Press Release

Kite Realty Group Trust Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results

Company Release - 8/4/2011

Highlights

  • Funds From Operations was $0.12 per diluted common share for the second quarter of 2011.
  • Same Property Net Operating Income increased 3.0%.
  • 40 new and renewal leases for 281,200 square feet were executed during the quarter for aggregate cash rent spreads of 3.2%.
  • Small shop leasing percentage improved year over year to 80.6% from 75.9%, partially driving an increase in the operating retail portfolio leased percentage to 93.0% from 91.0%.
  • Acquired Lithia Crossing in Tampa, Florida for $13.3 million in an off-market transaction
  • Delray Marketplace in Delray Beach, Florida transitioned to an in-process development project.
  • Signed 99,000 square feet of national junior anchor leases at our New Hill Place development in Holly Springs, North Carolina.
  • Subsequent to the end of the quarter, the Company closed on $82 million of non-recourse, secured loans on six properties with a 10-year term at an interest rate of 5.44%.

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE: KRG) (the “Company”) today announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2011. Financial statements and exhibits attached to this release include results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.

Financial and Operating Results

For the three months ended June 30, 2011, funds from operations (FFO), a widely accepted supplemental measure of REIT performance established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, was $8.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the Kite Portfolio compared to $7.5 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, for the same period in the prior year. The Company’s allocable share of FFO was $7.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $6.7 million for the same period in 2010.

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, FFO was $15.3 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the Kite Portfolio compared to $14.6 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the same period in the prior year. The Company’s allocable share of FFO was $13.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $13.0 million for the same period in 2010.

Given the nature of the Company’s business as a real estate owner and operator, the Company believes that FFO is helpful to investors when measuring operating performance because it excludes various items included in net income that do not relate to or are not indicative of operating performance, such as gains or losses from sales of operating properties, and depreciation and amortization, which can make periodic and peer analyses of operating performance more difficult. The Company believes presenting FFO in this manner allows investors and other interested parties to form a more meaningful assessment of the Company’s operating results. A reconciliation of net income to FFO is included in the attached table.

Net loss attributable to Kite Realty Group Trust was $1.1 million for the second quarter of 2011 compared to a net loss in the prior year of $4.0 million. This change is primarily attributable to a decrease of $2.3 million in depreciation and amortization expense due to accelerated depreciation taken in the prior year on certain redevelopment properties. The Company’s total revenue for the second quarter of 2011 was $25.3 million, an increase from $24.8 million for the same period in 2010. This increase is due to an improvement in revenue from property operations of $2.4 million as a result of improved occupancy levels, current year acquisitions and a lease termination fee partially offset by a planned decline in construction volume of $1.9 million.

Net loss attributable to Kite Realty Group Trust was $3.2 million for the first six months of 2011 compared to a net loss in the prior year of $5.1 million. This change is primarily attributable to a decrease of $1.6 million in depreciation and amortization expense due to accelerated depreciation taken in the prior year on certain redevelopment properties. The Company’s total revenue for the first six months of 2011 was $49.8 million, down from $50.4 million for the same period in 2010. This decrease reflects a planned decline in construction volume of $3.7 million. These decreases were partially offset by an improvement in revenue from property operations of $3.2 million due to improved occupancy levels, current year acquisitions and a lease termination fee.

John A. Kite, Kite Realty Group’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said "We continued our positive trends in operating performance this quarter. The same property NOI increased to 3.0% from 1.0% in the first quarter and the retail portfolio increased to 93% leased. We are also making solid progress on the balance sheet with the line of credit renewal for three years and the securing of long-term property level debt at attractive interest rates. In addition, Delray Marketplace is now in-process and we plan to deliver at the end of 2012."

Operating Portfolio

As of June 30, 2011, the Company owned interests in 53 retail operating properties totaling approximately 8.0 million square feet. The owned gross leasable area (“GLA”) in the Company’s retail operating portfolio was 93.0% leased as of June 30, 2011, compared to 92.3% leased as of the end of the prior quarter. This improvement was driven by an increase in the small shop leased percentage to 80.6% as of June 30, 2011, compared to 78.2% at the end of the prior quarter.

In addition, the Company owns four operating commercial properties totaling 580,800 square feet. As of June 30, 2011, the owned net rentable area of the commercial operating portfolio was 93.3% leased, compared to 92.0% at the end of the prior quarter. The combined retail and commercial operating portfolio leased percentage was 93.1% as of June 30, 2011, compared to 92.3% as of the end of the prior quarter.

On a same property basis, the leased percentage of 54 same store operating properties increased 1.4% to 93.0% at June 30, 2011 from 91.6% at June 30, 2010. Same property net operating income (“NOI”) for these properties increased 3.0% in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same period in the prior year.

Leasing Activities

During the second quarter of 2011, the Company executed 40 new and renewal leases totaling approximately 281,200 square feet with aggregate cash rent spreads of 3.2%. New leases were signed with 19 tenants for approximately 166,900 square feet of GLA. These leases represent a 3.6% positive cash rent spread. A total of 21 leases for 114,300 square feet were renewed during the quarter for a 2.8% positive cash rent spread.

The Company executed four new national junior anchor leases during the quarter totaling 99,000 square feet to anchor our New Hill Place future development in Holly Springs, North Carolina (Raleigh, North Carolina MSA).

Development and Acquisition Activities

The Company transitioned the Delray Marketplace project in Delray Beach, Florida to an in-process development with the commencement of site construction. The Company has 20 executed leases at this property, which include anchors Publix and Frank Theatres, and the property is 62.5% pre-leased or committed. These leases include tenants such as Apricot Lane, Bobby Chan, Charming Charlie, Chico’s, JoS. A. Bank, Max’s Grille, and White House | Black Market. The total estimated costs of this project are expected to be $95 million, with opening scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2012. The Company intends to commence vertical construction upon finalizing construction financing.

As of June 30, 2011, in addition to the Delray Marketplace project, the Company owned interests in four in-process development/redevelopment projects that are expected to total 453,300 owned square feet upon completion. The total estimated cost of these projects is approximately $94.7 million, of which $68.8million had been incurred as of June 30, 2011.

In June, the Company acquired Lithia Crossing, an 81,000 square foot unencumbered neighborhood shopping center in Tampa, Florida. Lithia Crossing is 95.6% leased, anchored by Stein Mart and features a diverse lineup of national, regional, and local tenants such as Cold Stone Creamery, Panera Bread and Starbucks. The purchase price, exclusive of closing costs, was $13.3 million reflecting an initial 8% cap rate.

Financing Activities

During the second quarter and through the date of this release, the Company completed the following financing activities:

  • Entered into an amended and restated three-year $200 million unsecured revolving credit facility with a one-year extension option. Terms of the agreement include pricing at LIBOR plus 225 to 325 basis points, depending on the Company’s leverage, and an expansion feature allowing up to $300 million of total borrowing capacity, subject to certain conditions.
  • Increased the borrowing capacity on the construction loan on its South Elgin Commons development from $9.4 million to $16.5 million and removed the LIBOR floor of 2.00%. The loan has a maturity date of September 30, 2013 and carries a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus 325 basis points.
  • Closed on an extension of the $4.7 million loan secured by our Delray Marketplace in-process development that was scheduled to mature in June 2011. The new maturity date on the loan is January 2012. The Company intends to refinance this loan with a longer-term construction loan.
  • Closed on a three-year $3.7 million loan secured by the Fishers Station property to replace the loan that matured in June 2011
  • In August, secured $82 million of nonrecourse loan proceeds on the following properties at a fixed interest rate of 5.44%: Eddy Street Commons, Bayport Commons, Hamilton Crossing, Boulevard Crossing, Publix at Acworth, and Naperville Marketplace. The net proceeds of these loans were utilized to pay down the variable rate loans on Bayport Commons, Eddy Street Commons, Glendale Town Center, and the remainder was initially used to pay down the Company’s line of credit.

After completing the above transactions, the Company has reduced its 2011 debt maturities to $20.5 million.

Distributions

On June 17, 2011, the Board of Trustees declared a quarterly common share cash distribution of $0.06 per common share for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 payable to shareholders of record as of July 7, 2011. This distribution was paid on July 14, 2011. The Board of Trustees anticipates declaring a quarterly cash distribution for the quarter ending September 30, 2011 later in the third quarter.

On August 4, 2011, the Board of Trustees declared a quarterly preferred share cash distribution of $0.515625 per preferred share covering the distribution period from June 2, 2011 to September 1, 2011 payable to shareholders of record as of August 18, 2011. This distribution will be paid on September 1, 2011.

FFO Guidance

The Company is reaffirming its FFO guidance for the year ending December 31, 2011 in a range of $0.40 to $0.45 per diluted share. Following is a reconciliation of estimated net loss per common share to estimated diluted FFO per share:

   
Guidance Range for 2011 Low High
 
Net loss per diluted share $ (0.06 ) $ (0.01 )
Depreciation and amortization   0.46     0.46  
FFO per diluted share $ 0.40   $ 0.45  
 

Earnings Conference Call

The Company will conduct a conference call to discuss its financial results on Friday, August 5th at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. A live webcast of the conference call will be available online on the Company’s website at www.kiterealty.com. The dial-in numbers are (866) 700-6979 for domestic callers and (617) 213-8836 for international callers (passcode 14142685). In addition, a telephonic replay of the call will be available until November 12, 2011. The replay dial-in telephone numbers are (888) 286-8010 for domestic callers and (617) 801-6888 for international callers (passcode 46076491).

About Kite Realty Group Trust

Kite Realty Group Trust is a full-service, vertically integrated real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership, operation, management, leasing, acquisition, construction, redevelopment and development of neighborhood and community shopping centers in selected markets in the United States. At June 30, 2011, the Company owned interests in a portfolio of 63 operating and redevelopment properties totaling approximately 9.2 million square feet and an additional three properties currently under development totaling 0.5 million square feet.

Safe Harbor

This press release contains certain statements that are not historical fact and may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: national and local economic, business, real estate and other market conditions, particularly in light of the recent recession; financing risks, including the availability of and costs associated with sources of liquidity; the Company’s ability to refinance, or extend the maturity dates of, its indebtedness; the level and volatility of interest rates; the financial stability of tenants, including their ability to pay rent and the risk of tenant bankruptcies; the competitive environment in which the Company operates; acquisition, disposition, development and joint venture risks; property ownership and management risks; the Company’s ability to maintain its status as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes; potential environmental and other liabilities; impairment in the value of real estate property the Company owns; risks related to the geographical concentration of our properties in Indiana, Florida and Texas; and other factors affecting the real estate industry generally. The Company refers you the documents filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, which discuss these and other factors that could adversely affect the Company’s results. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements (including the FFO and net income estimates), whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

   

Kite Realty Group Trust

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

 

June 30,
2011
December 31,
2010
Assets:
Investment properties, at cost:
Land $ 235,226,401 $ 228,707,073
Land held for development 27,386,474 27,384,631
Buildings and improvements 811,185,092 780,038,034
Furniture, equipment and other 5,316,669 5,166,303
Construction in progress 162,662,779 158,636,747
1,241,777,415 1,199,932,788
Less: accumulated depreciation (166,116,130 ) (152,083,936 )
1,075,661,285 1,047,848,852
Cash and cash equivalents 7,592,584 15,394,528
Tenant receivables, including accrued straight-line rent of $10,124,407 and $9,113,712, respectively, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts 18,063,651 18,204,215
Other receivables 3,681,024 5,484,277
Investments in unconsolidated entities, at equity 16,747,528 11,193,113
Escrow deposits 12,286,429 8,793,968
Deferred costs, net 28,575,072 24,207,046
Prepaid and other assets 2,034,874 1,656,746
Total Assets $ 1,164,642,447 $ 1,132,782,745
 
Liabilities and Equity:
Mortgage and other indebtedness $ 654,342,842 $ 610,926,613
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 35,736,196 32,362,917
Deferred revenue and other liabilities 13,368,544 15,399,002
Total Liabilities 703,447,582 658,688,532
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership 43,144,118 44,115,028
Equity:
Kite Realty Group Trust Shareholders’ Equity:
Preferred Shares, $.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized, 2,800,000 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively 70,000,000 70,000,000
Common Shares, $.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized 63,576,651 shares and 63,342,219 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively 635,767 633,422
Additional paid in capital 448,792,206 448,779,180
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,371,962 ) (2,900,100 )
Accumulated deficit (104,284,327 ) (93,447,581 )
Total Kite Realty Group Trust Shareholders’ Equity 413,771,684 423,064,921
Noncontrolling Interests 4,279,063 6,914,264
Total Equity 418,050,747 429,979,185
Total Liabilities and Equity $ 1,164,642,447 $ 1,132,782,745
 
 

Kite Realty Group Trust

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

 
  Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,
2011   20102011   2010
Revenue:
Minimum rent $ 18,974,092 $ 17,741,385 $ 37,341,334 $ 35,476,596
Tenant reimbursements 4,866,020 4,259,847 10,045,231 9,101,108
Other property related revenue 1,414,061 849,036 2,302,593 1,948,848
Construction and service fee revenue 76,483 1,950,848 86,520 3,830,198
Total revenue 25,330,656 24,801,116 49,775,678 50,356,750
Expenses:
Property operating 4,541,865 3,733,851 9,451,877 8,308,203
Real estate taxes 3,639,368 3,163,086 6,952,312 6,539,400
Cost of construction and services 114,254 1,637,383 164,167 3,395,701
General, administrative, and other 1,413,918 1,254,792 3,262,370 2,630,762
Depreciation and amortization 9,893,224 12,165,390 19,070,097 20,710,245
Total expenses 19,602,629 21,954,502 38,900,823 41,584,311
 
Operating income 5,728,027 2,846,614 10,874,855 8,772,439
Interest expense (5,840,521 ) (7,237,738 ) (11,742,146 ) (14,334,601 )
Income tax benefit/(expense) of taxable REIT subsidiary 30,760 (127,264 ) 46,833 (153,100 )
Income/(loss) from unconsolidated entities 92,220 (98,595 ) 4,595 (98,595 )
Other income 93,582 66,810 142,620 132,560
Consolidated net income/(loss) 104,068 (4,550,173 ) (673,243 ) (5,681,297 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 282,545 529,618 353,039 586,062

Net income (loss) attributable to Kite Realty Group Trust

386,613 (4,020,555 ) (320,204 ) (5,095,235 )
Dividends on preferred shares (1,443,750 ) (2,887,500 )
Net loss attributable to common shareholders $ (1,057,137 ) $ (4,020,555 ) $ (3,207,704 ) $ (5,095,235 )
 
Net loss income per common share attributable to Kite Realty Group Trust common shareholders – basic and diluted $ (0.02 ) $ (0.06 ) $ (0.05 ) $ (0.08 )
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted 63,567,964 63,209,194 63,508,337 63,165,588
Dividends declared per common share $ 0.0600 $ 0.0600 $ 0.1200 $ 0.1200
 
   

Kite Realty Group Trust

Funds From Operations

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2011   20102011   2010
Consolidated net income / (loss) $ 104,068 $ (4,550,173 ) $ (673,243 ) $ (5,681,297 )
Less dividends on preferred shares (1,443,750 ) (2,887,500 )
Less net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests in properties (25,189 ) 24,563 (41,775 ) (54,526 )
Add depreciation and amortization of consolidated entities, net of noncontrolling interests 9,755,149 12,004,739 18,769,535 20,327,252
Add depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated entities 13,867 41,359 97,067 41,359
Funds From Operations of the Kite Portfolio1 8,404,145 7,520,488 15,264,084 14,632,788
Less redeemable noncontrolling interests in Funds From Operations (916,052 ) (842,294 ) (1,670,645 ) (1,638,872 )
Funds From Operations allocable to the Company1 $ 7,488,093   $ 6,678,194 $ 13,593,439 $ 12,993,916
 
Basic and Diluted FFO per share of the Kite Portfolio $ 0.12 $ 0.11 $ 0.21 $ 0.21
 
Basic weighted average Common Shares outstanding 63,567,964 63,209,194 63,508,337 63,165,588
Diluted weighted average Common Shares outstanding 63,856,717 63,476,111 63,805,935 63,396,648
Basic weighted average Common Shares and Units outstanding 71,419,121 71,178,077 71,361,752 71,137,042
Diluted weighted average Common Shares and Units outstanding 71,707,874 71,444,993 71,659,350 71,368,102
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1  

“Funds From Operations of the Operating Partnership” measures 100% of the operating performance of the Operating Partnership’s real estate properties and construction and service subsidiaries in which the Company owns an interest. “Funds From Operations allocable to the Company” reflects a reduction for the redeemable noncontrolling weighted average diluted interest in the Operating Partnership.

   

Kite Realty Group Trust

Same Property Net Operating Income

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2011   2010  

%
Change

2011   2010  

%
Change

Number of properties at period end1 54 54 54 54
 
Leased percentage at period-end 93.0% 91.6% 93.0% 91.6%
Minimum rent $ 16,624,349 $ 16,167,069 $ 33,036,418 $ 32,555,283
Tenant recoveries 4,031,858 3,926,694 8,545,462 8,469,540
Other income 43,890 36,367 148,162 101,359
20,700,097 20,130,130 41,730,042 41,126,182
 
Property operating expenses 3,756,168 3,548,799 8,287,578 7,906,576
Real estate taxes 2,814,133 2,866,203 5,576,294 5,904,971
6,570,301 6,415,002 13,863,872 13,811,547
       
Net operating income – same properties (54 properties)214,129,79613,715,1283.0%27,866,17027,314,6352.0%
 
Reconciliation to Most Directly Comparable GAAP Measure:
 
Net operating income – same properties $ 14,129,796 $ 13,715,128 $ 27,866,170 $ 27,314,635
Other income (expense), net (13,743,183 ) (17,735,683 ) (28,186,374 ) (32,409,870 )
Dividends on preferred shares (1,443,750 ) (2,887,500 )
Net loss attributable to common shareholders $ (1,057,137 ) $ (4,020,555 ) $ (3,207,704 ) $ (5,095,235 )
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1   Same Property analysis excludes Courthouse Shadows, Four Corner Square, Rivers Edge, The Centre and Bolton Plaza properties as the Company pursues redevelopment of these properties.
 
2 Same Property net operating income is considered a non-GAAP measure because it excludes net gains from outlot sales, write offs of straight-line rent and lease intangibles, bad debt expense and related recoveries, lease termination fees and significant prior year expense recoveries and adjustments and other significant non-recurring revenues and expenses, if any.

The Company believes that Net Operating Income (“NOI”) is helpful to investors as a measure of its operating performance because it excludes various items included in net income that do not relate to or are not indicative of its operating performance, such as depreciation and amortization, interest expense, and impairment, if any. The Company believes that Same Property NOI is helpful to investors as a measure of its operating performance because it includes only the NOI of properties that have been owned for the full period presented, which eliminates disparities in net income due to the redevelopment, acquisition or disposition of properties during the particular period presented, and thus provides a more consistent metric for the comparison of the Company's properties. Same Property NOI should not, however, be considered as alternatives to net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) as indicators of the Company's financial performance.

Source: Kite Realty Group Trust

Contact:

Kite Realty Group Trust

Dan Sink, Chief Financial Officer, 317-577-5609

dsink@kiterealty.com

or

Investors/Media:

David Buell, Manager, Financial Reporting, 317-713-5647

dbuell@kiterealty.com