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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
 
April 22, 2010
 
Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
 
__________________________________________
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Maryland
000-50805
20-0138854
_____________________
(State or other jurisdiction
_____________
(Commission
______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
  
   
2800 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 5000, Houston, Texas
 
77056-6118
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(Address of principal executive offices)
 
___________
(Zip Code)

     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
(888) 220-6121
 
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
 
  
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
  
[  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))  

 


 
 
 
 
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
 
On April 22, 2010, Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. ("Hines REIT") sold Distribution Parks Elouveira and Vinhedo, two industrial properties located in Curitiba, Brazil, to BR Properties SA. In addition, during the first quarter of 2010, Hines REIT sold Distribution Park Araucaria, an industrial property located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to BR Properties SA.  The aggregate net proceeds from these sales were $127.9 milllion after transaction costs and local taxes. The buyer is not affiliated with Hines REIT or its affiliates.
  
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
On April 28, 2010, Hines Interests Limited Partnership ("Hines") issued a press release relating to Hines REIT's disposition of Distribution Parks Araucaria, Elouveira and Vinhedo. A copy of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such exhibit and the information set forth therein are deemed to have been furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Item 8.01 Other Events.
 
With the authorization of its board of directors, Hines REIT declared distributions for the month of May 2010. These distributions will be calculated based on shareholders of record each day during the month of May 2010 in an amount equal to $0.00165699 per share, per day and will be paid in July 2010 in cash or reinvested in stock for those participating in Hines REIT's dividend reinvestment plan.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 (b) Pro Forma Financial Information. The following financial information is submitted at the end of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is furnished herewith and incorporated by reference.
 
Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2009
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2009
Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements
 
(d) Exhibits:
  
99.1           Press Release of Hines dated April 28, 2010.
 
 
 
Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including intentions, beliefs, expectations or projections relating to items such as the timing of payment of distributions are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements are based on current expectations and assumptions with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions that may prove incorrect or inaccurate. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements include the risks associated with Hines REIT's ability to generate cash flow sufficient to fund distributions and other risks described in the “Risk Factors” section of Hines REIT’s Registration Statement on Form S-11, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 
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 SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
         
   
Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
  
       
April 28, 2010
 
By:
 
/s/ Ryan T. Sims
       
Name: Ryan T. Sims
       
Title: Chief Accounting Officer
 
 

 
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Exhibit Index
 
     
Exhibit No.
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Press Release of Hines dated April 28, 2010




 
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Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements
 

 
On April 22, 2010, a subsidiary of Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (“Hines REIT”) sold Distribution Parks Elouveira and Vinhedo, two industrial properties located in Curitiba, Brazil, to BR Properties SA. In addition, during the first quarter of 2010, Hines REIT sold Distribution Park Araucaria, an industrial property located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to BR Properties SA.  The aggregate net proceeds from the sales of these three industrial properties (collectively, the “Properties”) were $127.9 milllion after transaction costs and local taxes. The buyer is not affiliated with Hines REIT or its affiliates.
 
The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information gives effect to the disposition of the Properties, including the receipt of proceeds from the sale.  In our opinion, all material adjustments necessary to reflect the effects of the above transactions have been made.
 
 
 
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Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2009
(in thousands)
 
The following unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet is presented as if we had disposed of the Properties as of December 31, 2009.  This unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet should be read in conjunction with our unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations and our historical financial statements and notes thereto as filed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.  This unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet is not necessarily indicative of what the actual financial position would have been had we completed these transactions on December 31, 2009, nor does it purport to represent our future financial position.
 
   
As of
December 31, 2009 (a)
   
Adjustments for
Araucaria
   
Adjustments for
Elouveira/Vinhedo
   
Pro Forma
 
ASSETS
                       
Investment property, at cost:
                       
Buildings and improvements, net
   $ 1,889,135      $  -      $ (75,755 )(b)    $ 1,813,380  
Land
    466,737      -       (20,716 )(b)     446,021  
     Total investment property
    2,355,872       -       (96,471 )     2,259,401  
                                 
Investment in unconsolidated entities
    379,057                   379,057  
Assets of property held for sale
    42,499       (42,499 )(c)           -  
Cash and cash equivalents
    41,577       35,359  (d)     93,264  (d)     170,200  
Restricted cash and marketable securities
    6,610                   6,610  
Distributions receivable
    2,208                   2,208  
Interest rate swap contracts
    -                   -  
Tenant and other receivables
    48,208             (1,122 )(b)     47,086  
Intangible lease assets, net
    293,053             (9,277 )(b)     283,776  
Deferred leasing costs
    53,925                   53,925  
Deferred financing costs, net
    8,197                   8,197  
Other assets
    108,574                   108,574  
     TOTAL ASSETS
   $ 3,339,780      $ (7,140 )    $ (13,606 )    $ 3,319,034  
                                 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
                               
                                 
Liabilities:
                               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
   $ 62,506      $      $ (394 )(b)    $ 62,112  
Liabilities of property held for sale
    355       (355 )(c)           -  
Due to affiliates
    10,304                   10,304  
Intangible lease liabilities, net
    92,471                   92,471  
Other liabilities
    18,602             (13 )(b)     18,589  
Interest rate swap contracts
    66,776                   66,776  
Participation interest liability
    57,843             -       57,843  
Distributions payable
    33,892                   33,892  
Notes payable
    1,588,103        -             1,588,103  
     Total liabilities
    1,930,852       (355 )     (407     1,930,090  
                                 
Commitments and Contingencies
                               
                                 
Shareholders' equity:
                               
Preferrred shares
                               
Common shares
    217       -       -       217  
Additional paid-in capital
    1,661,006       -       -       1,661,006  
  Retained deficit
    (300,703 )     2,412  (e)     13,158  (e)     (285,133 )
  Accumulated other comprehensive income
    48,408       (9,197 )(e)     (26,357 )(e)     12,854  
Shareholders' equity
    1,408,928       (6,785 )     (13,199 )     1,388,944  
Noncontrolling interests
    -       -       -       -  
Total equity
    1,408,928       (6,785 )     (13,199 )     1,388,944  
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
  $ 3,339,780     $ (7,140 )   $ (13,606 )   $ 3,319,034  
 
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Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December, 31, 2009
(in thousands)
 
The following unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations is presented as if we had disposed of the Properties as of January 1, 2009.  This unadited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet and our historical financial statements and notes thereto as filed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.  This unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations would have been had we completed these transactions on January 1, 2009, nor does it purport to represent our future operations.
 
 
 
 
Year Ended
December 31, 2009 (a)
   
Adjustments for
Araucaria
   
Adjustments for
Elouveira/Vinhedo (b)
   
Pro Forma
 
Revenues:
                             
Rental revenue
  $ 337,455      $ -     $ (10,011 )   $ 327,444  
Other revenue
    27,781      -       -       27,781  
      365,236       -       (10,011 )     355,225  
                                 
Expenses:
                               
Property operating expenses
    93,057       -       (432 )     92,625  
Real property taxes
    45,887       -       (396 )     45,491  
Property management fees
    8,016       -       (117 )     7,899  
Depreciation and amortization
    124,183       -       (4,454 )     119,729  
Asset management and acquisition fees
    27,984       -       -       27,984  
Organizational and offering expenses
    -       -       -       -  
General and administrative expenses
    6,108       -       -       6,108  
Other losses
    3,441       -       -       3,441  
Total Expenses
    308,676       -       (5,399 )     303,277  
Income (loss) before other income (expense), provision for income taxes and equity in losses of unconsolidated entities, net
    56,560       -       (4,612 )     51,948  
Gain on derivative instruments, net
    49,297                       49,297  
Other
    -       -       -       -  
Interest expense
    (91,538 )     -       -       (91,538 )
Interest income
    472       -       (44 )     428  
Income (loss) before other income (expense), provision for income taxes and equity in losses of unconsolidated entities, net
    14,791       -       (4,656 )     10,135  
Provision for income taxes
    (1,605 )     -       1,080       (525 )
Equity in losses of unconsolidated entities, net
    (8,777 )     -       -       (8,777 )
Income (loss) from continuing operations
    4,409       -       (3,576 )     833  
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
    1,664       (1,664 )(c)     -       -  
Gain on sale of real estate
    612       -        -       612  
Net income
    6,685       (1,664 )     (3,576 )   $ 1,445  
  Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (4,065 )     -       -       (4,065 )
Net Income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
  $ 2,620     $ (1,664 )   $ (3,576 )   $ (2,620 )
Income (loss) per common share
  $ 0.01                     $ (0.01 )
Weighted average number common shares outstanding
    207,807                       207,807  
 

 
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Unaudited Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements

 
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2009
 
a.  
Reflects the Company's historical consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009.
 
b.  
Reflects the Company's disposition of Distribution Parks Elouveira and Vinhedo.  Amounts represent the necessary adjustments to remove the assets and liabilities associated with Distribution Parks Elouveira and Vinhedo.
 
c.  
Reflects the Company's disposition of Distribution Park Aruacuaria which was classifed as an asset held for sale in our historical consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009.
 
d.  
Reflects the proceeds received from the sale of the Properties less any cash on hand as of December 31, 2009.
 
e.  
Reflects the adjustments necessary to remove the retained deficit and accumulated other comprehensive income related to the Properties.
 
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2009
 
a.  
Reflects the Company's historical consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
b.  
Reflects the Company's disposition of Distribution Parks Elouveira and Vinhedo. Amount represents the necessary adjustments to remove the historical revenues and expenses of Distribution Parks Elouveira and Vinhedo, including property operating expenses, property taxes, management fees, depreciation and amortization, interest income and income taxes associated with Distribution Parks Elouveira and Vinhedo.
 
c.  
Reflects the Company's disposition of Distribution Park Aruacuaria which was classifed as income from discontinued operations in our historical consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009.


 
 

 
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