Corporate Office Properties Trust Reports Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2010 Results
COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) (NYSE: OFC) today announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010. Excluding costs associated with the purchase of operating properties, funds from operations (FFO) per diluted share for the fourth quarter and full year of 2010, respectively, were $0.70 and $2.36.
"The COPT team achieved 4.3 million square feet of leasing, the highest volume in the Company's history, despite the challenges presented by the broader economy. We believe that this leasing momentum will continue into 2011," stated Randall M. Griffin, Chief Executive Officer of Corporate Office Properties Trust. "In 2010, the COPT team further strengthened our portfolio's ability to serve the needs of our U.S. Government and Defense Information Technology tenants through strategic acquisitions, dispositions and development starts," he added.
2010 Full Year Highlights:
-- Diluted earnings per share was $0.43 for the year ended December 31, 2010 as compared to $0.70 for 2009, a decrease of 39%. -- FFO per diluted share for 2010, excluding operating property acquisition costs, was $2.36, a 5% decline over 2009 full year results. Including acquisition costs, FFO per diluted share was $2.30 for 2010 versus $2.46 for 2009. -- Diluted adjusted funds from operations (Diluted AFFO) available to common share and common unit holders was $112.7 million for 2010 as compared to $119.8 million for 2009, a decrease of 6%. Diluted FFO payout ratio of 70%, excluding the effect of operating property acquisition costs, and a 94% Diluted AFFO payout ratio for the year. -- Same office property cash net operating income (NOI) decreased 1% for the year, excluding gross lease termination fees. Including gross lease termination fees, same office property cash NOI decreased 2% for the year. -- Leasing volume of 4.3 million square feet, a company record, and 1.1 million square feet more than the previous best year in 2008. -- Renewed 2.5 million square feet, equating to a 68% renewal rate. -- Placed in service 816,000 square feet in nine development properties. These properties were 77% leased at year end. Started construction on 732,000 square feet, all focused on the U.S. Government and Defense IT sectors. -- Acquired $317 million of strategic, high-quality assets ($202 million for office and $115 million for a wholesale data center). -- Increased quarterly common cash dividend 5.1% in September 2010.
Results:
For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010 - EPS was $0.18 for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to $0.08 for 2009, an increase of 125%. Excluding $470,000 (or $0.01 per diluted share) of acquisition costs, FFO for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010 totaled $52.7 million, or $0.70 per diluted share. Fourth quarter 2010 results represent a 27% increase on a per share basis from the $0.55 per diluted share, or $39.1 million of FFO for the fourth quarter of 2009. Including acquisition costs, FFO per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $0.69 versus $0.52 reported in the fourth quarter of 2009.
For the year ended December 31, 2010 - EPS was $0.43 for the year ended December 31, 2010 as compared to $0.70 for 2009, a decrease of 39%. FFO, for the full year 2010, excluding $3.4 million (or $0.06 per diluted share) of acquisition costs, was $171.7 million, or $2.36 per diluted share. FFO per diluted share in 2010 represented a 5% decrease from the $2.49 per diluted share, or $173.3 million of FFO reported in 2009. Including acquisition costs, FFO per diluted share for 2010 was $2.30 as compared to $2.46 per diluted share for the full year 2009.
Operating Performance:
Portfolio Summary - At December 31, 2010, the Company's wholly-owned portfolio of 252 office properties totaled 20 million square feet. The weighted average remaining lease term for the portfolio was 4.9 years and the average rental rate (including tenant reimbursements) was $25.56 per square foot. The Company's wholly-owned portfolio was 88.2% occupied and 89.5% leased as of December 31, 2010.
Same Office Performance - The Company's same office portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2010 represents 85% of the rentable square feet of its consolidated portfolio and consists of 230 properties. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company's same office property cash NOI decreased 1%, excluding gross lease termination fees as compared to 2009. Including gross lease termination fees, same office property cash NOI decreased 2% for the year as compared to 2009.
Leasing - For the quarter ended December 31, 2010, 1.1 million square feet was renewed equating to an 84% renewal rate, at an average committed cost of $8.13 per square foot. Total rent on renewed space increased 3.3% on a straight-line basis, as measured from the straight-line rent in effect preceding the renewal date and decreased 4.6% on a cash basis. For renewed and retenanted space of 1.5 million square feet, total straight-line rent increased 3.7% and total rent on a cash basis decreased 4.5%. The average committed cost for renewed and retenanted space was $14.02 per square foot.
For the year, 2.5 million square feet was renewed equating to a 68% renewal rate, at an average capital cost of $7.84 per square foot. Total rent on renewed space increased 3.3% on a straight-line basis, as measured from the straight-line rent in effect preceding the renewal date and decreased 4.8% on a cash basis. For the year, 3.2 million square feet was renewed and retenanted. Total straight-line rent for renewed and retenanted space increased 2.3% and total rent on a cash basis decreased 5.6%. The average committed cost for renewed and retenanted space was $11.72 per square foot. The Company recognized lease termination fees of $3.4 million, net of write-offs of related straight-line rents and above- and below-market leases for the year ended December 31, 2010, as compared to $4.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Investment Activity:
Developments - At December 31, 2010, the Company had 3.2 million square feet under construction, development and redevelopment for a total projected cost of $698.5 million.
The Company controlled land at December 31, 2010 of 2,252 acres that can support up to 21.8 million square feet of development.
During the year, the Company entered two new submarkets by:
-- Completing the formation of LW Redstone Company, LLC, a joint venture created to develop Redstone Gateway, a 468 acre land parcel adjacent to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The land is owned by the U.S. Government and is under a long term master lease to the joint venture through the Enhanced Use Lease program. The joint venture will work closely with Redstone Arsenal to create a business park that will total approximately 4.6 million square feet of office and retail space when completed, including 4.4 million square feet of Class A office space. In addition, the business park will include hotel and other amenities. The Company is the managing partner of the joint venture with a controlling interest and responsibility for development, leasing and management of the office space at Redstone Gateway. Development and construction of Redstone Gateway is expected to take place over a 15 to 20 year period. -- Acquiring 15 acres and the development potential of up to 978,000 square feet in the Northern Virginia submarket of Springfield. This project, known as Patriot Ridge, is adjacent to the new 2.4 million square foot National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) headquarters currently under construction at Fort Belvoir, the beneficiary of the largest BRAC gain of any military installation in the country.
Acquisitions - For 2010, the Company completed the following acquisitions totaling $317 million:
-- 152,000 square foot building for $40 million, located at 1550 Westbranch Drive in McLean, Virginia. The building is 100% leased to The MITRE Corporation. -- 233,000 square foot wholesale data center known as Power Loft @ Innovation in Manassas, Virginia for $115.5 million. The shell of the data center was completed in early 2010 and the property was 17% leased, long term, on the acquisition date to two tenants who have a combined initial critical load of 3 megawatts and further expansion rights of up to a combined 5 megawatts. The Company expects to eventually complete the remaining development with an initial stabilization at 18 megawatts with additional development costs estimated upon acquisition at $166 million. Full critical load of the property is expected to be up to 30 megawatts. -- 362,000 square feet in two Class A office buildings known as Maritime Plaza I and II in the Capitol Riverfront submarket of Washington, DC for approximately $119 million. In connection with the acquisition, we assumed a $70.1 million mortgage loan with a fixed interest rate of 5.35% that matures in March 2014. The buildings are subject to ground leases that expire in 2099 and 2100. The buildings are 100% leased with over 50% of the space leased to investment grade tenants in the Company's targeted niche, such as Computer Sciences Corporation, General Dynamics and SAIC. -- 183,000 square foot, shell-complete, office building for $43 million, located at 3120 Fairview Park Drive in Falls Church, Virginia.
Dispositions - During the year, the Company sold two properties in Dayton, New Jersey totaling 201,000 square feet for $20.9 million and recognized a gain of $780,000. The Company also sold a contiguous land parcel for $3 million and recognized a gain of $2.5 million.
Financing and Capital Transactions:
The Company executed the following significant transactions during the year:
-- On April 7, 2010, the Company issued $240 million aggregate principal amount of 4.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2030. The notes have an exchange settlement feature that provides that the notes may, under certain circumstances, be exchangeable for cash and our common shares at an initial exchange rate (subject to adjustment) of 20.7658 shares for $1,000 principal amount of the notes (equivalent to an exchange price of $48.16 per common share, a 20% premium over the closing price on the NYSE on the transaction pricing date). On or after April 20, 2015, the Company may redeem the notes in cash, in whole or in part, on each of April 15, 2015, April 15, 2020 and April 15, 2025, or in the event of a "fundamental change," as defined under the terms of the notes. The Company used the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repayment of borrowings under its unsecured revolving credit facility. -- On November 5, 2010, the Company issued 7.5 million common shares at a public offering price of $34.25 per share for net proceeds of $245.8 million after underwriting discounts but before offering expenses. The Company used the proceeds to pay down the Company's unsecured revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes. -- During 2010, the Company increased its revolving credit facility by $200 million, from $600 million to $800 million.
Balance Sheet and Financial Flexibility:
As of December 31, 2010, the Company had a total market capitalization of $5 billion, with $2.3 billion in debt outstanding, equating to a 46% debt-to-total market capitalization ratio. Also, the Company's weighted average interest rate was 4.9% for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 and the Company had 78% of the total debt subject to fixed interest rates as of December 31, 2010.
For the year 2010, the Company's EBITDA to interest expense coverage ratio was 3.01x, and the EBITDA fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.54x. Accounting for construction in progress, the Company's adjusted debt to EBITDA ratio was 6.08x as of December 31, 2010.
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.
Shareholder Return:
For 2010, the Company's total shareholder return was essentially flat, lagging the NAREIT office sector and the Morgan Stanley REIT Index (RMS). However, for the three years ended December 31, 2010, the Company achieved the second highest total return among all office REITs. Additionally, the Company's 456% total return for the last ten years ranks first among all office REITs and fourteenth among all equity REITs, based on numbers compiled by NAREIT as of December 31, 2010.
Conference Call:
The Company will hold an investor/analyst conference call:
Conference Call Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011 Time: 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time Telephone Number: (within the U.S.) 888-679-8035 Telephone Number: (outside the U.S.) 617-213-4848 Passcode: 74089715
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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 primarily on strategic customer relationships and specialized tenant requirements in the U.S. Government and Defense Information Technology sectors and data centers serving such sectors. The Company acquires, develops, manages and leases office and data center properties that are typically concentrated in large office parks primarily located adjacent to government demand drivers and/or in strong markets that we believe possess growth opportunities. As of December 31, 2010, the Company owned 271 office properties totaling 21.1 million rentable square feet, which includes 20 properties totaling 1.1 million 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. COPT is an S&P MidCap 400 company and more information 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," "could," "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "estimate," "plan" 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:
-- 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; -- the Company's ability to borrow on favorable terms; -- 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; -- changes in our plans or views of market economic conditions or failure to obtain development rights, either of which, could result in recognition of impairment losses; -- 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 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Corporate Office Properties Trust Summary Financial Data (unaudited) (Amounts in thousands, except per share data) Three Months Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, 2010 2009 2010 2009 Revenues Real estate revenues $ 123,765 $ 108,737 $ 459,800 $ 423,984 Construction contract and 27,637 69,553 104,675 343,087 other service revenues Total revenues 151,402 178,290 564,475 767,071 Expenses Property operating expenses 47,019 42,567 179,419 157,154 Depreciation and amortization associated 35,347 27,261 123,236 108,529 with real estate operations Construction contract and 27,154 68,230 102,302 336,519 other service expenses General and administrative 6,103 5,965 24,008 23,240 expenses Business development 691 2,149 4,197 3,699 expenses Total operating expenses 116,314 146,172 433,162 629,141 Operating income 35,088 32,118 131,313 137,930 Interest expense (26,878 ) (23,273 ) (101,865 ) (82,187 ) Interest and other income 7,626 215 9,568 5,164 Income from continuing operations before equity in income (loss) of 15,836 9,060 39,016 60,907 unconsolidated entities and income taxes Equity in income (loss) of 1,005 134 1,376 (941 ) unconsolidated entities Income tax expense (33 ) (27 ) (108 ) (196 ) Income from continuing 16,808 9,167 40,284 59,770 operations Discontinued operations (56 ) 379 2,391 1,529 Income before gain on sales 16,752 9,546 42,675 61,299 of real estate Gain on sales of real - - 2,829 - estate, net of income taxes Net income 16,752 9,546 45,504 61,299 Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests Common units in the (862 ) (463 ) (2,116 ) (4,495 ) Operating Partnership Preferred units in the (165 ) (165 ) (660 ) (660 ) Operating Partnership Other consolidated entities (201 ) 170 32 185 Net income attributable to 15,524 9,088 42,760 56,329 COPT Preferred share dividends (4,026 ) (4,026 ) (16,102 ) (16,102 ) Net income attributable to $ 11,498 $ 5,062 $ 26,658 $ 40,227 COPT common shareholders Earnings per share "EPS" computation: Numerator for diluted EPS: Net income attributable to $ 11,498 $ 5,062 $ 26,658 $ 40,227 common shareholders Amount allocable to (264 ) (247 ) (1,071 ) (1,010 ) restricted shares Numerator for diluted EPS 11,234 4,815 25,587 39,217 Denominator: Weighted average common 63,404 57,604 59,611 55,930 shares - basic Dilutive effect of share-based compensation 236 413 333 477 awards Weighted average common 63,640 58,017 59,944 56,407 shares - diluted Diluted EPS $ 0.18 $ 0.08 $ 0.43 $ 0.70
Corporate Office Properties Trust Summary Financial Data (unaudited) (Amounts in thousands, except per share data and ratios) Three Months Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, 2010 2009 2010 2009 Net income $ 16,752 $ 9,546 $ 45,504 $ 61,299 Add: Real estate-related depreciation and 35,347 27,475 123,243 109,386 amortization Add: Depreciation and amortization on 119 159 631 640 unconsolidated real estate entities Less: Gain on sales of previously depreciated 4 - (1,077 ) - operating properties, net of income taxes Funds from operations 52,222 37,180 168,301 171,325 ("FFO") Less: Noncontrolling interests - preferred units (165 ) (165 ) (660 ) (660 ) in the Operating Partnership Less: Noncontrolling interests - other (201 ) 170 32 185 consolidated entities Less: Preferred share (4,026 ) (4,026 ) (16,102 ) (16,102 ) dividends Less: Depreciation and amortization allocable to (157 ) (242 ) (1,402 ) (493 ) noncontrolling interests in other consolidated entities Less: Basic and diluted FFO allocable to restricted (446 ) (331 ) (1,524 ) (1,629 ) shares Basic and diluted FFO available to common share 47,227 32,586 148,645 152,626 and common unit holders ("Basic and diluted FFO") Less: Straight line rent (2,047 ) 1,676 (4,599 ) (3,847 ) adjustments Less: Amortization of acquisition intangibles (231 ) (679 ) (691 ) (2,126 ) included in net operating income Less: Recurring capital (15,960 ) (13,900 ) (39,407 ) (31,738 ) expenditures Add: Amortization of discount on Exchangeable 1,503 772 5,314 2,955 Senior Notes, net of amounts capitalized Operating property 470 1,967 3,424 1,967 acquisition costs Diluted adjusted funds from operations available to common share and common $ 30,962 $ 22,422 $ 112,686 $ 119,837 unit holders ("Diluted AFFO") Weighted average shares Weighted average common 63,404 57,604 59,611 55,930 shares Conversion of weighted 4,412 5,078 4,608 5,717 average common units Weighted average common shares/units - basic FFO 67,816 62,682 64,219 61,647 per share Dilutive effect of share-based compensation 236 413 333 477 awards Weighted average common shares/units - diluted FFO 68,052 63,095 64,552 62,124 per share Diluted FFO per share $ 0.69 $ 0.52 $ 2.30 $ 2.46 Diluted FFO per share, excluding operating $ 0.70 $ 0.55 $ 2.36 $ 2.49 property acquisition costs Dividends/distributions per $ 0.4125 $ 0.3925 $ 1.6100 $ 1.5300 common share/unit Diluted FFO payout ratio, excluding operating 61.7 % 72.0 % 69.6 % 61.8 % property acquisition costs Diluted AFFO payout ratio 95.0 % 110.9 % 93.9 % 79.7 % EBITDA interest coverage 3.36x 2.85x 3.01x 3.40x ratio EBITDA fixed charge 2.86x 2.38x 2.54x 2.78x coverage ratio Debt to EBITDA ratio (1) 7.29x 8.41x Adjusted debt to EBITDA 6.08x 7.30x ratio (2) Reconciliation of denominators for diluted EPS and diluted FFO per share Denominator for diluted EPS 63,640 58,017 59,944 56,407 Weighted average common 4,412 5,078 4,608 5,717 units Denominator for diluted FFO 68,052 63,095 64,552 62,124 per share
(1) Represents debt divided by EBITDA for the three month period multiplied by four. (2) Represents debt adjusted to subtract construction in progress as of period end divided by EBITDA for the three month period multiplied by four.
Corporate Office Properties Trust Summary Financial Data (unaudited) (Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data) December 31, December 31, 2010 2009 Balance Sheet Data (in thousands) (as of period end) Properties, net of $ 3,445,455 $ 3,029,900 accumulated depreciation Total assets 3,844,517 3,380,022 Debt, net 2,323,681 2,053,841 Total liabilities 2,521,379 2,259,390 Beneficiaries' equity 1,323,138 1,120,632 Debt to total assets 60.4 % 60.8 % Debt to undepreciated book value of real estate 57.2 % 57.8 % assets Debt to total market 46.1 % 44.6 % capitalization Property Data (wholly owned office properties) (as of period end) Number of operating 252 245 properties owned Total net rentable square 19,990 19,086 feet owned (in thousands) Occupancy 88.2 % 90.8 % Reconciliation of denominator for debt to total assets to denominator for debt to undepreciated book value of real estate assets Denominator for debt to $ 3,844,517 $ 3,380,022 total assets Assets other than assets included in properties, (399,062 ) (350,122 ) net Accumulated depreciation 503,032 422,612 on real estate assets Intangible assets on real 113,735 100,671 estate acquisitions, net Denominator for debt to undepreciated book value $ 4,062,222 $ 3,553,183 of real estate assets Three Months Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, 2010 2009 2010 2009 Reconciliation of tenant improvements and incentives, capital improvements and leasing costs for operating properties to recurring capital expenditures Total tenant improvements and incentives on $ 8,761 $ 2,359 $ 25,251 $ 13,931 operating properties Total capital improvements 6,879 9,475 10,990 16,270 on operating properties Total leasing costs on 4,573 2,801 9,265 7,232 operating properties Less: Nonrecurring tenant improvements and (3,003 ) (851 ) (4,283 ) (3,631 ) incentives on operating properties Less: Nonrecurring capital improvements on operating (1,342 ) (117 ) (1,866 ) (1,457 ) properties Less: Nonrecurring leasing costs incurred on 10 (186 ) (59 ) (1,102 ) operating properties Add: Recurring capital expenditures on operating 82 419 109 495 properties held through joint ventures Recurring capital $ 15,960 $ 13,900 $ 39,407 $ 31,738 expenditures
Corporate Office Properties Trust Summary Financial Data (unaudited) (Dollars in thousands) Three Months Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, 2010 2009 2010 2009 Reconciliation of common share dividends to dividends and distributions for payout ratios Common share dividends $ 27,597 $ 22,884 $ 98,510 $ 87,596 Common unit 1,816 1,988 7,266 7,962 distributions Dividends and distributions for payout $ 29,413 $ 24,872 $ 105,776 $ 95,558 ratios Reconciliation of diluted FFO to diluted FFO available to common share and common unit holders, excluding operating property acquisition costs Diluted FFO $ 47,227 $ 32,586 $ 148,645 $ 152,626 Operating property 470 1,967 3,424 1,967 acquisition costs Diluted FFO available to common share and common unit holders, excluding $ 47,697 $ 34,553 $ 152,069 $ 154,593 operating property acquisition costs Reconciliation of GAAP net income to earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") Net income $ 16,752 $ 9,546 $ 45,504 $ 61,299 Interest expense on 26,878 23,273 101,865 82,187 continuing operations Interest expense on - 59 263 233 discontinued operations Income tax expense 33 27 119 196 Real estate-related depreciation and 35,347 27,475 123,243 109,386 amortization Depreciation of furniture, fixtures and 642 676 2,576 2,425 equipment EBITDA $ 79,652 $ 61,056 $ 273,570 $ 255,726 Reconciliation of interest expense from continuing operations to the denominators for interest coverage-EBITDA and fixed charge coverage-EBITDA Interest expense from $ 26,878 $ 23,273 $ 101,865 $ 82,187 continuing operations Interest expense from - 59 263 233 discontinued operations Less: Amortization of (1,696 ) (1,125 ) (5,871 ) (4,214 ) deferred financing costs Less: Amortization of discount on Exchangeable (1,503 ) (772 ) (5,314 ) (2,955 ) Senior Notes, net of amounts capitalized Denominator for interest 23,679 21,435 90,943 75,251 coverage-EBITDA Preferred share 4,026 4,026 16,102 16,102 dividends Preferred unit 165 165 660 660 distributions Denominator for fixed $ 27,870 $ 25,626 $ 107,705 $ 92,013 charge coverage-EBITDA Reconciliation of same property net operating income to same office property cash net operating income and same office property cash net operating income, excluding gross lease termination fees Same office property net $ 63,734 $ 62,642 $ 249,104 $ 257,096 operating income Less: Straight-line rent (433 ) 640 (137 ) (3,305 ) adjustments Less: Amortization of deferred market rental (661 ) (623 ) (2,145 ) (1,983 ) revenue Same office property cash net operating $ 62,640 $ 62,659 $ 246,822 $ 251,808 income Less: Lease termination (2,059 ) (347 ) (3,632 ) (5,531 ) fees, gross Same office property cash net operating $ 60,581 $ 62,312 $ 243,190 $ 246,277 income, excluding gross lease termination fees Reconciliation of debt, net to denominator for adjusted debt to EBITDA ratio Debt, net $ 2,323,681 $ 2,053,841 Less: Construction in (386,195 ) (270,376 ) progress Denominator for adjusted $ 1,937,486 $ 1,783,465 debt to EBITDA ratio
Top Twenty Tenants of Wholly Owned Office Properties as of December 31, 2010 (1) (Dollars in thousands) Percentage Total Percentage Weighted of Total Total Annualized of Total Average Number Occupied Occupied Rental Annualized Remaining of Rental Tenant Leases Square Square Revenue Revenue Lease Feet Feet (2) (3) Term (4) United States (5) 74 3,133,808 17.8% $95,049 21.1% 6.2 of America Northrop Grumman (6) 17 1,259,167 7.1% 32,857 7.3% 6.6 Corporation Booz Allen 8 726,070 4.1% 21,311 4.7% 4.5 Hamilton, Inc. Computer Sciences (6) 6 612,024 3.5% 18,788 4.2% 3.1 Corporation ITT (6) 9 333,169 1.9% 8,095 1.8% 4.1 Corporation The MITRE 4 260,348 1.5% 8,044 1.8% 5.8 Corporation The Aerospace (6) 3 247,253 1.4% 7,763 1.7% 4.1 Corporation CareFirst, 2 221,893 1.3% 7,661 1.7% 5.8 Inc. Wells Fargo & (6) 6 215,620 1.2% 7,484 1.7% 7.4 Company L-3 Communications (6) 4 256,120 1.5% 7,484 1.7% 3.3 Holdings, Inc. Integral (6) 4 241,627 1.4% 6,205 1.4% 9.1 Systems, Inc. Comcast (6) 7 308,332 1.7% 6,131 1.4% 2.8 Corporation The Boeing (6) 5 192,719 1.1% 5,875 1.3% 3.9 Company AT&T (6) 5 321,063 1.8% 5,490 1.2% 7.8 Corporation Ciena 5 263,724 1.5% 4,956 1.1% 2.2 Corporation General Dynamics (6) 5 174,719 1.0% 4,679 1.0% 2.7 Corporation Unisys 1 156,695 0.9% 4,143 0.9% 9.4 Corporation The Johns Hopkins (6) 5 140,837 0.8% 3,674 0.8% 5.9 Institutions Merck & Co., (6) 2 225,894 1.3% 2,950 0.7% 1.6 Inc. First Mariner (6) 2 75,461 0.4% 2,929 0.7% 5.7 Bank Subtotal Top 20 Office 174 9,366,543 53.1% 261,568 58.1% 5.5 Tenants All remaining 709 8,260,979 46.9% 189,000 41.9% 3.9 tenants Total/Weighted 883 17,627,522 100.0% $450,568 100.0% 4.9 Average
Table excludes owner occupied leasing activity which represents 170,855 (1) square feet with total annualized rental revenue of $4.0 million, and a weighted average remaining lease term of 4.9 years as of December 31, 2010. Total Annualized Rental Revenue is the monthly contractual base rent as of (2) December 31, 2010, multiplied by 12, plus the estimated annualized expense reimbursements under existing office leases. (3) Order of tenants is based on Total Annualized Rental Revenue. (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.
Source: Corporate Office Properties Trust
Released February 9, 2011