UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES | |
| EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||
| For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004 | ||
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES | |
| EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||
| For the transition period from to |
Commission File Number 01-12846
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| Maryland | 74-2604728 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
| incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |
| 14100 East 35th Place, Aurora, Colorado | 80011 | |
| (Address or principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(303) 375-9292
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
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 for the past 90 days.
Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Act of 1934).
Yes [X] No [ ]
The number of shares outstanding of the Registrants common shares as of November 5, 2004 was 183,900,455.
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| PART I. | Financial Information |
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Item 1. Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements: |
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| PART II. | ||||||||
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| 61 | ||||||||
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| 61 | ||||||||
| Amended/Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership | ||||||||
| Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | ||||||||
| Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges | ||||||||
| Letter from KPMG LLP | ||||||||
| Certification of Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Certification of Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 906 | ||||||||
| Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 906 | ||||||||
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PROLOGIS
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2004 | 2003 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) |
(Audited) |
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ASSETS |
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Real estate |
$ | 6,075,860 | $ | 5,854,047 | ||||
Less accumulated depreciation |
953,242 | 847,221 | ||||||
| 5,122,618 | 5,006,826 | |||||||
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated investees |
1,009,584 | 677,293 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
207,095 | 331,503 | ||||||
Accounts and notes receivable |
102,507 | 44,906 | ||||||
Other assets |
386,282 | 306,938 | ||||||
Discontinued operations assets held for sale |
164,790 | | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 6,992,876 | $ | 6,367,466 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Liabilities: |
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Lines of credit |
$ | 928,975 | $ | 699,468 | ||||
Short-term borrowings |
95,000 | | ||||||
Senior notes |
1,925,415 | 1,776,789 | ||||||
Secured debt and assessment bonds |
494,478 | 514,412 | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
184,511 | 155,874 | ||||||
Construction costs payable |
46,162 | 26,825 | ||||||
Other liabilities |
143,020 | 97,389 | ||||||
Discontinued operations assets held for sale |
57,505 | | ||||||
Total liabilities |
3,875,066 | 3,270,757 | ||||||
Minority interest |
76,490 | 37,777 | ||||||
Shareholders equity: |
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Series C Preferred Shares at stated liquidation
preference of $50.00 per share; $0.01 par value;
2,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at September
30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 |
100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
Series D Preferred Shares at stated liquidation
preference of $25.00 per share; $0.01 par value;
5,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at December
31, 2003 |
| 125,000 | ||||||
Series F Preferred Shares at stated liquidation
preference of $25.00 per share; $0.01 par value;
5,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at September
30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 |
125,000 | 125,000 | ||||||
Series G Preferred Shares at stated liquidation
preference of $25.00 per share; $0.01 par value;
5,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at September
30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 |
125,000 | 125,000 | ||||||
Common Shares; $0.01 par value; 183,468,734 shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2004 and
180,182,615 shares issued and outstanding at December
31, 2003 |
1,835 | 1,802 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
3,171,147 | 3,073,959 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
144,438 | 138,235 | ||||||
Distributions in excess of net earnings |
(626,100 | ) | (630,064 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders equity |
3,041,320 | 3,058,932 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
$ | 6,992,876 | $ | 6,367,466 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.
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PROLOGIS
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF
EARNINGS (LOSS) AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, |
September 30, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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Revenues: |
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Rental income, including expense recoveries from customers
of $24,892 and $77,205 for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2004, respectively, and $24,147 and $76,163
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003,
respectively |
$ | 135,504 | $ | 132,642 | $ | 411,089 | $ | 411,369 | ||||||||
Property management and other property fund fees |
12,931 | 11,012 | 36,050 | 32,449 | ||||||||||||
Development management fees and other CDFS income |
373 | 1,014 | 2,422 | 1,609 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
148,808 | 144,668 | 449,561 | 445,427 | ||||||||||||
Expenses: |
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Rental expenses |
34,598 | 32,206 | 106,591 | 103,774 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative |
20,678 | 16,432 | 60,381 | 46,671 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
42,730 | 41,310 | 127,646 | 123,410 | ||||||||||||
Relocation expenses |
2,154 | | 2,845 | | ||||||||||||
Other expenses |
1,201 | 1,307 | 3,673 | 3,006 | ||||||||||||
Total expenses |
101,361 | 91,255 | 301,136 | 276,861 | ||||||||||||
Gains on certain dispositions of CDFS business assets, net: |
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Net proceeds from dispositions |
281,692 | 209,007 | 911,732 | 733,858 | ||||||||||||
Costs of assets disposed of |
227,738 | 183,924 | 777,132 | 648,449 | ||||||||||||
Total gains, net |
53,954 | 25,083 | 134,600 | 85,409 | ||||||||||||
Operating income |
101,401 | 78,496 | 283,025 | 253,975 | ||||||||||||
Income from unconsolidated property funds |
11,576 | 4,750 | 30,529 | 16,056 | ||||||||||||
Losses from other unconsolidated investees, net |
(621 | ) | (34,201 | ) | (1,004 | ) | (26,858 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense |
(38,287 | ) | (39,069 | ) | (115,601 | ) | (115,856 | ) | ||||||||
Interest and other income |
829 | 223 | 2,037 | 1,199 | ||||||||||||
Earnings before minority interest |
74,898 | 10,199 | 198,986 | 128,516 | ||||||||||||
Minority interest share in earnings |
(1,344 | ) | (1,186 | ) | (3,811 | ) | (3,796 | ) | ||||||||
Earnings before certain net gains (losses) and net foreign currency
exchange gains (expenses/losses) |
73,554 | 9,013 | 195,175 | 124,720 | ||||||||||||
Gains (losses) recognized on dispositions of certain
non-CDFS business assets, net |
| (216 | ) | 6,072 | 3,374 | |||||||||||
Gain on partial disposition of investment in property fund |
| | 3,328 | | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency exchange gains (expenses/losses), net |
(1,343 | ) | (1,970 | ) | 9,882 | (10,741 | ) | |||||||||
Earnings before income taxes |
72,211 | 6,827 | 214,457 | 117,353 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit): |
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Current |
12,180 | (727 | ) | 18,177 | 1,869 | |||||||||||
Deferred |
2,390 | 4,380 | 11,975 | 9,929 | ||||||||||||
Total income tax expense |
14,570 | 3,653 | 30,152 | 11,798 | ||||||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations |
57,641 | 3,174 | 184,305 | 105,555 | ||||||||||||
(Continued)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.
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PROLOGIS
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF
EARNINGS (LOSS) AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, |
September 30, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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Discontinued operations: |
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Income attributable to assets held for sale |
3,993 | | 10,841 | | ||||||||||||
Assets disposed of in 2004: |
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Operating income attributable to assets disposed of |
853 | 126 | 786 | 289 | ||||||||||||
Gains (losses) recognized on dispositions, net: |
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Non-CDFS business assets |
1,956 | | (887 | ) | | |||||||||||
CDFS business assets |
21,669 | | 31,133 | | ||||||||||||
Total gains, net |
23,625 | | 30,246 | | ||||||||||||
Total discontinued operations |
28,471 | 126 | 41,873 | 289 | ||||||||||||
Net earnings |
86,112 | 3,300 | 226,178 | 105,844 | ||||||||||||
Less preferred share dividends |
6,354 | 7,092 | 19,392 | 23,450 | ||||||||||||
Less excess of redemption values over carrying values of
Preferred Shares redeemed |
| 3,587 | 4,236 | 3,587 | ||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Common Shares |
79,758 | (7,379 | ) | 202,550 | 78,807 | |||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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Foreign currency translation adjustments |
(14,530 | ) | (53,086 | ) | 10,385 | 45,536 | ||||||||||
Unrealized losses on derivative contracts, net |
(411 | ) | | (4,182 | ) | | ||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) |
$ | 64,817 | $ | (60,465 | ) | $ | 208,753 | $ | 124,343 | |||||||
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding Basic |
182,213 | 179,458 | 181,451 | 179,023 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding Diluted |
192,043 | 179,458 | 190,751 | 181,906 | ||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Common Shares per
share Basic: |
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Continuing operations |
$ | 0.28 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.89 | $ | 0.44 | |||||||
Discontinued operations |
0.16 | | 0.23 | | ||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Common Shares per
share Basic |
$ | 0.44 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 1.12 | $ | 0.44 | |||||||
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Common Shares per
share Diluted: |
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Continuing operations |
$ | 0.27 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.86 | $ | 0.43 | |||||||
Discontinued operations |
0.15 | | 0.22 | | ||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Common Shares per
share Diluted |
$ | 0.42 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 1.08 | $ | 0.43 | |||||||
Distributions per Common Share |
$ | 0.365 | $ | 0.36 | $ | 1.095 | $ | 1.08 | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.
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PROLOGIS
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
| September 30, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
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Operating activities: |
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Net earnings |
$ | 226,178 | $ | 105,844 | ||||
Minority interest share in earnings |
3,811 | 3,796 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Straight-lined rents |
(7,574 | ) | (5,271 | ) | ||||
Cost of share-based compensation awards |
13,238 | 9,879 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
127,833 | 123,613 | ||||||
Adjustments to income and fees recognized from all unconsolidated investees |
(30,612 | ) | 11,600 | |||||
Amortization of deferred loan costs |
4,183 | 4,471 | ||||||
Gains
recognized on dispositions of non-CDFS business assets, net |
(5,185 | ) | (3,374 | ) | ||||
Gain on partial disposition of investment in property fund |
(3,328 | ) | | |||||
Adjustments to foreign currency exchange amounts recognized |
(6,497 | ) | 9,942 | |||||
Deferred income tax expense |
11,975 | 9,929 | ||||||
Increase in accounts and notes receivable and other assets |
(56,625 | ) | (31,913 | ) | ||||
Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities |
67,333 | 25,080 | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
344,730 | 263,596 | ||||||
Investing activities: |
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Real estate investments |
(1,153,769 | ) | (878,826 | ) | ||||
Tenant improvements and lease commissions on previously leased space |
(31,904 | ) | (30,746 | ) | ||||
Recurring capital expenditures |
(16,848 | ) | (17,510 | ) | ||||
Cash
payments associated with the Keystone Transaction |
(510,560 | ) | | |||||
Proceeds
from dispositions of real estate assets |
1,036,052 | 730,694 | ||||||
Net cash received from unconsolidated investees |
32,669 | 10,424 | ||||||
Proceeds from partial disposition of investment in property fund |
13,209 | | ||||||
Adjustments to cash balances resulting from reporting changes |
3,284 | | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(627,867 | ) | (185,964 | ) | ||||
Financing activities: |
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Net proceeds
from sales and issuances of Common Shares under various Common share plans |
76,487 | 33,931 | ||||||
Repurchases of Common Shares, net of costs |
| (9,771 | ) | |||||
Redemption of Preferred Shares |
(125,000 | ) | (50,000 | ) | ||||
Distributions paid on Common Shares |
(198,586 | ) | (194,141 | ) | ||||
Distributions paid to minority interest holders |
(5,613 | ) | (7,593 | ) | ||||
Dividends paid on Preferred Shares |
(19,392 | ) | (23,450 | ) | ||||
Debt and
equity issuance costs paid |
(3,169 | ) | (3,239 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes |
420,573 | 300,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of secured debt |
| 31,000 | ||||||
Principal payments on senior notes |
(278,125 | ) | (28,125 | ) | ||||
Net proceeds from (payments on) lines of credit and short-term borrowings |
324,507 | (12,636 | ) | |||||
Regularly scheduled principal payments on secured debt and assessment bonds |
(4,243 | ) | (5,059 | ) | ||||
Principal payments on secured debt and assessment bonds at maturity and prepayments |
(28,298 | ) | (62,844 | ) | ||||
Purchases of derivative contracts |
(412 | ) | (1,874 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
158,729 | (33,801 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
(124,408 | ) | 43,831 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
331,503 | 110,809 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ | 207,095 | $ | 154,640 | ||||
See Note 12 for information on non-cash investing and financing activities and other information.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.
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PROLOGIS
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2004 and 2003
(Unaudited)
1. General:
Business
ProLogis (collectively with its consolidated subsidiaries and partnerships ProLogis) is a publicly held real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, operates and develops (directly or through unconsolidated investees) industrial distribution properties in North America (the United States and Mexico), Europe (11 countries) and Asia (Japan and China). At September 30, 2004, ProLogis real estate investments in China were all through unconsolidated investees. ProLogis has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code).
ProLogis business consists of two reportable business segments: property operations and the corporate distribution facilities services business (CDFS business). The property operations segment represents the long-term ownership, management and leasing of industrial distribution properties. The CDFS business segment primarily encompasses Prologis development of industrial distribution properties that are either contributed to an unconsolidated property fund in which ProLogis has an ownership interest and acts as manager, or sold to third parties. Additionally, ProLogis will acquire industrial distribution properties that are generally rehabilitated and/or repositioned in the CDFS business segment prior to being contributed to a property fund. See Note 11.
Principles of Financial Presentation
ProLogis Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The accounts of ProLogis, its wholly owned subsidiaries and its majority owned and controlled subsidiaries and partnerships are consolidated in the accompanying financial statements and are presented in ProLogis functional currency, the U.S. dollar. ProLogis consolidates all entities in which it owns a majority voting interest and those variable interest entities, as defined, in which it is the primary beneficiary. All material intercompany transactions, including transactions with unconsolidated investees, have been eliminated.
The Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of ProLogis as of September 30, 2004 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 are unaudited and, pursuant to the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements have been omitted. Management of ProLogis believes that the disclosures presented in these financial statements are adequate. However, these interim Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with ProLogis December 31, 2003 audited Consolidated Financial Statements contained in ProLogis 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, was issued in January 2003 and revised in December 2003. ProLogis adopted the revised Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46R) as of January 1, 2004. FIN 46R clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, and requires that variable interest entities in which ProLogis is the primary beneficiary be presented on a consolidated basis in its financial statements. As a result of adopting FIN 46R on January 1, 2004, ProLogis began consolidating its investments in TCL Holding S.A. (TCL Holding), formerly Frigoscandia Holding S.A., and CSI/Frigo LLC, a company that holds the voting ownership interest in TCL Holding. Through December 31, 2003, ProLogis presented its investments in TCL Holding and CSI/Frigo LLC under the equity method. ProLogis combined effective ownership in these entities was 99.75% at both September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003. The adoption of FIN 46R did not change the presentation of any of ProLogis other unconsolidated investments, as these investees are not variable interest entities. Therefore, ProLogis will continue to present its investments in these entities under the equity method. See Note 4.
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The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Certain amounts included in ProLogis Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements for the prior period have been reclassified to conform to the 2004 financial statement presentation.
2. Keystone Transaction:
On May 3, 2004, ProLogis and affiliates of four investment funds managed by Eaton Vance Management (the Fund Affiliates) established five property funds (the Acquiring Property Funds and also referred to by ProLogis as ProLogis North American Properties Funds VI, VII, VIII, IX and Xsee Note 4). ProLogis has a 20% ownership interest in each of the Acquiring Property Funds with the remainder owned by the Fund Affiliates. Also on May 3, 2004, ProLogis and the Acquiring Property Funds entered into an agreement to acquire the outstanding equity of Keystone Property Trust (Keystone), a publicly traded REIT, and the operating units of Keystone Operating Partnership, L.P., a subsidiary of Keystone (the Keystone Transaction). Keystone owned and leased industrial distribution properties located in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Florida, South Carolina and Ohio. The acquisition of Keystone by ProLogis and the Acquiring Property Funds was approved by Keystones shareholders on July 30, 2004 and was closed on August 4, 2004.
Consideration for the common shares of Keystone was paid in cash at $23.80 per share. Also, the Acquiring Property Funds retired approximately $567 million of Keystones outstanding debt at closing. On September 3, 2004, Keystone was liquidated and, in conjunction with such liquidation, all of the then outstanding preferred shares of Keystone were cancelled and holders received a cash liquidation distribution in the aggregate amount of approximately $125 million, including accrued dividends.
The total consideration for the Keystone Transaction was approximately $1.70 billion, including cash, assumed liabilities, preferred share liquidation payments and estimated transaction costs. ProLogis share of the total consideration was approximately $579 million, including ProLogis investment in the Acquiring Property Funds of approximately $279 million and ProLogis direct acquisition of certain assets and assumption of certain liabilities of approximately $300 million. ProLogis direct acquisition included the acquisition of nine operating properties aggregating 2.3 million square feet and land parcels aggregating 14 acres valued on a combined basis at approximately $143 million, ownership interests in two unconsolidated property funds (20% interest in each) valued at approximately $102 million (including the proportionate assumption of approximately $26 million of secured debt of the property funds), a 50% ownership interest in an unconsolidated entity and an interest in another entity that each engage in CDFS business activities valued on a combined basis at approximately $19 million (including the proportionate assumption of approximately $6 million of secured debt), a preferred equity interest in an unconsolidated investee valued at approximately $20 million and certain other assets, net of certain other liabilities valued at approximately $16 million. The allocation of the purchase price to the net assets acquired in the Keystone Transaction is based on a preliminary assessment and is subject to change as additional information becomes available.
ProLogis share of the total consideration was funded in cash (approximately $504 million), through the issuance of approximately 879,000 limited partnership units that are redeemable for cash or, at ProLogis election, into one share of ProLogis common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (Common Shares) valued at approximately $30 million, the direct assumption of secured debt valued at approximately $13 million and the indirect assumption of secured debt of unconsolidated investees valued at approximately $32 million.
The two unconsolidated property funds in which ProLogis acquired a 20% ownership interest own, on a combined basis, 7.7 million square feet of operating properties. The entity in which ProLogis holds a 50% ownership interest owns a 0.8 million square foot property that was recently developed by Keystone.
ProLogis and the Fund Affiliates funded approximately $892 million of cash at closing (ProLogis share was approximately $178 million) on a short-term basis, pending completion of long-term, secured financing arrangements by the Acquiring Property Fund. Such arrangements aggregating $473 million were completed by the Acquiring Property Funds in October 2004, the proceeds of which have been returned to the Fund
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Affiliates and ProLogis. ProLogis share of the returned funds was approximately $95 million. The remaining financing arrangements aggregating $419 million are expected to be completed before the end of 2004. The average term of the financing arrangements is expected to be eight years. The average annual interest rate associated with the financing arrangements is expected to be 5.48%, based on the rates included in the completed transactions and existing interest rate-lock agreements for the remaining financing arrangements.
In May 2004, the Acquiring Property Funds entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge a portion of the future interest payments associated with the long-term, secured financing arrangements. These interest rate swap agreements qualified for hedge accounting treatment. Certain of the interest rate swap agreements were subject to an indemnification agreement between the Acquiring Property Funds and ProLogis that obligated ProLogis to make any settlement payments that became due and, alternatively, entitled ProLogis to receive any settlement proceeds that were paid. The indemnification agreement relates to interest swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $185.2 million, originally estimated to be the amount of the financing arrangements to be incurred by the Acquiring Property Funds attributable to ProLogis 20% ownership interest. Upon settlement of the swap agreements in June and July 2004, ProLogis paid $1.2 million under the indemnification agreement. The portion of this payment attributable to each of the Acquiring Property Funds has been included in ProLogis investment basis and will be amortized to ProLogis share of the earnings or losses of the respective property fund over the term of the associated debt.
On June 30, 2004, ProLogis contributed 21 operating properties aggregating 3.0 million square feet to the Acquiring Property Funds. Total proceeds from these contributions were $127.4 million. These properties are being used to secure a portion of the financing arrangements of the Acquiring Property Funds. See Note 4.
3. Real Estate:
Real Estate Assets
Real estate assets directly owned by ProLogis consist of income producing industrial distribution properties, industrial distribution properties under development and land held for future development of industrial distribution properties. ProLogis real estate assets, presented at cost, include the following as of the dates indicated (in thousands of U.S. dollars):
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2004 |
2003 |
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Operating properties(1): |
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Improved land |
$ | 774,447 | $ | 815,606 | ||||
Buildings and improvements |
4,100,338 | 4,053,189 | ||||||
| 4,874,785 | 4,868,795 | |||||||
Properties under development (including cost of land)(2)(3) |
611,697 | 404,581 | ||||||
Land held for development(4) |
472,413 | 511,163 | ||||||
Other investments(5) |
116,965 | 69,508 | ||||||
Total real estate assets |
6,075,860 | 5,854,047 | ||||||
Less accumulated depreciation |
953,242 | 847,221 | ||||||
Net real estate assets |
$ | 5,122,618 | $ | 5,006,826 | ||||
| (1) | At September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, ProLogis had 1,228 and 1,252 operating properties, respectively. These properties consisted of 132.3 million square feet at September 30, 2004 and 133.1 million square feet at December 31, 2003. | |
| (2) | Properties under development consisted of 53 properties aggregating 14.9 million square feet at September 30, 2004 and 27 properties aggregating 9.8 million square feet at December 31, 2003. | |
| (3) | In addition to the construction costs payable balance of $46.2 million, ProLogis had aggregate unfunded commitments on its contracts for properties under development of $345.1 million at September 30, 2004. | |
| (4) | Land held for future development consisted of 2,936 |