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Easterly Government Properties, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2021 June (Form 10-Q)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021

OR

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

For the transition period from                      To                     

Commission file number 001-36834

 

EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Maryland

 

47-2047728

(State of Incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

2001 K Street NW, Suite 775 North, Washington, D.C.

 

20006

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(202) 595-9500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

DEA

New York Stock Exchange

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      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files).    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated Filer

 

Accelerated Filer

Non-Accelerated Filer

Smaller Reporting Company

 

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    

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

As of July 23, 2021, the registrant had 83,945,290 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

 


 

 

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Page

Part I: Financial Information

 

 

 

   Item 1: Financial Statements:

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (unaudited)

1

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)

2

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)

3

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)

4

 

 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

6

 

 

   Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

20

 

 

   Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

35

 

 

   Item 4: Controls and Procedures

35

 

 

Part II: Other Information

 

 

 

   Item 1: Legal Proceedings

36

 

 

   Item 1A: Risk Factors

36

 

 

   Item 2: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

36

 

 

   Item 3: Defaults Upon Senior Securities

36

 

 

   Item 4: Mine Safety Disclosures

36

 

 

   Item 5: Other Information

36

 

 

   Item 6: Exhibits

37

 

 

Signatures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate properties, net

 

$

2,284,295

 

 

$

2,208,661

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

8,059

 

 

 

8,465

 

Restricted cash

 

 

6,619

 

 

 

6,204

 

Tenant accounts receivable

 

 

48,742

 

 

 

45,077

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

161,187

 

 

 

163,387

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

34,663

 

 

 

25,746

 

Total assets

 

$

2,543,565

 

 

$

2,457,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facility

 

 

137,250

 

 

 

79,250

 

Term loan facilities, net

 

 

249,148

 

 

 

248,966

 

Notes payable, net

 

 

447,151

 

 

 

447,171

 

Mortgage notes payable, net

 

 

201,049

 

 

 

202,871

 

Intangible liabilities, net

 

 

22,129

 

 

 

25,406

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

90,503

 

 

 

92,576

 

Interest rate swaps

 

 

9,686

 

 

 

12,781

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

52,112

 

 

 

48,549

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,209,028

 

 

 

1,157,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.01, 200,000,000 shares authorized,

  83,931,290 and 82,106,256 shares issued and outstanding at

   June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively

 

 

839

 

 

 

821

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,471,928

 

 

 

1,424,787

 

Retained earnings

 

 

47,157

 

 

 

31,965

 

Cumulative dividends

 

 

(334,815

)

 

 

(291,652

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(8,539

)

 

 

(11,351

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

1,176,570

 

 

 

1,154,570

 

Non-controlling interest in Operating Partnership

 

 

157,967

 

 

 

145,400

 

Total equity

 

 

1,334,537

 

 

 

1,299,970

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

2,543,565

 

 

$

2,457,540

 

 

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

1

 


 

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

For the three months ended June 30,

 

 

For the six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

$

66,095

 

 

$

59,550

 

 

$

130,274

 

 

$

116,133

 

Tenant reimbursements

 

 

1,899

 

 

 

435

 

 

 

2,219

 

 

 

1,587

 

Other income

 

 

620

 

 

 

541

 

 

 

1,122

 

 

 

1,024

 

Total revenues

 

 

68,614

 

 

 

60,526

 

 

 

133,615

 

 

 

118,744

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating

 

 

14,296

 

 

 

10,915

 

 

 

26,390

 

 

 

22,173

 

Real estate taxes

 

 

7,553

 

 

 

6,617

 

 

 

14,839

 

 

 

13,179

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

22,525

 

 

 

23,654

 

 

 

44,850

 

 

 

47,210

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

483

 

 

 

668

 

 

 

970

 

 

 

1,206

 

Corporate general and administrative

 

 

5,768

 

 

 

5,505

 

 

 

11,576

 

 

 

10,988

 

Total expenses

 

 

50,625

 

 

 

47,359

 

 

 

98,625

 

 

 

94,756

 

Other expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(9,265

)

 

 

(9,004

)

 

 

(18,386

)

 

 

(17,907

)

Gain on the sale of operating property

 

 

530

 

 

 

 

 

 

530

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

9,254

 

 

 

4,163

 

 

 

17,134

 

 

 

6,081

 

Non-controlling interest in Operating Partnership

 

 

(1,053

)

 

 

(497

)

 

 

(1,942

)

 

 

(718

)

Net income available to Easterly Government

   Properties, Inc.

 

$

8,201

 

 

$

3,666

 

 

$

15,192

 

 

$

5,363

 

Net income available to Easterly Government

   Properties, Inc. per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.05

 

 

$

0.18

 

 

$

0.07

 

Diluted

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.05

 

 

$

0.18

 

 

$

0.07

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

83,817,680

 

 

 

76,171,627

 

 

 

82,973,705

 

 

 

75,532,169

 

Diluted

 

 

84,247,285

 

 

 

76,869,965

 

 

 

83,398,931

 

 

 

76,185,277

 

Dividends declared per common share

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

0.52

 

 

$

0.52

 

 

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

2

 


 

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

For the three months ended June 30,

 

 

For the six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net income

 

$

9,254

 

 

$

4,163

 

 

$

17,134

 

 

$

6,081

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps, net

 

 

1,257

 

 

 

(266

)

 

 

3,095

 

 

 

(10,112

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

1,257

 

 

 

(266

)

 

 

3,095

 

 

 

(10,112

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

10,511

 

 

 

3,897

 

 

 

20,229

 

 

 

(4,031

)

Non-controlling interest in Operating Partnership

 

 

(1,053

)

 

 

(497

)

 

 

(1,942

)

 

 

(718

)

Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to

   non-controlling interest

 

 

(55

)

 

 

(76

)

 

 

(283

)

 

 

1,184

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to

   Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

 

$

9,403

 

 

$

3,324

 

 

$

18,004

 

 

$

(3,565

)

 

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

 

3

 


 

 

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

17,134

 

 

$

6,081

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

44,850

 

 

 

47,210

 

Straight line rent

 

 

(2,737

)

 

 

(1,329

)

Amortization of above- / below-market leases

 

 

(2,511

)

 

 

(3,048

)

Amortization of unearned revenue

 

 

(2,819

)

 

 

(1,394

)

Amortization of loan premium / discount

 

 

(38

)

 

 

(39

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

765

 

 

 

757

 

Amortization of lease inducements

 

 

430

 

 

 

431

 

Gain on the sale of operating property

 

 

(530

)

 

 

 

Non-cash compensation

 

 

2,367

 

 

 

2,021

 

Other

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

Net change in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant accounts receivable

 

 

(781

)

 

 

1,826

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

(7,587

)

 

 

(8,977

)

Deferred revenue associated with operating leases

 

 

746

 

 

 

20,461

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

7,421

 

 

 

11,594

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

56,717

 

 

 

75,594

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate acquisitions and deposits

 

 

(93,037

)

 

 

(101,437

)

Additions to operating properties

 

 

(9,573

)

 

 

(8,809

)

Additions to development properties

 

 

(4,518

)

 

 

(29,340

)

Proceeds from sale of operating property, net

 

 

3,326

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(103,802

)

 

 

(139,586

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment of deferred financing costs

 

 

(81

)

 

 

 

Issuance of common shares

 

 

40,403

 

 

 

109,321

 

Credit facility draws

 

 

125,250

 

 

 

116,500

 

Credit facility repayments

 

 

(67,250

)

 

 

(116,500

)

Repayments of mortgage notes payable

 

 

(1,886

)

 

 

(1,748

)

Dividends and distributions paid

 

 

(48,777

)

 

 

(44,403

)

Payment of offering costs

 

 

(565

)

 

 

(1,310

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

47,094

 

 

 

61,860

 

Net increase (decrease) in Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash

 

 

9

 

 

 

(2,132

)

Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash, beginning of period

 

 

14,669

 

 

 

15,549

 

Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash, end of period

 

$

14,678

 

 

$

13,417

 

 

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

 

4

 


 

 

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information is as follows:

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest

 

$

17,671

 

 

$

17,284

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to operating properties accrued, not paid

 

$

2,417

 

 

$

1,476

 

Additions to development properties accrued, not paid

 

 

1,330

 

 

 

9,920

 

Financing costs accrued, not paid

 

 

77

 

 

 

 

Offering costs accrued, not paid

 

 

166

 

 

 

22

 

Deferred asset acquisition costs accrued, not paid

 

 

291

 

 

 

72

 

Contingent consideration accrued, not paid

 

 

336

 

 

 

1,738

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps, net

 

 

3,095

 

 

 

(10,112

)

Properties acquired for Common Units

 

 

20,790

 

 

 

21,550

 

Exchange of Common Units for Shares of Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlling interest in Operating Partnership

 

$

(3,424

)

 

$

(1,812

)

Common stock

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

3,422

 

 

 

1,811

 

Total

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

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

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Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

The information contained in the following notes to the consolidated financial statements is condensed from that which would appear in the annual consolidated financial statements; accordingly, the consolidated financial statements included herein should be reviewed in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and related notes thereto, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) for the year ended  December 31, 2020 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 24, 2021.

The Company is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2015. The operations of the Company are carried on primarily through Easterly Government Properties LP (the “Operating Partnership”) and the wholly owned subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership. As used herein, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to Easterly Government Properties, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries and partnerships, including the Operating Partnership, except where context otherwise requires.

We are an internally managed REIT, focused primarily on the acquisition, development, and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to U.S. Government agencies that serve essential functions. We generate substantially all of our revenue by leasing our properties to such agencies, either directly or through the U.S. General Services Administration (“GSA”). Our objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our stockholders over the long term through dividends and capital appreciation.

We focus on acquiring, developing and managing U.S. Government leased properties that are essential to supporting the mission of the tenant agency and strive to be a partner of choice for the U.S. Government, working closely with the tenant agency to meet its needs and objectives. As of June 30, 2021, we wholly owned 83 operating properties in the United States, encompassing approximately 7.6 million leased square feet in the aggregate, including 81 operating properties that were leased primarily to U.S. Government tenant agencies and two operating properties that were entirely leased to private tenants. As of June 30, 2021, our operating properties were 99% leased. For purposes of calculating percentage leased, we exclude from the denominator total square feet that was unleased and to which we attributed no value at the time of acquisition. In addition, we wholly owned one property under development that we expect will encompass approximately 0.2 million leased square feet upon completion.

The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of our assets and conducts substantially all of our business. We are the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. We owned approximately 88.2% of the aggregate limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership (“common units”) at June 30, 2021. We believe that we have operated and have been organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2015.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of the Company, Easterly Government Properties TRS, LLC, Easterly Government Services, LLC, the Operating Partnership and its other subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein are unaudited; however, they include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to state fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and the consolidated results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, and the consolidated cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the balance sheet and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, including the impact of extraordinary events such as the

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novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the results of which form the basis for making judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies used in the preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements are disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

3. Real Estate and Intangibles 

Acquisitions

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we acquired five operating properties in asset acquisitions, consisting of FBI – Knoxville, ICE – Louisville, USAO – Louisville, USAO – Springfield, and NWS – Kansas City for an aggregate purchase price of $111.4 million. We allocated the aggregate purchase price of these acquisitions based on the estimated fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

 

Total

 

Real estate

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

5,623

 

Building

 

 

87,067

 

Acquired tenant improvements

 

 

7,127

 

Total real estate

 

 

99,817

 

Intangible assets

 

 

 

 

In-place leases

 

 

8,539

 

Acquired leasing commissions

 

 

2,765

 

Above-market leases

 

 

301

 

Total intangible assets

 

 

11,605

 

Intangible liabilities

 

 

 

 

Below-market leases

 

 

(1

)

Total intangible liabilities

 

 

(1

)

Purchase price

 

$

111,421

 

 

We did not assume any debt upon acquisition of these properties. The intangible assets and liabilities of operating properties acquired during the six months ended June 30, 2021 have a weighted average amortization period of 10.69 years as of June 30, 2021. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we included $2.4 million of revenues and $0.5 million of net income in our Consolidated Statements of Operations related to the operating properties acquired.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we incurred $1.0 million of acquisition-related expenses mainly consisting of internal costs associated with property acquisitions.

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Dispositions

On June 4, 2021, we sold SSA – Mission Viejo to a third party. Net proceeds from the sale of operating property were approximately $3.3 million and we recognized a gain on the sale of operating property of approximately $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Consolidated Real Estate and Intangibles

Real estate and intangibles consisted of the following as of June 30, 2021 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

Total

 

Real estate properties, net

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

219,242

 

Building and improvements

 

 

2,198,034

 

Acquired tenant improvements

 

 

83,652

 

Construction in progress

 

 

27,564

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(244,197

)

Total Real estate properties, net

 

 

2,284,295

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

 

 

In-place leases

 

 

262,698

 

Acquired leasing commissions

 

 

64,031

 

Above market leases

 

 

17,881

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

(183,423

)

Total Intangible assets, net

 

 

161,187

 

Intangible liabilities, net

 

 

 

 

Below market leases

 

 

(73,483

)

Accumulated amortization

 

 

51,354

 

Total Intangible liabilities, net

 

$

(22,129

)

 

The following table summarizes the scheduled amortization of the Company’s acquired above- and below-market lease intangibles for each of the five succeeding years as of June 30, 2021 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

Acquired Above-Market Lease Intangibles

 

 

Acquired Below-Market Lease Intangibles

 

2021

 

$

768

 

 

$

(2,577

)

2022

 

 

1,452

 

 

 

(4,201

)

2023

 

 

1,428

 

 

 

(4,024

)

2024

 

 

1,341

 

 

 

(2,877

)

2025

 

 

1,286

 

 

 

(2,170

)

Above-market lease amortization reduces Rental income on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and below-market lease amortization increases Rental income on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

 

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4. Debt

At June 30, 2021, our consolidated borrowings consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

 

 

Principal Outstanding

 

 

Interest

 

 

Current

 

Loan

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

Rate (1)

 

 

Maturity

 

Revolving credit facility:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facility (2)

 

$

137,250

 

 

L + 130bps

 

 

June 2022 (3)

 

Total revolving credit facility

 

 

137,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term loan facilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016 term loan facility

 

 

100,000

 

 

2.67% (4)

 

 

March 2024

 

2018 term loan facility

 

 

150,000

 

 

3.96% (5)

 

 

June 2023

 

Total term loan facilities

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Total unamortized deferred financing fees

 

 

(852

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total term loan facilities, net

 

 

249,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017 series A senior notes

 

 

95,000

 

 

4.05%

 

 

May 2027

 

2017 series B senior notes

 

 

50,000

 

 

4.15%

 

 

May 2029

 

2017 series C senior notes

 

 

30,000

 

 

4.30%

 

 

May 2032

 

2019 series A senior notes

 

 

85,000

 

 

3.73%

 

 

September 2029

 

2019 series B senior notes

 

 

100,000

 

 

3.83%

 

 

September 2031

 

2019 series C senior notes

 

 

90,000

 

 

3.98%

 

 

September 2034

 

Total notes payable

 

 

450,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Total unamortized deferred financing fees

 

 

(2,849

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total notes payable, net

 

 

447,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEA – Pleasanton

 

 

15,700

 

 

L + 150bps (6)

 

 

October 2023

 

VA – Golden

 

 

8,922

 

 

5.00% (6)

 

 

April 2024

 

MEPCOM – Jacksonville

 

 

7,351

 

 

4.41% (6)

 

 

October 2025

 

USFS II – Albuquerque

 

 

15,738

 

 

4.46% (6)

 

 

July 2026

 

ICE – Charleston

 

 

15,494

 

 

4.21% (6)

 

 

January 2027

 

VA – Loma Linda

 

 

127,500

 

 

3.59% (6)

 

 

July 2027

 

CBP – Savannah

 

 

11,600

 

 

3.40% (6)

 

 

July 2033

 

Total mortgage notes payable

 

 

202,305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Total unamortized deferred financing fees

 

 

(1,338

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Total unamortized premium/discount

 

 

82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total mortgage notes payable, net

 

 

201,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt

 

$

1,034,598

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

At June 30, 2021, the one-month LIBOR (“L”) was 0.10%. The current interest rate is not adjusted to include the amortization of deferred financing fees or debt issuance costs incurred in obtaining debt or any unamortized fair market value premiums. The spread over the applicable rate for each of the $450.0 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility (our “revolving credit facility”), the $150.0 million senior unsecured term loan facility (our “2018 term loan facility”) and the $100.0 million senior unsecured term loan facility (our “2016 term loan facility”) is based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in the respective loan agreements.

 

(2)

Our revolving credit facility had available capacity of $312.8 million at June 30, 2021 with an accordion feature that permits us to request additional lender commitments for up to $250.0 million of additional capacity, subject to the satisfaction of customary terms and conditions.

 

(3)

Our revolving credit facility has two six-month as-of-right extension options subject to certain conditions and the payment of an extension fee.

 

(4)

Entered into two interest rate swaps with an effective date of March 29, 2017 with an aggregate notional value of $100.0 million to effectively fix the interest rate at 2.67% annually, based on our consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in our 2016 term loan facility agreement.

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(5)

Entered into four interest rate swaps with an effective date of December 13, 2018 with an aggregate notional value of $150.0 million to effectively fix the interest rate at 3.96% annually, based on our consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in our 2018 term loan facility agreement.

 

(6)

Effective interest rates are as follows: DEA – Pleasanton 1.80%, VA – Golden 5.03%, MEPCOM – Jacksonville 3.89%, USFS II Albuquerque 3.92%, ICE – Charleston 3.93%, VA – Loma Linda 3.78%, CBP – Savannah 4.12%.

Private Placement of Senior Unsecured Notes

On May 11, 2021, the Company and the Operating Partnership entered into a note purchase agreement pursuant to which the Operating Partnership will issue and sell an aggregate of up to $250.0 million of fixed rate, senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”) consisting of (i) 2.62% Series A Senior Notes due October 14, 2028, in an aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million, and (ii) 2.89% Series B Senior Notes due October 14, 2030 in an aggregate principal amount of $150.0 million. The Operating Partnership has the option to increase the Series B tranche of the Notes up to a principal amount of $200.0 million. The Notes are expected to be issued on or around October 14, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. The Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and various subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”).

Financial Covenant Considerations

As of June 30, 2021, we were in compliance with all financial and other covenants related to our revolving credit facility, 2016 term loan facility, 2018 term loan facility, notes payable and mortgage notes payable.

Fair Value of Debt

As of June 30, 2021, the fair value of our revolving credit facility was determined by considering the short term maturity, variable interest rate and credit spreads. We deem the fair value of our senior unsecured revolving credit facility as a Level 3 measurement. At June 30, 2021, the carrying value of our revolving credit facility approximated fair value.

As of June 30, 2021, the fair value of our 2016 term loan facility was determined by considering the variable interest rate and credit spreads. We deem the fair value of our 2016 term loan facility as a Level 3 measurement. At June 30, 2021, the fair value of our 2016 term loan facility was $100.0 million.

As of June 30, 2021, the fair value of our 2018 term loan facility was determined by considering the variable interest rate and credit spreads. We deem the fair value of our 2018 term loan facility as a Level 3 measurement. At June 30, 2021, the fair value of our 2018 term loan facility was $150.0 million.

As of June 30, 2021, the fair value of our notes payable was determined by discounting future contractual principal and interest payments using prevailing market rates. We deem the fair value measurement of our senior unsecured notes payable instruments as a Level 3 measurement. At June 30, 2021, the fair value of our senior unsecured notes payable was $496.5 million.

As of June 30, 2021, the fair value of our mortgage notes payable was determined by discounting future contractual principal and interest payments using prevailing market rates. We deem the fair value measurement of our mortgage notes payable instruments as a Level 3 measurement. At June 30, 2021, the fair value of our mortgage notes payable was $211.1 million.

5. Derivatives and Hedging Activities  

The following table sets forth the key terms and fair values of our interest rate swap derivatives, each of which was designated as a cash flow hedge as of June 30, 2021 (amounts in thousands):

Notional Amount

 

 

Fixed Rate

 

 

Floating Rate Index

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fair Value

 

$

100,000

 

 

 

1.41

%

 

One-Month LIBOR

 

March 29, 2017

 

September 29, 2023

 

$

(2,460

)

$

150,000

 

 

 

2.71

%

 

One-Month LIBOR

 

December 13, 2018

 

June 19, 2023

 

$

(7,226

)

 

The table below sets forth the fair value of our interest rate derivatives as well as their classification on our Consolidated Balance Sheet (amounts in thousands):

Balance Sheet Line Item

 

As of June 30, 2021

 

Interest rate swaps - Asset

 

$

 

Interest rate swaps - Liability

 

$

(9,686

)

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Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The gains or losses on derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) and will be reclassified to interest expense in the period that the hedged forecasted transactions affect earnings on the Company’s variable rate debt. 

Amounts reported in AOCI related to derivatives designated as qualifying cash flow hedges will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable rate debt. The Company estimates that $5.2 million will be reclassified from AOCI as an increase to interest expense over the next 12 months.

The table below presents the effects of our interest rate derivatives on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (amounts in thousands):

 

 

For the three months ended June 30,

 

 

For the six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Unrealized gain (loss) recognized in AOCI

 

$

(63

)

 

$

(1,342

)

 

$

483

 

 

$

(11,583

)

Loss reclassified from AOCI into interest expense

 

 

(1,320

)

 

 

(1,076

)

 

 

(2,611

)

 

 

(1,471

)

Credit-Risk-Related Contingent Features

The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where the Company could be declared in default on its derivative obligations if repayment of the underlying indebtedness is accelerated by the lender due to the Company’s default on such indebtedness. As of June 30, 2021, the fair value of derivatives in a liability position, which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk, related to these agreements was $10.0 million. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had not breached the provisions of these agreements and had not posted any collateral related to these agreements. If the Company breached any of these provisions it would be required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value of $10.0 million.

 

6. Fair Value Measurements

Accounting standards define fair value as the exit price, or the amount that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The standards also establish a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of us. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect our assumptions about the factors market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability developed based upon the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy of these inputs is broken down into three levels: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions. Categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is most significant to the fair value measurement.

Recurring fair value measurements

The fair values of our interest rate swaps are determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities in such interest rates. While the Company determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with its derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by the Company and its counterparties. The Company has determined that the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments made to its derivative contracts, which determination was based on the fair value of each individual contract, was not significant to the overall valuation. As a result, all of the Company’s derivatives held as of June 30, 2021 were classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.  

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The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, other assets and accounts payable and accrued expenses are reasonable estimates of fair values because of the short maturities of these instruments. For our disclosure of debt fair values in Note 4, we estimated the fair value of our 2016 term loan facility and our 2018 term loan facility based on the variable interest rate and credit spreads (categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy) and estimated the fair value of our other debt based on the discounted estimated future cash payments to be made on such debt (categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy); the discount rates used approximate current market rates for loans, or groups of loans, with similar maturities and credit quality, and the estimated future payments included scheduled principal and interest payments. Fair value estimates are made as of a specific point in time, are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment. Settlement at such fair value amounts may not be possible and may not be a prudent management decision.

The table below presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2021, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall (amounts in thousands):

 

 

As of June 30, 2021

 

Balance Sheet Line Item

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Interest rate swaps - Asset

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Interest rate swaps - Liability

 

$

 

 

$

(9,686

)

 

$

 

 

 

7. Equity

The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s stockholders’ equity for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (amounts in thousands, except share amounts):

 

 

Shares

 

 

Common

Stock

Par

Value

 

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

 

 

Retained

Earnings

 

 

Cumulative

Dividends

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

 

 

Non-

controlling

Interest in

Operating

Partnership

 

 

Total

Equity

 

Three months ended June 30, 2021

 

Balance at March 31, 2021

 

 

83,856,953

 

 

$

839

 

 

$

1,464,014

 

 

$

38,956

 

 

$

(313,007

)

 

$

(9,741

)

 

$

145,733

 

 

$

1,326,794

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

166

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

867

 

 

 

1,033

 

Dividends and distributions paid

   ($0.26 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(21,808

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,783

)

 

 

(24,591

)

Grant of unvested restricted stock, net

 

 

20,337

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption of common units for

   shares of common stock

 

 

54,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(760

)

 

 

 

Contribution of Property for

   common units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,790

 

 

 

20,790

 

Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps,

   net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,202

 

 

 

55

 

 

 

1,257

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,053

 

 

 

9,254

 

Allocation of non-controlling interest

   in Operating Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,988

)

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2021

 

 

83,931,290

 

 

$

839

 

 

$

1,471,928

 

 

$

47,157

 

 

$

(334,815

)

 

$

(8,539

)

 

$

157,967

 

 

$

1,334,537

 

Three months ended June 30, 2020

 

Balance at March 31, 2020

 

 

75,077,197

 

 

$

751

 

 

$

1,270,758

 

 

$

21,701

 

 

$

(230,276

)

 

$

(13,276

)

 

$

147,544

 

 

$

1,197,202

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

241

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

780

 

 

 

1,021

 

Dividends and distributions paid

   ($0.26 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19,535

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,782

)

 

 

(22,317

)

Grant of unvested restricted stock

 

 

19,025

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption of common units for

   shares of common stock

 

 

86,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,215

)

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock

 

 

4,472,192

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

103,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

103,229

 

Unrealized loss on interest rate

    swaps, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(342

)

 

 

76

 

 

 

(266

)

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

497

 

 

 

4,163

 

Allocation of non-controlling interest

   in Operating Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,104

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,104

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2020

 

 

79,655,374

 

 

$

797

 

 

$

1,371,293

 

 

$

25,367

 

 

$

(249,811

)

 

$

(13,618

)

 

$

149,004

 

 

$

1,283,032

 

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The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s stockholders’ equity for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (amounts in thousands, except share amounts):

 

 

Shares

 

 

Common

Stock

Par

Value

 

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

 

 

Retained

Earnings

 

 

Cumulative

Dividends

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

 

 

Non-

controlling

Interest in

Operating

Partnership

 

 

Total

Equity

 

Six months ended June 30, 2021

 

Balance at December 31, 2020

 

 

82,106,256

 

 

$

821

 

 

$

1,424,787

 

 

$

31,965

 

 

$

(291,652

)

 

$

(11,351

)

 

$

145,400

 

 

$

1,299,970

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,983

 

 

 

2,367

 

Dividends and distributions paid

   ($0.52 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(43,163

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5,614

)

 

 

(48,777

)

Grant of unvested restricted stock, net

 

 

24,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption of common units for

   shares of common stock

 

 

243,411

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

3,422

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,424

)

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock

 

 

1,556,824

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

39,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,958

 

Contribution of Property for

   common units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,790

 

 

 

20,790

 

Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps,

   net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,812

 

 

 

283

 

 

 

3,095

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,942

 

 

 

17,134

 

Allocation of non-controlling interest

   in Operating Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,393

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,393

)

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2021

 

 

83,931,290

 

 

$

839

 

 

$

1,471,928

 

 

$

47,157

 

 

$

(334,815

)

 

$

(8,539

)

 

$

157,967

 

 

$

1,334,537

 

Six months ended June 30, 2020

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

 

 

74,832,292

 

 

$

748

 

 

$

1,257,319

 

 

$

20,004

 

 

$

(210,760

)

 

$

(4,690

)

 

$

137,220

 

 

$

1,199,841

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,556

 

 

 

2,021

 

Dividends and distributions paid

   ($0.52 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(39,051

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5,352

)

 

 

(44,403

)

Grant of unvested restricted stock

 

 

21,930

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption of common units for

   shares of common stock

 

 

128,960

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,812

)

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock

 

 

4,672,192

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

108,007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

108,054

 

Contribution of Property for

   common units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,550

 

 

 

21,550

 

Unrealized loss on interest rate

    swaps, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,928

)

 

 

(1,184

)

 

 

(10,112

)

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

718

 

 

 

6,081

 

Allocation of non-controlling interest

   in Operating Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,692

)

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2020

 

 

79,655,374

 

 

$

797

 

 

$

1,371,293

 

 

$

25,367

 

 

$

(249,811

)

 

$

(13,618

)

 

$

149,004

 

 

$

1,283,032

 

 

On January 4, 2021, the Company granted an aggregate of 164,178 performance-based long-term incentive plan units in the Operating Partnership (“LTIP units”) to members of management pursuant to the Easterly Government Properties, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2015 Equity Incentive Plan”), consisting of (i) 82,070 LTIP units that are subject to the Company achieving certain total shareholder return performance thresholds (on both an absolute and a relative basis) and (ii) 82,108 LTIP units that are subject to the Company achieving certain operational performance hurdles, in each case through a performance period ending on December 31, 2023. Earned performance-based LTIP units, if any, will vest when performance is determined following the end of the performance period on December 31, 2023. On January 4, 2021, the Company also granted an aggregate of 113,703 service-based LTIP units to members of management pursuant to the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, which will vest on December 31, 2023, subject to the grantee’s continued employment and the other terms of the awards.

On March 17, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 4,462 shares of restricted common stock to certain employees pursuant to the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan. The shares of restricted common stock will vest upon the second anniversary of the grant date so long as the grantee remains an employee of the Company on such date.

On May 19, 2021, in connection with the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, the Company issued an aggregate of 22,760 shares of restricted common stock and 6,647 LTIP units to its non-employee directors pursuant to the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan. The restricted common stock and LTIP unit grants will vest upon the earlier of the anniversary of the date of the grant or the next annual stockholder meeting, so long as the grantee remains a director on such date.

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, 32,385 LTIP units and 2,423 shares of restricted common stock were forfeited in connection with employee departures under the terms of the applicable award agreements.

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A summary of the Company’s shares of restricted common stock and LTIP unit awards at June 30, 2021 is as follows:

 

 

Restricted Shares

 

 

Restricted

Shares Weighted

Average Grant

Date Fair Value

Per Share

 

 

LTIP Units (1)

 

 

LTIP Units

Weighted

Average Grant

Date Fair Value

Per Share

 

Outstanding, December 31, 2020

 

 

89,891

 

 

$

19.36

 

 

 

492,180

 

 

$

19.88

 

Vested

 

 

(39,750

)

 

 

21.50

 

 

 

(93,085

)

 

 

18.55

 

Granted

 

 

27,222

 

 

 

20.46

 

 

 

284,528

 

 

 

22.18

 

Forfeited

 

 

(2,423

)

 

 

18.36

 

 

 

(32,385

)

 

 

21.03

 

Outstanding, June 30, 2021

 

 

74,940

 

 

$

18.66

 

 

 

651,238

 

 

$

21.02

 

 

(1)

Reflects the number of LTIP units issued to the grantee on the grant date, which may be different from the number of LTIP units actually earned in the case of performance-based LTIP units.

The Company recognized $2.4 million in compensation expense related to its shares of restricted common stock and the LTIP unit awards for the six months ended June 30, 2021. As of June 30, 2021, unrecognized compensation expense for both sets of awards was $8.9 million, which will be amortized over the applicable vesting period.

A summary of dividends declared by the Company’s board of directors per share of common stock and per common unit at the date of record is as follows:

Quarter

 

Declaration Date

 

Record Date

 

Payment Date

 

Dividend (1)

 

Q1 2021

 

April 29, 2021

 

May 14, 2021

 

May 26, 2021

 

$

0.260

 

Q2 2021

 

July 27, 2021

 

August 12, 2021

 

August 24, 2021

 

$

0.265

 

 

(1)

Prior to the end of the performance period as set forth in the applicable LTIP unit award, holders of performance-based LTIP units are entitled to receive dividends per LTIP unit equal to 10% of the dividend paid per common unit. After the end of the performance period, the number of LTIP units, both vested and unvested, that LTIP award recipients have earned, if any, are entitled to receive dividends in an amount per LTIP unit equal to dividends, both regular and special, payable per common unit. Holders of LTIP units that are not subject to the attainment of performance goals are entitled to receive dividends per LTIP unit equal to 100% of the dividend paid per common unit beginning on the grant date.

ATM Programs

On each of March 4, 2019 and December 20, 2019, we entered into separate equity distribution agreements with each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BTIG, LLC, Capital One Securities, Inc., Jefferies LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Truist Securities, Inc. (f/k/a SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.) and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC pursuant to which we may issue and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $200.0 million and $300.0 million, respectively, from time to time (the “2019 ATM Programs”) in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The ATM Programs implemented on March 4, 2019 and December 20, 2019 are referred to as the “March 2019 ATM Program” and “December 2019 ATM Program” respectively. Under each of the 2019 ATM Programs, we may also enter into one or more forward transactions (each, a “forward sale transaction”) under separate master forward sale confirmations and related supplemental confirmations with each of Citibank, N.A., Bank of Montreal, Jefferies LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Royal Bank of Canada and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and, under the December 2019 ATM Program only, Truist Bank, for the sale of shares of our common stock on a forward basis.

On June 22, 2021, we entered into separate equity distribution agreements with each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BTIG, LLC, Capital One Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Jefferies LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC pursuant to which we may issue and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $300.0 million from time to time (the “2021 ATM Program”) in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act.  Under the 2021 ATM Program, we may also enter into one or more forward sale transactions under separate master forward sale confirmations and related supplemental confirmations with each of Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Jefferies LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, Truist Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association for the sale of shares of our common stock on a forward basis.

 

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The following table sets forth certain information with respect to issuances under each of the 2019 ATM Programs during the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021 (amounts in thousands except share amounts):

 

 

 

 

March 2019 ATM Program

 

 

December 2019 ATM Program

 

For the Three Months Ended:

 

Number of Shares Issued(1)

 

 

Net Proceeds(1)

 

 

Number of Shares Issued(1)

 

 

Net Proceeds(1)

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

1,556,824

 

 

$

39,998

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

1,556,824

 

 

$

39,998

 

 

(1)

Shares issued by the Company, which were all issued in settlement of forward sales transactions. Additionally, as of June 30, 2021, the Company had entered into forward sales transactions under the 2019 ATM Programs for the sale of an additional 3,499,697 shares of its common stock that have not yet been settled. Subject to its right to elect net share settlement, the Company expects to physically settle the forward sales transactions by the maturity dates set forth in each applicable forward sale transaction placement notice, which dates range from September 2021 to June 2022. Assuming the forward sales transactions are physically settled in full utilizing a net weighted average initial forward sales price of $23.96 per share, the Company expects to receive net proceeds of approximately $83.8 million, after deducting offering costs, subject to adjustments in accordance with the applicable forward sale transaction. The Company accounted for the forward sale agreements as equity.

 

No sales of shares of our common stock were made under the 2021 ATM Program during the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

The Company used the net proceeds received from such sales for general corporate purposes. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had approximately $300.0 million of gross sales of its common stock available under the 2021 ATM Program, $111.8 million of gross sales of its common stock available under the December 2019 ATM Program and no remaining availability under the March 2019 ATM Program.

Contribution of Property for Common Units

On May 20, 2021, we acquired NWS – Kansas City for which we paid, as partial consideration, 975,452 common units. The issuance of the common units was effected in reliance upon an exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.

8. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings or loss per share of common stock (“EPS”) is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the periods presented. Diluted EPS is computed after adjusting the basic EPS computation for the effect of dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during the periods presented. Unvested restricted shares of common stock and unvested LTIP units are considered participating securities, which require the use of the two-class method for the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.

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The following table sets forth the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

For the three months ended June 30,

 

 

For the six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Numerator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

9,254

 

 

$

4,163

 

 

$

17,134

 

 

$

6,081

 

Less: Non-controlling interest in Operating

   Partnership

 

 

(1,053

)

 

 

(497

)

 

 

(1,942

)

 

 

(718

)

Net income available to Easterly Government

   Properties, Inc.

 

 

8,201

 

 

 

3,666

 

 

 

15,192

 

 

 

5,363

 

Less: Dividends on participating securities

 

 

(113

)

 

 

(72

)

 

 

(230

)

 

 

(145

)

Net income available to common stockholders

 

$

8,088

 

 

$

3,594

 

 

$

14,962

 

 

$

5,218

 

Denominator for basic EPS

 

 

83,817,680

 

 

 

76,171,627

 

 

 

82,973,705

 

 

 

75,532,169

 

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards

 

 

47,276

 

 

 

53,329

 

 

 

50,878

 

 

 

55,744

 

Dilutive effect of LTIP units (1)

 

 

382,329

 

 

 

562,221

 

 

 

364,023

 

 

 

540,060

 

Dilutive effect of shares issuable under forward sales agreements (2)

 

 

 

 

 

82,788

 

 

 

10,325

 

 

 

57,304

 

Denominator for diluted EPS

 

 

84,247,285

 

 

 

76,869,965

 

 

 

83,398,931

 

 

 

76,185,277

 

Basic EPS

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.05

 

 

$

0.18

 

 

$

0.07

 

Diluted EPS

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.05

 

 

$

0.18

 

 

$

0.07

 

 

(1)

During both the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, there were approximately 155,994 unvested performance-based LTIP units that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been antidilutive for the period. During both the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, there were approximately 43,424 unvested performance-based LTIP units that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been antidilutive for the period.

 

(2)

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, there were approximately 3,499,697 and 2,549,697 shares, respectively, of underlying unsettled forward sales transactions that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been antidilutive for the period. During both the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, there were approximately 2,397,232 shares of underlying unsettled forward sales transactions that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been antidilutive for the period.

9. Leases

Lessor

The Company leases commercial space to the U.S. Government through the GSA or other federal agencies or nongovernmental tenants. These leases may contain extension options that are predominately at the sole discretion of the tenant. Certain of our leases contain a “soft-term” period of the lease, meaning that the U.S. Government tenant agency has the right to terminate the lease prior to its stated lease end date. While certain of our leases are contractually subject to early termination, we do not believe that our tenant agencies are likely to terminate these leases early given the build-to-suit features at the properties subject to the leases, the weighted average age of these properties based on the date the property was built or renovated-to-suit, where applicable (approximately 15.8 years as of June 30, 2021), the mission-critical focus of the properties subject to the leases and the current level of operations at such properties. Certain lease agreements include variable lease payments that, in the future, will vary based on changes in inflationary measures, real estate tax rates, usage, or share of expenditures of the leased premises.

The following table summarizes the maturity of fixed lease payments under the Company’s leases as of June 30, 2021 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

Payments due by period

 

 

 

Total

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

Thereafter

 

Fixed lease payments

 

$

1,786,411

 

 

 

157,933

 

 

 

190,149

 

 

 

178,205

 

 

 

161,123

 

 

 

149,843

 

 

 

949,158

 

Lessee

In August 2020, we entered into a lease agreement for office space in Washington, D.C. to replace our previous sublease that commenced March 2016 and was terminated in March 2021. This new lease commenced in March 2021 and expires in August 2026. We also lease office space in San Diego, CA under an operating lease that commenced in February 2015 and expires in April 2022.

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The commenced leases include variable lease payments that, in the future, will vary based on changes in real estate tax rates, usage, or share of expenditures of the leased premises. The Company has elected not to separate lease and nonlease components for its corporate office leases.

As of June 30, 2021, the unamortized balances associated with the Company’s right-of-use operating lease asset and operating lease liability were $1.6 million and $1.8 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the unamortized balance associated with the Company’s right-of-use operating lease asset and operating lease liability for the Company’s two commenced office leases was $0.4 million. The Company used its incremental borrowing rate, which was arrived at utilizing prevailing market rates and the spread on our revolving credit facility, in order to determine the net present value of the minimum lease payments.

The following table provides quantitative information for the Company’s commenced operating leases for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

For the three months ended June 30,

 

 

For the six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Operating leases costs

 

$

119

 

 

$

114

 

 

$

268

 

 

$

229

 

In addition, the maturity of fixed lease payments under the Company’s commenced corporate office leases as of June 30, 2021 is summarized in the table below (amounts in thousands):

 

 

Payments due by period

 

 

 

Total

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

Thereafter

 

Fixed lease payments

 

$

1,969

 

 

 

203

 

 

 

278

 

 

 

277

 

 

 

446

 

 

 

456

 

 

 

309

 

 

10. Revenue  

The table below sets forth revenue from tenant construction projects and the associated project management income disaggregated by tenant agency for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

For the three months ended June 30,

 

 

For the six months ended June 30,

 

Tenant

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Department of Veteran Affairs (“VA”)

 

$

997

 

 

$

79

 

 

$

1,108

 

 

$

740

 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”)

 

 

645

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

650

 

 

 

611

 

Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”)

 

 

115

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

204

 

 

 

90

 

Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”)

 

 

116

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

48

 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”)

 

 

91

 

 

 

 

 

 

108

 

 

 

 

Department of Energy (“DOE”)

 

 

95

 

 

 

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

 

Department of Transportation (“DOT”)

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

5

 

U.S. Joint Staff Command (“JSC”)

 

 

25

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

41

 

General Services Administration - Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”)

 

 

6

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

51

 

Military Entrance Processing Command (“MEPCOM”)

 

 

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

66

 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

The Judiciary of the U.S. Government (“JUD”)

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

1

 

Bureau of the Fiscal Service (“BFS”)

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

27

 

Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”)

 

 

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

62

 

Social Security Administration (“SSA”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

$

2,094

 

 

$

496

 

 

$

2,451

 

 

$

1,761

 

 

The balance in Accounts receivable related to tenant construction projects and the associated project management income was $2.3 million as of June 30, 2021 and $3.0 million as of December 31, 2020.

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The duration of the majority of tenant construction project reimbursement arrangements are less than a year and payment is typically due once a project is complete and work has been accepted by the tenant. For those projects ongoing as of June 30, 2021 and with a duration of greater than one year, the aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations as of June 30, 2021 was $1.4 million.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized less than $0.1 million, $0.1 million, $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, in parking garage income generated from the operations of parking garages situated on the Various GSA – Buffalo property and on the Various GSA – Portland property. The monthly and transient daily parking revenue falls within the scope of Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) and is accounted for at the point in time when control of the goods or services transfers to the customer and the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied. The balance in Accounts receivable related to parking garage income was less than $0.1 million as of June 30, 2021, and less than $0.1 million as of December 31, 2020.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized $0.3 million, $0.6 million, less than $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million in income for providing COVID-19 related cleaning services to certain tenants. The income falls within the scope of ASC 606 and is recognized over time as the performance obligation is satisfied. The balance in Accounts receivable related to these services was $0.2 million as of June 30, 2021, and $0.3 million as of December 31, 2020.

There were no contract assets or liabilities as of June 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

11. Concentrations Risk

Concentrations of credit risk arise for the Company when multiple tenants of the Company are engaged in similar business activities, are located in the same geographic region or have similar economic features that impact in a similar manner their ability to meet contractual obligations, including those to the Company. The Company regularly monitors its tenant base to assess potential concentrations of credit risk.

As stated in Note 1 above, the Company leases commercial space to the U.S. Government or non-governmental tenants. At June 30, 2021, the U.S. Government accounted for approximately 98.5% of our total annualized lease income and non-governmental tenants accounted for the remaining approximately 1.5%.

Seventeen of our 83 operating properties are located in California, accounting for approximately 17.7% of our total leased square feet and approximately 23.6% of our total annualized lease income as of June 30, 2021. To the extent that weak economic or real estate conditions or natural disasters affect California more severely than other areas of the country, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be significantly impacted.

12. Subsequent Events

For its consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2021, the Company evaluated subsequent events and noted the following significant events.  

Subsequent to June 30, 2021, the Company entered into forward sales transactions under the December 2019 ATM Program for the sale of an additional 500,000 shares of its common stock that have not yet been settled. Subject to its right to elect net share settlement, the Company expects to physically settle the forward sales transactions no later than July 2022. Assuming the forward sales transactions are physically settled in full utilizing a net weighted average initial forward sales price of $21.54 per share, the Company expects to receive net proceeds of approximately $10.8 million, after deducting offering costs, subject to adjustments in accordance with the applicable forward sale transaction.

On July 22, 2021, the Company acquired a 61,384 square foot facility for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“Various GSA - Cleveland”) in Cleveland, Ohio. The building was originally constructed in 1981 and substantially renovated in 2016 and 2021. The facility is primarily leased to the GSA for beneficial use of ICE and the NWS and has lease expirations ranging from August 2031 to September 2040.

On July 23, 2021, we entered into a second amended and restated senior unsecured credit facility (our “second amended senior unsecured credit facility”).  Our second amended senior unsecured credit facility increased the total borrowing capacity of our existing senior unsecured credit facility by $50.0 million for a total credit facility size of $650.0 million, and consists of two components: (i) a $450.0 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “amended revolving credit facility”), and (ii) a $200.0 million senior unsecured term loan facility (the “amended term loan facility”), up to $50.0 million of which will be available for a 364-day delayed

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draw period. The amended revolving credit facility also includes an accordion feature that will provide us with additional capacity, subject to the satisfaction of customary terms and conditions, of up to $250.0 million.

The Operating Partnership is the borrower, and certain of our subsidiaries that directly own certain of our properties are guarantors under our second amended senior unsecured credit facility. The amended revolving credit facility has an initial four year term and will mature in July 2025, with two six-month as-of-right extension options, subject to certain conditions and the payment of an extension fee. The amended term loan facility has a five year term and will mature in July 2026. In addition, the amended term loan facility is prepayable without penalty for the entire term of the loan.

Borrowings under our amended senior unsecured credit facility bear interest, at our option, at floating rates equal to either: 

 

 

a Eurodollar rate equal to a periodic fixed rate equal to LIBOR plus, a margin ranging from 1.20% to 1.80% for advances under the amended revolving credit facility and a margin ranging from 1.20% to 1.70% for advances under the amended term loan facility; or

 

 

a fluctuating rate equal to the sum of (a) the highest of (x) Citibank, N.A.’s base rate, (y) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (z) the one-month Eurodollar rate plus 1.00% plus (b) a margin ranging from 0.20% to 0.80% for advances under the amended revolving credit facility and a margin ranging from 0.20% to 0.70% for advances under the amended term loan facility, in each case with a margin based on our leverage ratio.

If the Operating Partnership achieves certain sustainability targets as defined in our second amended senior unsecured credit facility agreement, the applicable margin will decrease by 0.01%.

In addition, on July 23, 2021, we entered into a fourth amendment to our existing 2016 term loan facility. The fourth amendment amends certain provisions in the 2016 term loan facility to conform to certain changes made to such provisions in our amended senior unsecured credit facility.

 

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Item 2.

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

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We caution investors that forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs and on assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. When used, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “might”, “plan”, “potential”, “project”, “result”, “seek”, “should”, “target”, “will”, and similar expressions which do not relate solely to historical matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties, and factors that are beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, or projected. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on forward-looking statements, which are based on results and trends at the time they are made, to anticipate future results or trends.

Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

 

the factors included under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the factors included under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s other public filings;

 

risks associated with our dependence on the U.S. Government and its agencies for substantially all of our revenues, including credit risk and risk that the U.S. Government reduces its spending on real estate or that it changes its preference away from leased properties;

 

risks associated with ownership and development of real estate;

 

the risk of decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates;

 

loss of key personnel;

 

the continuing adverse impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on the U.S., regional and global economies and our financial condition and results of operations;

 

general volatility of the capital and credit markets and the market price of our common stock;

 

the risk we may lose one or more major tenants;

 

difficulties in completing and successfully integrating acquisitions;

 

failure of acquisitions or development projects to occur at anticipated levels or yield anticipated results;

 

risks associated with actual or threatened terrorist attacks;

 

intense competition in the real estate market that may limit our ability to attract or retain tenants or re-lease space;

 

insufficient amounts of insurance or exposure to events that are either uninsured or underinsured;

 

uncertainties and risks related to adverse weather conditions, natural disasters and climate change;

 

exposure to liability relating to environmental and health and safety matters;

 

limited ability to dispose of assets because of the relative illiquidity of real estate investments and the nature of our assets;

 

exposure to litigation or other claims;

 

risks associated with breaches of our data security;

 

risks associated with our indebtedness, including failure to refinance current or future indebtedness on favorable terms, or at all; failure to meet the restrictive covenants and requirements in our existing and new debt agreements; fluctuations in interest rates and increased costs to refinance or issue new debt;

 

risks associated with derivatives or hedging activity; and

 

risks associated with mortgage debt or unsecured financing or the unavailability thereof, which could make it difficult to finance or refinance properties and could subject us to foreclosure.

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For a further discussion of these and other factors, see the section entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as may be supplemented or amended from time to time.

Overview

References to “we,” “our,” “us” and “the Company” refer to Easterly Government Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation, together with our consolidated subsidiaries including Easterly Government Properties LP, a Delaware limited partnership, which we refer to herein as the Operating Partnership.

We are an internally managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to U.S. Government agencies that serve essential functions. We generate substantially all of our revenue by leasing our properties to such agencies, either directly or through the U.S. General Services Administration, or GSA. Our objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our stockholders over the long term through dividends and capital appreciation.

We focus on acquiring, developing and managing U.S. Government leased properties that are essential to supporting the mission of the tenant agency and strive to be a partner of choice for the U.S. Government, working closely with the tenant agency to meet its needs and objectives. As of June 30, 2021, we wholly owned 83 operating properties in the United States, encompassing approximately 7.6 million leased square feet in the aggregate, including 81 operating properties that were leased primarily to U.S. Government tenant agencies, and two operating properties that were entirely leased to private tenants. As of June 30, 2021, our operating properties were 99% leased. For purposes of calculating percentage leased, we exclude from the denominator total square feet that was unleased and to which we attributed no value at the time of acquisition. In addition, we wholly owned one property under development that we expect will encompass approximately 0.2 million leased square feet upon completion.

The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of our assets and conducts substantially all of our business. We are the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and owned approximately 88.2% of the aggregate limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership, which we refer to herein as common units, as of June 30, 2021. We have elected to be taxed as a REIT and we believe that we have operated and have been organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2015.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic has caused and continues to cause significant disruptions to the United States, regional and global economies and has contributed to significant volatility and negative pressure in financial markets.  

We continue to carefully monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on our business. We are following guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization and orders issued by the state and local governments where we operate. In addition, we have taken a number of precautionary steps to safeguard our business and our employees from COVID-19, including, but not limited to, implementing non-essential travel restrictions and facilitating telecommuting arrangements for our employees. We have taken these precautionary steps while maintaining business continuity so that we can continue to deliver service to and meet the demands of our tenants, including our U.S. Government tenant agencies.

The ability of our employees, including those working remotely, to securely access our IT networks and related systems has been a critical component of our ability to maintain business continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, we have made additional investments in our IT networks and enhanced our existing cybersecurity plan, which utilizes standards established by reference to the National Institute of Standards (“NIST”) framework. As part of our ongoing cybersecurity plan, we conduct cybersecurity awareness training at least annually for all our employees, carry out quarterly control reviews, periodic penetration tests and annual investments in our security infrastructure, perform an assessment at least annually of our cybersecurity program against the NIST framework and conduct ongoing phishing simulations to raise awareness of critical security threats. The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors oversees our risk management processes related to cybersecurity, including discussing no less than annually our cybersecurity plan with management or our internal auditor.

The operations of many of our U.S. Government tenant agencies are deemed essential. We are working closely with our tenants to follow directions from the various federal government tenant agencies with respect to building operations within our portfolio, and have issued guidance for our vendors and building engineers grounded in applicable federal, state and local guidelines. Whenever we learn of a confirmed case of COVID-19 involving an individual known to have been in one of our buildings, we immediately take additional steps in collaboration with our tenants and vendors to disinfect and sanitize the affected spaces and all common areas in the building.

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To date, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and financial condition has not been significant. Substantially all of our revenue continues to be generated through the receipt of rental payments from U.S. Government tenant agencies, which accounted for 98.5% of our annualized lease income as of June 30, 2021. We expect that leases to agencies of the U.S. Government will continue to be the primary source of our revenues for the foreseeable future. Notwithstanding the recent volatility in the financial markets, we also believe that our capital structure will continue to provide us with the resources, financial flexibility and the capacity to support the continued growth of our business. Since January 1, 2021, we have issued an aggregate of 1,556,824 shares of our common stock, which were all issued in settlement of forward sales transactions, under our December 2019 ATM Program (as described below). As of July 23, 2021, there are 3,999,697 shares underlying forward sale transactions that have not yet been settled. Subject to our right to elect net share settlement, we expect to physically settle the forward sales transactions between September 2021 and July 2022. As of June 30, 2021, we also had $312.8 million available under our $450.0 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility.

The future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations and financial condition will, however, depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 for a discussion of the potential adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

2021 Activity

Acquisitions

On March 17, 2021, we acquired a 99,130 leased square foot Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) field office in Knoxville, Tennessee. The building is a built-to-suit property completed in 2010. The facility is leased to the GSA for beneficial use of the FBI with a lease expiration of August 2025.

On March 17, 2021, we acquired a 60,000 leased square foot U.S Attorney’s Office (“USAO”) facility in Louisville, Kentucky. The building is a built-to-suit property completed in 2011. The facility is leased to the GSA for beneficial use of the USAO with a lease expiration of December 2031.

On March 17, 2021, we acquired a 17,420 square foot U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) office in Louisville, Kentucky. The building is a built-to-suit office facility completed in 2011. The facility is leased to the GSA for beneficial use of ICE with a lease expiration of May 2021.

On April 22, 2021, we acquired a 43,600 square foot U.S. Attorney’s Office (“USAO”) in Springfield, Illinois. The building is a build-to-suit property completed in 2002. The facility is leased to the GSA for beneficial use of the USAO with a lease expiration of March 2038.

On May 20, 2021, we acquired a 94,378 square foot National Weather Service Facility (“NWS”) in Kansas City, Missouri. The building was originally constructed in 1998 and substantially renovated in 2020. The facility is leased to the GSA for beneficial use of the NWS with a lease expiration of December 2038.

Dispositions

On June 4, 2021, the Company sold SSA – Mission Viejo to a third party. Net proceeds from the sale of operating property were approximately $3.3 million and we recognized a gain on the sale of operating property of approximately $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Operating Properties

As of June 30, 2021, our 83 operating properties were 99% leased with a weighted average annualized lease income per leased square foot of $33.72 and a weighted average age, based on the date of when the property was renovated or built-to-suit, of approximately 13.6 years. We calculate annualized lease income as annualized contractual base rent for the last month in a specified period, plus the annualized straight-line rent adjustments for the last month in such period and the annualized expense reimbursements earned by us for the last month in such period.

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Information about our leased operating properties as of June 30, 2021 is set forth in the table below:

Property Name

 

Location

 

Property

Type (1)

 

Tenant Lease

Expiration

Year (2)

 

Leased

Square

Feet

 

 

Annualized

Lease

Income

 

 

Percentage

of Total

Annualized

Lease

Income

 

 

Annualized

Lease

Income per

Leased

Square

Foot

 

U.S. Government Leased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VA - Loma Linda

 

Loma Linda, CA

 

OC

 

 

2036

 

 

 

 

327,614

 

 

$

16,388,079

 

 

 

6.4

%

 

$

50.02

 

Various GSA - Buffalo (3)

 

Buffalo, NY

 

O

 

2021 - 2025

 

 

 

 

266,668

 

 

 

8,526,101

 

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

31.97

 

JSC - Suffolk

 

Suffolk, VA

 

O

 

 

2028

 

 

 

 

403,737

 

 

 

8,181,271

 

 

 

3.2

%

 

 

20.26

 

IRS - Fresno

 

Fresno, CA

 

O

 

 

2033

 

 

 

 

180,481

 

 

 

6,975,024

 

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

38.65

 

FBI - Salt Lake

 

Salt Lake City, UT

 

O

 

 

2032

 

 

 

 

169,542

 

 

 

6,796,457

 

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

40.09

 

Various GSA - Chicago

 

Des Plaines, IL

 

O

 

 

2023

 

 

 

 

202,185

 

 

 

6,513,508

 

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

32.22

 

Various GSA - Portland (4)

 

Portland, OR

 

O

 

2022 - 2028

 

 

 

 

211,156

 

 

 

6,464,541

 

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

30.62

 

PTO - Arlington

 

Arlington, VA

 

O

 

 

2035

 

 

 

 

190,546

 

 

 

6,188,039

 

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

32.48

 

VA - San Jose

 

San Jose, CA

 

OC

 

 

2038

 

 

 

 

90,085

 

 

 

5,856,687

 

 

 

2.3

%

 

 

65.01

 

EPA - Lenexa

 

Lenexa, KS

 

O

 

 

2027

 

 

 

 

169,585

 

 

 

5,541,749

 

 

 

2.2

%

 

 

32.68

 

FBI - San Antonio

 

San Antonio, TX

 

O

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

148,584

 

 

 

5,185,319

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

34.90

 

FEMA - Tracy

 

Tracy, CA

 

W

 

 

2038

 

 

 

 

210,373

 

 

 

4,610,303

 

 

 

1.8

%

 

 

21.91

 

FDA - Alameda

 

Alameda, CA

 

L

 

 

2039

 

 

 

 

69,624

 

 

 

4,561,039

 

 

 

1.8

%

 

 

65.51

 

FBI - Omaha

 

Omaha, NE

 

O

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

112,196

 

 

 

4,424,959

 

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

39.44

 

TREAS - Parkersburg

 

Parkersburg, WV

 

O

 

 

2041

 

 

 

 

182,500

 

 

 

4,250,040

 

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

23.29

 

EPA - Kansas City

 

Kansas City, KS

 

L

 

 

2023

 

 

 

 

71,979

 

 

 

4,226,457

 

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

58.72

 

VA - South Bend

 

Mishawaka, IN

 

OC

 

 

2032

 

 

 

 

86,363

 

 

 

4,054,515

 

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

46.95

 

FBI / DEA - El Paso

 

El Paso, TX

 

O

 

 

2028

 

 

 

 

203,269

 

 

 

4,046,258

 

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

19.91

 

ICE - Charleston (5)

 

North Charleston, SC

 

O

 

2022 / 2027

 

 

 

 

86,733

 

 

 

3,905,879

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

45.03

 

FDA - Lenexa

 

Lenexa, KS

 

L

 

 

2040

 

 

 

 

59,690

 

 

 

3,889,133

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

65.16

 

USCIS - Lincoln

 

Lincoln, NE

 

O

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

137,671

 

 

 

3,814,290

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

27.71

 

VA - Mobile

 

Mobile, AL

 

OC

 

 

2033

 

 

 

 

79,212

 

 

 

3,796,474

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

47.93

 

DOI - Billings

 

Billings, MT

 

O/W

 

 

2033

 

 

 

 

149,110

 

 

 

3,774,594

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

25.31

 

FBI - Birmingham

 

Birmingham, AL

 

O

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

96,278

 

 

 

3,683,969

 

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

38.26

 

FBI - Pittsburgh

 

Pittsburgh, PA

 

O

 

 

2027

 

 

 

 

100,054

 

 

 

3,672,014

 

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

36.70

 

FBI - New Orleans

 

New Orleans, LA

 

O

 

 

2029

 

 

 

 

137,679

 

 

 

3,578,341

 

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

25.99

 

DOT - Lakewood

 

Lakewood, CO

 

O

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

122,225

 

 

 

3,489,124

 

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

28.55

 

FBI - Knoxville

 

Knoxville, TN

 

O

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

99,130

 

 

 

3,459,600

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

34.90

 

VA - Chico

 

Chico, CA

 

OC

 

 

2034

 

 

 

 

51,647

 

 

 

3,221,867

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

62.38

 

USFS II - Albuquerque

 

Albuquerque, NM

 

O

 

 

2026

 

 

 

 

98,720

 

 

 

3,063,160

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

31.03

 

FBI - Richmond

 

Richmond, VA

 

O

 

 

2041

 

 

 

 

96,607

 

 

 

3,047,997

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

31.55

 

OSHA - Sandy

 

Sandy, UT

 

L

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

75,000

 

 

 

3,013,567

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

40.18

 

FDA - College Park

 

College Park, MD

 

L

 

 

2029

 

 

 

 

80,677

 

 

 

3,012,658

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

37.34

 

USCIS - Tustin

 

Tustin, CA

 

O

 

 

2034

 

 

 

 

66,818

 

 

 

3,005,995

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

44.99

 

USFS I - Albuquerque

 

Albuquerque, NM

 

O

 

 

2026

 

 

 

 

92,455

 

 

 

2,999,662

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

32.44

 

DEA - Vista

 

Vista, CA

 

L

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

54,119

 

 

 

2,822,558

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

52.15

 

ICE - Albuquerque

 

Albuquerque, NM

 

O

 

 

2027

 

 

 

 

71,100

 

 

 

2,752,678

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

38.72

 

JUD - Del Rio

 

Del Rio, TX

 

C/O

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

89,880

 

 

 

2,718,710

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

30.25

 

VA - Orange (6)

 

Orange, CT

 

OC

 

 

2034

 

 

 

 

56,330

 

 

 

2,693,892

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

47.82

 

DEA - Pleasanton

 

Pleasanton, CA

 

L

 

 

2035

 

 

 

 

42,480

 

 

 

2,688,502

 

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

63.29

 

JUD - El Centro

 

El Centro, CA

 

C/O

 

 

2034

 

 

 

 

43,345

 

 

 

2,663,767

 

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

61.46

 

FBI - Mobile

 

Mobile, AL

 

O

 

 

2029

 

 

 

 

76,112

 

 

 

2,639,933

 

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

34.68

 

SSA - Charleston

 

Charleston, WV

 

O

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

110,000

 

 

 

2,604,011

 

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

23.67

 

DEA - Sterling

 

Sterling, VA

 

L

 

 

2036

 

 

 

 

49,692

 

 

 

2,575,432

 

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

51.83

 

FBI - Albany

 

Albany, NY

 

O

 

 

2036

 

 

 

 

98,184

 

 

 

2,542,517

 

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

25.90

 

USAO - Louisville

 

Louisville, KY

 

O

 

 

2031

 

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

2,451,797

 

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

40.86

 

TREAS - Birmingham

 

Birmingham, AL

 

O

 

 

2029

 

 

 

 

83,676

 

 

 

2,449,143

 

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

29.27

 

DEA - Dallas Lab

 

Dallas, TX

 

L

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

49,723

 

 

 

2,414,199

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

48.55

 

DHA - Aurora

 

Aurora, CO

 

O

 

 

2034

 

 

 

 

101,285

 

 

 

2,340,112

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

23.10

 

JUD - Charleston

 

Charleston, SC

 

C/O

 

 

2040

 

 

 

 

52,339

 

 

 

2,333,282

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

44.58

 

DEA - Upper Marlboro

 

Upper Marlboro, MD

 

L

 

 

2037

 

 

 

 

50,978

 

 

 

2,299,013

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

45.10

 

FBI - Little Rock

 

Little Rock, AR

 

O

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

102,377

 

 

 

2,271,725

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

22.19

 

MEPCOM - Jacksonville

 

Jacksonville, FL

 

O

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

2,204,839

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

73.49

 

DEA - Dallas

 

Dallas, TX

 

O

 

 

2041

 

 

 

 

71,827

 

 

 

2,175,689

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

30.29

 

CBP - Savannah

 

Savannah, GA

 

L

 

 

2033

 

 

 

 

35,000

 

 

 

2,171,087

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

62.03

 

23

 


 

 

 

Property Name

 

Location

 

Property

Type (1)

 

Tenant Lease

Expiration

Year (2)

 

Leased

Square

Feet

 

 

Annualized

Lease

Income

 

 

Percentage

of Total

Annualized

Lease

Income

 

 

Annualized

Lease

Income per

Leased

Square

Foot

 

U.S. Government Leased (Cont.)

 

DOE - Lakewood

 

Lakewood, CO

 

O

 

 

2029

 

 

 

 

115,650

 

 

 

2,093,583

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

18.10

 

NWS - Kansas City

 

Kansas City, MO

 

O

 

 

2033

 

 

 

 

94,378

 

 

 

2,077,157

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

22.01

 

JUD - Jackson

 

Jackson, TN

 

C/O

 

 

2023

 

 

 

 

73,397

 

 

 

2,051,666

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

27.95

 

DEA - Santa Ana

 

Santa Ana, CA

 

O

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

39,905

 

 

 

1,896,619

 

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

47.53

 

ICE - Otay

 

San Diego, CA

 

O

 

2022 / 2026

 

 

 

 

49,457

 

 

 

1,780,658

 

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

36.00

 

NPS - Omaha

 

Omaha, NE

 

O

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

62,772

 

 

 

1,766,700

 

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

28.14

 

VA - Golden

 

Golden, CO

 

O/W

 

 

2026

 

 

 

 

56,753

 

 

 

1,755,455

 

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

30.93

 

CBP - Sunburst

 

Sunburst, MT

 

O

 

 

2028

 

 

 

 

33,000

 

 

 

1,631,438

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

49.44

 

USCG - Martinsburg

 

Martinsburg, WV

 

O

 

 

2027

 

 

 

 

59,547

 

 

 

1,610,513

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

27.05

 

DEA - Birmingham (7)

 

Birmingham, AL

 

O

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

35,616

 

 

 

1,540,180

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

43.24

 

JUD - Aberdeen

 

Aberdeen, MS

 

C/O

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

46,979

 

 

 

1,505,573

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

32.05

 

GSA - Clarksburg

 

Clarksburg, WV

 

O

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

63,750

 

 

 

1,473,177

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

23.11

 

DEA - North Highlands

 

Sacramento, CA

 

O

 

 

2033

 

 

 

 

37,975

 

 

 

1,461,610

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

38.49

 

USAO - Springfield

 

Springfield, IL

 

O

 

 

2038

 

 

 

 

43,600

 

 

 

1,408,624

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

32.31

 

VA - Charleston

 

North Charleston, SC

 

W

 

 

2040

 

 

 

 

97,718

 

 

 

1,383,687

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

14.16

 

DEA - Albany

 

Albany, NY

 

O

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

31,976

 

 

 

1,360,564

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

42.55

 

DEA - Riverside

 

Riverside, CA

 

O

 

 

2032

 

 

 

 

34,354

 

 

 

1,254,927

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

36.53

 

SSA - Dallas

 

Dallas, TX

 

O

 

 

2035

 

 

 

 

27,200

 

 

 

977,296

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

35.93

 

HRSA - Baton Rouge

 

Baton Rouge, LA

 

O

 

 

2040

 

 

 

 

27,569

 

 

 

838,276

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

30.41

 

ICE - Pittsburgh (8)

 

Pittsburgh, PA

 

O

 

2023 / 2032

 

 

 

 

25,245

 

 

 

803,823

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

31.84

 

JUD - South Bend

 

South Bend, IN

 

C/O

 

 

2027

 

 

 

 

30,119

 

 

 

796,555

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

26.45

 

VA - Baton Rouge

 

Baton Rouge, LA

 

OC

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

793,356

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

26.45

 

ICE - Louisville

 

Louisville, KY

 

O

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

17,420

 

 

 

713,912

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

40.98

 

DEA - San Diego

 

San Diego, CA

 

W

 

 

2032

 

 

 

 

16,100

 

 

 

542,753

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

33.71

 

SSA - San Diego

 

San Diego, CA

 

O

 

 

2032

 

 

 

 

10,059

 

 

 

423,446

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

42.10

 

DEA - Bakersfield

 

Bakersfield, CA

 

O

 

 

2038

 

 

 

 

9,800

 

 

 

389,559

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

39.75

 

Subtotal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,424,979

 

 

$

255,362,663

 

 

 

99.6

%

 

$

34.39

 

Privately Leased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5998 Osceola Court -

   United Technologies

 

Midland, GA

 

W/M

 

 

2023

 

 

 

 

105,641

 

 

 

543,818

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

5.15

 

501 East Hunter Street -

   Lummus Corporation

 

Lubbock, TX

 

W/D

 

 

2028

 

 

 

 

70,078

 

 

 

410,157

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

5.85

 

Subtotal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

175,719

 

 

$

953,975

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

$

5.43

 

Total / Weighted Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,600,698

 

 

$

256,316,638

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

33.72

 

 

(1)

OC=Outpatient Clinic; O=Office; C=Courthouse; L=Laboratory; W=Warehouse; D=Distribution; M=Manufacturing.

 

(2)

The year of lease expiration does not include renewal options.

 

(3)

Private tenants occupy 14,274 leased square feet.

 

(4)

Private tenants occupy 42,025 leased square feet.

 

(5)

A private tenant occupies 21,609 leased square feet.

 

(6)

Previously named VA - Northeast.

 

(7)

The ATF occupies 8,680 leased square feet.

 

(8)

A private tenant occupies 3,854 leased square feet.

Certain of our leases are currently in the “soft-term” period of the lease, meaning that the U.S. Government tenant agency has the right to terminate the lease prior to its stated lease end date. We believe that, from the U.S. Government’s perspective, leases with such provisions are helpful for budgetary purposes. While some of our leases are contractually subject to early termination, we do not believe that our tenant agencies are likely to terminate these leases early given the build-to-suit features at the properties subject to the leases, the weighted average age of these properties based on the date the property was built or renovated-to-suit, where applicable (approximately 15.8 years as of June 30, 2021), the mission-critical focus of the properties subject to the leases and the current level of operations at such properties.

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The following table sets forth a schedule of lease expirations for leases in place as of June 30, 2021:

Year of Lease Expiration (1)

 

Number of

Leases

Expiring

 

 

Leased Square

Footage

Expiring

 

 

Percentage of

Portfolio Leased Square

Footage Expiring

 

 

Annualized

Lease Income

Expiring

 

 

Percentage

of Total

Annualized

Lease Income

Expiring

 

 

Annualized

Lease Income

per Leased

Square Foot

Expiring

 

2021

 

 

9

 

 

 

515,447

 

 

 

6.8

%

 

$

18,408,692

 

 

 

7.2

%

 

$

35.71

 

2022

 

 

8

 

 

 

272,463

 

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

9,501,899

 

 

 

3.7

%

 

 

34.87

 

2023

 

 

12

 

 

 

500,849

 

 

 

6.6

%

 

 

14,836,378

 

 

 

5.8

%

 

 

29.62

 

2024

 

 

10

 

 

 

727,374

 

 

 

9.6

%

 

 

22,816,256

 

 

 

8.9

%

 

 

31.37

 

2025

 

 

13

 

 

 

470,957

 

 

 

6.2

%

 

 

16,164,287

 

 

 

6.3

%

 

 

34.32

 

2026

 

 

4

 

 

 

249,466

 

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

7,874,922

 

 

 

3.1

%

 

 

31.57

 

2027

 

 

6

 

 

 

495,529

 

 

 

6.5

%

 

 

17,626,097

 

 

 

6.9

%

 

 

35.57

 

2028

 

 

8

 

 

 

783,003

 

 

 

10.3

%

 

 

16,486,960

 

 

 

6.4

%

 

 

21.06

 

2029

 

 

5

 

 

 

493,794

 

 

 

6.5

%

 

 

13,773,658

 

 

 

5.4

%

 

 

27.89

 

2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

37

 

 

 

3,091,816

 

 

 

40.6

%

 

 

118,827,489

 

 

 

46.3

%

 

 

38.43

 

Total / Weighted Average

 

 

112

 

 

 

7,600,698

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

256,316,638

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

33.72

 

 

 

(1)

The year of lease expirations is pursuant to current contract terms. Some tenants have the right to vacate their space during a specified period, or “soft term,” before the stated terms of their leases expire. As of June 30, 2021, 17 tenants occupying approximately 5.3% of our leased square feet and contributing approximately 5.0% of our annualized lease income have exercisable rights to terminate their lease before the stated term of their respective lease expires.

Information about our development property as of June 30, 2021 is set forth in the table below:

Property Name

 

Location

 

Tenant

 

Property

Type (1)

 

Lease Term

 

Estimated Leased

Square

Feet

 

FDA - Atlanta

 

Atlanta, GA

 

Food and Drug Administration

 

L

 

20-year

 

 

 

162,000

 

 

(1)

L=Laboratory.

Results of Operations

Comparison of Results of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020

The financial information presented below summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (amounts in thousands).

 

 

For the three months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Change

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

$

66,095

 

 

$

59,550

 

 

$

6,545

 

Tenant reimbursements

 

 

1,899

 

 

 

435

 

 

 

1,464

 

Other income

 

 

620

 

 

 

541

 

 

 

79

 

Total revenues

 

 

68,614

 

 

 

60,526

 

 

 

8,088

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating

 

 

14,296

 

 

 

10,915

 

 

 

3,381

 

Real estate taxes

 

 

7,553

 

 

 

6,617

 

 

 

936

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

22,525

 

 

 

23,654

 

 

 

(1,129

)

Acquisition costs

 

 

483

 

 

 

668

 

 

 

(185

)

Corporate general and administrative

 

 

5,768

 

 

 

5,505

 

 

 

263

 

Total expenses

 

 

50,625

 

 

 

47,359

 

 

 

3,266

 

Other expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(9,265

)

 

 

(9,004

)

 

 

(261

)

Gain on sale of operating property

 

 

530

 

 

 

 

 

 

530

 

Net income

 

$

9,254

 

 

$

4,163

 

 

$

5,091

 

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Revenues

Total revenues increased $8.1 million to $68.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $60.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

The $6.5 million increase in Rental income is primarily attributable to an increase in revenues from the ten operating properties acquired and one development property placed in service, as well as a full period of operations from the two operating properties acquired during the three months ended June 30, 2020, offset by two properties disposed of since June 30, 2020.

The $1.5 million increase in Tenant reimbursements is primarily attributable to an increase in tenant project reimbursements.

Expenses

Total expenses increased $3.3 million to $50.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $47.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

The $3.4 million increase in property operating expenses is primarily attributable to the ten operating properties acquired and one development property placed in service, as well as a full period of operations from the two operating properties acquired during the three months ended June 30, 2020, and an increase in expenses associated with tenant project reimbursements, offset by two properties disposed of since June 30, 2020.

The $0.9 million increase in real estate taxes is also primarily attributable to the ten operating properties acquired and one development property placed in service, as well as a full period of operations from the two operating properties acquired during the three months ended June 30, 2020, offset by two properties disposed of since June 30, 2020.

The $1.1 million decrease in Depreciation and amortization is primarily related to the timing of intangible amortization and the two properties disposed of since June 30, 2020. This decrease is offset by an increase in depreciation attributable to the ten operating properties acquired and one development property placed in service since June 30, 2020, as well as a full period of operations from the two operating properties acquired during the three months ended June 30, 2020.

Gain on sale of operating property

On June 4, 2021, we sold SSA – Mission Viejo to a third party. Net proceeds from the sale of operating property were approximately $3.3 million and we recognized a gain on the sale of operating property of approximately $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021.

 

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Comparison of Results of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020

The financial information presented below summarizes our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (amounts in thousands).

 

 

For the six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Change

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

$

130,274

 

 

$

116,133

 

 

$

14,141

 

Tenant reimbursements

 

 

2,219

 

 

 

1,587

 

 

 

632

 

Other income

 

 

1,122

 

 

 

1,024

 

 

 

98

 

Total revenues

 

 

133,615

 

 

 

118,744

 

 

 

14,871

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating

 

 

26,390

 

 

 

22,173

 

 

 

4,217

 

Real estate taxes

 

 

14,839

 

 

 

13,179

 

 

 

1,660

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

44,850

 

 

 

47,210

 

 

 

(2,360

)

Acquisition costs

 

 

970

 

 

 

1,206

 

 

 

(236

)

Corporate general and administrative

 

 

11,576

 

 

 

10,988

 

 

 

588

 

Total expenses

 

 

98,625

 

 

 

94,756

 

 

 

3,869

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(18,386

)

 

 

(17,907

)

 

 

(479

)

Gain on sale of operating property

 

 

530

 

 

 

 

 

 

530

 

Net income

 

$

17,134

 

 

$

6,081

 

 

$

11,053

 

Revenues

Total revenues increased $14.9 million to $133.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $118.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

The $14.1 million increase in Rental income is primarily attributable to an increase in revenues from the ten operating properties acquired and one development property placed in service, as well as a full period of operations from the four operating properties acquired during the six months ended June 30, 2020, offset by two properties disposed of since June 30, 2020.  

The $0.6 million increase in Tenant reimbursements is primarily attributable to an increase in tenant project reimbursements.

Expenses

Total expenses increased $3.9 million to $98.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $94.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

The $4.2 million increase in property operating expenses is primarily attributable to the ten operating properties acquired and one development property placed in service, as well as a full period of operations from the four operating properties acquired during the six months ended June 30, 2020, and an increase in expenses associated with tenant reimbursements, offset by two properties disposed of since June 30, 2020.

The $1.7 million increase in real estate taxes is also primarily attributable to the ten operating properties acquired and one development property placed in service, as well as a full period of operations from the four operating properties acquired during the six months ended June 30, 2020, offset by two properties disposed of since June 30, 2020.

The $2.4 million decrease in Depreciation and amortization is primarily related to the timing of intangible amortization and the two properties disposed of since June 30, 2020. This decrease is offset by an increase in depreciation attributable to the ten operating properties acquired and one development property placed in service since June 30, 2020, as well as a full period of operations from the four operating properties acquired during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

Additionally, Corporate general and administrative costs increased by $0.6 million, primarily due to an increase in employee costs.

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Gain on sale of operating property

On June 4, 2021, we sold SSA – Mission Viejo to a third party. Net proceeds from the sale of operating property were approximately $3.3 million and we recognized a gain on the sale of operating property of approximately $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We anticipate that our cash flows from the sources listed below will provide adequate capital for the next 12 months for all anticipated uses, including all scheduled principal and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness, current and anticipated tenant improvements, stockholder distributions to maintain our qualification as a REIT and other capital obligations associated with conducting our business. At June 30, 2021, we had $8.1 million available in cash and cash equivalents and there was $312.8 million available under our revolving credit facility.

Our primary expected sources of capital are as follows:

 

cash and cash equivalents;

 

operating cash flow;

 

available borrowings under our revolving credit facility;

 

issuance of long-term debt;

 

issuance of equity, including under our ATM Programs (as described below); and

 

asset sales.

Our short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds to pay for the following:

 

development and redevelopment activities, including major redevelopment, renovation or expansion programs at individual properties;

 

property acquisitions under contract;

 

tenant improvements allowances and leasing costs;

 

recurring maintenance and capital expenditures;

 

debt repayment requirements;

 

corporate and administrative costs;

 

interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness;

 

interest swap payments; and

 

distribution payments.

Our long-term liquidity needs, in addition to recurring short-term liquidity needs as discussed above, consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for acquisitions, non-recurring capital expenditures, and scheduled debt maturities. Although we may be able to anticipate and plan for certain of our liquidity needs, unexpected increases in uses of cash that are beyond our control and which affect our financial condition and results of operations may arise, or our sources of liquidity may be fewer than, and the funds available from such sources may be less than, anticipated or required. As of the date of this filing, there were no known commitments or events that would have a material impact on our liquidity.

Equity

ATM Programs

On each of March 4, 2019 and December 20, 2019, the Company entered into separate equity distribution agreements with each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BTIG, LLC, Capital One Securities, Inc., Jefferies LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Truist Securities, Inc. (f/k/a SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.) and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC pursuant to which it may issue and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $200.0 million and $300.0 million, respectively, from time to time (the “2019 ATM Programs”) in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The 2019 ATM Programs implemented on March 4, 2019 and December 20, 2019 are referred to as the “March 2019 ATM Program” and “December 2019

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ATM Program” respectively. Under each of the 2019 ATM Programs, the Company may also enter into one or more forward transactions (each, a “forward sale transaction”) under separate master forward sale confirmations and related supplemental confirmations with each of Citibank, N.A., Bank of Montreal, Jefferies LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Royal Bank of Canada and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and, under the December 2019 ATM Program only, Truist Bank, for the sale of shares of its common stock on a forward basis.

On June 22, 2021, the Company entered into separate equity distribution agreements with each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BTIG, LLC, Capital One Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Jefferies LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC pursuant to which it may issue and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $300.0 million from time to time (the “2021 ATM Program”) in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act.  Under the 2021 ATM Program, the Company may also enter into one or more forward sale transactions under separate master forward sale confirmations and related supplemental confirmations with each of Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Jefferies LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, Truist Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association for the sale of shares of its common stock on a forward basis.  

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to issuances under each of the 2019 ATM Programs during the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021 (amounts in thousands, except share amounts):

 

 

March 2019 ATM Program

 

 

December 2019 ATM Program

 

For the Three Months Ended:

 

Number of Shares Issued(1)

 

 

Net Proceeds(1)

 

 

Number of Shares Issued(1)

 

 

Net Proceeds(1)

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

1,556,824

 

 

$

39,998

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

1,556,824

 

 

$

39,998

 

 

(1)

Shares issued by us, which were all issued in settlement of forward sales transactions. Additionally, as of June 30, 2021, we had entered into forward sales transactions under the 2019 ATM Programs for the sale of an additional 3,499,697 shares of our common stock that have not yet been settled. Subject to our right to elect net share settlement, we expect to physically settle the forward sales transactions by the maturity dates set forth in each applicable forward sale transaction placement notice, which dates range from September 2021 to June 2022. Assuming the forward sales transactions are physically settled in full utilizing a net weighted average initial forward sales price of $23.96 per share, we expect to receive net proceeds of approximately $83.8 million, after deducting offering costs, subject to adjustments in accordance with the applicable forward sale transaction. We accounted for the forward sale agreements as equity.

No sales of shares of our common stock were made under the 2021 ATM Program during the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

We have used the net proceeds received from such sales for general corporate purposes. As of June 30, 2021, we had approximately $300.0 million of gross sales of our common stock available under the 2021 ATM Program, $111.8 million of gross sales of our common stock available under the December 2019 ATM Program and no remaining availability under the March 2019 ATM Program.

Contribution of Property for Common Units

On May 20, 2021, we acquired NWS – Kansas City for which we paid, as partial consideration, 975,452 common units. The issuance of the common units was effected in reliance upon an exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.

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Debt

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our outstanding indebtedness as of June 30, 2021 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

Principal Outstanding

 

 

Interest

 

 

Current

 

Loan

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

Rate (1)

 

 

Maturity

 

Revolving credit facility:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facility (2)

 

$

137,250

 

 

L + 130bps

 

 

June 2022 (3)

 

Total revolving credit facility

 

 

137,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term loan facilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016 term loan facility

 

 

100,000

 

 

2.67% (4)

 

 

March 2024

 

2018 term loan facility

 

 

150,000

 

 

3.96% (5)

 

 

June 2023

 

Total term loan facilities

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Total unamortized deferred financing fees

 

 

(852

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total term loan facilities, net

 

 

249,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017 series A senior notes

 

 

95,000

 

 

4.05%

 

 

May 2027

 

2017 series B senior notes

 

 

50,000

 

 

4.15%

 

 

May 2029

 

2017 series C senior notes

 

 

30,000

 

 

4.30%

 

 

May 2032

 

2019 series A senior notes

 

 

85,000

 

 

3.73%

 

 

September 2029

 

2019 series B senior notes

 

 

100,000

 

 

3.83%

 

 

September 2031

 

2019 series C senior notes

 

 

90,000

 

 

3.98%

 

 

September 2034

 

Total notes payable

 

 

450,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Total unamortized deferred financing fees

 

 

(2,849

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total notes payable, net

 

 

447,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEA – Pleasanton

 

 

15,700

 

 

L + 150bps (6)

 

 

October 2023

 

VA – Golden

 

 

8,922

 

 

5.00% (6)

 

 

April 2024

 

MEPCOM – Jacksonville

 

 

7,351

 

 

4.41% (6)

 

 

October 2025

 

USFS II – Albuquerque

 

 

15,738

 

 

4.46% (6)

 

 

July 2026

 

ICE – Charleston

 

 

15,494

 

 

4.21% (6)

 

 

January 2027

 

VA – Loma Linda

 

 

127,500

 

 

3.59% (6)

 

 

July 2027

 

CBP – Savannah

 

 

11,600

 

 

3.40% (6)

 

 

July 2033

 

Total mortgage notes payable

 

 

202,305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Total unamortized deferred financing fees

 

 

(1,338

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Total unamortized premium/discount

 

 

82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total mortgage notes payable, net

 

 

201,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt

 

$

1,034,598

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

At June 30, 2021, the one-month LIBOR (“L”) was 0.10%. The current interest rate is not adjusted to include the amortization of deferred financing fees or debt issuance costs incurred in obtaining debt or any unamortized fair market value premiums. The spread over the applicable rate for each of the $450.0 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility, which we refer to herein as our revolving credit facility, the $150.0 million senior unsecured term loan facility, which we refer to herein as our 2018 term loan facility, and the $100.0 million senior unsecured term loan facility, which we refer to herein as our 2016 term loan facility, is based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in the respective loan agreements.

 

(2)

Our revolving credit facility had available capacity of $312.8 million at June 30, 2021 with an accordion feature that permits us to request additional lender commitments for up to $250.0 million of additional capacity, subject to the satisfaction of customary terms and conditions.

 

(3)

Our revolving credit facility has two six-month as-of-right extension options subject to certain conditions and the payment of an extension fee.

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(4)

Entered into two interest rate swaps with an effective date of March 29, 2017 with an aggregate notional value of $100.0 million to effectively fix the interest rate at 2.67% annually, based on our consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in our 2016 term loan facility agreement.

 

(5)

Entered into four interest rate swaps with an effective date of December 13, 2018 with an aggregate notional value of $150.0 million to effectively fix the interest rate at 3.96% annually, based on our consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in our 2018 term loan facility agreement.

 

(6)

Effective interest rates are as follows: DEA – Pleasanton 1.80%, VA – Golden 5.03%, MEPCOM – Jacksonville 3.89%, USFS II Albuquerque 3.92%, ICE – Charleston 3.93%, VA – Loma Linda 3.78%, CBP – Savannah 4.12%.

Our revolving credit facility, term loan facilities, notes payable, and mortgage notes payable are subject to ongoing compliance with a number of financial and other covenants. As of June 30, 2021, we were in compliance with all applicable financial covenants.

The chart below details our debt capital structure as of June 30, 2021 (dollar amounts in thousands):

Debt Capital Structure

 

June 30, 2021

 

Total principal outstanding

 

$

1,039,555

 

Weighted average maturity

 

5.8 years

 

Weighted average interest rate

 

 

3.4

%

% Variable debt

 

 

14.7

%

% Fixed debt (1)

 

 

85.3

%

% Secured debt

 

 

19.5

%

 

(1)

Our 2016 term loan facility and 2018 term loan facility are swapped to be fixed and as such are included as fixed rate debt in the table above.

Private Placement of Senior Unsecured Notes

On May 11, 2021, the Company and the Operating Partnership entered into a note purchase agreement pursuant to which the Operating Partnership will issue and sell an aggregate of up to $250.0 million of fixed rate, senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”) consisting of (i) 2.62% Series A Senior Notes due October 14, 2028 in an aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million, and (ii) 2.89% Series B Senior Notes due October 14, 2030, in an aggregate principal amount of $150.0 million. The Operating Partnership has the option to increase the Series B tranches of the Notes up to a principal amount of $200.0 million. The Notes are expected to be issued on or around October 14, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. The Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and various subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”).

Amended and Restated Senior Unsecured Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility

On July 23, 2021, we entered into a second amended and restated senior unsecured credit facility (our “second amended senior unsecured credit facility”).  Our second amended senior unsecured credit facility increased the total borrowing capacity of our existing senior unsecured credit facility by $50.0 million for a total credit facility size of $650.0 million, and consists of two components: (i) a $450.0 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “amended revolving credit facility”), and (ii) a $200.0 million senior unsecured term loan facility (the “amended term loan facility”), up to $50.0 million of which will be available for a 364-day delayed draw period. The amended revolving credit facility also includes an accordion feature that will provide us with additional capacity, subject to the satisfaction of customary terms and conditions, of up to $250.0 million.

The Operating Partnership is the borrower, and certain of our subsidiaries that directly own certain of our properties are guarantors under our second amended senior unsecured credit facility. The amended revolving credit facility has an initial four year term and will mature in July 2025, with two six-month as-of-right extension options, subject to certain conditions and the payment of an extension fee. The amended term loan facility has a five year term and will mature in July 2026. In addition, the amended term loan facility is prepayable without penalty for the entire term of the loan.

Borrowings under our amended senior unsecured credit facility bear interest, at our option, at floating rates equal to either: 

 

 

a Eurodollar rate equal to a periodic fixed rate equal to LIBOR plus, a margin ranging from 1.20% to 1.80% for advances under the amended revolving credit facility and a margin ranging from 1.20% to 1.70% for advances under the amended term loan facility; or

 

 

a fluctuating rate equal to the sum of (a) the highest of (x) Citibank, N.A.’s base rate, (y) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (z) the one-month Eurodollar rate plus 1.00% plus (b) a margin ranging from 0.20% to 0.80% for

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advances under the amended revolving credit facility and a margin ranging from 0.20% to 0.70% for advances under the amended term loan facility, in each case with a margin based on our leverage ratio.

If the Operating Partnership achieves certain sustainability targets as defined in our second amended senior unsecured credit facility agreement, the applicable margin will decrease by 0.01%.

In addition, on July 23, 2021, we entered into a fourth amendment to our existing 2016 term loan facility. The fourth amendment amends certain provisions in the 2016 term loan facility to conform to certain changes made to such provisions in our amended senior unsecured credit facility.

Dividend Policy

In order to qualify as a REIT, we are required to distribute to our stockholders, on an annual basis, at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains. We anticipate distributing all of our taxable income. We expect to make quarterly distributions to our stockholders in a manner intended to satisfy this requirement. Prior to making any distributions for U.S. federal tax purposes or otherwise, we must first satisfy our operating and debt service obligations. It is possible that it would be necessary to utilize cash reserves, liquidate assets at unfavorable prices or incur additional indebtedness in order to make required distributions. It is also possible that our board of directors could decide to make required distributions in part by using shares of our common stock.

A summary of dividends declared by the board of directors per share of common stock and per common unit at the date of record is as follows:

Quarter

 

Declaration Date

 

Record Date

 

Payment Date

 

Dividend (1)

 

Q1 2021

 

April 29, 2021

 

May 14, 2021

 

May 26, 2021

 

$

0.260

 

Q2 2021

 

July 27, 2021

 

August 12, 2021

 

August 24, 2021

 

$

0.265

 

 

(1)

Prior to the end of the performance period as set forth in the applicable LTIP unit award, holders of performance-based LTIP units are entitled to receive dividends per LTIP unit equal to 10% of the dividend paid per common unit. After the end of the performance period, the number of LTIP units, both vested and unvested, that LTIP award recipients have earned, if any, are entitled to receive dividends in an amount per LTIP unit equal to dividends, both regular and special, payable per common unit. Holders of LTIP units that are not subject to the attainment of performance goals are entitled to receive dividends per LTIP unit equal to 100% of the dividend paid per common unit beginning on the grant date.

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

We had no material off-balance sheet arrangements as of June 30, 2021.

Inflation

Substantially all of our leases provide for operating expense escalations. We believe inflationary increases in expenses may be at least partially offset by the operating expenses that are passed through to our tenants and by contractual rent increases. We do not believe inflation has had a material impact on our historical financial position or results of operations.

Cash Flows

The following table sets forth a summary of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

For the six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net cash (used in) provided by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

56,717

 

 

$

75,594

 

Investing activities

 

 

(103,802

)

 

 

(139,586

)

Financing activities

 

 

47,094

 

 

 

61,860

 

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Operating Activities

The Company generated $56.7 million and $75.6 million of cash from operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 includes $56.9 million in net cash from rental activities net of expenses offset by $0.2 million related to the change in tenant accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets, deferred revenue associated with operating leases, and accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities. Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 includes a $50.7 million increase in net cash from rental activities net of expenses and $24.9 million related to the change in tenant accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets, deferred revenue associated with operating leases, and accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities.

Investing Activities

The Company used $103.8 million and $139.6 million in cash for investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 includes $93.0 million in real estate acquisitions, $9.6 million in additions to operating properties and $4.5 million in additions to development properties, offset by $3.3 million in proceeds from the sale of SSA – Mission Viejo during the quarter. Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 includes $101.4 million in real estate acquisitions, $29.3 million in additions to development properties and $8.8 million in additions to operating properties.

Financing Activities

The Company generated $47.1 million and $61.9 million in cash from financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Net cash generated by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 includes $125.3 million in draws under our revolving credit facility and $40.4 million in gross proceeds from issuances of shares of our common stock, offset by $67.3 million in net pay downs under our revolving credit facility, $48.8 million in dividend payments, $1.9 million in mortgage notes payable repayment, $0.6 million in payment of offering costs, and $0.1 million in payment of deferred financing fees. Net cash generated by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 includes $116.5 million in draws under our revolving credit facility and $109.3 million in gross proceeds from issuances of shares of our common stock, offset by $116.5 million in net pay downs under our revolving credit facility, $44.4 million in dividend payments, $1.7 million in mortgage notes payable repayment and $1.3 million in payment of offering costs.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use and present Funds From Operations, or FFO, and FFO, as Adjusted as supplemental measures of our performance. The summary below describes our use of FFO and FFO, as Adjusted, provides information regarding why we believe these measures are meaningful supplemental measures of our performance and reconciles these measures from net income, presented in accordance with GAAP.

Funds From Operations and Funds From Operations, as Adjusted

FFO is a supplemental measure of our performance. We present FFO calculated in accordance with the current National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or Nareit, definition set forth in the Nareit FFO White Paper – Restatement 2018. In addition, we present FFO, as Adjusted for certain other adjustments that we believe enhance the comparability of our FFO across periods and to the FFO reported by other publicly traded REITs. FFO is a supplemental performance measure that is commonly used in the real estate industry to assist investors and analysts in comparing results of REITs.

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FFO is defined by Nareit as net income, (calculated in accordance with GAAP), excluding:

 

Depreciation and amortization related to real estate.

 

Gains and losses from the sale of certain real estate assets.

 

Gains and losses from change in control.

 

Impairment write-downs of certain real estate assets and investments in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate held by the entity.

We present FFO because we consider it an important supplemental measure of our operating performance, and we believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, many of which present FFO when reporting results.

We adjust FFO to present FFO, as Adjusted as an alternative measure of our operating performance, which, when applicable, excludes the impact of acquisition costs, straight-line rent, amortization of above-/below-market leases, amortization of deferred revenue (which results from landlord assets funded by tenants), non-cash interest expense, non-cash compensation, depreciation of non-real estate assets and other non-cash items. By excluding these income and expense items from FFO, as Adjusted, we believe we provide useful information as these items have no cash impact. In addition, by excluding acquisition related costs we believe FFO, as Adjusted provides useful information that is comparable across periods and more accurately reflects the operating performance of our properties. Certain prior year amounts have been updated to conform to the current year FFO, as Adjusted definition.

FFO and FFO, as Adjusted are presented as supplemental financial measures and do not fully represent our operating performance. Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating FFO and FFO, as Adjusted or use other definitions of FFO and FFO, as Adjusted and, accordingly, our presentation of these measures may not be comparable to other REITs. Neither FFO nor FFO, as Adjusted is intended to be a measure of cash flow or liquidity. Please refer to our financial statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP, for purposes of evaluating our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of our net income to FFO and FFO, as Adjusted for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

For the three months ended June 30,

 

 

For the six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net income

 

$

9,254

 

 

$

4,163

 

 

$

17,134

 

 

$

6,081

 

Depreciation of real estate assets

 

 

22,502

 

 

 

23,654

 

 

 

44,820

 

 

 

47,210

 

Gain on sale of operating property

 

 

(530

)

 

 

 

 

 

(530

)

 

 

 

FFO

 

 

31,226

 

 

 

27,817

 

 

 

61,424

 

 

 

53,291

 

Adjustments to FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

483

 

 

 

668

 

 

 

970

 

 

 

1,206

 

Straight-line rent and other non-cash

   adjustments

 

 

(1,324

)

 

 

(620

)

 

 

(2,737

)

 

 

(1,329

)

Amortization of above-/below-market

   leases

 

 

(1,225

)

 

 

(1,527

)

 

 

(2,511

)

 

 

(3,048

)

Amortization of deferred revenue

 

 

(1,398

)

 

 

(697

)

 

 

(2,819

)

 

 

(1,394

)

Non-cash interest expense

 

 

364

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

727

 

 

 

718

 

Non-cash compensation

 

 

1,033

 

 

 

1,021

 

 

 

2,367

 

 

 

2,021

 

Depreciation of non-real estate assets

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

FFO, as Adjusted

 

$

29,182

 

 

$

27,022

 

 

$

57,451

 

 

$

51,465

 

 


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Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. Our future earnings, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevailing market interest rates. Our primary market risk results from our indebtedness, which bears interest at both fixed and variable rates. We manage and may continue to manage our market risk on variable rate debt by entering into swap arrangements to, in effect, fix the rate on all or a portion of the debt for varying periods up to maturity. This in turn, reduces the risks of variability of cash flows created by variable rate debt and mitigates the risk of increases in interest rates. Our objective when undertaking such arrangements is to reduce our floating rate exposure and we do not intend to enter into hedging arrangements for speculative purposes.

As of June 30, 2021, $886.6 million, or 85.3% of our debt, excluding unamortized premiums and discounts, had fixed interest rates and $153.0 million, or 14.7% had variable interest rates. If market rates of interest on our variable rate debt fluctuate by 25 basis points, interest expense would increase or decrease, depending on rate movement, future earnings and cash flows, by $0.4 million annually.

In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”), the authority that regulates LIBOR, announced that it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021 and, on March 5, 2021, the FCA announced that USD-LIBOR will no longer be published after June 30, 2023. The Alternative Reference Rates Committee, or the ARRC, has proposed that the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR, is the rate that best represents the alternative to USD-LIBOR for use in derivatives and other financial contracts that are currently indexed to USD-LIBOR. The ARRC has proposed a paced market transition plan to SOFR from USD-LIBOR and organizations are currently working on industry wide and company specific transition plans as it relates to derivatives and cash markets exposed to USD-LIBOR.  We intend to monitor the developments with respect to the scheduled phasing out of LIBOR in 2023 and work with our lenders to ensure such transition away from LIBOR will have minimal impact on our financial condition, but can provide no assurances regarding the impact of the discontinuation of LIBOR.

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We carried out an evaluation required by the Exchange Act, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a -15(e) and Rule 15d-15 of the Exchange Act, as of June 30, 2021. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2021 that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II

Item 1.

We are not currently involved in any material litigation nor, to our knowledge, is any material litigation currently threatened against us.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5.

Other Information

None.

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Item 6.

Exhibits

The following exhibits are included, or incorporated by reference, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:

 

Exhibit 

 

Exhibit Description 

 

 

 

    3.1

 

Amended and Restated Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 on January 30, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

 

    3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 on January 30, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

 

    3.3

 

First Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on February 27, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

    3.4

 

Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on May 20, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

 

    4.1

 

Specimen Certificate of Common Stock of Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 on January 30, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

  10.1

 

Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2021, by and among Easterly Government Properties, Inc., Easterly Government Properties LP, the Guarantors named therein, with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, PNC Bank, National Association and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Co-Syndication agents, BMO Harris Bank, N.A., Raymond James Bank, N.A., Royal Bank of Canada and Truist Bank as Co-Documentation agents, and Citibank, N.A., PNC Capital Markets LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Running Managers and the other financial institutions party thereto  (previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on July 29, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference)

  10.2

 

Fourth Amendment to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2021, by and among Easterly Government Properties, Inc., Easterly Government Properties LP, the Guarantors named therein, PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and U.S. Bank National Association and Truist Bank, as Lenders (previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on July 29, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference)

  31.1*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

 

 

 

  31.2*

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

 

 

 

  32.1**

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

 

 

 

101.SCH*

  

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

101.CAL*

  

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.DEF*

  

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.LAB*

  

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.PRE*

  

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

104*

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101.*)

 

 

 

 

*

Filed herewith

**

Furnished herewith

 

 

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

 

 

 

Date: August 3, 2021

 

/s/ William C. Trimble, III 

 

 

William C. Trimble, III

 

 

Chief Executive Officer and President

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

Date: August 3, 2021

 

/s/ Meghan G. Baivier 

 

 

Meghan G. Baivier

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)