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Exhibit 99.1
     
(LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST LOGO)   Press Release
         
For Immediate Release
  Inquiries:   Jeanne A. Leonard
Liberty Property Trust
610/648-1704
LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST ANNOUNCES
FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR RESULTS
Malvern, PA, February 8, 2011 — Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY) reported that funds from operations available to common shareholders (diluted) (“FFO”) for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $0.65 per share, compared to a loss of $0.14 per share for the fourth quarter of 2009. FFO for the fourth quarter of 2009 included a $94.5 million, non-cash impairment charge. Excluding this impairment charge, FFO for the fourth quarter of 2009 would be $0.67 per share. Funds from operations for the fourth quarter of 2010 include termination fees of $1.3 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, FFO per share was $2.65, and included $6.5 million in termination fees. This compares to FFO of $1.98 per share for 2009. Excluding the $94.5 million non-cash impairment charge, FFO for the year ended December 31, 2009 would be $2.83 per share.
Net income per common share (diluted) was $0.26 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, compared to a net loss of $0.46 per share (diluted) for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. Net income for the full year 2010 was $1.12 per common share, compared with $0.52 per share for 2009. Adjusting for the non-cash impairment charge of $94.5 million, net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 would be $0.35 per share, and for the year ended December 31, 2009 it would be $1.37 per share.
“We are encouraged by the recent signs of economic progress in our markets,” said Bill Hankowsky, chairman and CEO. “Prospect activity and customer decisiveness have both increased since the beginning of the year. Industrial market strength continues to outpace the office sector, but both are up. We believe 2011 will present new opportunities to add value to our portfolio though acquisitions, sales and developments.”
Portfolio Performance
Leasing: At December 31, 2010, Liberty’s in-service portfolio of 79.7 million square feet was 88.7% occupied, compared to 89.0% at the end of the third quarter. During the quarter, Liberty completed lease transactions totaling 2.7 million square feet of space. Liberty leased a record 17 million square feet in 2010.
Same Store Performance: Property level operating income for same store properties decreased by 2.3% on a cash basis and by 2.5% on a straight line basis for the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to the same quarter in 2009 and decreased by 2.0% on a cash basis and 3.2% on a straight line basis for the full year 2010 compared to 2009.
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Liberty Property Trust 4Q 2010 Results -2-
Capital Activities and Balance Sheet Management
Property Sales: During the fourth quarter, Liberty sold five operating properties, which contained 308,000 square feet of leaseable space, for $11.5 million.
Real Estate Investments
Acquisitions: During the quarter, Liberty acquired two multi-tenant industrial properties located in North Carolina, for $10.2 million. The properties total 215,000 square feet and are 59.6% leased. The current yield on these acquisitions is 4.9%, and Liberty expects to achieve an 8.4% return upon stabilization.
Development: No development commenced during the quarter.
Subsequent Events
Liberty has commenced development of two flex buildings totaling 103,000 square feet and representing an investment of $15 million, located at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
About the Company
Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY) is a leader in commercial real estate, serving customers in the United States and United Kingdom, through the development, acquisition, ownership and management of superior office and industrial properties. Liberty’s 80 million square foot portfolio includes more than 700 properties which provide office, distribution and light manufacturing facilities to 2,000 tenants.
Additional information about the Company, including Liberty’s Quarterly Supplemental Package with detailed financial information is available in the Investors section of the Company’s web site at www.libertyproperty.com. If you are unable to access the web site, a copy of the supplemental package may be obtained by contacting Liberty by phone at 610-648-1704, or by e-mail to jleonard@libertyproperty.com.
Liberty will host a conference call during which management will discuss fourth quarter results, on Tuesday, February 8, 2011, at 1 p.m. eastern time. To access the conference call in the United States or Canada, please dial 1-888-870-2815. For international access, dial 706-643-7691. The passcode needed for access is 39135760. A replay of the call will be available by dialing 1-800-642-1687 for US/Canada participants or 706-645-9291 for international participant, using the same passcode as above. The call can also be accessed via the Internet on the Investors page of Liberty’s web site at www.libertyproperty.com for two weeks following the call.
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Liberty Property Trust 4Q 2010 Results -3-
The statements contained in this press release may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities law. Although Liberty believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. As forward-looking statements, these statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expected results. These factors include, without limitation, the uncertainties affecting real estate businesses generally (such as entry into new leases, renewals of leases and dependence on tenants’ business operations), risks relating to our ability to maintain and increase property occupancy and rental rates, the financial condition of tenants, the uncertainties of real estate development and construction activity, the costs and availability of financing, the effects of local economic and market conditions, regulatory changes, potential liability relative to environmental matters and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.
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Liberty Property Trust
Statement of Operations
December 31, 2010
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                 
    Quarter Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009     December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009  
    (unaudited)                  
Operating Revenue
                               
Rental
  $ 131,284     $ 130,984     $ 522,263     $ 516,538  
Operating expense reimbursement
    54,608       55,355       224,567       222,841  
 
                       
Total operating revenue
    185,892       186,339       746,830       739,379  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating Expenses
                               
Rental property
    42,541       39,825       155,294       148,392  
Real estate taxes
    17,793       19,836       85,139       85,968  
General and administrative
    12,776       12,791       52,850       51,237  
Depreciation and amortization
    43,756       42,571       173,402       169,818  
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    116,866       115,023       466,685       455,415  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating Income
    69,026       71,316       280,145       283,964  
 
                               
Other Income/Expense
                               
Interest and other
    2,087       3,249       10,039       11,472  
Debt extinguishment gain
                      1,547  
Interest
    (36,865 )     (38,117 )     (149,320 )     (148,902 )
 
                       
Total other income/expense
    (34,778 )     (34,868 )     (139,281 )     (135,883 )
 
                       
 
                               
Income before property dispositions, income taxes, minority interest and equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
    34,248       36,448       140,864       148,081  
Gain on property dispositions
    622       626       4,616       1,687  
Income taxes
    (306 )     (64 )     (1,736 )     (494 )
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
    734       37       2,296       2,161  
Impairment charges — investment in unconsolidated joint ventures and other
    (85 )     (79,247 )     (378 )     (82,552 )
— goodwill
          (15,700 )           (15,700 )
 
                       
 
                               
Income from continuing operations
    35,213       (57,900 )     145,662       53,183  
 
                               
Discontinued operations (including net gain on property dispositions of $1,366 and $8,859 for the quarters ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 and $6,857 and $17,859 for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009)
    1,320       9,094       7,713       25,809  
 
                       
Net Income
    36,533       (48,806 )     153,375       78,992  
Noncontrolling interest — operating partnerships
    (6,293 )     (3,393 )     (25,448 )     (23,125 )
Noncontrolling interest — consolidated joint ventures
    (118 )     112       (165 )     509  
 
                       
Net Income available to common shareholders
  $ 30,122     $ (52,087 )   $ 127,762     $ 56,376  
 
                       
 
                               
Basic income per common share
                               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.26     $ (0.54 )   $ 1.06     $ 0.29  
 
                       
Discontinued operations
  $ 0.01     $ 0.08     $ 0.07     $ 0.23  
 
                       
Total basic income per common share
  $ 0.27     $ (0.46 )   $ 1.13     $ 0.52  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted income per common share
                               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.25     $ (0.54 )   $ 1.05     $ 0.29  
 
                       
Discontinued operations
  $ 0.01     $ 0.08     $ 0.07     $ 0.23  
 
                       
Total diluted income per common share
  $ 0.26     $ (0.46 )   $ 1.12     $ 0.52  
 
                       
 
Weighted average shares
                               
Basic
    113,550       112,159       112,924       107,550  
 
                       
Diluted
    114,342       112,722       113,606       108,002  
 
                       
 
                               
Amounts attributable to common shareholders
                               
Income from continuing operations
  $ 28,846     $ (60,868 )   $ 120,307     $ 31,478  
Discontinued operations
    1,276       8,781       7,455       24,898  
 
                       
Net income
  $ 30,122     $ (52,087 )   $ 127,762     $ 56,376  
 
                       

 

 


 

Liberty Property Trust
Statement of Funds From Operations
December 31, 2010
(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                                 
    Quarter Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009     December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009  
            Per             Per             Per             Per  
            Weighted             Weighted             Weighted             Weighted  
            Average             Average             Average             Average  
    Dollars     Share     Dollars     Share     Dollars     Share     Dollars     Share  
 
                                                               
Reconciliation of net income to FFO — basic:
                                                               
Basic — income available to common shareholders
  $ 30,122     $ 0.27     $ (52,087 )   $ (0.46 )   $ 127,762     $ 1.13     $ 56,376     $ 0.52  
 
                                                       
 
                                                               
Adjustments:
                                                               
Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated joint ventures
    3,674               4,067               14,927               16,180          
Depreciation and amortization
    43,439               42,206               171,682               170,633          
Gain on property dispositions
    (1,590 )             (8,380 )             (7,626 )             (23,197 )        
Noncontrolling interest share in addback for depreciation and amortization and gain on property dispositions
    (1,513 )             (1,304 )             (5,998 )             (5,801 )        
 
                                               
Funds from operations available to common shareholders — basic
  $ 74,132     $ 0.65     $ (15,498 )   $ (0.14 )   $ 300,747     $ 2.66     $ 214,191     $ 1.99  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Reconciliation of net income to FFO — diluted:
                                                               
Diluted — income available to common shareholders
  $ 30,122     $ 0.26     $ (52,087 )   $ (0.46 )   $ 127,762     $ 1.12     $ 56,376     $ 0.52  
 
                                                       
 
                                                               
Adjustments:
                                                               
Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated joint ventures
    3,674               4,067               14,927               16,180          
Depreciation and amortizaton
    43,439               42,206               171,682               170,633          
Gain on property dispositions
    (1,590 )             (8,380 )             (7,626 )             (23,197 )        
Noncontrolling interest excluding preferred unit distributions
    1,040               (1,860 )             4,436               2,114          
 
                                               
Funds from operations available to common shareholders — diluted
  $ 76,685     $ 0.65     $ (16,054 )   $ (0.14 ) (1)   $ 311,181     $ 2.65     $ 222,106     $ 1.98  (1)
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Reconciliation of weighted average shares:
                                                               
Weighted average common shares — all basic calculations
    113,550               112,159               112,924               107,550          
Dilutive shares for long term compensation plans
    792               563               682               452          
 
                                                       
Diluted shares for net income calculations
    114,342               112,722               113,606               108,002          
Weighted average common units
    3,942               4,016               3,947               4,018          
 
                                                       
Diluted shares for funds from operations calculations
    118,284               116,738               117,553               112,020          
 
                                                       
     
(1)  
Excluding the $94.5 million non-cash impairment charge FFO for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009 would have been $.67 and $2.83 per share, respectively.
The Company believes that the calculation of Funds from operations is helpful to investors and management as it is a measure of the Company’s operating performance that excludes depreciation and amortization and gains and losses from property dispositions. As a result, year over year comparison of Funds from operations reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, development activities, general and administrative expenses, and interest costs, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income. In addition, management believes that Funds from operations provides useful information to the investment community about the Company’s financial performance when compared to other REITs since Funds from operations is generally recognized as the standard for reporting the operating performance of a REIT. Funds from operations available to common shareholders is defined by NAREIT as net income (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Funds from operations available to common shareholders does not represent net income or cash flows from operations as defined by GAAP and does not necessarily indicate that cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. It should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Funds from operations available to common shareholders also does not represent cash flows generated from operating, investing or financing activities as defined by GAAP.

 

 


 

Liberty Property Trust
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2010
(In thousands, except share amounts)
                 
    December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009  
Assets
               
Real estate:
               
Land and land improvements
  $ 864,797     $ 848,988  
Building and improvements
    4,420,662       4,283,250  
Less: accumulated depreciation
    (1,090,685 )     (970,935 )
 
           
 
               
Operating real estate
    4,194,774       4,161,303  
 
               
Development in progress
          66,714  
Land held for development
    209,253       218,633  
 
           
 
               
Net real estate
    4,404,027       4,446,650  
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents
    108,409       237,446  
Restricted cash
    49,526       42,232  
Accounts receivable
    6,898       6,057  
Deferred rent receivable
    108,933       95,527  
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization (2010, $121,794; 2009, $108,390)
    141,464       134,309  
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures
    171,916       175,584  
Assets held for sale
          5,564  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    71,660       85,574  
 
           
 
               
Total assets
  $ 5,062,833     $ 5,228,943  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities
               
Mortgage loans
  $ 320,679     $ 473,993  
Unsecured notes
    2,039,143       1,842,882  
Credit facility
          140,000  
Accounts payable
    23,652       31,195  
Accrued interest
    29,821       31,251  
Dividend and distributions payable
    56,149       55,402  
Other liabilities
    154,837       171,051  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities
    2,624,281       2,745,774  
 
           
 
               
Equity
               
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Common shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, 183,987,000 shares authorized, 115,530,608 (includes 1,249,909 in treasury) and 113,875,211 (includes 1,249,909 in treasury) shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively
    116       114  
Additional paid-in capital
    2,560,193       2,509,704  
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
    (155 )     2,339  
Distributions in excess of net income
    (426,017 )     (337,911 )
Common shares in treasury, at cost, 1,249,909 shares as of Deptember 31, 2010 and 2009
    (51,951 )     (51,951 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    2,082,186       2,122,295  
 
               
Noncontrolling interest — operating partnership
               
3,928,733 and 4,011,354 common units outstanding as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively
    67,621       72,294  
9,740,000 preferred units outstanding as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009
    287,959       287,959  
Noncontrolling interest — consolidated joint ventures
    786       621  
 
           
 
               
Total equity
    2,438,552       2,483,169  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities & equity
  $ 5,062,833     $ 5,228,943