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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017

OR

 

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

For the transition period from             to            

Commission file no: 001-36409

 

 

CITY OFFICE REIT, INC.

 

 

 

Maryland   98-1141883

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1075 West Georgia Street

Suite 2010

Vancouver, BC

V6E 3C9

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (604) 806-3366

 

 

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  ☒            ☐  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            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. (Check one):    

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer   ☐  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company  
     Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act  ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

    Yes  ☐            ☒  No

The number of shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of the registrant outstanding at November 2, 2017 was 30,262,086.

 

 

 


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City Office REIT, Inc.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2017

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PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
  Item 1.    Financial Statements      3  
     Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016      3  
     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016      4  
     Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and Year Ended December 31, 2016      5  
     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016      6  
     Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements      7  
  Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      18  
  Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk      29  
  Item 4.    Controls and Procedures      30  
PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION   
  Item 1.    Legal Proceedings      31  
  Item 1A.    Risk Factors      31  
  Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      31  
  Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities      31  
  Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures      31  
  Item 5.    Other Information      31  
  Item 6.    Exhibits      31  
  Signatures      33  

 

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PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

City Office REIT, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except par value and share data)

 

     September 30,
2017
    December 31,
2016
 

Assets

    

Real estate properties

    

Land

   $ 177,364     $ 115,634  

Building and improvement

     515,098       423,707  

Tenant improvement

     52,853       49,813  

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

     248       222  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     745,563       589,376  

Accumulated depreciation

     (45,795     (39,052
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     699,768       550,324  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

     18,896       13,703  

Restricted cash

     25,040       15,948  

Rents receivable, net

     18,378       17,257  

Deferred leasing costs, net

     5,618       5,422  

Acquired lease intangible assets, net

     68,383       56,214  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     4,033       2,626  

Assets held for sale

     38,344       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 878,460     $ 661,494  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

    

Liabilities:

    

Debt

   $ 532,114     $ 370,057  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     15,819       12,976  

Deferred rent

     3,148       5,558  

Tenant rent deposits

     3,281       2,621  

Acquired lease intangible liabilities, net

     9,233       4,302  

Dividend distributions payable

     8,967       7,521  

Earn-out liability

     —         2,400  

Liabilities related to assets held for sale

     3,773       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     576,335       405,435  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)

 

Equity:

    

6.625% Series A Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 5,600,000 and 4,600,000 shares authorized, 4,480,000 issued and outstanding

     112,000       112,000  

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 30,262,086 and 24,382,226 shares issued and outstanding

     303       244  

Additional paid-in capital

     265,036       195,566  

Accumulated deficit

     (75,522     (53,608
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     301,817       254,202  

Operating Partnership unitholders’ non-controlling interests

     —         108  

Non-controlling interests in properties

     308       1,749  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Equity

     302,125       256,059  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

   $ 878,460     $ 661,494  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subsequent Events (Note 11)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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City Office REIT, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2017     2016     2017     2016  

Revenues:

        

Rental income

   $ 21,452     $ 16,644     $ 65,400     $ 44,919  

Expense reimbursement

     2,541       1,805       7,682       5,149  

Other

     757       342       2,224       1,090  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Revenues

     24,750       18,791       75,306       51,158  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Expenses:

        

Property operating expenses

     10,693       7,385       30,977       19,779  

General and administrative

     1,446       1,752       5,236       4,539  

Base management fee

     —         —         —         109  

External advisor acquisition

     —         —         —         7,045  

Acquisition costs

     —         252       —         339  

Depreciation and amortization

     9,449       7,763       29,095       20,834  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses

     21,588       17,152       65,308       52,645  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income/(loss)

     3,162       1,639       9,998       (1,487

Interest Expense:

        

Contractual interest expense

     (4,513     (3,321     (12,941     (10,206

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     (372     (200     (1,027     (671
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (4,885     (3,521     (13,968     (10,877

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

     —         —         2,000       —    

Net gain on sale of real estate property

     —         —         12,116       15,934  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss)/income

     (1,723     (1,882     10,146       3,570  

Less:

        

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in properties

     (52     (65     (3,324     (243

Net loss/(income) attributable to Operating Partnership unitholders’ non-controlling interests

     —         3       —         (871
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss)/income attributable to the Company

     (1,775     (1,944     6,822       2,456  

Preferred stock distributions

     (1,855     —         (5,556     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss)/income attributable to common stockholders

   $ (3,630   $ (1,944   $ 1,266     $ 2,456  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss)/income per common share and unit:

        

Basic

   $ (0.12   $ (0.08   $ 0.04     $ 0.13  

Diluted

   $ (0.12   $ (0.08   $ 0.04     $ 0.11  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     30,262       23,884       29,966       19,143  

Diluted

     30,262       23,884       30,268       21,731  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividend distributions declared per common share and unit

   $ 0.235     $ 0.235     $ 0.705     $ 0.705  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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City Office REIT, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Number
of shares
of
preferred
stock
     Preferred
stock
     Number of
shares of
common
stock
     Common
stock
     Additional
paid-in capital
    Accumulated
deficit
    Total
stockholders’
equity
    Operating
Partnership
unitholders

non-
controlling
interests
    Non-
controlling
interests in
properties
    Total equity  

Balance – January 1, 2016

     —        $ —          12,518      $ 125      $ 95,318     $ (29,598   $ 65,845     $ 8,550     $ (675   $ 73,720  

Conversion of OP units to shares

     —          —          3,206        32        10,754       —         10,786       (10,786     —         —    

Restricted stock award grants and vesting

     —          —          164        2        2,434       —         2,436       —         —         2,436  

Internalization payment in shares

     —          —          297        3        3,461       —         3,464       —         —         3,464  

Earn out payment in shares

     —          —          147        2        767       —         769       3,009       —         3,778  

Net proceeds from sale of common stock

     —          —          8,050        80        86,705       —         86,785       —         —         86,785  

Net proceeds from sale of preferred stock

     4,480        112,000        —          —          (3,873     —         108,127       —         —         108,127  

Common stock dividend distributions declared

     —          —          —          —          —         (21,386     (21,386     (1,530     —         (22,916

Preferred stock dividend distributions declared

     —          —          —          —          —         (1,781     (1,781     —         —         (1,781

Contributions

     —          —          —          —          —         —         —         —         2,525       2,525  

Distributions

     —          —          —          —          —         —         —         —         (455     (455

Net (loss)/income

     —          —          —          —          —         (843     (843     865       354       376  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance – December 31, 2016

     4,480        112,000        24,382        244        195,566       (53,608     254,202       108       1,749       256,059  

Conversion of OP units to shares

     —          —          40        —          108       —         108       (108     —         —    

Restricted stock award grants and vesting

     —          —          90        1        1,429       —         1,430       —         —         1,430  

Net proceeds from sale of common stock

     —          —          5,750        58        67,933       —         67,991       —         —         67,991  

Common stock dividend distributions declared

     —          —          —          —          —         (22,685     (22,685     —         —         (22,685

Preferred stock dividend distributions declared

     —          —          —          —          —         (6,051     (6,051     —         —         (6,051

Distributions

     —          —          —          —          —         —         —         —         (4,765     (4,765

Net income

     —          —          —          —          —         6,822       6,822       —         3,324       10,146  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance - September 30, 2017

     4,480      $ 112,000        30,262      $ 303      $ 265,036     $ (75,522   $ 301,817     $ —       $ 308     $ 302,125  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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City Office REIT, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2017     2016  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

    

Net income

   $ 10,146     $ 3,570  

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     29,095       20,834  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     1,027       671  

Amortization of above/below market leases

     (126     139  

Increase in straight-line rent

     (2,417     (3,901

Non-cash stock compensation

     1,430       1,788  

Earn-out termination payment

     (2,400     —    

Internalization shares issued

     —         3,464  

Net gain on sale of real estate property

     (12,116     (15,934

Changes in non-cash working capital:

    

Rents receivable, net

     (285     (949

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (1,648     (828

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     2,270       2,010  

Deferred rent

     (77     2,213  

Tenant rent deposits

     580       (289
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities

     25,479       12,788  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows to Investing Activities:

    

Additions to real estate properties

     (6,119     (7,183

Acquisition of real estate

     (216,310     (75,073

Net proceeds from sale of real estate

     16,993       42,983  

Deferred leasing costs

     (2,578     (973
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Cash Used In Investing Activities

     (208,014     (40,246
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

    

Proceeds from sale of common stock

     67,991       86,786  

Debt issuance and extinguishment costs

     (1,198     (718

Proceeds from mortgage loan payable

     119,340       30,875  

Proceeds from Secured Credit Facility

     69,500       —    

Repayment of mortgage loans payable

     (26,759     (19,338

Repayment of Secured Credit Facility

     —         (50,000

Contributions from non-controlling interests in properties

     —         1,025  

Distributions to non-controlling interests in properties

     (4,764     (355

Dividend distributions paid to stockholders and Operating Partnership unitholders

     (27,290     (15,100

Change in restricted cash

     (9,092     (1,833
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities

     187,728       31,342  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

     5,193       3,884  

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period

     13,703       8,138  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period

   $ 18,896     $ 12,022  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 12,800     $ 10,354  

Earn-out payment in common stock

   $ —       $ 3,778  

Purchases of additions in real estate properties included in accounts payable

   $ 364     $ —    

Purchases of deferred leasing costs included in accounts payable

   $ 27     $ —    

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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City Office REIT, Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Organization and Description of Business

City Office REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) was organized in the state of Maryland on November 26, 2013. On April 21, 2014, the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) of shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company contributed the net proceeds of the IPO to City Office REIT Operating Partnership, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), in exchange for common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (“common units”). Both the Company and the Operating Partnership commenced operations upon completion of the IPO and certain related formation transactions (the “Formation Transactions”).

The Company’s interest in the Operating Partnership entitles the Company to share in distributions from, and allocations of profits and losses of, the Operating Partnership in proportion to the Company’s percentage ownership of common units. As the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, the Company has the exclusive power under the Operating Partnership’s partnership agreement to manage and conduct the Operating Partnership’s business, subject to limited approval and voting rights of the limited partners.

The Company has elected to be taxed and will continue to operate in a manner that will allow it to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Subject to qualification as a REIT, the Company will be permitted to deduct dividend distributions paid to its stockholders, eliminating the U.S. federal taxation of income represented by such distributions at the Company level. REITs are subject to a number of organizational and operational requirements. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, the Company will be subject to U.S. federal and state income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates and any applicable alternative minimum tax.

On February 1, 2016, the Company closed on the previously announced management internalization (“the Internalization”). The Company had previously entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (“Stock Purchase Agreement”) with certain stockholders of the Company’s former external advisor, City Office Real Estate Management Inc. (the “Advisor”) pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of the Advisor. Pursuant to this Stock Purchase Agreement, at closing, the Company issued 297,321 shares of its common stock with a fair market value of $3.5 million to the stockholders of the Advisor (the “Sellers”), which included the Company’s three executive officers and Samuel Belzberg, a former director of the Company. In addition, the Company was required to make cash payments to the Sellers of up to $3.5 million if the Company’s fully diluted market capitalization reached the following thresholds prior to December 31, 2016: $1 million upon the Company achieving a $200 million fully diluted market capitalization, an additional $1 million upon the Company achieving a $225 million fully diluted market capitalization and an additional $1.5 million upon the Company achieving a $250 million fully diluted market capitalization. The Company paid an additional $3.5 million in the first quarter of 2016 representing the payments to be made to the Sellers upon reaching these fully diluted market capitalizations, which, together with the initial payment and professional fees, resulted in a total cost of $7.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2016. The amount was recorded as an expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations as it represented the cost of terminating the relationship.

In connection with the closing of the Internalization, the Company entered into an amendment to the Advisory Agreement between the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor (“Advisory Agreement”) that eliminates the payment of acquisition fees by the Company to the Advisor. In addition, each of the Company’s executive officers entered into an employment agreement with the Company and became employees of the Company, and, at the same time, approximately eleven additional former employees of the Advisor and its affiliates became employees of the Company.

In connection with the closing of the transactions under the Stock Purchase Agreement, a subsidiary of the Company entered into an Administrative Services Agreement (the “Administrative Services Agreement”) with Second City Capital II Corporation and Second City Real Estate II Corporation, related entities controlled by Mr. Belzberg. The Administrative Services Agreement has a three year term and pursuant to the agreement, the

 

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Company will provide various administrative services and support to the related entities managing the Second City funds. The Company’s subsidiary will receive annual payments for these services under the Administrative Services Agreement as follows: first 12 months—$1.5 million, second 12 months—$1.15 million and third 12 months—$0.625 million, for a total of $3.275 million over the three-year term.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Preparation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations and generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and in the opinion of management contain all adjustments (including normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Variable Interest Entities

The Mission City and Sorrento Mesa properties (formerly referred to collectively as the San Diego Portfolio) were acquired through a reverse 1031 exchange and are held by qualified intermediaries whose assets and operations are to hold these properties. Through agreements with the qualified intermediaries, the Company has the power to direct activities, has the obligation to absorb losses and has the right to receive benefits from these properties. As a result, the Company is considered to be the primary beneficiary and consolidates the qualified intermediaries for financial reporting purposes.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted in the Current Year

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. The new standard provides an initial screening test to determine when a set of assets and activities is not a business. The test requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired or disposed of is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. This standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the guidance on the issuance date effective January 2017. The Company expects that most of its real estate acquisitions will be considered asset acquisitions under the new guidance and that transaction costs will be capitalized to the investment basis which is then subject to a purchase price allocation based on relative fair value.

To be Adopted in Future Years

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which creates a new Topic Accounting Standards Codification (Topic 606). The standard is principle-based and provides a five-step model to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The core principle is that a Company should recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which it expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for the first interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Upon adoption of the ASU in 2018, we expect to utilize the modified retrospective approach method of transition. We are currently conducting our analysis of the impact of the guidance on our consolidated financial statements and have a project plan in place to evaluate the implementation of the guidance. We believe the impact would primarily relate to the sale of real estate properties and timing of revenue recognition.

 

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In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. The update amends the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets and making targeted changes to lessor accounting. The standard requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. ASU 2016-02 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the new leases standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In August of 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which provides clarified guidance on the presentation and classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those years. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the guidance on its statement of cash flows.

In November of 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. The new standard requires that the statement of cash flows explain the changes during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those years. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the guidance on its statement of cash flows. We believe the impact will be a presentation update to include a reconciliation to restricted cash.

3. Real Estate Investments

Acquisitions

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 the Company acquired the following properties:

 

Property

   Date Acquired      Percentage Owned  

Mission City and Sorrento Mesa

     September 2017        100

2525 McKinnon

     January 2017        100

FRP Collection

     July 2016        95

Carillon Point

     June 2016        100

Mission City, Sorrento Mesa and 2525 McKinnon have been accounted for as asset acquisitions. Carillon Point and FRP Collection were accounted for as business combinations.

The following table summarizes the Company’s allocations of the purchase price of assets acquired and liabilities assumed during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in thousands):

 

     Mission City
and Sorrento

Mesa
     2525
McKinnon
     Total
September 30,
2017
 

Land

   $ 66,097      $ 10,629      $ 76,726  

Buildings and improvements

     78,072        33,357        111,429  

Tenant improvements

     8,393        1,158        9,551  

Acquired intangible assets

     22,846        3,267        26,113  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     140        —          140  

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     (1,507      (190      (1,697

Lease intangible liabilities

     (3,766      (2,186      (5,952
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consideration

   $ 170,275      $ 46,035      $ 216,310  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Consideration paid on acquisitions was in the form of cash and debt.

The following table summarizes the Company’s allocations of the purchase price of assets acquired and liabilities assumed during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (in thousands):

 

     Carillon Point      FRP Collection      Total
September 30,
2016
 

Land

   $ 5,172      $ 7,031      $ 12,203  

Buildings and improvements

     14,500        36,480        50,980  

Tenant improvements

     2,816        2,219        5,035  

Acquired intangible assets

     3,851        3,932        7,783  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     73        101        174  

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     (217      (532      (749

Lease intangible liabilities

     (353      —          (353
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consideration

   $ 25,842      $ 49,231      $ 75,073  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration.

On June 28, 2017, the Company received a $2 million refund from a third party escrow account related to the Park Tower acquisition when certain leasing thresholds were not achieved as a condition of that purchase in the prior year.

Sale of Real Estate Property

On May 2, 2017, the Company sold the 1400 and 1600 buildings at the AmberGlen property in Portland, Oregon, and its related assets and liabilities, for a sales price of $18.9 million, resulting in an aggregate net gain of $12.1 million, net of $2.0 million in costs, which has been classified as net gain on sale of real estate property in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. In connection with the sale of the property, certain debt repayments were made. In accordance with ASU 2014-08, the sale was not considered a discontinued operation.

 

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Assets Held for Sale

On September 21, 2016, we entered into a Purchase and Sale agreement to sell the Washington Group Plaza property for $86.5 million. The transaction is anticipated to close in April 2018, subject to customary closing conditions. Either party has the right to accelerate closing by providing at least 120 days’ advance notice. In accordance with ASU 2014-08, the sale will not be considered a discontinued operation.

The property has been classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2017 (in thousands):

 

September 30, 2017

   Washington
Group Plaza
 

Real estate properties, net

   $ 34,549  

Deferred leasing costs, net

     1,295  

Acquired lease intangible assets, net

     817  

Rents receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets

     1,683  
  

 

 

 

Assets held for sale

   $ 38,344  
  

 

 

 

Acquired lease intangibles liabilities, net

     (2

Accounts payable, accrued expenses, deferred rent and tenant rent deposits

     (3,771
  

 

 

 

Liabilities related to assets held for sale

   $ (3,773
  

 

 

 

4. Lease Intangibles

Lease intangibles and the value of assumed lease obligations as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were comprised as follows (in thousands):

 

     Lease Intangible Assets     Lease Intangible Liabilities  

September 30, 2017

   Above
Market
Leases
    In Place
Leases
    Leasing
Commissions
    Total     Below
Market
Leases
    Below
Market
Ground
Lease
    Total  

Cost

   $ 9,215     $ 70,605     $ 27,185     $ 107,005     $ (11,509   $ (138   $ (11,647

Accumulated amortization

     (3,182     (27,007     (8,433     (38,622     2,383       31       2,414  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 6,033     $ 43,598     $ 18,752     $ 68,383     $ (9,126   $ (107   $ (9,233
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

   Above
Market
Leases
    In Place
Leases
    Leasing
Commissions
    Total     Below
Market
Leases
    Below
Market
Ground
Lease
    Total  

Cost

   $ 7,796     $ 59,370     $ 25,693     $ 92,859     $ (5,587   $ (138   $ (5,725

Accumulated amortization

     (3,779     (24,384     (8,482     (36,645     1,395       28       1,423  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 4,017     $ 34,986     $ 17,211     $ 56,214     $ (4,192   $ (110   $ (4,302
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The estimated aggregate amortization expense for lease intangibles for the next five years and in the aggregate are as follows (in thousands):

 

2017

   $ 4,856  

2018

     15,113  

2019

     13,381  

2020

     11,591  

2021

     9,299  

Thereafter

     4,910  
  

 

 

 
   $ 59,150  
  

 

 

 

5. Debt

The following table summarizes the secured indebtedness as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

 

Property

   September 30,
2017
     December 31,
2016
     Interest Rate as
of September 30,
2017
    Maturity  

Secured Credit Facility (1)

   $ 122,000      $ 52,500        LIBOR +2.25 %(2)      June 2018  

Washington Group Plaza (3)

     32,469        32,995        3.85       July 2018  

AmberGlen  (4)

     —          24,280        4.38       May 2019  

Midland Life Insurance (5)

     88,974        90,124        4.34       May 2021  

Lake Vista Pointe (3)

     18,435        18,460        4.28       August 2024  

FRP Ingenuity Drive (3)(6)

     17,000        17,000        4.44       December 2024  

Plaza 25 (3)(7)

     16,954        17,000        4.10       July 2025  

190 Office Center (7)

     41,250        41,250        4.79       October 2025  

Intellicenter (7)

     33,563        33,563        4.65       October 2025  

FRP Collection (7)

     30,317        30,737        3.85       September 2023  

Carillon Point (7)

     16,754        17,000        3.50       October 2023  

5090 N 40th St

     22,000        —          3.92       January 2027  

SanTan (7)

     35,100        —          4.56       March 2027  

2525 McKinnon

     27,000        —          4.24       April 2027  

AmberGlen (7)

     20,000        —          3.69       May 2027  

Central Fairwinds (7)

     15,174        —          4.00       June 2024  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

Total Principal

     536,990        374,909       

Deferred financing costs, net

     (4,876      (4,852     
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

Total

   $ 532,114      $ 370,057       
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

All interest rates are fixed interest rates with the exception of the secured credit facility (“Secured Credit Facility”) as explained in footnote 1 below.

 

(1) At September 30, 2017 the Secured Credit Facility had $150 million authorized and $122 million drawn. The Credit Agreement has a maturity date of June 26, 2018, which may be extended to June 26, 2019 at the Company’s option upon meeting certain conditions. The Secured Credit Facility requires the Company to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 1.60x. At September 30, 2017, the Secured Credit Facility was cross-collateralized by Logan Tower, Superior Pointe, Park Tower and Sorrento Mesa. On September 1, 2017, the Company exercised its option under the Secured Credit Facility to utilize the accordion feature to increase the authorized borrowing capacity under the Secured Credit Facility from $100 million to $150 million. During 2016 the authorized borrowing capacity was increased from $75 million to $100 million.
(2) As of September 30, 2017, the one month LIBOR rate was 1.23%.
(3) Interest on mortgage loan is payable monthly plus principal based on 360 months of amortization.
(4) The Company is required to maintain a minimum net worth of $25 million and a minimum liquidity of $2 million. On May 2, 2017, in conjunction with the sale of the 1400 and 1600 buildings at the AmberGlen property, the Company repaid the outstanding debt secured on the property of $24.1 million plus closing costs and subsequently closed on a $20 million loan secured by a first mortgage lien on the remaining buildings.

 

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(5) The mortgage loan is cross-collateralized by DTC Crossroads, Cherry Creek and City Center. Interest on mortgage loan is payable monthly plus principal based on 360 months of amortization. The loan bears a fixed interest rate of 4.34% and matures on May 6, 2021. Upon the sale of Corporate Parkway on June 15, 2016, $4 million of the loan was paid down and DTC Crossroads was substituted in as collateral property.
(6) The Company is required to maintain a minimum net worth of $17 million, minimum liquidity of $1.7 million and a debt service coverage ratio of no less than 1.15x.
(7) The Company is required to maintain a debt service coverage ratio of no less than 1.45x, 1.15x, 1.20x, 1.40x, 1.35x,1.20x, 1.15x and 1.35x respectively for each of Plaza 25, 190 Office Center, Intellicenter, FRP Collection, Carillon Point, SanTan, AmberGlen and Central Fairwinds.

The scheduled principal repayments of debt as of September 30, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):

 

2017

   $ 1,013  

2018

     158,205  

2019

     5,049  

2020

     6,086  

2021

     88,110  

Thereafter

     278,527  
  

 

 

 
   $ 536,990  
  

 

 

 

On January 4, 2017, the Company closed on a $22.0 million loan secured by a first mortgage lien on the 5090 N 40th St property in Phoenix, Arizona. The loan matures in January 2027. Interest is payable at a fixed rate of 3.92% per annum.

On February 9, 2017, the Company closed on a $35.1 million loan secured by a first mortgage lien on the SanTan property in Phoenix, Arizona. The loan matures in March 2027. Interest is payable at a fixed rate of 4.56% per annum.

On March 10, 2017, the Company closed on a $27.0 million loan secured by a first mortgage lien on the 2525 McKinnon property in Dallas, Texas. The loan matures in April 2027. Interest is payable at a fixed rate of 4.24% per annum.

On May 2, 2017, in conjunction with the sale of the 1400 and 1600 buildings at the AmberGlen property in Portland, Oregon, the Company repaid the outstanding debt secured on the property of $24.1 million plus closing costs and subsequently closed on a $20 million loan secured by a first mortgage lien on the remaining buildings. The loan matures in May 2027. Interest is payable at a fixed rate of 3.69% per annum.

On June 5, 2017, the Company closed on a $15.2 million loan secured by a first mortgage lien on the Central Fairwinds property in Orlando, Florida. The loan matures in June 2024. Interest is payable at a fixed rate of 4.00% per annum.

6. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value measurements are based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. The hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value is as follows:

Level 1 Inputs – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2 Inputs – observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities

Level 3 Inputs – unobservable inputs

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company did not have any hedges or derivatives.

 

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On February 15, 2017, the Company entered into a Termination and Mutual Release Agreement with Second City that terminated our obligation to make any future earn-out payments associated with the Central Fairwinds property in exchange for a cash payment of $2.4 million, which was made to Second City on February 21, 2017. As a result of the agreement, the earn-out liability was settled.

Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

The Company estimates that the fair value approximates carrying value due to the relatively short-term nature of these instruments.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value

With the exception of fixed rate mortgage loans payable, the carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments approximate their fair value. The Company determines the fair value of its fixed rate mortgage loan payable based on a discounted cash flow analysis using a discount rate that approximates the current borrowing rates for instruments of similar maturities. Based on this, the Company has determined that the fair value of these instruments was $419.3 million and $323.7 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Accordingly, the fair value of mortgage loans payable have been classified as Level 3 fair value measurements.

7. Related Party Transactions

Property Management Fees

Five of the Company’s properties (City Center, Central Fairwinds, AmberGlen, FRP Collection and Park Tower) have engaged related parties to perform asset and property management services for a fee ranging from 2.0% to 3.5% of gross revenue. Management fees paid to the minority partners of these five properties totaled $0.7 million and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

8. Future Minimum Rent Schedule

Future minimum lease payments to be received as of September 30, 2017 under noncancellable operating leases for the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):

 

2017

     24,300  

2018

     91,769  

2019

     79,320  

2020

     69,842  

2021

     59,489  

Thereafter

     136,907  
  

 

 

 
   $ 461,627  
  

 

 

 

The above minimum lease payments to be received do not include reimbursements from tenants for certain operating expenses and real estate taxes and do not include early termination payments provided for in certain leases.

Twelve state government tenants currently have the exercisable right to terminate their leases if the applicable state legislation does not appropriate rent in its annual budget. The Company has determined that the occurrence of any government tenant not being appropriated the rent in the applicable annual budget is a remote contingency and accordingly recognizes lease revenue on a straight-line basis over the respective lease term. These tenants represent approximately 12.2% of the Company’s total future minimum lease payments as of September 30, 2017.

 

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9. Commitments and Contingencies

Other

The Company is obligated under certain tenant leases to fund tenant improvements and the expansion of the underlying leased properties.

Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations relating to the protection of the environment, a current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be liable for the cost of removal or remediation of certain hazardous or toxic substances disposed, stored, generated, released, manufactured or discharged from, on, at, under, or in a property. As such, the Company may be potentially liable for costs associated with any potential environmental remediation at any of its formerly or currently owned properties.

The Company believes that it is in compliance in all material respects with all federal, state and local ordinances and regulations regarding hazardous or toxic substances. Management is not aware of any environmental liability that it believes would have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. Management is unaware of any instances in which the Company would incur significant environmental costs if any or all properties were sold, disposed of or abandoned. However, there can be no assurance that any such non-compliance, liability, claim or expenditure will not arise in the future.

The Company is involved from time to time in lawsuits and other disputes which arise in the ordinary course of business. As of September 30, 2017, management believes that these matters will not have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

10. Stockholders’ Equity

On February 1, 2016, the Company closed on the Internalization. Upon closing of the Internalization, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries acquired all of the outstanding stock of the Advisor. Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, at closing, the Company issued 297,321 shares of its common stock to the sellers. In addition, the Company recorded $3.5 million in the first quarter of 2016 in payments to the sellers upon reaching certain fully diluted market capitalization thresholds.

On January 13, 2017, the Company completed a public offering pursuant to which the Company sold 5,750,000 shares of its common stock to the public at a price of $12.40 per share, inclusive of the overallotment option. The Company raised $71.3 million in gross proceeds, resulting in net proceeds to us of approximately $68.0 million after deducting $3.3 million in underwriting discounts and other expenses related to the offering.

On June 16, 2017, the Company and the Operating Partnership entered into separate equity distribution agreements (the “Sales Agreements”) with each of KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. (collectively, the “Sales Agents”), pursuant to which the Company may issue and sell from time to time up to 6,000,000 shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and up to 1,000,000 shares of its 6.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (collectively, the “Shares”), through the Sales Agents, acting as agents or principals (the “ATM Program”). Pursuant to the Sales Agreements, the Shares may be offered and sold through the Sales Agents in transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act including sales made directly on the New York Stock Exchange or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange or, with the prior consent of the Company, in privately negotiated transactions. The Sales Agents will be entitled to compensation of up to 2.0% of the gross proceeds of Shares sold through the Sales Agents from time to time under the Sales Agreements. The Company has no obligation to sell any of the Shares under the Sales Agreements and may at any time suspend solicitations and offers under, or terminate, the Sales Agreements. During the nine month period ended September 30, 2017, we did not sell any Shares under the ATM Program.

 

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Non-controlling Interests

Non-controlling interests in the Company represent common units not held by the Company or its consolidated subsidiaries. There were no non-controlling interests in the Company as of September 30, 2017. Common units and shares of common stock have essentially the same economic characteristics, as they share equally in the total net income or loss distributions of the Operating Partnership. Beginning on or after the date which is 12 months after the date on which a person first became a holder of common units, each limited partner and assignees of limited partners will have the right, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the partnership agreement, to require the Operating Partnership to redeem all or a portion of the common units held by such limited partner or assignee in exchange for a cash amount per common unit equal to the value of one share of common stock, determined in accordance with and subject to adjustment under the partnership agreement. The Company has the sole option at its discretion to redeem the tendered common units by issuing common stock on a one-for-one basis. The Operating Partnership unitholders are entitled to share in cash distributions from the Operating Partnership in proportion to its percentage ownership of common units.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, 40,000 common units were redeemed for shares of common stock.

Common Stock and Common Unit Distributions

On September 15, 2017, the Company’s board of directors approved and the Company declared a cash dividend distribution of $0.235 per share for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017. The dividend was paid subsequent to quarter end on October 25, 2017 to common stockholders and common unitholders of record as of October 11, 2017 for an aggregate of $7.1 million.

Preferred Stock Distributions

During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, the Company’s board of directors approved and the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.4140625 per share for an aggregate amount of $1.8 million. The dividend was paid subsequent to quarter end on October 25, 2017.

Restricted Stock Units

The Company has an equity incentive plan (“Equity Incentive Plan”) for certain officers, directors, advisors and personnel, and, with approval of the board of directors, for subsidiaries and their respective affiliates. The Equity Incentive Plan provides for grants of restricted common stock, restricted stock units, phantom shares, stock options, dividend equivalent rights and other equity-based awards (including LTIP Units), subject to the total number of shares available for issuance under the plan. The Equity Incentive Plan is administered by the compensation committee of the board of directors (the “plan administrator”).

The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the Equity Incentive Plan is 1,263,580 shares. To the extent an award granted under the Equity Incentive Plan expires or terminates, the shares subject to any portion of the award that expires or terminates without having been exercised or paid, as the case may be, will again become available for the issuance of additional awards.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, 117,478 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) were granted to directors and non-executive employees with a fair value of $1.5 million. The awards will vest in three equal, annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 the Company recognized net compensation expense of $1.4 million related to the RSUs.

A RSU award represents the right to receive shares of the Company’s common stock in the future, after the applicable vesting criteria, determined by the plan administrator, has been satisfied. The holder of an award of RSU has no rights as a stockholder until shares of common stock are issued in settlement of vested RSUs. The plan administrator may provide for a grant of dividend equivalent rights in connection with the grant of RSU; provided, however, that if the RSUs do not vest solely upon satisfaction of continued employment or service, any payment in respect to the related dividend equivalent rights will be held by the Company and paid when, and only to the extent that, the related RSU vest.

 

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11. Subsequent Events

On October 5, 2017, the Company closed on a $47 million loan secured by a first mortgage lien on the Mission City property in San Diego, California. The loan was used to pay down the Secured Credit Facility drawn to initially acquire the property. The loan matures in October 2027. Interest is payable at a fixed rate of 3.78% per annum.

On October 19, 2017, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, acquired a 162,748 square foot Class A multi-tenant property in Phoenix, Arizona for $33.3 million, financed by the Company’s Secured Credit Facility.

 

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

The following discussion and analysis is based on, and should be read in conjunction with, the condensed, consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto of the City Office REIT, Inc. contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, references to “we,” “our,” “us,” and “our company” refer to City Office REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation, together with our consolidated subsidiaries, including City Office REIT Operating Partnership L.P., a Maryland limited partnership, of which we are the sole general partner and which we refer to in this section as our Operating Partnership, except where it is clear from the context that the term only means City Office REIT, Inc.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” contains both historical and forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, 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. These forward looking statements are not based on historical facts, but rather reflect our current expectations and projections about our future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. These forward looking statements may be identified by the use of words including “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “result” and similar terms and phrases. These forward looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are difficult to predict and which could cause our actual future results, performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others:

 

    adverse economic or real estate developments in the office sector or the markets in which we operate;

 

    changes in local, regional, national and international economic conditions;

 

    our inability to compete effectively;

 

    our inability to collect rent from tenants or renew tenants’ leases on attractive terms if at all;

 

    demand for and market acceptance of our properties for rental purposes;

 

    defaults on or non-renewal of leases by tenants;

 

    increased interest rates and any resulting increase in financing or operating costs;

 

    decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates;

 

    our failure to obtain necessary financing or access the capital markets on favorable terms or at all;

 

    changes in the availability of acquisition opportunities;

 

    availability of qualified personnel;

 

    our inability to successfully complete real estate acquisitions or dispositions on the terms we expect, or at all;

 

    our failure to successfully operate acquired properties and operations;

 

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    changes in our business, financing or investment strategy;

 

    our failure to generate sufficient cash flows to service our outstanding indebtedness;

 

    environmental uncertainties and risks related to adverse weather conditions and natural disasters;

 

    our failure to qualify and maintain our status as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”);

 

    government approvals, actions and initiatives, including the need for compliance with environmental requirements;

 

    outcome of claims and litigation involving or affecting us;

 

    financial market fluctuations;

 

    changes in real estate, taxation and zoning laws and other legislation and government activity and changes to real property tax rates and the taxation of REITs in general; and

 

    other factors described in our news releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including but not limited to those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 under the heading “Risk Factors” and in our subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

The forward looking statements included in this report are made only as of the date of this report, and except as otherwise required by federal securities law, we do not have any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Overview

Company

We were formed as a Maryland corporation on November 26, 2013. On April 21, 2014, we completed our initial public offering (“IPO”) of shares of common stock. We contributed the net proceeds of the IPO to our Operating Partnership in exchange for common units in our Operating Partnership. Both we and our Operating Partnership commenced operations upon completion of the IPO and certain related formation transactions (the “Formation Transactions”).

The Company’s interest in the Operating Partnership entitles the Company to share in distributions from, and allocations of profits and losses of, the Operating Partnership in proportion to the Company’s percentage ownership of common units. As the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, the Company has the exclusive power under the Operating Partnership’s partnership agreement to manage and conduct the Operating Partnership’s business, subject to limited approval and voting rights of the limited partners.

The Company has elected to be taxed and will continue to operate in a manner that will allow it to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Code. Subject to qualification as a REIT, the Company will be permitted to deduct dividend distributions paid to its stockholders, eliminating the U.S. federal taxation of income represented by such distributions at the Company level. REITs are subject to a number of organizational and operational requirements. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, the Company will be subject to U.S. federal and state income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates and any applicable alternative minimum tax.

On February 1, 2016, the Company closed on the previously announced Internalization. The Company had previously entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with certain stockholders of the Company’s former external advisor, City Office Real Estate Management Inc. pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of the Advisor. Pursuant to this Stock Purchase Agreement, at closing, the Company issued 297,321 shares of its common stock with a fair market value of $3.5 million to the Sellers, which include the Company’s three

 

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executive officers and Samuel Belzberg, a former director of the Company. In addition, the Company was required to make cash payments to the Sellers of up to $3.5 million if the Company’s fully diluted market capitalization reached the following thresholds prior to December 31, 2016: $1 million upon the Company achieving a $200 million fully diluted market capitalization, an additional $1 million upon the Company achieving a $225 million fully diluted market capitalization and an additional $1.5 million upon the Company achieving a $250 million fully diluted market capitalization. The Company paid an additional $3.5 million in the first quarter of 2016 representing the payments made to the Sellers upon reaching these fully diluted market capitalizations, which, together with the initial payment and professional fees, resulted in a total cost of $7.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2016. The amount was recorded as an expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations as it represented the cost of terminating the relationship.

In connection with the closing of the Internalization, the Company entered into an amendment to the Advisory Agreement that eliminates the payment of acquisition fees by the Company to the Advisor. In addition, each of the Company’s executive officers entered into an employment agreement with the Company and became employees of the Company, and, at the same time, approximately eleven additional former employees of the Advisor and its affiliates became employees of the Company.

In connection with the closing of the transactions under the Stock Purchase Agreement, a subsidiary of the Company entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with Second City Capital II Corporation and Second City Real Estate II Corporation, related entities controlled by Mr. Belzberg. The Administrative Services Agreement has a three year term and pursuant to the agreement, the Company will provide various administrative services and support to the related entities managing the Second City funds. The Company’s subsidiary will receive annual payments for these services under the Administrative Services Agreement as follows: first 12 months—$1.5 million, second 12 months—$1.15 million and third 12 months—$0.625 million, for a total of $3.275 million over the three-year term.

Indebtedness

For additional information regarding these mortgage loans and the Secured Credit Facility, please refer to “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below.

Revenue Base

As of September 30, 2017, we owned 21 properties comprised of 46 office buildings with a total of approximately 5.0 million square feet of net rentable area (“NRA”). As of September 30, 2017, our properties were approximately 88.7% occupied.

Office Leases

Historically, most leases for our properties were on a full-service gross or net lease basis, and we expect to continue to use such leases in the future. A full-service gross lease generally has a base year expense “stop”, whereby we pay a stated amount of expenses as part of the rent payment while future increases (above the base year stop) in property operating expenses are billed to the tenant based on such tenant’s proportionate square footage in the property. The property operating expenses are reflected in operating expenses; however, only the increased property operating expenses above the base year stop recovered from tenants are reflected as tenant recoveries in our statements of operations. In a triple net lease, the tenant is typically responsible for all property taxes and operating expenses. As such, the base rent payment does not include any operating expenses, but rather all such expenses are billed to or paid by the tenant. The full amount of the expenses for this lease type is reflected in operating expenses, and the reimbursement is reflected in tenant recoveries. The tenants in the Lake Vista Pointe, FRP Ingenuity Drive, Sorrento Mesa and Superior Pointe properties have triple net leases. FRP Collection and 2525 McKinnon has triple net leases for three and seven of its respective tenants. We are also a lessor for a fee simple ground lease at the AmberGlen property. All of our remaining leases are full-service gross leases.

 

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Factors That May Influence Our Operating Results and Financial Condition

Business and Strategy

We focus on owning and acquiring office properties in our target markets. Our target markets generally possess what we believe are favorable economic growth trends, growing populations with above-average employment growth forecasts, a large number of government offices, large international, national and regional employers across diversified industries, are generally low-cost centers for business operations, and exhibit favorable occupancy trends. We utilize our management’s market-specific knowledge and relationships as well as the expertise of local real estate operators and our investment partners to identify acquisition opportunities that we believe will offer cash flow stability and long-term value appreciation. Our target markets are attractive, among other reasons, because we believe that ownership is often concentrated among local real estate operators that typically do not benefit from the same access to capital as public REITs and there is a relatively low level of participation of large institutional investors. We believe that these factors result in attractive pricing levels and risk-adjusted returns.

Rental Revenue and Tenant Recoveries

The amount of net rental revenue generated by our properties will depend principally on our ability to maintain the occupancy rates of currently leased space and to lease currently available space and space that becomes available from lease terminations. As of September 30, 2017, our properties were approximately 88.7% occupied. The amount of rental revenue generated also depends on our ability to maintain or increase rental rates at our properties. We believe that the average rental rates for our portfolio of properties are generally in-line or slightly below the current average quoted market rates. Negative trends in one or more of these factors could adversely affect our rental revenue in future periods. Future economic downturns or regional downturns affecting our markets or submarkets or downturns in our tenants’ industries that impair our ability to renew or re-let space and the ability of our tenants to fulfill their lease commitments, as in the case of tenant bankruptcies, could adversely affect our ability to maintain or increase rental rates at our properties. In addition, growth in rental revenue will also partially depend on our ability to acquire additional properties that meet our investment criteria.

Our Properties

As of September 30, 2017, we owned 21 office complexes comprised of 46 office buildings with a total of approximately 5.0 million square feet of NRA in the metropolitan areas of Boise, Dallas, Denver, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego and Tampa. The following table presents an overview of our portfolio as of September 30, 2017 (properties listed by descending NRA by market).

 

Metropolitan
Area

   Property      Economic
Interest
    NRA
(000s Square
Feet)
     In Place
Occupancy
    Annualized Base
Rent per Square
Foot
     Annualized
Gross Rent per
Square Foot(1)
     Annualized Base
Rent(2)
 

Tampa, FL

     Park Tower        94.8%       473        79.8%       $23.66        $23.66        $8,917  

(20.6% of NRA)

                  
     City Center        95.0%       241        99.0%       $24.44        $24.44        $5,834  
     Intellicenter        100.0%       204        100.0%       $22.82        $22.82        $4,645  
     Carillon Point        100.0%       124        100.0%       $26.77        $26.77        $3,325  

Denver, CO

     Cherry Creek        100.0%       356        100.0%       $18.10        $18.10        $6,438  

(19.1%)

                  
     Plaza 25        100.0%       196        53.3%       $21.63        $21.63        $2,254  
     DTC Crossroads        100.0%       191        77.2%       $25.12        $25.12        $3,703  
     Superior Pointe        100.0%       149        86.3%       $16.42        $26.42        $2,111  
     Logan Tower        100.0%       70        91.0%       $19.90        $19.90        $1,273  

San Diego, CA

     Sorrento Mesa        100.0%       385        87.5%       $22.88        $27.88        $7,700  

(13.3%)

                  
     Mission City        100.0%       285        86.7%       $33.94        $33.94        $8,384  

Boise, ID

    
Washington Group
Plaza
 
 
     100.0%       581        83.0%       $17.64        $17.64        $8,504  

(11.5%)

                  

 

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     190 Office Center        100.0%       303        88.6   $ 23.50      $ 23.50      $ 6,317  

Dallas, TX

                  

(11.5%)

     Lake Vista Pointe        100.0%       163        100.0   $ 15.00      $ 23.00      $ 2,450  
     2525 McKinnon        100.0%       111        100.0   $ 26.29      $ 36.04      $ 2,927  
     FRP Collection        95.0%       272        82.6   $ 22.65      $ 25.03      $ 5,085  

Orlando, FL

                  

(11.2%)

     Central Fairwinds        90.0%       170        89.0   $ 23.92      $ 23.92      $ 3,611  
     FRP Ingenuity Drive        100.0%       125        100.0   $ 20.50      $ 28.50      $ 2,552  

Phoenix, AZ

     SanTan        100.0%       267        100.0   $ 26.58      $ 26.58      $ 7,085  

(8.8%)

                  
     5090 N 40th St        100.0%       176        89.0   $ 28.21      $ 28.21      $ 4,417  

Portland, OR

     AmberGlen        76.0%       201        96.0   $ 19.17      $ 21.68      $ 3,702  

(4.0%)

                  

Total / Weighted Average - September 30, 2017 3

 

       5,043        88.7   $ 22.66      $ 24.30      $ 101,234  
       

 

 

            

 

 

 

 

(1) For Superior Pointe, FRP Ingenuity Drive, Lake Vista Pointe, and Sorrento Mesa the annualized base rent per square foot on a triple net basis was increased by $10, $8, $8, and $5 respectively, to estimate a gross equivalent base rent. AmberGlen has a net lease for one tenant which has been grossed-up by $7 on a pro rata basis. FRP Collection has net leases for three tenants which have been grossed up by $8 on a pro-rata basis. 2525 McKinnon has net leases for seven tenants which have been grossed up by $14 on a pro-rata basis.
(2) Annualized base rent is calculated by multiplying (i) rental payments (defined as cash rents before abatements) for the month ended September 30, 2017 by (ii) 12.
(3) Averages weighted based on the property’s NRA, adjusted for occupancy.

Operating Expenses

Our operating expenses generally consist of utilities, property and ad valorem taxes, insurance and site maintenance costs. Increases in these expenses over tenants’ base years (until the base year is reset at expiration) are generally passed along to tenants in our full-service gross leased properties and are generally paid in full by tenants in our net leased properties.

Conditions in Our Markets

Positive or negative changes in economic or other conditions in the markets we operate in, including state budgetary shortfalls, employment rates, natural hazards and other factors, may impact our overall performance.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The interim consolidated financial statements follow the same policies and procedures as outlined in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 except for the adoption of ASU 2017-01 “Business Combinations” as outlined in Note 2 of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Results of Operations

Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 to September 30, 2016

Total Revenue. Revenue includes net rental income, including parking, signage and other income, as well as the recovery of operating costs and property taxes from tenants. Total revenues increased $6.0 million, or 32%, to $24.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $18.8 million in the corresponding period in 2016. $0.1 million of this increase was attributed to the acquisition of FRP Collection in July 2016, $2.8 million from the acquisition of Park Tower in November 2016, $1.2 million from the acquisition of 5090 N 40th St in November 2016, $1.9 million from the acquisition of SanTan in December 2016, $1.4 million from the acquisition of 2525 McKinnon in January 2017 and $0.1 million from the acquisition of Mission City and Sorrento Mesa (formerly referred to collectively as the San Diego Portfolio) at the end of September 2017. Offsetting these increases AmberGlen decreased by $0.3 million primarily due to the sale of two of the five buildings in the complex

 

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in May 2017, and Plaza 25, 190 Office Center decreased $0.8 million and $0.3 million respectively as a result of lower occupancy. The remaining properties revenues were relatively unchanged in comparison to three months ended September 30, 2016.

Rental Income. Rental income includes net rental income and income from a ground lease. Total rental income increased $4.9 million, or 29%, to $21.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $16.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase in rental income was primarily due to the acquisitions described above. The acquisitions of Park Tower, 5090 N 40th St, SanTan, 2525 McKinnon and the two San Diego properties contributed an additional $2.3 million, $1.1 million, $1.9 million, $0.9 million and $0.1 million in rental income, respectively, to the 2017 period rental income. AmberGlen decreased by $0.4 million primarily due to the sale of two of the five buildings in the complex in May 2017. Plaza 25 and 190 Office Center decreased $0.8 and $0.2 million as result of lower occupancy.

Expense Reimbursement. Total expense reimbursement increased $0.7 million, or 41%, to $2.5 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2017 compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2016, primarily due to the acquisition of the FRP Collection, Park Tower, and 2525 McKinnon properties described above.

Other. Other revenue includes parking, signage and other miscellaneous income. Total other revenues increased $0.5 million, or 121%, to $0.8 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2017 compared to $0.3 million for the same period in 2016. Nominal other income was generated by City Center, Central Fairwinds, Logan Tower, DTC Crossroads, 5090 N 40th St, SanTan, 2525 McKinnon and Park Tower with the largest contribution from City Center and Park Tower parking income.

Operating Expenses

Total Operating Expenses. Total operating expenses consist of property operating expenses, as well as acquisition costs, general and administrative expenses and depreciation and amortization. Total operating expenses increased by $4.4 million, or 26%, to $21.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $17.2 million for the same period in 2016, primarily due to acquisitions described above. Total operating expenses increased by $0.2 million, $2.7 million, $0.9 million, $1.7 million, $0.9 million, and $0.2 million, respectively, from the acquisitions of FRP Collection, Park Tower, 5090 N 40th St, SanTan, 2525 McKinnon and the two San Diego properties. Washington Group Plaza operating expenses decreased by $1.0 million as the property was designated as held for sale during the quarter at which point the property ceased depreciation. AmberGlen decreased by $0.3 million primarily due to the sale of two of the five buildings in the complex in May 2017. General and administrative expenses decreased $0.4 million due to lower amortization of stock based compensation expense. The remaining property operating expenses aggregated to an overall $0.3 million decrease in comparison to the prior year.

Property Operating Expenses. Property operating expenses are comprised mainly of building common area and maintenance expenses, insurance, property taxes, property management fees, as well as certain expenses that are not recoverable from tenants, the majority of which are related to costs necessary to maintain the appearance and marketability of vacant space. In the normal course of business, property expenses fluctuate and are impacted by various factors including, but not limited to, occupancy levels, weather, utility costs, repairs, maintenance and re-leasing costs. Property operating expenses increased $3.3 million, or 45%, to $10.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 from $7.4 million for the same period in 2016. The increase in property operating expenses was primarily due to the acquisitions described above. The acquisition of the FRP Collection, Park Tower, 5090 N 40th St, SanTan and 2525 McKinnon contributed an additional $0.1 million, $1.6 million, $0.4 million, $0.7 million and $0.5 million in additional property operating expenses, respectively.

Acquisition Costs. Acquisition costs were $0 for the three month period ended September 30, 2017 compared to $0.3 million in the prior year. The company early adopted ASU 2017-01 and therefore costs associated with acquisitions are capitalized for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as part of the purchase price of the assets as required under the accounting for an asset acquisition.

 

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General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses comprise of normal public company reporting costs and the compensation of our management team and board of directors as well as non-cash stock-based compensation expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased $0.4 million, or 17%, to $1.4 for the three month period ended September 30, 2017 compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2016. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower amortization of stock based compensation expense. Included in general and administrative expense for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $0.3 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense compared to $0.7 million in the same period in the prior year. Certain prior year amounts related to stock-based compensation expenses have been reclassified to general and administrative expenses to conform to current period presentation.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $1.6 million, or 22%, to $9.4 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2017 compared to $7.8 million for the same period in 2016, primarily due to the addition of the Park Tower, 5090 N 40th St, SanTan and 2525 McKinnon properties offset by a decrease at Washington Group Plaza which ceased depreciation during the quarter due to the classification as held for sale.

Other Expense (Income)

Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense increased $1.4 million, or 39%, to $4.9 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2017, compared to $3.5 million for the corresponding period in 2016. The increase was primarily due to interest expense related to acquisitions. Interest expense for the Carillon Point, FRP Collection, 5090 N 40th St, SanTan and 2525 McKinnon property level debt increased by $0.1 million, $0.2 million, $0.2 million, $0.4 million and $0.3 million respectively in 2017. A new mortgage placed on Central Fairwinds also increased interest expense by a further $0.2 million over the prior year.

Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

Total Revenue. Revenue includes net rental income, including parking, signage and other income, as well as the recovery of operating costs and property taxes from tenants. Total revenues increased $24.1 million, or 47%, to $75.3 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 compared to $51.2 million in the corresponding period in 2016. $1.8 million of this increase was attributed to the acquisition of Carillon Point in June 2016, $3.0 million from the acquisition of FRP Collection in July 2016, $8.3 million from the acquisition of Park Tower in November 2016, $3.5 million from the acquisition of 5090 N 40th St in November 2016, $5.8 million from the acquisition of SanTan in December 2016, $3.7 million from the acquisition of 2525 McKinnon in January 2017 and $0.1 million from the acquisition of two San Diego properties, Mission City and Sorrento Mesa, at the end of September 2017. Further contributing to the increase, Washington Group Plaza increased by $1.4 million due to the downtime in the prior year associated with tenant improvement work for new tenants at the property replacing a tenant who departed on December 31, 2015. Offsetting these increases, Corporate Parkway decreased by $1.3 million due to the sale of the property in June 2016, Plaza 25 and 190 Office Center decreased $1.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively, as a result of lower occupancy. The remaining properties’ revenues were relatively unchanged in comparison to three months ended September 30, 2016.

Rental Income. Rental income includes net rental income and income from a ground lease. Total rental income increased $20.5 million, or 46%, to $65.4 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 compared to $44.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increase in rental income was primarily due to the acquisitions described above. The acquisitions of Carillon Point, FRP Collection, Park Tower, 5090 N 40th St, SanTan and 2525 McKinnon contributed an additional $1.7 million, $2.4 million, $7.2 million, $3.2 million, $5.5 million and $2.5 million in rental income, respectively, to the 2017 period rental income. Washington Group Plaza also increased by $1.3 million due to the increased occupancy described above. Corporate Parkway decreased by $1.3 million due to the sale of the property in June 2016. Plaza 25 and 190 Office Center decreased $1.3 million and $0.7 million as result of lower occupancy.

Expense Reimbursement. Total expense reimbursement increased $2.6 million, or 49%, to $7.7 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 compared to $5.1 million for the same period in 2016, primarily due to the acquisition of the FRP Collection, Park Tower, 5090 N 40th St, SanTan and 2525 McKinnon properties described above. The remaining increase relates predominantly to increased occupancy at Amberglen.

 

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Other. Other revenue includes parking, signage and other miscellaneous income. Total other revenues increased $1.1 million, or 104%, to $2.2 million compared to $1.1 million for the same period in 2016. Nominal other income was generated by City Center, Central Fairwinds, Plaza 25, Logan Tower, DTC Crossroads and Park Tower with the largest contribution from City Center and Park Tower parking income.

Operating Expenses

Total Operating Expenses. Total operating expenses consist of property operating expenses, as well as acquisition costs, base management fees, external advisor acquisition costs, general and administrative expenses and depreciation and amortization. Total operating expenses increased by $12.7 million, or 24%, to $65.3 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017, from $52.6 million for the same period in 2016, primarily due to the property acquisitions described above offset by the external advisor acquisition costs of $7.0 million which occurred on February 1, 2016. Total operating expenses increased by $1.3 million, $3.4 million, $7.3 million, $2.6 million, $4.9 million, $2.6 million and $0.2 million, respectively, from the acquisitions of Carillon Point, FRP Collection, Park Tower, 5090 N 40th St, SanTan, 2525 McKinnon and San Diego properties. Corporate Parkway decreased operating expenses by $1.1 million due to the sale of the property in June 2016. Total operating expenses were also reduced by $1.5 million related to the sale of AmberGlen 1400 and 1600 buildings and the Washington Group Plaza property classified as held for sale. The remaining property operating expenses were relatively unchanged, in comparison to the prior year.

Property Operating Expenses. Property operating expenses are comprised mainly of building common area and maintenance expenses, insurance, property taxes, property management fees, as well as certain expenses that are not recoverable from tenants, the majority of which are related to costs necessary to maintain the appearance and marketability of vacant space. In the normal course of business, property expenses fluctuate and are impacted by various factors including, but not limited to, occupancy levels, weather, utility costs, repairs, maintenance and re-leasing costs. Property operating expenses increased $11.2 million, or 57%, to $31.0 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 from $19.8 million for the same period in 2016. The increase in property operating expenses was primarily due to the acquisitions described above. The acquisition of the Carillon Point, FRP Collection, Park Tower, 5090 N 40th St, SanTan and 2525 McKinnon properties contributed an additional $0.7 million, $1.2 million, $4.0 million, $1.3 million, $2.0 million, and $1.4 million in additional property operating expenses, respectively. Washington Group Plaza also increased property operating expenses by $0.6 million due to higher occupancy over prior year.

Acquisition Costs. Acquisition costs were $0 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 compared to $0.3 million in the prior year. The company early adopted ASU 2017-01 and therefore costs associated with acquisitions are capitalized for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as part of the purchase price of the assets as required under the accounting for an asset acquisition.

Base Management Fee. Base Management Fee was $0 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 compared to $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 representing the fee paid to our former external advisor. Effective February 1, 2016, with the acquisition of the external advisor, no base management fees will be paid going forward.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses increased $0.7 million, or 15%, to $5.2 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 from $4.5 million for the same period in 2016. compared to the same period in 2016. The increase is primarily attributable to payroll and other costs which the external advisor paid prior to February 1, 2016 and which the Company will pay going forward following the Internalization. Included in general and administrative expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $1.4 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense. Certain prior year amounts related to stock-based compensation expenses have been reclassified to general and administrative expenses to conform to current period presentation.

 

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Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $8.3 million, or 40%, to $29.1 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 compared to $20.8 million for the same period in 2016, primarily due to the addition of the Carillon Point, FRP Collection, Park Tower, 5090 N 40th St, SanTan and 2525 McKinnon properties offset by a decrease at Washington Group Plaza which ceased depreciation during the quarter due to the classification as held for sale and Corporate Parkway sold in June 2016.

Other Expense (Income)

Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense increased $3.1 million, or 28%, to $14.0 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017, compared to $10.9 million for the corresponding period in 2016. The increase was primarily due to interest expense related to acquisitions. Interest expense for the Carillon Point, FRP Collection, 5090 N 40th St, SanTan and 2525 McKinnon property level debt increased by $0.5 million, $0.8 million, $0.6 million, $1.1 million and $0.7 million respectively in 2017. Offsetting these increase, Corporate Parkway interest expense decreased $0.4 million due to the sale of the property in June 2016 and Secured Credit Facility interest decreased by $0.7 million due to the capital raise which occurred in January 2017. The mortgages placed on Central Fairwinds and DTC Crossroads, also increased interest expense by a further $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, over the prior year.

Net Gain on the Sale of Real Estate Property. Net gain on the sale of real estate property relates to the sale of 2 buildings in our AmberGlen complex in May 2017. In the prior year, amounts relate to the sale of Corporate Parkway in June 2016.

Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration. On June 28, 2017 we received a $2 million refund from a third party escrow account related to the Park Tower acquisition when certain leasing thresholds were not achieved as a condition to that purchase in the prior year. No similar arrangements were in place in the prior year.

Cash Flows

Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

Cash and cash equivalents were $18.9 million and $12.0 million as of September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively.

Cash flow from operating activities. Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $12.7 million to $25.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $12.8 million for the same period in 2016. The increase was mainly attributable to an increase in operating cash flows from the new acquisitions, offset by payment of the fair value of earn-out.

Cash flow to investing activities. Net cash used in investing activities increased by $167.8 million to $208.0 million used for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $40.2 million used in investing activities for the same period in 2016. The increase was primarily due to the of the acquisitions described above.

Cash flow from financing activities. Net cash provided by financing activities increased by $156.4 million to $187.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $31.3 million provided by the same period in 2016. Cash flow from financing activities increased primarily due to proceeds from a public offering of our common stock that closed in January 2017, proceeds from new mortgage payables and proceeds from draws on our Secured Credit Facility.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Analysis of Liquidity and Capital Resources

We had approximately $18.9 million of cash and cash equivalents and $25.0 million of restricted cash as of September 30, 2017.

 

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On January 4, 2017, the Company closed on a $22.0 million loan secured by a first mortgage lien on the 5090 N 40th St property in Phoenix, Arizona. The loan matures in January 2027. Interest is payable at a fixed rate of 3.92% per annum.

On January 12, 2017, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership closed on the acquisition of 2525 McKinnon, an approximately 111,000 square foot tower located in Dallas, Texas, for $46.8 million, exclusive of closing costs.

On January 13, 2017, the Company completed a public offering pursuant to which the Company sold 5,750,000 shares of its common stock to the public at a price of $12.40 per share, inclusive of the overallotment option. The Company raised $71.3 million in gross proceeds, resulting in net proceeds to us of approximately $68.0 million after deducting $3.3 million in underwriting discounts and other expenses related to the offering.

On February 9, 2017, the Company closed on a $35.1 million loan secured by a first mortgage lien on the SanTan property in Phoenix, Arizona. The loan matures in March 2027. Interest is payable at a fixed rate of 4.56% per annum.

On March 10, 2017, the Company closed on a $27.0 million loan secured by a first mortgage lien on the 2525 McKinnon property in Dallas, Texas. The loan matures in April 2027. Interest is payable at a fixed rate of 4.24% per annum.

On May 2, 2017, in conjunction with the sale of the 1400 and 1600 buildings at the AmberGlen property, the Company repaid the outstanding debt secured on the property of $24.1 million plus closing costs and subsequently closed on a $20 million loan secured by a first mortgage lien on the remaining buildings. The loan matures in May 2027. Interest is payable at a fixed rate of 3.69% per annum.

On June 5, 2017, the Company closed on a $15.2 million loan secured by a first mortgage lien on the Central Fairwinds property in Orlando, Florida. The loan matures in June 2024. Interest is payable at a fixed rate of 4.00% per annum. In connection with the financing Central Fairwinds was removed as collateral on the Secured Credit Facility.

On June 16, 2017, the Company and the Operating Partnership entered into separate equity distribution agreements (the “Sales Agreements”) with each of KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. (collectively, the “Sales Agents”), pursuant to which the Company may issue and sell from time to time up to 6,000,000 shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and up to 1,000,000 shares of its 6.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (collectively, the “Shares”), through the Sales Agents, acting as agents or principals (the “ATM Program”). In connection with the ATM Program, the Company filed Articles Supplementary pursuant to which the Company increased the authorized number of shares of 6.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock to 5,600,000.

Subsequent to quarter end, on October 5, 2017, the Company closed on a $47 million loan secured by a first mortgage lien on the Mission City property in San Diego, California. The loan was used to pay down the Secured Credit Facility drawn to initially acquire the property. The loan matures in October 2027. Interest is payable at a fixed rate of 3.78% per annum.

Pursuant to the Sales Agreements, the Shares may be offered and sold through the Sales Agents in transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act including sales made directly on the New York Stock Exchange or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange or, with the prior consent of the Company, in privately negotiated transactions. The Sales Agents will be entitled to compensation of up to 2.0% of the gross proceeds of Shares sold through the Sales Agents from time to time under the Sales Agreements. The Company has no obligation to sell any of the Shares under the Sales Agreements and may at any time suspend solicitations and offers under, or terminate, the Sales Agreements.

 

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During the nine month period ended September 30, 2017, we did not sell any Shares under the ATM Program.

Our short-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of operating expenses and other expenditures associated with our properties, distributions to our limited partners and distributions to our stockholders required to qualify for REIT status, capital expenditures and, potentially, acquisitions. We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements through net cash provided by operations, reserves established from existing cash, proceeds from our public offerings, including under our ATM program, and borrowings under our mortgage loans and Secured Credit Facility.

Our long-term liquidity needs consist primarily of funds necessary for the repayment of debt at maturity, property acquisitions and non-recurring capital improvements. We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements with net cash from operations, long-term secured and unsecured indebtedness and the issuance of equity and debt securities. We also may fund property acquisitions and non-recurring capital improvements using our Secured Credit Facility pending longer term financing.

We believe we have access to multiple sources of capital to fund our long-term liquidity requirements, including the incurrence of additional debt and the issuance of additional equity securities. However, we cannot assure you that this is or will continue to be the case. Our ability to incur additional debt is dependent on a number of factors, including our degree of leverage, the value of our unencumbered assets and borrowing restrictions that may be imposed by lenders. Our ability to access the equity capital markets is dependent on a number of factors as well, including general market conditions for REITs and market perceptions about us.

Consolidated Indebtedness as of September 30, 2017

As of September 30, 2017, we had approximately $536.9 million of outstanding consolidated indebtedness, 77.3% of which is fixed rate debt. The following table sets forth information as of September 30, 2017 with respect to our outstanding indebtedness (in thousands).

 

Debt

   September 30, 2017      Interest Rate as of
September 30, 2017
    Maturity Date  

Secured Credit Facility (1)

   $ 122,000        LIBOR(2) +2.25%       June 2018  

Washington Group Plaza (3)

     32,469        3.85       July 2018  

AmberGlen Mortgage Loan (4)

     —          4.38       May 2019  

Midland Life Insurance (5)

     88,974        4.34       May 2021  

Lake Vista Pointe (3)

     18,435        4.28       August 2024  

FRP Ingenuity Drive (3)(6)

     17,000        4.44       December 2024  

Plaza 25 (3)(7)

     16,954        4.10       July 2025  

190 Office Center (7)

     41,250        4.79       October 2025  

Intellicenter (7)

     33,563        4.65       October 2025  

FRP Collection (7)

     30,317        3.85       September 2023  

Carillon Point (7)

     16,754        3.50       October 2023  

5090 N 40th St

     22,000        3.92       January 2027  

SanTan (7)

     35,100        4.56       March 2027  

2525 McKinnon

     27,000        4.24       April 2027  

AmberGlen (7)

     20,000        3.69       May 2027  

Central Fairwinds (7)

     15,174        4.00       June 2024  
  

 

 

      

Total

   $ 536,990       
  

 

 

      

 

(1) At September 30, 2017 the Secured Credit Facility had $150 million authorized and $122 million drawn. The Credit Agreement has a maturity date of June 26, 2018, which may be extended to June 26, 2019 at the Company’s option upon meeting certain conditions. The Secured Credit Facility requires the Company to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 1.60x. At September 30, 2017, the Secured Credit Facility was cross-collateralized by Logan Tower, Superior Pointe, Park Tower and Sorrento Mesa. On September 1, 2017, the Company exercised its option under the Secured Credit Facility to utilize the accordion feature to increase the authorized borrowing capacity under the Secured Credit Facility from $100 million to $150 million. During 2016 the authorized borrowing capacity was increased from $75 million to $100 million.

 

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(2) As of September 30, 2017, the one month LIBOR rate was 1.23%.
(3) Interest on mortgage loan is payable monthly plus principal based on 360 months of amortization.
(4) We are required to maintain a minimum net worth of $25 million and a minimum liquidity of $2 million. On May 2, 2017, in conjunction with the sale of the 1400 and 1600 buildings at the AmberGlen property, the Company repaid the outstanding debt secured on the property of $24.1 million plus closing costs and subsequently closed on a $20 million loan secured by a first mortgage lien on the remaining buildings.
(5) The mortgage loan is cross-collateralized by DTC Crossroads, Cherry Creek and City Center. Interest on mortgage loan is payable monthly plus principal based on 360 months of amortization. The loan bears a fixed interest rate of 4.34% and matures on May 6, 2021. Upon the sale of Corporate Parkway on June 15, 2016, $4 million of the loan was paid down and DTC Crossroads was substituted as collateral property.
(6) We are required to maintain a minimum net worth of $17 million, minimum liquidity of $1.7 million and a debt service coverage ratio of no less than 1.15x.
(7) We are required to maintain a debt service coverage ratio of no less than 1.45x, 1.15x, 1.20x, 1.40x, 1.35x,1.20x, 1.15x and 1.35x respectively for each of Plaza 25, 190 Office Center, Intellicenter, FRP Collection, Carillon Point, SanTan, AmberGlen and Central Fairwinds.

Contractual Obligations and Other Long-Term Liabilities

The following table provides information with respect to our commitments as of September 30, 2017, including any guaranteed or minimum commitments under contractual obligations. The table does not reflect available debt extension options.

 

     Payments Due by Period (in thousands)  

Contractual Obligation

   Total      2017      2018-2019      2020-2021      More than
5 years
 

Principal payments on debt

   $ 536,990      $ 1,014      $ 163,254      $ 94,196      $ 278,526  

Interest payments

     114,475        5,345        35,039        29,445        44,646  

Tenant-related commitments(1)

     8,950        7,765        1,171        14        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 660,415      $ 14,124      $ 199,464      $ 123,655      $ 323,172  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Consists principally of commitments for tenant improvements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of September 30, 2017, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Inflation

Substantially all of our office leases provide for real estate tax and operating expense escalations. In addition, most of the leases provide for fixed annual rent increases. We believe that inflationary increases may be at least partially offset by these contractual rent increases and expense escalations.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our future income, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevailing market interest rates. Market risk refers to the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. We have used, and will use, derivative financial instruments to manage or hedge interest rate risks related to borrowings. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes and only enter into contracts with major financial institutions based upon their credit rating and other factors. We have entered, and we will only enter into, contracts with major financial institutions based on their credit rating and other factors. As of September 30, 2017, our Company did not have any outstanding derivatives.

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consider our interest rate exposure to be minimal because as of September 30, 2017, approximately $415.0 million, or 77.3%, of our debt had fixed interest rates and approximately $122.0 million, or 22.7%, had variable interest rates. A 10% increase in LIBOR would increase our interest costs by approximately $0.2 million on debt outstanding as of September 30, 2017, and would decrease the fair value of our outstanding debt, as well as increase interest costs associated with future debt issuances or borrowings under our Secured Credit Facility. A 10% decrease in LIBOR would decrease our interest costs by approximately $0.2 million on debt outstanding as of September 30, 2017, and would increase the fair value of our outstanding debt, as well as decrease interest costs associated with future debt issuances or borrowings under our Secured Credit Facility.

Interest risk amounts are our management’s estimates based on our Company’s capital structure and were determined by considering the effect of hypothetical interest rates on our financial instruments. These analyses do not consider the effect of any change in overall economic activity that could occur in that environment. We may take actions to further mitigate our exposure to changes in interest rates. However, due to the uncertainty of the specific actions that would be taken and their possible effects, these analyses assume no changes in our Company’s financial structure.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Based on the most recent evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer determined that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) were effective as of September 30, 2017.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes to our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We and our subsidiaries are, from time to time, parties to litigation arising from the ordinary course of their business. Our management does not believe that any such litigation will materially affect our financial position or operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  3.1    Articles of Amendment and Restatement of City Office REIT, Inc., as amended and supplemented (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 3, 2017).
  3.2    Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of City Office REIT, Inc. designating the Company’s 6.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, dated June 16, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 20, 2017).
  3.3    Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of City Office REIT, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2017).
  4.1    Certificate of Common Stock of City Office REIT, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11/A filed with the Commission on February 18, 2014).
  4.2    Form of certificate representing the 6.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on September 30, 2016).
10.1    Form of Agreement of Purchase and Sale and Joint Escrow Instructions, dated July  19, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 4, 2017).”
10.2    Loan Agreement, dated October 5, 2017, between CIO Mission City Holdings, LLC and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. †
12.1    Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends †

 

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  31.1    Certification by Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. †
  31.2    Certification by Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. †
  32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. †
  32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. †
101.INS    INSTANCE DOCUMENT*
101.SCH    SCHEMA DOCUMENT*
101.CAL    CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT*
101.LAB    LABELS LINKBASE DOCUMENT*
101.PRE    PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT*
101.DEF    DEFINITION LINKBASE DOCUMENT*

 

Filed herewith.
* Submitted electronically herewith. Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following documents formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Equity; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

CITY OFFICE REIT, INC.

 

Date: November 6, 2017    
  By:  

/s/ James Farrar

    James Farrar
   

Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date: November 6, 2017    
  By:  

/s/ Anthony Maretic

    Anthony Maretic
   

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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