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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
þ
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015
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: 001-36160 (Brixmor Property Group)
Commission File Number: 333-201464-01 (Brixmor Operating Partnership LP)

Brixmor Property Group Inc.
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland (Brixmor Property Group Inc.)
 
45-2433192
Delaware (Brixmor Operating Partnership LP)
 
80-0831163
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
212-869-3000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

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.
Brixmor Property Group Inc. Yes þ No ¨ Brixmor Operating Partnership LP Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Brixmor Property Group Inc. Yes þ No ¨ Brixmor Operating Partnership LP Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Brixmor Property Group Inc.
 
 
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
Large accelerated filer
þ
Non-accelerated filer
¨
 
 
Large accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
þ
Smaller reporting company
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
 
 
Smaller reporting company
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Brixmor Property Group Inc. Yes ¨ No þ Brixmor Operating Partnership LP Yes ¨ No þ

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS)
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
As of April 1, 2015, Brixmor Property Group Inc. had 298,483,602 shares of common stock outstanding.





EXPLANATORY NOTE
This report combines the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015 of Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Brixmor Operating Partnership LP. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to the “Parent Company” or “BPG” mean Brixmor Property Group Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries; and references to the “Operating Partnership” mean Brixmor Operating Partnership LP and its consolidated subsidiaries. The terms the “Company,” “Brixmor,” “we,” “our” and “us” mean the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, collectively.

The Parent Company is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) which owns 100% of the common stock of BPG Subsidiary Inc. (“BPG Sub”), which, in turn, is the sole owner of Brixmor OP GP LLC, or the General Partner, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. As of March 31, 2015, the Parent Company beneficially owned, through its direct and indirect interest in BPG Sub and the General Partner, approximately 98.1% of the outstanding partnership common units of interest (the “OP Units”) in the Operating Partnership. Certain investments funds affiliated with The Blackstone Group L.P. and certain current and former members of the Company’s management collectively owned the remaining 1.9% interest in the Operating Partnership.

The Company believes combining the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership into this single report provides the following benefits:

Enhances investors’ understanding of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;
Eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation; and
Creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.

Management operates the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership as one business. The management of the Parent Company consists of the same individuals as the management of the Operating Partnership. These individuals are officers of both the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership.

We believe it is important to understand the few differences between the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership in the context of how the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership operate as a consolidated company. The Parent Company is a REIT, whose only material asset is its indirect interest in the Operating Partnership. As a result, the Parent Company does not conduct business itself other than issuing public equity from time to time. The Parent Company does not incur any material indebtedness. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of our assets. Except for net proceeds from public equity issuances by the Parent Company, which are contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units, the Operating Partnership generates all remaining capital required by the Company’s business. Sources of this capital include the Operating Partnership’s operations, its direct or indirect incurrence of indebtedness, and the issuance of OP Units.

Stockholders’ equity, partners’ capital, and non-controlling interests are the primary areas of difference between the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Parent Company and those of the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership’s capital includes OP Units owned by the Parent Company through BPG Sub and the General Partner as well as OP Units owned by certain investments funds affiliated with The Blackstone Group L.P. and certain current and former members of the our management. OP Units owned by third parties are accounted for in partners’ capital in the Operating Partnership’s financial statements and outside of stockholders’ equity in non-controlling interests in the Parent Company’s financial statements.

In order to highlight the differences between the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, there are sections in this report that separately discuss the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, including separate financial statements (but combined footnotes), separate controls and procedures sections, separate certification of periodic report under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and separate certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. In the sections that combine disclosure for the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, this report refers to actions or holdings as being actions or holdings of the Company.

The Parent Company consolidates the Operating Partnership for financial reporting purposes, and the Parent Company does not have material assets other than its indirect investment in the Operating Partnership. Therefore, while stockholders’ equity and partners’ capital differ as discussed above, the assets and liabilities of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership are materially the same on their respective financial statements.




TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item No.
 
Page
Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1.
Financial Statements
 
Brixmor Property Group Inc. (unaudited)
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
 
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP (unaudited)
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Capital for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
 
Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Brixmor Operating Partnership (unaudited)
 
 
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
4.
Controls and Procedures
Part II - OTHER INFORMATION
1.
Legal Proceedings
1A.
Risk Factors
2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
5.
Other Information
6.
Exhibits




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Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, our operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “targets” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We believe these factors include but are not limited to those described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These factors include (1) changes in national, regional or local economic climates; (2) local conditions, including an oversupply of space in, or a reduction in demand for, properties similar to those in our Portfolio; (3) the attractiveness of properties in our Portfolio to our tenants; (4) the financial stability of tenants, including the ability of tenants to pay rents and expense reimbursements; (5) in the case of percentage rents, our tenants’ sales volumes; (6) competition from other available properties; (7) changes in market rental rates; and (8) changes in the regional demographics of our properties. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this report and in our other periodic filings. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report, and we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except to the extent otherwise required by law.



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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Financial Statements
BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 (Unaudited, in thousands, except share information)
 
March 31,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Assets
 
 
 
Real estate
 
 
 
Land
$
1,998,924

 
$
2,000,415

Buildings and improvements
8,804,004

 
8,801,834

 
10,802,928

 
10,802,249

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(1,628,329
)
 
(1,549,234
)
Real estate, net
9,174,599

 
9,253,015

 
 
 
 
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures
5,056

 
5,072

Cash and cash equivalents
68,184

 
60,595

Restricted cash
61,687

 
53,164

Marketable securities
20,028

 
20,315

Receivables, net
178,801

 
182,424

Deferred charges and prepaid expenses, net
117,972

 
114,758

Other assets
12,852

 
13,059

Total assets
$
9,639,179

 
$
9,702,402

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
Debt obligations, net
$
6,059,258

 
$
6,042,997

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
627,203

 
679,102

Total liabilities
6,686,461

 
6,722,099

 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)


 


 
 
 
 
Equity
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 3,000,000,000 shares; 298,483,602 and
    296,552,142 shares outstanding
2,985

 
2,966

Additional paid in capital
3,255,023

 
3,223,941

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(6,838
)
 
(4,435
)
Distributions and accumulated losses
(355,872
)
 
(318,762
)
Total stockholders’ equity
2,895,298

 
2,903,710

Non-controlling interests
57,420

 
76,593

Total equity
2,952,718

 
2,980,303

Total liabilities and equity
$
9,639,179

 
$
9,702,402

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



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BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues
 
 
 
Rental income
$
243,570

 
$
237,168

Expense reimbursements
69,754

 
68,594

Other revenues
1,969

 
1,813

Total revenues
315,293

 
307,575

 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
 
 
 
Operating costs
35,160

 
34,875

Real estate taxes
44,189

 
44,434

Depreciation and amortization
108,544

 
113,220

Provision for doubtful accounts
2,495

 
2,888

Impairment of real estate assets
807

 

General and administrative
30,715

 
19,658

Total operating expenses
221,910

 
215,075

 
 
 
 
Other income (expense)
 
 
 
Dividends and interest
94

 
108

Interest expense
(62,564
)
 
(67,966
)
Gain on sale of real estate assets

 
378

Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, net
292

 
(2,276
)
Other
(184
)
 
(2,156
)
Total other expense
(62,362
)
 
(71,912
)
 
 
 
 
Income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
31,021

 
20,588

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
115

 
65

Gain on disposition of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

 
1,820

Income from continuing operations
31,136

 
22,473

 
 
 
 
Discontinued operations
 
 
 
Income from discontinued operations

 
4,841

Gain on disposition of operating properties

 
14,426

Income from discontinued operations

 
19,267

 
 
 
 
Net income
31,136

 
41,740

 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
(713
)
 
(26,339
)
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to common stockholders
$
30,423

 
$
15,401

Per common share:
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations:
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.10

 
$
0.07

Diluted
$
0.10

 
$
0.07

Net income attributable to common stockholders:
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.10

 
$
0.07

Diluted
$
0.10

 
$
0.07

Weighted average shares:
 
 
 
Basic
296,189

 
228,113

Diluted
297,715

 
229,365

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

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BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Net income
$
31,136

 
$
41,740

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
Unrealized loss on interest rate hedges
(4,901
)
 
(2,266
)
Amortization of interest rate swaps to interest expense
2,464

 
2,464

Unrealized gain on marketable securities
34

 
6

Total other comprehensive income (loss)
(2,403
)
 
204

Comprehensive income
28,733

 
41,944

Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests
(713
)
 
(26,339
)
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company
$
28,020

 
$
15,605

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




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BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 
Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number
 
Amount
 
Additional Paid in Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Distributions and Accumulated Losses
 
Non-controlling Interests
 
Total
Beginning balance, January 1, 2015
296,552

 
$
2,966

 
$
3,223,941

 
$
(4,435
)
 
$
(318,762
)
 
$
76,593

 
$
2,980,303

Common stock dividends ($0.225 per common share)

 

 

 

 
(67,533
)
 
(1,328
)
 
(68,861
)
Equity based compensation expense

 

 
12,654

 

 

 
297

 
12,951

Issuance of common stock and OP Units
29

 

 
(743
)
 

 

 
765

 
22

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 
(2,403
)
 

 

 
(2,403
)
Conversion of Operating Partnership units and BPG Sub shares into common stock
1,903

 
19

 
19,601

 

 

 
(19,620
)
 

Shared-based awards retained for taxes

 

 
(430
)
 

 

 

 
(430
)
Net income

 

 

 

 
30,423

 
713

 
31,136

Ending balance, March 31, 2015
298,484

 
$
2,985

 
$
3,255,023

 
$
(6,838
)
 
$
(355,872
)
 
$
57,420

 
$
2,952,718

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



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BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
31,136

 
$
41,740

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
108,544

 
113,699

Debt premium and discount amortization
(5,048
)
 
(5,467
)
Deferred financing cost amortization
2,048

 
2,522

Above- and below-market lease intangible amortization
(13,530
)
 
(11,580
)
Provisions of impairment
807

 

 Gain on disposition of operating properties, disposition of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and acquisition of joint venture interest

 
(16,624
)
Equity based compensation
12,951

 
2,117

Other
49

 
(53
)
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net
(297
)
 
(3,831
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Restricted cash
(6,845
)
 
8,055

Receivables
3,675

 
9,327

Deferred charges and prepaid expenses
(2,608
)
 
(4,598
)
Other assets
(268
)
 
69

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
(17,677
)
 
(48,800
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
112,937

 
86,576

 
 
 
 
Investing activities:
 
 
 
Improvements to and investments in real estate assets
(40,411
)
 
(40,475
)
Proceeds from sales of real estate assets
9,918

 
2,778

Distributions from unconsolidated joint venture

 
132

Change in restricted cash attributable to investing activities
(1,678
)
 
1,096

Purchase of marketable securities
(4,200
)
 
(8,156
)
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities
4,499

 
4,851

Net cash used in investing activities
(31,872
)
 
(39,774
)
 
 
 
 
Financing activities:
 
 
 
Repayment of debt obligations and financing liabilities
(158,568
)
 
(698,011
)
Repayment of borrowings under unsecured revolving credit facility
(682,475
)
 
(637,047
)
Proceeds from borrowings under unsecured revolving credit facility
163,000

 
689,874

Proceeds from unsecured term loan and notes
695,156

 
600,000

Deferred financing costs
(1,899
)
 
(2,953
)
Distributions to common stockholders
(67,079
)
 
(29,170
)
Distributions to non-controlling interests and other
(21,611
)
 
(27,714
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(73,476
)
 
(105,021
)
 
 
 
 
Change in cash and cash equivalents
7,589

 
(58,219
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
60,595

 
113,915

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
68,184

 
$
55,696

 
 
 
 
Supplemental non-cash investing and/or financing activities:
 
 
 
Net carrying value of properties distributed to non-controlling owners
$

 
$
178,969

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


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BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 (Unaudited, in thousands, except unit information)
 
March 31,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Assets
 
 
 
Real estate
 
 
 
Land
$
1,998,924

 
$
2,000,415

Buildings and improvements
8,804,004

 
8,801,834

 
10,802,928

 
10,802,249

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(1,628,329
)
 
(1,549,234
)
Real estate, net
9,174,599

 
9,253,015

 
 
 
 
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures
5,056

 
5,072

Cash and cash equivalents
68,147

 
60,450

Restricted cash
61,687

 
53,164

Marketable securities
19,818

 
20,113

Receivables, net
178,801

 
182,424

Deferred charges and prepaid expenses, net
117,972

 
114,758

Other assets
12,852

 
13,059

Total assets
$
9,638,932

 
$
9,702,055

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
Debt obligations, net
$
6,059,258

 
$
6,042,997

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
627,208

 
679,102

Total liabilities
6,686,466

 
6,722,099

 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)


 


 
 
 
 
Capital
 
 
 
Partnership common units: 304,304,887 and 304,246,750 units outstanding
2,959,297

 
2,984,381

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(6,831
)
 
(4,425
)
Total capital
2,952,466

 
2,979,956

Total liabilities and capital
$
9,638,932

 
$
9,702,055

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


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BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, in thousands, except per unit data)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues
 
 
 
Rental income
$
243,570

 
$
237,168

Expense reimbursements
69,754

 
68,594

Other revenues
1,969

 
1,813

Total revenues
315,293

 
307,575

 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
 
 
 
Operating costs
35,160

 
34,875

Real estate taxes
44,189

 
44,434

Depreciation and amortization
108,544

 
113,220

Provision for doubtful accounts
2,495

 
2,888

Impairment of real estate assets
807

 

General and administrative
30,715

 
19,658

Total operating expenses
221,910

 
215,075

 
 
 
 
Other income (expense)
 
 
 
Dividends and interest
94

 
108

Interest expense
(62,564
)
 
(67,966
)
Gain on sale of real estate assets

 
378

Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, net
292

 
(2,276
)
Other
(184
)
 
(2,156
)
Total other expense
(62,362
)
 
(71,912
)
 
 
 
 
Income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
31,021

 
20,588

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
115

 
65

Gain on disposition of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

 
1,820

Income from continuing operations
31,136

 
22,473

 
 
 
 
Discontinued operations
 
 
 
Income from discontinued operations

 
4,841

Gain on disposition of operating properties

 
14,426

Income from discontinued operations

 
19,267

 
 
 
 
Net income
31,136

 
41,740

 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 
(322
)
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
$
31,136

 
$
41,418

Net income attributable to:
 
 
 
  Series A interest
$

 
$
21,015

  Partnership common units
31,136

 
20,403

Net income attributable to Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
$
31,136

 
$
41,418

Per common unit:
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations:
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.10

 
$
0.07

Diluted
$
0.10

 
$
0.07

Net income attributable to partnership common units:
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.10

 
$
0.07

Diluted
$
0.10

 
$
0.07

Weighted average number of partnership common units:
 
 
 
Basic
303,131

 
302,149

Diluted
304,657

 
303,401

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

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BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Net income
$
31,136

 
$
41,740

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
Unrealized loss on interest rate hedges
(4,901
)
 
(2,266
)
Amortization of interest rate swaps to interest expense
2,464

 
2,464

Unrealized gain on marketable securities
31

 
4

Total other comprehensive income (loss)
(2,406
)
 
202

Comprehensive income
28,730

 
41,942

Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

 
(322
)
Comprehensive income attributable to Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
$
28,730

 
$
41,620

Comprehensive income attributable to:
 
 
 
  Series A interest
$

 
$
21,404

  Partnership common units
28,730

 
20,216

Comprehensive income attributable to Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
$
28,730

 
$
41,620

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


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BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL
(Unaudited, in thousands)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Partnership Common Units
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Total
Beginning balance, January 1, 2015
$
2,984,381

 
$
(4,425
)
 
$
2,979,956

Distributions to partners
(68,763
)
 

 
(68,763
)
Equity based compensation expense
12,951

 

 
12,951

Other comprehensive loss

 
(2,406
)
 
(2,406
)
Issuance of OP Units
22

 

 
22

Share-based awards retained for taxes
(430
)
 

 
(430
)
Net income
31,136

 

 
31,136

Ending balance, March 31, 2015
$
2,959,297

 
$
(6,831
)
 
$
2,952,466

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


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BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
31,136

 
$
41,740

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
108,544

 
113,699

Debt premium and discount amortization
(5,048
)
 
(5,467
)
Deferred financing cost amortization
2,048

 
2,522

Above- and below-market lease intangible amortization
(13,530
)
 
(11,580
)
Provisions of impairment
807

 

 Gain on disposition of operating properties, disposition of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and acquisition of joint venture interest

 
(16,624
)
Equity based compensation
12,951

 
2,117

Other
49

 
(53
)
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net
(297
)
 
(3,831
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Restricted cash
(6,845
)
 
8,055

Receivables
3,675

 
9,327

Deferred charges and prepaid expenses
(2,608
)
 
(4,598
)
Other assets
(268
)
 
69

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
(17,670
)
 
(48,753
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
112,944

 
86,623

 
 
 
 
Investing activities:
 
 
 
Improvements to and investments in real estate assets
(40,411
)
 
(40,475
)
Proceeds from sales of real estate assets
9,918

 
2,778

Distributions from unconsolidated joint venture

 
132

Change in restricted cash attributable to investing activities
(1,675
)
 
1,096

Purchase of marketable securities
(4,200
)
 
(8,153
)
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities
4,499

 
4,851

Net cash used in investing activities
(31,869
)
 
(39,771
)
 
 
 
 
Financing activities:
 
 
 
Repayment of debt obligations and financing liabilities
(158,568
)
 
(698,011
)
Repayment of borrowings under unsecured revolving credit facility
(682,475
)
 
(637,047
)
Proceeds from borrowings under unsecured revolving credit facility
163,000

 
689,874

Proceeds from unsecured term loan and notes
695,156

 
600,000

Deferred financing costs
(1,899
)
 
(2,953
)
Partner distributions
(68,722
)
 
(56,169
)
Distributions to non-controlling interests and other
(19,870
)
 
(323
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(73,378
)
 
(104,629
)
 
 
 
 
Change in cash and cash equivalents
7,697

 
(57,777
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
60,450

 
113,006

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
68,147

 
$
55,229

 
 
 
 
Supplemental non-cash investing and/or financing activities:
 
 
 
Net carrying value of properties distributed to non-controlling owners
$

 
$
178,969

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


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BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC. AND BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited, in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

1. Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation
Description of Business
Brixmor Property Group Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Parent Company”) is an internally-managed REIT. Brixmor Operating Partnership LP and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Operating Partnership”) is the entity through which the Parent Company conducts substantially all of its operations and owns substantially all of its assets. The Parent Company owns 100% of the common stock of BPG Subsidiary Inc. (“BPG Sub”), which, in turn, is the sole member of Brixmor OP GP LLC (the “General Partner”), the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. The Parent Company engages in the ownership, management, leasing, acquisition and development of retail shopping centers through the Operating Partnership, and has no other substantial assets or liabilities other than through its investment in the Operating Partnership. The Parent Company, the Operating Partnership and their controlled subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (collectively the “Company” or “Brixmor”) owns and operates the largest wholly-owned portfolio of grocery-anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers in the United States.

As of March 31, 2015, the Parent Company beneficially owned, through its direct and indirect interest in BPG Sub and the General Partner, 98.1% of the outstanding partnership common units of interest in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”). Certain investments funds affiliated with The Blackstone Group L.P. (together with such affiliated funds, “Blackstone”) and certain members of the Parent Company’s current and former management collectively owned the remaining 1.9% of the outstanding OP Units. Holders of OP Units (other than the Parent Company, BPG Sub and the General Partner) may redeem their OP Units for cash based upon the market value of an equivalent number of shares of the Parent Company’s common stock or, at the Parent Company’s election, exchange their OP Units for shares of the Parent Company’s common stock on a one-for-one basis subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for splits, unit distributions and reclassifications. The number of OP Units in the Operating Partnership beneficially owned by the Parent Company is equivalent to the number of outstanding shares of the Parent Company’s common stock, and the entitlement of all OP Units to quarterly distributions and payments in liquidation is substantially the same as those of the Parent Company’s common stockholders.

The Company does not distinguish its principal business or group its operations on a geographical basis for purposes of measuring performance. Accordingly, the Company believes it has a single reportable segment for disclosure purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position of the Company at March 31, 2015 and the results of operations for the periods presented have been included. The operating results for the period presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full fiscal year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 and accompanying notes included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 19, 2015.

Certain prior period balances in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation including for the results of discontinued operations.

Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Parent Company, the Operating Partnership, each of their wholly owned subsidiaries and all other entities in which they have a controlling financial interest. The portions of consolidated entities not owned by the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership are presented as non-controlling interests as of and during the periods presented. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.



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Subsequent Events
In preparing the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company has evaluated events and transactions occurring after March 31, 2015 for recognition or disclosure purposes. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events from March 31, 2015 through the date the financial statements were issued.

Income Taxes
The Parent Company has elected to qualify as a REIT in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). To qualify as a REIT, the Parent Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it currently distribute at least 90% of its adjusted REIT taxable income to its stockholders. It is management’s intention to adhere to these requirements and maintain the Parent Company’s REIT status.

As a REIT, the Parent Company generally will not be subject to federal income tax, provided that distributions to its stockholders equal at least the amount of its REIT taxable income as defined under the Code. If the Parent Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, it will be subject to federal taxes at regular corporate rates (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent taxable years.

The Parent Company does not have any taxable REIT subsidiaries, but may in the future elect to treat newly formed subsidiaries as taxable REIT subsidiaries which would be subject to income tax. Taxable REIT subsidiaries may participate in non-real estate-related activities and/or perform non-customary services for tenants and are subject to United States federal and state income tax at regular corporate tax rates.

The Operating Partnership is organized as a limited partnership and is generally not subject to federal income tax. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes has been reflected in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Operating Partnership, however, may be subject to certain state and local income taxes or franchise taxes.

The Company has analyzed the tax position taken on income tax returns for the open 2012 through 2014 tax years and has concluded that no provision for income taxes related to uncertain tax positions is required in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

New Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” ASU No. 2014-09 contains a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance.  The guidance in ASU No. 2014-09 affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards.  The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  For public entities, ASU No. 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period.  Early application is not permitted.  The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 will have on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company. 
 
Any other recently issued accounting standards or pronouncements not disclosed above have been excluded as they either are not relevant to the Company, or they are not expected to have a material effect on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company.

2.    Disposals, Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company disposed of one shopping center for proceeds of $9.9 million resulting in a $0.8 million impairment. The Company had no properties held for sale as of March 31, 2015. For purposes of measuring this provision, fair value was determined based upon contracts with buyers, adjusted to reflect associated disposition costs.

As a result of adopting ASU No. 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity”, there were no discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 as none of the current year sales represented a strategic shift in the Company’s business that would qualify as discontinued

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operations. The following table provides a summary of revenues and expenses from properties included in discontinued operations during the three months ended March 31, 2014:

 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
Discontinued operations:
 
Revenues
$
386

Operating expenses
(1,354
)
Other income (expense), net
5,809

Income from discontinued operating properties
4,841

Gain on disposition of operating properties
14,426

Income from discontinued operations
$
19,267


Discontinued operations includes the results of 34 shopping centers disposed of during the year ended December 31, 2014.
 
3.    Real Estate
The Company’s components of Real estate, net consisted of the following:
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Land
$
1,998,924

 
$
2,000,415

Buildings and improvements:
 
 
 
Building
7,331,215

 
7,332,073

Building and tenant improvements
571,986

 
552,351

Other rental property (1)
900,803

 
917,410

 
10,802,928

 
10,802,249

Accumulated depreciation and amortization (1)
(1,628,329
)
 
(1,549,234
)
Total
$
9,174,599

 
$
9,253,015

(1) 
At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Other rental property consisted of intangible assets including: (i) $818.2 million and $833.3 million, respectively, of in-place lease value, (ii) $82.6 million and $84.1 million, respectively, of above-market leases, and (iii) $562.4 million and $550.4 million, respectively, of accumulated amortization. These intangible assets are amortized over the term of each related lease.

In addition, at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had intangible liabilities relating to below-market leases of $519.6 million and $528.7 million, respectively, and accumulated amortization of $210.6 million and $202.7 million, respectively. These intangible liabilities, which are included in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, are amortized over the term of each related lease, including any renewal periods, with fixed rentals that are considered to be below market.

Amortization expense associated with the above mentioned intangible assets and liabilities recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $11.6 million and $21.7 million, respectively. The estimated net amortization expense associated with the Company’s intangible assets and liabilities for the next five years is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
 
Estimated net amortization expense
2015 (remaining nine months)
 
$
31,562

2016
 
22,451

2017
 
10,518

2018
 
4,475

2019
 
2,408


On a continuous basis, management assesses whether there are any indicators, including property operating performance and general market conditions, that the value of the Company’s assets (including any related amortizable intangible assets or liabilities) may be impaired. To the extent impairment has occurred, the carrying value of the asset would be

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adjusted to an amount to reflect the estimated fair value of the asset.

4.    Financial Instruments - Derivatives and Hedging
The Company’s use of derivative instruments is limited to the utilization of interest rate agreements or other instruments to manage interest rate risk exposures and not for speculative purposes. In certain situations, the Company may enter into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swap and interest rate cap agreements to manage interest rate risk exposure arising from variable rate debt transactions that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company’s objective in using interest rate derivatives is to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to changes in benchmark interest rates. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without changing the underlying notional amount. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company did not enter into any new interest rate swap agreements.

A detail of the Company’s interest rate derivatives designated as cash flow hedges outstanding as of March 31, 2015 is as follows:
 
 
Number of Instruments
 
Notional Amount
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
5
 
$
1,500,000

 

The Company has elected to present its interest rate derivatives on its unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a gross basis as interest rate swap assets and interest rate swap liabilities. A detail of the Company’s fair value of interest rate derivatives on a gross and net basis as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, is as follows:
 
 
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Interest rate swaps classified as:
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Gross derivative assets
 
$

 
$

Gross derivative liabilities
 
(6,860
)
 
(4,423
)
Net derivative liability
 
$
(6,860
)
 
$
(4,423
)

All of the Company’s outstanding interest rate swap agreements for the periods presented were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as, and that qualify as, cash flow hedges is recorded in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and is reclassified into earnings as interest expense in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The Company estimates that approximately $7.1 million will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss as an increase to interest expense over the next twelve months. No gain or loss was recognized related to hedge ineffectiveness or to amounts excluded from effectiveness testing on the Company’s cash flow hedges during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

Non-Designated (Mark-to Market) Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
The Company does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company did not have any material non-designated hedges.

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features
The Company has agreements with its derivative counterparties that contain a provision whereby if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations. If the Company were to breach any of the contractual provisions of the derivative contracts, it would be required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value including accrued interest, or approximately $7.8 million.


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5.    Debt Obligations
As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had the following indebtedness outstanding:
 
 
Carrying Value as of
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
Stated
Interest
Rates
 
Scheduled
Maturity
Date
Mortgage and secured loans(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed rate mortgage and secured loans(2)
 
$
3,058,313

 
$
3,116,882

 
5.05% - 8.00%
 
2015 – 2021
Variable rate mortgage and secured loans 
 

 

 
N/A
 
N/A
Total mortgage and secured loans
 
3,058,313

 
3,116,882

 
 
 
 
Net unamortized premium
 
60,024

 
66,340

 
 
 
 
Total mortgage and secured loans, net
 
$
3,118,337

 
$
3,183,222

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes payables
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unsecured notes(3)
 
$
843,453

 
$
243,453

 
3.85% - 7.97%
 
2015 - 2029
Net unamortized discount
 
(2,532
)
 
(3,153
)
 
 
 
 
Total notes payable, net
 
$
840,921

 
$
240,300

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unsecured Credit Facility(4)
 
$
1,500,000

 
$
2,019,475

 
1.69%
 
2017 – 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unsecured Term Loan
 
600,000

 
600,000

 
1.59%
 
2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total debt obligations, net
 
$
6,059,258

 
$
6,042,997

 
 
 
 
(1) 
The Company’s mortgages and secured loans are collateralized by certain properties and the equity interests of certain subsidiaries. These properties had a carrying value as of March 31, 2015 of approximately $4.3 billion.
(2) 
The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s fixed rate mortgage and secured loans was 5.97% as of March 31, 2015.
(3) 
The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s unsecured notes was 4.13% as of March 31, 2015.
(4) 
The Unsecured Credit Facility (as defined below) consists of a $1.25 billion revolving credit facility and a $1.5 billion term loan facility. The Company has in place five forward starting interest rate swap agreements that convert the floating interest rate on the $1.5 billion term loan facility to a fixed, combined interest rate of 0.844% plus an interest spread of 150 basis points. In February 2015, the Unsecured Credit Facility was amended to terminate the guarantees and release and discharge the Parent Guarantors from their respective obligations under the guarantees.

2015 Debt Transactions
In January 2015, the Operating Partnership issued $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.850% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”), the proceeds of which were used to repay outstanding borrowings under its $1.25 billion unsecured revolving credit facility that had been used to repay indebtedness and financial liabilities over the course of 2014.   The 2025 Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.850% per annum, payable semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing August 1, 2015. The 2025 Notes will mature on February 1, 2025. The 2025 Notes are the Operating Partnership’s unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Operating Partnership’s existing and future senior unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The Operating Partnership may redeem the 2025 Notes at any time in whole or from time to time in part at the applicable make-whole redemption price specified in the Indenture.  If the 2025 Notes are redeemed on or after November 1, 2024 (three months prior to the maturity date), the redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2025 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.

In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company repaid $51.5 million of mortgages and secured loans and $100.0 million of unsecured notes, resulting in a $0.3 million net gain on extinguishment of debt. These repayments were funded primarily from borrowings under the Company’s Unsecured Credit Facility.

Pursuant to the terms of an unsecured $600.0 million term loan (the “Term Loan”), a $2.75 billion senior unsecured credit facility (the “Unsecured Credit Facility”) and the 2025 Notes, the Company among other things is subject to maintenance of various financial covenants. The Company is currently in compliance with these covenants.




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Debt Maturities
As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had accrued interest of $24.6 million and $20.4 million outstanding, respectively. As of March 31, 2015, scheduled maturities of the Company’s outstanding debt obligations were as follows:
Year ending December 31,
 
 
2015 (remaining nine months)
 
$
494,388

2016
 
1,257,862

2017
 
349,659

2018
 
1,519,476

2019
 
620,126

Thereafter
 
1,760,255

Total debt maturities
 
6,001,766

Net unamortized premiums on mortgages
 
60,024

Net unamortized discount on notes
 
(2,532
)
Total debt obligations
 
$
6,059,258


6.     Fair Value Disclosures
All financial instruments of the Company are reflected in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at amounts which, in management’s judgment, reasonably approximate their fair values, except those instruments listed below:
 
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
Carrying
Amounts
 
Fair
Value
 
Carrying
Amounts
 
Fair
Value
 
 
Mortgage and secured loans payable
$
3,118,337

 
$
3,298,590

 
$
3,183,222

 
$
3,337,250

 
Notes payable
840,921

 
847,001

 
240,300

 
252,441

 
Unsecured credit facility and term loan
2,100,000

 
2,100,000

 
2,619,475

 
2,619,475

 
Total debt obligations
$
6,059,258

 
$
6,245,591

 
$
6,042,997

 
$
6,209,166


The valuation methodology used to estimate the fair value of the Company’s fixed and variable-rate indebtedness is based on discounted cash flows, with assumptions that include credit spreads, loan amounts and debt maturities. Such fair value estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that would be realized upon disposition.

As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, a fair value hierarchy is included in GAAP that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs that are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy).

In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the fair values of the Company’s marketable securities, valued based on quoted market prices, were classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the fair values of the Company’s mortgage and secured loans and notes payable, valued based on discounted cash flow or other similar methodologies were classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.





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7. Equity
Common Shares
During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company declared common stock dividends of $0.225 per share and $0.200 per share, respectively.

Non-Controlling Interests
The non-controlling interests presented in these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements relate to portions of consolidated subsidiaries held by the non-controlling interest holders.

Certain investments funds affiliated with The Blackstone Group L.P. and certain members of the Company’s management collectively owned 1.92% and 2.54% of the Operating Partnership’s outstanding vested partnership common units as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, 1.9 million OP Units were converted to an equal number of the Company’s common shares.

8. Stock Based Compensation
In 2011 and 2013 prior to the IPO, certain employees of the Company were granted long-term incentive awards which provided them with equity interests as an incentive to remain in the Company’s service and align executives’ interests with those of the Company’s equity holders. The awards were granted to such employees by the Partnerships, in the form of Class B Units in each of the Partnerships. The awards were granted with service, performance and market conditions. In connection with the IPO, certain of these awards vested and the vested awards were exchanged for a combination of vested common shares of the Company and vested shares of BPG Sub. The remaining unvested Class B Units as of the IPO effective date were exchanged for a combination of unvested restricted common shares of the Company and unvested restricted common shares of BPG Sub, (collectively, the “RSAs”). The RSAs are subject to the same vesting terms as those applicable to the exchanged Class B Units. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the achievement of the performance condition became probable and the Company recognized $9.9 million of equity based compensation expense as a component of General and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

In connection with the IPO, the Board of Directors approved the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan provides for a maximum of 15.0 million shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued for qualified and non-qualified options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock units, OP Units in the Operating Partnership, performance awards and other stock-based awards.

During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and year ended December 31, 2014, the Company granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) in the Company to certain employees, or at the election of certain employees, long-term incentive plan units (“LTIP Units”) in the Operating Partnership. The RSUs and LTIP Units are divided into multiple tranches, with each tranche subject to separate performance-based vesting conditions, market-based vesting conditions and service-based vesting conditions. Each award contains a threshold, target, and maximum number of units in respect to each tranche. The number of units actually earned for each tranche is determined based on performance during a specified performance period, and the earned units are then further subject to time-based vesting conditions. The aggregate number of RSUs and LTIP Units granted, assuming that the target level of performance is achieved, was 0.6 million and 0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and year ended December 31, 2014, respectively, with service periods ranging from one to five years.

The Company recognized $12.9 million and $2.1 million of equity based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of March 31, 2015, the Company had $19.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock compensation expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.6 years.

9.     Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated by dividing net income attributable to the Company’s common stockholders, including participating securities, by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period. Certain restricted shares issued pursuant to the Company’s share-based compensation program are considered participating securities, as such shares have rights to receive non-forfeitable dividends. Unvested restricted shares are not allocated net losses and/or any excess of dividends declared over net income, as such amounts are allocated entirely

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to the common stockholders. Fully-diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into shares of common stock.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the EPS calculations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
 
Three Month Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 Computation of Basic Earnings Per Share:
 
 
 
 Income from continuing operations
$
31,136

 
$
22,473

 Income attributable to non-controlling interests
(713
)
 
(7,126
)
 Non-forfeitable dividends on unvested restricted shares
(4
)
 
(416
)
 Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders
30,419

 
14,931

 Income from discontinued operations, net of non-controlling interests

 
54

 Net income attributable to the Company’s common stockholders for basic earnings per share
$
30,419

 
$
14,985

 
 
 
 
 Weighted average number shares outstanding - basic
296,189

 
228,113

 
 
 
 
 Basic Earnings Per Share Attributable to the Company’s Common Stockholders:
 
 
 
 Income from continuing operations
$
0.10

 
$
0.07

 Income from discontinued operations

 

 Net income
$
0.10

 
$
0.07

 
 
 
 
 Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Share:
 
 
 
 Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders
$
30,419

 
$
14,931

 Income from discontinued operations, net of nonconvertible non-controlling interests

 
54

 Net income attributable to the Company’s common stockholders for diluted earnings per share
$
30,419

 
$
14,985

 
 
 
 
 Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
296,189

 
228,113

 Effect of dilutive securities:
 
 
 
    Equity awards
1,526

 
1,252

 Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
297,715

 
229,365

 
 
 
 
 Diluted Earnings Per Share Attributable to the Company’s Common Stockholders:
 
 
 
 Income from continuing operations
$
0.10

 
$
0.07

 Income from discontinued operations

 

 Net income
$
0.10

 
$
0.07


10.     Earnings per Unit
Basic earnings per unit is calculated by dividing net income attributable to the Operating Partnership’s common units, including participating securities, by the weighted average number of partnership common units outstanding for the period. Certain restricted units issued pursuant to the Company’s share-based compensation program are considered participating securities. Unvested restricted units are not allocated net losses, as such amounts are allocated entirely to the partnership common units.







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The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the earnings per unit calculations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 Computation of Basic Earnings Per Unit:
 
 
 
 Income from continuing operations
$
31,136

 
$
22,473

 Income attributable to non-controlling interests

 
(2,142
)
 Non-forfeitable dividends on unvested restricted shares
(4
)
 
(416
)
 Income from continuing operations attributable to partnership common units
31,132

 
19,915

 Income from discontinued operations, net of Series A interest

 
72

 Net income attributable to the Operating Partnership’s common units for basic earnings per unit
$
31,132

 
$
19,987

 
 
 
 
 Weighted average number of common units outstanding - basic
303,131

 
302,149

 
 
 
 
 Basic Earnings Per Unit Attributable to the Operating Partnership’s Common Units:
 
 
 
 Income from continuing operations
$
0.10

 
$
0.07

 Income from discontinued operations

 

 Net Income
$
0.10

 
$
0.07

 
 
 
 
 Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Unit:
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations attributable to partnership common units
$
31,132

 
$
19,915

 Income from discontinued operations, net of Series A interest

 
19

 Net income attributable to the Operating Partnership’s common units for diluted earnings per unit
$
31,132

 
$
19,934

 
 
 
 
 Weighted average common units outstanding - basic
303,131

 
302,149

 Effect of dilutive securities:
 
 
 
    Equity awards
1,526

 
1,252

 Weighted average common units outstanding - diluted
304,657

 
303,401

 
 
 
 
 Diluted Earnings Per Unit Attributable to the Operating Partnership’s Common Units:
 
 
 
 Income from continuing operations
$
0.10

 
$
0.07

 Income from discontinued operations

 

 Net Income
$
0.10

 
$
0.07















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11.    Commitments and Contingencies
Leasing commitments
The Company periodically enters into ground leases for neighborhood and community shopping centers which it operates and enters into office leases for administrative space. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized rent expense associated with these leases of $2.5 million and $2.4 million, respectively. Minimum annual rental commitments associated with these leases during the next five years and thereafter are as follows:
Year ending December 31,
 
 
2015 (remaining nine months)
 
$
5,459

2016
 
6,986

2017
 
6,881

2018
 
6,497

2019
 
6,352

Thereafter
 
92,764

Total minimum annual rental commitments
 
$
124,939


Environmental matters
Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, the Company may be considered an owner or operator of real property or may have arranged for the disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic substances. As a result, the Company may be liable for certain costs including removal, remediation, government fines and injuries to persons and property. The Company does not believe that any resulting liability from such matters will have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or liquidity of the Company.

Other legal matters
The Company is subject to various other legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that the final outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or liquidity of the Company.

12.    Related-Party Transactions
In the ordinary course of conducting its business, the Company enters into customary agreements with its affiliates and unconsolidated joint ventures in relation to the leasing and management of its and/or its related parties’ real estate assets.

As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, receivables from related parties were $3.8 million and $4.2 million, respectively, which are included in Receivables, net in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there were no material payables to related parties.


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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes thereto. Historical results and percentage relationships set forth in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and contained in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes, including trends which might appear, should not be taken as indicative of future operations.

Executive Summary
Our Company
We operate the largest wholly-owned portfolio of grocery-anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers in the United States. Our high quality nation portfolio is diversified by geography, tenancy and retail format, and our shopping centers are primarily anchored by market-leading grocers. The Parent Company has been organized and operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the United States federal income tax laws, commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2011, and has maintained such requirements for our taxable year ended December 31, 2014, and expect to satisfy such requirements for subsequent taxable years.

Our primary objective is to maximize total returns to the Parent Company’s stockholders through a combination of growth and value-creation at the asset level supported by stable cash flows. We seek to achieve this through ownership of a large, high quality, diversified portfolio of primarily grocery-anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers and by creating meaningful NOI growth from this portfolio. We expect that the major drivers of this growth will be a combination of occupancy increases across both our anchor and small shop space, positive rent spreads from below-market in-place rents and significant near-term lease rollover, annual contractual rent increases across the portfolio and the realization of embedded anchor space repositioning / redevelopment opportunities.
We expect the following set of core competencies to position us to execute on our growth strategies:

Anchor Space Repositioning / Redevelopment Expertise - We have been a top redeveloper over the past decade, according to Chain Store Age magazine, having completed anchor space repositioning / redevelopment projects totaling approximately $1 billion since January 1, 2003.

Expansive Retailer Relationships - We believe that given the scale of our asset base and our nationwide footprint, we have a competitive advantage in supporting the growth plans of the nation’s largest retailers. We believe that we are the largest landlord by gross leasable area (“GLA”) to Kroger and TJX Companies, as well as a key landlord to all major grocers and most major retail category leaders. We believe that our strong relationships with leading retailers affords us insight into their strategies and priority access to their expansion plans, enabling us to efficiently provide these retailers with space in multiple locations.

Fully-Integrated Operating Platform - We operate with a fully-integrated, comprehensive platform both leveraging our national presence and demonstrating our commitment to a regional and local presence. We provide our tenants with personalized service through our network of three regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago and Philadelphia, as well as via 12 leasing and property management satellite offices throughout the country. We believe that this strategy enables us to obtain critical market intelligence and to benefit from the regional and local expertise of our workforce.

Experienced Management - Senior members of our management team are experienced real estate operators with deep industry expertise and retailer relationships and have an average of 24 years of experience in the real estate industry and an average tenure of 15 years with the Company.

Factors That May Influence our Future Results
We derive our revenues primarily from rents (including percentage rents based on tenants’ sales levels) and expense reimbursements due to us from tenants under existing leases at each of our properties. Expense reimbursements consist of payments made by tenants to us under contractual lease obligations for their proportional share of the property’s operating expenses, insurance and real estate taxes and certain capital expenditures related to maintenance of the properties.


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The amount of rental income and expense reimbursements we receive is primarily dependent on our ability to maintain or increase rental rates and on our ability to lease available space, including renewing expiring leases. Factors that could affect our rental income include: (1) changes in national, regional or local economic climates; (2) local conditions, including an oversupply of space in, or a reduction in demand for, properties similar to those in our Portfolio; (3) the attractiveness of properties in our Portfolio to our tenants; (4) the financial stability of tenants, including the ability of tenants to pay rents and expense reimbursements; (5) in the case of percentage rents, our tenants’ sales volumes; (6) competition from other available properties; (7) changes in market rental rates; and (8) changes in the regional demographics of our properties.

Our operating costs include property-related costs, including repairs and maintenance, roof repair, landscaping, parking lot repair, snow removal, utilities, property insurance costs, security, ground rent expense related to ground lease payments for which we are the lessee and various other property related costs. Increases in our operating expenses, to the extent they are not offset by revenue increases, impact our overall performance. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could impact our future results, performance or transactions, see Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

Portfolio and Financial Highlights
As of March 31, 2015, we owned interests in 520 shopping centers (the “Portfolio”), including 519 wholly owned shopping centers and one shopping center held through an unconsolidated joint venture.

Billed occupancy for the Portfolio was 90.3% and 90.5% as of March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Leased occupancy for the Portfolio was 92.4% and 92.3% at March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we executed 485 leases in our Portfolio totaling 2.8 million square feet of GLA, including 169 new leases totaling 0.8 million square feet of GLA and 316 renewals totaling 2.0 million square feet of GLA. The average annualized cash base rent (“ABR”) under the new leases increased 39.4% from the prior tenant’s ABR and increased 13.7% for both new and renewal leases on comparable space from the ABR under the prior leases. The average ABR per leased square foot of these new leases in our Portfolio is $15.45 and the average ABR per leased square foot of these new and renewal leases in our Portfolio is $13.67. The cost per square foot for tenant improvements and leasing commissions for new leases was $17.40 and $2.42, respectively. The cost per square foot for tenant improvements and leasing commissions for renewal leases was $0.66 and $0.02, respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we executed 525 leases in our Portfolio totaling 2.9 million square feet of GLA, including 202 new leases totaling 0.7 million square feet of GLA and 323 renewals totaling 2.2 million square feet of GLA. The ABR under the new leases increased 21.0% from the prior tenant’s ABR and increased 11.3% for both new and renewal leases on comparable space from the ABR under the prior leases. The average ABR per leased square foot of these new leases in our Portfolio is $15.18 and the average ABR per leased square foot of these new and renewal leases in our Portfolio is $12.96. The cost per square foot for tenant improvements and leasing commissions for new leases was $21.05 and $2.83, respectively. The cost per square foot for tenant improvements and leasing commissions for renewal leases was $1.14 and $0.04, respectively.

Disposition Activity
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we disposed of one shopping center for net proceeds of $9.9 million.










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Results of Operations
The results of operations discussion is combined for the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership because there are no material differences in the results of operations between the two reporting entities.

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
Revenues (in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
$ Change
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income
$
243,570

 
$
237,168

 
$
6,402

Expense reimbursements
69,754

 
68,594

 
1,160

Other revenues
1,969

 
1,813

 
156

Total revenues
$
315,293

 
$
307,575

 
$
7,718


Rental income
The increase in rental income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 of $6.4 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2014, was primarily due to a $4.7 million increase in ABR driven primarily by an increase in leasing spreads of 13.7% for both new and renewal leases.

Expense reimbursements
The increase in expense reimbursements for the three months ended March 31, 2015 of $1.2 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2014, was primarily due to an increase in the recovery percentage for our properties to 87.9% for 2015, as compared to 86.5% for the same period in 2014. The increased percentage of recoveries from tenants is primarily attributable to increased recovery from year-end billings.

Other revenues
Other revenues remained approximately the same for the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the corresponding period in 2014.

Operating Expenses (in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
$ Change
Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs
$
35,160

 
$
34,875

 
$
285

Real estate taxes
44,189

 
44,434

 
(245
)
Depreciation and amortization
108,544

 
113,220

 
(4,676
)
Provision for doubtful accounts
2,495

 
2,888

 
(393
)
Impairment of real estate assets
807

 

 
807

General and administrative
30,715

 
19,658

 
11,057

Total operating expenses
$
221,910

 
$
215,075

 
$
6,835


Operating costs
The increase in operating costs for the three months ended March 31, 2015 of $0.3 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2014, was primarily due to increased snow removal costs, partially offset by decreased maintenance and repair costs.





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Real estate taxes
Real estate taxes remained approximately the same for the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the corresponding period in 2014.

Depreciation and amortization
The decrease in depreciation and amortization for the three months ended March 31, 2015 of $4.7 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2014, was primarily due to a decrease in intangible asset amortization due to tenant lease expirations and lease terminations.

Provision for doubtful accounts
The decrease in provisions for doubtful accounts for the three months ended March 31, 2015 of $0.4 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2014, was primarily due to a decrease in tenant receivables.

Impairment of real estate assets
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we disposed of one shopping center resulting in an impairment of $0.8 million.

General and administrative
The increase in general and administrative costs for the three months ended March 31, 2015 of $11.1 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2014, was primarily due to a $10.8 million increase in equity based compensation expense.  This increase is a result of a performance condition associated with the vesting of shares becoming probable resulting in a charge of $9.9 million.   

During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, we capitalized personnel costs of $1.6 million and $1.4 million respectively, to building and improvements for anchor space repositioning and redevelopment projects and $3.8 million and $3.7 million, respectively, to deferred charges and prepaid expenses, net for deferred leasing costs.

Other Income and Expenses (in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
$ Change
Other income (expense)
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends and interest
$
94

 
$
108

 
$
(14
)
Interest expense
(62,564
)
 
(67,966
)
 
5,402

Gain on sale of real estate assets and acquisition of joint venture interest

 
378

 
(378
)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, net
292

 
(2,276
)
 
2,568

Other
(184
)
 
(2,156
)
 
1,972

        Total other income (expense)
$
(62,362
)
 
$
(71,912
)
 
$
9,550


Dividends and interest
Dividends and interest remained approximately the same for the three months ended March 31, 2015, as compared to the corresponding period in 2014.

Interest expense
The decrease in interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2015 of $5.4 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2014, was primarily due to the 2014 repayment of $1.0 billion of debt with a weighted-average interest rate of 5.59%, and the 2015 repayment of $151.5 million of debt with a weighted-average interest rate of 5.25%, which decreased interest expense by $10.9 million, partially offset by an increase of $5.8 million of interest expense on our Term Loan and the 2025 Notes. The secured mortgage loan and unsecured note repayments were financed primarily from proceeds of borrowings under our Unsecured Credit Facility, Term Loan and the issuance of the 2025 Notes which had a weighted average interest rate of 2.56% as of March 31, 2015.

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Gain on sale of real estate assets and acquisition of joint venture interest
During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we disposed of one building for net proceeds of $2.8 million resulting in a gain of $0.4 million.
 
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, net
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we repaid $51.5 million of mortgages and secured loans and $100.0 million of unsecured notes, resulting in a $0.3 million net gain on extinguishment of debt. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we repaid $569.6 million of mortgages and repaid $60.0 million of unsecured notes resulting in a $2.3 million loss on extinguishment of debt.

Other
The decrease in other for the three months ended March 31, 2015 of $2.0 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2014, was primary due to a $1.4 million expense in 2014 related to a litigation settlement.

Equity in Income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
$ Change
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
$
115

 
$
65

 
$
50

Gain on disposition of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
$

 
$
1,820

 
$
(1,820
)

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures remained approximately the same for the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the corresponding period in 2014.

Gain on disposition of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
During the three months ended March 31, 2014 we disposed of our interests in three unconsolidated joint ventures resulting in a gain on disposition of $1.8 million.

Discontinued Operations (in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
$ Change
Discontinued operations
 
 
 
 
 
Income from discontinued operations
$

 
$
4,841

 
$
(4,841
)
Gain on disposition of operating properties

 
14,426

 
(14,426
)
Income from discontinued operations
$

 
$
19,267

 
$
(19,267
)

Discontinued Operations
As a result of adopting ASU No. 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity”, there were no disposals classified as discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015.  

Results from discontinued operations for the three months end March 31, 2014 include the results of 34 shopping centers disposed of during the year ended December 31, 2014.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
We anticipate that our cash flows from the sources listed below will provide adequate capital for the next 12 months for all anticipated uses, including all scheduled principal and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness, current and anticipated tenant improvements, stockholder distributions to maintain the Parent Company’s qualification as a REIT and other capital obligations associated with conducting our business.

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Our primary expected sources and uses and capital are as follows:
Sources
cash and cash equivalent balances;
operating cash flow;
available borrowings under our existing revolving credit facility;
issuance of long-term debt; and
asset sales.
Uses
Short term:
leasing costs and tenant improvements allowances;
active anchor space repositioning/redevelopments;
recurring maintenance capital expenditures;
debt repayment requirements;
corporate and administrative costs; and
dividend/distribution payments.
Long term:
major active redevelopments, renovation or expansion programs at individual properties;
acquisitions; and
debt maturities.

Our cash flow activities are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
Brixmor Property Group Inc.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Cash flows provided by operating activities
 
$
112,937

 
$
86,576

Cash flows used in investing activities
 
$
(31,872
)
 
$
(39,774
)
Cash flows used in financing activities
 
$
(73,476
)
 
$
(105,021
)

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Cash flows provided by operating activities
 
$
112,944

 
$
86,623

Cash flows used in investing activities
 
$
(31,869
)
 
$
(39,771
)
Cash flows used in financing activities
 
$
(73,378
)
 
$
(104,629
)

Operating Activities
Cash and cash equivalents for the Parent Company were $68.2 million and $55.7 million as of March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014, respectively. Cash and cash equivalents for the Operating Partnership were $68.1 million and $55.2 million as of March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014, respectively.

Our net cash flow provided by operating activities primarily consist of cash inflows from tenant rental payments and tenant expense reimbursements  and cash outflows for property operating expenses, real estate taxes, general and administrative expenses and interest payments.

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company’s net cash flow provided by operating activities increased $26.4 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2014. The increase is primarily due to (i) an increase in Same Property NOI, (ii) a decrease in interest expense due to a decrease in the weighted average interest rate on

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outstanding indebtedness, and (iii) an increase working capital due to an increase in accounts payable accrued expenses and other liabilities due to timing of payments, partially offset by a reduction in cash flows from receivables and restricted cash.

Investing Activities
Net cash flow used in investing activities is impacted by the nature, timing and extent of improvements made to our shopping centers, allowances provided to our tenants, and our acquisition and disposition programs. Capital used to fund these activities, and the source thereof, can vary significantly from period to period based on, for example, negotiations with tenants and their willingness to pay higher base rents over the terms of their respective leases as well as the availability of operating cash flows. Net cash flow used in investing activities is also impacted by the level of recurring property capital expenditures in a given period.

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company’s net cash flow used in investing activities decreased $7.9 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2014. The decrease was primarily due to (i) a $7.1 million increase in proceeds from sales of real estate assets and (ii) a $3.6 million increase in proceeds from marketable securities net of purchases, partially offset by (iii) a $2.8 million reduction in restricted cash attributable to investing activities.

Improvements to and investments in real estate assets
During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company expended $40.4 million and $40.5 million, respectively, on improvements to and investments in real estate assets.

Recurring capital expenditures are costs to maintain properties and their common areas including new roofs and paving of parking lots. Recurring capital expenditures per square foot for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, were $0.03 and $0.01, respectively.

In addition to recurring capital expenditures, we evaluate our Portfolio on an ongoing basis to identify value-creating anchor space repositioning / redevelopment opportunities. These efforts are tenant-driven and focus on renovating, re-tenanting and repositioning assets and generally present higher risk-adjusted returns than new developments. Such initiatives are focused on upgrading our centers with strong, best-in-class anchors and transforming such properties’ overall merchandise mix and tenant quality.  Potential new projects include value-creation opportunities that have been previously identified within the Portfolio, as well as new opportunities created by the lack of meaningful community and neighborhood shopping center development in the United States. We may occasionally seek to acquire non-owned anchor spaces and land parcels at or adjacent to our shopping centers in order to facilitate redevelopment projects. In addition, as we own a vast majority of our anchor spaces greater than 35,000 sq. ft., we have important operational control over the positioning of our shopping centers in the event an anchor ceases to operate and flexibility in working with new and existing anchor tenants as they seek to expand or reposition their stores. Currently, our anchor space repositioning/redevelopments in our Portfolio relate to 32 projects for which we anticipate incurring approximately $106.6 million in improvements, of which $66.8 million had not yet been incurred as of March 31, 2015.

Acquisitions of and proceeds from sales of real estate assets
Although we expect that the major drivers of our growth will come from our existing Portfolio, we will continue to evaluate the market for available properties and may acquire properties when we believe strategic opportunities exist. We may also dispose of properties when we feel growth has been maximized. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we did not acquire any properties and we disposed of one property.

Financing Activities
Our net cash flow used in financing activities is impacted by the nature, timing and extent of issuances of debt and equity, principal and other payments associated with our outstanding indebtedness and prevailing market conditions associated with each source of capital.

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Parent Company’s net cash used in financing activities decreased $31.5 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2014. The decrease was due to (i) an increase of $62.3 million in proceeds from borrowings net of debt obligation repayments and (ii) a decrease of $6.1 million in

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distributions to non-controlling interests, partially offset by (iii) an increase of $37.9 million in distributions to common stockholders.

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Operating Partnership’s net cash used in financing activities decreased $31.3 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2014. The decrease was due to (i) an increase of $62.3 million in proceeds from borrowings net of debt obligation repayments, partially offset by (ii) an increase of $19.5 million in distributions to non-controlling interests and (iii) an increase of $12.6 million in partner distributions.

Our current capital structure provides us with financial flexibility and capacity to fund our current capital needs as well as future growth opportunities. We have an Unsecured Credit Facility consisting of a $1.5 billion term loan and a $1.25 billion revolving credit facility, with a lending group comprised of top-tier financial institutions under which we had $1.25 billion of undrawn capacity as of March 31, 2015. We believe we have strong access to multiple forms of capital, including unsecured corporate level debt, preferred equity and additional credit facilities. We continue to maintain the investment grade credit ratings from all three major credit rating agencies received during 2014. We intend to continue to enhance our financial and operating flexibility through ongoing commitment to ladder and extend the duration of our debt, and further expand our unencumbered asset pool.

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Operating Partnership issued $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes, the proceeds of which were used to repay outstanding borrowings under its $1.25 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility. In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2015, we repaid $51.5 million of mortgages and secured loans and $100.0 million of unsecured notes. These repayments were funded primarily from borrowings under the Company’s Unsecured Credit Facility. During the remainder of 2015, we have $471.9 million of mortgage loans and notes scheduled to mature and we have $22.5 million of scheduled mortgage amortization payments. We currently intend to repay the scheduled maturities and amortization payments with operating cash and borrowings on our Unsecured Credit Facility.

In connection with our intention to continue to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, we expect to continue paying regular dividends to our stockholders. Our Board of Directors will continue to evaluate the dividend policy on a quarterly basis as the Board of Directors monitors sources of capital and evaluates the impact of the economy and capital markets availability on operating fundamentals.  Since cash used to pay dividends reduces amounts available for capital investment, we generally intend to maintain a conservative dividend payout ratio, reserving such amounts as the Board of Directors considers necessary for the expansion and renovation of shopping centers in our portfolio, debt reduction, the acquisition of interests in new properties and other investments as suitable opportunities arise and such other factors as the Board of Directors considers appropriate. Cash dividends paid to common stockholders and OP Unit holders for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were $68.5 million and $60.9 million, respectively.  Our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.225 per common share and OP Unit for the first quarter of 2015. The dividend was paid on April 15, 2015 to shareholders of record on April 6, 2015. Our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.225 per common share and OP Unit for the second quarter of 2015. The dividend is payable on July 15, 2015 to shareholders of record on July 6, 2015.

Contractual Obligations
Our contractual debt obligations relate to our notes payable, mortgages and secured loans with maturities ranging from one year to 15 years, and non-cancelable operating leases pertaining to our shopping centers and corporate offices.


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The following table summarizes our debt maturities (excluding options and fair market debt adjustments) and obligations under non-cancelable operating leases as of March 31, 2015.
Contractual Obligations
 
Payment due by period
(in thousands)
 
2015
(Remaining Nine Months)
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
Thereafter
 
Total 
Debt (1)
 
$
494,388

 
$
1,257,862

 
$
349,659

 
$
1,519,476

 
$
620,126

 
$
1,760,255

 
$
6,001,766

Interest payments (2)
 
190,862

 
214,031

 
158,936

 
128,282

 
99,149

 
211,305

 
$
1,002,565

Operating leases
 
5,459

 
6,986

 
6,881

 
6,497

 
6,352

 
92,764

 
124,939

Total
 
$
690,709

 
$
1,478,879

 
$
515,476

 
$
1,654,255

 
$
725,627

 
$
2,064,324

 
$
7,129,270

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) 
Debt includes scheduled principal amortization and scheduled maturities for mortgages and secured loans, credit facilities and notes payable.
(2) 
We incur variable rate interest on $600.0 million of debt related to the Term Loan. The margin associated with the Term Loan is based on a total leverage based grid and ranges from 0.35% to 0.75%, for base rate loans, and 1.35% to 1.75% for LIBOR rate loans. The rate on the Term Loan was 1.59% as of March 31, 2015.

Same Property Net Operating Income
Same Property NOI is calculated (using properties owned as of the end of both reporting periods and for the entirety of both periods excluding properties classified as discontinued operations), as rental income (minimum rent, percentage rents, tenant recoveries and other property income) less rental operating expenses (property operating expenses, real estate taxes and bad debt expense) of the properties owned by us. Same Property NOI excludes corporate level income (including transaction and other fees), lease termination income, straight-line rent and amortization of above- and below-market leases of the same property pool from the prior year reporting period to the current year reporting period.

Same Property NOI is a supplemental, non-GAAP financial measure utilized to evaluate the operating performance of real estate companies and is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in understanding business and operating results regarding the underlying economics of our business operations. It includes only the net operating income of properties owned for the full period presented, which eliminates disparities in net income due to the acquisition or disposition of properties during the period presented, and therefore provides a more consistent metric for comparing the performance of properties. Management uses Same Property NOI to review operating results for comparative purposes with respect to previous periods or forecasts, and also to evaluate future prospects. Same Property NOI is not intended to be a performance measure that should be regarded as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) or other GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as they do not include all items of income and expense that affect operations, and accordingly, should always be considered as supplemental to financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. Computation of Same Property NOI may differ in certain respects from the methodology utilized by other REITs and, therefore, may not be comparable to such other REITs.














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Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of properties
520

 
520

 

Percent billed
90.3
%
 
90.6
%
 
(0.3
%)
Percent leased
92.4
%
 
92.4
%
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income
$
226,508

 
$
220,805

 
$
5,703

 
Expense reimbursements
69,882

 
68,594

 
1,288

 
Percentage rents
1,485

 
1,417

 
68

 
 
 
 
297,875

 
290,816

 
7,059

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs
(35,402
)
 
(34,820
)
 
(582
)
 
Real estate taxes
(44,166
)
 
(44,331
)
 
165

 
Provision for doubtful accounts
(2,431
)
 
(2,867
)
 
436

 
 
 
 
(81,999
)
 
(82,018
)
 
19

Same property NOI
$
215,876

 
$
208,798

 
$
7,078


Same Property NOI increased $7.1 million or 3.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, primarily due to an increase in ABR from same store properties and an increase in expense recovery percentage from 86.7% in 2014 to 87.8% in 2015.

The following table provides a reconciliation of Net income (loss) attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc. to Same Property NOI for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Net income (loss) attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc.
$
30,423

 
$
15,401

Adjustments:
 
 
 
Revenue adjustments (1)
(17,792
)
 
(16,881
)
Depreciation and amortization
108,544

 
113,220

Impairment of real estate assets
807

 

General and administrative
30,715

 
19,658

Total other (income) expense
62,362

 
71,912

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
(115
)
 
(65
)
Gain on disposition of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

 
(1,820
)
Pro rata share of same property NOI of unconsolidated joint ventures
180

 
189

(Income) loss from discontinued operations

 
(19,267
)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
713

 
26,339

     Non-same property NOI
39

 
112

Same property NOI
$
215,876

 
$
208,798

(1)
Includes adjustments for lease settlement income, straight-line rents, above- and below-market rent amortization, net and fee income from managed properties and unconsolidated joint ventures.



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Funds From Operations
FFO is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure utilized to evaluate the operating performance of real estate companies. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) defines FFO as net income (loss) in accordance with GAAP excluding (i) gain (loss) on disposition of operating properties, and (ii) extraordinary items, plus (iii) depreciation and amortization of operating properties, (iv) impairment of operating properties and real estate equity investments, and (v) after adjustments for joint ventures calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis.

FFO attributable to stockholders and non-controlling interests convertible into common stock is FFO as further adjusted to exclude net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests not convertible into common stock. We believe FFO attributable to stockholders and non-controlling interests convertible into common stock is a meaningful supplemental measure that is more reflective of our operating performance by excluding FFO attributable to non-controlling interests not convertible into common stock.

We present FFO and FFO attributable to stockholders and non-controlling interests convertible into common stock as we consider them important supplemental measures of our operating performance and we believe they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs. FFO and FFO attributable to stockholders and non-controlling interests convertible into common stock should not be considered as alternatives to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as indicators of financial performance and are not alternatives to cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as measures of liquidity. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as they do not include all items of income and expense that affect operations, and accordingly, should always be considered as supplemental to financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. Computation of FFO and FFO attributable to stockholders and non-controlling
interests convertible into common stock may differ in certain respects from the methodology utilized by other REITs
and, therefore, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by such other REITs. Investors are cautioned that items excluded from FFO and FFO attributable to stockholders and non-controlling interests convertible into common stock are significant components in understanding and addressing financial performance.

Our reconciliation of Brixmor Property Group Inc’s net income (loss) to FFO and FFO attributable to stockholders and non-controlling interest convertible into common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):  
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Net income (loss)
$
31,136

 
$
41,740

Gain on disposition of operating properties

 
(14,804
)
Gain on disposition of unconsolidated joint ventures