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EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC - Annual Report: 2019 (Form 10-K)



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K

 
 
 
 
 
 
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
 
1-07094
 
 
               
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EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Maryland
 
13-2711135
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
400 W Parkway Place
 
 
Suite 100
 
 
Ridgeland,
Mississippi
 
39157
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number: (601) 354-3555

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, $0.0001 par value per share
EGP
New York Stock Exchange



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

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

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

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 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 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

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of June 28, 2019, the last business day of the Registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter:  $4,258,843,000.

The number of shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value, outstanding as of February 12, 2020 was 38,901,637.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement relating to its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III. The Registrant intends to file such Proxy Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

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PART I
 
  
PART II
 
 
PART III
 
 
PART IV
 
 



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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes “forward-looking statements” (within the meaning of the federal securities laws, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that reflect EastGroup Properties, Inc.'s (the "Company" or "EastGroup") expectations and projections about the Company’s future results, performance, prospects, plans and opportunities. The Company has attempted to identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “seek,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “targets,” “intends,” “should,” “estimates,” “could,” “continue,” “assume,” “projects,” "goals," “plans” or variations of such words and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company and are subject to a number of known and unknown assumptions, risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance, plans or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things, those discussed below. The Company intends for all such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, as applicable by law. The Company does not undertake publicly to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of changes in underlying assumptions or new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required to satisfy the Company’s obligations under federal securities laws.

The following are some, but not all, of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those presented in the Company’s forward-looking statements (the Company refers to itself as "we," "us" or "our" in the following):

international, national, regional and local economic conditions;
the general level of interest rates and ability to raise equity capital on attractive terms;
financing risks, including the risks that our cash flows from operations may be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest and we may be unable to refinance our existing debt upon maturity or obtain new financing on attractive terms or at all;
the competitive environment in which the Company operates;
fluctuations of occupancy or rental rates;
potential defaults (including bankruptcies or insolvency) on or non-renewal of leases by tenants;
potential changes in the law or governmental regulations and interpretations of those laws and regulations, including changes in real estate laws or real estate investment trust (“REIT”) or corporate income tax laws, and potential increases in real property tax rates;
our ability to maintain our qualification as a REIT;
acquisition and development risks, including failure of such acquisitions and development projects to perform in accordance with projections;
natural disasters such as fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes;
the terms of governmental regulations that affect us and interpretations of those regulations, including the costs of compliance with those regulations, changes in real estate and zoning laws and increases in real property tax rates;
credit risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to the interest rate swaps;
lack of or insufficient amounts of insurance;
litigation, including costs associated with prosecuting or defending claims and any adverse outcomes;
our ability to retain key personnel;
the consequences of future terrorist attacks or civil unrest; and
environmental liabilities, including costs, fines or penalties that may be incurred due to necessary remediation of contamination of properties presently owned or previously owned by us.

All forward-looking statements should be read in light of the risks identified in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors within this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.


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PART I

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS.

The Company
EastGroup Properties, Inc., which we refer to in this Annual Report as the "Company" or "EastGroup," is an internally-managed equity real estate investment trust ("REIT") first organized in 1969. EastGroup is focused on the development, acquisition and operation of industrial properties in major Sunbelt markets throughout the United States, primarily in the states of Florida, Texas, Arizona, California and North Carolina. EastGroup’s strategy for growth is based on ownership of premier distribution facilities generally clustered near major transportation features in supply-constrained submarkets. EastGroup is a Maryland corporation, and its common stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “EGP.”  The Company has elected to be taxed and intends to continue to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Internal Revenue Code").

Available Information
The Company maintains a website at www.eastgroup.net.  The Company posts its annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after it electronically files or furnishes such materials to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").  In addition, the Company's website includes items related to corporate governance matters, including, among other things, the Company's corporate governance guidelines, charters of various committees of the Board of Directors, and the Company's code of business conduct and ethics applicable to all employees, officers and directors.  The Company intends to disclose on its website any amendment to, or waiver of, any provision of this code of business conduct and ethics applicable to the Company's directors and executive officers that would otherwise be required to be disclosed under the rules of the SEC or the New York Stock Exchange.  Copies of these reports and corporate governance documents may be obtained, free of charge, from the Company's website.  Any shareholder also may obtain copies of these documents, free of charge, by sending a request in writing to: Investor Relations, EastGroup Properties, Inc., 400 W. Parkway Place, Suite 100, Ridgeland, MS 39157.

The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information we file with the SEC at www.sec.gov.

Administration
EastGroup maintains its principal executive office and headquarters in Ridgeland, Mississippi.  The Company also has regional offices in Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles and asset management offices in Orlando, Miami, Houston and Phoenix.  EastGroup has property management offices in Jacksonville, Tampa, Charlotte and San Antonio.  Offices at these locations allow the Company to provide property management services to all of its Florida, Texas (except Austin and El Paso), Arizona and North Carolina properties, which together account for 78% of the Company’s total portfolio on a square foot basis.  In addition, the Company currently provides property administration (accounting of operations) for its entire portfolio.  The regional offices in Georgia, Texas and California provide oversight of the Company's development and value-add program.  As of February 12, 2020, EastGroup had 75 full-time employees and 2 part-time employees.

Business Overview
EastGroup's goal is to maximize shareholder value by being a leading provider in its markets of functional, flexible and quality business distribution space for location sensitive customers (primarily in the 15,000 to 70,000 square foot range).  The Company develops, acquires and operates distribution facilities, the majority of which are clustered around major transportation features in supply-constrained submarkets in major Sunbelt regions. The Company's core markets are in the states of Florida, Texas, Arizona, California and North Carolina.  

As of December 31, 2019, EastGroup owned 399 industrial properties and one office building in 11 states. As of that same date, the Company's portfolio, including development projects and value-add properties in lease-up and under construction, included approximately 45.4 million square feet consisting of 361 business distribution buildings containing 40.6 million square feet, 13 bulk distribution buildings containing 3.5 million square feet, and 26 business service buildings containing 1.3 million square feet. As of December 31, 2019, EastGroup's operating portfolio was 97.6% leased to approximately 1,500 tenants, with no single tenant accounting for more than approximately 1.0% of the Company's income from real estate operations. As of February 12, 2020, the properties which were in the development and value-add program at year-end were approximately 41% leased.

During 2019, EastGroup increased its holdings in real estate properties through its acquisition and development programs.  The Company purchased 1,774,000 square feet of operating and value-add properties and 188 acres of land for a total of $269 million.  Also during 2019, the Company began construction of 18 development projects containing 2.7 million square feet and

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transferred 13 projects, which contain 1.8 million square feet and had costs of $156.7 million at the date of transfer, from its development and value-add program to real estate properties.    

During 2019, EastGroup completed dispositions including 617,000 square feet of operating properties and 0.2 acres of land, which generated gross proceeds of $68.7 million.

The Company typically initially funds its development and acquisition programs through its $395 million unsecured bank credit facilities (as discussed under the heading Liquidity and Capital Resources in Part II, Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K). As market conditions permit, EastGroup issues equity or employs fixed rate debt, including variable rate debt that has been swapped to an effectively fixed rate through the use of interest rate swaps, to replace short-term bank borrowings. In June 2019, Moody's Investors Service affirmed the Company's issuer rating of Baa2 with a stable outlook. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. For future debt issuances, the Company intends to issue primarily unsecured fixed rate debt, including variable rate debt that has been swapped to an effectively fixed rate through the use of interest rate swaps. The Company may also access the public debt market in the future as a means to raise capital.

EastGroup holds its properties as long-term investments but may determine to sell certain properties that no longer meet its investment criteria.  The Company may provide financing to a prospective purchaser in connection with such sales of property if market conditions require.  In addition, the Company may provide financing to a partner or co-owner in connection with an acquisition of real estate in certain situations.

Subject to the requirements necessary to maintain EastGroup’s qualifications as a REIT, the Company may acquire securities of entities engaged in real estate activities or securities of other issuers, including for the purpose of exercising control over those entities.

EastGroup has no present intention of acting as an underwriter of offerings of securities of other issuers.  The strategies and policies set forth above were determined and are subject to review by EastGroup's Board of Directors, which may change such strategies or policies based upon its evaluation of the state of the real estate market, the performance of EastGroup's assets, capital and credit market conditions, and other relevant factors.  EastGroup provides annual reports to its stockholders, which contain financial statements audited by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Competition
The market for the leasing of industrial real estate is competitive. We experience competition for tenants from existing properties in proximity to our buildings as well as from new development. Institutional investors, other REITs and local real estate operators generally own such properties; however, no single competitor or small group of competitors is dominant in our current markets. Even so, as a result of competition, we may have to provide concessions, incur charges for tenant improvements or offer other inducements, all of which may have an adverse impact on our results of operations. The market for the acquisition of industrial real estate is also competitive. We compete for real property investments with other REITs and institutional investors such as pension funds and their advisors, private real estate investment funds, insurance company investment accounts, private investment companies, individuals and other entities engaged in real estate investment activities.

Environmental Property Matters
Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, an owner of real estate may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous or toxic substances on or in such property.  Many such laws impose liability without regard to whether the owner knows of, or was responsible for, the presence of such hazardous or toxic substances.  The presence of such substances, or the failure to properly remediate such substances, may adversely affect the owner’s ability to sell or rent such property or to use such property as collateral in its borrowings.  EastGroup’s properties have generally been subject to Phase I Environmental Site Assessments ("ESAs") by independent environmental consultants and, as necessary, have been subjected to Phase II ESAs.  These reports have not revealed any potential significant environmental liability.  Our management is not aware of any environmental liability that would have a material adverse effect on EastGroup’s business, assets, financial position or results of operations. See "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in this Annual Report for additional information.

Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") Matters
At EastGroup, protecting the environment is important to the Company's employees, families, customers and communities.  The Company strives to support sustainability through its commitment to build high performance and environmentally responsible properties.  Through EastGroup’s continued efforts, numerous properties have been Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ("LEED") and ENERGY STAR certified, and all of the Company's development properties are built to LEED certifiable standards whether or not the actual certification is pursued. The Company believes its continued commitment to pursue

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environmentally conscious performance and standards through sustainability best practices creates long-term value for the environment, the Company and shareholders.

In addition, EastGroup and its employees are committed to social responsibility and participate in various charitable service organizations in the Company's business communities.  EastGroup's employees volunteer for numerous charities, and the Company coordinates volunteer opportunities for its employees and allows time away from work in order to encourage participation and increase social engagement in all of the communities in which we operate. The Company offers a comprehensive employee benefits program and socially-responsible policies and practices in order to attract, develop and advance a qualified and diverse workforce that will strengthen the Company and its culture.

EastGroup operates on the premise that good corporate governance is fundamental to the Company's business and core values, and the Company believes its corporate governance policies and practices are well aligned with the interests of shareholders. The honesty and integrity of the Company's management and Board of Directors are critical assets in maintaining the trust of the Company's investors, employees, customers, vendors and the communities in which the Company operates.


ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS.

In addition to the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this document, readers should carefully consider the following risk factors.  Any of these risks or the occurrence of any one or more of the uncertainties described below could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition and the performance of its business. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company or that the Company currently deems immaterial also may impair its business operations.  The Company refers to itself as "we", "us" or "our" in the following risk factors.

Real Estate Industry Risks
We face risks associated with local real estate conditions in areas where we own properties.  We may be adversely affected by general economic conditions and local real estate conditions.  For example, an oversupply of industrial properties in a local area or a decline in the attractiveness of our properties to tenants would have a negative effect on us.  Other factors that may affect general economic conditions or local real estate conditions include:

population and demographic trends;
employment and personal income trends;
income and other tax laws;
changes in interest rates and availability and costs of financing;
increased operating costs, including insurance premiums, utilities and real estate taxes, due to inflation and other factors which may not necessarily be offset by increased rents;
changes in the price of oil; and
construction costs.

We may be unable to compete for properties and tenants.  The real estate business is highly competitive.  We compete for interests in properties with other real estate investors and purchasers, some of whom have greater financial resources, revenues and geographical diversity than we have.  Furthermore, we compete for tenants with other property owners.  All of our industrial properties are subject to significant local competition.  We also compete with a wide variety of institutions and other investors for capital funds necessary to support our investment activities and asset growth.

We are subject to significant regulation that constrains our activities.  Local zoning and land use laws, environmental statutes and other governmental requirements restrict our expansion, rehabilitation and reconstruction activities.  These regulations may prevent us from taking advantage of economic opportunities.  Legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act may require us to modify our properties, and noncompliance could result in the imposition of fines or an award of damages to private litigants.  Future legislation may impose additional requirements.  We cannot predict what requirements may be enacted or what changes may be implemented to existing legislation.

Risks Associated with Our Properties
We may be unable to lease space on favorable terms or at all.  When a lease expires, a tenant may elect not to renew it.  We may not be able to re-lease the property on favorable terms, if we are able to re-lease the property at all.  The terms of renewal or re-lease (including the cost of required renovations and/or concessions to tenants) may be less favorable to us than the prior lease.  We also routinely develop properties with no pre-leasing.  If we are unable to lease all or a substantial portion of our properties, or if the rental rates upon such leasing are significantly lower than expected rates, our cash generated before debt repayments and capital expenditures and our ability to make expected distributions to stockholders may be adversely affected.

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We have been and may continue to be affected negatively by tenant bankruptcies and leasing delays.  At any time, a tenant may experience a downturn in its business that may weaken its financial condition.  Similarly, a general decline in the economy may result in a decline in the demand for space at our industrial properties.  As a result, our tenants may delay lease commencement, fail to make rental payments when due, or declare bankruptcy.  Any such event could result in the termination of that tenant’s lease and losses to us, and funds available for distribution to investors may decrease.  We receive a substantial portion of our income as rents under mid-term and long-term leases.  If tenants are unable to comply with the terms of their leases for any reason, including because of rising costs or falling sales, we may deem it advisable to modify lease terms to allow tenants to pay a lower rent or a smaller share of taxes, insurance and other operating costs.  If a tenant becomes insolvent or bankrupt, we cannot be sure that we could recover the premises from the tenant promptly or from a trustee or debtor-in-possession in any bankruptcy proceeding relating to the tenant.  We also cannot be sure that we would receive rent in the proceeding sufficient to cover our expenses with respect to the premises.  If a tenant becomes bankrupt, the federal bankruptcy code will apply and, in some instances, may restrict the amount and recoverability of our claims against the tenant.  A tenant’s default on its obligations to us could adversely affect our financial condition and the cash we have available for distribution.

We face risks associated with our property development.  We intend to continue to develop properties where we believe market conditions warrant such investment.  Once made, our investments may not produce results in accordance with our expectations.  Risks associated with our current and future development and construction activities include:

the availability of favorable financing alternatives;
the risk that we may not be able to obtain land on which to develop or that due to the increased cost of land, our activities may not be as profitable;
construction costs exceeding original estimates due to rising interest rates and increases in the costs of materials and labor;
construction and lease-up delays resulting in increased debt service, fixed expenses and construction costs;
expenditure of funds and devotion of management's time to projects that we do not complete;
fluctuations of occupancy and rental rates at newly completed properties, which depend on a number of factors, including market and economic conditions, resulting in lower than projected rental rates and a corresponding lower return on our investment; and
complications (including building moratoriums and anti-growth legislation) in obtaining necessary zoning, occupancy and other governmental permits.

We face risks associated with property acquisitions.  We acquire individual properties and portfolios of properties and intend to continue to do so.  Our acquisition activities and their success are subject to the following risks:

when we are able to locate a desired property, competition from other real estate investors may significantly increase the purchase price;
acquired properties may fail to perform as we project;
the actual costs of repositioning or redeveloping acquired properties may be higher than our estimates;
acquired properties may be located in new markets where we face risks associated with an incomplete knowledge or understanding of the local market, a limited number of established business relationships in the area and a relative unfamiliarity with local governmental and permitting procedures;
we may be unable to quickly and efficiently integrate new acquisitions, particularly acquisitions of portfolios of properties, into our existing operations, and as a result, our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected; and
we may acquire properties subject to liabilities and without any recourse, or with only limited recourse, to the transferor with respect to unknown liabilities. As a result, if a claim were asserted against us based upon ownership of those properties, we might have to pay substantial sums to settle it, which could adversely affect our cash flow.

Coverage under our existing insurance policies may be inadequate to cover losses.  We generally maintain insurance policies related to our business, including casualty, general liability and other policies, covering our business operations, employees and assets as appropriate for the markets where our properties and business operations are located.  However, we would be required to bear all losses that are not adequately covered by insurance.  In addition, there may be certain losses that are not generally insured against or that are not generally fully insured against because it is not deemed economically feasible or prudent to do so, including losses due to floods, wind, earthquakes, acts of war, acts of terrorism or riots.  If an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits occurs with respect to one or more of our properties, then we could lose the capital we invested in the properties, as well as the anticipated future revenue from the properties.  In addition, if the damaged properties are subject to recourse indebtedness, we would continue to be liable for the indebtedness, even if these properties were irreparably damaged.


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We face risks due to lack of geographic and real estate sector diversity.  Substantially all of our properties are located in the Sunbelt region of the United States with an emphasis in the states of Florida, Texas, Arizona, California and North Carolina. As of December 31, 2019, our two largest markets were Houston and Tampa. We owned operating properties totaling 5.7 million square feet in Houston and 4.3 million square feet in Tampa, which represent 13.9% and 10.5%, respectively, of the Company's total Real estate properties on a square foot basis.  A downturn in general economic conditions and local real estate conditions in these geographic regions, as a result of oversupply of or reduced demand for industrial properties, local business climate, business layoffs and changing demographics, would have a particularly strong adverse effect on us.  In addition, our investments in real estate assets are concentrated in the industrial distribution sector.  This concentration may expose us to the risk of economic downturns in this sector to a greater extent than if our business activities included other sectors of the real estate industry.

We face risks due to the illiquidity of real estate which may limit our ability to vary our portfolio.  Real estate investments are relatively illiquid.  Our ability to vary our portfolio in response to changes in economic and other conditions will therefore be limited.  In addition, because of our status as a REIT, the Internal Revenue Code limits our ability to sell our properties.  If we must sell an investment, we cannot ensure that we will be able to dispose of the investment on terms favorable to the Company.

We are subject to environmental laws and regulations.  Current and previous real estate owners and operators may be required under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations to investigate and clean up hazardous substances released at the properties they own or operate.  They may also be liable to the government or to third parties for substantial property or natural resource damage, investigation costs and cleanup costs.  Such laws often impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the release or presence of such hazardous substances.  In addition, some environmental laws create a lien on the contaminated site in favor of the government for damages and costs the government incurs in connection with the contamination.  Contamination may adversely affect the owner’s ability to use, sell or lease real estate or to borrow using the real estate as collateral.  We have no way of determining at this time the magnitude of any potential liability to which we may be subject arising out of environmental conditions or violations with respect to the properties we currently or formerly owned.  Environmental laws today can impose liability on a previous owner or operator of a property that owned or operated the property at a time when hazardous or toxic substances were disposed of, released from, or present at the property.  A conveyance of the property, therefore, may not relieve the owner or operator from liability.  Although ESAs have been conducted at our properties to identify potential sources of contamination at the properties, such ESAs do not reveal all environmental liabilities or compliance concerns that could arise from the properties.  Moreover, material environmental liabilities or compliance concerns may exist, of which we are currently unaware, that in the future may have a material adverse effect on our business, assets or results of operations.

Climate change and its effects, including compliance with new laws or regulations such as “green” building codes, may require us to make improvements to our existing properties or result in unanticipated losses that could affect our business and financial condition. To the extent that climate change causes an increase in catastrophic weather events, such as severe storms, fires or floods, our properties may be susceptible to an increase in weather-related damage.  Even in the absence of direct physical damage to our properties, the occurrence of any natural disasters or a changing climate in the area of any of our properties could have a material adverse effect on business, supply chains and the economy generally. The potential impacts of future climate change on our properties could adversely affect our ability to lease, develop or sell our properties or to borrow using our properties as collateral.  In addition, any proposed legislation enacted to address climate change could increase the costs of energy, utilities and overall development. The resulting costs of any proposed legislation may adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Financing Risks
We face risks associated with the use of debt to fund acquisitions and developments, including refinancing risk.  We are subject to the risks normally associated with debt financing, including the risk that our cash flow will be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest.  In addition, certain of our debt will have significant outstanding principal balances on their maturity dates, commonly known as “balloon payments.”  Therefore, we will likely need to refinance at least a portion of our outstanding debt as it matures.  There is a risk that we may not be able to refinance existing debt or that the terms of any refinancing will not be as favorable as the terms of the existing debt.

We face risks associated with our dependence on external sources of capital.  In order to qualify as a REIT, we are required each year to distribute to our stockholders at least 90% of our ordinary taxable income, and we are subject to tax on our income to the extent it is not distributed.  Because of this distribution requirement, we may not be able to fund all future capital needs from cash retained from operations.  As a result, to fund capital needs, we rely on third-party sources of capital, which we may not be able to obtain on favorable terms, if at all.  Our access to third-party sources of capital depends upon a number of factors, including (i) general market conditions; (ii) the market’s perception of our growth potential; (iii) our current and potential future earnings and cash distributions; and (iv) the market price of our capital stock.  Additional debt financing may substantially increase our debt-to-total market capitalization ratio.  Additional equity financing may dilute the holdings of our current stockholders.

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Covenants in our credit agreements could limit our flexibility and adversely affect our financial condition.  The terms of our various credit agreements and other indebtedness require us to comply with a number of customary financial and other covenants, such as maintaining debt service coverage and leverage ratios and maintaining insurance coverage.  These covenants may limit our flexibility in our operations, and breaches of these covenants could result in defaults under the instruments governing the applicable indebtedness even if we had satisfied our payment obligations.  If we are unable to refinance our indebtedness at maturity or meet our payment obligations, the amount of our distributable cash flow and our financial condition would be adversely affected.

Adverse changes in our credit ratings could impair our ability to obtain additional debt and equity financing on favorable terms, if at all. Our credit ratings are based on our operating performance, liquidity and leverage ratios, overall financial position and other factors employed by the credit rating agencies in their rating analysis of us. Our credit ratings can affect the amount and type of capital we can access, as well as the terms of any financings we may obtain. There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain our current credit ratings. In the event our current credit ratings deteriorate, it may be more difficult or expensive to obtain additional financing or refinance existing obligations and commitments. Also, a downgrade in our credit ratings would trigger additional costs or other potentially negative consequences under our current and future credit facilities and debt instruments.

Increases in interest rates would increase our interest expense. At December 31, 2019, we had $112.7 million of variable rate debt outstanding not protected by interest rate hedge contracts. We may incur additional variable rate debt in the future. If interest rates increase, then so would the interest expense on our unhedged variable rate debt, which would adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. From time to time, we manage our exposure to interest rate risk with interest rate hedge contracts that effectively fix or cap a portion of our variable rate debt. In addition, we refinance fixed rate debt at times when we believe rates and terms are appropriate. Our efforts to manage these exposures may not be successful. Our use of interest rate hedge contracts to manage risk associated with interest rate volatility may expose us to additional risks, including a risk that a counterparty to a hedge contract may fail to honor its obligations. Developing an effective interest rate risk strategy is complex and no strategy can completely insulate us from risks associated with interest rate fluctuations. There can be no assurance that our hedging activities will have the desired beneficial impact on our results of operations or financial condition. Termination of interest rate hedge contracts typically involves costs, such as transaction fees or breakage costs.

The lack of certain limitations on our debt could result in our becoming more highly leveraged.  Our governing documents do not limit the amount of indebtedness we may incur.  Accordingly, we may incur additional debt and would do so, for example, if it were necessary to maintain our status as a REIT.  We might become more highly leveraged as a result, and our financial condition and cash available for distribution to stockholders might be negatively affected and the risk of default on our indebtedness could increase.

Other Risks
The market value of our common stock could decrease based on our performance and market perception and conditions.  The market value of our common stock may be affected by the market’s perception of our operating results, growth potential, and current and future cash dividends and may also be affected by the real estate market value of our underlying assets.  The market price of our common stock may also be influenced by the dividend on our common stock relative to market interest rates.  Rising interest rates may lead potential buyers of our common stock to expect a higher dividend rate, which would adversely affect the market price of our common stock.  In addition, rising interest rates would result in increased expense, thereby adversely affecting cash flow and our ability to service our indebtedness and pay dividends.

The state of the economy or other adverse changes in general or local economic conditions may adversely affect our operating results and financial condition. Turmoil in the global financial markets may have an adverse impact on the availability of credit to businesses generally and could lead to a further weakening of the U.S. and global economies.  Currently these conditions have not impaired our ability to access credit markets and finance our operations.  However, our ability to access the capital markets may be restricted at a time when we would like, or need, to raise financing, which could have an impact on our flexibility to react to changing economic and business conditions.  Furthermore, deteriorating economic conditions including business layoffs, downsizing, industry slowdowns and other similar factors that affect our customers could continue to negatively impact commercial real estate fundamentals and result in lower occupancy, lower rental rates and declining values in our real estate portfolio and in the collateral securing any loan investments we may make.  Additionally, an adverse economic situation could have an impact on our lenders or customers, causing them to fail to meet their obligations to us.  No assurances can be given that the effects of an adverse economic situation will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may fail to qualify as a REIT. If we fail to qualify as a REIT, we will not be allowed to deduct distributions to stockholders in computing our taxable income and will be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates.  In addition, we may be barred from qualification as a REIT for the four years following disqualification.  The additional tax incurred at regular corporate rates would significantly reduce the cash flow available for distribution to stockholders and for debt service.  Furthermore, we

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would no longer be required by the Internal Revenue Code to make any distributions to our stockholders as a condition of REIT qualification.  Any distributions to stockholders would be taxable as ordinary income to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits. Corporate distributees, however, may be eligible for the dividends received deduction on the distributions, subject to limitations under the Internal Revenue Code.  The REIT qualification requirements are extremely complex, and interpretation of the U.S. federal income tax laws governing REIT qualification is limited. Although we believe we have operated and intend to operate in a manner that will continue to qualify us as a REIT, we cannot be certain that we have been or will be successful in continuing to be taxed as a REIT.  In addition, facts and circumstances that may be beyond our control may affect our ability to qualify as a REIT.  We cannot assure you that new legislation, regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions will not change the tax laws significantly with respect to our qualification as a REIT or with respect to the federal income tax consequences of qualification.  

Legislative or regulatory action with respect to tax laws and regulations could adversely affect the Company and our stockholders. We are subject to state and local tax laws and regulations. Changes in state and local tax laws or regulations may result in an increase in our tax liability. A shortfall in tax revenues for states and municipalities in which we operate may lead to an increase in the frequency and size of such changes. If such changes occur, we may be required to pay additional taxes on our assets or income. These increased tax costs could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and the amount of cash available for the payment of dividends.
In addition, in recent years, numerous legislative, judicial and administrative changes have been made to the federal income tax laws applicable to investments in REITs and similar entities. Additional changes to tax laws are likely to continue to occur in the future, and we cannot assure our stockholders that any such changes will not adversely affect the taxation of a stockholder. We cannot assure you that future changes to tax laws and regulations will not have an adverse effect on an investment in our stock.
To maintain our status as a REIT, we limit the amount of shares any one stockholder can own. The Internal Revenue Code imposes certain limitations on the ownership of the stock of a REIT. For example, not more than 50% in value of our outstanding shares of capital stock may be owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code) during the last half of any taxable year. To protect our REIT status, our charter prohibits any holder from acquiring more than 9.8% (in value or in number, whichever is more restrictive) of our outstanding equity stock (defined as all of our classes of capital stock, except our excess stock (of which there is none outstanding)) unless our Board of Directors grants a waiver. The ownership limit may limit the opportunity for stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of common stock that might otherwise exist if an investor were attempting to assemble a block of shares in excess of 9.8% of the outstanding shares of equity stock or otherwise effect a change in control.
Certain tax and anti-takeover provisions of our charter and bylaws may inhibit a change of our control. Certain provisions contained in our charter and bylaws and the Maryland General Corporation Law may discourage a third party from making a tender offer or acquisition proposal to us. If this were to happen, it could delay, deter or prevent a change in control or the removal of existing management. These provisions also may delay or prevent our stockholders from receiving a premium for their common shares over then-prevailing market prices. These provisions include:
the REIT ownership limit described above;
special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president, a majority of the board or by stockholders possessing a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting;
our Board of Directors may authorize and issue securities without stockholder approval; and
advance-notice requirements for proposals to be presented at stockholder meetings.

In addition, Maryland law provides protection for Maryland corporations against unsolicited takeovers by limiting, among other things, the duties of the directors in unsolicited takeover situations and certain "business combinations" and "control share acquisitions."  Our bylaws contain provisions exempting us from the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act and the Maryland Business Combination Act. Our bylaws prohibit the repeal, amendment or alteration of our Maryland Control Share Acquisition opt out without the approval by the Company’s stockholders; however, there can be no assurance that this provision will not be amended or eliminated at some time in the future.

The Company faces risks in attracting and retaining key personnel.  Many of our senior executives have strong industry reputations, which aid us in identifying acquisition and development opportunities and negotiating with tenants and sellers of properties.  The loss of the services of these key personnel could affect our operations because of diminished relationships with existing and prospective tenants, property sellers and industry personnel.  In addition, attracting new or replacement personnel may be difficult in a competitive market.
 

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We have severance and change in control agreements with certain of our officers that may deter changes in control of the Company.  If, within a certain time period (as set in the officer’s agreement) following a change in control, we terminate the officer's employment other than for cause, or if the officer elects to terminate his or her employment with us for reasons specified in the agreement, we will make a severance payment equal to the officer's average annual compensation times an amount specified in the officer's agreement, together with the officer's base salary and vacation pay that have accrued but are unpaid through the date of termination.  These agreements may deter a change in control because of the increased cost for a third party to acquire control of us.

We rely on information technology in our operations, and any material failure, inadequacy, interruption or security failure of that technology could harm our business. We rely on information technology networks and systems, including the internet, to process, transmit and store electronic information, and to manage or support a variety of business processes, including financial transactions and records, and maintaining personal identifying information and customer and lease data. We purchase some of our information technology from vendors, on whom our systems depend. We rely on commercially available systems, software, tools and monitoring to provide security for the processing, transmission and storage of confidential customer data, including individually identifiable information relating to financial accounts. Although we have taken steps to protect the security of our information systems and the data maintained in those systems, it is possible that our safety and security measures will not prevent the systems' improper functioning or damage, or the improper access or disclosure of personally identifiable information such as in the event of cyber-attacks. Security breaches, including physical or electronic break-ins, computer viruses, attacks by hackers and similar breaches, can create system disruptions, shutdowns or unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. In some cases, it may be difficult to anticipate or immediately detect such incidents and the damage they cause. Any failure to maintain proper function, security and availability of our information systems could interrupt our operations, damage our reputation, subject us to liability claims or regulatory penalties and could have a materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be impacted by changes in U.S. social, political, regulatory and economic conditions or laws and policies. Any changes to U.S. tax laws, foreign trade, manufacturing, and development and investment in the territories and countries where our customers operate could adversely affect our operating results and our business.

ITEM 1B.  UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

None.

ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES.

EastGroup owned 399 industrial properties and one office building at December 31, 2019.  These properties are located primarily in the Sunbelt states of Florida, Texas, Arizona, California and North Carolina, and the majority are clustered around major transportation features in supply constrained submarkets.  As of February 12, 2020, EastGroup’s portfolio was 97.4% leased and 97.1% occupied by approximately 1,500 tenants, with no single tenant accounting for more than approximately 1.0% of the Company's income from real estate operations.  The Company has developed approximately 47% of its total portfolio (on a square foot basis), including real estate properties and development and value-add properties in lease-up and under construction.  The Company’s focus is the ownership of business distribution space (89% of the total portfolio) with the remainder in bulk distribution space (8%) and business service space (3%).  Business distribution space properties are typically multi-tenant buildings with a building depth of 200 feet or less, clear height of 24-30 feet, office finish of 10-25% and truck courts with a depth of 100-120 feet.  See Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule III – Real Estate Properties and Accumulated Depreciation for a detailed listing of the Company’s properties.

At December 31, 2019, EastGroup did not own any single property with a book value that was 10% or more of total book value or with gross revenues that were 10% or more of total gross revenues.













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The Company's lease expirations for the next ten years are detailed below:
Years Ending December 31,
 
Number of Leases Expiring
 
Total Area of Leases Expiring
(in Square Feet)
 
Annualized Current Base Rent of Leases Expiring (1)
 
% of Total Base Rent of Leases Expiring
  2020 (2)
 
329
 
5,660,000

 
$
36,530,000

 
14.6%
2021
 
297
 
7,590,000

 
$
48,814,000

 
19.6%
2022
 
281
 
7,305,000

 
$
43,535,000

 
17.5%
2023
 
197
 
4,649,000

 
$
29,694,000

 
11.9%
2024
 
200
 
5,882,000

 
$
36,426,000

 
14.6%
2025
 
80
 
3,264,000

 
$
18,555,000

 
7.4%
2026
 
51
 
1,926,000

 
$
12,793,000

 
5.1%
2027
 
27
 
1,305,000

 
$
7,676,000

 
3.1%
2028
 
20
 
1,024,000

 
$
5,899,000

 
2.4%
2029 and beyond
 
24
 
1,664,000

 
$
9,467,000

 
3.8%

(1)
Represents the monthly cash rental rates, excluding tenant expense reimbursements, as of December 31, 2019, multiplied by 12 months.
(2)
Includes month-to-month leases.

ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

The Company is not presently involved in any material litigation nor, to its knowledge, is any material litigation threatened against the Company or its properties, other than routine litigation arising in the ordinary course and other actions not deemed to be material, substantially all of which are to be covered by the Company’s liability insurance and which, in the aggregate, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition or results of operations. The Company cannot predict the outcome of any litigation with certainty, and some lawsuits, claims or proceedings may be disposed of unfavorably to the Company, which could materially affect its financial condition or results of operations.

ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not applicable.


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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

The Company’s shares of common stock are listed for trading on the NYSE under the symbol “EGP.”  As of February 12, 2020, there were 414 holders of record of the Company's 38,901,637 outstanding shares of common stock. The Company distributed all of its 2019 and 2018 taxable income to its stockholders. Accordingly, no significant provisions for income taxes were necessary. The following table summarizes the federal income tax treatment for all distributions by the Company for the years 2019 and 2018.

Federal Income Tax Treatment of Share Distributions
 
Years Ended December 31,
2019
 
2018
Common Share Distributions:
 (Per share)
Ordinary dividends
$
3.14000

 
2.14305

Nondividend distributions

 

Unrecaptured Section 1250 capital gain

 

Other capital gain

 

Total Common Distributions
$
3.14000

 
2.14305

 
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
No shares of the Company's common stock were purchased by the Company or withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligations during the three-month period ended December 31, 2019.

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Performance Graph
The following graph compares, over the five years ended December 31, 2019, the cumulative total shareholder return on EastGroup’s common stock with the cumulative total return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Total Return Index (S&P 500 Total Return) and the FTSE Equity REIT index prepared by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE Nareit Equity REITs).

The performance graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or be deemed to be “filed” with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference into such filing.
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Fiscal years ended December 31,
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
EastGroup
$
100.00

 
91.51

 
126.09

 
155.48

 
166.30

 
246.46

FTSE Nareit Equity REITs
100.00

 
103.20

 
111.99

 
117.84

 
112.39

 
141.61

S&P 500 Total Return
100.00

 
101.38

 
113.51

 
138.29

 
132.23

 
173.86


The information above assumes that the value of the investment in shares of EastGroup’s common stock and each index was $100 on December 31, 2014, and that all dividends were reinvested.





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ITEM 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

The following table sets forth selected financial and operating data on a historical basis for the Company. The following data should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company’s historical operating results may not be comparable to the Company’s future operating results.

 
Years Ended December 31,
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
OPERATING DATA
(In thousands, except per share data)
REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from real estate operations                                                                                       
$
330,813

 
299,018

 
274,031

 
252,961

 
234,918

Other revenue                                                                                       
574

 
1,374

 
119

 
86

 
90

 
331,387

 
300,392

 
274,150

 
253,047

 
235,008

Expenses
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Expenses from real estate operations
93,274

 
86,394

 
80,108

 
74,347

 
67,402

Depreciation and amortization
104,724

 
91,704

 
83,874

 
77,935

 
73,290

General and administrative
16,406

 
13,738

 
14,972

 
13,232

 
15,091

Indirect leasing costs
411

 

 

 

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

 
161

 
164

 
214,815

 
191,836

 
178,954

 
165,675

 
155,947

Other income (expense)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest expense
(34,463
)
 
(35,106
)
 
(34,775
)
 
(35,213
)
 
(34,666
)
Gain, net of loss, on sales of real estate investments
41,068

 
14,273

 
21,855

 
42,170

 
2,903

Other
163

 
913

 
1,313

 
1,765

 
1,101

Net income
123,340

 
88,636

 
83,589

 
96,094

 
48,399

  Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in joint ventures
(1,678
)
 
(130
)
 
(406
)
 
(585
)
 
(533
)
Net income attributable to EastGroup Properties, Inc. common stockholders
121,662

 
88,506

 
83,183

 
95,509

 
47,866

Other comprehensive income (loss) - Cash flow hedges
(3,894
)
 
1,353

 
3,353

 
5,451

 
(1,099
)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
$
117,768

 
89,859

 
86,536

 
100,960

 
46,767

BASIC PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net income attributable to common stockholders
$
3.25

 
2.50

 
2.45

 
2.93

 
1.49

Weighted average shares outstanding
37,442

 
35,439

 
33,996

 
32,563

 
32,091

DILUTED PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net income attributable to common stockholders
$
3.24

 
2.49

 
2.44

 
2.93

 
1.49

Weighted average shares outstanding
37,527

 
35,506

 
34,047

 
32,628

 
32,196

OTHER PER SHARE DATA
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Book value, at end of year
$
30.84

 
24.74

 
21.56

 
19.13

 
17.11

Common distributions declared
2.94

 
2.72

 
2.52

 
2.44

 
2.34

Common distributions paid
2.91

 
2.00

 
2.52

 
2.44

 
2.34

BALANCE SHEET DATA (AT END OF YEAR)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 Real estate investments, at cost (1)
$
3,274,050

 
2,827,609

 
2,591,358

 
2,419,461

 
2,232,344

 Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation (1)
2,402,911

 
2,012,694

 
1,841,757

 
1,725,211

 
1,574,890

Total assets
2,546,078

 
2,131,705

 
1,953,221

 
1,825,764

 
1,661,904

Unsecured bank credit facilities, unsecured debt and secured debt
1,182,602

 
1,105,787

 
1,108,282

 
1,101,333

 
1,027,909

Total liabilities
1,343,749

 
1,227,002

 
1,202,091

 
1,183,898

 
1,102,703

Noncontrolling interest in joint ventures
1,765

 
1,644

 
1,658

 
4,205

 
4,339

Total stockholders’ equity
1,200,564

 
903,059

 
749,472

 
637,661

 
554,862


(1)
Includes mortgage loans receivable and unconsolidated investment. See Notes 3 and 4 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 


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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The following discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

OVERVIEW
EastGroup’s goal is to maximize shareholder value by being a leading provider in its markets of functional, flexible and quality business distribution space for location sensitive customers (primarily in the 15,000 to 70,000 square foot range).  The Company develops, acquires and operates distribution facilities, the majority of which are clustered around major transportation features in supply-constrained submarkets in major Sunbelt regions.  The Company’s core markets are in the states of Florida, Texas, Arizona, California and North Carolina.

The Company believes its current operating cash flow and unsecured bank credit facilities provide the capacity to fund the operations of the Company, and the Company also believes it can issue common and/or preferred equity and obtain debt financing. During 2019, EastGroup issued 2,388,342 shares of common stock through its continuous common equity offering program, providing net proceeds to the Company of $284.7 million. Also during 2019, the Company closed on a private placement of $190 million of senior unsecured notes and a $100 million senior unsecured term loan. EastGroup's financing and equity issuances are further described in Liquidity and Capital Resources.

The Company’s primary revenue is rental income.  During 2019, EastGroup executed leases on 6,922,000 square feet (16.8% of EastGroup’s total square footage of 41,271,000 as of December 31, 2019). For new and renewal leases signed during 2019, average rental rates increased by 17.3% as compared to the former leases on the same spaces.  

Property Net Operating Income ("PNOI") Excluding Income from Lease Terminations from same properties (defined as operating properties owned during the entire current and prior year reporting periods – January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019), increased 3.7% for 2019 compared to 2018.

EastGroup’s portfolio was 97.6% leased at December 31, 2019 compared to 97.3% at December 31, 2018.  Leases scheduled to expire in 2020 were 13.7% of the portfolio on a square foot basis at December 31, 2019, and this percentage was reduced to 11.8% as of February 12, 2020.

The Company generates new sources of leasing revenue through its development and acquisition programs.  The Company mitigates risks associated with development through a Board-approved maximum level of land held for development and by adjusting development start dates according to leasing activity.  

During 2019, EastGroup acquired 1,774,000 square feet of operating and value-add properties in Tampa, Greenville, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas and San Diego and 188 acres of land in Tampa, Dallas, Houston and San Diego for a total of $269 million. The Company began construction of 18 development projects containing 2,696,000 square feet in Miami, Orlando, Fort Myers, Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Austin and Phoenix. Also in 2019, the Company transferred 13 development projects and value-add acquisitions (1,763,000 square feet) in Miami, Orlando, Fort Myers, Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix and San Diego from its development and value-add program to real estate properties with costs of $156.7 million at the date of transfer. As of December 31, 2019, EastGroup's development and value-add program consisted of 28 projects (4,088,000 square feet) located in 13 cities.  The projected total cost for the development and value-add projects, which were collectively 41% leased as of February 12, 2020, is $420 million, of which $104 million remained to be invested as of December 31, 2019.

During 2019, EastGroup sold 617,000 square feet of operating properties and 0.2 acres of land, generating gross sales proceeds of $68.7 million. The Company recognized $41,068,000 in Gain on sales of real estate investments and $83,000 in gains on sales of non-operating real estate (included in Other on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income) during 2019.

The Company typically initially funds its development and acquisition programs through its $395 million unsecured bank credit facilities (as discussed below under Liquidity and Capital Resources).  As market conditions permit, EastGroup issues equity and/or employs fixed rate debt, including variable rate debt that has been swapped to an effectively fixed rate through the use of interest rate swaps, to replace short-term bank borrowings. In June 2019, Moody's Investors Service affirmed the Company's issuer rating of Baa2 with a stable outlook. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. For future debt issuances, the Company intends to issue primarily unsecured fixed rate debt, including variable rate debt

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that has been swapped to an effectively fixed rate through the use of interest rate swaps. The Company may also access the public debt market in the future as a means to raise capital.

EastGroup has one reportable segment – industrial properties.  The Company's properties, primarily located in major Sunbelt regions of the United States, have similar economic characteristics and as a result, have been aggregated into one reportable segment.

The Company’s chief decision makers use two primary measures of operating results in making decisions:  (1) funds from operations attributable to common stockholders (“FFO”), and (2) property net operating income (“PNOI”).

FFO is computed in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. (“Nareit”). In December 2018, Nareit issued the “Nareit Funds from Operations White Paper - 2018 Restatement” (the “2018 White Paper”), which reaffirmed, and in some cases refined, Nareit's prior determinations concerning FFO. The guidance in the 2018 White Paper allows preparers an option as it pertains to whether gains or losses on sale, or impairment charges, on real estate assets incidental to a REIT's business are excluded from the calculation of FFO. EastGroup has made the election to exclude activity related to such assets that are incidental to our business. In 2019, the Company revised prior periods to reflect this guidance.

FFO is calculated as net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders computed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), excluding gains and losses from sales of real estate property (including other assets incidental to the Company’s business) and impairment losses, adjusted for real estate related depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO is not considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indication of the Company’s financial performance, nor is it a measure of the Company’s liquidity or indicative of funds available to provide for the Company’s cash needs, including its ability to make distributions.  The Company’s key drivers affecting FFO are changes in PNOI (as discussed below), interest rates, the amount of leverage the Company employs and general and administrative expenses.  

PNOI is defined as Income from real estate operations less Expenses from real estate operations (including market-based internal management fee expense) plus the Company’s share of income and property operating expenses from its less-than-wholly-owned real estate investments.

EastGroup sometimes refers to PNOI from Same Properties as “Same PNOI” the Company also presents Same PNOI Excluding Income from Lease Terminations. Same Properties is defined as operating properties owned during the entire current period and prior year reporting period. Properties developed or acquired are excluded until held in the operating portfolio for both the current and prior year reporting periods. Properties sold during the current or prior year reporting periods are also excluded. For the year ended December 31, 2019, Same Properties includes properties which were included in the operating portfolio for the entire period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019. The Company presents Same PNOI and Same PNOI Excluding Income from Lease Terminations as a property-level supplemental measure of performance used to evaluate the performance of the Company’s investments in real estate assets and its operating results on a same property basis. The Company believes it is useful to evaluate Same PNOI Excluding Income from Lease Terminations on both a straight-line and cash basis. The straight-line basis is calculated by averaging the customers’ rent payments over the lives of the leases; GAAP requires the recognition of rental income on the straight-line basis. The cash basis excludes adjustments for straight-line rent and amortization of market rent intangibles for acquired leases; the cash basis is an indicator of the rents charged to customers by the Company during the periods presented and is useful in analyzing the embedded rent growth in the Company’s portfolio.

FFO and PNOI are supplemental industry reporting measurements used to evaluate the performance of the Company’s investments in real estate assets and its operating results. The Company believes that the exclusion of depreciation and amortization in the industry’s calculations of PNOI and FFO provides supplemental indicators of the properties’ performance since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions.  PNOI and FFO as calculated by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled but differently calculated measures for other real estate investment trusts (“REITs”).  Investors should be aware that items excluded from or added back to FFO are significant components in understanding and assessing the Company’s financial performance.









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PNOI was calculated as follows for the three fiscal years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
 
Years Ended December 31,
2019
 
2018
 
2017
(In thousands)
Income from real estate operations                                                                                     
$
330,813

 
299,018

 
274,031

Expenses from real estate operations                                                                                     
(93,274
)
 
(86,394
)
 
(80,108
)
Noncontrolling interest in PNOI of consolidated joint ventures
(199
)
 
(314
)
 
(633
)
PNOI from 50% owned unconsolidated investment
976

 
869

 
897

PROPERTY NET OPERATING INCOME ("PNOI")                                                                                     
$
238,316

 
213,179

 
194,187


Income from real estate operations is comprised of rental income, expense reimbursement pass-through income and other real estate income including lease termination fees.  Expenses from real estate operations is comprised of property taxes, insurance, utilities, repair and maintenance expenses, management fees, other operating costs and bad debt expense.  Generally, the Company’s most significant operating expenses are property taxes and insurance.  Tenant leases may be net leases in which the total operating expenses are recoverable, modified gross leases in which some of the operating expenses are recoverable, or gross leases in which no expenses are recoverable (gross leases represent only a small portion of the Company’s total leases).  Increases in property operating expenses are fully recoverable under net leases and recoverable to a high degree under modified gross leases.  Modified gross leases often include base year amounts, and expense increases over these amounts are recoverable.  The Company’s exposure to property operating expenses is primarily due to vacancies and leases for occupied space that limit the amount of expenses that can be recovered.

The following table presents reconciliations of Net Income to PNOI, Same PNOI and Same PNOI Excluding Income from Lease Terminations for the three fiscal years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
 
Years Ended December 31,
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
NET INCOME                                                                                     
$
123,340

 
88,636

 
83,589

(Gain) on sales of real estate investments                                                                                     
(41,068
)
 
(14,273
)
 
(21,855
)
(Gain) on sales of non-operating real estate
(83
)
 
(86
)
 
(293
)
(Gain) on sales of other assets

 
(427
)
 

Net loss on other
884

 
497

 

Interest income                                                                                     
(129
)
 
(156
)
 
(247
)
Other revenue                                                                                   
(574
)
 
(1,374
)
 
(119
)
Indirect leasing costs
411

 

 

Depreciation and amortization
104,724

 
91,704

 
83,874

Company's share of depreciation from unconsolidated investment
141

 
128

 
124

Interest expense                                                                                     
34,463

 
35,106

 
34,775

General and administrative expense                                                                                     
16,406

 
13,738

 
14,972

Noncontrolling interest in PNOI of consolidated joint ventures
(199
)
 
(314
)
 
(633
)
PROPERTY NET OPERATING INCOME ("PNOI")                                                                                     
238,316

 
213,179

 
194,187

PNOI from 2018 and 2019 Acquisitions
(6,520
)
 
(1,444
)
 
*

PNOI from 2018 and 2019 Development and Value-Add Properties
(20,321
)
 
(7,771
)
 
*

PNOI from 2018 and 2019 Operating Property Dispositions
(3,812
)
 
(4,783
)
 
*

Other PNOI
247

 
372

 
*

SAME PNOI
207,910

 
199,553

 
*

Net lease termination fee (income) from same properties
(1,257
)
 
(294
)
 
*

SAME PNOI EXCLUDING INCOME FROM LEASE TERMINATIONS
$
206,653

 
199,259

 
*


* Same property metrics are not applicable to the year ended December 31, 2017, as the same property metrics for 2019 and 2018 are based on operating properties owned during the entire current and prior year reporting periods (January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019).

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The following table presents reconciliations of Net Income Attributable to EastGroup Properties, Inc. Common Stockholders to FFO Attributable to Common Stockholders for the three fiscal years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS                                                                                     
$
121,662

 
88,506

 
83,183

 
Depreciation and amortization
104,724

 
91,704

 
83,874

 
Company's share of depreciation from unconsolidated investment
141

 
128

 
124

 
Depreciation and amortization from noncontrolling interest                                                                                     
(186
)
 
(182
)
 
(224
)
 
Net (gain) on sales of real estate investments                                                                                     
(41,068
)
 
(14,273
)
 
(21,855
)
 
Net (gain) on sales of non-operating real estate
(83
)
 
(86
)
 
(293
)
 
Net (gain) on sales of other assets

 
(427
)
 

 
Noncontrolling interest in gain on sales of real estate investments of consolidated joint ventures
1,671

 

 

 
FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS ("FFO") ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS                                                      
$
186,861

 
165,370

 
144,809

 
Net income attributable to common stockholders per diluted share
$
3.24

 
2.49

 
2.44

 
Funds from operations ("FFO") attributable to common stockholders
   per diluted share
4.98

 
4.66

1.0 
 (1) 
4.25

1.0 
 (1) 
Diluted shares for earnings per share and funds from operations
37,527

 
35,506

 
34,047

 

(1)
The Company initially reported FFO of $4.67 per share and $4.26 per share during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. In connection with the Company's adoption of the Nareit Funds from Operations White Paper - 2018 Restatement, the Company now excludes from FFO the gains and losses on sales of non-operating real estate and assets incidental to the Company’s business and therefore adjusted the prior year results, including the Company’s FFO for 2018 and 2017, to conform to the updated definition of FFO.


The Company analyzes the following performance trends in evaluating the revenues and expenses of the Company:
 
The change in FFO per share represents the increase or decrease in FFO per share from the current year compared to the prior year.  For 2019, FFO was $4.98 per share compared with $4.66 per share for 2018, an increase of 6.9%.

For the year ended December 31, 2019, PNOI increased by $25,137,000, or 11.8%, compared to 2018. PNOI increased $12,550,000 from newly developed and value-add properties, $8,357,000 from same property operations and $5,076,000 from 2018 and 2019 acquisitions; PNOI decreased $971,000 from operating properties sold in 2018 and 2019.

The change in Same PNOI represents the PNOI increase or decrease for the same operating properties owned during the entire current and prior year reporting periods (January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019).  Same PNOI, excluding income from lease terminations, increased 3.7% for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to 2018.

Same property average occupancy represents the average month-end percentage of leased square footage for which the lease term has commenced as compared to the total leasable square footage for the same operating properties owned during the entire current and prior year reporting periods (January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019). Same property average occupancy for the year ended December 31, 2019, was 96.9% compared to 96.3% for 2018.

Occupancy is the percentage of leased square footage for which the lease term has commenced as compared to the total leasable square footage as of the close of the reporting period.  Occupancy at December 31, 2019 was 97.1%.  Quarter-end occupancy ranged from 96.5% to 97.4% over the previous four quarters ended December 31, 2018 to September 30, 2019.

Rental rate change represents the rental rate increase or decrease on new and renewal leases compared to the prior leases on the same space.  For the year 2019, rental rate increases on new and renewal leases (16.8% of total square footage) averaged 17.3%.

Lease termination fee income is included in Income from real estate operations. For the year 2019, lease termination fee income was $1,336,000 compared to $294,000 for 2018.  

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In 2018 and prior years, the Company’s bad debt expense was included in Expenses from real estate operations. In 2019, the Company began recording reserves for uncollectible rent as reductions to Income from real estate operations. The Company recorded reserves for uncollectible rent of $448,000 in 2019 compared to $784,000 in 2018.


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The Company’s management considers the following accounting policies and estimates to be critical to the reported operations of the Company.

Real Estate Properties

The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Codification provides guidance on how to properly determine the allocation of the purchase price among the individual components of both the tangible and intangible assets based on their respective fair values.  Goodwill for business combinations is recorded when the purchase price exceeds the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired.  Factors considered by management in allocating the cost of the properties acquired include an estimate of carrying costs during the expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases.  The allocation to tangible assets (land, building and improvements) is based upon management’s determination of the value of the property as if it were vacant using discounted cash flow models. The Company determines whether any financing assumed is above or below market based upon comparison to similar financing terms for similar properties.  The cost of the properties acquired may be adjusted based on indebtedness assumed from the seller that is determined to be above or below market rates.  

The purchase price is also allocated among the following categories of intangible assets:  the above or below market component of in-place leases, the value of in-place leases, and the value of customer relationships.  The value allocable to the above or below market component of an acquired in-place lease is determined based upon the present value (using a discount rate reflecting the risks associated with the acquired leases) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the lease over its remaining term, and (ii) management’s estimate of the amounts that would be paid using current market rents over the remaining term of the lease.  The amounts allocated to above and below market leases are included in Other assets and Other liabilities, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized to rental income over the remaining terms of the respective leases. The total amount of intangible assets is further allocated to in-place lease values and customer relationship values based upon management’s assessment of their respective values.  These intangible assets are included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized over the remaining term of the existing lease, or the anticipated life of the customer relationship, as applicable.

For properties under development and value-add properties acquired in the development stage, costs associated with development (i.e., land, construction costs, interest expense, property taxes and other costs associated with development) are aggregated into the total capitalized costs of the property.  Included in these costs are management’s estimates for the portions of internal costs (primarily personnel costs) deemed related to such development activities. The internal costs are allocated to specific development projects based on development activity.


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FINANCIAL CONDITION

EastGroup’s Total Assets were $2,546,078,000 at December 31, 2019, an increase of $414,373,000 from December 31, 2018.  Total Liabilities increased $116,747,000 to $1,343,749,000, and Total Equity increased $297,626,000 to $1,202,329,000 during the same period.  The following paragraphs explain these changes in detail.

Assets

Real Estate Properties
Real estate properties increased $291,086,000 during the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to: (i) operating property acquisitions; (ii) the transfer of 13 properties from Development and value-add properties to Real estate properties (as detailed under Development and Value-Add Properties below); (iii) capital improvements at the Company's properties; and (iv) right of use assets for the Company's ground leases. These increases were partially offset by the operating property sales discussed below.

During 2019, EastGroup acquired the following operating properties:
REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES ACQUIRED IN 2019
 
Location
 
Size
 
Date
Acquired
 
Cost (1)
 
 
 
 
(Square feet)
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Airways Business Center
 
Denver, CO
 
382,000

 
05/20/2019
 
$
45,775

385 Business Park
 
Greenville, SC
 
155,000

 
07/31/2019
 
12,138

Grand Oaks 75 Business Center 1
 
Tampa, FL
 
169,000

 
09/06/2019
 
16,554

Siempre Viva Distribution Center 2
 
San Diego, CA
 
60,000

 
10/04/2019
 
8,590

Rocky Point Distribution Center 1
 
San Diego, CA
 
118,000

 
12/17/2019
 
22,244

Total Real Estate Property Acquisitions
 
 
 
884,000

 
 
 
$
105,301


(1)
Total cost of the operating properties acquired was $113,218,000, of which $105,301,000 was allocated to Real estate properties as indicated above. The Company allocated $22,750,000 of the total purchase price to land using third party land valuations for the Denver, Greenville, Tampa and San Diego markets. The market values are considered to be Level 3 inputs as defined by FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820, Fair Value Measurement (see Note 18 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on ASC 820). Intangibles associated with the purchases of real estate were allocated as follows: $9,597,000 to in-place lease intangibles and $344,000 to above market leases (both included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets), and $2,024,000 to below market leases (included in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets).   

Also during 2019, EastGroup acquired 6.5 acres of operating land in San Diego for $13,386,000. In connection with the acquisition, the Company allocated value to land and below market leases. EastGroup recorded land of $13,979,000 based on third party land valuations for the San Diego market. The market values are considered to be Level 3 inputs as defined by ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. This land, which is included in Real estate properties on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, is currently leased to a tenant that operates a parking lot on the site. The Company recorded $593,000 to below market leases in connection with this land acquisition. These costs are amortized over the remaining life of the associated lease in place at the time of acquisition.

EastGroup also acquired 41.6 acres of operating land in San Diego for $15,282,000. This land, which is included in Real estate properties on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, is currently leased (on a month-to-month basis) to various tenants operating outdoor storage on the site.

During 2019, EastGroup also acquired a small parcel of land (0.5 acres) adjacent to its Yosemite Distribution Center in Milpitas (San Francisco), California, for $472,000. This land is included in Real estate properties on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company made capital improvements of $38,656,000 on existing and acquired properties (included in the Capital Expenditures table under Results of Operations).  Also, the Company incurred costs of $5,264,000 on development and value-add projects subsequent to transfer to Real estate properties; the Company records these expenditures as development and value-add costs on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

EastGroup sold the following operating properties during 2019: World Houston 5 in Houston, Altamonte Commerce Center in Orlando, Southpointe Distribution Center in Tucson and three of its four University Business Center buildings in Santa Barbara,

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California. The properties (617,000 square feet combined) were sold for $68.5 million and the Company recognized gains on the sales of $41.1 million.

During 2019, EastGroup sold (through eminent domain procedures) a small parcel of land (0.2 acres) adjacent to its Siempre Viva Distribution Center 1 in San Diego for $185,000, and the Company recognized a gain on the sale of $83,000.

In connection with the Company’s January 1, 2019 implementation of the new lease accounting standard, EastGroup recorded right of use assets for its ground leases (classified as operating leases). The unamortized balance of the Company’s right of use assets for its ground leases was $11,997,000 as of December 31, 2019. The right of use assets for ground leases are included in Real estate properties on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Development and Value-Add Properties
EastGroup’s investment in Development and value-add properties at December 31, 2019 consisted of properties in lease-up and under construction of $315,794,000 and prospective development (primarily land) of $104,205,000.  The Company’s total investment in Development and value-add properties at December 31, 2019 was $419,999,000 compared to $263,664,000 at December 31, 2018.  Total capital invested for development and value-add properties during 2019 was $318,288,000, which primarily consisted of costs of $265,609,000 as detailed in the Development and Value-Add Properties Activity table below, $47,415,000 as detailed in the Development and Value-Add Properties Transferred to Real Estate Properties During 2019 table below and costs of $5,264,000 on projects subsequent to transfer to Real estate properties. The capitalized costs incurred on development and value-add projects subsequent to transfer to Real estate properties include capital improvements at the properties and do not include other capitalized costs associated with development (i.e., interest expense, property taxes and internal personnel costs).

EastGroup capitalized internal development costs of $6,918,000 during the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to $4,696,000 during 2018.

During 2019, EastGroup acquired the following value-add properties:
VALUE-ADD PROPERTIES ACQUIRED IN 2019
 
Location
 
Size
 
Date
Acquired
 
Cost (1)
 
 
 
 
(Square feet)
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Logistics Center 6 & 7
 
Dallas, TX
 
142,000

 
04/23/2019
 
$
12,605

Arlington Tech Centre 1 & 2
 
Dallas, TX
 
151,000

 
08/16/2019
 
12,615

Grand Oaks 75 Business Center 2
 
Tampa, FL
 
150,000

 
09/06/2019
 
12,815

Interstate Commons Distribution Center 2
 
Phoenix, AZ
 
142,000

 
10/21/2019
 
9,386

Southwest Commerce Center
 
Las Vegas, NV
 
196,000

 
10/30/2019
 
25,609

Rocky Point Distribution Center 2
 
San Diego, CA
 
109,000

 
12/17/2019
 
19,238

Total Value-Add Property Acquisitions
 
 
 
890,000

 
 
 
$
92,268


(1)
Total cost of the value-add properties acquired was $92,623,000, of which $92,268,000 was allocated to Development and value-add properties as indicated above.  The Company allocated $24,028,000 of the total purchase price to land using third party land valuations for the Dallas, Tampa, Phoenix, Las Vegas and San Diego markets. The market values are considered to be Level 3 inputs as defined by ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (see Note 18 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on ASC 820). The Logistics Center acquisition is under a ground lease; therefore, no value was allocated to land for this transaction. Intangibles associated with the purchases were allocated as follows:  $423,000 to in-place lease intangibles (included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets) and $68,000 to below market leases (included in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets). These costs are amortized over the remaining lives of the associated leases in place at the time of acquisition. Costs associated with the value-add property acquisitions, except for the amounts allocated to the acquired lease intangibles, are included in the Development and Value-Add Properties Activity table below.
   
Also during 2019, EastGroup purchased 140 acres of development land in Houston, Dallas and Tampa for $34,289,000.  Costs associated with these acquisitions are included in the Development and Value-Add Properties Activity table. These increases were offset by the transfer of 13 development projects to Real estate properties during 2019 with a total investment of $156,689,000 as of the date of transfer.






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DEVELOPMENT AND
VALUE-ADD PROPERTIES ACTIVITY
 
 
 
Costs Incurred
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs
Transferred
 in 2019 (1)
 
For the
Year Ended
12/31/19
 
Cumulative
as of
12/31/19
 
Projected
Total Costs (2)
 
Anticipated Building Conversion Date
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
LEASE-UP
 
Building Size (Square feet)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Logistics Center 6 & 7, Dallas, TX (3)
 
142,000

 
$

 
15,735

 
15,735

 
16,400

 
01/20
Settlers Crossing 1, Austin, TX
 
77,000

 

 
2,999

 
9,259

 
10,200

 
01/20
Settlers Crossing 2, Austin, TX
 
83,000

 

 
1,360

 
8,475

 
9,200

 
01/20
Parc North 5, Dallas, TX
 
100,000

 

 
1,736

 
8,689

 
9,200

 
02/20
Airport Commerce Center 3, Charlotte, NC
 
96,000

 

 
2,763

 
8,556

 
9,100

 
03/20
Horizon VIII & IX, Orlando, FL
 
216,000

 
4,967

 
11,634

 
16,601

 
18,800

 
04/20
Ten West Crossing 8, Houston, TX
 
132,000

 

 
3,174

 
9,764

 
10,900

 
04/20
Tri-County Crossing 1 & 2, San Antonio, TX
 
203,000

 

 
6,491

 
15,386

 
16,700

 
04/20
CreekView 121 5 & 6, Dallas, TX
 
139,000

 

 
7,546

 
13,151

 
16,200

 
06/20
Parc North 6, Dallas, TX
 
96,000

 
2,552

 
5,738

 
8,290

 
10,100

 
07/20
Arlington Tech Centre 1 & 2, Dallas, TX (3)
 
151,000

 

 
13,277

 
13,277

 
15,100

 
08/20
Gateway 5, Miami, FL
 
187,000

 
11,944

 
11,161

 
23,105

 
23,500

 
09/20
Grand Oaks 75 2, Tampa, FL (3)
 
150,000

 

 
13,115

 
13,115

 
13,600

 
09/20
Southwest Commerce Center, Las Vegas, NV (3)
 
196,000

 

 
26,613

 
26,613

 
30,100

 
10/20
SunCoast 6, Ft. Myers, FL
 
81,000

 
3,915

 
4,019

 
7,934

 
9,200

 
10/20
Rocky Point 2, San Diego, CA (3)
 
109,000

 

 
19,275

 
19,275

 
20,600

 
12/20
Steele Creek IX, Charlotte, NC
 
125,000

 
1,766

 
7,354

 
9,120

 
9,800

 
12/20
     Total Lease-Up
 
2,283,000

 
25,144

 
153,990

 
226,345

 
248,700

 
 
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SunCoast 8, Ft. Myers, FL
 
77,000

 
4,361

 
123

 
4,484

 
9,000

 
05/20
Gilbert Crossroads A & B, Phoenix, AZ
 
140,000

 
3,221

 
10,729

 
13,950

 
16,000

 
01/21
Hurricane Shoals 3, Atlanta, GA
 
101,000

 
3,890

 
2,739

 
6,629

 
8,800

 
03/21
Interstate Commons 2, Phoenix, AZ (3)
 
142,000

 

 
9,882

 
9,882

 
11,800

 
03/21
Tri-County Crossing 3 & 4, San Antonio, TX
 
203,000

 
2,334

 
6,364

 
8,698

 
14,700

 
05/21
World Houston 44, Houston, TX
 
134,000

 
1,546

 
3,244

 
4,790

 
9,100

 
05/21
Ridgeview 1 & 2, San Antonio, TX
 
226,000

 
2,499

 
4,032

 
6,531

 
18,500

 
06/21
Creekview 121 7 & 8, Dallas, TX
 
137,000

 
5,489

 
1,310

 
6,799

 
16,300

 
07/21
Northwest Crossing 1-3, Houston, TX
 
278,000

 
6,109

 
5,426

 
11,535

 
25,700

 
07/21
Settlers Crossing 3 & 4, Austin, TX
 
173,000

 
4,030

 
4,059

 
8,089

 
18,400

 
07/21
LakePort 1-3, Dallas, TX
 
194,000

 
3,542

 
4,520

 
8,062

 
22,500

 
09/21
     Total Under Construction
 
1,805,000

 
37,021

 
52,428

 
89,449

 
170,800

 
 
PROSPECTIVE DEVELOPMENT (PRIMARILY LAND)
 
Estimated Building Size (Square feet)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Phoenix, AZ
 
178,000

 
(3,221
)
 
785

 
4,373

 
 
 
 
Ft. Myers, FL
 
329,000

 
(8,276
)
 
2,457

 
7,503

 
 
 
 
Miami, FL
 
463,000

 
(11,944
)
 
9,798

 
34,185

 
 
 
 
Orlando, FL
 

 
(4,967
)
 
323

 
1,075

 
 
 
 
Tampa, FL
 
349,000

 

 
4,241

 
5,801

 
 
 
 
Atlanta, GA
 

 
(3,890
)
 
3,164

 

 
 
 
 
Jackson, MS
 
28,000

 

 

 
706

 
 
 
 
Charlotte, NC
 
475,000

 
(1,766
)
 
1,884

 
7,327

 
 
 
 
Austin, TX
 

 
(4,030
)
 
288

 

 
 
 
 
Dallas, TX
 
997,000

 
(11,583
)
 
18,979

 
19,588

 
 
 
 
Houston, TX
 
1,223,000

 
(13,126
)
 
16,135

 
19,448

 
 
 
 
San Antonio, TX
 
373,000

 
(5,987
)
 
1,137

 
4,199

 
 
 
 
     Total Prospective Development
 
4,415,000

 
(68,790
)
 
59,191

 
104,205

 
 
 
 
 
 
8,503,000

 
$
(6,625
)
 
265,609

 
419,999

 
 
 
 
The Development and Value-Add Properties Activity table is continued on the following page.

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DEVELOPMENT AND VALUE-ADD PROPERTIES TRANSFERRED TO REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES DURING 2019
 
 
 
Costs Incurred
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs
Transferred
 in 2019 (1)
 
For the
Year Ended
12/31/19
 
Cumulative
as of
12/31/19
 
 
 
 
 
 
Building Size (Square feet)
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
Building Conversion Date
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Siempre Viva I, San Diego, CA (3)
 
115,000

 
$

 

 
14,075

 
 
 
01/19
CreekView 121 3 & 4, Dallas, TX
 
158,000

 

 
1,739

 
15,539

 
 
 
03/19
Horizon VI, Orlando, FL
 
148,000

 

 
3,682

 
11,907

 
 
 
03/19
Horizon XI, Orlando, FL
 
135,000

 

 
507

 
9,230

 
 
 
04/19
Falcon Field, Phoenix, AZ
 
97,000

 

 
181

 
8,413

 
 
 
05/19
Gateway 1, Miami, FL
 
200,000

 

 
3,402

 
23,643

 
 
 
05/19
SunCoast 5, Ft. Myers, FL
 
81,000

 

 
1,335

 
7,870

 
 
 
05/19
Steele Creek V, Charlotte, NC
 
54,000

 

 
2,223

 
5,537

 
 
 
07/19
Broadmoor 2, Atlanta, GA
 
111,000

 

 
1,478

 
7,892

 
 
 
11/19
Eisenhauer Point 9, San Antonio, TX
 
82,000

 
1,154

 
5,175

 
6,329

 
 
 
11/19
World Houston 43, Houston, TX
 
86,000

 
1,041

 
5,381

 
6,422

 
 
 
11/19
Eisenhauer Point 7 & 8, San Antonio, TX
 
336,000

 

 
9,790

 
22,880

 
 
 
12/19
World Houston 45, Houston, TX
 
160,000

 
4,430

 
12,522

 
16,952

 
 
 
12/19
Total Transferred to Real Estate Properties
 
1,763,000

 
$
6,625

 
47,415

 
156,689

 
(4) 
 
 


(1)
Represents costs transferred from Prospective Development (primarily land) to Under Construction during the period. Negative amounts represent land inventory costs transferred to Under Construction.
(2)
Included in these costs are development obligations of $59.3 million and tenant improvement obligations of $7.5 million on properties under development.
(3)
Represents value-add projects acquired by EastGroup.
(4)
Represents cumulative costs at the date of transfer.


Accumulated Depreciation
Accumulated depreciation on real estate, development and value-add properties increased $56,224,000 during 2019 due primarily to depreciation expense of $86,590,000, offset by the sale of 617,000 square feet of operating properties during 2019.






























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Other Assets
Other assets increased $23,391,000 during 2019.  A summary of Other assets follows:
 
December 31,
2019
 
2018
(In thousands)
Leasing costs (principally commissions)
$
89,191

 
78,985

Accumulated amortization of leasing costs
(34,963
)
 
(30,185
)
Leasing costs (principally commissions), net of accumulated amortization
54,228

 
48,800

 
 
 
 
Acquired in-place lease intangibles
28,834

 
21,696

Accumulated amortization of acquired in-place lease intangibles
(11,918
)
 
(9,833
)
Acquired in-place lease intangibles, net of accumulated amortization
16,916

 
11,863

 
 
 
 
Acquired above market lease intangibles
1,721

 
1,465

Accumulated amortization of acquired above market lease intangibles
(1,007
)
 
(902
)
Acquired above market lease intangibles, net of accumulated amortization
714

 
563

 
 
 
 
Straight-line rents receivable
40,369

 
36,022

Accounts receivable
5,581

 
5,433

Mortgage loans receivable
1,679

 
2,594

Interest rate swap assets
3,485

 
6,701

Right of use assets – Office leases (operating) (1)
2,115

 

Goodwill
990

 
990

Prepaid expenses and other assets
18,545

 
8,265

 Total Other assets
$
144,622

 
121,231



(1)
See Note 1(o) in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding the Company’s January 1, 2019, implementation of FASB ASC 842, Leases, and the Company’s right of use assets for office leases.


Liabilities
Unsecured bank credit facilities decreased $82,532,000 during 2019, mainly due to repayments of $1,015,678,000 and new debt issuance costs incurred during the period, partially offset by borrowings of $932,658,000 and the amortization of debt issuance costs during the period. The Company’s credit facilities are described in greater detail below under Liquidity and Capital Resources.

Unsecured debt increased $214,715,000 during 2019, primarily due to the closing of $80 million of senior unsecured private placement notes in March, the closing of $110 million of senior unsecured private placement notes in August, the closing of a $100 million senior unsecured term loan in October and the amortization of debt issuance costs. These increases were offset by the repayment of a $75 million senior unsecured term loan in July and new debt issuance costs incurred during the period. The borrowings and repayments on Unsecured debt are described in greater detail below under Liquidity and Capital Resources.
 
Secured debt decreased $55,368,000 during the year ended December 31, 2019.  The decrease resulted from the repayment of two mortgage loans with principal balances of $45,725,000 and $47,000, regularly scheduled principal payments of $9,821,000 and amortization of premiums on Secured debt, offset by the amortization of debt issuance costs during the period.








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Accounts payable and accrued expenses increased $5,461,000 during 2019.  A summary of the Company’s Accounts payable and accrued expenses follows:
 
December 31,
2019
 
2018
(In thousands)
Property taxes payable                                                            
$
2,696

 
10,718

Development costs payable                                                            
11,766

 
15,410

Real estate improvements and capitalized leasing costs payable
4,636

 
3,911

Interest payable                                                            
6,370

 
4,067

Dividends payable
30,714

 
27,738

Book overdraft (1)
25,771

 
15,048

Other payables and accrued expenses                                                            
10,071

 
9,671

 Total Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
92,024

 
86,563


(1)
Represents checks written before the end of the period which have not cleared the bank; therefore, the bank has not yet advanced cash to the Company. When the checks clear the bank, they will be funded through the Company's working cash line of credit. See Note 1(p) in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Other liabilities increased $34,471,000 during 2019.  A summary of the Company’s Other liabilities follows:
 
December 31,
2019
 
2018
(In thousands)
Security deposits                                                            
$
20,351

 
18,432

Prepaid rent and other deferred income
13,855

 
12,728

Operating lease liabilities — Ground leases (1)
12,048

 

Operating lease liabilities — Office leases (1)
2,141

 

 
 
 
 
Acquired below-market lease intangibles
8,616

 
5,891

Accumulated amortization of acquired below-market lease intangibles
(4,494
)
 
(3,028
)
Acquired below-market lease intangibles, net of accumulated amortization
4,122

 
2,863

 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap liabilities
678

 

Prepaid tenant improvement reimbursements
56

 
614

Other liabilities                                                            
15,872

 
15

 Total Other liabilities
$
69,123

 
34,652


(1)
See Note 1(o) in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding the Company’s January 1, 2019, implementation of FASB ASC 842, Leases, and the Company’s right of use assets and related liabilities for ground leases and office leases.

Equity
Additional paid-in capital increased $291,508,000 during 2019 primarily due to the issuance of common stock under the Company's continuous common equity offering program (as discussed below under Liquidity and Capital Resources) and stock-based compensation (as discussed in Note 11 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). EastGroup issued 2,388,342 shares of common stock under its continuous common equity offering program with net proceeds to the Company of $284,710,000.

During 2019, Distributions in excess of earnings decreased $9,891,000 as a result of Net Income Attributable to EastGroup Properties, Inc. Common Stockholders of $121,662,000 exceeding dividends on common stock of $111,771,000.

Accumulated other comprehensive income decreased $3,894,000 during 2019. The decrease resulted from the change in fair value of the Company's interest rate swaps (cash flow hedges) which are further discussed in Notes 12 and 13 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

2019 Compared to 2018
Net Income Attributable to EastGroup Properties, Inc. Common Stockholders for 2019 was $121,662,000 ($3.25 per basic and $3.24 per diluted share) compared to $88,506,000 ($2.50 per basic and $2.49 per diluted share) for 2018. The following paragraphs explain the change:

PNOI increased by $25,137,000 ($0.67 per diluted share) for 2019 as compared to 2018.  PNOI increased $12,550,000 from newly developed and value-add properties, $8,357,000 from same property operations and $5,076,000 from 2018 and 2019 acquisitions; PNOI decreased $971,000 from operating properties sold in 2018 and 2019. For the year 2019, lease termination fee income was $1,336,000 compared to $294,000 for 2018.  The Company recorded reserves for uncollectible rent of $448,000 in 2019 and $784,000 in 2018. Straight-lining of rent increased Income from real estate operations by $4,985,000 and $5,116,000 in 2019 and 2018, respectively.

EastGroup recognized gains on sales of real estate investments of $41,068,000 ($1.09 per diluted share) compared to $14,273,000 ($0.40 per diluted share) during 2018.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $13,020,000 ($0.35 per diluted share) during 2019 compared to 2018.

During 2019, EastGroup recognized gain on casualties and involuntary conversion of $428,000 ($0.01 per diluted share), compared to $1,245,000 ($0.04 per diluted share) during 2018.

EastGroup signed 160 leases with certain free rent concessions on 4,281,000 square feet during 2019 with total free rent concessions of $6,114,000 over the lives of the leases, compared to 132 leases with free rent concessions on 3,800,000 square feet with total free rent concessions of $5,944,000 over the lives of the leases in 2018.

The Company’s percentage of leased square footage was 97.6% at December 31, 2019, compared to 97.3% at December 31, 2018.  Occupancy at the end of 2019 was 97.1% compared to 96.8% at December 31, 2018.

Same property average occupancy represents the average month-end percentage of leased square footage for which the lease term has commenced as compared to the total leasable square footage for the same operating properties owned during the entire current and prior year reporting periods (January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019). Same property average occupancy for the year ended December 31, 2019, was 96.9% compared to 96.3% for 2018.

The same property average rental rate calculated in accordance with GAAP represents the average annual rental rates of leases in place for the same operating properties owned during the entire current and prior year reporting periods (January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019). The same property average rental rate was $6.10 per square foot for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to $5.92 per square foot for 2018.




















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Interest Expense decreased $643,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to 2018.  The following table presents the components of Interest Expense for 2019 and 2018:
 
Years Ended December 31,
2019
 
2018
 
Increase (Decrease)
(In thousands)
VARIABLE RATE INTEREST EXPENSE
 

 
 

 
 

Unsecured bank credit facilities interest - variable rate
(excluding amortization of facility fees and debt issuance costs)                                                                                                                                                   
$
5,756

 
3,736

 
2,020

Amortization of facility fees - unsecured bank credit facilities                                                                  
790

 
736

 
54

Amortization of debt issuance costs - unsecured bank credit facilities                                                                  
556

 
508

 
48

   Total variable rate interest expense                                                                                 
7,102

 
4,980

 
2,122

FIXED RATE INTEREST EXPENSE
 

 
 

 
 

Unsecured bank credit facilities interest - fixed rate (1) (2)
(excluding amortization of facility fees and debt issuance costs)                                                                                                                                            

 
1,001

 
(1,001
)
Unsecured debt interest (1) (excluding amortization of debt issuance costs)
28,039

 
24,544

 
3,495

Secured debt interest (excluding amortization of debt issuance costs)
6,987

 
10,071

 
(3,084
)
Amortization of debt issuance costs - unsecured debt
539

 
564

 
(25
)
Amortization of debt issuance costs - secured debt                                                                                 
249

 
280

 
(31
)
   Total fixed rate interest expense                                                                                 
35,814

 
36,460

 
(646
)
Total interest                                                                                 
42,916

 
41,440

 
1,476

Less capitalized interest                                                                                 
(8,453
)
 
(6,334
)
 
(2,119
)
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE 
$
34,463

 
35,106

 
(643
)

(1)
Includes interest on the Company's unsecured bank credit facilities and unsecured debt with fixed interest rates per the debt agreements or effectively fixed interest rates due to interest rate swaps, as discussed in Note 13 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(2)
The Company had designated an interest rate swap to an $80 million unsecured bank credit facility draw that effectively fixed the interest rate on the $80 million draw to 2.020% through the interest rate swap's maturity date. This swap matured on August 15, 2018, and the $80 million draw has reverted to the variable interest rate associated with the Company's unsecured bank credit facilities. 

EastGroup's variable rate interest expense increased by $2,122,000 for 2019 as compared to 2018 primarily due to increases in the Company's weighted average interest rate and average borrowings on its unsecured bank credit facilities as shown in the following table:
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
Increase
(Decrease)
 
 
(In thousands, except rates of interest)
Average borrowings on unsecured bank credit facilities - variable rate
 
$
172,175

 
141,223

 
30,952

Weighted average variable interest rates 
(excluding amortization of facility fees and debt issuance costs) 
 
3.34
%
 
2.64
%
 
 


The Company's fixed rate interest expense decreased by $646,000 for 2019 as compared to 2018 as a result of the secured debt, unsecured debt and fixed rate unsecured bank credit facilities activity described below.

Secured debt interest decreased by $3,084,000 in 2019 as compared to 2018 as a result of regularly scheduled principal payments and debt repayments. Regularly scheduled principal payments on secured debt were $9,821,000 during 2019 and $11,289,000 in 2018. The Company did not repay any secured debt in 2018. The details of the secured debt repaid in 2019 are shown in the following table:

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SECURED DEBT REPAID IN 2019
 
Interest Rate
 
Date Repaid
 
Payoff Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Dominguez, Industry I & III, Kingsview, Shaw, Walnut and Washington
 
7.50%
 
04/05/2019
 
$
45,725

Blue Heron II
 
5.39%
 
12/16/2019
 
47

   Weighted Average/Total Amount for 2019
 
7.50%
 
 
 
$
45,772


EastGroup did not obtain any new secured debt during 2018 or 2019.

Interest expense from fixed rate unsecured bank credit facilities decreased by $1,001,000 during 2019 as compared to 2018 due to the August 15, 2018 maturity of an interest rate swap designated to an $80 million draw on the Company's unsecured bank credit facilities. See footnote (2) in the interest expense summary table above for additional details.

Interest expense from fixed rate unsecured debt increased by $3,495,000 during 2019 as compared to 2018 as a result of the Company's unsecured debt activity described below. The details of the unsecured debt obtained in 2018 and 2019 are shown in the following table:
NEW UNSECURED DEBT IN 2018 and 2019
 
Effective Interest Rate
 
Date Obtained
 
Maturity Date
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
$60 Million Senior Unsecured Notes
 
3.93%
 
04/10/2018
 
04/10/2028
 
$
60,000

$80 Million Senior Unsecured Notes
 
4.27%
 
03/28/2019
 
03/28/2029
 
80,000

$35 Million Senior Unsecured Notes
 
3.54%
 
08/15/2019
 
08/15/2031
 
35,000

$75 Million Senior Unsecured Notes
 
3.47%
 
08/19/2019
 
08/19/2029
 
75,000

$100 Million Senior Unsecured Term Loan (1)
 
2.75%
 
10/10/2019
 
10/10/2026
 
100,000

   Weighted Average/Total Amount for 2018 and 2019
 
3.53%
 
 
 
 
 
$
350,000


(1)
The interest rate on this unsecured term loan is comprised of LIBOR plus 150 basis points subject to a pricing grid for changes in the Company's coverage ratings. The Company entered into an interest rate swap to convert the loan's LIBOR rate to a fixed interest rate,
providing the Company a weighted average effective interest rate on the term loan of 2.75% as of December 31, 2019. See Note 13 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the interest rate swaps.

The increase in interest expense from the new unsecured debt was partially offset by the repayment of the following unsecured loans during 2018 and 2019:
UNSECURED DEBT REPAID IN 2018 AND 2019
 
Interest Rate
 
Date Repaid
 
Payoff Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
$50 Million Senior Unsecured Term Loan
 
3.91%
 
06/21/2018
 
$
50,000

$75 Million Senior Unsecured Term Loan
 
2.85%
 
07/31/2019
 
75,000

   Weighted Average/Total Amount for 2018 and 2019
 
3.27%
 
 
 
$
125,000


Interest costs during the period of construction of real estate properties are capitalized and offset against interest expense. Capitalized interest increased by $2,119,000 for 2019 as compared to 2018. The increase is due to changes in development spending and borrowing rates.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $13,020,000 for 2019 compared to 2018 primarily due to the operating properties acquired by the Company during 2018 and 2019 and the properties transferred from Development and value-add properties in 2018 and 2019, partially offset by operating properties sold in 2018 and 2019.  

Gain on sales of real estate investments, which includes gains on the sales of operating properties, increased $26,795,000 for 2019 as compared to 2018. The Company's 2018 and 2019 sales transactions are described below in Real Estate Sold and Held for Sale/Discontinued Operations.






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Real Estate Improvements
Real estate improvements for EastGroup’s operating properties for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
Estimated
Useful Life
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
(In thousands)
Upgrade on Acquisitions                                               
40 yrs
 
$
1,863

 
294

Tenant Improvements:
 
 
 

 
 

New Tenants                                               
Lease Life
 
13,113

 
12,896

Renewal Tenants                                               
Lease Life
 
3,908

 
2,926

Other:
 
 
 

 
 

Building Improvements                                               
5-40 yrs
 
5,304

 
9,012

Roofs                                               
5-15 yrs
 
12,179

 
9,053

Parking Lots                                               
3-5 yrs
 
1,455

 
2,878

Other                                               
5 yrs
 
834

 
861

Total Real Estate Improvements (1)
 
 
$
38,656

 
37,920


(1)
Reconciliation of Total Real Estate Improvements to Real Estate Improvements on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Total Real Estate Improvements
 
$
38,656

 
37,920

Change in Real Estate Property Payables
 
(876
)
 
581

Change in Construction in Progress
 
(5
)
 
(999
)
Real Estate Improvements on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
$
37,775

 
37,502


Capitalized Leasing Costs
The Company’s leasing costs (principally commissions) are capitalized and included in Other assets. The costs are amortized over the terms of the associated leases, and the amortization is included in Depreciation and amortization expense.  Capitalized leasing costs for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
Estimated
Useful Life
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
(In thousands)
Development and Value-Add                                               
Lease Life
 
$
8,065

 
4,843

New Tenants                                               
Lease Life
 
5,900

 
5,880

Renewal Tenants                                               
Lease Life
 
5,069

 
5,038

Total Capitalized Leasing Costs
 
 
$
19,034

 
15,761

Amortization of Leasing Costs
 
 
$
13,167

 
11,493


Real Estate Sold and Held for Sale/Discontinued Operations
The Company considers a real estate property to be held for sale when it meets the criteria established under ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, including when it is probable that the property will be sold within a year.  Real estate properties held for sale are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less estimated costs to sell and are not depreciated while they are held for sale.  

The Company did not classify any properties as held for sale as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.

In accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360), Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity, the Company would report a disposal of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity's operations and financial results when the component or group of components meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale or when the component or

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group of components is disposed of by sale or other than by sale. In addition, the Company would provide additional disclosures about both discontinued operations and the disposal of an individually significant component of an entity that does not qualify for discontinued operations presentation in the financial statements. EastGroup performs an analysis of properties sold to determine whether the sales qualify for discontinued operations presentation.

The Company does not consider its sales in 2018 and 2019 to be disposals of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity representing a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on the entity's operations and financial results.

EastGroup sold the following operating properties during 2019: World Houston 5 in Houston, Altamonte Commerce Center in Orlando, Southpointe Distribution Center in Tucson and three of its four University Business Center buildings in Santa Barbara, California. The properties (617,000 square feet combined) were sold for $68.5 million and the Company recognized gains on the sales of $41.1 million. The Company also sold (through eminent domain procedures) a small parcel of land (0.2 acres) adjacent to its Siempre Viva Distribution Center 1 in San Diego for $185,000 and the Company recognized a gain on the sale of $83,000.

In 2018, EastGroup sold the following operating properties: World Houston 18 in Houston, 56 Commerce Park in Tampa, and 35th Avenue Distribution Center in Phoenix. The properties contain a combined 339,000 square feet and were sold for $22.9 million. EastGroup recognized gains on the sales of $14.3 million. The Company also sold 11 acres of land in Houston for $2.6 million and recognized a gain on the sale of $86,000.

The gains and losses on the sales of land are included in Other on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, and the gains and losses on the sales of operating properties are included in Gain on sales of real estate investments. See Notes 1(f) and 2 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information related to discontinued operations and gains and losses on sales of real estate investments.  


2018 Compared to 2017
Net Income Attributable to EastGroup Properties, Inc. Common Stockholders for 2018 was $88,506,000 ($2.50 per basic and $2.49 per diluted share) compared to $83,183,000 ($2.45 per basic and $2.44 per diluted share) for 2017.  

PNOI increased by $18,992,000 ($0.53 per diluted share) for 2018 as compared to 2017. PNOI increased $11,900,000 from newly developed and value-add properties, $6,712,000 from same property operations and $2,134,000 from 2017 and 2018 acquisitions; PNOI decreased $1,831,000 from operating properties sold in 2017 and 2018. For the year 2018, lease termination fee income was $294,000 compared to $468,000 for 2017.  The Company recorded net bad debt expense of $784,000 in 2018 and $499,000 in 2017. Straight-lining of rent increased Income from real estate operations by $5,116,000 and $3,723,000 in 2018 and 2017, respectively.
 
EastGroup recognized gains on sales of real estate investments of $14,273,000 ($0.40 per diluted share) compared to $21,855,000 ($0.64 per diluted share) during 2017.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $7,830,000 ($0.22 per diluted share).

During 2018, EastGroup recognized gain on casualties and involuntary conversion of $1,245,000 ($0.04 per diluted share), compared to zero during 2017.

The Company signed 132 leases with certain free rent concessions on 3,800,000 square feet during 2018 with total free rent concessions of $5,944,000 over the lives of the leases, compared to 138 leases with free rent concessions on 3,919,000 square feet with total free rent concessions of $5,672,000 over the lives of the leases in 2017.

The Company’s percentage of leased square footage was 97.3% at December 31, 2018, compared to 97.0% at December 31, 2017.  Occupancy at the end of 2018 was 96.8% compared to 96.4% at the end of 2017.

Same property average occupancy (for the same operating properties owned during the period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018) for the year ended December 31, 2018, was 96.9% compared to 96.6% for 2017. The same property average rental rate was $5.94 per square foot for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $5.74 per square foot for 2017.






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Interest expense increased $331,000 in 2018 compared to 2017.  The following table presents the components of Interest expense for 2018 and 2017:
 
Years Ended December 31,
2018
 
2017
 
Increase (Decrease)
(In thousands)
VARIABLE RATE INTEREST EXPENSE
 

 
 

 
 

Unsecured bank credit facilities interest - variable rate
(excluding amortization of facility fees and debt issuance costs)                                                                                                                                                   
$
3,736

 
2,379

 
1,357

Amortization of facility fees - unsecured bank credit facilities                                                                  
736

 
670

 
66

Amortization of debt issuance costs - unsecured bank credit facilities                                                                  
508

 
451

 
57

   Total variable rate interest expense                                                                                 
4,980

 
3,500

 
1,480

FIXED RATE INTEREST EXPENSE
 

 
 

 
 

Unsecured bank credit facilities interest - fixed rate (1)(2)
(excluding amortization of facility fees and debt issuance costs)                                                                                                                                            
1,001

 
1,616

 
(615
)
Unsecured debt interest (1) (excluding amortization of debt issuance costs)
24,544

 
22,425

 
2,119

Secured debt interest (excluding amortization of debt issuance costs)
10,071

 
12,201

 
(2,130
)
Amortization of debt issuance costs - unsecured debt
564

 
479

 
85

Amortization of debt issuance costs - secured debt                                                                                 
280

 
319

 
(39
)
   Total fixed rate interest expense                                                                                 
36,460

 
37,040

 
(580
)
Total interest                                                                                 
41,440

 
40,540

 
900

Less capitalized interest                                                                                 
(6,334
)
 
(5,765
)
 
(569
)
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE 
$
35,106

 
34,775

 
331


(1)
Includes interest on the Company's unsecured bank credit facilities and unsecured debt with fixed interest rates per the debt agreements or effectively fixed interest rates due to interest rate swaps, as discussed in Note 13 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(2)
The Company had designated an interest rate swap to an $80 million unsecured bank credit facility draw that effectively fixed the interest rate on the $80 million draw to 2.020% through the interest rate swap's maturity date. This swap matured on August 15, 2018, and the $80 million draw has reverted to the variable interest rate associated with the Company's unsecured bank credit facilities.

EastGroup's variable rate interest expense increased by $1,480,000 for 2018 as compared to 2017 primarily due to increases in the Company's weighted average interest rate and average borrowings on its unsecured bank credit facilities as shown in the following table:
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
Increase
(Decrease)
 
 
(In thousands, except rates of interest)
Average borrowings on unsecured bank credit facilities - variable rate
 
$
141,223

 
114,751

 
26,472

Weighted average variable interest rates 
(excluding amortization of facility fees and debt issuance costs) 
 
2.64
%
 
2.07
%
 
 


The Company's fixed rate interest expense decreased by $580,000 for 2018 as compared to 2017 as a result of the secured debt, fixed rate unsecured bank credit facilities and unsecured debt activity described below.

Secured debt interest decreased by $2,130,000 in 2018 as compared to 2017 as a result of regularly scheduled principal payments and debt repayments. Regularly scheduled principal payments on secured debt were $11,289,000 during 2018 and $13,139,000 in 2017. The Company did not repay any secured debt in 2018. The details of the secured debt repaid in 2017 are shown in the following table:
SECURED DEBT REPAID IN 2017
 
Interest Rate
 
Date Repaid
 
Payoff Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Arion 16, Broadway VI, Chino, East University I & II, Northpark I-IV, Santan 10 II, 55th Avenue and World Houston 1 & 2, 21 & 23
 
5.57%
 
08/07/2017
 
$
45,069



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EastGroup did not obtain any new secured debt during 2017 or 2018.

The Company's interest expense from fixed rate unsecured bank credit facilities decreased by $615,000 during 2018 as compared to 2017 due to the August 15, 2018 maturity of an interest rate swap designated to an $80 million draw on the Company's unsecured bank credit facilities. See footnote (2) in the interest expense summary table above for additional details.

The Company's interest expense from fixed rate unsecured debt increased by $2,119,000 during 2018 as compared to 2017 as a result of the Company's unsecured debt activity described below. The details of the unsecured debt obtained in 2017 and 2018 are shown in the following table:
NEW UNSECURED DEBT IN 2017 and 2018
 
Effective Interest Rate
 
Date Obtained
 
Maturity Date
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
$60 Million Senior Unsecured Notes
 
3.460%
 
12/13/2017
 
12/13/2024
 
$
60,000

$60 Million Senior Unsecured Notes
 
3.930%
 
04/10/2018
 
04/10/2028
 
60,000

   Weighted Average/Total Amount for 2017 and 2018
 
3.695%
 
 
 
 
 
$
120,000


The increase in interest expense from the new unsecured debt was partially offset by the refinancing of two unsecured loans and the repayment of a $50 million unsecured term loan. In December 2017, the Company refinanced a $75 million unsecured term loan, resulting in a 30 basis point reduction in the loan's interest rate. The loan, which has a maturity date of December 20, 2020, now has an effectively fixed interest rate of 3.452%. In February 2018, EastGroup refinanced a $65 million unsecured term loan, resulting in a 55 basis point reduction in the loan's interest rate. The loan, which has a maturity date of April 1, 2023, now has an effectively fixed interest rate of 2.313%. In June 2018, the Company repaid (with no penalty) a $50 million senior unsecured term loan with an effective interest rate of 3.91% and an original maturity date of December 21, 2018.

Interest costs during the period of construction of real estate properties are capitalized and offset against interest expense. Capitalized interest increased by $569,000 for 2018 as compared to 2017. The increase was due to changes in development spending and borrowing rates.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $7,830,000 for 2018 compared to 2017 primarily due to the operating properties acquired by the Company during 2017 and 2018 and the properties transferred from Development and value-add properties in 2017 and 2018, partially offset by operating properties sold in 2017 and 2018.  

Gain on sales of real estate investments, which includes gains on the sales of operating properties, decreased $7,582,000 for 2018 as compared to 2017. The Company's 2017 and 2018 sales transactions are described below in Real Estate Sold and Held for Sale/Discontinued Operations.
























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Real Estate Improvements
Real Estate Improvements for EastGroup’s operating properties for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:
 
Estimated
Useful Life
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(In thousands)
Upgrade on Acquisitions                                               
40 yrs
 
$
294

 
161

Tenant Improvements:
 
 
 
 
 
New Tenants                                               
Lease Life
 
12,896

 
11,413

Renewal Tenants                                               
Lease Life
 
2,926

 
3,357

Other:
 
 
 

 
 

Building Improvements                                               
5-40 yrs
 
9,012

 
3,362

Roofs                                               
5-15 yrs
 
9,053

 
6,197

Parking Lots                                               
3-5 yrs
 
2,878

 
1,880

Other                                               
5 yrs
 
861

 
1,101

Total Real Estate Improvements (1)
 
 
$
37,920

 
27,471


(1)
Reconciliation of Total Real Estate Improvements to Real Estate Improvements on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands)
Total Real Estate Improvements
 
$
37,920

 
27,471

Change in Real Estate Property Payables
 
581

 
(1,313
)
Change in Construction in Progress
 
(999
)
 
1,227

Real Estate Improvements on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
$
37,502

 
27,385


Capitalized Leasing Costs
The Company’s leasing costs (principally commissions) are capitalized and included in Other assets.  The costs are amortized over the terms of the associated leases, and the amortization is included in Depreciation and amortization expense.  Capitalized leasing costs for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:
 
Estimated
Useful Life
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(In thousands)
Development and Value-Add                          
Lease Life
 
$
4,843

 
5,571

New Tenants                                               
Lease Life
 
5,880

 
5,782

Renewal Tenants                                               
Lease Life
 
5,038

 
4,907

Total Capitalized Leasing Costs
 
 
$
15,761

 
16,260

Amortization of Leasing Costs
 
 
$
11,493

 
10,329


Real Estate Held for Sale/Discontinued Operations
The Company did not classify any properties as held for sale as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.

The Company does not consider its sales in 2017 and 2018 to be disposals of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity representing a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on the entity's operations and financial results.

In 2018, EastGroup sold the following operating properties: World Houston 18 in Houston, 56 Commerce Park in Tampa, and 35th Avenue Distribution Center in Phoenix. The properties contain a combined 339,000 square feet and were sold for $22.9 million. EastGroup recognized gains on the sales of $14.3 million. The Company also sold 11 acres of land in Houston for $2.6 million and recognized a gain on the sale of $86,000.


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During 2017, Eastgroup sold Stemmons Circle and Techway Southwest I-IV. The properties, which contain 514,000 square feet and are located in Houston and Dallas, were sold for $38.0 million and the Company recognized net gains on the sales of $21.9 million. The Company also sold 19 acres of land in El Paso and Dallas for $3,778,000 and recognized net gains of $293,000.

The gains and losses on the sales of land are included in Other on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, and the gains and losses on the sales of operating properties are included in Gain on sales of real estate investments. See Notes 1(f) and 2 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information related to discontinued operations and gains and losses on sales of real estate investments.  


RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

EastGroup has evaluated all ASUs recently released by the FASB through the date the financial statements were issued and determined that the following ASUs apply to the Company.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), and in subsequent periods, issued ASU 2018-10, 2018-11, and 2018-20, all of which relate to the new lease accounting guidance. The Company adopted the new lease accounting guidance effective January 1, 2019, and has applied its provisions on a prospective basis. The following changes are applicable to the Company’s financial condition and results of operations:

Lessees are required to recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date: (1) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (2) a right of use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. The Company is a lessee on a limited number of leases, including office and ground leases. As of January 1, 2019, the Company recorded its right of use asset and lease liability values for its operating leases as follows: office leases of $2,376,000 and ground leases of $10,226,000. The combined values of the Company's right of use assets and lease liabilities for its ground leases and office leases are less than 1% of the Company’s Total assets as of December 31, 2019.

Lessor accounting is largely unchanged under ASU 2016-02. The Company’s primary revenue is rental income; as such, the Company is a lessor on a significant number of leases. The Company is continuing to account for its leases in substantially the same manner. The most significant changes for the Company related to lessor accounting include:
The new standard’s narrow definition of initial direct costs for leases — The new definition of initial direct costs results in certain costs (primarily legal costs related to lease negotiations) being expensed rather than capitalized upon adoption of the new standard. EastGroup recorded Indirect leasing costs of $411,000 on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income during 2019.
The guidance applicable to recording uncollectible rents — Upon adoption of the lease accounting guidance, reserves for uncollectible accounts are recorded as a reduction to revenue. Prior to adoption, reserves for uncollectible accounts were recorded as bad debt expenses. The standard also provides guidance related to calculating the reserves; however, those changes did not impact the Company.

EastGroup has elected the practical expedient permitting lessors and lessees to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset to not separate non-lease components (such as common area maintenance) of a contract from the lease component to which they relate when specific criteria are met. The Company believes its leases meet the criteria.

The Company has applied the provisions of the new lease accounting standard and provided the required disclosures in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities. The ASU is intended to better align a company’s financial reporting for hedging activities with the economic objectives of those activities. The transition method is a modified retrospective approach that requires companies to recognize the cumulative effect of initially applying the ASU as an adjustment to Accumulated other comprehensive income with a corresponding adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year the entity adopts the ASU. The primary provision in the ASU that will require an adjustment to beginning retained earnings is the change in timing and income statement presentation for ineffectiveness related to cash flow and net investment hedges. As a result of the transition guidance in the ASU, cumulative ineffectiveness that has previously been recognized on cash flow and net investment hedges that are still outstanding and designated as of the date of adoption will be adjusted and removed from beginning retained earnings and placed in Accumulated other comprehensive income. The Company adopted ASU 2017-12 on January 1, 2019; the adoption of ASU 2017-12 did not have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations or disclosures.

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In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-16, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap (OIS) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes. The ASU applies to all entities that elect to apply hedge accounting to benchmark interest rates under Topic 815 and permits the use of the OIS rate based on SOFR as a United States (U.S.) benchmark rate for hedge accounting purposes under Topic 815 in addition to the interest rates on direct Treasury obligations of the U.S. government, the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) swap rate, the OIS rate based on the Fed Funds Effective Rate, and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) Municipal Swap Rate. ASU 2018-16 was effective upon adoption of ASU 2017-12. The Company adopted ASU 2017-12 and ASU 2018-16 on January 1, 2019, and the adoption of both ASUs did not have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations or disclosures.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, and subsequently issued ASU 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses in November 2018. The ASUs amend guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities. For assets held at amortized cost, Topic 326 eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP and, instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses. For available for sale debt securities (EastGroup does not currently hold any and does not intend to hold any in the future), credit losses should be measured in a similar manner to current GAAP; however, Topic 326 will require that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than a write-down. The ASUs affect entities holding financial assets and are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 and ASU 2018-19 on January 1, 2020, and will provide the necessary disclosures beginning with its Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2020. EastGroup does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations or disclosures.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The ASU is intended to improve the effectiveness of fair value measurement disclosures. ASU 2018-13 is effective for all entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted ASU 2018-13 on January 1, 2020, and will provide the necessary disclosures beginning with its Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2020. EastGroup does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations or disclosures.



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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Net cash provided by operating activities was $195,912,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019.  The primary other sources of cash were from borrowings on unsecured bank credit facilities; proceeds from unsecured debt; proceeds from common stock offerings; and net proceeds from sales of real estate investments and non-operating real estate.  The Company distributed $108,795,000 in common stock dividends during 2019.  Other primary uses of cash were for repayments on unsecured bank credit facilities, unsecured debt and secured debt; the construction and development of properties; purchases of real estate; and capital improvements at various properties.

Total debt at December 31, 2019 and 2018 is detailed below.  The Company’s unsecured bank credit facilities and unsecured debt instruments have certain restrictive covenants, such as maintaining debt service coverage and leverage ratios and maintaining insurance coverage, and the Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants at December 31, 2019 and 2018.
 
December 31,
2019
 
2018
(In thousands)
Unsecured bank credit facilities - variable rate, carrying amount
$
112,710

 
195,730

Unamortized debt issuance costs
(1,316
)
 
(1,804
)
Unsecured bank credit facilities
111,394

 
193,926

 
 
 
 
Unsecured debt - fixed rate, carrying amount (1)
940,000

 
725,000

Unamortized debt issuance costs
(1,885
)
 
(1,600
)
Unsecured debt
938,115

 
723,400

 
 
 
 
Secured debt - fixed rate, carrying amount (1)
133,422

 
189,038

Unamortized debt issuance costs
(329
)
 
(577
)
Secured debt
133,093

 
188,461

 
 
 
 
Total debt                                                      
$
1,182,602

 
1,105,787


(1)
These loans have a fixed interest rate or an effectively fixed interest rate due to interest rate swaps.

Until June 14, 2018, EastGroup had $300 million and $35 million unsecured bank credit facilities with margins over LIBOR of 100 basis points, facility fees of 20 basis points and maturity dates of July 30, 2019. The Company amended and restated these credit facilities on June 14, 2018, expanding the capacity to $350 million and $45 million, as detailed below.  

The $350 million unsecured bank credit facility is with a group of nine banks and has a maturity date of July 30, 2022. The credit facility contains options for two six-month extensions (at the Company's election) and a $150 million accordion (with agreement by all parties). The interest rate on each tranche is usually reset on a monthly basis and as of December 31, 2019, was LIBOR plus 100 basis points with an annual facility fee of 20 basis points. The margin and facility fee are subject to changes in the Company's credit ratings. The Company had designated an interest rate swap to an $80 million unsecured bank credit facility draw that effectively fixed the interest rate on the $80 million draw to 2.020% through the interest rate swap's maturity date. This swap matured on August 15, 2018, and the $80 million draw has reverted to the variable interest rate associated with the Company's unsecured bank credit facilities. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had $105,000,000 of variable rate borrowings outstanding on this unsecured  bank credit facility with a weighted average interest rate of 2.776%. The Company has a standby letter of credit of $674,000 pledged on this facility.

The Company's $45 million unsecured bank credit facility has a maturity date of July 30, 2022, or such later date as designated by the bank; the Company also has two six-month extensions available if the extension options in the $350 million facility are exercised. The interest rate is reset on a daily basis and as of December 31, 2019, was LIBOR plus 100 basis points with an annual facility fee of 20 basis points. The margin and facility fee are subject to changes in the Company's credit ratings. As of December 31, 2019, the interest rate was 2.763% on a balance of $7,710,000.

As market conditions permit, EastGroup issues equity and/or employs fixed rate debt, including variable rate debt that has been swapped to an effectively fixed rate through the use of interest rate swaps, to replace the short-term bank borrowings.  The Company believes its current operating cash flow and unsecured bank credit facilities provide the capacity to fund the operations of the Company.  The Company also believes it can obtain debt financing and issue common and/or preferred equity. For future debt

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issuances, the Company intends to issue primarily unsecured fixed rate debt, including variable rate debt that has been swapped to an effectively fixed rate through the use of interest rate swaps. The Company may also access the public debt market in the future as a means to raise capital.

In March 2019, the Company closed on the private placement of $80 million of senior unsecured notes with an insurance company. The notes have a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate of 4.27% with semi-annual interest payments. In August 2019, the Company closed on the private placement of $35 million of senior unsecured notes with an insurance company. The notes have a 12-year term and a fixed interest rate of 3.54% with semi-annual interest payments. Also in August 2019, the Company closed on the private placement of $75 million of senior unsecured notes with an insurance company. The notes have a 10-year term and a fixed rate of 3.47% with semi-annual interest payments. None of these senior unsecured notes are or will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and they may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

In October 2019, the Company closed a $100 million senior unsecured term loan with a seven-year term and interest only payments. It bears interest at the annual rate of LIBOR plus an applicable margin (1.50% as of December 31, 2019 and February 12, 2020) based on the Company’s senior unsecured long-term debt rating. The Company also entered into an interest rate swap agreement to convert the loan’s LIBOR rate component to a fixed interest rate for the entire term of the loan providing a total effective fixed interest rate of 2.75%.

In April 2019, EastGroup repaid (with no penalty) a mortgage loan with a balance of $45,725,000, an interest rate of 7.50% and an original maturity date of May 5, 2019. The loan was collateralized by 1.7 million square feet of operating properties. In December 2019, the Company repaid (with no penalty) a mortgage loan with a balance of $47,000, an interest rate of 5.39% and an original maturity date of February 29, 2020.

In July 2019, the Company repaid a $75 million unsecured term loan at maturity with an effectively fixed interest rate of 2.85%.
 
In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) that regulates LIBOR announced it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. As a result, the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York organized the Alternative Reference Rates Committee ("ARRC") which identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") as its preferred alternative to USD-LIBOR in derivatives and other financial contracts. The Company is not able to predict when LIBOR will cease to be available or when there will be sufficient liquidity in the SOFR markets. Any changes adopted by FCA or other governing bodies in the method used for determining LIBOR may result in a sudden or prolonged increase or decrease in reported LIBOR. If that were to occur, interest payments could change. In addition, uncertainty about the extent and manner of future changes may result in interest rates and/or payments that are higher or lower than if LIBOR were to remain available in its current form.

The Company’s unsecured bank credit facilities, senior unsecured term loans and interest rate swap contracts are indexed to LIBOR.  The Company is continuously monitoring and evaluating the related risks, which include interest on loans and amounts received and paid on derivative instruments. These risks arise in connection with transitioning contracts to a new alternative rate, including any resulting value transfer that may occur. The value of loans or derivative instruments tied to LIBOR could also be impacted if LIBOR is limited or discontinued as interest rates may be adversely affected.  While we expect LIBOR to be available in substantially its current form until the end of 2021, it is possible that LIBOR will become unavailable prior to that point. This could result, for example, if sufficient banks decline to make submissions to the LIBOR administrator.  In that case, the risks associated with the transition to an alternative reference rate will be accelerated and magnified.

Each of the Company’s contracts, which are indexed to LIBOR, include provisions for a replacement rate which will be substantially equivalent to the all-in LIBOR-based interest rate in effect prior to its replacement.  Therefore, the Company believes the transition will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.   

EastGroup entered into sales agreements with each of BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated; Jefferies LLC; and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. on March 6, 2017, and with BTIG, LLC; Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC on February 15, 2018 in connection with the establishment of a continuous equity offering program pursuant to which the Company would sell up to an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of its common stock from time to time (the "Prior Program"). Pursuant to the Prior Program, the shares could be offered and sold in transactions that are deemed to be "at the market" offerings as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or certain other transactions. Since its establishment in 2017, the Company sold an aggregate of 7,693,476 shares of common stock under the Prior Program.


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During the year ended December 31, 2019, EastGroup issued and sold 2,388,342 shares of common stock under its Prior Program at an average price of $120.76 per share with gross proceeds to the Company of $288,419,000. The Company incurred offering-related costs of $3,709,000 during the year, resulting in net proceeds to the Company of $284,710,000.

On December 20, 2019, EastGroup entered into sales agreements with each of BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC; BofA Securities, Inc.; BTIG, LLC; Jefferies LLC; Raymond James & Associates, Inc.; Regions Securities LLC; and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC in connection with the establishment of a new continuous common equity offering program pursuant to which the Company may sell shares of its common stock with an aggregate gross sales price of up to $750,000,000 from time to time (the "Current Program"). The Current Program replaced the Prior Program. As of February 13, 2020, the Company has not sold any shares of common stock under the Current Program; therefore, under the Current Program, EastGroup may offer and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $750,000,000 through the sales agents.

Contractual Obligations
EastGroup’s fixed, non-cancelable obligations as of December 31, 2019 were as follows:
 
Payments Due by Period
Total
 
Less Than
1 Year
 
1-3 Years
 
3-5 Years
 
More Than
5 Years
(In thousands)
Unsecured Bank Credit Facilities (1) (2)
$
112,710

 

 
112,710

 

 

Interest on Unsecured Bank Credit Facilities (3)
10,221

 
3,918

 
6,303

 

 

Unsecured Debt (1)
940,000

 
105,000

 
115,000

 
235,000

 
485,000

Interest on Unsecured Debt
183,230

 
31,638

 
53,528

 
44,970

 
53,094

Secured Debt (1) 
133,422

 
9,047

 
122,332

 
241

 
1,802

Interest on Secured Debt
8,797

 
5,710

 
2,809

 
149

 
129

Dividends Payable (4)
29,096

 
29,096

 

 

 

Operating Lease Obligations:


 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Office Leases
2,277

 
495

 
884

 
850

 
48

Ground Leases
22,400

 
970

 
1,940

 
1,974

 
17,516

Real Estate Property Obligations (5)
8,250

 
8,250

 

 

 

Development and Value-Add Obligations (6)
59,268

 
59,268

 

 

 

Tenant Improvements (7)
13,908

 
13,908

 

 

 

Purchase Obligations
10,822

 
10,522

 
300

 

 

Total
$
1,534,401

 
277,822

 
415,806

 
283,184

 
557,589


(1)
These amounts are included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets net of unamortized debt issuance costs.
(2)
The Company’s balances under its unsecured bank credit facilities change depending on the Company’s cash needs and, as such, both the principal amounts and the interest rates are subject to variability.  At December 31, 2019, the weighted average interest rate was 2.775% on the $112,710,000 of variable rate debt that matures in July 2022. The $350 million unsecured credit facility has options for two six-month extensions (at the Company's election) and a $150 million accordion (with agreement by all parties). The $45 million unsecured credit facility automatically extends for two six-month terms if the extension options in the $350 million revolving facility are exercised. As of December 31, 2019, the interest rate on the $350 million facility was LIBOR plus 100 basis points (weighted average interest rate of 2.776%) with an annual facility fee of 20 basis points, and the interest rate on the $45 million facility, which resets on a daily basis, was LIBOR plus 100 basis points (2.763%) with an annual facility fee of 20 basis points. The margin and facility fee are subject to changes in the Company's credit ratings.
(3)
Represents an estimate of interest due on the Company's unsecured bank credit facilities based on the outstanding unsecured credit facilities as of December 31, 2019 and interest rates and maturity dates on the facilities as of December 31, 2019 as discussed in note 2 above.
(4)
Represents dividends declared during December 2019, which were paid in January 2020. Dividends Payable excludes dividends payable on unvested restricted stock of $1,618,000, which are subject to continued service and will be paid upon vesting in future periods.
(5)
Represents commitments on real estate properties, except for tenant improvement obligations.
(6)
Represents commitments on properties in the Company's development and value-add program, except for tenant improvement obligations.
(7)
Represents tenant improvement allowance obligations.

The Company anticipates that its current cash balance, operating cash flows, borrowings under its unsecured bank credit facilities, proceeds from new debt and/or proceeds from the issuance of equity instruments will be adequate for (i) operating and administrative expenses, (ii) normal repair and maintenance expenses at its properties, (iii) debt service obligations, (iv) maintaining compliance with its debt covenants, (v) distributions to stockholders, (vi) capital improvements, (vii) purchases of properties, (viii) development, and (ix) any other normal business activities of the Company, both in the short-term and long-term.



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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company has no material off-balance sheet arrangements that have had or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on its financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.


INFLATION AND OTHER ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS

Most of the Company's leases include scheduled rent increases.  Additionally, most of the Company's leases require the tenants to pay their pro rata share of operating expenses, including real estate taxes, insurance and common area maintenance, thereby reducing the Company's exposure to increases in operating expenses resulting from inflation.  In the event inflation causes increases in the Company’s general and administrative expenses or the level of interest rates, such increased costs would not be passed through to tenants and could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations.

EastGroup's financial results are affected by general economic conditions in the markets in which the Company's properties are located.  The state of the economy, or other adverse changes in general or local economic conditions, could result in the inability of some of the Company's existing tenants to make lease payments and may therefore increase bad debt expense.  It may also impact the Company’s ability to (i) renew leases or re-lease space as leases expire, or (ii) lease development space.  In addition, an economic downturn or recession could also lead to an increase in overall vacancy rates or a decline in rents the Company can charge to re-lease properties upon expiration of current leases.  In all of these cases, EastGroup’s cash flows would be adversely affected.

ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

The Company is exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of its unsecured bank credit facilities and long-term debt maturities.  This debt is used to maintain liquidity and fund capital expenditures and expansion of the Company’s real estate investment portfolio and operations.  The Company’s objective for interest rate risk management is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower its overall borrowing costs. The Company has two variable rate unsecured bank credit facilities as discussed under the heading Liquidity and Capital Resources in Part II, Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. As market conditions permit, EastGroup issues equity and/or employs fixed rate debt, including variable rate debt that has been swapped to an effectively fixed rate through the use of interest rate swaps, to replace the short-term bank borrowings. The Company's interest rate swaps are discussed in Note 13 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The table below presents the principal payments due and weighted average interest rates, which include the impact of interest rate swaps, for both the fixed rate and variable rate debt as of December 31, 2019.
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
 
2023
 
2024
 
Thereafter
 
Total
 
Fair Value
Unsecured bank credit facilities - variable
rate (in thousands)
$

 

 
112,710

(1) 

 

 

 
112,710

 
113,174 (2)
Weighted average
interest rate

 

 
2.78
%
(3) 

 

 

 
2.78
%
 
 
Unsecured debt - fixed
    rate (in thousands) 
$
105,000

 
40,000

 
75,000

 
115,000

 
120,000

 
485,000

 
940,000

 
959,177 (4)
Weighted average
interest rate
3.55
%
 
2.34
%
 
3.03
%
 
2.96
%
 
3.47
%
 
3.63
%
 
3.42
%
 
 
Secured debt - fixed
    rate (in thousands) 
$
9,047

 
89,562

 
32,770

 
119

 
122

 
1,802

 
133,422

 
136,107 (4)
Weighted average
interest rate
4.42
%
 
4.55
%
 
4.09
%
 
3.85
%
 
3.85
%
 
3.85
%
 
4.42
%
 
 

(1)
The variable rate unsecured bank credit facilities mature in July 2022 and as of December 31, 2019, have balances of $105,000,000 on the $350 million unsecured bank credit facility and $7,710,000 on the $45 million unsecured bank credit facility.
(2)
The fair value of the Company’s variable rate debt is estimated by discounting expected cash flows at current market rates, excluding the effects of debt issuance costs.
(3)
Represents the weighted average interest rate for the Company's variable rate unsecured bank credit facilities as of December 31, 2019.
(4)
The fair value of the Company’s fixed rate debt, including variable rate debt that has been swapped to an effectively fixed rate through the use of interest rate swaps, is estimated by discounting expected cash flows at the rates currently offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities, as advised by the Company’s bankers, excluding the effects of debt issuance costs.

As the table above incorporates only those exposures that existed as of December 31, 2019, it does not consider those exposures or positions that could arise after that date.  If the weighted average interest rate on the variable rate unsecured bank credit facilities, as shown above, changes by 10%, or approximately 28 basis points, interest expense and cash flows would increase or decrease

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by approximately $313,000 annually. This does not include variable rate debt that has been effectively fixed through the use of interest rate swaps.

ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

The information required by this Item 8 is hereby incorporated by reference to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page 44 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

None.

ITEM 9A.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(i)
Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15.  Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2019, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Company’s periodic SEC filings.

(ii)
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.
 
(a)
Management's annual report on internal control over financial reporting.
 
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f).  EastGroup’s Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting is set forth in Part IV, Item 15 of this Form 10-K on page 48 and is incorporated herein by reference.

(b)
Report of the independent registered public accounting firm.

The report of KPMG LLP, the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, on the Company's internal control over financial reporting is set forth in Part IV, Item 15 of this Form 10-K on page 49 and is incorporated herein by reference.

(c)
Changes in internal control over financial reporting.

There was no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the Company's fourth fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2019 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B.  OTHER INFORMATION.

Not applicable.



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PART III

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

The information required by Item 10 will be included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC relating to the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

The information required by Item 11 will be included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC relating to the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

The information required by Item 12 will be included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC relating to the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.

The information required by Item 13 will be included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC relating to the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.

The information required by Item 14 will be included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC relating to the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.


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PART IV

ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
 
 
 
Financial Statements
Page
The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Statement Schedules
Page
The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the SEC are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable, and therefore have been omitted, or the required information is included in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
 
  

























            

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Exhibits
 
The following exhibits are included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019:
Exhibit Number
Description
Articles of Incorporation of EastGroup Properties, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A (File No. 001-07094) filed April 4, 1997).
Amended and Restated Bylaws of EastGroup Properties, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-07094) filed March 3, 2017).
Description of Securities (filed herewith)
EastGroup Properties, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of March 3, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K (File No. 001-07094) filed March 3, 2017).
Form of Severance and Change in Control Agreement entered into by and between the Company and each of Marshall A. Loeb, Brent W. Wood and John F. Coleman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-07094) filed May 18, 2016).
Form of Severance and Change in Control Agreement by and between the Company and each of Ryan M. Collins, C. Bruce Corkern and R. Reid Dunbar (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-07094) filed May 18, 2016).
EastGroup Properties, Inc. Director Compensation Program Including the Independent Director Compensation Policy pursuant to the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(g) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-07094) filed February 14, 2018).
Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2013, by and among EastGroup Properties, L.P., the Company and each of the Purchasers of the Notes party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-07094) filed August 30, 2013).
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2018, by and among EastGroup Properties, L.P.; the Company; PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent; Regions Bank as Syndication Agent; U.S. Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Bank of America, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents; PNC Capital Markets LLC and Regions Capital Markets, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners; and the Lenders thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-07094) filed June 14, 2018).
Subsidiaries of the Company (filed herewith).
Consent of KPMG LLP (filed herewith).
Powers of attorney (included on signature page hereto).
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications (pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) of Marshall A. Loeb, Chief Executive Officer (filed herewith).
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications (pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) of Brent W. Wood, Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith).
Section 1350 Certifications (pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) of Marshall A. Loeb, Chief Executive Officer (furnished herewith).
Section 1350 Certifications (pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) of Brent W. Wood, Chief Financial Officer (furnished herewith).
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (filed herewith)
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (filed herewith)
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (filed herewith)
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (filed herewith)
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (filed herewith)
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101.*) (filed herewith)
*
Indicates a management contract or any compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.:

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of EastGroup Properties, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes and financial statement schedules III and IV (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated February 13, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgment. The communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Evaluation of the estimated fair value of certain acquired tangible and intangible assets in an asset acquisition

As discussed in Note 1(j) to the consolidated financial statements, the Company acquired $205,841,000 of real estate properties and development and value-add properties during 2019 that were accounted for as acquisitions of assets. The purchase price in an asset acquisition is allocated among the individual components of both the tangible and intangible assets acquired based on their respective fair values. The fair value of the tangible assets or property (land, building and improvements) assumes the property to be vacant and is determined using a discounted cash flow model. A portion of the fair value of the property is allocated to land as determined using comparable land sales. The fair value of in-place lease intangibles is determined using estimates of carrying costs during the expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases, and present value techniques for the above or below market rent component of in-place lease intangibles.
We identified the evaluation of the estimated fair value of certain acquired tangible and intangible assets in an asset acquisition, as a critical audit matter. Certain acquired tangible and intangible assets include land, buildings, and in-place lease intangibles, including the above or below market rent component of in-place lease intangibles. Specifically, the assumptions used in the Company’s determination of the estimated fair value involved subjective auditor judgment in evaluating comparable land

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sales, current market rents, and terminal capitalization rates used in the discounted cash flow model, especially when comparable transactions and market data may be limited, or not entirely comparable.
The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included the following. We tested certain internal controls within the Company’s process to estimate fair value of acquired tangible and intangible assets in an asset acquisition, including the Company’s development of comparable land sales, current market rents and terminal capitalization rates. We involved valuation professionals with specialized skills and knowledge who assisted in evaluating the Company’s estimated fair value of land, current market rents and terminal capitalization rates by comparing the Company’s estimates to our independently developed ranges of comparable land sales, current market rents and terminal capitalization rates using publicly available market data.
 
(Signed) KPMG LLP
 
 
We have served as the Company's auditor since 1970.
 
 
Jackson, Mississippi
 
February 13, 2020
 


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MANAGEMENT REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

EastGroup’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f).  Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, EastGroup conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The design of any system of internal control over financial reporting is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.  Based on EastGroup’s evaluation under the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013), management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2019.
 
/s/ EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
Ridgeland, Mississippi
 
February 13, 2020
 


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.:


Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

We have audited EastGroup Properties, Inc. and subsidiaries’ (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes and financial statement schedules III and IV (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and our report dated February 13, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk.  Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.  We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.


 
(Signed) KPMG LLP
Jackson, Mississippi
 
February 13, 2020
 

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EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
December 31,
2019
 
2018
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
ASSETS
 
 
 
  Real estate properties 
$
2,844,567

 
2,553,481

  Development and value-add properties
419,999

 
263,664

 
3,264,566

 
2,817,145

      Less accumulated depreciation 
(871,139
)
 
(814,915
)
 
2,393,427

 
2,002,230

  Unconsolidated investment 
7,805

 
7,870

  Cash 
224

 
374

  Other assets 
144,622

 
121,231

      TOTAL ASSETS 
$
2,546,078

 
2,131,705

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 

 
 

LIABILITIES
 

 
 

  Unsecured bank credit facilities
$
111,394

 
193,926

  Unsecured debt
938,115

 
723,400

  Secured debt 
133,093

 
188,461

  Accounts payable and accrued expenses 
92,024

 
86,563

  Other liabilities 
69,123

 
34,652

Total Liabilities
1,343,749

 
1,227,002

EQUITY
 

 
 

Stockholders’ Equity:
 

 
 

  Common stock; $0.0001 par value; 70,000,000 shares authorized;
    38,925,953 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and
    36,501,356 at December 31, 2018 
4

 
4

  Excess shares; $0.0001 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized;
    no shares issued

 

  Additional paid-in capital
1,514,055

 
1,222,547

  Distributions in excess of earnings 
(316,302
)
 
(326,193
)
  Accumulated other comprehensive income
2,807

 
6,701

Total Stockholders’ Equity
1,200,564

 
903,059

Noncontrolling interest in joint ventures
1,765

 
1,644

Total Equity
1,202,329

 
904,703

      TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 
$
2,546,078

 
2,131,705


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
Years Ended December 31,
2019
 
2018
 
2017
(In thousands, except per share data)
REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
  Income from real estate operations                                                                                       
$
330,813

 
299,018

 
274,031

  Other revenue                                                                                       
574

 
1,374

 
119

 
331,387

 
300,392

 
274,150

EXPENSES
 

 
 

 
 
  Expenses from real estate operations                                                                                       
93,274

 
86,394

 
80,108

  Depreciation and amortization                                                                                       
104,724

 
91,704

 
83,874

  General and administrative                                                                                       
16,406

 
13,738

 
14,972

  Indirect leasing costs
411

 

 

 
214,815

 
191,836

 
178,954

 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
 

 
 

 
 

  Interest expense                                                                                       
(34,463
)
 
(35,106
)
 
(34,775
)
  Gain on sales of real estate investments                                                                                       
41,068

 
14,273

 
21,855

  Other                                                                                   
163

 
913

 
1,313

NET INCOME                                                                                       
123,340

 
88,636

 
83,589

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in joint ventures
(1,678
)
 
(130
)
 
(406
)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS                                                                                       
121,662

 
88,506

 
83,183

Other comprehensive income (loss) – cash flow hedges
(3,894
)
 
1,353

 
3,353

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
$
117,768

 
89,859

 
86,536

BASIC PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
 

 
 

 
 

  Net income attributable to common stockholders                                                                                       
$
3.25

 
2.50

 
2.45

  Weighted average shares outstanding                                                                                       
37,442

 
35,439

 
33,996

DILUTED PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
 

 
 

 
 

  Net income attributable to common stockholders                                                                                       
$
3.24

 
2.49

 
2.44

  Weighted average shares outstanding                                                                                       
37,527

 
35,506

 
34,047


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
 
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Distributions
In Excess
Of Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
 
Noncontrolling
Interest in
Joint Ventures
 
Total
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
Balance, December 31, 2016
$
3

 
949,318

 
(313,655
)
 
1,995

 
4,205

 
641,866

Net income

 

 
83,183

 

 
406

 
83,589

Net unrealized change in fair value of cash flow hedges

 

 

 
3,353

 

 
3,353

Common dividends declared – $2.52 per share

 

 
(86,560
)
 

 

 
(86,560
)
Stock-based compensation, net of forfeitures

 
7,012

 

 

 

 
7,012

Issuance of 1,370,457 shares of common stock, common stock offering, net of expenses

 
109,207

 

 

 

 
109,207

Issuance of 2,744 shares of common stock,
    dividend reinvestment plan

 
228

 

 

 

 
228

Withheld 33,695 shares of common stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock

 
(2,505
)
 

 

 

 
(2,505
)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest in joint venture

 
(2,107
)
 

 

 
(2,597
)
 
(4,704
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 
(478
)
 
(478
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 
122

 
122

Balance, December 31, 2017
3

 
1,061,153

 
(317,032
)
 
5,348

 
1,658

 
751,130

Net income

 

 
88,506

 

 
130

 
88,636

Net unrealized change in fair value of cash flow hedges

 

 

 
1,353

 

 
1,353

Common dividends declared – $2.72 per share

 

 
(97,667
)
 

 

 
(97,667
)
Stock-based compensation, net of forfeitures

 
6,103

 

 

 

 
6,103

Issuance of 1,706,474 shares of common stock, common stock offering, net of expenses
1

 
157,318

 

 

 

 
157,319

Issuance of 1,844 shares of common stock,
    dividend reinvestment plan

 
164

 

 

 

 
164

Withheld 23,824 shares of common stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock

 
(2,055
)
 

 

 

 
(2,055
)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest in joint venture

 
(136
)
 

 

 

 
(136
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 
(194
)
 
(194
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 
50

 
50

Balance, December 31, 2018
4

 
1,222,547

 
(326,193
)
 
6,701

 
1,644

 
904,703

Net income

 

 
121,662

 

 
1,678

 
123,340

Net unrealized change in fair value of cash flow hedges

 

 

 
(3,894
)
 

 
(3,894
)
Common dividends declared – $2.94 per share

 

 
(111,771
)
 

 

 
(111,771
)
Stock-based compensation, net of forfeitures

 
9,374

 

 

 

 
9,374

Issuance of 2,388,342 shares of common stock, common stock offering, net of expenses

 
284,710

 

 

 

 
284,710

Issuance of 1,893 shares of common stock,
    dividend reinvestment plan

 
212

 

 

 

 
212

Withheld 28,955 shares of common stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock

 
(2,788
)
 

 

 

 
(2,788
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 
821

 
821

Distributions to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 
(2,378
)
 
(2,378
)
Balance, December 31, 2019
$
4

 
1,514,055

 
(316,302
)
 
2,807

 
1,765

 
1,202,329


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
Years Ended December 31,
2019
 
2018
 
2017
(In thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
Net income                                                                                                    
$
123,340

 
88,636

 
83,589

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

 
 

 
 

Depreciation and amortization                                                                                        
104,724

 
91,704

 
83,874

Stock-based compensation expense                                                                                                    
6,838

 
5,283

 
5,521

Net gain on sales of real estate investments and non-operating real estate
(41,151
)
 
(14,359
)
 
(22,148
)
Gain on casualties and involuntary conversion on real estate assets
(180
)
 
(1,245
)
 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 

 
 
 
 
Accrued income and other assets                                                                                                    
(5,558
)
 
(4,091
)
 
(5,034
)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and prepaid rent                                                                                                    
6,514

 
(2,682
)
 
8,333

Other                                                                                                    
1,385

 
1,485

 
879

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                                                                                    
195,912

 
164,731

 
155,014

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 

 
 

 
 

Development and value-add properties
(318,288
)
 
(167,667
)
 
(124,938
)
Purchases of real estate                                                                                                    
(142,712
)
 
(57,152
)
 
(55,195
)
Real estate improvements                                                                                                    
(37,775
)
 
(37,502
)
 
(27,385
)
Net proceeds from sales of real estate investments and non-operating real estate                                                    
66,737

 
24,508

 
42,710

Proceeds from casualties and involuntary conversion on real estate assets
723

 
1,635

 

Repayments on mortgage loans receivable                                                                                                    
915

 
1,987

 
171

Changes in accrued development costs                                                                                                    
(3,644
)
 
5,711

 
(144
)
Changes in other assets and other liabilities                                                                                                    
(9,293
)
 
(12,955
)
 
(14,645
)
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                                                                                    
(443,337
)
 
(241,435
)
 
(179,426
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 

 
 

 
 

Proceeds from unsecured bank credit facilities                                                                                                   
932,658

 
448,100

 
391,617

Repayments on unsecured bank credit facilities                                                                                                     
(1,015,678
)
 
(448,709
)
 
(387,298
)
Proceeds from unsecured debt                                                                                                     
290,000

 
60,000

 
60,000

Repayments on unsecured debt                                                                                                     
(75,000
)
 
(50,000
)
 

Repayments on secured debt                                                                                                     
(55,593
)
 
(11,289
)
 
(58,209
)
Debt issuance costs                                                                                                    
(893
)
 
(1,922
)
 
(380
)
Distributions paid to stockholders (not including dividends accrued)                                                                                                    
(108,795
)
 
(71,294
)
 
(86,725
)
Proceeds from common stock offerings                                                                                                    
284,710

 
157,319

 
109,207

Proceeds from dividend reinvestment plan                                                                                                    
212

 
221

 
228

Other                                                                                                    
(4,346
)
 
(5,364
)
 
(4,534
)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
247,275

 
77,062

 
23,906

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(150
)
 
358

 
(506
)
    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR
374

 
16

 
522

    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR
$
224

 
374

 
16

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
 

 
 

 
 

Cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of $8,453, $6,334, and
   $5,765 for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively                                                                                        
$
30,839

 
33,458

 
33,634

Cash paid for operating lease liabilities
1,314

 

 

NON-CASH OPERATING ACTIVITY
 
 
 
 
 
Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining right of use assets
$
15,435

 

 


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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DECEMBER 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

(1)
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a)
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of EastGroup Properties, Inc. ("EastGroup" or "the Company"), its wholly owned subsidiaries and its investment in any joint ventures in which the Company has a controlling interest.

During the fourth quarter of 2017, EastGroup closed the acquisition of the 20% noncontrolling interest in two of the four University Business Center buildings which were owned in a joint venture partnership; the Company then directly owned 100% of University Business Center 125 and 175. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, EastGroup had an 80% controlling interest in University Business Center 120 and 130. During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company, along with the noncontrolling interest partner, sold University Business Center 130. As of December 31, 2019, EastGroup had an 80% controlling interest in University Business Center 120.

Also during 2019, EastGroup entered into two new joint venture arrangements. On May 31, 2019, the Company acquired 6.5 acres of land in San Diego, known by the Company as the Miramar Land. In the second quarter of 2019, a joint venture was formed through which EastGroup owns a 95% controlling interest in this property.  Also, on December 31, 2019, the Company acquired 41.6 acres of land in San Diego, known by the Company as the Otay Mesa Land, with the same noncontrolling interest partner with EastGroup owning a 99% controlling interest in the property.

The Company records 100% of the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the buildings held in joint ventures with the noncontrolling interests provided for in accordance with the joint venture agreements. 

The equity method of accounting is used for the Company’s 50% undivided tenant-in-common interest in Industry Distribution Center II.  All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

(b)
Income Taxes
EastGroup, a Maryland corporation, has qualified as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") under Sections 856-860 of the Internal Revenue Code and intends to continue to qualify as such.  To maintain its status as a REIT, the Company is required to, among other things, distribute at least 90% of its ordinary taxable income to its stockholders.  If the Company has a capital gain, it has the option of (i) deferring recognition of the capital gain through a tax-deferred exchange, (ii) declaring and paying a capital gain dividend on any recognized net capital gain resulting in no corporate level tax, or (iii) retaining and paying corporate income tax on its net long-term capital gain, with the shareholders reporting their proportional share of the undistributed long-term capital gain and receiving a credit or refund of their share of the tax paid by the Company.  The Company distributed all of its 2019, 2018 and 2017 taxable income to its stockholders.  Accordingly, no significant provisions for income taxes were necessary.  The following table summarizes the federal income tax treatment for all distributions by the Company for the years ended 2019, 2018 and 2017.

Federal Income Tax Treatment of Share Distributions
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Common Share Distributions:
 (Per share)
Ordinary dividends                           
$
3.14000

 
2.14305

 
2.49146

Nondividend distributions

 

 
0.02686

Unrecaptured Section 1250 capital gain                                                       

 

 

Other capital gain                                             

 

 
0.00168

Total Common Share Distributions                                      
$
3.14000

 
2.14305

 
2.52000



EastGroup applies the principles of Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 740, Income Taxes, when evaluating and accounting for uncertainty in income taxes.  With few exceptions, the Company’s 2015 and earlier tax years are closed for examination by U.S. federal, state and local tax authorities.  In accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, the Company had no significant uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.

The Company’s income may differ for tax and financial reporting purposes principally because of (i) the timing of the deduction for the provision for possible losses and losses on investments, (ii) the timing of the recognition of gains or losses from the sale

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of investments, (iii) different income recognition methods for rental income, (iv) different depreciation methods and lives, (v) real estate properties having a different basis for tax and financial reporting purposes, (vi) mortgage loans having a different basis for tax and financial reporting purposes, thereby producing different gains upon collection of these loans, and (vii) differences in book and tax allowances and timing for stock-based compensation expense.

(c)
Income Recognition
The Company’s primary revenue is rental income from business distribution space. Minimum rental income from real estate operations is recognized on a straight-line basis.  The straight-line rent calculation on leases includes the effects of rent concessions and scheduled rent increases, and the calculated straight-line rent income is recognized over the lives of the individual leases.  The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts receivable, including straight-line rents receivable, based upon estimates determined by management.  Management specifically analyzes aged receivables, customer credit-worthiness and current economic trends when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Revenue is recognized on payments received from tenants for early terminations after all criteria have been met in accordance with ASC 840, Leases, prior to January 1, 2019, and in accordance with ASC 842, Leases, subsequently.

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), and in subsequent periods, issued ASU 2018-10, 2018-11, and 2018-20, all of which relate to the new lease accounting guidance. The Company adopted the new lease accounting guidance effective January 1, 2019, and has applied its provisions on a prospective basis. Lessor accounting is largely unchanged under ASU 2016-02. The Company’s primary revenue is rental income; as such, the Company is a lessor on a significant number of leases. The Company is continuing to account for its leases in substantially the same manner. The most significant changes for the Company related to lessor accounting include: (i) the new standard’s narrow definition of initial direct costs for leases, and (ii) the guidance applicable to recording uncollectible rents, as discussed in the following paragraphs.

The new standard’s narrow definition of initial direct costs for leases — The new definition of initial direct costs results in certain costs (primarily legal costs related to lease negotiations) being expensed rather than capitalized upon adoption of the new standard. EastGroup recorded Indirect leasing costs of $411,000 on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income during 2019.

The guidance applicable to recording uncollectible rents — Upon adoption of the lease accounting guidance, reserves for uncollectible accounts are recorded as a reduction to revenue. Prior to adoption, reserves for uncollectible accounts were recorded as bad debt expenses. The standard also provides guidance related to calculating the reserves; however, those changes did not impact the Company.

EastGroup has elected the practical expedient permitting lessors to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset to not separate non-lease components (such as common area maintenance) of a contract from the lease component to which they relate when specific criteria are met. The Company believes its leases meet the criteria.

The Company has applied the provisions of the new lease accounting standard and provided the required disclosures in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

The table below presents the components of Income from real estate operations for the year ended December 31, 2019:
 
Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 
(In thousands)
 
 
Lease income — operating leases
$
248,237

Variable lease income (1)
82,576

Income from real estate operations
$
330,813


(1)
Primarily includes tenant reimbursements for real estate taxes, insurance and common area maintenance.

Future Minimum Rental Receipts Under Non-Cancelable Leases
The Company’s leases with its customers may include various provisions such as scheduled rent increases, renewal options and termination options. The majority of the Company’s leases include defined rent increases rather than variable payments based on an index or unknown rate. In calculating the disclosures presented below, the Company included the fixed, non-cancelable terms of the leases. The following schedule indicates approximate future minimum rental receipts under non-cancelable leases for real estate properties by year as of December 31, 2019:

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Years Ending December 31,
 
(In thousands)
2020
 
$
252,654

2021
 
215,820

2022
 
171,607

2023
 
132,274

2024
 
99,183

Thereafter                                                  
 
171,392

   Total minimum receipts                                                  
 
$
1,042,930


 
As noted above, the Company adopted the new lease accounting guidance effective January 1, 2019.  Since the Company has applied the provisions on a prospective basis, the following represents approximate future minimum rental receipts under non-cancelable leases for real estate properties by year as of December 31, 2018, as applicable under ASC 840, Leases, prior to the adoption of ASC 842.  
Years Ending December 31,
 
(In thousands)
2019
 
$
226,330

2020
 
195,850

2021
 
151,564

2022
 
112,007

2023
 
82,262

Thereafter                                                  
 
163,499

   Total minimum receipts                                                  
 
$
931,512



The Company recognizes gains on sales of real estate in accordance with the principles set forth in the Codification. For each transaction, the Company evaluates whether the guidance in ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, or ASC 610, Other Income - Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets, is applicable. Upon closing of real estate transactions, the provisions of the Codification require consideration of whether the seller has a controlling financial interest in the entity that holds the nonfinancial asset after the transaction. In addition, the seller evaluates whether a contract exists under ASC 606 and whether the counterparty obtained control of each nonfinancial asset that is sold. If a contract exists and the counterparty obtained control of each nonfinancial asset, the seller derecognizes the assets at the close of the transaction with resulting gains or losses reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

The Company recognizes interest income on mortgage loans on the accrual method unless a significant uncertainty of collection exists.  If a significant uncertainty exists, interest income is recognized as collected.  If applicable, discounts on mortgage loans receivable are amortized over the lives of the loans using a method that does not differ materially from the interest method.  The Company evaluates the collectibility of both interest and principal on each of its loans to determine whether the loans are impaired.  A loan is considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the existing contractual terms.  When a loan is considered to be impaired, the amount of loss is calculated by comparing the recorded investment to the value determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at the loan’s effective interest rate or to the fair value of the underlying collateral (if the loan is collateralized) less costs to sell.  As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, there was no significant uncertainty of collection; therefore, interest income was recognized.  As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company determined that no allowance for collectibility of the mortgage loans receivable was necessary.
 
(d)
Real Estate Properties
EastGroup has one reportable segment–industrial properties.  These properties are primarily located in major Sunbelt regions of the United States. The Company's properties have similar economic characteristics and as a result, have been aggregated into one reportable segment.

The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows (including estimated future expenditures necessary to substantially complete the asset) expected to be generated by the asset.  If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash

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flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset.  As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not identify any impairment charges which should be recorded.

Depreciation of buildings and other improvements is computed using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of generally 40 years for buildings and 3 to 15 years for improvements.  Building improvements are capitalized, while maintenance and repair expenses are charged to expense as incurred.  Significant renovations and improvements that improve or extend the useful life of the assets are capitalized.  Depreciation expense was $86,590,000, $76,007,000 and $69,010,000 for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(e)
Development and Value-Add Properties
For properties under development and value-add properties (defined in Note 2) acquired in the development stage, costs associated with development (i.e., land, construction costs, interest expense, property taxes and other direct and indirect costs associated with development) are aggregated into the total capitalized costs of the property. Included in these costs are management’s estimates for the portions of internal costs (primarily personnel costs) deemed related to such development activities. The internal costs are allocated to specific development projects based on development activity.  As the property becomes occupied, depreciation commences on the occupied portion of the building, and costs are capitalized only for the portion of the building that remains vacant.  The Company transfers properties from the development and value-add program to Real estate properties as follows: (i) for development properties, at the earlier of 90% occupancy or one year after completion of the shell construction, and (ii) for value-add properties, at the earlier of 90% occupancy or one year after acquisition. Upon the earlier of 90% occupancy or one year after completion of the shell construction, capitalization of development costs, including interest expense, property taxes and internal personnel costs, ceases and depreciation commences on the entire property (excluding the land).

(f)
Real Estate Held for Sale
The Company considers a real estate property to be held for sale when it meets the criteria established under ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, including when it is probable that the property will be sold within a year.  Real estate properties held for sale are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less estimated costs to sell and are not depreciated while they are held for sale.  

In accordance with ASU 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360), Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity, the Company would report a disposal of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity's operations and financial results when the component or group of components meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale or when the component or group of components is disposed of by sale or other than by sale. In addition, the Company would provide additional disclosures about both discontinued operations and the disposal of an individually significant component of an entity that does not qualify for discontinued operations presentation in the financial statements. EastGroup performs an analysis of properties sold to determine whether the sales qualify for discontinued operations presentation.

(g)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
EastGroup applies ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, which requires all entities with derivative instruments to disclose information regarding how and why the entity uses derivative instruments and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect the entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. See Note 13 for a discussion of the Company's derivative instruments and hedging activities.

(h)
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
 
(i)
Amortization
Debt origination costs are deferred and amortized over the term of each loan using the effective interest method. Amortization of debt issuance costs was $1,344,000, $1,352,000 and $1,250,000 for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Amortization of facility fees was $790,000, $736,000 and $670,000 for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. 
 
Leasing costs are deferred and amortized using the straight-line method over the term of the lease.  Leasing costs paid during the period are included in Changes in other assets and other liabilities in the Investing Activities section on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.  Leasing costs amortization expense was $13,167,000, $11,493,000 and $10,329,000 for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  

Amortization expense for in-place lease intangibles is disclosed below in Real Estate Property Acquisitions and Acquired Intangibles.

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(j)
Real Estate Property Acquisitions and Acquired Intangibles
Upon acquisition of real estate properties, EastGroup applies the principles of ASC 805, Business Combinations. The FASB Codification provides a framework for determining whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. Under the guidance, companies are required to utilize an initial screening test to determine whether substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets; if so, the set is not a business. EastGroup determined that its real estate property acquisitions in 2019, 2018 and 2017 are considered to be acquisitions of groups of similar identifiable assets; therefore, the acquisitions are not considered to be acquisitions of a business. As a result, the Company has capitalized acquisition costs related to its 2019, 2018 and 2017 acquisitions.
 
The FASB Codification also provides guidance on how to properly determine the allocation of the purchase price among the individual components of both the tangible and intangible assets based on their respective fair values.  Goodwill for business combinations is recorded when the purchase price exceeds the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired.  Factors considered by management in allocating the cost of the properties acquired include an estimate of carrying costs during the expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases.  The allocation to tangible assets (land, building and improvements) is based upon management’s determination of the value of the property as if it were vacant using discounted cash flow models. The Company determines whether any financing assumed is above or below market based upon comparison to similar financing terms for similar properties.  The cost of the properties acquired may be adjusted based on indebtedness assumed from the seller that is determined to be above or below market rates.  

The purchase price is also allocated among the following categories of intangible assets:  the above or below market component of in-place leases, the value of in-place leases, and the value of customer relationships.  The value allocable to the above or below market component of an acquired in-place lease is determined based upon the present value (using a discount rate reflecting the risks associated with the acquired leases) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the lease over its remaining term, and (ii) management’s estimate of the amounts that would be paid using current market rents over the remaining term of the lease.  The amounts allocated to above and below market leases are included in Other assets and Other liabilities, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized to rental income over the remaining terms of the respective leases. The total amount of intangible assets is further allocated to in-place lease values and customer relationship values based upon management’s assessment of their respective values.  These intangible assets are included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized over the remaining term of the existing lease, or the anticipated life of the customer relationship, as applicable.

Amortization of above and below market leases increased rental income by $1,229,000, $667,000 and $529,000 in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  Amortization expense for in-place lease intangibles was $4,967,000, $4,204,000 and $4,535,000 for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  

Projected amortization of in-place lease intangibles for the next five years as of December 31, 2019 is as follows:
Years Ending December 31,
 
(In thousands)
2020
 
$
4,949

2021
 
3,719

2022
 
2,697

2023
 
2,160

2024
 
1,593




During 2019, the Company acquired the following operating properties: Airways Business Center in Denver; 385 Business Park in Greenville; Grand Oaks 75 Business Center 1 in Tampa; and Siempre Viva Distribution Center 2 and Rocky Point Distribution Center 1 in San Diego. The Company also acquired the following value-add properties: Logistics Center 6 & 7 and Arlington Tech Centre 1 & 2 in Dallas; Grand Oaks 75 Business Center 2 in Tampa; Interstate Commons Distribution Center 2 in Phoenix; Southwest Commerce Center in Las Vegas; and Rocky Point Distribution Center 2 in San Diego. At the time of acquisition, these value-add properties were classified in the lease-up or under construction phase. The total cost for the properties acquired by the Company was $205,841,000, of which $105,301,000 was allocated to Real estate properties and $92,268,000 was allocated to Development and value-add properties. EastGroup allocated $46,778,000 of the total purchase price to land using third party land valuations for the Denver, Greenville, Tampa, Dallas, Phoenix, Las Vegas and San Diego markets. Logistics Center 6 & 7 is located on land under a ground lease; therefore, no value was allocated to land for this transaction. The market values are considered

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to be Level 3 inputs as defined by ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (see Note 18 for additional information on ASC 820). Intangibles associated with the purchase of real estate were allocated as follows: $10,020,000 to in-place lease intangibles and $344,000 to above market leases (both included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets) and $2,092,000 to below market leases (included in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets). These costs are amortized over the remaining lives of the associated leases in place at the time of acquisition.

Also during 2019, EastGroup acquired 6.5 acres of operating land in San Diego for $13,386,000. In connection with the acquisition, the Company allocated value to land and below market leases. EastGroup recorded land of $13,979,000 based on third party land valuations for the San Diego market. The market values are considered to be Level 3 inputs as defined by ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. This land, which is included in Real estate properties on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, is currently leased to a tenant that operates a parking lot on the site. The Company recorded $593,000 to below market leases in connection with this land acquisition. These costs are amortized over the remaining life of the associated lease in place at the time of acquisition.

EastGroup also acquired 41.6 acres of operating land in San Diego for $15,282,000. This land, which is included in Real estate properties on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, is currently leased (on a month-to-month basis) to various tenants operating outdoor storage on the site.

During 2019, EastGroup also acquired a small parcel of land (0.5 acres) adjacent to its Yosemite Distribution Center in Milpitas (San Francisco), California, for $472,000. This land is included in Real estate properties on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

During 2018, the Company acquired the following operating properties: Gwinnett 316 in Atlanta; Eucalyptus Distribution Center in Chino (Los Angeles); Allen Station I & II in Dallas; and Greenhill Distribution Center in Austin. The Company also acquired one value-add property, Siempre Viva Distribution Center in San Diego. At the time of acquisition, Siempre Viva was classified in the lease-up phase. The total cost for the properties acquired by the Company was $71,086,000, of which $54,537,000 was allocated to Real estate properties and $13,934,000 was allocated to Development and value-add properties. EastGroup allocated $23,263,000 of the total purchase price to land using third party land valuations for the Atlanta, Dallas, Austin, San Diego and Chino (Los Angeles) markets. The market values are considered to be Level 3 inputs as defined by ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (see Note 18 for additional information on ASC 820). Intangibles associated with the purchase of real estate were allocated as follows: $4,350,000 to in-place lease intangibles, $21,000 to above market leases and $1,756,000 to below market leases. These costs are amortized over the remaining lives of the associated leases in place at the time of acquisition.

During 2017, the Company acquired the following operating properties: Shiloh 400, Broadmoor Commerce Park and Hurricane Shoals 1 & 2 in Atlanta and Southpark Corporate Center 5-7 in Austin. The Company also acquired one value-add property, Progress Center 1 & 2 in Atlanta. At the time of acquisition, Progress Center 1 & 2 was classified in the lease-up phase of development. The total cost for the properties acquired by the Company was $65,243,000, of which $51,539,000 was allocated to Real estate properties and $10,312,000 was allocated to Development and value-add properties. EastGroup allocated $11,281,000 of the total purchase price to land using third party land valuations for the Atlanta and Austin markets. The market values are considered to be Level 3 inputs as defined by ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (see Note 18 for additional information on ASC 820). Intangibles associated with the purchase of real estate were allocated as follows: $3,662,000 to in-place lease intangibles, $115,000 to above market leases and $385,000 to below market leases.

The Company periodically reviews the recoverability of goodwill (at least annually) and the recoverability of other intangibles (on a quarterly basis) for possible impairment.  In management’s opinion, no impairment of goodwill and other intangibles existed at December 31, 2019 and 2018.

(k)
Stock-Based Compensation
In May 2004, the stockholders of the Company approved the EastGroup Properties, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan ("the 2004 Plan"), which was further amended by the Board of Directors in September 2005 and December 2006.  This plan authorized the issuance of common stock to employees in the form of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, deferred stock units, performance shares, bonus stock or stock in lieu of cash compensation.

In April 2013, the Board of Directors adopted the EastGroup Properties, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2013 Equity Plan”) upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee; the 2013 Equity Plan was approved by the Company's stockholders and became effective May 29, 2013. The 2013 Equity Plan was further amended by the Board of Directors in March 2017. The 2013 Equity Plan replaced the 2004 Plan. Typically, the Company issues new shares to fulfill stock grants or upon the exercise of stock options.

EastGroup applies the provisions of ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, to account for its stock-based compensation plans. ASC 718 requires that the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions be recognized in the financial

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statements and that the cost be measured on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. The cost for market-based awards and awards that only require service are expensed on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods. The cost for performance-based awards is determined using the graded vesting attribution method which recognizes each separate vesting portion of the award as a separate award on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.  This method accelerates the expensing of the award compared to the straight-line method.  

The total compensation expense for service and performance based awards is based upon the fair market value of the shares on the grant date.  The grant date fair value for awards that have been granted and are subject to a future market condition (total shareholder return) are determined using a simulation pricing model developed to specifically accommodate the unique features of the awards.

During the restricted period for awards no longer subject to contingencies, the Company accrues dividends and holds the certificates for the shares; however, the employee can vote the shares.  Share certificates and dividends are delivered to the employee as they vest.

(l)
Earnings Per Share
The Company applies ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, which requires companies to present basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS").  Basic EPS represents the amount of earnings for the period attributable to each share of common stock outstanding during the reporting period.  The Company’s basic EPS is calculated by dividing Net Income Attributable to EastGroup Properties, Inc. Common Stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The weighted average number of common shares outstanding does not include any potentially dilutive securities or any unvested restricted shares of common stock. These unvested restricted shares, although classified as issued and outstanding, are considered forfeitable until the restrictions lapse and will not be included in the basic EPS calculation until the shares are vested.

Diluted EPS represents the amount of earnings for the period attributable to each share of common stock outstanding during the reporting period and to each share that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares for all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the reporting period.  The Company calculates diluted EPS by dividing Net Income Attributable to EastGroup Properties, Inc. Common Stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of unvested restricted stock.  The dilutive effect of unvested restricted stock is determined using the treasury stock method.

(m)
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses during the reporting period and to disclose material contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(n)
Risks and Uncertainties
The state of the overall economy can significantly impact the Company’s operational performance and thus impact its financial position.  Should EastGroup experience a significant decline in operational performance, it may affect the Company’s ability to make distributions to its shareholders, service debt, or meet other financial obligations.

(o)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
EastGroup has evaluated all ASUs recently released by the FASB through the date the financial statements were issued and determined that the following ASUs apply to the Company.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), and in subsequent periods, issued ASU 2018-10, 2018-11, and 2018-20, all of which relate to the new lease accounting guidance. The Company adopted the new lease accounting guidance effective January 1, 2019, and has applied its provisions on a prospective basis. The following changes are applicable to the Company’s financial condition and results of operations:

Lessees are required to recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date: (1) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (2) a right of use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. The Company is a lessee on a limited number of leases, including office and ground leases. As of January 1, 2019, the Company recorded its right of use asset and lease liability values for its operating leases as follows: office leases of $2,376,000 and ground leases of $10,226,000. The combined values of the Company's right of use assets and lease liabilities for its ground leases and office leases are less than 1% of the Company’s Total assets as of December 31, 2019.

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Lessor accounting is largely unchanged under ASU 2016-02. The Company’s primary revenue is rental income; as such, the Company is a lessor on a significant number of leases. The Company is continuing to account for its leases in substantially the same manner. The most significant changes for the Company related to lessor accounting include:
The new standard’s narrow definition of initial direct costs for leases — The new definition of initial direct costs results in certain costs (primarily legal costs related to lease negotiations) being expensed rather than capitalized upon adoption of the new standard. EastGroup recorded Indirect leasing costs of $411,000 on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income during 2019.
The guidance applicable to recording uncollectible rents — Upon adoption of the lease accounting guidance, reserves for uncollectible accounts are recorded as a reduction to revenue. Prior to adoption, reserves for uncollectible accounts were recorded as bad debt expenses. The standard also provides guidance related to calculating the reserves; however, those changes did not impact the Company.

EastGroup has elected the practical expedient permitting lessors and lessees to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset to not separate non-lease components (such as common area maintenance) of a contract from the lease component to which they relate when specific criteria are met. The Company believes its leases meet the criteria.

The Company has applied the provisions of the new lease accounting standard and provided the required disclosures in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities. The ASU is intended to better align a company’s financial reporting for hedging activities with the economic objectives of those activities. The transition method is a modified retrospective approach that requires companies to recognize the cumulative effect of initially applying the ASU as an adjustment to Accumulated other comprehensive income with a corresponding adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year the entity adopts the ASU. The primary provision in the ASU that will require an adjustment to beginning retained earnings is the change in timing and income statement presentation for ineffectiveness related to cash flow and net investment hedges. As a result of the transition guidance in the ASU, cumulative ineffectiveness that has previously been recognized on cash flow and net investment hedges that are still outstanding and designated as of the date of adoption will be adjusted and removed from beginning retained earnings and placed in Accumulated other comprehensive income. The Company adopted ASU 2017-12 on January 1, 2019; the adoption of ASU 2017-12 did not have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations or disclosures.
In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-16, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap (OIS) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes. The ASU applies to all entities that elect to apply hedge accounting to benchmark interest rates under Topic 815 and permits the use of the OIS rate based on SOFR as a United States (U.S.) benchmark rate for hedge accounting purposes under Topic 815 in addition to the interest rates on direct Treasury obligations of the U.S. government, the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) swap rate, the OIS rate based on the Fed Funds Effective Rate, and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) Municipal Swap Rate. ASU 2018-16 was effective upon adoption of ASU 2017-12. The Company adopted ASU 2017-12 and ASU 2018-16 on January 1, 2019, and the adoption of both ASUs did not have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations or disclosures.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, and subsequently issued ASU 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses in November 2018. The ASUs amend guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities. For assets held at amortized cost, Topic 326 eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP and, instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses. For available for sale debt securities (EastGroup does not currently hold any and does not intend to hold any in the future), credit losses should be measured in a similar manner to current GAAP; however, Topic 326 will require that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than a write-down. The ASUs affect entities holding financial assets and are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 and ASU 2018-19 on January 1, 2020, and will provide the necessary disclosures beginning with its Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2020. EastGroup does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations or disclosures.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The ASU is intended to improve the effectiveness of fair value measurement disclosures. ASU 2018-13 is effective for all entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted ASU 2018-13 on January 1, 2020, and will provide the necessary disclosures beginning with its Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2020. EastGroup does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations or disclosures.

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(p)
Classification of Book Overdraft on Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
The Company classifies changes in book overdraft in which the bank has not advanced cash to the Company to cover outstanding checks as an operating activity. Such amounts are included in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and prepaid rent in the Operating Activities section on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

(q)
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made in the 2018 consolidated financial statements to conform to the 2019 presentation.

(2)
REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES

The Company’s Real estate properties and Development and value-add properties at December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
December 31,
2019
 
2018
(In thousands)
Real estate properties:
 
 
 
   Land                                                                  
$
452,698

 
380,684

   Buildings and building improvements                                                                  
1,907,963

 
1,732,592

   Tenant and other improvements                                                                  
471,909

 
440,205

   Right of use assets — Ground leases (operating) (1)
11,997

 

Development and value-add properties (2)                                                              
419,999

 
263,664

 
3,264,566

 
2,817,145

   Less accumulated depreciation                                                                  
(871,139
)
 
(814,915
)
 
$
2,393,427

 
2,002,230



(1)
See Ground Leases discussion below and in Note 1(o) for information regarding the Company's right of use assets for ground leases.
(2)
Value-add properties are defined as properties that are either acquired but not stabilized or can be converted to a higher and better use.  Acquired properties meeting either of the following two conditions are considered value-add properties:  (1) Less than 75% occupied as of the acquisition date (or will be less than 75% occupied within one year of acquisition date based on near term lease roll), or (2) 20% or greater of the acquisition cost will be spent to redevelop the property.


EastGroup acquired operating properties during 2019, 2018 and 2017 as discussed in Note 1(j).

The Company sold operating properties during 2019, 2018 and 2017 as shown in the table below. The results of operations and gains and losses on sales for the properties sold during the periods presented are reported in continuing operations on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. The gains and losses on sales are included in Gain on sales of real estate investments.

The Company did not classify any properties as held for sale as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.


















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Sales of Real Estate
A summary of Gain on sales of real estate investments for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 follows:

Real Estate Properties
 
Location
 
Size
(in Square Feet)
 
Date Sold
 
Net Sales Price
 
Basis
 
Recognized Gain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
World Houston 5
 
Houston, TX
 
51,000

 
01/29/2019
 
$
3,679

 
1,354

 
2,325

Altamonte Commerce Center
 
Orlando, FL
 
186,000

 
05/20/2019
 
14,423

 
5,342

 
9,081

University Business Center 130 (1)
 
Santa Barbara, CA
 
40,000

 
11/07/2019
 
11,083

 
2,729

 
8,354

Southpointe Distribution Center
 
Tucson, AZ
 
207,000

 
12/03/2019
 
13,699

 
2,281

 
11,418

University Business Center 125 & 175
 
Santa Barbara, CA
 
133,000

 
12/11/2019
 
23,675

 
13,785

 
9,890

Total for 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
66,559

 
25,491

 
41,068

2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
World Houston 18
 
Houston, TX
 
33,000

 
01/26/2018
 
$
2,289

 
1,211

 
1,078

56 Commerce Park
 
Tampa, FL
 
181,000

 
03/20/2018
 
12,032

 
2,888

 
9,144

35th Avenue Distribution Center
 
Phoenix, AZ
 
125,000

 
07/26/2018
 
7,683

 
3,632

 
4,051

Total for 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
22,004

 
7,731

 
14,273

2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stemmons Circle
 
Dallas, TX
 
99,000

 
05/12/2017
 
$
5,051

 
1,329

 
3,722

Techway Southwest I-IV
 
Houston, TX
 
415,000

 
06/19/2017
 
32,506

 
14,373

 
18,133

Total for 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
37,557

 
15,702

 
21,855



(1)
EastGroup owned 80% of University Business Center 130 through a joint venture. The information shown for this transaction also includes the 20% attributable to the Company's noncontrolling interest partner.

The table above includes sales of operating properties; the Company also sold parcels of land during the years presented. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company sold (through eminent domain procedures) a small parcel of land (0.2 acres) in San Diego for $185,000 and recognized a gain on the sale of $83,000. During the year ended December 31, 2018, EastGroup sold a parcel of land in Houston for $2,577,000 and recognized a gain on the sale of $86,000. During the year ended December 31, 2017, EastGroup sold parcels of land in El Paso and Dallas for $3,778,000 and recognized net gains on the sales of $293,000. The net gains on sales of land are included in Other on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

Development and Value-Add Properties
The Company’s development and value-add program as of December 31, 2019, was comprised of the properties detailed in the table below.  Costs incurred include capitalization of interest costs during the period of construction.  The interest costs capitalized on development projects for 2019 were $8,453,000 compared to $6,334,000 for 2018 and $5,765,000 for 2017. In addition, EastGroup capitalized internal development costs of $6,918,000 during the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to $4,696,000 during 2018 and $4,754,000 in 2017.

Total capital invested for development and value-add properties during 2019 was $318,288,000, which primarily consisted of costs of $265,609,000 as detailed in the Development and Value-Add Properties Activity table below, $47,415,000 as detailed in the Development and Value-Add Properties Transferred to Real Estate Properties During 2019 table below and costs of $5,264,000 on projects subsequent to transfer to Real estate properties. The capitalized costs incurred on development projects subsequent to transfer to Real estate properties include capital improvements at the properties and do not include other capitalized costs associated with development (i.e., interest expense, property taxes and internal personnel costs).











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DEVELOPMENT AND
VALUE-ADD PROPERTIES ACTIVITY
 
 
 
Costs Incurred
 
 
 
Anticipated Building Conversion Date
 
 
 
Costs
Transferred
 in 2019 (1)
 
For the
Year Ended
12/31/19
 
Cumulative
as of
12/31/19
 
Projected
Total Costs (2)
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
LEASE-UP
 
Building Size (Square feet)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Logistics Center 6 & 7, Dallas, TX (3)
 
142,000

 
$

 
15,735

 
15,735

 
16,400

 
01/20
Settlers Crossing 1, Austin, TX
 
77,000

 

 
2,999

 
9,259

 
10,200

 
01/20
Settlers Crossing 2, Austin, TX
 
83,000

 

 
1,360

 
8,475

 
9,200

 
01/20
Parc North 5, Dallas, TX
 
100,000

 

 
1,736

 
8,689

 
9,200

 
02/20
Airport Commerce Center 3, Charlotte, NC
 
96,000

 

 
2,763

 
8,556

 
9,100

 
03/20
Horizon VIII & IX, Orlando, FL
 
216,000

 
4,967

 
11,634

 
16,601

 
18,800

 
04/20
Ten West Crossing 8, Houston, TX
 
132,000

 

 
3,174

 
9,764

 
10,900

 
04/20
Tri-County Crossing 1 & 2, San Antonio, TX
 
203,000

 

 
6,491

 
15,386

 
16,700

 
04/20
CreekView 121 5 & 6, Dallas, TX
 
139,000

 

 
7,546

 
13,151

 
16,200

 
06/20
Parc North 6, Dallas, TX
 
96,000

 
2,552

 
5,738

 
8,290

 
10,100

 
07/20
Arlington Tech Centre 1 & 2, Dallas, TX (3)
 
151,000

 

 
13,277

 
13,277

 
15,100

 
08/20
Gateway 5, Miami, FL
 
187,000

 
11,944

 
11,161

 
23,105

 
23,500

 
09/20
Grand Oaks 75 2, Tampa, FL (3)
 
150,000

 

 
13,115

 
13,115

 
13,600

 
09/20
Southwest Commerce Center, Las Vegas, NV (3)
 
196,000

 

 
26,613

 
26,613

 
30,100

 
10/20
SunCoast 6, Ft. Myers, FL
 
81,000

 
3,915

 
4,019

 
7,934

 
9,200

 
10/20
Rocky Point 2, San Diego, CA (3)
 
109,000

 

 
19,275

 
19,275

 
20,600

 
12/20
Steele Creek IX, Charlotte, NC
 
125,000

 
1,766

 
7,354

 
9,120

 
9,800

 
12/20
Total Lease-Up
 
2,283,000

 
25,144

 
153,990

 
226,345

 
248,700

 
 
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
SunCoast 8, Ft. Myers, FL
 
77,000

 
4,361

 
123

 
4,484

 
9,000

 
05/20
Gilbert Crossroads A & B, Phoenix, AZ
 
140,000

 
3,221

 
10,729

 
13,950

 
16,000

 
01/21
Hurricane Shoals 3, Atlanta, GA
 
101,000

 
3,890

 
2,739

 
6,629

 
8,800

 
03/21
Interstate Commons 2, Phoenix, AZ (3)
 
142,000

 

 
9,882

 
9,882

 
11,800

 
03/21
Tri-County Crossing 3 & 4, San Antonio, TX
 
203,000

 
2,334

 
6,364

 
8,698

 
14,700

 
05/21
World Houston 44, Houston, TX
 
134,000

 
1,546

 
3,244

 
4,790

 
9,100

 
05/21
Ridgeview 1 & 2, San Antonio, TX
 
226,000

 
2,499

 
4,032

 
6,531

 
18,500

 
06/21
Creekview 121 7 & 8, Dallas, TX
 
137,000

 
5,489

 
1,310

 
6,799

 
16,300

 
07/21
Northwest Crossing 1-3, Houston, TX
 
278,000

 
6,109

 
5,426

 
11,535

 
25,700

 
07/21
Settlers Crossing 3 & 4, Austin, TX
 
173,000

 
4,030

 
4,059

 
8,089

 
18,400

 
07/21
LakePort 1-3, Dallas, TX
 
194,000

 
3,542

 
4,520

 
8,062

 
22,500

 
09/21
Total Under Construction
 
1,805,000

 
37,021

 
52,428

 
89,449

 
170,800

 
 
PROSPECTIVE DEVELOPMENT (PRIMARILY LAND)
 
Estimated Building Size (Square feet)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Phoenix, AZ
 
178,000

 
(3,221
)
 
785

 
4,373

 
 
 
 
Ft. Myers, FL
 
329,000

 
(8,276
)
 
2,457

 
7,503

 
 
 
 
Miami, FL
 
463,000

 
(11,944
)
 
9,798

 
34,185

 
 
 
 
Orlando, FL
 

 
(4,967
)
 
323

 
1,075

 
 
 
 
Tampa, FL
 
349,000

 

 
4,241

 
5,801

 
 
 
 
Atlanta, GA
 

 
(3,890
)
 
3,164

 

 
 
 
 
Jackson, MS
 
28,000

 

 

 
706

 
 
 
 
Charlotte, NC
 
475,000

 
(1,766
)
 
1,884

 
7,327

 
 
 
 
Austin, TX
 

 
(4,030
)
 
288

 

 
 
 
 
Dallas, TX
 
997,000

 
(11,583
)
 
18,979

 
19,588

 
 
 
 
Houston, TX
 
1,223,000

 
(13,126
)
 
16,135

 
19,448

 
 
 
 
San Antonio, TX
 
373,000

 
(5,987
)
 
1,137

 
4,199

 
 
 
 
Total Prospective Development
 
4,415,000

 
(68,790
)
 
59,191

 
104,205

 
 
 
 
 
 
8,503,000

 
$
(6,625
)
 
265,609

 
419,999

 
 
 
 
The Development and Value-Add Properties Activity table is continued on the following page.

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DEVELOPMENT AND VALUE-ADD PROPERTIES TRANSFERRED TO REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES DURING 2019
 
 
 
Costs Incurred
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs
Transferred
 in 2019 (1)
 
For the
Year Ended
12/31/19
 
Cumulative
as of
12/31/19
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Building Size (Square feet)
 
 
 
 
 
Building Conversion Date
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Siempre Viva I, San Diego, CA (3)
 
115,000

 
$

 

 
14,075

 
 
 
01/19
CreekView 121 3 & 4, Dallas, TX
 
158,000

 

 
1,739

 
15,539

 
 
 
03/19
Horizon VI, Orlando, FL
 
148,000

 

 
3,682

 
11,907

 
 
 
03/19
Horizon XI, Orlando, FL
 
135,000

 

 
507

 
9,230

 
 
 
04/19
Falcon Field, Phoenix, AZ
 
97,000

 

 
181

 
8,413

 
 
 
05/19
Gateway 1, Miami, FL
 
200,000

 

 
3,402

 
23,643

 
 
 
05/19
SunCoast 5, Ft. Myers, FL
 
81,000

 

 
1,335

 
7,870

 
 
 
05/19
Steele Creek V, Charlotte, NC
 
54,000

 

 
2,223

 
5,537

 
 
 
07/19
Broadmoor 2, Atlanta, GA
 
111,000

 

 
1,478

 
7,892

 
 
 
11/19
Eisenhauer Point 9, San Antonio, TX
 
82,000

 
1,154

 
5,175

 
6,329

 
 
 
11/19
World Houston 43, Houston, TX
 
86,000

 
1,041

 
5,381

 
6,422

 
 
 
11/19
Eisenhauer Point 7 & 8, San Antonio, TX
 
336,000

 

 
9,790

 
22,880

 
 
 
12/19
World Houston 45, Houston, TX
 
160,000

 
4,430

 
12,522

 
16,952

 
 
 
12/19
Total Transferred to Real Estate Properties
 
1,763,000

 
$
6,625

 
47,415

 
156,689

 
(4) 
 
 


(1)
Represents costs transferred from Prospective Development (primarily land) to Under Construction during the period. Negative amounts represent land inventory costs transferred to Under Construction.
(2)
Included in these costs are development obligations of $59.3 million and tenant improvement obligations of $7.5 million on properties under development.
(3)
Represents value-add projects acquired by EastGroup.
(4)
Represents cumulative costs at the date of transfer.


Ground Leases
On January 1, 2019, EastGroup adopted the principles of FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842, Leases, as discussed in Note 1(o). In connection with the adoption, the Company recorded right of use assets for its ground leases, which are classified as operating leases, using the effective date transition option; under this option, prior years are not restated. As of January 1, 2019, the Company recorded right of use assets for its ground leases of $10,226,000. In April 2019, the Company acquired Logistics Center 6 & 7 in Dallas, which is located on land under a ground lease. The Company recorded a right of use asset of $2,679,000 in connection with this acquisition. As of December 31, 2019, the unamortized balance of the Company’s right of use assets for its ground leases was $11,997,000. The right of use assets for ground leases are included in Real estate properties on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

As of December 31, 2019, the Company owned two properties in Florida, three properties in Texas and one property in Arizona that are subject to ground leases.  These leases have terms of 40 to 50 years, expiration dates of August 2031 to October 2058, and renewal options of 15 to 35 years, except for the one lease in Arizona which is automatically and perpetually renewed annually.  The Company has included renewal options in the lease terms for calculating the ground lease assets and liabilities as the Company is reasonably certain it will exercise these options. Total ground lease expenditures for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were $966,000, $783,000 and $760,000, respectively.  Payments are subject to increases at 3 to 10 year intervals based upon the agreed or appraised fair market value of the leased premises on the adjustment date or the Consumer Price Index percentage increase since the base rent date.  These future changes in payments will be considered variable payments and will not impact the assessment of the asset or liability unless there is a significant event that triggers reassessment, such as amendment with a change in the terms of the lease. The weighted-average remaining lease term as of December 31, 2019, for the ground leases is 43 years. The following schedule indicates approximate future minimum ground lease payments for these properties by year as of December 31, 2019:











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Future Minimum Ground Lease Payments as of December 31, 2019
Years Ending December 31,
 
(In thousands)
2020
 
$
970

2021
 
970

2022
 
970

2023
 
975

2024
 
999

Thereafter                                                  
 
38,916

   Total minimum payments                                                  
 
43,800

Imputed interest (1)
 
(31,752
)
   Total ground leases                                                  
 
$
12,048



(1)
As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, in order to calculate the present value of the remaining ground lease payments, the Company used its incremental borrowing rate, adjusted for a number of factors, including the long-term nature of the ground leases, the Company’s estimated borrowing costs, and the estimated fair value of the underlying land, to determine the imputed interest for its ground leases. The Company elected to use the portfolio approach as all of its ground leases in place as of January 1, 2019, have similar characteristics and determined 7.3% as the appropriate rate as of January 1, 2019, for all leases in place at that time. For the ground lease obtained during April 2019, the Company used its incremental borrowing rate, adjusted for the factors discussed above, which was determined to be 8.0%.

As noted above, the Company adopted the new lease accounting guidance effective January 1, 2019.  Since the Company has applied the provisions on a prospective basis, the following represents approximate future minimum ground lease payments by year as of December 31, 2018, as applicable under ASC 840, Leases, prior to the adoption of ASC 842.

Future Minimum Ground Lease Payments as of December 31, 2018
Years Ending December 31,
 
(In thousands)
2019
 
$
791

2020
 
791

2021
 
791

2022
 
791

2023
 
791

Thereafter                                                  
 
30,751

 
 
$
34,706



At December 31, 2018, the Company had the same ground leases in place as mentioned above, with the exception of the ground lease associated with Logistics Center 6 & 7 which was obtained in April 2019.

(3)
UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTMENT

The Company owns a 50% undivided tenant-in-common interest in Industry Distribution Center II, a 309,000 square foot warehouse distribution building in the City of Industry (Los Angeles), California.  The building was constructed in 1998 and is 100% leased through December 2021 to a single tenant who owns the other 50% interest in the property.  This investment is accounted for under the equity method of accounting and had a carrying value of $7,805,000 at December 31, 2019, and $7,870,000 at December 31, 2018.  

(4)
MORTGAGE LOANS RECEIVABLE

As of December 31, 2017, EastGroup had two mortgage loans receivable, both of which were classified as first mortgage loans, with effective interest rates of 5.15% and maturity dates in December 2022. In March of 2018, one of the notes was repaid in full. As of December 31, 2018 and 2019, the Company had one mortgage loan receivable which was classified as a first mortgage loan with an effective interest rate of 5.15% and a maturity date in December 2022. Mortgage loans receivable are included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 5 for a summary of Other assets.   


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(5)
OTHER ASSETS

A summary of the Company’s Other assets follows:
 
December 31,
2019
 
2018
(In thousands)
Leasing costs (principally commissions)                                                 
$
89,191

 
78,985

Accumulated amortization of leasing costs                                            
(34,963
)
 
(30,185
)
Leasing costs (principally commissions), net of accumulated amortization
54,228

 
48,800

 
 
 
 
Acquired in-place lease intangibles                                                                      
28,834

 
21,696

Accumulated amortization of acquired in-place lease intangibles
(11,918
)
 
(9,833
)
Acquired in-place lease intangibles, net of accumulated amortization
16,916

 
11,863

 
 
 
 
Acquired above market lease intangibles                                                      
1,721

 
1,465

Accumulated amortization of acquired above market lease intangibles
(1,007
)
 
(902
)
Acquired above market lease intangibles, net of accumulated amortization
714

 
563

 
 
 
 
Straight-line rents receivable                                                                          
40,369

 
36,022

Accounts receivable                                                                  
5,581

 
5,433

Mortgage loans receivable                                                                   
1,679

 
2,594

Interest rate swap assets
3,485

 
6,701

Right of use assets - Office leases (operating) (1)
2,115

 

Goodwill                                                                                  
990

 
990

Prepaid expenses and other assets                                                     
18,545

 
8,265

 Total Other assets
$
144,622

 
121,231

 

(1)
See Note 1(o) for information regarding the Company’s January 1, 2019, implementation of FASB ASC 842, Leases, and the Company’s right of use assets for office leases.

(6)
UNSECURED BANK CREDIT FACILITIES

Until June 14, 2018, EastGroup had $300 million and $35 million unsecured bank credit facilities with margins over LIBOR of 100 basis points, facility fees of 20 basis points and maturity dates of July 30, 2019. The Company amended and restated these credit facilities on June 14, 2018, expanding the capacity to $350 million and $45 million, as detailed below.  

The $350 million unsecured bank credit facility is with a group of nine banks and has a maturity date of July 30, 2022. The credit facility contains options for two six-month extensions (at the Company's election) and a $150 million accordion (with agreement by all parties). The interest rate on each tranche is usually reset on a monthly basis and as of December 31, 2019, was LIBOR plus 100 basis points with an annual facility fee of 20 basis points. The margin and facility fee are subject to changes in the Company's credit ratings. The Company had designated an interest rate swap to an $80 million unsecured bank credit facility draw that effectively fixed the interest rate on the $80 million draw to 2.020% through the interest rate swap's maturity date. This swap matured on August 15, 2018, and the $80 million draw has reverted to the variable interest rate associated with the Company's unsecured bank credit facilities. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had $105,000,000 of variable rate borrowings outstanding on this unsecured bank credit facility with a weighted average interest rate of 2.776%. The Company has a standby letter of credit of $674,000 pledged on this facility.

The Company's $45 million unsecured bank credit facility has a maturity date of July 30, 2022, or such later date as designated by the bank; the Company also has two six-month extensions available if the extension options in the $350 million facility are exercised. The interest rate is reset on a daily basis and as of December 31, 2019, was LIBOR plus 100 basis points with an annual facility fee of 20 basis points. The margin and facility fee are subject to changes in the Company's credit ratings. As of December 31, 2019, the interest rate was 2.763% on a balance of $7,710,000.


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Average unsecured bank credit facilities borrowings were $172,175,000 in 2019, $141,223,000 in 2018 and $114,751,000 in 2017, with weighted average interest rates (excluding amortization of facility fees and debt issuance costs) of 3.34% in 2019, 2.64% in 2018 and 2.07% in 2017.  Amortization of facility fees was $790,000, $736,000 and $670,000 for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  Amortization of debt issuance costs for the Company's unsecured bank credit facilities was $556,000, $508,000 and $451,000 for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The Company’s unsecured bank credit facilities have certain restrictive covenants, such as maintaining debt service coverage and leverage ratios and maintaining insurance coverage, and the Company was in compliance with all of its financial debt covenants at December 31, 2019.

See Note 7 for a detail of the outstanding balances of the Company's Unsecured bank credit facilities as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.

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UNSECURED AND SECURED DEBT

The Company's debt is detailed below. EastGroup presents debt issuance costs as reductions of Unsecured bank credit facilities, Unsecured debt and Secured debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as detailed below.
 
December 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
(In thousands)
Unsecured bank credit facilities - variable rate, carrying amount
$
112,710

 
195,730

Unamortized debt issuance costs
(1,316
)
 
(1,804
)
Unsecured bank credit facilities
111,394

 
193,926

 
 
 
 
Unsecured debt - fixed rate, carrying amount (1)
940,000

 
725,000

Unamortized debt issuance costs
(1,885
)
 
(1,600
)
Unsecured debt
938,115

 
723,400

 
 
 
 
Secured debt - fixed rate, carrying amount (1)
133,422

 
189,038

Unamortized debt issuance costs
(329
)
 
(577
)
Secured debt
133,093

 
188,461

 
 
 
 
Total debt
$
1,182,602

 
1,105,787


(1)
These loans have a fixed interest rate or an effectively fixed interest rate due to interest rate swaps.
























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A summary of the carrying amount of Unsecured debt follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31,
 
Margin Above LIBOR
Interest Rate
 
Maturity Date
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
$75 Million Unsecured Term Loan (1)
1.15%
2.85%
 
07/31/2019
 
$

 
75,000

$75 Million Unsecured Term Loan (1)
1.10%
3.45%
 
12/20/2020
 
75,000

 
75,000

$40 Million Unsecured Term Loan (1)
1.10%
2.34%
 
07/30/2021
 
40,000

 
40,000

$75 Million Unsecured Term Loan (1)
1.40%
3.03%
 
02/28/2022
 
75,000

 
75,000

$65 Million Unsecured Term Loan (1)
1.10%
2.31%
 
04/01/2023
 
65,000

 
65,000

$100 Million Senior Unsecured Notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     $30 Million Notes
Not applicable
3.80%
 
08/28/2020
 
30,000

 
30,000

     $50 Million Notes
Not applicable
3.80%
 
08/28/2023
 
50,000

 
50,000

     $20 Million Notes
Not applicable
3.80%
 
08/28/2025
 
20,000

 
20,000

$60 Million Senior Unsecured Notes
Not applicable
3.46%
 
12/13/2024
 
60,000

 
60,000

$100 Million Senior Unsecured Notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     $60 Million Notes
Not applicable
3.48%
 
12/15/2024
 
60,000

 
60,000

     $40 Million Notes
Not applicable
3.75%
 
12/15/2026
 
40,000

 
40,000

$25 Million Senior Unsecured Notes
Not applicable
3.97%
 
10/01/2025
 
25,000

 
25,000

$50 Million Senior Unsecured Notes
Not applicable
3.99%
 
10/07/2025
 
50,000

 
50,000

$60 Million Senior Unsecured Notes
Not applicable
3.93%
 
04/10/2028
 
60,000

 
60,000

$80 Million Senior Unsecured Notes
Not applicable
4.27%
 
03/28/2029
 
80,000

 

$35 Million Senior Unsecured Notes
Not applicable
3.54%
 
08/15/2031
 
35,000

 

$75 Million Senior Unsecured Notes
Not applicable
3.47%
 
08/19/2029
 
75,000

 

$100 Million Unsecured Term Loan (1)
1.50%
2.75%
 
10/10/2026
 
100,000

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
940,000

 
725,000


(1)
The interest rates on these unsecured term loans are comprised of LIBOR plus a margin which is subject to a pricing grid for changes in the Company's coverage ratings. The Company entered into interest rate swap agreements (further described in Note 13) to convert the loans' LIBOR rates to effectively fixed interest rates. The interest rates in the table above are the effectively fixed interest rates for the loans, including the effects of the interest rate swaps, as of December 31, 2019.

In March 2019, the Company closed on the private placement of $80 million of senior unsecured notes with an insurance company. The notes have a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate of 4.27% with semi-annual interest payments. In August 2019, the Company closed on the private placement of $35 million of senior unsecured notes with an insurance company. The notes have a 12-year term and a fixed interest rate of 3.54% with semi-annual interest payments. Also in August 2019, the Company closed on the private placement of $75 million of senior unsecured notes with an insurance company. The notes have a 10-year term and a fixed rate of 3.47% with semi-annual interest payments. None of these senior unsecured notes are or will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and they may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

In July 2019, the Company repaid a $75 million unsecured term loan at maturity with an effectively fixed interest rate of 2.85%.

In October 2019, the Company closed a $100 million senior unsecured term loan with a seven-year term and interest only payments. It bears interest at the annual rate of LIBOR plus an applicable margin (1.50% as of December 31, 2019 and February 12, 2020) based on the Company’s senior unsecured long-term debt rating. The Company also entered into an interest rate swap agreement to convert the loan’s LIBOR rate component to a fixed interest rate for the entire term of the loan providing a total effective fixed interest rate of 2.75%.

The Company’s unsecured debt instruments have certain restrictive covenants, such as maintaining debt service coverage and leverage ratios and maintaining insurance coverage, and the Company was in compliance with all of its financial debt covenants at December 31, 2019. 
 



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A summary of the carrying amount of Secured debt follows: 
 
 
Interest Rate
 
Monthly
P&I
Payment
 
Maturity
Date
 
Carrying Amount
of Securing
Real Estate at
December 31, 2019
 
Balance at December 31,
Property
 
 
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Dominguez, Industry I & III, Kingsview, Shaw,
Walnut and Washington
 
7.50%
 
539,747

 
Repaid
 
$

 

 
46,725

Blue Heron II 
 
5.39%
 
16,176

 
Repaid
 

 

 
233

40th Avenue, Beltway Crossing V, Centennial Park,
Executive Airport, Interchange Park I, Ocean View, Wetmore 5-8 and World Houston 26, 28, 29 & 30
 
4.39%
 
463,778

 
01/05/2021
 
66,072

 
48,772

 
52,115

Colorado Crossing, Interstate I-III, Rojas, Steele
Creek 1 & 2, Venture and World Houston 3-9 (1)
 
4.75%
 
420,045

 
06/05/2021
 
50,002

 
44,596

 
47,445

Arion 18, Beltway Crossing VI & VII, Commerce
Park II & III, Concord, Interstate V-VII, Lakeview, Ridge Creek II, Southridge IV & V and World Houston 32
 
4.09%
 
329,796

 
01/05/2022
 
53,889

 
37,682

 
40,046

Ramona
 
3.85%
 
16,287

 
11/30/2026
 
8,794

 
2,372

 
2,474

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
$
178,757

 
133,422

 
189,038


(1)
During 2019, the Company executed a collateral release for World Houston 5; this property was sold during 2019 and is no longer considered to be collateral securing this loan.

The Company currently intends to repay its debt obligations, both in the short-term and long-term, through its operating cash flows, borrowings under its unsecured bank credit facilities, proceeds from new debt (primarily unsecured), and/or proceeds from the issuance of equity instruments.
 
Scheduled principal payments on long-term debt, including Unsecured debt and Secured debt (not including Unsecured bank credit facilities), due during the next five years as of December 31, 2019 are as follows: 
Years Ending December 31,
 
(In thousands)
2020
 
$
114,047

2021
 
129,562

2022
 
107,770

2023
 
115,119

2024
 
120,122



(8)
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

A summary of the Company’s Accounts payable and accrued expenses follows:
 
December 31,
2019
 
2018
(In thousands)
Property taxes payable                                                    
$
2,696

 
10,718

Development costs payable 
11,766

 
15,410

Real estate improvements and capitalized leasing costs payable
4,636

 
3,911

Interest payable                              
6,370

 
4,067

Dividends payable
30,714

 
27,738

Book overdraft (1)
25,771

 
15,048

Other payables and accrued expenses                   
10,071

 
9,671

 Total Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
92,024

 
86,563


(1) Represents checks written before the end of the period which have not cleared the bank; therefore, the bank has not yet advanced cash to the Company. When the checks clear the bank, they will be funded through the Company's working cash line of credit. See Note 1(p).

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(9)
OTHER LIABILITIES

A summary of the Company’s Other liabilities follows:
 
December 31,
2019
 
2018
(In thousands)
Security deposits                                                 
$
20,351

 
18,432

Prepaid rent and other deferred income
13,855

 
12,728

Operating lease liabilities — Ground leases (1)
12,048

 

Operating lease liabilities — Office leases (1)
2,141

 

 
 
 
 
Acquired below-market lease intangibles
8,616

 
5,891

Accumulated amortization of acquired below-market lease intangibles
(4,494
)
 
(3,028
)
Acquired below-market lease intangibles, net of accumulated amortization
4,122

 
2,863

 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap liabilities
678

 

Prepaid tenant improvement reimbursements
56

 
614

Other liabilities                                  
15,872

 
15

 Total Other liabilities
$
69,123

 
34,652


(1)
See Note 1(o) for information regarding the Company’s January 1, 2019, implementation of FASB ASC 842, Leases, and the Company’s right of use assets and related liabilities for office leases.

(10)
COMMON STOCK ACTIVITY

The following table presents the common stock activity for the three years ended December 31, 2019:
 
Years Ended December 31,
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Common Stock (in shares)
Shares outstanding at beginning of year
36,501,356

 
34,758,167

 
33,332,213

Common stock offerings                                                            
2,388,342

 
1,706,474

 
1,370,457

Dividend reinvestment plan                                                            
1,893

 
1,844

 
2,744

Incentive restricted stock granted                                                            
59,943

 
50,217

 
93,285

Incentive restricted stock forfeited                                                            
(3,010
)
 

 
(16,000
)
Director common stock awarded                                                            
6,384

 
8,478

 
8,881

Director restricted stock granted

 

 
282

Restricted stock withheld for tax obligations
(28,955
)
 
(23,824
)
 
(33,695
)
Shares outstanding at end of year                                                            
38,925,953

 
36,501,356

 
34,758,167


Common Stock Issuances
The following table presents the common stock issuance activity for the three years ended December 31, 2019:
Years Ended December 31,
 
Number of Shares of
Common Stock Issued
 
Net Proceeds
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
2019
 
2,388,342

 
$
284,710

2018
 
1,706,474

 
157,319

2017
 
1,370,457

 
109,207





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Dividend Reinvestment Plan
The Company had a dividend reinvestment plan that allowed stockholders to reinvest cash distributions in new shares of the Company. On December 12, 2019, the dividend reinvestment plan was terminated and any unsold shares pursuant to the plan were deregistered.

(11)
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

EastGroup applies the provisions of ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, to account for its stock-based compensation plans.  ASC 718 requires that the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions be recognized in the financial statements and that the cost be measured on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued.

Equity Incentive Plan
In May 2004, the stockholders of the Company approved the EastGroup Properties, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”) that authorized the issuance of up to 1,900,000 shares of common stock to employees in the form of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, deferred stock units, performance shares, bonus stock or stock in lieu of cash compensation.  The 2004 Plan was further amended by the Board of Directors in September 2005 and December 2006.    

In April 2013, the Board of Directors adopted the EastGroup Properties, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2013 Equity Plan”) upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee; the 2013 Equity Plan was approved by the Company's stockholders and became effective May 29, 2013. The 2013 Equity Plan was further amended by the Board of Directors in March 2017. The 2013 Equity Plan permits the grant of awards to employees and directors with respect to 2,000,000 shares of common stock.
There were 1,583,223, 1,629,281 and 1,671,981 total shares available for grant under the 2013 Equity Plan as of December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Typically, the Company issues new shares to fulfill stock grants.
Stock-based compensation cost for employees was $8,647,000, $5,322,000 and $6,309,000 for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, of which $2,536,000, $1,173,000 and $1,458,000 were capitalized as part of the Company’s development costs for the respective years.

Employee Equity Awards
The Company's restricted stock program is designed to provide incentives for management to achieve goals established by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Committee"). The awards act as a retention device, as they vest over time, allowing participants to benefit from dividends on shares as well as potential stock appreciation. Equity awards align management's interests with the long-term interests of shareholders.  The vesting periods of the Company’s restricted stock plans vary, as determined by the Committee.  Restricted stock is granted to executive officers subject to both continued service and the satisfaction of certain annual performance goals and multi-year market conditions as determined by the Committee.  Restricted stock is granted to non-executive officers subject only to continued service.  The cost for market-based awards and awards that only require service is amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods. The total compensation expense for service and performance based awards is based upon the fair market value of the shares on the grant date.  

In the second quarter of 2017, the Committee approved a long-term equity compensation plan for certain of the Company’s executive officers that includes three components based on total shareholder return and one component based only on continued service as of the vesting dates.

The three long-term equity compensation plan components based on total shareholder return are subject to bright-line tests that compare the Company's total shareholder return to the Nareit Equity Index and to the member companies of the Nareit industrial index. The first plan measured the bright-line tests over the one-year period ended December 31, 2017. During the first quarter of 2018, the Committee measured the Company's performance for the one-year period against bright-line tests established by the Committee on the grant date of May 10, 2017.  The number of shares determined on the measurement date was 4,257.  These shares vested 100% on March 1, 2018, the date the earned shares were determined. On the grant date of May 10, 2017, the Company began recognizing expense for this plan based on the grant date fair value of the awards which was determined using a simulation pricing model developed to specifically accommodate the unique features of the award.

The second plan measured the bright-line tests over the two-year period ended December 31, 2018. During the first quarter of 2019, the Committee measured the Company’s performance for the two-year period against bright-line tests established by the Committee on the grant date of May 10, 2017.  The number of shares determined on the measurement date was 9,460.  These shares vested 100% on February 14, 2019, the date the earned shares were determined. On the grant date of May 10, 2017, the

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Company began recognizing expense for this plan based on the grant date fair value of the awards which was determined using a simulation pricing model developed to specifically accommodate the unique features of the award.

The third plan will measure the bright-line tests over the three-year period ended December 31, 2019. During the first quarter of 2020, the Committee will measure the Company’s performance for the three-year period against bright-line tests established by the Committee on the grant date of May 10, 2017.  The number of shares to be earned on the measurement date could range from zero to 18,917.  These shares would vest 75% on the date the earned shares are determined in the first quarter of 2020 and 25% on January 1, 2021. On the grant date of May 10, 2017, the Company began recognizing expense for this plan based on the grant date fair value of the awards which was determined using a simulation pricing model developed to specifically accommodate the unique features of the award.

The component of the long-term equity compensation plan based only on continued service as of the vesting dates was awarded on May 10, 2017. On that date, 5,406 shares were granted to certain executive officers subject only to continued service as of the vesting dates. These shares, which have a grant date fair value of $78.18 per share, vested 25% in the first quarter of each of 2018, 2019 and 2020 and will vest 25% on January 1, 2021. The shares are being expensed on a straight-line basis over the remaining service period.

In the second quarter of 2018, the Committee approved an equity compensation plan for the Company’s executive officers based upon certain annual performance measures for 2018, including funds from operations (“FFO”) per share, same property net operating income change, general and administrative costs, and fixed charge coverage. On February 14, 2019, the Committee measured the Company’s performance for 2018 against bright-line tests established by the Committee on the grant date of June 1, 2018 and determined that 24,690 shares were earned. These shares, which have a grant date fair value of $95.19, vested 20% on the date shares were determined and will vest 20% per year on each January 1 for the subsequent four years. On the grant date of June 1, 2018, the Company began recognizing expense for its estimate of the shares that may be earned pursuant to these awards; the shares are being expensed using the graded vesting attribution method which recognizes each separate vesting portion of the award as a separate award on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.

Also in the second quarter of 2018, the Committee approved an equity compensation plan for EastGroup’s executive officers based upon the achievement of individual goals for each of the officers included in the plan. On February 14, 2019, the Committee evaluated the performance of the officers and, in its discretion, awarded 5,671 shares with a grant date fair value of $107.37. These shares vested 20% on the date shares were determined and awarded and will vest 20% per year on each January 1 for the subsequent four years. The Company began recognizing the expense for the shares awarded on the grant date of February 14, 2019, and the shares will be expensed on a straight-line basis over the remaining service period. 

Also in the second quarter of 2018, the Committee approved a long-term equity compensation plan for the Company’s executive officers that includes one component based on total shareholder return and one component based only on continued service as of the vesting dates.

The component of the long-term equity compensation plan based on total shareholder return is subject to bright-line tests that will compare the Company’s total shareholder return to the Nareit Equity Index and to the member companies of the Nareit industrial index. The plan will measure the bright-line tests over the three-year period ending December 31, 2020. During the first quarter of 2021, the Committee will measure the Company’s performance for the three-year period against bright-line tests established by the Committee on the grant date of June 1, 2018.  The number of shares to be earned on the measurement date could range from zero to 27,596.  These shares would vest 75% on the date the earned shares are determined in the first quarter of 2021 and 25% on January 1, 2022. On the grant date of June 1, 2018, the Company began recognizing expense for this plan based on the grant date fair value of the awards which was determined using a simulation pricing model developed to specifically accommodate the unique features of the award.

The component of the long-term equity compensation plan based only on continued service as of the vesting dates was awarded on June 1, 2018. On that date, 7,884 shares were granted to the Company’s executive officers subject only to continued service as of the vesting dates. These shares, which have a grant date fair value of $95.19, vested 25% in the first quarter of 2019 and will vest 25% on each January 1 for the subsequent four years. The shares are being expensed on a straight-line basis over the remaining service period.

In the first quarter of 2019, the Committee approved an equity compensation award (the “2019 Annual Grant”) for the Company’s executive officers based upon certain annual performance measures for 2019; the 2019 Annual Grant is comprised of three components. The first component of the 2019 Annual Grant is based upon the following Company performance measures for 2019: (i) same property net operating income change, (ii) debt-to EBITDAre ratio, and (iii) fixed charge coverage. During the first quarter of 2020, the Committee will measure the Company’s performance for 2019 against bright-line tests established by

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the Committee on the grant date of March 7, 2019. The aggregate number of shares that may be earned for the achievement of the annual performance measures could range from zero to 9,594. These shares, which have a grant date fair value of $105.97, would vest 20% on the date shares are determined and 20% per year on each January 1 for the subsequent four years. On the grant date of March 7, 2019, the Company began recognizing expense for its estimate of the shares that may be earned pursuant to these awards; the shares are being expensed using the graded vesting attribution method which recognizes each separate vesting portion of the award as a separate award on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.

The second component of the 2019 Annual Grant is based upon the Company’s FFO per share for 2019. During the first quarter of 2020, the Committee will measure the Company’s performance for 2019 against bright-line tests established by the Committee on the grant date of August 28, 2019. The aggregate number of shares that may be earned for the achievement of the annual performance measures for FFO could range from zero to 15,992. These shares, which have a grant date fair value of $122.61, would vest 20% on the date shares are determined and 20% per year on each January 1 for the subsequent four years. On the grant date of August 28, 2019, the Company began recognizing expense for its estimate of the shares that may be earned pursuant to these awards; the shares are being expensed using the graded vesting attribution method which recognizes each separate vesting portion of the award as a separate award on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.

The third component of the 2019 Annual Grant is based upon the achievement of individual goals for each of the officers to whom shares were granted. Any shares issued pursuant to the individual goals in this compensation plan will be determined by the Committee in its discretion and issued in the first quarter of 2020. The number of shares to be issued on the grant date for the achievement of individual goals could range from zero to 6,394. These shares would vest 20% on the date shares are determined and awarded and 20% per year on each January 1 for the subsequent four years. The Company will begin recognizing the expense for any shares awarded on the grant date in the first quarter of 2020, and the shares will be expensed on a straight-line basis over the remaining service period. 

Also in the first quarter of 2019, the Committee approved a long-term equity compensation award for the Company’s executive officers that includes one component based on total shareholder return and one component based only on continued service as of the vesting dates.

The component of the long-term equity compensation award based on total shareholder return is subject to bright-line tests that will compare the Company’s total shareholder return to the Nareit Equity Index and to the member companies of the Nareit industrial index. The award will measure the bright-line tests over the three-year period ending December 31, 2021. During the first quarter of 2022, the Committee will measure the Company’s performance for the three-year period against bright-line tests established by the Committee on the grant date of March 7, 2019.  The aggregate number of shares to be earned on the measurement date could range from zero to 34,812.  These shares would vest 75% on the date the earned shares are determined in the first quarter of 2022 and 25% on January 1, 2023. On the grant date of March 7, 2019, the Company began recognizing expense for this award based on the grant date fair value of the awards which was determined using a simulation pricing model developed to specifically accommodate the unique features of the award.

The component of the long-term equity compensation award based only on continued service as of the vesting dates was awarded on March 7, 2019. On that date, an aggregate of 9,947 shares were granted to the Company’s executive officers subject only to continued service as of the vesting dates. These shares, which have a grant date fair value of $105.97, will vest 25% in the first quarter of 2020 and 25% on January 1 in years 2021, 2022 and 2023. The shares are being expensed on a straight-line basis over the remaining service period.

During the second quarter of 2019, 10,175 shares were granted to certain non-executive officers subject only to continued service as of the vesting dates. These shares, which have a grant date fair value of $112.14, will vest 20% on January 1 in years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The shares are being expensed on a straight-line basis over the remaining service period.

During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Committee adopted the Equity Award Retirement Policy (the "retirement policy") which allows for accelerated vesting of unvested shares for retirement-eligible employees (defined as employees who meet certain age and years of service requirements). In order to qualify for accelerated vesting upon retirement, the eligible employees must provide required notification under the retirement policy and must retire from the Company. The Company has adjusted its stock-based compensation expense to accelerate the recognition of expense for retirement-eligible employees.

During the restricted period for awards no longer subject to contingencies, the Company accrues dividends and holds the certificates for the shares; however, the employee can vote the shares.  For shares subject to contingencies, dividends are accrued based upon the number of shares expected to be awarded.  Share certificates and dividends are delivered to the employee as they vest.  As of December 31, 2019, there was $4,556,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock compensation for employees and directors that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.7 years.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


 
Following is a summary of the total restricted shares granted, forfeited and delivered (vested) to employees with the related weighted average grant date fair value share prices for 2019, 2018 and 2017. Of the shares that vested in 2019, 2018 and 2017, 28,955 shares, 23,824 shares and 33,695 shares, respectively, were withheld by the Company to satisfy the tax obligations for those employees who elected this option as permitted under the applicable equity plan. As of the grant date, the fair value of shares that were granted during 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $5,672,000, $4,223,000 and $7,155,000, respectively. As of the vesting date, the fair value of shares that vested during 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $6,662,000, $5,142,000 and $6,441,000, respectively.
Restricted Stock Activity:
Years Ended December 31,
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
 
Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
 
Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Unvested at beginning of year
143,314

 
$
70.26

 
152,644

 
$
63.18

 
162,087

 
$
51.97

Granted (1)
59,943

 
94.62

 
50,217

 
84.09

 
93,285

 
76.70

Forfeited 
(3,010
)
 
86.19

 

 

 
(16,000
)
 
36.98

Vested 
(69,363
)
 
66.99

 
(59,547
)
 
63.77

 
(86,728
)
 
61.62

Unvested at end of year 
130,884

 
82.78

 
143,314

 
70.26

 
152,644

 
63.18


(1) Does not include the restricted shares that may be earned if the performance goals established in 2017 and 2018 for long-term performance and in 2019 for annual and long-term performance are achieved. Depending on the actual level of achievement of the goals at the end of the open performance periods, the number of shares earned could range from zero to 113,305.

Following is a vesting schedule of the total unvested shares as of December 31, 2019:
Unvested Shares Vesting Schedule
 
Number of Shares
2020
 
63,931

2021
 
30,897

2022
 
21,934

2023
 
12,152

2024
 
1,970

Total Unvested Shares                                                  
 
130,884



Directors Equity Awards
The Board of Directors has adopted a policy under the 2013 Equity Plan pursuant to which awards will be made to non-employee Directors. The current policy provides that the Company shall automatically award an annual retainer share award to each non-employee Director who has been elected or reelected as a member of the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting. The number of shares shall be equal to $90,000 divided by the fair market value of a share on the date of such election. If a non-employee Director is elected or appointed to the Board of Directors other than at an Annual Meeting of the Company, the annual retainer share award shall be pro rated. The policy also provides that each new non-employee Director appointed or elected will receive an automatic award of restricted shares of Common Stock on the effective date of election or appointment equal to $25,000 divided by the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on such date. These restricted shares will vest over a four-year period upon the performance of future service as a Director, subject to certain exceptions.

Directors were issued 6,384 shares, 8,478 shares and 8,881 shares of common stock as annual retainer awards for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

During the third quarter of 2017, 282 shares were granted to a newly elected non-employee Director subject only to continued service as of the vesting date. The shares, which have a grant date fair value of $88.86 per share, vested 25% on each of September 8, 2018 and 2019, and will vest 25% per year on September 8 in years 2020 and 2021. The shares are being expensed on a straight-line basis over the remaining service period.

During 2013, 417 shares were granted to a newly elected non-employee Director subject only to continued service as of the vesting date. The shares, which have a grant date fair value of $59.97 per share, vested 25% on each of December 6, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.


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As of the vesting date, the fair value of shares that vested during 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $9,000, $7,000 and $9,000, respectively.  Stock-based compensation expense for directors was $727,000, $1,134,000 and $670,000 for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  

(12)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Total Comprehensive Income is comprised of net income plus all other changes in equity from non-owner sources and is presented on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.  The components of Accumulated other comprehensive income for 2019, 2018 and 2017 are presented in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and are summarized below.  See Note 13 for information regarding the Company’s interest rate swaps.
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of year 
$
6,701

 
5,348

 
1,995

    Change in fair value of interest rate swaps - cash flow hedges
(3,894
)
 
1,353

 
3,353

Balance at end of year 
$
2,807

 
6,701

 
5,348



(13)
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risk, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of its debt funding and, to a limited extent, the use of derivative instruments.

Specifically, the Company has entered into derivative instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company's derivative instruments, described below, are used to manage differences in the amount, timing and duration of the Company's known or expected cash payments principally related to certain of the Company's borrowings.

The Company's objective in using interest rate derivatives is to change variable interest rates to fixed interest rates by using interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. 

As of December 31, 2019, EastGroup had six interest rate swaps outstanding, all of which are used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with unsecured loans. All of the Company's interest rate swaps convert the related loans' LIBOR rate components to effectively fixed interest rates, and the Company has concluded that each of the hedging relationships is highly effective.

The changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges is recorded in Other comprehensive income and is subsequently reclassified into earnings through interest expense as interest payments are made in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings.

Amounts reported in Other comprehensive income (loss) related to derivatives will be reclassified to Interest expense as interest payments are made or received on the Company's variable rate debt. The Company estimates that an additional $223,000 will be reclassified from Other comprehensive income (loss) as a decrease to Interest expense over the next twelve months.

The Company's valuation methodology for over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives is to discount cash flows based on Overnight Index Swap ("OIS") rates.  Uncollateralized or partially-collateralized trades are discounted at OIS rates, but include appropriate economic adjustments for funding costs (i.e., a LIBOR-OIS basis adjustment to approximate uncollateralized cost of funds) and credit risk. The Company calculates its derivative values using mid-market prices.

In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (the authority that regulates LIBOR) announced it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. The Alternative Reference Rates Committee ("ARRC") has proposed that the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") is the rate that represents best practice as the alternative to USD-LIBOR for use in derivatives and other financial contracts that are currently indexed to USD-LIBOR. 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

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as it relates to derivatives and cash markets exposed to USD-LIBOR. The Company has material contracts that are indexed to USD-LIBOR and is monitoring this activity and evaluating the related risks.

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that are designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:
Interest Rate Derivative
 
Notional Amount as of December 31, 2019
 
Notional Amount as of December 31, 2018
 
 
(In thousands)
Interest Rate Swap
 
 
$75,000
Interest Rate Swap
 
$75,000
 
$75,000
Interest Rate Swap
 
$65,000
 
$65,000
Interest Rate Swap
 
$60,000
 
$60,000
Interest Rate Swap
 
$40,000
 
$40,000
Interest Rate Swap
 
$15,000
 
$15,000
Interest Rate Swap
 
$100,000
 


The table below presents the fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. See Note 18 for additional information on the fair value of the Company's interest rate swaps.
 
Derivatives
As of December 31, 2019
 
Derivatives
As of December 31, 2018
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
(In thousands)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Interest rate swap assets
Other assets
 
$
3,485

 
Other assets
 
$
6,701

    Interest rate swap liabilities
Other liabilities
 
678

 
Other liabilities
 



The table below presents the effect of the Company's derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands)
DERIVATIVES IN CASH FLOW HEDGING RELATIONSHIPS
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Rate Swaps:
 
 
 
 
 
Amount of income (loss) recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) on derivatives                                                                                            
$
(1,975
)
 
2,757

 
1,437

Amount of (income) loss reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income into Interest expense                                                                                      
(1,919
)
 
(1,404
)
 
1,916



See Note 12 for additional information on the Company's Accumulated other comprehensive income resulting from its interest rate swaps.

Derivative financial agreements expose the Company to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties under the terms of the interest rate hedge agreements. The Company believes it minimizes the credit risk by transacting with financial institutions the Company regards as credit-worthy.

The Company has an agreement with its derivative counterparties containing a provision stating that the Company could be declared in default on its derivative obligations if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender. As of December 31, 2019, the fair value of derivatives in a net liability position related to these agreements was $678,000.


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(14)
EARNINGS PER SHARE

The Company applies ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, which requires companies to present basic and diluted EPS.  Reconciliation of the numerators and denominators in the basic and diluted EPS computations is as follows:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
(In thousands)
BASIC EPS COMPUTATION FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO
EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
 
 
 
 
 
  Numerator – net income attributable to common stockholders
$
121,662

 
88,506

 
83,183

  Denominator – weighted average shares outstanding
37,442

 
35,439

 
33,996

DILUTED EPS COMPUTATION FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE
TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
 
 
 
 
 
  Numerator – net income attributable to common stockholders
$
121,662

 
88,506

 
83,183

Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
    Weighted average shares outstanding 
37,442

 
35,439

 
33,996

    Unvested restricted stock 
85

 
67

 
51

       Total Shares 
37,527

 
35,506

 
34,047

 
 
(15)
QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – UNAUDITED
 
2019 Quarter Ended
 
2018 Quarter Ended
Mar 31
 
Jun 30
 
Sep 30
 
Dec 31
 
Mar 31
 
Jun 30
 
Sep 30
 
Dec 31
(In thousands, except per share data)
Revenues
$
81,365

 
91,425

 
84,180

 
116,532

 
83,179

 
75,107

 
79,593

 
78,196

Expenses
(58,831
)
 
(64,476
)
 
(61,605
)
 
(65,250
)
 
(54,431
)
 
(56,843
)
 
(56,552
)
 
(59,613
)
Net income
22,534

 
26,949

 
22,575

 
51,282

 
28,748

 
18,264

 
23,041

 
18,583

Net income attributable to
noncontrolling interest in joint ventures
(5
)
 
4

 
(4
)
 
(1,673
)
 
(35
)
 
(37
)
 
(31
)
 
(27
)
Net income attributable to EastGroup
Properties, Inc. common stockholders
$
22,529

 
26,953

 
22,571

 
49,609

 
28,713

 
18,227

 
23,010

 
18,556

BASIC PER SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS (1)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net income attributable to common
stockholders
$
0.62

 
0.73

 
0.60

 
1.29

 
0.83

 
0.52

 
0.64

 
0.51

Weighted average shares outstanding
36,465

 
36,944

 
37,771

 
38,561

 
34,689

 
35,196

 
35,716

 
36,135

DILUTED PER SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS (1)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net income attributable to common
stockholders
$
0.62

 
0.73

 
0.60

 
1.28

 
0.83

 
0.52

 
0.64

 
0.51

Weighted average shares outstanding
36,526

 
37,019

 
37,869

 
38,687

 
34,736

 
35,259

 
35,798

 
36,232


(1)
The above quarterly earnings per share calculations are based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each quarter for basic earnings per share and the weighted average number of outstanding shares of common stock and common stock share equivalents during each quarter for diluted earnings per share.  The annual earnings per share calculations in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income are based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each year for basic earnings per share and the weighted average number of outstanding shares of common stock and common stock share equivalents during each year for diluted earnings per share.  The sum of quarterly financial data may vary from the annual data due to rounding.


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(16)
DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN

EastGroup maintains a 401(k) plan for its employees.  The Company makes matching contributions of 50% of the employee’s contribution (limited to 10% of compensation as defined by the plan) and may also make annual discretionary contributions.  The Company’s total expense for this plan was $786,000, $769,000 and $672,000 for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(17)
LEGAL MATTERS

The Company is not presently involved in any material litigation nor, to its knowledge, is any material litigation threatened against the Company or its properties, other than routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business.
As previously reported in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2019, the Company had been involved in pending litigation related to an action against the Company and certain of its officers in connection with the Company’s November 2016 purchase of a land parcel, alleging breach of contract and other claims in law and in equity. The Company asserted numerous affirmative defenses. In an effort to resolve the litigation, EastGroup made an initial settlement offer for $497,000, which was reserved in the Company’s financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019. During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the parties came to a mediated resolution of the matter; losses related to the matter are included in Other on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. As of June 30, 2019, the matter was resolved. Even though the matter was settled, the case was dismissed, and releases exchanged among all parties, the Plaintiff filed an appeal of the order compelling him to comply with the settlement. The Court of Appeal has since dismissed the appeal. All monies due under the settlement have been paid to the Plaintiff’s lawyers and were accounted for as stated above.
(18)
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  ASC 820 also provides guidance for using fair value to measure financial assets and liabilities.  The Codification requires disclosure of the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall, including measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1), quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active (Level 2), and significant valuation assumptions that are not readily observable in the market (Level 3).

The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments in accordance with ASC 820 at December 31, 2019 and 2018.
 
December 31,
2019
 
2018
Carrying
Amount (1)
 
Fair
Value
 
Carrying
Amount (1)
 
Fair
Value
(In thousands)
Financial Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
224

 
224

 
374

 
374

   Mortgage loans receivable                                         
1,679

 
1,703

 
2,594

 
2,571

   Interest rate swap assets
3,485

 
3,485

 
6,701

 
6,701

Financial Liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 Unsecured bank credit facilities - variable rate (2)
112,710

 
113,174

 
195,730

 
196,423

Unsecured debt (2)
940,000

 
959,177

 
725,000

 
718,364

  Secured debt (2)
133,422

 
136,107

 
189,038

 
191,742

   Interest rate swap liabilities
678

 
678

 

 


(1)
Carrying amounts shown in the table are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets under the indicated captions, except as indicated in the notes below.
(2)
Carrying amounts and fair values shown in the table exclude debt issuance costs (see Notes 6 and 7 for additional information).




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The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents:  The carrying amounts approximate fair value due to the short maturity of those instruments.
Mortgage loans receivable (included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets):  The fair value is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities (Level 2 input).
Interest rate swap assets (included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balances Sheets): The instruments are recorded at fair value based on models using inputs, such as interest rate yield curves, LIBOR swap curves and OIS curves, observable for substantially the full term of the contract (Level 2 input). See Note 13 for additional information on the Company's interest rate swaps.
Unsecured bank credit facilities: The fair value of the Company’s unsecured bank credit facilities is estimated by discounting expected cash flows at current market rates (Level 2 input), excluding the effects of debt issuance costs.
Unsecured debt: The fair value of the Company’s unsecured debt is estimated by discounting expected cash flows at the rates currently offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities, as advised by the Company’s bankers (Level 2 input), excluding the effects of debt issuance costs.
Secured debt: The fair value of the Company’s secured debt is estimated by discounting expected cash flows at the rates currently offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities, as advised by the Company’s bankers (Level 2 input), excluding the effects of debt issuance costs.
Interest rate swap liabilities (included in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets): The instruments are recorded at fair value based on models using inputs, such as interest rate yield curves, LIBOR swap curves and OIS curves, observable for substantially the full term of the contract (Level 2 input). See Note 13 for additional information on the Company's interest rate swaps.

(19)
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On January 16, 2020, EastGroup acquired 6.7 acres of development land near the Company's Arlington Tech Centre 1 and 2 in Dallas. The site, which was acquired for $1.7 million, is expected to accommodate the future development of a 77,000 square foot business distribution building.








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REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
DECEMBER 31, 2019 (In thousands, except footnotes)
Description
 
Encumbrances
 
Initial Cost to the Company
 
Costs
Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Year Acquired
 
Year Constructed
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total
 
Real Estate Properties (c):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FLORIDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tampa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jetport Commerce Park
 
$

 
1,575

 
6,591

 
6,920

 
1,575

 
13,511

 
15,086

 
9,287

 
1993-99
 
1974-85
Westport Commerce Center
 

 
980

 
3,800

 
2,996

 
980

 
6,796

 
7,776

 
4,966

 
1994
 
1983/87
Benjamin Distribution Center I & II
 

 
843

 
3,963

 
1,915

 
883

 
5,838

 
6,721

 
4,120

 
1997
 
1996
Benjamin Distribution Center III
 

 
407

 
1,503

 
658

 
407

 
2,161

 
2,568

 
1,638

 
1999
 
1988
Palm River Center
 

 
1,190

 
4,625

 
2,957

 
1,190

 
7,582

 
8,772

 
5,272

 
1997/98
 
1990/97/98
Palm River North I & III
 

 
1,005

 
4,688

 
2,886

 
1,005

 
7,574

 
8,579

 
4,639

 
1998
 
2000
Palm River North II
 

 
634

 
4,418

 
454

 
634

 
4,872

 
5,506

 
3,547

 
1997/98
 
1999
Palm River South I
 

 
655

 
3,187

 
654

 
655

 
3,841

 
4,496

 
2,018

 
2000
 
2005
Palm River South II
 

 
655

 

 
4,415

 
655

 
4,415

 
5,070

 
2,319

 
2000
 
2006
Walden Distribution Center I
 

 
337

 
3,318

 
696

 
337

 
4,014

 
4,351

 
2,315

 
1997/98
 
2001
Walden Distribution Center II
 

 
465

 
3,738

 
1,492

 
465

 
5,230

 
5,695

 
3,145

 
1998
 
1998
Oak Creek Distribution Center I
 

 
1,109

 
6,126

 
1,395

 
1,109

 
7,521

 
8,630

 
4,484

 
1998
 
1998
Oak Creek Distribution Center II
 

 
647

 
3,603

 
1,715

 
647

 
5,318

 
5,965

 
2,893

 
2003
 
2001
Oak Creek Distribution Center III
 

 
439

 

 
3,213

 
556

 
3,096

 
3,652

 
1,334

 
2005
 
2007
Oak Creek Distribution Center IV
 

 
682

 
6,472

 
837

 
682

 
7,309

 
7,991

 
3,274

 
2005
 
2001
Oak Creek Distribution Center V
 

 
724

 

 
6,007

 
916

 
5,815

 
6,731

 
2,584

 
2005
 
2007
Oak Creek Distribution Center VI
 

 
642

 

 
5,579

 
812

 
5,409

 
6,221

 
2,011

 
2005
 
2008
Oak Creek Distribution Center VII
 

 
740

 

 
6,399

 
740

 
6,399

 
7,139

 
441

 
2005
 
2017
Oak Creek Distribution Center VIII
 

 
843

 

 
6,251

 
1,051

 
6,043

 
7,094

 
841

 
2005
 
2015
Oak Creek Distribution Center IX
 

 
618

 

 
5,121

 
781

 
4,958

 
5,739

 
1,620

 
2005
 
2009
Oak Creek Distribution Center A
 

 
185

 

 
1,498

 
185

 
1,498

 
1,683

 
560

 
2005
 
2008
Oak Creek Distribution Center B
 

 
227

 

 
1,555

 
227

 
1,555

 
1,782

 
583

 
2005
 
2008
Airport Commerce Center
 

 
1,257

 
4,012

 
1,037

 
1,257

 
5,049

 
6,306

 
2,983

 
1998
 
1998
Westlake Distribution Center
 

 
1,333

 
6,998

 
2,623

 
1,333

 
9,621

 
10,954

 
5,999

 
1998
 
1998/99
Expressway Commerce Center I
 

 
915

 
5,346

 
1,585

 
915

 
6,931

 
7,846

 
3,711

 
2002
 
2004
Expressway Commerce Center II
 

 
1,013

 
3,247

 
798

 
1,013

 
4,045

 
5,058

 
2,151

 
2003
 
2001
Silo Bend Distribution Center
 

 
4,131

 
27,497

 
3,872

 
4,132

 
31,368

 
35,500

 
8,026

 
2011
 
1987/90


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DECEMBER 31, 2019 (In thousands, except footnotes)
Description
 
Encumbrances
 
Initial Cost to the Company
 
Costs
Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Year Acquired
 
Year Constructed
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total
 
Tampa East Distribution Center
 

 
791

 
4,758

 
671

 
791

 
5,429

 
6,220

 
1,634

 
2011
 
1984
Tampa West Distribution Center
 

 
2,139

 
8,502

 
1,276

 
2,140

 
9,777

 
11,917

 
2,833

 
2011
 
1975/93/94
Madison Distribution Center
 

 
495

 
2,779

 
437

 
495

 
3,216

 
3,711

 
989

 
2012
 
2007
Madison Distribution Center II & III
 

 
624

 

 
7,028

 
624

 
7,028

 
7,652

 
1,227

 
2012
 
2015
Madison Distribution Center IV & V
 

 
565

 

 
8,232

 
565

 
8,232

 
8,797

 
1,231

 
2012
 
2016
Grand Oaks 75 Business Center I
 

 
3,572

 
12,979

 
5

 
3,572

 
12,984

 
16,556

 
171

 
2019
 
2017
Orlando
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Chancellor Center
 

 
291

 
1,711

 
513

 
291

 
2,224

 
2,515

 
1,416

 
1996/97
 
1996/97
Exchange Distribution Center I
 

 
603

 
2,414

 
2,348

 
603

 
4,762

 
5,365

 
3,538

 
1994
 
1975
Exchange Distribution Center II
 

 
300

 
945

 
482

 
300

 
1,427

 
1,727

 
909

 
2002
 
1976
Exchange Distribution Center III
 

 
320

 
997

 
408

 
320

 
1,405

 
1,725

 
973

 
2002
 
1980
Sunbelt Distribution Center
 

 
1,472

 
5,745

 
6,043

 
1,472

 
11,788

 
13,260

 
9,239

 
1989/97/98
 
1974/87/97/98
John Young Commerce Center I
 

 
497

 
2,444

 
1,443

 
497

 
3,887

 
4,384

 
2,387

 
1997/98
 
1997/98
John Young Commerce Center II
 

 
512

 
3,613

 
533

 
512

 
4,146

 
4,658

 
2,855

 
1998
 
1999
Sunport Center I
 

 
555

 
1,977

 
1,049

 
555

 
3,026

 
3,581

 
1,729

 
1999
 
1999
Sunport Center II
 

 
597

 
3,271

 
1,907

 
597

 
5,178

 
5,775

 
3,675

 
1999
 
2001
Sunport Center III
 

 
642

 
3,121

 
1,268

 
642

 
4,389

 
5,031

 
2,461

 
1999
 
2002
Sunport Center IV
 

 
642

 
2,917

 
1,820

 
642

 
4,737

 
5,379

 
2,773

 
1999
 
2004
Sunport Center V
 

 
750

 
2,509

 
2,427

 
750

 
4,936

 
5,686

 
2,944

 
1999
 
2005
Sunport Center VI
 

 
672

 

 
3,750

 
672

 
3,750

 
4,422

 
1,575

 
1999
 
2006
Southridge Commerce Park I
 

 
373

 

 
4,992

 
373

 
4,992

 
5,365

 
3,084

 
2003
 
2006
Southridge Commerce Park II
 

 
342

 

 
4,532

 
342

 
4,532

 
4,874

 
2,398

 
2003
 
2007
Southridge Commerce Park III
 

 
547

 

 
5,683

 
547

 
5,683

 
6,230

 
2,462

 
2003
 
2007
Southridge Commerce Park IV (g)
 
2,574

 
506

 

 
4,918

 
506

 
4,918

 
5,424

 
2,052

 
2003
 
2006
Southridge Commerce Park V (g)
 
2,339

 
382

 

 
4,547

 
382

 
4,547

 
4,929

 
2,284

 
2003
 
2006
Southridge Commerce Park VI
 

 
571

 

 
5,396

 
571

 
5,396

 
5,967

 
2,216

 
2003
 
2007
Southridge Commerce Park VII
 

 
520

 

 
6,787

 
520

 
6,787

 
7,307

 
2,766

 
2003
 
2008
Southridge Commerce Park VIII
 

 
531

 

 
6,368

 
531

 
6,368

 
6,899

 
2,213

 
2003
 
2008
Southridge Commerce Park IX
 

 
468

 

 
6,460

 
468

 
6,460

 
6,928

 
1,971

 
2003
 
2012
Southridge Commerce Park X
 

 
414

 

 
4,879

 
414

 
4,879

 
5,293

 
1,181

 
2003
 
2012
Southridge Commerce Park XI
 

 
513

 

 
5,939

 
513

 
5,939

 
6,452

 
1,600

 
2003
 
2012


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DECEMBER 31, 2019 (In thousands, except footnotes)
Description
 
Encumbrances
 
Initial Cost to the Company
 
Costs
Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Year Acquired
 
Year Constructed
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total
 
Southridge Commerce Park XII
 

 
2,025

 

 
17,180

 
2,025

 
17,180

 
19,205

 
5,547

 
2005
 
2008
Horizon Commerce Park I
 

 
991

 

 
6,586

 
991

 
6,586

 
7,577

 
1,450

 
2008
 
2014
Horizon Commerce Park II
 

 
1,111

 

 
7,249

 
1,111

 
7,249

 
8,360

 
1,383

 
2008
 
2014
Horizon Commerce Park III
 

 
991

 

 
6,480

 
991

 
6,480

 
7,471

 
1,071

 
2008
 
2016
Horizon Commerce Park IV
 

 
1,097

 

 
8,549

 
1,097

 
8,549

 
9,646

 
1,334

 
2008
 
2015
Horizon Commerce Park V
 

 
1,108

 

 
8,604

 
1,108

 
8,604

 
9,712

 
857

 
2008
 
2017
Horizon Commerce Park VI
 

 
1,099

 

 
11,130

 
1,099

 
11,130

 
12,229

 
514

 
2008
 
2019
Horizon Commerce Park VII
 

 
962

 

 
7,523

 
962

 
7,523

 
8,485

 
929

 
2008
 
2017
Horizon Commerce Park X
 

 
846

 

 
6,601

 
846

 
6,601

 
7,447

 
465

 
2009
 
2018
Horizon Commerce Park XI
 

 
1,101

 

 
9,873

 
1,101

 
9,873

 
10,974

 
220

 
2009
 
2019
Horizon Commerce Park XII
 

 
1,416

 

 
10,581

 
1,416

 
10,581

 
11,997

 
697

 
2009
 
2017
Jacksonville
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Deerwood Distribution Center
 

 
1,147

 
1,799

 
4,112

 
1,147

 
5,911

 
7,058

 
3,828

 
1989
 
1978
Phillips Distribution Center
 

 
1,375

 
2,961

 
4,545

 
1,375

 
7,506

 
8,881

 
5,611

 
1994
 
1984/95
Lake Pointe Business Park
 

 
3,442

 
6,450

 
9,538

 
3,442

 
15,988

 
19,430

 
12,272

 
1993
 
1986/87
Ellis Distribution Center
 

 
540

 
7,513

 
1,981

 
540

 
9,494

 
10,034

 
5,401

 
1997
 
1977
Westside Distribution Center
 

 
2,011

 
15,374

 
9,725

 
2,011

 
25,099

 
27,110

 
13,614

 
1997/2008
 
1984/85
Beach Commerce Center
 

 
476

 
1,899

 
856

 
476

 
2,755

 
3,231

 
1,535

 
2000
 
2000
Interstate Distribution Center
 

 
1,879

 
5,700

 
2,089

 
1,879

 
7,789

 
9,668

 
4,562

 
2005
 
1990
Flagler Center
 

 
7,317

 
14,912

 
486

 
7,317

 
15,398

 
22,715

 
1,690

 
2016
 
1997 & 2005
Ft. Lauderdale/Palm Beach area
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Linpro Commerce Center
 

 
613

 
2,243

 
3,553

 
616

 
5,793

 
6,409

 
3,680

 
1996
 
1986
Cypress Creek Business Park
 

 

 
2,465

 
2,582

 

 
5,047

 
5,047

 
3,335

 
1997
 
1986
Lockhart Distribution Center
 

 

 
3,489

 
3,051

 

 
6,540

 
6,540

 
4,701

 
1997
 
1986
Interstate Commerce Center
 

 
485

 
2,652

 
1,782

 
485

 
4,434

 
4,919

 
2,375

 
1998
 
1988
Executive Airport Distribution Ctr (e)
 
6,016

 
1,991

 
4,857

 
5,506

 
1,991

 
10,363

 
12,354

 
5,339

 
2001
 
2004/06
Sample 95 Business Park
 

 
2,202

 
8,785

 
4,123

 
2,202

 
12,908

 
15,110

 
8,220

 
1996/98
 
1990/99
Blue Heron Distribution Center
 

 
975

 
3,626

 
2,441

 
975

 
6,067

 
7,042

 
3,852

 
1999
 
1986
Blue Heron Distribution Center II
 

 
1,385

 
4,222

 
2,088

 
1,385

 
6,310

 
7,695

 
3,071

 
2004
 
1988
Blue Heron Distribution Center III
 

 
450

 

 
2,833

 
450

 
2,833

 
3,283

 
1,059

 
2004
 
2009
Weston Commerce Park
 

 
4,163

 
9,951

 
1,693

 
4,163

 
11,644

 
15,807

 
1,141

 
2016
 
1998


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DECEMBER 31, 2019 (In thousands, except footnotes)
Description
 
Encumbrances
 
Initial Cost to the Company
 
Costs
Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Year Acquired
 
Year Constructed
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ft. Myers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     SunCoast Commerce Center I
 

 
911

 

 
4,830

 
928

 
4,813

 
5,741

 
1,961

 
2005
 
2008
SunCoast Commerce Center II
 

 
911

 

 
5,002

 
928

 
4,985

 
5,913

 
2,210

 
2005
 
2007
SunCoast Commerce Center III
 

 
1,720

 

 
6,700

 
1,763

 
6,657

 
8,420

 
2,599

 
2006
 
2008
SunCoast Commerce Center IV
 

 
1,733

 

 
7,546

 
1,762

 
7,517

 
9,279

 
659

 
2006
 
2017
SunCoast Commerce Center V
 

 
1,511

 

 
6,722

 
1,594

 
6,639

 
8,233

 
203

 
2006
 
2019
Miami
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gateway Commerce Park 1
 

 
5,746

 

 
18,841

 
5,746

 
18,841

 
24,587

 
545

 
2016
 
2018
CALIFORNIA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
San Francisco area
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Wiegman Distribution Center I
 

 
2,197

 
8,788

 
2,211

 
2,308

 
10,888

 
13,196

 
6,903

 
1996
 
1986/87
     Wiegman Distribution Center II
 

 
2,579

 
4,316

 
152

 
2,579

 
4,468

 
7,047

 
947

 
2012
 
1998
Huntwood Distribution Center
 

 
3,842

 
15,368

 
3,228

 
3,842

 
18,596

 
22,438

 
11,996

 
1996
 
1988
San Clemente Distribution Center
 

 
893

 
2,004

 
944

 
893

 
2,948

 
3,841

 
2,022

 
1997
 
1978
Yosemite Distribution Center
 

 
259

 
7,058

 
1,992

 
731

 
8,578

 
9,309

 
5,185

 
1999
 
1974/87
Los Angeles area
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eucalyptus Distribution Center
 

 
11,392

 
11,498

 
194

 
11,392

 
11,692

 
23,084

 
637

 
2018
 
1988
Kingsview Industrial Center
 

 
643

 
2,573

 
883

 
643

 
3,456

 
4,099

 
2,209

 
1996
 
1980
Dominguez Distribution Center
 

 
2,006

 
8,025

 
1,170

 
2,006

 
9,195

 
11,201

 
5,922

 
1996
 
1977
Main Street Distribution Center
 

 
1,606

 
4,103

 
831

 
1,606

 
4,934

 
6,540

 
2,998

 
1999
 
1999
Walnut Business Center
 

 
2,885

 
5,274

 
2,500

 
2,885

 
7,774

 
10,659

 
4,779

 
1996
 
1966/90
Washington Distribution Center
 

 
1,636

 
4,900

 
751

 
1,636

 
5,651

 
7,287

 
3,434

 
1997
 
1996/97
Chino Distribution Center
 

 
2,544

 
10,175

 
1,623

 
2,544

 
11,798

 
14,342

 
8,865

 
1998
 
1980
Ramona Distribution Center
 
2,372

 
3,761

 
5,751

 
83

 
3,761

 
5,834

 
9,595

 
801

 
2014
 
1984
Industry Distribution Center I
 

 
10,230

 
12,373

 
4,750

 
10,230

 
17,123

 
27,353

 
10,054

 
1998
 
1959
Industry Distribution Center III
 

 

 
3,012

 
(157
)
 

 
2,855

 
2,855

 
2,855

 
2007
 
1992
Chestnut Business Center
 

 
1,674

 
3,465

 
361

 
1,674

 
3,826

 
5,500

 
2,109

 
1998
 
1999
Los Angeles Corporate Center
 

 
1,363

 
5,453

 
3,614

 
1,363

 
9,067

 
10,430

 
6,277

 
1996
 
1986
Santa Barbara
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
     University Business Center
 

 
1,375

 
5,517

 
4,587

 
1,375

 
10,104

 
11,479

 
6,031

 
1996
 
1987/88


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DECEMBER 31, 2019 (In thousands, except footnotes)
Description
 
Encumbrances
 
Initial Cost to the Company
 
Costs
Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Year Acquired
 
Year Constructed
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total
 
Fresno
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Shaw Commerce Center
 

 
2,465

 
11,627

 
7,236

 
2,465

 
18,863

 
21,328

 
12,043

 
1998
 
1978/81/87
San Diego
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eastlake Distribution Center
 

 
3,046

 
6,888

 
1,955

 
3,046

 
8,843

 
11,889

 
5,687

 
1997
 
1989
Miramar Land
 

 
13,980

 

 

 
13,980

 

 
13,980

 

 
2019
 
n/a
Ocean View Corporate Center (e)
 
7,322

 
6,577

 
7,105

 
1,353

 
6,577

 
8,458

 
15,035

 
3,158

 
2010
 
2005
Otay Mesa Land
 

 
15,282

 

 

 
15,282

 

 
15,282

 

 
2019
 
n/a
Rocky Point Distribution Center I
 

 
8,857

 
13,388

 

 
8,857

 
13,388

 
22,245

 
51

 
2019
 
2019
Siempre Viva Distribution Center I
 

 
4,628

 
9,211

 
209

 
4,628

 
9,420

 
14,048

 
375

 
2018
 
2003
Siempre Viva Distribution Center II
 

 
2,868

 
5,694

 
28

 
2,877

 
5,713

 
8,590

 
46

 
2019
 
2002
TEXAS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dallas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allen Station 1 & 2
 

 
5,815

 
17,612

 
764

 
5,815

 
18,376

 
24,191

 
997

 
2018
 
2001
Interstate Warehouse I & II (f)
 
4,997

 
1,746

 
4,941

 
3,812

 
1,746

 
8,753

 
10,499

 
6,955

 
1988
 
1978
Interstate Warehouse III (f)
 
1,964

 
519

 
2,008

 
1,599

 
519

 
3,607

 
4,126

 
2,481

 
2000
 
1979
Interstate Warehouse IV
 

 
416

 
2,481

 
762

 
416

 
3,243

 
3,659

 
1,714

 
2004
 
2002
Interstate Warehouse V, VI, & VII (g)
 
4,078

 
1,824

 
4,106

 
2,663

 
1,824

 
6,769

 
8,593

 
3,670

 
2009
 
1979/80/81
Venture Warehouses (f)
 
3,793

 
1,452

 
3,762

 
2,755

 
1,452

 
6,517

 
7,969

 
5,496

 
1988
 
1979
ParkView Commerce Center I-3
 

 
2,663

 

 
18,861

 
2,663

 
18,861

 
21,524

 
2,717

 
2014
 
2015
Shady Trail Distribution Center
 

 
635

 
3,621

 
1,371

 
635

 
4,992

 
5,627

 
2,750

 
2003
 
1998
Valwood Distribution Center
 

 
4,361

 
34,405

 
4,146

 
4,361

 
38,551

 
42,912

 
10,498

 
2012
 
1986/87/97/98
Northfield Distribution Center
 

 
12,470

 
50,713

 
4,845

 
12,471

 
55,557

 
68,028

 
14,922

 
2013
 
1999-2001/03/04/08
Parc North 1-4
 

 
4,615

 
26,358

 
6,021

 
4,615

 
32,379

 
36,994

 
3,669

 
2016
 
2016
CreekView 121 1 & 2
 

 
3,275

 

 
14,614

 
3,275

 
14,614

 
17,889

 
1,771

 
2015
 
2017
CreekView 121 3 & 4
 

 
2,600

 

 
13,518

 
2,600

 
13,518

 
16,118

 
839

 
2015
 
2018
Houston
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 1 & 2
 

 
660

 
5,893

 
2,457

 
660

 
8,350

 
9,010

 
5,166

 
1998
 
1996
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 3 & 4 (f)
 
2,969

 
820

 
5,130

 
289

 
707

 
5,532

 
6,239

 
3,518

 
1998
 
1998
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 6 (f)
 
1,674

 
425

 
2,423

 
669

 
425

 
3,092

 
3,517

 
2,034

 
1998
 
1998


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REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
DECEMBER 31, 2019 (In thousands, except footnotes)
Description
 
Encumbrances
 
Initial Cost to the Company
 
Costs
Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Year Acquired
 
Year Constructed
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total
 
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 7 & 8 (f)
 
4,893

 
680

 
4,584

 
5,017

 
680

 
9,601

 
10,281

 
6,305

 
1998
 
1998
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 9 (f)
 
3,455

 
800

 
4,355

 
2,105

 
800

 
6,460

 
7,260

 
3,451

 
1998
 
1998
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 10
 

 
933

 
4,779

 
824

 
933

 
5,603

 
6,536

 
2,889

 
2001
 
1999
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 11
 

 
638

 
3,764

 
1,799

 
638

 
5,563

 
6,201

 
3,078

 
1999
 
1999
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 12
 

 
340

 
2,419

 
383

 
340

 
2,802

 
3,142

 
1,734

 
2000
 
2002
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 13
 

 
282

 
2,569

 
769

 
282

 
3,338

 
3,620

 
2,094

 
2000
 
2002
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 14
 

 
722

 
2,629

 
1,329

 
722

 
3,958

 
4,680

 
2,188

 
2000
 
2003
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 15
 

 
731

 

 
6,278

 
731

 
6,278

 
7,009

 
3,568

 
2000
 
2007
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 16
 

 
519

 
4,248

 
1,602

 
519

 
5,850

 
6,369

 
3,421

 
2000
 
2005
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 17
 

 
373

 
1,945

 
799

 
373

 
2,744

 
3,117

 
1,557

 
2000
 
2004
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 19
 

 
373

 
2,256

 
1,127

 
373

 
3,383

 
3,756

 
2,095

 
2000
 
2004
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 20
 

 
1,008

 
1,948

 
2,053

 
1,008

 
4,001

 
5,009

 
2,313

 
2000
 
2004
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 21
 

 
436

 

 
4,155

 
436

 
4,155

 
4,591

 
1,717

 
2000/03
 
2006
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 22
 

 
436

 

 
4,542

 
436

 
4,542

 
4,978

 
2,337

 
2000
 
2007
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 23
 

 
910

 

 
7,428

 
910

 
7,428

 
8,338

 
3,298

 
2000
 
2007
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 24
 

 
837

 

 
6,065

 
838

 
6,064

 
6,902

 
2,727

 
2005
 
2008
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 25
 

 
508

 

 
4,287

 
508

 
4,287

 
4,795

 
1,781

 
2005
 
2008
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 26 (e)
 
1,808

 
445

 

 
3,267

 
445

 
3,267

 
3,712

 
1,263

 
2005
 
2008
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 27
 

 
837

 

 
5,242

 
838

 
5,241

 
6,079

 
2,139

 
2005
 
2008
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 28 (e)
 
2,540

 
550

 

 
4,665

 
550

 
4,665

 
5,215

 
2,042

 
2005
 
2009
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 29 (e)
 
2,416

 
782

 

 
4,179

 
974

 
3,987

 
4,961

 
1,461

 
2007
 
2009
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 30 (e)
 
3,348

 
981

 

 
5,894

 
1,222

 
5,653

 
6,875

 
2,403

 
2007
 
2009
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 31A
 

 
684

 

 
4,092

 
684

 
4,092

 
4,776

 
1,820

 
2008
 
2011
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 31B
 

 
546

 

 
3,561

 
546

 
3,561

 
4,107

 
1,407

 
2008
 
2012
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 32 (g)
 
3,265

 
1,225

 

 
5,655

 
1,526

 
5,354

 
6,880

 
1,563

 
2007
 
2012
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 33
 

 
1,166

 

 
7,867

 
1,166

 
7,867

 
9,033

 
1,973

 
2011
 
2013
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 34
 

 
439

 

 
3,405

 
439

 
3,405

 
3,844

 
932

 
2005
 
2012
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 35
 

 
340

 

 
2,576

 
340

 
2,576

 
2,916

 
569

 
2005
 
2012
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 36
 

 
684

 

 
4,882

 
684

 
4,882

 
5,566

 
1,339

 
2011
 
2013
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 37
 

 
759

 

 
6,411

 
759

 
6,411

 
7,170

 
1,758

 
2011
 
2013


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REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
DECEMBER 31, 2019 (In thousands, except footnotes)
Description
 
Encumbrances
 
Initial Cost to the Company
 
Costs
Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Year Acquired
 
Year Constructed
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total
 
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 38
 

 
1,053

 

 
7,324

 
1,053

 
7,324

 
8,377

 
1,989

 
2011
 
2013
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 39
 

 
620

 

 
5,203

 
621

 
5,202

 
5,823

 
1,068

 
2011
 
2014
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 40
 

 
1,072

 

 
9,347

 
1,072

 
9,347

 
10,419

 
1,659

 
2011
 
2014
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 41
 

 
649

 

 
5,950

 
649

 
5,950

 
6,599

 
1,090

 
2011
 
2014
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 42
 

 
571

 

 
4,814

 
571

 
4,814

 
5,385

 
741

 
2011
 
2015
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 43
 

 
443

 

 
6,026

 
443

 
6,026

 
6,469

 
42

 
2011
 
2019
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 45
 

 
3,243

 

 
13,711

 
3,243

 
13,711

 
16,954

 
38

 
2015
 
2019
Central Green Distribution Center
 

 
566

 
4,031

 
1,041

 
566

 
5,072

 
5,638

 
2,716

 
1999
 
1998
Glenmont Business Park
 

 
936

 
6,161

 
3,029

 
937

 
9,189

 
10,126

 
5,980

 
1998
 
1999/2000
Beltway Crossing Business Park I
 

 
458

 
5,712

 
2,786

 
458

 
8,498

 
8,956

 
5,267

 
2002
 
2001
Beltway Crossing Business Park II
 

 
415

 

 
2,998

 
415

 
2,998

 
3,413

 
1,461

 
2005
 
2007
Beltway Crossing Business Park III
 

 
460

 

 
3,305

 
460

 
3,305

 
3,765

 
1,505

 
2005
 
2008
Beltway Crossing Business Park IV
 

 
460

 

 
3,315

 
460

 
3,315

 
3,775

 
1,414

 
2005
 
2008
Beltway Crossing Business Park V (e)
 
2,898

 
701

 

 
5,249

 
701

 
5,249

 
5,950

 
2,378

 
2005
 
2008
Beltway Crossing Business Park VI (g)
 
3,432

 
618

 

 
6,614

 
618

 
6,614

 
7,232

 
2,258

 
2005
 
2008
Beltway Crossing Business Park VII (g)
 
3,227

 
765

 

 
6,035

 
765

 
6,035

 
6,800

 
2,669

 
2005
 
2009
Beltway Crossing Business Park VIII
 

 
721

 

 
5,516

 
721

 
5,516

 
6,237

 
1,950

 
2005
 
2011
Beltway Crossing Business Park IX
 

 
418

 

 
2,141

 
418

 
2,141

 
2,559

 
640

 
2007
 
2012
Beltway Crossing Business Park X
 

 
733

 

 
3,907

 
733

 
3,907

 
4,640

 
1,077

 
2007
 
2012
Beltway Crossing Business Park XI
 

 
690

 

 
4,138

 
690

 
4,138

 
4,828

 
1,006

 
2007
 
2013
West Road Business Park I
 

 
621

 

 
4,031

 
541

 
4,111

 
4,652

 
1,019

 
2012
 
2014
West Road Business Park II
 

 
981

 

 
4,819

 
854

 
4,946

 
5,800

 
975

 
2012
 
2014
West Road Business Park III
 

 
597

 

 
4,222

 
520

 
4,299

 
4,819

 
537

 
2012
 
2015
West Road Business Park IV
 

 
621

 

 
4,622

 
541

 
4,702

 
5,243

 
915

 
2012
 
2015
West Road Business Park V
 

 
484

 

 
4,372

 
421

 
4,435

 
4,856

 
313

 
2012
 
2018
Ten West Crossing 1
 

 
566

 

 
3,039

 
566

 
3,039

 
3,605

 
784

 
2012
 
2013
Ten West Crossing 2
 

 
829

 

 
4,483

 
833

 
4,479

 
5,312

 
1,472

 
2012
 
2013
Ten West Crossing 3
 

 
609

 

 
4,367

 
613

 
4,363

 
4,976

 
1,322

 
2012
 
2013
Ten West Crossing 4
 

 
694

 

 
4,512

 
699

 
4,507

 
5,206

 
1,341

 
2012
 
2014
Ten West Crossing 5
 

 
933

 

 
5,872

 
940

 
5,865

 
6,805

 
1,325

 
2012
 
2014
Ten West Crossing 6
 

 
640

 

 
4,646

 
644

 
4,642

 
5,286

 
935

 
2012
 
2014


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REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
DECEMBER 31, 2019 (In thousands, except footnotes)
Description
 
Encumbrances
 
Initial Cost to the Company
 
Costs
Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Year Acquired
 
Year Constructed
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total
 
Ten West Crossing 7
 

 
584

 

 
5,321

 
589

 
5,316

 
5,905

 
877

 
2012
 
2015
El Paso
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
     Butterfield Trail
 

 

 
20,725

 
9,457

 

 
30,182

 
30,182

 
20,462

 
1997/2000
 
1987/95
Rojas Commerce Park (f)
 
4,023

 
900

 
3,659

 
3,893

 
900

 
7,552

 
8,452

 
5,512

 
1999
 
1986
Americas Ten Business Center I
 

 
526

 
2,778

 
1,741

 
526

 
4,519

 
5,045

 
2,425

 
2001
 
2003
San Antonio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alamo Downs Distribution Center
 

 
1,342

 
6,338

 
1,842

 
1,342

 
8,180

 
9,522

 
4,746

 
2004
 
1986/2002
Arion Business Park 1-13, 15
 

 
4,143

 
31,432

 
9,283

 
4,143

 
40,715

 
44,858

 
20,344

 
2005
 
1988-2000/06
Arion Business Park 14
 

 
423

 

 
3,484

 
423

 
3,484

 
3,907

 
1,613

 
2005
 
2006
Arion Business Park 16
 

 
427

 

 
3,715

 
427

 
3,715

 
4,142

 
1,577

 
2005
 
2007
Arion Business Park 17
 

 
616

 

 
4,377

 
616

 
4,377

 
4,993

 
2,539

 
2005
 
2007
Arion Business Park 18 (g)
 
1,338

 
418

 

 
2,402

 
418

 
2,402

 
2,820

 
1,173

 
2005
 
2008
Wetmore Business Center 1-4
 

 
1,494

 
10,804

 
3,755

 
1,494

 
14,559

 
16,053

 
8,077

 
2005
 
1998/99
Wetmore Business Center 5 (e)
 
2,085

 
412

 

 
3,870

 
412

 
3,870

 
4,282

 
1,843

 
2006
 
2008
Wetmore Business Center 6 (e)
 
2,189

 
505

 

 
3,991

 
505

 
3,991

 
4,496

 
1,652

 
2006
 
2008
Wetmore Business Center 7 (e)
 
2,595

 
546

 

 
4,783

 
546

 
4,783

 
5,329

 
1,644

 
2006
 
2008
Wetmore Business Center 8 (e)
 
4,574

 
1,056

 

 
8,337

 
1,056

 
8,337

 
9,393

 
3,166

 
2006
 
2008
Fairgrounds Business Park
 

 
1,644

 
8,209

 
2,483

 
1,644

 
10,692

 
12,336

 
5,670

 
2007
 
1985/86
Rittiman Distribution Center
 

 
1,083

 
6,649

 
602

 
1,083

 
7,251

 
8,334

 
1,760

 
2011
 
2000
Thousand Oaks Distribution Center 1
 

 
607

 

 
4,356

 
607

 
4,356

 
4,963

 
1,709

 
2008
 
2012
Thousand Oaks Distribution Center 2
 

 
794

 

 
4,793

 
794

 
4,793

 
5,587

 
1,484

 
2008
 
2012
Thousand Oaks Distribution Center 3
 

 
772

 

 
4,547

 
772

 
4,547

 
5,319

 
1,380

 
2008
 
2013
Thousand Oaks Distribution Center 4
 

 
753

 

 
4,744

 
753

 
4,744

 
5,497

 
733

 
2013
 
2015
Alamo Ridge Business Park I
 

 
623

 

 
8,145

 
623

 
8,145

 
8,768

 
1,887

 
2007
 
2015
Alamo Ridge Business Park II
 

 
402

 

 
5,368

 
402

 
5,368

 
5,770

 
858

 
2007
 
2015
Alamo Ridge Business Park III
 

 
907

 

 
10,144

 
907

 
10,144

 
11,051

 
1,054

 
2007
 
2017
Alamo Ridge Business Park IV
 

 
354

 

 
7,479

 
355

 
7,478

 
7,833

 
703

 
2007
 
2017
Eisenhauer Point Business Park 1 & 2
 

 
1,881

 

 
14,717

 
1,881

 
14,717

 
16,598

 
2,061

 
2015
 
2016
Eisenhauer Point Business Park 3
 

 
577

 

 
6,094

 
577

 
6,094

 
6,671

 
673

 
2015
 
2017
Eisenhauer Point Business Park 4
 

 
555

 

 
4,817

 
555

 
4,817

 
5,372

 
482

 
2015
 
2017
Eisenhauer Point Business Park 5
 

 
818

 

 
7,015

 
818

 
7,015

 
7,833

 
650

 
2015
 
2018


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REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
DECEMBER 31, 2019 (In thousands, except footnotes)
Description
 
Encumbrances
 
Initial Cost to the Company
 
Costs
Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Year Acquired
 
Year Constructed
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total
 
Eisenhauer Point Business Park 6
 

 
569

 

 
4,856

 
569

 
4,856

 
5,425

 
224

 
2015
 
2018
Eisenhauer Point Business Park 7 & 8
 

 
1,000

 

 
22,202

 
2,593

 
20,609

 
23,202

 
400

 
2016
 
2019
Eisenhauer Point Business Park 9
 

 
632

 

 
5,718

 
632

 
5,718

 
6,350

 
27

 
2016
 
2019
Austin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Colorado Crossing Distribution Center (f)
 
11,680

 
4,602

 
19,757

 
184

 
4,595

 
19,948

 
24,543

 
5,583

 
2014
 
2009
Greenhill Distribution Center
 

 
802

 
3,273

 
201

 
802

 
3,474

 
4,276

 
129

 
2018
 
1999
Southpark Corporate Center 3 & 4
 

 
2,670

 
14,756

 
1,813

 
2,670

 
16,569

 
19,239

 
3,504

 
2015
 
1995
Southpark Corporate Center 5-7
 

 
1,301

 
7,589

 
1,029

 
1,301

 
8,618

 
9,919

 
1,030

 
2017
 
1995
Springdale Business Center
 

 
2,824

 
8,398

 
395

 
2,824

 
8,793

 
11,617

 
1,774

 
2015
 
2000
ARIZONA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Phoenix area
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Broadway Industrial Park I
 

 
837

 
3,349

 
1,144

 
837

 
4,493

 
5,330

 
3,055

 
1996
 
1971
Broadway Industrial Park II
 

 
455

 
482

 
390

 
455

 
872

 
1,327

 
500

 
1999
 
1971
Broadway Industrial Park III
 

 
775

 
1,742

 
589

 
775

 
2,331

 
3,106

 
1,431

 
2000
 
1983
Broadway Industrial Park IV
 

 
380

 
1,652

 
915

 
380

 
2,567

 
2,947

 
1,687

 
2000
 
1986
Broadway Industrial Park V
 

 
353

 
1,090

 
748

 
353

 
1,838

 
2,191

 
851

 
2002
 
1980
Broadway Industrial Park VI
 

 
599

 
1,855

 
793

 
599

 
2,648

 
3,247

 
1,753

 
2002
 
1979
Broadway Industrial Park VII
 

 
450

 
650

 
288

 
450

 
938

 
1,388

 
297

 
2011
 
1999
Kyrene Distribution Center
 

 
1,490

 
4,453

 
1,951

 
1,490

 
6,404

 
7,894

 
4,164

 
1999
 
1981/2001
Falcon Field Business Center
 

 
1,312

 

 
7,458

 
1,312

 
7,458

 
8,770

 
270

 
2015
 
2018
Southpark Distribution Center
 

 
918

 
2,738

 
1,982

 
918

 
4,720

 
5,638

 
2,404

 
2001
 
2000
Santan 10 Distribution Center I
 

 
846

 
2,647

 
692

 
846

 
3,339

 
4,185

 
1,675

 
2001
 
2005
Santan 10 Distribution Center II
 

 
1,088

 

 
5,343

 
1,088

 
5,343

 
6,431

 
2,477

 
2004
 
2007
Chandler Freeways
 

 
1,525

 

 
7,381

 
1,525

 
7,381

 
8,906

 
1,732

 
2012
 
2013
Kyrene 202 Business Park I
 

 
653

 

 
5,777

 
653

 
5,777

 
6,430

 
1,040

 
2011
 
2014
Kyrene 202 Business Park II
 

 
387

 

 
3,414

 
387

 
3,414

 
3,801

 
594

 
2011
 
2014
Kyrene 202 Business Park III, IV, & V
 

 
1,244

 

 
11,878

 
1,244

 
11,878

 
13,122

 
760

 
2011
 
2018
Kyrene 202 Business Park VI
 

 
936

 

 
8,333

 
936

 
8,333

 
9,269

 
1,194

 
2011
 
2015
Metro Business Park
 

 
1,927

 
7,708

 
7,911

 
1,927

 
15,619

 
17,546

 
11,373

 
1996
 
1977/79
51st Avenue Distribution Center
 

 
300

 
2,029

 
1,134

 
300

 
3,163

 
3,463

 
2,182

 
1998
 
1987


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REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
DECEMBER 31, 2019 (In thousands, except footnotes)
Description
 
Encumbrances
 
Initial Cost to the Company
 
Costs
Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Year Acquired
 
Year Constructed
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total
 
East University Distribution Center I and II
 

 
1,120

 
4,482

 
1,926

 
1,120

 
6,408

 
7,528

 
4,736

 
1998
 
1987/89
East University Distribution Center III
 

 
444

 
698

 
461

 
444

 
1,159

 
1,603

 
467

 
2010
 
1981
55th Avenue Distribution Center
 

 
912

 
3,717

 
1,149

 
917

 
4,861

 
5,778

 
3,662

 
1998
 
1987
Interstate Commons Distribution Center I
 

 
311

 
1,416

 
863

 
311

 
2,279

 
2,590

 
1,498

 
1999
 
1988
Interstate Commons Distribution Center III
 

 
242

 

 
3,112

 
242

 
3,112

 
3,354

 
1,207

 
2000
 
2008
Airport Commons Distribution Center
 

 
1,000

 
1,510

 
1,610

 
1,000

 
3,120

 
4,120

 
2,150

 
2003
 
1971
40th Avenue Distribution Center (e)
 
3,294

 
703

 

 
6,061

 
703

 
6,061

 
6,764

 
2,409

 
2004
 
2008
Sky Harbor Business Park
 

 
5,839

 

 
21,925

 
5,839

 
21,925

 
27,764

 
8,387

 
2006
 
2008
Sky Harbor Business Park 6
 

 
807

 

 
2,177

 
807

 
2,177

 
2,984

 
347

 
2014
 
2015
Ten Sky Harbor Business Center
 

 
1,568

 

 
5,125

 
1,569

 
5,124

 
6,693

 
576

 
2015
 
2016
Tucson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Country Club Commerce Center I
 

 
506

 
3,564

 
3,916

 
693

 
7,293

 
7,986

 
3,260

 
1997/2003
 
1994/2003
Country Club Commerce Center II
 

 
442

 
3,381

 
1,065

 
709

 
4,179

 
4,888

 
1,455

 
2007
 
2000
Country Club Commerce Center III & IV
 

 
1,407

 

 
12,250

 
1,575

 
12,082

 
13,657

 
4,914

 
2007
 
2009
Country Club Commerce Center V
 

 
2,885

 

 
21,437

 
2,886

 
21,436

 
24,322

 
1,063

 
2016
 
2018
Airport Distribution Center
 

 
1,403

 
4,672

 
1,834

 
1,403

 
6,506

 
7,909

 
4,145

 
1998/2000
 
1995
Benan Distribution Center
 

 
707

 
1,842

 
737

 
707

 
2,579

 
3,286

 
1,538

 
2005
 
2001
NORTH CAROLINA
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Charlotte area
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
NorthPark Business Park
 

 
2,758

 
15,932

 
5,138

 
2,758

 
21,070

 
23,828

 
10,793

 
2006
 
1987-89
Lindbergh Business Park
 

 
470

 
3,401

 
668

 
470

 
4,069

 
4,539

 
1,908

 
2007
 
2001/03
Commerce Park Center I
 

 
765

 
4,303

 
1,064

 
765

 
5,367

 
6,132

 
2,384

 
2007
 
1983
Commerce Park Center II (g)
 
1,107

 
335

 
1,603

 
395

 
335

 
1,998

 
2,333

 
763

 
2010
 
1987
Commerce Park Center III (g)
 
1,803

 
558

 
2,225

 
1,016

 
558

 
3,241

 
3,799

 
1,219

 
2010
 
1981
Nations Ford Business Park
 

 
3,924

 
16,171

 
5,099

 
3,924

 
21,270

 
25,194

 
10,211

 
2007
 
1989/94
Airport Commerce Center
 

 
1,454

 
10,136

 
2,604

 
1,454

 
12,740

 
14,194

 
5,232

 
2008
 
2001/02
Interchange Park I (e)
 
4,689

 
986

 
7,949

 
694

 
986

 
8,643

 
9,629

 
3,228

 
2008
 
1989
Interchange Park II
 

 
746

 
1,456

 
65

 
746

 
1,521

 
2,267

 
324

 
2013
 
2000
Ridge Creek Distribution Center I
 

 
1,284

 
13,163

 
1,091

 
1,284

 
14,254

 
15,538

 
4,898

 
2008
 
2006
Ridge Creek Distribution Center II (g)
 
7,902

 
3,033

 
11,497

 
2,116

 
3,033

 
13,613

 
16,646

 
3,688

 
2011
 
2003


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REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
DECEMBER 31, 2019 (In thousands, except footnotes)
Description
 
Encumbrances
 
Initial Cost to the Company
 
Costs
Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Year Acquired
 
Year Constructed
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total
 
Ridge Creek Distribution Center III
 

 
2,459

 
11,147

 
696

 
2,459

 
11,843

 
14,302

 
2,207

 
2014
 
2013
Lakeview Business Center (g)
 
3,504

 
1,392

 
5,068

 
922

 
1,392

 
5,990

 
7,382

 
1,921

 
2011
 
1996
Steele Creek Commerce Park I (f)
 
2,554

 
993

 

 
4,372

 
1,010

 
4,355

 
5,365

 
1,175

 
2013
 
2014
Steele Creek Commerce Park II (f)
 
2,594

 
941

 

 
4,510

 
957

 
4,494

 
5,451

 
1,190

 
2013
 
2014
Steele Creek Commerce Park III
 

 
1,464

 

 
6,604

 
1,469

 
6,599

 
8,068

 
1,547

 
2013
 
2014
Steele Creek Commerce Park IV
 

 
684

 

 
4,021

 
687

 
4,018

 
4,705

 
908

 
2013
 
2015
Steele Creek Commerce Park V
 

 
610

 

 
5,222

 
631

 
5,201

 
5,832

 
94

 
2013/14/15
 
2019
Steele Creek Commerce Park VI
 

 
867

 

 
7,032

 
919

 
6,980

 
7,899

 
845

 
2013/14
 
2016
Steele Creek Commerce Park VII
 

 
1,207

 

 
7,988

 
1,253

 
7,942

 
9,195

 
557

 
2013/14/15
 
2017
Waterford Distribution Center
 

 
654

 
3,392

 
918

 
654

 
4,310

 
4,964

 
1,571

 
2008
 
2000
SOUTH CAROLINA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greenville
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
385 Business Park
 

 
1,308

 
10,822

 
512

 
1,308

 
11,334

 
12,642

 
246

 
2019
 
2019
GEORGIA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atlanta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shiloh 400 Business Center I & II
 

 
3,092

 
14,216

 
2,268

 
3,092

 
16,484

 
19,576

 
2,045

 
2017
 
2008
Broadmoor Commerce Park I
 

 
1,307

 
3,560

 
907

 
1,307

 
4,467

 
5,774

 
759

 
2017
 
1999
Broadmoor Commerce Park II
 

 
519

 

 
7,370

 
519

 
7,370

 
7,889

 
126

 
2017
 
2018
Gwinnett 316
 

 
531

 
3,617

 
21

 
531

 
3,638

 
4,169

 
179

 
2018
 
1990
Hurricane Shoals I & II
 

 
4,284

 
12,449

 
3,457

 
4,284

 
15,906

 
20,190

 
1,208

 
2017
 
2017
Progress Center I & II
 

 
1,297

 
9,015

 
258

 
1,297

 
9,273

 
10,570

 
867

 
2017
 
2017
LOUISIANA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Orleans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Elmwood Business Park
 

 
2,861

 
6,337

 
6,496

 
2,861

 
12,833

 
15,694

 
8,741

 
1997
 
1979
Riverbend Business Park
 

 
2,557

 
17,623

 
9,692

 
2,557

 
27,315

 
29,872

 
16,814

 
1997
 
1984
COLORADO
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denver
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Airways Business Center
 

 
6,137

 
39,637

 
2

 
6,137

 
39,639

 
45,776

 
880

 
2019
 
2007/08
Rampart Distribution Center I
 

 
1,023

 
3,861

 
2,530

 
1,023

 
6,391

 
7,414

 
4,874

 
1988
 
1987
Rampart Distribution Center II
 

 
230

 
2,977

 
1,659

 
230

 
4,636

 
4,866

 
3,067

 
1996/97
 
1997
Rampart Distribution Center III
 

 
1,098

 
3,884

 
2,606

 
1,098

 
6,490

 
7,588

 
3,637

 
1997/98
 
1999
Rampart Distribution Center IV
 

 
590

 

 
8,340

 
590

 
8,340

 
8,930

 
1,318

 
2012
 
2014
Concord Distribution Center (g)
 
3,113

 
1,051

 
4,773

 
735

 
1,051

 
5,508

 
6,559

 
2,248

 
2007
 
2000


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SCHEDULE III
REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
DECEMBER 31, 2019 (In thousands, except footnotes)
Description
 
Encumbrances
 
Initial Cost to the Company
 
Costs
Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Year Acquired
 
Year Constructed
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total
 
Centennial Park (e)
 
2,998

 
750

 
3,319

 
2,087

 
750

 
5,406

 
6,156

 
2,093

 
2007
 
1990
NEVADA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Las Vegas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Arville Distribution Center
 

 
4,933

 
5,094

 
446

 
4,933

 
5,540

 
10,473

 
2,111

 
2009
 
1997
Jones Corporate Park
 

 
13,068

 
26,325

 
1,913

 
13,068

 
28,238

 
41,306

 
2,697

 
2016
 
2016
MISSISSIPPI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jackson area
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Interchange Business Park
 

 
343

 
5,007

 
5,168

 
343

 
10,175

 
10,518

 
6,322

 
1997
 
1981
     Tower Automotive
 

 

 
9,958

 
1,937

 
17

 
11,878

 
11,895

 
5,583

 
2001
 
2002
     Metro Airport Commerce Center I
 

 
303

 
1,479

 
1,251

 
303

 
2,730

 
3,033

 
1,666

 
2001
 
2003
RIGHT OF USE ASSETS, NET - GROUND LEASES (OPERATING)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
11,997

 

 
n/a
 
n/a
 
 
133,422

 
448,401

 
1,142,571

 
1,241,598

 
452,698

 
2,379,872

 
2,844,567

 
869,988

 
 
 
 


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SCHEDULE III
REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
DECEMBER 31, 2019 (In thousands, except footnotes)
Description
 
Encumbrances
 
Initial Cost to the Company
 
Costs
Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Year Acquired
 
Year Constructed
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total
 
Development and Value-Add Properties (d):
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
CALIFORNIA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rocky Point Distribution Center II
 

 
7,623

 
11,614

 
38

 
7,623

 
11,652

 
19,275

 

 
2019
 
2019
FLORIDA
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Suncoast Commerce Center 6
 

 
1,537

 

 
6,397

 
1,594

 
6,340

 
7,934

 
6

 
2006
 
2019
Suncoast Commerce Center 8
 

 
1,533

 

 
2,951

 
1,534

 
2,950

 
4,484

 

 
2006
 
n/a
Suncoast Commerce Center Land
 

 
1,533

 

 
5,970

 
4,851

 
2,652

 
7,503

 

 
2006
 
n/a
Gateway Commerce Park 5
 

 
5,746

 

 
17,359

 
5,357

 
17,748

 
23,105

 
114

 
2016
 
2019
Gateway Commerce Park Land
 

 
21,132

 

 
13,053

 
15,775

 
18,410

 
34,185

 

 
2016
 
n/a
Horizon Commerce Park VIII & IX
 

 
1,590

 

 
15,011

 
1,590

 
15,011

 
16,601

 
42

 
2008
 
2019
Horizon Commerce Park Land
 

 

 

 
1,075

 
650

 
425

 
1,075

 

 
2008/09
 
n/a
Grand Oaks 75 Business Center II
 

 
2,589

 
10,226

 
300

 
2,589

 
10,526

 
13,115

 

 
2019
 
2019
Grand Oaks 75 Land
 

 
4,101

 

 
140

 
4,109

 
132

 
4,241

 

 
2019
 
n/a
Oak Creek Distribution Center Land
 

 
841

 

 
719

 
707

 
853

 
1,560

 

 
2005
 
n/a
TEXAS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arlington Tech Centre 1 & 2
 

 
2,510

 
10,096

 
671

 
2,515

 
10,762

 
13,277

 

 
2019
 
2019
Basswood Land
 

 
15,766

 

 
158

 
15,767

 
157

 
15,924

 

 
2019
 
n/a
CreekView 121 5 & 6
 

 
2,682

 

 
10,469

 
2,681

 
10,470

 
13,151

 
6

 
2016
 
n/a
CreekView 121 7 & 8
 

 
2,640

 

 
4,159

 
2,640

 
4,159

 
6,799

 

 
2016
 
n/a
LakePort 2499
 

 
2,984

 

 
5,078

 
2,983

 
5,079

 
8,062

 

 
2018
 
n/a
LakePort 2499 Land
 

 
2,716

 

 
948

 
2,715

 
949

 
3,664

 

 
2018
 
n/a
Logistics Center 6 & 7
 

 

 
12,605

 
3,130

 

 
15,735

 
15,735

 
186

 
2019
 
2018
Parc North 5
 

 
1,286

 

 
7,403

 
1,286

 
7,403

 
8,689

 
103

 
2016
 
2019
Parc North 6
 

 
1,233

 

 
7,057

 
1,233

 
7,057

 
8,290

 

 
2016
 
2019
Grand West Crossing Land
 

 
8,757

 

 
596

 
8,749

 
604

 
9,353

 

 
2019
 
n/a
Lee Road Land
 

 
2,689

 

 

 
1,960

 
729

 
2,689

 

 
2007
 
n/a
Northwest Crossing 1-3
 

 
5,665

 

 
5,870

 
5,665

 
5,870

 
11,535

 

 
2019
 
n/a
Ten West Crossing 8
 

 
1,126

 

 
8,638

 
1,134

 
8,630

 
9,764

 
151

 
2012
 
2019
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr 44
 

 
653

 

 
4,137

 
653

 
4,137

 
4,790

 

 
2011
 
n/a
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr land - 2011 expansion
 

 
1,636

 

 
1,831

 
1,824

 
1,643

 
3,467

 

 
2011
 
n/a
World Houston Int'l Business Ctr land - 2015 expansion
 

 
2,798

 

 
1,141

 
2,798

 
1,141

 
3,939

 

 
2015
 
n/a
Ridgeview 1 & 2
 

 
2,004

 

 
4,527

 
2,004

 
4,527

 
6,531

 

 
2018
 
n/a


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SCHEDULE III
REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
DECEMBER 31, 2019 (In thousands, except footnotes)
Description
 
Encumbrances
 
Initial Cost to the Company
 
Costs
Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Year Acquired
 
Year Constructed
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total
 
Ridgeview Land
 

 
1,269

 

 
382

 
1,269

 
382

 
1,651

 

 
2018
 
n/a
Tri-County Crossing 1 and 2
 

 
1,623

 

 
13,763

 
1,623

 
13,763

 
15,386

 
182

 
2017
 
2019
Tri-County Crossing 3 and 4
 

 
1,733

 

 
6,965

 
1,733

 
6,965

 
8,698

 

 
2017
 
n/a
Tri-County Crossing Land
 

 
1,904

 

 
644

 
1,904

 
644

 
2,548

 

 
2017
 
n/a
Settlers Crossing 1
 

 
1,211

 

 
8,048

 
1,212

 
8,047

 
9,259

 

 
2017
 
2019
Settlers Crossing 2
 

 
1,306

 

 
7,169

 
1,305

 
7,170

 
8,475

 
188

 
2017
 
2019
Settlers Crossing 3 & 4
 

 
2,774

 

 
5,315

 
2,774

 
5,315

 
8,089

 

 
2017
 
n/a
ARIZONA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gilbert Crossroads A & B
 

 
2,825

 

 
11,125

 
2,825

 
11,125

 
13,950

 

 
2018
 
n/a
Gilbert Crossroads Land
 

 
3,709

 

 
664

 
3,602

 
771

 
4,373

 

 
2018
 
n/a
Interstate Commons Distribution Center II
 

 
2,298

 
7,088

 
496

 
2,298

 
7,584

 
9,882

 
19

 
2019
 
1988/2001
NEVADA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Southwest Commerce Center
 

 
9,008

 
16,576

 
1,029

 
9,008

 
17,605

 
26,613

 

 
2019
 
2019
NORTH CAROLINA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Airport Commerce Center III
 

 
855

 

 
7,701

 
855

 
7,701

 
8,556

 
154

 
2008
 
2019
Steele Creek Commerce Park IX
 

 
949

 

 
8,171

 
949

 
8,171

 
9,120

 

 
2016
 
2019
Steele Creek Commerce Park Land
 

 
2,726

 

 
4,601

 
3,953

 
3,374

 
7,327

 

 
2016/17
 
n/a
GEORGIA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hurricane Shoals 3
 

 
497

 

 
6,132

 
644

 
5,985

 
6,629

 

 
2017
 
n/a
MISSISSIPPI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Metro Airport Commerce Center II land
 

 
307

 

 
399

 
307

 
399

 
706

 

 
2001
 
n/a
 
 

 
140,364

 
68,205

 
211,430

 
139,247

 
280,752

 
419,999

 
1,151

 
 
 
 
Total real estate owned (a)(b)
 
$
133,422

 
588,765

 
1,210,776

 
1,453,028

 
591,945

 
2,660,624

 
3,264,566

 
871,139

 
 
 
 
See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
 
 

 
 
 
 




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(a)  Changes in Real Estate Properties follow:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 
Years Ended December 31,
2019
 
2018
 
2017
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of year 
$
2,817,145

 
2,578,748

 
2,407,029

Purchases of real estate properties 
135,033

 
54,537

 
51,802

Development of real estate properties and value-add properties
318,288

 
167,667

 
124,938

Improvements to real estate properties
37,558

 
36,921

 
28,698

Right-of-use assets, net – ground leases
11,997

 

 

Carrying amount of investments sold 
(51,662
)
 
(18,372
)
 
(32,787
)
Write-off of improvements 
(3,793
)
 
(2,356
)
 
(932
)
Balance at end of year (1) 
$
3,264,566

 
2,817,145

 
2,578,748


(1)
Includes noncontrolling interest in joint ventures of $3,148,000 and $3,296,000 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Changes in the accumulated depreciation on real estate properties follow:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 
Years Ended December 31,
2019
 
2018
 
2017
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of year 
$
814,915

 
749,601

 
694,250

Depreciation expense 
86,590

 
76,007

 
69,010

Accumulated depreciation on assets sold 
(27,030
)
 
(8,670
)
 
(12,735
)
Other 
(3,336
)
 
(2,023
)
 
(924
)
Balance at end of year 
$
871,139

 
814,915

 
749,601


  
(b)
The estimated aggregate cost of real estate properties at December 31, 2019 for federal income tax purposes was approximately $3,179,014,000 before estimated accumulated tax depreciation of $619,405,000.  The federal income tax return for the year ended December 31, 2019, has not been filed and accordingly, this estimate is based on preliminary data.

(c)
The Company computes depreciation using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the buildings (generally 40 years) and improvements (generally 3 to 15 years).   

(d)
The Company transfers properties from the development and value-add program to Real estate properties as follows: (i) for development properties, at the earlier of 90% occupancy or one year after completion of the shell construction, and (ii) for value-add properties, at the earlier of 90% occupancy or one year after acquisition. Upon the earlier of 90% occupancy or one year after completion of the shell construction, capitalization of development costs, including interest expense, property taxes and internal personnel costs, ceases and depreciation commences on the entire property (excluding the land).

(e)
 EastGroup has a $48,772,000 non-recourse first mortgage loan with an insurance company secured by 40th Avenue, Beltway Crossing V, Centennial Park, Executive Airport, Interchange Park I, Ocean View, Wetmore 5-8 and World Houston 26, 28, 29 & 30.

(f)
EastGroup has a $44,596,000 non-recourse first mortgage loan with an insurance company secured by Colorado Crossing, Interstate I-III, Rojas, Steele Creek 1 & 2, Venture and World Houston 3-4 and 6-9.

(g)
EastGroup has a $37,682,000 non-recourse first mortgage loan with an insurance company secured by Arion 18, Beltway Crossing VI & VII, Commerce Park II & III, Concord, Interstate V-VII, Lakeview, Ridge Creek II, Southridge IV & V and World Houston 32.


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SCHEDULE IV
MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE
December 31, 2019

 
Number of Loans
 
Interest
Rate
 
 
Maturity Date
 
Periodic
Payment Terms
First mortgage loan:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JCB Limited - California
1
 
5.15
%
 
 
December 2022
 
Principal and interest due monthly
Total mortgage loans (a)
1
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
Face Amount
of Mortgages
Dec. 31, 2019
 
Carrying
Amount of
Mortgages
 
Principal
Amount of Loans
Subject to Delinquent
Principal or Interest (b)
 
(In thousands)
First mortgage loans:
 
 
 
 
 
JCB Limited - California
$
1,679

 
1,679

 

Total mortgage loans
$
1,679

 
1,679
 (c)(d)
 

 

(a)
Reference is made to allowance for possible losses on mortgage loans receivable in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(b)
Interest in arrears for three months or less is disregarded in computing principal amount of loans subject to delinquent interest.
(c)
Changes in mortgage loans follow:
 
Years Ended December 31,
2019
 
2018
 
2017
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of year
$
2,594

 
4,581

 
4,752

Payments on mortgage loans receivable
(915
)
 
(1,987
)
 
(171
)
Balance at end of year
$
1,679

 
2,594

 
4,581


 
(d)  The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is approximately $1.68 million.  The federal income tax return for the year ended December 31, 2019, has not been filed and, accordingly, the income tax basis of mortgage loans as of December 31, 2019, is based on preliminary data.















See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

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ITEM 16.  FORM 10-K SUMMARY.

None.


97



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ MARSHALL A. LOEB 
 
 
Marshall A. Loeb, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
 
 
February 13, 2020
 

We, the undersigned officers and directors of EastGroup Properties, Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint Brent W. Wood as our true and lawful attorney, with full power to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and generally to do all such things in our name and behalf in such capacity to enable EastGroup Properties, Inc. to comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and we hereby ratify and confirm our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorney to any and all such amendments.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ D. Pike Aloian
 
/s/ H. C. Bailey, Jr.
D. Pike Aloian, Director
 
H. C. Bailey, Jr., Director
February 13, 2020
 
February 13, 2020
 
 
 
/s/ H. Eric Bolton, Jr.
 
/s/ Donald F. Colleran
H. Eric Bolton, Jr., Director
 
Donald F. Colleran, Director
February 13, 2020
 
February 13, 2020
 
 
 
/s/ Hayden C. Eaves III
 
/s/ Mary Elizabeth McCormick
Hayden C. Eaves III, Director
 
Mary Elizabeth McCormick, Director
February 13, 2020
 
February 13, 2020
 
 
 
/s/ Leland R. Speed
 
/s/ David H. Hoster II
Leland R. Speed, Chairman Emeritus of the Board
 
David H. Hoster II, Chairman of the Board
February 13, 2020
 
February 13, 2020
 
 
 
 


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/s/ MARSHALL A. LOEB
 
Marshall A. Loeb, Chief Executive Officer,
 
President and Director
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
February 13, 2020
 
 
 
/s/ BRUCE CORKERN 
 
Bruce Corkern, Senior Vice-President, Chief Accounting Officer
 
and Secretary
 
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
February 13, 2020
 
 
 
/s/ BRENT W. WOOD 
 
Brent W. Wood, Executive Vice-President,
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
February 13, 2020
 


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