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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC. - Annual Report: 2013 (Form 10-K)

FORM 10-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-K

 

 

 

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 001-31817

 

 

CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   42-1241468

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

44 South Bayles Avenue, Port Washington, NY   11050-3765
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (516) 767-6492

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.06 par value

7-1/4% Series B Cumulative Redeemable

Preferred Stock, $25.00 Liquidation Value

 

New York Stock Exchange

New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

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    No  ¨

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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  x

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. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes  ¨    No  x

Based on the closing sales price on June 30, 2013 of $5.18 per share, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $354,746,000.

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock $.06 par value was 79,166,226 on February 20, 2014.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement relating to its 2014 annual meeting of shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

 

 


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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page No.  

Item No.

  
PART I   

1 and 2. Business and Properties

     3   

1A.   Risk Factors

     13   

1B.   Unresolved Staff Comments

     20   

3.      Legal Proceedings

     20   

4.      Mine Safety Disclosures

     20   
PART II   

5.       Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

     23   

6.      Selected Financial Data

     26   

7.       Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     28   

7A.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

     44   

8.      Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

     46   

9.       Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

     99   

9A.    Controls and Procedures, including Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

     99   
PART III   

10.    Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

     101   

11.    Executive Compensation

     101   

12.     Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

     101   

13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

     101   

14.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services

     101   
PART IV   

15     Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

     102   

 

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Part I.

Items 1 and 2. Business and Properties

General

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”), organized in 1984, is a fully-integrated real estate investment trust that focuses primarily on ownership and operation of grocery-anchored shopping centers straddling the Washington DC to Boston corridor. At December 31, 2013, the Company owned and managed a portfolio of 65 operating properties (excluding properties “held for sale/conveyance”) totaling approximately 9.4 million square feet of gross leasable area (“GLA”). The portfolio was 92.6% occupied and 93.6% leased at December 31, 2013.

The Company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To qualify as a REIT under those provisions, the Company must have a preponderant percentage of its assets invested in, and income derived from, real estate and related sources. The Company’s objectives are to provide to its shareholders a professionally-managed real estate portfolio consisting primarily of grocery-anchored shopping centers straddling the Washington DC to Boston corridor, which will provide substantial cash flow, currently and in the future, taking into account an acceptable modest risk profile, and which will present opportunities for additional growth in income and capital appreciation.

The Company, organized as a Maryland corporation, has established an umbrella partnership structure through the contribution of substantially all of its assets to Cedar Realty Trust Partnership L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), organized as a limited partnership under the laws of Delaware. The Company conducts substantially all of its business through the Operating Partnership. At December 31, 2013, the Company owned 99.3% of the Operating Partnership and is its sole general partner. The approximately 516,000 limited Operating Partnership Units (“OP Units”) are economically equivalent to the Company’s common stock and are convertible into the Company’s common stock at the option of the holders on a one-to-one basis.

The Company derives substantially all of its revenues from rents and operating expense reimbursements received pursuant to long-term leases. The Company’s operating results therefore depend on the ability of its tenants to make the payments required by the terms of their leases. The Company focuses its investment activities on grocery-anchored community shopping centers. The Company believes that, because of the need of consumers to purchase food and other staple goods and services generally available at such centers, its type of “necessities-based” properties should provide relatively stable revenue flows even during difficult economic times.

The Company, the Operating Partnership, their subsidiaries and affiliated partnerships are separate legal entities. For ease of reference, the terms “we”, “our”, “us”, “Company” and “Operating Partnership” (including their respective subsidiaries and affiliates) refer to the business and properties of all these entities, unless the context otherwise requires. The Company’s executive offices are located at 44 South Bayles Avenue, Port Washington, New York 11050-3765 (telephone 516-767-6492). The Company also maintains property management, construction management and/or leasing offices at several of its shopping-center properties. The Company’s website can be accessed at www.cedarrealtytrust.com, where a copy of the Company’s Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) can be obtained free of charge. These SEC filings are added to the website as soon as reasonably practicable. The Company’s Code of Ethics, corporate governance guidelines and committee charters are also available on the website.

 

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The Company’s Properties

Consolidated Portfolio

The following tables summarize information relating to the Company’s consolidated portfolio as of December 31, 2013:

 

     Number of             Percentage  

State

   properties      GLA      of GLA  

Pennsylvania

     28        4,738,325        50.5

Massachusetts

     8        1,308,091        13.9

Connecticut

     7        1,138,899        12.1

Maryland

     7        835,972        8.9

Virginia

     11        802,124        8.5

New Jersey

     3        373,065        4.0

New York

     1        194,082        2.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consolidated portfolio

     65        9,390,558        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Tenant Concentration

 

     Number                          Annualized      Percentage  
     of                   Annualized      base rent      annualized  

Tenant

   stores      GLA      % of GLA     base rent      per sq. ft.      base rents  

Top twenty tenants (a):

                

Giant Foods

     13         848,000         9.0   $ 12,759,000       $ 15.05         11.9

LA Fitness

     7         282,000         3.0     4,574,000         16.22         4.3

Farm Fresh

     6         307,000         3.3     3,290,000         10.72         3.1

Stop & Shop

     4         271,000         2.9     2,805,000         10.35         2.6

Dollar Tree

     22         208,000         2.2     2,183,000         10.50         2.0

Food Lion

     7         243,000         2.6     1,925,000         7.92         1.8

Shop Rite

     2         118,000         1.3     1,744,000         14.78         1.6

Staples

     5         104,000         1.1     1,729,000         16.63         1.6

Redner’s

     4         207,000         2.2     1,514,000         7.31         1.4

United Artists

     1         78,000         0.8     1,425,000         18.27         1.3

Big Y

     1         64,000         0.7     1,404,000         21.94         1.3

Shaw’s

     2         125,000         1.3     1,389,000         11.11         1.3

Shoppers Food Warehouse

     2         120,000         1.3     1,237,000         10.31         1.2

Ukrop’s Supermarket

     1         63,000         0.7     1,163,000         18.46         1.1

Kohl’s

     2         149,000         1.6     1,113,000         7.47         1.0

Marshalls

     5         143,000         1.5     1,111,000         7.77         1.0

Carmike Cinema

     1         45,000         0.5     1,034,000         22.98         1.0

TJ Maxx

     4         106,000         1.1     1,007,000         9.50         0.9

Walmart

     2         150,000         1.6     838,000         5.59         0.8

Dick’s Sporting Goods

     1         56,000         0.6     812,000         14.50         0.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sub-total top twenty tenants

     92         3,687,000         39.3     45,056,000         12.22         42.1

Remaining tenants

     807         5,010,000         53.3     62,040,000         12.38         57.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sub-total all tenants (b)

     899         8,697,000         92.6   $ 107,096,000       $ 12.31         100.0
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Vacant space

     N/A         694,000         7.4        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

         

Total

     899         9,391,000         100.0        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

(a) Several of the tenants listed above share common ownership with other tenants: (1) Giant Foods and Stop & Shop, (2) Farm Fresh, Shoppers Food Warehouse, and Shop ‘n Save (GLA of 53,000; annualized base rent of $120,000), (3) Marshalls, TJ Maxx and Home Goods (GLA of 51,000; annualized base rent of $583,000), and (4) Shaw’s and Acme Markets (GLA of 172,000; annualized base rent of $781,000).
(b) Comprised of large tenants (greater than 15,000 sq. ft.) and small tenants as follows:

 

                         Annualized      Percentage      
                  Annualized      base rent      annualized      
     GLA      % of GLA     base rent      per sq. ft.      base rents    

 

Large tenants

     6,099,000         70.1   $ 62,628,000       $ 10.27         58.5  

Small tenants

     2,598,000         29.9     44,468,000         17.12         41.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total

     8,697,000         100.0   $ 107,096,000       $ 12.31         100.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

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Lease Expirations

 

                                Annualized      Percentage  
     Number             Percentage     Annualized      expiring base      of annualized  
     of leases      GLA      of GLA     expiring      rent per      expiring  

Year of lease expiration

   expiring      expiring      expiring     base rents      sq. ft.      base rents  

Month-To-Month

     42         138,000         1.6     1,788,000       $ 12.96         1.7

2014

     124         674,000         7.7     7,452,000       $ 11.06         7.0

2015

     143         1,115,000         12.8     12,684,000       $ 11.38         11.8

2016

     130         903,000         10.4     10,512,000       $ 11.64         9.8

2017

     119         925,000         10.6     12,396,000       $ 13.40         11.6

2018

     104         814,000         9.4     11,580,000       $ 14.23         10.8

2019

     60         850,000         9.8     8,580,000       $ 10.09         8.0

2020

     39         943,000         10.8     8,868,000       $ 9.40         8.3

2021

     37         442,000         5.1     6,432,000       $ 14.55         6.0

2022

     23         148,000         1.7     2,160,000       $ 14.59         2.0

2023

     25         235,000         2.7     3,336,000       $ 14.20         3.1

2024

     16         303,000         3.5     4,140,000       $ 13.66         3.9

Thereafter

     37         1,207,000         13.9     17,168,000       $ 14.22         16.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

All tenants

     899         8,697,000         100.0   $ 107,096,000       $ 12.31         100.0
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Vacant space

     N/A         694,000         N/A           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

         

Total portfolio

     899         9,391,000         N/A           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

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Real Estate Summary

 

                               Average       
     Percent     Year             Percent     base rent       

Property description

   owned     acquired      GLA      occupied     per sq. ft. (a)     

Major tenants (b)

Connecticut

               

Big Y Shopping Center

     100     2013         101,105         100.0   $ 22.69       Big Y

Groton Shopping Center

     100     2007         117,186         82.3     11.74       TJ Maxx

Jordan Lane

     100     2005         177,504         99.2     10.98       Stop & Shop
                CW Price
                Retro Fitness

New London Mall

     40     2009         259,566         94.8     14.55       Shop Rite
                Marshalls
                Home Goods
                Petsmart
                A.C. Moore

Oakland Commons

     100     2007         90,100         100.0     6.37       Walmart
                Bristol Ten Pin

Southington Center

     100     2003         155,842         98.5     6.99       Walmart
                NAMCO

The Brickyard

     100     2004         237,596         72.1     7.74       Home Depot
                Kohl’s
       

 

 

         

Total Connecticut

          1,138,899        90.8     11.52      
       

 

 

         

Maryland

               

Kenley Village

     100     2005         51,894         73.7     8.88       Food Lion

Metro Square

     100     2008         71,896         100.0     19.06       Shoppers Food Warehouse

Oakland Mills

     100     2005         58,224         100.0     13.72       Food Lion

San Souci Plaza

     40     2009         264,134         79.5     10.22       Shoppers Food Warehouse
                Marshalls
                Maximum Health and Fitness

St. James Square

     100     2005         39,903         100.0     11.53       Food Lion

Valley Plaza

     100     2003         190,939         100.0     4.98       K-Mart
                Ollie’s Bargain Outlet
                Tractor Supply

Yorktowne Plaza

     100     2007         158,982         93.8     13.49       Food Lion
       

 

 

         

Total Maryland

          835,972        90.7     10.65      
       

 

 

         

Massachusetts

               

Fieldstone Marketplace

     100     2005/2012         193,970        95.2     10.46       Shaw’s
                Flagship Cinema
                New Bedford Wine and Spirits

Franklin Village Plaza

     100     2004/2012         303,461        93.9     20.28       Stop & Shop
                Marshalls
                Team Fitness

 

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                               Average       
     Percent     Year             Percent     base rent       

Property description

   owned     acquired      GLA      occupied     per sq. ft. (a)     

Major tenants (b)

Massachusetts (continued)

               

Kings Plaza

     100     2007         168,243         93.6     6.23       Work Out World
                CW Price
                Ocean State Job Lot
                Savers

Norwood Shopping Center

     100     2006         102,459         98.2     8.92       Hannaford Brothers
                Planet Fitness
                Dollar Tree

The Shops at Suffolk Downs

     100     2005         121,320         97.5     12.78       Stop & Shop

Timpany Plaza

     100     2007         183,775         98.1     6.98       Stop & Shop
                Big Lots
                Gardner Theater

Webster Plaza (f/k/a Price Chopper Plaza)

     100     2007         101,824         80.0     10.92       Price Chopper

West Bridgewater Plaza

     100     2007         133,039        87.7     9.45       Shaw’s
                Big Lots
                Planet Fitness
       

 

 

         

Total Massachusetts

          1,308,091        93.6     11.72      
       

 

 

         

New Jersey

               

Carll’s Corner

     100     2007         129,582         84.7     8.68       Acme Markets
                Peebles

Pine Grove Plaza

     100     2003         86,089         90.2     11.04       Peebles

Washington Center Shoppes

     100     2001         157,394         94.2     9.07       Acme Markets
                Planet Fitness
       

 

 

         

Total New Jersey

          373,065        90.0     9.40      
       

 

 

         

New York

               

Carman’s Plaza

     100     2007         194,082         91.8     17.48       Pathmark
       

 

 

         
                Extreme Fitness
                Home Goods
                Department of Motor Vehicle

Pennsylvania

               

Academy Plaza

     100     2001         137,592         91.2     14.09       Acme Markets

Camp Hill

     100     2002         470,117         99.3     13.70       Boscov’s
                Giant Foods
                LA Fitness
                Orthopedic Inst of PA
                Barnes & Noble
                Staples

 

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                               Average       
     Percent     Year             Percent     base rent       

Property description

   owned     acquired      GLA      occupied     per sq. ft. (a)     

Major tenants (b)

Pennsylvania (continued)

               

Carbondale Plaza

     100     2004         120,689         95.4     7.14       Weis Markets
                Peebles

Circle Plaza

     100     2007         92,171         100.0     2.74       K-Mart

Colonial Commons

     100     2011         461,905         90.8     13.22       Giant Foods
                Dick’s Sporting Goods
                LA Fitness
                Ross Dress For Less
                Marshalls
                JoAnn Fabrics
                David’s Furniture
                Office Max
                Old Navy

Crossroads II

     60     2008         133,717         93.0     20.14       Giant Foods

Fairview Commons

     100     2007         42,314         53.3     10.08       Family Dollar

Fairview Plaza

     100     2003         71,979         100.0     12.45       Giant Foods

Fort Washington Center

     100     2002         41,000         100.0     19.90       LA Fitness

Gold Star Plaza

     100     2006         71,720         82.2     8.91       Redner’s

Golden Triangle

     100     2003         202,943         98.2     12.89       LA Fitness
                Marshalls
                Staples
                Just Cabinets
                Aldi

Halifax Plaza

     100     2003         51,510         100.0     11.96       Giant Foods

Hamburg Square

     100     2004         99,580         96.4     6.53       Redner’s
                Peebles

Liberty Marketplace

     100     2005         68,200         98.2     17.95       Giant Foods

Meadows Marketplace

     100     2004/2012         91,518         100.0     15.57       Giant Foods

Mechanicsburg Giant

     100     2005         51,500         100.0     21.78       Giant Foods

Newport Plaza

     100     2003         64,489         100.0     11.71       Giant Foods

Northside Commons

     100     2008         69,136         100.0     9.49       Redner’s

Palmyra Shopping Center

     100     2005         111,051         94.5     6.61       Weis Markets
                Goodwill

Port Richmond Village

     100     2001         154,908         98.2     13.12       Thriftway
                Pep Boys
                City Stores, Inc.

River View Plaza

     100     2003         226,786         92.7     19.15       United Artists
                Avalon Carpet
                Pep Boys
                Staples

 

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                               Average       
     Percent     Year             Percent     base rent       

Property description

   owned     acquired      GLA      occupied     per sq. ft. (a)     

Major tenants (b)

Pennsylvania (continued)

               

South Philadelphia

     100     2003         283,415         82.5     14.49       Shop Rite
                Ross Dress For Less
                LA Fitness
                Modell’s

Swede Square

     100     2003         100,816         100.0     16.69       LA Fitness

The Commons

     100     2004         203,426         87.5     7.87       Bon-Ton
                Shop ‘n Save
                TJ Maxx

The Point

     100     2000         268,037         96.5     12.45       Burlington Coat Factory
                Giant Foods
                A.C. Moore
                Staples

Trexler Mall

     100     2005         339,279         89.5     9.94       Kohl’s
                Bon-Ton
                Lehigh Wellness Partners
                Trexlertown Fitness Club
                Marshalls

Trexlertown Plaza

     100     2006         313,929         90.6     12.29       Giant Foods
                Hobby Lobby
                Redner’s
                Big Lots
                Tractor Supply

Upland Square

     100     2007         394,598         94.0     16.87       Giant Foods
                Carmike Cinema
                LA Fitness
                Best Buy
                TJ Maxx
                Bed, Bath & Beyond
                A.C. Moore
                Staples
       

 

 

         

Total Pennsylvania

          4,738,325        93.4     13.08      
       

 

 

         

Virginia

               

Annie Land Plaza

     100     2006         42,500         97.18     9.50       Food Lion

Coliseum Marketplace

     100     2005         105,998         100.00     16.05       Farm Fresh
                Michaels

Elmhurst Square

     100     2006         66,250         96.98     10.26       Food Lion

Fredericksburg Way

     100     2005         63,000         100.00     18.47       Ukrop’s Supermarket

 

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                               Average       
     Percent     Year             Percent     base rent       

Property description

   owned     acquired      GLA      occupied     per sq. ft. (a)     

Major tenants (b)

Virginia (continued)

               

General Booth Plaza

     100     2005         71,639         96.65     13.05       Farm Fresh

Glen Allen Shopping Center

     100     2005         63,328         100.00     6.61       Giant Foods

Kempsville Crossing

     100     2005         79,209         42.79     11.67       Farm Fresh

Oak Ridge Shopping Center

     100     2006         38,700         92.25     10.59       Food Lion

Smithfield Plaza

     100     2005/2008         134,664         93.69     9.17       Farm Fresh
                Roses Express
                Peebles

Suffolk Plaza

     100     2005         67,216         100.00     9.40       Farm Fresh

Virginia Little Creek

     100     2005         69,620         100.00     11.12       Farm Fresh
       

 

 

         

Total Virginia

          802,124         92.2     11.59      
       

 

 

         

Total Consolidated Portfolio

          9,390,558        92.6   $ 12.31      
       

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

(a) Average base rent is calculated as the aggregate, annualized contractual minimum rent for all occupied spaces divided by the aggregate GLA of all occupied spaces as of December 31, 2013. Tenant concessions are reflected in this measure except for a limited number of short-term (generally one to three months) free rent concessions provided to new tenants that took occupancy prior to the end of the reporting period but within the concession period. Average base rent would have been $12.17 per square foot if all such free rent concessions were reflected.

The terms of the Company’s retail leases generally vary from tenancies at will to 25 years, excluding renewal options. Anchor tenant leases are typically for 10 to 25 years, with one or more renewal options available to the lessee upon expiration of the initial lease term. By contrast, smaller store leases are typically negotiated for five-year terms. The longer terms of major tenant leases serve to protect the Company against significant vacancies and to assure the presence of strong tenants which draw consumers to its centers. The shorter terms of smaller store leases allow the Company under appropriate circumstances to adjust rental rates periodically for non-major store space and, where possible, to upgrade or adjust the overall tenant mix.

Most leases contain provisions requiring tenants to pay their pro rata share of real estate taxes, insurance and certain operating costs. Some leases also provide that tenants pay percentage rent based upon sales volume generally in excess of certain negotiated minimums.

Giant Food Stores, LLC and Stop & Shop, Inc., each of which is owned by Ahold N.V., a Netherlands corporation, leased an aggregate of approximately 12%, 13% and 13% of the Company’s GLA at December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and accounted for an aggregate of approximately 15%, 14% and 14% of the Company’s total revenues during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. No other tenant leased more than 10% of GLA at December 31, 2013, 2012 or 2011, or contributed more than 10% of total revenues during 2013, 2012 or 2011.

 

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Executive Offices

The Company’s executive offices are located at 44 South Bayles Avenue, Port Washington, New York, in which it presently occupies approximately 14,700 square feet pursuant to a lease from a partnership owned in part by the Company’s former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The lease expires in February 2020.

Competition

The Company believes that competition for the acquisition and operation of retail shopping and convenience centers is highly fragmented. It faces competition from institutional investors, public and private REITs, owner-operators engaged in the acquisition, ownership and leasing of shopping centers, as well as from numerous local, regional and national real estate developers and owners in each of its markets. It also faces competition in leasing available space at its properties to prospective tenants. Competition for tenants varies depending upon the characteristics of each local market in which the Company owns and manages properties. The Company believes that the principal competitive factors in attracting tenants in its market areas are location, price and other lease terms, the presence of anchor tenants, the mix, quality and sales results of other tenants, and maintenance, appearance, access and traffic patterns of its properties.

Environmental Matters

Under various federal, state, and local laws, ordinances and regulations, an owner or operator of real estate may be required to investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances or other contaminants at property owned, leased, managed or otherwise operated by such person, and may be held liable to a governmental entity or to third parties for property damage, and for investigation and cleanup costs in connection with such contamination. The cost of investigation, remediation or removal of such substances may be substantial, and the presence of such substances, or the failure to properly remediate such conditions, may adversely affect the owner’s, lessor’s or operator’s ability to sell or rent such property or to arrange financing using such property as collateral. In connection with the ownership, operation and management of real estate, the Company may potentially become liable for removal or remediation costs, as well as certain other related costs and liabilities, including governmental fines and injuries to persons and/or property. Generally, the Company’s tenants must comply with environmental laws and meet any remediation requirements. In addition, leases typically impose obligations on tenants to indemnify the Company from any compliance costs the Company may incur as a result of environmental conditions on the property caused by the tenant. However, if a lease does not require compliance, or if a tenant fails to or cannot comply, the Company could be forced to pay these costs.

The Company believes that environmental studies conducted at the time of acquisition with respect to its properties have not revealed environmental liabilities that would have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations or liquidity. However, no assurances can be given that existing environmental studies with respect to any of the properties reveal all environmental liabilities, that any prior owner of or tenant at a property did not create a material environmental condition not known to the Company, or that a material environmental condition does not otherwise exist at any one or more of its properties. If a material environmental condition does in fact exist, it could have an adverse impact upon the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

 

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Employees

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had 71 employees (69 full-time and two part-time). The Company believes that its relations with its employees are good.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Economic conditions in the U.S. economy in general, and specifically uncertainty in the credit markets and retail environment, could adversely affect our ability to continue to pay dividends or cause us to reduce further the amount of our dividends.

We paid dividends totaling $0.20 per share during 2013 and 2012. However, any downturn in the state of the U.S. economy, weakness in capital markets and/or difficult retail environment may cause us to reduce or suspend the payment of dividends.

Any volatility and instability in the credit markets could adversely affect our ability to obtain new financing or to refinance existing indebtedness.

Any instability in the credit markets may negatively impact our ability to access debt financing, to arrange property-specific financing or to refinance our existing debt as it matures on favorable terms or at all. As a result, we may be forced to seek potentially less attractive financings, including equity investments, on terms that may not be favorable to us. In doing so, we may be compelled to dilute the interests of existing shareholders that could also adversely reduce the trading price of our common stock.

Our properties consist primarily of grocery-anchored community shopping centers. Our performance therefore is linked to economic conditions in the market for retail space generally.

Our properties consist primarily of grocery-anchored community shopping centers, and our performance therefore is linked to economic conditions in the market for retail space generally. This also means that we are subject to the risks that affect the retail environment generally, including the levels of consumer spending, the willingness of retailers to lease space in our shopping centers, tenant bankruptcies, changes in economic conditions and consumer confidence. A downturn in the U.S. economy and reduced consumer spending could impact our tenants’ ability to meet their lease obligations due to poor operating results, lack of liquidity or other reasons, and therefore decrease the revenue generated by our properties and/or the value of our properties. Our ability to lease space and negotiate and maintain favorable rents could also be negatively impacted by the state of the U.S. economy. Moreover, the demand for leasing space in our shopping centers could also significantly decline during a significant downturn in the U.S. economy that could result in a decline in our occupancy percentage and reduction in rental revenues Although the U.S. economy is no longer in recession, the recovery has been slow, resulting in continued high levels of unemployment. Sustained levels of high unemployment can be expected to have a serious negative impact on consumer spending and sales by tenants at our shopping centers.

There has been ongoing pressure on prices of petroleum products resulting from actual or potential dislocations in the world’s supply caused by political turmoil in countries which are major sources or distribution links for such products. This has tended to adversely impact the pricing of gasoline, among other products, in this country, which may cause shoppers to restrict their trips by automobile to shopping centers, reduce their purchases of gasoline and other products from the fuel service stations at several of our properties, as well as reduce their levels of discretionary spending, all of which, in turn, could adversely affect sales at our properties.

 

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Our performance and value are subject to risks associated with real estate assets and with the real estate industry.

Our performance and value are subject to risks associated with real estate assets and with the real estate industry, including, among other things, risks related to adverse changes in national, regional and local economic and market conditions. Our continued ability to make expected distributions to our shareholders depends on our ability to generate sufficient revenues to meet operating expenses, future debt service and capital expenditure requirements. Events and conditions generally applicable to owners and operators of real property that are beyond our control may decrease cash available for distribution and the value of our properties. These events and conditions include, but may not be limited to, the following:

 

  1. local oversupply, increased competition or declining demand for real estate;

 

  2. local economic conditions, which may be adversely impacted by plant closings, business layoffs, industry slow-downs, weather conditions, natural disasters and other factors;

 

  3. non-payment or deferred payment of rent or other charges by tenants, either as a result of tenant-specific financial ills, or general economic events or circumstances adversely affecting consumer disposable income or credit;

 

  4. vacancies or an inability to rent space on acceptable terms;

 

  5. increased operating costs, including real estate taxes, insurance premiums, utilities, and repairs and maintenance;

 

  6. volatility and/or increases in interest rates, or the non-availability of funds in the credit markets in general;

 

  7. increased costs of complying with current, new or expanded governmental regulations;

 

  8. the relative illiquidity of real estate investments;

 

  9. changing market demographics;

 

  10. changing traffic patterns;

 

  11. an inability to arrange property-specific replacement financing for maturing mortgage loans in acceptable amounts and/or on acceptable terms.

Our substantial indebtedness and any constraints on credit may impede our operating performance, and put us at a competitive disadvantage.

Our substantial debt may harm our business and operating results by (1) requiring us to use a substantial portion of our available liquidity to pay required debt service and/or repayments or establish additional reserves, which would reduce amounts available for distributions, (2) placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to competitors that have less debt or debt at more favorable terms, (3) making us more vulnerable to economic and industry downturns and reducing our flexibility in responding to changing business and economic conditions, and (4) limiting our ability to borrow more money for operations or capital expenditures. In addition, increases in interest rates may impede our operating performance and put us at a competitive disadvantage. Further, payments of required debt service or amounts due at maturity, or creation of additional reserves under loan agreements, could adversely affect our liquidity.

 

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As substantially all of our revenues are derived from rental income, failure of tenants to pay rent or delays in arranging leases and occupancy at our properties could seriously harm our operating results and financial condition.

Substantially all of our revenues are derived from rental income from our properties. Our tenants may experience a downturn in their respective businesses and/or in the economy generally at any time that may weaken their financial condition. As a result, any such tenants may delay lease commencement, fail to make rental payments when due, decline to extend a lease upon its expiration, become insolvent, or declare bankruptcy. Any leasing delays, failure to make rental or other payments when due, or tenant bankruptcies, could result in the termination of tenants’ leases, which would have a negative impact on our operating results. In addition, adverse market and economic conditions and competition may impede our ability to renew leases or re-let space as leases expire, which could harm our business and operating results.

Our business may be seriously harmed if a major tenant fails to renew its lease(s) or vacates one or more properties and prevents us from re-leasing such premises by continuing to pay base rent for the balance of the lease terms. In addition, the loss of such a major tenant could result in lease terminations or reductions in rent by other tenants at the affected properties, as provided in their respective leases.

We may be restricted from re-leasing space based on existing exclusivity lease provisions with some of our tenants. In these cases, the leases contain provisions giving the tenant the exclusive right to sell particular types of merchandise or provide specific types of services within the particular retail center, which limits the ability of other tenants within that center to sell such merchandise or provide such services. When re-leasing space after a vacancy by one of such other tenants, such lease provisions may limit the number and types of prospective tenants for the vacant space. The failure to re-lease space or to re-lease space on satisfactory terms could harm operating results.

Any bankruptcy filings by, or relating to, one of our tenants or a lease guarantor would generally bar efforts by us to collect pre-bankruptcy debts from that tenant, or lease guarantor, unless we receive an order permitting us to do so from the bankruptcy court. A bankruptcy by a tenant or lease guarantor could delay efforts to collect past due balances, and could ultimately preclude full or, in fact, any collection of such sums. If a lease is affirmed by the tenant in bankruptcy, all pre-bankruptcy balances due under the lease must generally be paid in full. However, if a lease is disaffirmed by a tenant in bankruptcy, we would have only an unsecured claim for damages, which would be paid normally only to the extent that funds are available, and only in the same percentage as is paid to all other members of the same class of unsecured creditors. It is possible, and indeed likely, that we would recover substantially less than, or in fact no portion of, the full value of any unsecured claims we hold, which may in turn harm our financial condition.

Specifically, Giant Food Stores, LLC and Stop & Shop, Inc., each of which is owned by Ahold N.V., a Netherlands corporation, leased an aggregate of approximately 12% of our GLA at December 31, 2013, and accounted for an aggregate of approximately 15% of our total revenues during 2013. No other tenant leased more than 10% of GLA at December 31, 2013 or contributed more than 10% of total revenues during 2013.

 

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“New Technology” developments may impact customer traffic at certain tenants’ stores and ultimately sales at such stores.

We may be adversely affected by developments of new technology which may cause the business of certain of our tenants to become substantially diminished or functionally obsolete, with the result that such tenants may be unable to pay rent, become insolvent, file for bankruptcy protection, close their stores, or terminate their leases. Examples of the potentially adverse effects of new technology on retail businesses include, amongst other things, the advent of on-line movie rentals on video stores, the effect of “e-books” and small screen readers on book stores, and increased sales of many products “on-line”.

Substantial recent annual increases in on-line sales have also caused many retailers to sell products on line on their websites with pick-ups at a store or warehouse or through deliveries. With special reference to our principal tenants, on-line grocery orders are available and especially useful in urban areas, but have not yet become a major factor affecting grocers in our portfolio.

Competition may impede our ability to renew leases or re-let spaces as leases expire, which could harm our business and operating results.

We also face competition from similar retail centers within our respective trade areas that may affect our ability to renew leases or re-let space as leases expire. Certain national retail chain bankruptcies and resulting store closings/lease disaffirmations have generally resulted in increased available retail space which, in turn, has resulted in increased competitive pressure to renew tenant leases upon expiration and to find new tenants for vacant space at such properties. In addition, any new competitive properties that are developed within the trade areas of our existing properties may result in increased competition for customer traffic and creditworthy tenants. Increased competition for tenants may require us to make tenant and/or capital improvements to properties beyond those that we would otherwise have planned to make. Any unbudgeted tenant and/or capital improvements we undertake may reduce cash that would otherwise be available for distributions to shareholders. Ultimately, to the extent we are unable to renew leases or re-let space as leases expire, our business and operations could be negatively impacted.

The financial covenants in our loan agreements may restrict our operating or acquisition activities, which may harm our financial condition and operating results.

The financial covenants in our loan agreements may restrict our operating or acquisition activities, which may harm our financial condition and operating results. Our unsecured credit facility and the mortgages on our properties contain customary negative covenants, such as those that limit our ability, without the prior consent of the lender, to sell or otherwise transfer any ownership interest, to further mortgage the applicable property, to enter into leases, or to discontinue insurance coverage. Our ability to borrow under our unsecured credit facility is subject to compliance with these financial and other covenants, including restrictions on the maximum availability, which is based on the adjusted net operating income of designated unencumbered properties, the payment of dividends, and overall restrictions on the amount of indebtedness we can incur. If we breach covenants in our debt agreements, the lenders could declare a default and require us to repay the debt immediately and, if the debt is secured, could take possession of the property or properties securing the loan.

 

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A substantial portion of our properties straddle the Washington DC to Boston corridor, which exposes us to greater economic risks than if our properties were owned in several geographic regions.

Our properties are located largely in the region that straddles the Washington DC to Boston corridor, which exposes us to greater economic risks than if we owned properties in more geographic regions (in particular, 28 of our properties are located in Pennsylvania). Any adverse economic or real estate developments resulting from the regulatory environment, business climate, fiscal problems or weather in such regions could have an adverse impact on our prospects. In addition, the economic condition of each of our markets may be dependent on one or more industries. An economic downturn in one of these industry sectors may result in an increase in tenant vacancies, which may harm our performance in the affected markets. High barriers to entry in the Washington DC to Boston corridor due to mature economies, road patterns, density of population, restrictions on development, and high land costs, coupled with large numbers of often overlapping government jurisdictions, may make it difficult for us to continue to grow in these areas.

Our success depends on key personnel whose continued service is not guaranteed.

Our success depends on the efforts of key personnel, whose continued service is not guaranteed. Key personnel could be lost because we could not offer, among other things, competitive compensation programs. The loss of services of key personnel could materially and adversely affect our operations because of diminished relationships with lenders, sources of equity capital, construction companies, and existing and prospective tenants, and the ability to conduct our business and operations without material disruption.

Natural disasters and severe weather conditions could have an adverse impact on our cash flow and operating results.

Some of our properties could be subject to potential natural or other disasters. In addition, we may acquire properties that are located in areas which are subject to natural disasters. Properties could also be affected by increases in the frequency or severity of hurricanes or other storms, whether such increases are caused by global climate changes or other factors. The occurrence of natural disasters or severe weather conditions can increase investment costs to repair or replace damaged properties, increase operating costs, increase future property insurance costs, and/or negatively impact the tenant demand for lease space. If insurance is unavailable to us, or is unavailable on acceptable terms, or if our insurance is not adequate to cover business interruption or losses from such events, our earnings, liquidity and/or capital resources could be adversely affected.

 

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Potential losses may not be covered by insurance.

Potential losses may not be covered by insurance. We carry comprehensive liability, fire, flood, extended coverage and rental loss insurance under a blanket policy covering all of our properties. We believe the policy specifications and insured limits are appropriate and adequate given the relative risk of loss, the cost of the coverage and industry practice. We do not carry insurance for losses such as from war, nuclear accidents, and nuclear, biological and chemical occurrences from terrorist’s acts. Some of the insurance, such as those covering losses due to wind, floods and earthquakes, is subject to limitations involving large deductibles or co-payments and policy limits that may not be sufficient to cover losses. Additionally, certain tenants have termination rights in respect of certain casualties. If we receive casualty proceeds, we may not be able to reinvest such proceeds profitably or at all, and we may be forced to recognize taxable gain on the affected property. If we experience losses that are uninsured or that exceed policy limits, we could lose the capital invested in the damaged properties as well as the anticipated future cash flows from those properties. In addition, if the damaged properties are subject to recourse indebtedness, we would continue to be liable for the indebtedness, even if these properties were irreparably damaged.

Future terrorist attacks could harm the demand for, and the value of, our properties.

Future terrorist attacks, such as the attacks that occurred in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington DC on September 11, 2001, and other acts of terrorism or war, could harm the demand for, and the value of, our properties. Terrorist attacks could directly impact the value of our properties through damage, destruction, loss or increased security costs, and the availability of insurance for such acts may be limited or may be subject to substantial cost increases. To the extent that our tenants are impacted by future attacks, their ability to continue to honor obligations under their existing leases could be adversely affected.

If we fail to continue as a REIT, our distributions will not be deductible, and our income will be subject to taxation, thereby reducing earnings available for distribution.

If we do not continue to qualify as a REIT, our distributions will not be deductible, and our income will be subject to taxation, reducing earnings available for distribution. We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Code. A REIT will generally not be subject to federal income taxation on that portion of its income that qualifies as REIT taxable income, to the extent that it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders and complies with certain other requirements. In addition, if we did not continue to qualify as a REIT, we may also be subject to state and local income taxes in certain of the jurisdictions in which our properties are located.

We intend to make distributions to shareholders to comply with the requirements of the Code. However, differences in timing between the recognition of taxable income and the actual receipt of cash could require us to sell assets, borrow funds or pay a portion of the dividend in common stock to meet the 90% distribution requirement of the Code. Certain assets generate substantial differences between taxable income and income recognized in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). Such assets include, without limitation, operating real estate that was acquired through structures that may limit or completely eliminate the depreciation deduction that would otherwise be available for income tax purposes. As a result, the Code requirement to distribute a substantial portion of our otherwise net taxable income in order to maintain REIT status could cause us to (1) distribute amounts that could otherwise be used for future acquisitions, capital expenditures or repayment of debt, (2) borrow on unfavorable terms, (3) sell assets on unfavorable terms, or (4) pay a portion of our common dividend in common stock. If we fail to obtain debt or equity capital in the future, it could limit our operations and our ability to grow, which could have a material adverse effect on the value of our common stock.

 

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Dividends payable by REITs do not qualify for reduced tax rates under the Code. For years beginning in 2013, the maximum tax rate for dividends payable to individuals is 39.6% and dividends from REITS do not qualify for the reduced rate of 20%. In addition, certain high income individuals may be subject to an additional 3.8% tax on certain investment income, including dividends and capital gains. Although this legislation does not adversely affect the taxation of REITs or the dividends paid deduction for REITs, the more favorable rates applicable to regular corporate dividends could cause investors to perceive investments in REITs to be relatively less attractive than investments in the stock of corporations that pay dividends qualifying for reduced rates of tax which, in turn, could adversely affect the value of the stock of REITs.

We could incur significant costs related to government regulation and litigation over environmental matters and various other federal, state and local regulatory requirements.

We could incur significant costs related to government regulations and litigation over environmental matters. Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, an owner or operator of real estate may be required to investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances or other contaminants at property owned, leased, managed or otherwise operated by such person, and may be held liable to a governmental entity or to third parties for property damage, and for investigation and cleanup costs in connection with such contamination. The cost of investigation, remediation or removal of such substances may be substantial, and the presence of such substances, or the failure to properly remediate such conditions, may adversely affect the owner’s, lessor’s or operator’s ability to sell or rent such property or to arrange financing using such property as collateral. In connection with the ownership, operation and management of real properties, we are potentially liable for removal or remediation costs, as well as certain other related costs and liabilities, including governmental fines, injuries to persons, and damage to property.

We may incur significant costs complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, and similar laws, which require that all public accommodations meet federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons, and with various other federal, state and local regulatory requirements, such as state and local fire and life safety requirements.

We believe environmental studies conducted at the time of acquisition with respect to all of our properties did not reveal any material environmental liabilities, and we are unaware of any subsequent environmental matters that would have created a material liability. We believe that our properties are currently in material compliance with applicable environmental, as well as non-environmental, statutory and regulatory requirements. If one or more of our properties were not in compliance with such federal, state and local laws, we could be required to incur additional costs to bring the property into compliance. If we incur substantial costs to comply with such requirements, our business and operations could be adversely affected. If we fail to comply with such requirements, we might incur governmental fines or private damage awards. We cannot presently determine whether existing requirements will change or whether future requirements will require us to make significant unanticipated expenditures that will adversely impact our business and operations.

 

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Our charter and Maryland law contain provisions that may delay, defer or prevent a change of control transaction and depress our stock price.

Our charter and Maryland law contain provisions that may delay, defer or prevent a change of control transaction and depress the price of our common stock. The charter, subject to certain exceptions, authorizes directors to take such actions as are necessary and desirable relating to qualification as a REIT, and to limit any person to beneficial ownership of no more than 9.9% of the outstanding shares of our common stock. Our Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may exempt a proposed transferee from the ownership limit, but may not grant an exemption from the ownership limit to any proposed transferee whose direct or indirect ownership could jeopardize our status as a REIT. These restrictions on transferability and ownership will not apply if our Board of Directors determines that it is no longer in our best interests to continue to qualify as, or to be, a REIT. This ownership limit may delay or impede a transaction or a change of control that might involve a premium price for our common stock or otherwise be in the best interests of shareholders. Based on our ability to determine the underlying beneficial ownership interests of the holders of our common stock, our Board of Directors has waived the ownership limit to permit each of Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. (“Inland”), Blackrock, Inc. and Cohen and Steers Capital Management, Inc. to acquire up to 14%, 14.9% and 15%, respectively, of our common stock. In addition, Inland has agreed to various voting restrictions and standstill provisions.

We may authorize and issue stock and OP Units without shareholder approval. Our charter authorizes the Board of Directors to issue additional shares of common or preferred stock, to issue additional OP Units, to classify or reclassify any unissued shares of common or preferred stock, and to set the preferences, rights and other terms of such classified or unclassified shares. We have agreed not to use our preferred stock for anti-takeover purposes or in connection with a shareholder rights plan unless we obtain shareholder approval. Certain provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”) may have the effect of inhibiting a third party from making a proposal to acquire us or of impeding a change of control under circumstances that otherwise could provide the holders of shares of our common stock with the opportunity to realize a premium over the then-prevailing market price of such shares, including:

 

  1. “business combination” provisions that, subject to limitations, prohibit certain business combinations between us and an “interested stockholder” (defined generally as any person or an affiliate thereof who beneficially owns 10% or more of the voting power of our shares) for five years after the most recent date on which the stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, and thereafter imposes special appraisal rights and special stockholder voting requirements on these combinations; and

 

  2. “control share” provisions that provide that our “control shares” (defined as shares that, when aggregated with other shares controlled by the stockholder, entitle the stockholder to exercise one of three increasing ranges of voting power in electing directors) acquired in a “control share acquisition” (defined as the direct or indirect acquisition of ownership or control of control shares) have no voting rights except to the extent approved by our shareholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, excluding all interested shares.

We have opted out of these provisions of the MGCL. However, the Board of Directors may, by resolution, elect to opt in to the business combination provisions of the MGCL, and we may, by amendment to our bylaws, opt in to the control share provisions of the MGCL.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments: None

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

The Company is not presently involved in any litigation, nor, to its knowledge, is any litigation threatened against the Company or its subsidiaries, which is either not covered by the Company’s liability insurance, or, in management’s opinion, would result in a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures: Not applicable

Directors and Executive Officers of the Company

Information regarding the Company’s directors and executive officers is set forth below:

 

Name

   Age   

Position

Bruce J. Schanzer    45    Chief Executive Officer and President, Director
Roger M. Widmann    74    Chairman of the Board of Directors
James J. Burns    74    Director
Pamela N. Hootkin    66    Director
Paul G. Kirk Jr.    76    Director
Everett B. Miller III    68    Director
Philip R. Mays    46    Chief Financial Officer
Brenda J. Walker    61    Vice President—Chief Operating Officer

Bruce J. Schanzer has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company since June 2011. Prior thereto and since 2007, Mr. Schanzer was employed by Goldman Sachs & Co., with his last position being a managing director in their real estate investment banking group. From 2001 to 2007, he was employed by Merrill Lynch, with his last position being vice president in their real estate investment banking group. Earlier in his career, Mr. Schanzer practiced real estate law for six years in New York. Mr. Schanzer received a B.A. from Yeshiva College, where he is now a member of its board of trustees, an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, and a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review.

Roger M. Widmann, a director since October 2003, the non-executive Chairman of the Board since June 2011, and a member of the Compensation and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committees, is an investment banker. He was a principal of the investment banking firm of Tanner & Co., Inc. from 1997 to 2004. From 1986 to 1995, Mr. Widmann was a senior managing director of Chemical Securities, Inc., a subsidiary of Chemical Banking Corporation (now JPMorgan Chase Corporation). Prior to joining Chemical Securities, Inc., Mr. Widmann was a founder and managing director of First Reserve Corporation, the largest independent energy investing firm in the U.S. Previously, he was senior vice president with the investment banking firm of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, responsible for the firm’s domestic and international investment banking business. He had also been a vice president with New Court Securities (now Rothschild, Inc.). He was a director of Lydall, Inc. (listed on the New York Stock Exchange), a manufacturer of thermal, acoustical and filtration materials, from 1974 to 2004, and its chairman from 1998 to 2004. He is a director of Standard Motor Products, Inc. (listed on the New York Stock Exchange), a manufacturer of automobile replacement parts, is Chairman of Keystone National Group, a fund of private equity funds, and is Chairman and CEO of Cutwater Associates LLC, a corporate advisory firm. He is also a senior moderator of the Aspen Seminar at The Aspen Institute and a director of Oxfam America. Mr. Widmann received a B.A. from Brown University and a J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law.

 

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James J. Burns, a director since 2001 and a member of the Audit (Chair) and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committees, was chief financial officer and senior vice president of Reis, Inc. (formerly Wellsford Real Properties, Inc.) from December 2000 until March 2006, and vice chairman from April 2006 until March 2009, when he entered into a consulting role at that company (where he continues to have the primary responsibility for income tax reporting and compliance). He joined Reis in October 1999 as chief accounting officer upon his retirement from Ernst & Young LLP in September 1999. At Ernst & Young LLP, Mr. Burns was a senior audit partner in the E&Y Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group for 22 years. Since 2000, Mr. Burns has also served as a director of One Liberty Properties, Inc., a real estate investment trust listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Burns is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Burns received a B.A. and M.B.A. from Baruch College of the City University of New York.

Pamela N. Hootkin, a director since June 2008 and a member of the Audit and Compensation (Chair) Committees, retired at the end of April 2012 from her position as senior vice president at PVH Corp. (formerly Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation), a position she held since May 2010. She joined PVH Corp. in 1988 as vice president, treasurer and corporate secretary; in 1999 she became vice president, treasurer and director of investor relations, and in June 2007 she became senior vice president, treasurer and director of investor relations. From 1986 to 1988, Ms. Hootkin was vice president and chief financial officer of Yves Saint Laurent Parfums, Inc. From 1975 to 1986, she was employed by Squibb Corporation in various capacities, with her last position being vice president and treasurer of a division of Squibb. Ms. Hootkin is a board member of Safe Horizon, New York (a not-for-profit organization) where she also serves on the executive, finance (chair) and corporate advisory committees. Ms. Hootkin received a B.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a M.A. from Boston University.

Paul G. Kirk, Jr., a director from 2005 to September 2009 when he resigned to accept his appointment as a United States Senator for Massachusetts to succeed the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, and re-elected to the Board in June 2010, is a member of the Compensation and Nominating/Corporate Governance (Chair) Committees, and is a retired partner of the law firm of Sullivan & Worcester, LLP of Boston, MA. He was a member of the firm from 1977 through 1990. He also serves as Chairman and CEO of Kirk & Associates, Inc., a business advisory and consulting firm, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. He has previously served on the Boards of Directors of Rayonier, Incorporated (a real estate investment trust listed on the New York Stock Exchange) (1994 to 2011), ITT Corporation (1989 to 1997) and Bradley Real Estate, Inc. (1991 to 2000), a real estate investment trust that was subsequently acquired by Heritage Property Investment Trust, Inc. Mr. Kirk was a founding Director of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and served as its Chairman from 1992 to 2009. He was a founding Director of the Commission on Presidential Debates and served as its Co-Chairman from 1987 to 2009. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Kirk served as Chairman of the Democratic Party of the U.S., and from 1983 to 1985 as its Treasurer. He is Chairman Emeritus of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs whose Board he Chaired from 1990 to 2000. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Mr. Kirk is past-Chairman of the Harvard Board of Overseers’ Nominating Committee and of the Harvard Board of Overseers’ Committee to Visit the Department of Athletics. He has received many awards for civic leadership and public service, including honorary doctors of law degrees from Stonehill College and the Southern New England School of Law.

 

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Everett B. Miller, III, a director since 1998 and a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees, has been since July 2012 the Director of the Real Estate Bureau of the New York State Common Retirement Fund. In July 2012, Mr. Miller resigned his position as a member of the Real Estate Advisory Committee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, a position he held since March 2003, in order to accept his current position. He retired at the end of 2011 from his position as vice president of alternative investments at the YMCA Retirement Fund, a position he held since September 2003. Prior to his retirement in May 2002 from Commonfund Realty, Inc., a registered investment advisor, Mr. Miller was the chief operating officer of that company from 1997 until May 2002. From January 1995 through March 1997, Mr. Miller was the Principal Investment Officer for Real Estate and Alternative Investment at the Office of the Treasurer of the State of Connecticut. Prior thereto, Mr. Miller was employed for eighteen years at affiliates of Travelers Realty Investment Co., at which his last position was senior vice president. Mr. Miller received a B.S. from Yale University.

Philip R. Mays has been Chief Financial Officer of the Company since June 2011. From May 2005 until June 2011, Mr. Mays was employed by Federal Realty Investment Trust, a publicly-traded equity REIT specializing in shopping centers, where he initially served as Controller, was subsequently promoted to Chief Accounting Officer in September 2006, and to Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer in February 2007. Prior to joining Federal Realty, he was Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller for CRIIMI MAE, Inc. from June 2004 until May 2005. Earlier in his career, Mr. Mays held various accounting and finance positions, including seven years as an accountant at Ernst & Young, LLP, with his last position being senior manager, and where he supervised audits and assisted clients in the real estate, construction and hospitality industries, including publicly-traded REITs. Mr. Mays is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Mays received a B.S. degree from Jacksonville University, Florida.

Brenda J. Walker has been a vice president of the Company since 1998, was elected Chief Operating Officer in 2009, was a director from 1998 until June 2008, and was treasurer from April 1998 until November 1999. She was an executive officer since 1992 of the real estate management companies, and their respective predecessors and affiliates, which were merged into the Company in 2003. Ms. Walker has been involved in real estate-related finance, property and asset management for more than thirty-five years. Ms. Walker received a B.A. from Lincoln University, Pennsylvania.

Part II.

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Dividend Information

A corporation electing REIT status is required to distribute at least 90% of its “REIT taxable income”, as defined in the Code, to continue qualification as a REIT. In keeping with its stated goal of reducing overall leverage, and in order to maximize financial flexibility, the Company paid dividends totaling $0.20 per share during 2013 and 2012. While the Company intends to continue paying regular quarterly dividends, future dividend declarations will continue to be at the discretion of the Board of Directors, and will depend on the cash flow and financial condition of the Company, capital requirements, annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Code, and such other factors as the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

 

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Market Information

The Company had 72,199,743 shares of common stock outstanding held by approximately 700 shareholders of record at December 31, 2013. The Company believes it has more than 4,200 beneficial holders of its common stock. The Company’s shares trade on the NYSE under the symbol “CDR”. The following table sets forth, for each quarter for the last two years, (1) the high, low, and closing prices of the Company’s common stock, and (2) dividends paid:

 

     Market price range      Dividends  

Quarter ended

   High      Low      Close      paid  

2013

           

March 31

   $ 6.19       $ 4.91       $ 6.11       $ 0.05   

June 30

     6.83         5.10         5.18         0.05   

September 30

     5.91         4.75         5.18         0.05   

December 31

     6.50         5.10         6.26         0.05   

2012

           

March 31

   $ 5.30       $ 4.35       $ 5.12       $ 0.05   

June 30

     5.45         4.53         5.05         0.05   

September 30

     5.80         4.65         5.28         0.05   

December 31

     5.73         4.60         5.28         0.05   

 

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Stockholder Return Performance Presentation

The following line graph sets forth for the period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2013 a comparison of the percentage change in the cumulative total stockholder return on the Company’s common stock compared to the cumulative total return of the Russell 2000 index and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts Equity REIT Total Return Index. The graph assumes that the shares of the Company’s common stock were bought at the price of $100 per share and that the value of the investment in each of the Company’s common stock and the indices was $100 at the beginning of the period. The graph further assumes the reinvestment of dividends when paid.

 

LOGO

 

            Period Ending  

Index

   12/31/08      12/31/09      12/31/10      12/31/11      12/31/12      12/31/13  

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

     100.00         98.92         95.35         70.78         90.18         110.74   

Russell 2000

     100.00         127.17         161.32         154.59         179.86         249.69   

NAREIT All Equity REIT Index

     100.00         127.99         163.76         177.32         212.26         218.32   

 

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data (a)

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Operations data:

          

Total revenues

   $ 138,824,000     $ 135,726,000     $ 129,988,000     $ 127,203,000     $ 136,450,000  

Expenses:

          

Property operating expenses

     41,955,000       39,365,000       42,943,000       40,597,000       39,272,000  

General and administrative

     13,980,000       14,277,000       10,740,000       9,537,000       10,158,000  

Management transition charges and employee termination costs

     106,000       1,172,000       6,875,000       —          —     

Impairment (reversals)/charges, net

     (1,100,000     5,779,000       7,148,000       2,493,000       23,636,000  

Acquisition transaction costs and terminated projects

     182,000       116,000       1,436,000       3,958,000       4,367,000  

Depreciation and amortization

     44,405,000       43,289,000       41,862,000       34,102,000       36,123,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     99,528,000       103,998,000       111,004,000       90,687,000       113,556,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     39,296,000       31,728,000       18,984,000       36,516,000       22,894,000  

Non-operating income and expense:

          

Interest expense

     (34,766,000     (38,480,000     (41,312,000     (45,820,000     (41,882,000

Early extinguishment of debt costs

     (106,000     (2,607,000     —          —          —     

Interest income

     4,000       191,000       349,000       21,000       63,000  

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures

     —          1,481,000       1,671,000       484,000       1,098,000  

Gain (loss) on exit from unconsolidated joint ventures

     —          30,526,000       (7,961,000     —          —     

Gain on sales

     609,000       997,000       130,000       —          521,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-operating income and expense

     (34,259,000     (7,892,000     (47,123,000     (45,315,000     (40,200,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     5,037,000       23,836,000       (28,139,000     (8,799,000     (17,306,000

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

     9,165,000       10,179,000       (80,375,000     (35,385,000     295,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     14,202,000       34,015,000       (108,514,000     (44,184,000     (17,011,000

Less, net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests Minority interests in consolidated joint ventures

     247,000       (4,335,000     2,507,000       1,613,000       (772,000

Limited partners’ interest in Operating Partnership

     (1,000     26,000       2,446,000       1,282,000       912,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

     246,000       (4,309,000     4,953,000       2,895,000       140,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

     14,448,000       29,706,000       (103,561,000     (41,289,000     (16,871,000

Preferred stock dividends and redemption costs

     (15,579,000     (19,817,000     (14,200,000     (10,196,000     (7,876,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders

   $ (1,131,000   $ 9,889,000     $ (117,761,000   $ (51,485,000   $ (24,747,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Per common share attributable to common shareholders (basic and diluted):

          

Continuing operations

   $ (0.16   $ 0.05     $ (0.64   $ (0.29   $ (0.52

Discontinued operations

     0.13       0.08       (1.15     (0.52     (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (0.03   $ 0.13     $ (1.79   $ (0.81   $ (0.54
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to common shareholders

   $ 14,434,000     $ 14,402,000     $ 24,705,000     $ 17,749,000     $ 9,742,000  

Per common share

   $ 0.2000     $ 0.2000     $ 0.3600     $ 0.2700     $ 0.2025  

Weighted average number of common shares—basic and diluted

     68,381,000       68,017,000       66,387,000       63,843,000       46,234,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data (a) (continued)

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Balance sheet data:

          

Real estate, net

   $ 1,188,249,000     $ 1,183,867,000     $ 1,127,319,000     $ 1,086,060,000     $ 1,108,754,000  

Real estate to be transferred to a joint venture

     —          —          —          —          139,743,000   

Real estate held for sale/conveyance

     81,854,000        117,673,000        252,617,000        396,054,000        431,834,000   

Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

     —          —          44,743,000        52,466,000        14,113,000   

Other assets

     61,823,000        68,363,000        87,484,000        87,907,000        90,674,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,331,926,000     $ 1,369,903,000     $ 1,512,163,000     $ 1,622,487,000     $ 1,785,118,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mortgages and loans payable

   $ 719,792,000     $ 745,168,000     $ 736,689,000     $ 680,718,000     $ 797,146,000  

Mortgage loans payable—real estate to be transferred to a joint venture

     —          —          —          —          94,018,000   

Mortgage loans payable—real estate held for sale/conveyance

     22,848,000        39,306,000        141,259,000        159,395,000        161,283,000   

Other liabilities

     53,638,000        63,679,000        73,827,000        76,850,000        106,269,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     796,278,000        848,153,000        951,775,000        916,963,000        1,158,716,000   

Noncontrolling interest—limited partners’ mezzanine

          

OP Units

     414,000        623,000        4,616,000        7,053,000        12,638,000   

Equity:

          

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. shareholders’ equity

     527,677,000        513,656,000        493,843,000        630,066,000        538,456,000   

Noncontrolling interests

     7,557,000        7,471,000        61,929,000        68,405,000        75,308,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     535,234,000        521,127,000        555,772,000        698,471,000        613,764,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 1,331,926,000     $ 1,369,903,000     $ 1,512,163,000     $ 1,622,487,000     $ 1,785,118,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other data:

          

Funds From Operations (“FFO”) (b)

   $ 44,868,000     $ 26,717,000     $ 26,520,000     $ 29,510,000     $ 51,776,000  

Cash flows provided by (used in):

          

Operating activities

   $ 49,676,000     $ 50,478,000     $ 39,098,000     $ 41,702,000     $ 51,942,000  

Investing activities

   $ (15,254,000   $ 50,224,000     $ (64,093,000   $ (29,834,000   $ (70,026,000

Financing activities

   $ (37,971,000   $ (105,250,000   $ 22,899,000     $ (14,866,000   $ 27,017,000  

Square feet of GLA

     9,391,000        9,316,000        9,065,000        8,477,000        8,351,000   

Percent occupied

     92.6     92.0     91.7     91.0     91.9

Average annualized base rent per square foot

   $ 12.31     $ 12.05     $ 11.65     $ 11.42     $ 11.01  

 

(a) The data presented reflect certain reclassifications of prior period amounts to conform to the 2013 presentation, principally to reflect the sale and/or as “held for sale/conveyance” of certain operating properties and the treatment thereof as “discontinued operations”. The reclassifications had no impact on the previously-reported net income attributable to common shareholders or earnings per share.
(b) See Item 7—“Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for a reconciliation of FFO to net income(loss) attributable to common shareholders.

 

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.

Executive Summary

The Company is a fully-integrated real estate investment trust that focuses primarily on ownership and operation of grocery-anchored shopping centers straddling the Washington DC to Boston corridor. At December 31, 2013, the Company owned and managed a portfolio of 65 operating properties (excluding properties “held for sale/conveyance”) totaling approximately 9.4 million square feet of gross leasable area (“GLA”). The portfolio was 92.6% occupied and 93.6% leased at December 31, 2013.

The Company, organized as a Maryland corporation, has established an umbrella partnership structure through the contribution of substantially all of its assets to Cedar Realty Trust Partnership L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), organized as a limited partnership under the laws of Delaware. The Company conducts substantially all of its business through the Operating Partnership. At December 31, 2013, the Company owned 99.3% of the Operating Partnership and is its sole general partner. The approximately 516,000 limited Operating Partnership Units (“OP Units”) are economically equivalent to the Company’s common stock and are convertible into the Company’s common stock at the option of the holders on a one-to-one basis.

The Company derives substantially all of its revenues from rents and operating expense reimbursements received pursuant to long-term leases. The Company’s operating results therefore depend on the ability of its tenants to make the payments required by the terms of their leases. The Company focuses its investment activities on grocery-anchored community shopping centers. The Company believes that, because of the need of consumers to purchase food and other staple goods and services generally available at such centers, its type of “necessities-based” properties should provide relatively stable revenue flows even during difficult economic times.

Significant Transactions

Acquisition

On November 18, 2013, the Company acquired the Big Y Shopping Center located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The purchase price for the property was approximately $34.5 million, of which approximately $33 million was funded from the Company’s credit facility and the $1.5 million balance by the issuance of approximately 270,000 OP Units, which was based on the market price of the Company’s common stock. In addition, the Company incurred transaction costs of $0.2 million in connection with the transaction.

 

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Dispositions

As part of the Company’s on-going efforts to concentrate on grocery-anchored shopping centers straddling the Washington DC to Boston corridor, the following were property dispositions during 2013:

 

                 Date      Sales  

Property

   Location    GLA      Sold      Price  

Discontinued Operations:

           

East Chestnut

   Lancaster, PA      21,180        1/2/2013       $ 3,100,000  

Columbia Mall

   Bloomsburg, PA      352,544        4/17/2013       $ 2,775,000  

Heritage Crossing

   Limerick, PA      28,098        5/9/2013       $ 9,400,000  

Westlake Discount Drug Mart Plaza

   Westlake, OH      55,775        6/5/2013       $ 2,240,000  

Dunmore Shopping Center

   Dunmore, PA      101,080        11/8/2013       $ 4,000,000  

Roosevelt II

   Philadelphia, PA      180,088        11/14/2013       $ 13,878,000 (a) 

Oakhurst Plaza

   Harrisburg, PA      111,869        12/11/2013       $ 11,000,000  

Continuing operations:

           

Huntingdon Plaza land parcel

   Huntingdon, PA      N/A         3/29/2013       $ 390,000  

Upland Square land parcel

   Pottstown, PA      N/A         11/8/2013       $ 1,700,000  

Oregon Pike land parcel

   Lancaster, PA      N/A         12/23/2013       $ 1,451,000  

 

(a) Lender accepted a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure on the property. Sales price represents mortgage loan payable, accrued interest and other expenses forgiven upon title transfer.

Credit Facility

On August 1, 2013, the Company amended and extended, on an unsecured basis, its credit facility. As amended, the $310 million credit facility is comprised of a three-year $260 million revolving credit facility, expiring on August 1, 2016, and a five-year $50 million term loan, expiring on August 1, 2018. See “Liquidity” below for additional details.

Term Loans

On February 11, 2014, the Company closed $150 million of unsecured term loans consisting of a five-year $75 million term loan, maturing on February 11, 2019, and a seven-year $75 million term loan, maturing on February 11, 2021. See “Liquidity” below for additional details.

Equity Transactions

Preferred Stock

In February 2013, the Company concluded a public offering of 2.3 million shares of its Series B Preferred Stock (including 0.3 million shares relating to the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option) and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of $54.7 million. In March 2013, the Company redeemed all of the remaining 1.4 million shares of its Series A Preferred Stock, for a total cash outlay of $35.4 million.

During 2013, the Company sold approximately 221,000 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock under an existing ATM equity program at a weighted average price of $24.52 per share, and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of approximately $5.2 million.

 

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Common Stock

In August 2013, the Company entered into an at-the-market continuous offering program, under which it may offer and sell, from time-to-time, up to 10 million shares of its common stock. Through December 31, 2013, no shares had been sold under this program.

In January 2014, the Company concluded a public offering of 6,900,000 shares of its common stock (including 900,000 shares relating to the exercise of an over-allotment option by the underwriters), and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of approximately $41.3 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general working capital and other corporate purposes, including the repayment of outstanding indebtedness and the acquisition of additional properties.

Summary of Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates, including those related to revenue recognition and the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, real estate investments and purchase accounting allocations related thereto, asset impairment, and derivatives used to hedge interest-rate risks. Management’s estimates are based both on information that is currently available and on various other assumptions management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those estimates could be different under varying assumptions or conditions.

The Company has identified the following critical accounting policies, the application of which requires significant judgments and estimates:

Revenue Recognition

Rental income with scheduled rent increases is recognized using the straight-line method over the respective terms of the leases. The aggregate excess of rental revenue recognized on a straight-line basis over base rents under applicable lease provisions is included in straight-line rents receivable on the consolidated balance sheet. Leases also generally contain provisions under which the tenants reimburse the Company for a portion of property operating expenses and real estate taxes incurred; such income is recognized in the periods earned. In addition, certain operating leases contain contingent rent provisions under which tenants are required to pay a percentage of their sales in excess of a specified amount as additional rent. The Company defers recognition of contingent rental income until those specified targets are met.

The Company must make estimates as to the collectability of its accounts receivable related to base rent, straight-line rent, expense reimbursements and other revenues. Management analyzes accounts receivable by considering tenant creditworthiness, current economic conditions, and changes in tenants’ payment patterns when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable. These estimates have a direct impact on net income, because a higher bad debt allowance would result in lower net income, whereas a lower bad debt allowance would result in higher net income.

 

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Real Estate Investments

Real estate investments are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. The provision for depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives. Expenditures for maintenance, repairs and betterments that do not materially prolong the normal useful life of an asset are charged to operations as incurred. Expenditures for betterments that substantially extend the useful lives of real estate assets are capitalized.

Real estate investments include costs of development and redevelopment activities, and construction in progress. Capitalized costs, including interest and other carrying costs during the construction and/or renovation periods, are included in the cost of the related asset and charged to operations through depreciation over the asset’s estimated useful life. The Company is required to make subjective estimates as to the useful lives of its real estate assets for purposes of determining the amount of depreciation to reflect on an annual basis. These assessments have a direct impact on net income. A shorter estimate of the useful life of an asset would have the effect of increasing depreciation expense and lowering net income, whereas a longer estimate of the useful life of an asset would have the effect of reducing depreciation expense and increasing net income.

A variety of costs are incurred in the acquisition, development and leasing of a property, such as pre-construction costs essential to the development of the property, development costs, construction costs, interest costs, real estate taxes, salaries and related costs, and other costs incurred during the period of development. After a determination is made to capitalize a cost, it is allocated to the specific component of a project that is benefited. The Company ceases capitalization on the portions substantially completed and occupied, or held available for occupancy, and capitalizes only those costs associated with the portions under construction. The Company considers a construction project as substantially completed and held available for occupancy upon the completion of tenant improvements, but not later than one year from cessation of major development activity. Determination of when a development project is substantially complete and capitalization must cease involves a degree of judgment. The effect of a longer capitalization period would be to increase capitalized costs and would result in higher net income, whereas the effect of a shorter capitalization period would be to reduce capitalized costs and would result in lower net income.

The Company allocates the fair value of real estate acquired to land, buildings and improvements. In addition, the fair value of in-place leases is allocated to intangible lease assets and liabilities. The fair value of the tangible assets of an acquired property is determined by valuing the property as if it were vacant, which value is then allocated to land, buildings and improvements based on management’s determination of the relative fair values of such assets. In valuing an acquired property’s intangibles, factors considered by management include an estimate of carrying costs during the expected lease-up periods, such as real estate taxes, insurance, other operating expenses, and estimates of lost rental revenue during the expected lease-up periods based on its evaluation of current market demand. Management also estimates costs to execute similar leases, including leasing commissions, tenant improvements, legal and other related costs.

 

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The values of acquired above-market and below-market leases are recorded based on the present values (using discount rates which reflect the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the differences between the contractual amounts to be received and management’s estimate of market lease rates, measured over the terms of the respective leases that management deemed appropriate at the time of the acquisitions. Such valuations include a consideration of the non-cancellable terms of the respective leases as well as any applicable renewal period(s). The fair values associated with below-market rental renewal options are determined based on the Company’s experience and the relevant facts and circumstances that existed at the time of the acquisitions. The values of above-market leases are amortized to rental income over the terms of the respective non-cancelable lease periods. The portion of the values of below-market leases associated with the original non-cancelable lease terms are amortized to rental income over the terms of the respective non-cancelable lease periods. The portion of the values of the leases associated with below-market renewal options that are likely of exercise are amortized to rental income over the respective renewal periods. The value of other intangible assets (including leasing commissions, tenant improvements, etc.) is amortized to expense over the applicable terms of the respective leases. If a lease were to be terminated prior to its stated expiration or not renewed, all unamortized amounts relating to that lease would be recognized in operations at that time.

Management is required to make subjective assessments in connection with its valuation of real estate acquisitions. These assessments have a direct impact on net income, because (1) above-market and below-market lease intangibles are amortized to rental income, and (2) the value of other intangibles is amortized to expense. Accordingly, higher allocations to below-market lease liability and other intangibles would result in higher rental income and amortization expense, whereas lower allocations to below-market lease liability and other intangibles would result in lower rental income and amortization expense.

Management reviews each real estate investment for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a real estate investment may not be recoverable. The review of recoverability is based on an estimate of the future cash flows that are expected to result from the real estate investment’s use and eventual disposition. These estimates of cash flows consider factors such as expected future operating income, trends and prospects, as well as the effects of leasing demand, competition and other factors. If an impairment event exists due to the projected inability to recover the carrying value of a real estate investment, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the carrying value exceeds estimated fair value. A real estate investment held for sale is carried at the lower of its carrying amount or estimated fair value, less the cost of a potential sale. Depreciation and amortization are suspended during the period the property is held for sale. Management is required to make subjective assessments as to whether there are impairments in the value of its real estate properties. These assessments have a direct impact on net income, because an impairment loss is recognized in the period that the assessment is made.

New Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 below for information relating to new accounting pronouncements.

 

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Results of Operations

Comparison of 2013 to 2012

 

                 Change  
     2013     2012     Dollars     Percent  

Revenues

   $ 138,824,000     $ 135,726,000     $ 3,098,000       2.3

Property operating expenses

     41,955,000       39,365,000       2,590,000       6.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Property operating income

     96,869,000       96,361,000       508,000       0.5

General and administrative

     (13,980,000     (14,277,000     297,000       -2.1

Management transition charges and employee termination costs

     (106,000     (1,172,000     1,066,000       n/a   

Impairment reversals/(charges), net

     1,100,000       (5,779,000     6,879,000       n/a   

Acquisition transaction costs and terminated projects

     (182,000     (116,000     (66,000     n/a   

Depreciation and amortization

     (44,405,000     (43,289,000     (1,116,000     2.6

Interest expense

     (34,766,000     (38,480,000     3,714,000       -9.7

Early extinguishment of debt costs

     (106,000     (2,607,000     2,501,000       n/a   

Interest income

     4,000       191,000       (187,000     -97.9

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint venture

     —          1,481,000       (1,481,000     -100.0

Gain on exit from unconsolidated joint venture

     —          30,526,000       (30,526,000     n/a   

Gain on sales

     609,000       997,000       (388,000     n/a   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income from continuing operations

     5,037,000       23,836,000       (18,799,000  

Discontinued operations:

        

Income from operations

     2,690,000       5,504,000       (2,814,000     -51.1

Impairment charges, net

     (3,977,000     (4,000     (3,973,000     n/a   

Gain on extinguishment of debt obligations

     10,452,000       —          10,452,000       n/a   

Gain on sales

     —          4,679,000       (4,679,000     n/a   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income

     14,202,000       34,015,000       (19,813,000  

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

     246,000       (4,309,000     4,555,000    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income attributable to Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

   $ 14,448,000     $ 29,706,000     $ (15,258,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Properties held in both periods. The Company held 63 properties (excluding properties “held for sale/conveyance”) throughout 2013 and 2012.

Revenues were higher primarily as a result of increases in (1) rental revenues and expense recoveries at properties acquired in 2013 and 2012 ($5.7 million), (2) rental revenues and expense recoveries at other operating properties ($2.5 million), and (3) revenues at redevelopment properties ($0.3 million), offset by (4) a decrease in lease termination income ($3.0 million), and (5) a decrease in management fee income related to the Cedar/RioCan joint venture ($2.4 million); the management agreement was terminated effective January 31, 2013.

Property operating expenses were higher primarily as a result of (1) property operating expenses at properties acquired in 2013 and 2012 ($1.5 million), (2) an increase in snow removal costs ($1.1 million), and (3) an increase in other operating expenses ($0.5 million), offset by (4) a decrease in payroll and related benefits and costs ($0.4 million).

General and administrative expenses were lower primarily as a result of decreases in payroll and related benefits resulting from employee headcount reductions implemented by management in the latter part of 2012.

 

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Management transition charges and employee termination costs in 2012 reflect separation arrangements and terminations of employment agreements relating primarily to employee headcount reductions instituted in connection with property dispositions and the exit from the Cedar/RioCan joint venture. Such costs consist of (1) severance and benefits ($0.7 million), (2) accelerated vesting of share-based compensation grants ($0.4 million), and (3) other costs ($0.1 million).

Impairment (reversals)/charges, net in 2013 relate to the partial cash recovery on a loan receivable previously written off, as more fully discussed elsewhere in this report ($1.1 million). Impairment (reversals)/charges, net in 2012 relate to (1) the write-off of the aforementioned loan receivable ($4.4 million), and (2) certain land parcels treated as “held for sale/conveyance” ($1.3 million).

Acquisition transaction costs and terminated projects in 2013 and 2012 include costs incurred related to property acquisitions.

Depreciation and amortization expenses were higher primarily as a result of (1) the acquisition of properties in 2013 and 2012 ($2.3 million), (2) the redevelopment and lease up of vacant spaces which required the demolition of certain existing buildings resulting in accelerated depreciation expense (2013—$6.7 million and 2012 $6.2 million), offset by the completion of scheduled depreciation and amortization. ($1.8 million).

Interest expense decreased primarily as a result of a decrease in (1) the overall weighted average interest rate ($4.0 million), and (2) amortization expense of deferred financing costs ($0.3 million), offset by a decrease in capitalized interest ($0.4 million).

Early extinguishment of debt costs in 2013 relate to the write-off of unamortized fees associated with prepaid mortgage loans payable. Early extinguishment of debt costs in 2012 relates to the write-off of unamortized fees associated with the Company’s terminated stabilized property and development property credit facilities.

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint venture in 2012 relates to the Cedar/RioCan joint venture, which the Company exited in October 2012.

Gain on exit from unconsolidated joint venture in 2012 relates to the exit from the Cedar/RioCan joint venture, as more fully discussed elsewhere in this report.

Gain on sales in 2013 and 2012 relate principally to sales of land parcels treated as “held for sale/conveyance” as part of the Company’s 2011 business plan, as more fully discussed elsewhere in this report.

Discontinued operations for 2013 and 2012 include the results of operations, net impairment charges, gain on extinguishment of debt obligations, and gain on sales for certain properties sold or treated as “held for sale/conveyance”, as part of the Company’s 2011 business plan, as more fully discussed elsewhere in this report.

 

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Comparison of 2012 to 2011

 

                 Change  
     2012     2011     Dollars     Percent  

Revenues

   $ 135,726,000     $ 129,988,000     $ 5,738,000       4.4

Property operating expenses

     39,365,000       42,943,000       (3,578,000     -8.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Property operating income

     96,361,000       87,045,000       9,316,000       10.7

General and administrative

     (14,277,000     (10,740,000     (3,537,000     32.9

Management transition charges and employee termination costs

     (1,172,000     (6,875,000     5,703,000       n/a   

Impairment charges, net

     (5,779,000     (7,148,000     1,369,000       n/a   

Acquisition transaction costs and terminated projects

     (116,000     (1,436,000     1,320,000       n/a   

Depreciation and amortization

     (43,289,000     (41,862,000     (1,427,000     3.4

Interest expense

     (38,480,000     (41,312,000     2,832,000       -6.9

Early extinguishment of debt costs

     (2,607,000     —          (2,607,000     n/a   

Interest income

     191,000       349,000       (158,000     -45.3

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures

     1,481,000       1,671,000       (190,000     -11.4

Gain (loss) on exit from unconsolidated joint ventures

     30,526,000       (7,961,000     38,487,000       n/a   

Gain on sales

     997,000       130,000       867,000       n/a   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     23,836,000       (28,139,000     51,975,000    

Discontinued operations:

        

Income from operations

     5,504,000       7,199,000       (1,695,000     -23.5

Impairment charges, net

     (4,000     (88,458,000     88,454,000       n/a   

Gain on sales

     4,679,000       884,000       3,795,000       n/a   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income (loss)

     34,015,000       (108,514,000     142,529,000    

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (4,309,000     4,953,000       (9,262,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income (loss) attributable to Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

   $ 29,706,000     $ (103,561,000   $ 133,267,000    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Properties held in both periods. The Company held 62 properties (excluding properties “held for sale/conveyance”) throughout 2012 and 2011.

Revenues were higher primarily as a result of increases in (1) lease termination income ($3.0 million), (2) rental revenues and expense recoveries at properties acquired in 2012 and 2011 ($1.8 million), and (3) rental revenues and expense recoveries at ground-up development properties ($1.7 million), offset by a decrease in expense recoveries at the Company’s other operating properties ($1.0 million), due to lower property operating expenses.

Property operating expenses were lower primarily as a result of decreases in (1) payroll and related benefits and costs ($1.9 million), (2) snow removal costs ($1.8 million), and (3) administrative costs ($0.6 million), offset by an increase in real estate taxes ($0.9 million).

General and administrative expenses were higher primarily as a result of (1) increases in payroll and related benefits and costs ($2.5 million), and (2) costs related to share-based compensation ($1.0 million).

 

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Management transition charges and employee termination costs in 2012 reflect separation arrangements and terminations of employment agreements relating primarily to employee headcount reductions instituted in connection with recent property dispositions and the exit from the Cedar/RioCan joint venture. Such costs consist of (1) severance and benefits ($0.7 million), (2) accelerated vesting of share-based compensation grants ($0.4 million), and (3) other costs ($0.1 million). Management transition charges and employee termination costs in 2011 relate to the retirement of the Company’s then Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, and the end of the employment of the Company’s then Chief Financial Officer, and include (1) an aggregate of approximately $3.7 million in cash severance payments (including the cost of related payroll taxes and benefits), (2) the write off of all amounts related to the vesting of restricted share-based compensation grants (an aggregate of approximately $2.0 million), and (3) approximately $1.2 million of other non-recurring costs, primarily professional fees and expenses related to the hiring of a new President/Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

Impairment charges, net in 2012 relate to (1) the write-off of the a loan receivable ($4.4 million), and (2) certain land parcels treated as “held for sale/conveyance” ($1.3 million). Impairment charges in 2011 relate to certain land parcels treated as “held for sale/conveyance”.

Acquisition transaction costs and terminated projects in 2012 include costs incurred related to property acquisitions. Acquisition transaction costs and terminated projects in 2011 include (1) costs incurred related to a property acquisition, and (2) the termination of several redevelopment projects that the Company determined would not go forward.

Depreciation and amortization expenses were higher primarily as a result of (1) the acquisition of a property in October 2012 ($0.7 million), (2) improvements being placed in service at ground-up development and redevelopment properties ($0.7 million), and (3) the write-off of tenant improvements for a tenant who vacated during 2012 ($0.3 million), offset by the completion of scheduled depreciation and amortization. ($0.2 million).

Interest expense decreased primarily as a result of (1) lower amortization of deferred financing costs related to the new credit facility entered into during the first quarter of 2012 ($2.0 million), (2) a decrease in the overall outstanding principal balance of debt ($1.4 million), and (3) a decrease in the overall weighted average interest rate ($0.7 million), offset by a decrease in capitalized interest ($1.3 million).

Early extinguishment of debt costs in 2012 relates to the write-off of unamortized fees associated with the Company’s terminated stabilized property and development property credit facilities.

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures was lower in 2012 as a result of lost revenues from the tenant at the then redevelopment joint venture in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania vacating the premises in April 2011 ($0.3 million), offset by an increase in operating results from the Cedar/RioCan joint venture through the date the Company concluded exit agreements, as more fully discussed elsewhere in this report ($0.1 million).

Gain (loss) on exit from unconsolidated joint ventures in 2012 relates to the exit from the Cedar/RioCan joint venture, as more fully discussed elsewhere in this report. Gain (loss) on exit from unconsolidated joint ventures in 2011 represents the write-off of an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture relating to the Company’s decision not to go forward with the development of two adjacent properties in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The impairment loss for the wholly-owned property is included in loss from discontinued operations.

 

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Gain on sales in 2012 and 2011 relate principally to sales of land parcels treated as “held for sale/conveyance” as part of the Company’s 2011 business plan, as more fully discussed elsewhere in this report.

Discontinued operations for 2012 and 2011 include the results of operations, net impairment charges and gain on sales for certain properties sold or treated as “held for sale/conveyance”, as part of the Company’s 2011 business plan, as more fully discussed elsewhere in this report.

Same-Property Net Operating Income

Same-property net operating income (“same-property NOI”) is a widely-used non-GAAP financial measure for REITs that the Company believes, when considered with financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, is useful to investors as it provides an indication of the recurring cash generated by the Company’s properties by excluding certain non-cash revenues and expenses, as well as other infrequent items such as lease termination income which tends to fluctuate more than rents from year to year. Properties are included in same-property NOI if they are owned and operated for the entirety of both periods being compared, except for properties undergoing significant redevelopment and expansion until such properties have stabilized, and properties classified as “held for sale/conveyance”. Consistent with the capital treatment of such costs under GAAP, tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other direct leasing costs are excluded from same-property NOI.

Same-property NOI should not be considered as an alternative to net income prepared in accordance with GAAP or as a measure of liquidity. Further, same-property NOI is a measure for which there is no standard industry definition and, as such, it is not consistently defined or reported on among the Company’s peers, and thus may not provide an adequate basis for comparison between REITs. The following table reconciles same-property NOI to the Company’s consolidated operating income.

 

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     Years ended December 31,  
     2013     2012  

Consolidated operating income

   $ 39,296,000     $ 31,728,000  

Add:

    

General and administrative

     13,980,000       14,277,000  

Employee termination costs

     106,000       1,172,000  

Impairment (reversals)/charges, net

     (1,100,000     5,779,000  

Acquisition transaction costs and terminated projects

     182,000       116,000  

Depreciation and amortization

     44,405,000       43,289,000  

Corporate costs included in property expenses

     5,309,000       5,818,000  

Less:

    

Management fee income

     (191,000     (2,754,000

Straight-line rents

     (1,387,000     (930,000

Amortization of intangible lease liabilities

     (4,441,000     (5,359,000

Internal management fees charged to properties

     (3,565,000     (3,365,000

Lease termination income and other

     (193,000     (3,105,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated NOI

     92,401,000       86,666,000  

Less NOI related to properties not defined as same-property

     (18,210,000     (13,774,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Same-property NOI

   $ 74,191,000     $ 72,892,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of same properties

     57   

Same-property occupancy, end of period

     94.1     93.9

Same-property leased, end of period

     94.4     94.5

Same-property average base rent, end of period

   $ 12.12     $ 11.91  

Same-property NOI growth for 2013 increased approximately 1.8% over 2012, excluding the re-tenanting impact from replacing the dark anchor at Oakland Commons with a Walmart Neighborhood Market. Same-property NOI growth including this impact was 1.9% for the comparative periods. The results reflect an increase in (1) 20 basis points (“bps”) in occupancy, and (2) $0.21 in average base rent at the properties.

Leasing Activity

The following is a summary of the Company’s leasing activity during 2013:

 

                                       Tenant  
     Leases             New rent      Prior rent      Cash basis     improvements  
     signed      GLA      per sq.ft. ($)      per sq.ft. ($)      % change     per sq.ft. ($) (a)  

Renewals

     129         912,500         11.74         10.85         8.2     0.00   

New Leases—Comparable

     32         100,600         15.16         12.82         18.3     19.80   

New Leases—Non-Comparable

     16         150,700         11.13         n/a         n/a        4.19   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

     177         1,163,800         11.96         n/a         n/a        2.28   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes tenant allowance and landlord work. Excludes first generation space.
(b) For 2013, legal fees and lease commissions averaged a combined total of $2.40 per square foot.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company funds operating expenses and other short-term liquidity requirements, including debt service, tenant improvements, leasing commissions, preferred and common dividend distributions and distributions to minority interest partners, if made, primarily from its operations. The Company may also use its credit facility for these purposes. The Company expects to fund long-term liquidity requirements for property acquisitions, redevelopment costs, remaining development costs, capital improvements, and maturing debt initially with its credit facility, and ultimately through a combination of issuing and/or assuming additional debt, the sale of equity securities, the issuance of additional OP Units, and/or the sale of properties. Although the Company believes it has access to secured and unsecured financing, there can be no assurance that the Company will have the availability of financing on completed development projects, additional construction financing, or proceeds from the refinancing of existing debt.

Debt is comprised of the following at December 31, 2013:

 

            Interest rates
     Balance      Weighted -      

Description

   outstanding      average     Range

Fixed-rate mortgages

   $ 458,207,000         5.5   3.1%—7.5%

Variable-rate mortgage

     58,085,000         2.9  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total property-specific mortgages

     516,292,000         5.2  

Unsecured credit facility

     203,500,000         2.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   
   $ 719,792,000         4.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

On August 1, 2013, the Company amended and extended, on an unsecured basis, its credit facility. As amended, the $310 million credit facility is comprised of a three-year $260 million revolving credit facility, expiring on August 1, 2016, and a five-year $50 million term loan, expiring on August 1, 2018. Subject to customary conditions, the revolving credit facility may be extended, at the Company’s option, for two additional one-year periods. Under an accordion feature, the new facility can be increased to $500 million, subject to customary conditions, and lending commitments from participating banks. The new facility contains financial covenants including, but not limited to, maximum debt leverage, maximum secured debt, minimum interest coverage, minimum fixed charge coverage, and minimum net worth. In addition, the new facility contains restrictions including, but not limited to, limits on indebtedness, certain investments and distributions. Although the new facility is unsecured, borrowing availability is based on unencumbered property adjusted net operating income, as defined in the agreement. The Company’s failure to comply with the covenants or the occurrence of an event of default under the new facility could result in the acceleration of the related debt. In connection with the transaction, the Company paid fees and legal expenses of approximately $1.7 million.

Borrowings under the credit facility are priced at LIBOR plus 195 bps (a weighted average rate of 2.3% per annum at December 31, 2013), and can range from LIBOR plus 165 to 225 bps based on the Company’s leverage ratio. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had $153.5 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility and $50.0 million outstanding under the term loan, and had $91.3 million available for additional borrowings. On February 11, 2014, the loan agreement was amended to modify the interest rate on the $50.0 term loan to match that of the new five-year $75.0 million unsecured term loan (see below).

 

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On February 11, 2014, the Company closed $150 million of unsecured term loans consisting of a five-year $75 million term loan, maturing on February 11, 2019, and a seven-year $75 million term loan, maturing on February 11, 2021. Under an accordion feature, the term loans can be increased to an aggregate of $300 million, subject to customary conditions and lending commitments from participating banks. The financial covenants and other terms contained in the loan agreement are substantially the same as those contained in the Company’s unsecured credit facility. In connection with the transaction, the Company paid fees and legal expenses of approximately $1.1 million.

The five-year term loan is initially priced at LIBOR plus 175 bps, and can range from LIBOR plus 145 bps to 205 bps based on the Company’s leverage ratio. The seven-year term loan is initially priced at LIBOR plus 200 bps, and can range from LIBOR plus 170 bps to 230 bps, also based on the Company’s leverage ratio. The Company also entered into forward interest rate swap agreements which convert the LIBOR rates to fixed rates for the new term loans beginning July 1, 2014 through their maturities. As a result, the effective fixed interest rates will be 3.37% for the five-year term loan and 4.27% for the seven-year term loan beginning July 1, 2014, based on the Company’s leverage ratio at closing. Additionally, the Company amended its existing $50 million unsecured term loan, which matures on August 1, 2018, decreasing the interest rate by 20 bps to LIBOR plus 175 bps thereby matching the pricing grid of the new five-year unsecured term loan.

Property-specific mortgage loans payable at December 31, 2013 consisted of fixed-rate notes totaling $458.2 million, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.5% and a LIBOR-based variable-rate note totaling $58.1 million, with an effective interest rate of 2.9% per annum at that date. For 2014, the Company has approximately $7.6 million of scheduled debt principal amortization payments and $150.2 million of scheduled balloon payments. Substantially all 2014 debt requirements will be refinanced from the proceeds of the $150 million unsecured term loans which closed on February 11, 2014 (see above).

Mortgage loans payable and the credit facility have an overall weighted average interest rate of 4.3% and mature at various dates through 2029. The terms of several of the Company’s mortgage loans payable require the Company to deposit certain replacement and other reserves with its lenders. Such “restricted cash” is generally available only for property-level requirements for which the reserves have been established, and is not available to fund other property-level or Company-level obligations.

In February 2013, the Company concluded a public offering of 2.3 million shares of its Series B Preferred Stock (including 0.3 million shares relating to the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option) and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of $54.7 million. In March 2013, the Company redeemed all of the remaining 1.4 million shares of its Series A Preferred Stock, for a total cash outlay of $35.4 million.

During 2013, the Company sold approximately 221,000 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock under the existing ATM equity program at a weighted average price of $24.52 per share, and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of approximately $5.2 million.

 

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On August 6, 2013, the Company entered into an at-the-market continuous offering program, under which it may offer and sell, from time-to-time, up to 10 million shares of its common stock. Through December 31, 2013, no shares had been sold under this program.

On January 13, 2014, the Company concluded a public offering of 6,900,000 shares of its common stock (including 900,000 shares relating to the exercise of an over-allotment option by the underwriters), and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of approximately $41.3 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general working capital and other corporate purposes, including the repayment of outstanding indebtedness and the acquisition of additional properties.

In order to continue qualifying as a REIT, the Company is required to distribute at least 90% of its “REIT taxable income”, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Company paid common stock dividends totaling $0.20 per share during 2013. While the Company intends to continue paying regular quarterly dividends, future dividend declarations will continue to be at the discretion of the Board of Directors, and will depend on the cash flow and financial condition of the Company, capital requirements, annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Code, and such other factors as the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

Contractual obligations and commercial commitments

The following table sets forth the Company’s significant debt repayment, interest and operating lease obligations at December 31, 2013:

 

     Maturity Date  
     2014      2015      2016      2017      2018      Thereafter      Total  

Debt: (a)

                    

Mortgage loans payable (b)

   $ 157,823,000      $ 68,821,000      $ 139,539,000      $ 62,962,000      $ 20,199,000      $ 66,948,000      $ 516,292,000  

Credit facility (c)

     —           —           153,500,000         —           50,000,000         —           203,500,000   

Interest payments (d)

     28,071,000         22,168,000         17,027,000         5,997,000         4,410,000         11,358,000         89,031,000   

Operating lease obligations

     1,515,000         1,530,000         1,539,000         1,057,000         924,000         9,098,000         15,663,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 187,409,000      $ 92,519,000      $ 311,605,000      $ 70,016,000      $ 75,533,000      $ 87,404,000      $ 824,486,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Does not include approximately $22.8 million applicable to discontinued operations (See Note 10 of notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).
(b) Substantially all 2014 debt requirements will be refinanced from the proceeds of the unsecured term loans which closed on February 11, 2014 (see above).
(c) The revolving facility expires on August 1, 2016, and may be extended for two additional one-year periods.
(d) Represents interest payments expected to be incurred on the Company’s debt obligations as of December 31, 2013, including capitalized interest. For variable-rate debt, the rate in effect at December 31, 2013 is assumed to remain in effect until the maturities of the respective obligations.

Net Cash Flows

 

     December 31,  
     2013     2012     2011  

Cash flows provided by (used in):

      

Operating activities

   $ 49,676,000     $ 50,478,000     $ 39,098,000  

Investing activities

   $ (15,254,000   $ 50,224,000     $ (64,093,000

Financing activities

   $ (37,971,000   $ (105,250,000   $ 22,899,000  

 

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Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities, before net changes in operating assets and liabilities were generally consistent at $53.4 million, $53.3 million, and $47.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The amounts for 2013 include the acquisition of a property in the latter part of 2013, the full year results of a property acquired in the latter part of 2012, and reductions in interest expense and property-level and general administrative overhead savings resulting from employee headcount reductions implemented by management in the latter part of 2012, offset by the reduced results from properties sold and the Company’s exit from the Cedar/RioCan joint venture. The amounts for 2012 include $3.0 million of lease termination income and $0.6 million for management transition charges and employee termination costs. The amounts for 2011 include $4.5 million for management transition charges and employee termination costs. The net changes in operating assets and liabilities (($3.7) million in 2013, ($2.8) million in 2012, and ($8.5) million in 2011) were primarily the result of collections of receivables and the timing of payments of accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

Investing Activities

During 2013, the Company acquired a grocery-anchored shopping center and incurred expenditures for property improvements (an aggregate of $53.3 million), offset by proceeds from sales of properties treated as discontinued operations ($34.7 million), proceeds released from escrows ($2.2 million), and the repayment of a note receivable ($1.1 million). During 2012, the Company had net proceeds from the exit from the Cedar/RioCan unconsolidated joint venture ($41.6 million), proceeds from sales of properties treated as discontinued operations ($34.9 million), distributions of capital from the Cedar/RioCan joint venture ($2.8 million), and proceeds released from escrows ($2.4 million), offset by expenditures for property improvements ($31.4 million). During 2011, the Company acquired a grocery-anchored shopping center and incurred expenditures for property improvements (an aggregate of $92.0 million), had an increase in construction escrows and other ($6.2 million) and made investments in the Cedar/RioCan joint venture ($4.3 million), offset by proceeds from sales of properties treated as discontinued operations ($30.6 million), net proceeds relating to the properties transferred to the Cedar/RioCan joint venture ($3.5 million) and distribution of capital from the Cedar/RioCan joint venture ($4.3 million).

Financing Activities

During 2013, the Company had repayments of mortgage obligations ($77.1 million), the redemption of the 8.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ($35.0 million), preferred and common stock distributions ($28.9 million), payment of debt financing costs ($1.9 million), the purchase of a joint venture remaining minority interest share ($1.6 million), distributions to noncontrolling interests (minority interests and limited partners—$ 0.7 million), and redemptions of OP Units ($0.2 million), offset by proceeds from the sale of the 7.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ($59.8 million), and net advances under the revolving credit facility and term loans (an aggregate of $47.5 million). During 2012, the Company had redemptions and repurchases of the 8.875% Series A cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ($124.9 million), repayments of mortgage obligations ($79.6 million), preferred and common stock distributions ($29.2 million), net repayments under the revolving credit facility and term loans (an aggregate of $10.3 million), the purchase of joint venture minority interests share ($6.1 million), the payment of debt financing costs ($4.9 million) and distributions to noncontrolling interests (minority interest and limited partners—$4.3 million), offset by net proceeds from the sale of the 7.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ($124.4 million) and proceeds from mortgage financings ($30.0 million). During 2011, the Company received proceeds from mortgage refinancings ($45.8 million), net advances from its revolving credit facilities ($33.7 million), proceeds from the sale of common stock ($4.3 million), and had a contribution from a consolidated joint venture minority interest ($0.3 million), offset by preferred and common stock distributions ($38.9 million), repayment of mortgage obligations ($17.4 million), distributions to noncontrolling interest (minority interest and limited partners—$3.8 million), and the payment of debt financing costs ($1.1 million).

 

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Funds From Operations

Funds From Operations “FFO” is a widely-recognized non-GAAP financial measure for REITs that the Company believes, when considered with financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, is useful to investors in understanding financial performance and providing a relevant basis for comparison among REITs. In addition, FFO is useful to investors as it captures features particular to real estate performance by recognizing that real estate generally appreciates over time or maintains residual value to a much greater extent than do other depreciable assets. Investors should review FFO, along with GAAP net income, when trying to understand a REIT’s operating performance. The Company considers FFO an important supplemental measure of its operating performance and believes that it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs.

The Company computes FFO in accordance with the “White Paper” published by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), which defines FFO as net income applicable to common shareholders (determined in accordance with GAAP), excluding impairment charges, gains or losses from debt restructurings and sales of properties, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for partnerships and joint ventures (which are computed to reflect FFO on the same basis). FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities and should not be considered as an alternative to net income applicable to common shareholders or to cash flow from operating activities. FFO is not indicative of cash available to fund ongoing cash needs, including the ability to make cash distributions. Although FFO is a measure used for comparability in assessing the performance of REITs, as the NAREIT White Paper only provides guidelines for computing FFO, the computation of FFO may vary from one company to another. The following table sets forth the Company’s calculations of FFO for 2013, 2012 and 2011:

 

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     Years ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2011  

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders

   $ (1,131,000   $ 9,889,000     $ (117,761,000

Add (deduct):

      

Real estate depreciation and amortization

     45,280,000       44,335,000       48,156,000  

Limited partners’ interest

     1,000       (26,000     (2,446,000

Impairment charges, net

     2,877,000       5,783,000       95,606,000  

(Gain) loss on exit from unconsolidated joint ventures

     —          (30,526,000     7,961,000  

Gain on sales

     (609,000     (5,676,000     (884,000

Consolidated minority interests:

      

Share of (loss) income

     (247,000     4,335,000       (2,507,000

Share of FFO

     (1,303,000     (4,562,000     (5,918,000

Unconsolidated joint venture:

      

Share of income

     —          (1,481,000     (1,671,000

Share of FFO

     —          4,646,000       5,984,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO

   $ 44,868,000     $ 26,717,000     $ 26,520,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Inflation

Inflation has been relatively low in recent years and has not had a significant detrimental impact on the Company’s results of operations. Should inflation rates increase in the future, substantially all of the Company’s tenant leases contain provisions designed to partially mitigate the negative impact of inflation in the near term. Such lease provisions include clauses that require tenants to reimburse the Company for real estate taxes and many of the operating expenses it incurs. Significant inflation rate increases over a prolonged period of time may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

One of the principal market risks facing the Company is interest rate risk on its credit facilities. The Company may, when advantageous, hedge its interest rate risk by using derivative financial instruments. The Company is not subject to foreign currency risk.

The Company is exposed to interest rate changes primarily through (1) the variable-rate credit facility used to maintain liquidity, fund capital expenditures and redevelopment activities, and expand its real estate investment portfolio, and (2) property-specific variable-rate mortgage financing. The Company’s objectives with respect to interest rate risk are to limit the impact of interest rate changes on operations and cash flows, and to lower its overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, the Company may borrow at fixed rates and may enter into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps, caps, etc., in order to mitigate its interest rate risk on a related variable-rate financial instrument. The Company does not enter into derivative or interest rate transactions for speculative purposes. At December 31, 2013, the Company had a mortgage loan payable of approximately $11.9 million (included in mortgage loans payable – real estate held for sale/conveyance on the consolidated balance sheet) subject to an interest rate swap which converted the LIBOR-based variable rate to a fixed rate of 5.2% per annum. At that date, the Company had accrued liabilities of $0.6 million (included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet) relating to the fair value of the interest rate swap applicable to the mortgage loan payable.

 

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At December 31, 2013, long-term debt consisted of fixed-rate mortgage loans payable and variable-rate debt (including the Company’s variable-rate credit facility). The average interest rate on the $458.2 million of fixed-rate indebtedness outstanding was 5.5%, with maturities at various dates through 2029. The average interest rate on the $261.6 million of variable-rate debt (including $203.5 million in advances under the Company’s credit facility) was 2.4%. With respect to the $261.6 million of variable-rate debt outstanding at December 31, 2013, if interest rates either increase or decrease by 1%, the Company’s interest cost would increase or decrease respectively by approximately $2.6 million per annum.

 

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     47   

Consolidated Balance Sheets, December 31, 2013 and 2012

     48   

Consolidated Statements of Operations, years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

     49   

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

     50   

Consolidated Statements of Equity, years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

     51-52   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

     53   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     54-93   

Schedule Filed As Part Of This Report Schedule III – Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, December 31, 2013

     94-98   

All other schedules have been omitted because the required information is not present, is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 8. These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. at December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (1992 framework) and our report dated February 25, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

 

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York

February 25, 2014

 

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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     December 31,  
     2013     2012  

ASSETS

    

Real estate:

    

Land

   $ 286,518,000     $ 276,197,000  

Buildings and improvements

     1,153,336,000        1,137,205,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,439,854,000        1,413,402,000   

Less accumulated depreciation

     (251,605,000     (229,535,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Real estate, net

     1,188,249,000        1,183,867,000   

Real estate held for sale/conveyance

     81,854,000        117,673,000   

Cash and cash equivalents

     3,973,000        7,522,000   

Restricted cash

     11,063,000        13,752,000   

Receivables

     18,492,000        17,846,000   

Other assets and deferred charges, net

     28,295,000        29,243,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 1,331,926,000     $ 1,369,903,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    

Mortgage loans payable

   $ 516,292,000     $ 589,168,000  

Mortgage loans payable—real estate held for sale/conveyance

     22,848,000        39,306,000   

Unsecured credit facility

     203,500,000        —     

Secured credit facility

     —          156,000,000   

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     22,666,000        28,179,000   

Unamortized intangible lease liabilities

     26,868,000        30,502,000   

Unamortized intangible lease liabilities—real estate held for sale/conveyance

     4,104,000        4,998,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     796,278,000        848,153,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest—limited partners’ mezzanine OP Units

     414,000        623,000   

Commitments and contingencies

     —          —     

Equity:

    

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. shareholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock ($.01 par value, 12,500,000 shares authorized):

    

Series A ($25.00 per share liquidation value, 0 and 1,410,000, shares authorized, respectively, 0 and 1,408,000 shares, issued and outstanding, respectively)

     —          34,882,000   

Series B ($25.00 per share liquidation value, 10,000,000 and 7,500,000 shares authorized, respectively, 7,950,000 and 5,429,000 shares, issued and outstanding, respectively)

     190,661,000        128,787,000   

Common stock ($.06 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 72,200,000 and 71,817,000 shares, issued and outstanding, respectively)

     4,332,000        4,309,000   

Treasury stock (3,514,000 and 3,822,000 shares, respectively, at cost)

     (20,191,000     (21,702,000

Additional paid-in capital

     747,997,000        748,194,000   

Cumulative distributions in excess of net income

     (393,819,000     (378,254,000

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (1,303,000     (2,560,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. shareholders’ equity

     527,677,000        513,656,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests:

    

Minority interests in consolidated joint ventures

     4,202,000        6,081,000   

Limited partners’ OP Units

     3,355,000        1,390,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noncontrolling interests

     7,557,000        7,471,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     535,234,000        521,127,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

   $ 1,331,926,000     $ 1,369,903,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2011  

REVENUES

      

Rents

   $ 109,798,000     $ 104,187,000     $ 100,925,000  

Expense recoveries

     28,472,000       25,518,000       26,056,000  

Other

     554,000       6,021,000       3,007,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     138,824,000       135,726,000       129,988,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Operating, maintenance and management

     24,183,000       22,342,000       26,787,000  

Real estate and other property-related taxes

     17,772,000       17,023,000       16,156,000  

General and administrative

     13,980,000       14,277,000       10,740,000  

Management transition charges and employee termination costs

     106,000       1,172,000       6,875,000  

Impairment (reversals)/charges, net

     (1,100,000     5,779,000       7,148,000  

Acquisition transaction costs and terminated projects

     182,000       116,000       1,436,000  

Depreciation and amortization

     44,405,000       43,289,000       41,862,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     99,528,000       103,998,000       111,004,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPERATING INCOME

     39,296,000       31,728,000       18,984,000  

NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES

      

Interest expense

     (34,766,000     (38,480,000     (41,312,000

Early extinguishment of debt costs

     (106,000     (2,607,000     —     

Interest income

     4,000       191,000       349,000  

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures

     —          1,481,000       1,671,000  

Gain (loss) on exit from unconsolidated joint ventures

     —          30,526,000       (7,961,000

Gain on sales

     609,000       997,000       130,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-operating income and expense

     (34,259,000     (7,892,000     (47,123,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     5,037,000       23,836,000       (28,139,000

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

      

Income from operations

     2,690,000       5,504,000       7,199,000  

Impairment charges, net

     (3,977,000     (4,000     (88,458,000

Gain on extinguishment of debt obligations

     10,452,000       —          —     

Gain on sales

     —          4,679,000       884,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income (loss) from discontinued operations

     9,165,000       10,179,000       (80,375,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

     14,202,000       34,015,000       (108,514,000

Less, net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests:

      

Minority interests in consolidated joint ventures

     247,000       (4,335,000     2,507,000  

Limited partners’ interest in Operating Partnership

     (1,000     26,000       2,446,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

     246,000       (4,309,000     4,953,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

     14,448,000       29,706,000       (103,561,000

Preferred stock dividends

     (14,413,000     (14,819,000     (14,200,000

Preferred stock redemption costs

     (1,166,000     (4,998,000     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

   $ (1,131,000   $ 9,889,000     $ (117,761,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS (BASIC AND DILUTED)

      

Continuing operations

   $ (0.16   $ 0.05     $ (0.64

Discontinued operations

     0.13       0.08       (1.15
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (0.03   $ 0.13     $ (1.79
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares—basic and diluted

     68,381,000       68,017,000       66,387,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2013      2012     2011  

Net income (loss)

   $ 14,202,000      $ 34,015,000     $ (108,514,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

       

Unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedges:

       

Consolidated

     1,260,000        836,000       3,000  

Unconsolidated

     —           118,000       (118,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     1,260,000        954,000       (115,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

     15,462,000        34,969,000       (108,629,000

Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

     243,000        (4,309,000     4,961,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

   $ 15,705,000      $ 30,660,000     $ (103,668,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

Years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

 

    Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. Shareholders  
    Preferred stock     Common stock                 Cumulative     Accumulated        
          $25.00                 Treasury     Additional     distributions     other        
          Liquidation           $0.06     stock,     paid-in     in excess of     comprehensive        
    Shares     value     Shares     Par value     at cost     capital     net income     (loss)     Total  

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2010

    6,400,000      $ 158,575,000        66,520,000      $ 3,991,000      $ (10,367,000   $ 712,548,000      $ (231,275,000   $ (3,406,000   $ 630,066,000   

Net (loss)

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (103,561,000     —          (103,561,000

Unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedges

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          11,000        11,000   

Unrealized loss on change in fair value of cash flow hedge—unconsolidated joint venture

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (118,000     (118,000

Share-based compensation, net

    —          —          676,000        41,000        (161,000     1,753,000        —          —          1,633,000   

Net proceeds from the sale of common stock

    —          —          39,000        2,000        —          223,000        —          —          225,000   

Net proceeds from dividend reinvestment and direct stock purchase plan

    —          —          693,000        42,000        —          4,038,000        —          —          4,080,000   

Preferred stock dividends

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (14,200,000     —          (14,200,000

Distributions to common shareholders/ noncontrolling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (24,705,000     —          (24,705,000

Contribution from minority interest partners

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Reallocation adjustment of limited partners’ interest

    —          —          —          —          —          412,000        —          —          412,000   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2011

    6,400,000        158,575,000        67,928,000        4,076,000        (10,528,000     718,974,000        (373,741,000     (3,513,000     493,843,000   

Net income (loss)

    —          —          —          —          —          —          29,706,000        —          29,706,000   

Unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedges

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          835,000        835,000   

Unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedge—unconsolidated joint venture

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          118,000        118,000   

Share-based compensation, net

    —          —          2,754,000        165,000        (11,174,000     14,631,000        —          —          3,622,000   

Net proceeds from sales of Series B shares

    5,429,000        128,787,000        —          —          —          (4,417,000     —          —          124,370,000   

Redemptions/repurchases of Series A shares

    (4,992,000     (123,693,000     —          —          —          3,754,000        (4,998,000     —          (124,937,000

Common stock sales and issuance expenses, net

    —          —          1,000        —          —          (172,000     —          —          (172,000

Preferred stock dividends

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (14,819,000     —          (14,819,000

Distributions to common shareholders/ noncontrolling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (14,402,000     —          (14,402,000

Conversions of OP Units into common stock

    —          —          1,134,000        68,000        —          7,827,000        —          —          7,895,000   

Reallocation adjustment of limited partners’ interest

    —          —          —          —          —          2,000        —          —          2,000   

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          7,595,000        —          —          7,595,000   

Disposition of noncontrolling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2012

    6,837,000        163,669,000        71,817,000        4,309,000        (21,702,000     748,194,000        (378,254,000     (2,560,000     513,656,000   

Net income (loss)

    —          —          —          —          —          —          14,448,000        —          14,448,000   

Unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedges

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          1,257,000        1,257,000   

Share-based compensation, net

    —          —          378,000        23,000        1,511,000        1,814,000        —          —          3,348,000   

Net proceeds from sales of Series B shares

    2,521,000        61,874,000        —          —          —          (2,025,000     —          —          59,849,000   

Redemption of Series A shares

    (1,408,000     (34,882,000     —          —          —          1,056,000        (1,166,000     —          (34,992,000

Common stock sales and issuance expenses, net

    —          —          2,000        —          —          (64,000     —          —          (64,000

Preferred stock dividends

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (14,413,000     —          (14,413,000

Distributions to common shareholders/ noncontrolling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (14,434,000     —          (14,434,000

Conversions of OP Units into common stock

    —          —          3,000        —          —          24,000        —          —          24,000   

Issuance of OP Units

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Redemptions of OP Units

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Reallocation adjustment of limited partners’ interest

    —          —          —          —          —          (498,000     —          —          (498,000

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          (504,000     —          —          (504,000

Disposition of noncontrolling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2013

    7,950,000      $ 190,661,000        72,200,000      $ 4,332,000      $ (20,191,000   $ 747,997,000      $ (393,819,000   $ (1,303,000   $ 527,677,000   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

Years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

(continued)

 

     Noncontrolling Interests        
     Minority                    
     interests in     Limited              
     consolidated     partners’           Total  
     joint ventures     OP Units     Total     equity  

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2010

   $ 62,050,000     $ 6,355,000     $ 68,405,000     $ 698,471,000  

Net (loss)

     (2,507,000     (1,320,000     (3,827,000     (107,388,000

Unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedges

     —          (5,000     (5,000     6,000  

Unrealized loss on change in fair value of cash flow hedge—unconsolidated joint venture

     —          —          —          (118,000

Share-based compensation, net

     —          —          —          1,633,000  

Net proceeds from the sale of common stock

     —          —          —          225,000  

Net proceeds from dividend reinvestment and direct stock purchase plan

     —          —          —          4,080,000  

Preferred stock dividends

     —          —          —          (14,200,000

Distributions to common shareholders/ noncontrolling interests

     (3,301,000     (276,000     (3,577,000     (28,282,000

Contribution from minority interest partners

     269,000       —          269,000       269,000  

Reallocation adjustment of limited partners’ interest

     —          664,000       664,000       1,076,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2011

     56,511,000       5,418,000       61,929,000       555,772,000  

Net income (loss)

     4,335,000       (35,000     4,300,000       34,006,000  

Unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedges

     —          1,000       1,000       836,000  

Unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedge—unconsolidated joint venture

     —          —          —          118,000  

Share-based compensation, net

     —          —          —          3,622,000  

Net proceeds from sales of Series B shares

     —          —          —          124,370,000  

Redemptions/repurchases of Series A shares

     —          —          —          (124,937,000

Common stock sales and issuance expenses, net

     —          —          —          (172,000

Preferred stock dividends

     —          —          —          (14,819,000

Distributions to common shareholders/ noncontrolling interests

     (4,182,000     (74,000     (4,256,000     (18,658,000

Conversions of OP Units into common stock

     —          (3,998,000     (3,998,000     3,897,000  

Reallocation adjustment of limited partners’ interest

     —          78,000       78,000       80,000  

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest

     (13,743,000     —          (13,743,000     (6,148,000

Disposition of noncontrolling interest

     (36,840,000     —          (36,840,000     (36,840,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2012

     6,081,000       1,390,000       7,471,000       521,127,000  

Net income (loss)

     (247,000     3,000       (244,000     14,204,000  

Unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedges

     —          3,000       3,000       1,260,000  

Share-based compensation, net

     —          —          —          3,348,000  

Net proceeds from sales of Series B shares

     —          —          —          59,849,000  

Redemption of Series A shares

     —          —          —          (34,992,000

Common stock sales and issuance expenses, net

     —          —          —          (64,000

Preferred stock dividends

     —          —          —          (14,413,000

Distributions to common shareholders/ noncontrolling interests

     (665,000     (38,000     (703,000     (15,137,000

Conversions of OP Units into common stock

     —          (24,000     (24,000     —     

Issuance of OP Units

     —          1,500,000       1,500,000       1,500,000  

Redemptions of OP Units

     —          (10,000     (10,000     (10,000

Reallocation adjustment of limited partners’ interest

     —          531,000       531,000       33,000  

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest

     (1,048,000     —          (1,048,000     (1,552,000

Disposition of noncontrolling interest

     81,000       —          81,000       81,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2013

   $ 4,202,000     $ 3,355,000     $ 7,557,000     $ 535,234,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2011  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

      

Net income (loss)

   $ 14,202,000     $ 34,015,000     $ (108,514,000

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures

     —          (1,481,000     (1,671,000

Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures

     —          1,481,000       1,399,000  

Acquisition transactions costs and terminated projects

     182,000       116,000       1,436,000  

Impairment (reversals)/charges, net

     2,877,000       5,783,000       95,606,000  

Gain on extinguishment of debt obligations

     (10,452,000     —          —     

Gain on sales

     (609,000     (5,676,000     (1,014,000

(Gain) loss on exit from unconsolidated joint ventures

     —          (30,526,000     7,961,000  

Straight-line rents

     (1,481,000     (997,000     (1,611,000

Provision for doubtful accounts

     1,572,000       2,826,000       3,270,000  

Depreciation and amortization

     45,663,000       44,674,000       48,606,000  

Amortization of intangible lease liabilities

     (4,446,000     (5,364,000     (6,524,000

Expense and market price adjustments relating to share-based compensation, net

     3,701,000       3,561,000       4,503,000  

Amortization (including accelerated write-off) of deferred financing costs

     2,162,000       4,875,000       4,138,000  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:

      

Rents and other receivables, net

     (1,606,000     (307,000     (3,374,000

Prepaid expenses and other

     (2,696,000     (195,000     (2,535,000

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     607,000       (2,307,000     (2,578,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     49,676,000       50,478,000       39,098,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

      

Acquisitions of real estate

     (33,000,000     —          (51,512,000

Expenditures for real estate improvements

     (20,288,000     (31,387,000     (40,492,000

Net proceeds from sales of real estate

     34,713,000       34,858,000       30,586,000  

Net proceeds from exit from unconsolidated joint venture

     —          41,551,000       —     

Net proceeds from transfers to unconsolidated joint venture

     —          —          3,545,000  

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

     —          —          (4,300,000

Repayment of note receivable

     1,100,000       —          —     

Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint venture

     —          2,846,000       4,315,000  

Construction escrows and other

     2,221,000       2,356,000       (6,235,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (15,254,000     50,224,000       (64,093,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

      

Net advances/(repayments) under revolving credit facility

     72,500,000       (85,317,000     33,720,000  

Advances under term loans

     50,000,000       75,000,000       —     

Repayment under term loan

     (75,000,000     —          —     

Proceeds from mortgage refinancings

     —          30,000,000       45,791,000  

Mortgage repayments

     (77,069,000     (79,637,000     (17,404,000

Payments of debt financing costs

     (1,893,000     (4,944,000     (1,068,000

Noncontrolling interests:

      

Purchase of joint venture minority interests share

     (1,552,000     (6,148,000     —     

Contributions from consolidated joint venture minority interests

     —          —          269,000  

Distributions to consolidated joint venture minority interests

     (665,000     (4,182,000     (3,301,000

Distributions to limited partners

     (52,000     (99,000     (508,000

Redemptions of OP Units

     (170,000     —          —     

Common stock sales and issuance expenses, net

     (64,000     (172,000     4,305,000  

Net proceeds from sales of preferred stock

     59,849,000       124,370,000       —     

Redemption of preferred stock

     (34,992,000     (124,937,000     —     

Preferred stock dividends

     (14,429,000     (14,782,000     (14,200,000

Distributions to common shareholders

     (14,434,000     (14,402,000     (24,705,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (37,971,000     (105,250,000     22,899,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (3,549,000     (4,548,000     (2,096,000

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     7,522,000       12,070,000       14,166,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 3,973,000     $ 7,522,000     $ 12,070,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

Note 1. Business and Organization

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that focuses primarily on ownership and operation of grocery-anchored shopping centers straddling the Washington, DC to Boston corridor. At December 31, 2013, the Company owned and managed a portfolio of 65 operating properties (excluding properties “held for sale/conveyance”).

Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) is the entity through which the Company conducts substantially all of its business and owns (either directly or through subsidiaries) substantially all of its assets. At December 31, 2013, the Company owned a 99.3% economic interest in, and was the sole general partner of, the Operating Partnership. The limited partners’ interest in the Operating Partnership (0.7% at December 31, 2013) is represented by Operating Partnership Units (“OP Units”). The carrying amount of such interest is adjusted at the end of each reporting period to an amount equal to the limited partners’ ownership percentage of the Operating Partnership’s net equity. The approximately 516,000 OP Units outstanding at December 31, 2013 are economically equivalent to the Company’s common stock. The holders of OP Units have the right to exchange their OP Units for the same number of shares of the Company’s common stock or, at the Company’s option, for cash.

As used herein, the “Company” refers to Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, including the Operating Partnership or, where the context so requires, Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. only.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation/Basis of Preparation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company, the Operating Partnership, its subsidiaries, and certain joint venture partnerships in which it participates. The Company consolidates all variable interest entities (“VIEs”) for which it is the primary beneficiary. Generally, a VIE is an entity with one or more of the following characteristics: (1) the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, (2) as a group, the holders of the equity investment at risk (a) lack the power through voting or similar rights to make decisions about the entity’s activities that significantly impact the entity’s performance, (b) have no obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity, or (c) have no right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity, or (3) the equity investors have voting rights that are not proportional to their economic interests, and substantially all of the entity’s activities either involve, or are conducted on behalf of, an investor that has disproportionately fewer voting rights. A VIE is required to be consolidated by its primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary of a VIE has (1) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could be significant to the VIE. Significant judgments related to these determinations include estimates about the current and future fair values, performance of real estate held by these VIEs, and general market conditions.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

The Company has a 60%-owned joint venture originally formed to develop the project known as Crossroads II. This joint venture is consolidated as it is deemed to be a VIE and the Company is the primary beneficiary. The Company (1) guarantees all related debt, (2) its partners are not required to fund additional capital requirements, (3) it has an economic interest greater than its voting proportion and (4) it participates in the management activities that significantly impact the performance of the joint venture. As a result of these and other factors, the Company includes 100% of the joint venture’s results of operations in net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders. At December 31, 2013, this VIE owned real estate with a carrying value of $41.1 million and no mortgage loan payable.

With respect to its two other consolidated joint venture properties, the Company is the general partner and has a partnership interest of 40% in each. As (1) such entities are not VIEs, and (2) the Company is the sole general partner and exercises substantial operating control over these entities, the Company has determined that such entities should be consolidated for financial statement purposes. Current accounting guidance provides a framework for determining whether a general partner controls, and should consolidate, a limited partnership or similar entity in which it owns a minority interest.

The Company also had two 60%-owned joint ventures originally formed to develop the projects known as Heritage Crossings and Upland Square. Heritage Crossings was sold in May 2013 (see Note 4 – “Properties Held For Sale and Related Transactions”) and the Company acquired the remaining 40% interest in Upland Square in October 2013 (see Note 3 – “Real Estate”). Prior to these respective dates, these joint ventures were consolidated as they were deemed to be VIEs and the Company was the primary beneficiary. The Company (1) had guaranteed all related debt, (2) its partners were not required to fund additional capital requirements, (3) it has an economic interest greater than its voting proportion, and (4) it participated in the management activities that significantly impact the performance of the joint venture. As a result of these and other factors, the Company included 100% of the joint ventures’ results of operations in net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders.

The Company also had a 20% interest in the Cedar/RioCan joint venture, which the the Company accounted for under the equity method (the Company exited the joint venture in October 2012). Although the Company provided management and other services, RioCan had significant management participation rights, thus the Company had determined that this joint venture was not a VIE (see Note 5—“Investment in Cedar/RioCan Joint Venture”).

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

With respect to its interest in the Homburg joint venture properties (buy/sell provisions were concluded in October 2012—see Note 4 – “Properties Held For Sale and Related Transactions”), the Company was the general partner and had partnership interests of 20% in each of the venture’s nine properties. As (1) such entities are not VIEs, and (2) the Company was the sole general partner and exercised substantial operating control over these entities, the Company had determined that such entities should be consolidated for financial statement purposes.

Until June 2011, the Company had an approximate 85% limited partner’s interest in an unconsolidated joint venture which owned a single-tenant property in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Company had determined that this joint venture was not a VIE. As the Company had no control over the entity, did not provide any management or other services to the entity, and had no substantial participating or “kick out” rights, the Company had accounted for its investment in this joint venture under the equity method. In June 2011, the Company (1) obtained appropriate releases, (2) assigned its limited partnership interest to other partners of the joint venture, and (3) wrote off its investment in the joint venture (as more fully discussed in Note 4 – “Properties Held For Sale and Related Transactions”).

The accompanying financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the periods covered by the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

The consolidated financial statements reflect certain reclassifications of prior period amounts to conform to the 2013 presentation, principally to reflect the sale and/or treatment as “held for sale/conveyance” of certain operating properties and the treatment thereof as “discontinued operations”. The reclassifications had no impact on previously-reported net income attributable to common shareholders or earnings per share.

Real Estate Investments

Real estate investments are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. The provision for depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method based upon the estimated useful lives of the respective assets of between 3 and 40 years. Depreciation expense amounted to $41.1 million, $40.0 million and $38.8 million for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Expenditures for betterments that substantially extend the useful lives of the assets are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance, repairs, and betterments that do not substantially prolong the normal useful life of an asset are charged to operations as incurred.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

Real estate investments include costs of ground-up development and redevelopment activities, and construction in progress. Capitalized costs, including interest and other carrying costs during the construction and/or renovation periods, are included in the cost of the related asset and charged to operations through depreciation over the asset’s estimated useful life. A variety of costs are incurred in the acquisition, development and leasing of a property, such as pre-construction costs essential to the development of the property, development costs, construction costs, interest costs, real estate taxes, salaries and related costs, and other costs incurred during the period of development. After a determination is made to capitalize a cost, it is allocated to the specific component of a project that is benefited. The Company ceases capitalization on the portions substantially completed and occupied, or held available for occupancy, and capitalizes only those costs associated with the portions under development. The Company considers a construction project to be substantially completed and held available for occupancy upon the completion of tenant improvements, but not later than one year from cessation of major construction activity.

The Company allocates the fair value of real estate acquired to land, buildings and improvements. In addition, the fair value of in-place leases is allocated to intangible lease assets and liabilities. The fair value of the tangible assets of an acquired property is determined by valuing the property as if it were vacant, which value is then allocated to land, buildings and improvements based on management’s determination of the relative fair values of these assets. In valuing an acquired property’s intangibles, factors considered by management include an estimate of carrying costs during the expected lease-up periods, such as real estate taxes, insurance, other operating expenses, and estimates of lost rental revenue during the expected lease-up periods based on its evaluation of current market demand. Management also estimates costs to execute similar leases, including leasing commissions, tenant improvements, legal and other related costs.

The values of acquired above-market and below-market leases are recorded based on the present values (using discount rates which reflect the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the differences between the contractual amounts to be received and management’s estimate of market lease rates, measured over the terms of the respective leases that management deemed appropriate at the time of the acquisitions. Such valuations include a consideration of the non-cancellable terms of the respective leases as well as any applicable renewal periods. The fair values associated with below-market rental renewal options are determined based on the Company’s experience and the relevant facts and circumstances that existed at the time of the acquisitions. The values of above-market leases are amortized to rental income over the terms of the respective non-cancelable lease periods. The portion of the values of below-market leases associated with the original non-cancelable lease terms are amortized to rental income over the terms of the respective non-cancelable lease periods. The portion of the values of the leases associated with below-market renewal options that are likely of exercise are amortized to rental income over the respective renewal periods. The value of other intangible assets (including leasing commissions, tenant improvements, etc.) is amortized to expense over the applicable terms of the respective leases. If a lease were to be terminated prior to its stated expiration or not renewed, all unamortized amounts relating to that lease would be recognized in operations at that time.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

Management reviews each real estate investment for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a real estate investment may not be recoverable. The review of recoverability of real estate investments held for use is based on an estimate of the future cash flows that are expected to result from the real estate investment’s use and eventual disposition. These cash flows consider factors such as expected future operating income, trends and prospects, as well as the effects of leasing demand, capital expenditures, competition and other factors. If an impairment event exists due to the projected inability to recover the carrying value of a real estate investment, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the carrying value exceeds estimated fair value.

Sales of real estate are recognized only when sufficient down payments have been obtained, possession and other attributes of ownership have been transferred to the buyer and the Company has no significant continuing involvement. The Company believes these criteria were met for all real estate sold during 2013, 2012 and 2011.

In 2013, 2012, and 2011, the Company included in acquisition transaction costs and terminated projects (1) $0.2 million, $0.1 million and $0.9 million, respectively, related to properties the Company acquired, and (2) costs incurred for potential development projects of $0, $0 and $0.5 million, respectively, that the Company determined would not go forward.

Cash and Cash Equivalents / Restricted Cash

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash in banks and short-term investments with original maturities of less than ninety days, and include cash at consolidated joint ventures of $1.5 million and $1.6 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The terms of several of the Company’s mortgage loans payable require the Company to deposit certain replacement and other reserves with its lenders. Such “restricted cash” is generally available only for property-level requirements for which the reserves have been established.

Fair Value Measurements

The accounting guidance for fair value measurement establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value into three levels:

 

    Level 1 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

    Level 2 – Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

 

    Level 3 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs and the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs. In determining fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible while also considering counterparty credit risk in the assessment of fair value.

Revenue Recognition and Receivables

Management has determined that all of the Company’s leases with its various tenants are operating leases. Rental income with scheduled rent increases is recognized using the straight-line method over the respective non-cancelable terms of the leases. The aggregate excess of rental revenue recognized on a straight-line basis over the contractual base rents is included in receivables on the consolidated balance sheet. Leases also generally contain provisions under which the tenants reimburse the Company for a portion of property operating expenses and real estate taxes incurred, generally attributable to their respective allocable portions of gross leasable area. Such income is recognized in the periods earned. In addition, a limited number of operating leases contain contingent rent provisions under which tenants are required to pay, as additional rent, a percentage of their sales in excess of a specified amount. The Company defers recognition of contingent rental income until those specified sales targets are met. Revenues also include items such as lease termination fees, which tend to fluctuate more than rents from year to year. Termination fees are fees that the Company has agreed to accept in consideration for permitting certain tenants to terminate their lease prior to the contractual expiration. The Company recognizes lease termination income when the following conditions are met: (1) the lease termination agreement has been executed, (2) the lease termination fee is determinable, (3) all the Company’s landlord services pursuant to the terminated lease have been rendered, and (4) collectability of the lease termination fee is assured.

The Company must make estimates as to the collectability of its accounts receivable related to base rent, straight-line rent, percentage rent, expense reimbursements and other revenues. When management analyzes accounts receivable and evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts, it considers such things as historical bad debts, tenant creditworthiness, current economic trends, current developments relevant to a tenant’s business specifically and to its business category generally, and changes in tenants’ payment patterns. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $5.1 million and $5.4 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The provision for doubtful accounts (included in operating, maintenance and management expenses) was $1.8 million, $1.9 million and $1.9 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

Income Taxes

The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). A REIT will generally not be subject to federal income taxation on that portion of its income that qualifies as REIT taxable income, to the extent that it distributes at least 90% of such REIT taxable income to its shareholders and complies with certain other requirements. As of December 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all REIT requirements.

The Company follows a two-step approach for evaluating uncertain federal, state and local tax positions. Recognition (step one) occurs when an enterprise concludes that a tax position, based solely on its technical merits, is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination. Measurement (step two) determines the amount of benefit that more-likely-than-not will be realized upon settlement. Derecognition of a tax position that was previously recognized would occur when a company subsequently determines that a tax position no longer meets the more-likely-than-not threshold of being sustained. The Company has not identified any uncertain tax positions which would require an accrual.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company occasionally utilizes derivative financial instruments, principally interest rate swaps, to manage its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. The Company has established policies and procedures for risk assessment, and the approval, reporting and monitoring of derivative financial instruments. Derivative financial instruments must be effective in reducing the Company’s interest rate risk exposure in order to qualify for hedge accounting. When the terms of an underlying transaction are modified, or when the underlying hedged item ceases to exist, all changes in the fair value of the instrument are marked-to-market with changes in value included in net income for each period until the derivative financial instrument matures or is settled. Any derivative financial instrument used for risk management that does not meet the hedging criteria is marked-to-market with the changes in value included in net income. The Company has not entered into, and does not plan to enter into, derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

Noncontrolling Interest—Limited Partners’ Mezzanine OP Units

The Company follows the accounting guidance related to noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements, which clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary (minority interests or certain limited partners’ interest, in the case of the Company), subject to the classification and measurement of redeemable securities, is an ownership interest in a consolidated entity which should be reported as equity in the parent company’s consolidated financial statements. The guidance requires a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of equity attributable to noncontrolling interests and disclosure, on the face of the consolidated income statement, of those amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests. The Company classifies the balances related to minority interests in consolidated joint ventures and limited partners’ interest in the Operating Partnership into the consolidated equity accounts, as appropriate. Certain noncontrolling interests of the Company are classified in the mezzanine section of the balance sheet (the “mezzanine OP Units”) as such OP Units do not meet the requirements for equity classification (certain of the holders of such OP Units have registration rights that provide such holders with the right to demand registration under the federal securities laws of the common stock of the Company issuable upon conversion of such OP Units). The Company adjusts the carrying value of the mezzanine OP Units each period to equal the greater of its historical carrying value or its redemption value. Through December 31, 2013, there have been no cumulative net adjustments recorded to the carrying amounts of the mezzanine OP Units.

Share-Based Compensation

In June 2012, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”), which was designed to replace the existing 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”). In connection with the approval of the 2012 Plan, the Company agreed not to grant any additional new awards under the 2004 Plan. The 2012 Plan establishes the procedures for the granting of incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, performance units, performance shares and specifically provides for the awarding of the remaining 2.0 million shares to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, as provided in his employment agreement. The maximum number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued pursuant to the 2012 Plan is 4.5 million, and the maximum number of shares that may be granted to a participant in any calendar year may not exceed 500,000. All grants issued pursuant to the 2012 Plan and 2004 Plan are “restricted stock grants” which generally vest (1) at the end of designated time periods for time-based grants, or (2) upon the completion of a designated period of performance for performance-based grants and satisfaction of performance criteria. Time–based grants are valued according to the market price for the Company’s common stock at the date of grant. For performance-based grants, the Company generally engages an independent appraisal company to determine the value of the shares at the date of grant, taking into account the underlying contingency risks associated with the performance criteria. The value of all grants is being expensed on a straight-line basis over the respective vesting periods (irrespective of achievement of the performance-based grants) adjusted, as applicable, for forfeitures. For restricted share grants subject to graded vesting, the amounts expensed are at least equal to the measured expense of each vested tranche. Based on the terms of the 2012 Plan and 2004 Plan, those grants of restricted shares that are transferred to Rabbi Trusts are classified as treasury stock on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Information

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2010  

Supplemental disclosure of cash activities:

      

Cash paid for interest

   $ 36,114,000     $ 43,663,000     $ 47,611,000  

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:

      

Capitalization of interest and deferred financing costs

     915,000       1,314,000       2,629,000  

Conversions of OP Units into common stock

     24,000       7,895,000       —     

Issuance of OP Units in connection with a property acquisition

     (1,500,000     —          —     

Deed-in-lieu of foreclosure of a property:

      

Real estate transferred

     (4,724,000     —          —     

Mortgage loan payable and related obligations settled

     13,878,000       —          —     

Mortgage loans payable assumed by buyers

     —          76,632,000       24,273,000  

Exchange of joint venture interest for 100% interest in unconsolidated joint venture property:

      

Real estate and related assets acquired

     —          75,127,000       —     

Mortgage loan payable assumed

     —          (43,112,000     —     

Acquisition of noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint venture properties

     —          7,595,000       —     

Disposition of noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint venture properties

     —          (36,840,000     —     

Recently-Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance on the presentation and disclosure of reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). The standard requires an entity to present information about significant items reclassified out of AOCI by component either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or as a separate disclosure in the notes to the financial statements. The guidance was effective beginning January 1, 2013 and applied on a prospective basis. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

Note 3. Real Estate

Real estate activity for 2013 and 2012 is comprised of the following:

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2013     2012  

Cost

    

Balance, beginning of year (a)

   $ 1,413,402,000      $ 1,316,927,000   

Property acquired

     34,666,000        76,185,000   

Land parcel sold

     (1,351,000     —     

Improvements and betterments

     12,133,000        20,389,000   

Write-off of fully-depreciated assets

     (18,996,000     (99,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of the year

   $ 1,439,854,000      $ 1,413,402,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation

    

Balance, beginning of the year (a)

   $ (229,535,000   $ (189,608,000

Depreciation expense

     (41,066,000     (40,026,000

Write-off of fully-depreciated assets

     18,996,000        99,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of the year

   $ (251,605,000   $ (229,535,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net book value

   $ 1,188,249,000      $ 1,183,867,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Restated to reflect the reclassifications of properties subsequently treated as “held for sale/conveyance”.

On August 16, 2013, the Company exercised the buy/sell option pursuant to the terms of the 60%-owned joint venture originally formed for the development of the Upland Square project, and the Company’s partner opted not to meet the offered purchase option. The Company acquired the remaining 40% interest in the property on October 31, 2013 for approximately $1.6 million, reflecting the Company’s preferred interest in the joint venture. As the property was previously controlled and consolidated by the Company, the acquisition of the 40% noncontrolling interest was recorded as a capital transaction. As such, the excess ($0.5 million) paid by the Company over the carrying value of the noncontrolling interest was recorded as a decrease in the Company’s shareholders’ equity.

On November 18, 2013, the Company acquired the Big Y Shopping Center located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The purchase price for the property was approximately $34.5 million, of which approximately $33 million was initially funded from the Company’s credit facility and the $1.5 million balance by the issuance of approximately 270,000 OP Units (based on the market price of the Company’s common stock). The Company incurred transaction costs of $0.2 million in connection with the transaction.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

As more fully discussed in Note 5 – “Investment in Cedar/RioCan Joint Venture”, on October 10, 2012, the Company acquired a 100% interest in Franklin Village Plaza, located in Franklin, Massachusetts. As more fully discussed in Note 4 – “Properties Held For Sale and Related Transactions”, on October 12, 2012, the Company acquired the non-controlling 80% ownership interests in Meadows Marketplace, located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and Fieldstone Marketplace, located in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

At December 31, 2013, a number of the Company’s shopping center properties were pledged as collateral for mortgage loans payable. See Note 10—“Mortgage Loans Payable and Credit Facility” for information relating to the amendment, on an unsecured basis, of the Company’s credit facility.

Note 4 – Properties Held For Sale and Related Transactions

The Company determined in 2011 (1) to completely exit the Ohio market, principally the Discount Drug Mart portfolio of drugstore/convenience centers, and concentrate on the region that straddles the Washington DC to Boston corridor, (2) to concentrate on grocery-anchored strip centers, by disposing of its mall and single-tenant/triple-net-lease properties, (3) to focus on improving operations and performance at the Company’s remaining properties, and (4) to reduce development activities, by disposing of certain development projects, land acquired for development, and other non-core assets.

The carrying values of the assets and liabilities of these properties, principally the net book values of the real estate and the related mortgage loans payable to be assumed by the buyers (or conveyed to the mortgagees), have been reclassified as “held for sale/conveyance” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. In addition, the properties’ results of operations have been classified as “discontinued operations” for all years presented. The Company anticipates that sales of all such properties remaining classified as “held for sale” will be concluded during 2014.

The Company conducts a continuing review of the values for all remaining properties “held for sale/conveyance” based on final sales prices and sales contracts entered into. Impairment charges/reversals, if applicable, are based on a comparison of the carrying values of the properties with either (1) actual sales prices less costs to sell for properties sold, or contract amounts for properties in the process of being sold, (2) estimated sales prices based on discounted cash flow analyses, if no contract amounts were as yet being negotiated, as discussed in more detail in Note 6 — “Fair Value Measurements”, or (3) with respect to land parcels, estimated sales prices, less cost to sell, based on comparable sales completed in the selected market areas. Prior to the Company’s plan to dispose of properties reclassified to “held for sale/conveyance”, the Company performed recoverability analyses based on the estimated undiscounted cash flows that were expected to result from the real estate investments’ use and eventual disposal. The projected undiscounted cash flows of each property reflected that the carrying value of each real estate investment would be recovered. However, as a result of the properties’ meeting the “held for sale” criteria, such properties were written down to the lower of their carrying value and estimated fair values less costs to sell.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

The following is a summary of the components of income (loss) from discontinued operations:

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2011  

REVENUES

      

Rents

   $ 10,517,000     $ 20,608,000     $ 31,515,000  

Expense recoveries and other

     2,973,000       5,261,000       7,956,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     13,490,000       25,869,000       39,471,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Operating, maintenance and management

     3,889,000       7,476,000       9,866,000  

Real estate and other property-related taxes

     2,761,000       4,205,000       5,849,000  

Depreciation and amortization

     1,258,000       1,385,000       6,744,000  

Interest

     2,455,000       7,299,000       9,813,000  

Early extinguishment of debt costs

     437,000       —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     10,800,000       20,365,000       32,272,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

     2,690,000       5,504,000       7,199,000  

IMPAIRMENT CHARGES, NET

     (3,977,000     (4,000     (88,458,000

GAIN ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT OBLIGATIONS

     10,452,000       —          —     

GAIN ON SALES

     —          4,679,000       884,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

   $ 9,165,000     $ 10,179,000     $ (80,375,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

Impairment charges and other write-offs are summarized as follows:

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2013     2012      2011  

Impairment (reversals)/charges—Ohio property loan (2013 and 2012), and land parcels (2012 and 2011) (a)

   $ (1,100,000   $ 5,779,000      $ 7,148,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loss on exit from unconsolidated joint venture (b)

   $ —       $ —        $ 7,961,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Impairment charges, net—properties held for sale/conveyance (c)

   $ 3,977,000     $ 4,000      $ 88,458,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Included in operating income in the accompanying statements of operations.
(b) Represents the write-off of an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture, and is included in non-operating income and expense in the accompanying statements of operations.
(c) Included in discontinued operations in the accompanying statements of operations.

In April 2011, the Company made a two-year $4.1 million loan to the developers of a site located in Reynoldsburg, Ohio (the developers are members of the group from which the Company acquired substantially all of its drug store/convenience centers). The loan bore interest at 6.25% per annum and was collateralized by a first mortgage on the development parcel and personal guarantees from certain of the borrowers. During the fourth quarter of 2012, the borrowers failed to make a scheduled payment. The Company concluded that the loan was unlikely to be paid given (1) the current inability of the developers to find an anchor tenant for the development site, (2) certain use restrictions on the land, and (3) numerous legal judgments against individuals that provided the personal guarantees. As a result, the Company wrote off the loan and accrued interest in the fourth quarter of 2012, resulting in an impairment charge of $4.4 million. Subsequently, on March 28, 2013, the borrowers sold the development land parcel for approximately $1.1 million and, simultaneously, the Company accepted $1.1 million in full satisfaction of the loan. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment reversal of $1.1 million during the first quarter of 2013, which is included in continuing operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Impairment charges, net, included in discontinued operations for 2013 included impairment charges relating to properties classified as held for sale during the fourth quarter of 2013 ($3.3 million), and net impairment charges ($0.7 million) from updating valuations based on current negotiations, letters of intent, and final sales proceeds. Impairment charges included in discontinued operations for 2011 included $36.6 million related to development projects and other non-core properties, $33.1 million related to malls, $11.1 million related to the Discount Drug Mart portfolio, $5.3 million related to single-tenant/triple-net-lease properties, and $2.4 million related to the Homburg joint venture properties.

 

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December 31, 2013

 

2013 Transactions

During 2013, the Company completed the following transactions related to properties “held for sale/conveyance”:

 

     Percent          Date      Sales     Gain on  

Property

   Sold    

Location

   Sold      Price     Sale  

Discontinued operations:

            

East Chestnut

     100   Lancaster, PA      1/2/2013       $ 3,100,000      $ —     

Columbia Mall

     100   Bloomsburg, PA      4/17/2013         2,775,000        —     

Heritage Crossing

     100   Limerick, PA      5/9/2013         9,400,000        —     

Westlake Discount Drug Mart Plaza

     100   Westlake, OH      6/5/2013         2,240,000        —     

Dunmore Shopping Center

     100   Dunmore, PA      11/8/2013         4,000,000        —     

Roosevelt II

     100   Philadelphia, PA      11/14/2013         13,878,000  (a)      —     

Oakhurst Plaza

     100   Harrisburg, PA      12/11/2013         11,000,000        —     
          

 

 

   

 

 

 
           $ 46,393,000      $ —     
          

 

 

   

 

 

 

Continuing operations:

            

Huntingdon Plaza land parcel

     100   Huntingdon, PA      3/29/2013       $ 390,000      $ 266,000   

Upland Square land parcel

     100   Pottstown, PA      11/8/2013         1,700,000        215,000   

Oregon Pike (land parcel)

     100   Lancaster, PA      12/23/2013         1,451,000        —     
          

 

 

   

 

 

 
           $ 3,541,000      $ 481,000   
          

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Lender accepted a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure on the property. Sales price represents mortgage loan payable, accrued interest and other expenses forgiven upon title transfer.

On June 5, 2013, the Company sold, through a short sale, Westlake Discount Drug Mart Plaza for net proceeds of $2.1 million. As of that date, the balance of the mortgage loan payable secured by the sold property, including accrued interest and real estate taxes, totaled $3.4 million. The lender accepted the net proceeds of $2.1 million in full satisfaction of the mortgage loan payable and related accrued interest. As a result, the Company recorded a $1.3 million gain on the extinguishment of a debt obligation during the second quarter of 2013, which is included in discontinuing operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

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December 31, 2013

 

On November 14, 2013, the Roosevelt II lender accepted and recorded the deed to the property, thus completing the deed-in-lieu of foreclosure process in full satisfaction of the mortgage loan payable and related accrued interest aggregating $13.9 million. Based on the $4.7 million carrying value of the property, the Company recorded a $9.2 million gain on the extinguishment of a debt obligation of in the fourth quarter of 2013, which is included in discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

In December 2013, the Company determined to sell the following western Pennsylvania properties to further concentrate on the region that straddles the Washington DC to Boston corridor ; (1) Huntingdon Plaza, located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, (2) Lake Raystown Plaza, located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and (3) Townfair Center, located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. As such, the properties have been treated as “discontinued operations” for all periods presented.

As of December 31, 2013, the Company was in the process of negotiating with the respective lenders to two of its properties (Gahanna Discount Drug Mart Plaza and McCormick Place) to convey the properties either through short sale, foreclosure, or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure processes (mortgage loans payable and accrued interest and real estate taxes aggregated $8.1 million at that date). In connection with these conveyances, each applicable subsidiary borrower has stopped paying monthly mortgage payments and is currently in default on these non-recourse mortgages. At the time of such conveyances, the Company would recognize gains (an aggregate of approximately $1.9 million as of December 31, 2013) based on the excess of the carrying amounts of the liabilities (mortgage principal and any accrued property-related expenses) over the carrying amounts of the properties.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

2012 Transactions

During 2012, the Company completed the following transactions related to properties “held for sale/conveyance”:

 

     Percent          Date      Sales      Gain on  

Property

   Sold    

Location

   Sold      Price      Sale  

Discontinued operations:

             

Hilliard Discount Drug Mart Plaza

     100   Hilliard, OH      2/7/2012       $ 1,434,000      $ —    

First Merit Bank at Akron

     100   Akron, OH      2/23/2012         633,000        —     

Grove City Discount Drug Mart Plaza

     100   Grove City, OH      3/12/2012         1,925,000        —     

CVS at Naugatuck

     50   Naugatuck, CT      3/20/2012         3,350,000        457,000  

CVS at Bradford

     100   Bradford, PA      3/30/2012         967,000        —     

CVS at Celina

     100   Celina, OH      3/30/2012         1,449,000        —     

CVS at Erie

     100   Erie, PA      3/30/2012         1,278,000        —     

CVS at Portage Trail

     100   Akron, OH      3/30/2012         1,061,000        —     

Rite Aid at Massillon

     100   Massillon, OH      3/30/2012         1,492,000        —     

Kingston Plaza

     100   Kingston, NY      4/12/2012         1,182,000        293,000  

Stadium Plaza

     100   East Lansing, MI      5/3/2012         5,400,000        —     

Homburg Joint Venture (seven properties)

     20   Various      10/12/2012         23,642,000        3,929,000  

The Point at Carlisle

     100   Carlisle, PA      10/15/2012         7,350,000        —     
          

 

 

    

 

 

 
           $ 51,163,000      $ 4,679,000  
          

 

 

    

 

 

 

Continuing operations:

             

Blue Mountain Commons (land parcel)

     100   Harrisburg. PA      6/19/2012       $ 102,000      $ 79,000  

Oregon Pike (land parcel)

     100   Lancaster, PA      6/28/2012         1,100,000        —     

Trindle Springs (land parcel)

     100   Mechanicsburg, PA      7/20/2012         800,000        —     

Aston (land parcel)

     100   Aston, PA      7/27/2012         1,365,000        402,000  

Wyoming (land parcel)

     100   Wyoming, MI      11/16/2012         1,000,000        516,000  
          

 

 

    

 

 

 
           $ 4,367,000      $ 997,000  
          

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

On October 12, 2012, the Company concluded definitive agreements with Homburg Invest Inc. (“Homburg”) relating to the application of the buy/sell provisions of the joint venture agreements for each of the nine properties owned by the joint venture. In February 2011, Homburg had exercised its buy/sell option pursuant to the terms of the joint venture agreements for each of the nine properties owned by the venture. Richard Homburg, a director of the Company until October 2011, was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Homburg at the time the joint venture was formed and the buy/sell option was exercised. The Company made elections to purchase Homburg’s 80% interest in two of the nine properties, Meadows Marketplace, located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and Fieldstone Marketplace, located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The Company also determined not to meet Homburg’s buy/sell offers for each of the remaining seven properties, which were thereupon treated as “held for sale/conveyance”. Pursuant to the agreements, the Company acquired Homburg’s 80% ownership in Meadows Marketplace, located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and Fieldstone Marketplace, located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, for approximately $27.3 million, including the assumption of related in-place mortgage financing of $21.8 million, giving the Company a 100% ownership interest in these two properties. As the two properties were previously controlled and consolidated by the Company, the acquisitions of the 80% noncontrolling interests were recorded as a capital transaction. As such, the excess ($7.6 million) of the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interests over amounts paid by the Company was recognized as an increase in the Company’s shareholders’ equity and a corresponding decrease in noncontrolling interests. In addition, the Company sold to Homburg its 20% ownership interest in the remaining seven joint venture properties for approximately $23.6 million, including the assumption of related in-place mortgage financing of $14.5 million. In connection with the transactions, the Company has recorded a gain of $3.9 million relating to the sale of the seven properties. The Company’s property management agreements for the sold properties terminated upon the closing of the sale.

2011 Transactions

During 2011, the Company completed the following transactions related to properties “held for sale/conveyance”

 

     Percent          Date      Sales      Gain on  

Property

   Sold    

Location

   Sold      Price      Sale  

Discontinued operations:

             

Bergstrasse

     100   Ephrata, PA      2/14/2011       $ 1,900,000      $ 33,000  

Ohio Properties (two)

     100   OH      3/30/2011         4,032,000        —     

Fairfield Plaza

     100   Fairfield, CT      4/15/2011         10,840,000        470,000  

CVS at Kingston

     100   Kingston, NY      11/14/2011         5,250,000        185,000  

CVS at Kinderhook

     100   Kinderhook, NY      12/8/2011         4,000,000        196,000  

Shoppes at Salem Run

     100   Fredericksburg, VA      12/12/2011         1,675,000        —     

Virginia Center Commons

     100   Glen Allen, VA      12/21/2011         3,550,000        —     

Ohio Properties (nine)

     100   OH      12/28/2011         25,257,000        —     
          

 

 

    

 

 

 
             56,504,000        884,000  
          

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

The tenant at two properties, one owned in an unconsolidated joint venture and the other, Roosevelt II, owned 100% by the Company (acquired in October 2010), vacated both premises in April 2011, at which time both the joint venture and Roosevelt II had CMBS non-recourse first mortgage loans secured by the properties in the amounts of $14.7 million due for payment in May 2011 and $12.9 million due for payment in March 2012, respectively ($250,000 of the $12.9 million loan was guaranteed by the Company and paid in 2012). The Company reviewed its investment alternatives and determined that it would not be prudent to proceed with the development, sale or lease of the properties, or to advance the funds necessary to pay off the mortgages. Such determination was based on the uncertainty in obtaining favorable revisions to zoning, difficult existing deed restrictions, the uncertainty in achieving required economic returns given the extensive additional capital investments required, and uncertain current market conditions for sale or lease. Accordingly, during 2011, the Company wrote off its investment in the joint venture ($8.0 million) and recorded an impairment charge related to the value of Roosevelt II ($9.1 million). No payments were made on the Roosevelt II mortgage since May 2011, although the Company had been accruing interest expense and paid certain property-related maintenance/security expenses as they become due. See “2013 Transactions” above for information relating to the Company conveying the deed to the property in lieu of foreclosure.

Note 5. Investment in Cedar/RioCan Joint Venture

On October 10, 2012, the Company concluded definitive agreements with RioCan to exit the 20% Cedar / 80% RioCan joint venture that owned 22 retail properties. Pursuant to the agreements, the Company exchanged its 20% interest in the joint venture for (1) a 100% ownership interest in Franklin Village Plaza, located in Franklin, Massachusetts, at an agreed-upon value of approximately $75.1 million, including the assumption of related in-place mortgage financing of approximately $43.1 million, and (2) approximately $41.6 million in cash, which was initially used to reduce the outstanding balance under the Company’s credit facility. The Company continued to manage the properties acquired by RioCan subject to a management agreement which terminated effective January 31, 2013. In connection with the transactions, the Company recorded a net gain of $30.5 million relating to the exit from the joint venture in 2012.

The Company earned fees from the joint venture of approximately $0.2 million, $2.8 million and $2.8 million for 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively. Such fees are included in other revenues in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

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December 31, 2013

 

The following is a summary of the components of income related to the Company’s investment in the Cedar/RioCan unconsolidated joint venture:

 

     January 1, 2012 to        
     October 10, 2012     Year ended  

Statements of Income

   (Sale Date)     December 31, 2011  

Revenues

   $ 49,341,000     $ 62,500,000  

Property operating and other expenses

     (4,373,000     (6,631,000

Management fees

     (1,653,000     (2,006,000

Real estate taxes

     (5,941,000     (7,214,000

Acquisition transaction costs

     (964,000     (917,000

General and administrative

     (174,000     (308,000

Depreciation and amortization

     (15,769,000     (20,616,000

Interest and other non-operating expenses, net

     (13,027,000     (18,078,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 7,440,000     $ 6,730,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company’s share of net income

   $ 1,481,000     $ 1,346,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note 6. Fair Value Measurements

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, rents and other receivables, certain other assets, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value. The fair value of the Company’s investments and liabilities related to share-based compensation were determined to be a Level 1 within the valuation hierarchy, and were based on independent values provided by a financial institution.

The valuation of the liability for the Company’s interest rate swaps, which is measured on a recurring basis, was determined to be a Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy, and was based on independent values provided by financial institutions. Such valuations were determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis, on the expected cash flows of each derivative. The analysis reflects the contractual terms of the swaps, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves (“significant other observable inputs”). The fair value calculation also includes an amount for risk of non-performance using “significant unobservable inputs” such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default. The Company has concluded that, as of December 31, 2013, the fair value associated with the “significant unobservable inputs” relating to the Company’s risk of non-performance was insignificant to the overall fair value of the interest rate swap agreements and, as a result, that the relevant inputs for purposes of calculating the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements, in their entirety, were based upon “significant other observable inputs”.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

Nonfinancial assets and liabilities measured at fair value in the consolidated financial statements consists of real estate held for sale/conveyance, which are measured on a nonrecurring basis, have been determined to be (1) a Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy, where applicable, based on the respective contracts of sale, adjusted for closing costs and expenses, or (2) a Level 3 within the valuation hierarchy, where applicable, based on estimated sales prices, adjusted for closing costs and expenses, determined by discounted cash flow analyses, direct capitalization analyses or a sales comparison approach if no contracts had been concluded. The discounted cash flow and direct capitalization analyses include all estimated cash inflows and outflows over a specific holding period and, where applicable, any estimated debt premiums. These cash flows were comprised of unobservable inputs which included forecasted rental revenues and expenses based upon existing in-place leases, market conditions and expectations for growth. Capitalization rates and discount rates utilized in these analyses were based upon observable rates that the Company believed to be within a reasonable range of current market rates for the respective properties. The sales comparison approach was utilized for certain land values and include comparable sales that were completed in the selected market areas. The comparable sales utilized in these analyses were based upon observable per acre rates that the Company believed to be within a reasonable range of current market rates for the respective properties.

The Company engaged third party valuation experts to assist with the preparation of certain of its valuations. Other valuations were prepared using internally-developed valuation models. In addition, these valuations are reviewed and approved, during each reporting period, by a diverse group of management, as deemed necessary, including personnel from acquisitions, accounting, finance, operations, development and leasing departments, and the valuations are updated as appropriate.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

The following tables show the hierarchy for those assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively:

 

     Assets/Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a  
     Recurring Basis  
     December 31, 2013  

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments related to share- based compensation liabilities (a)

   $ 435,000      $ —         $ —         $ 435,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share-based compensation liabilities (b)

   $ 426,000      $ —         $ —         $ 426,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps liability (b)

   $ —         $ 647,000      $ —         $ 647,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2012  

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments related to share- based compensation liabilities (a)

   $ 450,000      $ —         $ —         $ 450,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share-based compensation liabilities (b)

   $ 445,000      $ —         $ —         $ 445,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps liability (b)

   $ —         $ 1,577,000      $ —         $ 1,577,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
(b) Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The fair value of the Company’s fixed rate mortgage loans payable was estimated using available market information and discounted cash flows analyses based on borrowing rates the Company believes it could obtain with similar terms and maturities. As of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the aggregate fair values of the Company’s fixed rate mortgage loans payable, which were determined to be a Level 3 within the valuation hierarchy, were approximately $471.8 million and $548.4 million, respectively; the carrying values of such loans were $458.2 million and $528.8 million, respectively.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

The following tables show the hierarchy for those assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively:

 

     Assets Measured at Fair Value on a  
     Non-Recurring Basis  
     December 31, 2013  
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Real estate held for sale/conveyance

   $ —         $ —         $ 81,854,000       $ 81,854,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2012  
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Real estate held for sale/conveyance

   $ —         $ 15,574,000       $ 62,219,000       $ 77,793,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table details the quantitative information regarding Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2013:

 

     Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
     Fair value at      Valuation    Unobservable    Range
     December 31, 2013      Technique    inputs    (weighted average)

Real estate held for sale/conveyance:

           

Operating retail real estate

           

(six properties)

   $ 70,217,000      Discounted cash flow    Capitalization rates    7.8% to 11.0% (8.2%)
         Discount rates    9.2% to 11.6% (9.4%)

Land development property

     10,211,000      Discounted cash flow    Capitalization rate    7.3%
         Discount rate    7.8%

Land (three parcels)

     1,426,000      Sales comparison approach    Price per acre    $23,000 to $139,000 per acre
            ($44,000 per acre)
  

 

 

          
   $ 81,854,000           
  

 

 

          

Note 7. Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents in excess of insured amounts and tenant receivables. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with high quality financial institutions. Management performs ongoing credit evaluations of its tenants and requires certain tenants to provide security deposits and/or suitable guarantees.

Giant Food Stores, LLC and Stop & Shop, Inc., each of which is owned by Ahold N.V., a Netherlands corporation, accounted for an aggregate of approximately 15%, 14% and 14% of the Company’s total revenues during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively (excluding properties treated as discontinued operations).

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

The Company’s properties are located largely in the region straddling the Washington DC to Boston corridor, which exposes it to greater economic risks than if the properties it owned were located in a greater number of geographic regions (in particular, 28 of the Company’s properties are located in Pennsylvania).

Note 8. Receivables

Receivables at December 31, 2013 and 2012 are comprised of the following:

 

     December 31,  
     2013      2012  

Rents and other receivables, net

   $ 3,267,000       $ 3,317,000   

Straight-line rents

     15,210,000         13,910,000   

Other (a)

     15,000         619,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 18,492,000       $ 17,846,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes $0.6 million at December 31, 2012, due from the Cedar/RioCan joint venture.

Note 9. Other Assets and Deferred Charges, Net

Other assets and deferred charges, net at December 31, 2013 and 2012 are comprised of the following:

 

     December 31,  
     2013      2012  

Other assets:

     

Prepaid expenses

   $ 5,234,000       $ 5,196,000   

Leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures

     1,020,000         1,161,000   

Investments related to share-based compensation

     435,000         450,000   

Property and other deposits

     356,000         152,000   

Other

     227,000         351,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     7,272,000         7,310,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred charges, net:

     

Lease origination costs (a)

     15,187,000         14,754,000   

Financing costs

     5,194,000         5,529,000   

Other

     642,000         1,650,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     21,023,000         21,933,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other assets and deferred charges, net

   $ 28,295,000       $ 29,243,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Lease origination costs include the unamortized balance of intangible lease assets resulting from purchase accounting allocations of $5.6 million (cost of $17.5 million and accumulated amortization of $11.9 million) and $6.1 million (cost of $16.7 million and accumulated amortization of $10.6 million), respectively.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

Deferred charges are amortized over the terms of the related agreements. Amortization expense related to deferred charges (including amortization of deferred financing costs included in non-operating income and expense) amounted to $5.6 million, $7.9 million and $7.3 million for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The unamortized balances of deferred lease origination costs and deferred financing costs are net of accumulated amortization of $20.3 million and $10.2 million, respectively, and will be charged to future operations as follows (lease origination costs through 2033, and financing costs through 2029):

 

     Lease         
     origination      Financing  
     costs      costs  

2014

   $ 2,897,000       $ 1,883,000   

2015

     2,453,000         1,569,000   

2016

     2,118,000         1,026,000   

2017

     1,560,000         257,000   

2018

     1,248,000         172,000   

Thereafter

     4,911,000         287,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 15,187,000       $ 5,194,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2013

 

Note 10. Mortgage Loans Payable and Credit Facility

Debt relating to continuing operations is comprised of the following at December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

     December 31, 2013   December 31, 2012
            Interest rates          Interest rates
     Balance      Weighted       Balance      Weighted    

Description

   outstanding      average   Range   outstanding      average   Range

Fixed-rate mortgages (a)

   $ 458,207,000      5.5%   3.1%—7.5%   $ 528,751,000      5.6%   3.1%—7.5%

Variable-rate mortgage

     58,085,000      2.9%       60,417,000      3.0%  
  

 

 

    

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

Total property-specific mortgages

     516,292,000      5.2%       589,168,000      5.3%  
  

 

 

    

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

Unsecured credit facility:

              

Revolving facility

     153,500,000      2.3%       —         n/a      

Term loan

     50,000,000      2.3%       —         n/a      
  

 

 

    

 

   

 

 

    

 

 
     203,500,000      2.3%       —         n/a      
  

 

 

    

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

Secured credit facility:

              

Revolving facility

     —         n/a           81,000,000      2.8%  

Term loan

     —         n/a           75,000,000      2.8%  
  

 

 

    

 

   

 

 

    

 

 
     —         n/a           156,000,000      2.8%  
  

 

 

    

 

   

 

 

    

 

 
   $ 719,792,000      4.3%     $ 745,168,000      4.8%  
  

 

 

    

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) At December 31, 2012, the Company had two mortgage loans payable aggregating approximately $19.3 million subject to interest rate swaps which converted the LIBOR-based variable rates to fixed annual rates of 5.4% and 6.5% per annum. These loans were repaid during 2013.

Mortgage Loans Payable

Mortgage loan activity for 2013 and 2012 is summarized as follows:

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2013     2012  

Balance, beginning of year (a)

   $ 589,168,000      $ 570,372,000   

New mortgage borrowings and assumptions (b)

     —          74,605,000   

Repayments

     (72,876,000     (55,809,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of the year

   $ 516,292,000      $ 589,168,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Restated to reflect the reclassifications of properties subsequently treated as “held for sale/conveyance”.
(b) Includes $1.5 million increase relating to Franklin Village Plaza purchase accounting allocations in 2012.

 

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December 31, 2013

 

During 2013 and 2012, the Company paid off $64.0 million and $63.3 million (including $19.0 million classified as held for sale/conveyance in 2012) of mortgage loans payable, respectively, of which $44.9 million and $63.3 million, respectively, represented prepayments. In this connection, during 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred charges relating to early extinguishment of mortgage loans payable (prepayment penalties and accelerated amortization of deferred financing costs) of $543,000 (including $437,000 classified as discontinued operations in 2013) and $66,000 respectively.

Mortgage Loans Payable – Real Estate Held for Sale/Conveyance

Debt included in discontinuing operations is comprised of the following at December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

     December 31, 2013   December 31, 2012
            Interest rates          Interest rates
     Balance      Weighted         Balance      Weighted      

Description

   outstanding      average     Range   outstanding      average     Range

Fixed-rate mortgages (a)

   $ 22,848,000        5.4   5.2%—6.1%   $ 39,306,000        5.7   5.2%—6.5%
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

(a) At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had a mortgage loan payable of approximately $11.9 million and $12.2 million, respectively, subject to an interest rate swap which converted the LIBOR-based variable rate to a fixed annual rate of 5.2% per annum.

Unsecured Credit Facility

On August 1, 2013, the Company amended and extended, on an unsecured basis, its credit facility. As amended, the $310 million credit facility is comprised of a three-year $260 million revolving credit facility, expiring on August 1, 2016, and a five-year $50 million term loan, expiring on August 1, 2018. Subject to customary conditions, the revolving credit facility may be extended, at the Company’s option, for two additional one-year periods. Under an accordion feature, the new facility can be increased to $500 million, subject to customary conditions, and lending commitments from participating banks. The new facility contains financial covenants including, but not limited to, maximum debt leverage, maximum secured debt, minimum interest coverage, minimum fixed charge coverage, and minimum net worth. In addition, the new facility contains restrictions including, but not limited to, limits on indebtedness, certain investments and distributions. Although the new facility is unsecured, borrowing availability is based on unencumbered property adjusted net operating income, as defined in the agreement. The Company’s failure to comply with the covenants or the occurrence of an event of default under the new facility could result in the acceleration of the related debt. In connection with the transaction, the Company paid fees and legal expenses of approximately $1.7 million.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

Borrowings under the credit facility are priced at LIBOR plus 195 basis points (“bps”) (a weighted average rate of 2.3% per annum at December 31, 2013), and can range from LIBOR plus 165 to 225 bps based on the Company’s leverage ratio. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had $153.5 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility and $50.0 million outstanding under the term loan, and had $91.3 million available for additional borrowings. On February 11, 2014, the loan agreement was amended to modify the interest rate on the $50.0 term loan to match that of the new five-year $75.0 million unsecured term loan (see below).

Unsecured Term Loans

On February 11, 2014, the Company closed $150 million of unsecured term loans consisting of a five-year $75 million term loan, maturing on February 11, 2019, and a seven-year $75 million term loan, maturing on February 11, 2021. Under an accordion feature, the term loans can be increased to an aggregate of $300 million, subject to customary conditions and lending commitments from participating banks. The financial covenants and other terms contained in the loan agreement are substantially the same as those contained in the Company’s unsecured credit facility. In connection with the transaction, the Company paid fees and legal expenses of approximately $1.1 million.

The five-year term loan is initially priced at LIBOR plus 175 bps, and can range from LIBOR plus 145 bps to 205 bps based on the Company’s leverage ratio. The seven-year term loan is initially priced at LIBOR plus 200 bps, and can range from LIBOR plus 170 bps to 230 bps, also based on the Company’s leverage ratio. The Company also entered into forward interest rate swap agreements which convert the LIBOR rates to fixed rates for the new term loans beginning July 1, 2014 through their maturities. As a result, the effective fixed interest rates will be 3.37% for the five-year term loan and 4.27% for the seven-year term loan beginning July 1, 2014, based on the Company’s leverage ratio at closing.

Prior Credit Facility

From January 26, 2012 through August 1, 2013, the Company had a $300 million secured credit facility comprised of a four-year $75 million term loan and a three-year $225 million revolving credit facility, subject to collateral in place. This facility had combined and replaced two prior secured facilities which were due to expire in 2012. In connection with the credit facility, the Company paid participating lender fees and closing and transaction costs of approximately $4.0 million. In addition, the Company wrote off $2.6 million of unamortized fees associated with the terminated stabilized property and development credit facilities.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

Scheduled Principal Payments

Scheduled principal payments on mortgage loans payable and the credit facility at December 31, 2013, due on various dates from 2014 to 2029, are as follows:

 

2014

   $  157,823,000 (a) 

2015

     68,821,000   

2016

     293,039,000 (b) 

2017

     62,962,000   

2018

     70,199,000   

Thereafter

     66,948,000   
  

 

 

 
   $ 719,792,000   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) Substantially all 2014 debt requirements will be refinanced from the proceeds of the unsecured term loans which closed on February 11, 2014 (see above).
(b) Includes $153.5 million subject to two one-year extension options.

Derivative Financial Instruments

At December 31, 2013, the Company had a mortgage loan payable of approximately $11.9 million (included in mortgage loans payable – real estate held for sale/conveyance on the consolidated balance sheet) subject to an interest rate swap. The interest rate swap converted the LIBOR-based variable rate to a fixed rate of 5.2% per annum. At that date, the Company had accrued liabilities of $0.6 million (included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet) relating to the fair value of the interest rate swap applicable to the existing mortgage loan payable. Charges and/or credits relating to the changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap are made to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), noncontrolling interests (minority interests in consolidated joint ventures and limited partners’ interest), or operations (included in interest expense),as appropriate.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

The following is a summary of the derivative financial instruments held by the Company at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

                 Notional values            Balance    Fair value  
Designation/                December 31,            December 31,     Maturity      sheet    December 31,      December 31,  

Cash flow

   Derivative    Count      2013     Count      2012     date      location    2013      2012  
   Interest                 Accrued      
   rate swaps                 liabilities      

Qualifying

   Consolidated      1      $ 11,894,000 (a)      3      $ 31,417,000 (a)      2018       Consolidated    $ 647,000      $ 1,577,000  
        

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, $11.9 million and $12.2 million, respectively, are included in mortgage loans payable—real estate held for sale/conveyance on the consolidated balance sheets.

The following presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the consolidated statements of operations and the consolidated statements of equity for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively:

 

            Amount of gain recognized in other  
            comprehensive income (loss) (effective portion)  
Designation/           Years ended December 31,  

Cash flow

   Derivative      2013     2012      2011  

Qualifying

     Consolidated       $ 1,260,000 (a)    $ 836,000      $ (398,000
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Cedar/RioCan           

Qualifying

     Joint Venture       $  —       $ 118,000      $ (118,000
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) For the year ended December 31, 2013, $1,058,000 was reclassified from other comprehensive income to interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations, of which $309,000 was included in discontinued operations.

As of December 31, 2013, the Company believes it has no significant risk associated with non-performance of the financial institutions which are the counterparties to its derivative contracts. Additionally, based on the rates in effect as of December 31, 2013, if a counterparty were to default, the Company would receive a net interest benefit.

Note 11. Intangible Lease Asset/Liability

Unamortized intangible lease liabilities that relate to below-market leases amounted to $26.9 million and $30.5 million at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Unamortized intangible lease assets that relate to above-market leases amounted to $0.2 million and $0.4 million at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

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December 31, 2013

 

The unamortized balance of intangible lease liabilities at December 31, 2013 is net of accumulated amortization of $53.1 million, and will be credited to future operations through 2043 as follows:

 

2014

   $  4,498,000   

2015

     3,384,000   

2016

     2,561,000   

2017

     2,306,000   

2018

     2,215,000   

Thereafter

     11,904,000   
  

 

 

 
   $ 26,868,000   
  

 

 

 

Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is a party to certain legal actions arising in the normal course of business. Management does not expect there to be adverse consequences from these actions that would be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Under various federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and regulations, an owner or operator of real estate may be required to investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances, or petroleum product releases, at its properties. The owner may be liable to governmental entities or to third parties for property damage, and for investigation and cleanup costs incurred by such parties in connection with any contamination. Generally, the Company’s tenants must comply with environmental laws and meet any remediation requirements. In addition, leases typically impose obligations on tenants to indemnify the Company from any compliance costs the Company may incur as a result of environmental conditions on the property caused by the tenant. However, if a lease does not require compliance, or if a tenant fails to or cannot comply, the Company could be forced to pay these costs. Management is unaware of any environmental matters that would have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The Company’s executive offices are located at 44 South Bayles Avenue, Port Washington, New York, which it leased from a partnership owned in part by the Company’s former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The terms of the lease, which will expire in February 2020, provide for future minimum rents as follows: 2014—$523,000, 2015—$537,000, 2016—$552,000, 2017—$567,000, 2018—$583,000 and thereafter -$699,000. In addition, several of the Company’s properties and portions of several others are owned subject to operating leases which provide for annual payments subject, in certain cases, to cost-of-living or fair market value adjustments, as follows: 2014—$1.0 million, 2015—$1.0 million, 2016—$1.0 million, 2017—$0.5 million, 2018—$0.3, and thereafter—$8.4 million.

Rent expense was $1.4 million, $1.4 million and $1.3 million for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

Note 13. Shareholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock

The Company’s 7.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) has a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, has no stated maturity, is not convertible into any other security of the Company, and is redeemable at the Company’s option beginning May 22, 2017 at a price of $25.00 per share plus accrued and unpaid distributions. In May 2012, the Company concluded a public offering of 400,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock at $23.00 per share, and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of approximately $8.6 million. On September 11, 2012, the Company concluded another public offering of 4,200,000 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock at $23.94 per share, and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of approximately $96.8 million. On September 14, 2012, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option to the extent of 630,000 additional shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, and the Company realized additional net proceeds of $14.5 million. On February 12, 2013, the Company concluded a further public offering of 2,000,000 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock at $24.58 per share, and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of approximately $47.6 million. On February 12, 2013, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option to the extent of 300,000 additional shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, and the Company realized additional net proceeds of $7.1 million.

In addition, on May 29, 2012 the Company entered into an at-the-market (“ATM”) equity program in which the Company may, from time to time, offer and sell additional shares of its Series B Preferred Stock. During 2012, the Company sold approximately 199,000 shares under the ATM equity program at a weighted average price of $23.23 per share, and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of approximately $4.6 million. During 2013, the Company sold approximately 221,000 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock under the ATM equity program at a weighted average price of $24.52 per share, and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of approximately $5.2 million.

The Company’s 8.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) had no stated maturity, was not convertible into any other security of the Company, and was redeemable at the Company’s option at a price of $25.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid distributions. During 2012, the Company redeemed and/or purchased on the open-market approximately 4,992,000 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock for a total cash outlay of $126.4 million (including $1.2 million of redemption costs and $1.6 million of accrued dividends). On March 11, 2013, the Company redeemed the remaining 1,408,000 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock, for a total cash outlay of $35.4 million.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

Common Stock

On August 6, 2013, the Company entered into an at-the-market continuous offering program under which it may offer and sell, from time-to-time, up to 10 million shares of its common stock. Through December 31, 2013, no shares had been sold under this program.

The Company has a Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan (“DRIP”) which offers a convenient method for shareholders to invest cash dividends and/or make optional cash payments to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. Such purchases are at 100% of market value. There were no significant transactions under the DRIP during 2013 and 2012. At December 31, 2013, there remained 2,852,000 shares authorized under the DRIP.

On January 13, 2014, the Company concluded a public offering of 6,900,000 shares of its common stock (including 900,000 shares relating to the exercise of an over-allotment option by the underwriters), and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of approximately $41.3 million.

OP Units

During 2013 and 2012, holders of 3,000 and 1,134,000 OP Units (including 564,000 mezzanine OP Units in 2012), respectively, converted their holdings to shares of the Company’s common stock. In connection therewith, $3.9 million of the carrying value of mezzanine OP Units was reclassified to equity in 2012. In addition, during 2013, the Company redeemed 32,000 OP Units (including 30,000 mezzanine OP Units) for a total cash outlay of $170,000.

In connection with an acquisition of a shopping center in 2013 (see Note 3 – “Real Estate”), the Operating Partnership issued approximately 270,000 OP Units.

In connection with an acquisition of a shopping center in 2002, the Operating Partnership issued warrants to purchase approximately 83,000 OP Units at an exercise price of $13.50 per unit. Such warrants expired on May 31, 2012.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

Dividends

The following table provides a summary of dividends declared and paid per share:

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2013      2012      2011  

Common stock

   $ 0.200      $ 0.200      $ 0.360  

Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock:

        

8.875% Series A

   $  —        $ 2.219      $ 2.219  

7.250% Series B

   $ 1.812      $ 0.906      $  —    

At December 31, 2013 and 2012, there were $1.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively, of accrued preferred stock dividends.

On January 27, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.05 per share with respect to its common stock. At the same time, the Board declared a dividend of $0.453125 per share with respect to the Company’s 7.25% Series B Preferred Stock. The distributions are payable on February 20, 2014 to shareholders of record on February 10, 2014.

Note 14. Revenues

Rents and Expense Recoveries

Rents for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, are comprised of the following:

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2013      2012      2011  

Base rents

   $ 103,166,000      $ 96,897,000      $ 93,125,000  

Percentage rent

     804,000        1,001,000        985,000  

Straight-line rents

     1,387,000        930,000        1,084,000  

Amortization of intangible lease liabilities

     4,441,000        5,359,000        5,731,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total rents

   $ 109,798,000      $ 104,187,000      $ 100,925,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

Annual future base rents due to be received under non-cancelable operating leases in effect at December 31, 2013 are approximately as follows (excluding those base rents applicable to properties treated as discontinued operations):

 

2014

   $  103,574,000   

2015

     94,377,000   

2016

     83,577,000   

2017

     71,808,000   

2018

     62,758,000   

Thereafter

     280,816,000   
  

 

 

 
   $ 696,910,000   
  

 

 

 

Total future minimum rents do not include expense recoveries for real estate taxes and operating costs, or percentage rents based upon tenants’ sales volume. Such additional revenue amounts aggregated approximately $29.3 million, $26.5 million and $27.0 million for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Such amounts do not include amortization of intangible lease liabilities.

Other

Other revenues include items which, although recurring, tend to fluctuate more than rental income from period to period, such as lease termination income. Other revenue includes lease termination income (approximately $3.0 million) and fees earned from the Cedar/RioCan joint venture in 2012. The management agreement relating to the Cedar/RioCan joint venture properties terminated on January 31, 2013 (see Note 5 –“Investment in Cedar/RioCan Joint Venture”).

Note 15. 401(k) Retirement Plan

The Company has a 401(k) retirement plan (the “Plan”), which permits all eligible employees to defer a portion of their compensation under the Code. Pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, the Company may make discretionary contributions on behalf of eligible employees. The Company made contributions to the Plan of $244,000, $253,000, and $275,000 for 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.

Note 16. Management Transition Charges and Employee Termination Costs

During 2012, the Company concluded separation arrangements and terminations of employment agreements relating primarily to employee headcount reductions in connection with property dispositions and the exit from the Cedar/RioCan joint venture. As a result, the Company recorded an approximate $1.2 million charge applicable thereto (included in management transition charges and employee termination costs in the consolidated statements of operations).

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

In June 2011, the Company’s then Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President retired, and the employment of the Company’s then Chief Financial Officer ended. Pursuant to their respective employment and/or separation agreements, (1) they received an aggregate of approximately $3.7 million in cash severance payments (including the cost of related payroll taxes and benefits), and (2) all of their unvested restricted share grants became vested and all related amounts were written off (an aggregate of approximately $2.0 million – see Note 17 – “Share-Based Compensation”). Together with approximately $1.2 million of other non-recurring costs, primarily professional fees and expenses related to the hiring of a new President/Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company recorded an aggregate charge of approximately $6.9 million (included in management transition charges and employee termination costs in the consolidated statements of operations).

Note 17. Share-Based Compensation

The following tables set forth certain share-based compensation information for 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively:

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2011  

Share-based compensation:

      

Expense relating to share grants (a)

   $ 4,108,000     $ 3,903,000     $ 5,665,000  

Adjustments to reflect changes in market price of Company’s common stock

     —          10,000       (775,000

Amounts capitalized

     (407,000     (352,000     (387,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total charged to operations (b)

   $ 3,701,000     $ 3,561,000     $ 4,503,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Shares     Weighted average
grant date value
 

Unvested shares, December 31, 2012

     3,515,000     $ 4.83  

Restricted share grants

     584,000       5.65  

Vested during period

     (341,000     5.53  

Forfeitures/cancellations

     (68,000     5.17  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unvested shares, December 31, 2013

     3,690,000     $ 4.89  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) The 2012 and 2011 amounts include expense relating to equity and liability awards, as discussed below.
(b) The 2012 and 2011 amounts include $362,000 and $1,980,000, respectively, applicable to accelerated vestings that are included in management transition charges and employee termination costs.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

The Company’s 2012 Plan authorizes 4.5 million shares to be available for grant and sets the maximum number of shares that may be granted to a participant in any calendar year at 500,000. At December 31, 2013, 1.8 million shares remained available for grants pursuant to the 2012 Plan and, at that date, there remained an aggregate of approximately $11.4 million applicable to all grants and awards to be expensed over a weighted average period of 4.0 years.

During 2013, there were 584,000 time-based restricted shares issued with a weighted average grant date fair value of $5.65 per share. During 2012, in addition to shares issued to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, as discussed below, there were 698,000 other time-based restricted shares issued with a weighted average grant date fair value of $4.75 per share. During 2011, in addition to shares issued to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and shares issued as performance-based grants, as discussed below, there were 436,000 other time-based restricted shares issued with a weighted average grant date fair value of $5.97 per share.

The per share weighted average grant date fair values of shares granted during 2013, 2012, and 2011 were $5.65, $4.68 and $5.40, respectively. The total fair values of shares vested during 2013, 2012, and 2011 were $1,863,000, $2,126,000, and $5,507,000, respectively (the 2012 and 2011 amounts include $585,000 and $3,569,000, respectively, applicable to accelerated vestings).

In June 2011, in connection with the retirement of the Company’s Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, and the end of the employment of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (see Note 16 – “Management Transition Charges and Employee Termination Costs”), all of their outstanding restricted share grants, consisting of time-based grants (284,000 shares) and performance-based grants (422,000 shares) became vested (an aggregate of 706,000 shares), and were expensed in full at the then market value of the shares (an aggregate of approximately $2.0 million).

The Company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer was to receive restricted share grants totaling 2.5 million shares, one-half of which to be time-based, vesting upon the seventh anniversary of the date of grant (vesting on June 15, 2018), and the other half to be performance-based, to be earned if the total annual return on an investment in the Company’s common stock (“TSR”) is at least an average of 6.5% per year for the seven years ending June 15, 2018. An independent appraisal determined the value of the performance-based award to be $4.39 per share compared to a market price at the date of grant of $4.98 per share. As a result of a per-person limitation within the Company’s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, only 500,000 shares had been issued through June 2012, 1.5 million shares had been accounted for as an “equity award”, and 500,000 shares had been accounted for as a “liability award”. The values of the equity and liability awards were expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. As specifically provided in the 2012 Plan, the 2.0 million shares previously designated as equity and liability awards were issued, with the liability award being reclassified to equity. Consistent with such awards to other recipients, dividends were paid on all the shares, including the equity and liability award shares, with the dividends paid on the equity award shares treated as distributions to common shareholders and included in the statement of equity, and the dividends paid on the liability award shares treated as compensation and included in the statement of operations. In addition, with respect to the liability award, adjustments to reflect changes in the fair value of the award (based on changes in the market price of the Company’s common stock) were also charged to operations.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

In January 2011, the Company issued 275,000 shares of common stock as performance-based grants, with vesting to be based on the TSR over the three years ended December 31, 2013. After accelerated vestings of certain of the shares during the three-year vesting period, only 63,000 shares remained. Portions of each grant would vest (1) if the TSR on the Company’s common stock is equal to or greater than a specified average return per year (the “Absolute TSR”), and (2) if there is a positive comparison of the TSR on the Company’s common stock to the Company’s peer group (the “Relative TSR”). As the Company did not achieve either TSR measure, none of the remaining shares vested. The Company had obtained independent appraisals to determine the values of each category of the performance-based shares issued, which is summarized as follows:

 

                   Absolute TSR      Relative TSR  

Grant

year

   Shares
granted
     Grant date
market
price
     Portion of
grant
    Annual
average
return
    Appraisal
value
     Portion of
grant
    Appraisal
value
 

2011

     275,000       $ 6.54         50     8   $ 4.40         50   $ 5.91   

 

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December 31, 2013

 

Note 18. Nonconcontrolling Interest – Limited Partners’ Mezzanine OP Units

 

     December 31,  
     2013     2012  

Balance, beginning of year

   $ 623,000      $ 4,616,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

     (2,000     9,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive (loss) income

     (2,000     9,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions

     (14,000     (25,000

Conversions of OP Units into shares of common stock

     —          (3,897,000

Redemptions of OP Units

     (160,000     —     

Reallocation adjustment of limited partners’ interest

     (33,000     (80,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of year

   $ 414,000      $ 623,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note 19. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to the Company’s common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period including participating securities (restricted shares issued pursuant to the Company’s share-based compensation program are considered participating securities, as such shares have non-forfeitable rights to receive dividends). Unvested restricted shares are not allocated net losses and/or any excess of dividends declared over net income, as such amounts are allocated entirely to the common shareholders. For 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company had 3.8 million, 3.3 million and 2.3 million, respectively, of weighted average unvested restricted shares outstanding. The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the EPS calculations for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively:

 

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     Years ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2011  

Numerator

      

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ 5,037,000     $ 23,836,000     $ (28,139,000

Preferred stock dividends

     (14,413,000     (14,819,000     (14,200,000

Preferred stock redemption costs

     (1,166,000     (4,998,000     —     

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     247,000       375,000       920,000  

Net earnings allocated to unvested shares

     (758,000     (806,000     (810,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders

     (11,053,000     3,588,000       (42,229,000

Results from discontinued operations, net of noncontrolling interests

     9,164,000       5,495,000       (76,342,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders, basic and diluted

   $ (1,889,000   $ 9,083,000     $ (118,571,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator

      

Weighted average number of vested common shares outstanding

     68,381,000       68,017,000       66,387,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings per common share, basic and fully diluted

      

Continuing operations

   $ (0.16   $ 0.05     $ (0.64

Discontinued operations

   $ 0.13     $ 0.08     $ (1.15
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (0.03   $ 0.13     $ (1.79
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fully-diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into shares of common stock. The net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests of the Operating Partnership has been excluded from the numerator and the related OP Units have been excluded from the denominator for the purpose of calculating diluted EPS as there would have been no effect had such amounts been included. The weighted average number of OP Units outstanding for 2013, 2012 and 2011 were 297,000, 459,000 and 1,415,000, respectively. In addition, warrants for the purchase of OP Units, which expired on May 31, 2012, have been excluded as they were anti-dilutive for all applicable periods.

 

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Note 20. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

 

     Quarter ended  

Year

   March 31     June 30     September 30     December 31  

2013

        

Revenues as previously reported

   $ 36,963,000     $ 35,371,000     $ 35,438,000     $ 35,166,000  

Revenues from discontinued operations and reclassifications (a)

     (1,404,000     (1,450,000     (1,260,000     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenues

   $ 35,559,000     $ 33,921,000     $ 34,178,000     $ 35,166,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 3,852,000     $ 4,486,000     $ 62,000     $ 5,802,000  

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders

   $ (912,000   $ 977,000     $ (3,479,000   $ 2,283,000  

Per common share (basic and diluted) (b)

   $ (0.02   $ 0.01     $ (0.05   $ 0.03  

2012

        

Revenues as previously reported

   $ 34,384,000     $ 36,898,000     $ 33,489,000     $ 35,813,000  

Revenues from discontinued operations and reclassifications (a)

     (1,165,000     (1,227,000     (1,200,000     (1,266,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenues

   $ 33,219,000     $ 35,671,000     $ 32,289,000     $ 34,547,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

   $ (4,868,000   $ 5,895,000     $ 2,298,000     $ 30,690,000  

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders

   $ (9,340,000   $ 1,236,000     $ (4,299,000   $ 22,292,000  

Per common share (basic and diluted) (b)

   $ (0.14   $ 0.01     $ (0.07   $ 0.31  

 

(a) Represents revenues from discontinued operations which were included in revenues as previously reported.
(b) Differences between the sum of the four quarterly per share amounts and the annual per share amounts are attributable to the effect of the weighted average outstanding share calculations for the respective periods.

Note 21. Subsequent Events

In determining subsequent events, management reviewed all activity from January 1, 2014 through the date of filing this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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Schedule III

Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

Year ended December 31, 2013

 

                     Year built/    Gross      Initial cost to the Company  
          Year    Percent     Year last    leasable             Building and  

Property

   State    acquired    owned     renovated    area      Land      Improvements  

Academy Plaza

   PA    2001      100   1965/2013      137,592       $ 2,406,000       $ 9,623,000   

Annie Land Plaza

   VA    2006      100   1999      42,500         809,000        4,015,000  

Big Y Shopping Center

   CT    2013      100   2007      101,105         11,272,000        23,395,000  

Camp Hill

   PA    2002      100   1958/2005      470,117         4,460,000        17,857,000  

Carbondale Plaza

   PA    2004      100   1972/2010      120,689         1,586,000        7,289,000  

Carll’s Corner

   NJ    2007      100   1960’s-1999      129,582         3,034,000        15,293,000  

Carmans Plaza

   NY    2007      100   1954/2007      194,082         8,539,000        35,804,000  

Circle Plaza

   PA    2007      100   1979/1991      92,171         561,000        2,884,000  

Coliseum Marketplace

   VA    2005      100   1987/2012      105,998         2,924,000        14,416,000  

Colonial Commons

   PA    2011      100   2011/2013      461,905         9,367,000        37,496,000  

Crossroads II

   PA    2008      60   2009      133,717        15,383,000        —     

Elmhurst Square

   VA    2006      100   1961-1983      66,250         1,371,000        5,994,000  

Fairview Commons

   PA    2007      100   1976/2003      42,314        858,000        3,568,000  

Fairview Plaza

   PA    2003      100   1992/2005      71,979         2,128,000        8,483,000  

Fieldstone Marketplace

   MA    2005/2012      100   1988/2003      193,970        5,229,000        21,440,000  

Fort Washington Center

   PA    2002      100   2003      41,000         2,462,000        —     

Franklin Village Plaza

   MA    2004/2012      100   1987/2005      303,461         14,270,000        61,915,000  

Fredericksburg Way

   VA    2005      100   1997      63,000         3,213,000        12,758,000  

General Booth Plaza

   VA    2005      100   1985      71,639         1,935,000        9,493,000  

Glen Allen Shopping Center

   VA    2005      100   2000      63,328         6,769,000        683,000  

Gold Star Plaza

   PA    2006      100   1988      71,720         1,644,000        6,519,000  

Golden Triangle

   PA    2003      100   1960/2005      202,943         2,320,000        9,713,000  

Groton Shopping Center

   CT    2007      100   1969      117,186         3,070,000        12,320,000  

Halifax Plaza

   PA    2003      100   1994      51,510         1,412,000        5,799,000  

Hamburg Square

   PA    2004      100   1993/2010      99,580         1,153,000        4,678,000  

Jordan Lane

   CT    2005      100   1969/1991      177,504         4,291,000        21,176,000  

Kempsville Crossing

   VA    2005      100   1985/2013      79,209         2,207,000        11,000,000  

Kenley Village

   MD    2005      100   1988      51,894         726,000        3,512,000  

Kings Plaza

   MA    2007      100   1970/1994      168,243         2,413,000        12,604,000  

Liberty Marketplace

   PA    2005      100   2003      68,200         2,665,000        12,639,000  

Meadows Marketplace

   PA    2004/2012      100   2005      91,518        1,914,000        —     

Mechanicsburg Giant

   PA    2005      100   2003      51,500         2,709,000        12,159,000  

Metro Square

   MD    2008      100   1999      71,896         3,121,000        12,341,000  

Newport Plaza

   PA    2003      100   1996      64,489         1,721,000        7,758,000  

New London Mall

   CT    2009      40   1967/1997      259,566        14,891,000        24,967,000  

Northside Commons

   PA    2008      100   2009      69,136        3,332,000        —     

 

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Year ended December 31, 2013

(continued)

 

           Gross amount at which carried at                
     Subsequent     December 31, 2013                
     cost            Building and             Accumulated      Amount of  

Property

   capitalized     Land      improvements      Total      depreciation (3)      Encumbrance  

Academy Plaza

   $ 3,559,000      $ 2,406,000       $ 13,182,000       $ 15,588,000       $ 3,695,000         —     

Annie Land Plaza

     219,000       809,000        4,234,000        5,043,000        1,050,000        —     

Big Y Shopping Center

     —          11,272,000        23,395,000        34,667,000        103,000        —     

Camp Hill

     43,617,000       4,424,000        61,510,000        65,934,000        14,651,000        63,382,000  

Carbondale Plaza

     5,514,000       1,586,000        12,803,000        14,389,000        3,605,000        —     

Carll’s Corner

     (1,067,000     2,898,000        14,362,000        17,260,000        3,163,000        —     

Carmans Plaza

     (321,000     8,421,000        35,601,000        44,022,000        7,362,000        33,437,000  

Circle Plaza

     103,000       546,000        3,002,000        3,548,000        515,000        —     

Coliseum Marketplace

     5,355,000       3,586,000        19,109,000        22,695,000        4,810,000        11,142,000  

Crossroads II

     28,679,000       17,671,000        26,391,000        44,062,000        2,920,000        —     

Colonial Commons

     2,188,000       9,367,000        39,684,000        49,051,000        5,120,000        26,784,000  

Elmhurst Square

     513,000       1,371,000        6,507,000        7,878,000        1,628,000        3,723,000  

Fairview Commons

     3,000       858,000        3,571,000        4,429,000        875,000        —     

Fairview Plaza

     337,000       2,129,000        8,819,000        10,948,000        2,639,000        —     

Fieldstone Marketplace

     611,000       5,167,000        22,113,000        27,280,000        5,775,000        17,093,000  

Fort Washington

     5,176,000       2,462,000        5,176,000        7,638,000        1,538,000        —     

Franklin Village Plaza

     593,000       14,681,000        62,097,000        76,778,000        3,209,000        43,206,000  

Fredericksburg Way

     —          3,213,000        12,758,000        15,971,000        3,013,000        —     

General Booth Plaza

     301,000       1,935,000        9,794,000        11,729,000        3,112,000        —     

Glen Allen Shopping Center

     3,000       5,367,000        2,088,000        7,455,000        598,000        —     

Gold Star Plaza

     363,000       1,644,000        6,882,000        8,526,000        1,811,000        1,551,000  

Golden Triangle

     9,926,000       2,320,000        19,639,000        21,959,000        6,297,000        19,697,000  

Groton Shopping Center

     385,000       3,073,000        12,702,000        15,775,000        2,982,000        11,160,000  

Halifax Plaza

     246,000       1,347,000        6,110,000        7,457,000        1,725,000        —     

Hamburg Square

     5,403,000       1,153,000        10,081,000        11,234,000        2,312,000        4,833,000  

Jordan Lane

     1,227,000       4,291,000        22,403,000        26,694,000        5,844,000        12,125,000  

Kempsville Crossing

     (4,113,000     2,207,000        6,887,000        9,094,000        3,745,000        —     

Kenley Village

     295,000       726,000        3,807,000        4,533,000        1,284,000        —     

Kings Plaza

     351,000       2,408,000        12,960,000        15,368,000        2,931,000        7,231,000  

Liberty Marketplace

     348,000       2,695,000        12,957,000        15,652,000        3,187,000        8,265,000  

Meadows Marketplace

     11,406,000       1,914,000        11,406,000        13,320,000        2,276,000        9,633,000  

Mechanicsburg Giant

     —          2,709,000        12,159,000        14,868,000        2,803,000        8,425,000  

Metro Square

     (301,000     5,250,000        9,911,000        15,161,000        1,618,000        8,272,000  

Newport Plaza

     379,000       1,682,000        8,176,000        9,858,000        2,179,000        —     

New London Mall

     1,139,000       8,807,000        32,190,000        40,997,000        7,151,000        26,990,000  

Northside Commons

     10,008,000       3,379,000        9,961,000        13,340,000        1,064,000        —     

 

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Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

Year ended December 31, 2013

(continued)

 

                     Year built/    Gross      Initial cost to the Company  
          Year    Percent     Year last    leasable             Building and  

Property

   State    acquired    owned     renovated    area      Land      Improvements  

Norwood Shopping Center

   MA    2006      100   1965/2013      102,459       $ 1,874,000       $ 8,453,000   

Oak Ridge Shopping Center

   VA    2006      100   2000      38,700         960,000        4,254,000  

Oakland Commons

   CT    2007      100   1962/2013      90,100         2,504,000        15,662,000  

Oakland Mills

   MD    2005      100   1960’s/2004      58,224         1,611,000        6,292,000  

Palmyra Shopping Center

   PA    2005      100   1960/2012      111,051         1,488,000        6,566,000  

Pine Grove Plaza

   NJ    2003      100   2001/2002      86,089         2,010,000        6,489,000  

Port Richmond Village

   PA    2001      100   1988      154,908         2,942,000        11,769,000  

River View Plaza

   PA    2003      100   1991/1998      226,786         9,718,000        40,356,000  

San Souci Plaza

   MD    2009      40   1985—1997      264,134        14,849,000        18,445,000  

Smithfield Plaza

   VA    2005/2008      100   1987/1996      134,664         2,947,000        12,737,000  

South Philadelphia

   PA    2003      100   1950/2003      283,415         8,222,000        36,314,000  

Southington Center

   CT    2003      100   1972/2000      155,842        —           11,834,000  

St. James Square

   MD    2005      100   2000      39,903         688,000        3,838,000  

Suffolk Plaza

   VA    2005      100   1984      67,216         1,402,000        7,236,000  

Swede Square

   PA    2003      100   1980/2012      100,816         2,268,000        6,232,000  

The Brickyard

   CT    2004      100   1990/2012      237,596         7,632,000        29,308,000  

The Commons

   PA    2004      100   2003      203,426         3,098,000        14,047,000  

The Point

   PA    2000      100   1972/2008      268,037         2,700,000        10,800,000  

The Shops at Suffolk Downs

   MA    2005      100   2005/2011      121,320        7,580,000        11,089,000  

Timpany Plaza

   MA    2007      100   1970’s-1989      183,775         3,412,000        19,240,000  

Trexler Mall

   PA    2005      100   1973/2013      339,279         6,932,000        32,815,000  

Trexlertown Plaza

   PA    2006      100   1990/2011      313,929        13,349,000        23,867,000  

Valley Plaza

   MD    2003      100   1975/1994      190,939         1,950,000        7,766,000  

Virginia Little Creek

   VA    2005      100   1996/2001      69,620        1,650,000        8,350,000  

Washington Center Shoppes

   NJ    2001      100   1979/1995      157,394        2,061,000        7,314,000  

Webster Plaza

   MA    2007      100   1960’s-2004      101,824         3,551,000        18,412,000  

West Bridgewater Plaza

   MA    2007      100   1970/2007      133,039        2,823,000        14,901,000  

Upland Square

   PA    2007/2013      100   2009      394,598        28,187,000        —     

Yorktowne Plaza

   MD    2007      100   1970/2000      158,982        5,940,000        25,505,000  
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Consolidated Portfolio

                9,390,558      $ 292,513,000       $ 869,482,000   
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

Year ended December 31, 2013

(continued)

 

           Gross amount at which carried at                
     Subsequent     December 31, 2013                
     cost            Building and             Accumulated      Amount of  

Property

   capitalized     Land      improvements      Total      depreciation (3)      Encumbrance  

Norwood Shopping Center

   $ 1,271,000      $ 1,874,000       $ 9,724,000       $ 11,598,000       $ 2,419,000         —     

Oak Ridge Shopping Center

     28,000       960,000        4,282,000        5,242,000        952,000        3,231,000  

Oakland Commons

     (233,000     2,504,000        15,429,000        17,933,000        3,355,000        —     

Oakland Mills

     40,000       1,611,000        6,332,000        7,943,000        1,872,000        4,559,000  

Palmyra Shopping Center

     1,386,000       1,488,000        7,952,000        9,440,000        2,094,000        —     

Pine Grove Plaza

     314,000       2,010,000        6,803,000        8,813,000        1,792,000        5,329,000  

Port Richmond Village

     1,097,000       2,843,000        12,965,000        15,808,000        4,105,000        —     

River View Plaza

     4,629,000       9,718,000        44,985,000        54,703,000        12,139,000        —     

San Souci Plaza

     1,839,000       13,406,000        21,727,000        35,133,000        6,647,000        27,200,000  

Smithfield Plaza

     758,000       2,919,000        13,523,000        16,442,000        3,295,000        6,660,000  

South Philadelphia

     2,723,000       8,222,000        39,037,000        47,259,000        12,412,000        —     

Southington Center

     175,000       —           12,009,000        12,009,000        3,097,000        5,339,000  

St. James Square

     661,000       688,000        4,499,000        5,187,000        1,519,000        —     

Suffolk Plaza

     23,000       1,402,000        7,259,000        8,661,000        2,555,000        —     

Swede Square

     5,679,000       2,272,000        11,907,000        14,179,000        3,915,000        10,159,000  

The Brickyard

     (2,740,000     7,648,000        26,552,000        34,200,000        7,771,000        —     

The Commons

     2,884,000       3,098,000        16,931,000        20,029,000        4,883,000        —     

The Point

     14,556,000       2,996,000        25,060,000        28,056,000        7,226,000        29,492,000  

The Shops at Suffolk Downs

     9,126,000       7,580,000        20,215,000        27,795,000        3,731,000        —     

Timpany Plaza

     947,000       3,368,000        20,231,000        23,599,000        4,014,000        —     

Trexler Mall

     6,127,000       6,932,000        38,942,000        45,874,000        8,763,000        19,655,000  

Trexlertown Plaza

     23,470,000       13,351,000        47,335,000        60,686,000        6,085,000        —     

Valley Plaza

     1,008,000       1,950,000        8,774,000        10,724,000        2,437,000        —     

Virginia Little Creek

     12,000       1,639,000        8,373,000        10,012,000        2,713,000        324,000  

Washington Center Shoppes

     3,887,000       2,000,000        11,262,000        13,262,000        3,754,000        —     

Webster Plaza

     (477,000     4,082,000        17,404,000        21,486,000        3,431,000        —     

West Bridgewater Plaza

     (818,000     2,596,000        14,310,000        16,906,000        2,933,000        10,401,000  

Upland Square

     66,768,000       25,783,000        69,172,000        94,955,000        7,303,000        58,085,000  

Yorktowne Plaza

     274,000       5,804,000        25,915,000        31,719,000        5,803,000        18,909,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Consolidated Portfolio

   $ 277,859,000      $ 286,518,000       $ 1,153,336,000       $ 1,439,854,000       $ 251,605,000       $ 516,292,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Schedule III

Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

Year ended December 31, 2013

(continued)

 

The changes in real estate and accumulated depreciation for the three years ended December 31, 2013 are as follows (1):

 

Cost

   2013     2012     2011  

Balance, beginning of the year

   $ 1,413,402,000      $ 1,316,927,000      $ 1,237,068,000   

Properties acquired

     34,666,000       76,185,000       46,863,000  

Land parcel sold

     (1,351,000     —          —     

Improvements and betterments

     12,133,000       20,389,000       33,164,000  

Write-off fully-depreciated assets

     (18,996,000     (99,000     (168,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of the year (2)

   $ 1,439,854,000      $ 1,413,402,000      $ 1,316,927,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation

      

Balance, beginning of the year

   $ 229,535,000      $ 189,608,000      $ 151,008,000   

Depreciation expense

     41,066,000       40,026,000       38,768,000  

Write-off fully-depreciated assets

     (18,996,000     (99,000     (168,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of the year

   $ 251,605,000      $ 229,535,000      $ 189,608,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net book value

   $ 1,188,249,000      $ 1,183,867,000      $ 1,127,319,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Restated to reflect the reclassifications of properties to “real estate held for sale/conveyance” during 2013.
(2) At December 31, 2013, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was approximately $4.5 million less than the Company’s recorded values.
(3) Depreciation is provided over the estimated useful lives of the buildings and improvements, which range from 3 to 40 years.

 

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is reported within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In this regard, the Company has formed a Disclosure Committee currently comprised of several of the Company’s executive officers as well as certain other employees with knowledge of information that may be considered in the SEC reporting process. The Committee has responsibility for the development and assessment of the financial and non-financial information to be included in the reports filed with the SEC, and assists the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in connection with their certifications contained in the Company’s SEC filings. The Committee meets regularly and reports to the Audit Committee on a quarterly or more frequent basis. The Company’s principal executive and financial officers have evaluated its disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2013, and have determined that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

There have been no changes in the internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, these internal controls over financial reporting during the last quarter of 2013.

Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and Board of Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

The Company’s management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013. In making this assessment, it used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in “Internal Control – Integrated Framework”. Based on such assessment, management believes that, as of December 31, 2013, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.

Ernst & Young LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, which appears elsewhere in this report.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

We have audited Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.’s (the “Company”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (1992 framework) (the COSO criteria). Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Item 9A. Controls and Procedures –“Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting”. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013 of Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. and our report dated February 25, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

 

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York

February 25, 2014

 

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Part III.

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

This item is incorporated by reference to the definitive proxy statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

This item is incorporated by reference to the definitive proxy statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

This item is incorporated by reference to the definitive proxy statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

This item is incorporated by reference to the definitive proxy statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

This item is incorporated by reference to the definitive proxy statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A.

 

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Part IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

  (a) 1.         Financial Statements

The response to this portion of Item 15 is included in Item 8 of this report.

 

  2. Financial Statement Schedules

The response to this portion of Item 15 is included in Item 8 of this report.

 

  3. Exhibits

 

Item

  

Title or Description

3.1    Articles of Incorporation of Cedar Realty Trust, Inc., including all amendments and articles supplementary previously filed.
3.2    By-laws of Cedar Realty Trust, Inc., including all amendments previously filed, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.
3.3.a    Agreement of Limited Partnership of Cedar Shopping Centers Partnership, L.P., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed on August 20, 2003, as amended.
3.3.b    Amendment No. 1 to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Cedar Shopping Centers Partnership, L.P., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 of the Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed on August 20, 2003, as amended.
3.3.c    Amendment No. 2 to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Cedar Shopping Centers Partnership, L.P., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3.c of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
3.3.d    Amendment No. 3 to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Cedar Shopping Centers Partnership, L.P., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3.d of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
3.3.e    Amendment No. 4 to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Cedar Shopping Centers Partnership, L.P., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010.
3.3.f    Amendment No. 5 to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Form 8-K filed on May 16, 2012.
3.3.g    Amendment No. 6 to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Form 8-K filed on May 29, 2012.
3.3.h    Amendment No. 7 to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Form 8-K filed on September 14, 2012.

 

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3.3.i    Amendment No. 8 to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Form 8-K filed on November 21, 2012.
3.3.j    Amendment No. 9 to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Form 8-K filed on February 11, 2013.
10.1.a*    Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. Senior Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of October 29, 2003, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6.a of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
10.1.b*    Amendment No. 1 to the Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. Senior Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of October 29, 2003, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6.b of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
10.1.c*    Amendment No. 2 to the Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. Senior Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of August 9, 2004, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6.c of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
10.1.d*    Amendment No. 3 to the Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. Senior Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of December 19, 2005, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Form 8-K filed on December 22, 2005.
10.1.e*    Amendment No. 4 to the Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. Senior Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of December 21, 2006, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1.e of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
10.1.f*    Amendment No. 5 to the Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. Senior Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of December 11, 2007, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1.f of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
10.1.g*    Amendment No. 6 to the Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. Senior Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of December 14, 2011, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1.g of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.
10.2.a*    2005 Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K filed on December 22, 2005.
10.2.b*    Amendment No. 1 to the 2005 Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of December 21, 2006, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2.b of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
10.2.c*    Amendment No. 2 to the 2005 Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of December 11, 2007, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2.c of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
10.2.d*    Amendment No. 3 to the 2005 Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of December 16, 2008, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2.d of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
10.2.e*    Amendment No. 4 to the 2005 Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of June 30, 2011, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011.
10.2.f*    Amendment No. 5 to the 2005 Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of December 14, 2011, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2.f of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.
10.2.g*    Amendment No. 6 to the 2005 Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of December 12, 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2.g of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

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10.2.h*    Amendment No. 7 to the 2005 Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of December 24, 2013.
10.3.a*    Employment Agreement between Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. and Philip R. Mays, dated as of May 24, 2011, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011.
10.3.b*    Employment Agreement between Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. and Bruce J. Schanzer, dated as of May 31, 2011, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011.
10.3.c*    Second Amended And Restated Employment Agreement between Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. and Brenda J. Walker, dated as of October 19, 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3.c of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.
10.4.a    Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) by and among Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P., KeyBank National Association and other lending institutions which are or may become parties to the Loan Agreement, and KeyBank National Association (as Administrative Agent), dated as of August 1, 2013, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013.
10.4.b    First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) by and among Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P., KeyBank National Association and other lending institutions which are or may become parties to the Loan Agreement, and KeyBank National Association (as Administrative Agent), dated as of February 11, 2014.
10.5    Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) by and among Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P., KeyBank National Association and other lending institutions which are or may become parties to the Loan Agreement, and KeyBank National Association (as Administrative Agent), dated as of February 11, 2014.
10.6    Voting Agreement dated February 13, 2008 among Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc., Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc., Inland Investment Advisors, Inc. Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation and The Inland Group, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
10.7.a    Agreement Regarding Purchase of Partnership Interests By And Between Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P., Cedar RCP LP LLC, And Cedar RCP GP LLC, as sellers, And RioCan Holdings USA Inc., as purchaser, dated September 6, 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of Form 8-K filed on September 7, 2012.
10.7.b    Agreement Regarding Purchase Of Interests (Franklin) By And Between RC Cedar REIT Property Subsidiary LP And Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P. And RC Cedar REIT LP And RioCan Holdings USA Inc., dated as of September 6, 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012.
21.1    List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23.1    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
31.1    Section 302 Chief Executive Officer Certification
31.2    Section 302 Chief Financial Officer Certification
32.1    Section 906 Chief Executive Officer Certification
32.2    Section 906 Chief Financial Officer Certification
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

* Management contracts or compensatory plans required to be filed pursuant to Rule 601 of Regulation S-K.

 

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(b) Exhibits

The response to this portion of Item 15 is included in Item 15(a) (3) above.

 

(c) The following financial statement schedules are filed as part of the report:

The response to this portion of Item 15 is included in Item 15(a) (2) above.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

 

/s/ BRUCE J. SCHANZER     /s/ PHILIP R. MAYS
Bruce J. Schanzer     Philip R. Mays
President     Chief Financial Officer
(principal executive officer)     (principal financial officer)
/s/ GASPARE J. SAITTA, II    
Gaspare J. Saitta, II    
Chief Accounting Officer    
(principal accounting officer)    
February 25, 2014    

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and as of the date indicated.

 

/s/ JAMES J. BURNS     /s/ PAMELA N. HOOTKIN
James J. Burns     Pamela N. Hootkin
Director     Director
/s/ PAUL G. KIRK, JR     /s/ EVERETT B. MILLER, III
Paul G. Kirk, Jr.     Everett B. Miller, III
Director     Director
/s/ BRUCE J. SCHANZER     /s/ ROGER M. WIDMANN
Bruce J. Schanzer     Roger M. Widmann
Director     Director

February 25, 2014

 

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