ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
The information presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income/(loss), stockholders’ equity, and cash flows reflects all adjustments that are, in management’s opinion, necessary for a fair and consistent presentation of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in accordance with GAAP.
The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to Piedmont’s financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this report on Form 10-Q and with Piedmont’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Piedmont’s results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results expected for the full year.
PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except for share and per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
2021
|
|
December 31,
2020
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
Real estate assets, at cost:
|
|
|
|
Land
|
$
|
476,717
|
|
|
$
|
476,716
|
|
Buildings and improvements, less accumulated depreciation of $804,400 and $751,521 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
|
2,398,886
|
|
|
2,371,521
|
|
Intangible lease assets, less accumulated amortization of $79,149 and $67,850 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
|
75,853
|
|
|
90,594
|
|
Construction in progress
|
67,033
|
|
|
56,749
|
|
Real estate assets held for sale, net
|
61,218
|
|
|
60,454
|
|
Total real estate assets
|
3,079,707
|
|
|
3,056,034
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
8,122
|
|
|
7,331
|
|
Tenant receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,965 and $4,553 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
|
6,530
|
|
|
8,448
|
|
Straight-line rent receivables
|
156,912
|
|
|
148,797
|
|
Note receivable
|
118,500
|
|
|
118,500
|
|
Restricted cash and escrows
|
1,578
|
|
|
1,883
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
29,469
|
|
|
23,277
|
|
Goodwill
|
98,918
|
|
|
98,918
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred lease costs, less accumulated amortization of $191,045 and $171,817 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
|
250,443
|
|
|
272,394
|
|
Other assets held for sale, net
|
8,132
|
|
|
4,228
|
|
Total assets
|
$
|
3,758,311
|
|
|
$
|
3,739,810
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Unsecured debt, net of discount and unamortized debt issuance costs of $9,430 and $10,932 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
|
$
|
1,666,570
|
|
|
$
|
1,594,068
|
|
Secured debt, net of premiums and unamortized debt issuance costs of $— and $326 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
|
—
|
|
|
27,936
|
|
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued capital expenditures
|
111,562
|
|
|
111,997
|
|
Dividends payable
|
—
|
|
|
25,683
|
|
Deferred income
|
70,594
|
|
|
36,891
|
|
Intangible lease liabilities, less accumulated amortization of $32,481 and $27,344 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
|
29,761
|
|
|
35,440
|
|
Interest rate swaps
|
7,316
|
|
|
9,834
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
1,885,803
|
|
|
1,841,849
|
|
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Stockholders’ Equity:
|
|
|
|
Shares-in-trust, 150,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding as of June 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Preferred stock, no par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding as of June 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 750,000,000 shares authorized; 124,131,920 and 123,839,419 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
|
1,241
|
|
|
1,238
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
3,698,656
|
|
|
3,693,996
|
|
Cumulative distributions in excess of earnings
|
(1,807,679)
|
|
|
(1,774,856)
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(21,368)
|
|
|
(24,100)
|
|
Piedmont stockholders’ equity
|
1,870,850
|
|
|
1,896,278
|
|
Noncontrolling interest
|
1,658
|
|
|
1,683
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity
|
1,872,508
|
|
|
1,897,961
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
3,758,311
|
|
|
$
|
3,739,810
|
|
See accompanying notes
PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except for share and per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental and tenant reimbursement revenue
|
$
|
126,967
|
|
|
$
|
131,247
|
|
|
$
|
252,879
|
|
|
$
|
263,401
|
|
Property management fee revenue
|
536
|
|
|
622
|
|
|
1,294
|
|
|
1,395
|
|
Other property related income
|
2,715
|
|
|
2,762
|
|
|
5,302
|
|
|
7,006
|
|
|
130,218
|
|
|
134,631
|
|
|
259,475
|
|
|
271,802
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property operating costs
|
51,658
|
|
|
53,148
|
|
|
103,082
|
|
|
106,338
|
|
Depreciation
|
29,998
|
|
|
27,200
|
|
|
58,101
|
|
|
55,084
|
|
Amortization
|
20,693
|
|
|
24,349
|
|
|
43,605
|
|
|
47,980
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative
|
8,211
|
|
|
5,937
|
|
|
15,462
|
|
|
14,580
|
|
|
110,560
|
|
|
110,634
|
|
|
220,250
|
|
|
223,982
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
(12,345)
|
|
|
(13,953)
|
|
|
(24,925)
|
|
|
(29,217)
|
|
Other income
|
2,631
|
|
|
349
|
|
|
4,987
|
|
|
498
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
—
|
|
|
(9,336)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(9,336)
|
|
Gain on sale of real estate assets
|
—
|
|
|
191,369
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
191,372
|
|
|
(9,714)
|
|
|
168,429
|
|
|
(19,938)
|
|
|
153,317
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
9,944
|
|
|
192,426
|
|
|
19,287
|
|
|
201,137
|
|
Net loss/(income) applicable to noncontrolling interest
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Net income applicable to Piedmont
|
$
|
9,947
|
|
|
$
|
192,427
|
|
|
$
|
19,291
|
|
|
$
|
201,136
|
|
Per share information – basic:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income applicable to common stockholders
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
|
$
|
1.53
|
|
|
$
|
0.16
|
|
|
$
|
1.60
|
|
Per share information – diluted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income applicable to common stockholders
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
|
$
|
1.52
|
|
|
$
|
0.15
|
|
|
$
|
1.59
|
|
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic
|
124,087,113
|
|
|
125,974,762
|
|
|
124,016,933
|
|
|
125,917,859
|
|
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted
|
124,703,911
|
|
|
126,500,254
|
|
|
124,555,274
|
|
|
126,455,538
|
|
See accompanying notes
PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income applicable to Piedmont
|
|
|
$
|
9,947
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
192,427
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
19,291
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
201,136
|
|
Other comprehensive income/(loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective portion of gain/(loss) on derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges (See Note 4)
|
(295)
|
|
|
|
|
(2,569)
|
|
|
|
|
1,266
|
|
|
|
|
(24,506)
|
|
|
|
Plus/(less): Reclassification of net loss included in net income (See Note 4)
|
740
|
|
|
|
|
185
|
|
|
|
|
1,466
|
|
|
|
|
179
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income/(loss)
|
|
|
445
|
|
|
|
|
(2,384)
|
|
|
|
|
2,732
|
|
|
|
|
(24,327)
|
|
Comprehensive income applicable to Piedmont
|
|
|
$
|
10,392
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
190,043
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
22,023
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
176,809
|
|
See accompanying notes
PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
|
|
Cumulative
Distributions
in Excess of
Earnings
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income/(Loss)
|
|
Non-
controlling
Interest
|
|
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2021
|
124,029
|
|
|
$
|
1,240
|
|
|
$
|
3,697,801
|
|
|
$
|
(1,791,558)
|
|
|
$
|
(21,813)
|
|
|
$
|
1,675
|
|
|
$
|
1,887,345
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs of issuance of common stock
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(55)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(55)
|
|
Dividends to common stockholders ($0.21 per share) and stockholders of subsidiaries
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(26,068)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(14)
|
|
|
(26,082)
|
|
Shares issued and amortized under the 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan, net of tax
|
103
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
910
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
911
|
|
Net loss applicable to noncontrolling interest
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
Net income applicable to Piedmont
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,947
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,947
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
445
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
445
|
|
Balance, June 30, 2021
|
124,132
|
|
|
$
|
1,241
|
|
|
$
|
3,698,656
|
|
|
$
|
(1,807,679)
|
|
|
$
|
(21,368)
|
|
|
$
|
1,658
|
|
|
$
|
1,872,508
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
|
|
Cumulative
Distributions
in Excess of
Earnings
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income/(Loss)
|
|
Non-
controlling
Interest
|
|
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2020
|
125,921
|
|
|
$
|
1,259
|
|
|
$
|
3,690,821
|
|
|
$
|
(1,889,109)
|
|
|
$
|
(20,976)
|
|
|
$
|
1,722
|
|
|
$
|
1,783,717
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends to common stockholders ($0.21 per share) and stockholders of subsidiaries
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(26,465)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(14)
|
|
|
(26,479)
|
|
Shares issued and amortized under the 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan, net of tax
|
104
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
556
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
557
|
|
Net loss applicable to noncontrolling interest
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Net income applicable to Piedmont
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
192,427
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
192,427
|
|
Other comprehensive loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,384)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,384)
|
|
Balance, June 30, 2020
|
126,025
|
|
|
$
|
1,260
|
|
|
$
|
3,691,377
|
|
|
$
|
(1,723,147)
|
|
|
$
|
(23,360)
|
|
|
$
|
1,707
|
|
|
$
|
1,947,837
|
|
See accompanying notes
PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Additional Paid-In Capital
|
|
Cumulative Distributions in Excess of Earnings
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income/(Loss)
|
|
Non- controlling Interest
|
|
Total Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2020
|
123,839
|
|
|
$
|
1,238
|
|
|
$
|
3,693,996
|
|
|
$
|
(1,774,856)
|
|
|
$
|
(24,100)
|
|
|
$
|
1,683
|
|
|
$
|
1,897,961
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs of issuance of common stock
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(55)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(55)
|
|
Dividends to common stockholders ($0.42 per share) and stockholders of subsidiaries
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(52,114)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(21)
|
|
|
(52,135)
|
|
Shares issued and amortized under the 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan, net of tax
|
293
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4,715
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,718
|
|
Net loss applicable to noncontrolling interest
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
Net income applicable to Piedmont
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
19,291
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
19,291
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,732
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,732
|
|
Balance, June 30, 2021
|
124,132
|
|
|
$
|
1,241
|
|
|
$
|
3,698,656
|
|
|
$
|
(1,807,679)
|
|
|
$
|
(21,368)
|
|
|
$
|
1,658
|
|
|
$
|
1,872,508
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Additional Paid-In Capital
|
|
Cumulative Distributions in Excess of Earnings
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income/(Loss)
|
|
Non- controlling Interest
|
|
Total Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2019
|
125,783
|
|
|
$
|
1,258
|
|
|
$
|
3,686,398
|
|
|
$
|
(1,871,375)
|
|
|
$
|
967
|
|
|
$
|
1,726
|
|
|
$
|
1,818,974
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends to common stockholders ($0.42 per share), stockholders of subsidiaries, and dividends reinvested
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
|
(52,908)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(20)
|
|
|
(52,933)
|
|
Shares issued and amortized under the 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan, net of tax
|
242
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
4,984
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,986
|
|
Net income applicable to noncontrolling interest
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
Net income applicable to Piedmont
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
201,136
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
201,136
|
|
Other comprehensive loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(24,327)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(24,327)
|
|
Balance, June 30, 2020
|
126,025
|
|
|
$
|
1,260
|
|
|
$
|
3,691,377
|
|
|
$
|
(1,723,147)
|
|
|
$
|
(23,360)
|
|
|
$
|
1,707
|
|
|
$
|
1,947,837
|
|
See accompanying notes
PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30,
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
$
|
19,287
|
|
|
$
|
201,137
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
58,101
|
|
|
55,084
|
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs inclusive of settled interest rate swaps
|
1,441
|
|
|
530
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other amortization
|
40,120
|
|
|
43,435
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
—
|
|
|
349
|
|
General reserve for uncollectible accounts
|
412
|
|
|
4,865
|
|
Stock compensation expense
|
6,451
|
|
|
5,545
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on sale of real estate assets
|
—
|
|
|
(191,372)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Increase in tenant and straight-line rent receivables
|
(6,959)
|
|
|
(20,923)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets
|
(7,122)
|
|
|
(8,464)
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Decrease)/increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
(8,821)
|
|
|
518
|
|
Decrease in deferred income
|
(2,718)
|
|
|
(124)
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
100,192
|
|
|
90,580
|
|
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of real estate assets and intangibles
|
—
|
|
|
(396,745)
|
|
Capitalized expenditures
|
(54,706)
|
|
|
(54,952)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales proceeds from wholly-owned properties
|
—
|
|
|
350,752
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred lease costs paid
|
(6,871)
|
|
|
(23,072)
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(61,577)
|
|
|
(124,017)
|
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
|
|
|
|
Debt issuance and other costs paid
|
(52)
|
|
|
(409)
|
|
Proceeds from debt
|
169,000
|
|
|
840,625
|
|
Repayments of debt
|
(125,610)
|
|
|
(701,441)
|
|
Discount paid due to loan modification
|
—
|
|
|
(525)
|
|
Costs of issuance of common stock
|
(29)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Value of shares withheld for payment of taxes related to employee stock compensation
|
(2,936)
|
|
|
(2,601)
|
|
Repurchases of common stock as part of announced plan
|
(685)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends paid and discount on dividend reinvestments
|
(77,817)
|
|
|
(79,360)
|
|
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities
|
(38,129)
|
|
|
56,289
|
|
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and escrows
|
486
|
|
|
22,852
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and escrows, beginning of period
|
9,214
|
|
|
15,386
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and escrows, end of period
|
$
|
9,700
|
|
|
$
|
38,238
|
|
See accompanying notes
PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
1. Organization
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (“Piedmont”) (NYSE: PDM) is a Maryland corporation that operates in a manner so as to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes and engages in the ownership, management, development, redevelopment, and operation of high-quality, Class A office properties located primarily in select sub-markets within seven major Eastern U.S. office markets, with a majority of its revenue being generated from the Sunbelt. Piedmont was incorporated in 1997 and commenced operations in 1998. Piedmont conducts business through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Piedmont Operating Partnership, L.P. (“Piedmont OP”), a Delaware limited partnership. Piedmont OP owns properties directly, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, and through various joint ventures which it controls. References to Piedmont herein shall include Piedmont and all of its subsidiaries, including Piedmont OP and its subsidiaries and joint ventures.
As of June 30, 2021, Piedmont owned 54 in-service office properties and one redevelopment asset in select sub-markets located within seven major U.S. office markets: Dallas, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, Boston, Orlando, and New York. As of June 30, 2021, Piedmont's 54 in-service office properties comprised approximately 16.4 million square feet (unaudited) of primarily Class A commercial office space and were 85.9% leased.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements of Piedmont have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X, and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the statements for the unaudited interim periods presented include all adjustments, which are of a normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such periods. Results for these interim periods are not necessarily indicative of a full year’s results.
Piedmont’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Piedmont, Piedmont’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, any variable interest entity ("VIE") of which Piedmont or any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries is considered to have the power to direct the activities of the entity and the obligation to absorb losses/right to receive benefits, or any entity in which Piedmont or any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries owns a controlling interest. In determining whether Piedmont or Piedmont OP has a controlling interest, the following factors, among others, are considered: equity ownership, voting rights, protective rights of investors, and participatory rights of investors. For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes included in Piedmont’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Further, Piedmont has formed special purpose entities to acquire and hold real estate. Each special purpose entity is a separate legal entity. Consequently, the assets of these special purpose entities are not available to all creditors of Piedmont. The assets owned by these special purpose entities are being reported on a consolidated basis with Piedmont’s assets for financial reporting purposes only.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes. The most significant of these estimates include the underlying cash flows and holding periods used in assessing impairment, judgements regarding the recoverability of goodwill, and the assessment of the collectibility of receivables. While Piedmont has made, what it believes to be, appropriate accounting estimates based on the facts and circumstances available as of the reporting date, actual results could materially differ from those estimates.
Income Taxes
Piedmont has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and has operated as such, beginning with its taxable year ended December 31, 1998. To qualify as a REIT, Piedmont must meet certain organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement to distribute at least 90% of its annual REIT taxable income. As a REIT, Piedmont is generally not subject to federal income taxes, subject to fulfilling, among other things, its taxable income distribution requirement. Piedmont is subject to certain taxes related to the operations of properties in certain locations, as well as operations conducted by its taxable REIT subsidiary which have been provided for in the financial statements.
Operating Leases
Piedmont recognized the following fixed and variable lease payments, which together comprised rental and tenant reimbursement revenue in the accompanying consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30,
2021
|
|
June 30,
2020
|
|
June 30,
2021
|
|
June 30,
2020
|
Fixed payments
|
$
|
105,209
|
|
|
$
|
109,714
|
|
|
$
|
210,379
|
|
|
$
|
221,210
|
|
Variable payments
|
21,758
|
|
|
21,533
|
|
|
42,500
|
|
|
42,191
|
|
Total Rental and Tenant Reimbursement Revenue
|
$
|
126,967
|
|
|
$
|
131,247
|
|
|
$
|
252,879
|
|
|
$
|
263,401
|
|
Operating leases where Piedmont is the lessee relate primarily to office space in buildings owned by third parties. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, Piedmont recognized approximately $20,000 and $40,000, respectively, of operating lease costs related to these office space leases. As of June 30, 2021, the remaining lease term of Piedmont's right of use asset is approximately one year, and the discount rate is 1.06%.
Reclassifications
Certain prior period amounts presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets have been reclassified as of December 31, 2020 to conform to the current period financial statement presentation related to the 225 and 235 Presidential Way buildings, which was classified as held for sale as of June 30, 2021. (see Note 7).
3. Debt
The following table summarizes the terms of Piedmont’s indebtedness outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facility (1)
|
|
Stated Rate
|
|
Effective Rate (2)
|
|
Maturity
|
|
Amount Outstanding as of
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
Secured (Fixed)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$35 Million Fixed-Rate Loan
|
|
5.55
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
9/1/2021
|
(3)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
27,610
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net premium and unamortized debt issuance costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
326
|
|
Subtotal
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
27,936
|
|
Unsecured (Variable and Fixed)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amended and Restated $300 Million Unsecured 2011 Term Loan
|
|
LIBOR + 1.00%
|
|
1.10
|
%
|
|
11/30/2021
|
(4)
|
300,000
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
$500 Million Unsecured 2018 Line of Credit (5)
|
|
LIBOR + 0.90%
|
|
1.01
|
%
|
|
9/30/2022
|
(6)
|
76,000
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
$350 Million Unsecured Senior Notes
|
|
3.40
|
%
|
|
3.43
|
%
|
|
6/01/2023
|
|
350,000
|
|
|
350,000
|
|
$400 Million Unsecured Senior Notes
|
|
4.45
|
%
|
|
4.10
|
%
|
|
3/15/2024
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
$250 Million Unsecured 2018 Term Loan
|
|
LIBOR + 0.95%
|
|
2.05
|
%
|
(7)
|
3/31/2025
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$300 Million Unsecured Senior Notes
|
|
3.15
|
%
|
|
3.90
|
%
|
|
8/15/2030
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
Discounts and unamortized debt issuance costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,430)
|
|
|
(10,932)
|
|
Subtotal/Weighted Average (8)
|
|
2.88
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,666,570
|
|
|
1,594,068
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,666,570
|
|
|
$
|
1,622,004
|
|
(1)All of Piedmont’s outstanding debt as of June 30, 2021 is interest-only until maturity.
(2)Effective rate after consideration of settled or in-place interest rate swap agreements and issuance discounts.
(3)Repaid on June 1, 2021 without penalty.
(4)Piedmont currently anticipates refinancing the Amended and Restated $300 Million Unsecured 2011 Term Loan using the proceeds from a new unsecured debt issuance later in 2021.
(5)On a periodic basis, Piedmont may select from multiple interest rate options, including the prime rate and various-length LIBOR locks on all or a portion of the principal. All LIBOR selections are subject to an additional spread over the selected rate based on Piedmont’s current credit rating.
(6)Piedmont may extend the term for up to one additional year (through two available six month extensions to a final extended maturity date of September 29, 2023) provided Piedmont is not then in default and upon payment of extension fees.
(7)The facility has a stated variable rate; however, Piedmont has entered into interest rate swap agreements which effectively fix, exclusive of changes to Piedmont's credit rating, $100 million of the principal balance to 3.56% through the maturity date of the loan. For the remaining variable portion of the loan, Piedmont may periodically select from multiple interest rate options, including the prime rate and various-length LIBOR locks on all or a portion of the principal. All LIBOR selections are subject to an additional spread over the selected rate based on Piedmont’s current credit rating. The rate presented is the weighted-average rate for the effectively fixed and variable portions of the debt outstanding as of June 30, 2021 (see Note 4 for more detail).
(8)Weighted average is based on contractual balance of outstanding debt and the stated or effectively fixed interest rates as of June 30, 2021.
Piedmont made interest payments on all debt facilities, including interest rate swap cash settlements, of approximately $8.8 million and $13.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and approximately $25.3 million and $29.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Also, Piedmont capitalized interest of approximately $0.9 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and approximately $1.7 million and $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As of June 30, 2021, Piedmont believes it was in compliance with all financial covenants associated with its debt instruments.
See Note 5 for a description of Piedmont’s estimated fair value of debt as of June 30, 2021.
4. Derivative Instruments
Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives
In addition to operational risks which arise in the normal course of business, Piedmont is exposed to economic risks such as interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk. In certain situations, Piedmont has entered into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swap agreements and other similar agreements to manage interest rate risk exposure arising from current or future variable rate debt transactions. Interest rate swap agreements involve the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. Piedmont’s objective in using interest rate derivatives is to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements.
Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for Piedmont making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.
The maximum length of time over which Piedmont is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions is 45 months. A detail of Piedmont’s interest rate derivatives outstanding as of June 30, 2021 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Rate Derivatives:
|
|
Number of Swap Agreements
|
|
Associated Debt Instrument
|
|
Total Notional Amount
(in millions)
|
|
Effective Date
|
|
Maturity Date
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps
|
|
2
|
|
$250 Million Unsecured 2018 Term Loan
|
|
$
|
100
|
|
|
3/29/2018
|
|
3/31/2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Piedmont presents its interest rate derivatives on its consolidated balance sheets on a gross basis as interest rate swap assets and interest rate swap liabilities. A detail of Piedmont’s interest rate derivatives on a gross and net basis as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps classified as:
|
June 30,
2021
|
|
December 31,
2020
|
Gross derivative assets
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Gross derivative liabilities
|
(7,316)
|
|
|
(9,834)
|
|
Net derivative liability
|
$
|
(7,316)
|
|
|
$
|
(9,834)
|
|
The gain/(loss) on Piedmont's interest rate derivatives, including previously settled forward swaps, that was recorded in other comprehensive income ("OCI") and the accompanying consolidated statements of income as a component of interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, was as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
Interest Rate Swaps in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
|
June 30,
2021
|
|
June 30,
2020
|
|
June 30,
2021
|
|
June 30,
2020
|
Amount of gain/(loss) recognized in OCI
|
$
|
(295)
|
|
|
$
|
(2,569)
|
|
|
$
|
1,266
|
|
|
$
|
(24,506)
|
|
Amount of previously recorded loss reclassified from OCI into Interest Expense
|
$
|
(740)
|
|
|
$
|
(185)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,466)
|
|
|
$
|
(179)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total amount of interest expense presented in the consolidated statements of income
|
$
|
(12,345)
|
|
|
$
|
(13,953)
|
|
|
$
|
(24,925)
|
|
|
$
|
(29,217)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Piedmont estimates that approximately $2.9 million will be reclassified from OCI as an increase in interest expense over the next twelve months. Piedmont recognized no hedge ineffectiveness on its cash flow hedges during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Additionally, see Note 5 for fair value disclosures of Piedmont's derivative instruments.
Credit-risk-related Contingent Features
Piedmont has agreements with its derivative counterparties that contain a provision whereby if Piedmont defaults on any of its indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then Piedmont could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations. If Piedmont were to breach any of the contractual provisions of the derivative contracts, it could be required to settle its liability obligations under the agreements at their termination value of the estimated fair values plus accrued interest, or approximately $7.5 million as of June 30, 2021. Additionally, Piedmont has rights of set-off under certain of its derivative agreements related to potential termination fees and amounts payable under the agreements, if a termination were to occur.
5. Fair Value Measurement of Financial Instruments
Piedmont considers its cash and cash equivalents, tenant receivables, notes receivable, restricted cash and escrows, accounts payable and accrued expenses, interest rate swap agreements, and debt to meet the definition of financial instruments. The following table sets forth the carrying and estimated fair value for each of Piedmont’s financial instruments, as well as its level within the GAAP fair value hierarchy, as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively (in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
Financial Instrument
|
Carrying Value
|
|
Estimated
Fair Value
|
|
Level Within Fair Value Hierarchy
|
|
Carrying Value
|
|
Estimated
Fair Value
|
|
Level Within Fair Value Hierarchy
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents (1)
|
$
|
8,122
|
|
|
$
|
8,122
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
$
|
7,331
|
|
|
$
|
7,331
|
|
|
Level 1
|
Tenant receivables, net (1)
|
$
|
6,530
|
|
|
$
|
6,530
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
$
|
8,448
|
|
|
$
|
8,448
|
|
|
Level 1
|
Notes receivable
|
$
|
118,500
|
|
|
$
|
119,666
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
$
|
118,500
|
|
|
$
|
118,500
|
|
|
Level 2
|
Restricted cash and escrows (1)
|
$
|
1,578
|
|
|
$
|
1,578
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
$
|
1,883
|
|
|
$
|
1,883
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (1)
|
$
|
8,565
|
|
|
$
|
8,565
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
$
|
45,345
|
|
|
$
|
45,345
|
|
|
Level 1
|
Interest rate swaps
|
$
|
7,316
|
|
|
$
|
7,316
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
$
|
9,834
|
|
|
$
|
9,834
|
|
|
Level 2
|
Debt, net
|
$
|
1,666,570
|
|
|
$
|
1,741,779
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
$
|
1,622,004
|
|
|
$
|
1,690,377
|
|
|
Level 2
|
(1)For the periods presented, the carrying value of these financial instruments, net of applicable allowance, approximates estimated fair value due to their short-term maturity.
Piedmont's notes receivable and debt were carried at book value as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020; however, Piedmont's estimate of the fair value of each of these financial instruments as of each period end is disclosed in the table above. Piedmont issued notes receivable in conjunction with the sale of properties to an unrelated third-party buyer in October 2020. As the facts and circumstances as of December 31, 2020 were substantially unchanged since the issuance of the notes receivable in October 2020, Piedmont determined that the book value of the notes approximated their estimated fair value as of December 31, 2020. Piedmont uses widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis based on the contractual terms of its notes receivables and debt, including the period to maturity of each note receivable and debt facility, and uses observable market-based inputs for similar loan and debt facilities which have transacted recently in the market. Scaling adjustments are made to these inputs to make them applicable to the remaining life of Piedmont's notes receivables and outstanding debt. Consequently, the estimated fair values of the notes as of June 30, 2021 and debt as of both December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2021 are considered to be based on significant other observable inputs (Level 2). Piedmont has not changed its valuation technique for estimating the fair value of its notes receivable or debt.
Piedmont’s interest rate swap agreements presented above, and as further discussed in Note 4, are classified as “Interest rate swap” liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and were carried at estimated fair value as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The valuation of these derivative instruments was determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis based on the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity of each instrument, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities. Therefore, the estimated fair values determined are considered to be based on significant other observable inputs (Level 2). In addition, Piedmont considered both its own and the respective counterparties’ risk of nonperformance in determining the estimated fair value of its derivative financial instruments by estimating the current and potential future exposure under the derivative financial instruments that both Piedmont and the counterparties were at risk for as of the valuation date. The credit
risk of Piedmont and its counterparties was factored into the calculation of the estimated fair value of the interest rate swaps; however, as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, this credit valuation adjustment did not comprise a material portion of the estimated fair value. Therefore, Piedmont believes that any unobservable inputs used to determine the estimated fair values of its derivative financial instruments are not significant to the fair value measurements in their entirety, and does not consider any of its derivative financial instruments to be Level 3 liabilities.
6. Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments Under Existing Lease Agreements
As a recurring part of its business, Piedmont is typically required under its executed lease agreements to fund tenant improvements, leasing commissions, and building improvements. In addition, certain agreements contain provisions that require Piedmont to issue corporate or property guarantees to provide funding for capital improvements or other financial obligations. As of June 30, 2021, Piedmont had one individually significant unrecorded tenant allowance commitment of approximately $28.1 million for the approximately 20-year, 520,000 square foot renewal and expansion on behalf of Piedmont's largest tenant, the State of New York at the 60 Broad Street building in New York City. This commitment will be accrued and capitalized as the related expenditures are incurred.
Contingencies Related to Tenant Audits/Disputes
Certain lease agreements include provisions that grant tenants the right to engage independent auditors to audit their annual operating expense reconciliations. Such audits may result in different interpretations of language in the lease agreements from that made by Piedmont, which could result in requests for refunds of previously recognized tenant reimbursement revenues, resulting in financial loss to Piedmont. There were no reductions in rental and reimbursement revenues related to such tenant audits/disputes during the three or six months ended June 30, 2021 or 2020.
Contingencies Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
During the year ended December 31, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Piedmont entered into agreements with certain tenants that primarily deferred their rental payments until either the fourth quarter of 2020 or into 2021 with interest. As of June 30, 2021, most of these deferrals have been collected and any remaining balances have been reserved. The long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our tenants and the global economy remain unclear and any adverse affect on certain of Piedmont's tenants could, in turn, adversely impact Piedmont's business, financial condition and results of operations.
7. Assets Held for Sale
As of June 30, 2021, the 225 and 235 Presidential Way assets in Woburn, Massachusetts, which are assigned to the Boston geographic reportable segment, met the criteria for held for sale classification. Consequently the assets of these properties as of December 31, 2020 are presented as held for sale for comparability in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The sale of the properties is expected to close near the end of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
Real estate assets held for sale, net:
|
|
|
|
|
Land
|
|
$
|
7,750
|
|
|
$
|
7,750
|
|
Building and improvements, less accumulated depreciation of $16,699 and $16,021 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
|
|
53,248
|
|
|
52,704
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction in progress
|
|
220
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total real estate assets held for sale, net
|
|
$
|
61,218
|
|
|
$
|
60,454
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other assets held for sale, net:
|
|
|
|
|
Straight-line rent receivables
|
|
$
|
2,705
|
|
|
$
|
2,356
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred lease costs, less accumulated amortization of $996 and $802 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
|
|
5,427
|
|
|
1,872
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other assets held for sale, net
|
|
$
|
8,132
|
|
|
$
|
4,228
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8. Stock Based Compensation
The Compensation Committee of Piedmont's Board of Directors has typically granted deferred stock award units to all of Piedmont's employees based upon the previous year's financial results measured against various board approved performance metrics. Most employee awards vest ratably over three years. In addition, Piedmont's independent directors receive an annual grant of deferred stock award units for services rendered and such awards vest over a one year service period.
Certain management employees' long-term equity incentive program is split equally between the deferred stock award units described above and a multi-year performance share program whereby actual awards are contingent upon Piedmont's total stockholder return ("TSR") performance relative to the TSR of a peer group of office REITs. The target incentives for these certain employees, as well as the peer group to be used for comparative purposes, are predetermined by the Board of Directors, advised by an outside compensation consultant. Any shares earned are awarded at the end of the multi-year performance period and vest upon award. The grant date fair value of the multi-year performance share awards is estimated using the Monte Carlo valuation method.
A rollforward of Piedmont's equity based award activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
|
Unvested and Potential Stock Awards as of December 31, 2020
|
1,009,530
|
|
|
$
|
24.37
|
|
Deferred Stock Awards Granted
|
331,354
|
|
|
$
|
17.24
|
|
Increase in Estimated Potential Share Awards based on TSR Performance
|
376,060
|
|
|
$
|
25.11
|
|
Performance Stock Awards Vested
|
(200,674)
|
|
|
$
|
23.52
|
|
Deferred Stock Awards Vested
|
(267,617)
|
|
|
$
|
18.69
|
|
Deferred Stock Awards Forfeited
|
(23,564)
|
|
|
$
|
19.59
|
|
Unvested and Potential Stock Awards as of June 30, 2021
|
1,225,089
|
|
|
$
|
24.14
|
|
The following table provides additional information regarding stock award activity during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively (in thousands, except per share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30,
2021
|
|
June 30,
2020
|
|
June 30,
2021
|
|
June 30,
2020
|
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per share of Deferred Stock Granted During the Period
|
$
|
17.96
|
|
|
$
|
13.76
|
|
|
$
|
17.24
|
|
|
$
|
22.39
|
|
Total Grant Date Fair Value of Deferred Stock Vested During the Period
|
$
|
2,550
|
|
|
$
|
3,392
|
|
|
$
|
5,002
|
|
|
$
|
4,608
|
|
Share-based Liability Awards Paid During the Period (1)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
3,610
|
|
|
$
|
4,116
|
|
(1)Reflects the value of stock earned pursuant to the 2018-20 and 2017-19 Performance Share Plans during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
A detail of Piedmont’s outstanding stock awards and programs as of June 30, 2021 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date of grant
|
|
Type of Award
|
|
Net Shares
Granted (1)
|
|
Grant
Date Fair
Value
|
|
Vesting Schedule
|
|
Unvested Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 3, 2019
|
|
Deferred Stock Award
|
|
256,766
|
|
|
$
|
21.04
|
|
|
Of the shares granted, 25% vested on the date of grant, and 25% vested or will vest on May 3, 2020, 2021, and 2022, respectively.
|
|
83,176
|
|
|
May 3, 2019
|
|
Fiscal Year 2019-2021 Performance Share Program
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
29.43
|
|
|
Shares awarded, if any, will vest immediately upon determination of award in 2022.
|
|
310,576
|
|
(2)
|
February 19, 2020
|
|
Deferred Stock Award
|
|
159,157
|
|
|
$
|
24.41
|
|
|
Of the shares granted, 25% vested on the date of grant, and 25% vested or will vest on February 19, 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively.
|
|
89,729
|
|
|
March 19, 2020
|
|
Fiscal Year 2020-2022 Performance Share Program
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
25.83
|
|
|
Shares awarded, if any, will vest immediately upon determination of award in 2023.
|
|
291,104
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 17, 2021
|
|
Deferred Stock Award
|
|
266,469
|
|
|
$
|
17.15
|
|
|
Of the shares granted, 25% vested on the date of grant, and 25% vested or will vest on February 17, 2022, 2023, and 2024, respectively.
|
|
208,216
|
|
|
February 18, 2021
|
|
Fiscal Year 2021-2023 Performance Share Program
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
23.04
|
|
|
Shares awarded, if any, will vest immediately upon determination of award in 2024.
|
|
207,211
|
|
(2)
|
May 11, 2021
|
|
Deferred Stock Award-Board of Directors
|
|
35,077
|
|
|
$
|
17.96
|
|
|
Of the shares granted, 100% will vest by May 11, 2022.
|
|
35,077
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,225,089
|
|
|
(1)Amounts reflect the total original grant to employees and independent directors, net of shares surrendered upon vesting to satisfy required minimum tax withholding obligations through June 30, 2021.
(2)Estimated based on Piedmont's cumulative TSR for the respective performance period through June 30, 2021. Share estimates are subject to change in future periods based upon Piedmont's relative performance compared to its peer group of office REITs' TSR.
During the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, Piedmont recognized approximately $3.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively, of compensation expense related to stock awards, all of which related to the amortization of unvested and potential stock awards and the fair value adjustment for liability awards. During the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, Piedmont recognized approximately $6.5 million and $5.5 million, respectively, of compensation expense related to stock awards, of which $5.2 million and $4.3 million, respectively, is related to the amortization of unvested and potential stock awards and fair value adjustment for liability awards. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, 292,501 shares (net of shares surrendered upon vesting to satisfy required minimum tax withholding obligations) were issued to employees and directors. As of June 30, 2021, approximately $10.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested and potential stock awards remained, which Piedmont will record in its consolidated statements of income over a weighted-average vesting period of approximately one year.
9. Supplemental Disclosures for the Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows
Certain non-cash investing and financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, (in thousands) are outlined below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30,
2021
|
|
June 30,
2020
|
Accrued capital expenditures and deferred lease costs
|
$
|
33,199
|
|
|
$
|
16,380
|
|
Change in accrued dividends and discount on dividend reinvestments
|
$
|
(25,682)
|
|
|
$
|
(26,427)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in accrued share repurchases as part of an announced plan
|
$
|
(685)
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued stock issuance costs
|
$
|
26
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and escrows as presented in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, to the consolidated balance sheets for the respective period (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Cash and cash equivalents as of January 1, 2021 and 2020, respectively
|
|
$
|
7,331
|
|
|
$
|
13,545
|
|
Restricted cash and escrows as of January 1, 2021 and 2020, respectively
|
|
1,883
|
|
|
1,841
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and escrows, beginning of period, as presented in the accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows
|
|
$
|
9,214
|
|
|
$
|
15,386
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively
|
|
$
|
8,122
|
|
|
$
|
36,469
|
|
Restricted cash and escrows as of June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively
|
|
1,578
|
|
|
1,769
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and escrows, end of period, as presented in the accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows
|
|
$
|
9,700
|
|
|
$
|
38,238
|
|
Amounts in restricted cash and escrows typically represent: escrow accounts required for future property repairs; escrow accounts for the payment of real estate taxes as required under certain of Piedmont's debt agreements; earnest money deposited by a buyer to secure the purchase of one of Piedmont's properties; or security or utility deposits held for tenants as a condition of their lease agreement.
10. Earnings Per Share
There are no adjustments to “Net income applicable to Piedmont” for the diluted earnings per share computations.
Net income per share-basic is calculated as net income available to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Net income per share-diluted is calculated as net income available to common stockholders divided by the diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, including unvested deferred stock awards. Diluted weighted average number of common shares reflects the potential dilution under the treasury stock method that would occur if the remaining unvested and potential stock awards vested and resulted in additional common shares outstanding. Unvested and potential stock awards which are determined to be anti-dilutive are not included in the calculation of diluted weighted average common shares. For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, Piedmont calculated and excluded weighted average outstanding anti-dilutive shares of approximately 20,099 and 46,663, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, Piedmont calculated and excluded weighted average outstanding anti-dilutive shares of 169,813 and 109,229, respectively.
The following table reconciles the denominator for the basic and diluted earnings per share computations shown on the consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
Weighted-average common shares – basic
|
124,087
|
|
125,975
|
|
124,017
|
|
125,918
|
Plus: Incremental weighted-average shares from time-vested deferred and performance stock awards
|
617
|
|
525
|
|
538
|
|
538
|
Weighted-average common shares – diluted
|
124,704
|
|
126,500
|
|
124,555
|
|
126,456
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11. Segment Information
Piedmont's President and Chief Executive Officer has been identified as Piedmont's chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), as defined by GAAP. The CODM evaluates Piedmont's portfolio and assesses the ongoing operations and performance of its properties utilizing the following geographic segments: Dallas, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, Boston, Orlando, and New York. These operating segments are also Piedmont’s reportable segments. As of June 30, 2021, Piedmont also owned two properties in Houston and one property in Chicago that do not meet the definition of an operating or reportable segment as the CODM does not regularly review these properties for purposes of allocating resources or assessing performance. Further, Piedmont does not maintain a significant presence or anticipate further investment in these markets. These three properties are included in "Corporate and other" below. During the periods presented, there have been no material inter segment transactions. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as Piedmont's accounting policies.
Accrual-based net operating income ("NOI") by geographic segment is the primary performance measure reviewed by Piedmont's CODM to assess operating performance and consists only of revenues and expenses directly related to real estate rental operations. NOI is calculated by deducting property operating costs from lease revenues and other property related income. NOI reflects property acquisitions and dispositions, occupancy levels, rental rate increases or decreases, and the recoverability of operating expenses. Piedmont's calculation of NOI may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures calculated by other REITs.
Asset value information and capital expenditures by segment are not reported because the CODM does not use these measures to assess performance.
The following table presents accrual-based lease revenue and other property related income included in NOI by geographic reportable segment (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
Dallas
|
$
|
28,931
|
|
|
$
|
27,066
|
|
|
$
|
56,425
|
|
|
$
|
48,025
|
|
Atlanta
|
23,145
|
|
|
23,465
|
|
|
45,849
|
|
|
47,367
|
|
Washington, D.C.
|
14,971
|
|
|
14,866
|
|
|
29,284
|
|
|
30,397
|
|
Minneapolis
|
15,089
|
|
|
14,807
|
|
|
30,354
|
|
|
30,644
|
|
Boston
|
15,725
|
|
|
15,072
|
|
|
31,234
|
|
|
30,604
|
|
Orlando
|
12,903
|
|
|
12,695
|
|
|
28,380
|
|
|
26,926
|
|
New York
|
13,296
|
|
|
19,193
|
|
|
26,484
|
|
|
38,639
|
|
Total reportable segments
|
124,060
|
|
|
127,164
|
|
|
248,010
|
|
|
252,602
|
|
Corporate and other
|
6,158
|
|
|
7,467
|
|
|
11,465
|
|
|
19,200
|
|
Total Revenues
|
$
|
130,218
|
|
|
$
|
134,631
|
|
|
$
|
259,475
|
|
|
$
|
271,802
|
|
The following table presents NOI by geographic reportable segment (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
Dallas
|
$
|
17,244
|
|
|
$
|
15,899
|
|
|
$
|
34,020
|
|
|
$
|
28,389
|
|
Atlanta
|
14,703
|
|
|
15,023
|
|
|
29,598
|
|
|
29,934
|
|
Washington, D.C.
|
9,188
|
|
|
9,306
|
|
|
17,659
|
|
|
19,435
|
|
Minneapolis
|
8,414
|
|
|
8,066
|
|
|
16,467
|
|
|
16,766
|
|
Boston
|
11,048
|
|
|
10,552
|
|
|
21,771
|
|
|
21,249
|
|
Orlando
|
7,839
|
|
|
7,995
|
|
|
18,088
|
|
|
16,972
|
|
New York
|
7,939
|
|
|
11,342
|
|
|
15,133
|
|
|
22,457
|
|
Total reportable segments
|
76,375
|
|
|
78,183
|
|
|
152,736
|
|
|
155,202
|
|
Corporate and other
|
2,407
|
|
|
3,233
|
|
|
3,705
|
|
|
10,016
|
|
Total NOI
|
$
|
78,782
|
|
|
$
|
81,416
|
|
|
$
|
156,441
|
|
|
$
|
165,218
|
|
A reconciliation of Net income applicable to Piedmont to NOI is presented below (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
Net income applicable to Piedmont
|
$
|
9,947
|
|
|
$
|
192,427
|
|
|
$
|
19,291
|
|
|
$
|
201,136
|
|
Management fee revenue (1)
|
(247)
|
|
|
(282)
|
|
|
(637)
|
|
|
(677)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
50,691
|
|
|
51,549
|
|
|
101,706
|
|
|
103,064
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses
|
8,211
|
|
|
5,937
|
|
|
15,462
|
|
|
14,580
|
|
Interest expense
|
12,345
|
|
|
13,953
|
|
|
24,925
|
|
|
29,217
|
|
Other income
|
(2,162)
|
|
|
(134)
|
|
|
(4,302)
|
|
|
(67)
|
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
—
|
|
|
9,336
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,336
|
|
Gain on sale of real estate assets
|
—
|
|
|
(191,369)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(191,372)
|
|
Net (loss)/income applicable to noncontrolling interests
|
(3)
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
1
|
|
NOI
|
$
|
78,782
|
|
|
$
|
81,416
|
|
|
$
|
156,441
|
|
|
$
|
165,218
|
|
(1)Presented net of related operating expenses incurred to earn such management fee revenue. Such operating expenses are a component of property operating costs in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.
12. Subsequent Event
Third Quarter Dividend Declaration
On July 28, 2021, the Board of Directors of Piedmont declared a dividend for the third quarter of 2021 in the amount of $0.21 per common share outstanding to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 27, 2021. Such dividend will be paid on September 17, 2021.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (“Piedmont,” "we," "our," or "us"). See also “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” preceding Part I, as well as the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Given our low-leverage operating model of long-term leases to creditworthy tenants, the COVID-19 pandemic has not materially impacted our financial condition, overall liquidity position and outlook, or caused material impairments in our portfolio of operating properties; however, the pandemic related slowdown of leasing activity during 2020 has negatively impacted our occupancy levels and rental rate growth, and slowed our previously expected earnings growth. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the vast majority of our tenant rental collections have returned to pre-pandemic levels. Although the pandemic has had an ongoing impact on a few tenants (primarily small retail tenants), the long-term impact of the pandemic on our tenants and the global economy remains unclear.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We intend to use cash on hand, cash flows generated from the operation of our properties, net proceeds from the disposition of select properties, and proceeds from our $500 Million Unsecured 2018 Line of Credit as our primary sources of immediate liquidity. We have one debt obligation that matures over the next twelve months, a $300 million unsecured term loan, which we currently anticipate refinancing using the proceeds from a new unsecured debt issuance later this year. We have $425 million of capacity on our $500 million line of credit available as of the date of this filing. When necessary, we may seek other new secured or unsecured borrowings from third party lenders or issue securities as additional sources of capital. The nature and timing of these additional sources of capital will be highly dependent on market conditions.
Our most consistent use of capital has historically been, and we believe will continue to be, to fund capital expenditures for our existing portfolio of properties. During the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 we incurred the following types of capital expenditures (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures for redevelopment/renovations
|
$
|
23,882
|
|
|
$
|
16,440
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other capital expenditures, including building and tenant improvements
|
30,824
|
|
|
38,512
|
|
Total capital expenditures (1)
|
$
|
54,706
|
|
|
$
|
54,952
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)Of the total amounts paid, approximately $2.8 million and $0.6 million relates to soft costs such as capitalized interest, payroll, and other general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
"Capital expenditures for redevelopment/renovations" during both the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 related to building upgrades, specifically to the lobby and the addition of tenant amenities, at our 60 Broad Street building in New York City; a redevelopment project to upgrade amenities at our 200 South Orange building in Orlando, Florida; and a redevelopment master plan project to upgrade common areas, amenities, and parking, at our Galleria buildings in Atlanta, Georgia. Additionally, capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2021 also included a redevelopment project to upgrade the lobby and amenities of our 25 Burlington Mall Road building in Boston, Massachusetts.
"Other capital expenditures, including building and tenant improvements" includes all other capital expenditures during the period and is typically comprised of tenant and building improvements necessary to lease, maintain, or provide enhancements to our existing portfolio of office properties.
Given that our operating model frequently results in leases for large blocks of space to credit-worthy tenants, our leasing success can result in capital outlays which can vary significantly from one reporting period to another based upon the specific leases executed. For leases executed during the six months ended June 30, 2021, we committed to spend approximately $3.57 per square foot per year of lease term for tenant improvement allowances and lease commissions (net of expired lease commitments) as compared to $5.28 (net of expired lease commitments) for the six months ended June 30, 2020. As of June 30, 2021, we had one individually significant unrecorded tenant allowance commitment outstanding of approximately $28.1 million related to the State of New York's lease at our 60 Broad Street building mentioned above.
In addition to the amounts that we have already committed to as a part of executed leases, we also anticipate continuing to incur similar market-based tenant improvement allowances and leasing commissions in conjunction with procuring future leases for our existing portfolio of properties. Both the timing and magnitude of expenditures related to future leasing activity can vary due to a number of factors and are highly dependent on the competitive market conditions of the particular office market at the time a lease is being negotiated.
There are other uses of capital that may arise as part of our typical operations. Subject to the identification and availability of attractive investment opportunities and our ability to consummate such acquisitions on satisfactory terms, acquiring new assets consistent with our investment strategy could also be a significant use of capital. We may also use capital resources to repurchase additional shares of our common stock under our stock repurchase program when we believe the stock is trading disparately from our peers and at a significant discount to net asset value. As of June 30, 2021, we had approximately $169.3 million of board-authorized capacity remaining for future stock repurchases. Finally, we may use capital to repay debt obligations when we deem it prudent to refinance various obligations.
The amount and form of payment (cash or stock issuance) of future dividends to be paid to our stockholders will continue to be largely dependent upon (i) the amount of cash generated from our operating activities; (ii) our expectations of future cash flows; (iii) our determination of near-term cash needs for debt repayments, development projects, and selective acquisitions of new properties; (iv) the timing of significant expenditures for tenant improvements, leasing commissions, building redevelopment projects, and general property capital improvements; (v) long-term dividend payout ratios for comparable companies; (vi) our ability to continue to access additional sources of capital, including potential sales of our properties; and (vii) the amount required to be distributed to maintain our status as a REIT. With the fluctuating nature of cash flows and expenditures, we may periodically borrow funds on a short-term basis to cover timing differences in cash receipts and cash disbursements.
Results of Operations
Overview
Net income applicable to common stockholders for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was $9.9 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, as compared with net income applicable to common stockholders of $192.4 million, or $1.52 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The second quarter of 2020 included a $191.4 million gain on sale, and the related $9.3 million loss on early extinguishment of the $160 million mortgage, associated with the sale of 1901 Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Comparison of the three months ended June 30, 2021 versus the three months ended June 30, 2020
Income from Continuing Operations
The following table sets forth selected data from our consolidated statements of income for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as well as each balance as a percentage of total revenues for the same periods presented (dollars in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
2021
|
|
% of Revenues
|
|
June 30,
2020
|
|
% of Revenues
|
|
Variance
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental and tenant reimbursement revenue
|
$
|
127.0
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
131.2
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(4.2)
|
|
Property management fee revenue
|
0.5
|
|
|
|
|
0.6
|
|
|
|
|
(0.1)
|
|
Other property related income
|
2.7
|
|
|
|
|
2.8
|
|
|
|
|
(0.1)
|
|
Total revenues
|
130.2
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
134.6
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
(4.4)
|
|
Expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property operating costs
|
51.7
|
|
|
40
|
%
|
|
53.1
|
|
|
40
|
%
|
|
(1.4)
|
|
Depreciation
|
30.0
|
|
|
23
|
%
|
|
27.2
|
|
|
20
|
%
|
|
2.8
|
|
Amortization
|
20.7
|
|
|
16
|
%
|
|
24.4
|
|
|
18
|
%
|
|
(3.7)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative
|
8.2
|
|
|
6
|
%
|
|
5.9
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
2.3
|
|
|
110.6
|
|
|
|
|
110.6
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
(12.3)
|
|
|
9
|
%
|
|
(14.0)
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
1.7
|
|
Other income
|
2.6
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
0.3
|
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
2.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
(9.3)
|
|
|
7
|
%
|
|
9.3
|
|
Gain on sale of real estate assets
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
191.4
|
|
|
142
|
%
|
|
(191.4)
|
|
Net income
|
$
|
9.9
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
|
$
|
192.4
|
|
|
143
|
%
|
|
$
|
(182.5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
Rental and tenant reimbursement revenue decreased approximately $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily reflecting the impact of disposition activity that occurred during the last half of 2020 and the slow down in leasing activity due to the pandemic and resulting lower overall portfolio occupancy compared to the second quarter of 2020.
Expense
Property operating costs decreased approximately $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in the prior year due to disposition activity subsequent to April 1, 2020 and lower real estate taxes in certain jurisdictions.
Depreciation expense increased approximately $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year. Approximately $4.5 million of the increase was due to depreciation on additional building and tenant improvements placed in service subsequent to April 1, 2020 at our existing properties. This increase was partially offset by disposition activity subsequent to April 1, 2020.
Amortization expense decreased approximately $3.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The decrease is primarily due to certain lease intangible assets at our existing properties becoming fully amortized as a result of the expiration of leases subsequent to April 1, 2020.
General and administrative expense increased approximately $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily reflecting increased accruals for potential performance-based compensation.
Other Income (Expense)
Interest expense decreased approximately $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year primarily as a result of the repayment of a $160 million mortgage in conjunction with the sale of the 1901 Market Street building in June 2020, as well as an increase in capitalized interest for redevelopment projects during the three months ended June 30, 2021.
Other income increased approximately $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The variance is attributable to interest income recognized on notes receivable due from the purchaser of our New Jersey Portfolio in October 2020. The notes receivable mature in October 2023 and are secured by the 200 and 400 Bridgewater Crossing properties.
The loss on early extinguishment of debt during the three months ended June 30, 2020 was associated with the early repayment of the $160 Million Fixed-Rate Loan which was collateralized by the 1901 Market Street building. The property was sold during the three months ended June 30, 2020. The loss, which modestly reduces the significant gain on sale, was comprised of a prepayment penalty and unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts associated with the loan.
Gain on sale of real estate assets during the three months ended June 30, 2020 includes a gain of approximately $191.4 million recognized on the sale of the 1901 Market Street building.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the six months ended June 30, 2021 versus the six months ended June 30, 2020
The following table sets forth selected data from our consolidated statements of income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as well as each balance as a percentage of total revenues for the same period presented (dollars in millions):
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June 30,
2021
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% of Revenues
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June 30,
2020
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% of Revenues
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Variance
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Revenue:
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Rental and tenant reimbursement revenue
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$
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252.9
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$
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263.4
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$
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(10.5)
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Property management fee revenue
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1.3
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1.4
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(0.1)
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Other property related income
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5.3
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7.0
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(1.7)
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Total revenues
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259.5
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100
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%
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271.8
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100
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%
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(12.3)
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Expense:
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Property operating costs
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103.1
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40
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%
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106.4
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39
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%
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(3.3)
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Depreciation
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58.1
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22
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%
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55.1
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20
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%
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3.0
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Amortization
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43.6
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17
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%
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48.0
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18
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%
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(4.4)
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General and administrative
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15.4
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6
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%
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14.6
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5
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%
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0.8
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220.2
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224.1
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(3.9)
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Other income (expense):
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Interest expense
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(24.9)
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10
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%
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(29.2)
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11
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%
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4.3
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Other income
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4.9
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|
|
2
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%
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|
0.5
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|
|
—
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%
|
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4.4
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|
|
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Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
—
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|
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—
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%
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|
(9.3)
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|
|
3
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%
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|
9.3
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Gain on sale of real estate assets
|
—
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|
|
—
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%
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|
191.4
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|
|
70
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%
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(191.4)
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Net income
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$
|
19.3
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|
|
7
|
%
|
|
$
|
201.1
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|
|
74
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%
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|
$
|
(181.8)
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Revenue
Rental and tenant reimbursement revenue decreased approximately $10.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily reflecting the impacts of disposition activity that occurred during the last half of 2020 and slower leasing activity in 2020 during the pandemic which lowered overall portfolio occupancy during the first six months of 2021 as compared to the first six months of 2020.
Other property related income decreased approximately $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to lower transient parking utilization at our buildings during the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year as result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Expense
Property operating costs decreased approximately $3.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The variance was primarily due to lower janitorial costs and other property operating costs as a result of reduced building utilization across our portfolio as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Depreciation expense increased approximately $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to additional building and tenant improvements placed in service subsequent to January 1, 2020, partially offset by a net decrease in depreciation associated with capital disposition activity subsequent to January 1, 2020.
Amortization expense decreased approximately $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year. Amortization expense decreased primarily due to certain lease intangible assets at our existing properties becoming fully amortized as a result of the expiration of leases subsequent to January 1, 2020.
General and administrative expenses increased approximately $0.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily reflecting increased accruals for potential performance-based compensation.
Other Income (Expense)
Interest expense decreased approximately $4.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year primarily as a result of the repayment of a $160 million mortgage in conjunction with the sale of the 1901 Market Street building in June 2020, as well as an increase in capitalized interest for redevelopment projects during the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Other income increased approximately $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The variance is attributable to interest income recognized on notes receivable due from the purchaser of our New Jersey Portfolio in October 2020. The notes receivable mature in October 2023 and are secured by the 200 and 400 Bridgewater Crossing properties.
The loss on early extinguishment of debt during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was associated with the early repayment of the $160 Million Fixed-Rate Loan which was collateralized by the 1901 Market Street building. The property was sold during the six months ended June 30, 2020. The loss, which modestly reduces the significant gain on sale, was comprised of a prepayment penalty and unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts associated with the loan.
Gain on sale of real estate assets during the six months ended June 30, 2020 includes a gain of approximately $191.4 million recognized on the sale of the 1901 Market Street building.
Issuer and Guarantor Financial Information
Piedmont, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Piedmont Operating Partnership, LP ("Piedmont OP" or the "Issuer"), has issued senior unsecured notes payable of $350 million, $400 million, and $300 million, that mature in 2023, 2024, and 2030, respectively (collectively, the "Notes"). The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of Piedmont OP and rank equally in right of payment with all of Piedmont OP's other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and would be effectively subordinated in right of payment to any of Piedmont OP’s future mortgage or other secured indebtedness (to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness) and to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of Piedmont OP’s subsidiaries, whether secured or unsecured.
The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Guarantor"), the parent entity that consolidates Piedmont OP and all other subsidiaries. By execution of the guarantee, the Guarantor guarantees to each holder of the Notes that the principal and interest on the Notes will be paid in full when due, whether at the maturity dates of the respective loans, or upon acceleration, upon redemption, or otherwise, and interest on overdue principal and interest on any overdue interest, if any, on the Notes and all other obligations of the Issuer to the holders of the Notes will be promptly paid in full. The Guarantor's guarantee of the Notes is its senior unsecured obligation and ranks equally in right of payment with all of the Guarantor's other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and guarantees. The Guarantor’s guarantee of the Notes is effectively subordinated in right of payment to any future mortgage or other secured indebtedness or secured guarantees of the Guarantor (to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness and guarantees); and all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities, whether secured or unsecured, of the Guarantor’s subsidiaries.
In the event of the bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization or other winding up of Piedmont OP or the Guarantor, assets that secure any of their respective secured indebtedness and other secured obligations will be available to pay their respective obligations under the Notes or the guarantee, as applicable, and their other respective unsecured indebtedness and other unsecured obligations only after all of their respective indebtedness and other obligations secured by those assets have been repaid in full.
The non-Guarantors are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay any amounts due pursuant to the Notes, or to make any funds available therefore, whether by dividends, loans, distributions or other payments.
Pursuant to Rule 13-01 of Regulation S-X, Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities Registered or Being Registered, the following tables present summarized financial information for Piedmont OP as Issuer and Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. as Guarantor on a combined basis after elimination of (i) intercompany transactions and balances among the Issuer and the Guarantor and (ii) equity in earnings from and investments in any subsidiary that is a non-Guarantor (in thousands):
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Combined Balances of Piedmont OP and Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. as Issuer and Guarantor, respectively
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As of
June 30, 2021
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|
As of
December 31, 2020
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|
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Due from non-guarantor subsidiary
|
$
|
900
|
|
|
$
|
810
|
|
Total assets
|
$
|
347,520
|
|
|
$
|
347,757
|
|
Total liabilities
|
$
|
1,699,749
|
|
|
$
|
1,654,009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
$
|
23,031
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
$
|
(21,834)
|
|
Net Operating Income by Geographic Segment
Our President and Chief Executive Officer has been identified as our chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), as defined by GAAP. Our CODM evaluates Piedmont's portfolio and assesses the ongoing operations and performance of its properties utilizing the following geographic segments: Dallas, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, Boston, Orlando, and New York. These operating segments are also our reportable segments. As of June 30, 2021, we also owned two properties in Houston and one property in Chicago that do not meet the definition of an operating or reportable segment as the CODM does not regularly review these properties for purposes of allocating resources or assessing performance. Further, we do not maintain a significant presence or anticipate further investment in these markets. These three properties are included in "Corporate and other" below. See Note 11 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional information and a reconciliation of Net income applicable to Piedmont to accrual-based net operating income ("NOI").
The following table presents NOI by geographic segment (in thousands):
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|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
Dallas
|
$
|
17,244
|
|
|
$
|
15,899
|
|
|
$
|
34,020
|
|
|
$
|
28,389
|
|
Atlanta
|
14,703
|
|
|
15,023
|
|
|
29,598
|
|
|
29,934
|
|
Washington, D.C.
|
9,188
|
|
|
9,306
|
|
|
17,659
|
|
|
19,435
|
|
Minneapolis
|
8,414
|
|
|
8,066
|
|
|
16,467
|
|
|
16,766
|
|
Boston
|
11,048
|
|
|
10,552
|
|
|
21,771
|
|
|
21,249
|
|
Orlando
|
7,839
|
|
|
7,995
|
|
|
18,088
|
|
|
16,972
|
|
New York
|
7,939
|
|
|
11,342
|
|
|
15,133
|
|
|
22,457
|
|
Total reportable segments
|
76,375
|
|
|
78,183
|
|
|
152,736
|
|
|
155,202
|
|
Corporate and other
|
2,407
|
|
|
3,233
|
|
|
3,705
|
|
|
10,016
|
|
Total NOI
|
$
|
78,782
|
|
|
$
|
81,416
|
|
|
$
|
156,441
|
|
|
$
|
165,218
|
|
Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 Versus the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Dallas
NOI increased primarily as a result of the purchase of the Dallas Galleria Office Towers in February 2020.
Washington, D.C.
NOI decreased largely due to the write-off of certain lease-related assets at our 3100 Clarendon Boulevard building, as well as the timing of lease terminations and re-leasing of space at our 4250 N. Fairfax Drive building.
Orlando.
NOI increased primarily due to lease termination income recognized at our 200 South Orange Avenue building during first quarter 2021.
New York
NOI decreased primarily due to the sale of the New Jersey Portfolio in October 2020.
Corporate and other
NOI decreased primarily as a result of the sale of 1901 Market Street building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in June 2020.
Funds From Operations ("FFO"), Core Funds From Operations ("Core FFO"), and Adjusted Funds From Operations
(“AFFO”)
Net income calculated in accordance with GAAP is the starting point for calculating FFO, Core FFO, and AFFO. These metrics are non-GAAP financial measures and should not be viewed as an alternative measurement of our operating performance to net income. Management believes that accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered the presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting alone to be insufficient. As a result, we believe that the additive use of FFO, Core FFO, and AFFO, together with the required GAAP presentation, provides a more complete understanding of our performance relative to our competitors and a more informed and appropriate basis on which to make decisions involving operating, financing, and investing activities.
We calculate FFO in accordance with the current National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") definition. NAREIT currently defines FFO as Net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP), excluding depreciation and amortization related to real estate, gains and losses from the sale of certain real estate assets, gains and losses from change in control, and impairment write-downs of certain real estate assets and investment in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate held by the entity. Other REITs may not define FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition, or may interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do; therefore, our computation of FFO may not be comparable to the computation made by other REITs.
We calculate Core FFO by starting with FFO, as defined by NAREIT, and adjusting for gains or losses on the extinguishment of swaps and/or debt and any significant non-recurring or infrequent items. Core FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be viewed as an alternative to net income calculated in accordance with GAAP as a measurement of our operating performance. We believe that Core FFO is helpful to investors as a supplemental performance measure because it excludes the effects of certain infrequent or non-recurring items which can create significant earnings volatility, but which do not directly relate to our core recurring business operations. As a result, we believe that Core FFO can help facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and provides a more meaningful predictor of future earnings potential. Other REITs may not define Core FFO in the same manner as us; therefore, our computation of Core FFO may not be comparable to the computation made by other REITs.
We calculate AFFO by starting with Core FFO and adjusting for non-incremental capital expenditures and non-cash items including: non-real estate depreciation, straight-lined rent and fair value lease adjustments, non-cash components of interest expense and compensation expense. AFFO is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be viewed as an alternative to net income calculated in accordance with GAAP as a measurement of our operating performance. We believe that AFFO is helpful to investors as a meaningful supplemental comparative performance measure of our ability to make incremental capital investments in new properties or enhancements to existing properties that improve revenue growth potential. Other REITs may not define AFFO in the same manner as us; therefore, our computation of AFFO may not be comparable to the computation of other REITs.
Reconciliations of net income to FFO, Core FFO, and AFFO are presented below (in thousands except per share amounts):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30,
2021
|
|
Per
Share(1)
|
|
June 30,
2020
|
|
Per
Share(1)
|
|
June 30,
2021
|
|
Per
Share(1)
|
|
June 30,
2020
|
|
Per
Share(1)
|
GAAP net income applicable to common stock
|
$
|
9,947
|
|
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
|
$
|
192,427
|
|
|
$
|
1.52
|
|
|
$
|
19,291
|
|
|
$
|
0.15
|
|
|
$
|
201,136
|
|
|
$
|
1.59
|
|
Depreciation of real estate assets
|
29,725
|
|
|
0.24
|
|
|
26,873
|
|
|
0.21
|
|
|
57,537
|
|
|
0.47
|
|
|
54,424
|
|
|
0.43
|
|
Amortization of lease-related costs
|
20,681
|
|
|
0.16
|
|
|
24,336
|
|
|
0.19
|
|
|
43,581
|
|
|
0.35
|
|
|
47,954
|
|
|
0.38
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on sale of real estate assets
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(191,369)
|
|
|
(1.51)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(191,372)
|
|
|
(1.51)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NAREIT Funds From Operations applicable to common stock
|
$
|
60,353
|
|
|
$
|
0.48
|
|
|
$
|
52,267
|
|
|
$
|
0.41
|
|
|
$
|
120,409
|
|
|
$
|
0.97
|
|
|
$
|
112,142
|
|
|
$
|
0.89
|
|
Adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,336
|
|
|
0.08
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,336
|
|
|
0.07
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Core Funds From Operations applicable to common stock
|
$
|
60,353
|
|
|
$
|
0.48
|
|
|
$
|
61,603
|
|
|
$
|
0.49
|
|
|
$
|
120,409
|
|
|
$
|
0.97
|
|
|
$
|
121,478
|
|
|
$
|
0.96
|
|
Adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs, fair market value adjustments on notes payable, and discounts on debt
|
573
|
|
|
|
|
672
|
|
|
|
|
1,227
|
|
|
|
|
1,249
|
|
|
|
Depreciation of non real estate assets
|
264
|
|
|
|
|
319
|
|
|
|
|
546
|
|
|
|
|
644
|
|
|
|
Straight-line effects of lease revenue
|
(2,402)
|
|
|
|
|
(7,278)
|
|
|
|
|
(6,505)
|
|
|
|
|
(14,063)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation adjustments
|
2,404
|
|
|
|
|
645
|
|
|
|
|
3,515
|
|
|
|
|
2,945
|
|
|
|
Net effect of amortization of above and below-market in-place lease intangibles
|
(2,669)
|
|
|
|
|
(3,304)
|
|
|
|
|
(5,461)
|
|
|
|
|
(6,277)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-incremental capital expenditures (2)
|
(16,862)
|
|
|
|
|
(7,689)
|
|
|
|
|
(34,209)
|
|
|
|
|
(42,451)
|
|
|
|
Adjusted Funds From Operations applicable to common stock
|
$
|
41,661
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
44,968
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
79,522
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
63,525
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding – diluted
|
124,704
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|
|
|
|
126,500
|
|
|
|
|
124,555
|
|
|
|
|
126,456
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)Based on weighted average shares outstanding – diluted.
(2)We define non-incremental capital expenditures as capital expenditures of a recurring nature related to tenant improvements, leasing commissions, and building capital that do not incrementally enhance the underlying assets' income generating capacity. Tenant improvements, leasing commissions, building capital and deferred lease incentives incurred to lease space that was vacant at acquisition, leasing costs for spaces vacant for greater than one year, leasing costs for spaces at newly acquired properties for which in-place leases expire shortly after acquisition, improvements associated with the expansion of a building, and renovations that either enhance the rental rates of a building or change the property's underlying classification, such as from a Class B to a Class A property, are excluded from this measure. Non-incremental capital expenditures incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2020 includes a $16 million leasing commission for the approximately 20-year, 520,000-square-foot renewal and expansion of the State of New York's lease at our 60 Broad Street building in New York City that was executed during the fourth quarter of 2019.
Property and Same Store Net Operating Income
Property Net Operating Income ("Property NOI") is a non-GAAP measure which we use to assess our operating results. We calculate Property NOI beginning with Net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) before interest, income-related federal, state, and local taxes, depreciation and amortization and removing any impairment losses, gains or losses from sales of property and other significant infrequent items that create volatility within our earnings and make it difficult to determine the earnings generated by our core ongoing business. Furthermore, we remove general and administrative expenses, income associated with property management performed by us for other organizations, and other income or expense items such as interest income from loan investments or costs from the pursuit of non-consummated transactions. For Property NOI (cash basis), the effects of straight-lined rents and fair value lease revenue are also eliminated; while such effects are not adjusted in calculating Property NOI (accrual basis). Property NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be viewed as an alternative to net income calculated in accordance with GAAP as a measurement of our operating performance. We believe that Property NOI, on either a cash or accrual basis, is helpful to investors as a supplemental comparative performance measure of income generated by our properties alone without our administrative overhead. Other REITs may not define Property NOI in the same manner as we do; therefore, our computation of Property NOI may not be comparable to that of other REITs.
We calculate Same Store Net Operating Income ("Same Store NOI") as Property NOI attributable to the properties (excluding undeveloped land parcels) that were (i) owned by us during the entire span of the current and prior year reporting periods; (ii) that were not being developed or redeveloped during those periods; and (iii) for which no operating expenses were capitalized during those periods. For Same Store NOI (cash basis), the effects of straight-lined rents and fair value lease revenue are also eliminated. Same Store NOI, on either a cash or accrual basis, is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be viewed as an alternative to net income calculated in accordance with GAAP as a measurement of our operating performance. We believe that Same Store NOI is helpful to investors as a supplemental comparative performance measure of the income generated from the same group of properties from one period to the next. Other REITs may not define Same Store NOI in the same manner as we do; therefore, our computation of Same Store NOI may not be comparable to that of other REITs.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation from net income calculated in accordance with GAAP to EBITDAre, Core EBITDA, Property NOI, and Same Store NOI, on both a cash and accrual basis, for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively (in thousands):
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Basis
|
|
Accrual Basis
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
June 30,
2021
|
|
June 30,
2020
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|
June 30,
2021
|
|
June 30,
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income applicable to Piedmont (GAAP basis)
|
$
|
9,947
|
|
|
$
|
192,427
|
|
|
$
|
9,947
|
|
|
$
|
192,427
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss applicable to noncontrolling interest
|
(3)
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Interest expense
|
12,345
|
|
|
13,953
|
|
|
12,345
|
|
|
13,953
|
|
Depreciation
|
29,989
|
|
|
27,192
|
|
|
29,989
|
|
|
27,192
|
|
Amortization
|
20,681
|
|
|
24,336
|
|
|
20,681
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|
|
24,336
|
|
Depreciation and amortization attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
21
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on sale of real estate assets
|
—
|
|
|
(191,369)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(191,369)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBITDAre(1)
|
$
|
72,980
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|
|
$
|
66,559
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|
|
$
|
72,980
|
|
|
$
|
66,559
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|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
—
|
|
|
9,336
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|
|
—
|
|
|
9,336
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Core EBITDA(2)
|
$
|
72,980
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|
|
$
|
75,895
|
|
|
$
|
72,980
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|
|
$
|
75,895
|
|
General & administrative expenses
|
8,211
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|
|
5,937
|
|
|
8,211
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|
|
5,937
|
|
Management fee revenue (3)
|
(247)
|
|
|
(282)
|
|
|
(247)
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|
|
(282)
|
|
Other income
|
(2,162)
|
|
|
(134)
|
|
|
(2,162)
|
|
|
(134)
|
|
Non-cash general reserve for uncollectible accounts
|
—
|
|
|
4,865
|
|
|
|
|
|
Straight-line rent effects of lease revenue
|
(2,402)
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|
|
(7,278)
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|
|
|
|
|
Straight line effects of lease revenue attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
—
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of lease-related intangibles
|
(2,669)
|
|
|
(3,304)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property NOI
|
$
|
73,711
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|
|
$
|
75,696
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|
|
$
|
78,782
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|
|
$
|
81,416
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net operating income from:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisitions (4)
|
(8,761)
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|
|
(5,740)
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|
|
(10,412)
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|
|
(8,012)
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|
Dispositions (5)
|
(258)
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|
|
(8,186)
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|
|
(258)
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|
|
(8,777)
|
|
Other investments (6)
|
182
|
|
|
134
|
|
|
238
|
|
|
680
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Same Store NOI
|
$
|
64,874
|
|
|
$
|
61,904
|
|
|
$
|
68,350
|
|
|
$
|
65,307
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change period over period in Same Store NOI
|
4.8
|
%
|
|
N/A
|
|
4.7
|
%
|
|
N/A
|
(1)We calculate Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization- Real Estate ("EBITDAre") in accordance with the current NAREIT definition. NAREIT currently defines EBITDAre as net income (computed in accordance with GAAP) adjusted for gains or losses from sales of property, impairment losses, depreciation on real estate assets, amortization on real estate assets, interest expense and taxes, along with the same adjustments for joint ventures. Some of the adjustments mentioned can vary among owners of identical assets in similar conditions based on historical cost accounting and useful-life estimates. EBITDAre is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be viewed as an alternative to net income calculated in accordance with GAAP as a measurement of our operating performance. We believe that EBITDAre is helpful to investors as a supplemental performance measure because it provides a metric for understanding our results from ongoing operations without taking into account the effects of non-cash expenses (such as depreciation and amortization) and capitalization and capital structure expenses (such as interest expense and taxes). We also believe that EBITDAre can help facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and with other REITs. However, other REITs may not define EBITDAre in accordance with the NAREIT definition, or may interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than us; therefore, our computation of EBITDAre may not be comparable to that of such
other REITs.
(2)We calculate Core Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization ("Core EBITDA") as net income (computed in accordance with GAAP) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and incrementally removing any impairment losses, gains or losses from sales of property and other significant infrequent items that create volatility within our earnings and make it difficult to determine the earnings generated by our core ongoing business. Core EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be viewed as an alternative to net income calculated in accordance with GAAP as a measurement of our operating performance. We believe that Core EBITDA is helpful to investors as a supplemental performance measure because it provides a metric for understanding the performance of our results from ongoing operations without taking into account the effects of non-cash expenses (such as depreciation and amortization), as well as items that are not part of normal day-to-day operations of our business. Other REITs may not define Core EBITDA in the same manner as us; therefore, our computation of Core EBITDA may not be comparable to that of other REITs.
(3)Presented net of related operating expenses incurred to earn such management fee revenue.
(4)Acquisitions consist of One Galleria Tower, Two Galleria Tower and Three Galleria Tower in Dallas, Texas, purchased on February 12, 2020.
(5)Dispositions consist of 1901 Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sold on June 25, 2020, and the New Jersey property portfolio sold on October 28, 2020.
(6)Other investments consist of active redevelopment and development projects, land, and recently completed redevelopment and development projects for which some portion of operating expenses were capitalized during the current and/or prior year reporting periods. The operating results from 222 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida are included in this line item.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income calculated in accordance with GAAP to EBITDAre, Core EBITDA, Property NOI, and Same Store NOI, on both a cash and accrual basis, for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Basis
|
|
Accrual Basis
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30,
2021
|
|
June 30,
2020
|
|
June 30,
2021
|
|
June 30,
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income applicable to Piedmont (GAAP basis)
|
$
|
19,291
|
|
|
$
|
201,136
|
|
|
$
|
19,291
|
|
|
$
|
201,136
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss)/income applicable to noncontrolling interest
|
(4)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
1
|
|
Interest expense
|
24,925
|
|
|
29,217
|
|
|
24,925
|
|
|
29,217
|
|
Depreciation
|
58,083
|
|
|
55,068
|
|
|
58,083
|
|
|
55,068
|
|
Amortization
|
43,581
|
|
|
47,954
|
|
|
43,581
|
|
|
47,954
|
|
Depreciation and amortization attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
42
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on sale of real estate assets
|
—
|
|
|
(191,372)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(191,372)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBITDAre(1)
|
$
|
145,918
|
|
|
$
|
142,046
|
|
|
$
|
145,918
|
|
|
$
|
142,046
|
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
—
|
|
|
9,336
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,336
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Core EBITDA(2)
|
$
|
145,918
|
|
|
$
|
151,382
|
|
|
$
|
145,918
|
|
|
$
|
151,382
|
|
General & administrative expenses
|
15,462
|
|
|
14,580
|
|
|
15,462
|
|
|
14,580
|
|
Management fee revenue (3)
|
(637)
|
|
|
(677)
|
|
|
(637)
|
|
|
(677)
|
|
Other income
|
(4,302)
|
|
|
(67)
|
|
|
(4,302)
|
|
|
(67)
|
|
Non-cash general reserve for uncollectible accounts
|
412
|
|
|
4,865
|
|
|
|
|
|
Straight-line rent effects of lease revenue
|
(6,505)
|
|
|
(14,063)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Straight line effects of lease revenue attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
1
|
|
|
(6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of lease-related intangibles
|
(5,461)
|
|
|
(6,277)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property NOI
|
$
|
144,888
|
|
|
$
|
149,737
|
|
|
$
|
156,441
|
|
|
$
|
165,218
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net operating (income)/loss from:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisitions (4)
|
(16,202)
|
|
|
(9,279)
|
|
|
(19,624)
|
|
|
(12,741)
|
|
Dispositions (5)
|
155
|
|
|
(16,887)
|
|
|
155
|
|
|
(18,138)
|
|
Other investments (6)
|
326
|
|
|
238
|
|
|
438
|
|
|
838
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Same Store NOI
|
$
|
129,167
|
|
|
$
|
123,809
|
|
|
$
|
137,410
|
|
|
$
|
135,177
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change period over period in Same Store NOI
|
4.3
|
%
|
|
N/A
|
|
1.7
|
%
|
|
N/A
|
(1)We calculate EBITDAre in accordance with the current NAREIT definition. NAREIT currently defines EBITDAre as net income (computed in accordance with GAAP) adjusted for gains or losses from sales of property, impairment losses, depreciation on real estate assets, amortization on real estate assets, interest expense and taxes, along with the same adjustments for joint ventures. Some of the adjustments mentioned can vary among owners of identical assets in similar conditions based on historical cost accounting and useful-life estimates. EBITDAre is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be viewed as an alternative to net income calculated in accordance with GAAP as a measurement of our operating performance. We believe that EBITDAre is helpful to investors as a supplemental performance measure because it provides a metric for understanding our results from ongoing operations without taking into account the effects of non-cash expenses (such as depreciation and amortization) and capitalization and capital structure expenses (such as interest expense and taxes). We also believe that EBITDAre can help facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and with other REITs. However, other REITs may not define EBITDAre in accordance with the NAREIT definition, or may interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than us; therefore, our computation of EBITDAre may not be comparable to that of such other REITs.
(2)We calculate Core EBITDA as net income (computed in accordance with GAAP) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and incrementally removing any impairment losses, gains or losses from sales of property and other significant infrequent items that create volatility within our earnings and make it difficult to determine the earnings generated by our core ongoing business. Core EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be viewed as an alternative to net income calculated in accordance with GAAP as a measurement of our operating performance. We believe that Core EBITDA is helpful to investors as a supplemental performance measure because it provides a metric for understanding the performance of our results from ongoing operations without taking into account the effects of non-cash expenses (such as depreciation and amortization), as well as items that are not part of normal day-to-day operations of our business. Other REITs may not define Core EBITDA in the same manner as us; therefore, our computation of Core EBITDA may not be comparable to that of other REITs.
(3)Presented net of related operating expenses incurred to earn such management fee revenue.
(4)Acquisitions consist of One Galleria Tower, Two Galleria Tower and Three Galleria Tower in Dallas, Texas, purchased on February 12, 2020.
(5)Dispositions consist of 1901 Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sold on June 25, 2020, and the New Jersey property portfolio sold on October 28, 2020.
(6)Other investments consist of active redevelopment and development projects, land, and recently completed redevelopment and development projects for which some portion of operating expenses were capitalized during the current and/or prior year reporting periods. The operating results from 222 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida are included in this line item.
Overview
Our portfolio is a geographically diverse group of properties concentrated primarily in select sub-markets within seven major Eastern U.S. office markets, with a majority of our ALR being generated from the Sunbelt. We typically lease space to large, credit-worthy corporate or governmental tenants on a long-term basis. As of June 30, 2021, our average lease is approximately 15,000 square feet with six years of lease term remaining. Consequently, leased percentage, as well as rent roll ups and roll downs, which we experience as a result of re-leasing, can fluctuate widely between buildings and between tenants, depending on when a particular lease is scheduled to commence or expire.
Leased Percentage
Our portfolio was 85.9% leased as of June 30, 2021, as compared to approximately 86.8% leased as of December 31, 2020. After signing a five-year renewal for approximately 300,000 square feet with the City of New York at 60 Broad Street in New York in June 2021, we have only one lease greater than 1% of our Annualized Lease Revenue ("ALR") expiring during the eighteen month period following June 30, 2021. This lease at our 750 West John Carpenter Freeway asset represents 1.2% of our ALR, and is scheduled to expire in the fourth quarter of 2022. To the extent new leases for currently vacant space outweigh or fall short of scheduled expirations, such leases would increase or decrease our overall leased percentage, respectively. However, as the economy has continued to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic over the last few months, leasing activity across our portfolio has improved.
Impact of Downtime, Abatement Periods, and Rental Rate Changes
Commencement of new leases typically occurs 6-18 months after the lease execution date, after refurbishment of the space is completed. The downtime between a lease expiration and the new lease's commencement can negatively impact Property NOI and Same Store NOI comparisons (both accrual and cash basis). In addition, office leases, both new and renewal, often contain upfront rental and/or operating expense abatement periods which delay the cash flow benefits of the lease even after the new lease or renewal has commenced and will continue to negatively impact Property NOI and Same Store NOI on a cash basis until such abatements expire. As of June 30, 2021, we had over 600,000 square feet of executed leases for vacant space yet to commence or under rental abatement.
If we are unable to replace expiring leases with new or renewal leases at rental rates equal to or greater than the expiring rates, rental rate roll downs could occur and negatively impact Property NOI and Same Store NOI comparisons. As mentioned above, our geographically diverse portfolio and the magnitude of some of our tenant's leased space can result in rent roll ups and roll downs that can fluctuate widely on a building-by-building and a quarter-to-quarter basis. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we experienced a 27.4% roll up in accrual rents on leases executed during the quarter for space vacant one year or less, and a 18.2% roll up on cash rents due primarily to the renewal of the New York City lease mentioned above. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we experienced a 17.3% roll up in accrual rents on leases executed during the quarter for space vacant one year or less, and a 7.7% roll up on cash rents.
Same Store NOI increased by 4.8% on a cash basis, and 4.7% on an accrual basis for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year. Additionally, Same Store NOI increased 4.3% on a cash basis, and 1.7% on an accrual basis for the six months ended June 30, 2021. During the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the prior year, the increase in cash basis Same Store NOI was primarily attributable to the burn off of significant abatements at Enclave Place in Houston, Texas, Galleria 400 in Atlanta, and Arlington Gateway in Washington, D.C., along with a higher amount of termination income in 2021 primarily associated with the WeWork termination in Orlando, partially offset by a reduction in transient parking revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and decreased portfolio occupancy. The increase in accrual basis Same Store NOI during the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the prior year was primarily attributable to the renewal of the New York City lease at 60 Broad Street mentioned previously. Property NOI and Same Store NOI comparisons for any given period fluctuate as a result of the mix of net leasing activity in individual properties during the respective period.
Election as a REIT
We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Code and have operated as such beginning with our taxable year ended December 31, 1998. To qualify as a REIT, we must meet certain organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement to distribute at least 90% of our adjusted REIT taxable income, computed without regard to the dividends-paid deduction and by excluding net capital gains attributable to our stockholders, as defined by the Code. As a REIT, we generally will not be subject to federal income tax on income that we distribute to our stockholders. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we may be subject to federal income taxes on our taxable income for that year and for the four years following the year during which qualification is lost and/or penalties, unless the IRS grants us relief under certain statutory provisions. Such an event could materially adversely affect our net income and net cash available for distribution to our stockholders. However, we believe that we are organized and operate in such a manner as to qualify for treatment as a REIT and intend to continue to operate in the foreseeable future in such a manner that we will remain qualified as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. We have elected to treat one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries as a taxable REIT subsidiary. This subsidiary performs non-customary services for tenants of buildings that we own and real estate and non-real estate related-services; however, any earnings related to such services performed by our taxable REIT subsidiary are subject to federal and state income taxes. In addition, for us to continue to qualify as a REIT, our investments in taxable REIT subsidiaries cannot exceed 20% of the value of our total assets.
Inflation
We are exposed to inflation risk, as income from long-term leases is the primary source of our cash flows from operations. There are provisions in the majority of our tenant leases that are intended to protect us from, and mitigate the risk of, the impact of inflation. These provisions include rent steps, reimbursement billings for operating expense pass-through charges, real estate tax, and insurance reimbursements on a per square-foot basis, or in some cases, annual reimbursement of operating expenses above certain per square-foot allowances. However, due to the long-term nature of the leases, the leases may not readjust their reimbursement rates frequently enough to fully cover inflation.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We are not dependent on off-balance sheet financing arrangements for liquidity. As of June 30, 2021, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Application of Critical Accounting Policies
Our accounting policies have been established to conform with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to use judgement in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. These judgements affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. If our judgement 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, thus, resulting in a different presentation of the financial statements. Additionally, other companies may utilize different estimates that may impact comparability of our results of operations to those of companies in similar businesses. Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 for a discussion of our critical accounting policies. There have been no material changes to these policies during the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Contractual Obligations
There were no material changes in our contractual obligations during the six months ended June 30, 2021. For further information, see our annual disclosures related to contractual obligations in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Commitments and Contingencies
We are subject to certain commitments and contingencies with regard to certain transactions. Refer to Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements for further explanation. Examples of such commitments and contingencies include:
•Commitments Under Existing Lease Agreements;
•Contingencies Related to Tenant Audits/Disputes; and
•Contingencies Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic.