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HRPT Properties Trust Announces Results for the Periods Ended September 30, 2009

11/05/2009
Company Release - 11/5/2009 8:00 AM ET

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HRPT Properties Trust (NYSE: HRP) today announced financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009:

Net income available for common shareholders was $59.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, compared to $73.1 million for the same quarter last year. Net income available for common shareholders per share, basic and diluted, (EPS) for the quarters ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $0.27 and $0.32, respectively. Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 includes $50.1 million, or $0.22 per share, of gain on sale of properties. Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 includes $57.7 million, or $0.25 per share, of gain on sale of properties.

Funds from operations (FFO) available for common shareholders for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 was $60.8 million, or $0.27 and $0.26 per share basic and diluted, respectively, compared to FFO available for common shareholders for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 of $62.3 million, or $0.27 per share basic and diluted.

The weighted average number of basic and diluted common shares outstanding totaled 223,729,719 and 252,922,377, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, and 227,251,421 and 256,444,079, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2008.

Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2009:

Net income available for common shareholders was $136.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $143.2 million for the same period last year. Net income available for common shareholders per share, basic and diluted, (EPS) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $0.61 and $0.63, respectively. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 includes $79.2 million, or $0.35 per share, of gain on sale of properties and $20.7 million, or $0.09 per share, of gain on early extinguishment of debt. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 includes $97.6 million, or $0.43 per share, of gain on sale of properties.

Funds from operations (FFO) available for common shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $187.5 million, or $0.84 and $0.81 per share basic and diluted, respectively, compared to FFO available for common shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 of $189.5 million, or $0.84 and $0.82 per share basic and diluted, respectively.

The weighted average number of basic and diluted common shares outstanding totaled 224,341,719 and 253,534,377, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, and 226,052,588 and 255,245,246, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

Occupancy and Leasing Results (excluding properties classified in discontinued operations):

As of September 30, 2009, 88.0% of HRP's total square feet was leased, compared to 89.1% as of June 30, 2009 and 90.6% as of September 30, 2008.

HRP signed lease renewals for 618,000 square feet and new leases for 518,000 square feet during the quarter ended September 30, 2009, for weighted average rental rates that were 3% below prior rents for the same space. Average lease terms for leases signed during the third quarter of 2009 were 4.6 years. Commitments for tenant improvement and leasing commission (TI/LC) costs for leases signed during the quarter ended September 30, 2009 totaled $6.32 per square foot on a weighted average basis.

Investing Activities:

During the third quarter of 2009, HRP acquired three office properties with 761,000 square feet of space for $207.6 million, excluding closing costs. HRP also sold seven properties during the third quarter of 2009 with 374,000 square feet of space for $144.6 million, excluding closing costs, and realized a gain on sale of properties of $50.1 million.

Conference Call:

On Thursday, November 5, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Adam Portnoy, Managing Trustee, and John Popeo, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call to discuss the third quarter 2009 results.

The conference call telephone number is (888) 670-2251. Participants calling from outside the United States and Canada should dial (913) 312-1463. No pass code is necessary to access either call. Participants should dial in about 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. A replay of the conference call will be available through 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, November 12, 2009. To hear the replay, dial (719) 457-0820. The replay pass code is 6646149.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available in a listen only mode on HRP's web site, which is located at www.hrpreit.com. Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit HRP's web site about five minutes before the call. The archived webcast will be available for replay on HRP's web site for about one week after the call.

Supplemental Data:

A copy of HRP's Third Quarter 2009 Supplemental Operating and Financial Data is available for download at HRP's web site, www.hrpreit.com.

HRPT Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which primarily owns office and industrial buildings located throughout the United States. As of September 30, 2009, HRP owned 515 operating properties with 66.1 million square feet, including approximately 17 million square feet of leased industrial and commercial lands in Oahu, Hawaii. HRP is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

Please see the pages attached hereto for a more detailed statement of our operating results and financial condition, along with an explanation of our calculation of FFO. HRP's web site is not incorporated as part of this press release.

HRPT Properties Trust

Consolidated Statements of Income and Funds from Operations

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

                            Quarter Ended             Nine Months Ended
                            September 30,             September 30,

                            2009         2008         2009          2008

Rental income               $ 206,587    $ 211,689    $ 636,239     $ 617,134

Expenses:

Operating expenses            88,304       89,074       266,729       254,038

Depreciation and              48,165       46,584       146,159       136,625
amortization

General and administrative    9,628        9,184        28,907        27,037

Acquisition costs (1)         1,539        --           2,287         --

Total expenses                147,636      144,842      444,082       417,700

Operating income              58,951       66,847       192,157       199,434

Interest income               331          485          839           903

Interest expense (including
amortization of debt
discounts, premiums and       (41,786 )    (45,154 )    (129,912 )    (134,577 )
deferred financing fees of
$1,574, $1,431, $5,102 and
$3,957, respectively)

Gain on early                 --           --           20,686        --
extinguishment of debt

Equity in earnings of         2,957        --           3,818         --
equity investments

Income from continuing
operations before income      20,453       22,178       87,588        65,760
tax expense

Income tax expense            (176    )    (451    )    (518     )    (611     )

Income from continuing        20,277       21,727       87,070        65,149
operations

Discontinued operations:

Income from discontinued      1,816        6,339        8,700         18,408
operations

Gain on sale of properties    50,106       57,658       79,157        97,625

Net income                    72,199       85,724       174,927       181,182

Preferred distributions       (12,667 )    (12,667 )    (38,001  )    (38,001  )

Net income available for    $ 59,532     $ 73,057     $ 136,926     $ 143,181
common shareholders

Calculation of Funds from
Operations, or FFO (2):

Net income                  $ 72,199     $ 85,724     $ 174,927     $ 181,182

Plus: depreciation and
amortization from             48,165       46,584       146,159       136,625
continuing operations

Plus: depreciation and
amortization from             --           348          --            7,352
discontinued operations

Plus: acquisition costs (1)   1,539        --           2,287         --

Plus: FFO from equity         4,615        --           5,785         --
investments

Less: gain on early           --           --           (20,686  )    --
extinguishment of debt

Less: gain on sale of         (50,106 )    (57,658 )    (79,157  )    (97,625  )
properties

Less: equity in earnings of   (2,957  )    --           (3,818   )    --
equity investments

FFO                           73,455       74,998       225,497       227,534

Less: preferred               (12,667 )    (12,667 )    (38,001  )    (38,001  )
distributions

FFO available for common    $ 60,788     $ 62,331     $ 187,496     $ 189,533
shareholders

Weighted average common       223,730      227,251      224,342       226,052
shares outstanding - basic

Weighted average common
shares outstanding -          252,923      256,444      253,535       255,245
diluted (3)

Per common share:

Income from continuing
operations available for    $ 0.03       $ 0.04       $ 0.22        $ 0.12
common shareholders - basic
and diluted

Income from discontinued
operations - basic and      $ 0.23       $ 0.28       $ 0.39        $ 0.51
diluted

Net income available for
common shareholders - basic $ 0.27       $ 0.32       $ 0.61        $ 0.63
and diluted

FFO available for common    $ 0.27       $ 0.27       $ 0.84        $ 0.84
shareholders - basic

FFO available for common    $ 0.26       $ 0.27       $ 0.81        $ 0.82
shareholders - diluted

Common distributions paid   $ 0.12       $ 0.21       $ 0.36        $ 0.63



HRPT Properties Trust
Consolidated Statements of Income and Funds from Operations
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(1) Acquisition costs have been expensed under the Business Combinations Topic of The FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM since January 1, 2009.

(2) We compute FFO as shown in the calculations above. Our calculations of FFO differ from the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, definition because we exclude acquisition costs, gain on early extinguishment of debt and loss on early extinguishment of debt unless settled in cash. We consider FFO to be an appropriate measure of performance for a REIT, along with net income and cash flow from operating, investing and financing activities. We believe that FFO provides useful information to investors because by excluding the effects of certain historical amounts, such as depreciation expense and gains or losses on sales of properties, FFO can facilitate a comparison of operating performance between periods and among REITs. FFO does not represent cash generated by operating activities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and should not be considered an alternative to net income or cash flow from operating activities as a measure of financial performance or liquidity. Also, some REITs may calculate FFO differently than us.

(3) As of September 30, 2009, our 15,180 outstanding series D preferred shares were convertible into 29,193 common shares. The effect of a conversion of our series D convertible preferred shares on income from continuing operations available for common shareholders per share is anti-dilutive to income, but dilutive to FFO for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008. Set forth below is the calculation of diluted net income available for common shareholders, diluted FFO available for common shareholders and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.

                                 Quarter Ended           Nine Months Ended
                                 September 30,           September 30,

                                 2009        2008        2009        2008

Net income available for common  $ 59,532    $ 73,057    $ 136,926   $ 143,181
shareholders

Add - Series D convertible         6,167       6,167       18,501      18,501
preferred distributions

Net income available for common  $ 65,699    $ 79,224    $ 155,427   $ 161,682
shareholders - diluted

FFO available for common         $ 60,788    $ 62,331    $ 187,496   $ 189,533
shareholders

Add - Series D convertible         6,167       6,167       18,501      18,501
preferred distributions

FFO available for common         $ 66,955    $ 68,498    $ 205,997   $ 208,034
shareholders - diluted

Weighted average common shares     223,730     227,251     224,342     226,052
outstanding - basic

Effect of dilutive Series D        29,193      29,193      29,193      29,193
preferred shares

Weighted average common shares     252,923     256,444     253,535     255,245
outstanding - diluted



HRPT Properties Trust

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(amounts in thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)

                                                  September 30,   December 31,

                                                  2009            2008

ASSETS

Real estate properties:

Land                                              $ 1,224,934     $ 1,220,554

Buildings and improvements                          4,948,914       5,021,703

                                                    6,173,848       6,242,257

Accumulated depreciation                            (858,271   )    (862,958   )

                                                    5,315,577       5,379,299

Properties held for sale                            11,178          145,849

Acquired real estate leases, net                    163,753         164,308

Equity investments                                  161,045         -

Cash and cash equivalents                           33,227          15,518

Restricted cash                                     11,638          10,837

Rents receivable, net of allowance for doubtful     187,495         196,839
accounts of $10,910 and $8,492, respectively

Other assets, net                                   123,614         103,449

Total assets                                      $ 6,007,527     $ 6,016,099

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Revolving credit facility                         $ 241,000       $ 201,000

Senior unsecured debt, net                          2,133,130       2,241,225

Mortgage notes payable, net                         442,071         447,693

Other liabilities related to properties held for    23              3,400
sale

Accounts payable and accrued expenses               99,214          99,285

Acquired real estate lease obligations, net         49,398          47,839

Rent collected in advance                           29,405          26,537

Security deposits                                   21,404          17,935

Due to affiliates                                   28,717          10,073

Total liabilities                                   3,044,362       3,094,987

Shareholders' equity:

Preferred shares of beneficial interest, $0.01
par value:

50,000,000 shares authorized;

Series B preferred shares; 8 3/4% cumulative
redeemable at par on or after September 12, 2007;   169,079         169,079
7,000,000 shares issued and outstanding,
aggregate liquidation preference $175,000

Series C preferred shares; 7 1/8% cumulative
redeemable at par on or after February 15, 2011;    145,015         145,015
6,000,000 shares issued and outstanding,
aggregate liquidation preference $150,000

Series D preferred shares; 6 1/2% cumulative
convertible; 15,180,000 shares issued and           368,270         368,270
outstanding, aggregate liquidation preference
$379,500

Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par
value:

350,000,000 shares authorized; 223,860,241 and
227,731,938 shares issued and outstanding,          2,239           2,277
respectively

Additional paid in capital                          2,924,166       2,937,986

Cumulative net income                               2,247,181       2,072,254

Cumulative common distributions                     (2,522,856 )    (2,441,841 )

Cumulative preferred distributions                  (369,929   )    (331,928   )

Total shareholders' equity                          2,963,165       2,921,112

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity        $ 6,007,527     $ 6,016,099



    Source: HRPT Properties Trust
Contact: HRPT Properties Trust Timothy A. Bonang, 617-796-8222 Vice President of Investor Relations or Carlynn Finn, 617-796-8222 Manager of Investor Relations www.hrpreit.com
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