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FORM 10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended MARCH 31, 1997
OR
[_] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number: 1-12252
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland 36-3877868
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or Organization) Identification No.)
Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(312) 474-1300
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ________
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APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE USERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
At May 9, 1997, 53,756,013 of the Registrant's Common Shares of Beneficial
Interest were outstanding.
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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands except for share amounts)
(Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
March 31, December 31,
1997 1996
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ASSETS
Investment in rental property
Land $ 325,198 $ 284,879
Depreciable property 2,876,383 2,698,631
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3,201,581 2,983,510
Accumulated depreciation (328,321) (301,512)
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Investment in rental property, net of accumulated depreciation 2,873,260 2,681,998
Cash and cash equivalents 84,829 147,271
Investment in mortgage notes, net 86,895 86,596
Rents receivable 1,351 1,450
Deposits - restricted 9,007 20,637
Escrow deposits - mortgage 17,582 15,434
Deferred financing costs, net 14,425 14,555
Other assets 25,886 18,186
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Total assets $ 3,113,235 $ 2,986,127
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Mortgage notes payable $ 795,723 $ 755,434
Notes, net 498,918 498,840
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 31,243 33,117
Accrued interest payable 15,447 12,737
Due to affiliates 656 628
Rents received in advance and other liabilities 18,904 15,838
Security deposits 15,123 14,128
Distributions payable 47,220 45,938
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Total liabilities 1,423,234 1,376,660
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Commitments and contingencies
Minority Interests 144,264 150,637
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Shareholders' equity:
Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value;
10,000,000 shares authorized:
9 3/8% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Shares of Beneficial Interest, liquidation preference
$25 per share, 6,120,000 shares issued and outstanding 153,000 153,000
9 1/8% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Shares of Beneficial Interest, liquidation preference
$250 per share, 500,000 shares issued and outstanding 125,000 125,000
9 1/8% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Shares of Beneficial Interest, liquidation preference
$250 per share, 460,000 shares issued and outstanding 115,000 115,000
Common Shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value,
100,000,000 shares authorized, 53,712,826 shares issued
and outstanding as of March 31, 1997 and 51,154,836
shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 1996 537 512
Paid in capital 1,243,736 1,147,214
Employee notes (5,229) (5,255)
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings (86,307) (76,641)
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Total shareholders' equity 1,545,737 1,458,830
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 3,113,235 $ 2,986,127
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in thousands except for per share data)
(Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Quarters Ended March 31,
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1997 1996
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REVENUES
Rental income $ 134,235 $ 101,443
Fee and asset management 1,578 1,545
Interest income - investment in mortgage notes 3,683 2,710
Interest and other income 1,891 623
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Total revenues 141,387 106,321
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EXPENSES
Property and maintenance 32,334 28,530
Real estate taxes and insurance 13,911 10,279
Property management 5,671 4,435
Fee and asset management 967 1,106
Depreciation 28,877 20,616
Interest:
Expense incurred 23,293 18,241
Amortization of deferred financing costs 603 944
General and administrative 2,975 2,215
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Total expenses 108,631 86,366
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Income before gain on disposition of properties
and allocation to Minority Interests 32,756 19,955
Gain on disposition of properties 3,632 1,340
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Income before allocation to Minority Interests 36,388 21,295
Income allocated to Minority Interests (3,426) (2,901)
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Net income 32,962 18,394
Preferred distributions (9,061) (6,437)
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Net income available to Common Shares $ 23,901 $ 11,957
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Net income per weighted average Common Share outstanding $ 0.46 $ 0.32
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Weighted average Common Shares outstanding 51,791 37,877
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Distributions declared per Common Share outstanding $ 0.63 $ 0.59
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended March 31,
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1997 1996
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<S> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 32,962 $ 18,394
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Income allocated to Minority Interests 3,426 2,901
Depreciation 28,877 20,616
Amortization of deferred financing costs (including discount on
1999 and 2002 Notes) 681 1,023
Amortization of discount on investment in mortgage notes (750) -
Gain on disposition of properties (3,632) (1,340)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in rents receivable 99 (4)
Decrease in deposits - restricted 127 (216)
(Increase) decrease in other assets (4,299) 1,108
Increase (decrease) in due to affiliates 33 (260)
(Decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses (1,874) (202)
Increase in accrued interest payable 2,710 4,443
Increase in rents received in advance and other liabilities 3,346 782
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Net cash provided by operating activities 61,706 47,245
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investment in rental properties, net (152,612) (90,824)
Improvements to rental property (6,276) (5,444)
Additions to non-rental property (1,515) (384)
Proceeds from disposition of rental property, net 4,771 6,252
Purchase of contract rights (3,500) -
(Increase) decrease in mortgage deposits (2,148) 433
Deposits (made) on rental property acquisitions (5,258) (300)
Deposits applied on rental property acquisitions 16,761 15,107
Payments received from investment in mortgage notes 451 240
Other investing activities (101) 157
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Net cash (used for) investing activities (149,427) (74,763)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from sale of Common Shares 89,576 118,522
Proceeds from exercise of options 1,626 1,167
Redemption of Preference Units - (1,083)
Payment of offering costs (101) (139)
Distributions to Common Share and Preferred Share owners (41,034) (25,979)
Distributions to Minority Interests (4,904) (4,838)
Principal receipts on employee notes 184 18
Proceeds from line of credit - 37,000
Repayments on line of credit - (102,000)
Principal payments on mortgage notes payable (20,562) (698)
Loan and bond acquisition costs (501) (51)
Increase in security deposits 995 667
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Net cash provided by financing activities 25,279 22,586
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Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (62,442) (4,932)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 147,271 13,428
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 84,829 $ 8,496
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See accompanying notes.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
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<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended March 31,
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1997 1996
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Supplemental information:
Cash paid during the period for interest $ 20,583 $ 13,798
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Mortgage loans assumed through acquisitions of rental properties $ 60,851 $ 27,438
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Rental property assumed through foreclosure $ - $ 10,854
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See accompanying notes.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Definition of special terms:
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are as defined in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended by Form 10-K/A, for the year ended
December 31, 1996 ("Form 10-K").
1. Business
Equity Residential Properties Trust, formed in March 1993, and its
subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company"), is a self-administered and self-
managed equity real estate investment trust ("REIT"). As of March 31, 1997, the
Company controlled a portfolio of 229 multifamily properties (individually a
"Property" and collectively the "Properties"). The Company's interest in six of
the Properties at the time of acquisition thereof consisted solely of ownership
of debt collateralized by such Properties. The Company also has an investment
in partnership interests and subordinated mortgages collateralized by 21
properties (the "Additional Properties").
2. Basis of Presentation
The balance sheet and statements of operations and cash flows as of and for
the quarter ended March 31, 1997 represent the consolidated financial
information of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Due to the Company's ability as general partner to control either through
ownership or by contract the Operating Partnership, the Management Partnerships,
the Financing Partnerships and the LLCs, each such entity has been consolidated
with the Company for financial reporting purposes. In regard to Management
Corp. and Management Corp. II, the Company does not have legal control; however,
these entities are consolidated for financial reporting purposes, the effects of
which are immaterial.
These unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been
prepared pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") rules and
regulations and should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and
Notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. The
following Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements highlight significant
changes to the notes included in the Form 10-K and present interim disclosures
as required by the SEC. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements
reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair
presentation of the interim financial statements. All such adjustments are of a
normal and recurring nature. Certain reclassifications have been made to the
prior period's financial statements in order to conform with the current period
presentation.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
3. Investment in Rental Property
During the quarter ended March 31, 1997, the Company acquired the 12
Properties listed below. Each Property was purchased from an unaffiliated third
party, except for Sedona Ridge, which was purchased from an affiliate of the
Company, Zell/Merrill Lynch Real Estate Opportunity Partners Limited Partnership
("Zell/Merrill I"). The cash portion of these transactions was funded primarily
from proceeds raised from the December 1996 Common Share Offerings.
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Total
Acquisition
Date Number Cost
Acquired Property Location of Units (in thousands)
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01/02/97 Town Center Kingwood, TX 258 $ 12,834
01/21/97 Harborview San Pedro, CA 160 19,000
01/31/97 The Cardinal Greensboro, NC 256 13,124
02/12/97 Trails at Dominion Houston, TX 843 38,251
02/25/97 Dartmouth Woods Lakewood, CO 201 12,424
02/28/97 Rincon Houston, TX 288 21,129
02/28/97 Waterford at the Lakes Kent, WA 344 19,246
03/17/97 Junipers at Yarmouth Yarmouth, ME 225 9,162
03/20/97 Lincoln Harbor Ft. Lauderdale, FL 324 22,168
03/24/97 Sedona Ridge Phoenix, AZ 250 15,208
03/28/97 Club at the Green Beaverton, OR 254 14,634
03/28/97 Knight's Castle Wilsonville, OR 296 15,014
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3,699 $212,194
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4. Disposition of Rental Properties
On March 28, 1997, the Company sold Plantation Apartments located in Monroe,
Louisiana for a sales price of $4.8 million. The gain for financial reporting
purposes was approximately $3.6 million.
5. Commitments to Acquire Rental Properties
As of March 31, 1997, excluding the properties which were subsequently
acquired as discussed in Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire one multifamily
property containing 176 units from an unaffiliated third party. The expected
purchase price is approximately $8.5 million. The Company also entered into a
letter of intent with Zell/Merrill I to purchase eight multifamily properties
containing 2,301 units. The expected combined purchase price is approximately
$101.7 million, which includes the assumption of mortgage indebtedness of
approximately $82.2 million.
The closings of these pending transactions are subject to certain
contingencies and conditions;
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
therefore, there can be no assurance that these transactions will be consummated
or that the final terms thereof will not differ in material respects from those
summarized in the preceding paragraph.
6. Investment in Mortgage Notes, Net
Investment in mortgage notes, net represents the Company's investment in
subordinated mortgages collateralized by the Additional Properties.
7. Shareholders' Equity and Minority Interests
In February 1997, the Company issued 33,971 Common Shares pursuant to the
Employee Share Purchase Plan at a net price of $35.63 per share and received net
proceeds of approximately $1.2 million.
In March 1997, the Company completed offerings of an aggregate of 1,921,000
publicly registered Common Shares, which were sold to the public at a price of
$46 per share (the "March 1997 Common Share Offerings"). The Company received
net proceeds of approximately $88.3 million therefrom.
The following table presents the changes in the Company's issued and
outstanding Common Shares for the quarter ended March 31, 1997:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Balance at January 1, 1997 51,154,836
Common Shares issued through March 1997 Common Share Offerings 1,921,000
Common Shares issued through Employee Share Purchase Plan 33,971
Conversion of OP Units into Common Shares 510,518
Common Shares issued through restricted share awards 28,246
Common Shares issued through exercise of options 64,255
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Balance at March 31, 1997 53,712,826
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Assuming conversion of all OP Units into Common Shares, total Common Shares
outstanding at March 31, 1997 would have been 61,060,536.
The equity positions of various individuals and entities that contributed
their properties to the Operating Partnership in exchange for a partnership
interest are collectively referred to as the "Minority Interests". As of March
31, 1997, the Minority Interests held 7,347,710 OP Units which represented a
12.03% interest in the Operating Partnership.
Net proceeds from the Company's Common Share offerings are contributed by
the Company to the Operating Partnership in return for an increased ownership
percentage and are treated as capital transactions in the Company's Consolidated
Financial Statements. As a result, the net offering proceeds are allocated
between shareholders' equity and Minority Interests to account for the change in
their respective percentage ownership of the underlying equity of the Operating
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Partnership.
The Company paid a $0.625 per Common Share distribution on April 11, 1997
for the quarter ended March 31, 1997 to Common Share holders of record as of
March 28, 1997.
On April 15, 1997, the Company paid, for the quarter ended March 31, 1997, a
$0.585938 per share distribution to Series A Preferred Share holders of record
on March 28, 1997. The Company also paid a $.570313 per share distribution to
both Series B Depositary Share holders and Series C Depositary Share holders of
record as of March 28, 1997.
8. Calculation of Net Income Per Weighted Average Common Share
In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
No. 128, Earnings per Share, which is required to be adopted on December 31,
1997. At that time, the Company will be required to change the method currently
used to compute net income per weighted average Common Share and to restate all
prior periods. The impact of Statement 128 on the calculation of net income per
weighted average Common Share and net income per weighted average Common Share--
assuming dilution for these quarters is not expected to be material.
9. Mortgage Notes Payable
As of March 31, 1997, the Company had outstanding mortgage indebtedness of
approximately $795.7 million encumbering 90 of the Properties. The carrying
value of such Properties (net of accumulated depreciation of $148.1 million) was
approximately $1.2 billion. In connection with the Properties acquired during
the quarter ended March 31, 1997, the Company assumed the outstanding mortgage
balances on five Properties in the aggregate amount of $60.9 million. Concurrent
with the refinancing of certain tax-exempt bonds in 1996 and as a requirement of
the credit provider of the bonds, the Financing Partnership, which owns certain
of the Properties entered into interest rate protection agreements, which
protection agreements were assigned to the credit provider as additional
security. The Financing Partnership pays interest based on a fixed interest rate
and the counterparty of the agreement pays interest at a floating rate which is
calculated based on the Public Securities Association Index for municipal bonds
("PSA Municipal Index"). As of March 31, 1997, the aggregate notional amount of
these agreements was approximately $166.4 million. The fixed interest rates for
these agreements were 4.81% and 4.528%. The termination dates are October 1,
2003 and January 1, 2004. The Company simultaneously entered into substantially
identical reverse interest rate protection agreements. Under these agreements
the Company pays interest monthly at a floating rate based on the PSA Municipal
Index and the counterparty pays interest based on a fixed interest rate. As of
March 31, 1997, the aggregate notional amount of these agreements was
approximately $166.4 million. The fixed interest rates received by the Company
in exchange for paying interest based on the PSA Municipal Index for these
agreements were 4.74% and 4.458%. The termination dates are October 1, 2003 and
January 1, 2004. Collectively, these agreements effectively cost the Company
0.07% per annum on the current outstanding aggregate notional amount. The
Company believes that it has limited exposure to the extent of non-performance
by the counterparties of the agreements since each counterparty is a major U.S.
financial institution, and the Company does not anticipate their non-
performance. Furthermore, any non-performance by the counterparty is offset by
non-performance by the Company.
Scheduled maturities for the Company's outstanding mortgage indebtedness are
at various dates through August 1, 2030. As of March 31, 1997, fixed interest
rates on certain of these mortgage notes ranged from 4% to 10.27% and variable
interest rates on certain of the mortgage notes ranged from 2.89% to 7.085%.
During the quarter ended March 31, 1997, the Company repaid the outstanding
mortgage balances on three Properties in the aggregate amount of $19.3
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
million. Subsequent to March 31, 1997, the Company repaid the outstanding
mortgage balance on two Properties in the amount of approximately $4.8 million.
In February 1996, the Company entered into an interest rate protection agreement
which hedged the interest rate risk of $50 million of mortgage loans scheduled
to mature in September 1997 by locking the five year Treasury Rate, commencing
October 1, 1997 through October 1, 2002.
10. Line of Credit
The Company, through the Operating Partnership, has a $250 million unsecured
line of credit with Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York and Bank of
America Illinois. As of March 31, 1997, there were no amounts outstanding on
this line of credit. Subsequent to March 31, 1997, the Company borrowed $100
million from its line of credit.
11. Notes
Included in the note balance are the 1999 Notes, the Floating Rate Notes,
the 2002 Notes and the 2026 Notes. As of March 31, 1997, the unamortized
discount balances related to the 1999 Notes and the 2002 Notes were
approximately $0.4 million and $0.7 million, respectively.
In February 1996 the Company entered into an interest rate protection
agreement that hedged the interest rate risk of the 1999 Notes by locking the
effective four year Treasury Rate, commencing May 15, 1999 through May 2003.
There was no current cost to the Company for entering into this agreement.
In connection with the Floating Rate Notes, the Operating Partnership has
entered into interest rate protection agreements which fix the interest rate at
an effective rate of 7.075% through the term of the Floating Rate Notes.
Prior to the issuance of the 2002 Notes, the Operating Partnership entered
into an interest rate protection agreement to effectively fix the interest rate
cost of such issuance. The Operating Partnership made a one time settlement
payment of this protection transaction, which was approximately $0.8 million and
is being amortized over the term of the 2002 Notes. As of March 31, 1997, the
unamortized balance of this cost was approximately $0.6 million.
Prior to the issuance of the 2026 Notes, the Company entered into an
interest rate protection agreement to effectively fix the interest rate cost of
this issuance to 7.5%. The Operating Partnership received a one time settlement
payment of this transaction, which was approximately $0.6 million, which amount
is being amortized over the term of the 2026 Notes. As of March 31, 1997, the
unamortized balance was approximately $0.5 million.
12. Deposits - restricted
Deposits - restricted, as of March 31, 1997, primarily included deposits in
the amount of approximately $4.8 million held in a third party escrow account.
This deposit is expected to be utilized for the acquisition of an additional
property. Also included in the deposits - restricted amount were tenant security
and utility deposits made for certain of the Company's Properties.
13. Commitments and Contingencies
On March 20, 1996, a legal proceeding (Nick J. Miletich, Administrator of
the Estates of Dorothy Miletich and Madelyne Miletich, deceased, v. Equity
Residential Properties Trust, Equity Residential Properties Management
Corporation, Curt Vajgrt, Raymond Countryman and Darla Countryman) (Iowa
District Court, Polk County, Iowa, Law Case No. CL 68908) was filed against the
Company. This legal proceeding arises out of the Company's ownership and
management of the apartment building known as 3000 Grand Ave. in Des Moines,
Iowa and alleges that Raymond and Darla Countryman murdered Dorothy Miletich and
Madelyne Miletich, who were residents of the apartment complex, on June 15,
1995. Raymond Countryman is a former employee of the Company. The plaintiff
alleges, inter alia, that had the Company learned of the background of Mr.
Countryman prior to his employment, the Company would not have hired him and the
deaths of the Miletichs would have been avoided. While the Company is vigorously
contesting these claims, there is no assurance that the Company will not be held
liable for said deaths and there is no assurance that its insurance coverage
will cover all damages that may be awarded against it. At this
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
time, an estimate of the possible loss or range of loss that the Company may
incur cannot be determined.
The Company does not believe there is any other litigation, except as
mentioned in the previous paragraph, threatened against the Company other than
routine litigation arising out of the ordinary course of business, some of which
is expected to be covered by liability insurance, none of which is expected to
have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial statements of the
Company.
14. Agreement and Plan of Merger
On January 16, 1997, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger regarding the acquisition of the multifamily property business of
Wellsford, a Maryland real estate investment trust, through the tax free merger
of the Company and Wellsford. The transaction is valued at approximately $1
billion and includes 72 multifamily properties containing 19,004 units. In the
Merger, each outstanding common share of beneficial interest of Wellsford will
be converted into .625 of a common share of the surviving company. The Merger is
subject to approval of the common shareholders of the Company and Wellsford at
special meetings of such shareholders called for May 28, 1997. The completion of
the Merger is also conditioned upon certain other closing conditions. There is
no assurance that the Merger will be consummated.
15. Subsequent Events
On April 4, 1997, the Company acquired three properties from an affiliate of
the Company, Zell/Merrill Lynch Real Estate Opportunity Partners Limited
Partnership II, for a total purchase price of approximately $45.5 million,
including the assumption of mortgage indebtedness of approximately $25.5
million. These properties were Indigo Springs, a 278-unit property located in
Kent, Washington; Country Gables, a 288-unit property located in Portland,
Oregon; and Watermark Square, a 390-unit property located in Portland, Oregon.
On April 28, 1997, the Company made an $88 million investment in six
mortgage loans which are collateralized by five multifamily properties.
On April 29, 1997, the Company acquired Summit Chase Apartments, a 140-unit
multifamily property located in Coral Springs, Florida, from an unaffiliated
third party for a purchase price of approximately $5.6 million.
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PART I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
Overview
The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and
financial condition of the Company should be read in connection with the
Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto. Due to the Company's
ability to control the Operating Partnership, the Management Partnerships, the
Financing Partnerships and the LLCs, each entity has been consolidated with the
Company for financial reporting purposes. Capitalized terms used herein and not
defined, are as defined in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended
by Form 10-K/A, for the year ended December 31, 1996.
Results of Operations
Since the Company's IPO and through March 31, 1997, the Company has acquired
direct or indirect interests in 172 properties (the "Acquired Properties"),
containing 53,378 units in the aggregate for a total purchase price of
approximately $2.6 billion, including the assumption of approximately $615
million of mortgage indebtedness. The Company's interest in six of the Acquired
Properties at the time of acquisition thereof consisted solely of ownership of
the debt collateralized by such Acquired Properties. The Company purchased its
interests in ten of such Acquired Properties consisting of 2,694 units between
the IPO and December 31, 1993; 84 of such Acquired Properties consisting of
26,285 units in 1994 (the "1994 Acquired Properties"); 17 of such Acquired
Properties consisting of 5,035 units in 1995 (the "1995 Acquired Properties");
49 of such Acquired Properties consisting of 15,665 units in 1996 (the "1996
Acquired Properties"); and 12 of such Acquired Properties consisting of 3,699
units in 1997 (the "1997 Acquired Properties"). In addition, in August 1995,
the Company made an investment in partnership interests and subordinated
mortgages collateralized by the 21 Additional Properties. The Acquired
Properties were presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements of the
Company from the date of each acquisition.
During the quarter ended March 31, 1997, the Company disposed of one
property (the "1997 Disposed Property") for a sales price of $4.8 million.
During 1996, the Company also disposed of five properties containing 1,254 units
(the "1996 Disposed Properties") for a total sales price of approximately $41.3
million.
The Company's overall results of operations for the quarter ended March 31,
1997 have been impacted by the Company's acquisition and disposition activity.
The significant increases in rental revenues, property and maintenance expenses,
real estate taxes and insurance, depreciation expense and property management
can all primarily be attributed to the acquisition of the 1996 Acquired
Properties and 1997 Acquired Properties. The impact of the 1996 Acquired
Properties and 1997 Acquired Properties is discussed in greater detail in the
following paragraphs. The Company's disposition activity partially offset the
increases to these same accounts.
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PART I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Continued)
Properties that the Company owned for all of the quarter ended March 31,
1997 and March 31, 1996 (the "First Quarter 1997 Same Store Properties") also
impacted the Company's results of operations and are discussed as well in the
following paragraphs.
Comparison of quarter ended March 31, 1997 to quarter ended March 31, 1996
For the quarter ended March 31, 1997, income before gain on disposition of
properties and allocation to Minority Interests increased by $12.8 million when
compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1996. This increase was primarily due
to increases in rental revenues net of increases in property and maintenance
expenses, real estate taxes and insurance, property management expenses,
depreciation, interest expense and general and administrative expenses. All of
the increases in the various line item accounts mentioned above can be primarily
attributed to the 1997 Acquired Properties and 1996 Acquired Properties. These
increases were partially offset by the 1996 Disposed Properties and the 1997
Disposed Properties. Interest income earned on the Company's mortgage note
investment increased by $1 million, which included amortization of the discount
of approximately $0.8 million, and was an additional factor that impacted the
quarter to quarter changes.
In regard to the First Quarter 1997 Same Store Properties, rental revenues
increased by approximately $2.6 million or 2.7% primarily as a result of higher
rental rates charged to new tenants and tenant renewals. Overall property
operating expenses which include property and maintenance, real estate taxes and
insurance and an allocation of property management expenses decreased
approximately $0.4 million or 1%. This decrease was primarily the result of
lower medical and health care insurance costs, building and maintenance costs
and leasing and advertising costs.
Property management represents expenses associated with the management of
the Company's Properties. These expenses increased by approximately $1.2 million
primarily due to the continued expansion of the Company's property management
business to facilitate the management of the Company's additional properties.
The Company most recently opened new area offices in Houston, Texas; Ypsilanti,
Michigan; Kansas City, Kansas; and Nashville, Tennessee.
Fee and asset management revenues and fee and asset management expenses are
associated with the management of properties not owned by the Company that are
managed for affiliates. These expenses decreased slightly for the quarter ended
March 31, 1997 when compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1996.
Interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs,
increased by approximately $4.7 million. This increase was primarily the result
of an increase in the Company's average indebtedness outstanding which increased
by $313.4 million. However, the Company's effective interest costs decreased
from 8.05% in 1996 to 7.62% in 1997.
General and administrative expenses, which include corporate operating
expenses, increased
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Continued)
approximately $0.8 million between the periods under comparison. This increase
was primarily due to adding corporate personnel, higher compensation costs and
shareholder reporting costs as well as an increase in professional fees. General
and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 2.10% for the
quarter ended March 31, 1997.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of January 1, 1997, the Company had approximately $147.3 million of cash
and cash equivalents and $250 million available on its line of credit. After
taking into effect the various transactions discussed in the following
paragraphs, the Company's cash and cash equivalents balance at March 31, 1997
was approximately $84.8 million and the amount available on the Company's line
of credit was $250 million. The following discussion also explains the changes
in net cash provided by operating activities, net cash (used for) investing
activities and net cash provided by financing activities, which amounts for each
period under comparison are presented in the Company's Statements of Cash Flows.
In February 1997, the Company issued 33,971 Common Shares pursuant to the
Employee Share Purchase Plan and received net proceeds of approximately $1.2
million. The Company also completed the March 1997 Common Share Offerings and
received net proceeds of approximately $88.3 million, which proceeds have been
or will be utilized to purchase additional properties.
With respect to Property acquisitions during the quarter, the Company
purchased 12 Properties containing 3,699 units for a total purchase price of
approximately $211 million, including the assumption of mortgage indebtedness of
approximately $60.9 million. These acquisitions were primarily funded from
proceeds received from the December 1996 Common Share Offerings. Subsequent to
March 31, 1997, the Company acquired four additional properties containing 1,096
units for a total purchase price of approximately $51.1 million, including the
assumption of mortgage indebtedness of approximately $25.5 million. These
acquisitions were primarily funded with proceeds from the March 1997 Common
Share Offerings. The Company is actively seeking to acquire additional
multifamily properties with physical and market characteristics similar to the
Properties and as of March 31, 1997 was under contract or negotiating with
various sellers to purchase up to 2,477 units. The combined purchase price of
these probable acquisitions is approximately $110.2 million, including the
assumption of mortgage indebtedness of approximately $82.2 million. The closings
of these transactions are subject to certain contingencies and conditions,
therefore, there can be no assurance that these transactions will be consummated
or that the final terms will not differ in material respects. The Company
expects to fund these probable acquisitions from its line of credit.
In addition, in April 1997, the Company made an $88 million investment in
six mortgage loans collateralized by five properties. This investment was funded
from the Company's line of credit.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Continued)
During the quarter ended March 31, 1997, the Company disposed of one
property which generated net proceeds of $4.8 million. Subsequently, these
proceeds will be ultimately applied to purchase additional Properties.
As of March 31, 1997, the Company had total indebtedness of approximately
$1.3 billion, which included mortgage indebtedness of $795.7 million, of which
$274 million represented tax exempt bond indebtedness, and unsecured debt of
$498.9 million (net of a $1.1 million discount). During the quarter, the Company
repaid an aggregate of $19.3 million of mortgage indebtedness on three of its
Properties. These repayments were primarily funded from proceeds received from
the December 1996 Common Share Offerings. The Company has, from time to time,
entered into interest rate protection agreements to reduce the potential impact
of increases in interest rates but has limited exposure to the extent of non-
performance by the counterparties of each protection agreement since each
counterparty is a major U.S. financial institution, and the Company does not
anticipate their non-performance. No such financial instrument has been used for
trading purposes. In February 1996, the Company entered into two interest rate
protection agreements that will hedge the Company's interest rate risk at
maturity of $175 million of indebtedness. The first agreement hedged the
interest rate risk of $50 million of mortgage loans scheduled to mature in
September 1997 by locking the five year Treasury Rate, commencing October 1,
1997. The second agreement hedged the interest rate risk of the Operating
Partnership's 1999 Notes by locking the effective four year Treasury Rate
commencing May 15, 1999. There was no current cost to the Company for entering
into these agreements.
During the quarter ended March 31, 1997, total capital expenditures for the
Company approximated $8.8 million. Of this amount, approximately $1 million
related to capital improvements and major repairs for certain of the 1994, 1995,
1996 and 1997 Acquired Properties. Capital improvements and major repairs for
all of the Company's pre-IPO properties and certain Acquired Properties
approximated $1.9 million, or $35 per unit. Capital spent for replacement-type
items approximated $3.3 million, or $48 per unit. In regard to capital spent
for upgrades at certain properties and tenant improvements with respect to the
retail and commercial office space at one Property, the amount was approximately
$1.1 million. Also included in total capital expenditures was approximately
$1.5 million expended for non-real estate additions such as computer software,
computer equipment, furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements for the
Company's ROCs and its corporate headquarters. Such capital expenditures were
primarily funded from working capital reserves and from net cash provided by
operating activities. Total capital expenditures for the remaining portion of
1997 are budgeted to be approximately $39.2 million.
Minority Interests as of March 31, 1997 decreased by $6.4 million when
compared to December 31, 1996. The primary factors that impacted this account
during the three month period were distributions declared to Minority Interests,
which amounted to $4.6 million for the
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Continued)
three month period, the allocation of income from operations in the amount of
$3.4 million and the conversion of OP Units into Common Shares and the issuances
of Common Shares during the quarter.
Total distributions paid in April 1997 for the quarter ended March 31, 1997
amounted to approximately $47.2 million.
The Company expects to meet its short-term liquidity requirements generally
through its working capital and net cash provided by operating activities. The
Company considers its cash provided by operating activities to be adequate to
meet operating requirements and payments of distributions. The Company also
expects to meet its long-term liquidity requirements, such as scheduled mortgage
debt maturities, reduction of outstanding amounts under its line of credit,
property acquisitions and capital improvements through the issuance of
unsecured notes and equity securities including additional OP Units as well as
from undistributed FFO and proceeds received from the disposition of certain
Properties. In addition, the Company has certain uncollateralized Properties
available for additional mortgage borrowings in the event that the public
capital markets are unavailable to the Company or the cost of alternative
sources of capital to the Company is too high.
On January 16, 1997, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger regarding the acquisition of the multifamily property business of
Wellsford, a Maryland real estate investment trust, through the tax free merger
of the Company and Wellsford. The transaction is valued at approximately $1
billion and includes 72 multifamily properties containing 19,004 units. In the
Merger, each outstanding common share of beneficial interest of Wellsford will
be converted into .625 of a common share of the surviving company. In connection
with the Merger, the Company may have to fund up to $67 million to cover certain
transaction and termination costs, repay Wellsford's line of credit balance and
fund an investment in a company to be spun off from Wellsford. The Merger is
subject to approval of the common shareholders of the Company and Wellsford at
special meetings of such shareholders called for May 28, 1997. The completion of
the Merger is also conditioned upon certain other closing conditions. There is
no assurance that the Merger will be consummated.
The Company currently has a $250 million line of credit which is scheduled
to mature in November 1999. As of May 9, 1997, $100 million was outstanding
under the Company's line of credit.
Funds From Operations
The Company generally considers FFO to be one measure of the performance of
real estate companies including an equity REIT. The resolution adopted by the
Board of Governors of NAREIT defines FFO as net income (loss) (computed in
accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from debt restructuring and
sales of property, plus depreciation on real estate assets, and after
adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for
unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on
the same basis. The Company believes that FFO is helpful to investors as a
measure of the performance of an
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PART I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Continued)
equity REIT because, along with cash flows from operating activities, financing
activities and investing activities it provides investors an understanding of
the ability of the Company to incur and service debt and to make capital
expenditures. FFO in and of itself does not represent cash generated from
operating activities in accordance with GAAP and therefore should not be
considered an alternative to net income as an indication of the Company's
performance or to net cash flows from operating activities as determined by GAAP
as a measure of liquidity and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to
fund cash needs. The Company's calculation of FFO represents net income
available to Common Shares, excluding gains on dispositions of properties, plus
depreciation on real estate assets, income allocated to Minority Interests and
amortization of deferred financing costs related to the Predecessor Business.
The Company's calculation of FFO may differ from the methodology for calculating
FFO utilized by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such
other REITs.
For the quarter ended March 31, 1997, FFO increased by $18.4 million
representing a 54.3% increase when compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1996.
The following is a reconciliation of net income available to Common Shares
to FFO available to Common Shares and OP Units for the quarters ended March 31,
1997 and 1996:
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Ended Ended
3/31/97 3/31/96
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Net income available to Common Shares $ 23,901 $ 11,957
Adjustments:
Income allocated to Minority Interests 3,426 2,901
Depreciation on real estate assets 28,432 20,133
Amortization of deferred financing costs
related to predecessor business 58 159
Gain on disposition of properties (3,632) (1,340)
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FFO available to Common Shares and OP
Units $ 52,185 $ 33,810
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The discussion in Note 13 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(A) Exhibits:
12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
(B) Reports on Form 8-K:
A report on Form 8-K, dated January 17, 1997, reporting information in
connection with the Merger.
A report on Form 8-K, dated March 12, 1997, reporting information in connection
with the Merger.
A report on Form 8-K, dated March 17, 1997, reporting information in connection
with the Merger.
A report on Form 8-K, dated March 19, 1997, reporting information in connection
with the March 1997 Common Share Offerings.
A report on Form 8-K, dated March 20, 1997, reporting information in connection
with the March 1997 Common Share Offerings.
A report on Form 8-K, dated March 24, 1997, reporting information in connection
with the March 1997 Common Share Offerings.
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SIGNATURES
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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.
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
Date: May 9, 1997 By: /s/ Bruce C. Strohm
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Bruce C. Strohm
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
Date: May 9, 1997 By: /s/ Michael J. McHugh
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Michael J. McHugh
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting
Officer and Treasurer
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Consolidated and Combined Historical, Including Predecessor Business
Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions Ratio
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<CAPTION>
Historical
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03/31/97 03/31/96 12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/94 12/31/93 12/31/92
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(Amounts in thousands)
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REVENUES
Rental income $134,235 $101,443 $454,412 $373,919 $220,727 $104,388 $ 86,597
Fee income - outside managed 1,578 1,545 6,749 7,030 4,739 4,651 4,215
Interest income - investment in mortgage notes 3,683 2,710 12,819 4,862 - - -
Interest and other income 1,891 623 4,405 4,573 5,568 3,031 2,161
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total revenues 141,387 106,321 478,385 390,384 231,034 112,070 92,973
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
EXPENSES
Property and maintenance 32,334 28,530 127,172 112,186 66,534 35,324 30,680
Real estate taxes and insurance 13,911 10,279 44,128 37,002 23,028 11,403 10,274
Property management 5,671 4,435 17,512 15,213 10,249 3,491 2,912
Property management - non-recurring - - - - 879 - -
Fee and asset management 967 1,106 3,837 3,887 2,056 2,524 2,403
Depreciation 28,877 20,616 93,253 72,410 37,273 15,384 13,442
Interest:
Expense incurred 23,293 18,241 81,351 78,375 37,044 26,042 31,926
Amortization of deferred financing costs 603 944 4,242 3,444 1,930 3,322 2,702
Refinancing costs - - - - - 3,284 -
General and administrative 2,975 2,215 9,857 8,129 6,053 3,159 1,915
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total expenses 108,631 86,366 381,352 330,646 185,046 103,933 96,254
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Income (loss) before extraordinary items 32,756 19,955 97,033 59,738 45,988 8,137 (3,281)
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Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions:
Interest and other financing costs 23,293 18,241 81,351 78,375 37,044 26,042 31,926
Refinancing costs - - - - - 3,284 -
Amortization of deferred financing costs 603 944 4,242 3,444 1,930 3,322 2,702
Preferred distributions 9,061 6,437 29,015 10,109 - - -
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Total Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred
Distributions 32,957 25,622 114,608 91,928 38,974 32,648 34,628
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Earnings before combined fixed charges and
preferred distributions 56,652 39,140 182,626 141,557 84,962 40,785 31,347
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Funds from operations before combined fixed
charges and preferred distributions 85,529 59,756 275,879 213,967 122,235 56,169 44,789
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Ratio of earnings before combined fixed charges
and preferred distributions to combined fixed
charges and preferred distributions 1.72 1.53 1.59 1.54 2.18 1.25 0.91
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Ratio of funds from operations before combined
fixed charges and preferred distributions to
combined fixed charges and preferred
distributions 2.60 2.33 2.41 2.33 3.14 1.72 1.29
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Earnings deficiency to cover fixed charges N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (3,281)
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