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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1997
REGISTRATION NO. 333-30307
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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LEXINGTON CORPORATE PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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MARYLAND 6798 13-3717318
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Classification Code Number) Identification Number)
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355 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
TELEPHONE NUMBER (212) 692-7260
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including
Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
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T. WILSON EGLIN
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
LEXINGTON CORPORATE PROPERTIES, INC.
355 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(212) 692-7260
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone
Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
COPIES TO:
BARRY A. BROOKS, ESQ.
SCOTT M. WORNOW, ESQ.
PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP
399 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022-4697
(212) 318-6000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to
the public: As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes
effective and the merger of Corporate Realty Income Trust I with and into
Lexington Corporate Properties, Inc. has become effective.
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If the securities being registered on this form are being offered in connection
with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General
Instruction G, check the following box.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES
AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE
A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a),
MAY DETERMINE.
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CORPORATE REALTY INCOME TRUST I
388 GREENWICH STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10013
SEPTEMBER __, 1997
Dear Shareholder:
A special meeting of shareholders of Corporate Realty Income Trust I
("CRIT") will be held on ___________________, 1997 (the "Meeting"). The purpose
of the Meeting is to consider and vote on a proposed (i) merger (the "Merger")
of CRIT with and into Lexington Corporate Properties, Inc. ("Lexington
Properties" or the "Company") and (ii) amendment (the "Trust Amendment") to
CRIT's First Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust to permit CRIT to merge
with other entities subject to a required vote of CRIT's Board of Trustees and
shareholders, as described in the attached Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
The proposed Merger has been unanimously approved by CRIT's Board of
Trustees, which believes the transaction to be in the best interest of CRIT and
its shareholders and recommends a vote FOR its approval. The reasons for this
belief are set forth in the accompanying Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The
investment banking firm of McFarland Dewey & Co. has issued its opinion to CRIT,
a copy of which is attached as Annex B to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, that
the consideration to be received by CRIT shareholders in the Merger is
financially fair to the shareholders of CRIT.
The proposed Merger is very important to you as a shareholder. In
addition, the adoption of the Trust Amendment is necessary for the consummation
of the Merger; however, even if the Merger proposal is not adopted by the
shareholders, the Trust Amendment will give CRIT the flexibility to engage in
certain business transactions in the future. Therefore, whether or not you plan
to attend the Meeting, I urge you to give your immediate attention to the
proposals contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Please review the
enclosed materials, sign and date the enclosed proxy card and return it promptly
in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.
Very truly yours,
James C. Cowles
Chairman
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CORPORATE REALTY INCOME TRUST I
NOTICE OF MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
A special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") of Corporate Realty Income
Trust I ("CRIT") will be held on [ ], 1997 at 11:00 am, local time, at CRIT's
offices at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York, 33rd floor, for the
following purposes:
1. To consider and act on a proposal to approve the merger (the "Merger")
of CRIT with and into Lexington Corporate Properties, Inc. ("Lexington
Properties") as set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as
of May 29, 1997, between Lexington and CRIT (the "Merger Agreement").
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of beneficial interest,
par value $0.10 per share, of CRIT (each, a "CRIT Share") issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger shall
be converted into a number of shares of Lexington Common Stock, par
value $0.0001 per share (the "Lexington Common Stock"), based upon a
calculated value per CRIT Share of approximately $17.96. For purposes
of calculating the ratio at which the CRIT Shares will be converted
into shares of Lexington Common Stock in the Merger, the value of
Lexington Common Stock will be based on the average of the closing
sales prices of Lexington Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc. on the 20 consecutive trading days ending on the fifth business
day immediately preceding the Meeting (the "Lexington Common Stock
Price"); however, the Lexington Common Stock Price will be deemed to
equal (i) $14.125 if the average price of the Lexington Common Stock
calculated above is greater than $14.125 or (ii) $12.125 if the average
price of the Lexington Common Stock is less than $12.125. Based upon
the foregoing conversion formula, each CRIT Share may be converted into
a maximum of 1.481 shares of Lexington Common Stock assuming that the
Lexington Common Stock Price is $12.125 (or 1,496,959 shares of
Lexington Common Stock, in the aggregate, representing approximately
11.81% of the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Lexington
Common Stock) or a minimum of 1.271 shares of Lexington Common Stock
assuming a Lexington Common Stock Price of $14.125 (or 1,284,696 shares
of Lexington Common Stock, in the aggregate, representing approximately
10.13% of the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Lexington
Common Stock). As a result of the Merger, Lexington Properties will
succeed to the operations and assets of CRIT, the separate existence of
CRIT will cease and the former holders of the CRIT Shares will become
shareholders of Lexington Properties.
A copy of the Merger Agreement is attached as Annex A to the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus accompanying this Notice.
2. To consider and act on a proposal to amend the First Amended and
Restated Declaration of Trust to permit CRIT to merge into or
consolidate with other entities with the approval of a majority of the
Trustees and the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding CRIT Shares entitled to vote thereon.
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting
or any adjournments or postponements thereof.
CRIT's shareholders are not entitled to dissenters' rights of appraisal in
connection with the Merger.
The Board of Trustees has fixed the close of business on [ ], 1997 as the
record date for CRIT Shares entitled to vote at the Meeting.
A Proxy Statement/Prospectus and a form of proxy are enclosed with this Notice.
You are requested, if you cannot be present at the Meeting, to complete, sign
and return the proxy in the enclosed business reply envelope promptly.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mark R. Patterson
Secretary
________________ ___, 1997
IMPORTANT: PLEASE FILL IN, DATE, SIGN AND MAIL PROMPTLY THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN
THE POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE PROVIDED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR CRIT SHARES ARE
REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING. IF YOU ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU MAY VOTE IN PERSON IF
YOU WISH TO DO SO EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY SENT IN YOUR PROXY.
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1,496,907 SHARES
LEXINGTON CORPORATE PROPERTIES, INC.
COMMON STOCK
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PROXY STATEMENT
CORPORATE REALTY INCOME TRUST I
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD [ ,] 1997
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This Proxy Statement and Prospectus (the "Proxy Statement/Prospectus")
is being furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board
of Trustees of Corporate Realty Income Trust I, a Massachusetts business trust
("CRIT"), from holders of outstanding shares of beneficial interest, par value
$0.10 per share, of CRIT (the "CRIT Shares") for use at the special meeting of
shareholders of CRIT to be held at ____________, at 11:00 a.m. (local time) on
_____________, 1997, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof (the
"Meeting").
At the Meeting, the shareholders of CRIT will be asked to consider and
act upon a proposal to (1) approve an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
May 29, 1997, as amended (the "Merger Agreement"), between CRIT and Lexington
Corporate Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Lexington" or the
"Company") and transactions contemplated thereby (the "Merger Proposal"); and
(2) to amend CRIT's First Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the
"Declaration of Trust") to permit CRIT to merge into and consolidate with
another entity upon receipt of approvals from the CRIT Board of Trustees and
shareholders (the "Trust Amendment Proposal"). A copy of the Merger Agreement is
attached hereto as Annex A. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, CRIT will merge
with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation (the
"Merger"). The consent of the holders of a majority of CRIT's outstanding shares
is a condition to the consummation of the Merger.
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus also serves common stock, par value
$0.0001 ("Lexington Common Stock"), to be issued in the Merger in exchange for
the CRIT Shares. On June 25, 1997, the last reported sales price of the
Lexington Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") was $13.625.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each CRIT Share issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger will be
converted into shares of Lexington Common Stock based upon a value per CRIT
Share of approximately $17.96 (the "Stock Consideration"). For purposes of
calculating the ratio at which the CRIT Shares will be converted into Lexington
Common Stock in the Merger, the value of the Lexington Common Stock will be
based on the average of the closing sale prices of Lexington Common Stock on the
NYSE during the 20 consecutive trading days ending on the fifth business day
immediately preceding the Meeting; provided, however, that in the event the
Lexington Common Stock Price is (i) greater than $14.125, then, for purposes of
determining the Stock Consideration, the Lexington Common Stock Price will be
deemed to be $14.125, and (ii) in the event the Lexington Common Stock Price is
less than $12.125, then, for purposes of determining the stock consideration,
the Lexington Common Stock Price shall be deemed to be $12.125. Each CRIT Share
may be converted into a maximum of 1.481 shares of Lexington Common Stock
assuming that the Lexington Common Stock Price is $12.125 (or 1,496,959 shares
of Lexington Common Stock, in the aggregate, constituting 11.81% of the
outstanding shares of Lexington Common Stock) or a minimum of 1.271 shares of
Lexington Common Stock assuming a Lexington Common Stock Price of 14.125 (or
1,284,696 shares of Lexington Common Stock, in the aggregate, constituting
10.13% of the outstanding shares of Lexington Common Stock). As a result of the
Merger, the Company will succeed to the operations and assets of CRIT, the
separate existence of CRIT will cease and the former holders of the CRIT Shares
will become shareholders of the Company.
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the form of proxy are first being
mailed to shareholders of CRIT on or about __________, 1997.
FOR A DESCRIPTION OF RISK FACTORS RELATING TO THE MERGER AND THE RELATED
TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, SEE "RISK FACTORS."
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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The date of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus is , 1997.
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION.................................................................................. 2
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE........................................................ 2
PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS SUMMARY..................................................................... 4
Parties to the Merger......................................................................... 4
Date, Time and Place of Meeting............................................................... 4
Shareholders Entitled to Vote................................................................. 4
Purpose of the Meeting........................................................................ 5
Vote Required................................................................................. 5
Effect of the Merger.......................................................................... 5
Trust Amendment Proposal...................................................................... 5
Recommendation of the CRIT Board of Trustees.................................................. 5
Opinion of Financial Advisor to CRIT.......................................................... 5
Interests of Certain Persons in the Merger.................................................... 5
Effective Time of the Merger.................................................................. 6
Management After the Merger................................................................... 6
Conditions to the Merger...................................................................... 6
Termination................................................................................... 6
Surrender of Certificates..................................................................... 6
No Appraisal Rights........................................................................... 6
Material Federal Income Tax Consequences...................................................... 6
Accounting Treatment.......................................................................... 7
Comparison of Shareholder Rights.............................................................. 7
Resales of Lexington Common Stock Issued in the Pending Transaction;
Affiliates........................................................................... 7
SUMMARY HISTORICAL AND UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL DATA OF THE COMPANY................................................................. 8
CRIT HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA......................................................................... 10
COMPARATIVE PER SHARE DATA............................................................................. 11
PRICE RANGE OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK AND
DISTRIBUTION HISTORY.......................................................................... 12
MARKET FOR CRIT SHARES AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS................................................. 13
RISK FACTORS........................................................................................... 14
THE MEETING............................................................................................ 18
General ..................................................................................... 18
Matters To Be Considered at the Meeting....................................................... 18
Voting at the Meeting; Record Date............................................................ 18
Proxies ..................................................................................... 19
THE MERGER............................................................................................. 20
Background of the Merger...................................................................... 20
Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of the CRIT Board of Trustees.......................... 21
Opinion of Financial Advisor to CRIT.......................................................... 24
Accounting Treatment.......................................................................... 28
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No Appraisal Rights........................................................................... 28
Interests of Certain Persons in the Merger.................................................... 28
THE MERGER AGREEMENT (PROPOSAL 1)...................................................................... 29
The Merger.................................................................................... 29
Conversion of Securities...................................................................... 29
Representations and Warranties................................................................ 30
Certain Covenants and Agreements.............................................................. 30
No Solicitation............................................................................... 31
Indemnification............................................................................... 31
Conditions.................................................................................... 32
Termination; Termination Fees and Expenses.................................................... 32
Amendment and Waiver.......................................................................... 34
MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES................................................. 34
TRUST AMENDMENT (PROPOSAL 2)........................................................................... 43
INFORMATION REGARDING LEXINGTON PROPERTIES............................................................. 45
The Company................................................................................... 45
The Net Lease Real Estate Business............................................................ 45
Business Objectives........................................................................... 46
Internal Growth; Effectively Managing Assets.................................................. 46
Tenant Relations and Lease Compliance......................................................... 46
Extending Lease Maturities.................................................................... 46
Revenue Enhancing Property Expansion.......................................................... 46
Property Sales and Redeployment of Assets..................................................... 46
Acquisition Strategies........................................................................ 46
Operating Partnership Structure............................................................... 47
Acquisitions of Portfolio and Individual Net Lease Properties................................. 47
Sale/Leaseback Transactions................................................................... 47
Build-to-suit Properties...................................................................... 47
Acquisitions from Affiliated Net Lease Partnerships........................................... 47
Refinancing Existing Indebtedness and Increasing Access to Capital............................ 47
Completed Acquisitions........................................................................ 48
Recent Activities............................................................................. 48
Recent Acquisitions........................................................................... 48
Cymer, Inc.; Rancho Bernardo, California...................................................... 48
Exel Logistics; Pennsylvania.................................................................. 49
Johnson Controls; Alabama..................................................................... 49
Pending Acquisitions.......................................................................... 49
Bull HN Information Systems; Phoenix, Arizona................................................. 49
Financing Activities.......................................................................... 49
Public Offering of Lexington Common Stock..................................................... 49
Salt Lake City Refinancing.................................................................... 49
Partnership Merger............................................................................ 50
Sale of Exchangeable Notes.................................................................... 50
Credit Facility............................................................................... 50
Sale of Convertible Preferred Stock........................................................... 50
REMIC Financing............................................................................... 51
Potential Acquisitions from Affiliates........................................................ 51
Possible Property Sale........................................................................ 51
Reorganization Of The Company As A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust...................... 52
Organizational Structure...................................................................... 52
Distributions On OP Units..................................................................... 53
Properties.................................................................................... 54
Indebtedness of the Company................................................................... 61
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Salt Lake City Refinancing.................................................................... 61
Sale of Exchangeable Notes.................................................................... 61
Credit Facility............................................................................... 61
REMIC Financing............................................................................... 61
Subordinated Notes............................................................................ 62
Mortgage Indebtedness......................................................................... 62
Legal Proceedings............................................................................. 63
Capitalization................................................................................ 65
Selected Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated
Financial Data....................................................................... 66
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations................................................................ 69
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data............................................... 73
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Income.......................................... 73
Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Income............................ 74
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements............................... 76
Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Condensed
Financial Statements................................................................. 77
INFORMATION REGARDING CRIT............................................................................. 80
Business ..................................................................................... 80
Investment Policy............................................................................. 80
Properties.................................................................................... 81
The Circuit City Property..................................................................... 81
The Allegiance Property (formerly the "Baxter Property")...................................... 82
The Dana Property............................................................................. 83
Legal Proceedings............................................................................. 84
Selected Financial Data....................................................................... 85
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations............................................................ 85
Liquidity and Capital Resources............................................................... 85
Results of Operations......................................................................... 86
Year Ended December 31, 1996 versus Year Ended December 31, 1995.............................. 86
Year Ended December 31, 1995 versus Year Ended December 31, 1994.............................. 86
Beneficial Ownership of Common Shares......................................................... 87
MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY.............................................................................. 88
Compensation of Executive Officers............................................................ 89
Summary of Cash and Certain Other Compensation................................................ 89
Compensation of Directors..................................................................... 91
Management After the Merger................................................................... 91
Principal Security Holders.................................................................... 91
Stock Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers........................................... 91
COMPARISON OF SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS....................................................................... 93
Board of Trustees............................................................................. 93
Issuance of Capital Stock..................................................................... 93
Distributions to Shareholders................................................................. 94
Shareholder Meetings.......................................................................... 94
Shareholder Approval of Certain Actions....................................................... 94
Restrictions on Corporate Activities.......................................................... 95
Interested Party Transactions................................................................. 96
Ownership Limit............................................................................... 96
Maintaining REIT Status....................................................................... 96
Indemnification............................................................................... 97
Nominations of Directors by Shareholders...................................................... 97
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DESCRIPTION OF LEXINGTON CAPITAL STOCK................................................................. 97
Description of Preferred Stock................................................................ 97
Description of Common Stock................................................................... 98
General....................................................................................... 98
Terms......................................................................................... 98
Restrictions on Ownership..................................................................... 99
Transfer Agent................................................................................ 99
Restrictions on Transfers of Capital Stock and
Anti-takeover Provisions............................................................. 99
LEGAL MATTERS.......................................................................................... 101
EXPERTS................................................................................................ 101
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the
"Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
("Securities Act"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") covering the shares of Lexington Common Stock to be issued in
connection with the Merger. This Proxy Statement/Prospectus also constitutes the
proxy statement of CRIT for the Meeting. As permitted by the rules and
regulations of the Commission, this Proxy Statement/Prospectus omits certain
information, exhibits and undertakings contained in the Registration Statement.
For further information pertaining to the securities offered hereby, reference
is made to the Registration Statement, including the exhibits filed as a part
thereof.
The Company and CRIT are each subject to the informational requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), and, in
accordance therewith, files reports, proxy statements and other information with
the Commission. Reports, proxy statements and other information filed by the
Company and CRIT can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities
maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549;
and at its Regional Offices located at Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street,
Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511; and 7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300,
New York, New York 10048. Copies of such material can be obtained at prescribed
rates from the Public Reference Section of the Commission, 450 Fifth Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. The Commission maintains a Website that contains
reports, proxy and information statements and other information filed
electronically by the Company and CRIT, and can be found at http:\\www.sec.gov.
The Lexington Common Stock is listed on the NYSE and reports, proxy statements
and other information concerning the Company can be inspected at the offices of
the NYSE, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
All information contained in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus with
respect to the Company has been supplied by the Company, and all information
with respect to CRIT has been supplied by CRIT.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents or information have been filed by the Company
with the Commission and are incorporated herein by reference:
1. The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File
No. 1-12386) for the quarter ended June 30, 1997, filed on
August 14, 1997 and Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended March
31, 1997 filed on September __, 1997.
2. The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (Commission File
No. 1-12386) for the year ended December 31, 1996, filed on
September __, 1997.
3. The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K/A filed on June 17,
1997, August 4, 1997 and September __, 1997.
4. The Company's 1997 Proxy Statement on Schedule 14-A filed on
May 6, 1997.
5. The description of the Company's capital stock contained in
the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-B under the
Exchange Act, filed on August 10, 1994 (Commission File No.
1-12386), including any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating that description.
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The following documents or information have been filed by CRIT with the
Commission and are incorporated herein by reference:
1. CRIT's Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No.
33-29987) for the year ended December 31, 1996, filed on March
31, 1997 and Form 10-K/A filed on September 18, 1997.
2. CRIT's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No.
33-29987) for the quarter ended June 30, 1997, filed on August
19, 1997, and Form 10-Q/A filed on August 19, 1997.
3. CRIT's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 2, 1997.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company and CRIT with the
Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
after the date of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and prior to the Meeting will
be deemed incorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and to
be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus to the
extent that a statement contained herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, OR INCORPORATED
IN IT BY REFERENCE, AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION
SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED. THIS PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL, OR A SOLICITATION OF
AN OFFER TO PURCHASE, THE SECURITIES OFFERED BY THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS,
OR THE SOLICITATION OF A PROXY, IN ANY JURISDICTION TO OR FROM ANY PERSON TO
WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER, OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER, OR PROXY
SOLICITATION IN SUCH JURISDICTION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS NOR ANY DISTRIBUTION OF THE SECURITIES OFFERED PURSUANT TO
THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE AN
IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE
THE DATE OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS.
THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS INCORPORATES DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
WHICH ARE NOT PRESENTED HEREIN OR DELIVERED HEREWITH. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE
AVAILABLE WITHOUT CHARGE (OTHER THAN EXHIBITS TO SUCH DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE NOT
SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE THEREIN) UPON WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST
FROM (1) LEXINGTON CORPORATE PROPERTIES, INC., 355 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK,
NEW YORK 10017 (TELEPHONE NO. (212) 692-7260), ATTENTION: T. WILSON EGLIN,
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, OR (2) CORPORATE REALTY INCOME TRUST I,
388 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (TELEPHONE NO. (212) 816-8237),
ATTENTION: JAMES C. COWLES.
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PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
Shareholders are urged to read carefully this entire Proxy Statement/Prospectus
and the documents incorporated herein by reference. The following summary is
qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information and Consolidated
Financial Statements and related Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Proxy
Statement/Prospectus, or otherwise incorporated herein or therein by reference.
A copy of the Merger Agreement is set forth in Annex A to this Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and reference is made thereto for a complete description of
the terms of the Merger. All references to the "Company" refer to Lexington
Corporate Properties, Inc. and those entities owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by Lexington Corporate Properties, Inc. Unless the context otherwise
requires, the pro forma financial and certain other information presented in
this Proxy Statement/Prospectus, including the Annexes hereto, gives effect to
the Pro Forma Adjustments (as defined herein, see "--Summary Historical and
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data").
Parties to the Merger
The Company. Lexington Corporate Properties, Inc. is a self-managed and
self-administered real estate investment trust ("REIT") that acquires, owns and
manages a geographically diversified portfolio of net leased office, industrial
and retail properties. As of the date of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the
Company owns controlling interests in 43 properties (the "Properties," and each
a "Property") and minority interests in two additional properties. The
Properties, all of which are 100% net leased, are located in 23 states, have
approximately 6.3 million net rentable square feet and, under the terms of their
applicable leases, currently generate approximately $42.0 million in annual base
rent. As of September 1, 1997, the Company's leases had a weighted average
remaining term of approximately 8.6 years (excluding renewal options). The
Company's tenants, a majority of which (based on annual rental revenue) have
debt ratings of investment grade and many of which are nationally recognized,
include Bank One, Arizona, N.A., Circuit City Stores, Inc., Lockheed Martin
Corporation, The Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Honeywell, Inc., Northwest
Pipeline Corporation, and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The Company currently generates
approximately 43%, 33% and 24% of its annual rental revenues from office,
industrial and retail properties, respectively. Substantially all of the
Company's leases are "Net Leases," under which the tenant is responsible for all
costs of real estate taxes, insurance, ordinary maintenance and structural
repairs.
The Company's principal executive offices are located at 355 Lexington
Avenue, New York, New York 10017, and its telephone number is (212) 692-7260.
CRIT. CRIT was formed as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws
of Massachusetts on June 27, 1989 and qualified as a REIT in 1990. CRIT was
formed to invest in triple net leased income producing commercial and industrial
real estate properties throughout the United States. CRIT owns and operates
directly three properties located in Alabama, Tennessee and Virginia. Corporate
Realty Advisors, Inc. (the "Advisor") acts as advisor to CRIT pursuant to an
Advisory Services Agreement (the "Advisory Agreement").
CRIT's principal executive offices are located at 388 Greenwich Street,
New York, New York 10013, and its telephone number is (212) 816-8237.
DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING. The Meeting will be held at 11:00 a.m., local
time, on _____________, 1997, at CRIT's offices at 388 Greenwich Street, New
York, New York, 33rd Floor, for the purposes described below under "Purpose of
Meeting".
SHAREHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE. Only holders of record of CRIT Shares at the
close of business on _____________, 1997 (the "Record Date") are entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were
1,010,776 CRIT Shares outstanding. As of the Record Date, the Advisor owned
10,000 CRIT Shares, and none of the CRIT Board members or officers of CRIT
beneficially owned any CRIT Shares.
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PURPOSE OF THE MEETING. The purpose of the Meeting is to consider and vote upon
(i) the Merger Proposal, (ii) the Trust Amendment Proposal and (iii) such other
matters as may properly be brought before the Meeting, or any postponements or
adjournments thereof.
VOTE REQUIRED. The approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal by CRIT shareholders
will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding CRIT Shares entitled to vote thereon. Pursuant to such amendment, if
approved, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
CRIT Shares entitled to vote thereon will be required for the approval of the
Merger Proposal. Each CRIT Share is entitled to one vote. Shareholders do not
have cumulative voting rights. Votes cast in person or by proxy at the Meeting
will be tabulated by the inspector of election for the Meeting.
EFFECT OF THE MERGER. The CRIT Board of Trustees (the "CRIT Board") has
unanimously approved the Merger and the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Annex A. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon fulfillment
(or waiver) of the conditions set forth therein, at the Effective Time (i) CRIT
will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company being the surviving
corporation in the Merger, and (ii) each issued and outstanding CRIT Share will
be converted into a number of shares of Lexington Common Stock equal to the
Stock Consideration, subject to adjustment pursuant to the Merger Agreement. See
"The Merger Agreement -- Conversion of Securities."
No fractional shares of Lexington Common Stock will be issued in
connection with the Merger. In lieu thereof, a holder of a CRIT Share otherwise
entitled to a fractional share of Lexington Common Stock will be given a check
representing an amount in cash (without interest) rounded to the nearest cent
determined by multiplying (i) the Lexington Common Stock Price, by (ii) the
fraction of a share of Lexington Common Stock which such holder would otherwise
be entitled.
Based upon the number of CRIT Shares and shares of Lexington Common
Stock outstanding as of the date hereof and assuming a Lexington Common Stock
Price of $14.125 per share, upon consummation of the Merger the former CRIT
shareholders will be issued approximately 1,284,956 shares of Lexington Common
Stock, representing approximately 10.13% of the aggregate number of outstanding
Lexington Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis, as of the date hereof.
TRUST AMENDMENT PROPOSAL. CRIT shareholders will also be asked to consider and
vote on an amendment to the Declaration of Trust that will allow CRIT to merge
into or consolidate with any other corporation, association, partnership, trust,
limited liability company or other organization with the approval of a majority
of the CRIT Board and the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding CRIT Shares entitled to vote thereon. CRIT's Declaration of Trust
currently lacks such authority; the passage of this amendment, therefore, is
necessary for the proposed Merger to be consummated. See "Amendment to
Declaration of Trust."
RECOMMENDATION OF THE CRIT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. The terms of the Merger and the
Merger Agreement were arrived at as the result of arm's length negotiations
between representatives of the Company and CRIT. The CRIT Board has approved the
Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement by unanimous
vote, believes the Merger is advisable and in the best interests of CRIT and its
shareholders and recommends its adoption and approval by CRIT shareholders. The
decision of the CRIT Board to approve the Merger Agreement and the Merger and to
recommend the approval thereof to the shareholders of CRIT was based on a number
of considerations, including the fairness, from a financial point of view, of
the Stock Consideration. See "The Merger -- Reasons for the Merger;
Recommendations of the CRIT Board of Trustees."
OPINION OF FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO CRIT. McFarland Dewey & Co. delivered a written
opinion on May 29, 1997 to the CRIT Board to the effect that the terms of the
Merger are fair from a financial point of view to the holders of CRIT Shares. A
copy of the opinion of the financial advisor is attached as Annex B to this
Proxy Statement/Prospectus. See "The Merger -- Opinion of Financial Advisor to
CRIT."
INTERESTS OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN THE MERGER. Certain members of CRIT management
and the CRIT Board may be deemed to have interests in the Merger. These
interests include provisions in the Merger Agreement
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providing indemnification rights to such officers, trustees and other parties
under certain conditions. As of the Record Date, the Advisor owned 10,000 CRIT
Shares. James C. Cowles is Trustee, Chairman, President and Treasurer of CRIT
and is Chairman and President of the Advisor. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement
with CRIT, the Advisor is entitled to receive a termination fee of approximately
$850,000 in connection with the consummation of the Merger. However, the Advisor
has determined unconditionally to waive approximately $789,000 of such fee, with
the remaining $61,000 to be payable by CRIT at the Effective Time. The Advisor
agreed to waive such amount to increase the consideration payable to CRIT
shareholders in connection with the Merger. The amount of the fee will
effectively reimburse the Advisor for an identical amount paid during 1997 by
the Advisor to Antony E. Monk, a former trustee and officer of CRIT and the
former president of the Advisor who resigned from those positions in 1992, in
connection with the termination of a Management and Consulting Services
Agreement among the Advisor, Smith Barney, Harris, Upham & Co., Monk and Hadley
Page Ellis, Inc. ("Hadley"), a corporation whose sole shareholder is Mr. Monk,
pursuant to which Hadley provided advice with respect to the selection,
financing, refinancing, leasing and disposition of properties. In addition,
Hadley will receive a $250,000 finder's fee from the Company upon consummation
of the Merger.
EFFECTIVE TIME OF THE MERGER. In accordance with the Maryland General
Corporation Law (the "MGCL"), the Merger will become effective upon the
acceptance for recording of the Articles of Merger by the State Department of
Assessments and Taxation of Maryland. It is anticipated that the Merger will
become effective as promptly as practicable after the requisite approval of the
CRIT shareholders has been obtained and all other conditions to the Merger have
been satisfied or waived (the "Effective Time"). It is anticipated that,
assuming all conditions are met, the Merger will occur on or about October __,
1997.
MANAGEMENT AFTER THE MERGER. After the Effective Time, CRIT will merge with and
into the Company and the current management of the Company will remain
unchanged.
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER. The obligation of the Company and CRIT to consummate
the Merger is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, but
not limited to, CRIT obtaining requisite shareholder approval of the Merger
Proposal and Trust Amendment Proposal, the continuing accuracy of the
representations and warranties made in the Merger Agreement on and as of the
Effective Time, and the receipt of certain legal opinions with respect to tax
matters. The consummation of the Merger is not subject to any federal or state
regulatory requirements. The Merger is not subject to receipt of shareholder
approval by the Company. See "The Merger Agreement -- Conditions."
TERMINATION. The Merger Agreement is subject to termination at any time prior to
the Effective Time under certain circumstances, including, but not limited to,
mutual written consent of the Company and CRIT, failure to achieve requisite
votes for approval by the CRIT shareholders, and at the option of either the
Company or CRIT if the Merger is not consummated on or before November 30,
1997. See "The Merger Agreement --Termination."
SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATES. After the Effective Time, CRIT will mail a letter of
transmittal with instructions to all holders of record of CRIT Shares
immediately prior to the Merger for use in surrendering their stock certificates
in exchange for certificates representing shares of Lexington Common Stock and a
cash payment in lieu of fractional shares, if any. See "The Merger Agreement --
Conversion of Securities."
NO APPRAISAL RIGHTS. CRIT shareholders are not entitled to dissenters' rights of
appraisal under CRIT's Declaration of Trust or under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts in connection with the Merger.
See "Merger -- No Appraisal Rights."
MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES. Conditions precedent to the Merger
include, among other things, the receipt by each of CRIT and the Company of an
opinion of counsel to the effect that the Merger will be treated for United
States federal income tax purposes as a tax-free reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. See
"The Merger -- Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences." BECAUSE
CERTAIN TAX CONSEQUENCES MAY VARY DEPENDING UPON THE PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES OF
EACH SHAREHOLDER, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SHAREHOLDERS CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX
ADVISORS CONCERNING THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX
CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE MERGER IN THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
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ACCOUNTING TREATMENT. The Merger will be treated as a purchase in accordance
with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 16.
COMPARISON OF SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS. The rights of CRIT shareholders are currently
determined by the Declaration of Trust. At the Effective Time, CRIT shareholders
will become shareholders of the Company, and their rights as shareholders of the
Company will be determined by the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the
Company, as amended, and Maryland law, the jurisdiction in which the Company is
incorporated. See "Comparison of Shareholder Rights" for a summary of the
material differences between the rights of holders of CRIT Shares and Lexington
Common Stock. The Company has received the approval of its shareholders to
reorganize as a Maryland real estate investment trust and intends to do so in
1997. The rights of holders of Lexington Common Stock will be affected by such
reorganization. See "The Company -- Reorganization of the Company as a Maryland
Real Estate Investment Trust."
RESALES OF LEXINGTON COMMON STOCK ISSUED IN THE PENDING TRANSACTION; AFFILIATES.
All Lexington Common Stock received by holders of CRIT Shares who are deemed
affiliates of CRIT for purposes of Rule 145 under the Securities Act may be
resold by them only in transactions permitted by the resale provisions of Rule
145 or as otherwise permitted by the Securities Act. Pursuant to the Merger
Agreement, CRIT will use its reasonable best efforts to cause each person who
may be deemed to be an "affiliate" of CRIT to enter into a letter agreement with
CRIT prior to the closing date of the Merger providing that such affiliate will
not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Lexington Common Stock obtained
as a result of the Merger except in compliance with the Securities Act and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Company has agreed to
file with the Commission required reports covering Lexington Common Stock
received in the Merger by any CRIT affiliate to enable such affiliate to sell
such shares of Lexington Common Stock without registration under the Securities
Act pursuant to Rule 145(d)(1) or any successor rule.
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SUMMARY HISTORICAL AND UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA OF THE COMPANY
The Summary Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial
Data of the Company set forth below has been derived from the Selected Unaudited
Historical and Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company
incorporated or included elsewhere in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and
should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and
Notes thereto incorporated by reference in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The
unaudited pro forma financial data gives effect to (i) the Merger; (ii)
acquisitions consummated by the Company since January 1, 1996; (iii) the Bull
Information Systems (as defined in "Information Regarding Lexington Properties
- -- Pending Acquisitions"); (iv) the Salt Lake City Refinancing (as defined in
"Information Regarding Lexington Properties -- Financing Activities"); (v) the
issuance and sale of 1,325,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock (as defined
in "Information Regarding Lexington Properties -- Financing Activities") and the
application of the net proceeds therefrom; (vi) the possible sale of the Ross
Stores Newark Property (as defined in "Information Regarding Lexington
Properties -- Possible Property Sales") and (vii) the July 1997 public offering
of 3,220,000 shares of Lexington Common Stock and the application of the
proceeds therefrom; and (viii) the possible sale of the Marlboro, MA Property
(as defined in "Information Regarding Lexington Properties -- Possible Property
Sales") (collectively, the "Pro Forma Adjustments"), as if such Pro Forma
Adjustments had occurred on January 1, 1996 and were carried forward through
June 30, 1997 for the operating data and on June 30, 1997 for the balance sheet
data. The pro forma financial data does not purport to be indicative of what the
results of the Company would have been had the transactions been completed on
the dates assumed, nor is such pro forma financial data necessarily indicative
of the results of operations of the Company that may exist in the future. The
financial data for the six months ended June 30, 1997 includes all adjustments,
consisting of normal recurring accruals, which management considers necessary
for the fair presentation of the financial position and the results of
operations of the Company for such period. The results for the six-month periods
may not be indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
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<CAPTION>
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
(UNAUDITED)
-----------------------------------
PRO PRO FORMA
FORMA (UNAUDITED) YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
------- --------- -------------------------
1997 1997 1996 1996 1996 1995
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PROPERTY DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Operating Data:
Rental revenue ............................. $23,819 $20,178 $14,254 $47,968 $31,244 $24,523
Interest and other income .................. 299 284 228 470 431 479
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Total revenues ............................. $24,118 $20,462 $14,482 $48,438 $31,675 $25,002
Interest expense ........................... 8,826 8,583 5,601 17,465 12,818 10,295
Depreciation ............................... 5,938 5,075 3,393 11,733 7,627 5,817
Amortization of deferred expenses .......... 172 415 297 650 619 464
Property operating expenses ................ 403 403 301 686 686 620
General and administrative expenses ........ 2,011 2,011 1,387 3,769 3,125 2,694
Income before minority interests,
gain on sale of properties,
lease termination proceeds and
extraordinary item ......................... 6,768 3,975 3,503 14,135 6,156 5,112
Minority interests ............................. 912 305 201 1,824 690 93
Net Income(1) .................................. $ 5,856 $ 1,814 $ 3,302 $12,311 $ 5,466 $ 3,284
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Per Share of Common Stock:(2)
Income before extraordinary items
Primary ............................... $ 0.36 $ 0.31 $ 0.35 $ 0.68 $ 0.58 $ 0.88
Fully diluted ......................... 0.36 0.27 0.34 0.68 0.58 0.88
Net income
Primary ............................... $ 0.36 $ 0.13 $ 0.35 $ 0.68 $ 0.58 $ 0.35
Fully diluted ......................... 0.36 0.12 0.34 0.68 0.58 0.35
Cash distributions paid .................... -- 0.58 0.58 -- $ 1.10 $ 1.08
Weighted average, common shares outstanding
Primary .................................... 14,952 10,056 9,559 15,655 9,393 9,263
Fully diluted .............................. 17,403 12,507 9,581 18,280 9,393 9,263
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1994 1993 1992
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Operating Data:
Rental revenue ............................. $25,894 $25,702 $25,620
Interest and other income .................. 144 169 177
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Total revenues ............................. $26,038 $25,871 $25,797
Interest expense ........................... 10,982 11,066 11,220
Depreciation ............................... 5,909 5,909 5,892
Amortization of deferred expenses .......... 346 268 262
Property operating expenses ................ 808 558 964
General and administrative expenses ........ 2,416 1,020 2,172
Income before minority interests,
gain on sale of properties,
lease termination proceeds and
extraordinary item ......................... 5,577 4,609 5,287
Minority interests ............................. 98 81 93
Net Income(1) .................................. $ 5,479 $ 4,528 $ 5,194
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Per Share of Common Stock:(2)
Income before extraordinary items
Primary ............................... $ 0.59 $ 0.48 $ 0.56
Fully diluted ......................... 0.59 0.48 0.56
Net income
Primary ............................... $ 0.59 $ 0.48 $ 0.56
Fully diluted ......................... 0.59 0.48 0.56
Cash distributions paid .................... $ 1.08 $ 0.24 --
Weighted average, common shares outstanding
Primary .................................... 9,306 9,303 9,303
Fully diluted .............................. 9,306 9,303 9,303
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<CAPTION>
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
(UNAUDITED)
------------------------------------------
PRO PRO FORMA
FORMA (UNAUDITED)
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1997 1997 1996 1996 1996
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(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PROPERTY DATA)
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BALANCE SHEET DATA (AT END OF PERIOD):
Real estate, before accumulated ................. $ 426,812 $ 377,793 $ 302,641 -- $ 339,411
depreciation
Total assets .................................... 402,570 353,389 277,518 -- 309,126
Mortgage loans payable (including
accrued interest) ........................... 201,112 176,568 158,909 -- 186,188
Total liabilities ............................... 238,111 212,561 163,627 -- 216,467
Shareholders' equity ............................ 164,459 140,828 113,891 -- 92,659
OTHER DATA:
Cash flows from operating activities ............ 6,016 $ 9,504 $ 7,006 8,551 $ 14,972
Cash flows from investing activities ............ (901) (32,383) (2,287) 482 (16,951)
Cash flows from financing activities ............ (28,133) 32,277 (4,931) (8,200) 1,859
Funds from operations(3) ........................ 11,155 8,107 6,824 $ 24,584 15,015
Total net rentable sq. ft. (at end of period) ... 6,742 6,126 4,563 6,742 5,235
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<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1995 1994 1993 1992
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BALANCE SHEET DATA (AT END OF PERIOD):
Real estate, before accumulated ................. $ 244,223 $ 243,280 $ 243,280 $ 43,280
depreciation
Total assets .................................... 221,216 216,020 222,467 230,387
Mortgage loans payable (including
accrued interest) ........................... 121,690 110,065 112,501 115,222
Total liabilities ............................... 124,698 114,800 116,815 119,794
Shareholders' equity ............................ 96,518 101,220 105,652 110,593
OTHER DATA:
Cash flows from operating activities ............ $ 7,216 $ 12,423 $ 11,151 $ 12,002
Cash flows from investing activities ............ 7,887 -- -- (2,870)
Cash flows from financing activities ............ (15,611) (12,304) (12,780) (8,254)
Funds from operations(3) ........................ 12,048 11,486 12,959 12,673
Total net rentable sq. ft. (at end of period) ... 4,212 3,767 3,767 3,767
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(1) Net income (historical and pro forma) for the six months ended June 30,
1997 includes an extraordinary loss on extinguishment of debt of
$1,856; net income (historical and pro forma) for the year ended
December 31, 1996, includes $644 of transactional expenses; net income
for the year ended December 31, 1995 includes gain on sale of
properties of $1,514, income from lease terminations of $1,600 and an
extraordinary loss on extinguishment of debt of $4,849; and net income
for the year ended December 31, 1993 includes expenses of the mergers
of $2,441.
(2) Primary net income per share is computed by dividing net income reduced
by preferred dividends by the weighted average number of common and
diluted common equivalent shares outstanding during the periods. Fully
diluted net income per share amounts are similarly computed, but
include the effect, when dilutive of the Company's other potentially
dilutive securities. Fully diluted net income is reduced by preferred
dividends and is increased by minority interests resulting from the
assumed conversion of the OP Units (as defined herein). The Company's
convertible preferred stock and exchangeable Notes are excluded from
the 1997 and 1996 historical and pro forma computations due to their
anti-dilutive effect during those periods.
(3) The Company believes that Funds From Operations enhances an investor of
the Company's financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows. The Company believes it is an appropriate measure of the
performance of an equity REIT, and can be one measure of a REIT's
ability to make cash distributions. Funds From Operations is defined by
the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc.
("NAREIT") as "net income (or loss) (computed in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles), excluding gains (or losses)
from debt restructuring and sales of property, plus real estate
depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated
partnerships and joint ventures." The Company's method of calculating
Funds From Operations excludes other non-recurring revenue and expense
items and may be different from methods used by other REITs and,
accordingly, is not comparable to such other REITs. Funds From
Operations should not be considered an alternative to net income as an
indicator of the Company's operating performance or to cash flows from
operating activities as determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), or as a measure of liquidity
and other consolidated income or cash flow statement data as determined
in accordance with GAAP.
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CRIT HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA
The following sets forth financial information for CRIT on a historical
basis and should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety
by, the historical financial statements and notes thereto of CRIT which are
incorporated by reference in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The financial
information of CRIT at December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1996 has been derived from the historical
financial statements of CRIT audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors,
whose report with respect to the financial statements of CRIT as of December 31,
1996 and 1995 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
1996 are incorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The
financial information as of June 30, 1997 and 1996 and for the six-month periods
then ended has been derived from the unaudited financial statements of CRIT and,
in the opinion of management, such financial statements include all adjustments
necessary to present fairly the information set forth therein. The results for
the six-month periods may not be indicative of the results to be expected for
the full year. The financial statements of CRIT as of December 31, 1994, 1993
and 1992 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1993
were derived from CRIT's audited financial statements.
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SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
(UNAUDITED) YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
1997 1996 1996 1995
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Income Statement:
Revenue:
Rental ..................................... $ 1,711,633 $ 1,711,633 $ 3,423,267 $ 3,423,267
Interest income ............................ 14,759 13,624 36,699 19,556
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Total revenue ......................... $ 1,726,392 $ 1,725,257 $ 3,459,966 $ 3,442,823
Expenses:
Interest expense ........................... $ 701,094 $ 704,469 $ 1,385,018 $ 1,398,421
Depreciation ............................... 398,556 398,557 797,114 797,114
Amortization of deferred expenses .......... -- -- 22,863 22,779
General and administrative expenses ........ 86,189 79,524 170,626 148,057
Base annual fee to Advisor ................. 63,934 86,899 175,152 173,028
Proposed Merger Expenses ................... 237,567 -- -- --
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Total expenses ........................ $ 1,487,340 $ 1,269,449 $ 2,550,773 $ 2,539,399
Net income ..................................... $ 239,052 $ 455,808 $ 909,193 $ 903,424
Shares outstanding ............................. 1,010,776 1,010,776 1,010,776 1,010,776
Net income per share (1) ....................... .24 .45 .90 .89
Cash distributions paid ........................ .70 .70 1.40 1.40
BALANCE SHEET DATA (AT END OF PERIOD):
Real estate, before accumulated depreciation ... $ 32,600,000 $ 32,600,000 $ 32,600,000 $ 32,600,000
Total assets ................................... 30,396,681 30,585,114 31,155,095
Mortgage loans payable ......................... 15,386,610 15,404,146 15,470,369
Total liabilities .............................. 16,130,354 15,850,295 15,914,383
Shareholders' equity ........................... 14,266,327 14,734,819 15,240,712
OTHER DATA:
Cash flows from operating activities ........... $ 855,214 $ 990,477 $ 1,784,363 $ 1,239,820
Cash flows from investing activities ........... -- -- -- --
Cash flows used in financing activities ........ (743,080) (739,870) (1,481,309) (1,475,330)
Funds from operations (2) ...................... 875,175 854,365 1,706,307 1,700,538
Net income ..................................... 239,052 455,808 909,193 903,424
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Add back:
Depreciation ............................... 398,556 398,557 797,114 797,114
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Proposed Merger Expenses ................... 237,567 -- -- --
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Funds from operations .......................... 875,175 854,365 1,706,307 1,700,538
============ ============ ============ ============
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<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
----------------------------------------------------
1994 1993 1992
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Income Statement:
Revenue:
Rental ..................................... $ 3,423,267 $ 3,423,267 $ 3,176,251
Interest income ............................ 20,124 17,669 56,080
------------ ------------ ------------
Total revenue ......................... $ 3,443,391 $ 3,440,936 $ 3,232,331
Expenses:
Interest expense ........................... $ 1,436,645 $ 1,428,489 $ 1,270,640
Depreciation ............................... 797,115 797,115 739,958
Amortization of deferred expenses .......... 22,370 22,369 20,110
General and administrative expenses ........ 146,398 149,461 172,486
Base annual fee to Advisor ................. 164,005 162,666 156,428
Proposed Merger Expenses ................... -- -- --
------------ ------------ ------------
Total expenses ........................ $ 2,566,533 $ 2,560,100 $ 2,359,622
Net income ..................................... $ 876,858 $ 880,836 $ 872,709
Shares outstanding ............................. 1,010,776 1,010,776 1,010,776
Net income per share (1) ....................... .87 .87 .86
Cash distributions paid ........................ 1.40 1.40 1.55
BALANCE SHEET DATA (AT END OF PERIOD):
Real estate, before accumulated depreciation ... $ 32,600,000 $ 32,600,000 $ 32,600,000
Total assets ................................... 31,802,627 32,241,966 32,715,083
Mortgage loans payable ......................... 15,506,127 15,421,658 15,344,500
Total liabilities .............................. 16,050,253 15,951,364 15,890,231
Shareholders' equity ........................... 15,752,374 16,290,602 16,824,852
OTHER DATA:
Cash flows from operating activities ........... $ 1,486,582 $ 1,396,675 $ 1,273,154
Cash flows from investing activities ........... -- 30,000 (1,580,000)
Cash flows used in financing activities ........ (1,469,890) (1,415,086) (574,563)
Funds from operations (2) ...................... 1,673,973 1,677,951 1,612,667
Net income ..................................... 876,858 880,836 872,709
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Add back:
Depreciation ............................... 797,115 797,115 739,958
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Proposed Merger Expenses ................... -- -- --
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Funds from operations .......................... 1,673,973 1,677,951 1,612,667
============ ============ ============
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(1) Net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
(2) CRIT's management believes that Funds From Operations enhances an
investor's understanding of CRIT's financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows and believes it is an appropriate performance
measure for an equity REIT which provided an indication of a REIT's
ability to make cash distributions. Funds From Operations is defined by
the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc.
("NAREIT") as "net income (or loss) (computed in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles), excluding gains (or losses)
from debt restructuring and sales of property, plus real estate
depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated
partnerships and joint ventures." CRIT's method of calculating Funds
From Operations excludes other non-recurring revenue and expense items
and may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly,
is not comparable to such other REITs. Funds From Operations should not
be considered an alternative to net income as an indicator of CRIT's
operating performance or to cash flows from operating activities as
determined in accordance with GAAP or as a measure of liquidity and
other consolidated income or cash flow statement data as determined in
accordance with GAAP.
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COMPARATIVE PER SHARE DATA
The following table sets forth the Company's and CRIT's historical per
share data, unaudited pro forma per share data after giving effect to the Merger
(using the purchase method of accounting), and the equivalent pro forma combined
per share amounts of CRIT. The pro forma combined per share data also gives
effect to the other Pro Forma Adjustments. See "Summary Historical and Unaudited
Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data of the Company." The Pro Forma and the
CRIT Equivalent data are not necessarily indicative of actual financial position
or future operating results that would have occurred or will occur upon
consummation of the Merger.
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
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COMPANY
COMPANY PRO CRIT
HISTORICAL FORMA(A) EQUIVALENT(B)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net Income
Lexington
Primary........................................ $ .58 $ .65
Fully diluted.................................. $ .58 $ .64
CRIT........................................... $ .90 $ .85
Cash Dividends
Lexington...................................... $ 1.12 $ 1.12
CRIT........................................... $ 1.40 $ 1.47
Book Value Per Common
Share
Lexington...................................... $ 9.83 N/A
CRIT........................................... $ 14.58 N/A
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997
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COMPANY COMPANY PRO CRIT
HISTORICAL FORMA(A) EQUIVALENT(B)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net Income
Lexington
Primary........................................ $ .13 $ .35
Fully diluted.................................. $ .12 $ .35
CRIT........................................... $ .24 $ .46
Cash Dividends
Lexington...................................... $ .29 $ .29
CRIT........................................... $ .35 $ .76
Book Value Per Common
Share
Lexington...................................... $ 11.49 $ 11.77
CRIT........................................... $ 14.11 $ 15.48
</TABLE>
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(A) The pro forma combined per share data for the Company and CRIT has been
prepared assuming that in the Merger each CRIT share is converted into
1.315 shares of Lexington Common Stock (the "Pro Forma Exchange
Ratio"), resulting in 13,943,833 and 14,050,766 shares of Lexington
Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 1996 and June 30, 1997,
respectively.
(B) The equivalent pro forma combined per share amounts of CRIT are
calculated by multiplying pro forma net income per share of Lexington
Common Stock, pro forma Cash Dividends per share of Lexington Common
Stock and pro forma Book Value per share of Lexington Common Stock by
the pro forma Exchange Ratio so that the per share amounts are equated
to the comparative values for each such CRIT Share.
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PRICE RANGE OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK AND DISTRIBUTION HISTORY
Lexington Common Stock has been traded on the NYSE under the symbol
"LXP" since October 1993. On May 28, 1997 (the last full trading date prior to
the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement and the public announcement
thereof), the last reported sale price of Lexington Common Stock on the NYSE was
$13.25 per share. On [JUNE 25, 1997], the last reported sale price of the
Lexington Common Stock on the NYSE was $13.625 per share. On [JUNE 25, 1997],
there were outstanding [12,254,037] shares of Lexington Common Stock. The
following table sets forth the quarterly high and low sales prices per share
reported on the NYSE and the distributions paid by the Company with respect to
the periods indicated.
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<CAPTION>
PRICE
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QUARTER ENDED HIGH LOW DISTRIBUTION
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
1995
First Quarter.................................... $ 9.500 $ 8.625 $ 0.27
Second Quarter .................................. $ 11.000 $ 9.125 $ 0.27
Third Quarter ................................... $ 11.375 $ 10.000 $ 0.27
Fourth Quarter................................... $ 11.250 $ 9.625 $ 0.27
1996
First Quarter.................................... $ 12.125 $ 10.500 $ 0.27
Second Quarter................................... $ 12.375 $ 11.125 $ 0.28
Third Quarter.................................... $ 13.375 $ 11.500 $ 0.28
Fourth Quarter .................................. $ 15.000 $ 12.125 $ 0.29
1997
First Quarter.................................... $ 15.000 $ 12.125 $ 0.29
Second Quarter................................... $ 14.375 $ 12.125 $ 0.29
Third Quarter (through September __, 1997)....... $ $ $
</TABLE>
The Company increased the distributions paid per share of Lexington
Common Stock from $0.27 per share ($1.08 on an annualized basis) to $0.28 per
share ($1.12 per share on an annualized basis) for the quarter ended June 30,
1996 and to $0.29 per share ($1.16 per share on an annualized basis) commencing
with the quarter ended December 31, 1996. In order to maintain the Company's
status as a REIT, the Company must make annual distributions (other than capital
gain distributions) to its shareholders in amounts at least equal to (i) the sum
of (A) 95% of its "REIT taxable income" (computed without regard to the
distributions paid deduction and its net capital gain), and (B) 95% of any
after-tax net income from foreclosure property, minus (ii) excess noncash
income. Distributions by the Company to the extent of its current or accumulated
earnings and profits generally will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary
distribution income for federal income tax purposes and will not be eligible for
the distributions-received deductions for corporations. Distributions in excess
of current and accumulated earnings and profits will constitute a non-taxable
return of capital to a shareholder to the extent that such distributions do not
exceed the adjusted basis of the shareholder's shares, and will result in a
corresponding reduction in the shareholder's basis in the shares. Approximately
4.54% of the Company's distributions for the year ended December 31, 1996
represented a return of capital. Any portion of such distributions that exceed
both current and accumulated earnings and profits and the adjusted basis of a
shareholder's shares will be taxed as a capital gain from the disposition of
shares provided that the shares are held as capital assets. The payment of
future distributions by the Company will be at the discretion of the Board of
Directors and will depend on numerous factors, including actual cash flow of the
Company, its financial condition, contractual restrictions, capital
requirements, the annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of
the Code and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant. See
"Description of Lexington Properties Capital Stock -- Description of Common
Stock."
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MARKET FOR CRIT SHARES AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
Since the termination of its public offering in October 1991, there
have been only occasional, isolated public trades of the CRIT Shares. The most
recent trades of which CRIT has knowledge occurred in March 1997, when 3,750
shares were sold at a price of $11.40 per share. In addition, CRIT believes that
on August 25, 1997 and September 15, 1997, 5,000 CRIT Shares were sold by CRIT
shareholders to Madison Partnership Liquidity Investors 37, LLC ("Madison")
pursuant to a tender offer commenced by Madison on July 18, 1997 for up to 4.9%
of the outstanding CRIT Shares. Madison's tender materials stated that the offer
price for the CRIT Shares was $10.00 per share, reduced by the amount of any
cash distributions made to the CRIT shareholders on or before July 18, 1997. No
established public trading market for the CRIT Shares exists and none is
anticipated. As of September 15, 1997, the CRIT Shares were held by 498 holders
of record.
It is CRIT's policy to make distributions at least quarterly to holders
of its shares aggregating annually at least 95% of its REIT Taxable Income
(which term does not include capital gains realized by CRIT). In addition, when
investment properties are sold by CRIT, CRIT intends to distribute the net
proceeds (less appropriate reserves) of the sale of each investment property to
the holders of its shares (a "self-liquidating" distribution), except under
limited circumstances. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, 53% of
CRIT's distributions represented a return of capital.
CRIT has paid a $.35 per share cash dividend to its shareholders for
each of the quarters for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the
quarters ended March 31 and June 30, 1997.
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RISK FACTORS
In considering the matters set forth in this Proxy
Statement/Prospectus, CRIT shareholders should carefully consider, among other
things, the risk factors described below which are associated with an investment
in Lexington Common Stock. CRIT's shareholders do not have appraisal rights in
connection with, or as a result of, the matters to be acted upon relating to the
Merger at the Meeting. Shareholders of CRIT who vote against the Merger (or do
not vote) will be bound by the results of the vote if CRIT's shareholders
approve the Merger. See "The Merger -- Dissenters' Rights."
Risks of Single Tenant Leases. The Company focuses its acquisition
activities in Net Leased real properties or interests therein. Because the
Company's Net Leased real properties are leased to single tenants, the financial
failure of or other default by a tenant resulting in the termination of a lease
is likely to cause a significant reduction in the operating cash flow of the
lessor and might decrease the value of the property leased to such tenant.
Dependence on Major Tenants. Revenues from several of the Company's
Properties constitute a significant percentage of the Company's consolidated
rental revenues. On May 22, 1996, the Company consummated the acquisition of its
Salt Lake City, Utah property (the "Northwest Salt Lake City Property") which is
100% occupied by Northwest Pipeline Corporation pursuant to a Net Lease which
expires on September 30, 2009, subject to two renewal options for a total of 19
additional years. Revenue derived from the Northwest Salt Lake City Property
(net of ground lease payments) represents approximately 20% of the Company's
annualized rental revenue for as of September 1, 1997. In addition, the
Company's Newark, California Property (the "Ross Stores Newark Property") is
100% occupied by Ross Stores, Inc. ("Ross Stores") pursuant to a Net Lease which
expires on August 31, 2002, subject to six five-year renewal options. See
"Adverse Effects of Possible Property Disposition" below. During 1996, the
revenue derived by the Company from the Ross Stores Newark Property represented
approximately 10% of the Company's consolidated rental revenue. The default,
financial distress or bankruptcy of either of the foregoing tenants could cause
interruptions in the receipt of lease revenues from such tenants and/or result
in vacancies in the respective properties, which would reduce the revenues of
the Company until the affected property is relet, and could decrease the
ultimate sale value of each such property. Upon the expiration of the leases
that are currently in place with respect to these properties, the Company may
not be able to re-lease the vacant property at a comparable lease rate or
without incurring additional expenditures in connection with such releasing.
Adverse Effects of Possible Property Disposition. Ross Stores, the
tenant of the Company's Ross Stores Newark Property, has exercised an option to
purchase the Ross Stores Newark Property for its fair market value, which was
determined by arbitration based on estimates of fair market value submitted by
Ross Stores and the Company. Under the terms of the arbitration, the arbitrator
was required to select the submission of either the Company or Ross Stores and
was not permitted any discretion to select another valuation. The estimate of
the fair market value of the Ross Stores Newark Property submitted by Ross
Stores more closely approximated the arbitrator's opinion of value and,
accordingly was selected by the arbitrator and confirmed by the Superior Court
of the State of California for San Francisco County. The arbitrator's opinion of
value was based on numerous factors, including current and future market rental
rates, the length of the Ross Stores Newark Property lease, the creditworthiness
of Ross Stores and rates of return required by investors who acquire similar
properties. The arbitration decision would have allowed Ross Stores to purchase
the Ross Stores Newark Property for $24.8 million on or about September 1, 1997.
The Company has appealed the state court decision which resulted in Ross Stores'
failure to exercise its purchase right; the outcome of such appeal cannot be
determined at this time. On August 26, 1997 the court ruled in favor of a motion
made by Ross Stores to require the Company to post a bond securing Lexington's
reimbursement of Ross Stores for rental payments made following September 1,
1997 in the event that the sale was deemed to be consummated as of such date.
The Company has posted the bond. The net book value of the Ross Stores Newark
Property at June 30, 1997 was $25.3 million, which includes approximately $1.5
million of deferred rent and deferred expenses related to the Company's
refinancing of certain properties, which were allocated to the Ross Stores
Newark Property. If the Company does not prevail on its appeal of the California
state court decision, the potential loss on the sale of the Ross Stores Newark
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Property as of September 1, 1997 would have been approximately $400,000, after
the write-off of $515,000 of deferred financing expenses. As of December 31,
1996, the annual net rent for the Ross Stores Newark Property was approximately
$3.3 million, which increased to approximately $3.4 million commencing September
1, 1997. Revenue derived from the Ross Stores Newark Property accounted for
approximately 10% of the Company's consolidated rental revenue for 1996. Unless
offset by other revenue sources, the loss of such annual rental revenue from the
Ross Stores Newark Property will adversely affect the Company's results of
operations in the foreseeable future.
Leverage. The Company has incurred, and may continue to incur,
indebtedness (secured and unsecured) in furtherance of its activities. As of
June 30, 1997, a total of thirty-seven Properties were subject to mortgages
which had an aggregate outstanding principal balance of approximately $176
million. Neither the Articles of Incorporation nor any policy statement formally
adopted by the Company's board of directors limits either the total amount of
indebtedness or the specified percentage of indebtedness (based upon the total
market capitalization of the Company) which may be incurred. Accordingly, the
Company could become more highly leveraged, resulting in increased risk of
default on obligations of the Company and in an increase in debt service
requirements which could adversely affect the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company and the Company's ability to pay distributions. The
Company's secured revolving credit facility with Fleet National Bank (the
"Credit Facility") limits the amount of indebtedness the Company may incur to
60% of the Company's total market capitalization. See "Information Regarding
Lexington Properties - Indebtedness of the Company."
Possible Inability to Refinance Balloon Payments on Mortgage Debt. A
significant number of the Company's Properties are subject to mortgages with
balloon payments. Balloon payments, relating to four Properties, of
approximately $10.0 million, $5.6 million and $8.0 million are due in 1998, 1999
and 2000, respectively. The Credit Facility matures in 1999. Also, on May 19,
1995, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, LXP Funding Corp.,
completed a $70 million secured debt offering, secured by fifteen of the
Company's Properties, by issuing commercial mortgage pass-through certificates,
which mature in 2005. See Note 6 of the Company's Consolidated Financial
Statements included in the Company's 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The
ability of the Company to make such balloon payments will depend upon its
ability either to refinance the mortgage related thereto or to sell the related
property. The ability of the Company to accomplish such goals will be affected
by various factors existing at the relevant time, such as the state of the
national and regional economies, local real estate conditions, available
mortgage rates, the Company's equity in the mortgaged properties, the financial
condition of the Company, the operating history of the mortgaged properties, and
tax laws.
Uncertainties Relating to Lease Renewals and Re-letting of Space. The
Company will be subject to the risks that, upon expiration of leases for space
located in the Company's Properties, the premises may not be re-let or the terms
of re-letting (including the cost of concessions to tenants) may be less
favorable than current lease terms. If the Company were unable to re-let
promptly all or a substantial portion of its commercial units or if the rental
rates upon such re-letting were significantly lower than expected rates, the
Company's net income and ability to make expected distributions to shareholders
would be adversely affected. There can be no assurance that the Company will be
able to retain tenants in any of the Company's Properties upon the expiration of
their leases.
Defaults on Cross-collateralized Properties. Although the Company does
not generally cross-collateralize any of its properties, management may
determine to do so from time to time. As of the date of this Proxy
Statement/Prospectus, two of the Company's Properties in Florida were
cross-collateralized (with outstanding mortgage balances on such two Properties
of approximately $10 million), and fifteen of the Company's Properties were the
subject of a segregated pool of assets with respect to which commercial mortgage
pass-through certificates (as discussed above) were issued (with an outstanding
principal balance thereon of approximately $68 million). To the extent that any
of the Company's Properties are cross-collateralized, any default by the Company
under the mortgage relating to one such Property will result in a default under
the financing arrangements relating to any other Property which also provides
security for such mortgage.
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Possible Liability Relating to Environmental Matters. Under various
federal, state and local environmental laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and
regulations, an owner of real property may be liable for the costs of removal or
remediation of certain hazardous or toxic substances at, on, in or under such
property, as well as certain other potential costs relating to hazardous or
toxic substances (including government fines and penalties and damages for
injuries to persons and adjacent property). Such laws often impose liability
without regard to whether the owner knew of, or was responsible for, the
presence or disposal of such substances. Such liability may be imposed on the
owner in connection with the activities of an operator of, or tenant at, the
property. The cost of any required remediation, removal, fines or personal or
property damages and the owner's liability therefor could exceed the value of
the property and/or the aggregate assets of the owner. In addition, the presence
of such substances, or the failure to properly dispose of or remove such
substances, may adversely affect the owner's ability to sell or rent such
property or to borrow using such property as collateral, which, in turn, would
reduce the Company's revenues and ability to make distributions. A property can
also be adversely affected either through physical contamination or by virtue of
an adverse effect upon value attributable to the migration of hazardous or toxic
substances, or other contaminants that have or may have emanated from other
properties. Although the Company's tenants are primarily responsible for any
environmental damages and claims related to the leased premises, in the event of
the bankruptcy or inability of the tenant of such premises to satisfy any
obligations with respect thereto, the Company may be required to satisfy such
obligations. In addition, under certain environmental laws, the Company, as the
owner of such properties may be held directly liable for any such damages or
claims irrespective of the provisions of any lease.
From time to time, in connection with the conduct of the Company's
business, and prior to the acquisition of any property from a third party or as
required by the Company's financing sources, the Company authorizes the
preparation of Phase I environmental reports and, when necessary, Phase II
environmental reports, with respect to its Properties. Based upon such
environmental response and management's ongoing review of its Properties, as of
the date of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus, management was not aware of any
environmental condition with respect to any of the Company's Properties which
management believed would be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect
on the Company. There can be no assurance, however, that (i) the discovery of
environmental conditions, the existence or severity of which were previously
unknown, (ii) changes in law, (iii) the conduct of tenants or (iv) activities
relating to properties in the vicinity of the Company's Properties will not
expose the Company to material liability in the future. Changes in laws
increasing the potential liability for environmental conditions existing on
properties or increasing the restrictions on discharges or other conditions may
result in significant unanticipated expenditures or may otherwise adversely
affect the operations of the Company's tenants, which could adversely affect the
Company's financial condition or results of operations.
Risks Relating to Acquisitions. A significant element of the Company's
business strategy is the enhancement of its portfolio through acquisitions of
additional properties. The consummation of any future acquisition will be
subject to satisfactory completion of the Company's extensive valuation analysis
and due diligence review and to the negotiation of definitive documentation.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to identify and acquire
additional properties or that it will be able to finance acquisitions in the
future. In addition, there can be no assurance that any such acquisition, if
consummated, will be profitable for the Company. If the Company is unable to
consummate the acquisition of additional properties in the future, there can be
no assurance that the Company will be able to increase or maintain the cash
available for distribution to shareholders.
Concentration of Ownership by Certain Investors. In December 1996, the
Company entered into an investment agreement which contemplates the issuance by
the Company of up to 2,000,000 shares of Class A Senior Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock (the "Convertible Preferred Stock") to Five Arrows Realty,
L.L.C. ("Five Arrows"). As of the date of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus,
1,325,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock had been issued to Five Arrows
under such investment agreement, which would currently represent approximately
12.3% of the issued and outstanding voting stock of the Company if all such
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock were immediately converted into shares of
Lexington Common Stock. In March 1997, the Company sold to an institutional
investor in a private placement 8% Exchangeable Redeemable Secured Notes (the
"Exchangeable Notes") in the aggregate principal amount of $25 million. The
Exchangeable Notes
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are exchangeable at $13 per share for shares of Lexington Common Stock beginning
in the year 2000, subject to adjustment. If, however, the Exchangeable Notes
were immediately converted into shares of Lexington Common Stock, such shares of
Lexington Common Stock would represent approximately 15.1% of the issued and
outstanding voting stock of the Company (assuming conversion of all outstanding
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock). Significant concentrations of ownership
by certain investors may allow such investors to exert a greater influence over
the management and affairs of the Company.
Uninsured Loss. The Company carries comprehensive liability, fire,
extended coverage and carries rent loss insurance on most of its Properties,
with policy specifications and insured limits customarily carried for similar
properties. However, with respect to certain of the Properties where the leases
do not provide for abatement of rent under any circumstances, the Company
generally does not maintain rent loss insurance. In addition, there are certain
types of losses (such as losses due to wars or acts of God) that generally are
not insured because they are either uninsurable or not economically insurable.
Should an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits occur, the
Company could lose capital invested in a Property, as well as the anticipated
future revenues from a Property, while remaining obligated for any mortgage
indebtedness or other financial obligations related to the Property. Any such
loss would adversely affect the financial condition of the Company. Management
believes that the Company's Properties are adequately insured in accordance with
industry standards.
Adverse Effects of Changes in Market Interest Rates. The trading prices
of equity securities issued by REITs have historically been affected by changes
in broader market interest rates, with increases in interest rates resulting in
decreases in trading prices, and decreases in interest rates resulting in
increases in such trading prices. An increase in market interest rates could
therefore adversely affect the trading prices of any equity Securities issued by
the Company.
Competition. The real estate industry is highly competitive. The
Company's principal competitors include national REITs many of which are
substantially larger and have substantially greater financial resources than the
Company.
Failure to Qualify as a REIT. The Company and CRIT believe that they
have met the requirements for qualification as a REIT for United States federal
income tax purposes beginning with their taxable years ended December 31, 1993,
and December 31, 1990, respectively, and the Company intends to continue to meet
such requirements in the future. However, qualification as a REIT involves the
application of highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), for which there are only limited judicial
or administrative interpretations. No assurance can be given that the Company or
CRIT has qualified, or that the Company will remain qualified, as a REIT. The
Code provisions and income tax regulations applicable to REITs are more complex
than those applicable to corporations. The determination of various factual
matters and circumstances not entirely within the Company's control may affect
its ability to qualify as a REIT. In addition, no assurance can be given that
legislation, regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions will
not significantly change the requirements for qualification as a REIT or the
United States federal income tax consequences of such qualification. If the
Company did not qualify as a REIT, the Company would not be allowed a deduction
for distributions to shareholders in computing its income subject to United
States federal income tax at the regular corporate rates. The Company also could
be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the four taxable years following
the year during which qualification was lost. Cash available for distribution to
the Company's shareholders would be significantly reduced for each year in which
the Company did not qualify as a REIT. Although the Company currently intends to
continue to qualify as a REIT, it is possible that future economic, market,
legal, tax or other considerations may cause the Company, without the consent of
the shareholders, to revoke the REIT election or to otherwise take action that
would result in disqualification. See "The Merger -- Material United States
Federal Income Tax Consequences -- Treatment of the Company as a REIT."
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THE MEETING
GENERAL
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus is being furnished to holders of CRIT
Shares in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the CRIT Board for use
at the Meeting to be held on , 1997 at CRIT's offices at 388 Greenwich
Street, New York, New York, 33rd Floor, commencing at 11:00 a.m., local time,
and at any adjournments or postponements thereof.
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the accompanying form of proxy are
first being mailed to shareholders of CRIT on or about , 1997.
If CRIT receives a written request from any shareholder at least five
days prior to the Meeting stating that the shareholder will be present in person
at the Meeting and desires to ask questions of the auditors concerning CRIT's
financial statements, CRIT will arrange to have a representative of Ernst &
Young present at the Meeting who will respond to appropriate questions and have
an opportunity to make a statement. Any such requests, may be sent to the Trust
Administrator, Corporate Realty Income Trust I, 388 Greenwich Street, 37th
Floor, New York, New York 10013, telephone: (212) 816-8237, facsimile: (212)
816-7088.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE MEETING
At the Meeting, holders of CRIT Shares will consider and vote upon the
Trust Amendment Proposal, the Merger Proposal and such other matters as may
properly be brought before the Meeting, or any postponements or adjournments
thereof. THE CRIT BOARD HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE TRUST AMENDMENT PROPOSAL
AND THE MERGER PROPOSAL AND RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF SUCH
PROPOSALS.
Other Matters. The CRIT Board of Trustees knows of no other business
which will be presented at the Meeting. If other matters properly come before
the Meeting, the persons named as proxy holders will vote on them in accordance
with their best judgment.
The expense of preparing, printing and mailing the form of proxy and
the material used in the solicitation thereof shall be shared equally by CRIT
and the Company provided CRIT's portion does not exceed $15,000. In addition to
the use of the mails, some of the officers of CRIT and/or regular employees of
the Advisor may solicit proxies by telephone. CRIT will request brokerage houses
and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward soliciting material to
the beneficial owners of shares held of record by such persons and may verify
the accuracy or marked proxies by contacting record and beneficial owners of
CRIT Shares. CRIT will reimburse such persons for their reasonable expenses
incurred in forwarding such soliciting materials. CRIT has retained Innisfree M
& A Incorporated to assist with the solicitation of proxies and will pay a fee
of approximately $3,000 for its services.
1997 Annual Meeting. CRIT will hold an annual meeting in 1997 only if
the Merger is not consummated. Shareholder proposals intended to be presented at
the 1997 Annual Meeting, if held, must be received a reasonable amount of time
prior to CRIT's solicitation of proxies relating to such Meeting.
VOTING AT THE MEETING; RECORD DATE
Holders of record of CRIT shares on the Record Date will be entitled to
notice of and to vote at the Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were
1,010,776 CRIT Shares outstanding, entitled to vote and held by approximately
____ holders of record. Each holder of record of CRIT Shares on the Record Date
is entitled to cast one vote per share on each proposal submitted for the vote
of the CRIT shareholders, either in person or by properly executed proxy, at the
Meeting. The presence, in person or by properly executed proxy, of the holders
of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote is necessary to
constitute a quorum at the Meeting.
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The approval and adoption by CRIT shareholders of the Trust Amendment
Proposal and the Merger Proposal will require the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding CRIT Shares.
At the Meeting, in determining whether the Merger Proposal and the
Trust Amendment Proposal have received the requisite number of affirmative
votes, abstentions and broker non-votes will have the same effect as a vote
against such proposal. At the Meeting, abstentions and broker non-votes will be
counted for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum. A
"broker non-vote" occurs when a nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner
does not vote on a proposal because, for such proposal, the nominee does not
have discretionary voting power and has not received instructions with respect
to voting of such shares.
PROXIES
All CRIT Shares which are entitled to vote and are represented at the
Meeting by properly executed proxies received prior to or at the Meeting, and
not revoked, will be voted at the Meeting in accordance with the instructions
indicated on such proxies. If no instructions are indicated, such proxies will
be voted for approval and adoption of the Merger Proposal and for the adoption
of the Trust Amendment Proposal.
If any other matters are properly presented at the Meeting for
consideration, including, among other things, consideration of a motion to
adjourn the Meeting to another time and/or place (including, without limitation,
for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies), the persons named in the
enclosed form of proxy and acting thereunder will have discretion to vote on
such matters in accordance with their best judgment unless the proxy contains
instructions to the contrary.
Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the
person giving it at any time before it is voted. Proxies may be revoked by (i)
filing with the Secretary of CRIT at or before the taking of the vote at the
Meeting, a written notice of revocation bearing a later date than the proxy,
(ii) duly executing a later dated proxy relating to the same shares and
delivering it to the Secretary of CRIT before the taking of the vote at the
Meeting or (iii) attending the Meeting and voting in person (although attendance
at the Meeting will not in and of itself constitute a revocation of a proxy).
Any written notice of revocation or subsequent proxy should be sent so as to be
delivered to CRIT, 388 Greenwich St., New York, N.Y. 10013, Attention: Investor
Relations, or hand delivered to the Secretary of CRIT, at or before the taking
of the vote at the Meeting.
CRIT SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD NOT SEND ANY STOCK CERTIFICATES WITH THEIR PROXY
CARDS.
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THE MERGER
BACKGROUND OF THE MERGER
On April 12, 1996, CRIT received an unsolicited proposal from Lexington
relating to the acquisition by Lexington of CRIT. To assist it in assessing and
evaluating this proposal, CRIT endeavored to obtain additional expressions of
interest against which to compare the bid from Lexington. Toward that end, CRIT
authorized its Advisor, Corporate Realty Advisors, Inc., to prepare and
distribute private offering materials to a number of potential acquirors known
in the industry as purchasers of net leases. The Advisor holds 10,000 shares of
CRIT Stock and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Smith Barney, Inc. Among those
initially contacted, two parties submitted cash bids to acquire the assets of
CRIT, subject to significant contingencies.
Lexington initially offered to purchase all of CRIT's assets and to
assume all of its outstanding debt in exchange for 1,330,000 shares of Lexington
Common Stock which would have valued each CRIT Share at approximately $15.88. At
about the same time, CRIT received two other offers to acquire all of its
properties, which ranged in value from $12.77 per CRIT Share, to $16.92 per CRIT
Share.
In August 1996, Lexington proposed to increase CRIT's downside
protection by offering CRIT shareholders up to 55,400 additional shares in the
event the price of Lexington Common Stock fell below $12.625 per share for a
period of time. After additional negotiations, Lexington increased its initial
offer to provide for a payment to CRIT Shareholders of Lexington Common Stock
valued at approximately $17.03 per Share as of such time.
On September 18, 1996, the CRIT Board met to consider the cash offers
and Lexington's revised offer. In addition, the CRIT Board considered whether
CRIT's three properties could be sold for a higher price if marketed separately
rather than together. The CRIT Board believed that an active market existed for
each of the properties but that coordinating separate sales of CRIT's properties
within a reasonable time at acceptable prices would be impractical, and that the
potential cost of administering CRIT for a smaller portfolio of properties would
be burdensome and economically inefficient. Accordingly, the CRIT Board
determined to offer for sale all three properties as a portfolio or to effect a
merger of CRIT with or into another entity, preferably one which would provide
CRIT shareholders greater liquidity. At a Board meeting held on September 24,
1996, after further discussions with existing and potential offerors, the CRIT
Board determined to move forward with the cash offer valued at $16.92 per CRIT
Share and commenced negotiations for the sale of its three properties to this
party (the "Primary Cash Offeror"). The Advisor was present and participated in
the discussions at the foregoing meeting.
Negotiations with the Primary Cash Offeror did not result in a
definitive agreement, leading CRIT's Board to authorize the Advisor to send a
further round of inquiries to potential investors in early December 1996. On
December 24, 1996, the CRIT Board met to discuss responses to its inquiries and
an offer that CRIT received from a fourth interested party that had arisen from
such inquiries. The Advisor was present and participated in the discussions at
this meeting. This fourth offer contained a proposal to acquire the properties
of CRIT for $30.9 million in cash, with no assumption of debt, but did not
conform to the terms on which CRIT had requested offers and was inferior on an
equity per share basis to the offers made by the Primary Cash Offeror and
Lexington. At the December 24, 1996 meeting, the CRIT Board concluded that the
offer from the Primary Cash Offeror remained the most viable, and authorized the
Advisor to continue to work with the Primary Cash Offeror toward a definitive
agreement. After further negotiations, the parties were unable to reach a
definitive agreement on terms acceptable to both parties due primarily to the
inability to negotiate a new lease with one of CRIT's lessees, and in early 1997
discussions between CRIT and the Primary Cash Offeror terminated.
On April 10, 1997, Lexington delivered a revised offer as ultimately
reflected in the definitive Merger Agreement. Lexington's decision to again
increase its offer was based on numerous factors including improved real estate
market fundamentals and appreciation in the price of Lexington Common Stock.
This offer resulted in an after tax equity value per share to the CRIT
shareholders of $17.31 as of such time. CRIT thereafter entered into
negotiations with Lexington. At a special meeting of the CRIT Board held on May
28, 1997, the
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Advisor and representatives of McFarland Dewey made presentations concerning the
business prospects of CRIT and the potential combination of CRIT and Lexington.
The CRIT Board also reviewed the terms of the Merger Agreement with CRIT's
management, the Advisor and CRIT's legal advisors. McFarland Dewey's
presentations included a summary of the terms of the Merger, a description of
Lexington, the valuation summary discussed below under "Opinion of Financial
Advisor to CRIT" and a review of pro forma financial information. At the
meeting, McFarland Dewey delivered its opinion to the CRIT Board that the
exchange ratio of Lexington Common Stock for CRIT Shares was fair from a
financial point of view to the holders of CRIT shares. The CRIT Board also
considered a proposed amendment to the Declaration of Trust that would authorize
CRIT to merge with another entity, and a proposal for CRIT to enter into the
Merger Agreement with Lexington. The CRIT Board unanimously approved both
proposals and the Merger Agreement was executed on May 29, 1997.
In its negotiations with all of the offerors, the CRIT Board considered
factors such as the assumption of debt, payoff of debt prepayment penalties
associated therewith, the necessity of renegotiating leases, obtaining necessary
consents, the ability of the offeror to obtain financing and the tax
consequences to shareholders. In addition, the CRIT Board considered the
tax-free nature of the proposal by Lexington and the increased liquidity which
Lexington Common Stock offered CRIT shareholders. The CRIT Board also considered
the marketability of CRIT's assets in the current environment.
REASONS FOR THE MERGER; RECOMMENDATION OF THE CRIT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The CRIT Board believes that the Merger provides an opportunity for
CRIT's shareholders to become equity holders in a self-administered REIT that
has an expanded and diversified geographic presence in the United States,
significantly greater liquidity, a lower risk capital structure, a higher
current yield, better access to the capital markets and greater potential for
long-term appreciation. The CRIT Board also believes that the Merger will
combine complementary assets of CRIT with the Company's larger but similar
quality portfolio, while enabling the CRIT portfolio to benefit from the
expertise of the Company's experienced management team.
In making its determination with respect to the Merger, the CRIT Board
considered a number of factors, including without limitation, the factors listed
below. In view of the wide variety of factors considered by the CRIT Board, the
Board did not quantify or otherwise attempt to assign relative weights to the
specific factors considered in making its determination:
(i) Consideration: The CRIT Board believed that the Merger was the
best offer reasonably available for CRIT's shareholders. The
Board believed that there were no other prospective purchasers
that had the financial ability to complete the transaction and
would be willing to pay an aggregate consideration greater
than that to be paid by the Company representatives in the
Merger. In seeking to maximize value to CRIT shareholders,
CRIT and its representatives solicited the interest of
approximately twenty prospective buyers and received a number
of indications of interest at various times. In response to
CRIT's solicitation of interest, the four proposals discussed
above were received offering to acquire CRIT itself or
substantially all of its assets. The Company's proposal
presented the most attractive price on a per share basis with
the greatest certainty of execution. In addition, certain of
the other proposals were subject to various conditions,
including, in some cases, the acquiror obtaining necessary
financing approvals and performing additional due diligence
before committing to a definitive transaction.
(ii) Liquidity: The CRIT Board believed that the exchange of the
CRIT shares for Lexington Common Stock, which is listed on the
New York Stock Exchange and has a larger total market
capitalization than that of CRIT, would provide a significant
increase in the liquidity available to CRIT shareholders.
(iii) Alternatives: As a stand-alone entity, CRIT would likely
experience difficulty in accessing the capital markets on
acceptable terms in the future, resulting in shareholders'
continued lack of a reasonable degree of liquidity. The CRIT
Board also considered as a possible alternative to the Merger
auctioning CRIT's properties individually. In this regard, the
CRIT Board believed that an active market existed
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for each of the properties, but coordinating within a
reasonable time at acceptable prices would be impracticable,
and that the potential cost of administering CRIT for a
smaller portfolio of properties would be burdensome and
economically inefficient. For example, because the Circuit
City Property represents 76% of CRIT's annual revenues, its
sale would cause a material decrease in annual revenues,
without significantly decreasing CRIT's administrative costs.
As a result, the CRIT Board believed that, at that time, there
were no feasible alternatives that were available to CRIT that
were as likely in the near term to provide greater shareholder
value and certainty of execution.
(iv) Financial analysis: Information relating to the financial
performance, condition, business operations and prospects of
CRIT and the Company on a separate and combined basis were
considered. Based on analyses prepared by the Advisor and
McFarland Dewey, the Board believed that the Merger would be
original accretive to the FFO per share and cash available for
distribution per share of the Company. For a discussion of the
factors relied on by McFarland Dewey in preparation of such
analysis, see "--Opinion of the Financial Advisor of CRIT."
(v) Increased Current Yield: The CRIT Board viewed as favorable
the determination that CRIT's shareholders will likely realize
an increase in quarterly dividend income as shareholders of
the Company, assuming, among other things, that (i) the
Company will continue to make regular quarterly distributions
at the Company's current rate of $0.29 per share; and (ii)
there will be sufficient cash available to make such
distributions.
(vi) Cost savings: The CRIT Board considered the anticipated cost
savings and operating efficiencies available to the Company
from the Merger, particularly in the reduction of overhead
expenses and the elimination of CRIT's advisory fee. The CRIT
Board did not attempt to quantify those savings with
precision. However, the advisory fee and general and
administrative expenses in 1996 for CRIT were approximately
$175,000 and $171,000, respectively, all of which can be
viewed as potential overhead savings as a result of the
Merger.
(vii) Merger Agreement terms: The terms of the Merger Agreement,
including the exchange ratio of shares and the equity interest
in the Company to be received by CRIT's shareholders were
considered. In this regard, the CRIT Board noted that the
exchange ratio has been determined through arms-length
negotiations, it fairly reflects the current market price of
the stock of the two companies and it provides downside
protection through the floating exchange ratio mechanism.
(viii) Structure: In this regard, the CRIT Board viewed as favorable
the fact that the Merger, as a "stock-for-stock" structure
with a floating exchange ratio mechanism rather than a
"cash-for-stock" transaction, will provide an opportunity for
CRIT's shareholders to share in any future appreciation of the
Company as well as enable CRIT's shareholders to convert their
CRIT Shares into Lexington Common Stock on a tax-free basis.
The Merger Agreement provides for a floating exchange ratio
based upon a fraction of which the numerator is the Share
Value and the denominator is the Lexington Common Stock Price,
see "The Merger Agreement -- Conversion of Securities."
(ix) Finite life of CRIT: The finite life of CRIT led the CRIT
Board to the conclusion that a future liquidation of CRIT
would be required in the year 2002 and would likely lead to
less value realized for shareholders in view of the term of
the Baxter Lease (as defined), which terminates in 2001. The
Merger will provide an opportunity for CRIT shareholders to
become shareholders in a REIT which is self-administered, has
a larger number of properties and the capacity for future
growth so that lease expiration can be better managed.
(x) Outstanding indebtedness of CRIT: As of June 30, 1997, CRIT's
outstanding mortgage indebtedness was approximately $15
million. Annual interest rates ranged from 8.875% to 9.5% and
each of the three mortgage loans requires a balloon payment.
The mortgages mature at various dates between March 1, 2000
and October 1, 2002 at which time the balloon payments, which
total approximately $15
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million, are due. Although the debt is generally at rates
above that which would be achievable given the current
interest rate environment and condition of the mortgage
market, high prepayment premiums prevent a current
refinancing. The loans would be difficult to refinance in the
event that a tenant does not exercise its renewal option or
otherwise renew its lease and a replacement tenant is not
found in a timely fashion. In such case, it is possible that
CRIT would be subject to foreclosure proceedings.
(xi) McFarland Dewey Opinion: The CRIT Board considered the
analyses, presentations and opinion of McFarland Dewey
described below under "Opinion of the Financial Advisor of
CRIT" that stated, as of the date of such opinion and based
upon and subject to certain matters stated therein, that the
consideration to be received by the holders of CRIT Shares
pursuant to the Merger Agreement was fair from a financial
point of view to such holders. In this respect, the CRIT Board
considered McFarland Dewey's financial analyses in its overall
evaluation of the Merger and viewed such analyses as favorable
to its determination. The Board viewed McFarland Dewey's
opinion as favorable to its determination based upon the
McFarland Dewey's experience and expertise as a recognized
investment banking and advisory firm that is regularly engaged
in the valuation of businesses and securities in connection
with mergers and acquisitions, private placements and
valuation for estate, corporate and other purposes.
The CRIT Board also considered certain potentially negative factors in
its deliberations concerning the Merger:
(i) The risk that the portfolios of the Company and CRIT may not
be fully complementary as each of the tenants in the CRIT
portfolio is rated on an investment grade category while the
Company has some tenants which are not rated as such;
(ii) The fact that, because the value of the Lexington Common Stock
for purposes of calculating the ratio at which CRIT Shares
will be converted is fixed when the Lexington Common Stock
Price falls below $12.125, a decline in the value of the
Lexington Common Stock below $12.125 would reduce the value of
the consideration to be received by CRIT's shareholders in the
Merger;
(iii) The various conditions to the Company's obligations to
consummate the Merger, see The Merger Agreement --
"Conditions";
(iv) The risk that the anticipated benefits of the Merger to CRIT
shareholders may not be realized as a result of possible
changes in the real estate market in general, the inability to
achieve the anticipated reductions in expenses, the effect of
the factors described in clause (i) above and the inability of
the Company to access the capital markets in an efficient
manner; and
(v) The fact that if the Merger Agreement is terminated under
certain circumstances, CRIT must pay the Company a termination
fee of $700,000. See The Merger Agreement -- "Termination;
Tenant Fees and Expenses." The CRIT Board recognizes that the
inclusion of such provisions in the Merger Agreement could
render it unlikely that a more attractive offer for the
acquisition of CRIT would be presented to CRIT and its
shareholders; however, the Board believes that, based on its
efforts to find a buyer for CRIT, the Merger represents the
best offer reasonably available to CRIT and its shareholders,
that the inclusion of such a termination fee was a reasonable
method to compensate the Company for expending significant
time and money in negotiating and attempting to complete the
Merger, and that the termination fee was within the range of
fees payable in comparable transactions.
In the view of CRIT's Board, the potentially negative factors
considered were not sufficient, either individually or collectively, to outweigh
the positive factors considered by the Board in its deliberations relating to
the Merger.
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As described above under the caption "Interests of Certain Persons in
the Merger," the Advisor owns 10,000 CRIT Shares, which represents approximately
1% of the total number of CRIT shares issued and outstanding. The Advisor was
also entitled to receive a termination fee of approximately $850,000 in
connection with the consummation of the Merger, $789,000 of which the Adviser
has waived if the Merger is consummated. The ownership of CRIT Shares and the
right to receive a termination fee may be considered to be conflicts of interest
of the Advisor. The CRIT Board was aware of these conflicts in assessing the
presentation of the Advisor, and approved payment of the termination fee to the
Advisor. The Advisor has informed the Company that it intends to vote all of its
CRIT Shares in favor of the Merger Proposal and Trust Proposal.
In the event the Merger is not consummated for any reason, CRIT intends
to continue to manage its properties in the near term in the manner in which it
has heretofore. In addition, CRIT may seek another strategic combination,
assuming the Trust Amendment Proposal is adopted by the shareholders, or the
sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of
transactions. The CRIT Board believes there are no feasible alternatives to the
Merger available to CRIT at the present time that are likely to result in
greater shareholder value.
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, THE CRIT BOARD DETERMINED THAT THE MERGER IS FAIR
TO, AND IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF, CRIT AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS, APPROVED THE MERGER
AND AUTHORIZED CRIT TO ENTER INTO THE MERGER AGREEMENT AND CONSUMMATE THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY. THE CRIT BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT
THE SHAREHOLDERS OF CRIT APPROVE THE MERGER PROPOSAL.
OPINION OF FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO CRIT
CRIT retained McFarland Dewey & Co. ("McFarland Dewey") to provide a
fairness opinion in connection with the Merger and related matters based upon
McFarland Dewey's qualifications, reputation and expertise. No limitations were
imposed by the CRIT Board upon McFarland Dewey with respect to the
investigations made or the procedures followed by McFarland Dewey in rendering
its opinion. At the May 28, 1997 meeting of the CRIT Board, McFarland Dewey
rendered an oral opinion to the CRIT Board that, as of such date and subject to
the considerations expressed to the CRIT Board, the Merger consideration to be
received by the public holders of CRIT Shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement
is fair from a financial point of view to such holders. McFarland Dewey
confirmed its oral opinion by delivery of a written opinion dated as of May 29,
1997.
THE FULL TEXT OF THE MCFARLAND DEWEY OPINION, WHICH SETS FORTH THE
ASSUMPTIONS MADE, MATTERS CONSIDERED AND LIMITATIONS ON THE REVIEW UNDERTAKEN,
IS ATTACHED TO THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY
REFERENCE. HOLDERS OF CRIT SHARES ARE URGED TO, AND SHOULD, READ THE MCFARLAND
DEWEY OPINION CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY. THE MCFARLAND DEWEY OPINION IS
DIRECTED TO THE CRIT BOARD AND ADDRESSES ONLY THE FAIRNESS FROM A FINANCIAL
POINT OF VIEW OF THE CONSIDERATION TO BE RECEIVED BY THE PUBLIC HOLDERS OF CRIT
SHARES PURSUANT TO THE MERGER AGREEMENT, AND IT DOES NOT ADDRESS ANY OTHER
ASPECT OF THE MERGER NOR DOES IT CONSTITUTE A RECOMMENDATION TO ANY HOLDER OF
CRIT SHARES AS TO HOW TO VOTE AT THE CRIT SPECIAL MEETING. THE SUMMARY OF THE
MCFARLAND DEWEY OPINION SET FORTH IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE FULL TEXT OF SUCH OPINION
ATTACHED.
In arriving at its opinion, McFarland Dewey (i) analyzed certain
publicly available financial statements and other information of CRIT, (ii)
analyzed certain internal financial statements and other financial and operating
data concerning CRIT prepared by the management of CRIT, (iii) analyzed certain
financial projections prepared by the management of CRIT, (iv) discussed the
past and current operations and financial condition and prospects of CRIT and
certain of its real property assets with a senior executive of CRIT, (v)
reviewed the reported prices and trading activity of the CRIT Shares, (vi)
analyzed certain publicly available financial statements and other information
of the Company, (vii) discussed the past and current operations and financial
condition and prospects
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of the Company and certain of its real property assets with James C. Cowles,
Chairman of CRIT and Mr. Jon Kline, a representative of the Advisor, (viii)
reviewed the reported prices and trading activity of the Lexington Common Stock,
(ix) compared the financial performance of the Company and the prices and
trading activity of the Lexington Common Stock with those of certain comparable
publicly-traded companies and their securities, and (x) performed such other
analyses as McFarland Dewey deemed appropriate.
In rendering its opinion, McFarland Dewey assumed and relied upon,
without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of the
information reviewed by McFarland Dewey for the purposes of its opinion. With
respect to the projected financial information, McFarland Dewey assumed that
such information has been reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best then
available estimates and judgments of the future financial performance of CRIT.
McFarland Dewey did not make any independent valuation or appraisal of the
assets or liabilities of CRIT or of the Company, and was supplied an independent
third party appraisal of CRIT properties. The McFarland Dewey opinion rendered
on May 29, 1997 is necessarily based on economic, market and other conditions as
in effect on, and the information made available to McFarland Dewey as of, such
date.
In arriving at its opinion, McFarland Dewey was not authorized to
solicit, and did not solicit interest from any party with respect to the
acquisition of CRIT or any of its assets, nor did McFarland Dewey negotiate with
any party with respect to the possible acquisition of CRIT or any of its assets.
At the meeting of the CRIT Board, McFarland Dewey presented certain
financial analyses accompanied by written materials in connection with the
delivery of its fairness opinion. The following is a summary of the material
financial and comparative analyses performed by McFarland Dewey in arriving at
its May 29, 1997 opinion. The opinion assumed $700,000 of the $18.15 million
consideration would be paid in cash and applied toward transaction expenses, as
permitted by the Merger Agreement. See "The Merger Agreement - Conversion of
Securities." Subsequent to the meeting date, the Advisor waived substantially
all of its termination fee under its Advisory Agreement. As a consequence of
such waiver, CRIT management currently anticipates that all or substantially all
of the $18.15 million will be applied to the Stock Consideration.
SELECTED COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANIES ANALYSIS
Using publicly available information, McFarland Dewey compared selected
historical and projected financial, operating and stock market performance data
of CRIT and the Company with corresponding data of certain publicly-traded
companies that McFarland Dewey considered comparable in certain respects with
those of CRIT and the Company for purposes of this analysis. The comparable
companies consisted of net leased REITs. McFarland Dewey considered CRIT and the
Company in relation to a set of comparables which consisted of Commercial Net
Lease Realty, Franchise Financial Corp., Golf Trust of America, National Golf
Properties, TriNet Corporate Realty Trust, Realty Income Trust, and Hospitality
Properties Trust (the "Net Leased Comparables"). The ratios of the common stock
trading price to Funds From Operations per share (each, an "FFO Multiple") for
1996 and 1997 for the Net Leased Comparables were based on Funds From Operations
per share as reported by the companies, if available, and as estimated by First
Call and McFarland Dewey and closing stock prices as of May 24, 1997. Funds From
Operations estimates for CRIT for 1997 were based on internal projections.
McFarland Dewey noted that the price offered by the Company for each share of
the CRIT Shares represented 10.2x and 10.1x CRIT's reported 1996 and estimated
1997 Funds From Operations per share, respectively, below the average FFO
Multiples of the Net Leased Comparables of 12.0x and 11.7x for 1996 and 1997,
respectively. McFarland Dewey noted that CRIT's market capitalization of
approximately $27 million was the smallest of all the Net Leased Comparables and
12.3% of the next largest Net Leased Comparable. CRIT's leverage of 57.2% was
higher than that of all the Net Leased Comparables. As a result of the
foregoing, McFarland Dewey determined that CRIT could be viewed negatively by
the public relative to the Net Leased Comparables.
McFarland Dewey compared the Company's FFO Multiple with the median FFO
Multiple for the Net Leased Comparables. The FFO Multiple for the Company for
the year ending December 31, 1996 was based on reported Funds From Operations,
and for the year ended December 31, 1997 the FFO Multiple was based on
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the projected Funds From Operations. In calculating the FFO Multiples for the
periods, McFarland Dewey noted that the Company's 1996 FFO Multiple of 8.9x and
1997 FFO Multiple of 8.9x were lower than the average FFO Multiples of the Net
Leased Comparables of 12.0x and 11.7x for 1996 and 1997. McFarland Dewey noted
that the Company's leverage was higher than all the Net Leased Comparables and
that as a result the Company may have a lower FFO Multiple relative to the Net
Leased Comparables.
STOCK TRADING HISTORY
McFarland Dewey reviewed the history of trading prices and volume for
the CRIT Shares and the Lexington Common Stock. The Company was viewed in
relation to the Standard & Poor's 400 Index and an index composed of the Net
Leased Comparables. McFarland Dewey noted that the CRIT Shares trade
infrequently and that the Company's historical stock price performance since May
17, 1996 was approximately 9.0% lower than that of Net Leased Comparables.
However, McFarland Dewey noted that the Lexington Common Stock will provide CRIT
shareholders with more liquidity.
CONTRIBUTION ANALYSIS
McFarland Dewey reviewed CRIT's financial contribution to the Company
on a projected pro forma basis. On a pro forma basis, CRIT shareholders would be
receiving approximately 8.8% of the ownership in the Company based on an
Exchange Ratio of 1.315 as of such time and could receive as high as 9.5% and as
low as 8.2% based upon the Share Value as of such time. Based on CRIT
management's financial projections for 1997, CRIT would have contributed 7.3% of
the Funds From Operations of the Company. McFarland Dewey noted that CRIT's
shareholders would receive a greater percentage of the stock than would
theoretically be indicated by their contribution of Funds From Operations.
PRO FORMA MERGER ANALYSIS
McFarland Dewey performed an analysis of the effect of the Merger on
the Company's Funds From Operations per share for the projected years ending
December 31, 1997 through December 31, 1998, which assumed that the Merger had
been consummated on January 1, 1997. McFarland Dewey combined the projected
operating results of CRIT and the Company to arrive at a combined projected
Funds From Operations. McFarland Dewey then compared the combined Funds From
Operations per share with the Company's stand-alone Funds From Operations per
share to determine the projected pro forma impact of the Merger. This analysis
indicated that the Company's Funds From Operations per share on a pro forma
basis in each of 1997 through 1998 would most likely be higher than the
stand-alone projections for the Company of Funds From Operations for each year
were the Merger not to occur. McFarland Dewey noted that the Merger would result
in a dividend increase of approximately 9.3% for CRIT shareholders, based on the
Company's maintenance of its then current $0.29 quarterly dividend per share and
the Exchange Ratio of 1.315, and could increase by a maximum of 17.9% and a
minimum of 1.4% based upon the Share Value.
McFarland Dewey noted that the Merger would result in a slight decrease
in the leverage ratios for the Company. Specifically, the Company's ratio of
Debt to Total Market Capitalization as of December 31, 1996 would decrease from
60.8% to 57.2% on a pro forma basis.
DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
McFarland Dewey also performed discounted cash flow analyses (i.e., an
analysis of the present value of the projected cash flows for the periods using
the discount rates indicated) of CRIT based upon projections for the years 1997
through 2001, inclusive, using discount rates reflecting a weighted average cost
of capital ranging from 10% to 11% and terminal value multiples in calendar year
2001 ranging from 10x to 11x. McFarland Dewey observed that the offer for the
CRIT Shares was within the ranges of values ($16.58 to $18.31) implied by the
discounted cash flow analysis.
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PRECEDENT TRANSACTIONS ANALYSIS
An analysis was conducted of the stock-for-stock mergers involving
public REITs consummated since 1995. As there have been no prior Net Leased REIT
mergers, McFarland Dewey does not believe that this type of analysis provides a
reliable comparison to the Merger or that such analysis regarding REIT mergers
is significant to McFarland Dewey's determination that the price is fair to the
public holders of the CRIT Shares from a financial point of view.
McFarland Dewey, however, compared certain financial ratios of the
Merger with those of selected other mergers and strategic transactions involving
REITs which McFarland Dewey deemed to be reasonably comparable to the Merger.
These transactions (acquiree/acquiror) included Union Property Investors/Kranzco
Realty, Retail Properties Investors/Glimcher Realty, Crocker Realty
Trust/Highwoods Property and Copley Properties/East Group Properties.
Using publicly available information, McFarland Dewey calculated the
premium of the implied offer value per share relative to the acquired company's
stock price on the day before announcement of the respective transaction and the
implied offer value per share for the acquired company, as of the day before the
announcement of the respective transaction, as a multiple of the projected FFO
per share for such company. This analysis yielded a range of premiums with a
mean of 10.9% and a range of transaction multiples of 11.8x to 14.4x with a mean
of 12.9x. The Merger's premium, based upon the most recent trade of which CRIT
had knowledge, was 51.3% and the transaction multiple was 10.2x.
INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY APPRAISAL
McFarland Dewey noted that the appraisals provided by an independent
third party did not include certain costs, such as transfer taxes and
refinancing costs, which would be incurred by CRIT if it were to sell the
properties in individual transactions. Utilizing the appraisal values from the
independent third party and management's estimate of the costs which would be
incurred in connection with the sale of the properties, McFarland Dewey
calculated that the proceeds available for distribution to the CRIT shareholders
upon a liquidation would be approximately $16.93 per share.
The preparation of a fairness opinion is a complex process and is not
necessarily susceptible to a partial analysis or summary description. McFarland
Dewey believes that its analyses must be considered as a whole and that
selecting portions of its analyses, without considering all analyses, would
create an incomplete view of the process underlying its opinion. In addition,
McFarland Dewey may have given various analyses more or less weight than other
analyses, and may have deemed various assumptions more or less probable than
other assumptions, so that the ranges of valuations resulting for any particular
analysis described above should not be taken to be McFarland Dewey's view of the
actual value of CRIT and the Company.
In performing its analyses, McFarland Dewey made numerous assumptions
with respect to industry performance, general business and economic conditions
and other matters, many of which are beyond the control of CRIT and the Company.
The analyses performed by McFarland Dewey are not necessarily indicative of
actual value, which may be significantly more than or less favorable than
suggested by such analyses. Such analyses were prepared solely as a part of
McFarland Dewey's analysis of whether the Merger consideration to be received by
the public holders of the CRIT Shares is fair from a financial point of view to
such holders, and were conducted in connection with the delivery of the
McFarland Dewey opinion. The analyses do not purport to be appraisals or to
reflect the prices at which CRIT might actually be sold. Because such estimates
are inherently subject to uncertainty, none of CRIT, McFarland Dewey, or any
other person assumes responsibility for their accuracy. The McFarland Dewey
analyses described above should not be viewed as determinative of the opinion of
the CRIT Board or the management of CRIT with respect to the value of CRIT or of
whether McFarland Dewey would have rendered an opinion of fairness with respect
to, or the CRIT Board or the management of CRIT would have been willing to agree
to, any consideration other than the Merger consideration.
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The CRIT Board retained McFarland Dewey based upon its experience and
expertise. McFarland Dewey is a recognized investment banking and advisory firm.
As part of its investment banking business, McFarland Dewey is regularly
engaging in the valuation of businesses and securities in connection with
mergers and acquisitions, private placements and valuation for estate, corporate
and other purposes.
Pursuant to a letter agreement dated May 8, 1997, CRIT paid McFarland
Dewey a fee of $100,000 upon the delivery of its opinion. The fee paid to
McFarland Dewey was not contingent upon the contents of the opinion delivered.
In addition, CRIT has agreed to reimburse McFarland Dewey for its reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses and to indemnify McFarland Dewey and its affiliates
against certain liabilities and expenses, including liabilities arising under
federal securities laws.
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT
The Merger will be treated as a purchase in accordance with Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 16. The fair market value of the consideration
given by the Company in the Merger will be used as the valuation basis of the
Merger. The assets and liabilities of CRIT will be revalued to their respective
fair market values at the Effective Time. The consolidated financial statements
of the Company will include the results of operations of CRIT from the Effective
Time.
NO APPRAISAL RIGHTS
Holders of CRIT Shares are not entitled to dissenters' rights of
appraisal under CRIT's Declaration of Trust or under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts in connection with the Merger.
INTERESTS OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN THE MERGER
Certain members of the CRIT management and the CRIT Board may be deemed
to have interests in the Merger, as described in this section. These include
provisions in the Merger Agreement providing indemnification rights to such
officers, trustees and other parties under certain conditions. The Merger
Agreement provides that CRIT shall, and the Company shall, after the Effective
Time, indemnify and hold harmless trustees, officers, employees, fiduciaries or
agents of CRIT against any liabilities in connection with any threatened or
actual claim or investigation based on or pertaining to such persons' position
as trustees, officers or employees or agents of CRIT, whether asserted or
arising before or after the Effective Time, and liabilities based on or
pertaining to the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby, to
the extent permitted by law or the Declaration of Trust of CRIT. After the
Effective Time, for a period of six years thereafter, the Company will fulfill
the obligations of CRIT pursuant to the Declaration of Trust as in effect on the
date of the Merger Agreement. See "The Merger Agreement -- Indemnification."
As of the Record Date, the Advisor owned 10,000 CRIT Shares, which the
Advisor intends to vote in favor of the Merger. James C. Cowles is Trustee,
Chairman, President and Treasurer of CRIT and is Chairman and President of the
Advisor. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement with CRIT, the Advisor is entitled
to receive a termination fee of approximately $850,000 in connection with the
consummation of the Merger. However, the Advisor has determined unconditionally
to waive approximately $789,000 of such fee, with the remaining $61,000 to be
payable by CRIT at the Effective Time. The Advisor agreed to waive such amount
to increase the consideration payable to CRIT shareholders in connection with
the Merger. The amount of the fee will effectively reimburse the Advisor for an
identical amount paid during 1997 by the Advisor to Antony E. Monk, a former
trustee and officer of CRIT and the former president of the Advisor who resigned
from those positions in 1992, in connection with the termination of a Management
and Consulting Services Agreement among the Advisor, Smith Barney, Harris, Upham
& Co., Monk and Hadley Page Ellis, Inc., a corporation whose sole shareholder is
Mr. Monk, pursuant to which Hadley provided advice with respect to the
selection, financing, refinancing, leasing and disposition of properties. In
addition, Hadley will receive a $250,000 finder's fee from the Company upon
consummation of the Merger.
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THE MERGER AGREEMENT (PROPOSAL 1)
The following is a brief summary of the material provisions of the
Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to this Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and incorporated herein by reference. Such summary is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement. Shareholders of
CRIT are urged to read the Merger Agreement in its entirety for a more complete
description of the Merger.
THE MERGER
The Merger Agreement provides that, following the approval and adoption
of the Merger Agreement by the CRIT shareholders and the satisfaction or waiver
of the other conditions to the Merger, CRIT is to be merged with and into the
Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the
"Surviving Corporation").
If all such conditions to the Merger are satisfied or waived, the
Merger will be completed pursuant to Chapter 182 of the Massachusetts General
Laws (the "MGL") and Section 3-114 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the
"MGCL") and will become effective upon the acceptance for record of the Articles
of Merger by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland in
accordance with the MGCL or at such time thereafter which CRIT and the Company
have agreed upon and designated in such filing in accordance with applicable law
as the effective time of the Merger.
CONVERSION OF SECURITIES
Upon consummation of the Merger, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the
Company will issue shares of Lexington Common Stock in exchange for all CRIT
Shares at the Effective Time. Each issued and outstanding CRIT Share (other than
shares owned by CRIT as treasury shares or by the Company or any of the
Company's subsidiaries, all of which will be cancelled) will be converted into
the right to receive a number of shares of Lexington Common Stock equal to a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Share Value and the denominator of which
is the Lexington Common Stock Price (collectively, the "Stock Consideration").
If any holder of CRIT Shares would be entitled to receive a number of Lexington
Common Stock that includes a fraction, then, in lieu of a fractional share, such
holder will be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal to such fractional
part of a share of Lexington Common Stock multiplied by the Lexington Common
Stock Price.
The "Lexington Common Stock Price" means an amount equal to the average
of the closing sales prices of the Lexington Common Stock on the NYSE during the
twenty consecutive trading days ending on the fifth business day immediately
preceding the Meeting; provided, however, that in the event the Lexington Common
Stock Price is (i) greater than $14.125, then, for purposes of determining the
Stock Consideration, the Lexington Common Stock Price shall be deemed to be
$14.125, and (ii) in the event the Lexington Common Stock Price is less than
$12.125, then, for purposes of determining the Stock Consideration, the
Lexington Common Stock Price shall be deemed to be $12.125. The "Share Value"
will equal the quotient obtained by dividing (A) an amount equal to (y) $18.15
million minus (z) the amount of the Cash Payment (as defined below), if any,
which CRIT shall elect to receive from the Company (up to $1,000,000) and apply
toward the payment of CRIT's obligations, by (B) the total number of CRIT Shares
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (subject to
adjustments). The "Share Value" as of the date of this Proxy
Statement/Prospectus is $17.96 per share, which assumes that CRIT will elect to
receive no Cash Payment. The stock consideration will be appropriately adjusted
to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
reorganization, recapitalization or other like change with respect to the
Lexington Common Stock occurring prior to the Effective Time, or to reflect the
effect of any merger, consolidation or other transaction involving the Company
which would affect the Lexington Common Stock or its listing on the NYSE.
The Merger Agreement authorizes CRIT, at its option, to direct that up
to $1,000,000 in cash (the "Cash Payment") be deducted from the $18.15 million
in consideration to be paid by Lexington in connection with the
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Merger, and be available for use by the Advisor to pay and discharge obligations
of CRIT that Lexington will not be responsible to assume in the Merger. The
Merger Agreement further provides that, in the event any such amount is
requested by CRIT and applied toward the payment of its obligations, any
unexpended balance will be paid to the CRIT shareholders at a later time. One
such obligation of CRIT that would not be assumed by Lexington would have been a
termination fee in the approximate amount of $850,000 payable by CRIT to the
Advisor pursuant to the Advisory Agreement; however, the Advisor has determined
to waive $787,000 of such termination fee, with the remaining $61,000 to be
payable by CRIT at the Effective Time. See "The Merger Interests of Certain
Persons in the Merger." As a consequence, management of CRIT believes that CRIT
will have sufficient cash on hand at the effective time of the Merger to satisfy
those obligations of CRIT that Lexington will not be responsible for after the
Merger, and currently anticipates that all or substantially all of the $18.15
million in consideration provided for in the Merger Agreement will be applied to
the Stock Consideration to be received by the CRIT shareholders in the Merger.
Promptly after the Effective Time, Chase Mellon Shareholder Services
LLC (the "Exchange Agent") will mail transmittal forms and exchange instructions
to each holder of record of CRIT Shares to be used to surrender and exchange
certificates evidencing CRIT Shares for certificates evidencing the Lexington
Common Stock to which such holder has become entitled. After receipt of such
transmittal forms, each holder of certificates formerly representing CRIT Shares
will be able to surrender such certificates to the Exchange Agent, and each such
holder will receive in exchange therefor certificates, evidencing the number of
whole shares of Lexington Common Stock to which such holder is entitled and any
cash which may be payable in lieu of a fractional share of Lexington Common
Stock. Such transmittal forms will be accompanied by instructions specifying
other details of the exchange. CRIT SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD NOT SEND IN THEIR
CERTIFICATES UNTIL THEY RECEIVE A TRANSMITTAL FORM.
After the Effective Time, each certificate evidencing CRIT Shares,
until so surrendered and exchanged, will be deemed, for all purposes, to
evidence only the right to receive the number of whole shares of Lexington
Common Stock which the holder of such certificate is entitled to receive and the
right to receive any cash payment in lieu of a fractional share of Lexington
Common Stock. The holder of such unexchanged certificate will not be entitled to
receive any dividends or other distributions, if any, payable by the Company
until the certificate has been exchanged. Subject to applicable laws, such
dividends and distributions, together with any cash payment in lieu of a
fractional share of Lexington Common Stock, will be paid without interest.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Merger Agreement contains various customary representations and
warranties relating to, among other things, (a) the due organization, valid
existence and good standing of each of CRIT and the Company and certain similar
corporate matters; (b) the capital structure of each of CRIT and the Company;
(c) the authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the Merger
Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement and related matters; (d) conflicts under organizational documents,
required consents or approvals and violations of any instruments or law; (e)
documents and financial statements filed by each of CRIT and the Company with
the Commission and the accuracy of information contained therein; (f)
undisclosed liabilities; (g) the absence of certain material adverse changes or
events; (h) taxes, tax returns and audits; (i) properties; (j) contracts and
commitments; (k) litigation; (l) environmental matters, hazardous materials and
hazardous materials activities; (m) leases; (n) affiliated transactions; (o) the
accuracy of information supplied by each of CRIT and the Company in connection
with the Registration Statement and this Proxy Statement/Prospectus; (p)
employees; and (q) opinion of financial advisor.
CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, CRIT has agreed, among other things,
that during the period from the date of the Merger Agreement until the Effective
Time, except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company or as
contemplated by the Merger Agreement, CRIT will: (a) preserve intact its
business organizations and goodwill; (b) notify and confer with the Company on
operational matters of materiality, proposals to engage
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in material transactions and material adverse conditions; (c) deliver copies of
any documents filed with the Commission; (d) conduct its operations in the
ordinary course; (e) not acquire additional real property, incur additional
indebtedness, encumber assets or commence construction of any other type of real
estate projects; (f) not issue any shares of its capital stock, grant any
option, warrant, conversion right to acquire any shares of its capital stock;
(g) not increase any compensation or enter into or amend any employment
agreement with its officers or trustees or retain any person as an employee; (h)
not adopt any employee benefit plan; (i) not to dispose of any of its
properties; (j) not make any loans; (k) not pay any claims, liabilities or
obligations other than in the ordinary course of business; (k) not enter into
any commitment in excess of $25,000; (l) not enter into any commitment with any
officer, trustee, consultant or affiliate of CRIT; and (m) not effect any
material change in any lease or occupancy agreement currently in effect, renew
or extend the term of any lease, enter into any new lease or cancel or terminate
any lease. CRIT may declare regular quarterly dividends and pay a special
dividend within 30 days prior to the Effective Time in an aggregate amount up to
the amount of cash at hand at the time of such declaration; provided, however,
that CRIT may only make such payment after reserving a sufficient amount of cash
necessary to pay those expenses for which it is responsible under the Merger
Agreement. On or about August 15, 1997, CRIT paid a quarterly dividend of $.35
per share for the quarter ending June 30, 1997 to shareholders of record of CRIT
as of June 30, 1997.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company has agreed, among other
things, that during the period from the date of the Merger Agreement until the
Effective Time, except as otherwise consented to in writing by CRIT or as
contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Company will: (a) preserve intact its
business organizations and goodwill; (b) notify CRIT in the event the employment
of certain members of senior management terminates; and (c) deliver copies of
any documents filed with the Commission.
NO SOLICITATION
The Merger Agreement provides that CRIT will not, directly or
indirectly, through any officer, trustee, employee, representative or agent of
CRIT, (i) solicit or initiate any inquiries or proposals regarding any merger,
sale of substantial assets, sale of shares of beneficial interest (including
without limitation by way of a tender offer for 15% or more of the outstanding
CRIT Shares) or similar transactions involving CRIT other than the Merger (any
of the foregoing inquiries or proposals being referred to in the Merger
Agreement as an "Acquisition Proposal"), (ii) except as otherwise required by
CRIT's Declaration of Trust or applicable law, engage in negotiations
concerning, or provide any nonpublic information to any person relating to, any
Acquisition Proposal, or (iii) agree to, approve, or recommend any Acquisition
Proposal; provided, however, that nothing contained in the Merger Agreement
shall prevent the CRIT Board from (A) considering, negotiating, discussing,
approving and recommending to the shareholders of CRIT a bona fide Acquisition
Proposal not solicited in violation of the Merger Agreement, if, and only to the
extent that, the CRIT Board determines in good faith (upon advice of outside
counsel) that it is required to do so in order to discharge properly its
fiduciary duties or (B) complying with Rules 14e-9 and 14e-2 promulgated under
the Exchange Act with regard to any Acquisition Proposal.
CRIT is required to notify the Company after receipt of any Acquisition
Proposal, or any modification of or amendment to any Acquisition Proposal.
INDEMNIFICATION
The Merger Agreement provides that CRIT shall, and after the Effective
Time, the Surviving Corporation shall, indemnify and hold harmless each person
who was as of the date of the Merger Agreement or has been at any time prior to
the date thereof, or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, a trustee,
officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of CRIT against all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities, costs, expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement in connection with any such threatened or actual claim, action, suit,
proceeding or investigation based in whole or in part on, or arising in whole or
in part out of, or pertaining to the fact that such person is or was a trustee,
officer or employee or agent of CRIT, whether asserted or arising before or
after the Effective Time ("Indemnified Liabilities"), and all Indemnified
Liabilities based in whole or in part on, or
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arising in whole or in part out of, or pertaining to the Merger Agreement or the
transactions contemplated thereby, in each case to the full extent permitted by
law or the Declaration of Trust of CRIT. After the Effective Time, for a period
of six years after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation will fulfill
and honor in all respects the obligations of CRIT pursuant to the Declaration of
Trust of CRIT or similar organizational documents as in effect as of the date of
the Merger Agreement.
CONDITIONS
The respective obligations of CRIT and the Company to effect the Merger
are subject to the following conditions, among others: (a) the Merger Proposal
and the Trust Amendment Proposal authorizing the Merger shall have been approved
by the CRIT shareholders; (b) neither of the parties shall be subject to any
order, ruling or injunction of a court of competent jurisdiction which prohibits
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (c)
the Registration Statement shall have been declared effective and shall not be
the subject of a stop order or proceeding seeking a stop order; (d) the approval
for the listing of the shares of Lexington Common Stock to be issued in the
Merger on the NYSE subject to official notice of issuance; (e) all material
consents, authorizations, orders and approvals of (or filings or registrations
with) any governmental commission, board, other regulatory body or third parties
required to be made or obtained by the Company, CRIT and any affiliated entities
in connection with the Merger Agreement shall have been obtained or made, (f)
the accuracy in all material respects of the representations and warranties of
the other party set forth in the Merger Agreement; (g) the performance in all
material respects of all obligations of the other party required to be performed
under the Merger Agreement; (h) receipt by CRIT and the Company, respectively,
of the opinion of counsel to the effect that the Merger will be treated for
federal income tax purposes as a tax-free reorganization qualifying under the
provisions of Sections 368(a) of the Code (see "Merger -- Certain Federal Income
Tax Consequences"); (i) receipt by the Company of estoppel certificates that all
Leases (as defined in the Merger Agreement) are in full force and effect and
there are no defaults thereunder; (j) receipt by the Company of Affiliate
Letters (as defined in the Merger Agreement); (k) none of the Properties (as
defined in the Merger Agreement) shall have been encumbered by any lien,
easement, covenant, restriction or other title matter not reflected on the Title
Policies (as defined in the Merger Agreement) for the related property other
than those title matters set forth on title reports delivered to the Company;
(l) CRIT shall have paid any real estate transfer or similar taxes incurred in
connection with the Merger which are payable in connection with filing a
certificate of merger or quitclaim deed, but not otherwise; (m) the Company
shall have received evidence that CRIT's mortgage lenders have approved the
assumption by the Company of the mortgages on each of CRIT's properties; (n)
each guarantor of any lease relating to any of CRIT's properties shall have
agreed to the continuing effectiveness of such guarantee upon confirmation of
the Merger; and (o) the Company shall have received a certain survey and back-up
documentation with respect to the CRIT property located in Virginia.
TERMINATION; TERMINATION FEES AND EXPENSES
The Merger Agreement may be terminated and abandoned at any time prior
to the Effective Time, whether before or after approval and adoption of the
Merger Agreement by the shareholders of CRIT:
(a) by mutual written consent of CRIT and the Company;
(b) by either CRIT or the Company if the Merger shall not have
been consummated on or before November 30, 1997 (provided that the right to
terminate the Merger Agreement under this clause shall not be available to any
party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under the Merger Agreement has
been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before
such date);
(c) by either CRIT or the Company if any United States federal
or state court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental entity shall have
issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action permanently
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger and such order,
decree, ruling or other action shall have become final and non-appealable,
provided that the party seeking to terminate shall have used its best efforts to
appeal such order, decree, ruling or other action;
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(d) by CRIT, if (i) the Merger Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby shall have failed to receive the requisite vote for
approval and adoption by the shareholders of CRIT upon the holding of a duly
convened shareholder meeting or (ii) within ten days after receipt of notice
from the Company of any Material Structural Change (as defined in the Merger
Agreement);
(e) by CRIT or the Company, if there has been a material
breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the
other party set forth in the Merger Agreement, in either case such that the
conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement relating to (i) the accuracy of
representations and warranties and (ii) the performance of all agreements and
covenants, as the case may be, would be incapable of being satisfied by November
30, 1997; provided, however, that, in any case, a willful breach shall be deemed
to cause such conditions to be incapable of being satisfied;
(f) by the Company if (i) the CRIT Board shall have withdrawn,
amended, modified or changed its approval or recommendation of the Merger
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated thereby in a manner adverse to
the Company or shall have resolved to do so; (ii) the requisite vote of
shareholders shall not have been obtained at a duly held meeting on or prior to
October 1, 1997; or (iii) the CRIT Board shall have recommended that
shareholders of CRIT accept or approve an Acquisition Proposal by a person other
than the Company (or CRIT or the CRIT Board shall have resolved to do such) or a
tender offer or exchange offer for 15% or more of the outstanding CRIT Shares is
commenced (other than by the Company) and the Board of Trustees recommends that
the shareholders of CRIT tender their shares in such tender or exchange offer;
(g) by CRIT (i) if the Board of Trustees recommends to CRIT's
shareholders approval or acceptance of an Acquisition Proposal by a person other
than the Company, but only in the event that the CRIT Board, after consultation
with and based upon the advice of legal counsel, has determined in good faith
that such action is necessary for the CRIT Board to comply with its fiduciary
duties to its shareholders under applicable law or (ii) if the average closing
sales price of Lexington Common Stock on the NYSE on twenty trading days ending
on the fifth business day immediately preceding the date of the Meeting is equal
to or less than $11.125, without any liability on the part of CRIT; or
(h) by the Company if (i) any tenant of CRIT shall have filed
a petition commencing a voluntary case concerning such tenant under any chapter
of Title 11 of the United States Code entitled "Bankruptcy," or an involuntary
case shall be commenced against such tenant under any such chapter and relief is
ordered against such tenant or the petition is controverted but is not dismissed
within sixty days after the commencement of the case, or (ii) any of the CRIT
properties shall have been substantially destroyed by fire or other casualty and
the tenant under the affected CRIT property shall not be required to apply the
casualty insurance proceeds to restore such property.
In the event of any termination of the Merger Agreement by either CRIT
or the Company as provided above, the Merger Agreement will become void and
there will be no liability or obligation on the part of CRI T, the Company, or
their respective affiliates, trustees, officers, directors, shareholders or
affiliates, except to the extent that such termination results from the willful
breach by a party of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements set forth in the Merger Agreement, provided that the provisions
described below relating to the payment of fees and expenses shall survive any
such termination.
Except as described below, whether or not the Merger is consummated,
all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger Agreement
and the transactions contemplated thereby shall be paid by the party incurring
such expenses, except that, in addition to its own costs and expenses, CRIT will
be responsible for and shall discharge prior to the Effective Time or from the
proceeds of the Cash Payment all costs associated with environmental audits of
CRIT properties, which audits have been received and approved by the Company,
and all other closing costs including, but not limited to, survey charges, third
party and governmental fees (except fees payable to the Commission and state
"blue sky" fees, which shall be paid by the Company), charges and taxes, and the
expenses of CRIT's attorneys, accountants and investment bankers, except as
provided below; and, in addition to its own costs and expenses, the Company
shall be responsible for the fees
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and expenses of its legal counsel, and engineering studies of CRIT properties
with respect to the structural soundness of CRIT properties. Fees, incurred in
relation to the printing costs of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall be
shared equally by CRIT and the Company, provided that CRIT's portion of such
costs shall not exceed $15,000; and (ii) restructuring or assumption or
amendment fees payable to CRIT's lenders, provided that the Company's portion of
such fees shall not exceed $30,000.
CRIT is required to pay the Company a termination fee of $700,000 upon:
(i) the termination of the Merger Agreement by CRIT under the circumstances
described in paragraph (g)(i) above; (ii) the termination of the Merger
Agreement by the Company under the circumstances described in paragraph (f)(iii)
above; or (iii) the termination of the Merger Agreement by the Company under the
circumstances described in paragraph (f)(i) or (ii), and thereafter on or prior
to the 60th day after the date of such termination, CRIT enters into a
definitive agreement relating to any merger, consolidation, share exchange, sale
of a substantial portion of its assets, liquidation or other similar
extraordinary corporate transaction.
Any fees payable as described above are required to be paid within five
business days after the first to occur of the relevant termination events under
paragraphs (g)(i) or (f)(iii) or the consummation of any such alternative
transaction under paragraphs f(i) or f(ii).
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
The Merger Agreement may be amended at any time by action taken or
authorized by the respective Board of Trustees and Board of Directors of CRIT
and the Company, but after approval by the shareholders of CRIT of the matters
presented in connection with the Merger to them, no amendment shall be made
which by law requires further approval by such shareholders, without such
further approval. CRIT and the Company, by action taken or authorized by their
respective Board of Trustees and Board of Directors, may extend the time for
performance of the obligations or other acts of the other parties to the Merger
Agreement, may waive inaccuracies in the representations or warranties contained
in the Merger Agreement and may waive compliance with any agreements or
conditions contained in the Merger Agreement.
MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following discussion is a summary of the material United States
federal income tax consequences of the Merger. However, this discussion does not
address all aspects of United States federal income taxation that may be
relevant to CRIT shareholders in light of their particular circumstances or to
certain types of shareholders subject to special treatment under the United
States federal income tax laws (such as dealers in securities, tax-exempt
organizations, life insurance companies, other financial institutions,
partnerships or other pass-through entities, regulated investment companies and
foreign taxpayers). No foreign, state or local income tax considerations, or
United States federal, state, local or foreign estate, gift or other non-income
tax considerations are addressed herein.
CRIT SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE
SPECIFIC TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE MERGER, INCLUDING THE APPLICABLE UNITED
STATES FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE MERGER.
A condition precedent to CRIT's obligation to effect the Merger is the
receipt from Day, Berry & Howard of an opinion of counsel, based in part on
representations of CRIT, the Company and certain CRIT shareholders, to the
effect that the Merger will be treated for United States federal income tax
purposes as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). A condition precedent to the
Company's obligation to effect the Merger is the receipt from Paul, Hastings,
Janofsky & Walker LLP of an opinion of counsel, based in part on representations
of CRIT, the Company and certain CRIT shareholders, to the effect that the
Merger will be treated for United States federal income tax purposes as a
tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code.
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The following summary is based upon the Code, applicable Treasury
Regulations, judicial authority and administrative rulings and practices, all as
in effect on the date hereof, and is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service
("IRS"), which is not precluded from adopting a contrary position. No ruling has
been or will be sought from the IRS concerning the United States federal tax
consequences of the Merger. In addition, there can be no assurance that future
legislation, judicial or administrative changes or interpretations will not
adversely affect the accuracy of the statements and conclusions set forth
herein. Any such changes or interpretations could be applied retroactively and
could result in tax consequences of the Merger to the Company, CRIT and/or CRIT
shareholders that are different from those described in this summary.
Under current law, subject to the limitations and qualifications
referred to herein, and assuming that the Merger and related transactions will
take place as described herein and in the Merger Agreement:
(i) The Merger will constitute a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Code, and the Company and CRIT
will each be a party to a reorganization within the meaning of Section
368(b) of the Code;
(ii) No gain or loss will be recognized by the Company or CRIT
in the Merger;
(iii) No gain or loss will be recognized by CRIT shareholders
upon their receipt of shares of Lexington Common Stock in exchange for
their CRIT Shares;
(iv) A CRIT shareholder who receives cash in lieu of a
fractional interest in a share of Lexington Common Stock will be
treated as having first received and then exchanged for cash such
fractional interest and, therefore, will recognize gain or loss equal
to the difference between the amount of such cash and the tax basis
allocable to such fractional interest. Such gain or loss will
constitute capital gain or loss if such CRIT Shareholder's CRIT Shares
are held as capital assets at the effective time of the Merger;
(v) The tax basis of the shares of Lexington Common Stock
received by a CRIT shareholder in the Merger will equal the tax basis
of such shareholder's CRIT Shares exchanged in the Merger, reduced by
the tax basis allocable to any fractional interest in a share of
Lexington Common Stock treated as having been received and exchanged
for cash; and
(vi) The holding period of the shares of Lexington Common
Stock received by a CRIT shareholder in exchange for such shareholder's
CRIT Shares will include the holding period of such shareholder's CRIT
Shares so exchanged.
THE DISCUSSIONS SET FORTH BELOW UNDER THE HEADINGS "TREATMENT OF THE
COMPANY AS A REIT," "TAXATION OF TAXABLE SHAREHOLDERS," "TAXATION OF FOREIGN
SHAREHOLDERS," "TAXATION OF TAX-EXEMPT SHAREHOLDERS," "TAXATION OF REINVESTED
DIVIDENDS" AND "OTHER TAX CONSIDERATIONS" ADDRESS ONLY FEDERAL INCOME TAX
ASPECTS OF REIT OPERATORS. THEY DO NOT ADDRESS ANY STATE, LOCAL OR FOREIGN TAX
ASPECTS OF REIT OPERATIONS. THE DISCUSSIONS ARE BASED ON CURRENTLY EXISTING
PROVISIONS OF THE CODE, EXISTING AND PROPOSED TREASURY REGULATIONS THEREUNDER
AND CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE RULINGS AND COURT DECISIONS. ALL THE FOREGOING
AUTHORITIES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND ANY SUCH CHANGE COULD AFFECT THE
CONTINUING ACCURACY OF THIS DISCUSSION. ANY SUCH CHANGE MAY OR MAY NOT BE
RETROACTIVE AND COULD AFFECT THE QUALIFICATION AND TAXATION OF THE COMPANY AS A
REIT. EACH HOLDER OF CRIT SHARES SHOULD CONSULT HIS OR HER OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH
RESPECT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF SHARES OF LEXINGTON COMMON STOCK, INCLUDING THE
APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF UNITED STATES FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN INCOME
AND OTHER TAX LAWS.
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Treatment of the Company as a REIT
General. The Company and CRIT elected to be taxed as REITs under
Sections 856 through 860 of the Code effective for their taxable years ended
December 31, 1993, and December 31, 1990, respectively. The Company and CRIT
each believes that it was organized, and has operated, in such a manner so as to
qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code, and the Company intends to
conduct its operations so as to continue to qualify for taxation as a REIT. No
assurance, however, can be given that the Company and CRIT have operated in a
manner so as to qualify, or that the Company will be able to operate in such a
manner so as to remain qualified, as a REIT. The following is a general summary
of the requirements for qualification as a REIT and the United States federal
income tax treatment of a REIT and its shareholders. Qualification and taxation
as a REIT depend upon the Company's ability to meet, through actual annual
operating results, the required distribution levels, diversity of stock
ownership and the various qualification tests imposed under the Code discussed
below, the results of which will not be reviewed by counsel. Accordingly, no
assurance can be given that the actual result of the Company's operations for
any one taxable year will satisfy such requirements.
If the Company qualifies for taxation as REIT, it generally will not be
subject to United States federal corporate income tax on its net income that is
currently distributed to shareholders. This treatment substantially eliminates
the "double taxation" (at the corporate and shareholder levels) that generally
results from investment in a corporation. However, the Company will be subject
to United States federal income tax as follows: First, the Company will be taxed
at regular corporate rates on any undistributed REIT taxable income, including
undistributed net capital gains. Second, under certain circumstances, the
Company may be subject to the "alternative minimum tax" on its items of tax
preference. Third, if the Company has (i) net income from the sale or other
disposition of "foreclosure property" which is held primarily for sale to
customers in the ordinary course of business or (ii) other nonqualifying income
from foreclosure property, it will be subject to tax at the highest corporate
rate on such income. Fourth, if the Company has net income from prohibited
transactions (which are, in general, certain sales or other dispositions of
property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business
other than foreclosure property), such income will be subject to a 100% tax.
Fifth, if the Company should fail to satisfy the 75% gross income test or the
95% gross income test (as discussed below), but nonetheless has maintained its
qualification as a REIT because certain other requirements have been met, it
will be subject to a 100% tax on an amount equal to (a) the gross income
attributable to the greater of the amount by which the Company fails the 75% or
95% test multiplied by (b) a fraction intended to reflect the Company's
profitability. Sixth, if the Company should fail to distribute during each
calendar year at least the sum of (i) 85% of its REIT ordinary income for such
year, (ii) 95% of its REIT capital gain net income for such year, and (iii) any
undistributed taxable income from prior periods, the Company would be subject to
a 4% excise tax on the excess of such required distribution over the amounts
actually distributed. Seventh, if the Company acquires any asset from a C
Corporation (i.e., a corporation generally subject to full corporate level tax)
in a transaction in which the basis of the asset in the Company's hands is
determined by reference to the basis of the asset (or any other property) in the
hands of the C corporation, and the Company recognizes gain on the disposition
of such asset during the 10-year period beginning on the date on which such
asset was acquired by the Company, then, to the extent of such property's
"built-in gain" (the excess of the fair market value of such property at the
time of the acquisition by the Company over the adjusted basis of such property
at such time), such gain will be subject to tax at the highest regular corporate
rate applicable (as to be provided in Treasury Regulations that have not yet
been promulgated).
Requirements for Qualification. A REIT is a corporation, trust or
association (i) which is managed by one or more trustees or directors, (ii) the
beneficial ownership of which is evidenced by transferable shares, or by
transferable certificates of beneficial interest, (iii) which would be taxable
as a domestic corporation but for Sections 856 through 859 of the Code, (iv)
which is neither a financial institution nor an insurance company subject to
certain provisions of the Code, (v) the beneficial ownership of which is held by
100 or more persons, (vi) during the last half of each taxable year not more
than 50% in value of the outstanding stock of which is owned, directly or
indirectly, by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Code to include
certain entities), and (vii) which meets certain other tests, described below,
regarding the nature of its income and assets. The Code provides that conditions
(i) through (iv), inclusive, must be met during the entire taxable year and that
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condition (v) must be met during at least 335 days of a taxable year of 12
months, or during a proportionate part of a taxable year of less than 12 months.
The Company may redeem, at its option, a sufficient number of shares or restrict
the transfer thereof to bring or maintain the ownership of the shares in
conformity with the requirements of the Code.
In the case of a REIT which is a partner in a partnership, Treasury
Regulations provide that the REIT will be deemed to own its proportionate share
of each of the assets of the partnership and will be deemed to be entitled to
the income of the partnership attributable to such share. In addition, the
character of the assets and items of gross income of the partnership will retain
the same character in the hands of the REIT for purposes of Section 856 of the
Code, including satisfying the gross income tests and assets (as discussed
below). Thus, the Company's proportionate share of the assets, liabilities, and
items of gross income of the partnerships in which the Company owns an interest
are treated as assets, liabilities and items of the Company for purposes of
applying the requirements described herein.
Income Tests. In order to maintain qualification as a REIT, the Company
annually must satisfy three gross income requirements. First, at least 75% of
the Company's gross income (excluding gross income from prohibited transactions)
for each taxable year must be derived directly or indirectly from investments
relating to real property or mortgages on real property (including "rents from
real property" and, in certain circumstances, interest) or from certain types of
temporary investments. Second, at least 95% of the Company's gross income
(excluding gross income from prohibited transactions) for each taxable year must
be derived from such real property investments, dividends, interest and gain
from the sale or disposition of stock or securities. Third, short-term gain from
the sale or other disposition of stock or securities, gain from prohibited
transactions and gain on the sale or other disposition of real property held for
less than four years (apart from involuntary conversions and sales of
foreclosure property) must represent less than 30% of the Company's gross income
(including gross income from prohibited transactions) for each taxable year.
Rents received by the Company will qualify as "rents from real
property" in satisfying the gross income requirements for a REIT described above
only if several conditions are met. First, the amount of rent must not be based
in whole or in part on the income or profits of any person. However, an amount
received or accrued generally will not be excluded from the term "rents from
real property" solely by reason of being based on a fixed percentage or
percentages of receipts or sales. Second, the Code provides that rents received
from a tenant will not qualify as "rents from real property" in satisfying the
gross income tests if the REIT, or an owner of 10% or more of the REIT, actually
or constructively owns 10% or more of such tenant (a "Related Party Tenant").
Third, if rent attributable to personal property, leased in connection with a
lease of real property, is greater than 15% of the total rent received under the
lease, then the portion of rent attributable to such personal property will not
qualify as "rents from real property." Finally, for rents received to qualify as
"rents from real property," the REIT generally must not operate or manage the
property or furnish or render services to the tenants of such property, other
than through an independent contractor from whom the REIT derives no revenue.
The REIT may, however, directly perform certain services that are "usually or
customarily rendered" in connection with the rental of space for occupancy only
and are not otherwise considered "rendered to the occupant" of the property.
If the Company fails to satisfy one or both of the 75% or 95% gross
income tests for any taxable year, it may nevertheless qualify as a REIT for
such year if such failure was due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect,
it disclosed the nature and amounts of its items of gross income in a schedule
attached to its return, and any incorrect information on the schedule was not
due to fraud with intent to evade tax. A 100% penalty tax would be imposed on
the amount by which the Company failed the 75% or 95% test (whichever amount is
greater), less an amount which generally reflects expenses attributable to
earning the nonqualified income. No analogous relief is available for failure to
satisfy the 30% income test.
Any gain realized by the Company on the sale of any property held as
inventory or other property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary
course of business will be treated as income from a prohibited transaction that
is subject to a 100% penalty tax. Such prohibited transaction income may also
have an adverse
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effect upon the Company's ability to satisfy the income tests for qualification
as a REIT. Under existing law, whether property is held as inventory or
primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business is
a question of fact that depends on all the facts and circumstances with respect
to the particular transaction.
Asset Tests. The Company must also satisfy three tests relating to the
nature of its assets every quarter. First at least 75% of the value of the
Company's total assets must be represented by real estate assets (including (i)
its allocable share of real estate assets held by partnerships in which the
Company owns an interest or held by "qualified REIT subsidiaries" (as defined in
the Code) of the Company and (ii) stock or debt instruments held for not more
than one year purchased with the proceeds of a stock offering or long-term (at
least five years) debt offering of the Company, cash, cash items and government
securities). Second, not more than 25% of the Company's total assets may be
represented by securities other than those in the 75% asset class. Third, of the
investments included in the 25% asset class, the value of any one issuer's
securities owned by the Company may not exceed 5% of the value of the Company's
total assets and the Company may not own more than 10% of any one issuer's
outstanding voting securities (except that shares of qualified REITs and of
certain wholly owned subsidiaries are exempt from these prohibitions). The
Company expects that substantially all of its assets will consist of (i) real
properties, (ii) stock or debt investments that earn qualified temporary
investment income, (iii) other qualified real estate assets, and (iv) cash, cash
items and government securities. The Company may also invest in securities of
other entities, provided that such investments will not prevent the Company from
satisfying the asset and income tests for REIT qualification set forth above.
If the Company inadvertently fails one or more of the asset tests at
the end of a calendar quarter, such a failure would not cause it to lose its
REIT status, provided that (i) it satisfied all of the asset tests at the close
of a preceding calendar quarter, and (ii) the discrepancy between the values of
the Company's assets and the standards imposed by the asset test either did not
exist immediately after the acquisition of any particular acquisition or was not
wholly or partly caused by such an acquisition. If the condition described in
clause (ii) of the preceding sentence were not satisfied, the Company could
still avoid disqualification by eliminating any discrepancy within 30 days after
the close of the calendar quarter in which it arose.
Distribution Test. With respect to each taxable year, the Company must
distribute to its shareholders an amount equal to the sum of (i) 95% of its
"REIT Taxable Income" (determined without regard to the deduction for dividends
paid and by excluding any net capital gain), and (ii) 95% of any after-tax net
income from foreclosure property, in each case less any "excess noncash income."
REIT Taxable Income is generally computed in the same manner as taxable income
of ordinary corporations, with several adjustments, such as a deduction allowed
for dividends paid, but not for dividends received. "Excess noncash income" is
the amount, if any, by which the sum of certain items of noncash income exceeds
5% of REIT Taxable Income for the taxable year (determined without regard to the
deduction for dividends paid and by excluding any net capital gain). These items
of noncash income for which relief from the distribution requirement is provided
are (i) the excess of amounts includible in gross income due to the operation of
Section 467 of the Code (relating to deferred rental agreements) over the
amounts that would have been includible without regard to such provision, (ii)
income from certain like-kind exchanges not eligible for tax-free treatment and
(iii) the amounts includible in gross income with respect to the amount that
original issue discount on purchase money debt obligations (but not other kinds
of original issue discount or market discount) exceed the amount of money and
fair market value of other property received during the taxable year under such
instruments.
To the extent that the Company does not distribute all of its net
long-term capital gain or distributes at least 95%, but less than 100%, of its
REIT Taxable Income, as adjusted, it will be subject to regular United States
federal corporate income tax (including any applicable alternative minimum tax)
on such undistributed net long-term capital gain or such undistributed REIT
Taxable Income. In addition, a nondeductible 4% excise tax is imposed on the
excess of (i) 85% of the Company's ordinary income for the year plus 95% of
capital gain net income for the year and the undistributed portion of the
required distribution for the prior year over (ii) the actual distribution to
shareholders during the year (if any). Net operating losses generated by the
Company may be carried forward (but not carried back) and used by the Company
for 15 years to reduce REIT Taxable Income
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and the amount that the Company will be required to distribute in order to
remain qualified as a REIT. Net capital losses of the Company may be carried
forward for five years (but not carried back) and used to reduce capital gains.
In general, a distribution must be made during the taxable year to
which it relates to satisfy the distribution test and to be deducted in
computing REIT Taxable Income. However, the Company may elect to treat a
dividend declared and paid after the end of the year (a "subsequent declared
dividend") as paid during such year for purposes of complying with the
distribution test and computing REIT Taxable Income, if the dividend is (i)
declared before the regular or extended due date of the Company's tax return for
such year and (ii) paid not later than the date of the first regular dividend
payment made after the declaration (but in no case later than 12 months after
the end of the year). For purposes of computing the 4% excise tax, a subsequent
declared dividend is considered paid when actually distributed. Furthermore, any
dividend that is declared by the Company in October, November or December of a
calendar year, and payable to shareholders of record as of a specified date in
such month of such year will be deemed to have been paid by the Company (and
received by shareholders) on December 31 of such calendar year, but only if such
dividend is actually paid by the Company in January of the following calendar
year. For purposes of complying with the distribution test for a taxable year as
a result of an adjustment in certain of its items of income, gain or deduction
by the IRS, the Company may be permitted to remedy such failure by paying a
"deficiency dividend" in a later year together with interest and a penalty. Such
deficiency dividend may be included in the Company's deduction of dividends paid
for the earlier year for purposes of satisfying the distribution test. For
purposes of the 4% excise tax, the deficiency dividend is taken into account
when paid, and any income giving rise to the deficiency adjustment is treated as
arising when the deficiency dividend is paid.
The Company believes that it has distributed, and intends to continue
to distribute, to its shareholders an amount at least equal to 95% of the sum of
(i) its REIT Taxable Income (determined without regard to the deduction for
dividends paid and by excluding any net capital gains) and (ii) any after-tax
net income from foreclosure properties less any "excess noncash income," as
those amounts are determined in good faith by the Company or its independent
accountants. However, it is possible that timing differences between the accrual
of income and its actual collection, and the need to make nondeductible
expenditures (such as capital improvements or principal payments on debt) may
cause the Company to recognize taxable income in excess of its net cash
receipts, thus increasing the difficulty of compliance with the distribution
requirement. In order to meet the 95% requirement, the Company might find it
necessary to arrange for short-term, or possibly long-term, borrowings.
Failure to Qualify. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT for any
taxable year, and if certain relief provisions of the Code do not apply, it will
be subject to United States federal income tax (including applicable alternative
minimum tax) on its taxable income at regular corporate rates. Distributions to
shareholders in any year in which the Company fails to qualify will not be
deductible by the Company nor will they be required to be made. As a result, the
Company's failure to qualify as a REIT would reduce the cash available for
distribution by the Company to its shareholders. In addition, if the Company
fails to qualify as a REIT, all distributions to shareholders will be taxable as
ordinary income, to the extent of the Company's current and accumulated earnings
and profits. Subject to certain limitations of the Code, corporate distributees
may be eligible for the dividends received deduction.
If the Company's failure to qualify as a REIT is not due to reasonable
cause but results from willful neglect, the Company will not be permitted to
elect REIT status for the four taxable years after the taxable year for which
such disqualification is effective. In the event the Company were to fail to
qualify as a REIT in one year and subsequently requalify in a later year, the
Company might be required to recognize taxable income based on the net
appreciation in value of its assets as a condition to requalification. In the
alternative, the Company may be taxed on the net appreciation in value of its
assets if it sells properties within ten years of the date the Company
requalifies as a REIT under federal income tax laws.
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Taxation of Taxable Shareholders
As long as the Company qualifies as a REIT, distributions made to the
Company's U.S. shareholders out of current or accumulated earnings and profits
(and not designated as capital gain dividends) will be taken into account by
them as ordinary income and will not be eligible for the dividends received
deductions for corporations. For purposes of computing the Company's earnings
and profits, depreciation for depreciable real estate will be computed on a
straight-line basis over a 40-year period. Distributions that are properly
designated as capital gain dividends will be taxed as long-term capital gains
(regardless of how long a shareholder has owned his shares) to the extent they
do not exceed the Company's actual net capital gain for the taxable year.
However, corporate shareholders may be required to treat up to 20% of certain
capital gain dividends as ordinary income pursuant to Section 291 of the Code.
Distributions in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits will
constitute a non-taxable return of capital to a shareholder to the extent that
such distributions do not exceed the adjusted basis of the shareholder's shares,
and will result in a corresponding reduction in the shareholder's basis in the
shares. Any reduction in a shareholder's tax basis for its shares will increase
the amount of taxable gain or decrease the deductible loss that will be realized
upon the eventual disposition of the shares. The Company will notify
shareholders at the end of each year as to the portions of the distributions
which constitute ordinary income, capital gain or a return of capital. Any
portion of such distributions that exceed the adjusted basis of a shareholder's
shares will be taxed as capital gain from the disposition of shares, provided
that the shares are held as capital assets.
Aside from the different income tax rates applicable to ordinary income
and capital gain dividends, regular and capital gain dividends from the Company
will be treated as dividend income for most other United States federal income
tax purposes. In particular, such dividends will be treated as "portfolio"
income for purposes of the passive activity loss limitation with respect to
shareholders subject to such limitation (including all individuals) and
generally will not be able to be used to offset any "passive losses." Dividends
will be treated as investment income for purposes of the investment interest
limitation contained in Section 63(d) of the Code, which limits the
deductibility of interest expense incurred by noncorporate taxpayers with
respect to indebtedness attributable to certain investment assets.
In general, dividends paid by the Company will be taxable to
shareholders in the year in which they are received, except in the case of
dividends declared at the end of the year, but paid in the following January, as
discussed above.
In general, any gain or loss realized upon a taxable disposition of
shares by a shareholder who is not a dealer in securities will be treated as
long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one
year and otherwise as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any loss
realized upon a taxable disposition of shares held for less than six months will
be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of any capital gain dividends
received with respect to such shares. All or a portion of any loss realized upon
a taxable disposition of shares may be disallowed if other shares of the Company
are purchased within 30 days before or after the disposition. Shareholders may
not include in their tax return any net operating losses or capital losses of
the Company.
Taxation of Foreign Shareholders
The following discussion is only a summary of the rules governing
United States federal income taxation of nonresident alien individuals, foreign
corporations, foreign partnerships and other foreign shareholders (collectively,
"Non-U.S. Shareholders"). Non-U.S. Shareholders should consult with their own
tax advisors to determine the impact of United States federal, state and local
income and other tax laws with regard to ownership of shares of Lexington Common
Stock, including any reporting requirements.
Distributions that are not attributable to gain from sales or exchanges
by the Company of United States real property interests and not designated by
the Company as capital gain dividends will be treated as dividends of ordinary
income to the extent that they are made out of current or accumulated earnings
and profits of the
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Company. Such distributions ordinarily will be subject to a withholding tax
equal to 30% of the gross amount of the distribution unless an applicable tax
treaty reduces or eliminates that tax. Certain tax treaties limit the extent to
which dividends paid by a REIT can qualify for a reduction of the withholding
tax on dividends. The Company expects to withhold United States income tax at
the rate of 30% on the gross amount of any such dividends made to a Non-U.S.
Shareholder unless (i) a lower treaty rate applies and the shareholder files an
IRS Form 1001 or (ii) the Non-U.S. Shareholder files a properly completed IRS
Form 4224 with the Company claiming that the distribution is effectively
connected with the Non-U.S. Shareholder's conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
Distributions in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits of the
Company will not be taxable to a Non-U.S. Shareholder to the extent that they do
not exceed the adjusted basis of the Non-U.S. Shareholder's shares, but rather
will reduce the adjusted basis of such shares. To the extent that such
distributions exceed the adjusted basis of a Non-U.S. Shareholder's shares, they
will give rise to tax liability if the Non-U.S. Shareholder would otherwise be
subject to tax on any gain from the sale or disposition of his shares in the
Company, as described below.
For any year in which the Company qualifies as a REIT, distributions
that are attributable to gain from sales or exchanges by the Company of United
States real property interests will be taxed to a Non-U.S. Shareholder under the
provisions of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980
("FIRPTA"). Under FIRPTA, a Non-U.S. Shareholder is taxed as if such gain were
effectively connected with a United States business. Non-U.S. Shareholders would
thus be taxed at the normal capital gain rates applicable to U.S. shareholders
(subject to applicable alternative minimum tax and a special alternative minimum
tax in the case of non-resident alien individuals). Also, distributions subject
to FIRPTA may be subject to a 30% branch profits tax in the hands of a corporate
Non-U.S. Shareholder not entitled to treaty relief. The Company is required by
applicable regulations to withhold 35% of any distribution that could be
designated by the Company as a capital gain dividend regardless of the amount
actually designated as a capital gain dividend. This amount is creditable
against the Non-U.S. Shareholder's FIRPTA tax liability.
Gain recognized by a Non-U.S. Shareholder upon a sale of shares
generally will not be taxed under FIRPTA if the Company is a "domestically
controlled REIT," defined generally as a REIT in which at all times during
specified testing period less than 50% in value of the stock was held directly
or indirectly by foreign persons. It is anticipated that the Company will be a
"domestically controlled REIT;" therefore, the sale of shares will not be
subject to taxation under FIRPTA. However, gain not subject to FIRPTA will be
taxable to a Non-U.S. Shareholder if (i) investment in the shares is effectively
connected with the Non-U.S. Shareholder's United States trade or business, in
which case the Non-U.S. Shareholder will be subject to the same treatment as
U.S. Shareholders with respect to such gain, or (ii) the Non-U.S. Shareholder is
a nonresident alien individual who was present in the United States for 183 days
or more during the taxable year and such gain is attributable to an office or
fixed place of business in the United States or such nonresident alien
individual has a "tax home" in the United States and such gain is not
attributable to an office or fixed place of business located outside the United
States or, if such gain is attributable to an office or fixed place of business
located outside the United States, it is not subject to foreign income tax equal
to at least 10% of such gain. If the gain on the sale of shares were to be
subject to taxation under FIRPTA, the Non-U.S. Shareholder will be subject to
the same treatment as U.S. Shareholders with respect to such gain (subject to
applicable alternative minimum tax, special alternative minimum tax in the case
of nonresident alien individuals and possible application of the 30% branch
profits tax in the case of foreign corporations) and the purchaser would be
required to withhold and remit to the IRS 10% of the purchase price.
Taxation of Tax-Exempt Shareholders
Tax-exempt entities, including qualified employee pension and profit
sharing trusts and individual retirement accounts ("Exempt Organizations"),
generally are exempt from United States federal income taxation. However, they
are subject to taxation on their unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI").
While investments in real estate may generate UBTI, the Service has issued a
published ruling to the effect that dividend distributions by a REIT to an
exempt employee pension trust do not constitute UBTI, provided that the shares
of the REIT are not otherwise used in an unrelated trade or business of the
exempt employee pension trust.
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Based on that ruling and on the intention of the Company to invest its assets in
a manner that will avoid the recognition of UBTI by the Company, amounts
distributed by the Company to Exempt Organizations generally should not
constitute UBTI. However, if an Exempt Organization financed its acquisition of
CRIT Shares with debt, a portion of its income from the Company, if any, will
constitute UBTI pursuant to the "debt-financed property" rules. Furthermore,
social clubs, voluntary employee benefit associations, supplemental employment
benefit trusts, and qualified group legal services plans that are exempt from
taxation under paragraphs (7), (9), (17), and (20), respectively, of Code
Section 501(c) are subject to different UBTI rules, which generally will require
them to characterize distributions from the Company as UBTI.
In addition, a pension trust that owns more than 10% of the Company is
required to treat a percentage of the dividends from the Company as UBTI (the
"UBTI Percentage") in certain circumstances. The UBTI Percentage is the gross
income derived from an unrelated trade or business (determined as if the Company
were a pension trust) divided by the gross income of the Company for the year in
which the dividends are paid. The UBTI rule applies only if (i) the UBTI
Percentage is at least 5%, (ii) the Company qualifies as a REIT by reason of the
modification of the 5/50 Rule that allows the beneficiaries of the pension trust
to be treated as holding shares of the Company in proportion to their actuarial
interests in the pension trust, and (iii) either (A) one pension trust owns more
than 25% of the value of the Company's stock or (B) a group of pension trusts
individually holding more than 10% of the value of the Company's stock
collectively own more than 50% of the value of the Company's stock.
While ownership of Lexington Common Stock by an Exempt Organization
generally is not expected to result in UBTI except in the circumstances
described in the preceding paragraph, any gross UBTI that does arise from such
ownership will be combined with all other gross UBTI of the Exempt Organization
for a taxable year and reduced by all deductions attributable to the UBTI plus
$1,000. Any amount then remaining will constitute UBTI on which the Exempt
Organization will be subject to tax. If the gross income taken into account in
computing UBTI exceeds $1,000, the Exempt Organization is obligated to file a
tax return for such year on IRS Form 990-T. None of the Company, the Board of
Directors, or any of their Affiliates expects to undertake the preparation or
filing of IRS Form 990-T for any Exempt Organization in connection with an
investment by such Exempt Organization in the Lexington Common Stock. Generally,
IRS Form 990-T must be filed with the Service by April 15 of the year following
the year in which it relates.
Taxation of Reinvested Dividends
Those holders of shares of Lexington Common Stock who elect to
participate in the Company's dividend reinvestment plan will be deemed to have
received the gross amount of dividends distributed on their behalf by the plan
agent as agent for the participants in such plan. Such deemed dividends will be
treated as actual dividends to such shareholders by the Company and will retain
their character and have the tax effects as described above. Participants that
are subject to United States federal income tax will thus be taxed as if they
received such dividends despite the fact that their distributions have been
reinvested and, as a result, they will not receive any cash with which to pay
the resulting tax liability.
Other Tax Considerations
Entity Classification. A significant number of the Company's
investments are held through partnerships. If any such partnerships were treated
as an association, the entity would be taxable as a corporation and therefore
would be subject to an entity level tax on its income. In such a situation, the
character of the Company's assets and items of gross income would change and
might preclude the Company from qualifying as a REIT.
Prior to January 1, 1997, an organization formed as a partnership or a
limited liability company was treated as a partnership for United States federal
income tax purposes rather than as an association taxable as a corporation only
if it had no more than two of the four corporate characteristics that the
Treasury Regulations in effect at that time used to distinguish a partnership
from a corporation for tax purposes. These four characteristics were (i)
continuity of life, (ii) centralization of management, (iii) limited liability
and (iv) free
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transferability of interests. Under final Treasury Regulations which became
effective January 1, 1997, the four factor test has been eliminated and an
entity formed as a partnership or as a limited liability company will be taxed
as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes, unless it
specifically elects otherwise. The Treasury Regulations provide that the IRS
will not challenge the classification of an existing partnership or limited
liability company for tax periods prior to January 1, 1997 so long as (1) the
entity had a reasonable basis for its claimed classification, (2) the entity and
all its members recognized the United States federal income tax consequences of
any changes in the entity's classification within the 60 months prior to January
1, 1997, and (3) neither the entity nor any member of the entity had been
notified in writing on or before May 8, 1996, that the classification of the
entity was under examination by the IRS.
The Company believes that each partnership in which it holds an
interest (either directly or indirectly) is properly treated as a partnership
for tax purposes (and not as an association taxable as a corporation).
Tax Allocations with Respect to the Properties. When property is
contributed to a partnership in exchange for an interest in the partnership, the
partnership generally takes a carryover basis in that property for tax purposes
equal to the adjusted basis of the contributing partner in the property, rather
than a basis equal to the fair market value of the property at the time of
contribution (this difference is referred to as "Book-Tax Difference"). Special
rules under 704(c) of the Code and the regulations thereunder tend to eliminate
the Book-Tax Difference on an annual basis or with respect to a specific taxable
transaction such as a sale. Thus, the carryover basis of the contributed
properties in the hands of the partnership could cause the Company (i) to be
allocated lower amounts of depreciation and other deductions for tax purposes
than would be allocated to the Company if all properties were to have a tax
basis equal to their fair market value at the time the properties were
contributed to the partnership, and (ii) possibly to be allocated taxable gain
in the event of a sale of such contributed properties in excess of the economic
or book income allocated to the Company as a result of such sale.
TRUST AMENDMENT (PROPOSAL 2)
At the Meeting, CRIT shareholders will also be asked to consider and
vote on an amendment to the Declaration of Trust that will allow CRIT to merge
into or consolidate with any other corporation, association, partnership, trust,
limited liability company or other organization with the approval of a majority
of the CRIT Board and the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding CRIT Shares entitled to vote thereon. Under Massachusetts law, in
order for a Massachusetts business trust to merge into or consolidate with an
unrelated entity, express authority must be contained in the business trust's
declaration of trust. CRIT's Declaration of Trust currently lacks such
authority; therefore, the passage of this amendment is necessary for the
proposed Merger to be consummated. Even if the proposed Merger were not approved
by shareholders or did not otherwise take place, approval of this amendment to
the Declaration of Trust would allow CRIT flexibility to undertake certain
transactions beneficial to its shareholders in the future in the event that the
Merger Proposal is not approved by CRIT shareholders. Under the Trust Amendment
Proposal any such future merger transaction would be subject to the approval of
a majority of the outstanding CRIT Shares entitled to vote.
The Declaration of Trust sets forth special voting requirements with
respect to, among other transactions, mergers with an "Acquiring Person" (as
defined in the Declaration of Trust). An Acquiring Person is a person or entity
who, together with its affiliates, and with any other person with whom it has an
agreement with respect to acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of CRIT
Shares, owns 8.5% or more of the outstanding CRIT Shares. In order to merge with
an Acquiring Person, the Declaration of Trust requires the affirmative vote of
not less than 80% of the outstanding CRIT Shares entitled to vote held by
shareholders other than an Acquiring Person. As of June 27, 1997, the Company
owned no CRIT Shares, which means the Company is not an Acquiring Person, and
such special voting provisions do not apply. Pursuant to the Trust Amendment
Proposal, if approved, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding CRIT Shares entitled to vote thereon will be required for the
approval of the Merger Proposal. THE CRIT BOARD HAS RESOLVED THAT THE TRUST
AMENDMENT PROPOSAL IS ADVISABLE AND IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE
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SHAREHOLDERS AND CRIT AND RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS OF CRIT VOTE FOR ITS
APPROVAL. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
CRIT Shares entitled to vote thereon is required for the approval of the Trust
Amendment Proposal.
INFORMATION REGARDING LEXINGTON PROPERTIES
THE COMPANY
The Company is a self-managed and self-administered REIT that acquires,
owns and manages a geographically diversified portfolio of net leased office,
industrial and retail properties. As of the date of this Proxy
Statement/Prospectus, the Company owns controlling interests in 43 Properties
and minority interests in two additional properties. The Properties, all of
which are 100% net leased, are located in 23 states, have approximately 6.3
million net rentable square feet and, under the terms of their applicable
leases, currently generate approximately $42 million in annualized base rent. As
of May 1, 1997, the Company's leases had a weighted average remaining term of
approximately 8.6 years (excluding renewal options). The Company's tenants, a
majority of which (based on annual rental revenue) have debt ratings of
investment grade and many of which are nationally recognized, include Bank One,
Arizona, N.A., Circuit City Stores, Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, The
Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Honeywell, Inc., Northwest Pipeline
Corporation, and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The Company currently generates
approximately 43%, 33% and 24% of its annual rental revenues from office,
industrial and retail properties, respectively. Substantially all of the
Company's leases are "net leases," under which the tenant is responsible for all
costs of real estate taxes, insurance, ordinary maintenance and structural
repairs. Management believes that owning, acquiring and managing net leased
properties results in lower operating expenses for the Company than the Company
otherwise would incur through investments in properties which were not net
leased. See "--Properties."
The Company's senior executive officers average 17 years of experience
in the real estate investment and net lease business. Management has diversified
the Company's portfolio by geographical location, tenant industry segment, lease
term expiration and property type with the intention of providing steady
internal growth with low volatility. Management believes that such
diversification should help insulate the Company from regional recession,
industry specific downturns and price fluctuations by property type. Since
August 1, 1995, the Company has also enhanced the value of its portfolio by
acquiring 100% interests in 17 Properties, controlling interests in four
Properties and minority interests in two additional Properties. See "--Completed
Acquisitions." As part of management's ongoing efforts, the Company expects to
continue to effect portfolio and individual property acquisitions and
dispositions, expand existing Properties, attract investment grade quality
tenants, extend lease maturities in advance of expiration and refinance
outstanding indebtedness when advisable.
The Company commenced operations in 1993 as a REIT, with several
operating partnership subsidiaries. This operating partnership structure enables
the Company to acquire property by issuing to a seller, as a form of
consideration, interests ("OP Units") in the Company's subsidiary operating
partnerships. The OP Units are convertible into shares of Lexington Common
Stock. Management believes that this structure facilitates the Company's ability
to raise capital and to acquire portfolio and individual properties by enabling
the Company to structure transactions which may defer tax gains for a
contributor of property while preserving the Company's available cash for other
purposes, including the payment of distributions. The Company has used OP Units
as a form of consideration in connection with the acquisition of 13 of the 21
Properties acquired by the Company since August 1, 1995.
THE NET LEASE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS
Under a typical net lease, the tenant is responsible for all costs of
real estate taxes, insurance and ordinary maintenance. Investments in net leased
properties can offer more predictable returns than investments in properties
which are not net leased, as rising costs of operating net leased properties are
typically absorbed by tenants. Investors in net leased properties have,
historically, included limited partnerships, REITs, pension funds and finance
subsidiaries of large corporations.
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Net leased properties are often acquired in sale/leaseback
transactions. In a typical sale/leaseback transaction, the purchaser/landlord
(such as the Company) acquires a property from an operating company and
simultaneously leases the property back to the operating company under a
long-term lease. A sale/leaseback transaction is structured to provide the
purchaser/landlord with a consistent stream of income which typically increases
periodically pursuant to the lease. Sale/leaseback transactions are advantageous
to the seller/tenant as they (i) enable the seller/tenant to realize the value
of its owned real estate while continuing occupancy on a long-term basis; (ii)
may provide the seller/tenant with off-balance sheet financing; (iii) may
provide the seller/tenant with increased earnings by replacing generally higher
depreciation and mortgage interest costs with rental costs; and (iv) may reduce
the seller's/tenant's debt-to-equity ratio.
BUSINESS OBJECTIVES
The Company's primary objectives are to increase Funds From Operations
and cash available for distribution to its shareholders. Since 1995, management
has principally focused on:
- effectively managing existing assets through lease extensions,
revenue enhancing property expansions, opportunistic property
sales and redeployment of assets, when advisable;
- acquiring portfolio and individual net lease properties from
third parties, completing sale/leaseback transactions,
acquiring build-to-suit properties and acquiring properties
from affiliated net lease partnerships; and
- refinancing existing indebtedness at lower average interest
rates and increasing the Company's access to capital to
finance property acquisitions and expansions.
INTERNAL GROWTH; EFFECTIVELY MANAGING ASSETS
Tenant Relations and Lease Compliance. The Company maintains close
contact with its tenants in order to understand their future real estate needs.
The Company monitors the financial, property maintenance and other lease
obligations of its tenants through a variety of means, including periodic
reviews of financial statements and physical inspections of the Properties. The
Company performs annual inspections of those Properties where it has an ongoing
obligation with respect to the maintenance of the Property and for all
Properties during each of the three years immediately prior to lease expiration.
Biannual physical inspections are undertaken for all other Properties.
Extending Lease Maturities. The Company seeks to extend its leases in
advance of their expiration in order to maintain a balanced lease rollover
schedule. Since February 1994, the Company has entered into lease extensions of
three years or more on seven of its Properties.
Revenue Enhancing Property Expansions. The Company undertakes
expansions of its Properties based on tenant requirements. The Company believes
that selective property expansions can provide it with attractive rates of
return and actively seeks such opportunities. From December 1995 to May 28,
1997, the Company completed property expansions totaling approximately 171,000
net rentable square feet.
Property Sales and Redeployment of Assets. The Company may determine to
sell a Property, either to the Property's existing tenant or to a third party,
if it deems such disposition to be in the Company's best interest. As of May 28,
1997, the Company had sold one Property and used the proceeds therefrom certain
mortgage indebtedness, thereby lowering its average cost of borrowing. The
restrictions applicable to REITs may limit the Company's ability to dispose of a
property. See "Federal Income Tax Considerations -- Treatment of the Company as
a REIT -- Income Tests" in the accompanying Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
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ACQUISITION STRATEGIES
The Company seeks to enhance its net lease property portfolio through
acquisitions of general purpose, efficient, well located buildings in growing
markets. Management has diversified the Company's portfolio by geographical
location, tenant industry segment, lease term expiration and property type with
the intention of providing steady internal growth with low volatility.
Management believes that such diversification should help insulate the Company
from regional recession, industry specific downturns and price fluctuations by
property type. Prior to effecting any acquisitions, management analyzes the (i)
property's design, construction quality, efficiency, functionality and location
with respect to the immediate submarket, city and region; (ii) lease integrity
with respect to term, rental rate increases, corporate guarantees and property
maintenance provisions; (iii) present and anticipated conditions in the local
real estate market; and (iv) prospects for selling or re-leasing the property on
favorable terms in the event of a vacancy. Management also evaluates each
potential tenant's financial strength, growth prospects, competitive position
within its respective industry and a property's strategic location and function
within a tenant's operations or distribution systems. Management believes that
its comprehensive underwriting process is critical to the assessment of
long-term profitability of any investment by the Company.
Operating Partnership Structure. The operating partnership structure
enables the Company to acquire property by issuing to a seller, as a form of
consideration, OP Units. Management believes that this structure facilitates the
Company's ability to raise capital and to acquire portfolio and individual
properties by enabling the Company to structure transactions which may defer tax
gains for a contributor of property while preserving the Company's available
cash for other purposes, including the payment of distributions. The Company has
used OP Units as a form of consideration in connection with the acquisition of
13 of the 21 Properties acquired by the Company since August 1, 1995.
Acquisitions of Portfolio and Individual Net Lease Properties. The
Company seeks to acquire portfolio and individual properties that are leased to
creditworthy tenants under long-term net leases. Management believes there is
significantly less competition for the acquisition of property portfolios
containing a number of net leased properties located in more than one geographic
region. Management also believes that the Company's geographical
diversification, acquisition experience and access to capital will allow it to
compete effectively for the acquisition of such net leased properties.
Sale/Leaseback Transactions. The Company seeks to acquire portfolio and
individual net lease properties in sale/leaseback transactions. The Company
selectively pursues sale/leaseback transactions with creditworthy
sellers/tenants with respect to properties that are integral to the
sellers'/tenants' ongoing operations. See "-- The Net Lease Real Estate
Business."
Build-To-Suit Properties. The Company may also acquire, after
construction has been completed, "build-to-suit" properties that are entirely
pre-leased to their intended corporate users before construction. As a result,
the Company does not assume the risk associated with the construction phase of a
project.
Acquisitions from Affiliated Net Lease Partnerships. Management
believes that net lease partnerships affiliated with the Company provide it with
an opportunity to acquire properties with which management is already familiar.
The Company has acquired ten Properties and minority interests in two additional
Properties from its affiliated limited partnerships since August 1995.
REFINANCING EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS AND INCREASING ACCESS TO CAPITAL
As a result of the Company's financing activities, the weighted average
interest rate on the Company's outstanding indebtedness has been reduced from
approximately 10.0% as of December 31, 1994 to approximately 8.4% as of June 30,
1997. In addition, management is constantly pursuing opportunities to increase
the Company's access to public and private capital in order to achieve maximum
operating flexibility.
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COMPLETED ACQUISITIONS
Since August 1, 1995, the Company has acquired 100% interests in 17
Properties, controlling interests in four Properties and minority interests in
two additional properties. The following chart sets forth certain information
regarding such properties.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NET
RENTABLE ACQUISITION NET EFFECTIVE RENT
SQUARE ACQUISITION COST AT LEASE
TENANT LOCATION FEET DATE (IN MILLIONS)(1) MAY 1, 1997(2) EXPIRATION
- ------------------------------- ------------------------- --------- ----------- ---------------- --------------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Northwest Pipeline Salt Lake City, UT 295,000 05/96 $55.392 $8,164,712 09/30/09
Corporation(3)
Exel Logistics, Inc. New Kingstown, PA 330,000 03/97 12.200 1,139,496 11/30/06
Liberty House, Inc.(3) Honolulu, HI 85,610 12/96 10.519 962,981 09/30/09
Exel Logistics, Inc. Mechanicsburg, PA 252,000 03/97 9.000 845,242 11/30/06
Hechinger Property Co.(3)(4) Bethesda, MD 95,000 08/95 N/A 772,383 04/30/06
Cymer, Inc. Rancho Bernardo, CA 65,755 05/97 7.725 736,872 12/31/09
Federated Dept. Stores, Laguna Hills, CA 160,000 08/95 4.528 676,601 01/31/06
Inc.(3)
Johnson Controls, Inc. Plymouth, MI 134,160 12/96 6.296 648,804 12/22/06
Scandinavian Health Spa, Inc. Canton, OH 37,214 12/95 4.410 612,692 12/31/08
Exel Logistics, Inc. New Kingstown, PA 179,200 03/97 5.900 552,203 11/30/06
Johnson Controls, Inc. Oberlin, OH 111,160 12/96 4.765 491,040 12/22/06
GFS Realty, Inc. Oxon Hill, MD 107,337 08/95 2.534 408,360 02/29/04
Mervyn's(4) Bakersfield, CA 122,000 08/95 N/A 406,948 12/31/02
Toys "R" Us, Inc.(3) Houston, TX 123,293 12/96 3.753 400,200 08/31/06
Toys "R" Us, Inc.(3) Clackamas, OR 42,842 12/96 3.135 382,783 05/31/06
Toys "R" Us, Inc.(3) Lynwood, WA 43,105 12/96 2.928 357,331 05/31/06
Toys "R" Us, Inc.(3) Tulsa, OK 43,123 12/96 2.679 326,925 05/31/06
SKF USA, Inc. Franklin, NC 72,868 12/96 3.413 322,397 12/31/14
Johnson Controls, Inc. Cottondale, AL 58,800 02/97 2.900 288,608 02/18/07
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Riverdale, GA 81,911 12/95 2.596 269,770 01/31/11
GFS Realty, Inc.(3) Rockville, MD 51,682 08/95 1.726 224,016 02/28/05
Montgomery Ward & Co., Brownsville, TX 115,000 08/95 1.242 152,760 10/31/04
Inc.(3)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Jacksonville, AL 56,132 02/96 2.050 146,040 01/31/09
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Total: 2,663,192 $ 149.691 $ 19,289,164
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</TABLE>
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(1) Represents total capitalized cost for such acquisitions, including
transaction expenses and assumed debt.
(2) "Net Effective Rent" means the annual rent in effect as of May 1, 1997
and is calculated by multiplying monthly rent in effect as of May 1,
1997 by 12.
(3) The Company holds leasehold interests in the land on which these
buildings are situated. The Company owns in fee simple the land on
which all other listed buildings are situated.
(4) The Company holds 33.85% and 19% of the limited partnership interests
in the limited partnerships that, respectively, own the properties in
Bethesda, MD and Bakersfield, CA.
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LEASE HOLD INTEREST
The following table sets forth material terms of leasehold interests held by the
Company.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NET
LAND RENTABLE TOTAL VALUE
LANDLORD AREA SQUARE ACQUISITION PERCENTAGE AS OF
(PARTNERSHIP) TENANT LOCATION (ACRES) FEET DATE INTEREST MAY 1, 1997
- ------------------------------ ----------------------- ------------ ------- -------- ----------- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Lexington Northwest Trust Northwest Pipeline Salt Lake 19.79 295,000 05/96 100% $18,439,421
Corporation City, UT
Lexington Fort Street Trust Liberty House, Inc. Honolulu, HI 1.22 85,610 12/96 100% 2,596,763
Barnhech Montgomery Associates Hechinger Property Co. Bethesda, MD 7.61 95,000 08/95 33.85% 105,894
Barnhald Modesta Properties Federated Dept. Stores, Laguna Hills 11.00 160,000 08/95 66.75% 209,412
Inc. CA
Lexington Toy V Trust Toys "R" Us, Inc. Houston, TX 7.56 123,293 12/96 100% 294,838
Lexington Toy II Trust Toys "R" Us, Inc. Clackamas, OR 5.85 42,842 12/96 100% -----------
Lexington Toy II Trust Toys "R" Us, Inc. Lynwood, WA 3.64 43,105 12/96 100% -----------
Lexington Toy II Trust Toys "R" Us, Inc. Tulsa, OK 4.44 43,123 12/96 100% 907,250
Barnes Rockshine Associates GFS Realty, Inc. Rockville, MD 7.32 51,682 08/95 99.25% 331,425
Barnward Brownsville Properties Montgomery Ward & Co., Brownsville, 7.61 115,000 08/95 62.00% 318,600
Inc. TX
</TABLE>
RECENT ACTIVITIES
RECENT ACQUISITIONS
Cymer, Inc.; Rancho Bernardo, California. In May 1997, the Company acquired
a 65,755 square foot office/research and development facility in Rancho
Bernardo, California for approximately $7.7 million. The Property is currently
leased to Cymer, Inc. under a net lease which expires in December 2009. The
acquisition was financed with cash proceeds from the sale of Convertible
Preferred Stock. See "--Financing Activities." The lease provides for current
annualized base rent payments (including a management fee) of $736,872, which
will increase to $755,294 on June 1, 1997 and by approximately 5% every two
years thereafter. The average annual net rent payable during the remaining lease
term is $860,419, or approximately 11.1% of the purchase price.
Exel Logistics, Inc.; Pennsylvania. In March 1997, the Company acquired the
Exel Pennsylvania Properties, totaling 761,200 net rentable square feet, for
$27.0 million. The Exel Pennsylvania Properties are all 100% leased to Exel
Logistics, Inc. under net leases which expire in November 2006. The acquisition
was financed with net proceeds of approximately $24.1 million from the sale of
the Exchangeable Notes and the balance of approximately $2.9 million in cash.
Current annualized base rent payments under the leases total approximately $2.5
million. The average annual net rent payable during the remaining terms of the
leases is approximately $3.0 million or approximately 11.1% of the purchase
price.
Johnson Controls, Inc.; Alabama. In February 1997, the Company acquired a
58,800 square foot industrial property in Cottondale, Alabama for approximately
$2.9 million. The Cottondale Property is leased to Johnson Controls, Inc. under
a net lease which expires in February 2007. The acquisition was financed
entirely with borrowings under the Credit Facility. The current annualized base
rent is $288,608 and increases annually by three times the percentage change in
the Consumer Price Index ("CPI"), not to exceed 4.5%.
PENDING ACQUISITIONS
In addition to the Merger, the Company has pending the following
acquisitions:
Bull HN Information Systems, Inc.; Phoenix, Arizona. The Company has entered
into a definitive agreement to acquire a 137,058 square foot office building in
Phoenix, Arizona for approximately $10.9 million (the "Bull Information Systems
Acquisition," and together with the Merger, the "Pending Acquisitions"). The
property is currently net leased to Bull HN Information Systems, Inc. through
October 2005. The Bull Information Systems Acquisition will be financed with
approximately $600,000 in a promissory note issued to the seller, the assumption
of approximately $5.9 million of mortgage indebtedness (which bears interest at
8.12%), a credit received by the Company for the transfer of an existing
security deposit of approximately $1.0 million in cash. The current annualized
base rent on the property is $972,118. The average annual net rent payable
during the remaining lease term is $1,028,260. The groundwater under the Bull HN
Information Systems, Inc. property
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has been contaminated by a prior owner of this property. The contamination
currently is under remediation. Honeywell, Inc., the prior owner, and the
tenant, Bull HN Information Systems, Inc. (which was owned by Honeywell at the
time of the contamination) have agreed to be solely responsible for all
environmental costs and liabilities associated with this contamination and its
remediation. In the event the acquisition of this property is consummated by the
Company, at the closing of this acquisition, the Company will be assigned the
benefits of an indemnification agreement under which Bull HN Information
Systems, Inc. will be obligated to indemnify the Company against any liabilities
relating to this contamination. There can be no assurance that the Bull
Information Systems Acquisition will be consummated or, if consummated, as to
the timing thereof.
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Public Offering of Lexington Common Stock. In July 1997, the Company
completed an offering of 2,800,000 shares of Lexington Common Stock, at a price
of $13.75 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions. Proceeds of
the offering, net of underwriting fees, amounted to $36.2 million, which was
used to repay debt, and the balance was used for other general corporate
purposes.
Salt Lake City Refinancing. In May 1997, the Company completed the
refinancing of a $22.1 million mortgage (the "Refinanced Amount") secured by its
Property in Salt Lake City, Utah (the "Salt Lake City Refinancing"). The Company
borrowed approximately $24.25 million to effect the Salt Lake City Refinancing,
with excess proceeds used to pay debt restructuring and transaction costs and
for general corporate purposes. The Salt Lake City Refinancing reduced the
stated interest rate on the Refinanced Amount from 12.9% to 7.61% per annum,
and, commencing January 1, 1998, will reduce the Company's annual debt service
payments by approximately $1.35 million. See "Indebtedness of the Company."
Partnership Merger. In March 1997, in connection with the acquisition of
three warehouse properties in Pennsylvania (the "Exel Pennsylvania Properties"),
an unaffiliated partnership (the "Exel Partnership"), merged into Lepercq
Corporate Income Fund L.P. ("LCIF"). As a result of the merger, LCIF issued
480,028 OP Units (the "Exel Partnership OP Units") exchangeable beginning in
April 1999 for shares of Lexington Common Stock, to the former partners of the
Exel Partnership. The Exel Partnership OP Units are entitled to distributions at
the same rate as shares of Lexington Common Stock. At the time of the merger,
the Exel Partnership's sole assets consisted of approximately $6.0 million in
cash and the right to acquire the Exel Pennsylvania Properties in a tax-free
exchange under the Code.
Sale of Exchangeable Notes. In March 1997, in connection with the
acquisition of the Exel Pennsylvania Properties, LCIF issued and sold $25
million aggregate principal amount of its 8.0% Exchangeable Redeemable Secured
Notes (the "Exchangeable Notes") to an institutional investor in a private
placement. The Exchangeable Notes bear interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum and
mature in March 2004. The Exchangeable Notes are secured by first mortgage liens
on the Exel Pennsylvania Properties, are fully guaranteed by the Company and can
be exchanged by the holders thereof for shares of Lexington Common Stock at $13
per share beginning in the year 2000, subject to adjustment. The Exchangeable
Notes require interest only payments semi-annually in arrears and may be
redeemed at the Company's option after three years at a price of 103.2% of the
principal amount thereof, declining to par after five years. In connection with
the sale of the Exchangeable Notes, the Company entered into certain related
agreements providing for, among other things, certain demand and piggyback
registration rights to the initial purchaser of the Exchangeable Notes. The
Exchangeable Notes are subordinated in right of payment to the Company's
obligations under the Credit Facility (as defined below).
Credit Facility. In February 1997, the Company's secured revolving credit
facility (the "Credit Facility") was amended to extend the maturity to June 1999
and to increase the maximum borrowing availability to $60 million. The Credit
Facility is currently secured by first mortgage liens on seven Properties; bears
interest at 150 basis points (equivalent to 1.5%) over the London Inter-Bank
Offered Rate ("LIBOR") and has an interest period of one (1), three (3) or six
(6) months, at the option of the Company. As of the date of this Proxy
Statement/Prospectus, the Company has selected a one month interest period. As
of September 15, 1997, the aggregate amount outstanding under the Credit
Facility was approximately $28.5 million, with an interest rate
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thereon of approximately 7.12%. The Credit Facility contains various leverage,
debt service coverage, net worth maintenance and other customary covenants. See
"Indebtedness of the Company."
Sale of Convertible Preferred Stock. In December 1996, the Company entered
into an agreement with Five Arrows Realty Services L.L.C. ("Five Arrows")
providing for the sale of up to 2,000,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock
(the "Investment Agreement"). Under the terms of the Investment Agreement, the
Company may sell the Convertible Preferred Stock to Five Arrows at up to three
closings, at the Company's option, during 1997 for an aggregate price of
approximately $25 million. The Convertible Preferred Stock, which is convertible
into Lexington Common Stock on a one-for-one basis at $12.50 per share, subject
to adjustment, is entitled to quarterly distributions equal to the greater of
$.295 or the product of 1.05 and the per share quarterly distribution on
Lexington Common Stock. The Convertible Preferred Stock may be redeemed by the
Company after five years at a 6% premium over the liquidation preference of
$12.50 per share (plus accrued and unpaid dividends), with such premium
declining to zero on or after December 31, 2011. Each share of Convertible
Preferred Stock is entitled to one vote per share and holders will be entitled
to vote on all matters submitted to a vote of holders of outstanding Lexington
Common Stock. In connection with such sale, the Company has entered into certain
related agreements with Five Arrows, providing, among other things, for certain
demand and piggyback registration rights with respect to such shares and the
right to designate a member or members of the Board of Directors under certain
circumstances. John D. McGurk is currently serving as Five Arrows' designee to
the Board of Directors of the Company.
As of May 28, 1997, two closings under the Investment Agreement have taken
place. On January 21, 1997, the Company sold 700,000 shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock to Five Arrows and used the proceeds of approximately $8.75
million to repay in full approximately $8.5 million of outstanding mortgage
indebtedness (including $520,000 of related prepayment premiums) on Properties
located in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Clackamas, Oregon; Lynwood, Washington; and
Houston, Texas. Such mortgage indebtedness bore interest at 12.625% per annum
and would have required interest and principal payments of approximately $1.45
million in 1997. On April 28, 1997, the Company sold an additional 625,000
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock to Five Arrows and used the proceeds of
approximately $7.8 million to acquire a Property in Rancho Bernardo, California.
Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, the Company may sell an additional 675,000
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock for a sale price of $8.5 million before
December 31, 1997.
REMIC Financing. In May 1995, the Company completed the $70 million debt
offering (the "REMIC Financing") by issuing commercial mortgage pass-through
certificates secured by 15 Properties, and used a portion of the proceeds to
repay approximately $51 million of mortgage indebtedness on eight such
Properties. The remaining net proceeds of the REMIC Financing were used to repay
other existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes. The REMIC
Financing has a fixed interest rate of 8.10% and matures in May 2005. See
"Indebtedness of the Company."
POTENTIAL ACQUISITIONS FROM AFFILIATES
The Company has been granted an option (the "Option") by The LCP Group, L.P.
("LCP"), an affiliate of E. Robert Roskind, Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company, exercisable at any time, to
acquire general partnership interests ("General Partnership Interests")
currently owned by LCP in two limited partnerships, Net 1 L.P. and Net 2 L.P.
(together, the "Net Partnerships"), which own net leased office, industrial and
retail properties. The Net Partnerships own a total of 60 single-tenant
properties located in 16 states which contain approximately 1.3 million net of
rentable square feet. The tenants of such properties include Alco Standard
Corporation, Ameritech Services, Honeywell, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Under
the terms of the Option, the Company, subject to review of any such transaction
by the independent members of its Board of Directors, may acquire the General
Partnership Interests at their fair market value based upon a formula relating
to partnership cash flows, with the Company retaining the option of paying such
fair market value in securities of the Company, OP Units, cash or a combination
thereof. The Company has not yet determined whether to exercise the Option.
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POSSIBLE PROPERTY SALE
Adverse Effects of Possible Property Disposition. Ross Stores, the tenant of
the Company's Ross Stores Newark Property, has exercised an option to purchase
the Ross Stores Newark Property for its fair market value, which was determined
by arbitration based on estimates of fair market value submitted by Ross Stores
and the Company. Under the terms of the arbitration, the arbitrator was required
to select the submission of either the Company or Ross Stores and was not
permitted any discretion to select another valuation. The estimate of the fair
market value of the Ross Stores Newark Property submitted by Ross Stores more
closely approximated the arbitrator's opinion of value and, accordingly was
selected by the arbitrator and confirmed by the Superior Court of the State of
California for San Francisco County. The arbitrator's opinion of value was based
on numerous factors, including current and future market rental rates, the
length of the Ross Stores Newark Property lease, the creditworthiness of Ross
Stores and rates of return required by investors who acquire similar properties.
The arbitration decision would have allowed Ross Stores to purchase the Ross
Stores Newark Property for $24.8 million on or about September 1, 1997. On
August 18, 1997 the court ruled in favor of a motion made by Ross Stores to
require the Company to post a bond securing rental payments made following
September 1, 1997, which the Company has posted. The net book value of the Ross
Stores Newark Property at June 30, 1997 was $25.3 million, which includes
approximately $1.5 million of deferred rent and deferred expenses related to the
Company's refinancing of certain properties, which were allocated to the Ross
Stores Newark Property. The Company is currently appealing the state court
decision and the outcome of such appeal cannot be determined at this time. If
the Company does not prevail on its appeal of the California state court
decision, the potential loss on the sale of the Ross Stores Newark Property as
of September 1, 1997 would have been approximately $400,000, after the write-off
of $515,000 of deferred financing expenses. Subject to the approval of the
trustee under the REMIC trust, the Company is permitted to substitute another
property into the REMIC Financing pool in place of the Ross Stores Newark
Property. In the event the Company is unable to complete such substitution, the
Company would be required to repay approximately $19.6 million of the REMIC
Financing and would incur a prepayment premium of approximately $750,000. As of
May 1, 1997, the annualized base rent for the Ross Stores Newark Property was
approximately $3.3 million, which is scheduled to increase to approximately $3.4
million commencing September 1, 1997. See "Risk Factors -- Dependence on Major
Tenants" and "Risk Factors -- Possible Property Disposition" in the accompanying
Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
REORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY AS A MARYLAND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
The Company is currently incorporated under the laws of the State of
Maryland, but intends to reorganize as a Maryland REIT in 1997 (which has not
occurred as of the date of this Proxy). The reorganization is expected to result
in franchise tax savings for the Company in certain jurisdictions in which the
Company owns properties. The reorganization will be effected by merging the
Company with and into a newly formed Maryland REIT. In the merger, each
outstanding share of Lexington Common Stock and Convertible Preferred Stock of
the Company will be converted into one common share of beneficial interest or
preferred share of beneficial interest, as the case may be, of the Maryland
REIT. Each common or preferred share of beneficial interest in the Maryland REIT
will entitle the holder thereof to the same voting rights to which such
shareholder was entitled prior to the merger, and it will not be necessary for
shareholders of the Company to surrender or exchange their existing stock
certificates for new certificates of the Maryland REIT. The Board of Directors
does not believe that the reorganization will result in any material change in
the Company's business or operations, or otherwise have any affect on the
Company's financial statements. Upon effectiveness of the merger, the Company
will be known as Lexington Corporate Properties Trust.
The Company believes that the merger will be treated for United States
federal income tax purposes as a reorganization within the meaning of Section
368(a)(1)(F) of the Code. Accordingly, holders of shares of Lexington Common
Stock and Convertible Preferred Stock will not recognize any gain or loss for
United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the conversion of their
shares into shares of the Maryland REIT. For United States federal income tax
purposes, a holder's aggregate basis in the shares of the Maryland REIT received
in the merger will equal such holder's adjusted basis in the shares converted
therefor and such holder's holding period for the new shares received in the
merger will include such holder's holding period in the shares
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converted therefor. In addition, the Company will not recognize any gain or loss
for United States federal income tax purposes upon the transfer of its property
to the Maryland REIT pursuant to the merger. Holders of shares of Lexington
Common Stock should consult their own tax advisers as to the application and
effect of United States federal, state, local and foreign income and other tax
laws to the conversion of their shares of Lexington Common Stock or Convertible
Preferred Stock into shares of the Maryland REIT in the merger. See "The Merger
- -- Certain United Stated Federal Income Tax Consequences."
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
The chart set forth below provides information with regard to certain
property-holding affiliates of the Company as of the date of this Proxy
Statement/Prospectus.
[GRAPHIC OMITTED]
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DISTRIBUTIONS OF OP UNITS
The Company's operating partnership structure enables the Company to acquire
property by issuing to a seller, as a form of consideration, OP Units. All of
such OP Units are convertible at certain times into shares of Lexington Common
Stock on a one-for-one basis and all of such interests require the Company to
pay certain distributions to the holders thereof. As a result, the Company's
cash available for distribution to holders of Lexington Common Stock and
Convertible Preferred Stock is reduced by the amount of the distributions
required by the terms of such OP Units, and the number of shares of Lexington
Common Stock that will be outstanding in the future should be expected to
increase, from time to time, as such OP Units and shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock are converted into shares of Lexington Common Stock. The table
set forth below provides certain information with respect to such OP Units as of
June 30, 1997.
The general partner of each of the limited partnerships has the right to
redeem the OP Units held by all, but not less than all, of the limited partners
under certain circumstances, including but not limited to a merger, sale of
assets or other transaction by the Company or such partnerships which would
result in a change of beneficial ownership in the Company or such partnership by
50% or more.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CONVERTIBLE
CURRENT INTO SHARES
NUMBER ANNUALIZED TOTAL OF COMMON UNITS OWNED
OF UNITS PER UNIT ANNUALIZED STOCK BY
PARTNERSHIP ISSUED DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTIONS COMMENCING: AFFILIATES (1)
- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------ ------------- ----------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
LCIF-- Special Limited Partners....... 112,229 $1.16 (2) $ 130,186 At any time 85,933
LCIF II Special Limited Partners...... 56,880 1.16 (2) 65,981 At any time 44,598
Barngiant Livingston.................. 52,335 0.27 (3) 14,130 3/04 1,593
Barnhale Modesto...................... 23,267 0 (3) N/A 2/06 1,743
Barnes Rockshire...................... 36,825 0 (3) N/A 3/05 1,933
Barnvyn Bakersfield................... 7,441 0 (3) N/A 1/03 978
Barnhech Montgomery................... 11,766 0.29 (3) 3,412 5/06 695
Barnward Brownsville.................. 35,400 0 (3) N/A 11/04 2,856
Red Butte Creek Associates............ 1,715,294 0.66 (4) 1,132,094 5/98 6,540
114,006 1.08 (5) 123,126 5/98 114,006
Toy Properties Associates II.......... 94,999 1.12 (6) 106,398 1/99 23,088
Toy Properties Associates V........... 34,988 1.12 (6) 39,186 1/99 11,797
Fort Street Partners.................. 207,728 0 (7) N/A 1/06 416
17,259 1.12 (6) 19,330 1/99 17,259
Exel Partnership...................... 480,028 1.16 (2) 556,832 4/99 -
----------
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3,000,445 $2,190,675 313,435
========== ========== ========
</TABLE>
(1) Represents OP Units owned by affiliates of the Company: Richard J. Rouse, E.
Robert Roskind (each a member of the Board of Directors and Co-Chief
Executive Officer of the Company), The LCP Group, L.P. and its affiliates.
(2) Holders of these units receive distributions that are equal to distributions
on Lexington Common Stock.
(3) Holders of these units receive distributions as noted until such units
become eligible for conversion to Lexington Common Stock, upon which date
they will receive distributions as described in (2) above.
(4) Distributions on these units will increase to $1.08 annually in January
1998.
(5) Holders of these units receive distributions that are equal to distributions
on Lexington Common Stock, with an annual cap of $1.08.
(6) Holders of these units receive distributions that are equal to distributions
on Lexington Common Stock, with an annual cap of $1.12.
(7) Holders of these units will receive distributions as described in footnote
(6) above when such Holder's Op Units become eligible for conversion into
Lexington Common Stock.
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PROPERTIES
As of May 1, 1997, the Company owns controlling interests in 43 Properties
and minority interests in two additional properties. The Properties, all of
which are 100% net leased, are located in 23 states, have approximately 6.3
million net rentable square feet and, under the terms of their applicable
leases, currently generate approximately $42.0 million in annualized base rent.
The Company's leases currently have a weighted average remaining term (excluding
renewal options) of approximately 8.6 years. A majority of the Company's tenants
have debt ratings of investment grade. The Company currently generates
approximately 43%, 33% and 24% of its annualized base rent from office,
industrial and retail properties, respectively.
The following table sets forth certain information, as of the date of this
Proxy Statement/Prospectus, regarding each of the Properties (excluding the Ross
Stores Newark Property), the two properties in which the Company owns a minority
interest and the Pending Acquisitions.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LAND AREA NET
(ACRES)/ BASE LEASE TERM AND (RENEWAL EFFECTIVE RENT
TENANT AND PROPERTY LOCATION YEAR NET RENTABLE ANNUAL RENTS PER NET OPTIONS) TERM AT MAY 1,
(OBLIGOR*/GUARANTOR**) BUILT SQUARE FEET RENTABLE SQUARE FOOT PER OPTION 1997(1)
- ------------------------------- ----- ------------ -------------------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Office
1982 19.79/ 10/82-90/09 (1) 9 year $ 8,164,712
Northwest Pipeline 295,000 10/95-09/97: $27.68 (1) 10 year
Corporation (2)................ 10/97-09/09: $29.06
295 Chipeta Way (plus CPI
Salt Lake City, UT adjustments)
Circuit City Stores, Inc.(2)(3) 1990 19.71/ 03/90-02/10 (4) 10 year $ 2,478,125
9950 Mayland Drive 288,562 03/96-02/00: $ 8.59 (1) 5 year
Richmond, VA 03/00-02/10: $ 9.91
Stratus Computer, Inc. (4)..... 1988 17.02/ 01/90-01/00 (2) 10 year $ 2,253,776
55 Fairbanks 202,087 02/95-01/00: $11.15
Marlborough, MA
Hartford Fire Insurance 1983 12.40/ 09/91-12/05 (1) 5 year $ 2,165,500
Company(5)..................... 153,364 01/95-12/05: $14.12
200 Southington Executive Park
Southington, CT
Bank One, Arizona, N.A......... 1960 10.26/ 11/88-11/98 (2) 5 year $ 1,967,059
3615 North 27th Avenue & 179,280 06/96-11/98: $10.97
Phoenix, AZ 1979
Honeywell, Inc.(5)............. 1985 51.79/ 07/86-07/01 (3) 5 year $ 1,892,250
19019 No. 59th Avenue 252,300 07/96-07/01: $ 7.50
Glendale, AZ
Time Customer Service, Inc..... 1986 14.38/ 04/87-03/02 (4) 5 year $ 1,102,412
10419 North 30th Street 132,981 01/97-12/97: $ 8.29
Tampa, FL 01/98-12/98: $ 8.78
(Time, Inc.**) 01/99-12/99: $ 9.31
01/00-12/00: $ 9.87
01/01-12/01: $10.46
01/02-03/02: $11.09
Bull HN Information
Systems, Inc.(3)(6)............ 1985 13.37/ 10/94-10/05 None $ 972,118
13430 North Black Canyon & 137.058 10/94-10/00: $ 7.09
Freeway 1994 10/00-10/01: $ 7.43
Phoenix, AZ 10/01-10/02: $ 7.62
10/02-10/03: $ 7.82
10/03-10/04: $ 8.01
10/04-10/05: $ 8.20
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LAND AREA NET
(ACRES)/ BASE LEASE TERM AND (RENEWAL EFFECTIVE RENT
TENANT AND PROPERTY LOCATION YEAR NET RENTABLE ANNUAL RENTS PER NET OPTIONS) TERM AT MAY 1,
(OBLIGOR*/GUARANTOR**) BUILT SQUARE FEET RENTABLE SQUARE FOOT PER OPTION 1997(1)
- ------------------------------- ----- ------------ -------------------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Cymer, Inc..................... 1989 2.73/ 06/96-12/09 None $ 736,872
16160 West Bernardo Drive 65,755 06/96-05/97: $10.98
Rancho Bernardo, CA 06/97-05/99: $11.26
06/99-05/01: $11.82
06/01-05/03: $12.42
06/03-05/05: $13.04
06/05-05/07: $13.69
06/07-12/09: $14.37
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161.45/ $21,732,824
SUBTOTAL: OFFICE 1,706,387
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Industrial
Exel Logistics, Inc.(7)........ 1985 29.01/ 10/90-03/12 (2) 10 year $ 1,771,262
6345 Brackbill Boulevard 1991 507,000 03/97-03/02: $3.49
Mechanicsburg, PA & 03/02-03/07: $4.02
(NFC plc**) 1995 03/07-03/12: greater
of $4.62 or fair
market rent as
specified in the lease
Federal Express Corp.(7)....... 1987 10.92/ 02/88-01/98 (1) 5 year $ 1,284,953
3350 Miac Cove Road 141,359 02/93-01/98: $9.09
Memphis, TN
Exel Logistics, Inc............ 1989 24.38/ 11/15/91-11/30/06 (2) 5 year $ 1,139,496
6 Doughton Road 330,000 12/01/94-11/30/97:
New Kingstown, PA $3.45
(NFC plc**) 12/01/97-11/30/00:
$3.77
12/01/00-11/30/03:
$4.12
12/01/03-11/30/06:
$4.51
Time Customer Service, Inc..... 1986 15.02/ 08/87-07/02 (1) 5 year $ 913,828
3102 Queen Palm Drive 229,605 08/96-07/98: $3.98
Tampa, FL 08/98-07/01: $4.16
(Time, Inc.**) 08/01-07/02: $4.39
Exel Logistics, Inc............ 1985 12.52/ 11/91-11/06 (2) 5 year $ 845,242
245 Salem Church Road 252,000 12/94-11/97: $3.35
Mechanicsburg, PA 12/97-11/00: $3.67
(NFC plc**) 12/00-11/03: $4.01
12/03-11/06: $4.38
Johnson Controls, Inc.(5)...... 1996 24.00/ 12/96-12/06 (2) 5 year $ 648,804
46600 Port Street 134,160 12/96-12/97: $4.84
Plymouth, MI 12/97-12/06: annual
esc. equal to 3xCPI,
not to exceed
4.5%/annum
White Consolidated
Industries, Inc.(7)............ 1970 26.57/ 12/86-12/01 (2) 5 year $ 593,436
Tappan Park 296,720 01/97-12/01: $2.00
22 Chambers Road (8)
Mansfield, OH
Exel Logistics, Inc............ 1981 9.66/ 11/91-11/06 (2) 5 year $ 552,203
34 East Main Street 179,200 12/94-11/97: $3.08
New Kingstown, PA 12/97-11/00: $3.37
(NFC plc**) 12/00-11/03: $3.68
12/03-11/06: $4.02
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LAND AREA NET
(ACRES)/ BASE LEASE TERM AND (RENEWAL EFFECTIVE RENT
TENANT AND PROPERTY LOCATION YEAR NET RENTABLE ANNUAL RENTS PER NET OPTIONS) TERM AT MAY 1,
(OBLIGOR*/GUARANTOR**) BUILT SQUARE FEET RENTABLE SQUARE FOOT PER OPTION 1997(1)
- ------------------------------- ----- ------------ -------------------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Johnson Controls, Inc.(5)...... 1996 25.20/ 12/96-12/06 (2) 5 year $ 491,040
450 Stern Street 111,160 12/96-12/97: $4.42
Oberlin, OH 12/97-12/06: annual
esc. equal to 3xCPI,
not to exceed
4.5%/annum
Allegiance Healthcare
Corporation(2)(3).............. 1991 10.16/ 09/91-09/01 (2) 5 year $ 472,500
5950 Greenwood Pkway 123,924 09/91-09/01: $3.81
Bessemer, AL
(Baxter International, Inc.**)
Walker Manufacturing
Company(7)..................... 1968 20.00/ 08/87-08/00 None $ 446,059
904 Industrial Road & 195,640 08/94-08/97: $2.28
Marshall, MI 1972 08/97-08/00: greater
(Tenneco Automotive, Inc.**) of $2.49 or CPI esc.
Toys "R" Us, Inc.(2)........... 1981 7.56/ 09/81-08/06 (5) 5 year $ 400,200
West Wingfoot Rd. 123,293 09/87-04/98 $3.25
Houston, TX 05/98-08/06 $3.98
Unisource Worldwide, Inc....... 1958 7.00/ 10/87-09/02 None $ 346,040
109 Stevens Street & 168,800 10/92-09/97: $2.05
Jacksonville, FL 1969 10/97-09/02: $2.25
Dana Corporation(3)............ 1983 20.95/ 08/92-08/07 (2) 5 year $ 325,367
One Spicer Dr. & 148,000 08/96-07/99: $2.20 (1) 4 years,
Gordonsville, TN 1985 08/99-07/02: $2.26 11 mos.
08/02-07/05: $2.33
08/05-08/07: $2.40
SKF USA, Inc................... 1996 21.13/ 12/96-12/14 (3) 10 year $ 322,397
324 Industrial Park Road 72,868 12/96-12/99: $4.42
Franklin, NC 01/00-12/14: CPI
adjusted every three
years
Crown Cork & Seal
Company, Inc.(7)............... 1970 5.80/ 09/86-09/01 (1) 5 year $ 293,460
567 So. Riverside Drive & 146,000 09/96-09/01: $2.01
Modesto, CA 1976
Johnson Controls, Inc.(5)...... 1997 22.20/ 02/97-02/07 (2) 5 year $ 288,608
15911 Progress Drive 58,800 02/97-02/98: $4.91
Cottondale, AL 02/98-02/07: annual
esc. equal to 3xCPI,
not to exceed
4.5%/annum
Walker Manufacturing
Company(7)..................... 1979 8.26/ 08/87-08/00 None $ 152,760
1601 Pratt Avenue 53,600 08/94-08/97: $2.85
Marshall, MI 08/97-08/00: greater
(Tenneco Automotive, Inc.**) of $ 3.11 or CPI esc.
---------- -----------
300.34/ $11,287,655
SUBTOTAL: INDUSTRIAL 3,272,129
---------- -----------
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LAND AREA NET
(ACRES)/ BASE LEASE TERM AND (RENEWAL EFFECTIVE RENT
TENANT AND PROPERTY LOCATION YEAR NET RENTABLE ANNUAL RENTS PER NET OPTIONS) TERM AT MAY 1,
(OBLIGOR*/GUARANTOR**) BUILT SQUARE FEET RENTABLE SQUARE FOOT PER OPTION 1997(1)
- ------------------------------- ----- ------------ -------------------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Retail
Fred Meyer, Inc.(7)............ 1986 13.90/ 03/88-03/08 (3) 10 year $1,009,375
2655 Shasta Way 178,204 03/88-03/08: $5.66
Klamath Falls, OR
Liberty House, Inc.(2)......... 1980 1.22/ 10/80-09/09 (1) 115 mos. $ 962,981
Fort Street Mall (King St.) 85,610 10/95-09/05: $11.25 (1) 2 year
Honolulu, HI 10/05-09/09: $11.56 (3) 5 year
Fred Meyer, Inc.(7)............ 1986 8.81/ 06/86-05/11 (3) 5 year $ 826,086
Highway 101 118,179 06/86-05/11: $6.99
Newport, OR plus 0.5% of gross
sales in excess of
$20,000,000 ($60,977
paid in 1997)
Hechinger Property Co.(2)...... 1980 7.61/ 05/81-04/06 (1) 10 year $ 772,383
7111 Westlake Terrace 95,000 05/96-04/06: $8.13 (3) 5 year
Bethesda, MD
(Hechinger Stores Company*)
Federated Department
Stores, Inc.(2)................ 1974 11.00/ 02/76-01/06 (1) 8 year $ 676,601
24100 Laguna Hills Mall 160,000 02/80-01/06: $4.23 (2) 15 year
Laguna Hills, CA (1) 6 year
Physical Fitness Centers of
Philadelphia, Inc.(7).......... 1987 2.87/ 07/87-07/07 (2) 5 year $ 619,850
1160 White Horse Road 31,750 07/92-07/97: $19.52
Voorhees, NJ 07/97-07/02: $22.45
(Bally Total Fitness Corp.**) 07/02-07/07: $25.82
Scandinavian Health
Spa, Inc....................... 1987 3.32/ 01/89-12/08 (2) 5 year $ 612,692
4733 Hills and Dales Road 37,214 01/97-12/97: $16.46
Canton, OH 01/98-12/08:
(Bally Total Fitness Holding 2.2% annual
Corp.**) escalations
Bally Total Fitness Corp.(7)... 1987 2.73/ 07/87-07/07 (2) 5 year $ 499,100
5917 South La Grange Road 25,250 07/92-07/97: $19.77
Countryside, IL 07/97-07/02: $22.73
07/02-07/07: $26.14
GFS Realty, Inc................ 1976 10.60/ 01/77-02/04 (6) 5 year $ 408,360
9580 Livingston Road 107,337 03/77-02/04: $3.80
Oxon Hill, MD
(Giant Food, Inc.**)
Mervyn's....................... 1976 11.00/ 02/77-12/02 (5) 5 year $ 406,948
4450 California Street 122,000 01/78-12/02: $3.34
Bakersfield, CA
(Dayton Hudson Corporation**)
Champions Fitness IV, Inc.(7).. 1977 3.66/ 08/87-08/07 (2) 5 year $ 386,400
5801 Bridge Street & 24,990 08/92-08/97: $15.46
DeWitt, NY 1987 08/97-08/02: $17.78
(Bally Total Fitness Corp.*) 08/02-08/07: $20.45
Toys "R" Us, Inc.(2)........... 1981 5.85/ 06/81-05/06 (5) 5 year $ 382,783
12535 SE 82nd Avenue 42,842 07/94-01/98 $8.93
Clackamas, OR 02/98-05/01 $9.74
06/01-05/06 $9.91
Toys "R" Us, Inc.(2)........... 1981 3.64/ 06/81-05/06 (5) 5 year $ 357,331
18601 Alderwood Mall Blvd. 43,105 06/86-01/98 $8.29
Lynwood, WA 02/98-05/01 $9.03
06/01-05/06 $9.18
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LAND AREA NET
(ACRES)/ BASE LEASE TERM AND (RENEWAL EFFECTIVE RENT
TENANT AND PROPERTY LOCATION YEAR NET RENTABLE ANNUAL RENTS PER NET OPTIONS) TERM AT MAY 1,
(OBLIGOR*/GUARANTOR**) BUILT SQUARE FEET RENTABLE SQUARE FOOT PER OPTION 1997(1)
- ------------------------------- ----- ------------ -------------------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Circuit City Stores
West Coast, Inc.(7)............ 1988 3.93/ 10/88-10/08 (3) 10 year $ 352,580
7272 55th Street 45,308 10/93-10/98: $7.78
Sacramento, CA 10/98-10/03: $8.54
(Circuit City Stores, Inc.*) 10/03-10/08: $9.30
Toys "R" Us, Inc.(2)........... 1981 4.44/ 06/81-05/06 (5) 5 year $ 326,925
6910 S. Memorial Highway 43,123 06/86-01/98 $7.58
Tulsa, OK 02/98-05/01 $8.26
06/01-05/06 $8.40
Circuit City Stores
West Coast, Inc.(7)............ 1988 2.72/ 12/88-12/08 (3) 10 year $ 304,794
6405 South Virginia Street 31,400 12/93-12/98: $ 9.71
Reno, NV 12/98-12/03: $10.65
(Circuit City Stores, Inc.*) 12/03-12/08: $11.60
Wal-Mart Stores
East, Inc.(7).................. 1985 8.61/ 12/85-01/11 (5) 5 year $ 269,770
7055 Highway 85 South 81,911 12/85-01/11: $3.29
Riverdale, GA
Circuit City Stores
West Coast, Inc.(7)............ 1988 2.57/ 12/88-12/08 (3) 10 year $ 260,560
5055 West Sahara Avenue 36,053 12/93-12/98: $7.23
Las Vegas, NV 12/98-12/03: $7.93
(Circuit City Stores, Inc.*) 12/03-12/08: $8.64
GFS Realty, Inc.(2)............ 1977 7.32/ 01/78-02/05 (1) 12 year $ 224,016
Rockshire Village Center 51,682 01/78-02/05: $4.33 (2) 10 year
West Ritchie Parkway
Rockville, MD
(Giant Food, Inc.**)
Montgomery Ward Co., Inc.(2)... 1973 7.61/ 11/74-10/04 (3) 5 year $ 152,760
Amigoland Shopping Center 115,000 11/74-10/04: $1.33
Mexico Street and Palm
Boulevard
Brownsville, TX
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.(5)....... 1982 5.21/ 08/83-01/09 (5) 5 year $ 146,040
Highway 21 South 56,132 09/87-01/09: $2.60
Jacksonville, AL plus 1% of gross sales
in excess of
$10,290,204 ($40,518
paid in 1996)
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SUBTOTAL: RETAIL 128.62/
1,532,090 $ 9,958,335
---------------- -----------
TOTAL.......................... 590.41/6,510,606 (9) $42,978,814
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</TABLE>
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(1) Net Effective Rent means the annual rent in effect as of September 1, 1997
and is calculated by multiplying monthly rent in effect as of May 1, 1997 by
12.
(2) The Company holds leasehold interests in the land on which these buildings
are situated. The Company owns in fee simple the land on which all other
buildings are situated.
(3) Represents a Pending Acquisition.
(4) The tenant of this Property has indicated its interest in acquiring the
Property from the Company.
(5) The Credit Facility is secured by first mortgage liens on these Properties.
As of September 15, 1997, approximately $28.5 million was outstanding under
the Credit Facility.
(6) Assumes the tenant pays its rent annually in advance, resulting in a prompt
payment discount of 3.5% per year.
(7) The REMIC Financing is secured by first mortgage liens on these Properties
and the Ross Stores Newark Property.
(8) Effective March 1, 1999 tenant may cancel lease upon 12 months notice and
payment of a cancellation fee equal to $197,812.
(9) Includes Pending Acquisitions but excludes the Ross Stores Newark Property.
If the Pending Acquisitions were excluded and the Ross Stores Newark
Property were included, total Net Rentable Square Feet would be 6,338,118
and the Annualized Base Rent at May 1, 1997 would be $41,986,186.
(t) The Company holds 33.85% and 19% of the limited partnership interest in the
limited partnerships that, respectively, own the properties in Bethesda,
Maryland and Bakersfield, California.
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The following table sets forth certain information as of May 1, 1997,
regarding the timing of lease expirations of the Company's Properties (excluding
the Ross Stores Newark Property), the two properties owned by limited
partnerships in which the Company holds a minority interest and the Pending
Acquisitions.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF
OF NET EFFECTIVE TOTAL
LEASES BASE RENT AT NET EFFECTIVE
YEAR (1) EXPIRING MAY 1, 1997 (2) RENT
- ---------------------- -------- --------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1997............................. 0 $ 0 0
1998............................. 2 3,252,012 7.57%
1999............................. 0 0 0
2000............................. 3 2,852,595 6.64%
2001............................. 4 3,251,646 7.57%
2002............................. 4 2,769,228 6.44%
2003............................. 0 0 0
2004............................. 2 561,120 1.31%
2005............................. 3 3,361,634 7.82%
2006............................. 11 6,593,008 15.34%
2007............................. 5 2,119,325 4.93%
2008 and thereafter.............. 14 18,218,246 42.38%
--- ------------ --------
Total............................ 48 $ 42,978,814 100.00%
=== ============ ========
</TABLE>
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(1) The Company's leases, including the Pending Acquisitions and properties in
which the Company owns a minority interest, currently have an average
weighted remaining term (excluding renewal options) of approximately 8.6
years.
(2) Net Effective Rent is calculated by multiplying monthly base rent in effect
at May 1, 1997 by 12. The amounts do not include percentage rents (i.e.,
additional rent calculated as a percentage of the tenant's gross sales above
a specified level), if any, that may be payable under leases covering
certain of the Properties or CPI adjustments.
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The following table sets forth certain state-by-state information regarding
the Properties (excluding the Ross Stores Newark Property), the two properties
owned by limited partnerships in which the Company holds a minority interest and
the Pending Acquisitions as of May 1, 1997.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Percentage of
Number Net Effective Total Net
of Net Rentable Base Rent at Effective
STATE Properties Square Feet May 1, 1997 (1) Rent
- ----------------------- ---------- ------------ --------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Alabama ............... 3 238,856 $ 907,148 2.11%
Arizona ............... 3 568,638 4,831,427 11.24
California ............ 5 539,063 2,466,461 5.73
Connecticut ........... 1 153,364 2,165,500 5.04
Florida ............... 3 531,386 2,362,280 5.50
Georgia ............... 1 81,911 269,770 0.63
Hawaii ................ 1 85,610 962,981 2.24
Illinois .............. 1 25,250 499,100 1.16
Maryland .............. 3 254,019 1,404,759 3.27
Massachusetts ......... 1 202,087 2,253,776 5.24
Michigan .............. 3 383,400 1,247,623 2.90
Nevada ................ 2 67,453 565,354 1.32
New Jersey ............ 1 31,750 619,850 1.44
New York .............. 1 24,990 386,400 0.90
North Carolina ........ 1 72,868 322,397 0.75
Ohio .................. 3 445,094 1,697,168 3.95
Oklahoma .............. 1 43,123 326,925 0.76
Oregon ................ 3 339,225 2,218,244 5.16
Pennsylvania .......... 4 1,268,200 4,308,203 10.02
Tennessee ............. 2 289,359 1,610,320 3.75
Texas ................. 2 238,293 552,960 1.29
Utah .................. 1 295,000 8,164,712 19.00
Virginia............. 1 288,562 2,478,125 5.77
Washington ............ 1 43,105 357,331 0.83
Ryder First Plus
Lockheed...............
--- ------------ ------------ -------
Total ................. 48 6,510,606 $ 42,978,814 100.00%
=== ============ ============ =======
</TABLE>
- ------------------------------
(1) Net Effective Rent is calculated by multiplying monthly base rent in effect
at May 1, 1997 by 12. The amounts do not include percentage rents (i.e.,
additional rent calculated as a percentage of the tenant's gross sales above
a specified level), if any, that may be payable under leases covering
certain of the properties.
Substantially all of the Company's leases are net leases, under which the
tenant is responsible for all costs of real estate taxes, insurance and ordinary
maintenance. The remainder of the Company's leases are on terms which management
believes are substantially similar to those of its net leases. However, the
Company has retained responsibility for certain structural repairs with respect
to four Properties. Management estimates that the Company's expenditures and
reserves for these items will be approximately $150,000 for the year ended
December 31, 1997 and $175,000 for the year ended December 31, 1998.
The Company carries comprehensive liability, fire, extended coverage and
casualty insurance for all of its Properties, and carries rent loss insurance on
certain of its Properties. However, with respect to certain of the Properties
where the leases do not provide for abatement of rent under any circumstances,
the Company generally
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does not maintain rent loss insurance. See "Risk Factors -- Uninsured Loss" in
the accompanying Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE COMPANY
The Company's aggregate consolidated outstanding indebtedness as of June 30,
1997, was approximately $183 million, which consisted of approximately (i) $68.4
million of indebtedness outstanding under the REMIC Financing, (ii) $25.0
million of outstanding indebtedness in respect of the Exchangeable Notes
described below, (iii) $82.2 million of outstanding mortgage indebtedness
related to 12 Properties and (iv) other debt of approximately $7.4 million. All
of the mortgages outstanding on the Properties have a fixed rate of interest. As
of June 30, 1997, the Company's ratio of debt-to-total market capitalization
(defined as debt divided by the sum of debt plus the market value of equity,
including Lexington Common Stock, Convertible Preferred Stock and OP Units) was
approximately 44.1%. On a pro forma basis, after giving effect to the Pro Forma
Adjustments, the Company's ratio of debt-to-total market capitalization, as of
June 30, 1997, would have been 44.0%.
Salt Lake City Refinancing. In May 1997, the Company completed the
refinancing of a $22.1 million mortgage in the Salt Lake City Refinancing. The
Company borrowed approximately $24.25 million to effect the Salt Lake City
Refinancing, with excess proceeds used to pay debt restructuring and transaction
costs and for general corporate purposes. The Salt Lake City Refinancing reduced
the stated interest rate on the Refinanced Amount from 12.9% to 7.61% per annum
and, commencing January 1, 1998, will reduce the Company's annual debt service
payments by $1.35 million.
Sale of Exchangeable Notes. In March 1997, in connection with the
acquisition of the Exel Pennsylvania Properties, LCIF issued and sold $25
million aggregate principal amount of its Exchangeable Notes to an institutional
investor in a private placement. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 8.0% per
annum and mature in March 2004. The Exchangeable Notes are secured by first
mortgage liens on the Exel Pennsylvania Properties, are fully guaranteed by the
Company and can be exchanged by the holders thereof for shares of Lexington
Common Stock at $13 per share beginning in the year 2000, subject to adjustment.
The Exchangeable Notes require interest only payments semi-annually and may be
redeemed at the Company's option after three years at a price of 103.2% of the
principal amount thereof, declining to par after five years. In connection with
the sale of the Exchangeable Notes, the Company entered into certain related
agreements providing for, among other things, certain demand and piggyback
registration rights to the initial purchaser of the Exchangeable Notes. The
Exchangeable Notes are subordinated in right of payment to the Company's
obligations under the Credit Facility.
Credit Facility. In February 1997, the Company's secured revolving Credit
Facility was amended to extend the maturity to June 1999 and to increase the
maximum borrowing availability to $60 million. The Credit Facility is currently
secured by first mortgage liens on seven Properties and bears interest at 150
basis points over LIBOR. As of September 15, 1997, the aggregate amount
outstanding under the Credit Facility was approximately $28.5 million, with a
weighted average interest rate thereon of approximately 7.1%. The Credit
Facility limits the amount of indebtedness the Company may incur to 60% of the
Company's total market capitalization. The Credit Facility is secured by first
mortgage liens on the following seven Properties: Glendale, Arizona;
Southington, Connecticut; Riverdale, Georgia; Jacksonville, Alabama; Plymouth,
Michigan; Oberlin, Ohio; and Cottondale, Alabama.
REMIC Financing. In May 1995, the Company completed the $70 million REMIC
Financing by issuing commercial mortgage pass-through certificates secured by 15
Properties, and used a portion of the proceeds to repay approximately $51
million of mortgage indebtedness on eight of these Properties. The remaining net
proceeds of the REMIC Financing were used to repay other existing indebtedness
and for general corporate purposes. The REMIC Financing has a fixed interest
rate of 8.10% and matures in May 2005. The REMIC Financing is secured by
Mortgages on the following fifteen Properties: Modesto, California; Mansfield,
Ohio; Marshall, Michigan (904 Industrial Road); Marshall, Michigan (1601 Pratt
Avenue); Memphis, Tennessee;
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Mechanicsburg (6345 Brackbill Blvd.), Pennsylvania; Newark, California;
Countryside, Illinois; Voorhees, New Jersey; Dewitt, New York; Newport, Oregon;
Sacramento, California; Reno, Nevada; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Klamath Falls,
Oregon.
Subordinated Notes. As of June 30, 1997, the Company had approximately $1.9
million of subordinated notes outstanding (the "Subordinated Notes"). The
Subordinated Notes mature on October 12, 2000 and bear interest at a fixed rate
of 7.75% per annum, payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1 of each year to
the holders of record at the close of business on the December 15 or June 15
immediately preceding such interest payment date. The Subordinated Notes are
redeemable, at the Company's option, in whole or in part, upon not less than 15
nor more than 60 days' notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount plus all accrued and unpaid interest on the Subordinated Notes
through the date of redemption.
Mortgage Indebtedness. As of May 1997, a total of 12 Properties (in addition
to the Properties securing the Credit Facility and the REMIC Financing) were
subject to outstanding mortgages. The aggregate outstanding principal amount of
such mortgages, including accrued interest thereon, was approximately $81.4
million as of such date. These mortgages are subject to certain balloon
payments, which, in general, are due over the next five years as follows: $0 in
1997; approximately $10 million in 1998; approximately $5.5 million in 1999 (in
addition to $26.4 under the Credit Facility); approximately $8.0 million in
2000, and $0 in 2001. The ability of the Company to make such mortgage payments
will depend upon the Company's ability to refinance the relevant mortgages, sell
the mortgaged Properties or draw from the Credit Facility sufficient amounts to
satisfy such balloon payments. The ability of the Company to accomplish these
goals may be affected by economic factors affecting the real estate industry
generally, including the available mortgage rates at the time, the Company's
equity in the mortgaged Properties, the financial condition of the Company, the
operating history of the mortgaged Properties, the then current tax laws and the
national, regional and local economic conditions at the time.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding outstanding
mortgage indebtedness on the Company's Properties as of June 30, 1997:
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BULL INFORMATION
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
APPROXIMATE SCHEDULED
MORTGAGE INTEREST RATE DEBT
BALANCE AS OF AS OF SERVICE IN
PROPERTY LOCATION JUNE 30, 1997 JUNE 30, 1997 MATURITY 1997
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Salt Lake City, UT(1) . ....... $22,329,712 7.610% 10/1/05 $ 4,316,798
12,649,565 7.870% 10/1/05 2,098,896
Marlborough, MA ....... ....... 10,069,367 10.180% 9/15/00 1,590,857
Tampa, FL
(104 North 30th Street) ....... 5,997,086 8.600% 6/1/98 784,539
Honolulu, HI .......... ....... 6,362,613 10.250% 1/1/10 841,170
Phoenix, AZ ........... ....... 5,672,327 10.750% 5/1/99 692,707
Laguna Hills, CA ...... ....... 4,564,041 8.375% 2/1/06 665,711
Tampa, FL
(3102 Queen Palm Drive) ....... 4,289,775 9.125% 5/1/98 391,442
Canton, OH ............ ....... 2,729,410 9.490% 2/28/09 387,719
Franklin, NC (2) ...... ....... 2,293,265 8.500% 4/1/15 222,252
Oxon Hill, MD ......... ....... 2,093,999 6.250% 3/1/04 381,042
Rockville, MD ......... ....... 1,239,735 8.820% 3/1/05 221,491
Brownsville, TX ....... ....... 962,860 8.375% 11/1/04 150,380
----------- -----------
Total ................. ....... $82,253,755(3) $12,745,004
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
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(1) Before the Salt Lake City Refinancing. See "Recent Activities --
Financing Activities."
(2) Represents the annualized debt service assuming debt was incurred
January 1, 1997.
(3) Does not include mortgage balances of $4,054,775 and $2,370,854 as of
June 30, 1997 from the Bethesda, Maryland and Bakersfield, California
properties, respectively, the minority owned properties.
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Ross Stores, the tenant of the Company's Ross Stores Newark Property,
has exercised an option to purchase the Ross Stores Newark Property for its fair
market value, which was determined by arbitration based on estimates of fair
market value submitted by Ross Stores and the Company. Under the terms of the
arbitration, the arbitrator was required to select the submission of either the
Company or Ross Stores and was not permitted any discretion to select another
valuation. The estimate of the fair market value of the Ross Stores Newark
Property submitted by Ross Stores more closely approximated the arbitrator's
opinion of value and, accordingly was selected by the arbitrator and confirmed
by the Superior Court of the State of California for San Francisco County. The
arbitrator's opinion of value was based on numerous factors, including current
and future market rental rates, the length of the Ross Stores Newark Property
lease, the creditworthiness of Ross Stores and rates of return required by
investors who acquire similar properties. The arbitration decision would have
allowed Ross Stores to purchase the Ross Stores Newark Property for $24.8
million on or about September 1, 1997. On March 18, 1997 the Superior Court of
the State of California for San Francisco County ruled in favor of a motion made
by Ross Stores to require the Company to post a bond securing rental payments
made following September 1, 1997, which the Company has posted. The Company is
appealing the decision, the outcome of which cannot be determined at this time.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth the historical capitalization of the
Company as of June 30, 1997 and the pro forma capitalization of the Company as
of June 30, 1997, which gives effect to the Pro Forma Adjustments. See
"--Summary Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data." This
table should be read in conjunction with the financial information presented
elsewhere in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Consolidated Financial
Statements of the Company and Notes thereto incorporated by reference.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
UNAUDITED
---------------------------
AT JUNE 30, 1997
---------------------------
HISTORICAL PRO FORMA
---------------------------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C>
Debt:
Credit Facility (1) ....................................... $ -- $ 32,250
REMIC (2) ................................................. 68,587 49,039
8% Exchangeable Redeemable Secured Notes .................. 25,559 25,559
Other Mortgage Notes ...................................... 82,422 94,264
Other debt ................................................ 8,065 9,072
-------- --------
Total debt .............................................. 184,633 210,184
Minority interest ......................................... 27,928 27,928
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred Stock, $.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares
authorized, 700,000 shares of Class A Senior Cumulative
Convertible Preferred liquidation preference $12.50 per
share, issued and outstanding at June 30, 1997; 1,325,000
pro forma shares issued and outstanding ................. 0 0
Excess stock, $.0001 par value, 40,000,000 shares
authorized, no shares issued or outstanding ............. 0 0
Common Stock, $.0001 par value, 40,000,000 shares
authorized, 12,254,037 shares issued and outstanding at
June 30, 1997, and 13,958,993 pro forma shares issued and
outstanding (3) ............................................ 1 1
Paid-in capital ........................................... 140,827 164,457
-------- --------
Total shareholders' equity .............................. 140,828 164,458
-------- --------
Total capitalization .................................... $353,389 $402,570
======== ========
</TABLE>
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(1) THE PRO FORMA BALANCE REFLECTS A NET $28.5 IN BORROWINGS UNDER THE
CREDIT FACILITY DUE TO (i) PURCHASE OF FIRST PLUS AND (ii) THE NET
PROCEEDS FROM THE POSSIBLE SALE OF ROSS STORES NEWARK PROPERTY ASSUMING
THE REPAYMENT OF REMIC FINANCING OF APPROXIMATELY $19.6 MILLION AND THE
ASSOCIATED PREPAYMENT PENALTY OF APPROXIMATELY $750,000. AS OF
SEPTEMBER 15, 1997, $28.5 MILLION WAS OUTSTANDING UNDER THE CREDIT
FACILITY.
(2) THE PRO FORMA BALANCE REFLECTS A NET DECREASE IN THE REMIC FINANCING
DUE TO THE REPAYMENT OF SUCH INDEBTEDNESS OF APPROXIMATELY $19.6
MILLION WITH A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE POSSIBLE SALE OF THE
ROSS STORES NEWARK PROPERTY.
(3) ASSUMES EXCHANGE OF SHARES IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER AT $14.125 PER
SHARE. IF THE EXCHANGE TOOK PLACE AT THE MINIMUM PRICE ($12.125), THE
TOTAL PRO FORMA ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING WOULD BE 13,736,623.
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SELECTED HISTORICAL AND UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The Selected Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial
Data set forth below should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated
Financial Statements and Notes thereto incorporated by reference. The unaudited
pro forma financial data gives effect to the Pro Forma Adjustments as if such
Pro Forma Adjustments had occurred on January 1, 1996 and were carried forward
through June 30, 1997 for the operating data and on June 30 for the balance
sheet data. See "--Summary Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated
Financial Data." The pro forma financial information does not purport to be
indicative of what the results of operations or financial position of the
Company would have been had the transactions been completed on the dates
assumed, nor is such pro forma financial data necessarily indicative of the
results of operations of the Company that may exist in the future. The financial
data for the six months ended June 30, 1997 includes all adjustments, consisting
of normal recurring accruals, which management considers necessary for the fair
presentation of the financial position and the results of operations of the
Company for such period. The results for the six-month periods may not be
indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
(UNAUDITED)
----------------------------
PRO PRO FORMA
FORMA (UNAUDITED) YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
------- ------- ------- ------- ---------------------------------------------------
1997 1997 1996 1996 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PROPERTY DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCOME STATEMENT:
Revenue:
Rental .................... $23,819 $20,178 $14,254 $47,968 $31,244 $24,523 $25,894 $25,702 $25,620
Interest and other income . 299 284 228 470 431 479 144 169 177
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Total Revenue ......... 24,118 20,462 14,482 48,438 31,675 25,002 26,038 25,871 25,797
Expenses:
Interest expense .......... 8,826 8,583 5,601 17,465 12,818 10,295 10,982 11,066 11,220
Depreciation .............. 5,938 5,075 3,393 11,733 7,627 5,817 5,909 5,909 5,892
Amortization of deferred
expenses .................. 172 415 297 650 619 464 346 268 262
Property operating expenses 403 403 301 686 686 620 808 558 964
General and administrative
expenses .................. 1,844 1,844 1,387 3,769 3,125 2,694 2,416 1,020 2,172
Other expenses ............ 167 167 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Expenses of the mergers ... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2,441 --
Transactional expenses .... -- -- -- -- 644 -- -- -- --
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Total Expenses ........ 17,350 16,487 10,979 34,303 25,519 19,890 20,461 21,262 20,510
Income before minority
interests, gain on sale of
properties, lease
termination, proceeds and
extraordinary item ........ 6,768 3,975 3,503 14,135 6,156 5,112 5,577 4,609 5,287
Minority interests ............ 912 305 201 1,824 690 93 98 81 93
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Income before gain on sale
of properties, lease
termination proceeds and
extraordinary item ........ 5,856 1,814 3,302 12,311 5,466 5,019 5,479 4,528 5,194
Gain on sale of properties .... -- -- -- -- -- 1,514 -- -- --
Proceeds from lease
termination ................... -- -- -- -- -- 1,600 -- -- --
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Income before extraordinary
items ..................... 5,856 3,670 3,302 12,311 5,466 8,133 5,479 4,528 5,194
Extraordinary item -- loss
on extinguishment of debt . -- 1,856 -- -- -- 4,849 -- -- --
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Net income ................ $ 5,856 $ 1,814 $ 3,302 $12,311 $ 5,466 $ 3,284 $ 5,479 $ 4,528 $ 5,194
======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= =======
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
(UNAUDITED)
-------------------------------------
PRO PRO FORMA
FORMA (UNAUDITED) YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- --------------------------------------------
1997 1997 1996 1996 1996 1995 1994
----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PROPERTY DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Per Share of Common Stock: (1)
Income before
extraordinary item
Primary .............. $ 0.36 $ 0.31 $ 0.35 $ 0.68 $ 0.58 $ 0.88 $ 0.59
Fully diluted ........ 0.36 0.27 0.34 0.68 0.58 0.88 0.59
Extraordinary item -- loss
on extinguishment of debt
Primary .............. $ -- $ 0.18 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ (0.53) $ --
Fully diluted ........ -- 0.15 -- -- -- (0.53) --
Net income
Primary .............. $ 0.36 $ 0.13 $ 0.35 $ 0.68 $ 0.58 $ 0.35 $ 0.59
Fully diluted ........ 0.36 0.12 0.34 0.68 $ 0.58 $ 0.35 $ 0.59
Weighted average Common
Stock shares outstanding
Primary .................. 14,852 10,056 9,559 -- 9,393 9,263 9,306
Fully diluted ............ 17,403 12,507 9,581 -- 9,393 9,263 9,306
Cash distributions paid ...... -- $ .58 $ .54 $ -- $ 1.10 $ 1.08 $ 1.08
BALANCE SHEET DATA (AT END
OF PERIOD):
Real estate, before
accumulated depreciation . $ 426,812 $ 377,793 $ 302,641 -- $ 339,411 $ 244,223 $ 243,280
Total assets ............. 402,570 353,389 277,518 -- 309,126 221,216 216,020
Mortgage loans payable
(including accrued
interest) ................ 201,112 176,568 158,909 -- 186,188 121,690 110,065
Total liabilities ............ 238,112 212,561 163,627 -- 216,467 124,698 114,800
Shareholders' equity ..... 164,458 140,828 113,891 -- 92,659 96,518 101,220
OTHER DATA:
Cash flows from operating
activities ............... 6,016 9,504 7,006 8,551 14,972 7,216 12,423
Cash flows from investing
activities ............... (901) (32,383) (2,287) 482 (16,951) 7,887 --
Cash flows from financing
activities ............... 28,133 32,277 (4,931) (8,200) 1,859 (15,611) (12,304)
Funds from operations(2) ..... 11,155 8,107 6,824 24,584 15,015 12,048 11,486
Total net rentable sq. ft.
(at end of period) ........ 6,742 6,121 4,563 6,742 5,235 4,212 3,767
NET INCOME BEFORE MINORITY
INTEREST .................. 4,000,173 1,813,996 3,301,943 12,310,745 5,465,824 3,284,000 5,478,796
Add back:
Depreciation and
amortization of real estate 5,936,771 5,075,395 3,392,800 11,732,911 7,627,232 5,817,238 5,908,922
Minority interest's share
of net income ............. 911,932 304,558 200,830 1,823,905 690,062 92,751 97,587
Loss from debt restructuring 1,856,271 1,856,271 4,849,226
Property arbitration
litigation expense ........ 167,351 167,351
Non-recurring stock
compensation .............. 294,132 588,265 588,265 441,562
Transactional expense ...... 644,047 644,047 2,441,008
Write-off of deferred rent
receivable ................ 678,078
----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------
Subtotal ................... 8,872,325 7,403,575 3,887,762 14,789,128 9,549,606 11,878,855 6,006,509
----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------
Less:
Gain on sale of properties . (1,514,400)
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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1993 1992
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<S> <C> <C>
Per Share of Common Stock: (1)
Income before
extraordinary item
Primary .............. $ 0.48 $ 0.56
Fully diluted ........ 0.48 0.56
Extraordinary item -- loss
on extinguishment of debt
Primary .............. $ -- $ --
Fully diluted ........ -- --
Net income
Primary .............. $ 0.48 $ 0.56
Fully diluted ........ $ 0.48 $ 0.56
Weighted average Common
Stock shares outstanding
Primary .................. 9,303 9,303
Fully diluted ............ 9,303 9,303
Cash distributions paid ...... $ 0.24 --
BALANCE SHEET DATA (AT END
OF PERIOD):
Real estate, before
accumulated depreciation . $ 243,280 $ 243,280
Total assets ............. 222,467 230,387
Mortgage loans payable
(including accrued
interest) ................ 112,501 115,222
Total liabilities ............ 116,815 119,794
Shareholders' equity ..... 105,652 110,593
OTHER DATA:
Cash flows from operating
activities ............... 11,151 12,002
Cash flows from investing
activities ............... -- (2,870)
Cash flows from financing
activities ............... (12,780) (8,254)
Funds from operations(2) ..... 12,959 12,673
Total net rentable sq. ft.
(at end of period) ........ 3,767 3,767
NET INCOME BEFORE MINORITY
INTEREST .................. 4,527,773 5,193,366
Add back:
Depreciation and
amortization of real estate 5,908,922 5,892,425
Minority interest's share
of net income ............. 80,647 92,503
Loss from debt restructuring
Property arbitration
litigation expense ........
Non-recurring stock
compensation ..............
Transactional expense ...... 2,441,008 1,494,515
Write-off of deferred rent
receivable ................
----------- -----------
Subtotal ................... 8,430,577 7,479,443
----------- -----------
Less:
Gain on sale of properties .
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
(UNAUDITED)
------------------------------------
PRO PRO FORMA
FORMA (UNAUDITED) YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- --------------------------------------------
1997 1997 1996 1996 1996 1995 1994
----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Proceeds from lease
termination ............... (1,600,000)
----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------
Subtotal ................... 0 0 0 0 0 (3,114,400) 0
----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------
Funds from Operations ........ 12,872,498 9,217,571 7,189,705 27,099,873 15,015,430 12,048,455 11,485,305
=========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ============ ===========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
------------------------
1993 1992
----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
Proceeds from lease
termination ...............
----------- -----------
Subtotal ................... 0 0
----------- -----------
Funds from Operations ........ 12,958,350 12,672,809
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
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(1) Primary net income per share is computed by dividing net income reduced
by preferred dividends by the weighted average number of common and
dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during the periods. Fully
diluted net income per share amounts are similarly computed but include
the effect, when dilutive, of the Company's other potentially dilutive
securities. Fully diluted net income is decreased by preferred
dividends and is increased by minority interests resulting from the
assumed conversion of the limited operating partnership units. The
Company's Preferred Stock and 8% Exchangeable Redeemable Secured Notes
are excluded from the 1997 and 1996 historical and pro forma
computations due to their anti-dilutive effect during those periods.
(2) The Company believes that Funds from Operations enhances understanding
of the Company's financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows. The Company believes it is an appropriate measure of the
performance of an equity REIT, and can be one measure of a REIT's
ability to make cash distributions. Funds From Operations is defined by
the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc.
("NAREIT") as net income (or loss) (computed in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles), excluding gains (or losses)
from debt restructuring and sales of property, plus real estate
depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated
partnerships and joint ventures. The Company's method of calculating
Funds From Operations excludes other non-recurring revenue and expense
items and may be different from methods used by other REITs and,
accordingly, is not comparable to such other REITs. Funds From
Operations should not be considered an alternative to net income as an
indicator of the Company's operating performance or to cash flows from
operating activities as determined in accordance with GAAP, or as a
measure of liquidity and other consolidated income or cash flow
statement data as determined in accordance with GAAP.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
REAL ESTATE ASSETS. The Company's principal sources of liquidity are revenues
generated from the Properties, interest on cash balances, amounts available
under its Credit Facility and amounts that may be raised through the sale of
preferred shares described below or other private or public offerings. For the
quarter ended June 30, 1997, leases on the Properties generated approximately
$20,178,000 in revenue compared to $14,254,000 for the same period in 1996. For
the year ended December 31, 1996, leases on the properties generated
approximately $31,244,000 in revenue compared to $24,523,000 in 1995.
DIVIDENDS. The Company paid a dividend of $.27 per share to stockholders in
respect of each of the calendar quarters of 1995 and the first quarter of 1996,
$.28 per share in respect of the second and third quarters of 1996, and [$.29]
per share in respect of the fourth quarter of 1996, the first, second and third
quarters of 1997. The Company's annualized dividend rate is currently $1.16 per
share.
OPERATING PARTNERSHIP STRUCTURE. The Company's operating partnership subsidiary
structure permits the Company to effect acquisitions by issuing to a seller, as
a form of consideration, interests in partnerships controlled by the Company.
See "The Company -- Distributions on OP Units."
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997 compared to quarter and six months
ended June 30, 1996
Total Revenues. Total revenues for the quarter and six months ended June 30,
1997 were $10,638,123 and $20,462,330, representing increases of $2,955,682 and
$5,980,533 from the same periods in 1996. The increases in revenues were
primarily attributable to increases in rental revenue of $2,882,931 and
$5,924,376 for the quarter and six month periods, respectively. Rental revenue
increased primarily due to revenues from properties acquired in May and December
1996, and in February, March and May 1997. Interest and other revenues for the
quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997 increased $72,751 and $56,157 from
the same periods in 1996 primarily due to higher interest-bearing cash balances
during the six months ended June 30, 1997.
Total Expenses. Total expenses for the quarter and six months ended June 30,
1997 were $8,504,476 and $16,487,505, representing increases of $2,597,684 and
$5,508,481 from the same periods in 1996. The increases were primarily
attributable to increases in interest expense, depreciation and amortization of
real estate, and amortization of real estate general and administrative expenses
and amortization of deferred expenses, all of which increased principally as a
result of property acquisitions and increased property portfolio activity.
Interest expense for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997 increased
$1,321,988 and $2,982,554 from the same periods in 1996 primarily due to
interest expense incurred on the additional debt obtained or assumed in
connection with acquisitions in May and December 1996 and February and March
1997. Depreciation and amortization of real estate for the quarter and six
months ended June 30, 1997 increased $787,117 and $1,682,595 from the same
periods in 1996 primarily due to properties acquired in May and December 1996,
and February, March and May 1997. General and administrative expenses for the
quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997 increased $398,039 and $623,559 from
the same periods in 1996 as a result of increases in certain operating costs due
to incremental growth of the Company. Additionally, property arbitration
litigation expenses relating to the Newark, California Property of $167,351 were
incurred during the quarter ended June 30, 1997. Amortization of deferred
expenses for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997 increased $70,411
and $118,036 from the same periods in 1996 due to an increase in amortizable
deferred loan expenses incurred in connection with the debt obtained or assumed
in property acquisitions.
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Excluding the property arbitration litigation expenses, general and
administrative expenses for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997 were
approximately 9% of rental revenues, compared to approximately 10% for the same
respective periods in 1996.
Net Income. Net income for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997 was
$303,546 and $1,813,996, representing decreases of $1,324,952 and $1,487,947
from the same periods in 1996. The decreases were primarily attributable to an
extraordinary loss on extinguishment of debt incurred in connection with the
Salt Lake City debt refinancing, in the amount of $1,787,428. Income before
extraordinary item for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997 increased
$462,476 and $368,324 from the same periods in 1996.
Year ended December 31, 1996 compared to year ended December 31, 1995
Total Revenues. Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 1996 were
$31,675,355, an increase of $6,673,593 from the year ended December 31, 1995.
The increase in total revenues was attributable to an increase in rental
revenue, primarily due to revenues from properties acquired in August and
December 1995, and May 1996.
Total Expenses. Total expenses for the year ended December 31, 1996 were
$25,519,469 an increase of $5,629,284 from the year ended December 31, 1995. The
increase was primarily attributable to increases in interest expense,
depreciation and general and administrative expenses, and transactional expenses
incurred in 1996.
Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 1996 was $12,817,528, an
increase of $2,522,352 from the year ended December 31, 1995, which was
primarily due to interest expense incurred on the mortgage notes assumed in the
exchange transaction of May 22, 1996 to acquire the Salt Lake City, Utah
Property.
Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 1996 was $7,627,232, an
increase of $1,809,994 from the year ended December 31, 1995, which was
primarily due to properties acquired in August and December 1995 and May 1996.
General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 1996 were
$3,125,100, a $431,340 increase from the year ended December 31, 1995. This
increase is due to an increase in performance-based compensation of $146,702 and
an increase in professional fees.
The transactional expenses totaled $644,047 and were comprised of costs of
$169,530 associated with a proposed equity offering which was abandoned in favor
of the completed private equity placement, and $474,517 of expenses incurred in
connection with transactions in progress for which expenses are required to be
charged to current operations.
The Company has added two senior corporate officers and one additional employee
as employees as of October 1, 1996, in connection with the Company entering into
management agreements with two partnerships which own 59 single tenant
net-leased office, industrial and retail properties. The cost of the additional
overhead is expected to be offset by expenses reimbursed pursuant to the
management agreements.
Net income. Net income for the year ended December 31, 1996 was $5,465,824 an
increase of $2,181,824 from the year ended December 31, 1995. The increase was
primarily attributable to a non-recurring loss on extinguishment of debt
incurred in 1995 in the amount of $4,849,226, offset by non-recurring items in
1995 relating to the sale of the Eagan Property on March 31, 1995; a gain on the
sale of approximately $1.5 million and proceeds from lease termination of $1.6
million, offset by the related write-off of deferred rent receivable of
approximately $678,000. Additionally, the increase in rental revenue discussed
above also contributed to the increase in net income.
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Year ended December 31, 1995 compared to year ended December 31, 1994
Total Revenues. Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 1995 were
$25,001,762, a decrease of $1,036,144 from the year ended December 31, 1994. The
decrease in total revenues resulted from a property sale that occurred in March,
1995. The loss of revenue resulting from the property sale was partially offset
by an increase in interest income of $334,648 and revenues from new
acquisitions.
Total Expenses. Total expenses for the year ended December 31, 1995 were
$19,890,185, a decrease of $571,338 from the year ended December 31, 1994.
Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 1995 was $10,295,176, a
decrease of $687,133 from 1994 as a result of debt refinancing. General and
administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 1995 were $2,693,760, an
increase of $277,574 from the year ended December 31, 1994. The increase in
general and administrative expense is attributable to an expense of $441,562
relating to performance-based stock compensation. Property operating expenses
for the year ended December 31, 1995 were $620,058 a decrease of $188,360,
resulting from appraisal and environmental audit work undertaken in 1994.
Net Income. Net income for the year ended December 31, 1995 was $3,284,000, a
decrease of $2,194,796 from the year ended December 31, 1994. The decrease in
net income in 1995 was primarily attributable to a $4,849,226 loss on
extinguishment of debt, of which approximately $4.6 million was incurred by the
Company in connection with the REMIC Financing, which was partially offset when
the Company recognized a $1,514,400 gain and $1,600,000 of lease termination
proceeds resulting from the sale of the Company's property in Eagan, Minnesota.
FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS
Management believes that Funds From Operations enhances an investor's
understanding of the Company's financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows and believes it is an appropriate performance measure for an equity
REIT which provided an indication of a REIT's ability to make cash
distributions. Funds From Operations is defined by the National Association of
Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. ("NAREIT") as "net income (or loss)
(computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles),
excluding gains (or losses) from debt restructuring and sales of property, plus
real estate depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for
unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures." The Company's method of
calculating Funds From Operations excludes other non-recurring revenue and
expense items and may be different from methods used by other REITs and,
accordingly, is not comparable to such other REITs. Funds From Operations should
not be considered an alternative to net income as an indicator of operating
performance.
The following table reflects the Company's FFO for the years ended December 31,
1996 and 1995 and the quarters ended June 30, 1997 and 1996.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Six months ended June 30,
-------------------------
Unaudited Years Ended December 31,
--------- ------------------------
1997 1996 1996 1995
----------- --------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net income ............................ $ 1,813,996 3,301,943 5,465,824 3,284,000
Add back:
Depreciation and amortization of real . 5,075,395 3,392,800 7,627,232 5,817,238
estate
Minority interest's share of net income 304,558 200,830 690,062 92,751
Loss from debt restructuring .......... 1,856,271 -- -- 4,849,226
Property arbitration litigation expense 167,351 -- --
Non-recurring stock compensation ...... -- 294,132 588,265 441,562
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Six months ended June 30,
-------------------------
Unaudited Years Ended December 31,
--------- ------------------------
1997 1996 1996 1995
----------- --------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Transaction expenses .................. -- -- 644,047 --
Write-off of deferred rent receivable . -- -- -- 678,078
----------- --------- ----------- -----------
Subtotal .............................. 7,403,575 3,887,762 $ 9,549,606 11,878,855
----------- --------- ----------- -----------
Less:
Gain on sale of properties ............ (1,514,400)
Proceeds from lease termination ....... (1,600,000)
----------- --------- ----------- -----------
Subtotal .............................. 0 0 0 (3,114,400)
----------- --------- ----------- -----------
Funds from Operations ................. $ 9,217,571 7,189,705 15,015,430 12,048,455
=========== ========= =========== ===========
</TABLE>
Accounting Standard Not Yet Adopted
In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, Earnings Per Share ("SFAS No. 128").
SFAS No. 128 supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 15, Earnings Per
Share ("APB 15") and specifies the computation, presentation, and disclosure
requirements for earnings per share ("EPS") for entities with publicly held
common stock or potential common stock. SFAS No. 128 replaces the presentation
of primary EPS with a presentation of basic EPS and fully diluted EPS with
diluted EPS. It also requires dual presentation of basic and diluted EPS on the
face of the income statement for all entities with complex capital structures
and requires a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic EPS
computation to the numerator and denominator of the diluted EPS computation.
This statement will be adopted for both interim and annual period ending after
December 15, 1997.
The following table reflects what would have been the Company's basic and
diluted EPS under SFAS 128 for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 1997
and 1996:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Quarters ended Six months ended
June 30, 1997 June 30, 1996 June 30, 1997 June 30, 1997
----------------------------- -------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Basic:
Income before
extraordinary item ........... $ 0.18 $ 0.17 $ 0.33 $ 0.35
Extraordinary item -
loss on extinguishment of debt (0.18) -- (0.19) --
-------- -------- -------- --------
Net income ................... $ 0.00 $ 0.17 $ 0.14 $ 0.35
======== ======== ======== ========
Diluted:
Income before
extraordinary item ........... $ 0.14 $ 0.17 $ 0.27 $ 0.34
Extraordinary item -
loss on extinguishment of debt (0.14) -- (0.15) --
-------- -------- -------- --------
Net income ................... $ 0.00 $ 0.17 $ 0.12 $ 0.34
======== ======== ======== ========
</TABLE>
The Company's dividends declared to be paid to stockholders (including preferred
stockholders) amounted to approximately 71% of the Company's FFO for the quarter
ended June 30, 1997.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The following tables of unaudited pro forma consolidated financial data of
the Company have been prepared from the historical consolidated financial
statements of the Company, as adjusted to give effect to (i) the Merger; (ii)
acquisitions consummated since January 1, 1996, (iii) the Bull Information
Systems Acquisition (as defined herein); (iv) the Salt Lake City Refinancing (as
defined herein); (v) the issuance and sale of 1,325,000 shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock (as defined herein) and the application of the net proceeds
therefrom; (vi) the possible sale of the Ross Store's Newark Property (as
defined herein); and (vii) the June 1997 public offering of 2,800,000 shares of
Lexington Common Stock and the application of the proceeds therefrom
(collectively, the "Pro Forma Adjustments"). The accompanying pro forma
statements of income and other financial data for the year ended December 31,
1996 and the six months ended June 30, 1997 have been prepared as if the events
had been consummated as of January 1, 1996 and January 1, 1997, respectively.
The accompanying pro forma balance sheet of the Company has been prepared as if
these events had been consummated on June 30, 1997. There can be no assurance
that the Pending Acquisitions or sale of Ross Stores Newark Property will be
consummated, or, if consummated, as to the terms or timing thereof. The
unaudited pro forma financial data does not purport to be indicative of what the
results of the Company would have been had the transactions been completed on
the dates assumed, nor is such financial data necessarily indicative of the
results of operations of the Company that may exist in the future. The unaudited
pro forma financial data must be read in conjunction with the Notes thereto and
with the historical Consolidated Financial Statements and the related Notes
incorporated by reference.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Company CRIT Other
Historical Historical Merger (1) Adjustments(2) Pro Forma
---------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Income Statement:
Revenues:
Rental $31,244 $ 3,423 $ 134 $13,167 $47,968
Interest and other 431 37 2 470
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Total Revenues 31,675 3,460 134 13,169 48,438
Expenses:
Interest expense 12,818 1,408 -- 3,239 17,465
Depreciation 7,627 797 125 3,184 11,733
Amortization of deferred expenses 619 -- -- 31 650
Property operating expenses 686 -- -- -- 686
General and administrative expenses 3,125 346 (346) -- 3,125
Other expenses 644 -- -- -- 6444
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Total Expenses 25,519 2,551 (221) 6,454 34,3033
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Income before minority interests 6,156 909 355 6,715 14,135
Minority interests 690 -- -- 1,134(3) 1,824
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Income before non-recurring items(5) $5,466 $ 909 $ 355 $ 5,581 $12,311
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Per share data: (4)
Net income
Primary $ 0.39 $ 0.90 $ -- $ -- $ 0.68
Fully diluted 0.31 0.90 -- -- 0.68
Weighted average common
shares outstanding
Primary 9,825 1.011 274 4,545 15,655
Fully diluted 12,450 1.011 274 4,545 18,280
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
</TABLE>
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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
(1) This column reflects the adjustments to the historical financial statements
as a result of the Merger as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Purchase price: Issuance of common stock:
1,284,956 shares at $14.125 per share..................... $18,150,000
Assumption of debt........................................ 15,850,295
(fair value approximates carrying value)
write-off of deferred rent receivable..................... $ 2,020,078
historical carrying value of property..................... (30,585,114)
-----------
Excess of Purchase Price over historical
allocated up to fair value of property ....................$ 5,435,259
===========
</TABLE>
(2) This column reflects (i) the addition of historical results of operations
for the period from January 1 to the respective acquisition dates for the
Properties acquired by the Company during 1996 and for a 12-month period
for Properties acquired since January 1, 1997 and for the Pending
Acquisitions; (ii) the elimination of the results of operations of the Ross
Stores Newark Property as if the sale had taken place on January 1, 1996,
and (iii) the Salt Lake City Refinancing and (iv) the June 1997 public
offering of 2,800,000 shares of Lexington Common Stock and the application
of the proceeds therefrom. The results of operations for properties
acquired during 1996, from their respective acquisition dates through
December 31, 1996 are included in the Company's historical 1996
consolidated statement of income. The results of operations consist
principally of rental revenue, interest expense and depreciation expense.
Rental revenue in these pro forma financial statements (both historical and
pro forma) is generated from leases that are "net leases," under which the
tenant is responsible for substantially all costs of real estate taxes,
insurance and ordinary maintenance. Pro forma rental income represents
straight-line rent as provided by GAAP, calculated as the difference
between the cash rent paid under the lease and the average rent due over
the noncancelable term of the lease.
The depreciable life for all depreciation adjustments is 40 years.
Applicable pro forma interest expense is calculated based on annual
interest rates on the respective debt as of the acquisition dates.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Rental Annualized Interest Depreciation
Revenue Interest Rate Expense Expense
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Acquisition of LP Properties(*) $ 2,595 (*) $ 962 $ 840
Acquisition of Salt Lake City Property 3,264 11.04% 424 824
Acquisition of Exel Pennsylvania Properties 2,949 8% 2,000 601
Acquisition of Bull Property 1,023 7.96% 521 226
Acquisition of Lockheed Property 1,671 7.1875% 395 344
Acquisition of Ryder Property 1,009 7.1875% 665 206
Acquisition of First Plus Property 3,544 7.1875% 1,653 779
Sale of Ross Stores Newark Property (3,242) 8.10% (2,015) (726)
Sale of Stratus Marlboro Property (2,254) 10.18% (1,082) (473)
Common stock offering -- 6.875% (1,511) --
Other acquisitions 2,608 (**) 1,227 563
$13,167 $ 3,239 $ 3,184
======= ======= =======
</TABLE>
* The LP Properties consist of four properties leased to Toys "R" Us and the
property leased to Liberty House, Inc. The annualized interest rates on the
debt was 12.625% and 10.25% on the Toys "R" Us and Liberty House properties
respectively.
** The interest rates on the debt on the other acquisitions range from 6.875%
to 8.5%.
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(3) This amount represents the minority interest in the net income of LCIF due
to the issuance of OP units in the acquisition of the Salt Lake City
Property, the acquisition of the LP Properties and the acquisition of the
Exel Pennsylvania Properties.
(4) Primary net income per share is computed by dividing net income (reduced by
preferred dividends) by the weighted average number of common and diluted
common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Fully diluted net
income per share amounts are similarly computed but include the effect when
dilutive of the Company's other potentially dilutive securities. Fully
dilutive net income is reduced by preferred dividends and is increased by
minority interest resulting from the assumed conversion of the limited
operating partnership units. The Convertible Preferred Stock and
Exchangeable Notes are excluded from the pro forma computations due to
their anti-dilutive effect during the period.
(5) The following nonrecurring items were not included in the pro forma
statement of income for the year ended December 31, 1996:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Prepayment Premium-Northwest Pipeline Property refinancing $1,674
Prepayment Premium-Ross Stores Newark Property debt repayment 773
Prepayment Premium-Stratus Property debt repayment 1,862
Potential Gain on sale of Stratus Property 3,229
Potential Loss on possible sale of Ross Stores Newark Property (514)
</TABLE>
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED AND AS OF JUNE 30, 1997)
(ALL AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMPANY CRIT I OTHER
HISTORICAL HISTORICAL(1) MERGER(1) ADJUSTMENTS PRO FORMA (6)
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(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCOME STATEMENT:
Revenues:
Rental $ 20,178 $ 1,712 $ 78 $ 1,851 (2) $ 23,819
Interest and other 284 15 -- -- 299
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Total Revenues 20,462 1,727 78 1,851 24,118
Expenses:
Interest expense 8,583 701 -- (458)(2) 8,826
Depreciation 5,075 399 89 375 (3) 5,938
Amortization of deferred expenses 415 -- -- (243) 172
Property operating expenses 403 -- -- -- 403
General and administrative expenses 1,844 150 (150) -- 1,844
Other expenses 167 238 (238) -- 167
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Total Expenses 16,487 1,488 (299) (326) 17,350
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Income before minority interest 3,975 239 377 2,177 6,768
Minority interests 305 -- -- 607(3) 912
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Net income $ 3,670 $ 239 $ 377 $ 1,570 $ 5,856
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Per share data:(4)
Net income
Primary $ 0.31 0.24 -- $ -- $ 0.36
Fully diluted 0.28 0.24 -- -- 0.36
Weighted average common shares
outstanding
Primary 10,056 1,011 274 3,611 14,952
Fully diluted 12,507 1,011 274 3,611 17,403
BALANCE SHEET (AT END OF PERIOD):
Real estate at cost $ 377,793 $32,600 $ 524 (5) $ 15,895 $ 426,812
Less: accumulated depreciation 56,418 5,453 (5,453)(5) 10,596 451,822
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Real estate, net 321,375 27,147 5,977 26,491 380,990
Other assets 32,014 3,250 (2,855)(5) (10,829) 21,580
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Total assets $ 353,389 $30,397 $ 3,122 $ 15,662 $ 402,570
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Mortgage loans payable $ 176,568 $15,369 $ - (5) $ 9,175 $ 201,112
(including accrued interest)
Other liabilities 8,065 762 (762)(5) 1,007 9,072
Minority interest 27,927 -- -- -- 27,927
Total liabilities 212,560 16,131 (762) 10,182 238,111
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Shareholders' equity:
Convertible preferred -- -- -- -- --
Common stock - 1 101 (101) -- 1
Additional paid in capital 188,950 14,165 3,985 5,400 212,500
Accumulated distributions in excess
of net income (48,122) -- -- 80 (48,042)
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Total shareholders' equity 140,829 14,266 3,884(5) 5,480 164,459
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Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity $ 353,389 $30,397 $ 3,122 $ 15,662 $ 402,570
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</TABLE>
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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED AND AS OF JUNE 30, 1997)
(ALL AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
(1) This column reflects the adjustments to the historical financial statements
as a result of the Merger as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Purchase price: Issuance of common stock:
<S> <C>
1,284,956 shares at $14.125 per share $ 18,150,000
Assumption of debt 16,130,354
(fair value approximates carrying value)
write-off of deferred rent receivable $ 2,093,715
historical carrying value of property (30,396,681)
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(total assets)
Excess of purchase price over historical
allocated up to fair value of property $ 5,977,388
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</TABLE>
(2) These amounts reflect (i) the addition of historical results of operations
for the period from January 1 to the respective acquisition dates for the
Properties acquired by the Company during 1997 and for a 6-month period for
the Pending Acquisitions, (ii) the elimination of the results of operations
of the Ross Stores Newark Property as if the sale had taken place on
January 1, 1996, (iii) the Salt Lake City Refinancing and (iv) the June
1997 public offering of 2,800,000 shares of Lexington Common Stock and the
application of the proceeds therefrom. The results of operations for
Properties acquired during 1997, from their respective acquisition dates
through June 30, 1997, are included in the Company's historical June 30,
1997 consolidated statement of income.
Rental revenue in these financial statements (both historical and pro
forma) is generated from leases that are "net leases," under which the
tenant is responsible for substantially all costs of real estate taxes,
insurance and ordinary maintenance. Pro forma rental income represents
straight-line rent as provided by GAAP, calculated as the difference
between the cash rent paid under the lease and the average rent due over
the non-cancelable term of the lease.
The depreciable life for all depreciation adjustment is 40 years.
Applicable pro forma interest expense is calculated based on annual
interest rates on the respective debt as of the acquisition dates.
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LEXINGTON CORPORATE PROPERTIES, INC.
JUNE 30, 1997 PRO FORMA INCOME STATEMENT
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
RENTAL
REVENUE
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Acquisition of Exel Pennsylvania ..... $ 648 8% $ 433 $ 130
Properties
Acquisition of Bull Property ......... 514 7.96% 260 113
Acquisition of Lockheed Property ..... 836 7.125% 196 172
Acquisition of Ryder Property ........ 501 7.125% 330 103
Acquisition of First Plus Property ... 1,782 7.125% 819 390
Sale of Ross Stores Newark Property .. (1,628) 8.10% (1,002) (363)
Sale of Stratus Marlboro Property .... (1,127) 10.18% (521) (237)
Repayment of Toys "R" Us Property .... -- 12.625% (61) --
debt
Refinancing of Salt Lake City ........ -- 12.9% (940) --
Property debt
Other acquisitions ................... 325 6.875% 28 67
--- ----- -- --
$ 1,851 $ (458) $ 375
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</TABLE>
The pro forma interest expense adjustment includes (i) the impact of the
Salt Lake City Refinancing (ii) repayment of the Credit Facility with
proceeds from the sale of the Ross Stores Newark Property and with proceeds
from the Lexington Common Stock offering, and (iii) the impact of interest
on acquisitions described above as if they had occurred on January 1, 1997.
(3) This amount represents the minority interest in the net income of LCIF due
to the issuance of OP Units in connection with the acquisition of the
Company's Salt Lake City Property and the Exel Pennsylvania Properties
Acquisition.
(4) Primary net income per share is computed by dividing net income reduced by
preferred dividends by the weighted average number of common and diluted
common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Fully diluted net
income per share amounts are similarly computed but include the effect when
dilutive of the Company's other potentially dilutive securities. Fully
dilutive net income excludes preferred dividends and is increased by
minority interest resulting from the assumed conversion of the limited
operating partnership units. The Company's Convertible Preferred Stock and
Exchangeable Notes are excluded from the pro forma computations due to
their anti-dilutive effect during the period.
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(5) June 1997 Pro Forma Balance Sheet adjustments:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Real Deferred Mortgage
estate Accumulated Rent Other Loans Other
at cost Depreciation Receivable Assets Payable Liabilities
------- ------------ ---------- ------ ------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Acquisition of Bull Property $ 10,905 $ -- $ - $ (3,354) $ 6,544 $ 1,007
Acquisition of Lockheed Property 15,500 -- - (10,000) 5,500 --
Acquisition of Ryder Property 9,250 -- -- -- 9,250 --
Acquisition of First Plus Property 32,560 -- - (9,560) 23,000
Sale of Ross Stores Newark Property (30,844) (7,064) (1,009) (1,547) (25,049) --
Sale of Stratus Marlboro Property (21,476) (3,532) -- 9,241 (10,070) --
Common stock offering -- -- -- 5,400 -- --
--------- --------- -------- -------- -------- --------
$15,895 $ (10,596) $ (1,009) $ (9,820) $ 9,175 $ 1,007
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Accumulated
Additional Distributions in
Paid in Excess of
Capital Net Income
------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
Acquisition of Bull Property $ -- $ --
Acquisition of Lockheed Property -- --
Acquisition of Ryder Property -- --
Acquisition of First Plus Property -- --
Sale of Ross Stores Newark Property -- (1,287)
Sale of Stratus Marlboro Property -- 1,367
Common stock offering 5,400 --
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$ 5,400 $ 80
</TABLE>
(6) The following nonrecurring items were not included in the pro forma
statement of income for the six months ended June 30, 1997:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Prepayment Premium-Northwest Pipeline Property refinancing $ 1,674
Prepayment Premium-Ross Stores Newark Property debt equipment 773
Prepayment Premium-Stratus Property debt repayment 1,862
Potential Gain on sale of Stratus Property 3,229
Potential Loss on sale of Ross Stores Newark Property (514)
====
</TABLE>
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INFORMATION REGARDING CRIT
BUSINESS
CRIT was formed as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 27, 1989. CRIT qualified in 1990 as a
REIT. Corporate Realty Advisors, Inc. acts as advisor to CRIT pursuant to the
Amended and Restated Advisory Services Agreement between CRIT and the Advisor.
CRIT was formed to invest in triple net leased income-producing commercial
and industrial real estate properties throughout the United States. Through the
ownership of equity interests in income-producing real property, CRIT has sought
rental income from the leasing of its real properties and long term capital
gains from appreciation in the value of its real properties. CRIT was intended
to have a life cycle consisting of three phases: (1) capital formation and
property acquisition; (2) real estate portfolio management; and (3) property
disposition. CRIT has completed the first phase, capital formation and property
acquisition, and is currently in the second phase of its life cycle, real estate
portfolio management. CRIT was designed to be a self-liquidating/finite life
trust. It has been anticipated that CRIT would liquidate its portfolio of
properties approximately six to ten years after the acquisition of the last
acquired property, and would distribute the net proceeds to its shareholders.
The last property acquired by CRIT was purchased on September 28, 1992. In the
event the proposed Merger is not consummated, CRIT will continue to manage the
properties and eventually dispose of them individually or in the aggregate in
accordance with the investment policy described below.
INVESTMENT POLICY
CRIT's investment policy has been to acquire properties, located throughout
the United States, that are devoted to commercial and industrial uses. CRIT owns
no residential properties. CRIT does not have a policy, and there have been no
limitations, as to the amount or percentage of CRIT's assets that may be
invested in any one property or group of properties or with any one person or
group of persons. However, CRIT has attempted to acquire properties in various
locations throughout the United States to minimize the effect of changes in
local economic conditions and certain other risks.
Subject to the overall portfolio borrowing limitation described below, any
single property may be encumbered by indebtedness in an amount up to 75% of the
appraised value of such property. CRIT may also selectively leverage or
refinance, as the case may be, certain, but not necessarily all, of the
properties. CRIT will distribute the proceeds received from any such leveragings
or refinancings to the shareholders. The amount of any leverage for any property
and in the aggregate for all of the properties shall be subject to the
limitations described below.
The aggregate indebtedness (without regard to any temporary or bridge
financing) of CRIT's real estate portfolio will not exceed 50% of the aggregate
appraised values of all of the properties, and any single property may not bear
indebtedness in an amount greater than 75% of the appraised value of any
property. For purposes of determining maximum allowable indebtedness, "appraised
value" shall be the value reflected in the appraisal obtained by CRIT at the
time of acquisition of each property, unless one or more higher appraisals are
subsequently obtained, in which event the appraised value shall refer to the
value reflected in the highest appraisal.
If CRIT does not merge with the Company, CRIT expects to hold each property
it has acquired for an extended period until eventual liquidation. Prior to its
termination and dissolution, CRIT will sell some or all of the properties. The
decision to sell any property will depend, in part, on the anticipated remaining
economic benefits of continued ownership.
While CRIT will not conduct a mortgage lending business, it is not
precluded, subject to certain restrictions, from making investments in mortgages
or holding mortgages received in the process of liquidating CRIT, although CRIT
does not currently intend to provide seller financing in the disposition of its
properties.
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The Declaration of Trust, among other things, prohibits CRIT from (i)
investing in commodities or commodity future contracts, (ii) engaging in any
short sales or engaging in trading or underwriting of securities issued by other
persons, (iii) issuing equity securities of more than one class; (iv) issuing
options or warrants to purchase CRIT Shares unless the exercise price equals or
exceeds the then fair market value of CRIT Shares, or issuing options or
warrants to purchase CRIT Shares to the Advisor, a Trustee or any affiliate
thereof unless such options or warrants are issued under the same terms as sold
to the general public and do not exceed 10% of the outstanding shares of CRIT on
the date of grant, (v) issuing debt securities unless cash flow is sufficient to
cover debt service on all debt securities to be outstanding, (vi) incurring
indebtedness in an aggregate amount in excess of 300% of net asset value
(defined as the total assets of CRIT (other than intangibles) at cost before
deducting depreciation or other non-cash reserves less total liabilities of
CRIT), and (vii) causing CRIT Shares to be listed for trading on a national or
regional stock exchange or included on the NASD automated quotation system
without the prior approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding CRIT
Shares.
The Declaration of Trust requires that certain of the trustees review and
approve CRIT's investment policy at least annually. The investment objectives
and policies of CRIT, except as otherwise provided in the Declaration of Trust,
may be altered by CRIT Board without the approval of the shareholders. The
methods implementing CRIT's investment policies may also vary as new investment
techniques are developed.
PROPERTIES
To date, CRIT has acquired three properties which are triple net leased.
CRIT has contracted with the Advisor to provide management and other related
services with respect to such properties and with respect to the investment of
monies held in reserve for working capital purposes. CRIT currently has no
employees, as the Advisor and affiliates provide all services. All of CRIT's
operations are located in the United States. The business conducted by CRIT
during 1996, and the business of CRIT as currently conducted, related primarily
to managing the three properties previously acquired by CRIT. Further
information with respect to the three investment properties follows below:
The Circuit City Property. On March 27, 1990, CRIT acquired its first
rental property: the Circuit City Stores, Inc. ("Circuit City") corporate
headquarters building located outside of Richmond, Virginia. CRIT purchased the
headquarters building, and assumed the rights and obligations under a ground
lease for the underlying land, from CRA Acquisition Corp. ("CRAAC") for
$25,000,000 (less certain pro-rated closing amounts). The office building and
underlying land (the "Circuit City Property") has been leased to Circuit City
under a triple net lease for use by Circuit City as its corporate headquarters.
Funding sources for the purchase price of the Circuit City Property were as
follows: offering proceeds and cash in the amount of $9,313,609; a first
mortgage loan in the amount of $12,500,000 from Principal Mutual Life Insurance
Company plus accrued interest of $6,552 thereon; and an unsecured loan from
CRAAC in the amount of $3,156,990, which unsecured loan was net of $22,849 of
prorated rental income and interest. The unsecured loan from CRAAC was
subsequently paid in installments as additional offering proceeds were received
and was fully repaid on April 30, 1991.
The Circuit City Property is encumbered by a Deed of Trust and Security
Agreement (the "Deed of Trust") which secures a non-recourse note from CRAAC to
Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company (the "Lender") for $12,500,000 (the
"Note"). CRIT has assumed responsibility for payment on the Note and CRIT has
agreed to comply with the terms of the Deed of Trust. During the first five
years that the Note was outstanding, interest accrued at the rate of 9.25% per
annum, but was payable monthly in advance at the rate of 8.5% per annum. The
unpaid interest which accrued at a rate of .75% per annum was added monthly to
the principal balance of the Note. The Note matures on March 1, 2000, subject to
the right of CRIT to prepay the Note. Prepayment on the Note is subject to a
"make-whole" prepayment premium. The amount of the premium, if any, is
determined by comparing the then present value of the future yield on the Note
with the then present value of the future yield on certain government securities
specified in the Note. CRIT must pay a premium, in the amount of the difference,
only if the government securities would yield less in the future than the Note.
The rate of interest on the Note was subject to adjustment at the end of
five years to reflect the then current interest rate offered by the Lender for a
real estate loan of similar quality, term and amount, with the setting
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of an amortization arrangement as then prevalent in the lending industry. In
December 1994, CRIT reached an agreement with the Lender with respect to the
interest rate for the second five years. Effective March 1, 1995, the interest
rate under the Note decreased from 9.25% to 8.875%, and interest on the Note is
now payable in full monthly. The principal amount of the Note plus the unpaid
interest which accrued during the first five years of the loan, totaling
$13,093,133 in the aggregate, is payable on March 1, 2000.
The Circuit City office building is located on approximately 18.5 acres of
land, and has approximately 288,000 gross leasable square feet. The building
also houses a gymnasium/basketball court, exercise facility, full service
cafeteria with 200 seats, a 9,000 square foot computer facility with satellite
linkage to Circuit City's other business locations, and a 6,000 square foot
warehouse and staging facility. The Circuit City building has parking available
for approximately 1,100 cars.
The lease for the Circuit City office building (the "Circuit City Lease")
is a triple net lease under which Circuit City is responsible for real estate
taxes, maintenance, utility fees and insurance. As sole tenant, Circuit City
occupies 100% of the leasable square footage. The Circuit City Lease commenced
on February 28, 1990 and will expire on February 28, 2010. Circuit City has five
options to renew and extend the Circuit City Lease consisting of four ten-year
periods followed by one five-year period. The monthly rental for years one
through five was $189,583 payable monthly in advance. The monthly rental for
years six through ten is $206,510 and monthly rental for years eleven through
twenty will be $238,281. The rent for each renewal term may be adjusted by the
percent change in the consumer price index, as defined in the Circuit City
Lease. Rent attributed to the Circuit City Lease represented 76% of CRIT's total
rental income in 1996, which percentage was unchanged from 1995.
Circuit City is a retailer of brand name consumer electronics and major
appliances and, through its CarMax division, new and used automobiles with 500
stores in 42 states. According to its Annual Report on Form 10-K, it also owns
subsidiaries that provide consumer financing, extended warranty programs and
repair and maintenance services relating to substantially all products it sells.
Circuit City files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and
other information with the SEC. The summarized financial information of Circuit
City set forth below was derived from reports filed by Circuit City with the SEC
and neither Lexington nor CRIT assumes any responsibility or liability
therefore. Such information is being presented for informational purposes only.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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1997 1996 1995
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(in thousands)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net sales $7,633,811 $7,029,123 $5,582,947
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gross profit 1,761,000 1,634,830 1,385,000
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net earnings 136,414 179,375 167,875
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current assets 2,163,133 1,733,677
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current liabilities 836,651 831,175
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets 3,081,173 2,526,022
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities 1,466,317 1,462,101
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stockholders' equity 1,614,856 1,063,921
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</TABLE>
The Allegiance Property (formerly the "Baxter Property"). On October 9,
1991, pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of October 19, 1990
between CRIT and Birmware I Limited Partnership ("Birmware"), a Texas limited
partnership affiliated with Trammell Crow Company, CRIT purchased all of
Birmware's right, title and interest in the land and a 123,924 square foot
distribution center built thereon (together, the "Allegiance Property") in
Bessemer, Alabama. CRIT purchased the rights to the Allegiance Property for
$4,500,000, including a 7.5% development fee payable to Birmware. The Allegiance
Property is located on 10.16 acres in the Greenwood Exchange development, an
industrial park developed by Trammell Crow Company in Bessemer, and is serving
as a regional distribution center for Allegiance Healthcare Corporation
("Allegiance").
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Allegiance was formed as a result of the spin-off by Baxter International,
Inc. ("Baxter International") of the distribution and surgical manufacturing
businesses of Baxter Healthcare Corporation ("Baxter"), a subsidiary of Baxter
International, which spin-off was completed on September 30, 1996. In connection
with the spin-off, assets of Baxter were transferred to Allegiance, including
the net lease covering the Allegiance Property described below.
CRIT effected the acquisition of the Allegiance Property by means of a
financing arrangement with the Industrial Development Board of the City of
Bessemer ("IDB") in the form of an Inducement and Loan Agreement (the
"Inducement and Loan Agreement"). The Inducement and Loan Agreement was
originally entered into between Birmware and the IDB and was subsequently
assigned by Birmware to CRIT. In accordance with the terms of the Inducement and
Loan Agreement, at the request of Birmware the IDB purchased the land and
constructed the building with the proceeds of a non-interest bearing loan made
by Birmware to the IDB and evidenced by a bond anticipation note. CRIT acquired
beneficial interest to the Allegiance Property upon payment to the IDB of the
purchase price of $4,500,000.
In June, 1992, CRIT financed $1,000,000 of the purchase price pursuant to a
lease financing arrangement with the IDB, under which the IDB issued a first
mortgage industrial revenue bond in the principal amount of $1,000,000 to a
third party lender, Modern Woodmen of America. The payment of such revenue bond
is collateralized by, among other things, a first mortgage lien on the property.
The loan matures on September 1, 2001 and bears interest at an annual rate of
9.5% with monthly payments of interest only until maturity. CRIT, in turn,
entered into a lease with the IDB under which the lease payments equal an amount
sufficient to service the revenue bond. CRIT has the option to purchase the
Allegiance Property at any time after the revenue bond has been paid in full for
a nominal purchase price.
The Allegiance Property is being leased to Allegiance under a pre-existing
ten-year triple net lease which commenced on November 1, 1991 (the "Allegiance
Lease", formerly the "Baxter Lease"). As part of the spin-off from Baxter
International, Baxter assigned all of its right, title and interest under the
Baxter Lease to Allegiance, and Allegiance assumed the obligations of Baxter
under the lease accruing after the date of the assignment. Baxter remains liable
to CRIT under the Allegiance Lease except with respect to any amendment of the
Allegiance Lease subsequently entered into between CRIT and Allegiance. The
Allegiance Lease has a base annual rent of $472,500. Allegiance is required to
pay all taxes, utility charges, insurance, maintenance and repairs, management
fees and all other charges relating to the use and occupancy of the Allegiance
Property. Baxter International has unconditionally guaranteed all of the
obligations under the Allegiance Lease, except with respect to any amendments
entered into between CRIT and Allegiance. Under the terms of the Allegiance
Lease, Allegiance has two five-year renewal options at rents which reflect
increases in the Consumer Price Index, as published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, from the initial
commencement date of the lease through the renewal date; provided, however, that
pursuant to the assignment and assumption agreement entered into between Baxter
and Allegiance, any exercise by Allegiance of an option that would extend the
term of the Allegiance Lease beyond December 31, 2006 is subject to the prior
consent of Baxter. Any increase in rents may not be less than 3% nor more than
5% on a compounded annual basis. Rent attributed to the Allegiance Lease
represented 14% of CRIT's total rental income in 1996, which percentage was
unchanged from 1995.
Allegiance has the right under the Allegiance Lease to require CRIT to pay
for the expansion of the distribution center by an additional 88,920 square
feet. Allegiance may exercise this right at any time during the initial ten
years of the Allegiance Lease. If Allegiance does not exercise this option
within the first five years of the Allegiance Lease, Allegiance would be
obligated to pay CRIT an additional $100,000 if it later exercises the expansion
option.
Once the distribution center is expanded, the basic term of the Allegiance
Lease will be automatically extended by five to ten years, at Allegiance's
option, provided that under no circumstances will the term of the Allegiance
Lease expire before the end of the ten-year basic term. Commencement of the two
five-year optional renewal terms would then be deferred until the end of the
extended base term. Rent on the expanded space will depend on the length of the
lease extension and prevailing interest rates at the time of expansion, but in
no event will be less than 10.5% of the total cost of the expansion.
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If Allegiance exercises the expansion option, CRIT would attempt to finance
100% of the cost of construction of the expansion space and to arrange the term
of such financing to be coterminous with the lease extension selected by
Allegiance.
The Allegiance Property is located at the interchange of Morgan Road and
Interstate 459, a major artery serving the southern quadrant of the Birmingham
metropolitan area. Birmingham is Alabama's largest city with, according to the
National Census Bureau, a population in the metropolitan area in 1990 of over
907,000.
Depreciation of that portion of the purchase price allocated to the distribution
center is provided by the straight line method over a 40-year recovery period.
The Dana Property. On September 28, 1992, pursuant to a Purchase and Sale
agreement dated as of May 15, 1992 between CRIT and Shannon Properties Inc.
("Shannon"), a Delaware corporation, CRIT purchased all of Shannon's rights,
title and interest in the land and a 148,000 square foot regional assembly
facility built thereon (together, the "Dana Property"). CRIT purchased the
rights to the Property for $3,100,000. The Dana Property is located on 20.95
acres in Gordonsville, Tennessee, and is serving as a regional assembly facility
for Dana Corporation ("Dana").
CRIT financed 50% of the purchase price of the Dana Property by obtaining a
first mortgage loan from American Fidelity Assurance Company in the principal
amount of $1,550,000. The loan is due on September 1, 2002 and bears interest at
an annual rate of 9.5% with a 15-year amortization of monthly payments of
principal and interest of $16,185, and a balloon payment in the amount of
$770,669 payable upon maturity of the loan. The loan is secured by a deed of
trust with respect to the Dana Property and assignment of the lease with Dana.
On December 31, 1996, the balance of the loan was $1,311,013.
The Dana Property is being leased to Dana under a pre-existing triple net
lease (the "Dana Lease") whereby Dana is required to pay all taxes, utility
charges, insurance, maintenance and repairs, management fees and all other
charges relating to the use and occupancy of the Dana Property. The lease is for
a term of 15 years, expiring on August 31, 2007. Dana has three options to renew
and extend the lease consisting of two five-year periods followed by one term of
four years and eleven months. The rent is payable monthly in advance. The
monthly rental was $26,324.17 per month through the period ending July 31, 1996;
$27,113.92 per month for the three-year period ending July 31, 1999; $27,927.33
per month for the three-year period ending July 31, 2002; $28,765.17 per month
for the three-year period ending July 31, 2005 and $29,544.75 per month
thereafter through August 31, 2007. The base rent for each renewal term will be
fixed and will equal market rates, but, in no event less than 95% or greater
than 105% of the rent in the year immediately preceding such option period. Rent
attributed to the Dana Lease represented 10% of CRIT's total rental income in
1996, which percentage was unchanged from 1995.
Dana is a manufacturer of vehicular products, including drivetrain
components, engine parts and chassis products, and other industrial products,
including fluid power systems and industrial power transmission products. Dana
had reported revenues in 1996 of approximately $7.7 billion.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There are no material legal proceedings pending or threatened against CRIT.
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth certain historical selected financial
information for CRIT as of or for the year ended December 31, 1996, 1995, 1994,
1993 and 1992. The financial information of CRIT at December 31, 1996 and 1995
and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996 has been
derived from the historical financial statements of CRIT audited by Ernst &
Young LLP, independent auditors, whose report with respect to the financial
statements of CRIT as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1996 are incorporated by reference into
this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The financial statements of CRIT as of December
31, 1994, 1993 and 1992 and for each of the two years in the period ended
December 31, 1993 were derived from CRIT's audited financial statements. This
information should be read in conjunction with the historical financial
statements of CRIT, including the related notes thereto, and the other documents
incorporated herein by reference.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Total Revenues $3,459,966 $3,442,823 $3,443,391 $3,440,936 $3,232,331
Net Income 909,193 903,424 876,858 880,836 872,709
Net Income Per 0.90 0.89 0.87 0.87 0.86
Share (1)
Total Assets 30,585,114 31,155,095 31,802,627 32,241,966 32,715,083
Long Term 15,404,146 15,470,369 15,506,127 15,421,658 15,344,500
Obligations
Dividends $1.40 $1.40 $1.40 $1.40 $1.55
Per Share
</TABLE>
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(1) Based on 1,010,776 CRIT Shares outstanding during each of such years.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with CRIT's
financial statements, and the notes thereto, which are incorporated by reference
in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other information presented elsewhere
herein.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
CRIT's main sources of current liquidity are: (1) a working capital reserve
generated by the cash proceeds from the offering of CRIT Shares; (2) net cash
flow generated from rental payments received from the Circuit City, Allegiance
and Dana Properties; and (3) borrowings from financial institutions.
Since its inception in June 1989, CRIT's principal applications of its
capital resources have been: (1) the acquisition of income producing real
estate; (2) the payment of offering and organization expenses; (3) the payment
of interest and administrative expenses; (4) the payment of distributions to
shareholders; and (5) payments in respect of mortgages.
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As of June 30, 1997, CRIT had cash of approximately $947,000 which was
invested in a money market fund of an affiliate, and prepaid expenses and
receivables totalling approximately $138,000. Of these amounts, approximately
$323,000 represented a working capital reserve, $353,772 was reserved to pay the
quarterly dividend in August 1997 and the balance was reserved for operations.
During the quarter ended June 30, 1997, CRIT incurred approximately $238,000 of
expenses in connection with the proposed Merger and expects to incur an
additional $120,000 of such expenses. CRIT expects to maintain its current
dividend rate paid to shareholders since the working capital reserve would be
sufficient to cover the expected additional proposed Merger expenses.
CRIT expects sufficient cash flow to be generated from operations to meet
its current operating and debt service requirements on a short-term and
long-term basis. CRIT's only significant liabilities are mortgages aggregating
$15,386,610 at June 30, 1997, maturing at various dates in approximately three
to five years. CRIT anticipates satisfying these mortgages with the proceeds of
refinancings or sales of underlying properties.
CRIT paid dividends aggregating $1,566,702 in 1992, $1,415,086 in each of
1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 and $353,772 in each of February, May and August 1997.
Dividends have been paid by CRIT in excess of net income. Such excess amounts
have been charged to additional paid-in capital.
Results of Operations
Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 versus June 30, 1996
Net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 1997 decreased by
approximately $218,000 from each of the corresponding periods in 1996 due to
expenses incurred in 1997 in connection with the proposed merger. The Company
incurred approximately $238,000 of such merger expenses. These additional
expenses were offset by a decrease in the annual advisor fee, which is based on
cash flow, by approximately $20,000.
Year Ended December 31, 1996 versus Year Ended December 31, 1995
Net income in 1996 approximated net income in 1995. Interest income
increased by approximately $17,000 due to the increase in cash invested in an
interest bearing account. Interest expense decreased $13,319 primarily due to
the decrease in the interest rate on the Circuit City loan. An increase in
general and administrative expenses was attributable primarily to an increase in
the aggregate amount of trustee fees paid by CRIT. Such fees of approximately
$22,000 increased as a result of an additional independent trustee (which was
due to the change in status of an existing trustee from an affiliated to an
independent trustee) and payment for additional trustee meetings to discuss and
review proposals received regarding potential sales of assets.
Year Ended December 31, 1995 versus Year Ended December 31, 1994
Net income in 1995 increased $26,566 from 1994 due primarily to the
decrease in interest expense resulting from the interest rate adjustment, from
9.25% to 8.875%, on the Circuit City loan. Although rental income recognized for
financial statement purposes was the same for 1995 and 1994, actual rent
received increased by approximately $170,000 due to the rental increase on the
Circuit City Property, which became effective in March 1995. Interest expense
decreased $37,815 due to the reduction in the annual interest rate on the
Circuit City loan, which also became effective in March 1995. However, since the
pay rate on this loan increased from 8.5% to 8.875%, actual cash paid for
interest increased by approximately $83,000. Net cash flow during 1995 increased
as the higher rent for the Circuit City Property more than offset the increased
cash interest payments on the Circuit City loan. As a result of the increased
cash flow, the base annual fee to the advisor increased by approximately $9,000
from 1994.
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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF COMMON SHARES
To the knowledge of management of CRIT, the following entity is the only
holder of record or beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding CRIT
Shares of CRIT.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Amount and Nature Percent of
Name and Address of Beneficial Ownership Class
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<S> <C> <C>
Glenmede Trust Company 274,725 CRIT Shares (1) 27.2%
Trustee for the
Pew Memorial Trust
1 Liberty Place
1650 Market Street, Suite 1200
Philadelphia, PA 19103
</TABLE>
(1) Sole voting and investment power.
As of June 30, 1997 no trustee or officer of CRIT beneficially owned any CRIT
Shares. As of June 30, 1997, the Advisor owned 10,000 Shares of CRIT.
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MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY
The directors and senior executive officers of the Company are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AGE OFFICE
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<S> <C> <C>
E. Robert Roskind................... 52 Chairman of the Board of Directors and Co-Chief
Executive Officer(1)
Richard J. Rouse.................... 51 Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Co-
Chief Executive Officer
T. Wilson Eglin..................... 33 President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
Antonia G. Trigiani................. 36 Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Stephen C. Hagen.................... 54 Senior Vice President
Paul R. Wood........................ 37 Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and
Secretary
Janet M. Kaz........................ 34 Vice President
Carl D. Glickman.................... 71 Director(1)(2)
Kevin W. Lynch...................... 44 Director(2)
John McGurk......................... 53 Director(1)(2)
Seth M. Zachary..................... 44 Director(2)
</TABLE>
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(1) Member, Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.
(2) Member, Audit and Compensation Committees of the Board of Directors.
E. ROBERT ROSKIND has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October 1993. He founded The LCP
Group, L.P. ("LCP") in 1973 and has been its Chairman since 1976. Prior to
founding LCP, Mr. Roskind headed the real estate net lease financing area of
Lehman Brothers Inc. He is also a general partner for a variety of entities
which serve as the general partner of various partnerships that hold net leased
real properties and other real estate or interests therein. Mr. Roskind is a
director of Berkshire Realty Company, Inc., Krupp Government Income Trust I and
Krupp Government Income Trust II.
RICHARD J. ROUSE became the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors in
April 1996, has served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer and a director of the
Company since October 1993, and was the President of the Company from October
1993 until April 1996. Mr. Rouse was also a managing director of LCP. He had
been associated with LCP since 1979 and had been engaged there in all aspects of
net lease finance, acquisition and syndication and corporate financing
transactions.
T. WILSON EGLIN became the President of the Company in April 1996, has
served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company since October 1993, has been a
director of the Company since May 1994, and was the Executive Vice President of
the Company from October 1993 until April 1996. Prior to his association with
the Company, Mr. Eglin had been associated with LCP since 1987 and had been its
Vice President--Acquisitions from 1990 to 1993. In connection with his
responsibilities with LCP, Mr. Eglin was an officer of affiliated companies that
own and manage over 400 net leased real properties and was involved in all
aspects of real estate acquisition and finance, principally in net leased
transactions.
ANTONIA G. TRIGIANI has served as the Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer of the Company since October 1993. She had been associated with LCP
from 1989 until April 1996, serving as its Vice President--Asset Management from
1990 until April 1996. Prior to joining LCP, Ms. Trigiani was associated
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with HRE Properties, a REIT listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and Merrill
Lynch, Hubbard Inc., a real estate division of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
STEPHEN C. HAGEN has served as Senior Vice President of the Company since
October 1996. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Hagen was a principal of Pharus Realty
Investments, a money manager in real estate stocks, and served as Chief
Operating Officer of HRE Properties, a NYSE-listed REIT, from 1989 to 1992.
PAUL R. WOOD has served as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and
Secretary of the Company since October 1993. He had been associated with LCP
from 1988 to 1993 and from 1990 to 1993 had been responsible for all accounting
activities relating to the net leased properties managed by LCP and its
affiliates. Prior to joining LCP, Mr. Wood was, from 1987 to 1988, associated
with E.F. Hutton & Company Inc. as a senior accountant.
JANET M. KAZ has served as Vice President of the Company since May 1995,
and prior thereto served as Asset Manager of the Company since October 1993.
Prior to her association with the Company, Ms. Kaz had been a member of LCP's
property acquisition team from 1986 to 1990 and a member of LCP's asset
management team from 1991 to 1993. Ms. Kaz was involved in all aspects of real
estate acquisition, finance and management, principally in net leased
transactions.
CARL D. GLICKMAN has served as a director and a member of the Audit
Committee and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company
since May 1994. He has been President of the Glickman Organization since 1953.
He is on the Board of Directors of Alliance Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Andal
Corp., Bear, Stearns Companies, Inc. (an affiliate of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.),
Continental Health Affiliates, Inc., Franklin Corporation, Infu-Tech, Inc.,
Jerusalem Economic Corporation Ltd. and OfficeMax Inc., as well as numerous
private companies.
KEVIN W. LYNCH is a founder and principal of The Townsend Group, an
institutional real estate consulting firm founded in 1983. Prior to forming The
Townsend Group, Mr. Lynch was a Vice President for Stonehenge Capital
Corporation. Mr. Lynch has been involved in the commercial real estate industry
since 1974, and is a director of First Industrial Realty Trust.
JOHN D. MCGURK became a member of the Board in January 1997 as the
designee of Five Arrows to the Board of Directors. He is the founder and
President of Rothschild Realty, Inc., the advisor to Five Arrows Realty
Securities L.L.C. ("Five Arrows"). Prior to starting Rothschild Realty, Inc. in
1981, Mr. McGurk served as a Regional Vice President for The Prudential
Insurance Company of America where he oversaw its New York City real estate loan
portfolio, equity holdings, joint ventures and projects under development. Mr.
McGurk is a member of the Urban Land Institute, Pension Real Estate Association,
Real Estate Board of New York and the National Real Estate Association, and is
the President of the Trustee Committee of the Caedmon School.
SETH M. ZACHARY has served as a director and a member of the Audit
Committee and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company
since November 1993. Since 1987, he has been a partner in the law firm of Paul,
Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, counsel to the Company.
COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Summary of Cash and Certain Other Compensation. The following table
contains certain information regarding aggregate compensation paid or accrued by
the Company during the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 to the
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Co-Chief Executive Officer, the President
and Chief Operating Officer and the two additional executive officers of the
Company who received an annual salary and bonus in excess of $100,000.
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ANNUAL COMPENSATION LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
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AWARDS PAYOUTS
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OTHER ALL
ANNUAL RESTRICTED SECURITIES LONG-TERM OTHER
FISCAL COMPEN- STOCK UNDERLYING INCENTIVE PLAN COMPEN-
NAME AND YEAR SALARY BONUS SATION AWARDS OPTIONS PAYOUTS SATION
PRINCIPAL POSITION ENDED ($) ($)(1) ($) ($)(2) (#)(3) ($) ($)(4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
E. Robert Roskind 12/31/96 200,000 18,333 -- -- 265,400 -- 900
Chairman of the Board 12/31/95 200,000 18,333 -- 20,000 236,200 -- 900
of Directors and Co- 12/31/94 200,000 17,333 -- 21,060 -- -- 792
Chief Executive Officer
Richard J. Rouse 12/31/96 125,000 11,458 -- -- 166,600 -- 750
Vice Chairman and Co- 12/31/95 125,000 11,458 -- 12,600 133,800 -- 750
Chief Executive 12/31/94 125,000 10,825 -- 13,185 -- -- 660
Officer(5)
T. Wilson Eglin 12/31/96 120,000 11,000 -- -- 142,250 -- 600
President and Chief 12/31/95 100,000 9,166 -- 10,000 81,000 -- 600
Operating Officer(6 ) 12/31/94 100,000 8,666 -- 10,530 -- -- 582
Antonia G. Trigiani 12/31/96 120,000 11,000 -- -- 136,250 -- 600
Chief Financial Officer 12/31/95 100,000 9,166 -- 10,000 75,000 -- 600
and Treasurer 12/31/94 100,000 8,666 -- 10,530 -- -- 528
</TABLE>
(1) Bonus amounts include amounts deferred at the election of the named
executive officers pursuant to the Company's plan established under Section
401(K) of the Code. In addition the following table reflects the individual
amounts of Lexington Common Stock issued to certain members of management of
the Company as bonuses (price as of December 31, 1996 was $14.625):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1994 1995
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<S> <C> <C>
E. Robert Roskind 2,340 796
Richard J. Rouse 1,465 537
T. Wilson Eglin 1,170 403
Antonia G. Trigiani 585 403
</TABLE>
(2) Amount represents the dollar value of awards of restricted stock at $9.00
per share for 1994 and $11.25 per share for 1995, the closing prices of the
Lexington Common Stock on December 30, 1994 and December 29, 1995,
respectively, the business day immediately prior to the date the restricted
stock grant became effective.
(3) Of the 1995 stock options, 56,200, 43,800, 35,000 and 35,000 were granted on
February 27, 1995 to Messrs. Roskind, Rouse and Eglin and Ms. Trigiani,
respectively. The remaining options listed were granted to the named
executive officers on July 28, 1995 in connection with an exercise of
previously granted options. The exercise price of each stock option was
equal to the price at which the previously granted options were purchased,
which was $11.125. On February 27, 1995, the Lexington Common Stock had a
fair market value of $9.125 and on July 28, 1995 the Lexington Common Stock
had a fair market value of $10.875. Of the 1996 stock options, 32,800,
32,800, 46,000 and 40,000 were granted on January 2, 1996 to Messrs.
Roskind, Rouse and Eglin and Ms. Trigiani, respectively. The remaining
options were granted to the named executive officers on January 24, 1996 in
connection with an exercise of previously granted options. The exercise
price of each such stock option was equal to the price at which the
previously granted options were purchased, which was $11.875. On January 2,
1996, the Lexington Common Stock had a fair market value of $11.25 and on
January 24, 1996 the Lexington Common Stock had a fair market value of
$11.50. In order to increase management ownership of the Company certain
officers of the Company exercised options that were "in the money" and such
officers were then re-issued the same number of options which are
exercisable at the then current Lexington Common Stock price. The word
"purchased" refers to the price at which the prior options were exercised,
which was the then current market price of Lexington Common Stock.
(4) Amount represents the dollar value of life insurance premiums paid by the
Company during the applicable fiscal year with respect to the life of the
named executive officer.
(5) Mr. Rouse was elected Vice Chairman of the Company on April 1, 1996 and
prior to such date had served as President of the Company.
(6) Mr. Eglin was elected President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company
on April 1, 1996 and prior to such date had served as Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
With the exception of the director appointed by Five Arrows, each director
who is not employed by the Company receives an annual fee of $20,000 for service
as a director. In addition, such directors receive $1,000 for each meeting of
the Board of Directors or any committee thereof attended by the director and
reimbursement for expenses incurred in attending such meetings. Pursuant to the
1994 Outside Director Stock Plan, as amended, during 1996 each non-employee
director was required to receive not less than 50% of such director's fees in
Lexington Common Stock at an amount per share equal to 95% of the fair market
value of one share of Lexington Common Stock as of the date of purchase. During
1996, Messrs. Glickman, Zachary, and Mr. Harry E. Petersen (who served as
director until the Company's 1997 annual meeting of shareholders) elected to
receive 100%, 50% (as of August 1, 100%), and 10% (as of October 1, 100%),
respectively, of their fees in Lexington Common Stock with respect to the five
meetings which the Board of Directors held in 1996. Effective as of February 29,
1996, the 1994 Outside Director Stock Plan was amended to provide that at least
50% of all non-employee directors' fees must be converted into Lexington Common
Stock as set forth above. Non-employee directors will continue to have the
option of converting all or a portion of their remaining fees into Lexington
Common Stock. Pursuant to the Company's 1993 Stock Option Plan, non-employee
directors automatically are granted each year, on January 1, non-qualified stock
options to purchase, after a one-year holding period, 2,500 shares of Lexington
Common Stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the
Lexington Common Stock on the date of the grant.
MANAGEMENT AFTER THE MERGER
After the Effective Time, CRIT will merge with and into the Company and
the current management of the Company will continue as members of management of
the Company.
PRINCIPAL SECURITY HOLDERS
Except as described herein, no person is known by the Company to own
beneficially in excess of five percent (5.0%) of the outstanding shares of
Lexington Common Stock or Preferred Stock as of June 25, 1997. On December 31,
1996, the Company entered into an agreement with Five Arrows, a real estate
investment fund of which Rothschild Realty Investors II L.L.C. ("Rothschild
Investors") is the managing member, under the terms of which Five Arrows agreed
to purchase an aggregate of up to 2,000,000 share of Preferred Stock, which
would be convertible into 2,000,000 shares of Lexington Common Stock, subject to
adjustment. If all 2,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock were purchased by Five
Arrows and converted into Lexington Common Stock, Five Arrows would, as of June
25, 1997, have been the beneficial owner of approximately 11.6% of the issued
and outstanding voting stock of the Company, on a fully diluted basis.
STOCK OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table indicates, as of June 25, 1997, (a) the number of
shares of Lexington Common Stock and Preferred Stock beneficially owned by each
director and nominee for director, each executive officer named in the Summary
Compensation Table above, and by all directors and executive officers as a
group, and (b) the percentage such shares represent of the total outstanding
shares of Lexington Common Stock, Preferred Stock and voting stock. All shares
were owned directly on such date with sole voting and investment power unless
otherwise indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SHARES
(1) PERCENT OF CLASS
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LEXINGTON PREFERRED VOTING
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER COMMON STOCK STOCK COMMON PREFERRED STOCK
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
E. Robert Roskind 660,808 (2) -- 4.258% -- 3.923%
Richard J. Rouse 238,466 (3) -- 1.546 -- 1.424
Carl D. Glickman 115,881 (4) -- * -- *
T. Wilson Eglin 164,609 (5) -- 1.069 -- *
Kevin W. Lynch 3,539 (6) -- * -- *
John D. McGurk -- 1,325,00(7) -- 100.000% 7.992
Antonia G. Trigiani 148,847 (8) -- * -- *
Seth M. Zachary 16,481 (9) -- * -- *
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
All directors and executive
officers as a group
(10 persons) .............. 1,381,741 1,325,000 8.628% 100.000% 15.610%
</TABLE>
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* Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.
(1) For purposes of this table, a person is deemed to have "beneficial
ownership" of any shares as of a given date which such person has the
right to acquire within 60 days after such date. For purposes of
computing the percentage of outstanding shares held by each person named
above on a given date, any security which such person or persons has the
right to acquire within 60 days after such date is deemed to be
outstanding, but is not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of
computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
(2) Includes (i) 70,574 units of special limited partner interest held by Mr.
Roskind in Lepercq Corporate Income Fund L.P.l and Lepercq Corporate
Income Fund II l.P., each of which is a subsidiary of the Company, which
are exchangeable, on a one-for-one basis, for shares of Lexington Common
Stock, (ii) 196,455 units of special limited partner interest held by The
LCP Group, L.P., which are exchangeable, on a one-for-one basis, for
shares of Lexington Common Stock, (iii) 9,000 shares of Lexington Common
Stock owned of record by The LCP Group, L.P. (iv) options to purchase
180,000 shares of Lexington Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.125
per share, 52,600 shares of Lexington Common Stock at an exercise price
of $11.875 per share and 32,800 shares of Lexington Common Stock at an
exercise price of $11.25 per share, (v) 46,650 shares of Lexington Common
Stock owned of record by Mr. Roskind's wife, and (vi) 13,000 shares of
Lexington Common Stock owned of record by a private pension plan for the
benefit of Mr. Roskind and his wife. Mr. Roskind disclaims beneficial
ownership of the 46,650 shares listed in clause (v) above.
(3) Includes (i) 46,406 units of special limited partner interest held by Mr.
Rouse in Lepercq Corporate Income Fund L.P. and Lepercq Corporate Income
Fund II L.P., which are exchangeable, on a one-for-one basis, for shares
of Lexington Common Stock, (ii) options to purchase 90,000 shares of
Lexington Common Stock at an exercise price of $11,125 per share. 43,800
shares of Lexington Common Stock at an exercise price of $11,875 per
share and 32,800 shares of Lexington Common Stock at an exercise price of
$11.25 per share and (iii) 1,500 shares of Lexington Common Stock owned
of record by a private pension plan for the benefit of Mr. Rouse.
(4) Includes options to purchase 2,500 shares of Lexington Common Stock at an
exercise price of $10.125 per share, 2,500 shares of Lexington Common
Stock at an exercise price of $9.00 per share and 2,500 shares of
Lexington Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.25 per share.
(5) Includes options to purchase 61,250 shares of Lexington Common stock at
an exercise price of $11.125 per share, 35,000 shares of Lexington Common
Stock at an exercise price of $11.875 per share and 46,000 shares of
Lexington Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.25 per share.
(6) Includes options to purchase 2,500 shares of Lexington Common Stock at an
exercise price of $11.75 per share.
(7) Includes 700,000 shares of Preferred Stock owned beneficially and of
record by Five Arrows. Mr. McGurk, among others, has been appointed by
Rothschild Investors as a manager of Five Arrows. Mr. McGurk is also the
designee of Five Arrows to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. McGurk
disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares of Preferred Stock.
(8) Includes options to purchase 61,250 shares of Lexington Common Stock at
an exercise price of $11.125 per share, 35,000 shares of Lexington Common
Stock at an exercise price of $11.875 per share and 40,000 shares of
Lexington Common stock at an exercise price of $11.25 per share.
(9) Includes options to purchase 2,500 shares of Lexington Common Stock at an
exercise price of $10.00 per share, 2,500 shares of Lexington Common
Stock at an exercise price of $10.125 per share, 2,500 shares of
Lexington Common Stock at an exercise price of $9.00 per share and 2,500
shares of Lexington Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.25 per
share.
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COMPARISON OF SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
The following is a summary of the material differences between the
provisions of the MGCL and the MGL and the charter documents of the Company and
CRIT that will result in changes in the rights of CRIT shareholders. Upon
consummation of the Merger, the CRIT shareholders will become shareholders of
the Company, a Maryland corporation. Differences between the provisions of the
MGCL, and the MGL, and the charter documents of the respective companies, will
result in several changes in the rights of CRIT shareholders. It is not
practical to summarize all such changes here or to cover all of the respects on
which Maryland law may differ from Massachusetts law. Shareholders are advised
to review the charter and the by-laws of the Company (the "Charter") and the
charter documents of CRIT (the "Declaration of Trust"), which are available as
described under "Available Information." CRIT's charter documents and relevant
provisions of Massachusetts law are summarized below under the captions "CRIT,"
and the Company's charter documents and relevant provisions of Maryland law are
summarized below under the captions "The Company." The Company believes that the
provisions contained in the Charter and By-Laws are comparable to those
contained in the constituent documents of similarly situated publicly-traded
REITs.
The following defined terms apply to this discussion of Massachusetts law
and the CRIT charter documents: "independent trustees" means the Trustees who
(i) are not affiliated, directly or indirectly, with the Advisor or any other
affiliates of CRIT (except as permitted by (ii) below) whether by ownership of,
ownership interest in, employment by, any material business or professional
relationship with, or service as an officer or director of, the Advisor or its
affiliates, (ii) do not serve as a director or trustee for more than two other
REITs organized by the sponsor, and (iii) perform no other services for CRIT,
except as Trustees. For this purpose, (i) an indirect relationship shall include
circumstances in which a member of the immediate family of a Trustee has one of
the foregoing relationships with the Advisor or CRIT, and (ii) a material
business or professional relationship shall not include provision of
indemnification by the sponsor or its affiliates. "Sponsor" means Smith Barney,
Harris Upham & Co., Incorporated, and any other person directly or indirectly
instrumental in organizing (wholly or in part), or who will manage or
participate in the management of, CRIT, and any affiliate of any such person but
shall not include a person whose only relationship with CRIT is that of an
independent property manager whose sole compensation from CRIT is as a property
manager or any independent third party whose only compensation is for
professional services.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CRIT. The Declaration of Trust provides that the CRIT Board must consist
of at least three but not more than five persons, and at least a majority of the
CRIT Board of Trustees must be independent. The Declaration of Trust provides
that trustees may be removed either with or without cause by a vote of the
holders of record of at least a majority of the CRIT Shares outstanding and
entitled to vote.
The Declaration of Trust requires that vacancies on the CRIT Board and
newly created trusteeships be filled by a majority of the trustees in office,
although less than a quorum exists. Vacancies occurring as a result of the
removal of trustees by shareholders shall be filled by the shareholders.
The Company. The Board of Directors must consist of at least three persons
but not more than nine persons. The Charter does not require that a majority of
the Company's Board of Directors be independent.
The Charter provides that a director may be removed only for "cause" and
only by the affirmative vote of holders of at least 80% of the combined voting
power of all classes of shares of capital stock entitled to vote in the election
for directors.
The Charter requires that, subject to the rights of the holders of any
class of Preferred Stock, vacancies on the Board of Directors, except for those
resulting from removal by shareholders, and newly created directorships be
filled by a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum, or
by the shareholders. A vacancy on the Board of Directors resulting from removal
of a director by shareholders shall be filled by a vote of the shareholders.
ISSUANCE OF CAPITAL STOCK
CRIT. CRIT is authorized by its Declaration of Trust to issue up to 20
million CRIT Shares. A majority of the Trustees are authorized to determine from
time to time the number of additional Shares that will be sold and issued to the
public or others. Preferred stock is not authorized.
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The Company. The Charter authorizes the Company to issue 40 million shares
of Common Stock and 10 million shares of Preferred Stock in such classes or
series and with such rights, preferences, limitations, terms and conditions, as
determined by the Board of Directors. The Charter also authorizes the Company to
issue 40 million shares of Excess Stock. The Board of Directors may classify and
reclassify any unissued shares of capital stock by changing or setting in any
respect the rights, privileges, and powers of such shares of stock. See
"Description of Lexington Properties Capital Stock -- Restrictions on Transfers
of Capital Stock and Anti-takeover Provisions."
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
CRIT. The Board of Trustees have complete discretion in choosing whether
and to what extent shareholders will receive dividends.
The Company. Shares of stock owned by a person in excess of 9.8% of the
outstanding shares of Equity Stock in the Company ("Excess Stock") are not
transferable and not entitled to dividends or voting rights. See "Description of
Lexington Properties Capital Stock."
SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS
CRIT. The Declaration of Trust requires that CRIT hold an annual meeting
of shareholders and furnish to each shareholder an annual report at least 30
days prior to each annual meeting of shareholders. A special meeting of
shareholders may be called by the Chairman of the Board, a majority of Trustees
or a majority of independent Trustees and will be called upon the written
request of the Shareholders holding in the aggregate not less than 10% of the
outstanding Shares of the Trust entitled to vote at such meeting.
CRIT must prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all the
shareholders who are entitled to vote at a shareholders meeting. The
shareholders' list must be available for inspection by any shareholder for a
period of ten days prior to the meeting or such shorter time as exists between
the record date and the meeting, and continuing through the meeting, at the
CRIT's principal office.
The Company. The Company's By-Laws require that the Company hold an annual
meeting of shareholders. A special meeting of shareholders may be called by the
Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President or the majority vote of the
Board of Directors. Special meetings of the stockholders shall also be called as
may be required by law.
At each meeting of stockholders, a full, true and complete list of all
stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, showing the number and class of
shares held by each and certified by the transfer agent for such class or by the
Secretary, shall be furnished by the Secretary.
SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OF CERTAIN ACTIONS
CRIT. Amendments to the Declaration of Trust require a majority of the
outstanding shares entitled to vote unless the amendment involves the rights
with respect to outstanding shares of the trust, ownership limits, or
shareholder approval requirements set out in the Declaration of Trust. In that
case, an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the shares entitled to vote is
necessary.
"Business Combinations" as defined in the Declaration of Trust with any
"Acquiring Person" requires approval by the affirmative vote of 80% of all votes
entitled to be cast on the matter and held by persons other than the Acquiring
Person. The term "Acquiring Person" is defined in the Declaration of Trust to
mean any person who, together with its affiliates, and with any other person
with whom it has an agreement or understanding with respect to holding or voting
CRIT's shares, beneficially owns, in the aggregate, 8.5% or more of the
outstanding CRIT Shares.
The Company. Amendments to the Company's charter require a vote of not
less than a majority of the aggregate votes entitled to be cast unless the
amendment is inconsistent with the Board of Directors' powers and processes as
delineated in the Charter or the shareholder proposal processes and voting
requirements of directors and shareholders as delineated in the Charter. If an
amendment is inconsistent with the requirements of the Charter, an affirmative
vote of no less than 80% of the aggregate votes entitled to be cast is
necessary.
The By-Laws may be amended by either a vote of not less than 80% of the
outstanding shares of capital stock in the Company entitled to vote or by vote
of two-thirds of the Board of Directors.
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Neither the Company's Charter nor By-Laws refer to any shareholder
approval requirements in reference to mergers, sales, acquisitions, or exchanges
of any kind.
RESTRICTIONS ON CORPORATE ACTIVITIES
CRIT. Under CRIT's Declaration of Trust, the Board of Trustees shall not:
(A) sell property to the Sponsor, the Advisor, a Trustee or any affiliate
thereof;
(B) invest more than 10% of its total assets in or make mortgage loans on
unimproved real property (property which has the following three
characteristics: (i) the property was not acquired for the purpose of
producing rental or other operating income, (ii) there is no
development or construction in process on such land, and (iii) no
development or construction on such land is planned in good faith to
commence on such land within one year) or indebtedness secured by a
deed of trust or mortgage loans on unimproved real property;
(C) invest in or make mortgage loans, unless (i) an appraisal is obtained
concerning the underlying property and, in the event the Independent
Trustees require or the mortgage loan involves the Advisor, Trustees,
Sponsor or affiliate, the appraisal is prepared by an independent
appraiser, (ii) the appraisal is maintained in the Trust's records
for at least five years and is available for inspection and
duplication by any shareholder, (iii) a mortgagee's or owner's title
insurance policy or commitment as to the priority of the mortgage or
the condition of the title is obtained, and (iv) the aggregate amount
of all mortgage loans, including construction loans and the loans of
the Trust, outstanding on the property, does not exceed 85% of the
appraised value of the property without substantial justification;
(D) invest in or make any mortgage loans which are subordinate to any
mortgage loan or equity interest of the Advisor, Trustees, Sponsor or
affiliates of the Trust or invest in indebtedness ("junior debt")
secured by a mortgage on real property which is subordinate to the
lien of other indebtedness ("senior debt"), except where the amount
of such junior debt, plus the outstanding amount of the senior debt
on such property, does not exceed 85% of the appraised value of such
property, if after giving effect thereto, the value of all such
investments of the Trust (as shown on the books of the Trust in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, after all
reasonable reserves, but before provision for depreciation) would not
then exceed 10% of tangible assets of the Trust;
(E) invest in real estate contracts of sale, unless such contracts of
sale are in recordable form and are appropriately recorded in the
chain of title;
(F) invest in any foreign currency, bullion, commodities, or commodities
futures contracts;
(G) engage in any short sale;
(H) engage in trading (as compared with investment activities) or engage
in the underwriting of or distributing as agent the Securities issued
by others;
(I) invest in any Security in any entity holding investments or engaging
in activities prohibited by the Declaration of Trust;
(J) invest in equity securities of any non-governmental issuer, including
other REITs or limited partnerships for a period in excess of 18
months, provided further, that investments in money market funds
sponsored by Affiliates of the Advisor may not exceed 5% of the gross
proceeds of the offering;
(K) issue "redeemable securities" (as defined in Section 2(A)(32) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended), "face amount
certificates of the installment types" as defined in Section 2(a)(5)
thereof, or "periodic payment plan certificates" as defined in
Section 2(a)(27) thereof;
(L) issue options or warrants to purchase CRIT Shares to any person
unless (i) the exercise price equals or exceeds the fair market value
of the CRIT Shares on the date of grant and (ii) the consideration
received (which may include services), in the judgment of the
Independent Trustees, has a market value equal to or exceeding the
value of such options or warrants on the date of grant;
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(M) issue options or warrants to purchase the CRIT Shares to the Advisor,
a Trustee, the Sponsor or an affiliate thereof, unless such options
or warrants (i) are issued on the same terms as such options or
warrants are sold to the general public and (ii) do not exceed an
amount equal to 10% of the outstanding CRIT Shares of the Trust on
the date of grant;
(N) issue CRIT Shares on a deferred payment basis or other similar
arrangement;
(O) issue debt securities to the public, unless the cash flow (in the
most recently completed fiscal year) excluding extraordinary
non-recurring items, is sufficient to properly service the interest
on all debt securities to be outstanding after the issuance of any
proposed debt securities;
(P) issue CRIT Shares in a private offering, unless the voting rights per
CRIT Share of such CRIT Shares do not exceed the voting rights which
bear the same relationship to the voting rights of the publicly held
CRIT Shares as the consideration received for each privately offered
CRIT Share bears to the Book Value of the CRIT Shares issued pursuant
to the Prospectus;
(Q) issue equity securities of more than one class;
(R) cause any of CRIT Shares to be listed for trading on a national or
regional stock exchange or included on the automated quotation system
maintained by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
without the prior approval of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding CRIT Shares entitled to vote;
(S) undertake any activity that would disqualify the Trust as a REIT
under the REIT Provisions of the Code as long as a REIT is accorded
substantially the same treatment or benefits under the United States
tax laws from time to time in effect as under the REIT Provisions of
the Internal Revenue Code as the date of adoption of the Declaration
of Trust; or
(T) invest in real property which, after acquisition by the Trust, will
be used primarily for residential, hotel, motel or restaurant
purposes.
The Company. The Company's charter documents do not contain similar
restrictions on the Company's activities.
INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
CRIT. Under CRIT's Declaration of Trust, any transaction between the Trust
and the Sponsor, the Advisor, a Trustee or any affiliates, or any investment by
the Trust in an entity affiliated with any of the foregoing or any joint venture
with any of the foregoing, or any employment of or contract with any of the
foregoing, shall require approval by a majority of the Trustees not otherwise
interested in the transaction, including a majority of the Independent Trustees
not otherwise interest in such transaction.
The Company. The Company's charter documents contain no similar
restrictions with respect to interested party transactions.
Under the MGCL, any contract or transaction between a corporation and any
director or any entity in which the director has a material financial interest
will be voidable unless (i) it is approved, after disclosure of the interest, by
the affirmative vote of a majority of disinterested directors or by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by disinterested shareholders
or (ii) it is fair and reasonable to the corporation.
OWNERSHIP LIMIT
CRIT. The Declaration of Trust requires that a beneficial owner of more
than 8.5% of the total shares outstanding give notice to the Trust of his/her
ownership position and any other information the Trust may require.
The Trust may take actions which in its discretion it deems necessary to
insure that the Trust maintains its REIT status, including but not limited to
purchasing the Excess Shares, as defined in the Declaration of Trust, from a
beneficial owner who owns more than 8.5% of the total outstanding shares or
refusing to permit a transaction that would lead to a beneficial owner
possessing more than 8.5% of the total outstanding shares.
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The Company. The Charter provides that the Ownership Limit for any
stockholder of the Corporation shall be 9.8% of the value of the outstanding
Equity Stock of the Corporation. Any shares held over and above the 9.8%
threshold are Excess Shares and are governed by the Charter. See "Description of
Lexington Properties Capital Stock."
MAINTAINING REIT STATUS
CRIT. The trustees may take necessary action to insure that CRIT
maintains its REIT Status. Any transaction that may occur which would disqualify
CRIT from REIT Status is null and void.
The Company. The Directors may take necessary action to insure that
Company remains a qualified REIT under the Code.
INDEMNIFICATION
CRIT. (A) The Trust shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trustees, the
Advisor or any affiliate of the Advisor who performs services on behalf of the
Trust against any and all losses, claims, demands, costs, damages, liabilities,
joint and several, expenses of any nature (including attorneys' fees and
disbursements), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts paid and
reasonably incurred by them in connection with or by reason of any act performed
or omitted to be performed by them in connection with the business of the Trust,
provided that (i) the Board of Trustees (excluding the indemnified party) has
determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct which caused the loss or
liability was in the best interests of the Trust, (ii) such liability or loss
was not the result of negligence or misconduct on the part of the indemnitee and
(iii) such indemnification or agreement to hold harmless is recoverable only out
of the assets of the Trust and not from the CRIT shareholders.
The Trust may indemnify a Trustee, the Advisor or any person acting as
a broker or dealer for the offering and sale of CRIT Shares for any liability or
loss and costs associated therewith, including attorneys' fees, if the liability
or loss relates to the expenses of successful defense or settlement of a lawsuit
alleging a violation of state or federal securities laws associated with the
offer and sale of CRIT Shares if a court (i) approves the settlement and finds
that indemnification of the settlement and related costs should be made or (ii)
approves indemnification of litigation costs if there has been a dismissal with
prejudice or a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving
alleged securities law violations as to the particular indemnitee. The Trust may
not indemnify any persons for any liability imposed by judgment, or any costs
associated therewith, including attorneys' fees, arising from or out of a
violation of state or federal securities laws.
(B) The Trust may advance expenses incurred in defending a legal
action, suit or proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such action,
suit or proceeding provided that the following three conditions are satisfied:
(i) the legal action relates to the performance of duties or services by such
person on behalf of the Trust; (ii) the legal action is initiated by a third
party who is not a Shareholder of the Trust; and (iii) such Person agrees in
writing to repay the advanced funds to the Trust if it is ultimately determined
that he or it is not entitled to indemnification by the Trust.
The Company. The Company's Charter and By-Laws contain similar
provisions concerning the indemnification of directors, officers, agents and
employees.
NOMINATIONS OF DIRECTORS BY SHAREHOLDERS
CRIT. The Declaration of Trust of CRIT requires that trustees nominate
persons to be elected as trustees or appoint a committee of trustees to make
such nominations, and that independent trustees nominate persons to be elected
as independent trustees. No nominations for trustees, except those made by the
trustees themselves, shall be voted upon at an annual meeting of the
shareholders unless nominations of shareholders are made in writing and
delivered to the Secretary of CRIT at least 90 days prior to the date of the
annual meeting.
The Company. For any shareholder proposal to be presented in connection
with an annual meeting of shareholders of the Company, including any proposal
relating to the nomination of a director to be elected to be Board of Directors
of the Company, the shareholders must have given timely notice thereof in
writing to the Secretary of the Company. To be timely, a shareholder's proposal
shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the
Company not less than 120 days in advance of the release date of the Company's
proxy statement to shareholders in connection with the preceding year's annual
meeting; provided,
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however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by
more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from such anniversary date,
notice by the shareholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the
90th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business
on the later of the 60th day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day
following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is
first made.
DESCRIPTION OF LEXINGTON CAPITAL STOCK
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK
Under the Articles of Incorporation, the Company has authority to issue
10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.0001 per share ("Preferred
Stock"), 1,325,000 of which, designated as Class A Senior Cumulative Convertible
Stock, were outstanding as of the date of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time, in one or more
series, as authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company. Prior to
issuance of shares of each series, the Board of Directors is required by the
MGCL and the Articles of Incorporation to fix for each series, subject to the
provisions of the Articles of Incorporation regarding excess stock, $.0001 par
value per share ("Excess Stock"), the terms, preferences, conversion or other
rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other
distributions, qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption, as are
permitted by Maryland law. The Preferred Stock will, when issued against payment
therefor, be fully paid and nonassessable and will not be subject to preemptive
rights. The Board of Directors could authorize the issuance of shares of
Preferred Stock with terms and conditions that could have the effect of
discouraging a takeover or other transaction that holders of Lexington Common
Stock might believe to be in their best interests or in which holders of some,
or a majority, of the shares of Lexington Common Stock might receive a premium
for their shares over the then market price of such shares of Lexington Common
Stock. In December 1996, the Company entered into an agreement with Five Arrows
providing for the sale of up to 2,000,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock.
See "Information Regarding Lexington Properties -- Financing Activities -- Sale
of Convertible Preferred Stock."
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK
The description of the Lexington Common Stock set forth below does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
GENERAL
Under the Articles of Incorporation, the Company has authority to issue
40,000,000 shares of Lexington Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share. Under
Maryland law, stockholders generally are not responsible for a corporation's
debts or obligations. At June 25, 1997, the Company had outstanding 12,254,037
shares of Lexington Common Stock.
TERMS
Subject to the preferential rights of any other shares or series of
stock and to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation regarding Excess
Stock, holders of shares of Lexington Common Stock are entitled to receive
dividends on shares of Lexington Common Stock if, as and when authorized and
declared by the Board of Directors of the Company out of assets legally
available therefor and to share ratably in the assets of the Company legally
available for distribution to its stockholders in the event of its liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up after payment of, or adequate provision for, all known
debts and liabilities of the Company and the amount to which holders of any
class of stock classified or reclassified or having a preference on
distributions in liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company have a
right.
Subject to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation regarding
Excess Stock, each outstanding share of Lexington Common Stock entitles the
holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including
the election of Directors and, except as otherwise required by law or except as
provided with respect to any other class or series of stock, the holders of
Lexington Common Stock will possess the exclusive voting power. There is no
cumulative voting in the election of Directors, which means that the holders of
a majority of the outstanding shares of Lexington Common Stock can elect all of
the Directors then standing for election, and the holders of the remaining
shares of Lexington Common Stock will not be able to elect any Directors.
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Holders of Lexington Common Stock have no conversion, sinking fund or
redemption rights, or preemptive rights to subscribe for any securities of the
Company.
The Company furnishes its stockholders with annual reports containing
audited consolidated financial statements and an opinion thereon expressed by an
independent public accounting firm and quarterly reports for the first three
quarters of each fiscal year containing unaudited financial information.
Subject to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation regarding
Excess Stock, all shares of Lexington Common Stock will have equal dividend,
distribution, liquidation and other rights, and will have no preference,
appraisal or exchange rights.
Pursuant to the MGCL, a corporation generally cannot dissolve, amend
its Articles of Incorporation, merge, sell all or substantially all of its
assets, engage in a share exchange or engage in similar transactions outside the
ordinary course of business unless approved by the affirmative vote of
stockholders holding at least two-thirds of the shares entitled to vote on the
matter unless a lesser percentage (but not less than a majority of all of the
votes to be cast on the matter) is set forth in the corporation's Articles of
Incorporation. However, the Articles of Incorporation provide that such actions,
with the exception of certain amendments to the Articles of Incorporation for
which a higher vote requirement has been set, shall be valid and effective if
authorized by holders of a majority of the total number of shares of all classes
outstanding and entitled to vote thereon.
RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERSHIP
For the Company to qualify as a REIT under the Code, not more than 50%
in value of its outstanding capital stock may be owned, directly or indirectly,
by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Code to include certain
entities) during the last half of a taxable year. To assist the Company in
meeting this requirement, the Company may take certain actions to limit the
beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, by a single person of the
Company's outstanding equity securities. See "Restrictions on Transfers of
Capital Stock and Anti-Takeover Provisions."
TRANSFER AGENT
The transfer agent and registrar for the Lexington Common Stock is
Chase Mellon Shareholder Services LLC.
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OF CAPITAL STOCK
AND ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISIONS
Restrictions Relating to REIT Status. For the Company to qualify as a
REIT under the Code, among other things, not more than 50% in value of its
outstanding capital stock may be owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer
individuals (defined in the Code to include certain entities) during the last
half of a taxable year, and such capital stock must be beneficially owned by 100
or more persons during at least 335 days of a taxable year of 12 months or
during a proportionate part of a shorter taxable year (in each case, other than
the first such year). To assist the Company in continuing to remain a qualified
REIT, the Articles of Incorporation, subject to certain exceptions, provide that
no holder may own, or be deemed to own by virtue of the attribution provisions
of the Code, more than 9.8% (the "Ownership Limit") of the Company's equity
stock, defined as Lexington Common Stock or Preferred Stock. The Board of
Directors may waive the Ownership Limit if evidence satisfactory to the Board of
Directors and the Company's tax counsel is presented that the changes in
ownership will not then or in the future jeopardize the Company's status as a
REIT. Any transfer of equity stock or any security convertible into equity stock
that would create a direct or indirect ownership of equity stock in excess of
the Ownership Limit or that would result in the disqualification of the Company
as a REIT, including any transfer that results in the equity stock being owned
by fewer than 100 persons or results in the Company being "closely held" within
the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code, shall be null and void, and the
intended transferee will acquire no rights to the equity stock. The foregoing
restrictions on transferability and ownership will not apply if the Board of
Directors determines that it is no longer in the best interests of the Company
to attempt to qualify, or to continue to qualify, as a REIT.
Equity stock owned, or deemed to be owned, or transferred to a
stockholder in excess of the Ownership Limit, will automatically be exchanged
for shares of Excess Stock that will be transferred, by operation of law, to the
Company as trustee of a trust for the exclusive benefit of the transferees to
whom such capital stock may be ultimately transferred without violating the
Ownership Limit. While the Excess Stock is held in trust, it will not be
entitled to vote, it will not be considered for purposes of any stockholder vote
or the determination of a
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quorum for such vote and, except upon liquidation, it will not be entitled to
participate in dividends or other distributions. Any dividend or distribution
paid to a proposed transferee of Excess Stock prior to the discovery by the
Company that equity stock has been transferred in violation of the provisions of
the Articles of Incorporation shall be repaid to the Company upon demand. The
Excess Stock is not treasury stock, but rather constitutes a separate class of
issued and outstanding stock of the Company. The original transferee-stockholder
may, at any time the Excess Stock is held by the Company in trust, transfer the
interest in the trust representing the Excess Stock to any individual whose
ownership of the equity stock exchanged into such Excess Stock would be
permitted under the Articles of Incorporation, at a price not in excess of the
price paid by the original transferee-stockholder for the equity stock that was
exchanged into Excess Stock, or, if the transferee-stockholder did not give
value for such equity stock, a price not in excess of the market price (as
determined in the manner set forth in the Articles of Incorporation) on the date
of the purported transfer. Immediately upon the transfer to the permitted
transferee, the Excess Stock will automatically be exchanged for equity stock of
the class from which it was converted. If the foregoing transfer restrictions
are determined to be void or invalid by virtue of any legal decision, statute,
rule or regulation, then the intended transferee of any Excess Stock may be
deemed, at the option of the Company, to have acted as an agent on behalf of the
Company in acquiring the Excess Stock and to hold the Excess Stock on behalf of
the Company.
In addition to the foregoing transfer restrictions, the Company will
have the right, for a period of 90 days during the time any Excess Stock is held
by the Company in trust, to purchase all or any portion of the Excess Stock from
the original transferee-stockholder for the lesser of the price paid for the
equity stock by the original transferee-stockholder or the market price (as
determined in the manner set forth in the Articles of Incorporation) of the
equity stock on the date the Company exercises its option to purchase. The
90-day period begins on the date on which the Company receives written notice of
the transfer or other event resulting in the exchange of equity stock for Excess
Stock.
Each stockholder shall upon demand be required to disclose to the
Company in writing any information with respect to the direct, indirect and
constructive ownership of beneficial interests as the Board of Directors deems
necessary to comply with the provisions of the Code applicable to REITs, to
comply with the requirements of any taxing authority or governmental agency or
to determine any such compliance.
This ownership limitation may have the effect of precluding acquisition
of control of the Company unless the Board of Directors determines that
maintenance of REIT status is no longer in the best interests of the Company.
Authorized Capital. The Company has an aggregate of 40,000,000
authorized shares of Lexington Common Stock, 40,000,000 shares of Excess Stock
and 10,000,000 undesignated shares of Preferred Stock available for issuance in
its Articles of Incorporation. The actual numbers of shares of Lexington Common
Stock outstanding and reserved for issuance fall far below the number of
authorized shares, and no shares of Excess Stock or Preferred Stock are
outstanding or reserved for issuance. Such shares (other than reserved shares)
may be issued from time to time by the Company in the discretion of the Board to
raise additional capital, acquire assets, including additional real properties,
redeem or retire debt or for any other business purpose. In addition, the
undesignated shares of Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more additional
classes with such designations, preferences and relative, participating,
optional or other special rights including, without limitation, preferential
dividend or voting rights, and rights upon liquidation, as shall be fixed by the
Board. Also, the Board of Directors is authorized to classify and reclassify any
unissued shares of capital stock by setting or changing, in any one or more
respects, the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers,
restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications or terms or conditions
of redemption of such shares of stock. Such authority includes, without
limitation, subject to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation,
authority to classify or reclassify any unissued shares of such stock into a
class or classes of preferred stock, preference stock, special stock or other
stock, and to divide and reclassify shares of any class into one or more series
of such class. In certain circumstances, the issuance of Preferred Stock, or the
exercise by the Board of such rights to classify or reclassify stock, could have
the effect of deterring individuals or entities from making tender offers for
the shares of Lexington Common Stock or seeking to change incumbent management.
Maryland Corporation Law. The General Corporation Law of the State of
Maryland includes certain other provisions which may also discourage a change in
control of management of the Company. Maryland law provides that a Maryland
corporation may not engage in any "business combination" with any "interested
stockholder." An "interested stockholder" is defined, in essence, as any person
owning beneficially, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the outstanding
voting stock of a Maryland corporation. Unless an exemption applies, the Company
may not engage in any business combination with an interested stockholder for a
period of five years after the interested stockholder became an interested
stockholder, and thereafter may not engage in a
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business combination unless it is recommended by the Board and approved by the
affirmative vote of at least (i) 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by the
holders of all outstanding voting stock of the Company, and (ii) 66 2/3% of the
votes entitled to be cast by all holders of outstanding shares of voting stock
other than voting stock held by the interested stockholder. The voting
requirements do not apply at any time to business combinations with an
interested stockholder or its affiliates if approved by the Board prior to the
time the interested stockholder first became an interested stockholder.
Additionally, if the business combination involves the receipt of consideration
by the stockholders in exchange for the Company's stock, the voting requirements
do not apply if certain "fair price" conditions are met.
Maryland law provides for the elimination of the voting rights of any
person who makes a Control Share Acquisition (as defined below) except to the
extent that such acquisition is exempt or is approved by at least 66 2/3% of all
votes entitled to be cast on the matter, excluding shares of capital stock owned
by the acquiror or by officers or directors who are employees of the Company. A
control share acquisition ("Control Share Acquisition") is the direct or
indirect acquisition by any person of ownership of, or the power to direct the
exercise of voting power with respect to, shares of voting stock ("Control
Shares") that would, if aggregated with all other voting stock owned by such
person, entitle such person to exercise voting power in electing directors
within one of the following ranges of voting power: (i) 20% or more but less
than 33 1/3%; (ii) 33 1/3% or more but less than a majority; or (iii) a majority
of voting power. A person who has made or proposes to make a Control Share
Acquisition, upon satisfaction of certain conditions (including an undertaking
to pay expenses), may compel the Board to call a special meeting of stockholders
to be held within 50 days of demand to consider the voting rights of the shares.
If no request for a meeting is made, the Company may itself present the question
at any stockholder meeting. If voting rights are not approved at the meeting or
if the acquiring person does not deliver an acquiring person statement as
permitted by the statute, then, subject to certain conditions and limitations,
the Company may redeem any or all of the Control Shares (except those for which
voting rights have previously been approved) for fair value determined, without
regard to voting rights, as of the date of the last Control Share Acquisition or
of any meeting of stockholders at which the voting rights of such shares are
considered and not approved. If voting rights for Control Shares are approved at
a stockholders meeting and the acquiror becomes entitled to vote a majority of
the shares entitled to vote, all other stockholders may exercise appraisal
rights. The fair value of the stock as determined for purposes of such appraisal
rights may not be less than the highest price per share paid in the Control
Share Acquisition, and certain limitations and restrictions otherwise applicable
to the exercise of dissenters' rights do not apply in the context of a Control
Share Acquisition. The Control Share Acquisition statute does not apply to stock
acquired in a merger, consolidation or stock exchange if the Company is a party
to the transaction, or to acquisitions approved or exempted by the charter or
by-laws of the Company.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters, including the validity of the Shares and certain
tax matters, will be passed upon for the Company by Paul, Hastings, Janofsky &
Walker LLP, New York, New York. Seth M. Zachary, a partner of Paul, Hastings,
Janofsky & Walker LLP, is presently serving as a director of the Company and
will continue to serve as a director at least until the Company's 1998 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Zachary is the beneficial owner of 5,211 shares of
Lexington Common Stock and holds options to purchase an additional 12,500 shares
of Common Stock. In connection with certain matters related to the laws of the
State of Maryland, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP will rely on the
opinion of Piper & Marbury LLP, Baltimore, Maryland.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of the Company incorporated into
this Proxy Statement/Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1996, have been so incorporated in reliance on
the report incorporated by reference of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent
certified public accountants, given on authority of said firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
The financial statements and schedule of CRIT appearing in CRIT's Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, have been audited by Ernst & Young
LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their report thereon, dated January
29, 1997, included therein and incorporated herein by reference. The information
under the captions "CRIT Historical Financial Data" and "Selected Financial
Data" as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 1996, appearing in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and
Registration Statement have been derived from financial statements audited by
Ernst & Young LLP, as set forth in their report, dated January 29, 1997,
incorporated herein by reference. Such
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financial statements and schedule are incorporated herein by reference, in
reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
CRIT will hold an Annual Meeting in 1997 only if the Merger is not
consummated. Shareholder proposals intended to be presented at the 1997 Annual
Meeting must be received by CRIT a reasonable amount of time prior to CRIT's
solicitation of proxies relating to such meeting.
Mark R. Patterson
Secretary
__________, 1997
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ANNEX A
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
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ANNEX B
McFARLAND DEWEY & CO.
230 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10167-1450
TELEPHONE: (212) 867-4949
FACSIMILE: (212) 867-0334
May 29, 1997
Board of Trustees
Corporate Realty Income Trust I
388 Greenwich Street, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10013
Members of the Board:
We understand that Corporate Realty Income Trust I ("CRIT" or the
"Company"), a Massachusetts business trust, and Lexington Corporate Properties,
Inc. ("Lexington"), a Maryland corporation, have entered into an Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of May 29, 1997 (the "Merger Agreement") which
provides, among other things, for the merger (the "Merger") of CRIT with and
into Lexington. Pursuant to the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of
beneficial interest, par value $.10 per share, of CRIT ("CRIT Shares") will be
converted into the right to receive, subject to certain adjustments and
limitations, common stock, par value $.0001 per share, of Lexington valued at
$17.4 million. The terms and conditions of the Merger are more fully set forth
in the Merger Agreement.
You have asked for our opinion as to whether the consideration to be
received by the holders of CRIT Shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement (the
"Merger Consideration") is fair from a financial point of view to such holders.
For purposes of the opinion set forth herein, we have:
i) reviewed certain publicly available financial statements and
other information of CRIT and Lexington, respectively;
ii) reviewed certain internal financial statements and other
financial and operating data concerning CRIT;
iii) analyzed certain financial projections prepared by the
management of CRIT;
iv) discussed the past and current operations and financial
condition and the prospects of CRIT and Lexington with senior
executives of CRIT and Lexington, respectively;
v) reviewed the reported prices and trading activity for the CRIT
Shares and the Lexington Common Stock;
vi) compared the financial performance of CRIT and Lexington and
the prices and trading activity of the CRIT Shares and the
Lexington Common Stock with that of certain other comparable
companies and their securities;
vii) reviewed and discussed with the senior management of CRIT and
Lexington the strategic objectives of the Merger and certain
other benefits of the Merger;
viii) analyzed certain pro forma financial projections for the
combined company;
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ix) reviewed the financial terms, to the extent publicly
available, of certain comparable merger transactions;
x) reviewed the Merger Agreement and certain related documents;
and
xi) performed such other analyses and considered such other
factors as we have deemed appropriate.
We have assumed and relied upon without independent verification of the
accuracy and completeness of the information reviewed by us for purposes of this
opinion. With respect to the financial projections, including the estimates of
synergies and other benefits expected to result from the Merger, we have assumed
that they have been reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently
available estimates and judgements of the future financial performance of CRIT
and Lexington, respectively. We have not made any independent valuation or
appraisal of the assets or liabilities of CRIT and Lexington. We have been
furnished third party appraisals of the three CRIT properties dated March 12,
1997. Our opinion is necessarily based on economic, market and other conditions
as in effect on, and the information made available to us as of, the date
hereof.
We did not participate in discussions and negotiations among
representatives of CRIT and Lexington and their financial and legal advisors nor
did we review another business plan or opportunity that might have been
presented to CRIT.
It is understood that this letter is for the information of the Board
of Trustees of CRIT and may not be used for any other purpose without our prior
written consent, except that this opinion may be included in its entirety in any
filing made by CRIT with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to
the Merger. We express no opinion and make no recommendation as to how the
shareholders of CRIT should vote at the shareholders' meeting held in connection
with the Merger.
Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion on the
date hereof that the Merger Consideration is fair from a financial point of view
to the holders of CRIT Shares.
Very truly yours,
/s/ McFarland Dewey & Co.
McFarland Dewey & Co.
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ANNEX C
REVOCABLE PROXY
CORPORATE REALTY INCOME TRUST I
[ X ] PLEASE MARK VOTES
AS IN THIS EXAMPLE
This Proxy is Solicited on Behalf of the Trustees of CRIT.
The undersigned hereby appoints JAMES C. COWLES and VALERIE A. ST.
JOHN, and each of them acting in the absence of the other, as Proxies, each with
the power to appoint his or her substitute, and hereby authorizes them to
represent and to vote, as designated herein, all the shares (the "CRIT Shares")
of beneficial interest of Corporate Realty Income Trust I ("CRIT") held of
record by the undersigned on ____________ at the Special Meeting of Shareholders
(the "Meeting") to be held on _________, __________, 1997 or any adjournment
thereof. This Proxy is revocable. The undersigned reserves the right to attend
and vote in person. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of
Meeting of Shareholders dated ________, 1997 and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus
accompanying the Notice.
1. MERGER
To approve the merger of CRIT into Lexington Corporate Properties, Inc.
as set forth in the Merger Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby (the "Merger Proposal").
[ ] FOR [ ] WITHHOLD [ ] ABSTAIN
2. AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF TRUST
To approve the amendment to the First Amended and Restated Declaration
of Trust to permit CRIT to merge into or consolidate with another entity (the
"Trust Amendment Proposal").
[ ] FOR [ ] WITHHOLD [ ] ABSTAIN
3. In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before the meeting.
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This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner
directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this
proxy will be voted (1) FOR approval of the Merger Proposal; (2) FOR approval of
the Trust Amendment Proposal; and (3) for or against such other business as may
properly come before the Meeting.
Please sign exactly as your name appears on this card. When shares are
held by joint tenants, both should sign, or if one signs, that shareholder's
vote binds both shareholders. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator,
agent, trustee or guardian, please give full
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title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by President
or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name
by authorized person.
Please be sure to sign and date
this Proxy in the box below.
Date _______________________________________
____________________________________________
Stockholder sign above
____________________________________________
Co-holder (if any) sign above
Detach above card, sign, date and mail in postage paid envelope provided.
CORPORATE REALTY INCOME TRUST I
388 Greenwich Street - 33rd Floor
New York, New York 10013
PLEASE ACT PROMPTLY
SIGN, DATE & MAIL YOUR PROXY CARD TODAY
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PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 20. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
provide that any director or officer of the Registrant shall be indemnified by
the Registrant to the full extent that officers and directors are permitted to
be indemnified by the laws of the State of Maryland.
The Maryland General Corporation Law (the "MGCL") permits a
corporation to indemnify its directors and officers (i) against judgments,
penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred in
connection with any proceeding to which they are made a party by reason of their
service in those capacities, unless it is established that the act or omission
of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the
proceeding and (a) was committed in bad or (b) was the result of active or
deliberate dishonesty, (ii) the director or officer actually received an
improper personal benefit in money, property or services, or (iii) in the case
of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to
believe that the act or omission was unlawful.
The MGCL permits the charter of a Maryland corporation to include a
provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the
corporation and its stockholders for money damages, subject to specified
restrictions. The Registrant's Charter contains such a provision. The law does
not, however, permit the liability of directors and officers to the corporation
or the stockholders to be limited to the extent that (1) it is proved that the
person actually received an improper personal benefit or (2) a judgment or other
final adjudication is entered in a proceeding based on a finding that the
person's action or failure to act was material to the cause of action
adjudicated in the proceeding, and was (a) committed in bad faith or (b) was the
result of active or deliberate dishonesty.
The Registrant maintains liability insurance for each director and
officer for certain losses arising from claims or charges made against them
while acting in their capacities as directors or officers of the Registrant.
The foregoing reference is necessarily subject to the complete text
of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and the statute referred
to above and is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
ITEM 21. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL SCHEDULES.
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger.
3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.*
3.2 Amended and Restated By-laws.*
5.1 Opinion of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP as to the validity
of securities being registered.+
8.1 Opinion of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP as to tax matters.+
8.2 Opinion of Day, Berry & Howard as to tax matters.+
10.1 Opinion of McFarland Dewey & Co. as to the terms of the Merger.
23.1 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.3 Consent of Paul Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP. (included in
Exhibit 5.1).+
24.1 Power of Attorney (included in Part II of this Registration
Statement).
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* Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, filed with the Commission on November 6, 1995.
+ To be filed by amendment.
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ITEM 22. UNDERTAKINGS.
a. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement;
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high and of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in
the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement.
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change to such information in the registration
statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold
at the termination of the offering.
b. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes
of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that
is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(2) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause
to be delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus
is sent or given, the latest annual report to security holders that is
incorporated by reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and
meeting the requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the Exchange
Act; and, where interim financial information required to be presented by
Article 3 of the Regulation S-X is not set forth in the prospectus, to
deliver, or cause to be delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is
sent or given, the latest quarterly report that is specifically
incorporated by reference in the prospectus to provide such interim
financial information.
(3) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes as follows: that
prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered hereunder
through use of a prospectus
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which is a part of this registration statement, by any person or party
who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c),
the issuer undertakes that such reoffering prospectus will contain the
information called for by the applicable registration form with respect
to reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition
to the information called for by the other items of the applicable
form.
(4) The Registrant undertakes that every prospectus: (i) that
is filed pursuant to paragraph (3) immediately preceding, or (ii) that
purports to meet the requirements of Section 10(a)(3) of the Act and is
used in connection with an offering of securities subject to Rule 415,
will be filed as a part of an amendment to the registration statement
and will not be used until such amendment is effective, and that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering
of such securities at the time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under
the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
(6) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to respond to
requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the
Prospectus pursuant to Item 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of this Form, within
one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the
incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt
means. This includes information contained in documents filed
subsequent to the effective date of the Registration Statement through
the date of responding to the request.
(7) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to supply by
means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a
transaction, and the Company being acquired involved therein, that was
not the subject of and included in the Registration Statement when it
became effective.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New
York, on September , 1997.
LEXINGTON CORPORATE PROPERTIES, INC.
/s/ T. Wilson Eglin
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T. Wilson Eglin
President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
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SIGNATURE CAPACITY DATE
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By: /s/ T. Wilson Eglin, Attorney-in-Fact Chairman of the Board, Co- August , 1997
-------------------------------------------- Chief Executive Officer and
E. Robert Roskind Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
By: /s/ T. Wilson Eglin, Attorney-in-Fact Vice Chairman, Co-Chief
-------------------------------------------- Executive Officer and
Richard J. Rouse Director August , 1997
By: /s/ T. Wilson Eglin President, Chief Operating
-------------------------------------------- Officer and Director August , 1997
T. Wilson Eglin
Chief Financial Officer and
By: /s/ T. Wilson Eglin, Attorney-in-Fact Treasurer August , 1997
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Antonia G. Trigiani
Vice President, Chief
By: /s/ T. Wilson Eglin, Attorney-in-Fact Accounting Officer and August , 1997
-------------------------------------------- Secretary
Paul R. Wood
Director
By: /s/ T. Wilson Eglin, Attorney-in-Fact August , 1997
--------------------------------------------
Carl D. Glickman
By: /s/ T. Wilson Eglin, Attorney-in-Fact Director
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Kevin W. Lynch August , 1997
By: /s/ T. Wilson Eglin, Attorney-in-Fact Director
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John D. McGurk August , 1997
By: /s/ T. Wilson Eglin, Attorney-in-Fact Director
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Seth M. Zachary August , 1997
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT SEQUENTIAL
NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE NO.
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2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended.+
3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.*
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws.*
5.1 Opinion of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP as to the
validity of securities being registered.+
8.1 Opinion of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP as to tax
matters.+
8.2 Opinion of Day, Berry & Howard as to tax matters.+
10.1 Opinion of McFarland Dewey & Co. as to the terms of the
Merger.
23.1 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.3 Consent of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (included in
Exhibit 5.1).+
23.4 Consent of Day, Berry & Howard (included in Exhibit 8.2)+
24.1 Power of Attorney (included in Part II of this Registration
Statement).
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* INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE REGISTRANT'S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON
FORM S-3, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 6, 1995.
+ TO BE FILED BY AMENDMENT.
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Exhibit 10.1
McFARLAND DEWEY & CO.
230 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10167-1450
TELEPHONE: (212) 867-4949
FACSIMILE: (212) 867-0334
May 29, 1997
Board of Trustees
Corporate Realty Income Trust I
388 Greenwich Street, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10013
Members of the Board:
We understand that Corporate Realty Income Trust I ("CRIT" or the
"Company"), a Massachusetts business trust, and Lexington Corporate Properties,
Inc. ("Lexington"), a Maryland corporation, have entered into an Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of May 29, 1997 (the "Merger Agreement") which
provides, among other things, for the merger (the "Merger") of CRIT with and
into Lexington. Pursuant to the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of
beneficial interest, par value $.10 per share, of CRIT ("CRIT Shares") will be
converted into the right to receive, subject to certain adjustments and
limitations, common stock, par value $.0001 per share, of Lexington valued at
$17.4 million. The terms and conditions of the Merger are more fully set forth
in the Merger Agreement.
You have asked for our opinion as to whether the consideration to be
received by the holders of CRIT Shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement (the
"Merger Consideration") is fair from a financial point of view to such holders.
For purposes of the opinion set forth herein, we have:
i) reviewed certain publicly available financial statements and
other information of CRIT and Lexington, respectively;
ii) reviewed certain internal financial statements and other
financial and operating data concerning CRIT;
iii) analyzed certain financial projections prepared by the
management of CRIT;
iv) discussed the past and current operations and financial
condition and the prospects of CRIT and Lexington with senior
executives of CRIT and Lexington, respectively;
v) reviewed the reported prices and trading activity for the CRIT
Shares and the Lexington Common Stock;
vi) compared the financial performance of CRIT and Lexington and
the prices and trading activity of the CRIT Shares and the
Lexington Common Stock with that of certain other comparable
companies and their securities;
vii) reviewed and discussed with the senior management of CRIT and
Lexington the strategic objectives of the Merger and certain
other benefits of the Merger;
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viii) analyzed certain pro forma financial projections for the
combined company;
ix) reviewed the financial terms, to the extent publicly
available, of certain comparable merger transactions;
x) reviewed the Merger Agreement and certain related documents;
and
xi) performed such other analyses and considered such other
factors as we have deemed appropriate.
We have assumed and relied upon without independent verification of the
accuracy and completeness of the information reviewed by us for purposes of this
opinion. With respect to the financial projections, including the estimates of
synergies and other benefits expected to result from the Merger, we have assumed
that they have been reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently
available estimates and judgements of the future financial performance of CRIT
and Lexington, respectively. We have not made any independent valuation or
appraisal of the assets or liabilities of CRIT and Lexington. We have been
furnished third party appraisals of the three CRIT properties dated March 12,
1997. Our opinion is necessarily based on economic, market and other conditions
as in effect on, and the information made available to us as of, the date
hereof.
We did not participate in discussions and negotiations among
representatives of CRIT and Lexington and their financial and legal advisors nor
did we review another business plan or opportunity that might have been
presented to CRIT.
It is understood that this letter is for the information of the Board
of Trustees of CRIT and may not be used for any other purpose without our prior
written consent, except that this opinion may be included in its entirety in any
filing made by CRIT with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to
the Merger. We express no opinion and make no recommendation as to how the
shareholders of CRIT should vote at the shareholders' meeting held in connection
with the Merger.
Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion on the
date hereof that the Merger Consideration is fair from a financial point of view
to the holders of CRIT Shares.
Very truly yours,
/s/ McFarland Dewey & Co.
McFarland Dewey & Co.
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Exhibit 23.1
ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Lexington Corporate Properties, Inc.
We consent to the use of our report incorporated herein by reference
and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Registration
Statement.
/s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
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KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
New York, New York
September , 1997
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Exhibit No. 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Experts",
"CRIT Historical Financial Data", and "Selected Financial Data" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-30307) and related Proxy
Statement/Prospectus of Lexington Corporate Properties, Inc. for the
registration of 1,496,907 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated January 29, 1997, with respect to the
financial statements and schedule of Corporate Realty Income Trust I included in
its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New York, New York
September 16, 1997
