PRICE REIT INC
8-K/A, 1998-05-05
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                   FORM 8-K/A
                                (Amendment No. 2)
                                        
                                        
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                                        
                                        
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                        
      Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  September 12, 1997
                                (August 28, 1997)
                                        
                                        
                              The Price REIT, Inc.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
                                        
                                        
          Maryland                     1-13432                52-1746059
(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission File         (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                 Number)           Identification No.)
                                        
                                        
          7979 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 524, La Jolla, California   92037
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices)       (Zip Code)
                                        
                                 (619)  551-2320
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                      None
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)





On November 7, 1997 The Price REIT, Inc. filed Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A
("Amendment No.1") to amend Item 7 of its Current Report on Form 8-K (originally
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 1997) to file
the (i) audited statement of revenue over specific operating expenses for the
Renaissance Centre, (ii) unaudited pro forma condensed financial information and
(iii) consent of independent auditors.

     The Report of Independent Auditors filed as part of Amendment No. 1 omitted
the conformed signature of Ernst & Young LLP by mistake. This Amendment No. 2 on
Form 8-K/A is being filed only to add the conformed signature of Ernst & Young
LLP to such report.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (a)  Financial Statement of Property Acquired

          Renaissance Centre

          Report of Independent Auditors

          Statement of Revenue Over Specific Operating Expenses

          Notes to Statement of Revenue Over Specific Operating Expenses

     (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information

               The Price REIT, Inc.
               Pro Forma Condensed Balance Sheet as of
               June 30, 1997

               The Price REIT, Inc.
               Pro Forma Condensed Statement of Income for
               the year ended December 31, 1996

               The Price REIT, Inc.
               Pro Forma Condensed Statement of Income for
               the six months ended June 30, 1997

     (c)  Exhibits

          The following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K/A.

          Exhibit No.

          23.1         Consent of Independent Auditors






                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 2 to Form 8-K filed on Form 8-K/A
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                   The Price REIT, Inc.
                                   (Registrant)




Date:  May 5, 1998                 By: /George M. Jezek/
                                   --------------------------------
                                        George M. Jezek
                                        Executive Vice President,
                                        Chief Financial Officer and Secretary





                         Report of Independent Auditors


The Board of Directors and Stockholders
The Price REIT, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statement of revenue over specific operating
expenses of the Renaissance Centre (the "Center") for the year ended December
31, 1996. The statement is the responsibility of the Center's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on this statement 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 statement is free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the statement. An audit also includes assessing the basis of
accounting used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall presentation of the statement. We believe that our audit
provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The accompanying statement of revenue over specific operating expenses was
prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission for inclusion in the Form 8-K of The Price
REIT, Inc. as described in Note 2, and is not intended to be a complete
presentation of the Center's revenue and expenses.

In our opinion, the statement of revenue over specific operating expenses
referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenue over
specific operating expenses of the Center, as described in Note 2, for the year
ended December 31, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.



                                               /s/ Ernst & Young LLP




San Diego, California
October 24, 1997






                               Renaissance Centre
                                        
              Statement of Revenue Over Specific Operating Expenses
                                 (In Thousands)




                                                        Six Months Ended
                                         Year Ended          June 30,
                                        December 31, ----------------------
                                            1996        1997        1996
                                        ------------------------------------
                                                           (Unaudited)
Revenue                                                          
Rental income                               $ 4,881    $ 2,409     $ 2,460
                                                                 
Specific Operating Expenses (Note 2)                             
Rental operations, maintenance and              778        354         376
 management                                                      
Real estate taxes                               534        264         264
                                        ------------------------------------
                                              1,312        618         640
                                        ------------------------------------

Excess of Revenue over Specific                                  
 Operating Expenses                         $ 3,569    $ 1,791     $ 1,820
                                        ====================================


See accompanying notes.




                               Renaissance Centre
                                        
                       Notes To Statement of Revenue Over
                           Specific Operating Expenses
                                        
                          Year ended December 31, 1996


1.   Acquisition and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

The Price REIT, Inc. (the "Company") acquired the Renaissance Centre (the
"Center") on August 29, 1997 from Altamonte Joint Venture ("Altamonte"). The
Center is a 271,000 rentable square-foot shopping center built in 1990 located
in Altamonte Springs (Orlando), Florida.

Rental Income

Rental income is recorded on a straight-line basis over the lives of the tenant
leases.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Center's statement of revenue over specific operating
expenses requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of revenue and specific expenses during the reporting period.
Due to uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, it is possible that
actual results could differ from these estimates.

2.   Basis of Presentation

The statement of revenue over specific operating expenses was prepared for the
purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission for inclusion in the Form 8-K of The Price REIT, Inc. and is
not intended to be a complete presentation of the Center's revenue and expenses.
The statement of revenue over specific operating expenses excludes depreciation,
amortization and certain other expenses of the Center which are not comparable
with the future operations of the Center.

In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial information contains all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a
fair presentation of the statements of revenue over specific operating expenses
of the Center.

Property taxes have not been adjusted to reflect the estimated reassessed value
of the Center after acquisition by the Company.

The statement contains no provision for income taxes because the Company intends
to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") under both
Federal and state statutes. A REIT is not taxed on income distributed to its
stockholders, and the Company plans to distribute substantially all of its
taxable income to its stockholders.

3.   Rental Income

The Center is generally leased to tenants under noncancellable operating leases
with remaining terms ranging from one to 14 years. Certain leases contain
renewal options and provisions for percentage rental income based on a
percentage of gross sales of the tenant in excess of a specified amount. During
1996, $15,000 of percentage rents are included in rental income. The leases
generally contain provisions for predetermined fixed increases in rent and
require the tenants to reimburse the owner for substantially all operating
expenses of the property.

Future minimum rental income due under the terms of the operating leases is as
follows (in thousands):
                                   
            1997                   $    3,791
            1998                        3,784
            1999                        3,624
            2000                        3,011
            2001                        2,315
            Thereafter                 10,376

The following tenant accounts for greater than 10% of total revenues in 1996 (in
thou-sands):

                                      Revenue
                                     ---------
             General Cinema          $    776


4.   Related Party Transaction

Rental operations, maintenance and management includes $144,000 of management
fees paid to an affiliate of Altamonte during the year ended December 31, 1996.






                              The Price REIT, Inc.
                                        
                        Pro Forma Condensed Balance Sheet
                                        
                                  June 30, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)


The following unaudited pro forma condensed balance sheet has been presented as
if the purchases of Renaissance Centre and West Farms Shopping Center
(collectively, the "Centers") occurred on June 30, 1997. The unaudited pro forma
condensed balance sheet should be read in conjunction with the condensed
consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997, Current Report on Form 
8-K dated April 16, 1997 (and Amendment No. 1 thereto), and Current Report on 
Form 8-K dated May 28, 1997 (and Amendment No. 1 thereto). In management's 
opinion, all adjustments necessary to reflect the purchase of the Centers and 
related significant transactions have been made. The unaudited pro forma 
condensed balance sheet is not necessarily indicative of what the actual 
financial position would have been at June 30, 1997, nor does it purport to 
present the future financial position of the Company.



                              The Price REIT, Inc.
                                        
                        Pro Forma Condensed Balance Sheet
                                        
                                  June 30, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)



                                  The                         The
                                Company     Pro Forma       Company
                               Historical  Adjustments     Pro Forma
                               ----------  -------------  -----------
                                          (In Thousands)
Assets                                                    
Rental property, net           $ 493,303   $  53,500 (a)  $  546,803
Other assets                      42,158     (25,800)(a)      16,358
                               ----------  -------------  -----------
                               $ 535,461   $  27,700      $  563,161
                               ==========  =============  ===========
                                                          
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                      
Liabilities                    $ 245,498   $  27,700 (a)  $  273,198
Stockholders' Equity             289,963         -           289,963
                               ----------  -------------  -----------
                               $ 535,461   $  27,700      $  563,161
                               ==========  =============  ===========



See accompanying pro forma adjustments.



                              The Price REIT, Inc.
                                        
                Pro Forma Adjustments to Condensed Balance Sheet
                                        
                                  June 30, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)


(a)  Record the acquisitions of Renaissance Centre and West Farms Shopping
Center from operating cash, draws from the Company's unsecured line of credit,
and assumption of a secured loan as follows:

                                                          Paid from
                                                 --------------------------
                                                          Line of    Loan
Acquisition Date  Property Name           Cost     Cash    Credit   Assumed
- ----------------  -------------         ------------------------------------
                                                    (In Thousands)
                                                                    
August 29, 1997   Renaissance Centre    $33,500  $20,500  $13,000   $   -
August 28, 1997   West Farms Shopping    20,000    5,300       -     14,700
                   Center
                                        ------------------------------------
                                        $53,500  $25,800  $13,000   $14,700
                                        ====================================






                              The Price REIT, Inc.
                                        
                     Pro Forma Condensed Statement of Income
                                        
                      For the Year Ended December 31, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)


The following unaudited pro forma condensed statement of income for the year
ended December 31, 1996 has been presented as if the Renaissance Centre, West
Farms Shopping Center and the 1997 Acquired Properties were acquired on January
1, 1996. The 1997 Acquired Properties include Westgate Market, Broadmoor
Village, Richardson Plaza, Cityplace Market, Wendover Ridge Center, Arboretum
Crossing Center, and Smoketown Stations Center that were previously presented in
the Company's Current Reports on  Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K dated April 16,
1997 and Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K dated May 28, 1997 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The unaudited pro forma condensed statement
of income should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, Current Report on Form 8-K dated
April 16, 1997 (and Amendment No. 1 thereto), and Current Report on Form 8-K
dated May 28, 1997 (and Amendment No. 1 thereto). In manage-ment's opinion, all
adjustments necessary to reflect the above acquisitions and related significant
transactions have been made. The unaudited pro forma condensed statement of
income is not necessarily indicative of what actual results of operations would
have been had the acquisitions and related transactions actually occurred as of
January 1, 1996, nor does it purport to represent the results of operations of
the Company for future periods.




                              The Price REIT, Inc.
                                        
                     Pro Forma Condensed Statement of Income
                                        
                      For the Year Ended December 31, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)
                                        


                                    Pro Forma Adjustments
                              ------------------------------------    
                     The         1997                   West Farms      The
                   Company     Acquired    Renaissance   Shopping      Company
                  Historical  Properties      Centre      Center      Pro Forma
                 -------------------------------------------------------------
                           (In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                                      
Revenue                                                               
Rental income     $ 51,292    $ 10,337(a)  $  4,881(a)  $  2,821(a)    $ 69,331
Other income         3,033         -            -            -            3,033
                 --------------------------------------------------------------
                    54,325      10,337        4,881        2,821         72,364
                                                                      
Expenses                                                              
Rental operations    9,909       2,322(b)     1,168(b)       542(b)      13,941
General and
 administrative      3,550         -            -            -            3,550
Depreciation        11,876       2,612(c)       975(c)       582(c)      16,045
Interest            12,071       3,730(d)       987(d)     1,305(d)(e)   18,093
                 --------------------------------------------------------------
                    37,406       8,664        3,130        2,429        51,629
                 --------------------------------------------------------------
Net income        $ 16,919    $  1,673     $  1,751     $    392       $ 20,735
                 ==============================================================
                                                                      
Per Share Data                                                        
- ---------------
Net income per    $   1.98                                           $   1.86
share
 
Weighted average     8,560                                             11,160(f)
number of shares
outstanding
 
Other Data                                                            
- ----------
Number of               24                                                33
properties at end
of period
                                                                      



See accompanying pro forma adjustments.



                              The Price REIT, Inc.
                                        
             Pro Forma Adjustments to Condensed Statement of Income
                                        
                      For the Year Ended December 31, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 (In Thousands)

(a) Record the rental income of the 1997 Acquired Properties, Renaissance 
    Centre, and West Farms Shopping Center (the "Properties").

(b) Record the rental operating expenses of the Properties less property 
    management fees (as the Company self-manages its properties) as follows:

                               1997                        West Farms
                             Acquired      Renaissance      Shopping
                            Properties       Centre          Center
                            ----------------------------------------
Rental operations            $ 2,541        $ 1,312         $   669
Less:  management fees          (219)          (144)           (127)
                            ----------------------------------------
                             $ 2,322        $ 1,168         $   542
                            ========================================


(c) Record the additional depreciation expense to be recognized for the
    acquisition of the Properties under the straight-line method as follows:


                       1997 Acquired     Renaissance        West Farms
                        Properties           Centre        Shopping Center
                     --------------------------------------------------------
                        Cost    Depre-     Cost    Depre-     Cost    Depre-
              Years            ciation            ciation            ciation
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
Land            -    $ 33,518  $   -    $ 10,596  $   -    $  6,326  $   -
Land
 improvements  15       6,971      390     2,188      146     1,306       87
Buildings      25      66,164    2,222    20,716      829    12,368      495
                     --------------------------------------------------------
                     $106,653  $ 2,612  $ 33,500  $   975  $ 20,000  $   582
                     ========================================================


(d) Record the additional interest expense resulting from the acquisitions of
    the Properties with the proceeds from the unsecured line of credit, using
    the Company's weighted average interest rate on its unsecured line of
    credit for the year ended December 31, 1996 of 7.595%.
    
(e) Record the additional interest expense resulting from the assumption of the
    $14.7 million secured loan on the West Farms Shopping Center. The interest
    rate on the loan is 8.875%.
    
(f) Includes the issuance of 1.6 million shares of common stock sold on January
    22, 1997 and the issuance of 1.0 million shares of common stock sold on
    August 5,1997.



                              The Price REIT, Inc.
                                        
                     Pro Forma Condensed Statement of Income
                                        
                     For the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)


The following unaudited pro forma condensed statement of income for the six
months ended June 30, 1997 has been presented as if the Renaissance Centre, West
Farms Shopping Center and the 1997 Acquired Properties were acquired on January
1, 1997. The 1997 Acquired Properties include Westgate Market, Broadmoor
Village, Richardson Plaza, Cityplace Market, Wendover Ridge Center, Arboretum
Crossing Center and Smoketown Stations Center that were previously presented in
the Company's Current Reports on Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K dated April 16,
1997 and Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K dated May 28, 1997 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The unaudited pro forma condensed statement
of income should be read in conjunction with the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997, Current Report on Form 
8-K dated April 16, 1997 (and Amendment No. 1 thereto), and Current Report on 
Form 8-K dated May 28, 1997 (and Amendment No. 1 thereto). In management's 
opinion, all adjustments necessary to reflect the above acquisitions and related
significant transactions have been made. The unaudited pro forma condensed
statement of income is not necessarily indicative of what actual results of
operations would have been had the acquisitions and related transactions
actually occurred as of January 1, 1997, nor does it purport to represent the
results of operations of the Company for future periods.



                              The Price REIT, Inc.
                                        
                     Pro Forma Condensed Statement of Income
                                        
                     For the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)



                                    Pro Forma Adjustments                  
                             ------------------------------------
                    The         1997                    West Farms     The
                  Company     Acquired    Renaissance    Shopping     Company
                 Historical  Properties     Centre        Center     Pro Forma
                 -------------------------------------------------------------
                          (In thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenue                                                             
Rental income    $  30,697   $ 3,586(a)   $  2,409(a)   $  1,367(a)  $ 38,059
Other income         1,882       -             -             -          1,882
                 -------------------------------------------------------------
                    32,579     3,586         2,409         1,367       39,941
                                                                    
Expenses                                                            
Rental operations    5,939       588(b)        553(b)        236(b)     7,316
General and
 administrative      1,907       -             -             -          1,907
Depreciation         6,948     1,318(c)        487(c)        291(c)     9,044
Interest             6,665     2,070(d)        449(d)        652(d)(e)  9,836
                 ------------------------------------------------------------
                    21,459     3,976         1,489         1,179       28,103
                 ------------------------------------------------------------
Net income(loss) $  11,120   $  (390)     $    920      $    188     $ 11,838
                 ============================================================
                                                                    
Per Share Data                                                      
- --------------
Net income per   $    1.06                                          $   1.01
share

Weighted average    10,488                                          11,674(f)
number of shares
outstanding
                                                                    
Other Data                                                          
- ----------
Number of               32                                              34
properties at
end of period
                                                                    



See accompanying pro forma adjustments.




                              The Price REIT, Inc.
                                        
             Pro Forma Adjustments to Condensed Statement of Income
                                        
                     For the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 (In Thousands)


(a) Record the rental income less amount included in the Company historical of
    the 1997 Acquired Properties, Renaissance Centre, and West Farms Shopping
    Center (the "Properties").

(b) Record the rental operating expenses of the Properties less property 
    management fees (as the Company self-manages its properties) net of amount
    included in the Company historical as follows:
                                         
                    
                              1997 Acquired   Renaissance      West Farms
                               Properties        Center      Shopping Center
                              ----------------------------------------------
    Rental operations          $    662       $    618        $    303
    Less:  management fees          (74)           (65)            (67)
                              ----------------------------------------------
                               $    588       $    553        $    236
                              ==============================================

(c) Record the additional depreciation expense to be recognized for the
    acquisition of the Properties under the straight-line method as follows:

                       1997 Acquired       Renaissance        West Farms
                        Properties           Centre        Shopping Center
                      ----------------------------------------------------
                                Depre-             Depre-             Depre-
              Years    Cost    ciation    Cost    ciation    Cost    ciation
              --------------------------------------------------------------
Land             -    $ 33,518  $   -    $10,596   $   -    $  6,326  $   -
Land
 improvements   15       6,971     232     2,188       73      1,306      44
Buildings       25      66,164   1,323    20,716      414     12,368     247
                      ------------------------------------------------------
                      $106,653   1,555   $33,500   $  487   $ 20,000  $  291
                      ========           ===================================
Less amount included in
the Company historical            (237)
                                -------                     
                                $1,318                      
                                =======                     



(d)Record the additional interest expense resulting from the acquisitions of the
   Properties with the proceeds from the unsecured line of credit, using the
   Company's weighted average interest rate on its unsecured line of credit for
   the six months ended June 30, 1997 of 6.9%.

(e)Record the additional interest expense resulting from the assumption of 
   the $14.7 million secured loan on the West Farms Shopping Center. The 
   interest rate on the loan is 8.875%.
    
(f) Includes the issuance of 1.6 million shares of common stock
   sold on January 22, 1997 and the issuance of 1.0 million
   shares of common stock sold on August 5, 1997.




                                  EXHIBIT 23.1
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-3 No. 33-75547; Form S-8 No. 33-87812; Form S-3 No. 333-35185 and
related Prospectus) of The Price REIT, Inc. for the registration of 500,000
shares of its common stock; 600,000 shares of its common stock; and an aggregate
maximum total of $400,000,000 of debt securities, preferred stock, common stock,
and warrants for the purchase of its preferred stock or common stock,
respectively, of our report dated October 24, 1997 with respect to the statement
of revenue over specific operating expenses of the Renaissance Centre of The
Price REIT, Inc. included in its Current Report on Amendment No. 2 to Form 8-K
dated September 12, 1997, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.




                                                  /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


San Diego, California
May 5, 1998



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