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Industrial Logistics Properties Trust - Quarter Report: 2019 September (Form 10-Q)


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
Commission File Number 001-38342 

INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland
 
82-2809631
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
Two Newton Place,
255 Washington Street,
Suite 300,
Newton,
Massachusetts
02458-1634
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

617-219-1460
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name Of Each Exchange On Which Registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
 
ILPT
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
 
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
 
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
 
 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided in 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 Exchange Act).  Yes No
Number of registrant’s common shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value per share, outstanding as of October 28, 2019: 65,181,333


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INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PROPERTIES TRUST
 
FORM 10-Q
 
September 30, 2019
 
INDEX
 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to the Company, we, us or our include Industrial Logistics Properties Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly stated or the context indicates otherwise.

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PART I Financial Information
 
Item 1.  Financial Statements
 
INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PROPERTIES TRUST 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
 
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Real estate properties:
 
 
 
 
Land
 
$
747,814

 
$
670,501

Buildings and improvements
 
1,580,689

 
791,895

 
 
2,328,503

 
1,462,396

Accumulated depreciation
 
(120,452
)
 
(93,291
)
 
 
2,208,051

 
1,369,105

Acquired real estate leases, net
 
145,555

 
75,803

Cash and cash equivalents
 
23,336

 
9,608

Rents receivable, including straight line rents of $57,951 and $54,916, respectively
 
60,896

 
56,940

Deferred leasing costs, net
 
6,215

 
6,157

Debt issuance costs, net
 
3,323

 
4,430

Due from related persons
 
532

 
1,390

Other assets, net
 
19,749

 
11,178

Total assets
 
$
2,467,657

 
$
1,534,611

 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Revolving credit facility
 
$
650,000

 
$
413,000

Mortgage notes payable, net
 
749,640

 
49,195

Assumed real estate lease obligations, net
 
18,087

 
18,316

Accounts payable and other liabilities
 
22,904

 
12,040

Rents collected in advance
 
12,110

 
6,004

Security deposits
 
6,818

 
6,130

Due to related persons
 
2,650

 
1,653

Total liabilities
 
1,462,209

 
506,338

 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies
 


 


 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity:
 
 
 
 
Common shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; 65,181,913 and 65,074,791 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
 
652

 
651

Additional paid in capital
 
999,134

 
998,447

Cumulative net income
 
130,481

 
89,657

Cumulative other comprehensive income
 
91

 

Cumulative common distributions
 
(124,910
)
 
(60,482
)
Total shareholders' equity
 
1,005,448

 
1,028,273

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
2,467,657

 
$
1,534,611


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

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INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PROPERTIES TRUST 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income
 
$
60,958


$
40,431

 
$
167,035

 
$
120,456

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Real estate taxes
 
8,586

 
4,942

 
21,646

 
14,109

Other operating expenses
 
4,821

 
3,281

 
12,405

 
9,650

Depreciation and amortization
 
17,568

 
7,152

 
43,888

 
20,915

General and administrative
 
4,475

 
2,924

 
13,131

 
8,386

Total expenses
 
35,450

 
18,299

 
91,070

 
53,060

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
81

 
71

 
580

 
134

Interest expense (including net amortization of debt issuance costs and premiums of $524, $309, $1,421 and $931, respectively)
 
(14,687
)
 
(4,052
)
 
(36,207
)
 
(11,406
)
Income before income tax expense and equity in earnings of an investee
 
10,902

 
18,151

 
40,338

 
56,124

Income tax expense
 
(63
)
 
(9
)
 
(131
)
 
(24
)
Equity in earnings of an investee
 
83



 
617

 

Net income
 
10,922

 
18,142

 
40,824

 
56,100

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in unrealized gains (losses) of an investee
 
(46
)
 

 
91

 

Other comprehensive income
 
(46
)


 
91

 

Comprehensive income
 
$
10,876

 
$
18,142

 
$
40,915

 
$
56,100

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
 
65,055


65,022

 
65,042


63,839

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted
 
65,060


65,022

 
65,048


63,839

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per common share - basic and diluted
 
$
0.17


$
0.28


$
0.63


$
0.88


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




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INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PROPERTIES TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)

 
 

    

    

    

    
Cumulative
    

    

 
 
Number of
 

 
Additional
 
Cumulative
 
Other
 
Cumulative
 

 
 
Common
 
Common
 
Paid In
 
Net
 
Comprehensive
 
Common
 
 
 
 
Shares
 
Shares
 
Capital
 
Income
 
Income
 
Distributions
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2018
 
65,074,791

 
$
651

 
$
998,447

 
$
89,657

 
$

 
$
(60,482
)
 
$
1,028,273

Net income
 

 

 

 
16,786

 

 

 
16,786

Equity in unrealized gains of investee
 

 

 

 

 
66

 

 
66

Share grants
 

 

 
73

 

 

 

 
73

Distributions to common shareholders
 

 

 

 

 

 
(21,474
)
 
(21,474
)
Balance at March 31, 2019
 
65,074,791

 
651

 
998,520

 
106,443

 
66

 
(81,956
)
 
1,023,724

Net income
 

 

 

 
13,116

 

 

 
13,116

Equity in unrealized gains of investee
 

 

 

 

 
71

 

 
71

Share grants
 
15,000

 

 
345

 

 

 

 
345

Share repurchases
 
(1,362
)
 

 
(28
)
 

 

 

 
(28
)
Share forfeitures
 
(240
)
 

 
(1
)
 

 

 

 
(1
)
Distributions to common shareholders
 

 

 

 

 

 
(21,475
)
 
(21,475
)
Balance at June 30, 2019
 
65,088,189

 
651

 
998,836

 
119,559

 
137

 
(103,431
)
 
1,015,752

Net income
 

 

 

 
10,922

 

 

 
10,922

Equity in unrealized losses of investee
 

 

 

 

 
(46
)
 

 
(46
)
Share grants
 
104,200

 
1

 
521

 

 

 

 
522

Share repurchases
 
(10,476
)
 

 
(223
)
 

 

 

 
(223
)
Distributions to common shareholders
 

 

 

 

 

 
(21,479
)
 
(21,479
)
Balance at September 30, 2019
 
65,181,913

 
$
652

 
$
999,134

 
$
130,481

 
$
91

 
$
(124,910
)
 
$
1,005,448



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

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INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PROPERTIES TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)

 
 
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
 
 
Number of
 
 
 
Additional
 
Cumulative
 
Cumulative
 
 
 
 
Common
 
Common
 
Paid In
 
Net
 
Common
 
 
 
 
Shares
 
Shares
 
Capital
 
Income
 
Distributions
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2017
 
45,000,000

 
$
450

 
$
546,489

 
$
15,269

 
$

 
$
562,208

Net income
 

 

 

 
19,232

 

 
19,232

Contributions
 

 

 
16,162

 

 

 
16,162

Distributions
 

 

 
(9,187
)
 

 

 
(9,187
)
Issuance of common shares, net
 
20,000,000

 
200

 
444,109

 

 

 
444,309

Share grants
 
5,000

 

 
104

 

 

 
104

Balance at March 31, 2018
 
65,005,000

 
650

 
997,677

 
34,501

 

 
1,032,828

Net income
 

 

 

 
18,726

 

 
18,726

Share grants
 
15,000

 

 
314

 

 

 
314

Distributions to common shareholders
 

 

 

 

 
(17,551
)
 
(17,551
)
Balance at June 30, 2018
 
65,020,000

 
650

 
997,991

 
53,227

 
(17,551
)
 
1,034,317

Net income







18,142




18,142

Share grants

54,400


1


256






257

Share repurchases

(2,369
)



(52
)





(52
)
Distributions to common shareholders









(21,457
)

(21,457
)
Balance at September 30, 2018

65,072,031


$
651


$
998,195


$
71,369


$
(39,008
)

$
1,031,207



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


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INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PROPERTIES TRUST 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
40,824

 
$
56,100

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
 
27,161

 
13,715

Net amortization of debt issuance costs and premiums
 
1,421

 
931

Amortization of acquired real estate leases and assumed real estate lease obligations
 
15,085

 
6,304

Amortization of deferred leasing costs
 
659

 
616

Provision for losses on rents receivable
 

 
982

Straight line rental income
 
(3,960
)
 
(3,360
)
Other non-cash expenses
 
939

 
681

Equity in earnings of an investee
 
(617
)
 

Change in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Rents receivable
 
4

 
(1,556
)
Deferred leasing costs
 
(584
)
 
(483
)
Due from related persons
 
858

 
(1,433
)
Other assets
 
(7,863
)
 
(407
)
Accounts payable and other liabilities
 
7,440

 
1,180

Rents collected in advance
 
6,106

 
1,875

Security deposits
 
688

 
221

Due to related persons
 
997

 
(5,138
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
89,158

 
70,228

 
 
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
Real estate acquisitions and deposits
 
(884,445
)
 
(95,078
)
Real estate improvements
 
(7,789
)
 
(2,091
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(892,234
)
 
(97,169
)
 
 
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net
 

 
444,309

Proceeds from issuance of mortgage notes payable
 
650,000

 

Borrowings under revolving credit facility
 
736,000

 
160,000

Repayments of revolving credit facility
 
(499,000
)
 
(530,000
)
Payment of debt issuance costs
 
(5,517
)
 
(4,183
)
Distributions to common shareholders
 
(64,428
)
 
(39,008
)
Repurchase of common shares
 
(251
)
 
(52
)
Contributions
 

 
16,162

Distributions
 

 
(9,187
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
816,804

 
38,041

 
 
 
 
 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
13,728

 
11,100

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
9,608

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
23,336

 
$
11,100

 
 
 
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
 
 
 
 
Interest paid
 
$
31,995

 
$
10,195

Income taxes paid
 
$
164

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
Real estate acquired by assumption of mortgage notes payable
 
$
(56,980
)
 
$

 
 
 
 
 
NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
Assumption of mortgage notes payable
 
$
56,980

 
$

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

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INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PROPERTIES TRUST 
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)



 
Note 1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Industrial Logistics Properties Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries, or we, us or our, are unaudited. Certain information and disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, for complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted. We believe the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. However, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, or our 2018 Annual Report. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim period have been included. All intercompany transactions and balances with or among our consolidated subsidiaries have been eliminated. Our operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. Reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year’s presentation. In part because of the significant changes resulting from our initial public offering, or our IPO, on January 17, 2018, the financial results reported may not be indicative of our expected future results. For periods prior to January 17, 2018, our historical operating information and financial position have been derived from the financial statements of our former parent, Select Income REIT, or SIR, a former publicly traded real estate investment trust, or REIT, that merged with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of Office Properties Income Trust, or OPI, on December 31, 2018.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates in the condensed consolidated financial statements include purchase price allocations, useful lives of fixed assets, impairments of real estate and related intangibles.

Note 2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, No. 2016-02, Leases. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases and ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements. In December 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-20, Leases (Topic 842), Narrow-Scope Improvements for Lessors. Collectively, these standards set out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e., lessees and lessors). ASU No. 2016-02 requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase of the leased asset by the lessee. This classification will determine whether the lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight line basis over the term of the lease. ASU No. 2016-02 requires lessors to account for leases using an approach that is substantially equivalent to existing guidance for sales type leases, direct financing leases and operating leases. These standards were effective as of January 1, 2019. Upon adoption, we applied the package of practical expedients that has allowed us to not reassess (i) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (ii) lease classification for any expired or existing leases and (iii) initial direct costs for any expired or existing leases. Furthermore, we applied the optional transition method in ASU No. 2018-11, which has allowed us to initially apply the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the adoption period, although we did not have an adjustment. Additionally, our leases met the criteria in ASU No. 2018-11 to not separate non-lease components from the related lease component; therefore, the accounting for these leases remained largely unchanged from the previous standard. The adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 and the related improvements did not have a material impact in our condensed consolidated financial statements. Upon adoption, (i) amounts previously recognized as tenant reimbursements and other income, which totaled $5,650 and $16,986 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, have been reclassified as rental income, (ii) allowances for bad debts are now recognized as a direct reduction of rental income, and (iii) legal costs associated with the execution of our leases, which were previously capitalized and amortized over the life of their respective leases, are expensed as incurred. Subsequent to January 1, 2019, provisions for credit losses are included in rental income in our condensed consolidated financial statements. Provisions for credit losses prior to January 1, 2019 were previously included in other operating expenses in our condensed consolidated financial statements and prior periods are not reclassified to conform to the current presentation.



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INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PROPERTIES TRUST 
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which requires that entities use a new forward looking “expected loss” model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowance for credit losses. The measurement of expected credit losses is based upon historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. ASU No. 2016-13 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently assessing the potential impact the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 will have in our condensed consolidated financial statements although lease related receivables are governed by the lease standards referred to above and are not subject to ASU No. 2016-13. We currently expect to adopt the standard using the modified retrospective approach.

Note 3. Real Estate Properties

As of September 30, 2019, we owned 300 properties with a total of approximately 42,745,000 rentable square feet, including 226 buildings, leasable land parcels and easements with a total of approximately 16,756,000 rentable square feet of primarily industrial lands located on the island of Oahu, HI, or our Hawaii Properties, and 74 properties with a total of approximately 25,989,000 rentable square feet of industrial properties located in 29 other states, or our Mainland Properties.

We operate in one business segment: ownership and leasing of properties that include industrial and logistics buildings and leased industrial lands. For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, approximately 40.5% and 60.1%, respectively, of our rental income was from our Hawaii Properties. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, approximately 45.2% and 60.3%, respectively, of our rental income was from our Hawaii Properties. In addition, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., which is a tenant at certain of our Mainland Properties, accounted for $8,992, or 14.8%, and $3,874, or 9.6%, of our rental income for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $22,557, or 13.5%, and $12,104, or 10.0%, of our rental income for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we completed the acquisition of 30 industrial properties containing a combined 13,288,180 rentable square feet for an aggregate purchase price of $941,425, including acquisition related costs of $4,675. These acquisitions were accounted for as asset acquisitions. We allocated the purchase prices for these acquisitions based on the estimated fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number
 
Rentable
 
 
 
 
 
Buildings
 
Acquired
 
Real Estate
 
Discount
 
 
 
 
of
 
Square
 
Purchase
 
 
 
and
 
Real Estate
 
Lease
 
on Assumed
Date
 
Market Area
 
Properties
 
Feet
 
Price
 
Land
 
Improvements
 
Leases
 
Obligations
 
Debt
February 2019
 
2 mainland states
 
7

 
3,708,343

 
$
250,276

 
$
19,558

 
$
205,811

 
$
24,907

 
$

 
$

April 2019
 
Indianapolis, IN
 
1

 
493,500

 
30,517

 
2,817

 
24,836

 
2,864

 

 

April 2019
 
12 mainland states
 
20

 
8,694,321

 
628,323

 
52,546

 
519,695

 
56,715

 
(1,965
)
 
1,332

August 2019
 
Columbus, OH
 
2

 
392,016

 
32,309

 
2,393


27,372


2,544

 

 

 
 
 
 
30

 
13,288,180

 
$
941,425

 
$
77,314

 
$
777,714

 
$
87,030

 
$
(1,965
)
 
$
1,332



During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we committed $1,268 for expenditures related to tenant improvements and leasing costs for leases executed during the period for approximately 729,000 square feet. Committed but unspent tenant related obligations based on existing leases as of September 30, 2019 were $404.

Certain of our industrial lands in Hawaii may require environmental remediation, especially if the use of those lands is changed; however, we do not have any present plans to change the use of those lands or to undertake this environmental remediation. As of both September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, accrued environmental remediation costs of $6,940 were included in accounts payable and other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. These accrued environmental remediation costs relate to maintenance of our properties for current uses, and, because of the indeterminable timing of the remediation, these amounts have not been discounted to present value. In general, we do not have any insurance designated to limit any losses that we may incur as a result of known or unknown environmental conditions which are not caused by an insured event, such as fire or flood, although some of our tenants may maintain such insurance that may benefit us. Although we do not believe that there are environmental conditions at any of our properties that will have a material adverse effect on us, we cannot be sure that such conditions are not present at our properties or that costs we incur to remediate contamination will

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

not have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition. Charges for environmental remediation costs, if any, are included in other operating expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Note 4. Leases

We are a lessor of industrial and logistics properties. Our leases provide our tenants with the contractual right to use and economically benefit from all the physical space specified in the leases; therefore, we have determined to evaluate our leases as lease arrangements.

Our leases provide for base rent payments and in addition may include variable payments. Rental income from operating leases, including any payments derived by index or market based indices, is recognized on a straight line basis over the lease term when we have determined that the collectability of substantially all the lease payments is probable. Some of our leases have options to extend or terminate the lease exercisable at the option of our tenants, which are considered when determining the lease term. We do not include in our measurement of our lease receivables certain variable payments, including changes in the index or market based indices after the inception of the lease, certain tenant reimbursements and other income, and percentage rents until the specific events that trigger the variable payments have occurred. Such payments totaled $10,915 and $28,679 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, of which tenant reimbursements totaled $10,915 and $27,517, respectively.

Certain of our leases contain non-lease components, such as property level operating expenses and capital expenditures reimbursed by our tenants as well as other required lease payments. We have determined that all our leases qualify for the practical expedient to not separate the lease and non-lease components because (i) the lease components are operating leases and (ii) the timing and pattern of recognition of the non-lease components are the same as those of the lease components. We apply Accounting Standards Codification 842, Leases, to the combined component. Income derived by our leases is recorded in rental income in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Certain tenants are obligated to pay directly their obligations under their leases for insurance, real estate taxes and certain other expenses. These obligations, which have been assumed by the tenants under the terms of their respective leases, are not reflected in our condensed consolidated financial statements. To the extent any tenant responsible for any such obligations under the applicable lease defaults on such lease or if it is deemed probable that the tenant will fail to pay for such obligations, we would record a liability for such obligations.

The following table presents our operating lease maturity analysis as of September 30, 2019:
Year
 
Amount
2019
 
$
50,503

2020
 
201,117

2021
 
196,700

2022
 
186,968

2023
 
166,945

Thereafter
 
1,262,250

Total
 
$
2,064,483



Note 5. Indebtedness

Our principal debt obligations at September 30, 2019 were: (1) $650,000 of outstanding borrowings under our $750,000 unsecured revolving credit facility; and (2) three mortgage notes with an aggregate outstanding principal amount of $755,730.

We have a $750,000 unsecured revolving credit facility that is available for our general business purposes, including acquisitions. The maturity date of our revolving credit facility is December 29, 2021. We may borrow, repay and reborrow funds under our revolving credit facility until maturity, and no principal repayment is due until maturity. Interest on borrowings under our revolving credit facility is calculated at floating rates based on LIBOR plus a premium that varies based on our leverage ratio. We have the option to extend the maturity date of our revolving credit facility for two, six month periods, subject

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to payment of extension fees and satisfaction of other conditions. We are also required to pay a commitment fee on the unused portion of our revolving credit facility until and if such time as we make a ratings election, and thereafter we will be required to pay a facility fee in lieu of such commitment fee based on the maximum amount of our revolving credit facility. The agreement governing our revolving credit facility, or our credit agreement, also includes a feature under which the maximum borrowing availability under our revolving credit facility may be increased to up to $1,500,000 in certain circumstances. As of September 30, 2019, interest payable on the amount outstanding under our revolving credit facility was LIBOR plus 155 basis points and our commitment fee was 15 basis points. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the interest rate payable on borrowings under our revolving credit facility was 3.59% and 3.81%, respectively. The weighted average interest rate for borrowings under our revolving credit facility was 3.73% and 3.39% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and 3.75% and 3.21% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As of September 30, 2019 and October 28, 2019, we had $650,000 and $310,000, respectively, outstanding under our revolving credit facility, and $100,000 and $440,000, respectively, available to borrow under our revolving credit facility.

Our credit agreement provides for acceleration of payment of all amounts due thereunder upon the occurrence and continuation of certain events of default, such as a change of control of us, which includes The RMR Group LLC, or RMR LLC, ceasing to act as our business manager and property manager. Our credit agreement also contains covenants, including those that restrict our ability to incur debts or to make distributions in certain circumstances, and generally requires us to maintain certain financial ratios. We believe we were in compliance with the terms and conditions of the covenants under our credit agreement at September 30, 2019.

In January 2019, we obtained a $650,000 mortgage loan secured by 186 of our properties containing approximately 9.6 million square feet located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. This non-amortizing loan matures on February 7, 2029 and requires monthly payments of interest only at a fixed rate of 4.31% per annum.
In connection with the acquisition of a portfolio of 20 industrial properties in April 2019, as discussed in Note 3, we assumed a $56,980 mortgage note secured by one property containing approximately 1.0 million square feet located in Ruskin, FL. This non-amortizing loan matures on October 1, 2023 and requires monthly payments of interest only at a fixed rate of 3.60% per annum. We recorded a $1,332 discount in connection with this assumed mortgage debt, which increased its effective interest rate to 4.22% per annum. We recorded this discount because we believed the interest rate payable on this mortgage note was below the rate we would have had to pay for debt with the same maturity and similar other terms at the time we assumed this obligation.

As of September 30, 2019, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under our three mortgage notes was $755,730. These mortgage notes were secured by 188 properties with an aggregate net book value of $662,565 as of September 30, 2019.

In October 2019, we obtained a $350,000 mortgage loan secured by 11 of our Mainland Properties containing an aggregate of approximately 8.0 million rentable square feet and are located in eight states. This non-amortizing loan matures in November 2029 and requires monthly payments of interest at a fixed rate of 3.33% per annum. We used the proceeds from this loan to reduce outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

Note 6. Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

Our financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, rents receivable, our revolving credit facility, mortgage notes payable, accounts payable, rents collected in advance, security deposits and amounts due from or to related persons. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the fair value of our financial instruments approximated their carrying values in our condensed consolidated financial statements, due to their short term nature or floating interest rates, except as follows:
 
 
At September 30, 2019
 
At December 31, 2018
 
 
Carrying
 
Estimated
 
Carrying
 
Estimated
 
 
Value (1)
 
Fair Value
 
Value (1)
 
Fair Value
Mortgage notes payable
 
$
749,640

 
$
823,036

 
$
49,195

 
$
48,642

(1)
Includes unamortized premiums (discounts) and debt issuance costs of ($6,090) and $445 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.


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We estimate the fair value of our mortgage notes payable using discounted cash flow analyses and currently prevailing market rates as of the measurement date (Level 3 inputs). Because Level 3 inputs are unobservable, our estimated fair value may differ materially from the actual fair value.

Note 7. Shareholders’ Equity

Share Issuances:

On June 3, 2019, in accordance with our Trustee compensation arrangements, we granted 3,000 of our common shares, valued at $18.73 per share, the closing price of our common shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, or Nasdaq, on that day, to each of our five trustees as part of their annual compensation.

On September 18, 2019, we granted an aggregate of 104,200 of our common shares, valued at $21.69 per share, the closing price of our common shares on Nasdaq on that day, to our officers and certain other employees of RMR LLC under our equity compensation plan.

Distributions:

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we declared and paid regular quarterly distributions to common shareholders as follows:
Record Date
 
Payment Date
 
Distribution Per Share
 
Total Distribution
January 28, 2019
 
February 21, 2019
 
$0.33
 
$21,474
April 29, 2019
 
May 16, 2019
 
$0.33
 
$21,475
July 29, 2019
 
August 15, 2019
 
$0.33
 
$21,479

On October 17, 2019, we declared a regular quarterly distribution of $0.33 per common share, or approximately $21,500, to shareholders of record on October 28, 2019. We expect to pay this distribution on or about November 14, 2019.

Common Share Purchases:

On April 5, 2019, we purchased an aggregate of 1,362 of our common shares, valued at $20.49 per common share, the closing price of our common shares on Nasdaq on that day, from one of our former officers in satisfaction of tax withholding and payment obligations in connection with the vesting of awards of our common shares.

On July 3, 2019, we purchased an aggregate of 668 of our common shares, valued at $21.48 per common share, the closing price of our common shares on Nasdaq on that day, from a former employee of RMR LLC in satisfaction of tax withholding and payment obligations in connection with the vesting of awards of our common shares.

On September 25, 2019, we purchased an aggregate of 9,808 of our common shares, valued at $21.27 per common share, the closing price of our common shares on Nasdaq on that day, from our officers and certain other former and current employees of RMR LLC in satisfaction of tax withholding and payment obligations in connection with the vesting of awards of our common shares.


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Note 8. Weighted Average Common Shares

The following table provides a reconciliation of the weighted average number of common shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Weighted average common shares for basic earnings per share
 
65,055

 
65,022

 
65,042

 
63,839

Effect of dilutive securities: unvested share awards
 
5

 

 
6

 

Weighted average common shares for diluted earnings per share
 
65,060

 
65,022

 
65,048

 
63,839



Note 9. Certain Historical Arrangements and Operations Prior to our IPO

In connection with our IPO, on September 29, 2017, SIR contributed to us 266 properties with a total of approximately 28,540,000 rentable square feet, or our Initial Properties, including 16,834,000 rentable square feet of primarily industrial lands in Hawaii and approximately 11,706,000 rentable square feet of industrial and logistics properties in 24 other states. In connection with our IPO, we reimbursed SIR for approximately $7,271 of costs that SIR incurred in connection with our formation and preparation for our IPO.

We do not have any employees. As a wholly owned subsidiary of SIR, until the completion of our IPO, we had received services from RMR LLC under SIR’s business and property management agreements with RMR LLC. For periods prior to the completion of our IPO on January 17, 2018, base management fees payable by SIR under SIR’s business management agreement with RMR LLC and allocated to us were calculated based on the historical costs of our Initial Properties, and incentive management fees, and internal audit costs payable by SIR and allocated to us were based on the percentage of our base management fees compared to the total base management fees paid by SIR. During the period from January 1, 2018 to January 16, 2018, the base management fees payable by SIR and allocated to us were $308. This amount is included in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The property management and construction supervision fees payable by SIR under SIR’s property management agreement with RMR LLC that were allocated to us for the period from January 1, 2018 to January 16, 2018 were $230. This amount is included in other operating expenses or has been capitalized, as appropriate, in our condensed consolidated financial statements. For the period from January 1, 2018 to January 16, 2018, the total amount allocated to us for reimbursements that SIR paid to RMR LLC for employment and related expenses of RMR LLC employees assigned to work exclusively or partly at properties then owned by SIR, including the Initial Properties, SIR’s share of the wages, benefits and other related costs of RMR LLC’s centralized accounting personnel, SIR’s share of RMR LLC’s costs for providing SIR’s internal audit function and for other agreed upon amounts with respect to SIR’s business and property management agreements with RMR LLC was $120. This amount was included in other operating expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. All these management fees and reimbursements allocated to us for periods prior to January 17, 2018 were paid by SIR and not us.

In connection with our IPO, we entered two agreements with RMR LLC to provide management services to us. See Notes 10 and 11 for further information regarding our relationships, agreements and transactions with RMR LLC and SIR.

Note 10. Business and Property Management Agreements with RMR LLC

We have no employees. The personnel and various services we require to operate our business are provided to us by RMR LLC. We have two agreements with RMR LLC to provide management services to us: (1) a business management agreement, which relates to our business generally; and (2) a property management agreement, which relates to our property level operations.

Pursuant to our business management agreement with RMR LLC, we recognized business management fees of $3,291 and $8,576 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and $1,923 and $5,229 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and for the period from January 17, 2018 through September 30, 2018, respectively. Based on our common share total return, as defined in our business management agreement, as of September 30, 2019, no estimated 2019 incentive fees are included in the net business management fees we recognized for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2019. The actual amount of annual incentive fees for 2019, if any, will be based on our common share

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total return, as defined in our business management agreement, for the period from January 12, 2018 to December 31, 2019 and will be payable in 2020. No estimated 2018 incentive fees are included in the net business management fees we recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2018 or for the period from January 17, 2018 through September 30, 2018. The amounts for business management fees are included in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Pursuant to our property management agreement with RMR LLC, we recognized aggregate property management and construction supervision fees of $2,098 and $5,367 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and $1,205 and $3,327 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and for the period from January 17, 2018 through September 30, 2018, respectively. These amounts are included in other operating expenses or have been capitalized, as appropriate, in our condensed consolidated financial statements.

We are generally responsible for all our operating expenses, including certain expenses incurred or arranged by RMR LLC on our behalf. We are generally not responsible for payment of RMR LLC’s employment, office or administrative expenses incurred to provide management services to us, except for the employment and related expenses of RMR LLC’s employees assigned to work exclusively or partly at our properties, our share of the wages, benefits and other related costs of RMR LLC’s centralized accounting personnel, our share of RMR LLC’s costs for providing our internal audit function, or as otherwise agreed. Our property level operating expenses are generally incorporated into the rents charged to our tenants, including certain payroll and related costs incurred by RMR LLC. We reimbursed RMR LLC $1,203 and $3,132 for these expenses and costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and $809 and $2,116 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and for the period from January 17, 2018 through September 30, 2018, respectively. These amounts are included in other operating expenses and general and administrative expenses, as applicable, in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

See Notes 9 and 11 for further information regarding our relationships, agreements and transactions with RMR LLC.

Note 11. Related Person Transactions

We have relationships and historical and continuing transactions with RMR LLC, OPI (as successor by merger to SIR) and others related to them, including other companies to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services and which have trustees, directors and officers who are also our Trustees or officers.

Our Manager, RMR LLC. We have two agreements with RMR LLC to provide management services to us. See Note 10 for further information regarding our management agreements with RMR LLC and Note 9 for information regarding the management services that RMR LLC provided to SIR prior to our IPO that related to our Initial Properties.

RMR LLC is a majority owned subsidiary of The RMR Group Inc., or RMR Inc., and RMR Inc. is the managing member of RMR LLC. Adam D. Portnoy, the Chair of our Board of Trustees and one of our Managing Trustees, is the sole trustee, an officer and the controlling shareholder of ABP Trust, which is the controlling shareholder of RMR Inc., a managing director, president and chief executive officer of RMR Inc. and an officer and employee of RMR LLC. John G. Murray, our other Managing Trustee and our President and Chief Executive Officer, also serves as an officer and employee of RMR LLC, and each of our other officers is an officer and employee of RMR LLC.

See Note 7 for information relating to the awards of our common shares we made in 2019 to our officers and certain other employees of RMR LLC and common shares we purchased in 2019 from our current and former officers and certain other employees of RMR LLC in satisfaction of tax withholding and payment obligations in connection with the vesting of awards of our common shares. We include amounts recognized as expense for awards of our common shares to our officers and RMR LLC employees in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

SIR and OPI. Effective December 31, 2018, SIR merged with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of OPI. Adam Portnoy is also a managing trustee of OPI and was a managing trustee of SIR prior to its merger with OPI’s subsidiary. RMR LLC provided management services to SIR until its merger with OPI’s subsidiary and continues to provide management services to OPI and to us. As a condition to the closing of the merger, on December 27, 2018, SIR distributed all 45,000,000 of our common shares that it owned to SIR’s shareholders of record on December 20, 2018. As a result of the merger, OPI succeeded to all of SIR’s rights and obligations, including with respect to SIR’s agreements with us.

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OPI and SIR owed to us $532 and $865 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, for rents that they collected from certain of our tenants and which were due to us. OPI paid these amounts due to us in October 2019 and January 2019, respectively.

AIC. We, ABP Trust and five other companies to which RMR LLC provides management services currently own Affiliates Insurance Company, or AIC, an Indiana insurance company, in equal amounts. We purchased our AIC interest from SIR on December 31, 2018 for $8,632. We (including SIR prior to our IPO) and the other AIC shareholders historically participated in a combined property insurance program arranged and reinsured in part by AIC. The policies under that program expired on June 30, 2019, and we and the other AIC shareholders elected not to renew the AIC property insurance program; we have instead purchased standalone property insurance coverage with unrelated third party insurance providers.

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, our investment in AIC had a carrying value of $9,340 and $8,632, respectively. These amounts are included in other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. We recognized income of $83 and $617 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, related to our investment in AIC, which amount is presented as equity in earnings of an investee in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Our other comprehensive income includes our proportionate share of unrealized gains (losses) on fixed income securities, which are owned by AIC, related to our investment in AIC.

AIC is in the process of dissolving. In connection with its dissolution, we expect to receive a capital distribution in the fourth quarter of 2019.

For further information about these and other such relationships and certain other related person transactions, see our 2018 Annual Report.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
The following information should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our 2018 Annual Report.

OVERVIEW
 
We are a REIT organized under Maryland law. As of September 30, 2019, we owned 300 properties with approximately 42.7 million rentable square feet, including 226 buildings, leasable land parcels and easements with approximately 16.8 million rentable square feet located on the island of Oahu, HI, and 74 properties with approximately 26.0 million rentable square feet located in 29 other states. As of September 30, 2019, our properties were approximately 99.5% leased (based on rentable square feet) to 270 different tenants with a weighted average remaining lease term (based on annualized rental revenues) of approximately 9.6 years. We define the term annualized rental revenues as used in this section as the annualized contractual rents, as of September 30, 2019, including straight line rent adjustments and excluding lease value amortization, adjusted for tenant concessions including free rent and amounts reimbursed to tenants, plus estimated recurring expense reimbursements from tenants.

Property Operations
 
As of September 30, 2019, 99.5% of our rentable square feet was leased, compared to 99.3% of our rentable square feet as of September 30, 2018. Occupancy data for our properties as of September 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (square feet in thousands):
 
 
All Properties
 
Comparable Properties (1)
 
 
As of September 30,
 
As of September 30,
 
    
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Total properties
 
300

 
269

 
266

 
266

Total rentable square feet (2)
 
42,745

 
29,216

 
28,472

 
28,550

Percent leased (3)
 
99.5
%
 
99.3
%
 
99.2
%
 
99.2
%

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(1)
Consists of properties that we owned (including for the period SIR owned our properties prior to our IPO) continuously since January 1, 2018.
(2)
Subject to modest adjustments when space is remeasured or reconfigured for new tenants and when land leases are converted to building leases.
(3)
Percent leased includes (i) space being fitted out for occupancy pursuant to existing leases as of September 30, 2019, if any, and (ii) space which is leased but is not occupied or is being offered for sublease by tenants, if any.
 
The average effective rental rates per square foot, as defined below, for our properties for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Average effective rental rates per square foot leased: (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All properties
 
$
5.76

 
$
5.66

 
$
5.82

 
$
5.65

Comparable properties (2)
 
$
5.76

 
$
5.68

 
$
5.83

 
$
5.66

(1)
Average effective rental rates per square foot leased represents annualized rental income during the period specified divided by the average rentable square feet leased during the period specified.
(2)
Comparable properties for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 consist of 267 buildings, leasable land parcels and easements that we owned continuously since July 1, 2018. Comparable properties for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 consist of 266 buildings, leasable land parcels and easements that we owned (including for the period that SIR owned our properties prior to our IPO) continuously since January 1, 2018.

During the three months ended September 30, 2019, we entered new leases and lease renewals for approximately 99,000 square feet at weighted average (by square feet) rental rates that were approximately 13.4% higher than prior rates for the same land area or building area (with leasing rate increases for vacant space based upon the most recent rental rate for the same space). Commitments for tenant improvements, leasing costs and concessions for leases entered during the three months ended September 30, 2019 totaled $708,000, or approximately $0.44 per square foot per year of the new weighted average lease term.

As shown in the table below, approximately 0.1% of our total rented square feet and approximately 0.1% of our total annualized rental revenues as of September 30, 2019 are included in leases scheduled to expire by December 31, 2019.

As of September 30, 2019, our lease expirations by year are as follows (dollars and square feet in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% of Total
 
Cumulative
 
 
 
 
 
 
% of Total
 
Cumulative %
 
Annualized
 
Annualized
 
% of Total
 
 
 
 
Rented
 
Rented
 
of Total Rented
 
Rental
 
Rental
 
Annualized
 
 
Number of
 
Square Feet
 
Square Feet
 
Square Feet
 
 Revenues
 
 Revenues
 
Rental Revenues
Period / Year
 
Tenants
 
Expiring (1)
 
Expiring (1)
 
Expiring (1)
 
Expiring
 
Expiring
 
Expiring
10/1/2019-12/31/2019
 
2

 
38

 
0.1
%
 
0.1
%
 
$
274

 
0.1
%
 
0.1
%
2020
 
16

 
687

 
1.6
%
 
1.7
%
 
2,898

 
1.2
%
 
1.3
%
2021
 
31

 
3,045

 
7.2
%
 
8.9
%
 
17,267

 
7.0
%
 
8.3
%
2022
 
68

 
3,080

 
7.2
%
 
16.1
%
 
23,267

 
9.5
%
 
17.8
%
2023
 
28

 
2,757

 
6.5
%
 
22.6
%
 
17,203

 
7.0
%
 
24.8
%
2024
 
28

 
10,270

 
24.1
%
 
46.7
%
 
43,453

 
17.7
%
 
42.5
%
2025
 
14

 
1,445

 
3.4
%
 
50.1
%
 
8,146

 
3.3
%
 
45.8
%
2026
 
2

 
611

 
1.4
%
 
51.5
%
 
3,128

 
1.3
%
 
47.1
%
2027
 
9

 
5,538

 
13.0
%
 
64.5
%
 
27,171

 
11.1
%
 
58.2
%
2028
 
21

 
2,921

 
6.9
%
 
71.4
%
 
20,605

 
8.4
%
 
66.6
%
Thereafter
 
86

 
12,139

(2 
) 
28.6
%
 
100.0
%
 
81,865

 
33.4
%
 
100.0
%
    Total
 
305

 
42,531

 
100.0
%
 
 
 
$
245,277

 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):
 
8.6

 
 
 
 
 
9.6

 
 
 
 
(1)
Rented square feet is pursuant to existing leases as of September 30, 2019 and includes (i) space being fitted out for occupancy, if any, and (ii) space which is leased but is not occupied or is being offered for sublease by tenants, if any.

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(2)
Rented square feet excludes a 194 square foot expansion under construction until the commencement of the lease for that space.

The following chart shows the annualized rental revenues as of September 30, 2019 scheduled to reset at our Hawaii Properties:

Scheduled Rent Resets at Hawaii Properties
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
Annualized
 
 
Rental Revenues as of
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
Scheduled to Reset
10/1/2019 - 12/31/2019
 
$
1,901

2020
 
2,681

2021
 
2,610

2022
 
4,209

2023
 
3,005

2024 and thereafter
 
16,942

Total
 
$
31,348


We generally receive rents from our tenants monthly in advance. As of September 30, 2019, tenants representing 1% or more of our total annualized rental revenues were as follows (square feet in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% of Total
 
 
 
 
No. of
 
Rented
 
% of Total
 
Annualized Rental
Tenant
 
States
 
Properties
 
Sq. Ft. (1)
 
Rented Sq. Ft. (1)
 
Revenues
1
Amazon.com Services, Inc.
 
FL, IN, SC, TN, VA
 
6
 
6,119

 
14.4
%
 
14.2
%
2
Federal Express Corporation / FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
 
AR, CO, HI, IA, ID, IL, MN, MO, NC, ND, NV, OH, OK, UT
 
17
 
952

 
2.2
%
 
4.0
%
3
The Procter & Gamble Distributing LLC
 
OH
 
1
 
1,791

 
4.2
%
 
3.7
%
4
Restoration Hardware, Inc.
 
MD
 
1
 
1,195

 
2.8
%
 
2.5
%
5
American Tire Distributors, Inc.
 
CO, LA, NE, NY, OH
 
5
 
722

 
1.7
%
 
2.1
%
6
UPS Supply Chain Solutions Inc.
 
NH
 
1
 
614

 
1.4
%
 
2.0
%
7
Par Hawaii Refining, LLC
 
HI
 
3
 
3,148

 
7.4
%
 
1.9
%
8
Servco Pacific Inc.
 
HI
 
4
 
537

 
1.3
%
 
1.9
%
9
SKF USA Inc.
 
MO
 
1
 
431

 
1.0
%
 
1.7
%
10
EF Transit, Inc.
 
IN
 
1
 
535

 
1.3
%
 
1.6
%
11
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.
 
NJ
 
1
 
634

 
1.5
%
 
1.4
%
12
Subaru of America, Inc.
 
IN
 
1
 
963

 
2.3
%
 
1.4
%
13
Shurtech Brands, LLC
 
OH
 
1
 
645

 
1.5
%
 
1.4
%
14
Safeway Inc.
 
HI
 
2
 
146

 
0.3
%
 
1.4
%
15
Exel Inc.
 
SC
 
1
 
945

 
2.2
%
 
1.2
%
16
A.L. Kilgo Company, Inc.
 
HI
 
5
 
310

 
0.7
%
 
1.2
%
17
Trex Company, Inc.
 
NV, VA
 
2
 
646

 
1.5
%
 
1.2
%
18
Avnet, Inc.
 
OH
 
1
 
581

 
1.4
%
 
1.2
%
19
Cummins Inc.
 
KY
 
1
 
604

 
1.4
%
 
1.2
%
20
Manheim Remarketing, Inc.
 
HI
 
1
 
338

 
0.8
%
 
1.2
%
21
Warehouse Rentals Inc.
 
HI
 
5
 
278

 
0.7
%
 
1.1
%
22
Coca-Cola Bottling of Hawaii, LLC
 
HI
 
4
 
351

 
0.8
%
 
1.1
%
23
Whirlpool Corporation
 
IN
 
1
 
805

 
1.9
%
 
1.0
%

Total
 
 
 
66
 
23,290

 
54.7
%
 
51.6
%
(1)
Rented square feet is pursuant to existing leases as of September 30, 2019 and includes (i) space being fitted out for occupancy, if any, and (ii) space which is leased but is not occupied or is being offered for sublease by tenants, if any.

Mainland Properties. We generally will seek to renew or extend the terms of leases at our Mainland Properties as their expirations approach. Because of the capital many of the tenants in our Mainland Properties have invested in these properties and because many of these properties appear to be of strategic importance to the tenants’ businesses, we believe that it is likely

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that these tenants will renew or extend their leases prior to their expirations. If we are unable to extend or renew our leases, we will seek new tenants which may be time consuming, result in periods of vacancies and require further investment.

Hawaii Properties. As of September 30, 2019, our Hawaii Properties represented approximately 41.5% of our annualized rental revenues. As of September 30, 2019, certain of our Hawaii Properties are lands leased for rents that periodically reset based on fair market values, generally every ten years. Revenues from our Hawaii Properties have generally increased under our or our predecessors’ ownership as rents under the leases for those properties have been reset or renewed. Lease renewals, lease extensions, new leases and rental rates for our Hawaii Properties in the future will depend on prevailing market conditions when these lease renewals, lease extensions, new leases and rental rates are set. As rent reset dates or lease expirations approach at our Hawaii Properties, we generally negotiate with existing or new tenants for new lease terms. If we are unable to reach an agreement with a tenant on a rent reset, our Hawaii Properties’ leases typically provide that rent is reset based on an appraisal process. Despite our and our predecessors’ prior experience with rent resets, lease extensions and new leases in Hawaii, our ability to increase rents when rents reset, leases are extended, or leases expire depends upon market conditions, which are beyond our control. Accordingly, we cannot be sure that the historical increases achieved at our Hawaii Properties will continue in the future.

Rental rates for which available space may be leased in the future will depend on prevailing market conditions when lease extensions, lease renewals or new leases are negotiated. Whenever we extend, renew, or enter new leases for our properties, we intend to seek rents that are equal to or higher than our historical rents for the same properties; however, our ability to maintain or increase the rents for our current properties will depend in large part upon market conditions, which are beyond our control.

Since the leases at certain of our Hawaii Properties were originally entered, in some cases as long as 40 or 50 years ago, the characteristics of the neighborhoods in the vicinity of some of those properties have changed. In such circumstances, we and our predecessors have sometimes engaged in redevelopment activities to change the character of certain properties in order to increase rents. Because our Hawaii Properties are currently experiencing strong demand for their current uses, we do not currently expect redevelopment efforts in Hawaii to become a major activity of ours in the near term; however, we may undertake such activities on a selective basis.

Investment Activities (dollars in thousands)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we acquired 30 properties with a combined 13,288,180 rentable square feet for an aggregate purchase price of $936,750, excluding acquisition related costs of $4,675.

Our strategy related to property acquisitions is to target investments in industrial and logistics buildings in top tier markets. In addition to top tier markets, our focus is on newer buildings, high credit quality tenants and longer lease terms. We expect to use the extensive nationwide resources of RMR LLC to locate and acquire properties.

For further information regarding our investment activities, see Note 3 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
 
Financing Activities (dollars in thousands)
 
In January 2019, we obtained a $650,000 mortgage loan secured by 186 of our properties containing approximately 9.6 million square feet located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, and used the proceeds from this loan to reduce outstanding borrowings under our $750,000 unsecured revolving credit facility and to fund acquisitions. In April 2019, we assumed a $56,980 secured mortgage note in connection with one of our acquisitions.

In October 2019, we obtained a $350,000 mortgage loan secured by 11 of our Mainland Properties containing an aggregate of approximately 8.0 million rentable square feet and are located in eight states. This non-amortizing loan matures in November 2029 and requires monthly payments of interest at a fixed rate of 3.33% per annum. We used the proceeds from this loan to reduce outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

For further information regarding our financing activities, see Notes 3 and 5 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Our Investment and Financing Liquidity and Resources” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019, Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 (dollars and share amounts in thousands, except per share data)
 
Comparable Properties Results (1)
 
Acquired Properties Results (2)
 
Consolidated Results
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
%
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
%
 
2019
 
2018
 
Change
    
Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
Change
 
Change

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income
$
41,046

 
$
40,395

 
$
651

 
1.6
%
 
$
19,912

 
$
36

 
$
19,876

 
$
60,958

 
$
40,431

 
$
20,527

 
50.8
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate taxes
5,917

 
4,935

 
982

 
19.9
%
 
2,669

 
7

 
2,662

 
8,586

 
4,942

 
3,644

 
73.7
%
Other operating expenses
3,147

 
3,280

 
(133
)
 
(4.1
%)
 
1,674

 
1

 
1,673

 
4,821

 
3,281

 
1,540

 
46.9
%
Total operating expenses
9,064

 
8,215

 
849

 
10.3
%
 
4,343

 
8

 
4,335

 
13,407

 
8,223

 
5,184

 
63.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating income (3)
$
31,982

 
$
32,180

 
$
(198
)
 
(0.6
%)
 
$
15,569

 
$
28

 
$
15,541

 
47,551

 
32,208

 
15,343

 
47.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
17,568

 
7,152

 
10,416

 
145.6
%
General and administrative
 
4,475

 
2,924

 
1,551

 
53.0
%
Total other expenses
 
22,043

 
10,076

 
11,967

 
118.8
%
Interest income
 
81

 
71

 
10

 
14.1
%
Interest expense
 
(14,687
)
 
(4,052
)
 
(10,635
)
 
262.5
%
Income before income tax expense and equity earnings of an investee
 
10,902

 
18,151

 
(7,249
)
 
(39.9
%)
Income tax expense
 
(63
)
 
(9
)
 
(54
)
 
600.0
%
Equity in earnings of an investee
 
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Net income
 
$
10,922

 
$
18,142

 
$
(7,220
)
 
(39.8
%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
 
65,055

 
65,022

 
33

 
0.1
%
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted
 
65,060

 
65,022

 
38

 
0.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per common share - basic and diluted
 
$
0.17

 
$
0.28

 
$
(0.11
)
 
(39.3
%)

(1)
Consists of 267 buildings, leasable land parcels and easements that we owned continuously since July 1, 2018.

(2)
Consists of 33 properties that we acquired during the period from July 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.

(3)
See our definition of NOI and our reconciliation of net income to NOI below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

References to changes in the income and expense categories below relate to the comparison of results for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018. Our acquisition activity reflects our acquisition of 33 properties during the period from July 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.

Rental income. The increase in rental income is primarily a result of our acquisition activity and increases from leasing activity, rent resets and real estate tax expense reimbursements at certain of our comparable properties. Rental income includes non-cash straight line rent adjustments totaling approximately $979 for the 2019 period and approximately $1,128 for the 2018 period, and net amortization of acquired real estate leases and assumed real estate lease obligations totaling approximately $182 for the 2019 period and approximately $92 for the 2018 period.

Real estate taxes. The increase in real estate taxes primarily reflects our acquisition activity and higher tax assessments at certain of our comparable properties.

Other operating expenses. Other operating expenses primarily include repairs and maintenance, utilities, insurance, snow removal, legal, property management fees and, prior to January 1, 2019, bad debt expense; beginning January 1, 2019, the applicable accounting standards require bad debts to be recorded as a reduction of revenues rather than as an expense. The increase in other operating expenses is primarily due to our acquisition activity, partially offset by a decrease at our comparable properties. The decrease in other operating expenses at our comparable properties is primarily due to a decrease in bad debts

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recorded as expense, partially offset by increases in insurance expense and repairs and maintenance costs during the 2019 period at certain of our comparable properties.

Depreciation and amortization. The increase in depreciation and amortization primarily reflects our acquisition activity and an increase in depreciation of improvements made to certain of our properties after July 1, 2018, partially offset by certain leasing related assets becoming fully amortized in 2018 and 2019.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses primarily include fees paid under our business management agreement, legal fees, audit fees, Trustee fees and expenses and equity compensation expense. The increase in general and administrative expenses primarily reflects an increase in business management fees as a result of our acquisition activity in 2018 and 2019.

Interest income. Interest income represents interest earned on our cash balances. The increase in interest income is primarily a result of a larger amount of investable cash in the 2019 period compared to the 2018 period.

Interest expense. The increase in interest expense is primarily due to the $650,000 non-amortizing mortgage loan we obtained in January 2019, a mortgage note assumed in connection with one of our April 2019 acquisitions and increased borrowings under our revolving credit facility to fund our acquisition activity since July 1, 2018.

Income tax expense. Income tax expense reflects state income taxes payable in certain jurisdictions that are subject to state income taxes.

Equity in earnings of an investee. Equity in earnings of an investee represents our proportionate share of earnings from our investment in AIC, which we acquired in December 2018.

Net income. The decrease in net income for the 2019 period compared to the 2018 period reflects the changes noted above.

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted. The increase in weighted average common shares outstanding primarily reflects common shares granted under our equity compensation plan since July 1, 2018.

Net income per common share - basic and diluted. The decrease in net income per common share reflects the changes to net income and weighted average common shares noted above.


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Nine months ended September 30, 2019, Compared to Nine months ended September 30, 2018 (dollars and share amounts in thousands, except per share data)
 
Comparable Properties Results (1)
 
Acquired Properties Results (2)
 
Consolidated Results
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
%
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
%
 
2019
    
2018
    
Change
    
Change
 
2019
    
2018
    
Change
 
2019
    
2018
    
Change
    
Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income
$
123,280

 
$
119,826

 
$
3,454

 
2.9
%
 
$
43,755

 
$
630

 
$
43,125

 
$
167,035

 
$
120,456

 
$
46,579

 
38.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate taxes
15,868

 
14,101

 
1,767

 
12.5
%
 
5,778

 
8

 
5,770

 
21,646

 
14,109

 
7,537

 
53.4
%
Other operating expenses
9,213

 
9,631

 
(418
)
 
(4.3
%)
 
3,192

 
19

 
3,173

 
12,405

 
9,650

 
2,755

 
28.5
%
Total operating expenses
25,081

 
23,732

 
1,349

 
5.7
%
 
8,970

 
27

 
8,943

 
34,051

 
23,759

 
10,292

 
43.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating income (3)
$
98,199

 
$
96,094

 
$
2,105

 
2.2
%
 
$
34,785

 
$
603

 
$
34,182

 
132,984

 
96,697

 
36,287

 
37.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
43,888

 
20,915

 
22,973

 
109.8
%
General and administrative
 
13,131

 
8,386

 
4,745

 
56.6
%
Total other expenses
 
57,019

 
29,301

 
27,718

 
94.6
%
Interest income
 
580

 
134

 
446

 
332.8
%
Interest expense
 
(36,207
)
 
(11,406
)
 
(24,801
)
 
217.4
%
Income before income tax expense
 
40,338

 
56,124

 
(15,786
)
 
(28.1
%)
Income tax expense
 
(131
)
 
(24
)
 
(107
)
 
445.8
%
Equity in earnings of an investee
 
617

 

 
617

 
N/M

Net income
 
$
40,824

 
$
56,100

 
$
(15,276
)
 
(27.2
%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
 
65,042

 
63,839

 
1,203

 
1.9
%
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted
 
65,048

 
63,839

 
1,209

 
1.9
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per common share - basic and diluted
 
$
0.63

 
$
0.88

 
$
(0.25
)
 
(28.4
%)

(1)
Consists of 266 buildings, leasable land parcels and easements that we owned (including for the period that SIR owned our properties prior to our IPO) continuously since January 1, 2018.

(2)
Consists of 34 properties that we acquired during the period from January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.

(3)
See our definition of NOI and our reconciliation of net income to NOI below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

References to changes in the income and expense categories below relate to the comparison of results for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Our acquisition activity reflects our acquisition of 34 properties during the period from January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.

Rental income. The increase in rental income is primarily a result of our acquisition activity and increases from leasing activity and rent resets at certain of our comparable properties. Rental income includes non-cash straight line rent adjustments totaling approximately $3,960 for the 2019 period and approximately $3,360 for the 2018 period, and net amortization of acquired real estate leases and assumed real estate lease obligations totaling approximately $1,002 for the 2019 period and approximately $295 for the 2018 period.

Real estate taxes. The increase in real estate taxes primarily reflects our acquisition activity and higher tax assessments at certain of our comparable properties.

Other operating expenses. The increase in other operating expenses is primarily due to our acquisition activity, partially offset by a decrease at our comparable properties. The decrease in other operating expenses at our comparable properties is primarily due to a decrease in bad debts recorded as expense, partially offset by increases in insurance expense and repairs and maintenance costs during the 2019 period at certain of our comparable properties.

Depreciation and amortization. The increase in depreciation and amortization primarily reflects our acquisition activity and an increase in depreciation of improvements made to certain of our properties after January 1, 2018.

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General and administrative. The increase in general and administrative expenses primarily reflects an increase in business management fees as a result of our acquisition activity in 2018 and 2019.

Interest income. Interest income represents interest earned on our cash balances. The increase in interest income is primarily a result of a larger amount of investable cash in the 2019 period compared to the 2018 period.

Interest expense. The increase in interest expense is primarily due to the $650,000 non-amortizing mortgage loan we obtained in January 2019, a mortgage note we assumed in connection with one of our acquisitions in April 2019 and increased borrowings under our revolving credit facility to fund our acquisition activity since January 1, 2018.

Income tax expense. Income tax expense reflects state income taxes payable in certain jurisdictions that are subject to state income taxes.

Equity in earnings of an investee. Equity in earnings of an investee represents our proportionate share of earnings from our investment in AIC, which we acquired in December 2018.

Net income. The decrease in net income for the 2019 period compared to the 2018 period reflects the changes noted above.

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted. The increase in weighted average common shares outstanding primarily reflects common shares granted under our equity compensation plan since our IPO.

Net income per common share - basic and diluted. The decrease in net income per common share reflects the changes to net income and weighted average common shares noted above.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We present certain “non-GAAP financial measures” within the meaning of applicable Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, rules, including net operating income, or NOI, funds from operations, or FFO and Normalized FFO. These measures do not represent cash generated by operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered alternatives to net income as indicators of our operating performance or as measures of our liquidity. These measures should be considered in conjunction with net income as presented in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. We consider these non-GAAP measures to be appropriate supplemental measures of operating performance for a REIT, along with net income. We believe these measures provide useful information to investors because by excluding the effects of certain historical amounts, such as depreciation and amortization expense, they may facilitate a comparison of our operating performance between periods and with other REITs and, in the case of NOI, reflecting only those income and expense items that are generated and incurred at the property level may help both investors and management to understand the operations of our properties.

Net Operating Income

We calculate NOI as shown below. We define NOI as income from our rental of real estate less our property operating expenses. The calculation of NOI excludes certain components of net income in order to provide results that are more closely related to our property level results of operations. NOI excludes amortization of capitalized tenant improvement costs and leasing commissions that we record as depreciation and amortization expense. We use NOI to evaluate individual and company-wide property level performance. Other real estate companies and REITs may calculate NOI differently than we do.


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The following table presents the reconciliation of net income to NOI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Reconciliation of Net Income to NOI:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
10,922

 
$
18,142

 
$
40,824

 
$
56,100

Equity in earnings of an investee
(83
)
 

 
(617
)
 

Income tax expense
63

 
9

 
131

 
24

Income before income tax expense and equity earnings of an investee
10,902

 
18,151

 
40,338

 
56,124

Interest expense
14,687

 
4,052

 
36,207

 
11,406

Interest income
(81
)
 
(71
)
 
(580
)
 
(134
)
General and administrative
4,475

 
2,924

 
13,131

 
8,386

Depreciation and amortization
17,568

 
7,152

 
43,888

 
20,915

NOI
 
$
47,551

 
$
32,208

 
$
132,984

 
$
96,697

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOI:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hawaii Properties
 
$
17,821

 
$
18,006

 
$
56,817

 
$
55,088

Mainland Properties
 
29,730

 
14,202

 
76,167

 
41,609

NOI
 
$
47,551


$
32,208

 
$
132,984

 
$
96,697


Funds From Operations and Normalized Funds From Operations

We calculate FFO and Normalized FFO as shown below. FFO is calculated on the basis defined by The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, which is net income, calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, as well as certain other adjustments currently not applicable to us. In calculating Normalized FFO, we adjust for the items shown below, if any, and include business management incentive fees, if any, only in the fourth quarter versus the quarter when they are recognized as an expense in accordance with GAAP due to their quarterly volatility not necessarily being indicative of our core operating performance and the uncertainty as to whether any such business management incentive fees will be payable when all contingencies for determining such fees are known at the end of the calendar year. FFO and Normalized FFO are among the factors considered by our Board of Trustees when determining the amount of distributions to our shareholders. Other factors include, but are not limited to, requirements to maintain our qualification for taxation as a REIT, limitations in our credit agreement, the availability to us of debt and equity capital, our distribution rate as a percentage of the trading price of its common shares, or dividend yield, and to the dividend yields of other industrial REITs, our expectation of our future capital requirements and operating performance and our expected needs for and availability of cash to pay our obligations. Other real estate companies and REITs may calculate FFO and Normalized FFO differently than we do.
The following table presents our calculation of FFO and Normalized FFO and reconciliations of net income to FFO and Normalized FFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands, except per share data):
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Reconciliation of Net Income to FFO and Normalized FFO:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
10,922

 
$
18,142

 
$
40,824

 
$
56,100

Plus: depreciation and amortization
17,568

 
7,152

 
43,888

 
20,915

FFO and Normalized FFO
$
28,490

 
$
25,294

 
$
84,712

 
$
77,015

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FFO and Normalized FFO per common share - basic and diluted
$
0.44

 
$
0.39

 
$
1.30

 
$
1.21



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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
Our Operating Liquidity and Resources (dollars in thousands)
 
Our principal sources of funds to meet our operating and capital expenses, pay debt service obligations and make distributions to our shareholders are rents from tenants at our properties and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. We believe that these sources of funds will be sufficient to meet our operating and capital expenses, pay debt service obligations and make distributions to our shareholders for the next 12 months and for the foreseeable future thereafter. Our future cash flows from operating activities will depend primarily upon our ability to: 
maintain the occupancy of, and maintain or increase the rental rates at, our properties;
control our operating cost increases; and
purchase additional properties that produce cash flows in excess of our costs of acquisition capital and property operating expenses.
 
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities were $89,158, ($892,234) and $816,804, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and $70,228, ($97,169) and $38,041, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in the prior year is primarily due to an increase in consolidated property NOI due to our acquisitions in the 2019 period, reimbursements we paid to SIR during the 2018 period for the costs SIR incurred in 2018 and 2017 in connection with our formation and our IPO and cash rents collected from our tenants by SIR in the 2018 period but which were not paid to us until after September 30, 2018. Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased primarily due to our acquisitions in the 2019 period. The increase in net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in the prior year is primarily due to net proceeds from our mortgage financing in the 2019 period and higher net borrowings under our revolving credit facility for the 2019 period compared with net repayments under the credit facility for the 2018 period, partially offset by the proceeds we received from our IPO in the 2018 period and higher amounts of distributions we paid to our shareholders during the 2019 period.
 
Our Investment and Financing Liquidity and Resources (dollars in thousands, except per share and per square foot data)

Our future acquisition or development activity cannot be accurately projected because such activity depends upon available opportunities that come to our attention, our ability to successfully acquire, develop and operate properties, financing available to us, our cost of capital, other commitments we have made and alternative uses for the amounts that would be required for the acquisition or development, the extent of our leverage, and the expected impact of the acquisition or development on our debt covenants and certain other financial metrics. We generally do not intend to purchase “turn around” properties, or properties that do not generate positive cash flows, and, to the extent we conduct construction or redevelopment activities on our properties, we currently intend to conduct those activities primarily to satisfy tenant requirements or on a build to suit basis for existing or new tenants.

When significant amounts are outstanding under our revolving credit facility or as the maturities of our debt approach, we intend to explore refinancing alternatives. Such alternatives may include incurring additional debt, selling certain properties and issuing new equity securities. In addition, we may also seek to participate in joint ventures or other arrangements that may provide us additional sources of funds. We currently have an effective shelf registration statement that allows us to issue public securities on an expedited basis, but we cannot be sure that there will be purchasers for such securities. We may also assume mortgage notes in connection with our acquisitions of properties or place new mortgages on properties we own.

As of September 30, 2019, we had cash and cash equivalents of $23,336. To maintain our qualification as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, we generally are required to distribute annually at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, subject to specified adjustments and excluding any net capital gain. This distribution requirement limits our ability to retain earnings and thereby provide capital for our operations or acquisitions. In order to fund cash needs that may result from timing differences between our receipt of rents and our desire or need to make distributions, to pay operating or capital expenses or to fund any future property acquisitions, development or redevelopment efforts, we maintain a $750,000 unsecured revolving credit facility with a group of lenders. The maturity date of our revolving credit facility is December 29, 2021. We have the option to extend the maturity date of our revolving credit facility for two, six month periods, subject to payment of extension fees and satisfaction of other conditions. We pay interest on borrowings under our revolving credit facility at the rate of LIBOR plus a premium that varies based on our leverage ratio. We are required to pay a commitment fee

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on the unused portion of our revolving credit facility until and if such time as we make a ratings election, and thereafter we will be required to pay a facility fee in lieu of such commitment fee based on the maximum amount of our revolving credit facility. At September 30, 2019, the interest rate premium on our revolving credit facility was 155 basis points and our commitment fee was 15 basis points. We can borrow, repay and reborrow funds available under our revolving credit facility until maturity, and no principal repayment is due until maturity. As of September 30, 2019, the annual interest rate payable on borrowings under our revolving credit facility was 3.59%. As of September 30, 2019 and October 28, 2019, we had $650,000 and $310,000, respectively, outstanding under our revolving credit facility and $100,000 and $440,000, respectively, available to borrow under our revolving credit facility.

Our credit agreement includes a feature under which the maximum borrowing availability under the facility may be increased to up to $1,500,000 in certain circumstances.

On January 29, 2019, we obtained a $650,000 mortgage loan secured by 186 of our properties (178 land parcels and eight buildings) containing approximately 9.6 million square feet located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. This non-amortizing loan matures on February 7, 2029 and requires monthly payments of interest only at a fixed rate of 4.31% per annum. We used the proceeds from this loan to reduce outstanding borrowings under our $750,000 unsecured revolving credit facility and to fund acquisitions.

In connection with the acquisition of a portfolio of 20 industrial properties in April 2019, we assumed a $56,980 mortgage note secured by one property containing approximately 1.0 million square feet located in Ruskin, FL. This non-amortizing loan matures on October 1, 2023 and requires monthly payments of interest only at a fixed rate of 3.60% per annum.

As of September 30, 2019, including the mortgage debt described in the preceding two paragraphs, we had three mortgage notes payable with an aggregate principal amount of $755,730, which are scheduled to mature in 2020, 2023 and 2029.

In October 2019, we obtained a $350,000 mortgage loan secured by 11 of our Mainland Properties containing an aggregate of approximately 8.0 million rentable square feet and are located in eight states. This non-amortizing loan matures in November 2029 and requires monthly payments of interest at a fixed rate of 3.33% per annum. We used the proceeds from this loan to reduce outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

We expect to use borrowings under our revolving credit facility to fund any future property acquisitions, development or redevelopment efforts. We may also assume mortgage notes in connection with future acquisitions. Although we cannot be sure that we will be successful in completing any particular type of financing, we believe that we will have access to financing, such as debt or equity offerings, to fund capital expenditures, future acquisitions, development, redevelopment and other activities and to pay our obligations.

The completion and the costs of any future financings will depend primarily upon our success in operating our business and upon market conditions. In particular, the feasibility and cost of any future debt financings will depend primarily on our then current credit qualities and on market conditions. We have no control over market conditions. Potential lenders in future debt transactions will evaluate our ability to fund required debt service and repay principal balances when they become due by reviewing our financial condition, results of operations, business practices and plans and our ability to maintain our earnings, to stagger our debt maturities and to balance our use of debt and equity capital so that our financial performance and leverage ratios afford us flexibility to withstand any reasonably anticipated adverse changes. We intend to conduct our business activities in a manner which will afford us reasonable access to capital for investment and financing activities.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we paid quarterly cash distributions to our shareholders totaling $64,428 using existing cash balances and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. For more information regarding the distributions we paid during 2019, see Note 7 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

On October 17, 2019, we declared a regular quarterly distribution of $0.33 per common share, or approximately $21,500, to shareholders of record on October 28, 2019. We expect to pay this distribution on or about November 14, 2019 using existing cash balances and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

We currently expect that our leasing activity and our recent acquisitions may increase our future cash flows and enhance our ability to increase our distributions to shareholders in the future. However, even if we realize future cash flows

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and an enhancement in our ability to increase our distributions to shareholders, we may elect to utilize that cash for purposes other than increasing our distributions to shareholders, such as to reduce our debt.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, amounts capitalized for tenant improvements, leasing costs, building improvements and development and redevelopment activities were as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
 
2019
    
2018
    
2019
 
2018
Tenant improvements (1)
 
$
173

 
$

 
$
173

 
$
69

Leasing costs (2)
 
322

 
188

 
716

 
517

Building improvements (3)
 
1,093

 
657

 
2,986

 
958

Development, redevelopment and other activities (4)
 
5,208

 
110

 
7,921

 
566

 
 
$
6,796

 
$
955

 
$
11,796

 
$
2,110


(1)
Tenant improvements include capital expenditures used to improve tenants’ space or amounts paid directly to tenants to improve their space.

(2)
Leasing costs include leasing related costs, such as brokerage commissions, legal costs and tenant inducements.

(3)
Building improvements generally include (i) expenditures to replace obsolete building components and (ii) expenditures that extend the useful life of existing assets.

(4)
Development, redevelopment and other activities generally include (i) capital expenditure projects that reposition a property or (ii) result in new sources of revenue.
 
As of September 30, 2019, we had estimated unspent leasing related obligations of $404. In addition, we have committed to expand an existing property at a remaining estimated cost as of September 30, 2019, of approximately $9,013.
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, commitments made for expenditures, such as tenant improvements and leasing costs in connection with leasing space, were as follows (square feet in thousands):
 
New Leases
 
Renewals
 
Totals
Square feet leased during the period
73

 
26

 
99

Total leasing costs and concession commitments (1)
$
708

 
$

 
$
708

Total leasing costs and concession commitments per square foot (1)
$
9.70

 
$

 
$
7.15

Weighted average lease term by square feet (years)
20.0

 
5.2

 
16.1

Total leasing costs and concession commitments per square foot per year (1)
$
0.48

 
$

 
$
0.44


(1)
Includes commitments made for leasing expenditures and concessions, such as leasing commissions, tenant improvements or other tenant inducements.
 
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
As of September 30, 2019, we had no off balance sheet arrangements that have had or that we expect would be reasonably likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.


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Debt Covenants (dollars in thousands)
 
Our principal debt obligations at September 30, 2019 were borrowings outstanding under our revolving credit facility, a $56,980 mortgage note assumed in connection with an acquisition of a property in April 2019, a $650,000 mortgage loan obtained in January 2019 that is secured by 186 properties and a $48,750 mortgage note assumed in connection with an acquisition of a property in 2015. Our mortgage notes are non-recourse, subject to certain limitations, except that, with respect to the $650,000 mortgage loan, the applicable loan agreement contains certain carveouts to the general non-recourse provisions and we are obligated to indemnify the lenders for certain potential environmental losses relating to hazardous materials and violations of environmental law.

Our credit agreement provides for acceleration of payment of all amounts outstanding upon the occurrence and continuation of certain events of default, such as a change of control of us, which includes RMR LLC ceasing to act as our business and property manager. Our credit agreement contains covenants, including those that restrict our ability to incur debts, including debts secured by mortgages on our properties, in excess of calculated amounts, restrict our ability to make distributions to our shareholders in certain circumstances and generally require us to maintain certain financial ratios. As of September 30, 2019, we believe we were in compliance with all the covenants and other terms under our credit agreement.
 
Our credit agreement does not contain provisions for acceleration which could be triggered by our leverage ratio. However, under our credit agreement, our leverage ratio is used to determine the interest rates for calculating the amount of interest payable on outstanding borrowings and the fees we pay. Accordingly, if our leverage ratio increases above the applicable thresholds, our interest expense and related costs under our credit agreement would increase.
 
Our revolving credit facility has cross default provisions to other indebtedness that is recourse of $25,000 or more and indebtedness that is non-recourse of $50,000 or more.

The loan agreement governing the aggregate $650,000 mortgage loan we obtained in January 2019 contains customary covenants and provides for acceleration of payment of all amounts due thereunder upon the occurrence and continuation of certain events of default. In addition, pursuant to the loan agreement and related documents, we are required to maintain a minimum consolidated net worth of at least $250,000 and liquidity of at least $15,000. As of September 30, 2019, we believe we were in compliance with all the covenants and other terms under the agreements governing our mortgage notes.

Related Person Transactions

We have relationships and historical and continuing transactions with RMR LLC, RMR Inc. and others related to them. For example: we have no employees and the personnel and various services we require to operate our business are provided to us by RMR LLC pursuant to our business and property management agreements with RMR LLC; RMR Inc. is the managing member of RMR LLC; Adam Portnoy, the Chair of our Board of Trustees and one of our Managing Trustees, is the sole trustee, an officer and the controlling shareholder of ABP Trust, which is the controlling shareholder of RMR Inc., a managing director, president and chief executive officer of RMR Inc. and an officer and employee of RMR LLC; John Murray, our other Managing Trustee and our President and Chief Executive Officer, also serves as an executive officer of RMR LLC, and each of our other officers is also an officer and employee of RMR LLC. We have relationships and historical and continuing transactions with other companies to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services and some of which have trustees, directors or officers who are also trustees, directors or officers of us, RMR LLC or RMR Inc., including OPI (successor by merger to SIR). For further information about these and other such relationships and related person transactions, see Notes 9, 10 and 11 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our 2018 Annual Report, our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and our other filings with the SEC. In addition, see the section captioned “Risk Factors” of our 2018 Annual Report for a description of risks that may arise as a result of these and other related person transactions and relationships. Our filings with the SEC and copies of certain of our agreements with these related persons, including our business and property management agreements with RMR LLC and our various agreements with OPI, are available as exhibits to our public filings with the SEC and accessible at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. We may engage in additional transactions with related persons, including businesses to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk (dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
We are exposed to risks associated with market changes in interest rates. We manage our exposure to this market risk by monitoring available financing alternatives. Our strategy to manage exposure to changes in interest rates is materially

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unchanged since December 31, 2018. Other than as described below, we do not currently expect any significant changes in our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates or in how we manage this exposure in the near future.

Fixed Rate Debt 
 
At September 30, 2019, our outstanding fixed rate debt consisted of the following mortgage notes:
 
    
 
    
Annual
 
Annual
    
 
    
Interest
 
 
Principal
 
Interest
 
Interest
 
 
 
Payments
Debt
 
Balance (1)
 
Rate (1)
 
Expense (1)
 
Maturity
 
Due
Mortgage note (one property in Virginia)

$
48,750


3.99
%

$
1,945


2020

Monthly
Mortgage note (one property in Florida)
 
56,980

 
3.60
%
 
2,051

 
2023
 
Monthly
Mortgage notes (186 properties in Hawaii)

650,000


4.31
%

28,015


2029

Monthly


$
755,730

 


$
32,011

 




(1)
The principal balance, annual interest rate and annual interest expense are the amounts stated in the applicable contracts. In accordance with GAAP, our carrying values and recorded interest expense may differ from these amounts because of market conditions at the time we assumed or issued this debt.
 
These mortgage notes require interest only payments until maturity. Because our mortgage notes require interest to be paid at a fixed rate, changes in market interest rates during the terms of these mortgage notes will not affect our interest obligations. If these mortgage notes are refinanced at interest rates which are one percentage point higher or lower than shown above, our annual interest cost would increase or decrease by approximately $7,557.

Changes in market interest rates would affect the fair value of our fixed rate debt obligations. Increases in market interest rates decrease the fair value of our fixed rate debt, while decreases in market interest rates increase the fair value of our fixed rate debt. Based on the balances outstanding at September 30, 2019 and discounted cash flow analyses through the maturity dates, and assuming no other changes in factors that may affect the fair value of our fixed rate debt obligations, a hypothetical immediate one percentage point change in the interest rates would change the fair value of these obligations by approximately $57,708.

In October 2019, we obtained a $350,000 mortgage loan secured by 11 of our Mainland Properties containing an aggregate of approximately 8.0 million rentable square feet located in eight states. This non-amortizing loan matures in November 2029 and requires monthly payments of interest at a fixed rate of 3.33% per annum. We used the proceeds from this loan to reduce outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

Floating Rate Debt

At September 30, 2019, our floating rate debt consisted of $650,000 outstanding under our revolving credit facility. Our revolving credit facility matures on December 29, 2021 and, subject to the payment of extension fees and satisfaction of other conditions, we have the option to extend the maturity date for two, six month periods. No principal repayments are required under our revolving credit facility prior to maturity, and prepayments may be made at any time without penalty.

Borrowings under our revolving credit facility are in U.S. dollars and require interest to be paid at LIBOR plus a premium that varies based on our leverage ratio. Accordingly, we are vulnerable to changes in the U.S. dollar based short term rates, specifically LIBOR. In addition, upon renewal or refinancing of this obligation, we are vulnerable to increases in interest rate premiums due to market conditions or our perceived credit risk. Generally, a change in interest rates would not affect the value of our floating rate debt but would affect our operating results. The following table presents the approximate impact a one percentage point increase in interest rates would have on our annual floating rate interest expense at September 30, 2019:
 
 
Impact of an Increase in Interest Rates
 
    
 
 
 
    
Total Interest 
    
Annual
 
 
Interest Rate 
 
Outstanding
 
Expense
 
Earnings Per
 
 
Per Year
 
Debt
 
Per Year
 
Share Impact (1)
At September 30, 2019
 
3.59
%
 
$
650,000

 
$
23,335

 
$
0.36

One percentage point increase
 
4.59
%
 
$
650,000

 
$
29,835

 
$
0.46

(1)
Based on the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.


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The following table presents the approximate impact a one percentage point increase in interest rates would have on our annual floating rate interest expense at September 30, 2019 if we were fully drawn on our revolving credit facility:
 
 
Impact of an Increase in Interest Rates
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Interest 
 
Annual
 
 
Interest Rate 
 
Outstanding
 
Expense
 
Earnings Per
 
 
Per Year
 
Debt
 
Per Year
 
Share Impact (1)
At September 30, 2019
 
3.59
%
 
$
750,000

 
$
26,925

 
$
0.41

One percentage point increase
 
4.59
%
 
$
750,000

 
$
34,425

 
$
0.53

(1)
Based on the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

The foregoing tables show the impact of an immediate one percentage point change in floating interest rates. If interest rates were to change gradually over time, the impact would be spread over time. Our exposure to fluctuations in floating interest rates will increase or decrease in the future with increases or decreases in the outstanding amounts of our revolving credit facility and any other floating rate debt.

LIBOR Phase Out

LIBOR is currently expected to be phased out in 2021. We are required to pay interest on borrowings under our credit facility at floating rates based on LIBOR. Future debt that we may incur may also require that we pay interest based upon LIBOR. We currently expect that the determination of interest under our credit facility would be revised as provided under the agreement or amended as necessary to provide for an interest rate that approximates the existing interest rate as calculated in accordance with LIBOR. Despite our current expectations, we cannot be sure that, if LIBOR is phased out or transitioned, the changes to the determination of interest under our agreements would approximate the current calculation in accordance with LIBOR. We do not know what standard, if any, will replace LIBOR if it is phased out or transitioned.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based upon that evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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Warning Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. Also, whenever we use words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “will”, “may” and negatives or derivatives of these or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon our present intent, beliefs or expectations, but forward-looking statements are not guaranteed to occur and may not occur. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q relate to various aspects of our business, including:

The likelihood that our tenants will pay rent or be negatively affected by cyclical economic conditions,
The likelihood that our tenants will renew or extend their leases or that we will be able to obtain replacement tenants,
Our acquisitions of properties,
Our ability to compete for acquisitions and tenancies effectively,
The likelihood that our rents will increase when we renew or extend our leases, when we enter new leases, or when our rents reset at our Hawaii Properties,
Our ability to pay distributions to our shareholders and to sustain the amount of such distributions,
The future availability of borrowings under our revolving credit facility,
Our policies and plans regarding investments, financings and dispositions,
Our ability to raise debt or equity capital,
Our ability to pay interest on and principal of our debt,
Our ability to appropriately balance our use of debt and equity capital,
Changes in the security of cash flows from our properties,
Our tenants’ ability and willingness to pay their rent obligations to us,
Our ability to successfully and profitably complete expansion and renovation projects at our properties and to realize our expected returns on those projects,
Our expectation that we benefit from our relationships with RMR Inc.,
Our qualification for taxation as a REIT,
Changes in federal or state tax laws,
The credit qualities of our tenants,
Changes in environmental laws or in their interpretations or enforcement as a result of climate change or otherwise, or our incurring environmental remediation costs or other liabilities,
Our sales of properties, and
Other matters.
Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control. Risks, uncertainties and other factors that could have a material adverse effect on our forward-looking statements and upon our business, results of operations, financial condition, FFO, Normalized FFO, NOI, cash flows, liquidity and prospects include, but are not limited to:

The impact of conditions in the economy and the capital markets on us and our tenants,

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Competition within the real estate industry, particularly for industrial and logistics properties in those markets in which our properties are located,
Compliance with, and changes to, federal, state and local laws and regulations, accounting rules, tax laws and similar matters,
Limitations imposed on our business and our ability to satisfy complex rules in order for us to maintain our qualification for taxation as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes,
Actual and potential conflicts of interest with our related parties, including our managing trustees, RMR LLC, RMR Inc. and others affiliated with them, and
Acts of terrorism, outbreaks of so called pandemics or other manmade or natural disasters beyond our control.
For example:
Our ability to make future distributions to our shareholders and to make payments of principal and interest on our indebtedness depends upon a number of factors, including our future earnings, the capital costs we incur to lease our properties and our working capital requirements. We may be unable to pay our debt obligations or to increase or maintain our current rate of distributions on our common shares and future distributions may be reduced or eliminated,
Our leasing activity and our recent acquisitions may fail to achieve the expected increases in future cash flows and enhancements in our ability to increase our distributions to shareholders in the future. Even if we realize increased cash flows and enhancements in our ability to increase our distributions to shareholders, we may elect to utilize that cash for purpose other than increasing our distributions to shareholders. Our distributions are set from time to time by our Board of Trustees. Our Board considers many factors when setting our distributions, including our historical and projected income, Normalized FFO, our then current and expected needs of availability of cash to pay our obligations and fund our investments, our distribution rate compared to the trading price of our common shares and to the dividend yields of other industrial REITs, distributions which may be required to be paid by us to maintain our qualification for taxation as a REIT, and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Trustees in its discretion. Accordingly, for these and other reasons, we may not increase our distributions in the future and our distributions to shareholders may be decreased,
Our ability to grow our business and increase our distributions depends in large part upon our ability to buy properties and lease them for rents, less their property operating costs, that exceed our capital costs. We may be unable to identify properties that we want to acquire, and we may fail to reach agreement with the sellers and complete the purchases of any properties we do want to acquire. In addition, any properties we may acquire may not provide us with rents less property operating costs that exceed our capital costs or achieve our expected returns,
Contingencies in our acquisition and sale agreements may not be satisfied and any expected acquisitions and sales may not occur, may be delayed or the terms of such transactions may change, 
Rents that we can charge at our properties may decline upon rent resets, lease renewals or lease expirations because of changing market conditions or otherwise,
Leasing for some of our properties depends on a single tenant and we may be adversely affected by the bankruptcy, insolvency, a downturn of business or a lease termination of a single tenant at these properties,
Certain of our Hawaii Properties are lands leased for rents that periodically reset based on then current fair market values. Rental income from our properties in Hawaii have generally increased during our and our predecessors’ ownership as the leases for those properties have been reset, extended or renewed. Although we expect that rents for our Hawaii Properties will increase in the future, we cannot be sure they will increase. Future rents from these properties could decrease or not increase to the extent they have in the past or by the amount we expect,
Our possible development or redevelopment of certain of our properties may not be realized or be successful,
It is difficult to accurately estimate leasing related obligations and costs of development and tenant improvement costs. Our leasing related obligations, development projects and tenant improvements may cost more and may take longer to complete than we currently expect and we may incur increasing amounts for these and similar purposes in the future,

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Economic conditions in areas where our properties are located may decline in the future. Such circumstances or other conditions may reduce demand for leasing industrial space. If the demand for leasing industrial space is reduced, we may be unable to renew leases with our tenants as leases expire or enter new leases at rental rates as high as expiring rents and our financial results may decline,
E-commerce retail sales may not continue to grow and increase the demand for industrial and logistics real estate as we expect,
Increasing development of industrial and logistics properties may reduce the demand for, and rents from, our properties,
Our belief that there is a likelihood that tenants may renew or extend our leases prior to their expirations whenever they have made significant investments in the leased properties, or because those properties may be of strategic importance to them, may not be realized,
Some of our tenants may not renew expiring leases, and we may be unable to obtain new tenants to maintain or increase the historical occupancy rates of, or rents from, our properties,
The competitive advantages we believe we have may not in fact exist or provide us with the advantages we expect. We may fail to maintain any of these advantages or our competition may obtain or increase their competitive advantages relative to us,
We intend to conduct our business activities in a manner that will afford us reasonable access to capital for investment and financing activities. However, we may not succeed in this regard and we may not have reasonable access to capital,
Continued availability of borrowings under our revolving credit facility is subject to our satisfying certain financial covenants and other credit facility conditions that we may be unable to satisfy,
Actual costs under our revolving credit facility will be higher than LIBOR plus a premium because of fees and expenses associated with such debt,
We may be unable to repay our debt obligations when they become due,
The maximum borrowing availability under our revolving credit facility may be increased to up to $1.5 billion in certain circumstances. However, increasing the maximum borrowing availability under our revolving credit facility is subject to our obtaining additional commitments from lenders, which may not occur,
We have the option to extend the maturity date of our revolving credit facility upon payment of a fee and meeting other conditions. However, the applicable conditions may not be met,
The premiums used to determine the interest rate payable on our revolving credit facility and the unused fee payable on our revolving credit facility are based on our leverage. Changes in our leverage may cause the interest and fees we pay to increase,
We may not reduce our level of indebtedness or maintain any reduction we may effect and increased leverage may restrict our ability to acquire properties and pursue business opportunities,
We may spend more for capital expenditures than we currently expect or than we have in the past,
Any joint venture arrangements that we may enter may not be successful,
Our Board considers, among other factors, our distribution rate compared to the trading price of our common shares and to the dividend yields of other industrial REITs when setting our distributions to shareholders. This may imply that we will maintain or seek to maintain a specific dividend yield on our common shares. However, the dividend yield is only one of many factors our Board considers in its discretion when setting our distributions to shareholders. Further, various market and other factors impact trading prices for our and our competitors’ securities and the corresponding yields on those securities. As a result, the trading prices on our common shares and the yields on our common shares are subject to change and may fluctuate significantly. We do not intend to maintain or to seek to maintain any specific yield on our common shares,

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The business and property management agreements between us and RMR LLC have continuing 20 year terms. However, those agreements permit early termination in certain circumstances. Accordingly, we cannot be sure that these agreements will remain in effect for continuing 20 year terms,
We believe that our relationships with our related parties, including RMR LLC, RMR Inc. and others affiliated with them may benefit us and provide us with competitive advantages in operating and growing our business. However, the advantages we believe we may realize from these relationships may not materialize, and
We expect to receive a capital distribution in the fourth quarter of 2019 in connection with the dissolution of AIC. We cannot be sure that such distribution will occur when expected or at all.
Currently unexpected results could occur due to many different circumstances, some of which are beyond our control, such as acts of terrorism, natural disasters, changes in our tenants’ financial conditions, the market demand for leased space or changes in capital markets or the economy generally.

The information contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our 2018 Annual Report or in our other filings with the SEC, including under the caption “Risk Factors”, or incorporated herein or therein, identifies other important factors that could cause differences from our forward-looking statements. Our filings with the SEC are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

You should not place undue reliance upon our forward-looking statements.

Except as required by law, we do not intend to update or change any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Statement Concerning Limited Liability

The Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust establishing Industrial Logistics Properties Trust, dated January 11, 2018, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, provides that no trustee, officer, shareholder, employee or agent of Industrial Logistics Properties Trust shall be held to any personal liability, jointly or severally, for any obligation of, or claim against, Industrial Logistics Properties Trust. All persons dealing with Industrial Logistics Properties Trust in any way shall look only to the assets of Industrial Logistics Properties Trust for the payment of any sum or the performance of any obligation.

PART II. Other Information

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to risk factors from those we previously disclosed in our 2018 Annual Report.

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

Issuer purchases of equity securities. The following table provides information about our purchases of our equity securities during the quarter ended September 30, 2019:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Number of
 
Approximate Dollar
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares Purchased
 
Value of Shares that
 
 
Number of
 
Average
 
as Part of Publicly
 
May Yet Be Purchased
 
 
Shares
 
Price Paid
 
Announced Plans
 
Under the Plans or
Calendar Month
 
Purchased (1)
 
per Share
 
or Programs
 
Programs
July 2019
 
668

 
$
21.48

 

 
$

September 2019
 
9,808

 
21.27

 

 

Total
 
10,476

 
$
21.28

 

 
$


(1) These common share withholdings and purchases were made to satisfy tax withholding and payment obligations of our officers and certain other current and former employees of RMR LLC in connection with the vesting of awards of our

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common shares. We withheld and purchased these shares at their fair market value based upon the trading price of our common shares at the close of trading on Nasdaq on the purchase date.

Item 6. Exhibits
 
Exhibit Number
Description
 
 
3.1
 
 
3.2
 
 
4.1
 
 
10.1
 
 
31.1
 
 
31.2
 
 
32.1
 
 
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
 
 
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. (Filed herewith.)
 
 
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. (Filed herewith.)
 
 
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. (Filed herewith.)
 
 
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. (Filed herewith.)
 
 
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. (Filed herewith.)
 
 
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
 
 
 

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SIGNATURES

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


 
INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PROPERTIES TRUST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ John G. Murray
 
 
John G. Murray
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
Dated: October 29, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Richard W. Siedel, Jr.
 
 
Richard W. Siedel, Jr.
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
 
(principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
 
 
Dated: October 29, 2019


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