EX-99.1 2 ex9912014-6x30earningspres.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 6-30-14 Ex. 99.1 2014-6-30 Earnings Press Release


Exhibit 99.1


ACADIA REALTY TRUST REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2014 OPERATING RESULTS

WHITE PLAINS, NY (July 29, 2014) - Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE: AKR) today reported operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Acadia operates a dual platform strategy comprised of a high-quality portfolio with concentrations of assets in the nation’s most dynamic street-retail corridors (“Core Portfolio”) and opportunistic and value-add investments through a series of discretionary institutional funds (“Funds”). All per share amounts below are on a fully diluted basis.

Second Quarter 2014 Highlights

Earnings

Second quarter funds from operations (“FFO”) of $0.35 per share included $0.02 of acquisition related costs
Earnings per share (“EPS”) of $0.19
Revised earnings guidance upward to a range of $1.35 to $1.40 of FFO per share

Core Portfolio - Additional Acquisitions in New York Metro Market; Continued Strong NOI Growth in the Existing Portfolio

Closed on $192.4 million of acquisitions year-to-date
In addition, the Company has a current acquisition pipeline of $67.7 million under contract
Same property net operating income (“NOI”) for the second quarter up 4.9% compared to 2013
96.6% portfolio occupancy at June 30, 2014; up 100 basis points from first quarter 2014

Fund Platform - Expansion of Investment in Savannah, Georgia; Lincoln Road Portfolios under Contract for Sale

Fund IV closed on a $25.4 million opportunistic investment located outside of Wilmington, Delaware
In addition, Fund IV added to its planned investment in downtown Savannah by identifying an additional 7 assets for acquisition and redevelopment
Fund III and IV’s Lincoln Road Portfolios in Miami Beach under contract for sale for total of $342.0 million versus aggregate cost basis of $195.5 million
Fund II progress at City Point continued with the sale of a portion of its market-rate residential air rights

Balance Sheet - Match Funding With Conservative Leverage

Core and pro-rata share of Fund debt, net of cash on hand (“Net Debt”), to EBITDA ratio of 4.6x at June 30, 2014 compared to 4.8x at March 31, 2014
Fixed-charge coverage ratio including pro-rata share of Funds of 3.9x for the quarter

Second Quarter 2014 Operating Results

FFO for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 was $21.1 million and $40.0 million, respectively, up from $17.3 million and $34.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively. On a per share basis, FFO for the second quarter 2014 was $0.35 which compares to $0.31 for second quarter 2013. For the six month period ended June 30, 2014, FFO per share was $0.67, as compared to $0.62 for the same period of 2013.






Net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 was $11.5 million and $33.1 million, as compared to $8.8 million and $18.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013. EPS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 was $0.19 and $0.57, respectively, as compared to $0.16 and $0.34 for the same periods for 2013. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2014 includes $12.6 million, or $0.22 per share, of gain realized on the disposition of property. During the second quarter, the Company recognized $2.0 million of income following the full collection of principal and interest on a mezzanine note as discussed further below.

Refer to the Financial Highlights below for further detail on operating results and additional disclosures related to FFO.

Core Portfolio - Strong Performance in Existing Core and Achieving Acquisition Goals

Portfolio Performance

Same-property NOI in the Core Portfolio increased 4.9% for the second quarter of 2014 as compared to the second quarter of 2013. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, same-property NOI increased 4.6% over 2013.

At June 30, 2014, Acadia’s Core Portfolio was 96.6% occupied, up from 95.6% as of March 31, 2014, and was 97.0% leased, including space leased but not yet occupied.

The Company realized an increase in average rents on a GAAP basis, which includes the effect of the straight-lining of rents, of 17.5% on 191,000 square feet of new and renewal leases executed during the quarter ended June 30, 2014. On a contractual rent, or cash basis, which compares the initial rent of the new and renewal leases against the ending rent of the former leases, the Company experienced an increase of 7.4% in average rents for these same leases.

Core Acquisitions - Additions of New York Metro Street Retail and Dense Suburban Retail

Year-to-date, Acadia has closed on $192.4 million of Core Portfolio acquisitions, including three properties during and subsequent to the second quarter for an aggregate purchase price of $101.9 million as follows:

152-154 Spring Street - SoHo - As previously announced, during the second quarter, Acadia converted an existing $38.0 million first mortgage loan into an equity investment in the retail condominiums at this location through the exercise of a purchase option. Totaling 2,900 square feet and occupied by a Kate Spade Saturday, this property is located in one of the premier retail corridors in the SoHo submarket in Manhattan adding to the Company’s presence elsewhere on Spring Street and on Mercer Street. As part of the transaction, Acadia sold a 10% interest to an unaffiliated joint venture partner, and retained a 90% ownership interest.

2520 Flatbush Avenue - Brooklyn - This 29,000 square foot property, fully occupied by a newly opened Bob’s Discount Furniture and Capital One branch was purchased during the second quarter by Acadia for $17.1 million. This Brooklyn property is surrounded by more than 580,000 people within a 3-mile radius and is situated directly across the street from Kings Plaza mall.

Bedford Green - Bedford Hills - Subsequent to the quarter, Acadia acquired this ShopRite anchored 120,000 square foot shopping center along Route 117 in the Bedford Hills neighborhood in Westchester for $46.8 million. The property draws shoppers from a large, affluent trade area with household incomes of $100,000 and $140,000 within three and five-mile rings, respectively. Other tenants at this center include CVS, Panera





Bread and Chase Bank. In connection with this acquisition, Acadia assumed $29.8 million of debt collateralized by the property.

The Company has an additional acquisition pipeline of $67.7 million currently under contract, which is subject to customary closing conditions, and, as such, no assurance can be given that the Company will successfully close on this pipeline.

Structured Financing Portfolio

As of June 30, 2014, the Company’s structured financing portfolio totaled $96.3 million, down from $119.6 million as of first quarter 2014. Significant transactions during the quarter included:

Two new investments for an aggregate $17.0 million and an effective weighted average interest rate of 12.8%. The underlying collateral on these investments is located in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago and the Bronx
Conversion of its $38.0 million first mortgage investment in 152-154 Spring Street into an equity position as discussed above
Receipt of full payment of all interest and principal on two notes collateralized by a shopping center located in Aiken, South Carolina, with an aggregate carrying value of $4.8 million, net of a $2.0 million reserve

Fund Platform - Fund IV Invests Further in Savannah, Georgia; Funds III and IV’s Lincoln Road Portfolios under Contract for Sale

Fund IV Acquisitions

Subsequent to the second quarter, Fund IV, together with an unaffiliated joint venture partner, acquired Eden Square, a 236,000 square foot shopping center located less than 15 miles south of Wilmington in Bear, Delaware, for a purchase price of $25.4 million. Although the shopping center is currently 94% occupied and anchored by a Giant Supermarket and Lowe’s Home Improvement store, there is an opportunity to reposition the property as Lowe’s plans to relocate after its lease expires during 2017.

During the second quarter 2014, Fund IV expanded its planned investment in its previously announced joint venture for the acquisition and redevelopment of street retail assets located on Broughton Street in downtown Savannah, Georgia. The development plan now includes a total of 24 properties of which 18 have closed to date. Acquisition and development costs for the project are currently anticipated to aggregate approximately $65.0 million. Consistent with Fund IV’s original investment in this project, all additional costs are structured as senior preferred equity along with a debt component.

Funds III and IV Enter into Contract to Sell Miami Beach Portfolio

Subsequent to the second quarter, Funds III and IV, through their joint ventures with affiliates of Terranova Corporation (“Terranova”), entered into a contract to sell a six-property portfolio located in Miami Beach, Florida for an aggregate $342.0 million, of which $141.8 million is for the Fund III properties and $200.2 million is for the Fund IV properties. Fund III and Terranova acquired a portfolio of two properties on Lincoln Road and one on Lincoln Lane aggregating 59,700 square feet for $51.9 million during February 2011. Including additional incurred costs, $54.5 million has been invested to date. During December 2012, Fund IV and Terranova acquired an additional three properties on Lincoln Road totaling 54,900 square feet. The investment of $141.0 million to date is comprised of the initial $139.0 million acquisition price plus additional subsequent costs of $2.0 million. It is anticipated that Terranova will remain actively involved in the investment following the sale, ensuring a smooth transition. As the sale is subject to customary closing





conditions including the assumption of existing debt, no assurance can be given that the Company will successfully close on this transaction.

Fund II Continued Progress at City Point

During the second quarter, Fund II completed the sale of the air rights to a residential developer to construct market-rate housing (“Tower 2”) on top of the retail podium at its City Point project in downtown Brooklyn for $27.0 million. In addition, the Company made further progress on the anticipated sale of the final residential component (“Tower 3”) during the quarter.

Balance Sheet - Match Funding With Conservative Leverage

Acadia further enhanced its already low leverage balance sheet during the quarter as evidenced by the following:

Core Portfolio fixed-charge coverage ratio of 3.9x for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, improved from 3.5x for the quarter ended March 31, 2014
Including the Company’s pro-rata share of Funds, fixed-charge coverage ratio improved to 3.9x from 3.4x for the same periods
Core Portfolio ratio of Net Debt to EBITDA was 3.6x at June 30, 2014, an improvement from 4.0x as of March 31, 2014
Including the Company’s pro-rata share of Funds, Net Debt to EBITDA improved to 4.6x from 4.8x for the same periods
Core and pro-rata share of Fund Net Debt to Total Market Capitalization was 21% at June 30, 2014, compared to 24% at March 31, 2014

Outlook - Earnings Guidance for 2014

The Company is updating its previously announced 2014 annual earnings guidance to the upper half of its original FFO forecast range of $1.30 to $1.40 per share. On a fully diluted basis, the Company now forecasts a range of 2014 annual FFO of $1.35 to $1.40 per share and 2014 EPS of $0.72 to $0.77. Consistent with Acadia’s original guidance, these ranges exclude acquisition costs and gains from dispositions.

Management Comments

“Our second quarter and year-to-date progress and results demonstrate the significant value that our disciplined, location-driven investment strategy can generate for all of our stakeholders,” stated Kenneth F. Bernstein, President and CEO of Acadia Realty Trust. “By continuing to selectively aggregate street retail, urban and dense suburban assets in high-barrier-to-entry markets, we are positioning our core portfolio to deliver solid operating results and attractive long-term growth. At the same time, consistent with our fund platform’s ‘buy-fix-sell’ strategy, during and subsequent to the second quarter, we elected to capitalize on the high liquidity within the capital markets by profitably monetizing assets across several of our funds ahead of schedule and in excess of our original underwriting. In short, our dual-platform model is firing on all cylinders.”

Investor Conference Call

Management will conduct a conference call on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 12:00 PM ET to review the Company’s earnings and operating results. The live conference call can be accessed by dialing 888-771-4371. The pass code is “37590736” or “Acadia Realty”. The call will also be webcast and can be accessed in a listen-only mode at Acadia’s web site at www.acadiarealty.com. If you are unable to participate during the





live webcast, the call will be archived and available on Acadia’s website. Alternatively, to access the replay by phone, dial 888-843-7419, and the passcode will be “37590736#”. The phone replay will be available through Wednesday, August 6, 2014.

About Acadia Realty Trust

Acadia Realty Trust, a fully-integrated equity real estate investment trust, is focused on the acquisition, ownership, management and redevelopment of high-quality retail properties located in key street and urban retail corridors as well as suburban locations within high-barrier-to-entry, densely-populated metropolitan areas along the East Coast and in Chicago. Acadia owns, or has an ownership interest in, these properties through its core portfolio and through a series of opportunistic/value-add investment funds. Additional information may be found on the Company’s website at www.acadiarealty.com.

Certain matters in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities law and as such may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performances or achievements of Acadia to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding Acadia’s future financial results and its ability to capitalize on potential opportunities arising from continued economic uncertainty. Factors that could cause the Company’s forward-looking statements to differ from its future results include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2014 (“Form 10-K”) and other periodic reports filed with the SEC, including risks related to: (i) the current global financial environment and its effect on retail tenants; (ii) the Company’s reliance on revenues derived from major tenants; (iii) the Company’s limited control over joint venture investments; (iv) the Company’s partnership structure; (v) real estate and the geographic concentration of the Company’s properties; (vi) market interest rates; (vii) leverage; (viii) liability for environmental matters; (ix) the Company’s growth strategy; (x) the Company’s status as a REIT; (xi) uninsured losses and (xii) the loss of key executives. Copies of the Form 10-K and the other periodic reports Acadia files with the SEC are available on the Company’s website at www.acadiarealty.com. Any forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date hereof. Acadia expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Acadia’s expectations with regard thereto or change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

(Financial Highlights Follow)





ACADIA REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
Financial Highlights 1 
For the Quarters and Six Months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013
(dollars and Common Shares in thousands, except per share data)


 
For the Quarters ended
 
For the Six Months ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
Revenues
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income
$ 36,112

 
$ 30,712

 
$ 69,930

 
$ 59,493

Interest income
3,049

 
3,398

 
6,213

 
6,296

Expense reimbursements
7,832

 
6,364

 
16,622

 
13,646

Other property income
437

 
307

 
634

 
658

Other income
2,081

 
27

 
2,797

 
3,004

     Total revenues
49,511

 
40,808

 
96,196

 
83,097

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property operating
6,645

 
4,982

 
14,456

 
10,944

Real estate taxes
5,569

 
5,062

 
11,239

 
10,083

General and administrative
6,879

 
6,302

 
13,775

 
11,928

Depreciation and amortization
11,584

 
9,599

 
23,171

 
18,828

     Total operating expenses
30,677

 
25,945

 
62,641

 
51,783

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
18,834

 
14,863

 
33,555

 
31,314

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
1,430

 
815

 
4,459

 
3,065

Impairment of asset

 
(1,500)

 

 
(1,500)

Loss on extinguishment of debt
(66)

 

 
(269)

 

Gain on disposition of property
561

 

 
12,948

 

Interest expense and other finance costs
(9,534)

 
(9,926)

 
(20,185)

 
(19,211)

Income from continuing operations before income taxes
11,225

 
4,252

 
30,508

 
13,668

Income tax benefit (provision)
83

 
(10)

 
(85)

 
129

Income from continuing operations
11,308

 
4,242

 
30,423

 
13,797

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






ACADIA REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
Financial Highlights 1 
For the Quarters and Six Months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013
(dollars and Common Shares in thousands, except per share data)

 
For the Quarters ended
 
For the Six Months ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income from discontinued operations 5

$—

 

$1,181

 

$—

 

$2,805

Gain on disposition of property
560

 
4,191

 
560

 
4,191

Income from discontinued operations
560

 
5,372

 
560

 
6,996

Net income
11,868

 
9,614

 
30,983

 
20,793

Loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
57

 
3,725

 
2,537

 
3,761

Discontinued operations
(461)

 
(4,582)

 
(461)

 
(6,174)

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(404)

 
(857)

 
2,076

 
(2,413)

Net income attributable to Common Shareholders
$ 11,464

 
$ 8,757

 
$ 33,059

 
$ 18,380

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations attributable to
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Common Shareholders
$ 11,365

 
$ 7,967

 
$ 32,960

 
$ 17,558

Income from discontinued operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  attributable to Common Shareholders
99

 
790

 
99

 
822

Net income attributable to Common Shareholders
11,464

 
8,757

 
33,059

 
18,380

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less: Net Income attributable to participating securities
(198)

 
(154)

 
(587)

 
(326)

Net Income attributable to Common Shareholders - basic
$ 11,266

 
$ 8,603

 
$ 32,472

 
$ 18,054

Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share
58,013

 
55,171

 
56,988

 
54,309

Net Earnings per share - basic and diluted
$ 0.19

 
$ 0.16

 
$ 0.57

 
$ 0.34

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted earnings per share - Continuing Operations 2
$ 0.19

 
$ 0.14

 
$ 0.57

 
$ 0.32

Basic and diluted earnings per share - Discontinued Operations 2

$—

 
$ 0.02

 

$—

 
$ 0.02

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






ACADIA REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
Financial Highlights 1 
For the Quarters and Six Months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013
(dollars and Common Shares in thousands, except per share data)

RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS 3 
 
For the Quarters ended
 
For the Six Months ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Common Shareholders
$ 11,464

 
$ 8,757
 
$ 33,059

 
$ 18,380
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation of real estate and amortization of leasing costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   (net of noncontrolling interests' share):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Consolidated affiliates
8,098

 
7,043
 
16,238

 
13,587
   Unconsolidated affiliates
889

 
650
 
1,603

 
1,201
Impairment of asset

 
1,500
 

 
1,500
Loss (gain) on disposition (net of noncontrolling interests’ share):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Consolidated affiliates
166

 
(776)
 
(12,227)

 
(776)
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests’ in
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Operating Partnership
453

 
102
 
1,309

 
225
Distributions - Preferred OP Units
6

 
5
 
13

 
11
Funds from operations
$ 21,076

 
$ 17,281
 
$ 39,995

 
$ 34,128
Funds from operations per share - Diluted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average Common Shares and OP Units 4
60,521

 
56,215
 
59,476

 
55,378
Funds from operations, per share
$ 0.35

 
$ 0.31
 
$ 0.67

 
$ 0.62
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






ACADIA REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
Financial Highlights 1 
For the Quarters and Six Months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013
(dollars in thousands)


RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME TO NET PROPERTY
OPERATING INCOME (“NOI”) 3 
 
For the Quarters ended
 
For the Six Months ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
$ 18,834
 
$ 14,863
 
$ 33,555
 
$ 31,314
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Add back:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   General and administrative
6,879
 
6,302
 
13,775
 
11,928
   Depreciation and amortization
11,584
 
9,599
 
23,171
 
18,828
Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Interest income
(3,049)
 
(3,398)
 
(6,213)
 
(6,296)
   Straight line rent and other adjustments
(3,713)
 
(2,020)
 
(5,439)
 
(3,036)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated NOI
30,535
 
25,346
 
58,849
 
52,738
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interest in NOI
(10,153)
 
(8,062)
 
(18,757)
 
(18,118)
Pro-rata share of NOI
20,382
 
17,284
 
40,092
 
34,620
Operating Partnerships’ interest in Opportunity Funds
(1,577)
 
(1,196)
 
(2,930)
 
(2,898)
Operating Partnerships’ share of unconsolidated joint ventures 1
930
 
689
 
1,780
 
1,418
NOI - Core Portfolio
$ 19,735
 
$ 16,777
 
$ 38,942
 
$ 33,140
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Does not include share of unconsolidated joint ventures within Opportunity Funds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 
 
 
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
 
As of
 
June 30,
2014
December 31,
2013
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 86,797
$ 79,189
Rental property, at cost
1,618,269
1,481,700
Total assets
2,372,196
2,264,957
Notes payable
1,074,029
1,039,997
Total liabilities
1,179,835
1,143,369









ACADIA REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
Financial Highlights
For the Quarters and Six Months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013
(dollars and Common Shares in thousands, except per share data)


Notes:

1 For additional information and analysis concerning the Company’s results of operations, reference is made to the Company’s Quarterly Supplemental Disclosure furnished on Form 8-K to the SEC and included on the Company’s website at www.acadiarealty.com.

2 Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue Common Shares were exercised or converted into Common Shares. The effect of the conversion of Common OP Units is not reflected in the above table as they are exchangeable for Common Shares on a one-for-one basis. The income allocable to such units is allocated on the same basis and reflected as noncontrolling interests in the consolidated financial statements. As such, the assumed conversion of these units would have no net impact on the determination of diluted earnings per share.

3 The Company considers funds from operations (“FFO”) as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) and net property operating income (“NOI”) to be appropriate supplemental disclosures of operating performance for an equity REIT due to their widespread acceptance and use within the REIT and analyst communities. FFO and NOI are presented to assist investors in analyzing the performance of the Company. They are helpful as they exclude various items included in net income that are not indicative of the operating performance, such as gains (losses) from sales of depreciated property, depreciation and amortization, and impairment of depreciable real estate. In addition, NOI excludes interest expense. The Company’s method of calculating FFO and NOI may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs. FFO does not represent cash generated from operations as defined by generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and is not indicative of cash available to fund all cash needs, including distributions. It should not be considered as an alternative to net income for the purpose of evaluating the Company’s performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Consistent with the NAREIT definition, the Company defines FFO as net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (losses) from sales of depreciated property, plus depreciation and amortization, impairment of depreciable real estate, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.

4 In addition to the weighted average Common Shares outstanding, basic and diluted FFO also assume full conversion of a weighted average 2,196 and 606 OP Units into Common Shares for the quarters ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively and 2,188 and 630 OP Units into Common Shares for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Diluted FFO also includes the assumed conversion of Preferred OP Units into 25 Common Shares for each of the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. In addition, diluted FFO also includes the effect of 288 and 424 employee share options, restricted share units and LTIP units for the quarters ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively and 274 and 431 employee share options, restricted share units and LTIP units for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

5 During April, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a new accounting standard (“ASU 2014-08”) regarding the criteria for reporting discontinued operations. ASU 2014-08 is effective prospectively beginning in the first quarter of 2015, although early adoption is permitted beginning in the first quarter of 2014. The Company has elected to early adopt ASU 2014-08 and, as such, beginning in the first quarter of 2014, prospective activity related to individual properties sold or held for sale will no longer be included as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements.