CORNERSTONE PROPERTIES INC
8-K/A, 1995-12-29
REAL ESTATE
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K/A
                                 Amendment No. 1
                                 Current Report
        Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                  December 1995

                           CORNERSTONE PROPERTIES INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Nevada                  0-10421            74-2170858
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission       (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation)           File Number)      Identification No.)

                               31 West 52nd Street
                                   Suite 1600
                               New York, NY 10019
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                       (212) 474-7100
                              (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code)

                   ARICO America Realestate Investment Company
                                  (Former name)

      The undersigned  registrant  hereby amends the following items,  financial
statements,  exhibits or other portions of its Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
November 1, 1995, as set forth in the pages attached hereto:

Item 7:       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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.

                           CORNERSTONE PROPERTIES INC.
                               (Registrant)

                        By: /s/ John S. Moody
                            --------------------------------------------------  
                            John S. Moody,President and Chief Executive Officer
                                   

                        By: /s/ Thomas P. Loftus
                            --------------------------------------------------
                            Thomas P. Loftus, Vice President and Controller
                                        (Principal Financial Officer)

                              Date:  December     1995
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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits.

A. Financial Statements

            Included herewith are the following financial statements  reflecting
the acquisition of 125 Summer Street (the "Building").

     1.  Report  of  David  Berdon  &  Co.  LLP,  Independent  Certified  Public
Accountants, dated November 30, 1995.

     2. Historical  summary of revenues and certain  operating  expenses for 125
Summer Street for the year ended December 31, 1994.

     3.  Estimates  of  taxable   operating  income  and  funds  generated  from
operations for 125 Summer Street (unaudited), and related Notes.

     4. Pro forma condensed financial statements (unaudited):

          (a)  Pro forma  condensed  statements  of income  for the nine  months
               ended September 30, 1995 and the twelve months ended December 31,
               1994.

          (b)  Pro forma condensed balance sheet at September 30, 1995.

          (c)  Notes to pro forma condensed financial statements.




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Cornerstone Properties Inc.
31 West 52nd Street, Suite 1600
New York, NY  10019


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT


We have audited the accompanying  Historical  Summary of Gross Income and Direct
Operating  Expenses of 125 Summer  Street  ("Historical  Summary")  for the year
ended December 31, 1994. This Historical  Summary is the  responsibility  of the
Building's  management.  Our  responsibility  is to  express  an  opinion on the
Historical Summary based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards  require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the Historical Summary is free of material misstatement.
An audit includes  examining,  on a test basis,  evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the Historical  Summary. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall  presentation  of the Historical  Summary.  We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The  accompanying  Historical  Summary was prepared for the purpose of complying
with the rules and  regulations  of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission as
described  in Note 2, and is not intended to be a complete  presentation  of the
Building's revenue and expenses. In our opinion, the Historical Summary referred
to above presents fairly, in all material respects,  the gross income and direct
operating  expenses  described in Note 2 of 125 Summer Street for the year ended
December 31, 1994, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.


                                                   DAVID BERDON & CO., LLP
                                                   Certified Public Accountants
New York, New York
November 30, 1995


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                            125 SUMMER STREET
                    HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF GROSS INCOME AND
                           DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994




GROSS INCOME (Note 3):
  Base rent                                           $11,704,603
  Escalation income                                       737,622
  Parking                                                 679,242
  Tenant services                                         108,383
                                                       ----------

           TOTAL GROSS INCOME                         $13,229,850

DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES (Note 2):
  Taxes and licenses                                   $2,549,231
  Utilities                                               747,827
  Cleaning                                                491,483
  Leasing                                                 101,720
  Administrative                                          294,502
  Management fee                                          368,061
  HVAC                                                    332,924
  Security                                                273,897
  Insurance                                                65,738
  General building                                        128,771
  Garage                                                   34,542
  Elevators                                               118,576
  Landscaping                                              33,912
                                                        ---------

           TOTAL DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES             $5,541,184














           The accompanying notes are an integral part of this summary.


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                               125 SUMMER STREET
                NOTES TO HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF GROSS INCOME AND
                           DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES

NOTE 1 - NATURE OF BUSINESS

         125 Summer Street (the  "Building")  is an office  building  located in
         Boston,  Massachusetts.  The Building has approximately  464,000 square
         feet of office and  retail  space with an  underground  parking  garage
         containing 292 parking spaces.

NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

         Cornerstone  Properties,  Inc. purchased the Building in November 1995.
         The accompanying  Historical  Summary has been prepared for the purpose
         of complying  with  Regulation  S-X,  Rule 3-14 of the  Securities  and
         Exchange  Commission  ("SEC"),  which requires certain information with
         respect to real estate operations  acquired to be included with certain
         filings with the SEC. This Historical  Summary  includes the historical
         gross income and direct operating  expenses of the Building,  exclusive
         of the following  income and  expenses,  which may not be comparable to
         the proposed future  operations of the Building:  (a) interest  income;
         (b)  interest  expense  on  existing  mortgages  and  borrowings;   (c)
         depreciation and amortization; and (d) provision for income taxes.

NOTE 3 - RENTAL INCOME

         The Building's operations consist of leasing commercial office space to
         various  tenants.   Rental  income  from  leases  is  recognized  on  a
         straight-line basis over the terms of the respective leases. Escalation
         revenue  represent  operating  expenses,  including  real estate taxes,
         billed to the tenants and are recognized in the period the expenses are
         incurred.

         All leases are  classified  as  operating  leases and expire at various
         dates  prior to 2003.  The  following  is a schedule by years of future
         minimum  rents on  noncancelable  operating  leases as of December  31,
         1994:

            1995                                   $13,571,000
            1996                                   $13,489,000
            1997                                    $9,908,000
            1998                                    $9,142,000
            1999                                    $8,892,000
            Thereafter                              $2,346,000
         (continued)


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                               125 SUMMER STREET
                NOTES TO HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF GROSS INCOME AND
                           DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES




NOTE 3 - RENTAL INCOME (Continued)

         During the year ended  December 31, 1994,  four tenants  accounted  for
         approximately  72% (ranging  from 26% to 12%) of the total gross income
         recognized in the Historical Summary.

         Rental  revenue of $56,700 was earned in 1994 from an affiliate of the
         building's owner.


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                  CORNERSTONE PROPERTIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                INFORMATION PURSUANT TO RULE 3-14 REGULATION S-X

Part I      MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT

     Management's  assessment of the Building prior to acquisition includes, but
is not limited to, the quality of the tenant base,  regional  demographics,  the
competitive  environment,  operating  expenses  and  local  property  taxes.  In
addition, the physical aspect of the Properties, location, condition and quality
of design and construction are evaluated.  Management also always conducts Phase
I and other  specific  environmental  tests.  All factors,  when viewed in their
entirety, have met management's acquisition criteria. Management is not aware of
any material  factors  relating to the  acquisition  other than those  discussed
above.

Part  II  ESTIMATES  OF  TAXABLE  OPERATING  INCOME  AND  FUNDS  GENERATED  FROM
      OPERATIONS FROM 125 SUMMER STREET.

a.    The  following  presents  an  estimate  of  taxable  net  income and funds
      generated  from  operations  from 125  Summer  Street  for the year  ended
      December 31, 1994 based on the Historical  Summary of Revenues and Certain
      Operating  Expenses.  These  estimated  results do not  purport to present
      expected  results of  operations  for the  Building in the future and were
      prepared on the basis described in the accompanying  notes which should be
      read in conjunction herewith.

ESTIMATES OF TAXABLE OPERATING INCOME                 (000 omitted)
- -------------------------------------

Operating income before depreciation expense                 $ 7,689


Plus:
Deferred rental revenue recognition                            4,109
Less:
Estimated depreciation                                         2,408  
                                                            --------
Estimated taxable operating income                           $ 9,390
                                                             =======

ESTIMATES OF FUNDS GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS

Estimated taxable operating income                           $ 9,390

Add:
Estimated depreciation                                         2,408
                                                            --------
Estimate of funds generated                                  $11,798
                                                             =======

b.   Estimated  taxable  income  for  Cornerstone   Properties  Inc.  (including
     acquired  Building) for the year ended  December 31, 1994 is  approximately
     the same as Pro  Forma  net  income  reported  on the Pro  Forma  Condensed
     Statement of Income (Unaudited).


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                  CORNERSTONE PROPERTIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO ESTIMATES OF TAXABLE OPERATING INCOME AND FUNDS
                GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS FOR 125 SUMMER STREET.


Basis of Presentation

      1.    Estimated  depreciation was based upon an allocation of the purchase
            price to land (20%) and building (80%) with the  depreciation  being
            taken over a 35 year life using the straight line method.

      2.    No income taxes have been provided  because  Cornerstone  Properties
            Inc. is taxed as a real estate investment trust under the provisions
            of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly,  Cornerstone does not pay
            Federal income tax whenever  income  distributed to  shareholders is
            equal to at least 95% of real estate investment trust taxable income
            and certain other conditions are met.


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                  CORNERSTONE PROPERTIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

     The following unaudited pro forma condensed  consolidated  balance sheet at
September  30, 1995  reflects  the  acquisition  of 125 Summer  Street as if the
transaction had occurred on that date.

     The pro forma  condensed  consolidated  statements  of income  for the year
ended December 31, 1994 and the nine months ended  September 30, 1995 assume the
acquisition of this Building as if it had occurred on January 1, 1994.  This pro
forma  information  is based on the historical  statements of Cornerstone  after
giving effect to the acquisition of this Building.

     The unaudited pro forma condensed  consolidated  financial  statements have
been prepared by Cornerstone Properties Inc. management. The unaudited pro forma
condensed consolidated statements of income may not be indicative of the results
that would have  actually  occurred  had the  acquisition  been made on the date
indicated.  Also, they may not be indicative of the results that may be achieved
in  the  future.  The  unaudited  pro  forma  condensed  consolidated  financial
statements should be read in conjunction with  Cornerstone's  audited statements
as of December  31,  1994 and for the year then ended  (which are  contained  in
Cornerstone's  Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994) and the unaudited
financial statements as of September 30, 1995 and for the nine months then ended
(which are contained in  Cornerstone's  Form 10-Q for the period ended September
30, 1995) and the accompanying notes.


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                  CORNERSTONE PROPERTIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                  FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                  (In thousands, except for per share amounts)
                                 
                     AS        HISTORICAL     PRO FORMA
                     REPORTED  ACQUISITION(8) ADJUSTMENTS(2) PRO FORMA

OFFICE AND PARKING
    RENTALS           $ 64,211     $ 12,340                   $ 76,551
INTEREST AND OTHER
     INCOME              2,707          100         (776)(6)     2,031
                     -------------------------------------------------
                        66,918       12,440         (776)       78,582
OPERATING EXPENSES      22,196        4,259                     26,455
INTEREST EXPENSE        22,033                      1,134(3,4)  23,167
DEPRECIATION EXPENSE    16,787                      1,806(3,5)  18,593
OTHER EXPENSES           3,515                                   3,515
                     -------------------------------------------------
                        64,531        4,259         2,940       71,730
MINORITY INTEREST        2,557                                   2,557
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE
   EXTRAORDINARY ITEM     (170)       8,181        (3,716)       4,295

EXTRAORDINARY LOSS      (4,527)                                 (4,527)
                    ---------------------------------------------------

NET (LOSS) INCOME    $  (4,697)     $ 8,181      $ (3,716)      $ (232)
                     ==================================================

(LOSS) INCOME                             
BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY
ITEM PER SHARE(7)     $ (0.05)                                  $ 0.19

NET LOSS PER SHARE(7) $ (0.36)                                 $ (0.04)
AVERAGE SHARES
OUTSTANDING(7)         14,561                                   19,566


SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)



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                  CORNERSTONE PROPERTIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                  (In thousands, except for per share amounts)


                     AS          HISTORICAL  PRO FORMA
                     REPORTED    ACQUISITION ADJUSTMENTS(2)  PRO FORMA

OFFICE AND PARKING
    RENTALS           $ 83,557     $ 13,122                   $ 96,679
INTEREST AND OTHER
     INCOME              2,017          108                      2,125
                     -------------------------------------------------
                        85,574       13,230                     98,804
OPERATING EXPENSES      29,991        5,541                     35,532
INTEREST EXPENSE        30,792                      1,512(3,4)  32,304
DEPRECIATION EXPENSE    23,432                      2,408(3,5)  25,840
OTHER EXPENSES           3,869                                   3,869
                     -------------------------------------------------
                        88,084        5,541         3,920       97,545
MINORITY INTEREST        3,899                                   3,899
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE
   EXTRAORDINARY ITEM  (6,409)        7,689       (3,920)       (2,640)

EXTRAORDINARY LOSS       (581)                                    (581)
                    ---------------------------------------------------

NET (LOSS) INCOME    $ (6,990)      $ 7,689     $ (3,920)     $ (3,221)
                     ==================================================

LOSS                                       
BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY
ITEM PER SHARE(7)     $ (0.48)                                $ (0.13)

NET LOSS PER SHARE(7) $ (0.53)                                $ (0.16)
AVERAGE SHARES
OUTSTANDING(7)         13,241                                  19,566

SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)



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                  CORNERSTONE PROPERTIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                            AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                 (In Thousands)

                                            PRO FORMA
                              AS REPORTED   ADJUSTMENTS(1)  PRO FORMA

ASSETS:

  INVESTMENT PROPERTY            $ 401,986      $ 105,300     $ 507,286
  CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS            87,976        (80,624)        7,352
  TENANT AND NOTE RECEIVABLES       39,919                       39,919
  OTHER ASSETS                       9,622         (4,584)        5,038
                                 ---------      ---------     ---------
TOTAL ASSETS                     $ 539,503      $  20,092     $ 559,595
                                 =========      =========     =========

LIABILITIES:

  LONG-TERM DEBT                 $ 319,600       $ 20,000     $ 339,600
  OTHER LIABILITIES                 21,768             92        21,860
                                 ---------      ---------     ---------
                                   341,368         20,092       361,460
MINORITY INTEREST                   (6,664)                      (6,664)
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY               204,799                      204,799
                                 ---------      ---------     ---------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY             $ 539,503      $  20,092     $ 559,595
                                 =========      =========     =========


SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

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                  CORNERSTONE PROPERTIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
   NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1.  Represents  the  acquisition  of 125 Summer Street from cash obtained from a
    common  stock  offering  (See  Note  7))  and a  $20  million  bridge  loan.
    Adjustments to other assets  reflects the  remittance of an earnest  deposit
    ($5 million) and the acquisition of prepaid taxes ($416,000). The adjustment
    to  other   liabilities   reflects  the   assumption  of  security   deposit
    liabilities.

2.  These  adjustments  to the Pro Forma  Condensed  Consolidated  Statements of
    Income  (Unaudited)  have the effect of reflecting  the results for the year
    ended  December 31, 1994 and the nine months ended  September 30, 1995 as if
    the Building had been acquired on January 1, 1994.

3.  Pro Forma Adjustments to the Pro Forma Condensed  Consolidated  Statement of
    Income  (Unaudited) for the year ended December 31, 1994 and the nine months
    ended September 30, 1995 includes  adjustments to interest and  depreciation
    expense to give effect of the  acquisition of the Building as if it had been
    acquired on January 1, 1994. (See Notes 4 and 5.)

4.  Pro Forma Adjustments to the Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated  Statements of
    Income  (Unaudited) for the year ended December 31, 1994 and the nine months
    ended September 30, 1995 include interest expense for the borrowing of funds
    to pay the purchase  price of the  acquisition.  The interest  rate used for
    calculating  the cost of borrowed funds for the year ended December 31, 1994
    and the nine months ended September 30, 1995 was 7.56%.

5.  Estimated  depreciation  was  based  upon a  preliminary  allocation  of the
    purchase price to land (20%) and building (80%) with the depreciation  being
    taken over a 35 year life using the straight line method.

6.  Represents  interest  income from the common stock proceeds (See Note 7) has
    been eliminated for the nine months ended September 30, 1995. Had the common
    stock  proceeds been invested in 125 Summer Street at January 1, 1995,  this
    income  resulting  from  commercial  paper  investment  would  not have been
    earned.

7.  On August 4, 1995,  Cornerstone received $90,447,500 gross proceeds from the
    placement of 6,325,000 new shares of common stock.  These proceeds were used
    for the acquisition of 125 Summer Street.  In calculating pro forma earnings
    per share for the Pro Forma Condensed  Statements of Income  (Unaudited) for
    the year ended  December  31, 1994 and the nine months ended  September  30,
    1995,  the 6,325,000 of new shares are weighted as if they were  outstanding
    for the full periods, respectively.  Additionally, for the nine months ended
    September 30, 1995, the dividends in arrears  applicable to preferred  stock
    have been deducted from the net loss in computing earnings per share.

8.  Represents the actual  unaudited  amounts recorded by the previous owner for
    the nine months ended September 30, 1995.



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