-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, BsoHSXTYm6OqAuGsBPFCTWeFCkj1lVLDuLbv8aJ+eB/WYglG/qAs97JhWDoa8CaW iG1FTnFflIhKLzzko3AkWQ== 0000950137-98-002258.txt : 19980522 0000950137-98-002258.hdr.sgml : 19980522 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950137-98-002258 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19980331 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980521 SROS: NYSE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000895648 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 421283895 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11656 FILM NUMBER: 98629660 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 55 WEST MONROE ST STREET 2: STE 3100 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60603 BUSINESS PHONE: 3125515000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 55 WEST MONROE ST STREET 2: STE 3100 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60603 10-Q/A 1 AMEND. NO. 1 TO FORM 10-Q 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10Q/A AMENDMENT NO. 1 Filed pursuant to Section 12, 13, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC. --------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) IRS Employer Identification Commission File No. 1-111656 No. 42-1283895 The undersigned registrant hereby amends the following sections of its Report of March 31, 1998 on Form 10-Q as set forth in the pages attached hereto: PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Pages 16 through 20 Pursuant to the requirements 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. GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC. By: /s/: Bernard Freibaum ------------------------ Bernard Freibaum Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) Dated: May 21, 1998 2 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS All references to numbered Notes are to specific footnotes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company included in this quarterly report and which descriptions are hereby incorporated herein by reference. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with such Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto. As of March 31, 1998, the Company together with the Operating Partnership owned 100% of thirty-five enclosed regional shopping centers (the "Wholly-Owned Centers"), 51% of the stock of GGP/Ivanhoe, 50% of Quail Springs and Town East, 38.2% of the stock of GGP/Homart, and a non-voting preferred stock ownership interest (representing 95% of the equity interest) in GGMI (Note 5). GGP/Homart owns interests in twenty-four shopping centers. GGP/Ivanhoe owns interests in two shopping centers, The Oaks and Westroads. Revenues are primarily derived from fixed minimum rents, percentage rents and recoveries of operating expenses from tenants. Inasmuch as the Company's financial statements reflect the use of the equity method to account for its investments in GGP/Homart, GGP/Ivanhoe, GGMI, Quail Springs and Town East, the discussion of results of operations below relates primarily to the revenues and expenses of the Wholly-Owned Centers. The Wholly-Owned Centers, the Homart Centers, GGP/Ivanhoe, Quail Springs and Town East are collectively known as the "Company Portfolio". On March 31, 1998, the centers in the Company Portfolio which are not currently under redevelopment were approximately 85.3% occupied. The centers in the Company Portfolio which were not currently undergoing redevelopment on March 31, 1997 had an occupancy of approximately 83.5%. Comparable mall store sales are sales of those tenants that were open the previous 12 months. Therefore, comparable mall store sales in 1998 are of those tenants that were operating in the first quarter of 1997. Comparable mall store sales averaged $277 per square foot for the Company Portfolio in the first quarter of 1998. In the first quarter of 1998, total mall store sales for the Company Portfolio increased by 11.6% over 1997, and comparable mall store sales increased by 5.5% over 1997. The average mall store rent per square foot from leases that expired in 1998 was $23.90. The Company Portfolio benefited from increasing rents inasmuch as the weighted average mall store rent per square foot on new and renewal leases executed during 1998 was $26.49 or $2.59 per square foot above the average for expiring leases. FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION Forward looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may include certain forward-looking information 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, including (without limitation) statements with respect to anticipated future operating and financial performance, growth and acquisition opportunities and other similar forecasts and statements or expectation. Words such as "expects, "anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes", "seeks", 16 of 20 3 "estimates" and "should" and variations of these words and similar expressions, are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements made by the Company and its management are based on estimates, projections, beliefs and assumptions of management at the time of such statements and are not guarantees of future performance. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement based on the occurrence of future events, the receipt of new information or otherwise. Actual future performance, outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements made by the Company and its management as a result of a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Representative examples of these factors include (without limitation) general industry and economic conditions, interest rate trends, cost of capital and capital requirements, availability of real estate properties, competition from other companies and venues for the sale/distribution of goods and services, shifts in customer demands, tenant bankruptcies, changes in operating expenses, including employee wages, benefits and training, governmental and public policy changes, changes in applicable laws, rules and regulations (including changes in tax laws), and the continued availability of financing in the amounts and the terms necessary to support the Company's future business. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1998 AND 1997 Total revenues for the first quarter of 1998 were $80.4 million, which represents an increase of $15.1 million or approximately 23.1% from $65.3 million in the first quarter of 1997. Approximately $9.4 million or 62.3% of the increase is from acquisitions completed after March 31, 1997. Increased revenues at comparable properties (properties owned at all times during current and prior periods) accounted for the remaining $5.7 million or 37.7% of the increase. Minimum rent for the first quarter of 1998 increased by $11.3 million or 28.8% from $39.2 million in 1997 to $50.5 million. The acquisition of properties generated a $5.7 million increase in minimum rents. Expansion space, specialty leasing and a combination of occupancy, rental charges and allowance reserve adjustments at the comparable centers accounted for the remaining increase in minimum rents. Tenant charges increased by $4.0 million or 18.5% from $21.6 million to $25.6 million for the first quarter of 1998. Approximately $0.7 million of the increase is attributable to higher recoverable operating expenses at the comparable malls. The remaining $3.3 million increase was generated by properties which were recently acquired. For the first quarter of 1998, overage rents increased to $2.4 million from $2.1 million in 1997. Acquisitions contributed substantially all of the $.3 million increase in overage rent. Other revenues decreased by approximately $.7 million or 43.7% to $.9 million for the first quarter of 1998 from $1.6 million in 1997, substantially all of which related to comparable centers. Total expenses, including depreciation and amortization, increased by approximately $9.6 million, from $34.9 million in the first quarter of 1997 to $44.5 million in the first quarter of 1998. For the period ended March 31, 1998, property operating expenses increased by $5.4 million or 32.3% from $16.7 million in 1997 to $22.1 million in the first quarter of 1998. Of this increase, new acquisitions accounted for $3.2 million, while higher recoverable operating costs at comparable centers contributed the remaining $2.2 million. Depreciation and 17 of 20 4 amortization increased by $2.8 million over the same period in 1997. Approximately $1.5 million of the $2.8 million increase in depreciation and amortization was generated at comparable centers. The remaining $1.3 million was from newly acquired properties. Management fees to affiliates and general and administrative expenses together were approximately $.4 million higher than in the first quarter of 1997. Net interest expense for the first quarter of 1998 was $17.9 million, an increase of $2.5 million or 16.2% from $15.4 million in the first quarter of 1997. The acquisition of new properties was responsible for an increase of approximately $2.3 million. Interest savings of $.2 million were generated by lower interest rates as a result of refinancing activities and the paydown of debt with the proceeds of the common stock offerings in the third quarter of 1997. Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates in the first quarter of 1998 decreased by approximately $7.1 million to a loss of $5.2 million in 1998, from earnings of $1.9 million in the first quarter of 1997. The Company's ownership interest in GGMI resulted in a decrease of $7.7 million, primarily due to the write-off of certain unamortized third-party management contract costs recorded at the acquisition of G GMI which relates to contracts terminated in the first quarter of 1998. Property Joint Ventures (see Note 1) accounted for an increase of approximately $.7 million due primarily to the acquisitions of the Town East Mall and the two malls by GGP/Ivanhoe as described more fully in Note 4. 18 of 20 5 LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES OF THE COMPANY The Company uses operating cash flow as the principal source of funding for recurring capital expenditures such as tenant construction allowances and minor improvements made to individual properties that are not recoverable through common area maintenance charges to tenants. Funding alternatives for acquisitions, new development, expansions and major renovation programs at individual centers include construction loans, mini-permanent loans, long-term project financing, additional property level or Company level equity investments, unsecured Company level debt or secured loans collateralized by individual shopping centers. The Company closed on a $200 million unsecured credit facility during August of 1997. Said facility is expected to provide all of the funds necessary to complete the development of Coralville Mall in Iowa City, Iowa, the mall under development in Grand Rapids, Michigan and to fund certain other non-recurring capital expenditures that are currently being contemplated and/or evaluated. The Company acquired Southwest Plaza in Denver, Colorado in April 1998 and Northbrook Court in Northbrook (Chicago) Illinois in May, 1998 as more fully described in Note 4. In addition, the Company has entered into definitive agreements to acquire two portfolios of malls by the end of June 1998. Such proposed acquisitions as more fully described in Note 4 are expected to be funded by cash and cash equivalents on hand, short and long term debt financing, joint venture contributions and a public offering of convertible preferred stock . Net cash provided by operating activities was $35.0 million in 1998, an increase of $9.1 million from $25.9 million in 1997. Net income after allocations to the minority interest decreased $39.1 million which was represented primarily by the $58.6 million gain on the partial sale of CenterMark recognized in 1997. The other significant change was a $4.0 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses in 1998. Net cash used by investing activities was $100 million in 1998 compared to $31 million of cash provided in 1997. Cash flow from investing activities was impacted by acquisitions, development and improvements to real estate properties, which caused a decrease in cash of approximately $40.4 million in 1998. The Company issued a mortgage note receivable in 1998 for $50 million. The Company has an option in 1998 to acquire the underlying asset secured by this note. The sale proceeds from the sale of CenterMark provided a decrease of $130.5 million in 1998 from 1997. Financing activities contributed cash of $45.5 million in 1998, compared to a use of cash of $59.5 million in 1997. The major contributing factor of cash from financing activity is net financing from mortgages had a positive impact of $73.2 million in 1998 versus a decrease of approximately $38.4 million in 1997. The additional financing was used to fund the acquisitions and redevelopment of real estate that was discussed above. The remaining use of cash was accounted for by increased distributions paid during 1998. In order to remain qualified as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes, the Company must distribute 100% of capital gains and at least 95% of its ordinary taxable income to stockholders. The following factors, among others, will affect operating cash flow and, accordingly, influence the decisions of the Board of Directors regarding distributions: (i) scheduled increases in base rents of existing leases; (ii) changes in minimum base rents and/or percentage rents attributable to replacement of existing leases with new or renewal leases; (iii) changes in occupancy rates at existing centers and procurement of leases for newly developed centers; and (iv) the Company's share of operating cash flow generated by GGMI, the Property Joint Ventures, GGP/Homart and distributions therefrom, less oversight costs and debt service on additional loans that were incurred to finance a portion of the cash purchase price for GGP/Homart's stock. The Company anticipates that its operating cash flow, and potential new debt or equity from future offerings, new financings or refinancings will provide adequate liquidity to conduct its operations, fund general and administrative 19 of 20 6 expenses, fund operating costs and interest payments and allow distributions to the Company's stockholders in accordance with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for continued qualification as a real estate investment trust and to avoid any Company level federal income or excise tax. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS As more fully described in Note 11, the FASB, EITF and the AICPA have issued certain statements which are effective for the current or subsequent year. The Company does not expect a significant impact on its reported operations due to the application of such new statements. YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE The Company recently upgraded its major information systems including the database and accounting software which is Year 2000 compliant. The Company is in the process of evaluating several other smaller systems (time keeping systems, elevators, etc.) to verify that they are compliant. If these systems are not Year 2000 compliant, the appropriate upgrades will be purchased. The cost of any required upgrades are not anticipated to be significant. In addition, the Company is communicating with its customers, suppliers and service providers to determine whether they are actively involved in projects to ensure that their products and business systems will be Year 2000 compliant. The Company is not aware of any significant Year 2000 issues involving its customers, suppliers or service providers. ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK Not applicable PART II OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) Exhibits - See Exhibit Index (b) Reports on Form 8-K No reports on Form 8-K have been filed by the Company during the quarter covered by this report. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements 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. GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC. (Registrant) Date: May 14, 1998 by: /s/: Bernard Freibaum ---------------------------------- Bernard Freibaum Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) 20 of 20 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----