UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 20, 2009
VORNADO REALTY TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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No. 001-11954 |
No. 22-1657560 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
VORNADO REALTY L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
No. 000-22635 |
No. 13-3925979 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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888 Seventh Avenue New York, New York |
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10019 |
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(Address of Principal Executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 894-7000
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2.):
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 20, 2009 Vornado Realty Trust issued a press release stating that it will record its 32.7% share of Toys R Us Inc.’s fourth quarter financial results in its first quarter ended March 31, 2009. A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference and filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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Exhibit. |
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99.1 Press Release, dated April 20, 2009 (filed). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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VORNADO REALTY TRUST | ||
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(Registrant) | ||
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By: |
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/s/ Joseph Macnow |
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Name: |
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Joseph Macnow |
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Title: |
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Executive Vice President - Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: April 20, 2009
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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VORNADO REALTY L.P. | ||
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By: VORNADO REALTY TRUST, | ||
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Sole General Partner | ||
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/s/ Joseph Macnow | |
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Joseph Macnow |
Date: April 20, 2009
Exhibit 99.1
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CONTACT: |
JOSEPH MACNOW |
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(201) 587-1000 |
210 Route 4 East
Paramus, NJ, 07652
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 20, 2009
Vornado Announces its Share of Toys “R” Us Fourth Quarter Financial Results
PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY,......Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) announced today that it will record its 32.7% share of Toys “R” Us’ fourth quarter financial results in its first quarter ending March 31, 2009. Vornado’s results will include net income of $97,147,000 or $.53 per diluted share compared to a net income of $80,362,000 or $.44 per diluted share recorded in the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
Vornado’s share of Funds From Operations (“FFO”) before income taxes for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 is $166,818,000 or $.92 per share as compared to FFO before income taxes of $190,933,000 or $1.04 per share in the prior year’s quarter. In the quarter ended March 31, 2009, Vornado’s results will include FFO after income taxes of $107,924,000, or $.59 per share as compared to FFO after income taxes of $91,186,000, or $.50 per share in the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
The business of Toys is highly seasonal; historically, Toys’ fourth quarter net income accounts for more than 80% of its fiscal year net income.
Attached is a summary of Toys’ financial results and Vornado’s 32.7% share of its equity in Toys’ net income, as well as reconciliations of net income to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and FFO.
Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated equity real estate investment trust.
Certain statements contained herein may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, risks associated with the timing of and costs associated with property improvements, financing commitments and general competitive factors.
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Toys "R" Us, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations – Unaudited
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For the Quarter Ended |
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January 31, 2009 |
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February 2, 2008 |
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Results on a |
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Results on |
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Results on |
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Net sales |
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5,461,000 |
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5,461,000 |
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$ |
5,827,000 |
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Cost of sales |
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3,664,000 |
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3,664,000 |
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3,843,000 |
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Gross margin |
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1,797,000 |
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1,797,000 |
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1,984,000 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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1,146,000 |
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1,132,200 |
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1,214,000 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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101,000 |
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109,600 |
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108,300 |
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Other income – net |
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(44,000 |
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(35,400 |
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(2,000 |
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Total operating expenses |
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1,203,000 |
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1,206,400 |
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1,320,300 |
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Operating earnings |
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594,000 |
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590,600 |
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663,700 |
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Interest expense |
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(104,000 |
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(107,900 |
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(127,200 |
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Interest income |
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3,000 |
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3,000 |
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12,000 |
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Earnings before income taxes and minority interest |
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493,000 |
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485,700 |
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548,500 |
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Income tax expense |
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(138,000 |
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(174,700 |
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(296,400 |
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Minority interest, net of tax |
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(10,000 |
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(19,600 |
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(12,600 |
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Net earnings |
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$ |
345,000 |
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$ |
291,400 |
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$ |
239,500 |
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Vornado’s 32.7% equity in Toys’ net earnings |
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$ |
95,294 |
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$ |
78,355 |
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Management fee from Toys |
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1,447 |
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1,378 |
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Interest income on credit facility |
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406 |
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629 |
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Total Vornado net income from its investment in Toys |
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$ |
97,147 |
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$ |
80,362 |
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See page 3 for a reconciliation of net income to FFO. |
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Reconciliation of Vornado’s net income from its |
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Net income |
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$ |
97,147 |
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80,362 |
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Interest and debt expense |
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35,183 |
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41,495 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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35,257 |
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34,102 |
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Income tax expense |
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53,091 |
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93,919 |
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Vornado’s 32.7% share of Toys’ EBITDA (1) |
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$ |
220,678 |
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$ |
249,878 |
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EBITDA represents “Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization.” Management considers EBITDA a supplemental measure for making decisions and assessing the un-levered performance of its segments as it relates to the total 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 should not be considered a substitute for net income. EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. |
Toys "R" Us, Inc.
Funds From Operations - Unaudited
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January 31, 2009 |
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Reconciliation of Vornado's net income from |
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Net income |
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97,147 |
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Depreciation and amortization of real property |
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16,580 |
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Income tax effect of above adjustments |
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(5,803 |
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Vornado's share of FFO (1) |
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107,924 |
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FFO is computed in accordance with the definition adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). NAREIT defines FFO as net income or loss determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), excluding extraordinary items as defined under GAAP and gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, plus specified non-cash items, such as real estate asset depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO is used by management, investors and industry analysts as supplemental measures of operating performance of equity REITs. FFO should be evaluated along with GAAP net income and income per diluted share (the most directly comparable GAAP measures), as well as cash flow from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities, in evaluating the operating performance of equity REITs. Management believes that FFO is helpful to investors as supplemental performance measures because these measures exclude the effect of depreciation, amortization and gains or losses from sales of real estate, all of which are based on historical costs which implicitly assumes that the value of real estate diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, these non-GAAP measures can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and among other equity REITs. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs as disclosed in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. 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. |
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