UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

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

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended:        December 31, 2003

OR

 

o  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:      1-11954

 

VORNADO REALTY TRUST

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

22-1657560

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

 

 

888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York

 

10019

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number including area code:          (212) 894-7000

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

 

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

 

 

 

Common Shares of beneficial interest, $.04 par value per share

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

Series A Convertible Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, no par value

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

8.5% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, no par value

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

8.5% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, no par value

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) 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  ý    NO  o

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).  YES    ý NO  o

 

Aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant, i.e. by persons other than officers and trustees of Vornado Realty Trust as reflected in the table in Item 12 of this Form 10-K at June 30, 2003 was $3,549,034,000.

 

As of February 16, 2004, there were 119,254,006 of the registrant’s common shares of beneficial interest outstanding.

 

Documents Incorporated by Reference

 

Part III:  Portions of Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 27, 2004.

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Item

 

Page

 

 

 

 

Part I.

1.

 

Business

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

 

Properties

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

 

Legal Proceedings

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Officers of the Registrant

61

 

 

 

 

 

Part II.

5.

 

Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters

62

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

 

Selected Financial Data

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

 

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

65

 

 

 

 

 

 

7A.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

110

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

111

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

 

Change In and Disagreements With Independent Auditors on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

161

 

 

 

 

 

 

9A.

 

Controls and Procedures

161

 

 

 

 

 

Part III.

10.

 

Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

161(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.

 

Executive Compensation

161(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters

161(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

162(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.

 

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

162(1)

 

 

 

 

 

Part IV.

15.

 

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

163

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

 

164

 


(1)     The Registrant will file a definitive Proxy Statement pursuant to Regulation 14A involving the election of trustees with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after December 31, 2003, portions of which are incorporated by reference herein. Information relating to Executive Officers of the Registrant appears on page 61 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain statements contained herein constitute forward-looking statements as such term is defined in 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”).  Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance.  Our future results, financial condition and business may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements.   You can find many of these statements by looking for words such as “plans,” “intends,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “believes” or similar expressions in this annual report on Form 10-K.  These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties.  Many of the factors that will determine these items are beyond our ability to control or predict.  For further discussion of these factors see “Item 1. Business – Certain Factors That May Adversely Affect Our Business and Operations” in this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this annual report on Form 10-K or the date of any document incorporated by reference.  All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section.  We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 10-K.

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1.          BUSINESS

 

THE COMPANY

 

Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”).  Vornado conducts its business through Vornado Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”).  Vornado is the sole general partner of, and owned approximately 82% of the limited partnership interest in, the Operating Partnership at February 16, 2004. All references to “We,” “Us,”  “Company” and “Vornado” refer to Vornado Realty Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Operating Partnership.

 

The Company currently owns directly or indirectly:

 

Office Properties (“Office”):

 

(i)            all or portions of 83 office properties aggregating approximately 27.3 million square feet in the New York City metropolitan area (primarily Manhattan) and in the Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia area;

 

Retail Properties (“Retail”):

 

(ii)           60 retail properties in six states and Puerto Rico aggregating approximately 12.9 million square feet, including 2.7 million square feet built by tenants on land leased from the Company;

 

Merchandise Mart Properties:

 

(iii)          8.6 million square feet of showroom and office space, including the 3.4 million square foot Merchandise Mart in Chicago;

 

Temperature Controlled Logistics:

 

(iv)          a 60% interest in the Vornado Crescent Portland Partnership that owns 87 cold storage warehouses nationwide with an aggregate of approximately 440.7 million cubic feet of refrigerated space leased to AmeriCold Logistics;

 

Other Real Estate Investments:

 

(v)           33.1% of the outstanding common stock of Alexander’s, Inc. (“Alexander’s”);

 

(vi)          the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City consisting of a hotel portion containing 1.0 million square feet with 1,700 rooms and a commercial portion containing .4 million square feet of retail and office space;

 

(vii)         a 22.6% interest in The Newkirk Master Limited Partnership (“Newkirk MLP”) which owns office, retail and industrial properties net leased primarily to credit rated tenants, and various debt interests in such properties;

 

(viii)        eight dry warehouse/industrial properties in New Jersey containing approximately 2.0 million square feet; and

 

(ix)           other investments, including interests in other real estate, loans and notes receivable and marketable securities.

 

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OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY

 

Our business objective is to maximize shareholder value.  We intend to achieve this objective by continuing to pursue our investment philosophy and executing our operating strategies through:

 

      Maintaining a superior team of operating and investment professionals and an entrepreneurial spirit;

      Investing in properties in select markets, such as New York City and Washington, D.C., where we believe there is high likelihood of capital appreciation;

      Acquiring quality properties at a discount to replacement cost and where there is a significant potential for higher rents;

      Investing in retail properties in select under-stored locations such as the New York City metropolitan area;

      Investing in fully integrated operating companies that have a significant real estate component with qualified, experienced operating management and strong growth potential which can benefit from our access to efficient capital;

      Developing/redeveloping our existing properties to increase returns and maximize value; and

      On occasion, providing specialty financing to real estate companies.

 

We expect to finance our growth, acquisitions and investments using internally generated funds, proceeds from possible asset sales and by accessing the public and private capital markets.

 

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ACQUISITIONS

 

Building Maintenance Service Company (“BMS”)

 

On January 1, 2003, the Company acquired for $13,000,000 in cash BMS, which provides cleaning, security and engineering services principally to the Company’s Manhattan office properties.  This company was previously owned by the estate of Bernard Mendik and certain other individuals including David R. Greenbaum, one of the Company’s executive officers.

 

Kaempfer Company (“Kaempfer”)

 

On April 9, 2003, the Company acquired Kaempfer which owns partial interests in six Class “A” office properties in Washington D.C. containing 1.8 million square feet, manages and leases these properties and four others for which it receives customary fees and has options to acquire certain other real estate interests, including the Waterfront project discussed below.  Kaempfer’s equity interest in the properties approximates 5.0%.  The aggregate purchase price for the equity interests and the management and leasing business was $32,200,000 (consisting of $28,600,000 in cash and approximately 99,300 Operating Partnership units valued at $3,600,000) and may be increased by up to $9,000,000 based on the performance of the management company.

 

On October 7, 2003, the Company acquired a 2.5% interest in the planned redevelopment of Waterfront, located at 401 M Street, a mixed-use project in Washington D.C. (the “Waterfront Interest”) for $2,171,000, of which the Company paid $1,545,000 in cash and issued 12,500 Operating Partnership units valued at $626,000.  The partnership units were issued to Mitchell N. Schear, one of the partners in the Waterfront interest, who became the President of the Company’s CESCR division.

 

20 Broad Street

 

On May 2, 2003, the Company acquired the remaining 40% of a 78-year leasehold interest in 20 Broad Street it did not already own.  The purchase price was approximately $30,000,000 in cash.  20 Broad Street contains 466,000 square feet of office space, of which 348,000 square feet is leased to the New York Stock Exchange.

 

2101 L Street

 

On August 4, 2003, the Company completed the acquisition of 2101 L Street, a 370,000 square foot office building located in Washington D.C.  The consideration for the acquisition consisted of approximately 1.1 million newly issued Operating Partnership units (valued at approximately $49,517,000) and the assumption of existing mortgage debt and transaction costs totaling approximately $32,000,000.  Robert H. Smith and Robert P. Kogod, trustees of Vornado, together with family members owned approximately 24 percent of the limited partnership that sold the building and Mr. Smith was a general partner.  On August 5, 2003, the Company repaid the mortgage of $29,056,000.

 

General Motors Building Mezzanine Loans

 

On October 20, 2003, the Company made a $200,000,000 mezzanine loan secured by partnership interests in the General Motors Building. The General Motors Building was acquired by Macklowe Properties in September 2003 for approximately $1.4 billion. Vornado’s loan is subordinate to $900,000,000 of other debt. The loan is based on a rate of LIBOR plus 8.685% (with a LIBOR floor of 1.5%) and currently yields 10.185%.  Further, on October 30, 2003, the Company made an additional $25,000,000 loan, as part of a $50,000,000 loan, the balance of which was funded by an affiliate of Soros Fund Management LLC. This loan, which is junior to the $1.1 billion of loans noted above, is based on a rate of LIBOR plus 12.81% (with a LIBOR floor of 1.5%) and currently yields 14.31%. These loans mature in October 2005, with three one-year extensions.

 

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Bergen Mall

 

On December 12, 2003, the Company acquired the Bergen Mall for approximately $145,000,000. This purchase was funded as part of a Section 1031 tax-free “like-kind” exchange with a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Company’s Two Park Avenue property.  The Bergen Mall is a 903,000 square foot shopping center located on Route 4 East in Paramus, New Jersey. The center is anchored by Macy’s, Value City, Marshalls and Off Saks Fifth Avenue.  The Company intends to expand, re-tenant and redevelop the asset.

 

Further details of the Company’s acquisition activities are disclosed in Part II.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

DISPOSITIONS

 

On June 13, 2003, the Company received its $5,000,000 share of a settlement with affiliates of Primestone Investment Partners of the amounts due under the guarantees of the Primestone loans.  In connection therewith, the Company recognized a $1,388,000 loss on settlement of the guarantees.

 

On October 10, 2003, the Company sold Two Park Avenue, a 965,000 square foot office building, for $292,000,000 to SEB Immobilien-Investment GMBH, a German capital investment company, which resulted in a net gain on the sale after closing costs of $156,433,000.

 

In addition, the Company sold two strip shopping centers in 2003, for an aggregate of $7,852,000, which resulted in net gains of $4,589,000.

 

On February 2, 2004, the Palisades Venture in which the Company owns a 75% interest entered into an agreement to sell its only asset, a 538 unit high-rise residential apartment tower in Fort Lee, New Jersey, for $222,500,000.  On February 27, 2004, in order to permit a potential “like kind exchange,” the Company acquired the remaining 25% interest it did not previously own for its partner’s share of the net sales price (approximately $17,000,000).  The Company’s gain on sale after closing costs will be approximately $70,000,000.  The sale, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2004.

 

Further details of the Company’s dispositions are disclosed in Part II.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

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DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

 

The Company is currently engaged in various development/redevelopment projects for which it has budgeted approximately $561.7 million.  Of this amount $111.1 million was expended in 2003 and $169 million is estimated to be expended in 2004.  Below is a description of these projects.

 

 

 

 

 

The Company’s Share of

 

($in millions)

 

Estimated
Completion
Date

 

Estimated
Project
Cost

 

Costs Expended
in Year Ended
December 31,
2003

 

Estimated
Costs to
Complete

 

Office:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

640 Fifth Avenue – construction of additional 47,000 square feet of office space and redevelopment of existing building

 

Summer 2004

 

$

62.5

 

$

29.4

 

$

14.1

 

CESCR:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crystal City Office space to be vacated by the U.S. Government Patent Office (“PTO”):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i) Renovation of buildings (see next page)

 

2005-2007

 

90.0

(1)

 

90.0

 

(ii) Cost to retenant

 

2005-2007

 

60.0

 

 

60.0

 

Crystal Drive Retail – construction of additional 57,000 square feet of retail space and improvements to the infrastructure including streets, signals and signs as part of “way finding” program

 

Fall 2004

 

43.0

 

12.5

 

28.7

 

Retail:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 Union Square South - redevelopment of 198,000 square feet, of which 193,000 square feet has been leased to Whole Foods, Forever 21, DSW Shoe Warehouse and Filenes

 

Spring 2005

 

54.3

 

14.0

 

34.8

 

Green Acres Mall – interior renovation, construction of an additional 70,000 square feet of free-standing retail space, parking decks and site-work and tenant improvements for B.J.’s Wholesale who will construct its own store (2)

 

2006

 

63.3

 

1.0

 

62.3

 

Strip shopping centers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i) site work and/or demolition of existing buildings as part of the redevelopment of 7 properties released to Wal-Mart and Lowes, who will construct their own stores at these sites (six of these locations were previously leased to Bradlees).

 

2004-2005

 

21.3

 

6.4

 

14.9

 

(ii) expansion of shopping centers in Bensalem, Kearny and Marlton aggregating 120,000 square feet (2)

 

2004-2005

 

9.5

 

 

9.5

 

715 Lexington Avenue - demolition of existing building and construction of 24,000 square feet of retail space on four floors

 

Summer 2005

 

18.1

 

1.6

 

16.5

 

968 Third Avenue (50% interest) – demolition of existing building and construction of 8,300 square feet of retail space on three floors

 

Fall 2004

 

5.7

 

 

5.7

 

Merchandise Mart:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

350 North Orleans, Chicago – addition of 40,000 square feet at street level and new lobby

 

Fall 2004

 

18.2

 

1.6

 

16.6

 

Other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

400 North LaSalle, Chicago (85% interest) – construction of 381,000 square foot high rise rental apartment complex containing 452 apartments

 

Spring 2004

 

78.9

 

35.7

 

5.6

 

Penn Plaza Signage District - construction of approximately 21 signs at various locations in the Penn Plaza District, of which 7 have been completed as of December 31, 2003

 

Fall 2006

 

36.9

 

8.9

 

24.8

 

 

 

 

 

$

561.7

 

$

111.1

 

$

383.5

 

 


(1)           In January 2002, when the Company acquired the remaining 66% of CESCR it did not already own, it estimated that these costs would be approximately $75.0.

(2)           Subject to governmental approvals.

 

The Company is also in the pre-development phase of a number of other projects including (i) retail space in the Penn Plaza area, (ii) repositioning of the Hotel Pennsylvania, (iii) expansion and redevelopment of the Bergen Mall, (iv) expansion of Monmouth Mall and (v) renovation of the 2101 L Street office building.

 

There can be no assurance that any of the above projects will commence or be completed on schedule or on budget.

 

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The Company plans to renovate the buildings occupied by the PTO as their leases expire over the next three years as follows:

 

 

 

Square Feet Expiring (in thousands)

 

 

 

Total

 

2004

 

2005

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

Q4

 

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

Q1

 

Crystal Plaza Two

 

181

 

 

 

 

181

 

 

 

Crystal Plaza Three

 

263

 

263

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crystal Plaza Four

 

234

 

234

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crystal Park One

 

224

 

13

 

109

 

64

 

 

38

 

 

Crystal Park Two

 

406

 

39

 

103

 

77

 

 

98

 

89

 

Crystal Park Three

 

107

 

67

 

 

24

 

 

 

16

 

Crystal Park Five

 

194

 

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

Crystal Mall One

 

180

 

180

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Buildings

 

150

 

141

 

 

 

7

 

 

2

 

 

 

1,939

 

937

 

212

 

165

 

382

 

136

 

107

 

 

Renovations to Crystal Mall One, Crystal Park One, and Crystal Plaza Three and Four totaling 901,000 square feet will include new restrooms, lobbies, corridors and elevator modernization.  In Crystal Plaza Three and Four, the renovations will also include new mechanical systems.  The portions of these buildings vacated by the PTO will be taken out of service during redevelopment which is expected to be completed over a 12 to 18 month period.  Renovations to the remaining buildings will consist of common area and exterior renovations to upgrade the buildings that will not require the buildings to be taken out of service.

 

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OTHER INVESTMENTS

 

The Company’s other investments are comprised of:

(Amounts in thousands except per share/unit amounts and square feet)

 

 

 

As of
December 31, 2003

 

Other Real Estate Investments:

 

 

 

Consolidated:

 

 

 

The Palisades Joint Venture (1)

 

$

143,875

 

400 North LaSalle Venture (2)

 

59,414

 

Student Housing (3)

 

25,069

 

Carried at Equity:

 

 

 

Monmouth Mall Joint Venture (4)

 

30,612

 

Starwood Ceruzzi Joint Venture (5)

 

23,821

 

 

 

$

282,791

 

Marketable Securities, including $29,259 of Capital Trust, Inc. (“Capital Trust”) preferred securities (6)

 

$

81,491

 

 

 

 

 

Notes and Mortgage Loans Receivable:

 

 

 

General Motors Building Mezzanine Loans (7)

 

$

223,075

 

Commonwealth Atlantic Properties, an affiliate of Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors L.L.C. (“CAPI”) (8)

 

38,500

 

Vornado Operating Company (see page 14 for further details)

 

21,989

 

Other

 

2,401

 

 

 

$

285,965

 

 


(1)     The Palisades Joint Venture

The Palisades Joint Venture was formed in 1999 to develop an 855,000 square foot high-rise residential tower in Fort Lee, New Jersey, containing 538 apartments.  The joint venture agreement provides for the Company to contribute 95% of the equity and receive 75% of the net profit after a 10% preferred return. The Company placed the property into service on March 1, 2002.  On February 2, 2004, the Palisades Venture entered into an agreement to sell the asset for $222,500.  On February 27, 2004, in order to permit a potential “like kind exchange,” the Company acquired the remaining 25% interest it did not previously own for its partner’s share of the net sales price (approximately $17,000).  The Company’s gain on sale after closing costs will be approximately $70,000.  The sale, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2004.

 

(2)     400 North LaSalle Venture

The 400 North LaSalle joint venture was formed in July 2001, to develop a 381,000 square foot, high-rise residential tower with an attached parking garage in Chicago Illinois, containing 452 apartments.  Under the venture agreement the Company contributed 92% of the equity and is entitled to 85% of the profits.  The development of the residential tower and garage was substantially completed and fully placed into service as of January 2004.  As of December 31, 2003, the tower is 22.5% occupied.

 

(3)     Student Housing

In January 2000, the Company and its joint venture partner acquired a 252-unit student housing complex in Gainesville, Florida, for approximately $27,000.  The Company has a 90% interest in the joint venture.

 

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(4)     Monmouth Mall Joint Venture

On October 10, 2002, a joint venture in which the Company has a 50% interest acquired the Monmouth Mall, an enclosed super regional shopping center located in Eatontown, New Jersey containing approximately 1.5 million square feet, including four department stores, three of which aggregating 719,000 square feet are owned by the tenants.  The Company made a $7,000 common equity investment in the venture and provided it with $23,500 of preferred equity yielding 14%.  The venture financed the purchase of the Mall with $135,000 of floating rate debt at LIBOR plus 2.05% (with a LIBOR floor of 2.50% on $35,000), a three-year term and two one-year extension options.

 

(5)     Starwood Ceruzzi Joint Venture

The Starwood Ceruzzi Joint Venture in which the Company is an 80% non-managing partner and Starwood Ceruzzi is the 20% managing partner, was formed in 2000 to acquire a group of retail fee and leasehold interests in properties formerly occupied by Hechinger, a home improvement retailer which was liquidated.  The venture currently owns one fee interest and four leasehold interests aggregating 500,000 square feet.  The properties are located in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland.  In 2001, the venture sold one of the fee interests acquired resulting in a gain of $1,744 (of which the Company’s share was $1,395).  One of the leasehold interests was net leased to Home Depot in 2002, and the other four sites are currently vacant.

 

(6)     Capital Trust Preferred Securities

At December 31, 2003, the Company owns $30,000 of 8.25% step-up convertible junior subordinated debentures which are convertible into shares of Class A common stock of Capital Trust (NYSE:CT) at a conversion price of $7.00 per share.  The securities are redeemable by Capital Trust, in whole or in part, on or after September 30, 2004.  Steven Roth, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty Trust, is a member of the Board of Directors of Capital Trust, nominated by the Company.

 

(7)     General Motors Building Mezzanine Loans

On October 20, 2003 the Company made a $200,000 mezzanine loan secured by partnership interests in the General Motors Building. The General Motors Building was acquired by Macklowe Properties in September 2003 for approximately $1.4 billion. Vornado’s loan is subordinate to $900,000 of other debt. The loan is based on a rate of LIBOR plus 8.685% (with a LIBOR floor of 1.5%) and currently yields 10.185%.  Further, on October 30, 2003, the Company made an additional $25,000 loan, as part of a $50,000 loan, the balance of which was funded by an affiliate of Soros Fund Management LLC. This loan, which is junior to the $1.1 billion of loans noted above, is based on a rate of LIBOR plus 12.81% (with a LIBOR floor of 1.5%) and currently yields 14.31%. These loans mature in October 2005, with three one-year extensions.

 

(8)     CAPI

In March 1999, in connection with the Company’s acquisition of land under certain of the CESCR office properties from CAPI, the Company made a $41,200 recourse loan to CAPI with interest at 8.5%, which matures in June 2004.  The loan is secured by approximately 1,100,000 of the Company’s Series E-1 convertible preferred units issued to CAPI.  Each Series E-1 convertible preferred unit is convertible into 1.1364 shares of the Company’s common shares.  At December 31, 2003, the balance of the loan was $38,500.  In February 2004, CAPI converted all of its Series E-1 units into 5,679,727 Vornado common shares.  Subsequent to the conversion the loan is secured by 1,250,000 Vornado common shares.

 

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FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

On July 3, 2003, the Company entered into a new $600,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility, which has replaced its $1,000,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility, which was to mature in July 2003.  The new facility has a three-year term, a one-year extension option and bears interest at LIBOR plus ..65%.  The Company also has the ability under the new facility to seek up to $800 million of commitments during the facility’s term.  The new facility contains financial covenants similar to the prior facility.

 

On November 11, 2003, the Company redeemed all of its 8.5% Series D-1 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units issued in 1998 at a redemption price equal to the par value of $25.00 per unit or an aggregate of $87,500,000 plus accrued distributions of $849,000.  This amount exceeded the carrying amount by $2,100,000, representing the original issuance costs.  Upon the redemption, these issuance costs were recorded as a reduction to earnings in arriving at net income applicable to common shares in accordance with the July 2003 EITF clarification of Topic-D-42.

 

On November 17, 2003, the Company sold $40,000,000 of 7.00% Series D-10 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares to an institutional investor in a registered offering. Immediately prior to that sale, Vornado Realty L.P. sold $80,000,000 of 7.00% Series D-10 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units to an institutional investor in a separate private offering. Both the perpetual Preferred Units and perpetual Preferred Shares may be called without penalty at the option of the Company commencing in November 2008.

 

On November 25, 2003, the Company completed an offering of $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.75% senior unsecured notes due December 1, 2010.  Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually on June 1st and December 1st, commencing in 2004.  The notes were priced at 99.869% of their face amount to yield 4.772%. The notes contain the same financial covenants that are in the Company’s notes issued in June 2002, except the maximum ratio of secured debt to total assets is now 50% (previously 55%).  The net proceeds of approximately $198,500,000 were used primarily to repay existing mortgage debt.

 

Further details of the Company’s financing activities are disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Part II of this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

At December 31, 2003, the ratio of debt-to-enterprise value (market equity value plus debt less cash) was 35% based on debt of $5.115 billion, including the Company’s proportionate share of debt of partially-owned non-consolidated entities.  In the future, in connection with the Company’s strategy for growth, this percentage may change.  The Company’s policy concerning the incurrence of debt may be reviewed and modified from time to time without the vote of shareholders.

 

The Company may seek to obtain funds through equity offerings, debt financings or asset sales, although there is no express policy with respect thereto. The Company may offer its shares or Operating Partnership units in exchange for property and may repurchase or otherwise re-acquire its shares or any other securities in the future.

 

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EBITDA BY SEGMENT AND REGION

 

The following table sets forth the percentage of the Company’s EBITDA(1) by segment and region for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001.  EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2003, includes gains on sale of real estate of $161,789,000, of which $157,200,000 and $4,589,000 relate to New York Office and Retail segments, respectively.  The pro forma column gives effect to the January 1, 2002 acquisition by the Company of the remaining 66% interest in CESCR described previously, as if it had occurred on January 1, 2001.

 

 

 

Percentage of EBITDA(1)

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro forma

 

 

 

Segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

 

47

%

39

%

36

%

44

%

CESCR

 

28

%

35

%

28

%

13

%

Total

 

75

%

74

%

64

%

57

%

Retail

 

14

%

14

%

14

%

17

%

Merchandise Mart Properties

 

11

%

13

%

13

%

16

%

Temperature Controlled Logistics

 

8

%

8

%

9

%

11

%

Other Investments

 

(8

)%

(9

)%

%

(1

)%

 

 

100

%

100

%

100

%

100

%

Region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City metropolitan area

 

49

%

41

%

42

%

52

%

Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia metropolitan area

 

24

%

30

%

26

%

11

%

Chicago

 

10

%

11

%

9

%

11

%

Philadelphia metropolitan area

 

2

%

1

%

%

1

%

Puerto Rico

 

1

%

1

%

1

%

2

%

Other regions (2)

 

14

%

16

%

22

%

23

%

 

 

100

%

100

%

100

%

100

%

 


(1)   EBITDA represents “Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization.”  EBITDA should not be considered a substitute for net income.  EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.  See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition Results of Operations –Summary of Net Income and EBITDA” for a reconciliation of EBITDA to net income.

(2)   Other regions include the Temperature Controlled Logistics segment which has cold storage warehouses in 32 states.  See page 49 for details.

 

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VORNADO OPERATING COMPANY (“Vornado Operating”)

 

In October 1998, Vornado Operating was spun off from the Company in order to own assets that the Company could not itself own and conduct activities that the Company could not itself conduct.  The Company and Vornado Operating are parties to certain agreements described below.

 

Agreement with Vornado Operating

 

The Company and Vornado Operating are parties to an agreement pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the Company will under certain circumstances offer Vornado Operating an opportunity to become the lessee of certain real property owned now or in the future by the Company (under mutually satisfactory lease terms) and (ii) Vornado Operating will not make any real estate investment or other REIT-qualified investment unless it first offers the Company the opportunity to make such investment and the Company has rejected that opportunity.

 

Under the agreement, the Company provides Vornado Operating with certain administrative, corporate, accounting, financial, insurance, legal, tax, data processing, human resources and operational services. For these services, Vornado Operating compensates the Company in an amount determined in good faith by the Company as the amount an unaffiliated third party would charge Vornado Operating for comparable services and reimburses the Company for certain costs incurred and paid to third parties on behalf of Vornado Operating.  Pursuant to the agreement, compensation for such services was approximately $330,000 for each of the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, and $371,000 for the year ended December 31, 2001.

 

Vornado Operating and the Company each have the right to terminate the agreement if the other party is in material default of the agreement or upon 90 days written notice to the other party at any time.  In addition, the Company has the right to terminate the agreement upon a change in control of Vornado Operating.

 

Vornado Operating’s Management

 

Steven Roth, Michael Fascitelli, Richard West and Russell Wight are directors of Vornado Operating.  Steven Roth is also Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Operating, Michael Fascitelli is also President of Vornado Operating, and certain other members of the Company’s senior management hold corresponding positions with Vornado Operating.

 

Temperature Controlled Logistics Business

 

On March 11, 1999, the Vornado Crescent Portland Partnership (“the Landlord”) in which the Company has a 60% general partnership interest and Crescent Real Estate Equities has a 40% general partnership interest, sold all of the non-real estate assets of Temperature Controlled Logistics encompassing the operations of the temperature controlled business to a new partnership (“AmeriCold Logistics”) owned 60% by Vornado Operating and 40% by Crescent Operating Inc. AmeriCold Logistics leases the underlying temperature controlled warehouses used in this business from the Landlord which continues to own the real estate through its ownership of AmeriCold Realty Trust. The leases, as amended, generally have a 15 year term with two-five year renewal options and provide for the payment of fixed base rent and percentage rent based on revenue AmeriCold Logistics receives from its customers. The contractual rent for 2003 was $155,450,000. The Landlord’s share of annual maintenance capital expenditures was $9,500,000. In accordance with the leases, AmeriCold Logistics deferred payment of $41,811,000 of 2003 rent due to the Landlord, of which the Company’s share was $25,087,000. Based on the joint venture’s policy of recognizing rental income when earned and collection is assured or cash is received, the joint venture did not recognize the amount of the rent deferred by AmeriCold Logistics in the year ended December 31, 2003. At December 31, 2003, the Company’s share of the joint venture’s total deferred rent receivable from the tenant was $49,436,000.

 

On February 5, 2004, AmeriCold Realty Trust completed a $254,400,000 mortgage financing for 21 of its owned and 7 of its leased temperature-controlled warehouses.  The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.95% (with a LIBOR floor of 1.5% with respect to $54,400,000 of the loan) and requires principal payments of $5,000,000 annually.  The loan matures in April 2009 and is pre-payable without penalty after February 5, 2006.  The net proceeds were approximately $225,000,000 after providing for usual escrows, closing costs and the repayment of $12,900,000 of existing mortgages on two of the warehouses, of which $135,000,000 was distributed to the Company and the remainder was distributed to its partner.

 

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Revolving Credit Agreement

 

Vornado Operating was granted a $75,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility from the Company which expires on December 31, 2004.  Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at LIBOR plus 3%.  The Company receives a commitment fee equal to 1% per annum on the average daily unused portion of the facility.  No amortization is required to be paid under the revolving credit facility during its term.  The revolving credit facility prohibits Vornado Operating from incurring indebtedness to third parties (other than certain purchase money debt and certain other exceptions) and prohibits Vornado Operating from paying dividends.  As of December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, amounts outstanding under the credit facility were $21,989,000, $21,989,000 and $31,424,000.

 

Vornado Operating has disclosed that there is substantial doubt as to its ability to continue as a going concern and its ability to discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.  Vornado Operating has incurred losses since its inception and in the aggregate its investments do not, and for the foreseeable future are not expected to, generate sufficient cash flow to pay all of its debts and expenses.  Vornado Operating estimates that it has adequate borrowing capacity under its credit facility with the Company to meet its cash needs until December 31, 2004.  However, the principal, interest and fees outstanding under the line of credit come due on such date.  Further, Vornado Operating states that its only investee, AmeriCold Logistics (“Tenant”), anticipates that its Landlord, a partnership 60% owned by the Company and 40% owned by Crescent Real Estate Equities, will need to restructure the leases between the Landlord and the Tenant to provide additional cash flow to the Tenant (the Landlord has previously restructured the leases to provide additional cash flow to the Tenant).  Management anticipates a further lease restructuring in 2004, although it is under no obligation to do so and there can be no assurance that it will do so.  Vornado Operating is expected to have a source to repay the debt under this facility from the lease restructuring or other options, although not by its original due date.  Since January 1, 2002, the Company has not recognized interest income on the debt under this facility.

 

On February 23, 2004, AmeriCold Logistics announced that Alec Covington resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer effective March 31, 2004, to take an opportunity in an unrelated industry.  A search to identify a successor is currently underway.

 

ALEXANDER’S

 

The Company owns 33.1% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Alexander’s. See “Interstate Properties” below for a description of Interstate’s ownership of the Company and Alexander’s.

 

Alexander’s has six properties (see Item 2. Properties—Alexander’s).

 

At December 31, 2003, the Company had loans receivable from Alexander’s of $124,000,000, including $29,000,000 drawn under a $50,000,000 line of credit.  The maturity date of the loans is the earlier of January 3, 2006, or the date the Alexander’s Lexington Avenue construction loan is finally repaid.  The Company accrues interest at 12.48% on the loans, which resets quarterly using a 9.48% spread to one-year treasuries with a 3% floor for treasuries.

 

The Company manages, develops and leases the Alexander’s properties under a management and development agreement and a leasing agreement pursuant to which the Company receives annual fees from Alexander’s.  Further, the Company has agreed to guarantee to the construction lender, the lien free, timely completion of the construction of Alexander’s Lexington Avenue development project and funding of project costs in excess of a stated budget, if not funded by Alexander’s.  These agreements are described in Note 5 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  See Item 2 - “Properties” for a description of Alexander’s properties and development and redevelopment projects.

 

Messrs. Roth, Fascitelli, Mandelbaum, West and Wight, directors of the Company, are also directors of Alexander’s.  Mr. Roth is also Chief Executive Officer of Alexander’s and Mr. Fascitelli is also President of Alexander’s.  Joseph Macnow, Executive Vice President - Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, is also Chief Financial Officer of Alexander’s.

 

Alexander’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ALX”.

 

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INTERSTATE PROPERTIES

 

As of December 31, 2003, Interstate Properties and its partners owned approximately 11.7% of the common shares of beneficial interest of the Company, 27.5% of Alexander’s common stock and beneficial ownership of 7.9% of Vornado Operating (17.0% assuming redemption of 447,017 units of Vornado Operating that are redeemable for cash, or at Vornado Operating’s election, common stock of Vornado Operating). Interstate Properties is a general partnership in which Steven Roth, David Mandelbaum and Russell B. Wight, Jr. are the partners.  Mr. Roth is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Managing General Partner of Interstate Properties, and the Chief Executive Officer and a director of both Alexander’s and Vornado Operating.  Mr. Wight is a trustee of the Company and is also a director of both Alexander’s and Vornado Operating.  Mr. Mandelbaum is a trustee of the Company and is also a director of Alexander’s.

 

COMPETITION

 

The Company’s business segments – Office, Retail, Merchandise Mart Properties, Temperature Controlled Logistics, and Other operate in highly competitive environments.  The Company has a large concentration of properties in the New York City metropolitan area and in the Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia area.  The Company competes with a large number of real estate property owners and developers.  Principal factors of competition are rent charged, attractiveness of location, the quality of the property and breadth and quality of services provided.  The Company’s success depends upon, among other factors, trends of the national and local economies, financial condition and operating results of current and prospective tenants and customers, availability and cost of capital, construction and renovation costs, taxes, governmental regulations, legislation and population trends.

 

TENANTS WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR OVER 10% OF REVENUES

 

In 2003, the Company had 124 separate leases with the U.S. Government, the rent from which accounted for 12.7% of the Company’s total revenues.  The loss of this tenant would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s finances as a whole.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS

 

The Company’s operations and properties are subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations concerning the protection of the environment including air and water quality, hazardous or toxic substances and health and safety. Under certain of these environmental laws a current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be required to investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances released at a property.  The owner or operator may also be held liable to a governmental entity or to third parties for property damage or personal injuries and for investigation and clean-up costs incurred by those parties because of the contamination.  These laws often impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of the release of the substances or caused the release.  The presence of contamination or the failure to remediate contamination may impair the Company’s ability to sell or lease real estate or to borrow using the real estate as collateral. Other laws and regulations govern indoor and outdoor air quality including those that can require the abatement or removal of asbestos-containing materials in the event of damage, demolition, renovation or remodeling and also govern emissions of and exposure to asbestos fibers in the air.  The maintenance and removal of lead paint and certain electrical equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and underground storage tanks are also regulated by federal and state laws.  The Company could incur fines for environmental compliance and be held liable for the costs of remedial action with respect to the foregoing regulated substances or tanks or related claims arising out of environmental contamination or exposure at or from the Company’s properties.

 

Each of the Company’s properties has been subjected to varying degrees of environmental assessment at various times. The environmental assessments did not reveal any environmental condition material to the Company’s business.  However, identification of new compliance concerns or undiscovered areas of contamination, changes in the extent or known scope of contamination, discovery of additional sites, human exposure to the contamination or changes in cleanup or compliance requirements could result in significant costs to the Company.

 

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CERTAIN ACTIVITIES

 

Acquisitions and investments are not required to be based on specific allocation by type of property. The Company has historically held its properties for long-term investment; however, it is possible that properties in the portfolio may be sold in whole or in part, as circumstances warrant, from time to time. Further, the Company has not adopted a policy that limits the amount or percentage of assets which would be invested in a specific property. While the Company may seek the vote of its shareholders in connection with any particular material transaction, generally the Company’s activities are reviewed and may be modified from time to time by its Board of Trustees without the vote of shareholders.

 

EMPLOYEES

 

As of December 31, 2003, the Company had approximately 2,700 employees consisting of 1,511 in the Office Properties segment, 61 in the Retail Properties segment, 470 in the Merchandise Mart Properties segment, 440 at the Hotel Pennsylvania and 218 corporate staff.  This does not include employees of partially-owned entities.

 

INSURANCE

 

The Company carries comprehensive liability and all risk property insurance ((i) fire, (ii) flood, (iii) extended coverage, (iv) “acts of terrorism” as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 which expires in 2004 with a possible extension through 2005 and (v) rental loss insurance) with respect to its assets.  Below is a summary of the all risk property insurance and terrorism risk insurance for each of the Company’s business segments:

 

 

 

Coverage Per Occurrence

 

 

 

All Risk(1)

 

Sub-limits for
Acts of
Terrorism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York Office

 

$

1,000,000,000

 

$

300,000,000

 

CESCR Office

 

$

1,000,000,000

 

$

300,000,000

 

Retail

 

$

500,000,000

 

$

500,000,000

 

Merchandise Mart

 

$

1,000,000,000

 

$

300,000,000

 

Temperature Controlled Logistics

 

$

225,000,000

 

$

225,000,000

 

 


(1) Limited as to terrorism insurance by the sub-limit shown in the adjacent column.

 

In addition to the coverage above, the Company carries lesser amounts of coverage for terrorist acts not covered by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002.

 

The Company’s debt instruments, consisting of mortgage loans secured by its properties (which are generally non-recourse to the Company), its senior unsecured notes due 2007 and 2010 and its revolving credit agreement, contain customary covenants requiring the Company to maintain insurance. Although the Company believes that it has adequate insurance coverage under these agreements, the Company may not be able to obtain an equivalent amount of coverage at reasonable costs in the future.  Further, if lenders insist on greater coverage than the Company is able to obtain, it could adversely affect the Company’s ability to finance and/or refinance its properties and expand its portfolio.

 

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SEGMENT DATA

 

The Company operates in four business segments: Office Properties, Retail Properties, Merchandise Mart Properties and Temperature Controlled Logistics.  The Company engages in no foreign operations.  Information related to the Company’s business segments for the years 2003, 2002 and 2001 is set forth in Note 18 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019; telephone (212) 894-7000.

 

MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE

 

Copies of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports, as well as Reports on Forms 3, 4 and 5 regarding Officers, Trustees or 10% Beneficial Owners of the Company, filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a), 15(d) or 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are available free of charge through our website (www.vno.com) as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file the material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.  We also have made available on our website copies of our Audit Committee Charter, Compensation Committee Charter, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Charter, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Corporate Governance Guidelines.  In the event of any changes to these charters or the code or guidelines, changed copies will also be made available on our website.

 

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CERTAIN FACTORS THAT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS

 

Set forth below are certain factors that may adversely affect our business and operations.

 

Real Estate Investments’ Value and Income Fluctuate Due to Various Factors.

 

The value of real estate fluctuates depending on conditions in the general economy and the real estate business. These conditions may also limit our revenues and available cash.

 

The factors that affect the value of the our real estate include, among other things, national, regional and local economic conditions; consequences of any armed conflict involving, or terrorist attack against, the United States; our ability to secure adequate insurance; local conditions such as an oversupply of space or a reduction in demand for real estate in the area; competition from other available space; whether tenants consider a property attractive; the financial condition of our tenants, including the extent of tenant bankruptcies or defaults; whether we are able to pass some or all of any increased operating costs through to tenants; how well we manage our properties; fluctuations in interest rates; changes in real estate taxes and other expenses; changes in market rental rates; the timing and costs associated with property improvements and rentals; changes in taxation or zoning laws; government regulation; availability of financing on acceptable terms or at all; potential liability under environmental or other laws or regulations; and general competitive factors.

 

The rents we receive and the occupancy levels at our properties may decline as a result of adverse changes in any of these factors.  If our rental revenues decline, we generally would expect to have less cash available to pay our indebtedness and distribute to our shareholders. In addition, some of our major expenses, including mortgage payments, real estate taxes and maintenance costs, generally do not decline when the related rents decline.

 

We depend on leasing space to tenants on economically favorable terms and collecting rent from our tenants, who may not be able to pay.

 

Our financial results depend on leasing space in our properties to tenants on economically favorable terms. In addition, because substantially all of our income comes from renting of real property, our income, funds available to pay indebtedness and funds available for distribution to our shareholders will decrease if a significant number of our tenants cannot pay their rent.  If a tenant does not pay its rent, we might not be able to enforce our rights as landlord without delays and might incur substantial legal costs. For information regarding the bankruptcy of our tenants, see “—Bankruptcy of tenants may decrease our revenues and available cash” below.

 

Bankruptcy or insolvency of tenants may decrease our revenues and available cash.

 

A number of companies, including some of our tenants, have declared bankruptcy in recent years, and other tenants may declare bankruptcy or become insolvent in the future.  If a major tenant declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the rental property where it leases space may have lower revenues and operational difficulties, and, in the case of our shopping centers, we may have difficulty leasing the remainder of the affected property.  Our leases generally do not contain restrictions designed to ensure the creditworthiness of its tenants. As a result, the bankruptcy or insolvency of a major tenant could result in a lower level of funds from operations available for distribution to our shareholders or the payment of our indebtedness.

 

In February 2003, KoninKlijke Ahold NV, parent of Stop & Shop, announced that it overstated its 2002 and 2001 earnings by at least $500 million and is under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission.  See Item 2. Properties - Retail Segment - Former Bradlees locations for information about former Bradlees leases guaranteed by Stop & Shop.  We cannot predict what effect, if any, this situation may have on Stop & Shop’s ability to satisfy its obligation under the Bradlees guarantees and rent for existing Stop & Shop leases aggregating approximately $10.5 million per annum.

 

The risk that some of our tenants may declare bankruptcy has been higher because of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the resulting decline in the economy.  If there is not a sustained recovery of the economy, this risk may increase. 

 

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All of Our Temperature Controlled Logistics Warehouses Are Leased to One Tenant, and That Tenant Is Experiencing Operating Difficulties.

 

The Operating Partnership owns a 60% general partnership interest in a partnership, which we refer to as the “Vornado Crescent Portland Partnership,” that owns 87 cold storage warehouses nationwide with an aggregate of approximately 440.7 million cubic feet of refrigerated, frozen and dry storage space. In 1998, the Vornado Crescent Portland Partnership sold all of the non-real estate assets encompassing the operations of the temperature controlled business to a new partnership named AmeriCold Logistics, owned 60% by Vornado Operating Company, an independent, public company, which we refer to as “Vornado Operating,” and 40% by Crescent Operating Inc. AmeriCold Logistics leases the underlying temperature controlled warehouses used in this business from the Vornado Crescent Portland Partnership (“the Landlord”) which continues to own the real estate.  During 2003, AmeriCold Logistics generated approximately 9% of our EBITDA.  The leases, as amended, generally have a 15-year term with two-five year renewal options and provide for the payment of fixed base rent and percentage rent based on revenue AmeriCold Logistics receives from its customers.  The contractual rent for 2003 was $155,450,000.  The Landlord’s share of annual maintenance capital expenditures is $9,500,000.  In accordance with the leases, AmeriCold Logistics deferred payment of $41,811,000 of 2003 rent due to the Landlord, of which our share was $25,087,000.  Based on the joint venture’s policy of recognizing rental income when earned and collection is assured or cash is received, the joint venture did not recognize the amount of the rent deferred by AmeriCold Logistics in the year ended December 31, 2003.  At December 31, 2003, our share of the joint venture’s total deferred rent receivable from the tenant is $49,436,000.

 

To the extent that the operations of AmeriCold Logistics may affect its ability to pay rent, including percentage rent due under the leases, we indirectly bear the risks associated with AmeriCold Logistics’ cold storage business. The cold storage business is extremely competitive. Factors affecting AmeriCold Logistics’ ability to compete include, among others, (a) general economic conditions, (b) customer policies about outsourcing warehouse and logistic services (c) warehouse locations, (d) customer mix and (e) availability, quality and price of additional services.

 

Real estate is a competitive business.

 

For a discussion of risks related to competition in the real estate business, see “Item 1.  Business – Competition.”

 

We may incur costs to comply with environmental laws.

 

For a discussion of risks related to the Company’s compliance with environmental laws, see “Item 1.  Business – Environmental Regulations.”

 

Some of our potential losses may not be covered by insurance.

 

For a discussion of risks related to our insurance coverage, see “Item 1.  Business – Insurance.”

 

Our Investments Are Concentrated in the New York City/New Jersey and Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Areas.  Circumstances Affecting These Areas Generally Could Adversely Affect Our Business.

 

A significant proportion of our properties are in the New York City/New Jersey and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas and are affected by the economic cycles and risks inherent to those regions.

 

During 2003, 73% of our EBITDA came from properties located in New Jersey and the New York City and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas.  In addition, we may continue to concentrate a significant portion of our future acquisitions in New Jersey and the New York City and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas.  Like other real estate markets, the real estate markets in these areas have experienced economic downturns in the past, and we cannot predict how the current economic conditions will impact these markets in both the short and long term.  Further declines in the economy or a decline in the real estate markets in these areas could hurt our financial performance and the value of our properties.  The factors affecting economic conditions in these regions include: space needs of the United States Government, business layoffs or downsizing; industry slowdowns; relocations of businesses; changing demographics; increased telecommuting and use of alternative work places; financial performance and productivity of the publishing, advertising, financial, technology, retail, insurance and real estate industries; infrastructure quality; and any oversupply of or reduced demand for real estate.

 

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It is impossible for us to assess the future effects of the current uncertain trends in the economic and investment climates of the New York City/New Jersey and Washington, D.C. regions, and more generally of the United States, or the real estate markets in these areas.  If these conditions persist or if any local, national or global economic recovery is of a short term, businesses and future profitability may be adversely affected.

 

Terrorist Attacks such as those of September 11, 2001 in New York City and the Washington, D.C. Area May Adversely Affect the Value of Our Properties and Our Ability to Generate Cash Flow.

 

We have significant investments in large metropolitan areas, including the New York/New Jersey, Washington, D.C. and Chicago metropolitan areas. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, tenants in these areas may choose to relocate their business to less populated, lower-profile areas of the United States that may be percieved to be less likely targets of future terrorist activity. This in turn would trigger a decrease in the demand for space in these areas, which could increase vacancies in our properties and force us to lease our properties on less favorable terms. As a result, the value of our properties and the level of our revenues could decline materially.

 

We May Acquire or Sell Additional Assets or Develop Additional Properties.  Our Failure or Inability to Consummate These Transactions or Manage the Results of These Transactions Could Adversely Affect Our Operations and Financial Results.

 

We have grown rapidly through acquisitions.  We may not be able to maintain this rapid growth and our failure to do so could adversely affect our stock price.

 

We have experienced rapid growth in recent years, increasing our total assets from approximately $565 million at December 31, 1996 to approximately $9.5 billion at December 31, 2003.  We may not be able to maintain a similar rate of growth in the future or manage our growth effectively.  Our failure to do so may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations and ability to pay dividends to our shareholders.

 

We may acquire or develop new properties and this may create risks.

 

We may acquire or develop properties or acquire other real estate companies when we believe that an acquisition or development is consistent with our business strategies. We may not, however, succeed in consummating desired acquisitions or in completing developments on time or within budget. We also may not succeed in leasing newly developed or acquired properties at rents sufficient to cover their costs of acquisition or development and operations.  Difficulties in integrating acquisitions may prove costly or time-consuming and could divert management’s attention.

 

It may be difficult to buy and sell real estate quickly.

 

Real estate investments are relatively difficult to buy and sell quickly.  Consequently, we may have limited ability to vary our portfolio promptly in response to changes in economic or other conditions.

 

We may not be permitted to dispose of certain properties or pay down the debt associated with those properties when we might otherwise desire to do so without incurring additional costs.

 

As part of an acquisition of a property, including our January 1, 2002, acquisition of CESCR’s 13.0 million square foot portfolio, we may agree, and in the case of CESCR did agree, with the seller that we will not dispose of the acquired properties or reduce the mortgage indebtedness on them for significant periods of time unless we pay certain of the resulting tax costs of the seller.  These agreements could result in our holding on to properties that we would otherwise sell and not pay down or refinance indebtedness that we would otherwise pay down or refinance.

 

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On January 1, 2002, we completed the acquisition of the 66% interest in CESCR that we did not previously own. The terms of the merger restrict our ability to sell or otherwise dispose of, or to finance or refinance, the properties formerly owned by Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty L.P., which could result in our inability to sell these properties at an opportune time and increased costs to us.

 

Subject to limited exceptions, we are restricted from selling or otherwise transferring or disposing of certain properties located in the Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia or an interest in our division that manages the majority of our office properties in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, which we refer to as the CESCR Division, for a period of 12 years with respect to certain properties located in the Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia or six years with respect to an interest in the CESCR Division.  These restrictions, which currently cover approximately 13.0 million square feet of space, could result in our inability to sell these properties or an interest in the CESCR Division at an opportune time and increase costs to us.

 

Our Organizational and Financial Structure Gives Rise to Operational and Financial Risks.

 

We May Not Be Able to Obtain Capital to Make Investments.

 

We depend primarily on external financing to fund the growth of our business. This is because one of the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for a REIT is that it distribute 90% of its net taxable income, excluding net capital gains, to its shareholders (there is a separate requirement to distribute net capital gains or pay a corporate level tax in lieu).  Our access to debt or equity financing depends on the willingness of third parties to lend or make equity investments and on conditions in the capital markets generally. We and other companies in the real estate industry have experienced limited availability of financing from time to time. Although we believe that we will be able to finance any investments we may wish to make in the foreseeable future, new financing may not be available on acceptable terms.

 

For information about our available sources of funds, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources” and the notes to the consolidated financial statements in this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Vornado Realty Trust depends on its direct and indirect subsidiaries’ dividends and distributions, and these subsidiaries’ creditors and preferred security holders are entitled to payment of amounts payable to them by the subsidiaries before the subsidiaries may pay any dividends or distributions to Vornado Realty Trust.

 

Substantially all of Vornado Realty Trust’s assets are held through its Operating Partnership which holds substantially all of its properties and assets through subsidiaries. The Operating Partnership therefore depends for substantially all of its cash flow on cash distributions to it by its subsidiaries, and Vornado Realty Trust in turn depends for substantially all of its cash flow on cash distributions to it by the Operating Partnership. The creditors of each of the Vornado Realty Trust’s direct and indirect subsidiaries are entitled to payment of that subsidiary’s obligations to them, when due and payable, before distributions may be made by that subsidiary to its equity holders. Thus, the Operating Partnership’s ability to make distributions to holders of units depends on its subsidiaries’ ability first to satisfy their obligations to their creditors and then to make distributions to the Operating Partnership. Likewise, Vornado Realty Trust’s ability to pay dividends to holders of common and preferred shares depends on the Operating Partnership’s ability first to satisfy its obligations to its creditors and make distributions payable to holders of preferred units and then to make distributions to Vornado Realty Trust.

 

Furthermore, the holders of preferred units of the Operating Partnership are entitled to receive preferred distributions before payment of distributions to holders of common units of the Operating Partnership, including Vornado Realty Trust. Thus, Vornado Realty Trust ability to pay dividends to holders of its common shares and satisfy its debt obligations depends on the Operating Partnership’s ability first to satisfy its obligations to its creditors and make distributions payable to holders of preferred units and then to make distributions to Vornado Realty Trust. There are currently 17 series of preferred units of the Operating Partnership not held by Vornado Realty Trust that have preference over Vornado Realty Trust common shares. The total liquidation value of these 17 series of preferred units is approximately $1,417,950,000.

 

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In addition, Vornado Realty Trust participation in any distribution of the assets of any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries upon the liquidation, reorganization or insolvency of the subsidiary, is only after the claims of the creditors, including trade creditors, and preferred security holders, if any, of the subsidiary are satisfied.

 

We have indebtedness, and this indebtedness may increase.

 

As of December 31, 2003, we had approximately $5.115 billion in total debt outstanding.  Our ratio of total debt to total enterprise value was 35%. When we say “enterprise value” in the preceding sentence, we mean market equity value of Vornado Realty Trust plus debt less cash. In the future, we may incur additional debt, and thus increase its ratio of total debt to total enterprise value, to finance acquisitions or property developments.

 

Vornado Realty Trust might fail to qualify or remain qualified as a REIT.

 

Although we believe that we will remain organized and will continue to operate so as to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, we might fail to remain qualified in this way. Qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes is governed by highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code for which there are only limited judicial or administrative interpretations. Our qualification as a REIT also depends on various facts and circumstances that are not entirely within our control. In addition, legislation, new regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions might significantly change the tax laws with respect to the requirements for qualification as a REIT or the federal income tax consequences of qualification as a REIT.

 

If, with respect to any taxable year, Vornado Realty Trust fails to maintain its qualification as a REIT, it could not deduct distributions to shareholders in computing its taxable income and would have to pay federal income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate rates. The federal income tax payable would include any applicable alternative minimum tax. If Vornado Realty Trust had to pay federal income tax, the amount of money available to distribute to shareholders and pay its indebtedness would be reduced for the year or years involved, and Vornado Realty Trust would no longer be required to distribute money to shareholders. In addition, Vornado Realty Trust would also be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year during which qualification was lost, unless it was entitled to relief under the relevant statutory provisions. Although Vornado Realty Trust currently intends to operate in a manner designed to allow it to qualify as a REIT, future economic, market, legal, tax or other considerations may cause it to revoke the REIT election.

 

Loss of the Company’s key personnel could harm our operations and adversely affect the value of our common shares.

 

We are dependent on the efforts of Steven Roth, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty Trust, and Michael D. Fascitelli, the President of Vornado Realty Trust. While we believe that we could find replacements for these key personnel, the loss of their services could harm our operations and adversely affect the value or our common shares.

 

Vornado Realty Trust’s charter documents and applicable law may hinder any attempt to acquire us.

 

Generally, for Vornado Realty Trust to maintain its qualification as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code, not more than 50% in value of the outstanding shares of beneficial interest of Vornado Realty Trust may be owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer individuals at any time during the last half of Vornado Realty Trust’s taxable year. The Internal Revenue Code defines “individuals” for purposes of the requirement described in the preceding sentence to include some types of entities. Under Vornado Realty Trust’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, as amended, no person may own more than 6.7% of the outstanding common shares or 9.9% of the outstanding preferred shares, with some exceptions for persons who held common shares in excess of the 6.7% limit before Vornado Realty Trust adopted the limit and other persons approved by Vornado Realty Trust’s Board of Trustees.  These restrictions on transferability and ownership may delay, deter or prevent a change in control of the Company or other transaction that might involve a premium price or otherwise be in the best interest of the shareholders.  We refer to Vornado Realty Trust’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, as amended, as the “declaration of trust.”

 

Vornado Realty Trust’s Board of Trustees is divided into three classes of trustees. Trustees of each class are chosen for three-year staggered terms. Staggered terms of trustees may reduce the possibility of a tender offer or an attempt to change control of the Company, even though a tender offer or change in control might be in the best interest of Vornado Realty Trust’s shareholders.

 

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The declaration of trust authorizes the Board of Trustees to, cause Vornado Realty Trust to issue additional authorized but unissued common shares or preferred shares; classify or reclassify, in one or more series, any unissued preferred shares; set the preferences, rights and other terms of any classified or reclassified shares that Vornado Realty Trust issues; and increase, without shareholder approval, the number of shares of beneficial interest that Vornado Realty Trust may issue.

 

The Board of Trustees could establish a series of preferred shares whose terms could delay, deter or prevent a change in control of the Company or other transaction that might involve a premium price or otherwise be in the best interest of Vornado Realty Trust’s shareholders, although the Board of Trustees does not now intend to establish a series of preferred shares of this kind. Vornado Realty Trust’s declaration of trust and bylaws contain other provisions that may delay, deter or prevent a change in control of the Company or other transaction that might involve a premium price or otherwise be in the best interest of the shareholders.

 

Under the Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended, which we refer to as the “MGCL,” as applicable to real estate investment trusts, certain “business combinations,” including certain mergers, consolidations, share exchanges and asset transfers and certain issuances and reclassifications of equity securities, between a Maryland real estate investment trust and any person who beneficially owns ten percent or more of the voting power of the trust’s shares or an affiliate or an associate, as defined in the MGCL, of the trust who, at any time within the two-year period before the date in question, was the beneficial owner of ten percent or more of the voting power of the then outstanding voting shares of beneficial interest of the trust, which we refer to as an “interested shareholder,” or an affiliate of the interested shareholder are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested shareholder becomes an interested shareholder. After that five-year period, any business combination of these kinds must be recommended by the board of trustees of the trust and approved by the affirmative vote of at least (a) 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding shares of beneficial interest of the trust and (b) two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of voting shares of the trust other than shares held by the interested shareholder with whom, or with whose affiliate, the business combination is to be effected, unless, among other conditions, the trust’s common shareholders receive a minimum price, as defined in the MGCL, for their shares and the consideration is received in cash or in the same form as previously paid by the interested shareholder for its common shares. The provisions of the MGCL do not apply, however, to business combinations that are approved or exempted by the board of trustees of the applicable trust before the interested shareholder becomes an interested shareholder, and a person is not an interested shareholder if the board of trustees approved in advance the transaction by which the person otherwise would have become an interested shareholder.  In approving a transaction, the board may provide that its approval is subject to compliance, at or after the time of approval, with any terms and conditions determined by the board.  Vornado Realty Trust’s board has adopted a resolution exempting any business combination between any trustee or officer of the Company, or their affiliates, and the Company. As a result, the trustees and officers of the Company and their affiliates may be able to enter into business combinations with the Company which may not be in the best interest of shareholders. With respect to business combinations with other persons, the business combination provisions of the MGCL may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company or other transaction that might involve a premium price or otherwise be in the best interest of the shareholders. The business combination statute may discourage others from trying to acquire control of the Company and increase the difficulty of consummating any offer.

 

Our Ownership Structure and Related-Party Transactions May Give Rise to Conflicts of Interest.

 

Steven Roth and Interstate Properties may exercise substantial influence over the Company. They and some of the Company’s other trustees and officers have interests or positions in other entities that may compete with the Company.

 

As of December 31, 2003, Interstate Properties, a New Jersey general partnership, and its partners owned approximately 11.7% of the common shares of Vornado Realty Trust and approximately 27.5% of the common stock of Alexander’s, Inc. and beneficially owned approximately 7.9% of the common stock of Vornado Operating (approximately 17.0% assuming redemption of 447,017 units of Vornado Operating L.P., the operating subsidiary of Vornado Operating, that are beneficially owned by Interstate Properties and redeemable for common stock of Vornado Operating).  Steven Roth, David Mandelbaum and Russell B. Wight, Jr. are the three partners of Interstate Properties. Mr. Roth is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty Trust, the managing general partner of Interstate Properties, the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Alexander’s and the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Operating. Mr. Wight is a trustee of Vornado Realty Trust and is also a director of both Alexander’s and Vornado Operating. Mr. Mandelbaum is a trustee of Vornado Realty Trust and is also a director of Alexander’s.

 

As of December 31, 2003, we owned 33.1% of the outstanding common stock of Alexander’s. Alexander’s is a REIT engaged in leasing, managing, developing and redeveloping properties, focusing primarily on the locations where its department stores operated before they ceased operations in 1992. Alexander’s has six properties, which are located in the New York City metropolitan area. Mr. Roth and Mr. Fascitelli, the President and a trustee of Vornado Realty Trust, are

 

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directors of Alexander’s. Messrs. Mandelbaum, West and Wight are trustees of Vornado Realty Trust and are also directors of Alexander’s.

 

Because of these overlapping interests, Mr. Roth and Interstate Properties and its partners may have substantial influence over Vornado Realty Trust, Alexander’s and Vornado Operating and on the outcome of any matters submitted to Vornado Realty Trust, Alexander’s or Vornado Operating’s shareholders for approval. In addition, certain decisions concerning the Company’s operations or financial structure may present conflicts of interest among Messrs. Roth, Mandelbaum and Wight and Interstate Properties and the Company’s other equity or debt holders. In addition, Mr. Roth and Interstate Properties and its partners currently and may in the future engage in a wide variety of activities in the real estate business which may result in conflicts of interest with respect to matters affecting the Company, Alexander’s or Vornado Operating, such as which of these entities or persons, if any, may take advantage of potential business opportunities, the business focus of these entities, the types of properties and geographic locations in which these entities make investments, potential competition between business activities conducted, or sought to be conducted, by the Company, Interstate Properties, Alexander’s and Vornado Operating, competition for properties and tenants, possible corporate transactions such as acquisitions and other strategic decisions affecting the future of these entities.

 

The Company currently manages and leases the real estate assets of Interstate Properties under a management agreement for which the Company receives an annual fee equal to 4% of base rent and percentage rent and certain other commissions. The management agreement has a term of one year and is automatically renewable unless terminated by either of the parties on 60 days’ notice at the end of the term. The Company earned $703,000, $747,000 and $1,133,000 of management fees under the management agreement for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001.  In addition, during fiscal years 2003, 2002 and 2001, as a result of a previously existing leasing arrangement with Alexander’s, Alexander’s paid to Interstate $587,000, $703,000 and $522,000, respectively, for the leasing an other services actually rendered by the Company.  Upon receipt of these payments, Interstate promptly paid them over to the Company without retaining any interest therein.  This arrangement was terminated in 2003 and all payments by Alexander’s for these leasing and other services are made directly to the Company.  Because the Company and Interstate Properties are controlled by the same persons, as described above, the terms of the management agreement and any future agreements between the Company and Interstate Properties may not be comparable to those the Company could have negotiated with an unaffiliated third party.

 

We engage in transactions with Vornado Operating on terms that may or may not be comparable to those it could negotiate with unaffiliated third parties.

 

In October 1998, Vornado Operating was spun off from the Company in order to own assets that the Company could not itself own and conduct activities that the Company could not itself conduct.  In addition to being trustees of Vornado Realty Trust, Messrs. Roth, Fascitelli, West and Wight are directors of Vornado Operating. Mr. Roth is also Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Operating, Mr. Fascitelli is also President of Vornado Operating, and certain other members of the Company’s senior management hold corresponding positions with Vornado Operating.

 

The Company entered into a $75,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility with Vornado Operating that expires on December 31, 2004. Borrowings under the revolving credit agreement bear interest at LIBOR plus 3%. The Company receives an annual commitment fee equal to 1% on the average daily unused portion of the facility. Vornado Operating is not required to pay any amortization under the revolving credit agreement during its term. The revolving credit agreement prohibits Vornado Operating from incurring indebtedness to third parties, other than certain purchase money debt and certain other exceptions, and prohibits Vornado Operating from paying dividends. As of December 31, 2003, $21,989,000 was the carrying balance on our books for the amount outstanding under the revolving credit agreement.

 

The Company and Vornado Operating are parties to an agreement under which, among other things, (a) we will offer Vornado Operating, under certain circumstances, an opportunity to become the lessee of certain real property owned now or in the future by us under mutually satisfactory lease terms and (b) Vornado Operating will not make any real estate investment or other investments known as REIT-qualified investments unless it first offers us the opportunity to make the investment and we have rejected that opportunity. Under this agreement, we provide Vornado Operating with administrative, corporate, accounting, financial, insurance, legal, tax, data processing, human resources and operational services. For these services, Vornado Operating compensates us in an amount determined in good faith by us as the amount an unaffiliated third party would charge Vornado Operating for comparable services and reimburses us for certain costs incurred and paid to third parties on behalf of Vornado Operating. Under this agreement, compensation for these services was approximately $330,000, for each of the years ended December 31, 2003, and 2002 and $371,000 for the year ended December 31, 2001. Vornado Operating and the Company each have the right to terminate this agreement if the other party is in material default of the agreement or upon 90 days’ written notice to the other party at any time. In addition, we have the right to terminate this agreement upon a change in control of Vornado Operating.

 

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Vornado Operating’s restated certificate of incorporation specifies that one of its corporate purposes is to perform this agreement and, for so long as the agreement remains in effect, prohibits Vornado Operating from making any real estate investment or other REIT-qualified investment without first offering the opportunity to the Company in the manner specified in the agreement.

 

The Company and Vornado Operating may enter into additional transactions in the future. Because the Company and Vornado Operating share common senior management and because four of the Company’s trustees also constitute the majority of the directors of Vornado Operating, the terms of the foregoing agreements and any future agreements between us and Vornado Operating may not be comparable to those we could have negotiated with an unaffiliated third party.

 

There may be conflicts of interest between Alexander’s and Us

 

As of December 31, 2003, the Operating Partnership owned 33.1% of the outstanding common stock of Alexander’s.  Alexander’s is a REIT engaged in leasing, managing, developing and redeveloping properties, focusing primarily on the locations where its department stores operated before they ceased operations in 1992.  Alexander’s has six properties.  Interstate Properties, which is further described above, owned an additional 27.5% of the outstanding common stock of Alexander’s as of December 31, 2003.  Mr. Roth, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty Trust, is Chief Executive Officer and a director of Alexander’s, and Mr. Fascitelli, President and a trustee of Vornado Realty Trust, is President and a director of Alexander’s.  Messrs. Mandelbaum, West and Wight, trustees of the Company, are also directors of Alexander’s.  Alexander’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ALX.”

 

At December 31, 2003, the Company had loans receivable from Alexander’s of $124,000,000 at an interest rate of 12.48%, including $29,000,000 drawn under a $50,000,000 line of credit.  The maturity date of the loans is the earlier of January 3, 2006 or the date that Alexander’s Lexington Avenue construction loan is repaid fully. The Operating Partnership manages, develops and leases the Alexander’s properties under management and development agreements and leasing agreements under which the Operating Partnership receives annual fees from Alexander’s. These agreements have a one-year term expiring in March of each year, except that the Lexington Avenue management and development agreements have a term lasting until substantial completion of development of the Lexington Avenue property, and are all automatically renewable. Because the Company and Alexander’s share common senior management and because a majority of the trustees of Vornado Realty Trust also constitute the majority of the directors of Alexander’s, the terms of the foregoing agreements and any future agreements between us and Alexander’s may not be comparable to those we could have negotiated with an unaffiliated third party.

 

For a description of Interstate Properties’ ownership of Vornado Realty Trust, Vornado Operating and Alexander’s, see “Steven Roth and Interstate Properties may exercise substantial influence over the Company. They and some of the Company’s other trustees and officers have interests or positions in other entities that may compete with the Company” above.

 

The Number of Shares of the Company and the Market for Those Shares Give Rise to Various Risks.

 

Vornado Realty Trust has many shares available for future sale, which could hurt the market price of its shares.

 

As of February 16, 2004, we had authorized but unissued, 81,752,000 common shares of beneficial interest, $.04 par value, and 60,039,000 preferred shares of beneficial interest, no par value.  We may issue these additional shares from time to time in public or private offerings or in connection with acquisitions.

 

In addition, as of February 16, 2004, 26,430,943 Vornado Realty Trust common shares were reserved for issuance upon redemption of Operating Partnership units.  Some of these shares may be sold in the public market after registration under the Securities Act under registration rights agreements between the Company and some holders of units of the Operating Partnership.  These shares may also be sold in the public market under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or other available exemptions from registration.  In addition, Vornado Realty Trust has reserved a number of common shares for issuance under its employee benefit plans, and these common shares will be available for sale from time to time.  Vornado Realty Trust has awarded shares of restricted stock and granted options to purchase additional common shares to some of its executive officers and employees.

 

We cannot predict the effect that future sales of our common shares, preferred shares or Operating Partnership Units, or the perception that sales of common shares, preferred or Operating Partnership Units could occur, will have on the market prices for Vornado Realty Trust’s shares.

 

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Changes in market conditions could hurt the market price of Vornado Realty Trust’s shares.

 

The value of the Vornado Realty Trust’s shares depends on various market conditions, which may change from time to time. Among the market conditions that may affect the value of the Vornado Realty Trust’s shares are the following: the extent of institutional investor interest in the Company; the reputation of REITs generally and the attractiveness of their equity securities in comparison to other equity securities, including securities issued by other real estate companies, and fixed income securities; our financial condition and performance; and general financial market conditions.

 

The stock market in recent years has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of companies.

 

Increased market interest rates may hurt the value of Vornado Realty Trust’s shares.

 

We believe that investors consider the distribution rate on REIT shares, expressed as a percentage of the price of the shares, relative to market interest rates as an important factor in deciding whether to buy or sell the shares.  If market interest rates go up, prospective purchasers of REIT shares may expect a higher distribution rate.  Higher interest rates would likely increase our borrowing costs and might decrease funds available for distribution.  Thus, higher market interest rates could cause the market price of Vornado Realty Trust’s shares to decline.

 

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ITEM 2.          PROPERTIES

 

The Company currently owns, directly or indirectly, Office properties, Retail properties, Merchandise Mart properties and Temperature Controlled Logistics refrigerated warehouses. The Company also owns or has investments in Alexander’s, Hotel Pennsylvania, The Newkirk Master Limited Partnership, and dry warehouses and industrial buildings.

 

Office Segment

 

The Company currently owns all or a portion of 83 office properties containing approximately 27.3 million square feet.  Of these properties, 20, containing 13.3 million square feet, are located in the New York City metropolitan area (primarily Manhattan) (the “New York City Office Properties”) and 63, containing 14.0 million square feet, are located in the Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia area (the “CESCR Office Properties”).

 

New York City Office Properties:

 

The New York City Office Properties contain: 12,456,000 square feet of office space and 797,000 square feet of retail space.  In addition, the New York City Office properties contain five garages totaling 332,000 square feet (1,600 spaces) which are managed by or leased to third parties.  The garage space is excluded from the statistics provided in this section.

 

On May 2, 2003, the Company acquired the remaining 40% of a 78-year leasehold interest in 20 Broad Street it did not already own.  The purchase price was approximately $30,000,000 in cash.  20 Broad Street contains 466,000 square feet of office space, of which 348,000 square feet is leased to the New York Stock Exchange.

 

On October 10, 2003, the Company sold Two Park Avenue, a 965,000 square foot office building, for $292,000,000 to SEB Immobilien-Investment GMBH, a German capital investment company.   The Company’s net gain on the sale after closing costs was approximately $156,433,000.

 

The following table sets forth the percentage of the New York City Office Properties 2003 revenue by tenants’ industry:

 

Industry

 

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

 

12

%

Publishing

 

10

%

Government

 

8

%

Legal

 

8

%

Communication

 

7

%

Technology

 

6

%

Finance

 

6

%

Pharmaceuticals

 

5

%

Not-for-Profit

 

4

%

Apparel

 

4

%

Insurance

 

4

%

Real Estate

 

3

%

Health Services

 

3

%

Service Contractors

 

3

%

Engineering

 

3

%

Bank Branches

 

3

%

Other

 

11

%

 

 

100

%

 

The Company’s New York City Office property lease terms generally range from five to seven years for smaller tenant spaces to as long as 15 years for major tenants, and may include extension options at market rates.  Leases typically provide for step-ups in rent periodically over the term of the lease and pass through to tenants the tenant’s share of increases in real estate taxes and operating expenses over a base year. Electricity is provided to tenants on a sub-metered basis or included in rent based on surveys and adjusted for subsequent utility rate increases. Leases also typically provide for tenant improvement allowances for all or a portion of the tenant’s initial construction costs of its premises.

 

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No tenant in the New York City office segment accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s 2003 total revenue.  Below is a listing of tenants that accounted for 2% or more of the New York City Office Properties revenues in 2003:

 

Tenant

 

Square Feet
Leased

 

2003
Revenues

 

Percentage of New
York City Office
Revenues

 

Percentage of
Company
Revenues

 

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

 

518,000

 

$

20,031,000

 

3.5

%

1.3

%

Sterling Winthrop, Inc.

 

429,000

 

18,932,000

 

3.3

%

1.3

%

VNU Inc.

 

515,000

 

18,644,000

 

3.2

%

1.2

%

Cablevision/Madison Square Garden L.P./ Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc.

 

285,000

 

13,877,000

 

2.4

%

0.9

%

New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

 

348,000

 

13,723,000

 

2.4

%

0.9

%

U.S. Government

 

646,737

 

13,350,000

 

2.3

%

0.9

%

Federated Department Stores

 

299,000

 

11,548,000

 

2.0

%

0.8

%

 

The following table sets forth the occupancy rate and the average annual escalated rent per square foot for the New York City Office properties, excluding garage space, at the end of each of the past five years.

 

As of
December 31,

 

Rentable
Square Feet

 

Occupancy Rate

 

Average Annual
Escalated Rent
Per Square Foot
(excluding retail space)

 

2003

 

13,253,000

 

95.2

%

$

39.21

 

2002

 

13,957,000

 

95.8

%

37.36

 

2001

 

13,953,000

 

97.3

%

35.53

 

2000

 

14,049,000

 

96.2

%

32.18

 

1999

 

13,681,000

 

94.9

%

30.16

 

 

During 2003, 1,017,000 square feet of New York City office space was leased at a weighted average initial rent per square foot of $44.28.  The Company’s ownership interest in the leased square footage is 925,000 square feet at a weighted average initial rent per square foot of $44.60, a 15% increase over the weighted average escalated rent per square foot of $38.51 for the expiring leases.  Following is the detail by building:

 

 

 

2003 Leasing Activity

 

Location

 

Square Feet

 

Average Initial
Rent Per Square
Foot(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

888 Seventh Avenue

 

216,000

 

$

52.41

 

90 Park Avenue

 

188,000

 

47.18

 

One Penn Plaza

 

159,000

 

40.75

 

330 Madison Avenue (25% interest)

 

120,000

 

41.28

 

150 East 58th Street

 

69,000

 

43.81

 

595 Madison

 

55,000

 

46.88

 

866 U.N. Plaza

 

32,000

 

42.62

 

40 Fulton Street

 

29,000

 

29.38

 

909 Third Avenue

 

29,000

 

48.68

 

Eleven Penn Plaza

 

28,000

 

32.56

 

Two Park Avenue

 

27,000

 

36.37

 

330 West 34th Street

 

26,000

 

27.00

 

Two Penn Plaza

 

17,000

 

38.89

 

689 Fifth Avenue

 

14,000

 

44.00

 

Paramus

 

5,000

 

20.01

 

20 Broad Street

 

3,000

 

33.01

 

Total

 

1,017,000

 

44.28

 

Vornado’s Ownership Interest

 

925,000

 

44.60

 

 


(1)   Most leases include periodic step-ups in rent, which are not reflected in the initial rent per square foot leased.

 

In addition to the office space noted above, the Company leased 66,000 square feet of retail space at a weighted average initial rent of $220.97 per square foot. 

 

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The following tables set forth lease expirations for the office and retail portions of the New York City Office Properties as of December 31, 2003, for each of the next 10 years assuming that none of the tenants exercise their renewal options.

 

Office Space:

 

 

 

Number of
Expiring Leases

 

Square Feet of
Expiring Leases

 

Percentage of
New York City
Office Square Feet

 

Annual Escalated
Rent of Expiring Leases

 

Year

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Per Square Foot

 

2004

 

142

 

753,000

 

6.4

%

$

22,802,000

 

$

30.28

 

2005

 

100

 

529,000

 

4.5

%

23,233,000

 

43.92

 

2006

 

82

 

877,000

 

7.5

%

33,298,000

 

37.97

 

2007

 

76

 

808,000

 

6.9

%

34,089,000

 

42.19

 

2008

 

62

 

1,198,000

(1)

10.2

%

49,119,000

 

41.00

 

2009

 

58

 

544,000

 

4.6

%

21,865,000

 

40.19

 

2010

 

42

 

1,046,000

 

8.9

%

43,676,000

 

41.76

 

2011

 

23

 

799,000

 

6.8

%

38,584,000

 

48.29

 

2012

 

17

 

816,000

 

7.0

%

27,090,000

 

33.20

 

2013

 

16

 

597,000

 

5.1

%

23,043,000

 

38.60

 

 


(1)   Excludes 492,000 square feet at 909 Third Avenue leased to the U.S. Post Office for which the annual escalated rent is $4,412,000 or $8.96 per square foot.  The U.S. Post Office has 6 five-year renewal options remaining.

 

Retail Space (contained in office buildings):

 

 

 

Number of
Expiring Leases

 

Square Feet of
Expiring Leases

 

Percentage of Retail
Square Feet

 

Annual Escalated
Rent of Expiring Leases

 

Year

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Per Square Foot

 

2004

 

15

 

41,000

 

5.5

%

$

3,012,000

 

$

73.46

 

2005

 

4

 

16,000

 

2.1

%

1,740,000

 

108.75

 

2006

 

11

 

60,000

 

7.9

%

2,902,000

 

48.37

 

2007

 

2

 

2,000

 

0.3

%

465,000

 

232.50

 

2008

 

9

 

29,000

 

3.8

%

1,601,000

 

55.21

 

2009

 

6

 

26,000

 

3.4

%

2,705,000

 

104.04

 

2010

 

4

 

6,000

 

0.9

%

526,000

 

87.67

 

2011

 

3

 

9,000

 

1.2

%

628,000

 

69.78

 

2012

 

4

 

69,000

 

9.0

%

2,446,000

 

35.45

 

2013

 

10

 

36,000

 

4.8

%

3,519,000

 

97.75

 

 

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The following table sets forth the New York City Office Properties owned by the Company as of December 31, 2003:

 

Location

 

Approximate
Leasable
Building Square
Feet

 

Percent
Leased

 

Encumbrances
(in thousands)

 

NEW YORK (Manhattan)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Penn Plaza (1)

 

2,365,000

 

96.3

%

$

275,000

 

Two Penn Plaza

 

1,529,000

 

95.6

%

151,420

 

909 Third Avenue (1)

 

1,307,000

 

90.6

%

125,000

 

770 Broadway

 

1,046,000

 

99.6

%

170,000

 

Eleven Penn Plaza

 

1,022,000

 

95.8

%

49,304

 

90 Park Avenue

 

890,000

 

98.6

%

 

888 Seventh Avenue (1)

 

822,000

 

95.9

%

105,000

 

330 West 34th Street (1)

 

637,000

 

99.9

%

 

1740 Broadway

 

566,000

 

98.7

%

 

150 East 58th Street (1)

 

521,000

 

87.9

%

 

866 United Nations Plaza

 

350,000

 

91.5

%

33,000

 

595 Madison (Fuller Building)

 

305,000

 

91.3

%

 

640 Fifth Avenue

 

269,000

 

99.4

%(2)

 

40 Fulton Street

 

238,000

 

86.6

%

 

689 Fifth Avenue

 

89,000

 

87.6

%

 

7 West 34th Street

 

424,000

 

100.0

%

 

330 Madison Avenue (25% interest)

 

783,000

 

91.0

%

60,000

 

20 Broad Street (1)

 

467,000

 

87.1

%

 

825 Seventh Avenue (50% interest)

 

165,000

 

86.5

%

23,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW JERSEY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paramus

 

128,000

 

93.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Office Buildings

 

13,923,000

 

94.9

%

$

991,784

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vornado’s Ownership Interest

 

13,253,000

 

95.2

%

$

935,254

 

 


(1)   These properties are 100% ground leased with the exception of 150 East 58th Street where less than 10% is ground leased.

(2)   Excludes 114,119 square feet under development. 

 

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Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty (“CESCR”) Office Properties:

 

CESCR owns 63 office buildings in the Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia area containing 14.0 million square feet and manages an additional 8.5 million square feet of office and other commercial properties.  In addition, CESCR’s buildings contain 19 garages totaling approximately 7.4 million square feet (25,000 spaces) which are managed by or leased to third parties.  The garage space is excluded from the statistics provided in this section.  As of December 31, 2003, 44 percent of CESCR’s property portfolio is leased to various agencies of the U.S. government.

 

On April 9, 2003, the Company acquired Kaempfer which owns partial interests in six Class “A” office properties in Washington D.C. containing 1.8 million square feet, manages and leases these properties and four others for which it receives customary fees and has options to acquire certain other real estate interests, including the Waterfront project discussed below.  Kaempfer’s equity interest in the properties approximates 5.0%.  The aggregate purchase price for the equity interests and the management and leasing business was $32,200,000 consisting of $28,600,000 in cash, approximately 99,300 Operating Partnership units valued at $3,600,000 and may be increased by up to $9,000,000 based on the performance of the management company.

 

On October 7, 2003, the Company acquired a 2.5% interest in the planned redevelopment of Waterfront, located at 401 M Street, a mixed-use project in Washington D.C. (“the Waterfront interest”) for $2,171,000, of which the Company paid $1,545,000 in cash and issued 12,500 Operating Partnership units valued at $626,000.  The partnership units were issued to Mitchell N. Schear, one of the partners in the Waterfront interest, who became the President of the Company’s CESCR division.

 

On August 4, 2003, the Company completed the acquisition of 2101 L Street, a 370,000 square foot office building located in Washington D.C.  The consideration for the acquisition consisted of approximately 1.1 million newly issued Operating Partnership units (valued at approximately $49,517,000) and the assumption of existing mortgage debt and transaction costs totaling approximately $32,000,000.  Robert H. Smith and Robert P. Kogod, trustees of Vornado, together with family members owned approximately 24 percent of the limited partnership that sold the building and Mr. Smith was a general partner.  On August 5, 2003, the Company repaid the mortgage of $29,056,000.

 

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The following table sets forth the percentage of CESCR’s Office properties 2003 revenue by tenants’ industry:

 

Industry

 

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government

 

47

%

Government Contractors

 

29

%

Business Services

 

4

%

Communication

 

4

%

Retail

 

3

%

Transportation

 

3

%

Health Services

 

2

%

Real Estate

 

2

%

Trade Associations

 

2

%

Legal

 

1

%

Other

 

3

%

 

 

100

%

 

CESCR office leases are typically for four to seven year terms, and may provide for extension options at either pre-negotiated or market rates.  Most leases provide for annual rental escalations throughout the lease term, plus recovery of increases in real estate taxes and certain property operating expenses over a base year.  Annual rental escalations are typically based upon either fixed percentage increases or the consumer price index.  Leases also typically provide for tenant improvement allowances for all or a portion of the tenant’s initial construction costs of its premises.

 

Below is a listing of tenants which accounted for 2% or more of the CESCR Office properties revenues during 2003:

 

Tenant

 

Square Feet
Leased

 

2003
Revenues

 

Percentage of
CESCR
Revenues

 

Percentage
of Company
Revenues

 

U.S. Government (113 separate leases)

 

5,879,000

 

$

166,618,000

 

47.4

%

11.1

%

Science Applications International Corp

 

456,000

 

10,487,000

 

3.0

%

0.7

%

US Airways, Inc.

 

214,000

 

8,415,000

 

2.4

%

0.6

%

The Boeing Company

 

248,000

 

7,234,000

 

2.2

%

0.5

%

 

The following table sets forth the occupancy rate and the average annual escalated rent per square foot for the CESCR properties at the end of each of the past five years:

 

As of
December 31,

 

Rentable
Square Feet

 

Occupancy Rate

 

Average Annual
Escalated Rent
Per Square Foot

 

2003

 

13,963,000

 

93.9

%

$

29.64

 

2002

 

13,395,000

 

93.6

%

29.38

 

2001

 

12,899,000

 

94.8

%

28.59

 

2000

 

12,495,000

 

97.9

%

27.38

 

1999

 

10,657,000

 

98.6

%

26.46

 

 

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During 2003, 2,848,000 square feet of CESCR office space was leased at a weighted average initial rent per square foot of $30.26, a 2.6% increase over the weighted average escalated rent per square foot of $29.86 for the expiring leases.  Following is the detail by building and/or complex:

 

Location

 

Square Feet

 

Average Initial Rent
Per Square Foot (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crystal Gateway

 

577,000

 

$

32.30

 

Skylines

 

583,000

 

24.65

 

Crystal Mall

 

430,000

 

33.86

 

Crystal Square

 

394,000

 

32.80

 

Crystal Park

 

253,000

 

32.42

 

Crystal Plaza

 

113,000

 

30.72

 

Tysons Dulles

 

115,000

 

22.68

 

1730 M Street

 

58,000

 

30.52

 

1140 Connecticut Avenue

 

59,000

 

33.70

 

Courthouse Plaza

 

42,000

 

31.71

 

Democracy Plaza

 

43,000

 

33.96

 

Reston Executive

 

34,000

 

21.84

 

1101 17th Street

 

41,000

 

33.87

 

1150 17th Street

 

25,000

 

32.61

 

Commerce Executive

 

64,000

 

22.23

 

Arlington Plaza

 

8,000

 

27.16

 

Fairfax Square (20% interest)

 

8,000

 

28.04

 

1919 South Eads Street

 

1,000

 

33.50

 

 

 

2,848,000

 

30.26

 

 


(1)   Most leases include periodic step-ups in rent which are not reflected in the initial rent per square foot leased.

 

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The following table sets forth lease expirations for the CESCR Office Properties as of December 31, 2003 for each of the next 10 years, assuming that none of the tenants exercise their renewal options.

 

 

 

Number of
Expiring Leases

 

Square Feet of
Expiring Leases

 

Percentage of
CESCR Square Feet

 

Annual Escalated
Rent of Expiring Leases

 

Year

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Per Square Foot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

391

 

3,320,000

 

25.5

%

$

95,220,000

 

$

28.68

 

2005

 

207

 

2,091,000

 

16.0

%

60,714,000

 

29.03

 

2006

 

171

 

2,225,000

 

17.1

%

68,990,000

 

31.01

 

2007

 

124

 

888,000

 

6.8

%

27,002,000

 

30.39

 

2008

 

123

 

1,130,000

 

8.7

%

33,641,000

 

29.76

 

2009

 

56

 

683,000

 

5.2

%

18,443,000

 

27.00

 

2010

 

45

 

426,000

 

3.3

%

13,930,000

 

32.72

 

2011

 

59

 

906,000

 

6.9

%

26,394,000

 

29.14

 

2012

 

26

 

556,000

 

4.3

%

18,125,000

 

32.61

 

2013

 

25

 

348,000

 

2.7

%

11,282,000

 

32.46

 

 

Included in the above table is 1,939,000 square feet leased to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) in the Crystal City submarket.  The PTO lease expirations are as follows:

 

 

 

Square Feet of
Expiring PTO
Leases

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

937,000

 

2005

 

895,000

 

2006

 

107,000

 

Total

 

1,939,000

 

 

The average annual escalated rent per square foot of the PTO space is $26.61.  The average escalated rent per square foot of CESCR space expiring in 2004 in the Crystal City submarket is $28.56.  The Company plans substantial renovations to this space as outlined in Item 1-Business “Development and Redevelopment Projects”.

 

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The following table sets forth the CESCR Office Properties owned by the Company as of December 31, 2003:

 

Location/Complex

 

Number
of
Buildings

 

Approximate
Leasable
Building Square
Feet

 

Percent
Leased

 

Encumbrances
(in thousands)

 

Crystal Mall

 

4

 

1,064,000

 

99.9

%

$

53,210

 

Crystal Plaza

 

7

 

1,220,000

 

98.2

%

68,598

 

Crystal Square

 

4

 

1,414,000

 

99.4

%

187,102

 

Crystal Gateway

 

5

 

1,457,000

 

97.5

%

203,006

 

Crystal Park

 

5

 

2,166,000

 

90.4

%

257,971

 

1919 S. Eads Street

 

1

 

96,000

 

87.5

%

12,942

 

Total Crystal City

 

26

 

7,417,000

 

96.1

%

782,829

 

Arlington Plaza

 

1

 

176,000

 

84.7

%

17,256

 

Skyline

 

8

 

2,507,000

 

91.4

%

198,801

 

Courthouse Plaza (1)

 

2

 

618,000

 

98.1

%

78,483

 

1101 17th Street

 

1

 

206,000

 

91.8

%

25,783

 

1730 M Street (1)

 

1

 

190,000

 

89.7

%

16,097

 

1140 Connecticut Avenue

 

1

 

179,000

 

96.0

%

19,070

 

1150 17th Street

 

1

 

226,000

 

95.7

%

31,134

 

1750 Pennsylvania Avenue

 

1

 

259,000

 

97.9

%

49,346

 

2101 L Street

 

1

 

354,000

 

99.9

%

 

Democracy Plaza I (1)

 

1

 

218,000

 

95.5

%

26,551

 

Tysons Dulles

 

3

 

482,000

 

87.3

%

 

Commerce Executive

 

3

 

416,000

 

73.7

%

52,582

 

Reston Executive

 

3

 

487,000

 

95.3

%

71,874

 

Fairfax Square (20% interest)

 

3

 

104,000

 

72.1

%

13,639

 

Kaempfer equity interests (.1% to 10% interests)

 

7

 

124,000

 

98.8

%

13,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Office buildings (Vornado’s Interest)

 

63

 

13,963,000

 

93.9

%

$

1,397,246

 

 


(1) These properties are 100% ground leased.

 

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Retail Segment

 

The Company owns 60 retail properties, of which 48 are strip shopping centers primarily located in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states; five are regional malls located in New York, New Jersey and San Juan, Puerto Rico; and seven are retail properties located in Manhattan.  The Company’s strip shopping centers and malls are generally located on major regional highways in mature, densely populated areas.  The Company believes these properties attract consumers from a regional, rather than a neighborhood market place because of their location on regional highways.

 

The Company’s strip shopping centers contain an aggregate of 8.8 million square feet and are substantially (over 80%) leased to large stores (over 20,000 square feet).  Tenants include destination retailers such as discount department stores, supermarkets, home improvement stores, discount apparel stores, membership warehouse clubs and “category killers.”  Category killers are large stores that offer a complete selection of a category of items (e.g., toys, office supplies, etc.) at low prices, often in a warehouse format.  Tenants typically offer basic consumer necessities such as food, health and beauty aids, moderately priced clothing, building materials and home improvement supplies, and compete primarily on the basis of price and location.

 

The Company’s five regional malls are as follows:

 

The Green Acres Mall in Long Island, New York contains 1.6 million square feet, and is anchored by four major department stores: Sears, Roebuck and Co., J.C. Penney Company, Inc., Federated Department Stores, Inc. (“Federated”) doing business as Macy’s, and Federated doing business as Stern’s, that is currently dark.  In February 2004, the Company entered into an agreement with Federated to take back 63,000 square feet of the former Stern’s store.  The remainder of the Stern’s space will be operated as a Macy’s Men’s Store and a Macy’s Home Store.  Federated will continue to pay the same rent (exclusive of real estate taxes for the space taken back by the Company).  The complex also includes The Plaza at Green Acres, a 172,000 square foot strip shopping center which is anchored by Wal-Mart and National Wholesale Liquidators.  The Company plans to renovate the interior of the mall.  In addition, the Company will construct 70,000 square feet of free-standing retail space and parking decks in the complex, subject to governmental approvals.  Further, the Company has entered into a ground lease with B.J.’s Wholesale Club who will construct its own free-standing store in the complex.  The expansion and renovation are expected to be completed by 2006.

 

The Monmouth Mall, located in Eatontown, New Jersey was acquired on October 10, 2002, by a joint venture in which the Company has a 50% interest.  The mall contains 1.5 million square feet and is anchored by four department store tenants (Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, J.C. Penney’s and Boscovs), three of which own their stores aggregating 719,000 square feet.

 

The Bergen Mall in Paramus, New Jersey, contains 903,000 square feet and is anchored by Macy’s, Value City, Marshalls and Off Saks Fifth Avenue.  The Bergen Mall was acquired on December 12, 2003, for approximately $145,000,000.

 

The Montehiedra Mall in San Juan, Puerto Rico, contains 554,000 square feet and is anchored by Home Depot, Kmart, and Marshalls.

 

The Las Catalinas Mall in San Juan, Puerto Rico, contains 493,000 square feet and is anchored by Kmart and Sears, which owns its store.

 

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The following table sets forth the percentage of the Retail Properties 2003 revenues by type of retailer:

 

Industry

 

Percentage

 

Family Apparel

 

16

%

Department Stores

 

14

%

Supermarkets

 

10

%

Home Improvement

 

8

%

Restaurants

 

7

%

Home Entertainment and Electronics Stores

 

6

%

Membership Warehouse Clubs

 

5

%

Other

 

34

%

 

 

100

%

 

The Company’s shopping center lease terms range from five years or less in some instances for smaller tenant spaces to as long as 25 years for major tenants. Leases generally provide for additional rents based on a percentage of tenants’ sales and pass through to tenants of the tenants’ share of all common area charges (including roof and structure in strip shopping centers, unless it is the tenant’s direct responsibility), real estate taxes and insurance costs and certain capital expenditures. Percentage rent accounted for less than 1% of total shopping center revenues in 2003.  None of the tenants in the Retail Segment accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s 2003 total revenues.

 

Below is a listing of tenants which accounted for 2% or more of the Retail properties revenues in 2003:

 

Tenant

 

Square Feet
Leased

 

2003
Revenues

 

Percentage of
Retail
Revenues

 

Percentage of
Company
Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Home Depot, Inc

 

630,000

 

$

8,481,000

 

5.8

%

0.6

%

Stop & Shop Companies, Inc, (Stop & Shop).

 

339,000

 

8,058,000

 

5.5

%

0.5

%

Hennes & Mauritz

 

43,000

 

6,218,000

 

4.3

%

0.4

%

Wal-Mart/Sam’s Wholesale

 

1,557,000

 

5,211,000

 

3.6

%

0.3

%

Kohl’s

 

698,000

 

3,643,000

 

2.5

%

0.2

%

The TJX Companies, Inc.

 

369,000

 

3,633,000

 

2.5

%

0.2

%

Shop Rite

 

364,000

 

3,501,000

 

2.4

%

0.2

%

Staples, Inc.

 

206,000

 

3,461,000

 

2.4

%

0.2

%

Kmart

 

346,000

 

2,851,000

 

2.0

%

0.2

%

 

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The aggregate occupancy rate for the 12,889,000 square feet of retail properties at December 31, 2003 is 93.0%.  The occupancy rate includes leases for 691,000 square feet (6%) at four locations, which have not commenced at December 31, 2003.  The following sets forth the occupancy rate and the average annual base rent per square foot for the Strip Shopping Centers and Regional Malls at the end of each of the past five years.

 

Strip Shopping Centers:

 

As of December 31,

 

Rentable
Square Feet

 

Occupancy Rate

 

Average Annual
Base Rent
Per Square Foot

 

2003

 

8,798,000

 

92.3

%

$

11.91

 

2002

 

9,295,000

 

85.7

%

11.11

 

2001

 

9,008,000

 

89.0

%

10.60

 

2000

 

9,000,000

 

91.1

%

10.72

 

1999

 

8,212,000

 

91.0

%

10.20

 

 

Regional Malls:

 

 

 

Rentable
Square Feet

 

Occupancy Rate

 

Average Annual Base Rent
Per Square Foot

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

Mall Tenants

 

Total

 

2003

 

3,766,000

 

94.1

%

$

31.08

 

$

16.41

 

2002

 

2,875,000

 

95.4

%

27.79

 

17.15

 

2001

 

2,293,000

 

98.7

%

34.04

 

15.31

 

2000

 

2,293,000

 

95.5

%

32.05

 

14.84

 

1999

 

2,293,000

 

95.5

%

31.66

 

14.50

 

 

Manhattan Retail and Other:

 

The Manhattan retail is comprised of seven properties containing 325,000 square feet, including 4 Union Square South, containing 198,000 square feet, which is currently under development.

 

The Company has two strip shopping centers aggregating 327,000 square feet which are classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2003.

 

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During 2003, approximately 803,000 square feet of retail space was leased at a weighted average rent per square foot of $17.40, an 11.6% increase over the weighted average rent per square foot of $15.59 for the expiring leases and 243,000 square feet of land was ground leased to retailers at a weighted average rent per square foot of $10.60.  Following is the detail by property:

 

 

 

2003 Leasing Activity

 

Location

 

Square
Feet

 

Average
Initial Rent
Per Square
Foot (1)

 

Space Leases:

 

 

 

 

 

Manalapan

 

109,000

 

$

10.73

 

Henrietta

 

88,000

 

3.00

 

Valley Stream

 

83,000

 

24.45

 

Allentown

 

83,000

 

12.44

 

Marlton

 

75,000

 

12.34

 

Monmouth Mall

 

54,000

 

31.28

 

Waterbury

 

48,000

 

13.39

 

East Brunswick

 

34,000

 

14.12

 

Bricktown

 

22,000

 

18.89

 

Philadelphia

 

22,000

 

16.00

 

Glenburnie

 

21,000

 

5.75

 

Totowa

 

21,000

 

24.13

 

Middletown

 

18,000

 

24.14

 

Union

 

16,000

 

31.71

 

Freeport

 

15,000

 

20.00

 

Bensalem

 

14,000

 

15.12

 

424 6th Ave

 

10,000

 

109.59

 

Dundalk

 

9,000

 

11.90

 

Cherry Hill

 

8,000

 

24.00

 

Hanover Conrans

 

8,000

 

13.58

 

Bethlehem

 

7,000

 

8.52

 

Glenolden

 

7,000

 

28.04

 

Jersey City

 

7,000

 

27.35

 

East Hanover

 

6,000

 

27.91

 

Hackensack

 

6,000

 

23.09

 

North Plainfield

 

6,000

 

15.42

 

Morris Plains

 

3,000

 

29.87

 

Watchung

 

3,000

 

17.40

 

 

 

803,000

 

17.40

 

Land Leases:

 

 

 

 

 

Woodbridge

 

136,000

 

10.16

 

Glenolden

 

92,000

 

10.86

 

Waterbury

 

5,000

 

14.70

 

Chicopee

 

4,000

 

10.26

 

Allentown

 

3,000

 

13.44

 

Kearny

 

3,000

 

13.27

 

 

 

243,000

 

10.60

 

 


(1)   Most leases include periodic step-ups in rent, which are not reflected in the initial rent per square foot leased.

 

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Former Bradlees locations:

 

Property rentals for the year ended December 31, 2003, include $5,000,000 of additional rent which, effective December 31, 2002, was re-allocated to the former Bradlees locations in Marlton, Turnersville, Bensalem and Broomall and is payable by Stop & Shop, pursuant to the Master Agreement and Guaranty, dated May 1, 1992.  This amount is in addition to all other rent guaranteed by Stop & Shop for the former Bradlees locations.  On January 8, 2003, Stop & Shop filed a complaint with the United States District Court claiming the Company has no right to reallocate and therefore continue to collect the $5,000,000 of annual rent from Stop & Shop because of the expiration of the East Brunswick, Jersey City, Middletown, Union and Woodbridge leases to which the $5,000,000 of additional rent was previously allocated.  The Company believes the additional rent provision of the guaranty expires at the earliest in 2012 and is vigorously contesting Stop & Shop’s position.

 

In February 2003, Koninklijke Ahold NV, parent of Stop & Shop, announced that it overstated its 2002 and 2001 earnings by at least $500 million and is under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Company cannot predict what effect, if any, this situation may have on Stop & Shop’s ability to satisfy its obligation under the Bradlees guarantees and rent for existing Stop & Shop leases aggregating approximately $10.5 million per annum.

 

The following table sets forth the lease expirations for the Retail Properties as of December 31, 2003 for each of the next 10 years assuming that none of the tenants exercise their renewal options.

 

 

 

Number of
Expiring
Leases

 

Square Feet
of Expiring
Leases

 

Percentage of
Retail Square
Feet

 

Annual Rent of
Expiring Leases

 

Year

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Per Square
Foot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

115

 

679,000

 

5.6

%

$

10,315,000

 

$

15.19

 

2005

 

117

 

549,000

 

4.5

%

10,800,000

 

19.67

 

2006

 

84

 

817,000

 

6.8

%

8,511,000

 

10.42

 

2007

 

117

 

744,000

 

6.2

%

10,791,000

 

14.50

 

2008

 

98

 

733,000

 

6.1

%

10,228,000

 

13.95

 

2009

 

66

 

556,000

 

4.6

%

8,502,000

 

15.29

 

2010

 

40

 

440,000

 

3.6

%

6,646,000

 

15.10

 

2011

 

37

 

724,000

 

6.0

%

8,763,000

 

12.10

 

2012

 

45

 

743,000

 

6.1

%

8,320,000

 

11.20

 

2013

 

47

 

603,000

 

5.0

%

9,689,000

 

16.07

 

 

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The following table sets forth the Retail Properties owned by the Company as of December 31, 2003:

 

 

 

Approximate Leasable
Building Square Footage

 

 

 

 

 

Location

 

Owned/
Leased by
Company

 

Owned by
Tenant on
Land Leased
from
Company

 

Percent
Leased

 

Encumbrances
(in thousands)

 

REGIONAL MALLS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green Acres Mall, Valley Stream, NY (1)

 

1,535,000

 

61,000

 

95.6

%

155,307

 

Monmouth Mall, Monmouth, NJ (50% ownership)

 

717,000

 

 

94.9

%

135,000

 

Montehiedra, Puerto Rico

 

554,000

 

 

90.8

%

58,855

 

Las Catalinas, Puerto Rico

 

354,000

 

 

94.5

%

66,729

 

Bergen Mall, Paramus, NJ (Acquired 12/12/03)

 

893,000

 

10,000

 

93.0

%

 

Total Regional Malls

 

4,053,000

 

71,000

 

94.2

%

415,891

 

Vornado’s ownership interest

 

3,694,000

 

71,000

 

94.1

%

348,391

 

STRIP SHOPPING CENTERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW JERSEY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bordentown

 

179,000

 

 

95.0

%

7,990

(2)

Bricktown

 

260,000

 

3,000

 

96.0

%

16,147

(2)

Cherry Hill

 

58,000

 

206,000

 

91.1

%

14,850

(2)

Delran

 

169,000

 

3,000

 

95.5

%

6,365

(2)

Dover

 

173,000

 

 

98.8

%

7,278

(2)

East Brunswick

 

221,000

 

10,000

 

100.0

%

22,546

(2)

East Hanover I and II

 

348,000

 

 

87.0

%

27,031

(2)

Hackensack

 

209,000

 

60,000

 

98.2

%

24,770

(2)

Jersey City

 

47,000

 

173,000

 

100.0

%

18,963

(2)

Kearny

 

40,000

 

66,000

 

98.2

%

3,702

(2)

Lawnside

 

142,000

 

3,000

 

78.8

%

10,493

(2)

Lodi

 

171,000

 

 

100.0

%

9,299

(2)

Manalapan

 

196,000

 

2,000

 

100.0

%

12,410

(2)

Marlton

 

174,000

 

7,000

 

96.1

%

12,067

(2)

Middletown

 

180,000

 

52,000

 

93.0

%

16,289

(2)

Morris Plains

 

176,000

 

1,000

 

100.0

%

11,924

(2)

North Bergen

 

7,000

 

55,000

 

100.0

%

3,926

(2)

North Plainfield (1)

 

219,000

 

 

88.1

%

10,779

(2)

Totowa

 

178,000

 

139,000

 

100.0

%

29,252

(2)

Turnersville

 

89,000

 

7,000

 

100.0

%

4,047

(2)

Union

 

120,000

 

159,000

 

95.6

%

33,220

(2)

Watchung

 

50,000

 

116,000

 

96.5

%

13,404

(2)

Woodbridge

 

88,000

 

140,000

 

85.7

%

21,897

(2)

Total New Jersey

 

3,494,000

 

1,202,000

 

95.0

%

338,649

 

NEW YORK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Albany (Menands)

 

140,000

 

 

74.0

%

6,158

(2)

Buffalo (Amherst) (1)

 

185,000

 

112,000

 

81.1

%

6,939

(2)

Freeport

 

167,000

 

 

100.0

%

14,658

(2)

New Hyde Park (1)

 

101,000

 

 

100.0

%

7,398

(2)

North Syracuse (1)

 

98,000

 

 

100.0

%

 

Rochester (Henrietta) (1)

 

148,000

 

 

58.6

%

 

Rochester

 

 

205,000

 

100.0

%

 

Total New York

 

839,000

 

317,000

 

86.7

%

35,153

 

 

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Approximate Leasable
Building Square Footage

 

 

 

 

 

Location

 

Owned/
Leased by
Company

 

Owned by
Tenant on
Land Leased
from
Company

 

Percent
Leased

 

Encumbrances
(in thousands)

 

PENNSYLVANIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allentown

 

269,000

 

354,000

 

97.3

%

23,019

(2)

Bensalem

 

122,000

 

8,000

 

97.6

%

6,361

(2)

Bethlehem

 

159,000

 

 

74.4

%

4,026

(2)

Broomall

 

147,000

 

22,000

 

86.5

%

9,680

(2)

Glenolden

 

10,000

 

92,000

 

100.0

%

7,260

(2)

Lancaster

 

58,000

 

170,000

 

93.6

%

 

Levittown

 

105,000

 

 

100.0

%

3,253

(2)

10th and Market Streets, Philadelphia

 

271,000

 

 

76.2

%

8,867

(2)

Upper Moreland

 

122,000

 

 

100.0

%

6,883

(2)

York

 

111,000

 

 

24.6

%

4,070

(2)

Total Pennsylvania

 

1,374,000

 

646,000

 

87.8

%

73,419

 

MARYLAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baltimore (Towson)

 

152,000

 

 

79.3

%

11,280

(2)

Glen Burnie

 

65,000

 

56,000

 

100.0

%

5,805

(2)

Total Maryland

 

217,000

 

56,000

 

88.5

%

17,085

 

CONNECTICUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newington

 

43,000

 

140,000

 

100.0

%

6,483

(2)

Waterbury

 

146,000

 

 

92.2

%

 

Total Connecticut

 

189,000

 

140,000

 

96.5

%

6,483

 

MASSACHUSETTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicopee

 

 

116,000

 

100.0

%

 

Milford (1)

 

83,000

 

 

100.0

%

 

Springfield

 

8,000

 

117,000

 

100.0

%

3,095

 

Total Massachusetts

 

91,000

 

233,000

 

100.0

%

3,095

 

Total Strip Shopping Centers

 

6,204,000

 

2,594,000

 

92.3

%

473,884

 

OTHER RETAIL:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW YORK (Manhattan)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1135 Third Avenue

 

25,000

 

 

100.0

%

 

4 Union Square South (in development)

 

198,000

 

 

97.5

%

 

424 Sixth Avenue

 

10,000

 

 

100.0

%

 

435 Seventh Avenue

 

43,000

 

 

100.0

%

 

484 Eighth Avenue

 

14,000

 

 

100.0

%

 

715 Lexington Avenue

 

32,000

 

 

 

 

825 Seventh Avenue

 

3,000

 

 

100.0

%

 

Total Other Retail

 

325,000

 

 

98.3

%

 

Total Retail Space

 

10,582,000

 

2,665,000

 

93.0

%

889,775

 

Vornado’s Ownership Interest

 

10,223,000

 

2,665,000

 

93.0

%

822,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS HELD FOR SALE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vineland, New Jersey

 

143,000

 

 

5.6

%

 

Baltimore (Dundalk), Maryland

 

181,000

 

3,000

 

83.4

%

 

Total Assets Held for Sale

 

324,000

 

3,000

 

49.4

%

 

 


(1)   100% ground and/or building leasehold interest; other than Green Acres, where approximately 10% of the ground is leased.

(2)   These encumbrances are cross collateralized under a blanket mortgage in the amount of $481,902 at December 31, 2003.

 

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Merchandise Mart Segment

 

The Merchandise Mart Properties are a portfolio of 9 properties containing an aggregate of 8.6 million square feet.

 

Below is a breakdown of square feet by location and use as of December 31, 2003.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Showroom

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Office

 

Total

 

Permanent

 

Temporary
Trade Show

 

Retail

 

Chicago, Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise Mart

 

3,463,000

 

1,134,000

 

2,237,000

 

1,950,000

 

287,000

 

92,000

 

350 N. Orleans

 

1,150,000

 

861,000

 

289,000

 

289,000

 

 

 

33 N. Dearborn

 

328,000

 

316,000

 

 

 

 

12,000

 

Total Chicago, Illinois

 

4,941,000

 

2,311,000

 

2,526,000

 

2,239,000

 

287,000

 

104,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HighPoint, North Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Square Complex

 

1,751,000

 

 

1,751,000

 

1,181,000

 

570,000

 

 

National Furniture Mart

 

259,000

 

 

259,000

 

259,000

 

 

 

Total HighPoint, North Carolina

 

2,010,000

 

 

2,010,000

 

1,440,000

 

570,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L.A. Mart

 

774,000

 

 

774,000

 

720,000

 

54,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington, D.C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington Office Center

 

396,000

 

360,000

 

 

 

 

36,000

 

Washington Design Center

 

390,000

 

60,000

 

330,000

 

330,000

 

 

 

South Capitol

 

94,000

 

94,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Washington, D.C.

 

880,000

 

514,000

 

330,000

 

330,000

 

 

36,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Merchandise Mart Properties

 

8,605,000

 

2,825,000

 

5,640,000

 

4,729,000

 

911,000

 

140,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupancy rate

 

94.2

%

92.6

%

95.1

%

 

 

 

 

88.8

%

 

In addition to the Office, Showroom and Retail space, the Merchandise Mart Properties contains eight parking garages totaling 1,200,000 square feet (3,600 spaces).  The garage space is excluded from the statistics provided in this section.

 

Office Space

 

The following table sets forth the percentage of the Merchandise Mart Properties 2003 office revenues by tenants’ industry during 2003:

 

Industry

 

Percentage

 

Government

 

31

%

Service

 

24

%

Banking

 

16

%

Telecommunications

 

13

%

Insurance

 

8

%

Pharmaceutical

 

4

%

Other

 

4

%

 

 

100

%

 

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The Company’s Merchandise Mart properties lease terms generally range from three to seven years for smaller tenants to as long as 15 years for large tenants. Leases typically provide for step-ups in rent periodically over the term of the lease and pass through to tenants the tenants’ share of increases in real estate taxes and operating expenses for a building over a base year. Electricity is provided to tenants on a sub-metered basis or included in rent and adjusted for subsequent utility rate increases. Leases also typically provide for tenant improvement allowances for all or a portion of the tenant’s initial construction of its premises.

 

No tenant in the Merchandise Mart properties segment accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s 2003 total revenue. Below is a listing of the Merchandise Mart Properties office tenants which accounted for 2% or more of the Merchandise Mart Properties’ revenues in 2003:

 

Tenant

 

Square Feet
Leased

 

2003
Revenues

 

Percentage of
Segment
Revenues

 

Percentage of
Company
Revenues

 

U.S. Government

 

344,000

 

$

11,266,000

 

4.9

%

0.7

%

SBC

 

234,000

 

6,970,000

 

3.1

%

0.5

%

Bankers Life and Casualty

 

229,000

 

5,563,000

 

2.4

%

0.4

%

Bank of America

 

206,000

 

4,962,000

 

2.2

%

0.3

%

 

The following table sets forth the occupancy rate and the average annual escalated rent per square foot for the Merchandise Mart Properties’ office space at the end of each of the past five years.

 

As of
December 31,

 

Rentable
Square Feet

 

Occupancy Rate

 

Average Annual
Escalated Rent
Per Square Foot

 

2003

 

2,825,000

 

92.6

%

$

25.23

 

2002

 

2,838,000

 

91.7

%

24.00

 

2001

 

2,841,000

 

89.2

%

23.84

 

2000

 

2,869,000

 

90.2

%

23.52

 

1999

 

2,414,000

 

93.3

%

20.12

 

 

During 2003, 270,000 square feet of Merchandise Mart Properties office space was leased at a weighted average initial rent per square foot of $21.24, a decrease of 5.3% over the weighted average escalated rent per square foot of $22.44 for the leases expiring.  Following is the detail by building:

 

 

 

2003 Leasing Activity

 

 

 

Square Feet

 

Average Initial
Rent Per
Square Foot (1)

 

Merchandise Mart

 

216,000

 

$

19.73

 

33 North Dearborn Street

 

54,000

 

27.28

 

Total

 

270,000

 

21.24

 

 


(1)   Most leases include periodic step-ups in rent, which are not reflected in the initial rent per square foot leased.

 

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The following table sets forth lease expirations for the Merchandise Mart Properties office space as of December 31, 2003 for each of the next 10 years assuming that none of the tenants exercise their renewal options.

 

 

 

Number of
Expiring Leases

 

Square Feet of
Expiring Leases

 

Percentage of
Merchandise Mart
Office
Square Feet

 

Annual Escalated
Rent of Expiring Leases

 

Year

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Per Square Foot

 

2004

 

22

 

385,000

 

14.8

%

$

8,073,000

 

$

21.00

 

2005

 

15

 

170,000

 

6.5

%

4,468,000

 

26.32

 

2006

 

17

 

130,000

 

5.0

%

3,108,000

 

23.98

 

2007

 

16

 

269,000

 

10.3

%

6,297,000

 

23.42

 

2008

 

21

 

277,000

 

10.7

%

7,206,000

 

26.00

 

2009

 

8

 

285,000

 

11.0

%

8,611,000

 

30.23

 

2010

 

3

 

359,000

 

13.8

%

12,022,000

 

33.53

 

2011

 

1

 

193,000

 

7.4

%

5,925,000

 

30.65

 

2012

 

9

 

70,000

 

2.7

%

1,843,000

 

26.32

 

2013

 

11

 

94,000

 

3.6

%

2,641,000

 

28.16

 

 

Showroom Space

 

The showrooms provide manufacturers and wholesalers with permanent and temporary space in which to display products for buyers, specifiers and end users.  The showrooms are also used for hosting trade shows for the contract furniture, casual furniture, gifts, carpet, residential furnishings, building products, crafts, apparel and design industries.  Merchandise Mart Properties own and operate five of the leading furniture and gifts trade shows including the contract furniture industry’s largest annual trade show, NeoCon, which attracts over 40,000 attendees each June and is hosted at the Merchandise Mart building in Chicago. The Market Square Complex co-hosts the home furniture industry’s semi-annual (April and October) market weeks which occupy over 11,500,000 square feet in the High Point, North Carolina region.

 

The following table sets forth the percentage of the Merchandise Mart Properties 2003 showroom revenues by tenants’ industry:

 

Industry

 

Percentage

 

Residential Design

 

25

%

Gift

 

20

%

Residential Furnishings

 

18

%

Contract Furnishings

 

14

%

Market Suites

 

13

%

Casual Furniture

 

4

%

Apparel

 

3

%

Building Products

 

3

%

 

 

100

%

 

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The following table sets forth the occupancy rate and the average escalated rent per square foot for this space at the end of each of the past five years.

 

As of
December 31,

 

Rentable
Square Feet

 

Occupancy
Rate

 

Average Annual
Escalated Rent
Per Square Foot

 

2003

 

5,640,000

 

95.1

%

$

22.35

 

2002

 

5,528,000

 

95.2

%

21.46

 

2001

 

5,532,000

 

95.5

%

22.26

 

2000

 

5,044,000

 

97.6

%

22.85

 

1999

 

4,174,000

 

98.1

%

21.29

 

 

During 2003, 1,157,000 square feet of Merchandise Mart Properties showroom space was leased at a weighted average initial rent per square foot of $23.43, a 0.6% increase over the weighted average escalated rent per square foot of $23.28 for the leases expiring. Following is the detail by building:

 

 

 

2003 Leasing Activity

 

 

 

Square Feet

 

Average Initial
Rent Per
Square Foot(1)

 

Merchandise Mart

 

464,000

 

$

31.02

 

Market Square Complex

 

389,000

 

16.91

 

L.A. Mart

 

193,000

 

17.37

 

350 North Orleans

 

74,000

 

24.47

 

Washington Design Center

 

37,000

 

28.47

 

Total

 

1,157,000

 

23.43

 


(1)   Most leases include periodic step-ups in rent which are not reflected in the initial rent per square foot leased.

 

The following table sets forth lease expirations for the Merchandise Mart Properties showroom space as of December 31, 2003 for each of the next 10 years assuming that none of the tenants exercise their renewal options.

 

Year

 

Number of
Expiring Leases

 

Square Feet of
Expiring Leases

 

Percentage of
Merchandise Mart
Showroom
Square Feet

 

Annual Escalated
Rent of Expiring Leases

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Per Square Foot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

364

 

779,000

 

14.6

%

$

17,636,000

 

$

22.65

 

2005

 

251

 

677,000

 

12.7

%

15,750,000

 

23.26

 

2006

 

250

 

914,000

 

17.1

%

23,770,000

 

26.00

 

2007

 

170

 

891,000

 

16.7

%

19,359,000

 

21.72

 

2008

 

129

 

487,000

 

9.1

%

12,884,000

 

26.47

 

2009

 

50

 

279,000

 

5.2

%

6,389,000

 

22.94

 

2010

 

46

 

214,000

 

4.0

%

6,380,000

 

29.77

 

2011

 

18

 

118,000

 

2.2

%

3,252,000

 

27.59

 

2012

 

12

 

44,000

 

0.8

%

1,268,000

 

28.86

 

2013

 

41

 

265,000

 

5.0

%

7,256,000

 

27.36

 

 

Retail Space

 

The Merchandise Mart Properties portfolio also contains approximately 140,000 square feet of retail space which was 88.8% occupied at December 31, 2003.

 

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The following table sets forth the Merchandise Mart Properties owned by the Company as of December 31, 2003:

 

Location

 

Approximate
Leasable
Building
Square Feet

 

Percent
Leased

 

Encumbrances
(in thousands)

 

ILLINOIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise Mart, Chicago

 

3,444,000

 

98.0

%

$

 

350 North Orleans, Chicago

 

1,150,000

 

80.9

%

 

33 North Dearborn Street, Chicago

 

328,000

 

94.6

%

 

Other

 

19,000

 

21.3

%

25,405

 

Total Illinois

 

4,941,000

 

93.5

%

25,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WASHINGTON, D.C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington Office Center

 

396,000

 

96.6

%

43,166

 

Washington Design Center

 

390,000

 

92.3

%

48,012

 

South Capitol

 

94,000

 

62.0

%

 

Total Washington, D.C.

 

880,000

 

91.0

%

91,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Square Complex

 

2,010,000

 

98.2

%

111,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CALIFORNIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L.A. Mart

 

774,000

 

91.6

%

 

Total Merchandise Mart Properties

 

8,605,000

 

94.2

%

$

227,608

 

 

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Temperature Controlled Logistics Segment

 

The Company has a 60% interest in Vornado Crescent Portland Partnership (“the Landlord”) that owns 87 temperature controlled warehouses, through a wholly-owned subsidiary (AmeriCold Realty Trust), with an aggregate of approximately 440.7 million cubic feet.  AmeriCold Logistics leases all of the partnerships’ facilities.  The Temperature Controlled Logistics segment is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

 

AmeriCold Logistics provides the food industry with refrigerated warehousing and transportation management services. Refrigerated warehouses are comprised of production, distribution and public facilities. Production facilities typically serve one or a small number of customers, generally food processors that are located nearby. These customers store large quantities of processed or partially processed products in the facilities until they are shipped to the next stage of production or distribution. Distribution facilities primarily warehouse a wide variety of customers’ finished products until future shipment to end-users. Each distribution facility generally services the surrounding regional market. Public facilities generally serve the needs of local and regional customers under short-term agreements. Food manufacturers and processors use these facilities to store capacity overflow from their production facilities or warehouses. AmeriCold Logistics’ transportation management services include freight routing, dispatching, freight rate negotiation, backhaul coordination, freight bill auditing, network flow management, order consolidation and distribution channel assessment. AmeriCold Logistics’ temperature controlled logistics expertise and access to both frozen food warehouses and distribution channels enable its customers to respond quickly and efficiently to time-sensitive orders from distributors and retailers.

 

AmeriCold Logistics’ customers consist primarily of national, regional and local frozen food manufacturers, distributors, retailers and food service organizations.  Below is a listing of customers which accounted for 2% or more of AmeriCold Logistics’ revenue in 2003:

 

 

 

% of 2003
Revenue

 

H.J. Heinz & Co.

 

15

%

Con-Agra Foods, Inc.

 

13

%

Philip Morris Companies, Inc.

 

8

%

Sara Lee Corp.

 

5

%

General Mills

 

4

%

Tyson Foods, Inc.

 

4

%

McCain Foods, Inc.

 

4

%

Schwan Corporation

 

4

%

J.R. Simplot

 

2

%

Nippon Suisan.

 

2

%

Other

 

39

%

 

 

100

%

 

On February 5, 2004, AmeriCold Realty Trust completed a $254,400,000 mortgage financing for 21 of its owned and 7 of its leased temperature-controlled warehouses.  The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.95% (with a LIBOR floor of 1.5% with respect to $54,400,000 of the loan) and requires principal payments of $5,000,000 annually.  The loan matures in April 2009 and is pre-payable without penalty after February 5, 2006.  The net proceeds were approximately $225,000,000 after providing for usual escrows, closing costs and the repayment of $12,900,000 of existing mortgages on two of the warehouses, of which $135,000,000 was distributed to the Company and the remainder was distributed to its partner.

 

On February 23, 2004, AmeriCold Logistics announced that Alec Covington resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer effective March 31, 2004, to take an opportunity in an unrelated industry.  A search to identify a successor is currently underway.

 

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The following table sets forth certain information for the Temperature Controlled Logistics properties as of December 31, 2003:

 

Property

 

Cubic Feet
(in millions)

 

Square Feet
(in thousands)

 

Property

 

Cubic Feet
(in millions)

 

Square Feet
(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALABAMA

 

 

 

 

 

INDIANA

 

 

 

 

 

Birmingham

 

2.0

 

85.6

 

Indianapolis

 

9.1

 

311.7

 

Montgomery

 

2.5

 

142.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gadsden (1)

 

4.0

 

119.0

 

IOWA

 

 

 

 

 

Albertville

 

2.2

 

64.5

 

Fort Dodge

 

3.7

 

155.8

 

 

 

10.7

 

411.1

 

Bettendorf

 

8.8

 

336.0

 

ARIZONA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.5

 

491.8

 

Phoenix

 

2.9

 

111.5

 

KANSAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wichita

 

2.8

 

126.3

 

ARKANSAS

 

 

 

 

 

Garden City

 

2.2

 

84.6

 

Fort Smith

 

1.4

 

78.2

 

 

 

5.0

 

210.9

 

West Memphis

 

5.3

 

166.4

 

KENTUCKY

 

 

 

 

 

Texarkana

 

4.7

 

137.3

 

Sebree

 

2.7

 

79.4

 

Russellville

 

5.6

 

164.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russellville

 

9.5

 

279.4

 

MAINE

 

 

 

 

 

Springdale

 

6.6

 

194.1

 

Portland

 

1.8

 

151.6

 

 

 

33.1

 

1,020.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CALIFORNIA

 

 

 

 

 

MASSACHUSETTS

 

 

 

 

 

Ontario (1)

 

8.1

 

279.6

 

Gloucester

 

1.9

 

95.5

 

Fullerton (1)

 

2.8

 

107.7

 

Gloucester

 

0.3

 

13.6

 

Pajaro (1)

 

1.4

 

53.8

 

Gloucester

 

2.8

 

95.2

 

Turlock

 

2.5

 

108.4

 

Gloucester

 

2.4

 

126.4

 

Watsonville (1)

 

5.4

 

186.0

 

Boston

 

3.1

 

218.0

 

Turlock

 

3.0

 

138.9

 

 

 

10.5

 

548.7

 

Ontario

 

1.9

 

55.9

 

MISSOURI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25.1

 

930.3

 

Marshall

 

4.8

 

160.8

 

COLORADO

 

 

 

 

 

Carthage

 

42.0

 

2,564.7

 

Denver

 

2.8

 

116.3

 

 

 

46.8

 

2,725.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISSISSIPPI

 

 

 

 

 

FLORIDA

 

 

 

 

 

West Point

 

4.7

 

180.8

 

Tampa

 

0.4

 

22.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plant City

 

0.8

 

30.8

 

NEBRASKA

 

 

 

 

 

Bartow

 

1.4

 

56.8

 

Fremont

 

2.2

 

84.6

 

Tampa

 

2.9

 

106.0

 

Grand Island

 

2.2

 

105.0

 

Tampa (1)

 

1.0

 

38.5

 

 

 

4.4

 

189.6

 

 

 

6.5

 

254.3

 

NEW YORK

 

 

 

 

 

GEORGIA

 

 

 

 

 

Syracuse

 

11.8

 

447.2

 

Atlanta

 

11.1

 

476.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlanta

 

2.9

 

157.1

 

NORTH CAROLINA

 

 

 

 

 

Augusta

 

1.1

 

48.3

 

Charlotte

 

1.0

 

58.9

 

Atlanta

 

11.4

 

334.7

 

Charlotte

 

4.1

 

164.8

 

Atlanta

 

5.0

 

125.7

 

Tarboro

 

4.9

 

147.4

 

Montezuma

 

4.2

 

175.8

 

 

 

10.0

 

371.1

 

Atlanta

 

6.9

 

201.6

 

OHIO

 

 

 

 

 

Thomasville

 

6.9

 

202.9

 

Massillon

 

5.5

 

163.2

 

 

 

49.5

 

1,722.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IDAHO

 

 

 

 

 

OKLAHOMA

 

 

 

 

 

Burley

 

10.7

 

407.2

 

Oklahoma City

 

0.7

 

64.1

 

Nampa

 

8.0

 

364.0

 

Oklahoma City

 

1.4

 

74.1

 

 

 

18.7

 

771.2

 

 

 

2.1

 

138.2

 

ILLINOIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rochelle

 

6.0

 

179.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Dubuque

 

5.6

 

215.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.6

 

395.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Property

 

Cubic Feet
(in millions)

 

Square Feet
(in thousands)

 

Property

 

Cubic Feet
(in millions)

 

Square Feet
(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OREGON

 

 

 

 

 

TEXAS

 

 

 

 

 

Hermiston

 

4.0

 

283.2

 

Amarillo

 

3.2

 

123.1

 

Milwaukee

 

4.7

 

196.6

 

Ft. Worth

 

3.4

 

102.0

 

Salem

 

12.5

 

498.4

 

 

 

6.6

 

225.1

 

Woodburn

 

6.3

 

277.4

 

UTAH

 

 

 

 

 

Brooks

 

4.8

 

184.6

 

Clearfield

 

8.6

 

358.4

 

Ontario

 

8.1

 

238.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40.4

 

1,678.4

 

VIRGINIA

 

 

 

 

 

PENNSYLVANIA

 

 

 

 

 

Norfolk

 

1.9

 

83.0

 

Leesport

 

5.8

 

168.9

 

Strasburg

 

6.8

 

200.0

 

Fogelsville

 

21.6

 

683.9

 

 

 

8.7

 

283.0

 

 

 

27.4

 

852.8

 

WASHINGTON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burlington

 

4.7

 

194.0

 

SOUTH CAROLINA

 

 

 

 

 

Moses Lake

 

7.3

 

302.4

 

Columbia

 

1.6

 

83.7

 

Walla Walla

 

3.1

 

140.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connell

 

5.7

 

235.2

 

SOUTH DAKOTA

 

 

 

 

 

Wallula

 

1.2

 

40.0

 

Sioux Falls

 

2.9

 

111.5

 

Pasco

 

6.7

 

209.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28.7

 

1,120.6

 

TENNESSEE

 

 

 

 

 

WISCONSIN

 

 

 

 

 

Memphis

 

5.6

 

246.2

 

Tomah

 

4.6

 

161.0

 

Memphis

 

0.5

 

36.8

 

Babcock

 

3.4

 

111.1

 

Murfreesboro

 

4.5

 

106.4

 

Plover

 

9.4

 

358.4

 

 

 

10.6

 

389.4

 

 

 

17.4

 

630.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Temperature
Controlled Logistics Properties

 

440.7

 

17,475.8

 


(1)   Leasehold interest

 

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Alexander’s

 

The Company owns 33.1% of Alexander’s outstanding common shares.  The following table shows the location, approximate size and leasing status of each of the properties owned by Alexander’s as of December 31, 2003.

 

Location

 

Approximate
Land Area in
Square Feet or
Acreage

 

Approximate Building
Leasable Square
Footage/Number
of Floors

 

Percent
Leased

 

Operating Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kings Plaza Regional Shopping Center-Brooklyn

 

24.3 acres

 

759,000/2 and 4

(1)(2)

98

%

Rego Park I—Queens

 

4.8 acres

 

351,000/3

(1)

100

%

Flushing—Queens (3)

 

 

 

177,000/4

(1)

0

%

New Jersey:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paramus—New Jersey

 

30.3 acres

 

(4)

100

%

 

 

 

 

1,287,000

 

 

 

Development Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lexington Avenue-Manhattan (see below)

 

84,420 SF

 

1,304,000/55

 

 

 

Rego Park II—Queens

 

6.6 acres

 

 

 

 

 


(1)   Excludes parking garages.

(2)   Excludes 339,000 square foot Macy’s store, owned and operated by Federated Department Stores, Inc.

(3)   Leased by Alexander’s through January 2027.

(4)   Ground leased to IKEA.

 

The development at Lexington Avenue consists of an approximately 1.3 million square foot multi-use building.  The building will contain approximately 885,000 net rentable square feet of office space, approximately 171,000 net rentable square feet of retail space and approximately 248,000 net saleable square feet of residential space consisting of condominium units (through a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”)).  Of the construction budget of $630,000,000 (which excludes $29,000,000 for development and guarantee fees to the Company), $402,000,000 has been expended through December 31, 2003 and an additional $62,200,000 has been committed to at December 31, 2003.  Construction is expected to be completed in 2005.

 

Bloomberg L.P. has leased 695,000 square feet of the office space (the “Bloomberg Space”).  On November 15, 2003 Alexander’s delivered approximately 87% of that space.  As of February 9, 2004, the remainder of the Bloomberg space has been delivered.  At December 31, 2003, 115,000 square feet of retail space has been leased, of which the Home Depot and Hennes & Mauritz have leased 83,000 and 27,000 square feet, respectively.  The residential space is comprised of 105 condominium units.  The offering plan filed for these units, as amended for price increases through December 31, 2003, would produce (inclusive of the value of existing contracts) an aggregate sale price of $457,000,000.  As of December 31, 2003, Alexander’s has received deposits of $10,425,000 on sales of the condominium units.

 

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On February 13, 2004, Alexander’s completed a $400,000,000 mortgage financing on the Office Space of its Lexington Avenue development project placed by German American Capital Corporation, an affiliate of Deutsche Bank.  The loan bears interest at 5.33%, matures in February 2014 and beginning in the third year, provides for principal payments based on a 25-year amortization schedule such that over the remaining eight years of the loan, ten years of amortization will be paid.  Of the loan proceeds, $253,529,000 was used to repay the entire amount outstanding under the Construction Loan with HVB Real Estate Capital (Hypo).  The Construction Loan was modified so that the remaining availability is $237,000,000, which is approximately the amount estimated to complete the Lexington Avenue development project.  The interest rate on the Construction Loan is LIBOR plus 2.5% (currently 3.64%) and matures in January 2006, with two one-year extensions.  The collateral for the Construction Loan is the same, except that the Office Space has been removed from the lien.  Further, the Construction Loan permits the release of the retail space for $15,000,000 and requires all proceeds from the sale of the residential condominiums units to be applied to the Construction Loan balance until it is finally repaid.  In connection with reducing the principal amount of the Construction loan Alexander’s will write-off $3,050,000 of unamortized deferred financing costs in the first quarter of 2004, of which the Company’s share is $1,010,000.

 

The Company has agreed to guarantee to the construction lender, the lien free, timely completion of the construction of the project and funding of project costs in excess of a stated loan budget, if not funded by Alexander’s (the “Completion Guarantee”).  The $6,300,000 estimated fee payable by Alexander’s to the Company for the Completion Guarantee is 1% of construction costs (as defined).  Based upon the current status of construction, Management does not anticipate the need to fund pursuant to the Completion Guarantee.

 

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The Newkirk Master Limited Partnership

 

In 1998, the Company and affiliates of Apollo Real Estate Investment Fund III, L.P. (“Apollo”) formed a joint venture (30% owned by the Company and 70% owned by Apollo) (“Newkirk JV”) to acquire general and limited partnership interests in a portfolio of 104 partnerships, which own triple net leased properties.  Since its formation, Newkirk JV has acquired equity interests in the above partnerships, which own approximately 19.6 million square feet of real estate and acquired certain first and second mortgages (“Contract Rights”) secured by a portion of these properties.  On January 1, 2002, Newkirk JV completed a merger of 91 of the partnerships as well as the other assets it owned relating to the other 13 partnerships into The Newkirk Master Limited Partnership (“MLP”).  The partnerships were merged into MLP to create a vehicle to enable the partners to have greater access to capital and future investment opportunities.  In connection with the merger, the Company received limited partner interests in the MLP equal to an approximate 21.1% interest and Apollo received limited partner interests in the MLP equal to an approximate 54.5% interest. At December 31, 2003, the Company has a 22.6% interest in the MLP and Apollo has a 54.1% interest.  Newkirk JV is the general partner of the MLP.

 

Simultaneously with the merger on January 1, 2002, the MLP completed a $225,000,000 secured financing collateralized by its interests in the entities that own the properties, subject to the existing first and certain second mortgages on those properties. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 5.5% with a LIBOR floor of 3% (8.5% at December 31, 2003) and matures on January 31, 2005, with two one-year extension options. As a result of the financing, on February 6, 2002 the MLP repaid approximately $28,200,000 of existing joint venture debt and distributed approximately $37,000,000 to the Company.

 

On November 24, 2003, Newkirk JV and the MLP obtained new financing in the amount of $525,000,000.  Of this amount $316,527,000 is secured by the Contract Rights and guaranteed by the MLP and $208,473,000 is secured by the assets of the MLP.  The loan bears interest at a rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 4.5% or (ii) Prime plus 2.5%.  The loan matures on November 24, 2006 and has two one-year extensions.  The proceeds of the loan were used primarily to repay the MLP’s outstanding balance of the existing $225,000,000 credit facility and to distribute funds to its partners, of which the Company’s share was $74,106,000.

 

The Company’s share of the MLP and the joint venture debt was approximately $266,024,000 at December 31, 2003.

 

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The following table sets forth a summary of the real estate owned by the MLP:

 

 

 

Number of
Properties

 

Square Feet

 

Office

 

34

 

6,558,000

 

Retail

 

170

 

6,206,000

 

Other

 

21

 

5,225,000

 

 

 

225

 

17,989,000

 

 

As of December 31, 2003, the occupancy rate of the properties is 99.4%.

 

The primary lease terms range from 20 to 25 years from their original commencement dates with rents, typically above market, which fully amortize the first mortgage debt on the properties.  In addition, tenants generally have multiple renewal options, with rents, on average, below market.

 

Below is a listing of tenants which accounted for 2% or more of the MLP’s revenues in 2003:

 

Tenant

 

Square
Feet
Leased

 

2003
Revenues

 

Percentage

 

Raytheon

 

2,007,000

 

$

40,421,000

 

13.9

%

Albertson’s Inc.

 

2,610,000

 

29,857,000

 

10.3

%

The Saint Paul Co.

 

530,000

 

25,532,000

 

8.8

%

Honeywell

 

728,000

 

19,799,000

 

6.8

%

Federal Express

 

592,000

 

14,812,000

 

5.1

%

Cummins Engine Company, Inc.

 

390,000

 

13,557,000

 

4.7

%

Owens-Illinois

 

707,000

 

13,363,000

 

4.6

%

Entergy Gulf States

 

453,000

 

11,395,000

 

3.9

%

Stater Bros Markets

 

1,434,000

 

9,319,000

 

3.2

%

Safeway Inc.

 

736,000

 

8,543,000

 

2.9

%

Hibernia Bank

 

403,000

 

8,196,000

 

2.8

%

Nevada Power Company

 

282,000

 

7,189,000

 

2.5

%

The Kroger Company

 

474,000

 

6,920,000

 

2.4

%

 

The following table sets forth lease expirations for each of the next 10 years, as of December 31, 2003, assuming that none of the tenants exercise their renewal options.

 

 

 

Number of
Expiring
Leases

 

Square Feet of
Expiring Leases

 

Percentage of
MLP Square Feet

 

Annual Escalated
Rent of Expiring Leases

 

Total

 

Per Square Foot

 

2004

 

6

 

280,000

 

2.7

%

$

6,873,000

 

$

24.53

 

2005

 

23

 

1,003,000

 

2.6

%

6,639,000

 

6.62

 

2006

 

28

 

2,102,000

 

9.9

%

25,455,000

 

12.11

 

2007

 

32

 

2,943,000

 

14.4

%

37,266,000

 

12.66

 

2008

 

86

 

6,730,000

 

37.0

%

95,660,000

 

14.21

 

2009

 

29

 

2,678,000

 

27.0

%

69,880,000

 

26.01

 

2010

 

1

 

821,000

 

1.1

%

2,780,000

 

3.39

 

2011

 

2

 

155,000

 

0.8

%

2,177,000

 

14.07

 

2012

 

9

 

395,000

 

1.2

%

3,187,000

 

8.07

 

2013

 

1

 

40,000

 

0.3

%

789,000

 

19.92

 

 

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The following table sets forth The Newkirk Master Limited Partnership Properties as of December 31, 2003:

 

Location

 

Approximate Leasable Building Square Footage

 

Location

 

Approximate Leasable Building Square Footage

 

Office:

 

 

 

Retail:

 

 

 

ARKANSAS

 

 

 

ALABAMA

 

 

 

Little Rock

 

36,000

 

Dothan (1)

 

54,000

 

Pine Bluff

 

27,000

 

Florence

 

42,000

 

 

 

63,000

 

Hunstville (1)

 

60,000

 

CALIFORNIA

 

 

 

Huntsville (1)

 

58,000

 

El Segundo (1)

 

185,000

 

Montgomery (1)

 

54,000

 

El Segundo (1)

 

185,000

 

Montgomery

 

66,000

 

Long Beach

 

478,000

 

Tuscaloosa (1)

 

53,000

 

Walnut Creek (1)

 

55,000

 

 

 

387,000

 

 

 

903,000

 

ARIZONA

 

 

 

COLORADO

 

 

 

Bisbee (1)

 

30,000

 

Colorado Springs

 

71,000

 

Tucson (1)

 

37,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,000

 

FLORIDA

 

 

 

CALIFORNIA

 

 

 

Orlando (1)

 

184,000

 

Anaheim (1)

 

26,000

 

Orlando (1)

 

357,000

 

Barstow

 

30,000

 

 

 

541,000

 

Beaumont

 

29,000

 

INDIANA

 

 

 

Calimesa

 

29,000

 

Columbus (1)

 

390,000

 

Colton

 

73,000

 

 

 

 

 

Colton

 

26,000

 

MARYLAND

 

 

 

Corona (1)

 

33,000

 

Baltimore (1)

 

530,000

 

Corona (1)

 

9,000

 

 

 

 

 

Costa Mesa (1)

 

18,000

 

MISSOURI

 

 

 

Costa Mesa (1)

 

17,000

 

Bridgeton (1)

 

54,000

 

Desert Hot Springs (1)

 

29,000

 

 

 

 

 

Downey

 

39,000

 

NEW JERSEY

 

 

 

Fontana

 

26,000

 

Carteret

 

96,000

 

Garden Grove (1)

 

26,000

 

Elizabeth (1)

 

30,000

 

Glen Avon Heights (1)

 

42,000

 

Morris Township (1)

 

225,000

 

Huntington Beach

 

44,000

 

Morris Township (1)

 

50,000

 

Indio (1)

 

10,000

 

Morris Township (1)

 

137,000

 

Lancaster

 

42,000

 

Morris Township

 

221,000

 

Livermore (1)

 

53,000

 

Morristown (1)

 

316,000

 

Lomita (1)

 

33,000

 

Plainsboro (1)

 

2,000

 

Mammoth Lakes (1)

 

44,000

 

 

 

1,077,000

 

Mojave (1)

 

34,000

 

NEVADA

 

 

 

Ontario (1)

 

24,000

 

Las Vegas

 

282,000

 

Orange (1)

 

26,000

 

 

 

 

 

Pinole (1)

 

58,000

 

OHIO

 

 

 

Pleasanton

 

175,000

 

Miamisburg (1)

 

61,000

 

Rancho Cucamonga

 

24,000

 

Miamisburg (1)

 

86,000

 

Rialto

 

29,000

 

Toledo (1)

 

707,000

 

Rubidoux

 

39,000

 

 

 

854,000

 

San Bernadino

 

30,000

 

PENNSYLVANIA

 

 

 

San Bernadino

 

40,000

 

Allentown

 

71,000

 

San Diego (1)

 

226,000

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Ana (1)

 

26,000

 

TENNESSEE

 

 

 

Santa Monica

 

150,000

 

Johnson City

 

64,000

 

Santa Rosa (1)

 

22,000

 

Kingport

 

43,000

 

Simi Valley (1)

 

40,000

 

Memphis (1)

 

75,000

 

Sunnymead

 

30,000

 

Memphis (1)

 

521,000

 

Ventura (1)

 

40,000

 

 

 

703,000

 

Westminster

 

26,000

 

TEXAS

 

 

 

Yucaipa

 

31,000

 

Beaumont (1)

 

426,000

 

 

 

1,748,000

 

Beaumont (1)

 

50,000

 

COLORADO

 

 

 

Bedford (1)

 

207,000

 

Aurora (1)

 

41,000

 

Dallas (1)

 

185,000

 

Aurora

 

29,000

 

Dallas

 

151,000

 

Aurora

 

42,000

 

 

 

1,019,000

 

Aurora

 

24,000

 

 

 

 

 

Littleton

 

29,000

 

Total Office

 

6,558,000

 

Littleton

 

39,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

204,000

 

 

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Location

 

Approximate Leasable Building Square Footage

 

Location

 

Approximate Leasable Building Square Footage

 

Retail-continued

 

 

 

Retail-continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLORIDA

 

 

 

NEBRASKA

 

 

 

Bradenton (1)

 

60,000

 

Omaha

 

73,000

 

Cape Coral

 

30,000

 

Omaha

 

66,000

 

Casselberry (1)

 

68,000

 

Omaha

 

67,000

 

Gainsville

 

41,000

 

 

 

206,000

 

Largo

 

54,000

 

NEW JERSEY

 

 

 

Largo

 

40,000

 

Garwood (1)

 

52,000

 

Largo

 

30,000

 

 

 

 

 

Orlando (1)

 

58,000

 

NEW YORK

 

 

 

Pinellas Park

 

60,000

 

Portchester (1)

 

59,000

 

Port Richey (1)

 

54,000

 

 

 

 

 

Stuart (1)

 

54,000

 

NEW MEXICO

 

 

 

Tallahassee (1)

 

54,000

 

Albuquerque (1)

 

35,000

 

Venice (1)

 

42,000

 

Las Cruces (1)

 

30,000

 

 

 

645,000

 

 

 

65,000

 

GEORGIA

 

 

 

NEVADA

 

 

 

Atlanta (1)

 

6,000

 

Las Vegas

 

38,000

 

Atlanta (1)

 

4,000

 

Las Vegas

 

60,000

 

Chamblee (1)

 

5,000

 

Las Vegas

 

38,000

 

Cumming (1)

 

14,000

 

Reno

 

42,000

 

Duluth (1)

 

9,000

 

 

 

178,000

 

Forest Park (1)

 

15,000

 

OHIO

 

 

 

Jonesboro (1)

 

5,000

 

Cincinnati

 

26,000

 

Stone Mountain (1)

 

6,000

 

Columbus

 

34,000

 

 

 

64,000

 

Franklin

 

29,000

 

IDAHO

 

 

 

 

 

89,000

 

Boise (1)

 

37,000

 

OKLAHOMA

 

 

 

Boise (1)

 

43,000

 

Lawton

 

31,000

 

 

 

80,000

 

 

 

 

 

ILLINOIS

 

 

 

OREGON

 

 

 

Champaign

 

31,000

 

Beaverton

 

42,000

 

Freeport

 

30,000

 

Grants Pass (1)

 

34,000

 

Rock Falls

 

28,000

 

Portland

 

42,000

 

 

 

89,000

 

Salem

 

52,000

 

INDIANA

 

 

 

 

 

170,000

 

Carmel (1)

 

39,000

 

PENNSYLVANIA

 

 

 

Lawrence (1)

 

29,000

 

Doylestown

 

4,000

 

 

 

68,000

 

Lansdale

 

4,000

 

KENTUCKY

 

 

 

Lima

 

4,000

 

Louisville

 

10,000

 

Philadelphia

 

50,000

 

Louisville

 

40,000

 

Philadelphia

 

4,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

Philadelphia

 

4,000

 

LOUISIANA

 

 

 

Philadelphia

 

4,000

 

Baton Rouge

 

58,000

 

Philadelphia

 

4,000

 

Minden

 

35,000

 

Philadelphia

 

4,000

 

 

 

93,000

 

Philadelphia

 

4,000

 

MONTANA

 

 

 

Philadelphia

 

4,000

 

Billings (1)

 

41,000

 

Philadelphia

 

4,000

 

Bozeman (1)

 

21,000

 

Philadelphia

 

4,000

 

 

 

62,000

 

Richboro

 

4,000

 

NORTH CAROLINA

 

 

 

Wayne

 

4,000

 

Charlotte

 

34,000

 

 

 

106,000

 

Concord

 

32,000

 

SOUTH CAROLINA

 

 

 

Jacksonville

 

23,000

 

Moncks Corner

 

23,000

 

Jefferson (1)

 

23,000

 

 

 

 

 

Lexington (1)

 

23,000

 

TENNESSEE

 

 

 

Mint Hill

 

23,000

 

Chattanooga

 

42,000

 

Thomasville(1)

 

21,000

 

Paris

 

31,000

 

 

 

179,000

 

 

 

73,000

 

 

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Location

 

Approximate Leasable Building Square Footage

 

Location

 

Approximate Leasable Building Square Footage

 

Retail-continued

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEXAS

 

 

 

ARIZONA

 

 

 

Carrolton (1)

 

61,000

 

Flagstaff (1)

 

10,000

 

Dallas (1)

 

68,000

 

Sun City (1)

 

10,000

 

Fort Worth (1)

 

44,000

 

 

 

20,000

 

Garland (1)

 

40,000

 

CALIFORNIA

 

 

 

Granbury (1)

 

35,000

 

Colton

 

668,000

 

Grand Prairie (1)

 

49,000

 

El Segundo

 

959,000

 

Greenville (1)

 

48,000

 

Long Beach (1)

 

201,000

 

Hillsboro (1)

 

35,000

 

Palo Alto (1)

 

123,000

 

Houston (1)

 

52,000

 

 

 

1,951,000

 

Lubbock (1)

 

54,000

 

COLORADO

 

 

 

Midland

 

60,000

 

Ft. Collins (1)

 

10,000

 

Rockdale

 

44,000

 

 

 

 

 

Taylor

 

62,000

 

FLORIDA

 

 

 

Texarkana

 

46,000

 

Orlando (1)

 

205,000

 

Woodville

 

44,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

742,000

 

MAINE

 

 

 

UTAH

 

 

 

North Berwick

 

821,000

 

Bountiful (1)

 

50,000

 

 

 

 

 

Sandy (1)

 

42,000

 

NEW MEXICO

 

 

 

 

 

92,000

 

Carlsbad (1)

 

10,000

 

VIRGINIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staunton (1)

 

23,000

 

PENNSYLVANIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Kingston (1)

 

430,000

 

WASHINGTON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bothell

 

28,000

 

SOUTH CAROLINA

 

 

 

Edmonds

 

35,000

 

N. Myrtle Beach (1)

 

37,000

 

Everett

 

35,000

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Way

 

42,000

 

TENNESSEE

 

 

 

Graham

 

45,000

 

Franklin (1)

 

289,000

 

Kent

 

42,000

 

Memphis (1)

 

780,000

 

Milton

 

45,000

 

 

 

1,069,000

 

Port Orchard

 

28,000

 

 

 

 

 

Redmond

 

45,000

 

TEXAS

 

 

 

Spokane

 

42,000

 

Lewisville

 

256,000

 

Spokane

 

39,000

 

Corpus Christi (1)

 

10,000

 

Woodinville

 

30,000

 

El Paso (1)

 

10,000

 

 

 

456,000

 

Euless (1)

 

10,000

 

WYOMING

 

 

 

Lewisville (1)

 

10,000

 

Cheyenne

 

12,000

 

McAllen (1)

 

10,000

 

Cheyenne

 

31,000

 

Victoria (1)

 

10,000

 

Douglas

 

12,000

 

 

 

316,000

 

Evanston

 

28,000

 

WISCONSIN

 

 

 

Evanston

 

10,000

 

Windsor (1)

 

356,000

 

Torrington

 

12,000

 

Total Other

 

5,225,000

 

 

 

105,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Retail

 

6,206,000

 

GRAND TOTAL

 

17,989,000

 


(1)  leasehold interest.

 

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Hotel Pennsylvania

 

The Hotel Pennsylvania is located in New York City on Seventh Avenue opposite Madison Square Garden and consists of a hotel portion containing 1,000,000 square feet of hotel space with 1,700 rooms and a commercial portion containing 400,000 square feet of retail and office space.

 

The Hotel is dependent on tourism and was severely impacted by the events of September 11, 2001, accelerating a trend that began in the first quarter of 2001.  The following table presents rental information for the Hotel:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

1999

 

Hotel:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average occupancy rate

 

64

%

65

%

63

%

76

%

80

%

Average daily rate

 

$

90.00

 

$

89.00

 

$

110.00

 

$

114.00

 

$

105.00

 

Revenue per available room

 

$

58.00

 

$

58.00

 

$

70.00

 

$

87.00

 

$

84.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office space:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average occupancy rate

 

40

%

53

%

61

%

63

%

55

%

Annual rent per square feet

 

$

13.00

 

$

12.00

 

$

21.00

 

$

17.00

 

$

16.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail space:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average occupancy rate

 

90

%

47

%

56

%

85

%

85

%

Annual rent per square feet

 

$

34.00

 

$

40.00

 

$

50.00

 

$

45.00

 

$

44.00

 

 

Dry Warehouse/Industrial Properties

 

The Company’s dry warehouse/industrial properties consist of eight buildings in New Jersey containing approximately 2.0 million square feet.  The average term of a tenant’s lease is three to five years.

 

The following table sets forth the occupancy rate and average annual rent per square foot at the end of each of the past five years.

 

As of December 31,

 

Occupancy
Rate

 

Average Annual
Rent Per
Square Foot

 

2003

 

88

%(1)

$

3.86

 

2002

 

95

%

3.81

 

2001

 

100

%

3.67

 

2000

 

90

%

3.52

 

1999

 

92

%

3.37

 

 


(1)   Excludes East Brunswick warehouse currently under development.

 

In November 2002, the Company entered into an agreement to ground lease its East Brunswick industrial property to Lowe’s.  The Company will demolish the existing warehouse containing 326,000 square feet and Lowe’s will construct its own retail store.  This lease is expected to commence in approximately 12 to 18 months.

 

400 North LaSalle

 

The 400 North LaSalle venture was formed in July 2001, to develop a 381,000 square foot, high-rise residential tower with an attached parking garage in Chicago Illinois, containing 452 apartments.  Under the agreement the Company contributed 92% of the equity and is entitled to receive 85% of the profits.  The development of the residential tower and garage was substantially completed and phased into service as of January 2004.  As of December 31, 2003, the tower is 22.5% occupied.

 

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ITEM 3.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

The Company is from time to time involved in legal actions arising in the ordinary course of its business.  In the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, the outcome of such matters, including in respect of the matter referred to below, is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operation.

 

Stop & Shop

 

On January 8, 2003, Stop & Shop filed a complaint with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (“USDC-NJ”) claiming the Company has no right to reallocate and therefore continue to collect the $5,000,000 of annual rent from Stop & Shop pursuant to the Master Agreement and Guaranty, because of the expiration of the East Brunswick, Jersey City, Middletown, Union and Woodbridge leases to which the $5,000,000 of additional rent was previously allocated.  Stop & Shop asserted that a prior order of the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York dated February 6, 2001, as modified on appeal to the District Court for the Southern District of New York on February 13, 2001, terminated the Company’s right to reallocate.  On March 3, 2003, after the Company moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, Stop & Shop voluntarily withdrew its complaint.

 

On March 26, 2003, Stop & Shop filed a new complaint in New York Supreme Court, asserting substantially the same claims as in its USDC-NJ complaint.  On April 9, 2003, the Company moved the New York Supreme Court action to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.  On June 30, 2003, the District Court ordered that the case be placed in suspension and ordered the parties to proceed in a related case that the Company commenced in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.  On July 24, 2003, the Bankruptcy Court referred the related case to mediation.  The Company believes that the additional rent provision of the guaranty expires at the earliest in 2012 and will vigorously oppose Stop & Shop’s complaint.

 

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ITEM 4.     SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2003.

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

 

The following is a list of the names, ages, principal occupations and positions with Vornado of the executive officers of Vornado and the positions held by such officers during the past five years. All executive officers of Vornado have terms of office that run until the next succeeding meeting of the Board of Trustees of Vornado following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders unless they are removed sooner by the Board.

 

Name

 

Age

 

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION, POSITION AND OFFICE (current and
during past five years with Vornado unless otherwise stated)

Steven Roth

 

62

 

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board; the Managing General Partner of Interstate Properties, an owner of shopping centers and an investor in securities and partnerships; Chief Executive Officer of Alexander’s, Inc. since March 1995 and a Director since 1989; Chairman and CEO of Vornado Operating since 1998.

 

 

 

 

 

Michael D. Fascitelli

 

47

 

President and a Trustee since December 1996; President of Alexander’s Inc. since August 2000 and Director since December 1996; Director of Vornado Operating since 1998; Partner at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in charge of its real estate practice from December 1992 to December 1996; and Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co., prior to December 1992.

 

 

 

 

 

Melvyn H. Blum

 

57

 

Executive Vice President—Development since January 2000; Senior Managing Director at Tishman Speyer Properties in charge of its development activities in the United States from July 1998 to January 2000; and Managing Director of Development and Acquisitions at Tishman Speyer Properties prior to July 1998.

 

 

 

 

 

Michelle Felman

 

41

 

Executive Vice President—Acquisitions since September 2000; Independent Consultant to Vornado from October 1997 to September 2000; Managing Director-Global Acquisitions and Business Development of GE Capital from 1991 to July 1997.

 

 

 

 

 

David R. Greenbaum

 

52

 

President of the New York City Office Division since April 1997 (date of the Company’s acquisition); President of Mendik Realty (the predecessor to the New York City Office Properties Division) from 1990 until April 1997.

 

 

 

 

 

Christopher Kennedy

 

40

 

President of the Merchandise Mart Division since September 2000; Executive Vice President of the Merchandise Mart Division from April 1998 to September 2000; Executive Vice President of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. from 1994 to April 1998.

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph Macnow

 

58

 

Executive Vice President—Finance and Administration since January 1998 and Chief Financial Officer since March 2001; Executive Vice President — Finance and Administration of Vornado Operating since 1998; Vice President-Chief Financial Officer of the Company from 1985 to January 1998; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alexander’s, Inc. since August 1995.

 

 

 

 

 

Sandeep Mathrani

 

41

 

Executive Vice President—Retail Real Estate since March 2002; Executive Vice President, Forest City Ratner from 1994 to February 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

Mitchell N. Schear

 

45

 

President of Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty since April 2003; President of Kaempfer Company from 1998 to April 2003 (date acquired by the Company).

 

 

 

 

 

Wendy Silverstein

 

43

 

Executive Vice President—Capital Markets since April 1998; Senior Credit Officer of Citicorp Real Estate and Citibank, N.A. from 1986 to 1998.

 

 

 

 

 

Robert H. Smith

 

75

 

Chairman of Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty since January 2002 (date acquired by the Company); Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman of the Board of Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty L.P. (the predecessor to Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty) prior to January 2002.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5.                             MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS

 

Vornado’s common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “VNO”.

 

Quarterly closing price ranges of the common shares and dividends paid per share for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 were as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2003

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2002

 

Quarter

 

High

 

Low

 

Dividends

 

High

 

Low

 

Dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st

 

$

38.35

 

$

33.30

 

$

.68

 

$

44.90

 

$

41.78

 

$

.66

 

2nd

 

45.15

 

36.17

 

.68

 

47.10

 

43.02

 

.66

 

3rd

 

48.25

 

43.37

 

.68

 

45.38

 

37.65

 

.66

 

4th

 

55.84

 

48.05

 

.87

(1)

39.21

 

34.41

 

.68

 

 


(1)          Comprised of a regular quarterly dividend of $.71 per share and a special capital gain cash dividend of $.16 per share.

 

On March 1, 2004, there were 1,707 holders of record of the Company’s common shares.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

During 2003, 2002, and 2001 the Company issued 737,212, 176,848, and 6,002 common shares, respectively, upon the redemption of Class A units of the Operating Partnership held by persons who received units in private placements in earlier periods in exchange for their interests in limited partnerships that owned real estate. The common shares were issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on Section 4(2) of that Act.

 

Information relating to compensation plans under which equity securities of the Company are authorized for issuance is set forth under Part III, Item 12 of this annual report on Form 10-K and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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ITEM 6.          SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

2003

 

2002(2)

 

2001(2)

 

2000

 

1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rentals

 

$

1,261,042

 

$

1,209,755

 

$

813,089

 

$

666,248

 

$

565,462

 

Expense reimbursements

 

179,214

 

154,766

 

129,013

 

116,422

 

94,353

 

Other income

 

62,799

 

27,718

 

10,059

 

9,753

 

7,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Revenues

 

1,503,055

 

1,392,239

 

952,161

 

792,423

 

667,522

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

 

583,660

 

519,345

 

385,449

 

305,141

 

269,892

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

215,032

 

198,601

 

120,614

 

96,116

 

80,340

 

General and administrative

 

122,405

 

100,050

 

71,716

 

47,093

 

39,359

 

Amortization of officer’s deferred compensation expense

 

 

27,500

 

 

 

 

Costs of acquisitions and development not consummated

 

 

6,874

 

5,223

 

 

 

Total Expenses

 

921,097

 

852,370

 

583,002

 

448,350

 

389,591

 

Operating Income

 

581,958

 

539,869

 

369,159

 

344,073

 

277,931

 

Income applicable to Alexander’s

 

15,574

 

29,653

 

25,718

 

17,363

 

11,772

 

Income from partially-owned entities

 

67,901

 

44,458

 

80,612

 

86,654

 

78,560

 

Interest and other investment income

 

25,402

 

31,685

 

54,385

 

32,809

 

18,110

 

Interest and debt expense

 

(229,662

)

(234,113

)

(167,430

)

(164,325

)

(137,086

)

Net (loss) gain on disposition of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than real estate

 

2,343

 

(17,471

)

(8,070

)

 

 

Minority interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perpetual preferred unit distributions

 

(72,716

)

(72,500

)

(70,705

)

(62,089

)

(19,254

)

Minority limited partnership earnings

 

(105,132

)

(64,899

)

(39,138

)

(38,320

)

(33,904

)

Partially-owned entities

 

(827

)

(3,534

)

(2,520

)

(1,965

)

(1,840

)

Income before discontinued operations, gains on sale of real estate and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

284,841

 

253,148

 

242,011

 

214,200

 

194,289

 

Discontinued operations

 

14,073

 

9,884

 

10,342

 

8,826

 

8,230

 

Gains on sale of real estate (discontinued operations in 2003)

 

161,789

 

 

15,495

 

10,965

 

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

(30,129

)

(4,110

)

 

 

Net income

 

460,703

 

232,903

 

263,738

 

233,991

 

202,519

 

Preferred share dividends

 

(20,815

)

(23,167

)

(36,505

)

(38,690

)

(33,438

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income applicable to common shares

 

$

439,888

 

$

209,736

 

$

227,233

 

$

195,301

 

$

169,081

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before discontinued operations, gains on sale of real estate and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle per share - basic

 

$

2.35

 

$

2.17

 

$

2.31

 

$

2.03

 

$

1.88

 

Income before discontinued operations, gains on sale of real estate and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle per share - diluted

 

$

2.29

 

$

2.09

 

$

2.23

 

$

1.98

 

$

1.85

 

Income per share—basic

 

$

3.92

 

$

1.98

 

$

2.55

 

$

2.26

 

$

1.97

 

Income per share—diluted

 

$

3.80

 

$

1.91

 

$

2.47

 

$

2.20

 

$

1.94

 

Cash dividends declared for common shares

 

$

2.91

 

$

2.66

 

$

2.63

 

$

1.97

 

$

1.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

9,518,928

 

$

9,018,179

 

$

6,777,343

 

$

6,403,210

 

$

5,479,218

 

Real estate, at cost

 

7,748,452

 

7,282,651

 

4,426,560

 

4,220,307

 

3,790,857

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

869,849

 

702,686

 

485,447

 

375,730

 

293,497

 

Debt

 

4,184,385

 

4,071,320

 

2,477,173

 

2,688,308

 

2,048,804

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

3,077,573

 

2,627,356

 

2,570,372

 

2,078,720

 

2,055,368

 

 

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Year Ended December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2003

 

2002(2)

 

2001(2)

 

2000

 

1999

 

Other Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funds From Operations (“FFO”) (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income applicable to common shares

 

$

439,888

 

$

209,736

 

$

227,233

 

$

195,301

 

$

169,081

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

30,129

 

4,110

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization of real property

 

208,624

 

195,808

 

119,568

 

97,744

 

82,216

 

Net gain on sale of real estate

 

(161,789

)

 

(12,445

)

(10,965

)

 

Net gain from insurance settlement and condemnation proceedings

 

 

 

(3,050

)

 

 

Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in income of partially-owned entities to arrive at funds from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization of real property

 

54,762

 

51,881

 

65,588

 

68,743

 

57,127

 

Net gains on sale of real estate

 

(6,733

)

(3,431

)

(6,298

)

 

 

Minority interest’s share of above adjustments

 

(20,080

)

(50,498

)

(19,679

)

(19,159

)

(10,702

)

Dilutive effect of Series A Preferred Share dividends

 

3,570

 

6,150

 

19,505

 

21,689

 

16,268

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO applicable to common shares (1)

 

$

518,242

 

$

439,775

 

$

394,532

 

$

353,353

 

$

313,990

 

 


(1)          Funds From Operations (“FFO”) does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs which is disclosed in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the applicable periods.  FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance or as an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity.  Management considers FFO a relevant supplemental measure of operating performance because it provides a basis for comparison among REITs.  FFO is computed in accordance with NAREIT’s definition, which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not compute FFO in accordance with NAREIT’s definition.

(2)          Operating results for the year ended December 31, 2002, reflect the Company’s January 1, 2002 acquisition of the remaining 66% of Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty L.P. (“CESCR”) and the resulting consolidation of CESCR’s operations.

 

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ITEM 7.                             MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

Page

Overview

66

Overview – Leasing Activity

67

Critical Accounting Policies

69

Results of Operations:

 

Years Ended December 31, 2003 and 2002

76

Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001

86

Supplemental Information:

 

Summary of Net Income and EBITDA for the Three Months Ended
December 31, 2003 and 2002

92

Changes by segment in EBITDA for the Three Months Ended
December 31, 2003 and 2002

95

Changes by segment in EBITDA for the Three Months Ended
December 31, 2003 as compared to September 30, 2003

95

Related Party Disclosure

96

Liquidity and Capital Resources

99

Certain Future Cash Requirements

99

Financing Activities and Contractual Obligations

100

Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2003

101

Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2002

105

Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2001

106

Funds From Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2003 and 2002

107

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

109

 

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Overview

 

The Company owns and operates office, retail and showroom properties with large concentrations of office and retail properties in the New York City metropolitan area and in the Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia area.  In addition, the Company has a 60% interest in a partnership that owns cold storage warehouses nationwide.

 

The Company’s business objective is to maximize shareholder value.  The Company’s measures its success in meeting this objective by the total return to its shareholders.  Below is a table comparing the Company’s performance to the Morgan Stanley REIT Index (“RMS”) for the following periods ending December 31, 2003:

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

 

Vornado

 

RMS

 

One-year

 

57.7

%

36.7

%

Three-years

 

74.8

%

59.9

%

Five-years

 

119.6

%

93.6

%

Ten-years

 

481.1

%

181.7

%(1)

 


(1)          From inception on July 25, 1995

 

The Company intends to continue to achieve its business objective by pursuing its investment philosophy and executing its operating strategies through:

 

      Maintaining a superior team of operating and investment professionals and an entrepreneurial spirit.

                  Investing in properties in select markets, such as New York City and Washington, D.C., where we believe there is high likelihood of capital appreciation.

                  Acquiring quality properties at a discount to replacement cost and where there is a significant potential for higher rents.

                  Investing in retail properties in select under-stored locations such as the New York City metropolitan area.

                  Developing/redeveloping the Company’s existing properties to increase returns and maximize value.

 

The Company competes with a large number of real estate property owners and developers.  Principal factors of competition are rent charged, attractiveness of location and quality and breadth of services provided.  The Company’s success depends upon, among other factors, trends of the national and local economies, financial condition and operating results of current and prospective tenants and customers, availability and cost of capital, construction and renovation costs, taxes, governmental regulations, legislation and population trends.  The current economic recovery is fostered, in part, by low interest rates, Federal tax cuts, and increases in government spending.  To the extent this recovery stalls, the Company may experience lower occupancy rates which may lead to lower initial rental rates, higher leasing costs and a corresponding decrease in net income, funds from operations and cash flow.  Alternatively, if the recovery continues, the Company may experience higher occupancy rates leading to higher initial rents and higher interest rates causing an increase in the Company’s weighted average cost of capital and a corresponding effect on net income, funds from operations and cash flow.

 

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Overview – Leasing Activity

 

The following table summarizes, by business segment, the leasing statistics which the Company views as key performance indicators.

 

 

 

Office

 

 

 

Merchandise Mart

 

Temperature

 

(Square feet and cubic feet in thousands)

 

New York
City

 

CESCR

 

Retail

 

Office

 

Showroom

 

Controlled
Logistics

 

As of December 31, 2003:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square feet/cubic feet

 

13,253

 

13,963

 

12,888

 

2,808

 

5,624

 

17,476/440,700

 

Number of properties

 

20

 

63

 

60

 

9

 

9

 

87

 

Occupancy rate

 

95.2

%

93.9

%

93.0

%

92.6

%

95.1

%

76.2

%

Leasing Activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2003:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square feet

 

925

 

2,848

 

1,046

 

270

 

1,157

 

 

Initial rent (1)

 

$

44.60

 

$

30.26

 

$

15.56

 

$

21.24

 

$

23.43

 

 

Weighted average lease terms (years)

 

9.1

 

4.8

 

12.8

 

9.8

 

5.2

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in occupancy from December 31, 2002

 

(0.6

)%

0.3

%

4.7

%

0.9

%

(0.1

)%

(2.3

)%

Rent per square foot on relet space:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square feet

 

677

 

2,510

 

1,046

 

270

 

1,157

 

 

Initial Rent (1)

 

$

44.41

 

$

30.62

 

$

15.56

 

$

21.24

 

$

23.43

 

 

Prior escalated rent

 

$

38.51

 

$

29.86

 

$

13.75

 

$

22.44

 

$

23.28

 

 

Percentage increase

 

15.3

%

2.5

%

13.2

%

(5.3

)%

0.6

%

 

Rent per square foot on space previously vacant:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square feet

 

248

 

338

 

 

 

 

 

Initial rent (1)

 

$

45.09

 

$

27.58

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant improvements per square foot

 

$

26.41

 

$

10.89

 

$

3.71

 

$

29.74

 

$

7.58

 

 

Leasing commissions per square foot

 

$

11.59

 

$

2.65

 

$

0.75

 

$

10.61

 

$

0.24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter ended December 31, 2003:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square feet

 

305

 

490

 

168

 

89

 

234

 

 

Initial rent (1)

 

$

42.12

 

$

29.28

 

$

15.87

 

$

19.04

 

$

25.95

 

 

Weighted average lease terms (years)

 

8.4

 

4.8

 

8.4

 

9.1

 

4.9

 

 

Increase (decrease) in occupancy from September 30, 2003

 

(0.6

)%

0.6

%

2.0

%

 

0.4

%

(0.5

)%

Rent per square foot on relet space:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square feet

 

264

 

388

 

168

 

89

 

234

 

 

Initial rent (1)

 

$

42.02

 

$

29.99

 

$

15.87

 

$

19.04

 

$

25.95

 

 

Prior escalated rent

 

$

36.50

 

$

29.31

 

$

14.07

 

$

24.59

 

$

26.25

 

 

Percentage increase (decrease)

 

15.1

%

2.3

%

12.8

%

(22.6

)%

(1.1

)%

 

Rent per square foot on space previously vacant:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square feet

 

41

 

102

 

 

 

 

 

Initial rent (1)

 

$

42.69

 

$

26.58

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant improvements per square foot

 

$

20.18

 

$

12.98

 

$

0.68

 

$

14.13

 

$

6.62

 

 

Leasing commissions per square foot

 

$

8.13

 

$

3.32

 

$

0.45

 

$

8.62

 

$

0.41

 

 

 

In addition to the leasing activity in the table above, in the year ended December 31, 2003, 66,000 square feet of retail space included in the New York City Office segment was leased at an initial rent of $220.97 per square foot and in the three months ended December 31, 2003, 21,000 square feet of retail space was leased at an initial rent of $278.27.

 

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Overview – Leasing Activity

 

 

 

Office

 

 

 

Merchandise Mart

 

Temperature
Controlled
Logistics

 

(Square feet and cubic feet in thousands)

 

New York City

 

CESCR

 

Retail

 

Office

 

Showroom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2002:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square feet/cubic feet

 

13,957

 

13,395

 

12,528

 

2,838

 

5,528

 

17,509/441,500

 

Number of properties

 

21

 

53

 

62

 

9

 

9

 

88

 

Occupancy rate

 

95.8

%

93.6

%

88.3

%

91.7

%

95.2

%

78.5

%

Leasing Activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2002:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square feet

 

579

 

2,342

 

1,960

 

164

 

911

 

 

Initial rent (1)

 

$

44.82

 

$

31.01

 

$

9.73

 

$

26.97

 

$

18.99

 

 

Rent per square foot on relet space:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square feet

 

457

 

2,025

 

1,339

 

164

 

911

 

 

Initial Rent (1)

 

$

44.34

 

$

31.29

 

$

12.17

 

$

26.97

 

$

18.99

 

 

Prior escalated rent

 

$

34.11

 

$

29.66

 

$

9.19

 

$

26.66

 

$

18.63

 

 

Percentage increase

 

30.0

%

5.5

%

32.4

%

1.2

%

2.0

%

 

Rent per square foot on space previously vacant:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square feet

 

122

 

317

 

621

 

 

 

 

Initial rent (1)

 

$

46.80

 

$

29.21

 

$

4.48

 

 

 

 

Tenant improvements per square foot

 

$

12.18

 

$

14.23

 

$

1.18

 

$

5.03

 

$

1.38

 

 

Leasing commissions per square foot

 

$

7.48

 

$

3.39

 

$

0.18

 

$

4.04

 

 

 

 


(1)          Most leases include periodic step-ups in rent, which are not reflected in the initial rent per square foot leased.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies

 

In preparing the consolidated financial statements management has made estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.  Set forth below is a summary of the accounting policies that management believes are critical to the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.   The summary should be read in conjunction with the more complete discussion of the Company’s accounting policies included in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Real Estate

 

Real estate is carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization.  As of December 31, 2003, the Company’s carrying amount of its real estate, net of accumulated depreciation is $6.9 billion.  Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred.  Depreciation requires an estimate by management of the useful life of each property and improvement as well as an allocation of the costs associated with a property to its various components.  If the Company does not allocate these costs appropriately or incorrectly estimates the useful lives of its real estate, depreciation expense may be misstated.

 

Upon acquisitions of real estate, the Company assesses the fair value of acquired assets (including land, buildings, tenant improvements and beginning in 2002, identified intangibles such as acquired above and below market leases and the value of acquired in-place leases in accordance with Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141 and 142) and acquired liabilities, and allocates purchase price based on these assessments.  The Company assesses fair value based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize appropriate discount and capitalization rates and available market information.  Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including the historical operating results, known trends, and market/economic conditions that may affect the property.  The Company’s properties are reviewed for impairment if events or circumstances change indicating that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable.  If the Company incorrectly estimates the values at acquisition or the undiscounted cash flows, initial allocations of purchase price and future impairment charges may be different.  The impact of the Company’s estimates in connection with acquisitions and future impairment analysis could be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Identified Intangible Assets and Goodwill

 

Upon an acquisition of a business the Company records intangible assets acquired at their estimated fair value separate and apart from goodwill.  The Company amortizes identified intangible assets that are determined to have finite lives which are based on the period over which the assets are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to the future cash flows of the business acquired.  Intangible assets subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable.  An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an intangible asset is not recoverable and its carrying amount exceeds its estimated fair value.

 

The excess of the cost of an acquired entity over the net of the amounts assigned to assets acquired (including identified intangible assets) and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill.  Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment at a level of reporting referred to as a reporting unit on an annual basis, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.  An impairment loss for an asset group is allocated to the long-lived assets of the group on a pro rata basis using the relative carrying amounts of those assets, unless the fair value of specific components of the reporting group are determinable without undue cost and effort.

 

As of December 31, 2003 and 2002, the carrying amounts of the Company’s identified intangible assets are $106,281,000 and $50,487,000 and the carrying amount of goodwill is $4,345,000 (arising from the 2003 acquisition of Building Maintenance Services) and $0, respectively.  Such amounts are included in other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.  In addition, the Company has $47,266,000 and $48,430,000, of deferred credits as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, which are included as liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.  If the Company incorrectly estimates the fair value of these assets at acquisition or in connection with impairment testing, or incorrectly estimates the useful lives of finite-life intangible assets, the impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements could be material.

 

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Notes and Mortgage Loans Receivable

 

The Company’s policy is to record mortgages and notes receivable at the stated principal amount net of any discount or premiums.  As of December 31, 2003, the carrying amount of Notes and Mortgage Loans receivable was $285,965,000.  The Company accretes or amortizes any discounts or premiums over the life of the related loan receivable utilizing the effective interest method.  The Company evaluates the collectibility of both interest and principal of each of its loans, if circumstances warrant, to determine whether it is impaired. A loan is considered to be impaired, when based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the existing contractual terms. When a loan is considered to be impaired, the amount of the loss accrual is calculated by comparing the recorded investment to the value determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at the loan’s effective interest rate or, as a practical expedient, to the value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.  Interest on impaired loans is recognized on a cash basis.

 

Partially-Owned Entities

 

As of December 31, 2003, the carrying amount of investments and advances to partially-owned entities, including Alexander’s, was $900,600,000.  The Company considers APB 18 – The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock, SOP 78-9 – Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures, EITF 96-16 – Investors Accounting for an Investee When the Investor has the Majority of the Voting Interest but the Minority Partners have Certain Approval or Veto Rights, to determine the method of accounting for each of its partially-owned entities.  In determining whether the Company has a controlling interest in a partially-owned entity and the requirement to consolidate the accounts of that entity, it considers factors such as ownership interest, board representation, management representation, authority to make decisions, and contractual and substantive participating rights of the partners/members. The Company has concluded that it does not control a partially-owned entity, despite an ownership interest of 50% or greater, if the approval of all of the partners/members is contractually required with respect to major decisions, such as operating and capital budgets, the sale, exchange or other disposition of real property, the hiring of a chief executive officer, the commencement, compromise or settlement of any lawsuit, legal proceeding or arbitration or the placement of new or additional financing secured by assets of the venture.  This is the case with respect to the Company’s 60% interest in Temperature Controlled Logistics, 80% interest in Starwood Ceruzzi Venture, and 50% interests in Monmouth Mall, MartParc Wells, MartParc Orleans, and 825 Seventh Avenue.

 

If the Company is able to unilaterally make decisions for a partially-owned entity, the Company has concluded that it controls the entity and therefore consolidates the entity.  The Company accounts for investments on the equity method when its ownership interest is greater than 20% and less than 50%, and the Company does not have direct or indirect control.  When partially-owned entities are in partnership form, the 20% threshold may be reduced.  Equity method investments are initially recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for the Company’s share of net income or loss and cash contributions and distributions to and from these entities.  All other investments are accounted for on the cost method.

 

On a periodic basis the Company evaluates whether there are any indicators that the value of the Company’s investments in partially-owned entities are impaired.  The ultimate realization of the Company’s investment in partially-owned entities is dependent on a number of factors including the performance of the investee and market conditions.  If the Company determines that a decline in the value of the investee is other than temporary, an impairment charge would be recorded.

 

Allowance For Doubtful Accounts

 

The Company periodically evaluates the collectibility of amounts due from tenants and maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts ($15,246,000 as at December 31, 2003) for estimated losses resulting from the inability of tenants to make required payments under the lease agreement.  The Company also maintains an allowance for receivables arising from the straight-lining of rents ($2,830,000 as at December 31, 2003).  This receivable arises from earnings recognized in excess of amounts currently due under the lease agreements.  Management exercises judgment in establishing these allowances and considers payment history and current credit status in developing these estimates.  If estimates differ from actual results, this would impact reported results.

 

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Revenue Recognition

 

The Company has the following revenue sources and revenue recognition policies:

                  Base Rents — income arising from tenant leases.  These rents are recognized over the non-cancelable term of the related leases on a straight-line basis which includes the effects of rent steps and rent abatements under the leases.

                  Percentage Rents — income arising from retail tenant leases which are contingent upon the sales of the tenant exceeding a defined threshold.  These rents are recognized in accordance with SAB 104, which states that this income is to be recognized only after the contingency has been removed (i.e. sales thresholds have been achieved).

                  Hotel Revenues — income arising from the operation of the Hotel Pennsylvania which consists of rooms revenue, food and beverage revenue, and banquet revenue.  Income is recognized when rooms are occupied.  Food and beverage and banquet revenue are recognized when the services have been rendered.

                  Trade Show Revenues — income arising from the operation of trade shows, including rentals of booths.  This revenue is recognized in accordance with the booth rental contracts when the trade shows have occurred.

                  Expense Reimbursements — revenue arising from tenant leases which provide for the recovery of all or a portion of the operating expenses and real estate taxes of the respective property.  This revenue is accrued in the same periods as the expenses are incurred.

 

Before the Company recognizes revenue, it assesses among other things, its collectibility.  If the Company incorrectly determines the collectibility of its revenue, its net income and assets could be misstated.

 

IncomeTaxes

 

The Company operates in a manner intended to enable it to continue to qualify as a Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) under Sections 856-860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Under those sections, a REIT which distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income as a dividend to its shareholders each year and which meets certain other conditions will not be taxed on that portion of its taxable income which is distributed to its shareholders. The Company intends to distribute to its shareholders 100% of its taxable income.  Therefore, no provision for Federal income taxes is required.  If the Company fails to distribute the required amount of income to its shareholders, it would fail to qualify as a REIT and substantial adverse tax consequences may result.

 

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Net income and EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001.

 

Below is a summary of Net income and EBITDA(1) by segment for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001.  On January 1, 2003, the Company revised its definition of EBITDA to comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation G concerning non-GAAP financial measures.  The revised definition of EBITDA includes minority interest, gains (losses) on the sale of depreciable real estate and income arising from the straight-lining of rent and the amortization of acquired in-place leases.  Accordingly, EBITDA for all periods disclosed represents “Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization.”  Management considers EBITDA a supplemental measure for making decisions and assessing the unlevered performance of its segments as it is related to the return on assets as opposed to the levered return on equity.  As properties are bought and sold based on a multiple of EBITDA, management utilizes this measure to make investment decisions as well as to compare the performance of its assets to that of its peers.  EBITDA is not a surrogate for net income because net income is after interest expense and accordingly, is a measure of return on equity as opposed to return on assets.

 

 

 

December 31, 2003

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise Mart

 

Temperature
Controlled
Logistics

 

Other(3)

 

Property rentals

 

$

1,210,048

 

$

823,302

 

$

136,490

 

$

197,554

 

$

 

$

52,702

 

Straight-line rents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractual rent increases

 

34,023

 

27,031

 

3,108

 

3,875

 

 

9

 

Amortization of free rent

 

7,924

 

292

 

5,390

 

2,251

 

 

(9

)

Amortization of acquired below market leases, net

 

9,047

 

8,007

 

1,040

 

 

 

 

Total rentals

 

1,261,042

 

858,632

 

146,028

 

203,680

 

 

52,702

 

Expense reimbursements

 

179,214

 

102,826

 

56,900

 

16,402

 

 

3,086

 

Fee and other income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant cleaning fees

 

29,062

 

29,062

 

 

 

 

 

Management and leasing fees

 

12,812

 

11,427

 

1,290

 

 

 

95

 

Other

 

20,925

 

8,852

 

4,694

 

7,344

 

 

35

 

Total revenues

 

1,503,055

 

1,010,799

 

208,912

 

227,426

 

 

55,918

 

Operating expenses

 

583,660

 

377,500

 

70,462

 

91,033

 

 

44,665

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

215,032

 

151,994

 

18,835

 

30,125

 

 

14,078

 

General and administrative

 

122,405

 

37,251

 

9,783

 

20,215

 

 

55,156

 

Total expenses

 

921,097

 

566,745

 

99,080

 

141,373

 

 

113,899

 

Operating income

 

581,958

 

444,054

 

109,832

 

86,053

 

 

(57,981

)

Income applicable to Alexander’s

 

15,574

 

 

 

 

 

15,574

 

Income from partially-owned entities

 

67,901

 

2,426

 

3,752

 

(108

)

18,416

 

43,415

 

Interest and other investment income

 

25,402

 

2,960

 

359

 

93

 

 

21,990

 

Interest and debt expense

 

(229,662

)

(134,715

)

(59,674

)

(14,788

)

 

(20,485

)

Net gain on disposition of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than real estate

 

2,343

 

180

 

 

188

 

 

1,975

 

Minority interest

 

(178,675

)

(1,119

)

 

 

 

(177,556

)

Income before discontinued operations and gains on sale of real estate

 

284,841

 

313,786

 

54,269

 

71,438

 

18,416

 

(173,068

)

Discontinued operations

 

14,073

 

15,536

 

261

 

 

 

(1,724

)

Gains on sale of real estate (discontinued operations)

 

161,789

 

157,200

 

4,589

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

460,703

 

486,522

 

59,119

 

71,438

 

18,416

 

(174,792

)

Interest and debt expense(2)

 

296,059

 

138,379

 

62,718

 

15,700

 

24,670

 

54,592

 

Depreciation and amortization(2)

 

279,507

 

155,743

 

21,642

 

30,749

 

34,879

 

36,494

 

Income taxes

 

1,627

 

45

 

 

 

 

1,582

 

EBITDA(1)

 

$

1,037,896

 

$

780,689

 

$

143,479

 

$

117,887

 

$

77,965

 

$

(82,124

)

 

Included in EBITDA are gains on sale of real estate of $161,789, of which $157,200 and $4,589 relate to the Office and Retail segments, respectively.

 


See Notes on page 75.

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December 31, 2002

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise Mart

 

Temperature
Controlled
Logistics

 

Other(3)

 

Property rentals

 

$

1,159,002

 

$

793,990

 

$

120,451

 

$

191,197

 

$

 

$

53,364

 

Straight-line rents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractual rent increases

 

31,323

 

27,598

 

1,777

 

1,772

 

 

176

 

Amortization of free rent

 

6,796

 

2,374

 

3,317

 

1,105

 

 

 

Amortization of acquired below market leases, net

 

12,634

 

12,469

 

165

 

 

 

 

Total rentals

 

1,209,755

 

836,431

 

125,710

 

194,074

 

 

53,540

 

Expense reimbursements

 

154,766

 

85,420

 

51,008

 

14,754

 

 

3,584

 

Fee and other income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant cleaning fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management and leasing fees

 

14,800

 

13,317

 

1,450

 

33

 

 

 

Other

 

12,918

 

7,783

 

172

 

4,743

 

 

220

 

Total revenues

 

1,392,239

 

942,951

 

178,340

 

213,604

 

 

57,344

 

Operating expenses

 

519,345

 

330,585

 

61,500

 

86,022

 

 

41,238

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

198,601

 

143,021

 

14,957

 

26,716

 

 

13,907

 

General and administrative

 

100,050

 

33,334

 

7,640

 

20,382

 

 

38,694

 

Costs of acquisitions and development not consummated

 

6,874

 

 

 

 

 

6,874

 

Amortization of officer’s deferred compensation expense

 

27,500

 

 

 

 

 

27,500

 

Total expenses

 

852,370

 

506,940

 

84,097

 

133,120

 

 

128,213

 

Operating income

 

539,869

 

436,011

 

94,243

 

80,484

 

 

(70,869

)

Income applicable to Alexander’s

 

29,653

 

 

 

 

 

29,653

 

Income from partially-owned entities

 

44,458

 

1,966

 

(687

)

(339

)

9,707

 

33,811

 

Interest and other investment income

 

31,685

 

6,472

 

323

 

507

 

 

24,383

 

Interest and debt expense

 

(234,113

)

(138,731

)

(56,643

)

(22,948

)

 

(15,791

)

Net (loss) gain on disposition of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than real estate

 

(17,471

)

 

 

2,156

 

 

(19,627

)

Minority interest

 

(140,933

)

(3,526

)

 

(2,249

)

 

(135,158

)

Income before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

253,148

 

302,192

 

37,236

 

57,611

 

9,707

 

(153,598

)

Discontinued operations

 

9,884

 

15,910

 

723

 

 

 

(6,749

)

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

(30,129

)

 

 

 

(15,490

)

(14,639

)

Net income

 

232,903

 

318,102

 

37,959

 

57,611

 

(5,783

)

(174,986

)

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

30,129

 

 

 

 

15,490

 

14,639

 

Interest and debt expense(2)

 

305,920

 

143,068

 

58,409

 

23,461

 

25,617

 

55,365

 

Depreciation and amortization(2)

 

257,707

 

149,361

 

17,532

 

27,006

 

34,474

 

29,334

 

EBITDA(1)

 

$

826,659

 

$

610,531

 

$

113,900

 

$

108,078

 

$

69,798

 

$

(75,648

)

 


See Notes on page 75.

 

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December 31, 2001

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise Mart

 

Temperature
Controlled
Logistics

 

Other(3)

 

Property rentals

 

$

769,780

 

$

399,459

 

$

116,710

 

$

191,909

 

$

 

$

61,702

 

Straight-line rents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractual rent increases

 

28,964

 

24,012

 

(45

)

4,997

 

 

 

Amortization of free rent

 

14,345

 

11,396

 

2,187

 

762

 

 

 

Amortization of acquired below market leases, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total rentals

 

813,089

 

434,867

 

118,852

 

197,668

 

 

61,702

 

Expense reimbursements

 

129,013

 

64,097

 

48,708

 

13,801

 

 

2,407

 

Fee and other income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant cleaning fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management and leasing fees

 

1,472

 

1,404

 

 

68

 

 

 

Other

 

8,587

 

1,848

 

1,076

 

3,256

 

 

2,407

 

Total revenues

 

952,161

 

502,216

 

168,636

 

214,793

 

 

66,516

 

Operating expenses

 

385,449

 

205,408

 

55,200

 

83,107

 

 

41,734

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

120,614

 

68,726

 

14,218

 

25,397

 

 

12,273

 

General and administrative

 

71,716

 

11,569

 

3,572

 

18,081

 

 

38,494

 

Costs of acquisitions not consummated

 

5,223

 

 

 

 

 

5,223

 

Total expenses

 

583,002

 

285,703

 

72,990

 

126,585

 

 

97,724

 

Operating income

 

369,159

 

216,513

 

95,646

 

88,208

 

 

(31,208

)

Income applicable to Alexander’s

 

25,718

 

 

 

 

 

25,718

 

Income from partially-owned entities

 

80,612

 

32,746

 

1,914

 

149

 

17,447

 

28,356

 

Interest and other investment income

 

54,385

 

6,866

 

608

 

2,045

 

 

44,866

 

Interest and debt expense

 

(167,430

)

(49,021

)

(55,358

)

(33,354

)

 

(29,697

)

Net (loss) gain on disposition of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than real estate

 

(8,070

)

 

 

160

 

 

(8,230

)

Minority interest

 

(112,363

)

(2,466

)

 

 

 

(109,897

)

Income before gains on sales of real estate, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

242,011

 

204,638

 

42,810

 

57,208

 

17,447

 

(80,092

)

Gains on sale of real estate

 

15,495

 

12,445

 

3,050

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

 

10,342

 

9,265

 

1,077

 

 

 

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

(4,110

)

 

 

 

 

(4,110

)

Net income

 

263,738

 

226,348

 

46,937

 

57,208

 

17,447

 

(84,202

)

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

4,110

 

 

 

 

 

4,110

 

Interest and debt expense(2)

 

266,784

 

92,410

 

57,915

 

33,354

 

26,459

 

56,646

 

Depreciation and amortization(2)

 

188,859

 

91,085

 

18,957

 

25,397

 

33,815

 

19,605

 

EBITDA(1)

 

$

723,491

 

$

409,843

 

$

123,809

 

$

115,959

 

$

77,721

 

$

(3,841

)

 

Included in EBITDA are gains on sale of real estate of $15,495, of which and $12,445 and $3,050 relate to the Office and Retail segments, respectively.

 


See Notes on page 75.

 

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Notes to the preceding tabular information:

 

(1)          EBITDA should not be considered a substitute for net income.  EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.

(2)          Interest and debt expense and depreciation and amortization included in the reconciliation of net income to EBITDA include amounts which are netted in income from partially-owned entities in order to present the income from partially-owned entities on an EBITDA basis.

(3)          Other EBITDA is comprised of:

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

Newkirk Master Limited Partnership:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in income

 

$

68,341

(A)

$

60,756

 

$

54,695

 

Interest and other income

 

8,532

 

8,795

 

8,700

 

Alexander’s (B)

 

23,001

 

39,436

 

19,362

 

Industrial warehouses

 

6,208

 

6,223

 

6,639

 

Palisades (placed in service on March 1, 2002)

 

5,006

 

161

 

 

Hotel Pennsylvania

 

4,573

 

7,636

 

16,978

 

Student Housing

 

2,000

 

2,340

 

2,428

 

400 North LaSalle (phased into service beginning October 2003)

 

(680

)

 

 

 

 

116,981

 

125,347

 

108,802

 

Minority interest expense

 

(177,556

)

(135,158

)

(109,897

)

Corporate general and administrative expenses

 

(51,461

)

(34,743

)

(33,515

)

Investment income and other

 

28,350

 

22,907

 

44,222

 

Net gain on sale of marketable securities

 

2,950

 

12,346

 

 

Primestone loss on settlement of guarantees (2003) and foreclosure and impairment losses (2002)

 

(1,388

)

(35,757

)

 

Amortization of Officer’s deferred compensation expense

 

 

(27,500

)

 

Write-off of 20 Times Square pre-development costs (2002) and World Trade Center acquisition costs (2001)

 

 

(6,874

)

(5,223

)

Gain on transfer of mortgages

 

 

2,096

 

 

Net gain on sale of air rights.

 

 

1,688

 

 

After-tax net gain on sale of Park Laurel condominium units

 

 

 

15,657

 

Write-off of net investment in Russian Tea Room

 

 

 

(7,374

)

Write-off of investments in technology companies

 

 

 

(16,513

)

 

 

$

(82,124

)

$

(75,648

)

$

(3,841

)

 


(A)      Includes net gains of $9,200 on sales of real estate and $1,600 on the early extinguishment of debt, partially offset by a charge of $1,210 for an impairment loss and a litigation settlement.

(B)        EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2003, reflects the Company’s share of Alexander’s stock appreciation rights compensation expense of $14,868 and the Company’s $1,589 share of EBITDA resulting from the commencement of Alexander’s lease with Bloomberg (87% of the space) on November 15, 2003 at Alexander’s 731 Lexington Avenue property.  EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 includes $3,524 and $6,298, respectively representing the Company’s share of Alexander’s gain on the sale of its Third Avenue and Fordham Road properties.

 

The following table sets forth the percentage of the Company’s EBITDA by segment for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001.  EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2003, includes gains on sale of real estate of $161,789,000, of which $157,200,000 and $4,589,000 relate to the New York Office and Retail segments, respectively.  The pro forma column gives effect to the January 1, 2002 acquisition by the Company of the remaining 66% interest in CESCR described previously as if it had occurred on January 1, 2001.

 

 

 

Percentage of EBITDA

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Pro forma)

 

 

 

Office:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City

 

47

%

39

%

36

%

44

%

CESCR

 

28

%

35

%

28

%

13

%

Total

 

75

%

74

%

64

%

57

%

Retail

 

14

%

14

%

14

%

17

%

Merchandise Mart Properties

 

11

%

13

%

13

%

16

%

Temperature Controlled Logistics

 

8

%

8

%

9

%

11

%

Other

 

(8

)%

(9

)%

0

%

(1

)%

 

 

100

%

100

%

100

%

100

%

 

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Results Of Operations

 

Years Ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002

 

Revenues

 

The Company’s revenues, which consist of property rentals, tenant expense reimbursements, hotel revenues, trade shows revenues, amortization of acquired below market leases net of above market leases pursuant to SFAS No. 141 and 142, and fee income, were $1,503,055,000 for the year ended December 31, 2003, compared to $1,392,239,000 in the prior year, an increase of $110,816,000.  Below are the details of the increase by segment:

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Date of
Acquisition

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Other

 

Rentals:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Las Catalinas (acquisition of remaining 50% and consolidation vs. equity method accounting for 50%)

 

September 2002

 

$

8,546

 

$

 

$

8,546

 

$

 

$

 

Crystal Gateway One

 

July 2002

 

5,851

 

5,851

 

 

 

 

435 Seventh Avenue (placed in service)

 

August 2002

 

4,528

 

 

4,528

 

 

 

2101 L Street

 

August 2003

 

4,958

 

4,958

 

 

 

 

Bergen Mall

 

December 2003

 

602

 

 

602

 

 

 

424 Sixth Avenue

 

July 2002

 

557

 

 

557

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in amortization of acquired below market leases, net

 

 

 

(3,587

)

(4,462

)

875

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel activity

 

 

 

73

(1)

 

 

 

73

(1)

Trade Shows activity

 

 

 

3,807

(2)

 

 

3,807

(2)

 

Leasing activity

 

 

 

25,952

 

15,854

(3)

5,210

(4)

5,799

(5)

(911

)

Total increase (decrease) in rentals

 

 

 

51,287

 

22,201

 

20,318

 

9,606

 

(838

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant expense reimbursements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions

 

 

 

4,290

 

238

 

4,052

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

20,158

 

17,168

(6)

1,840

 

1,648

 

(498

)

Total increase (decrease) in tenant expense reimbursements

 

 

 

24,448

 

17,406

 

5,892

 

1,648

 

(498

)

Fee and other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMS Tenant cleaning fees

 

 

 

28,968

 

28,968

 

 

 

 

Kaempfer management and leasing fees

 

 

 

2,441

 

2,441

 

 

 

 

increase (decrease) in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease cancellation fee income

 

 

 

4,429

 

514

 

2,056

 

1,859

 

 

Management and leasing fees

 

 

 

(3,844

)

(3,667

)(7)

(160

)

(17

)

 

Other

 

 

 

3,087

 

(15

)

2,466

 

726

 

(90

)

Total increase (decrease) in fee and other income

 

 

 

35,081

 

28,241

 

4,362

 

2,568

 

(90

)

Total increase (decrease) in revenues

 

 

 

$

110,816

 

$

67,848

 

$

30,572

 

$

13,822

 

$

(1,426

)

 


See notes on following page.

 

See Leasing Activity on page 67 for further details and corresponding changes in occupancy.

 

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Notes to preceding tabular information:

 

(1)               Average occupancy and REVPAR for the Hotel Pennsylvania were 64% and $58 for the year ended December 31, 2003 compared to 65% and $58 for the prior year.

 

(2)               Reflects an increase of $2,841 resulting from the rescheduling of two trade shows from the fourth quarter of 2002, in which they were previously held to the first quarter of 2003, and $1,400 relates to a new show held for the first time in 2003, partially offset by lower trade show revenue in 2003 primarily due to a smaller April Market show as a result of a conversion of trade show space to permanent space.

 

(3)               Reflects increases of $12,953 from New York City Office leasing activity and $2,901 from CESCR’s leasing activity.  These increases resulted primarily from higher rents for space relet in 2003 and 2002 (full year impact in 2003 as compared to a partial year in 2002) and an increase in CESCR occupancy of .3% this year, partially offset by a decrease in NYC office occupancy of .6%.  Initial rent for the 677 square feet of space relet in New York City was $44.41 per square foot in 2003, a 15.3% increase over prior escalated rent.  Initial rent for the 2,510 square feet of space relet in CESCR portfolio was $30.62 per square foot a 2.5% increase over prior escalated rents.  For further details of NYC and CESCR office leasing activity see page 67.

 

(4)               Resulted primarily from (i) an increase in the occupancy rate from 88.3% at December 31, 2002 to 93.0% at December 31, 2003 as a result of leasing space previously vacated by Bradlees and Kmart and (ii) higher rents for space relet in 2003 and 2002 (full year impact in 2003 as compared to a partial year in 2002).  Initial rent for the 1,046 square feet of space relet in 2003 was $15.56 per square foot, a 13.2% increase over prior rent.  For further details of Retail leasing activity see page 67.

 

(5)               Reflects an increase in occupancy of Merchandise Mart office space of 0.9% from 2002, higher rents for 1,157 square feet of showroom space relet in 2003 and 911 square feet relet in 2002 (full year impact in 2003 as compared to partial year impact in 2002), partially offset by a decrease in Merchandise Mart showroom occupancy of .1% from 2002 and lower rents for 270 square feet of office space relet in 2003.  Initial rents for the 1,157 square feet of showroom space relet in 2003 was $23.43, a 0.6% increase over prior escalated rent.  Initial rents for the 270 square feet of office space relet in 2003 was $21.24, a 5.3% decrease over prior escalated rent.  For further details of Merchandise Mart leasing activity see page 67.

 

(6)               Reflects higher reimbursements from tenants resulting primarily from increases in real estate taxes.  The increases in Office and Retail were $19,383 and $3,247, before reductions of $2,215 and $1,407 in the current quarter relating to the true-up of prior year’s billings.

 

(7)               Results primarily from a $3,444 decrease in CESCR third party leasing revenue from $7,100 in 2002 to $3,656 in 2003 as a result of the closing of one of the CESCR leasing offices.

 

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Expenses

 

The Company’s expenses were $921,097,000 for the year ended December 31, 2003, compared to $852,370,000 in the prior year, an increase of $68,727,000.  Below are the details of the increase (decrease) by segment:

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Other

 

Operating:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMS

 

$

19,789

 

$

19,789

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Las Catalinas (acquisition of remaining 50% and consolidation vs. equity method accounting for 50%)

 

3,007

 

 

3,007

 

 

 

Crystal Gateway One

 

1,742

 

1,742

 

 

 

 

Bergen Mall

 

399

 

 

399

 

 

 

2101 L Street

 

1,531

 

1,531

 

 

 

 

435 Seventh Avenue

 

503

 

 

503

 

 

 

424 Sixth Avenue

 

98

 

 

98

 

 

 

Hotel activity

 

2,769

 

 

 

 

2,769

(1)

Trade Shows activity

 

1,487

 

 

 

1,487

(2)

 

Operations

 

32,990

(3)

23,853

(3)

4,955

(3)

3,524

(3)

658

(3)

 

 

64,315

 

46,915

 

8,962

 

5,011

 

3,427

 

Depreciation and amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions

 

5,966

 

4,026

 

1,940

 

 

 

Operations

 

10,465

 

4,947

(4)

1,938

 

3,409

(4)

171

 

 

 

16,431

 

8,973

 

3,878

 

3,409

 

171

 

General and administrative:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions

 

4,915

 

4,274

 

641

 

 

 

Operations

 

17,440

(5)

(357

)

1,502

 

(167

)

16,462

 

 

 

22,355

 

3,917

 

2,143

 

(167

)

16,462

 

Costs of acquisitions and development not consummated

 

(6,874

)

 

 

 

(6,874

)

Amortization of officer’s deferred compensation expense

 

(27,500

)

 

 

 

(27,500

)

Total increase (decrease) in expenses

 

$

68,727

 

$

59,805

 

$

14,983

 

$

8,253

 

$

(14,314

)

 


See notes on following page.

 

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Notes to preceding tabular information:

 

(1)          The increase in Hotel Pennsylvania’s operating expenses was primarily due to a $1,700 increase in real estate taxes and a $500 increase in utility costs over the prior year.

 

(2)          Results primarily from the rescheduling of two trade shows from the fourth quarter of 2002, in which they were previously held to the first quarter of 2003, and due to a new trade show held for the first time in 2003.

 

(3)          Below are the details of the increases (decreases) in operating expenses by segment:

 

 

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Other

 

Real estate taxes

 

$

26,935

 

$

20,904

(a)

$

1,245

 

$

4,724

 

$

62

 

Utilities

 

(946

)

(906

)

364

 

(483

)

79

 

Maintenance

 

5,286

 

2,997

 

2,302

 

(33

)

20

 

Ground rent

 

950

 

1,005

 

(55

)

 

 

Bad debt expense

 

(29

)

(1,541

)

1,238

 

274

 

 

Other

 

794

 

1,394

 

(139

)

(958

)

497

 

 

 

$

32,990

 

$

23,853

 

$

4,955

 

$

3,524

 

$

658

 

 


(a) Relates primarily to an increase in New York Office.

 

(4)          Increases in depreciation and amortization for the Office and Merchandise Mart segments are primarily due to additions to buildings and improvements.

 

(5)          The increase in general and administrative expenses results from:

 

Increase in professional fees in connection with information technology, corporate governance, insurance, and other projects.

 

$

4,675

 

Severance payments in 2003 to two senior executives ($3,211) and the non-cash charge related to the accelerated vesting of their restricted stock ($1,626).

 

4,837

 

Other severance.

 

860

 

Increase in corporate payroll and fringe benefits of which $755 is due to a decrease in capitalized development payroll and $407 is due to the Company’s deferred compensation plan (offset by an equal amount of investment income).

 

2,872

 

Costs in connection with the relocation of CESCR’s back office operations to the Company’s administrative headquarters in New Jersey.

 

1,123

 

Stock compensation expense (see below).

 

1,898

 

Other

 

1,175

 

 

 

$

17,440

 

 

As part of the 2002 annual compensation review, in lieu of stock options, on January 28, 2003 the Company granted 166,990 restricted shares at $34.50 per share (the then closing stock price on the NYSE) to employees of the Company.  These awards vest over a 5-year period.  Stock-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.  In the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $1,898,000 (excluding severance charges), of which $1,020,000 related to January 2003 restricted stock awards.

 

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Income Applicable to Alexander’s

 

Income applicable to Alexander’s (interest income, management, leasing, development and commitment fees, and equity in income) was $15,574,000 for the year ended December 31, 2003, compared to $29,653,000 in the prior year, a decrease of $14,079,000.  This decrease resulted primarily from (i) Alexander’s stock appreciation rights compensation expense of which the Company’s share was $14,868,000 in 2003 compared to zero in 2002, partially offset by (ii) Alexander’s gain on the sale of its Third Avenue property of which the Company’s share was $3,524,000 in 2002, and (iii) income resulting from the commencement of the lease with Bloomberg (87% of the space) on November 15, 2003 at Alexander’s 731 Lexington Avenue property of which the Company’s share was $1,589,000.

 

Income from Partially-Owned Entities

 

Below are the condensed statements of operations of the Company’s unconsolidated subsidiaries as well as the increase (decrease) in income from these partially-owned entities for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002:

 

(Amounts in thousands)
For the year ended:

 

Total

 

Newkirk
MLP

 

Temperature
Controlled
Logistics

 

Monmouth
Mall

 

Partially-
Owned
Office
Buildings

 

Starwood
Ceruzzi
Joint
Venture

 

Las
Catalinas
Mall

 

Other

 

December 31, 2003:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

521,210

 

$

273,500

 

$

119,605

 

$

24,121

 

$

99,590

 

$

4,394

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating, general and administrative

 

(75,887

)

(15,357

)

(6,905

)

(10,520

)

(39,724

)

(3,381

)

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

(132,062

)

(51,777

)

(56,778

)

(4,018

)

(18,491

)

(998

)

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(172,697

)

(97,944

)

(41,117

)

(6,088

)

(27,548

)

 

 

 

 

 

Other, net

 

47,223

 

43,083

 

5,710

 

(3,220

)

2,516

 

(866

)

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

187,787

 

$

151,505

 

$

20,515

 

$

275

 

$

16,343

 

$

(851

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vornado’s interest

 

 

 

22.6

%

60

%

50

%

15

%

80

%

 

 

 

 

Equity in net income (loss)

 

$

51,057

 

$

33,243

(1)

$

12,869

(2)

$

138

(3)

$

2,426

 

$

(681

)

 

 

$3,062

 

Interest and other income

 

10,292

 

7,002

 

 

3,290

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee income

 

6,552

 

 

5,547

 

1,005

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from partially-owned entities

 

$

67,901

 

$

40,245

 

$

18,416

 

$

4,433

 

$

2,426

 

$

(681

)

N/A

(4)

$

3,062

 

December 31, 2002:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

480,363

 

$

295,369

 

$

117,663

 

$

5,760

 

$

50,205

 

$

695

 

$

10,671

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating, general and administrative

 

(46,098

)

(8,490

)

(7,904

)

(2,510

)

(21,827

)

(2,265

)

(3,102

)

 

 

Depreciation

 

(106,287

)

(34,010

)

(59,328

)

(943

)

(9,094

)

(1,430

)

(1,482

)

 

 

Interest expense

 

(180,431

)

(121,219

)

(42,695

)

(1,520

)

(11,354

)

 

(3,643

)

 

 

Other, net

 

(12,505

)

(9,790

)

(2,150

)

48

 

389

 

(200

)

(802

)

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

135,042

 

$

121,860

 

$

5,586

 

$

835

 

$

8,319

 

$

(3,200

)

$

1,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vornado’s interest

 

 

 

21.7

%

60

%

50

%

24

%

80

%

50

%

 

 

Equity in net income (loss)

 

$

30,664

 

$

26,500

 

$

4,144

 

$

791

(3)

$

1,966

 

$

(2,560

)

$

851

 

$

(1,028

)

Interest and other income

 

8,000

 

8,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee income

 

5,794

 

 

5,563

 

231

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from partially-owned entities

 

$

44,458

 

$

34,500

 

$

9,707

 

$

1,022

 

$

1,966

 

$

(2,560

)

$

851

 

$

(1,028

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in income from partially-owned entities

 

$

23,443

 

$

5,745

(1)

$

8,709

(2)

$

3,411

(3)

$

460

 

$

1,879

 

$

(851

)(4)

$

4,090

 

 


See notes on following page.

 

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Notes to preceding information:

 

(1)          The increase reflects the Company’s share of the following items from the Newkirk MLP in 2003 including (i) $7,200 of net gains on the sale of 11 properties, (ii) a gain of $1,600 on the early extinguishment of debt, partially offset by, (iii) a charge of $538 in connection with a litigation claim, (iv) a charge of $353 for an asset impairment and (v) $930 in Federal and state taxes.

 

(2)          The Company reflects its 60% share of Vornado Crescent Portland Partnership’s (the “Landlord”) rental income it receives from AmeriCold Logistics, its tenant, which leases the underlying temperature controlled warehouses used in its business.  The Company’s joint venture does not recognize rental income unless earned and collection is assured or cash is received.  The Company did not recognize $25,087 of rent it was due for the year ended December 31, 2003, which together with previously deferred rent is $49,436.  The following summarizes the increase in income for the year ended December 31, 2003 over the prior year:

 

Increase in rent from Tenant

 

$

1,220

 

Decrease in general and administrative expenses

 

544

 

Gain on sale of real estate in 2003 ($486) as compared to a loss on sale of real estate in 2002 ($2,026)

 

2,512

 

Income tax refund received in 2003

 

1,345

 

Decrease in depreciation and interest expense and other

 

3,088

 

 

 

$

8,709

 

 

On February 23, 2004, AmeriCold Logistics announced that Alec Covington resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer effective March 31, 2004, to take an opportunity in an unrelated industry.  A search to identify a successor is currently underway.

 

(3)          The Company acquired a 50% interest in the Monmouth Mall on October 10, 2002.  Equity in net income of the Monmouth Mall includes the Company’s preferred return of $3,290 and $748 for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002.

 

(4)          On September 23, 2002, the Company acquired the remaining 50% of the Mall and 25% of the Kmart anchor store it did not previously own.  Accordingly, the operations of Las Catalinas are consolidated into the accounts of the Company subsequent to September 23, 2002.

 

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Interest and Other Investment Income

 

Interest and other investment income (interest income on mortgage loans receivable, other interest income and dividend income) was $25,402,000 for the year ended December 31, 2003, compared to $31,685,000 in the year ended December 31, 2002, a decrease of $6,283,000.  This decrease resulted primarily from (i) lower average investments at lower yields, partially offset by (ii) $5,655,000 of contingent interest income recognized in connection with the repayment of the Dearborn Center loan and (iii) $5,028,000 of interest income recognized on the $225,000,000 GM Building mezzanine loans, for the period from October 20, 2003 through December 31, 2003.

 

Interest and Debt Expense

 

Interest and debt expense was $229,662,000 for the year ended December 31, 2003, compared to $234,113,000 in the year ended December 31, 2002, a decrease of $4,451,000.  This decrease was primarily comprised of a $11,285,000 savings from a 77 basis point reduction in weighted average interest rates of the Company’s variable rate debt, partially offset by (i) the consolidation as of September 2002 of the Las Catalinas operations which were previously included in income from partially-owned entities, (ii) a full year of interest expense on the Company’s $500,000,000 Senior Unsecured Notes due 2007 which were issued in June 2002 and (iii) a reduction in interest capitalized in connection with development projects.

 

Net (Loss) Gain on Disposition of Wholly-owned and Partially-owned Assets other than Depreciable Real Estate

 

The following table sets forth the details of net (loss) gain on disposition of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than depreciable real estate for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002:

 

 

 

For the Year Ended
December 31,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2003

 

2002

 

Wholly-owned Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain on sale of marketable securities

 

$

2,950

 

$

12,346

 

Loss on settlement of Primestone guarantees (2003) and foreclosure and impairment losses (2002)

 

(1,388

)

(35,757

)

Gain on sale of land parcels

 

499

 

 

Gain on sale of residential condominiums units

 

282

 

2,156

 

Gain on transfer of mortgages

 

 

2,096

 

Net gain on sale of air rights

 

 

1,688

 

 

 

$

2,343

 

$

(17,471

)

 

Primestone Foreclosure and Impairment Losses

 

On September 28, 2000, the Company made a $62,000,000 loan to Primestone Investment Partners, L.P. (“Primestone”). The Company received a 1% up-front fee and was entitled to receive certain other fees aggregating approximately 3% upon repayment of the loan. The loan bore interest at 16% per annum.  Primestone defaulted on the repayment of this loan on October 25, 2001. The loan was subordinate to $37,957,000 of other debt of the borrower that liened the Company’s collateral. On October 31, 2001, the Company purchased the other debt for its face amount.  The loans were secured by 7,944,893 partnership units in Prime Group Realty, L.P., the operating partnership of Prime Group Realty Trust (NYSE:PGE) and the partnership units are exchangeable for the same number of common shares of PGE.  The loans were also guaranteed by affiliates of Primestone.

 

On November 19, 2001, the Company sold, pursuant to a participation agreement with a subsidiary of Cadim inc., a Canadian pension fund, a 50% participation in both loans at par for approximately $50,000,000 reducing the Company’s net investment in the loans at December 31, 2001 to $56,768,000 including unpaid interest and fees of $6,790,000.  The participation did not meet the criteria for “sale accounting” under SFAS 140 because Cadim was not free to pledge or exchange the assets.  Accordingly, the Company was required to account for this transaction as a borrowing secured by the loan, rather than as a sale of the loan by classifying the participation as an “Other Liability” and continuing to report the outstanding loan balance at 100% in “Notes and Mortgage Loans Receivable” on the balance sheet.

 

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On April 30, 2002, the Company and Cadim acquired the 7,944,893 partnership units at a foreclosure auction.   The price paid for the units by application of a portion of Primestone’s indebtedness to the Company and Cadim was $8.35 per unit, the April 30, 2002 closing price of shares of PGE on the New York Stock Exchange.  On June 28, 2002, pursuant to the terms of the participation agreement, the Company transferred 3,972,447 of the partnership units to Cadim.

 

In the second quarter of 2002, in accordance with foreclosure accounting, the Company recorded a loss on the Primestone foreclosure of $17,671,000 calculated based on (i) the acquisition price of the units and (ii) its valuation of the amounts realizable under the guarantees by affiliates of Primestone, as compared with the net carrying amount of the investment at April 30, 2002.   In the third quarter of 2002, the Company recorded a $2,229,000 write-down on its investment based on costs expended to realize the value of the guarantees.  Further, in the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company recorded a $15,857,000 write-down of its investment in Prime Group consisting of (i) $14,857,000 to adjust the carrying amount of the Prime Group units to $4.61 per unit, the closing price of PGE shares on the New York Stock Exchange at December 31, 2002 and (ii) $1,000,000 for estimated costs to realize the value of the guarantees.  The Company considered the decline in the value of the units which are convertible into stock to be other than temporary as of December 31, 2002, based on the fact that the market value of the stock had been less than its cost for more than six months, the severity of the decline, market trends, the financial condition and near-term prospects of Prime Group and other relevant factors.

 

At December 31, 2002, the Company’s carrying amount of the investment was $23,908,000, of which $18,313,000 represents the carrying amount of the 3,972,447 partnership units owned by the Company ($4.61 per unit), $6,100,000 represents the amount expected to be realized under the guarantees, partially offset by $1,005,000 representing the Company’s share of Prime Group’s net loss through September 30, 2002, as the Company recorded its share of Prime Group’s earnings on a one-quarter lag basis.

 

On June 11, 2003, the Company exercised its right to exchange the 3,972,447 units it owned in Prime Group Realty L.P. for 3,972,447 common shares in Prime Group Realty Trust.  Prior to the exchange, the Company accounted for its investment in the partnership on the equity method.  Subsequent to the exchange, the Company is accounting for its investment in PGE as a marketable equity security-available for sale, as the Company’s shares represent less than a 20% ownership interest in PGE (which is not a partnership), the Company does not have significant influence and the common shares have a readily determinable fair value.  Accordingly, the carrying amount previously included in Investments and Advances to Partially-Owned Entities was reclassified to Marketable Securities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.  The Company is also required to mark these securities to market based on the closing price of the PGE shares on the NYSE at the end of each reporting period.  For the period from June 11, 2003 through December 31, 2003, the Company recorded a $6,623,000 unrealized gain, which is not included in the Company’s net income, but is reflected as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss in the Shareholders’ Equity section of the consolidated balance sheet.  From the date of exchange, income recognition is limited to dividends received on the PGE shares.

 

On June 13, 2003, the Company received its $5,000,000 share of a settlement with affiliates of Primestone Investment Partners of the amounts due under the guarantees of the Primestone loans.  In connection therewith, the Company recognized a $1,388,000 loss on settlement of the guarantees, which has been reflected as a component of “net gains on disposition of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets” in the Company’s 2003 consolidated statement of income.

 

Gain on Transfer of Mortgages

 

In the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company recorded a net gain of $2,096,000 resulting from payments to the Company by third parties that assumed certain of the Company’s mortgages.  Under these transactions the Company paid to the third parties that assumed the Company’s obligations the outstanding amounts due under the mortgages and the third parties paid the Company for the benefit of assuming the mortgages.  The Company has been released by the creditors underlying these loans.

 

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Minority Interest

 

Minority interest was $178,675,000 for the year ended December 31, 2003, compared to $140,933,000 for the prior year, an increase of $37,742,000.  The increase is primarily due to higher income in 2003, primarily as a result of of net gains on sale of real estate of $161,789,000, and an increase in preferred unit distributions of $2,187,000, representing the original issuance costs on the redemption of the Series D-1 preferred units.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

Assets related to discontinued operations consist primarily of real estate, net of accumulated depreciation.  The following table set forth the balances of the assets related to discontinued operations as of December 31, 2003 and 2002.

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Palisades

 

$

138,629

 

$

142,333

 

Baltimore (Dundalk)

 

2,167

 

2,050

 

Vineland

 

908

 

978

 

Two Park Avenue (sold on October 10, 2003)

 

 

123,076

 

Hagerstown (sold on November 3, 2003)

 

 

1,013

 

Baltimore (sold on January 9, 2003)

 

 

2,218

 

 

 

$

141,704

 

$

271,668

 

 

Liabilities related to discontinued operations represent the Palisades mortgage payable of $120,000,000 and $100,000,000 as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 respectively.

 

The combined results of operations of the assets related to discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 are as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Total Revenues

 

$

42,694

 

$

42,831

 

Total Expenses

 

28,621

 

32,947

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

$

14,073

 

$

9,884

 

 

On February 2, 2004, the Palisades Venture in which the Company owns a 75% interest entered into an agreement to sell its only asset, a 538 unit high-rise residential apartment tower in Fort Lee, New Jersey, for $222,500,000.  On February 27, 2004, in order to permit a potential “like kind exchange,” the Company acquired the remaining 25% interest it did not previously own for its partner’s share of the net sales price (approximately $17,000,000).  The Company’s gain on sale after closing costs will be approximately $70,000,000.  The sale, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2004.

 

Gains on Sales of Real Estate ( Discontinued Operations in 2003)

 

On January 9, 2003, the Company sold its Baltimore, Maryland shopping center for $4,752,000, which resulted in a net gain after closing costs of $2,644,000.

 

On October 10, 2003, the Company sold Two Park Avenue, a 965,000 square –foot office building, for $292,000,000 to SEB Immobelien-Investment GNBH, a German capital investment company, which resulted in a net gain on the sale after closing costs of $156,433,000.

 

On November 3, 2003, the Company sold its Hagerstown, Maryland shopping center for $3,100,000, which resulted in a net gain on sale after closing costs of $1,945,000.

 

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Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle

 

In September 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (effective January 1, 2002).  SFAS No. 142 specifies that goodwill and some intangible assets will no longer be amortized but instead be subject to periodic impairment testing.  In the first quarter of 2002, the Company wrote-off goodwill of approximately $30,129,000 of which (i) $15,490,000 represents its share of the goodwill arising from the Company’s investment in Temperature Controlled Logistics and (ii) $14,639,000 represents goodwill arising from the Company’s acquisition of the Hotel Pennsylvania.  The write-off was reflected as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle in the 2002 consolidated statement income.

 

EBITDA

 

Below are the details of the changes by segment in EBITDA.

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Temperature
Controlled
Logistics

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2002

 

$

826,659

 

$

610,531

 

$

113,900

 

$

108,078

 

$

69,798

 

$

(75,648

)

2003 Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same store operations(1)

 

 

 

5,670

 

5,086

 

4,445

 

3,517

(3)

 

 

Acquisitions, dispositions and non-same store income and expenses

 

 

 

164,488

 

24,493

 

5,364

 

4,650

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2003

 

$

1,037,896

 

$

780,689

 

$

143,479

 

$

117,887

 

$

77,965

 

$

(82,124

)

% increase in same store operations

 

 

 

1.0

%(2)

4.5

%

4.1

%

4.8

%(3)

 

 

 


(1)          Represents operations which were owned for the same period in each year and excludes non-recurring income and expenses which are included in acquisitions, dispositions and non-same store income and expenses above.

(2)          EBITDA and the same store percentage increase (decrease) were $488,419 ($331,886 excluding gains on sale of real estate of $156,533) and 3.3% (excluding such gains) for the New York office portfolio and $292,270 and (1.7%) for the CESCR portfolio.  36% of the same store decrease at CESCR reflects a reduction in third party net leasing fees.

(3)          The Company reflects its 60% share of Vornado Crescent Portland Partnership’s (the “Landlord”) rental income it receives from AmeriCold Logistics, its tenant, which leases the underlying temperature controlled warehouses used in its business.  The Company’s joint venture does not recognize rental income unless earned and collection is assured or cash is received.  The Company did not recognize $25,087 of rent it was due for the year ended December 31, 2003, which together with previously deferred rent is $49,436.  The tenant has advised the Landlord that (i) its revenue for the year ended December 31, 2003 from the warehouses it leases from the Landlord, is lower than last year by 1.3%, and (ii) its gross profit before rent at these warehouses for the corresponding period is higher than last year by $607 (a 0.4% increase).  In addition, in 2003, the tenant and the Landlord had lower general and administrative expenses and the Landlord received $885 of EBITDA from its investment in the quarries it acquired in December 2002 which was reflected in the gross profit of the tenant in the prior year.

 

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Years Ended December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001

 

Revenues

 

The Company’s revenues, which consist of property rentals, tenant expense reimbursements, hotel revenues, trade shows revenues, amortization of above and below market leases acquired under SFAS No. 141 and 142, and other income, were $1,392,239,000 for the year ended December 31, 2002, compared to $952,161,000 in the year ended December 31, 2001, an increase of $440,078,000 of which $423,128,000 resulted from the acquisition of the remaining 66% of CESCR and the resulting consolidation of its operations.  Below are the details of the increase (decrease) by segment:

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

Date of
Acquisition

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Other

 

Property rentals:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions, dispositions and non same store revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CESCR (acquisition of remaining 66% and consolidation vs. equity method accounting for 34%)

 

January 2002

 

$

393,506

 

$

393,506

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

715 Lexington Avenue

 

July 2001

 

976

 

 

976

 

 

 

Las Catalinas (acquisition of remaining 50% and consolidation vs. equity method accounting for 50%)

 

September 2002

 

3,108

 

 

3,108

 

 

 

435 Seventh Avenue (placed in service)

 

August 2002

 

2,541

 

 

2,541

 

 

 

424 Sixth Avenue

 

July 2002

 

320

 

 

320

 

 

 

Properties taken out of service for redevelopment

 

 

 

(767

)

 

(767

)

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel activity

 

 

 

(7,645

)(1)

 

 

 

(7,645

)(1)

Trade Shows activity

 

 

 

(3,908

)(2)

 

 

(3,908

)(2)

 

Leasing activity

 

 

 

8,535

 

8,058

 

680

 

314

 

(517

)

Total increase (decrease) in property rentals

 

 

 

396,666

 

401,564

 

6,858

 

(3,594

)

(8,162

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant expense reimbursements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase due to acquisitions

 

 

 

15,319

 

14,398

 

921

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

10,434

 

6,925

 

1,379

 

953

 

1,177

 

Total increase in tenant expense reimbursements

 

 

 

25,753

 

21,323

 

2,300

 

953

 

1,177

 

Other Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase due to acquisitions

 

 

 

15,235

 

15,224

 

11

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

2,424

 

2,624

 

535

 

1,452

 

(2,187

)

Total increase (decrease) in other income

 

 

 

17,659

 

17,848

 

546

 

1,452

 

(2,187

)

Total increase (decrease) in revenues

 

 

 

$

440,078

 

$

440,735

 

$

9,704

 

$

(1,189

)

$

(9,172

)

 


(1)          Average occupancy and REVPAR for the Hotel Pennsylvania were 65% and $58 for the year ended December 31, 2002 compared to 63% and $70 for the prior year.

(2)          Reflects a decrease of $3,580 resulting from the rescheduling of two trade shows from the fourth quarter in which they were previously held to the first quarter of 2003.

 

See Leasing Activity on page 68, for further details and corresponding changes in occupancy.

 

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Expenses

 

The Company’s expenses were $852,370,000 for the year ended December 31, 2002, compared to $583,002,000 in the year ended December 31, 2001, an increase of $269,368,000 of which $202,852,000 resulted from the acquisition of the remaining 66% of CESCR and the resulting consolidation of its operations.  Below are the details of the increase by segment:

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Other

 

Operating:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CESCR (acquisition of remaining 66% and consolidation vs. equity method accounting for 34%)

 

$

114,438

 

$

114,438

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

715 Lexington Avenue

 

588

 

 

588

 

 

 

435 Seventh Avenue

 

198

 

 

198

 

 

 

424 Sixth Avenue

 

50

 

 

50

 

 

 

Las Catalinas (acquisition of remaining 50% and consolidation vs. equity method accounting for 50%)

 

1,341

 

 

1,341

 

 

 

Hotel activity

 

503

 

 

 

 

503

 

Trade Shows activity

 

(2,108

)

 

 

(2,108

)(3)

 

Operations

 

21,511

 

10,739

(1)

6,748

(2)

5,023

(4)

(999

)

 

 

136,521

 

125,177

 

8,925

 

2,915

 

(496

)

Depreciation and amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions

 

68,484

 

67,470

 

1,014

 

 

 

Operations

 

9,503

 

6,825

 

(275

)

1,319

 

1,634

 

 

 

77,987

 

74,295

 

739

 

1,319

 

1,634

 

General and administrative:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions

 

20,944

 

20,944

 

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

4,765

 

821

 

1,443

 

2,301

(5)

200

 

 

 

25,709

 

21,765

 

1,443

 

2,301

 

200

 

Amortization of officer’s deferred compensation expense

 

27,500

 

 

 

 

27,500

 

Costs of acquisitions and development not consummated

 

1,651

 

 

 

 

1,651

(6)

Total increase in expenses

 

$

269,368

 

$

221,237

 

$

11,107

 

$

6,535

 

$

30,489

 

 


(1)          Results primarily from (i) a $9,725 increase in insurance, security and real estate taxes, largely reimbursed by tenants, and (ii) $2,639 for an allowance for straight-line rent receivables.

(2)          Results primarily from (i) increases in insurance costs which are reimbursed by tenants, (ii) a $402 payment of Puerto Rico taxes related to the prior year, (iii) $2,280 in bad debt allowances for accounts receivable and receivables arising from the straight-lining of rents in 2002 and (iv) lease termination fees and real estate tax refunds netted against expenses in 2001, which aggregated $1,500.

(3)          Results primarily from the rescheduling of two trade shows from the fourth quarter in which they were previously held to the first quarter of 2003.

(4)          Reflects (i) increased insurance costs of $1,366, (ii) a charge of $312 from the settlement of a 1998 utility assessment, and (iii) an increase in real estate taxes of $1,725.

(5)          Reflects a charge of $954 in connection with the termination of a contract and the write-off of related deferred costs.

(6)   Reflects a charge in 2002 of $6,874 for the write-off of pre-development costs at the 20 Times Square project and a charge in 2001 of $5,223 in connection with the World Trade Center acquisition not consummated.

 

Income Applicable to Alexander’s

 

Income applicable to Alexander’s (interest income, management, leasing, development and commitment fees, and equity in income) was $29,653,000 in the year ended December 31, 2002, compared to $25,718,000 in the year ended December 31, 2001, an increase of $3,935,000.  This increase resulted from (i) $6,915,000 of development and commitment fees in connection with Alexander’s Lexington Avenue development project, (ii) the Company’s $3,524,000 share of Alexander’s gain on sale of its Third Avenue property, partially offset by (iii) the Company’s $6,298,000 share of Alexander’s gain on the sale of its Fordham Road property in the prior year.

 

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Income from Partially-Owned Entities

 

Below are the condensed statements of operations of the Company’s unconsolidated subsidiaries as well as the increase (decrease) in income from these partially-owned entities for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001:

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

Total

 

Newkirk Joint
Venture

 

Temperature
Controlled Logistics

 

Las Catalinas
Mall(2)

 

Monmouth
Mall (3)

 

Partially-
Owned Office
Buildings

 

Starwood
Ceruzzi Joint
Venture

 

CESCR(1)

 

Other

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2002:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

480,363

 

$

295,369

 

$

117,663

 

$

10,671

 

$

5,760

 

$

50,205

 

$

695

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating, general and administrative

 

(46,098

)

(8,490

)

(7,904

)

(3,102

)

(2,510

)

(21,827

)

(2,265

)

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

(106,287

)

(34,010

)

(59,328

)

(1,482

)

(943

)

(9,094

)

(1,430

)

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(180,431

)

(121,219

)

(42,695

)

(3,643

)

(1,520

)

(11,354

)

 

 

 

 

 

Other, net

 

(12,505

)

(9,790

)

(2,150

)

(802

)

48

 

389

 

(200

)

 

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

 

$

135,042

 

$

121,860

 

$

5,586

 

$

1,642

 

$

835

 

$

8,319

 

$

(3,200

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vornado’s interest

 

 

 

21.7

%

60

%

50

%

50

%

24

%

80

%

 

 

 

 

Equity in net income/(loss)

 

$

30,664

 

$

26,500

 

$

4,144

 

$

851

 

$

791(4

)

$

1,966

 

$

(2,560

)

 

 

$

(1,028

)

Interest and other income

 

8,000

 

8,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee income

 

5,794

 

 

5,563

 

 

231

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from partially-owned entities

 

$

44,458

 

$

34,500

 

$

9,707

 

$

851

 

$

1,022

 

$

1,966

 

$

(2,560

)

$

(1)

$

(1,028

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2001:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

747,902

 

$

179,551

 

$

126,957

 

$

14,377

 

 

 

$

43,263

 

$

1,252

 

$

382,502

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating, general and administrative

 

(180,337

)

(13,630

)

(8,575

)

(2,844

)

 

 

(19,335

)

(820

)

(135,133

)

 

 

Depreciation

 

(141,594

)

(20,352

)

(58,855

)

(2,330

)

 

 

(5,620

)

(501

)

(53,936

)

 

 

Interest expense

 

(236,996

)

(65,611

)

(44,988

)

(5,705

)

 

 

(7,997

)

 

(112,695

)

 

 

Other, net

 

11,059

 

4,942

 

2,108

 

 

 

 

1,759

 

275

 

1,975

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

200,034

 

$

84,900

 

$

16,647

 

$

3,498

 

 

 

$

12,070

 

$

206

 

$

82,713

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vornado’s interest

 

 

 

30.0

%

60

%

50

%

 

 

34

%

80

%

34

%

 

 

Equity in net income/(loss)

 

$

67,679

 

$

25,470

 

$

9,988

 

$

1,749

 

 

 

 

$

4,093

 

$

165

 

$

28,653

 

$

(2,439

)

Interest and other income

 

7,579

 

5,474

 

2,105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee income

 

5,354

 

 

5,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from partially-owned entities

 

$

80,612

 

$

30,944

 

$

17,447

 

$

1,749

 

$

 

$

4,093

 

$

165

 

$

28,653

 

$

(2,439

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Decrease) Increase in Income from partially-owned entities

 

$

(36,154

)

$

3,556

 

$

(7,740

)

$

(898

)(2)

$

1,022

(3)

$

(2,127

)(6)

$

(2,725

)(5)

$

(28,653

)(1)

$

1,411

(7)

 


(1)          On January 1, 2002, the Company acquired the remaining 66% of CESCR it did not previously own.  Accordingly, CESCR is consolidated as of January 1, 2002.

(2)          On September 20, 2002, the Company acquired the remaining 50% of the Mall and 25% of the Kmart anchor store that it did not previously own.  Accordingly, Las Catalinas is consolidated for the period from September 20, 2002 to December 31, 2002.

(3)          On October 10, 2002, a joint venture, in which the Company has a 50% interest, acquired the Monmouth Mall.

(4)          Vornado’s interest in the equity in net income of the Monmouth Mall includes a preferred return of $748 for the year ended December 31, 2002.

(5)          The year ended December 31, 2001 includes $1,394 for the Company’s share of a gain on sale of a property.

(6)          The year ended December 31, 2002 excludes 570 Lexington Avenue which was sold in May 2001.

(7)          The year ended December 31, 2001 includes $2,000 for the Company’s share of equity in loss of its Russian Tea Room (“RTR”) investment.  In the third quarter of 2001, the Company wrote-off its entire net investment in RTR based on the operating losses and an assessment of the value of the real estate.

 

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Interest and Other Investment Income

 

Interest and other investment income (interest income on mortgage loans receivable, other interest income and dividend income) was $31,685,000 for the year ended December 31, 2002, compared to $54,385,000 in the year ended December 31, 2001, a decrease of $22,700,000.  This decrease resulted primarily from a decrease of (i) $12,347,000 due to the non-recognition of income on the mortgage loan to Primestone, which was foreclosed on April 30, 2002, (ii) $4,626,000 due to a lower yield on the investment of the proceeds received from the May 2002 repayment of the Company’s loan to NorthStar Partnership L.P. (22% yield in 2001) and (iii) $2,269,000 due to the non-recognition of income on the loan to Vornado Operating.

 

Interest and Debt Expense

 

Interest and debt expense was $234,113,000 for the year ended December 31, 2002, compared to $167,430,000 in the year ended December 31, 2001, an increase of $66,683,000.  This increase was comprised of (i) $100,013,000 from the acquisition of the remaining 66% of CESCR and the resulting consolidation of its operations, partially offset by (ii) a $32,035,000 savings from a 202 basis point reduction in weighted average interest rates of the Company’s variable rate debt and (iii) lower average outstanding debt balances.

 

Net Loss on Disposition of Wholly-owned and Partially-owned Assets Other Than Depreciable Real Estate

 

The following table sets forth the details of net loss on disposition of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than depreciable real estate for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001:

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

For the Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

Wholly-owned Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on transfer of mortgages

 

$

2,096

 

$

 

Gain on sale of Kinzie Park condominiums units

 

2,156

 

 

Net gain on sale of air rights

 

1,688

 

 

Net gain on sale of marketable securities

 

12,346

 

 

Primestone foreclosure and impairment losses

 

(35,757

)

 

Write-off of investments in technology companies

 

 

(16,513

)

Partially-owned Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

After-tax net gain on sale of Park Laurel condominium units

 

 

15,657

 

Write-off of net investment in Russian Tea Room (“RTR”)

 

 

(7,374

)

Other

 

 

160

 

 

 

$

(17,471

)

$

(8,070

)

 

Write-off Investments in Technology Companies

 

In 2001, the Company recorded a charge of $16,513,000 resulting from the write-off of all of its remaining equity investments in technology companies due to both the deterioration of the financial condition of these companies and the lack of acceptance by the market of certain of their products and services.  The above charge is net of $1,481,000 of income resulting from the reversal of a deferred rent liability relating to the termination of an agreement permitting one of the technology companies access to its properties.

 

After-tax Net Gain on Sale of Park Laurel Condominium Units

 

In 2001, the Park Laurel Joint Venture (69% interest owned by the Company) completed the sale of 52 condominium units of the total 53 units and received proceeds of $139,548,000.  The Company’s share of the after tax net gain was $15,657,000 and is after a charge of $3,953,000 (net of tax benefit of $1,826,000) for awards accrued under the venture’s incentive compensation plan.

 

Write-off of Net Investment in RTR

 

In the third quarter of 2001, the Company wrote-off its entire net investment of $7,374,000 in RTR based on the operating losses and an assessment of the value of the real estate.

 

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Minority Interest

 

Minority interest was $140,933,000 for the year ended December 31, 2002 compared to $112,363,000 for the prior year, an increase of $28,570,000.  This increase is primarily due to operating partnership units issued in connection with acquisitions.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

Assets related to discontinued operations consist primarily of real estate, net of accumulated depreciation.  The following table sets forth the balances of the assets related to discontinued operations as of December 31, 2002 and 2001:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

Palisades

 

$

142,333

 

$

66,173

 

Two Park Avenue (sold on October 10, 2003)

 

123,076

 

124,261

 

Baltimore (sold on January 9, 2003)

 

2,218

 

2,253

 

Baltimore (Dundalk)

 

2,050

 

2,221

 

Hagerstown (sold on November 3, 2003)

 

1,013

 

1,026

 

Vineland

 

978

 

1,071

 

 

 

$

271,668

 

$

197,005

 

 

Liabilities related to discontinued operations represent the Palisades mortgage payable of $100,000,000 and $0 as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

 

The combined results of operations of the assets related to discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 are as follows:

 

 

 

For the Years Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

Total revenues

 

$

42,831

 

$

33,612

 

Total expenses

 

32,947

 

23,270

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

$

9,884

 

$

10,342

 

 

Gains on Sale of Real Estate

 

On August 6, 2001, the Company sold its leasehold interest in 550/600 Mamaroneck Avenue for $22,500,000, which approximated book value.

 

In September 1998, Atlantic City condemned the Company’s property.  In the third quarter of 1998, the Company recorded a gain of $1,694,000, which reflected the condemnation award of $3,100,000, net of the carrying value of the property of $1,406,000.  The Company appealed the amount and on June 27, 2001, was awarded an additional $3,050,000, which has been recorded as a gain in the quarter ended June 30, 2001.

 

On May 17, 2001, the Company sold its 50% interest in 570 Lexington Avenue for $60,000,000, resulting in a net gain after closing costs of $12,445,000.

 

Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle

 

Upon the adoption of SFAS No. 142 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, on January 1, 2002, the Company wrote-off all of the goodwill associated with the Hotel Pennsylvania and the Temperature Controlled Logistics businesses aggregating $30,129,000.  This write-off was reflected as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle in 2002.

 

In 2001, the Company recorded a cumulative effect of change in accounting principle of $4,110,000 as a result of the adoption of SFAS No. 133.

 

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EBITDA

 

Below are the details of the changes by segment in EBITDA.

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Temperature
Controlled
Logistics

 

Other

 

Year ended December 31, 2001

 

$

723,491

 

$

409,843

 

$

123,809

 

$

115,959

 

$

77,721

 

$

(3,841

)

2002 Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same store operations(1)

 

 

 

18,165

 

(3,131

)(3)

(1,354

)(5)

(6,613

)(6)

 

 

Acquisitions, dispositions and non-recurring income and expenses

 

 

 

182,523

 

(6,778

)(4)

(6,527

)

(1,310

)

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2002

 

$

826,659

 

$

610,531

(2)

$

113,900

 

$

108,078

 

$

69,798

 

$

(75,648

)(7)

% increase (decrease) in same store operations

 

 

 

4.8

%(2)

(2.6%

)(3)

(1.2%

)(5)

(8.4%

)(6)

 

 

 


(1)          Represents operations which were owned for the same period in each year and excludes non-recurring income and expenses.

(2)          EBITDA and the same store percentage increase was $320,874 and 5.0% for the New York City office portfolio and $289,657 and 4.1% for the CESCR portfolio.

(3)          Primarily due to lower occupancy and increases in allowances for bad debt expense as a result of the K-Mart and other bankruptcies and the expiration of the Stop & Shop guarantees of several former Bradlees locations.  Average occupancy for the year ended December 31, 2002 was 88.3% (84.0% excluding leases which have not commenced as described in the following sentences) as compared to 92% at December 31, 2001.  The 88.3% occupancy rate includes leases for 490,000 square feet at five locations which have not commenced as of December 31, 2002.

(4)          Primarily due to the Company’s share of losses from the Starwood Ceruzzi venture in 2002 of $1,416 (before depreciation) from properties placed in service, as compared to a gain of $1,394 from the sale of one of the venture’s assets in 2001.  EBITDA aggregating $2,600 from the acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2002 of a 50% interest in the Monmouth Mall and the remaining 50% interest in the Las Catalinas Mall the Company did not previously own, was offset by lease termination fees and other refunds in the fourth quarter of 2001.

(5)          The net of a $1,685 or 1.5% same store increase in the core portfolio and a $3,300 or a 66% decline at the LA Mart as a result of rent reductions and increased marketing expenditures.

(6)          The Company reflects its 60% share of Vornado Crescent Portland Partnership’s (“the Landlord”) rental income it receives from AmeriCold Logistics, its tenant, which leases the underlying temperature controlled warehouses used in its business.  The Company’s joint venture does not recognize rental income unless earned and collection is assured or cash is received.  The Company did not recognize its $19,349 share of the rent the joint venture was due for the year ended December 31, 2002.  The tenant has advised the Landlord that (i) its revenue for the year ended December 31, 2002 from the warehouses it leases from the Landlord, is lower than last year by .1%, and (ii) its gross profit before rent at these warehouses for the corresponding period decreased by $614 (a .001% decrease).  The decrease in revenue is primarily attributable to a reduction in customer inventory turns, a rate reduction with a significant customer and temporary plant shut-downs.  The decrease in gross profit is primarily attributable to higher insurance and workers’ compensation.  In addition, the tenant’s cash requirements for capital expenditures, debt service and a non-recurring pension funding were $8,293 higher in the current year than in the prior year, which impacted the ability of the tenant to pay rent.

(7)          Reflects net non-recurring items included in EBITDA (see page 75 footnote 3 for details)

 

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Supplemental Information

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002

 

In comparing the financial results of the Company’s segments on a quarterly basis, the following should be noted:

 

                  The third quarter of the Office and Merchandise Mart segments have historically been impacted by higher net utility costs than in each other quarter of the year;

                  The fourth quarter of the Retail segment have historically been higher than each of the first three quarters due to the recognition of percentage rental income in that quarter; and

                  The second and fourth quarter of the Merchandise Mart segment have historically been higher than the first and third quarters due to major trade shows occurring in those quarters.

 

Below is a summary of Net Income and EBITDA(1) by segment for the three months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002.

 

 

 

For The Three Months Ended December 31, 2003

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise Mart

 

Temperature Controlled Logistics

 

Other(3)

 

Property rentals

 

$

310,970

 

$

206,664

 

$

35,442

 

$

51,906

 

$

 

$

16,958

 

Straight-line rents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractual rent increases

 

8,204

 

5,566

 

173

 

2,504

 

 

(39

)

Amortization of free rent

 

1,958

 

(228

)

1,415

 

780

 

 

(9

)

Amortization of acquired below market leases, net

 

2,133

 

1,584

 

549

 

 

 

 

Total rentals

 

323,265

 

213,586

 

37,579

 

55,190

 

 

16,910

 

Expense reimbursements

 

45,583

 

28,000

 

14,275

 

2,949

 

 

359

 

Fee and other income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant cleaning fees

 

7,300

 

7,300

 

 

 

 

 

Management and leasing fees

 

3,031

 

2,620

 

347

 

 

 

64

 

Other

 

7,596

 

2,292

 

326

 

5,026

 

 

(48

)

Total revenues

 

386,775

 

253,798

 

52,527

 

63,165

 

 

17,285

 

Operating expenses

 

148,800

 

93,258

 

17,153

 

26,391

 

 

11,998

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

59,535

 

40,211

 

6,322

 

8,924

 

 

4,078

 

General and administrative

 

35,763

 

10,434

 

2,177

 

5,872

 

 

17,280

 

Total expenses

 

244,098

 

143,903

 

25,652

 

41,187

 

 

33,356

 

Operating income

 

142,677

 

109,895

 

26,875

 

21,978

 

 

(16,071

)

Income applicable to Alexander’s

 

3,233

 

 

 

 

 

3,233

 

Income from partially-owned entities

 

13,736

 

358

 

847

 

(253

)

7,213

 

5,571

 

Interest and other investment income

 

9,178

 

1,067

 

211

 

10

 

 

7,890

 

Interest and debt expense

 

(58,864

)

(33,587

)

(14,780

)

(4,082

)

 

(6,415

)

Net gain on disposition of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than real estate

 

2,950

 

 

 

 

 

2,950

 

Minority interest

 

(67,040

)

 

 

 

 

(67,040

)

Income before discontinued operations and gains on sale of real estate

 

45,870

 

77,733

 

13,153

 

17,653

 

7,213

 

(69,882

)

Discontinued operations

 

896

 

781

 

53

 

 

 

62

 

Gains on sale of real estate (discontinued operations)

 

158,378

 

156,433

 

1,945

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

205,144

 

234,947

 

15,151

 

17,653

 

7,213

 

(69,820

)

Interest and debt expense (2)

 

72,841

 

34,555

 

15,583

 

4,246

 

6,158

 

12,299

 

Depreciation and amortization(2)

 

78,270

 

40,871

 

6,796

 

9,274

 

8,722

 

12,607

 

Income taxes

 

1,627

 

45

 

 

 

 

1,582

 

EBITDA(1)

 

$

357,882

 

$

310,418

 

$

37,530

 

$

31,173

 

$

22,093

 

$

(43,332

)

 

Included in EBITDA are gains on sale of real estate of $158,378, of which and $156,433 and $1,945 relate to the Office and Retail segments, respectively.

 


See notes on page 94.

 

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For The Three Months Ended December 31, 2002

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise Mart

 

Temperature Controlled Logistics

 

Other(3)

 

Property rentals

 

$

283,674

 

$

188,381

 

$

31,501

 

$

48,909

 

$

 

$

14,883

 

Straight-line rents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractual rent increases

 

7,794

 

7,723

 

1,017

 

(1,066

)

 

120

 

Amortization of free rent

 

3,488

 

1,330

 

1,869

 

289

 

 

 

Amortization of acquired below market leases, net

 

12,634

 

12,469

 

165

 

 

 

 

Total rentals

 

307,590

 

209,903

 

34,552

 

48,132

 

 

15,003

 

Expense reimbursements

 

40,489

 

20,615

 

14,483

 

4,797

 

 

594

 

Fee and other income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant cleaning fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management and leasing fees

 

4,110

 

3,676

 

427

 

7

 

 

 

Other

 

3,755

 

2,935

 

158

 

636

 

 

26

 

Total revenues

 

355,944

 

237,129

 

49,620

 

53,572

 

 

15,623

 

Operating expenses

 

136,914

 

85,862

 

18,640

 

22,487

 

 

9,925

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

52,917

 

38,800

 

4,601

 

6,028

 

 

3,488

 

General and administrative

 

26,253

 

7,799

 

1,880

 

5,084

 

 

11,490

 

Costs of acquisitions and development not consummated

 

6,874

 

 

 

 

 

6,874

 

Amortization of officers deferred Compensation Expenses

 

6,875

 

 

 

 

 

6,875

 

Total expenses

 

229,833

 

132,461

 

25,121

 

33,599

 

——

 

38,652

 

Operating income

 

126,111

 

104,668

 

24,499

 

19,973

 

 

(23,029

)

Income applicable to Alexander’s

 

7,044

 

 

 

 

 

7,044

 

Income from partially-owned entities

 

14,154

 

92

 

116

 

(277

)

3,920

 

10,303

 

Interest and other investment income

 

5,701

 

1,401

 

78

 

82

 

 

4,140

 

Interest and debt expense

 

(59,141

)

(35,558

)

(15,325

)

(4,562

)

 

(3,696

)

Net loss on disposition of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than real estate

 

(18,524

)

 

 

 

 

(18,524

)

Minority interest

 

(32,125

)

(953

)

 

(1,273

)

 

(29,899

)

Income before discontinued operations

 

43,220

 

69,650

 

9,368

 

13,943

 

3,920

 

(53,661

)

Discontinued operations

 

2,765

 

4,391

 

17

 

 

 

(1,643

)

Net income

 

45,985

 

74,041

 

9,385

 

13,943

 

3,920

 

(55,304

)

Interest and debt expense(2)

 

77,387

 

36,064

 

15,325

 

5,075

 

6,223

 

14,700

 

Depreciation and amortization(2)

 

69,188

 

41,270

 

5,201

 

6,318

 

8,832

 

7,567

 

EBITDA(1)

 

$

192,560

 

$

151,375

 

$

29,911

 

$

25,336

 

$

18,975

 

$

(33,037

)

 


See notes on following page.

 

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Notes to preceding tabular information:

 

(1)          EBITDA should not be considered a substitute for net income.  EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.

(2)          Interest and debt expense and depreciation and amortization included in the reconciliation of net income to EBITDA reflects amounts which are netted in income from partially-owned entities.

(3)          Other EBITDA is comprised of:

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2003

 

2002

 

Newkirk Joint Ventures (30% interest):

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in income of limited partnerships

 

$

15,119

 

$

14,827

 

Interest and other income

 

2,311

 

2,124

 

Alexander’s (33.1% interest)

 

6,058

 

9,096

 

Hotel Pennsylvania

 

4,023

 

3,057

 

Palisades

 

1,697

 

1,346

 

Industrial warehouses

 

1,365

 

1,618

 

Student Housing

 

494

 

547

 

400 North LaSalle (phased into service beginning October 2003)

 

(680

)

 

 

 

30,387

 

32,615

 

Minority interest expense

 

(67,128

)

(29,814

)

Corporate general and administrative expenses

 

(16,595

)

(9,726

)

Investment income and other

 

7,054

 

3,494

 

Gains on sale of marketable securities

 

2,950

 

 

Primestone impairment loss

 

 

(15,857

)

Officer’s deferred compensation

 

 

(6,875

)

Write-off of 20 Times Square pre-development costs

 

 

(6,874

)

 

 

$

(43,332

)

$

(33,037

)

 

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Below are the details of the changes by segment in EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2003 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2002.

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Temperature
Controlled
Logistics

 

Other

 

Three months ended December 31, 2002

 

$

192,560

 

$

151,375

 

$

29,911

 

$

25,336

 

$

18,975

 

$

(33,037

)

2002 Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same store operations(1)

 

 

 

3,967

 

2,103

 

963

 

1,454

 

 

 

Acquisitions, dispositions and non-recurring income and expenses

 

 

 

155,076

 

5,516

 

4,874

 

1,664

 

 

 

Three months ended December 31, 2003

 

$

357,882

 

$

310,418

 

$

37,530

 

$

31,173

 

$

22,093

 

$

(43,332

)

% increase in same store operations

 

 

 

2.8

%(2)

7.0

%

3.5

%

7.5

%

 

 

 


(1)          Represents operations, which were owned for the same period in each year.

(2)          EBITDA and same store percentage increase (decrease) was $236,952 ($80,419 excluding gains on sale of real estate of $156,533) and 7.6% (excluding such gains) for the New York City office portfolio and $73,466 and (2.1%) for the CESCR portfolio.

 

Below are the details of the changes by segment in EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2003 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2003:

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Temperature
Controlled
Logistics

 

Other

 

Three months ended September 30, 2003

 

$

216,795

 

$

156,870

 

$

37,401

 

$

28,794

 

$

17,257

 

$

(23,527

)

2003 Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same store operations(1)

 

 

 

1,986

 

1,234

 

995

 

3,900

(3)

 

 

Acquisitions, dispositions and non-recurring income and expenses

 

 

 

151,562

 

(1,105

)

1,384

 

936

 

 

 

Three months ended December 31, 2003

 

$

357,882

 

$

310,418

 

$

37,530

 

$

31,173

 

$

22,093

 

$

(43,332

)

% increase in same store operations

 

 

 

1.4

%(2)

3.7

%

3.6

%

23.1

%(3)

 

 

 


(1)          Represents operations, which were owned for the same period in each year.

 

(2)          EBITDA and same store percentage increase was $ 236,952 ($80,419 excluding gains on sale of real estate of $156,533) and 2.8% (excluding such gains) for the New York City office portfolio and $73,466 and (.2%) for the CESCR portfolio.

 

(3)          Reflects an increase in the tenant’s gross profits, partially due to seasonality of tenant’s operations and an increase in the tenant’s cash available to pay rent in the three months ended September 30, 2003.

 

Below is a reconciliation of net income and EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2003.

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Temperature
Controlled
Logistics

 

Other

 

Net income (loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2003

 

$

76,060

 

$

84,467

 

$

16,812

 

$

17,478

 

$

2,401

 

$

(45,098

)

Interest and debt expense

 

73,180

 

34,150

 

15,741

 

3,840

 

6,169

 

13,280

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

67,555

 

38,253

 

4,848

 

7,476

 

8,687

 

8,291

 

EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2003

 

$

216,795

 

$

156,870

 

$

37,401

 

$

28,794

 

$

17,257

 

$

(23,527

)

 

95



 

Related Parties

 

Loan and Compensation Agreements

 

At December 31, 2003, the loan due from Mr. Roth, in accordance with his employment arrangement, was $13,123,000 ($4,704,500 of which is shown as a reduction in shareholders’ equity).  The loan bears interest at 4.49% per annum (based on the applicable Federal rate) and matures in January 2006.  The Company also provided Mr. Roth with the right to draw up to $15,000,000 of additional loans on a revolving basis.  Each additional loan will bear interest, payable quarterly, at the applicable Federal rate on the date the loan is made and will mature on the sixth anniversary of the loan.  On May 29, 2002, Mr. Roth replaced common shares of the Company securing the Company’s outstanding loan to Mr. Roth with options to purchase common shares of the Company with a value of not less than two times the loan amount.  In 2002, as a result of the decline in the value of the options, Mr. Roth supplemented the collateral with cash and marketable securities.

 

At December 31, 2003, loans due from Mr. Fascitelli, in accordance with his employment agreement, aggregated $8,600,000.  The loans mature in December 2006 and bear interest, payable quarterly at a weighted average interest rate of 3.97% (based on the applicable Federal rate).

 

Pursuant to Mr. Fascitelli’s 1996 employment agreement, Mr. Fascitelli became entitled to a deferred payment consisting of $5 million in cash and a convertible obligation payable November 30, 2001, at the Company’s option, in either 919,540 common shares or the cash equivalent of their appreciated value, so long as such appreciated value is not less than $20 million.  The Company delivered 919,540 shares to a rabbi trust upon execution of the 1996 employment agreement.  The Company accounted for the stock compensation as a variable arrangement in accordance with Plan B of EITF No. 97-14 “Accounting for Deferred Compensation Arrangements Where Amounts Earned Are Held in a Rabbi Trust and Invested” as the agreement permitted settlement in either cash or common shares.  Following the guidance in EITF 97-14, the Company recorded changes in the fair value of its compensation obligation with a corresponding increase in the liability “Officer’s Deferred Compensation.”  Effective as of June 7, 2001, the payment date was deferred until November 30, 2004.  Effective as of December 14, 2001, the payment to Mr. Fascitelli was converted into an obligation to deliver a fixed number of shares (919,540 shares), establishing a measurement date for the Company’s stock compensation obligation, accordingly the Company ceased accounting for the Rabbi Trust under Plan B of the EITF and began Plan A accounting.  Under Plan A, the accumulated liability representing the value of the shares on December 14, 2001, was reclassified as a component of Shareholders’ Equity as “Deferred compensation shares earned but not yet delivered.”  In addition, effective December 14, 2001 future changes in the value of the shares are no longer recognized as additional compensation expense.  The fair value of this obligation was $50,345,000 at December 31, 2003.  The Company has reflected this liability as Deferred Compensation Shares Not Yet Delivered in the Shareholders’ Equity section of the balance sheet.  For the year ended December 31, 2001, the Company recognized approximately $4,744,000 of compensation expense of which $2,612,000 represented the appreciation in value of the shares and $2,132,000 represented dividends paid on the shares.

 

Effective January 1, 2002, the Company extended its employment agreement with Mr. Fascitelli for a five-year period through December 31, 2006.  Pursuant to the extended employment agreement, Mr. Fascitelli is entitled to receive a deferred payment on December 31, 2006 of 626,566 Vornado common shares which are valued for compensation purposes at $27,500,000 (the value of the shares on March 8, 2002, the date the extended employment agreement was executed).  The shares are held in a rabbi trust for the benefit of Mr. Fascitelli and vested 100% on December 31, 2002.  The extended employment agreement does not permit diversification, allows settlement of the deferred compensation obligation by delivery of these shares only, and permits the deferred delivery of these shares.  The value of these shares was amortized ratably over the one-year vesting period as compensation expense.

 

Pursuant to the Company’s annual compensation review in February 2002 with Joseph Macnow, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, the Compensation Committee approved a $2,000,000 loan to Mr. Macnow, bearing interest at the applicable federal rate of 4.65% per annum and due January 1, 2006.  The loan, which was funded on July 23, 2002, was made in conjunction with Mr. Macnow’s June 2002 exercise of options to purchase 225,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.  The loan is collateralized by assets with a value of not less than two times the loan amount.  In 2002, as a result of the decline in the value of the options, Mr. Macnow supplemented the collateral with cash and marketable securities.

 

One other executive officer of the Company has a loan outstanding pursuant to an employment agreement totaling  $500,000 at December 31, 2003.  The loan matures in April 2005 and bears interest at the applicable Federal rate provided (4.5% at December 31, 2003).

 

96



 

Transactions with Affiliates and Officers and Trustees of the Company

 

Alexander’s

 

The Company owns 33.1% of Alexander’s.  Mr. Roth and Mr. Fascitelli are Officers and Directors of Alexander’s, the Company provides various services to Alexander’s in accordance with management, development and leasing agreements and the Company has made loans to Alexander’s aggregating $124,000,000 at December 31, 2003.  These agreements and the loans are described in Note 5. Investments in Partially-Owned Entities to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in this annual report on form 10-K.

 

In 2002, the Company constructed a $16.3 million community facility and low-income residential housing development (the “30th Street Venture”), in order to receive 163,728 square feet of transferable development rights, generally referred to as “air rights”.  The Company donated the building to a charitable organization.  The Company sold 106,796 square feet of these air rights to third parties at an average price of $120 per square foot.  An additional 28,821 square feet of air rights was sold to Alexander’s at a price of $120 per square foot for use at Alexander’s 59th Street development project (the “59th Street Project”).  In each case, the Company received cash in exchange for air rights.  The Company identified third party buyers for the remaining 28,111 square feet of air rights related to the 30th Street Venture.  These third party buyers wanted to use the air rights for the development of two projects located in the general area of 86th Street which was not within the required geographical radius of the construction site nor in the same Community Board as the low-income housing and community facility project.  The 30th Street Venture asked Alexander’s to sell 28,111 square feet of the air rights it already owned to the third party buyers (who could use them) and the 30th Street Venture would replace them with 28,111 square feet of air rights.  In October 2002, the Company sold 28,111 square feet of air rights to Alexander’s for an aggregate sales price of $3,058,000 (an average of $109 per square foot).   Alexander’s then sold an equal amount of air rights to the third party buyers for an aggregate sales price of $3,339,000 (an average of $119 per square foot).

 

Interstate Properties

 

The Company manages and leases the real estate assets of Interstate Properties pursuant to a management agreement for which the Company receives an annual fee equal to 4% of base rent and percentage rent and certain other commissions. The management agreement has a term of one year and is automatically renewable unless terminated by either of the parties on sixty days’ notice at the end of the term. Although the management agreement was not negotiated at arms length, the Company believes based upon comparable fees charged by other real estate companies that its terms are fair to the Company.  The Company earned $703,000, $747,000 and $1,133,000 of management fees under the management agreement for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001.  In addition, during fiscal years 2003, 2002 and 2001, as a result of a previously existing leasing arrangement with Alexander’s, Alexander’s paid to Interstate $587,000, $703,000 and $522,000, respectively, for the leasing and other services actually rendered by the Company.  Upon receipt of these payments, Interstate promptly paid them over to the Company without retaining any interest therein.  This arrangement was terminated in 2003 and all payments by Alexander’s for these leasing and other services are made directly to the Company.

 

Building Maintenance Service Company (“BMS”)

 

On January 1, 2003, the Company acquired BMS, a company which provides cleaning and related services principally to the Company’s Manhattan office properties for $13,000,000 in cash from the estate of Bernard Mendik and certain other individuals including David Greenbaum, one of the Company’s executive officers.  The Company paid BMS $53,024,000 and $51,280,000 for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 for services rendered at the Company’s Manhattan office properties.  Although the terms and conditions of the contracts pursuant to which these services were provided were not negotiated at arms length, the Company believes based upon comparable amounts charged to other real estate companies that the terms and conditions of the contracts were fair to the Company.

 

97



 

Vornado Operating Company and AmeriCold Logistics

 

In October 1998, Vornado Operating was spun off from the Company in order to own assets that the Company could not itself own and conduct activities that the Company could not itself conduct.  The Company granted Vornado Operating a $75,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility which expires on December 31, 2004.  Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at LIBOR plus 3%.  The Company receives a commitment fee equal to 1% per annum on the average daily unused portion of the facility.  No amortization is required to be paid under the revolving credit facility during its term.

 

The revolving credit facility prohibits Vornado Operating from incurring indebtedness to third parties (other than certain purchase money debt and certain other exceptions) and prohibits Vornado Operating from paying dividends.  As of December 31, 2003, $21,989,000 was outstanding under the revolving credit facility.

 

Vornado Operating has disclosed that there is substantial doubt as to its ability to continue as a going concern and its ability to discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.  Vornado Operating has incurred losses since its inception and in the aggregate its investments do not, and for the foreseeable future are not expected to, generate sufficient cash flow to pay all of its debts and expenses.  Vornado Operating estimates that it has adequate borrowing capacity under its credit facility with the Company to meet its cash needs until December 31, 2004.  However, the principal, interest and fees outstanding under the line of credit come due on such date.  Further, Vornado Operating states that its only investee, AmeriCold Logistics (“Tenant”), anticipates that its Landlord, a partnership 60% owned by the Company and 40% owned by Crescent Real Estate Equities, will need to restructure the leases between the Landlord and the Tenant to provide additional cash flow to the Tenant (the Landlord has previously restructured the leases to provide additional cash flow to the Tenant).  Management anticipates a further lease restructuring in 2004, although it is under no obligation to do so and there can be no assurance that it will do so.  Vornado Operating is expected to have a source to repay the debt under this facility from the lease restructuring or other options, although not by its original due date.  Since January 1, 2002, the Company has not recognized interest income on the debt under this facility.

 

Other

 

On December 31, 2002, the Company and Crescent Real Estate Equities formed a joint venture to acquire the Carthage, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas quarries from AmeriCold Logistics, the Company’s tenant at the cold storage warehouses (Temperature Controlled Logistics), for $20,000,000 in cash (appraised value).  The Company contributed cash of $8,800,000 to the joint venture representing its 44% interest.  AmeriCold Logistics used the proceeds from the sale to repay a portion of a loan to Vornado Operating.  Vornado Operating then repaid $9,500,000 of the amount outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

 

The Company owns preferred securities in Capital Trust, Inc. (“Capital Trust”) with a carrying amount of $29,259,000 at December 31, 2003.   Mr. Roth, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty Trust, is a member of the Board of Directors of Capital Trust nominated by the Company.

 

During 2002, the Company paid approximately $147,000 for legal services to a firm in which one of the Company’s trustees is a member.

 

On August 4, 2003, the Company completed the acquisition of 2101 L Street, a 370,000 square foot office building located in Washington D.C.  The consideration for the acquisition consisted of approximately 1.1 million newly issued Operating Partnership units (valued at approximately $49,517,000) and the assumption of existing mortgage debt and transaction costs totaling approximately $32,000,000.  Robert H. Smith and Robert P. Kogod, trustees of Vornado, together with family members owned approximately 24 percent of the limited partnership that sold the building and Mr. Smith was a general partner.  On August 5, 2003, the Company repaid the mortgage of $29,056,000.

 

On October 7, 2003, the Company acquired a 2.5% interest in the planned redevelopment of Waterfront, located at 401 M Street, a mixed-use project in Washington D.C. for $2,171,000, of which the Company paid $1,545,000 in cash and issued 12,500 Vornado Realty L.P. partnership units valued at $626,000.  The partnership units were issued to Mitchell N. Schear, one of the partners in the Waterfront interest, and the President of the Company’s CESCR division.

 

In connection with the Park Laurel condominium project, in 2001 the joint venture accrued and paid $5,779,000 of awards under the venture’s incentive compensation plan.

 

98



 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company anticipates that cash from continuing operations over the next twelve months will be adequate to fund its business operations, dividends to shareholders and distributions to unitholders of the Operating Partnership and recurring capital expenditures, and together with existing cash balances will be greater than its anticipated cash requirements including development and redevelopment expenditures and debt amortization.  Capital requirements for significant acquisitions may require funding from borrowings or equity offerings.

 

Certain Future Cash Requirements

 

For 2004 the Company has budgeted approximately $194.2 million for capital expenditures excluding acquisitions as follows:

 

(Amounts in thousands except
per square foot data)

 

Total

 

New
York
Office

 

CESCR
Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Other (1)

 

Expenditures to maintain the assets

 

$

66,900

 

$

16,200

 

$

28,100

 

$

5,800

 

$

15,300

 

$

1,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant improvements

 

98,500

 

19,500

 

52,100

 

15,000

 

11,900

 

 

Per square foot

 

 

30.00

 

15.50

 

8.00

 

12.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leasing Commissions

 

28,800

 

7,800

 

13,100

 

6,000

 

1,900

 

 

Per square foot

 

 

12.00

 

3.85

 

3.20

 

2.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Capital Expenditures and Leasing Commissions

 

$

194,200

 

$

43,500

 

$

93,300

 

$

26,800

 

$

29,100

 

$

1,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square feet budgeted to be leased

 

 

 

650

 

3,365

 

1,875

 

950

 

 

 

 


(1)   Primarily Hotel Pennsylvania.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2003, actual capital expenditures and leasing commissions were $131,972,000, as compared to a budget of $168,000,000.

 

In addition to the capital expenditures reflected above, the Company is currently engaged in certain development and redevelopment projects for which it has budgeted approximately $383.5 million.  Of this amount $169.0 million is estimated to be expended in 2004.  The $383.5 million does not include amounts for pre-development projects, as no budgets for them have been finalized.  There can be no assurance that any of the above projects will be ultimately completed, completed on time or completed for the budgeted amount.

 

The Company is also committed to fund up to $32,420,000 in connection with its initial investment in two partially-owned entities.

 

No cash requirements have been budgeted for the capital expenditures of Alexander’s, Newkirk MLP, or any other entity that is partially owned by the Company.  These investees are expected to fund their own cash requirements.

 

99



 

Financing Activities and Contractual Obligations

 

Below is a schedule of the Company’s contractual obligations and commitments at December 31, 2003.

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

Less than
1 Year

 

1 – 3 Years

 

3 – 5 Years

 

Thereafter

 

Contractual Cash Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgages and Notes Payable

 

$

3,461,038

 

$

296,184

 

$

1,030,280

 

$

661,339

 

$

1,473,235

 

Senior Unsecured Notes due 2007

 

500,000

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

Senior Unsecured Notes due 2010

 

200,000

 

 

 

 

200,000

 

Operating Leases

 

985,438

 

14,666

 

27,906

 

28,075

 

914,791

 

Purchase Obligations, primarily construction commitments

 

48,900

 

44,000

 

4,900

 

 

 

Capital lease obligations

 

7

 

 

 

7

 

 

Total Contractual Cash Obligations

 

$

5,195,383

 

$

354,850

 

$

1,063,086

 

$

1,189,421

 

$

2,588,026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital commitments to partially-owned entities

 

$

32,420

 

$

32,420

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Standby Letters of Credit

 

15,034

 

14,979

 

55

 

 

 

Other Guarantees

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Commitments

 

$

47,454

 

$

47,399

 

$

55

 

$

 

$

 

 

As of March 1, 2004, the Company repaid $227,586,000 of the debt coming due during 2004.  The Company has $600,000,000 available under its revolving credit facility which matures in July 2006 and a number of properties which are unencumbered.

 

The Company’s credit facility contains customary conditions precedent to borrowing such as the bring down of customary representations and warranties as well as compliance with financial covenants such as minimum interest coverage and maximum debt to market capitalization.  The facility provides for higher interest rates in the event of a decline in the Company’s ratings below Baa3/BBB.  This facility also contains customary events of default that could give rise to acceleration and include such items as failure to pay interest or principal and breaches of financial covenants such as maintenance of minimum capitalization and minimum interest coverage.

 

The Company carries comprehensive liability and all risk property insurance ((i) fire, (ii) flood, (iii) extended coverage, (iv) “acts of terrorism” as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 which expires in 2004 with a possible extension through 2005 and (v) rental loss insurance) with respect to its assets.  Below is a summary of the all risk property insurance and terrorism risk insurance for each of the Company’s business segments:

 

 

 

Coverage Per Occurrence

 

 

 

All Risk(1)

 

Sub-limits for
Acts of
Terrorism

 

New York Office

 

$

1,000,000,000

 

$

300,000,000

 

CESCR Office

 

$

1,000,000,000

 

$

300,000,000

 

Retail

 

$

500,000,000

 

$

500,000,000

 

Merchandise Mart

 

$

1,000,000,000

 

$

300,000,000

 

Temperature Controlled Logistics

 

$

225,000,000

 

$

225,000,000

 

 


(1) Limited as to terrorism insurance by the sub-limit shown in the adjacent column.

 

In addition to the coverage above, the Company carries lesser amounts of coverage for terrorist acts not covered by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002.

 

The Company’s debt instruments, consisting of mortgage loans secured by its properties (which are generally non-recourse to the Company), its senior unsecured notes due 2007 and 2010 and its revolving credit agreement, contain customary covenants requiring the Company to maintain insurance. Although the Company believes that it has adequate insurance coverage under these agreements, the Company may not be able to obtain an equivalent amount of coverage at reasonable costs in the future.  Further if lenders insist on greater coverage than the Company is able to obtain, it could adversely affect the Company’s ability to finance and/or refinance its properties and expand its portfolio.

 

In conjunction with the closing of Alexander’s Lexington Avenue construction loan on July 3, 2002, the Company agreed to guarantee to the construction lender, the lien free, timely completion of the construction of the project and funding of all project costs in excess of a stated budget, as defined in the loan agreement, if not funded by Alexander’s.

 

The Company has an effective shelf registration under which the Company can offer an aggregate of approximately $822,990,000 of equity securities and Vornado Realty L.P. can offer an aggregate of $1,800,262,000 of debt securities.

 

100



 

Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2003

 

Cash and cash equivalents were $320,542,000 at December 31, 2003, as compared to $208,200,000 at December 31, 2002, an increase of $112,342,000.

 

Cash flow provided by operating activities of $528,951,000 was primarily comprised of (i) income of $460,703,000, (ii) adjustments for non-cash items of $99,985,000, partially offset by (iii) the net change in operating assets and liabilities of $31,737,000.  The adjustments for non-cash items were comprised of (i) depreciation and amortization of $219,911,000 (ii) minority interest of $178,675,000, partially offset by (iii) gains on sale of real estate of $161,789,000, (iv) gains on dispositions of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than real estate of $2,343,000, (v) the effect of straight-lining of rental income of $41,947,000, (vi) equity in net income of partially-owned entities and income applicable to Alexander’s of $83,475,000 and (vii) amortization of below market leases, net of $9,047,000.

 

Net cash used in investing activities of $130,292,000 was primarily comprised of (i) capital expenditures of $120,593,000, (ii) development and redevelopment expenditures of $123,436,000, (iii) investment in notes and mortgages receivable of $230,375,000, (iv) investments in partially-owned entities of $15,331,000, (v) acquisitions of real estate of $216,361,000, (vi) cash restricted, primarily mortgage escrows of $101,292,000, (vii) purchases of marketable securities of $17,356,000 partially offset by, (viii) proceeds from the sale of real estate and other of $299,852,000 (ix) distributions from partially-owned entities of $154,643,000, (x) repayments on notes receivable of $29,421,000 and (xi) proceeds from the sale of marketable securities of $7,952,000.

 

Net cash used in financing activities of $286,317,000 was primarily comprised of (i) dividends paid on common shares of $327,877,000, (ii) dividends paid on preferred shares of $20,815,000, (iii) distributions to minority partners of $158,066,000, (iv) repayments of borrowings of $752,422,000, (v) redemption of perpetual preferred shares and units of $103,243,000, partially offset by proceeds from (vi) borrowings of $812,487,000, of which $198,500,000 was from the issuance of the Company’s senior unsecured notes due 2010, and (vii) the exercise of employee share options of $145,152,000.

 

Below are the details of capital expenditures, leasing commissions and development and redevelopment expenditures and a reconciliation of total expenditures on an accrual basis to the cash expended in the year ended December 31, 2003.  See page 67 for per square foot data.

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

New York
Office

 

CESCR

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Other

 

Capital Expenditures (Accrual basis):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditures to maintain the assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring

 

$

31,421

 

$

14,201

 

$

6,125

 

$

592

 

$

10,071

 

$

432

 

Non-recurring

 

13,829

 

 

4,907

 

 

8,922

 

 

 

 

45,250

 

14,201

 

11,032

 

592

 

18,993

 

432

 

Tenant improvements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring

 

67,436

 

23,415

 

23,850

 

3,360

 

16,811

 

 

Non-recurring

 

7,150

 

 

7,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

74,586

 

23,415

 

31,000

 

3,360

 

16,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leasing Commissions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring

 

19,931

 

10,453

 

6,054

 

273

 

3,151

 

 

Non-recurring

 

1,496

 

 

1,496

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,427

 

10,453

 

7,550

 

273

 

3,151

 

 

Total Capital Expenditures and Leasing Commissions (accrual basis):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring

 

118,788

 

48,069

 

36,029

 

4,225

 

30,033

 

432

 

Nonrecurring

 

22,475

 

 

13,553

 

 

8,922

 

 

Total

 

141,263

 

48,069

 

49,582

 

4,225

 

38,955

 

432

 

Adjustments to reconcile accrual basis to cash basis:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditures in the current year applicable to prior periods

 

47,174

 

10,061

 

17,886

 

11,539

 

7,688

 

 

Expenditures to be made in future periods for the current period

 

(56,465

)

(21,172

)

(26,950

)

(1,830

)

(6,513

)

 

Total Capital Expenditures and Leasing Commissions (Cash basis)

 

$

131,972

 

$

36,958

 

$

40,518

 

$

13,934

 

$

40,130

 

$

432

 

 

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(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

New York
Office

 

CESCR

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Other

 

Development and Redevelopment: Expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

400 North LaSalle

 

$

42,433

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

42,433

 

640 Fifth Avenue

 

29,138

 

29,138

 

 

 

 

 

4 Union Square South

 

14,009

 

 

 

14,009

 

 

 

Crystal Drive Retail

 

12,495

 

 

12,495

 

 

 

 

Other

 

25,361

 

5,988

 

 

18,851

 

143

 

379

 

 

 

$

123,436

 

$

35,126

 

$

12,495

 

$

32,860

 

$

143

 

$

42,812

 

 

Capital expenditures are categorized as follows:

 

Recurring — capital improvements expended to maintain a property’s competitive position within the market and tenant improvements and leasing commissions for costs to re-lease expiring leases or renew or extend existing leases.

 

Non-recurring — capital improvements completed in the year of acquisition and the following two years which were planned at the time of acquisition and tenant improvements and leasing commissions for space which was vacant at the time of acquisition of a property.

 

Development and redevelopment expenditures include all hard and soft costs associated with the development or redevelopment of a property, including tenant improvements, leasing commissions and capitalized interest and operating costs until the property is substantially complete and ready for its intended use.

 

2003 Acquisitions

 

Acquisitions of individual properties are recorded as acquisitions of real estate assets.  Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for under the purchase method of accounting.  The purchase price for property acquisitions and businesses acquired is allocated to acquired assets and assumed liabilities using their relative fair values as of the acquisition date based on valuations and other studies.  Initial valuations are subject to change until such information is finalized no later than 12 months from the acquisition date.

 

Building Maintenance Service Company (“BMS”)

 

On January 1, 2003, the Company acquired for $13,000,000 in cash BMS, which provides cleaning, security and engineering services principally to the Company’s Manhattan office properties.  This company was previously owned by the estate of Bernard Mendik and certain other individuals including David R. Greenbaum, one of the Company’s executive officers.

 

Kaempfer Company (“Kaempfer”)

 

On April 9, 2003, the Company acquired Kaempfer which owns partial interests in six Class “A” office properties in Washington D.C. containing 1.8 million square feet, manages and leases these properties and four others for which it receives customary fees and has options to acquire certain other real estate interests, including the Waterfront project discussed below.  Kaempfer’s equity interest in the properties approximates 5.0%.  The aggregate purchase price for the equity interests and the management and leasing business was $32,200,000 (consisting of $28,600,000 in cash and approximately 99,300 Operating Partnership units valued at $3,600,000) and may be increased by up to $9,000,000 based on the performance of the management company.

 

On October 7, 2003, the Company acquired a 2.5% interest in the planned redevelopment of Waterfront, located at 401 M Street, a mixed-use project in Washington D.C. (the “Waterfront interest”) for $2,171,000, of which the Company paid $1,545,000 in cash and issued 12,500 Operating Partnership units valued at $626,000.  The partnership units were issued to Mitchell N. Schear, one of the partners in the Waterfront interest, who became the President of the Company’s CESCR division.

 

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20 Broad Street

 

On May 2, 2003, the Company acquired the remaining 40% of a 78-year leasehold interest in 20 Broad Street it did not already own.  The purchase price was approximately $30,000,000 in cash.  20 Broad Street contains 466,000 square feet of office space, of which 348,000 square feet is leased to the New York Stock Exchange.

 

2101 L Street

 

On August 4, 2003, the Company completed the acquisition of 2101 L Street, a 370,000 square foot office building located in Washington D.C.  The consideration for the acquisition consisted of approximately 1.1 million newly issued Operating Partnership units (valued at approximately $49,517,000) and the assumption of existing mortgage debt and transaction costs totaling approximately $32,000,000.  Robert H. Smith and Robert P. Kogod, trustees of Vornado, together with family members owned approximately 24 percent of the limited partnership that sold the building and Mr. Smith was a general partner.  On August 5, 2003, the Company repaid the mortgage of $29,056,000.

 

General Motors Building Mezzanine Loans

 

On October 20, 2003 the Company made a $200,000,000 mezzanine loan secured by partnership interests in the General Motors Building. The General Motors Building was acquired by Macklowe Properties in September 2003 for approximately $1,400,000,000. Vornado’s loan is subordinate to $900,000,000 of other debt. The loan is based on a rate of LIBOR plus 8.685% (with a LIBOR floor of 1.5%) and currently yields 10.185%.  Further, on October 30, 2003, the Company made an additional $25,000,000 loan, as part of a $50,000,000 loan, the balance of which was funded by an affiliate of Soros Fund Management LLC. This loan, which is junior to the $1,100,000,000 of loans noted above, is based on a rate of LIBOR plus 12.81% (with a LIBOR floor of 1.5%) and currently yields 14.31%. These loans mature in October 2005, with three one-year extensions.

 

Bergen Mall

 

On December 12, 2003, the Company acquired the Bergen Mall for approximately $145,000,000. This purchase was funded as part of a Section 1031 tax-free “like-kind” exchange with a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Company’s Two Park Avenue property.  The Bergen Mall is a 903,000 square foot shopping center located on Route 4 East in Paramus, New Jersey. The center is anchored by Macy’s, Value City, Marshalls and Off Saks Fifth Avenue.  The Company intends to expand, re-tenant and redevelop the center in order to reposition the asset.  On January 27, 2004, the Company entered into an agreement to modify the Value City lease to give the Company a one-year option to terminate the lease no earlier than one year after notification and upon payment of $12,000,000 to the tenant.  The present value of this option is reflected in the acquisition price and is included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

2003 Dispositions

 

On January 9, 2003, the Company sold its Baltimore, Maryland shopping center for $4,752,000, which resulted in a net gain after closing costs of $2,644,000.

 

On June 13, 2003, the Company received its $5,000,000 share of a settlement with affiliates of Primestone Investment Partners of the amounts due under the guarantees of the Primestone loans.  In connection therewith, the Company recognized a $1,388,000 loss on settlement of the guarantees.

 

On October 10, 2003, the Company sold Two Park Avenue, a 965,000 square foot office building, for $292,000,000 to SEB Immobilien-Investment GMBH, a German capital investment company, which resulted in a net gain on the sale after closing costs of $156,433,000.

 

On November 3, 2003, the Company sold its Hagerstown, Maryland shopping center for $3,100,000 which resulted in a net gain on sale after closing costs of $1,945,000.

 

On February 2, 2004, the Palisades Venture in which the Company owns a 75% interest entered into an agreement to sell its only asset, a 538 unit high-rise residential apartment tower in Fort Lee, New Jersey, for $222,500,000.  On February 27, 2004, to permit a potential “like kind exchange,” the Company acquired the remaining 25% interest it did not previously own for its partner’s share of the net sales price (approximately $17,000,000).  The Company’s gain on sale after closing costs will be approximately $70,000,000.  The sale, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2004.

 

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2003 Financings

 

On July 3, 2003, the Company entered into a new $600,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility which has replaced its $1,000,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility which was to mature in July 2003.  The new facility has a three-year term, a one-year extension option and bears interest at LIBOR plus .65%.  The Company also has the ability under the new facility to seek up to $800 million of commitments during the facility’s term.  The new facility contains financial covenants similar to the prior facility.

 

On November 11, 2003, the Company redeemed of all of its 8.5% Series D-1 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units issued in 1998 at a redemption price equal to the par value of $25.00 per unit or an aggregate of $87,500,000 plus accrued distributions of $849,000.  This amount exceeded the carrying amount by $2,100,000, representing the original of issuance costs.  Upon the redemption these issuance costs were recorded as a reduction to earnings in arriving at net income applicable to common shares in accordance with the July 2003 EITF clarification of Topic D-42.

 

On November 17, 2003, the Company sold $40,000,000 of 7.00% Series D-10 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares to an institutional investor in a registered offering. Immediately prior to that sale, Vornado Realty L.P. sold $80,000,000 of 7.00% Series D-10 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units to an institutional investor in a separate private offering. Both the perpetual Preferred Units and perpetual Preferred Shares may be called without penalty at the option of the company commencing in November 2008.

 

On November 25, 2003, the Company completed an offering of $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.75% senior unsecured notes due December 1, 2010.  Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually on June 1st and December 1st, commencing in 2004.  The notes were priced at 99.869% of their face amount to yield 4.772%. The notes contain the same financial covenants that are in the Company’s notes issued in June 2002, except the maximum ratio of secured debt to total assets is now 50% (previously 55%). The net proceeds of approximately $198,500,000 were used primarily to repay existing mortgage debt.

 

On January 6, 2004, the Company redeemed all of its 8.375% Series D-2 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units issued in 1999 at a redemption price equal to $50.00 per unit or an aggregate of $27,500,000 plus accrued distributions of $19,170.

 

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Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2002

 

Cash and cash equivalents were $208,200,000 at December 31, 2002, as compared to $265,584,000 at December 31, 2001, a decrease of $57,384,000.

 

Cash flow provided by operating activities of $499,825,000 was primarily comprised of (i) income of $232,903,000, (ii) adjustments for non-cash items of $303,869,000, partially offset by (iii) the net change in operating assets and liabilities of $36,947,000.  The adjustments for non-cash items were comprised of (i) a cumulative effect of change in accounting principle of $30,129,000, (ii) amortization of Officer’s deferred compensation expense of $27,500,000, (iii) depreciation and amortization of $205,826,000, (iv) minority interest of $140,933,000, (v) the write-off of $6,874,000 of 20 Times Square pre-development costs, (vi) impairment losses on Primestone of $35,757,000, partially offset by (vii) the effect of straight-lining of rental income of $38,119,000, (viii) equity in net income of partially-owned entities and income applicable to Alexander’s of $74,111,000 and (ix) amortization of below market leases, net of $12,634,000.

 

Net cash used in investing activities of $24,117,000 was comprised of (i) recurring capital expenditures of $52,728,000, (ii) non-recurring capital expenditures of $42,227,000, (iii) development and redevelopment expenditures of $91,199,000, (iv) investment in notes and mortgages receivable of $56,935,000, (v) investments in partially-owned entities of $73,242,000, (vi) acquisitions of real estate of $23,665,000, (vii) cash restricted, primarily mortgage escrows of $21,471,000 partially offset by proceeds from (viii) distributions from partially-owned entities of $126,077,000, (ix) repayments on notes receivable of $124,500,000 and (x) proceeds from the sale of marketable securities of $87,896,000.

 

Net cash used in financing activities of $533,092,000 was primarily comprised of (i) dividends paid on common shares of $314,419,000, (ii) dividends paid on preferred shares of $23,167,000, (iii) distributions to minority partners of $146,358,000, (iv) repayments of borrowings of $731,238,000, (v) redemption of perpetual preferred units of $25,000,000, partially offset by proceeds from (vi) the issuance of common shares of $56,453,000, (vii) proceeds from borrowings of $628,335,000, of which $499,280,000 was from the issuance of the Company’s senior unsecured notes on June 24, 2002, and (viii) the exercise of employee share options of $26,272,000.

 

Below are the details of capital expenditures, leasing commissions and development and redevelopment expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2002.

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

New York
City Office

 

CESCR

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Other

 

Capital Expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditures to maintain the assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring

 

$

27,881

 

$

9,316

 

$

13,686

 

$

1,306

 

$

2,669

 

$

904

 

Non-recurring

 

35,270

 

6,840

 

16,455

 

 

11,975

 

 

 

 

$

63,151

 

$

16,156

 

$

30,141

 

$

1,306

 

$

14,644

 

$

904

 

Tenant improvements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring

 

$

24,847

 

$

12,017

 

$

5,842

 

$

2,309

 

$

4,679

 

 

Non-recurring

 

6,957

 

2,293

 

4,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

31,804

 

$

14,310

 

$

10,506

 

$

2,309

 

$

4,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leasing Commissions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring

 

$

14,345

 

$

8,854

 

$

4,416

 

$

353

 

$

614

 

$

108

 

Non-recurring

 

4,205

 

2,067

 

2,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

18,550

 

$

10,921

 

$

6,554

 

$

353

 

$

614

 

$

108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Capital Expenditures and Leasing Commissions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring

 

$

67,073

 

$

30,187

 

$

23,944

 

$

3,968

 

$

7,962

 

$

1,012

 

Non-recurring

 

46,432

 

11,200

 

23,257

 

 

11,975

 

 

 

 

$

113,505

 

$

41,387

 

$

47,201

 

$

3,968

 

$

19,937

 

$

1,012

 

Development and Redevelopment Expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

400 North LaSalle

 

$

27,600

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

27,600

 

Palisades-Fort Lee, NJ

 

16,750

 

 

 

 

 

16,750

 

640 Fifth Avenue

 

16,749

 

16,749

 

 

 

 

 

435 7th Avenue

 

12,353

 

 

 

12,353

 

 

 

4 Union Square South

 

2,410

 

 

 

2,410

 

 

 

Other

 

15,337

 

10,234

 

1,496

 

(596

)(1)

1,529

 

2,674

 

 

 

$

91,199

 

$

26,983

 

$

1,496

 

$

14,167

 

$

1,529

 

$

47,024

 

 


(1)          Includes reimbursements from tenants for expenditures incurred in the prior year.

 

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Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2001

 

Cash flow provided by operating activities of $387,685,000 was primarily comprised of (i) income of $263,738,000, (ii) adjustments for non-cash items of $104,393,000, and (iii) the net change in operating assets and liabilities of $19,554,000.  The adjustments for non-cash items were primarily comprised of (i) a cumulative effect of change in accounting principle of $4,110,000, (ii) the write-off of the Company’s remaining equity investments in technology companies of $16,513,000, (iii) the write-off of its entire net investment of $7,374,000 in the Russian Tea Room, (iv) depreciation and amortization of $123,682,000, (v) minority interest of $112,363,000, partially offset by (vi) the effect of straight-lining of rental income of $27,230,000, and (vii) equity in net income of partially-owned entities and income applicable to Alexander’s of $106,330,000.

 

Net cash used in investing activities of $79,722,000 was primarily comprised of (i) recurring capital expenditures of $41,093,000, (ii) non-recurring capital expenditures of $25,997,000, (iii) development and redevelopment expenditures of $145,817,000, (iv) investment in notes and mortgages receivable of $83,879,000, (v) investments in partially-owned entities of $109,332,000, (vi) acquisitions of real estate of $11,574,000, offset by, (vii) proceeds from the sale of real estate of $162,045,000, and (viii) distributions from partially-owned entities of $114,218,000.

 

Net cash used in financing activities of $179,368,000 was primarily comprised of (i) proceeds from borrowings of $554,115,000, (ii) proceeds from the issuance of common shares of $377,193,000, (iii) proceeds from the issuance of preferred units of $52,673,000, offset by, (iv) repayments of borrowings of $835,257,000, (v) dividends paid on common shares of $201,813,000, (vi) dividends paid on preferred shares of $35,547,000, and (vii) distributions to minority partners of $98,594,000.

 

Below are the details of capital expenditures, leasing commissions and development and redevelopment expenditures.

 

 

 

Funded by the Company

 

 

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

New York
City Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Other

 

CESCR
(34% Interest)

 

Capital Expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditures to maintain the assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring

 

$

14,423

 

$

7,684

 

$

1,253

 

$

5,287

 

$

199

 

$

3,121

 

Non-recurring

 

20,751

 

13,635

 

 

7,116

 

 

6,678

 

 

 

$

35,174

 

$

21,319

 

$

1,253

 

$

12,403

 

$

199

 

$

9,799

 

Tenant Improvements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring

 

$

26,670

 

$

21,452

 

$

271

 

$

4,858

 

$

89

 

$

5,979

 

Non-recurring

 

5,246

 

5,246

 

 

 

 

190

 

 

 

$

31,916

 

$

26,698

 

$

271

 

$

4,858

 

$

89

 

$

6,169

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leasing Commissions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring

 

$

19,536

 

$

18,546

 

$

336

 

$

381

 

$

273

 

$

1,142

 

Non-recurring

 

7,902

 

7,902

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

$

27,438

 

$

26,448

 

$

336

 

$

381

 

$

273

 

$

1,170

 

Total Capital Expenditures and Leasing Commissions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring

 

$

60,629

 

$

47,682

 

$

1,860

 

$

10,526

 

$

561

 

$

10,242

 

Non-recurring

 

33,899

 

26,783

 

 

7,116

 

 

6,896

 

 

 

$

94,528

 

$

74,465

 

$

1,860

 

$

17,642

 

$

561

 

$

17,138

 

Development and Redevelopment Expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Palisades-Fort Lee, NJ

 

$

66,173

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

66,173

 

$

 

Market Square on Main Street

 

29,425

 

 

 

29,425

 

 

 

Other

 

50,219

 

25,703

 

6,378

 

4,350

 

13,788

 

14,067

 

 

 

$

145,817

 

$

25,703

 

$

6,378

 

$

33,775

 

$

79,961

 

$

14,067

 

 

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Funds From Operations Applicable to Common Shares (“FFO”)

 

FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs which is disclosed in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the applicable periods.  FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance or as an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity.  Management considers FFO a relevant supplemental measure of operating performance because it provides a basis for comparison among REITs.  FFO is computed in accordance with NAREIT’s definition, which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not compute FFO in accordance with NAREIT’s definition.

 

Year Ended December 31, 2003 vs. December 31, 2002

 

FFO was $518,242,000, or $4.44 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2003, compared to $439,775,000, or $3.91 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2002, an increase of $78,467,000 or $.53 per share.  Income from the straight-lining of rents included in FFO amounted to $34,023,000, or $.24 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2003, and $27,295,000, or $.24 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2002.  Income from the amortization of acquired below market leases net of above market leases included in FFO amounted to $9,047,000, or $.06 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2003 and $12,634,000, or $.11 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2002.  Also included in FFO are certain items that affect comparability as detailed below.  Before these items, the year ended December 31, 2003 FFO is 6.5% higher than the year ended December 31, 2002 on a per share basis.

 

 

 

For The Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2003

 

December 31, 2002

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Amount

 

Per
Share

 

Amount

 

Per
Share

 

FFO as reported above

 

$

518,242

 

$

4.44

 

$

439,775

 

$

3.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items that affect comparability of FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alexander’s stock appreciation rights compensation expense

 

$

14,868

 

$

.13

 

$

 

$

 

Gain on early extinguishment of debt of a partially-owned entity (Newkirk MLP)

 

(1,600

)

(.01

)

 

 

Primestone loss on settlement of guarantees (2003) and foreclosure and impairment losses (2002)

 

1,388

 

.01

 

35,757

 

.32

 

Write-off of Series D-1 preferred unit offering costs

 

2,187

 

.02

 

 

 

Gain on sale of condominiums

 

(282

)

.00

 

(2,156

)

(.02

)

Amortization of officer’s employment arrangement

 

 

 

27,500

 

.24

 

Write-off of 20 Times square pre-development costs

 

 

 

6,874

 

.06

 

Gain on sale of marketable securities, air rights and transfer of mortgages

 

 

 

(16,130

)

(.14

)

Minority interest’s share of above adjustments

 

(3,130

)

(.03

)

(10,628

)

(.09

)

 

 

$

13,431

 

$

.12

 

$

41,217

 

$

.37

 

 

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Fourth Quarter 2003 vs. Fourth Quarter 2002

 

FFO was $130,729,000, or $1.08 per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2003, compared to $93,507,000, or $.83 per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2002, an increase of $37,222,000 or $.25 per share.  Income from the straight-lining of rents included in FFO, amounted to $8,204,000, or $.06 per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2003, and $7,794,000, or $.06 per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2002.  Income from the amortization of acquired below market leases net of above market leases included in FFO, amounted to $2,133,000, or $.01 per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2003 and $12,662,000, or $.09 per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2002.

 

Also included in FFO are certain items that affect comparability as detailed below.  Before these items, the three months ended December 31, 2003 FFO is 8.7% higher than the year ended December 31, 2002 on a per share basis.

 

 

 

For The Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2003

 

December 31, 2002

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Amount

 

Per
Share

 

Amount

 

Per
Share

 

FFO as reported above

 

$

130,729

 

$

1.08

 

$

93,507

 

$

.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items that affect comparability of FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alexander’s stock appreciation rights compensation expense

 

$

5,391

 

$

.04

 

$

 

$

 

Write-off of Series D-1 preferred unit offering costs

 

2,187

 

.02

 

 

 

Primestone foreclosure and impairment losses

 

 

 

15,857

 

.14

 

Amortization of Officer’s employment arrangement

 

 

 

6,875

 

.06

 

Write-off of 20 Times square pre-development costs

 

 

 

6,874

 

.06

 

Minority interest’s share of above adjustments

 

(1,369

)

(.01

)

(6,061

)

(.05

)

 

 

$

6,209

 

$

.05

 

$

23,545

 

$

.21

 

 

The following table reconciles FFO and net income:

 

 

 

For the Year Ended
December 31,

 

For the Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

Net income applicable to common shares

 

$

439,888

 

$

209,736

 

$

200,259

 

$

40,540

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

30,129

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization of real property

 

208,624

 

195,808

 

58,125

 

51,384

 

Net gains on sale of real estate

 

(161,789

)

 

(158,378

)

 

Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income of partially-owned entities to arrive at funds from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization of real property

 

54,762

 

51,881

 

14,455

 

13,957

 

Net gains on sale of real estate

 

(6,733

)

(3,431

)

219

 

(4,104

)

Minority interest’s share of above adjustments

 

(20,080

)

(50,498

)

15,742

 

(9,448

)

 

 

514,672

 

433,625

 

130,422

 

92,329

 

Series A preferred dividends

 

3,570

 

6,150

 

307

 

1,178

 

FFO applicable to common shares

 

$

518,242

 

$

439,775

 

$

130,729

 

$

93,507

 

Weighted average shares for FFO per share

 

116,651

 

112,600

 

120,895

 

112,796

 

 

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

FASB Interpretation No. 46-Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“FIN 46”)

 

In January 2003, the FASB issued FIN 46, as amended in December 2003 by FIN 46R, which deferred the effective date until the first interim or annual reporting period ending after March 15, 2004.  FIN 46R requires the consolidation of an entity by an enterprise known as a “primary beneficiary,” (i) if that enterprise has a variable interest that will absorb a majority of the entity’s expected losses, if they occur, receive a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, if they occur, or both and (ii) if the entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”), as defined.  An entity qualifies as a variable interest entity if (i) the total equity investment at risk in the entity is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties or (ii) the equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest in the entity.  The initial determination of whether an entity is a variable interest entity shall be made as of the date at which an enterprise becomes involved with the entity and re-evaluated as of the date of triggering events, as defined.  The Company has evaluated each partially-owned entity to determine whether any qualify as a VIE, and if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary, as defined.  The Company has determined that its investment in Newkirk MLP, in which it owns a 22.6% equity interest (see Note 5 – Investments in Partially-Owned Entities to the consolidated financial statements in this annual report Form 10-K), qualifies as a VIE.  The Company has determined that it is not considered the primary beneficiary and, accordingly, consolidation is not required.  The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement in Newkirk is limited to its equity investment of approximately $138,762,000, as of December 31, 2003.  In addition, the Company has variable interests in certain other entities which are primarily financing arrangements.  The Company has evaluated these entities in accordance with FIN 46R and has determined that they are not VIEs.  Based on the Company’s evaluations, it does not believe that the adoption of FIN 46R will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

 

SFAS No. 150-Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity

 

In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150 which establishes standards for classifying and measuring as liabilities certain financial instruments that embody obligations of the issuer and have characteristics of both liabilities and equity.  The adoption of SFAS No. 150 on July 1, 2003, required the Company to reclassify all of its Series F-1 Preferred Units ($10 million liquidation value) from minority interest to a liability on its consolidated balance sheet.  In connection therewith, the Company also reclassified $225,000 of payments made to the holders of these units in the three months ended December 31, 2003 as interest expense.

 

On November 7, 2003, the FASB deferred, indefinitely, the application of paragraphs 9 and 10 of SFAS No. 150 as it relates to mandatory redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries in order to address a number of interpretation and implementation issues.  The Company has determined that one of its consolidated, finite-life joint ventures qualifies as a mandatory redeemable non-controlling interest.  If the Company were required to adopt the provisions of paragraphs 9 and 10 on the statement’s effective date, the Company would have to reclassify as a liability, amounts included in minority interest of approximately $1.6 million and record the minority partner’s interest as a liability at its estimated settlement value which would result in a cumulative effect of change in accounting principle of approximately $15.6 million.  This liability would be required to be reviewed each quarter and any changes in its settlement value would be recorded as interest expense.

 

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ITEM 7A.                                            QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The Company has exposure to fluctuations in market interest rates.  Market interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, beyond the control of the Company.  Various financial vehicles exist which would allow management to mitigate the impact of interest rate fluctuations on the Company’s cash flows and earnings.

 

As of December 31, 2003, the Company has an interest rate swap as described in footnote 1 to the table below.  In addition, during 2003 the Company purchased two interest rate caps with notional amounts aggregating $295,000,000, and simultaneously sold two interest rate caps with the same aggregate notional amount on substantially the same terms as the caps purchased.  As the significant terms of these arrangements are the same, the effects of a revaluation of these instruments are expected to substantially offset one another.  Management may engage in additional hedging strategies in the future, depending on management’s analysis of the interest rate environment and the costs and risks of such strategies.

 

The Company’s exposure to a change in interest rates on its wholly-owned and partially-owned debt (all of which arises out of non-trading activity) is as follows:

 

($in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

December 31,
Balance

 

Weighted
Average
Interest Rate

 

Effect of 1%
Change In
Base Rates

 

December 31,
Balance

 

Weighted
Average
Interest Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholly-owned debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variable rate

 

$

1,270,899

(1)

2.22

%

$

12,708

 

$

1,358,126

 

2.49

%

Fixed rate

 

2,913,486

 

7.19

%

 

2,713,194

 

7.17

%

 

 

$

4,184,385

 

5.68

%

12,708

 

$

4,071,320

 

5.61

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt of partially-owned entities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variable rate

 

$

153,140

 

3.64

%

1,531

 

$

131,100

 

4.54

%

Fixed rate

 

777,427

 

7.07

%

 

917,008

 

8.41

%

 

 

$

930,567

 

6.51

%

1,531

 

$

1,048,108

 

7.92

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

(2,994

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total decrease in the Company’s annual net income

 

 

 

 

 

$

11,245

 

 

 

 

 

Per share-diluted

 

 

 

 

 

$

.13

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)          Includes $525,279 for the Company’s senior unsecured notes due 2007, as the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements that effectively converted the interest rate from a fixed rate of 5.625% to a floating rate of LIBOR plus .7725%, based upon the trailing 3 month LIBOR rate (1.97% if set on December 31, 2003).  In accordance with SFAS 133, as amended, accounting for these swaps requires the Company to fair value the debt at each reporting period.  At December 31, 2003, the fair value adjustment was $25,780, and is included in the balance of the senior unsecured notes above.

 

The fair value of the Company’s debt, based on discounted cash flows at the current rate at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings for the remaining term of such debt, exceeds the aggregate carrying amount by approximately $94,953,000 at December 31, 2003.

 

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ITEM 8.                       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Page

Independent Auditors’ Report

112

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2003 and 2002

113

Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001

114

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001

115

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001

117

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

118

 

111



 

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

 

Shareholders and Board of Trustees

Vornado Realty Trust

New York, New York

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Vornado Realty Trust as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003. Our audits also included the financial statement schedules listed in the Index at Item 8. These financial statements and financial statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements and financial statement schedules based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vornado Realty Trust at December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

 

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, on January 1, 2002, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.”  As discussed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company applied the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.”

 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

 

Parsippany, New Jersey

March 2, 2004

 

112



 

VORNADO REALTY TRUST

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

December 31,

 

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

2003

 

2002

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate, at cost:

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

1,503,965

 

$

1,434,272

 

Buildings and improvements

 

6,038,275

 

5,694,535

 

Development costs and construction in progress

 

133,915

 

88,547

 

Leasehold improvements and equipment

 

72,297

 

65,297

 

Total

 

7,748,452

 

7,282,651

 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(869,849

)

(702,686

)

Real estate, net

 

6,878,603

 

6,579,965

 

Cash and cash equivalents, including U.S. government obligations under repurchase agreements of $30,310 and $33,393

 

320,542

 

208,200

 

Escrow deposits and restricted cash

 

161,833

 

263,125

 

Marketable securities

 

81,491

 

42,525

 

Investments and advances to partially-owned entities, including Alexander’s of $207,872 and $193,879

 

900,600

 

961,126

 

Due from officers

 

19,628

 

20,643

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $15,246 and $13,887

 

83,913

 

65,754

 

Notes and mortgage loans receivable

 

285,965

 

86,581

 

Receivable arising from the straight-lining of rents, net of allowance of $2,830 and $4,071

 

267,848

 

228,548

 

Other assets

 

376,801

 

290,044

 

Assets related to discontinued operations

 

141,704

 

271,668

 

 

 

$

9,518,928

 

$

9,018,179

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Notes and mortgages payable

 

$

3,339,365

 

$

3,437,720

 

Senior Unsecured Notes due 2007 and 2010

 

725,020

 

533,600

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

226,100

 

202,756

 

Officers compensation payable

 

23,349

 

16,997

 

Deferred credit

 

74,253

 

59,362

 

Other liabilities

 

11,982

 

3,030

 

Liabilities related to discontinued operations

 

120,000

 

100,000

 

Total liabilities

 

4,520,069

 

4,353,465

 

Minority interest of unitholders in the Operating Partnership

 

1,921,286

 

2,037,358

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares of beneficial interest: no par value per share; authorized 70,000,000 shares;

 

 

 

 

 

Series A:  liquidation preference $50.00 per share; issued and outstanding 360,705 and 5,520,435 shares

 

18,039

 

72,535

 

Series B:  liquidation preference $25.00 per share; issued and outstanding 3,400,000 shares

 

81,805

 

81,805

 

Series C:  liquidation preference $25.00 per share; issued and outstanding 4,600,000 shares

 

111,148

 

111,148

 

Series D-10: liquidation preference $25.00 per share; issued and outstanding 1,600,000 shares

 

40,000

 

 

Common shares of beneficial interest: $.04 par value per share; authorized, 200,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 118,247,944 and 108,629,736 shares

 

4,739

 

4,320

 

Additional capital

 

2,827,789

 

2,481,414

 

Distributions in excess of net income

 

(57,618

)

(169,629

)

 

 

3,025,902

 

2,581,593

 

Deferred compensation shares earned but not yet delivered

 

70,610

 

66,660

 

Deferred compensation shares issued but not yet earned

 

(7,295

)

(2,629

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(6,940

)

(13,564

)

Due from officers for purchase of common shares of beneficial interest

 

(4,704

)

(4,704

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

3,077,573

 

2,627,356

 

 

 

$

9,518,928

 

$

9,018,179

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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VORNADO REALTY TRUST

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rentals

 

$

1,261,042

 

$

1,209,755

 

$

813,089

 

Expense reimbursements

 

179,214

 

154,766

 

129,013

 

Other income

 

62,799

 

27,718

 

10,059

 

Total revenues

 

1,503,055

 

1,392,239

 

952,161

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

 

583,660

 

519,345

 

385,449

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

215,032

 

198,601

 

120,614

 

General and administrative

 

122,405

 

100,050

 

71,716

 

Amortization of officer’s deferred compensation expense

 

 

27,500

 

 

Costs of acquisitions and development not consummated

 

 

6,874

 

5,223

 

Total expenses

 

921,097

 

852,370

 

583,002

 

Operating income

 

581,958

 

539,869

 

369,159

 

Income applicable to Alexander’s

 

15,574

 

29,653

 

25,718

 

Income from partially-owned entities

 

67,901

 

44,458

 

80,612

 

Interest and other investment income

 

25,402

 

31,685

 

54,385

 

Interest and debt expense (including amortization of deferred financing costs of $5,893, $8,339 and $8,458)

 

(229,662

)

(234,113

)

(167,430

)

Net gain (loss) on disposition of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than real estate

 

2,343

 

(17,471

)

(8,070

)

Minority interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perpetual preferred unit distributions

 

(72,716

)

(72,500

)

(70,705

)

Minority limited partnership earnings

 

(105,132

)

(64,899

)

(39,138

)

Partially-owned entities

 

(827

)

(3,534

)

(2,520

)

Income before discontinued operations, gains on sale of real estate and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

284,841

 

253,148

 

242,011

 

Discontinued operations

 

14,073

 

9,884

 

10,342

 

Gains on sale of real estate (discontinued operations in 2003)

 

161,789

 

 

15,495

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

(30,129

)

(4,110

)

Net income

 

460,703

 

232,903

 

263,738

 

Preferred share dividends (including accretion of issuance expenses of $958 in 2001)

 

(20,815

)

(23,167

)

(36,505

)

NET INCOME applicable to common shares

 

$

439,888

 

$

209,736

 

$

227,233

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before discontinued operations, gains on sale of real estate and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

$

2.35

 

$

2.17

 

$

2.31

 

Discontinued operations

 

.13

 

.09

 

.12

 

Gains on sale of real estate (discontinued operations in 2003)

 

1.44

 

 

.17

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

(.28

)

(.05

)

Net income per common share

 

$

3.92

 

$

1.98

 

$

2.55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – DILUTED:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before discontinued operations, gains on sale of real estate and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

$

2.29

 

$

2.09

 

$

2.23

 

Discontinued operations

 

.12

 

.09

 

.11

 

Gains on sale of real estate (discontinued operations in 2003)

 

1.39

 

 

.17

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

(.27

)

(.04

)

Net income per common share

 

$

3.80

 

$

1.91

 

$

2.47

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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VORNADO REALTY TRUST

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Preferred
Shares

 

Common
Shares

 

Additional
Capital

 

Distributions
in Excess of
Net Income

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss

 

Other

 

Shareholders’
Equity

 

Comprehensive
Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2001

 

$

481,460

 

$

3,472

 

$

1,709,284

 

$

(90,366

)

$

(20,426

)

$

(4,704

)

$

2,078,720

 

$

215,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

 

 

 

263,738

 

 

 

263,738

 

$

263,738

 

Dividends paid on Preferred Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A Preferred Shares ($3.25 per share)

 

 

 

 

(19,505

)

 

 

(19,505

)

 

Series B Preferred Shares ($2.125 per share)

 

 

 

 

(7,225

)

 

 

(7,225

)

 

Series C Preferred Shares ($2.125 per share)

 

 

 

 

(9,775

)

 

 

(9,775

)

 

Dividends paid on common shares ($2.32 per share)

 

 

 

 

(201,813

)

 

 

(201,813

)

 

Dividends payable on common shares ($.31 per share)

 

 

 

 

(30,701

)

 

 

(30,701

)

 

Common shares issued, net of shelf registration costs of $260

 

 

391

 

376,542

 

 

 

 

376,933

 

 

Common shares issued under employees’ share plan

 

 

12

 

9,947

 

 

 

 

9,959

 

 

Conversion of Series A Preferred Shares to common shares

 

(13,441

)

15

 

13,426

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption of units for common shares

 

 

70

 

52,017

 

 

 

 

52,087

 

 

Accretion of issuance expenses on  preferred shares

 

958

 

 

 

 

 

 

958

 

 

Common shares issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plan

 

 

1

 

1,296

 

 

 

 

1,297

 

 

Change in unrealized net loss on securities available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

18,178

 

 

18,178

 

18,178

 

Deferred compensation shares earned but not yet delivered

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,253

 

38,253

 

 

Pension obligations

 

 

 

 

 

(732

)

 

(732

)

(732

)

Balance, December 31, 2001

 

468,977

 

3,961

 

2,162,512

 

(95,647

)

(2,980

)

33,549

 

2,570,372

 

$

281,184

 

Net Income

 

 

 

 

232,903

 

 

 

232,903

 

$

232,903

 

Dividends paid on Preferred Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A Preferred Shares ($3.25 per share)

 

 

 

 

(6,167

)

 

 

(6,167

)

 

Series B Preferred Shares ($2.125 per share)

 

 

 

 

(7,225

)

 

 

(7,225

)

 

Series C Preferred Shares ($2.125 per share)

 

 

 

 

(9,775

)

 

 

(9,775

)

 

Net proceeds from issuance of common shares

 

 

56

 

56,397

 

 

 

 

56,453

 

 

Conversion of Series A Preferred shares to common shares

 

(203,489

)

225

 

203,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred compensation shares

 

 

2

 

2,627

 

 

 

25,778

 

28,407

 

 

Dividends paid on common shares ($2.97 per share, including $.31 for 2001)

 

 

 

 

(314,419

)

 

 

(314,419

)

 

Reversal of dividends payable on common shares in 2001 ($.31 per share)

 

 

 

 

30,701

 

 

 

30,701

 

 

Common shares issued under employees’ share plan

 

 

36

 

24,349

 

 

 

 

24,385

 

 

Redemption of units for common shares

 

 

38

 

30,380

 

 

 

 

30,418

 

 

Common shares issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plan

 

 

2

 

1,885

 

 

 

 

1,887

 

 

Change in unrealized net loss on securities available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

(8,936

)

 

(8,936

)

(8,936

)

Other non-cash changes, primarily pension obligations

 

 

 

 

 

(1,648

)

 

(1,648

)

(1,648

)

Balance, December 31, 2002

 

$

265,488

 

$

4,320

 

$

2,481,414

 

$

(169,629

)

$

(13,564

)

$

59,327

 

$

2,627,356

 

$

222,319

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Preferred
Shares

 

Common
Shares

 

Additional
Capital

 

Distributions
in Excess of
Net Income

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss

 

Other

 

Shareholders’
Equity

 

Comprehensive
Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2002

 

$

265,488

 

$

4,320

 

$

2,481,414

 

$

(169,629

)

$

(13,564

)

$

59,327

 

$

2,627,356

 

$

222,319

 

Net Income

 

 

 

 

460,703

 

 

 

460,703

 

$

460,703

 

Dividends paid on Preferred Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A Preferred Shares ($3.25 per share)

 

 

 

 

(3,473

)

 

 

(3,473

)

 

Series B Preferred Shares ($2.125 per share)

 

 

 

 

(7,225

)

 

 

(7,225

)

 

Series C Preferred Shares ($2.125 per share)

 

 

 

 

(9,775

)

 

 

(9,775

)

 

Series D-10 preferred shares ($1.75 per share)

 

 

 

 

(342

)

 

 

(342

)

 

Proceeds from issuance of Series D-10 Preferred Shares

 

40,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

Conversion of Series A Preferred shares to common shares

 

(54,496

)

86

 

54,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred compensation shares

 

 

8

 

5,392

 

 

 

 

5,400

 

 

 

Dividends paid on common shares ($2.91 per share, including $.16 special cash dividend)

 

 

 

 

(327,877

)

 

 

(327,877

)

 

Common shares issued under employees’ share option plan

 

 

183

 

141,036

 

 

 

 

141,219

 

 

Redemption of Class A partnership units for common shares

 

 

140

 

144,291

 

 

 

 

144,431

 

 

Common shares issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plan

 

 

2

 

1,996

 

 

 

 

1,998

 

 

Change in unrealized net gain on securities available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

5,517

 

 

5,517

 

5,517

 

Shelf registration costs

 

 

 

(750

)

 

 

 

(750

)

 

Other – primarily increase in value of Officers deferred compensation plan

 

 

 

 

 

1,107

 

(716

)

391

 

1,107

 

Balance, December 31, 2003

 

$

250,992

 

$

4,739

 

$

2,827,789

 

$

(57,618

)

$

(6,940

)

$

58,611

 

$

3,077,573

 

$

467,327

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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VORNADO REALTY TRUST

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

460,703

 

$

232,903

 

$

263,738

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains on sale of real estate

 

(161,789

)

 

(15,495

)

Minority interest

 

178,675

 

140,933

 

112,363

 

Net (gain) loss on dispositions of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than real estate

 

(2,343

)

17,471

 

8,070

 

Depreciation and amortization (including debt issuance costs)

 

219,911

 

205,826

 

123,682

 

Straight-lining of rental income

 

(41,947

)

(38,119

)

(27,230

)

Amortization of below market leases, net

 

(9,047

)

(12,634

)

 

Equity in income of Alexander’s

 

(15,574

)

(29,653

)

(25,718

)

Equity in income of partially-owned entities

 

(67,901

)

(44,458

)

(80,612

)

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

30,129

 

4,110

 

Amortization of officer’s deferred compensation

 

 

27,500

 

 

Costs of acquisitions and development not consummated

 

 

6,874

 

5,223

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

(31,737

)

(36,947

)

19,554

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

528,951

 

499,825

 

387,685

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development costs and construction in progress

 

(123,436

)

(91,199

)

(145,817

)

Acquisitions of real estate and other

 

(216,361

)

(23,665

)

(11,574

)

Additions to real estate

 

(120,593

)

(96,018

)

(67,090

)

Investments in partially-owned entities

 

(15,331

)

(73,242

)

(109,332

)

Proceeds from sale of real estate

 

299,852

 

 

162,045

 

Investments in notes and mortgage loans receivable

 

(230,375

)

(56,935

)

(83,879

)

Repayment of notes and mortgage loans receivable

 

29,421

 

124,500

 

64,206

 

Cash restricted, primarily mortgage escrows

 

101,292

 

(21,471

)

9,896

 

Distributions from partially-owned entities

 

154,643

 

126,077

 

114,218

 

Purchases of marketable securities

 

(17,356

)

 

(14,325

)

Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale

 

7,952

 

87,836

 

1,930

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(130,292

)

(24,117

)

(79,722

)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings

 

812,487

 

628,335

 

554,115

 

Repayments of borrowings

 

(752,422

)

(731,238

)

(835,257

)

Costs of refinancing debt

 

(1,500

)

(3,970

)

(3,394

)

Redemption of perpetual preferred shares and units

 

(103,243

)

(25,000

)

 

Proceeds from issuance of preferred shares and units

 

119,967

 

 

52,673

 

Proceeds from issuance of common shares

 

 

56,453

 

377,193

 

Dividends paid on common shares

 

(327,877

)

(314,419

)

(201,813

)

Dividends paid on preferred shares

 

(20,815

)

(23,167

)

(35,547

)

Distributions to minority partners

 

(158,066

)

(146,358

)

(98,594

)

Exercise of share options

 

145,152

 

26,272

 

11,256

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(286,317

)

(533,092

)

(179,368

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

112,342

 

(57,384

)

128,595

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

208,200

 

265,584

 

136,989

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

 

$

320,542

 

$

208,200

 

$

265,584

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash payments for interest (including capitalized interest of $5,407, $6,677, and $12,171)

 

$

245,668

 

$

247,048

 

$

171,166

 

Non-Cash Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing assumed in acquisitions

 

$

29,056

 

$

1,596,903

 

$

 

Class A units issued in connection with acquisitions

 

53,589

 

625,234

 

18,798

 

Unrealized gain on securities available for sale

 

5,517

 

860

 

9,495

 

Appreciation of securities held in officers’ deferred compensation plan

 

1,107

 

 

3,023

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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VORNADO REALTY TRUST

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.                                      Organization and Business

 

Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”).  Vornado conducts its business through Vornado Realty L.P., (“the Operating Partnership”).  Vornado is the sole general partner of, and owned approximately 82% of the common limited partnership interest in, the Operating Partnership at February 16, 2004.  All references to the “Company” and “Vornado” refer to Vornado Realty Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Operating Partnership.

 

The Company currently owns directly or indirectly:

 

Office Properties:

 

(i)  all or portions of 83 office properties aggregating approximately 27.3 million square feet in the New York City metropolitan area (primarily Manhattan) and in the Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia area;

 

Retail Properties:

 

(ii)  60 retail properties in six states and Puerto Rico aggregating approximately 12.9 million square feet, including 2.7 million square feet built by tenants on land leased from the Company;

 

Merchandise Mart Properties:

 

(iii)  8.6 million square feet of showroom and office space, including the 3.4 million square foot Merchandise Mart in Chicago;

 

Temperature Controlled Logistics:

 

(iv)  a 60% interest in the Vornado Crescent Portland Partnership that owns 87 cold storage warehouses nationwide with an aggregate of approximately 440.7 million cubic feet of refrigerated space leased to AmeriCold Logistics;

 

Other Real Estate Investments:

 

(v)  33.1% of the outstanding common stock of Alexander’s, Inc. (“Alexander’s”);

 

(vi) the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City consisting of a hotel portion containing 1.0 million square feet with 1,700 rooms and a commercial portion containing .4 million square feet of retail and office space;

 

(vii) a 22.6% interest in The Newkirk Master Limited Partnership (“Newkirk MLP”) which owns office, retail and industrial properties net leased primarily to credit rated tenants, and various debt interests in such properties;

 

(viii) eight dry warehouse/industrial properties in New Jersey containing approximately 2.0 million square feet; and

 

(ix)  other investments, including interests in other real estate, marketable securities and loans and notes receivable.

 

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2.                                      Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation:  The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Vornado Realty Trust and its majority-owned subsidiary, Vornado Realty L.P.  All significant intercompany amounts have been eliminated.  The Company accounts for its unconsolidated partially-owned entities on the equity method of accounting.  See below for further details of the Company’s accounting policies regarding partially-owned entities.

 

Management has made estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Reclassifications:  Certain prior year balances have been reclassified in order to conform to current year presentation.

 

Real Estate:  Real estate is carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization.  Betterments, major renewals and certain costs directly related to the acquisition, improvement and leasing of real estate are capitalized.  Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred.  For redevelopment of existing operating properties, the net book value of the existing property under redevelopment plus the cost for the construction and improvements incurred in connection with the redevelopment are capitalized to the extent the capitalized costs of the property do not exceed the estimated fair value of the redeveloped property when complete.  If the cost of the redeveloped property, including the undepreciated net book value of the property carried forward, exceeds the estimated fair value of redeveloped property, the excess is charged to expense.  Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis over the assets’ estimated useful lives which range from 7 to 40 years.  Tenant allowances are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lives of the related leases, which approximates the useful lives of the assets.  Additions to real estate include interest expense capitalized during construction of $5,407,000 and $6,677,000, for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 respectively.

 

Upon acquisitions of real estate, the Company assesses the fair value of acquired assets (including land, buildings, tenant improvements, and beginning in 2002, identified intangibles such as above and below market leases and acquired in-place leases in accordance with SFAS No. 141 and 142) and acquired liabilities, and allocates purchase price based on these assessments.  The Company assesses fair value based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize appropriate discount and capitalization rates and available market information.  Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including the historical operating results, known trends, and market/economic conditions that may affect the property.  The Company’s properties are reviewed for impairment if events or circumstances change indicating that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable.

 

Partially-Owned Entities:  The Company considers APB 18 – The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock, SOP 78-9 – Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures, EITF 96-16 – Investors Accounting for an Investee When the Investor has the Majority of the Voting Interest but the Minority Partners have Certain Approval or Veto Rights, to determine the method of accounting for each of its partially-owned entities.  In determining whether the Company has a controlling interest in a partially-owned entity and the requirement to consolidate the accounts of that entity, it considers factors such as ownership interest, board representation, management representation, authority to make decisions, and contractual and substantive participating rights of the partners/members. The Company has concluded that it does not control a partially-owned entity, despite an ownership interest of 50% or greater, if the approval of all of the partners/members is contractually required with respect to major decisions, such as operating and capital budgets, the sale, exchange or other disposition of real property, the hiring of a Chief Executive Officer, the commencement, compromise or settlement of any lawsuit, legal proceeding or arbitration or the placement of new or additional financing secured by assets of the venture.  This is the case with respect to the Company’s 60% interest in Temperature Controlled Logistics, 80% interest in Starwood Ceruzzi Venture, and 50% interests in Monmouth Mall, MartParc Wells, MartParc Orleans, and 825 Seventh Avenue.

 

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Identified Intangible Assets and Goodwill:  Upon an acquisition of a business the Company records intangible assets acquired at their estimated fair value separate and apart from goodwill.  The Company amortizes identified intangible assets that are determined to have finite lives which are based on the period over which the assets are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to the future cash flows of the business acquired.  Intangible assets subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable.  An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an intangible asset is not recoverable and its carrying amount exceeds its estimated fair value.

 

The excess of the cost of an acquired entity over the net of the amounts assigned to assets acquired (including identified intangible assets) and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill.  Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment at a level of reporting referred to as a reporting unit on an annual basis, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.  An impairment loss for an asset group is allocated to the long-lived assets of the group on a pro-rata basis using the relative carrying amounts of those assets, unless the fair value of specific components of the reporting group are determinable without undue cost and effort.

 

As of December 31, 2003 and 2002, the carrying amounts of the Company’s identified intangible assets are $106,281,000 and $50,487,000 and the carrying amounts of goodwill are $4,345,000 and $0, respectively.  Such amounts are included in other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.  In addition, the Company has $47,266,000 and $48,430,000 of deferred credits as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, which are included as liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

 

Upon adoption of SFAS 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” on January 1, 2002, the Company tested the goodwill related to the Hotel Pennsylvania acquisition and the Temperature Controlled Logistics business for impairment. As the carrying amounts of the respective goodwill exceeded the fair values, the Company wrote-off all of the goodwill as an impairment loss totaling $30,129,000 and has reflected the write-off as a cumulative effect of change in accounting principle on the income statement.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents:  Cash and cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents do not include cash escrowed under loan agreements and cash restricted in connection with an officer’s deferred compensation payable.

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:  The Company periodically evaluates the collectibility of amounts due from tenants and maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of tenants to make required payments under the lease agreements.  The Company also maintains an allowance for receivables arising from the straight-lining of rents.  This receivable arises from earnings recognized in excess of amounts currently due under the lease agreements.  Management exercises judgment in establishing these allowances and considers payment history and current credit status in developing these estimates.

 

Marketable Securities:  The Company has classified debt and equity securities which it intends to hold for an indefinite period of time (including warrants to acquire equity securities) as securities available for sale; equity securities it intends to buy and sell on a short term basis as trading securities; and preferred stock investments as securities held to maturity.  Unrealized gains and losses on trading securities are included in earnings.  Unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale are included as a component of shareholders’ equity and other comprehensive income.  Realized gains or losses on the sale of securities are recorded based on specific identification.  A portion of the Company’s preferred stock investments are redeemable and accounted for in accordance with EITF 99-20 “Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased and Retained Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets.”  Income is recognized by applying the prospective method of adjusting the yield to maturity based on an estimate of future cash flows.  If the value of the investment based on the present value of the future cash flows is less than the Company’s carrying amount, the investments will be written-down to fair value through earnings.  Investments in securities of non-publicly traded companies are reported at cost, as they are not considered marketable under SFAS No. 115.

 

At December 31, 2003 and 2002, marketable securities had an aggregate cost of $75,114,000 and $41,665,000 and an aggregate fair value of $81,491,000 and $42,525,000 (of which $0 represents trading securities; $43,527,000 and $2,020,000 represents securities available for sale; and $37,964,000 and $40,505,000 represent securities held to maturity).  Gross unrealized gains and losses were $6,377,000 and $0 at December 31, 2003 and $860,000 and $0 at December 31, 2002 respectively.  As of December 31, 2003, there are no marketable securities in an unrealized loss position.

 

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Notes and Mortgage Loans Receivable: The Company’s policy is to record mortgages and notes receivable at the stated principal amount less any discount or premium.  The Company accretes or amortizes any discounts or premiums over the life of the related loan receivable utilizing the effective interest method.  The Company evaluates the collectibility of both interest and principal of each of its loans, if circumstances warrant, to determine whether it is impaired. A loan is considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the existing contractual terms. When a loan is considered to be impaired, the amount of the loss accrual is calculated by comparing the recorded investment to the value determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at the loan’s effective interest rate or, as a practical expedient, to the value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.  Interest on impaired loans is recognized on a cash basis.

 

Deferred Charges: Direct financing costs are deferred and amortized over the terms of the related agreements as a component of interest expense. Direct costs related to leasing activities are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the lives of the related leases. All other deferred charges are amortized on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest rate method, in accordance with the terms of the agreements to which they relate.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments: All financial instruments of the Company are reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at amounts which, in management’s estimation, based upon an interpretation of available market information and valuation methodologies (including discounted cash flow analyses with regard to fixed rate debt) are considered appropriate.  The fair value of the Company’s debt is approximately $94,953,000 in excess of the aggregate carrying amount at December 31, 2003.  Such fair value estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that would be realized upon disposition of the Company’s financial instruments.

 

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities:  Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“SFAS No. 133”), as amended and interpreted, establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities.  As required by SFAS No. 133, the Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value.  The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation. Derivatives used to hedge the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives used to hedge the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges.  The cumulative effect of implementing SFAS No. 133 on January 1, 2001, was $4,110,000.

 

For derivatives designated as fair value hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative and the hedged item related to the hedged risk are recognized in earnings. For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is initially reported in other comprehensive income (outside of earnings) and subsequently reclassified to earnings when the hedged transaction affects earnings, and the ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is recognized directly in earnings.  The Company assesses the effectiveness of each hedging relationship by comparing the changes in fair value or cash flows of the derivative hedging instrument with the changes in fair value or cash flows of the designated hedged item or transaction. For derivatives not designated as hedges, changes in fair value are recognized in earnings.  Additionally, the Company does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes and currently does not have any derivatives that are not designated as hedges.

 

On June 27, 2002, the Company entered into interest rate swaps that effectively converted the interest rate on the $500,000,000 senior unsecured notes due 2007 from a fixed rate of 5.625% to a floating rate of LIBOR plus .7725%, based upon the trailing 3 month LIBOR rate (1.15% at December 31, 2003).  These swaps were designated and effective as fair value hedges, with a fair value of $25,780,000 at December 31, 2003, which is included in Other Assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.  Accounting for these swaps also requires the Company to recognize changes in the fair value of the debt during each reporting period.  At December 31, 2003, the fair value adjustment of $25,780,000, based on the fair value of the swaps, is included in the balance of the Senior Unsecured Notes.  Because the hedging relationship qualifies for the “short-cut” method, no hedge ineffectiveness on these fair value hedges was recognized during 2003 and 2002.

 

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Revenue Recognition:  The Company has the following revenue sources and revenue recognition policies:

 

Base Rents — income arising from tenant leases.  These rents are recognized over the non-cancelable term of the related leases on a straight-line basis which includes the effects of rent steps and rent abatements under the leases.

 

Percentage Rents — income arising from retail tenant leases which are contingent upon the sales of the tenant exceeding a defined threshold.  These rents are recognized in accordance with SAB 104, which states that this income is to be recognized only after the contingency has been removed (i.e. sales thresholds have been achieved).

 

Hotel Revenues — income arising from the operation of the Hotel Pennsylvania which consists of rooms revenue, food and beverage revenue, and banquet revenue.  Income is recognized when rooms are occupied.  Food and beverage and banquet revenue are recognized when the services have been rendered.

 

Trade Show Revenues — income arising from the operation of trade shows, including rentals of booths.  This revenue is recognized in accordance with the booth rental contracts when the trade shows have occurred.

 

Expense Reimbursements — revenue arising from tenant leases which provide for the recovery of all or a portion of the operating expenses and real estate taxes of the respective property.  This revenue is accrued in the same periods as the expenses are incurred.  Contingent rents are not recognized until realized.

 

Income Taxes: The Company operates in a manner intended to enable it to continue to qualify as a REIT under Sections 856-860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Under those sections, a REIT which distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income as a dividend to its shareholders each year and which meets certain other conditions will not be taxed on that portion of its taxable income which is distributed to its shareholders.  The Company will distribute to its shareholders 100% of its taxable income and therefore, no provision for Federal income taxes is required. Dividend distributions for the year ended December 31, 2003, were characterized for Federal income tax purposes as 94.4% ordinary income and 5.6% long-term capital gain income.  Dividend distributions for the year ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 were characterized as ordinary income.

 

The Company owns stock in corporations that have elected to be treated for Federal income tax purposes, as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”).  The value of the combined TRS stock cannot and does not exceed 20% of the value of the Company’s total assets.  A TRS is taxable on its net income at regular corporate tax rates.  The total income tax paid for the 2003 and 2002 tax years was $2,486,000 and $1,430,000.

 

The following table reconciles net income to estimated taxable income for the year ended December 31, 2003.

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2003

 

Net income applicable to common shares

 

$

439,888

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

59,015

 

Straight-line rent adjustments

 

(35,856

)

Book to tax differences in gain recognition on sale of real estate

 

(88,155

)

Book to tax differences in earnings of partially-owned entities

 

41,198

 

Stock option expense

 

(78,125

)

Amortization of acquired below market leases, net of above market leases

 

(7,733

)

Other

 

(1,727

)

Estimated taxable income

 

$

328,505

 

 

The net basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities for tax purposes is approximately $2,857,619,000 lower than the amount reported for financial statement purposes.  At December 31, 2003, the Company had a capital loss carryover of zero.

 

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Income Per Share:  Basic income per share is computed based on weighted average shares outstanding.  Diluted income per share considers the effect of outstanding options, restricted shares warrants and convertible or redeemable securities.

 

Stock Based Compensation:  In 2002 and prior years, the Company accounted for employee stock options using the intrinsic value method. Under the intrinsic value method compensation cost is measured as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant over the exercise price of the option granted. Compensation cost for stock options, if any, is recognized ratably over the vesting period.  The Company’s policy is to grant options with an exercise price equal to 100% of the market price of the Company’s stock on the grant date. Accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for the Company’s stock option grants.  Effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation” as amended by SFAS No. 148 “Accounting for Stock - Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure.”  The Company adopted SFAS No. 123 prospectively by valuing and accounting for employee stock options granted in 2003 and thereafter.  The Company utilizes a binomial valuation model and appropriate market assumptions to determine the value of each grant.  Stock-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period for all grants subsequent to 2002.  See Note 9. Stock-Based Compensation, for pro forma net income and pro forma net income per share for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, assuming compensation costs for grants prior to 2003 were recognized as compensation expense based on the fair value at the grant dates.

 

In addition to employee stock option grants, the Company has also granted restricted shares to certain of its employees that vest over a three to five year period.  The Company records the value of each restricted share award as stock-based compensation expense based on the Company’s closing stock price on the NYSE on the date of grant on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.  As of December 31, 2003, the Company has 246,030 restricted shares or rights to receive restricted shares outstanding to employees of the Company, excluding 626,566 shares issued to the Company’s President in connection with his employment agreement.  The Company recognized $1,898,000 and $1,868,000 of stock-based compensation expense in 2003 and 2002 for the portion of these shares that vested during each year.  Dividends on both vested and unvested shares are charged to retained earnings and amounted to $777,700 and $210,100 for 2003 and 2002, respectively.  Dividends on shares that are canceled or terminated prior to vesting are charged to compensation expense in the period they are cancelled or terminated.

 

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

FASB Interpretation No. 46-Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“FIN 46”)

 

In January 2003, the FASB issued FIN 46, as amended in December 2003 by FIN 46R, which deferred the effective date until the first interim or annual reporting period ending after March 15, 2004.  FIN 46R requires the consolidation of an entity by an enterprise known as a “primary beneficiary,” (i) if that enterprise has a variable interest that will absorb a majority of the entity’s expected losses, if they occur, receive a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, if they occur, or both and (ii) if the entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”), as defined.  An entity qualifies as a variable interest entity if (i) the total equity investment at risk in the entity is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties or (ii) the equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest in the entity.  The initial determination of whether an entity is a variable interest entity shall be made as of the date at which an enterprise becomes involved with the entity and re-evaluated as of the date of triggering events, as defined.  The Company has evaluated each partially-owned entity to determine whether any qualify as a VIE, and if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary, as defined.  The Company has determined that its investment in Newkirk MLP, in which it owns a 22.6% equity interest (see Note 5 – Investments in Partially-Owned Entities), qualifies as a VIE.  The Company has determined that it is not considered the primary beneficiary and, accordingly, consolidation is not required.  The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement in Newkirk is limited to its equity investment of approximately $138,762,000, as of December 31, 2003.  In addition, the Company has variable interests in certain other entities which are primarily financing arrangements.  The Company has evaluated these entities in accordance with FIN 46R and has determined that they are not VIEs.  Based on the Company’s evaluations, it does not believe that the adoption of FIN 46R will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

 

SFAS No. 150-Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity

 

In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150 which establishes standards for classifying and measuring as liabilities certain financial instruments that embody obligations of the issuer and have characteristics of both liabilities and equity.  The adoption of SFAS No. 150 on July 1, 2003 caused the Company to reclassify all of its Series F-1 Preferred Units ($10 million liquidation value) from minority interest to a liability on its consolidated balance sheet, as those units may be settled by the issuance of a variable number of the Company’s common shares.  In connection therewith, the Company also reclassified $225,000 of payments made to the holders of these units in the three months ended December 31, 2003 as interest expense.

 

On November 7, 2003, the FASB deferred, indefinitely, the application of paragraphs 9 and 10 of SFAS No. 150 as it relates to mandatory redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries in order to address a number of interpretation and implementation issues.  The Company has determined that one of its consolidated, finite-life joint ventures qualifies as a mandatory redeemable non-controlling interest.  If the Company were required to adopt the provisions of paragraphs 9 and 10 as currently written, the Company would have to reclassify as a liability, amounts included in minority interest of approximately $1.6 million and record the minority partner’s interest as a liability at its estimated settlement value which would result in a cumulative effect of change in accounting principle of approximately $15.6 million.  This liability would be required to be reviewed each quarter and any changes in its settlement value would be recorded as interest expense.

 

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3.                                      Acquisitions and Dispositions

 

Acquisitions:

 

The Company completed approximately $530,400,000 of real estate acquisitions and investments in 2003 and $1,834,000,000 in 2002.  These acquisitions were consummated through subsidiaries or preferred stock affiliates of the Company.  Related net assets and results of operations have been included in these financial statements since their respective dates of acquisition.  The pro forma effect of the individual acquisitions and in the aggregate other than Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty, were not material to the Company’s historical results of operations.

 

Acquisitions of individual properties are recorded as acquisitions of real estate assets.  Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. The purchase price for property acquisitions and businesses acquired is allocated to acquired assets and assumed liabilities using their relative fair values as of the acquisition date based on valuations and other studies. Initial valuations are subject to change until such information is finalized no later than 12 months from the acquisition date.

 

Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty Investment (“CESCR”)

 

On January 1, 2002, the Company completed the combination of CESCR with Vornado.  Prior to the combination, Vornado owned a 34% interest in CESCR.  The consideration for the remaining 66% of CESCR was approximately $1,600,000,000, consisting of 15.6 million newly issued Operating Partnership units and approximately $1 billion of debt (66% of CESCR’s total debt).  The purchase price paid by the Company was determined based on the weighted average closing price of the equity issued to CESCR unit holders for the period beginning two business days before and ending two business days after the date the acquisition was agreed to and announced on October 19, 2001.  The Company also capitalized approximately $32,000,000 of acquisition related costs, including advisory, legal and other professional fees that were incurred in connection with the acquisition.  The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at January 1, 2002, the date of acquisition.

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Land, buildings and improvements

 

$

1,641,000

 

Intangible deferred charges

 

76,000

 

Working capital

 

41,000

 

Total Assets Acquired

 

1,758,000

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgages and notes payable

 

1,023,000

 

Intangible deferred credit

 

62,000

 

Other liabilities

 

34,000

 

Total Liabilities Assumed

 

1,119,000

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Acquired

 

$

639,000

 

 

The Company’s estimate of the weighted average useful life of acquired intangibles is approximately three years.  This acquisition was recorded as a business combination under the purchase method of accounting.  The purchase price was allocated to acquired assets and assumed liabilities using their relative fair values as of January 1, 2002 based on valuations and other studies.  The operations of CESCR are consolidated into the accounts of the Company beginning January 1, 2002.  Prior to this date the Company accounted for its 34% interest on the equity method.

 

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The unaudited pro forma information set forth below presents the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2001 as if the following transactions had occurred on January 1, 2001, (i) the acquisition of CESCR described above and (ii) the Company’s November 21, 2001 sale of 9,775,000 common shares and the use of proceeds to repay indebtedness.

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

1,351,321

 

Income before discontinued operations, gains on sale of real estate and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

$

275,910

 

Discontinued operations

 

10,342

 

Gains on sale of real estate

 

15,495

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

(4,110

)

Net income

 

297,637

 

Preferred share dividends

 

(36,505

)

Net income applicable to common shares

 

$

261,132

 

Net income per common share – basic

 

$

2.64

 

Net income per common share – diluted

 

$

2.56

 

 

Crystal Gateway One

 

On July 1, 2002, the Company acquired a 360,000 square foot office building from a limited partnership, which was approximately 50% owned by Mr. Robert H. Smith and Mr. Robert P. Kogod, trustees of the Company, and members of the Smith and Kogod families, in exchange for approximately 325,700 newly issued Vornado Operating Partnership units (valued at $13,679,000) and the assumption of $58,500,000 of debt.  The building is located in the Crystal City complex in Arlington, Virginia.  The operations of Crystal Gateway One are consolidated into the accounts of the Company from the date of acquisition.

 

Building Maintenance Service Company (“BMS”)

 

On January 1, 2003, the Company acquired for $13,000,000 in cash BMS, which provides cleaning, security and engineering services principally to the Company’s Manhattan office properties.  This company was previously owned by the estate of Bernard Mendik and certain other individuals including David R. Greenbaum, one of the Company’s executive officers.  This acquisition was recorded as a business combination under the purchase method of accounting.  Accordingly, the operations of BMS are consolidated into the accounts of the Company beginning January 1, 2003.

 

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Kaempfer Company (“Kaempfer”)

 

On April 9, 2003, the Company acquired Kaempfer which owns partial interests in six Class “A” office properties in Washington D.C. containing 1.8 million square feet, manages and leases these properties and four others for which it receives customary fees and has options to acquire certain other real estate interests, including the Waterfront project discussed below.  Kaempfer’s equity interest in the properties approximates 5.0%.  The aggregate purchase price for the equity interests and the management and leasing business was $32,200,000 (consisting of $28,600,000 in cash and approximately 99,300 Operating Partnership units valued at $3,600,000) and may be increased by up to $9,000,000 based on the performance of the management company.  This acquisition was recorded as a business combination under the purchase method of accounting.  Accordingly, the operations of Kaempfer are consolidated into the accounts of the Company beginning April 9, 2003.

 

On October 7, 2003, the Company acquired a 2.5% interest in the planned redevelopment of Waterfront, located at 401 M Street, a mixed-use project in Washington D.C. (the “Waterfront interest”) for $2,171,000, of which the Company paid $1,545,000 in cash and issued 12,500 Operating Partnership units valued at $626,000.  The partnership units were issued to Mitchell N. Schear, one of the partners in the Waterfront interest, who became the President of the Company’s CESCR division.

 

20 Broad Street

 

On May 2, 2003, the Company acquired the remaining 40% of a 78-year leasehold interest in 20 Broad Street it did not already own.  The purchase price was approximately $30,000,000 in cash.  20 Broad Street contains 466,000 square feet of office space, of which 348,000 square feet is leased to the New York Stock Exchange.  Prior to the acquisition of the remaining 40%, the Company consolidated the operations of this property and reflected the 40% interest that it did not own as a component of minority interest.  Subsequent to this acquisition, the Company no longer reflects the 40% minority interest.

 

2101 L Street

 

On August 4, 2003, the Company completed the acquisition of 2101 L Street, a 370,000 square foot office building located in Washington D.C.  The consideration for the acquisition consisted of approximately 1.1 million newly issued Operating Partnership units (valued at approximately $49,517,000) and the assumption of existing mortgage debt and transaction costs totaling approximately $32,000,000.  Robert H. Smith and Robert P. Kogod, trustees of Vornado, together with family members owned approximately 24 percent of the limited partnership that sold the building and Mr. Smith was a general partner.  On August 5, 2003, the Company repaid the mortgage of $29,056,000.

 

Las Catalinas Mall

 

On September 23, 2002, the Company increased its interest in the Las Catalinas Mall located in Caguas, Puerto Rico (San Juan area) to 100% by acquiring the 50% of the mall and 25% of the Kmart anchor store it did not already own. The purchase price was $48,000,000, of which $16,000,000 was paid in cash and $32,000,000 was debt assumed.  The Las Catalinas Mall, which opened in 1997, contains 493,000 square feet, including a 123,000 square foot Kmart and a 138,000 square foot Sears owned by the tenant.  Prior to September 23, 2002, the Company accounted for its investment on the equity method.  Subsequent to this date the operations of Las Catalinas are consolidated into the accounts of the Company.

 

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Monmouth Mall

 

On October 10, 2002, a joint venture in which the Company has a 50% interest, acquired the Monmouth Mall, an enclosed super regional shopping center located in Eatontown, New Jersey containing approximately 1.5 million square feet, including four department stores, three of which aggregating 719,000 square feet are owned by the tenants.  The purchase price was approximately $164,700,000, including transaction costs of $4,400,000.  The Company made a $7,000,000 cash investment in the form of common equity to the venture and provided it with cash of $23,500,000 representing preferred equity yielding 14%.  The venture financed the purchase of the Mall with $135,000,000 of floating rate debt at LIBOR plus 2.05%, with a LIBOR floor of 2.50% on $35,000,000, a three year term and two one-year extension options.  The Company accounts for its investment on the equity method.

 

Bergen Mall

 

On December 12, 2003, the Company acquired the Bergen Mall for approximately $145,000,000. This purchase was funded as part of a Section 1031 tax-free “like-kind” exchange with a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Company’s Two Park Avenue property.  The Bergen Mall is a 903,000 square foot shopping center located on Route 4 East in Paramus, New Jersey. The center is anchored by Macy’s, Value City, Marshalls and Off Saks Fifth Avenue.  The Company intends to expand, re-tenant and redevelop the center in order to reposition the asset.  On January 27, 2004, the Company entered into an agreement to modify the Value City lease to give the Company a one-year option to terminate the lease no earlier than one year after notification and upon payment of $12,000,000 to the tenant.  The present value of this option is reflected in the acquisition price and is included in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

 

General Motors Building  Mezzanine Loans

 

On October 20, 2003 the Company made a $200 million mezzanine loan secured by partnership interests in the General Motors Building. The General Motors Building was acquired by Macklowe Properties in September 2003 for approximately $1.4 billion. Vornado’s loan is subordinate to $900 million of other debt. The loan is based on a rate of LIBOR plus 8.685% (with a LIBOR floor of 1.5%) and currently yields 10.185%.  Further, on October 30, 2003, the Company made an additional $25 million loan, as part of a $50 million loan, the balance of which was funded by an affiliate of Soros Fund Management LLC. This loan, which is junior to the $1.1 billion of loans noted above, is based on a rate of LIBOR plus 12.81% (with a LIBOR floor of 1.5%) and currently yields 14.31%. These loans mature in October 2005, with three one-year extensions.

 

Forest Plaza Shopping Center

 

On February 3, 2004, the Company acquired the Forest Plaza Shopping Center for approximately $32,500,000, of which $14,000,000 was paid in cash, and $18,500,000 was debt assumed.  The purchase was funded as part of Section 1031 tax-free “like kind” exchange with the remaining portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Company’s Two Park Avenue property.  Forest Plaza is a 165,000 square foot shopping center located in Staten Island, New York, anchored by a Waldbaum’s Supermarket.

 

Other

 

On December 31, 2002, the Company and Crescent Real Estate Equities formed a joint venture to acquire the Carthage, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas quarries from AmeriCold Logistics, the Company’s tenant at the cold storage warehouses (Temperature Controlled Logistics) facilities for $20,000,000 in cash (appraised value).  The Company contributed cash of $8,800,000 to the joint venture representing its 44% interest.  The Company accounts for its investment in the venture on the equity method.

 

The Company entered into an agreement to acquire a 62,000 square foot free-standing retail building located at 25 W. 14th Street in Manhattan for $40,000,000.  The building, which was recently renovated, is 87% occupied as of December 31, 2003.  The acquisition is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2004.

 

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Dispositions:

 

The following sets forth the details of sales, dispositions, write-offs and other similar transactions for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001:

 

Gains on Sales of Real Estate (Discontinued Operations in 2003):

 

On November 3, 2003, the Company sold its Hagerstown, Maryland shopping center property for $3,100,000, which resulted in a net gain on sale after closing costs of $1,945,000.

 

On October 10, 2003, the Company sold Two Park Avenue, a 965,000 square foot office building, for $292,000,000 to SEB Immobilien-Investment GMBH, a German capital investment company, which resulted in a net gain on the sale after closing costs of $156,433,000.

 

On January 9, 2003, the Company sold its Baltimore, Maryland shopping center for $4,752,000, which resulted in a net gain on the sale after closing costs of $2,644,000.

 

On August 6, 2001, the Company sold its leasehold interest in 550/600 Mamaroneck Avenue for $22,500,000, which approximated book value.

 

On May 17, 2001, the Company sold its 50% interest in 570 Lexington Avenue for $60,000,000, which resulted in a net gain on sale after closing costs of $12,445,000.

 

In September 1998, Atlantic City condemned the Company’s property.  In the third quarter of 1998, the Company recorded a gain of $1,694,000, which reflected the condemnation award of $3,100,000, net of the carrying value of the property of $1,406,000.  The Company appealed the amount and on June 27, 2001, was awarded an additional $3,050,000.

 

On February 2, 2004, the Palisades Venture in which the Company owns a 75% interest entered into an agreement to sell its only asset, a 538 unit high-rise residential apartment tower in Fort Lee, New Jersey, for $222,500,000.  On February 27, 2004, the Company acquired the remaining 25% interest it did not previously own for approximately $17,000,000.  The Company’s gain on sale after closing costs will be approximately $70,000,000.  The sale, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2004.

 

Net gains (losses) on disposition of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than depreciable real estate:

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

Wholly-owned:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primestone loss on settlement of guarantees (2003) and foreclosure and impairment losses (2002)

 

$

(1,388

)

$

(35,757

)

$

 

Net gain on sale of marketable securities

 

2,950

 

12,346

 

 

Gains on sale of land parcels

 

499

 

 

 

Gain on sale of condominium units

 

188

 

2,156

 

 

Gain on transfer of mortgages

 

 

2,096

 

 

Net gain on sale of air rights

 

 

1,688

 

 

Write-off of investments in technology companies

 

 

 

(16,513

)

Partially-owned:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After-tax net gain on sale of Park Laurel condominium units

 

94

 

 

15,657

 

Write-off of net investment in the Russian Tea Room (“RTR”)

 

 

 

(7,374

)

Other

 

 

 

160

 

Net gain (loss) on disposition of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than depreciable real estate

 

$

2,343

 

$

(17,471

)

$

(8,070

)

 

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Net gains (losses) on wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than depreciable real estate:

 

Primestone Settlement of Guarantees (2003) and Foreclosure and Impairment Losses (2002)

 

On September 28, 2000, the Company made a $62,000,000 loan to Primestone Investment Partners, L.P. (“Primestone”).  The Company received a 1% up-front fee and was entitled to receive certain other fees aggregating approximately 3% upon repayment of the loan.  The loan bore interest at 16% per annum.  Primestone defaulted on the repayment of this loan on October 25, 2001.  The loan was subordinate to $37,957,000 of other debt of the borrower that liened the Company’s collateral.  On October 31, 2001, the Company purchased the other debt for its face amount.  The loans were secured by 7,944,893 partnership units in Prime Group Realty, L.P., the operating partnership of Prime Group Realty Trust (NYSE:PGE) and the partnership units are exchangeable for the same number of common shares of PGE.  The loans are also guaranteed by affiliates of Primestone.

 

On November 19, 2001, the Company sold, pursuant to a participation agreement with a subsidiary of Cadim inc. (“Cadim”), a Canadian pension fund, a 50% participation in both loans at par for approximately $50,000,000 reducing the Company’s net investment in the loans at December 31, 2001 to $56,768,000 including unpaid interest and fees of $6,790,000.  The participation did not meet the criteria for “sale accounting” under SFAS 140 because Cadim was not free to pledge or exchange the assets.  Accordingly, the Company was required to account for this transaction as a borrowing secured by the loan, rather than as a sale of the loan by classifying the participation as an “Other Liability” and continuing to report the outstanding loan balance at 100% in “Notes and Mortgage Loans Receivable” on the consolidated balance sheet.

 

On April 30, 2002, the Company and Cadim acquired the 7,944,893 partnership units at a foreclosure auction.  The price paid for the units by application of a portion of Primestone’s indebtedness to the Company and Cadim was $8.35 per unit, the April 30, 2002 closing price of shares of PGE on the New York Stock Exchange.  On June 28, 2002, pursuant to the terms of the participation agreement, the Company transferred 3,972,447 of the partnership units to Cadim.

 

In the second quarter of 2002, in accordance with foreclosure accounting, the Company recorded a loss on the Primestone foreclosure of $17,671,000 calculated based on (i) the acquisition price of the units and (ii) its valuation of the amounts realizable under the guarantees by affiliates of Primestone, as compared with the net carrying amount of the investment at April 30, 2002.  In the third quarter of 2002, the Company recorded a $2,229,000 write-down on its investment based on costs expended to realize the value of the guarantees.  Further, in the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company recorded a $15,857,000 write-down of its investment in Prime Group consisting of  (i) $14,857,000 to adjust the carrying amount of the Prime Group units to $4.61 per unit, the closing price of PGE shares on December 31, 2002 on the New York Stock Exchange and (ii) $1,000,000 for estimated costs to realize the value of the guarantees.  The Company considered the decline in the value of the units which are convertible into stock to be other than temporary as of December 31, 2002, based on the fact that the market value of the units which are convertible into stock had been less than its cost for more than six months, the severity of the decline, market trends, the financial condition and near-term prospects of Prime Group and other relevant factors.

 

On June 11, 2003, the Company exercised its right to exchange the 3,972,447 units it owned in Prime Group Realty L.P. for 3,972,447 common shares in Prime Group Realty Trust (NYSE:PGE).  Prior to the exchange, the Company accounted for its investment in the partnership on the equity method.  Subsequent to the exchange, the Company is accounting for its investment in PGE as a marketable equity security-available for sale, as the Company’s shares represent less than a 20% ownership interest in PGE (which is not a partnership), the Company does not have significant influence and the common shares have a readily determinable fair value.  Accordingly, the carrying amount previously included in Investments and Advances to Partially-Owned Entities was reclassified to Marketable Securities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.  The Company is also required to mark these securities to market based on the closing price of the PGE shares on the NYSE at the end of each reporting period.  For the period from June 11, 2003 through December 31, 2003, the Company recorded a $6,623,000 unrealized gain, which is not included in the Company’s net income, but is reflected as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss in the Shareholders’ Equity section of the consolidated balance sheet.  From the date of exchange, income recognition is limited to dividends received on the PGE shares.

 

On June 13, 2003, the Company received its $5,000,000 share of a settlement with affiliates of Primestone Investment Partners of the amounts due under the guarantees of the Primestone loans.  In connection therewith, the Company recognized a $1,388,000 loss on settlement of the guarantees.

 

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Gain on Transfer of Mortgages

 

In the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company recorded a net gain of approximately $2.1 million resulting from payments to the Company by third parties that assumed certain of the Company’s mortgages.  Under these transactions the Company paid to the third parties that assumed the Company’s obligations the outstanding amounts due under the mortgages and the third parties paid the Company for the benefit of assuming the mortgages.  The Company has been released by the creditors underlying these loans.

 

Net Gain on Sale of Air Rights

 

In 2002, the Company constructed a $16.3 million community facility and low-income residential housing development (the “30th Street Venture”), in order to receive 163,728 square feet of transferable development rights, generally referred to as “air rights”.  The Company donated the building to a charitable organization.  The Company sold 106,796 square feet of these air rights to third parties at an average price of $120 per square foot.  An additional 28,821 square feet of air rights was sold to Alexander’s at a price of $120 per square foot for use at Alexander’s 59th Street development project (the “59th Street Project”).  In each case, the Company received cash in exchange for air rights.  The Company identified third party buyers for the remaining 28,111 square feet of air rights of the 30th Street Venture.  These third party buyers wanted to use the air rights for the development of two projects located in the general area of 86th Street which was not within the required geographical radius of the construction site nor in the same Community Board as the low-income housing and community facility project.  The 30th Street Venture asked Alexander’s to sell 28,111 square feet of the air rights it already owned to the third party buyers (who could use them) and the 30th Street Venture would replace them with 28,111 square feet of air rights.  In October 2002, the Company sold 28,111 square feet of air rights to Alexander’s for an aggregate sales price of $3,059,000 (an average of $109 per square foot).   Alexander’s then sold an equal amount of air rights to the third party buyers for an aggregate sales price of $3,339,000 (an average of $119 per square foot).

 

Gain on Sale of Kinzie Park Condominium Units

 

The Company recognized gains of $187,500 and $2,156,000 during 2003 and 2002, from the sale of residential condos in Chicago, Illinois.

 

Write-off Investments in Technology Companies

 

In the first quarter of 2001, the Company recorded a charge of $4,723,000 resulting from the write-off of an equity investment in a technology company.  In the second quarter of 2001, the Company recorded an additional charge of $13,561,000 resulting from the write-off of all of its remaining equity investments in technology companies due to both the deterioration of the financial condition of these companies and the lack of acceptance by the market of certain of their products and services.  In the fourth quarter of 2001, the Company recorded $1,481,000 of income resulting from the reversal of a deferred liability relating to the termination of an agreement permitting one of the technology companies access to its properties.

 

Park Laurel Condominium Project

 

In 2001, the Park Laurel joint venture (69% interest owned by the Company) completed the sale of 52 condominium units of the total 53 units and received proceeds of $139,548,000.  The Company’s share of the after tax net gain was $15,657,000.  The Company’s share of the after-tax net gain reflects $3,953,000 (net of tax benefit of $1,826,000) of awards accrued under the venture’s incentive compensation plan.  In 2003 the Company sold the remaining unit which resulted in after tax net gain to the Company of $94,000.

 

Write-off of Net Investment in RTR

 

In the third quarter of 2001, the Company wrote-off its entire net investment of $7,374,000 in RTR based on the operating losses and an assessment of the value of the real estate.

 

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4.                                      Discontinued Operations

 

SFAS No. 144 requires discontinued operations presentation for disposals of a “component” of an entity.  In accordance with SFAS No. 144, for all periods presented, the Company reclassified its consolidated statements of income to reflect income and expenses for properties which became held for sale subsequent to December 31, 2003, as discontinued operations and reclassified its consolidated balance sheets to reflect assets and liabilities related to such properties as assets related to discontinued operations and liabilities related to discontinued operations.

 

Assets related to discontinued operations consist primarily of real estate, net of accumulated depreciation.  The following table sets forth the balances of the assets related to discontinued operations as of December 31, 2003 and 2002:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2003

 

2002

 

Palisades

 

$

138,629

 

$

142,333

 

Baltimore (Dundalk)

 

2,167

 

2,050

 

Vineland

 

908

 

978

 

Two Park Avenue (sold on October 10, 2003)

 

 

123,076

 

Hagerstown (sold on November 3, 2003)

 

 

1,013

 

Baltimore (sold on January 9, 2003)

 

 

2,218

 

 

 

$

141,704

 

$

271,668

 

 

Liabilities related to discontinued operations represent the Palisades mortgage payable of $120,000,000 and $100,000,000 as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

The combined results of operations of the assets related to discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 are as follows:

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

Total revenues

 

$

42,694

 

$

42,831

 

$

33,612

 

Total expenses

 

28,621

 

32,947

 

23,270

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

$

14,073

 

$

9,884

 

$

10,342

 

 

See Note 3. – Acquisition and Dispositions for details of gains on sale of real estate related to discontinued operations in the year ended December 31, 2003.

 

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5.                                      Investments in Partially-Owned Entities

 

The Company’s investments in partially-owned entities and income recognized from such investments are as follows:

 

Balance Sheet Data:

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Percentage
Ownership

 

Company’s
Investment

 

100% of These Entities

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

Total Liabilities

 

Total Equity

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temperature Controlled  Logistics (1)

 

60

%

$

436,225

 

$

459,559

 

$

1,264,390

 

$

1,314,750

 

$

557,017

 

$

584,511

 

$

707,373

 

$

730,239

 

Alexander’s

 

33.1

%

207,872

 

193,879

 

$

920,996

 

$

664,912

 

$

870,073

 

$

596,247

 

$

50,923

 

$

68,665

 

Newkirk Joint Ventures (2)

 

22.6

%

138,762

 

182,465

 

$

1,384,094

 

$

1,472,349

 

$

1,276,905

 

$

1,481,026

 

$

107,189

 

$

(4,403

)

Partially – Owned Office Buildings

 

34

%

44,645

 

27,164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monmouth Mall(3)

 

50

%

30,612

 

31,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starwood Ceruzzi Joint Venture

 

80

%

23,821

 

24,959

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Park Laurel

 

80

%

1,206

 

3,481

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Group Realty, L.P. and other guarantees (4)

 

14.9

%

 

23,408

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

17,457

 

14,795

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

900,600

 

$

961,126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)          On February 5, 2004, AmeriCold Realty Trust completed a $254,400 mortgage financing for 21 of its owned and 7 of its leased temperature-controlled warehouses.  The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.95% (with a LIBOR floor of 1.5% with respect to $54,400 of the loan) and requires principal payments of $5,000 annually.  The loan matures in April 2009 and is pre-payable without penalty after February 5, 2006.  The net proceeds were approximately $225,000 after providing for usual escrows, closing costs and the repayment of $12,900 of existing mortgages on two of the warehouses, of which $135,000 was distributed to the Company and the remainder was distributed to its partner.

 

(2)          On January 2, 2002, the Newkirk Joint Ventures’ partnership interests were merged into a master limited partnership (the “MLP”).  In conjunction with the merger, the MLP completed a $225,000 mortgage financing collateralized by its properties, subject to the existing first and certain second mortgages on those properties.  The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 5.5% with a LIBOR floor of 3% (8.5% at December 31, 2003) and matures on January 31, 2005, with two one-year extension options.  As a result of the financing on February 6, 2002, the MLP repaid approximately $28,200 of existing debt and distributed approximately $37,000 to the Company.  On November 24, 2003, Newkirk JV and the MLP obtained new financing in the amount of $525,000.  Of this amount $316,527 is secured by the Contract Rights and guaranteed by the MLP and $208,473 is secured by the assets of the MLP.  The loan bears interest at a rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 4.5% or (ii) Prime plus 2.5%.  The loan matures on November 24, 2006 and has two one-year extensions.  The proceeds of the loan were used primarily to repay the MLP’s outstanding balance of the existing $225,000 credit facility and to distribute funds to its partners.  The Company received its share of the distribution (approximately $74,106) on November 24, 2003.

 

(3)          On October 10, 2002, a joint venture in which the Company owns a 50% interest acquired the Monmouth Mall.

 

(4)          On June 11, 2003, the Company exercised its right to exchange the 3,972,447 units it owned in Prime Group Realty L.P. for 3,972,447 common shares in Prime Group Realty Trust (NYSE:PGE).  Prior to the exchange, the Company accounted for its investment in the partnership on the equity method.  Subsequent to the exchange, the Company is accounting for its investment in PGE as a marketable equity security-available for sale.

 

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Below is a summary of the debt of partially owned entities as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, none of which is guaranteed by the Company.

 

 

 

100% of
Partially-Owned Entities Debt

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

December 31,
2003

 

December 31,
2002

 

Alexander’s (33.1% interest):

 

 

 

 

 

Due to Vornado on January 3, 2006 with interest at 12.48% (prepayable without penalty)

 

$

124,000

 

$

119,000

 

Lexington Avenue construction loan payable, due on January 3, 2006, plus two one-year extensions, with interest at LIBOR plus 2.50% (3.64% at December 31, 2003)

 

240,899

 

55,500

 

Rego Park mortgage payable, due in June 2009, with interest at 7.25%

 

82,000

 

82,000

 

Kings Plaza Regional Shopping Center mortgage payable, due in June 2011, with interest at 7.46% (prepayable with yield maintenance)

 

216,587

 

219,308

 

Paramus mortgage payable, due in October 2011, with interest at 5.92% (prepayable without penalty)

 

68,000

 

68,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temperature Controlled Logistics (60% interest):

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable collateralized by 58 temperature controlled warehouses, due from 2004 to 2023, requires amortization based on a 25 year term with interest at 6.91% (prepayable with yield maintenance)

 

512,506

 

537,716

 

Other notes and mortgages payable

 

36,315

 

37,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newkirk Joint Ventures (22.6% interest):

 

 

 

 

 

Portion of first mortgages collateralized by the partnerships’ real estate, due from 2004 to 2024, with a weighted average interest rate of 6.78% at December 31, 2003 (various prepayment rights)

 

1,069,545

 

1,432,438

 

Prime Group Realty L.P. (14.9% interest):

 

 

 

 

 

24 mortgages payable (1)

 

 

868,374

 

Partially Owned Office Buildings:

 

 

 

 

 

330 Madison Avenue (25% interest) mortgage note payable, due in April 2008, with interest at 6.52% (prepayable with yield maintenance)

 

60,000

 

60,000

 

Fairfax Square (20% interest) mortgage note payable due in August 2009, with interest at 7.50%

 

68,051

 

68,900

 

825 Seventh Avenue (50% interest) mortgage payable, due in October 2014, with interest at 8.07% (prepayable with yield maintenance)

 

23,060

 

23,295

 

Orleans Hubbard (50% interest) mortgage note payable, due in March 2009, with interest at 7.03%

 

9,799

 

9,961

 

Wells/Kinzie Garage (50% interest) mortgage note payable, due in May 2009, with interest at 7.03%

 

15,606

 

15,860

 

Kaempfer Equity Interests (.1% to 10% interests in 6 partnerships):

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable, collateralized by the partnerships’ real estate, due from 2007 to 2031, with a weighted average interest rate of 6.45% at December 31, 2003 (various prepayment terms)

 

361,263

 

 

Monmouth Mall (50% interest):

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage note payable, due in November 2005, with interest at LIBOR + 2.05% (3.53% at December 31, 2003)

 

135,000

 

135,000

 

 


(1)                                  On May 23,2003, the Company converted its investment in Prime Group Realty L.P. into common shares of Prime Group Realty Trust and from that date forward the investment is accounted for as a marketable equity security.

 

Based on the Company’s ownership interest in the partially-owned entities above, the Company’s share of the debt of these partially-owned entities was $930,567,000 and $1,048,108,000 as of December 31, 2003 and 2002.

 

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Income Statement Data:

 

 

 

Company’s Equity in
Income (Loss)
from Partially
Owned Entities

 

100% of These Entities

 

Total Revenues

 

Net Income (loss)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alexander’s:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in (loss) income (1)

 

$

(6,254

)

$

7,556

 

$

8,465

 

$

87,162

 

$

76,800

 

$

67,792

 

$

(17,742

)

$

23,584

 

$

27,386

 

Interest income (2)

 

10,554

 

10,401

 

11,899

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development and guarantee fees (2)

 

6,935

 

6,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management and leasing fee income (1)

 

4,339

 

4,781

 

5,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,574

 

$

29,653

 

$

25,718

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temperature Controlled Logistics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in net income

 

$

12,869

 

$

4,144

 

$

12,093

 

$

119,605

 

$

117,663

 

$

126,957

 

$

20,514

 

$

(20,231

)

$

16,647

 

Management fees

 

5,547

 

5,563

 

5,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,416

 

9,707

 

17,447

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newkirk MLP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in income

 

33,243

 

26,499

 

25,470

 

$

273,500

 

$

295,369

 

$

179,551

 

$

151,504

 

$

121,860

 

$

84,900

 

Interest and other income

 

7,002

 

8,001

 

5,474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,245

 

34,500

 

30,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partially-Owned Office Buildings (4)

 

2,426

 

1,966

 

4,093

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monmouth Mall

 

4,433

 

1,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CESCR (3)

 

 

 

28,653

 

(3

)

(3

)

$

382,502

 

(3

)

(3

)

$

82,713

 

Prime Group Realty LP (5)

 

 

(1,005

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

2,381

 

(1,732

)

(525

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

67,901

 

$

44,458

 

$

80,612

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)          2003 includes the Company’s $14,868 share of Alexander’s stock appreciation rights compensation expense.  2002 includes the Company’s $3,431 share of Alexander’s gain on sale of its Third Avenue property.  Equity in income in 2001 includes (i) the Company’s $6,298 share of Alexander’s gain on sale of its Fordham Road property, (ii) a charge of $1,684 representing the Company’s share of abandoned development costs and (iii) $1,170 representing the Company’s share of Alexander’s gain on the early extinguishment of debt on its Fordham Road property.  Management and leasing fee income include $350 and $520 paid to the Company in 2002 and 2001 in connection with sales of real estate.

(2)          Alexander’s capitalizes the fees and interest charged by the Company.  Because the Company owns 33.1% of Alexander’s, the Company recognizes 66.9% of such amounts as income and the remainder is reflected as a reduction of the Company’s carrying amount of the investment in Alexander’s.

(3)          The Company owned a 34% interest in CESCR.  On January 1, 2002, the Company acquired the remaining 66% of CESCR it did not previously own. Accordingly, CESCR is consolidated as of January 1, 2002.

(4)          Represents the Company’s interests in 330 Madison Avenue (24.8%), 825 Seventh Avenue (50%), Fairfax Square (20%), Kaempfer equity interests in six office buildings (.1% to 10%) and 570 Lexington Avenue (50%).  On May 17, 2001, the Company sold its 50% interest in 570 Lexington Avenue for $60,000, resulting in a gain of $12,445 which is not included in income in the table above.

(5)          On June 11, 2003, the Company exercised its right to exchange the 3,972,447 units it owned in Prime Group Realty L.P. for 3,972,447 common shares in Prime Group Realty Trust (NYSE:PGE).  Prior to the exchange, the Company accounted for its investment in the partnership on the equity method.  Subsequent to the exchange, the Company is accounting for its investment in PGE as a marketable equity security-available for sale.

 

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Alexander’s

 

The Company owns 1,655,000 common shares or 33.1% of the outstanding common stock of Alexander’s at December 31, 2003.  Alexander’s is managed by and its properties are leased and developed by the Company pursuant to management, leasing and development agreements with one-year terms expiring in March of each year, which are automatically renewable.  In conjunction with the closing of the Alexander’s Lexington Avenue construction loan on July 3, 2002, these agreements were revised to cover the Alexander’s Lexington Avenue property separately.  Further, the Lexington Avenue management and development agreements were amended to provide for a term lasting until substantial completion of the development of the property, with automatic renewals, and for the payment of the development fee upon the earlier of January 3, 2006, or the payment in full of the construction loan encumbering the property.  The Company is entitled to a development fee estimated to be approximately $26,300,000, based on 6% of construction costs, as defined, of which $6,935,000 and $6,915,000 has been recognized as income during the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002.

 

At December 31, 2003, the Company had loans receivable from Alexander’s of $124,000,000, including $29,000,000 drawn under a $50,000,000 line of credit.  The maturity date of the loans is the earlier of January 3, 2006 or the date the Alexander’s Lexington Avenue construction loan is finally repaid.  The Company accrues interest at 12.48% on the loans, which resets quarterly using a 9.48% spread to one-year treasuries with a 3% floor for treasuries.

 

On February 13, 2004, Alexander’s completed a $400,000,000 mortgage financing on the Office Space of its Lexington Avenue development project placed by German American Capital Corporation, an affiliate of Deutsche Bank.  The loan bears interest at 5.33%, matures in February 2014 and beginning in the third year, provides for principal payments based on a 25-year amortization schedule such that over the remaining eight years of the loan, ten years of amortization will be paid.  Of the loan proceeds, $253,529,000 was used to repay the entire amount outstanding under the Construction Loan with HVB Real Estate Capital (Hypo).  The Construction Loan was modified so that the remaining availability is $237,000,000, which is approximately the amount estimated to complete the Lexington Avenue development project.  The interest rate on the Construction Loan is LIBOR plus 2.5% (currently 3.64%) and matures in January 2006, with two one-year extensions.  The collateral for the Construction Loan is the same, except that the Office Space has been removed from the lien.  Further, the Construction Loan permits the release of the retail space for $15,000,000 and requires all proceeds from the sale of the residential condominiums units to be applied to the Construction Loan balance until it is finally repaid.  In connection with reducing the principal amount of the Construction loan Alexander’s will write-off $3,050,000 of unamortized deferred financing costs in the first quarter of 2004, of which the Company’s share is $1,010,000.

 

The Company has agreed to guarantee to the construction lender, the lien free, timely completion of the construction of the project and funding of project costs in excess of a stated loan budget, if not funded by Alexander’s (the “Completion Guarantee”).  The $6,300,000 estimated fee payable by Alexander’s to the Company for the Completion Guarantee is 1% of construction costs (as defined).  Based upon the current status of construction, Management does not anticipate the need to fund pursuant to the Completion Guarantee.

 

Agreements with Alexander’s

 

Alexander’s is managed by and its properties are leased by the Company, pursuant to agreements with a one-year term expiring in March of each year which are automatically renewable. The annual management fee payable to the Company by Alexander’s is equal to the sum of (i) $3,000,000, (ii) 3% of the gross income from the Kings Plaza Mall, and (iii) 6% of development costs with minimum guaranteed fees of $750,000 per annum.

 

The leasing agreement provides for the Company to generally receive a fee of (i) 3% of sales proceeds and (ii) 3% of lease rent for the first ten years of a lease term, 2% of lease rent for the 11th through the 20th years of a lease term and 1% of lease rent for the 21st through 30th years of a lease term, subject to the payment of rents by Alexander’s tenants.  Such amount is receivable annually in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 until the present value of such installments (calculated at a discount rate of 9% per annum) equals the amount that would have been paid at the time the transactions which gave rise to the commissions occurred.  At December 31, 2003, $14,450,000 is due to the Company under this agreement.

 

Property Sales

 

On August 30, 2002, Alexander’s sold its Third Avenue property, located in the Bronx, New York, which resulted in a gain of $10,366,000.  On January 12, 2001, Alexander’s sold its Fordham Road property located in the Bronx, New York, for $25,500,000, which resulted in a gain of $19,026,000.  In addition, Alexander’s paid off the mortgage on its Fordham Road property at a discount, which resulted in a gain from early extinguishment of debt of $3,534,000 in the first quarter of 2001.

 

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6.              Notes and Mortgage Loans Receivable

 

General Motors Building Mezzanine Loans

 

On October 20, 2003, the Company made a $200,000,000 mezzanine loan secured by partnership interests in the General Motors Building.  The Company’s loan is subordinate to $900,000,000 of other debt.  The loan is based on a rate of LIBOR plus 8.685% (with a LIBOR floor of 1.5%) and currently yields 10.185%.  On October 30, 2003, the Company made an additional $25,000,000 loan, as part of a $50,000,000 loan, the balance of which was funded by an affiliate of Soros Fund Management LLC.  This loan, which is junior to the $1,100,000,000 of loans noted above, is based on a rate of LIBOR plus 12.81% (with a LIBOR floor of 1.5%) and currently yields 14.31%.  The loans mature in October 2005, with three one-year extensions.

 

Loan to Commonwealth Atlantic Properties (“CAPI”)

 

On March 4, 1999, the Company made an additional $242,000,000 investment in CESCR by contributing to CESCR the land under certain CESCR office properties in Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia and partnership interests in certain CESCR subsidiaries.  The Company acquired these assets from CAPI, an affiliate of Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors L.L.C., for $242,000,000, immediately prior to the contribution to CESCR. In addition, the Company acquired from CAPI for $8,000,000 the land under a Marriott Hotel located in Crystal City.  The Company paid the $250,000,000 purchase price to CAPI by issuing 4,998,000 of the Company’s Series E-1 convertible preferred units.  In connection with these transactions, the Company agreed to make a five-year $41,200,000 loan to CAPI with interest at 8%, increasing to 9% ratably over the term.  The loan is secured by approximately 1.1 million of the Company’s Series E-1 convertible preferred units issued to CAPI.  Each Series E-1 convertible preferred unit is convertible into 1.1364 of the Company’s common shares.  As of December 31, 2003, the balance of the loan was $38,500,000.  In February 2004, CAPI converted all of its Series E-1 units into 5,679,727 Vornado common shares.  Subsequent to the conversion the loan is secured by 1,250,000 Vornado common shares.

 

Loan to Vornado Operating Company (“Vornado Operating”)

 

At December 31, 2003, the amount outstanding under the revolving credit agreement with Vornado Operating was $21,989,000.  Vornado Operating has disclosed that there is substantial doubt as to its ability to continue as a going concern and its ability to discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.  Vornado Operating has incurred losses since its inception and in the aggregate its investments do not, and for the foreseeable future are not expected to, generate sufficient cash flow to pay all of its debts and expenses.  Vornado Operating estimates that it has adequate borrowing capacity under its credit facility with the Company to meet its cash needs until December 31, 2004.  However, the principal, interest and fees outstanding under the line of credit come due on such date.  Further, Vornado Operating states that its only investee, AmeriCold Logistics (“Tenant”), anticipates that its Landlord, a partnership 60% owned by the Company and 40% owned by Crescent Real Estate Equities, will need to restructure the leases between the Landlord and the Tenant to provide additional cash flow to the Tenant (the Landlord has previously restructured the leases to provide additional cash flow to the Tenant).  Management anticipates a further lease restructuring in 2004, although the Landlord is under no obligation to do so and there can be no assurance that it will do so.  Vornado Operating is expected to have a source to repay the debt under this facility from the lease restructuring or other options, although not by its original due date.  Since January 1, 2002, the Company has not recognized interest income on the debt under this facility.  The Company has assessed the collectibility of this loan as of December 31, 2003 and determined that it is not impaired.

 

Dearborn Center Mezzanine Construction Loan

 

On March 19, 2003, the outstanding amount of $29,401,000 was received from Dearborn representing the full satisfaction of the mezzanine construction loan.  The loan bore interest at 12% per annum plus additional interest of $5,655,000 which was received upon repayment.

 

Other

 

On September 11, 2003, the Company made a loan of $7,300,000 to a non-affiliated party.  The loan was collateralized by the borrower’s ownership of the 150,067 shares of Vornado Series C-1 convertible preferred operating partnership units and 202,411 Vornado Class A operating partnership units.  On November 18, 2003, the Company acquired the units for $15,998,000 (equivalent to 373,952 Class A at $42.78 per unit) from the borrower for $8,698,000 in cash and the balance through the repayment of the loan.

 

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7.              Debt

 

Following is a summary of the Company’s debt:

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Maturity

 

Interest Rate
as at
December 31,
2003

 


Balance as at

 

December 31,
2003

 

December 31,
2002

Notes and Mortgages Payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NYC Office:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two Penn Plaza (1)

 

3/04

 

7.08

%

$

151,420

 

$

154,669

 

888 Seventh Avenue

 

2/06

 

6.63

%

105,000

 

105,000

 

Eleven Penn Plaza

 

5/07

 

8.39

%

49,304

 

50,383

 

866 UN Plaza (1)

 

4/04

 

7.79

%

33,000

 

33,000

 

CESCR Office:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crystal Park 1-5

 

7/06-8/13

 

6.66%-7.08

%

258,733

 

264,441

 

Crystal Gateway 1-4 Crystal Square 5

 

7/12-1/25

 

6.75%-7.09

%

214,323

 

215,978

 

Crystal Square 2, 3 and 4

 

10/10-11/14

 

6.82%-7.08

%

143,854

 

146,081

 

Skyline Place

 

8/06-12/09

 

6.60%-6.93

%

135,955

 

139,212

 

1101 17th , 1140 Connecticut, 1730 M and 1150 17th

 

8/10

 

6.74

%

95,860

 

97,318

 

Courthouse Plaza 1 and 2

 

1/08

 

7.05

%

78,848

 

80,062

 

Crystal Gateway N., Arlington Plaza and 1919 S. Eads

 

11/07

 

6.77

%

71,508

 

72,721

 

Reston Executive I, II & III

 

1/06

 

6.75

%

72,769

 

73,844

 

Crystal Plaza 1-6

 

10/04

 

6.65

%

68,654

 

70,356

 

One Skyline Tower

 

6/08

 

7.12

%

64,818

 

65,764

 

Crystal Malls 1-4

 

12/11

 

6.91

%

60,764

 

65,877

 

1750 Pennsylvania Avenue

 

6/12

 

7.26

%

49,346

 

49,794

 

One Democracy Plaza

 

2/05

 

6.75

%

26,900

 

27,640

 

Retail:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross collateralized mortgages on 42 shopping centers

 

3/10

 

7.93

%

481,902

 

487,246

 

Green Acres Mall

 

2/08

 

6.75

%

148,386

 

150,717

 

Montehiedra Town Center

 

5/07

 

8.23

%

58,855

 

59,638

 

Las Catalinas Mall

 

11/13

 

6.97

%

66,729

 

67,692

 

Merchandise Mart:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington Design Center

 

11/11

 

6.95

%

48,012

 

48,542

 

Market Square Complex

 

7/11

 

7.95

%

46,816

 

48,213

 

Furniture Plaza

 

2/13

 

5.23

%

45,775

 

 

Washington Office Center

 

1/04

 

6.80

%

43,166

 

44,924

 

Other

 

10/10-6/13

 

7.71%-7.52

%

18,434

 

18,703

 

Other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Warehouses

 

10/11

 

6.95

%

48,917

 

49,423

 

Student Housing Complex

 

11/07

 

7.45

%

18,777

 

19,019

 

Other

 

8/21

 

9.90

%

6,920

 

6,937

 

Total Fixed Interest Notes and Mortgages Payable

 

 

 

7.19

%

2,713,745

 

2,713,194

 

 


See notes on page 140.

 

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(Amounts in thousands)

 

Maturity

 

Spread
over
LIBOR

 

Interest Rate
as at
December 31,
2003

 


Balance as at

 

December 31,
2003

 

December 31,
2002

Notes and Mortgages Payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variable Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NYC Office:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Penn Plaza (6)

 

6/04

 

L+125

 

2.48

%

$

275,000

 

$

275,000

 

770 Broadway (2)

 

6/06

 

L+105

 

2.18

%

170,000

 

83,314

 

595 Madison Avenue (3)

 

 

 

 

 

70,345

 

909 Third Avenue (3)

 

8/06

 

L+70

 

1.89

%

125,000

 

105,837

 

CESCR Office:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tyson Dulles Plaza

 

 

 

 

 

69,507

 

Commerce Executive III, IV & V (4)

 

7/05

 

L+150

 

2.64

%

42,582

 

53,307

 

Commerce Executive III, IV & V B (4)

 

7/05

 

L+85

 

1.99

%

10,000

 

 

Merchandise Mart:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Furniture Plaza

 

 

 

 

 

48,290

 

33 North Dearborn Street (2)

 

 

 

 

 

18,926

 

Other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

400 North LaSalle

 

2/05

 

L+250

 

4.75

%

3,038

 

 

Total Variable Interest Notes and Mortgages Payable

 

 

 

 

 

2.29

%

625,620

 

724,526

 

Total Notes and Mortgages Payable

 

 

 

 

 

6.42

%

 

3,339,365

 

 

3,437,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities related to discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Palisades construction loan

 

1/05

 

L+175

 

2.91

%

120,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.30

%

$

3,459,365

 

$

3,537,720

 

Senior unsecured notes due 2007 at fair value (Accreted face amount of $499,499 and 499,355) (5)

 

06/07

 

L+77

 

2.15

%

$

525,279

 

$

533,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior unsecured notes due 2010 (7)

 

12/10

 

 

 

4.77

%

$

199,741

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured revolving credit facility (8)

 

07/06

 

L+65

 

 

$

 

$

 

 


See notes on the following page.

 

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(1)          On February 5, 2004, the Company completed a $300,000 refinancing of Two Penn Plaza.  The loan bears interest at 4.97% and matures in February 2011.  The Company retained net proceeds of $39,000 after repaying the existing $151,000 loan, $75,000 of the $275,000 mortgage loan on its One Penn Plaza property and the $33,000 mortgage loan on 866 U.N. Plaza.

 

(2)          On June 9, 2003, the Company completed a $170,000 mortgage of its 770 Broadway property.  The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.05% is pre-payable after one year without penalty and matures in June 2006 with two-one year extension options.  The proceeds of the new loan were used primarily to repay (i) a $18,926 mortgage loan on 33 North Dearborn, (ii) a $69,507 mortgage loan on Tysons Dulles Plaza, and (iii) $40,000 of borrowing under the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility.  In connection with the closing of the 770 Broadway loan, the Company purchased an interest rate cap, and simultaneously sold an interest rate cap with the same terms.  Since these instruments do not reduce the Company’s net interest rate risk exposure, they do not qualify as hedges and changes in their respective values are charged to earnings.  As the significant terms of these arrangements are the same, the effects of a revaluation of these instruments is expected to substantially offset one another.  Simultaneously with the completion of the 770 Broadway loan, the Company used cash from its mortgage escrow account to repay $133,659 of the $153,659 of debt previously cross-collateralized by its 770 Broadway and 595 Madison Avenue properties.

 

(3)          On August 4, 2003, the Company completed a refinancing of its 909 Third Avenue mortgage loan.  The new $125,000 mortgage loan is for a term of three years and bears interest at LIBOR plus .70% and has two one-year extension options.  Simultaneously with the completion of the 909 Third Avenue loan, the Company used cash from its mortgage escrow account to repay the balance of $20,000 of debt previously cross-collateralized by its 770 Broadway and 595 Madison Avenue properties.  In connection with the closing of the 909 Third Avenue loan, the Company purchased an interest rate cap and simultaneously sold an interest rate cap with the same terms.  Since these instruments do not reduce the Company’s net interest rate risk exposure, they do not qualify as hedges and changes in their respective values are charged to earnings.  As the significant terms of these arrangements are the same, the effects of a revaluation of these instruments is expected to substantially offset one another.

 

(4)          On July 31, 2003, the Company replaced the mortgage on the Commerce Executive property with (i) a new $43,000 non-recourse mortgage loan an LIBOR plus 1.50% with a two-year term and one-year extension option and (ii) a $10,000 unsecured loan for three years at LIBOR plus .65% with a one-year extension option.

 

(5)          On June 24, 2002, the Company completed an offering of $500,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.625% senior unsecured notes due June 15, 2007.  Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually on June 15th and December 15th, commencing December 15, 2002.  The notes were priced at 99.856% of their face amount to yield 5.659%.  The net proceeds of approximately $496,300 were used to repay the mortgages payable on 350 North Orleans, Two Park Avenue, the Merchandise Mart and Seven Skyline.  On June 27, 2002, the Company entered into interest rate swaps that effectively converted the interest rate on the $500,000 senior unsecured notes due 2007 from a fixed rate of 5.625% to a floating rate of LIBOR plus .7725%, based upon the trailing 3 month LIBOR rate (2.15% if set on December 31, 2002).  As a result of the hedge accounting for the interest rate swap on the Company’s senior unsecured debt, the Company recorded a fair value adjustment of $34,245, as of December 31, 2002 which is equal to the fair value of the interest rate swap asset.  The fair value of the swap was $25,780 on December 31, 2003.

 

(6)          On June 21, 2002, one of the lenders purchased the other participant’s interest in the loan.  At the same time, the loan was extended for one year, with certain modifications including, (i) making the risk of a loss due to terrorism (as defined) not covered by insurance recourse to the Company and (ii) the granting of two 1-year renewal options to the Company.

 

(7)          On November 25, 2003, the Company completed an offering of $200,000, aggregate principal amount of 4.75% senior unsecured notes due December 1, 2010.  Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually on June 1st and December 1st, commencing in 2004.  The notes were priced at 99.869% of their face amount to yield 4.772%. The notes contain the same financial covenants that are in the Company’s notes issued in June 2002, except the maximum ratio of secured debt to total assets is now 50% (previously 55%). The net proceeds of approximately $198,500 were used primarily to repay existing mortgage debt.

 

(8)          On July 3, 2003, the Company entered into a new $600,000 unsecured revolving credit facility which has replaced its $1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility which was to mature in July 2003.  The new facility has a three-year term, a one-year extension option and bears interest at LIBOR plus .65%.  The Company also has the ability under the new facility to seek up to $800,000 of commitments during the facility’s term.  The new facility contains financial covenants similar to the prior facility.

 

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The net carrying amount of properties collateralizing the notes and mortgages amounted to $4,557,065,000 at December 31, 2003.  As at December 31, 2003, the principal repayments required for the next five years and thereafter are as follows:

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Year Ending December 31,

 

Amount

 

2004

 

$

296,184

 

2005

 

357,171

 

2006

 

551,539

 

2007

 

807,784

 

2008

 

378,841

 

Thereafter

 

1,672,866

 

 

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8.              Shareholders’ Equity

 

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

 

On February 25, 2002, the Company sold 1,398,743 common shares based on the closing price of $42.96 on the NYSE.  The net proceeds to the Company were approximately $56,453,000.

 

Series A Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest

 

Holders of Series A Preferred Shares of beneficial interest are entitled to receive dividends in an amount equivalent to $3.25 per annum per share.  These dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears.  The Series A Preferred Shares are convertible at any time at the option of their respective holders at a conversion rate of 1.38504 common shares per Series A Preferred Share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances.  In addition, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions the Company, at its option, may redeem the $3.25 Series A Preferred Shares at a current conversion rate of 1.38504 common shares per Series A Preferred Share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances.  At no time will the Series A Preferred Shares be redeemable for cash.

 

Series B Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest

 

Holders of Series B Preferred Shares of beneficial interest are entitled to receive dividends at an annual rate of 8.5% of the liquidation preference, or $2.125 per Series B Preferred Share per annum.  These dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears.  The Series B Preferred Shares are not convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or any other securities of the Company at the election of the holders.  However, subject to certain limitations relating to the source of funds used in connection with any such redemption, on or after March 17, 2004 (or sooner under limited circumstances), the Company, at its option, may redeem Series B Preferred Shares at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends through the date of redemption.  The Series B Preferred Shares have no maturity date and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed by the Company.

 

On February 17, 2004, the Company has called for the redemption of all of the outstanding Series B Preferred Shares.  The shares will be redeemed on March 17, 2004 at the redemption price of $25.00 per share, aggregating $85,000,000 plus accrued dividends.  The redemption amount exceeds the carrying amount by $2,100,000, representing original issuance costs.  These costs will be recorded as a reduction to earnings in arriving at net income applicable to common shares, in accordance with the July 2003 EITF clarification of Topic D-42.

 

Series C Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest

 

Holders of Series C Preferred Shares of beneficial interest are entitled to receive dividends at an annual rate of 8.5% of the liquidation preference, or $2.125 per Series C Preferred Share per annum.  These dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears.  The Series C Preferred Shares are not convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or any other securities of the Company at the election of the holders.  However, subject to certain limitations relating to the source of funds used in connection with any such redemption, on or after May 17, 2004 (or sooner under limited circumstances), the Company, at its option, may redeem Series C Preferred Shares at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends through the date of redemption.  The Series C Preferred Shares have no maturity date and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed by the Company.

 

Series D-10 Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest

 

Holders of Series D-10 Preferred Shares of beneficial interest are entitled to receive dividends at an annual rate of 7.0% of the liquidation preference, or $1.75 per Series D-10 Preferred Share per annum.  These dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears.  The Series D-10 Preferred Shares are not convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or any other securities of the Company at the election of the holders.  On or after November 17, 2008 (or sooner under limited circumstances), the Company, at its option, may redeem Series D-10 Preferred Shares at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends through the date of redemption.  The Series D-10 Preferred Shares have no maturity date and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed by the Company.

 

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9.              Stock-based Compensation

 

The Company’s Share Option Plan (the “Plan”) provides for grants of incentive and non-qualified stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights and performance shares to certain employees and officers of the Company.

 

Restricted stock awards are granted at the market price on the date of grant and vest over a 3 to 5 year period.  The Company recognizes the value of restricted stock as compensation expense based on the Company’s closing stock price on the NYSE on the date of grant on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.  As of December 31, 2003, there are 246,030 restricted shares outstanding, excluding 626,566 shares issued to the Company’s President in connection with his employment agreement.  The Company recognized $2,599,000 and $1,868,000 of compensation expense in 2003 and 2002 for the portion of these shares that vested during each year.  Dividends paid on both vested and unvested shares are charged directly to retained earnings and amounted to $777,700 and $210,100 for 2003 and 2002, respectively.  Dividends on shares that are cancelled or terminated prior to vesting are charged to compensation expense in the period of the cancellation or termination.

 

Stock options are granted at an exercise price equal to 100% of the market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant, vest pro-rata over three years and expire 10 years from the date of grant.  As of December 31, 2003 there are 14,153,587 options outstanding, of which 125,000 were granted during 2003.  On January 1, 2003, the Company elected to adopted SFAS 123 – Accounting for Stock Based Compensation, on a prospective basis covering all grants subsequent to 2002.  Under SFAS 123, the Company recognizes compensation expense for the fair value of options granted on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.  For the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company recognized $77,200 of compensation expense related to the options granted during 2003.  Grants prior to 2003 are accounted for under the intrinsic value method under which compensation expense is measured as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant over the exercise price of the option granted.  As the Company’s policy is to grant options with an exercise price equal to 100% of the quoted market price on the grant date, no compensation expense has been recognized for options granted prior to 2003.  If compensation cost for grants prior to 2003 were recognized as compensation expense based on the fair value at the grant dates, net income and income per share would have been reduced to the pro-forma amounts below:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income applicable to common shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

439,888

 

$

209,736

 

$

227,233

 

Stock-based compensation cost, net of minority interest

 

4,460

 

8,171

 

10,606

 

Pro-forma

 

$

435,428

 

$

201,565

 

$

216,627

 

Net income per share applicable to common shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

3.92

 

$

1.98

 

$

2.55

 

Pro-forma

 

3.88

 

1.90

 

2.43

 

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

3.80

 

$

1.91

 

$

2.47

 

Pro forma

 

3.76

 

1.84

 

2.35

 

 

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The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using an option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions used for grants in the periods ending December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001.

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

Expected volatility

 

17

%

17

%

17

%

Expected life

 

5 years

 

5 years

 

5 years

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

2.9

%

3.0

%

4.4

%

Expected dividend yield

 

6.0

%

6.0

%

6.0

%

 

A summary of the Plan’s status and changes during the years then ended, is presented below:

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Shares

 

Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Shares

 

Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at January 1

 

18,796,366

 

$

34.60

 

15,453,100

 

$

32.25

 

15,861,260

 

$

32.25

 

Granted

 

125,000

 

36.46

 

3,655,500

 

42.14

 

26,000

 

35.88

 

Exercised

 

(4,613,579

)

30.53

 

(114,181

)

28.17

 

(314,965

)

31.91

 

Cancelled

 

(154,200

)

42.57

 

(198,053

)

39.64

 

(119,195

)

34.12

 

Outstanding at December 31

 

14,153,587

 

35.84

 

18,796,366

 

34.60

 

15,453,100

 

32.25

 

Options exercisable at December 31

 

11,821,382

 

 

 

13,674,177

 

 

 

11,334,124

 

 

 

Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the year ended December 31 (per option)

 

$

2.50

 

 

 

$

3.06

 

 

 

$

3.46

 

 

 

 

The following table summarizes information about options outstanding under the Plan at December 31, 2003:

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

Options Exercisable

 

Range of
Exercise Price

 

Number
Outstanding at
December 31, 2003

 

Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Life

 

Weighted-Average
Exercise Price

 

Number
Exercisable at
December 31, 2003

 

Weighted-Average
Exercise Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$12 - $19

 

26,500

 

2.0

 

$

18.28

 

26,500

 

$

18.28

 

$19 - $24

 

2,130,000

 

2.9

 

$

23.47

 

2,130,000

 

$

23.47

 

$24 - $27

 

66,074

 

3.1

 

$

26.28

 

66,074

 

$

26.28

 

$27 - $32

 

3,253,080

 

6.1

 

$

30.78

 

3,253,080

 

$

30.78

 

$32 - $36

 

2,241,258

 

5.1

 

$

33.61

 

2,241,258

 

$

33.61

 

$36 - $40

 

246,330

 

7.0

 

$

37.80

 

117,700

 

$

39.24

 

$40 - $44

 

3,532,453

 

7.7

 

$

42.20

 

1,342,078

 

$

42.34

 

$44 - $46

 

2,392,892

 

4.0

 

$

45.31

 

2,379,692

 

$

45.31

 

$46 - $49

 

265,000

 

4.1

 

$

48.41

 

265,000

 

$

48.41

 

$ 0 - $49

 

14,153,587

 

5.5

 

$

35.84

 

11,821,382

 

$

34.66

 

 

Shares available for future grant under the Plan at December 31, 2003 were 9,728,792, of which 2,500,000 are subject to shareholder approval.

 

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10.       Retirement Plan

 

The Company has two defined benefit pension plans (the “Plans”), a Vornado Realty Trust Retirement Plan (“Vornado Plan”) and a Merchandise Mart Properties Pension Plan (“Mart Plan”).  Benefits under the Plans were primarily based on the employee’s years of service and compensation during employment.  The Company’s funding policy for the Plans is based on contributions at the minimal amounts required by law.  The benefits under the Vornado Plan and the Mart Plan were frozen in December 1997 and June 1999, respectively.

 

The Company uses a December 31 measurement date for the Vornado Plan and the Mart Plan.

 

Obligations and Funded Status

 

The following table sets forth the Plans’ funded status and amounts recognized in the Company’s balance sheets:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in benefit obligation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

 

$

19,853

 

$

18,585

 

$

17,963

 

Service cost

 

 

 

 

Interest cost

 

1,244

 

1,260

 

1,226

 

Actuarial loss

 

229

 

1,482

 

679

 

Benefits paid

 

(1,082

)

(1,474

)

(1,283

)

Benefit obligation at end of year

 

20,244

 

19,853

 

18,585

 

Change in plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

16,909

 

17,667

 

18,026

 

Employer contribution

 

1,361

 

667

 

821

 

Benefit payments

 

(1,082

)

(1,474

)

(1,283

)

Actual return on assets

 

1,339

 

49

 

102

 

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

18,527

 

16,909

 

17,666

 

Funded status

 

(1,717

)

(2,944

)

(919

)

Unrecognized net actuarial loss

 

3,455

 

3,653

 

1,192

 

Unrecognized prior service cost (benefit)

 

 

 

 

Net Amount Recognized

 

$

1,738

 

$

709

 

$

273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-paid benefit cost

 

$

633

 

$

86

 

$

976

 

Accrued benefit liability

 

(2,350

)

(3,030

)

(1,895

)

Intangible assets

 

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

3,455

 

3,653

 

1,192

 

Net amount recognized

 

$

1,738

 

$

709

 

$

273

 

 

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Year Ended December 31,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

Information for the Company’s plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plans assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projected benefit obligation

 

$

9,186

 

$

9,018

 

$

7,950

 

Accumulated benefit obligation

 

9,186

 

9,018

 

7,950

 

Fair value of plan assets

 

6,836

 

5,988

 

6,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Interest cost

 

1,244

 

1,260

 

1,226

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(1,115

)

(1,142

)

(1,194

)

Amortization of prior service cost

 

 

 

 

Amortization of net (gain) loss

 

203

 

114

 

(5

)

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

332

 

$

232

 

$

27

 

 

Assumptions:

 

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

6.00%-6.50

%

6.25%-6.50

%

6.50%-7.25

%

Rate of compensation increase

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

6.25%-6.50

%

6.50%-7.25

%

6.50%-7.75

%

Expected long-term return on plan assets

 

6.50%-7.00

%

6.50%-7.00

%

6.50%-7.00

%

Rate of compensation increase

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

The Company periodically reviews its assumptions for the rate of return on each Plan’s assets.  The assumptions are based primarily on the long-term historical performance of the assets of the Plans.  Differences in the rates of return in the near term are recognized as gains or losses in the periods that they occur.

 

Plan Assets

 

The Company has consistently applied what it believes to be a conservative investment strategy for the Vornado Plan, investing primarily in cash and cash equivalents and fixed income funds, including money market funds, United States treasury bills, government bonds and mortgage back securities.  Vornado Plan’s weighted-average asset allocations by asset category are as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

 

81

%

 

 

US Government Securities

 

14

%

17

%

17

%

Money Market Funds

 

4

%

81

%

81

%

Mortgage backed-pass through securities

 

1

%

2

%

2

%

Total

 

100

%

100

%

100

%

 

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The Company has consistently applied what it believes to be an appropriate investment strategy for the Mart Plan, by investing in mutual funds and funds held by insurance companies.  Mart Plan’s weighted average asset allocations by asset category are as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

Asset Category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

 

57

%

56

%

65

%

Funds Held By Insurance Companies

 

42

%

43

%

34

%

Other

 

1

%

1

%

1

%

Total

 

100

%

100

%

100

%

 

Cash Flows

 

The Company expects to contribute $959,000 to the Plans in 2004.

 

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11.       Leases

 

As lessor:

 

The Company leases space to tenants under operating leases. Most of the leases provide for the payment of fixed base rentals payable monthly in advance. Shopping center leases provide for the pass-through to tenants of real estate taxes, insurance and maintenance. Office building leases generally require the tenants to reimburse the Company for operating costs and real estate taxes above their base year costs. Shopping center leases also provide for the payment by the lessee of additional rent based on a percentage of the tenants’ sales. As of December 31, 2003, future base rental revenue under non-cancelable operating leases, excluding rents for leases with an original term of less than one year and rents resulting from the exercise of renewal options, is as follows:

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Year Ending December 31:

 

 

 

2004

 

$

1,084,934

 

2005

 

968,162

 

2006

 

846,345

 

2007

 

770,228

 

2008

 

608,267

 

Thereafter

 

3,423,083

 

 

These amounts do not include rentals based on tenants’ sales.  These percentage rents approximated $3,662,000, $1,832,000, and $2,157,000, for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001.

 

Except for the U.S. Government, which accounted for 12.7% of the Company’s revenue, none of the Company’s tenants represented more than 10% of total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2003.

 

Former Bradlees Locations

 

Property rentals for the year ended December 31, 2003, include $5,000,000 of additional rent which, effective December 31, 2002, was re-allocated to the former Bradlees locations in Marlton, Turnersville, Bensalem and Broomall and is payable by Stop & Shop, pursuant to the Master Agreement and Guaranty, dated May 1, 1992.  This amount is in addition to all other rent guaranteed by Stop & Shop for  the former Bradlees locations.  On January 8, 2003, Stop & Shop filed a complaint with the United States District Court claiming the Company has no right to reallocate and therefore continue to collect the $5,000,000 of annual rent from Stop & Shop because of the expiration of the East Brunswick, Jersey City, Middletown, Union and Woodbridge leases to which the $5,000,000 of additional rent was previously allocated.  The Company believes the additional rent provision of the guaranty expires at the earliest in 2012 and will vigorously oppose Stop & Shop’s complaint.

 

In February 2003, Koninklijke Ahold NV, parent of Stop & Shop, announced that it overstated its 2002 and 2001 earnings by at least $500 million and is under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Company cannot predict what effect, if any, this situation may have on Stop & Shop’s ability to satisfy its obligation under the Bradlees guarantees and rent for existing Stop & Shop leases aggregating approximately $10.5 million per annum.

 

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As lessee:

 

The Company is a tenant under operating leases for certain properties. These leases will expire principally during the next thirty years.  Future minimum lease payments under operating leases at December 31, 2003, are as follows:

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

$

13,823

 

2005

 

13,944

 

2006

 

13,962

 

2007

 

14,022

 

2008

 

14,050

 

2009

 

14,096

 

Thereafter

 

900,696

 

 

Rent expense was $15,593,000, $17,157,000, and $15,433,000 for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001.

 

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12.       Commitments and Contingencies

 

At December 31, 2003, the Company’s $600,000,000 revolving credit facility had a zero balance, and the Company utilized $15,034,000 of availability under the facility for letters of credit.

 

In conjunction with the closing of Alexander’s Lexington Avenue construction loan on July 3, 2002, the Company agreed to guarantee to the construction lender, the lien free, timely completion of the construction of the project and funding of all project costs in excess of a stated budget, as defined in the loan agreement, if not funded by Alexander’s (see note 5 — Investments in Partially-Owned Entities).

 

The Company is also committed to fund up to $32,420,000 in connection with its initial investment in two partially-owned entities.

 

Each of the Company’s properties has been subjected to varying degrees of environmental assessment at various times. The environmental assessments did not reveal any material environmental contamination. However, there can be no assurance that the identification of new areas of contamination, changes in the extent or known scope of contamination, the discovery of additional sites, or changes in cleanup requirements would not result in significant costs to the Company.

 

The Company carries comprehensive liability and all risk property insurance ((i) fire, (ii) flood, (iii) extended coverage, (iv) “acts of terrorism” as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 which expires in 2004 with a possible extension through 2005 and (v) rental loss insurance) with respect to its assets.  Below is a summary of the all risk property insurance and terrorism risk insurance for each of the Company’s business segments:

 

 

 

Coverage Per Occurrence

 

 

 

All Risk(1)

 

Sub-limits for
Acts of
Terrorism

 

New York Office

 

$

1,000,000,000

 

$

300,000,000

 

CESCR Office

 

$

1,000,000,000

 

$

300,000,000

 

Retail

 

$

500,000,000

 

$

500,000,000

 

Merchandise Mart

 

$

1,000,000,000

 

$

300,000,000

 

Temperature Controlled Logistics

 

$

225,000,000

 

$

225,000,000

 

 


(1) Limited as to terrorism insurance by the sub-limit shown in the adjacent column.

 

In addition to the coverage above, the Company carries lesser amounts of coverage for terrorist acts not covered by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002.

 

The Company’s debt instruments, consisting of mortgage loans secured by its properties (which are generally non-recourse to the Company), its senior unsecured notes due 2007 and 2010 and its revolving credit agreement, contain customary covenants requiring the Company to maintain insurance. Although the Company believes that it has adequate insurance coverage under these agreements, the Company may not be able to obtain an equivalent amount of coverage at reasonable costs in the future.  Further if lenders insist on greater coverage than the Company is able to obtain, it could adversely affect the Company’s ability to finance and/or refinance its properties and expand its portfolio.

 

From time to time, the Company has disposed of substantial amounts of real estate to third parties for which, as to certain properties, it remains contingently liable for rent payments or mortgage indebtedness that cannot be quantified by the Company.

 

There are various legal actions against the Company in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, the outcome of such matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flow.

 

The Company enters into agreements for the purchase and resale of U.S. government obligations for periods of up to one week. The obligations purchased under these agreements are held in safekeeping in the name of the Company by various money center banks. The Company has the right to demand additional collateral or return of these invested funds at any time the collateral value is less than 102% of the invested funds plus any accrued earnings thereon.  The Company had $30,310,000 and $33,393,000 of cash invested in these agreements at December 31, 2003 and 2002.

 

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13.       Related Party Transactions

 

Loan and Compensation Agreements

 

At December 31, 2003, the loan due from Mr. Roth in accordance with his employment arrangement was $13,123,000 ($4,704,500 of which is shown as a reduction in shareholders’ equity).  The loan bears interest at 4.49% per annum (based on the applicable Federal rate) and matures in January 2006.  The Company also provided Mr. Roth with the right to draw up to $15,000,000 of additional loans on a revolving basis.  Each additional loan will bear interest, payable quarterly, at the applicable Federal rate on the date the loan is made and will mature on the sixth anniversary of the loan.  On May 29, 2002, Mr. Roth replaced common shares of the Company securing the Company’s outstanding loan to Mr. Roth with options to purchase common shares of the Company with a value of not less than two times the loan amount.  In 2002, as a result of the decline in the value of the options, Mr. Roth supplemented the collateral with cash and marketable securities.

 

At December 31, 2003, loans due from Mr. Fascitelli, in accordance with his employment agreement, aggregated $8,600,000.  The loans mature in December 2006 and bear interest, payable quarterly, at a weighted average interest rate of 3.97% (based on the applicable Federal rate).

 

Pursuant to Mr. Fascitelli’s 1996 employment agreement, Mr. Fascitelli became entitled to a deferred payment consisting of $5 million in cash and a convertible obligation payable November 30, 2001, at the Company’s option, in either 919,540 common shares or the cash equivalent of their appreciated value, so long as such appreciated value is not less than $20 million.  The Company delivered 919,540 shares to a rabbi trust upon execution of the 1996 employment agreement.  The Company accounted for the stock compensation as a variable arrangement in accordance with Plan B of EITF No. 97-14 “Accounting for Deferred Compensation Arrangements Where Amounts Earned Are Held in a Rabbi Trust and Invested” as the agreement permitted settlement in either cash or common shares.  Following the guidance in EITF 97-14, the Company recorded changes in the fair value of its compensation obligation with a corresponding increase in the liability “Officer’s Compensation Payable.”  Effective as of June 7, 2001, the payment date was deferred until November 30, 2004.  Effective as of December 14, 2001, the payment to Mr. Fascitelli was converted into an obligation to deliver a fixed number of shares (919,540 shares) establishing a measurement date for the Company’s stock compensation obligation; accordingly the Company ceased accounting for the Rabbi Trust under Plan B of the EITF and began Plan A accounting.  Under Plan A, the accumulated liability representing the value of the shares on December 14, 2001, was reclassified as a component of Shareholders’ Equity as “Deferred compensation shares earned but not yet delivered.”  In addition, future changes in the value of the shares are no longer recognized as additional compensation expense.  The fair value of this obligation was $50,345,000 at December 31, 2003.  The Company has reflected this liability as Deferred Compensation Shares Not Yet Delivered in the Shareholders’ Equity section of the balance sheet.  For the year ended December 31, 2001, the Company recognized approximately $4,744,000 of compensation expense of which $2,612,000 represented the appreciation in value of the shares and $2,132,000 represented dividends paid on the shares.

 

Effective January 1, 2002, the Company extended its employment agreement with Mr. Fascitelli for a five-year period through December 31, 2006.  Pursuant to the extended employment agreement, Mr. Fascitelli is entitled to receive a deferred payment on December 31, 2006 of 626,566 Vornado common shares which are valued for compensation purposes at $27,500,000 (the value of the shares on March 8, 2002, the date the extended employment agreement was executed).  The shares are being held in a rabbi trust for the benefit of Mr. Fascitelli and vested 100% on December 31, 2002.  The extended employment agreement does not permit diversification, allows settlement of the deferred compensation obligation by delivery of these shares only, and permits the deferred delivery of these shares.  The value of these shares was amortized ratably over the one year vesting period as compensation expense.

 

Pursuant to the Company’s annual compensation review in February 2002 with Joseph Macnow, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, the Compensation Committee approved a $2,000,000 loan to Mr. Macnow, bearing interest at the applicable federal rate of 4.65% per annum and due January 1, 2006.  The loan, which was funded on July 23, 2002, was made in conjunction with Mr. Macnow’s June 2002 exercise of options to purchase 225,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.  The loan is collateralized by assets with a value of not less than two times the loan amount.  In 2002, as a result of the decline in the value of the options, Mr. Macnow supplemented the collateral with cash and marketable securities.

 

One other executive officer of the Company has a loan outstanding pursuant to an employment agreement totaling $500,000 at December 31, 2003.  The loan matures in April 2005 and bears interest at the applicable Federal rate provided (4.5% at December 31, 2003).

 

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Transactions with Affiliates and Officers and Trustees of the Company

 

Alexander’s

 

The Company owns 33.1% of Alexander’s.  Mr. Roth and Mr. Fascitelli are Officers and Directors of Alexander’s and the Company provides various services to Alexander’s in accordance with management, development and leasing agreements and the Company has made loans to Alexander’s aggregating $124,000,000 at December 31, 2003.  See Note – 5 Investments in Partially-Owned Entities for further details.

 

In 2002, the Company constructed a $16.3 million community facility and low-income residential housing development (the “30th Street Venture”), in order to receive 163,728 square feet of transferable development rights, generally referred to as “air rights”.  The Company donated the building to a charitable organization.  The Company sold 106,796 square feet of these air rights to third parties at an average price of $120 per square foot.  An additional 28,821 square feet of air rights was purchased by Alexander’s at a price of $120 per square foot for use at Alexander’s 59th Street development project (the “59th Street Project”).  In each case, the Company received cash in exchange for air rights.  The Company identified third party buyers for the remaining 28,111 square feet of air rights related to the 30th Street Venture.  These third party buyers wanted to use the air rights for the development of two projects located in the general area of 86th Street which was not within the required geographical radius of the construction site nor in the same Community Board as the low-income housing and community facility project.  The 30th Street Venture asked Alexander’s to sell 28,111 square feet of the air rights it already owned to the third party buyers (who could use them) and the 30th Street Venture would replace them with 28,111 square feet of air rights.  In October 2002, the Company sold 28,111 square feet of air rights to Alexander’s for an aggregate purchase price of $3,058,000 (an average of $109 per square foot).   Alexander’s then sold an equal amount of air rights to the third party buyers for an aggregate purchase price of $3,339,000 (an average of $119 per square foot).

 

Vornado Operating Company

 

In October 1998, Vornado Operating Company (“Vornado Operating”) was spun off from the Company in order to own assets that the Company could not itself own and conduct activities that the Company could not itself conduct.  The Company granted Vornado Operating a $75,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”) which expires on December 31, 2004.  Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement bear interest at LIBOR plus 3%.  The Company receives a commitment fee equal to 1% per annum on the average daily unused portion of the facility.  No amortization is required to be paid under the Revolving Credit Agreement during its term.  The Revolving Credit Agreement prohibits Vornado Operating from incurring indebtedness to third parties (other than certain purchase money debt and certain other exceptions) and prohibits Vornado Operating from paying dividends.  As of December 31, 2003 and 2002, $21,989,000 was outstanding under this facility.

 

Vornado Operating has disclosed that there is substantial doubt as to its ability to continue as a going concern and its ability to discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.  Vornado Operating has incurred losses since its inception and in the aggregate its investments do not, and for the foreseeable future are not expected to, generate sufficient cash flow to pay all of its debts and expenses.  Vornado Operating estimates that it has adequate borrowing capacity under its credit facility with the Company to meet its cash needs until December 31, 2004.  However, the principal, interest and fees outstanding under the line of credit come due on such date.  Further, Vornado Operating states that its only investee, AmeriCold Logistics (“Tenant”), anticipates that its Landlord, a partnership 60% owned by the Company and 40% owned by Crescent Real Estate Equities, will need to restructure the leases between the Landlord and the Tenant to provide additional cash flow to the Tenant (the Landlord has previously restructured the leases to provide additional cash flow to the Tenant).  Management anticipates a further lease restructuring in 2004, although it is under no obligation to do so and there can be no assurance that it will do so.  Vornado Operating is expected to have a source to repay the debt under this facility from the lease restructuring or other options, although not by its original due date.  Since January 1, 2002, the Company has not recognized interest income on the debt under this facility.

 

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Interstate Properties

 

The Company manages and leases the real estate assets of Interstate Properties pursuant to a management agreement for which the Company receives an annual fee equal to 4% of base rent and percentage rent and certain other commissions. The management agreement has a term of one year and is automatically renewable unless terminated by either of the parties on sixty days’ notice at the end of the term. Although the management agreement was not negotiated at arm’s length, the Company believes based upon comparable fees charged by other real estate companies, that its terms are fair to the Company. The Company earned $703,000, $747,000 and $1,133,000 of management fees under the management agreement for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001.  In addition, during fiscal years 2003, 2002 and 2001, as a result of a previously existing leasing arrangement with Alexander’s, Alexander’s paid to Interstate $587,000, $703,000 and $522,000, respectively, for the leasing an other services actually rendered by the Company.  Upon receipt of these payments, Interstate promptly paid them over to the Company without retaining any interest therein.  This arrangement was terminated in 2003 and all payments by Alexander’s for these leasing and other services are made directly to the Company.

 

Building Maintenance Service Company (“BMS”)

 

On January 1, 2003, the Company acquired BMS, a company which provides cleaning and related services principally to the Company’s Manhattan office properties, for $13,000,000 in cash from the estate of Bernard Mendik and certain other individuals including David R. Greenbaum, an executive officer of the Company.  The Company paid BMS $53,024,000, and $51,280,000, for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 for services rendered to the Company’s Manhattan office properties.  Although the terms and conditions of the contracts pursuant to which these services were provided were not negotiated at arms length, the Company believes based upon comparable amounts charged to other real estate companies that the terms and conditions of the contracts were fair to the Company.

 

Other

 

On December 31, 2002, the Company and Crescent Real Estate Equities formed a joint venture to acquire the Carthage, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas quarries from AmeriCold Logistics, the tenant of the Temperature Controlled Logistics facilities for $20,000,000 in cash.  The Company contributed cash of $8,800,000 to the joint venture representing its 44% interest.  AmeriCold Logistics used the proceeds from the sale to repay a portion of a loan to Vornado Operating. Vornado Operating then repaid $9,500,000 of the amount outstanding under the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility.  On December 31, 2003, the joint venture purchased $5,720,000 of trade receivables from AmeriCold Logistics at a 2% discount, of which the Company’s share was $2,464,000.

 

The Company owns preferred securities in Capital Trust, Inc. (“Capital Trust”) with a carrying amount of $29,259,000 at December 31, 2003.  Mr. Roth, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty Trust, is a member of the Board of Directors of Capital Trust.

 

During 2002, the Company paid $147,000 for legal services to a firm in which one of the Company’s trustees is a member.

 

On August 4, 2003, the Company completed the acquisition of 2101 L Street, a 370,000 square foot office building located in Washington D.C.  The consideration for the acquisition consisted of approximately 1.1 million newly issued Operating Partnership units (valued at approximately $49,517,000) and the assumption of existing mortgage debt and transaction costs totaling approximately $32,000,000.  Robert H. Smith and Robert P. Kogod, trustees of Vornado, together with family members owned approximately 24 percent of the limited partnership that sold the building and Mr. Smith was a general partner.  On August 5, 2003, the Company repaid the mortgage of $29,056,000.

 

On October 7, 2003, the Company acquired a 2.5% interest in the planned redevelopment of Waterfront (described in Note 3) for $2,171,000, of which the Company paid $1,545,000 in cash and issued 12,500 Operating Partnership units valued at $626,000.  The partnership units were issued to Mitchell N. Schear, one of the partners in the Waterfront interest, and the President of the Company’s CESCR division.

 

In connection with the Park Laurel condominium project, in 2001 the joint venture accrued and paid $5,779,000 of awards under the venture’s incentive compensation plan.

 

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14.       Minority Interest

 

The minority interest represents limited partners’, other than the Company, interests in the Operating Partnership and are comprised of:

 

Units Series

 


Outstanding Units at

 

Per Unit
Liquidation
Preference

 

Preferred or
Annual
Distribution
Rate

 

Conversion
Rate Into Class
A Units

 

December 31,
2003

 

December 31,
2002

Common:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A (1)

 

19,223,465

 

20,956,446

 

 

$

2.72

 

N/A

 

Convertible Preferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.0% B-1 Convertible Preferred

 

844,894

 

899,566

 

$

50.00

 

$

2.50

 

.914

 

8.0% B-2 Convertible Preferred

 

445,576

 

449,783

 

$

50.00

 

$

4.00

 

.914

 

6.5% C-1 Convertible Preferred

 

 

747,912

 

$

50.00

 

$

3.25

 

1.1431

 

6.5% E-1 Convertible Preferred (2)

 

4,998,000

 

4,998,000

 

$

50.00

 

$

3.25

 

1.1364

 

9.00% F-1 Preferred (3)

 

400,000

 

400,000

 

$

25.00

 

$

2.25

 

(4

)

Perpetual Preferred: (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.5% D-1 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred (5)

 

 

3,500,000

 

$

25.00

 

$

2.125

 

N/A

 

8.375% D-2 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred (6)

 

549,336

 

549,336

 

$

50.00

 

$

4.1875

 

N/A

 

8.25% D-3 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred

 

8,000,000

 

8,000,000

 

$

25.00

 

$

2.0625

 

N/A

 

8.25% D-4 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred

 

5,000,000

 

5,000,000

 

$

25.00

 

$

2.0625

 

N/A

 

8.25% D-5 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred

 

6,480,000

 

6,480,000

 

$

25.00

 

$

2.0625

 

N/A

 

8.25% D-6 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred

 

840,000

 

840,000

 

$

25.00

 

$

2.0625

 

N/A

 

8.25% D-7 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred

 

7,200,000

 

7,200,000

 

$

25.00

 

$

2.0625

 

N/A

 

8.25% D-8 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred

 

360,000

 

360,000

 

$

25.00

 

$

2.0625

 

N/A

 

8.25% D-9 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred

 

1,800,000

 

1,800,000

 

$

25.00

 

$

2.0625

 

N/A

 

7.00% D-10 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred

 

3,200,000

 

 

$

25.00

 

$

1.75

 

N/A

 

 


(1)          Class A units are redeemable at the option of the holder for common shares of beneficial interest in Vornado, on a one-for-one basis, or at the Company’s option for cash.

(2)          In February 2004, all of the Series E-1 units were converted into 5,679,727 Vornado common shares.

(3)          The holders of the Series F-1 preferred units have the right to require the Company to redeem the units for cash equal to the liquidation preference or, at the Company’s option, by issuing a variable number of Vornado common shares with a value equal to the liquidation value.  On July 1, 2003, upon the adoption of SFAS No. 150-Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity, the Company was required to include the liquidation value of these F-1 preferred units as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet as opposed to their prior classification as minority interest because of the possible settlement of this obligation by issuing a variable number of Vornado common shares.  In addition, from July 1, 2003, distributions to the holders of the F-1 preferred units are included as a component of interest expense as opposed to their prior classification as minority interest expense.

(4)          Convertible at the option of the holder for an equivalent amount of the Vornado preferred shares and redeemable at the Company’s option after the 5th anniversary of the date of issuance (ranging from December 1998 to September 2001).

(5)          The Company redeemed all of its 8.5% Series D-1 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units on November 11, 2003 at a redemption price equal to the par value of $25.00 per unit or an aggregate of $87.5 million.  This amount exceeded the carrying amount by $2,100,000 representing the original issuance costs.  Upon redemption, these issuance costs were recorded as a reduction to earnings in arriving at net income applicable to common shares in accordance with the July 2003 EITF clarification of Topic D-42.

(6)          The Company redeemed all of its 8.375% Series D-2 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units on January 6, 2004 at a redemption price equal to $50 per unit or an aggregate of $27.5 million.

 

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15.       Income Per Share

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of both net income and the number of common shares used in the computation of (i) basic income per common share - which utilizes the weighted average number of common shares outstanding without regard to dilutive potential common shares, and (ii) diluted income per common share - which includes the weighted average common shares and dilutive share equivalents.  Potential dilutive share equivalents include the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred shares as well as Vornado Realty L.P.’s convertible preferred units.

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before discontinued operations, gains on sale of real estate and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

$

284,841

 

$

253,148

 

$

242,011

 

Discontinued operations

 

14,073

 

9,884

 

10,342

 

Gains sale of real estate (discontinued operations in 2003)

 

161,789

 

 

15,495

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

(30,129

)

(4,110

)

Net income

 

460,703

 

232,903

 

263,738

 

Preferred share dividends

 

(20,815

)

(23,167

)

(36,505

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator for basic income per share – net income applicable to common shares

 

439,888

 

209,736

 

227,233

 

Impact of assumed conversions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A convertible preferred share dividends

 

3,570

 

 

 

Numerator for diluted income per share – net income applicable to common shares

 

$

443,458

 

$

209,736

 

$

227,233

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for basic income per share – weighted average shares

 

112,343

 

105,889

 

89,109

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A convertible preferred shares

 

1,522

 

 

 

Employee stock options and restricted share awards

 

2,786

 

3,780

 

2,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for diluted income per share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions

 

116,651

 

109,669

 

92,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before discontinued operations, gains on sale of real estate and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

$

2.35

 

$

2.17

 

$

2.31

 

Discontinued operations

 

0.13

 

.09

 

.12

 

Gains on sale of real estate (discontinued operations in 2003)

 

1.44

 

 

.17

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

(.28

)

(.05

)

Net income per common share

 

$

3.92

 

$

1.98

 

$

2.55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – DILUTED:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before discontinued operations, gains on sale of real estate and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

$

2.29

 

$

2.09

 

$

2.23

 

Discontinued operations

 

0.12

 

.09

 

.11

 

Gains on sale of real estate (discontinued operations in 2003)

 

1.39

 

 

.17

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting  principle

 

 

(.27

)

(.04

)

Net income per common share

 

$

3.80

 

$

1.91

 

$

2.47

 

 

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16.       Summary of Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

 

The following summary represents the results of operations for each quarter in 2003, 2002 and 2001:

 

 

 

Revenue

 

Net Income
Applicable to
Common
Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Per
Common Share(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Basic

 

Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31

 

$

364,977

 

$

86,317

 

$

0.79

 

$

0.77

 

June 30

 

371,129

 

82,331

 

0.74

 

0.71

 

September 30

 

380,174

 

70,981

 

0.63

 

0.60

 

December 31

 

386,775

 

200,259

(2)

1.73

 

1.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31

 

$

349,199

 

$

45,396

 

$

0.44

 

$

0.42

 

June 30

 

344,727

 

64,553

 

0.61

 

0.58

 

September 30

 

352,983

 

59,247

 

0.55

 

0.54

 

December 31

 

345,331

 

39,434

 

0.37

 

0.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31

 

$

233,959

 

$

46,836

 

$

0.54

 

$

0.52

 

June 30

 

237,973

 

56,920

 

0.65

 

0.64

 

September 30

 

241,026

 

67,876

 

0.76

 

0.74

 

December 31

 

239,462

 

55,601

 

0.59

 

0.57

 

 


(1)          The total for the year may differ from the sum of the quarters as a result of weighting.

(2)          Includes gains on sale of real estate of $158,378.

 

17.                               Costs of Acquisitions and Development Not Consummated

 

In 2002, the Company had a 70% interest in a joint venture to develop an office tower over the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City.  Market conditions existing in 2002 resulted in the joint venture writing off $9,700,000, representing all pre-development costs capitalized to date, of which the Company’s share is $6,874,000.

 

In 2001, the Company was unable to reach a final agreement with the Port Authority of NY & NJ to conclude a net lease of the World Trade Center.  Accordingly, in 2001 the Company wrote off costs of $5,223,000 primarily associated with the World Trade Center.

 

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18.                               Segment Information

 

The Company has four business segments: Office, Retail, Merchandise Mart Properties and Temperature Controlled Logistics.  In 2003, the Company revised how it presents EBITDA, a measure of performance of its segments, and has revised the disclosure for all periods presented.  EBITDA as disclosed represents “Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization.”  This change is consistent with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation G.

 

 

 

December 31, 2003

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Temperature
Controlled
Logistics

 

Other(2)

 

Property rentals

 

$

1,210,048

 

$

823,302

 

$

136,490

 

$

197,554

 

$

 

$

52,702

 

Straight-line rents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractual rent increases

 

34,023

 

27,031

 

3,108

 

3,875

 

 

9

 

Amortization of free rent

 

7,924

 

292

 

5,390

 

2,251

 

 

(9

)

Amortization of acquired below market leases, net

 

9,047

 

8,007

 

1,040

 

 

 

 

Total rentals

 

1,261,042

 

858,632

 

146,028

 

203,680

 

 

52,702

 

Expense reimbursements

 

179,214

 

102,826

 

56,900

 

16,402

 

 

3,086

 

Fee and other income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant cleaning fees

 

29,062

 

29,062

 

 

 

 

 

Management and leasing fees

 

12,812

 

11,427

 

1,290

 

 

 

95

 

Other

 

20,925

 

8,852

 

4,694

 

7,344

 

 

35

 

Total revenues

 

1,503,055

 

1,010,799

 

208,912

 

227,426

 

 

55,918

 

Operating expenses

 

583,660

 

377,500

 

70,462

 

91,033

 

 

44,665

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

215,032

 

151,994

 

18,835

 

30,125

 

 

14,078

 

General and administrative

 

122,405

 

37,251

 

9,783

 

20,215

 

 

55,156

 

Total expenses

 

921,097

 

566,745

 

99,080

 

141,373

 

 

113,899

 

Operating income

 

581,958

 

444,054

 

109,832

 

86,053

 

 

(57,981

)

Income applicable to Alexander’s

 

15,574

 

 

 

 

 

15,574

 

Income from partially-owned entities

 

67,901

 

2,426

 

3,752

 

(108

)

18,416

 

43,415

 

Interest and other investment income

 

25,402

 

2,960

 

359

 

93

 

 

21,990

 

Interest and debt expense

 

(229,662

)

(134,715

)

(59,674

)

(14,788

)

 

(20,485

)

Net gain on disposition of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than real estate

 

2,343

 

180

 

 

188

 

 

1,975

 

Minority interest

 

(178,675

)

(1,119

)

 

 

 

(177,556

)

Income before discontinued operations and gains on sale of real estate

 

284,841

 

313,786

 

54,269

 

71,438

 

18,416

 

(173,068

)

Discontinued operations

 

14,073

 

15,536

 

261

 

 

 

(1,724

)

Gains on sale of real estate (discontinued operations)

 

161,789

 

157,200

 

4,589

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

460,703

 

486,522

 

59,119

 

71,438

 

18,416

 

(174,792

)

Interest and debt expense(3)

 

296,059

 

138,379

 

62,718

 

15,700

 

24,670

 

54,592

 

Depreciation and amortization(3)

 

279,507

 

155,743

 

21,642

 

30,749

 

34,879

 

36,494

 

Income taxes

 

1,627

 

45

 

 

 

 

1,582

 

EBITDA(1)

 

$

1,037,896

 

$

780,689

 

$

143,479

 

$

117,887

 

$

77,965

 

$

(82,124

)

Balance sheet data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate, net

 

$

6,878,603

 

$

4,966,074

 

$

730,443

 

$

904,546

 

$

 

$

277,540

 

Investments and advances to partially-owned entities

 

900,600

 

44,645

 

57,317

 

6,063

 

426,773

 

365,802

 

Capital expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions

 

249,954

 

95,420

 

154,534

 

 

 

 

Other

 

239,222

 

108,230

 

45,707

 

36,341

 

5,700

 

43,244

 

 


See notes on page 160.

 

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December 31, 2002

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Temperature
Controlled
Logistics

 

Other

 

Property rentals

 

$

1,159,002

 

$

793,990

 

$

120,451

 

$

191,197

 

$

 

 

$

53,364

 

Straight-line rents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractual rent increases

 

31,323

 

27,598

 

1,777

 

1,772

 

 

176

 

Amortization of free rent

 

6,796

 

2,374

 

3,317

 

1,105

 

 

 

Amortization of acquired below market leases, net

 

12,634

 

12,469

 

165

 

 

 

 

Total rentals

 

1,209,755

 

836,431

 

125,710

 

194,074

 

 

53,540

 

Expense reimbursements

 

154,766

 

85,420

 

51,008

 

14,754

 

 

3,584

 

Fee and other income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant cleaning fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management and leasing fees

 

14,800

 

13,317

 

1,450

 

33

 

 

 

 

Other

 

12,918

 

7,783

 

172

 

4,743

 

 

 

220

 

Total revenues

 

1,392,239

 

942,951

 

178,340

 

213,604

 

 

57,344

 

Operating expenses

 

519,345

 

330,585

 

61,500

 

86,022

 

 

41,238

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

198,601

 

143,021

 

14,957

 

26,716

 

 

13,907

 

General and administrative

 

100,050

 

33,334

 

7,640

 

20,382

 

 

38,694

 

Amortization of officer’s deferred compensation expense

 

27,500

 

 

 

 

 

27,500

 

Costs of acquisitions and development not consummated

 

6,874

 

 

 

 

 

6,874

 

Total expenses

 

852,370

 

506,940

 

84,097

 

133,120

 

 

128,213

 

Operating income

 

539,869

 

436,011

 

94,243

 

80,484

 

 

(70,869

)

Income applicable to Alexander’s

 

29,653

 

 

 

 

 

29,653

 

Income from partially-owned entities

 

44,458

 

1,966

 

(687

)

(339

)

9,707

 

33,811

 

Interest and other investment income

 

31,685

 

6,472

 

323

 

507

 

 

24,383

 

Interest and debt expense

 

(234,113

)

(138,731

)

(56,643

)

(22,948

)

 

(15,791

)

Net loss disposition of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than real estate

 

(17,471

)

 

 

2,156

 

 

(19,627

)

Minority interest

 

(140,933

)

(3,526

)

 

(2,249

)

 

(135,158

)

Income before discontinued operations, and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

253,148

 

302,192

 

37,236

 

57,611

 

9,707

 

(153,598

)

Discontinued operations

 

9,884

 

15,910

 

723

 

 

 

(6,749

)

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

(30,129

)

 

 

 

(15,490

)

(14,639

)

Net income

 

232,903

 

318,102

 

37,959

 

57,611

 

(5,783

)

(174,986

)

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

30,129

 

 

 

 

15,490

 

14,639

 

Interest and debt expense(3)

 

305,920

 

143,068

 

58,409

 

23,461

 

25,617

 

55,365

 

Depreciation and amortization(3)

 

257,707

 

149,361

 

17,532

 

27,006

 

34,474

 

29,334

 

EBITDA(1)

 

$

826,659

 

$

610,531

 

$

113,900

 

$

108,078

 

$

69,798

 

$

(75,648

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance sheet data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate, net

 

6,579,965

 

4,880,885

 

569,015

 

891,701

 

 

238,364

 

Investments and advances to partially-owned entities

 

961,126

 

29,421

 

56,375

 

5,912

 

448,295

 

421,123

 

Capital expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions

 

2,739,746

 

2,650,298

 

89,448

 

 

 

 

Other

 

164,162

 

114,375

 

3,019

 

20,852

 

5,588

 

20,328

 

 


See notes on page 160.

 

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December 31, 2001

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total

 

Office

 

Retail

 

Merchandise
Mart

 

Temperature
Controlled
Logistics

 

Other(2)

 

Property rentals

 

$

769,780

 

$

399,459

 

$

116,710

 

$

191,909

 

$

 

$

61,702

 

Straight-line rents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractual rent increases

 

28,964

 

24,012

 

(45

)

4,997

 

 

 

Amortization of free rent

 

14,345

 

11,396

 

2,187

 

762

 

 

 

Amortization of acquired below market leases, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total rentals

 

813,089

 

434,867

 

118,852

 

197,668

 

 

61,702

 

Expense reimbursements

 

129,013

 

64,097

 

48,708

 

13,801

 

 

2,407

 

Fee and other income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant cleaning fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management and leasing fees

 

1,472

 

1,404

 

 

68

 

 

 

Other

 

8,587

 

1,848

 

1,076

 

3,256

 

 

2,407

 

Total revenues

 

952,161

 

502,216

 

168,636

 

214,793

 

 

66,516

 

Operating expenses

 

385,449

 

205,408

 

55,200

 

83,107

 

 

41,734

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

120,614

 

68,726

 

14,218

 

25,397

 

 

12,273

 

General and administrative

 

71,716

 

11,569

 

3,572

 

18,081

 

 

38,494

 

Costs of acquisitions not consummated

 

5,223

 

 

 

 

 

5,223

 

Total expenses

 

583,002

 

285,703

 

72,990

 

126,585

 

 

97,724

 

Operating income

 

369,159

 

216,513

 

95,646

 

88,208

 

 

(31,208

)

Income applicable to Alexander’s

 

25,718

 

 

 

 

 

25,718

 

Income from partially-owned entities

 

80,612

 

32,746

 

1,914

 

149

 

17,447

 

28,356

 

Interest and other investment income

 

54,385

 

6,866

 

608

 

2,045

 

 

44,866

 

Interest and debt expense

 

(167,430

)

(49,021

)

(55,358

)

(33,354

)

 

(29,697

)

Net (loss) gain on disposition of wholly-owned and partially-owned assets other than real estate

 

(8,070

)

 

 

160

 

 

(8,230

)

Minority interest

 

(112,363

)

(2,466

)

 

 

 

(109,897

)

Income before discontinued operations and gains on sale of real estate

 

242,011

 

204,638

 

42,810

 

57,208

 

17,447

 

(80,092

)

Discontinued operations

 

10,342

 

9,265

 

1,077

 

 

 

 

Gains on sale of real estate

 

15,495

 

12,445

 

3,050

 

 

 

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

(4,110

)

 

 

 

 

(4,110

)

Net income

 

263,738

 

226,348

 

46,937

 

57,208

 

17,447

 

(84,202

)

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

4,110

 

 

 

 

 

4,110

 

Interest and debt expense(3)

 

266,784

 

92,410

 

57,915

 

33,354

 

26,459

 

56,646

 

Depreciation and amortization(3)

 

188,859

 

91,085

 

18,957

 

25,397

 

33,815

 

19,605

 

EBITDA(1)

 

$

723,491

 

$

409,843

 

$

123,809

 

$

115,959

 

$

77,721

 

$

(3,841

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance sheet data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate, net

 

$

4,068,390

 

$

2,337,407

 

$

497,454

 

$

911,067

 

$

 

$

322,462

 

Investments and advances to partially-owned entities

 

1,270,195

 

374,371

 

28,213

 

9,764

 

474,862

 

382,985

 

Capital expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions

 

11,574

 

11,574

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

158,343

 

79,117

 

7,597

 

51,036

 

5,700

 

14,893

 

 


See notes on following page.

 

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Notes to preceding tabular information:

 

(1)          Management considers EBITDA a supplemental measure for making decisions and assessing the performance of its segments.  EBITDA should not be considered a substitute for net income.  EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.

 

(2)          Other EBITDA is comprised of:

 

 

 

For the Year
Ended December 31,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

Newkirk Joint Ventures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in income of limited partnerships

 

$

68,341

 

$

60,756

 

$

54,695

 

Interest and other income

 

8,532

 

8,795

 

8,700

 

Alexander’s

 

23,001

 

39,436

 

19,362

 

Industrial warehouses

 

6,208

 

6,223

 

6,639

 

Palisades

 

5,006

 

161

 

 

Hotel Pennsylvania

 

4,573

 

7,636

 

16,978

 

Student housing

 

2,000

 

2,340

 

2,428

 

400 North LaSalle (phased into service beginning October 2003)

 

(680

)

 

 

 

 

116,981

 

125,347

 

108,802

 

Minority interest expense

 

(177,556

)

(135,158

)

(109,897

)

Corporate general and administrative expenses

 

(51,461

)

(34,743

)

(33,515

)

Investment income and other

 

28,350

 

22,907

 

44,222

 

Net gain on sale of marketable securities

 

2,950

 

12,346

 

 

Primestone foreclosure and impairment loss.

 

(1,388

)

(35,757

)

 

Amortization of Officer’s deferred compensation expense

 

 

(27,500

)

 

Write-off of 20 Times Square pre-development costs (2002) and World Trade Center acquisition costs (2001)

 

 

(6,874

)

(5,223

)

Gain on transfer of mortgages

 

 

2,096

 

 

Net gain on sale of air rights.

 

 

1,688

 

 

After-tax net gain on sale of Park Laurel condominium units

 

 

 

15,657

 

Write-off of net investment in Russian Tea Room

 

 

 

(7,374

)

Write-off of investments in technology companies

 

 

 

(16,513

)

 

 

$

(82,124

)

$

(75,648

)

$

(3,841

)

 

(3)          Interest and debt expense and depreciation and amortization included in the reconciliation of net income to EBITDA reflects amounts which are netted in income from partially-owned entities.

 

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Item 9.                       Change in and Disagreements with Independent Auditors on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9A.              Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this annual report on Form 10-K, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 (e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).  Based on that evaluation, the Company Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.  In addition, no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a- 15 (f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) occurred during the fourth quarter of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART III

 

Item 10.                Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

 

Information relating to trustees of the Registrant, including its audit committee and audit committee financial expert, will be contained in a definitive Proxy Statement involving the election of trustees under the caption “Election of Trustees” which the Registrant will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 not later than 120 days after December 31, 2003, and such information is incorporated herein by reference. Information relating to Executive Officers of the Registrant, appears at page 61 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Also incorporated herein by reference is the information under the caption “Other Matters – 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” of the Proxy Statement.

 

The Registrant has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to, among others, Steven Roth, its principal executive officer, and Joseph Macnow, its principal financial and accounting officer.  The Company will post the text of this code on its website www.vno.com within the time period required by the rules and regulations of the SEC and The New York Stock Exchange and any amendment to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and any waiver applicable to our senior financial officers and our executive officers and trustees.

 

Item 11.                Executive Compensation

 

Information relating to executive compensation will be contained in the Proxy Statement referred to above in Item 10, “Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant,” under the caption “Executive Compensation” and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 12.                Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management And Related Shareholder Matters

 

Information relating to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management will be contained in the Proxy Statement referred to in Item 10, “Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant,” under the caption “Principal Security Holders” and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Equity compensation plan information

 

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2003, regarding the Company’s equity compensation plans.

 

Plan Category

 

Number of securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options, warrants
and rights

 

Weighted-average exercise
price of outstanding options,
warrants and rights

 

Number of securities remaining
available for future issuance under
equity compensation plans (excluding
securities reflected in the second
column)

 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

 

18,935,369

 

$

34.65

 

9,728,792

(1)

Equity compensation awards not approved by security holders(2)

 

 

 

 

Total

 

18,935,369

 

$

34.65

 

9,728,792

 

 


(1)         All of the shares remaining available for future issuance under plans approved by the security holders may be issued as restricted stock units or performance shares.

(2)         Does not include common shares issuable in exchange for deferred stock units pursuant to the compensation agreements described below under the heading “Material Features of Equity Compensation Arrangements Not Approved by Shareholders.”

 

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Material Features of Equity Compensation Arrangements Not Approved by Shareholders

 

We have awarded deferred stock units under individual arrangements with two of our employees.  Shareholder approval was not required for these awards under the current or then-existing rules of the New York Stock Exchange because the awards were made as an inducement to these employees to enter into employment contracts with us.

 

We awarded Sandeep Mathrani, our Executive Vice President-Retail Real Estate, 23,798 deferred stock units pursuant to an agreement dated as of March 4, 2002.  Under this agreement, Mr. Mathrani’s deferred stock units vest over a three-year period and he is entitled to dividend equivalent payments with regard to each vested unit.  On March 4, 2005, Mr. Mathrani will receive one common share for each of his deferred stock units, subject to deferral at the election of Mr. Mathrani in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

 

We awarded Melvyn Blum 148,148 deferred stock units pursuant to an agreement dated as of December 29, 2000.   Under this agreement, Mr. Blum’s deferred stock units vest over a five-year period and he is entitled to dividend equivalent payments with regard to each vested unit.  In addition, Mr. Blum’s agreement requires the Company to provide an effective registration statement covering any common shares distributed to Mr. Blum.  Pursuant to an amendment to this agreement dated as of February 13, 2003, we agreed to pay Mr. Blum an amount in cash equal to the market value of 88,889 common shares in respect of the deferred units that had vested under his agreement as of such date.  The amendment also provides that Mr. Blum will receive one common share in respect of each remaining deferred stock unit on the vesting date of such unit, subject to deferral at the election of Mr. Blum in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

 

Item 13.                Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

 

Information relating to certain relationships and related transactions will be contained in the Proxy Statement referred to in Item 10, “Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant,” under the caption “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 14.                Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

Information relating to Principal Accountant fees and services will be contained in the Proxy Statement referred to in Item 10, “Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant” under the caption “Principal Accountant Fees and Services” and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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PART IV

 

Item 15.               Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

 

(a)                      The following documents are filed as part of this report:

 

1.               The consolidated financial statements are set forth in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

The following financial statement schedules should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

 

Pages in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K

II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts-years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001

165

III—Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 2003

166

 

Schedules other than those listed above are omitted because they are not applicable or the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto.

 

The following exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index are filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Exhibit
No.

 

 

3.25

 

Articles Supplementary Classifying Vornado’s Series D-10 7.00% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, dated November 17, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on November 18, 2003)

3.49

 

Twenty-Second Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2003

10.68

 

Registration Rights Agreement between Vornado and Bel Holdings LLC dated as of November 17, 2003

12

 

Statements re computation of ratios

21

 

Subsidiaries of Registrant

23

 

Independent Auditors’ Consent

 

 

 

(b)

 

Reports on Form 8-K and Form 8-K/A - During the last quarter of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K the Company filed the following reports on Form 8-K.

 

Period Covered
(Date of Earliest Reported)

 

Items Reported

 

Date Filed

November 17, 2003

 

Issuance of Series D-10 Preferred Shares

 

November 18, 2003

December 3, 2003

 

Amendment of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 to re-issue presentation of historical financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 144

 

December 3, 2003

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) 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.

 

 

VORNADO REALTY TRUST

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joseph Macnow

 

 

 

Joseph Macnow, Executive Vice President-
Finance and Administration and
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Date: March 3, 2004

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/   Steven Roth

 

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (Principal Executive

 

March 3, 2004

 

(Steven Roth)

 

Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/   Michael D. Fascitelli

 

President and Trustee

 

March 3, 2004

 

(Michael D. Fascitelli)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/   Robert P. Kogod

 

Trustee

 

March 3, 2004

 

(Robert P. Kogod)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/   Joseph Macnow

 

Executive Vice President - Finance and Administration and

 

March 3, 2004

 

(Joseph Macnow)

 

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/   David Mandelbaum

 

Trustee

 

March 3, 2004

 

(David Mandelbaum)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/   Stanley Simon

 

Trustee

 

March 3, 2004

 

(Stanley Simon)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/   Robert H. Smith

 

Trustee

 

March 3, 2004

 

(Robert H. Smith)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/   Ronald G. Targan

 

Trustee

 

March 3, 2004

 

(Ronald G. Targan)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/   Richard R. West

 

Trustee

 

March 3, 2004

 

(Richard R. West)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/   Russell B. Wight, Jr.

 

Trustee

 

March 3, 2004

 

(Russell B. Wight, Jr.)

 

 

 

 

 

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VORNADO REALTY TRUST
AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

SCHEDULE II
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
December 31, 2003

 

 

 

Column A

 

Column B

 

Column C

 

Column E

 

Description

 

Balance at
Beginning
of Year

 

Additions
Charged
Against
Operations

 

Uncollectible
Accounts
Written-off

 

Balance
at End
of Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2003:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

$

17,958

 

$

12,248

 

$

(12,130

)

$

18,076

 

Year Ended December 31, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

$

9,922

 

$

11,634

 

$

(3,514

)

$

17,958

 

Year Ended December 31, 2001:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

$

9,343

 

$

5,379

 

$

(5,891

)

$

8,831

 

 

165


 

VORNADO REALTY TRUST

AND SUBSIDIARIES

SCHEDULE III

REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

December 31, 2003

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

COLUMN A

 

COLUMN B

 

COLUMN C

 

COLUMN D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

capitalized

 

 

 

 

 

Initial cost to company (1)

 

subsequent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings and

 

to

 

Description

 

Encumbrances

 

Land

 

improvements

 

acquisition

 

Office Buildings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manhattan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Penn Plaza

 

$

275,000

 

$

 

$

412,169

 

$

86,763

 

Two Penn Plaza

 

151,420

 

53,615

 

164,903

 

59,750

 

909 Third Avenue

 

125,000

 

 

120,723

 

15,875

 

770 Broadway

 

170,000

 

52,898

 

95,686

 

75,701

 

Eleven Penn Plaza

 

49,304

 

40,333

 

85,259

 

25,019

 

90 Park Avenue

 

 

8,000

 

175,890

 

17,066

 

888 Seventh Avenue

 

105,000

 

 

117,269

 

37,192

 

330 West 34th Street

 

 

 

8,599

 

6,260

 

1740 Broadway

 

 

26,971

 

102,890

 

9,264

 

150 East 58th Street

 

 

39,303

 

80,216

 

13,748

 

866 United Nations Plaza

 

33,000

 

32,196

 

37,534

 

7,589

 

595 Madison (Fuller Building)

 

 

62,731

 

62,888

 

9,507

 

640 Fifth Avenue

 

 

38,224

 

25,992

 

78,239

 

40 Fulton Street

 

 

15,732

 

26,388

 

3,589

 

689 Fifth Avenue

 

 

19,721

 

13,446

 

5,644

 

20 Broad Street

 

 

 

28,760

 

18,738

 

7 West 34th Street

 

 

34,595

 

93,703

 

1,018

 

Other

 

 

 

5,548

 

7,394

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total New York

 

908,723

 

424,319

 

1,657,863

 

478,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington, DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crystal Mall (4 buildings)

 

$

53,210

 

$

49,664

 

$

156,654

 

$

9,472

 

Crystal Plaza (6 buildings)

 

68,598

 

57,213

 

131,206

 

15,016

 

Crystal Square (4 buildings)

 

187,102

 

64,817

 

218,330

 

12,133

 

Crystal Gateway (4 buildings)

 

145,310

 

47,594

 

177,373

 

7,796

 

Crystal Park (5 buildings)

 

257,971

 

100,935

 

409,920

 

(16,195

)

Arlington Plaza

 

17,256

 

6,227

 

28,590

 

2,813

 

1919 S. Eads Street

 

12,942

 

3,979

 

18,610

 

(137

)

Skyline Place (6 buildings)

 

134,014

 

41,986

 

221,869

 

8,095

 

Seven Skyline Place

 

 

10,292

 

58,351

 

2,059

 

One Skyline Tower

 

64,787

 

12,266

 

75,343

 

9,139

 

Courthouse Plaza (2 buildings)

 

78,483

 

 

105,475

 

3,399

 

1101 17th Street

 

25,783

 

20,666

 

20,112

 

2,383

 

1730 M. Street

 

16,097

 

10,095

 

17,541

 

2,596

 

1140 Connecticut Avenue

 

19,070

 

19,017

 

13,184

 

3,544

 

1150 17th Street

 

31,134

 

23,359

 

24,876

 

4,026

 

1750 Penn Avenue

 

49,346

 

20,020

 

30,032

 

616

 

2101 L Street

 

 

32,815

 

51,642

 

3

 

 

COLUMN A

 

COLUMN E

 

COLUMN F

 

COLUMN G

 

COLUMN H

 

COLUMN I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life on which

 

 

 

Gross amount at which

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

depreciation

 

 

 

carried at close of period

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

in latest

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings

 

 

 

depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

income

 

 

 

 

 

and

 

 

 

and

 

Date of

 

Date

 

statement

 

Description

 

Land

 

improvements

 

Total (2)

 

amortization

 

construction (3)

 

acquired

 

is computed

 

Office Buildings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manhattan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Penn Plaza

 

$

 

 

$

498,932

 

 

$

498,932

 

$

72,842

 

1972

 

1998

 

7 - 39 Years

 

Two Penn Plaza

 

52,689

 

225,579

 

278,268

 

42,454

 

1968

 

1997

 

7 - 39 Years

 

909 Third Avenue

 

 

136,598

 

136,598

 

17,373

 

1969

 

1999

 

7 - 39 Years

 

770 Broadway

 

52,898

 

171,387

 

224,285

 

24,654

 

1907

 

1998

 

7 - 39 Years

 

Eleven Penn Plaza

 

40,333

 

110,278

 

150,611

 

20,598

 

1923

 

1997

 

7 - 39 Years

 

90 Park Avenue

 

8,000

 

192,956

 

200,956

 

31,839

 

1964

 

1997

 

7 - 39 Years

 

888 Seventh Avenue

 

 

154,461

 

154,461

 

20,162

 

1980

 

1998

 

7 - 39 Years

 

330 West 34th Street

 

 

14,859

 

14,859

 

1,950

 

1925

 

1998

 

7 - 39 Years

 

1740 Broadway

 

26,971

 

112,154

 

139,125

 

20,346

 

1950

 

1997

 

7 - 39 Years

 

150 East 58th Street

 

39,303

 

93,964

 

133,267

 

13,652

 

1969

 

1998

 

7 - 39 Years

 

866 United Nations Plaza

 

32,196

 

45,123

 

77,319

 

9,354

 

1966

 

1997

 

7 - 39 Years

 

595 Madison (Fuller Building)

 

62,731

 

72,395

 

135,126

 

7,291

 

1968

 

1999

 

7 - 39 Years

 

640 Fifth Avenue

 

38,224

 

104,231

 

142,455

 

11,805

 

1950

 

1997

 

7 - 39 Years

 

40 Fulton Street

 

15,732

 

29,977

 

45,709

 

5,055

 

1987

 

1998

 

7 - 39 Years

 

689 Fifth Avenue

 

19,721

 

19,090

 

38,811

 

2,054

 

1925

 

1998

 

39 Years

 

20 Broad Street

 

 

47,498

 

47,498

 

4,957

 

1956

 

1998

 

7 - 39 Years

 

7 West 34th Street

 

34,614

 

94,702

 

129,316

 

7,555

 

1901

 

2000

 

7 - 40 Years

 

Other

 

 

12,942

 

12,942

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total New York

 

423,412

 

2,137,126

 

2,560,538

 

314,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington, DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crystal Mall (4 buildings)

 

$

49,550

 

$

166,240

 

$

215,790

 

$

11,669

 

1968

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

Crystal Plaza (6 buildings)

 

57,077

 

146,358

 

203,435

 

12,117

 

1964-1969

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

Crystal Square (4 buildings)

 

64,661

 

230,619

 

295,280

 

18,458

 

1974 - 1980

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

Crystal Gateway (4 buildings)

 

47,474

 

185,289

 

232,763

 

14,443

 

1983 - 1987

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 


Crystal Park (5 buildings)

 

100,124

 

394,536

 

494,660

 

22,565

 

1984 - 1989

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

Arlington Plaza

 

6,212

 

31,418

 

37,630

 

2,263

 

1985

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

1919 S. Eads Street

 

3,969

 

18,483

 

22,452

 

1,512

 

1990

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

Skyline Place (6 buildings)

 

41,876

 

230,074

 

271,950

 

18,453

 

1973 - 1984

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

Seven Skyline Place

 

10,264

 

60,438

 

70,702

 

4,843

 

2001

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

One Skyline Tower

 

12,233

 

84,515

 

96,748

 

6,295

 

1988

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

Courthouse Plaza (2 buildings)

 

 

108,874

 

108,874

 

8,327

 

1988 - 1989

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

1101 17th Street

 

20,612

 

22,549

 

43,161

 

2,740

 

1963

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

1730 M. Street

 

10,069

 

20,163

 

30,232

 

2,417

 

1963

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

1140 Connecticut Avenue

 

18,970

 

16,775

 

35,745

 

2,120

 

1966

 

2002

 

10 -40 Years

 

1150 17th Street

 

23,299

 

28,962

 

52,261

 

2,688

 

1970

 

2002

 

10 -40 Years

 

1750 Penn Avenue

 

19,950

 

30,718

 

50,668

 

2,153

 

1964

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

2101 L Street

 

32,815

 

51,645

 

84,460

 

563

 

1975

 

2003

 

10 - 40 Years

 

 

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COLUMN A

 

COLUMN B

 

COLUMN C

 

COLUMN D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

capitalized

 

 

 

 

 

Initial cost to company (1)

 

subsequent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings and

 

to

 

Description

 

Encumbrances

 

Land

 

improvements

 

acquisition

 

Democracy Plaza I

 

26,551

 

 

33,628

 

(1,346

)

Tysons Dulles (3 buildings)

 

 

19,146

 

79,095

 

(227

)

Commerce Executive (3 buildings)

 

52,582

 

13,401

 

58,705

 

2,806

 

Reston Executive (3 buildings)

 

71,874

 

15,424

 

85,722

 

(1,883

)

Crystal Gateway 1

 

57,696

 

15,826

 

53,894

 

3,461

 

Other

 

25,108

 

 

51,768

 

(34,580

)

Total Washington, DC Office Buildings

 

1,394,914

 

584,742

 

2,121,920

 

34,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paramus

 

 

 

8,345

 

11,382

 

Total New Jersey

 

 

 

8,345

 

11,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Office Buildings

 

2,303,637

 

1,009,061

 

3,788,128

 

524,727

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shopping Centers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bordentown

 

7,990

*

498

 

3,176

 

1,085

 

Bricktown

 

16,147

*

929

 

2,175

 

9,355

 

Cherry Hill (4)

 

14,850

*

915

 

3,926

 

(220

)

Delran

 

6,365

*

756

 

3,184

 

2,212

 

Dover

 

7,278

*

224

 

2,330

 

2,310

 

East Brunswick

 

22,546

*

319

 

3,236

 

9,017

 

East Hanover I

 

27,031

*

376

 

3,063

 

9,381

 

East Hanover II (4)

 

 

1,756

 

8,706

 

419

 

Hackensack

 

24,770

*

536

 

3,293

 

7,253

 

Jersey City (4)

 

18,963

*

652

 

2,962

 

(585

)

Kearny (4)

 

3,702

*

279

 

4,429

 

(278

)

Lawnside

 

10,493

*

851

 

2,222

 

1,387

 

Lodi

 

9,299

*

245

 

9,339

 

107

 

Manalapan

 

12,410

*

725

 

2,447

 

7,373

 

Marlton

 

12,067

*

1,514

 

4,671

 

754

 

Middletown

 

16,289

*

283

 

1,508

 

4,324

 

Montclair

 

1,905

 

66

 

470

 

330

 

Morris Plains

 

11,924

*

1,254

 

3,140

 

3,353

 

North Bergen (4)

 

3,926

*

510

 

3,390

 

(956

)

North Plainfield

 

10,779

*

500

 

13,340

 

622

 

Paramus (Bergen Mall)

 

 

28,312

 

125,130

 

60

 

Totowa

 

29,252

*

1,097

 

5,359

 

10,949

 

Turnersville

 

4,047

*

900

 

2,132

 

133

 

Union (4)

 

33,220

*

1,014

 

4,527

 

2,099

 

Watchung (4)

 

13,404

*

451

 

2,347

 

6,843

 

 

COLUMN A

 

COLUMN E

 

COLUMN F

 

COLUMN G

 

COLUMN H

 

COLUMN I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life on which

 

 

 

Gross amount at which

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

depreciation

 

 

 

carried at close of period

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

in latest

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings

 

 

 

depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

income

 

 

 

 

 

and

 

 

 

and

 

Date of

 

Date

 

statement

 

Description

 

Land

 

improvements

 

Total (2)

 

amortization

 

construction (3)

 

acquired

 

is computed

 

Democracy Plaza I

 

 

32,282

 

32,282

 

3,329

 

1987

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

Tysons Dulles (3 buildings)

 

19,103

 

78,911

 

98,014

 

5,676

 

1986 - 1990

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

Commerce Executive (3 buildings)

 

13,370

 

61,542

 

74,912

 

4,341

 

1985 - 1989

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

Reston Executive (3 buildings)

 

15,387

 

83,876

 

99,263

 

5,695

 

1987 - 1989

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

Crystal Gateway 1

 

15,826

 

57,355

 

73,181

 

2,270

 

1981

 

2002

 

10 - 40 Years

 

Other

 

 

17,188

 

17,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Washington, DC Office Buildings

 

582,841

 

2,158,810

 

2,741,651

 

154,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paramus

 

1,092

 

18,635

 

19,727

 

6,714

 

1967

 

1987

 

26 - 40 Years

 

Total New Jersey

 

1,092

 

18,635

 

19,727

 

6,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Office Buildings

 

1,007,345

 

4,314,571

 

5,321,916

 

475,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shopping Centers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bordentown

 

713

 

4,046

 

4,759

 

3,959

 

1958

 

1958

 

7 - 40 Years

 

Bricktown

 

929

 

11,530

 

12,459

 

6,483

 

1968

 

1968

 

22 - 40 Years

 

Cherry Hill (4)

 

915

 

3,706

 

4,621

 

3,003

 

1964

 

1964

 

12 - 40 Years

 

Delran

 

756

 

5,396

 

6,152

 

3,719

 

1972

 

1972

 

16 - 40 Years

 

Dover

 

244

 

4,620

 

4,864

 

3,659

 

1964

 

1964

 

16 - 40 Years

 

East Brunswick

 

319

 

12,253

 

12,572

 

7,137

 

1957

 

1957

 

8 - 33 Years

 

East Hanover I

 

476

 

12,344

 

12,820

 

6,009

 

1962

 

1962

 

9 -40 Years

 

East Hanover II (4)

 

2,195

 

8,686

 

10,881

 

966

 

1979

 

1998

 

40 Years

 

Hackensack

 

536

 

10,546

 

11,082

 

6,447

 

1963

 

1963

 

15 - 40 Years

 

Jersey City (4)

 

652

 

2,377

 

3,029

 

1,203

 

1965

 

1965

 

11 - 40 Years

 

Kearny (4)

 

309

 

4,121

 

4,430

 

1,709

 

1938

 

1959

 

23 - 29 Years

 

Lawnside

 

851

 

3,609

 

4,460

 

2,717

 

1969

 

1969

 

17 - 40 Years

 

Lodi

 

245

 

9,446

 

9,691

 

1,002

 

1999

 

1975

 

40 Years

 

Manalapan

 

725

 

9,820

 

10,545

 

5,169

 

1971

 

1971

 

14 - 40 Years

 

Marlton

 

1,611

 

5,328

 

6,939

 

4,205

 

1973

 

1973

 

16 - 40 Years

 

Middletown

 

283

 

5,832

 

6,115

 

3,554

 

1963

 

1963

 

19 - 40 Years

 

Montclair

 

66

 

800

 

866

 

584

 

1972

 

1972

 

4 - 15 Years

 

Morris Plains

 

1,104

 

6,643

 

7,747

 

6,158

 

1961

 

1985

 

7 - 19 Years

 

North Bergen (4)

 

2,308

 

636

 

2,944

 

206

 

1993

 

1959

 

30 Years

 

North Plainfield

 

500

 

13,962

 

14,462

 

6,703

 

1955

 

1989

 

21 - 30 Years

 

Paramus (Bergen Mall)

 

28,312

 

125,190

 

153,502

 

 

1957

 

2003

 

5 -40 Years

 

Totowa

 

1,099

 

16,306

 

17,405

 

7,867

 

1957/1999

 

1957

 

19 - 40 Years

 

Turnersville

 

900

 

2,265

 

3,165

 

1,845

 

1974

 

1974

 

23 - 40 Years

 

Union (4)

 

1,329

 

6,311

 

7,640

 

3,010

 

1962

 

1962

 

6 - 40 Years

 

Watchung (4)

 

4,178

 

5,463

 

9,641

 

1,667

 

1994

 

1959

 

27 - 30 Years

 

 

167



 

COLUMN A

 

COLUMN B

 

COLUMN C

 

COLUMN D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

capitalized

 

 

 

 

 

Initial cost to company (1)

 

subsequent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings and

 

to

 

Description

 

Encumbrances

 

Land

 

improvements

 

acquisition

 

Woodbridge

 

21,897

*

190

 

3,047

 

371

 

Total New Jersey

 

340,554

 

45,152

 

223,549

 

77,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Albany (Menands)

 

6,158

*

460

 

1,677

 

2,527

 

Buffalo (Amherst)

 

6,939

*

402

 

2,019

 

2,171

 

Freeport

 

14,658

*

1,231

 

3,273

 

3,009

 

New Hyde Park

 

7,398

*

 

 

4

 

North Syracuse

 

 

 

 

 

Rochester (Henrietta)

 

 

 

2,124

 

1,154

 

Rochester (4)

 

 

443

 

2,870

 

(928

)

Valley Stream (Green Acres)

 

155,307

 

140,069

 

99,586

 

6,850

 

715 Lexington Avenue

 

 

 

11,574

 

1,683

 

14th Street and Union Square, Manhattan

 

 

12,566

 

4,044

 

34,519

 

424 6th Avenue

 

 

5,900

 

5,675

 

239

 

Riese

 

 

19,135

 

7,294

 

19,283

 

1135 Third Avenue

 

 

7,844

 

7,844

 

 

Total New York

 

190,460

 

188,050

 

147,980

 

70,511

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pennsylvania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allentown

 

23,019

*

70

 

3,446

 

11,178

 

Bensalem (4)

 

6,361

*

1,198

 

3,717

 

812

 

Bethlehem

 

4,026

*

278

 

1,806

 

3,930

 

Broomall

 

9,680

*

734

 

1,675

 

1,279

 

Glenolden

 

7,260

*

850

 

1,295

 

865

 

Lancaster (4)

 

 

606

 

2,312

 

572

 

Levittown

 

3,253

 

193

 

1,231

 

51

 

10th and Market Streets, Philadelphia

 

8,867

*

933

 

3,230

 

8,628

 

Upper Moreland

 

6,883

*

683

 

2,497

 

270

 

York

 

4,070

*

421

 

1,700

 

1,521

 

Total Pennsylvania

 

73,419

 

5,966

 

22,909

 

29,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baltimore (Towson)

 

11,280

*

581

 

2,756

 

654

 

Glen Burnie

 

5,805

*

462

 

1,741

 

1,440

 

Total Maryland

 

17,085

 

1,043

 

4,497

 

2,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecticut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newington (4)

 

6,483

*

502

 

1,581

 

1,858

 

Waterbury

 

 

 

2,103

 

7,807

 

Total Connecticut

 

6,483

 

502

 

3,684

 

9,665

 

 

COLUMN A

 

COLUMN E

 

COLUMN F

 

COLUMN G

 

COLUMN H

 

COLUMN I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life on which

 

 

 

Gross amount at which

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

depreciation

 

 

 

carried at close of period

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

in latest

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings

 

 

 

depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

income

 

 

 

 

 

and

 

 

 

and

 

Date of

 

Date

 

statement

 

Description

 

Land

 

improvements

 

Total (2)

 

amortization

 

construction (3)

 

acquired

 

is computed

 

Woodbridge

 

220

 

3,388

 

3,608

 

1,575

 

1959

 

1959

 

11 - 40 Years

 

Total New Jersey

 

51,775

 

294,624

 

346,399

 

90,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Albany (Menands)

 

461

 

4,203

 

4,664

 

2,579

 

1965

 

1965

 

22 - 40 Years

 

Buffalo (Amherst)

 

636

 

3,956

 

4,592

 

3,227

 

1968

 

1968

 

13 - 40 Years

 

Freeport

 

1,231

 

6,282

 

7,513

 

3,632

 

1981

 

1981

 

15 - 40 Years

 

New Hyde Park

 

 

4

 

4

 

2

 

1970

 

1976

 

6 - 10 Years

 

North Syracuse

 

 

 

 

 

1967

 

1976

 

11 - 12 Years

 

Rochester (Henrietta)

 

 

3,278

 

3,278

 

2,503

 

1971

 

1971

 

15 - 40 Years

 

Rochester (4)

 

2,172

 

213

 

2,385

 

213

 

1966

 

1966

 

10 - 40 Years

 

Valley Stream (Green Acres)

 

139,910

 

106,595

 

246,505

 

16,664

 

1956

 

1997

 

39 - 40 Years

 

715 Lexington Avenue

 

 

13,257

 

13,257

 

534

 

1923

 

2001

 

40 Years

 

14th Street and Union Square, Manhattan

 

24,080

 

27,050

 

51,129

 

1,188

 

1965

 

1993

 

40 Years

 

424 6th Avenue

 

5,900

 

5,914

 

11,814

 

210

 

1983

 

2002

 

40 Years

 

Riese

 

25,232

 

20,480

 

45,712

 

878

 

1923-1987

 

1997

 

39 Years

 

1135 Third Avenue

 

7,844

 

7,844

 

15,688

 

1,177

 

 

 

1997

 

39 Years

 

Total New York

 

207,466

 

199,076

 

406,541

 

32,807

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pennsylvania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allentown

 

334

 

14,360

 

14,694

 

7,240

 

1957

 

1957

 

20 - 42 Years

 

Bensalem (4)

 

2,727

 

3,000

 

5,727

 

1,418

 

1972/1999

 

1972

 

40 Years

 

Bethlehem

 

278

 

5,736

 

6,014

 

4,775

 

1966

 

1966

 

9 - 40 Years

 

Broomall

 

850

 

2,838

 

3,688

 

2,526

 

1966

 

1966

 

9 - 40 Years

 

Glenolden

 

850

 

2,160

 

3,010

 

1,334

 

1975

 

1975

 

18 - 40 Years

 

Lancaster (4)

 

3,043

 

447

 

3,490

 

368

 

1966

 

1966

 

12 - 40 Years

 

Levittown

 

183

 

1,292

 

1,475

 

1,334

 

1964

 

1964

 

7 - 40 Years

 

10th and Market Streets, Philadelphia

 

933

 

11,858

 

12,791

 

2,416

 

1977

 

1994

 

27 - 30 Years

 

Upper Moreland

 

683

 

2,767

 

3,450

 

2,217

 

1974

 

1974

 

15 - 40 Years

 

York

 

409

 

3,233

 

3,642

 

2,126

 

1970

 

1970

 

15 - 40 Years

 

Total Pennsylvania

 

10,290

 

47,691

 

57,981

 

25,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baltimore (Towson)

 

581

 

3,410

 

3,991

 

2,694

 

1968

 

1968

 

13 - 40 Years

 

Glen Burnie

 

462

 

3,181

 

3,643

 

2,132

 

1958

 

1958

 

16 - 33 Years

 

Total Maryland

 

1,043

 

6,591

 

7,634

 

4,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecticut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newington (4)

 

2,421

 

1,520

 

3,941

 

275

 

1965

 

1965

 

9 - 40 Years

 

Waterbury

 

667

 

9,243

 

9,910

 

2,272

 

1969

 

1969

 

21 - 40 Years

 

Total Connecticut

 

3,088

 

10,763

 

13,851

 

2,547

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

168



 

COLUMN A

 

COLUMN B

 

COLUMN C

 

COLUMN D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

capitalized

 

 

 

 

 

Initial cost to company (1)

 

subsequent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings and

 

to

 

Description

 

Encumbrances

 

Land

 

improvements

 

acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicopee

 

 

510

 

2,031

 

735

 

Springfield (4)

 

3,095

*

505

 

1,657

 

788

 

Total Massachusetts

 

3,095

 

1,015

 

3,688

 

1,523

 

Puerto Rico (San Juan)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caguas

 

66,729

 

15,280

 

71,754

 

(147

)

Montehiedra

 

58,855

 

9,182

 

66,701

 

1,971

 

Total Puerto Rico

 

125,584

 

24,462

 

138,455

 

1,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Retail Properties

 

756,680

 

266,190

 

544,762

 

192,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise Mart Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise Mart, Chicago

 

 

64,528

 

319,146

 

64,879

 

350 North Orleans, Chicago

 

 

14,238

 

67,008

 

26,122

 

33 North Dearborn, Chicago

 

 

6,624

 

30,680

 

4,914

 

527W. Kinzie, Chicago

 

 

5,166

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington D.C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington Office Center

 

43,166

 

10,719

 

69,658

 

4,771

 

Washington Design Center

 

48,012

 

12,274

 

40,662

 

9,347

 

Other

 

 

4,009

 

6,273

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Square Complex, High Point

 

111,025

 

13,038

 

102,239

 

72,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gift and Furniture Mart, Los Angeles

 

 

10,141

 

43,422

 

17,569

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Merchandise Mart

 

202,203

 

140,737

 

679,088

 

199,790

 

 

COLUMN A

 

COLUMN E

 

COLUMN F

 

COLUMN G

 

COLUMN H

 

COLUMN I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life on which

 

 

 

Gross amount at which

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

depreciation

 

 

 

carried at close of period

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

in latest

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings

 

 

 

depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

income

 

 

 

 

 

and

 

 

 

and

 

Date of

 

Date

 

statement

 

Description

 

Land

 

improvements

 

Total (2)

 

amortization

 

construction (3)

 

acquired

 

is computed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicopee

 

510

 

2,766

 

3,276

 

2,056

 

1969

 

1969

 

13 - 40 Years

 

Springfield (4)

 

2,586

 

364

 

2,950

 

138

 

1993

 

1966

 

28 - 30 Years

 

Total Massachusetts

 

3,096

 

3,130

 

6,226

 

2,194

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puerto Rico (San Juan)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caguas

 

15,280

 

71,607

 

86,887

 

7,949

 

1996

 

2002

 

15 - 39 Years

 

Montehiedra

 

9,182

 

68,672

 

77,854

 

11,465

 

1996

 

1997

 

40 Years

 

Total Puerto Rico

 

24,462

 

140,279

 

164,741

 

19,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Retail Properties

 

301,220

 

702,154

 

1,003,373

 

178,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise Mart Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise Mart, Chicago

 

64,535

 

384,018

 

448,553

 

53,738

 

1930

 

1998

 

40 Years

 

350 North Orleans, Chicago

 

14,246

 

93,122

 

107,368

 

17,168

 

1977

 

1998

 

40 Years

 

33 North Dearborn, Chicago

 

6,624

 

35,594

 

42,218

 

2,973

 

 

 

2000

 

40 Years

 

527W. Kinzie, Chicago

 

5,166

 

 

5,166

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington D.C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington Office Center

 

10,719

 

74,429

 

85,148

 

10,757

 

1990

 

1998

 

40 Years

 

Washington Design Center

 

12,274

 

50,009

 

62,283

 

8,198

 

1919

 

1998

 

40 Years

 

Other

 

4,009

 

6,308

 

10,317

 

907

 

 

 

1998

 

40 Years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Square Complex, High Point

 

15,079

 

172,351

 

187,430

 

18,874

 

1902 - 1989

 

1998

 

40 Years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gift and Furniture Mart, Los Angeles

 

10,141

 

60,991

 

71,132

 

5,016

 

 

 

2000

 

40 Years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Merchandise Mart

 

142,793

 

876,822

 

1,019,615

 

117,631

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

169



 

COLUMN A

 

COLUMN B

 

COLUMN C

 

COLUMN D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

capitalized

 

 

 

 

 

Initial cost to company (1)

 

subsequent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings and

 

to

 

Description

 

Encumbrances

 

Land

 

improvements

 

acquisition

 

Warehouse/Industrial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Brunswick

 

8,218

 

 

4,772

 

3,223

 

East Hanover

 

26,953

 

576

 

7,752

 

7,671

 

Edison

 

5,381

 

705

 

2,839

 

1,753

 

Garfield

 

8,365

 

96

 

8,068

 

5,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Warehouse/Industrial

 

48,917

 

1,377

 

23,431

 

17,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Pennsylvania

 

 

29,904

 

121,712

 

22,436

 

Total New York

 

 

29,904

 

121,712

 

22,436

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student Housing Joint Venture

 

18,777

 

3,722

 

21,095

 

717

 

Total Florida

 

18,777

 

3,722

 

21,095

 

717

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

400 N. LaSalle, Chicago

 

3,038

 

9,500

 

 

71,327

 

Total Illinois

 

3,038

 

9,500

 

 

71,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Other Properties

 

21,815

 

43,126

 

142,807

 

94,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leasehold Improvements Equipment and Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DECEMBER 31, 2003

 

$

3,333,252

 

$

1,460,491

 

$

5,178,216

 

$

1,109,745

 

 

COLUMN A

 

COLUMN E

 

COLUMN F

 

COLUMN G

 

COLUMN H

 

COLUMN I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life on which

 

 

 

Gross amount at which

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

depreciation

 

 

 

carried at close of period

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

in latest

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings

 

 

 

depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

income

 

 

 

 

 

and

 

 

 

and

 

Date of

 

Date

 

statement

 

Description

 

Land

 

improvements

 

Total (2)

 

amortization

 

construction (3)

 

acquired

 

is computed

 

Warehouse/Industrial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Brunswick

 

 

7,995

 

7,995

 

5,255

 

1972

 

1972

 

18 - 40 Years

 

East Hanover

 

691

 

15,308

 

15,999

 

12,517

 

1963 - 1967

 

1963

 

7 - 40 Years

 

Edison

 

704

 

4,593

 

5,297

 

3,096

 

1954

 

1982

 

12 - 25 Years

 

Garfield

 

45

 

13,342

 

13,387

 

11,070

 

1942

 

1959

 

11 - 33 Years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Warehouse/Industrial

 

1,440

 

41,238

 

42,678

 

31,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Pennsylvania

 

29,904

 

144,148

 

174,052

 

26,607

 

1919

 

1997

 

39 Years

 

Total New York

 

29,904

 

144,148

 

174,052

 

26,607

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student Housing Joint Venture

 

3,763

 

21,771

 

25,534

 

2,192

 

1996-1997

 

2000

 

40 Years

 

Total Florida

 

3,763

 

21,771

 

25,534

 

2,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

400 N. LaSalle, Chicago

 

9,500

 

71,327

 

80,827

 

409

 

2003

 

2003

 

40 Years

 

Total Illinois

 

9,500

 

71,327

 

80,827

 

409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Other Properties

 

43,167

 

237,246

 

280,413

 

29,208

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leasehold Improvements Equipment and Other

 

8,000

 

72,457

 

80,457

 

37,314

 

 

 

 

 

3 - 20 Years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DECEMBER 31, 2003

 

$

1,503,965

 

$

6,244,488

 

$

7,748,452

 

$

869,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


*

These encumbrances, including one of the Company’s strip center located in Baltimore Maryland, which is classified under the caption “assets related to discontinued operations” are cross collateralized under ablanket mortgage in the amount of $481,901 as December 31, 2003.

 

 

 

Notes:

 

(1)

Initial cost is cost as of January 30, 1982 (the date on which Vornado commenced real estate operations) unless acquired subsequent to that date — see Column H.

 

(2)

The net basis of the company’s assets and liabilities for tax purposes is approximately $2,857,619,000 lower than the amount reported for financial statement purposes.

 

(3)

Date of original construction – many properties have had substantial renovation or additional construction — see Column D.

 

(4)

Buildings on these properties were demolished.  As a result, the cost of the buildings and improvements, net of accumulated depreciation, were either transferred to land or written-off.  In addition, the cost of the land in Kearny property is net of a $1,615 insurance recovery.

 

170



 

VORNADO REALTY TRUST

AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

SCHEDULE III

REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

 

The following is a reconciliation of real estate assets and accumulated depreciation:

 

 

 

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

Real Estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

7,282,651

 

$

4,426,560

 

$

4,220,307

 

Additions during the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

69,819

 

595,977

 

25,808

 

Buildings & improvements

 

419,746

 

2,276,371

 

332,766

 

 

 

7,772,216

 

7,298,908

 

4,578,881

 

Less: Assets sold and written-off

 

23,769

 

16,257

 

152,321

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

7,748,452

 

$

7,282,651

 

$

4,426,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

702,686

 

$

485,447

 

$

375,730

 

Additions charged to operating expenses

 

185,893

 

170,888

 

114,121

 

Additions due to acquisitions

 

855

 

63,178

 

 

 

 

887,434

 

719,513

 

489,851

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation on assets sold and written-off

 

17,585

 

16,827

 

4,404

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

869,849

 

$

702,686

 

$

485,447

 

 

171



 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Vornado, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on April 16, 1993 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) of Vornado’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 33-60286), filed on April 15, 1993

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

Articles of Amendment of Declaration of Trust of Vornado, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on May 23, 1996 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 11, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.3

Articles of Amendment of Declaration of Trust of Vornado, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on April 3, 1997 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 11, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.4

Articles of Amendment of Declaration of Trust of Vornado, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on October 14, 1997 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Vornado’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-36080), filed on May 2, 2000

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.5

Articles of Amendment of Declaration of Trust of Vornado, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on April 22, 1998 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 of Vornado’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 8, 2003

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.6

Articles of Amendment of Declaration of Trust of Vornado, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on November 24, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of Vornado’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-36080), filed on May 2, 2000

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.7

Articles of Amendment of Declaration of Trust of Vornado, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on April 20, 2000 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 of Vornado’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-36080), filed on May 2, 2000

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.8

Articles of Amendment of Declaration of Trust of Vornado, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on September 14, 2000 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of Vornado’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-68462), filed on August 27, 2001

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.9

Articles of Amendment of Declaration of Trust of Vornado dated May 31, 2002, as filed with the Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland on June 13, 2002 - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.9 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-11954)

*

 


*              Incorporated by reference.

 

172



 

3.10

Articles of Amendment of Declaration of Trust of Vornado dated June 6, 2002, as filed with the Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland on June 13, 2002 - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.10 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-11954)

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.11

Articles Supplementary Classifying Vornado’s $3.25 Series A Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, liquidation preference $50.00 per share - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.11 of Vornado’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003 (File No.001-11954), filed on May 8, 2003

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.12

Articles Supplementary Classifying Vornado’s $3.25 Series A Convertible Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on December 15, 1997 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.10 to Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 31, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.13

Articles Supplementary Classifying Vornado’s Series D-1 8.5% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, no par value (the “Series D-1 Preferred Shares”) - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 12, 1998 (File No. 001-11954), filed on November 30, 1998

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.14

Articles Supplementary Classifying Additional Series D-1 8.5% Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, no par value - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A, dated November 12, 1998 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 9, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.15

Articles Supplementary Classifying 8.5% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, no par value - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 3, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 17, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.16

Articles Supplementary Classifying Vornado’s Series C 8.5% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, no par value - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 of Vornado’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 19, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.17

Articles Supplementary Classifying Vornado Realty Trust’s Series D-2 8.375% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, dated as of May 27, 1999, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on May 27, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 27, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on July 7, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.18

Articles Supplementary Classifying Vornado’s Series D-3 8.25% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, dated September 3, 1999, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on September 3, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 3, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 25, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.19

Articles Supplementary Classifying Vornado’s Series D-4 8.25% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, dated September 3, 1999, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on September 3, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 3, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 25, 1999

*

 


*              Incorporated by reference.

 

173



 

3.20

Articles Supplementary Classifying Vornado’s Series D-5 8.25% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 24, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on December 23, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.21

Articles Supplementary Classifying Vornado’s Series D-6 8.25% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, dated May 1, 2000, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on May 1, 2000 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 1, 2000 (File No. 001-11954), filed May 19, 2000

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.22

Articles Supplementary Classifying Vornado’s Series D-7 8.25% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, dated May 25, 2000, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on June 1, 2000 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 25, 2000 (File No. 001-11954), filed on June 16, 2000

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.23

Articles Supplementary Classifying Vornado’s Series D-8 8.25% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 8, 2000 (File No. 001-11954), filed on December 28, 2000

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.24

Articles Supplementary Classifying Vornado’s Series D-9 8.75% Preferred Shares, dated September 21, 2001, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on September 25, 2001 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 12, 2001

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.25

Articles Supplementary Classifying Vornado’s Series D-10 7.00% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, dated November 17, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on November 18, 2003)

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.26

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Vornado, as amended on March 2, 2000 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.12 of Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 9, 2000

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.27

Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership, dated as of October 20, 1997 (the “Partnership Agreement”) - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.26 of Vornado’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 8, 2003

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.28

Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of December 16, 1997 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.27 of Vornado’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 8, 2003

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.29

Second Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of April 1, 1998 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 of Vornado’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-50095), filed on April 14, 1998

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.30

Third Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 12, 1998 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 12, 1998 (File No. 001-11954), filed on November 30, 1998

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.31

Fourth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 30, 1998 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 1, 1998 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 9, 1999

*

 


*              Incorporated by reference.

 

174



 

3.32

Fifth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of March 3, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 3, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 17, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.33

Sixth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of March 17, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 27, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on July 7, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.34

Seventh Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 20, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 27, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on July 7, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.35

Eighth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 27, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 27, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on July 7, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.36

Ninth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of September 3, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 25, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.37

Tenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of September 3, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 3, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 25, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.38

Eleventh Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 24, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 24, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on December 23, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.39

Twelfth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2000 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 1, 2000 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 19, 2000

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.40

Thirteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2000 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 25, 2000 (File No. 001-11954), filed on June 16, 2000

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.41

Fourteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2000 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 8, 2000 (File No. 001-11954), filed on December 28, 2000

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.42

Fifteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2000 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.35 of Vornado Realty Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-68462), filed on August 27, 2001

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.43

Sixteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2001 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 12, 2001

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.44

Seventeenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2001 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 12, 2001

*

 


*              Incorporated by reference.

 

175



 

3.45

Eighteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2002 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 18, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.46

Nineteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2002 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.47 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-11954)

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.47

Twentieth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated April 9, 2003 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.27 of Vornado’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 8, 2003

*

 

 

 

 

 

3.48

Twenty-First Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2003 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on November 7, 2003

*

 

 

 

 

 

3.49

Twenty-Second Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

Instruments defining the rights of security holders (see Exhibits 3.1 through 3.24 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q)

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.2

Specimen certificate representing Vornado’s Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.04 per share - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Amendment No. 1 to Vornado’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-62395), filed on October 26, 1995

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.3

Specimen certificate representing Vornado’s $3.25 Series A Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, liquidation preference $50.00 per share, no par value - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Vornado’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 8, 2003

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.4

Specimen certificate evidencing Vornado’s Series B 8.5% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, no par value - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Vornado’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 15, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.5

Specimen certificate evidencing Vornado’s 8.5% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, liquidation preferences $25.00 per share, no par value - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Vornado’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-11954), filed May 19, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.6

Indenture and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2000, among Vornado, LaSalle Bank National Association, ABN Amro Bank N.V. and Midland Loan Services, Inc. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 of Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 9, 2000

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.7

Indenture, dated as of June 24, 2002, between Vornado Realty L.P. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 19, 2002 (File No. 000-22685), filed on June 24, 2002

*

 


*              Incorporated by reference.

 

176



 

  4.8

Officer’s Certificate pursuant to Sections 102 and 301 of the Indenture, dated June 24, 2002 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-11954), filed on August 7, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

Vornado Realty Trust’s 1993 Omnibus Share Plan, as amended - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Vornado Realty Trust’s registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 331-09159), filed on July 30, 1996

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.2

Second Amendment, dated as of June 12, 1997, to Vornado’s 1993 Omnibus Share Plan, as amended - Incorporated by reference to Vornado’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-29011) filed on June 12, 1997

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.3

Master Agreement and Guaranty, between Vornado, Inc. and Bradlees New Jersey, Inc. dated as of May 1, 1992 - Incorporated by reference to Vornado’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for quarter ended March 31, 1992 (File No. 001-11954), filed May 8, 1992

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.4**

Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Fixture Filing dated as of November 24, 1993 made by each of the entities listed therein, as mortgagors to Vornado Finance Corp., as mortgagee - Incorporated by reference to Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 24, 1993 (File No. 001-11954), filed December 1, 1993

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.5**

Employment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Joseph Macnow dated January 1, 1998 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of Vornado’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 (File No. 001-11954), filed November 12, 1998

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.6**

Employment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Michael D. Fascitelli, dated December 2, 1996 - Incorporated by reference to Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 (File No. 001-11954), filed March 13, 1997

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.7

Registration Rights Agreement between Vornado, Inc. and Steven Roth, dated December 29, 1992 - Incorporated by reference to Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 (File No. 001-11954), filed February 16, 1993

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.8

Stock Pledge Agreement between Vornado, Inc. and Steven Roth dated December 29, 1992 - Incorporated by reference to Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 (File No. 001-11954), filed February 16, 1993

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.9

Management Agreement between Interstate Properties and Vornado, Inc. dated July 13, 1992 - Incorporated by reference to Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 (File No. 001-11954), filed February 16, 1993

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.10

Real Estate Retention Agreement between Vornado, Inc., Keen Realty Consultants, Inc. and Alexander’s, Inc., dated as of July 20, 1992 - Incorporated by reference to Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 (File No. 001-11954), filed February 16, 1993

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.11

Amendment to Real Estate Retention Agreement dated February 6, 1995 - Incorporated by reference to Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 (File No. 001-11954), filed March 23, 1995

*

 


*              Incorporated by reference.

**           Management contract or compensatory agreement.

 

177



 

10.12

Stipulation between Keen Realty Consultants Inc. and Vornado Realty Trust re: Alexander’s Retention Agreement - Incorporated by reference to Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993 (File No. 001-11954), filed March 24, 1994

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.13

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 6, 1995, among Vornado Realty Trust and Citibank, N.A. Incorporated by reference to Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 6, 1995 (File No. 001-11954), filed February 21, 1995

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.14

Management and Development Agreement, dated as of February 6, 1995 - Incorporated by reference to Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 6, 1995 (File No. 001-11954), filed February 21, 1995

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.15

Standstill and Corporate Governance Agreement, dated as of February 6, 1995 - Incorporated by reference to Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 6, 1995 (File No. 001-11954), filed February 21, 1995

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.16

Credit Agreement, dated as of March 15, 1995, among Alexander’s Inc., as borrower, and Vornado Lending Corp., as lender - Incorporated by reference from Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 (File No. 001 - 11954), filed March 23, 1995

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.17

Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of March 15, 1995 among Vornado Lending Corp., Vornado Realty Trust and First Fidelity Bank, National Association - Incorporated by reference to Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 (File No. 001-11954), filed March 23, 1995

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.18

Form of Intercompany Agreement between Vornado Realty L.P. and Vornado Operating, Inc. -Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Amendment No. 1 to Vornado Operating, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-40701), filed on January 23, 1998

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.19

Form of Revolving Credit Agreement between Vornado Realty L.P. and Vornado Operating, Inc., together with related form of Note - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Amendment No. 1 to Vornado Operating, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-40701)

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.20

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 15, 1997, between Vornado Realty Trust and the holders of Units listed on Schedule A thereto - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on April 30, 1997

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.21

Noncompetition Agreement, dated as of April 15, 1997, by and among Vornado Realty Trust, the Mendik Company, L.P., and Bernard H. Mendik - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on April 30, 1997

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.22

Employment Agreement, dated as of April 15, 1997, by and among Vornado Realty Trust, The Mendik Company, L.P. and David R. Greenbaum - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on April 30, 1997

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.23

Agreement, dated September 28, 1997, between Atlanta Parent Incorporated, Portland Parent Incorporated and Crescent Real Estate Equities, Limited Partnership - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.6 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 8, 1997

*

 


*              Incorporated by reference.

 

178



 

10.24

Contribution Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust, Vornado Realty L.P. and The Contributors Signatory - thereto - Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (DE) and Merchandise Mart Enterprises, Inc. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 of Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 1997 (File No. 001-11954), filed on April 8, 1998

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.25

Sale Agreement executed November 18, 1997, and effective December 19, 1997, between MidCity Associates, a New York partnership, as Seller, and One Penn Plaza LLC, a New York Limited liability company, as purchaser - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 of Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 1997 (File No. 001-11954), filed on April 8, 1998

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.26

Credit Agreement dated as of June 22, 1998 among One Penn Plaza, LLC, as Borrower, The Lenders Party hereto, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 of Vornado’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 (File No. 001-11954), filed August 13, 1998

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.27

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 1, 1998, between Vornado and the Unit Holders named herein - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Amendment No. 1 to Vornado’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-50095), filed on May 6, 1998

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.28

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 5, 1998, between Vornado and the Unit Holders named therein - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Vornado’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-89667), filed on October 25, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.29

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 23, 1998, between Vornado and the Unit Holders named therein - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Vornado’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-89667), filed on October 25, 1999

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.30

Consolidated and Restated Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Fixture Filing, dated as of March 1, 2000, between Entities named therein (as Mortgagors) and Vornado (as Mortgagee) - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 of Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 9, 2000

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.31**

Employment Agreement, dated January 22, 2000, between Vornado Realty Trust and Melvyn Blum - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.49 of Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 9, 2000

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.32**

Deferred Stock Agreement, dated December 29, 2000, between Vornado Realty Trust and Melvyn Blum - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 of Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2002 (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 7, 2003

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.33

First Amended and Restated Promissory Note of Steven Roth, dated November 16, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 of Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 9, 2000

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.34

Letter agreement, dated November 16, 1999, between Steven Roth and Vornado Realty Trust - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.51 of Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 9, 2000

*

 


*              Incorporated by reference.

**           Management contract or compensatory agreement.

 

179



 

10.35

Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of March 21, 2000 among Vornado Realty L.P., as borrower, Vornado Realty Trust, as general partner, and UBS AG, as Bank - Incorporated by reference to Vornado’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 (File No. 001-11954) filed on May 5, 2000

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.36

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 18, 2001, by and among Vornado Realty Trust, Vornado Merger Sub L.P., Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty L.P., Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty L.L.C., Robert H. Smith, individually, Robert P. Kogod, individually, and Charles E. Smith Management, Inc. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on January 16, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.37

Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 1, 2002, between Vornado Realty Trust and the holders of the Units listed on Schedule A thereto - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-11954), filed on March 18, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.38

Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 1, 2002, between Vornado Realty Trust and the holders of the Units listed on Schedule A thereto - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-11954), filed on March 18, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.39

Tax Reporting and Protection Agreement, dated December 31, 2001, by and among Vornado, Vornado Realty L.P., Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty L.P. and Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty L.L.C. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Vornado’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-11954), filed on March 18, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.40**

Employment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Michael D. Fascitelli, dated March 8, 2002 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 1, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.41**

First Amendment, dated October 31, 2002, to the Employment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Michael D. Fascitelli, dated March 8, 2002 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.6 to the Schedule 13D filed by Michael D. Fascitelli on November 8, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.42**

First Amendment, dated June 7, 2002, to the Convertible Units Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Michael D. Fascitelli, dated December 2, 1996 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to Schedule 13D filed by Michael D. Fascitelli on November 8, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.43**

Second Amendment, dated October 31, 2002, to the Convertible Units Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Michael D. Fascitelli, dated December 2, 1996 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the Schedule 13D filed by Michael D. Fascitelli on November 8, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.44**

2002 Units Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Michael D. Fascitelli, dated March 8, 2002 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.7 to the Schedule 13D filed by Michael D. Fascitelli on November 8, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.45**

First Amendment, dated October 31, 2002, to the 2002 Units Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Michael D. Fascitelli, dated March 8, 2002 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.8 to the Schedule 13D filed by Michael D. Fascitelli on November 8, 2002

*

 


*              Incorporated by reference.

**           Management contract or compensatory agreement.

 

180



 

10.46**

First Amendment, dated October 31, 2002, to the Registration Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Michael D. Fascitelli, dated December 2, 1996 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.9 to the Schedule 13D filed by Michael D. Fascitelli on November 8, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.47**

Trust Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Chase Manhattan Bank, dated December 2, 1996 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.10 to the Schedule 13D filed by Michael D. Fascitelli on November 8, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.48**

First Amendment, dated September 17, 2002, to the Trust Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Chase Manhattan Bank, dated December 2, 1996 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.11 to the Schedule 13D filed by Michael D. Fascitelli on November 8, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.49

Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated July 3, 2002, between Alexander’s Inc. and Vornado Lending L.L.C. (evidencing a $50,000,000 line of credit facility) - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i)(B)(3) of Alexander’s Inc.’s quarterly report for the period ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-06064), filed on August 7, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50

Credit Agreement, dated July 3, 2002, between Alexander’s and Vornado Lending L.L.C. (evidencing a $35,000,000 loan) - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i)(B)(4) of Alexander’s Inc.’s quarterly report for the period ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-06064), filed on August 7, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.51

Guaranty of Completion, dated as of July 3, 2002, executed by Vornado Realty L.P. for the benefit of Bayerische Hypo- and Vereinsbank AG, New York Branch, as Agent for the Lenders - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i)(C)(5) of Alexander’s Inc.’s quarterly report for the period ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-06064), filed on August 7, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.52

Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2002, by and between Alexander’s, Inc., 731 Commercial LLC, 731 Residential LLC and Vornado Realty L.P. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i)(C)(8) of Alexander’s Inc.’s quarterly report for the period ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-06064), filed on August 7, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.53

Amendment to Real Estate Retention Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2002, by and between Alexander’s, Inc. and Vornado Realty L.P. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i)(E)(3) of Alexander’s Inc.’s quarterly report for the period ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-06064), filed on August 7, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.54

59th Street Real Estate Retention Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2002, by and between Vornado Realty L.P., 731 Residential LLC and 731 Commercial LLC - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i)(E)(4) of Alexander’s Inc.’s quarterly report for the period ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-06064), filed on August 7, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.55

Amended and Restated Management and Development Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2002, by and between Alexander’s, Inc., the subsidiaries party thereto and Vornado Management Corp. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i)(F)(1) of Alexander’s Inc.’s quarterly report for the period ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-06064), filed on August 7, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.56

59th Street Management and Development Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2002, by and between 731 Commercial LLC and Vornado Management Corp. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i)(F)(2) of Alexander’s Inc.’s quarterly report for the period ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-06064), filed on August 7, 2002

*

 


*              Incorporated by reference.

**           Management contract or compensatory agreement.

 

181



 

10.57

Amendment dated May 29, 2002, to the Stock Pledge Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Steven Roth dated December 29, 1992 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5 of Interstate Properties’ Schedule 13D dated May 29, 2002 (File No. 005-44144), filed on May 30, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.58

Vornado Realty Trust’s 2002 Omnibus Share Plan - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Vornado’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-102216) filed December 26, 2002

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.59

First Amended and Restated Promissory Note from Michael D Fascitelli to Vornado Realty Trust, dated December 17, 2001 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.59 of Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 7, 2003

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.60**

Promissory Note from Joseph Macnow to Vornado Realty Trust, dated July 23, 2002 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.60 of Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 7, 2003

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.61**

Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between Vornado Realty Trust and Melvyn H. Blum, dated February 13, 2003 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.61 of Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 7, 2003

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.62**

Amendment No. 1 to Deferred Stock Agreement by and between Vornado Realty Trust and Melvyn H. Blum, dated February 13, 2003 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.62 of Vornado’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 7, 2003

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.63**

 

Employment agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Mitchell Schear, dated April 7, 2003 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on August 8, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.64

Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2003 among Vornado Realty L.P., as borrower, Vornado Realty Trust, as general partner, and JPMorgan Chase Bank (as Administrative Agent), Bank of America, N.A. and Citicorp North American, Inc., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and Fleet National Bank, and JPMorgan Chase Bank (in its individual capacity) - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on August 8, 2003

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.65

Guaranty of Payment, made as of July 2, 2003, by Vornado Realty Trust, for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on August 8, 2003

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.66

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2003, by and between Vornado Realty Trust and the Unit Holders named therein - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on November 7, 2003

*

 


*              Incorporated by reference.

**           Management contract or compensatory agreement.

 

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10.67

Second Amendment to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2003, between Vornado Realty Trust and the Unit Holders named therein - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on November 7, 2003

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.68

Registration Rights Agreement between Vornado and Bel Holdings LLC dated as of November 17, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

Subsidiaries of Registrant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

Independent Auditors’ Consent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

Rule 13a-14 (a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

Rule 13a-14 (a)Certification of Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.1

Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.1

Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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Exhibit - 3.49

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

TWENTY-SECOND

AMENDMENT

TO

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

OF

VORNADO REALTY L.P.

 

 

Dated as of November 17, 2003

 

 

THIS TWENTY-SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF VORNADO REALTY L.P. (this “Amendment”), dated as of November 17, 2003, is hereby adopted by Vornado Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (defined in the Agreement, hereinafter defined, as the “General Partner”), as the general partner of Vornado Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”).  For ease of reference, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings assigned to them in the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P. dated as of October 20, 1997, as amended by the Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of December 16, 1997, and further amended by the Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of April 1, 1998, the Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of November 12, 1998, the Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of November 30, 1998, the Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of March 3, 1999, the Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of March 17, 1999, the Seventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of May 20, 1999, the Eighth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of May 27, 1999, the Ninth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated

 



 

as of September 3, 1999, the Tenth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of September 3, 1999, the Eleventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of November 24, 1999, the Twelfth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of May 1, 2000, the Thirteenth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of May 25, 2000, the Fourteenth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of December 8, 2000, the Fifteenth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of December 15, 2000, the Sixteenth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of July 25, 2001, the Seventeenth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of September 21, 2001, the Eighteenth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of January 1, 2002, the Nineteenth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of July 1, 2002, the Twentieth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of April 9, 2003, and the Twenty-First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of July 31, 2003 (as so amended, the “Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, the General Partner desires to establish and set forth the terms of a new series of Partnership Interests designated as Series D-10 Preferred Units (the “Series D-10 Preferred Units”) and to amend the Agreement to accomplish the same;

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Partnership and the General Partner entered into a Private Placement Purchase Agreement with Bel Holdings LLC (the “Initial Series D-10 Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Partnership agreed to issue to the Initial Series D-10 Purchaser Series D-10 Preferred Units;

 

WHEREAS, the General Partner has determined that it is in the best interest of the Partnership to amend the Agreement to establish the Series D-10 Preferred Units and set forth the terms thereof to reflect the issuance of the above-referenced Series D-10 Preferred Units;

 

WHEREAS, Section 14.1.B of the Agreement grants the General Partner power and authority to amend the Agreement without the consent of any of the Partnership’s limited partners if the amendment does not adversely affect or eliminate any right granted to a limited partner pursuant to any of the provisions of the Agreement specified in Section 14.1.C or Section 14.1.D of the Agreement as requiring a particular minimum vote;

 

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WHEREAS, the General Partner has determined that the amendment effected hereby does not adversely affect or eliminate any of the limited partner rights specified in Section 14.1.C or Section 14.1.D of the Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the General Partner also wishes to correct certain typographical errors contained in the Sixteenth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of July 25, 2001 (the “Sixteenth Amendment”);

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the General Partner hereby amends the Agreement as follows:

 

1.             Exhibit X, attached hereto as Attachment 1, is hereby incorporated by reference into the Agreement and made a part thereof.

 

2.             Section 4.2 of the Agreement is hereby supplemented by adding the following paragraph to the end thereof:

 

“X.          Issuance of Series D-10 Preferred Units.  From and after the date hereof the Partnership shall be authorized to issue Partnership Units of a new series, which Partnership Units are hereby designated as “Series D-10 Preferred Units”.  Series D-10 Preferred Units shall have the terms set forth in Exhibit X attached hereto and made part hereof.”

 

3.             In making distributions pursuant to Section 5.1(B) of the Agreement, the General Partner of the Partnership shall take into account the provisions of Paragraph 2 of Exhibit X to the Agreement, including, but not limited to, Paragraph 2.G(ii) thereof.

 

4.             The Agreement is hereby supplemented by adding the following paragraph at the end of Section 8.6 thereof:

 

S.             Series D-10 Preferred Unit Exception.  Holders of Series D-10 Preferred Units shall not be entitled to the Redemption Right provided for in Section 8.6.A of this Agreement.”

 

5.             Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby deleted and is replaced in its entirety by new Exhibit A attached hereto as Attachment 2.

 

6.             The exhibit designated as “Exhibit R” that was added to the Agreement by the Sixteenth Amendment is hereby re-designated “Exhibit V”; the subsection labeled “4.2(s)” that was added to the Agreement by the Sixteenth

 

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Amendment is hereby relabeled “4.2(r)”; and the subsection labeled “8.6(i)” that was added to the Agreement by the Sixteenth Amendment is hereby relabeled “8.6(p)”.

 

7.             Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the General Partner has executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

 

 

VORNADO REALTY TRUST

 

 

 

By

  /s/ Joseph Macnow

 

 

 

Name:

Joseph Macnow

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President –
Finance and Administration
and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Attachment 1

 

EXHIBIT X
DESIGNATION OF THE PREFERENCES, CONVERSION
AND OTHER RIGHTS, VOTING POWERS, RESTRICTIONS,
LIMITATIONS AS TO DISTRIBUTIONS, QUALIFICATIONS AND TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF REDEMPTION

 

OF THE

 

SERIES D-10 PREFERRED UNITS

 

8.                                                                                       Definitions.

 

In addition to those terms defined in the Agreement, the following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in the Agreement and this Exhibit X:

 

Annual Distribution Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.B(i) hereof.

 

Change of Control Transaction” shall mean a transaction in which (i) the Common Shares of the General Partner are acquired for cash in a transaction that results in such Shares being held by one Person (“Person”, for purposes of this definition of “Change of Control Transaction”, as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, but excluding the General Partner Entity, any subsidiary of the General Partner Entity, any employee benefit plan or employee stock plan of the General Partner Entity or any subsidiary or any person organized, appointed, established or holding capital shares of the General Partner Entity or a subsidiary pursuant to such a plan, or any person organized by or on behalf of the General Partner Entity to effect a reorganization or recapitalization of the General Partner Entity that does not result in a change in the ultimate beneficial ownership of 35% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding equity interests of the General Partner Entity); (ii) any Person  is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the total voting power of the then outstanding equity interests of the General Partner Entity; other than, (1) any such transaction where immediately after such transaction the person or Person or Persons that “beneficially owned” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) immediately prior to such transaction, directly or indirectly, the then outstanding voting equity interests of the General Partner Entity “beneficially own” (as so determined), directly or indirectly, more than 35% of the total voting power of the then outstanding equity interests of the surviving or transferee Person or (2) any such transaction involving a Person that immediately prior to such transaction is both (x) rated

 

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“investment grade” or higher and (y) a Person with an equity market capitalization of $2.0 billion or higher; or (iii) during any year or any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Trustees of the General Partner Entity (together with any new trustees whose election by such Board of Trustees or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the General Partner Entity was approved by a vote of a majority of the trustees of the General Partner Entity then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason, to constitute a majority of the Board of Trustees of the General Partner Entity then in office; provided, however, for purposes of the foregoing determination, an individual who retires from the Board of Trustees of the General Partner Entity and whose resignation is approved by the individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Trustees of the General Partner Entity (together with any directors referred to in the preceding parenthetical phrase) will not be considered an individual who was a member of the Board of Trustees of the General Partner Entity at the beginning of such period or who ceased to be a director during such period if the number of directors is reduced following such resignation.

 

Common Shares” shall mean the common shares of beneficial interest of the General Partner, par value $.04 per share.

 

Distribution Payment Date” shall mean March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15, in each year, commencing on December 15, 2003; provided, however, that if any Distribution Payment Date falls on any day other than a Unit Business Day, the distribution payment due on such Distribution Payment Date shall be paid on the first Unit Business Day immediately following such Distribution Payment Date.

 

Distribution Periods” shall mean quarterly distribution periods commencing on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year and ending on and including the day preceding the first day of the next succeeding Distribution Period (other than the initial Distribution Period with respect to each Series D-10 Preferred Unit, which shall commence on the date on which such Series D-10 Preferred Unit was issued by the Partnership and end on and include the day preceding the first day of the next succeeding Distribution Period).

 

Dividend Payment Date” shall mean a dividend payment date with respect to the Series D-10 Preferred Shares.

 

Extraordinary Transaction” means with respect to the General Partner Entity or the Partnership, any distribution of cash or property to its shareholders or partners in excess of 35% of its assets, a merger (including without limitation, a triangular merger) or consolidation of the General Partner Entity or the Partnership with or into any other Person which effects a change in the beneficial ownership (as determined in accordance with Rule 13(d)-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of at least 35% of the voting securities of the General Partner Entity or the

 

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Partnership, a Change of Control Transaction or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the General Partner Entity or the Partnership, or any other similar extraordinary transaction involving the General Partner Entity or the Partnership resulting in such change in beneficial ownership.

 

Redemption Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.D(iii) hereof.

 

Redemption Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.D(i) hereof.

 

Series D-10 Effective Date” shall be the first to occur of:  (a) November 17, 2012, (b) the first Unit Business Day following any period in which the Partnership has failed to make full distributions in respect of the Series D-10 Preferred Units for six (6) Distribution Periods, whether or not consecutive, (c) the first Unit Business Day following the receipt by the holder of the Series D-10 Preferred Units of (A) notice from the General Partner that the General Partner or the Partnership has taken the position that the Partnership is or likely is a publicly-traded partnership within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code or any successor provision thereof (a “PTP”) or (B) an opinion rendered by independent counsel familiar with such matters addressed to the holder of Series D-10 Preferred Units that the Partnership is or likely is, or upon the occurrence of a defined event in the immediate future will be or likely will be, a PTP, (d) the first Unit Business Day following the date on which any holder of Series D-10 Preferred Units determines, based on results or projected results, that there exists (in such holder’s reasonable judgment) an imminent and substantial risk that the Series D-10 Preferred Units held by such holder represent or will represent 19.5% or more of the total profits or capital interests in the Partnership for a taxable year (determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.731-2(e)(4)), (e) the first Unit Business Day following (1) receipt by a holder of or holders of Series D-10 Preferred Units of  notice from the General Partner that General Partner has reasonably determined that the General Partner will not qualify as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856-860 of the Code for any taxable year or (2) delivery by any holder of Series D-10 Preferred Units to the Partnership and the General Partner an opinion of independent counsel based upon results or projected results to the effect that the General Partner does not or will not likely qualify as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856-860 of the Code for any taxable year, (f)  the first Unit Business Day after the General Partner is required to give the Limited Partners notice of an extraordinary transaction with respect to the General Partner Entity as required under Section 8.5.C of the Partnership Agreement, (g) the first Unit Business Day after the occurrence of any transaction described in the first sentence of Section 8.5.C of the Agreement,  (h) the first Unit Business Day following foreclosure by a lender to whom such units were pledged pursuant to a bona fide financing made for investment purposes upon customary commercial terms, (i) the first Unit Business Day occurring at any time after the third anniversary of the first issuance of Series D-10 Preferred Units if the holders of Series D-10 Preferred Units shall deliver to the General Partner either (1) a private ruling letter addressed to such Partner or (2) an opinion of

 

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independent counsel reasonably acceptable to the General Partner and based on the enactment of temporary or final Treasury Regulations or the publication of a Revenue Ruling, in either case to the effect that an exchange of the Series D-10 Preferred Units at such earlier time would not cause the Series D-10 Preferred Units to be considered “stock and securities” within the meaning of Section 351(e) of the Code for purposes of determining whether the holder of such Series D-10 Preferred Units is an “investment company” under Section 721(b) of the Code if an exchange were permitted at such earlier date or (j) the first Unit Business Day after the occurrence of an Extraordinary Transaction or, if earlier, the earlier of the date on which the General Partner gives the holders of Series D-10 Preferred Units notice of an Extraordinary Transaction or the date on which an Extraordinary Transaction is publicly announced.

 

Series D-10 Notice of Redemption” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.E(i)(a) hereof.

 

Series D-10 Preferred Shares” means the shares of beneficial interest of the General Partner Entity designated as Series D-10 7.00% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest (liquidation preference $25.00 per share), no par value, having the rights and preferences and other terms set forth in Schedule 1 to this Exhibit X.

 

Series D-10 Preferred Unit” means a Partnership Unit issued by the Partnership having the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption as are set forth in this Exhibit X.

 

Series D-10 Redeeming Partner” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.E(i)(a) hereof.

 

Series D-10 Redemption Right” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.E(i)(a) hereof.

 

Series D-10 Specified Redemption Date” shall mean the sixty-first Unit Business Day after receipt by the General Partner of a Series D-10 Notice of Redemption in respect of the Series D-10 Units; provided, however, that the Series D-10 Specified Redemption Date shall mean the tenth Unit Business Day after receipt by the General Partner of a Series D-10 Notice of Redemption delivered in respect of a redemption described in Treas. Reg. § 1.7704-1(e).

 

set apart for payment” shall be deemed to include, without any action other than the following, the recording by the Partnership or the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership in its accounting ledgers of any accounting or bookkeeping entry which indicates, pursuant to a declaration of a distribution by the General Partner, the allocation of funds to be so paid on any series or class of Partnership Units; provided, however, that if any funds for any class or series of Junior Units (as defined below) or

 

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any class or series of Partnership Units ranking on a parity with the Series D-10 Preferred Units as to the payment of distributions are placed in a separate account of the Partnership or delivered to a disbursing, paying or other similar agent, then “set apart for payment” with respect to the Series D-10 Preferred Units shall mean placing such funds in a separate account or delivering such funds to a disbursing, paying or other similar agent.

 

Third Party Redemption Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.D(ii) hereof.

 

Unit Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which state or federally chartered banking institutions in New York, New York are not required to be open.

 

9.                                                                                       Terms of the Series D-10 Preferred Units.

 

A.            Number.  As of the close of business on the date of the amendment pursuant to which this Exhibit was adopted, the total number of Series D-10 Preferred Units issued and outstanding will be 3,200,000.  Without the approval of existing holders of Series D-10 Units as set forth herein, the Partnership may not issue additional Series D-10 Preferred Units except (i) in connection with an issuance solely to all the then existing holders thereof on the same terms and on an identical per unit basis and (ii) to the General Partner Entity in connection with additional issuance of Series D-10 Preferred Shares.

 

B.            Distributions.  1.  The holders of the then outstanding Series D-10 Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the General Partner, distributions payable in cash at the rate per annum of $1.75 per Series D-10 Preferred Unit (the “Annual Distribution Rate”).  Such distributions with respect to each Series D-10 Preferred Unit shall be cumulative from the date of issuance of such Series  D-10 Preferred Unit and shall be payable quarterly, when, as and if authorized and declared by the General Partner, in arrears on Distribution Payment Dates, commencing on the first Distribution Payment Date after November 17, 2003.  Distributions are cumulative from the most recent Distribution Payment Date to which distributions have been paid; provided that the amount per Series D-10 Preferred Unit to be paid in respect of the initial Distribution Period, or any other period shorter or longer than a full Distribution Period, shall be determined in accordance with paragraph (ii) below.  Accumulated and unpaid distributions for any past Distribution Periods may be declared and paid at any time, without reference to any regular Distribution Payment Date.

 

2.             The amount of distribution per Series D-10 Preferred Unit accruing in each full Distribution Period shall be computed by dividing the Annual Distribution Rate by four.  The amount of distributions payable for the initial Distribution Period, or any other period shorter or longer than a full Distribution Period, on the Series D-10 Preferred Units shall be computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year.  The holders of the then outstanding Series D-10 Preferred Units shall not be

 

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entitled to any distributions, whether payable in cash, property or securities, in excess of cumulative distributions, as herein provided, on the Series D-10 Preferred Units.  No interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any distribution payment or payments on the Series D-10 Preferred Units that may be in arrears.

 

3.             So long as any Series D-10 Preferred Units are outstanding, no distributions, except as described in the immediately following sentence, shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment on any series or class or classes of Parity Units (as defined below) for any period unless full cumulative distributions have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for such payment on the Series D-10 Preferred Units for all Distribution Periods terminating on or prior to the distribution payment date on such class or series of Parity Units, except in the case of distributions on the Series B-2 Restricted Preferred Units to the extent not paid due to a lack of funds in the Nongovernmental Account.  When distributions are not paid in full or a sum sufficient for such payment is not set apart, as aforesaid, all distributions declared upon Series D-10 Preferred Units and all distributions declared upon any other series or class or classes of Parity Units shall be declared ratably in proportion to the respective amounts of distributions accumulated and unpaid on the Series D-10 Preferred Units and such Parity Units, except in the case of distributions on the Series B-2 Restricted Preferred Units to the extent not paid due to a lack of funds in the Nongovernmental Account.

 

4.             So long as any Series D-10 Preferred Units are outstanding, no distributions (other than distributions paid solely in Junior Units or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase Junior Units) shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment or other distribution declared or made upon Junior Units, nor shall any Junior Units be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired (other than for Common Shares or Junior Shares (as defined in Schedule 1 attached to this Exhibit X) pursuant to Section 8.6 of the Agreement, a redemption, purchase or other acquisition of Junior Units made in respect of a redemption, purchase or other acquisition of Common Shares made for purposes of and in compliance with requirements of an employee incentive or benefit plan of the General Partner or any subsidiary, or as permitted under Article VI of the Declaration of Trust of the General Partner), for any consideration (or any moneys to be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such Junior Units) by the General Partner, directly or indirectly (except by conversion into or exchange for Junior Units), unless in each case (a) the full cumulative distributions on all outstanding Series D-10 Preferred Units and any other Parity Units  of the Partnership shall have been paid or set apart for payment for all past Distribution Periods with respect to the Series D-10 Preferred Units and all past distribution periods with respect to such Parity Units, except to the extent that distributions on the Series B-2 Restricted Preferred Units are not then able to be paid owing to a lack of funds in the Nongovernmental Account, and (b) sufficient funds shall have been paid or set apart for the payment of the distribution for the current Distribution Period with respect to the Series D-10 Preferred Units and any Parity Units, except to the extent that distributions on the Series B-2 Restricted Preferred

 

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Units are not then able to be paid owing to a lack of funds in the Nongovernmental Account.

 

C.            Liquidation Preference.  1.  In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership or the General Partner, whether voluntary or involuntary, before any payment or distribution of the assets of the Partnership shall be made to or set apart for the holders of Junior Units, holders of the Series D-10 Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the holder’s Capital Account in respect of those Series D-10 Preferred Units; but the holders of Series D-10 Preferred Units shall not be entitled to any further payment.  If, upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership or the General Partner, the assets of the Partnership, or proceeds thereof, distributable to the holders of Series D-10 Preferred Units, shall be insufficient to pay in full the preferential amount aforesaid and liquidating payments on any other Parity Units, then such assets, or the proceeds thereof, shall be distributed among the holders of the Series D-10 Preferred Units and the holders of any such other Parity Units ratably in accordance with the respective amounts that would be payable on such Series D-10 Preferred Units and any such other Parity Units if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full.  For the purposes of this Section 2.C, (i) a consolidation or merger of the Partnership or the General Partner with one or more entities, (ii) a statutory share exchange by the Partnership or the General Partner and (iii) a sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the Partnership’s or the General Partner’s assets, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, voluntary or involuntary, of the Partnership or General Partner.

 

2.             Subject to the rights of the holders of Partnership Units of any series or class or classes of shares ranking on a parity with or prior to the Series D-10 Preferred Units upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the General Partner or the Partnership, after payment shall have been made in full to the holders of the Series D-10 Preferred Units, as provided in this Section, any series or class or classes of Junior Units shall, subject to any respective terms and provisions applying thereto, be entitled to receive any and all assets remaining to be paid or distributed, and the holder of the Series D-10 Preferred Units shall not be entitled to share therein.

 

D.            The Partnership’s Right to Redeem the Series D-10 Preferred Units.  1.  Except in connection with the redemption of the Series D-10 Preferred Shares by the General Partner as permitted by Article VI of the Declaration of Trust or as set forth in Section E below, the Series D-10 Preferred Units shall not be redeemable prior to November 17, 2008.  On and after November 17, 2008, the General Partner may, at its option, cause the Partnership to redeem the Series D-10 Preferred Units in whole or in part, as set forth herein, subject to the provisions described below, at a redemption price, payable in cash, in an amount equal to $25 per unit for the Series D-10 Preferred Units being redeemed (the “Redemption Price”).  Upon any such redemption, the Partnership shall also pay any accrued or accumulated and unpaid distributions to and including the date of redemption in respect of the Series D-10 Preferred Units being redeemed.

 

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2.             Such Series D-10 Preferred Units as are not held by the General Partner may be redeemed by the Partnership on or after November 17, 2008, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ written notice.  If fewer than all of the outstanding Series D-10 Preferred Units that are not held by the General Partner are to be redeemed, the Series D-10 Preferred Units to be redeemed from each holder (other than the General Partner) shall be selected pro rata (as nearly as practicable without creating fractional units).  Any notice of redemption delivered pursuant to this Section D(ii) will be (x) faxed and (y) mailed by the Partnership, by certified mail, postage prepaid, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date upon which such redemption is to occur (the “Third Party Redemption Date”), addressed to each holder of record of the Series D-10 Preferred Units at their respective addresses as they appear on the records of the Partnership.  No failure to give or defect in such notice to a holder of Series D-10 Preferred Units shall affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any Series D-10 Preferred Units with respect to the other holders of Series D-10 Preferred Units.  In addition to any information required by law, each such notice shall state: (a) the Third Party Redemption Date, (b) the amount payable per Series D-10 Preferred Unit upon redemption, including the Redemption Price and any amount payable pursuant to Section D(iv) hereof, (c) the aggregate number of Series D-10 Preferred Units to be redeemed and, if fewer than all of the outstanding Series D-10 Preferred Units are to be redeemed, the number of Series D-10 Preferred Units to be redeemed held by such holder, which number shall equal such holder’s pro rata share (based on the percentage of the aggregate number of outstanding Series D-10 Preferred Units not held by the General Partner that the total number of Series D-10 Preferred Units held by such holder represents and determined as nearly as practicable without creating fractional interests) of the aggregate number of Series D-10 Preferred Units to be redeemed, (d) the place or places where such Series D-10 Preferred Units are to be surrendered for payment of the amount payable upon redemption and (e) that payment of such amount will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Series D-10 Preferred Units.  If the Partnership gives a notice of redemption in respect of Series D-10 Preferred Units pursuant to this Section D(ii), then, by 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Third Party Redemption Date, the Partnership will deposit irrevocably in trust for the benefit of the holders of Series D-10 Preferred Units being redeemed funds sufficient to pay the applicable amount payable with respect to such Series D-10 Preferred Units and will give irrevocable instructions and authority to pay such amount to the holders of the Series D-10 Preferred Units upon surrender of the Series D-10 Preferred Units by such holders at the place designated in the notice of redemption.

 

3.             Such Series D-10 Preferred Units as may be held by the General Partner may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the General Partner, at any time, upon payment by the Partnership to the General Partner of the Redemption Price and any amount payable pursuant to Section D(iv) hereof with respect to such Series D-10 Preferred Units; provided that the General Partner shall redeem an equivalent number of Series D-10 Preferred Shares.  Such redemption of Series D-10 Preferred Units shall occur substantially concurrently with the redemption by the General Partner

 

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of such Series D-10 Preferred Shares (such date is herein referred to collectively with the Third Party Redemption Date as the “Redemption Date”).

 

4.             Upon any redemption of Series D-10 Preferred Units, the Partnership shall pay any accrued or accumulated and unpaid distributions for any Distribution Period, or any other period shorter than a full Distribution Period, ending on or prior to the Redemption Date.  On and after the Redemption Date, distributions will cease to accumulate on the Series D-10 Preferred Units called for redemption, unless the Partnership defaults in payment therefor.  If any date fixed for redemption of Series D-10 Preferred Units is not a Unit Business Day, then payment of the Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Unit Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay) except that, if such Unit Business Day falls in the next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding Unit Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date fixed for redemption.  If payment of the Redemption Price is improperly withheld or refused and not paid by the Partnership, distributions on such Series D-10 Preferred Units will continue to accumulate from the original redemption date to the date of payment, in which case the actual payment date will be considered the date fixed for redemption for purposes of calculating the applicable Redemption Price.  Except as provided above, the Partnership shall make no payment or allowance for unpaid distributions, whether or not in arrears, on Series D-10 Preferred Units called for redemption under this Section 2.D.

 

5.             If full cumulative distributions on the Series D-10 Preferred Units and any other series or class or classes of Parity Units of the Partnership have not been paid or declared and set apart for payment, except in connection with a purchase, redemption or other acquisition of Series D-10 Preferred Shares or shares of beneficial interest ranking on a parity with such Series D-10 Preferred Shares as permitted under Article VI of the Declaration of Trust and except to the extent that such distributions or amounts distributable on the Series B-2 Restricted Preferred Units may not be payable due to a lack of funds in the Nongovernmental Account, the Series D-10 Preferred Units may not be redeemed in part and the Partnership may not purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire Series D-10 Preferred Units or any Parity Units other than in exchange for Junior Units.

 

As promptly as practicable after the surrender of any such Series D-10 Preferred Units so redeemed, such Series D-10 Preferred Units shall be exchanged for the amount of cash (without interest thereon) payable therefore pursuant to Section 2.D(i).  If fewer than all the Series D-10 Preferred Units represented by any physical certificate are redeemed, then the Partnership shall issue new certificates representing the unredeemed Series D-10 Preferred Units without cost to the holder thereof.

 

E.             Series D-10 Preferred Unit Holder Redemption Right.

 

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1.             General.  a)  Subject to paragraphs (ii) and (iii) below, on or after the Series D-10 Effective Date, a holder of the Series D-10 Preferred Units shall have the right from time to time (the “Series D-10 Redemption Right”) to require the Partnership to redeem all, or a portion equal to or exceeding $10 million in aggregate liquidation preference of its Series D-10 Preferred Units on any Series D-10 Specified Redemption Date in cash in an amount equal to the holder’s Capital Account after the Carrying Values of all Partnership assets are adjusted pursuant to Section 1.D of Exhibit B to the Agreement and the holder’s Capital Account is adjusted accordingly for the Series D-10 Preferred Units being redeemed.  Any such Series D-10 Redemption Right shall be exercised pursuant to notice of redemption comparable to the Notice of Redemption required under Section 8.6 of the Agreement (a “Series D-10 Notice of Redemption”) delivered to the Partnership (with a copy to the General Partner) by the Limited Partner who is exercising the Series D-10 Redemption Right (the “Series D-10 Redeeming Partner”).  Any redemption pursuant to the Series D-10 Redemption Right shall be subject to all of the provisions of the Agreement governing redemptions under Section 8.6 of the Agreement as if it were a redemption under that section, except as otherwise provided herein.  Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, the provisions of Section 8.6.B shall not apply to any redemption of the Series D-10 Preferred Units.

 

b)            The Series D-10 Redeeming Partner shall have no right with respect to any Series D-10 Preferred Units so redeemed to receive any distributions paid after the Series D-10 Specified Redemption Date, unless the record date for the distribution preceded the Series D-10 Specified Redemption Date.  If the record date for such distribution was a date prior to the Series D-10 Specified Redemption Date and the Distribution Payment Date in respect of such distribution was a date after the Series D-10 Specified Redemption Date, such Series D-10 Redeeming Partner shall be required, as a condition of the redemption of such Series D-10 Preferred Units, to pay the amount of such distribution to the Partnership (if such Series D-10 Preferred Units are redeemed for cash) or to the General Partner (if such Series D-10 Preferred Units are redeemed for Series D-10 Preferred Shares).

 

c)             The Assignee of any Limited Partner may exercise the rights of such Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 2.E, and such Limited Partner shall be deemed to have assigned such rights to such Assignee and shall be bound by the exercise of such rights by such Limited Partner’s Assignee.  In connection with any exercise of such rights by such Assignee on behalf of such Limited Partner, the Redemption Price and any accumulated and unpaid distributions shall be paid by the Partnership directly to such Assignee and not to such Limited Partner.

 

2.             General Partner Assumption of Right.  a)  If the holder of the Series D-10 Preferred Units has delivered a Series D-10 Notice of Redemption, the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute discretion (subject to any limitations on ownership and transfer of Shares set forth in the Declaration of Trust), elect to assume directly and satisfy the Series D-10 Redemption Right by paying to the Redeeming Partner either (x) an amount equal to the holder’s Capital Account for the Series D-10

 

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Preferred Units being redeemed after the Carrying Values of all Partnership assets are adjusted pursuant to Section 1.D of Exhibit B to the Agreement and the holder’s Capital Account is adjusted accordingly or (y) in the form of Series D-10 Preferred Shares, as set forth in paragraph (b) below; provided, however, that if and to the extent that such exchange would, based solely on the Series D-10 Preferred Shares acquired by such holder directly from the General Partner in satisfaction of a Series D-10 Redemption Right and those Series D-10 Preferred Shares acquired directly by such holder from the General Partner in prior exercises of the Series D-10 Redemption Right, result in the Series D-10 Preferred Shares being delivered in satisfaction of the Series D-10 Redemption Right being issued to such holder as “Excess Stock” (as such term is used in Article VI of the REIT’s Declaration of Trust), then, so long as any waiver granted pursuant to Section 6.6(l) of the Declaration of Trust of the ownership limits that includes such holder shall not have been terminated in accordance with its terms, the General Partner shall instead satisfy such Series D-10 Redemption Right by paying the Redeeming Partner the amount specified in clause (x) in respect thereof.  Unless the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall exercise its right to assume directly and satisfy the Series D-10 Redemption Right, the General Partner shall not have any obligation to the Redeeming Partner or to the Partnership with respect to the Redeeming Partner’s exercise of the Series D-10 Redemption Right.  In the event the General Partner shall exercise its right to satisfy the Series D-10 Redemption Right in the manner described in the first sentence of this paragraph (ii) and shall fully perform its obligations in connection therewith, the Partnership shall have no right or obligation to pay any amount to the Redeeming Partner with respect to such Redeeming Partner’s exercise of the Series D-10 Redemption Right, and each of the Redeeming Partner, the Partnership and the General Partner shall, for federal income tax purposes, treat the transaction between the General Partner and the Redeeming Partner as a sale of the Redeeming Partner’s Partnership Units to the General Partner.  Nothing contained in this paragraph (ii) shall imply any right of the General Partner to require any holder of Series D-10 Preferred Units to exercise the Series D-10 Redemption Right afforded pursuant to paragraph (i) above.

 

b)            In the event that the Partnership redeems Series D-10 Preferred Units for cash in accordance with Section 2.E(i)(a), the units so redeemed shall be terminated.  In the event that the General Partner determines to pay the Redeeming Partner in the form of Series D-10 Preferred Shares, the General Partner shall issue to the Series D-10 Redeeming Partner one Series D-10 Preferred Share for each Series D-10 Preferred Unit being redeemed (subject to modification as set forth in paragraph (c) below and subject to adjustment in the case of splits, subdivisions or combinations of the Series D-10 Preferred Shares that do not result in an appropriate adjustment to the Series D-10 Preferred Units), whereupon the General Partner shall acquire the Series D-10 Preferred Units offered for redemption by the Series D-10 Redeeming Partner and shall be treated for all purposes of the Agreement as the owner of such Series D-10 Preferred Units.  Any accumulated and unpaid distributions on such Series D-10 Preferred Units to the date of such redemption shall also be deemed to be accrued and accumulated on the Series D-10 Preferred Shares paid to the Series D-10 Redeeming Partner in consideration

 

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of such Series D-10 Preferred Units at the time of the issuance of such Series D-10 Preferred Shares.

 

c)             In the event that there shall be outstanding at any time both Series D-10 Preferred Shares and Series D-10 Preferred Units and the General Partner shall be a party to any transaction (including, without limitation, a merger, consolidation or statutory share exchange with respect to the Series D-10 Preferred Shares), in each case as a result of which the Series D-10 Preferred Shares are converted into the right to receive shares of capital stock, other securities or other property (including cash or any combination thereof), thereafter the Redemption Price payable by the General Partner in respect of one Series D-10 Preferred Unit shall be the kind and amount of shares of capital stock and other securities and property (including cash or any combination thereof) that was received upon consummation of such transaction in return for one Series D-10 Preferred Share; and the General Partner may not become a party to any such transaction unless the terms thereof are consistent with the foregoing.  In case there shall be outstanding Series D-10 Preferred Units and no Series D-10 Preferred Shares and the General Partner shall be a party to any merger or consolidation in which the General Partner is not the surviving entity, then the Series D-10 Preferred Shares deliverable by the General Partner thereafter in redemption of Series D-10 Preferred Units pursuant to clause (ii) above shall be shares of the surviving entity or any entity controlling the surviving entity having the preferences, rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption substantially similar to those set forth on Schedule 1 to this Exhibit X.

 

d)            Each Redeeming Partner agrees to execute such documents as the General Partner may reasonably require in connection with the issuance of Series D-10 Preferred Shares upon exercise of the Series D-10 Redemption Right.

 

3.             Exceptions to Exercise of Redemption Right.  Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (i) and (ii) above, a Partner shall not be entitled to exercise the Series D-10 Redemption Right if (but only as long as) the delivery of Series D-10 Preferred Shares to such Partner on the Series D-10 Specified Redemption Date (a) would be prohibited under the Declaration of Trust, or (b) as long as the Common Shares or any previously issued Series D-10 Preferred Shares are Publicly Traded, would be prohibited under applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations (assuming the General Partner would in fact assume and satisfy the Series D-10 Redemption Right).

 

4.             No Liens on Partnership Units Delivered for Redemption.  Each holder of any Series D-10 Preferred Units covenants and agrees with the General Partner that all Series D-10 Preferred Units delivered for redemption shall be delivered to the Partnership or the General Partner, as the case may be, free and clear of all liens, and, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither the General Partner nor the Partnership shall be under any obligation to acquire Series D-10 Preferred Units which are or may be subject to any liens.  Each holder of Series D-10 Preferred Units further agrees that, in the event any state or local property transfer tax is payable as a

 

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result of the transfer of its Series D-10 Preferred Units to the Partnership or the General Partner, such holder shall assume and pay such transfer tax.

 

F.             Conversion.  The Series D-10 Preferred Units are not convertible into or redeemable or exchangeable for any other property or securities of the General Partner Entity or the Partnership at the option of any holder of Series D-10 Preferred Units, except as provided in Sections D and E hereof.

 

G.            Ranking.  1.  Any class or series of Partnership Units shall be deemed to rank:

 

a)             prior to the Series D-10 Preferred Units, as to the payment of distributions and as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the General Partner or the Partnership, if the holders of such class or series of Partnership Units shall be entitled to the receipt of distributions or of amounts distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, as the case may be, in preference or priority to the holders of Series D-10 Preferred Units;

 

b)            on a parity with the Series D-10 Preferred Units, as to the payment of distributions and as to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the General Partner or the Partnership, whether or not the distribution rates, distribution payment dates or redemption or liquidation prices per Partnership Unit be different from those of the Series D-10 Preferred Units, if the holders of such Partnership Units of such class or series and the Series D-10 Preferred Units shall be entitled to the receipt of distributions and of amounts distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up in proportion to their respective amounts of accrued and unpaid distributions per Partnership Unit or liquidation preferences, without preference or priority one over the other, except to the extent that such distributions or amounts distributable on the Series B-2 Restricted Preferred Units may not be payable due to a lack of funds in the Nongovernmental Account (“Parity Units”); and

 

c)             junior to the Series D-10 Preferred Units, as to the payment of distributions or as to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the General Partner or the Partnership, if such class or series of Partnership Units shall be Class A Units or if the holders of Series D-10 Preferred Units shall be entitled to receipt of distributions or of amounts distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, as the case may be, in preference or priority to the holders of Partnership Units of such class or series (“Junior Units”).

 

2.             The Series A Preferred Units, Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Units, the Series B-2 Convertible Restricted Preferred Units, Series B Pass-Through Preferred Units, Series C-1 Convertible Preferred Units, Series C Pass-Through Preferred Units, Series D-1 Preferred Units, Series D-2 Preferred Units, Series D-3 Preferred Units, Series D-4 Preferred Units, Series D-5 Preferred Units, Series D-6 Preferred Units, Series D-7 Preferred Units, Series D-8 Preferred Units, Series D-9 Preferred Units, Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Units and Series F-1 Preferred Units shall be Parity Units with

 

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respect to the Series D-10 Preferred Units and the holders of the Series D-10 Preferred Units and Series A Preferred Units, Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Units, the Series B-2 Restricted Preferred Units, Series B Pass-Through Preferred Units, Series C-1 Preferred Units, Series C Pass-Through Preferred Units, Series D-1 Preferred Units, Series D-2 Preferred Units, Series D-3 Preferred Units, Series D-4 Preferred Units, Series D-5 Preferred Units, Series D-6 Preferred Units, Series D-7 Preferred Units, Series D-8 Preferred Units, Series D-9 Preferred Units, Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Units and Series F-1 Preferred Units shall be entitled to the receipt of distributions and of amounts distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up in proportion to their respective amounts of accumulated and unpaid distributions per Partnership Unit or liquidation preferences, without preference or priority one over the other, except in the case of distributions on the Series B-2 Restricted Preferred Units to the extent not payable due to a lack of funds in the Nongovernmental Account and except that:

 

a)             the Series D-10 Preferred Units shall be Preference Units and shall receive distributions on a basis pari passu with other Partnership Units, if any, receiving distributions pursuant to Section 5.1.B(i) of the Agreement, except to the extent that distributions on the Series B-2 Restricted Preferred Units may not be paid due to a lack of funds in the Nongovernmental Account; and

 

b)            Distributions made pursuant to Subsections G(ii)(a) of this Exhibit X shall be made pro rata with other distributions made to other Partnership Units as to which they rank pari passu based on the ratio of the amounts to be paid the  Series D-10 Preferred Units and such other Partnership Units, as applicable, to the total amounts to be paid in respect of the Series D-10 Preferred Units and such other Partnership Units taken together on the Partnership Record Date, except in the case of distributions on the Series B-2 Restricted Preferred Units to the extent such distributions may not be paid due to a lack of funds in the Nongovernmental Account.

 

3.             For purposes of allocations of items made pursuant to Article VI of the Agreement, the Series D-10 Preferred Units shall be Preference Units and shall be allocated items pari passu with the allocation of items to holders of Preference Units (i.e., as allocated in Section 6.1.A (ii) and Section 6.1.B (x) of the Agreement) and shall share in those allocations in a pro rata manner based on the distributions and allocations of items, as applicable, made to Preference Units, as applicable; references to Preference Units in Article VI of the Agreement shall be deemed to also refer to Series D-10 Preferred Units except that references to distributions made to Preference Units shall be deemed to refer to distributions made to the Series D-10 Preferred Units in a pro rata manner with such distributions, if any, made to the Preference Units.

 

H.            Voting.  1.  Except as provided in this Section H or as required by law, the holders of the Series D-10 Preferred Units shall not be entitled to vote at any meeting of the Partners or for any other purpose or otherwise to participate in any action taken by the Partnership or the Partners, or to receive notice of any meeting of the Partners.

 

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2.             So long as any Series D-10 Preferred Units are outstanding, the General Partner shall not authorize the creation of or cause the Partnership to issue any additional Series D-10 Preferred Units or any Partnership Units of any class or series or any interest in the Partnership convertible into or exchangeable for Partnership Units of any class or series ranking prior to the Series D-10 Preferred Units in the distribution of assets on any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the General Partner or the Partnership or in the payment of distributions, or reclassify any Partnership Units of the Partnership into any such senior Partnership Units other than issuances of additional Series D-10 Preferred Units (i) to all of the then existing holders of Series D-10 Preferred Units on the same terms pursuant to and to the extent permitted by Section 2.A of this Exhibit X and (ii) to the General Partner Entity in connection with additional issuance of Series D-10 Preferred Shares.

 

3.             So long as any Series D-10 Preferred Units are outstanding, in addition to any other vote or consent of unit holders required by the Agreement of Limited Partnership or of shareholders required by the Declaration of Trust, the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of Series D-10 Preferred Units at the time outstanding given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at any meeting called for the purpose, shall be necessary for effecting or validating (a) any amendment, alteration or repeal of any of the provisions of the Declaration of Trust that materially and adversely affects the voting powers, rights or preferences of the Series D-10 Preferred Shares; provided, however, that the amendment of the provisions of the Declaration of Trust so as to authorize or create or to increase the authorized amount of, any Junior Shares with respect to the Series D-10 Preferred Shares or any units of any class or series ranking on a parity with the Series D-10 Preferred Shares (other than additional Series D-10 Preferred Shares) shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect the voting powers, rights or preferences of the holders of Series D-10 Preferred Shares or (b) any amendment, alteration or repeal the provisions of the Agreement that would materially and adversely affect the powers, special rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series D-10 Preferred Units; provided, however, that an Extraordinary Transaction or a sale or lease of all of the Partnership’s assets as an entirety shall be deemed not to materially and adversely affect such powers, special rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series D-10 Preferred Units or the Partners holding such Series D-10 Preferred Units or (c) an increase in the authorized number of Series D-10 Preferred Units or (d) the authorization or creation of, or the increase in the authorized or issued amount of, any shares of any class or series or any security convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any class or series ranking prior to the Series D-10 Preferred Shares in the distribution of assets on any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the General Partner or in the payment of dividends or distributions; provided, however, that, in the case of each of subparagraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d), no such vote of the holders of Series D-10 Preferred Units shall be required if, at or prior to the time when such amendment, alteration or repeal is to take effect, or when the issuance of any such prior shares or convertible security is to be made, provision is made for the redemption of all Series D-10 Preferred Units at the time outstanding in accordance with the provisions hereof.

 

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I.              General.  1.  At such time, if any, as the General Partner becomes a holder of Series D-10 Preferred Units, the rights of the General Partner, in its capacity as the holder of the Series D-10 Preferred Units, will be in addition to and not in limitation of any other rights or authority of the General Partner, in any other capacity, under the Agreement; provided, however, that so long as any person or entity other than the General Partner holds any Series D-10 Preferred Units, the General Partner shall not cast any votes as a holder of Series D-10 Preferred Units, the Series D-10 Preferred Units held by the General Partner shall be deemed not to be outstanding for the purposes of any vote of the holders of Series D-10 Preferred Units and the votes represented by the Series D-10 Preferred Units held by the General shall not be “votes entitled to be cast” by the holders of Series D-10 Preferred Units. In addition, nothing contained in this Exhibit X shall be deemed to limit or otherwise restrict any rights or authority of the General Partner under the Agreement, other than in its capacity as the holder of Series D-10 Preferred Units.

 

2.             Anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the General Partner shall take all steps that it determines are necessary or appropriate (including modifying the foregoing terms of the Series D-10 Preferred Units) to ensure that the Series D-10 Preferred Units (including, without limitation the redemption and conversion terms thereof) permit the General Partner to satisfy its obligations with respect to the Series D-10 Preferred Shares (including, without limitation, its obligations to make dividend payments on the Series D-10 Preferred Shares), if and when any such shares are issued, it being the intention that, except to the extent provided in Schedule 1 to this Exhibit X, the terms of the Series D-10 Preferred Shares will be the same as the terms of the Series D-10 Preferred Units in all material respects.

 

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Exhibit 10.68

EXECUTION COPY

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of November 17, 2003 by and between VORNADO REALTY TRUST, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”), on the one hand, and Bel Holdings LLC (together with permitted successors and assigns who acquire Registrable Securities from time to time, in each case as long as such person is a record holder of any Registrable Securities, each individually, a “Holder”, and collectively, the “Holders”) on the other hand.

 

WHEREAS, the Holder is receiving on the date hereof Series D-10 Preferred Units of limited partnership interest (“Units”) in Vornado Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection therewith, the Company has agreed to grant to the Holder the Registration Rights (as defined in Section 1 hereof);

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.         REGISTRATION RIGHTS

 

If a Holder receives 7.00% Series D-10 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, of the Company (“Preferred Shares”) upon redemption of Units (the “Redemption Shares”) pursuant to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Partnership Agreement”), then, unless such Redemption Shares are issued to such Holder pursuant to an Issuer Registration Statement as provided in Section 2 below, such Holder shall be entitled to offer for sale pursuant to a shelf registration statement, the Redemption Shares, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 3 hereof (the “Registration Rights”).

 

SECTION 2.         ISSUER REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that the Redemption Shares are issued by the Company to a Holder pursuant to an effective registration statement (an “Issuer Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), the Company shall be deemed to have satisfied all of its registration obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Holder.

 

SECTION 3.         DEMAND REGISTRATION RIGHTS

 

3.1  (a)  Registration Procedure.  Unless such Redemption Shares are issued pursuant to an Issuer Registration Statement as provided in Section 2 hereof, then

 



 

subject to Sections 3.1(c) and 3.2 hereof, if any Holder desires to exercise its Registration Rights with respect to the Redemption Shares held by such Holder, such Holder (a “Notice Holder”) shall deliver to the Company written notice (a “Registration Notice”) informing the Company of such exercise and specifying the number of shares to be offered by such Notice Holder (such shares to be offered being referred to herein as the “Registrable Securities”), which shares shall not be less than (a) 1,000,000 shares or (b) all of the shares held by such Holder.  Such notice may be given at any time on or after the date a notice of redemption is delivered by the Notice Holder to the Partnership pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, but must be given at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the consummation of the sale of Registrable Securities.  As used in this Agreement, a “Business Day” is any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday other than a day on which banks and other financial institutions are authorized or required to be closed for business in the State of New York or Maryland.  Upon receipt of the Registration Notice, the Company, if it has not already caused the Registrable Securities of the Notice Holder to be included as part of an existing shelf registration statement (prior to the filing of which the Company shall have given ten (10) Business Days’ notice to the Holders) and related prospectus that the Company then has on file with the Commission (the “Shelf Registration Statement”) (in which event the Company shall be deemed to have satisfied its registration obligation under this Section 3), will cause to be filed with the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving the Registration Notice a new registration statement and related prospectus (a “New Registration Statement”) that complies as to form in all material respects with applicable Commission rules providing for the sale by the Notice Holder of the Registrable Securities, and agrees (subject to Section 3.2 hereof) to use its best efforts to cause such New Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable.  (As used herein, “Registration Statement” and “Prospectus” refer to the Shelf Registration Statement and related prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus) or the New Registration Statement and related prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus), whichever is utilized by the Company to satisfy the Notice Holder’s Registration Rights pursuant to this Section 3, including in each case any documents incorporated therein by reference.)  Upon receipt of a Registration Notice, the Company will provide notice to each other Holder with respect to which it has not already satisfied its registration obligation of its receipt of the Registration Notice and its obligations (such notice, a “Company Notice”).  Each other Holder shall have 10 days from the mailing of the Company Notice to such Holder to provide to the Company notice of its intention to include all, but not less than all, of its Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement (such other Holder, a “Piggyback Holder” and together with the Notice Holder, a “Selling Holder”).  In no event may a Registration Notice be delivered more than once in any calendar year but there shall be no other limit on the number of Registration Notices delivered or registrations effected pursuant to this Section 3.1.  Each Holder agrees to provide in a timely manner information regarding the proposed distribution by such Holder of the Registrable Securities and such other information reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation of and for inclusion in the Registration Statement.  The Company agrees (subject to Section 3.2 hereof) to use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement effective (including the

 

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preparation and filing of any amendments and supplements necessary for that purpose) until the earlier of (i) the date on which the Selling Holders consummate the sale of all of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement or (ii) the date on which all of the Registrable Securities registered under the Registration Statement registered are eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any successor provision) or in a single transaction pursuant to Rule 144(e) (or any successor provision) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).  The Company agrees to provide to each Selling Holder a reasonable number of copies of the final Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may at any time, in its sole discretion and prior to receiving any Registration Notice from a Holder, include all of a Holder’s Redemption Shares or any portion thereof in any Shelf Registration Statement.  In connection with any Registration Statement utilized by the Company to satisfy a Holder’s Registration Rights pursuant to this Section 3, each Holder agrees that it will respond within ten (10) Business Days to any request by the Company to provide or verify information regarding such Holder or such Holder’s Registrable Securities as may be required to be included in such Registration Statement pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Commission.

 

(b)           Offers and Sales.  All offers and sales by a Holder under the Registration Statement referred to in this Section 3 shall be completed within the period during which the Registration Statement is required to remain effective pursuant to Section 3.1(a) of this Section 3, and upon expiration of such period a Holder will not offer or sell any Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement.  If directed by the Company, a Holder will return all undistributed copies of the Prospectus in its possession upon the expiration of such period.

 

(c)           Limitations on Registration Rights.  Each exercise of a Registration Right shall be with respect to a minimum of the lesser of (i) one million (1,000,000) Preferred Shares or (ii) the total number of Redemption Shares held by the exercising Holder or Holders at such time plus the number of Redemption Shares that may be issued upon redemption of Units by such Holder or Holders.  The right of a Holder to deliver a Registration Notice commences upon the first date such Holder is permitted to redeem Units pursuant to the Partnership Agreement and such Holder’s Limited Partner Acceptance of Partnership Agreement.  The right of a Holder to deliver a Registration Notice shall expire on the date on which all of the Redemption Shares held by such Holder or issuable upon redemption of Units held by such Holder are eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any successor provision) or in a single transaction pursuant to Rule 144(e) (or any successor provision) under the Act.  Upon the exercise of the Registration Rights granted pursuant to this Section 3.1, the holder may request an underwritten public offering; provided, that the Company shall have the right to select the underwriter or underwriters in connection with such public offering, which shall be subject to the reasonable approval of the Holder.

 

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consummation of a transaction by the Company or any of its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event would require additional disclosure by the Company in a Registration Statement of material information which the Company has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the nondisclosure of which in the Registration Statement might cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements (a “Materiality Notice”), a Holder agrees that it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until such Holder receives copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective; provided, that the Company may delay, suspend or withdraw the Registration Statement for such reason for no more than sixty (60) days after delivery of the Materiality Notice at any one time. If so directed by the Company, a Holder will deliver to the Company all copies of the Prospectus covering the Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of any Materiality Notice.

 

3.3  Qualification.  The Company agrees to use its best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities by the time the applicable Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission under all applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as the Selling Holders shall reasonably request in writing, to keep each such registration or qualification effective during the period such Registration Statement is required to be kept effective or during the period offers or sales are being made by such Holder after delivery of a Registration Notice to the Company, whichever is shorter, and to do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Selling Holder to consummate the disposition in each such jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to (x) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction or to register as a broker or dealer in such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3.3, (y) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (z) submit to the general service of process in any such jurisdiction.

 

3.4  Registration Procedures.  Whenever the Company is required to effect the registration of Redemption Shares under the Act pursuant to Section 3.1 of this Agreement, subject to Section 3.2 hereof, the Company shall:

 

(a)           prepare and file with the Commission (as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving the Registration Notice, and in any event within 60 days after receipt of such Registration Notice) the requisite Registration Statement to effect such registration, which Registration Statement shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include all financial statements required by the Commission to be filed therewith, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective; provided, however, that before filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, or comparable statements under securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction,

 

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the Company shall (i) provide a Selling Holder with an adequate and appropriate opportunity to participate in the preparation of such Registration Statement and each Prospectus included therein (and each amendment or supplement thereto or comparable statement) to be filed with the Commission and (ii) not file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (or amendment or supplement thereto or comparable statement) with the Commission to which such Holder’s counsel or any underwriter shall have reasonably objected on the grounds that such filing does not comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Act or of the rules or regulations thereunder;

 

(b)           prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary (i) to keep such Registration Statement effective and (ii) to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of the Redemption Shares covered by such Registration Statement, in each case until such time as all of such Redemption Shares have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller(s) thereof set forth in such Registration Statement; provided, that except with respect to any Shelf Registration, such period need not extend beyond nine months after the effective date of the Registration Statement; and provided further, that with respect to any Shelf Registration, such period need not extend beyond the time period provided in Section 3.1(a), and which periods, in any event, shall terminate when all the Redemption Shares covered by such Registration Statement have been sold (but not before the expiration of the time period referred to in Section 4(3) of the Act and Rule 174 thereunder, if applicable);

 

(c)           furnish, without charge, to each Selling Holder and each underwriter, if any, of the securities covered by such Registration Statement, such number of copies of such Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits), and the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus) in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and other documents, as such Holder and such underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Redemption Shares owned by the Holder;

 

(d)           prior to any public offering of Redemption Shares, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the Redemption Shares covered by such Registration Statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as a Selling Holder or the sole or lead managing underwriter, if any, may reasonably request to enable such Holder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Redemption Shares owned by such Holder and to continue such registration or qualification in effect in each such jurisdiction for as long as such Registration Statement remains in effect (including through new filings or amendments or renewals), and do any and all other acts and things which may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Redemption Shares owned by it; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for

 

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this Section, (ii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (iii) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction;

 

(e)           promptly notify each Selling Holder and the sole or lead managing underwriter, if any: (i) when the Registration Statement, any pre-effective amendment, the Prospectus or any prospectus supplement related thereto or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed, and, with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission or any state securities or blue sky authority for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus related thereto or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation or threat of any proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Redemption Shares for sale under the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the existence of any fact of which the Company becomes aware or the happening of any event which results in (A) the Registration Statement containing an untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make any statements therein not misleading or (B) the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement containing an untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make any statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (vi) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate or that there exist circumstances not yet disclosed to the public which make further sales under such Registration Statement inadvisable pending such disclosure and post-effective amendment; and, if the notification relates to an event described in any of the clauses (v) or (vi) of this Section 3.4(e), subject to Section 3.2, the Company shall promptly prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that (1) such Registration Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (2) as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Redemption Shares being sold thereunder, such Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (and shall furnish to the Selling Holder and each underwriter, if any, a reasonable number of copies of such Prospectus so supplemented or amended); and if the notification relates to an event described in clauses (ii) through (iv) of this Section 3.4(e), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to remedy such matters;

 

(f)            make reasonably available for inspection by each Selling Holder, any sole or lead managing underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement, such Holder’s counsel and any attorney, accountant or other

 

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agent retained by any such seller or any underwriter material financial and other relevant information concerning the business and operations of the Company and the properties of the Company and any subsidiaries thereof as may be in existence at such time as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of such Holder’s and such underwriters’ respective counsel, to enable them to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Act, and cause the Company’s and any subsidiaries’ officers, directors and employees, and the independent public accountants of the Company, to supply such information as may be reasonably requested by any such parties in connection with such Registration Statement;

 

(g)           obtain an opinion from the Company’s counsel and a “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent public accountants who have certified the Company’s financial statements included or incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement in customary form and covering such matters as are customarily covered by such opinions and “cold comfort” letters delivered to underwriters in underwritten public offerings, which opinion and letter shall be reasonably satisfactory to the sole or lead managing underwriter, if any, and to each Selling Holder, and furnish to such Selling Holder participating in the offering and to each underwriter, if any, a copy of such opinion and letter addressed to the Holder (in the case of the opinion) and underwriter (in the case of the opinion and the “cold comfort” letter);

 

(h)           in the case of an underwritten offering, make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than eighteen months after the effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in Rule 158(c)), an earnings statement of the Company and its subsidiaries (which need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158);

 

(i)            furnish to each Selling Holder and the sole or lead managing underwriter, if any, without charge, at least one manually signed copy of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits (including those deemed to be incorporated by reference);

 

(j)            if requested by the sole or lead managing underwriter or a Selling Holder, incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information concerning such Holder, the underwriters or the intended method of distribution as the sole or lead managing underwriter or such Holder reasonably requests to be included therein and as is appropriate in the reasonable judgment of the Company, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Redemption Shares being sold to the underwriters, the purchase price being paid therefor by such underwriters and any other terms of the underwritten offering of the Redemption Shares to be sold in such offering; and

 

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(k)           use its reasonable best efforts to take all other steps necessary to expedite or facilitate the registration and disposition of the Redemption Shares contemplated hereby, including obtaining necessary governmental approvals and effecting required filings; entering into customary agreements (including customary underwriting agreements, if the public offering is underwritten); cooperating with the Holder and any underwriters in connection with any filings required by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”); providing appropriate certificates not bearing restrictive legends representing the Redemption Shares; and providing a CUSIP number and maintaining a transfer agent and registrar for the Redemption Shares.

 

3.5  Indemnification by the Company.  The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as follows:

 

(i)            against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) pursuant to which the Registrable Securities were registered under the Act, including all documents incorporated therein by reference, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), including all documents incorporated therein by reference, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(ii)           against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company; and

 

(iii)          against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, in each case whether or not a party, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or

 

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any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under subparagraph (i) or (ii) above;

 

provided, however, that the indemnity provided pursuant to this Section 3.5 does not apply with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of (A) any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by a Holder expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or (B) a Holder’s failure to deliver an amended or supplemental Prospectus provided to such Holder by the Company if such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense would not have arisen had such delivery occurred.

 

3.6  Indemnification by the Holder.  Each Holder (and each permitted assignee of the Holder, on a several basis) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and each of its trustees/directors and officers (including each trustee/director and officer of the Company who signed a Registration Statement), and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, as follows:

 

(i)            against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) pursuant to which the Registrable Securities were registered under the Act, including all documents incorporated therein by reference, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), including all documents incorporated therein by reference, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(ii)           against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of such Holder; and

 

(iii)          against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body,

 

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commenced or threatened, in each case whether or not a party, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under subparagraph (i) or (ii) above;

 

provided, however, that the indemnity provided pursuant to this Section 3.6 shall only apply with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of (A) any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or (B) such Holder’s failure to deliver an amended or supplemental Prospectus provided to such Holder by the Company if such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense would not have arisen had such delivery occurred.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.6, a Holder and any permitted assignee shall not be required to indemnify the Company, its officers, trustees/directors or control persons with respect to any amount in excess of the amount of the total proceeds to such Holder or such permitted assignee, as the case may be, from sales of the Registrable Securities of such Holder under the Registration Statement.

 

3.7  Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings.  An indemnified party hereunder shall give reasonably prompt notice to the indemnifying  party of any action or proceeding commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify the indemnifying party (i) shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under the indemnity agreement provided in Section 3.5 or 3.6 above, unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and the lack of notice by the indemnified party results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses, and (ii) shall not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to the indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided under Section 3.5 or 3.6 above.  If the indemnifying party so elects within a reasonable time after receipt of such notice, the indemnifying party may assume the defense of such action or proceeding at such indemnifying party’s own expense with counsel chosen by the indemnifying party and approved by the indemnified party, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that the indemnifying party will not settle any such action or proceeding without the written consent of the indemnified party unless, as a condition to such settlement, the indemnifying party secures the unconditional release of the indemnified party; and provided further, that if the indemnified party reasonably determines that a conflict of interest exists where it is advisable for the indemnified party to be represented by separate counsel or that, upon advice of counsel, there may be legal defenses available to it which are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party, then the indemnifying party shall not be entitled to assume such defense and the indemnified party shall be entitled to separate counsel at the indemnifying party’s expense.  If the indemnifying party is not entitled to assume the defense of such action or proceeding as a result of the second proviso to the preceding sentence, the indemnifying party’s counsel shall be entitled to conduct the indemnifying party’s defense and counsel for the indemnified party shall be entitled to conduct the defense of the indemnified party, it being understood that both such counsel will cooperate with each other to conduct the defense of such action or

 

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proceeding as efficiently as possible.  If the indemnifying party is not so entitled to assume the defense of such action or does not assume such defense, after having received the notice referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph, the indemnifying party will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the indemnified party.  In such event, however, the indemnifying party will not be liable for any settlement effected without the written consent of the indemnifying party.  If an indemnifying party is entitled to assume, and assumes, the defense of such action or proceeding in accordance with this paragraph, the indemnifying party shall not be liable for any fees and expenses of counsel for the indemnified party incurred thereafter in connection with such action or proceeding.

 

3.8  Contribution.  In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in Sections 3.5 and 3.6 above is for any reason held to be unenforceable by the indemnified party although applicable in accordance with its terms, the Company and each Holder shall contribute to the aggregate losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses of the nature contemplated by such indemnity agreement incurred by the Company and the Holders (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Holders on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative fault of, but also the relative benefits to, the Company on the one hand and the Holders on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relative benefits to the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the total proceeds received by the indemnifying party and indemnified party in connection with the offering to which such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses relate.  The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been made by, or relates to information supplied by, the indemnifying party or the indemnified party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action.

 

The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 3.8 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.8, no Holder shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount of the total proceeds to such Holder from sales of the Registrable Securities of such Holder under the Registration Statement.

 

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For purposes of this Section 3.8, each person, if any, who controls a Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Holder controlled by such persons, and each trustee/director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed a Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.

 

SECTION 4.         EXPENSES

 

The Company shall pay all expenses incident to the performance by the company of the Company’s registration obligations under Section 2 and 3 hereof, including, without limitation, (i) all Commission and state securities registration, listing and filing fees; (ii) all expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing and distribution of any Issuer Registration Statement or Registration Statement and Prospectus; (iii) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of the independent accountants of the Company (including, without limitation, the expenses of any annual or special audit and comfort letters reasonably required by the underwriters in an underwritten offering), but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities by a Holder and (iv) fees and expenses of any other persons retained by the Company in connection with the registration, including any experts, transfer agent or registrar, retained by the Company.

 

SECTION 5.         RULE 144 COMPLIANCE

 

The Company covenants that it will use its best efforts to timely file the reports required to be filed by the Company under the Act and the Exchange Act so as to enable a Holder to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act.  In connection with any sale, transfer or other disposition by a Holder of any Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act, the Company shall cooperate with such Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any Act legend, and enable certificates for such Registrable Securities to be for such number of shares and registered in such names as such Holder may reasonably request at least ten (10) Business Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities hereunder.

 

SECTION 6.         MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.1  Integration; Amendment.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the matters set forth herein and supersedes and renders of no force and effect all prior oral or written agreements, commitments and understandings among the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no amendment, modification or discharge of this Agreement shall be valid or binding unless set forth in writing and duly executed by the Company and a majority of the Holders.

 

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6.2  Waivers.  No waiver by a party hereto shall be effective unless made in a written instrument duly executed by the party against whom such waiver is sought to be enforced, and only to the extent set forth in such instrument.  Neither the waiver by any of the parties hereto of a breach or a default under any of the provisions of this Agreement, nor the failure of any of the parties, on one or more occasions, to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement or to exercise any right or privilege hereunder shall thereafter be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of a similar nature, or as a waiver of any such provisions, rights or privileges hereunder.

 

6.3  Assignment; Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement and the rights granted hereunder may not be assigned by a Holder without the written consent of the Company; provided, however, that a Holder may assign its rights and obligations hereunder without the consent of the Company, following at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice to the Company, (i) to not more than ten direct equity owners (e.g., partners or members) or beneficiaries in connection with a distribution of such Holder’s Units to its equity owners or beneficiaries and (ii) to a permitted transferee in connection with a transfer of all or a portion of the Holder’s Units in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement, if, in the case of (i) and (ii) above, such persons agree in writing to be bound by all of the provisions hereof.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of all of the parties hereto.

 

6.4  Burden and Benefit.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, personal and legal representatives, successors and, subject to Section 6.3 above, assigns.

 

6.5  Notices.  All notices called for under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon receipt if delivered personally or by facsimile transmission and followed promptly by mail, or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the parties at the addresses set forth below their names in Schedule A hereto, or to any other address or addressee as any party entitled to receive notice under this Agreement shall designate, from time to time, to the others in the manner provided in this Section 6.5 for the service of notices; provided, however, that notices of a change of address shall be effective only upon receipt thereof.  Any notice delivered to the party hereto to whom it is addressed shall be deemed to have been given and received on the day it was received; provided, however, that if such day is not a Business Day then the notice shall be deemed to have been given and received on the Business Day next following such day and if any party rejects delivery of any notice attempted to be given hereunder, delivery shall be deemed given on the date of such rejection.  Any notice sent by facsimile transmission shall be deemed to have been given and received on the Business Day next following the transmission.

 

6.6  Specific Performance.  The parties hereto acknowledge that the obligations undertaken by them hereunder are unique and that there would be no adequate remedy at law if either party fails to perform any of its obligations hereunder,

 

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and accordingly agree that each party, in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled at law or in equity, shall be entitled to (i) compel specific performance of the obligations, covenants and agreements of the other party under this Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and (ii) obtain preliminary injunctive relief to secure specific performance and to prevent a breach or contemplated breach of this Agreement in any court of the United States or any State thereof having jurisdiction.

 

6.7  Governing Law.  This Agreement, the rights and obligations of the parties hereto, and any claims or disputes relating thereto, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, but not including the choice of law rules thereof.

 

6.8  Headings.  Section and subsection headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement for any purpose, and shall not in any way define or affect the meaning, construction or scope of any of the provisions hereof.

 

6.9  Pronouns.  All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person or entity may require.

 

6.10  Execution in Counterparts.  To facilitate execution, this Agreement may be executed in as many counterparts as may be required.  It shall not be necessary that the signature of or on behalf of each party appears on each counterpart, but it shall be sufficient that the signature of or on behalf of each party appears on one or more of the counterparts.  All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single agreement.  It shall not be necessary in any proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than a number of counterparts containing the respective signatures of or on behalf of both of the parties.

 

6.11  Severability.  If fulfillment of any provision of this Agreement, at the time such fulfillment shall be due, shall transcend the limit of validity prescribed by law, then the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity; and if any clause or provision contained in this Agreement operates or would operate to invalidate this Agreement, in whole or in part, then such clause or provision only shall be held ineffective, as though not herein contained, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf as of the date first hereinabove set forth.

 

 

 

VORNADO REALTY TRUST

 

 

 

By

  /s/ Joseph Macnow

 

 

Name:

Joseph Macnow

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President –
Finance and Administration and
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

BEL HOLDINGS LLC

 

 

 

By

  /s/ William R. Cross

 

 

Name:

William R. Cross

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 



 

Schedule A

 

Vornado Realty Trust

888 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10014

Attention:

Executive Vice President – Finance and Administration
and Chief Financial Officer

Facsimile:

(212) 894-9000

 

Bel Holdings LLC

 

c/o Eaton Vance Management

The Eaton Vance Building

255 State Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02109

Attention:

Mr. William R. Cross

Facsimile:

(617) 338-8054

 


EXHIBIT 21

 

Name of Subsidiary

 

State of
Organization

 

 

 

 

 

14 West 64th Street Corporation

 

New York

 

150 East 58th Street, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

1740 Broadway Associates, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

20 Broad Company, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

20 Broad Lender, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

201 East 66th Street Corp.

 

New York

 

201 East 66th Street, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

330 Madison Company, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

350 North Orleans, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

40 East 14 Realty Associates General Partnership

 

New York

 

40 East 14 Realty Associates, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

40 Fulton Street, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

401 Commercial Son, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

401 Commercial, L.P.

 

New York

 

401 General Partner, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

401 Hotel General Partner, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

401 Hotel REIT, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

401 Hotel TRS, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

401 Hotel, L.P.

 

New York

 

527 West Kinzie, L.L.C.

 

Illinois

 

689 Fifth Avenue, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

7 West 34th Street, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

715 Lexington Avenue, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

770 Broadway Company, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

770 Broadway Mezzanine, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

770 Broadway Owner, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

825 Seventh Avenue Holding Corporation

 

New York

 

825 Seventh Avenue Holding, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

866 U.N. Plaza Associates, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

888 Seventh Avenue, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

909 Third Avenue Assignee, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

909 Third Company, L.P.

 

New York

 

909 Third GP, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

909 Third Mortgage Holder, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

968 Third Avenue, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

968 Third, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Allentown VF, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

AmeriCold Real Estate, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

 

1



 

Name of Subsidiary

 

State of
Organization

 

AmeriCold Realty Trust

 

Maryland

 

AmeriCold Realty, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Amherst II VF, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Amherst VF, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Arbor Property, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Atlantic City Holding, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

B&B Park Avenue, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Bensalem Holding Company, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Bensalem Holding Company, L.P.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Bensalem VF, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Bethlehem Holding Company, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Bethlehem Holding Company, L.P.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Bethlehem Properties Holding Company, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Bethlehem Properties Holding Company, L.P.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Bethlehem VF, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Bethlehem VF, L.P.

 

Pennsylvania

 

BMS Facilities Group, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Bordentown II VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Bordentown VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Bricktown VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Bridgeland Warehouses, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Broomall VF, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Building Maintenance Service, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Canadian Craftshow LTD.

 

Canada

 

Carmar Freezers Russellville, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Carmar Freezers-Thomasville, L.L.C.

 

Missouri

 

Carmar Group, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Carmar Industries, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC 1101 17th Street Limited Partnership

 

Maryland

 

CESC 1101 17th Street Manager, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC 1101 17th Street, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC 1140 Connecticut Avenue Limited Partnership

 

District of Columbia

 

CESC 1140 Connecticut Avenue Manager, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC 1140 Connecticut Avenue, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC 1150 17th Street Limited Partnership

 

District of Columbia

 

CESC 1150 17th Street Manager, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC 1150 17th Street, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC 1730 M Street, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC 2101 L Street, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Commerce Executive Park, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Construction TRS, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Crystal City Holding L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Crystal City Land L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

 

 

 

 

CESC Crystal Square Four, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Crystal/Rosslyn, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

 

2



 

Name of Subsidiary

 

State of
Organization

 

CESC District Holdings, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Downtown Member, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Fairfax Square Manager, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Five Skyline Place, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Four Skyline Place, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Gateway Four L.L.C.

 

Virginia

 

CESC Gateway One, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Gateway Two Limited Partnership

 

Virginia

 

CESC Gateway Two Manager, L.L.C.

 

Virginia

 

CESC Gateway/Square Member, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Gateway/Square, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Mall Land, L.L.C.

 

Virginia

 

CESC Mall, L.L.C.

 

Virginia

 

CESC One Courthouse Plaza Holdings, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC One Courthouse Plaza, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC One Democracy Plaza Manager, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC One Democracy Plaza, L.P.

 

Maryland

 

CESC One Skyline Place, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC One Skyline Tower, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Park Five Land, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Park Five Manager, L.L.C.

 

Virginia

 

CESC Park Four Land, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Park Four Manager, L.L.C.

 

Virginia

 

CESC Park One Land, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Park One Manager, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Park Three Land, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Park Three Manager, L.L.C.

 

Virginia

 

CESC Park Two, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Park Two Land, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Park Two Manager L.L.C.

 

Virginia

 

CESC Plaza Limited Partnership

 

Virginia

 

CESC Plaza Manger, L.L.C.

 

Virginia

 

CESC Plaza Parking, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Realty Park Five, L.L.C.

 

Virginia

 

CESC Realty Park Three, L.L.C.

 

Virginia

 

CESC Reston Executive Center, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Seven Skyline Place, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Six Skyline Place, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Square Four L.L.C.

 

Virginia

 

CESC Square Four Land L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Square Land, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Square, L.L.C.

 

Virginia

 

CESC Three Skyline Place, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Two Courthouse Plaza Limited Partnership

 

Virginia

 

CESC Two Courthouse Plaza Manager, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Two Skyline Place, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

 

3



 

Name of Subsidiary

 

State of
Organization

 

CESC Tysons Dulles Plaza, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

CESC Water Park, L.L.C.

 

Virginia

 

Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Charles E. Smith Real Estate Services, L.P.

 

Virginia

 

Cherry Hill VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Chicopee Holding, L.L.C.

 

Massachusetts

 

Commerce Executive Park Association of Co-Owners

 

Virginia

 

Conrans VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Cumberland Holding, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Darby Development Corp.

 

Florida

 

Delran VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Design Center Owner - DC, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Dover VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

DSAC, L.L.C.

 

Texas

 

Dundalk VF, L.L.C.

 

Maryland

 

Durham Leasing II, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Durham Leasing, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

East Brunswick VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Eatontown Monmouth Mall (Junior Mezz), L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Eatontown Monmouth Mall (Senior Mezz), L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Eatontown Monmouth Mall, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Eleven Penn Plaza, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Fairfax Square Partners

 

Delaware

 

Fifth Crystal Park Associates Limited Partnership

 

Virginia

 

First Crystal Park Associates Limited Partnership

 

Virginia

 

Fourth Crystal Park Associates Limited Partnership

 

Virginia

 

Freeport VF, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Fuller Madison, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Gallery Market Holding Company, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Gallery Market Holding Company, L.P.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Gallery Market Properties Holding Company, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Gallery Market Properties Holding Company, L.P.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Garfield Parcel, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Glen Burnie VF, L.L.C.

 

Maryland

 

Glenolden VF, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Graybar Building, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Green Acres Mall, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Guard Management Service Corp.

 

New York

 

Guillford Associates, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Hackensack VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Hagerstown VF, L.L.C.

 

Maryland

 

Hanover Holding, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Hanover Industries, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Hanover Leasing, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Hanover Public Warehousing, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Hanover VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

 

4



 

Name of Subsidiary

 

State of
Organization

 

Henrietta Holding, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Inland Quarries, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Interior Design Show, Inc.

 

Canada

 

Jersey City VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Kearny Holding VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Kearny Leasing VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

L.A. Mart Properties, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Lancaster Leasing Company, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Lancaster Leasing Company, L.P.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Landthorp Enterprises, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

LaSalle Hubbard L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Lawnside VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Lewisville TC, L.L.C.

 

Texas

 

Littleton Holding, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Lodi II VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Lodi VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

M 330 Associates, L.P.

 

New York

 

M 393 Associates, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

M/H Two Park Associates

 

New York

 

Manalapan VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Market Square - Main Street, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Market Square Furniture Plaza L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Market Square Group, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Market Square Group, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Market Square Hamilton Center, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Market Square II, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Market Square, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Market Square-Furniture Plaza, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Marlton VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Marple Holding Company, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Marple Holding Company, L.P.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Mart Franchise Center, Inc.

 

Illinois

 

Mart Franchise Venture, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Mart Parking II, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Mart Parking, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Menands VF, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Merchandise Mart Enterprises, Inc. (Canada)

 

Canada

 

Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Merchandise Mart, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Mesquite TC, L.L.C.

 

Texas

 

Middletown VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

MMPI/Highpoint Lease, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Monmouth Mall, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Montclair VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Morris Plains Holding VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Morris Plains Leasing VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

 

5



 

Name of Subsidiary

 

State of
Organization

 

National Furniture Mart (NC), L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

National Hydrant, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

New Bridgeland Warehouses, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

New Hanover Holding, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

New Hanover Industries, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

New Hanover Leasing, L.L.C

 

Delaware

 

New Hanover Public Warehousing, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

New Hyde Park VF, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

New Kaempfer 1925, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

New Kaempfer Bowen, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

New Kaempfer IB, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

New KMS, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

New Landthorp Enterprises, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

New TG Hanover, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

New Towmed, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

New Vornado/Saddle Brook, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

New Woodbridge II, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Newington VF, L.L.C.

 

Connecticut

 

NFM Corp.

 

Delaware

 

NFM Partners, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Ninety Park Lender QRS, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Ninety Park Lender, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Ninety Park Manager, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Ninety Park Option, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Ninety Park Property, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

North Bergen VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

North Dearborn, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

North Plainfield VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Office Acquisition Finance, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Office Center Owner (D.C.), L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

One Penn Plaza TRS, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

One Penn Plaza, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Orleans Hubbard L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Palisades A/V Company, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Park Four Member, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Park One Member, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Philadelphia Holding Company, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Philadelphia Holding Company, L.P.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Philadelphia VF, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Philadelphia VF, L.P.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Pike Holding Company, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Pike Holding Company, L.P.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Pike VF, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Pike VF, L.P.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Powerspace & Services, Inc.

 

New York

 

Rahway Leasing, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

 

6



 

Name of Subsidiary

 

State of
Organization

 

RF Operations, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Rochester Holding, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Russian Tea Room Realty, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

SMB Administration, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

SMB Cleaning, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

SMB Holding, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

SMB Tenant Services Floaters, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

SMB Tenant Services, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

SMB Windows, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Smith Commercial Management, L.L.C.

 

Virginia

 

South Capital, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Springfield Member VF, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Springfield VF, L.L.C.

 

Massachusetts

 

T 53 Condominium, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

T.G. Hanover, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

TGSI, L.L.C.

 

Maryland

 

The Park Laurel Condominium

 

New York

 

The Second Rochester Holding, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Third Crystal Park Associates Limited Partnership

 

Virginia

 

Totowa VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Towmed Housing, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Towmed Intermediate, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Towson VF, L.L.C.

 

Maryland

 

Trees Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Turnersville VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Two Guys From Harrison Holding Co., L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Two Guys From Harrison Holding Co., L.P.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Two Guys From Harrison N.Y. (DE), L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Two Guys From Harrison N.Y., L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Two Guys Mass., L.L.C.

 

Massachusetts

 

Two Guys-Connecticut Holding, L.L.C.

 

Connecticut

 

Two Park Company

 

New York

 

Two Penn Plaza REIT, Inc.

 

New York

 

Union Square East, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Union VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Upper Moreland Holding Company, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Upper Moreland Holding Company, L.P.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Upper Moreland VF, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

URS Real Estate, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

URS Realty, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

VBL Company, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

VC Carthage, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Freezer Amarillo, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

VC Freezer Babcock, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Freezer Bartow, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Freezer Fort Worth, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

 

7



 

Name of Subsidiary

 

State of
Organization

 

VC Freezer Fort Worth, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

VC Freezer Fremont, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Freezer Garden City, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Freezer Kentucky, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Freezer Massillon, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Freezer Omaha Amarillo, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Freezer Ontario, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Freezer Phoenix, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Freezer Russelville, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Freezer Sioux Falls, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Freezer Springdale, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Freezer Strasburg, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Freezer Texarkana, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Missouri Holdings, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Missouri Real Estate Holdings, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Omaha Holdings, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VC Omaha Real Estate Holdings, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VFC Connecticut Holding, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VFC Massachusetts Holding, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VFC New Jersey Holding, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VFC Pennsylvania Holding, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VFC Pennsylvania Holding, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

VNK Corp.

 

Delaware

 

VNK, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VNO 424 Sixth Avenue, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VNO 63rd Street, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

VNO Hotel, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado - KC License, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado - Westport, L.L.C.

 

Connecticut

 

Vornado 1399, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado 1740 Broadway, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Vornado 175 Lex, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado 1925 K, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado 25W14, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado 330 West 34th Street, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Vornado 401 Commercial, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Vornado 550-600 Mamaroneck, L.P.

 

New York

 

Vornado 63rd Street, Inc.

 

New York

 

Vornado 640 Fifth Avenue, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Vornado 90 Park Avenue, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Vornado 90 Park QRS, Inc.

 

New York

 

Vornado Asset Protection Trust Grantee (TRS), L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado B&B, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Vornado Ballantrae Holdings, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Bergen Mall, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Vornado Bowen, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

 

8



 

Name of Subsidiary

 

State of
Organization

 

Vornado Caguas GP, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Caguas GP, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Caguas Holding, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Caguas Holding, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Caguas, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Caguas, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado CAPI, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Carthage and KC Quarries TRS, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Catalinas GP, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Catalinas GP, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Catalinas Holding, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Catalinas Holding, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Catalinas, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Catalinas, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado CCA Gainesville, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado CESCR Gen-Par, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado CESCR Holdings, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado CESCR II, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado CESCR, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Commonwealth, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Communications, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Crescent Carthage and KC Quarry, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Crescent Portland Partnership

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Crystal Park Loan, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Finance GP, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Finance II, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Finance SPE, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Finance, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Forest Plaza, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Fort Lee, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Vornado GM III, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado GM Loan II, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado GM Loan, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Green Acres Acquisition, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Green Acres Delaware, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Green Acres Funding, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Green Acres Holdings, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Green Acres SPE Managing Member, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado IB Holdings, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Investment Corp.

 

New York

 

Vornado Investments Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Investments, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado KMS Holdings, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Lending Corp.

 

New Jersey

 

Vornado Lending, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Vornado M 330, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

 

9



 

Name of Subsidiary

 

State of
Organization

 

Vornado M 393 QRS, Inc.

 

New York

 

Vornado M 393, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Vornado Mamaroneck, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Vornado Management Corp.

 

New Jersey

 

Vornado Merger Sub, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado MH, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Vornado MLP GP, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Monmouth Mall, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Vornado Montehiedra Acquisition, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Montehiedra Acquisition, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Montehiedra Holding II, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Montehiedra Holding, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Montehiedra Holding, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Montehiedra OP, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Montehiedra OP, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Montehiedra, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado New York RR One, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Vornado Newkirk, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado NK Loan, L.L.C.

 

Massachusetts

 

Vornado Office Management, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Vornado Office, Inc.

 

New York

 

Vornado PS, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Realty, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Realty, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado RTR, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado SC Properties, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Shenandoah Holdings, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Sign, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Title, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado TSQ, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Two Park Holding, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Two Penn Plaza, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

Vornado Warner, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado Waterfront Holdings, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Vornado/Tea Room, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

VRT Development Rights, L.L.C.

 

New York

 

VRT Massachusetts Holding, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

VRT New Jersey Holding, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Washington CESC TRS, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Washington Design Center DC, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Washington Design Center Subsidiary, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Washington Mart TRS, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Washington Office Center DC, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Watchung VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Wayne VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Wells Kinzie, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

 

10



 

Name of Subsidiary

 

State of
Organization

 

West Windsor Holding Corporation

 

New Jersey

 

West Windsor Holding, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Woodbridge VF, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

York Holding Company, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

York Holding Company, L.P.

 

Pennsylvania

 

York VF, L.L.C.

 

Pennsylvania

 

 

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EXHIBIT 23

 

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ CONSENT

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of Vornado Realty Trust of our report dated March 2, 2004, (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company’s adoption of SFAS No. 142 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" and the Company’s application of the provisions of SFAS No. 144 "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets") appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Vornado Realty Trust for the year ended December 31, 2003.

 

Registration Statement No. 333-68462 on Form S-8

Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-36080 on Form S-3

Registration Statement No. 333-64015 on Form S-3

Amendment No.1 to Registration Statement No. 333-50095 on Form S-3

Registration Statement No. 333-52573 on Form S-8

Registration Statement No. 333-29011 on Form S-8

Registration Statement No. 333-09159 on Form S-8

Registration Statement No. 333-76327 on Form S-3

Amendment No.1 to Registration Statement No. 333-89667 on Form S-3

Registration Statement No.333-81497 on Form S-8

Registration Statement No.333-102216 on Form S-8

Amendment No.1 to Registration Statement No. 333-102215 on Form S-3

Amendment No.1 to Registration Statement No. 333-102217 on Form S-3

Registration Statement No. 333-105838 on Form S-3

Registration Statement No. 333-107024 on Form S-3

Registration Statement No. 333-109661 on Form S-3

 

and in the following joint registration statements of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.

 

Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement No. 333-40787 on Form S-3

Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement No. 333-29013 on Form S-3

Registration Statement No. 333-108138 on Form S-3

 

 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey

March 2, 2004

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Steven Roth, certify that:

 

1.               I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Vornado Realty Trust;

 

2.               Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.               Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.               The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)              Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)             Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

c)              Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.               The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)              All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)             Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

March 3, 2004

 

 

/s/   Steven Roth

 

 

Steven Roth

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Joseph Macnow, certify that:

 

1.               I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Vornado Realty Trust;

 

2.               Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.               Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.               The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)              Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)             Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

c)              Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.               The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)              All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)             Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

March 3, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

/s/   Joseph Macnow

 

 

Joseph Macnow,

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION

 

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Subsection (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

 

 

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), the undersigned officer of Vornado Realty Trust (the “Company”), hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

 

The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (the “Report”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

March 3, 2004

/s/ Steven Roth

 

 

Name:

Steven Roth

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

1


EXHIBIT 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION

 

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Subsection (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

 

 

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), the undersigned officer of Vornado Realty Trust (the “Company”), hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

 

The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (the “Report”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

March 3, 2004

/s/ Joseph Macnow

 

 

Name:

Joseph Macnow

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

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