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KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2012 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
______________________________________________________
 
FORM 10-Q
______________________________________________________
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012
OR
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from              to             
Commission file number 000-54687
______________________________________________________
 
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
______________________________________________________
 
Maryland
 
27-1627696
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1300
Newport Beach, California
 
92660
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(949) 417-6500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer
 
¨
  
Accelerated Filer
  
¨
Non-Accelerated Filer
 
¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  
Smaller reporting company
  
x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    
Yes  ¨  No  x
As of November 2, 2012, there were 24,768,180 outstanding shares of common stock of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc.


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KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
FORM 10-Q
September 30, 2012
INDEX 
PART I.
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
Item 3.
 
Item 4.
PART II.
 
Item 1.
 
Item 1A.
 
Item 2.
 
Item 3.
 
Item 4.
 
Item 5.
 
Item 6.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements


KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Real estate:
 
 
 
 
Land
 
$
30,328

 
$
7,500

Buildings and improvements
 
206,076

 
63,849

Tenant origination and absorption costs
 
34,814

 
12,080

Total real estate, cost
 
271,218

 
83,429

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
(10,027
)
 
(1,100
)
Total real estate, net
 
261,191

 
82,329

Real estate loan receivable, net
 
12,666

 
10,310

Cash and cash equivalents
 
46,979

 
37,179

Rents and other receivables, net
 
2,524

 
383

Above-market leases, net
 
614

 
101

Deferred financing costs, prepaid expenses and other assets
 
2,963

 
556

Total assets
 
$
326,937

 
$
130,858

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
Notes payable
 
$
130,600

 
$
42,250

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
6,342

 
1,920

Due to affiliates
 
9

 
13

Distributions payable
 
1,213

 
533

Below-market leases, net
 
3,862

 
298

Other liabilities
 
1,781

 
833

Total liabilities
 
143,807

 
45,847

Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
 


 


Redeemable common stock
 
3,471

 
740

Stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
 

 

Common stock, $.01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 23,219,649 and 10,468,043 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively
 
232

 
105

Additional paid-in capital
 
198,699

 
88,801

Cumulative distributions and net losses
 
(19,272
)
 
(4,635
)
Total stockholders’ equity
 
179,659

 
84,271

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
326,937

 
$
130,858

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.
 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)

KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income
 
$
6,611

 
$
16

 
$
14,245

 
$
16

Tenant reimbursements
 
1,396

 
10

 
3,395

 
10

Interest income from real estate loan receivable
 
231

 
186

 
643

 
202

Other operating income
 
62

 

 
74

 

Total revenues
 
8,300

 
212

 
18,357

 
228

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating, maintenance, and management
 
2,044

 

 
4,007

 
2

Real estate taxes and insurance
 
1,419

 
5

 
2,847

 
5

Asset management fees to affiliate
 
529

 
20

 
1,188

 
21

Real estate acquisition fees to affiliates
 

 
476

 
1,836

 
476

Real estate acquisition fees and expenses
 

 
265

 
882

 
265

General and administrative expenses
 
520

 
392

 
1,579

 
972

Depreciation and amortization
 
4,118

 
90

 
9,605

 
90

Interest expense
 
1,030

 
3

 
2,680

 
3

Total expenses
 
9,660

 
1,251

 
24,624

 
1,834

Other income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other interest income
 
6

 
7

 
22

 
10

Net loss
 
$
(1,354
)
 
$
(1,032
)
 
$
(6,245
)
 
$
(1,596
)
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted
 
$
(0.06
)
 
$
(0.22
)
 
$
(0.36
)
 
$
(0.74
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
 
21,450,066

 
4,783,440

 
17,243,961

 
2,152,211

Distributions declared per common share
 
$
0.164

 
$
0.164

 
$
0.486

 
$
0.176

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)

KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Year Ended December 31, 2011 and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 (unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
Cumulative Distributions and Net Losses
 
Total Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
Common Stock
 
 
 
Shares
 
Amounts
 
Balance at December 31, 2010
 
20,000

 
$
1

 
$
199

 
$

 
$
200

Issuance of common stock
 
10,448,043

 
104

 
103,926

 

 
104,030

Transfers to redeemable common stock
 

 

 
(740
)
 

 
(740
)
Distributions declared
 

 

 

 
(2,195
)
 
(2,195
)
Commissions on stock sales and related dealer manager fees to affiliate
 

 

 
(9,434
)
 

 
(9,434
)
Other offering costs
 

 

 
(5,150
)
 

 
(5,150
)
Net loss
 

 

 

 
(2,440
)
 
(2,440
)
Balance, December 31, 2011
 
10,468,043

 
$
105

 
$
88,801

 
$
(4,635
)
 
$
84,271

Issuance of common stock
 
12,826,518

 
128

 
127,720

 

 
127,848

Transfers to redeemable common stock
 

 

 
(2,731
)
 

 
(2,731
)
Redemptions of common stock
 
(74,912
)
 
(1
)
 
(739
)
 

 
(740
)
Distributions declared
 

 

 

 
(8,392
)
 
(8,392
)
Commissions on stock sales and related dealer manager fees to affiliate
 

 

 
(11,601
)
 

 
(11,601
)
Other offering costs
 

 

 
(2,751
)
 

 
(2,751
)
Net loss
 

 

 

 
(6,245
)
 
(6,245
)
Balance, September 30, 2012
 
23,219,649

 
$
232

 
$
198,699

 
$
(19,272
)
 
$
179,659

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)

KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2012
 
2011
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 
$
(6,245
)
 
$
(1,596
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
9,605

 
90

Noncash interest income on real estate-related investment
 
16

 
1

Deferred rents
 
(1,592
)
 

Amortization of above- and below-market leases, net
 
(271
)
 

Amortization of deferred financing costs
 
647

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Rents and other receivables
 
(476
)
 
(62
)
Deferred financing costs, prepaid expenses and other assets
 
(1,301
)
 
(267
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
2,976

 
824

Other liabilities
 
948

 

Due to affiliates
 
9

 
497

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
4,316

 
(513
)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
 
 
 
 
Acquisitions of real estate
 
(182,808
)
 
(47,373
)
Improvements to real estate
 
(1,182
)
 

Investment in real estate loan receivable
 

 
(9,882
)
Escrow deposits for future real estate purchase
 

 
(800
)
Advances on real estate loans receivable
 
(2,372
)
 

Net cash used in investing activities
 
(186,362
)
 
(58,055
)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from note payable
 
134,250

 
18,250

Payments on notes payable
 
(45,900
)
 

Payments of deferred financing costs
 
(1,544
)
 
(219
)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
 
124,377

 
65,466

Payments to redeem common stock
 
(740
)
 

Payments of commissions on stock sales and related dealer manager fees
 
(11,601
)
 
(5,918
)
Payments of other offering costs
 
(2,755
)
 
(3,917
)
Distributions paid to common stockholders
 
(4,241
)
 
(268
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
191,846

 
73,394

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
9,800

 
14,826

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
 
37,179

 
200

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
46,979

 
$
15,026

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
 
 
 
 
Interest paid
 
$
1,864

 
$

Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Transactions:
 
 
 
 
Distributions paid to common stockholders through common stock issuances pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan
 
$
3,471

 
$
229

Increase in other offering costs payable
 
$
9

 
$
19

Increase in distributions payable
 
$
680

 
$
322

Increase in capital expenses payable
 
$
1,137

 
$

Increase in lease commissions payable
 
$
300

 
$

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2012
(unaudited)



1.
ORGANIZATION
KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on December 22, 2009 as a Maryland corporation that elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011. Substantially all of the Company’s business is expected to be conducted through KBS Limited Partnership III (the “Operating Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership. The Company is the sole general partner of and owns a 0.1% partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. KBS REIT Holdings III LLC (“REIT Holdings III”), the limited partner of the Operating Partnership, owns the remaining 99.9% interest in the Operating Partnership and is its sole limited partner. The Company is the sole member and manager of REIT Holdings III.
Subject to certain restrictions and limitations, the business of the Company is externally managed by KBS Capital Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”), an affiliate of the Company, pursuant to an advisory agreement the Company entered into with the Advisor (the “Advisory Agreement”). On January 26, 2010, the Company issued 20,000 shares of its common stock to the Advisor at a purchase price of $10.00 per share. As of September 30, 2012, the Advisor owned 20,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.
The Company intends to invest in a diverse portfolio of real estate properties and real estate-related assets. The primary types of properties the Company expects to invest in include office, industrial and retail properties located throughout the United States. All such real estate assets may be acquired directly by the Company or the Operating Partnership, though the Company may invest in other entities that make similar investments. The Company also expects to invest in real estate-related assets such as mortgage, mezzanine, bridge and other loans; debt and derivative securities related to real estate assets, including mortgage-backed securities; and the equity securities of other REITs and real estate companies. As of September 30, 2012, the Company owned five office properties and one first mortgage loan secured by a deed of trust.
On February 4, 2010, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to offer a minimum of 250,000 shares and a maximum of 280,000,000 shares of common stock for sale to the public (the “Offering”), of which 80,000,000 shares are being offered pursuant to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan. The SEC declared the Company’s registration statement effective on October 26, 2010, and the Company retained KBS Capital Markets Group LLC (the “Dealer Manager”), an affiliate of the Company, to serve as the dealer manager of the Offering pursuant to a dealer manager agreement, as amended and restated (the “Dealer Manager Agreement”). The Dealer Manager is responsible for marketing the Company’s shares in the Offering. The Company has extended its primary offering until the earlier of the sale of all 200,000,000 shares or October 11, 2013. As described above, the Company intends to use substantially all of the net proceeds from the Offering to invest in a diverse portfolio of real estate properties and real estate-related assets.
On March 24, 2011, the Company broke escrow in the Offering and through September 30, 2012, the Company had sold 23,274,561 shares of common stock for gross offering proceeds of $231.9 million, including 443,211 shares of common stock under its dividend reinvestment plan for gross offering proceeds of $4.2 million. Also as of September 30, 2012, the Company had redeemed 74,912 shares sold in the Offering for $0.7 million.
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
There have been no significant changes to the Company’s accounting policies since it filed its audited financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. For further information about the Company’s accounting policies, refer to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2011 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2012
(unaudited)

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information as contained within the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and the rules and regulations of the SEC, including the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, the financial statements for the unaudited interim periods presented include all adjustments, which are of a normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair and consistent presentation of the results for such periods. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, REIT Holdings III, the Operating Partnership and their direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements and condensed notes thereto in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.
Per Share Data
Basic net income (loss) per share of common stock is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding during such period. Diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock equals basic net income (loss) per share of common stock as there were no potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.
Distributions declared per common share assumes each share was issued and outstanding each day during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and during the period from June 24, 2011 through September 30, 2011. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and the period from June 24, 2011 through September 30, 2011, distributions were based on daily record dates and calculated at a rate of $0.00178082 per share per day. Each day during the periods from January 1, 2012 through February 28, 2012 and March 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012 was a record date for distributions. Each day during the period from June 24, 2011 through September 30, 2011 was a record date for distributions.
Segments
The Company’s segments are based on the Company’s method of internal reporting, which classifies its operations by investment type: real estate and real estate-related. For financial data by segment, see Note 10, “Segment Information.”
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Update
In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-10, Property, Plant and Equipment (Topic 360): Derecognition of in Substance Real Estate-a Scope Clarification (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force) (“ASU No. 2011-10”).  ASU No. 2011-10 clarifies when a parent (reporting entity) ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary that is in substance real estate as a result of a default on the subsidiary’s nonrecourse debt, the reporting entity should apply the guidance for Real Estate Sale (Subtopic 360-20).  For public companies, the provisions of ASU No. 2011-10 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after June 15, 2012.  The adoption of ASU No. 2011-10 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2012
(unaudited)

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2011-11”). ASU No. 2011-11 requires entities to provide enhanced disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either presented on a net basis on the balance sheet or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement including (i) a description of the rights of offset associated with relevant agreements and (ii) both net and gross information, including amounts of financial collateral, for relevant assets and liabilities. The purpose of the update is to enhance comparability between those companies that prepare their financial statements on the basis of GAAP and those that prepare their financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and to enable users of the financial statements to understand the effect or potential effect of the offsetting arrangements on the balance sheet. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and for interim periods within those years. Disclosures are required retrospectively for all comparative periods presented in an entity’s financial statements. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2011-11 will have a material impact to its consolidated financial statements.
3.
RECENT ACQUISITIONS OF REAL ESTATE
During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company acquired the following properties (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intangibles
 
 
Property Name
 
City
 
State
 
Acquisition Date
 
Land
 
Building and Improvements
 
Tenant Origination and Absorption Costs
 
Above-Market Lease Assets
 
Below-Market
Lease Liabilities
 
Total 
Purchase
Price
Town Center
 
Plano
 
TX
 
03/27/2012
 
$
7,428

 
$
95,780

 
$
12,767

 
$
9

 
$
3,412

 
$
112,572

McEwen Building
 
Franklin
 
TN
 
04/30/2012
 
5,600

 
28,946

 
5,758

 
192

 
496

 
40,000

Gateway Tech Center
 
Salt Lake City
 
UT
 
05/09/2012
 
9,800

 
15,284

 
4,767

 
398

 
13

 
30,236

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
22,828

 
$
140,010

 
$
23,292

 
$
599

 
$
3,921

 
$
182,808

The intangible assets and liabilities acquired in connection with these acquisitions have weighted-average amortization periods as of the date of acquisition as follows (in years):
 
 
Tenant Origination and
Absorption Costs
 
Above-Market
Lease Assets
 
Below-Market
Lease Liabilities
Town Center
 
6.2
 
1.7
 
7.9
McEwen Building
 
6.6
 
6.1
 
8.7
Gateway Tech Center
 
5.5
 
5.2
 
2.1
The Company recorded each real estate acquisition as a business combination and expensed $2.7 million of acquisition costs. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recognized $10.3 million of total revenues and $12.6 million of operating expenses from these properties.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2012
(unaudited)

4.
REAL ESTATE
As of September 30, 2012, the Company’s real estate portfolio was composed of five office properties encompassing in the aggregate approximately 1.2 million rentable square feet. As of September 30, 2012, the Company’s real estate portfolio was collectively 91% occupied. The following table summarizes the Company’s investments in real estate as of September 30, 2012 (in thousands):
Property
 
Date Acquired
 
City
 
State
 
Property Type
 
Total
Real Estate
at Cost
 
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization
 
Total Real Estate, Net
Domain Gateway
 
09/29/2011
 
Austin
 
TX
 
Office
 
$
47,373

 
$
(2,241
)
 
$
45,132

Las Cimas
 
10/28/2011
 
Austin
 
TX
 
Office
 
36,089

 
(2,122
)
 
33,967

Town Center
 
03/27/2012
 
Plano
 
TX
 
Office
 
117,566

 
(3,682
)
 
113,884

McEwen Building
 
04/30/2012
 
Franklin
 
TN
 
Office
 
40,304

 
(969
)
 
39,335

Gateway Tech Center
 
05/09/2012
 
Salt Lake City
 
UT
 
Office
 
29,886

 
(1,013
)
 
28,873

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
271,218

 
$
(10,027
)
 
$
261,191

Operating Leases
The Company’s real estate properties are leased to tenants under operating leases for which the terms and expirations vary. As of September 30, 2012, the leases had remaining terms, excluding options to extend, of up to 10.9 years with a weighted-average remaining term of 5.6 years. Some of the leases have provisions to extend the term of the leases, options for early termination after paying a specified penalty, rights of first refusal to purchase the property at competitive market rates, and other terms and conditions as negotiated. The Company retains substantially all of the risks and benefits of ownership of the real estate assets leased to tenants. Generally, upon the execution of a lease, the Company requires a security deposit from tenants in the form of a cash deposit and/or a letter of credit. The amount required as a security deposit varies depending upon the terms of the respective leases and the creditworthiness of the tenant, but generally are not significant amounts. Therefore, exposure to credit risk exists to the extent that a receivable from a tenant exceeds the amount of its security deposit. Security deposits received in cash related to tenant leases are included in other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and totaled $1.2 million and $0.4 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recognized deferred rent from tenants of $1.6 million. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the cumulative deferred rent balance was $1.9 million and $0.3 million, respectively, and is included in rents and other receivables on the accompanying balance sheets.
As of September 30, 2012, the future minimum rental income from the Company’s properties under its non-cancelable operating leases was as follows (in thousands):
October 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012
$
5,915

2013
24,928

2014
23,914

2015
21,957

2016
20,753

Thereafter
54,361

 
$
151,828


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2012
(unaudited)

As of September 30, 2012, the Company’s highest tenant industry concentrations (greater than 10% of annualized base rent) were as follows:
Industry
 
Number of Tenants
 
Annualized
Base Rent (1)
(in thousands)
 
Percentage of Annualized Base Rent
Finance
 
17
 
$
6,085

 
23.5
%
Other Services
 
15
 
4,594

 
17.8
%
Health Care & Social Services
 
5
 
3,191

 
12.3
%
Computer System Design & Programming
 
14
 
2,822

 
10.9
%
 
 
 
 
$
16,692

 
64.5
%
_____________________
(1) Annualized base rent represents annualized contractual base rental income as of September 30, 2012, adjusted to straight-line any contractual tenant concessions (including free rent), rent increases and rent decreases from the lease’s inception through the balance of the lease term.
No other tenant industries accounted for more than 10% of annualized base rent. No material tenant credit issues have been identified at this time.
As of September 30, 2012, the Company had a concentration of credit risk related to the following tenant lease that represented more than 10% of the Company’s annualized base rent:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Base Rent Statistics
 
 
Tenant
 
Property
 
Tenant
Industry
 
Square Feet
 
% of
Portfolio (Net Rentable Sq. Ft.)
 
Annualized Base Rent (1)
(in thousands)
 
% of Portfolio Annualized Base Rent
 
Annualized Base Rent per Square Foot
 
Lease Expiration (2)
OneWest Bank
 
Domain Gateway
 
Finance
 
173,962
 
14.4
%
 
$
3,716

 
14.4
%
 
$
21.36

 
08/31/2019
_____________________
(1) Annualized base rent represents annualized contractual base rental income as of September 30, 2012, adjusted to straight-line any contractual tenant concessions (including free rent), rent increases and rent decreases from the lease’s inception through the balance of the lease term.
(2) Represents the expiration date of the lease as of September 30, 2012 and does not take into account any tenant renewal or termination options.
Geographic Concentration Risk
As of September 30, 2012, the Company’s net investments in real estate in Texas represented 59% of the Company’s total assets.  As a result, the geographic concentration of the Company’s portfolio makes it particularly susceptible to adverse economic developments in the Texas real estate market.  Any adverse economic or real estate developments in this market, such as business layoffs or downsizing, industry slowdowns, relocations of businesses, changing demographics and other factors, or any decrease in demand for office space resulting from the local business climate, could adversely affect the Company’s operating results and its ability to make distributions to stockholders.

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Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2012
(unaudited)

5.
TENANT ORIGINATION AND ABSORPTION COSTS, ABOVE-MARKET LEASE ASSETS AND BELOW-MARKET LEASE LIABILITIES
As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company’s tenant origination and absorption costs, above-market lease assets and below-market lease liabilities (excluding fully amortized assets and liabilities and accumulated amortization) were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Tenant Origination and
Absorption Costs
 
Above-Market
Lease Assets
 
Below-Market
Lease Liabilities
 
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
Cost
 
$
34,814

 
$
12,080

 
$
708

 
$
110

 
$
(4,207
)
 
$
(308
)
Accumulated Amortization
 
(4,516
)
 
(508
)
 
(94
)
 
(9
)
 
345

 
10

Net Amount
 
$
30,298

 
$
11,572

 
$
614

 
$
101

 
$
(3,862
)
 
$
(298
)
Increases (decreases) in net income as a result of amortization of the Company’s tenant origination and absorption costs, above-market lease assets and below-market lease liabilities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Tenant Origination and
Absorption Costs
 
Above-Market
Lease Assets
 
Below-Market
Lease Liabilities
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Amortization
 
$
(1,885
)
 
$
(35
)
 
$
(45
)
 
$

 
$
157

 
$

 
 
Tenant Origination and
Absorption Costs
 
Above-Market
Lease Assets
 
Below-Market
Lease Liabilities
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Amortization
 
$
(4,565
)
 
$
(35
)
 
$
(86
)
 
$

 
$
357

 
$



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Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2012
(unaudited)

6.
REAL ESTATE LOAN RECEIVABLE
As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, had originated one real estate loan receivable as follows (dollars in thousands):
Loan Name
     Location of Related Property or Collateral
 
Date Originated
 
Property Type
 
Loan Type
 
Outstanding Principal Balance as of September 30,
 2012 (1)
 
Book Value
as of
September 30, 2012 (2)
 
Book Value
as of
December 31,
 2011 (2)
 
Contractual Interest
Rate (3)
 
Annualized Effective Interest
Rate (3)
 
Maturity Date
Aberdeen First Mortgage Origination (4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dallas, Texas
 
06/24/2011
 
Office
 
Mortgage
 
$
12,569

 
$
12,666

 
$
10,310

 
7.5%
 
7.5%
 
07/01/2016
_____________________
(1) Outstanding principal balance as of September 30, 2012 represents original principal balance outstanding under the loan, increased for any subsequent fundings and reduced for any principal paydowns.
(2) Book value represents outstanding principal balance, including origination fees and direct origination and acquisition costs.
(3) Contractual interest rate is the stated interest rate on the face of the loan. Annualized effective interest rate is calculated as the actual interest income recognized in 2012, using the interest method, divided by the average amortized cost basis of the investment. The annualized effective interest rate and contractual interest rate presented are as of September 30, 2012.
(4) As of September 30, 2012, $12.6 million had been disbursed under the Aberdeen First Mortgage Loan and an additional $11.3 million remained available for future funding, subject to certain conditions set forth in the loan agreement.
The following summarizes the activity related to the real estate loan receivable for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (in thousands):
Real estate loan receivable - December 31, 2011
$
10,310

Advances on real estate loan receivable
2,372

Amortization of closing costs and origination fees on originated real estate loan receivable
(16
)
Real estate loan receivable - September 30, 2012
$
12,666

  
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, interest income from the real estate loan receivable consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Contractual interest income
$
236

 
$
187

 
$
659

 
$
203

Amortization of closing costs and origination fees
(5
)
 
(1
)
 
(16
)
 
(1
)
Interest income from real estate loan receivable
$
231

 
$
186

 
$
643

 
$
202

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, interest receivable from the real estate loan receivable was $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, and was included in rents and other receivables.

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Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2012
(unaudited)

7.
NOTES PAYABLE
As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company’s notes payable consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
 
 
Principal as of
September 30, 2012
 
Principal as of
December 31, 2011
 
Contractual Interest Rate as of
September 30, 2012(1)
 
Effective
 Interest Rate as of
September 30, 2012 (1)
 
Payment Type
 
Maturity Date
Portfolio Bridge Loan (2)
 
$

 
$
42,250

 
(2) 
 
(2) 
 
(2) 
 
(2) 
Town Center Mortgage Loan
 
56,600

 

 
One-month LIBOR + 2.25%
 
2.48%
 
Interest Only
 
03/27/2013
U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan (3)
 
74,000

 

 
One-month LIBOR + 2.00%
 
2.23%
 
Interest Only
 
05/01/2014
Total Notes Payable
 
$
130,600

 
$
42,250

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
_____________________
(1) Contractual interest rate represents the interest rate in effect under the loan as of September 30, 2012. Effective interest rate is calculated as the actual interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2012 (consisting of the contractual interest rate), using interest rate indices as of September 30, 2012, where applicable.
(2) In connection with the closing of the U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan, the Company repaid this loan in full. See “U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan.”
(3) The U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan is secured by Domain Gateway, Las Cimas IV, the McEwen Building and Gateway Tech Center. See “U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan.”
As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company’s deferred financing costs were $1.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, net of amortization and are included in deferred financing costs, prepaid expenses and other assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company incurred $1.0 million and $2.7 million of interest expense, respectively. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, $0.3 million and $0.1 million of interest expense were payable. Included in interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 is $0.2 million and $0.6 million of amortization of deferred financing costs, respectively.
The Company’s notes payable contain financial debt covenants. As of September 30, 2012, the Company was in compliance with these debt covenants.
U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan
On April 30, 2012, in connection with the Company’s acquisition of the McEwen Building, the Company, through indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, entered into a two-year portfolio loan with U.S. Bank National Association (the “Lender”), an unaffiliated lender, for an amount up to $100.0 million (the “U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan”), of which $40 million is term debt and $60 million is revolving debt. During the term of the U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan, the Company has an option to increase the loan amount by up to an additional $100.0 million, 60% of which additional amount would be revolving debt and 40% would be term debt, with the addition of one or more properties to secure the U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan, subject to certain conditions contained in the loan agreement. At the closing of the acquisition of the McEwen Building, the Company drew $80.7 million, of which $42.5 million was used to repay in full the principal balance outstanding under the Portfolio Bridge Loan. On May 9, 2012, in connection with the acquisition of Gateway Tech Center, the Company added Gateway Tech Center as additional collateral for the loan and drew an additional $19.3 million on the U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan, bringing the total funded amount to $100.0 million as of May 9, 2012. On June 8, 2012, the Company increased the amount available under the loan by an additional $8.0 million and paid down the revolving debt by $26.0 million. As of September 30, 2012, the outstanding balance under the loan was $74.0 million and was composed of $43.2 million of term debt and $30.8 million of revolving debt. As of September 30, 2012, an additional $34.0 million remained available for future disbursements, subject to certain conditions set forth in the loan agreement.
 

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Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2012
(unaudited)

The U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan matures on May 1, 2014, with two one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions contained in the loan agreement. From April 30, 2012 through September 30, 2012, the U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan bore interest at a floating rate between 200 and 300 basis points over one-month LIBOR. For each subsequent calendar quarter, the interest rate on the U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan will be determined by the borrowing base leverage ratio as defined in the loan agreement and will range from 200 to 300 basis points over one-month LIBOR. Monthly payments are interest only with the entire unpaid principal balance and all outstanding interest and fees due at maturity. The Company will have the right to prepay all or a portion of the U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan, subject to certain fees and conditions contained in the loan agreement.
The U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan is secured by Domain Gateway, Las Cimas IV, the McEwen Building and Gateway Tech Center. The Company and KBS REIT Properties III, LLC, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary (together, the “Guarantors”), are providing a guaranty of up to 50% of the amount outstanding under the U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan. Additionally, the Guarantors are providing a guaranty of any deficiency, loss or damage suffered by the Lender that may result from certain intentional acts committed by the borrowers under the U.S. Bank Portfolio Loan, or that may result from certain bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings involving the borrowers under the loan, pursuant to the terms of the repayment guaranty.
8.
FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
Under GAAP, the Company is required to measure certain financial instruments at fair value on a recurring basis. In addition, the Company is required to measure other financial instruments and balances at fair value on a non-recurring basis (e.g., carrying value of impaired real estate loans receivable and long-lived assets). Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The GAAP fair value framework uses a three-tiered approach. Fair value measurements are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
Level 1: unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2: quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model‑derived valuations in which significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and
Level 3: prices or valuation techniques where little or no market data is available that requires inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.
The fair value for certain financial instruments is derived using a combination of market quotes, pricing models and other valuation techniques that involve significant management judgment. The price transparency of financial instruments is a key determinant of the degree of judgment involved in determining the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments. Financial instruments for which actively quoted prices or pricing parameters are available and for which markets contain orderly transactions will generally have a higher degree of price transparency than financial instruments for which markets are inactive or consist of non-orderly trades. The Company evaluates several factors when determining if a market is inactive or when market transactions are not orderly. The following is a summary of the methods and assumptions used by management in estimating the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate the fair value:
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, rent and other receivables, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities: These balances approximate their fair values due to the short maturities of these items.
Real estate loan receivable: The Company’s real estate loan receivable is presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at its amortized cost net of recorded loan loss reserves and not at fair value. The fair value of the real estate loan receivable was estimated using an internal valuation model that considered the expected cash flows for the loan, underlying collateral values (for collateral-dependent loans) and estimated yield requirements of institutional investors for loans with similar characteristics, including remaining loan term, loan-to-value, type of collateral and other credit enhancements. The Company classifies these inputs as Level 3 inputs.

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Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2012
(unaudited)

Notes payable: The fair values of the Company’s notes payable are estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on management’s estimates of current market interest rates for instruments with similar characteristics, including remaining loan term, loan-to-value ratio, type of collateral and other credit enhancements. Additionally, when determining the fair value of a liability in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for an identical liability is not available, the Company measures fair value using (i) a valuation technique that uses the quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset or quoted prices for similar liabilities when traded as assets or (ii) another valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of fair value measurement, such as the income approach or the market approach. The Company classifies these inputs as Level 3 inputs.
The following were the face values, carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s real estate loan receivable and notes payable as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, which carrying amounts generally do not approximate the fair values (in thousands):
 
 
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
 
Face Value        
 
Carrying Amount    
 
Fair Value        
 
Face Value        
 
Carrying Amount    
 
Fair Value        
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate loan receivable
 
$
12,569

 
$
12,666

 
$
12,619

 
$
10,196

 
$
10,310

 
$
10,239

Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes payable
 
$
130,600

 
$
130,600

 
$
129,723

 
$
42,250

 
$
42,250

 
$
42,239

Disclosure of the fair values of financial instruments is based on pertinent information available to the Company as of the period end and requires a significant amount of judgment. Despite increased capital market and credit market activity, transaction volume for certain financial instruments remains relatively low. This has made the estimation of fair values difficult and, therefore, both the actual results and the Company’s estimate of value at a future date could be materially different.
9.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company has entered into the Advisory Agreement with the Advisor and the Dealer Manager Agreement with the Dealer Manager. These agreements entitle the Advisor and/or the Dealer Manager to specified fees upon the provision of certain services with regard to the Offering, the investment of funds in real estate and real estate-related investments and the management of those investments, among other services, as well as reimbursement of organization and offering costs incurred by the Advisor and the Dealer Manager on behalf of the Company and certain costs incurred by the Advisor in providing services to the Company. The Company has also entered into a fee reimbursement agreement (the “AIP Reimbursement Agreement”) with the Dealer Manager pursuant to which the Company agreed to reimburse the Dealer Manager for certain fees and expenses it incurs for administering the Company’s participation in the DTCC Alternative Investment Product Platform with respect to certain accounts of the Company’s investors serviced through the platform. The Advisor and Dealer Manager also serve as the advisor and dealer manager, respectively, for KBS Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc., KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc., KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc. and KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT, Inc. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, no transactions occurred between the Company and these other KBS-sponsored programs.

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Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2012
(unaudited)

Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, summarized below are the related-party costs incurred by the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and any related amounts payable as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
 
Incurred
 
Payable as of
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Expensed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reimbursement of operating expenses (1)
 
$
35

 
$
26

 
$
71

 
$
297

 
$
9

 
$

Asset management fees
 
529

 
20

 
1,188

 
21

 

 

Real estate acquisition fees
 

 
476

 
1,836

 
476

 

 

Additional Paid-in Capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling commissions
 
2,222

 
2,157

 
7,875

 
3,953

 

 

Dealer manager fees
 
1,033

 
1,070

 
3,726

 
1,966

 

 

Reimbursable other offering costs
 
345

 
2,149

 
1,182

 
3,936

 

 
13

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cumulative Distributions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advance for distributions paid
 

 
497

 

 
497

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capitalized
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Origination fees
 

 

 

 
239

 

 

 
 
$
4,164

 
$
6,395

 
$
15,878

 
$
11,385

 
$
9

 
$
13

_____________________
(1) The Advisor may seek reimbursement for certain employee costs under the Advisory Agreement. The Company has reimbursed the Advisor for the Company’s allocable portion of the salaries, benefits and overhead of internal audit department personnel providing services to the Company. These amounts totaled $35,000 and $71,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, and were the only employee costs reimbursed under the Advisory Agreement through September 30, 2012. The Company will not reimburse for employee costs in connection with services for which the Advisor earns acquisition, origination or disposition fees (other than reimbursement of travel and communication expenses) or for the salaries or benefits the Advisor or its affiliates may pay to the Company’s executive officers.

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Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2012
(unaudited)

10.
SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company presently operates in two reportable business segments based on its investment types: real estate and real estate-related. Under the real estate segment, the Company has invested in office properties. Under the real estate-related segment, the Company has originated a mortgage loan. All revenues earned from the Company’s two operating segments were from external customers and there were no intersegment sales or transfers. The Company does not allocate corporate-level accounts to its operating segments. Corporate-level accounts include corporate general and administrative expenses, non-operating interest income, non-operating interest expense and other corporate-level expenses. The accounting policies of the segments are consistent with those described in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”
The Company evaluates the performance of its segments based upon net operating income (“NOI”), which is a non‑GAAP supplemental financial measure. The Company defines NOI for its real estate segment as operating revenues (rental income, tenant reimbursements and other operating income) less property and related expenses (property operating expenses, real estate taxes, insurance, asset management fees and provision for bad debt) less interest expense. The Company defines NOI for its real estate-related segment as interest income less loan servicing costs and asset management fees. NOI excludes certain items that are not considered to be controllable in connection with the management of an asset such as non‑property income and expenses, depreciation and amortization, real estate acquisition fees and expenses and corporate general and administrative expenses. The Company uses NOI to evaluate the operating performance of the Company’s real estate and real estate-related investments and to make decisions about resource allocations. The Company believes that net income is the GAAP measure that is most directly comparable to NOI; however, NOI should not be considered as an alternative to net income as the primary indicator of operating performance, as it excludes the items described above. Additionally, NOI as defined above may not be comparable to other REITs or companies as their definitions of NOI may differ from the Company’s definition.
The following tables summarize total revenues and NOI for each reportable segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate segment
 
$
8,069

 
$
26

 
$
17,714

 
$
26

Real estate-related segment
 
231

 
186

 
643

 
202

Total segment revenues
 
$
8,300

 
$
212

 
$
18,357

 
$
228

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate segment
 
$
1,007

 
$
3

 
$
2,599

 
$
3

Real estate-related segment
 

 

 

 

Total segment interest expense
 
1,007

 
3

 
2,599

 
3

Corporate-level
 
23

 

 
81

 

Total interest expense
 
$
1,030

 
$
3

 
$
2,680

 
$
3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOI:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate segment
 
$
3,094

 
$
16

 
$
7,143

 
$
16

Real estate-related segment
 
207

 
168

 
573

 
181

Total NOI
 
$
3,301

 
$
184

 
$
7,716

 
$
197


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2012
(unaudited)

The following table summarizes total assets and total liabilities for each reportable segment as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
 
As of September 30, 2012
 
As of December 31, 2011
Assets:
 
 
 
 
Real estate segment
 
$
267,693

 
$
84,686

Real estate-related segment
 
12,780

 
10,409

Total segment assets
 
280,473

 
95,095

Corporate-level (1)
 
46,464

 
35,763

Total assets
 
$
326,937

 
$
130,858

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Real estate segment
 
$
142,139

 
$
45,063

Real estate-related segment
 

 

Total segment liabilities
 
142,139

 
45,063

Corporate-level (2)
 
1,668

 
784

Total liabilities
 
$
143,807

 
$
45,847

_____________________
(1) Total corporate-level assets consisted primarily of proceeds from the Offering being held in the form of cash and cash equivalents of approximately $46.2 million and $35.6 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
(2) As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, corporate-level liabilities consisted primarily of distributions payable and accruals for professional fees.
The following table reconciles the Company’s net loss to its NOI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 (in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Net loss
 
$
(1,354
)
 
$
(1,032
)
 
$
(6,245
)
 
$
(1,596
)
Other interest income
 
(6
)
 
(7
)
 
(22
)
 
(10
)
Real estate acquisition fees to affiliates
 

 
476

 
1,836

 
476

Real estate acquisition fees and expenses
 

 
265

 
882

 
265

General and administrative expenses
 
520

 
392

 
1,579

 
972

Depreciation and amortization
 
4,118

 
90

 
9,605

 
90

Corporate-level interest expense
 
23

 

 
81

 

NOI
 
$
3,301

 
$
184

 
$
7,716

 
$
197


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Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2012
(unaudited)

11. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following table summarizes, on an unaudited pro forma basis, the combined results of operations of the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The Company acquired three office buildings during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, which were accounted for as business combinations. The following unaudited pro forma information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 has been prepared to give effect to the acquisitions of Town Center, the McEwen Building and Gateway Tech Center as if the acquisitions occurred on January 1, 2011. This pro forma information does not purport to represent what the actual results of operations of the Company would have been had these acquisitions occurred on this date, nor does it purport to predict the results of operations for future periods (in thousands, except share and per share amounts).
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
Revenues
 
$
4,984

 
$
8,300

 
$
14,543

 
$
24,277

Depreciation and amortization
 
$
2,117

 
$
4,118

 
$
6,170

 
$
12,009

Net loss
 
$
(1,219
)
 
$
(1,354
)
 
$
(2,157
)
 
$
(3,791
)
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted
 
$
(0.09
)
 
$
(0.06
)
 
$
(0.20
)
 
$
(0.17
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
 
13,610,397

 
23,219,649

 
10,979,168

 
22,683,656

The unaudited pro forma information for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was adjusted to exclude $2.7 million of acquisition costs related to the above properties incurred in 2012. There were no acquisition costs for the three months ended September 30, 2012.
12.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Economic Dependency
The Company is dependent on the Advisor and the Dealer Manager for certain services that are essential to the Company, including the sale of the Company’s shares of common and, if applicable, preferred stock available for issue; the identification, evaluation, negotiation, origination, acquisition and disposition of investments; management of the daily operations of the Company’s investment portfolio; and other general and administrative responsibilities. In the event that these companies are unable to provide the respective services, the Company will be required to obtain such services from other sources.
Legal Matters
From time to time, the Company may be party to legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business. Management is not aware of any legal proceedings of which the outcome is probable or reasonably possible to have a material adverse effect on its results of operations or financial condition, which would require accrual or disclosure of the contingency and possible range of loss. Additionally, the Company has not recorded any loss contingencies related to legal proceedings in which the potential loss is deemed to be remote.
Environmental
As an owner of real estate, the Company is subject to various environmental laws of federal, state and local governments. Compliance with existing environmental laws is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations as of September 30, 2012.

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Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2012
(unaudited)

13.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluates subsequent events up until the date the consolidated financial statements are issued.
Status of the Offering
The Company commenced the Offering on October 26, 2010. As of November 2, 2012, the Company had sold 24,823,092 shares of common stock in the Offering for gross offering proceeds of $247.2 million, including 500,966 shares of common stock under its dividend reinvestment plan for gross offering proceeds of $4.8 million. Also as of November 2, 2012, the Company had redeemed 74,912 of the shares sold in the Offering for $0.7 million.
Distributions Paid
On October 15, 2012, the Company paid distributions of $1.2 million, which related to distributions declared for each day in the period from September 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012.
Distributions Declared
On November 7, 2012, the Company’s board of directors declared distributions based on daily record dates for the period from December 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012, which the Company expects to pay in January 2013 and distributions based on daily record dates for the period from January 1, 2013 through January 31, 2013, which the Company expects to pay in February 2013. Investors may choose to receive cash distributions or purchase additional shares through the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan.
Distributions for these periods will be calculated based on stockholders of record each day during these periods at a rate of $0.00178082 per share per day and equal a daily amount that, if paid each day for a 365-day period, would equal a 6.5% annualized rate based on a purchase price of $10.00 per share.


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

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. and the notes thereto. As used herein, the terms “we,” “our” and “us” refer to KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and, as required by context, KBS Limited Partnership III, a Delaware limited partnership, which we refer to as the “Operating Partnership,” and to their subsidiaries.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. and members of our management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law.
The following are some of the risks and uncertainties, although not all of the risks and uncertainties, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those presented in our forward-looking statements:
We have a limited operating history and as of September 30, 2012, our total assets were $326.9 million. We are dependent on KBS Capital Advisors LLC (“KBS Capital Advisors”), our advisor, to identify suitable investments and to manage our investments.
All of our executive officers and some of our directors and other key real estate and debt finance professionals are also officers, directors, managers, key professionals and/or holders of a direct or indirect controlling interest in our advisor, our dealer manager and/or other KBS-affiliated entities. As a result, they face conflicts of interest, including significant conflicts created by our advisor’s compensation arrangements with us and other KBS-advised programs and investors and conflicts in allocating time among us and these other programs and investors. These conflicts could result in unanticipated actions. Fees paid to our advisor in connection with transactions involving the origination or acquisition and management of our investments are based on the cost of the investment, not on the quality of the investment or services rendered to us. This arrangement could influence our advisor to recommend riskier transactions to us.
Because investment opportunities that are suitable for us may also be suitable for other KBS-advised programs or investors, our advisor and its affiliates face conflicts of interest relating to the purchase of properties and other investments and such conflicts may not be resolved in our favor, meaning that we could invest in less attractive assets, which could reduce the investment return to our stockholders.
Based on sales volume to date, we do not believe that we are likely to raise the maximum offering amount in our initial public offering. If we raise substantially less than the maximum offering amount, we will not be able to invest in as diverse a portfolio of real estate properties and real estate-related assets as we otherwise would, which may cause the value of an investment in us to vary more widely with the performance of specific assets and cause our general and administrative expenses to constitute a greater percentage of our revenue. Raising fewer proceeds in our ongoing initial public offering, therefore, could increase the risk that our stockholders will lose money in their investment.
We pay substantial fees to and expenses of our advisor and its affiliates and, in connection with our initial public offering, to participating broker-dealers. These payments increase the risk that our stockholders will not earn a profit on their investment in us and increase our stockholders’ risk of loss.
Our charter permits us to pay distributions from any source, including offering proceeds or borrowings (which may constitute a return of capital), and our charter does not limit the amount of funds we may use from any source to pay such distributions. As of September 30, 2012, we had used a combination of cash flows from operations, proceeds from debt financing and proceeds from an advance from our advisor to fund distributions. During our offering stage and from time to time during our operational stage, we expect to use proceeds from third party financings to fund at least a portion of distributions in anticipation of cash flow to be received in later periods. We may also fund such distributions from the sale of assets or from the maturity, payoff or settlement of debt investments. If we pay distributions from sources other than our cash flows from operations, we will have less funds available for investment in properties and other assets, the overall return to our stockholders may be reduced and subsequent investors will experience dilution.

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Our policies do not limit us from incurring debt until our total liabilities would exceed 75% of the cost of our tangible assets (before deducting depreciation or other non-cash reserves), and we may exceed this limit with the approval of the conflicts committee of our board of directors. To the extent financing in excess of this limit is available on attractive terms, our conflicts committee may approve debt such that our total liabilities would exceed this limit. High debt levels could limit the amount of cash we have available to distribute and could result in a decline in the value of an investment in us.
We depend on tenants for the revenue generated by our real estate investments and, accordingly, the revenue generated by our real estate investments is dependent upon the success and economic viability of our tenants. Revenues from our properties could decrease due to a reduction in occupancy (caused by factors including, but not limited to, tenant defaults, tenant insolvency, early termination of tenant leases and non-renewal of existing tenant leases) and/or lower rental rates, making it more difficult for us to meet our debt service obligations and limiting our ability to pay distributions to our stockholders.
Our current and future investments in real estate, mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, bridge loans, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations and other debt may be affected by unfavorable real estate market and general economic conditions, which could decrease the value of those assets and reduce the investment return to our stockholders. Revenues from our properties and the properties and other assets directly securing our loan investments could decrease. Such events would make it more difficult for the borrowers under our loan investments to meet their payment obligations to us. It could also make it more difficult for us to meet our debt service obligations and limit our ability to pay distributions to our stockholders.
If we are unable to locate investments with attractive yields while we are investing the proceeds of our initial public offering, our distributions and the long-term returns of our investors may be lower than they otherwise would.
We cannot predict with any certainty how much, if any, of our dividend reinvestment plan proceeds will be available for general corporate purposes including, but not limited to, the redemption of shares under our share redemption program, the funding of capital expenditures on our real estate investments, or the repayment of debt. If such funds are not available from our dividend reinvestment plan offering, then we may have to use a greater proportion of our cash flows from operations to meet these cash requirements, which would reduce cash available for distributions and could limit our ability to redeem shares under our share redemption program.
Continued disruptions in the financial markets and uncertain economic conditions could adversely affect our ability to implement our business strategy and generate returns to stockholders.
All forward-looking statements should be read in light of the risks identified in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, in Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, in Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to our Registration Statement (file no. 333-164703) and in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, all filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Overview
We were formed on December 22, 2009 as a Maryland corporation that elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011 and intend to operate in such a manner. On February 4, 2010, we filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC to offer a minimum of 250,000 shares and a maximum of 280,000,000 shares of common stock for sale to the public, of which 200,000,000 shares were registered in our primary offering and 80,000,000 shares were registered under our dividend reinvestment plan. The SEC declared our registration statement effective on October 26, 2010 and we retained KBS Capital Markets Group LLC (“KBS Capital Markets Group”), an affiliate of our advisor, to serve as the dealer manager of our initial public offering pursuant to a dealer manager agreement. The dealer manager is responsible for marketing our shares in our ongoing initial public offering.
We intend to invest in a diverse portfolio of real estate investments. The types of properties that we may invest in include office, industrial and retail properties located throughout the United States. Although we may invest in any of these types of properties, we expect to invest primarily in office and industrial properties. All such real estate assets may be acquired directly by us or the Operating Partnership, though we may invest in other entities that make similar investments. We also expect to invest in real estate-related investments, including mortgage, mezzanine, bridge and other loans; debt and derivative securities related to real estate assets, including mortgage-backed securities; and the equity securities of other REITs and real estate companies. As of September 30, 2012, we owned five office properties and had originated one first mortgage loan.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

As our advisor, KBS Capital Advisors manages our day-to-day operations and our portfolio of real estate properties and real estate-related investments. KBS Capital Advisors makes recommendations on all investments to our board of directors. All proposed investments must be approved by at least a majority of our board of directors, including a majority of the conflicts committee. Unless otherwise provided by our charter, the conflicts committee may approve a proposed investment without action by the full board of directors if the approving members of the conflicts committee constitute at least a majority of the board of directors. KBS Capital Advisors also provides asset-management, marketing, investor-relations and other administrative services on our behalf. Our advisor owns 20,000 shares of our common stock. We have no paid employees.
On March 24, 2011, we broke escrow in our initial public offering and through September 30, 2012, we had sold 23,274,561 shares of common stock for gross offering proceeds of $231.9 million, including 443,211 shares of common stock under our dividend reinvestment plan for gross offering proceeds of $4.2 million. Also as of September 30, 2012, we had redeemed 74,912 shares sold in the offering for $0.7 million. We have extended our primary offering until the earlier of the sale of all 200,000,000 shares or October 11, 2013.
Market Outlook – Real Estate and Real Estate Finance Markets
The following discussion is based on management’s beliefs, observations and expectations with respect to the real estate and real estate finance markets.
Since 2007 and the emergence of the global economic crisis, there have been persistent concerns regarding the creditworthiness and refinancing capabilities of both corporations and sovereign governments. Economies throughout the world have experienced lingering levels of high unemployment and low levels of consumer and business confidence due to a global downturn in economic activity. While some markets have shown some signs of recovery, concerns remain regarding job growth, income growth and the overall economic health of consumers, businesses, and governments. Recent global economic events remain centered on the potential for the default of several European sovereign debt issuers and the impact that such an event would have on the European Union and the rest of the world’s financial markets. During 2011, Standard and Poor’s (“S&P”) downgraded the credit rating of the United States to AA+ from AAA. Moody’s and S&P have downgraded the credit ratings of a number of European governments including those of France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece and have placed the UK and Germany on negative watch. These events have led to increased volatility in the capital markets.
In this economic environment the role of the government-controlled central banks in the global capital markets has increased significantly. In the fall of 2008 and through 2012, the U.S. government initiated a number of financial programs designed to provide financial institutions and the auto industry with the capital needed to survive the economic crisis. These programs included the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the Legacy Securities Public Private Investment Program, several rounds of what is known as “quantitative easing” and the maturity extension program known as “Operation Twist.” Together these programs have provided unprecedented levels of capital to the financial markets and have pushed interest rates and the cost of debt to historical lows.
Currently the health of the global capital markets remains a concern. The U.S. banking industry has been experiencing improved earnings, but the relatively low growth economic environment has caused the markets to question whether financial institutions are adequately capitalized. The credit downgrade of the United States has increased these concerns, especially for the larger, money center banks. Smaller financial institutions have continued to work with borrowers to amend and extend existing loans; however, as these loans reach maturity, there is the potential for future credit losses. The U.S. Federal Reserve has taken a number of actions to ensure that banks have adequate access to the capital markets, but the continued slump in the values of the single family home market remains a material concern.
In Europe, the unresolved sovereign debt crisis remains a concern. Some European banks hold material quantities of sovereign debt on their balance sheets. The possible default or restructuring of the sovereign debt obligations of certain European Union countries and the resulting negative impact on the global banking system is a significant concern. The uncertainty surrounding the size of the problem and how regulators and governments intend to deal with the situation has caused many investors to reassess their pricing of risks. In response to the growing crisis some nations have experienced a significant increase in the cost of capital. In some cases the increase in the cost of debt has pushed nations to the brink of default on their debt obligations.
From 2008 through 2011, the financial crisis and global economic downturn caused transaction volumes in the U.S. commercial real estate market to experience a sharp decline. While high-quality assets in primary (top-tier) markets experienced some transaction volume, most markets remained illiquid, with little or no buying or selling. Uncertainty in areas such as the cost of capital and the ability to hedge asset risks produced enough friction to bring transaction volumes down. In 2012, however, the economic stimulus provided by the Federal Reserve programs and an increased demand for U.S.-based assets began to fuel the U.S. commercial real estate market. Transaction volumes have rebounded and the re-emergence of the CMBS market and the availability of debt capital have spurred on the growing recovery.

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Despite the positive developments referenced above, the outstanding economic, credit and regulatory issues remain. Certain markets will continue to benefit from employment gains specific to the location and regionally based growth industries such as technology, energy and health care. The capital markets also have an impact on these trends. Lending activity increased in 2012, but market volatility has increased caution among lenders. The availability of residential mortgage financing is still constrained and remains a drag on the economic recovery.
Despite improved access to capital for some companies, the aforementioned economic conditions have continued to impact the capital markets. Global government interventions in the banking system and the persistence of a highly expansionary monetary policy by the U.S. Treasury have introduced additional complexity and uncertainty to the markets. The U.S. government’s recent introduction of additional regulation to the financial markets, including the banking, insurance and brokerage sectors, has resulted in general uncertainty as to the long-term impact on these markets and on the economy as a whole. Adding to this uncertainty are increased disclosure requirements and changes to accounting principles involving the valuation of investments. These conditions are expected to continue and, combined with a challenging macro-economic environment, may interfere with the implementation of our business strategy and/or force us to modify it.
Impact on Our Real Estate Investments
These market conditions may have a significant impact on our real estate investments and will likely create a highly competitive leasing environment. In addition, these market conditions have impacted or may impact our tenants’ businesses, making it more difficult for them to meet current lease obligations and placing pressure on them to negotiate more favorable lease terms upon renewal in order for their businesses to remain viable. Possible future declines in rental rates, slower or potentially negative net absorption of leased space and expectations of future rental concessions, including free rent to retain tenants who are up for renewal or to sign new tenants, may result in decreases in cash flow. Historically low interest rates could help offset some of the impact of decreases in operating cash flow for properties financed with variable rate mortgages; however, interest rates may not remain at these historically low levels for the life of many of our investments.
Impact on Our Real Estate‑Related Investment
Our real estate‑related investment is directly secured by commercial real estate. As a result, our real estate‑related investment may be impacted to some degree by the same factors that may impact our real estate investments.
As of September 30, 2012, we had a fixed rate real estate loan receivable with a principal balance of $12.6 million and a carrying value of $12.7 million that matures in 2016.
Impact on Our Financing Activities
In light of the risks associated with possible declines of operating cash flows on our properties and the current underwriting environment for commercial real estate mortgages, we may have difficulty refinancing some of our mortgage notes at maturity or may not be able to refinance our obligations at terms as favorable as the terms of our existing indebtedness. As of September 30, 2012, we had variable rate notes payable with an aggregate principal amount outstanding of $130.6 million, all of which mature between 2013 and 2014, including one mortgage loan with an outstanding principal balance of $56.6 million scheduled to mature during the 12 months ending September 30, 2013.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We are dependent upon the net proceeds from our ongoing initial public offering to conduct our proposed operations. We will obtain the capital required to purchase real estate and real estate-related investments and conduct our operations from: the proceeds of our ongoing initial public offering, including our dividend reinvestment plan, and any future follow-on offerings we may conduct; secured or unsecured financings from banks and other lenders; and any undistributed funds from our operations.
On March 24, 2011, we broke escrow in our offering and through September 30, 2012, we had sold 23,274,561 shares for gross offering proceeds of $231.9 million, including 443,211 shares of common stock under our dividend reinvestment plan for gross offering proceeds of $4.2 million. Also as of September 30, 2012, we had redeemed 74,912 shares sold in our offering for $0.7 million. If we are unable to raise substantial funds in our ongoing initial public offering, we will make fewer investments resulting in less diversification in terms of the type, number, size and geographic region of investments we make and the value of an investment in us will be tied more closely to the performance of the specific assets we acquire. Further, we will have certain fixed operating expenses, including certain expenses as a publicly offered REIT, regardless of whether we are able to raise substantial funds in our initial public offering. Our inability to raise substantial funds would increase our fixed operating expenses as a percentage of gross income, reducing our net income and limiting our ability to make distributions. We have extended our primary offering until the earlier of the sale of all 200,000,000 shares or October 11, 2013.

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we acquired three office properties. Our cash needs for those investments were met with proceeds from our ongoing initial public offering and debt financing. Operating cash needs during the same period were met through cash flow generated by our real estate properties and real-estate related investment.
Our investments in real estate generate cash flow in the form of rental revenues and tenant reimbursements, which are reduced by operating expenditures, debt service payments, the payment of asset management fees and corporate general and administrative expenses. Cash flows from operations from real estate investments is primarily dependent upon the occupancy level of our portfolio, the net effective rental rates on our leases, the collectibility of rent and operating recoveries from our tenants and how well we manage our expenditures. As of September 30, 2012, we owned five office properties that were collectively 91% occupied.
Our real estate-related investment generates cash flow in the form of interest income, which is reduced by loan servicing fees, the payment of asset management fees and corporate general and administrative expenses. Cash flows from operations from our real estate-related investment is primarily dependent on the operating performance of the underlying collateral and the borrower’s ability to make its debt service payments. As of September 30, 2012, the borrower under our real estate loan receivable was current on all contractual debt service payments to us.
As of September 30, 2012, we had mortgage debt obligations in the aggregate principal amount of $130.6 million, which mature between 2013 and 2014, including one mortgage loan with an outstanding principal balance of $56.6 million scheduled to mature during the 12 months ending September 30, 2013. As of September 30, 2012, we had $34.0 million of revolving debt available for future disbursements under a portfolio loan, subject to certain conditions set forth in the loan agreement.
We made distributions to our stockholders during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 using a combination of cash flows from operations and debt financing. We believe that our cash flows from operations, cash on hand, proceeds from our dividend reinvestment plan and anticipated financing activities are sufficient to meet our liquidity needs for the foreseeable future.
Under our charter, we are required to limit our total operating expenses to the greater of 2% of our average invested assets or 25% of our net income for the four most recently completed fiscal quarters, as these terms are defined in our charter, unless the conflicts committee has determined that such excess expenses were justified based on unusual and non-recurring factors. Operating expense reimbursements for the four fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2012 exceeded the charter imposed limitation; however, the conflicts committee determined that the relationship of our operating expenses to our average invested assets was justified for these periods given the costs of operating a public company and the early stage of our operations. Operating expense reimbursements for the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2012 did not exceed the charter imposed limitation.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
We commenced operations in connection with the acquisition of our first investment on June 24, 2011. As of September 30, 2012, we owned five office properties and one real estate loan receivable. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net cash provided by operating activities was $4.3 million. We expect that our cash flows from operating activities will increase in future periods as a result of owning investments acquired in 2012 for an entire period and anticipated future acquisitions of real estate investments and acquisitions or originations of real estate‑related investments.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $186.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and primarily consisted of the following:
$182.8 million for the acquisition of three real estate properties;
$2.4 million of funding obligations under our real estate loan receivable; and
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Our cash flows from financing activities consist primarily of proceeds from our ongoing initial public offering, debt financings and distributions paid to our stockholders. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net cash provided by financing activities was $191.8 million and primarily consisted of the following:
$86.8 million of net cash provided by debt financing as a result of proceeds from notes payable of $134.2 million, partially offset by payments on notes payable of $45.9 million and by payments of deferred financing costs of $1.5 million;
$110.0 million of net cash provided by offering proceeds related to our initial public offering, net of payments of commissions, dealer manager fees and other organization and offering expenses of $14.4 million;
$4.2 million of net cash distributions, after giving effect to distributions reinvested by stockholders of $3.5 million; and
$0.7 million of cash used for redemptions of common stock.
Once we have fully invested the proceeds of our ongoing initial public offering, we expect that our debt financing and other liabilities will be between 35% and 65% of the cost of our tangible assets (before deducting depreciation or other non-cash reserves). We expect our debt financing related to the acquisition of core properties to be between 45% and 65% of the aggregate cost of all such assets. We expect our debt financing related to the acquisition or origination of real estate-related investments to be between 0% and 65% of the aggregate cost of all such assets, depending upon the availability of such financings in the marketplace. Though this is our target leverage, our charter does not limit our leverage until our total liabilities would exceed 75% of the cost of our tangible assets (before deducting depreciation or other non-cash reserves), and we may exceed this limit with the approval of the conflicts committee of our board of directors. To the extent financing in excess of this limit is available on attractive terms, our conflicts committee may approve debt in excess of this limit. As of September 30, 2012, our borrowings and other liabilities were approximately 43% of both the cost (before depreciation and other noncash reserves) and book value (before depreciation) of our tangible assets, respectively.
In addition to making investments in accordance with our investment objectives, we expect to use our capital resources to make certain payments to our advisor and our dealer manager. Pursuant to the advisory agreement and the dealer manager agreement, we are obligated to reimburse our advisor, our dealer manager or their affiliates, as applicable, for organization and other offering costs paid by them on our behalf. See the discussion under “— Organization and Offering Costs” below. During our acquisition and development stage, we expect to make payments to our advisor in connection with the selection and origination or purchase of investments, the management of our assets and costs incurred by our advisor in providing services to us. The advisory agreement has a one-year term but may be renewed for an unlimited number of successive one-year periods upon the mutual consent of our advisor and our conflicts committee. On September 27, 2012, we renewed the advisory agreement with our advisor.
Contractual Commitments and Contingencies
The following is a summary of our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2012 (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
Payments Due During the Years Ended December 31,
Contractual Obligations
 
Total
 
Remainder of 2012
 
2013-2014
 
2015-2016
 
Thereafter
Outstanding debt obligations (1)
 
$
130,600

 
$

 
$
130,600

 
$

 
$

Interest payments on outstanding debt obligations (2)
 
3,298

 
770

 
2,528

 

 

Outstanding funding obligations under real estate loan receivable
 
11,331

 
(3) 

 
(3) 

 
(3) 

 

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(1) Amounts include principal payments only.
(2) Projected interest payments are based on the outstanding principal amounts and interest rates in effect as of September 30, 2012 (consisting of the contractual interest rate). We incurred interest expense of $2.0 million, excluding amortization of deferred financing costs totaling $0.6 million, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.
(3) On June 24, 2011, we originated the Aberdeen First Mortgage Loan. As of September 30, 2012, we had disbursed $12.6 million to the borrower under the Aberdeen First Mortgage Loan and another $11.3 million remained available for future funding, subject to certain conditions set forth in the loan agreement. This amount does not have a fixed funding date, but may be funded in any future year, subject to certain conditions set forth in the loan agreement. The Aberdeen First Mortgage Loan matures on July 1, 2016.

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Results of Operations
Our results of operations as of September 30, 2012 are not indicative of those expected in future periods, as we broke escrow in our initial public offering on March 24, 2011 and commenced operations on June 24, 2011 in connection with our first investment, the origination of a real estate loan receivable. We acquired our first real estate investment, an office property, on September 29, 2011. As of September 30, 2012, we owned five office properties and one real estate loan receivable. In general, we expect that our income and expenses related to our portfolio will increase in future periods as a result of owning investments acquired in 2012 for an entire period and anticipated future acquisitions of real estate and real estate-related investments.
Rental income and tenant reimbursements from our five real estate properties were $8.0 million and $17.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we did not have any significant real estate operations.
Interest income from our real estate loan receivable, recognized using the interest method, increased from $186,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $231,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2012. The increase in interest income is due to an increase in the overall loan balance as a result of advances made under the loan receivable. Interest income from our real estate loan receivable, recognized using the interest method, increased from $202,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $643,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase is a result of owning the real estate loan receivable acquired in 2011 for an entire period and an increase in the overall loan balance as a result of advances made under the loan receivable.
Operating, maintenance and management costs totaled $2.0 million and $4.0 million and real estate taxes and insurance totaled $1.4 million and $2.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. We recorded depreciation and amortization expense of $4.1 million and $9.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we did not have any significant real estate operations.
We incurred asset management fees with respect to five real estate properties and one real estate loan receivable of $0.5 million and $1.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we did not have significant asset management fees. All asset management fees incurred as of September 30, 2012 have been paid.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we incurred interest expense of $1.0 million and $2.7 million, respectively, including amortization of deferred financing costs of $0.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we did not have significant interest expense. Our interest expense in future periods will vary based on fluctuations in one-month LIBOR and on future borrowings.
Real estate acquisition fees and expenses to affiliates and non-affiliates totaled $0.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, related to the acquisition of Domain Gateway. Real estate acquisition fees and expenses to affiliates and non-affiliates totaled $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, related to the acquisitions of Town Center, the McEwen Building and Gateway Tech Center. We did not incur any real estate acquisition fees and expenses to affiliates and non-affiliates for the three months ended September 30, 2012. We expect real estate acquisition fees to vary in future periods based upon acquisition activity.
General and administrative expenses increased from $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012. General and administrative expenses increased from $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase in general and administrative expense is primarily due to an increase in professional fees and dividend processing fees. We expect general and administrative costs to increase in the future as we acquire additional investments but to decrease as a percentage of total revenue.
Organization and Offering Costs
Our organization and offering costs (other than selling commissions and dealer manager fees) may be paid by our advisor, our dealer manager or their affiliates on our behalf. Other offering costs include all expenses incurred or to be incurred by us in connection with our ongoing initial public offering. Organization costs include all expenses incurred by us in connection with our formation, including but not limited to legal fees and other costs to incorporate. Organization costs are expensed as incurred and offering costs, which include selling commissions and dealer manager fees, are charged as incurred as a reduction to stockholders’ equity.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

Pursuant to the advisory agreement and the dealer manager agreement, we are obligated to reimburse our advisor, our dealer manager or their affiliates, as applicable, for organization and other offering costs paid by them on our behalf.  However, at the termination of our primary offering and at the termination of the offering under our dividend reinvestment plan, our advisor has agreed to reimburse us to the extent that selling commissions, dealer manager fees and other organization and offering expenses incurred by us exceed 15% of the gross offering proceeds of the respective offering. In addition, at the end of our primary offering and again at the end of the offering under our dividend reinvestment plan, our advisor has agreed to reimburse us to the extent that organization and offering expenses excluding underwriting compensation (which includes selling commissions, dealer manager fees and any other items viewed as underwriting compensation by FINRA), exceed 2% of the gross proceeds we raised in the respective offering. We reimburse our dealer manager for underwriting compensation as discussed in the prospectus for our ongoing initial public offering, provided that within 30 days after the end of the month in which our primary initial public offering terminates, our dealer manager must reimburse us to the extent that our reimbursements cause total underwriting compensation for our primary initial public offering to exceed 10% of the gross offering proceeds from such offering. We also directly pay or reimburse our dealer manager for bona fide invoiced due diligence expenses of broker dealers. However, no reimbursements made by us to our advisor or our dealer manager may cause total organization and offering expenses incurred by us (including selling commissions, dealer manager fees and all other items of organization and offering expenses) to exceed 15% of the aggregate gross proceeds from our primary offering and the offering under our dividend reinvestment plan as of the date of reimbursement. As of September 30, 2012, selling commissions, dealer manager fees, and organization and other offering costs did not exceed 15% of the gross offering proceeds. Through September 30, 2012, including shares issued through our dividend reinvestment plan, we had sold 23,274,561 shares in our offering for gross offering proceeds of $231.9 million and recorded selling commissions and dealer manager fees of $21.0 million and organization and other offering costs of $7.9 million.
Funds from Operations
We believe that funds from operations (“FFO”) is a beneficial indicator of the performance of an equity REIT. We compute FFO in accordance with the current National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) definition. FFO represents net income, excluding gains and losses from sales of operating real estate assets (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar conditions based on historical cost accounting and useful-life estimates), impairment losses on real estate assets, depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, and adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We believe FFO facilitates comparisons of operating performance between periods and among other REITs. However, our computation of FFO may not be comparable to other REITs that do not define FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do. Our management believes that historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered the presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves. As a result, we believe that the use of FFO, together with the required GAAP presentations, provides a more complete understanding of our performance relative to our competitors and a more informed and appropriate basis on which to make decisions involving operating, financing, and investing activities.
FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure and does not represent net income as defined by GAAP. Net income as defined by GAAP is the most relevant measure in determining our operating performance because FFO includes adjustments that investors may deem subjective, such as adding back expenses such as depreciation and amortization. Accordingly, FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating performance.
Our calculation of FFO, which we believe is consistent with the calculation of FFO as defined by NAREIT, is presented in the table below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Net loss
 
$
(1,354
)
 
$
(1,032
)
 
$
(6,245
)
 
$
(1,596
)
Depreciation of real estate assets
 
1,222

 
37

 
2,824

 
37

Amortization of lease-related costs
 
2,896

 
53

 
6,781

 
53

FFO
 
$
2,764

 
$
(942
)
 
$
3,360

 
$
(1,506
)

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

Set forth below is additional information related to certain items included in net loss above, which may be helpful in assessing our operating results. Please see the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows for details of our operating, investing, and financing cash activities.
Significant Items Included in Net Loss:
Revenues in excess of actual cash received as a result of straight-line rent of $0.6 million and $1.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively;
Acquisition fees and expenses related to the purchase of real estate of approximately $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and $0.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively; and
Interest expense from the amortization of deferred financing costs related to notes payable of approximately $0.2 million and $0.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.
FFO may also be used to fund all or a portion of certain capitalizable items that are excluded from FFO, such as tenant improvements, building improvements and deferred leasing costs. We expect FFO to improve as we continue to acquire additional real estate and real estate-related assets.
Distributions
Until we have fully invested the proceeds of our primary initial public offering, and from time to time during our operational stage, we may not pay distributions solely from our cash flows from operations or FFO, in which case distributions may be paid in whole or in part from debt financing. Distributions declared, distributions paid and cash flows from operations were as follows for the first, second and third quarters of 2012 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
 
Distributions Declared (1)
 
Distributions Declared Per Share (1) (2)
 
Distributions Paid (3)
 
Cash Flows Provided by
(Used in)
Operating
Activities
Period
 
 
 
Cash
 
Reinvested
 
Total
 
First Quarter 2012
 
$
2,026

 
$
0.160

 
$
981

 
$
791

 
$
1,772

 
$
(428
)
Second Quarter 2012
 
2,850

 
0.162

 
1,435

 
1,186

 
2,621

 
1,796

Third Quarter 2012
 
3,516

 
0.164

 
1,825

 
1,494

 
3,319

 
2,948

 
 
$
8,392

 
$
0.486

 
$
4,241

 
$
3,471

 
$
7,712

 
$
4,316

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(1) 
Distributions for the periods from January 1, 2012 through February 28, 2012 and March 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012 were based on daily record dates and were calculated at a rate of $0.00178082 per share per day.
(2) 
Assumes share was issued and outstanding each day during the periods presented.
(3) 
Distributions are paid on a monthly basis. We have historically paid distributions for all record dates of a given month approximately 15 days following month end. However, commencing with distributions for November 2012 record dates (which are payable in December 2012), distributions will be paid on or about the first business day of the following month.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we paid aggregate distributions of $7.7 million, including $4.2 million of distributions paid in cash and $3.5 million of distributions reinvested through our dividend reinvestment plan. FFO for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $3.4 million and cash flows provided by operations was $4.3 million. See the reconciliation of FFO to net loss above. We funded our total distributions paid, which includes net cash distributions and dividends reinvested by stockholders, with $4.7 million of cash flows from operations from the second and third quarters of 2012 and $3.0 million of debt financing. For purposes of determining the source of our distributions paid, we assume first that we use cash flows from operations from the relevant periods to fund distribution payments.
From inception through September 30, 2012, we paid cumulative distributions of $9.4 million and our cumulative net loss during the same period was $8.7 million. To the extent that we pay distributions from sources other than our cash flows from operations, we will have less funds available for investment in properties and other assets, the overall return to our stockholders may be reduced and subsequent investors will experience dilution.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

Over the long-term, we expect that a greater percentage of our distributions will be paid from cash flows from operations and FFO (except with respect to distributions related to sales of our assets and distributions related to the repayment of principal under investments we make in mortgage, mezzanine and other loans). However, we expect to have little, if any, cash flows from operations available for distribution until we make substantial investments. During our offering stage, when we may raise capital in our ongoing initial public offering (and possibly future offerings) more quickly than we acquire income-producing assets, and from time to time during our operational stage, we may not pay distributions solely from our cash flows from operations. Further, our operating performance cannot be accurately predicted and may deteriorate in the future due to numerous factors, including those discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Market Outlook - Real Estate and Real Estate Finance Markets” herein, and the risks discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, in Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, in Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to our Registration Statement (file no. 333-164703), and in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, each as filed with the SEC. Those factors include: our ability to continue to raise capital to make additional investments; the future operating performance of investments we may make in the existing real estate and financial environment; our advisor’s ability to identify investments that are suitable to execute our investment objectives; the success and economic viability of our tenants; the ability of our borrowers and their sponsors to continue to make their debt service payments and/or to repay their loans upon maturity; our ability to refinance existing indebtedness at comparable terms; changes in interest rates on any variable rate debt obligations we incur; and the level of participation in our dividend reinvestment plan. In the event our FFO and/or cash flows from operations decrease in the future, the level of our distributions may also decrease.  In addition, future distributions declared and paid may exceed FFO and/or cash flows from operations.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The preparation of our financial statements requires significant management judgments, assumptions and estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and our disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. With different estimates or assumptions, materially different amounts could be reported in our financial statements. Additionally, other companies may utilize different estimates that may impact the comparability of our results of operations to those of companies in similar businesses. A discussion of the accounting policies that management considers critical in that they involve significant management judgments, assumptions and estimates is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the SEC. There have been no significant changes to our policies during 2012.
Subsequent Events
We evaluate subsequent events up until the date the consolidated financial statements are issued.
Status of the Offering
We commenced our ongoing initial public offering of 280,000,000 shares of common stock on October 26, 2010. As of November 2, 2012, we had sold 24,823,092 shares of common stock in our offering for gross offering proceeds of $247.2 million, including 500,966 shares of common stock under our dividend reinvestment plan for gross offering proceeds of $4.8 million. Also as of November 2, 2012, we had redeemed 74,912 of the shares sold in our ongoing initial public offering for $0.7 million.
Distributions Paid
On October 15, 2012, we paid distributions of $1.2 million, which related to distributions declared for each day in the period from September 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012.
Distributions Declared
On November 7, 2012, our board of directors declared distributions based on daily record dates for the period from December 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012, which we expect to pay in January 2013 and distributions based on daily record dates for the period from January 1, 2013 through January 31, 2013, which we expect to pay in February 2013. Investors may choose to receive cash distributions or purchase additional shares through our dividend reinvestment plan.
Distributions for these periods will be calculated based on stockholders of record each day during these periods at a rate of $0.00178082 per share per day and equal a daily amount that, if paid each day for a 365-day period, would equal a 6.5% annualized rate based on a purchase price of $10.00 per share.


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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to the effects of interest rate changes as a result of borrowings used to maintain liquidity and to fund the acquisition, expansion and refinancing of our real estate investment portfolio and operations. We are also exposed to the effects of changes in interest rates as a result of the acquisition and origination of mortgage, mezzanine, bridge and other loans. Our profitability and the value of our investment portfolio may be adversely affected during any period as a result of interest rate changes. Our interest rate risk management objectives are to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings, prepayment penalties and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. We may manage interest rate risk by maintaining a ratio of fixed rate, long-term debt such that floating rate exposure is kept at an acceptable level. In addition, we may utilize a variety of financial instruments, including interest rate caps, floors, and swap agreements, in order to limit the effects of changes in interest rates on our operations. When we use these types of derivatives to hedge the risk of interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities, we may be subject to certain risks, including the risk that losses on a hedge position will reduce the funds available for payments to holders of our common stock and that the losses may exceed the amount we invested in the instruments.
We expect to borrow funds and make investments at a combination of fixed and variable rates. Interest rate fluctuations will generally not affect future earnings or cash flows on fixed rate debt or fixed rate real estate loans receivable unless such instruments mature or are otherwise terminated. However, interest rate changes will affect the fair value of fixed rate instruments. As of September 30, 2012, the fair value and carrying value of our fixed rate real estate loan receivable was $12.6 million and $12.7 million, respectively. The fair value estimate of our real estate loan receivable is estimated using an internal valuation model that considers the expected cash flows for the loan, underlying collateral value and the estimated yield requirements of institutional investors for loans with similar characteristics, including remaining loan term, loan-to-value, type of collateral and other credit enhancements. As we expect to hold our fixed rate instrument to maturity and the amounts due under such instrument would be limited to the outstanding principal balance and any accrued and unpaid interest, we do not expect that fluctuations in interest rates, and the resulting change in fair value of our fixed rate instrument, would have a significant impact on our operations. As of September 30, 2012, we did not have any fixed rate debt outstanding.
Conversely, movements in interest rates on variable rate debt and loans receivable would change future earnings and cash flows, but not significantly affect the fair value of those instruments. However, changes in required risk premiums would result in changes in the fair value of floating rate instruments. As of September 30, 2012, we were exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates on $130.6 million of variable rate debt outstanding. Based on interest rates as of September 30, 2012, if interest rates were 100 basis points higher during the 12 months ending September 30, 2013, interest expense on our variable rate debt would increase by $1.3 million. As of September 30, 2012, one-month LIBOR was 0.21425% and if this index was reduced to 0% during the 12 months ending September 30, 2013, interest expense on our variable rate debt would decrease by $0.3 million. As of September 30, 2012, we did not own any variable rate real estate-related investments.
The annual effective interest rate of our fixed rate real estate loan receivable as of September 30, 2012 was 7.5%. The effective interest rate represents the effective interest rate as of September 30, 2012, using the interest method, which we use to recognize interest income on our real estate loan receivable. The weighted-average interest rate of our variable rate debt as of September 30, 2012 was 2.3%.  The weighted-average interest rate represents the actual interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2012 (consisting of the contractual interest rate), using interest rate indices as of September 30, 2012 where applicable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon, and as of the date of, the evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Please see the risks discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, the risks discussed in Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 and the risks identified in Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to our Registration Statement (file no. 333-164703), filed with the SEC on July 20, 2012.
The following risk factor supplements these previously disclosed risks.
Based on sales volume to date, we do not believe that we are likely to raise the maximum offering amount in our ongoing initial public offering. If we raise substantially less than the maximum offering amount, we will not be able to invest in as diverse a portfolio of properties as we otherwise would, which may cause the value of our stockholders’ investment in us to vary more widely with the performance of specific assets and cause our general and administrative expenses to constitute a greater percentage of our revenue. Raising fewer proceeds in our offering, therefore, could increase the risk that our stockholders will lose money in their investment.
Our ongoing initial public offering is being made on a “best efforts” basis, whereby the brokers participating in the offering have no firm commitment or obligation to purchase any of our shares. To date, the amount of proceeds we have raised in our ongoing initial public offering is lower than our sponsor and dealer manager originally expected. As a result, we do not believe that it is likely that we will raise the maximum offering amount.
We are not limited in the number or size of our investments or the percentage of net proceeds we may dedicate to a single investment. If our dealer manager is unable to significantly increase the amount of proceeds raised in our ongoing initial public offering, we will make fewer investments than originally intended, resulting in less diversification in terms of the number of investments owned and the geographic regions in which our investments are located. In that case, adverse developments with respect to a single property, or a geographic region, would have a greater adverse impact on our operations than they otherwise would. In addition, our inability to raise substantial funds would increase our fixed operating expenses as a percentage of our revenue, reducing our net income and limiting our ability to pay distributions to our stockholders.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
a)
During the period covered by this Form 10-Q, we did not sell any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
b)
On October 26, 2010, our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-164703), covering a public offering of up to 200,000,000 shares of common stock in our primary offering and 80,000,000 shares of common stock under our dividend reinvestment plan, was declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933. We commenced our initial public offering on October 26, 2010 upon retaining KBS Capital Markets Group LLC as the dealer manager of our offering. We are offering 200,000,000 shares of common stock in our primary offering at an aggregate offering price of up to $2.0 billion, or $10.00 per share with discounts available to certain categories of purchasers. The 80,000,000 shares offered under our dividend reinvestment plan are initially being offered at an aggregate offering price of $760.0 million, or $9.50 per share. We have extended our primary offering until the earlier of the sale of all 200,000,000 shares or October 11, 2013. Under rules promulgated by the SEC, in some circumstances we could continue our primary offering until as late as April 24, 2014. We may sell shares under our dividend reinvestment plan beyond the termination of the primary offering until we have sold all the shares under the plan.
As of September 30, 2012, we had sold 23,274,561 shares of common stock in our ongoing initial public offering for gross offering proceeds of $231.9 million, including 443,211 shares of common stock under our dividend reinvestment plan for gross offering proceeds of $4.2 million. As of September 30, 2012, we had incurred selling commissions, dealer manager fees and organization and other offering costs in the amounts set forth below. We pay selling commissions and dealer manager fees to KBS Capital Markets Group, and KBS Capital Markets Group reallows all selling commissions and a portion of the dealer manager fees to participating broker-dealers. In addition, we reimburse KBS Capital Advisors and KBS Capital Markets Group for certain offering expenses as described in our prospectus, as amended and supplemented.

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Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds (continued)

Type of Expense Amount
 
Amount
(in thousands)    
 
Estimated/Actual
Selling commissions and dealer manager fees
 
$
21,035

 
Actual
Finders’ fees
 

 
Actual
Other underwriting compensation
 
2,788

 
Actual
Other organization and offering costs (excluding underwriting compensation)
 
5,113

 
Actual
Total expenses
 
$
28,936

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage of offering proceeds used to pay or reimburse affiliates for organization and offering costs and expenses
 
12
%
 
Actual
From the commencement of our ongoing initial public offering through September 30, 2012, the net offering proceeds to us, after deducting the total expenses incurred as described above, were approximately $202.9 million, including net offering proceeds from our dividend reinvestment plan of $4.2 million.
We expect to use substantially all of the net proceeds from our ongoing initial public offering to invest in and manage a diverse portfolio of real estate and real estate-related investments. We expect to use substantially all of the net proceeds from the sale of shares under our dividend reinvestment plan for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, the redemption of shares under our share redemption program; capital expenditures, tenant improvement costs and leasing costs related to our investments in real estate properties; reserves required by any financings of our investments in real estate properties; funding obligations under any of our real estate loans receivable; investments in real estate properties and real estate-related assets, which would include payment of acquisition fees or origination fees to our advisor; and the repayment of debt.
As of September 30, 2012, we had used the net proceeds from our initial public offering and debt financing to invest $285.0 million in five real estate properties and one real estate-related investment, including $4.1 million of acquisition fees and closing costs and origination fees and expenses.
c)
We have adopted a share redemption program that may enable stockholders to sell their shares to us in limited circumstances.
Pursuant to the share redemption program, there are several limitations on our ability to redeem shares:
Unless the shares are being redeemed in connection with a stockholder’s death, “qualifying disability” or “determination of incompetence” (each as defined under the share redemption program), we may not redeem shares until the stockholder has held his or her shares for one year. 
During each calendar year, the share redemption program limits the number of shares we may redeem to those that we could purchase with the amount of the net proceeds from the issuance of shares under our dividend reinvestment plan during the prior calendar year.
During any calendar year, we may redeem no more than 5% of the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the prior calendar year.
We have no obligation to redeem shares if the redemption would violate the restrictions on distributions under Maryland law, which prohibits distributions that would cause a corporation to fail to meet statutory tests of solvency.
We may amend, suspend or terminate the program upon 30 days’ notice to our stockholders. We may provide this notice by including such information in a Current Report on Form 8-K or in our annual or quarterly reports, all publicly filed with the SEC, or by a separate mailing to our stockholders.

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Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds (continued)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we funded redemptions under our share redemption program with the net proceeds from our dividend reinvestment plan, and we redeemed shares pursuant to our share redemption program as follows:
Month
 
Total Number
of Shares
Redeemed (1)
 
Average
Price Paid
Per Share (2)
 
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares
Available That May Yet Be  Redeemed
Under the Program
January 2012
 
15,000

 
$
10.00

 
(3) 
February 2012
 

 
$

 
(3) 
March 2012
 

 
$

 
(3) 
April 2012
 
10,043

 
$
10.00

 
(3) 
May 2012
 
14,500

 
$
10.00

 
(3) 
June 2012
 
11,000

 
$
9.80

 
(3) 
July 2012
 
11,159

 
$
9.92

 
(3) 
August 2012
 
7,156

 
$
9.76

 
(3) 
September 2012
 
6,054

 
$
9.25

 
(3) 
Total
 
74,912

 
 
 
 
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(1) We announced the adoption and commencement of the program on October 14, 2010.
(2) Pursuant to the program, we will initially redeem shares as follows:
The lower of $9.25 or 92.5% of the price paid to acquire the shares from us for stockholders who have held their shares for at least one year;
The lower of $9.50 or 95.0% of the price paid to acquire the shares from us for stockholders who have held their shares for at least two years;
The lower of $9.75 or 97.5% of the price paid to acquire the shares from us for stockholders who have held their shares for at least three years; and
The lower of $10.00 or 100% of the price paid to acquire the shares from us for stockholders who have held their shares for at least four years.
Notwithstanding the above, the redemption price for redemptions sought upon a stockholder’s death, “qualifying disability” or “determination of incompetence” will initially be the amount paid to acquire the shares from us. Furthermore, once we establish an estimated value per share of our common stock that is not based on the price to acquire a share in our primary offering or follow-on public offerings, the redemption price per share for all stockholders will be equal to the most recent estimated value per share, as determined by our advisor or another firm chosen for that purpose, as of the applicable redemption date. We currently expect to establish an estimated value per share after the completion of our offering stage. We will consider our offering stage complete when we are no longer publicly offering equity securities - whether through our initial public offering or follow-on public offerings - and have not done so for up to 18 months. We currently expect to update the estimated value per share every 12 to 18 months thereafter and will report such estimated values to our stockholders in our annual report, our quarterly reports, or in a current report on Form 8-K, as appropriate. We will also provide information about our estimated value per share on our web site (such information may be provided by means of a link to our public filings on the SEC’s web site, http://www.sec.gov). “Public equity offering” for this purpose does not include offerings on behalf of selling stockholders or offerings related to a dividend reinvestment plan, employee benefit plan or the redemption of interests in the Operating Partnership.
(3) We limit the dollar value of shares that may be redeemed under the program as described above. One of these limitations is that during each calendar year, the share redemption program limits the number of shares we may redeem to those that we could purchase with the amount of the net proceeds from the issuance of shares under our dividend reinvestment plan during the prior calendar year. In 2011, our net proceeds from the dividend reinvestment plan were $0.7 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we redeemed $0.7 million of shares of common stock. As of September 30, 2012, we had $0.1 million of outstanding and unfulfilled redemption requests, representing approximately 8,947 shares. Effective January 2013, this limitation will be re-set, and we will be able to redeem the number of shares that we could purchase with the amount of net proceeds raised from the sale of shares under the dividend reinvestment plan during 2012. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, our net proceeds from the dividend reinvestment plan were $3.5 million.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Item 6. Exhibits
Ex.
  
Description
 
 
 
3.1
  
Second Articles of Amendment and Restatement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed January 25, 2011
 
 
 
3.2
  
Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to our Registration Statement on Form S-11, Commission File No. 333-164703
 
 
 
4.1
  
Form of Subscription Agreement, included as Appendix A to prospectus, incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 4 to our Registration Statement on Form S-11, Commission File No. 333-164703
 
 
 
4.2
  
Statement regarding restrictions on transferability of shares of common stock (to appear on stock certificate or to be sent upon request and without charge to stockholders issued shares without certificates), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to our Registration Statement on Form S-11, Commission File No. 333-164703
 
 
 
4.3
  
Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment Plan, included as Appendix B to prospectus, incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 4 to our Registration Statement on Form S-11, Commission File No. 333-164703
 
 
 
10.1
  
Advisory Agreement, by and between the Company and KBS Capital Advisors LLC, dated September 27, 2012

31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
32.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
99.1
 
Amended and Restated Share Redemption Program, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to our Registration Statement on Form S-11, Commission File No. 333-164703
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date:
November 8, 2012
By:
/S/ CHARLES J. SCHREIBER, JR.        
 
 
 
Charles J. Schreiber, Jr.
 
 
 
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
 
 
(principal executive officer)
 
 
 
 
Date:
November 8, 2012
By:
/S/ DAVID E. SNYDER        
 
 
 
David E. Snyder
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
(principal financial officer)



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