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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, 2020

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 number: 000-56032


Black Creek Industrial REIT IV Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland

47-1592886

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

518 Seventeenth Street, 17th Floor

Denver, CO

80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 228-2200


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files).    Yes       No   

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

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Non-accelerated filer

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  

As of November 4, 2020, there were 127,092,473 shares of the registrant’s Class T common stock, 7,338,782 shares of the registrant’s Class W common stock and 2,879,694 shares of the registrant’s Class I common stock outstanding.


BLACK CREEK INDUSTRIAL REIT IV INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements:

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020 (unaudited) and December 31, 2019

3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

7

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

8

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

24

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

42

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

42

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

43

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

45

Item 6.

Exhibits

47


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

BLACK CREEK INDUSTRIAL REIT IV INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of

September 30, 

December 31, 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2020

2019

(unaudited)

ASSETS

 

  

 

  

Net investment in real estate properties

$

1,184,924

$

878,721

Investment in unconsolidated joint venture partnerships

301,282

Cash and cash equivalents

 

180,683

 

51,178

Straight-line and tenant receivables

 

9,130

 

4,590

Due from affiliates

 

70

 

153

Acquisition deposits

 

1,600

 

500

Other assets

 

5,668

 

3,631

Total assets

$

1,683,357

$

938,773

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

  

 

  

Liabilities

 

  

 

  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

13,867

$

5,258

Debt, net

 

461,374

 

460,211

Due to affiliates

 

26,517

 

30,538

Distributions payable

 

5,862

 

2,241

Distribution fees payable to affiliates

 

42,624

 

16,467

Other liabilities

 

29,110

 

16,855

Total liabilities

 

579,354

 

531,570

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

 

  

 

  

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

3,634

 

724

Equity

 

  

 

  

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

  

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value - 200,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding

 

 

Class T common stock, $0.01 par value per share - 1,200,000 shares authorized, 119,632 and 45,240 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

1,196

 

452

Class W common stock, $0.01 par value per share - 75,000 shares authorized, 6,326 and 2,736 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

63

 

27

Class I common stock, $0.01 par value per share - 225,000 shares authorized, 2,672 and 1,299 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

27

 

13

Additional paid-in capital

 

1,207,354

 

451,526

Accumulated deficit

 

(97,517)

 

(47,730)

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

 

(10,880)

 

2,190

Total stockholders’ equity

 

1,100,243

 

406,478

Noncontrolling interests

 

126

 

1

Total equity

 

1,100,369

 

406,479

Total liabilities and equity

$

1,683,357

$

938,773

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

3


BLACK CREEK INDUSTRIAL REIT IV INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

Revenues:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Rental revenues

$

21,313

$

12,548

$

56,435

$

25,512

Total revenues

 

21,313

 

12,548

 

56,435

 

25,512

Operating expenses:

Rental expenses

 

5,059

 

3,142

 

13,430

 

6,113

Real estate-related depreciation and amortization

 

13,231

 

6,966

 

33,679

 

13,981

General and administrative expenses

 

1,035

 

574

 

2,987

 

1,817

Advisory fees, related party

 

5,496

 

2,151

 

12,652

 

4,886

Acquisition costs and reimbursements

 

750

 

793

 

2,362

 

2,367

Other expense reimbursements, related party

 

730

 

482

 

2,223

 

1,445

Total operating expenses

 

26,301

 

14,108

 

67,333

 

30,609

Other (income) expenses:

Equity in loss from unconsolidated joint venture partnerships

629

629

Interest expense and other

 

3,013

 

2,776

 

8,710

 

5,131

Total expenses before expense support

 

29,943

 

16,884

 

76,672

 

35,740

Total (reimbursement to) expense support from the Advisor, net

 

(4,438)

 

658

 

5,884

 

(502)

Net expenses after reimbursement and expense support

 

(34,381)

 

(16,226)

 

(70,788)

 

(36,242)

Net loss

 

(13,068)

 

(3,678)

 

(14,353)

 

(10,730)

Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

38

 

6

 

42

 

24

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(1)

 

 

(1)

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

$

(13,031)

$

(3,672)

$

(14,312)

$

(10,706)

Weighted-average shares outstanding

 

124,798

 

41,808

 

105,022

 

34,144

Net loss per common share - basic and diluted

$

(0.10)

$

(0.09)

$

(0.14)

$

(0.31)

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

4


BLACK CREEK INDUSTRIAL REIT IV INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

(in thousands)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

Net loss

$

(13,068)

$

(3,678)

$

(14,353)

$

(10,730)

Change from cash flow hedging derivatives

 

806

 

820

 

(13,132)

 

820

Comprehensive loss

$

(12,262)

$

(2,858)

$

(27,485)

$

(9,910)

Comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

36

 

5

 

104

 

23

Comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders

$

(12,226)

$

(2,853)

$

(27,381)

$

(9,887)

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

5


BLACK CREEK INDUSTRIAL REIT IV INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(Unaudited)

Stockholders’ Equity

 

Accumulated

Other

 

Common Stock

Additional

Accumulated

Comprehensive

Noncontrolling

 

(in thousands)

Shares

 

Amount

 

Paid-In Capital

 

Deficit

 

Income (Loss)

 

Interests

 

Total Equity

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Balance as of June 30, 2019

 

36,993

$

370

$

337,563

$

(22,389)

$

$

1

$

315,545

Net loss (excludes $6 to redeemable noncontrolling interest)

 

 

 

 

(3,672)

 

 

 

(3,672)

Change from cash flow hedging activities

820

820

Issuance of common stock

 

7,553

 

75

 

78,845

 

 

 

 

78,920

Share-based compensation

54

54

Upfront offering costs, including selling commissions, dealer manager fees, and offering costs

 

 

 

(4,437)

 

 

 

 

(4,437)

Trailing distribution fees

 

 

 

(3,253)

 

992

 

 

 

(2,261)

Redemptions of common stock

 

(42)

 

 

(396)

 

 

 

 

(396)

Distributions to stockholders

 

 

 

 

(5,699)

 

 

 

(5,699)

Redemption value allocation adjustment to redeemable noncontrolling interest

(15)

(15)

Balance as of September 30, 2019

 

44,504

$

445

$

408,361

$

(30,768)

$

820

$

1

$

378,859

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Balance as of June 30, 2020

118,432

$

1,185

$

1,110,874

$

(70,433)

$

(11,684)

$

1

$

1,029,943

Net loss (excludes $38 attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest)

 

 

 

 

(13,032)

 

 

1

 

(13,031)

Change from cash flow hedging activities (excludes $2 attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest)

 

 

 

 

 

804

 

 

804

Issuance of common stock

 

10,379

 

103

 

108,059

 

 

 

 

108,162

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

284

 

 

 

 

284

Upfront offering costs, including selling commissions, dealer manager fees, and offering costs

 

 

 

(5,826)

 

 

 

 

(5,826)

Trailing distribution fees

 

 

 

(4,178)

 

2,952

 

 

 

(1,226)

Redemptions of common stock

 

(181)

 

(2)

 

(1,773)

 

 

 

 

(1,775)

Preferred interest in Subsidiary REITs

 

 

 

 

 

 

125

 

125

Distributions to stockholders

 

 

 

 

(17,004)

 

 

(1)

 

(17,005)

Redemption value allocation adjustment to redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

(86)

 

 

 

 

(86)

Balance as of September 30, 2020

 

128,630

$

1,286

$

1,207,354

$

(97,517)

$

(10,880)

$

126

$

1,100,369

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Balance as of December 31, 2018

 

20,265

$

203

$

180,125

$

(8,556)

$

$

1

$

171,773

Net loss (excludes $24 to redeemable noncontrolling interest)

 

 

 

 

(10,706)

 

 

 

(10,706)

Change from cash flow hedging activities

820

820

Issuance of common stock

 

24,382

 

243

 

254,081

 

 

 

 

254,324

Share-based compensation

413

413

Upfront offering costs, including selling commissions, dealer manager fees, and offering costs

 

 

 

(14,271)

 

 

 

 

(14,271)

Trailing distribution fees

 

 

 

(10,531)

 

2,430

 

 

 

(8,101)

Redemptions of common stock

 

(143)

 

(1)

 

(1,404)

 

 

 

 

(1,405)

Distributions to stockholders

 

 

 

 

(13,936)

 

 

 

(13,936)

Redemption value allocation adjustment to redeemable noncontrolling interest

(52)

(52)

Balance as of September 30, 2019

 

44,504

$

445

$

408,361

$

(30,768)

$

820

$

1

$

378,859

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Balance as of December 31, 2019

49,275

$

492

$

451,526

$

(47,730)

$

2,190

$

1

$

406,479

Net loss (excludes $42 attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest)

 

 

 

 

(14,313)

 

 

1

 

(14,312)

Change from cash flow hedging activities (excludes $62 attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest)

 

 

 

 

 

(13,070)

 

 

(13,070)

Issuance of common stock

 

79,682

 

797

 

831,861

 

 

 

 

832,658

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

1,260

 

 

 

 

1,260

Upfront offering costs, including selling commissions, dealer manager fees, and offering costs

 

 

 

(40,273)

 

 

 

 

(40,273)

Trailing distribution fees

 

 

 

(33,559)

 

7,404

 

 

 

(26,155)

Redemptions of common stock

 

(327)

 

(3)

 

(3,212)

 

 

 

 

(3,215)

Preferred interest in Subsidiary REITs

 

 

 

 

 

 

125

 

125

Distributions to stockholders

 

 

 

 

(42,878)

 

 

(1)

 

(42,879)

Redemption value allocation adjustment to redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

(249)

 

 

 

 

(249)

Balance as of September 30, 2020

 

128,630

$

1,286

$

1,207,354

$

(97,517)

$

(10,880)

$

126

$

1,100,369

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

6


BLACK CREEK INDUSTRIAL REIT IV INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 

(in thousands)

 

2020

 

2019

Operating activities:

 

  

 

  

Net loss

$

(14,353)

$

(10,730)

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

Real estate-related depreciation and amortization

 

33,679

 

13,981

Equity in loss from unconsolidated joint venture partnerships

629

Straight-line rent and amortization of above- and below-market leases

 

(6,362)

 

(2,898)

Other

 

1,999

 

1,091

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Tenant receivables and other assets

 

372

 

(1,335)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

1,166

 

3,891

Due from / to affiliates, net

 

1,884

 

4,600

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

19,014

 

8,600

Investing activities:

Real estate acquisitions

 

(326,916)

 

(428,937)

Acquisition deposits

 

(1,600)

 

(500)

Capital expenditures

 

(4,883)

 

(1,269)

Investment in unconsolidated joint venture partnerships

(301,839)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(635,238)

 

(430,706)

Financing activities:

Proceeds from line of credit

 

 

301,000

Repayments of line of credit

 

(107,000)

 

(277,000)

Proceeds from term loan

 

107,500

 

200,000

Debt issuance costs paid

 

(2,780)

 

(1,672)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

778,685

 

238,059

Offering costs paid in connection with issuance of common stock

(7,619)

Distributions paid to common stockholders and to redeemable noncontrolling interest holders

 

(13,040)

 

(4,258)

Distribution fees paid to affiliates

 

(6,802)

 

(2,255)

Redemptions of common stock

 

(3,215)

 

(1,405)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

745,729

 

452,469

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

129,505

 

30,363

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at beginning of period

 

51,178

 

19,021

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at end of period

$

180,683

$

49,384

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

7


BLACK CREEK INDUSTRIAL REIT IV INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company” and “BCI IV” refers to Black Creek Industrial REIT IV Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, certain disclosures normally included in the annual audited financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) have been omitted. As such, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on March 5, 2020 (“2019 Form 10-K”).

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments and eliminations, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation in conformity with GAAP.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, “Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)” (“ASU 2020-06”), which updates various codification topics to simplify the accounting guidance for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, with a specific focus on convertible instruments and the derivative scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company plans to adopt ASU 2020-06 when it becomes effective for the Company, as of the reporting period beginning January 1, 2021. The Company’s initial analysis indicates that the adoption of this standard will not have a material effect on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-03, “Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments” (“ASU 2020-03”), which updates various codification topics related to financial instruments by clarifying or improving the disclosure requirements to align with the SEC’s regulations. The Company adopted this standard immediately upon its issuance. The adoption did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)” (“ASU 2020-04”), which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments only apply to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. ASU 2020-04 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after March 12, 2020, with early adoption permitted, through December 31, 2022. The expedients and exceptions do not apply to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into after December 31, 2022. The Company adopted this standard immediately upon its issuance. The adoption did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In April 2020, the FASB issued a Staff Question-and-Answer to clarify whether lease concessions related to the effects of COVID-19 require the application of lease modification guidance under the new lease standard, which the Company adopted on January 1, 2019. The guidance did not have a material effect on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements. However, its future impact to the Company is dependent upon the extent of lease concessions granted to customers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in future periods and the elections made by the Company at the time of entering such concessions. It is not possible at this time to accurately project the nature or extent of any such possible future concessions.

In October 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-10, “Codification Improvements” (“ASU 2020-10”), which updates various codification topics by clarifying or improving disclosure requirements to align with the SEC’s regulations. The Company adopted this standard immediately upon its issuance. The adoption did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture Partnerships

The Company analyzes its investment in an unconsolidated joint venture under GAAP to determine if the joint venture is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and whether the requisite substantial participating rights described in the GAAP are held by the partners not affiliated with the Company. If the joint venture is not a VIE and the partners not affiliated with the Company hold substantial participating rights, the Company accounts for its investment in the joint venture under the equity method. Under the equity method, the investment is initially recorded at cost (including direct acquisition costs) and subsequently adjusted to reflect the Company’s proportionate share of equity in the joint venture’s net income (loss), distributions received, contributions made and certain other adjustments made, as appropriate, which is included in investment in unconsolidated joint venture partnerships on its condensed consolidated balance sheets. The proportionate share of ongoing income or loss of the unconsolidated joint venture partnerships is recognized in equity in loss of unconsolidated joint venture partnerships on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The outside basis portion of the Company’s unconsolidated joint venture partnerships is amortized over the anticipated useful lives of the joint ventures’ tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

When circumstances indicate there may have been a reduction in the value of an equity investment, the Company evaluates whether the loss is other than temporary. If the Company concludes it is other than temporary, an impairment charge is recognized to reflect the equity investment at fair value. No impairment losses were recorded related to the Company’s investment in unconsolidated joint venture partnerships for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. See “Note 5” for additional information regarding the Company’s investment in unconsolidated joint venture partnerships.

Revenue Recognition

The Company must make estimates as to collectability of its accounts receivable related to rental income and straight-line rent. Management analyzes accounts receivable by considering customer creditworthiness, current economic trends, including the impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 on customers’ businesses, and customers’ ability to make payments on time and in full when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable. As of September 30, 2020, the impact of COVID-19 on customer collectability has been minimal and has not had a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements. The allowance for doubtful accounts as of September 30, 2020 was approximately $6,000 and the Company had no allowance for doubtful accounts as of December 31, 2019.

3. REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company acquired 100% of the following properties, which were determined to be asset acquisitions:

 

 

Number of

 

Total Purchase

($ in thousands)

Acquisition Date

Buildings

Price (1)

Norcross Industrial Center

3/23/2020

1

$

9,505

Port 146 Distribution Center

4/14/2020

1

9,571

Lima Distribution Center

4/15/2020

1

11,622

Valwood Crossroads

5/11/2020

2

69,999

Eaglepoint Logistics Center

5/26/2020

1

40,216

7A Distribution Center II

5/27/2020

1

23,218

Legacy Logistics Center

6/3/2020

1

39,718

Logistics Center at 33

6/4/2020

1

63,285

Intermodal Logistics Center

6/29/2020

1

28,628

Executive Airport II & III

9/3/2020

2

33,200

Total Acquisitions

12

$

328,962


(1)Total purchase price is equal to the total consideration paid plus any debt assumed at fair value. There was no debt assumed in connection with the 2020 acquisitions.

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company allocated the purchase price of its acquisitions to land, building and improvements, and intangible lease assets and liabilities as follows:

For the Nine Months Ended

(in thousands)

 

September 30, 2020

Land

$

83,452

Building and improvements

 

218,686

Intangible lease assets

 

29,342

Above-market lease assets

 

389

Below-market lease liabilities

 

(2,907)

Total purchase price (1)

$

328,962


(1)Total purchase price is equal to the total consideration paid plus any debt assumed at fair value. There was no debt assumed in connection with the 2020 acquisitions.

Intangible and above-market lease assets are amortized over the remaining lease term. Below-market lease liabilities are amortized over the remaining lease term, plus any below-market, fixed-rate renewal option periods. The weighted-average amortization periods for the intangible lease assets and liabilities acquired in connection with the Company’s acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as of the respective date of each acquisition, was 6.3 years.

4. INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s consolidated investment in real estate properties consisted of 57 and 45 industrial buildings, respectively.

As of

(in thousands)

September 30, 2020

December 31, 2019

Land

$

345,072

$

261,620

Building and improvements

 

788,010

 

564,669

Intangible lease assets

 

107,904

 

77,294

Construction in progress

 

3,940

 

1,126

Investment in real estate properties

 

1,244,926

 

904,709

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(60,002)

 

(25,988)

Net investment in real estate properties

$

1,184,924

$

878,721

Intangible Lease Assets and Liabilities

Intangible lease assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 included the following:

As of September 30, 2020

As of December 31, 2019

Accumulated

Accumulated

(in thousands)

 

Gross

 

Amortization

 

Net

 

Gross

 

Amortization

 

Net

Intangible lease assets (1)

$

106,008

$

(27,345)

$

78,663

$

75,787

$

(11,734)

$

64,053

Above-market lease assets (1)

 

1,896

 

(576)

 

1,320

 

1,507

 

(211)

 

1,296

Below-market lease liabilities (2)

 

(16,106)

 

5,051

 

(11,055)

 

(13,199)

 

2,494

 

(10,705)


(1)Included in net investment in real estate properties on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(2)Included in other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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Rental Revenue Adjustments and Depreciation and Amortization Expense

The following table summarizes straight-line rent adjustments, amortization recognized as an increase (decrease) to rental revenues from above-and below-market lease assets and liabilities, and real estate-related depreciation and amortization expense:

For the Three Months Ended

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

(in thousands)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

Increase (Decrease) to Rental Revenue:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Straight-line rent adjustments

$

1,630

$

612

$

4,170

$

1,746

Above-market lease amortization

 

(191)

 

(70)

 

(365)

 

(114)

Below-market lease amortization

 

1,000

 

604

 

2,557

 

1,266

Real Estate-Related Depreciation and Amortization:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Depreciation expense

$

6,980

$

3,629

$

18,039

$

7,469

Intangible lease asset amortization

 

6,251

 

3,337

 

15,640

 

6,512

5. INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIPS

On July 15, 2020, the Company acquired, from a subsidiary of Industrial Property Trust (“IPT”), interests in two joint venture partnerships with third party investors for purposes of investing in industrial properties located in certain major U.S. distribution markets. The Company reports its investments in the Build-To-Core Industrial Partnership I LP (the “BTC I Partnership”) and the Build-To-Core Industrial Partnership II LP (the “BTC II Partnership” and, together with the BTC I Partnership, the “BTC Partnerships”) under the equity method on its consolidated balance sheets as the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence in each partnership but does not have control of the entities. See “Note 10” for further discussion of the transaction. The following table summarizes the Company’s investment in the BTC Partnerships:

As of

Investment in Unconsolidated

September 30, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

Joint Venture Partnerships as of

 

Ownership

Number of

 

Ownership

Number of

 

September 30, 

 

December 31, 

($ in thousands)

Percentage

Buildings (1)

Pecentage

Buildings (1)

2020

2019

BTC I Partnership

 

20.0

%

42

0.0

%  

$

261,494

$

BTC II Partnership

 

8.0

%

25

0.0

%  

 

39,788

 

Total BTC Partnerships

 

67

$

301,282

$


(1)Represents acquired or completed buildings.

As of September 30, 2020, the book value of the Company’s investment in the BTC Partnerships was $301.3 million, which includes $168.2 million of outside basis difference. The outside basis difference represents the difference between the purchase price paid by the Company for the minority ownership interests in the joint venture partnerships, which was based on fair value, and the book value of the Company’s share of the underlying net assets and liabilities of the joint venture partnerships. This difference is a result of the fair value of the real estate and noncurrent nonfinancial assets and promote receivable at acquisition.

The following is a summary of certain operating data of the BTC I Partnership:

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 

(in thousands)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

Operating Data:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Total revenues

$

19,015

$

16,506

$

54,443

$

44,434

Total operating expenses

 

14,226

 

11,519

 

38,794

 

31,772

Total other expenses (1)

(3,207)

(3,884)

(9,593)

(2,618)

Net income

1,582

1,103

6,056

10,044


(1)Includes a gain of $5.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 related to the disposal of two industrial buildings. There were no dispositions during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 or for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

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6. DEBT

The Company’s consolidated indebtedness is currently comprised of borrowings under its term loan and mortgage notes. Borrowings under the non-recourse mortgage notes are secured by mortgages or deeds of trust and related assignments and security interests in collateralized and certain cross-collateralized properties, which are generally owned by single purpose entities. A summary of the Company’s debt is as follows:

Weighted-Average Effective

Interest Rate as of

Balance as of

 

September 30, 

 

December 31, 

 

 

September 30, 

 

December 31, 

($ in thousands)

2020

2019

Maturity Date

2020

2019

Line of credit (1)

 

1.45

3.26

%  

November 2023

$

$

107,000

Term loan (2)

 

2.24

 

2.85

 

February 2024

 

415,000

 

307,500

Fixed-rate mortgage notes (3)

 

3.71

 

3.71

 

August 2024 - December 2027

 

49,250

 

49,250

Total principal amount / weighted-average (4)

 

2.39

%  

3.04

%  

$

464,250

$

463,750

Less unamortized debt issuance costs

  

$

(3,780)

$

(4,602)

Add mark-to-market adjustment on assumed debt, net

  

 

904

 

1,063

Total debt, net

  

$

461,374

$

460,211

Gross book value of properties encumbered by debt

  

$

116,705

$

117,049


(1)The effective interest rate is calculated based on either: (i) the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin ranging from 1.30% to 2.10%; or (ii) an alternative base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.30% to 1.10%, each depending on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. Customary fall-back provisions apply if LIBOR is unavailable. The line of credit is available for general corporate purposes including, but not limited to, the acquisition and operation of permitted investments by the Company. As of September 30, 2020, total commitments for the line of credit were $315.0 million and the unused and available portions under the line of credit were both $314.9 million.
(2)The effective interest rate is calculated based on either (i) LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.05%; or (ii) an alternative base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.05%, depending on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. The weighted-average effective interest rate is the all-in interest rate, including the effects of interest rate swap agreements. As of September 30, 2020, total commitments for the term loan were $415.0 million, and there were no unused nor available amounts. This term loan is available for general corporate purposes including, but not limited to, the acquisition and operation of permitted investments by the Company.
(3)Interest rates range from 3.59% to 3.75%. The assets and credit of each of the Company’s consolidated properties pledged as collateral for the Company’s mortgage notes are not available to satisfy the Company’s other debt and obligations, unless the Company first satisfies the mortgage notes payable on the respective underlying properties.
(4)The weighted-average remaining term of the Company’s consolidated debt was approximately 3.5 years as of September 30, 2020, excluding any extension options on the line of credit.

As of September 30, 2020, the principal payments due on the Company’s consolidated debt during each of the next five years and thereafter were as follows:

(in thousands)

 

Line of Credit (1)

 

Term Loan

 

Mortgage Notes

 

Total

Remainder of 2020

 

$

$

$

$

2021

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

415,000

38,000

 

453,000

Thereafter

 

 

 

11,250

 

11,250

Total principal payments

$

$

415,000

$

49,250

$

464,250


(1)The line of credit matures in November 2023 and the term may be extended pursuant to a one-year extension option, subject to certain conditions.

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In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) that regulates LIBOR announced it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. As a result, the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York organized the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC”), which identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) as its preferred alternative rate for LIBOR in derivatives and other financial contracts. The Company is not able to predict when LIBOR will cease to be available or when there will be sufficient liquidity in the SOFR markets. Any changes adopted by the FCA or other governing bodies in the method used for determining LIBOR may result in a sudden or prolonged increase or decrease in reported LIBOR. If that were to occur, our interest payment could change. In addition, uncertainty about the extent and manner of future changes may result in interest rate and/or payments that are higher or lower than if LIBOR were to remain available in the current form.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s line of credit and term loan are the only consolidated indebtedness with maturities beyond 2021 that have exposure to LIBOR. The agreement governing the term loan provides procedures for determining a replacement or alternative base rate in the event that LIBOR is discontinued. However, there can be no assurances as to whether such replacement or alternative base rate will be more or less favorable than LIBOR. As of September 30, 2020, the Company has interest rate swaps in place to hedge LIBOR on $350.0 million of commitments under its term loan. The Company intends to monitor the developments with respect to the potential phasing out of LIBOR after 2021 and work with its lenders to seek to ensure any transition away from LIBOR will have minimal impact on its financial condition, but can provide no assurances regarding the impact of the discontinuation of LIBOR.

Debt Covenants

The Company’s line of credit, term loan and mortgage note agreements contain various property-level covenants, including customary affirmative and negative covenants. In addition, the line of credit and term loan agreements contain certain corporate level financial covenants, including leverage ratio, fixed charge coverage ratio, and tangible net worth thresholds. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of September 30, 2020.

Derivative Instruments

To manage interest rate risk for certain of its variable-rate debt, the Company uses interest rate swaps as part of its risk management strategy. These derivatives are designed to mitigate the risk of future interest rate increases by providing a fixed interest rate for a limited, pre-determined period of time. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the interest rate swap agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Certain of the Company’s variable-rate borrowings are not hedged, and therefore, to an extent, the Company has on-going exposure to interest rate movements.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the gain or loss is recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and is reclassified into earnings as interest expense for the same period that the hedged transaction affects earnings, which is when the interest expense is recognized on the related debt. The gain or loss on the derivative instrument is presented in the same line item on the condensed consolidated statement of operations as the earnings effect of the hedged item.

During the next 12 months, the Company estimates that approximately $3.5 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense related to active effective hedges of existing floating-rate debt.

The following table summarizes the location and fair value of the cash flow hedges on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

Number of

 

Notional

 

Balance Sheet

 

Fair

($ in thousands)

Contracts

Amount

Location

Value

As of September 30, 2020

 

  

 

 

  

  

 

  

Interest rate swaps

 

7

$

350,000

 

Other liabilities

$

(10,942)

As of December 31, 2019

 

  

 

 

  

  

 

  

Interest rate swaps

 

4

$

200,000

 

Other assets

$

2,190

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The following table presents the effect of the Company’s cash flow hedges on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 

(in thousands)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

Derivative Instruments Designated as Cash Flow Hedges

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

(Loss) gain recognized in AOCI

$

(59)

$

983

$

(14,385)

$

983

Amount reclassified from AOCI into interest expense

 

865

 

(163)

 

1,253

 

(163)

Total interest expense and other presented in the condensed consolidated statements of operations in which the effects of the cash flow hedges are recorded

 

3,013

 

2,776

 

8,710

 

5,131

7. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company estimates the fair value of its financial instruments using available market information and valuation methodologies it believes to be appropriate for these purposes. Considerable judgment and a high degree of subjectivity are involved in developing these estimates and, accordingly, they are not necessarily indicative of amounts that the Company would realize upon disposition of its financial instruments.

Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents the Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

 

 

 

Total

(in thousands)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Fair Value

As of September 30, 2020

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Liabilities

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Derivative instruments

$

$

(10,942)

$

$

(10,942)

Total liabilities measured at fair value

$

$

(10,942)

$

$

(10,942)

As of December 31, 2019

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Assets

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Derivative instruments

$

$

2,190

$

$

2,190

Total assets measured at fair value

$

$

2,190

$

$

2,190

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument:

Derivative Instruments. The derivative instruments are interest rate swaps. The interest rate swaps are standard cash flow hedges whose fair value is estimated using market-standard valuation models. Such models involve using market-based observable inputs, including interest rate curves. The Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements, which the Company has concluded are not material to the valuation. Due to the interest rate swaps being unique and not actively traded, the fair value is classified as Level 2. See “Note 6” above for further discussion of the Company’s derivative instruments.

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Nonrecurring Fair Value of Financial Measurements

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the fair values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, tenant receivables, prepaid expenses, other assets, due from/to affiliates, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and distributions payable approximate their carrying values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The table below includes fair values for certain of the Company’s financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate fair value. The carrying values and fair values of these financial instruments were as follows:

As of September 30, 2020

    

As of December 31, 2019

 

Carrying

 

Fair

 

Carrying

 

Fair

(in thousands)

Value (1)

Value

Value (1)

Value

Line of credit

$

$

$

107,000

$

107,000

Term loan

 

415,000

 

409,469

 

307,500

 

307,500

Fixed rate mortgage notes

 

49,250

 

51,247

 

49,250

 

50,326


(1)The carrying value reflects the principal amount outstanding.

8. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Public Offerings

On September 5, 2019, the Company’s initial public offering was terminated immediately upon effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement for its follow-on public offering of up to $2.0 billion of shares of its common stock, and the follow-on public offering commenced the same day. Under the follow-on public offering, the Company is offering up to $1.5 billion of shares of its common stock in the primary offering and up to $500.0 million of shares of its common stock pursuant to its distribution reinvestment plan, in any combination of Class T shares, Class W shares and Class I shares. The Company may reallocate amounts between the primary offering and distribution reinvestment plan. The Company’s follow-on public offering is a continuous offering that will end no later than September 5, 2021, unless extended in accordance with federal and state securities laws.

Pursuant to its public offerings, the Company offered and continues to offer shares of its common stock at the “transaction price,” plus applicable selling commissions and dealer manager fees. The “transaction price” generally is equal to the net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Company’s common stock most recently disclosed. The Company’s NAV per share is calculated as of the last calendar day of each month for each of its outstanding classes of stock, and will be available generally within 15 calendar days after the end of the applicable month. Shares issued pursuant to the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan are offered at the transaction price, as indicated above, in effect on the distribution date. The Company may update a previously disclosed transaction price in cases where the Company believes there has been a material change (positive or negative) to its NAV per share relative to the most recently disclosed monthly NAV per share.

Summary of the Public Offerings

A summary of the Company’s public offerings, including shares sold through the primary offering and the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan (“DRIP”), as of September 30, 2020, is as follows:

(in thousands)

 

Class T

 

Class W

 

Class I

 

Total

Amount of gross proceeds raised:

  

  

  

  

Primary offering

$

1,232,304

$

63,060

$

23,478

$

1,318,842

DRIP

 

28,901

 

1,408

 

750

 

31,059

Total offering

$

1,261,205

$

64,468

$

24,228

$

1,349,901

Number of shares issued:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Primary offering

 

117,185

 

6,274

 

2,356

 

125,815

DRIP

 

2,875

 

140

 

75

 

3,090

Stock grants

 

 

6

 

3

 

9

Total offering

 

120,060

 

6,420

 

2,434

 

128,914

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Common Stock

The following table summarizes the changes in the shares outstanding for each class of common stock for the periods presented below:

 

Class T

 

Class W

 

Class I

 

Total

(in thousands)

Shares

Shares

Shares

Shares

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Balance as of June 30, 2019

 

34,722

 

1,480

 

791

 

36,993

Issuance of common stock:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Primary shares

 

6,315

 

713

 

257

 

7,285

DRIP

 

249

 

12

 

7

 

268

Redemptions

 

(41)

 

 

(1)

 

(42)

Balance as of September 30, 2019

 

41,245

 

2,205

 

1,054

 

44,504

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Balance as of June 30, 2020

 

110,468

 

5,566

 

2,398

 

118,432

Issuance of common stock:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Primary shares

 

8,580

 

723

 

231

 

9,534

DRIP

 

757

 

42

 

18

 

817

Stock grants

 

 

 

28

 

28

Redemptions

 

(173)

 

(5)

 

(3)

 

(181)

Balance as of September 30, 2020

 

119,632

 

6,326

 

2,672

 

128,630

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Balance as of December 31, 2018

 

19,759

 

161

 

345

 

20,265

Issuance of common stock:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Primary shares

 

20,960

 

2,024

 

690

 

23,674

DRIP

 

599

 

20

 

13

 

632

Stock grants

76

76

Redemptions

 

(73)

 

 

(70)

 

(143)

Balance as of September 30, 2019

 

41,245

 

2,205

 

1,054

 

44,504

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Balance as of December 31, 2019

 

45,240

 

2,736

 

1,299

 

49,275

Issuance of common stock:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Primary shares

 

72,869

 

3,536

 

1,103

 

77,508

DRIP

 

1,798

 

103

 

44

 

1,945

Stock grants

 

 

 

229

 

229

Redemptions

 

(275)

 

(49)

 

(3)

 

(327)

Balance as of September 30, 2020

 

119,632

 

6,326

 

2,672

 

128,630

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Distributions

The following table summarizes the Company’s distribution activity (including distributions reinvested in shares of the Company’s common stock) for each of the quarters ended below:

 

Amount

Declared per

Paid in

Reinvested

Distribution

Gross

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Common Share (1)

 

Cash

 

in Shares

 

Fees (2)

 

Distributions (3)

2020

  

  

  

  

  

September 30

$

0.13625

$

5,601

$

8,451

$

2,952

$

17,004

June 30

0.13625

5,194

7,812

2,710

15,716

March 31

0.13625

3,339

5,077

1,742

10,158

Total

$

0.40875

$

14,134

$

21,340

$

7,404

$

42,878

2019

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

December 31

$

0.13625

$

2,058

$

3,242

$

1,105

$

6,405

September 30

 

0.13625

 

1,841

 

2,866

 

992

 

5,699

June 30

 

0.13625

 

1,558

 

2,319

 

818

 

4,695

March 31

 

0.13625

 

1,178

 

1,744

 

620

 

3,542

Total

$

0.54500

$

6,635

$

10,171

$

3,535

$

20,341


(1)Amounts reflect the quarterly distribution rate authorized by the Company’s board of directors per Class T share, per Class W share, and per Class I share of common stock. Distributions were declared and paid as of monthly record dates. These monthly distributions have been aggregated and presented on a quarterly basis. The distributions on Class T shares and Class W shares of common stock are reduced by the respective distribution fees that are payable with respect to such Class T shares and Class W shares.
(2)Distribution fees are paid monthly to Black Creek Capital Markets, LLC (the “Dealer Manager”) with respect to Class T shares and Class W shares issued in the primary portion of the Company’s public offerings only.
(3)Gross distributions are total distributions before the deduction of any distribution fees relating to Class T shares and Class W shares issued in the primary portion of the Company’s public offerings.

Redemptions

The following table summarizes the Company’s redemption activity for the periods presented below:

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 

(in thousands, except per share data)

2020

2019

Number of eligible shares redeemed

327

142

Aggregate dollar amount of shares redeemed

$

3,215

$

1,405

Average redemption price per share

$

9.83

$

9.87

9. NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company acquired controlling interests in one subsidiary real estate investment trust (the “Subsidiary REIT”) that owns one building for a total purchase price of $22.4 million. The Company indirectly owns and controls the respective managing member of the Subsidiary REIT. Noncontrolling interests represent the portion of equity in the Subsidiary REIT that the Company does not own. Such noncontrolling interests are equity instruments presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020 as noncontrolling interests within permanent equity. The noncontrolling interests consist of redeemable preferred shares with a 12.5% annual preferred dividend. The Subsidiary REIT has 125 preferred shares issued and outstanding at a par value of $1,000 per share, for an aggregate amount of $125,000. The preferred shares are non-voting and have no rights to income or loss. The preferred shares are redeemable by the respective Subsidiary REIT at the discretion of the Company, through its ownership and control of the managing member, for $1,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. As of September 30, 2020, the Subsidiary REIT had preferred dividends payable in the amount of approximately $3,900, which were recorded in distributions payable on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Summary of Fees and Expenses

The table below summarizes the fees and expenses incurred by the Company for services provided by BCI IV Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”) and its affiliates, and by the Dealer Manager related to the services the Dealer Manager provided in connection with the Company’s public offerings and any related amounts payable:

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

Payable as of

(in thousands)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

September 30, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

Expensed:

  

  

  

  

  

  

Advisory fee—fixed component

$

2,561

$

1,367

$

6,457

$

2,948

$

895

$

593

Advisory fee—performance component

 

2,935

 

784

 

6,195

 

1,938

 

6,195

 

2,913

Acquisition expense reimbursements (1)

 

750

 

793

 

2,199

 

2,367

 

770

 

182

Other expense reimbursements (2)

 

730

 

482

 

2,223

 

1,445

 

367

 

473

Total

$

6,976

$

3,426

$

17,074

$

8,698

$

8,227

$

4,161

Additional Paid-In Capital:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Selling commissions

$

2,257

$

1,695

$

19,722

$

5,301

$

$

Dealer manager fees

 

1,795

 

1,293

 

14,687

 

4,623

 

 

Offering costs (3)

 

1,774

 

1,449

 

5,864

 

4,347

 

19,185

 

21,269

Distribution fees—current

 

2,952

 

992

 

7,404

 

2,430

 

992

 

389

Distribution fees—trailing (4)

 

1,226

 

2,261

 

26,155

 

8,101

 

42,624

 

16,467

Total

$

10,004

$

7,690

$

73,832

$

24,802

$

62,801

$

38,125


(1)Reflects amounts reimbursable to the Advisor for all expenses incurred by the Advisor and its affiliates on the Company’s behalf in connection with the selection, acquisition, development or origination of an asset. Beginning January 1, 2020, the Company either pays directly or reimburses the Advisor for such expenses.
(2)Other expense reimbursements include certain expenses incurred in connection with the services provided to the Company under the advisory agreement. These reimbursements include a portion of compensation expenses of individual employees of the Advisor, including certain of the Company’s named executive officers, related to services for which the Advisor does not otherwise receive a separate fee. A portion of the compensation received by certain employees of the Advisor and its affiliates may be in the form of a restricted stock grant awarded by the Company. The Company shows these as reimbursements to the Advisor to the same extent that the Company recognizes the related share-based compensation on its condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company reimbursed the Advisor approximately $0.6 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $2.0 million and $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, for such compensation expenses. The remaining amount of other expense reimbursements relate to other general overhead and administrative expenses including, but not limited to, allocated rent paid to both third parties and affiliates of the Advisor, equipment, utilities, insurance, travel and entertainment.
(3)The Company is reimbursing the Advisor for all organization and offering costs incurred on its behalf as of December 31, 2019 ratably over 60 months. Since January 1, 2020, the Company either pays directly or reimburses the Advisor for offering costs as and when incurred.
(4)The distribution fees accrue daily and are payable monthly in arrears. The monthly amount of distribution fees payable is included in distributions payable on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, the Company accrues for estimated trailing amounts payable based on the shares outstanding as of the balance sheet date, which are included in distribution fees payable to affiliates on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. All or a portion of the distribution fees are reallowed or advanced by the Dealer Manager to unaffiliated participating broker dealers and broker dealers servicing accounts of investors who own Class T shares and/or Class W shares.

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Joint Venture Partnerships

Interests Purchase

On July 15, 2020, the Company acquired interests in two portfolios comprised of 64 acquired or completed buildings and 18 buildings under construction or in the pre-construction phase. As a result of the acquisition, the Company owns a 19.9% limited partner interest in the BTC I Partnership, a 0.1% general partner interest in the BTC I Partnership, a 7.9% limited partner interest in the BTC II Partnership, and a 0.1% general partner interest in the BTC II Partnership (collectively, the “Interests”). The purchase price for the Interests was $301.0 million in cash paid at closing, exclusive of due diligence expenses and other closing costs. The Company funded the acquisition of the Interests using proceeds from its public offering.

The Company acquired the Interests from Industrial Property Operating Partnership LP (“IPT OP”), a subsidiary of IPT, which was a Maryland statutory trust that was advised by Industrial Property Advisors LLC (the “IPT Advisor”), an affiliate of the Company’s Advisor. IPT terminated its existence on July 28, 2020, following the sale of its interests in the BTC Partnerships. The Company and IPT also had certain common officers. Certain former officers of IPT and certain former trustees of the IPT board of trustees (the “IPT Board”) are also stockholders of the Company. Prior to the termination of IPT, the Company and IPT were also sponsored by affiliates of Black Creek Group, LLC, and such sponsors held partnership units in the operating partnerships of the Company and IPT, respectively, and certain former trustees of IPT were also members of the Company’s board of directors. The IPT Board and the Company’s board of directors each established a special committee of independent trustees or directors, as applicable, to review and approve the agreements between the Company and IPT OP and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the sale of the Interests. The members of the IPT special committee did not overlap with members of the Company’s special committee, and none of the members of the Company’s special committee were trustees of IPT. All of the members of the Company’s special committee were disinterested in the transactions, including the sale of the Interests. Each of the special committees engaged legal counsel and an independent financial advisor to assist the special committees in their evaluation and negotiation of the transactions. CBRE Capital Advisors, Inc., the independent financial advisor to the IPT special committee, delivered a fairness opinion to the IPT special committee. Duff & Phelps, the independent financial advisor to the Company special committee, delivered a fairness opinion to the Company special committee. The agreements between the Company and IPT OP and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the sale of the Interests, were approved by the special committees of each of the Company and IPT.

BTC I Services Agreement and Incentive Distributions Sharing

Pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the BTC I Partnership, as amended (the “BTC I Partnership Agreement”), the Company, as the general partner of the BTC I Partnership (the “BTC I GP”) will provide, directly or indirectly by appointing an affiliate or a third party, acquisition and asset management services and, to the extent applicable, development management and development oversight services (the “BTC I Advisory Services”). As compensation for providing the BTC I Advisory Services, the BTC I Partnership will pay the BTC I GP, or its designee, certain fees in accordance with the terms of the BTC I Partnership Agreement. On February 12, 2015, the BTC I GP and IPT Advisor and an entity owned by affiliates of the Advisor, entered into an agreement that the IPT Advisor subsequently assigned to Industrial Property Advisors Sub I LLC (the “BTC I SLP”), an entity owned by affiliates of the Advisor. Pursuant to this agreement (the “BTC I Services Agreement”), the BTC I GP appointed the BTC I SLP to provide the BTC I Advisory Services and assigned to the BTC I SLP the fees payable pursuant to the BTC I Partnership Agreement for providing the BTC I Advisory Services. As a result of the payment of the fees pursuant to the BTC I Services Agreement, the fees payable to the Advisor pursuant to the Advisory Agreement will be reduced by the product of (i) the fees actually paid to the BTC I SLP pursuant to the BTC I Services Agreement, and (ii) the percentage interest of the BTC I Partnership owned by the Company through its general partner and limited partner interests.

In connection with the sale of the Interests, the parties to the BTC I Services Agreement amended such agreement to make certain conforming changes to reflect the new indirect ownership structure of the BTC I Partnership as a result of the sale of the Interests.

In addition, the BTC I Partnership Agreement contains procedures for making distributions to the parties, including incentive distributions to the BTC I GP and the BTC I SLP, which are subject to certain return thresholds being achieved. The BTC I GP and the BTC I SLP have agreed to split such incentive distributions such that the BTC I SLP will receive 60% of the incentive distributions attributable to interests in the BTC I Partnership which are not owned by the BTC I GP or the BTC I LP.

Pursuant to the BTC I Partnership Agreement, the partners will be obligated to make capital contributions in proportion to their respective partnership interests with respect to each approved investment as well as with respect to any additional capital calls the BTC I GP makes from time to time, including with respect to the funding of incentive distributions, certain preservation costs, certain limited operating and capital variances and other items.

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Pursuant to an agreement between the BTC I SLP and the subsidiaries through which the Company owns its general partner and limited partner interests in the BTC I Partnership, dated September 15, 2016, if the Company proposes to transfer all (but not less than all) of its respective interests in the BTC I Partnership to an unrelated third party, then the Company can require the BTC I SLP to transfer its special limited partnership interest to the purchaser on the same terms and conditions.

BTC II Services Agreement and Incentive Distributions Sharing

Pursuant to the Agreement of Limited Partnership of the BTC II Partnership, as amended (the “BTC II Partnership Agreement”), the Company, as the general partner of the BTC II Partnership (the “BTC II GP”) will provide, directly or indirectly by appointing an affiliate or a third party, acquisition and asset management services and, to the extent applicable, development management and development oversight services (the “BTC II Advisory Services”). As compensation for providing the BTC II Advisory Services, the BTC II Partnership will pay the BTC II GP, or its designee, certain fees in accordance with the terms of the BTC II Partnership Agreement. On May 19, 2017, the BTC II GP and Industrial Property Advisors Sub III LLC (the “BTC II Service Provider”), an entity owned by affiliates of the Advisor, entered into that certain agreement (the “BTC II Services Agreement”), pursuant to which the BTC II GP appointed the BTC II Service Provider to provide the BTC II Advisory Services and assigned to the BTC II Service Provider the fees payable pursuant to the BTC II Partnership Agreement for providing the BTC II Advisory Services. As a result of the payment of the fees pursuant to the BTC II Services Agreement, the fees payable to the Advisor pursuant to the Advisory Agreement will be reduced by the product of (i) the fees actually paid to the BTC II Service Provider pursuant to the BTC II Services Agreement, and (ii) the percentage interest of the BTC II Partnership owned by the Company through its general partner and limited partner interests.

In connection with the sale of the Interests, the parties to the BTC II Services Agreement amended such agreement to make certain conforming changes to reflect the new indirect ownership structure of the BTC II Partnership as a result of the sale of the Interests.

In addition, the BTC II Partnership Agreement contains procedures for making distributions to the parties, including incentive distributions to the BTC II GP and Industrial Property Advisors Sub IV LLC (the “BTC II SLP”), an entity owned by affiliates of the Advisor, which are subject to certain return thresholds being achieved. The BTC II GP and the BTC II SLP have agreed to split such incentive distributions such that the BTC II SLP will receive 80% of the incentive distributions attributable to interests in the BTC II Partnership which are not owned by the Company through its general partner and limited partner interests.

Pursuant to the BTC II Partnership Agreement, the partners will be obligated to make capital contributions in proportion to their respective partnership interests with respect to each approved investment as well as with respect to any additional capital calls the BTC II GP makes from time to time, including with respect to the funding of incentive distributions, certain preservation costs, certain limited operating and capital variances and other items.

Joint Venture Partnership Fees

For the period from July 16, 2020 through September 30, 2020, the BTC Partnerships (as described in “Note 5”) incurred in aggregate approximately $2.9 million in acquisition and asset management fees, which were paid to affiliates of the Advisor pursuant to the respective service agreements. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had amounts due from the BTC Partnerships in aggregate of approximately $14,000, which were recorded in due from affiliates on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Advisory Agreement

On July 15, 2020, in connection with the acquisition of the Interests, the Company, BCI IV Operating Partnership LP, the Company’s operating partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), and the Advisor entered into Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement (2020), dated as of June 12, 2020. Amendment No. 1 provides that the Advisor shall receive a development fee in connection with providing services related to the development, construction, improvement or stabilization, including tenant improvements, of development properties or overseeing the provision of these services by third parties on behalf of the Company. The fee will be an amount that will be equal to 4.0% of total project cost of the development property (or the Company’s proportional interest therein with respect to real property held in joint ventures or other entities that are co-owned). If the Advisor engages a third party to provide development services, the third party will be compensated directly by the Company, and the Advisor will receive the development fee if it provides development oversight services.

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Expense Support Agreement

The table below provides information regarding the fees deferred and expense support provided by the Advisor, pursuant to the expense support agreement, which has been extended through December 31, 2020. Refer to Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K for a description of the expense support agreement. As of September 30, 2020, the aggregate amount paid by the Advisor pursuant to the expense support agreement was $27.1 million. Of this amount, total reimbursements to the Advisor were $21.2 million, including $20.2 million that has been paid and $1.0 million that remains to be paid, and $5.9 million remains available to be reimbursed, subject to certain conditions.

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 

(in thousands)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

Fees deferred

$

$

1,367

$

3,896

$

2,948

Other expenses supported

 

 

409

 

9,609

 

2,243

Total expense support from Advisor

1,776

13,505

5,191

Reimbursement of previously deferred fees and other expenses supported

 

(4,438)

 

(1,118)

 

(7,621)

 

(5,693)

Total (reimbursement to) expense support from Advisor, net (1)

$

(4,438)

$

658

$

5,884

$

(502)


(1)As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, approximately $1.0 million and $5.4 million, respectively, was payable to the Advisor by the Company and is included in due to affiliates on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

11. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Supplemental cash flow information and disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities is as follows:

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 

(in thousands)

 

2020

 

2019

Distributions payable

$

5,862

$

2,024

Distribution fees payable to affiliates

 

42,624

 

15,560

Distributions reinvested in common stock

 

19,564

 

6,346

Accrued offering costs

 

19,185

 

18,466

Redeemable noncontrolling interest issued as settlement of performance component of the advisory fee

 

2,913

 

723

Accrued acquisition expense reimbursements

 

770

 

4,016

Non-cash selling commissions and dealer manager fees

 

34,409

 

9,924

Mortgage notes assumed on real estate acquisitions at fair value

 

 

50,418

Restricted Cash

The following table presents the components of the beginning of period and end of period cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 

(in thousands)

 

2020

 

2019

Beginning of period:

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$

51,178

$

19,016

Restricted cash (1)

 

 

5

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

51,178

$

19,021

End of period:

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$

180,683

$

49,384

Restricted cash (2)

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

180,683

$

49,384


(1)As of December 31, 2019, the Company did not have any restricted cash. As of December 31, 2018, restricted cash consisted of cash held in escrow in connection with certain estimated property improvements.
(2)As of September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, the Company did not have any restricted cash.

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12. SIGNIFICANT RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

Significant Risks and Uncertainties

Currently, one of the most significant risks and uncertainties is the adverse effect of the current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The extent of the impact from COVID-19 on the commercial real estate sector continues to vary dramatically across real estate property types and markets, with certain property segments such as hospitality, gaming, shopping malls, senior housing, and student living being impacted particularly hard. While not immune to the effects of COVID-19, the industrial property sector in which the Company invests continues to remain relatively resilient; however, the Company has had customers request rent deferral or rent abatement during this pandemic. The outbreak has triggered a period of global economic slowdown and could trigger a global recession.

The COVID-19 pandemic could have material and adverse effects on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows in the near term due to, but not limited to, the following:

reduced economic activity severely impacts the Company’s customers’ businesses, financial condition and liquidity and may cause customers to be unable to fully meet their obligations to the Company or to otherwise seek modifications of such obligations, resulting in increases in uncollectible receivables and reductions in rental income;
the negative financial impact of the pandemic could impact the Company’s future compliance with financial covenants of the Company’s credit facility and other debt agreements; and
weaker economic conditions could cause the Company to recognize impairment in value of its tangible or intangible assets.

The Company is closely monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of its business, including how it will impact its customers and business partners. While the Company did not incur significant disruptions during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is unable to predict the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on its future financial condition, results of operations and cash flows due to numerous uncertainties and the impact could be material. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the Company’s operations and those of the Company’s customers will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others.

13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company and the Operating Partnership are not presently involved in any material litigation nor, to the Company’s knowledge, is any material litigation threatened against the Company or its subsidiaries.

Environmental Matters

A majority of the properties the Company acquires have been or will be subject to environmental reviews either by the Company or the previous owners. In addition, the Company may incur environmental remediation costs associated with certain land parcels it may acquire in connection with the development of land. The Company has or may acquire certain properties in urban and industrial areas that may have been leased to or previously owned by commercial and industrial companies that discharged hazardous material. The Company may purchase various environmental insurance policies to mitigate its exposure to environmental liabilities. The Company is not aware of any environmental liabilities that it believes would have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, or results of operations as of September 30, 2020.

14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Status of the Public Offerings

As of November 4, 2020, the Company had raised gross proceeds of $1.4 billion from the sale of 137.7 million shares of its common stock in its public offerings, including $37.0 million from the sale of 3.7 million shares of its common stock through its distribution reinvestment plan. As of November 4, 2020, approximately $1.0 billion in shares of the Company’s common stock remained available for sale pursuant to its follow-on public offering in any combination of Class T shares, Class W shares or Class I shares, including approximately $471.4 million in shares of common stock available for sale through its distribution reinvestment plan, which may be reallocated for sale in the Company’s primary offering.

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Completed Acquisitions

On October 9, 2020, the Company acquired two industrial buildings located in the Cincinnati market. The total purchase price was approximately $30.2 million, exclusive of transfer taxes, due diligence expenses, acquisition costs and other closing costs.

Acquisitions Under Contract

The Company has entered into contracts to acquire properties with an aggregate contract purchase price of approximately $54.8 million, comprised of four industrial buildings. There can be no assurance that the Company will complete the acquisition of the properties under contract.

Status of Secured Mortgage Notes

Subsequent to September 30, 2020, the Company entered into a secured fixed-rate mortgage note in the amount of $118.5 million with an interest rate of 2.90% and a term of seven years. The assets and credit of each of the Company’s properties pledged as collateral for the Company’s mortgage notes are not available to satisfy the Company’s other debt and obligations, unless the Company first satisfies the mortgage notes payable on the respective underlying properties.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

References to the terms “we,” “our,” or “us” refer to Black Creek Industrial REIT IV Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. The following discussion and analysis should be read together with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes certain statements that may be deemed forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such forward-looking statements relate to, without limitation, our ability to raise capital and effectively and timely deploy the net proceeds of our public offering, the expected use of net proceeds from the public offering, our reliance on the Advisor and BCI IV Advisors Group LLC (the “Sponsor”), our understanding of our competition and our ability to compete effectively, our financing needs, our expected leverage, the effects of our current strategies, rent and occupancy growth, general conditions in the geographic area where we will operate, our future debt and financial position, our future capital expenditures, future distributions and acquisitions (including the amount and nature thereof), other developments and trends of the real estate industry, investment strategies and the expansion and growth of our operations. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “could,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” “project,” or the negative of these words or other comparable terminology. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.

The forward-looking statements included herein are based upon our current expectations, plans, estimates, assumptions, and beliefs that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Assumptions relating to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, present and future economic, competitive and market conditions, and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to:

Our ability to raise capital and effectively deploy the net proceeds raised in our public offerings in accordance with our investment strategy and objectives;
The failure of properties to perform as we expect;
Risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions and development of properties;
Our failure to successfully integrate acquired properties and operations;
Unexpected delays or increased costs associated with any development projects;
The availability of cash flows from operating activities for distributions and capital expenditures;
Defaults on or non-renewal of leases by customers, lease renewals at lower than expected rent, or failure to lease properties at all or on favorable rents and terms;
Difficulties in economic conditions generally and the real estate, debt, and securities markets specifically, including those related to the COVID-19 pandemic;
Legislative or regulatory changes, including changes to the laws governing the taxation of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”);
Our failure to obtain, renew, or extend necessary financing or access the debt or equity markets;
Conflicts of interest arising out of our relationships with the Sponsor, the Advisor, and their affiliates;
Risks associated with using debt to fund our business activities, including re-financing and interest rate risks;
Increases in interest rates, operating costs, or greater than expected capital expenditures;
Changes to GAAP; and
Our ability to continue to qualify as a REIT.

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Any of the assumptions underlying forward-looking statements could prove to be inaccurate. Our stockholders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the risk that actual results will differ materially from the expectations expressed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q will increase with the passage of time. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances, or any other reason. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including, without limitation, the risks described under “Risk Factors,” the inclusion of such forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the objectives and plans set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q will be achieved.

OVERVIEW

General

Black Creek Industrial REIT IV Inc. is a Maryland corporation formed on August 12, 2014 to make investments in income-producing real estate assets consisting primarily of high-quality distribution warehouses and other industrial properties that are leased to creditworthy corporate customers. We currently operate as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and elected to be treated as a REIT beginning with our taxable year ended December 31, 2017. We utilize an Umbrella Partnership Real Estate Investment Trust (“UPREIT”) organizational structure to hold all or substantially all of our assets through the Operating Partnership.

On September 5, 2019, our initial public offering was terminated immediately upon the effectiveness of our registration statement for our follow-on public offering of up to $2.0 billion of shares of our common stock, and the follow-on public offering commenced the same day. Under the follow-on public offering, we are offering up to $1.5 billion of shares of our common stock in our primary offering and up to $500.0 million of shares of our common stock pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan, in any combination of Class T shares, Class W shares and Class I shares. We may reallocate amounts between the primary offering and distribution reinvestment plan. Our follow-on public offering is a continuous offering that will end no later than September 5, 2021, unless extended in accordance with federal securities laws.

Pursuant to our public offerings, we offered and continue to offer shares of our common stock at the “transaction price,” plus applicable selling commissions and dealer manager fees. The “transaction price” generally is equal to the net asset value (“NAV”) per share of our common stock most recently disclosed. Our NAV per share is calculated as of the last calendar day of each month for each of our outstanding classes of common stock, and is available generally within 15 calendar days after the end of the applicable month. Shares issued pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan are offered at the transaction price, as indicated above, in effect on the distribution date. We may update a previously disclosed transaction price in cases where we believe there has been a material change (positive or negative) to our NAV per share relative to the most recently disclosed monthly NAV per share. See “Net Asset Value” below for further detail.

As of September 30, 2020, we had raised gross proceeds of approximately $1.3 billion from the sale of 128.9 million shares of our common stock and the issuance of notes payable in our public offerings, including shares issued pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan. See “Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” for information concerning our public offerings.

On July 15, 2020, we acquired minority ownership interests in two joint venture partnerships, the BTC I Partnership and the BTC II Partnership, with third party investors for $301.0 million in cash paid at closing, exclusive of due diligence expenses and other closing costs. As of the date of acquisition, the joint venture partnerships’ aggregate real estate portfolios consisted of 64 acquired or completed buildings and 18 buildings under construction or in the pre-construction phase.

As of September 30, 2020, we owned and managed, either directly or through our minority ownership interests in our joint venture partnerships (which are presented as if we own a 100% interest), a total real estate portfolio that included 124 industrial buildings totaling approximately 29.4 million square feet located in 23 markets throughout the U.S., with 191 customers, and was 81.1% occupied (86.3% leased) with a weighted-average remaining lease term (based on square feet) of 4.8 years. The occupied rate reflects the square footage with a paying customer in place. The leased rate includes the occupied square footage and additional square footage with leases in place that have not yet commenced. As of September 30, 2020, our total real estate portfolio included:

108 industrial buildings totaling approximately 26.0 million square feet comprised our operating portfolio, which includes stabilized properties, and was 90.8% occupied (94.3% leased); and

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16 industrial buildings totaling approximately 3.4 million square feet comprised our value-add portfolio, which includes buildings acquired with the intention to reposition or redevelop, or buildings recently completed which have not yet reached stabilization. We generally consider a building to be stabilized on the earlier to occur of the first anniversary of a building’s shell completion or a building achieving 90% occupancy.

Of our total portfolio, we owned and managed 67 buildings totaling approximately 17.5 million square feet through our minority ownership interests in our joint venture partnerships (as described in “Note 5 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”).

Through September 30, 2020, we had directly acquired 57 buildings comprised of approximately 11.9 million square feet for an aggregate total purchase price of approximately $1.2 billion, as well as the minority ownership interests in the two joint venture partnerships, as described above. Also, through our minority ownership interests in our joint venture partnerships, we completed the development of three industrial buildings comprising an aggregate of 1.0 million square feet and total costs to complete the development of approximately $91.7 million during the period from July 16, 2020 through September 30, 2020. We funded these acquisitions and development activity primarily with proceeds from our public offering, institutional equity and debt financings.

We have used, and intend to continue to use, the net proceeds from our offerings primarily to make investments in real estate assets. We may use the net proceeds from our offerings to make other real estate-related investments and debt investments and to pay distributions. The number and type of properties we may acquire and debt and other investments we may make will depend upon real estate market conditions, the amount of proceeds we raise in our offerings, and other circumstances existing at the time we make our investments.

Our primary investment objectives include the following:

preserving and protecting our stockholders’ capital contributions;
providing current income to our stockholders in the form of regular cash distributions; and
realizing capital appreciation upon the potential sale of our assets or other liquidity events.

There is no assurance that we will attain our investment objectives. Our charter places numerous limitations on us with respect to the manner in which we may invest our funds. In most cases these limitations cannot be changed unless our charter is amended, which may require the approval of our stockholders.

We may acquire assets free and clear of mortgage or other indebtedness by paying the entire purchase price in cash or equity securities, or a combination thereof, and we may selectively encumber all or only certain assets with debt. The proceeds from our borrowings may be used to fund investments, make capital expenditures, pay distributions, and for general corporate purposes.

We expect to manage our corporate financing strategy under the current mortgage lending and corporate financing environment by considering various lending sources, which may include long-term fixed-rate mortgage loans, unsecured or secured lines of credit or term loans, private placement or public bond issuances, and the assumption of existing loans in connection with certain property acquisitions, or any combination of the foregoing.

Net Asset Value

Our board of directors, including a majority of our independent directors, has adopted valuation procedures, as amended from time to time, that contain a comprehensive set of methodologies to be used in connection with the calculation of our NAV. With the approval of our board of directors, including a majority of our independent directors, we have engaged Altus Group U.S., Inc., a third-party valuation firm, to serve as our independent valuation advisor (“Altus Group” or the “Independent Valuation Advisor”) with respect to providing monthly real property appraisals, reviewing annual third-party real property appraisals, reviewing the internal valuations of debt-related assets and liabilities performed by our Advisor, helping us administer the valuation process for the real properties in our portfolio, and assisting in the development and review of our valuation procedures. As part of this process, our Advisor reviews the estimates of the values of our real property portfolio, real estate-related assets, and other assets and liabilities within our portfolio for consistency with our valuation guidelines and the overall reasonableness of the valuation conclusions, and informs our board of directors of its conclusions. Although the Independent Valuation Advisor or other pricing sources may consider any comments received from us or our Advisor or other valuation sources for their individual valuations, the final estimated fair values of our real property assets are determined by the Independent Valuation Advisor and real estate-related assets and other assets and liabilities are determined by the applicable pricing source. With respect to the valuation of our real property assets, the Independent Valuation Advisor provides our board of directors with periodic valuation reports and is available to meet with our board of directors to review valuation information, as well as our valuation guidelines and the operation and results of the valuation process generally. Unconsolidated real property assets held through joint ventures or partnerships are valued according to the valuation procedures set by such joint ventures or partnerships. At least once per year, each unconsolidated real property asset will be appraised by a third-party

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appraiser. If the valuation procedures of the applicable joint ventures or partnerships do not accommodate a monthly determination of the fair value of real property assets, we will determine the estimated fair value of the unconsolidated real property assets for those interim periods. All parties engaged by us in connection with the calculation of our NAV, including Altus Group, ALPS Fund Services Inc. (“ALPS”) and our Advisor, are subject to the oversight of our board of directors. Our board of directors has the right to engage additional valuation firms and pricing sources to review the valuation process or valuations, if deemed appropriate. At least once each calendar year our board of directors, including a majority of our independent directors, reviews the appropriateness of our valuation procedures with input from the Independent Valuation Advisor. From time to time our board of directors, including a majority of our independent directors, may adopt changes to the valuation procedures if it: (1) determines that such changes are likely to result in a more accurate reflection of NAV or a more efficient or less costly procedure for the determination of NAV without having a material adverse effect on the accuracy of such determination; or (2) otherwise reasonably believes a change is appropriate for the determination of NAV. We will publicly announce material changes to our valuation procedures or the identity or role of the Independent Valuation Advisor or ALPS. See Exhibit 99.2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a more detailed description of our valuation procedures, including important disclosures regarding real property valuations provided by the Independent Valuation Advisor.

Our valuation procedures, which address specifically each category of our assets and liabilities and are applied separately to the preparation of our financial statements in accordance with GAAP, involve adjustments from historical cost. There are certain factors which cause NAV to be different from net book value on a GAAP basis. Most significantly, the valuation of our real estate assets, which is the largest component of our NAV calculation, is provided to us by the Independent Valuation Advisor on a monthly basis. For GAAP purposes, these assets are generally recorded at depreciated or amortized cost. Other examples that will cause our NAV to differ from our GAAP net book value include the straight-lining of rent, which results in a receivable for GAAP purposes that is not included in the determination of our NAV. Third party appraisers may value our individual real estate assets using appraisal standards that deviate from fair value standards under GAAP. The use of such appraisal standards may cause our NAV to deviate from GAAP fair value principles. We did not develop our valuation procedures with the intention of complying with fair value concepts under GAAP and, therefore, there could be differences between our fair values and the fair values derived from the principal market or most advantageous market concepts of establishing fair value under GAAP.

As used below, “Fund Interests” means our outstanding shares of common stock, along with the partnership units in our Operating Partnership (“OP Units”), which may be held directly or indirectly by the Advisor, the Sponsor and third parties, and “Aggregate Fund NAV” means the NAV of all of the Fund Interests.

The following table sets forth the components of Aggregate Fund NAV as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

As of

As of

(in thousands)

 

September 30, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

Investments in industrial properties

$

1,294,100

$

923,600

Investment in unconsolidated joint venture partnerships

312,161

Cash and cash equivalents

 

180,683

 

51,178

Other assets

 

10,276

 

1,423

Line of credit, term loan and mortgage notes

 

(464,250)

 

(464,826)

Other liabilities

 

(26,328)

 

(11,092)

Accrued performance component of advisory fee

 

(6,195)

 

(2,913)

Accrued fixed component of advisory fee

 

(895)

 

(593)

Aggregate Fund NAV

$

1,299,552

$

496,777

Total Fund Interests outstanding

 

128,791

 

49,302

The following table sets forth the NAV per Fund Interest as of September 30, 2020:

(in thousands, except per Fund Interest data)

 

Total

 

Class T Shares

 

Class W Shares

 

Class I Shares

 

OP Units

Monthly NAV

$

1,299,552

$

1,207,131

$

63,837

$

24,942

$

3,642

Fund Interests outstanding

 

128,791

 

119,632

 

6,326

 

2,472

 

361

NAV Per Fund Interest

$

10.0904

$

10.0904

$

10.0904

$

10.0904

$

10.0904

Under GAAP, we record liabilities for ongoing distribution fees that (i) we currently owe under the terms of the dealer manager agreement and (ii) we estimate we may pay to the Dealer Manager in future periods for shares of our common stock. As of September 30, 2020, we estimated approximately $43.6 million of ongoing distribution fees were potentially payable to the Dealer Manager. We do not deduct the liability for estimated future distribution fees in our calculation of NAV since we intend for our NAV to reflect our estimated value on the date that we determine our NAV. Accordingly, our estimated NAV at any given time does not include consideration of any estimated future distribution fees that may become payable after such date.

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The valuations of our real property as of September 30, 2020 were provided by the Independent Valuation Advisor in accordance with our valuation procedures. Certain key assumptions that were used by the Independent Valuation Advisor in the discounted cash flow analysis are set forth in the following table:

 

Weighted-Average Basis

 

Exit capitalization rate

 

5.4

%

Discount rate / internal rate of return

 

6.4

%

Average holding period (years)

 

10.0

A change in the exit capitalization and discount rates used would impact the calculation of the value of our real properties. For example, assuming all other factors remain constant, the changes listed below would result in the following effects on the value of our real properties:

Increase (Decrease) to the

Input

 

Hypothetical Change

 

NAV of Real Properties

 

Exit capitalization rate (weighted-average)

 

0.25% decrease

 

3.3

%

 

0.25% increase

 

(3.0)

%

Discount rate (weighted-average)

 

0.25% decrease

 

2.0

%

 

0.25% increase

 

(2.0)

%

From November 1, 2017 through January 31, 2020, we valued our debt-related investments and real estate-related liabilities generally in accordance with fair value standards under GAAP. Beginning with our valuation for February 29, 2020, our property-level mortgages and corporate-level credit facilities that are intended to be held to maturity (which for fixed rate debt not subject to interest rate hedges may be the date near maturity at which time the debt will be eligible for prepayment at par for purposes herein), including those subject to interest rate hedges, were valued at par (i.e. at their respective outstanding balances). In addition, because we utilize interest rate hedges to stabilize interest payments (i.e. to fix all-in interest rates through interest rate swaps or to limit interest rate exposure through interest rate caps) on individual loans, each loan and associated interest rate hedge is treated as one financial instrument which is valued at par if intended to be held to maturity. This policy of valuing at par applies regardless of whether any given interest rate hedge is considered as an asset or liability for GAAP purposes. We currently estimate the fair value of our debt (inclusive of associated interest rate hedges) that was intended to be held to maturity as of September 30, 2020 was $9.6 million higher than par for such debt in aggregate, meaning that if we used the fair value of our debt rather than par (and treated the associated hedge as part of the same financial instrument), our NAV would be lower by approximately $9.6 million, or $0.07 per share, as of September 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, we classified all of our debt as intended to be held to maturity. See “Performance” below for further information concerning the impact of interest rate movements on our share returns assuming we continue to include the mark-to-market adjustments for all borrowing-related interest rate hedge and debt instruments.

Performance

Our NAV increased from $10.0763 per share as of December 31, 2019 to $10.0904 per share as of September 30, 2020. The increase in NAV was primarily driven by the performance of our real estate portfolio, including the acquisition of eight operating properties acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, for an aggregate purchase price of over $277.0 million, exclusive of due diligence expenses and other closing costs, as well as the acquisition of minority ownership interests in two joint venture partnerships for an aggregate purchase price of $301.0 million, partially offset by the repayment of organization and offering costs that were previously funded on behalf of the Company by the Advisor.

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As noted above, effective February 29, 2020, our board of directors approved amendments to our valuation procedures which revised the way we value property-level mortgages, corporate-level credit facilities and associated interest rate hedges when loans, including associated interest rate hedges, are intended to be held to maturity, effectively eliminating all mark-to-market adjustments for such loans and hedges from the calculation of our NAV. The following table summarizes the impact of interest rate movements on our Class I share return assuming we continued to include the mark-to-market adjustments for all borrowing-related interest rate hedge and debt instruments beginning with the February 29, 2020 NAV:

One-Year

Since NAV

Trailing

(Trailing

Inception

(as of September 30, 2020)

 

Three-Months (1)

 

Year-to-Date (1)

 

12-Months) (1)

 

Annualized (1)(2)(3)

Class T Share Total Return (with Sales Charge) (3)

(3.14)

%

(1.14)

%

0.14

%

3.22

%

Adjusted Class T Share Total Return (with Sales Charge) (continued inclusion of mark-to-market adjustments for borrowing-related interest rate hedge and debt instruments) (4)

(3.30)

%

(1.46)

%

(0.19)

%

3.10

%

Difference

0.16

%

0.32

%

0.33

%

0.12

%

Class T Share Total Return (without Sales Charge) (3)

1.43

%

3.52

%

4.86

%

4.87

%

Adjusted Class T Share Total Return (without Sales Charge) (continued inclusion of mark-to-market adjustments for borrowing-related interest rate hedge and debt instruments) (4)

1.26

%

3.18

%

4.51

%

4.74

%

Difference

0.17

%

0.34

%

0.35

%

0.13

%

Class W Share Total Return (3)

1.55

%

3.90

%

5.37

%

5.46

%

Adjusted Class W Share Total Return (continued inclusion of mark-to-market adjustments for borrowing-related interest rate hedge and debt instruments) (4)

1.38

%

3.56

%

5.02

%

5.29

%

Difference

0.17

%

0.34

%

0.35

%

0.17

%

Class I Share Total Return (3)

1.67

%

4.28

%

5.89

%

5.90

%

Adjusted Class I Share Total Return (continued inclusion of mark-to-market adjustments for borrowing-related interest rate hedge and debt instruments) (4)

 

1.51

%

3.94

%

5.54

%

5.77

%

Difference

 

0.16

%

0.34

%

0.35

%

0.13

%


(1)Performance is measured by total return, which includes income and appreciation (i.e., distributions and changes in NAV) and reinvestment of all distributions (“Total Return”) for the respective time period. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Performance data quoted above is historical. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Actual individual stockholder returns will vary. The returns have been prepared using unaudited data and valuations of the underlying investments in our portfolio, which are estimates of fair value and form the basis for our NAV. Valuations based upon unaudited or estimated reports from the underlying investments may be subject to later adjustments or revisions, may not correspond to realized value and may not accurately reflect the price at which assets could be liquidated on any given day.
(2)The inception date for Class I shares and Class T shares was November 1, 2017, which is when shares of our common stock were first issued to third-party investors in our initial public offering. The inception date for Class W shares was July 2, 2018, which is when Class W shares of common stock were first issued to third-party investors.
(3)The Total Returns presented are based on the actual NAVs at which stockholders transacted, calculated pursuant to our valuation procedures. With respect to the “Class T Share Total Return (with Sales Charge),” the Total Returns are calculated assuming the stockholder also paid the maximum upfront selling commission, dealer manager fee and ongoing distribution fees in effect during the time period indicated. With respect to “Class T Share Total Return (without Sales Charge),” the Total Returns are calculated assuming the stockholder did not pay any upfront selling commission or dealer manager fee, but did pay the maximum ongoing distribution fees in effect during the time period indicated. From NAV inception to January 31, 2020, these NAVs reflected mark-to-market adjustments on our borrowing-related debt instruments and our borrowing-related interest rate hedge positions.
(4)The Adjusted Total Returns presented are based on adjusted NAVs calculated as if we had continued to mark our borrowing-related hedge and debt instruments to market following a policy change to largely exclude borrowing-related interest rate hedge and debt marks to market from our NAV calculations (except in certain circumstances pursuant to our valuation procedures), beginning with our NAV calculated as of February 29, 2020. Therefore, the NAVs used in the calculation of Adjusted Total Returns were calculated in the same manner as the NAVs used in the calculation of the unadjusted total return for periods through

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January 31, 2020. The Adjusted Total Returns include the incremental impact of the adjusted NAVs on advisory fees and performance fees; however, they do not include the incremental impact that the adjusted NAVs would have had on any expense support from our Advisor, or the prices at which shares were purchased in our public offering or pursuant to our share redemption program. For calculation purposes, transactions in our common stock were assumed to occur at the adjusted NAVs.

Impacts of COVID-19

The global pandemic and resulting shut down of large parts of the U.S. economy has created significant uncertainty and enhanced investment risk across many asset classes, including real estate. The extent of the impact on the commercial real estate sector continues to vary dramatically across real estate property types and markets, with certain property segments affected particularly harshly. While not immune to the effects of COVID-19, the industrial property sector continues to remain relatively resilient and we believe we are well-positioned to navigate this unprecedented period. From December 31, 2019 through November 4, 2020, we raised over $924.6 million in equity capital. We believe that the increased pace at which we raised capital in early 2020 was primarily due to an influx of capital from IPT shareholders who determined to invest in our common shares following the completion of IPT’s asset sale in January 2020. We have continued to see steady capital inflows from new investors who invested $304.5 million of new capital into the Company during the second and third quarters. As a result, our balance sheet as of September 30, 2020 was strong with $1.7 billion in assets, over $150.0 million of cash, and 26% leverage, calculated as our total borrowings outstanding divided by the fair value of our real property plus our investment in unconsolidated joint venture partnerships and cash and cash equivalents. See “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital Resources and Uses of Liquidity—Offering Proceeds” for further information concerning capital raised thus far in 2020 and our expectations regarding the pace of capital raising in the near term. As of September 30, 2020, we owned and managed, either directly or through our minority ownership interests in our joint venture partnerships, a total real estate portfolio comprised of 124 industrial buildings totaling 29.4 million square feet, with 191 customers, spanning a multitude of industries and sectors across 23 markets, with a strategic weighting towards top tier markets where we have historically seen the lowest volatility combined with positive returns over time. Our total portfolio was 81.1% occupied (86.3% leased) as of September 30, 2020, with a weighted-average remaining lease term (based on square feet) of 4.8 years, and our operating portfolio was 90.8% occupied (94.3% leased). During the three months ended September 30, 2020, we leased approximately 1.2 million square feet, which included 1.0 million square feet of new and future leases and 0.2 million square feet of renewals, through 15 separate transactions with an average annual base rent of $5.53 per square foot. Future leases represent new leases for units that are entered into while the units are occupied by the current customer.

Our asset management teams are working directly with our customers to manage through these turbulent times. Many of our customers’ businesses have been disrupted and some of our more impacted customers are experiencing lost revenue. Our teams are working with these customers to ensure they take advantage of any available insurance and government stimulus programs, which may help them pay rent whether in full or in part. Where appropriate, we have restructured leases and may restructure additional leases to provide temporary rent relief needed by certain customers while positioning ourselves to recapture abated rent over time. Within our total portfolio, after adjusting for customers with such forbearance agreements in place, we received or agreed to defer 98% of our rent originally payable for the third quarter of 2020, compared to average annual collections of over 99% prior to the pandemic. We have executed or agreed to such forbearance agreements with approximately 1% of our customers (based on third quarter gross rent). Within our total portfolio, and without adjusting for the effects of such forbearance agreements, we received 97% of our contractual rent for the third quarter of 2020, and 97% of our contractual rent for October as of November 4, 2020. Rent relief requests have decreased in the three months ended September 30, 2020 and did not have a material impact on our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. We can provide no assurances that we will be able to continue to collect rent at the same level that we did prior to the pandemic. Furthermore, we can provide no assurances that we will be able to recover unpaid rent.

While the uncertain length and depth of the damage from business disruptions remain a significant risk, we believe our NAV as of September 30, 2020 currently reflects this uncertainty. During the third quarter of 2020, we experienced a reduction of deployment due to increased demand for industrial properties, as well as the effects of COVID-19. Going forward, the market disruption may continue to slow our pace of deployment further as sellers may be less willing to transact. Slower deployment of capital into income producing real estate further reduces near-term cash flow generated to cover our distributions to our stockholders and may cause us to reduce our NAV in future periods in the absence of asset appreciation or expense support from the Advisor. However, we believe our strong balance sheet and ability as an operator will allow us to be a patient buyer of assets in order to maximize long-term total return.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Summary of 2020 Activities

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we completed the following activities:

Our NAV was $10.0904 per share as of September 30, 2020 as compared to $10.0763 per share as of December 31, 2019.
We raised $832.7 million of gross equity capital from our public offerings during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
We acquired 12 industrial buildings comprised of 3.4 million square feet for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $329.0 million, which is equal to the total consideration paid. We funded these acquisitions with proceeds from our public offerings and debt financings.
We closed a transaction to acquire interests in two joint venture partnerships, the BTC I Partnership and the BTC II Partnership, with third party investors for a purchase price of $301.0 million in cash paid at closing, exclusive of due diligence expenses and other closing costs.
For the period from July 16, 2020 through September 30, 2020, we, through our 20.0% ownership interest in the BTC I Partnership, completed the development of one industrial building comprising 0.3 million square feet for aggregate total costs to complete the development of approximately $30.9 million.
For the period from July 16, 2020 through September 30, 2020, we, through our 8.0% ownership interest in the BTC II Partnership, completed the development of two industrial buildings comprising 0.7 million square feet for aggregate total costs to complete the development of approximately $60.8 million.
As of September 30, 2020, our joint venture partnerships had nine buildings under construction totaling approximately 2.7 million square feet and six buildings in the pre-construction phase for an additional 1.7 million square feet.
We entered into interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $150.0 million during the first quarter of 2020 to hedge LIBOR on our term loan, including one that became effective during the second quarter. These interest rate swaps, in combination with those already in place, effectively fix LIBOR at a weighted-average of 1.14% and result in an all-in interest rate on our term loan ranging from 1.84% to 2.60% depending on our consolidated leverage ratio.

Portfolio Information

Our total owned and managed portfolio was as follows:

As of

(square feet in thousands)

September 30, 2020

December 31, 2019

September 30, 2019

Portfolio data:

 

  

 

  

Consolidated buildings (1)

57

45

42

Unconsolidated buildings (1)

67

Total buildings

124

 

45

 

42

Rentable square feet of consolidated buildings (1)

11,884

8,486

7,642

Rentable square feet of unconsolidated buildings (1)

17,530

Total rentable square feet

29,414

 

8,486

 

7,642

Total number of customers (2)

191

 

103

 

96

Percent occupied of operating portfolio (2)(3)

90.8

%  

98.7

%  

97.2

%  

Percent occupied of total portfolio (2)(3)

81.1

%  

98.7

%  

97.2

%

Percent leased of operating portfolio (2)(3)

94.3

%  

100.0

%  

97.9

%  

Percent leased of total portfolio (2)(3)

86.3

%  

100.0

%  

97.9

%


(1)Represents acquired or completed buildings.
(2)Represents our total portfolio of owned and managed properties, including our consolidated and unconsolidated properties. Unconsolidated properties are those owned through our minority ownership interests in our joint venture partnerships. Properties owned through our joint venture partnerships are shown as if we owned a 100% interest. See “Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” for more details on our joint venture partnerships.
(3)See “Overview—General” above for a description of our operating portfolio and our total portfolio (which includes our operating and value-add portfolios) and for a description of the occupied and leased rates.

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Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 Compared to the Same Periods in 2019

The following table summarizes the changes in our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the same periods in 2019. We evaluate the performance of consolidated operating properties we own and manage using a same store analysis because the population of properties in this analysis is consistent from period to period, thereby eliminating the effects of any material changes in the composition of the aggregate portfolio on performance measures. We have defined the same store portfolio to include consolidated operating properties owned for the entirety of both the current and prior reporting periods for which the operations had been stabilized. “Other properties” includes buildings not meeting the same store criteria. The same store operating portfolio for the three month periods presented below included 34 buildings totaling approximately 5.7 million square feet owned as of July 1, 2019, which represented 47.8% of total rentable square feet, 54.0% of total revenues, and 53.0% of net operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The same store operating portfolio for the nine month periods presented below included 13 buildings totaling approximately 2.7 million square feet owned as of January 1, 2019, which represented 23.0% of total rentable square feet, 29.0% of total revenues, and 29.3% of net operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2020

 

2019

 

Change

 

%Change

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Change

 

%Change

 

Rental revenues:

Same store operating properties

$

11,501

$

11,495

$

6

0.1

%

$

16,377

$

16,027

$

350

2.2

%

Other properties

9,812

1,053

8,759

NM

40,058

9,485

30,573

NM

Total rental revenues

21,313

12,548

8,765

69.9

56,435

25,512

30,923

NM

Rental expenses:

Same store operating properties

(2,882)

(2,973)

91

3.1

%

(3,773)

(3,681)

(92)

2.5

%

Other properties

(2,177)

(169)

(2,008)

NM

(9,657)

(2,432)

(7,225)

NM

Total rental expenses

 

(5,059)

 

(3,142)

 

(1,917)

 

61.0

 

(13,430)

 

(6,113)

 

(7,317)

 

NM

Net operating income:

Same store operating properties

8,619

8,522

97

1.1

%

12,604

12,346

258

2.1

%

Other properties

7,635

884

6,751

NM

30,401

7,053

23,348

NM

Total net operating income

 

16,254

 

9,406

 

6,848

 

72.8

 

43,005

 

19,399

 

23,606

 

NM

Other (expenses) income:

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

Real estate-related depreciation and amortization

 

(13,231)

 

(6,966)

 

(6,265)

 

89.9

 

(33,679)

 

(13,981)

 

(19,698)

 

NM

General and administrative expenses

 

(1,035)

 

(574)

 

(461)

 

80.3

%

 

(2,987)

 

(1,817)

 

(1,170)

 

64.4

%

Advisory fees, related party

 

(5,496)

 

(2,151)

 

(3,345)

 

NM

 

(12,652)

 

(4,886)

 

(7,766)

 

NM

Acquisition costs and reimbursements

 

(750)

 

(793)

 

43

 

5.4

%

 

(2,362)

 

(2,367)

 

5

 

0.2

%

Other expense reimbursements, related party

 

(730)

 

(482)

 

(248)

 

51.5

%

 

(2,223)

 

(1,445)

 

(778)

 

53.8

%

Equity in loss from unconsolidated joint venture partnerships

 

(629)

 

 

(629)

 

%

 

(629)

 

 

(629)

 

%

Interest expense and other

 

(3,013)

 

(2,776)

 

(237)

 

8.5

 

(8,710)

 

(5,131)

 

(3,579)

 

69.8

Total (reimbursement to) expense support from the Advisor, net

 

(4,438)

 

658

 

(5,096)

 

NM

 

5,884

 

(502)

 

6,386

 

NM

Total other expenses

 

(29,322)

 

(13,084)

 

(16,238)

 

NM

 

(57,358)

 

(30,129)

 

(27,229)

 

90.4

%

Net loss

 

(13,068)

 

(3,678)

 

(9,390)

 

NM

%

 

(14,353)

 

(10,730)

 

(3,623)

 

33.8

%

Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

38

 

6

 

32

 

NM

%

 

42

 

24

 

18

 

75.0

%

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(1)

 

 

(1)

 

%

 

(1)

 

 

(1)

 

%

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

$

(13,031)

$

(3,672)

$

(9,359)

NM

%

$

(14,312)

$

(10,706)

$

(3,606)

33.7

%

Weighted-average shares outstanding

 

124,798

 

41,808

 

82,990

 

 

105,022

 

34,144

 

70,878

Net loss per common share - basic and diluted

$

(0.10)

$

(0.09)

$

(0.01)

$

(0.14)

$

(0.31)

$

0.17

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Rental Revenues. Rental revenues are comprised of rental income, straight-line rent, and amortization of above- and below-market lease assets and liabilities. Total rental revenues increased by approximately $8.8 million and $30.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2019, primarily due to an increase in non-same store revenues, which was attributable to the significant growth in our portfolio. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, non-same store rental revenues reflect the addition of 44 and 23 buildings we have acquired since January 1, 2019 and July 1, 2019, respectively. Same store rental revenues remained consistent for the three months ended September 30, 2020. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, same store rental revenues increased $0.4 million, or 2.2%, as compared to the same period in 2019, primarily due to an increase in recoverable expenses that resulted in increases to recovery revenue.

Rental Expenses. Rental expenses include certain property operating expenses typically reimbursed by our customers, such as real estate taxes, property insurance, repair and maintenance, and utilities. Total rental expenses increased by approximately $1.9 million and $7.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2019, primarily due to an increase in non-same store rental expenses attributable to the significant growth in our portfolio since January 1, 2019 and July 1, 2019. Same store rental expenses decreased by $0.1 million, or 3.1%, for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, primarily due to a credit related to a 2019 tax appeal related to one of our properties, that was settled in the third quarter of 2020, partially offset by an increase in property taxes for certain of our assets. Same store rental expenses increased $0.1 million, or 2.5%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, primarily due to an increase in property taxes for certain of our assets, partially offset by a decrease in repairs and maintenance, including lower snow removal and landscaping costs.

Other Expenses. Other expenses, in aggregate, increased by approximately $16.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, primarily due to the following:

an increase in real estate-related depreciation and amortization expense, advisory fees and general and administrative expenses totaling an aggregate amount of $10.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as a result of the growth in our portfolio as compared to the same period in 2019; and
a net decrease in the expense support from the Advisor of $5.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, due to the $4.4 million of net reimbursement to the Advisor of deferred fees and other expenses that were previously supported pursuant to the expense support agreement between us and the Advisor, as compared to the $0.7 million of net expense support received for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Other expenses, in aggregate, increased by approximately $27.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, primarily due to the following:

an increase in real estate-related depreciation and amortization expense, advisory fees and general and administrative expenses totaling an aggregate amount of $28.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as a result of the growth in our portfolio as compared to the same period in 2019; and
an increase in interest expense of $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 primarily related to: (i) an increase in the interest expense from the two mortgage notes assumed in connection with the acquisition of the Dallas Infill Industrial Portfolio in June 2019 of $0.9 million, as compared to the same period in 2019 and (ii) an increase in the interest expense of $2.7 million from borrowings under the term loan due to an increase in average net borrowings of $259.0 million, as compared to the same period in 2019; partially offset by a decrease in interest from borrowings under the line of credit due to lower average net borrowings of $40.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019.

Partially offset by:

a net increase in expense support from the Advisor of $6.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, due to the $5.9 million of net expense support received for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the $0.5 million of net reimbursement to the Advisor of deferred fees and other expenses that were previously supported pursuant to the expense support agreement between us and the Advisor for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

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ADDITIONAL MEASURES OF PERFORMANCE

Net Loss and Net Operating Income (“NOI”)

We define NOI as GAAP rental revenues less GAAP rental expenses. We consider NOI to be an appropriate supplemental performance measure and believe NOI provides useful information to our investors regarding our results of operations because NOI reflects the operating performance of our properties and excludes certain items that are not considered to be controllable in connection with the management of the properties, such as real estate-related depreciation and amortization, acquisition-related expenses, impairment charges, general and administrative expenses and interest expense. However, NOI should not be viewed as an alternative measure of our financial performance since it excludes such expenses, which expenses could materially impact our results of operations. Further, our NOI may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies as they may use different methodologies for calculating NOI. Therefore, we believe our net income (loss), as defined by GAAP, to be the most appropriate measure to evaluate our overall performance. Refer to “Results of Operations” above for a reconciliation of our GAAP net income (loss) to NOI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

Funds from Operations (“FFO”), Company-defined Funds from Operations (“Company-defined FFO”) and Modified Funds from Operations (“MFFO”)

We believe that FFO, Company-defined FFO, and MFFO, in addition to net income (loss) and cash flows from operating activities as defined by GAAP, are useful supplemental performance measures that our management uses to evaluate our consolidated operating performance. However, these supplemental, non-GAAP measures should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or to cash flows from operating activities as an indication of our performance and are not intended to be used as a liquidity measure indicative of cash flow available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make distributions to our stockholders. No single measure can provide users of financial information with sufficient information and only our disclosures read as a whole can be relied upon to adequately portray our financial position, liquidity, and results of operations. Fees deferred or waived by the Advisor and payments received from the Advisor and/or reimbursed to the Advisor pursuant to the expense support agreement are included in determining our net income (loss), which is used to determine FFO, Company-defined FFO, and MFFO. If we had not received support from the Advisor and/or reimbursed the Advisor pursuant to the expense support agreement, our FFO, Company-defined FFO, and MFFO would have been lower or higher. In addition, other REITs may define FFO and similar measures differently and choose to treat acquisition-related costs and potentially other accounting line items in a manner different from us due to specific differences in investment and operating strategy or for other reasons.

FFO. As defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), FFO is a non-GAAP measure that excludes certain items such as real estate-related depreciation and amortization. We believe FFO is a meaningful supplemental measure of our operating performance that is useful to investors because depreciation and amortization in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. We use FFO as an indication of our consolidated operating performance and as a guide to making decisions about future investments.

Company-defined FFO. Similar to FFO, Company-defined FFO is a non-GAAP measure that excludes real estate-related depreciation and amortization and also excludes acquisition-related costs, which are characterized as expenses in determining net income (loss) under GAAP. The purchase of operating properties has been a key strategic objective of our business plan focused on generating growth in operating income and cash flow in order to make distributions to investors. However, the corresponding acquisition-related costs are driven by transactional activity rather than factors specific to the on-going operating performance of our properties or investments. Company-defined FFO may not be a complete indicator of our operating performance, and may not be a useful measure of the long-term operating performance of our properties if we do not continue to operate our business plan as disclosed.

MFFO. As defined by the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (“IPA”), MFFO is a non-GAAP supplemental financial performance measure used to evaluate our operating performance. Similar to FFO, MFFO excludes items such as real estate-related depreciation and amortization. Similar to Company-defined FFO, MFFO excludes acquisition-related costs. MFFO also excludes straight-line rent and amortization of above- and below-market leases. In addition, there are certain other MFFO adjustments as defined by the IPA that are not applicable to us and are not included in our presentation of MFFO.

We are in the acquisition phase of our life cycle. Management does not include historical acquisition-related costs in its evaluation of future operating performance, as such costs are not expected to be incurred once our acquisition phase is complete. We use FFO, Company-defined FFO and MFFO to, among other things: (i) evaluate and compare the potential performance of the portfolio after the acquisition phase is complete, and (ii) evaluate potential performance to determine liquidity event strategies. Although some REITs may present similar measures differently from us, we believe FFO, Company-defined FFO and MFFO generally facilitate a

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comparison to other REITs that have similar operating characteristics to us. We believe investors are best served if the information that is made available to them allows them to align their analyses and evaluation with the same performance metrics used by management in planning and executing our business strategy. We believe that these performance metrics will assist investors in evaluating the potential performance of the portfolio after the completion of the acquisition phase. However, these supplemental, non-GAAP measures are not necessarily indicative of future performance and should not be considered as an alternative to net loss or to cash flows from operating activities and is not intended to be used as a liquidity measure indicative of cash flow available to fund our cash needs. Neither the SEC, NAREIT, nor any regulatory body has passed judgment on the acceptability of the adjustments used to calculate FFO, Company-defined FFO and MFFO. In the future, the SEC, NAREIT, or a regulatory body may decide to standardize the allowable adjustments across the non-traded REIT industry at which point we may adjust our calculation and characterization of FFO, Company-defined FFO and MFFO.

The following unaudited table presents a reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to NAREIT FFO, Company-defined FFO and MFFO:

For the Period

From Inception

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 

(August 12, 2014) to

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

September 30, 2020

GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders

$

(13,031)

$

(3,672)

$

(14,312)

$

(10,706)

$

(40,875)

GAAP net loss per common share

(0.10)

$

(0.09)

(0.14)

$

(0.31)

$

(1.91)

Reconciliation of GAAP net loss to NAREIT FFO:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders

$

(13,031)

$

(3,672)

$

(14,312)

$

(10,706)

$

(40,875)

Add (deduct) NAREIT adjustments:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Real estate-related depreciation and amortization

 

13,231

 

6,966

 

33,679

 

13,981

 

59,456

Our share of real estate-related depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated joint venture partnerships

1,370

1,370

1,370

Redeemable noncontrolling interest's share of real estate-related depreciation and amortization and our share of real estate-related depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated joint venture partnerships

 

(42)

 

(14)

 

(102)

 

(32)

 

(139)

NAREIT FFO attributable to common stockholders

$

1,528

$

3,280

$

20,635

$

3,243

$

19,812

NAREIT FFO per common share

$

0.01

$

0.08

$

0.20

$

0.09

$

0.92

Reconciliation of NAREIT FFO to Company-defined FFO:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

NAREIT FFO attributable to common stockholders

$

1,528

$

3,280

$

20,635

$

3,243

$

19,812

Add (deduct) Company-defined adjustments:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Acquisition costs and reimbursements

 

750

 

793

 

2,362

 

2,367

 

10,330

Redeemable noncontrolling interest's share of acquisition expense reimbursements, related party

 

(2)

 

(1)

 

(7)

 

(5)

 

(13)

Company-defined FFO attributable to common stockholders

$

2,276

$

4,072

$

22,990

$

5,605

$

30,129

Company-defined FFO per common share

$

0.02

$

0.10

$

0.22

$

0.16

$

1.41

Reconciliation of Company-defined FFO to MFFO:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Company-defined FFO attributable to common stockholders

$

2,276

$

4,072

$

22,990

$

5,605

$

30,129

Add (deduct) MFFO adjustments:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Straight-line rent and amortization of above/below-market leases

 

(2,439)

 

(1,146)

 

(6,362)

 

(2,898)

 

(12,456)

Our share of straight-line rent and amortization of above/below market leases of unconsolidated joint venture partnerships

(157)

(157)

(157)

Redeemable noncontrolling interest's share of straight-line rent and amortization of above/below-market leases and our share of straight-line rent and amortization of above/below market leases of unconsolidated joint venture partnerships

 

7

 

3

 

18

 

7

 

27

MFFO attributable to common stockholders

$

(313)

$

2,929

$

16,489

$

2,714

$

17,543

MFFO per common share

$

(0.00)

$

0.07

$

0.16

$

0.08

$

0.82

Weighted-average shares outstanding

 

124,798

 

41,808

 

105,022

 

34,144

 

21,431

We believe that: (i) our NAREIT FFO of $1.5 million, or $0.01 per share, as compared to the total gross distributions declared (which are paid in cash or reinvested in shares offered through our distribution reinvestment plan) in the amount of $17.0 million, or $0.14 per

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share, for the three months ended September 30, 2020; (ii) our NAREIT FFO of $20.6 million, or $0.20 per share, as compared to the total gross distributions declared (which are paid in cash or reinvested in shares offered through our distribution reinvestment plan) in the amount of $42.9 million, or $0.41 per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020; and (iii) our NAREIT FFO of $19.8 million, or $0.92 per share, as compared to the total gross distributions declared (which are paid in cash or reinvested in shares offered through our distribution reinvestment plan) of $68.4 million, or $2.16 per share, for the period from inception (August 12, 2014) to September 30, 2020, are not indicative of future performance as we are in the acquisition phase of our life cycle and still receive expense support from the Advisor. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Distributions” below for details concerning our distributions, which are paid in cash or reinvested in shares of our common stock by participants in our distribution reinvestment plan.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Liquidity

Our primary sources of capital for meeting our cash requirements during our acquisition phase are, and will be, net proceeds from our public offerings, including proceeds from the sale of shares offered through our distribution reinvestment plan, debt financings, cash resulting from the expense support provided by the Advisor and cash generated from operating activities. We currently intend to maintain an allocation of 10% of our NAV to cash-related liquidity. Our principal uses of funds are, and will be, for the acquisition of properties and other investments, capital expenditures, operating expenses, payments under our debt obligations, and distributions to our stockholders. Over time, we intend to fund a majority of our cash needs for items other than asset acquisitions, including the repayment of debt and capital expenditures, from operating cash flows and refinancings. There may be a delay between the deployment of proceeds raised from our public offerings and our purchase of assets, which could result in a delay in the benefits to our stockholders, if any, of returns generated from our investments.

The global pandemic and resulting shut down of large parts of the U.S. economy has created significant uncertainty and enhanced investment risk across many asset classes, including real estate. The COVID-19 pandemic could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows as the reduced economic activity severely impacts certain of our customers’ businesses, financial condition and liquidity and may cause certain customers to be unable to meet their obligations to us in full. However, since December 31, 2019 and through November 4, 2020, we have raised over $924.6 million in equity capital. We believe that the increased pace at which we raised capital in early 2020 was primarily due to an influx of capital from IPT shareholders who determined to invest in our common shares following the completion of IPT’s asset sale in January 2020. As a result, we ended the third quarter with $1.7 billion in assets and 26% leverage, calculated as our total borrowings outstanding divided by the fair value of our real property plus our investment in unconsolidated joint venture partnerships and cash and cash equivalents. We have continued to see steady capital inflows from new investors who invested $304.5 million of new capital into the Company during the second and third quarters. See “—Capital Resources and Uses of Liquidity—Offering Proceeds” for further information concerning capital raised thus far in 2020 and our expectations regarding the pace of capital raising in the near term. As of September 30, 2020, we owned and managed, either directly or through our minority ownership interests in our joint venture partnerships, a total real estate portfolio comprised of 124 industrial buildings totaling 29.4 million square feet, with a diverse roster of 191 customers, large and small, spanning a multitude of industries and sectors across 23 markets, with a strategic weighting towards top tier markets where we have historically seen the lowest volatility combined with positive returns over time. Our total portfolio was 81.1% occupied (86.3% leased) as of September 30, 2020, with a weighted-average remaining lease term (based on square feet) of 4.8 years. Within our total portfolio, after adjusting for customers with forbearance agreements in place, we received or agreed to defer 98% of our rent originally payable for the third quarter of 2020, compared to average annual collections of over 99% prior to the pandemic. We have executed or agreed to such forbearance agreements with approximately 1% of our customers (based on third quarter gross rent).Within our total portfolio, and without adjusting for the effects of forbearance agreements, we received 97% of our contractual rent for the third quarter of 2020, and 97% of our contractual rent for October as of November 4, 2020.

The Advisor, subject to the oversight of our board of directors and, under certain circumstances, the investment committee or other committees established by our board of directors, will continue to evaluate potential acquisitions and will engage in negotiations with sellers and lenders on our behalf. Pending investment in property, debt, other investments, and our 10% cash allocation mentioned above, we may decide to temporarily invest any unused proceeds from our public offering in certain investments that are expected to yield lower returns than those earned on real estate assets. During these times of economic uncertainty, we have seen a slow down in transaction volume, which has adversely impacted our ability to acquire real estate assets, which would cause us to retain more lower yielding investments and hold them for longer periods of time while we seek to acquire additional real estate assets. These lower returns may affect our ability to make distributions to our stockholders. Potential future sources of capital include proceeds from secured or unsecured financings from banks or other lenders, proceeds from the sale of assets, and undistributed funds from operations.

We believe that our cash on-hand, anticipated net offering proceeds, anticipated financing activities and cash resulting from the

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expense support provided by the Advisor will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs for the foreseeable future.

Cash Flows. The following table summarizes our cash flows, as determined on a GAAP basis, for the following periods:

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

(in thousands)

 

2020

2019

Change

Total cash provided by (used in):

 

  

 

  

  

Operating activities

$

19,014

$

8,600

$

10,414

Investing activities

 

(635,238)

 

(430,706)

 

(204,532)

Financing activities

 

745,729

 

452,469

 

293,260

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

129,505

$

30,363

$

99,142

Cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 increased by approximately $10.4 million as compared to the same period in 2019, primarily due to the growth in our property operations. Cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 increased by approximately $204.5 million as compared to the same period in 2019 primarily due to our acquisition of minority ownership interests in two joint venture partnerships for an aggregate purchase price of $301.0 million, exclusive of due diligence expenses and other closing costs, and an increase in capital expenditures of $3.6 million, partially offset by a decrease in acquisition volume of directly owned properties, as compared to the same period in 2019. Cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 increased approximately $293.3 million as compared to the same period in 2019 primarily due to an increase in net proceeds raised in our public offerings of $528.5 million, driven in part by the influx of capital following the completion of IPT’s asset sale in January 2020, partially offset by a decrease of $224.6 million in our net borrowing activity.

Capital Resources and Uses of Liquidity

In addition to our cash and cash equivalents balance available, our capital resources and uses of liquidity are as follows:

Line of Credit and Term Loan. As of September 30, 2020, we had an aggregate of $730.0 million of commitments under our credit agreement, including $315.0 million under our line of credit and $415.0 million under our term loan. As of that date, we had no amounts outstanding under our line of credit and $415.0 million outstanding under our term loan with an effective interest rate of 2.24%, which includes the effect of the interest rate swap agreements. The unused and available portions under our line of credit were both $314.9 million as of September 30, 2020. There were no unused nor available amounts under our term loan as of September 30, 2020. Our $315.0 million line of credit matures in November 2023 and may be extended pursuant to a one-year extension option, subject to continuing compliance with certain financial covenants and other customary conditions. Our $415.0 million term loan matures in February 2024. Our line of credit and term loan borrowings are available for general corporate purposes including, but not limited to, the acquisition and operation of permitted investments by us. Refer to “Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information regarding our line of credit and term loan.

In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) that regulates LIBOR announced it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. As a result, the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York organized the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC”), which identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) as its preferred alternative rate for LIBOR in derivatives and other financial contracts. We are not able to predict when LIBOR will cease to be available or when there will be sufficient liquidity in the SOFR markets. Any changes adopted by the FCA or other governing bodies in the method used for determining LIBOR may result in a sudden or prolonged increase or decrease in reported LIBOR. If that were to occur, our interest payment could change. In addition, uncertainty about the extent and manner of future changes may result in interest rate and/or payments that are higher or lower than if LIBOR were to remain available in the current form.

As of September 30, 2020, our line of credit and term loan are our only consolidated indebtedness with maturities beyond 2021 that have exposure to LIBOR. The agreement governing the term loan provides procedures for determining a replacement or alternative base rate in the event that LIBOR is discontinued. However, there can be no assurances as to whether such replacement or alternative base rate will be more or less favorable than LIBOR. As of September 30, 2020, we have interest rate swaps in place to hedge LIBOR on $350.0 million of commitments under our term loan. We intend to monitor the developments with respect to the potential phasing out of LIBOR after 2021 and work with our lenders to seek to ensure any transition away from LIBOR will have minimal impact on our financial condition, but can provide no assurances regarding the impact of the discontinuation of LIBOR.

Mortgage Notes. As of September 30, 2020, we had property-level borrowings of approximately $49.3 million of principal outstanding with a weighted-average remaining term of 4.6 years. These borrowings are secured by mortgages or deeds of trust and related assignments and security interests in the collateralized properties, and had a weighted-average interest rate of 3.71%. Refer to

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“Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information regarding the mortgage notes.

Debt Covenants. Our line of credit, term loan and mortgage note agreements contain various property-level covenants, including customary affirmative and negative covenants. In addition, the agreement governing our line of credit and term loan contains certain corporate level financial covenants, including leverage ratio, fixed charge coverage ratio, and tangible net worth thresholds. These covenants may limit our ability to incur additional debt, to make borrowings under our line of credit, or to pay distributions. We were in compliance with all of our debt covenants as of September 30, 2020.

Offering Proceeds. As of September 30, 2020, aggregate gross proceeds raised since inception from our public and private offerings, including proceeds raised through our distribution reinvestment plan, were $1.35 billion ($1.27 billion net of direct selling costs). These proceeds include $528.2 million from the sale of 50.6 million shares of our common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2020. We believe that the increased pace at which we raised capital in early 2020 was primarily due to an influx of capital from IPT shareholders who determined to invest in our common shares following the receipt of a special distribution from IPT related to the completion of IPT’s asset sale in January 2020. Due to the unique nature of these circumstances, we do not expect that this increased pace will be sustained throughout 2020. We have continued to steadily raise capital, with $304.5 million of new capital inflows during the second and third quarters of 2020. In addition, due to the economic disruption created by the COVID-19 pandemic, we expect the pace of capital raising to be slower in the near term and to return to a pace more consistent with or slower than the pace we experienced during 2019.

Distributions. We intend to continue to accrue and make distributions on a regular basis. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, approximately 2.1% of our total gross distributions were paid from cash flows from operating activities, as determined on a GAAP basis, and 97.9% of our total gross distributions were funded from sources other than cash flows from operating activities, as determined on a GAAP basis; specifically 29.0% of our total gross distributions were paid from cash provided by expense support from the Advisor, 19.1% were funded with proceeds from financing activities, and 49.8% of our total gross distributions were funded with proceeds from shares issued pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan. Some or all of our future distributions may be paid from sources other than cash flows from operating activities, such as cash flows from financing activities, which include borrowings (including borrowings secured by our assets), proceeds from the issuance of shares pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan, proceeds from sales of assets, cash resulting from a waiver or deferral of fees otherwise payable to the Advisor or its affiliates (including cash received pursuant to the expense support agreement), interest income from our cash balances, and the net proceeds from primary shares sold in our public offerings. We have not established a cap on the amount of our distributions that may be paid from any of these sources. The amount of any distributions will be determined by our board of directors, and will depend on, among other things, current and projected cash requirements, tax considerations and other factors deemed relevant by our board.

For the fourth quarter of 2020, our board of directors authorized monthly distributions to all common stockholders of record as of the close of business on the last business day of each month for the fourth quarter of 2020, or October 31, 2020, November 30, 2020 and December 31, 2020 (each a “Distribution Record Date”). The distributions were authorized at a quarterly rate of (i) $0.13625 per Class I share of common stock and (ii) $0.13625 per Class T share and per Class W share of common stock, less the respective annual distribution fees that are payable monthly with respect to such Class T shares and Class W shares. This quarterly rate is equal to a monthly rate of (i) $0.04542 per Class I share of common stock and (ii) $0.04542 per Class T share and per Class W share of common stock, less the respective annual distribution fees that are payable with respect to such Class T shares and Class W shares. Distributions for each month of the fourth quarter of 2020 have been or will be paid in cash or reinvested in shares of our common stock for those electing to participate in our distribution reinvestment plan following the close of business on the respective Distribution Record Date applicable to such monthly distributions.

There can be no assurances that the current distribution rate or amount per share will be maintained. In the near-term, we expect that we may need to continue to rely on expense support from the Advisor and sources other than cash flows from operations, as determined on a GAAP basis, to pay distributions, which if insufficient could negatively impact our ability to pay such distributions.

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The following table outlines sources used, as determined on a GAAP basis, to pay total gross distributions (which are paid in cash or reinvested in shares of our common stock through our distribution reinvestment plan) for the quarters ended as of the dates indicated below:

 

Source of Distributions

    

 

Total Cash

Provided by

Provided by

Proceeds from

 

Flows from

Expense

Operating

Financing

Proceeds from

Gross

Operating

($ in thousands)

 

Support (1)

 

Activities

 

Activities

 

DRIP (2)

 

Distributions (3)

 

Activities

2020

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

September 30, 

$

 

%

$

344

 

2.0

%

$

8,209

 

48.3

%

$

8,451

 

49.7

%

$

17,004

$

344

June 30, 

7,904

 

50.3

 

 

7,812

 

49.7

15,716

16,854

March 31, 

4,534

 

44.6

547

 

5.4

5,077

 

50.0

10,158

1,816

Total

$

12,438

 

29.0

%  

$

891

 

2.1

%  

$

8,209

19.1

%  

$

21,340

 

49.8

%  

$

42,878

$

19,014

2019

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

December 31, 

$

947

 

14.8

%  

$

 

%  

$

2,216

 

34.6

%  

$

3,242

 

50.6

%  

$

6,405

$

(2,147)

September 30, 

 

1,776

 

31.2

 

1,057

 

18.5

 

 

 

2,866

 

50.3

 

5,699

4,019

June 30, 

 

2,120

 

45.2

 

256

 

5.5

 

 

 

2,319

 

49.4

 

4,695

957

March 31, 

 

1,295

 

36.6

 

503

 

14.2

 

 

 

1,744

 

49.2

 

3,542

3,624

Total

$

6,138

 

30.2

%  

$

1,816

 

8.9

%  

$

2,216

 

10.9

%  

$

10,171

 

50.0

%  

$

20,341

$

6,453


(1)For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, the Advisor provided expense support of $13.5 million and $6.1 million, respectively. Expense support from the Advisor used to pay distributions is presented above without the effect of our reimbursements to the Advisor of previously deferred fees and other expenses. We reimbursed the Advisor $7.6 million and $13.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively. See “Note 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” for further detail on the expense support from and reimbursement to the Advisor during the quarter. Refer to Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in our 2019 Form 10-K for a description of the expense support agreement.
(2)Stockholders may elect to have their distributions reinvested in shares of our common stock through our distribution reinvestment plan.
(3)Gross distributions are total distributions before the deduction of any distribution fees relating to Class T shares and Class W shares issued in the primary portion of our public offerings.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, our cash flows provided by operating activities on a GAAP basis were $19.0 million, as compared to our aggregate total gross distributions declared (which are paid in cash or reinvested in shares issued pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan) of $42.9 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, our cash flows provided by operating activities on a GAAP basis were $8.6 million, as compared to our aggregate total gross distributions declared (which are paid in cash or reinvested in shares issued pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan) of $13.9 million.

Refer to “Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” for further detail on our distributions.

Redemptions. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we received eligible redemption requests for approximately 0.3 million shares of our common stock, all of which we redeemed using cash flows from financing activities, for an aggregate amount of approximately $3.2 million, or an average price of $9.83 per share. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we received eligible redemption requests for 0.1 million shares of our common stock, all of which we redeemed using cash flows from financing activities, for an aggregate amount of approximately $1.4 million, or an average price of $9.87 per share. See Part II, Item 2. “Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds—Share Redemption Program,” for a description of our share redemption program.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Status of the Public Offerings

As of November 4, 2020, we had raised gross proceeds of $1.4 billion from the sale of 137.7 million shares of our common stock in our public offerings, including $37.0 million from the sale of 3.7 million shares of our common stock through our distribution reinvestment plan. These proceeds include $528.2 million from the sale of 50.6 million shares of our common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2020. We believe that the increased pace at which we raised capital in early 2020 was primarily due to an influx of capital from IPT shareholders who determined to invest in our common shares following their receipt of a special distribution from IPT related to the completion of IPT’s asset sale in January 2020. Due to the unique nature of these circumstances, we do not expect that this increased pace will be sustained throughout 2020. Although we have continued to steadily raise capital, with $304.5 million of new capital inflows during the second and third quarters, we have noted a slowdown in capital raising, which we attribute primarily to the COVID-19 pandemic. We expect sales of our common shares to return to a pace more consistent with the pace we experienced during 2019. As of November 4, 2020, approximately $1.0 billion in shares of our common stock remained available for sale pursuant to our follow-on public offering in any combination of Class T shares, Class W shares and Class I shares, including approximately $471.4 million in shares of common stock available for sale through our distribution reinvestment plan, which may be reallocated for sale in our primary offering.

Completed Acquisitions

On October 9, 2020, we acquired two industrial buildings located in the Cincinnati market. The total purchase price was approximately $30.2 million, exclusive of transfer taxes, due diligence expenses, acquisition costs and other closing costs.

Acquisitions Under Contract

We have entered into contracts to acquire properties with an aggregate contract purchase price of approximately $54.8 million, comprised of four industrial buildings. There can be no assurance that we will complete the acquisition of the properties under contract.

Status of Secured Mortgage Notes

Subsequent to September 30, 2020, we entered into a secured fixed-rate mortgage note in the amount of $118.5 million with an interest rate of 2.90% and a term of seven years. The assets and credit of each of our properties pledged as collateral for our mortgage notes are not available to satisfy our other debt and obligations, unless we first satisfy the mortgage notes payable on the respective underlying properties.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

A summary of future obligations as of December 31, 2019 was disclosed in our 2019 Form 10-K. Except as otherwise disclosed in “Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” relating to borrowings under our line of credit and term loan, there have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business from the future obligations disclosed in our 2019 Form 10-K.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

As of September 30, 2020, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a material effect, on our financial condition, changes in our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, “Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)” (“ASU 2020-06”), which updates various codification topics to simplify the accounting guidance for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, with a specific focus on convertible instruments and the derivative scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020. We plan to adopt ASU 2020-06 when it becomes effective for us, as of the reporting period beginning January 1, 2021. Our initial analysis indicates that the adoption of this standard will not have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires significant management judgments, assumptions, and estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and our disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. With different estimates or assumptions, materially different amounts could be reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements. Additionally, other companies may utilize different estimates that may impact the comparability of our results of operations to those of companies in similar businesses. For a detailed description of our critical accounting estimates, see Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our 2019 Form 10-K. As of September 30, 2020, our critical accounting estimates have not changed from those described in our 2019 Form 10-K.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest Rate Risk

We may be exposed to the impact of interest rate changes. Our interest rate risk management objectives are to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows, and optimize overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, we plan to borrow on a fixed interest rate basis for longer-term debt and utilize interest rate swap agreements on certain variable interest rate debt in order to limit the effects of changes in interest rates on our results of operations. As of September 30, 2020, our consolidated debt outstanding consisted of borrowings under our term loan and mortgage notes.

Fixed Interest Rate Debt. As of September 30, 2020, our consolidated fixed interest rate debt consisted of $350.0 million under our term loan, which was effectively fixed through the use of interest swap agreements, and $49.3 million of principal borrowings under our mortgage notes. In total, our fixed rate debt represented approximately 86.0% of our total consolidated debt as of September 30, 2020. The impact of interest rate fluctuations on our consolidated fixed interest rate debt will generally not affect our future earnings or cash flows unless such borrowings mature, are otherwise terminated or payments are made on the principal balance. However, interest rate changes could affect the fair value of our fixed interest rate debt. As of September 30, 2020, the fair value and the carrying value of our consolidated fixed interest rate debt, excluding the values of hedges, were $396.6 million and $399.3 million, respectively. The fair value estimate of our fixed interest rate debt was estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis utilizing rates we would expect to pay for debt of a similar type and remaining maturity if the loans were originated on September 30, 2020. Based on our debt as of September 30, 2020, we do not expect that market fluctuations in interest rates will have a significant impact on our future earnings or operating cash flows.

Variable Interest Rate Debt. As of September 30, 2020, our consolidated variable interest rate debt consisted of $65.0 million under our term loan, which represented 14.0% of our total consolidated debt. Interest rate changes on the variable portion of our consolidated variable-rate debt could impact our future earnings and cash flows, but would not significantly affect the fair value of such debt. As of September 30, 2020, we were exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates on $65.0 million of consolidated borrowings. A hypothetical 25 basis points increase in the all-in interest rate on the outstanding balance of our consolidated variable interest rate debt as of September 30, 2020, would increase our annual interest expense by approximately $0.2 million.

Derivative Instruments. As of September 30, 2020, we had seven outstanding interest rate swaps that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk, with a total notional amount of $350.0 million. See “Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” for further detail on our interest rate swaps. We are exposed to credit risk of the counterparty to our interest rate swap agreements in the event of non-performance under the terms of the agreements. If we were not able to replace these swaps in the event of non-performance by the counterparty, we would be subject to variability of the interest rate on the amount outstanding under our term loan that is fixed through the use of the swaps.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the direction of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of September 30, 2020. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of September 30, 2020, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. We have not experienced any material impact to our internal control over financial reporting to date as a result of many of the employees of our Advisor and its affiliates working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are continually monitoring and assessing the COVID-19 pandemic on our internal controls to minimize the impact to their design and operating effectiveness.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our 2019 Form 10-K and Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (the “First Quarter 2020 10-Q”), which could materially affect our business, financial condition, and/or future results. The risks described in our 2019 Form 10-K and our First Quarter 2020 10-Q are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and/or operating results.

With the exception of the risk factors set forth below, which update the risk factors disclosed in our 2019 Form 10-K and our First Quarter 2020 10-Q, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our 2019 Form 10-K and our First Quarter 2020 10-Q.

RISKS RELATED TO OUR GENERAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND OUR CORPORATE STRUCTURE

The current outbreak of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has caused severe disruptions in the U.S. and global economy and will likely have an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations. This impact could be materially adverse to the extent the current COVID-19 outbreak, or future pandemics, cause customers to be unable to pay their rent or reduce the demand for commercial real estate, or cause other impacts described below.

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China. COVID-19 has since spread to over 100 countries, including the United States. COVID-19 has also spread to every state in the United States. On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and on March 13, 2020 the United States declared a national emergency with respect to COVID-19.

The outbreak of COVID-19 in many countries, including the United States, continues to adversely impact global economic activity and has contributed to significant volatility and negative pressure in financial markets. The global impact of the outbreak has been rapidly evolving and, as cases of the virus have continued to be identified in additional countries, many countries, including the United States, have reacted by instituting quarantines and restrictions on travel.

Between March and May 2020, nearly all U.S. cities and states, including cities and states where our properties are located, have also reacted by instituting quarantines, restrictions on travel, “shelter in place” rules, restrictions on types of business that may continue to operate, and/or restrictions on types of construction projects that may continue. Beginning in early May 2020, parts of the U.S. began to ease the lockdown restrictions and allow for the reopening of businesses. The gradual reopening of retail, manufacturing, and office facilities came with required or recommended safety protocols. However, due to the recent increases in COVID-19 cases, these lockdown restrictions may be reinstated in certain areas to varying degrees in the future. Additionally, there is no assurance that the reopening of businesses, even if those businesses adhere to recommended safety protocols, will enable us or many of our customers to avoid adverse effects on our and our customers’ operations and businesses. The COVID-19 outbreak has had, and future pandemics could have, a significant adverse impact on economic and market conditions of economies around the world, including the United States, and has triggered a period of global economic slowdown or global recession.

The effects of COVID-19 or another pandemic could adversely affect us and/or our customers due to, among other factors:

the unavailability of personnel, including executive officers and other leaders that are part of the management team and the inability to recruit, attract and retain skilled personnel—to the extent management or personnel are impacted in significant numbers by the outbreak of pandemic or epidemic disease and are not available or allowed to conduct work—business and operating results may be negatively impacted;
difficulty accessing debt and equity capital on attractive terms, or at all—a severe disruption and instability in the global financial markets or deteriorations in credit and financing conditions may affect our and our customers’ ability to access capital necessary to fund business operations or replace or renew maturing liabilities on a timely basis, and may adversely affect the valuation of financial assets and liabilities, any of which could affect our ability to meet liquidity and capital expenditure requirements or have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows;
an inability to operate in affected areas, or delays in the supply of products or services from the vendors that are needed to operate effectively;
customers’ inability to pay rent on their leases or our inability to re-lease space that is or becomes vacant, which inability, if extreme, could cause us to: (i) no longer be able to pay distributions at our current rates or at all in order to preserve liquidity and (ii) be unable to meet our debt obligations to lenders, which could cause us to lose title to the properties securing such

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debt, trigger cross-default provisions, or could cause us to be unable to meet debt covenants, which could cause us to have to sell properties or refinance debt on unattractive terms;
Uncertainty related to whether the U.S. Congress or state legislatures will pass additional laws providing for additional economic stimulus packages, governmental funding, or other relief programs, whether such measures will be enacted, whether our customers will be eligible or will apply for any such funds, whether the funds, if available, could be used by our customers to pay rent, and whether such funds will be sufficient to supplement our customers’ rent and other obligations to us;
an inability to ensure business continuity in the event our continuity of operations plan is not effective or improperly implemented or deployed during a disruption;
our inability to raise capital in our ongoing public offering, if investors are reluctant to purchase our shares;
our inability to deploy capital due to slower transaction volume which may be dilutive to stockholders; and
our inability to satisfy redemption requests and preserve liquidity, if demand for redemptions exceeds the limits of our share redemption program or ability to fund redemptions.

Because our property investments are located in the United States, COVID-19 continues to impact our properties and operating results given its continued spread within the United States reduces occupancy, increases the cost of operation, results in limited hours or necessitates the closure of such properties. In addition, quarantines, states of emergencies and other measures taken to curb the spread of COVID-19 may negatively impact the ability of such properties to continue to obtain necessary goods and services or provide adequate staffing, which may also adversely affect our properties and operating results.

Customers and potential customers of the properties we own operate in industries that are being adversely affected by the disruption to business caused by this global outbreak. Customers or operators have been, and may in the future be, required to suspend operations at our properties for what could be an extended period of time. Whereas a number of our customers requested rent deferrals in the second quarter of 2020, these requests significantly decreased in the third quarter. However, more customers may request rent deferrals or may not pay rent in the future. This could lead to increased customer delinquencies and/or defaults under leases, a lower demand for rentable space leading to increased concessions or lower occupancy, and/or tenant improvement expenditures, or reduced rental rates to maintain occupancies. Our operations could be materially negatively affected if the economic downturn is prolonged, which could adversely affect our operating results, ability to pay our distributions, our ability to repay or refinance our debt, and the value of our shares.

The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the ultimate impact of COVID-19. The full extent of the impact and effects of COVID-19 on our future financial performance, as a whole, and, specifically, on our real estate property holdings are uncertain at this time. The impact will depend on future developments, including, among other factors, the duration and spread of the outbreak, along with related travel advisories and restrictions, the recovery time of the disrupted supply chains, the consequential staff shortages, and production delays, and the uncertainty with respect to the duration of the global economic slowdown. COVID-19 and the current financial, economic and capital markets environment, and future developments in these and other areas present uncertainty and risk with respect to our performance, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and value of our shares.

The current outbreak of COVID-19 and resulting impacts on the U.S. economy and financial markets has created extreme uncertainty and volatility with respect to the current and future values of real estate, and therefore our NAV per share, as well as the market value of our debt (including associated interest rate hedges). As a result, our NAV per share may not reflect the actual realizable value of our underlying properties at any given time or the market value of our debt (including associated interest rate hedges).

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The current outbreak of COVID-19 and resulting impacts on the U.S. economy and financial markets have created extreme uncertainty and volatility with respect to the current and future values of real estate and real estate-related assets, borrowings and hedges. The recent COVID-19 pandemic is expected to continue to have a significant impact on local, national and global economies and has resulted in a world-wide economic slowdown. The fallout from the ongoing pandemic on our investments is uncertain; however, it has had a negative impact on the overall real estate market, with a particularly adverse impact on certain sectors, including hospitality, shopping malls, gaming, and student living. In addition, slower transaction volume may result in less data for assessing real estate values. This increases the risk that our NAV per share may not reflect the actual realizable value of our underlying properties at any given time, as valuations and appraisals of our properties and real estate-related assets are only estimates of market value as of the end of the prior month and may not reflect the changes in values resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, as this impact is occurring rapidly and is not immediately quantifiable. To the extent real estate values decline after the date we disclose our NAV, whether due to the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise, (i) we may overpay to redeem our shares, which would adversely affect the investment of non-redeeming stockholders, and (ii) new investors may overpay for their investment in our common stock, which would heighten their risk of loss. Furthermore, because we generally do not mark to market our property-level mortgages and corporate-level credit facilities that are intended to be held to maturity or our associated interest rate hedges that are intended to be held to maturity, the realizable value of our company or our assets that are encumbered by debt may be higher or lower than the value used in the calculation of our NAV. This risk may be exacerbated by the current market volatility, which can lead to large and sudden swings in the fair value of our assets and liabilities. We currently estimate the fair value of our debt (inclusive of associated interest rate hedges) that was intended to be held to maturity as of September 30, 2020 was $9.6 million higher than par for such debt in aggregate, meaning that if we used the fair value of our debt rather than par (and treated the associated hedge as part of the same financial instrument), our NAV would be lower by approximately $9.6 million, or $0.07 per share, as of September 30, 2020.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Share Redemption Program

Subject to certain restrictions and limitations, our share redemption program may provide a limited opportunity for stockholders to have shares of our common stock redeemed for cash. To the extent our board of directors determines that we have sufficient available cash for redemptions, we initially intend to redeem shares under our share redemption program on a monthly basis; however, our board of directors may determine from time to time to adjust the timing of redemptions or suspend, terminate or otherwise modify our share redemption program.

While stockholders may request on a monthly basis that we redeem all or any portion of their shares pursuant to our share redemption program, we are not obligated to redeem any shares and may choose to redeem only some, or even none, of the shares that have been requested to be redeemed in any particular month, in our discretion. In addition, our ability to fulfill redemption requests is subject to a number of limitations. As a result, share redemptions may not be available each month. Under our share redemption program, to the extent we determine to redeem shares in any particular month, we will only redeem shares as of the last calendar day of that month (each such date, a “Redemption Date”). Redemptions will be made at the transaction price in effect on the Redemption Date, except that all shares of our common stock that have not been outstanding for at least one year will be redeemed at 95.0% of the transaction price and Class T shares that have been outstanding for at least one year but less than two years will be redeemed at 97.5% of the transaction price. Each of these deductions is referred to as an “Early Redemption Deduction.” An Early Redemption Deduction will not be applied with respect to: (i) Class W shares and Class I shares that have been outstanding for at least one year; and (ii) Class T shares that have been outstanding for at least two years. The “transaction price” generally will be equal to the NAV per share of our common stock most recently disclosed by us. We will redeem shares at a price that we believe reflects the NAV per share of such stock more appropriately than the most recently disclosed monthly NAV per share, including by updating a previously disclosed transaction price, in cases where we believe there has been a material change (positive or negative) to the NAV per share relative to the most recently disclosed monthly NAV per share. An Early Redemption Deduction may be waived in certain circumstances including: (i) in the case of redemption requests arising from the death or qualified disability of the holder; (ii) in the event that a stockholder’s shares are redeemed because the stockholder has failed to maintain the $2,000 minimum account balance; or (iii) with respect to shares purchased through our distribution reinvestment plan or received from us as a stock dividend. To have shares redeemed, a stockholder’s redemption request and required documentation must be received in good order by 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on the second to last business day of the applicable month. Settlements of share redemptions will be made within three business days of the Redemption Date. An investor may withdraw its redemption request by notifying the transfer agent before 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on the last business day of the applicable month.

Under our share redemption program, we may redeem during any calendar month shares whose aggregate value (based on the price at which the shares are redeemed) is 2.0% of our aggregate NAV as of the last calendar day of the previous quarter and during any calendar quarter whose aggregate value (based on the price at which the shares are redeemed) is up to 5.0% of our aggregate NAV as

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of the last calendar day of the prior calendar quarter. During a given quarter, if in each of the first two months of such quarter the 2.0% redemption limit is reached and stockholders’ redemptions are reduced pro rata for such months, then in the third and final month of that quarter, the applicable limit for such month will likely be less than 2.0% of our aggregate NAV as of the last calendar day of the previous month because the redemptions for that month, combined with the redemptions in the previous two months, cannot exceed 5.0% of our aggregate NAV as of the last calendar day of the prior calendar quarter.

Although the vast majority of our assets consist of properties that cannot generally be readily liquidated on short notice without impacting our ability to realize full value upon their disposition, we intend to maintain a number of sources of liquidity including: (i) cash equivalents (e.g. money market funds), other short-term investments, U.S. government securities, agency securities and liquid real estate-related securities; and (ii) one or more borrowing facilities. We may fund redemptions from any available source of funds, including operating cash flows, borrowings, proceeds from our public offering and/or sales of our assets.

Should redemption requests, in our judgment, place an undue burden on our liquidity, adversely affect our operations or risk having an adverse impact on us as a whole, or should we otherwise determine that investing our liquid assets in real properties or other illiquid investments rather than redeeming our shares is in the best interests of the company as a whole, then we may choose to redeem fewer shares than have been requested to be redeemed, or none at all. In the event that we determine to redeem some but not all of the shares submitted for redemption during any month for any of the foregoing reasons, shares submitted for redemption during such month will be redeemed on a pro rata basis. All unsatisfied redemption requests must be resubmitted after the start of the next month or quarter, or upon the recommencement of the share redemption program, as applicable. If the transaction price for the applicable month is not made available by the tenth business day prior to the last business day of the month (or is changed after such date), then no redemption requests will be accepted for such month and stockholders who wish to have their shares redeemed the following month must resubmit their redemption requests.

The preceding summary does not purport to be a complete summary of our share redemption program and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the share redemption program, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Refer to Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for additional details regarding our redemption history.

The table below summarizes the redemption activity for the three months ended September 30, 2020:

 

 

 

Total Number of Shares

 

Maximum Number of

Redeemed as Part of

Shares That May Yet Be

Total Number of 

Average Price Paid 

Publicly Announced

Redeemed Under the

For the Month Ended

 

Shares Redeemed

 

per Share

 

Plans or Programs

 

Plans or Programs (1)

July 31,2020

 

74,876

$

9.73

 

74,876

 

August 31,2020

 

69,550

 

9.95

 

69,550

 

September 30, 2020

 

35,730

 

9.90

 

35,730

 

Total

 

180,156

$

9.85

 

180,156

 


(1)We limit the number of shares that may be redeemed per calendar quarter under the program as described above.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The exhibits required by this item are set forth on the Exhibit Index attached hereto.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

Description

3.1

Third Articles of Amendment and Restatement. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-200594) filed with the SEC on June 30, 2017 (“Pre-Effective Amendment”).

3.2

Articles of Amendment. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 4, 2020.

3.3

Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Black Creek Industrial REIT IV Inc. (formerly known as Industrial Logistics Realty Trust Inc.). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 9, 2017.

4.1

Share Redemption Program, effective as of November 1, 2017. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 2, 2017.

4.2

Fourth Amended and Restated Distribution Reinvestment Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2019.

4.3

Form of Subscription Agreement. Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-11/A (File No. 333-229136) on August 30, 2019.

10.1*

Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2020, by and among BCI IV Portfolio Real Estate Holdco LLC and Industrial Property Operating Partnership LP.

10.2*

Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement (2020), dated as of July 15, 2020, by and among BCI IV Operating Partnership LP and BCI IV Advisors LLC.

10.3*

Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Build-To-Core Industrial Partnership I LP, dated December 30, 2016, by and among IPT BTC I GP LLC, IPT BTC I LP LLC, Industrial Property Advisors Sub I LLC, bcIMC (WCBAF) Realpool Global Investment Corporation, bcIMC (College) US Realty Inc., bcIMC (Municipal US Realty Inc., bcIMC (Public Service) US Realty Inc., bcIMC (Teachers) US Realty Inc., bcIMC (WCB) US Realty Inc., and bcIMC (Hydro) US Real Inc.

10.4*

First Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Build-To-Core Industrial Partnership I LP, dated as of July 15, 2020, by IPT BTC I GP LLC.

10.5*

Agreement of Limited Partnership of Build-To-Core Industrial Partnership II LP, dated as of May 19, 2017, by and among IPT BTC II GP LLC, IPT BTC II LP LLC, Industrial Property Advisors Sub IV LLC, BCG BTC II Investors LLC, bcIMC (WCBAF) Realpool Global Inestment Corporation, bcIMC (College) US Realty Inc., bcIMC (Municipal) US Realty Inc., bcIMC (Public Service) US Realty Inc., bcIMC (Teachers) US Realty Inc., bcIMC (WCB) US Realty Inc., bcIMC (Hydro) US Realty Inc., and QuadReal US Holdings Inc.

10.6*

First Amendment to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Build-To-Core Industrial Partnership II LP, dated January 31, 2018, by and among IPT BTC II GP LLC, IPT BTC II LP LLC, Industrial Property Advisors Sub IV LLC, BCG BTC II Investors LLC, bcIMC (WCBAF) Realpool Global Investment Corporation, bcIMC (College) US Realty Inc., bcIMC (Municipal) US Realty Inc., bcIMC (Public Service) US Realty Inc., bcIMC (Teachers) US Realty Inc., bcIMC (WCB) US Realty Inc., bcIMC (Hydro) US Realty Inc., and QuadReal US Holdings Inc.

10.7*

Second Amendment to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Build-To-Core Industrial Partnership II LP, dated as of May 10, 2019, by and among IPT BTC II GP LLC, IPT BTC II LP LLC, Industrial Property Advisors Sub IV LLC, BCG BTC II Investors LLC, QR Master Holdings USA II LP and QuadReal US Holdings Inc.

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Exhibit
Number

Description

10.8*

Third Amendment to the Agreement of Limited Partnership of Build-To-Core Industrial Partnership II LP, dated as of July 15, 2020, by IPT BTC II GP LLC.

10.9*

Second Amended and Restated Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2016, by and among IPT BTC I GP LLC, Industrial Property Advisors Sub I LLC, and Industrial Property Advisors LLC.

10.10*

First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2020, by and among IPT BTC I GP LLC and Industrial Property Advisors Sub I LLC.

10.11*

Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2017, by and among IPT BTC II GP LLC and Industrial Property Advisors Sub III LLC.

10.12*

First Amendment to the Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2020, by and among IPT BTC II GP LLC and Industrial Property Advisors Sub III LLC.

10.13

Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into between Black Creek Industrial REIT IV Inc. and each of Evan H. Zucker, Dwight L. Merriman III, Thomas G. McGonagle, Joshua J. Widoff, Marshall M. Burton, Charles B. Duke, Stanley A. Moor and John S. Hagestad as of February 9, 2016, Rajat Dhanda as of May 17, 2017, Scott W. Recknor as of September 1, 2017, Jeffrey W. Taylor as of December 9, 2019 and Scott A. Seager as of August 12, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 14, 2020.

31.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2*

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1**

Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.1*

Consent of Altus Group U.S., Inc.

99.2

Net Asset Value Calculation and Valuation Procedures. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 15, 2020.

101

The following materials from Black Creek Industrial REIT IV Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, filed on November 10, 2020, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


*

Filed herewith.

**

Furnished herewith.

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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.

BLACK CREEK INDUSTRIAL REIT IV INC.

November 10, 2020

By:

/s/ JEFFREY W. TAYLOR

Jeffrey W. Taylor

Managing Director, Co-President

(Principal Executive Officer)

November 10, 2020

By:

/s/ SCOTT A. SEAGER

Scott A. Seager

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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