KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc 10-Q for FY2022 Q1
KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. (KBSR)
10-Q
2022-05-11
For: 2022-03-31
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About this 10-Q
KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc filed this 10-Q on May 11, 2022, covering the quarter ended March 31, 2022 (FY2022 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended March 31, 2022, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $80.3M
- up 7.4% from $74.74M a year earlier
- Net income
- $10.55M
- down 61.5% from net income of $27.42M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.07
- down 53.3% from $0.15 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022
OR
| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 000-54687
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||
(949 ) 417-6500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | |||||||
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Trading Symbol(s)
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None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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| ☒ | Smaller reporting company | |||||||||||||||||||
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of May 9, 2022, there were 149,390,889 outstanding shares of common stock of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc.
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
FORM 10-Q
March 31, 2022
INDEX
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KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||
| Real estate: | ||||||||||||||
| Land | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Buildings and improvements | ||||||||||||||
| Tenant origination and absorption costs | ||||||||||||||
| Total real estate held for investment, cost | ||||||||||||||
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Total real estate, net | ||||||||||||||
| Real estate equity securities | ||||||||||||||
| Total real estate and real estate-related investments, net | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash | ||||||||||||||
| Rents and other receivables, net | ||||||||||||||
| Above-market leases, net | ||||||||||||||
| Due from affiliate | ||||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities and equity | ||||||||||||||
| Notes payable, net | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | ||||||||||||||
| Due to affiliate | ||||||||||||||
| Distributions payable | ||||||||||||||
| Below-market leases, net | ||||||||||||||
| Other liabilities | ||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) | ||||||||||||||
| Redeemable common stock | ||||||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||||||||
Preferred stock, $ | ||||||||||||||
Common stock, $ | ||||||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||||||||
| Cumulative distributions in excess of net income | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | ||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.
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KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rental income | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividend income from real estate equity securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating, maintenance and management | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate taxes and insurance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset management fees to affiliate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net gain on derivative instruments | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (loss) income: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized loss on real estate equity securities | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in income of an unconsolidated entity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of real estate, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other interest income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other (loss) income, net | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per common share, basic and diluted | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.
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KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Cumulative Distributions in Excess of Net Income | Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amounts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfers from redeemable common stock | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Redemptions of common stock | ( | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions declared | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Cumulative Distributions in Excess of Net Income | Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amounts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfers to redeemable common stock | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Redemptions of common stock | ( | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions declared | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.
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KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||||||
| Equity in income of an unconsolidated entity | ( | |||||||||||||
| Unrealized loss on real estate equity securities | ||||||||||||||
| Distribution of operating cash flow from an unconsolidated entity | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred rents | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Amortization of above- and below-market leases, net | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | ||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain on derivative instruments | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of real estate | ( | |||||||||||||
| Interest rate swap settlements for off-market swap instruments | ||||||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
| Rents and other receivables | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Due from affiliate | ( | |||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Due to affiliate | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Other liabilities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Improvements to real estate | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of real estate, net | ||||||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | ( | |||||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from notes payable | ||||||||||||||
| Payments of deferred financing costs | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Interest rate swap settlements for off-market swap instruments | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Payments to redeem common stock | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Payments of prepaid other offering costs | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Distributions paid to common stockholders | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | ( | |||||||||||||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | |||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | ||||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: | ||||||||||||||
Interest paid | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Distributions payable | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Distributions paid to common stockholders through common stock issuances pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Accrued prepaid other offering costs | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Accrued improvements to real estate | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Accrued interest rate swap settlements related to off-market swap instruments | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on December 22, 2009 as a Maryland corporation that elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011 and it intends to continue to operate in such manner. Substantially all of the Company’s business is conducted through KBS Limited Partnership III (the “Operating Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership. The Company is the sole general partner of and owns a 0.1 % partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. KBS REIT Holdings III LLC (“REIT Holdings III”), the limited partner of the Operating Partnership, owns the remaining 99.9 % interest in the Operating Partnership and is its sole limited partner. The Company is the sole member and manager of REIT Holdings III.
Subject to certain restrictions and limitations, the business of the Company is externally managed by KBS Capital Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”), an affiliate of the Company, pursuant to an advisory agreement the Company entered into with the Advisor (the “Advisory Agreement”). On January 26, 2010, the Company issued 20,000 shares of its common stock to the Advisor at a purchase price of $10.00 per share. As of March 31, 2022, the Advisor owned 20,857 shares of the Company’s common stock.
The Company owns a diverse portfolio of real estate investments. As of March 31, 2022, the Company owned 16 office properties, one mixed-use office/retail property and an investment in the equity securities of Prime US REIT, a Singapore real estate investment trust (the “SREIT”).
The Company commenced its initial public offering (the “Offering”) on October 26, 2010. Upon commencing the Offering, the Company retained KBS Capital Markets Group LLC (the “Dealer Manager”), an affiliate of the Company, to serve as the dealer manager of the Offering pursuant to a dealer manager agreement, as amended and restated (the “Dealer Manager Agreement”). The Company ceased offering shares of common stock in the primary Offering on May 29, 2015 and terminated the primary Offering on July 28, 2015.
The Company sold 169,006,162 shares of common stock in the primary Offering for gross proceeds of $1.7 billion. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had also sold 41,431,803 shares of common stock under its dividend reinvestment plan for gross offering proceeds of $428.0 million. Also as of March 31, 2022, the Company had redeemed or repurchased 68,496,126 shares sold in the Offering for $727.6 million.
Additionally, on October 3, 2014, the Company issued 258,462 shares of common stock for $2.4 million in private transactions exempt from the registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
The Company continues to offer shares of common stock under its dividend reinvestment plan. In some states, the Company will need to renew the registration statement annually or file a new registration statement to continue its dividend reinvestment plan offering. The Company may terminate its dividend reinvestment plan offering at any time.
COVID-19 Pandemic
One of the most significant risks and uncertainties facing the Company and the real estate industry generally, and in particular office REITs like the Company, continues to be the effect of the public health crisis of the novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) pandemic. To date, the Company has not experienced significant disruptions in its operations from the COVID-19 pandemic. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company did, however, recognize an impairment charge on an office/retail property due to the continued deterioration of retail demand at the property, which was further impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
There have been no significant changes to the Company’s accounting policies since it filed its audited financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. For further information about the Company’s accounting policies, refer to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2021 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
Use of Estimates
Reclassifications
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
On December 7, 2020, the Company’s board of directors approved an estimated value per share of the Company’s common stock of $10.74 (unaudited) based on the estimated value of the Company’s assets less the estimated value of the Company’s liabilities, or net asset value, divided by the number of shares outstanding, all as of September 30, 2020, with the exception of adjustments to the Company’s net asset value to give effect to the change in the estimated value of the Company’s investment in units of the SREIT (SGX-ST Ticker: “OXMU”) as of December 1, 2020. The change in the dividend reinvestment plan purchase price was effective for the January 4, 2021 dividend reinvestment plan purchase date and was effective until the estimated value per share was updated. Commencing with the January 4, 2021 purchase date and until the estimated value per share was updated, the purchase price per share under the dividend reinvestment plan was $10.21 .
On May 13, 2021, the Company’s board of directors approved an estimated value per share of the Company’s common stock of $10.77 (unaudited) based on the estimated value of the Company’s assets less the estimated value of the Company’s liabilities, or net asset value, divided by the number of shares outstanding, all as of March 31, 2021, with the exception of adjustments to the Company’s net asset value to give effect to the change in the estimated value of the Company’s investment in units of the SREIT (SGX-ST Ticker: OXMU) as of April 29, 2021. The change in the dividend reinvestment plan purchase price was effective for the June 1, 2021 dividend reinvestment plan purchase date and was effective until the estimated value per share was updated. Commencing with the June 1, 2021 purchase date and until the estimated value per share was updated, the purchase price per share under the dividend reinvestment plan was $10.23 .
On November 1, 2021, the Company’s board of directors approved an estimated value per share of the Company’s common stock of $10.78 (unaudited) based on the estimated value of the Company’s assets less the estimated value of the Company’s liabilities, or net asset value, divided by the number of shares outstanding, all as of September 30, 2021, with the exception of adjustments to the Company’s net asset value to give effect to (i) the change in the estimated value of the Company’s investment in units of the SREIT (SGX-ST Ticker: “OXMU”) as of October 22, 2021 and (ii) the contractual sales price less estimated disposition costs and fees of one property that was under contract to sell as of November 1, 2021. The change in the dividend reinvestment plan purchase price was effective for the December 1, 2021 dividend reinvestment plan purchase date and is effective until the estimated value per share is updated. Commencing with the December 1, 2021 purchase date and until the estimated value per share is updated, the purchase price per share under the dividend reinvestment plan is $10.24 .
Redeemable Common Stock
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
There are several limitations on the Company’s ability to redeem shares under the share redemption program:
•Unless the shares are being redeemed in connection with a Special Redemption, the Company may not redeem shares unless the stockholder has held the shares for one year.
•Except as provided otherwise for calendar year 2022 and 2021 only, during any calendar year, the share redemption program limits the number of shares the Company may redeem to those that the Company could purchase with the amount of net proceeds from the sale of shares under the dividend reinvestment plan during the prior calendar year, provided that once the Company has received requests for redemptions, whether in connection with Special Redemptions or otherwise, that if honored, and when combined with all prior redemptions made during the calendar year, would result in the amount of remaining funds available for the redemption of additional shares in such calendar year being $10.0 million or less, the last $10.0 million of available funds shall be reserved exclusively for Special Redemptions. Notwithstanding anything contained in the share redemption program to the contrary, the Company may increase or decrease the funding available for the redemption of shares pursuant to the program upon ten business days’ notice to its stockholders.
•For calendar year 2022 only,
◦Prior to effectiveness of the March 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program, the Company could redeem only the number of shares that the Company could purchase with the amount of net proceeds from the sale of shares under the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan during the prior calendar year, provided that once the Company had received requests for redemptions, whether in connection with Special Redemptions or otherwise, that if honored, and when combined with all prior redemptions made during the calendar year, would result in the amount of remaining funds available for the redemption of additional shares in such calendar year being $10.0 million or less, the last $10.0 million of available funds was reserved exclusively for Special Redemptions.
◦Prior to effectiveness of the April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program, the Company could redeem only the number of shares that the Company could purchase with the amount of net proceeds from the sale of shares under the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan during the prior calendar year, provided that once the Company had received requests for redemptions, whether in connection with Special Redemptions or otherwise, that if honored, and when combined with all prior redemptions made during the calendar year, would result in the amount of remaining funds available for the redemption of additional shares in such calendar year being $2.0 million or less, the last $2.0 million of available funds was reserved exclusively for redemptions sought in connection with Special Redemptions.
•Pursuant to the July 2021 Amended Share Redemption Program, for calendar year 2021 only, the Company could redeem up to 5 % of the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the 2020 calendar year, provided that if the Company received requests for redemptions, whether in connection with Special Redemptions or otherwise, that if honored, and when combined with all prior redemptions made during the 2021 calendar year, would result in the number of remaining shares available for redemption in the 2021 calendar year being 500,000 or less, the last 500,000 shares available for redemption were reserved exclusively for Special Redemptions.
•During any calendar year, the Company may redeem no more than 5 % of the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the prior calendar year.
•The Company has no obligation to redeem shares if the redemption would violate the restrictions on distributions under Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time, which prohibits distributions that would cause a corporation to fail to meet statutory tests of solvency.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Pursuant to the share redemption program, redemptions made in connection with Special Redemptions are made at a price per share equal to the most recent estimated value per share of the Company’s common stock as of the applicable redemption date.
From January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, Ordinary Redemptions were made at a price per share equal to 95 % of the Company’s most recent estimated value per share as of the applicable redemption date. Upon effectiveness of the July 2021 Amended Share Redemption Program and commencing with the July 30, 2021 redemption date, Ordinary Redemptions are made at a price per share equal to 96 % of the Company’s most recent estimated value per share as of the applicable redemption date.
On December 7, 2020, the Company’s board of directors approved an estimated value per share of its common stock of $10.74 (unaudited) as described above under “— Dividend Reinvestment Plan.” This estimated value per share became effective for the December 2020 redemption date, which was December 31, 2020.
On May 13, 2021, the Company’s board of directors approved an estimated value per share of its common stock of $10.77 (unaudited) as described above under “— Dividend Reinvestment Plan.” This estimated value per share became effective for the May 2021 redemption date, which was May 28, 2021.
On November 1, 2021, the Company’s board of directors approved an estimated value per share of its common stock of $10.78 (unaudited) as described above under “— Dividend Reinvestment Plan.” This estimated value per share became effective for the November 2021 redemption date, which was November 30, 2021. The Company currently expects to utilize an independent valuation firm to update its estimated value per share no later than December 2022.
For purposes of determining the time period a redeeming stockholder has held each share, the time period begins as of the date the stockholder acquired the share; provided, that shares purchased by the redeeming stockholder pursuant to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan or received as a stock dividend will be deemed to have been acquired on the same date as the initial share to which the dividend reinvestment plan shares or stock dividend shares relate. The date of the share’s original issuance by the Company is not determinative.
The Company will classify as liabilities financial instruments that represent a mandatory obligation of the Company to redeem shares. The Company’s redeemable common shares are contingently redeemable at the option of the holder. When the Company determines it has a mandatory obligation to repurchase shares under the share redemption program, it will reclassify such obligations from temporary equity to a liability based upon their respective settlement values.
The Company may (a) amend, suspend or terminate the share redemption program for any reason, or (b) consistent with SEC guidance and interpretations, increase or decrease the funding available for the redemption of shares pursuant to the share redemption program, each upon ten business days’ notice to the Company’s stockholders. The Company may provide notice by including such information in a (i) Current Report on Form 8-K or in its annual or quarterly reports, all publicly filed with the SEC or (ii) separate mailing to the stockholders.
Per Share Data
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Distributions declared per common share were $0.149 and $0.149 in the aggregate for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Distributions declared per common share assumes each share was issued and outstanding each day that was a record date for distributions and were based on a monthly record date for each month during the periods commencing January 2021 through March 2021 and January 2022 through March 2022. For each monthly record date for distributions during the period from January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021 and January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022, distributions were calculated at a rate of $0.04983333
Segments
Square Footage, Occupancy and Other Measures
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Update
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
For the period from January 1, 2020 (the earliest date the Company may elect to apply ASU No. 2020-04) through March 31, 2022, the Company did not have any contract modifications that meet the criteria described above, specifically contract modifications that have been modified from LIBOR to an alternative reference rate. Certain of the Company’s loan agreements, derivative instruments, and lease agreements use LIBOR as the current reference rate. For eligible contract modifications, the Company expects to adopt the temporary optional expedients described in ASU No. 2020-04. The optional expedients for hedging relationships described in ASU No. 2020-04 are not expected to have an impact to the Company as the Company has elected to not designate its derivative instruments as a hedge.
In April 2020, the FASB issued a FASB Staff Q&A related to Topic 842 and Topic 840: Accounting for Lease Concessions Related to the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic (“Topic 842 Q&A”). The Company adopted the lease accounting standards of Topic 842 beginning January 1, 2019. Under Topic 842, subsequent changes to lease payments that are not stipulated in the original lease contract are generally accounted for as lease modifications. Some contracts may contain explicit or implicit enforceable rights and obligations that require lease concessions if certain circumstances arise that are beyond the control of the parties to the contract. If a lease contract provides enforceable rights and obligations for concessions in the contract and no changes are made to that contract, the concessions are not accounted for under the lease modification guidance in Topic 842. If concessions granted by lessors are beyond the enforceable rights and obligations in the contract, entities would generally account for those concessions in accordance with the lease modification guidance in Topic 842. Because of the unprecedented and global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the FASB staff is aware that it may be exceedingly challenging for entities to determine whether existing contracts provide enforceable rights and obligations for lease concessions and whether those concessions are consistent with the terms of the contract or are modifications to the contract. As such, the FASB staff believes that it would be acceptable for entities to make an election to account for lease concessions related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic consistent with how those concessions would be accounted for under Topic 842 as though enforceable rights and obligations for those concessions existed (regardless of whether those enforceable rights and obligations for the concessions explicitly exist in the contract). Consequently, for concessions related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, an entity will not have to analyze each contract to determine whether enforceable rights and obligations for concessions exist in the contract and can elect to apply or not apply the lease modification guidance in Topic 842 to those contracts. This election is available for concessions related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that do not result in a substantial increase in the rights of the lessor or the obligations of the lessee. For example, this election is available for concessions that result in the total payments required by the modified contract being substantially the same as or less than total payments required by the original contract. The FASB staff expects that reasonable judgment will be exercised in making those determinations. Some concessions will provide a deferral of payments with no substantive changes to the consideration in the original contract. A deferral affects the timing, but the amount of the consideration is substantially the same as that required by the original contract. The staff expects that there will be multiple ways to account for those deferrals, none of which the staff believes are more preferable than the others. Two of those methods are: (1) Account for the concessions as if no changes to the lease contract were made. Under that accounting, a lessor would increase its lease receivable, and a lessee would increase its accounts payable as receivables/payments accrue. In its income statement, a lessor would continue to recognize income, and a lessee would continue to recognize expense during the deferral period and (2) Account for the deferred payments as variable lease payments.
In accordance with the Topic 842 Q&A, the Company made the election to account for lease concessions related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that do not result in a substantial increase in the rights of the Company as lessor consistent with how those concessions would be accounted for under Topic 842 as though enforceable rights and obligations for those concessions existed. Accordingly, the Company does not analyze each contract to determine whether enforceable rights and obligations for concessions exist in the contract and elected not to apply the lease modification guidance in Topic 842. For deferrals, the Company accounts for the concessions as if no changes to the lease contract were made and continues to recognize rental income during the deferral period. The amount of deferred rent is assessed for collectability at the end of each reporting period. For rental abatements, the Company recognizes negative variable lease income for the forgiven rent, thereby reversing the rental income and rent receivable for the abated period.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
The Company has granted a number of lease concessions related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic but these lease concessions did not have a material impact to the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 or consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had entered into lease amendments related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, granting $3.9 million of rent deferrals for the period from March 2020 through September 2021 and granting $3.2 million in rental abatements.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $0.8 million of receivables for lease payments that had been deferred as lease concessions related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, of which $0.5 million was reserved for payments not probable of collection, which were included in rent and other receivables, net on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of rental abatements granted to tenants as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tenants may request additional lease concessions, in the form of rent deferrals or abatements, for future periods, which may have an impact on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations, but the ultimate impact will largely depend on future developments with respect to the continued spread and treatment of the virus, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, which the Company cannot accurately predict.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
3. REAL ESTATE
As of March 31, 2022, the Company’s real estate portfolio was composed of 16 office properties and one mixed-use office/retail property encompassing in the aggregate approximately 7.3 million rentable square feet. As of March 31, 2022, the Company’s real estate portfolio was collectively 84.1 % occupied. The following table summarizes the Company’s investments in real estate as of March 31, 2022 (in thousands):
| Property | Date Acquired | City | State | Property Type | Total Real Estate, at Cost (1) | Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization (1) | Total Real Estate, Net (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Town Center | 03/27/2012 | Plano | TX | Office | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McEwen Building | 04/30/2012 | Franklin | TN | Office | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gateway Tech Center | 05/09/2012 | Salt Lake City | UT | Office | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RBC Plaza | 01/31/2013 | Minneapolis | MN | Office | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preston Commons | 06/19/2013 | Dallas | TX | Office | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sterling Plaza | 06/19/2013 | Dallas | TX | Office | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 201 Spear Street | 12/03/2013 | San Francisco | CA | Office | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accenture Tower | 12/16/2013 | Chicago | IL | Office | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ten Almaden | 12/05/2014 | San Jose | CA | Office | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towers at Emeryville | 12/23/2014 | Emeryville | CA | Office | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3003 Washington Boulevard | 12/30/2014 | Arlington | VA | Office | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Park Place Village | 06/18/2015 | Leawood | KS | Office/Retail | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 201 17th Street | 06/23/2015 | Atlanta | GA | Office | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 515 Congress | 08/31/2015 | Austin | TX | Office | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Almaden | 09/23/2015 | San Jose | CA | Office | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3001 Washington Boulevard | 11/06/2015 | Arlington | VA | Office | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carillon | 01/15/2016 | Charlotte | NC | Office | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Amounts presented are net of impairment charges and write-offs of fully depreciated/amortized assets.
As of March 31, 2022, the following property represented more than 10% of the Company’s total assets:
| Property | Location | Rentable Square Feet | Total Real Estate, Net (in thousands) | Percentage of Total Assets | Annualized Base Rent (in thousands) (1) | Average Annualized Base Rent per sq. ft. | Occupancy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture Tower | Chicago, IL | $ | % | $ | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
3. REAL ESTATE (CONTINUED)
Operating Leases
The Company’s office and office/retail properties are leased to tenants under operating leases for which the terms and expirations vary. As of March 31, 2022, the leases, including leases that have been executed but not yet commenced, had remaining terms, excluding options to extend, of up to 17.2 years with a weighted-average remaining term of 5.4 years. Some of the leases have provisions to extend the term of the leases, options for early termination for all or a part of the leased premises after paying a specified penalty, and other terms and conditions as negotiated. The Company retains substantially all of the risks and benefits of ownership of the real estate assets leased to tenants. Generally, upon the execution of a lease, the Company requires a security deposit from the tenant in the form of a cash deposit and/or a letter of credit. The amount required as a security deposit varies depending upon the terms of the respective lease and the creditworthiness of the tenant, but generally is not a significant amount. Therefore, exposure to credit risk exists to the extent that a receivable from a tenant exceeds the amount of its security deposit. Security deposits received in cash related to tenant leases are included in other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and totaled $8.8 million and $8.7 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized deferred rent from tenants of $2.0 million and $2.2 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the cumulative deferred rent balance was $87.0 million and $85.2 million, respectively, and is included in rents and other receivables on the accompanying balance sheets. The cumulative deferred rent balance included $22.5 million and $22.8 million of unamortized lease incentives as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
As of March 31, 2022, the future minimum rental income from the Company’s properties under its non-cancelable operating leases was as follows (in thousands):
| April 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 | $ | ||||
| 2023 | |||||
| 2024 | |||||
| 2025 | |||||
| 2026 | |||||
| Thereafter | |||||
| $ | |||||
As of March 31, 2022, the Company’s office and office/retail properties were leased to approximately 560 tenants over a diverse range of industries and geographic areas. The Company’s highest tenant industry concentrations (greater than 10% of annualized base rent) were as follows:
| Industry | Number of Tenants | Annualized Base Rent (1) (in thousands) | Percentage of Annualized Base Rent | |||||||||||||||||
| Finance | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Real Estate | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
3. REAL ESTATE (CONTINUED)
As of March 31, 2022, no other tenant industries accounted for more than 10% of annualized base rent and no tenant accounted for more than 10% of annualized base rent.
Geographic Concentration Risk
As of March 31, 2022, the Company’s net investments in real estate in California, Illinois and Texas represented 23.6 %, 16.8 % and 16.0 % of the Company’s total assets, respectively. As a result, the geographic concentration of the Company’s portfolio makes it particularly susceptible to adverse economic developments in the California, Illinois and Texas real estate markets. Any adverse economic or real estate developments in these markets, such as business layoffs or downsizing, industry slowdowns, relocations of businesses, changing demographics and other factors, or any decrease in demand for office space resulting from the local business climate, could adversely affect the Company’s operating results and its ability to pay distributions to stockholders.
4. REAL ESTATE DISPOSITIONS
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company sold two office properties to purchasers unaffiliated with the Company or the Advisor. In November 2021, the Company completed the sale of one office property for $143.0 million, before third-party closing costs, closing credits and disposition fees payable to the Advisor, and in January 2021, the Company sold one office property for $103.5 million, before third-party closing costs, credits and disposition fees payable to the Advisor.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company did no t have any real estate properties held for sale.
The results of operations for the office properties sold during the year ended December 31, 2021 are included in continuing operations on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The following table summarizes certain revenues and expenses related to these properties for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (in thousands).
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rental income | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating, maintenance, and management | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate taxes and insurance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset management fees to affiliate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
5. TENANT ORIGINATION AND ABSORPTION COSTS, ABOVE-MARKET LEASE ASSETS AND BELOW-
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s tenant origination and absorption costs, above-market lease assets and below-market lease liabilities (excluding fully amortized assets and liabilities and accumulated amortization) were as follows (in thousands):
| Tenant Origination and Absorption Costs | Above-Market Lease Assets | Below-Market Lease Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Amortization | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Amount | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Increases (decreases) in net income as a result of amortization of the Company’s tenant origination and absorption costs, above-market lease assets and below-market lease liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows (in thousands):
| Tenant Origination and Absorption Costs | Above-Market Lease Assets | Below-Market Lease Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
6. REAL ESTATE EQUITY SECURITIES
Investment in Prime US REIT
In connection with the Company’s sale of 11 properties to the SREIT on July 18, 2019 (the “Singapore Portfolio”), on July 19, 2019, the Company, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary (“REIT Properties III”), acquired 307,953,999 units in the SREIT at a price of $271.0 million, or $0.88 per unit, representing a 33.3 % ownership interest in the SREIT (such transactions, the “Singapore Transaction”). On August 21, 2019, REIT Properties III sold 18,392,100 of its units in the SREIT for $16.2 million pursuant to an over-allotment option granted to the underwriters of the SREIT’s offering, reducing REIT Properties III’s ownership in the SREIT to 31.3 % of the outstanding units of the SREIT as of that date. On November 9, 2021, REIT Properties III sold 73,720,000 of its units in the SREIT for $58.9 million, net of fees and costs, reducing REIT Properties III’s ownership in the SREIT to 18.5 % of the outstanding units of the SREIT as of that date. As of March 31, 2022, REIT Properties III held 215,841,899 units of the SREIT which represented 18.4 % of the outstanding units of the SREIT. As of March 31, 2022, the aggregate book value and fair value of the Company’s investment in the units of the SREIT was $163.0 million, which was based on the closing price of the SREIT units on the SGX-ST of $0.755 per unit as of March 31, 2022.
For the period from July 19, 2019 through November 8, 2021, the Company concluded that based on its ownership interest, it exercised significant influence over the operations, financial policies and decision making with respect to the SREIT. Accordingly, the Company accounted for its investment in the SREIT during this period under the equity method of accounting. Income was allocated according to the Company’s ownership interest at each month-end and recorded as equity income (loss) from unconsolidated entity. Any dividends received from the SREIT reduced the carrying amount of the investment.
On November 9, 2021, upon the Company’s sale of 73,720,000 units in the SREIT, the Company determined that based on its ownership interest of 18.5 % of the outstanding units of the SREIT, it no longer had significant influence over the operations, financial policies and decision making with respect to the SREIT. Accordingly, effective November 9, 2021, the Company’s investment in the units of the SREIT represent an investment in marketable securities and is therefore presented at fair value at each reporting date based on the closing price of the SREIT units on the SGX-ST on that date and dividend income is recognized as it is declared based on eligible units as of the ex-dividend date.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized $7.3 million of dividend income from its investment in the SREIT and recorded an unrealized loss on real estate equity securities of $17.3 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded equity in income from an unconsolidated entity of $3.3 million related to its investment in the SREIT and $9.9 million of dividends from its investment in the SREIT, which was recorded as a reduction of the Company’s carrying value of its equity method investment. The Company elected to apply the nature of the distribution approach for purposes of presentation of the dividends on the statement of consolidated cash flows and classified the dividends received during the three months ended March 31, 2021 as operating activities on the statement of consolidated cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The nature of the distribution approach requires the Company to classify distributions from equity method investments on the basis of the nature of the activities of the investee that generated the distribution as either a return on investment (classified as a cash inflow of operating activities) or a return of investment (classified as a cash inflow from investing activities) when such information is available.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
7. NOTES PAYABLE
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s notes payable consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
Book Value as of March 31, 2022 | Book Value as of December 31, 2021 | Contractual Interest Rate as of March 31, 2022 (1) | Effective Interest Rate as of March 31, 2022 (1) | Payment Type | Maturity Date (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Almaden Mortgage Loan (3) | $ | $ | Interest Only | 12/01/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 201 Spear Street Mortgage Loan | One-month LIBOR + | Interest Only | 01/05/2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carillon Mortgage Loan (4) | One-month LIBOR + | Interest Only | 04/11/2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Modified Portfolio Revolving Loan Facility (5) | One-month LIBOR + | Interest Only | 03/01/2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3001 & 3003 Washington Mortgage Loan | One-month LIBOR + | Interest Only (6) | 06/01/2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accenture Tower Revolving Loan (7) | One-month LIBOR + | Interest Only | 11/02/2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unsecured Credit Facility (8) | One-month LIBOR + | Interest only | 07/30/2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amended and Restated Portfolio Loan Facility (9) | One-month BSBY (10) + | Interest only | 11/03/2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total notes payable principal outstanding | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred financing costs, net | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Notes Payable, net | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Contractual interest rate represents the interest rate in effect under the loan as of March 31, 2022. Effective interest rate is calculated as the actual interest rate in effect as of March 31, 2022, consisting of the contractual interest rate and using interest rate indices as of March 31, 2022, where applicable. For information regarding the Company’s derivative instruments, see Note 8, “Derivative Instruments.”
(2) Represents the maturity date as of March 31, 2022; subject to certain conditions, the maturity dates of certain loans may be extended beyond the dates shown.
(3) As of March 31, 2022, The Almaden Mortgage Loan has two 12 -month extension options, subject to certain terms, conditions and fees as described in the loan documents. The Almaden Mortgage Loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 3.65 % for the initial term of the loan and a floating rate of 350 basis points over one-month LIBOR during the extension options, subject to a minimum interest rate of 3.65 %.
(4) As of March 31, 2022, the borrowing capacity under the Carillon Mortgage Loan was $111.0 million, of which $88.8 million is term debt and $22.2 million is revolving debt. As of March 31, 2022, the outstanding balance under the loan consisted of $88.8 million of term debt and $17.0 million of revolving debt. As of March 31, 2022, an additional $5.2 million of revolving debt remained available for future disbursements, subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in the loan documents.
(5) As of March 31, 2022, the Modified Portfolio Revolving Loan Facility was secured by 515 Congress, the McEwen Building, Gateway Tech Center and 201 17th Street. As of March 31, 2022, the borrowing capacity under the Modified Portfolio Revolving Loan Facility was $249.2 million, of which $124.6 million is term debt and $124.6 million is revolving debt. As of March 31, 2022, the outstanding balance under the loan consisted of $124.6 million of term debt and $114.8 million of revolving debt. As of March 31, 2022, an additional $9.8 million of revolving debt remained available upon satisfaction of certain loan conditions set forth in the loan documents. The Modified Portfolio Revolving Loan Facility has two 12 -month extension options, subject to certain terms, conditions and fees as described in the loan documents.
(6) Represents the payment type required as of March 31, 2022. Certain future monthly payments due under the loan also include amortizing principal payments. For more information on the Company’s contractual obligations under its notes payable, see the five-year maturity table below.
(7) As of March 31, 2022, the outstanding balance under the Accenture Tower Revolving Loan consisted of $281.3 million of term debt and an additional $93.7 million of revolving debt remained available for future disbursements, subject to certain terms and conditions contained in the loan documents. As of March 31, 2022, the Accenture Tower Revolving Loan has two 12 -month extension options, subject to certain terms and conditions contained in the loan documents.
(8) As of March 31, 2022, the borrowing capacity under the Unsecured Credit Facility was $75.0 million, of which $37.5 million is term debt and $37.5 million is revolving debt. Subject to certain conditions contained in the loan documents, the Company may on three occasions request an increase of the aggregate committed amount, provided that the aggregate commitment under the Unsecured Credit Facility may not exceed $100.0 million and that the election to fund any such additional amounts shall be in the sole discretion of the lenders. As of March 31, 2022, the outstanding balance under the Unsecured Credit Facility consisted of $37.5 million of term debt and an additional $37.5 million of revolving debt remained available for future disbursements, subject to certain terms and conditions contained in the loan documents. The Unsecured Credit Facility has one 12 -month extension option, subject to certain terms and conditions contained in the loan documents.
(9) As of March 31, 2022, the Amended and Restated Portfolio Loan Facility was secured by RBC Plaza, Preston Commons, Sterling Plaza, Towers at Emeryville, Ten Almaden and Town Center. The borrowing capacity under the Amended and Restated Portfolio Loan Facility was $613.2 million, of which $459.9 million is term debt and $153.3 million is revolving debt. As of March 31, 2022, the outstanding balance under the loan consisted of $459.9 million of term debt and $20.0 million of revolving debt. As of March 31, 2022, an additional $133.3 million of revolving debt remained available for future disbursements, subject to certain terms and conditions contained in the loan documents. The Amended and Restated Portfolio Loan Facility has one 12 -month extension option, subject to certain terms and conditions as described in the loan documents.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
7. NOTES PAYABLE (CONTINUED)
During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s interest expense related to notes payable was $8.7 million and $8.3 million, respectively. Included in interest expense was the amortization of deferred financing costs of $1.0 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, $4.1 million and $4.0 million of interest expense were payable, respectively.
The following is a schedule of maturities, including principal amortization payments, for all notes payable outstanding as of March 31, 2022 (in thousands):
| April 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 | $ | |||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
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| 2025 | ||||||||
| 2026 | ||||||||
| Thereafter | ||||||||
| $ | ||||||||
8. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The Company enters into derivative instruments for risk management purposes to hedge its exposure to cash flow variability caused by changing interest rates. The primary goal of the Company’s risk management practices related to interest rate risk is to prevent changes in interest rates from adversely impacting the Company’s ability to achieve its investment return objectives. The Company does not enter into derivatives for speculative purposes.
The Company enters into interest rate swaps as a fixed rate payer to mitigate its exposure to rising interest rates on its variable rate notes payable. The value of interest rate swaps is primarily impacted by interest rates, market expectations about interest rates, and the remaining life of the instrument. In general, increases in interest rates, or anticipated increases in interest rates, will increase the value of the fixed rate payer position and decrease the value of the variable rate payer position. As the remaining life of the interest rate swap decreases, the value of both positions will generally move towards zero.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
8. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)
As of March 31, 2022, the Company has entered into 12 interest rate swaps, which were not designated as hedging instruments. The following table summarizes the notional amount and other information related to the Company’s interest rate swaps as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The notional amount is an indication of the extent of the Company’s involvement in each instrument at that time, but does not represent exposure to credit, interest rate or market risks (dollars in thousands):
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | Weighted-Average Fix Pay Rate | Weighted-Average Remaining Term in Years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative Instruments | Number of Instruments | Notional Amount | Number of Instruments | Notional Amount | Reference Rate as of March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaps (1) | $ | $ | One-month LIBOR/ Fixed at | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The following table sets forth the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands):
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative Instruments | Balance Sheet Location | Number of Instruments | Fair Value | Number of Instruments | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaps | Prepaid expenses and other assets, at fair value (1) | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaps | Other liabilities, at fair value (2) | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Includes four forward interest rate swaps which will become effective on November 1, 2022 and mature on January 1, 2025. As of March 31, 2022, prepaid expenses and other assets included a $4.7 million asset related to the fair value of two off-market interest rate swaps determined to be hybrid financial instruments for which the Company elected to apply the fair value option. As of December 31, 2021, prepaid expenses and other assets included a $0.1 million asset related to the fair value of an off-market interest rate swap determined to be a hybrid financial instrument for which the Company elected to apply the fair value option.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
8. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)
The following table summarizes the effects of derivative instruments on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Realized loss recognized on interest rate swaps | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps (1) | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net gain on derivative instruments | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, unrealized gain on interest rate swaps included a $6.7 million and $1.7 million unrealized gain, respectively, related to the change in fair value of two off-market interest rate swaps determined to be hybrid financial instruments for which the Company elected to apply the fair value option.
9. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
Under GAAP, the Company is required to measure certain financial instruments at fair value on a recurring basis. In addition, the Company is required to measure other non-financial and financial assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis (e.g., carrying value of impaired real estate loans receivable and long-lived assets). Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The GAAP fair value framework uses a three-tiered approach. Fair value measurements are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
•Level 1: unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities;
•Level 2: quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-derived valuations in which significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and
The fair value for certain financial instruments is derived using a combination of market quotes, pricing models and other valuation techniques that involve significant management judgment. The price transparency of financial instruments is a key determinant of the degree of judgment involved in determining the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments. Financial instruments for which actively quoted prices or pricing parameters are available and for which markets contain orderly transactions will generally have a higher degree of price transparency than financial instruments for which markets are inactive or consist of non-orderly trades. The Company evaluates several factors when determining if a market is inactive or when market transactions are not orderly. The following is a summary of the methods and assumptions used by management in estimating the fair value of each class of assets and liabilities for which it is practicable to estimate the fair value:
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, rent and other receivables, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities: These balances approximate their fair values due to the short maturities of these items.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
9. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (CONTINUED)
Real estate equity securities: At March 31, 2022, the Company’s investment in the units of the SREIT was presented at fair value on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The fair value of the units of the SREIT was based on a quoted price in an active market on a major stock exchange. The Company classifies these inputs as Level 1 inputs.
Derivative instruments: The Company’s derivative instruments are presented at fair value on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The valuation of these instruments is determined using a proprietary model that utilizes observable inputs. As such, the Company classifies these inputs as Level 2 inputs. The proprietary model uses the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, as well as observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and volatility. The fair values of interest rate swaps are estimated using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted fixed cash payments and the discounted expected variable cash receipts. The variable cash receipts are based on an expectation of interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. In addition, credit valuation adjustments, which consider the impact of any credit risks to the contracts, are incorporated in the fair values to account for potential nonperformance risk.
Notes payable: The fair values of the Company’s notes payable are estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on management’s estimates of current market interest rates for instruments with similar characteristics, including remaining loan term, loan-to-value ratio, type of collateral and other credit enhancements. Additionally, when determining the fair value of a liability in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for an identical liability is not available, the Company measures fair value using (i) a valuation technique that uses the quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset or quoted prices for similar liabilities when traded as assets or (ii) another valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of fair value measurement, such as the income approach or the market approach. The Company classifies these inputs as Level 3 inputs.
The following were the face values, carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s notes payable as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, which carrying amounts generally do not approximate the fair values (in thousands):
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Face Value | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | Face Value | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disclosure of the fair values of financial instruments is based on pertinent information available to the Company as of the period end and requires a significant amount of judgment. Low levels of transaction volume for certain financial instruments have made the estimation of fair values difficult and, therefore, both the actual results and the Company’s estimate of value at a future date could be materially different.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
9. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (CONTINUED)
As of March 31, 2022, the Company measured the following derivative instruments at fair value (in thousands):
| Fair Value Measurements Using | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recurring Basis: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate equity securities | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset derivatives - interest rate swaps (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liability derivatives - interest rate swaps | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Includes four forward interest rate swaps which will become effective on November 1, 2022 and mature on January 1, 2025. Also includes a $4.7 million asset related to the fair value of two off-market interest rate swaps determined to be hybrid financial instruments for which the Company elected to apply the fair value option.
10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company has entered into the Advisory Agreement with the Advisor and the Dealer Manager Agreement with the Dealer Manager. These agreements entitled the Advisor and/or the Dealer Manager to specified fees upon the provision of certain services with regard to the Offering and reimbursement of organization and offering costs incurred by the Advisor and the Dealer Manager on behalf of the Company and entitle the Advisor to specified fees upon the provision of certain services with regard to the investment of funds in real estate investments, the management of those investments, among other services, and the disposition of investments, as well as entitle the Advisor and/or the Dealer Manager to reimbursement of offering costs related to the dividend reinvestment plan incurred by the Advisor and the Dealer Manager on behalf of the Company and certain costs incurred by the Advisor in providing services to the Company. In addition, the Advisor is entitled to certain other fees, including an incentive fee upon achieving certain performance goals, as detailed in the Advisory Agreement. The Company has also entered into a fee reimbursement agreement with the Dealer Manager pursuant to which the Company agreed to reimburse the Dealer Manager for certain fees and expenses it incurs for administering the Company’s participation in the DTCC Alternative Investment Product Platform with respect to certain accounts of the Company’s investors serviced through the platform. The Advisor and Dealer Manager also serve or served as the advisor and dealer manager, respectively, for KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc. (“KBS REIT II”) and KBS Growth & Income REIT, Inc. (“KBS Growth & Income REIT”).
As of January 1, 2021, the Company, together with KBS REIT II, KBS Growth & Income REIT, the Dealer Manager, the Advisor and other KBS-affiliated entities, had entered into an errors and omissions and directors and officers liability insurance program where the lower tiers of such insurance coverage were shared. The cost of these lower tiers is allocated by the Advisor and its insurance broker among each of the various entities covered by the program, and is billed directly to each entity. In June 2021, the Company renewed its participation in the program. The program is effective through June 30, 2022.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)
Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, summarized below are the related-party costs incurred by the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and any related amounts receivable and payable as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
| Incurred | Receivable as of | Payable as of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expensed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset management fees (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reimbursement of operating expenses (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disposition fees (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) See “Deferral of Asset Management Fees” below.
(2) Reimbursable operating expenses primarily consists of internal audit personnel costs, accounting software costs and cybersecurity related expenses incurred by the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement. The Company has reimbursed the Advisor for the Company’s allocable portion of the salaries, benefits and overhead of internal audit department personnel providing services to the Company. These amounts totaled $46,000 and $130,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and were the only type of employee costs reimbursed under the Advisory Agreement for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company currently does not reimburse for employee costs in connection with services for which the Advisor earns acquisition or origination fees or disposition fees (other than reimbursement of travel and communication expenses) or for the salaries or benefits the Advisor or its affiliates may pay to the Company’s executive officers. In addition to the amounts above, the Company reimburses the Advisor for certain of the Company’s direct costs incurred from third parties that were initially paid by the Advisor on behalf of the Company. The receivable as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 includes (i) $0.3 1.1 million of legal and accounting costs related to the investigation of this matter incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The Advisor has agreed to reimburse the Company for any amounts inappropriately charged to the Company and for legal and accounting costs incurred related to the investigation of this matter. The reimbursement of these overpayments was partially credited against asset management fees that were deferred in prior periods of $0.5 million that would have been due by the Company to the Advisor in those periods as a result of the increase in the Company’s net income and MFFO for such periods, and corresponding decrease in expenses, related to the charges that the Company should not have incurred. The remainder of the reimbursement, $1.4 million, will be reimbursed to the Company in cash by the Advisor. The Company’s audit committee, in conjunction with the audit committee of KBS REIT II, is conducting an ongoing investigation of this matter.
(3) Disposition fees with respect to real estate sold are included in the gain on sale of real estate, net, in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)
In connection with the Offering, Messrs. Bren, Hall, McMillan and Schreiber agreed to provide additional indemnification to one of the participating broker-dealers. The Company agreed to add supplemental coverage to its directors’ and officers’ insurance coverage to insure Messrs. Bren, Hall, McMillan and Schreiber’s obligations under this indemnification agreement in exchange for reimbursement by Messrs. Bren, Hall, McMillan and Schreiber to the Company for all costs, expenses and premiums related to this supplemental coverage. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Advisor did no
Deferral of Asset Management Fees
Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, with respect to asset management fees accruing from March 1, 2014, the Advisor has agreed to defer, without interest, the Company’s obligation to pay asset management fees for any month in which the Company’s modified funds from operations (“MFFO”) for such month, as such term is defined in the practice guideline issued by the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives in November 2010 and interpreted by the Company, excluding asset management fees, does not exceed the amount of distributions declared by the Company for record dates of that month. The Company remains obligated to pay the Advisor an asset management fee in any month in which the Company’s MFFO, excluding asset management fees, for such month exceeds the amount of distributions declared for the record dates of that month (such excess amount, an “MFFO Surplus”); however, any amount of such asset management fee in excess of the MFFO Surplus will also be deferred under the Advisory Agreement. If the MFFO Surplus for any month exceeds the amount of the asset management fee payable for such month, any remaining MFFO Surplus will be applied to pay any asset management fee amounts previously deferred in accordance with the Advisory Agreement.
However, notwithstanding the foregoing, any and all deferred asset management fees that are unpaid will become immediately due and payable at such time as the Company’s stockholders have received, together as a collective group, aggregate distributions (including distributions that may constitute a return of capital for federal income tax purposes) sufficient to provide (i) an 8.0 % per year cumulative, noncompounded return on such net invested capital (the “Stockholders’ 8 % Return”) and (ii) a return of their net invested capital, or the amount calculated by multiplying the total number of shares purchased by stockholders by the issue price, reduced by any amounts to repurchase shares pursuant to the Company’s share redemption program. The Stockholders’ 8 % Return is not based on the return provided to any individual stockholder. Accordingly, it is not necessary for each of the Company’s stockholders to have received any minimum return in order for the Advisor to receive deferred asset management fees.
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had accrued $6.2 million and $8.1 million of asset management fees, respectively, of which $4.5 million and $6.4 million were deferred as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, pursuant to the provision for deferral of asset management fees under the Advisory Agreement as described above.
Lease to Affiliate
On May 29, 2015, the indirect wholly owned subsidiary (the “Lessor”) of the Company that owns 3003 Washington Boulevard entered into a lease with an affiliate of the Advisor (the “Lessee”) for 5,046 rentable square feet, or approximately 2.4 % of the total rentable square feet, at 3003 Washington Boulevard. The lease commenced on October 1, 2015 and was amended on March 14, 2019 (the “Amended Lease”) to extend the lease period commencing on September 1, 2019 and terminating on August 31, 2024 and set the annual base rent during the extension period. The annualized base rent from the commencement of the Amended Lease is approximately $0.3 million, and the average annual rental rate (net of rental abatements) over the term of the Amended Lease through its termination is $62.55 per square foot.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized $83,000 and $83,000 of revenue related to this lease, respectively.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)
Prior to their approval of the lease and the Amended Lease, the Company’s conflicts committee and board of directors determined the lease to be fair and reasonable to the Company.
Portfolio Sale
On July 18, 2019, the Company sold the Singapore Portfolio to the SREIT, which is affiliated with Charles J. Schreiber, Jr., a director and executive officer of the Company. See Note 6, “Real Estate Equity Securities” for information related to the Company’s investment in the SREIT. The SREIT is externally managed by an entity (the “Manager”) in which Charles J. Schreiber, Jr. currently holds an indirect ownership interest. Mr. Schreiber is also a former director of the Manager. The SREIT pays the Manager an annual base fee of 10 % of annual distributable income and an annual performance fee of 25 % of the increase in distributions per unit of the SREIT from the preceding year. For acquisitions other than the Singapore Portfolio, the SREIT pays the Manager an acquisition fee of 1 % of the acquisition price. The SREIT will also pay the Manager a divestment fee of 0.5 % of the sale price of any real estate sold and a development management fee of 3 % of the total project costs incurred for development projects. A portion of the fees paid to the Manager are paid to KBS Realty Advisors LLC, an entity controlled by Mr. Schreiber, for sub-advisory services. The Schreiber Trust, a trust whose beneficiaries are Charles J. Schreiber, Jr. and his family members, and the Linda Bren 2017 Trust also acquired units in the SREIT. The Schreiber Trust agreed it will not sell any portion of its units in the SREIT unless it has received the consent of the Company’s conflicts committee. The Linda Bren 2017 Trust has agreed it will not sell $5.0 million of its investment in the SREIT unless it has received the consent of the Company’s conflicts committee.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, no other business transactions occurred between the Company and KBS REIT II, KBS Growth & Income REIT, the Advisor, the Dealer Manager or other KBS-affiliated entities. See Note 11 “Commitments and Contingencies - Participation Fee Liability”.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Economic Dependency
The Company is dependent on the Advisor for certain services that are essential to the Company, including the identification, evaluation, negotiation, origination, acquisition and disposition of investments; management of the daily operations of the Company’s investment portfolio; and other general and administrative responsibilities. In the event that the Advisor is unable to provide the respective services, the Company will be required to obtain such services from other sources.
Legal Matters
From time to time, the Company may be party to legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business. Management is not aware of any legal proceedings of which the outcome is probable or reasonably possible to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition, which would require accrual or disclosure of the contingency and possible range of loss. Additionally, the Company has not recorded any loss contingencies related to legal proceedings in which the potential loss is deemed to be remote.
Environmental
As an owner of real estate, the Company is subject to various environmental laws of federal, state and local governments. Compliance with existing environmental laws is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations as of March 31, 2022.
Participation Fee Liability
In accordance with the Advisory Agreement with the Advisor, the Advisor is entitled to receive a participation fee equal to 15.0 %of the Company’s net cash flows, whether from continuing operations, net sale proceeds or otherwise, after the Company’s stockholders have received, together as a collective group, aggregate distributions (including distributions that may constitute a return of capital for federal income tax purposes) sufficient to provide (i) a return of their net invested capital, or the amount calculated by multiplying the total number of shares purchased by stockholders by the issue price, reduced by any amounts to repurchase shares pursuant to the share redemption program, and (ii) an 8.0 % per year cumulative, noncompounded return on such net invested capital. Net sales proceeds means the net cash proceeds realized by the Company after deduction of all expenses incurred in connection with a sale, including disposition fees paid to the Advisor. The 8.0 % per year cumulative, noncompounded return on net invested capital is calculated on a daily basis. In making this calculation, the net invested capital is reduced to the extent distributions in excess of a cumulative, noncompounded, annual return of 8.0 % are paid (from whatever source), except to the extent such distributions would be required to supplement prior distributions paid in order to achieve a cumulative, noncompounded, annual return of 8.0 % (invested capital is only reduced as described in this sentence; it is not reduced simply because a distribution constitutes a return of capital for federal income tax purposes). The 8.0 % per year cumulative, noncompounded return is not based on the return provided to any individual stockholder. Accordingly, it is not necessary for each of the Company’s stockholders to have received any minimum return in order for the Advisor to participate in the Company’s net cash flows. In fact, if the Advisor is entitled to participate in the Company’s net cash flows, the returns of the Company’s stockholders will differ, and some may be less than an 8.0 % per year cumulative, noncompounded return. This fee is payable only if the Company is not listed on an exchange.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (CONTINUED)
On January 9, 2020, the Company filed a definitive proxy statement with the SEC seeking approval from its stockholders of, among other proposals, two proposals related to the Company’s pursuit of conversion to a non-listed, perpetual-life “NAV REIT.” On May 7, 2020 at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders, the Company’s stockholders approved the proposal to accelerate the payment of incentive compensation to the Advisor, upon the Company’s conversion to an NAV REIT. With respect to the incentive fee structure currently in effect with the Advisor, the triggering events for payment of the incentive fee are generally expected to occur, if ever, upon a listing of the Company’s shares of stock on a national securities exchange or a significant distribution of cash in connection with a sale of all or a substantial amount of the Company’s assets. These triggering events are inconsistent with a perpetual-life NAV REIT that intends to provide liquidity to its stockholders through a share redemption program and/or periodic self-tender offers. If the Company converts to an NAV REIT, in order to properly align the Advisor’s and its affiliates’ incentive fee compensation structure with the Company’s proposed perpetual-life strategy, the Company intends to revise its incentive fee structure. With respect to the historical performance period from inception through conversion to an NAV REIT, the Company sought and obtained stockholder approval to accelerate the payment of the incentive compensation upon conversion to a perpetual-life NAV REIT, subject to certain conditions. If the Company converts to an NAV REIT, such accelerated payment is subject to further approval of the conflicts committee of the Company’s board of directors, after the proposed amount of the accelerated payment of the incentive fee has been determined. In connection with the determination of the November 1, 2021 estimated value per share of the Company’s common stock, the Advisor determined that there would be no liability related to the subordinated participation in net cash flows at that time, based on a hypothetical liquidation of the assets and liabilities at their estimated fair values, after considering the impact of any potential closing costs and fees related to the disposition of real estate properties; however, changes to the fair values of assets and liabilities could have a material impact to the incentive fee calculation.
The Company’s conflicts committee and board of directors continue to evaluate various alternatives available to the Company, including whether or not to convert to an NAV REIT. Based on their assessment of alternatives available to the Company, market conditions and their further assessment of the Company’s capital raising prospects, the Company’s conflicts committee and board of directors may conclude that it would be in the best interest of the Company’s stockholders to (i) convert to an NAV REIT, (ii) continue to operate as a going concern under the Company’s current business plan, or (iii) adopt a plan of liquidation that would involve the sale of the Company’s remaining assets (in which event such plan would be presented to stockholders for approval). The Company can provide no assurances as to whether or when any alternative being considered by the Company’s board of directors will be consummated.
12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluates subsequent events up until the date the consolidated financial statements are issued.
Distributions Paid
On April 6, 2022, the Company paid distributions of $7.5 million, which related to distributions in the amount of $0.04983333 per share of common stock to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 28, 2022. On May 2, 2022, the Company paid distributions of $7.5 million, which related to distributions in the amount of $0.04983333 per share of common stock to stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 20, 2022.
Distributions Authorized
On May 9, 2022, the Company’s board of directors authorized a May 2022 distribution in the amount of $0.04983333 per share of common stock to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 20, 2022, which the Company expects to pay in June 2022.
Investors may choose to receive cash distributions or purchase additional shares through the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued)
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (CONTINUED)
April 2022 Amended and Restated Share Redemption Program
On April 13, 2022, the Company’s board of directors approved an amended and restated share redemption program (the “April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program”) to increase the number of shares eligible for redemption under the program for calendar year 2022. Pursuant to the April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program, for calendar year 2022, the Company may redeem up to 5 % of the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the 2021 calendar year, provided that once the Company has received requests for redemptions, whether in connection with Special Redemptions (defined below) or otherwise, that if honored, and when combined with all prior redemptions made during the 2022 calendar year, would result in the number of remaining shares available for redemption in the 2022 calendar year being 500,000 or less, the last 500,000 shares available for redemption shall be reserved exclusively for redemptions sought in connection with a stockholder’s death, “Qualifying Disability, or “Determination of Incompetence” (each as defined in the April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program and, together, with redemptions sought in connection with a stockholder’s death, “Special Redemptions;” all redemptions that do not meet the requirements for a Special Redemption are “Ordinary Redemptions”).
There were no other material changes to the Company’s share redemption program. The April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program contains several general limitations on the Company’s ability to redeem shares under the program.
The Company may (a) amend, suspend or terminate the April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program for any reason, or (b) consistent with SEC guidance and interpretations, increase or decrease the funding available for the redemption of shares pursuant to the April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program, each upon ten business days’ notice to the Company’s stockholders. The Company may provide notice by including such information in a (i) Current Report on Form 8-K or in its annual or quarterly reports, all publicly filed with the SEC or (ii) separate mailing to the stockholders.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. and the notes thereto. As used herein, the terms “we,” “our” and “us” refer to KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and, as required by context, KBS Limited Partnership III, a Delaware limited partnership, which we refer to as the “Operating Partnership,” and to their subsidiaries.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. and members of our management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions. These include statements about our plans, strategies and prospects and these statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law. Moreover, you should interpret many of the risks identified in this report, as well as the risks set forth below, as being heightened as a result of the ongoing and numerous adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following are some of the risks and uncertainties, although not all of the risks and uncertainties, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those presented in our forward-looking statements:
•The COVID-19 pandemic, together with the resulting measures imposed to help control the spread of the virus, has had a negative impact on the economy and business activity globally. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our operations and those of our tenants and our investment in Prime US REIT (the “SREIT”) depends on future developments, which remain uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including among other developments, potential changes in customer behavior, such as the continued social acceptance, desirability and perceived economic benefits of work-from-home arrangements, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, which could materially and negatively impact the future demand for office space, resulting in slower overall leasing and an adverse impact to our operations.
•We are dependent on KBS Capital Advisors LLC (“KBS Capital Advisors”), our advisor, to conduct our operations.
•All of our executive officers, our affiliated director and other key professionals are also officers, affiliated directors, managers, key professionals and/or holders of a direct or indirect controlling interest in our advisor and/or other KBS-affiliated entities. As a result, these individuals, our advisor and its affiliates face conflicts of interest, including conflicts created by our advisor’s and its affiliates’ compensation arrangements with us and other KBS programs and investors and conflicts in allocating time among us and these other programs and investors. These conflicts could result in action or inaction that is not in the best interests of our stockholders.
•Our advisor and its affiliates currently receive fees in connection with transactions involving the purchase or origination, management and disposition of our investments. Acquisition and asset management fees are based on the cost of the investment, and not based on the quality of the investment or the quality of the services rendered to us. We may also pay significant fees during our listing/liquidation stage. Although most of the fees payable during our listing/liquidation stage are contingent on our stockholders first enjoying agreed-upon investment returns, the investment return thresholds may be reduced subject to approval by our conflicts committee and our charter limitations. These payments increase the risk that our stockholders will not earn a profit on their investment in us and increase the risk of loss to our stockholders. Our conflicts committee and our board of directors continue to evaluate various alternatives available to us, including whether or not to convert to a perpetual-life net asset value “NAV” REIT. If we convert to an NAV REIT, we would implement a revised advisory fee structure.
•We cannot guarantee that we will pay distributions. We have and may in the future fund distributions from sources other than cash flow from operations, including, without limitation, the sale of assets, borrowings, return of capital or offering proceeds. We have no limits on the amounts we may pay from such sources.
•We may incur debt until our total liabilities would exceed 75% of the cost of our tangible assets (before deducting depreciation and other non-cash reserves), and we may exceed this limit with the approval of the conflicts committee of our board of directors. High debt levels could limit the amount of cash we have available to distribute and could result in a decline in the value of an investment in us.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
•We depend on tenants for the revenue generated by our real estate investments. Revenues from our properties could decrease due to a reduction in occupancy (caused by factors including, but not limited to, tenant defaults, tenant insolvency, early termination of tenant leases and non-renewal of existing tenant leases), rent deferrals or abatements, tenants becoming unable to pay their rent and/or lower rental rates, making it more difficult for us to meet our debt service obligations and limiting our ability to pay distributions to our stockholders. Since March 2020, we have granted rent relief to a number of tenants as a result of the pandemic, and these tenants or additional tenants may request rent relief in future periods or become unable to pay rent.
•Our significant investment in the equity securities of the SREIT, a traded Singapore real estate investment trust, is subject to the risks associated with real estate investments as well as the risks inherent in investing in traded securities, including, in this instance, risks related to the quantity of units held by us relative to the trading volume of the units. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant negative pressure in the financial markets. Since March 2020, the trading price of the common units of the SREIT has experienced substantial volatility; however, the units have recovered a portion of their losses since the low in March 2020.
•Because investment opportunities that are suitable for us may also be suitable for other KBS programs or investors, our advisor and its affiliates face conflicts of interest relating to the purchase of investments.
•We cannot predict with any certainty how much, if any, of our dividend reinvestment plan proceeds will be available for general corporate purposes. If such funds are not available, we may have to use a greater proportion of our cash flow from operations to meet cash requirements, which would reduce cash available for distributions and could limit our ability to redeem shares under our share redemption program.
•Continued disruptions in the financial markets, changes in the demand for office properties and uncertain economic conditions could adversely affect our ability to implement our business strategy and generate returns to stockholders.
•Our conflicts committee and our board of directors continue to evaluate various alternatives available to us. There is no assurance that any alternative being considered by our board of directors will provide a return to stockholders that equals or exceeds our estimated value per share as of November 1, 2021, and although we remain focused on providing enhanced liquidity to stockholders while maximizing returns to stockholders, we can provide no assurances in this regard. We also can provide no assurances as to whether or when any alternative being considered by our board of directors will be consummated.
•Our charter does not require us to liquidate our assets and dissolve by a specified date, nor does our charter require our directors to list our shares for trading by a specified date. No public market currently exists for our shares of common stock. There are limits on the ownership and transferability of our shares. Our shares cannot be readily sold and, if our stockholders are able to sell their shares, they would likely have to sell them at a substantial discount.
•In December 2019, our board of directors determined to temporarily suspend Ordinary Redemptions (defined below) under the share redemption program, and Ordinary Redemptions remained suspended through June 30, 2021. Ordinary Redemptions are all redemptions other than those that qualify for the special provisions for redemptions sought in connection with a stockholder’s death, “Qualifying Disability” or “Determination of Incompetence” (each as defined in the share redemption program and, together, “Special Redemptions”). Further, on June 3, 2021, we announced that, in connection with the approval of a self-tender offer, our board of directors had approved a temporary suspension of all redemptions under the share redemption program, including Special Redemptions. On July 14, 2021, our board of directors approved an amended and restated share redemption program and Ordinary Redemptions and Special Redemptions resumed effective for the July 30, 2021 redemption date. As of May 2, 2022, we had 3.6 million shares available for redemption for the remainder of 2022 under the share redemption program, including the reserve for Special Redemptions. We cannot predict future redemption demand with any certainty. Moreover, our share redemption program includes numerous restrictions that limit our stockholders’ ability to sell their shares to us. If future redemption requests exceed the amount of funding available under our share redemption program, the number of rejected redemption requests will increase over time.
All forward-looking statements should be read in light of the risks identified in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and the risks identified in Part II, Item 1A herein.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Overview
We were formed on December 22, 2009 as a Maryland corporation that elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011 and we intend to continue to operate in such a manner. We conduct our business primarily through our Operating Partnership, of which we are the sole general partner. Subject to certain restrictions and limitations, our business is managed by our advisor pursuant to an advisory agreement and our advisor conducts our operations and manages our portfolio of real estate investments. Our advisor owns 20,857 shares of our common stock. We have no paid employees.
We have invested in a diverse portfolio of real estate investments. As of March 31, 2022, we owned 16 office properties, one mixed-use office/retail property and an investment in the equity securities of the SREIT.
On February 4, 2010, we filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC to offer a minimum of 250,000 shares and a maximum of up to 280,000,000 shares, or up to $2,760,000,000 of shares, of common stock for sale to the public, of which up to 200,000,000 shares, or up to $2,000,000,000 of shares, were registered in our primary offering and up to 80,000,000 shares, or up to $760,000,000 of shares, were registered under our dividend reinvestment plan. We ceased offering shares of common stock in our primary offering on May 29, 2015 and terminated the primary offering on July 28, 2015.
We sold 169,006,162 shares of common stock in our now-terminated primary initial public offering for gross offering proceeds of $1.7 billion. As of March 31, 2022, we had also sold 41,431,803 shares of common stock under our dividend reinvestment plan for gross offering proceeds of $428.0 million. Also as of March 31, 2022, we had redeemed or repurchased 68,496,126 shares for $727.6 million.
Additionally, on October 3, 2014, we issued 258,462 shares of common stock, for $2.4 million, in private transactions exempt from the registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
We continue to offer shares of common stock under our dividend reinvestment plan. In some states, we will need to renew the registration statement annually or file a new registration statement to continue the dividend reinvestment plan offering. We may terminate our dividend reinvestment plan offering at any time.
Our conflicts committee and our board of directors continue to evaluate various alternatives available to us, including whether or not to convert to an “NAV REIT.” Our conflicts committee and board of directors remain focused on providing stable distributions and enhanced liquidity to stockholders. In the near term, while our conflicts committee and board of directors explore alternatives available to us, we may market certain of our assets for sale. Based on our assessment of alternatives available to us, market conditions and our further assessment of our capital raising prospects, our conflicts committee and board of directors may conclude that it would be in the best interest of our stockholders to (i) convert to an “NAV REIT,” (ii) continue to operate as a going concern under our current business plan, or (iii) adopt a plan of liquidation that would involve the sale of our remaining assets (in which event such plan would be presented to stockholders for approval). There is no assurance that any alternative being considered by our board of directors will provide a return to stockholders that equals or exceeds the Company’s estimated value per share as of November 1, 2021, and although we remain focused on providing enhanced liquidity to stockholders while maximizing returns to stockholders, we can provide no assurances in this regard. We also can provide no assurances as to whether or when any alternative being considered by our board of directors will be consummated.
Section 5.11 of our charter requires that we seek stockholder approval of our liquidation if our shares of common stock are not listed on a national securities exchange by September 30, 2020, unless a majority of the conflicts committee of our board of directors, composed solely of all of our independent directors, determines that liquidation is not then in the best interest of our stockholders. Pursuant to our charter requirement, the conflicts committee assessed our portfolio of investments, and with consideration of the then current market conditions, including the uncertainty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and lack of liquidity in the marketplace, as well as our conflicts committee’s and board of directors’ continuing review and evaluation of various alternatives available to us, on August 30, 2021, our conflicts committee unanimously determined to postpone approval of our liquidation. Section 5.11 of our charter requires that the conflicts committee revisit the issue of liquidation at least annually. At our annual meeting of stockholders held on May 7, 2020, our stockholders approved the removal of Section 5.11 of our charter. As set forth in the proxy statement for our annual meeting of stockholders, implementation of this amendment to our charter and our conversion to an NAV REIT remain subject to further approval of our conflicts committee.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Market Outlook – Real Estate and Real Estate Finance Markets
Volatility in global financial markets and changing political environments can cause fluctuations in the performance of the U.S. commercial real estate markets. Possible future declines in rental rates, slower or potentially negative net absorption of leased space and expectations of future rental concessions, including free rent to renew tenants early, to retain tenants who are up for renewal or to attract new tenants, may result in decreases in cash flows from investment properties. Further, revenues from our properties could decrease due to a reduction in occupancy (caused by factors including, but not limited to, tenant defaults, tenant insolvency, early termination of tenant leases and non-renewal of existing tenant leases), rent deferrals or abatements, tenants being unable to pay their rent and/or lower rental rates. To the extent there are increases in the cost of financing due to higher interest rates, this may cause difficulty in refinancing debt obligations at terms as favorable as the terms of existing indebtedness. Further, increases in interest rates would increase the amount of our debt payments on our variable rate debt to the extent the interest rates on such debt are not fixed through interest rate swap agreements or limited by interest rate caps. Market conditions can change quickly, potentially negatively impacting the value of real estate investments. Management continuously reviews our investment and debt financing strategies to optimize our portfolio and the cost of our debt exposure. Most recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the real estate market as discussed below.
COVID-19 Pandemic and Portfolio Outlook
One of the most significant risks and uncertainties facing us and the real estate industry generally, and in particular office REITs like our company, continues to be the effect of the public health crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, we have not experienced significant disruptions in our operations from the COVID-19 pandemic. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recognized an impairment charge of $19.9 million for an office/retail property due to the continued deterioration of retail demand at the property which was further impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We have also made a significant investment in the common units of the SREIT. Since early March 2020, the trading price of the common units of the SREIT has experienced substantial volatility; however, the units have recovered a portion of their losses since the low in March 2020. As of May 10, 2022, the aggregate value of our investment in the units of the SREIT was $153.2 million, which was based solely on the closing price of the units on the SGX-ST of $0.710 per unit as of May 10, 2022 and did not take into account any potential discount for the holding period risk due to the quantity of units we hold.
We cannot predict to what extent economic activity, including the use of and demand for office space, will return to pre-pandemic levels. During 2021, the usage of our assets remained lower than pre-pandemic levels. In addition, we experienced a significant reduction in leasing interest and activity when compared to pre-pandemic levels. Even after the pandemic has ceased to be active, potential changes in customer behavior, such as the continued social acceptance, desirability and perceived economic benefits of work-from-home arrangements, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, could materially and negatively impact the future demand for office space, resulting in slower overall leasing and an adverse impact to our operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal demands for funds during the short and long-term are and will be for operating expenses, capital expenditures and general and administrative expenses; payments under debt obligations; redemptions of common stock; and payments of distributions to stockholders. Our primary sources of capital for meeting our cash requirements are as follows:
•Cash flow generated by our real estate and real estate-related investments;
•Debt financings (including amounts currently available under existing loan facilities);
•Proceeds from the sale of our real estate properties and real estate-related investments; and
•Proceeds from common stock issued under our dividend reinvestment plan.
Our real estate properties generate cash flow in the form of rental revenues and tenant reimbursements, which are reduced by operating expenditures, capital expenditures, debt service payments, the payment of asset management fees and corporate general and administrative expenses. Cash flow from operations from our real estate properties is primarily dependent upon the occupancy level of our portfolio, the net effective rental rates on our leases, the collectability of rent and operating recoveries from our tenants and how well we manage our expenditures.
Our investment in the equity securities of the SREIT generates cash flow in the form of dividend income, and dividends are typically declared and paid on a semi-annual basis, though dividends are not guaranteed. As of March 31, 2022, we held 215,841,899 units of the SREIT which represented 18.4% of the outstanding units of the SREIT as of that date.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
As of March 31, 2022, we had mortgage debt obligations in the aggregate principal amount of $1.5 billion, with a weighted-average remaining term of 1.6 years. The maturity dates of certain loans may be extended beyond their current maturity date, subject to certain terms and conditions contained in the loan documents. As of March 31, 2022, we had $239.4 million of notes payable related to the Modified Portfolio Revolving Loan Facility maturing during the 12 months ending March 31, 2023. The Modified Portfolio Revolving Loan Facility has two 12-month extension options, subject to certain terms, conditions and fees as described in the loan documents. We plan to exercise our extension options available under our loan agreements, pay down or refinance the related notes payable prior to their maturity dates. As of March 31, 2022, our debt obligations consisted of $123.0 million of fixed rate notes payable and $1.4 billion of variable rate notes payable. As of March 31, 2022, the interest rates on $1.1 billion of our variable rate notes payable were effectively fixed through interest rate swap agreements. As of March 31, 2022, we had $249.5 million of revolving debt available for future disbursement under various loans, subject to certain conditions set forth in the loan agreements.
We paid cash distributions to our stockholders during the three months ended March 31, 2022 using cash flow from operations from current and prior periods. We believe that our cash flow from operations, cash on hand, proceeds from our dividend reinvestment plan, proceeds from asset sales and current and anticipated financing activities are sufficient to meet our liquidity needs for the foreseeable future.
Under our charter, we are required to limit our total operating expenses to the greater of 2% of our average invested assets or 25% of our net income for the four most recently completed fiscal quarters, as these terms are defined in our charter, unless the conflicts committee has determined that such excess expenses were justified based on unusual and non-recurring factors. Operating expenses for the four fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2022 did not exceed the charter-imposed limitation.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, net cash provided by operating activities was $7.5 million and $16.3 million, respectively. Net cash provided by operating activities was lower during the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily as a result of a decrease in dividends received from our investment in the SREIT in 2022 due to our sale of 73,720,000 units in the SREIT in November 2021, the timing of payments of lease commissions and deferred asset management fees and the dispositions of real estate properties subsequent to January 1, 2021.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $13.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 due to improvements to real estate.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, net cash provided by financing activities was $5.6 million and primarily consisted of the following:
•$62.8 million from proceeds from notes payable; offset by
•$39.7 million of cash used for redemptions of common stock;
•$16.7 million of net cash distributions, after giving effect to distributions reinvested by stockholders of $6.3 million;
•$0.7 million used for interest rate swap settlements for off-market swap instruments; and
•Payment of other organization and offering costs of $0.1 million related to our pursuit of conversion to an NAV REIT.
We expect that our debt financing and other liabilities will be between 45% and 65% of the cost of our tangible assets (before deducting depreciation and other non-cash reserves). There is no limitation on the amount we may borrow for the purchase of any single asset. We limit our total liabilities to 75% of the cost of our tangible assets (before deducting depreciation and other non-cash reserves), meaning that our borrowings and other liabilities may exceed our maximum target leverage of 65% of the cost of our tangible assets without violating these borrowing restrictions. We may exceed the 75% limit only if a majority of the conflicts committee approves each borrowing in excess of this limitation and we disclose such borrowings to our stockholders in our next quarterly report with an explanation from the conflicts committee of the justification for the excess borrowing. To the extent financing in excess of this limit is available on attractive terms, our conflicts committee may approve debt in excess of this limit. From time to time, our total liabilities could also be below 45% of the cost of our tangible assets due to the lack of availability of debt financing. As of March 31, 2022, our borrowings and other liabilities were approximately 56% of both the cost (before deducting depreciation and other noncash reserves) and book value (before deducting depreciation) of our tangible assets.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
We also expect to use our capital resources to make certain payments to our advisor. We currently make payments to our advisor in connection with the acquisition of investments, the management of our investments and costs incurred by our advisor in providing services to us. We also pay fees to our advisor in connection with the disposition of investments. We reimburse our advisor and dealer manager for certain stockholder services. In addition, our advisor is entitled to an incentive fee upon achieving certain performance goals.
Among the fees payable to our advisor is an asset management fee. With respect to investments in real property, the asset management fee is a monthly fee equal to one-twelfth of 0.75% of the amount paid or allocated to acquire the investment, plus the cost of any subsequent development, construction or improvements to the property. This amount includes any portion of the investment that was debt financed and is inclusive of acquisition expenses related thereto (but excludes acquisition fees paid or payable to our advisor). In the case of investments made through joint ventures, the asset management fee is determined based on our proportionate share of the underlying investment (but excluding acquisition fees paid to our advisor). With respect to investments in loans and any investments other than real property, the asset management fee is a monthly fee calculated, each month, as one-twelfth of 0.75% of the lesser of (i) the amount actually paid or allocated to acquire or fund the loan or other investment (which amount includes any portion of the investment that was debt financed and is inclusive of acquisition or origination expenses related thereto but is exclusive of acquisition or origination fees paid or payable to our advisor) and (ii) the outstanding principal amount of such loan or other investment, plus the acquisition or origination expenses related to the acquisition or funding of such investment (excluding acquisition or origination fees paid or payable to our advisor), as of the time of calculation. We currently do not pay asset management fees to our advisor on our investment in units of the SREIT.
Pursuant to the advisory agreement, with respect to asset management fees accruing from March 1, 2014, our advisor agreed to defer, without interest, our obligation to pay asset management fees for any month in which our modified funds from operations (“MFFO”) for such month, as such term is defined in the practice guideline issued by the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (“IPA”) in November 2010 and interpreted by us, excluding asset management fees, does not exceed the amount of distributions declared by us for record dates of that month. We remain obligated to pay our advisor an asset management fee in any month in which our MFFO, excluding asset management fees, for such month exceeds the amount of distributions declared for the record dates of that month (such excess amount, an “MFFO Surplus”); however, any amount of such asset management fee in excess of the MFFO Surplus will also be deferred under the advisory agreement. If the MFFO Surplus for any month exceeds the amount of the asset management fee payable for such month, any remaining MFFO Surplus will be applied to pay any asset management fee amounts previously deferred in accordance with the advisory agreement.
However, notwithstanding the foregoing, any and all deferred asset management fees that are unpaid will become immediately due and payable at such time as our stockholders have received, together as a collective group, aggregate distributions (including distributions that may constitute a return of capital for federal income tax purposes) sufficient to provide (i) an 8% per year cumulative, noncompounded return on net invested capital (the “Stockholders’ 8% Return”) and (ii) a return of their net invested capital, or the amount calculated by multiplying the total number of shares purchased by stockholders by the issue price, reduced by any amounts to repurchase shares pursuant to our share redemption program. The Stockholders’ 8% Return is not based on the return provided to any individual stockholder. Accordingly, it is not necessary for each of our stockholders to have received any minimum return in order for our advisor to receive deferred asset management fees.
As of March 31, 2022, we had accrued $6.2 million of asset management fees, of which $4.5 million was deferred as of March 31, 2022, pursuant to the provision for deferral of asset management fees under the Advisory Agreement. The amount of asset management fees deferred, if any, will vary on a month-to-month basis and the total amount of asset management fees deferred as well as the timing of the deferrals and repayments are difficult to predict as they will depend on the amount of and terms of the debt we use to acquire assets, the level of operating cash flow generated by our real estate investments and other factors. In addition, deferrals and repayments may occur in the same period, and it is possible that there could be additional deferrals in the future.
On September 27, 2021, we and our advisor renewed the advisory agreement. The advisory agreement has a one-year term but may be renewed for an unlimited number of successive one-year periods upon the mutual consent of our advisor and our conflicts committee.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Participation Fee Liability and Potential Change in Fee Structure
Pursuant to our advisory agreement currently in effect with our advisor, our advisor is due a subordinated participation in our net cash flows (the “Subordinated Participation in Net Cash Flows”) upon meeting certain performance goals. After our stockholders have received, together as a collective group, aggregate distributions (including distributions that may constitute a return of capital for federal income tax purposes) sufficient to provide (i) a return of their net invested capital, or the amount calculated by multiplying the total number of shares purchased by stockholders by the issue price, reduced by any amounts to repurchase shares pursuant to our share redemption program, and (ii) an 8.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return on such net invested capital, our advisor is entitled to receive 15.0% of our net cash flows, whether from continuing operations, net sale proceeds or otherwise. Net sales proceeds means the net cash proceeds realized by us after deduction of all expenses incurred in connection with a sale, including disposition fees paid to our advisor. The 8.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return on net invested capital is calculated on a daily basis. In making this calculation, the net invested capital is reduced to the extent distributions in excess of a cumulative, noncompounded, annual return of 8.0% are paid (from whatever source), except to the extent such distributions would be required to supplement prior distributions paid in order to achieve a cumulative, noncompounded, annual return of 8.0% (invested capital is only reduced as described in this sentence; it is not reduced simply because a distribution constitutes a return of capital for federal income tax purposes). The 8.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return is not based on the return provided to any individual stockholder. Accordingly, it is not necessary for each of our stockholders to have received any minimum return in order for our advisor to participate in our net cash flows. In fact, if our advisor is entitled to participate in our net cash flows, the returns of our stockholders will differ, and some may be less than an 8.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return. This fee is payable only if we are not listed on an exchange.
On January 9, 2020, we filed a definitive proxy statement with the SEC in connection with the annual meeting of stockholders to vote on, among other proposals, two proposals related to our pursuit of conversion to an NAV REIT. On May 7, 2020 at our annual meeting of stockholders, our stockholders approved the proposal to accelerate the payment of incentive compensation to our advisor, upon our conversion to an NAV REIT. If we convert to an NAV REIT, the proposed acceleration of the payment of incentive compensation to our advisor remains subject to further approval of the conflicts committee, after the proposed amount of the accelerated payment of the incentive fee has been determined. In connection with the determination of the November 1, 2021 estimated value per share of our common stock, our advisor determined that there would be no liability related to the Subordinated Participation in Net Cash Flows at that time, based on a hypothetical liquidation of the assets and liabilities at their estimated fair values, after considering the impact of any potential closing costs and fees related to the disposition of real estate properties; however, changes to the fair values of assets and liabilities could have a material impact to the incentive fee calculation.
Our conflicts committee and our board of directors continue to evaluate various alternatives available to us, including whether or not to convert to an “NAV REIT.” Our conflicts committee and board of directors remain focused on providing stable distributions and enhanced liquidity to stockholders. In the near term, while our conflicts committee and board of directors explore alternatives available to us, we may market certain of our assets for sale. Based on our assessment of alternatives available to us, market conditions and our further assessment of our capital raising prospects, our conflicts committee and board of directors may conclude that it would be in the best interest of our stockholders to (i) convert to an “NAV REIT,” (ii) continue to operate as a going concern under our current business plan, or (iii) adopt a plan of liquidation that would involve the sale of our remaining assets (in which event such plan would be presented to stockholders for approval). There is no assurance that any alternative being considered by our board of directors will provide a return to stockholders that equals or exceeds our estimated value per share as of November 1, 2021, and although we remain focused on providing enhanced liquidity to stockholders while maximizing returns to stockholders, we can provide no assurances in this regard. We also can provide no assurances as to whether or when any alternative being considered by our board of directors will be consummated.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Debt Obligations
The following is a summary of our debt obligations as of March 31, 2022 (in thousands):
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| Debt Obligations | Total | Remainder of 2022 | 2023-2024 | 2025-2026 | Thereafter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Outstanding debt obligations (1) | $ | 1,535,108 | $ | 1,013 | $ | 1,534,095 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest payments on outstanding debt obligations (2) (4) | 50,857 | 24,140 | 26,717 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest payments on interest rate swaps (3) (5) | 19,924 | 10,988 | 8,936 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Amounts include principal payments only based on maturity dates as of March 31, 2022; subject to certain conditions, the maturity dates of certain loans may be extended beyond what is shown above.
(2) Projected interest payments are based on the outstanding principal amounts, maturity dates and interest rates in effect as of March 31, 2022 (consisting of the contractual interest rate and using interest rate indices as of March 31, 2022, where applicable).
(3) Projected interest payments on interest rate swaps are calculated based on the notional amount, effective term of the swap contract, and fixed rate net of the swapped floating rate in effect as of March 31, 2022.
(4) We incurred interest expense related to notes payable of $7.7 million, excluding amortization of deferred financing costs totaling $1.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
(5) We incurred interest expense related to interest rate swaps of $4.3 million, excluding unrealized gains on derivative instruments of $25.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Results of Operations
Overview
As of March 31, 2021, we owned 17 office properties, one mixed-use office/retail property and an investment in the equity securities of the SREIT, which was accounted for as an investment in an unconsolidated entity under the equity method of accounting at that time. Subsequent to March 31, 2021, we sold one office property and, through our indirect wholly owned subsidiary (“REIT Properties III”), we sold 73,720,000 of our units in the SREIT, reducing REIT Properties III’s ownership in the SREIT to 18.5% as of the transaction date. As a result, as of March 31, 2022, we owned 16 office properties, one mixed-use office/retail property and an investment in the equity securities of the SREIT. As a result of our reduced ownership in the SREIT, our investment in the equity securities of the SREIT is now presented at fair value at each reporting date based on the closing price of the SREIT units on the SGX-ST on that date. Therefore, the results of operations presented for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 are not directly comparable.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2022 versus the three months ended March 31, 2021
The following table provides summary information about our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (dollar amounts in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Increase (Decrease) | Percentage Change | $ Changes Due to Dispositions of Properties and Ceasing of Equity Method of Accounting (1) | $ Change Due to Properties Held Throughout Both Periods (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rental income | $ | 68,855 | $ | 71,084 | $ | (2,229) | (3) | % | $ | (2,592) | $ | 363 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividend income from real estate equity securities | 7,252 | — | 7,252 | 100 | % | — | 7,252 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating income | 4,193 | 3,651 | 542 | 15 | % | (94) | 636 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating, maintenance and management | 17,376 | 15,863 | 1,513 | 10 | % | (193) | 1,706 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate taxes and insurance | 14,048 | 14,379 | (331) | (2) | % | (103) | (228) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset management fees to affiliate | 4,876 | 4,895 | (19) | — | % | (148) | 129 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 1,786 | 1,722 | 64 | 4 | % | n/a | n/a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 27,220 | 27,399 | (179) | (1) | % | (755) | 576 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 8,656 | 8,333 | 323 | 4 | % | (174) | 497 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net gain on derivative instruments | (21,469) | (1,518) | (19,951) | 1,314 | % | — | (19,951) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized loss on real estate equity securities | (17,267) | — | (17,267) | (100) | % | — | (17,267) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in income of an unconsolidated entity | — | 3,287 | (3,287) | (100) | % | (3,287) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of real estate, net | — | 20,459 | (20,459) | (100) | % | (20,459) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | 6 | — | 6 | 100 | % | n/a | n/a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other interest income | 8 | 15 | (7) | (47) | % | n/a | n/a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Represents the dollar amount increase (decrease) for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021 related to dispositions of properties after January 1, 2021 and ceasing of equity method of accounting related to our investment in the units of the SREIT for periods after November 9, 2021.
(2) Represents the dollar amount increase (decrease) for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021 related to real estate investments owned by us throughout both periods presented.
Rental income from our real estate properties decreased from $71.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 to $68.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in rental income was primarily due to the dispositions of real estate properties subsequent to January 1, 2021, partially offset by an increase in rental income related to lease commencements subsequent to March 31, 2021 with respect to properties held throughout both periods. We expect rental income to vary based on occupancy rates and rental rates of our real estate investments and uncertainty and business disruptions or recoveries as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and to increase due to tenant reimbursements related to operating expenses as physical occupancy increases as employees return to the office. See “Market Outlook – Real Estate and Real Estate Finance Markets – COVID-19 Pandemic and Portfolio Outlook.”
Dividend income from our real estate equity securities was $7.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. On November 9, 2021, upon our sale of 73,720,000 units in the SREIT, we determined that based on our ownership interest of 18.5% of the outstanding units of the SREIT as of that date, we no longer had significant influence over the operations, financial policies and decision making with respect to the SREIT. Accordingly, effective November 9, 2021, our investment in the units of the SREIT represents an investment in marketable securities and is therefore presented at fair value at each reporting date based on the closing price of the SREIT units on the SGX-ST on that date and dividend income is recognized as it is declared based on eligible units as of the ex-dividend date. Prior to November 9, 2021, our investment in the SREIT was accounted for under the equity method of accounting.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Other operating income increased from $3.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021 to $4.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in other operating income was primarily due to an increase in parking revenues for properties held throughout both periods, offset by the disposition of Anchor Centre in January 2021. We expect other operating income to vary in future periods based on occupancy rates and parking rates at our real estate properties, and business disruptions or recoveries as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Operating, maintenance and management costs increased from $15.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 to $17.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in operating, maintenance and management costs was primarily due to an overall increase in operating costs, including utilities, janitorial and security costs, as a result of an increase in physical occupancy at properties held throughout both periods and higher legal fees and space planning costs related to leasing activities, offset by the disposition of real estate properties subsequent to January 1, 2021. We expect operating, maintenance and management costs to increase in future periods as a result of general inflation and as physical occupancy increases as employees return to the office.
Real estate taxes and insurance decreased from $14.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 to $14.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to an insurance credit received during the three months ended March 31, 2022 at properties held throughout both periods. We expect real estate taxes and insurance to increase in future periods as a result of general inflation and general increases due to future property tax reassessments for properties that we continue to own.
Asset management fees with respect to our real estate investments remained consistent at $4.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2022. We expect asset management fees to increase in future periods as a result of any improvements we make to our properties. As of March 31, 2022, there were $6.2 million of accrued asset management fees, of which $4.5 million was deferred as of March 31, 2022. For a discussion of accrued and deferred asset management fees, see “– Liquidity and Capital Resources” herein.
General and administrative expenses increased slightly from $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 to $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to an increase in legal fees incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2022. General and administrative costs consisted primarily of portfolio legal fees, errors and omissions insurance, third party transfer agent fees and board of directors fees. We expect general and administrative expenses to vary in future periods.
Depreciation and amortization decreased slightly from $27.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 to $27.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily as a result of the disposition of Domain Gateway in November 2021, offset by an increase in depreciation and amortization due to an increase in capital improvements at properties held throughout both periods. We expect depreciation and amortization to increase in future periods as a result of additional capital improvements, offset by a decrease in amortization related to fully amortized tenant origination and absorption costs.
Interest expense increased from $8.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 to $8.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Included in interest expense was (i) $7.3 million and $7.7 million of interest expense payments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2022, respectively, and (ii) the amortization of deferred financing costs of $1.0 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2022, respectively. The increase in interest expense was due to draws on our revolving debt and higher one-month LIBOR and one-month Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index (“BSBY”) during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and its impact on interest expense related to our variable rate debt. In general, we expect interest expense to vary based on fluctuations in interest rates (for our variable rate debt) and our level of future borrowings.
Net gain on derivative instruments increased from $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 to $21.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Included in net gain on derivative instruments was (i) unrealized gain on interest rate swaps of $5.9 million and $25.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2022, respectively, offset by (ii) $4.4 million and $4.3 million of realized loss on interest rate swaps for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2022, respectively. The increase in net gain on derivative instruments was primarily due to changes in fair values with respect to our interest rate swaps that are not accounted for as cash flow hedges during the three months ended March 31, 2022. In general, we expect net gain on derivative instruments to vary based on fair value changes with respect to our interest rate swaps that are not accounted for as cash flow hedges.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recorded an unrealized loss on real estate equity securities of $17.3 million as a result of the decrease in the closing price of the units of the SREIT.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we recorded equity in income of an unconsolidated entity of $3.3 million related to our investment in the SREIT. As discussed above, effective November 9, 2021, based on our 18.5% ownership interest in the SREIT as of that date, we do not exercise significant influence over the operations, financial policies and decision making with respect to the SREIT. Accordingly, our investment in the units of the SREIT represents an investment in marketable securities and therefore is presented at fair value as of March 31, 2022, based on the closing price of the SREIT units on the SGX-ST on that date.
We recognized a gain on sale of real estate of $20.5 million related to the disposition of Anchor Centre during the three months ended March 31, 2021. We did not dispose of any real estate during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Funds from Operations and Modified Funds from Operations
We believe that funds from operations (“FFO”) is a beneficial indicator of the performance of an equity REIT. We compute FFO in accordance with the current National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) definition. FFO represents net income, excluding gains and losses from sales of operating real estate assets (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar conditions based on historical cost accounting and useful-life estimates), gains and losses from change in control, impairment losses on real estate assets, depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, and adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. In addition, we elected the option to exclude mark-to-market changes in value recognized on real estate equity securities in the calculation of FFO. We believe FFO facilitates comparisons of operating performance between periods and among other REITs. However, our computation of FFO may not be comparable to other REITs that do not define FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do. Our management believes that historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered the presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves. As a result, we believe that the use of FFO, together with the required GAAP presentations, provides a more complete understanding of our performance relative to our competitors and provides a more informed and appropriate basis on which to make decisions involving operating, financing, and investing activities.
Changes in accounting rules have resulted in a substantial increase in the number of non-operating and non-cash items included in the calculation of FFO. As a result, our management also uses MFFO as an indicator of our ongoing performance as well as our dividend sustainability. MFFO excludes from FFO: acquisition fees and expenses (to the extent that such fees and expenses have been recorded as operating expenses); adjustments related to contingent purchase price obligations; amounts relating to straight-line rents and amortization of above and below market intangible lease assets and liabilities; accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on debt investments; amortization of closing costs relating to debt investments; impairments of real estate-related investments; mark-to-market adjustments included in net income; and gains or losses included in net income for the extinguishment or sale of debt or hedges. We compute MFFO in accordance with the definition of MFFO included in the practice guideline issued by the IPA in November 2010 as interpreted by management. Our computation of MFFO may not be comparable to other REITs that do not compute MFFO in accordance with the current IPA definition or that interpret the current IPA definition differently than we do.
We believe that MFFO is helpful as a measure of ongoing operating performance because it excludes costs that management considers more reflective of investing activities and other non-operating items included in FFO. Management believes that excluding acquisition fees and expenses (to the extent that such fees and expenses have been recorded as operating expenses) from MFFO provides investors with supplemental performance information that is consistent with management’s analysis of the operating performance of the portfolio over time. MFFO also excludes non-cash items such as straight-line rental revenue. Additionally, we believe that MFFO provides investors with supplemental performance information that is consistent with the performance indicators and analysis used by management, in addition to net income and cash flows from operating activities as defined by GAAP, to evaluate the sustainability of our operating performance. MFFO provides comparability in evaluating the operating performance of our portfolio with other non-traded REITs. MFFO, or an equivalent measure, is routinely reported by non-traded REITs, and we believe often used by analysts and investors for comparison purposes.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
FFO and MFFO are non-GAAP financial measures and do not represent net income as defined by GAAP. Net income as defined by GAAP is the most relevant measure in determining our operating performance because FFO and MFFO include adjustments that investors may deem subjective, such as adding back expenses such as depreciation and amortization and the other items described above. Accordingly, FFO and MFFO should not be considered as alternatives to net income as an indicator of our current and historical operating performance. In addition, FFO and MFFO do not represent cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered an indication of our liquidity. We believe FFO and MFFO, in addition to net income and cash flows from operating activities as defined by GAAP, are meaningful supplemental performance measures; however, neither FFO nor MFFO reflects adjustments for the operations of properties sold or under contract to sale during the periods presented. During periods of significant disposition activity, FFO and MFFO are much more limited measures of future performance and dividend sustainability. In connection with our presentation of FFO and MFFO, we are providing information related to the proportion of MFFO related to properties sold in 2021.
Although MFFO includes other adjustments, the exclusion of adjustments for straight-line rent, the amortization of above- and below-market leases, and unrealized gains on derivative instruments are the most significant adjustments for the periods presented. We have excluded these items based on the following economic considerations:
•Adjustments for straight-line rent. These are adjustments to rental revenue as required by GAAP to recognize contractual lease payments on a straight-line basis over the life of the respective lease. We have excluded these adjustments in our calculation of MFFO to more appropriately reflect the current economic impact of our in-place leases, while also providing investors with a useful supplemental metric that addresses core operating performance by removing rent we expect to receive in a future period or rent that was received in a prior period;
•Amortization of above- and below-market leases. Similar to depreciation and amortization of real estate assets and lease related costs that are excluded from FFO, GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of intangible lease assets and liabilities diminishes predictably over time and requires that these charges be recognized currently in revenue. Since market lease rates in the aggregate have historically risen or fallen with local market conditions, management believes that by excluding these charges, MFFO provides useful supplemental information on the realized economics of the real estate; and
•Unrealized gains on derivative instruments. These adjustments include unrealized gains from mark-to-market adjustments on interest rate swaps. The change in fair value of interest rate swaps not designated as a hedge are non-cash adjustments recognized directly in earnings and are included in interest expense. We have excluded these adjustments in our calculation of MFFO to more appropriately reflect the economic impact of our interest rate swap agreements.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Our calculation of FFO, which we believe is consistent with the calculation of FFO as defined by NAREIT, is presented in the following table, along with our calculation of MFFO, for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively (in thousands). No conclusions or comparisons should be made from the presentation of these periods.
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Net income | $ | 10,554 | $ | 27,423 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation of real estate assets | 21,334 | 21,162 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of lease-related costs | 5,886 | 6,237 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized loss on real estate equity securities | 17,267 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of real estate, net | — | (20,459) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment for investment in an unconsolidated entity (1) | — | 4,516 | |||||||||||||||||||||
FFO (2) | 55,041 | 38,879 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Straight-line rent and amortization of above- and below-market leases, net | (2,404) | (2,811) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gains on derivative instruments | (25,788) | (5,897) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment for investment in an unconsolidated entity (1) | — | (3,006) | |||||||||||||||||||||
MFFO (2) | $ | 26,849 | $ | 27,165 | |||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Reflects our noncontrolling interest share of adjustments to convert our net income (loss) to FFO and MFFO for our equity investment in an unconsolidated entity.
(2) FFO and MFFO exclude our share of the SREIT’s FFO and MFFO, respectively, for the period from January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022. On November 9, 2021, upon our sale of 73,720,000 units in the SREIT, we determined that based on our ownership interest of 18.5% of the outstanding units of the SREIT as of that date, we no longer have significant influence over the operations, financial policies and decision making with respect to the SREIT and therefore, ceased accounting for our investment in the SREIT as an equity method investment on that date. Accordingly, effective November 9, 2021, our investment in the units of the SREIT represents an investment in marketable securities and is therefore presented at fair value at each reporting date based on the closing price of the SREIT units on the SGX-ST on that date. As a result, FFO and MFFO related to our investment in the SREIT will be recognized based on dividends declared. FFO and MFFO for the three months ended March 31, 2022 reflect the aggregate dividends declared and received from the SREIT in March 2022.
Our calculation of MFFO above includes amounts related to the operations of two office properties sold on January 19, 2021 and November 2, 2021, respectively. Please refer to the table below with respect to the proportion of MFFO related to the real estate properties sold during 2021 (in thousands).
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| 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
MFFO by component: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets held for investment | $ | 26,849 | $ | 25,804 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate properties sold | — | 1,361 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MFFO | $ | 26,849 | $ | 27,165 | |||||||||||||||||||
FFO and MFFO may also be used to fund all or a portion of certain capitalizable items that are excluded from FFO and MFFO, such as tenant improvements, building improvements and deferred leasing costs.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Distributions
Distributions declared, distributions paid and cash flow from operating activities were as follows for the first quarter of 2022 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Period | Distributions Declared | Distributions Declared Per Share (1) | Distributions Paid (2) | Cash Flow from Operating Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash | Reinvested | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Quarter 2022 | $ | 22,795 | $ | 0.149 | $ | 16,721 | $ | 6,266 | $ | 22,987 | $ | 7,533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Assumes share was issued and outstanding on each monthly record date for distributions during the period presented. For each monthly record date for distributions during the period from January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022, distributions were calculated at a rate of $0.04983333 per share.
(2) Distributions are generally paid on a monthly basis. Distributions for the monthly record date of a given month are generally paid on or about the first business day of the following month.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we paid aggregate distributions of $23.0 million, including $16.7 million of distributions paid in cash and $6.3 million of distributions reinvested through our dividend reinvestment plan. Our net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $10.6 million. FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $55.0 million and cash flow from operating activities was $7.5 million. See the reconciliation of FFO to net income above. We funded our total distributions paid, which includes net cash distributions and dividends reinvested by stockholders, with $7.5 million of cash flow from current operating activities and $15.5 million of cash flow from operating activities in excess of distributions paid during prior periods. For purposes of determining the source of our distributions paid, we assume first that we use cash flow from operating activities from the relevant or prior periods to fund distribution payments.
Over the long-term, we generally expect our distributions will be paid from cash flow from operating activities from current periods or prior periods (except with respect to distributions related to sales of our assets and distributions related to the sales or repayment of real estate-related investments). From time to time during our operational stage, we may not pay distributions solely from our cash flow from operating activities, in which case distributions may be paid in whole or in part from debt financing. To the extent that we pay distributions from sources other than our cash flow from operating activities, the overall return to our stockholders may be reduced. Further, our operating performance cannot be accurately predicted and may deteriorate in the future due to numerous factors, including those discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements,” “– Market Outlook – Real Estate and Real Estate Finance Markets,” “– Liquidity and Capital Resources,” and “– Results of Operations” herein, and the risks discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC, and those discussed in Part II, Item 1A herein. Those factors include: the future operating performance of our real estate investments in the existing real estate and financial environment; the success and economic viability of our tenants; our ability to refinance existing indebtedness at comparable terms; changes in interest rates on any variable rate debt obligations we incur; the level of participation in our dividend reinvestment plan; and the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our operations and those of our tenants and our investment in the SREIT. In the event our FFO and/or cash flow from operating activities decrease in the future, the level of our distributions may also decrease. In addition, future distributions declared and paid may exceed FFO and/or cash flow from operating activities.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The preparation of our financial statements requires significant management judgments, assumptions and estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and our disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. With different estimates or assumptions, materially different amounts could be reported in our financial statements. Additionally, other companies may utilize different estimates that may impact the comparability of our results of operations to those of companies in similar businesses. A discussion of the accounting policies that management considers critical in that they involve significant management judgments, assumptions and estimates is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC. There have been no significant changes to our policies during 2022.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Subsequent Events
We evaluate subsequent events up until the date the consolidated financial statements are issued.
Distributions Paid
On April 6, 2022, we paid distributions of $7.5 million, which related to distributions in the amount of $0.04983333 per share of common stock to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 28, 2022. On May 2, 2022, we paid distributions of $7.5 million, which related to distributions in the amount of $0.04983333 per share of common stock to stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 20, 2022.
Distributions Authorized
On May 9, 2022, our board of directors authorized a May 2022 distribution in the amount of $0.04983333 per share of common stock to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 20, 2022, which we expect to pay in June 2022.
Investors may choose to receive cash distributions or purchase additional shares through our dividend reinvestment plan.
April 2022 Amended and Restated Share Redemption Program
On April 13, 2022, our board of directors approved an amended and restated share redemption program (the “April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program”) to increase the number of shares eligible for redemption under the program for calendar year 2022. Pursuant to the April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program, for calendar year 2022, we may redeem up to 5% of the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the 2021 calendar year, provided that once we have received requests for redemptions, whether in connection with Special Redemptions or otherwise, that if honored, and when combined with all prior redemptions made during the 2022 calendar year, would result in the number of remaining shares available for redemption in the 2022 calendar year being 500,000 or less, the last 500,000 shares available for redemption shall be reserved exclusively for Special Redemptions.
There were no other material changes to our share redemption program. The April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program contains several general limitations on our ability to redeem shares under the program.
We may (a) amend, suspend or terminate the April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program for any reason, or (b) consistent with SEC guidance and interpretations, increase or decrease the funding available for the redemption of shares pursuant to the April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program, each upon ten business days’ notice to our stockholders. We may provide notice by including such information in a (i) Current Report on Form 8-K or in our annual or quarterly reports, all publicly filed with the SEC or (ii) separate mailing to our stockholders.
The April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program was effective for the April 29, 2022 redemption date.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are exposed to the effects of interest rate changes as a result of borrowings used to maintain liquidity and to fund the acquisition, expansion and refinancing of our real estate investment portfolio and operations. We may also be exposed to the effects of changes in interest rates as a result of the future acquisition and origination of mortgage and other loans. Our profitability and the value of our real estate investment portfolio may be adversely affected during any period as a result of interest rate changes. Our interest rate risk management objectives are to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings, prepayment penalties and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. We may manage interest rate risk by maintaining a ratio of fixed rate, long-term debt such that variable rate exposure is kept at an acceptable level or by utilizing a variety of financial instruments, including interest rate caps, floors, and swap agreements, in order to limit the effects of changes in interest rates on our operations. When we use these types of derivatives to hedge the risk of interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities, we may be subject to certain risks, including the risk that losses on a hedge position will reduce the funds available for the payment of distributions to our stockholders and that the losses may exceed the amount we invested in the instruments.
We borrow funds at a combination of fixed and variable rates. Interest rate fluctuations will generally not affect our future earnings or cash flows on our fixed rate debt, unless such instruments mature or are otherwise terminated. However, interest rate changes will affect the fair value of our fixed rate instruments. As of March 31, 2022, the fair value of our fixed rate debt was $121.1 million and the outstanding principal balance of our fixed rate debt was $123.0 million. The fair value estimate of our fixed rate debt is calculated using a discounted cash flow analysis utilizing rates we would expect to pay for debt of a similar type and remaining maturity if the loan was originated as of March 31, 2022. As we expect to hold our fixed rate instruments to maturity (unless the property securing the debt is sold and the loan is repaid) and the amounts due under such instruments would be limited to the outstanding principal balance and any accrued and unpaid interest, we do not expect that fluctuations in interest rates, and the resulting change in fair value of our fixed rate instruments, would have a significant impact on our operations.
Conversely, movements in interest rates on our variable rate debt would change our future earnings and cash flows, but not significantly affect the fair value of those instruments. However, changes in required risk premiums would result in changes in the fair value of variable rate instruments. As of March 31, 2022, we were exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates on $292.0 million of variable rate debt outstanding after giving consideration to the impact of interest rate swap agreements on approximately $1.1 billion of our variable rate debt. Based on interest rates as of March 31, 2022, if interest rates were 100 basis points higher during the 12 months ending March 31, 2023, interest expense on our variable rate debt would increase by $2.9 million. As of March 31, 2022, one-month LIBOR was 0.45200% and one-month BSBY was 0.39232%, if these indexes were reduced to 0% during the 12 months ending March 31, 2023, interest expense on our variable rate debt would decrease by up to $1.3 million.
The interest rate and weighted-average effective interest rate of our fixed rate debt and variable rate debt as of March 31, 2022 were 3.7% and 3.1%, respectively. The weighted-average effective interest rate represents the actual interest rate in effect as of March 31, 2022 (consisting of the contractual interest rate and the effect of interest rate swaps, if applicable), using interest rate indices as of March 31, 2022 where applicable.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk (continued)
We are exposed to financial market risk with respect to our investment in the SREIT (SGX-ST Ticker: OXMU). Financial market risk is the risk that we will incur economic losses due to adverse changes in our investment’s security price. Our exposure to changes in security prices is a result of our investment in these types of securities. Market prices are subject to fluctuation and, therefore, the amount realized in the subsequent sale of an investment may significantly differ from our carrying value. Fluctuation in the market prices of a security may result from any number of factors, including perceived changes in the underlying fundamental characteristics of the issuer, the relative price of alternative investments, interest rates, default rates and general market conditions. The SREIT’s units were first listed for trading on the SGX-ST on July 19, 2019. If an active trading market for the units does not develop or is not sustained, it may be difficult to sell our units. The market for Singapore REITs may trade a small number of securities and may be unable to respond effectively to increases in trading volume, potentially making prompt liquidation of our investment in the SREIT difficult. Even if an active trading market develops or we are able to negotiate block trades, if we or other significant investors sell or are perceived as intending to sell a substantial amount of units in a short period of time, the market price of our remaining units could be adversely affected. In addition, as a foreign equity investment, the trading price of units of the SREIT may be affected by political, economic, financial and social factors in the Singapore and Asian markets, including changes in government, economic and fiscal policies. Furthermore, we may be limited in our ability to sell our investment in the SREIT if our advisor and/or its affiliates are deemed to have material, non-public information regarding the SREIT. Charles J. Schreiber, Jr., the Chairman of our Board, our Chief Executive Officer, our President and our affiliated director, is a former director of the external manager of the SREIT, and Mr. Schreiber currently holds an indirect ownership interest in the external manager of the SREIT. An affiliate of our advisor serves as the U.S. asset manager to the SREIT. We do not currently engage in derivative or other hedging transactions to manage our investment’s security price risk. As of March 31, 2022, we held 215,841,899 units of the SREIT which represented 18.4% of the outstanding units of the SREIT as of that date. As of March 31, 2022, the aggregate value of our investment in the units of the SREIT was $163.0 million, which was based solely on the closing price of the SREIT units on the SGX-ST of $0.755 per unit as of March 31, 2022, and did not take into account any potential discount for the holding period risk due to the quantity of units held by us relative to the normal level of trading volume in the units. Based solely on the closing price per unit of the SREIT units as of March 31, 2022, if prices were to increase or decrease by 10%, our net income would increase or decrease by approximately $16.3 million.
For a discussion of the interest rate risks related to the current capital and credit markets, see Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Market Outlook – Real Estate and Real Estate Finance Markets” herein and the risks discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC, and in Part II, Item 1A herein.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon, and as of the date of, the evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the risks discussed below, please see the risks discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC.
The current offering price of shares under our dividend reinvestment plan is equal to 95% of the November 1, 2021 estimated value per share approved by our board of directors. The offering price does not take into account developments in our portfolio or the markets since November 1, 2021, including the uncertainty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in global and national economic and market conditions and the local economic conditions where our properties are located, increases in interest rates and anticipated future increases in interest rates and inflation, all of which may negatively impact our operations and the value of our real estate and real estate-related investments. As a result, a reinvestment of dividends in our common stock bears increased risk.
Pursuant to our dividend reinvestment plan, participants in the dividend reinvestment plan acquire shares of our common stock under the plan at a price equal to 95% of the estimated value per share of our common stock. As such, participants currently acquire shares of our common stock under the plan at a price equal to $10.24 per share, which is 95% of our November 1, 2021 estimated value per share. The value of our shares will fluctuate over time in response to developments related to future investments, the performance of individual assets in our portfolio and the management of those assets, the real estate and finance markets and due to other factors. As such, the estimated value per share does not take into account developments in our portfolio since November 1, 2021. While we considered the impact from COVID-19 on the November 1, 2021 estimated value per share, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our operations and those of our tenants and our investment in the SREIT depends on future developments, which remain uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including among other developments, potential changes in customer behavior, such as the continued social acceptance, desirability and perceived economic benefits of work-from-home arrangements, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, which could materially and negatively impact the future demand for office space, resulting in slower overall leasing and an adverse impact to our operations and the valuation of our investments. Our operations and the value of our investments may also be adversely impacted by periods of economic slowdown or recession, rising interest rates and inflation, or the public perception that any of these events may occur or continue. Further, our significant investment in the common units of the SREIT, a traded Singapore real estate investment trust, is subject to the risks associated with real estate investments as well as the risks inherent in investing in traded securities, including, in this instance, risks related to the quantity of units held by us relative to the trading volume of the units. Since early March 2020, the trading price of the common units of the SREIT has experienced substantial volatility. These risks are not priced into our most recent estimated value per share, and given the uncertainty, no assurances can be given that the purchase price of shares of our common stock reflect the underlying value of our assets. As a result, a reinvestment of distributions in our common stock bears increased risk.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
a).During the period covered by this Form 10-Q, we did not sell any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
b).Not applicable.
c).We have a share redemption program that may enable stockholders to sell their shares to us in limited circumstances. The restrictions of our share redemption program will limit our stockholders’ ability to sell their shares should they require liquidity and will limit our stockholders’ ability to recover an amount equal to our estimated value per share. The following is a description of our share redemption program from January 1, 2022 through March 30, 2022 and the amendments to the program made by (i) the March 2022 amended and restated share redemption program (the “March 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program”), which became effective for the March 31, 2022 redemption date, and (ii) the April 2022 amended and restated share redemption program (the “April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program”), which became effective for the April 29, 2022 redemption date.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds (continued)
There are several limitations on our ability to redeem shares under our share redemption program:
•Unless the shares are being redeemed in connection with a stockholder’s death, “Qualifying Disability” or “Determination of Incompetence” (each as defined in the share redemption program, and together with redemptions sought in connection with a stockholder’s death, “Special Redemptions;” all redemptions that do not meet the requirements for a Special Redemption are “Ordinary Redemptions”), we may not redeem shares unless the stockholder has held the shares for one year.
•Except as provided otherwise for calendar year 2022 only, during any calendar year, we may redeem only the number of shares that we could purchase with the amount of net proceeds from the sale of shares under our dividend reinvestment plan during the prior calendar year, provided that once we have received requests for redemptions, whether in connection with Special Redemptions or otherwise, that if honored, and when combined with all prior redemptions made during the calendar year, would result in the amount of remaining funds available for the redemption of additional shares in such calendar year being $10.0 million or less, the last $10.0 million of available funds shall be reserved exclusively for Special Redemptions. Notwithstanding anything contained in our share redemption program to the contrary, we may increase or decrease the funding available for the redemption of shares pursuant to the program upon ten business days’ notice to our stockholders.
•For calendar year 2022 only,
◦Prior to effectiveness of the March 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program, we could redeem only the number of shares that we could purchase with the amount of net proceeds from the sale of shares under our dividend reinvestment plan during the prior calendar year, provided that once we had received requests for redemptions, whether in connection with Special Redemptions or otherwise, that if honored, and when combined with all prior redemptions made during the calendar year, would result in the amount of remaining funds available for the redemption of additional shares in such calendar year being $10.0 million or less, the last $10.0 million of available funds was reserved exclusively for Special Redemptions.
◦Prior to effectiveness of the April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program, we could redeem only the number of shares that we could purchase with the amount of net proceeds from the sale of shares under our dividend reinvestment plan during the prior calendar year, provided that once we had received requests for redemptions, whether in connection with Special Redemptions or otherwise, that if honored, and when combined with all prior redemptions made during the calendar year, would result in the amount of remaining funds available for the redemption of additional shares in such calendar year being $2.0 million or less, the last $2.0 million of available funds was reserved exclusively for redemptions sought in connection with Special Redemptions.
◦Upon effectiveness of the April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program, for calendar year 2022, we may redeem up to 5% of the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the 2021 calendar year, provided that once we have received requests for redemptions, whether in connection with Special Redemptions or otherwise, that if honored, and when combined with all prior redemptions made during the 2022 calendar year, would result in the number of remaining shares available for redemption in the 2022 calendar year being 500,000 or less, the last 500,000 shares available for redemption shall be reserved exclusively for redemptions sought in connection with a Special Redemption.
•During any calendar year, we may redeem no more than 5% of the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the prior calendar year.
•We have no obligation to redeem shares if the redemption would violate the restrictions on distributions under Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time, which prohibits distributions that would cause a corporation to fail to meet statutory tests of solvency.
For purposes of determining the time period a redeeming stockholder has held each share, the time period begins as of the date the stockholder acquired the share; provided, that shares purchased by the redeeming stockholder pursuant to our dividend reinvestment plan or received as a stock dividend will be deemed to have been acquired on the same date as the initial share to which the dividend reinvestment plan shares or stock dividend shares relate. The date of the share’s original issuance by us is not determinative.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds (continued)
For a stockholder’s shares to be eligible for redemption in a given month, the administrator must receive a written redemption request from the stockholder or from an authorized representative of the stockholder setting forth the number of shares requested to be redeemed at least five business days before the redemption date. We redeem shares on the last business day of each month, except that the first redemption date following our establishment of an estimated value per share shall be no less than ten business days after our announcement of such estimated value per share in a filing with the SEC and the redemption date shall be set forth in such filing. If we cannot redeem all shares presented for redemption in any month because of the limitations on redemptions set forth in our share redemption program, then we will honor redemption requests on a pro rata basis, except that if a pro rata redemption would result in a stockholder owning less than the minimum purchase requirement described in our currently effective, or the most recently effective, registration statement, as such registration statement has been amended or supplemented, then we would redeem all of such stockholder’s shares.
If we do not completely satisfy a redemption request on a redemption date because the program administrator did not receive the request in time, because of the limitations on redemptions set forth in our share redemption program or because of a suspension of our share redemption program, then we will treat the unsatisfied portion of the redemption request as a request for redemption at the next redemption date funds are available for redemption, unless the redemption request is withdrawn. Any stockholder can withdraw a redemption request by sending written notice to the program administrator, provided such notice is received at least five business days before the redemption date.
Upon a transfer of shares, any pending redemption requests with respect to such transferred shares will be canceled as of the date we accept the transfer. Stockholders wishing us to continue to consider a redemption request related to any transferred shares must resubmit their redemption request.
Pursuant to our share redemption program, redemptions made in connection with Special Redemptions are made at a price per share equal to the most recent estimated value per share of our common stock as of the applicable redemption date.
Ordinary Redemptions are made at a price per share equal to 96% of our most recent estimated value per share as of the applicable redemption date.
On November 1, 2021, our board of directors approved an estimated value per share of our common stock of $10.78 based on the estimated value of our assets less the estimated value of our liabilities divided by the number of shares outstanding, all as of September 30, 2021, with the exception of adjustments to our net asset value to give effect to (i) the change in the estimated value of our investment in units of the SREIT (SGX-ST Ticker: OXMU) as of October 22, 2021 and (ii) the contractual sales price less estimated disposition costs and fees of one property that was under contract to sell as of November 1, 2021. Effective for the November 2021 redemption date, which was November 30, 2021, and until the estimated value per share is updated, the redemption price for all shares eligible for redemption will be calculated based on the November 1, 2021 estimated value per share.
We currently expect to utilize an independent valuation firm to update our estimated value per share no later than December 2022. We will report the estimated value per share of our common stock in a Current Report on Form 8-K or in our annual or quarterly reports, all publicly filed with the SEC. We will also provide information about our estimated value per share on our website, www.kbsreitiii.com (such information may be provided by means of a link to our public filings on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov).
Our board of directors may amend, suspend or terminate our share redemption program upon ten business days’ notice to stockholders, and consistent with SEC guidance and interpretations, we may increase or decrease the funding available for the redemption of shares pursuant to our share redemption program upon ten business days’ notice. We may provide notice by including such information (a) in a Current Report on Form 8-K or in our annual or quarterly reports, all publicly filed with the SEC or (b) in a separate mailing to our stockholders. The complete share redemption program document is filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 14, 2022 and is available at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds (continued)
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we funded redemptions under our share redemption program with the net proceeds from our dividend reinvestment plan and from debt financing. We redeemed shares pursuant to our share redemption program as follows:
| Month | Total Number of Shares Redeemed (1) | Average Price Paid Per Share (2) | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares Available That May Yet Be Redeemed Under the Program | |||||||||||||||||
| January 2022 | 1,153,542 | $ | 10.37 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| February 2022 | 1,250,047 | $ | 10.39 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| March 2022 | 1,417,714 | $ | 10.38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,821,303 | |||||||||||||||||||
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(1) We announced the adoption and commencement of the program on October 14, 2010. We announced amendments to the program on March 8, 2013 (which amendment became effective on April 7, 2013), on March 7, 2014 (which amendment became effective on April 6, 2014), on May 9, 2018 (which amendment became effective on June 8, 2018), on July 16, 2021 (which amendment became effective on July 30, 2021), on March 18, 2022 (which amendment became effective on March 31, 2022) and on April 14, 2022 (which amendment became effective on April 27, 2022).
(2) The prices at which we redeem shares under the program are as set forth above.
(3) As of May 2, 2022, we had approximately 3.6 million shares available for redemption for the remainder of 2022 under the April 2022 Amended Share Redemption Program, including the reserve for Special Redemptions.
For the months of January 2022 through March 2022, we fulfilled all Ordinary Redemption and Special Redemption requests eligible for redemption under our share redemption program and received in good order.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5 Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
| Ex. | Description | |||||||
| 3.1 | ||||||||
| 3.2 | ||||||||
| 4.1 | ||||||||
| 4.2 | ||||||||
| 31.1 | ||||||||
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| 32.1 | ||||||||
| 32.2 | ||||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 99.2 | ||||||||
| 99.3 | ||||||||
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document | |||||||
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema | |||||||
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase | |||||||
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | |||||||
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase | |||||||
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | |||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC. | |||||||||||
| Date: | May 10, 2022 | By: | /S/ CHARLES J. SCHREIBER, JR. | ||||||||
| Charles J. Schreiber, Jr. | |||||||||||
| Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | |||||||||||
| (principal executive officer) | |||||||||||
| Date: | May 10, 2022 | By: | /S/ JEFFREY K. WALDVOGEL | ||||||||
| Jeffrey K. Waldvogel | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | |||||||||||
| (principal financial officer) | |||||||||||
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Exhibit 31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Charles J. Schreiber, Jr., certify that:
1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: | May 10, 2022 | By: | /S/ CHARLES J. SCHREIBER, JR. | ||||||||
| Charles J. Schreiber, Jr. | |||||||||||
| Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | |||||||||||
| (principal executive officer) | |||||||||||
Exhibit 31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Jeffrey K. Waldvogel, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: | May 10, 2022 | By: | /S/ JEFFREY K. WALDVOGEL | ||||||||
| Jeffrey K. Waldvogel | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | |||||||||||
| (principal financial officer) | |||||||||||
Exhibit 32.1
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. (the “Registrant”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Charles J. Schreiber, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of the Registrant, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge and belief:
1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
| Date: | May 10, 2022 | By: | /S/ CHARLES J. SCHREIBER, JR. | ||||||||
| Charles J. Schreiber, Jr. | |||||||||||
| Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | |||||||||||
| (principal executive officer) | |||||||||||
Exhibit 32.2
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. (the “Registrant”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Jeffrey K. Waldvogel, the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Registrant, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge and belief:
1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
| Date: | May 10, 2022 | By: | /S/ JEFFREY K. WALDVOGEL | ||||||||
| Jeffrey K. Waldvogel | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | |||||||||||
| (principal financial officer) | |||||||||||