504

)

(6,387

)

Less: Amortization of deferred market rental revenue

 

(416

)

(578

)

Add: Issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred shares

 

 

2,067

 

Adjusted Funds from Operations - diluted (“Diluted AFFO”)

 

$

23,232

 

$

17,695

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares

 

46,947

 

42,439

 

Conversion of weighted average common units

 

8,167

 

8,495

 

Weighted average common shares/units - basic FFO per share

 

55,114

 

50,934

 

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards

 

914

 

1,641

 

Weighted average common shares/units - diluted FFO per share

 

56,028

 

52,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted FFO per common share

 

$

0.59

 

$

0.48

 

Dividends/distributions per common share/unit

 

$

0.34

 

$

0.31

 

Earnings payout ratio

 

272.6

%

356.4

%

Diluted FFO payout ratio

 

57.5

%

63.5

%

Diluted AFFO payout ratio

 

81.2

%

89.9

%

EBITDA interest coverage ratio

 

2.95x

 

2.71x

 

EBITDA fixed charge coverage ratio

 

2.45x

 

2.24x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of denominators for diluted EPS and diluted FFO per share

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for diluted EPS

 

47,861

 

44,080

 

Weighted average common units

 

8,167

 

8,495

 

Denominator for diluted FFO per share

 

56,028

 

52,575

 

 

 

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Corporate Office Properties Trust

 

Summary Financial Data

 

(unaudited)

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate revenues

 

$

368,949

 

$

293,578

 

Service operations revenues

 

41,225

 

60,084

 

Total revenues

 

410,174

 

353,662

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating expenses

 

123,282

 

92,907

 

Depreciation and other amortization associated with real estate operations

 

106,331

 

78,054

 

Service operations expenses

 

39,793

 

57,345

 

General and administrative expenses

 

20,523

 

16,936

 

Total operating expenses

 

289,929

 

245,242

 

Operating income

 

120,245

 

108,420

 

Interest expense

 

(82,032

)

(70,260

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

(3,676

)

(2,847

)

Gain on sale of non-real estate investment

 

1,033

 

 

Income from continuing operations before equity in loss of unconsolidated entities,

 

 

 

 

 

income taxes and minority interests

 

35,570

 

35,313

 

Equity in loss of unconsolidated entities

 

(224

)

(92

)

Income tax expense

 

(569

)

(887

)

Income from continuing operations before minority interests

 

34,777

 

34,334

 

Minority interests in income from continuing operations

 

(3,398

)

(3,826

)

Income from continuing operations

 

31,379

 

30,508

 

Income from discontinued operations, net

 

1,845

 

17,987

 

Income before gain on sales of real estate

 

33,224

 

48,495

 

Gain on sales of real estate, net

 

1,560

 

732

 

Net income

 

34,784

 

49,227

 

Preferred share dividends

 

(16,068

)

(15,404

)

Issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred shares

 

 

(3,896

)

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

18,716

 

$

29,927

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share “EPS” computation

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

$

18,716

 

$

29,927

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares - basic

 

46,527

 

41,463

 

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards

 

1,103

 

1,799

 

Weighted average common shares - diluted

 

47,630

 

43,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.40

 

$

0.72

 

Diluted

 

$

0.39

 

$

0.69

 

 

 

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Corporate Office Properties Trust

Summary Financial Data

(unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data and ratios)

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

34,784

 

$

49,227

 

Add: Real estate-related depreciation and amortization

 

106,260

 

78,631

 

Add: Depreciation and amortization on unconsolidated real estate entities

 

666

 

910

 

Less: Depreciation and amortization allocable to minority interests in other consolidated entities

 

 

 

 

 

 

(188

)

(163

)

Less: Gain on sales of real estate, net of taxes, excluding development portion

 

(3,827

)

(17,644

)

Funds from operations (“FFO”)

 

137,695

 

110,961

 

Add: Minority interests-common units in the Operating Partnership

 

3,682

 

7,276

 

Less: Preferred share dividends

 

(16,068

)

(15,404

)

Less: Issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred shares

 

 

(3,896

)

Funds from Operations - basic and diluted (“Basic and Diluted FFO”)

 

125,309

 

98,937

 

Less: Straight-line rent adjustments

 

(11,722

)

(9,740

)

Less: Recurring capital expenditures

 

(20,835

)

(16,510

)

Less: Amortization of deferred market rental revenue

 

(1,985

)

(1,904

)

Add: Issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred shares

 

 

3,896

 

Adjusted Funds from Operations - diluted (“Diluted AFFO”)

 

$

90,767

 

$

74,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares

 

46,527

 

41,463

 

Conversion of weighted average common units

 

8,296

 

8,511

 

Weighted average common shares/units - basic FFO per share

 

54,823

 

49,974

 

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards

 

1,103

 

1,799

 

Weighted average common shares/units - diluted FFO per share

 

55,926

 

51,773

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted FFO per common share

 

$

2.24

 

$

1.91

 

Dividends/distributions per common share/unit

 

$

1.30

 

$

1.18

 

Earnings payout ratio

 

327.7

%

166.0

%

Diluted FFO payout ratio

 

57.5

%

60.3

%

Diluted AFFO payout ratio

 

79.3

%

79.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of denominators for diluted EPS and diluted FFO per share

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for diluted EPS

 

47,630

 

43,262

 

Weighted average common units

 

8,296

 

8,511

 

Denominator for diluted FFO per share

 

55,926

 

51,773

 

 

 

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Corporate Office Properties Trust

Summary Financial Data

(unaudited)

(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Balance Sheet Data (in thousands) (as of period end):

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate, net of accumulated depreciation

 

$

2,603,472

 

$

2,111,310

 

Total assets

 

2,931,853

 

2,419,601

 

Debt

 

1,825,842

 

1,498,537

 

Total liabilities

 

1,979,116

 

1,629,111

 

Minority interests

 

130,095

 

116,187

 

Beneficiaries’ equity

 

822,642

 

674,303

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt to Total Assets

 

62.3

%

61.9

%

Debt to Undepreciated Book Value of Real Estate Assets

 

60.9

%

62.0

%

Debt to Total Market Capitalization

 

48.0

%

34.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property Data (wholly owned properties)(as of period end):

 

 

 

 

 

Number of operating properties owned

 

228

 

170

 

Total net rentable square feet owned (in thousands)

 

17,832

 

15,050

 

Occupancy

 

92.6

%

92.8

%

Reconciliation of denominator for debt to total assets to
denominator for debt to undepreciated book value of
real estate assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for debt to total assets

 

$

2,931,853

 

$

2,419,601

 

Assets other than assets included in investment in real estate

 

(328,381

)

(308,291

)

Accumulated depreciation on real estate assets

 

288,387

 

219,574

 

Intangible assets on real estate acquisitions, net

 

108,661

 

87,325

 

Denominator for debt to undepreciated book value of real estate assets

 

$

3,000,520

 

$

2,418,209

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Reconciliation of tenant improvements and incentives, capital improvements and leasing costs for operating properties to recurring capital expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total tenant improvements and incentives on operating properties

 

$

2,692

 

$

9,907

 

$

21,487

 

$

20,649

 

Total capital improvements on operating properties

 

4,748

 

3,844

 

11,230

 

11,779

 

Total leasing costs on operating properties

 

1,850

 

2,827

 

7,562

 

8,610

 

Less: Nonrecurring tenant improvements and incentives on operating properties

 

(811

)

(7,489

)

(12,192

)

(13,862

)

Less: Nonrecurring capital improvements on operating properties

 

(1,442

)

(1,364

)

(4,494

)

(5,418

)

Less: Nonrecurring leasing costs incurred on operating properties

 

(575

)

(2,171

)

(2,856

)

(6,388

)

Add: Recurring improvements on operating properties held through joint ventures

 

42

 

833

 

98

 

1,140

 

Recurring capital expenditures

 

$

6,504

 

$

6,387

 

$

20,835

 

$

16,510

 

 

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Corporate Office Properties Trust

Summary Financial Data

(unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Reconciliation of dividends for Earnings Payout Ratio to dividends and distributions for FFO & AFFO Payout Ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common share dividends for earnings payout ratio

 

$16,097

 

$13,292

 

$61,331

 

$49,670

 

Common unit distributions

 

2,777

 

2,622

 

10,682

 

9,996

 

Dividends and distributions for FFO & AFFO payout ratio

 

$18,874

 

$15,914

 

$72,013

 

$59,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of numerators for diluted EPS and diluted FFO as reported to numerators for diluted EPS and diluted FFO excluding issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator for diluted EPS, as reported

 

$5,904

 

$3,730

 

$18,716

 

$29,927

 

Add: Issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred shares

 

 

2,067

 

 

3,896

 

Numerator for diluted EPS, as adjusted

 

$5,904

 

$5,797

 

$18,716

 

$33,823

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator for diluted FFO, as reported

 

$32,832

 

$25,077

 

$125,309

 

$98,937

 

Add: Issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred shares

 

 

2,067

 

 

3,896

 

Numerator for diluted FFO, as adjusted

 

$32,832

 

$27,144

 

$125,309

 

$102,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of GAAP net income to earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$9,929

 

$9,587

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense on continuing operations

 

20,771

 

18,625

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense on discontinued operations

 

28

 

260

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

1,201

 

264

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate-related depreciation and amortization

 

26,607

 

19,768

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs-continuing operations

 

970

 

949

 

 

 

 

 

Other depreciation and amortization

 

358

 

313

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interests

 

1,391

 

1,329

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

$61,255

 

$51,095

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of interest expense from continuing operations to the denominators for interest coverage-EBITDA and fixed charge coverage-EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense from continuing operations

 

$20,771

 

$18,625

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense from discontinued operations

 

28

 

260

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for interest coverage-EBITDA

 

20,799

 

18,885

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred share dividends

 

4,025

 

3,790

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred unit distributions

 

165

 

165

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for fixed charge coverage-EBITDA

 

$24,989

 

$22,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of same property net operating income to same property cash net operating income and same property cash net operating income, adjusted for lease termination fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same property net operating income

 

$52,504

 

$50,348

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Straight-line rent adjustments

 

(1,596

)

(2,493

)

 

 

 

 

Less: Amortization of deferred market rental revenue

 

(417

)

(490

)

 

 

 

 

Same property cash net operating income

 

50,491

 

47,365

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Lease termination fees, gross

 

(200

)

(798

)

 

 

 

 

Same property cash net operating income, adjusted for lease termination fees

 

$50,291

 

46,567

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Corporate Office Properties Trust
Summary Financial Data
(unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

Reconciliation of projected EPS-diluted to projected diluted
FFO per share

 

 

Year Ending

 

 

 

December 31, 2008

 

 

 

Low

 

High

 

Reconciliation of numerators

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator for projected EPS-diluted

 

$29,793

 

$33,520

 

Less: Gain on sales of real estate, net of taxes, excluding development portion (1)

 

(1,258

)

(1,258

)

Real estate-related depreciation and amortization (2)

 

101,983

 

101,983

 

Minority interests-common units

 

5,382

 

6,055

 

Numerator for projected diluted FFO per share

 

$135,900

 

$140,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of denominators

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for projected EPS-diluted

 

48,257

 

48,257

 

Weighted average common units

 

8,168

 

8,168

 

Denominator for projected diluted FFO per share

 

56,425

 

56,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projected EPS - diluted

 

$0.62

 

$0.69

 

Projected diluted FFO per share

 

$2.41

 

$2.49

 


(1) Reconciliation excludes any potential gains or losses from the sale of previously depreciated operating properties.

(2) The estimate of real estate-related depreciation and amortization excludes any impact of potential write-offs resulting from lease terminations.

 

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Top Twenty Office Tenants of Wholly Owned Properties as of December 31, 2007 (1)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of

 

Total

 

Percentage

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Total

 

Annualized

 

of Total

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

Occupied

 

Occupied

 

Rental

 

Annualized Rental

 

Remaining

 

Tenant

 

 

 

Leases

 

Square Feet

 

Square Feet

 

Revenue (2) (3)

 

Revenue

 

Lease Term (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States of America

 

(5

)

62

 

2,485,800

 

15.1

%

$57,395

 

16.3

%

6.4

 

Northrop Grumman Corporation

 

(6

)

17

 

1,045,442

 

6.3

%

26,199

 

7.4

%

7.5

 

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.

 

 

 

8

 

714,233

 

4.3

%

19,568

 

5.5

%

6.5

 

Computer Sciences Corporation

 

(6

)

4

 

454,645

 

2.8

%

11,446

 

3.2

%

3.4

 

Unisys Corporation

 

(7

)

4

 

760,145

 

4.6

%

8,843

 

2.5

%

1.7

 

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

 

(6

)

3

 

211,493

 

1.3

%

8,613

 

2.4

%

6.2

 

General Dynamics Corporation

 

 

 

9

 

284,415

 

1.7

%

7,249

 

2.1

%

2.2

 

The Aerospace Corporation

 

 

 

2

 

231,785

 

1.4

%

6,867

 

1.9

%

6.9

 

Wachovia Corporation

 

(6

)

4

 

183,577

 

1.1

%

6,614

 

1.9

%

10.6

 

Comcast Corporation

 

 

 

11

 

342,266

 

2.1

%

6,095

 

1.7

%

4.1

 

AT&T Corporation

 

(6

)

9

 

337,052

 

2.0

%

6,041

 

1.7

%

4.8

 

The Boeing Company

 

(6

)

4

 

143,480

 

0.9

%

4,085

 

1.2

%

3.7

 

ITT Corporation

 

(6

)

7

 

168,853

 

1.0

%

4,019

 

1.1

%

4.8

 

Ciena Corporation

 

 

 

3

 

221,609

 

1.3

%

3,675

 

1.0

%

4.2

 

Science Applications International Corp.

 

 

 

12

 

170,839

 

1.0

%

3,243

 

0.9

%

1.1

 

BAE Systems PLC

 

(6

)

7

 

212,339

 

1.3

%

2,880

 

0.8

%

3.0

 

The Johns Hopkins University

 

 

 

4

 

129,735

 

0.8

%

2,863

 

0.8

%

8.1

 

Merck & Co., Inc. (Unisys)

 

(7

)

2

 

227,273

 

1.4

%

2,675

 

0.8

%

1.5

 

Magellan Health Services, Inc.

 

 

 

2

 

113,727

 

0.7

%

2,478

 

0.7

%

3.6

 

Wyle Laboratories, Inc.

 

 

 

4

 

174,792

 

1.1

%

2,475

 

0.7

%

4.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subtotal Top 20 Office Tenants

 

 

 

178

 

8,613,500

 

52.2

%

193,321

 

54.8

%

5.7

 

All remaining tenants

 

 

 

757

 

7,896,467

 

47.8

%

159,288

 

45.2

%

4.1

 

Total/Weighted Average

 

 

 

935

 

16,509,967

 

100.0

%

$352,609

 

100.0

%

5.0

 

 


 

(1)

Table excludes owner occupied leasing activity which represents 145,701 square feet with a weighted average remaining lease term of 7.3 years as of December 31, 2007.

(2)

Total Annualized Rental Revenue is the monthly contractual base rent as of December 31, 2007, multiplied by 12, plus the estimated annualized expense reimbursements under existing office leases.

(3)

Order of tenants is based on Annualized Rent.

(4)

The weighting of the lease term was computed using Total Rental Revenue.

(5)

Many of our government leases are subject to early termination provisions which are customary to government leases.
The weighted average remaining lease term was computed assuming no exercise of such early termination rights.

(6)

Includes affiliated organizations or agencies.

(7)

Merck & Co., Inc. subleases 219,065 rentable square feet from Unisys’ 960,349 leased rentable square feet in our Greater Philadelphia region.

 

 

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