SAUL CENTERS, INC. - Quarter Report: 2013 March (Form 10-Q)

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Form 10-Q

United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For The Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2013

Commission File Number 1-12254

SAUL CENTERS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

52-1833074

State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (301) 986-6200

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 requirement for the past 90 days. YES x NO ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, 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 definition of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES ¨ NO x

Number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share outstanding as of April 30, 2013: 20.1 million.

SAUL CENTERS, INC.

Table of Contents


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION			3

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)			3

	(a)	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012	4
	(b)	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	5
	(c)	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	6
	(d)	Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2013	7
	(e)	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	8
	(f)	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	9

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			25

	(a)	Critical Accounting Policies	27

	(b)	Results of Operations	30
		Three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to three months ended March 31, 2012	30

	(b)	Liquidity and Capital Resources	31

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			39

Item 4. Controls and Procedures			40

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION			40

Item 1. Legal Proceedings			40
Item 1A. Risk Factors			41
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			41
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities			41
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures			41
Item 5. Other Information			41
Item 6. Exhibits			41
Signatures			47

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PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations of Saul Centers, Inc. for the interim periods have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. These consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of Saul Centers, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2012, which are included in its Annual Report on
Form 10-K. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year.

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Saul Centers, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	*(Unaudited)*
Assets

Real estate investments
Land	$	353,890		$	353,890
Buildings and equipment		1,112,577			1,109,911
Construction in progress		3,050			2,267

		1,469,517			1,466,068
Accumulated depreciation		(367,918	)		(353,305	)

		1,101,599			1,112,763
Cash and cash equivalents		8,482			12,133
Accounts receivable and accrued income, net		41,050			41,406
Deferred leasing costs, net		25,417			26,102
Prepaid expenses, net		4,065			3,895
Deferred debt costs, net		8,301			7,713
Other assets		5,418			3,297

Total assets	$	1,194,332		$	1,207,309

Liabilities

Mortgage notes payable	$	802,986		$	789,776
Revolving credit facility payable		25,000			38,000
Dividends and distributions payable		11,844			13,490
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		25,672			27,434
Deferred income		29,434			31,320

Total liabilities		894,936			900,020

Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized:
Series A Cumulative Redeemable, 16,000 and 40,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		40,000			100,000
Series B Cumulative Redeemable, 31,731 shares issued and outstanding in 2012		—			79,328
Series C Cumulative Redeemable, 56,000 shares issued and outstanding in 2013		140,000			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized,
20,199,685 and 20,045,452 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		202			201
Additional paid-in capital		253,445			246,557
Accumulated deficit		(166,710	)		(154,830	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(3,180	)		(3,553	)

Total Saul Centers, Inc. stockholders’ equity		263,757			267,703
Noncontrolling interest		35,639			39,586

Total stockholders’ equity		299,396			307,289

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,194,332		$	1,207,309

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Saul Centers, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)


(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	For The Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	2013			2012
Revenue
Base rent	$	39,740		$	37,485
Expense recoveries		7,614			7,701
Percentage rent		600			406
Other		1,232			1,397

Total revenue		49,186			46,989

Operating expenses
Property operating expenses		5,949			5,737
Provision for credit losses		264			352
Real estate taxes		5,763			5,836
Interest expense and amortization of deferred debt costs		11,717			12,734
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs		16,352			9,758
General and administrative		3,404			3,247
Predevelopment expenses		2,349			—

Total operating expenses		45,798			37,664

Operating income		3,388			9,325
Change in fair value of derivatives		10			(3	)

Income from continuing operations		3,398			9,322

Loss from discontinued operations		—			(2	)

Net Income		3,398			9,320

Noncontrolling interest
(Income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		1,586			(1,456	)

Net income attributable to Saul Centers, Inc.		4,984			7,864

Preferred stock redemption		(5,228	)		—
Preferred stock dividends		(4,364	)		(3,785	)

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	(4,608	)	$	4,079

Per share net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
Basic and diluted:
Continuing operations	$	(0.23	)	$	0.21
Discontinued operations		—			—

	$	(0.23	)	$	0.21

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Saul Centers, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)


	For The Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012
Net income	$	3,398		$	9,320

Other comprehensive income
Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge		501			554

Total comprehensive income		3,899			9,874

Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		1,458			(1,602	)

Total comprehensive income attributable to Saul Centers, Inc.		5,357			8,272

Preferred stock redemption		(5,228	)		—
Preferred stock dividends		(4,364	)		(3,785	)

Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	(4,235	)	$	4,487

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Saul Centers, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)


(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	Preferred Stock			Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)			Total Saul Centers, Inc.			Noncontrolling Interest			Total
Balance, December 31, 2012	$	179,328		$	201	$	246,557		$	(154,830	)	$	(3,553	)	$	267,703		$	39,586		$	307,289

Issuance of 56,000 shares of Series C Cumulative preferred stock		140,000			—		(4,771	)		—			—			135,229			—			135,229
Partial redemption of 24,000 shares of Series A Cumulative preferred stock		(60,000	)		—		2,212			(2,216	)		—			(60,004	)		—			(60,004	)
Full redemption of 31,731 shares of Series B Cumulative preferred stock		(79,328	)		—		3,007			(3,012	)		—			(79,333	)		—			(79,333	)
Issuance of 154,233 shares of common stock:
145,468 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan		—			1		6,060			—			—			6,061			—			6,061
8,765 shares due to exercise of employee stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred stock		—			—		380			—			—			380			—			380
Net income (loss)		—			—		—			4,984			—			4,984			(1,586	)		3,398
Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge		—			—		—			—			373			373			128			501
Preferred stock distributions:
Series A		—			—		—			(813	)		—			(813	)		—			(813	)
Series B		—			—		—			(1,468	)		—			(1,468	)		—			(1,468	)
Common stock distributions		—			—		—			—			—			—			—			—
Distributions payable preferred stock:
Series A, $50.00 per share		—			—		—			(800	)		—			(800	)		—			(800	)
Series C, $22.92 per share		—			—		—			(1,283	)		—			(1,283	)		—			(1,283	)
Distributions payable common stock ($0.36/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.36/unit)		—			—		—			(7,272	)		—			(7,272	)		(2,489	)		(9,761	)

Balance, March 31, 2013	$	180,000		$	202	$	253,445		$	(166,710	)	$	(3,180	)	$	263,757		$	35,639		$	299,396

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Saul Centers, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)


	For The Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	3,398		$	9,320
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Change in fair value of derivatives		(10	)		3
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs		16,352			9,778
Amortization of deferred debt costs		311			406
Non cash compensation costs of stock grants and options		139			135
Provision for credit losses		264			352
Decrease in accounts receivable and accrued income		92			979
Additions to deferred leasing costs		(907	)		(1,166	)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses		(170	)		611
Increase in other assets		(2,121	)		(2,256	)
Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		218			2,098
Decrease in deferred income		(1,886	)		(519	)

Net cash provided by operating activities		15,680			19,741

Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to real estate investments		(3,635	)		(2,777	)
Additions to development and redevelopment projects		(1,429	)		(1,123	)

Net cash used in investing activities		(5,064	)		(3,900	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from mortgage notes payable		48,600			—
Repayments on mortgage notes payable		(35,390	)		(5,576	)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility		113,000			—
Repayments on revolving credit facility		(126,000	)		(4,000	)
Additions to deferred debt costs		(899	)		(35	)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Common stock		6,302			5,660
Series C preferred stock		135,229			—
Preferred stock redemption payments:
Series A preferred		(60,000	)		—
Series B preferred		(79,328	)		—
Preferred stock redemption costs		(9	)		—
Distributions to:
Series A preferred stockholders		(2,813	)		(2,000	)
Series B preferred stockholders		(3,253	)		(1,785	)
Common stockholders		(7,217	)		(6,945	)
Noncontrolling interest		(2,489	)		(2,489	)

Net cash used in financing activities		(14,267	)		(17,170	)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(3,651	)		(1,329	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		12,133			12,323

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	8,482		$	10,994

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statement (Unaudited)

1.	Organization, Formation and Structure

Saul Centers, Inc. (“Saul Centers”) was incorporated under the Maryland General Corporation Law on June 10, 1993. Saul Centers operates as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Company is required to annually distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income (excluding net capital gains) to its stockholders and meet certain organizational and other requirements. Saul Centers has made and intends to continue to make regular quarterly distributions to its stockholders. Saul Centers, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries and the limited partnerships of which Saul Centers or one of its subsidiaries is the sole general partner, are referred to collectively as the “Company.” B. Francis Saul II serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Saul Centers.

Saul Centers was formed to continue and expand the shopping center business previously owned and conducted by the B.F. Saul Real Estate Investment Trust, the B.F. Saul Company and certain other affiliated entities, each of which is controlled by B. Francis Saul II and his family members (collectively, “The Saul Organization”). On August 26, 1993, members of The Saul Organization transferred to Saul Holdings Limited Partnership, a newly formed Maryland limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), and two newly formed subsidiary limited partnerships (the “Subsidiary Partnerships,” and, collectively with the Operating Partnership, the “Partnerships”), shopping center and mixed-use properties and the management functions related to the transferred properties. Since its formation, the Company has developed and purchased additional properties.

The following table lists the properties acquired and disposed of by the Company since December 31, 2011 (no projects have been developed since 2011).


Name of Property	Location	Type	Year of Acquisition/ Disposition
Acquisitions
1500 Rockville Pike	Rockville, MD	Shopping Center	2012
5541 Nicholson Lane	Rockville, MD	Shopping Center	2012
Dispositions
West Park	Oklahoma City, OK	Shopping Center	2012
Belvedere	Baltimore, MD	Shopping Center	2012

As of March 31, 2013, the Company’s properties (the “Current Portfolio Properties”) consisted of 50 operating shopping center properties (the “Shopping Centers”), seven mixed-use properties which are comprised of office, retail and multi-family residential uses (the “Mixed-Use Properties”) and two (non-operating) development properties.

2.	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations

The Company, which conducts all of its activities through its subsidiaries, the Operating Partnership and Subsidiary Partnerships, engages in the ownership, operation, management, leasing, acquisition, renovation, expansion, development and financing of community and neighborhood shopping centers and mixed-use properties, primarily in the Washington, DC/Baltimore metropolitan area.

Because the properties are located primarily in the Washington, DC/Baltimore metropolitan area, the Company is subject to a concentration of credit risk related to these properties. A majority of the Shopping Centers are anchored by one or more major tenants. As of March 31, 2013, 33 of the Shopping

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statement (Unaudited)

Centers were anchored by a grocery store and offer primarily day-to-day necessities and services. Two retail tenants, Giant Food, a tenant at ten Shopping Centers, and Safeway, a tenant at eight Shopping Centers, individually accounted for 5.1% and 2.8%, respectively, of the Company’s total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of Saul Centers and its subsidiaries, including the Operating Partnership and Subsidiary Partnerships, which are majority owned by Saul Centers. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of Presentation

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Accounts Receivable, Accrued Income and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Accounts receivable primarily represent amounts currently due from tenants in accordance with the terms of the respective leases. Receivables are reviewed monthly and reserves are established with a charge to current period operations when, in the opinion of management, collection of the receivable is doubtful. Accounts receivable in the accompanying financial statements are shown net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately $978,000 and $1.2 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

In addition to rents due currently, accounts receivable includes approximately $35.0 million and $34.4 million, at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, net of allowance for doubtful accounts totaling $147,000 and $220,000, respectively, representing minimum rental income accrued on a straight-line basis to be paid by tenants over the remaining term of their respective leases.

Assets Held for Sale

The Company considers properties to be assets held for sale when all of the following criteria are met:

•

management commits to a plan to sell a property;

•

it is unlikely that the disposal plan will be significantly modified or discontinued;

•

the property is available for immediate sale in its present condition;

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statement (Unaudited)

•

actions required to complete the sale of the property have been initiated;

•

sale of the property is probable and the Company expects the completed sale will occur within one year; and

•

the property is actively being marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable given its current market value.

Upon designation as an asset held for sale, the Company records the carrying value of each property at the lower of its carrying value or its estimated fair value, less estimated costs to sell, and the Company ceases depreciation. As of March 31, 2013, no properties were classified as held for sale.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include short-term investments. Short-term investments include money market accounts and other investments which generally mature within three months, measured from the acquisition date, and/or are readily convertible to cash.

Construction In Progress

Construction in progress includes preconstruction and development costs of active projects. Preconstruction costs include legal, zoning and permitting costs and other project carrying costs incurred prior to the commencement of construction. Development costs include direct construction costs and indirect costs incurred subsequent to the start of construction such as architectural, engineering, construction management and carrying costs consisting of interest, real estate taxes and insurance. Construction in progress totaled $3.1 million and $2.3 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

Deferred Debt Costs

Deferred debt costs consist of fees and costs incurred to obtain long-term financing, construction financing and the revolving line of credit. These fees and costs are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective loans or agreements, which approximates the effective interest method. Deferred debt costs totaled $8.3 million and $7.7 million, net of accumulated amortization of $3.9 million and $3.8 million, at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

Deferred Income

Deferred income consists of payments received from tenants prior to the time they are earned and recognized by the Company as revenue, including tenant prepayment of rent for future periods, real estate taxes when the taxing jurisdiction has a fiscal year differing from the calendar year, reimbursements specified in the lease agreement and tenant construction work provided by the Company. In addition, deferred income includes the fair value of certain below market leases.

Deferred Leasing Costs

Deferred leasing costs consist of commissions paid to third-party leasing agents, internal direct costs such as employee compensation and payroll-related fringe benefits directly related to time spent performing leasing-related activities for successful commercial leases and amounts attributed to in-place leases associated with acquired properties. Leasing related activities include evaluating the prospective tenant’s financial condition, evaluating and recording guarantees, collateral and other security arrangements, negotiating lease terms, preparing lease documents and closing the transaction. Unamortized deferred costs are charged to expense if the applicable lease is terminated prior to expiration of the initial lease term. Deferred leasing costs are amortized over the term of the lease or remaining term of acquired leases. Collectively, deferred leasing costs totaled $25.4 million and $26.1 million, net of

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statement (Unaudited)

accumulated amortization of $15.6 million and $16.2 million, as of March 31, 2013 and December 31,2012, respectively. Amortization expense, included in depreciation and amortization in the consolidated statements of operations, totaled $1.6 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company may, when appropriate, employ derivative instruments, such as interest-rate swaps, to mitigate the risk of interest rate fluctuations. The Company does not enter into derivative or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Derivative financial instruments are carried at fair value as either assets or liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. For those derivative instruments that qualify and are designated as hedging instruments, the Company designates the hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge. For those derivative instruments that qualify and are designated as hedging instruments, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the hedge instruments is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and recognized in earnings within the same line item associated with the forecasted transaction in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Any ineffective portion of the change in fair value of a derivative instrument is immediately recognized in earnings. For derivative instruments that do not qualify, or that qualify and are not designated, as hedging instruments, changes in fair value are immediately recognized in earnings.

Derivative financial instruments expose us to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties under the terms of the derivative instrument. The Company minimizes its credit risk on these transactions by dealing with major, creditworthy financial institutions as determined by management, and therefore, it believes that the likelihood of realizing losses from counterparty non-performance is remote.

Income Taxes

The Company made an election to be treated, and intends to continue operating so as to qualify, as a REIT under the Code, commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 1993. A REIT generally will not be subject to federal income taxation, provided that distributions to its stockholders equal or exceed its REIT taxable income and it complies with certain other requirements. Therefore, no provision has been made for federal income taxes in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Legal Contingencies

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business, which are generally covered by insurance. While the resolution of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company believes the final outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position or the results of operations. Upon determination that a loss is probable to occur and can be reasonably estimated, the estimated amount of the loss is recorded in the financial statements. Both the amount of the loss and the point at which its occurrence is considered probable can be difficult to determine.

Predevelopment Expenses

Predevelopment expenses represent costs incurred by the Company prior to the commencement of development activities and include, for example, costs related to the early termination of tenant leases.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statement (Unaudited)

Real Estate Investment Properties

The Company purchases real estate investment properties from time to time and records assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including land, buildings, and intangibles related to in-place leases and customer relationships, based on their fair values. The fair value of buildings generally is determined as if the buildings were vacant upon acquisition and subsequently leased at market rental rates and considers the present value of all cash flows expected to be generated by the property including an initial lease up period. From time to time the Company may purchase a property for future development purposes. The Company determines the fair value of above and below market intangibles associated with in-place leases by assessing the net effective rent and remaining term of the lease relative to market terms for similar leases at acquisition taking into consideration the remaining contractual lease period, renewal periods, and the likelihood of the tenant exercising its renewal options. The fair value of a below market lease component is recorded as deferred income and accreted as additional revenue over the remaining contractual lease period and any renewal option periods included in the valuation analysis. The fair value of above market lease intangibles is recorded as a deferred asset and is amortized as a reduction of revenue over the remaining contractual lease term. The Company determines the fair value of at-market in-place leases considering the cost of acquiring similar leases, the foregone rents associated with the lease-up period and carrying costs associated with the lease-up period. Intangible assets associated with at-market in-place leases are amortized as additional expense over the remaining contractual lease term. To the extent customer relationship intangibles are present in an acquisition, the fair values of the intangibles are amortized over the lives of the customer relationships. The Company has never recorded a customer relationship intangible asset. Acquisition-related transaction costs are expensed as incurred.

If there is an event or change in circumstance that indicates a potential impairment in the value of a real estate investment property, the Company prepares an analysis to determine whether the carrying value of the real estate investment property exceeds its estimated fair value. The Company considers both quantitative and qualitative factors including recurring operating losses, significant decreases in occupancy, and significant adverse changes in legal factors and business climate. If impairment indicators are present, the Company compares the projected cash flows of the property over its remaining useful life, on an undiscounted basis, to the carrying value of that property. The Company assesses its undiscounted projected cash flows based upon estimated capitalization rates, historic operating results and market conditions that may affect the property. If the carrying value is greater than the undiscounted projected cash flows, the Company would recognize an impairment loss equivalent to an amount required to adjust the carrying amount to its then estimated fair value. The value of any property is sensitive to the actual results of any of the aforementioned estimated factors, either individually or taken as a whole. Should the actual results differ from management’s projections, the valuation could be negatively or positively affected. The Company did not recognize an impairment loss on any of its real estate during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

Interest, real estate taxes, development-related salary costs and other carrying costs are capitalized on projects under development and construction. Upon substantial completion of construction and the placement of the assets into service, rental income, real estate tax expense, property operating expenses (consisting of payroll, repairs and maintenance, utilities, insurance and other property related expenses) and depreciation are included in current operations and capitalization of interest ceases. Property operating expenses are charged to operations as incurred. No interest was capitalized during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. Commercial development projects are considered substantially complete and available for occupancy upon completion of tenant improvements, but no later than one year from the cessation of major construction activity. Multi-family residential development projects are considered substantially complete and available for occupancy upon receipt of the certificate of occupancy from the appropriate licensing authority. Substantially completed portions of a project are accounted for as separate projects.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statement (Unaudited)

Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method and estimated useful lives of generally between 35 and 50 years for base buildings, or a shorter period if management determines that the building has a shorter useful life, and up to 20 years for certain other improvements that extend the useful lives. Leasehold improvement expenditures are capitalized when certain criteria are met, including when the Company supervises construction and will own the improvements. Tenant improvements are amortized, over the shorter of the lives of the related leases or the useful life of the improvements, using the straight-line method. Depreciation expense in the consolidated statements of operations totaled $14.8 million and $8.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The $6.5 million increase was primarily due to $6.0 million of additional depreciation expense on the building at Van Ness Square as a result of the reduction of its estimated remaining useful life to four months effective January 1, 2013. Repairs and maintenance expense totaled $2.3 million and $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and is included in property operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Revenue Recognition

Rental and interest income are accrued as earned except when doubt exists as to collectability, in which case the accrual is discontinued. Recognition of rental income commences when control of the space has been given to the tenant. When rental payments due under leases vary from a straight-line basis because of free rent periods or scheduled rent increases, income is recognized on a straight-line basis. Expense recoveries represent a portion of property operating expenses billed to tenants, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and other recoverable costs and are recognized in the period when the expenses are incurred. Rental income based on a tenant’s revenue (“percentage rent”) is accrued when a tenant reports sales that exceed a specified breakpoint, pursuant to the terms of their respective leases.

Stock-based Employee Compensation, Stock Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors

The Company uses the fair value method to value and account for employee stock options. The fair value of options granted is determined at the time of each award using the Black-Scholes model, a widely used method for valuing stock-based employee compensation, and the following assumptions: (1) Expected Volatility determined using the most recent trading history of the Company’s common stock (month-end closing prices) corresponding to the average expected term of the options; (2) Average Expected Term of the options is based on prior exercise history, scheduled vesting and the expiration date; (3) Expected Dividend Yield determined by management after considering the Company’s current and historic dividend yield rates, the Company’s yield in relation to other retail REITs and the Company’s market yield at the grant date; and (4) a Risk-free Interest Rate based upon the market yields of US Treasury obligations with maturities corresponding to the average expected term of the options at the grant date. The Company amortizes the value of options granted ratably over the vesting period and includes the amounts as compensation in general and administrative expenses.

The Company has a stock plan, which was originally approved in 2004, amended in 2008 and which expires in 2018, for the purpose of attracting and retaining executive officers, directors and other key personnel (the “Stock Plan”). Pursuant to the Stock Plan, the Compensation Committee established a Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors for the benefit of its directors and their beneficiaries, which replaced a previous Deferred Compensation and Stock Plan for Directors. A director may make an annual election to defer all or part of his or her director’s fees and has the option to have the fees paid in cash, in shares of common stock or in a combination of cash and shares of common stock upon termination from the Board. If the director elects to have fees paid in stock, fees earned during a calendar quarter are aggregated and divided by the common stock’s closing market price on the first trading day of the following quarter to determine the number of shares to be allocated to the director. As of March 31, 2013, 219,162 shares had been credited to the directors’ deferred fee accounts.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statement (Unaudited)

The Compensation Committee has also approved an annual award of shares of the Company’s common stock as additional compensation to each director serving on the Board of Directors as of the record date for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The shares are awarded as of each Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and their issuance may not be deferred.

Noncontrolling Interest

Saul Centers is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, owning a 74.5% common interest as of March 31, 2013. Noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership is comprised of limited partnership units owned by The Saul Organization. Noncontrolling interest reflected on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets is increased for earnings allocated to limited partnership interests and distributions reinvested in additional units, and is decreased for limited partner distributions. Noncontrolling interest reflected on the consolidated statements of operations represents earnings allocated to limited partnership interests.

Per Share Data

Per share data for net income (basic and diluted) is computed using weighted average shares of common stock. Convertible limited partnership units and employee stock options are the Company’s potentially dilutive securities. For all periods presented, the convertible limited partnership units are non-dilutive. Certain options are dilutive because the average share price of the Company’s common stock exceeded the exercise prices. The treasury stock method was used to measure the effect of the dilution. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, 92,500 and 25,000 stock options issued in 2007 and 2008, respectively, are anti-dilutive and are therefore excluded from this measurement.


Basic and Diluted Shares Outstanding
(In thousands)	Three months ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Weighted average common shares outstanding-Basic		20,146		19,403
Effect of dilutive options		33		46

Weighted average common shares outstanding-Diluted		20,179		19,449

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform to the presentation used for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-02, “Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Other Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2013-02”). ASU 2013-02 does not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in financial statements. Instead, it requires that information be provided about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, it requires presentation either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, of significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required to be classified in the entirety to net income, cross-reference to other disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts is required. ASU 2013-02 was effective for the Company on January 1, 2013 and its adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

3.	Real Estate Acquired and Sold

1500 Rockville Pike

In December 2012, the Company purchased for $22.4 million 1500 Rockville Pike, a retail property located in Rockville, Maryland, and incurred acquisition costs of $0.6 million.

5541 Nicholson Lane

In December 2012, the Company purchased for $11.7 million 5541 Nicholson Lane, a retail property located in Rockville, Maryland, and incurred acquisition costs of $0.5 million.

West Park

On July 25, 2012, the Company sold for $2.0 million the 77,000 square foot West Park shopping center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and recorded a $1.1 million gain.

Belvedere

In December 2012, the Company sold for $4.0 million, the 54,900 square foot Belvedere shopping center in Baltimore, Maryland and recorded a $3.4 million gain.

4.	Noncontrolling Interest - Holders of Convertible Limited Partnership Units in the Operating Partnership

The Saul Organization holds a 25.5% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership represented by approximately 6.9 million convertible limited partnership units as of March 31, 2013. These units are convertible into shares of Saul Centers’ common stock, at the option of the unit holder, on a one-for-one basis provided that, in accordance with the Saul Centers, Inc. Articles of Incorporation, the rights may not be exercised at any time that The Saul Organization beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate more than 39.9% of the value of the outstanding common stock and preferred stock of Saul Centers (the “Equity Securities”). As of March 31, 2013, 1.45 million units were convertible into shares of Saul Centers common stock.

The impact of The Saul Organization’s approximately 25.5% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership is reflected as Noncontrolling Interest in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Fully converted partnership units and diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, were approximately 27.1 million and 26.4 million, respectively.

5.	Mortgage Notes Payable, Revolving Credit Facility, Interest and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs

The Company’s outstanding debt totaled approximately $828.0 million at March 31, 2013, of which approximately $772.4 million was fixed-rate debt and approximately $55.6 million was variable rate debt. The carrying value of the properties collateralizing the mortgage notes payable totaled $916.0 million as of March 31, 2013.

At March 31, 2013, the Company had a $175.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility, which can be used for working capital, property acquisitions, development projects or letters of credit, under which $25.0 million was outstanding. The revolving credit facility matures on May 20, 2016, and may be extended by the Company for one additional year subject to the Company’s satisfaction of certain conditions. Saul Centers and certain consolidated subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership have guaranteed the payment obligations of the Operating Partnership under the revolving credit facility. Letters of credit may be issued under the revolving credit facility. On March 31, 2013, approximately $149.6 million was available under the line and approximately $404,000 was committed for letters of credit. The interest rate under the facility is variable and equals the sum of one-month LIBOR and a margin that is based on the Company’s leverage ratio, and which can range from 160 basis points to 250 basis points. As of March 31, 2013, the margin was 190 basis points.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Saul Centers is a guarantor of the revolving credit facility, of which the Operating Partnership is the borrower. Saul Centers is also the guarantor of 50% of each of the Northrock bank loan (approximately $7.5 million of the $15.0 million outstanding at March 31, 2013) and the Metro Pike Center bank loan (approximately $7.8 million of the $15.6 million outstanding at March 31, 2013). The fixed-rate notes payable are all non-recourse debt except for $3.9 million of the Great Falls Center mortgage and $27.6 million of the Clarendon Center mortgage, which will be eliminated upon the achievement of certain leasing and debt service covenants which are guaranteed by Saul Centers.

On February 27, 2013, the Company closed on a three-year $15.6 million mortgage loan secured by Metro Pike Center. The loan matures in 2016, bears interest at a variable rate equal to the sum of one-month LIBOR and 165 basis points, requires monthly principal and interest payments based on a 25-year amortization schedule and requires a final payment of $14.7 million at maturity. The loan may be extended for up to two years. Proceeds were used to pay-off the $15.9 million remaining balance of existing debt secured by Metro Pike Center, and to extinguish the related swap agreement, both of which were scheduled to mature in June 2013.

On February 27, 2013, the Company closed on a three-year $15.0 million mortgage loan secured by Northrock. The loan matures in 2016, bears interest at a variable rate equal to the sum of one-month LIBOR and 165 basis points, requires monthly principal and interest payments based on a 25-year amortization schedule and requires a final payment of $14.2 million at maturity. The loan may be extended for up to two years. Proceeds were used to pay-off the $15.0 million remaining balance of existing debt secured by Northrock, which was scheduled to mature in May 2013.

On March 19, 2013, the Company closed on a 15-year, non-recourse $18.0 million mortgage loan secured by Hampshire Langley. The loan matures in 2028, bears interest at a fixed rate of 4.04%, requires monthly principal and interest payments totaling $95,400 based on a 25-year amortization schedule and requires a final payment of $9.5 million at maturity.

At December 31, 2012, the Company’s outstanding debt totaled approximately $827.8 million, of which $774.8 million was fixed rate debt and $53.0 million was variable rate debt, including $38.0 million outstanding on the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility. The carrying value of the properties collateralizing the mortgage notes payable totaled $916.1 million as of December 31, 2012.

At March 31, 2013, the scheduled maturities of debt, including scheduled principal amortization, for years ending December 31, were as follows:


(In thousands)	Balloon Payments		Scheduled Principal Amortization		Total
April 1 through December 31, 2013	$	6,797	$	15,016	$	21,813
2014		13,218		20,684		33,902
2015		15,077		21,269		36,346
2016		53,916		21,636		75,552
2017		—		22,804		22,804
2018		27,872		22,750		50,622
Thereafter		454,489		132,458		586,947

	$	571,369	$	256,617	$	827,986

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Interest expense and amortization of deferred debt costs for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, were as follows:


(In thousands)	Three months ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Interest incurred	$	11,406	$	12,328
Amortization of deferred debt costs		311		406

	$	11,717	$	12,734

6.	Stockholders’ Equity and Noncontrolling Interest

The consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 reflect noncontrolling interest of ($1.6) million and $1.5 million, respectively, representing The Saul Organization’s share of net income (loss) for each period.

In March 2013, the Company redeemed 60% of its then-outstanding 8% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series A Stock”) and all of its 9% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. Costs associated with the redemptions were charged against accumulated deficit.

The Company has outstanding 1.6 million depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of Series A Stock. The depositary shares are redeemable, in whole or in part at the Company’s option, from time to time, at $25.00 per share. The depositary shares pay an annual dividend of $2.00 per share, equivalent to 8% of the $25.00 per share liquidation preference. The Series A preferred stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and is not convertible into any other securities of the Company. Investors in the depositary shares generally have no voting rights, but will have limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarters (whether or not declared or consecutive) and in certain other events.

On February 12, 2013, the Company sold, in an underwritten public offering, 5.6 million depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, and received net cash proceeds of approximately $135.2 million. The depositary shares may be redeemed on or after February 12, 2018 at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at the $25.00 liquidation preference plus accrued but unpaid dividends. The depositary shares pay an annual dividend of $1.71875 per share, equivalent to 6.875% of the $25.00 liquidation preference. The first dividend was paid on April 15, 2013 and covered the period from February 12, 2013 through March 31, 2013. The Series C preferred stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and is not convertible into any other securities of the Company except in connection with certain changes of control or delisting events. Investors in the depositary shares generally have no voting rights, but will have limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarters (whether or not declared or consecutive) and in certain other events.

7.	Related Party Transactions

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Executive Vice President – Real Estate, and the Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer of the Company are also officers of various members of The Saul Organization and their management time is shared with The Saul Organization. Their annual compensation is fixed by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, with the exception of the Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer whose share of annual compensation allocated to the Company is determined by the shared services agreement (described below).

The Company participates in a multiemployer 401K plan with entities in The Saul Organization which covers those full-time employees who meet the requirements as specified in the plan. Company

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

contributions, which are included in general and administrative expense or property operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations, at the discretionary amount of up to six percent of the employee’s cash compensation, subject to certain limits, were $90,000 and $86,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. All amounts deferred by employees and the Company are fully vested.

The Company also participates in a multiemployer nonqualified deferred compensation plan with entities in The Saul Organization which covers those full-time employees who meet the requirements as specified in the plan. According to the plan, which can be modified or discontinued at any time, participating employees defer 2% of their compensation in excess of a specified amount. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company contributed $50,000 and $54,000, respectively, which is three times the amount deferred by employees and is included in general and administrative expense. All amounts deferred by employees and the Company are fully vested. The cumulative unfunded liability under this plan was $2.2 million and $2.2 million, at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, and is included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company has entered into a shared services agreement (the “Agreement”) with The Saul Organization that provides for the sharing of certain personnel and ancillary functions such as computer hardware, software, and support services and certain direct and indirect administrative personnel. The method for determining the cost of the shared services is provided for in the Agreement and is based upon head count, estimates of usage or estimates of time incurred, as applicable. The terms of the Agreement and the payments made thereunder are deemed reasonable by management and are reviewed annually by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which consists entirely of independent directors. Billings by The Saul Organization for the Company’s share of these ancillary costs and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, which included rental expense for the Company’s headquarters lease, totaled approximately $1.6 million and $1.5 million, respectively. The amounts are expensed as incurred and are primarily reported as general and administrative expenses in the consolidated financial statements. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities included approximately $404,000 and $499,000, respectively, representing amounts due to The Saul Organization for the Company’s share of these ancillary costs and expenses.

The Company subleases its corporate headquarters space from a member of The Saul Organization. The lease commenced in March 2002, was extended in 2012 for five years, and provides for base rent increases of 3% per year, with payment of a pro-rata share of operating expenses over a base year amount. The Agreement requires each party to pay an allocation of total rental payments based on a percentage proportionate to the number of employees employed by each party. The Company’s rent expense was $212,000 and $250,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expense.

The B. F. Saul Insurance Agency of Maryland, Inc., a subsidiary of the B. F. Saul Company and a member of The Saul Organization, is a general insurance agency that receives commissions and fees in connection with the Company’s insurance program. Such commissions and fees amounted to $85,000 and $65,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Effective as of September 4, 2012, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with B. F. Saul III, the Company’s former president, whereby Mr. Saul III will provide certain consulting services to the Company as an independent contractor and will be paid at a rate of $60,000 per month. The consulting agreement includes certain noncompete, nonsolicitation and nondisclosure covenants, and has a term of up to two years, although the consulting agreement is terminable by the Company at any time. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, such consulting fees totaled $180,000.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

8.	Stock Option Plans

The Company has established two stock incentive plans, the 1993 plan and the 2004 plan (together, the “Plans”). Under the Plans, options were granted at an exercise price not less than the market value of the common stock on the date of grant and expire ten years from the date of grant. Officer options vest ratably over four years following the grant and are expensed straight-line over the vesting period. Director options vest immediately and are expensed as of the date of grant.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Note 8. Option detail

The following table summarizes the amount and activity of each grant with outstanding unexercised options, the total value and variables used in the computation and the amount expensed and included in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013:


Stock options issued
	Directors
Grant date	04/26/2004			05/06/2005			05/01/2006			04/27/2007			04/25/2008			04/24/2009			05/07/2010			05/13/2011			05/04/2012			Subtotals
Total grant		30,000			30,000			30,000			30,000			30,000			32,500			32,500			32,500			35,000			282,500
Vested		30,000			30,000			30,000			30,000			30,000			32,500			32,500			32,500			35,000			282,500
Exercised		22,500			20,000			2,500			—			—			12,500			2,500			2,500			2,500			65,000
Forfeited		—			—			2,500			5,000			5,000			—			2,500			2,500			—			17,500
Exercisable at March 31, 2013		7,500			10,000			25,000			25,000			25,000			20,000			27,500			27,500			32,500			200,000
Remaining unexercised		7,500			10,000			25,000			25,000			25,000			20,000			27,500			27,500			32,500			200,000

Exercise price	$	25.78		$	33.22		$	40.35		$	54.17		$	50.15		$	32.68		$	38.76		$	41.82		$	39.29
Volatility		0.183			0.198			0.206			0.225			0.237			0.344			0.369			0.358			0.348
Expected life (years)		5.0			10.0			9.0			8.0			7.0			6.0			5.0			5.0			5.0
Assumed yield		5.75	%		6.91	%		5.93	%		4.39	%		4.09	%		4.54	%		4.23	%		4.16	%		4.61	%
Risk-free rate		3.57	%		4.28	%		5.11	%		4.65	%		3.49	%		2.19	%		2.17	%		1.86	%		0.78	%

Total value at grant date	$	66,600		$	71,100		$	143,400		$	285,300		$	254,700		$	222,950		$	287,950		$	297,375		$	244,388		$	1,873,763
Forfeited options		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Expensed in previous years		66,600			71,100			143,400			285,300			254,700			222,950			287,950			297,375			244,388			1,873,763
Expensed in 2013		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Future expense		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—


	Officers
Grant date	04/26/2004			05/06/2005			04/27/2007			05/13/2011			05/04/2012			Subtotals		Grand Totals
Total grant		122,500			132,500			135,000			162,500			242,500			795,000		1,077,500
Vested		115,000			118,750			67,500			40,625			—			341,875		624,375
Exercised		91,250			66,375			—			13,750			—			171,375		236,375
Forfeited		7,500			13,750			67,500			41,250			130,000			260,000		277,500
Exercisable at March 31, 2013		23,750			52,375			67,500			26,875			—			170,500		370,500
Remaining unexercised		23,750			52,375			67,500			107,500			112,500			363,625		563,625

Exercise price	$	25.78		$	33.22		$	54.17		$	41.82		$	39.29
Volatility		0.183			0.207			0.233			0.330			0.315
Expected life (years)		7.0			8.0			6.5			8.0			8.0
Assumed yield		5.75	%		6.37	%		4.13	%		4.81	%		5.28	%
Risk-free rate		4.05	%		4.15	%		4.61	%		2.75	%		1.49	%

Total value at grant date	$	292,775		$	413,400		$	1,258,848		$	1,277,794		$	1,442,148		$	4,684,965	$	6,558,728
Forfeited options		17,925			35,100			—			252,300			813,800			1,119,125		1,119,125
Expensed in previous years		274,850			378,300			1,258,848			456,738			104,724			2,473,460		4,347,223
Expensed in 2013		—			—			—			58,839			39,270			98,109		98,109
Future expense		—			—			—			509,917			484,354			994,271		994,271
Weighted average term of remaining future expense								2.6 years

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The table below summarizes the option activity for the three months ended March 31,2013:


	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price per share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1		570,840	$	41.05
Granted		—		—
Exercised		7,215		30.64	$	87,085
Expired/Forfeited		—		—

Outstanding March 31		563,625		41.18		2,564,785

Exercisable at March 31		370,500		41.62		1,909,360

The intrinsic value measures the price difference between the options’ exercise price and the closing share price quoted by the New York Stock Exchange as of the date of measurement. The intrinsic value for shares exercised during the period was calculated by using the closing share price on the date of exercise. At March 28, 2013, the closing share price of $43.74 was lower than the exercise price of options granted in 2007 and 2008 and, therefore, those options had no intrinsic value as of March 31, 2013. The weighted average remaining contractual life of the Company’s outstanding and exercisable options is 6.7 years and 5.1 years, respectively.

9.	Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are reasonable estimates of their fair value. The aggregate fair value of the notes payable with fixed-rate payment terms was determined using Level 3 data in a discounted cash flow approach, which is based upon management’s estimate of borrowing rates and loan terms currently available to the Company for fixed-rate financing and, assuming long-term interest rates of approximately 3.9% and 4.0%, would be approximately $842.4 million and $848.1 million, respectively, compared to the carrying value of $772.4 million and $774.8 million, at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. A change in any of the significant inputs may lead to a change in the Company’s fair value measurement of its debt.

The Company carries its interest rate swap at fair value. The Company has determined the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy with the exception of the impact of counter-party risk, which was determined using Level 3 inputs and is not significant. Derivative instruments are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because their values are determined using third-party pricing models which contain inputs that are derived from observable market data. Where possible, the values produced by the pricing models are verified by market prices. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, yield curves, credit spreads, measure of volatility, and correlations of such inputs. The swap agreement terminates on July 1, 2020. As of March 31, 2013, the fair value of the interest-rate swap was approximately $5.2 million and is included in “Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets. The decrease in value from inception of the swap which is designated as a cash flow hedge is reflected in “Other Comprehensive Income” in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Amounts recognized in earnings are included in Changes in Fair Value of Derivatives in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


	Three months ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2013		2012
Change in fair value:
Recognized in earnings	$	40	$	(3	)
Recognized in other comprehensive income		501		554

	$	541	$	551

10.

Commitments and Contingencies

Neither the Company nor the current portfolio properties are subject to any material litigation, nor, to management’s knowledge, is any material litigation currently threatened against the Company, other than routine litigation and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that these items, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the Company or the current portfolio properties.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

11.

Business Segments

The Company has two reportable business segments: Shopping Centers and Mixed-Use Properties. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies (see Note 2). The Company evaluates performance based upon income and cash flows from real estate of the combined properties in each segment. All of our properties within each segment generate similar types of revenues and expenses related to tenant rent, reimbursements and operating expenses. Although services are provided to a range of tenants, the types of services provided to them are similar within each segment. The properties in each portfolio have similar economic characteristics and the nature of the products and services provided to our tenants and the method to distribute such services are consistent throughout the portfolio. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year information to conform to the 2013 presentation.


(Dollars in thousands)	Shopping Centers			Mixed-Use Properties			Corporate and Other			Consolidated Totals
Three months ended March 31, 2013
Real estate rental operations:
Revenue	$	36,047		$	13,108		$	31		$	49,186
Expenses		(7,755	)		(4,221	)		—			(11,976	)

Income from real estate		28,292			8,887			31			37,210
Interest expense and amortization of deferred debt costs		—			—			(11,717	)		(11,717	)
Predevelopment expenses		—			(2,349	)		—			(2,349	)
General and administrative		—			—			(3,404	)		(3,404	)

Subtotal		28,292			6,538			(15,090	)		19,740
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs		(6,829	)		(9,523	)		—			(16,352	)
Change in fair value of derivatives		—			—			10			10

Net income (loss)	$	21,463		$	(2,985	)	$	(15,080	)	$	3,398

Capital investment	$	3,499		$	1,565		$	—		$	5,064

Total assets	$	889,782		$	295,008		$	9,542		$	1,194,332

Three months ended March 31, 2012
Real estate rental operations:
Revenue	$	33,939		$	13,038		$	12		$	46,989
Expenses		(7,582	)		(4,343	)		—			(11,925	)

Income from real estate		26,357			8,695			12			35,064
Interest expense and amortization of deferred debt costs		—			—			(12,734	)		(12,734	)
General and administrative		—			—			(3,247	)		(3,247	)

Subtotal		26,357			8,695			(15,969	)		19,083
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs		(6,366	)		(3,392	)		—			(9,758	)
Change in fair value of derivatives		—			—			(3	)		(3	)
Discontinued operations		(2	)		—			—			(2	)

Net income (loss)	$	19,989		$	5,303		$	(15,972	)	$	9,320

Capital investment	$	2,253		$	1,647		$	—		$	3,900

Total assets	$	867,048		$	306,924		$	11,504		$	1,185,476

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Subsequent Events

The Company has reviewed operating activities for the period subsequent to March 31, 2013 and prior to the date the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued, and determined there are no subsequent events required to be disclosed.

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Item 2.

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

This section should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the accompanying notes in “Item 1. Financial Statements” of this report and the more detailed information contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Historical results and percentage relationships set forth in Item 1 and this section should not be taken as indicative of future operations of the Company. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this section have the meanings given to them in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are generally characterized by terms such as “believe,” “expect” and “may.”

Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those given in the forward-looking statements as a result of changes in factors which include, among others, the following:

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continuing risks related to the challenging domestic and global credit markets and their effect on discretionary spending;

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risks that the Company’s tenants will not pay rent;

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risks related to the Company’s reliance on shopping center “anchor” tenants and other significant tenants;

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risks related to the Company’s substantial relationships with members of The Saul Organization;

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risks of financing, such as increases in interest rates, restrictions imposed by the Company’s debt, the Company’s ability to meet existing financial covenants and the Company’s ability to consummate planned and additional financings on acceptable terms;

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risks related to the Company’s development activities;

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risks that the Company’s growth will be limited if the Company cannot obtain additional capital;

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risks that planned and additional acquisitions or redevelopments may not be consummated, or if they are consummated, that they will not perform as expected;

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risks generally incident to the ownership of real property, including adverse changes in economic conditions, changes in the investment climate for real estate, changes in real estate taxes and other operating expenses, adverse changes in governmental rules and fiscal policies, the relative illiquidity of real estate and environmental risks;

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risks related to the Company’s status as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, such as the existence of complex regulations relating to the Company’s status as a REIT, the effect of future changes in REIT requirements as a result of new legislation and the adverse consequences of the failure to qualify as a REIT; and

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such other risks as described in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

General

The following discussion is based primarily on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

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Overview

The Company’s principal business activity is the ownership, management and development of income-producing properties. The Company’s long-term objectives are to increase cash flow from operations and to maximize capital appreciation of its real estate investments.

The Company’s primary operating strategy is to focus on its community and neighborhood shopping center business and to operate its properties to achieve both cash flow growth and capital appreciation. Management believes there is potential for long term growth in cash flow as existing leases for space in the Shopping Centers and Mixed-Use properties expire and are renewed, or newly available or vacant space is leased. The Company intends to renegotiate leases where possible and seek new tenants for available space in order to optimize the mix of uses to improve foot traffic through the Shopping Centers. As leases expire, management expects to revise rental rates, lease terms and conditions, relocate existing tenants, reconfigure tenant spaces and introduce new tenants with the goals of increasing occupancy, improving overall retail sales, and ultimately increasing cash flow as economic conditions improve. In those circumstances in which leases are not otherwise expiring, management selectively attempts to increase cash flow through a variety of means, or in connection with renovations or relocations, recapturing leases with below market rents and re-leasing at market rates, as well as replacing financially troubled tenants. When possible, management also will seek to include scheduled increases in base rent, as well as percentage rental provisions, in its leases.

The Company’s redevelopment and renovation objective is to selectively and opportunistically redevelop and renovate its properties, by replacing leases that have below market rents with strong, traffic-generating anchor stores such as supermarkets and drug stores, as well as other desirable local, regional and national tenants. The Company’s strategy remains focused on continuing the operating performance and internal growth of its existing Shopping Centers, while enhancing this growth with selective retail redevelopments and renovations.

The Company recently completed negotiation of lease termination agreements with the tenants of Van Ness Square and expects the building will be vacant on or about April 30, 2013. Costs incurred related to those termination arrangements are being amortized to expense using the straight-line method over the remaining terms of the leases, are included in “Predevelopment Expenses” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, totaled $2.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and are expected to total approximately $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2013. The Company intends to develop a primarily residential project with street-level retail and will recognize additional predevelopment expenses in future periods when the existing improvements of Van Ness Square and the adjacent 4469 Connecticut Avenue are demolished, the timing of which is uncertain and dependent on the issuance of various governmental approvals and permits.

During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company acquired two properties along the Rockville Pike corridor of Rockville, Maryland, one of which is adjacent to one of the Company’s existing properties. In December 2012, the Company purchased for $23.0 million, including acquisition costs, approximately 52,700 square feet of retail space located on the east side of Rockville Pike near the Twinbrook Metro Station. The property, which was 90.5% leased to multiple tenants at December 31, 2012, is zoned for up to 745,000 square feet of rentable mixed-use space. The Company intends to redevelop the site but has not committed to any redevelopment plan or time table.

In December 2012, the Company purchased for $12.2 million, including acquisition costs, approximately 20,100 square feet of mixed-use space, which was 40.5% leased to multiple tenants, located on the east side of Rockville Pike and adjacent to 11503 Rockville Pike, which was purchased in 2010. The property, when combined with 11503 Rockville Pike, will provide zoning for up to 331,000 square feet of rentable mixed-use space for a total development potential of up to 622,000 square feet. The Company intends to redevelop the site but has not committed to any redevelopment plan or time table.

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Although there has been a downturn in the national real estate market, to date, the effects on the office and retail markets in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area, where the majority of the Company’s properties are located, have generally been less severe. However, continued economic stress in the local economies where the Company’s properties are located may lead to increased tenant bankruptcies, increased vacancies and decreased rental rates.

While overall consumer confidence appears to have improved, retailers continue to be cautious about capital allocation when implementing store expansion and vacancies continue to remain elevated compared to pre-recession levels. The Company’s overall leasing percentage on a comparative same property basis, which excludes the impact of properties not in operation for the entirety of the comparable periods, was 91.6% at March 31, 2013, the same as the level at March 31, 2012. Excluding Van Ness Square, the overall same property leasing percentage would have been 92.9% at March 31, 2013, compared to 92.2% at March 31, 2012.

Because of the Company’s conservative capital structure, its liquidity has not been significantly affected by the recent turmoil in the credit markets. The Company maintains a ratio of total debt to total asset value of under 50%, which allows the Company to obtain additional secured borrowings if necessary. And, as of March 31, 2013, amortizing fixed-rate mortgage debt with staggered maturities from 2013 to 2027 represented approximately 93.3% of the Company’s notes payable, thus minimizing refinancing risk. On April 10, 2013, the Company repaid in full the $6.9 million remaining balance on the only fixed-rate loan schedule to mature in 2013. As of March 31, 2013, the Company’s variable-rate debt consisted of a $15.0 million bank term loan secured by Northrock Shopping Center, a $15.6 million bank term loan secured by Metro Pike Center and $25.0 million outstanding under its line of credit. As of March 31, 2013, the Company has availability of approximately $149.6 million under its $175.0 million unsecured revolving line of credit.

Although it is management’s present intention to concentrate future acquisition and development activities on community and neighborhood shopping centers and Mixed-Use Properties in the Washington, DC/Baltimore metropolitan area and the southeastern region of the United States, the Company may, in the future, also acquire other types of real estate in other areas of the country as opportunities present themselves. While the Company may diversify in terms of property locations, size and market, the Company does not set any limit on the amount or percentage of Company assets that may be invested in any one property or any one geographic area.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reporting of financial position and results of operations. If judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions had been different, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied resulting in a different presentation of the financial statements. The Company has identified the following policies that, due to estimates and assumptions inherent in these policies, involve a relatively high degree of judgment and complexity.

Real Estate Investments

Real estate investment properties are stated at historic cost less depreciation. Although the Company intends to own its real estate investment properties over a long term, from time to time it will evaluate its market position, market conditions, and other factors and may elect to sell properties that do not conform to the Company’s investment profile. Management believes that the Company’s real estate

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assets have generally appreciated in value since their acquisition or development and, accordingly, the aggregate current value exceeds their aggregate net book value and also exceeds the value of the Company’s liabilities as reported in the financial statements. Because the financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP, they do not report the current value of the Company’s real estate investment properties.

The Company purchases real estate investment properties from time to time and records assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including land, buildings, and intangibles related to in-place leases and customer relationships based on their fair values. The fair value of buildings is determined as if the buildings were vacant upon acquisition and subsequently leased at market rental rates and considers the present value of all cash flows expected to be generated by the property including an initial lease up period. The Company determines the fair value of above and below market intangibles associated with in-place leases by assessing the net effective rent and remaining term of the in-place lease relative to market terms for similar leases at acquisition taking into consideration the remaining contractual lease period, renewal periods, and the likelihood of the tenant exercising its renewal options. The fair value of a below market lease component is recorded as deferred income and amortized as additional lease revenue over the remaining contractual lease period and any renewal option periods included in the valuation analysis. The fair value of above market lease intangibles is recorded as a deferred asset and is amortized as a reduction of lease revenue over the remaining contractual lease term. The Company determines the fair value of at-market in-place leases considering the cost of acquiring similar leases, the foregone rents associated with the lease-up period and carrying costs associated with the lease-up period. Intangible assets associated with at-market in-place leases are amortized as additional expense over the remaining contractual lease term. To the extent customer relationship intangibles are present in an acquisition, the fair value of the intangibles are amortized over the life of the customer relationship.

If there is an event or change in circumstance that indicates a potential impairment in the value of a real estate investment property, the Company prepares an analysis to determine whether the carrying value of the real estate investment property exceeds its estimated fair value. The Company considers both quantitative and qualitative factors in identifying impairment indicators including recurring operating losses, significant decreases in occupancy, and significant adverse changes in legal factors and business climate. If impairment indicators are present, the Company compares the projected cash flows of the property over its remaining useful life, on an undiscounted basis, to the carrying value of that property. The Company assesses its undiscounted projected cash flows based upon estimated capitalization rates, historic operating results and market conditions that may affect the property. If the carrying value is greater than the undiscounted projected cash flows, the Company would recognize an impairment loss equivalent to an amount required to adjust the carrying amount to its then estimated fair value. The fair value of any property is sensitive to the actual results of any of the aforementioned estimated factors, either individually or taken as a whole. Should the actual results differ from management’s projections, the valuation could be negatively or positively affected.

When incurred, the Company capitalizes the cost of improvements that extend the useful life of property and equipment. All repair and maintenance expenditures are expensed when incurred. Leasehold improvements expenditures are capitalized when certain criteria are met, including when we supervise construction and will own the improvement. Tenant improvements that we own are depreciated over the life of the respective lease or the estimated useful life of the improvements, whichever is shorter.

Interest, real estate taxes, development-related salary costs and other carrying costs are capitalized on projects under construction. Upon substantial completion of construction and the placement of assets into service, rental income, direct operating expenses, and depreciation associated with such properties are included in current operations and capitalization of interest ceases. Commercial development projects are substantially complete and available for occupancy upon completion of tenant improvements, but no later than one year from the cessation of major construction activity. Residential

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development projects are considered substantially complete and available for occupancy upon receipt of the certificate of occupancy from the appropriate licensing authority. Substantially completed portions of a project are accounted for as separate projects. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method and estimated useful lives generally between 35 and 50 years for base buildings, or a shorter period if management determines that the building has a shorter useful life, and up to 20 years for certain other improvements.

Deferred Leasing Costs

Certain initial direct costs incurred by the Company in negotiating and consummating successful commercial leases are capitalized and amortized over the initial base term of the leases. Deferred leasing costs consist of commissions paid to third-party leasing agents as well as internal direct costs such as employee compensation and payroll-related fringe benefits directly related to time spent performing successful leasing-related activities. Such activities include evaluating prospective tenants’ financial condition, evaluating and recording guarantees, collateral and other security arrangements, negotiating lease terms, preparing lease documents and closing transactions. In addition, deferred leasing costs include amounts attributed to in-place leases associated with acquisition properties.

Revenue Recognition

Rental and interest income is accrued as earned except when doubt exists as to collectability, in which case the accrual is discontinued. Recognition of rental income commences when control of the space has been given to the tenant. When rental payments due under leases vary from a straight-line basis because of free rent periods or scheduled rent increases, income is recognized on a straight-line basis throughout the term of the lease. Expense recoveries represent a portion of property operating expenses billed to tenants, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and other recoverable costs. Expense recoveries are recognized in the period when the expenses are incurred. Rental income based on a tenant’s revenue, known as percentage rent, is accrued when a tenant reports sales that exceed a specified breakpoint specified in the lease agreement.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts - Current and Deferred Receivables

Accounts receivable primarily represent amounts accrued and unpaid from tenants in accordance with the terms of the respective leases, subject to the Company’s revenue recognition policy. Receivables are reviewed monthly and reserves are established with a charge to current period operations when, in the opinion of management, collection of the receivable is doubtful. In addition to rents due currently, accounts receivable include amounts representing minimum rental income accrued on a straight-line basis to be paid by tenants over the remaining term of their respective leases. Reserves are established with a charge to income for tenants whose rent payment history or financial condition casts doubt upon the tenant’s ability to perform under its lease obligations.

Legal Contingencies

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business, which are generally covered by insurance. While the resolution of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company believes the final outcome of current matters will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position or the results of operations. Once it has been determined that a loss is probable to occur, the estimated amount of the loss is recorded in the financial statements. Both the amount of the loss and the point at which its occurrence is considered probable can be difficult to determine.

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Results of Operations

Same property revenue and operating income were $48.4 million and $36.5 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2013, representing increases of $1.5 million (3.2%) and $1.6 million (4.5%) over the three months ended March 31, 2012. Same property comparisons include 48 Shopping Centers and seven Mixed-Use Properties which were in operation for the entirety of both periods.

Revenue


	Three months ended March 31,				2012 to 2013 Change
(Dollars in thousands)	2013		2012		Amount			Percent
Base rent	$	39,740	$	37,485	$	2,255			6.0	%
Expense recoveries		7,614		7,701		(87	)		-1.1	%
Percentage rent		600		406		194			47.8	%
Other		1,232		1,397		(165	)		-11.8	%

Total revenue	$	49,186	$	46,989	$	2,197			4.7	%

Note:(Dollars in thousands)

Base rent includes $736 and $1,119 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, to recognize base rent on a straight-line basis. In addition, base rent includes $439 and $387, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, to recognize income from the amortization of in-place leases acquired in connection with purchased real estate investment properties.

Total revenue increased 4.7% in the three months ended March 31, 2013 (“2013 Quarter”) compared to the corresponding prior year’s quarter (“2012 Quarter”) primarily due to increased base rent resulting from (a) increased leasing at Clarendon Center and Westview, two recently-developed properties ($809,000), (b) rent generated by the properties acquired in 2012 ($475,000), (c) leasing of anchor-tenant spaces at several properties ($297,000), and (d) other base rent increases throughout the core portfolio ($1.0 million), partially offset by (e) reduced base rent at Van Ness Square as a result of the Company’s activities to terminate leases ($315,000).

The increase in percentage rent in the 2013 Quarter compared to the 2012 Quarter is primarily timing related. A major tenant reported its sales to us earlier in 2013 than it did in 2012.

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Operating Expenses

	Three months ended March 31,				2012 to 2013 Change
(Dollars in thousands)	2013		2012		Amount			Percent
Property operating expenses	$	5,949	$	5,737	$	212			3.7	%
Provision for credit losses		264		352		(88	)		-25.0	%
Real estate taxes		5,763		5,836		(73	)		-1.3	%
Interest expense and amortization of deferred debt costs		11,717		12,734		(1,017	)		-8.0	%
Depreciation and amortization of leasing costs		16,352		9,758		6,594			67.6	%
General and administrative		3,404		3,247		157			4.8	%
Predevelopment expenses		2,349		—		2,349			N/M

Total operating expenses	$	45,798	$	37,664	$	8,134			21.6	%

Property operating expenses. The increase in property operating expenses for the 2013 Quarter reflects small increases at most properties in the portfolio and the impact of the properties acquired in 2012.

Provision for credit losses. The provision for credit losses for the 2013 Quarter represents 0.54% of the Company’s revenue, a decline from 0.75% for the 2012 Quarter.

Interest expense and amortization of deferred debt. Interest expense decreased in the 2013 Quarter compared to the 2012 Quarter primarily because of a reduction in the average cost of debt to 5.57% in the 2013 Quarter from 5.98% in the 2012 Quarter.

Depreciation and amortization of leasing costs. The increase in depreciation and amortization to $16.4 million in the 2013 Quarter from $9.8 million in the 2012 Quarter was primarily due to $6.0 million of additional depreciation expense on the building at Van Ness Square as a result of the reduction of its estimated remaining useful life to four months effective January 1, 2013 and the impact of the properties acquired in 2012.

Predevelopment expenses. Predevelopment expenses represent costs incurred, primarily lease termination costs, in connection with the planned redevelopment of Van Ness Square.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $8.5 million and $11.0 million at March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company’s cash flow is affected by its operating, investing and financing activities, as described below.


	Three months ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	15,680		$	19,741
Net cash used in investing activities		(5,064	)		(3,900	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(14,267	)		(17,170	)

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	(3,651	)	$	(1,329	)

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Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities represents cash received primarily from rental income, plus other income, less property operating expenses, leasing costs, normal recurring general and administrative expenses and interest payments on debt outstanding.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities includes property acquisitions, developments, redevelopments, tenant improvements and other property capital expenditures. Tenant improvement and property capital expenditures totaled $3.6 million and $2.8 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2013 primarily reflects:

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the repayment of mortgage notes payable totaling $35.4 million;

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revolving credit facility principal payments of $126.0 million;

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partial redemption of Series A Preferred Stock totaling $60.0 million;

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redemption of Series B Preferred Stock totaling $79.3 million;

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payments of $0.9 million for debt financing costs;

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distributions to common stockholders totaling $7.2 million;

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distributions to holders of convertible limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership totaling $2.5 million; and

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distributions to preferred stockholders totaling $6.1 million,

which was partially offset by:

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proceeds of $135.2 million from the issuance of Series C Preferred Stock;

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advance of $113.0 million from the revolving credit facility;

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proceeds of $48.6 million received from mortgage notes payable; and

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proceeds of $6.3 million from the issuance of common stock pursuant to our Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (“DRIP”), directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan and the exercise of stock options.

Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 primarily reflects:

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revolving credit facility payment of $4.0 million;

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repayment of mortgage notes payable totaling $5.6 million;

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distributions to common stockholders totaling $6.9 million;

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distributions to holders of convertible limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership totaling $2.5 million; and

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distributions made to preferred stockholders totaling $3.8 million;

which was partially offset by:

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proceeds of $5.7 million from the issuance of common stock pursuant to our Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (“DRIP”), directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan and the exercise of stock options.

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Liquidity Requirements

Short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of normal recurring operating expenses and capital expenditures, debt service requirements (including debt service relating to additional and replacement debt), distributions to common and preferred stockholders, distributions to unit holders and amounts required for expansion and renovation of the Current Portfolio Properties and selective acquisition and development of additional properties. In order to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, the Company must distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of its “real estate investment trust taxable income,” as defined in the Code. The Company expects to meet these short-term liquidity requirements (other than amounts required for additional property acquisitions and developments) through cash provided from operations, available cash and its existing line of credit.

Long-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of obligations under our long-term debt and dividends paid to our preferred shareholders. The Company anticipates that long-term liquidity requirements will also include amounts required for property acquisitions and developments. Management anticipates that during the remainder of the year the Company will commence activities related to the redevelopment of Van Ness Square and the adjacent 4469 Connecticut Avenue, may redevelop certain of the Current Portfolio Properties and may develop additional freestanding out parcels or expansions within certain of the Shopping Centers.

Acquisition and development of properties are undertaken only after careful analysis and review, and management’s determination that such properties are expected to provide long-term earnings and cash flow growth. During the coming year, developments, expansions or acquisitions (if any) are expected to be funded with available cash, bank borrowings from the Company’s credit line, construction and permanent financing, proceeds from the operation of the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan or other external debt or equity capital resources available to the Company. Any future borrowings may be at the Saul Centers, Operating Partnership or Subsidiary Partnership level, and securities offerings may include (subject to certain limitations) the issuance of additional limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership which can be converted into shares of Saul Centers common stock. The availability and terms of any such financing will depend upon market and other conditions.

As of March 31, 2013, the scheduled maturities of debt, including scheduled principal amortization, for years ending December 31, were as follows:


(In thousands)	Balloon Payments		Scheduled Principal Amortization		Total
April 1 through December 31, 2013	$	6,797	$	15,016	$	21,813
2014		13,218		20,684		33,902
2015		15,077		21,269		36,346
2016		53,916		21,636		75,552
2017		—		22,804		22,804
2018		27,872		22,750		50,622
Thereafter		454,489		132,458		586,947

	$	571,369	$	256,617	$	827,986

Management believes that the Company’s capital resources, which at March 31, 2013 included cash balances of approximately $8.5 million and borrowing availability of approximately $149.6 million on its unsecured revolving credit facility, will be sufficient to meet its liquidity needs for the foreseeable future.

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Dividend Reinvestments

In December 1995, the Company established a DRIP to allow its common stockholders and holders of limited partnership interests an opportunity to buy additional shares of common stock by reinvesting all or a portion of their dividends or distributions. The DRIP provides for investing in newly issued shares of common stock at a 3% discount from market price without payment of any brokerage commissions, service charges or other expenses. All expenses of the DRIP are paid by the Company. The Company issued 143,591 and 161,023 shares under the DRIP at a weighted average discounted price of $41.67 and $34.44 per share, during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company also credited 1,877 and 2,406 shares to directors pursuant to the reinvestment of dividends specified by the Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan at a weighted average discounted price of $41.67 and $34.44 per share, during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Capital Strategy and Financing Activity

As a general policy, the Company intends to maintain a ratio of its total debt to total asset value of 50% or less and to actively manage the Company’s leverage and debt expense on an ongoing basis in order to maintain prudent coverage of fixed charges. Asset value is the aggregate fair market value of the Current Portfolio Properties and any subsequently acquired properties as reasonably determined by management by reference to the properties’ aggregate cash flow. Given the Company’s current debt level, it is management’s belief that the ratio of the Company’s debt to total asset value was below 50% as of March 31, 2013.

The organizational documents of the Company do not limit the absolute amount or percentage of indebtedness that it may incur. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, reevaluate the Company’s debt/capitalization strategy in light of current economic conditions, relative costs of capital, market values of the Company’s property portfolio, opportunities for acquisition, development or expansion, and such other factors as the Board of Directors then deems relevant. The Board of Directors may modify the Company’s debt/capitalization policy based on such a reevaluation without shareholder approval and consequently, may increase or decrease the Company’s debt to total asset ratio above or below 50% or may waive the policy for certain periods of time. The Company selectively continues to refinance or renegotiate the terms of its outstanding debt in order to achieve longer maturities, and obtain generally more favorable loan terms, whenever management determines the financing environment is favorable.

The Company maintains an unsecured revolving credit facility which provides working capital and funds for acquisitions, certain developments, redevelopments and letters of credit, expires on May 20, 2016, and provides for an additional one-year extension at the Company’s option, subject to the Company’s satisfaction of certain conditions. As of March 31, 2013, approximately $149.6 million was available under the line and approximately $404,000 was committed for letters of credit. The interest rate under the facility is variable and equals the sum of one-month LIBOR and a margin that is based on the Company’s leverage ratio, and which can range from 160 basis points to 250 basis points. Based on the leverage ratio as of March 31, 2013, the margin was 190 basis points.

The facility requires the Company and its subsidiaries to maintain compliance with certain financial covenants. The material covenants require the Company, on a consolidated basis, to:

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maintain tangible net worth, as defined in the loan agreement, of at least $503.3 million plus 80% of the Company’s net equity proceeds received after May 2012;

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limit the amount of debt as a percentage of gross asset value, as defined in the loan agreement, to less than 60% (leverage ratio);

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limit the amount of debt so that interest coverage will exceed 2.0x on a trailing four-quarter basis (interest expense coverage);

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limit the amount of debt so that interest, scheduled principal amortization and preferred dividend coverage exceeds 1.3x on a trailing four-quarter basis (fixed charge coverage); and

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limit the amount of variable rate debt and debt with initial loan terms of less than five years to no more than 40% of total debt.

As of March 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.

Saul Centers is a guarantor of the revolving credit facility, of which the Operating Partnership is the borrower. Saul Centers is also the guarantor of 50% of each of the Northrock bank term loan (approximately $7.5 million of the $15.0 million outstanding at March 31, 2013) and the Metro Pike Center bank loan (approximately $7.8 million of the $15.6 million outstanding at March 31, 2013). The fixed-rate notes payable are all non-recourse debt except for $3.9 million of the Great Falls Center mortgage and $27.6 million of the Clarendon Center mortgage, which will be eliminated upon the achievement of certain leasing and debt service requirements, which are guaranteed by Saul Centers.

Preferred Stock

The Company has outstanding $1.6 million depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of Series A Stock. The depositary shares may be redeemed at the Company’s option, in whole or in part from time to time, at the $25.00 liquidation preference. The depositary shares pay an annual dividend of $2.00 per share, equivalent to 8% of the $25.00 liquidation preference. The Series A preferred stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and is not convertible into any other securities of the Company. Investors in the depositary shares generally have no voting rights, but will have limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarters (whether or not declared or consecutive) and in certain other events.

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On February 12, 2013, the Company sold, in an underwritten public offering, 5.6 million depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, providing net cash proceeds of approximately $135.2 million. The depositary shares may be redeemed at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at the $25.00 liquidation preference plus accrued but unpaid dividends on or after February 12, 2018. The depositary shares pay an annual dividend of $1.71875 per share, equivalent to 6.875% of the $25.00 liquidation preference. The first dividend is scheduled to be paid on April 15, 2013 and cover the period from February 12, 2013 through March 31, 2013. The Series C preferred stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and is not convertible into any other securities of the Company except in connection with certain changes of control or delisting events. Investors in the depositary shares generally have no voting rights, but will have limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarters (whether or not declared or consecutive) and in certain other events.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on the Company’s financial condition, revenue or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

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Funds From Operations

Funds From Operations (FFO)¹ available to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2013, totaled $10.2 million, a 33.7% decrease from the three months ended March 31, 2012. FFO available to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was adversely impacted by a $5.2 million charge against common equity resulting from the redemption of preferred stock and $2.3 million of predevelopment cost related to Van Ness Square. Without these items, FFO available to common shareholders would have been $17.7 million (or $0.65 per share) for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The following table presents a reconciliation from net income to FFO available to common stockholders for the periods indicated:


(Dollars in thousands)	Three months ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Net income	$	3,398		$	9,320
Add:
Real property depreciation and amortization		16,352			9,778

FFO		19,750			19,098
Subtract:
Preferred stock dividends		(4,364	)		(3,785	)
Preferred stock redemption		(5,228	)		—

FFO available to common shareholders	$	10,158		$	15,313

Weighted average shares:
Diluted weighted average common stock		20,179			19,449
Convertible limited partnership units		6,914			6,914

Average shares and units used to compute FFO per share		27,093			26,363

FFO per share	$	0.37		$	0.58

Acquisitions and Redevelopments

During the remainder of the year, the Company will continue its activities related to the redevelopment of Van Ness Square and the adjacent 4469 Connecticut Avenue, may redevelop certain of the Current Portfolio Properties and may develop additional freestanding outparcels or expansions within certain of the Shopping Centers. Acquisition and development of properties are undertaken only after careful analysis and review, and management’s determination that such properties are expected to provide long-term earnings and cash flow growth. During the balance of the year, any developments, expansions or acquisitions are expected to be funded with bank borrowings from the Company’s credit line, construction financing, proceeds from the operation of the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan or other external capital resources available to the Company.

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) developed FFO as a relative non-GAAP financial measure of performance of an equity REIT in order to recognize that income-producing real estate historically has not depreciated on the basis determined under GAAP. FFO is defined by NAREIT as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and excluding extraordinary items, impairment charges on depreciable real estate assets and gains or losses from property dispositions. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs, which is disclosed in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the applicable periods. There are no material legal or functional restrictions on the use of FFO. FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income, its most directly comparable GAAP measure, as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance, or as an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Management considers FFO a meaningful supplemental measure of operating performance because it primarily excludes the assumption that the value of the real estate assets diminishes predictably over time (i.e. depreciation), which is contrary to what the Company believes occurs with its assets, and because industry analysts have accepted it as a performance measure. FFO may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other REITs.

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The Company has been selectively involved in acquisition, development, redevelopment and renovation activities. It continues to evaluate the acquisition of land parcels for retail and office development and acquisitions of operating properties for opportunities to enhance operating income and cash flow growth. The Company also continues to analyze redevelopment, renovation and expansion opportunities within the portfolio. The following describes the acquisition, development, redevelopment and renovation activities of the Company in 2012 and the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Ashland Square Phase I

On December 15, 2004, the Company purchased for $6.3 million, a 19.3 acre parcel of land in Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia. The Company has an approved site plan to develop a grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping center totaling approximately 160,000 square feet. During 2012, the Company completed site work for two pads, constructed a 6,500 square foot building that is leased to a restaurant and CVS constructed a 13,000 square foot pharmacy building. Both facilitieshave opened for businessand the cost to the Company was approximately $3.0 million. The balance of the center is being marketed to grocers and other retail businesses, with a development timetable yet to be finalized.

4469 Connecticut Avenue

On February 17, 2011, the Company purchased for $1.7 million, including acquisition costs, approximately 3,000 square feet of retail space located adjacent to the Company’s Van Ness Square in Washington DC. The property is unoccupied and will be included in the project to redevelop Van Ness Square.

1500 Rockville Pike

In December 2012, the Company purchased for $23.0 million, including acquisition costs, approximately 52,700 square feet of retail space located on the east side of Rockville Pike near the Twinbrook Metro Station. The property, which was 90.5% leased to multiple tenants at December 31, 2012, is zoned for up to 745,000 square feet of rentable mixed-use space. The Company intends to redevelop the site but has not committed to any redevelopment plan or time table.

5541 Nicholson Lane

Van Ness Square

The Company recently completed negotiation of lease termination agreements with the tenants of Van Ness Square and expects the building will be vacant on or about April 30, 2013. Costs incurred related to those termination arrangements are being amortized to expense using the straight-line method over the remaining terms of the leases, are included in “Predevelopment Expenses” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, totaled $2.7 million in 2012, $2.3 million in the threemonths ended March 31, 2013, and are expected to total approximately $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2013. The Company intends to develop a primarily residential project with street-level retail and will recognize additional predevelopment expenses in future periods when the existing improvements of Van Ness Square and the adjacent 4469 Connecticut Avenue are demolished, the timing of which is uncertain and dependent on the issuance of various governmental approvals and permits.

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Property Sales

West Park

On July 25, 2012, the Company sold for $2.0 million the 77,000 square foot West Park shopping center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and recorded a $1.1 million gain.

Belvedere

In December 2012, the Company sold for $4.0 million, the 54,900 square foot Belvedere shopping center in Baltimore, Maryland and recorded a $3.4 million gain.

Portfolio Leasing Status

The following chart sets forth certain information regarding commercial leases at our properties.


	Total Properties				Total Square Footage				Percent Leased
	Shopping Centers		Mixed-Use		Shopping Centers		Mixed-Use		Shopping Centers			Mixed- Use
March 31, 2013		50		7		7,877,000		1,612,200		93.6	%		79.8	%
March 31, 2012		51		7		7,930,000		1,610,400		91.9	%		85.5	%

As of March 31, 2013, 91.5% of the commercial portfolio (all properties except the Clarendon Center apartments) was leased, an increase from 90.9% at March 31, 2012. On a same property basis, 91.6% of the commercial portfolio was leased, which is unchanged from the prior year. Excluding Van Ness Square, the overall same property leasing percentage would have been 92.9% at March 31, 2013, compared to 92.2% at March 31, 2012. The Clarendon Center apartments were fully leased at March 31, 2013.

The following table shows selected data for leases executed in the indicated periods. The information is based on executed leases without adjustment for the timing of occupancy, tenant defaults, or landlord concessions. The base rent for an expiring lease is the annualized contractual base rent, on a cash basis, as of the expiration date of the lease. The base rent for a new or renewed lease is the annualized contractual base rent, on a cash basis, as of the expected rent commencement date. Because tenants that execute leases may not ultimately take possession of their space or pay all of their contractual rent, the changes presented in the table provide information only about trends in market rental rates. The actual changes in rental income received by the Company may be different.


					Average Base Rent per Square Foot
Three months ended March 31,	Square Feet		Number of Leases		New/Renewed Leases		Expiring Leases
2013		341,530		71	$	16.69	$	17.17
2012		534,461		77		18.57		17.89

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company entered into 56 new or renewed apartment leases. The average monthly rent per square foot for these leases increased to $3.69 from $3.53.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company is exposed to certain financial market risks, the most predominant being fluctuations in interest rates. Interest rate fluctuations are monitored by management as an integral part of the Company’s overall risk management program, which recognizes the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to reduce the potentially adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.

The Company may, where appropriate, employ derivative instruments, such as interest rate swaps, to mitigate the risk of interest rate fluctuations. The Company does not enter into derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. On June 29, 2010, the Company entered

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into an interest rate swap agreement with a $45.6 million notional amount to manage the interest rate risk associated with $45.6 million of variable-rate mortgage debt. The swap agreement was effective July 1, 2010, terminates on July 1, 2020 and effectively fixes the interest rate on the mortgage debt at 5.83%. The aggregate fair value of the swap at March 31, 2013 was approximately $5.2 million and is reflected in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

The Company is exposed to interest rate fluctuations which will affect the amount of interest expense of its variable rate debt and the fair value of its fixed rate debt. As of March 31, 2013, the Company had variable rate indebtedness totaling $55.6 million. If the interest rates on the Company’s variable rate debt instruments outstanding at March 31, 2013 had been one percent higher, our annual interest expense relating to these debt instruments would have increased by $556,000 based on those balances. As of March 31, 2013, the Company had fixed-rate indebtedness totaling $772.4 million with a weighted average interest rate of 5.8%. If interest rates on the Company’s fixed-rate debt instruments at March 31, 2013 had been one percent higher, the fair value of those debt instruments on that date would have been approximately $44.5 million less than the carrying value.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, its Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer, and its Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based closely on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

The Company carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, its Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer, and its Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2013. Based on the foregoing, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, its Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer and its Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of March 31, 2013.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

None

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Item 1A.

Risk Factors

The Company has no material updates to the risk factors presented in Item 1A. Risk Factors in the 2012 Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

B. Francis Saul II, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, his spouse and entities affiliated with Mr. Saul II, through participation in the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan for the January 31, 2013 dividend distribution acquired 121,919 shares of common stock at a price of $41.67 per share.

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable

Item 5.

Other Information

None

Item 6.

Exhibits


3.	(a)	First Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Saul Centers, Inc. filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on August 23, 1994 and filed as Exhibit 3.(a) of the 1993 Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K are hereby incorporated by reference. Articles of Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Saul Centers, Inc., filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on May 28, 2004 and filed as Exhibit 3.(a) of the June 30, 2004 Quarterly Report of the Company is hereby incorporated by reference. Articles of Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Saul Centers, Inc., filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on May 26, 2006 and filed as Exhibit 3.(a) of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 30, 2006 is hereby incorporated by reference.

	(b)	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Saul Centers, Inc. as in effect at and after August 24, 1993 and as of August 26, 1993 and filed as Exhibit 3.(b) of the 1993 Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K are hereby incorporated by reference. Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restate Bylaws of Saul Centers, Inc. adopted November 29, 2007 and filed as Exhibit 3(b) of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 3, 2007 is hereby incorporated by reference.

	(c)	Articles Supplementary to First Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, dated October 30, 2003, filed as Exhibit 2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-A dated October 31, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.

	(d)	Articles Supplementary to First Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, dated March 26, 2008, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 27, 2008, is hereby incorporated by reference.

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	(e)	Articles Supplementary to First Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, dated February 6, 2013, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Saul Centers’ Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed February 7, 2013, is hereby incorporated by reference.

4.	(a)	Deposit Agreement, dated November 5, 2003, among the Company, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Depositary, and the holders of depositary receipts, each representing 1/100th of a share of 8% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of Saul Centers, Inc. and filed as Exhibit 4 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A on October 31, 2003 is hereby incorporated by reference.

	(b)	Deposit Agreement, dated March 27, 2008, among the Company, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Depositary, and the holders of depositary receipts, each representing 1/100th of a share of 9% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of Saul Centers, Inc. and filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A on March 27, 2008 is hereby incorporated by reference.

	(c)	Deposit Agreement, dated February 6, 2013, among the Company, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Depositary, and the holders of depositary receipts, each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of Saul Centers, Inc. filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Saul Centers’ Registration Statement on Form 8-A on February 7, 2013 is hereby incorporated by reference.

	(d)	Form specimen of receipt representing the depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 8% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of Saul Centers, Inc. and included as part of Exhibit 4 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A on October 31, 2003 is hereby incorporated by reference.

	(e)	Form specimen of receipt representing the depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 9% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of Saul Centers, Inc. and included as part of Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A on March 27, 2008 is hereby incorporated by reference.

	(f)	Form specimen of receipt representing the depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of Saul Centers, Inc. and included as part of Exhibit 4.1 to Saul Centers’ Registration Statement on Form 8-A on February 7, 2013 is hereby incorporated by reference.

10.	(a)	First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Holdings Limited Partnership filed as Exhibit No. 10.1 to Registration Statement No. 33-64562 is hereby incorporated by reference. The First Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Holdings Limited Partnership, the Second Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Holdings Limited Partnership, and the Third Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Holdings Limited Partnership filed as Exhibit 10.(a) of the

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				1995 Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference. The Fourth Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Holdings Limited Partnership filed as Exhibit 10.(a) of the March 31, 1997 Quarterly Report of the Company is hereby incorporated by reference. The Fifth Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Holdings Limited Partnership filed as Exhibit 4.(c) to Registration Statement No. 333-41436, is hereby incorporated by reference. The Sixth Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Holdings Limited Partnership filed as Exhibit 10.(a) of the September 30, 2003 Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q is hereby incorporated by reference. The Seventh Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Holdings Limited Partnership filed as Exhibit 10.(a) of the December 31, 2003 Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference. The Eighth Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Holdings Limited Partnership filed as Exhibit 10.(a) of the December 31, 2007 Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference. The Ninth Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Holdings Limited Partnership filed as Exhibit 10.(a) of the March 31, 2008 Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q is hereby incorporated by reference. The Tenth Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Holdings Limited Partnership filed as Exhibit 10.(a) of the March 31, 2008 Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q is hereby incorporated by reference. The Eleventh Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Holdings Limited Partnership filed as Exhibit 10.(a) of the September 30, 2011 Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q is hereby incorporated by reference. The Twelfth Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Holdings Limited Partnership filed as Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report of the Company on Form 8-K dated February 12, 2013 is hereby incorporated by reference.

		(b)		First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Subsidiary I Limited Partnership and Amendment No. 1 thereto filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Registration Statement No. 33-64562 are hereby incorporated by reference. The Second Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Subsidiary I Limited Partnership, the Third Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Subsidiary I Limited Partnership and the Fourth Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Subsidiary I Limited Partnership as filed as Exhibit 10.(b) of the 1997 Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K are hereby incorporated by reference.

		(c)		First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Subsidiary II Limited Partnership and Amendment No. 1 thereto filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Registration Statement No. 33-64562 are hereby incorporated by reference. The Second Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Subsidiary II Limited Partnership filed as Exhibit 10.(c) of the June 30, 2001 Quarterly Report of the Company is hereby incorporated by reference. The Third Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Subsidiary II Limited Partnership as filed as exhibit 10.(c) of the 2006 Annual Report of the Company

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				on Form 10-K are hereby incorporated by reference. The Fourth Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Saul Subsidiary II Limited Partnership as filed as Exhibit 10.(c) of the 2009 Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K are hereby incorporated by reference.

		(d)		Property Conveyance Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Registration Statement No. 33-64562 is hereby incorporated by reference.

		(e)		Management Functions Conveyance Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.5 to Registration Statement No. 33-64562 is hereby incorporated by reference.

		(f)		Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.6 to Registration Statement No. 33-64562 is hereby incorporated by reference.

		(g)		Exclusivity and Right of First Refusal Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.7 to Registration Statement No. 33-64562 is hereby incorporated by reference.

		(h)		Agreement of Assumption dated as of August 26, 1993 executed by Saul Holdings Limited Partnership and filed as Exhibit 10.(i) of the 1993 Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.

		(i)		Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, dated as of April 23, 2004 and filed as Exhibit 10.(k) of the June 30, 2004 Quarterly Report of the Company is hereby incorporated by reference.

		(j)		Credit Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2012, by and among Saul Holdings Limited Partnership as Borrower; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Sole Lead Arranger; JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent; and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Capital One, N.A. and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania as Lenders, as filed as Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 21, 2012, is hereby incorporated by reference.

		(k)		Guaranty, dated as of May 21, 2012, by and between Saul Centers, Inc., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Sole Lead Arranger for itself and other financial institutions as Lenders, as filed as Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 21, 2012, is hereby incorporated by reference.

		(l)		The Saul Centers, Inc. 2004 Stock Plan, as filed as Annex A to the Proxy Statement of the Company for its 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, is hereby incorporated by reference. The Amendment to Saul Centers, Inc. 2004 Stock Plan, as filed as Annex A to the Proxy Statement of the Company for its 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, is hereby incorporated by reference.

		(m)		Form of Director Stock Option Agreements, as filed as Exhibit 10.(j) of the September 30, 2004 Quarterly Report of the Company, is hereby incorporated by reference.

		(n)		Form of Officer Stock Option Grant Agreements, as filed as Exhibit 10.(k) of the September 30, 2004 Quarterly Report of the Company, is hereby incorporated by reference.

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	(o)	Promissory Note, dated as of March 23, 2011, by Clarendon Center LLC to The Prudential Life Insurance Company of America as filed as Exhibit 10.(a) of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 28, 2011, is hereby incorporated by reference.

	(p)	Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of March 23, 2011, by Clarendon Center LLC to Lawyers Title Realty Services, Inc. as trustee for the benefit of The Prudential Insurance Company of America, as beneficiary, as filed as Exhibit 10.(b) of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 28, 2011, is hereby incorporated by reference.

	(q)	Shared Services Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2004, between B. F. Saul Company and Saul Centers, Inc., as filed as Exhibit 10. (c) of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 11, 2010, is hereby incorporated by reference.

	(r)	Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2011, by and among the Company, Saul Holdings Limited Partnership and B. F. Saul Real Estate Investment Trust and filed as Exhibit 10.(r) of the September 30, 2011 Quarterly Report of the Company is hereby incorporated by reference.

	(s)	Agreement of Purchase and Sale, dated as of August 9, 2011, between Cranberry Retail, Inc. and Saul Holdings Limited Partnership, as amended and filed as Exhibit 2.(a) of the September 30, 2011 Quarterly Report of the Company is hereby incorporated by reference.

	(t)	Agreement of Purchase and Sale, dated as of August 9, 2011, between Kentlands Retail, Inc. and Saul Holdings Limited Partnership, as amended and filed as Exhibit 2.(b) of the September 30, 2011 Quarterly Report of the Company is hereby incorporated by reference.

	(u)	Agreement of Purchase and Sale, dated as of August 9, 2011, between Severna Retail, Inc. and Saul Holdings Limited Partnership, as amended and filed as Exhibit 2.(c) of the September 30, 2011 Quarterly Report of the Company is hereby incorporated by reference.

	(v)	Consulting Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2012, by and among Saul Centers, Inc., its subsidiary entities and B. Francis Saul III (filed herewith).

31.		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith).

32.		Section 1350 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith).

99.		Schedule of Portfolio Properties (filed herewith).

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101.				The following financial statements from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2013, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”): (i) consolidated balance sheets, (ii) consolidated statements of operations, (iii) consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, (iv) consolidated statements of cash flows, and (v) the notes to the consolidated financial statements. Under Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this exhibit is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under those sections.

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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.


						SAUL CENTERS, INC.
						(Registrant)

Date: May 3, 2013						/s/ Thomas H. McCormick
						Thomas H. McCormick, President and Chief Operating Officer

Date: May 3, 2013						/s/ Scott V. Schneider
						Scott V. Schneider
						Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
						(principal financial officer)

Date: May 3, 2013						/s/ Joel A. Friedman
						Joel A. Friedman
						Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
						(principal accounting officer)

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