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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

þ            QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013

or

¨            TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from

                                              to                                              

 

Commission File Number: 1-13136

 

HOME PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

MARYLAND

16-1455126

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

850 Clinton Square, Rochester, New York

14604

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(585) 546-4900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes

þ

No

¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

 

Yes

þ

No

¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer þ

Accelerated filer ¨

 

 

Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company ¨

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Yes

¨

No

þ

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock

 

Outstanding at October 25, 2013

$.01 par value

 

56,889,163

 



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PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets –
September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012

3

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations –
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

4

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income –
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

5

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Equity –
Nine months ended September 30, 2013 and year ended December 31, 2012

6

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows –
Nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

7

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

8-20

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

21-36

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

37

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

38

 

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

39

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

39

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

39

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

40

 

 

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

40

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

40

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

40

 

 

 

 

Signatures

41

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

HOME PROPERTIES, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 AND DECEMBER 31, 2012

 (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30,
2013

 

December 31,
2012

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

780,156

 

 

$

791,604

 

Construction in progress

 

163,534

 

 

83,241

 

Buildings, improvements and equipment

 

4,599,949

 

 

4,580,381

 

 

 

5,543,639

 

 

5,455,226

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

(1,213,528

)

 

(1,108,840

)

Real estate, net

 

4,330,111

 

 

4,346,386

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

11,024

 

 

21,092

 

Cash in escrows

 

24,929

 

 

26,971

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

11,900

 

 

13,406

 

Prepaid expenses

 

22,973

 

 

19,504

 

Deferred charges, net

 

12,750

 

 

13,429

 

Other assets

 

7,198

 

 

10,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

4,420,885

 

 

$

4,451,492

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable

 

$

1,879,090

 

 

$

2,165,027

 

Unsecured notes payable

 

450,000

 

 

450,000

 

Unsecured line of credit

 

106,500

 

 

162,500

 

Accounts payable

 

25,547

 

 

22,691

 

Accrued interest payable

 

10,754

 

 

9,974

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

31,703

 

 

33,887

 

Security deposits

 

18,531

 

 

19,146

 

Total liabilities

 

2,522,125

 

 

2,863,225

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding

 

-

 

 

-

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 80,000,000 shares authorized; 56,888,256 and 51,508,142 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

 

569

 

 

515

 

Excess stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding

 

-

 

 

-

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

2,003,800

 

 

1,709,919

 

Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings

 

(397,179

)

 

(388,397

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

395

 

 

(1,069

)

Total common stockholders’ equity

 

1,607,585

 

 

1,320,968

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

291,175

 

 

267,299

 

Total equity

 

1,898,760

 

 

1,588,267

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

4,420,885

 

 

$

4,451,492

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HOME PROPERTIES, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

 

 $

154,100

 

 

 

 

 $

149,562

 

 

 

 

 $

459,552

 

 

 

 

 $

430,997

 

 

Property other income

 

 

12,506

 

 

 

 

12,171

 

 

 

 

40,325

 

 

 

 

38,216

 

 

Other income

 

 

207

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

671

 

 

 

 

63

 

 

Total revenues

 

 

166,813

 

 

 

 

161,765

 

 

 

 

500,548

 

 

 

 

469,276

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating and maintenance

 

 

58,855

 

 

 

 

57,726

 

 

 

 

180,298

 

 

 

 

172,243

 

 

General and administrative

 

 

6,152

 

 

 

 

8,018

 

 

 

 

22,572

 

 

 

 

27,367

 

 

Interest

 

 

28,161

 

 

 

 

31,874

 

 

 

 

88,048

 

 

 

 

92,766

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

44,005

 

 

 

 

41,720

 

 

 

 

129,860

 

 

 

 

120,234

 

 

Other expenses

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

48

 

 

 

 

2,726

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

137,189

 

 

 

 

139,353

 

 

 

 

420,826

 

 

 

 

415,336

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

29,624

 

 

 

 

22,412

 

 

 

 

79,722

 

 

 

 

53,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

2,010

 

 

 

 

(377

)

 

 

 

5,972

 

 

Gain on disposition of property

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

19,667

 

 

 

 

45,004

 

 

 

 

19,667

 

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

21,677

 

 

 

 

44,627

 

 

 

 

25,639

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

29,624

 

 

 

 

44,089

 

 

 

 

124,349

 

 

 

 

79,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(4,586

)

 

 

 

(7,676

)

 

 

 

(20,395

)

 

 

 

(14,051

)

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

 

 $

25,038

 

 

 

 

 $

36,413

 

 

 

 

 $

103,954

 

 

 

 

 $

65,528

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

 $

0.44

 

 

 

 

 $

0.37

 

 

 

 

 $

1.25

 

 

 

 

 $

0.90

 

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

0.35

 

 

 

 

0.70

 

 

 

 

0.43

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

 

 $

0.44

 

 

 

 

 $

0.72

 

 

 

 

 $

1.95

 

 

 

 

 $

1.33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

 $

0.44

 

 

 

 

 $

0.36

 

 

 

 

 $

1.23

 

 

 

 

 $

0.89

 

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

0.35

 

 

 

 

0.69

 

 

 

 

0.42

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

 

 $

0.44

 

 

 

 

 $

0.71

 

 

 

 

 $

1.92

 

 

 

 

 $

1.31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

56,370,122

 

 

 

 

50,255,152

 

 

 

 

53,444,202

 

 

 

 

49,218,703

 

 

Diluted

 

 

56,943,806

 

 

 

 

50,934,153

 

 

 

 

54,051,510

 

 

 

 

49,848,429

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HOME PROPERTIES, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 $

29,624

 

 

 

 

 $

44,089

 

 

 

 

 $

124,349

 

 

 

 

 $

79,579

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap agreements

 

 

(1,219

)

 

 

 

(1,468

)

 

 

 

1,770

 

 

 

 

(1,468

)

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(1,219

)

 

 

 

(1,468

)

 

 

 

1,770

 

 

 

 

(1,468

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

28,405

 

 

 

 

42,621

 

 

 

 

126,119

 

 

 

 

78,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(4,586

)

 

 

 

(7,676

)

 

 

 

(20,395

)

 

 

 

(14,051

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

189

 

 

 

 

256

 

 

 

 

(306

)

 

 

 

256

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders

 

 

 $

24,008

 

 

 

 

 $

35,201

 

 

 

 

 $

105,418

 

 

 

 

 $

64,316

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HOME PROPERTIES, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 AND THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

in Excess of

 

Other

 

Non-

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-In

 

Accumulated

 

Comprehensive

 

controlling

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Income (Loss)

 

Interest

 

Total

Balance, January 1, 2012

 

48,321,305

 

 

$

483

 

 

$1,545,563

 

 

$(392,378

)

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

255,976

 

 

$

1,409,644

 

Net income

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

135,302

 

 

 

-

 

 

28,320

 

 

163,622

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap agreements

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,069

)

 

(227

)

 

(1,296

)

Issuance of common stock, net

 

2,966,742

 

 

30

 

 

165,938

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

165,968

 

Stock-based compensation

 

4,199

 

 

-

 

 

13,923

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

13,923

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

(68,284

)

 

(1

)

 

(4,244

)

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(4,245

)

Conversion of UPREIT Units for common stock

 

284,180

 

 

3

 

 

6,896

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

(6,899

)

 

0

 

Adjustment of noncontrolling interest

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(18,157

)

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

18,157

 

 

0

 

Dividends and distributions paid

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(131,321

)

 

 

-

 

 

(28,028

)

 

(159,349

)

Balance, December 31, 2012

 

51,508,142

 

 

$

515

 

 

$1,709,919

 

 

$(388,397

)

 

 

$

(1,069

)

 

$

267,299

 

 

$

1,588,267

 

Net income

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

103,954

 

 

 

-

 

 

20,395

 

 

124,349

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap agreements

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,464

 

 

306

 

 

1,770

 

Issuance of common stock, net

 

886,400

 

 

9

 

 

46,584

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

46,593

 

Issuance of common stock through public offering, net

 

4,427,500

 

 

44

 

 

267,589

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

267,633

 

Stock-based compensation

 

3,137

 

 

-

 

 

7,788

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

7,788

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

(47,460

)

 

-

 

 

(3,075

)

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(3,075

)

Conversion of UPREIT Units for common stock

 

110,537

 

 

1

 

 

2,865

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

(2,866

)

 

0

 

Adjustment of noncontrolling interest

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(27,870

)

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

27,870

 

 

0

 

Dividends and distributions paid

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(112,736

)

 

 

-

 

 

(21,829

)

 

(134,565

)

Balance, September 30, 2013

 

56,888,256

 

 

$

569

 

 

$2,003,800

 

 

$(397,179

)

 

 

$

395

 

 

$

291,175

 

 

$

1,898,760

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HOME PROPERTIES, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 AND 2012

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

124,349

 

 

$

79,579

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

133,097

 

 

128,030

 

Gain on disposition of property

 

(45,004

)

 

(19,667

)

Stock-based compensation

 

7,788

 

 

12,214

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash in escrows, net

 

613

 

 

(1,194

)

Other assets

 

(3,287

)

 

(9,401

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

2,027

 

 

8,025

 

Total adjustments

 

95,234

 

 

118,007

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

219,583

 

 

197,586

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of properties, net of mortgage notes assumed

 

-

 

 

(289,759

)

Purchase of land for development

 

(28,088

)

 

-

 

Capital improvements to properties including redevelopment

 

(107,848

)

 

(120,511

)

Additions to construction in progress

 

(47,971

)

 

(39,324

)

Additions to predevelopment

 

(375

)

 

(440

)

Proceeds from sale of properties, net

 

120,644

 

 

40,080

 

Withdrawals from (additions to) cash held in escrow, net

 

1,428

 

 

(40,050

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(62,210

)

 

(450,004

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of common stock, net

 

46,593

 

 

159,891

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock through public offering, net

 

267,633

 

 

-

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

(3,075

)

 

(4,186

)

Scheduled payments of mortgage notes payable

 

(25,777

)

 

(26,829

)

Payoff mortgage notes payable

 

(260,160

)

 

(32,863

)

Proceeds from unsecured notes payable

 

25,000

 

 

150,000

 

Payments of unsecured notes payable

 

(25,000

)

 

-

 

Proceeds from unsecured line of credit

 

565,000

 

 

407,500

 

Payments on unsecured line of credit

 

(621,000

)

 

(282,000

)

Payments of deferred loan costs

 

(2,090

)

 

(356

)

Additions to cash held in escrow, net

 

-

 

 

(358

)

Dividends and distributions paid

 

(134,565

)

 

(118,483

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(167,441

)

 

252,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(10,068

)

 

(102

)

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

21,092

 

 

8,297

 

End of period

 

$

11,024

 

 

$

8,195

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest capitalized

 

$

5,208

 

 

$

3,267

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loan assumed associated with property acquisition

 

-

 

 

7,284

 

Exchange of UPREIT Units for common stock

 

2,866

 

 

3,538

 

Transfers of construction in progress to land and buildings, improvements and equipment

 

117

 

 

42,388

 

Additions to properties and construction in progress included in accounts payable

 

6,503

 

 

10,910

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

1                 ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Organization

 

Home Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed in November 1993, as a Maryland corporation and is engaged in the ownership, management, acquisition, rehabilitation and development of residential apartment communities primarily in selected Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.  The Company completed an initial public offering of 5,408,000 shares of common stock on August 4, 1994 and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “HME”.  The Company is included in Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index.

 

The Company conducts its business through Home Properties, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), a New York limited partnership.  As of September 30, 2013, the Company owned and operated 118 apartment communities with 41,967 apartments.

 

The Company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 1994.  As a result, the Company generally is not subject to federal or state income taxation at the corporate level to the extent it distributes annually at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its shareholders and satisfies certain other requirements.  For all periods presented, the Company distributed in excess of 100% of its taxable income; accordingly, no provision has been made for federal income taxes in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its ownership of 84.7% of the limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership (“UPREIT Units”) at September 30, 2013 (83.2% at December 31, 2012).  The remaining 15.3% is included as noncontrolling interest in these consolidated financial statements at September 30, 2013 (16.8% at December 31, 2012).  The Company periodically adjusts the carrying value of noncontrolling interest to reflect its share of the book value of the Operating Partnership.  Such adjustments are recorded to additional paid in capital as a reallocation of noncontrolling interest in the accompanying consolidated statements of equity.  The Company owns a 1.0% general partner interest in the Operating Partnership and the remainder indirectly as a limited partner through its wholly owned subsidiary, Home Properties I, LLC, which owns 100% of Home Properties Trust, which is the limited partner.  Home Properties Trust was formed in September 1997, as a Maryland real estate trust and as a qualified REIT subsidiary (“QRS”), and owns the Company’s share of the limited partner interests in the Operating Partnership.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Home Properties Resident Services, Inc. which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.  All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in these consolidated financial statements.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  Accordingly, certain disclosures that would accompany annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP are omitted.  The year-end December 31, 2012 balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair statement of the consolidated financial statements for the interim periods have been included.  The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results which ultimately may be achieved for the full year.  These interim consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.  Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2012 financial statements to conform to the 2013 presentation as a result of discontinued operations.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

2                 RECENTLY ADOPTED AND RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

 

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02, Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, which requires an entity to present information about reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income in their interim and annual financial statements in a single note or on the face of the financial statements.  ASU 2013-02 became effective for the Company on January 1, 2013.  The Company’s adoption of this authoritative guidance did not have a material impact on its operating results or financial position.

 

3                 DEVELOPMENT

 

Development

 

During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company started construction on Eleven55 Ripley, located in Silver Spring, Maryland, consisting of two buildings, a 21 story high-rise and a 5 story mid-rise, for a total of 379 apartment units.  Construction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2014 with initial occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2013.  The construction in progress for this development was $94,144 as of September 30, 2013.

 

During the second quarter of 2012, the Company started construction on The Courts at Spring Mill Station, located in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. The mid-rise project, consisting of two buildings, will have a total of 385 apartment units.  Construction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2014 with initial occupancy in the first quarter of 2014.  The construction in progress for this development was $36,565 as of September 30, 2013.

 

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company purchased a land parcel located in Tysons Corner, Virginia.  The Company intends to develop approximately 694 units in a residential community on this entitled parcel for approximately $232,000.  The construction in progress for this development, consisting primarily of land value, was $32,825 as of September 30, 2013.

 

Redevelopment

 

The Company has one project under redevelopment.  Arbor Park, located in Alexandria, Virginia, has 851 garden apartments in fifty-two buildings built in 1967.  The Company plans to extensively renovate all of the units over several years on a building by building basis.  As of September 30, 2013, there was one building with 36 units under renovation and thirty-five buildings with 559 units completed and 528 of those units occupied.  As of September 30, 2013, the Company has incurred costs of $20,084 for the renovation which is included in buildings, improvements and equipment.  The entire project is expected to be completed in 2015.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

4                 UNSECURED NOTES PAYABLE

 

Unsecured Term Loans

 

In December 2011, the Company entered into a five-year unsecured term loan for $250,000 with M&T Bank as lead bank, and ten other participating lenders, which was set to mature on December 8, 2016.  On August 19, 2013, the Company amended the loan agreement to extend the maturity date to August 18, 2018.  No other changes were made to the terms of the unsecured term loan.  The loan bears monthly interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR, plus a spread from 1.00% to 2.00% based on the Company’s leverage ratio.  On July 19, 2012, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements that effectively convert the variable LIBOR portion of this loan to a fixed rate of 0.685%, as more fully described in Note 7.  As of September 30, 2013, based on the Company’s leverage ratio, the spread was 1.15%, and the one-month LIBOR was swapped at 0.685%; resulting in an effective rate of 1.84% for the Company.  The unsecured term loan has covenants that align with the unsecured line of credit facility described in Note 5.  The Company was in compliance with these financial covenants for all periods presented.

 

On June 28, 2013, the Company entered into an unsecured loan agreement with M&T Bank with a September 30, 2013 maturity date.  The note had a maximum principal amount of $75,000, with monthly interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR, plus a spread from 1.00% to 2.00% based on the Company’s leverage ratio.  On June 28, 2013, the Company borrowed $25,000 which was repaid in its entirety on July 12, 2013.  Proceeds from this term loan were utilized to partially fund the repayment of secured debt.  On August 19, 2013, the loan commitment was terminated in connection with an amendment to the unsecured line of credit, as more fully described in Note 5.

 

Unsecured Senior Notes

 

In December 2011, the Company issued $150,000 of unsecured senior notes.  The notes were offered in a private placement in two series: Series A: $90,000 with a seven-year term due December 19, 2018 at a fixed interest rate of 4.46% (“Series A”); and, Series B: $60,000 with a ten-year term due December 19, 2021 at a fixed interest rate of 5.00% (“Series B”).

 

On June 27, 2012, the Company issued another private placement note in the amount of $50,000 with a seven-year term, a fixed interest rate of 4.16% and a June 27, 2019 due date.

 

The unsecured senior notes are subject to various covenants and maintenance of certain financial ratios.  Although the covenants of the notes do not duplicate all the covenants of the unsecured line of credit facility, any covenants applicable to both the notes and the line are identical. The Company was in compliance with these financial covenants for all periods presented.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

5                 UNSECURED LINE OF CREDIT

 

On August 19, 2013, the Company entered into a First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the  “Credit Agreement”), which provides for a $450,000 revolving credit facility with an initial maturity date of August 18, 2017 and a one-year extension at the Company’s option.  The Credit Agreement amended the Company’s prior $275,000 facility, which was scheduled to expire on December 8, 2015, not including a one-year extension at the Company’s option.  The Credit Agreement is with M&T Bank and U.S. Bank National Association as joint lead arrangers, M&T Bank as administrative agent and nine other commercial banks as participants.  The Company had $106,500 outstanding under the credit facility as of September 30, 2013.  Borrowings under the line of credit bear interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR, plus a spread from 1.00% to 2.00% based on the Company’s leverage ratio.  As of September 30, 2013, based on the Company’s leverage ratio, the spread was 1.15%, and the one-month LIBOR was 0.19%; resulting in an effective rate of 1.34% for the Company.

 

The Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain certain financial ratios and measurements including a limitation on outstanding indebtedness and a minimum interest coverage ratio.  The Company was in compliance with these financial covenants for all periods presented.

 

The Credit Agreement also provides the ability to issue up to $20,000 in letters of credit.  While the issuance of letters of credit does not increase borrowings outstanding under the line of credit, it does reduce the amount available.  At September 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding letters of credit of $5,319 and the amount available on the credit facility was $338,181.

 

6                 FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Financial Instruments Carried at Fair Value

 

The fair value of interest rate swaps, which are more fully described in Note 7, are determined using the market standard of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts (or payments) and the discounted expected variable cash payments (or receipts).  The variable cash payments (or receipts) are based on an expectation of future interest rate forward curves derived from observable market interest rate curves (level 2 inputs, as defined by the authoritative guidance).  The Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements.  The Company has determined that the significant inputs used in this model are observable in active markets, therefore considers the interest rate swap asset valuation of $474 at September 30, 2013 classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value

 

The Company follows the authoritative guidance for fair value measurements when valuing its financial instruments for disclosure purposes.  The valuation of financial instruments requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the fair value of the instruments.

 

Cash and cash equivalents, cash in escrows, accounts receivable, other assets, accounts payable, accrued interest payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, except for interest rate swaps, are all carried at their face amounts, which approximate their fair values due to their relatively short-term nature and high probability of realization.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

6                 FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

 

Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value (continued)

 

The Company determined the fair value of its mortgage notes payable, unsecured term loan, unsecured senior notes and unsecured line of credit facility using a discounted future cash flow technique that incorporates observable market-based inputs, including a market interest yield curve with adjustments for duration, loan to value (level 2 inputs), and risk profile (level 3 inputs).  In determining the market interest yield curve, the Company considered its BBB credit rating (level 2 inputs).  The Company has determined that the significant inputs used in this model are observable in active markets, therefore considers the valuation classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.  At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the fair value of the Company’s total debt, consisting of the mortgage notes, unsecured term loans, unsecured senior notes and unsecured line of credit, amounted to a liability of $2,555,030 and $2,968,865, respectively, compared to its carrying amount of $2,435,590 and $2,777,527, respectively.

 

7                 DERIVATIVE AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

 

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

 

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements.  To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy.  Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.  The Company does not utilize these arrangements for trading or speculative purposes.

 

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

 

On July 19, 2012, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements that effectively convert the one-month LIBOR portion of a $250,000 five-year variable rate unsecured term loan, due on December 8, 2016, from a variable rate of one-month LIBOR plus a spread of 1.00% to 2.00% based on the Company’s leverage ratio to a fixed rate of 0.685% plus the applicable spread.  As further described in Note 4, the $250,000 unsecured term loan was amended to extend the maturity date to August 18, 2018.  The Company has not entered into any additional interest rate swap agreements for the period of December 9, 2016 through August 18, 2018.

 

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:

 

Interest Rate
Derivative

Notional Amount

Fixed Interest Rate

Variable
Interest Rate

Maturity Date

Interest rate swap

$150,000

0.6800%

One-month LIBOR

December 8, 2016

Interest rate swap

$100,000

0.6925%

One-month LIBOR

December 8, 2016

 

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the balance sheets as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

 

 

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

 

 

Asset Derivatives

 

Liability Derivatives

 

 

Balance

 

Fair Value at

 

Balance

 

Fair Value at

 

 

Sheet Location

 

9/30/2013

 

12/31/2012

 

Sheet Location

 

9/30/2013

 

12/31/2012

Interest Rate Swap

 

Other Assets

 

$

474

 

$

-

 

Other Liabilities

 

$

-

 

$

(1,296

)

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

7                 DERIVATIVE AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (continued)

 

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk (continued)

 

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and are subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings.  During 2013 and 2012, such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with certain variable-rate debt.  The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company did not record any hedge ineffectiveness.

 

Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt.  The Company estimates that an additional $1,112 will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income as an increase to interest expense over the next twelve months.

 

The table below details the location in the financial statements of the gain or loss recognized on interest rate derivatives designated as cash flow hedges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income on interest rate derivatives (effective portion)

 

$

(1,519)

 

$

(1,616)

 

$

923

 

$

(1,616)

 

Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income as interest expense (effective portion)

 

$

(300)

 

$

(148)

 

$

(847)

 

$

(148)

 

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

 

Disclosure of Offsetting Derivatives

 

As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the gross amount of derivative assets classified on the balance sheet in other assets was $474 and $0, respectively.  As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the gross amount of derivative liabilities classified on the balance sheet in accrued expenses and other liabilities was $0 and $1,296, respectively.  The Company does not have any derivative instruments offset on the balance sheet or subject to master netting arrangements or similar agreements.

 

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features

 

The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to the swaps.  The Company minimizes this risk exposure by limiting counterparties to major banks who meet established credit and capital guidelines.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

7      DERIVATIVE AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (continued)

 

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features (continued)

 

The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that provide, among other defaults, that if the Company defaults on indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount in excess of $20,000, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, the counterparty could declare the Company in default on its derivative obligations.

 

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had no derivatives in a net liability position, has not posted any collateral related to these agreements and was not in breach of any agreement provisions.

 

8      STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

At-The-Market Equity Offering Programs

 

On September 17, 2010, the Company initiated an At-The-Market (“ATM”) equity offering program through which it was authorized to sell up to 3,600,000 shares of common stock from time to time in ATM offerings or negotiated transactions.  There were no shares issued from this program during 2010 or during the fourth quarter of 2011.  The following summarizes issuances of common stock from this program since inception through the completion of the program on May 11, 2012:

 

 

 

Number of

 

Gross

 

 

 

Average Sales

Period

 

Shares Sold

 

Proceeds

 

Net Proceeds

 

Price

First quarter 2011

 

841,000

 

 

47,524

 

 

46,572

 

 

 

56.51

 

Second quarter 2011

 

1,485,707

 

 

90,102

 

 

88,299

 

 

 

60.65

 

Third quarter 2011

 

877,400

 

 

56,542

 

 

55,273

 

 

 

64.44

 

First quarter 2012

 

188,393

 

 

11,156

 

 

10,897

 

 

 

59.22

 

Second quarter 2012

 

207,500

 

 

13,224

 

 

12,957

 

 

 

63.73

 

Total

 

3,600,000

 

 

218,548

 

 

213,998

 

 

 

60.71

 

 

On May 14, 2012, the Company initiated another ATM equity offering program through which it is authorized to sell up to 4,400,000 shares of common stock from time to time in ATM offerings or negotiated transactions. The following summarizes issuances of common stock from this program since inception through September 30, 2013:

 

 

 

Number of

 

Gross

 

 

 

Average Sales

Period

 

Shares Sold

 

Proceeds

 

Net Proceeds

 

Price

Second quarter 2012

 

698,599

 

 

42,528

 

 

41,617

 

 

 

60.88

 

Third quarter 2012

 

1,262,125

 

 

80,303

 

 

78,682

 

 

 

63.63

 

Fourth quarter 2012

 

10,100

 

 

628

 

 

609

 

 

 

62.18

 

First quarter 2013

 

407,296

 

 

25,855

 

 

25,282

 

 

 

63.48

 

Second quarter 2013

 

52,113

 

 

3,322

 

 

3,236

 

 

 

63.75

 

Total

 

2,430,233

 

 

152,636

 

 

149,426

 

 

 

62.81

 

 

During the third quarter of 2013, there were no shares issued from this program.  As of September 30, 2013, 1,969,767 shares remain available under this ATM program.

 

The Company used the net proceeds from the ATM offerings primarily for general corporate purposes including acquisitions, development and redevelopment of apartment communities.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

8      STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (continued)

 

Public Equity Offering Program

 

On July 9, 2013, the Company issued a prospectus supplement offering 4,427,500 shares of its common stock at a price of $63.00 per share, including 577,500 shares issued pursuant to the exercise in full of an underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares.  Net proceeds were $267,633 after underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses and were used to pay off outstanding indebtedness.  All of the 4,427,500 shares offered were purchased and subsequently delivered on July 12, 2013.

 

Dividends and Distributions

 

On August 23, 2013, the Company paid a dividend in the amount of $0.70 per share of common stock to stockholders of record and a distribution of $0.70 per UPREIT Unit to unitholders of record as of the close of business on August 13, 2013.

 

Stock-based Compensation

 

The Company’s Board of Directors has approved a performance-based equity program for administering awards under the Company’s 2011 Stock Benefit Plan for the executive officers (the “2011 Executive Performance-Based Equity Program”).  It is a subplan of the 2011 Stock Benefit Plan, approved by the stockholders at their 2011 Annual Meeting.  On January 2, 2013, awards in connection with the 2011 Executive Performance-Based Equity Program, with an estimated fair value of $3,653, were granted to executive officers of the Company.  Awards are in the form of restricted stock units with a service condition and three market conditions.  The measurement period for these awards began on January 1, 2013 and will end on December 31, 2015.  Expense attributed to the awards will be recognized based on the underlying vesting conditions of the awards, which substantially vest during the measurement period, taking into account retirement eligibility.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $170 and $2,988, respectively, for the January 2, 2013 awards.

 

On May 7, 2013, the Company granted awards of stock options and restricted stock under the 2011 Plan.  Stock options and restricted stock with an estimated fair value of $492 and $2,312 respectively, were granted to eligible employees of the Company and restricted stock with an estimated fair value of $500 was granted to directors.  The Company recognizes stock-based compensation cost as expense ratably on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.  In determining the service period, the Company considers service requirements, the vesting period and retirement eligibility of the grantee.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $27 and $105 related to the May 7, 2013 stock options, respectively.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $185 and $519 related to the May 7, 2013 restricted stock grants, respectively.

 

Earnings Per Share

 

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed as net income attributable to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur from common shares issuable through stock-based compensation (using the treasury stock method).  The exchange of an UPREIT Unit for a share of common stock has no effect on diluted EPS as unitholders and stockholders effectively share equally in the net income of the Operating Partnership.

 

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(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

8      STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (continued)

 

Earnings Per Share (continued)

 

The reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months

 

Nine Months

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 $

29,624

 

 

 $

22,412

 

 

 $

79,722

 

 

 $

53,940

 

Less: Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

(4,586

)

 

(3,902

)

 

(12,925

)

 

(9,565

)

Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders

 

 $

25,038

 

 

 $

18,510

 

 

 $

66,797

 

 

 $

44,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

 

 $

-

 

 

 $

21,677

 

 

 $

44,627

 

 

 $

25,639

 

Less: Discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

-

 

 

(3,774

)

 

(7,470

)

 

(4,486

)

Discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders

 

 $

-

 

 

 $

17,903

 

 

 $

37,157

 

 

 $

21,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

56,370,122

 

 

50,255,152

 

 

53,444,202

 

 

49,218,703

 

Effect of dilutive stock options

 

455,360

 

 

588,992

 

 

503,368

 

 

563,024

 

Effect of restricted shares and restricted stock units

 

118,324

 

 

90,009

 

 

103,940

 

 

66,702

 

Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

56,943,806

 

 

50,934,153

 

 

54,051,510

 

 

49,848,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 $

0.44

 

 

 $

0.37

 

 

 $

1.25

 

 

 $

0.90

 

Discontinued operations

 

-

 

 

0.35

 

 

0.70

 

 

0.43

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

 $

0.44

 

 

 $

0.72

 

 

 $

1.95

 

 

 $

1.33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 $

0.44

 

 

 $

0.36

 

 

 $

1.23

 

 

 $

0.89

 

Discontinued operations

 

-

 

 

0.35

 

 

0.69

 

 

0.42

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

 $

0.44

 

 

 $

0.71

 

 

 $

1.92

 

 

 $

1.31

 

 

Unexercised stock options to purchase 418,169 and 386,609 shares of the Company’s common stock for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and 407,649 and 386,609 shares of the Company’s common stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, were not included in the computations of diluted EPS because the effects would be antidilutive.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

9              SEGMENT REPORTING

 

The Company is engaged in the ownership and management of market rate apartment communities.  Each apartment community is considered a separate operating segment.  Each segment on a standalone basis is less than 10% of the revenues, net operating income and assets of the combined reported operating segment and meets a majority of the aggregation criteria under authoritative guidance.  The operating segments are aggregated as Core and Non-core properties.

 

Non-segment revenue to reconcile to total revenue consists of other income.  Non-segment assets to reconcile to total assets consists of cash and cash equivalents, cash in escrows, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, deferred charges and other assets.

 

Core properties consist of apartment communities which have been owned more than one full calendar year.  Therefore, the Core properties represent communities owned as of January 1, 2012.  Non-core properties consist of apartment communities acquired, developed or redeveloped during 2012 and 2013, such that comparable operating results are not available.

 

The Company assesses and measures segment operating results based on a performance measure referred to as net operating income.  Net operating income is defined as total revenues less operating and maintenance expenses.  The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Notes 1, 2 and 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

The revenues and net operating income for each of the reportable segments are summarized as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

 

 

 

Three Months

 

Nine Months

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core properties

 

 $

154,221

 

 

 $

150,309

 

 

 $

463,793

 

 

 $

448,816

 

Non-core properties

 

12,385

 

 

11,424

 

 

36,084

 

 

20,397

 

Reconciling items

 

207

 

 

32

 

 

671

 

 

63

 

Total revenues

 

 $

166,813

 

 

 $

161,765

 

 

 $

500,548

 

 

 $

469,276

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core properties

 

 $

99,643

 

 

 $

96,507

 

 

 $

296,153

 

 

 $

283,894

 

Non-core properties

 

8,108

 

 

7,500

 

 

23,426

 

 

13,076

 

Reconciling items

 

207

 

 

32

 

 

671

 

 

63

 

Net operating income, including reconciling items

 

107,958

 

 

104,039

 

 

320,250

 

 

297,033

 

General and administrative expenses

 

(6,152

)

 

(8,018

)

 

(22,572

)

 

(27,367

)

Interest expense

 

(28,161

)

 

(31,874

)

 

(88,048

)

 

(92,766

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(44,005

)

 

(41,720

)

 

(129,860

)

 

(120,234

)

Other expenses

 

(16

)

 

(15

)

 

(48

)

 

(2,726

)

Income from continuing operations

 

 $

29,624

 

 

 $

22,412

 

 

 $

79,722

 

 

 $

53,940

 

 

The assets for each of the reportable segments are summarized as follows as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

Assets

 

2013

 

2012

Apartment communities

 

 

 

 

Core properties

 

 

 $

3,725,911

 

 

 $

3,754,000

Non-core properties

 

 

604,200

 

 

592,386

Reconciling items

 

 

90,774

 

 

105,106

Total assets

 

 

 $

4,420,885

 

 

 $

4,451,492

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

10          DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

The Company reports its property dispositions as discontinued operations as prescribed by the authoritative guidance.  Pursuant to the definition of a component of an entity, assuming no significant continuing involvement by the former owner after the sale, the sale of an apartment community is considered a discontinued operation.  In addition, apartment communities classified as held for sale are also considered discontinued operations.  The Company generally considers assets to be held for sale when all significant contingencies surrounding the closing have been resolved, which often corresponds with the actual closing date.

 

Included in discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 are the operating results of three apartment communities sold in separate transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 (the “2013 Disposed Communities”).  Included in discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are the operating results of six apartment communities sold in separate transactions during the year ended December 31, 2012 (“2012 Disposed Communities”) and the 2013 Disposed Communities.  For purposes of the discontinued operations presentation, the Company only includes interest expense and losses from early extinguishment of debt associated with specific mortgage indebtedness of the properties that are sold or held for sale.

 

A summary of 2013 community dispositions is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

 

 

Apartment Community

 

Region

 

Date Sold

 

Units

 

Sales Price

 

Gain on Sale

South Bay Manor

 

Long Island

 

3/14/2013

 

 

61

 

 

 

$

11,100

 

 

$

5,222

Falkland Chase

 

Washington, D.C.

 

3/29/2013

 

 

450

 

 

 

98,000

 

 

36,511

Castle Club

 

Philadelphia

 

4/10/2013

 

 

158

 

 

 

15,000

 

 

3,307

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

669

 

 

 

$

124,100

 

 

$

45,040

 

The results of discontinued operations are summarized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months

 

Nine Months

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

$

-

 

$

6,724

 

$

2,512

 

 $

20,510

Property other income

 

-

 

691

 

351

 

2,072

Total revenues

 

-

 

7,415

 

2,863

 

22,582

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating and maintenance

 

-

 

2,722

 

952

 

8,203

Interest expense (1)

 

-

 

996

 

1,741

 

3,158

Depreciation and amortization

 

-

 

1,687

 

547

 

5,249

Total expenses

 

-

 

5,405

 

3,240

 

16,610

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

-

 

2,010

 

(377

)

5,972

Gain on disposition of property

 

-

 

19,667

 

45,004

 

19,667

Discontinued operations

 

$

-

 

$

21,677

 

$

44,627

 

 $

25,639

 

(1)     Includes debt extinguishment costs and other one-time costs of $1,416 incurred as a result of repaying property specific debt triggered upon sale for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

11   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Letters of Credit

 

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had issued $5,319 in letters of credit, which were provided under the Company’s $450,000 unsecured Credit Agreement.  The letters of credit were required to be issued under certain construction projects, workers’ compensation and health insurance policies.

 

Debt Covenants

 

The unsecured notes payable and unsecured Credit Agreement require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios and measurements including a limitation on outstanding indebtedness and a minimum interest coverage ratio. The Company was in compliance with these financial ratios for all periods presented.

 

Included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are assets of its subsidiary Home Properties Fair Oaks, LLC, owner of The Courts at Fair Oaks, Fairfax County, VA, that are pledged as collateral for specific indebtedness and are not available to satisfy any other obligations of the Company.

 

Tax Protection Obligations

 

In connection with various UPREIT transactions, the Company agreed to maintain certain levels of nonrecourse debt for a period of 7 to 10 years associated with the contributed properties acquired.  In addition, the Company restricted its ability to sell certain contributed properties (8% of the owned portfolio at September 30, 2013) for a contract period of 7 to 10 years except through a tax deferred Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 like-kind exchange.  The remaining terms on the levels of nonrecourse debt and sale restrictions range from 4 months to 3.75 years.

 

Limited Partnership

 

For periods before October 13, 2010, the Company, through its general partnership interest in an affordable property limited partnership, had guaranteed certain low income housing tax credits to limited partners in this partnership through 2015 totaling approximately $3,000.  The Company’s general partner interest in this entity was sold on October 13, 2010.  The tax credit guarantee was reduced to a $3,000 secondary guarantee.  As of September 30, 2013, there were no known conditions that would make such payments necessary relating to the secondary tax credit guarantee; therefore, no liability has been recorded in the financial statements.

 

Contingencies

 

The Company is not a party to any legal proceedings that are expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial position or results of operations.  The Company is subject to a variety of legal actions for personal injury or property damage arising in the ordinary course of its business, most of which are covered by liability insurance. Various claims of employment and resident discrimination are also periodically brought, most of which also are covered by insurance.  While the resolution of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of such legal proceedings and claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial position or results of operations.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

12   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On October 15, 2013, the Company sold a property located in the Washington, D.C. region with a total of 344 units for $68,000. A gain on sale of approximately $36,000 will be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2013 related to this sale.

 

On October 30, 2013, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.70 per share on the Company’s common stock and approved a distribution of $0.70 per UPREIT Unit for the quarter ended September 30, 2013.  The dividend and distribution are payable November 22, 2013, to stockholders and unitholders of record on November 12, 2013.

 

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ITEM 2.                        MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This discussion contains forward-looking statements.  Historical results and percentage relationships set forth in the consolidated financial statements, including trends which might appear, should not be taken as indicative of future operations.  The Company considers portions of the information to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both as amended, with respect to the Company’s expectations for future periods.  Some examples of forward-looking statements include statements related to acquisitions (including any related pro forma financial information), future capital expenditures, potential development and redevelopment opportunities, projected costs and rental rates for development and redevelopment projects, financing sources and availability, and the effects of environmental and other regulations.  Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved.  Factors that may cause actual results to differ include general economic and local real estate conditions, the weather and other conditions that might affect operating expenses, the timely completion of repositioning activities and development within anticipated budgets, the actual pace of future development, acquisitions and sales, and continued access to capital to fund growth.  For this purpose, any statements contained in this Form 10-Q that are not statements of historical fact should be considered to be forward-looking statements.  Some of the words used to identify forward-looking statements include “believes”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “expects”, “seeks”, “estimates”, “intends”, and any other similar expressions.  Readers should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Company’s control and could materially affect the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

General

 

The Company’s principal liquidity demands are expected to be distributions to the common stockholders and holders of UPREIT Units, capital improvements and repairs and maintenance for its properties, acquisition and development of additional properties and debt repayments.  The Company may also acquire equity ownership in other public or private companies that own and manage portfolios of apartment communities.

 

The Company intends to meet its short-term liquidity requirements through net cash flows provided by operating activities and its existing bank unsecured line of credit, described below.  The Company considers its ability to generate cash to be adequate to meet all operating requirements, including availability to pay dividends to its stockholders and make distributions to its Unit holders in accordance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, applicable to REITs.

 

To the extent that the Company does not satisfy its short-term liquidity requirements through net cash flows provided by operating activities and its existing bank unsecured line of credit, it intends to satisfy such requirements through proceeds from the sale of properties, from the issuance of unsecured senior notes and from the issuance of its common stock through its equity offering programs, described below.

 

In 2000, the Company obtained an investment grade rating from Fitch, Inc.  The rating in effect at September 30, 2013 is a corporate credit rating of “BBB” (Triple B), which was reaffirmed on June 25, 2013.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)

 

Cash Flow Summary

 

The Company’s cash flow activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, are summarized as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

220

 

$

198

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(62)

 

(450)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(167)

 

252

 

The Company’s net cash flow from operating activities was $220 million in the first nine months of 2013 compared to $198 million in the first nine months of 2012.  The $22 million increase was primarily due to more profitable operations and the full period impact of properties acquired during 2012, as more fully described under the heading  “Results of Operations” below.

 

Cash used in investing activities was $62 million during 2013.  Cash used in investing activities was $450 million in 2012.  The cash outflow for a purchase of a land parcel for development was $28 million in 2013 including predevelopment and closing costs of $1 million, which is further described under the heading “Development” below.  Cash outflows for capital improvements to properties including redevelopment were $108 million in 2013 compared to $121 million in 2012.  The investments in both periods reflect management’s strategy to continually reposition and perform selective rehabilitation in markets that are able to support rent increases.  Cash outflows for additions to construction in progress were $48 million in 2013 for on-going construction activities at Eleven55 Ripley, The Courts at Spring Mill Station, and a land parcel located in Tysons Corner, Virginia as compared to $39 million in 2012 for The Apartments at Cobblestone Square, Eleven55 Ripley, and The Courts at Spring Mill Station.  Proceeds from the disposition of properties during 2013 were $121 million.  Proceeds for the disposition of properties during the third quarter 2012 were held in escrow as of September 30, 2012 pending the completion of a tax-free exchange.  Current year dispositions are further described under the heading “Dispositions” below.  During 2012, the Company had cash outflows of $290 million for the purchase of three properties with a total 2,018 units.

 

Net cash used in financing activities totaled $167 million in 2013.  Cash flows from the sale of common stock under the public offering of $268 million, the ATM offerings of $28 million and proceeds from stock option exercises of $16 million combined with proceeds from unsecured notes payable of $25 million during the period were used for payoff of mortgages of $260 million, scheduled payments of mortgages of $26 million, repayment on the line of credit of $56 million, repayment of unsecured notes payable of $25 million and distributions paid to stockholders and UPREIT unitholders of $135 million.  Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $252 million in 2012.  Cash flows from the sale of common stock under the ATM offerings of $144 million and proceeds from stock option exercises of $16 million combined with line of credit proceeds of $126 million and proceeds from unsecured notes payable of $150 million during the period were used for payoff of mortgages of $33 million, scheduled payments of mortgages of $27 million, and distributions paid to stockholders and UPREIT unitholders of $118 million.

 

Unsecured Line of Credit

 

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had a $450 million unsecured line of credit agreement with M&T Bank and U.S. Bank National Association, as joint lead banks, and nine other participating commercial banks, with an initial maturity date of August 18, 2017 and a one-year extension at the Company’s option.  The Company had $106.5 million outstanding under the credit facility as of September 30, 2013.  The line of credit agreement provides the ability to issue up to $20 million in letters of credit.  While the issuance of letters of credit does not increase the borrowings outstanding under the line of credit, it does reduce the amount available.  At September 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding letters of credit of $5.3 million resulting in the amount available on the credit facility of $338.2 million.  Borrowings under the line of credit bear interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR, plus a spread from 1.00% to 2.00% based on the Company’s leverage ratio.  As of September 30, 2013, based on the Company’s leverage ratio, the spread was 1.15%, and the one-month LIBOR was 0.19%; resulting in an effective rate of 1.34% for the Company.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)

 

Unsecured Line of Credit (continued)

 

The unsecured line of credit has not been used for long-term financing but adds a certain amount of flexibility, especially in meeting the Company’s acquisition goals.  Many times it is easier to temporarily finance an acquisition, development or stock repurchases by short-term use of the line of credit, with long-term secured and unsecured financing or other sources of capital replenishing the line of credit availability.

 

Unsecured Term Loans

 

On December 9, 2011, the Company entered into a $250 million five-year unsecured term loan with M&T Bank as lead bank, and ten other participating lenders.  The term loan generated net proceeds of $248 million, after fees and closing costs, which were used to pay off an unsecured term loan, purchase an unencumbered property and acquire land for future development. The loan bears monthly interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR, plus a spread from 1.00% to 2.00% based on the Company’s leverage ratio.  On July 19, 2012, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements with major financial institutions that effectively convert the variable LIBOR portion of this loan to a fixed rate of 0.685% through December 8, 2016.  As of September 30, 2013, based on the Company’s leverage ratio, the spread was 1.15%, and the swapped one-month LIBOR was 0.685%; resulting in an effective rate of 1.84% for the Company.  On August 19, 2013, the Company amended the term loan agreement to extend the maturity date to August 18, 2018.  No other changes were made to the terms of the unsecured term loan.  The Company has not entered into any additional interest rate swap agreements for the period of December 9, 2016 through August 18, 2018, although may do so in the future.  The loan has covenants that align with the unsecured line of credit facility.

 

On June 28, 2013, the Company entered into an unsecured loan agreement with M&T Bank with a September 30, 2013 maturity date.  The note had a maximum principal amount of $75 million with monthly interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR, plus a spread from 1.00% to 2.00% based on the Company’s leverage ratio.  On June 28, 2013, the Company borrowed $25 million which was repaid in its entirety on July 12, 2013.  Proceeds from this term loan were utilized to partially fund the repayment of secured debt.  On August 19, 2013, the loan commitment was terminated in connection with an amendment to the unsecured line of credit, as more fully described in Note 5 to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q.

 

Unsecured Senior Notes

 

On December 19, 2011, the Company issued $150 million of unsecured senior notes.  The notes were offered in a private placement in two series: Series A: $90 million with a seven-year term due December 19, 2018 at a fixed interest rate of 4.46% (“Series A”); and, Series B: $60 million with a ten-year term due December 19, 2021 at a fixed interest rate of 5.00% (“Series B”).  The net proceeds of $89 million and $60 million for Series A and Series B, respectively, after fees and closing costs, were used to purchase an unencumbered property and pay off a maturing mortgage note.  The notes require semiannual interest payments on June 19 and December 19 of each year until maturity and are subject to various covenants and maintenance of certain financial ratios.  Although the covenants of the notes do not duplicate all the covenants of the unsecured line of credit facility, any covenants applicable to both the notes and the line are identical.

 

On June 27, 2012, the Company issued a private placement note in the amount of $50 million with a seven-year term, a fixed interest rate of 4.16% and a June 27, 2019 due date.  The note requires semiannual interest payments on June 27 and December 27 of each year until maturity and is subject to various covenants and maintenance of certain financial ratios.  Although the covenants of the note do not duplicate all the covenants of the unsecured line of credit facility, any covenants applicable to both the note and the line are identical.

 

Indebtedness

 

As of September 30, 2013, the weighted average interest rate on the Company’s total indebtedness of $2.4 billion was 4.54% with staggered maturities ranging from 6 months to 15.3 years and averaging approximately 4.7 years.  Approximately 91% of total indebtedness is at fixed rates, including the $250 million unsecured term loan subject to interest rate swap agreements.  This limits the exposure to changes in interest rates, minimizing the effect of interest rate fluctuations on the Company’s results of operations and cash flows.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)

 

Unencumbered Assets

 

The value of the unencumbered asset pool (as calculated pursuant to the covenants of the line of credit agreement) was increased to 46% as of September 30, 2013 compared to 38% at the end of 2012.  Higher levels of unsecured assets add borrowing flexibility because more capacity is available for unsecured debt under the terms of the Company’s unsecured line of credit agreement, and/or for the issuance of additional unsecured senior notes.  It also permits the Company to place secured financing on unencumbered assets if desired.

 

UPREIT Units

 

The Company believes that the issuance of UPREIT Units for property acquisitions will continue to be a potential source of capital for the Company.  During 2012 and continuing through September 30, 2013, there were no UPREIT Units issued for property acquisitions.

 

Universal Shelf Registration

 

On February 28, 2013, the Company filed a Form S-3 universal shelf registration statement with the SEC that registers the issuance, from time to time, of common stock, preferred stock or debt securities.  The Company may offer and sell securities issued pursuant to the universal shelf registration statement after a prospectus supplement, describing the type of security and amount being offered, is filed with the SEC.  Sales of common stock under the Company’s equity offerings on or after February 28, 2013 described below were made under this registration statement.

 

On March 3, 2010, the Company filed a Form S-3 universal shelf registration statement with the SEC having substantially the same provisions and purposes as the February 2013 registration statement.  The registration statement was set to expire in March 2013.  Sales of common stock under the Company’s equity offerings from September 2010 to February 27, 2013 as described below were made under this registration statement.

 

At-the-Market Equity Offering Programs

 

On September 17, 2010, the Company initiated an “At-the-Market” (“ATM”) equity offering program through which it was authorized to sell up to 3.6 million shares of common stock from time to time in ATM offerings or negotiated transactions.  From September 2010 through completion of the offering in May 2012, the Company issued 3.6 million shares of common stock at an average price per share of $60.71, for aggregate gross proceeds of $218.5 million and aggregate net proceeds of $214.0 million after deducting commissions and other transaction costs of $4.5 million.

 

On May 14, 2012, the Company filed a prospectus supplement with respect to another ATM equity offering program, with similar terms and conditions as the September 2010 program, through which it is authorized to sell up to 4.4 million shares of common stock, from time to time in ATM offerings or negotiated transactions.  As of September 30, 2013, the Company issued 2,430,233 shares of common stock at an average price per share of $62.81, for aggregate gross proceeds of $152.6 million and aggregate net proceeds of $149.4 million after deducting commissions and other transaction costs of $3.2 million and approximately 2.0 million shares remain available.

 

The Company used the net proceeds from the ATM offerings primarily for general corporate purposes including acquisitions, development and redevelopment of apartment communities.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)

 

Public Equity Offering Program

 

On July 9, 2013, the Company issued a prospectus supplement offering 4.4 million shares of its common stock at a price of $63.00 per share, including 0.6 million shares issued pursuant to the exercise in full of an underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares.  Net proceeds were $267.6 million after underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses.  All of the 4.4 million shares offered were purchased and subsequently delivered on July 12, 2013.  The net proceeds were used to pay off outstanding indebtedness.

 

Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan (“DRIP”)

 

The Company’s DRIP provides the stockholders of the Company an opportunity to automatically invest their cash dividends in additional shares of common stock.  In addition, eligible participants may make monthly payments or other voluntary cash investments in shares of common stock.  The maximum monthly investment permitted without prior Company approval is currently $10,000.  The Company can meet share demand under the DRIP through stock repurchases by the transfer agent in the open market on the Company’s behalf or new stock issuances.  Management monitors the relationship between the Company’s stock price and its estimated net asset value (“NAV”).  During times when the difference between these two values is small, resulting in little dilution of NAV by common stock issuances, the Company can choose to issue new shares.  At times when the gap between NAV and stock price is greater, the Company has the flexibility to satisfy the demand for DRIP shares with stock repurchased by the transfer agent in the open market.  In addition, the Company can issue waivers to DRIP participants to provide for investments in excess of the $10,000 maximum monthly investment.  No such waivers were granted during 2012 or 2013.

 

Stock Repurchase Program

 

The Company has a stock repurchase program, approved by its Board of Directors (the “Board”), under which it may repurchase shares of its common stock or UPREIT Units (the “Company Program”).  The shares and units may be repurchased through open market or privately negotiated transactions at the discretion of Company management.  The Board’s action did not establish a target stock price or a specific timetable for repurchase.  There were no repurchases under the Company Program during 2012 and through September 30, 2013.  The remaining authorization level as of September 30, 2013 is 2.3 million shares and UPREIT Units, collectively.  The Company will continue to monitor stock prices relative to the NAV to determine the current best use of capital among our major uses of capital: stock buybacks, debt paydown to increase the pool of unencumbered properties, acquisitions, rehabilitation and redevelopment of existing properties and development of new properties.

 

Dispositions

 

On March 14, 2013, the Company sold an apartment community located in the Long Island region with a total of 61 units for $11.1 million. A gain on sale of $5.2 million was recorded in the first quarter of 2013 related to this sale.

 

On March 29, 2013, the Company sold an apartment community located in the Washington, D.C. region with a total of 450 units for $98.0 million.  A gain on sale of $35.2 million was recorded in the first quarter of 2013 related to this sale.  An additional gain of $1.35 million, which was deferred at March 31, 2013 pending certain approvals, was recorded in the second quarter of 2013 upon obtaining of the approvals and the release of the proceeds held in escrow, for a total gain of $36.5 million.

 

On April 10, 2013, the Company sold an apartment community located in the Philadelphia region with a total of 158 units for $15.0 million. A gain on sale of $3.3 million was recorded in the second quarter of 2013 related to this sale.

 

On October 15, 2013, the Company sold a property located in the Washington, D.C. region with a total of 344 units for $68.0 million. A gain on sale of approximately $36.0 million will be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2013 related to this sale.

 

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Development

 

Current Development Projects

 

Eleven55 Ripley, a 379 unit high rise development consisting of two buildings, a 21 story high-rise and a 5 story mid-rise, is located in Silver Spring, Maryland.  Construction commenced in the fourth quarter of 2011, and is expected to continue through mid-2014 with initial occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2013.  The construction in progress for this development was $94.1 million as of September 30, 2013 and the total estimated cost is $111 million.

 

The Courts at Spring Mill Station, a 385 unit development consisting of two buildings, being built in a combination donut/podium style, is located in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.  Construction commenced in the second quarter of 2012, and is expected to continue through 2014 with initial occupancy in the first quarter of 2014.  The construction in progress for this development was $36.6 million as of September 30, 2013 and the total estimated cost is $89 million.

 

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company purchased a land parcel located in Tysons Corner, Virginia within a development known as Arbor Row.  This project, referred to as Westpark Tysons, involves development in two phases of a residential community with wood-framed mid-rise and concrete high-rise buildings containing a combined 694 units with a total projected cost of $232 million.  The construction in progress for this development, consisting primarily of land value, was $32.8 million as of September 30, 2013.

 

Redevelopment

 

The Company has one project under redevelopment.  Arbor Park, located in Alexandria, Virginia, has 851 garden apartments in fifty-two buildings built in 1967.  The Company plans to extensively renovate all of the units over several years on a building by building basis.  As of September 30, 2013, there was one building with 36 units under renovation and thirty-six buildings with 559 units completed and 528 units occupied.  As of September 30, 2013, rents in the renovated units were averaging $1,681 compared to $1,374 for the existing non-renovated units.  The Company has incurred costs of $20 million for the renovation as of September 30, 2013, which is included in buildings, improvements and equipment.  The entire project is expected to be completed in 2015 for a total estimated cost of $30 million.

 

Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments

 

The primary obligations of the Company relate to its borrowings under the unsecured line of credit, unsecured notes and mortgage notes.  The Company’s line of credit matures in August 2017 (not including a one-year extension at the option of the Company), and had $107 million in loans and letters of credit totaling $5.3 million outstanding at September 30, 2013.  The $450 million in unsecured notes have maturities ranging from 5.2 years to 8.2 years.  The $1.9 billion in mortgage notes payable have varying maturities ranging from 6 months to 15.3 years.  The weighted average interest rate of the Company’s secured debt was 5.08% at September 30, 2013.  The weighted average rate of interest on the Company’s total indebtedness of $2.4 billion at September 30, 2013 was 4.54%.

 

The Company leases its corporate and regional office space from non-affiliated third parties.  The rent for the corporate office space is a gross rent that includes real estate taxes and common area maintenance.  The regional office leases are net leases which require an annual base rent plus a pro-rata portion of real estate taxes.

 

The Company has a secondary guarantee through 2015 on certain low income housing tax credits to limited partners in a partnership in which it previously was a general partner totaling approximately $3 million.  With respect to the guarantee of the low income housing tax credits, the new unrelated general partner assumed operating deficit guarantee and primary tax credit guarantee positions.  The Company believes the property’s operations conform to the applicable requirements and does not anticipate any payment on the guarantee; therefore, no liability has been recorded in the financial statements.

 

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Capital Improvements (dollars in thousands, except unit and per unit data)

 

The Company’s policy is to capitalize costs related to the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, construction and improvement of properties.  Capital improvements are costs that increase the value and extend the useful life of an asset.  Ordinary repair and maintenance costs that do not extend the useful life of the asset are expensed as incurred.  Costs incurred on a lease turnover due to normal wear and tear by the resident are expensed on the turn.  Recurring capital improvements typically include appliances, carpeting and flooring, HVAC equipment, kitchen and bath cabinets, new roofs, site improvements and various exterior building improvements.  Non-recurring revenue generating upgrades include community centers, new windows, and kitchen and bath apartment upgrades.  Revenue generating capital improvements are expected to directly result in increased rental earnings or expense savings.  The Company capitalizes interest and certain internal personnel costs related to the communities under rehabilitation and construction.

 

The Company estimates, that on an annual basis, $848 per apartment unit is spent on recurring capital expenditures.  During the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, approximately $212 per apartment unit was estimated to be spent on recurring capital expenditures.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, approximately $636 per apartment unit was estimated to be spent on recurring capital expenditures.

 

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Capital Improvements (continued)

 

The table below summarizes the actual total capital improvements incurred by major categories for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 and an estimate of the breakdown of total capital improvements by major categories between recurring, and non-recurring revenue generating, capital improvements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as follows:

 

 

 

For the three months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring

 

Per

 

Recurring

 

Per

 

Capital

 

Per

 

Capital

 

Per

 

 

 

Cap Ex

 

Unit(a)

 

Cap Ex

 

Unit(a)

 

Improvements

 

Unit(a)

 

Improvements

 

Unit(a)

 

New buildings

 

 $

-

 

 $

-

 

 $

125

 

 $

3

 

 $

125

 

 $

3

 

 $

444

 

 $

11

 

Major building improvements

 

1,326

 

32

 

5,663

 

139

 

6,989

 

171

 

7,893

 

193

 

Roof replacements

 

377

 

9

 

664

 

16

 

1,041

 

25

 

1,658

 

41

 

Site improvements

 

612

 

15

 

4,393

 

108

 

5,005

 

123

 

5,595

 

137

 

Apartment upgrades

 

1,099

 

27

 

11,679

 

286

 

12,778

 

313

 

15,585

 

382

 

Appliances

 

2,012

 

49

 

-

 

-

 

2,012

 

49

 

2,410

 

59

 

Carpeting, flooring

 

2,224

 

55

 

2,317

 

57

 

4,541

 

112

 

4,802

 

118

 

HVAC, mechanicals

 

796

 

20

 

5,561

 

136

 

6,357

 

156

 

3,977

 

97

 

Miscellaneous

 

204

 

5

 

626

 

15

 

830

 

20

 

1,245

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 $

8,650

 

 $

212

 

 $

31,028

 

 $

760

 

 $

39,678

 

 $

972

 

 $

43,609

 

 $

1,069

 

 

(a)     Calculated using the weighted average number of apartment units, including 38,784 core units, and 2012 acquisition units of 2,018 for the three months ended September 30, 2013; and 38,784 core units, and 2012 acquisition units of 2,018 for the three months ended September 30, 2012.

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring

 

Per

 

Recurring

 

Per

 

Capital

 

Per

 

Capital

 

Per

 

 

 

Cap Ex

 

Unit(a)

 

Cap Ex

 

Unit(a)

 

Improvements

 

Unit(a)

 

Improvements

 

Unit(a)

 

New buildings

 

 $

-

 

 $

-

 

 $

279

 

 $

7

 

 $

279

 

 $

7

 

 $

1,145

 

 $

29

 

Major building improvements

 

3,978

 

97

 

13,973

 

342

 

17,951

 

439

 

18,057

 

456

 

Roof replacements

 

1,132

 

28

 

1,974

 

48

 

3,106

 

76

 

3,652

 

92

 

Site improvements

 

1,836

 

45

 

8,309

 

204

 

10,145

 

249

 

13,756

 

347

 

Apartment upgrades

 

4,232

 

104

 

26,748

 

656

 

30,980

 

760

 

40,018

 

1,011

 

Appliances

 

5,101

 

125

 

5

 

-

 

5,106

 

125

 

6,192

 

156

 

Carpeting, flooring

 

6,671

 

163

 

3,781

 

93

 

10,452

 

256

 

11,568

 

292

 

HVAC, mechanicals

 

2,387

 

59

 

11,615

 

285

 

14,002

 

344

 

10,555

 

267

 

Miscellaneous

 

612

 

15

 

2,328

 

57

 

2,940

 

72

 

3,815

 

96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 $

25,949

 

 $

636

 

 $

69,012

 

 $

1,692

 

 $

94,961

 

 $

2,328

 

 $

108,758

 

 $

2,746

 

 

(a)     Calculated using the weighted average number of apartment units, including 38,784 core units, and 2012 acquisition units of 2,018 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013; and 38,784 core units, and 2012 acquisition units of 818 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

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Capital Improvements (continued)

 

The schedule below summarizes the breakdown of total capital improvements between core and non-core as follows:

 

 

 

For the three months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring

 

Per

 

Recurring

 

Per

 

Capital

 

Per

 

Capital

 

Per

 

 

 

Cap Ex

 

Unit(a)

 

Cap Ex

 

Unit(a)

 

Improvements

 

Unit(a)

 

Improvements

 

Unit(a)

 

Core Communities

 

 $

8,222

 

 $

212

 

 $

28,601

 

 $

737

 

 $

36,823

 

 $

949

 

 $

42,017

 

 $

1,083

 

2012 Acquisition Communities

 

428

 

212

 

2,427

 

1,203

 

2,855

 

1,415

 

1,592

 

789

 

Sub-total

 

8,650

 

212

 

31,028

 

760

 

39,678

 

972

 

43,609

 

1,069

 

2013 Disposed Communities

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

244

 

365

 

2012 Disposed Communities

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

394

 

257

 

Corporate office expenditures(b)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

664

 

-

 

506

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 $

8,650

 

 $

212

 

 $

31,028

 

 $

760

 

 $

40,342

 

 $

972

 

 $

44,753

 

 $

1,029

 

 

(a)     Calculated using the weighted average number of apartment units, including 38,784 core units, and 2012 acquisition units of 2,018 for the three months ended September 30, 2013; and 38,784 core units, 2012 acquisition units of 2,018, 2012 disposed units of 1,531, and 2013 disposed units of 669 for the three months ended September 30, 2012.

 

(b)    No distinction is made between recurring and non-recurring expenditures for corporate office.  Corporate office expenditures include principally computer hardware, software, office furniture, fixtures and leasehold improvements.  Corporate office expenditures are excluded from per unit figures.

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring

 

Per

 

Recurring

 

Per

 

Capital

 

Per

 

Capital

 

Per

 

 

 

Cap Ex

 

Unit(a)

 

Cap Ex

 

Unit(a)

 

Improvements

 

Unit(a)

 

Improvements

 

Unit(a)

 

Core Communities

 

 $

24,667

 

 $

636

 

 $

64,493

 

 $

1,663

 

 $

89,160

 

 $

2,299

 

 $

107,128

 

 $

2,762

 

2012 Acquisition Communities

 

1,282

 

636

 

4,519

 

2,239

 

5,801

 

2,875

 

1,630

 

1,993

 

Sub-total

 

25,949

 

636

 

69,012

 

1,692

 

94,961

 

2,328

 

108,758

 

2,746

 

2013 Disposed Communities

 

63

 

289

 

-

 

-

 

63

 

289

 

954

 

1,426

 

2012 Disposed Communities

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,715

 

1,089

 

Corporate office expenditures(b)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,830

 

-

 

2,065

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 $

26,012

 

 $

636

 

 $

69,012

 

 $

1,692

 

 $

96,854

 

 $

2,316

 

 $

113,492

 

 $

2,663

 

 

(a)     Calculated using the weighted average number of apartment units, including 38,784 core units, 2012 acquisition units of 2,018, and 2013 disposed units of 219 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013; and 38,784 core units, 2012 acquisition units of 818, 2012 disposed units of 1,574, and 2013 disposed units of 669 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

(b)    No distinction is made between recurring and non-recurring expenditures for corporate office.  Corporate office expenditures include principally computer hardware, software, office furniture, fixtures and leasehold improvements.  Corporate office expenditures are excluded from per unit figures.

 

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Results of Operations (dollars in thousands, except unit and per unit data)

 

Net operating income (“NOI”) falls within the definition of “non-GAAP financial measure” set forth in Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K and, as a result, the Company is required to include in this report a statement disclosing the reasons why management believes that presentation of this measure provides useful information to investors.  The Company believes that NOI is helpful to investors as a supplemental measure of the operating performance of a real estate company because it is a direct measure of the actual operating results of the Company’s apartment communities.  In addition, the apartment communities are valued and sold in the market by using a multiple of NOI.  The Company uses this measure to compare its performance to that of its peer group.  For a reconciliation of NOI to income from continuing operations, please refer to Note 9 to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q.

 

Summary of Core Properties

 

The Company had 113 apartment communities with 38,784 units which were owned during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (the “Core Properties”).  The Company has one property with 851 units undergoing significant renovations that began in 2011; therefore, the operating results for 2013 are not comparable to 2012 due to those units being taken out of service during the redevelopment period (the “Redevelopment Property”).  The Company acquired three apartment communities with 2,018 units and had another 314 units become available to rent at one development community during 2012 (the “Acquisition Communities”).  The inclusion of these acquired and developed communities generally accounted for the significant changes in operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

A summary of the net operating income for Core Properties is as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months

 

Nine Months

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

$
Change

 

%
Change

 

2013

 

2012

 

$
Change

 

%
Change

 

Rent

 

 $

142,551

 

 $

138,920

 

 $

3,631

 

2.6%

 

 $

425,909

 

 $

412,137

 

 $

13,772

 

3.3%

 

Utility recovery revenue

 

4,688

 

4,717

 

(29)

 

 

(0.6%)

 

17,134

 

16,497

 

637

 

 

3.9%

 

Rent including recoveries

 

147,239

 

143,637

 

3,602

 

 

2.5%

 

443,043

 

428,634

 

14,409

 

 

3.4%

 

Property other income

 

6,982

 

6,672

 

310

 

 

4.6%

 

20,750

 

20,182

 

568

 

 

2.8%

 

Total revenue

 

154,221

 

150,309

 

3,912

 

 

2.6%

 

463,793

 

448,816

 

14,977

 

 

3.3%

 

Operating and maintenance

 

(54,578)

 

(53,802)

 

(776)

 

 

(1.4%)

 

(167,640)

 

(164,922)

 

(2,718)

 

 

(1.6%)

 

Net operating income

 

 $

99,643

 

 $

96,507

 

 $

3,136

 

 

3.2%

 

 $

296,153

 

 $

283,894

 

 $

12,259

 

 

4.3%

 

 

A summary of the net operating income for the Company as a whole is as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months

 

Nine Months

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

$
Change

 

%
Change

 

2013

 

2012

 

$
Change

 

%
Change

 

Rent

 

 $

154,100

 

 $

149,562

 

 $

4,538

 

3.0%

 

 $

459,552

 

 $

430,997

 

 $

28,555

 

6.6%

 

Utility recovery revenue

 

5,054

 

5,047

 

7

 

 

0.1%

 

18,261

 

17,117

 

1,144

 

 

6.7%

 

Rent including recoveries

 

159,154

 

154,609

 

4,545

 

 

2.9%

 

477,813

 

448,114

 

29,699

 

 

6.6%

 

Property other income

 

7,452

 

7,124

 

328

 

 

4.6%

 

22,064

 

21,099

 

965

 

 

4.6%

 

Total revenue

 

166,606

 

161,733

 

4,873

 

 

3.0%

 

499,877

 

469,213

 

30,664

 

 

6.5%

 

Operating and maintenance

 

(58,855)

 

(57,726)

 

(1,129)

 

 

(2.0%)

 

(180,298)

 

(172,243)

 

(8,055)

 

 

(4.7%)

 

Net operating income

 

 $

107,751

 

 $

104,007

 

 $

3,744

 

 

3.6%

 

 $

319,579

 

 $

296,970

 

 $

22,609

 

 

7.6%

 

 

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Results of Operations (continued)

 

Comparison of three months ended September 30, 2013 to the same period in 2012

 

Of the $4,538 increase in rental income, $536 is attributable to the Acquisition Communities and $371 is attributable to the Redevelopment Property.  The balance, an increase of $3,631, relates to a 2.6% increase from the Core Properties as the result of an increase of 3.2% in weighted average rental rates from $1,265 to $1,306 per apartment unit, partially offset by a 0.6% decrease in economic occupancy from 94.4% to 93.8%.  Economic occupancy is defined as total possible rental income, net of vacancy and bad debt expense, as a percentage of total possible rental income.  Total possible rental income is determined by valuing occupied units at contract rents and vacant units at market rents.  Of the $7 increase in utility recovery revenue, $36 is attributable to the Acquisition Communities and Redevelopment Property, partially offset by a $29 decrease to the Core Properties.

 

Property other income, which consists primarily of income from operation of laundry facilities, late charges, administrative fees, garage and carport rentals, revenue from corporate apartments, cable revenue, pet charges, and miscellaneous charges to residents, increased by $328.  Of the increase, $310 is attributable to the Core Properties, and $18 is attributable to the Acquisition Communities and Redevelopment Property.  The increase in Core Properties is primarily from increases in laundry, cable revenue, renters insurance fees, pet charges, corporate rent, damages, remarketing fees, and other miscellaneous charges.

 

Of the $1,129 increase in operating and maintenance expenses, $353 is attributable to the Acquisition Communities and Redevelopment Property and $776 is attributable to the Core Properties.  The increase in Core Properties is primarily due to increases in personnel expense, property insurance and real estate taxes, partially offset by lower repairs and maintenance costs.

 

Repairs and maintenance expenses were down $1,002, or 10.7%, from 2012 due to expected proceeds from an insurance claim exceeding the cost basis of destroyed assets, related to a significant fire of $1,227.  Without the impact of these amounts related to the significant fire, repairs and maintenance increased $225, or 2.4%.

 

Personnel costs increased $710, or 5.9%, primarily due to the favorable impact in 2012 of $500 in reductions to health insurance and workers’ compensation insurance costs.  The reduction in costs were driven by the success of the Company’s safety in the workplace initiatives and settlement of prior year claims earlier in their life cycle, compared to a reduction of $180 for 2013.  Without the impacts of the favorable insurance reserve reductions, personnel costs increased $390, or 3.1%, reflecting the annual wage increase.

 

Property insurance increased $720, or 44.4%, due mainly to higher property losses of $1,023 in 2013, primarily from a July 2013 significant fire at one of the Company’s communities, partially offset by $420 lower general liability expense in 2013 reflecting favorable close-outs of prior year self insured claims.  Without the impact of these major items, insurance increased $117, or 7.2%.

 

Real estate taxes increased $420, or 2.9%, primarily due to annual tax assessment increases, some of which are triggered by our investments in apartment upgrades and repositioning.  If not for successful tax assessment challenges and tax incentive programs which resulted in savings of $608 and $288 in 2013 and 2012, respectively, property taxes increased $740, or 5.0%.  The Company continues to challenge tax assessments on existing properties and apply for tax incentive programs for newly developed properties where appropriate.

 

General and administrative expenses decreased in 2013 by $1,866, or 23.3%.  General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 3.7% for 2013 as compared to 4.7% for 2012.  The 2012 costs included $1,580 in connection with the departure of an executive and represent acceleration of previously granted stock-based compensation as well as payments for salary continuation.  Current quarter stock-based compensation costs were $325 lower than the same period of 2012 due primarily to the restricted stock grants and stock option grants to non-executives (which are granted in the second quarter of each period) at or near official retirement age resulting in these grants being expensed immediately, or one year less based on age.  All other general and administrative costs were up $39 compared to 2012.

 

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Results of Operations (continued)

 

Interest expense decreased by $3,713, or 11.6%, in 2013 primarily as a result of paying off $230,000 in maturing loans on several Core Properties over the past year and only one 2012 Acquisition Community acquired with assumed secured mortgage debt of $7,284.  Refer to the information under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources” above for specific discussion of debt transactions impacting the average rate and overall interest expense.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $2,285, or 5.5%, due to the depreciation on the Acquisition Communities and the capital additions to the Core Properties and Redevelopment Property.

 

Other expenses of $16 in 2013 and $15 in 2012 are property acquisition costs of the Acquisition Communities.

 

Comparison of nine months ended September 30, 2013 to the same period in 2012

 

Of the $28,555 increase in rental income, $14,079 is attributable to the Acquisition Communities and $704 is attributable to the Redevelopment Property.  The balance, an increase of $13,772, relates to a 3.3% increase from the Core Properties as the result of an increase of 3.3% in weighted average rental rates from $1,249 to $1,291 per apartment unit, and no change in economic occupancy from 2012 at 94.5%.  Of the $1,144 increase in utility recovery revenue, $637 is attributable to the Core Properties and $507 is attributable to the Acquisition Communities and Redevelopment Property.  The higher Core Properties utility recovery revenue is due to higher energy consumption in the 2013 period compared to the unseasonably warm weather experienced during the 2012 period and increased water and sewer cost recovery from residents.

 

Property other income, which consists primarily of income from operation of laundry facilities, late charges, administrative fees, garage and carport rentals, revenue from corporate apartments, cable revenue, pet charges, and miscellaneous charges to residents, increased by $965.  Of the increase, $568 is attributable to the Core Properties, and $397 is attributable to the Acquisition Communities and Redevelopment Property.  The increase in Core Properties is primarily from increases in renters insurance fees, pet charges, corporate apartments, late charges, damages and other miscellaneous charges, partially offset by a decrease in cable revenue due to the 2012 period containing items as a result of signing new enhanced contracts with cable providers.

 

Of the $8,055 increase in operating and maintenance expenses, $5,250 is attributable to the Acquisition Communities, $87 is attributable to the Redevelopment Property and $2,718 is attributable to the Core Properties.  The increase in Core Properties is primarily due to increases in natural gas heating costs, personnel expense, real estate taxes and snow removal costs, partially offset by lower repairs and maintenance and property insurance expense.

 

Natural gas heating costs increased $480, or 5.1%, from a year ago due to an increase in consumption due to our markets experiencing normal temperatures during 2013 compared to the warmest spring on record in 2012, which was partially offset by lower commodity rates.  For 2013, our natural gas weighted average cost, including transportation of $3.00 per decatherm, was $7.80 per decatherm, compared to $8.42 per decatherm for the 2012 period, a 7.4% decrease.

 

Repairs and maintenance costs decreased $876, or 3.6%, due to expected proceeds from an insurance claim exceeding the cost basis of destroyed assets, related to a significant fire, of $1,112.  Without the impact of these amounts related to the significant fire, repairs and maintenance increased $236, or 1.0%.

 

Personnel costs increased $1,905, or 5.1%, primarily due to the favorable impact in 2012 of $1,875 in reductions to health insurance and workers’ compensation insurance costs.  The reduction in costs were driven by the success of the Company’s safety in the workplace initiatives and settlement of prior year claims earlier in their life cycle, compared to a reduction of $275 for 2013.  In addition, incentive compensation for property management personnel was $244 lower than the same period a year ago.  Without the impacts of the favorable insurance reserve reductions and lower incentive compensation, personnel costs increased $549, or 1.5%.

 

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Results of Operations (continued)

 

Property insurance decreased $866, or 15.7%, primarily due to continued favorable close-outs of prior year self insured general liability claims which yielded $1,200 in savings in 2013 compared to $100 in 2012.  In addition, 2013 experienced $150 higher subrogation receipts and $400 in favorable close-outs of prior year property claims.  These savings were offset by increased property losses in 2013 of $2,400 compared to $1,200 in 2012 with the $1,200 increase in 2013 attributable to a significant fire at one of the Company’s communities that occurred in July 2013.  Without the impact of these major items, recurring property insurance costs were down $416, or 9.5%.

 

Real estate taxes increased $2,360, or 5.5%, primarily due to annual tax assessment increases some of which are triggered by our investments in apartment upgrades and repositioning, partially offset by one-time assessment refunds and tax incentive programs of $608 in 2013 compared to $197 in 2012.  The Company continues to challenge tax assessments on existing properties and apply for tax incentive programs for newly developed properties where appropriate.

 

Snow removal costs increased $635, or 220.5%, which is a direct reflection of the record mild winter experienced in the 2012 period and the return to a normal winter in 2013.

 

General and administrative expenses decreased in 2013 by $4,795, or 17.5%.  General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 4.5% for 2013 as compared to 5.6% for 2012.  Stock-based compensation costs recognized during 2013 were down $3,288, or 29.5%, of which $3,813 was due to the 2012 period including restricted stock and stock option grants to executives, which did not occur in 2013 as the executive equity compensation switched primarily to a three year performance restricted stock unit program in 2012.  The cost of the performance based equity program was $769 higher in 2013 due primarily to executives at, or near retirement age being expensed immediately or over a one year shorter period in 2013.  In addition, the 2012 costs included $1,580 in connection with the departure of an executive and represent acceleration of previously granted stock-based compensation as well as payments for salary continuation.

 

Interest expense decreased by $4,718, or 5.1%, in 2013 primarily as a result of paying off $230,000 in maturing loans on several Core Properties over the past year and only one 2012 Acquisition Community was acquired with assumed secured mortgage debt of $7,284.  Refer to the information under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources” above for specific discussion of debt transactions impacting the average rate and overall interest expense.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $9,626, or 8.0%, due to the depreciation on the Acquisition Communities and the capital additions to the Core Properties and Redevelopment Property.

 

Other expenses of $48 in 2013 and $2,726 in 2012 are property acquisition costs of the Acquisition Communities.  The 2012 costs, which are primarily transfer taxes and title fees, represent 0.91% of the total purchase price of the 2012 Acquisition Communities.

 

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Funds From Operations

 

Pursuant to the updated guidance for Funds From Operations (“FFO”) provided by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), FFO is defined as net income (computed in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”)) excluding gains or losses from sales of property, impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate, noncontrolling interest, extraordinary items and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle plus depreciation from real property including adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures less dividends from non-convertible preferred shares.  Because of the limitations of the FFO definition as published by NAREIT as set forth above, the Company has made certain interpretations in applying the definition.  The Company believes all adjustments not specifically provided for are consistent with the definition.

 

In addition to presenting FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition, we also disclose FFO after a specific and defined supplemental adjustment to exclude losses from early extinguishments of debt associated with the sales of real estate (“FFO as adjusted”).  The adjustment to exclude losses from early extinguishments of debt results when the sale of real estate encumbered by debt requires us to pay the extinguishment and other one-time costs prior to the debt’s stated maturity and to write-off unamortized loan costs at the date of the extinguishment.  Such costs are excluded from the gains on sales of real estate reported in accordance with GAAP.  However, we view the losses from early extinguishments of debt associated with the sales of real estate as an incremental cost of the sale transactions because we extinguished the debt in connection with the consummation of the sale transactions and we had no intent to extinguish the debt absent such transactions.  We believe that this supplemental adjustment more appropriately reflects the results of our operations exclusive of the impact of our sale transactions.

 

Although our FFO as adjusted clearly differs from NAREIT’s definition of FFO, and may not be comparable to that of other REITs and real estate companies, we believe it provides a meaningful supplemental measure of our operating performance because we believe that, by excluding the effects of the losses from early extinguishments of debt associated with the sales of real estate, management and investors are presented with an indicator of our operating performance that more closely achieves the objectives of the real estate industry in presenting FFO.

 

Neither FFO, nor FFO as adjusted, should be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indication of our performance.  Neither FFO, nor FFO as adjusted, represents cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP, and neither is a measure of liquidity or an indicator of our ability to make cash distributions.  We believe that to further understand our performance, FFO, and FFO as adjusted, should be compared with our reported net income and considered in addition to cash flows in accordance with GAAP, as presented in our consolidated financial statements.

 

FFO, and FFO as adjusted, fall within the definition of “non-GAAP financial measure” set forth in Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K and as a result the Company is required to include in this report a statement disclosing the reasons why management believes that presentation of this measure provides useful information to investors.  Management believes that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of the combined historical operating results of the Company, FFO, and FFO as adjusted, should be considered in conjunction with net income as presented in the consolidated financial statements included herein.  Management believes that by excluding gains or losses related to dispositions of property and excluding real estate depreciation (which can vary among owners of similar assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO, and FFO as adjusted, can help one compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate between periods or as compared to different companies.  In addition, FFO as adjusted ties the losses on early extinguishment of debt to the real estate which was sold triggering the extinguishment.  The Company also uses these measures to compare its performance to that of its peer group.

 

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Funds From Operations (continued)

 

The calculation of FFO, and FFO as adjusted, and reconciliation to GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are presented below (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months

 

Nine Months

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

 $

25,038

 

 $

36,413

 

 $

103,954

 

 $

65,528

 

Real property depreciation and amortization

 

43,472

 

42,863

 

128,832

 

123,442

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

4,586

 

7,676

 

20,395

 

14,051

 

Gain on disposition of property

 

-

 

(19,667)

 

(45,004)

 

(19,667)

 

FFO – Basic and Diluted, as defined by NAREIT

 

73,096

 

67,285

 

208,177

 

183,354

 

Loss from early extinguishment of debt in connection with sale of real estate

 

-

 

-

 

1,416

 

-

 

FFO – Basic and Diluted, as adjusted by the Company

 

 $

73,096

 

 $

67,285

 

 $

209,593

 

 $

183,354

 

Weighted average common shares/units outstanding (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

66,717.3

 

60,868.0

 

63,834.0

 

59,873.9

 

Diluted

 

67,291.0

 

61,547.0

 

64,441.3

 

60,503.6

 

 

(1)

Basic includes common stock outstanding plus UPREIT Units which can be converted into shares of common stock. Diluted includes additional common stock equivalents.

 

All REITs may not be using the same definition for FFO.  Accordingly, the above presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of FFO of other REITs.

 

Covenants

 

The unsecured notes payable agreements and Credit Agreement provide for the Company to maintain certain financial ratios and measurements including a limitation on outstanding indebtedness and a minimum interest coverage ratio. The Company was in compliance with these financial covenants for all periods presented.

 

Economic Conditions

 

Substantially all of the leases at the communities are for a term of one year or less, which enables the Company to seek increased rents upon renewal of existing leases or commencement of new leases.  These short-term leases minimize the potential adverse effect of inflation on rental income, although residents may leave without penalty at the end of their lease terms and may do so if rents are increased significantly.

 

Dividends and Distributions

 

On October 30, 2013, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.70 per share on the Company’s common stock and approved a distribution of $0.70 per UPREIT Unit for the quarter ended September 30, 2013.  This is the equivalent of an annual dividend/distribution of $2.80 per share/unit.  The dividend and distribution are payable November 22, 2013, to stockholders and unitholders of record on November 12, 2013.

 

Contingencies

 

The Company is not a party to any legal proceedings which are expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial position or results of operations.  The Company is subject to a variety of legal actions for personal injury or property damage arising in the ordinary course of its business, most of which are covered by general liability and property insurance.  Various claims of employment and resident discrimination are also periodically brought, most of which also are covered by insurance.  While the resolution of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of such legal proceedings and claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial position or results of operations.

 

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Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

Disclosure of recently adopted and recently issued accounting standards is incorporated herein by reference to the discussion under Part I, Item 1, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2.

 

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ITEM 3.                        QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The Company’s primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk.  The Company’s debt is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

September 30, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

Amount
(Millions)

 

Weighted-
Average
Maturity
Years

 

Weighted-
Average
Interest
Rate

 

Percent
of Total

 

Amount
(Millions)

 

Weighted-
Average
Maturity
Years

 

Weighted-
Average
Interest
Rate

 

Percent
of Total

 

Fixed rate secured debt

 

$

1,768

 

4.61

 

5.22%

 

72.6%

 

$

1,967

 

4.94

 

5.30%

 

70.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variable rate secured debt

 

111

 

2.94

 

2.79%

 

4.6%

 

198

 

5.48

 

2.77%

 

7.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed rate unsecured debt(a)

 

450

 

5.49

 

3.04%

 

18.4%

 

450

 

5.30

 

3.12%

 

16.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variable rate unsecured debt

 

107

 

3.88

 

1.34%

 

4.4%

 

163

 

2.94

 

1.55%

 

5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

2,436

 

4.67

 

4.54%

 

100.0%

 

$

2,778

 

4.92

 

4.55%

 

100.0%

 

 

(a)

Includes $250 million of variable rate debt that the one-month LIBOR was swapped to a fixed rate of 0.685% at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

 

The Company uses a combination of fixed and variable rate secured and unsecured debt.  The Company intends to use net cash flow provided by operating activities and its existing bank line of credit to repay indebtedness and fund capital expenditures.  On occasion, the Company may use its unsecured line of credit in connection with a property acquisition with the intention to refinance at a later date.  The Company believes that increases in interest expense as a result of inflation would not significantly impact the Company’s distributable cash flow.

 

On July 19, 2012, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements that effectively convert the one-month LIBOR portion of a $250 million five-year variable rate unsecured term loan, due on December 8, 2016, from a variable rate of one-month LIBOR plus a spread of 1.00% to 2.00% based on the Company’s leverage ratio to a fixed rate of 0.685% plus the applicable spread.  On August 19, 2013, the Company amended the five-year variable rate unsecured term loan agreement to extend the maturity date to August 18, 2018.  The Company has not entered into any additional interest rate swap agreements for the period of December 9, 2016 through August 18, 2018, although may do so in the future.  The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to the swaps.  The Company minimizes this risk exposure by limiting counterparties to major banks who meet established credit and capital guidelines.

 

At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the fair value of the Company’s total debt, including the unsecured notes payable and line of credit, amounted to a liability of $2.56 billion and $2.97 billion, respectively, compared to its carrying amount of $2.44 billion and $2.78 billion, respectively.  The Company estimates that a 100 basis point increase in market interest rates at September 30, 2013 would have changed the fair value of the Company’s total debt to a liability of $2.46 billion and would result in $2.2 million higher interest expense on the variable rate debt on an annualized basis.

 

The Company intends to continuously monitor and actively manage interest costs on its variable rate debt portfolio and may enter into swap positions based upon market fluctuations.  Accordingly, the cost of obtaining such interest rate protection agreements in relation to the Company’s access to capital markets will continue to be evaluated.  The Company has not, and does not plan to, enter into any derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.  In addition, the Company believes that it has the ability to obtain funds through additional debt and equity offerings and the issuance of UPREIT Units.  As of September 30, 2013, the Company had no other material exposure to market risk.

 

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ITEM 4.                        CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the officers who certify the Company’s financial reports and to the other members of senior management and the Board.

 

The principal executive officer and principal financial officer evaluated, as of September 30, 2013, the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) and have determined that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

There have been no changes in the internal controls over financial reporting identified in connection with that evaluation, or that occurred during the third quarter of the year ending December 31, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

None.

 

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

 

Refer to the Risk Factors disclosure in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.  There have been no material changes in these risk factors during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and through the date of this report.

 

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES; USE OF PROCEEDS FROM REGISTERED SECURITIES

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

None.

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

The Company has a stock repurchase program, approved by its Board of Directors (the “Board”), under which it may repurchase shares of its common stock or UPREIT Units (the “Company Program”).  The shares and units may be repurchased through open market or privately negotiated transactions at the discretion of Company management.  The Board’s action did not establish a specific target stock price or a specific timetable for share repurchase.  At September 30, 2013, the Company had authorization to repurchase 2,291,160 shares of common stock and UPREIT Units under the Company Program.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company did not repurchase any shares under the Company Program.

 

Participants in the Company’s Stock Benefit Plan can use common stock of the Company that they already own to pay: 1) all or a portion of the exercise price payable to the Company upon the exercise of an option; and, 2) the taxes associated with the vesting of restricted stock and stock option exercises.  In such event, the common stock used to pay the exercise price or taxes is returned to authorized but unissued status, and for purposes of this table is deemed to have been repurchased by the Company, but does not represent repurchases under the Company Program.

 

The following table summarizes the total number of shares (units) repurchased by the Company during the quarter ended September 30, 2013:

 

 

 

Total

 

Average

 

Maximum shares/units

 

 

 

shares/units

 

price per

 

available under the

 

Period

 

Purchased (1)(2)

 

share/unit

 

Company Program

 

Balance June 30, 2013:

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,291,160

 

 

July 2013

 

114

 

 

$

64.65

 

 

2,291,160

 

 

August 2013

 

324

 

 

61.79

 

 

2,291,160

 

 

September 2013

 

 

779

 

 

60.27

 

 

2,291,160

 

 

Balance September 30, 2013:

 

 

1,217

 

 

$

61.09

 

 

2,291,160

 

 

 

(1)       114 shares of common stock already owned by option holders were used by those holders to pay the exercise price associated with their option exercise; and 324 shares of common stock already owned by restricted stock award holders were used by those holders to pay the taxes associated with their award vesting.

 

(2)       The Company repurchased 779 shares of common stock through share repurchases by the transfer agent in the open market in connection with the Company’s 401(k) Savings Plan employee deferral and Company matching elections.

 

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ITEM 3.                        DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4.                        MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5.                        OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6.                        EXHIBITS

 

10.1

Amendment Number One to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement including Reaffirmation of Obligations (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed by Home Properties, Inc. on August 22, 2013)

 

 

10.2

Indemnification Agreement, dated October 22, 2013 between Home Properties, Inc. and Michael D. Barnello*

 

 

10.3

Indemnification Agreement, dated October 22, 2013 between Home Properties, Inc. and Bonnie S. Biumi*

 

 

31.1

Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer*

 

 

31.2

Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer*

 

 

32.1

Section 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer**

 

 

32.2

Section 906 Certification of Chief Financial Officer**

 

 

101

XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language). The following materials from the Home Properties, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2013, formatted in XBRL: (i) consolidated balance sheets, (ii) consolidated statements of operations, (iii) consolidated statements of comprehensive income, (iv) consolidated statements of equity, (v) consolidated statements of cash flows and (vi) notes to consolidated financial statements. As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. *

 

*      Filed herewith

 

**       Furnished herewith

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

HOME PROPERTIES, INC.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

November 1, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Edward J. Pettinella

 

 

Edward J. Pettinella

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

November 1, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David P. Gardner

 

 

David P. Gardner

 

 

Executive Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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