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Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2014 March (Form 10-Q)



 
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 March 31, 2014
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 000-54691
 
PHILLIPS EDISON – ARC SHOPPING CENTER REIT INC.  
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Maryland
27-1106076
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
11501 Northlake Drive
 Cincinnati, Ohio
45249
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(513) 554-1110
(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
o  (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  
As of May 1, 2014, there were 178.5 million outstanding shares of common stock of Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc.




PHILLIPS EDISON – ARC SHOPPING CENTER REIT INC.
FORM 10-Q
March 31, 2014
INDEX
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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PART I.        FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.          Financial Statements
 
The information furnished in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments that are, in management’s opinion, necessary for a fair and consistent presentation of the aforementioned condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to such condensed consolidated financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc.’s results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results expected for the full year.

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PHILLIPS EDISON – ARC SHOPPING CENTER REIT INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF MARCH 31, 2014 AND DECEMBER 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
  
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
ASSETS
  
 
  
Investment in real estate:
  
 
  
Land
$
366,262

 
$
302,182

Building and improvements
1,025,036

 
833,892

Total investment in real estate assets
1,391,298

 
1,136,074

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(40,092
)
 
(29,538
)
Total investment in real estate assets, net
1,351,206

 
1,106,536

Acquired intangible lease assets, net of accumulated amortization of $20,030 and $14,330, respectively
135,423

 
107,730

Cash and cash equivalents
257,480

 
460,250

Restricted cash and investments
11,102

 
9,859

Accounts receivable, net of bad debt reserve of $315 and $151, respectively
13,716

 
12,982

Deferred financing expense, less accumulated amortization of $2,532 and $1,715, respectively
10,812

 
10,091

Derivative asset

 
818

Prepaid expenses and other
16,412

 
13,261

Total assets
$
1,796,151

 
$
1,721,527

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
  

 
  

Liabilities:
  

 
  

Mortgages and loans payable
$
286,098

 
$
200,872

Acquired below market lease intangibles, less accumulated amortization of $3,596 and $2,708, respectively
22,069

 
20,387

Accounts payable
438

 
1,657

Accounts payable – affiliates
1,214

 
1,132

Accrued and other liabilities
31,016

 
27,947

Total liabilities
340,835

 
251,995

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

 

Equity:
  

 
  

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized, zero shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2014
  
 
  
and December 31, 2013

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 177,435,825 and 175,594,613 shares issued and
  
 
  
outstanding at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
1,774

 
1,756

Additional paid-in capital
1,554,303

 
1,538,185

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 
690

Accumulated deficit
(100,850
)
 
(71,192
)
Total stockholders’ equity
1,455,227

 
1,469,439

Noncontrolling interests
89

 
93

Total equity
1,455,316

 
1,469,532

Total liabilities and equity
$
1,796,151

 
$
1,721,527


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PHILLIPS EDISON – ARC SHOPPING CENTER REIT INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2014 AND 2013
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
  
Three Months Ended March 31,
  
2014
 
2013
Revenues:
  
 
  
Rental income
$
27,224

 
$
8,865

Tenant recovery income
8,306

 
2,341

Other property income
147

 
31

Total revenues
35,677

 
11,237

Expenses:
  

 
  

Property operating
6,125

 
1,896

Real estate taxes
4,282

 
1,512

General and administrative
1,771

 
892

Acquisition expenses
5,386

 
2,514

Depreciation and amortization
15,403

 
5,234

Total expenses
32,967

 
12,048

Operating income (loss)
2,710

 
(811
)
Other income (expense):
  

 
  

Interest expense, net
(3,680
)
 
(2,100
)
Other income, net
547

 

Net loss
(423
)
 
(2,911
)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 
63

Net loss attributable to Company stockholders
$
(423
)
 
$
(2,848
)
Per share information - basic and diluted:
  

 
  

Net loss per share - basic and diluted
$
0.00

 
$
(0.16
)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted
176,854,929

 
17,448,804

Comprehensive loss:
  

 
  

Net loss
$
(423
)
 
$
(2,911
)
Other comprehensive income:
  

 
  

Change in unrealized loss on interest rate swaps, net
(690
)
 
(83
)
Comprehensive loss
(1,113
)
 
(2,994
)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 
63

Comprehensive loss attributable to Company stockholders
$
(1,113
)
 
$
(2,931
)

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PHILLIPS EDISON-ARC SHOPPING CENTER REIT INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2014 AND 2013
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
  
  
 
  
 
  
 
Accumulated
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
  
  
 
  
 
Additional
 
Other
 
  
 
Total
 
  
 
  
  
Common Stock
 
Paid-In
 
Comprehensive
 
Accumulated
 
Stockholders'
 
Noncontrolling
 
  
  
Shares
 
Amount
 
Capital
 
Income
 
Deficit
 
Equity
 
Interest
 
Total
Balance at January 1, 2013
13,801,251

 
$
138

 
$
118,238

 
$

 
$
(11,720
)
 
$
106,656

 
$
45,615

 
$
152,271

Issuance of common stock
8,608,447

 
86

 
85,539

 

 

 
85,625

 

 
85,625

Dividend reinvestment plan (DRP)
106,989

 
1

 
1,016

 

 

 
1,017

 

 
1,017

Change in unrealized loss on interest rate swaps

 

 

 
(83
)
 

 
(83
)
 

 
(83
)
Common distributions declared, $0.16 per share

 

 

 

 
(2,859
)
 
(2,859
)
 

 
(2,859
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 
(1,913
)
 
(1,913
)
Offering costs

 

 
(12,238
)
 

 

 
(12,238
)
 

 
(12,238
)
Net loss

 

 

 

 
(2,848
)
 
(2,848
)
 
(63
)
 
(2,911
)
Balance at March 31, 2013
22,516,687

 
$
225

 
$
192,555

 
$
(83
)
 
$
(17,427
)
 
$
175,270

 
$
43,639

 
$
218,909

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2014
175,594,613

 
$
1,756

 
$
1,538,185

 
$
690

 
$
(71,192
)
 
$
1,469,439

 
$
93

 
$
1,469,532

Issuance of common stock
256,030

 
2

 
2,531

 

 

 
2,533

 

 
2,533

Share repurchases
(15,971
)
 

 
(153
)
 

 

 
(153
)
 

 
(153
)
Dividend reinvestment plan (DRP)
1,601,153

 
16

 
15,195

 

 

 
15,211

 

 
15,211

Change in unrealized loss on interest rate swaps

 

 

 
(690
)
 

 
(690
)
 

 
(690
)
Common distributions declared, $0.17 per share

 

 

 

 
(29,235
)
 
(29,235
)
 

 
(29,235
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 
(4
)
 
(4
)
Offering costs

 

 
(1,455
)
 

 

 
(1,455
)
 

 
(1,455
)
Net loss

 

 

 

 
(423
)
 
(423
)
 

 
(423
)
Balance at March 31, 2014
177,435,825

 
$
1,774

 
$
1,554,303

 
$

 
$
(100,850
)
 
$
1,455,227

 
$
89

 
$
1,455,316


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PHILLIPS EDISON-ARC SHOPPING CENTER REIT INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2014 AND 2013
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
  
Three Months Ended March 31,
  
2014
 
2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
  
 
  
Net loss
$
(423
)
 
$
(2,911
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
  

 
  

Depreciation and amortization
14,870

 
5,069

Net amortization of above- and below-market leases
89

 
151

Amortization of deferred financing costs
816

 
370

Loss on write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs and capitalized leasing commissions
10

 

Change in fair value of derivative asset
(392
)
 

Straight-line rental income
(831
)
 
(282
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
  

 
  

Accounts receivable
97

 
(726
)
Prepaid expenses and other
(37
)
 
(418
)
Accounts payable
(1,003
)
 
(325
)
Accounts payable – affiliates
386

 
(59
)
Accrued and other liabilities
2,774

 
3,046

Net cash provided by operating activities
16,356

 
3,915

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  

 
  

Real estate acquisitions
(201,808
)
 
(122,212
)
Capital expenditures
(1,079
)
 
(510
)
Change in restricted cash and investments
(1,243
)
 
(798
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(204,130
)
 
(123,520
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  

 
  

Proceeds from issuance of common stock
2,533

 
85,625

Redemptions of common stock
(155
)
 

Payment of offering costs
(1,759
)
 
(13,037
)
Payments on mortgages and loans payable
(900
)
 
(47,430
)
Proceeds from mortgages and loans payable

 
102,073

Proceeds from sale of derivative
520

 

Distributions paid, net of DRP
(13,699
)
 
(1,400
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 
(1,909
)
Payments of loan financing costs
(1,536
)
 
(3,819
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(14,996
)
 
120,103

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(202,770
)
 
498

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
  

 
  

Beginning of period
460,250

 
7,654

End of period
$
257,480

 
$
8,152

SUPPLEMENTAL CASHFLOW DISCLOSURE, INCLUDING NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  
 
  
Cash paid for interest
$
2,686

 
$
1,500

Change in offering costs payable to advisor and sub-advisor
(304
)
 
(799
)
Change in distributions payable
325

 
442

Change in distributions payable – noncontrolling interests
4

 
4

Change in accrued share repurchase obligation
(2
)
 

Assumed debt
86,644

 
39,356

Accrued capital expenditures
1,961

 
401

Distributions reinvested
15,211

 
1,017


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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 Phillips Edison—ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
1. ORGANIZATION
 
Phillips Edison—ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. was formed as a Maryland corporation on October 13, 2009.  Substantially all of our business is conducted through Phillips Edison—ARC Shopping Center Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership formed on December 3, 2009. We are a limited partner of the Operating Partnership, and our wholly owned subsidiary, Phillips Edison Shopping Center OP GP LLC, is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership.
 
On January 13, 2010, we filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to offer a maximum of 180 million shares of common stock for sale to the public, of which 150 million shares were registered in our primary offering and 30 million shares were registered under our dividend reinvestment plan (the “DRP”). The SEC declared our registration statement effective on August 12, 2010. On November 19, 2013, we reallocated 26.5 million shares from the DRP to the primary offering. We ceased offering shares of common stock in our primary offering on February 7, 2014. Subsequent to the end of our primary offering, we reallocated approximately 2.7 million unsold shares from the primary offering to the DRP. We continue to offer up to approximately 6.2 million shares of common stock under the DRP. Stockholders who elect to participate in the DRP may choose to invest all or a portion of their cash distributions in shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $9.50 per share.
 
Our advisor is American Realty Capital II Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), a limited liability company that was organized in the State of Delaware on December 28, 2009 and that is indirectly wholly owned by AR Capital, LLC (formerly American Realty Capital II, LLC) (the “AR Capital sponsor”). Under the terms of the advisory agreement between the Advisor and us, the Advisor is responsible for the management of our day-to-day activities and the implementation of our investment strategy. The Advisor has delegated most of its duties under the advisory agreement, including the management of our day-to-day operations and our portfolio of real estate assets, to Phillips Edison NTR LLC (the “Sub-advisor”), which is directly or indirectly owned by Phillips Edison Limited Partnership (the “Phillips Edison sponsor”), and Michael Phillips and Jeffrey Edison, principals of our Phillips Edison sponsor, pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement between the Advisor and the Sub-advisor. Notwithstanding such delegation to the Sub-advisor, the Advisor retains ultimate responsibility for the performance of all the matters entrusted to it under the advisory agreement.
 
We invest primarily in well-occupied grocery-anchored neighborhood and community shopping centers having a mix of creditworthy national and regional retailers selling necessity-based goods and services in strong demographic markets throughout the United States. In addition, we may invest in other retail properties including power and lifestyle shopping centers, multi-tenant shopping centers, free-standing single-tenant retail properties, and other real estate and real estate-related loans and securities depending on real estate market conditions and investment opportunities that we determine are in the best interests of our stockholders. We expect that retail properties primarily would underlie or secure the real estate-related loans and securities in which we may invest.  As of March 31, 2014, we owned fee simple interests in 100 real estate properties, acquired from third parties unaffiliated with us, the Advisor, or the Sub-advisor.
 
On September 20, 2011, we entered into a joint venture with a group of institutional international investors advised by CBRE Investors Global Multi Manager (each a “CBRE Investor”). The joint venture was in the form of PECO-ARC Institutional Joint
Venture I., L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Joint Venture”).  We serve as the general partner and manage the operations of the Joint Venture. Prior to December 31, 2013, we indirectly held a 54% interest in the Joint Venture, and the CBRE Investors held the remaining 46% interest.  We contributed approximately $58.7 million, in the form of equity interests in six wholly owned real estate properties and cash, to the Joint Venture, and the CBRE Investors contributed $50.0 million in cash. On December 31, 2013, we acquired the 46% interest in the Joint Venture previously owned by the CBRE Investors for a purchase price of $57.0 million. As a result, we owned 100% of the Joint Venture as of December 31, 2013. Prior to December 31, 2013, we owned a 54% interest in 20 of our real estate properties through the Joint Venture.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Set forth below is a summary of the significant accounting estimates and critical accounting policies that management believes are important to the preparation of our condensed consolidated interim financial statements. Certain of our accounting estimates are particularly important for an understanding of our financial position and results of operations and require the application of significant judgment by management. As a result, these estimates are subject to a degree of uncertainty. There have been no

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changes to our significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2014. For a summary of our significant accounting policies, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
 
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation—The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Readers of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should refer to the audited financial statements of Phillips Edison—ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2013, which are included in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as certain footnote disclosures contained in such audited financial statements have been omitted from this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for the fair presentation have been included in this Quarterly Report.
 
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated upon consolidation.
 
Investment Property and Lease Intangibles—Real estate assets we have acquired are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method. The estimated useful lives for computing depreciation are generally five to seven years for furniture, fixtures and equipment, 15 years for land improvements and 30 years for buildings and building improvements. Tenant improvements are amortized over the shorter of the respective lease term or the expected useful life of the asset. Major replacements that extend the useful lives of the assets are capitalized, and maintenance and repair costs are expensed as incurred.
 
The results of operations of acquired properties are included in our results of operations from their respective dates of acquisition. We assess the acquisition-date fair values of all tangible assets, identifiable intangibles and assumed liabilities using methods similar to those used by independent appraisers (e.g., discounted cash flow analysis and replacement cost) and that utilize appropriate discount and/or capitalization rates and available market information. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including historical operating results, known and anticipated trends, and market and economic conditions. The fair value of tangible assets of an acquired property considers the value of the property as if it was vacant. Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred.
 
The fair values of buildings and improvements are determined on an as-if-vacant basis.  The estimated fair value of acquired in-place leases is the cost we would have incurred to lease the properties to the occupancy level of the properties at the date of acquisition. Such estimates include leasing commissions, legal costs and other direct costs that would be incurred to lease the properties to such occupancy levels. Additionally, we evaluate the time period over which such occupancy levels would be achieved. Such evaluation includes an estimate of the net market-based rental revenues and net operating costs (primarily consisting of real estate taxes, insurance and utilities) that would be incurred during the lease-up period. Acquired in-place leases as of the date of acquisition are amortized over the remaining lease terms.   
 
Acquired above- and below-market lease values are recorded based on the present value (using interest rates that reflect the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases and management’s estimate of the market lease rates for the corresponding in-place leases. The capitalized above- and below-market lease values are amortized as adjustments to rental income over the remaining terms of the respective leases.  We also consider fixed-rate renewal options in our calculation of the fair value of below-market leases and the periods over which such leases are amortized.  If a tenant has a unilateral option to renew a below-market lease and we determine that the tenant has a financial incentive to exercise such option, we include such an option in the calculation of the fair value of such lease and the period over which the lease is amortized.
 
Management estimates the fair value of assumed mortgage notes payable based upon indications of then-current market pricing for similar types of debt with similar maturities. Assumed mortgage notes payable are initially recorded at their estimated fair values as of the assumption date, and the difference between each estimated fair value and each note’s outstanding principal balance is amortized over the life of the mortgage note payable as an adjustment to interest expense.
 
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—We may use derivative instruments to manage exposure to variable interest rate risk. We generally enter into interest rate swaps to manage such risk. We enter into derivative instruments that qualify as cash flow hedges, and we do not enter into derivative instruments for speculative purposes. The interest rate swaps associated with our cash flow hedges are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. We assess effectiveness of our cash flow hedges both at inception and on an ongoing basis. The effective portion of changes in fair value of the interest rate swaps associated with our cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and is subsequently reclassified into interest

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expense as interest is incurred on the related variable rate debt. Our cash flow hedges become ineffective if critical terms of the hedging instrument and the debt instrument do not perfectly match, such as notional amounts, settlement dates, reset dates, the calculation period and the LIBOR rate. When ineffectiveness exists, the ineffective portion of changes in fair value of the interest rate swaps associated with our cash flow hedges is recognized in earnings in the period affected. In addition, we evaluate the default risk of the counterparty by monitoring the credit worthiness of the counterparty.  Derivative instruments and hedging activities require management to make judgments on the nature of its derivatives and their effectiveness as hedges. These judgments determine if the changes in fair value of the derivative instruments are reported in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as a component of net loss or as a component of comprehensive income and as a component of stockholders' equity on the consolidated balance sheets. Although management believes its judgments are reasonable, a change in a derivative's effectiveness as a hedge could materially affect expenses, net income and equity.
 
Revenue Recognition—We commence revenue recognition on our leases based on a number of factors. In most cases, revenue recognition under a lease begins when the lessee takes possession of or controls the physical use of the leased asset. Generally, this occurs on the lease commencement date. The determination of who is the owner, for accounting purposes, of the tenant improvements determines the nature of the leased asset and when revenue recognition under a lease begins. If we are the owner, for accounting purposes, of the tenant improvements, then the leased asset is the finished space and revenue recognition begins when the lessee takes possession of the finished space, typically when the improvements are substantially complete.

If we conclude that we are not the owner, for accounting purposes, of the tenant improvements (the lessee is the owner), then the leased asset is the unimproved space and any tenant improvement allowances funded under the lease are treated as lease incentives, which reduce revenue recognized over the term of the lease. In these circumstances, we begin revenue recognition when the lessee takes possession of the unimproved space to construct their own improvements. We consider a number of different factors in evaluating whether we or the lessee is the owner of the tenant improvements for accounting purposes. These factors include:
•     whether the lease stipulates how and on what a tenant improvement allowance may be spent;
•     whether the tenant or landlord retains legal title to the improvements;
•     the uniqueness of the improvements;
•     the expected economic life of the tenant improvements relative to the length of the lease; and
•     who constructs or directs the construction of the improvements.
 
We recognize rental income on a straight-line basis over the term of each lease. The difference between rental income earned on a straight-line basis and the cash rent due under the provisions of the lease agreements is recorded as deferred rent receivable and is included as a component of accounts receivable. Due to the impact of the straight-line basis, rental income generally will be greater than the cash collected in the early years and will be less than the cash collected in the later years of a lease. Our policy for percentage rental income is to defer recognition of contingent rental income until the specified target (i.e. breakpoint) that triggers the contingent rental income is achieved. We periodically review the collectability of outstanding receivables. Allowances will be taken for those balances that we deem to be uncollectible, including any amounts relating to straight-line rent receivables.

Reimbursements from tenants for recoverable real estate tax and operating expenses are accrued as revenue in the period in which the applicable expenses are incurred. We make certain assumptions and judgments in estimating the reimbursements at the end of each reporting period. We do not expect the actual results to materially differ from the estimated reimbursements.

We record lease termination income if there is a signed termination agreement, all of the conditions of the agreement have been met, collectability is reasonably assured and the tenant is no longer occupying the property. Upon early lease termination, we provide for losses related to unrecovered tenant-specific intangibles and other assets.  

Income Taxes—We have elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Our qualification and taxation as a REIT depends on our ability, on a continuing basis, to meet certain organizational and operational qualification requirements imposed upon REITs by the Code. If we fail to qualify as a REIT for any reason in a taxable year, we will be subject to tax on our taxable income at regular corporate rates. We would not be able to deduct distributions paid to stockholders in any year in which we fail to qualify as a REIT. We will also be disqualified for the four taxable years following the year during which qualification was lost unless we are entitled to relief under specific statutory provisions. Even if we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we may be subject to certain state and local taxes on our income, property or net worth, respectively, and to federal income and excise taxes on our undistributed income. Additionally, GAAP prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition of a

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tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. A tax position may only be recognized in the consolidated financial statements if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination. We believe it is more likely than not that our tax positions will be sustained in any tax examinations.
 
Noncontrolling Interests—Noncontrolling interests in the condensed consolidated balance sheets represent the economic equity interests of the Joint Venture and a subsidiary of the Joint Venture that were not owned by us. Noncontrolling interests in the condensed consolidated statements of equity represent contributions, distributions and allocated earnings to the CBRE Investors and unaffiliated holders of interests in a subsidiary of the Joint Venture. Noncontrolling interests in earnings of the Joint Venture in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss represent losses allocated to noncontrolling interests based on the economic ownership percentage of the consolidated Joint Venture held by these investors. On December 31, 2013, we acquired the 46% interest in the Joint Venture previously owned by the CBRE Investors for a purchase price of $57.0 million. As a result, we own 100% of the Joint Venture commencing December 31, 2013.
 
Earnings Per Share—Earnings per share are calculated based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted income per share considers the effect of any potentially dilutive share equivalents for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
 
There were 877,336 and 59,245 Class B units of the Operating Partnership outstanding and held by the Advisor and the Sub-advisor as of March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, that were excluded from diluted net loss per share computations as their effect would have been antidilutive.
 
Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements—In March 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-06, Technical Corrections and Improvements Related to Glossary Terms. The amendments in this update include technical corrections to the glossary including glossary links, glossary term deletions, glossary term name changes, and other miscellaneous technical corrections. In addition, the update includes more substantive, limited-scope improvements to reduce instances of the same term appearing multiple times in the glossary with similar, but not entirely identical, definitions. ASU 2014-06 was effective upon issuance. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In April 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. The amendments in this update raise the threshold for a property disposal to qualify as a discontinued operation and require new disclosures of both discontinued operations and certain other disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. The standard will be effective for us on January 1, 2015. The adoption of this pronouncement may affect our presentation and disclosure of any future property dispositions.

3. EQUITY
 
General—We have the authority to issue a total of 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.01 per share and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. As of March 31, 2014, we had issued 177,547,179 shares of common stock generating gross cash proceeds of $1.76 billion.  As of March 31, 2014, there were 177,435,825 shares of our common stock outstanding, which is net of 111,354 shares repurchased from stockholders pursuant to our share repurchase program, and we had issued no shares of preferred stock. The holders of shares of the common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters voted on by stockholders, including election of the board of directors. Our charter does not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors.
 
Dividend Reinvestment Plan—We have adopted the DRP that allows stockholders to invest distributions in additional shares of our common stock at a price equal to $9.50 per share. Stockholders who elect to participate in the DRP, and who are subject to U.S. federal income taxation laws, will incur a tax liability on an amount equal to the fair value on the relevant distribution date of the shares of our common stock purchased with reinvested distributions, even though such stockholders have elected not to receive the distributions used to purchase those shares of common stock in cash.  Distributions reinvested through the DRP for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, were $15.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively. 
 
Share Repurchase Program—Our share repurchase program may provide a limited opportunity for stockholders to have shares of common stock repurchased, subject to certain restrictions and limitations, at a price equal to or at a discount from the purchase price paid for the shares being repurchased.
 
Repurchase of shares of common stock will be made monthly upon written notice received by us at least five days prior to the end of the applicable month. Stockholders may withdraw their repurchase request at any time up to five business days prior to the repurchase date.

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The board of directors may, in its sole discretion, amend, suspend, or terminate the share repurchase program at any time. If the board of directors decides to amend, suspend or terminate the share repurchase program, stockholders will be provided with no less than 30 days’ written notice. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, there were 15,971 shares repurchased for $155,200 under the share repurchase program for an average repurchase price of $9.72 per share.  As of March 31, 2014, we recorded a liability of $73,000 that represents our obligation to repurchase 7,407 shares of common stock submitted for repurchase during the three months ended March 31, 2014 but not yet repurchased. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, there were no shares repurchased under the share repurchase program. 
 
2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan—We have adopted a 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan which may be used to attract and retain officers, advisors, and consultants. We have not issued any shares under this plan as of March 31, 2014.
 
2010 Independent Director Stock Plan—We have also adopted an Amended and Restated 2010 Independent Director Stock Plan which may be used to offer independent directors an opportunity to participate in our growth through awards of shares of restricted common stock subject to time-based vesting. We have not issued any shares under this plan as of March 31, 2014.
 
4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
 
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”) defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 emphasizes that fair value is intended to be a market-based measurement, as opposed to a transaction-specific measurement. Fair value is defined by ASC 820 as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Depending on the nature of the asset or liability, various techniques and assumptions can be used to estimate the fair value. Assets and liabilities are measured using inputs from three levels of the fair value hierarchy, as follows:
Level 1—Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access at the measurement date. An active market is defined as a market in which transactions for the assets or liabilities occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Level 2—Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active (markets with few transactions), inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (i.e., interest rates, yield curves, etc.), and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
Level 3—Unobservable inputs, only used to the extent that observable inputs are not available, reflect our assumptions about the pricing of an asset or liability.
 
The following describes the methods we use to estimate the fair value of our financial and non-financial assets and liabilities:
 
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, and accrued expenses—We consider the carrying values of these financial instruments to approximate fair value because of the short period of time between origination of the instruments and their expected realization.

Real estate investments—The purchase prices of the investment properties, including related lease intangible assets and liabilities, were allocated at estimated fair value based on Level 3 inputs, such as discount rates, capitalization rates, comparable sales, replacement costs, income and expense growth rates and current market rents and allowances as determined by management.
 
Mortgages and loans payable —We estimate the fair value of our debt by discounting the future cash flows of each instrument at rates currently offered for similar debt instruments of comparable maturities by our lenders using Level 3 inputs.  The discount rate used approximates current lending rates for loans or groups of loans with similar maturities and credit quality, assuming the debt is outstanding through maturity and considering the debt’s collateral (if applicable).  Such discount rates were 4.25% and 4.5% for secured fixed-rate debt as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.  We have utilized market information, as available, or present value techniques to estimate the amounts required to be disclosed.  The fair value and recorded value of our borrowings as of March 31, 2014, were $290.9 million and $286.1 million, respectively.  The fair value and recorded value of our borrowings as of December 31, 2013, were $201.4 million and $200.9 million, respectively.
 
Derivative instruments As of December 31, 2013, we were a party to one interest rate swap agreement with a notional amount of $50.0 million that was measured at fair value on a recurring basis.  The interest rate swap agreement effectually

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fixed the variable interest rate of a $50.0 million portion of our unsecured credit facility at 2.10% through December 2017. On February 21, 2014, we sold our interest rate swap to an unaffiliated party.
 
The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement as of December 31, 2013 was based on the estimated amount we would receive or pay to terminate the contract at the reporting date and was determined using interest rate pricing models and interest rate related observable inputs.  Although we determined that the significant inputs used to value our derivative fell within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with our counterparties and our own credit risk utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by us and our counterparties. However, as of December 31, 2013, we have assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of our derivative position and have determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of our derivative. As a result, we have determined that our derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Considerable judgment is necessary to develop estimated fair values of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amount we realized upon disposition of the financial asset on February 21, 2014 (see Note 10).
 
A summary of our financial asset that was measured at fair value, by level within the fair value hierarchy is as follows (in thousands):
  
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
  
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Interest rate swap
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
818

 
$

 
$
818

 
5. REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2014, we acquired 17 grocery-anchored retail centers for a combined purchase price of approximately $285.7 million, including $84.4 million of assumed debt with a fair value of $86.6 million.  The following tables present certain additional information regarding our acquisitions of properties which were deemed individually immaterial when acquired, but are material in the aggregate.  We allocated the purchase price of these acquisitions to the fair value of the assets acquired and lease liabilities assumed as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2014
Land
 
$
64,080

Building and improvements
 
190,806

Acquired in-place leases
 
24,150

Acquired above-market leases
 
9,243

Acquired below-market leases
 
(2,570
)
Total
 
$
285,709


The amounts recognized for revenues, acquisition expenses and net loss from each respective acquisition date to March 31, 2014 related to the operating activities of our material acquisitions are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2014
Revenues
 
$
2,164

Acquisition expenses
 
5,188

Net loss
 
(5,511
)
  
The following unaudited information summarizes selected financial information from our combined results of operations, as if all of our acquisitions for 2013 and 2014 had been acquired on January 1, 2013.
 
We estimated that revenues, on a pro forma basis, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, would have been approximately $40.9 million and $40.1 million, respectively, and our net income attributable to our stockholders, on a pro

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forma basis, would have been approximately $6.0 million and $5.0 million, respectively. The pro forma net income per share would have been approximately $0.03 and $0.04 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The following unaudited information summarizes selected financial information from our combined results of operations, as if all of our acquisitions for 2012 and 2013 had been acquired on January 1, 2012.

We estimated that revenues, on a pro forma basis, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, would have been approximately $12.8 million and $12.5 million, respectively, and our net loss attributable to our stockholders, on a pro forma basis excluding acquisition expenses, would have been approximately $1.7 million and $0.5 million, respectively. The pro forma net loss per share excluding acquisition expenses would have been $0.09 and $0.03, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.
 
This pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and may not be indicative of what actual results of operations would have been had the transactions occurred at the beginning of the period, nor does it purport to represent the results of future operations.
 
6. ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Acquired intangible lease assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
  
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Acquired in-place leases, net of accumulated amortization of $15,085 and $10,363, respectively
$
111,257

 
$
91,829

Acquired above market leases, net of accumulated amortization of $4,945 and $3,967, respectively
24,166

 
15,901

Total 
$
135,423

 
$
107,730

 
Amortization expense recorded on the intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was $5.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively. 
 
Estimated future amortization expense of the respective acquired intangible lease assets as of March 31, 2014 for the remainder of 2014 and for each of the four succeeding calendar years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):
 
Year
In-Place Leases
 
Above Market Leases
April 1 to December 31, 2014
$
15,863

 
$
3,329

2015
20,489

 
4,200

2016
18,458

 
3,570

2017
16,441

 
3,018

2018
12,489

 
2,372

2019 and thereafter
27,517

 
7,677

Total
$
111,257

 
$
24,166


The weighted-average amortization periods for acquired in-place lease and above-market lease intangibles are seven years and eight years, respectively. 

7. MORTGAGES AND LOANS PAYABLE
 
As of March 31, 2014, we had approximately $286.1 million of outstanding mortgage notes payable, inclusive of a below-market assumed debt adjustment of $6.5 million, net of accumulated amortization.  As of December 31, 2013, we had approximately $200.9 million of outstanding mortgage notes payable, inclusive of a below-market assumed debt adjustment of $4.8 million, net of accumulated amortization.  Of the amount outstanding on our mortgage notes payable at March 31, 2014, $22.8 million is for loans that mature in 2014.   Subsequent to March 31, 2014, we repaid $4.6 million of such maturities. We intend to repay or refinance the remaining loans maturing in 2014 as they mature. Each mortgage note payable is secured by the respective property on which the debt was placed.  As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the weighted-average interest rate for the loans was 5.62% and 5.61%, respectively.
 

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We also have access to a $350 million unsecured revolving credit facility, which may be expanded to $600 million, with no current outstanding principal balance as of March 31, 2014, from which we may draw funds to pay certain long-term debt obligations as they mature.  As of March 31, 2014, the current borrowing capacity of the unsecured revolving credit facility was $226.3 million, as calculated using properties eligible to be included in the calculation of the borrowing base as defined by the terms of the credit facility.  The interest rate on amounts outstanding under this credit facility is currently LIBOR plus 1.30%. The credit facility matures on December 18, 2017.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2014, in conjunction with our acquisition of seven real estate properties, we assumed debt of $84.4 million with a fair value of $86.6 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, in conjunction with our acquisition of three real estate properties, we assumed debt of $36.6 million with a fair value of $39.4 million. The assumed debt market adjustment will be amortized over the remaining life of the loans, and this amortization is classified as interest expense. The amortization recorded on the assumed below-market debt adjustment was $0.5 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The following is a summary of our debt obligations as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
 
  
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
  
Outstanding Principal Balance
 
Maximum Borrowing Capacity
 
Outstanding Principal Balance
 
Maximum Borrowing Capacity
Fixed-rate mortgages payable(1)
$
279,578

 
$
279,578

 
$
196,052

 
$
196,052

Unsecured credit facility - fixed-rate(2)

 

 

 
50,000

Unsecured credit facility - variable-rate

 
226,366

 

 
176,745

Assumed below-market debt adjustment
6,520

 
 N/A

 
4,820

 
N/A

Total
$
286,098

 
$
505,944

 
$
200,872

 
$
422,797

(1) 
Due to the non-recourse nature of certain mortgages, the assets and liabilities of the following properties are neither available to pay the debts of the consolidated limited liability companies nor constitute obligations of the consolidated limited liability companies: Baker Hill Center, Broadway Plaza, Publix at Northridge, Kleinwood Center, Murray Landing, Vineyard Center, Sunset Center, Westwoods Shopping Center, Stockbridge Commons, East Burnside Plaza, Fresh Market, Collington Plaza, Stop & Shop Plaza, Arcadia Plaza, Savoy Plaza, Coppell Market Center, and Statler Square. The outstanding principal balance of these non-recourse mortgages as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $193.0 million and $157.8 million, respectively.
(2) 
As of December 31, 2013, the interest rate on $50.0 million of the amount available under our unsecured credit facility was effectually fixed at 2.10% by an interest rate swap agreement (see Notes 4 and 10).

Below is a listing of the mortgage loans payable with their respective principal payment obligations (in thousands) and weighted-average interest rates:
  
2014 (1)
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
Thereafter
 
Total
Maturing debt:(2)
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

Fixed-rate mortgages payable
$
26,589

 
$
37,332

 
$
86,075

 
$
45,403

 
$
15,878

 
$
68,301

 
$
279,578

Weighted-average interest rate on debt:
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

Fixed-rate mortgages payable(3)
6.8
%
 
5.5
%
 
5.7
%
 
5.3
%
 
6.4
%
 
5.3
%
 
5.6
%
(1) 
Includes only April 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.
(2) 
The debt maturity table does not include any below-market debt adjustment, of which $6.5 million, net of accumulated amortization, was outstanding as of March 31, 2014.
(3) 
All but $6.4 million of the fixed-rate debt represents loans assumed as part of certain acquisitions.  The assumed loans typically have higher interest rates than interest rates associated with new debt.

8. ACQUIRED BELOW-MARKET LEASE INTANGIBLES

Acquired below-market lease intangibles consisted of the following (in thousands):
  
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Acquired below-market leases, net of accumulated amortization of $3,596 and $2,708, respectively
$
22,069

 
$
20,387

 

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Amortization recorded on the intangible liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was $0.9 million and $0.3 million, respectively. 

Estimated future amortization income of the intangible lease liabilities as of March 31, 2014 for the remainder of 2014 and for each of the four succeeding calendar years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):
Year
Below Market Leases
April 1 to December 31, 2014
$
2,803

2015
3,511

2016
3,082

2017
2,647

2018
2,065

2019 and thereafter
7,961

Total
$
22,069


The weighted-average amortization period for below-market lease intangibles is 10 years.

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Litigation
 
In the ordinary course of business, we may become subject to litigation or claims. There are no material legal proceedings pending, or known to be contemplated, against us.
 
Environmental Matters
 
In connection with the ownership and operation of real estate, we may be potentially liable for costs and damages related to environmental matters. We have not been notified by any governmental authority of any non-compliance, liability or other claim, nor are we aware of any other environmental condition that we believe will have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
Operating Lease
 
We lease land under a long-term lease at one property.  The current lease term expires on October 31, 2017. Total rental expense for the lease was $5,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. Minimum rental commitments under the noncancelable term of the lease as of March 31, 2014 are as follows:  (i) April 1 to December 31, 2014, $15,000; (ii) 2015, $20,000; (iii) 2016, $20,000; and (iv) 2017, $17,000.

10. DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
 
Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives
 
We are exposed to certain risk arising from both our business operations and economic conditions. We principally manage our exposure to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of our core business activities. We manage economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of our debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, we have entered into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. Our derivative financial instruments were used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of our known or expected cash receipts and our known or expected cash payments principally related to our investments and borrowings.
 
Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
 
Our objectives in using interest rate derivatives have been to add stability to interest expense and to manage our exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, we primarily have used interest rate swaps as part of our interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a

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counterparty in exchange for our making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.
 
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. During 2014, such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with certain variable-rate debt. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we terminated our only active interest rate swap and accelerated the reclassification of amounts in other comprehensive income to earnings as a result of the hedged forecasted transactions becoming probable not to occur. The accelerated amounts were a gain of $690,000 recorded in other income, net, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2014. As a result of the hedged forecasted transaction becoming probable not to occur, the swap was de-designated as a cash flow hedge in February, 2014, and changes in fair value of a loss of $326,000 were recorded directly in earnings during the three months ended March 31, 2014.

As of March 31, 2014, we had no active outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk.

Tabular Disclosure of the Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss  
 
The table below presents the effect of our derivative financial instrument on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013, respectively (in thousands). 
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships (Interest Rate Swap)
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Amount of loss recognized in other comprehensive income on derivative 
 
$

 
$
(83
)
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into interest expense 
 

 

Amount of gain recognized in income on derivative (ineffective portion, reclassifications of missed forecasted transactions and amounts excluded from effectiveness testing)
 
690

 

 
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Advisory Agreement—Pursuant to our advisory agreement, the Advisor is entitled to specified fees for certain services, including managing our day-to-day activities and implementing our investment strategy. The Advisor has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with the Sub-advisor, which manages our day-to-day affairs and our portfolio of real estate investments on behalf of the Advisor, subject to the board’s supervision and certain major decisions requiring the consent of both the Advisor and Sub-advisor. The expenses to be reimbursed to the Advisor and Sub-advisor will be reimbursed in proportion to the amount of expenses incurred on our behalf by the Advisor and Sub-advisor, respectively.
 
Organization and Offering Costs—Under the terms of the advisory agreement, we are to reimburse on a monthly basis the Advisor, the Sub-advisor or their respective affiliates for cumulative organization and offering costs and future organization and offering costs they may incur on our behalf but only to the extent that the reimbursement would not exceed 1.5% of gross offering proceeds over the life of our primary initial public offering and our DRP offering. As of March 31, 2014, the Advisor, Sub-advisor and their affiliates have charged us approximately $27.4 million of cumulative organization and offering costs, and we have reimbursed $27.3 million of such costs, resulting in a net payable of $0.1 million. As of December 31, 2013, the Advisor, Sub-advisor and their affiliates had charged us approximately $26.3 million of cumulative organization and offering costs, and we had reimbursed $25.9 million of such costs, resulting in a net payable of $0.4 million.
 
Acquisition Fee—We pay the Advisor an acquisition fee related to services provided in connection with the selection and purchase or origination of real estate and real estate-related investments. The acquisition fee is equal to 1.0% of the cost of investments we acquire or originate, including any debt attributable to such investments.


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Acquisition Expenses—We reimburse the Sub-advisor for expenses actually incurred related to selecting, evaluating, and acquiring assets on our behalf.  During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we reimbursed the Sub-advisor for personnel costs related to due diligence services for assets we acquired during the period.
 
Asset Management Fee—We issue to the Advisor and the Sub-advisor, on a quarterly basis, performance-based Class B units of the Operating Partnership.  During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Operating Partnership issued 344,956 Class B units to the Advisor and the Sub-advisor under the advisory agreement for the asset management services performed by the Advisor and the Sub-advisor during the period from October 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013. These Class B units will not vest until an economic hurdle has been met and the Advisor and Sub-advisor continue to provide advisory services through the date that such economic hurdle is met. The economic hurdle will be met when the value of the Operating Partnership’s assets plus all distributions made equal or exceed the total amount of capital contributed by investors plus a 6% cumulative, pre-tax, non-compounded annual return thereon.

The CBRE Investors paid asset management fees in cash pursuant to the advisory agreement between the Joint Venture and the Advisor through December 31, 2013. On December 31, 2013, we acquired the 46% interest in the Joint Venture previously owned by the CBRE Investors. As a result, we own 100% of the Joint Venture as of December 31, 2013.
 
Financing Fee—We pay the Advisor or Sub-advisor a financing fee equal to 0.75% of all amounts made available under any loan or line of credit.
 
Disposition Fee—For substantial assistance by the Advisor, Sub-advisor or any of their affiliates in connection with the sale of properties or other investments, we will pay the Advisor or its assignee 2.0% of the contract sales price of each property or other investment sold. The conflicts committee of our board of directors will determine whether the Advisor, Sub-advisor or their respective affiliates have provided substantial assistance to us in connection with the sale of an asset. Substantial assistance in connection with the sale of a property includes the Advisor’s or Sub-advisor’s preparation of an investment package for the property (including an investment analysis, rent rolls, tenant information regarding credit, a property title report, an environmental report, a structural report and exhibits) or such other substantial services performed by the Advisor or Sub-advisor in connection with a sale. However, if we sell an asset to an affiliate, our organizational documents will prohibit us from paying the Advisor, the Sub-advisor or their respective affiliates a disposition fee. As of March 31, 2014, we have not disposed of any properties or other investments, and no disposition fees have been earned by or paid to the Advisor or Sub-advisor.
 
General and Administrative Expenses—As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we owed the Advisor, the Sub-advisor and their affiliates $85,000 for general and administrative expenses paid on our behalf.  As of March 31, 2014, the Advisor, the Sub-advisor and their affiliates have not allocated any portion of their employees’ salaries to general and administrative expenses.

Summarized below are the fees earned by and the expenses reimbursable to the Advisor and the Sub-advisor, except for organization and offering costs and general and administrative expenses, which we disclose above, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 and any related amounts unpaid as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

  
For the Three Months Ended
 
Unpaid Amount as of
  
 March 31,
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
  
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Acquisition fees
$
2,842

 
$
1,648

 
$

 
$

Acquisition expenses
265

 

 

 

Class B unit distribution(1)
118

 
4

 
50

 
30

Asset management fees(2)

 
249

 

 

Financing fees
633

 
1,958

 

 

Disposition fees

 

 

 

(1) 
Represents the distributions paid to the Advisor and the Sub-advisor as holders of Class B units of the Operating Partnership.
(2) 
Paid by the CBRE Investors pursuant to the advisory agreement between the Joint Venture and the Advisor.
 
Subordinated Participation in Net Sales Proceeds—The Operating Partnership will pay to PE-ARC Special Limited Partner, LLC (the “Special Limited Partner”) a subordinated participation in the net sales proceeds of the sale of real estate assets equal to 15.0% of remaining net sales proceeds after return of capital contributions to stockholders plus payment to stockholders of a

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7.0% cumulative, pre-tax, non-compounded return on the capital contributed by stockholders.  The Advisor has a 15.0% interest and the Sub-advisor has an 85.0% interest in the Special Limited Partner.  No sales of real estate assets occurred in the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
 
Subordinated Incentive Listing Distribution—The Operating Partnership will pay to the Special Limited Partner a subordinated incentive listing distribution upon the listing of our common stock on a national securities exchange.  Such incentive listing distribution is equal to 15.0% of the amount by which the market value of all of our issued and outstanding common stock plus distributions exceeds the aggregate capital contributed by stockholders plus an amount equal to a 7.0% cumulative, pre-tax non-compounded annual return to stockholders. 
 
Neither the Special Limited Partner nor any of its affiliates can earn both the subordinated participation in net sales proceeds and the subordinated incentive listing distribution.  No subordinated incentive listing distribution was earned for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
 
Subordinated Distribution Upon Termination of the Advisor Agreement—Upon termination or non-renewal of the advisory agreement, the Special Limited Partner shall be entitled to a subordinated termination distribution in the form of a non-interest bearing promissory note equal to 15.0% of the amount by which the cost of our assets plus distributions exceeds the aggregate capital contributed by stockholders plus an amount equal to a 7.0% cumulative, pre-tax non-compounded annual return to stockholders.  In addition, the Special Limited Partner may elect to defer its right to receive a subordinated distribution upon termination until either a listing on a national securities exchange or a liquidity event occurs.  
 
Property Manager—All of our real properties are managed and leased by Phillips Edison & Company Ltd. (the “Property Manager”), an affiliated property manager. The Property Manager is wholly owned by our Phillips Edison sponsor and was organized on September 15, 1999. The Property Manager also manages real properties acquired by the Phillips Edison affiliates or other third parties.
 
We pay to the Property Manager monthly property management fees equal to 4.5% of the gross cash receipts of the properties managed by the Property Manager. In the event that we contract directly with a non-affiliated third-party property manager with respect to a property, we will pay the Property Manager a monthly oversight fee equal to 1.0% of the gross revenues of the property managed. In addition to the property management fee or oversight fee, if the Property Manager provides leasing services with respect to a property, we pay the Property Manager leasing fees in an amount equal to the leasing fees charged by unaffiliated persons rendering comparable services in the same geographic location of the applicable property. We reimburse the costs and expenses incurred by the Property Manager on our behalf, including legal, travel and other out-of-pocket expenses that are directly related to the management of specific properties, as well as fees and expenses of third-party accountants.

If we engage the Property Manager to provide construction management services with respect to a particular property, we pay a construction management fee in an amount that is usual and customary for comparable services rendered to similar projects in the geographic market of the property.
 
The Property Manager hires, directs and establishes policies for employees who have direct responsibility for the operations of each real property it manages, which may include, but is not limited to, on-site managers and building and maintenance personnel. Certain employees of the Property Manager may be employed on a part-time basis and may also be employed by the Sub-advisor or certain of its affiliates. The Property Manager also directs the purchase of equipment and supplies and will supervise all maintenance activity.
 
Summarized below are the fees earned by and the expenses reimbursable to the Property Manager for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 and any related amounts unpaid as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
 
  
For the Three Months Ended
 
Unpaid Amount as of
  
March 31,
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
  
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Property management fees
$
1,582

 
$
458

 
$
660

 
$
418

Leasing commissions
570

 
188

 
229

 
80

Construction management fees
40

 
23

 
11

 
50

Other fees and reimbursements
292

 
118

 
104

 
89

Total
$
2,484

 
$
787

 
$
1,004

 
$
637


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Dealer Manager— The dealer manager for the primary portion of our initial public offering was Realty Capital Securities, LLC (the “Dealer Manager”). The Dealer Manager is a member firm of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and was organized on August 29, 2007. The Dealer Manager is a subsidiary of an entity which is under common ownership with our AR Capital sponsor and provided certain sales, promotional and marketing services in connection with the distribution of the shares of common stock offered under the primary portion of our initial public offering. Excluding shares sold pursuant to the “friends and family” program, the Dealer Manager was generally paid a sales commission equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of shares of the common stock sold in the primary offering and a dealer manager fee equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of shares of the common stock sold in the primary offering.  The Dealer Manager typically reallowed 100% of the selling commissions and a portion of the dealer manager fee to participating broker-dealers. Our agreement with the Dealer Manager terminated by its terms in connection with the close of our primary offering on February 7, 2014.
 
Summarized below are the fees earned by the Dealer Manager for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
March 31,
  
2014
 
2013
Selling commissions 
$
157

 
$
5,599

Selling commissions reallowed
157

 
5,599

Dealer manager fees
72

 
2,542

Dealer manager fees reallowed
29

 
986

 
Share Purchases by Sub-advisor—The Sub-advisor agreed to purchase on a monthly basis sufficient shares sold in our public offering such that the total shares owned by the Sub-advisor was equal to at least 0.10% of our outstanding shares (excluding shares issued after the commencement of, and outside of, the initial public offering) at the end of each immediately preceding month. The Sub-advisor purchased shares at a purchase price of $9.00 per share, reflecting no dealer manager fee or selling commissions paid on such shares.
 
As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Sub-advisor owned 176,509 shares of our common stock, or approximately 0.10% of our common stock issued during our initial public offering period, which closed on February 7, 2014. The Sub-advisor may not sell any of these shares while serving as the Sub-advisor.

12. ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY
 
We are dependent on the Advisor, the Sub-advisor, the Property Manager, and their respective affiliates for certain services that are essential to us, asset acquisition and disposition decisions, asset management, operating and leasing of our properties, and other general and administrative responsibilities. In the event that the Advisor, the Sub-advisor, and/or the Property Manager are unable to provide such services, we would be required to find alternative service providers or sources of capital.
 
As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we owed the Advisor, the Sub-advisor and their respective affiliates approximately $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively, for offering and organization expenses, general and administrative expenses and asset management, property management, and other fees payable as shown below (in thousands):
  
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Offering and organization expenses payable
$
75

 
$
379

General and administrative expenses of the company paid by a sponsor
85

 
85

Asset management, property management, and other fees payable
1,054

 
668

Total due
$
1,214

 
$
1,132


13. OPERATING LEASES
 
The terms and expirations of our operating leases with our tenants vary. The lease agreements frequently contain options to extend the terms of leases and other terms and conditions as negotiated. We retain substantially all of the risks and benefits of ownership of the real estate assets leased to tenants.

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Approximate future rentals to be received under non-cancelable operating leases in effect at March 31, 2014, assuming no new or renegotiated leases or option extensions on lease agreements, are as follows (in thousands):
Year
Amount
April 1 to December 31, 2014
$
89,252

2015
111,990

2016
101,447

2017
89,645

2018
75,319

2019 and thereafter
322,317

Total
$
789,970

 
No single tenant comprised 10% or more of our aggregate annualized effective rent as of March 31, 2014.
 
14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
Distributions
 
On April 1, 2014, we paid a distribution equal to a daily amount of $0.00183562 per share of common stock outstanding for stockholders of record for the period from March 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014. The total gross amount of the distribution was approximately $10.1 million, with $5.3 million being reinvested in the DRP, for a net cash distribution of $4.8 million.
 
On May 1, 2014, we paid a distribution equal to a daily amount of $0.00183562 per share of common stock outstanding for stockholders of record for the period from April 1, 2014 through April 30, 2014. The total gross amount of the distribution was approximately $9.8 million, with $5.2 million being reinvested in the DRP, for a net cash distribution of $4.6 million.
 
Acquisitions

Subsequent to March 31, 2014, we acquired a 100% ownership in the following properties (dollars in thousands):
Property Name
 
Location
 
Anchor Tenant
 
Acquisition Date
 
Purchase Price
 
Square Footage
 
Leased % of Rentable Square Feet at Acquisition
Hamilton Village
 
Chattanooga, TN
 
Walmart
 
4/3/2014
 
$
33,679

 
429,325
 
98.6
%
Waynesboro Plaza
 
Waynesboro, VA
 
Martin's
 
4/30/2014
 
16,800

 
74,134
 
100.0
%
Southwest Marketplace
 
Las Vegas, NV
 
Smith's Food & Drug
 
5/5/2014
 
30,400

 
115,720
 
95.0
%
 
The supplemental purchase accounting disclosures required by GAAP relating to the recent acquisitions of the aforementioned properties have not been presented as the initial accounting for these acquisitions was incomplete at the time this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was filed with the SEC. The initial accounting was incomplete due to the late closing dates of the acquisitions.

Payoff of Debt Obligations

Subsequent to March 31, 2014, we repaid two fixed-rate mortgage loans totaling $4.6 million and secured by one property.


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Item 2.        Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. (“we,” the “Company,” “our” or “us”) other than historical facts may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). We intend for all such forward-looking statements to be covered by the applicable safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in those acts. Such statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies, and prospects and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including known and unknown risks, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. Therefore, such statements are not intended to be a guarantee of our performance in future periods. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” or other similar words. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date this report is filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). We make no representations or warranties (express or implied) about the accuracy of any such forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and we do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
 
Any such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors and are based on a number of assumptions involving judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive, and market conditions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately. To the extent that our assumptions differ from actual conditions, our ability to accurately anticipate results expressed in such forward-looking statements, including our ability to generate positive cash flow from operations, make distributions to stockholders, and maintain the value of our real estate properties, may be significantly hindered. See Item 1A in Part II of this Form 10-Q and Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 for a discussion of some of the risks and uncertainties, although not all of the risks and uncertainties, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those presented in our forward-looking statements.
 
Overview
 
Organization
 
Phillips EdisonARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. was formed as a Maryland corporation on October 13, 2009 and elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2010. On January 13, 2010, we filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC to offer a maximum of 180 million shares of common stock for sale to the public, of which 150 million shares were registered in our primary offering and 30 million shares were registered under the DRP. The SEC declared our registration statement effective on August 12, 2010. On November 19, 2013, we reallocated 26.5 million shares from the DRP to the primary offering. We ceased offering shares of common stock in our primary offering on February 7, 2014. Subsequent to the end of our primary offering, we reallocated approximately 2.7 million unsold shares from the primary offering to the dividend reinvestment plan ("DRP"). We continue to offer up to approximately 6.2 million shares of common stock under the DRP.
 
Our advisor is American Realty Capital II Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), a limited liability company that was organized in the State of Delaware on December 28, 2009 and that is indirectly wholly owned by AR Capital LLC (formerly American Realty Capital II, LLC) (the “AR Capital sponsor”). Under the terms of the advisory agreement between the Advisor and us, the Advisor is responsible for the management of our day-to-day activities and the implementation of our investment strategy. The Advisor has delegated most of its duties under the advisory agreement, including the management of our day-to-day operations and our portfolio of real estate assets, to Phillips Edison NTR LLC (the “Sub-advisor”), which is directly or indirectly owned by Phillips Edison Limited Partnership (the “Phillips Edison sponsor”) and Michael Phillips and Jeffrey Edison, principals of our Phillips Edison sponsor. Notwithstanding such delegation to the Sub-advisor, the Advisor retains ultimate responsibility for the performance of all the matters entrusted to it under the advisory agreement.

We invest primarily in well-occupied grocery-anchored neighborhood and community shopping centers having a mix of creditworthy national and regional retailers selling necessity-based goods and services in strong demographic markets throughout the United States. In addition, we may invest in other retail properties including power and lifestyle shopping centers, multi-tenant shopping centers, free-standing single-tenant retail properties, and other real estate and real estate-related loans and securities depending on real estate market conditions and investment opportunities that we determine are in the best interests of our stockholders. We expect that retail properties primarily would underlie or secure the real estate-related loans and securities in which we may invest.

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Equity Raise Activity
 
As of March 31, 2014, we had issued a total of 177,547,179 shares of common stock including 3,727,500 shares issued through the DRP, generating gross cash proceeds of $1.76 billion since our inception.  During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we issued 1,857,183 shares of common stock, including 1,601,153 shares issued through the DRP, generating gross cash proceeds of $17.7 million. Although we ceased offering shares of common stock in our primary offering on February 7, 2014, we continue to offer shares through the DRP.
 
Portfolio
 
Below are statistical highlights of our portfolio’s activities from inception to date and for the properties acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2014:
  
  
 
Property Acquisitions
  
Cumulative
 
during the  
  
Portfolio through
 
Three Months Ended
  
March 31, 2014
 
March 31, 2014
Number of properties
100

 
17

Number of states
23

 
8

Weighted average capitalization rate(1)
7.2
%
 
7.1
%
Weighted average capitalization rate with straight-line rent(2)
7.4
%
 
7.2
%
Total acquisition purchase price (in thousands)
$
1,504,086

 
$
283,488

Total square feet
10,528,733

 
1,782,822

Leased % of rentable square feet(3)
94.8
%
 
95.4
%
Average remaining lease term in years(3)
6.3

 
6.1

(1) 
The capitalization rate is calculated by dividing the annualized in-place net operating income of a property as of the date of acquisition by the contract purchase price of the property.  Annualized in-place net operating income is calculated by subtracting the estimated annual operating expenses of a property from the annualized rents to be received from tenants occupying space at the property as of the date of acquisition.
(2) 
The capitalization rate with straight-line rent is calculated by dividing the annualized in-place net operating income, inclusive of straight-line rental income, of a property as of the date of acquisition by the contract purchase price of the property.  Annualized in-place net operating income is calculated by subtracting the estimated annual operating expenses of a property from the straight-line annualized rents to be received from tenants occupying space at the property as of the date of acquisition.
(3) 
As of March 31, 2014



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As of March 31, 2014, we owned 100 real estate properties, acquired from third parties unaffiliated with us, the Advisor, or the Sub-advisor. The following table presents information regarding each of our properties as of March 31, 2014
(dollars in thousands):
Property Name
 
Location
 
Anchor Tenant
 
Date
Acquired
 
Contract Purchase Price(1)
 
Rentable
Square
Feet
 
Average
Remaining
Lease Term
in Years
 
% of Rentable Square Feet
Leased
Lakeside Plaza
 
Salem, VA
 
Kroger
 
12/10/2010
 
$
8,750

 
82,798

 
4.0
 
98.3
%
Snow View Plaza
 
Parma, OH
 
Giant Eagle
 
12/15/2010
 
12,300

 
100,460

 
5.3
 
97.0
%
St. Charles Plaza
 
Haines City, FL
 
Publix
 
6/10/2011
 
10,100

 
65,000

 
9.6
 
94.5
%
Centerpoint
 
Easley, SC
 
Publix
 
10/14/2011
 
6,850

 
72,287

 
9.0
 
96.7
%
Southampton Village
 
Tyrone, GA
 
Publix
 
10/14/2011
 
8,350

 
77,956

 
7.3
 
97.8
%
Burwood Village Center
 
Glen Burnie, MD
 
Food Lion
 
11/9/2011
 
16,600

 
105,834

 
5.9
 
100.0
%
Cureton Town Center
 
Waxhaw, NC
 
Harris Teeter(2)
 
12/29/2011
 
13,950

 
84,357

 
8.9
 
100.0
%
Tramway Crossing
 
Sanford, NC
 
Food Lion
 
2/23/2012
 
5,500

 
62,382

 
2.3
 
98.2
%
Westin Centre
 
Fayetteville, NC
 
Food Lion
 
2/23/2012
 
6,050

 
66,890

 
1.9
 
100.0
%
The Village at Glynn Place
 
Brunswick, GA
 
Publix
 
4/27/2012
 
11,350

 
111,924

 
6.4
 
96.3
%
Meadowthorpe Shopping Center
 
Lexington, KY
 
Kroger
 
5/9/2012
 
8,550

 
87,384

 
3.2
 
95.7
%
New Windsor Marketplace
 
Windsor, CO
 
King Soopers(2)
 
5/9/2012
 
5,550

 
95,877

 
6.0
 
93.2
%
Vine Street Square
 
Kissimmee, FL
 
Walmart(3)
 
6/4/2012
 
13,650

 
120,699

 
5.6
 
98.0
%
Northtowne Square
 
Gibsonia, PA
 
Giant Eagle
 
6/19/2012
 
10,575

 
113,372

 
7.2
 
100.0
%
Brentwood Commons
 
Bensenville, IL
 
Dominick's(4)
 
7/5/2012
 
14,850

 
125,550

 
5.7
 
99.1
%
Sidney Towne Center
 
Sidney, OH
 
Kroger
 
8/2/2012
 
4,300

 
118,360

 
5.0
 
100.0
%
Broadway Plaza
 
Tucson, AZ
 
Sprouts
 
8/13/2012
 
12,675

 
83,612

 
4.3
 
87.1
%
Richmond Plaza
 
Augusta, GA
 
Kroger
 
8/30/2012
 
19,500

 
178,167

 
4.1
 
89.5
%
Publix at Northridge
 
Sarasota, FL
 
Publix
 
8/30/2012
 
11,500

 
65,320

 
8.2
 
89.9
%
Baker Hill Center
 
Glen Ellyn, IL
 
Dominick's(4)
 
9/6/2012
 
21,600

 
135,355

 
3.9
 
95.8
%
New Prague Commons
 
New Prague, MN
 
Coborn's
 
10/12/2012
 
10,150

 
59,948

 
7.1
 
100.0
%
Brook Park Plaza
 
Brook Park, OH
 
Giant Eagle
 
10/23/2012
 
10,140

 
148,259

 
4.9
 
100.0
%
Heron Creek Towne Center
 
North Port, FL
 
Publix
 
12/17/2012
 
8,650

 
64,664

 
5.3
 
92.6
%
Quartz Hill Towne Centre
 
Lancaster, CA
 
Vons(4)
 
12/26/2012
 
20,970

 
110,306

 
3.3
 
94.6
%
Hilfiker Square
 
Salem, OR
 
Trader Joe's
 
12/28/2012
 
8,000

 
38,558

 
7.0
 
100.0
%
Village One Plaza
 
Modesto, CA
 
Raley's
 
12/28/2012
 
26,500

 
105,658

 
12.9
 
90.3
%
Butler Creek
 
Acworth, GA
 
Kroger
 
1/15/2013
 
10,650

 
95,597

 
3.4
 
94.0
%
Fairview Oaks
 
Ellenwood, GA
 
Kroger
 
1/15/2013
 
9,300

 
77,052

 
2.6
 
97.6
%
Grassland Crossing
 
Alpharetta, GA
 
Kroger
 
1/15/2013
 
9,700

 
90,906

 
5.8
 
89.9
%
Hamilton Ridge
 
Buford, GA
 
Kroger
 
1/15/2013
 
11,800

 
90,996

 
6.4
 
87.4
%
Mableton Crossing
 
Mableton, GA
 
Kroger
 
1/15/2013
 
11,500

 
86,819

 
3.0
 
100.0
%
The Shops at Westridge
 
McDonough, GA
 
Publix
 
1/15/2013
 
7,550

 
66,297

 
8.9
 
83.1
%
Fairlawn Town Centre
 
Fairlawn, OH
 
Giant Eagle
 
1/30/2013
 
42,200

 
347,255

 
5.9
 
97.3
%
Macland Pointe
 
Marietta, GA
 
Publix
 
2/13/2013
 
9,150

 
79,699

 
2.7
 
91.3
%
Kleinwood Center
 
Spring, TX
 
H-E-B
 
3/21/2013
 
32,535

 
148,863

 
7.1
 
97.4
%
Murray Landing
 
Irmo, SC
 
Publix
 
3/21/2013
 
9,920

 
64,359

 
6.9
 
100.0
%
Vineyard Center
 
Tallahassee, FL
 
Publix
 
3/21/2013
 
6,760

 
62,821

 
7.9
 
84.7
%
Lutz Lake Station
 
Lutz, FL
 
Publix
 
4/4/2013
 
9,800

 
64,986

 
6.3
 
98.3
%
Publix at Seven Hills
 
Spring Hill, FL
 
Publix
 
4/4/2013
 
8,500

 
72,590

 
2.7
 
90.6
%
Hartville Centre
 
Hartville, OH
 
Giant Eagle
 
4/23/2013
 
7,300

 
108,412

 
5.6
 
76.7
%
Sunset Center
 
Corvallis, OR
 
Safeway
 
5/31/2013
 
24,900

 
164,796

 
5.6
 
94.8
%
Savage Town Square
 
Savage, MN
 
Cub Foods(5)
 
6/19/2013
 
14,903

 
87,181

 
8.0
 
98.6
%
Northcross
 
Austin, TX
 
Walmart(3)
 
6/24/2013
 
61,500

 
280,243

 
14.2
 
96.0
%
Glenwood Crossing
 
Kenosha, WI
 
Pick 'n Save
 
6/27/2013
 
12,822

 
87,504

 
13.5
 
99.6
%
Pavilions at San Mateo
 
Albuquerque, NM
 
Walmart(3)
 
6/27/2013
 
28,350

 
149,287

 
4.3
 
86.7
%

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Property Name
 
Location
 
Anchor Tenant
 
Date
Acquired
 
Contract Purchase Price(1)
 
Rentable
Square
Feet
 
Average
Remaining
Lease Term
in Years
 
% of Rentable Square Feet
Leased
Shiloh Square
 
Kennesaw, GA
 
Kroger
 
6/27/2013
 
$
14,500

 
139,720

 
3.8
 
79.4
%
Boronda Plaza
 
Salinas, CA
 
Food 4 Less
 
7/3/2013
 
22,700

 
93,071

 
6.1
 
98.0
%
Rivergate
 
Macon, GA
 
Publix
 
7/18/2013
 
32,354

 
207,567

 
5.7
 
84.0
%
Westwoods Shopping Center
 
Arvada, CO
 
King Soopers(2)
 
8/8/2013
 
14,918

 
90,855

 
6.2
 
95.4
%
Paradise Crossing
 
Lithia Springs, GA
 
Publix
 
8/13/2013
 
9,000

 
67,470

 
4.8
 
93.8
%
Contra Loma Plaza
 
Antioch, CA
 
Save Mart
 
8/19/2013
 
7,250

 
74,616

 
4.3
 
83.5
%
South Oaks Plaza
 
St. Louis, MO
 
Shop 'n Save(5)
 
8/21/2013
 
9,500

 
112,300

 
10.4
 
100.0
%
Yorktown Centre
 
Erie, PA
 
Giant Eagle
 
8/30/2013
 
21,400

 
196,728

 
4.5
 
100.0
%
Stockbridge Commons
 
Fort Mill, SC
 
Harris Teeter(2)
 
9/3/2013
 
15,250

 
99,473

 
5.7
 
95.0
%
Dyer Crossing
 
Dyer, IN
 
Jewel-Osco(6)
 
9/4/2013
 
18,500

 
95,083

 
7.0
 
92.0
%
East Burnside Plaza
 
Portland, OR
 
QFC(2)
 
9/12/2013
 
8,643

 
38,363

 
5.5
 
100.0
%
Red Maple Village
 
Tracy, CA
 
Raley's
 
9/18/2013
 
31,140

 
97,591

 
10.4
 
100.0
%
Crystal Beach Plaza
 
Palm Harbor, FL
 
Publix
 
9/25/2013
 
12,100

 
59,015

 
12.3
 
82.9
%
CitiCentre Plaza
 
Carroll, IA
 
Hy-Vee
 
10/2/2013
 
3,750

 
63,518

 
3.3
 
87.7
%
Duck Creek Plaza
 
Bettendorf, IA
 
Schnuck's
 
10/8/2013
 
19,700

 
134,229

 
5.6
 
96.8
%
Cahill Plaza
 
Inver Grove Heights, MN
 
Cub Foods(5)
 
10/9/2013
 
8,350

 
69,000

 
2.1
 
96.0
%
Pioneer Plaza
 
Springfield, OR
 
Safeway
 
10/18/2013
 
11,850

 
96,027

 
3.6
 
90.5
%
Fresh Market
 
Normal, IL
 
The Fresh Market
 
10/22/2013
 
11,750

 
76,017

 
5.5
 
100.0
%
Courthouse Marketplace
 
Virginia Beach, VA
 
Harris Teeter(2)
 
10/25/2013
 
16,050

 
106,863

 
7.9
 
86.8
%
Hastings Marketplace
 
Hastings, MN
 
Cub Foods(5)
 
11/6/2013
 
15,875

 
97,535

 
7.1
 
100.0
%
Shoppes of Paradise Lakes
 
Miami, FL
 
Publix
 
11/7/2013
 
13,450

 
83,597

 
4.9
 
91.2
%
Coquina Plaza
 
Davie, FL
 
Publix
 
11/7/2013
 
23,200

 
91,120

 
5.4
 
100.0
%
Butler's Crossing
 
Watkinsville, GA
 
Publix
 
11/7/2013
 
8,900

 
75,505

 
3.4
 
85.4
%
Lakewood Plaza
 
Spring Hill, FL
 
Publix
 
11/7/2013
 
15,300

 
106,999

 
3.3
 
94.2
%
Collington Plaza
 
Bowie, MD
 
Giant Foods(7)
 
11/21/2013
 
30,146

 
121,955

 
7.2
 
100.0
%
Golden Town Center
 
Golden, CO
 
King Soopers(2)
 
11/22/2013
 
19,015

 
117,882

 
4.2
 
89.1
%
Northstar Marketplace
 
Ramsey, MN
 
Coborn's
 
11/27/2013
 
14,000

 
96,356

 
5.4
 
96.6
%
Bear Creek Plaza
 
Petoskey, MI
 
Walmart(3)
 
12/19/2013
 
25,451

 
311,894

 
5.6
 
100.0
%
Flag City Station
 
Findlay, OH
 
Walmart(3)
 
12/19/2013
 
15,661

 
245,549

 
3.8
 
100.0
%
Southern Hills Crossing
 
Moraine, OH
 
Walmart(3)
 
12/19/2013
 
2,463

 
10,000

 
2.6
 
100.0
%
Sulphur Grove
 
Huber Heights, OH
 
Walmart(3)
 
12/19/2013
 
2,914

 
20,900

 
3.1
 
68.9
%
East Side Square
 
Springfield, OH
 
Walmart(3)
 
12/19/2013
 
1,471

 
8,400

 
3.9
 
85.3
%
Hoke Crossing
 
Clayton, OH
 
Walmart(3)
 
12/19/2013
 
1,718

 
8,600

 
2.8
 
100.0
%
Town & Country Shopping Center
 
Noblesville, IN
 
Walmart(3)
 
12/19/2013
 
26,049

 
249,833

 
4.5
 
100.0
%
Sterling Pointe Center
 
Lincoln, CA
 
Raley's
 
12/20/2013
 
30,775

 
129,020

 
7.7
 
84.4
%
Southgate Shopping Center
 
Des Moines, IA
 
Hy-Vee
 
12/20/2013
 
9,725

 
158,765

 
7.0
 
96.9
%
Arcadia Plaza
 
Phoenix, AZ
 
Sprouts
 
12/30/2013
 
13,479

 
63,637

 
4.5
 
84.2
%
Stop & Shop Plaza
 
Enfield, CT
 
Stop & Shop(7)
 
12/30/2013
 
26,200

 
124,218

 
4.0
 
98.6
%
Fairacres Shopping Center
 
Oshkosh, WI
 
Pick 'n Save
 
1/21/2014
 
9,800

 
85,523

 
4.1
 
95.4
%
Savoy Plaza
 
Savoy, IL
 
Schnuck's
 
1/31/2014
 
17,200

 
140,624

 
7.4
 
84.0
%
The Shops of Uptown
 
Park Ridge, IL
 
Trader Joe's
 
2/25/2014
 
26,961

 
70,402

 
4.9
 
96.5
%
Chapel Hill North
 
Chapel Hill, NC
 
Harris Teeter(2)
 
2/28/2014
 
16,100

 
96,290

 
3.7
 
96.5
%
Winchester Gateway
 
Winchester, VA
 
Martin's(7)
 
3/5/2014
 
38,350

 
157,377

 
8.9
 
95.8
%
Stonewall Plaza
 
Winchester, VA
 
Martin's(7)
 
3/5/2014
 
29,500

 
119,159

 
10.5
 
88.7
%
Coppell Market Center
 
Coppell, TX
 
Market Street(6)
 
3/5/2014
 
19,175

 
90,225

 
10.0
 
100.0
%
Harrison Pointe
 
Cary, NC
 
Harris Teeter(2)
 
3/11/2014
 
22,700

 
130,758

 
4.8
 
95.8
%
Town Fair Center
 
Louisville, KY
 
Walmart(3)
 
3/12/2014
 
24,250

 
234,240

 
3.7
 
97.4
%
Villages at Eagles Landing
 
Stockbridge, GA
 
Publix
 
3/13/2014
 
8,815

 
67,019

 
2.4
 
96.0
%
Towne Centre at Wesley Chapel
 
Wesley Chapel, FL
 
Winn-Dixie
 
3/14/2014
 
8,950

 
69,425

 
5.2
 
98.3
%
Tree Summit Village
 
Duluth, GA
 
Publix
 
3/14/2014
 
5,900

 
63,299

 
5.4
 
93.4
%

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Property Name
 
Location
 
Anchor Tenant
 
Date
Acquired
 
Contract Purchase Price(1)
 
Rentable
Square
Feet
 
Average
Remaining
Lease Term
in Years
 
% of Rentable Square Feet
Leased
Dean Taylor Crossing
 
Suwanee, GA
 
Kroger
 
3/14/2014
 
$
13,437

 
92,318

 
5.2
 
100.0
%
Champions Gate Village
 
Davenport, FL
 
Publix
 
3/14/2014
 
8,900

 
62,699

 
5.6
 
96.3
%
Goolsby Pointe
 
Riverview, FL
 
Publix
 
3/14/2014
 
10,850

 
75,525

 
3.9
 
93.6
%
Statler Square
 
Staunton, VA
 
Kroger
 
3/21/2014
 
13,900

 
134,660

 
5.6
 
98.3
%
Burbank Plaza
 
Burbank, IL
 
Jewel-Osco(6)
 
3/25/2014
 
8,700

 
93,279

 
1.8
 
100.0
%
(1) 
The contract purchase price excludes closing costs and acquisition costs.
(2) 
King Soopers, Harris Teeter, and QFC are affiliates of Kroger.
(3) 
The anchor tenants of Vine Street Square and Pavilions at San Mateo are Walmart Neighborhood Markets. The anchor tenants of Northcross, Bear Creek Plaza, Flag City Station, Town & Country Shopping Center, and Town Fair Center are Walmart Supercenters. The anchor tenants of Southern Hills Crossing, Sulphur Grove, East Side Square, and Hoke Crossing are Walmart Supercenters; however, we do not own the portion of each of these shopping centers that is leased to a Walmart Supercenter.
(4) 
Dominick's and Vons are affiliates of Safeway, Inc. Dominick's vacated both Brentwood Commons and Baker Hill Center on December 29, 2013; however, Dominick's continues to pay rent according to the terms of its leases.
(5) 
Cub Foods and Shop 'n Save are affiliates of SUPERVALU, Inc.
(6) 
Jewel-Osco and Market Street are affiliates of Albertsons LLC.
(7) 
Giant Foods, Stop & Shop, and Martin's are affiliates of Ahold USA.

Lease Expirations

The following table lists, on an aggregate basis, all of the scheduled lease expirations after March 31, 2014 over each of the years ending December 31, 2014 and thereafter for our 100 shopping centers.  The table shows the approximate rentable square feet and annualized effective rent represented by the applicable lease expirations (dollars in thousands):
  
 
Number of
 
  
 
% of Total Portfolio
 
  
 
  
  
 
Expiring
 
Annualized
 
Annualized
 
Leased Rentable
 
% of Leased Rentable
Year
 
Leases
 
Effective Rent(1)
 
Effective Rent
 
Square Feet Expiring
 
Square Feet Expiring
2014
 
178
 
$
6,878

 
5.7%
 
489,112

 
4.9%
2015
 
210
 
9,329

 
7.7%
 
582,108

 
5.8%
2016
 
262
 
12,903

 
10.7%
 
1,114,093

 
11.2%
2017
 
206
 
12,051

 
10.0%
 
1,041,795

 
10.4%
2018
 
236
 
16,715

 
13.8%
 
1,398,643

 
14.0%
2019
 
144
 
12,652

 
10.5%
 
1,005,840

 
10.1%
2020
 
48
 
8,113

 
6.7%
 
675,044

 
6.8%
2021
 
41
 
5,159

 
4.3%
 
576,222

 
5.8%
2022
 
24
 
4,701

 
3.9%
 
475,213

 
4.8%
2023
 
43
 
11,967

 
9.9%
 
1,005,491

 
10.1%
Thereafter
 
81
 
20,394

 
16.8%
 
1,614,971

 
16.1%
(1) 
We calculate annualized effective rent as monthly contractual rent as of March 31, 2014 multiplied by 12 months, less any tenant concessions.
 
Portfolio Tenancy
 
Prior to the acquisition of a property, we assess the suitability of the grocery-anchor tenant and other tenants in light of our investment objectives, namely, preserving capital and providing stable cash flows for distributions. Generally, we assess the strength of the tenant by consideration of company factors, such as its financial strength and market share in the geographic area of the shopping center, as well as location-specific factors, such as the store’s sales, local competition and demographics. When assessing the tenancy of the non-anchor space at the shopping center, we consider the tenant mix at each shopping center in light of our portfolio, the proportion of national and national franchise tenants, the creditworthiness of specific tenants, and the timing of lease expirations. When evaluating non-national tenancy, we attempt to obtain credit enhancements to leases, which typically come in the form of deposits and/or guarantees from one or more individuals.


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The following table presents the composition of our portfolio by tenant type as of March 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):
  
 
  
 
  
 
Annualized
 
% of
  
 
Leased
 
% of Leased
 
Effective
 
Annualized
Tenant Type
 
Square Feet
 
Square Feet
 
Rent(1)
 
Effective Rent
Grocery anchor
 
5,803,192

 
58.1
%
 
$
54,036

 
44.6
%
National and regional(2)
 
2,882,867

 
29.0
%
 
45,067

 
37.4
%
Local
 
1,292,473

 
12.9
%
 
21,759

 
18.0
%
  
 
9,978,532

 
100.0
%
 
$
120,862

 
100.0
%
(1) 
We calculate annualized effective rent as monthly contractual rent as of March 31, 2014 multiplied by 12 months, less any tenant concessions.
(2) 
We define national tenants as those that operate in at least three states.  Regional tenants are defined as those that have at least three locations.

The following table presents the composition of our portfolio by tenant industry as of March 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
  
 
  
 
Annualized
 
% of
  
 
Leased
 
% of Leased
 
Effective
 
Annualized
Tenant Industry
 
Square Feet
 
Square Feet
 
Rent(1)
 
Effective Rent
Grocery
 
5,803,192

 
58.1
%
 
$
54,036

 
44.6
%
Retail Stores(2)
 
1,872,032

 
18.8
%
 
24,146

 
20.1
%
Services(2)
 
1,493,680

 
15.0
%
 
26,693

 
22.1
%
Restaurant
 
809,628

 
8.1
%
 
15,987

 
13.2
%
  
 
9,978,532

 
100.0
%
 
$
120,862

 
100.0
%
(1) 
We calculate annualized effective rent as monthly contractual rent as of March 31, 2014 multiplied by 12 months, less any tenant concessions.
(2) 
We define retail stores as those that primarily sell goods, while services tenants primarily sell non-goods services.

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The following table presents our grocery-anchor tenants by the amount of square footage leased by each tenant as of March 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):
Tenant  
 
Number of Locations(1)
 
Leased Square Feet
 
% of Leased Square Feet
 
Annualized Effective Rent(2)
 
% of Annualized Effective Rent
Kroger(3)
 
21

 
1,201,676

 
12.0
%
 
$
8,920

 
7.4
%
Publix
 
23

 
1,089,076

 
10.9
%
 
10,834

 
9.0
%
Walmart(4)
 
7

 
895,322

 
9.0
%
 
4,491

 
3.7
%
Giant Eagle
 
6

 
475,760

 
4.8
%
 
4,384

 
3.6
%
Safeway(5)
 
5

 
292,929

 
2.9
%
 
3,212

 
2.7
%
Ahold USA(6)
 
4

 
282,230

 
2.8
%
 
4,525

 
3.7
%
SUPERVALU(7)
 
4

 
273,067

 
2.7
%
 
2,332

 
1.9
%
Albertsons(8)
 
3

 
200,136

 
2.0
%
 
2,150

 
1.8
%
Raley's
 
3

 
192,998

 
1.9
%
 
3,422

 
2.8
%
Hy-Vee
 
2

 
124,001

 
1.2
%
 
504

 
0.4
%
Schnuck's
 
2

 
121,266

 
1.2
%
 
1,440

 
1.2
%
Pick n' Save
 
2

 
108,561

 
1.1
%
 
1,056

 
0.9
%
Coborn's
 
2

 
107,683

 
1.1
%
 
1,350

 
1.1
%
Food Lion
 
3

 
95,665

 
1.0
%
 
881

 
0.7
%
H-E-B
 
1

 
80,925

 
0.8
%
 
1,210

 
1.0
%
Sprouts Farmers Market
 
2

 
60,951

 
0.6
%
 
652

 
0.5
%
Food 4 Less
 
1

 
58,687

 
0.6
%
 
1,045

 
0.9
%
Save Mart
 
1

 
50,233

 
0.5
%
 
399

 
0.3
%
Winn-Dixie
 
1

 
49,500

 
0.5
%
 
534

 
0.4
%
Trader Joe's
 
2

 
25,506

 
0.3
%
 
466

 
0.4
%
The Fresh Market
 
1

 
17,020

 
0.2
%
 
229

 
0.2
%
  
 
96

 
5,803,192

 
58.1
%
 
$
54,036

 
44.6
%
(1) 
Number of locations excludes auxiliary leases with grocery anchors such as fuel stations, pharmacies, and liquor stores, of which there were 13 as of March 31, 2014.
(2) 
We calculate annualized effective rent as monthly contractual rent as of March 31, 2014 multiplied by 12 months, less any tenant concessions.
(3) 
King Soopers, Harris Teeter, and QFC are affiliates of Kroger.
(4) 
The Walmart stores at Vine Street Square and Pavilions at San Mateo are Walmart Neighborhood Markets.  The Walmart stores at Northcross, Bear Creek Plaza, Flag City Station, Town & Country Shopping Center, and Town Fair Center are Walmart Supercenters.
(5) 
Dominick's and Vons are affiliates of Safeway, Inc.
(6) 
Giant Foods, Stop & Shop, and Martin's are affiliates of Ahold USA.
(7) 
Cub Foods and Shop 'n Save are affiliates of SUPERVALU.
(8) 
Jewel-Osco and Market Street are affiliates of Albertsons LLC.


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Results of Operations
 
Summary of Operating Activities for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
For the Three Months Ended March 31,




  
2014
 
2013
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Operating Data:
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
Total revenues
$
35,677

 
$
11,237

 
$
24,440

 
217.5
 %
Property operating expenses
(6,125
)
 
(1,896
)
 
(4,229
)
 
223.0
 %
Real estate tax expenses
(4,282
)
 
(1,512
)
 
(2,770
)
 
183.2
 %
General and administrative expenses
(1,771
)
 
(892
)
 
(879
)
 
98.5
 %
Acquisition expenses
(5,386
)
 
(2,514
)
 
(2,872
)
 
114.2
 %
Depreciation and amortization
(15,403
)
 
(5,234
)
 
(10,169
)
 
194.3
 %
Operating income (loss)
2,710

 
(811
)
 
3,521

 
N/A

Interest expense, net
(3,680
)
 
(2,100
)
 
(1,580
)
 
75.2
 %
Other income, net
547

 

 
547

 
N/A

Net loss
(423
)
 
(2,911
)
 
2,488

 
(85.5
)%
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 
63

 
(63
)
 
N/A

Net loss attributable to Company stockholders
$
(423
)
 
$
(2,848
)
 
$
2,425

 
(85.1
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss per share—basic and diluted
$
0.00

 
$
(0.16
)
 
$
0.16

 
N/A


We owned 37 properties as of March 31, 2013 and 100 properties as of March 31, 2014.  Unless otherwise discussed below, year-to-year comparative differences for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, are almost entirely attributable to the number of properties owned and the length of ownership of these properties.

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we entered into 27 new leases comprising a total of 41,732 square feet. These leases will generate first-year base rental revenues of $0.6 million, representing average rent per square foot of $14.63.  In addition, we executed renewals on 38 leases comprising a total of 86,605 square feet.  These leases will generate first-year base rental revenues of $1.7 million, representing average rent per square foot of $19.47. Prior to the renewals, the average annual rent was $18.85 per square foot.  The cost of executing the leases and renewals, including leasing commissions, tenant improvement costs, and tenant concessions, was $9.81 per square foot.

In addition to a $0.3 million increase related to the acquisition of 74 properties in 2013 and 2014, the primary reason for the $0.9 million increase in general and administrative expenses was a $0.6 million increase in transfer agent fees.

In addition to a $2.3 million increase related to the acquisition of 74 properties in 2013 and 2014, the $1.6 million increase in interest expense is primarily the result of a $0.2 million increase in loan fees related to the unused balance on our revolving credit facility and a $0.3 increase in amortization of deferred financing costs related to our revolving credit facility. These costs were partially offset by a $0.6 million reduction in interest paid due to the repayment of principal on our revolving credit facility and $0.5 million reduction in interest paid due to the repayment of principal on certain of our variable-rate revolving mortgage loans.

We generally expect our revenues and expenses to increase in future years as a result of owning the properties acquired in 2014 for a full year and the acquisition of additional properties. Although we expect our general and administrative expenses to increase, we expect such expenses to decrease as a percentage of our revenues. We currently have substantial uninvested proceeds raised from our initial public offering, which we are seeking to invest promptly on attractive terms.  If we are unable to invest the proceeds promptly and on attractive terms, we may have difficulty continuing to pay distributions at a 6.7% annualized rate.

Same-Center Net Operating Income
  
We present Same-Center Net Operating Income (“Same-Center NOI”) as a supplemental measure of our performance. We define Net Operating Income (“NOI”) as total operating revenues less property operating expenses. Same-Center NOI represents the NOI for the 26 properties that were operational for the entire portion of both comparable reporting periods and that were not acquired during the comparable reporting periods. We believe that NOI and Same-Center NOI provide useful information to our investors about our financial and operating performance because each provides a performance measure of

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the revenues and expenses directly involved in owning and operating real estate assets and provides a perspective not immediately apparent from net income. Because Same-Center NOI excludes the change in NOI from properties acquired after December 31, 2012, it highlights operating trends such as occupancy levels, rental rates and operating costs on properties that were operational for both comparable periods. Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating Same-Center NOI, and accordingly, our Same-Center NOI may not be comparable to other REITs.
 
Same-Center NOI should not be viewed as an alternative measure of our financial performance since it does not reflect the operations of our entire portfolio, nor does it reflect the impact of general and administrative expenses, acquisition expenses, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, other income, or the level of capital expenditures and leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties that could materially impact our results from operations.

Below is a reconciliation of net loss to Same-Center NOI for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
2013

$ Change

% Change
Net loss
$
(423
)
 
$
(2,911
)

 



Interest expense
3,680

 
2,100


 



Other income
(547
)
 


 



Operating income (loss)
2,710

 
(811
)

 



Adjusted to exclude:


 



 



General and administrative expenses
1,771

 
892


 



Acquisition expenses
5,386

 
2,514


 



Depreciation and amortization
15,403

 
5,234


 



Net amortization of above- and below-market leases
87

 
150


 



Straight-line rental income
(831
)
 
(282
)

 



Property net operating income
24,526

 
7,697


 



Less: non-Same-Center NOI
(18,457
)
 
(1,807
)

 



Total Same-Center NOI
$
6,069

 
$
5,890


$
179


3.0
%
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
General
 
Our principal demands for funds are for real estate and real estate-related investments and the payment of acquisition expenses, operating expenses, distributions to stockholders, and principal and interest on our outstanding indebtedness. As of March 31, 2014, we had sold 177,547,179 shares of common stock in the primary portion of our initial public offering for gross offering proceeds of approximately $1.76 billion. We ceased offering shares in the primary portion of our initial public offering on February 7, 2014. We continue to offer shares of common stock under the DRP. As of March 31, 2014, we had sold 3,727,500 shares of common stock under the DRP for gross offering proceeds of $35.4 million. As of March 31, 2014, we have invested a significant amount of the proceeds from our initial public offering in real estate properties, and we anticipate making additional investments in the future. We intend to use our cash on hand, proceeds from debt financing, cash flow generated by our real estate operations, and proceeds from our DRP as our primary sources of immediate and long-term liquidity.
 
As of March 31, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents of $257.5 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we had a net cash decrease of $202.8 million.
 
This cash decrease was the result of:

$16.4 million provided by operating activities, largely the result of income generated from operations before depreciation and amortization charges.  Also included in this total was $5.4 million of real estate acquisition expenses incurred during the period and expensed in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”);
$204.1 million used in investing activities, which was the primarily the result of the 17 property acquisitions along with capital expenditures of $1.1 million and an increase in restricted cash of $1.2 million; and
$15.0 million used in financing activities with distributions paid to our stockholders of $13.7 million, payments of financing costs of $1.5 million, and $0.9 million of payments on the mortgage loans payable. Partially offsetting these

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costs were $0.6 million from the net proceeds of the issuance of common stock and $0.5 million in proceeds from the sale of our derivative instrument.
 
Short-term Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements through existing cash on hand, investments in certificates of deposits, net cash provided by property operations, DRP proceeds, and proceeds from secured and unsecured debt financings. Operating cash flows are expected to increase as additional properties are added to our portfolio.
 
We have $279.6 million of contractual debt obligations, representing mortgage loans secured by our real estate assets, excluding below-market debt adjustments of $6.5 million, net of accumulated amortization, as of March 31, 2014.  As they mature, we intend to refinance our debt obligations, if possible, or pay off the balances at maturity using the remaining net proceeds of our primary offering or other proceeds from corporate-level debt.   Of the amount outstanding at March 31, 2014, $22.8 million is for loans that mature in 2014. We also have access to a $350 million unsecured revolving credit facility, which may be expanded to $600 million, with no current outstanding principal balance as of March 31, 2014, from which we may draw funds to pay certain long-term debt obligations as they mature.  As of March 31, 2014, the borrowing capacity of the unsecured revolving credit facility was $226.3 million, as calculated using properties eligible to be included in the borrowing base.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2014, gross distributions of approximately $28.9 million were paid to stockholders, including $15.2 million of distributions reinvested through the DRP, for net cash distributions of $13.7 million. On April 1, 2014, gross distributions of approximately $10.1 million were paid, including $5.3 million of distributions reinvested through the DRP, for net cash distributions of $4.8 million. On May 1, 2014, gross distributions of approximately $9.8 million were paid, including $5.2 million of distributions reinvested through the DRP, for net cash distributions of $4.6 million.  Distributions were funded by a combination of cash generated from operating activities and proceeds from our primary offering.
 
On March 13, 2014, our board of directors authorized distributions to the stockholders of record at the close of business each day in the period commencing May 1, 2014 through and including May 31, 2014. The authorized distributions equal an amount of $0.00183562 per share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share. This equates to a 6.70% annualized yield when calculated on a $10.00 per share purchase price. A portion of each distribution is expected to constitute a return of capital for tax purposes. 

Long-term Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
On a long-term basis, our principal demands for funds will be for real estate and real estate-related investments and the payment of acquisition expenses, operating expenses, distributions and redemptions to stockholders and interest and principal on indebtedness.  Generally, we expect to meet cash needs for items other than acquisitions and acquisition expenses from our cash flow from operations, and we expect to meet cash needs for acquisitions and acquisition expenses from the remaining net proceeds of our primary offering and from debt financings.  As they mature, we intend to refinance our long-term debt obligations if possible, or pay off the balances at maturity using the remaining net proceeds of our primary offering or proceeds from other corporate-level debt.  We expect that substantially all net cash generated from operations will be used to pay distributions to our stockholders after certain capital expenditures, including tenant improvements and leasing commissions, are funded; however, we have and may continue to use other sources to fund distributions as necessary, including borrowings and the remaining net proceeds from our primary offering.

Our charter limits our borrowings to 300% of our net assets (as defined in our charter); however, we may exceed that limit if a majority of our conflicts committee approves each borrowing in excess of our charter limitation and if we disclose such borrowing to our stockholders in our next quarterly report with an explanation from the conflicts committee of the justification for the excess borrowing. In all events, we expect that our secured and unsecured borrowings will be reasonable in relation to the net value of our assets and will be reviewed by our board of directors at least quarterly. Careful use of debt will help us to achieve our diversification goals because we will have more funds available for investment. However, high levels of debt could cause us to incur higher interest charges and higher debt service payments, which would decrease the amount of cash available for distribution to our investors. As of March 31, 2014, our borrowings were equal to 19.7% of our net assets.
   
As of March 31, 2014 our leverage ratio was 1.4% (calculated as total debt, less cash and cash equivalents, as a percentage of total real estate investments, including acquired intangible lease assets and liabilities, at cost). As of December 31, 2013, our leverage ratio could not be calculated, as defined in the previous sentence, as our cash balances exceeded our debt outstanding.


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The table below summarizes our consolidated indebtedness at March 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands).
 
Principal Amount at
 
Weighted- Average Interest Rate
 
Weighted- Average Years to Maturity
Debt(1)
March 31, 2014
 
 
Fixed-rate mortgages payable(2)
$
279,578

 
5.6
%
 
4.1

(1) 
The debt maturity table does not include any below-market debt adjustment, of which $6.5 million, net of accumulated amortization, was outstanding as of March 31, 2014.
(2) 
A portion of the fixed-rate debt represents loans assumed as part of certain acquisitions.  These loans typically have higher interest rates than interest rates associated with new debt.
 
Interest Rate Hedging
 
In March 2013, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement that effectually fixed the variable interest rate on $50.0 million of our credit facility at 3.05% through December 2017. The swap was designed and qualified as a cash flow hedge and was recorded at fair value.  On February 21, 2014, we sold our interest rate swap to an unaffiliated party for $0.5 million.

Contractual Commitments and Contingencies

Our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2014, were as follows (in thousands):
  
Payments due by period
  
Total
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
Thereafter
Long-term debt obligations - principal payments
$
279,578

 
$
26,589

 
$
37,332

 
$
86,075

 
$
45,403

 
$
15,878

 
$
68,301

Long-term debt obligations - interest payments
56,462

 
11,194

 
12,948

 
9,937

 
4,812

 
3,751

 
13,820

Operating lease obligations
72

 
15

 
20

 
20

 
17

 

 

Total
$
336,112

 
$
37,798

 
$
50,300

 
$
96,032

 
$
50,232

 
$
19,629

 
$
82,121


Our portfolio debt instruments and the unsecured credit facility contain certain covenants and restrictions that require us to meet certain financial ratios, including but not limited to: borrowing base loan-to-value ratio, debt service coverage ratio and fixed charge ratio. As of March 31, 2014, we were in compliance with the restrictive covenants of our outstanding debt obligations. We expect to continue to meet the requirements of our debt covenants over the short- and long-term.

Distributions
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2014, gross distributions paid were $28.9 million, with $15.2 million being reinvested through the DRP for net cash distributions of $13.7 million. Our cash generated by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $16.4 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, gross distributions paid were $2.4 million, with $1.0 million being reinvested through the DRP for net cash distributions of $1.4 million. Our cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was $3.9 million. There were gross distributions of $10.1 million accrued and payable as of March 31, 2014. To the extent that distributions paid were greater than our cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014, we funded such excess distributions with proceeds from our primary offering.
 
Distributions for the three months ended March 31, 2014 accrued at an average daily rate of $0.00183562 per share of common stock. Our net loss attributable to stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $0.4 million. Our cumulative gross distributions and net loss attributable to stockholders from inception through March 31, 2014 are $71.5 million and $19.3 million, respectively.  We have funded our cumulative distributions, which includes net cash distributions and distributions reinvested by stockholders, with cash provided by operating activities, advances from the Sub-advisor, borrowings and proceeds from our primary offering.
  
 
We expect to pay distributions monthly and continue paying distributions monthly unless our results of operations, our general financial condition, general economic conditions or other factors make it imprudent to do so. The timing and amount of distributions will be determined by our board and will be influenced in part by our intention to comply with REIT requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
As of March 31, 2014, we have a large amount of uninvested proceeds from the sale of shares under the primary portion of our initial public offering. Although our intention is to invest such offering proceeds into real estate investments on attractive terms

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as promptly as possible, we expect that it will take several months or more before we can invest the remaining net offering proceeds. As a result, the income from interest or rents that we receive has been below our historical distribution rate. Consequently, we have declared and may continue to declare distributions in anticipation of funds that we expect to receive during a later period once all of our remaining net offering proceeds have been invested. In these instances, we have looked to and expect to continue to look to borrowings or proceeds from our offerings to fund our distributions. To the extent that we pay distributions from sources other than our cash provided by operating activities, we will have fewer funds available for investment in properties, the overall return to our stockholders may be reduced, and subsequent investors (such as those purchasing shares pursuant to the DRP) may experience dilution.

Our general distribution policy is not to use the proceeds of our offerings to pay distributions.  However, our board has the authority under our organizational documents, to the extent permitted by Maryland law, to pay distributions from any source without limit, including proceeds from our offerings or the proceeds from the issuance of securities in the future. Because we have raised substantial amounts of offering proceeds that have not yet been invested, our cash provided by operating activities has been insufficient to fully fund our ongoing distributions.  Because we do not intend to borrow money for the specific purpose of funding distribution payments, we have funded, and may continue to fund, a portion of our distributions with proceeds from our offerings.
 
To maintain our qualification as a REIT, we must make aggregate annual distributions to our stockholders of at least 90.0% of our REIT taxable income (which is computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction or net capital gain and which does not necessarily equal net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP). If we meet the REIT qualification requirements, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the income that we distribute to our stockholders each year. However, we may be subject to certain state and local taxes on our income, property or net worth, respectively, and to federal income and excise taxes on our undistributed income.
 
We have not established a minimum distribution level, and our charter does not require that we make distributions to our stockholders.

Funds from Operations, Funds from Operations Adjusted for Acquisition Expenses, and Modified Funds from Operations
 
Funds from operations, or FFO, is a non-GAAP performance financial measure that is widely recognized as a measure of REIT operating performance. We use FFO as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) to be net income (loss), computed in accordance with GAAP excluding extraordinary items, as defined by GAAP, and gains (or losses) from sales of property (including deemed sales and settlements of pre-existing relationships), plus depreciation and amortization on real estate assets and impairment charges, and after related adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships, joint ventures and subsidiaries and noncontrolling interests. We believe that FFO is helpful to our investors and our management as a measure of operating performance because it excludes real estate-related depreciation and amortization, gains and losses from property dispositions, impairment charges, and extraordinary items, and as a result, when compared year to year, reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, development activities, general and administrative expenses, and interest costs, which are not immediately apparent from net income. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate and intangibles diminishes predictably over time, especially if such assets are not adequately maintained or repaired and renovated as required by relevant circumstances and/or are requested or required by lessees for operational purposes in order to maintain the value disclosed. Since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, including inflation, changes in interest rates, the business cycle, unemployment and consumer spending, many industry investors and analysts have considered the presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting alone to be insufficient. As a result, our management believes that the use of FFO, together with the required GAAP presentations, is helpful for our investors in understanding our performance. In particular, because GAAP impairment charges are not allowed to be reversed if the underlying fair values improve or because the timing of impairment charges may lag the onset of certain operating consequences, we believe FFO provides useful supplemental information related to current consequences, benefits and sustainability related to rental rate, occupancy and other core operating fundamentals. Additionally, we believe it is appropriate to exclude impairment charges from FFO, as these are fair value adjustments that are largely based on market fluctuations and assessments regarding general market conditions, which can change over time. Factors that impact FFO include start-up costs, fixed costs, delay in buying assets, lower yields on cash held in accounts, income from portfolio properties and other portfolio assets, interest rates on acquisition financing and operating expenses. In addition, FFO will be affected by the types of investments in our targeted portfolio, which will consist primarily of, but is not limited to, necessity-based neighborhood and community shopping centers.


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An asset will only be evaluated for impairment if certain impairment indicators exist and if the carrying or book value exceeds the total estimated undiscounted future cash flows (including net rental and lease revenues, net proceeds on the sale of the property, and any other ancillary cash flows at a property or group level under GAAP) from such asset. Investors should note, however, that determinations of whether impairment charges have been incurred are based partly on anticipated operating performance, because estimated undiscounted cash flows from a property, including estimated future net rental and lease revenues, net proceeds on the sale of the property, and certain other ancillary cash flows, are taken into account in determining whether an impairment charge has been incurred. Although impairment charges are excluded from the calculation of FFO as described above, as impairments are based on estimated future undiscounted cash flows, investors are cautioned that we may not recover any impairment charges. FFO is not a useful measure in evaluating net asset value because impairments are taken into account in determining net asset value but not in determining FFO.

Since FFO was promulgated, GAAP has expanded to include several new accounting pronouncements, such that management and many investors and analysts have considered the presentation of FFO alone to be insufficient. Accordingly, in addition to FFO, we use both FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses and modified funds from operations, or MFFO, as defined by the Investment Program Association (“IPA”). FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses excludes acquisition fees and expenses from FFO.  In addition to excluding acquisition fees and expenses, MFFO also excludes from FFO the following items:
(1)
straight-line rent amounts, both income and expense;
(2)
amortization of above- or below-market intangible lease assets and liabilities;
(3)
amortization of discounts and premiums on debt investments;
(4)
gains or losses from the early extinguishment of debt;
(5)
gains or losses on the extinguishment or sales of hedges, foreign exchange, securities and other derivatives holdings except where the trading of such instruments is a fundamental attribute of our operations;
(6)
gains or losses related to fair-value adjustments for derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting, including interest rate and foreign exchange derivatives;
(7)
gains or losses related to consolidation from, or deconsolidation to, equity accounting;
(8)
gains or losses related to contingent purchase price adjustments; and
(9)
adjustments related to the above items for unconsolidated entities in the application of equity accounting.

We believe that both FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses and MFFO are helpful in assisting management and investors with the assessment of the sustainability of operating performance in future periods and, in particular, after our offering and acquisition stages are complete, because both FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses and MFFO exclude acquisition expenses that affect property operations only in the period in which the property is acquired. Thus, FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses and MFFO provide helpful information relevant to evaluating our operating performance in periods in which there is no acquisition activity.

In evaluating investments in real estate, including both business combinations and investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting, management’s investment models and analysis differentiate costs to acquire the investment from the operations derived from the investment. Prior to 2009, acquisition costs for both of these types of investments were capitalized under GAAP; however, beginning in 2009, acquisition costs related to business combinations are expensed. We have funded, and intend to continue to fund, both of these acquisition-related costs from offering proceeds and generally not from operations.  However, if offering proceeds are not available to fund these acquisition-related costs, operational cash flows may be used to fund future acquisition-related costs.  We believe by excluding expensed acquisition costs, FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses and MFFO provide useful supplemental information that is comparable for each type of real estate investment and is consistent with management’s analysis of the investing and operating performance of our properties. Acquisition fees and expenses include those paid to the Advisor, the Sub-advisor or third parties.

As explained below, management’s evaluation of our operating performance excludes the additional items considered in the calculation of MFFO based on the following economic considerations. Many of the adjustments in arriving at MFFO are not applicable to us. Nevertheless, we explain below the reasons for each of the adjustments made in arriving at our MFFO definition.

Adjustments for straight-line rents and amortization of discounts and premiums on debt investments. In the proper application of GAAP, rental receipts and discounts and premiums on debt investments are allocated to periods using various systematic methodologies. This application may result in income recognition that could be significantly

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different than underlying contract terms. By adjusting for these items, MFFO provides useful supplemental information on the realized economic impact of lease terms and debt investments and aligns results with management’s analysis of operating performance.  The adjustment to MFFO for straight-line rents, in particular, is made to reflect rent and lease payments from a GAAP accrual basis to a cash basis.
Adjustments for amortization of above- or below-market intangible lease assets. Similar to depreciation and amortization of other real estate related assets that are excluded from FFO, GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of intangibles diminishes ratably over time and that these charges be recognized currently in revenue. Since real estate values and market lease rates in the aggregate have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, management believes that by excluding these charges, MFFO provides useful supplemental information on the performance of the real estate.
Gains or losses related to fair-value adjustments for derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting and gains or losses related to contingent purchase price adjustments. Each of these items relates to a fair value adjustment, which is based on the impact of current market fluctuations and underlying assessments of general market conditions and specific performance of the holding, which may not be directly attributable to current operating performance. As these gains or losses relate to underlying long-term assets and liabilities, management believes MFFO provides useful supplemental information by focusing on the changes in core operating fundamentals rather than changes that may reflect anticipated gains or losses.
Adjustment for gains or losses related to early extinguishment of hedges, debt, consolidation or deconsolidation and contingent purchase price. Similar to extraordinary items excluded from FFO, these adjustments are not related to continuing operations. By excluding these items, management believes that MFFO provides supplemental information related to sustainable operations that will be more comparable between other reporting periods and to other real estate operators.

By providing FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses and MFFO, we believe we are presenting useful information that also assists investors and analysts to better assess the sustainability (that is, the capacity to continue to be maintained) of our operating performance after our offering and acquisition stages are completed. We also believe that MFFO is a recognized measure of sustainable operating performance by the non-listed REIT industry. However, under GAAP, acquisition costs are characterized as operating expenses in determining operating net income (loss). These expenses are paid in cash by us, and therefore such funds will not be available to distribute to investors. FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses and MFFO are useful in comparing the sustainability of our operating performance after our offering and acquisition stages are completed with the sustainability of the operating performance of other real estate companies that are not as involved in acquisition activities.  However, investors are cautioned that FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses and MFFO should only be used to assess the sustainability of our operating performance after our offering and acquisition stages are completed, as both measures exclude acquisition costs that have a negative effect on our operating performance during the periods in which properties are acquired. All paid and accrued acquisition costs negatively impact our operating performance during the period in which properties are acquired and will have negative effects on returns to investors, the potential for future distributions, and cash flows generated, unless earnings from operations or net sales proceeds from the disposition of other properties are generated to cover the purchase prices of the properties we acquire. Therefore, MFFO may not be an accurate indicator of our operating performance, especially during periods in which properties are being acquired. MFFO that excludes such costs and expenses would only be comparable to that of non-listed REITs that have completed their acquisition activities and have similar operating characteristics as us. The purchase of properties, and the corresponding expenses associated with that process, is a key operational feature of our business plan to generate operational income and cash flows in order to make distributions to investors. In the event that we do not have sufficient offering proceeds to fund the payment of acquisition fees and the reimbursement of acquisition expenses, we may still be obligated to pay acquisition fees and reimburse acquisition expenses to our Advisor and Sub-advisor and the Advisor and Sub-advisor will be under no obligation to reimburse these payments back to us.  As a result, such fees and expenses may need to be paid from other sources, including additional debt, operational earnings or cash flows, net proceeds from the sale of properties or from ancillary cash flows. Acquisition costs also adversely affect our book value and equity.  
 
The additional items that may be excluded from FFO to determine MFFO are cash flow adjustments made to net income in calculating the cash flows provided by operating activities.  Each of these items is considered an important overall operational factor that affects our long-term operational profitability.  These items and any other mark-to-market or fair value adjustments may be based on many factors, including current operational or individual property issues or general market or overall industry conditions.  Although we are responsible for managing interest rate, hedge and foreign exchange risk, we do retain an outside consultant to review our hedging agreements. Inasmuch as interest rate hedges are not a fundamental part of our operations, we believe it is appropriate to exclude such gains and losses in calculating MFFO, as such gains and losses are not reflective of ongoing operations.  

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Each of FFO, FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses, and MFFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or income (loss) from continuing operations under GAAP, or as an indication of our liquidity, nor are any of these measures indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to fund distributions. In particular, as we are currently in the acquisition phase of our life cycle, acquisition-related costs and other adjustments that are increases to FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses and MFFO are, and may continue to be, a significant use of cash. MFFO has limitations as a performance measure in an offering such as ours where the price of a share of common stock is a stated value and there is no net asset value determination during the offering stage and for a period thereafter. Additionally, FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses, and MFFO may not be a useful measure of the impact of long-term operating performance on value if we do not continue to operate our business plan in the manner currently contemplated.  Accordingly, FFO, FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses, and MFFO should be reviewed in connection with other GAAP measurements. FFO, FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses, and MFFO should not be viewed as more prominent measures of performance than our net income or cash flows from operations prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our FFO, FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses, and MFFO as presented may not be comparable to amounts calculated by other REITs.
 
Neither NAREIT nor any regulatory body has passed judgment on the acceptability of the adjustments that we use to calculate FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses or MFFO. In the future, industry standards or regulations may cause us to adjust our calculation and characterization of FFO, FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses or MFFO.
 
The following section presents our calculation of FFO, FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses, and MFFO and provides additional information related to our operations. As a result of the timing of the commencement of our initial public offering and our active real estate operations, FFO, FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses, and MFFO are not relevant to a discussion comparing operations for the periods presented.

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FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS, FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS ADJUSTED FOR ACQUISITION EXPENSES, AND MODIFIED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS
FOR THE PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2014 AND 2013
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
  
Three Months Ended March 31,
  
2014
 
2013
Calculation of Funds from Operations
  
 
  
Net loss attributable to Company stockholders
$
(423
)
 
$
(2,848
)
Add:
  

 
  

Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets
15,403

 
5,234

Less:
  
 
  
Noncontrolling interest

 
(1,311
)
Funds from operations (FFO)
$
14,980

 
$
1,075

Calculation of FFO Adjusted for Acquisition Expenses
  

 
  

Funds from operations
$
14,980

 
$
1,075

Add:
  

 
  

Acquisition expenses
5,386

 
2,514

FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses
$
20,366

 
$
3,589

Calculation of Modified Funds from Operations
  

 
  

FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses
$
20,366

 
$
3,589

Add:
  

 
  

Net amortization of above- and below-market leases
89

 
151

Less:
  

 
  

Straight-line rental income
(831
)
 
(282
)
Amortization of market debt adjustment
(518
)
 
(164
)
Change in fair value of derivative
(392
)
 

Noncontrolling interest

 
68

Modified funds from operations (MFFO)
$
18,714

 
$
3,362

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted
176,854,929

 
17,448,804

Net loss per share - basic and diluted
$
0.00

 
$
(0.16
)
FFO per share - basic and diluted
$
0.08

 
$
0.06

FFO adjusted for acquisition expenses per share - basic and diluted
$
0.12

 
$
0.21

MFFO per share - basic and diluted
$
0.11

 
$
0.19


Critical Accounting Policies
 
There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2014. For a summary of our critical accounting policies, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
 
Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements—In March 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-06, Technical Corrections and Improvements Related to Glossary Terms. The amendments in this update include technical corrections to the glossary including glossary links, glossary term deletions, glossary term name changes, and other miscellaneous technical corrections. In addition, the update includes more substantive, limited-scope improvements to reduce instances of the same term appearing multiple times in the glossary with similar, but not entirely identical, definitions. ASU 2014-06 was effective upon issuance. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. The amendments in this update raise the threshold for a property disposal to qualify as a discontinued operation and require new disclosures of both discontinued operations and certain other disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. The standard will be effective for us on January 1, 2015. The adoption of this pronouncement may affect our presentation and disclosure of any future property dispositions.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2014, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
 
Item 3.       Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
We may hedge a portion of our exposure to interest rate fluctuations through the utilization of interest rate swaps in order to mitigate the risk of this exposure. We do not intend to enter into derivative or interest rate transactions for speculative purposes.  Our hedging decisions will be determined based upon the facts and circumstances existing at the time of the hedge and may differ from our currently anticipated hedging strategy.  Because we may use derivative financial instruments to hedge against interest rate fluctuations, we may be exposed to both credit risk and market risk. Credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. If the fair value of a derivative contract is positive, the counterparty will owe us, which creates credit risk for us. If the fair value of a derivative contract is negative, we will owe the counterparty and, therefore, do not have credit risk. We will seek to minimize the credit risk in derivative instruments by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties.  Market risk is the adverse effect on the value of a financial instrument that results from a change in interest rates. The market risk associated with interest-rate contracts is managed by establishing and monitoring parameters that limit the types and degree of market risk that may be undertaken.  As of March 31, 2014, we were not party to any interest rate swap agreements.
 
There would be no impact on our annual results of operations of a one percentage point change in interest rates because we had no outstanding variable-rate debt at March 31, 2014.

As the information presented above includes only those exposures that exist as of March 31, 2014, it does not consider those exposures or positions that could arise after that date. Hence, the information represented herein has limited predictive value. As a result, the ultimate realized gain or loss with respect to interest rate fluctuations will depend on the exposures that arise during the period, the hedging strategies at the time, and the related interest rates.
 
We do not have any foreign operations, and thus we are not exposed to foreign currency fluctuations.
 
Item 4.         Controls and Procedures
 
Management’s Conclusions Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report in providing a reasonable level of assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods in SEC rules and forms, including providing a reasonable level of assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in such reports 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.
 
There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates 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
 
From time to time, we are party to legal proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently involved in any legal proceedings of which the outcome is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition, nor are we aware of any such legal proceedings contemplated by governmental authorities.
 
Item 1A.        Risk Factors
 
The following risk factor supplements the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
 
We have paid distributions from sources other than our cash flows from operations. As a result, we may not be able to sustain our distribution rate, we have fewer funds available for investment in properties and other assets, and our stockholders' overall returns may be reduced.
 
Our organizational documents permit us to pay distributions from any source without limit. To the extent we fund distributions from borrowings or the net proceeds from the issuance of securities, as we have done, we will have fewer funds available for investment in real estate properties and other real estate-related assets, and our stockholders’ overall returns may be reduced. At times, we may be forced to borrow funds to pay distributions during unfavorable market conditions or during periods when funds from operations are needed to make capital expenditures and other expenses, which could increase our operating costs. Furthermore, if we cannot cover our distributions with cash flows from operations, we may be unable to sustain our distribution rate.  For the three months ended March 31, 2014, we paid distributions of $28.9 million, including distributions reinvested through the DRP, and our GAAP cash flows from operations were $16.4 million. For the year ended December 31, 2013, we paid distributions of $38.0 million, including distributions reinvested through the DRP, and our GAAP cash flows from operations were $18.5 million.

Because the offering price in the DRP exceeds our net tangible book value per share, investors in the DRP will experience immediate dilution in the net tangible book value of their shares.

We are currently offering shares in the DRP at $9.50 per share. Our net tangible book value is a rough approximation of value calculated simply as gross book value of real estate assets plus cash and cash equivalents minus total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares of common stock outstanding. Net tangible book value is used generally as a conservative measure of net worth that we do not believe reflects our estimated value per share. It is not intended to reflect the value of our assets upon an orderly liquidation of the company in accordance with our investment objectives. Our net tangible book value reflects dilution in the value of our common stock from the issue price as a result of (i) operating losses, excluding accumulated depreciation and amortization of real estate investments, (ii) cumulative distributions in excess of our earnings, (iii) fees paid in connection with our initial public offering, including selling commissions and marketing fees re-allowed by our dealer manager to participating broker dealers, (iv) the fees and expenses paid to the Advisor and the Sub-advisor in connection with the selection, acquisition, and management of our investments and (v) general and administrative expenses. As of March 31, 2014, our net tangible book value per share was $8.23. The offering price for shares in the DRP was not established on an independent basis and bears no relationship to the net value of our assets.
 
Item 2.        Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
a)
We did not sell any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, during the three months ended March 31, 2014.

b)
On August 12, 2010, our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-164313), covering our initial public offering of up to 180,000,000 shares of common stock, was declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We commenced our public offering on August 12, 2010 upon retaining Realty Capital Securities, LLC as the dealer manager of our offering. We offered 150,000,000 shares of common stock in our primary offering at an aggregate offering price of up to $1.5 billion, or $10.00 per share with discounts available to certain categories of purchasers, on a “best efforts” basis. The 30,000,000 shares offered under the DRP were offered at an aggregate offering price of $285.0 million, or $9.50 per share. On November 19, 2013, we reallocated 26,500,000 shares from the DRP to the primary offering. We ceased offering shares of common stock in our primary offering on February 7, 2014. Subsequent to the end of our primary offering, we reallocated 2,676,000 unsold shares from the primary offering to the DRP. We continue to offer up to 6,176,000 shares of common stock under the DRP.

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As of March 31, 2014, we had issued 177,547,179 shares of common stock, including 3,727,500 shares sold through the DRP, generating gross cash proceeds of $1.76 billion and we had repurchased 111,354 shares from stockholders pursuant to our share repurchase program. As of March 31, 2014, we had incurred $109.2 million in selling commissions, all of which was reallowed to participating broker-dealers, $50.0 million in dealer manager fees, $18.0 million of which was reallowed to participating broker-dealers, and $27.4 million of offering costs.
 
From the commencement of our public offering through March 31, 2014, the net offering proceeds to us, after deducting the total expenses incurred as described above, were approximately $1.57 billion. As of March 31, 2014, we have used the net proceeds from our offerings, combined with debt financing, to purchase $1.5 billion in real estate and to pay $30.4 million of acquisition fees and expenses.

c)
During the quarter ended March 31, 2014, we redeemed shares as follows: 
Period
 
Total Number of Shares Redeemed(1)
 
Average Price Paid per Share
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of a Publicly Announced Plan or Program(2)
 
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares Available That May Yet Be Redeemed Under the Program
January 2014
 
6,392
 
$9.30
 
6,392
 
(3)
February 2014
 
2,500
 
$10.00
 
2,500
 
(3)
March 2014
 
7,079
 
$10.00
 
7,079
 
(3)
(1) 
All purchases of our equity securities by us in the three months ended March 31, 2014 were made pursuant to our share repurchase program.
(2) 
We announced the commencement of the program on August 12, 2010, and it was subsequently amended on September 29, 2011.
(3) 
We currently limit the dollar value and number of shares that may yet be redeemed under the program as described below.

As of March 31, 2014, we recorded a liability of $73,000 representing our obligation to repurchase 7,407 shares of common stock submitted for repurchase during the three months ended March 31, 2014 but not yet repurchased.
There are several limitations on our ability to repurchase shares under the program:
Unless the shares are being repurchased in connection with a stockholder’s death, “qualifying disability” or “determination of incompetence,” we may not repurchase shares unless the stockholder has held the shares for one year.
During any calendar year, we may repurchase no more than 5.0% of the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the prior calendar year.
We have no obligation to repurchase shares if the repurchase 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.

Only those stockholders who purchased their shares from us or received their shares from us (directly or indirectly) through one or more non-cash transactions may be able to participate in the share repurchase program. In other words, once our shares are transferred for value by a stockholder, the transferee and all subsequent holders of the shares are not eligible to participate in the share repurchase program.
 
Our board of directors may amend, suspend or terminate the program upon 30 days’ notice. We may provide notice by including such information (a) in a current report on Form 8-K or in our annual or quarterly reports, all publicly filed with the SEC, or (b) in a separate mailing to the stockholders.
 
Item 3.        Defaults upon Senior Securities
 
(a)     There have been no defaults with respect to any of our indebtedness.
 
(b)     Not applicable.
 

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Item 4.        Mine Safety Disclosures
 
                     Not Applicable
 
Item 5.        Other Information
 
(a)
On May 6, 2014, the Conflicts Committee approved the renewal of our advisory agreement (the “Renewed Advisory Agreement”) with the Advisor for an additional year.  The Renewed Advisory Agreement will be effective from June 20, 2014 through June 19, 2015.  The terms of the Renewed Advisory Agreement are identical to the terms of the agreement that is currently in effect through June 19, 2014.

During the first quarter of 2014, there was no information that was required to be disclosed in a report on Form 8-K that was not disclosed in a report on Form 8-K.

(b)
There are no material changes to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to our board of directors.

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Item 6.          Exhibits
 
Ex.
Description
 
 
3.1
Third Articles of Amendment and Restatement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-164313) filed September 17, 2010)
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-164313) filed July 2, 2010)
4.1
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. 1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-164313) filed March 1, 2010)
4.2
Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the prospectus dated February 28, 2014 included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-164313) filed February 28, 2014)
4.3
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center Operating Partnership, L.P. dated February 4, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 7, 2013)
31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1
Certification of Principal 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 Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
99.1
Amended Share Repurchase Program (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 5, 2011 and effective November 4, 2011)
101.1
The following information from the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity; and (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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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.
 
 
PHILLIPS EDISON – ARC SHOPPING CENTER REIT INC.
 
 
 
Date: May 8, 2014
By:
/s/ Jeffrey S. Edison 
 
 
Jeffrey S. Edison
 
 
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
Date: May 8, 2014
By:
/s/ Devin I. Murphy 
 
 
Devin I. Murphy
 
 
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)


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