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Taubman Centers, Inc
T 248.258.6800
 
200 East Long Lake Road
www.taubman.com
 
Suite 300
   
Bloomfield hills, Michigan
   
48304-2324
   

 


Barbara Baker
Taubman, Vice President, Investor Relations
248-258-7367
bbaker@taubman.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TAUBMAN CENTERS ISSUES 2008 RESULTS AND 2009 GUIDANCE
·  
Adjusted FFO per Share Up 14.9% in the Quarter; Up 6.9% for Year
·  
Impairment Charges at Sarasota and Oyster Bay
·  
Solid Growth in Rents for 2008
·  
Strong Balance Sheet

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Feb. 11, 2009 - - Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE:  TCO) today reported financial results for the quarter and full year periods ended December 31, 2008.

Net loss allocable to common shareholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 was $1.86 per diluted common share (EPS), versus $0.40 per share of income for the fourth quarter of 2007.  EPS for the year ended December 31, 2008 was a $1.60 loss versus $0.90 of income for the year ended December 31, 2007. The 2008 amounts were significantly impacted by impairment charges for Sarasota and Oyster Bay.

During the fourth quarter, the company recognized a charge of $8.3 million related to its project in Sarasota, Florida that has been put on hold.  Also subsequent to the fourth quarter, the company received an unfavorable court ruling on the Oyster Bay project.  As a result, the company recognized a $116 million impairment charge in the fourth quarter of 2008.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2008, Funds from Operations (FFO) per diluted share was $(0.55), compared to $0.87 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2007.  For the year ended December 31, 2008, FFO per diluted share was $1.54 compared to $2.88 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2007.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2008, Adjusted FFO per diluted share (which excludes the impairment charges) was $1.00, up 14.9 percent from $0.87 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2007.  For the year ended December 31, 2008, Adjusted FFO per diluted share was $3.08, up 6.9 percent from $2.88 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2007.

“Although the retail environment is very challenging, our centers produced good operating income growth in the fourth quarter, even excluding a high level of lease cancellation income in the quarter," said Robert S. Taubman, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Taubman Centers.
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Occupancy, Rents and Sales
Ending occupancy for the portfolio was 90.3 percent on December 31, 2008 versus 91.2 percent on December 31, 2007.  This decline is primarily the result of the closing in late 2008 of three big box store locations at the company’s value centers, which were part of national bankruptcies.

Rents per square foot in Taubman’s consolidated portfolio averaged $45.12 for the quarter, an increase of 4.0 percent from the fourth quarter of 2007.  Rents per square foot in Taubman’s consolidated portfolio averaged $44.58 for 2008, an increase of 2.7 percent from the full year 2007.

Mall tenant sales per square foot decreased 13.7 percent for the quarter and 2.9 percent for the year to average $539 per square foot in 2008.  “After 22 consecutive quarters of sales increases, we experienced a dramatic reversal that began in mid September and occurred nearly across the board,” said Mr. Taubman.   “As a result, retailers are being very cautious as they manage their business and capital spending in 2009.”

Strong Balance Sheet
Taubman is financed with property-specific secured debt and has no maturities until fall 2010 when its share of three loans mature.  The company’s share of these loans is $264 million.  The company’s secured credit lines total $590 million and mature in 2011 with a one year extension option to 2012 on $550 million of the lines.   As of December 31, $350 million was available for use.

“Our strong balance sheet, liquidity and great assets provide us the strength to weather this economic storm,” said Lisa A. Payne, Taubman Centers vice chairman and chief financial officer.  “We are also well positioned to take advantage of opportunities that may arise in this tough environment.”

2009 Guidance
The company is introducing guidance for 2009.  For the full year 2009, the company expects FFO per diluted share to be in the range of $2.69 to $2.94.  During the first quarter of 2009, the company expects to record a charge of approximately $2.6 million related to a workforce reduction that occurred in January.  Excluding this charge, 2009 Adjusted FFO per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $2.72 to $2.97.  Both FFO per share and Adjusted FFO per share include $0.03 for ongoing expenditures on the Oyster Bay project and $0.10 of interest expense that will no longer be capitalized.

Net income allocable to common shareholders for the year is expected to be in the range of $0.69 to $1.02 per share.

Supplemental Investor Information Available
The company provides supplemental investor information along with its earnings announcements.  It is available online at www.taubman.com under “Investor Relations.”  This packet includes the following information:
·  
Income Statements
·  
Earnings Reconciliations
·  
Changes in Funds from Operations and Earnings Per Share

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·  
Components of Other Income, Other Operating Expense, and Gains on Land Sales and Other Non Operating Income
·  
Recoveries Ratio Analysis
·  
Balance Sheets
·  
Debt Summary
·  
Other Debt, Equity, and Certain Balance Sheet Information
·  
Capital Spending
·  
Operational Statistics
·  
Owned Centers
·  
Major Tenants in Owned Portfolio
·  
Anchors in Owned Portfolio


Investor Conference Call
The company will provide an online Web simulcast and rebroadcast of its 2008 fourth quarter earnings release conference call in which the company will review the results for the quarter and year, progress on its developments, and provide detail relating to its balance sheet and 2009 guidance.  The live broadcast of the conference call will be available online at www.taubman.com under "Investor Relations," www.earnings.com and www.streetevents.com on February 12 beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.  The online replay will follow shortly after the call and continue for approximately 90 days.  In addition, the conference call will be available as a podcast at www.reitcafe.com.

Taubman Centers is a real estate investment trust engaged in the development and management of regional and super regional shopping centers.  Taubman’s 24 U.S. owned and/or managed properties, the most productive in the industry, serve major markets from coast to coast.  The company’s Taubman Asia subsidiary is developing retail projects in Macao, China and Incheon, South Korea.  Taubman Centers is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. For more information about Taubman, visit www.taubman.com.

For ease of use, references in this press release to “Taubman Centers” or “Taubman” mean Taubman Centers, Inc. or one or more of a number of separate, affiliated entities.  Business is actually conducted by an affiliated entity rather than Taubman Centers, Inc. itself.
 
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements reflect management's current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expected because of various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to the ongoing U.S. recession, the existing global credit and financial crisis and other changes in general economic and real estate conditions, changes in the interest rate environment and the availability of financing, and adverse changes in the retail industry. Other risks and uncertainties are discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 


 
 

 
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TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
                       
Table 1 - Summary of Results
                       
For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
 
(in thousands of dollars, except as indicated)
                       
                         
   
Three Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
2008
   
2007
   
2008
   
2007
 
                         
Income (loss) before minority and preferred interests (1)
    (78,771 )     38,223       (6,005 )     116,236  
Minority share of income of consolidated joint ventures (2)
    (3,719 )     (1,453 )     (7,441 )     (5,031 )
Distributions in excess of minority share of income of consolidated joint ventures (2)
    (621 )     (160 )     (8,594 )     (3,007 )
Minority share of (income) loss of TRG (2)
    28,522       (11,433 )     10,656       (33,210 )
Distributions less than (in excess of) minority share of income (loss) of TRG (2)
    (39,866 )     506       (56,134 )     (9,404 )
TRG preferred distributions
    (615 )     (615 )     (2,460 )     (2,460 )
Net income (loss)
    (95,070 )     25,068       (69,978 )     63,124  
Preferred dividends
    (3,659 )     (3,659 )     (14,634 )     (14,634 )
Net income (loss) allocable to common shareowners
    (98,729 )     21,409       (84,612 )     48,490  
Net income (loss) per common share - basic
    (1.86 )     0.41       (1.60 )     0.92  
Net income (loss) per common share - diluted
    (1.86 )     0.40       (1.60 )     0.90  
Beneficial interest in EBITDA - Consolidated Businesses (1), (3)
    (25,313 )     90,099       206,237       308,749  
Beneficial interest in EBITDA - Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (1), (3)
    29,695       25,881       101,089       96,844  
Funds from Operations (1), (3)
    (43,398 )     70,262       124,283       235,108  
Funds from Operations allocable to TCO (1), (3)
    (28,948 )     46,676       82,640       155,376  
Funds from Operations per common share - basic (1), (3)
    (0.55 )     0.89       1.56       2.93  
Funds from Operations per common share - diluted (1), (3)
    (0.55 )     0.87       1.54       2.88  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic
    53,017,357       52,598,655       52,866,050       52,969,067  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted
    53,017,357       53,296,262       52,866,050       53,662,017  
Common shares outstanding at end of period
    53,018,987       52,624,013                  
Weighted average units - Operating Partnership - basic
    79,481,431       79,177,671       79,394,805       80,180,493  
Weighted average units - Operating Partnership - diluted
    80,604,458       80,746,540       80,745,237       81,704,705  
Units outstanding at end of period - Operating Partnership
    79,481,431       79,181,457                  
Ownership percentage of the Operating Partnership at end of period
    66.7 %     66.5 %                
Number of owned shopping centers at end of period
    23       23       23       23  
                                 
Operating Statistics:
                               
Mall tenant sales (4)
    1,342,748       1,555,011       4,654,885       4,734,940  
Ending occupancy
    90.3 %     91.2 %     90.3 %     91.2 %
Ending occupancy - comparable (5)
    90.3 %     91.5 %     90.3 %     91.5 %
Average occupancy
    90.7 %     90.7 %     90.3 %     90.0 %
Average occupancy - comparable (5)
    90.7 %     91.2 %     90.4 %     90.3 %
Leased space at end of period
    91.7 %     93.8 %     91.7 %     93.8 %
Leased space at end of period - comparable (5)
    91.8 %     93.8 %     91.8 %     93.8 %
Mall tenant occupancy costs as a percentage of tenant sales - Consolidated Businesses (4)
    14.8 %     12.0 %     15.4 %     14.2 %
Mall tenant occupancy costs as a percentage of tenant sales - Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (4)
    13.4 %     10.4 %     13.9 %     12.6 %
Rent per square foot - Consolidated Businesses (5)
    45.12       43.40       44.58       43.39  
Rent per square foot - Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (5)
    44.24       40.40       44.60       41.89  

 
 

 
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(1)
Includes charges of $115.9 million and $8.3 million relating to The Mall at Oyster Bay and University Town Center projects, respectively, for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008.  No similar charges were incurred in 2007.
   
(2)
Because the net equity balances of the Operating Partnership and the outside partners in certain consolidated joint ventures are less than zero, the income allocated to the minority and outside partners during the three months and year ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 is equal to their share of distributions. The net equity of these minority partners is less than zero due to accumulated distributions in excess of net income and not as a result of operating losses.
   
(3)
Beneficial Interest in EBITDA represents the Operating Partnership’s share of the earnings before interest, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization of its consolidated and unconsolidated businesses. The Company believes Beneficial Interest in EBITDA provides a useful indicator of operating performance, as it is customary in the real estate and shopping center business to evaluate the performance of properties on a basis unaffected by capital structure.
   
 
The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) defines Funds from Operations (FFO) as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)), excluding gains (or losses) from extraordinary items and sales of properties, plus real estate related depreciation and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. The Company believes that FFO is a useful supplemental measure of operating performance for REITs. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, the Company and most industry investors and analysts have considered presentations of operating results that exclude historical cost depreciation to be useful in evaluating the operating performance of REITs. FFO is primarily used by the Company in measuring performance and in formulating corporate goals and compensation.
   
 
These non-GAAP measures as presented by the Company are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures used by other REITs due to the fact that not all REITs use common definitions. None of these non-GAAP measures should be considered alternatives to net income as an indicator of the Company's operating performance, and they do not represent cash flows from operating, investing, or financing activities as defined by GAAP.
   
(4)
Based on reports of sales furnished by mall tenants.
   
(5)
Statistics exclude The Mall at Partridge Creek and The Pier Shops at Caesars. The 2007 statistics have been restated to include comparable centers to 2008.
   
   
 

 
 

 
 
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 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
                       
 Table 2 - Income Statement
                       
For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
 
 (in thousands of dollars)
                       
                           
     
2008
   
2007
 
           
UNCONSOLIDATED
 
 
UNCONSOLIDATED
 
     
CONSOLIDATED
   
JOINT
   
CONSOLIDATED
   
JOINT
 
     
BUSINESSES
   
VENTURES (1)
   
BUSINESSES
   
VENTURES (1)
 
                           
REVENUES:
                       
 
Minimum rents
    91,646       40,675       89,985       37,835  
 
Percentage rents
    6,602       3,017       8,304       4,513  
 
Expense recoveries
    69,869       29,418       66,248       25,562  
 
Management, leasing, and development services
    5,010               4,111          
 
Other
    16,829       4,078       10,221       2,618  
 
Total revenues
    189,956       77,188       178,869       70,528  
                                   
EXPENSES:
                               
 
Maintenance, taxes, and utilities
    50,396       18,132       48,284       17,353  
 
Other operating
    23,117       6,468       20,190       6,502  
 
Management, leasing, and development services
    2,189               2,420          
 
General and administrative
    5,044               8,653          
 
Impairment charge on Oyster Bay project (2)
    115,896                          
 
Interest expense
    38,404       16,380       36,188       15,832  
 
Depreciation and amortization
    40,463       11,327       38,052       9,919  
 
Total expenses
    275,509       52,307       153,787       49,606  
                                   
Gains on land sales and other nonoperating income
    899       89       1,343       398  
        (84,654 )     24,970       26,425       21,320  
Income tax expense
    (459 )                        
Equity in income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
    14,665               11,798          
Impairment charge on Sarasota joint venture (2)
    (8,323 )                        
                                   
Income (loss) before minority and preferred interests
    (78,771 )             38,223          
Minority and preferred interests:
                               
 
TRG preferred distributions
    (615 )             (615 )        
 
Minority share of income of consolidated joint ventures
    (3,719 )             (1,453 )        
 
Distributions in excess of minority share of income of
  consolidated joint ventures
    (621 )             (160 )        
 
Minority share of (income) loss of TRG
    28,522               (11,433 )        
 
Distributions less than (in excess of) minority share of income (loss) of TRG
    (39,866 )             506          
Net income (loss)
    (95,070 )             25,068          
Preferred dividends
    (3,659 )             (3,659 )        
Net income (loss) allocable to common shareowners
    (98,729 )             21,409          
                                   
                                   
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
                               
 
EBITDA - 100% (2)
    (14,110 )     52,677       100,665       47,071  
 
EBITDA - outside partners' share (2)
    (11,203 )     (22,982 )     (10,566 )     (21,190 )
 
Beneficial interest in EBITDA (2)
    (25,313 )     29,695       90,099       25,881  
 
Beneficial interest expense
    (33,462 )     (8,488 )     (32,447 )     (8,315 )
 
Beneficial income tax expense
    (459 )                        
 
Non-real estate depreciation
    (1,097 )             (682 )        
 
Preferred dividends and distributions
    (4,274 )             (4,274 )        
 
Funds from Operations contribution (2)
    (64,605 )     21,207       52,696       17,566  
                                   
 
Net straightline adjustments to rental revenue, recoveries,
                         
 
  and ground rent expense at TRG %
    213       (32 )     757       176  
                                   
 (1)
With the exception of the Supplemental Information, amounts include 100% of the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures. Amounts are net of intercompany transactions. The Unconsolidated Joint Ventures are presented at 100% in order to allow for measurement of their performance as a whole, without regard to the Company's ownership interest. The Company accounts for its investments in the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures under the equity method.
 
                                   
 (2)
In the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company recognized impairment charges on its Oyster Bay and Sarasota projects.
 

 
 

 
 
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TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
                         
Table 3 - Income Statement
                         
For the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
 
(in thousands of dollars)
                         
                                 
           
2008
   
2007
 
                   UNCONSOLIDATED
 
   
UNCONSOLIDATED
 
           
CONSOLIDATED
   
JOINT
   
CONSOLIDATED
   
JOINT
 
           
BUSINESSES
   
VENTURES (1)
   
BUSINESSES
   
VENTURES (1)
 
                                 
REVENUES:
                         
 
Minimum rents
      353,200       157,070       329,420       150,886  
 
Percentage rents
      13,764       6,617       14,817       8,443  
 
Expense recoveries
      248,555       98,507       228,418       94,882  
 
Management, leasing, and development services
      15,911               16,514          
 
Other
      40,068       9,619       37,653       8,376  
     
Total revenues
      671,498       271,813       626,822       262,587  
                                         
EXPENSES:
                                 
 
Maintenance, taxes, and utilities
      189,162       66,761       175,948       66,631  
 
Other operating
      79,595       22,494       69,638       20,729  
 
Management, leasing, and development services
      8,710               9,080          
 
General and administrative
      28,110               30,403          
 
Impairment charge on Oyster Bay project (2)
      115,896                          
 
Interest expense
      147,397       65,004       131,700       66,233  
 
Depreciation and amortization
      147,441       40,712       137,910       39,392  
     
Total expenses
      716,311       194,971       554,679       192,985  
                                         
Gains on land sales and other nonoperating income
      4,569       683       3,595       1,587  
              (40,244 )     77,525       75,738       71,189  
Income tax expense
      (1,117 )                        
Equity in income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
      43,679               40,498          
Impairment charge on Sarasota joint venture (2)
      (8,323 )                        
                                         
Income (loss) before minority and preferred interests
      (6,005 )             116,236          
Minority and preferred interests:
                                 
 
TRG preferred distributions
      (2,460 )             (2,460 )        
 
Minority share of income of consolidated joint ventures
      (7,441 )             (5,031 )        
 
Distributions in excess of minority share of income of
   consolidated joint ventures
      (8,594 )             (3,007 )        
 
Minority share of (income) loss of TRG
      10,656               (33,210 )        
 
Distributions in excess of minority share of income (loss) of TRG
      (56,134 )             (9,404 )        
Net income (loss)
      (69,978 )             63,124          
Preferred dividends
      (14,634 )             (14,634 )        
Net income (loss) allocable to common shareowners
      (84,612 )             48,490          
                                           
                                           
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
                                 
 
EBITDA - 100% (2)
      246,271       183,241       345,348       176,814  
 
EBITDA - outside partners' share (2)
      (40,034 )     (82,152 )     (36,599 )     (79,970 )
 
Beneficial interest in EBITDA (2)
      206,237       101,089       308,749       96,844  
 
Beneficial interest expense
      (127,769 )     (33,777 )     (117,385 )     (33,311 )
 
Beneficial income tax expense
      (1,117 )                        
 
Non-real estate depreciation
      (3,286 )             (2,695 )        
 
Preferred dividends and distributions
      (17,094 )             (17,094 )        
 
Funds from Operations contribution (2)
      56,971       67,312       171,575       63,533  
                                           
 
Net straightline adjustments to rental revenue, recoveries,
                         
 
and ground rent expense at TRG %
      1,532       243       1,904       675  
                                           
                                           
 (1)
With the exception of the Supplemental Information, amounts include 100% of the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures. Amounts are net of intercompany transactions. The Unconsolidated Joint Ventures are presented at 100% in order to allow for measurement of their performance as a whole, without regard to the Company's ownership interest. In its consolidated financial statements, the Company accounts for its investments in the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures under the equity method.
 
                                           
 (2)
In the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company recognized impairment charges on its Oyster Bay and Sarasota projects.
 

 
 

 
 
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TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
                       
Table 4 - Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Allocable to Common Shareowners to Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations
 
For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
 
(in thousands of dollars; amounts allocable to TCO may not recalculate due to rounding)
             
                           
     
Three Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
     
2008
   
2007
   
2008
   
2007
 
                           
Net income (loss) allocable to common shareowners
    (98,729 )     21,409       (84,612 )     48,490  
                                   
Add (less) depreciation and amortization:
                               
 
Consolidated businesses at 100%
    40,463       38,052       147,441       137,910  
 
Minority partners in consolidated joint ventures
    (2,542 )     (5,372 )     (12,965 )     (17,253 )
 
Share of unconsolidated joint ventures
    6,542       5,768       23,633       23,035  
 
Non-real estate depreciation
    (1,097 )     (682 )     (3,286 )     (2,695 )
                                   
Add minority interests:
                               
 
Minority share of income (loss) of TRG
    (28,522 )     11,433       (10,656 )     33,210  
 
Distributions (less than) in excess of minority share of income (loss) of TRG
    39,866       (506 )     56,134       9,404  
 
Distributions in excess of minority share of income of
                               
 
  consolidated joint ventures
    621       160       8,594       3,007  
                                   
Funds from Operations
    (43,398 )     70,262       124,283       235,108  
                                   
TCO's average ownership percentage of TRG
    66.7 %     66.4 %     66.6 %     66.1 %
                                   
Funds from Operations allocable to TCO
    (28,948 )     46,676       82,640       155,376  
                                   
                                   
Funds from Operations
    (43,398 )     70,262       124,283       235,108  
                                   
Impairment charge on Oyster Bay
    115,896               115,896          
Impairment charge on Sarasota joint venture
    8,323               8,323          
                                   
Adjusted Funds from Operations  (1)
    80,821       70,262       248,502       235,108  
                                   
TCO's average ownership percentage of TRG
    66.7 %     66.4 %     66.6 %     66.1 %
                                   
Adjusted Funds from Operations allocable to TCO  (1)
    53,911       46,676       165,499       155,376  
                                   
                                   
(1)
FFO in 2008 includes, and Adjusted FFO excludes, impairment charges related to the Company's investments in University Town Center and The Mall at Oyster Bay projects. The Company discloses this Adjusted FFO due to the significance and infrequent nature of the charges. Given the significance of the charges, the Company believes it is essential to a reader's understanding of the Company's results of operations to emphasize the impact on the Company's earnings measures. The adjusted measures are not and should not be considered alternatives to net income (loss) or cash flows from operating, investing, or financing activities as defined by GAAP.
 

 
 

 
 
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TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
                       
Table 5 - Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Beneficial Interest in EBITDA
             
For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
 
(in thousands of dollars; amounts allocable to TCO may not recalculate due to rounding)
             
                         
   
Three Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
2008
   
2007
   
2008
   
2007
 
                         
Net income (loss)
    (95,070 )     25,068       (69,978 )     63,124  
                                 
Add (less) depreciation and amortization:
                               
   Consolidated businesses at 100%
    40,463       38,052       147,441       137,910  
    Minority partners in consolidated joint ventures
    (2,542 )     (5,372 )     (12,965 )     (17,253 )
    Share of unconsolidated joint ventures
    6,542       5,768       23,633       23,035  
                                 
Add (less) preferred interests, interest expense, and income tax expense:
                         
   Preferred distributions
    615       615       2,460       2,460  
Interest expense:
                               
   Consolidated businesses at 100%
    38,404       36,188       147,397       131,700  
      Minority partners in consolidated joint ventures
    (4,942 )     (3,741 )     (19,628 )     (14,315 )
      Share of unconsolidated joint ventures
    8,488       8,315       33,777       33,311  
Income tax expense
    459               1,117          
                                 
Add minority interests:
                               
Minority share of income (loss) of TRG
    (28,522 )     11,433       (10,656 )     33,210  
Distributions (less than) in excess of minority share of
                               
  income (loss) of TRG
    39,866       (506 )     56,134       9,404  
Distributions in excess of minority share of income of
                               
  consolidated joint ventures
    621       160       8,594       3,007  
                                 
Beneficial Interest in EBITDA
    4,382       115,980       307,326       405,593  
                                 
TCO's average ownership percentage of TRG
    66.7 %     66.4 %     66.6 %     66.1 %
                                 
Beneficial Interest in EBITDA allocable to TCO
    2,923       77,047       204,530       268,018  

 
 

 
 
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TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
         
Table 6 - Balance Sheets
         
As of December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
 (in thousands of dollars)
         
           
     
 As of
     
December 31, 2008
 December 31, 2007
Consolidated Balance Sheet of Taubman Centers, Inc.:
     
           
Assets:
         
     Properties
   
            3,699,480
 
           3,781,136
    Accumulated depreciation and amortization
           (1,049,626)
 
            (933,275)
     
            2,649,854
 
           2,847,861
    Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
                89,933
 
               92,117
   Cash and cash equivalents
   
                62,126
 
               47,166
   Accounts and notes receivable, net
 
                46,732
 
               52,161
   Accounts and notes receivable from related parties
                  1,850
 
                 2,283
   Deferred charges and other assets
 
               221,297
 
             109,719
     
            3,071,792
 
           3,151,307
           
Liabilities:
         
  Notes payable
   
            2,796,821
 
           2,700,980
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
               260,179
 
             296,385
  Dividends and distributions payable
 
                22,002
 
               21,839
  Distributions in excess of investments in and net income of
     
  Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
 
               154,141
 
             100,234
     
            3,233,143
 
           3,119,438
           
Preferred Equity of TRG
   
                29,217
 
               29,217
           
Minority interests in TRG and consolidated joint ventures
                  6,559
 
               18,494
           
Shareowners' Equity:
         
 Series B Non-Participating Convertible Preferred Stock
                       26
 
                     27
 Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
     
 Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
     
 Common Stock
   
                     530
 
                    526
 Additional paid-in capital
   
               556,145
 
             543,333
 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
               (29,778)
 
                (8,639)
 Dividends in excess of net income
 
              (724,050)
 
            (551,089)
     
              (197,127)
 
              (15,842)
     
            3,071,792
 
           3,151,307
           
Combined Balance Sheet of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures:
     
           
Assets:
         
    Properties
   
            1,087,341
 
           1,056,380
   Accumulated depreciation and amortization
              (366,168)
 
            (347,459)
     
               721,173
 
             708,921
   Cash and cash equivalents
   
                28,946
 
               40,097
   Accounts and notes receivable
 
                26,603
 
               26,271
   Deferred charges and other assets
 
                20,098
 
               18,229
     
               796,820
 
             793,518
           
Liabilities:
         
    Notes payable
   
            1,103,903
 
           1,003,463
    Accounts payable and other liabilities
 
                61,570
 
               55,242
     
            1,165,473
 
           1,058,705
           
Accumulated Deficiency in Assets:
       
   Accumulated deficiency in assets - TRG
              (194,178)
 
            (149,009)
   Accumulated deficiency in assets - Joint Venture Partners
              (160,862)
 
            (112,709)
   Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) - TRG
                 (7,288)
 
                (2,354)
   Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) - Joint Venture Partners
                 (6,325)
 
                (1,115)
     
              (368,653)
 
            (265,187)
     
               796,820
 
             793,518
       

 
 

 
 
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TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
                             
Table 7 - Annual Outlook
 
(all dollar amounts per common share on a diluted basis; amounts may not add due to rounding)
                   
                                 
     
Range for Year Ended
                   
     
December 31, 2009 Before
   
Restructuring
 
Range for Year Ended
 
     
Restructuring Charge
   
Charge (1)
   
December 31, 2009
 
                                 
Funds from Operations per common share
    2.72       2.97       (0.03 )     2.69       2.94  
                                           
Real estate depreciation - TRG
    (1.85 )     (1.77 )             (1.85 )     (1.77 )
                                           
Distributions on participating securities (2)
    (0.02 )     (0.02 )             (0.02 )     (0.02 )
                                           
Depreciation of TCO's additional basis in TRG
    (0.13 )     (0.13 )             (0.13 )     (0.13 )
                                           
Net income allocable to common shareowners, per common share
    0.72       1.05       (0.03 )     0.69       1.02  
                                           
                                           
  (1) During the first quarter of 2009, the Company expects to recognize a restructuring charge of approximately $2.6 million, which represents primarily the cost of involuntary terminations of personnel.  
                                             
  (2) In 2009, the Company will adopt Statement No. 160 "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - an amendment of ARB No. 51" effective January 1, 2009. Consequently, minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries with equity balances of less than zero will be allocated income equal to their ownership interest in the subsidiary, rather than their share of distributions, as required under the accounting effective for 2008 and prior years. See Note 2, Table 1 for current accounting of minority interests. Under the new accounting, participating securities such as deferred option units, which are entitled to dividend equivalents, will continue to be a reduction of net income. As of December 31, 2008, 0.9 million deferred units were outstanding.