Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2017 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017, or 

Commission File Number 000-55774

BROADSTONE NET LEASE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(585) 287-6500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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There were 18,491,182.216 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding as of November 13, 2017.

BROADSTONE NET LEASE, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

1. Business Description

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. (the “Corporation”) is a Maryland corporation formed on October 18, 2007, that elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2008. The Corporation focuses on investing in income-producing, net leased commercial properties. The Corporation leases properties to retail, healthcare, industrial, and other commercial businesses under long-term lease agreements. Properties are generally leased on a triple-net basis such that tenants pay all operating expenses relating to the property, including, but not limited to, property taxes, insurance, maintenance, repairs, and capital costs, during the lease term. As of September 30, 2017, the Corporation owned a diversified portfolio of 477 individual net leased commercial properties located in 37 states throughout the continental United States.

Broadstone Net Lease, LLC (the “Operating Company”), is the entity through which the Corporation conducts its business and owns (either directly or through subsidiaries) all of the Corporation’s properties. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Corporation owned economic interests of 92.3% and 91.4%, respectively, in the Operating Company. The Corporation is also the sole managing member of the Operating Company. The remaining interests in the Operating Company are held by members who acquired their interest by contributing property to the Operating Company in exchange for membership units of the Operating Company. As the Corporation conducts substantially all of its operations through the Operating Company, it is structured as what is referred to as an Umbrella Partnership Real Estate Investment Trust (“UPREIT”).

The Corporation operates under the direction of its board of directors (the “Board of Directors”), which is responsible for the management and control of the Company’s affairs. The Corporation is externally managed and its board of directors has retained Broadstone Asset Management, LLC (the “Asset Manager”) to manage the day-to-day affairs and to implement the Corporation’s investment strategy, and the Corporation’s sponsor, Broadstone Real Estate, LLC (the “Manager”), to provide certain property management services for the Corporation’s properties, subject to the board of directors’ direction, oversight, and approval. The Asset Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager and all of the Corporation’s officers are employees of the Manager. Accordingly, both the Manager and the Asset Manager are related parties of the Corporation. Refer to Note 3 for further discussion over related parties and related party transactions.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Interim Information

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information (Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 270, Interim Reporting) and Article 10 of the SEC’s Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the Corporation has omitted certain footnote disclosures which would substantially duplicate those contained within the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016, included in the Company’s Amendment No. 2 to its Registration Statement on Form 10, filed with the SEC on June 29, 2017 (the “Form 10”). Therefore, the readers of this quarterly report should refer to those audited financial statements, specifically Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, for further discussion of significant accounting policies and estimates. The Corporation believes all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been included in these interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (which include only normal recurring adjustments).

Principles of Consolidation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts and operations of the Corporation, the Operating Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned by the Operating Company (collectively, the “Company”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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To the extent the Corporation has a variable interest in entities that are not evaluated under the variable interest entity (“VIE”) model, the Corporation evaluates its interests using the voting interest entity model. The Corporation holds a 92.3% interest in the Operating Company at September 30, 2017 and is the sole managing member of the Operating Company, which gives the Corporation exclusive and complete responsibility for the day-to-day management, authority to make decisions, and control of the Operating Company. Based on consolidation guidance effective for the Corporation as of January 1, 2016, the Corporation concluded that the Operating Company is a VIE as the members in the Operating Company do not possess kick-out rights or substantive participating rights. Accordingly, the Corporation consolidates its interest in the Operating Company. However, as the Corporation holds the majority voting interest in the Operating Company, it qualifies for the exemption from providing certain disclosure requirements associated with investments in VIEs.

The portion of the Operating Company not owned by the Corporation is presented as non-controlling interests as of and during the periods presented.

Basis of Accounting

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates include, but are not limited to the allocation of purchase price between investment in rental property and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the value of long-lived assets, the provision for impairment, the depreciable lives of rental property, the amortizable lives of intangible assets and liabilities, the allowance for doubtful accounts, the fair value of assumed debt and notes payables, the fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements and the determination of any uncertain tax positions. Accordingly, actual results may differ from those estimates.

Long-lived Asset Impairment

We review long-lived assets to be held and used for possible impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. If and when such events or changes in circumstances are present, an impairment exists to the extent the carrying value of the asset or asset group exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset or asset group and its eventual disposition.  Such cash flows include factors such as expected future operating income, trends and prospects, as well as the effects of demand, competition, and other factors. An impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset or asset group exceeds the fair value of the asset or asset group. A significant judgement is made as to if and when impairment should be taken, if our strategy, or one or more of the assumptions described above were to change in the future, an impairment may need to be recognized.

Inputs used in establishing fair value for real estate assets generally fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, which are characterized as requiring significant judgment as little or no current market activity may be available for validation. The main indicator used to establish the classification of the inputs is current market condition, as derived through our use of published commercial real estate market information. We determine the valuation of impaired assets using generally accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis, income capitalization, analysis of recent comparable sales transactions, actual sales negotiations and bona fide purchase offers received from third parties. Management may consider a single valuation technique or multiple valuation techniques, as appropriate, when estimating the fair value of its real estate.

During the three months ended September 30, 2017 we recorded impairment of $2,608 based on our consideration of the factors detailed above. In determining the fair value of the assets at the time of measurement, we utilized capitalization rates ranging from 7.25% to 12%, and a weighted average discount rate of 8%.

The Company has reduced the carrying value of the impaired real estate assets to the estimated fair value as detailed below:

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Revenue Recognition

At the inception of a new lease arrangement, including new leases that arise from amendments, the Company assesses the terms and conditions to determine the proper lease classification. A lease arrangement is classified as an operating lease if none of the following criteria are met: (i) ownership transfers to the lessee prior to or shortly after the end of the lease term, (ii) lessee has a bargain purchase option during or at the end of the lease term, (iii) the lease term is greater than or equal to 75% of the underlying property’s estimated useful life, or (iv) the present value of the future minimum lease payments (excluding executory costs) is greater than or equal to 90% of the fair value of the leased property. If one or more of these criteria are met, and the minimum lease payments are determined to be reasonably predictable and collectible, the lease arrangement is generally accounted for as a direct financing lease. Consistent with ASC 840, Leases, if the fair value of the land component is 25% or more of the total fair value of the leased property, the land is considered separately from the building for purposes of applying the lease term and minimum lease payments criterion in (iii) and (iv) above.

Revenue recognition methods for operating leases and direct financing leases are described below:

Rental property accounted for under operating leases – Revenue is recognized as rents are earned on a straight-line basis over the non-cancelable terms of the related leases. In most cases, revenue recognition under operating leases begins when the lessee takes possession of, or controls, the physical use of the leased asset. Generally, this occurs on the lease commencement date. For leases that have fixed and measurable rent escalations, the difference between such rental income earned and the cash rent due under the provisions of the lease is recorded as Accrued rental income on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Rental property accounted for under direct financing leases – The Company utilizes the direct finance method of accounting to record direct financing lease income. For a lease accounted for as a direct financing lease, the net investment in the direct financing lease represents receivables for the sum of future minimum lease payments and the estimated residual value of the leased property, less the unamortized unearned income. Unearned income is deferred and amortized into income over the lease terms so as to produce a constant periodic rate of return on the Company’s net investment in the leases.

Rent Received in Advance

Rent received in advance represents tenant payments received prior to its contractual due date and is included in Accounts payable and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Rents received in advance was $6,845 and $7,566 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Property Loss and Insurance Recoveries

Property losses, whether full or partial, are accounted for using a combination of impairment, insurance, and revenue recognition guidance prescribed by GAAP. Upon incurring a loss event, the Company evaluates for asset impairment under ASC 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other, and ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment. Under the terms of the Company’s lease agreements with tenants, a significant majority of which are triple-net whereby the tenants are responsible for insurance, taxes, and maintenance, amongst other property costs, the tenants are responsible for repairs and maintenance to the properties. The terms of the leases also require the tenants to continue making their monthly rental payments despite the property loss. To the extent that the assets are recoverable, determined utilizing undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset or asset group and its eventual disposition, the Company accounts for a full or partial property loss as an acceleration of depreciation and evaluates whether all or a portion of the property loss can be offset by the recognition of insurance recoveries.

Under the terms of the lease agreements with tenants, in the case of full or partial loss to a property the tenant has an obligation to restore/rebuild the premises as nearly as possible to its value, condition and character immediately prior to such event. To mitigate the risk of loss, the Company requires tenants to maintain general liability insurance policies on the replacement value of the properties. Based on these considerations, the Company follows the guidance in ASC 605-40, Classification of Insurance Recoveries, for the conversion of nonmonetary assets (i.e., the properties) to monetary assets (i.e., insurance recoveries or tenant recoveries). Under ASC 605-40, once probable of receipt, the Company recognizes an insurance/tenant recovery receivable in Tenant and other receivables, net, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, with a corresponding offset to the accelerated depreciation recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Loss). If the insurance/tenant recovery is less than the amount of accelerated depreciation recognized, the Company will recognize a net loss in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Loss). If the insurance/tenant recovery is greater than the amount of accelerated depreciation recognized, the Company will only recognize a recovery up to the amount of the accelerated depreciation, and will account for the excess as a gain contingency in accordance with ASC 450-30, Gain Contingencies. Gain contingencies are recognized when earned and realized, which typically will occur at the time of final settlement or when non-refundable cash advances are received.

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Non-controlling Interests

Non-controlling interests represents the membership interests held in the Operating Company of 7.7% and 8.6% at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, by third parties which are accounted for as a separate component of equity.

The Company periodically adjusts the carrying value of non-controlling interests to reflect its share of the book value of the Operating Company. Such adjustments are recorded to Additional paid-in capital as a reallocation of Non-controlling interests in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity.

Fair Value Measurements

ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 – Quoted prices that are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The types of financial instruments included in Level 1 are marketable, available-for-sale equity securities that are traded in an active exchange market.

Level 2 – Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Instruments included in this category are derivative contracts whose value is determined using a pricing model with inputs (such as yield curves and credit spreads) that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 includes assets and liabilities whose values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

The balances of financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are as follows (see Note 10):

Interest rate swaps are derivative instruments that have no quoted readily available Level 1 inputs, and therefore are measured at fair value using inputs that are directly observable in active markets and are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy, using an income approach. Specifically, the fair value of the interest rate swaps are determined using a discounted cash flow analysis on the expected future cash flows of each instrument. This analysis utilizes observable market data including yield curves and implied volatilities to determine the market’s expectation of the future cash flows of the variable component. The fixed and variable components of the interest rate swaps are then discounted using calculated discount factors developed based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) swap rate and are aggregated to arrive at a single valuation for the period. The Company also incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its interest rate swaps fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with its interest rate swaps utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparties. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation. As a result, the Company has determined that its interest rate swap valuations in their entirety are appropriately classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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The Company has estimated that the carrying amount reported on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for Cash and cash equivalents, Restricted cash, Tenant and other receivables, Notes receivable, and Accounts payable and other liabilities approximates their fair values due to their short term nature.

The fair value of the Company’s debt was estimated using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs based on recent financing transactions, estimates of the fair value of the property that serves as collateral for such debt, historical risk premiums for loans of comparable quality, current LIBOR, US treasury obligation interest rates and on the discounted estimated future cash payments to be made on such debt. The discount rates estimated reflect the Company’s judgment as to the approximate current lending rates for loans or groups of loans with similar maturities and assumes that the debt is outstanding through maturity. Market information, as available, or present value techniques were utilized to estimate the amounts required to be disclosed. Since such amounts are estimates that are based on limited available market information for similar transactions and do not acknowledge transfer or other repayment restrictions that may exist on specific loans, it is unlikely that the estimated fair value of any such debt could be realized by immediate settlement of the obligation. The fair value of the Company’s Mortgage and notes payable, Unsecured term notes, net, and Unsecured revolver are estimated to be $914,270 and $873,026 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, as compared to the carrying amount of such debt of $910,072 and $869,524 on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

As disclosed under the Long-lived Asset Impairment Charges section of Note 2, the Company’s non-recurring fair value measurements for the three months ended September 30, 2017 consisted of the fair value of impaired real estate assets that were determined using Level 3 inputs. The Company did not have any assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at December 31, 2016.

Taxes Collected From Tenants and Remitted to Governmental Authorities

Substantially all of the Company’s leases are triple-net, which provide that the lessees are responsible for the payment of all property operating expenses, including property taxes, maintenance and insurance. The Company records such expenses on a net basis. For the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company’s tenants, pursuant to their lease obligations, have made direct payment for property taxes to the taxing authorities of approximately $2,448 and $1,609, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company’s tenants, pursuant to their lease obligations, have made direct payment for property taxes to the taxing authorities of approximately $13,405 and $11,176, respectively.

In some situations, the Company may collect property taxes from its tenants and remit those taxes to governmental authorities. Taxes collected from tenants and remitted to governmental authorities are presented on a gross basis, where revenue of $608 and $551 is included in Operating expenses reimbursed from tenants and expense of $885 and $718 is included in Property and operating expenses in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Taxes collected from tenants were $1,787 and $1,379, while taxes remitted to governmental authorities were $2,084 and $1,442 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Boards (“FASB”) issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business (“ASU 2017-01”), which changes the definition of a business to exclude acquisitions where substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired are concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets. Under ASU 2017-01, the Company expects that most of its investments in real estate will be considered asset acquisitions. While there are various differences between accounting for an asset acquisition and a business combination, the largest impact is the capitalization of acquisition expenses for asset acquisitions, which are expensed for business combinations. ASU 2017-01 is effective, on a prospective basis, for interim and annual periods beginning after January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the guidance, effective January 1, 2017. As a result of the adoption, the Company capitalized $6,583 of acquisition costs in connection with investments in real estate closed during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 that qualified as asset acquisitions under the adopted guidance.

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Other Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows—Restricted Cash. ASU 2016-18 requires that the statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning and end of period total amounts on the statement of cash flows. Currently, there is no specific guidance to address how to classify or present these changes. ASU 2016-18 is effective, on a retrospective basis, for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company currently reflects the change in restricted cash in its cash flows from investing activities. Upon adoption, these amounts will be included in the cash and cash equivalents balance when reconciling the beginning and end of period total amounts. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 the decrease in restricted cash included in cash flows from investing activities was $543.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. ASU 2016-15 provides classification guidance for eight specific topics, including but not limited to, debt extinguishment costs, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, and distributions received from equity method investees. ASU 2016-18 is effective, on a retrospective basis, for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company has assessed the impact of adopting ASU 2016-15, noting the classification of debt extinguishment costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows is applicable to the Company, however, will have no impact as the Company currently classifies these as cash flows used in financing activities.  

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes the existing guidance for lease accounting, Leases (Topic 840). ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability, initially measured at the present value of lease payments, for both operating and financing leases. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, lessees will be permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset to not recognize lease liabilities and lease assets. The Company does not have any material leases where the Company is the lessee. Under the new pronouncement, lessor accounting will be largely unchanged from existing GAAP.  However, there are certain changes, including 1) accounting for non-lease components of leases and 2) lease classification tests. In adopting the new guidance, companies are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The amendments are effective January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is continuing to evaluate the impact that adoption of this guidance will have on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and footnote disclosures until the guidance becomes effective.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model requiring a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount reflecting the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In adopting ASU 2014-09, companies may use either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach. Additionally, this guidance requires improved disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, which defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, for all entities by one year. With the deferral, ASU 2014-09 is effective January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted beginning January 1, 2017. While the Company anticipates additional disclosure, it does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a material effect on the amount or timing of revenue recognized in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as it believes its revenue, excluding revenue streams recognized in Other income from real estate transactions and Gain on sale of real estate, falls outside the scope of this guidance. The Company expects to adopt the guidance using the modified retrospective approach on January 1, 2018. The Company will, however, continue to evaluate the impact of this guidance until it becomes effective.

In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-05, Other Income-Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets. This new guidance is required to be adopted concurrently with the amendments in ASU 2014-09. The new pronouncement, which adds guidance for partial sales of nonfinancial assets, including real estate. In adopting ASU 2017-05, companies may use either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach. The Company currently recognizes revenue on sales of real estate at the time the asset is transferred (i.e., at the time of closing). Upon adoption of ASU 2014-09, and therefore ASU 2017-05, the Company will need to evaluate any separate contracts or performance obligations to determine proper timing of revenue recognition, as well as transaction price allocation. The Company does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a material effect on the amount or timing of revenue recognized in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company expects to adopt the guidance using the modified retrospective approach on January 1, 2018. The Company will, however, continue to evaluate the impact of this guidance until it becomes effective.

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3. Related-Party Transactions

Property Management Agreement

The Corporation and the Operating Company have entered into a property management agreement (the “Property Management Agreement”) with the Manager, a related party in which certain officers and directors of the Corporation have either a direct or indirect ownership interest. Under the terms of the Property Management Agreement, the Manager manages and coordinates certain aspects of the leasing of the Company’s rental property.

In exchange for various services provided under the Property Management Agreement, the Manager is compensated as outlined in the agreement.

In addition, the Manager may also provide, but is not obligated to provide, short-term financing to, or guarantees for, the Operating Company. In exchange for these services, the Manager is entitled to receive an interest rate of up to the prime rate plus 1.00% in exchange for any advances to the Operating Company, and 0.05% for guaranteeing recourse carve-outs on financing arrangements. No such advances or guarantees were outstanding or made during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The initial term of the Property Management Agreement is effective through December 31, 2017, after which it automatically renews for successive one year periods, unless either party provides written notice of termination in accordance with the Property Management Agreement. The Corporation’s Independent Directors Committee (“IDC”) has approved the renewal of the Property Management Agreement through December 31, 2018. If the Corporation terminates the Property Management Agreement prior to any renewal term or the IDC terminates the agreement within 30 days following a change in control of the Manager (as defined in Property Management Agreement), the Corporation will be required to pay to the Manager a termination fee equal to three times the Management Fees, as defined in the Property Management Agreement, to which the Manager was entitled during the 12 month period immediately preceding the date of such termination. Although not terminable as of September 30, 2017, if the Property Management Agreement had been terminated at September 30, 2017 subject to the conditions noted above, the termination fee would have been $14,121.

Asset Management Agreement

The Corporation and the Operating Company have entered into an asset management agreement (the “Asset Management Agreement”) with the Asset Manager, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, and therefore a related party in which certain officers and directors of the Company have an indirect ownership interest. Under the terms of the Asset Management Agreement, the Asset Manager is responsible for, among other things, the Corporation’s acquisition, initial leasing, and disposition strategies, financing activities, and providing support to the IDC for its valuation functions and other duties. The Asset Manager also designates two individuals to serve on the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Under the terms of the Asset Management Agreement, the Asset Manager receives an annual asset management fee (“Asset Management Fee”) equal to 1% of the aggregate value of the Corporation’s common stock, based on the Determined Share Value (as defined in Note 13) as determined by the IDC each quarter, on a fully diluted basis as if all interests in the Operating Company had been converted into shares of the Corporation’s common stock. Through December 31, 2017, compensation to the Asset Manager for any quarter will be deferred in whole or in part at any time during a rolling 12 month period when cumulative distributions are below $3.50 per share. Any deferred compensation under the Asset Management Agreement will accrue interest at the rate of 7% per annum until paid and will be paid from available funds after cumulative 12 month distributions equal $3.50 per share. No compensation to the Asset Manager was deferred during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. In addition, the Company pays the Asset Manager, or its designee, a marketing fee equal to 0.5% of all contributions of cash or property to the Corporation or the Operating Company, excluding reinvestments of distributions pursuant to the Distribution Reinvestment Plan (See Note 13), as compensation for its internal and third party offering and marketing costs and expenses. The Asset Manager has the responsibility to cover offering, marketing, and brokerage expenses associated with investor related matters of the Corporation and Operating Company.

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The Asset Management Agreement includes various other fees paid to the Asset Manager in exchange for services provided under the agreement, as noted in the table below.

The initial term of the Asset Management Agreement is effective through December 31, 2017, after which it automatically renews for successive one year periods, unless either party provides written notice of termination in accordance with the Asset Management Agreement. The IDC has approved the renewal of the agreement through December 31, 2018. If the Corporation terminates the agreement prior to any renewal term or the IDC terminates the agreement within thirty days following a change in control of the Asset Manager (as defined in the Asset Management Agreement), the Corporation will be required to pay to the Asset Manager a termination fee equal to three times the Asset Management Fee to which the Asset Manager was entitled during the 12 month period immediately preceding the date of such termination. Although not terminable as of September 30, 2017, if the Asset Management Agreement had been terminated at September 30, 2017 subject to the conditions noted above, the termination fee would have been $41,552. Total fees incurred under the Property Management Agreement and Asset Management Agreement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

Included in management fees are $1,688 and $364 of unpaid fees recorded in Due to related parties on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.  All fees related to the Property Management Agreement and the Asset Management Agreement are paid for in cash within the Company’s normal payment cycle for vendors.

Legal Services

The Company retains the legal services of Vaisey Nicholson & Nearpass, PLLC (“VNN”), formerly a related party. One former minority partner of VNN is an immediate family member to a member of the management of the Company and an indirect minority owner of the Manager. Beginning January 2017, the family member was no longer an owner or partner of VNN and therefore, prospectively, VNN will no longer be deemed a related party. Legal services obtained from VNN are mainly for acquisition and disposition of real estate related matters, as well as general counsel regarding property management and financing. The IDC has reviewed the billings and other aspects of the relationship between VNN and the Company. The Company utilizes the services of other outside legal counsel as well. These fees are paid for in cash within the Company’s normal payment cycle for vendor payments. Included in these expenses are $527 of unpaid fees recorded in Accounts payable and other liabilities at September 30, 2016. The following table details the type of legal fees incurred from VNN for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016:

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4. Acquisitions

The Company closed on the following acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2017:

The Company closed on the following acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2016:

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The Company allocated the purchase price of these properties to the relative fair value of the real estate assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation for acquisitions completed during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, discussed above, excluding non-real estate liabilities assumed of $1,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017:

The above acquisitions were funded using a combination of available cash on hand and proceeds from the Company’s unsecured revolving line of credit. All of the acquisitions closed during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 qualified as asset acquisitions and, as such, acquisition costs were capitalized in accordance with ASU 2017-01. In conjunction with the acquisitions closed during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, expenses of $2,233 and $7,614 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 were incurred and included in Acquisition expenses in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Loss). From the date of acquisition through September 30, 2016, the Company recorded revenues of $5,173 and $8,515 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, related to the properties acquired and accounted for as business combinations, and recognized net income of $2,655 and $5,204 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, excluding the impact of one-time acquisition expenses from the date of acquisition through September 30, 2016.

Subsequent to September 30, 2017, the Company closed on the following acquisitions (see Note 17):

The Company has not completed the allocation of the acquisition date relative fair values for the properties acquired subsequent to September 30, 2017; however, it expects the acquisitions to qualify as asset acquisitions and that the purchase price of these properties will primarily be allocated to land, land improvements, building and acquired lease intangibles.

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Condensed Pro Forma Financial Information

The results of operations, excluding the impact of one-time acquisition costs, of the acquisitions accounted for as business combinations, for which financial information was available, are included in the following condensed pro forma financial information as if these acquisitions had been completed as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual period prior to the acquisition date. The following condensed pro forma financial information is presented as if the 2016 acquisitions were completed as of January 1, 2015. Pro forma financial information is not presented for the 2017 acquisitions based on their qualification as asset acquisitions in accordance with ASU 2017-01. These pro forma results are for comparative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of what the Company’s actual results of operations would have been had the acquisitions occurred at the beginning of the periods presented, nor are they necessarily indicative of future operating results.

The condensed pro forma financial information are as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016:

5. Sale of Real Estate

The Company closed on the following sales of real estate, none of which qualified as discontinued operations, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016: