UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003
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OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________ to ___________
Commission file number: 1-9496
BNP RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 56-1574675
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State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization Identification No.)
301 S. College Street, Suite 3850, Charlotte, NC 28202-6024
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
704/944-0100
(Registrant's telephone number)
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 X No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No X
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
classes of common stock, as of November 3, 2003 (the latest practicable date).
Common Stock, $.01 par value 5,887,626
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(Class) (Number of shares)
Exhibit index: Page 25
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item No. Page No.
PART I - Financial Information
1 Financial Statements 3
2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations 11
3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk 22
4 Controls and Procedures 22
PART II - Other Information
2 Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds 22
6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 23
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PART I - Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements.
BNP RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30 December 31
2003 2002
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(Unaudited)
Assets
Real estate investments at cost:
Apartment properties $298,929,355 $275,712,863
Restaurant properties 37,405,385 39,158,921
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336,334,740 314,871,784
Less accumulated depreciation (53,590,873) (49,448,825)
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282,743,867 265,422,959
Cash and cash equivalents 653,700 884,316
Other current assets 5,599,351 3,024,683
Notes receivable, net of reserve 100,000 100,000
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization:
Intangible related to acquisition of management operations 1,115,088 1,115,088
Deferred financing costs 1,183,636 1,175,684
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Total assets $291,395,642 $271,722,730
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Deed of trust and other notes payable $230,032,694 $211,584,935
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 3,522,550 1,272,451
Deferred revenue and security deposits 1,338,010 1,313,239
Deferred credit for defeasance of interest,
net of accumulated amortization 183,680 333,376
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Total liabilities 235,076,934 214,504,001
Minority interest in Operating Partnership 16,365,493 17,947,493
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares
authorized; issued and outstanding shares--
909,090 at September 30, 2003,
454,545 at December 31, 2002 10,000,000 5,000,000
Common stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares
authorized; issued and outstanding shares--
5,887,626 at September 30, 2003,
5,831,077 at December 31, 2002 58,876 58,311
Additional paid-in capital 71,278,423 70,724,671
Dividend distributions in excess of net income (41,384,084) (36,511,746)
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Total shareholders' equity 39,953,215 39,271,236
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $291,395,642 $271,722,730
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30 September 30
2003 2002 2003 2002
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(Restated)
Revenues
Apartment rental income $ 9,650,103 $ 8,648,684 $27,488,052 $23,993,542
Restaurant rental income 970,316 1,005,320 2,951,025 3,015,958
Management fee income 229,141 258,297 679,035 839,091
Interest and other income 26,528 24,143 180,876 130,337
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10,876,088 9,936,444 31,298,988 27,978,928
Expenses
Apartment operations 3,999,767 3,304,638 11,325,654 9,040,369
Apartment administration 413,681 311,272 1,153,851 930,692
Corporate administration 445,267 399,602 1,789,607 1,488,762
Depreciation 2,527,557 2,345,959 7,349,954 6,313,099
Amortization of deferred
loan costs 81,439 82,427 236,222 180,377
Interest 3,278,652 3,049,032 9,716,800 8,211,104
Write-off of unamortized loan
costs at debt refinance - - - 95,032
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10,746,363 9,492,930 31,572,088 26,259,435
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Income (Loss) before
minority interest 129,725 443,514 (273,100) 1,719,493
Minority interest in
Operating Partnership (7,372) 89,710 (163,465) 355,186
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Net income (loss) 137,097 353,804 (109,635) 1,364,307
Cumulative preferred dividend 160,616 72,603 410,616 196,576
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(Loss) Income available to
common shareholders $ (23,519) $ 281,201 $ (520,251) $ 1,167,731
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Per share amounts:
Basic earnings per share -
Net income (loss) $ 0.02 $ 0.06 $(0.02) $ 0.24
(Loss) Income available to
common shareholders (0.01) 0.05 (0.09) 0.20
Diluted earnings per share -
Net income (loss) $ 0.01 $ 0.06 $(0.04) $ 0.23
(Loss) Income available to
common shareholders (0.01) 0.05 (0.09) 0.20
Dividends declared $0.25 $0.31 $ 0.75 $ 0.93
Weighted average common
shares outstanding 5,877,060 5,797,197 5,858,082 5,776,158
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BNP RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC.
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Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity
(Unaudited)
Dividend
Additional distributions
Preferred Stock Common Stock paid-in in excess of
Shares Amount Shares Amount capital net income Total
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Balance December 31, 2002 454,545 $5,000,000 5,831,077 $58,311 $70,724,671 $(36,511,746) $39,271,236
Common stock issued - - 17,575 176 176,996 - 177,172
Dividends paid - preferred - - - - - (126,027) (126,027)
Dividends paid - common - - - - - (1,457,770) (1,457,770)
Net income - - - - - 145,790 145,790
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Balance March 31, 2003 454,545 5,000,000 5,848,652 58,487 70,901,667 (37,949,753) 38,010,401
Common stock issued - - 16,740 167 174,599 - 174,766
Dividends paid - preferred - - - - - (125,000) (125,000)
Dividends paid - common - - - - - (1,462,163) (1,462,163)
Net loss - - - - - (392,522) (392,522)
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Balance June 30, 2003 454,545 5,000,000 5,865,392 58,654 71,076,266 (39,929,438) 36,205,482
Preferred stock issued 454,545 5,000,000 - - (29,701) - 4,970,299
Common stock issued - - 22,234 222 231,858 - 232,080
Dividends paid - preferred - - - - - (125,000) (125,000)
Dividends paid - common - - - - - (1,466,743) (1,466,743)
Net income - - - - - 137,097 137,097
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Balance September 30, 2003 909,090 $10,000,000 5,887,626 $58,876 $71,278,423 $(41,384,084) $39,953,215
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BNP RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Nine months ended
September 30
2003 2002
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(Restated)
Operating activities:
Net (loss) income $ (109,635) $ 1,364,307
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to
net cash provided by operations:
Minority interest in Operating Partnership (163,465) 355,186
Depreciation and amortization of loan costs 7,586,176 6,493,476
Write-off of unamortized loan costs
at debt refinance - 95,032
Amortization of defeasance credit (149,696) (124,992)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (2,381,973) (2,383,799)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 2,017,373 1,581,389
Deferred revenue and security deposits (78,362) (239,877)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 6,720,418 7,140,722
Investing activities:
Acquisition of apartment properties (23,382,176) (29,768,057)
Additions to apartment properties, net (2,389,560) (2,125,720)
Sale of restaurant properties 1,244,038 -
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Net cash used in investing activities (24,527,698) (31,893,777)
Financing activities:
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred stock 4,970,299 2,493,631
Issuance of common stock 550,633 630,570
Distributions to Operating Partnership minority unitholders (1,385,150) (1,597,446)
Dividends paid to preferred shareholder (376,027) (127,397)
Dividends paid to common shareholders (4,386,676) (5,362,725)
Proceeds from notes payable 25,985,610 42,674,194
Principal payments on notes payable (7,537,851) (14,245,250)
Payment of deferred financing costs (244,174) (462,194)
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Net cash provided by financing activities 17,576,664 24,003,383
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (230,616) (749,672)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 884,316 1,417,616
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 653,700 $ 667,944
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BNP RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - September 30, 2003
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Interim financial statements
Our independent accountants have not audited the accompanying financial
statements of BNP Residential Properties, Inc., except for the balance sheet at
December 31, 2002. We derived the amounts in the balance sheet at December 31,
2002, from the financial statements included in our 2002 Annual Report on Form
10-K. We believe that we have included all adjustments (consisting of normal
recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position
and results of operations for the periods presented.
We have condensed or omitted certain notes and other information from the
interim financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
You should read these financial statements in conjunction with our 2002 Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
Note 2. Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of BNP Residential
Properties, Inc. (the "company") and BNP Residential Properties Limited
Partnership (the "Operating Partnership"). The company is the general partner
and owns a majority interest in the Operating Partnership. All significant
intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated
financial statements.
Stock-Based Compensation
The company has one employee Stock Option and Incentive Plan in place. We
account for this plan using the intrinsic value method, under the recognition
and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees, and related Interpretations. No stock-based employee compensation
cost is reflected in net income, as all options granted under this plan had an
exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the
date of grant. If we had applied the fair value recognition provisions of FASB
Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to stock-based
employee compensation, the effect would be to reduce net income as reported by
approximately $240 in 2003 and $5,000 in 2002, with no impact on basic and
diluted earnings per share amounts as reported.
Reclassifications
We adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 145, "Rescission of
FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 62, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and
Technical Corrections," effective January 1, 2003. Statement 145 generally
requires gains and losses on extinguishments of debt to be classified as income
or loss from continuing operations, rather than as extraordinary items as
previously required under Statement 4. We have reclassified the extraordinary
item for loss on early extinguishment of debt in the first quarter of 2002 to
conform to Statement 145. While adoption of Statement 145 has no impact on net
income, it reduces income before extraordinary items and eliminates
extraordinary items as previously reported. We have adjusted the 2002
comparative amounts in our consolidated financial statements to conform to the
2003 presentation as follows:
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2002 as 2002 as
Currently Previously
Presented Adjustments Reported
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Nine months ended September 30, 2002
Revenues $27,978,928 $ - $27,978,928
Expenses 26,259,435 95,032 26,164,403
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Income before minority interest and
extraordinary item 1,719,493 (95,032) 1,814,525
Minority interest in Operating Partnership 355,186 (21,735) 376,921
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Income before extraordinary item 1,364,307 (73,297) 1,437,604
Extraordinary item - loss on early
extinguishment of debt - (73,297) 73,297
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Net income $ 1,364,307 $ - $ 1,364,307
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Note 3. Apartment property acquisitions
Effective August 28, 2003, we acquired The Harrington Apartments for
approximately $18.0 million in cash, less credits of $108,000 for exterior
painting and approximately $200,000 for accrued expenses. Through September 30,
2003, we have incurred and capitalized other direct costs of this acquisition
totaling approximately $12,000. We funded this acquisition by the placement of a
$14.4 million first deed of trust loan together with draws of approximately $3.4
million on our existing line of credit. In conjunction with this acquisition, we
paid lender fees and costs totaling approximately $118,000.
Effective March 13, 2003, we acquired The Place Apartments for approximately
$5.6 million in cash. Through September 30, 2003, we have incurred and
capitalized other direct costs of this acquisition totaling approximately
$20,000. We funded this acquisition by the placement of a $4.56 million first
deed of trust loan together with draws of approximately $1.1 million on our
existing line of credit. In conjunction with this acquisition and financing, we
funded repair escrows of approximately $65,000 and paid lender fees and costs
totaling approximately $61,000.
Note 4. Restaurant property sales
Effective August 19, 2003, we sold one restaurant property to the lessee for its
net carrying value of approximately $656,000. Effective February 21, 2003, we
sold one restaurant property to the lessee for its net carrying value of
approximately $588,000. We applied approximately $426,000 of the proceeds from
each of these sales to reduce our line of credit secured by the restaurant
properties.
Note 5. Shareholders' Equity
Effective September 5, 2003, we issued 454,545 shares of the Company's Series B
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock for $5.0 million to a single accredited
investor. This private placement is an expansion of the original offering in
December 2001. The preferred shares have a purchase price and liquidation
preference of $11.00 per share, and an initial dividend yield of 10%. The
investor will have the right to convert each Series B share into one share of
the Company's common stock beginning in December 2004, or in certain
circumstances such as a change of control or the Company's calling the Series B
stock for redemption. Through September 30, 2003, we have incurred costs related
to this placement totaling approximately
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$30,000. We applied proceeds of the placement to reduce the outstanding amount
of our existing lines of credit.
In August 2003, we issued 19,068 shares of our common stock through our Dividend
Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan for proceeds of approximately $199,000.
During the first nine months of 2003, we have issued a total of 53,383 shares of
our common stock through this Plan.
In addition, during the third quarter of 2003, we issued 3,166 shares of our
common stock in exchange for Operating Partnership units formerly held by
minority unitholders.
We calculated basic and diluted earnings per common share using the following
amounts:
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30 September 30
2003 2002 2003 2002
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(Restated)
Numerators:
Numerator for basic
earnings per share -
Net income (loss) $ 137,097 $ 353,804 $ (109,635) $ 1,364,307
Cumulative preferred dividend (160,616) (72,603) (410,616) (196,576)
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(Loss) Income available to
common shareholders $ (23,519) $ 281,201 $ (520,251) $ 1,167,731
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Numerator for diluted
earnings per share -
Net income (loss) (1) $ 129,725 $ 443,514 $ (273,100) $ 1,719,493
Cumulative preferred dividend (160,616) (72,603) (410,616) (196,576)
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(loss) Income available to
common shareholders (1) $ (30,891) $ 370,911 $ (683,716) $ 1,522,917
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Denominators:
Denominator for basic
earnings per share -
weighted average shares
outstanding 5,877,060 5,797,197 5,858,082 5,776,158
Effect of dilutive securities:
Convertible Operating
Partnership units 1,842,337 1,845,056 1,843,614 1,766,457
Stock options (2) 6,564 7,484 5,161 10,971
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Denominator for diluted
earnings per share - adjusted
weighted average shares and
assumed conversions 7,725,961 7,649,737 7,706,857 7,553,586
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(1) Assumes conversion of Operating Partnership units to common shares;
minority interest in Operating Partnership income has been eliminated.
(2) We excluded options to purchase 140,000 shares of common stock at $12.50,
110,000 shares at $12.25, and 120,000 shares at $13.125 from the
calculation of diluted earnings per share
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for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002. We also
excluded additional options to purchase 60,000 shares of common stock at
$11.25 from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2003, and from the three months ended
September 30, 2002. The exercise price of these options was greater than
the average market price of the common shares for those periods, and the
effect would be anti-dilutive.
Note 6. Subsequent event
On October 23, 2003, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash
dividend of $0.25 per share to be paid on November 17, 2003, to common
shareholders of record on November 3, 2003. The Board of Directors also
authorized the payment of dividends totaling $160,616 to the Series B Preferred
shareholder in accordance with the investment agreement for those shares.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations.
This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of federal securities law. You can identify such statements by the use
of forward-looking terminology, such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate,"
"estimate," "continue" or other similar words. These statements discuss future
expectations, contain projections of results of operations or of financial
condition or state other "forward-looking" information.
Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations
reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we
cannot assure you that we will achieve our plans, intentions or expectations.
When you consider such forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the
following important factors that could cause our actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement:
o Our markets could suffer unexpected increases in the development of apartment,
other rental or competitive housing alternatives;
o our markets could suffer unexpected declines in economic growth or an increase
in unemployment rates;
o general economic conditions could cause the financial condition of a large
number of our tenants to deteriorate;
o we may not be able to lease or re-lease apartments quickly or on as favorable
terms as under existing leases;
o revenues from our third-party apartment property management activities could
decline, or we could incur unexpected costs in performing these activities;
o we may have incorrectly assessed the environmental condition of our
properties;
o an unexpected increase in interest rates could increase our debt service
costs;
o we may not be able to meet our long-term liquidity requirements on favorable
terms; and
o we could lose key executive officers.
Given these uncertainties, we caution you not to place undue reliance
on forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly release
the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements that may be made
to reflect any future events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
You should read the discussion in conjunction with the financial
statements and notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report and our Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
Company Profile
BNP Residential Properties, Inc. is a self-administered and
self-managed real estate investment trust with operations in North Carolina,
South Carolina and Virginia. Our primary activity is the ownership and operation
of apartment communities. We currently own 20 apartment communities containing
4,859 units and provide third-party management services for 8 communities
containing a total of 2,061 units. In addition to our apartment communities, we
own 40 properties that we lease on a triple-net basis to a restaurant operator.
We are structured as an UpREIT, or umbrella partnership real estate
investment trust. The company is the sole general partner and owns a controlling
interest in BNP Residential
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Properties Limited Partnership, through which we conduct all of our operations.
We refer to this partnership as the Operating Partnership. We refer to the
limited partners of the Operating Partnership as minority unitholders or as the
minority interest.
Our executive offices are located at 301 South College Street, Suite
3850, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-6024, telephone 704/944-0100.
Results of Operations
Overall, we were pleased with the operating results for the third
quarter of 2003. Operating results for both the quarter and year-to-date periods
were in line with our expectations. We saw improvement in apartment occupancy
and revenue per occupied unit during the quarter as compared to the second
quarter of 2003. On a same-units basis, occupancy and revenue per occupied unit
returned to third quarter of 2002 levels and reflect a significant improvement
over the first and second quarters of 2003. Whether this is the beginning of a
long-awaited improvement in our apartment markets remains to be seen. In any
case, we are confident in the long-term outlook for both our apartment
properties and our apartment markets.
The lessee of our restaurant properties pays us annual rent equal to
the greater of a specified minimum rent or 9.875% of food sales. During the
third quarter of 2003, we saw a significant improvement in sales at our
restaurant properties. While this improvement did not result in any additional
restaurant rental income, it did mark a significant departure from several years
of declining sales.
Overall, we are positive about the future. We have a portfolio of
well-maintained apartment properties with excellent locations in markets with
good long-term growth prospects. We believe we are well positioned to benefit
from any improvement in our apartment markets.
Revenues
Total revenues in the third quarter of 2003 were $10.9 million, an
increase of 9.5% compared to the third quarter of 2002. Total revenues through
the first nine months of 2003 were $31.3 million, an increase of 11.9% compared
to the first nine months of 2002. Apartment related income (apartment rental
income plus income from apartment management and investment activities)
accounted for approximately 91.1% of total revenues in the third quarter of
2003, compared to 89.9% in the third quarter of 2002. Through the first nine
months of 2003, apartment related income accounted for approximately 90.6% of
total revenues, compared to 89.2% in the first nine months of 2002.
Apartment rental income totaled $9.7 million in the third quarter of
2003, an increase of 11.6% compared to the third quarter of 2002. Through the
first nine months of 2003, apartment rental income totaled $27.5 million, an
increase of 14.6% compared to the first nine months of 2002. These increases are
primarily attributable to the acquisition of three apartment communities in 2002
and two apartment communities in 2003. For the third quarter of 2003, overall
average economic occupancy increased by 0.2% while average revenue per occupied
unit declined by 0.5%, compared to the third quarter of 2002. For the first nine
months of 2003, overall average economic occupancy declined by 1.0% while
average revenue per occupied unit declined by 1.1%, compared to the first nine
months of 2002.
On a "same-units" basis (the 15 apartment communities that we owned
throughout the first nine months of both years), apartment rental income
decreased by 0.1% in the third quarter
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of 2003 compared to the third quarter of 2002, and by 1.9% for the first nine
months of 2003 compared to the first nine months of 2002. These decreases were
generally attributable to declines in both average economic occupancy and
average revenue per occupied unit. For the third quarter of 2003, same-units
average economic occupancy was flat while average revenue per occupied unit
declined by 0.1%, compared to the third quarter of 2002. For the first nine
months of 2003, same-units average economic occupancy declined by 1.1% while
average revenue per occupied unit declined by 0.8%, compared to the first nine
months of 2002.
Summary amounts for our apartment communities' occupancy and revenue
per occupied unit for the third quarter and first nine months of 2003 follow:
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Average Average
monthly monthly
Number revenue revenue
of Average per Average per
apartment economic occupied economic occupied
units occupancy unit occupancy unit
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Abbington Place 360 90.7% $778 89.7% $765
Allerton Place 228 89.8% 762 90.6% 744
Alta Harbour (2) 290 93.8% 778 89.6% 762
Barrington Place (2) 348 94.9% 761 93.8% 748
Brookford Place (2) 108 95.7% 663 95.2% 665
Chason Ridge 252 97.5% 756 96.5% 749
Harrington (1) 288 93.6% 801 93.6% 801
Harris Hill 184 93.6% 673 92.5% 666
Latitudes 448 98.2% 885 96.2% 866
Madison Hall 128 89.9% 583 94.6% 575
Oakbrook 162 93.3% 700 91.3% 715
Oak Hollow 461 94.6% 600 87.5% 609
Paces Commons 336 91.3% 670 90.3% 667
Paces Village 198 92.4% 685 94.1% 656
Pepperstone 108 94.2% 666 93.7% 650
Savannah Place 172 94.6% 711 93.6% 699
Summerlyn Place 140 94.8% 832 93.3% 830
The Place (1) 144 91.1% 584 88.1% 572
Waterford Place 240 92.6% 871 90.8% 851
Woods Edge 264 93.9% 710 92.0% 728
All apartments 4,859
- 2003 93.7% 733 92.0% 727
- 2002 93.5% 737 93.0% 735
Same units (3) 3,681
- 2003 93.7% 733 92.0% 727
- 2002 93.7% 734 93.1% 733
(1) We acquired The Harrington Apartments effective August 28, 2003. We
acquired The Place Apartments effective March 13, 2003.
(2) We acquired Barrington Place and Brookford Place effective May 31, 2002. We
acquired Alta Harbour effective September 18, 2002.
(3) Excludes Alta Harbour, Barrington Place, Brookford Place, The Harrington
and The Place.
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Restaurant rental income was $1.0 million in the third quarters of both
2003 and 2002, and $3.0 million in the first nine months of both 2003 and 2002.
A slight decline in 2003 restaurant rental income, as compared to 2002, was the
result of the sale of two restaurant properties in 2003 (one in first quarter,
and one in third quarter). Restaurant rental income for both 2003 and 2002 was
equal to the minimum rent under the master lease agreement with our lessee.
"Same-store" (those 40 restaurant properties that operated throughout the first
nine months of both 2003 and 2002) sales at our restaurant properties increased
by 7.4% in the third quarter and declined by 0.8% in the first nine months of
2003 compared to these periods in 2002.
Through September 30, 2003, we have sold seven of the original 47
restaurants to Boddie-Noell Enterprises, Inc. ("Enterprises"), the lessee, under
the non-economic clause of the agreement that allows Enterprises to close up to
seven restaurants and buy them back from us for no less than net carrying value.
Under our master lease with Enterprises, restaurant rental income payments are
the greater of a specified minimum rent or 9.875% of food sales. The minimum
rent is reduced by approximately $8,000 per month, or $96,000 per year, for each
restaurant that is sold. Going forward, minimum rent for our remaining
restaurant properties will be approximately $319,000 per month, or $3.8 million
per year.
Management fee income for the third quarter of 2003 decreased to
$229,000, compared to $258,000 in 2002. For the first nine months of 2003,
management fee income decreased to $679,000 from $839,000 for the same period in
2002. These decreases are primarily attributable to our acquisitions of two
previously managed properties in May 2002, as well as the termination of
management contracts for several smaller properties in the first quarter of
2003. Going forward, we expect management fee income to decline further,
reflecting our acquisition of The Harrington Apartments in August 2003;
third-party management services for this property from March through August 2003
generated $41,000 in management fee income.
Expenses
Effective January 1, 2003, in accordance with current accounting
guidance, we report the loss on extinguishment of debt as an operating expense,
rather than as an extraordinary item as previously required. Accordingly, we
have reclassified the write-off of unamortized loan costs at refinance in the
first quarter of 2002 to conform to the 2003 presentation in our financial
statements. This reclassification has no impact on net income; however, it
reduces income before extraordinary items and eliminates extraordinary items as
previously reported. A more detailed description of the reclassification
adjustments is included in the notes to the financial statements included in
this Quarterly Report.
Total expenses, including non-cash charges for depreciation,
amortization and write-off of unamortized loan costs, were $10.7 million in the
third quarter of 2003, an increase of 13.2% compared to the third quarter of
2002. Through the first nine months of 2003, total expenses were $31.6 million,
an increase of 20.2% compared to the first nine months of 2002.
Apartment operations expense (the direct costs of on-site operations at
our apartment communities) in the third quarter of 2003 was $4.0 million, a
21.0% increase compared to the third quarter of 2002. In the first nine months
of 2003, apartment operations expense totaled $11.3 million, a 25.3% increase
compared to the first nine months of 2002. These increases reflect the addition
of three apartment communities during 2002 and two communities during 2003, as
well as significant increases in compensation, contracted services and apartment
redecoration costs. On a same-units basis, apartment operations expense
increased by 6.5% in the
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third quarter and 5.0% in the first nine months of 2003 as compared to the
comparable periods in 2002.
Operating expenses for restaurant properties are insignificant because
the triple-net lease arrangement requires the lessee to pay virtually all of the
expenses associated with the restaurant properties.
Apartment administration expense (the costs associated with oversight,
accounting and support of our apartment management activities for both owned and
third party properties) was $414,000 in the third quarter of 2003, a 32.9%
increase compared to the third quarter of 2002. In the first nine months of
2003, apartment administration expense totaled $1.2 million, an increase of
24.0% compared to the first nine months of 2002. These increases are primarily
attributable to increased compensation and costs arising from implementation of
new property management software.
Corporate administration expense was $445,000 in the third quarter of
2003, an increase of 11.4% compared to the third quarter of 2002. In the first
nine months of 2003, corporate administration expense totaled $1.8 million, a
20.2% increase compared to the first nine months of 2002. This increase was
primarily attributable to increases in compensation and insurance expense. In
January 2003, we added an in-house general counsel position to our executive
team.
Depreciation expense totaled $2.5 million in the third quarter of 2003,
a 7.7% increase compared to the third quarter of 2002. In the first nine months
of 2003, depreciation expense totaled $7.3 million, a 16.4% increase compared to
the first nine months of 2002. This increase is attributable to the addition of
apartment communities, as well as the impact of additions and replacements at
other apartment communities.
Amortization expense (of deferred loan costs) was $81,000 in the third
quarter of 2003, compared to $82,000 in the third quarter of 2002. In the first
nine months of 2003, amortization expense totaled $236,000, compared to $180,000
in the first nine months of 2002. These increases are primarily attributable to
the impact of loan costs associated with financing transactions in 2002 and
2003.
Interest expense totaled $3.3 million in the third quarter of 2003, a
7.5% increase compared to the third quarter of 2002. In the first nine months of
2003, interest expense totaled $9.7 million, an 18.3% increase compared to the
first nine months of 2002. This increase reflects the impact of approximately
$70 million in new debt related to apartment acquisitions in 2002 and 2003,
reduced by the effect of lower interest rates on our lines of credit. Overall,
weighted average interest rates were 5.9% for the third quarter and 6.0% for the
first nine months of 2003, compared to 6.2% for the third quarter and first nine
months of 2002.
During the first quarter of 2002, we refinanced long-term debt related
to Oakbrook Apartments. In conjunction with this transaction, we wrote off
unamortized loan costs of $95,000. As discussed above, we have reclassified the
write-off of unamortized loan costs at the date of the refinance in the first
quarter of 2002 to conform to the 2003 presentation in our financial statements.
We previously reflected this write-off, net of minority interests' share, with a
charge of $73,000 as an extraordinary item in the financial statements.
In late December 2001, we issued 227,273 shares of Series B Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock. We sold an additional 227,272 shares in September
2002 and an additional 454,545 shares in September 2003. Because preferred
shareholders have priority over common
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shareholders for receipt of dividends, we deduct the amount of net income that
will be paid to preferred shareholders in calculating net income available to
common shareholders. The dividend on the Series B shares is $1.10 per share per
year. The cumulative preferred dividend totaled approximately $161,000 for the
third quarter and $411,000 for the first nine months of 2003, compared to
approximately $73,000 for the third quarter and $197,000 for the first nine
months of 2002.
Net income/loss
Net income (before the cumulative preferred dividend) for the third
quarter of 2003 was $137,000, compared to net income of $354,000 for the third
quarter of 2002. For the first nine months of 2003, the net loss was $110,000,
compared to $1.4 million net income for the first nine months of 2002. These
comparisons reflect the impact of decline in apartments operating results.
Funds from Operations
Funds from operations is frequently referred to as "FFO." FFO is
defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT")
as "net income (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles), excluding gains (losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation
and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and
joint ventures." Our calculation of FFO is consistent with FFO as defined by
NAREIT. Because we hold all of our assets in and conduct all of our operations
through the Operating Partnership, we measure FFO at the operating partnership
level (i.e., before minority interest).
Historical cost accounting for real estate assets implicitly assumes
that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. In fact,
real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions. FFO
is intended to be a standard supplemental measure of operating performance that
excludes historical cost depreciation from - or "adds it back" to - GAAP net
income. We consider FFO to be useful in evaluating potential property
acquisitions and measuring operating performance.
We calculate funds available for distribution as FFO plus non-cash
expense for amortization and write-off of unamortized loan costs, less recurring
capital expenditures. We believe that, together with net income and cash flows,
funds available for distribution provides investors with an additional measure
to evaluate the ability of the Operating Partnership to incur and service debt,
to fund acquisitions and other capital expenditures, as well as to fund
distributions to shareholders and minority unitholders.
Funds from operations and funds available for distribution do not
represent net income or cash flows from operations as defined by generally
accepted accounting principles. You should not consider funds from operations or
funds available for distribution:
o to be alternatives to net income as reliable measures of the
company's operating performance, or
o to be alternatives to cash flows as measures of liquidity.
Funds from operations and funds available for distribution do not
measure whether cash flow is sufficient to fund all of our cash needs, including
principal amortization, capital improvements and distributions to shareholders.
Funds from operations and funds available for distribution do not represent cash
flows from operating, investing or financing activities as
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defined by generally accepted accounting principles. Further, funds from
operations and funds available for distribution as disclosed by other REITs
might not be comparable to our calculation of funds from operations or funds
available for distribution.
Funds from operations of the Operating Partnership totaled $2.5 million
in the third quarter of 2003, an 8.1% decrease compared to the third quarter of
2002. For the first nine months of 2003, funds from operations totaled $6.7
million, a 14.9% decrease compared to the first nine months of 2002. This
comparison reflects the impact of decline in apartment operating results and the
increased cumulative preferred dividend.
We calculated funds from operations of the Operating Partnership as
follows (all amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30 September 30
2003 2002 2003 2002
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
(Restated)
Net income (loss) $ 137 $ 354 $ (110) $ 1,364
Add minority interest in
Operating Partnership (7) 90 (163) 355
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Income (Loss) before
minority interest 130 444 (273) 1,719
Less cumulative preferred dividend (161) (73) (411) (197)
Add depreciation 2,528 2,346 7,350 6,313
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Funds from operations -
Operating Partnership $ 2,497 $ 2,717 $ 6,666 $ 7,836
=============== =============== =============== ===============
Per share amounts - diluted*:
Net income (loss) $ 0.01 $ 0.06 $ (0.04) $ 0.23
(Loss) Income available to
common shareholders (0.01) 0.05 (0.09) 0.20
Funds from operations 0.32 0.36 0.86 1.04
* assumes conversion of Operating Partnership units to common shares; minority
interest in the Operating Partnership has been eliminated. Preferred stock is
antidilutive for all periods.
A reconciliation of funds from operations to funds available for
distribution of the Operating Partnership follows (all amounts in thousands):
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30 September 30
2003 2002 2003 2002
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
(Restated)
Funds from operations -
Operating Partnership $ 2,497 $ 2,717 $ 6,666 $ 7,836
Add amortization of loan costs 81 82 236 180
Add write-off of unamortized
loan costs at refinance - - - 95
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Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30 September 30
2003 2002 2003 2002
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
(Restated)
Less recurring capital expenditures (662) (542) (1,352) (1,277)
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Funds available for distribution -
Operating Partnership $ 1,915 $ 2,258 $ 5,550 $ 6,835
=============== =============== =============== ===============
A further reconciliation of funds from operations of the Operating
Partnership to funds from operations available to common shareholders follows
(all amounts in thousands):
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30 September 30
2003 2002 2003 2002
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
(Restated)
Funds from operations -
Operating Partnership $ 2,497 $ 2,717 $ 6,666 $ 7,836
Less minority interest in
funds from operations (596) (656) (1,596) (1,836)
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Funds from operations available
to common shareholders $ 1,901 $ 2,061 $ 5,070 $ 6,000
=============== =============== =============== ===============
Other information about our historical cash flows follows (all amounts
in thousands):
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30 September 30
2003 2002 2003 2002
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities $ 2,531 $ 2,722 $ 6,720 $ 7,141
Investing activities (18,064) (20,660) (24,528) (31,894)
Financing activities 15,574 18,202 17,577 24,003
Dividends and distributions paid to:
Preferred shareholders $ 125 $ 63 $ 376 $ 127
Common shareholders 1,467 1,794 4,387 5,363
Minority unitholders in
Operating Partnership 461 542 1,385 1,597
Scheduled debt principal payments $ 295 $ 117 $ 854 $ 237
Non-recurring capital expenditures 374 340 1,038 849
Weighted average shares outstanding
Preferred shares 583 262 498 239
Common shares 5,877 5,797 5,858 5,776
Weighted average Operating
Partnership minority units
outstanding 1,842 1,845 1,844 1,766
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Capital Resources and Liquidity
Capital Resources
On August 28, 2003, we acquired The Harrington Apartments for
approximately $18.0 million in cash, less credits of $108,000 for exterior
painting and approximately $200,000 for accrued expenses. We financed this
acquisition through the issuance of a first deed of trust note in the amount of
$14.4 million together with draws of approximately $3.4 million on our line of
credit secured by Latitudes Apartments. The variable rate deed of trust provides
for interest at LIBOR plus 1.75%, payable monthly, for a three-year term, with
an optional two-year extension. In conjunction with this acquisition and
financing, we paid lender fees and costs totaling approximately $118,000.
Through September 30, 2003, we have incurred and capitalized other direct costs
of this acquisition totaling approximately $12,000.
On March 13, 2003, we acquired The Place Apartments for approximately
$5.6 million in cash. We financed this acquisition through the issuance of a
first deed of trust note in the amount of $4.56 million together with draws of
approximately $1.1 million on our line of credit secured by Latitudes
Apartments. The fixed-rate deed of trust loan provides for interest at 5.06% and
monthly payments including principal and interest of approximately $33,000, with
maturity in 2013. In conjunction with this acquisition and financing, we funded
repair escrows of approximately $65,000 and paid lender fees and costs totaling
approximately $61,000. Through September 30, 2003, we have incurred and
capitalized other direct costs of this acquisition totaling approximately
$20,000.
Effective August 19, 2003, we sold one restaurant property to the
lessee for its net carrying value of approximately $656,000. Effective February
21, 2003, we sold one restaurant property to the lessee for its net carrying
value of approximately $588,000. We applied approximately $426,000 of the
proceeds from each of these sales to reduce our line of credit secured by the
restaurant properties.
Through the first nine months of 2003, we have made draws on our
variable-rate lines of credit totaling approximately $6.0 million to fund
acquisition activities and capital replacements and improvements. We currently
have approximately $5.9 million available under our lines of credit.
As of September 30, 2003, total long-term debt was $230.0 million,
including $168.5 million of notes payable at fixed interest rates ranging from
5.06% to 8.55%, and $61.5 million at variable rates indexed on 30-day LIBOR
rates. The weighted average interest rate on debt outstanding was 5.8% at
September 30, 2003, compared to 6.1% at December 31, 2002. At our current level
of variable-rate debt, a 1% fluctuation in variable interest rates would
increase or decrease our annual interest expense by approximately $625,000.
Effective September 5, 2003, we issued 454,545 shares of our Series B
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock for $5.0 million to a single investor.
This placement is an expansion of the original offering in December 2001. The
preferred shares have a purchase price and liquidation preference of $11.00 per
share, and an initial dividend yield of 10%. The investor will have the right to
convert each Series B share into one share of the Company's common stock
beginning in December 2004, or in certain circumstances such as a change of
control or the Company's calling the Series B stock for redemption. Through
September 30, 2003, we have incurred costs related to this placement totaling
approximately $30,000. We applied proceeds of
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the placement to reduce the outstanding amount of our existing line of credit
secured by Latitudes Apartments.
In August 2003, we issued 19,068 shares of our common stock through our
Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan for proceeds of approximately
$199,000. During the first nine months of 2003, we have issued a total of 53,383
shares of our common stock through this Plan.
In addition, during the third quarter of 2003, we issued 3,166 shares
of our common stock in exchange for Operating Partnership units formerly held by
minority unitholders.
Cash flows and liquidity
Net cash flows from operating activities were $2.5 million in the third
quarter of 2003, compared to $2.7 million in the third quarter of 2002. Through
the first nine months of 2003, net cash flows from operating activities were
$6.7 million, compared to $7.1 million in the first nine months of 2002.
Investing and financing activities, other than those described under "Capital
Resources" above, consisted of capital expenditures at apartment communities,
along with payment of dividends and distributions.
We have announced that the company will pay a regular quarterly
dividend of $0.25 per share on November 17, 2003, to shareholders of record of
our common stock on November 3, 2003; in addition, the company will pay a
preferred dividend of $0.275 per share, or approximately $160,000, to the
preferred shareholder on November 17, 2003.
We generally expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements
through net cash provided by operations and utilization of credit facilities. We
believe that net cash provided by operations is, and will continue to be,
adequate to meet our operating requirements for both the short term and the long
term. We anticipate funding our future acquisition activities primarily by using
short-term credit facilities as an interim measure, to be replaced by funds from
equity offerings, long-term debt or joint venture investments. We expect to meet
our long-term liquidity requirements, such as scheduled debt maturities and
repayment of short-term financing of possible property acquisitions, through
long-term secured and unsecured borrowings and the issuance of debt securities
or additional equity securities. We do not intend to reserve funds to retire
existing long-term debt upon maturity. We believe we have sufficient resources
to meet our short-term liquidity requirements. However, if these sources of
funds are insufficient or unavailable, our ability to continue to make
distributions to shareholders may be adversely affected.
Critical Accounting Policies - Capital expenditures and depreciation
Our critical accounting policies are identified and discussed in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies."
Our policy and practice regarding capital expenditures and depreciation, which
may be of particular interest to readers of this Quarterly Report, are further
discussed below.
In general, for acquired apartment properties, we compute depreciation
using the straight-line method over composite estimated useful lives of the
related assets, generally 40 years for buildings, 20 years for land
improvements, 10 years for fixtures and equipment, and five years for floor
coverings.
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For the acquisitions of Barrington Place, Brookford Place and Alta
Harbour Apartments in 2002, and The Place Apartments in 2003, we performed
detailed analyses of components of the real estate assets acquired. For these
properties, we assigned estimated useful lives as follows: land improvements,
7-20 years; short-lived building components, 5-20 years; base building
structure, 60 years (45 years for The Place); and fixtures, equipment and floor
coverings, 5-10 years. We expect to complete a detailed analysis of components
for The Harrington Apartments in the near future.
We generally complete and capitalize acquisition improvements
(expenditures that have been identified at the time the property is acquired,
and which are intended to position the property consistent with our physical
standards) within one to two years of acquisition. We capitalize non-recurring
expenditures for additions and betterments to buildings and land improvements.
In addition, we generally capitalize recurring capital expenditures for exterior
painting, roofing, and other major maintenance projects that substantially
extend the useful life of existing assets. For financial reporting purposes, we
depreciate these additions and replacements on a straight-line basis over
estimated useful lives of 5-20 years. We retire replaced assets with a charge to
depreciation for any remaining carrying value. We capitalize all floor covering,
appliance and HVAC replacements, and depreciate them using a straight-line,
group method over estimated useful lives of 5-10 years.
Capital expenditures at our apartment communities during the third
quarter of 2003 totaled approximately $1.0 million, including $295,000 for
acquisition improvements, $79,000 for additions and betterments, and $662,000
for recurring capital expenditures.
We expense ordinary repairs and maintenance costs at apartment
communities. Repairs and maintenance at our apartment communities during the
third quarter of 2003 totaled approximately $1.5 million. Through the first nine
months of 2003, repairs and maintenance at our apartment communities totaled
$4.1 million, including $1.5 million in compensation of service staff and $2.6
million in payments for materials and contracted services.
A summary of capital expenditures at our apartment communities through
September 30, 2003, in aggregate and per apartment unit, follows:
Total Per unit
---------------- ------------------
(000's)
Recurring capital expenditures:
Floor coverings $ 603 $132
Appliances/HVAC 183 40
Exterior paint 182 40
Computer/support equipment 53 12
Other 330 72
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$1,352 $297
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Total
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(000's)
Non-recurring capital expenditures:
Acquisition improvements $ 609
Additions and betterments 412
Computer/support equipment 17
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$1,038
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Costs of repairs, maintenance, and capital replacements and
improvements at restaurant properties are borne by the lessee.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There have been no material changes in information that would be
provided under Item 305 of Regulation S-K since December 31, 2002. See
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations - Capital Resources and Liquidity" above for a discussion of our
exposure to interest rate risks.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in our annual and periodic
reports filed with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. These disclosure
controls and procedures are further designed to ensure that this information is
accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive
officer and chief financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosures.
Based on our most recent evaluation, which was completed as of the end
of the third quarter of 2003, our chief executive officer and chief financial
officer believe that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective. There
have been no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors
that could significantly affect the internal controls subsequent to the
completion of this evaluation.
Part II - Other Information
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
During the three months ended September 30, 2003, we sold 454,545
shares of our Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock to an accredited investor in a
private offering pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
a) Exhibits:
Exhibit No.
31.1 Section 302 Certification by Chief Executive Officer
31.2 Section 302 Certification by Chief Financial Officer
32.1 Section 906 Certification by Chief Executive Officer
32.2 Section 906 Certification by Chief Financial Officer
b) Reports on Form 8-K:
o Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 8, 2003, to furnish under Items
9 and 12 a press release announcing the results of operations and
financial condition of the company as of and for the quarter ended June
30, 2003.
o Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 15, 2003, to furnish under
Items 9 and 12 a report to shareholders announcing the results of
operations and financial condition of the company as of and for the
quarter ended June 30, 2003.
o Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 29, 2003, to report under
Item 5 the acquisition of The Harrington Apartments.
o Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 10, 2003, to report under
Item 5 the placement of 454,545 shares of the company's Series B
Cumulative Preferred Stock.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BNP RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC.
(Registrant)
November 7, 2003 /s/ Philip S. Payne
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Philip S. Payne
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Duly authorized officer)
November 7, 2003 /s/ Pamela B. Bruno
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Pamela B. Bruno
Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Page
31.1 Section 302 Certification by Chief Executive Officer 26
31.2 Section 302 Certification by Chief Financial Officer 27
32.1 Section 906 Certification by Chief Executive Officer 28
32.2 Section 906 Certification by Chief Financial Officer 29
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