Investors Real Estate Trust - 8-K/A - 05/11/05

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

May 1, 2004
(Date of earliest event reported)

INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Dakota

0-14851

45-0311232

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification Number)


12 South Main Street, Minot, ND

58701

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


(701) 837-4738

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


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      Investors Real Estate Trust ("IRET”) is amending its Form 8-K on March 2, 2005, to include certain financial statements required by Rule 3-14 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

       The following financial statements and pro forma financial information are filed as part of this report.

(a) Financial Statements:  See Index to Financial Statements and Pro Forma Financial Information appearing on Page F-1 of this Form 8-K/A.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information:  See Index to Financial Statements and Pro Forma Financial Information appearing on page F-1 of this Form 8-K/A.
(c) Exhibits
23.       Consent of Brady, Martz & Associates, P.C.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST

 

By: /S/ Diane K. Bryantt
      Diane K. Bryantt
      Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

      May 11, 2005

 

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Pavilion I
Independent Auditor's Report F-3
Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2003 F-4
Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2003 F-5
Plymouth I
Independent Auditor's Report F-7
Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 F-8
Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 F-9
Plymouth II
Independent Auditor's Report F-11
Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 F-12
Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 F-13
Plymouth III
Independent Auditor's Report F-15
Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 F-16
Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 F-17
Northgate I
Independent Auditor's Report F-19
Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2003 F-20
Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2003 F-21
High Pointe Health Campus
Independent Auditor's Report F-23
Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2003 F-24
Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating  Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2003 F-25
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 31, 2005 F-27


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Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Nine Months Ended January 31, 2005 F-28
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Twelve Months Ended April 30, 2004 F-29


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Independent Auditor’s Report

 

To the Board of Trustees of Investors Real Estate Trust

      We have audited the accompanying Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses of Pavilion I ("Historical Summary") for the year ended December 31, 2003.  This Historical Summary is the responsibility of the management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Historical Summary based on our audit.

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

      The accompanying Historical Summary was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission as described in Note 2, and is not intended to be a complete presentation of Pavilion I revenue and expenses.

      In our opinion, the Historical Summary referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the gross income and direct operating expenses described in Note 2 of Pavilion I for the year ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/S/ Brady Martz & Associates, P.C.
Brady, Martz, and Associates, P.C.
Minot, North Dakota, USA
April 29, 2005

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Pavilion I Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2003

    12/31/03
GROSS INCOME
      Real Estate Rentals
$    1,138,602
DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
      Administrative
$         30,792
Total Direct Operating Expenses $         30,792
EXCESS OF GROSS INCOME OVER DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES $     1,107,810

 

See Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses.

 

 

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Pavilion I Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Years Ended December 31, 2003

Note 1.  Nature of Business
The Pavilion I Clinic ("Pavilion I”) in Duluth, Minnesota, contains approximately 45,081 square feet of rentable space.  Pavilion I was acquired by IRET on May 18, 2004, from A & L Partnership, LLP, an unrelated third party.  IRET is a tenant under a ground lease in respect of the real property on which the Pavilion I Clinic is built.  IRET pays a nominal rent under this ground lease, which has a term of 55 years, expiring January 11, 2055.  The Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses includes information related to the operations of Pavilion I for the year ended December 31, 2003, as recorded by the property’s previous owners, subject to the exclusions described below.
Note 2.

Basis of Presentation
IRET, Inc., purchased Pavilion I on May 18, 2004.  The historical summary has been prepared for the purpose of complying with Regulation S-X, Rule 3-14 of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC”), which requires certain information with respect to real estate operations acquired to be included with certain filings with the SEC.  This historical summary includes the historical gross income and direct operating expenses of Pavilion 1, exclusive of the following expenses, which may not be comparable to the corresponding amounts reflected in proposed future operations:

(a)   depreciation of property and equipment
(b)   interest expense

Note 3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
- The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Capitalization Policy - Expenditures for renewals and improvements that significantly add to the productive capacity or extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized.  Expenditures for maintenance and repairs, which do not add to the value or extend useful lives, are charged to expense as incurred.

Revenue Recognition - Rental revenue is recognized on the straight-line basis, which averages minimum rents over the terms of the leases.  All leases are classified as operating leases and expire at various dates prior to December, 2015.  The following is a schedule by years of future actual minimum rents receivable on non-cancelable operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2003.

  

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Pavilion I Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses continued

Year        Amount
2004 $ 1,038,860
2005 1,059,147
2006 1,079,433
2007 1,099,719
2008 1,120,006
Thereafter     8,301,345
Total $   13,698,510

Expenses – Certain expenses, including real estate taxes, utilities, and maintenance, are paid directly by the tenants in accordance with the leases.  These expenses are not reflected in the Historical Summaries.

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Independent Auditor’s Report

 

To the Board of Trustees of Investors Real Estate Trust

      We have audited the accompanying Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses of Plymouth I ("Historical Summary") for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001.  This Historical Summary is the responsibility of the management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Historical Summary based on our audit.

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

     The accompanying Historical Summary was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission as described in Note 2, and is not intended to be a complete presentation of Plymouth I revenue and expenses.

      In our opinion, the Historical Summary referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the gross income and direct operating expenses described in Note 2 of Plymouth I for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/S/ Brady Martz & Associates, P.C.
Brady, Martz, and Associates, P.C.
Minot, North Dakota, USA
April 29, 2005

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Plymouth I Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001

   12/31/03    12/31/02    12/31/01
GROSS INCOME
      Real Estate Rentals $ 152,096 $ 146,641 $ 164,718
      Tenant Reimbursement      73,912      90,275    103,153
TOTAL REVENUE $    226,008 $    236,916 $    267,871
DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
      Utilities Expense $ 11,835 $ 12,126 $ 6,842
      Maintenance Expense 28,039 33,172 25,974
      Real Estate Taxes 57,852 76,569 73,104
      Administrative      11,574      11,867      15,603
Total Direct Operating Expenses $    109,300 $    133,734 $    121,523
EXCESS OF GROSS INCOME OVER DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES $    116,708 $    103,182 $    146,348

See Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses.

 

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Plymouth I Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001

Note 1.  Nature of Business
The Plymouth I office/warehouse building, which contains approximately 26,186 square feet, is located in Plymouth, Minnesota.  The property was acquired on June 30, 2004, as part of a portfolio of four office/warehouse buildings purchased from Plymouth Partners II, LLC, a limited liability company in which Steven B. Hoyt is a member.  At the time of the transaction, Mr. Hoyt was a trustee of IRET.  The purchase price for the acquisition was established on the basis of an independent appraisal of the properties obtained by IRET.  The Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses includes information related to the operations of Plymouth I for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, as recorded by the property’s previous owner, subject to the exclusions described below.
Note 2.

Basis of Presentation
IRET, Inc., purchased Plymouth I on June 30, 2004.  The historical summary has been prepared for the purpose of complying with Regulation S-X, Rule 3-14 of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC”), which requires certain information with respect to real estate operations acquired to be included with certain filings with the SEC.  This historical summary includes the historical gross income and direct operating expenses of Plymouth I, exclusive of the following expenses, which may not be comparable to the corresponding amounts reflected in proposed future operations:

(a)    depreciation of property and equipment
(b)   interest expense

Note 3.

Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Capitalization Policy - Expenditures for renewals and improvements that significantly add to the productive capacity or extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized.  Expenditures for maintenance and repairs, which do not add to the value or extend useful lives, are charged to expense as incurred.

Revenue Recognition - Rental revenue is recognized on the straight-line basis, which averages minimum rents over the terms of the leases.  All leases are classified as operating leases and expire at various dates prior to September, 2009.  The following is a schedule by years of future actual minimum rents receivable on non-cancelable operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2003.

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Plymouth I Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses continued

Year     Amount
2004 $ 116,952
2005 121,869
2006 121,869
2007 121,869
2008 64,420
Thereafter     35,287
Total $   582,266

Expense Reimbursement – Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as revenue in the period the applicable expenditures are incurred.  Plymouth I receives payments for these reimbursements from substantially all its multi-tenant commercial tenants throughout the year based on estimates.  Differences between estimated recoveries and the final billed amounts are recognized in the subsequent year.

     

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Independent Auditor’s Report

 

To the Board of Trustees of Investors Real Estate Trust

      We have audited the accompanying Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses of Plymouth II ("Historical Summary") for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001.  This Historical Summary is the responsibility of the management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Historical Summary based on our audit.

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

       The accompanying Historical Summary was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission as described in Note 2, and is not intended to be a complete presentation of Plymouth II revenue and expenses.

       In our opinion, the Historical Summary referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the gross income and direct operating expenses described in Note 2 of Plymouth II for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

  

/S/ Brady Martz & Associates, P.C. 
Brady, Martz, and Associates, P.C.
Minot, North Dakota, USA
April 29, 2005


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Plymouth II Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001

   12/31/03    12/31/02   12/31/01
GROSS INCOME
   Real Estate Rentals $   209,484 $ 209,484 $ 209,484
   Tenant Reimbursement    148,761    137,424    137,217
   
TOTAL REVENUE $    358,245 $    346,908 $    346,701
DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
   Utilities Expense $ 13,995 $ 17,216 $ 7,914
   Maintenance Expense 34,616 38,794 26,933
   Real Estate Taxes 79,162 81,101 74,866
   Administrative      19,058      28,791      17,372
Total Direct Operating Expenses $    146,831 $    165,902 $    127,085
EXCESS OF GROSS INCOME OVER DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES $    211,414 $    181,006 $    219,616

 

See Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses.

 

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Plymouth II Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001

Note 1.  Nature of Business
The Plymouth II office/warehouse building, which contains approximately 26,186 square feet, is located in Plymouth, Minnesota.  The property was acquired on June 30, 2004, as part of a portfolio of four office/warehouse buildings purchased from Plymouth Partners II, LLC, a limited liability company in which Steven B. Hoyt is a member.  At the time of the transaction, Mr. Hoyt was a trustee of IRET.  The purchase price for the acquisition was established on the basis of an independent appraisal of the properties obtained by IRET.  The Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses includes information related to the operations of Plymouth II for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, as recorded by the property’s previous owner, subject to the exclusions described below.
Note 2.

Basis of Presentation
IRET, Inc., purchased Plymouth II on June 30, 2004.  The historical summary has been prepared for the purpose of complying with Regulation S-X, Rule 3-14 of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which requires certain information with respect to real estate operations acquired to be included with certain filings with the SEC.  This historical summary includes the historical gross income and direct operating expenses of Plymouth II, exclusive of the following expenses, which may not be comparable to the corresponding amounts reflected in proposed future operations:

(a)   depreciation of property and equipment
(b)   interest expense

Note 3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
- The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Capitalization Policy - Expenditures for renewals and improvements that significantly add to the productive capacity or extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized.  Expenditures for maintenance and repairs, which do not add to the value or extend useful lives, are charged to expense as incurred.

Revenue Recognition - Rental revenue is recognized on the straight-line basis, which averages minimum rents over the terms of the leases.  All leases are classified as operating leases and expire at various dates prior to June, 2008.  The following is a schedule by years of future actual minimum rents receivable on non-cancelable operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2003.

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Plymouth II Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses continued

Year     Amount
2004 $ 106,032
2005 94,644
2006 94,644
2007 94,644
2008      39,435
Total $    429,399

Expense Reimbursement – Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as revenue in the period the applicable expenditures are incurred.  Plymouth II receives payments for these reimbursements from substantially all its multi-tenant commercial tenants throughout the year based on estimates.  Differences between estimated recoveries and the final billed amounts are recognized in the subsequent year.

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Independent Auditor’s Report


To the Board of Trustees of Investors Real Estate Trust

      We have audited the accompanying Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses of Plymouth III ("Historical Summary") for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001.  This Historical Summary is the responsibility of the management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Historical Summary based on our audit.

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

       The accompanying Historical Summary was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission as described in Note 2, and is not intended to be a complete presentation of Plymouth III revenue and expenses.

       In our opinion, the Historical Summary referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the gross income and direct operating expenses described in Note 2 of Plymouth III for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

  

/S/ Brady Martz & Associates, P.C. 
Brady, Martz, and Associates, P.C.
Minot, North Dakota, USA
April 29, 2005


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Plymouth III Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001

   12/31/03    12/31/02    12/31/01
GROSS INCOME
   Real Estate Rentals $   240,034 $ 240,034 $ 235,662
   Tenant Reimbursement    114,634    119,471    141,221
TOTAL REVENUE $    354,668 $    359,505 $    376,883
DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
   Utilities Expense $ 6,074 $ 6,277 $ 5,716
   Maintenance Expense 21,183 24,920 23,552
   Real Estate Taxes 67,774 72,765 71,545
   Administrative      17,941      18,010      18,868
Total Direct Operating Expenses $    112,972 $    121,972 $    119,681
EXCESS OF GROSS INCOME OVER DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES $    241,696 $    237,533 $    257,202

See Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses.

  

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Plymouth III Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001

Note 1.  Nature of Business
The Plymouth III office/warehouse building, which contains approximately 26,186 square feet, is located in Plymouth, Minnesota.  The property was acquired on June 30, 2004, as part of a portfolio of four office/warehouse buildings purchased from Plymouth Partners II, LLC, a limited liability company in which Steven B. Hoyt is a member.  At the time of the transaction, Mr. Hoyt was a trustee of IRET.  The purchase price for the acquisition was established on the basis of an independent appraisal of the properties obtained by IRET.  The Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses includes information related to the operations of Plymouth III for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, as recorded by the property’s previous owner, subject to the exclusions described below.
Note 2.

Basis of Presentation
IRET, Inc., purchased Plymouth III on June 30, 2004.  The historical summary has been prepared for the purpose of complying with Regulation S-X, Rule 3-14 of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which requires certain information with respect to real estate operations acquired to be included with certain filings with the SEC.  This historical summary includes the historical gross income and direct operating expenses of Plymouth III, exclusive of the following expenses, which may not be comparable to the corresponding amounts reflected in  proposed future operations:

(a)    depreciation of property and equipment
(b)   interest expense

Note 3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
- The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Capitalization Policy - Expenditures for renewals and improvements that significantly add to the productive capacity or extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized.  Expenditures for maintenance and repairs, which do not add to the value or extend useful lives, are charged to expense as incurred.

Revenue Recognition - Rental revenue is recognized on the straight-line basis, which averages minimum rents over the terms of the leases.  The lease is classified as operating lease and expires prior to December, 2005.  The following is a schedule by years of future actual minimum rents receivable on non-cancelable operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2003.

                

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Plymouth III Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses continued

Year     Amount
2004 $ 240,036
2005    220,033
Total $    460,069

 Expense Reimbursement – Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as revenue in the period the applicable expenditures are incurred.  Plymouth III receives payments for these reimbursements from substantially all its multi-tenant commercial tenants throughout the year based on estimates.  Differences between estimated recoveries and the final billed amounts are recognized in the subsequent year.

 

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Independent Auditor’s Report

 

To the Board of Trustees of Investors Real Estate Trust

       We have audited the accompanying Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses of Northgate I ("Historical Summary") for the year ended December 31, 2003.  This Historical Summary is the responsibility of the management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Historical Summary based on our audit.

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

       The accompanying Historical Summary was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission as described in Note 2, and is not intended to be a complete presentation of Northgate I revenue and expenses.

        In our opinion, the Historical Summary referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the gross income and direct operating expenses described in Note 2 of Northgate I for the year ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

  

/S/ Brady Martz & Associates, P.C. 
Brady, Martz, and Associates, P.C.
Minot, North Dakota, USA
April 29, 2005


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Northgate I Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2003

   12/31/03
GROSS INCOME
      Real Estate Rentals $   693,050
      Tenant Reimbursement    236,131
TOTAL REVENUE $    929,181
DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
      Utilities Expense $ 29,081
      Maintenance Expense 151,864
      Real Estate Taxes 212,895
      Administrative      33,271
Total Direct Operating Expenses $    427,111
EXCESS OF GROSS INCOME OVER DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES $    502,070

See Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses.

 

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Northgate I Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2003

Note 1.  Nature of Business
The Northgate I office/warehouse building, which contains approximately 79,377 square feet, is located in Maple Grove, Minnesota.  The property was acquired on June 30, 2004, as part of a portfolio of four office/warehouse buildings purchased from Plymouth Partners II, LLC, a limited liability company in which Steven B. Hoyt is a member.  Plymouth Partners II, LLC, acquired the property in January 2003.  At the time of the acquisition by IRET of the Northgate I property, Mr. Hoyt was a trustee of IRET.  The purchase price for the acquisition by IRET was established on the basis of an independent appraisal of the properties obtained by IRET.  The Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses includes information related to the operations of Northgate I for the year ended December 31, 2003, as recorded by the property’s previous owner, Plymouth Partners II, LLC, subject to the exclusions described below.  Information on the operations of the property for years prior to the year ended December 31, 2003, was unavailable to IRET, because prior to January 2003, the property was not owned or operated by Plymouth Partners II, LLC.
Note 2.

Basis of Presentation
IRET, Inc., purchased Northgate I on June 30, 2004.  The historical summary has been prepared for the purpose of complying with Regulation S-X, Rule 3-14 of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which requires certain information with respect to real estate operations acquired to be included with certain filings with the SEC.  This historical summary includes the historical gross income and direct operating expenses of Northgate I, exclusive of the following expenses, which may not be comparable to the corresponding amounts reflected in proposed future operations:

(a)    depreciation of property and equipment
(b)     interest expense

Note 3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
- The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Capitalization Policy - Expenditures for renewals and improvements that significantly add to the productive capacity or extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized.  Expenditures for maintenance and repairs, which do not add to the value or extend useful lives, are charged to expense as incurred.

Revenue Recognition - Rental revenue is recognized on the straight-line basis, which averages minimum rents over the terms of the leases.  All leases are classified as operating leases and expire at various dates prior to October, 2008.  The following is a schedule by years of future actual minimum rents receivable on non-cancelable operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2003.

 

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Northgate I Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses continued

Year      Amount
2004 $ 829,320
2005 829,320
2006 843,504
2007 850,596
2008 787,173
Thereafter      646,646
Total $   4,786,559

Expense Reimbursement – Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as revenue in the period the applicable expenditures are incurred.  Northgate I receives payments for these reimbursements from substantially all its multi-tenant commercial tenants throughout the year based on estimates.  Differences between estimated recoveries and the final billed amounts are recognized in the subsequent year.

 

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Independent Auditor’s Report

 

To the Board of Trustees of Investors Real Estate Trust

      We have audited the accompanying Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses of High Pointe Health Campus ("Historical Summary") for the year ended December 31, 2003.  This Historical Summary is the responsibility of the management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Historical Summary based on our audit.

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

      The accompanying Historical Summary was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission as described in Note 2, and is not intended to be a complete presentation of High Pointe Health Campus revenue and expenses.

      In our opinion, the Historical Summary referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the gross income and direct operating expenses described in Note 2 of High Pointe Health Campus for the year ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

  

/S/ Brady Martz & Associates, P.C. 
Brady, Martz, and Associates, P.C.
Minot, North Dakota, USA
April 29, 2005


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High Pointe Health Campus Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2003

    12/31/03
GROSS INCOME
      Real Estate Rentals $   1,273,274
      Tenant Reimbursement      707,353
TOTAL REVENUE $   1,980,627
DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
      Utilities Expense $ 125,173
      Maintenance Expense 240,431
      Real Estate Taxes 234,230
      Administrative 119,920
      Interest      498,788
Total Direct Operating Expenses $   1,218,542
EXCESS OF GROSS INCOME OVER DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES $      762,085

See Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses.

 

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High Pointe Health Campus Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2003

Note 1.  Nature of Business
IRET closed on its acquisition from East Metro Medical Building, LLC, an unrelated third party, of the approximately 60,294 square foot High Pointe Health Campus building (East Metro Medical Building) in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, on July 30, 2004.  This medical building is leased to tenants with remaining lease terms ranging from  2008 to 2011.  The Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses includes information related to the operations of the property for the year ended December 31, 2003, as recorded by the property’s previous owner, subject to the exclusions described below.
Note 2.

Basis of Presentation
IRET, Inc., purchased High Pointe Health Campus on July 30, 2004.  The historical summary has been prepared for the purpose of complying with Regulation S-X, Rule 3-14 of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which requires certain information with respect to real estate operations acquired to be included with certain filings with the SEC.  This historical summary includes the historical gross income and direct operating expenses of High Pointe Health Campus, exclusive of the following expenses, which may not be comparable to the corresponding amounts reflected in proposed future operations:

(a)   depreciation of property and equipment

Note 3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
- The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Capitalization Policy - Expenditures for renewals and improvements that significantly add to the productive capacity or extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized.  Expenditures for maintenance and repairs, which do not add to the value or extend useful lives, are charged to expense as incurred.

Revenue Recognition - Rental revenue is recognized on the straight-line basis, which averages minimum rents over the terms of the leases.  All leases are classified as operating leases and expire at various dates prior to August, 2011.  The following is a schedule by years of future actual minimum rents receivable on non-cancelable operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2003.

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High Point Health Campus Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses continued

Year      Amount
2004 $ 1,205,279
2005 1,205,279
2006 1,205,279
2007 1,205,279
2008 1,127,173
Thereafter      266,710
Total $   6,214,999

Expense Reimbursement – Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as revenue in the period the applicable expenditures are incurred.  High Pointe Health Campus receives payments for these reimbursements from substantially all its multi-tenant commercial tenants throughout the year based on estimates.  Differences between estimated recoveries and the final billed amounts are recognized in the subsequent year.

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INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 31, 2005

(in thousands)

IRET Consolidated 1/31/05 Unaudited

Adjustments

 

Pro Forma Consolidated
   
ASSETS                          
Real estate investments                          
    Property owned $ 1,172,070         $  -     $ 1,172,070  
         Less accumulated depreciation/amortization        (117,392 )                         -     (117,392 )
      $ 1,054,678         $ - $ 1,054,678  
    Undeveloped land   4,435           -       4,435  
    Mortgage loans receivable, net of allowance                625                          -                   625  
Total real estate investments $    1,059,738         $                -     $   1,059,738  
Other assets               -          
    Cash and cash equivalents $ 36,374         $ -     $ 36,374  
    Marketable securities-available-for-sale   2,377           -       2,377  
    Receivable arising from straight-lining of rents, net of allowance   6,671           -       6,671  
    Accounts receivable - net of allowance   1,947           -       1,947  
    Real estate deposits   3,100           -       3,100  
    Prepaid and other assets   735           -       735  
    Tax, insurance, and other escrow   8,923           -       8,923  
    Property and equipment, net   2,410           -       2,410  
    Goodwill   1,441                         -       1,441                
    Deferred charges and leasing costs - net            8,099                          -                8,099  
TOTAL ASSETS $   1,131,815 $                - $   1,131,815
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                    
LIABILITIES                          
    Accounts payable, accrued expenses
       and other liabilities
$ 20,904         $ -     $ 20,904  
    Notes payable   -           -       -  
    Mortgages payable   691,304           -       691,304  
    Investment certificates issued   5,053           -       5,053  
    Other debt               810                          -                   810  
TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 718,071         $ -     $ 718,071  
                           
MINORITY INTEREST IN PARTNERSHIPS   16,070           -       16,070  
MINORITY INTEREST OF UNIT HOLDERS
   IN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP
  103,610           -       103,610  
    (13,075,167 units on January 31, 2005 and
       11,819,350 units on April 30, 2004)
         
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                        
Preferred shares of beneficial interest (Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, no par value, 1,150,000 shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2005 and April 30, 2004, aggregate liquidation preference of $28,750,000) 27,317 -     27,317  
Common shares of beneficial interest (Unlimited authorization, no par value, 44,371,535 shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2005 and  41,693,256 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2004) 317,674           -       317,674  
    Accumulated distributions in excess
        of net income
$ (50,914 )       $ -     $ (50,914 )
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss              (13 )                         -                    (13 )
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY $      294,064         $                 -     $      294,064  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY $   1,131,815 $                  - $   1,131,815


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Investors Real Estate Trust
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the Nine Months Ended January 31, 2005, and Twelve Months Ended April 30, 2004

        The unaudited pro forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended January 31, 2005, and for the year ended April 30, 2004, is presented as if the acquisitions (4) had occurred on May 1, 2003  The unaudited pro forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended January 31, 2005, and for the twelve months ended April 30, 2004, is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations would have been assuming the transactions had occurred as of the beginning of the period presented, nor does it purport to represent the results of operations for future periods.

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for Nine Months Ended January 31, 2005 (unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

Nine Months Ended January 2005 Pavilion 1(1) Plymouth 1
2 & 3
Northgate 1(2)
High Pointe(3)

 

Insignificant Acquisitions(4)

Total Consolidation Pro Forma
Total Consolidated Pro Forma
REVENUE
    Real estate rentals $ 97,257   $ 42   $ 194   $ 187   $ 1,463   $ 99,143  
    Tenant reimbursement       18,614                    -                  83               108               368         19,173  
TOTAL REVENUE     115,871                 42                277               295            1,831       118,316  
OPERATING EXPENSE                                  
    Interest   34,882     18     109     158     818     35,985  
    Depreciation/amortization related
       to real estate investments
  24,287     9     41     64     414     24,815  
    Utilities   7,741     -   -     -     21     7,762  
    Maintenance   12,349     -     -     -     -     12,349  
    Real estate taxes   13,643     -     -     -     -     13,643  
    Insurance   2,001     -     -     -     -     2,001  
    Property management expenses   7,937     -     -     -     -     7,937  
    Property management related party   284     -     -     -     -     284  
    Administrative expense   2,811     -     -     -     -     2,811  
    Advisory and trustee services   61     -     -     -     -     61  
    Other operating expenses   892     -     -     -     -     892  
    Amortization   861     -     -     -     -     861  
    Amortization of related party costs               44                    -                    -                   -                    -                44  
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE      107,793                 27               150               222            1,253       109,445  
Operating income   8,078      15     127     73     578     8,871  
Non-operating income             596                    -                    -                    -                    -              596  
Income before minority interest and discontinued operations and gain on sale of other investments   8,674     15     127     73 578 9,467  
Gain on sale of other investments   3     -     -     - - 3  
Minority interest portion of other partnerships’ income   (233 )   -     -     - - (233 )
Minority interest portion of operating partnership income       (2,025 )              (3 )            (29 )               (17 )            (132 )        (2,206

 

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Income from continuing operations   6,419     12     98     56 446 7,031  
Discontinued operations, net          6,241                    -                    -                    -                -        6,241  
NET INCOME   12,660     -     98     56 446 13,272  
    Dividends to preferred shareholders        (1,779 )                  -                    -                    -                -          (1,779 )
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS $     10,881   $             12   $              98   $              56            446     11,493  
BASIC AND DILUTED                                    
Earnings per common share from continuing operations $ 0.11     -     -     - .01 .12  
Earnings per common share from discontinued operations            0.15                    -                    -                    -                 -            .15  
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE $             .26                    -                    -                    -              .01            .27  
Weighted Average Shares   42,747     42,747     42,747     42,747 42,747 42,747  

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 Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for Twelve Months Ended April 30, 2004 (unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

  Twelve Months Ended April 2004    

 

Pavilion 1(1)

    Plymouth 1
2 & 3
Northgate 1(2)
   

 

 

High Pointe(3)

   

 

Insignificant Acquisitions(4)

    Total Consolidation Pro Forma
Total Consolidated Pro Forma
 
REVENUE
    Real estate rentals $ 113,902   $ 1,018   $ 1,165   $ 748   $ 4,790   $ 121,623  
    Tenant reimbursement        21,021                    -                500                436               792          22,749  
TOTAL REVENUE      134,923            1,018             1,665             1,184            5,582        144,372  
OPERATING EXPENSE                              
    Interest   41,621     424     655     632     2,540     45,872  
    Depreciation/amortization related
        to real estate investments
  24,070     212     246     254     1,335     26,117  
    Utilities   9,943     -   -     -     34     9,977  
    Maintenance   15,075     9     -     -     -     15,084  
    Real estate taxes   16,732     -     -     -     -     16,732  
    Insurance   2,863     -     -     -     18     2,881  
    Property management expenses   8,520     10     -     -     179     8,709  
    Property management related party   743     -     -     -     -     743  
    Administrative expense   2,747     -     -     -     -     2,747  
    Advisory and trustee services   104     -     -     -     -     104  
    Other operating expenses   955     -     -     -     -     955  
    Amortization   919     -     -     -     -     919  
    Amortization of related party costs               45                    -                     -                     -                    -                 45  
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE      124,337                655                 901                886             4,106        130,885  
Operating income   10,586     363     764     298     1,476     13,487  
Non-operating income             648                    -                     -                     -                    -               648  
Income before minority interest and discontinued operations and gain on sale of other investments   11,234     363     764     298 1,476 14,135  
Gain on sale of other investments   158     -     -     - - 158  
Minority interest portion of other partnerships’ income   (757 )   -     -     - - (757 )
Minority interest portion of operating partnership income       (2,516 )            (83 )           (175 )             (68 )           (337 )       (3,179 )
Income from continuing operations   8,119     280     589     230 1,139 10,357  
Discontinued operations, net          1,321                    -                    -                     -                -         1,321  
NET INCOME   9,440     280     589     230 1,139 11,678  
    Dividends to preferred shareholders              (33 )                  -                    -                     -                -            (33 )
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS $        9,407   $            280   $            589   $            230         1,139      11,645  
BASIC AND DILUTED                                    
Earnings per common share from continuing operations $ 0.21     .01     .01     .01     .03     .27  
Earnings per common share from discontinued operations            0.03                    -                    -                     -                     -                .03  
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE $            .24                 .01                 .01                 .01                 .03                .30  
Weighted Average Shares   39,257     39,257     39,257  $ 39,257 39,257 39,257  

(1)
The pro forma income and expense items reflect estimated operations which was acquired on May 18, 2004.

(2)
The pro forma income and expense items reflect estimated operations which was acquired on June 30, 2004.

(3)
The pro forma income and expense items reflect estimated operations which was acquired on July 30, 2004.

(4)
The real estate assets acquired by IRET in fiscal year 2005 during the period from May 1, 2004, to January 31, 2005, are as follows:  Nebraska Orthopedic Hospital (acquired May 1, 2004), Sleep Inn (acquired June 8, 2004), Crosstown (acquired October 1, 2004), Southbrook/Mariposa (acquired December 1, 2004), Highlands Ranch (acquired December 16, 2004), Fargo Express Shopping Center Pad 1 (acquired January 27, 2005).

       
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