Exhibit 99.1

 

 

6711 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 300

Columbia, Maryland 21046

Telephone 443-285-5400

Facsimile 443-285-7650
www.copt.com
NYSE: OFC

 

 

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

 

Mary Ellen Fowler

 

Vice President and Treasurer

 

443-285-5450

 

maryellen.fowler@copt.com

 

CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST

REPORTS STRONG THIRD QUARTER 2008 RESULTS

 

COLUMBIA, MD October 29, 2008 - Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) (NYSE: OFC) announced today financial and operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008.

 

Highlights

 

·                  10.3% increase to $.64 per share in Diluted Funds from Operations (“Diluted FFO”) or $36.2 million for the third quarter 2008, from $.58 or $32.4 million for the third quarter 2007.

 

·                  Diluted earnings per share (“Diluted EPS”) of $.19 or $8.9 million of net income available to common shareholders for the third quarter 2008 as compared to $.15 per diluted share or $7.4 million of net income available to common shareholders for the third quarter 2007.

 

·                  8.0% increase in Adjusted Funds from Operations (“AFFO”) diluted to $25.8 million for the third quarter 2008 as compared to $23.9 million for the third quarter 2007. 11.7% increase in AFFO to $75.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $67.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

 

·                  93.2% occupied and 94.3% leased for our wholly-owned portfolio as of September 30, 2008.

 

·                  1.1 million square feet of overall leasing for the third quarter 2008, including renewal, retenanting and development space.

 

·                  79.6% renewal rate on expiring leases for the third quarter 2008, with a 26.7% increase in total straight-line rent for renewed space.

 

·                  3.1% increase in same office property cash NOI for the quarter, excluding the effect of a $431,000 reduction in lease termination fees. Including the effect of lower lease termination fees, same office property cash NOI increased 2.4% for the quarter. The Company’s same office portfolio for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 represents 89.9% of the rentable square feet of its consolidated portfolio and consists of 218 properties.

 

·                  9.6% increase in quarterly common dividend from $.34 to $.3725 per share.

 

·                  3.7 million common shares issued at a public offering price of $39.00 per share. The net proceeds were used to pay down the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility.

 

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“We are pleased with our strong third quarter results which indicate that despite a deteriorating economy, we are well positioned for the balance of 2008 and into 2009 to deliver strong FFO growth,” stated Randall M. Griffin, President and CEO, Corporate Office Properties Trust. “We have no remaining debt maturities for the balance of 2008 and have minimal debt maturities for 2009 and 2010. Our core business remains strong as demonstrated by our year to date renewal rate of 78%,” he added.

 

Financial Results

 

Revenues from real estate operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 were $101.6 million, as compared to revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 of $94.1 million.

 

Diluted FFO payout ratio year to date was 58.5% and 61.4% for the third quarter 2008 as compared to 58.3% for the third quarter 2007. Diluted AFFO payout ratio year to date was 79.7% and 86.1% for the third quarter 2008 as compared to 79.1% for the third quarter 2007.

 

As of September 30, 2008, the Company had a total market capitalization of $4.5 billion, with $1.9 billion in debt outstanding, equating to a 41.4% debt-to-total market capitalization ratio.

 

As of September 30, 2008, the Company’s weighted average interest rate was 5.1% and the Company had 71.2% of the total debt subject to fixed interest rates.

 

For the third quarter 2008, the Company’s EBITDA to interest expense coverage ratio was 3.04x and the EBITDA to fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.53x.

 

Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in the tables that follow the text of this press release.

 

Operating Results

 

At September 30, 2008, the Company’s wholly-owned portfolio of 235 office properties totaled 18.3 million square feet. The weighted average remaining lease term for the portfolio was 4.8 years and the average rental rate (including tenant reimbursements) was $22.17 per square foot.

 

For the quarter ended September 30, 2008, 850,000 square feet was renewed equating to a 79.6% renewal rate, at an average committed cost of $8.24 per square foot. Total rent on renewed space increased 26.7% on a straight-line basis, as measured from the straight-line rent in effect preceding the renewal date and increased 13.1% on a cash basis. For renewed and retenanted space of 950,000 square feet, total straight-line rent increased 23.1% and total rent on a cash basis increased 9.8%. The average committed cost for renewed and retenanted space was $10.14 per square foot. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, 1.6 million square feet was renewed equating to a 77.9% renewal rate, at an average committed cost of $6.49 per square foot.

 

The Company recognized total lease termination fees of $188,000, net of write-offs of related straight-line rents and accretion of intangible assets and liabilities for the quarter, as compared to $1.2 million in the third quarter of 2007.

 

During the quarter, the Company signed leases for 333,000 square feet of space at the Unisys Campus in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Included in this total are the following:

 

·                  a new lease with Merck, Inc. to continue occupancy of the entire 219,000 square foot property located at 785 Jolly Road.

 

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·                  a renewal of Unisys Corporation for the entire 114,000 square foot property located at 751 Jolly Road.

 

Development Activity

 

At quarter end, the Company had 2.7 million square feet under construction, development and redevelopment for a total projected cost of $526.3 million.

 

The Company’s land inventory (wholly-owned and joint venture) at quarter end totaled 1,872 acres that can support 16.5 million square feet of development.

 

During the quarter, the Company placed 44,000 square feet of development projects into service.

 

The Company signed leases for 122,000 square feet of space under construction and development during the quarter. Included in this total are the following:

 

·                  39,000 square feet of the 156,000 square foot property located at 302 Sentinel Drive (302 NBP) in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, leased to a large credit worthy tenant.

 

·                  34,000 square feet of the 146,000 square foot property located at 10807 New Allegiance Drive (Epic One) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, leased to Lockheed Martin Corporation.

 

·                  28,000 square feet of the 106,000 square foot property located at 5520 Research Park Drive (UMBC) in Baltimore, Maryland, leased to RMF Engineering, Inc.

 

·                  21,000 square feet of the 116,000 square foot property located at 5825 University Research Court (M Square Research Park) in College Park, Maryland.

 

Acquisition Activity

 

The Company acquired 138 acres during the quarter for $16.1 million. Included in this total, are the following:

 

·                  31 acre land parcel in San Antonio, Texas for $8.1 million that can support approximately 500,000 developable square feet.

 

·                  107 acre land parcel in close proximity to Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland for $8.0 million that can support approximately 1.0 million developable square feet.

 

Financing and Capital Transactions

 

During the quarter, the Company completed the following transactions:

 

·                  Issued 3.7 million common shares at a public offering price of $39.00 per share for net proceeds after underwriting discounts but before offering expenses of $139.2 million. The net proceeds were used to pay down the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility.

 

·                  Closed on a $221.4 million loan requiring interest only payments for the term at variable rate of LIBOR plus 225 basis points. The loan has a four year term with an option to extend by an additional year. The Company used $63.5 million of the proceeds to repay construction loan facilities due to mature in 2008, $11.8 million to repay borrowings under the Company’s Construction Revolver, $142.0 million to repay borrowings under the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility and the balance to fund transaction costs.

 

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·                  The aggregate amount of maturing debt repaid by the Company totaled $187.6 million during the quarter, excluding scheduled principal amortization payments and repayments of our revolving credit facilities. The Company has no remaining debt scheduled to mature during 2008 and only $92.8 million of loans maturing in 2009.

 

Subsequent Event

 

The Company placed into service 91,000 square feet in two properties located at 7700 Potranco Road in San Antonio, Texas, leased entirely to a large credit worthy tenant.

 

Earnings Guidance

 

The Company’s 2008 EPS guidance has been revised from a range of $.62 to $.70 to a range of $.70 to $.73 per diluted share.

 

The Company’s 2008 FFO guidance has been revised from a range of $2.42 to $2.48 to a range of $2.43 to $2.46 per diluted share, representing FFO growth of 8.5% to 9.8% compared to 2007 actual results.

 

Conference Call

 

The Company will hold an investor/analyst conference call:

 

Within the United States:

Conference Call and Webcast Date:  Thursday, October 30, 2008

 

Time:  11:00 a.m. Eastern Time

 

Dial In Number: 888-713-4215

 

Passcode:  27345433

 

Outside the United States:

Conference Call and Webcast Date:  Thursday, October 30, 2008

 

Time:  11:00 a.m. Eastern Time

 

Dial In Number: 617-213-4867

 

Passcode:  27345433

 

A replay of this call will be available beginning Thursday, October 30 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time through Thursday, November 13 at midnight Eastern Time. To access the replay, please call 888-286-8010 and use passcode 51167930.

 

The conference call will also be available via live webcast in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.copt.com. A replay of the conference call will be immediately available via webcast in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website.

 

Please use the following link to pre-register and view important information about this conference call. Pre-registering is not mandatory but is recommended as it will provide you immediate entry into the call and will facilitate the timely start of the conference. Pre-registration only takes a few moments and you may pre-register at anytime, including up to and after the call start time. To pre-register, please click on the below link:

https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=PG3YGJYDN

 

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You may also pre-register in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.copt.com. Alternatively, you may be placed into the call by an operator by calling the number provided above at least 5 to 10 minutes before the start of the call.

 

Definitions

 

Please refer to our Form 8-K or our website (www.copt.com) for definitions of certain terms used in this press release. Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in the attached tables.

 

Company Information

 

Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) (NYSE: OFC) is a specialty office real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on strategic customer relationships and specialized tenant requirements in the U.S. Government, Defense Information Technology and Data sectors. The Company acquires, develops, manages and leases properties which are typically concentrated in large office parks primarily located adjacent to government demand drivers and/or in growth corridors. As of September 30, 2008, the Company owned 254 office and data properties totaling 19.1 million rentable square feet, which includes 19 properties totaling 847,000 square feet held through joint ventures. The Company’s portfolio primarily consists of technically sophisticated buildings in visually appealing settings that are environmentally sensitive, sustainable and meet unique customer requirements. More information on COPT can be found at www.copt.com.

 

Forward-Looking Information

 

This press release may contain “forward-looking” statements, as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that are based on the Company’s current expectations, estimates and projections about future events and financial trends affecting the Company.  Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “estimate” or other comparable terminology.  Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which the Company cannot predict with accuracy and some of which the Company might not even anticipate.  Accordingly, the Company can give no assurance that these expectations, estimates and projections will be achieved.  Future events and actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.

 

Important factors that may affect these expectations, estimates, and projections include, but are not limited to:

 

·                  the Company’s ability to borrow on  favorable terms;

·                  general economic and business conditions, which will, among other things, affect office property demand and rents, tenant creditworthiness, interest rates and financing availability;

·                  adverse changes in the real estate markets including, among other things, increased competition with other companies;

·                  risk of real estate acquisition and development, including, among other things, risks that development projects may not be completed on schedule, that tenants may not take occupancy or pay rent or that development or operating costs may be greater than anticipated;

·                  risks of investing through joint venture structures, including risks that the Company’s joint venture partners may not fulfill their financial obligations as investors or may take actions that are inconsistent with the Company’s objectives;

·                  our ability to satisfy and operate effectively under federal income tax rules relating to real estate investment trusts and partnerships;

·                  governmental actions and initiatives; and

·                  environmental requirements.

 

The Company undertakes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements.  For further information, please refer to the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

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Corporate Office Properties Trust

Summary Financial Data

(unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate revenues

 

$

101,644

 

$

94,102

 

Service operations revenues

 

90,002

 

10,957

 

Total revenues

 

191,646

 

105,059

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating expenses

 

35,854

 

31,577

 

Depreciation and other amortization associated with real estate operations

 

25,583

 

26,025

 

Service operations expenses

 

87,657

 

10,313

 

General and administrative expenses

 

6,103

 

5,743

 

Total operating expenses

 

155,197

 

73,658

 

Operating income

 

36,449

 

31,401

 

Interest expense

 

(20,506

)

(20,968

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

(1,169

)

(901

)

Gain on sales of non-real estate investments

 

1

 

 

Income from continuing operations before equity in loss of unconsolidated entities, income taxes and minority interests

 

14,775

 

9,532

 

Equity in loss of unconsolidated entities

 

(57

)

(46

)

Income tax expense

 

(97

)

(197

)

Income from continuing operations before minority interests

 

14,621

 

9,289

 

Minority interests in income from continuing operations

 

(1,668

)

(942

)

Income from continuing operations

 

12,953

 

8,347

 

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net

 

(8

)

2,046

 

Income before gain on sales of real estate

 

12,945

 

10,393

 

Gain on sales of real estate, net

 

4

 

1,038

 

Net income

 

12,949

 

11,431

 

Preferred share dividends

 

(4,025

)

(4,025

)

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

8,924

 

$

7,406

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share “EPS” computation

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator

 

$

8,924

 

$

7,406

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares - basic

 

47,273

 

46,781

 

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards

 

916

 

1,005

 

Weighted average common shares - diluted

 

48,189

 

47,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.16

 

Diluted

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.15

 

 

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Corporate Office Properties Trust

Summary Financial Data

(unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data and ratios)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

12,949

 

$

11,431

 

Add: Real estate-related depreciation and amortization

 

25,583

 

26,266

 

Add: Depreciation and amortization on unconsolidated real estate entities

 

162

 

166

 

Less: Depreciation and amortization allocable to minority interests in other consolidated entities

 

(74

)

(48

)

Gain on sales of real estate, excluding development portion

 

 

(2,789

)

Funds from operations (“FFO”)

 

38,620

 

35,026

 

Add: Minority interests-common units in the Operating Partnership

 

1,592

 

1,351

 

Less: Preferred share dividends

 

(4,025

)

(4,025

)

Funds from operations - basic and diluted (“Basic and Diluted FFO”)

 

36,187

 

32,352

 

Less: Straight-line rent adjustments

 

(2,850

)

(3,247

)

Less: Recurring capital expenditures

 

(7,008

)

(4,664

)

Less: Amortization of deferred market rental revenue

 

(555

)

(585

)

Adjusted funds from operations - diluted (“Diluted AFFO”)

 

$

25,774

 

$

23,856

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares

 

47,273

 

46,781

 

Conversion of weighted average common units

 

8,130

 

8,297

 

Weighted average common shares/units - basic FFO per share

 

55,403

 

55,078

 

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards

 

916

 

1,005

 

Weighted average common shares/units - diluted FFO per share

 

56,319

 

56,083

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted FFO per common share

 

$

0.64

 

$

0.58

 

Dividends/distributions per common share/unit

 

$

0.3725

 

$

0.3400

 

Earnings payout ratio

 

215.0

%

217.3

%

Diluted FFO payout ratio

 

61.4

%

58.3

%

Diluted AFFO payout ratio

 

86.1

%

79.1

%

EBITDA interest coverage ratio

 

3.04

2.92

EBITDA fixed charge coverage ratio

 

2.53

2.44

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of denominators for diluted EPS and diluted FFO per share

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for diluted EPS

 

48,189

 

47,786

 

Weighted average common units

 

8,130

 

8,297

 

Denominator for diluted FFO per share

 

56,319

 

56,083

 

 

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Corporate Office Properties Trust

Summary Financial Data

(unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate revenues

 

$

296,906

 

$

273,344

 

Service operations revenues

 

123,040

 

32,727

 

Total revenues

 

419,946

 

306,071

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating expenses

 

104,353

 

92,168

 

Depreciation and other amortization associated with real estate operations

 

75,430

 

78,811

 

Service operations expenses

 

120,090

 

31,463

 

General and administrative expenses

 

18,072

 

15,946

 

Total operating expenses

 

317,945

 

218,388

 

Operating income

 

102,001

 

87,683

 

Interest expense

 

(60,252

)

(61,181

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

(2,882

)

(2,706

)

Gain on sales of non-real estate investments

 

52

 

1,033

 

Income from continuing operations before equity in loss of unconsolidated entities, income taxes and minority interests

 

38,919

 

24,829

 

Equity in loss of unconsolidated entities

 

(167

)

(197

)

Income tax expense

 

(102

)

(480

)

Income from continuing operations before minority interests

 

38,650

 

24,152

 

Minority interests in income from continuing operations

 

(4,469

)

(2,282

)

Income from continuing operations

 

34,181

 

21,870

 

Income from discontinued operations, net

 

2,179

 

1,786

 

Income before gain on sales of real estate

 

36,360

 

23,656

 

Gain on sales of real estate, net

 

837

 

1,199

 

Net income

 

37,197

 

24,855

 

Preferred share dividends

 

(12,076

)

(12,043

)

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

25,121

 

$

12,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share “EPS” computation

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator

 

$

25,121

 

$

12,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares - basic

 

47,128

 

46,386

 

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards

 

820

 

1,180

 

Weighted average common shares - diluted

 

47,948

 

47,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.53

 

$

0.28

 

Diluted

 

$

0.52

 

$

0.27

 

 

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Corporate Office Properties Trust

Summary Financial Data

(unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data and ratios)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

37,197

 

$

24,855

 

Add: Real estate-related depreciation and amortization

 

75,482

 

79,653

 

Add: Depreciation and amortization on unconsolidated real estate entities

 

489

 

503

 

Less: Depreciation and amortization allocable to minority interests in other consolidated entities

 

(198

)

(137

)

Gain on sales of real estate, excluding development portion

 

(2,630

)

(2,778

)

Funds from operations (“FFO”)

 

110,340

 

102,096

 

Add: Minority interests-common units in the Operating Partnership

 

4,501

 

2,424

 

Less: Preferred share dividends

 

(12,076

)

(12,043

)

Funds from Operations - basic and diluted (“Basic and Diluted FFO”)

 

102,765

 

92,477

 

Less: Straight-line rent adjustments

 

(8,284

)

(9,042

)

Less: Recurring capital expenditures

 

(17,611

)

(14,331

)

Less: Amortization of deferred market rental revenue

 

(1,458

)

(1,569

)

Adjusted funds from operations - diluted (“Diluted AFFO”)

 

$

75,412

 

$

67,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares

 

47,128

 

46,386

 

Conversion of weighted average common units

 

8,145

 

8,339

 

Weighted average common shares/units - basic FFO per share

 

55,273

 

54,725

 

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards

 

820

 

1,180

 

Weighted average common shares/units - diluted FFO per share

 

56,093

 

55,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted FFO per common share

 

$

1.83

 

$

1.65

 

Dividends/distributions per common share/unit

 

$

1.0525

 

$

0.9600

 

Earnings payout ratio

 

205.2

%

353.1

%

Diluted FFO payout ratio

 

58.5

%

57.5

%

Diluted AFFO payout ratio

 

79.7

%

78.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of denominators for diluted EPS and diluted FFO per share

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for diluted EPS

 

47,948

 

47,566

 

Weighted average common units

 

8,145

 

8,339

 

Denominator for diluted FFO per share

 

56,093

 

55,905

 

 

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Corporate Office Properties Trust

Summary Financial Data

(unaudited)

(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Balance Sheet Data (in thousands) (as of period end)

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate, net of accumulated depreciation

 

$

2,743,576

 

$

2,603,939

 

Total assets

 

3,099,728

 

2,931,853

 

Debt

 

1,856,280

 

1,825,842

 

Total liabilities

 

2,025,661

 

1,979,116

 

Minority interests

 

141,526

 

130,095

 

Beneficiaries’ equity

 

932,541

 

822,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt to total assets

 

59.9

%

62.3

%

Debt to undepreciated book value of real estate assets

 

58.3

%

60.8

%

Debt to total market capitalization

 

41.4

%

48.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property Data (wholly owned properties) (as of period end)

 

 

 

 

 

Number of operating properties owned

 

235

 

228

 

Total net rentable square feet owned (in thousands)

 

18,283

 

17,832

 

Occupancy

 

94.3

%

92.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of denominator for debt to total assets to denominator for debt to undepreciated book value of real estate assets

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for debt to total assets

 

$

3,099,728

 

$

2,931,853

 

Assets other than assets included in investment in real estate

 

(356,152

)

(327,914

)

Accumulated depreciation on real estate assets

 

339,429

 

288,747

 

Intangible assets on real estate acquisitions, net

 

98,282

 

108,661

 

Denominator for debt to undepreciated book value of real estate assets

 

$

3,181,287

 

$

3,001,347

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

Reconciliation of tenant improvements and incentives, capital improvements and leasing costs for operating properties to recurring capital expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total tenant improvements and incentives on operating properties

 

$

6,305

 

$

4,605

 

$

14,883

 

$

18,795

 

Total capital improvements on operating properties

 

3,179

 

2,514

 

6,827

 

6,482

 

Total leasing costs on operating properties

 

999

 

719

 

2,764

 

5,712

 

Less: Nonrecurring tenant improvements and incentives on operating properties

 

(1,995

)

(1,887

)

(4,077

)

(11,381

)

Less: Nonrecurring capital improvements on operating properties

 

(1,299

)

(1,198

)

(2,667

)

(3,052

)

Less: Nonrecurring leasing costs incurred on operating properties

 

(217

)

(89

)

(269

)

(2,281

)

Add: Recurring improvements on operating properties held through joint ventures

 

36

 

 

150

 

56

 

Recurring capital expenditures

 

$

7,008

 

$

4,664

 

$

17,611

 

$

14,331

 

 

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Corporate Office Properties Trust

Summary Financial Data

(unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

Reconciliation of dividends for earnings payout ratio to dividends and distributions for FFO & AFFO payout ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common share dividends for earnings payout ratio

 

$

19,183

 

$

16,092

 

$

51,553

 

$

45,234

 

Common unit distributions

 

3,021

 

2,777

 

8,564

 

7,905

 

Dividends and distributions for FFO & AFFO payout ratio

 

$

22,204

 

$

18,869

 

$

60,117

 

$

53,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of GAAP net income to earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

12,949

 

$

11,431

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense on continuing operations

 

20,506

 

20,968

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense on discontinued operations

 

 

177

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

97

 

197

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate-related depreciation and amortization

 

25,583

 

26,266

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs-continuing operations

 

1,169

 

901

 

 

 

 

 

Other depreciation and amortization

 

401

 

339

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interests

 

1,667

 

1,504

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

$

62,372

 

$

61,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of interest expense from continuing operations to the denominators for interest coverage-EBITDA and fixed charge coverage-EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense from continuing operations

 

$

20,506

 

$

20,968

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense from discontinued operations

 

 

177

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for interest coverage-EBITDA

 

20,506

 

21,145

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred share dividends

 

4,025

 

4,025

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred unit distributions

 

165

 

165

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for fixed charge coverage-EBITDA

 

$

24,696

 

$

25,335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of same property net operating income to same property cash net operating income and same property cash net operating income, adjusted for lease termination fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same property net operating income

 

$

61,294

 

$

60,879

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Straight-line rent adjustments

 

(2,001

)

(2,816

)

 

 

 

 

Less: Amortization of deferred market rental revenue

 

(381

)

(506

)

 

 

 

 

Same property cash net operating income

 

$

58,912

 

$

57,557

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Lease termination fees, gross

 

(188

)

(619

)

 

 

 

 

Same property cash net operating income, adjusted for lease termination fees

 

$

58,724

 

$

56,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Corporate Office Properties Trust

Summary Financial Data

(unaudited)

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

Reconciliation of projected EPS-diluted to projected diluted

FFO per share

 

 

 

Year Ending

 

 

 

December 31, 2008

 

 

 

Low

 

High

 

Reconciliation of numerators

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator for projected EPS-diluted

 

$

34,311

 

$

35,773

 

Less: Gain on sales of real estate, net of taxes, excluding development portion (1)

 

(2,630

)

(2,630

)

Real estate-related depreciation and amortization (2)

 

101,429

 

101,429

 

Minority interests-common units

 

6,007

 

6,263

 

Numerator for projected diluted FFO per share

 

$

139,117

 

$

140,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of denominators

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for projected EPS-diluted

 

49,122

 

49,122

 

Weighted average common units

 

8,128

 

8,128

 

Denominator for projected diluted FFO per share

 

57,250

 

57,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projected EPS - diluted

 

$

0.70

 

$

0.73

 

Projected diluted FFO per share

 

$

2.43

 

$

2.46

 

 


(1)

Reconciliation excludes any potential gains or losses from the future sale of previously depreciated operating properties.

(2)

The estimate of real estate-related depreciation and amortization excludes any impact of potential write-offs resulting from lease terminations.

 

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Top Twenty Office Tenants of Wholly Owned Properties as of September 30, 2008 (1)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of

 

Total

 

Percentage

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Total

 

Annualized

 

of Total

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

Occupied

 

Occupied

 

Rental

 

Annualized Rental

 

Remaining

 

Tenant

 

 

 

Leases

 

Square Feet

 

Square Feet

 

Revenue (2) (3)

 

Revenue

 

Lease Term (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States of America

 

(5)

 

66

 

2,496,636

 

14.7

%

$

60,530

 

16.0

%

6.3

 

Northrop Grumman Corporation

 

(6)

 

16

 

1,139,591

 

6.7

%

28,457

 

7.5

%

7.5

 

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.

 

 

 

8

 

710,692

 

4.2

%

19,932

 

5.3

%

5.8

 

Computer Sciences Corporation

 

(6)

 

4

 

454,533

 

2.7

%

11,875

 

3.1

%

2.8

 

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

 

(6)

 

5

 

267,354

 

1.6

%

9,590

 

2.5

%

5.5

 

Unisys Corporation

 

(7)

 

5

 

760,145

 

4.5

%

9,048

 

2.4

%

2.5

 

General Dynamics Corporation

 

(6)

 

9

 

288,600

 

1.7

%

7,668

 

2.0

%

1.9

 

The Aerospace Corporation

 

 

 

3

 

245,598

 

1.4

%

7,268

 

1.9

%

6.4

 

ITT Corporation

 

(6)

 

14

 

290,312

 

1.7

%

6,833

 

1.8

%

5.6

 

Wachovia Corporation

 

(6)

 

4

 

183,577

 

1.1

%

6,613

 

1.8

%

9.9

 

Comcast Corporation

 

(6)

 

11

 

342,266

 

2.0

%

6,509

 

1.7

%

3.4

 

AT&T Corporation

 

(6)

 

8

 

306,988

 

1.8

%

5,692

 

1.5

%

4.6

 

Ciena Corporation

 

 

 

4

 

229,848

 

1.3

%

4,200

 

1.1

%

3.6

 

The Boeing Company

 

(6)

 

4

 

143,480

 

0.8

%

4,199

 

1.1

%

2.9

 

BAE Systems PLC

 

(6)

 

7

 

212,339

 

1.2

%

3,164

 

0.8

%

4.0

 

Science Applications International Corp.

 

(6)

 

9

 

137,142

 

0.8

%

2,957

 

0.8

%

1.1

 

The Johns Hopkins Institutions

 

(6)

 

4

 

124,749

 

0.7

%

2,911

 

0.8

%

7.8

 

Merck & Co., Inc. (Unisys)

 

(6) (7)

 

2

 

227,273

 

1.3

%

2,747

 

0.7

%

3.5

 

Magellan Health Services, Inc.

 

 

 

2

 

113,727

 

0.7

%

2,673

 

0.7

%

2.8

 

AARP

 

 

 

1

 

104,695

 

0.6

%

2,571

 

0.7

%

13.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subtotal Top 20 Office Tenants

 

 

 

186

 

8,779,545

 

51.5

%

205,436

 

54.4

%

5.6

 

All remaining tenants

 

 

 

771

 

8,253,548

 

48.5

%

172,177

 

45.6

%

3.8

 

Total/Weighted Average

 

 

 

957

 

17,033,093

 

100.0

%

$

377,613

 

100.0

%

4.8

 

 


(1)

Table excludes owner occupied leasing activity which represents 150,373 square feet with a weighted average remaining lease term of 6.5 years as of September 30, 2008.

(2)

Total Annualized Rental Revenue is the monthly contractual base rent as of September 30, 2008, multiplied by 12, plus the estimated annualized expense reimbursements under existing office leases.

(3)

Order of tenants is based on Annualized Rent.

(4)

The weighting of the lease term was computed using Total Rental Revenue.

(5)

Many of our government leases are subject to early termination provisions which are customary to government leases.

 

The weighted average remaining lease term was computed assuming no exercise of such early termination rights.

(6)

Includes affiliated organizations or agencies.

(7)

Merck & Co., Inc. subleases 219,065 rentable square feet from Unisys’ 960,349 leased rentable square feet in our Greater Philadelphia region.

 

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