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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 001-31817

 

 

CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   42-1241468

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

44 South Bayles Avenue, Port Washington, New York 11050-3765

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(516) 767-6492

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: At October 31, 2013, there were 72,286,478 shares of Common Stock, $0.06 par value, outstanding.

 

 

 


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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

INDEX

 

Forward-Looking Statements

     3   

Part I. Financial Information

  

Item 1. Financial Statements

  

Consolidated Balance Sheets – September 30, 2013 (unaudited) and December 31, 2012

     4   

Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) – Three and Nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

     5   

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited) – Three and Nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

     6   

Consolidated Statement of Equity (unaudited) – Nine months ended September 30, 2013

     7   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) – Nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

     8   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) – September 30, 2013

     9-22   

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

     23-34   

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     34   

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

     34-35   

Part II. Other Information

  

Item 6. Exhibits

     36   

Signatures

     36   

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

The information contained in this Form 10-Q is unaudited and does not purport to disclose all items required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. In addition, statements made or incorporated by reference herein may include certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe the Company’s future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “may”, “will”, “should”, “estimates”, “projects”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “expects”, “intends”, “future”, and words of similar import, or the negative thereof. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of the Company are as set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

     September 30,     December 31,  
     2013     2012  
     (unaudited)        

Assets

    

Real estate:

    

Land

   $ 282,710,000     $ 282,318,000  

Buildings and improvements

     1,185,861,000       1,178,111,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,468,571,000       1,460,429,000  

Less accumulated depreciation

     (268,309,000     (237,751,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Real estate, net

     1,200,262,000       1,222,678,000  

Real estate held for sale/conveyance

     66,079,000       77,858,000  

Cash and cash equivalents

     5,443,000       7,522,000  

Restricted cash

     11,174,000       13,752,000  

Receivables

     20,581,000       18,289,000  

Other assets and deferred charges, net

     32,870,000       29,804,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,336,409,000     $ 1,369,903,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and equity

    

Mortgage loans payable

   $ 543,279,000     $ 605,216,000  

Mortgage loans payable - real estate held for sale/conveyance

     18,327,000       23,258,000  

Credit facility

     180,000,000       156,000,000  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     27,694,000       28,179,000  

Unamortized intangible lease liabilities

     26,974,000       30,508,000  

Unamortized intangible lease liabilities - real estate held for sale/conveyance

     4,115,000       4,992,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     800,389,000       848,153,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest - limited partners’ mezzanine OP Units

     465,000       623,000  

Commitments and contingencies

     —          —     

Equity:

    

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. shareholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock ($.01 par value, 12,500,000 shares authorized):

    

Series A ($25.00 per share liquidation value, 0 and 1,410,000, shares authorized, respectively, 0 and 1,408,000 shares, issued and outstanding, respectively)

     —          34,882,000  

Series B ($25.00 per share liquidation value, 10,000,000 and 7,500,000 shares authorized, respectively, 7,950,000 and 5,429,000 shares, issued and outstanding, respectively)

     190,661,000       128,787,000  

Common stock ($.06 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 72,289,000 and 71,817,000 shares, issued and outstanding, respectively)

     4,337,000       4,309,000  

Treasury stock (3,522,000 and 3,822,000 shares, respectively, at cost)

     (20,296,000     (21,702,000

Additional paid-in capital

     748,130,000       748,194,000  

Cumulative distributions in excess of net income

     (392,487,000     (378,254,000

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (1,486,000     (2,560,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. shareholders’ equity

     528,859,000       513,656,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests:

    

Minority interests in consolidated joint ventures

     5,345,000       6,081,000  

Limited partners’ OP Units

     1,351,000       1,390,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noncontrolling interests

     6,696,000       7,471,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     535,555,000       521,127,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 1,336,409,000     $ 1,369,903,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Revenues:

        

Rents

   $ 28,557,000     $ 26,608,000     $ 85,315,000     $ 80,145,000  

Expense recoveries

     6,770,000       5,973,000       21,704,000       19,257,000  

Other

     111,000       908,000       499,000       5,369,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     35,438,000       33,489,000       107,518,000       104,771,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

        

Operating, maintenance and management

     5,740,000       5,295,000       18,324,000       17,162,000  

Real estate and other property-related taxes

     4,571,000       4,389,000       13,673,000       13,015,000  

General and administrative

     3,248,000       3,637,000       9,974,000       10,999,000  

Employee termination costs

     —          1,131,000       106,000       1,131,000  

Impairment reversal

     —          —          (1,100,000     —     

Depreciation and amortization

     13,494,000       9,254,000       33,079,000       34,721,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     27,053,000       23,706,000       74,056,000       77,028,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     8,385,000       9,783,000       33,462,000       27,743,000  

Non-operating income and expense:

        

Interest expense

     (8,810,000     (9,603,000     (27,055,000     (29,479,000

Early extinguishment of debt costs

     —          —          (106,000     (2,607,000

Interest income

     1,000       63,000       3,000       187,000  

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint venture

     —          411,000       —          1,432,000  

Gain on sales

     —          402,000       346,000       481,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-operating income and expense

     (8,809,000     (8,727,000     (26,812,000     (29,986,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

     (424,000     1,056,000       6,650,000       (2,243,000

Discontinued operations:

        

Income from operations

     486,000       1,242,000       452,000       3,680,000  

Impairment reversals, net

     —          —          —          1,138,000  

Gain on extinguishment of debt

     —          —          1,298,000       —     

Gain on sales

     —          —          —          750,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total discontinued operations

     486,000       1,242,000       1,750,000       5,568,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     62,000       2,298,000       8,400,000       3,325,000  

Less, net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests:

        

Minority interests in consolidated joint ventures

     49,000       (2,564,000     152,000       (4,272,000

Limited partners’ interest in Operating Partnership

     12,000       17,000       11,000       114,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

     61,000       (2,547,000     163,000       (4,158,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

     123,000       (249,000     8,563,000       (833,000

Preferred stock dividends

     (3,602,000     (3,877,000     (10,811,000     (11,015,000

Preferred stock redemption costs

     —          (173,000     (1,166,000     (555,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) attributable to common shareholders

   $ (3,479,000   $ (4,299,000   $ (3,414,000   $ (12,403,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Per common share attributable to common shareholders (basic and diluted):

        

Continuing operations

   $ (0.06   $ (0.05   $ (0.09   $ (0.20

Discontinued operations

     0.01       (0.02     0.03       0.01  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (0.05   $ (0.07   $ (0.06   $ (0.19
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts attributable to Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. common shareholders, net of noncontrolling interests:

        

(Loss) from continuing operations

   $ (3,963,000   $ (2,867,000   $ (5,157,000   $ (13,389,000

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

     484,000       (1,432,000     1,743,000       986,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss)

   $ (3,479,000   $ (4,299,000   $ (3,414,000   $ (12,403,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares - basic and diluted

     68,365,000       68,232,000       68,350,000       67,932,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013      2012     2013      2012  

Net income

   $ 62,000      $ 2,298,000     $ 8,400,000      $ 3,325,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income:

          

Unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedges:

          

Consolidated

     166,000        174,000       1,076,000        483,000  

Unconsolidated

     —           20,000       —           78,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

     166,000        194,000       1,076,000        561,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

     228,000        2,492,000       9,476,000        3,886,000  

Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

     61,000        (2,547,000     161,000        (4,158,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

   $ 289,000      $ (55,000   $ 9,637,000      $ (272,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

Consolidated Statement of Equity

Nine months ended September 30, 2013

(unaudited)

 

    Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. Shareholders  
    Preferred stock     Common stock                 Cumulative     Accumulated        
          $25.00                 Treasury     Additional     distributions     other        
          Liquidation           $0.06     stock,     paid-in     in excess of     comprehensive        
    Shares     value     Shares     Par value     at cost     capital     net income     (loss)     Total  

Balance, December 31, 2012

    6,837,000      $ 163,669,000        71,817,000      $ 4,309,000      $ (21,702,000   $ 748,194,000      $ (378,254,000   $ (2,560,000   $ 513,656,000   

Net income (loss)

    —          —          —          —          —          —          8,563,000        —          8,563,000   

Unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedges

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          1,074,000        1,074,000   

Share-based compensation, net

    —          —          467,000        28,000        1,406,000        981,000        —          —          2,415,000   

Net proceeds from sales of Series B shares

    2,521,000        61,874,000        —          —          —          (2,025,000     —          —          59,849,000   

Redemption of Series A shares

    (1,408,000     (34,882,000     —          —          —          1,056,000        (1,166,000     —          (34,992,000

Common stock sales and issuance expenses, net

    —          —          2,000        —          —          (65,000     —          —          (65,000

Preferred stock dividends

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (10,811,000     —          (10,811,000

Distributions to common shareholders/ noncontrolling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (10,819,000     —          (10,819,000

Conversions of OP Units into common stock

    —          —          3,000        —          —          24,000        —          —          24,000   

Reallocation adjustment of limited partners’ interest

    —          —          —          —          —          (35,000     —          —          (35,000

Disposition of noncontrolling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2013

    7,950,000      $ 190,661,000        72,289,000      $ 4,337,000      $ (20,296,000   $ 748,130,000      $ (392,487,000   $ (1,486,000   $ 528,859,000   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Noncontrolling Interests         
            Limited                
     Minority      partners’                
     interests in      interest in                
     consolidated      Operating             Total  
     joint ventures      Partnership      Total      equity  

Balance, December 31, 2012

   $ 6,081,000       $ 1,390,000       $ 7,471,000       $ 521,127,000   

Net income (loss)

     (152,000      (9,000      (161,000      8,402,000   

Unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedges

     —           2,000         2,000         1,076,000   

Share-based compensation, net

     —           —           —           2,415,000   

Net proceeds from sales of Series B shares

     —           —           —           59,849,000   

Redemption of Series A shares

     —           —           —           (34,992,000

Common stock sales and issuance expenses, net

     —           —           —           (65,000

Preferred stock dividends

     —           —           —           (10,811,000

Distributions to common shareholders/noncontrolling interests

     (665,000      (29,000      (694,000      (11,513,000

Conversions of OP Units into common stock

     —           (24,000      (24,000      —     

Reallocation adjustment of limited partners’ interest

     —           21,000         21,000         (14,000

Disposition of noncontrolling interest

     81,000         —           81,000         81,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2013

   $ 5,345,000       $ 1,351,000       $ 6,696,000       $ 535,555,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013     2012  

Cash flow from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 8,400,000     $ 3,325,000  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint venture

     —          (1,432,000

Distributions from unconsolidated joint venture

     —          1,432,000  

Impairment reversals, net

     (1,100,000     (1,138,000

Gain on extinguishment of debt

     (1,298,000     —     

Gain on sales

     (346,000     (1,231,000

Straight-line rents

     (1,195,000     (782,000

Provision for doubtful accounts

     1,188,000       2,053,000  

Depreciation and amortization

     33,079,000       34,825,000  

Amortization of intangible lease liabilities

     (3,409,000     (4,164,000

Expense and market price adjustments relating to share-based compensation, net

     2,692,000       2,614,000  

Amortization (including accelerated write-off) of deferred financing costs

     1,870,000       4,246,000  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:

    

Rents and other receivables, net

     (2,901,000     (1,335,000

Prepaid expenses and other

     (4,454,000     (2,025,000

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     1,450,000       294,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     33,976,000       36,682,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities:

    

Expenditures for real estate improvements

     (14,912,000     (22,069,000

Net proceeds from sales of real estate

     17,381,000       18,775,000  

Repayment of note receivable

     1,100,000       —     

Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint venture

     —          2,895,000  

Construction escrows and other

     1,707,000       2,589,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

     5,276,000       2,190,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities:

    

Net advances/(repayments) under credit facility

     24,000,000       (73,317,000

Mortgage repayments

     (65,707,000     (53,279,000

Payments of debt financing costs

     (1,905,000     (4,405,000

Noncontrolling interests:

    

Distributions to consolidated joint venture minority interests

     (665,000     (3,608,000

Distributions to limited partners

     (40,000     (85,000

Redemption of OP Units

     (160,000     —     

Common stock sales and issuance expenses, net

     (65,000     (169,000

Net proceeds from sales of preferred stock

     59,849,000       124,370,000  

Redemption of preferred stock

     (34,992,000     (12,141,000

Preferred stock dividends

     (10,827,000     (10,084,000

Distributions to common shareholders

     (10,819,000     (10,808,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) financing activities

     (41,331,000     (43,526,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (2,079,000     (4,654,000

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     7,522,000       12,070,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 5,443,000     $ 7,416,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2013

(unaudited)

Note 1. Business and Organization

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that focuses primarily on ownership and operation of grocery-anchored shopping centers straddling the Washington, DC to Boston corridor. At September 30, 2013, the Company owned and managed a portfolio of 67 operating properties (excluding properties “held for sale/conveyance”).

Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) is the entity through which the Company conducts substantially all of its business and owns (either directly or through subsidiaries) substantially all of its assets. At September 30, 2013, the Company owned a 99.7% economic interest in, and was the sole general partner of, the Operating Partnership. The limited partners’ interest in the Operating Partnership (0.3% at September 30, 2013) is represented by Operating Partnership Units (“OP Units”). The carrying amount of such interest is adjusted at the end of each reporting period to an amount equal to the limited partners’ ownership percentage of the Operating Partnership’s net equity. The approximately 248,000 OP Units outstanding at September 30, 2013 are economically equivalent to the Company’s common stock. The holders of OP Units have the right to exchange their OP Units for the same number of shares of the Company’s common stock or, at the Company’s option, for cash.

As used herein, the “Company” refers to Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, including the Operating Partnership or, where the context so requires, Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. only.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation/Basis of Preparation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for interim reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statement disclosures. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for fair presentation (including normal recurring accruals) have been included. The financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis in accordance with GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the periods covered by the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The financial statements reflect certain reclassifications of prior-period amounts to conform to the 2013 presentation, principally to reflect the sale and/or treatment as “held for sale/conveyance” of certain operating properties and the treatment thereof

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2013

(unaudited)

 

as “discontinued operations”. The reclassifications had no impact on previously-reported net income attributable to common shareholders or earnings per share. The consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company, the Operating Partnership, its subsidiaries, and certain joint venture partnerships in which it participates. The Company consolidates all variable interest entities for which it is the primary beneficiary.

Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Information

 

     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013      2012  

Supplemental disclosure of cash activities:

     

Cash paid for interest

   $ 27,646,000       $ 33,756,000   

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:

     

Capitalization of interest and deferred financing costs

     835,000         1,000,000   

Conversions of OP Units into common stock

     24,000         7,895,000   

Mortgage loans payable assumed by buyers

     —           4,148,000   

Recently-Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance on the presentation and disclosure of reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). The standard requires an entity to present information about significant items reclassified out of AOCI by component either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or as a separate disclosure in the notes to the financial statements. The guidance was effective beginning January 1, 2013 and applied on a prospective basis. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Note 3. Real Estate

On August 16, 2013, the Company exercised the buy/sell option pursuant to the terms of the 60%-owned joint venture originally formed for the development of the Upland Square project, and the Company’s partner opted not to meet the offered purchase option. The Company acquired the remaining 40% interest in the property on October 31, 2013 for approximately $1.6

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2013

(unaudited)

 

million, reflecting the Company’s preferred interest in the joint venture. The joint venture has historically been consolidated as it was deemed to be a variable interest entity and the Company was the primary beneficiary. Further, the Company has historically included 100% of the joint venture’s results of operations in net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders. Accordingly, the transaction will not have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

On October 14, 2013, an agreement to acquire a grocery-anchored shopping center located in Fairfield County, Connecticut became non-cancelable. The purchase price for the property will be $34.5 million, plus closing costs, of which approximately $33 million will be initially funded from the Company’s credit facility and the balance by the issuance of OP Units (the number of OP Units to be determined at closing and based on the market price of the Company’s common stock). Closing of the transaction is expected in mid-November 2013.

At September 30, 2013, a number of the Company’s shopping center properties were pledged as collateral for mortgage loans payable. See Note 6 – “Debt” for information relating to the amendment, on an unsecured basis, of the Company’s credit facility.

Note 4 – Properties Held For Sale and Related Transactions

The Company conducts a continuing review of the values for all remaining properties “held for sale/conveyance” based on final sales prices and sales contracts entered into. Impairment charges/reversals, if applicable, are based on a comparison of the carrying values of the properties with either (1) actual sales prices less costs to sell for properties sold, or contract amounts for properties in the process of being sold, (2) estimated sales prices based on discounted cash flow analyses, if no contract amounts were as yet being negotiated, as discussed in more detail in Note 5 — “Fair Value Measurements”, (3) an “as is” appraisal with respect to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Property, or (4) with respect to land parcels, estimated sales prices, less cost to sell, based on comparable sales completed in the selected market areas. Prior to the Company’s plan to dispose of properties reclassified to “held for sale/conveyance”, the Company performed recoverability analyses based on the estimated undiscounted cash flows that were expected to result from the real estate investments’ use and eventual disposal. The projected undiscounted cash flows of each property reflected that the carrying value of each real estate investment would be recovered. However, as a result of the properties’ meeting the “held for sale” criteria, such properties were written down to the lower of their carrying value and estimated fair values less costs to sell.

On June 5, 2013, the Company sold, through a short sale, Westlake Discount Drug Mart Plaza for net proceeds of $2.1 million. As of that date, the balance of the mortgage loan payable secured by the sold property, including accrued interest and real estate taxes, totaled $3.4 million. The lender accepted the net proceeds of $2.1 million in full satisfaction of the mortgage loan payable and related accrued interest. As a result, the Company recorded a gain on

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2013

(unaudited)

 

extinguishment of debt of $1.3 million during the second quarter of 2013, which is included in discontinuing operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

As of September 30, 2013, the Company was in the process of negotiating with the respective lenders to three of its properties (Roosevelt II, Gahanna Discount Drug Mart Plaza, and McCormick Place) to convey the properties either through short sale, foreclosure, or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure processes (mortgage loans payable and accrued interest and real estate taxes aggregated $21.8 million at that date). In connection with these conveyances, each applicable subsidiary borrower has stopped paying monthly mortgage payments and is currently in default on these non-recourse mortgages. At the time of such conveyances, the Company would recognize gains (an aggregate of approximately $11.0 million as of September 30, 2013) based on the excess of the carrying amounts of the liabilities (mortgage principal and any accrued property-related expenses) over the carrying amounts of the properties. With respect to Roosevelt II, the lender has agreed to accept a deed in lieu of foreclosure, which is expected to be completed prior to December 31, 2013.

The following is a summary of the components of income from discontinued operations:

 

     Three months ended September 30,      Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013      2012      2013      2012  

Revenues:

           

Rents

   $ 1,414,000      $ 4,480,000      $ 4,863,000      $ 14,124,000  

Expense recoveries and other

     558,000        1,108,000        1,603,000        3,704,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

     1,972,000        5,588,000        6,466,000        17,828,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

           

Operating, maintenance and management

     505,000        1,533,000        2,619,000        5,332,000  

Real estate and other property-related taxes

     592,000        986,000        1,660,000        3,020,000  

Depreciation and amortization

     —           28,000        —           104,000  

Interest

     389,000        1,799,000        1,298,000        5,692,000  

Early extinguishment of debt costs

     —           —           437,000        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,486,000        4,346,000        6,014,000        14,148,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations before impairments

     486,000        1,242,000        452,000        3,680,000  

Impairment reversals, net

     —           —           —           1,138,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations

   $ 486,000      $ 1,242,000      $ 452,000      $ 4,818,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

   $  —        $  —        $ 1,298,000      $  —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gain on sales of discontinued operations

   $  —        $  —        $  —        $ 750,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2013

(unaudited)

 

In April 2011, the Company made a two-year $4.1 million loan to the developers of a site located in Reynoldsburg, Ohio (the developers are members of the group from which the Company acquired substantially all of its drug store/convenience centers). The loan bore interest at 6.25% per annum and was collateralized by a first mortgage on the development parcel and personal guarantees from certain of the borrowers. During the fourth quarter of 2012, the borrowers failed to make a scheduled payment and, as of December 31, 2012, the Company concluded that the loan was unlikely to be paid given (1) the then ability of the developers to find an anchor tenant for the development site, (2) certain use restrictions on the land, and (3) numerous legal judgments against individuals that provided the personal guarantees. As a result, the Company wrote off the loan and accrued interest in the fourth quarter of 2012, resulting in an impairment charge of $4.4 million. Subsequently, on March 28, 2013, the borrowers sold the development land parcel for approximately $1.1 million and, simultaneously, the Company accepted $1.1 million in full satisfaction of the loan. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment reversal of $1.1 million during the first quarter of 2013, which is included in continuing operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company completed the following transactions related to properties “held for sale/conveyance”:

 

     Percent          Date      Sales      Gain on  

Property

   Sold     Location    Sold      Price      Sale  

Discontinued operations:

             

East Chestnut

     100   Lancaster, PA      1/2/2013       $ 3,100,000       $  —     

Columbia Mall

     100   Bloomsburg, PA      4/17/2013       $ 2,775,000       $  —     

Heritage Crossing

     100   Limerick, PA      5/9/2013       $ 9,400,000       $  —     

Westlake Discount Drug Mart Plaza

     100   Westlake, OH      6/5/2013       $ 2,240,000       $  —     

Continuing operations:

             

Huntingdon Plaza land parcel

     100   Huntingdon, PA      3/29/2013       $ 390,000       $ 291,000   

 

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2013

(unaudited)

 

Note 5. Fair Value Measurements

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, rents and other receivables, certain other assets, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value. The fair value of the Company’s investments and liabilities related to share-based compensation were determined to be a Level 1 within the valuation hierarchy, and were based on independent values provided by financial institutions.

The valuation of the liability for the Company’s interest rate swaps, which is measured on a recurring basis, was determined to be a Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy, and was based on independent values provided by financial institutions. Such valuations were determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analyses, on the expected cash flows of each derivative. The analyses reflect the contractual terms of the swaps, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves (“significant other observable inputs”). The fair value calculation also includes an amount for risk of non-performance using “significant unobservable inputs” such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default. The Company has concluded that, as of September 30, 2013, the fair value associated with the “significant unobservable inputs” relating to the Company’s risk of non-performance was insignificant to the overall fair value of the interest rate swap agreements and, as a result, that the relevant inputs for purposes of calculating the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements, in their entirety, were based upon “significant other observable inputs”.

Nonfinancial assets and liabilities measured at fair value in the consolidated financial statements consist of real estate held for sale/conveyance, which are measured on a nonrecurring basis, have been determined to be (1) a Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy, where applicable, based on the respective contracts of sale, adjusted for closing costs and expenses, or (2) a Level 3 within the valuation hierarchy, where applicable, based on estimated sales prices, adjusted for closing costs and expenses, determined by discounted cash flow analyses, direct capitalization analyses or a sales comparison approach if no contracts had been concluded. The discounted cash flow and direct capitalization analyses include all estimated cash inflows and outflows over a specific holding period and, where applicable, any estimated debt premiums. These cash flows were comprised of unobservable inputs which included forecasted rental revenues and expenses based upon existing in-place leases, market conditions and expectations for growth. Capitalization rates and discount rates utilized in these analyses were based upon observable rates that the Company believed to be within a reasonable range of current market rates for the respective properties. The sales comparison approach was utilized for certain land values and include comparable sales that were completed in the selected market areas. The comparable sales utilized in these analyses were based upon observable per acre rates that the Company believed to be within a reasonable range of current market rates for the respective properties.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2013

(unaudited)

 

The Company engaged third party valuation experts to assist with the preparation of certain of its valuations. Other valuations were prepared using internally-developed valuation models. In addition, these valuations are reviewed and approved, during each reporting period, by a diverse group of management, as deemed necessary, including personnel from acquisitions, accounting, finance, operations, development and leasing departments, and the valuations are updated as appropriate.

The following tables show the hierarchy for those assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively:

 

     Assets/Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a  
     Recurring Basis  
     September 30, 2013  

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments related to share-based compensation liabilities (a)

   $ 412,000      $ —         $ —         $ 412,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share-based compensation liabilities (b)

   $ 404,000      $ —         $ —         $ 404,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps liability (b)

   $ —         $ 752,000      $ —         $ 752,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     December 31, 2012  

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments related to share-based compensation liabilities (a)

   $ 450,000      $ —         $ —         $ 450,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share-based compensation liabilities (b)

   $ 445,000      $ —         $ —         $ 445,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps liability (b)

   $ —         $ 1,577,000      $ —         $ 1,577,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
(b) Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The fair value of the Company’s fixed rate mortgage loans was estimated using available market information and discounted cash flows analyses based on borrowing rates the Company believes it could obtain with similar terms and maturities. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the aggregate fair values of the Company’s fixed rate mortgage loans payable, which were determined to be a Level 3 within the valuation hierarchy, were approximately $503.8 million and $565.4 million, respectively; the carrying values of such loans were $483.6 million and $544.8 million, respectively.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2013

(unaudited)

 

The following tables show the hierarchy for those assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively:

 

     Assets Measured at Fair Value on a  
     Non-Recurring Basis  
     September 30, 2013  
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Real estate held for sale/conveyance

   $ —         $ 544,000       $ 65,535,000       $ 66,079,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     December 31, 2012  
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Real estate held for sale/conveyance

   $ —         $ 15,574,000       $ 62,219,000       $ 77,793,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table details the quantitative information regarding Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of September 30, 2013:

 

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

     Fair value at      Valuation    Unobservable    Range
     September 30, 2013      Technique    inputs    (weighted average)

Real estate held for sale/conveyance:

           

Operating retail real estate
(six properties)

   $ 53,473,000      Discounted cash flow    Capitalization rates    7.8% to 11.0% (8.8%)
         Discount rates    9.2% to 12.8% (9.9%)

Land development property

     10,477,000      Discounted cash flow    Capitalization rate    7.3%
         Discount rate    7.8%

Land (three parcels)

     1,585,000      Sales comparison approach    Price per acre    $25,000 to $154,000 per acre
            ($49,000 per acre)
  

 

 

          
   $ 65,535,000           
  

 

 

          

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2013

(unaudited)

 

Note 6. Debt

Credit facility

On August 1, 2013, the Company amended and extended, on an unsecured basis, its credit facility. As amended, the $310 million credit facility is comprised of a three-year $260 million revolving credit facility, expiring on August 1, 2016, and a five-year $50 million term loan, expiring on August 1, 2018. Subject to customary conditions, the revolving credit facility may be extended, at the Company’s option, for two additional one-year periods. Under an accordion feature, the new facility can be increased to $500 million, subject to customary conditions, and lending commitments from participating banks. The new facility contains financial covenants including, but not limited to, maximum debt leverage, maximum secured debt, minimum interest coverage, minimum fixed charge coverage, and minimum net worth. In addition, the new facility contains restrictions including, but not limited to, limits on indebtedness, certain investments and distributions. Although the new facility is unsecured, borrowing availability is based on unencumbered property adjusted net operating income, as defined in the agreement. The Company’s failure to comply with the covenants or the occurrence of an event of default under the new facility could result in the acceleration of the related debt. In connection with the transaction, the Company paid fees and legal expenses of approximately $1.7 million.

Borrowings under the new facility are priced at LIBOR plus 195 bps (a weighted average rate of 2.2% per annum at September 30, 2013), and can range from LIBOR plus 165 bps to 225 bps based on the Company’s leverage ratio. As of September 30, 2013, the Company had $130.0 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility and $50.0 million outstanding under the term loan, and had $106.8 million available for additional borrowings.

Mortgage loans payable

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company paid off $13.7 million and $56.4 million of mortgage loans payable, respectively, of which $0 and $37.3 million, respectively, represented prepayments. In this connection, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company incurred charges relating to early extinguishment of debt (prepayment penalties and accelerated amortization of deferred financing costs) of approximately $0 and $543,000 (including $437,000 classified as discontinued operations), respectively.

On November 1, 2013, the Company prepaid a $7.6 million mortgage loan payable, without penalty, that was due to mature in January 2014.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2013

(unaudited)

 

Derivative financial instruments

At September 30, 2013, the Company had a mortgage loan payable of approximately $12.0 million subject to an interest rate swap. The interest rate swap converted the LIBOR-based variable rate to a fixed rate of 5.2% per annum. At that date, the Company had accrued liabilities of $0.8 million (included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet) relating to the fair value of the interest rate swap applicable to the existing mortgage loan payable. Charges and/or credits relating to the changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap are made to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), noncontrolling interests (minority interests in consolidated joint ventures and limited partners’ interest), or operations (included in interest expense), as appropriate.

The following is a summary of the derivative financial instruments held by the Company at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

                 Notional values      Balance    Fair value  

Designation/

Cash flow

   Derivative    Count      September 30,
2013
     Count      December 31,
2012
     Maturity
date
     sheet
location
   September 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Qualifying

   Interest rate
swaps
Consolidated
     1      $ 11,965,000        3      $ 31,417,000        2018       Accrued
liabilities
Consolidated
   $ 752,000      $ 1,577,000  
        

 

 

       

 

 

          

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the consolidated statements of operations and the consolidated statements of equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively:

 

          Amount of gain recognized in other  
          comprehensive income (loss) (effective portion)  
Designation/         Three months ended September 30,      Nine months ended September 30,  

Cash flow

   Derivative    2013      2012      2013      2012  

Qualifying

   Consolidated    $  166,000 (a)     $ 174,000      $  1,076,000 (a)     $ 483,000  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Qualifying

   Cedar/RioCan
Joint Venture
   $  —        $ 20,000      $  —        $ 78,000  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, $258,000 and $901,000, respectively, were reclassified from other comprehensive income to interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2013

(unaudited)

 

As of September 30, 2013, the Company believes it has no significant risk associated with non-performance of the financial institutions which are the counterparties to its derivative contracts. Additionally, based on the rates in effect as of September 30, 2013, if a counterparty were to default, the Company would receive a net interest benefit.

Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is a party to certain legal actions arising in the normal course of business. Management does not expect there to be adverse consequences from these actions that would be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Note 8. Shareholders’ Equity

On February 12, 2013, the Company concluded a public offering of 2,000,000 shares of its 7.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) at $24.58 per share, and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of approximately $47.6 million. On February 12, 2013, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option to the extent of 300,000 additional shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, and the Company realized additional net proceeds of $7.1 million.

In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company sold approximately 221,000 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock under the at-the-market equity program at a weighted average price of $24.52 per share, and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of approximately $5.2 million.

On March 11, 2013, the Company redeemed the remaining 1,408,000 shares of its 8.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, for a total cash outlay of $35.4 million.

On August 6, 2013, the Company entered into an at-the-market continuous offering program under which it may offer and sell, from time-to-time, up to 10 million shares of its common stock. Through September 30, 2013, no shares had been sold under this program.

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2013

(unaudited)

 

The following table provides a summary of dividends declared and paid per share:

 

     Three months ended Septemeber 30,      Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013      2012      2013      2012  

Common stock

   $ 0.050      $ 0.050      $ 0.150      $ 0.150  

Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock:

           

8.875% Series A

   $  —        $ 0.555      $ 0.555      $ 1.109  

7.250% Series B

   $ 0.453      $ 0.453      $ 1.359      $ 0.453  

On October 28, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.05 per share with respect to its common stock. At the same time, the Board declared a dividend of $0.453125 per share with respect to the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock. The distributions are payable on November 20, 2013 to shareholders of record on November 8, 2013.

Note 9. Revenues

Rental revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, are comprised of the following:

 

     Three months ended September 30,      Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013      2012      2013      2012  

Base rents

   $ 26,824,000      $ 24,905,000      $ 80,059,000      $ 74,429,000  

Percentage rent

     316,000        313,000        652,000        774,000  

Straight-line rents

     301,000        216,000        1,195,000        778,000  

Amortization of intangible lease liabilities

     1,116,000        1,174,000        3,409,000        4,164,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total rents

   $ 28,557,000      $ 26,608,000      $ 85,315,000      $ 80,145,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 10. Share-Based Compensation

The following tables set forth certain share-based compensation information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively:

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2013

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013     2012     2013     2012 (a)  

Share-based compensation:

        

Expense relating to share grants

   $ 1,242,000     $ 1,149,000     $ 3,018,000     $ 2,885,000  

Adjustments to reflect changes in market price of Company’s common stock

     —          —          —          10,000  

Amounts capitalized

     (98,000     (89,000     (326,000     (281,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total charged to operations

   $ 1,144,000     $ 1,060,000     $ 2,692,000     $ 2,614,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes expense relating to grants previously recorded as equity and liability awards.

The Company’s 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”) establishes the procedures for the granting of, among other things, restricted stock awards. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, there were 584,000 time-based restricted shares issued, with a weighted average grant date fair value of $5.65 per share. At September 30, 2013, approximately 1.8 million shares remained available for grants pursuant to the 2012 Plan.

Note 11. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to the Company’s common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period including participating securities (restricted shares issued pursuant to the Company’s share-based compensation program are considered participating securities, as such shares have non-forfeitable rights to receive dividends). Unvested restricted shares are not allocated net losses and/or any excess of dividends declared over net income, as such amounts are allocated entirely to the common shareholders. For the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company had 3.9 million and 3.6 million, respectively, of weighted average unvested restricted shares outstanding. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company had 3.8 million and 3.2 million, respectively, of weighted average unvested restricted shares outstanding. The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the EPS calculations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively:

 

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Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2013

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Numerator

        

(Loss) income from continuing operations

   $ (424,000   $ 1,056,000     $ 6,650,000     $ (2,243,000

Preferred stock dividends

     (3,602,000     (3,877,000     (10,811,000     (11,015,000

Preferred stock redemption costs

     —          (173,000     (1,166,000     (555,000

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     63,000        127,000        170,000        424,000   

Net earnings allocated to unvested shares

     (196,000     (178,000     (567,000     (626,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders

     (4,159,000     (3,045,000     (5,724,000     (14,015,000

Results from discontinued operations, net of noncontrolling interests

     484,000        (1,432,000     1,743,000        986,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) attributable to common shareholders, basic and diluted

   $ (3,675,000   $ (4,477,000   $ (3,981,000   $ (13,029,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator

        

Weighted average number of vested common shares outstanding

     68,365,000        68,232,000        68,350,000        67,932,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings per common share, basic and fully diluted

        

Continuing operations

   $ (0.06   $ (0.05   $ (0.09   $ (0.20

Discontinued operations

   $ 0.01     $ (0.02   $ 0.03     $ 0.01  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (0.05   $ (0.07   $ (0.06   $ (0.19
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fully-diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into shares of common stock. The net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests of the Operating Partnership has been excluded from the numerator and the related OP Units have been excluded from the denominator for the purpose of calculating diluted EPS as there would have been no effect had such amounts been included. The weighted average number of OP Units outstanding was 252,000 and 281,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and 271,000 and 518,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. In addition, warrants for the purchase of OP Units, which expired on May 31, 2012, have been excluded as they were anti-dilutive for all applicable periods.

Note 12. Subsequent Events

In determining subsequent events, management reviewed all activity from October 1, 2013 through the date of filing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.

Executive Summary

The Company is a fully-integrated real estate investment trust which focuses primarily on ownership and operation of grocery-anchored shopping centers straddling the Washington DC to Boston corridor. At September 30, 2013, the Company owned and managed a portfolio of 67 operating properties (excluding properties “held for sale/conveyance”) totaling approximately 9.8 million square feet of gross leasable area (“GLA”). The portfolio was 92.8% leased and 92.0% occupied at September 30, 2013.

The Company derives substantially all of its revenues from rents and operating expense reimbursements received pursuant to long-term leases. The Company’s operating results therefore depend on the ability of its tenants to make the payments required by the terms of their leases. The Company focuses its investment activities on grocery-anchored community shopping centers. The Company believes that, because of the need of consumers to purchase food and other staple goods and services generally available at such centers, its type of “necessities-based” properties should provide relatively stable revenue flows even during difficult economic times.

 

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Results of Operations

Comparison of three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

 

                 Change  
     2013     2012     Dollars     Percent  

Revenues

   $ 35,438,000     $ 33,489,000     $ 1,949,000       5.8

Property operating expenses

     10,311,000       9,684,000       627,000       6.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Property operating income

     25,127,000       23,805,000       1,322,000       5.6

General and administrative

     (3,248,000     (3,637,000     389,000       -10.7

Employee termination costs

     —          (1,131,000     1,131,000       n/a   

Depreciation and amortization

     (13,494,000     (9,254,000     (4,240,000     45.8

Interest expense

     (8,810,000     (9,603,000     793,000       -8.3

Interest income

     1,000       63,000       (62,000     -98.4

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint venture

     —          411,000       (411,000     -100.0

Gain on sale

     —          402,000       (402,000     n/a   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

(Loss) income from continuing operations

     (424,000     1,056,000       (1,480,000  

Discontinued operations:

        

Income from operations

     486,000       1,242,000       (756,000     -60.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income

     62,000       2,298,000       (2,236,000  

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

     61,000       (2,547,000     2,608,000    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income (loss) attributable to Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

   $ 123,000     $ (249,000   $ 372,000    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Properties held in both periods. The Company held 66 properties (excluding properties “held for sale/conveyance”) during the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

Revenues were higher primarily as a result of (1) rental revenues and expense recoveries at a property acquired in the fourth quarter of 2012 ($1.7 million), and (2) increases in rental revenues and expense recoveries at the Company’s other operating properties ($1.1 million), offset by a decrease in management fee income related to the Cedar/RioCan joint venture ($0.8 million); the management agreement was terminated effective January 31, 2013.

Property operating expenses were higher primarily as a result of (1) property operating expenses at a property acquired in the fourth quarter of 2012 ($0.5 million), and (2) an increase in property operating expenses at the Company’s other operating properties ($0.5 million), offset by a decrease in payroll and related benefits and costs ($0.3 million).

General and administrative expenses were lower primarily as a result of decreases in payroll and related benefits resulting from employee headcount reductions implemented by management in the latter part of 2012.

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connection with property dispositions and the exit from the Cedar/RioCan joint venture. Such costs consist of (1) severance and benefits ($0.6 million), (2) accelerated vesting of share-based compensation grants ($0.4 million), and (3) other costs ($0.1 million).

Depreciation and amortization expenses in 2013 reflect the redevelopment and lease up of vacant spaces which required the demolition of certain existing buildings resulting in accelerated depreciation expense ($3.8 million). Otherwise, depreciation and amortization expenses were consistent, reflecting the acquisition of a property in the fourth quarter of 2012, offset by completion of scheduled depreciation and amortization.

Interest expense decreased primarily as a result of (1) a lower overall weighted average interest rate ($0.6 million), and (2) a decrease in the principal balance of outstanding debt ($0.3 million).

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint venture in 2012 relates to the Cedar/RioCan joint venture, which the Company exited in October 2012.

Gain on sale in 2012 relates to the sale of a land parcel treated as “held for sale/conveyance”.

Discontinued operations for 2013 and 2012 include the results of operations, gain on extinguishment of debt, and gain on sales for properties sold or treated as “held for sale/conveyance”, as more fully discussed elsewhere in this report.

 

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Comparison of nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

 

                 Change  
     2013     2012     Dollars     Percent  

Revenues

   $ 107,518,000     $ 104,771,000     $ 2,747,000       2.6

Property operating expenses

     31,997,000       30,177,000       1,820,000       6.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Property operating income

     75,521,000       74,594,000       927,000       1.2

General and administrative

     (9,974,000     (10,999,000     1,025,000       -9.3

Employee termination costs

     (106,000     (1,131,000     1,025,000       n/a   

Impairment reversal

     1,100,000       —          1,100,000       n/a   

Depreciation and amortization

     (33,079,000     (34,721,000     1,642,000       -4.7

Interest expense

     (27,055,000     (29,479,000     2,424,000       -8.2

Early extinguishment of debt costs

     (106,000     (2,607,000     2,501,000       n/a   

Interest income

     3,000       187,000       (184,000     -98.4

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint venture

     —          1,432,000       (1,432,000     -100.0

Gain on sales

     346,000       481,000       (135,000     n/a   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     6,650,000       (2,243,000     8,893,000    

Discontinued operations:

        

Income from operations

     452,000       3,680,000       (3,228,000     -87.7

Impairment reversals, net

     —          1,138,000       (1,138,000     n/a   

Gain on extinguishment of debt

     1,298,000       —          1,298,000       n/a   

Gain on sales

     —          750,000       (750,000     n/a   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income

     8,400,000       3,325,000       5,075,000    

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

     163,000       (4,158,000     4,321,000    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income (loss) attributable to Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

   $ 8,563,000     $ (833,000   $ 9,396,000    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Properties held in both periods. The Company held 66 properties (excluding properties “held for sale/conveyance”) during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

Revenues were higher primarily as a result of (1) rental revenues and expense recoveries at a property acquired in the fourth quarter of 2012 ($5.3 million), (2) increases in rental revenues and expense recoveries at the Company’s other operating properties ($2.1 million), and (3) increases in rental revenues and expense recoveries at re-development properties ($0.2 million), offset by (4) a decrease in lease termination fee income from a tenant which vacated its space during the quarter ended June 30, 2012 ($3.0 million), and (5) a decrease in management fee income relating to the Cedar/RioCan joint venture ($1.8 million); the management agreement was terminated effective January 31, 2013.

Property operating expenses were higher primarily as a result of (1) property operating expenses at a property acquired in the fourth quarter of 2012 ($1.5 million), (2) an increase in snow removal costs ($0.8 million), and (3) an increase in other operating expenses ($0.5

 

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million), offset by (4) a decrease in payroll and related benefits and costs ($0.9 million), and (5) a decrease in bad debt expense ($0.1 million).

General and administrative expenses were lower primarily as a result of decreases in payroll and related benefits resulting from employee headcount reductions implemented by management in the latter part of 2012.

Employee termination costs in 2012 reflect separation arrangements and terminations of employment agreements relating primarily to employee headcount reduction instituted in connection with property dispositions and the exit from the Cedar/RioCan joint venture. Such costs consist of (1) severance and benefits ($0.6 million), (2) accelerated vesting of share-based compensation grants ($0.4 million), and (3) other costs ($0.1 million).

Impairment reversal in 2013 relates to the partial cash recovery on a loan receivable previously written off, as more fully discussed elsewhere in this report.

Depreciation and amortization expenses reflect the redevelopment and lease up of vacant spaces which required the demolition of certain existing buildings resulting in accelerated depreciation expense (2013 - $3.8 million and 2012 - $6.3 million). In addition, depreciation and amortization expenses increased in 2013 as compared with 2012, primarily as a result of the acquisition of a property in the fourth quarter of 2012 ($2.1 million), offset by the completion of scheduled depreciation and amortization ($1.2 million).

Interest expense decreased primarily as a result of (1) a lower overall weighted average interest rate ($2.1 million), and (2) a decrease in the principal balance of outstanding debt ($0.6 million), offset by a decrease in the amount of interest capitalized ($0.2 million).

Early extinguishment of debt costs in 2013 relates to the write-off of unamortized fees associated with prepaid mortgage loans payable. Early extinguishment of debt costs in 2012 relates to the write-off of unamortized fees associated with the Company’s prior credit facilities.

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint venture in 2012 relates to the Cedar/RioCan joint venture, which the Company exited in October 2012.

Gain on sales in 2013 and 2012 relates to the sale of land parcels treated as “held for sale/conveyance”.

Discontinued operations for 2013 and 2012 include the results of operations, impairment reversals, gain on extinguishment of debt, and gain on sales for properties sold or treated as “held for sale/conveyance”, as more fully discussed elsewhere in this report.

Same-Property Net Operating Income

Same-property net operating income (“same-property NOI”) is a widely-used non-GAAP financial measure for REITs that the Company believes, when considered with financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, is useful to investors as it provides an indication

 

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of the recurring cash generated by the Company’s properties by excluding certain non-cash revenues and expenses, as well as other infrequent items such as lease termination income which tends to fluctuate more than rents from period to period. Properties are included in same-property NOI if they are owned and operated for the entirety of both periods being compared, except for properties undergoing significant redevelopment and expansion until such properties have stabilized, and properties classified as “held for sale/conveyance”. Consistent with the capital treatment of such costs under GAAP, tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other direct leasing costs are excluded from same-property NOI.

Same-property NOI should not be considered as an alternative to net income prepared in accordance with GAAP or as a measure of liquidity. Further, same-property NOI is a measure for which there is no standard industry definition and, as such, it is not consistently defined or reported on among the Company’s peers, and thus may not provide an adequate basis for comparison between REITs. The following table reconciles same-property NOI to the Company’s consolidated operating income.

 

     Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Consolidated operating income

   $ 8,385,000     $ 9,783,000     $ 33,462,000     $ 27,743,000  

Add:

        

General and administrative

     3,248,000       3,637,000       9,974,000       10,999,000  

Employee termination costs

     —          1,131,000       106,000       1,131,000  

Impairment reversal

     —          —          (1,100,000     —     

Depreciation and amortization

     13,494,000       9,254,000       33,079,000       34,721,000  

Corporate costs included in property expenses

     1,287,000       1,707,000       3,928,000       4,829,000  

Less:

        

Management fee income

     —          (859,000     (191,000     (2,136,000

Straight-line rents

     (301,000     (216,000     (1,195,000     (778,000

Amortization of intangible lease liabilities

     (1,116,000     (1,174,000     (3,409,000     (4,164,000

Internal management fees charged to properties

     (984,000     (879,000     (2,798,000     (2,591,000

Other

     6,000       (35,000     (287,000     (3,046,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated NOI

     24,019,000       22,349,000       71,569,000       66,708,000  

Less NOI related to properties not defined as same-property

     (4,081,000     (3,029,000     (12,634,000     (8,611,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Same-property NOI

   $ 19,938,000     $ 19,320,000     $ 58,935,000     $ 58,097,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of same properties

     61          61     

Same-property occupancy, end of period

     93.5     92.3     93.5     92.3

Same-property leased, end of period

     94.1     93.8     94.1     93.8

Same-property average base rent, end of period

   $ 11.93     $ 11.74     $ 11.93     $ 11.74  

Same-property NOI for the comparative three and nine month periods increased by 2.3% and 1.6%, respectively, excluding the re-tenanting impact from replacing the dark anchor at Oakland Commons with a Walmart Neighborhood Market. Same-property NOI growth including this impact was 3.2% and 1.4%, respectively, for the comparative three and nine month periods. The results reflect an increase in average base rent at the properties of $0.19 per square foot.

 

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Leasing Activity

The following is a summary of the Company’s leasing activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

 

     Leases
signed
     GLA      New rent
per sq.ft. ($)
     Prior rent
per sq.ft. ($)
     Cash basis
% change
    Tenant
improvements
per sq.ft. ($) (a)
 

Renewals

     96         641,800         12.98         11.97         8.4     0.00   

New Leases - Comparable

     25         80,300         15.67         12.88         21.6     21.98   

New Leases - Non-Comparable

     10         80,300         11.42         n/a         n/a        7.37   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

     131         802,400         13.09         n/a         n/a        2.94   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes tenant allowance and landlord work. Excludes first generation space.
(b) For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, legal fees and lease commissions averaged a combined total of $2.52 per square foot.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company funds operating expenses and other short-term liquidity requirements, including debt service, tenant improvements, leasing commissions, preferred and common stock dividend distributions and distributions to minority interest partners, if made, primarily from its operations. The Company may also use its credit facility for these purposes. The Company expects to fund long-term liquidity requirements for property acquisitions, redevelopment costs, remaining development costs, capital improvements, joint venture requirements, and maturing debt initially with its credit facility, and ultimately through a combination of issuing and/or assuming additional mortgage debt, the sale of equity securities, the issuance of additional OP Units, and/or the sale of properties. Although the Company believes it has access to secured and unsecured financing, there can be no assurance that the Company will have the availability of mortgage financing on completed development projects, additional construction financing, or proceeds from the refinancing of existing debt.

 

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Debt is comprised of the following at September 30, 2013:

 

            Interest rates

Description

   Balance
outstanding
     Weighted -
average
    Range

Fixed-rate mortgages (a)

   $ 483,561,000         5.5   3.1% - 7.5%

Variable-rate mortgage

     59,718,000         3.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total property-specific mortgages

     543,279,000         5.2  

Credit facility

     180,000,000         2.2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   
   $ 723,279,000         4.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

(a) At September 30, 2013, the Company had a mortgage loan payable of approximately $12.0 million subject to an interest rate swap which converted the LIBOR-based variable rate to a fixed annual rate of 5.2% per annum.

On August 1, 2013, the Company amended and extended, on an unsecured basis, its credit facility. As amended, the $310 million credit facility is comprised of a three-year $260 million revolving credit facility, expiring on August 1, 2016, and a five-year $50 million term loan, expiring on August 1, 2018. Subject to customary conditions, the revolving credit facility may be extended, at the Company’s option, for two additional one-year periods. Under an accordion feature, the new facility can be increased to $500 million, subject to customary conditions, and lending commitments from participating banks. The new facility contains financial covenants including, but not limited to, maximum debt leverage, maximum secured debt, minimum interest coverage, minimum fixed charge coverage, and minimum net worth. In addition, the new facility contains restrictions including, but not limited to, limits on indebtedness, certain investments and distributions. Although the new facility is unsecured, borrowing availability is based on unencumbered property adjusted net operating income, as defined in the agreement. The Company’s failure to comply with the covenants or the occurrence of an event of default under the new facility could result in the acceleration of the related debt. In connection with the transaction, the Company paid fees and legal expenses of approximately $1.7 million.

Borrowings under the new facility are priced at LIBOR plus 195 bps (a weighted average rate of 2.2% per annum at September 30, 2013), and can range from LIBOR plus 165 bps to 225 bps based on the Company’s leverage ratio. As of September 30, 2013, the Company had $130.0 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility and $50.0 million outstanding under the term loan, and had $106.8 million available for additional borrowings.

Property-specific mortgage loans payable at September 30, 2013 consisted of fixed-rate notes totaling $483.6 million, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.5%, and a LIBOR-based variable-rate note totaling $59.7 million, with an effective interest rate of 3.0% per annum at that date. For the remainder of 2013, the Company has approximately $2.3 million of scheduled debt

 

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principal amortization payments. In addition, on November 1, 2013, the Company prepaid a $7.6 million mortgage loan payable, without penalty, that was due to mature in January 2014.

Mortgage loans payable and the credit facility have an overall weighted average interest rate of 4.5% and mature at various dates through 2029. The terms of several of the Company’s mortgage loans payable require the Company to deposit certain replacement and other reserves with its lenders. Such “restricted cash” is generally available only for property-level requirements for which the reserves have been established, and is not available to fund other property-level or Company-level obligations.

In February 2013, the Company concluded a public offering of 2.3 million shares of its Series B Preferred Stock (including 0.3 million shares relating to the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option) and realized net proceeds, after offering expenses, of $54.7 million. In March 2013, the Company redeemed all of the remaining 1.4 million shares of its Series A Preferred Stock, for a total cash outlay of $35.4 million.

On August 6, 2013, the Company entered into an at-the-market continuous offering program under which it may offer and sell, from time-to-time, up to 10 million shares of its common stock. Through September 30, 2013, no shares had been sold under this program.

In order to continue qualifying as a REIT, the Company is required to distribute at least 90% of its “REIT taxable income”, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Company paid common stock dividends totaling $0.20 per share during 2012, and will pay common stock dividends totaling $0.20 per share during 2013. While the Company intends to continue paying regular quarterly dividends, future dividend declarations will continue to be at the discretion of the Board of Directors, and will depend on the cash flow and financial condition of the Company, capital requirements, annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Code, and such other factors as the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

Net Cash Flows

 

     September 30,  
     2013     2012  

Cash flows provided by (used in):

    

Operating activities

   $ 33,976,000     $ 36,682,000  

Investing activities

   $ 5,276,000     $ 2,190,000  

Financing activities

   $ (41,331,000   $ (43,526,000

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities, before net changes in operating assets and liabilities, was generally consistent at $39.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and $39.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Reductions in interest expense and property-level and general and administrative overhead savings resulting from

 

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employee headcount reductions implemented by management in the latter part of 2012 offset the reduced results from properties sold and the Company’s exit from the Cedar/RioCan joint venture. The comparative net changes in operating assets and liabilities were primarily the result of the payment of annual property/casualty insurance premiums (which had been paid in installments in prior years), and the timing of collections of receivables and payments of accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

Investing Activities

Net cash flows provided by investing activities were primarily the result of the Company’s property disposition activities and expenditures for property improvements. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company received proceeds from sales of properties treated as discontinued operations ($17.4 million), proceeds released from escrows ($1.7 million), and the repayment of a note receivable ($1.1 million), offset by expenditures for property improvements ($14.9 million). During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company received proceeds from the sale of real estate ($18.8 million), had distributions of capital from an unconsolidated joint venture ($2.9 million), and proceeds released from escrows ($2.6 million), offset by expenditures for property improvements ($22.1 million).

Financing Activities

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company had repayments of mortgage obligations ($65.7 million), the redemption of the 8.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ($35.0 million), preferred and common stock distributions ($21.6 million), payment of debt financing costs ($1.9 million), distributions to noncontrolling interests (minority interests and limited partners - $ 0.7 million), and a redemption of OP Units ($0.2 million), offset by proceeds from the sale of the 7.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ($59.8 million), and net advances under the credit facility ($24.0 million). During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company had net repayments under the credit facility ($73.3 million), repayments of mortgage obligations ($53.3 million), preferred and common stock distributions ($20.9 million), redemptions and repurchase of the 8.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ($12.1 million), the payment of debt financing costs ($4.4 million), and distributions to noncontrolling interests (minority interests and limited partners - $3.7 million), offset by proceeds from the sale of the 7.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ($124.4 million).

Funds From Operations

Funds From Operations “FFO” is a widely-recognized non-GAAP financial measure for REITs that the Company believes, when considered with financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, is useful to investors in understanding financial performance and providing a relevant basis for comparison among REITs. In addition, FFO is useful to investors as it captures features particular to real estate performance by recognizing that real estate generally appreciates over time or maintains residual value to a much greater extent than do other depreciable assets. Investors should review FFO, along with GAAP net income, when trying to understand a REIT’s operating performance. The Company considers FFO an important

 

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supplemental measure of its operating performance and believes that it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs.

The Company computes FFO in accordance with the “White Paper” published by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), which defines FFO as net income applicable to common shareholders (determined in accordance with GAAP), excluding impairment charges, gains or losses from debt restructurings and sales of properties, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for partnerships and joint ventures (which are computed to reflect FFO on the same basis). FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities and should not be considered as an alternative to net income applicable to common shareholders or to cash flow from operating activities. FFO is not indicative of cash available to fund ongoing cash needs, including the ability to make cash distributions. Although FFO is a measure used for comparability in assessing the performance of REITs, as the NAREIT White Paper only provides guidelines for computing FFO, the computation of FFO may vary from one company to another. The following table sets forth the Company’s calculations of FFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

 

     Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net (loss) attributable to common shareholders

   $ (3,479,000   $ (4,299,000   $ (3,414,000   $ (12,403,000

Add (deduct):

        

Real estate depreciation and amortization

     13,401,000       9,185,000       32,787,000       34,577,000  

Limited partners’ interest

     (12,000     (17,000     (11,000     (114,000

Impairment reversals, net

     —          —          (1,100,000     (1,138,000

Gain on sales

     —          (402,000     (346,000     (1,231,000

Consolidated minority interests:

        

Share of (loss) income

     (49,000     2,564,000       (152,000     4,272,000  

Share of FFO

     (325,000     (1,287,000     (1,020,000     (4,078,000

Unconsolidated joint venture:

        

Share of income

     —          (411,000     —          (1,432,000

Share of FFO

     —          1,433,000       —          4,488,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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   $ 9,536,000     $ 6,766,000     $ 26,744,000     $ 22,941,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Inflation

Inflation has been relatively low in recent years and has not had a significant detrimental impact on the Company’s results of operations. Should inflation rates increase in the future, substantially all of the Company’s tenant leases contain provisions designed to partially mitigate the negative impact of inflation in the near term. Such lease provisions include clauses that require tenants to reimburse the Company for real estate taxes and many of the operating

 

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expenses it incurs. Significant inflation rate increases over a prolonged period of time may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

One of the principal market risks facing the Company is interest rate risk on its credit facilities. The Company may, when advantageous, hedge its interest rate risk by using derivative financial instruments. The Company is not subject to foreign currency risk.

The Company is exposed to interest rate changes primarily through (1) the variable-rate credit facility used to maintain liquidity, fund capital expenditures and redevelopment activities, and expand its real estate investment portfolio, and (2) property-specific variable-rate mortgage financing. The Company’s objectives with respect to interest rate risk are to limit the impact of interest rate changes on operations and cash flows, and to lower its overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, the Company may borrow at fixed rates and may enter into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps, caps, etc., in order to mitigate its interest rate risk on a related variable-rate financial instrument. The Company does not enter into derivative or interest rate transactions for speculative purposes. At September 30, 2013, the Company had a mortgage loan payable of approximately $12.0 million subject to an interest rate swap which converted the LIBOR-based variable rate to a fixed rate of 5.2% per annum. At that date, the Company had accrued liabilities of $0.8 million (included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet) relating to the fair value of the interest rate swap applicable to the mortgage loan payable.

At September 30, 2013, long-term debt consisted of fixed-rate mortgage loans payable and variable-rate debt (including the Company’s variable-rate credit facility). The average interest rate on the $483.6 million of fixed-rate indebtedness outstanding was 5.5%, with maturities at various dates through 2029. The average interest rate on the $239.7 million of variable-rate debt (including $180.0 million in advances under the Company’s credit facility) was 2.4%. With respect to the $239.7 million of variable-rate debt outstanding at September 30, 2013, if interest rates either increase or decrease by 1%, the Company’s interest cost would increase or decrease respectively by approximately $2.4 million per annum.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is reported within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In this regard, the Company has formed a Disclosure Committee currently comprised of several of the Company’s executive officers as well as certain other employees with knowledge of information that may be considered in the SEC reporting process. The Committee has responsibility for the development and assessment of the financial and non-financial information to be included in the reports filed with the SEC, and assists the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in connection with their certifications contained in the Company’s SEC filings. The Committee meets regularly and reports to the Audit Committee on a quarterly or more frequent basis. The Company’s principal

 

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executive and financial officers have evaluated its disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2013, and have determined that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

During the three months ended September 30, 2013, there have been no changes in the internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, these internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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Part II Other Information

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit 31    Section 302 Certifications
Exhibit 32    Section 906 Certifications
Exhibit 101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
Exhibit 101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
Exhibit 101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

 

By:   /s/ BRUCE J. SCHANZER          By:   /s/ PHILIP R. MAYS
Bruce J. Schanzer        Philip R. Mays

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal executive officer)

      

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal financial officer)

November 7, 2013

 

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