AGREE REALTY CORP - Quarter Report: 2010 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
Mark
One
x
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Quarterly
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
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For the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
OR
¨
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Transition
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
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For the
transition period from __________ to __________
Commission
File Number 1-12928
Agree Realty Corporation
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
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38-3148187
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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31850
Northwestern Highway, Farmington Hills, Michigan
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48334
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (248) 737-4190
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.
Yes x
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No ¨
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit
and post such files).
Yes ¨
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No ¨
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”
“accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large
Accelerated Filer o
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Accelerated
Filer x
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Non-accelerated
Filer o
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Smaller
reporting company o
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(Do
not check if a smaller reporting
company)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ¨
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No x
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As of
November 5, 2010, the Registrant had 9,756,764 shares of common stock, $0.0001
par value, outstanding.
Agree
Realty Corporation
Form
10-Q
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Part
I:
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Financial
Information
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Item
1.
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Interim
Consolidated Financial Statements
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010 (Unaudited) and December 31,
2009
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1-2
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Consolidated
Statements of Income (Unaudited) for the three months ended September 30,
2010 and 2009
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Income (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30,
2010 and 2009
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4
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Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010
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5
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September
30, 2010 and 2009
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6-7
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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8-13
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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14-21
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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21-22
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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22
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Part
II:
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Other
Information
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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23
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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23
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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23
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Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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23
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Item
4.
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{Removed
and Reserved}
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23
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Item
5
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Other
Information
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23
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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23-24
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Signatures
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25
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Part
I – Financial Information
Item
1 – Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
Agree
Realty Corporation
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
September 30,
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December 31,
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2010
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2009
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(Unaudited)
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Assets
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Real
Estate Investments
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Land
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$ | 95,440,787 | $ | 95,047,459 | ||||
Buildings
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227,913,460 | 220,604,734 | ||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation
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(67,076,208 | ) | (64,076,469 | ) | ||||
256,278,039 | 251,575,724 | |||||||
Property
under development
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10,371,295 | 4,791,975 | ||||||
Property
held for sale, net
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3,016,295 | - | ||||||
Net
Real Estate Investments
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269,665,629 | 256,367,699 | ||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
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336,934 | 88,675 | ||||||
Accounts Receivable - Tenants,
net of allowance of $35,000at September 30, 2010 and December 31,
2009
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795,537 | 1,986,836 | ||||||
Unamortized
Deferred Expenses
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Financing
costs, net of accumulated amortization of $5,326,153 and $5,126,333 at
September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009
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1,161,343 | 1,360,514 | ||||||
Leasing
costs, net of accumulated amortization of $900,476 and $841,427 at
September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009
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565,848 | 537,100 | ||||||
Other
Assets
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1,531,539 | 847,894 | ||||||
$ | 274,056,830 | $ | 261,788,718 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
1
Agree
Realty Corporation
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
September 30,
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December 31,
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2010
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2009
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(Unaudited)
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Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Equity
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Mortgages
Payable
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$ | 72,559,375 | $ | 75,552,802 | ||||
Notes
Payable
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7,897,397 | 29,000,000 | ||||||
Dividends
and Distributions Payable
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5,143,682 | 4,354,163 | ||||||
Deferred
Revenue
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9,518,142 | 10,035,304 | ||||||
Accrued
Interest Payable
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261,797 | 261,012 | ||||||
Accounts
Payable
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Capital
expenditures
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975,803 | 352,430 | ||||||
Operating
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823,943 | 1,529,085 | ||||||
Interest
Rate Swap
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1,016,915 | 74,753 | ||||||
Deferred
Income Taxes
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705,000 | 705,000 | ||||||
Tenant
Deposits
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83,802 | 97,285 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities
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98,985,856 | 121,961,834 | ||||||
Stockholders’
Equity
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Common
stock, $0.0001 par value; 13,350,000 shares authorized, 9,756,764
and 8,196,074 shares issued and outstanding
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976 | 820 | ||||||
Excess
stock, $0.0001 par value, 6,500,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and
outstanding
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— | — | ||||||
Series
A junior participating preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 150,000 shares
authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding
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— | — | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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179,402,697 | 147,466,101 | ||||||
Deficit
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(6,542,854 | ) | (10,632,798 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss)
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(979,422 | ) | (70,806 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders’ equity—Agree Realty Corporation
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171,881,397 | 136,763,317 | ||||||
Non-controlling
interest
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3,189,577 | 3,063,567 | ||||||
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
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175,070,974 | 139,826,884 | ||||||
$ | 274,056,830 | $ | 261,788,718 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
2
Agree
Realty Corporation
Consolidated
Statements of Income (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
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Three Months Ended
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September 30, 2010
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September 30, 2009
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Revenues
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Minimum
rents
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$ | 8,614,742 | $ | 8,344,991 | ||||
Percentage
rents
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7,843 | - | ||||||
Operating
cost reimbursements
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590,089 | 597,632 | ||||||
Development
fee income
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47,000 | 158,430 | ||||||
Other
income
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28,093 | 7,703 | ||||||
Total
Revenues
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9,287,767 | 9,108,756 | ||||||
Operating
Expenses
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Real
estate taxes
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455,382 | 472,083 | ||||||
Property
operating expenses
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396,900 | 410,088 | ||||||
Land
lease payments
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226,575 | 214,800 | ||||||
General
and administrative
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1,150,538 | 1,083,163 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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1,477,165 | 1,392,621 | ||||||
Total
Operating Expenses
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3,706,560 | 3,572,755 | ||||||
Income
From Operations
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5,581,207 | 5,536,001 | ||||||
Other
Expense
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Interest
expense, net
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(1,097,823 | ) | (1,145,605 | ) | ||||
Income
Before Discontinued Operations
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4,483,384 | 4,390,396 | ||||||
Gain
(loss) on sale of asset from discontinued operations
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- | - | ||||||
Income
from discontinued operations
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57,184 | 216,211 | ||||||
Net
Income
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4,540,568 | 4,606,607 | ||||||
Less
Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest
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(148,960 | ) | (189,412 | ) | ||||
Net
Income Attributable to Agree Realty Corporation
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$ | 4,391,608 | $ | 4,417,195 | ||||
Earnings
Per Share – Basic
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$ | 0.46 | $ | 0.55 | ||||
Earnings
Per Share – Dilutive
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$ | 0.46 | $ | 0.55 | ||||
Dividend
Declared Per Share
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$ | 0.51 | $ | 0.51 | ||||
Weighted
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding – Basic
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9,580,928 | 8,040,461 | ||||||
Weighted
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding – Dilutive
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9,618,240 | 8,063,717 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
3
Agree
Realty Corporation
Consolidated
Statements of Income (Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
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Nine Months Ended
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September 30, 2010
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September 30, 2009
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Revenues
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Minimum
rents
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$ | 25,401,095 | $ | 24,794,527 | ||||
Percentage
rents
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20,842 | 7,777 | ||||||
Operating
cost reimbursements
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1,900,483 | 1,998,217 | ||||||
Development
fee income
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582,904 | 158,430 | ||||||
Other
income
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62,696 | 20,236 | ||||||
Total
Revenues
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27,968,020 | 26,979,187 | ||||||
Operating
Expenses
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Real
estate taxes
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1,452,046 | 1,439,544 | ||||||
Property
operating expenses
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1,122,616 | 1,200,343 | ||||||
Land
lease payments
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679,725 | 644,400 | ||||||
General
and administrative
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3,604,296 | 3,332,881 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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4,336,036 | 4,137,293 | ||||||
Total
Operating Expenses
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11,194,719 | 10,754,461 | ||||||
Income
From Operations
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16,773,301 | 16,224,726 | ||||||
Other
Expense
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Interest
expense, net
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(3,491,709 | ) | (3,432,020 | ) | ||||
Income
Before Discontinued Operations
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13,281,592 | 12,792,706 | ||||||
Gain
on sale of asset from discontinued operations
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5,328,333 | - | ||||||
Income
from discontinued operations
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330,583 | 638,656 | ||||||
Net
Income
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18,940,508 | 13,431,362 | ||||||
Less
Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest
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(691,413 | ) | (763,944 | ) | ||||
Net
Income Attributable to Agree Realty Corporation
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$ | 18,249,095 | $ | 12,667,418 | ||||
Earnings
Per Share – Basic
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$ | 2.03 | $ | 1.60 | ||||
Earnings
Per Share – Dilutive
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$ | 2.02 | $ | 1.60 | ||||
Dividend
Declared Per Share
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$ | 1.53 | $ | 1.51 | ||||
Weighted
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding – Basic
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9,000,649 | 7,897,899 | ||||||
Weighted
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding – Dilutive
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9,034,629 | 7,909,132 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
4
Agree
Realty Corporation
Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
Additional
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Accumulated
Other
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Common Stock
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Paid-In
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Non-Controlling
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Comprehensive
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Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Interest
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Deficit
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Income (loss)
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Balance, January 1,
2010
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8,196,074 | $ | 820 | $ | 147,466,101 | $ | 3,063,567 | $ | (10,632,798 | ) | $ | (70,806 | ) | |||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, net of issuance costs
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1,495,000 | 150 | 31,072,596 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of shares under the Equity Incentive
Plan
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86,300 | 9 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Forfeiture
of shares
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(20,610 | ) | (3 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Vesting
of restricted stock
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— | — | 864,000 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Dividends
and distributions declared for
the period January 1, 2010 to
September 30, 2010
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— | — | — | (531,857 | ) | (14,159,151 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive (loss)
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— | — | — | (33,546 | ) | — | (908,616 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net
income for the period January
1, 2010 to September 30, 2010
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— | — | — | 691,413 | 18,249,095 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30,
2010
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9,756,764 | $ | 976 | $ | 179,402,697 | $ | 3,189,577 | $ | (6,542,854 | ) | $ | (979,422 | ) |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
5
Agree
Realty Corporation
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
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Nine Months Ended
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September 30, 2010
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September 30, 2009
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Cash
Flows From Operating Activities
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Net
income
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$ | 18,940,508 | $ | 13,431,362 | ||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities
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Depreciation
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4,333,591 | 4,192,607 | ||||||
Amortization
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266,258 | 257,474 | ||||||
Stock-based
compensation
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864,000 | 882,000 | ||||||
Gain
on sale of asset
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(5,328,333 | ) | - | |||||
(Increase)
decrease in accounts receivable
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1,191,299 | (64,311 | ) | |||||
(Increase)
Decrease in other assets
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(728,226 | ) | 78,826 | |||||
Decrease
in accounts payable
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(705,142 | ) | (621,677 | ) | ||||
Decrease
in deferred revenue
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(517,162 | ) | (517,163 | ) | ||||
Increase
(Decrease) in accrued interest
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785 | (268,743 | ) | |||||
Increase
(Decrease) in tenant deposits
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(13,483 | ) | 16,448 | |||||
Net
Cash Provided By Operating Activities
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18,304,095 | 17,386,823 | ||||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities
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Acquisition
of real estate investments (including capitalized interest of $288,477 in
2010 and $171,079 in 2009)
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(21,051,638 | ) | (8,223,409 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from sale of asset
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9,761,445 | - | ||||||
Increase
in cash - restricted
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- | - | ||||||
Net
Cash Used In Investing Activities
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(11,290,193 | ) | (8,223,409 | ) | ||||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities
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Proceeds
from common stock offering
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31,072,752 | - | ||||||
Payments
of mortgages payable
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(2,993,427 | ) | (2,525,225 | ) | ||||
Dividends
and limited partners’ distributions paid
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(13,901,489 | ) | (12,779,126 | ) | ||||
Line-of-credit
net borrowings (repayments)
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(21,102,603 | ) | 7,005,000 | |||||
Repayments
of capital expenditure payables
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(352,430 | ) | (850,225 | ) | ||||
Payments
of financing costs
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(649 | ) | (205,720 | ) | ||||
Payments
of leasing costs
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(87,797 | ) | (115,359 | ) | ||||
Net
Cash Used In Financing Activities
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(7,365,643 | ) | (9,470,655 | ) | ||||
Net
Decrease In Cash and Cash Equivalents
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(351,741 | ) | (307,241 | ) | ||||
Cash and Cash
Equivalents, beginning of period
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688,675 | 668,677 | ||||||
Cash and Cash
Equivalents, end of period
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$ | 336,934 | $ | 361,436 |
6
Agree
Realty Corporation
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
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Nine Months Ended
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September 30, 2010
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September 30, 2009
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Supplemental
Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
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Cash
paid for interest (net of amounts capitalized)
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$ | 3,293,412 | $ | 3,486,260 | ||||
Supplemental
Disclosure of Non-Cash Transactions
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Dividends
and limited partners’ distributions declared and unpaid
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$ | 5,143,682 | $ | 4,348,153 | ||||
Conversion
of OP Units
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$ | - | $ | 2,398,186 | ||||
Real
estate investments financed with accounts payable
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$ | 975,803 | $ | 270,100 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
7
Agree
Realty Corporation
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
1.
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Basis
of Presentation
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The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Agree Realty
Corporation (the “Company”) for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2010 have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles for interim financial information and with the
instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly,
they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by
generally accepted accounting principles for audited financial statements.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal
recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been
included. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2009 has been
derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.
Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year
ending December 31, 2010 or for any other interim period. For further
information, refer to the audited consolidated financial statements and
footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2009.
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The
Company has evaluated subsequent events since September 30, 2010 for
events requiring recording or disclosure in this quarterly report on Form
10-Q.
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2.
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Stock-Based
Compensation
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The
Company estimates the fair value of restricted stock and stock option
grants at the date of grant and amortizes those amounts into expense on a
straight line basis or amount vested, if greater, over the appropriate
vesting period.
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As
of September 30, 2010, there was $3,094,081 unrecognized compensation
costs related to the outstanding restricted shares, which is expected to
be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.47 years. The
Company used a 0% discount factor and forfeiture rate for determining the
fair value of restricted stock. The forfeiture rate was based
on historical results and trends.
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The
holder of a restricted share award is generally entitled at all times on
and after the date of issuance of the restricted shares to exercise the
rights of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote the
shares and the right to receive dividends on the
shares.
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Shares
Outstanding
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Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
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Unvested
restricted shares at January 1, 2010
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140,980 | $ | 22.40 | ||||||
Restricted
shares granted
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86,300 | 23.23 | |||||||
Restricted
shares vested
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(31,350 | ) | 23.70 | ||||||
Restricted
shares forfeited
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(20,610 | ) | 16.47 | ||||||
Unvested
restricted shares at September 30, 2010
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175,320 | $ | 22.51 |
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Agree
Realty Corporation
3.
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Earnings
Per Share
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Earnings
per share has been computed by dividing the net income attributable to
Agree Realty Corporation by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding.
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The
following is a reconciliation of the denominator of the basic net earnings
per common share computation to the denominator of the diluted net
earnings per common share computation for each of the periods
presented:
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Three Months Ended
September 30,
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2010
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2009
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Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding
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9,756,248 | 8,193,161 | |||||||
Unvested
restricted stock
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(175,320 | ) | (152,700 | ) | |||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per
share
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9,580,928 | 8,040,461 | |||||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per
share
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9,580,928 | 8,040,461 | |||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
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Restricted
stock
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37,312 | 23,256 | |||||||
Common
stock options
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— | — | |||||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding used in diluted earnings per
share
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9,618,240 | 8,063,717 |
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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2010
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2009
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Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding
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9,175,969 | 8,050,599 | |||||||
Unvested
restricted stock
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(175,320 | ) | (152,700 | ) | |||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per
share
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9,000,649 | 7,897,899 | |||||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per
share
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9,000,649 | 7,897,899 | |||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
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Restricted
stock
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33,980 | 11,233 | |||||||
Common
stock options
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— | — | |||||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding used in diluted earnings per
share
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9,034,629 | 7,909,132 |
4.
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Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
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Effective
January 1, 2010, companies are required to separately disclose the amounts
of significant transfers of assets and liabilities into and out of Level
1, Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy and the reasons for
those transfers. Companies must also develop and disclose their
policy for determining when transfers between levels are
recognized. In addition companies are required to provide fair
value disclosures of each class rather than each major category of assets
and liabilities. For fair value measurements using significant
other observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs
(Level 3), companies are required to disclose the valuation technique and
the inputs used in determining fair value for each class of assets and
valuation technique and the inputs used in determining fair value for each
class of assets and liabilities. Adoption of this standard did
not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated results of
operations or financial position.
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Effective
January 1, 2010, companies are required to separately disclose purchases,
sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis in the reconciliation of
recurring Level 3 fair value measurements. Adoption of this
standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s
consolidated results of operations or financial
position.
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Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activity
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On
January 2, 2009, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement
for a notional amount of $24,501,280, effective on January 2, 2009 and
ending on July 1, 2013. The notional amount decreases over the term to
match the outstanding balance of the hedged borrowing. The Company entered
into this derivative instrument to hedge against the risk of changes in
future cash flows related to changes in interest rates on $24,501,280 of
the total variable-rate borrowings outstanding. Under the terms of the
interest rate swap agreement, the Company will receive from the
counterparty interest on the notional amount based on 1.5% plus one-month
LIBOR and will pay to the counterparty a fixed rate of 3.744%. This swap
effectively converted $24,501,280 of variable-rate borrowings to
fixed-rate borrowings beginning on January 2, 2009 and through July 1,
2013.
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Companies
are required to recognize all derivative instruments as either assets or
liabilities at fair value on the balance sheet. The Company has designated
this derivative instrument as a cash flow hedge. As such, changes in the
fair value of the derivative instrument are recorded as a component of
other comprehensive income (loss) (“OCI”) for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 to the extent of effectiveness. The ineffective portion
of the change in fair value of the derivative instrument is recognized in
interest expense. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010,
the Company has determined this derivative instrument to be an effective
hedge.
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The
Company does not use derivative instruments for trading or other
speculative purposes and did not have any other derivative instruments or
hedging activities as of September 30,
2010.
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Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
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Certain
of the Company’s assets and liabilities are disclosed at fair value. Fair
value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to
transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants
at the measurement date. In determining fair value, the Company
uses various valuation methods including the market, income and cost
approaches. The assumptions used in the application of these
valuation methods are developed from the perspective of market
participants pricing the asset or liability. Inputs used in the
valuation methods can be either readily observable, market corroborated,
or generally unobservable inputs. Whenever possible the Company
attempts to utilize valuation methods that maximize the uses of observable
inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs. Based on
the operability of the inputs used in the valuation methods, the Company
is required to provide the following information according to the fair
value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy ranks the quality and
reliability of the information used to determine fair
values. Assets and liabilities measured, reported and/or
disclosed at fair value will be classified and disclosed in one of the
following three categories:
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Level
1 – Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities.
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Level
2 – Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are
corroborated by market data.
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Level
3 – Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market
data.
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The
table below sets forth the Company’s fair value hierarchy for liabilities
measured or disclosed at fair value as of September 30,
2010.
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Level
1
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Level
2
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Level
3
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Liability:
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Interest
rate swap
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$ | — | $ | 1,016,915 | $ | — | |||||||
Fixed
rate mortgage
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$ | — | $ | — | $ | 49,183,000 | |||||||
Variable
rate mortgage
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$ | — | $ | — | $ | 22,278,000 | |||||||
Variable
rate debt
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$ | — | $ | 7,897,397 | $ | — |
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The
carrying amounts of the Company’s short-term financial instruments, which
consist of cash, cash equivalents, receivables, and accounts payable,
approximate their fair values. The fair value of the interest rate swap
was derived using estimates to settle the interest rate swap agreement,
which is based on the net present value of expected future cash flows on
each leg of the swap utilizing market-based inputs and discount rates
reflecting the risks involved. The fair value of fixed and
variable rate mortgages was derived using the present value of future
mortgage payments based on estimated current market interest
rates. The fair value of variable rate debt is estimated to be
equal to the face value of the debt because the interest rates are
floating and is considered to approximate fair value.
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7.
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Total
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
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The
following is a reconciliation of net income to comprehensive income
attributable to Agree Realty Corporation for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2010 and
2009.
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Three months ended
September 30, 2010
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Three months ended
September 30, 2009
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Net
income
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$ | 4,540,568 | $ | 4,606,607 | |||||
Other
comprehensive income (loss)
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(256,062 | ) | 121,914 | ||||||
Total
comprehensive income before non-controlling interest
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4,284,506 | 4,728,521 | |||||||
Less: non-controlling
interest
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148,960 | 189,412 | |||||||
Total
comprehensive income after non-controlling interest
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4,135,546 | 4,539,109 | |||||||
Non-controlling
interest of comprehensive income (loss)
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(8,809 | ) | (8,797 | ) | |||||
Comprehensive
income attributable to Agree Realty Corporation
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$ | 4,144,355 | $ | 4,547,906 |
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Nine months ended
September 30, 2010
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Nine months ended
September 30, 2009
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Net
income
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$ | 18,940,508 | $ | 13,431,362 | |||||
Other
comprehensive income (loss)
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(942,162 | ) | (104,868 | ) | |||||
Total
comprehensive income before non-controlling interest
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17,998,346 | 13,326,494 | |||||||
Less: non-controlling
interest
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691,413 | 763,944 | |||||||
Total
comprehensive income after non-controlling interest
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17,306,933 | 12,562,550 | |||||||
Non-controlling
interest of comprehensive income (loss)
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(33,546 | ) | (5,967 | ) | |||||
Comprehensive
income attributable to Agree Realty Corporation
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$ | 17,340,479 | $ | 12,568,517 |
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Notes Payable |
Agree
Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) has in place a $55
million Credit Facility with Bank of America, as the agent, which is
guaranteed by the Company. The Credit Facility was extended in
January 2009 and now matures in November 2011. Advances under
the Credit Facility bear interest within a range of one-month to 12-month
LIBOR plus 100 basis points to 150 basis points or the lender’s prime
rate, at the Company’s option, based on certain factors such as the ratio
of the Company’s indebtedness to the capital value of the Company’s
properties. The Credit Facility generally is used to fund
property acquisitions and development activities. As of
September 30, 2010, $3,672,397 was outstanding under the Credit Facility
bearing a weighted average interest rate of 1.26%.
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The
Company also has in place a $5 million Line of Credit that was extended in
October 2009 and now matures in November 2011. The Line of
Credit bears interest at the lender’s prime rate less 75 basis points or
150 basis points in excess of the one-month to 12-month LIBOR rate, at the
Company’s option. The purpose of the Line of Credit is
generally to provide working capital and fund land options and start-up
costs associated with new projects. As of September 30, 2010,
$4,225,000 was outstanding under the Line of Credit bearing a weighted
average interest rate of
2.50%.
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Mortgages
Payable
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Mortgages
payable consisted of the
following:
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September 30,
2010
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December 31,
2009
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Note
payable in monthly installments of $39,591 plus interest
at 150 basis points over LIBOR (1.76% and 1.73% at September 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009, respectively). A final balloon payment in
the amount of $22,318,478 is due on July 14, 2013 unless extended for a
two year period at the option of the Company
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$ | 23,792,828 | $ | 24,153,965 | |||||
Note
payable in monthly installments of $153,838 including interest at 6.90%
per annum, with the final monthly payment due January 2020; collateralized
by related real estate and tenants’ leases
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12,677,361 | 13,385,336 | |||||||
Note
payable in monthly installments of $91,675 including interest at 6.27% per
annum, with the final monthly payment due July 2026; collateralized by
related real estate and tenants’ leases
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11,027,001 | 11,325,671 | |||||||
Note
payable in monthly installments of $128,205 including interest at 6.20%
per annum, with a final monthly payment due November 2018; collateralized
by related real estate and tenants’ leases
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9,839,008 | 10,517,686 | |||||||
Note
payable in monthly installments of $99,598 including interest at 6.63% per
annum, with the final monthly payment due February 2017; collateralized by
related real estate and tenants’ leases
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6,232,630 | 6,803,218 | |||||||
Note
payable in monthly installments of $57,423 including interest at 6.50% per
annum, with the final monthly payment due February 2023; collateralized by
related real estate and tenant lease
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5,859,004 | 6,083,869 | |||||||
Note
payable in monthly installments of $25,631 including interest at 7.50% per
annum, with the final monthly payment due May 2022; collateralized by
related real estate and tenant lease
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2,386,793 | 2,480,272 | |||||||
Note
payable in monthly installments of $12,453 including interest at 6.85% per
annum, with the final monthly payment due December 2017; collateralized by
related real estate and tenant lease
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744,750 | 802,785 | |||||||
Total
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$ | 72,559,375 | $ | 75,552,802 |
Future
scheduled annual maturities of mortgages payable for years ending
September 30 are as follows: 2011 - $4,226,399; 2012 - $4,509,291;
2013 - $26,982,140; 2014 - $4,525,828; 2015 - $4,832,786 and $27,482,931
thereafter. The weighted average interest rate at September 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009 was 5.64% and 5.66%, respectively.
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10.
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Discontinued
Operations
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In
March 2010, the Company completed the sale of a single tenant property for
approximately $9.8 million and recognized a gain of approximately
$5,328,000. The property was leased to Borders Group, Inc. and
was located in Santa Barbara, California. In addition, the
Company has classified a single tenant property located in Ocala, Florida
as held for sale as of September 30, 2010. The results of
operations for these properties are presented as discontinued operations
in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. The
revenues for the properties were $251,054 and $743,908 for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, and $71,761 and
$394,576 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010,
respectively. The expenses for the properties were $34,843 and
$105,252 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009,
respectively, and $14,577 and $63,993 for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2010,
respectively.
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11.
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Purchase
Accounting for Acquisitions of Real Estate
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Acquired
real estate assets have been accounted for using the purchase method of
accounting and accordingly, the results of operations are included in the
consolidated statements of income from the respective dates of
acquisition. The Company allocates the purchase price to (i) land and
buildings based on management’s internally prepared estimates and
(ii) identifiable intangible assets or liabilities generally
consisting of above-market and below-market in-place leases and in-place
leases. The Company uses estimates of fair value based on estimated cash
flows, using appropriate discount rates, and other valuation techniques,
including management’s analysis of comparable properties in the existing
portfolio, to allocate the purchase price to acquired tangible and
intangible assets.
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The
estimated fair value of above-market and below-market in-place leases for
acquired properties is recorded based on the present value (using an
interest rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases
acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be
paid pursuant to the in-place leases and (ii) management’s estimate
of fair market lease rates for the corresponding in-place leases, measured
over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the lease.
During 2010, all acquisitions had contractual amounts to be paid pursuant
to in-place leases that were consistent with management’s estimate of fair
market lease rates, and therefore no intangible assets were recorded
related to these allocations.
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The
aggregate fair value of other intangible assets consisting of in-place, at
market leases, is estimated based on internally developed methods to
determine the respective property values and are included in Buildings in
the consolidated balance sheets. Factors considered by management in their
analysis include an estimate of costs to execute similar leases and
operating costs saved.
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The
fair value of intangible assets acquired are amortized to depreciation and
amortization on the consolidated statements of income over the remaining
term of the respective leases.
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12.
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Subsequent
Event
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The
Company completed two transactions subsequent to September 30,
2010. In one transaction the Company disposed of a single
tenant property located in Ocala, Florida. In the other
transaction, the Company terminated a lease agreement by delivering a
building to the ground lessor in Aventura, Florida and was relieved of the
obligation to pay future ground lease rentals. The aggregate
net loss will be approximately
$600,000.
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ITEM
2.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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Forward-Looking
Statements
We have
included herein certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These
forward-looking statements represent our expectations, plans and beliefs
concerning future events and may be identified by terminology such as
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “should,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend” and similar
expressions. Although the forward-looking statements made in this report are
based on good faith beliefs and our reasonable judgment reflecting current
information, certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially
from such forward–looking statements, including but not limited to: the ongoing U.S.
recession, the existing global credit and financial crisis and other changes in
general economic, financial and real estate market conditions; risks that
our acquisition and development projects will fail to perform as expected;
financing risks, such as the inability to obtain debt or equity financing on
favorable terms or at all; the level and volatility of interest rates; loss or
bankruptcy of one or more of our major retail tenants; a failure of our
properties to generate additional income to offset increases in operating
expenses; and other factors discussed in Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and
elsewhere in this report and our other reports furnished or filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) including our annual report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. Given these
uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking
statements. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to
update these forward–looking statements, even if new information becomes
available in the future.
Overview
Agree
Realty Corporation is a fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed
real estate investment trust (“REIT”) focused primarily on the ownership,
development, acquisition and management of retail properties net leased to
national tenants. In this report, the terms “Company,” “we,” “our”
and “us” and similar terms refer to Agree Realty Corporation and its
subsidiaries as the context may require. We were formed in December
1993 to continue and expand the business founded in 1971 by our current Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman, Richard Agree. We specialize in
developing retail properties for national tenants who have executed long-term
net leases prior to the commencement of construction. As of September
30, 2010, approximately 89% of our annualized base rent was derived from
national tenants and approximately 67% of our annualized base rent was derived
from our top three tenants: Walgreen Co. (“Walgreens”) – 29%; Borders
Group, Inc. (“Borders”) – 27% and Kmart Corporation – 11%. All of our
freestanding property tenants and the majority of our community shopping center
tenants have triple-net leases, which require the tenant to be responsible for
property operating expenses, including property taxes, insurance and
maintenance. We believe this strategy provides a generally consistent
source of income and cash for distributions.
As of
September 30, 2010, our portfolio consisted of 76 properties, located in 15
states containing an aggregate of approximately 3.5 million square feet of gross
leasable area (“GLA”). As of September 30, 2010, our portfolio
included 64 freestanding net leased properties and 12 community shopping centers
that were 99.2% leased in aggregate with a weighted average lease term of
approximately 11 years remaining. During the period from October 1,
2010 to December 31, 2011 we have 18 leases that are scheduled to expire
assuming that none of the tenants exercise renewal options or terminate their
leases prior to the contractual expiration date. These leases
represent 188,827 square feet of GLA and $962,298 of annualized base
rent.
We expect
to continue to grow our asset base through the development of retail properties
that are pre-leased on a long-term basis to national tenants. We have
focused on development because we believe, based on the historical returns we
have been able to achieve, it generally has provided us a higher return on
investment than the acquisition of similarly located
properties. Since our initial public offering in 1994, we have
developed 60 of our 76 properties, including 48 of our 64 freestanding
properties and all 12 of our community shopping centers. As of
September 30, 2010, the properties that we developed accounted for 81.9% of our
annualized base rent. We expect to continue to expand our existing
tenant relationships and diversify our tenant base to include other quality
national tenants through the development and acquisition of net leased
properties.
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On March
31, 2010, we completed the sale of our Borders superstore located in Santa
Barbara, California. The property was sold to an unrelated party for
$9.8 million. The proceeds from the sale were used to acquire three
CVS Drug stores located in Atchison, Kansas, Johnstown, Ohio and Lake in the
Hills, Illinois.
Our
assets are held by, and all operations are conducted through, Agree Limited
Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), of which we are the sole general
partner and held a 96.56% and 95.93% interest as of September 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009, respectively. We are operating so as to qualify as a REIT for
federal income tax purposes.
The
following should be read in conjunction with the Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements of Agree Realty Corporation, including the respective notes thereto,
which are included in this Form 10-Q.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
Effective
January 1, 2010, companies are required to separately disclose the amounts of
significant transfers of assets and liabilities into and out of Level 1, Level 2
and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy and the reasons for those
transfers. Companies must also develop and disclose their policy for
determining when transfers between levels are recognized. In
addition, companies are required to provide fair value disclosures of each class
rather than each major category of assets and liabilities. For fair
value measurements using significant other observable inputs (Level 2) or
significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), companies are required to disclose
the valuation technique and the inputs used in determining fair value for each
class of assets and valuation technique and the inputs used in determining fair
value for each class of assets and liabilities. Adoption of this
standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated results of
operations or financial position.
Effective
January 1, 2010, companies are required to separately disclose purchases, sales,
issuances and settlements on a gross basis in the reconciliation of recurring
Level 3 fair value measurements. Adoption of this standard did not
have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or
financial position.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Critical
accounting policies are those that are both significant to the overall
presentation of our financial condition and results of operations and require
management to make difficult, complex or subjective judgments. For
example, significant estimates and assumptions have been made with respect to
revenue recognition, capitalization of costs related to real estate investments,
potential impairment of real estate investments, operating cost reimbursements,
and taxable income.
Minimum
rental income attributable to leases is recorded when due from
tenants. Certain leases provide for additional percentage rents based
on tenants’ sales volumes. These percentage rents are recognized when
determinable by us. In addition, leases for certain tenants contain
rent escalations and/or free rent during the first several months of the lease
term; however, such amounts are not material.
Real
estate assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. All costs
related to planning, development and construction of buildings prior to the date
they become operational, including interest and real estate taxes during the
construction period, are capitalized for financial reporting purposes and
recorded as property under development until construction has been completed.
The viability of all projects under construction or development is regularly
evaluated under applicable accounting requirements, including requirements
relating to abandonment of assets or changes in use. To the extent a project, or
individual components of the project, are no longer considered to have value,
the related capitalized costs are charged against operations. Subsequent to
the completion of construction, expenditures for property maintenance are
charged to operations as incurred, while significant renovations are
capitalized. Depreciation of the buildings is recorded in accordance with the
straight-line method using an estimated useful life of 40
years.
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We
evaluate real estate for impairment when events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable through
estimated undiscounted future cash flows from the use of these
assets. When any such impairment exists, the related assets will be
written down to fair value and such excess carrying value is charged to
income. The expected cash flows of a project are dependent on
estimates and other factors subject to change, including (1) changes in the
national, regional, and/or local economic climates, (2) competition from other
shopping centers, stores, clubs, mailings, and the internet, (3) increases in
operating costs, (4) bankruptcy and/or other changes in the condition of third
parties, including tenants, (5) expected holding period, and (6) availability of
credit. These factors could cause our expected future cash flows from a project
to change, and, as a result, an impairment could be considered to have
occurred.
Substantially
all of our leases contain provisions requiring tenants to pay as additional rent
a proportionate share of operating expenses (“operating cost reimbursements”)
including real estate taxes, repairs and maintenance and
insurance. The related revenue from tenant billings is recognized in
the same period the expense is recorded.
We have
elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”), commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 1994.
As a result, we are not subject to federal income taxes to the extent that we
distribute annually at least 90% of our REIT taxable income to our stockholders
and satisfy certain other requirements defined in the Code.
We have
established taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”) pursuant to the provisions of the
REIT Modernization Act. Our TRS entities are able to engage in
activities resulting in income that previously would have been disqualified from
being eligible REIT income under the federal income tax
regulations. As a result, certain of our activities which occur
within our TRS entities are subject to federal and state income
taxes. As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we had accrued
a deferred income tax amount of $705,000. In addition, we have recognized income
tax expense of $126,000 and $62,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010
and year ended December 31, 2009, respectively.
Comparison
of Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 to Three Months Ended September 30,
2009
Minimum
rental income increased $270,000, or 3%, to $8,615,000 in 2010, compared to
$8,345,000 in 2009. The increase was the result of the development of a
Walgreens drug store in Lowell, Michigan in September 2009, the development of a
Chase bank land lease in Southfield, Michigan in October 2009, the acquisition
of a CVS drug store in June 2010 in Atchison, Kansas, the acquisition of a CVS
drug store in June 2010 in Johnstown, Ohio and the acquisition of a CVS drug
store in August 2010 in Lake in the Hills, Illinois. Our revenue
increase from these developments and acquisitions amounted to
$257,000. In addition, rental income increased $13,000 as a result of
other rent adjustments.
Percentage
rents increased from $0 in 2009 to $8,000 in 2010.
Operating
cost reimbursements decreased $8,000, or 1%, to $590,000 in 2010,
compared to $598,000 in 2009. Operating cost reimbursements decreased due to the
change in real estate taxes and property operating expenses explained
below.
We earned
development fee income of $47,000 in 2010 related to a project in Oakland,
California. There was $158,000 of development fee income in
2009.
Other
income increased to $28,000 in 2010, compared to $8,000 in 2009.
Real
estate taxes decreased $17,000, or 4%, to $455,000 in 2010, compared to $472,000
in 2009. The change was the result of a reduction due to real estate
property tax appeal refunds offset by general assessment adjustments and an
increase of $31,000 for real estate taxes on our property in Elkhart, Indiana
that were previously capitalized as part of the acquisition
cost.
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Property
operating expenses (shopping center maintenance, snow removal, insurance and
utilities) decreased $13,000, or 3%, to $397,000 in 2010, compared to $410,000
in 2009. The decrease was the result of: an increase in shopping
center maintenance costs of $9,000; a decrease in utility costs of $14,000; and
a decrease in insurance costs of $8,000 in 2010 versus 2009.
Land
lease payments increased $12,000, or 5%, to $227,000 in 2010, compared to
$215,000 for 2009. The increase was the result of a contractual
increase in our rent payment at our Aventura, Florida property.
General
and administrative expenses increased by $67,000, or 6%, to $1,150,000 in 2010,
compared to $1,083,000 in 2009. The increase in general and administrative
expenses was the result of increased employee costs of $42,000, increased income
tax expenses in our TRS entities of $26,000 offset by a decrease
in other costs of $1,000. General and administrative
expenses as a percentage of total rental income (minimum and percentage rents)
increased from 12.98% for 2009 to 13.34% for 2010.
Depreciation
and amortization increased $84,000, or 6%, to $1,477,000 in 2010, compared to
$1,393,000 in 2009. The increase was the result of the development of
three properties in 2009 and the acquisition of three properties in 2010 offset
in part due to the discontinued operations.
Interest
expense decreased $48,000, or 4%, to $1,098,000 in 2010, compared to $1,146,000
in 2009. The decrease in interest expense is a result of the completion of a
secondary common stock offering and subsequent pay down of amounts outstanding
under our credit facilities with the offering proceeds.
Income
from discontinued operations was $57,000 in 2010, and $216,000 in 2009, as a
result of the sale of the Santa Barbara, California Borders store in March 2010
and the classification of a Florida single tenant property as held for
sale.
Our net
income decreased $65,000, or 1%, to $4,541,000 in 2010 from $4,606,000 in 2009
as a result of the foregoing factors.
Comparison
of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 to Nine Months Ended September 30,
2009
Minimum
rental income increased $606,000, or 2%, to $25,401,000 in 2010, compared to
$24,795,000 in 2009. The increase was the result of the development of a
Walgreens drug store in Brighton, Michigan in February 2009, the development of
a Walgreens drug store in Port St John, Florida in June 2009, the development of
a Walgreens drug store in Lowell, Michigan in September 2009, the development of
a Chase bank land lease in Southfield, Michigan in October 2009, the acquisition
of a CVS drug store in June 2010 in Atchison, Kansas, the acquisition of a CVS
drug store in June 2010 in Johnstown, Ohio and the acquisition of a CVS drug
store in August 2010 in Lake in the Hills, Illinois. Our revenue
increase from these developments and acquisitions amounted to
$737,000. In addition, rental income decreased $131,000 as a result
of the closing of a Circuit City store in Boynton Beach, Florida and other rent
adjustments.
Percentage
rents increased from $8,000 in 2009 to $21,000 in 2010.
Operating
cost reimbursements decreased $98,000, or 5%, to $1,900,000 in 2010,
compared to $1,998,000 in 2009. Operating cost reimbursements decreased due to
the change in real estate taxes and property operating expenses explained
below.
We earned
development fee income of $583,000 in 2010 related to a project in Oakland,
California. There was $158,000 of development fee income in
2009.
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Other
income increased to $63,000 in 2010, compared to $20,000 in 2009.
Real
estate taxes increased $12,000, or 1%, to $1,452,000 in 2010, compared to
$1,440,000 in 2009. The change was the result of general assessment
adjustments and real estate taxes on our property in Elkhart, Indiana that were
previously capitalized as part of the acquisition cost offset by real estate
appeal refunds.
Property
operating expenses (shopping center maintenance, snow removal, insurance and
utilities) decreased $77,000, or 6%, to $1,123,000 in 2010, compared to
$1,200,000 in 2009. The decrease was primarily the result of: a decrease in snow
removal costs of $60,000; an increase in shopping center maintenance costs of
$15,000; a decrease in utility costs of $4,000; and a decrease in insurance
costs of $28,000 in 2010 versus 2009.
Land
lease payments increased $36,000, or 6%, to $680,000 in 2010, compared to
$644,000 for 2009. The increase was the result of a contractual
increase in our rent payment at our Aventura, Florida property.
General
and administrative expenses increased by $271,000, or 8%, to $3,604,000 in 2010,
compared to $3,333,000 in 2009. The increase in general and administrative
expenses was the result of increased employee costs of $153,000, and income tax
expenses in our TRS entities of $126,000, offset by a net decrease of $8,000 of
other expenses. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total
rental income (minimum and percentage rents) increased from 13.44% for 2009 to
14.18% for 2010.
Depreciation
and amortization increased $199,000, or 5%, to $4,336,000 in 2010, compared to
$4,137,000 in 2009. The increase was the result of the development of
five properties in 2009 and the acquisition of three properties in 2010 offset
in part due to the discontinued operations.
Interest
expense increased $60,000, or 2%, to $3,492,000 in 2010, compared to $3,432,000
in 2009. The increase in interest expense is a result of our funding the
development of five properties in 2009.
We
recognized a gain of $5,328,000 on the sale of our Borders Books store located
in Santa Barbara, California in 2010. We had no property sales in
2009.
Income
from discontinued operations decreased to $331,000 in 2010, from $639,000 in
2009, as a result of the sale of the Santa Barbara, California Borders store in
March 2010 and the classification of a Florida single tenant property as held
for sale.
Our net
income increased $5,510,000, or 41%, to $18,941,000 in 2010 from $13,431,000 in
2009 as a result of the foregoing factors.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our
principal demands for liquidity are operations, distributions to our
stockholders, debt repayment, development of new properties, redevelopment of
existing properties and property acquisitions. We intend to meet our
short-term liquidity requirements, including capital expenditures related to the
leasing and improvement of our properties, through cash flow provided by
operations and our $55 million credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) and our
$5 million line of credit (the “Line of Credit”). We believe that
adequate cash flow will be available to fund our operations and pay dividends in
accordance with REIT requirements for at least the next 12 months. We may obtain
additional funds for future developments or acquisitions through other
borrowings or the issuance of additional shares of common stock. We
believe that these financing sources will enable us to generate funds sufficient
to meet both our short-term and long-term capital needs.
We intend
to maintain a ratio of total indebtedness (including construction or acquisition
financing) to market capitalization of 65% or less. Nevertheless, we
may operate with debt levels which are in excess of 65% of market capitalization
for extended periods of time. At September 30, 2010, our ratio of
indebtedness to market capitalization was approximately 32%.
During
the quarter ended September 30, 2010, we declared a quarterly dividend of $0.51
per share. We paid the dividend on October 13, 2010 to holders of record on
September 30, 2010.
Our cash
flows from operations increased $917,000 to $18,304,000 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2010, compared to $17,387,000 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009. Cash used in investing activities
increased $3,067,000 to $11,290,000 in 2010, compared to $8,223,000 in
2009. Cash used in financing activities decreased $2,105,000 to
$7,366,000 in 2010, compared to $9,471,000 in 2009.
As of
September 30, 2010, we had total mortgage indebtedness of $72,559,375. Of
this total mortgage indebtedness, $48,766,547 is fixed rate, self-amortizing
debt with a weighted average interest rate of 6.56%. The remaining
mortgage debt of $23,792,828 bears interest at 150 basis points over LIBOR or
1.76% as of September 30, 2010 and has a maturity date of July 14, 2013, which
can be extended at our option for two additional years. In January
2009, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement that fixes the interest
rate during the initial term of the variable-interest mortgage at
3.744%.
In
addition, the Operating Partnership has in place the $55 million Credit Facility
with Bank of America, as the agent, which is guaranteed by us. The
Credit Facility was extended in January 2009 and now matures in November
2011. Advances under the Credit Facility bear interest within a range
of one-month to 12-month LIBOR plus 100 basis points to 150 basis points or the
lender’s prime rate, at our option, based on certain factors such as the ratio
of our indebtedness to the capital value of our properties. The
Credit Facility generally is used to fund property acquisitions and development
activities. As of September 30, 2010, $3,672,397 was outstanding
under the Credit Facility bearing a weighted average interest rate of
1.26%.
We also
have in place the $5 million Line of Credit that was extended in October 2009
and now matures in November 2011. The Line of Credit bears interest
at the lender’s prime rate less 75 basis points or 150 basis points in excess of
the one-month to 12-month LIBOR rate, at our option. The purpose of
the Line of Credit is generally to provide working capital and fund land options
and start-up costs associated with new projects. As of September 30,
2010, $4,225,000 was outstanding under the Line of Credit bearing a weighted
average interest rate of 2.50%.
On April
16, 2010, we completed a secondary offering of 1,495,000 shares of common
stock. The offering, which included the exercise of the
over-allotment option by the underwriter, raised net proceeds of approximately
$31.1 million. The proceeds from the offering were used to pay down
amounts outstanding under our credit facilities.
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The
following table outlines our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2010
for the periods presented below (in thousands).
Total
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October 1, 2010
– September
30, 2011
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October 1, 2011
– September
30, 2013
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October 1, 2013
– September
30, 2015
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Thereafter
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Mortgages
Payable
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$ | 72,559 | $ | 4,226 | $ | 31,491 | $ | 9,359 | $ | 27,483 | ||||||||||
Notes
Payable
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7,897 | — | 7,897 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Land
Lease Obligation
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19,708 | 1,206 | 2,413 | 2,067 | 14,022 | |||||||||||||||
Estimated
Interest Payments on Mortgages and Notes Payable
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21,963 | 4,121 | 7,134 | 4,255 | 6,453 | |||||||||||||||
Other
Long-Term Liabilities
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— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Total
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$ | 122,127 | $ | 9,553 | $ | 48,935 | $ | 15,681 | $ | 47,958 |
We plan
to begin construction of additional pre-leased developments and may acquire
additional properties, which will initially be financed by the Credit Facility
and Line of Credit. We will periodically refinance short-term
construction and acquisition financing with long-term debt and/or equity to the
extent available.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We do not
engage in any off-balance sheet arrangements with unconsolidated entities or
financial partnerships, such as structured finance or special purpose
entities.
Inflation
Our
leases generally contain provisions designed to mitigate the adverse impact of
inflation on net income. These provisions include clauses enabling us to pass
through to tenants certain operating costs, including real estate taxes, common
area maintenance, utilities and insurance, thereby reducing our exposure to
increases in costs and operating expenses resulting from inflation. Certain of
our leases contain clauses enabling us to receive percentage rents based on
tenants' gross sales, which generally increase as prices rise, and, in certain
cases, escalation clauses, which generally increase rental rates during the
terms of the leases. In addition, expiring tenant leases permit us to seek
increased rents upon re-lease at market rates if rents are below the then
existing market rates.
Funds from
Operations
Funds
from Operations (“FFO”) is defined by the National Association of Real Estate
Investment Trusts, Inc. (“NAREIT”) to mean net income computed in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), excluding gains (or
losses) from sales of property, plus real estate related depreciation and
amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint
ventures. Management uses FFO as a supplemental measure to conduct
and evaluate our business because there are certain limitations associated with
using GAAP net income by itself as the primary measure of our operating
performance. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in
accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets
diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead
have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, management believes
that the presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use
historical cost accounting is insufficient by itself.
FFO
should not be considered as an alternative to net income as the primary
indicator of our operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow as a
measure of liquidity. Further, while we adhere to the NAREIT definition of FFO,
our presentation of FFO is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled
measures of other REITs due to the fact that not all REITs use the same
definition.
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The
following table provides a reconciliation of FFO and net income for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
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2010
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2009
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Net
income
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$ | 4,540,568 | $ | 4,606,607 | ||||
Depreciation
of real estate assets
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1,458,785 | 1,393,346 | ||||||
Amortization
of leasing costs
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20,260 | 16,646 | ||||||
Loss
on sale of asset
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- | - | ||||||
Funds
from Operations
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$ | 6,019,613 | $ | 6,016,599 | ||||
Weighted
Average Shares and Operating Partnership Units Outstanding –
Dilutive
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9,965,859 | 8,411,336 |
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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2010
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2009
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Net
income
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$ | 18,940,508 | $ | 13,431,362 | ||||
Depreciation
of real estate assets
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4,303,788 | 4,140,776 | ||||||
Amortization
of leasing costs
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59,049 | 49,215 | ||||||
Gain
on sale of asset
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(5,328,333 | ) | - | |||||
Funds
from Operations
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$ | 17,975,012 | $ | 17,621,353 | ||||
Weighted
Average Shares and Operating Partnership Units Outstanding –
Dilutive
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9,382,248 | 8,394,619 |
ITEM
3.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
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We are
exposed to interest rate risk primarily through borrowing
activities. There is inherent roll-over risk for borrowings as they
mature and are renewed at current market rates. The extent of this
risk is not quantifiable or predictable because of the variability of future
interest rates and our future financing requirements. Our interest
rate risk is monitored using a variety of techniques. The table below
presents the principal payments (in thousands) and the weighted average interest
rates on outstanding debt, by year of expected maturity, to evaluate the
expected cash flows and sensitivity to interest rate changes.
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Year
ended September 30,
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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Thereafter
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Total
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Fixed
rate mortgage
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$ | 3,717 | $ | 3,969 | $ | 4,239 | $ | 4,526 | $ | 4,833 | $ | 27,483 | $ | 48,767 | ||||||||||||||
Average
interest rate
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6.56 | % | 6.56 | % | 6.56 | % | 6.56 | % | 6.56 | % | 6.56 | % | — | |||||||||||||||
Variable
rate mortgage
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$ | 509 | $ | 540 | $ | 22,743 | — | — | — | $ | 23,792 | |||||||||||||||||
Average
interest rate
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3.74 | % | 3.74 | % | 3.74 | % | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
variable rate debt
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$ | 7,897 | — | — | — | — | — | $ | 7,897 | |||||||||||||||||||
Average
interest rate
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1.92 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — |
The fair
value (in thousands) is estimated at $49,183, $22,278 and $7,897 for fixed rate
mortgages, variable rate mortgage and other variable rate debt, respectively, as
of September 30, 2010.
The table
above incorporates those exposures that exist as of September 30, 2010; it
does not consider those exposures or positions, which could arise after that
date. As a result, our ultimate realized gain or loss with respect to
interest rate fluctuations will depend on the exposures that arise during the
period and interest rates.
We
entered into an interest rate swap agreement to hedge interest rates on $24.5
million in variable-rate borrowings outstanding. Under the terms of the interest
rate swap agreement, we will receive from the counterparty interest on the
notional amount based on 1.5% plus one-month LIBOR and will pay to the
counterparty a fixed rate of 3.744%. This swap effectively converted $24.5
million of variable-rate borrowings to fixed-rate borrowings. As of
September 30, 2010, the interest rate swap was valued at a liability
of $1,016,915. We do not use derivative instruments for trading or
other speculative purposes and we did not have any other derivative instruments
or hedging activities as of September 30, 2010.
As of
September 30, 2010, a 100 basis point increase in interest rates on the portion
of our debt bearing interest at variable rates would result in an annual
increase in interest expense of approximately $79,000.
ITEM
4.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
At the
end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation, under the
supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and
principal financial officer, of our disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange
Act). Based on this evaluation, the principal executive officer and
principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by
us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC
rules and forms.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There was
no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most
recently completed fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
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PART
II—OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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We are
not presently involved in any litigation nor, to our knowledge, is any other
litigation threatened against us, except for routine litigation arising in the
ordinary course of business which is expected to be covered by our liability
insurance.
ITEM
1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
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There
were no material changes in our risk factors set forth under Item 1A of Part 1
of our most recently filed Form 10-K.
ITEM
2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
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None.
ITEM
3.
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DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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None.
ITEM
4.
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[REMOVED
AND RESERVED]
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ITEM
5.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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None.
ITEM
6.
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EXHIBITS
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3.1
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Articles
of Incorporation and Articles of Amendment of the Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form
S-11 (Registration Statement No. 33-73858), as amended
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3.2
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Articles
Supplementary, establishing the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K (No.
001-12928) filed on December 9, 2008)
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3.3
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Articles
Supplementary, classifying additional shares of Common Stock and Excess
Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K
(No. 001-12928) filed on December 9, 2008)
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3.4
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Bylaws
of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s
Form 10-K (No. 001-12928) for the year ended December 31,
2006)
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4.1
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Rights
Agreement, dated as of December 7, 1998, by and between Agree Realty
Corporation, a Maryland corporation, and Computershare Trust Company,
N.A., f/k/a EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association,
as successor rights agent to BankBoston, N.A., a national banking
association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-161520) filed on November 13,
2008)
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4.2
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Second
Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2008, by and
between Agree Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation, and
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., f/k/a EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., a
national banking association, as successor rights agent to BankBoston,
N.A., a national banking association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K (No. 001-12928) filed on December 9,
2008)
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4.3
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Amended
and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 8, 1994 by and
among the Company, Richard Agree, Edward Rosenberg and Joel Weiner
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 10-K (No.
001-12928) for the year ended December 31, 1994)
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4.4
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Form
of certificate representing shares of common stock (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (No. 333-161520) filed on August 24, 2009
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*31.1
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Certification
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Richard Agree,
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors
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*31.2
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Certification
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Kenneth R.
Howe, Vice President, Finance and Secretary
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*32.1
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Certification
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Richard Agree,
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors
|
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*32.2
|
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Certification
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Kenneth R.
Howe, Vice President, Finance and
Secretary
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* Filed
herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
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/s/
RICHARD AGREE
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Richard
Agree
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Chief
Executive Officer
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and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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(Principal
Executive Officer)
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/s/
KENNETH R. HOWE
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Kenneth
R. Howe
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Vice
President, Finance and
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Secretary
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(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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Date:
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November
5, 2010
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