Press Release

Kite Realty Group Trust Reports First Quarter 2023 Operating Results

Company Release - 5/1/2023

INDIANAPOLIS, May 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE: KRG), a premier owner and operator of high-quality, open-air grocery-anchored neighborhood and community centers, along with vibrant mixed-use assets, reported today its operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. For the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, net income attributable to common shareholders was $5.4 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $16.8 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, respectively.

   Company raises 2023 guidance
   Increased NAREIT FFO per share by 11% on a year-over-year basis
   Same Property NOI increased by 6.5% on a year-over-year basis
   Leased over 831,000 square feet at 13.0% comparable blended cash leasing spreads

“The KRG team continues to capitalize on a constructive leasing environment, as evidenced by the double-digit blended and non-option renewal cash leasing spreads,” said John A. Kite, Chairman and CEO. “The structural changes in consumer behavior experienced over the past several years continue to act as a tailwind to our well-positioned open-air retail portfolio. As an organization anchored in operational excellence and a rock-solid balance sheet, we believe KRG is positioned to thrive in any macroeconomic environment in 2023.”

First Quarter 2023 Financial and Operational Results

  • Generated NAREIT FFO of the Operating Partnership of $113.8 million, or $0.51 per diluted share.
  • Same Property NOI increased by 6.5%.
  • Executed 144 new and renewal leases representing over 831,000 square feet.
    • Cash leasing spreads of 38.0% on 17 comparable new leases, 10.0% on 77 comparable renewals, and 13.0% on a blended basis.
    • Excluding option renewals, the blended cash spreads for comparable new and non-option renewal leases were 21.1%.
  • Operating retail portfolio annualized base rent (ABR) per square foot of $20.04 at March 31, 2023, a 2.4% increase year-over-year.
  • Retail portfolio percent leased of 94.8% at March 31, 2023, a sequential increase of 20 basis points and a 120-basis point increase on a year-over-year basis.
  • Portfolio leased-to-occupied spread of 270 basis points, which equates to $30 million of signed-not-open NOI.

First Quarter 2023 Capital Allocation Activity

  • The Company currently has three active development projects with limited future capital commitments of $37.9 million.

First Quarter 2023 Balance Sheet Overview

  • As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s net debt to Adjusted EBITDA was 5.3x, which represents a 0.4x year-over-year decrease.
  • The Company repaid five mortgages with an aggregate principal balance of $161.5 million with proceeds from the Company’s revolving line of credit and cash on hand.
  • Subsequent to quarter end, the Company closed on a $95.1 million 10-year mortgage at a fixed interest rate of 5.36% secured by its One Loudoun Residential joint venture project in Ashburn, Virginia. The mortgage generated gross proceeds of $92.7 million at the Company’s share, which were used to repay a portion of the outstanding balance on the Company’s $1.1 billion revolving line of credit. As of May 1, 2023, the outstanding balance on the Company’s revolving line of credit is $68.5 million.

Dividend
On April 28, 2023, the Company’s Board of Trustees declared a second quarter 2023 dividend of $0.24 per common share, which represents a 14% year-over-year increase. The second quarter dividend will be paid on July 14, 2023, to shareholders of record as of July 7, 2023.

2023 Earnings Guidance
The Company expects to generate net income attributable to common shareholders of $0.05 to $0.11 per diluted share in 2023. The Company is raising its 2023 NAREIT FFO guidance range to $1.92 to $1.98 per diluted share from $1.89 to $1.95 per diluted share, based, in part, on the following key assumptions at the midpoint:

  • 2023 same property NOI range of 2.25% to 3.25%, which represents a 25-basis point increase at the midpoint.
  • Full-year bad debt assumption of 1.15% of total revenues, which represents a 10-basis point decrease at the midpoint.
  • Additional disruption related to Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and Party City Holdings Inc. of 0.75% of total revenues ($0.03 of FFO per diluted share), of which approximately 70 basis points is related to the balance of 2023 and assumes no additional revenue from Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
  • Transaction activity is expected to be earnings neutral.

The following table reconciles the Company’s 2023 net income guidance range to the Company’s 2023 NAREIT FFO guidance range:

  Low High
Net income $0.05 $0.11
Depreciation and amortization 1.87 1.87
NAREIT FFO $ 1.92 $ 1.98
     

Earnings Conference Call

Kite Realty Group Trust will conduct a conference call to discuss its financial results on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on KRG’s website at www.kiterealty.com or at the following link: First Quarter 2023 Webcast. The dial-in registration link is: First Quarter 2023 Teleconference Registration. In addition, a webcast replay link will be available on KRG’s website.

About Kite Realty Group Trust

Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE: KRG) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in Indianapolis, IN that is one of the largest publicly traded owners and operators of open-air shopping centers and mixed-use assets. The Company’s primarily grocery-anchored portfolio is located in high-growth Sun Belt and select strategic gateway markets. The combination of necessity-based grocery-anchored neighborhood and community centers, along with vibrant mixed-use assets makes the KRG portfolio an ideal mix for both retailers and consumers. Publicly listed since 2004, KRG has nearly 60 years of experience in developing, constructing and operating real estate. Using operational, investment, development, and redevelopment expertise, KRG continuously optimizes its portfolio to maximize value and return to shareholders. As of March 31, 2023, the Company owned interests in 181 U.S. open-air shopping centers and mixed-use assets, comprising approximately 28.5 million square feet of gross leasable space. For more information, please visit kiterealty.com.

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Safe Harbor

This release, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by us, contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements are based on assumptions and expectations that may not be realized and are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and actual results, performance, transactions or achievements, financial or otherwise, may differ materially from the results, performance, transactions or achievements, financial or otherwise, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Risks, uncertainties and other factors that might cause such differences, some of which could be material, include but are not limited to: national and local economic, business, banking, real estate and other market conditions, particularly in connection with low or negative growth in the U.S. economy as well as economic uncertainty (including a potential economic slowdown or recession, rising interest rates, inflation, unemployment, or limited growth in consumer income or spending); the risk that our actual NOI for leases that have signed but not yet opened will not be consistent with expected NOI for leases that have signed but not yet opened; 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, the Company’s indebtedness; the level and volatility of interest rates; the financial stability of tenants; the competitive environment in which the Company operates, including potential oversupplies of and reduction in demand for rental space; acquisition, disposition, development and joint venture risks; property ownership and management risks, including the relative illiquidity of real estate investments, and expenses, vacancies or the inability to rent space on favorable terms or at all; the Company’s ability to maintain the Company’s status as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes; potential environmental and other liabilities; impairment in the value of real estate property the Company owns; the attractiveness of our properties to tenants, the actual and perceived impact of e-commerce on the value of shopping center assets and changing demographics and customer traffic patterns; business continuity disruptions and a deterioration in our tenant’s ability to operate in affected areas or delays in the supply of products or services to us or our tenants from vendors that are needed to operate efficiently, causing costs to rise sharply and inventory to fall; risks related to our current geographical concentration of the Company’s properties in Texas, Florida, Maryland, New York, and North Carolina; civil unrest, acts of violence, terrorism or war, acts of God, climate change, epidemics, pandemics (including COVID-19), natural disasters and severe weather conditions, including such events that may result in underinsured or uninsured losses or other increased costs and expenses; changes in laws and government regulations including governmental orders affecting the use of the Company’s properties or the ability of its tenants to operate, and the costs of complying with such changed laws and government regulations; possible short-term or long-term changes in consumer behavior due to COVID-19 and the fear of future pandemics; our ability to satisfy environmental, social or governance standards set by various constituencies; insurance costs and coverage; risks associated with cybersecurity attacks and the loss of confidential information and other business disruptions; other factors affecting the real estate industry generally; and other risks identified in reports the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“the SEC”) or in other documents that it publicly disseminates, including, in particular, the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, and in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

This Earnings Release also includes certain forward-looking non-GAAP information. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered along with, but not as alternatives to, net income (loss) as a measure of our operating performance. Please see the following pages for the corresponding definitions and reconciliations of such non-GAAP financial measures.

 
Kite Realty Group Trust
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
  March 31,
2023
  December 31,
2022
Assets:      
Investment properties, at cost $ 7,719,677     $ 7,732,573  
Less: accumulated depreciation   (1,210,937 )     (1,161,148 )
Net investment properties   6,508,740       6,571,425  
       
Cash and cash equivalents   43,733       115,799  
Tenant and other receivables, including accrued straight-line rent
of $47,863 and $44,460, respectively
  103,474       101,301  
Restricted cash and escrow deposits   8,962       6,171  
Deferred costs, net   381,539       409,828  
Prepaid and other assets   117,424       127,044  
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries   10,341       10,414  
Assets associated with investment property held for sale   22,727        
Total assets $ 7,196,940     $ 7,341,982  
       
Liabilities and Equity:      
Liabilities:      
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net $ 2,972,567     $ 3,010,299  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   160,142       207,792  
Deferred revenue and other liabilities   294,760       298,039  
Liabilities associated with investment property held for sale   939        
Total liabilities   3,428,408       3,516,130  
       
Commitments and contingencies      
Limited Partners’ interests in the Operating Partnership and other

redeemable noncontrolling interests
  57,054       53,967  
       
Equity:      
Common shares, $0.01 par value, 490,000,000 shares authorized,
219,325,898 and 219,185,658 shares issued and outstanding at
March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
  2,193       2,192  
Additional paid-in capital   4,896,049       4,897,736  
Accumulated other comprehensive income   62,787       74,344  
Accumulated deficit   (1,255,025 )     (1,207,757 )
Total shareholders’ equity   3,706,004       3,766,515  
Noncontrolling interests   5,474       5,370  
Total equity   3,711,478       3,771,885  
Total liabilities and equity $ 7,196,940     $ 7,341,982  
               

 

Kite Realty Group Trust
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended March 31,
    2023       2022  
Revenue:      
Rental income $ 203,063     $ 190,892  
Other property-related revenue   1,916       1,190  
Fee income   1,771       2,309  
Total revenue   206,750       194,391  
       
Expenses:      
Property operating   27,314       25,928  
Real estate taxes   27,183       26,859  
General, administrative and other   13,384       13,309  
Merger and acquisition costs         925  
Depreciation and amortization   108,071       121,504  
Total expenses   175,952       188,525  
       
Gain on sales of operating properties, net         3,168  
       
Operating income   30,798       9,034  
Other (expense) income:      
Interest expense   (25,425 )     (25,514 )
Income tax benefit of taxable REIT subsidiary   29       71  
Equity in loss of unconsolidated subsidiaries   (244 )     (314 )
Other income (expense), net   403       (103 )
Net income (loss)   5,561       (16,826 )
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests   (170 )     22  
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders $ 5,391     $ (16,804 )
       
Net income (loss) per common share – basic and diluted $ 0.02     $ (0.08 )
       
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic   219,233,569       218,981,168  
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted   219,965,061       218,981,168  
               

 

Kite Realty Group Trust
Funds From Operations (“FFO”) ( 1)(2)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended March 31,
    2023       2022  
       
Net income (loss) $ 5,561     $ (16,826 )
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in properties   (104 )     (144 )
Less: gain on sales of operating properties, net         (3,168 )
Add: depreciation and amortization of consolidated and unconsolidated entities,
net of noncontrolling interests
  108,309       121,847  
FFO of the Operating Partnership ( 1)   113,766       101,709  
Less: Limited Partners’ interests in FFO   (1,507 )     (1,118 )
FFO attributable to common shareholders(1) $ 112,259     $ 100,591  
FFO, as defined by NAREIT, per share of the Operating Partnership – basic $ 0.51     $ 0.46  
FFO, as defined by NAREIT, per share of the Operating Partnership – diluted $ 0.51     $ 0.46  
       
FFO of the Operating Partnership(1) $ 113,766     $ 101,709  
Add: merger and acquisition costs         925  
Less: prior period collection impact         (1,096 )
FFO, as adjusted, of the Operating Partnership $ 113,766     $ 101,538  
FFO, as adjusted, per share of the Operating Partnership – basic $ 0.51     $ 0.46  
FFO, as adjusted, per share of the Operating Partnership – diluted $ 0.51     $ 0.46  
       
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic   219,233,569       218,981,168  
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted   219,965,061       220,202,896  
       
Weighted average common shares and units outstanding – basic   222,186,023       221,428,198  
Weighted average common shares and units outstanding – diluted   222,917,515       222,649,925  
       
FFO, as defined by NAREIT, per diluted share/unit      
Net income (loss) $ 0.02     $ (0.08 )
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in properties   0.00       0.00  
Less: gain on sales of operating properties, net   0.00       (0.01 )
Add: depreciation and amortization of consolidated and unconsolidated entities,
net of noncontrolling interests
  0.49       0.55  
FFO, as defined by NAREIT, of the Operating Partnership per diluted share/unit(1)(2) $ 0.51     $ 0.46  
Add: merger and acquisition costs   0.00       0.00  
Less: prior period collection impact   0.00       0.00  
FFO, as adjusted, of the Operating Partnership per diluted share/unit ( 2) $ 0.51     $ 0.46  

 

(1) “FFO of the Operating Partnership” measures 100% of the operating performance of the Operating Partnership’s real estate properties. “FFO attributable to common shareholders” reflects a reduction for the redeemable noncontrolling weighted average diluted interest in the Operating Partnership.
(2) Per share/unit amounts of components will not necessarily sum to the total due to rounding to the nearest cent.
   

Funds From Operations (“FFO”) is a widely used performance measure for real estate companies and is provided here as a supplemental measure of operating performance. The Company calculates FFO, a non-GAAP financial measure, in accordance with the best practices described in the April 2002 National Policy Bulletin of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), as restated in 2018. The NAREIT white paper defines FFO as net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP), excluding (i) depreciation and amortization related to real estate, (ii) gains and losses from the sale of certain real estate assets, (iii) gains and losses from change in control, and (iv) impairment write-downs of certain real estate assets and investments in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate held by the entity.

Considering the nature of our business as a real estate owner and operator, the Company believes that FFO is helpful to investors in measuring our operational performance because it excludes various items included in net income that do not relate to or are not indicative of our operating performance, such as gains or losses from sales of depreciated property and depreciation and amortization, which can make periodic and peer analyses of operating performance more difficult. FFO (a) should not be considered as an alternative to net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) for the purpose of measuring our financial performance, (b) is not an alternative to cash flow from operating activities (calculated in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of our liquidity, and (c) is not indicative of funds available to satisfy our cash needs, including our ability to make distributions. The Company’s computation of FFO may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do.

From time to time, the Company may report or provide guidance with respect to “FFO, as adjusted,” which removes the impact of certain non-recurring and non-operating transactions or other items the Company does not consider to be representative of its core operating results including, without limitation, (i) gains or losses associated with the early extinguishment of debt, (ii) gains or losses associated with litigation involving the Company that is not in the normal course of business, (iii) merger and acquisition costs, (iv) the impact on earnings from employee severance, (v) the excess of redemption value over carrying value of preferred stock redemption, and (vi) in 2022, the impact of prior period bad debt or the collection of accounts receivable previously written off (“prior period collection impact”) due to the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, which are not otherwise adjusted in the Company’s calculation of FFO.

 
 
Kite Realty Group Trust
Same Property Net Operating Income (“NOI”)
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended March 31,
    2023       2022     Change
                   
Number of properties in same property pool for the period(1)   177       177      
                   
Leased percentage at period end   94.9 %     93.8 %    
Economic occupancy percentage(2)   92.3 %     90.4 %    
                   
Minimum rent $ 146,279     $ 140,492      
Tenant recoveries   42,124       40,274      
Bad debt reserve   (1,699 )     (1,607 )    
Other income, net   2,425       1,193      
Total revenue   189,129       180,352      
           
Property operating   (23,699 )     (22,684 )    
Real estate taxes   (26,421 )     (27,191 )    
Total expenses   (50,120 )     (49,875 )    
           
Same Property NOI $ 139,009     $ 130,477     6.5 %

 

Reconciliation of Same Property NOI to most
directly comparable GAAP measure:
         
Net operating income – same properties $ 139,009     $ 130,477      
Net operating income – non-same activity(3)   11,473       8,818      
Total property NOI   150,482       139,295     8.0 %
Other income, net   1,959       1,963      
General, administrative and other   (13,384 )     (13,309 )    
Merger and acquisition costs         (925 )    
Depreciation and amortization   (108,071 )     (121,504 )    
Interest expense   (25,425 )     (25,514 )    
Gain on sales of operating properties, net         3,168      
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests   (170 )     22      
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders $ 5,391     $ (16,804 )    

 

(1) Same Property NOI excludes the following: (i) properties acquired or placed in service during 2022 and 2023; (ii) the multifamily rental units and commercial portion at One Loudoun Downtown – Pads G & H; (iii) Shoppes at Quarterfield and Circle East, which were reclassified from active redevelopment into our operating portfolio in June 2022 and September 2022, respectively; (iv) three active development and redevelopment projects; (v) Edwards Multiplex – Ontario, which was reclassified from our operating portfolio into redevelopment in March 2023; (vi) properties sold or classified as held for sale during 2022 and 2023; and (vii) office properties.
(2) Excludes leases that are signed but for which tenants have not yet commenced the payment of cash rent. Calculated as a weighted average based on the timing of cash rent commencement and expiration during the period.
(3) Includes non-cash activity across the portfolio as well as NOI from properties not included in the same property pool, including properties sold during both periods.
   

 

The Company uses property NOI, a non-GAAP financial measure, to evaluate the performance of our properties. The Company defines NOI as income from our real estate, including lease termination fees received from tenants, less our property operating expenses. NOI excludes amortization of capitalized tenant improvement costs and leasing commissions and certain corporate level expenses, including merger and acquisition costs. The Company believes that NOI is helpful to investors as a measure of our operating performance because it excludes various items included in net income that do not relate to or are not indicative of our operating performance, such as depreciation and amortization, interest expense, and impairment, if any.

The Company also uses same property NOI (“Same Property NOI”), a non-GAAP financial measure, to evaluate the performance of our properties. Same Property NOI is net income excluding properties that have not been owned for the full periods presented. Same Property NOI also excludes (i) net gains from outlot sales, (ii) straight-line rent revenue, (iii) lease termination income in excess of lost rent, (iv) amortization of lease intangibles, and (v) significant prior period expense recoveries and adjustments, if any. When the Company receives payments in excess of any accounts receivable for terminating a lease, Same Property NOI will include such excess payments as monthly rent until the earlier of the expiration of 12 months or the start date of a replacement tenant. The Company believes that Same Property NOI is helpful to investors as a measure of our operating performance because it includes only the NOI of properties that have been owned for the full periods presented. The Company believes such presentation eliminates disparities in net income due to the acquisition or disposition of properties during the particular periods presented and thus provides a more consistent metric for the comparison of our properties. Same Property NOI includes the results of properties that have been owned for the entire current and prior year reporting periods.

NOI and Same Property NOI should not, however, be considered as alternatives to net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) as indicators of our financial performance. The Company’s computation of NOI and Same Property NOI may differ from the methodology used by other REITs and, therefore, may not be comparable to such other REITs.

When evaluating the properties that are included in the same property pool, we have established specific criteria for determining the inclusion of properties acquired or those recently under development. An acquired property is included in the same property pool when there is a full quarter of operations in both years subsequent to the acquisition date. Development and redevelopment properties are included in the same property pool four full quarters after the properties have been transferred to the operating portfolio. A redevelopment property is first excluded from the same property pool when the execution of a redevelopment plan is likely and we (a) begin recapturing space from tenants or (b) the contemplated plan significantly impacts the operations of the property. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the same property pool excludes the following: (i) properties acquired or placed in service during 2022 and 2023; (ii) the multifamily rental units and commercial portion at One Loudoun Downtown – Pads G & H; (iii) Shoppes at Quarterfield and Circle East, which were reclassified from active redevelopment into our operating portfolio in June 2022 and September 2022, respectively; (iv) three active development and redevelopment projects; (v) Edwards Multiplex – Ontario, which was reclassified from our operating portfolio into redevelopment in March 2023; (vi) properties sold or classified as held for sale during 2022 and 2023; and (vii) office properties.

Kite Realty Group Trust
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”)
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023
   
Net income $ 5,561  
Depreciation and amortization   108,071  
Interest expense   25,425  
Income tax benefit of taxable REIT subsidiary   (29 )
EBITDA   139,028  
Unconsolidated Adjusted EBITDA   450  
Other income and expense, net   (159 )
Noncontrolling interests   (104 )
Adjusted EBITDA $ 139,215  
   
Annualized Adjusted EBITDA ( 1) $ 556,860  
   
Company share of Net Debt:  
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net $ 2,972,567  
Plus: Company share of unconsolidated joint venture debt   44,243  
Less: Partner share of consolidated joint venture debt(2)   (562 )
Less: cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash   (54,953 )
Less: debt discounts, premiums and issuance costs, net   (31,647 )
Company share of Net Debt $ 2,929,648  
   
Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA 5.3x

 

(1) Represents Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2023 (as shown in the table above) multiplied by four.
(2) Partner share of consolidated joint venture debt is calculated based upon the partner’s pro-rata ownership of the joint venture, multiplied by the related secured debt balance.
   

The Company defines EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, as net income before interest expense, income tax expense of the taxable REIT subsidiary, and depreciation and amortization. For informational purposes, the Company also provides Adjusted EBITDA, which it defines as EBITDA less (i) Adjusted EBITDA from unconsolidated entities, (ii) gains on sales of operating properties or impairment charges, (iii) merger and acquisition costs, (iv) other income and expense, (v) noncontrolling interest Adjusted EBITDA, and (vi) other non-recurring activity or items impacting comparability from period to period. Annualized Adjusted EBITDA is Adjusted EBITDA for the most recent quarter multiplied by four. Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA is the Company’s share of net debt divided by Annualized Adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Annualized Adjusted EBITDA and Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA, as calculated by the Company, are not comparable to EBITDA and EBITDA-related measures reported by other REITs that do not define EBITDA and EBITDA-related measures exactly as we do. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Annualized Adjusted EBITDA do not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered alternatives to net income as an indicator of performance or as alternatives to cash flows from operating activities as an indicator of liquidity.

Considering the nature of our business as a real estate owner and operator, the Company believes that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and the ratio of Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA are helpful to investors in measuring our operational performance because they exclude various items included in net income that do not relate to or are not indicative of our operating performance, such as gains or losses from sales of depreciated property and depreciation and amortization, which can make periodic and peer analyses of operating performance more difficult. For informational purposes, the Company also provides Annualized Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted as described above. The Company believes this supplemental information provides a meaningful measure of its operating performance. The Company believes presenting EBITDA and the related measures in this manner allows investors and other interested parties to form a more meaningful assessment of the Company’s operating results.

Contact Information: Kite Realty Group Trust
Tyler Henshaw
SVP, Capital Markets & Investor Relations
317.713.7780
thenshaw@kiterealty.com


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