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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
 
(Mark One)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
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
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class:
Name of exchange on which registered:
Trading symbol:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
New York Stock Exchange
BFS
6.125% Series D Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
New York Stock Exchange
BFS/PRD
6.000% Series E Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
New York Stock Exchange
BFS/PRE

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   ☒    No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes   ☒    No   ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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Large accelerated filer
 
☒
Accelerated filer
 
☐
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
 
☐
Smaller reporting company
 
☐
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Emerging growth company
 
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes  ☐    No  ☒
Number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share outstanding as of October 31, 2019: 23.1 million.
 

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SAUL CENTERS, INC.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.    Financial Statements


CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
September 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
Assets
 
 
 
Real estate investments
 
 
 
Land
$
450,256

 
$
488,918

Buildings and equipment
1,284,315

 
1,273,275

Construction in progress
317,798

 
185,972

 
2,052,369

 
1,948,165

Accumulated depreciation
(553,829
)
 
(525,518
)
 
1,498,540

 
1,422,647

Cash and cash equivalents
52,269

 
14,578

Accounts receivable and accrued income, net
55,207

 
53,876

Deferred leasing costs, net
24,947

 
28,083

Prepaid expenses, net
9,357

 
5,175

Other assets
6,444

 
3,130

Total assets
$
1,646,764

 
$
1,527,489

Liabilities
 
 
 
Notes payable
$
846,525

 
$
880,271

Term loan facility payable
74,666

 
74,591

Revolving credit facility payable
—

 
45,329

Construction loan payable
93,537

 
21,655

Dividends and distributions payable
19,634

 
19,153

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
39,741

 
32,419

Deferred income
27,224

 
28,851

Total liabilities
1,101,327

 
1,102,269

Equity
 
 
 
Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized:
 
 
 
Series C Cumulative Redeemable, 42,000 shares issued and outstanding
105,000

 
105,000

Series D Cumulative Redeemable, 30,000 shares issued and outstanding
75,000

 
75,000

Series E Cumulative Redeemable, 44,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
110,000

 
—

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized, 23,116,013 and 22,739,207 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
231

 
227

Additional paid-in capital
401,395

 
384,533

Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings
(215,334
)
 
(208,593
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(343
)
 
(255
)
Total Saul Centers, Inc. equity
475,949

 
355,912

Noncontrolling interests
69,488

 
69,308

Total equity
545,437

 
425,220

Total liabilities and equity
$
1,646,764

 
$
1,527,489

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)
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental revenue
$
55,487

 
$
55,733

 
$
168,242

 
$
165,693

Other
1,565

 
1,177

 
6,701

 
3,407

Total revenue
57,052

 
56,910

 
174,943

 
169,100

Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property operating expenses
7,525

 
6,910

 
22,641

 
20,766

Real estate taxes
7,114

 
6,937

 
21,081

 
20,559

Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs
10,325

 
10,974

 
32,185

 
33,568

Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs
12,018

 
11,256

 
35,185

 
33,956

General and administrative
4,742

 
4,141

 
14,696

 
13,208

Total expenses
41,724

 
40,218

 
125,788

 
122,057

Change in fair value of derivatives
—

 
10

 
—

 
(2
)
Gain on sale of property
—

 
—

 
—

 
509

Net Income
15,328

 
16,702

 
49,155

 
47,550

Noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(3,102
)
 
(3,547
)
 
(10,250
)
 
(9,265
)
Net income attributable to Saul Centers, Inc.
12,226

 
13,155

 
38,905

 
38,285

Extinguishment of issuance costs upon redemption of preferred shares
—

 
—

 
—

 
(2,328
)
Preferred stock dividends
(3,210
)
 
(2,953
)
 
(9,116
)
 
(9,309
)
Net income available to common stockholders
$
9,016

 
$
10,202

 
$
29,789

 
$
26,648

Per share net income available to common stockholders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
$
0.39

 
$
0.45

 
$
1.30

 
$
1.19

Dividends declared per common share outstanding
$
0.53

 
$
0.52

 
$
1.59

 
$
1.56

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)
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net income
$
15,328

 
$
16,702

 
$
49,155

 
$
47,550

Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge
55

 
173

 
(118
)
 
727

Total comprehensive income
15,383

 
16,875

 
49,037

 
48,277

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(3,117
)
 
(3,592
)
 
(10,220
)
 
(9,453
)
Total comprehensive income attributable to Saul Centers, Inc.
12,266

 
13,283

 
38,817

 
38,824

Extinguishment of issuance costs upon redemption of preferred shares
—

 
—

 
—

 
(2,328
)
Preferred stock dividends
(3,210
)
 
(2,953
)
 
(9,116
)
 
(9,309
)
Total comprehensive income available to common stockholders
$
9,056

 
$
10,330

 
$
29,701

 
$
27,187

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

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(Unaudited) 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Preferred
Stock
 
Common
Stock
 
Additional Paid-in
Capital
 
Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
(Loss)
 
Total Saul
Centers, Inc.
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total
Balance, January 1, 2019
$
180,000

 
$
227

 
$
384,533

 
$
(208,593
)
 
$
(255
)
 
$
355,912

 
$
69,308

 
$
425,220

Issuance of 120,832 shares of common stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
120,347 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan
—

 
1

 
6,170

 
—

 
—

 
6,171

 
—

 
6,171

485 shares due to exercise of stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred stock
—

 
1

 
419

 
—

 
—

 
420

 
—

 
420

Issuance of 13,742 partnership units pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
705

 
705

Net income
—

 
—

 
—

 
13,447

 
—

 
13,447

 
3,630

 
17,077

Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(34
)
 
(34
)
 
(12
)
 
(46
)
Distributions payable preferred stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series C, $42.97 per share
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,805
)
 
—

 
(1,805
)
 
—

 
(1,805
)
Series D, $38.28 per share
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,148
)
 
—

 
(1,148
)
 
—

 
(1,148
)
Distributions payable common stock ($0.53/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.53/unit)
—

 
—

 
—

 
(12,108
)
 
—

 
(12,108
)
 
(4,155
)
 
(16,263
)
Balance, March 31, 2019
180,000

 
229

 
391,122

 
(210,207
)
 
(289
)
 
360,855

 
69,476

 
430,331

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issuance of 148,576 shares of common stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
99,804 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan
—

 
1

 
5,127

 
—

 
—

 
5,128

 
—

 
5,128

48,772 shares due to exercise of stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred stock
—

 
—

 
2,798

 
—

 
—

 
2,798

 
—

 
2,798

Issuance of 20,041 partnership units pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,029

 
1,029

Net income
—

 
—

 
—

 
13,232

 
—

 
13,232

 
3,518

 
16,750

Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(95
)
 
(95
)
 
(32
)
 
(127
)
Distributions payable preferred stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series C, $42.97 per share
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,805
)
 
—

 
(1,805
)
 
—

 
(1,805
)
Series D, $38.28 per share
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,148
)
 
—

 
(1,148
)
 
—

 
(1,148
)
Distributions payable common stock ($0.53/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.53/unit)
—

 
—

 
—

 
(12,181
)
 
—

 
(12,181
)
 
(4,166
)
 
(16,347
)
Balance, June 30, 2019
180,000

 
230

 
399,047

 
(212,109
)
 
(384
)
 
366,784

 
69,825

 
436,609

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 









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Saul Centers, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited) 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Preferred
Stock
 
Common
Stock
 
Additional Paid-in
Capital
 
Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
(Loss)
 
Total Saul
Centers, Inc.
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total
Issuance of 44,000 shares of Series E Cumulative preferred stock
110,000

 
—

 
(3,731
)
 
—

 
—

 
106,269

 
—

 
106,269

Issuance of 107,398 shares of common stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
105,753 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan
—

 
1

 
5,673

 
—

 
—

 
5,674

 
—

 
5,674

1,645 shares due to exercise of stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred stock
—

 
—

 
406

 
—

 
—

 
406

 
—

 
406

Issuance of 13,406 partnership units pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
720

 
720

Net income
—

 
—

 
—

 
12,226

 
—

 
12,226

 
3,102

 
15,328

Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
41

 
41

 
14

 
55

Distributions payable preferred stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series C, $42.97 per share
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,805
)
 
—

 
(1,805
)
 
—

 
(1,805
)
Series D, $38.28 per share
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,148
)
 
—

 
(1,148
)
 
—

 
(1,148
)
Series E, $5.83 per share
—

 
—

 
—

 
(257
)
 
—

 
(257
)
 
—

 
(257
)
Distributions payable common stock ($0.53/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.53/unit)
—

 
—

 
—

 
(12,241
)
 
—

 
(12,241
)
 
(4,173
)
 
(16,414
)
Balance, September 30, 2019
$
290,000

 
$
231

 
$
401,395

 
$
(215,334
)
 
$
(343
)
 
$
475,949

 
$
69,488

 
$
545,437



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Saul Centers, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited) 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Preferred
Stock
 
Common
Stock
 
Additional Paid-in
Capital
 
Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
(Loss)
 
Total Saul
Centers, Inc.
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total
Balance, January 1, 2018
$
180,000

 
$
221

 
$
352,590

 
$
(197,710
)
 
$
(696
)
 
$
334,405

 
$
58,698

 
$
393,103

Issuance of 30,000 shares of Series D Cumulative preferred stock
75,000

 
—

 
(2,631
)
 
—

 
—

 
72,369

 
—

 
72,369

Redemption of 30,000 shares of Series C Cumulative preferred stock
(75,000
)
 
—

 
2,311

 
(2,328
)
 
—

 
(75,017
)
 
—

 
(75,017
)
Issuance of common stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
69,750 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan
—

 
1

 
3,676

 
—

 
—

 
3,677

 
—

 
3,677

8,088 shares due to exercise of employee stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred shares
—

 
—

 
769

 
—

 
—

 
769

 
—

 
769

Issuance of 38,037 partnership units pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
2,017

 
2,017

Net income
—

 
—

 
—

 
12,588

 
—

 
12,588

 
2,359

 
14,947

Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
289

 
289

 
100

 
389

Preferred stock distributions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series C
—

 
—

 
—

 
(730
)
 
—

 
(730
)
 
—

 
(730
)
Distributions payable preferred stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series C, $42.97 per share
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,805
)
 
—

 
(1,805
)
 
—

 
(1,805
)
Series D, $28.92 per share
—

 
—

 
—

 
(868
)
 
—

 
(868
)
 
—

 
(868
)
Distributions payable common stock ($0.52/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.52/unit)
—

 
—

 
—

 
(11,552
)
 
—

 
(11,552
)
 
(3,942
)
 
(15,494
)
Balance, March 31, 2018
180,000

 
222

 
356,715

 
(202,405
)
 
(407
)
 
334,125

 
59,232

 
393,357

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issuance of common stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
85,202 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan
—

 
1

 
4,050

 
—

 
—

 
4,051

 
—

 
4,051

2,647 shares due to exercise of stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred stock
—

 
—

 
648

 
—

 
—

 
648

 
—

 
648

Issuance of 219,102 partnership units
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
10,805

 
10,805

Net income
—

 
—

 
—

 
12,542

 
—

 
12,542

 
3,359

 
15,901

Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
122

 
122

 
43

 
165

Distributions payable preferred stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series C, $42.97 per share
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,805
)
 
—

 
(1,805
)
 
—

 
(1,805
)
Series D, $38.28 per share
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,148
)
 
—

 
(1,148
)
 
—

 
(1,148
)
Distributions payable common stock ($0.52/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.52/unit)
—

 
—

 
—

 
(11,589
)
 
—

 
(11,589
)
 
(4,055
)
 
(15,644
)
Balance, June 30, 2018
180,000

 
223

 
361,413

 
(204,405
)
 
(285
)
 
336,946

 
69,384

 
406,330

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Saul Centers, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited) 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Preferred
Stock
 
Common
Stock
 
Additional Paid-in
Capital
 
Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
(Loss)
 
Total Saul
Centers, Inc.
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total
Issuance of common stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
201,500 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan
—

 
2

 
10,413

 
—

 
—

 
10,415

 
—

 
10,415

22,005 shares due to exercise of employee stock options, director share grant and issuance of directors’ deferred shares
—

 
—

 
1,210

 
—

 
—

 
1,210

 
—

 
1,210

Issuance of 13,107 partnership units
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
653

 
653

Net income
—

 
—

 
—

 
13,155

 
—

 
13,155

 
3,547

 
16,702

Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
129

 
129

 
44

 
173

Distributions payable preferred stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series C, $42.97 per share
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,805
)
 
—

 
(1,805
)
 
—

 
(1,805
)
Series D, $38.28 per share
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,148
)
 
—

 
(1,148
)
 
—

 
(1,148
)
Distributions payable common stock ($0.52/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.52/unit)
—

 
—

 
—

 
(11,669
)
 
—

 
(11,669
)
 
(4,062
)
 
(15,731
)
Balance, September 30, 2018
$
180,000

 
$
225

 
$
373,036

 
$
(205,872
)
 
$
(156
)
 
$
347,233

 
$
69,566

 
$
416,799

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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)
 
Nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)
2019
 
2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
49,155

 
$
47,550

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Change in fair value of derivatives
—

 
2

Gain on sale of property
—

 
(509
)
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs
35,185

 
33,956

Amortization of deferred debt costs
1,130

 
1,224

Compensation costs of stock grants and options
1,501

 
1,434

Credit losses on operating lease receivables
986

 
530

Increase in accounts receivable and accrued income
(2,317
)
 
(1,846
)
Additions to deferred leasing costs
(1,380
)
 
(4,195
)
Increase in prepaid expenses
(4,182
)
 
(3,767
)
(Increase) decrease in other assets
(2,049
)
 
1,171

Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
5,696

 
2,681

Decrease in deferred income
(1,627
)
 
(3,358
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
82,098

 
74,873

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Acquisitions of real estate investments (1)
—

 
(36,346
)
Additions to real estate investments
(13,398
)
 
(6,586
)
Additions to development and redevelopment projects
(91,657
)
 
(54,693
)
Repayment of note receivable
—

 
1,326

Net cash used in investing activities
(105,055
)
 
(96,299
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from notes payable
22,100

 
—

Repayments on notes payable
(55,992
)
 
(36,577
)
Proceeds from term loan facility
—

 
75,000

Proceeds from revolving credit facility
47,000

 
102,000

Repayments on revolving credit facility
(94,000
)
 
(86,000
)
Proceeds from construction loan
71,807

 
2,949

Additions to deferred debt costs
(432
)
 
(2,493
)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
 
 
 
Common stock
19,096

 
19,336

Partnership units (1)
2,454

 
4,699

Series D preferred stock
—

 
72,369

Series E preferred stock
106,269

 
—

Series C preferred stock redemption payment
—

 
(75,000
)
Preferred stock redemption costs
—

 
(13
)
Distributions to:
 
 
 
Series C preferred stockholders
(5,415
)
 
(7,433
)
Series D preferred stockholders
(3,444
)
 
(2,016
)
Common stockholders
(36,326
)
 
(34,613
)
Noncontrolling interests
(12,469
)
 
(11,919
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
60,648

 
20,289

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
37,691

 
(1,137
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
14,578

 
10,908

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
52,269

 
$
9,771

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
$
31,266

 
$
32,697

Increase in accrued real estate investments and development costs
$
1,507

 
$
6,880




(1) The 2018 acquisition of real estate and proceeds from the issuance of partnership units each excludes $8,776 in connection with the acquisition of Ashbrook Marketplace in exchange for limited partnership units.


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1.
Organization, Basis of Presentation
Saul Centers, Inc. (“Saul Centers”) was incorporated under the Maryland General Corporation Law on June 10, 1993, and 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, Chief Executive Officer and President 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 “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 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 September 30, 2019, 32 of the Shopping Centers were anchored by a grocery store and offer primarily day-to-day necessities and services. Giant Food, a tenant at ten Shopping Centers individually accounted for 4.7% of the Company's total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. No other tenant individually accounted for 2.5% or more of the Company’s total revenue, excluding lease termination fees, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
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. Substantially all assets and liabilities of the Company as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, are comprised of the assets and liabilities of the Operating Partnership. The debt arrangements which are subject to recourse are described in Note 5. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The Operating Partnership is a variable interest entity ("VIE") because the limited partners do not have substantive kick-out or participating rights. The Company is the primary beneficiary of the Operating Partnership because it has the power to direct its activities and the rights to absorb 74.5% of its net income. Because the Operating Partnership was previously consolidated into the financial statements of the Company, classification of it as a VIE had no impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company.
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 the Company 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 the Company for the year ended December 31, 2018, which are included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to those instructions. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year.


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2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Our significant accounting policies disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 have not changed significantly in amount or composition.
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. The most significant estimates and assumptions relate to impairment of real estate properties. 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 their respective leases. Lease related receivables are reduced for credit losses. Such losses are recognized as a reduction of rental revenue in the consolidated statements of operations.
In addition to rents due currently, accounts receivable includes approximately $42.7 million and $43.3 million, at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, net of allowance for doubtful accounts totaling $48,400 and $58,500, respectively, representing minimum rental income accrued on a straight-line basis to be paid by tenants over the remaining term of their respective leases.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (‘‘FASB’’) issued Accounting Standards Update (‘‘ASU’’) 2016-02, ‘‘Leases’’ (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 amends the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets and making targeted changes to lessor accounting. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, interim periods within those years, and requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at the date of initial application, with an option to use certain practical expedients for those existing leases. Upon adoption of ASU 2016-02 effective January 1, 2019, we elected the practical expedient for all leases with respect to lease identification, lease classification, and initial direct costs. We made a policy election not to separate lease and nonlease components and have accounted for each lease component and the related nonlease components together as a single component. There have been no significant changes to our lessor accounting for operating leases as a result of ASU 2016-02.
We lease shopping centers and mixed-use properties to lessees in exchange for monthly payments that cover rent, and where applicable, reimbursement for property taxes, insurance and certain property operating expenses. Our leases were determined to be operating leases and generally range in term from one to 15 years.
Some of our leases have termination options and/or extension options. Termination options allow the lessee to terminate the lease prior to the end of the lease term, provided certain conditions are met. Termination options generally require advance notification from the lessee and payment of a termination fee. Termination fees are recognized as revenue over the modified lease term. Extension options are subject to terms and conditions stated in the lease.
On January 1, 2019, a right of use asset and corresponding lease liability related to our headquarters lease were recorded in other assets and other liabilities, respectively. The lease expires on February 28, 2022, with one option to renew for an additional five years. The right of use asset and corresponding lease liability totaled $1.8 million and $1.8 million, respectively, at September 30, 2019.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, "Financial Instruments-Credit Losses" ("ASU 2016-13"). ASU 2016-13 replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of information to support credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those years. Management does not expect that the adoption of ASU 2016-13 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. 
In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASU 2017-12”). ASU 2017-12 amends financial reporting for hedging activities to better align that reporting with risk management activities. ASU 2017-12 expands and refines hedge accounting for both financial and nonfinancial risk components and aligns the recognition and presentation of the effects of the hedging instrument and the hedged item in the financial statements. Effective with the adoption of ASU 2017-12 on January 1, 2019, changes in the fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap related to changes in the cash

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flow of the hedged item are reported as a component of interest expense and amortization of deferred debt costs in the Statements of Operations.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform to the presentation used for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.


3.
Real Estate
Construction In Progress
Construction in progress includes land, 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 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, is composed of the following:
(in thousands)
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Glebe Road
 
$
237,305

 
$
162,176

7316 Wisconsin Avenue
 
42,626

 
—

Ashbrook Marketplace
 
22,570

 
11,124

Other
 
15,297

 
12,672

Total
 
$
317,798

 
$
185,972


Deferred Leasing Costs
Deferred leasing costs consist of commissions paid to third-party and internal leasing agents, internal costs such as payroll-related fringe benefits which are direct and incremental to successful commercial leases, amounts attributed to in-place leases associated with acquired properties and lease inducement costs. Effective with the adoption of ASU 2016-02 on January 1, 2019, all costs incurred prior to the execution of a lease are charged to expense and not capitalized. Unamortized deferred leasing 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 $24.9 million and $28.1 million, net of accumulated amortization of $40.4 million and $37.7 million, as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Amortization expense, included in depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs in the consolidated statements of operations, totaled $4.5 million and $4.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Real Estate Investment Properties
As of September 30, 2019, the Company’s properties (the “Current Portfolio Properties”) consisted of 49 shopping center properties (the “Shopping Centers”), six mixed-use properties, which are comprised of office, retail and multi-family residential uses (the “Mixed-Use Properties”) and five (non-operating) development properties.

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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 $30.7 million and $29.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Repairs and maintenance expense totaled $9.7 million and $8.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and is included in property operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Acquisitions
Ashbrook Marketplace
In May 2018, the Company acquired from the Trust, in exchange for 176,680 limited partnership units, approximately 13.7 acres of land located at the intersection of Ashburn Village Boulevard and Russell Branch Parkway in Loudoun County, Virginia. Based on the closing price of the Company's common stock, the land and the limited partnership units were recorded at a value of $8.8 million. Acquisition costs related to the transaction totaled approximately $0.2 million.
7316 Wisconsin Avenue
In September 2018, the Company purchased for $35.5 million, plus $0.7 million of acquisition costs, an office building and the underlying ground located at 7316 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, Maryland. In December 2018, the Company purchased for $4.5 million, including acquisition costs, an interest in an adjacent parcel of land and retail building. The purchase price was funded through the Company's revolving credit facility. The Company has executed lease termination agreements with the final two office tenants and, effective September 1, 2019, the asset was removed from service and transferred to construction in progress at its carrying value of $42.6 million.
Allocation of Purchase Price of Real Estate Acquired
The Company allocates the purchase price of real estate investment properties to various components, such as land, buildings and intangibles related to in-place leases and customer relationships, based on their relative fair values or fair values.
During 2018, the Company acquired properties that had an aggregate cost of $49.5 million, including acquisition costs. The purchase price was allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their relative fair values as shown in the following table.
(in thousands)
Ashbrook Marketplace
 
7316 Wisconsin Avenue
 
Total
Land
$
8,776

 
$
38,686

 
$
47,462

Buildings
—

 
979

 
979

In-place Leases
—

 
886

 
886

Above Market Rent
—

 
168

 
168

Below Market Rent
—

 
(21
)
 
(21
)
Total Purchase Price
$
8,776

 
$
40,698

 
$
49,474

 
 
 
 
 
 


4.
Noncontrolling Interests - Holders of Convertible Limited Partnership Units in the Operating Partnership
As of September 30, 2019, the Saul Organization holds a 25.5% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership represented by approximately 7.9 million convertible limited partnership units. 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 Company's 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 September 30, 2019, approximately 2,130,000 units were convertible into shares of Saul Centers common stock.

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The impact of the Saul Organization’s approximately 25.5% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership is reflected as Noncontrolling Interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Fully converted partnership units and diluted weighted average common stock outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, were approximately 31.0 million and 30.3 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, were approximately 30.8 million and 30.0 million, respectively.

5.
Notes Payable, Revolving Credit Facility, Interest and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs
The principal amount of the Company’s outstanding debt totaled approximately $1.0 billion at September 30, 2019, of which approximately $948.1 million was fixed-rate debt and approximately $75.0 million was variable rate debt outstanding under the credit facility. The carrying value of the properties collateralizing the notes payable totaled approximately $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2019.
At September 30, 2019, the Company had a $400.0 million credit facility comprised of a $325.0 million revolving facility and a $75.0 million term loan. As of September 30, 2019, the applicable spread for borrowings is 135 basis points under the revolving credit facility and 130 basis points under the term loan. Saul Centers and certain consolidated subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership have guaranteed the payment obligations of the Operating Partnership under the credit facility. Letters of credit may be issued under the revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2019, based on the value of the Company’s unencumbered properties, approximately $296.3 million was available under the revolving credit facility, there was no outstanding balance and approximately $185,000 was committed for letters of credit.
On January 4, 2019, the Company repaid in full the remaining balance of the mortgage loan secured by Countryside Marketplace, which was scheduled to mature in July 2019.
On January 10, 2019, the Company closed on a 15-year, non-recourse $22.1 million mortgage loan secured by Olde Forte Village. The loan matures in 2034, bears interest at a fixed-rate of 4.65%, requires monthly principal and interest payments of $124,700 based on a 25-year amortization schedule and requires a final payment of $12.1 million. Proceeds were partially used to repay in full the existing mortgage secured by Olde Forte Village, which was scheduled to mature in May 2019.
On June 3, 2019, the Company repaid in full the remaining balance of the mortgage loan secured by Briggs Chaney Marketplace, which was scheduled to mature in September 2019.
Saul Centers is a guarantor of the credit facility, of which the Operating Partnership is the borrower. The Operating Partnership is the guarantor of (a) a portion of the Park Van Ness loan (approximately $10.0 million of the $68.5 million outstanding balance at September 30, 2019, which guarantee will be reduced to (i) $6.7 million on October 1, 2019, (ii) $3.3 million on October 1, 2020 and (iii) zero on October 1, 2021), (b) a portion of the Kentlands Square II mortgage loan (approximately $8.6 million of the $34.3 million outstanding balance at September 30, 2019), and (c) a portion of the Broadlands Village mortgage (approximately $3.9 million of the $31.4 million outstanding balance at September 30, 2019). All other notes payable are non-recourse.
At December 31, 2018, the principal amount of the Company’s outstanding debt totaled approximately $1.0 billion, of which $910.2 million was fixed rate debt and $122.0 million was variable rate debt, including $47.0 million outstanding under an unsecured revolving credit facility. The carrying value of the properties collateralizing the notes payable totaled approximately $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2018.

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At September 30, 2019, 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
October 1 through December 31, 2019
$
—

 
$
7,384

 
$
7,384

2020
61,163

 
28,536

 
89,699

2021
11,012

 
28,333

 
39,345

2022
36,503

 
28,923

 
65,426

2023
84,225

 
29,313

 
113,538

2024
66,645

 
27,908

 
94,553

Thereafter
497,257

 
115,902

 
613,159

Principal amount
$
756,805

 
$
266,299

 
1,023,104

Unamortized deferred debt costs
 
 
 
 
8,376

Net
 
 
 
 
$
1,014,728



Deferred debt costs consist of fees and costs incurred to obtain long-term financing, construction financing and the term loan facility. 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 $8.4 million and $10.3 million, net of accumulated amortization of $6.7 million and $7.3 million, at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and are reflected as a reduction of the related debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At September 30, 2019, deferred debt costs related to the revolving credit facility, which had no outstanding balance, totaling $1.3 million, net of accumulated amortization of $0.9 million, are included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Interest incurred
$
13,103

 
$
12,361

 
$
38,972

 
$
36,863

Amortization of deferred debt costs
370

 
377

 
1,130

 
1,224

Capitalized interest
(3,088
)
 
(1,716
)
 
(7,756
)
 
(4,301
)
Interest expense
10,385

 
11,022

 
32,346

 
33,786

Less: Interest income
60

 
48

 
161

 
218

Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs
$
10,325

 
$
10,974

 
$
32,185

 
$
33,568


 
6.
Equity
The consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, reflect noncontrolling interests of $10.3 million and $9.3 million, respectively, representing income attributable to the Saul Organization for each period.
At September 30, 2019, the Company had outstanding 4.2 million depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series C Stock”). The depositary shares are redeemable 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 Series C 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. In October 2019, the Company redeemed all outstanding depositary shares representing interests in the Series C Stock (see Subsequent Events).

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At September 30, 2019, the Company had outstanding 3.0 million depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.125% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series D Stock"). The depositary shares may be redeemed at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, on or after January 23, 2023, at the $25.00 liquidation preference, plus accrued but unpaid dividends to but not including the redemption date. The depositary shares pay an annual dividend of $1.53125 per share, equivalent to 6.125% of the $25.00 liquidation preference. The Series D 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 in 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.
On September 17, 2019, Saul Centers sold, in an underwritten public offering, 4.0 million depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.000% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series E Stock”), providing net cash proceeds of approximately $96.8 million. The depositary shares may be redeemed in whole or in part, on or after September 17, 2024, at the $25.00 liquidation preference, plus accrued but unpaid dividends to but not including the redemption date. The depositary shares pay an annual dividend of $1.50 per share, equivalent to 6.000% of the $25.00 liquidation preference. The Series E 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 in 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. On September 23, 2019, Saul Centers sold, as a result of the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option, an additional 0.4 million depositary shares of Series E Stock, providing net cash proceeds of approximately $9.5 million.
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. The following table sets forth, for the indicated periods, weighted averages of the number of common shares outstanding, basic and dilutive, the effect of dilutive options and the number of options which are not dilutive because the average price of the Company's common stock was less than the exercise prices. The treasury stock method was used to measure the effect of the dilution.
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
(In thousands)
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Weighted average common stock outstanding-Basic
23,081

 
22,432

 
22,947

 
22,290

Effect of dilutive options
40

 
69

 
46

 
46

Weighted average common stock outstanding-Diluted
23,121

 
22,501

 
22,993

 
22,336

Non-dilutive options
698

 
443

 
612

 
508

Years non-dilutive options were issued
2016, 2017 and 2019
 
2016 and 2017
 
2016, 2017 and 2019
 
2015, 2016 and 2017


7.
Related Party Transactions
The Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, the Executive Vice President-Real Estate, the Executive Vice President-Chief Legal and Administrative Officer 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 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 $264,300 and $264,900 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. All amounts contributed by employees and the Company are fully vested.

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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 nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company credited to employee accounts $186,300 and $161,500, respectively, which is the sum of accrued earnings and three times the amount deferred by employees and is included in general and administrative expense. All amounts contributed by employees and credited by the Company are fully vested. The cumulative unfunded liability under this plan was $3.0 million and $2.7 million, at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 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 nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, which included rental expense for the Company’s headquarters lease, totaled approximately $6.4 million and $6.2 million, net, respectively. The amounts are generally expensed as incurred and are primarily reported as general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities included approximately $810,600 and $933,400, respectively, representing amounts due to the Saul Organization for the Company’s share of these ancillary costs and expenses.
The Company has entered into a shared third-party predevelopment cost agreement (the “Predevelopment Agreement”) with the Trust. The Predevelopment Agreement relates to the sharing of third-party predevelopment costs incurred in connection with the planning of the future redevelopment of certain adjacent real estate assets in the Twinbrook area of Rockville, Maryland. The costs will be shared on a pro rata basis based on the acreage owned by each entity and neither party is obligated to advance funds to the other.
In August 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire from the Trust approximately 13.7 acres of land located at the intersection of Ashburn Village Boulevard and Russell Branch Parkway in Ashburn, Virginia. The transaction closed on May 9, 2018, and the Company issued 176,680 limited partnership units to the Trust. The Company is constructing a shopping center, Ashbrook Marketplace, and upon stabilization, may be obligated to issue additional limited partnership units to the Trust.
The Company subleases its corporate headquarters space from a member of the Saul Organization. The lease commenced in March 2002, expires in 2022, 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 for its headquarters location was $593,500 and $590,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expense.
The B. F. Saul Insurance Agency, 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 $284,900 and $251,800 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.


8.
Stock-based Employee Compensation, Stock Option Plans, and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors
In 2004, the Company established a stock incentive plan (the "Plan"), as amended. Under the Plan, 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 charged to expense using the straight-line method over the vesting period. Director options vest immediately and are charged to expense as of the date of grant. 
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;

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(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 expense in general and administrative expenses.
Pursuant to the Plan, the Compensation Committee established a Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors for the benefit of the Company’s directors and their beneficiaries, which replaced a previous Deferred Compensation and Stock Plan for Directors. Annually, directors are given the ability to make an election to defer all or part of their fees and have the option to have their fees paid in cash, in shares of common stock or in a combination of cash and shares of common stock upon separation from the Board. If a director elects to their have fees paid in stock, fees earned during a calendar quarter are aggregated and divided by the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the first trading day of the following quarter to determine the number of shares to be credited to the director. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, 5,017 shares were credited to director's deferred fee accounts and 7,058 shares were issued. As of September 30, 2019, the director's deferred fee accounts comprise 112,603 shares.
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 Stockholders, and their issuance may not be deferred.
The following table summarizes the assumptions used in the valuation of the 2018 and 2019 option grants. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, stock option expense totaling $1.3 million was included in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of September 30, 2019, the estimated future expense related to unvested stock options was $2.9 million.
  
Directors
 
Officers
Grant date
May 11, 2018
May 3, 2019
 
May 11, 2018
May 3, 2019
Exercise price
$
49.46

$
55.71

 
$
49.46

$
55.71

Volatility
0.192

0.236

 
0.177

0.206

Expected life (years)
5.0

5.0

 
7.0

7.0

Assumed yield
3.70
%
3.75
%
 
3.75
%
3.80
%
Risk-free rate
2.84
%
2.33
%
 
2.94
%
2.43
%
 
The table below summarizes the option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019:
 
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
per share
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1
 
1,114,169

 
$
52.40

 
$
543,662

Granted
 
260,000

 
55.71

 
—

Exercised
 
(47,055
)
 
45.11

 
512,322

Expired/Forfeited
 
(7,500
)
 
56.07

 
—

Outstanding at September 30
 
1,319,614

 
53.29

 
3,712,807

Exercisable at September 30
 
773,614

 
52.29

 
2,889,025


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 September 30, 2019, the final trading day of the third quarter, the closing share price of $54.51 was lower than the exercise price of the 210,875, 227,500, and 260,000 outstanding options granted in 2016, 2017 and 2019, respectively. The weighted average remaining contractual life of the Company’s outstanding and exercisable options is 7.2 years and 6.1 years, respectively.

                                                                                                                                                                                                

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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 3.50% and 4.40%, would be approximately $977.8 million and $927.0 million, respectively, compared to the principal balance of $948.1 million and $910.2 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 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. 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 September 30, 2019, the fair value of the interest-rate swap was approximately $0.4 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 is reflected in Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
 

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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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 2019 presentation.

(In thousands)
 Shopping
Centers
 
Mixed-Use
Properties
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Consolidated
Totals
Three months ended September 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate rental operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
41,313

 
$
15,739

 
$
—

 
$
57,052

Expenses
(8,974
)
 
(5,665
)
 
—

 
(14,639
)
Income from real estate
32,339

 
10,074

 
—

 
42,413

Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs
—

 
—

 
(10,325
)
 
(10,325
)
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs
(7,260
)
 
(4,758
)
 
—

 
(12,018
)
General and administrative
—

 
—

 
(4,742
)
 
(4,742
)
Net income (loss)
$
25,079

 
$
5,316

 
$
(15,067
)
 
$
15,328

Capital investment
$
9,166

 
$
27,290

 
$
—

 
$
36,456

Total assets
$
985,244

 
$
609,560

 
$
51,960

 
$
1,646,764

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended September 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate rental operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
41,091

 
$
15,819

 
$
—

 
$
56,910

Expenses
(8,574
)
 
(5,273
)
 
—

 
(13,847
)
Income from real estate
32,517

 
10,546

 
—

 
43,063

Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs
—

 
—

 
(10,974
)
 
(10,974
)
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs
(7,249
)
 
(4,007
)
 
—

 
(11,256
)
General and administrative
—

 
—

 
(4,141
)
 
(4,141
)
Change in fair value of derivatives
—

 
—

 
10

 
10

Net income (loss)
$
25,268

 
$
6,539

 
$
(15,105
)
 
$
16,702

Capital investment
$
15,145

 
$
44,161

 
$
—

 
$
59,306

Total assets
$
982,038

 
$
514,480

 
$
9,620

 
$
1,506,138

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


(Dollars in thousands)
 Shopping
Centers
 
Mixed-Use
Properties
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Consolidated
Totals
Nine months ended September 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate rental operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
126,730

 
$
48,213

 
$
—

 
$
174,943

Expenses
(27,214
)
 
(16,508
)
 
—

 
(43,722
)
Income from real estate
99,516

 
31,705

 
—

 
131,221

Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs
—

 
—

 
(32,185
)
 
(32,185
)
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs
(21,917
)
 
(13,268
)
 
—

 
(35,185
)
General and administrative
—

 
—

 
(14,696
)
 
(14,696
)
Net income (loss)
$
77,599

 
$
18,437

 
$
(46,881
)
 
$
49,155

Capital investment
$
22,746

 
$
82,309

 
$
—

 
$
105,055

Total assets
$
985,244

 
$
609,560

 
$
51,960

 
$
1,646,764

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate rental operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
122,770

 
$
46,330

 
$
—

 
$
169,100

Expenses
(25,931
)
 
(15,394
)
 
—

 
(41,325
)
Income from real estate
96,839

 
30,936

 
—

 
127,775

Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs
—

 
—

 
(33,568
)
 
(33,568
)
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs
(21,880
)
 
(12,076
)
 
—

 
(33,956
)
General and administrative
—

 
—

 
(13,208
)
 
(13,208
)
Change in fair value of derivatives
—

 
—

 
(2
)
 
(2
)
Gain on sale of property
509

 
—

 
—

 
509

Net income (loss)
$
75,468

 
$
18,860

 
$
(46,778
)
 
$
47,550

Capital investment
$
22,288

 
$
74,011

 
$
—

 
$
96,299

Total assets
$
982,038

 
$
514,480

 
$
9,620

 
$
1,506,138

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


12. Subsequent Events
In September 2019, the Company announced the redemption of all outstanding depositary shares representing interests in its Series C Stock. The depositary shares were redeemed on October 17, 2019 at $25.00 per depositary share, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date, for an aggregate redemption price of $25.07638 per depositary share. In the fourth quarter, costs associated with the redemption were charged against Net income available to common stockholders. After the redemption date, dividends on the depositary shares representing interests in the Series C Stock ceased to accrue.
On November 5, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement (the "Contribution Agreement") to acquire from the Trust, approximately 6.8 acres of land and its leasehold interest in approximately 1.3 acres of contiguous land, together in each case with the improvements located thereon, located at the Twinbrook Metro Station in Rockville, Maryland (the “Contributed Property”). In exchange for the Contributed Property, the Company will issue to the Trust 1,416,071 limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”) at an agreed value of $56.00 per OP Unit, representing an aggregate value of $79.3 million for the Contributed Property. Title to the Contributed Property and the OP Units will be placed in escrow until certain conditions of the Contribution Agreement are satisfied.


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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, 2018. 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:
•
continuing risks related to the challenging domestic and global credit markets and their effect on discretionary spending;
•
risks that the Company’s tenants will not pay rent;
•
risks related to the Company’s reliance on shopping center “anchor” tenants and other significant tenants;
•
risks related to the Company’s substantial relationships with members of the Saul Organization;
•
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;
•
risks related to the Company’s development activities;
•
risks that the Company’s growth will be limited if the Company cannot obtain additional capital;
•
risks that planned and additional acquisitions or redevelopments may not be consummated, or if they are consummated, that they will not perform as expected;
•
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;
•
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
•
such other risks as described in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
General
The following discussion is based primarily on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
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 its transit-centric, primarily residential Mixed-Use 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

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which leases are not otherwise expiring, or in connection with renovations or relocations, management selectively attempts to increase cash flow through a variety of means, including 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.
Economic conditions within the local Washington, DC metropolitan area have remained relatively stable. Issues facing the Federal government relating to taxation, spending and interest rate policy will likely continue to impact the office, retail and residential real estate markets over the coming years. Because the majority of the Company’s property operating income is produced by our shopping centers, we continually monitor the implications of government policy changes, as well as shifts in consumer demand between on-line and in-store shopping, on future shopping center construction and retailer store expansion plans. Based on our observations, we continue to adapt our marketing and merchandising strategies in a way to maximize our future performance.  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 94.8% at September 30, 2019, compared to 95.2% at September 30, 2018.
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. As of September 30, 2019, amortizing fixed-rate debt with staggered maturities from 2020 to 2035 represented approximately 92.7% of the Company’s notes payable, thus minimizing refinancing risk in any given year. As of September 30, 2019, the Company’s variable-rate debt consisted of $75.0 million outstanding under the credit facility. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had availability of approximately $296.3 million under its $325.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility.
Although it is management’s present intention to concentrate future acquisition and development activities on community and neighborhood shopping centers and transit-centric, primarily residential 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.
The following table sets forth average annualized base rent per square foot and average annualized effective rent per square foot for the Company's Commercial properties (all properties except for the Clarendon Center and Park Van Ness apartments). For purposes of this table, annualized effective rent is annualized base rent minus amortized tenant improvements and amortized leasing commissions.
 
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Base rent
 
$
20.15

 
$
20.13

 
$
19.30

 
$
18.67

 
$
18.47

Effective rent
 
$
18.28

 
$
18.25

 
$
17.49

 
$
16.87

 
$
16.78

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recent Developments
On July 31, 2019, J. Page Lansdale tendered his resignation as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective December 31, 2019. On September 30, 2019, Mr. Lansdale advised the Company’s Chairman that his resignation will be effective September 30, 2019. Mr. Lansdale will remain a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and will be a consultant to the Company through December 31, 2019. Mr. Lansdale’s resignation, including the accelerated effective date, was not in connection with any disagreements with the Company about any matter. On October 1, 2019, the Board of Directors appointed B. Francis Saul II as President, effective immediately. In addition, the Company promoted each of Christopher H. Netter, Scott V. Schneider and D. Todd Pearson to the position of Executive Vice President.
On November 5, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement (the "Contribution Agreement") to acquire from the Trust, approximately 6.8 acres of land and its leasehold interest in approximately 1.3 acres of contiguous land, together in each case with the improvements located thereon, located at the Twinbrook Metro Station in Rockville, Maryland (the “Contributed Property”). In exchange for the Contributed Property, the Company will issue to the Trust 1,416,071 limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”) at an agreed value of $56.00 per OP Unit, representing an aggregate value of $79.3 million for the Contributed Property. Title to the Contributed Property and the OP Units will be placed in escrow until certain conditions of the Contribution Agreement are satisfied. See Part II, Item 5 in this Form 10-Q for more details about this transaction.

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From 2014 through 2016, in separate transactions, the Company purchased four adjacent properties on North Glebe Road in Arlington, Virginia, for an aggregate $54.0 million. The Company is developing approximately 490 residential units and 60,000 square feet of retail space on 2.8 acres of land. Construction is complete on the three level below grade parking structure. The building exterior facade and rooftop amenities are nearing completion. Interior units and public area finishes are expected to be completed in early 2020. Public right of way improvements and courtyard site work are in progress. The development is scheduled for substantial completion in the Spring of 2020. The total cost of the project, including acquisition of land, is expected to be approximately $275.0 million, a portion of which will be financed with a $157.0 million construction-to-permanent loan. Costs incurred through September 30, 2019 total approximately $237.3 million, of which $95.1 million has been financed by the loan. Leases have been executed for a 41,500 square foot Target and 11,000 square feet of retail shop space, resulting in approximately 88% of the planned retail space being leased.
Albertson's/Safeway is currently a tenant at seven of the Company's shopping centers, two locations of which are subleased to other grocers. In February 2017, the Company terminated the lease with Albertson's/Safeway at Broadlands Village. The Company executed a lease with Aldi Food Market for 20,000 square feet of this space, which opened in November 2017, and has executed a lease with LA Fitness for substantially all of the remaining space. The fitness center is under construction and projected to open for business during the fourth quarter of 2019.
In the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company substantially completed construction of the shell of a 16,000 square foot small shop expansion at Burtonsville Town Square and construction of interior improvements is underway. Delivery of the first leased tenant spaces occurred in late 2018, and tenant openings began in the first quarter of 2019. The total development cost is expected to be approximately $5.7 million. Leases have been executed for approximately 79% of the space and the Company has prospects for the remaining portion. In addition, a lease has been executed with Taco Bell who is expected to commence construction in late 2019 of a free-standing building on a pad site within the property.
During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company executed a termination agreement with Kmart at Kentlands Square II. In September 2018, the Company executed a lease with At Home for all of the space, which opened for business in January 2019.
In May 2018, the Company acquired from the Trust, in exchange for 176,680 limited partnership units, approximately 13.7 acres of land located at the intersection of Ashburn Village Boulevard and Russell Branch Parkway in Ashburn, Virginia. The Company's Ashbrook Marketplace, an approximately 83,000 square foot neighborhood shopping center, is under construction. A 29,000 square foot anchor grocery store lease has been executed with Lidl and, including executed pad and shop space leases, overall pre-leasing totals approximately 84% of the planned space. In addition, lease negotiations are in progress for the remaining 10,315 square feet of small shop space and the Company has prospects for the final pad site. Grocer and small shop base building construction are projected to be completed in the fall of 2019. Lidl is scheduled to open in late 2019, and the remaining tenants will begin opening in early 2020. After construction of the shopping center and upon stabilization, the Company may be obligated to issue additional limited partnership units to the Trust.
In September 2018, the Company purchased for $35.5 million, plus $0.7 million of acquisition costs, an office building and the underlying ground located at 7316 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, Maryland. In December 2018, the Company purchased for $4.5 million, including acquisition costs, an interest in an adjacent parcel of land and retail building. The purchase price was funded through the Company's revolving credit facility. The Company has completed development plans for the combined property for the development of up to 366 apartment units and 10,300 square feet of retail space. In July 2019, the Montgomery County Planning Commission unanimously approved the Company's site plan. Design and construction documents are being prepared. The Company has executed lease termination agreements with the final two office tenants and, effective September 1, 2019, the asset was removed from service and transferred to construction in progress.
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

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that the Company’s real estate 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.
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 projected cash flows of the property over its remaining useful life, on an undiscounted basis, are compared 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, an impairment loss is recognized 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.
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. Upon determination 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.

Results of Operations
Three months ended September 30, 2019 (the "2019 Quarter") compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018 (the "2018 Quarter")
Revenue
 
  
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
2018 to 2019 Change
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2019
 
2018
 
Amount
 
Percent
Base rent
 
$
46,250

 
$
46,189

 
$
61

 
0.1
 %
Expense recoveries
 
9,159

 
9,209

 
(50
)
 
(0.5
)%
Percentage rent
 
147

 
119

 
28

 
23.5
 %
Other property revenue
 
362

 
317

 
45

 
14.2
 %
Credit losses on operating lease receivables
 
(431
)
 
(101
)
 
(330
)
 
326.7
 %
Rental revenue
 
55,487

 
55,733

 
(246
)
 
(0.4
)%
Other revenue
 
1,565

 
1,177

 
388

 
33.0
 %
Total revenue
 
$
57,052

 
$
56,910

 
$
142

 
0.2
 %
Base rent includes $(530,300) and $(246,700) for the 2019 Quarter and 2018 Quarter, respectively, to recognize base rent on a straight-line basis. In addition, base rent includes $354,200 and $404,700, for the 2019 Quarter and 2018 Quarter, respectively, to recognize income from the amortization of in-place leases acquired in connection with purchased real estate investment properties.

Total revenue increased 0.2% in the 2019 Quarter compared to the 2018 Quarter.
Base Rent. The $0.1 million increase in base rent in the 2019 Quarter compared to 2018 Quarter is primarily attributable to (a) higher residential base rent ($0.2 million) partially offset by (b) a 22,400 square foot decrease in leased commercial space ($0.1 million).

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Credit Losses on Operating Lease Receivables. Credit losses on operating lease receivables for the 2019 Quarter represents 0.76% of the Company’s revenue, an increase from 0.18% for the 2018 Quarter. The increase is primarily due to one office tenant at 7316 Wisconsin Avenue, which was recently removed from service, and two retail tenants.
Other Revenue. Other revenue increased $0.4 million primarily due to higher lease termination fees.
Expenses
  
Three months ended September 30,
 
2018 to 2019 Change
(Dollars in thousands)
2019
 
2018
 
Amount
 
Percent
Property operating expenses
$
7,525

 
$
6,910

 
$
615

 
8.9
 %
Real estate taxes
7,114

 
6,937

 
177

 
2.6
 %
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs
10,325

 
10,974

 
(649
)
 
(5.9
)%
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs
12,018

 
11,256

 
762

 
6.8
 %
General and administrative
4,742

 
4,141

 
601

 
14.5
 %
Total expenses
$
41,724

 
$
40,218

 
$
1,506

 
3.7
 %
Total expenses increased 3.7% in the 2019 Quarter compared to the 2018 Quarter.
Property Operating Expenses. Property operating expenses increased 8.9% in the 2019 Quarter primarily due to (a) higher repairs and maintenance costs ($0.2 million) and (b) initial direct costs related to leasing activities that, in accordance with ASU 2016-02, are no longer capitalized ($0.2 million).
Interest Expense, net and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs. Interest expense decreased 5.9% in the 2019 Quarter primarily due to (a) higher capitalized interest ($1.4 million) partially offset by (b) higher interest incurred due to the higher outstanding debt balances ($0.7 million).
General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses increased 14.5% primarily due to higher compensation and benefits expense related to leasing activities that, in accordance with ASU 2016-02, are no longer capitalized ($0.3 million).
Nine months ended September 30, 2019 (the "2019 Period") compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (the "2018 Period")
Revenue 
  
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
2018 to 2019 Change
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2019
 
2018
 
Amount
 
Percent
Base rent
 
$
139,735

 
$
137,999

 
$
1,736

 
1.3
 %
Expense recoveries
 
27,647

 
26,582

 
1,065

 
4.0
 %
Percentage rent
 
760

 
786

 
(26
)
 
(3.3
)%
Other property revenue
 
1,087

 
856

 
231

 
27.0
 %
Credit losses on operating lease receivables
 
(987
)
 
(530
)
 
(457
)
 
86.2
 %
Rental revenue
 
168,242

 
165,693

 
2,549

 
1.5
 %
Other revenue
 
6,701

 
3,407

 
3,294

 
96.7
 %
Total revenue
 
$
174,943

 
$
169,100

 
$
5,843

 
3.5
 %
Base rent includes $(742,000) and $(627,400) for the 2019 Period and the 2018 Period, respectively, to recognize base rent on a straight-line basis. In addition, base rent includes $1.1 million and $1.2 million for the 2019 Period and the 2018 Period, respectively, to recognize income from the amortization of in-place leases acquired in connection with purchased real estate investment properties.
Total revenue increased 3.5% in the 2019 Period compared to the 2018 Period.

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Base Rent. The $1.7 million increase in base rent in the 2019 Period compared to 2018 Period is primarily attributable to (a) a 67,000 square foot increase in leased commercial space ($1.0 million), (b) higher residential base rent ($0.6 million), and (c) a $0.02 per square foot increase in commercial base rent ($0.2 million).
Expense Recoveries. Expense recoveries increased 4.0% in the 2019 Period primarily due to an increase in recoverable property operating expenses, largely repairs and maintenance and snow removal.
Credit Losses on Operating Lease Receivables. Credit losses on operating lease receivables for the 2019 Period represents 0.56% of the Company’s revenue, an increase from 0.31% for the 2018 Period. The increase is primarily due to two office tenants, one of which was at 7316 Wisconsin Avenue, which was recently removed from service, and two retail tenants.
Other Revenue. Other revenue increased $3.3 million primarily due to higher lease termination fees.
Expenses
  
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
2018 to 2019 Change
(Dollars in thousands)
2019
 
2018
 
Amount
 
Percent
Property operating expenses
$
22,641

 
$
20,766

 
$
1,875

 
9.0
 %
Real estate taxes
21,081

 
20,559

 
522

 
2.5
 %
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs
32,185

 
33,568

 
(1,383
)
 
(4.1
)%
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs
35,185

 
33,956

 
1,229

 
3.6
 %
General and administrative
14,696

 
13,208

 
1,488

 
11.3
 %
Total expenses
$
125,788

 
$
122,057

 
$
3,731

 
3.1
 %
Total expenses increased 3.1% in the 2019 Period compared to the 2018 Period.
Property Operating Expenses. Property operating expenses increased 9.0% in the 2019 Period primarily due to (a) higher repairs and maintenance expenses throughout the portfolio ($0.7 million), (b) higher snow removal costs ($0.3 million), and (c) initial direct costs related to leasing activities that, in accordance with ASU 2016-02, are no longer capitalized ($0.5 million).
Real Estate Taxes. Real estate taxes increased 2.5% in the 2019 Period primarily due to increases at (a) 601 Pennsylvania Avenue ($0.3 million) and (b) 7316 Wisconsin Avenue ($0.2 million).
Interest and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs. Interest and amortization of deferred debt costs decreased 4.1% to $32.2 million in the 2019 Period primarily due to increased capitalized interest ($3.5 million) partially offset by (b) higher interest incurred due to the higher outstanding debt balances ($2.1 million).
Depreciation and Amortization of Deferred Leasing Costs. The increase in depreciation and amortization to $35.2 million in the 2019 Period from $34.0 million in the 2018 Period was primarily due to the 2018 acquisition of 7316 Wisconsin Avenue ($1.3 million).
General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses increased 11.3% primarily due to higher compensation and benefits expense related to leasing activities that, in accordance with ASU 2016-02, are no longer capitalized ($0.9 million).

Same property revenue and same property operating income
Same property revenue and same property operating income are non-GAAP financial measures of performance and improve the comparability of these measures by excluding the results of properties which were not in operation for the entirety of the comparable reporting periods.
We define same property revenue as total revenue minus the revenue of properties not in operation for the entirety of the comparable reporting periods, and we define same property operating income as net income plus (a) interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs, (b) depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs, (c) general and administrative expenses, and (d) change in fair value of derivatives, minus (e) gains on property dispositions and (f) the operating income of properties which were not in operation for the entirety of the comparable periods.

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Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating same property revenue and same property operating income. Accordingly, our same property revenue and same property operating income may not be comparable to those of other REITs.
Same property revenue and same property operating income are used by management to evaluate and compare the operating performance of our properties, and to determine trends in earnings, because these measures are not affected by the cost of our funding, the impact of depreciation and amortization expenses, gains or losses from the acquisition and sale of operating real estate assets, general and administrative expenses or other gains and losses that relate to ownership of our properties. We believe the exclusion of these items from property revenue and property operating income is useful because the resulting measures capture the actual revenue generated and actual expenses incurred by operating our properties.
Same property revenue and same property operating income are measures of the operating performance of our properties but do not measure our performance as a whole. Such measures are therefore not substitutes for total revenue, net income or operating income as computed in accordance with GAAP.
The tables below provide reconciliations of total property revenue and property operating income under GAAP to same property revenue and operating income for the indicated periods. The same property results for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 include 49 Shopping Centers and six Mixed-Use properties and for nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 include 49 Shopping Centers and six Mixed-Use properties.

Same property revenue
(in thousands)
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Total revenue
 
$
57,052

 
$
56,910

 
$
174,943

 
$
169,100

Less: Acquisitions, dispositions and development properties
 
(72
)
 
(82
)
 
(1,155
)
 
(82
)
Total same property revenue
 
$
56,980

 
$
56,828

 
$
173,788

 
$
169,018

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shopping Centers
 
$
41,313

 
$
41,091

 
$
126,730

 
$
122,770

Mixed-Use properties
 
15,667

 
15,737

 
47,058

 
46,248

Total same property revenue
 
$
56,980

 
$
56,828

 
$
173,788

 
$
169,018

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Shopping Center revenue
 
$
41,313

 
$
41,091

 
$
126,730

 
$
122,770

Less: Shopping Center acquisitions, dispositions and development properties
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total same Shopping Center revenue
 
$
41,313

 
$
41,091

 
$
126,730

 
$
122,770

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Mixed-Use property revenue
 
$
15,739

 
$
15,819

 
$
48,213

 
$
46,330

Less: Mixed-Use acquisitions, dispositions and development properties
 
(72
)
 
(82
)
 
(1,155
)
 
(82
)
Total same Mixed-Use revenue
 
$
15,667

 
$
15,737

 
$
47,058

 
$
46,248

The $0.2 million increase in same property revenue for the 2019 Quarter compared to the 2018 Quarter, was primarily due to (a) increased lease termination fees ($0.4 million) partially offset by (b) increased credit losses on operating lease receivables ($0.3 million).
The $4.8 million increase in same property revenue for the 2019 Period, compared to the 2018 Period, was primarily due to (a) increased lease termination fees ($2.5 million), (b) increased base rent ($1.3 million), and (c) increased expense recoveries ($1.0 million).

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Same property operating income
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net income
 
$
15,328

 
$
16,702

 
$
49,155

 
$
47,550

Add: Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs
 
10,325

 
10,974

 
32,185

 
33,568

Add: Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs
 
12,018

 
11,256

 
35,185

 
33,956

Add: General and administrative
 
4,742

 
4,141

 
14,696

 
13,208

Add: Change in fair value of derivatives
 
—

 
(10
)
 
—

 
2

Less: Gain on sale of property
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(509
)
Property operating income
 
42,413

 
43,063

 
131,221

 
127,775

Add (Less): Acquisitions, dispositions and development properties
 
97

 
(52
)
 
(519
)
 
(52
)
Total same property operating income
 
$
42,510

 
$
43,011

 
$
130,702

 
$
127,723

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shopping Centers
 
$
32,339

 
$
32,517

 
$
99,516

 
$
96,839

Mixed-Use properties
 
10,171

 
10,494

 
31,186

 
30,884

Total same property operating income
 
$
42,510

 
$
43,011

 
$
130,702

 
$
127,723

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shopping Center operating income
 
$
32,339

 
$
32,517

 
$
99,516

 
$
96,839

Less: Shopping Center acquisitions, dispositions and development properties
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total same Shopping Center operating income
 
$
32,339

 
$
32,517

 
$
99,516

 
$
96,839

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mixed-Use property operating income
 
$
10,074

 
$
10,546

 
$
31,705

 
$
30,936

Add (Less): Mixed-Use acquisitions, dispositions and development properties
 
97

 
(52
)
 
(519
)
 
(52
)
Total same Mixed-Use property operating income
 
$
10,171

 
$
10,494

 
$
31,186

 
$
30,884

The $0.5 million decrease in same property operating income in the 2019 Quarter compared to the 2018 Quarter was primarily due to (a) higher credit losses on operating lease receivables ($0.3 million), (b) initial direct costs related to leasing activities that, in accordance with ASU 2016-02, are no longer capitalized ($0.2 million), (c) higher repairs and maintenance ($0.2 million) and (d) higher real estate taxes ($0.1 million) partially offset by (e) increased lease termination fees ($0.4 million).
The $3.0 million increase in same property operating income in the 2019 Period compared to the 2018 Period was primarily due to (a) increased lease termination fees ($2.5 million) and (b) increased base rent ($1.3 million), partially offset by (c) initial direct costs related to leasing activities that, in accordance with ASU 2016-02, are no longer capitalized ($0.5 million).
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash and cash equivalents totaled $52.3 million and $9.8 million at September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company’s cash flow is affected by its operating, investing and financing activities, as described below.
 
  
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
2019
 
2018
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
82,098

 
$
74,873

Net cash used in investing activities
(105,055
)
 
(96,299
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
60,648

 
20,289

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
$
37,691

 
$
(1,137
)

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Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities represents cash received primarily from rental revenue, plus other revenue, 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. The $8.8 million increase in cash used in investing activities is primarily due to (a) development expenditures related to Glebe Road ($37.0 million) and (b) increased additions to real estate investments throughout the portfolio ($6.8 million) partially offset by (c) lower acquisitions of real estate investments ($36.3 million).
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by (or used in) financing activities represents (a) cash received from loan proceeds and issuance of common stock, preferred stock and limited partnership units minus (b) cash used to repay and curtail loans, redeem preferred stock and pay dividends and distributions to holders of common stock, preferred stock and limited partnership units. See note 5 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion of financing activity.
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. We anticipate that long-term liquidity requirements will also include amounts required for property acquisitions and developments. The Company is developing a primarily residential project with street-level retail at 750 N. Glebe Road in Arlington, Virginia. The total cost of the project, including acquisition of land, is expected to be approximately $275.0 million. The Company had incurred costs totaling $237.3 million as of September 30, 2019. The remaining cost will be funded by a $157.0 million construction-to-permanent loan, which closed in 2017. The Company may also 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 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.
Management believes that the Company’s capital resources, which at September 30, 2019 included cash balances of approximately $52.3 million and borrowing availability of approximately $296.3 million on its unsecured revolving credit facility, will be sufficient to meet its liquidity needs for the foreseeable future.
Dividend Reinvestments
The Company has a DRIP that allows 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 322,534 and 303,252 shares under the DRIP at a weighted average discounted price of $52.08 and $50.78 per share, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company issued 47,189 and 93,566 limited partnership

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units under the DRIP at a weighted average price of $52.77 and $50.61 per unit during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company also credited 3,370 and 5,298 shares to directors pursuant to the reinvestment of dividends specified by the Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan at a weighted average discounted price of $52.09 and $50.49 per share, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 September 30, 2019.
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.
At September 30, 2019, the Company had a $400.0 million credit facility comprised of a $325.0 million revolving facility and a $75.0 million term loan. As of September 30, 2019, the applicable spread for borrowings is 135 basis points under the revolving credit facility and 130 basis points under the term loan. Saul Centers and certain consolidated subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership have guaranteed the payment obligations of the Operating Partnership under the credit facility. Letters of credit may be issued under the revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2019, based on the value of the Company’s unencumbered properties, approximately $296.3 million was available under the revolving credit facility, there was no outstanding balance and approximately $185,000 was committed for letters of credit.
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:
•
limit the amount of debt as a percentage of gross asset value, as defined in the loan agreement, to less than 60% (leverage ratio);
•
limit the amount of debt so that interest coverage will exceed 2.0x on a trailing four-quarter basis (interest expense coverage); and
•
limit the amount of debt so that interest, scheduled principal amortization and preferred dividend coverage exceeds 1.4x on a trailing four-quarter basis (fixed charge coverage).
As of September 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.
Preferred Stock
On September 17, 2019, Saul Centers sold, in an underwritten public offering, 4.0 million depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.000% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series E Stock”), providing net cash proceeds of approximately $96.8 million. The depositary shares may be redeemed in whole or in part, on or after September 17, 2024, at the $25.00 liquidation preference, plus accrued but unpaid dividends to but not including the redemption date. The depositary shares pay an annual dividend of $1.50 per share, equivalent to 6.000% of the $25.00 liquidation preference. The Series E 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 in 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. On September 23, 2019, Saul Centers sold, as a result of the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option, an additional 0.4 million depositary shares of Series E Stock, providing net cash proceeds of approximately $9.5 million. On October 17, 2019, the Company used the proceeds from the Series E Stock offering to redeem the outstanding 4.2 million depositary shares of its Series C Stock, including all accumulated and unpaid distributions to, but not including the redemption date. In the fourth quarter, approximately $3.2 million of costs associated with the redemption were charged against Net income available to common stockholders. As a result of the overlap between the issuance of the Series E Stock and the

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redemption of the Series C Stock, the Company incurred $0.3 million of additional preferred stock dividends during the September 2019 quarter.
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.
Funds From Operations
Funds From Operations (FFO)1 available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests for the 2019 Period, totaled $75.2 million, an increase of 8.5% compared to the 2018 Period. FFO for the 2019 Period increased primarily due to (a) higher lease termination fees in the core portfolio ($2.5 million), (b) extinguishment in 2018 of issuance costs upon redemption of preferred shares ($2.3 million), (c) higher base rent in the core portfolio ($1.3 million), and (d) lower preferred stock dividends ($0.2 million), partially offset by (e) the impact of the operations of 7316 Wisconsin Avenue ($0.5 million).
The following table presents a reconciliation from net income to FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net income
$
15,328

 
$
16,702

 
$
49,155

 
$
47,550

Subtract:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on sale of property
—

 
—

 
—

 
(509
)
Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate depreciation and amortization
12,018

 
11,256

 
35,185

 
33,956

FFO
27,346

 
27,958

 
84,340

 
80,997

Subtract:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extinguishment of issuance costs upon redemption of preferred shares
—

 
—

 
—

 
(2,328
)
Preferred stock dividends
(3,210
)
 
(2,953
)
 
(9,116
)
 
(9,309
)
FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests
$
24,136

 
$
25,005

 
$
75,224

 
$
69,360

Weighted average shares:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted weighted average common stock
23,121

 
22,501

 
22,993

 
22,336

Convertible limited partnership units
7,869

 
7,808

 
7,852

 
7,700

Average shares and units used to compute FFO per share
30,990

 
30,309

 
30,845

 
30,036

FFO per share available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests
$
0.78

 
$
0.83

 
$
2.44

 
$
2.31

1 
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 impairment charges on real estate assets and gains or losses from real estate 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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Acquisitions and Redevelopments
During the remainder of the year, the Company will continue its redevelopment activities at Glebe Road, 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 Company has been selectively involved in acquisition, development, redevelopment and renovation activities. It continues to evaluate the acquisition of land parcels for retail and mixed-use 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.
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
September 30, 2019
49

 
6

 
7,760,730

 
1,076,837

 
95.2
%
 
91.9
%
September 30, 2018
49

 
7

 
7,752,046

 
1,146,438

 
95.7
%
 
90.6
%
As of September 30, 2019, 94.8% of the Commercial portfolio was leased, compared to 95.0% at September 30, 2018. On a same property basis, 94.8% of the Commercial portfolio was leased, compared to 95.2% at September 30, 2018. As of September 30, 2019, the Residential portfolio was 97.9% leased compared to 95.7% at September 30, 2018.
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 September 30,
Square
Feet
 
Number
of Leases
 
New/Renewed
Leases
 
Expiring
Leases
2019
 
179,919

 
54

 
$
23.76

 
$
24.17

2018
 
297,013

 
48

 
18.07

 
18.44


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Additional information about the 2019 leasing activity is set forth below. The below information includes leases for space which had not been previously leased during the period of the Company's ownership, either a result of acquisition or development.
 
 
New
Leases
 
First Generation/Development Leases
 
Renewed
Leases
Number of leases
 
14

 
3

 
40

Square feet
 
26,452

 
20,757

 
153,467

Per square foot average annualized:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Base rent
 
$
21.69

 
$
22.99

 
$
24.12

Tenant improvements
 
(4.55
)
 
(5.37
)
 
(0.29
)
Leasing costs
 
(0.79
)
 
(0.45
)
 
(0.07
)
Rent concessions
 
(0.14
)
 
—

 
(0.04
)
Effective rents
 
$
16.21

 
$
17.17

 
$
23.72

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company entered into 199 new or renewed apartment leases. The average monthly rent per square foot increased to $3.52 from $3.45. During the three months ended September 30, 2018, the Company entered into 190 new or renewed apartment leases. The average monthly rent per square foot decreased to $3.49 from $3.50.
As of December 31, 2018, 994,236 square feet of Commercial space was subject to leases scheduled to expire in 2019. Of those leases, as of September 30, 2019, leases representing 284,847 square feet of Commercial space have not yet renewed and are scheduled to expire over the next three months. Below is information about existing and estimated market base rents per square foot for that space.
Expiring Leases:
 
Total
Square feet
 
284,847

Average base rent per square foot
 
$
24.11

Estimated market base rent per square foot
 
$
23.41


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 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 debt. The swap agreement was effective July 1, 2010, terminates on July 1, 2020 and effectively fixes the interest rate on the debt at 5.83%. The fair value of the swap at September 30, 2019 was approximately $0.4 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 September 30, 2019, the Company had variable rate indebtedness totaling $75.0 million. If the interest rates on the Company’s variable rate debt instruments outstanding at September 30, 2019 had been one percentage point higher, our annual interest expense relating to these debt instruments would have increased by $0.8 million based on those balances. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had fixed-rate indebtedness totaling $948.1 million with a weighted average interest rate of 5.11%. If interest rates on the Company’s fixed-rate debt instruments at September 30, 2019 had been one percentage point higher, the fair value of those debt instruments on that date would have been approximately $49.9 million less than the carrying value.

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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, Chief Executive Officer and President, its Executive 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, Chief Executive Officer and President, its Executive 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 September 30, 2019. Based on the foregoing, the Company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, its Executive 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 September 30, 2019.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2019, 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.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
None
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
The Company has no material updates to the risk factors presented in Item 1A. Risk Factors in the 2018 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, Chief Executive Officer and President, his spouse and entities affiliated with Mr. Saul II, through participation in the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan for the
July 31, 2019 dividend distribution acquired 64,022 shares of common stock at a price of $53.66 per share and
13,406 limited partnership units at a price of $54.56 per unit. The limited partnership units were sold under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable
Item 5.
Other Information
On November 5, 2019, Saul Centers, Inc. (“Saul Centers”), through its operating partnership, Saul Holdings Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership” and, together with Saul Centers, the “Company”), entered into a contribution agreement with the B. F. Saul Real Estate Investment Trust (the “Trust”), one of several members of the organization controlled by Mr. B. Francis Saul II, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President of Saul Centers (collectively, the “Saul Organization”). Pursuant to the contribution agreement, the Trust has agreed to contribute to the Operating Partnership its fee simple interest in approximately 6.8 acres of land and its leasehold interest in approximately 1.3 acres of contiguous land, together in each case with the improvements located thereon, located at the Twinbrook Metro Station in Rockville, Maryland (the “Contributed Property”). In light of the substantial relationships between the Company and members of the Saul Organization, including the Trust, and consistent with the 1993 Exclusivity and Right of First Refusal Agreement between the Company and the Saul Organization, which governs the proposed transaction, the independent members of the Company’s board of directors evaluated, negotiated and unanimously approved the Operating Partnership's acquisition of the Contributed Property pursuant to the terms of the contribution agreement.
The Company owns approximately 10.3 acres immediately north and adjacent to the Contributed Property. The contribution transaction will permit the Company to pursue a comprehensive, mixed-use development for the entire 18.4 acre assemblage (collectively, the “Twinbrook Quarter”) consistent with the Company’s strategy to seek growth opportunities in its Washington, D.C. metropolitan area Mixed-Use Portfolio through development. Approval for the Twinbrook Quarter development plan was obtained from the City of Rockville in May 2019 based upon an application previously jointly filed by the Company and the Trust. The approved zoning for Twinbrook Quarter allows development of 1,865 residential units, 472,950 gross square feet of retail space, and 431,440 gross square feet of office space. Of this total, the approved zoning on the Contributed Property allows for 918 residential units, 182,460 gross square feet of retail space and 234,340 gross square feet of office space. An 80,000 square foot anchor grocery store lease on the Contributed Property has been executed with Wegman’s. The total project build-out is projected to span over ten years from the start of construction, with a projected timeline subject to site plan approvals and building permits. Site plan documents are in process and scheduled to be filed in late 2019.
A proceeding challenging the validity of the approval of the Twinbrook Quarter development plan has been instituted by a local resident notorious for lodging similar challenges to other development approvals granted by the City of Rockville in recent years. The Company and the Trust believe that the challenge is without merit and intend to contest it vigorously. Nevertheless, the parties have agreed to escrow their respective closing deliverables in respect of the proposed contribution transaction pending receipt of a final, non-appealable resolution of the proceeding. The Contributed Property will be released from the escrow and transferred to the Operating Partnership (the “First Escrow Release”) on October 18, 2021, or such later date that is ten days after a final, non-appealable resolution of the proceeding, not favorable to the local resident, has been issued; an earlier release date may be jointly chosen by the parties if a final, non-appealable resolution of the proceeding, not favorable to the local resident, is issued earlier than October 18, 2021. The contribution agreement may be terminated if a final, non-appealable resolution of the proceeding, favorable to the local resident, is issued. Pending the final, non-appealable

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resolution of the proceeding, the parties expect to continue to collaborate in pursuing pre-development efforts with respect to Twinbrook Quarter.
In exchange for the Contributed Property, the Operating Partnership has placed into escrow for issuance to the Trust 1,416,071 units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”) at an agreed value of $56.00 per OP Unit, representing an aggregate value of $79.3 million for the Contributed Property. Subject to the First Escrow Release having occurred, half of the OP Units will be released from escrow (the “Second Escrow Release”) on the later of the date of the First Escrow Release or October 18, 2021, with the other half being released on the second anniversary of the Second Escrow Release, to be no earlier than October 18, 2023. Any OP Units released to the Trust may be converted into or exchanged for the Company’s common stock subject to the terms of the Company’s organizational documents.
The Company also has agreed to reimburse the Trust on the date of the First Escrow Release for its share of net operating income or loss from the Contributed Property from October 2019 and the pre-development expenses incurred in connection with the Twinbrook Quarter site plan submission for Phase I of the project from May 2019 through the date the Contributed Property is released from the escrow to the Operating Partnership.
The foregoing summary of the contribution agreement and the acquisition of the Contributed Property does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the contribution agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.


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Item 6.
Exhibits

31.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
32.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
99.
 
(a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.
 
 
 
The following financial statements from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”): (i) consolidated balance sheets, (ii) consolidated statements of operations, (iii) consolidated statements of equity and comprehensive income, (iv) consolidated statements of cash flows, and
(v) the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
104.
 
 
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (the Cover Page Interactive Data File is embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


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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: November 7, 2019
/s/ B. Francis Saul II
 
B. Francis Saul II
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President
 
 
Date: November 7, 2019
/s/ Scott V. Schneider
 
Scott V. Schneider
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
 
 
Date: November 7, 2019
/s/ Joel A. Friedman
 
Joel A. Friedman
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
(principal accounting officer)

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