Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION® ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2007 RESULTS
Results reflect strong operating performance and global development business
SAN FRANCISCO, January 29, 2008 AMB Property Corporation® (NYSE:AMB), a leading
global developer and owner of industrial real estate, today reported results for the fourth quarter
and full year 2007.
Funds from operations per fully diluted share and unit (FFOPS) was $1.20 for the fourth quarter
of 2007, an increase of 18.8% from $1.01 for the same quarter in 2006. FFOPS for the full year 2007
increased 12.5% to $3.51, from $3.12 for 2006.
Net income available to common stockholders per fully diluted share (EPS) was $0.92 for the
fourth quarter of 2007, as compared to $0.91 for the same quarter in 2006. EPS for the full year
2007 was $2.96, as compared to $2.30 for 2006.
Owned and Managed Portfolio Operating Results
AMBs operating portfolio was 96.0% occupied at December 31, 2007. The average occupancy rate
for the quarter was 95.6%, up 20 basis points from the prior quarter and up 30 basis points from
the fourth quarter of 2006. Benefiting from rising rents and occupancy gains, cash basis same store
net operating income, excluding lease termination fees, increased 4.8% in the fourth quarter and
5.5% for the full year, over the same periods in 2006. For the trailing four quarters ended
December 31, 2007, average rents on lease renewals and rollovers in AMBs operating portfolio
increased 4.9%, following an average increase of 4.4% for the trailing four quarters ended
September 30, 2007.
AMB had an excellent year in 2007 with financial results coming in at the high end of our previous
guidance. Given the current environment, our property portfolios operating performance was
especially notable with high occupancy levels and the sixth consecutive quarter of rent increases.
Efforts over the past five years to reposition our holdings and focus on major markets tied to
global trade will provide us with an important point of differentiation and competitive advantage
going forward, said Hamid R. Moghadam, AMBs chairman & CEO. Importantly, our global customers
indicate that the expansion and reconfiguration of the global supply chain should continue to
support steady demand, especially for highly-functional and strategically-located facilities in
European and Asian markets where trade volumes continue to grow at double-digit paces. With our
investment focus on infill locations in the best hub and gateway markets globally, we feel very
good about our business prospects for 2008 and beyond.
Investment Activity
Pier 1, Bay 1 San Francisco, California 94111 United States Main +1 415 394 9000 Fax +1 415 394 9001
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During the quarter, the company commenced development on $396 million of industrial
distribution space in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Development starts for the full year 2007
totaled $1.1 billion, a 19% increase over development starts in 2006. At year end, AMBs
development pipeline comprised approximately 17.8 million square feet globally, with an estimated
total investment of $1.7 billion scheduled for delivery through 2009.
The companys development business includes contributions of stabilized projects to affiliated
private capital funds and sales of projects or land to third parties. During the quarter, AMB
contributed or sold five projects, including contributions to two of its private capital
co-investment ventures. During the quarter, the company also sold 106 acres of land. The aggregate
sales price for development contributions and sales totaled $245 million for the quarter and $730
million for the full year 2007.
AMB acquired $289 million of industrial properties during the quarter, expanding its presence in
several markets in the Americas and Europe. As previously announced, the company entered the United
Kingdom during the quarter with the acquisition of a development property located in the greater
London area. Acquisitions for the full year 2007 totaled more than $1.0 billion globally, a 25%
increase over 2006.
Private Capital
At year end, the companys private capital business had $7.2 billion in assets under
management and $2.6 billion of uncommitted investment capacity. During the year, the company
announced the formation of AMB Europe Fund I, a Euro-denominated open-end commingled fund that by
year end had grown to $1.1 billion of gross book value. Demand from our institutional clients to
invest with partners who demonstrate solid track records of performance remains healthy, as the
successful launch of our Europe fund highlights, noted Mr. Moghadam. AMBs experience investing
with private capital now spans more than two decades. Over that time, we have delivered an
unleveraged return that has outperformed our benchmark index, the NPI Industrial, by 245 basis
points. AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, the companys U.S. open-end fund launched in 2004,
had $2.0 billion of gross book value at year end, with $50 million of third party equity raised in
the fourth quarter of 2007 and another $50 million raised subsequent to quarter end.
2008 FFO Guidance
The company confirms its previous full year 2008 FFO guidance of $3.85 to $4.05 per share.
Full year 2008 EPS guidance is $2.80 to $3.00 per share.
Additions and Promotions of Company Officers
During the quarter, Tarjindar Singh joined the company as vice president, general manager for
the companys real estate activities in India. Also during the quarter, the company announced the
following officer promotions: Henk Folmer has been promoted to senior vice president, customer
development, Europe and Mark Hansen has been promoted to senior vice president in charge of the
companys value-added conversion business. Janet Frentzel, Joop Groenveld, Keiichi Komamura, Steve
Kros, Dan Letter, Tom Stuart, Thurai Thavasikkannu and Carlos Valdivia have been promoted to vice
president.
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Commenting on this addition and promotions, Mr. Moghadam said, Its a pleasure to welcome
Tarjindar Singh to AMB and a distinct honor to acknowledge the achievements of our recently
promoted officers. Each demonstrates the kind of leadership and commitment to excellence that
continuously drives AMB to new levels of success. I am grateful for their contributions.
Supplemental Earnings Measures
Included in the footnotes to the companys attached financial statements is a discussion of
why management believes FFOPS is a useful supplemental measure of operating performance, ways in
which investors might use FFOPS when assessing the companys financial performance and FFOPSs
limitations as a measurement tool. Reconciliation from net income to funds from operations and
FFOPS is provided in the attached tables and published in the companys quarterly supplemental
analyst package, available on the companys website at www.amb.com.
The company believes that net income, as defined by GAAP, is the most appropriate earnings measure.
However, the company considers cash-basis same store net operating income (SSNOI) to be a useful
supplemental measure of its operating performance. Properties that are considered part of the same
store pool include all properties that were owned as of the end of both the current and prior year
reporting periods and exclude development properties for both the current and prior reporting
periods. The same store pool is set annually and excludes properties purchased and developments
stabilized after December 31, 2005. In deriving SSNOI, the company defines NOI as rental revenues
(as calculated in accordance with GAAP), including reimbursements, less straight-line rents,
amortization of lease intangibles, and property operating expenses, which excludes depreciation,
amortization, general and administrative expenses and interest expense. The company considers SSNOI
to be an appropriate and useful supplemental performance measure because it reflects the operating
performance of the real estate portfolio excluding effects of non-cash adjustments and provides a
better measure of actual cash basis rental growth for a year-over-year comparison. In addition, the
company believes that SSNOI helps the investing public compare the companys operating performance
with that of other companies. While SSNOI is a relevant and widely used measure of operating
performance of real estate investment trusts, it does not represent cash flow from operations or
net income as defined by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to those measures in
evaluating the companys liquidity or operating performance. SSNOI also does not reflect general
and administrative expenses, interest expense, depreciation and amortization costs, capital
expenditures and leasing costs, or trends in development and construction activities that could
materially impact its results from operations. Further, the companys computation of SSNOI may not
be comparable to that of other real estate companies, as they may use different methodologies for
calculating SSNOI. Reconciliation from net income to SSNOI is published in the companys quarterly
supplemental analyst package, available on the companys website at www.amb.com.
Owned and managed is defined by the company as assets in which the company has at least a 10%
ownership interest, is the property or asset manager, and which it intends to hold for the
long-term.
Conference Call and Supplemental Information
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The company will host a conference call to discuss the quarterly and full year results on
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 1:00 PM EST. Stockholders and interested parties may listen to a live
broadcast of the conference call by dialing 877 447 8218 (from the U.S. and Canada) or +1 706 643
7823 (from all other countries) and using reservation code 30039767. A webcast can be accessed
through a link titled Q4 2007 Earnings Conference Call located on the home page of the companys
website at www.amb.com.
If you are unable to listen to the live conference call, a telephone and webcast replay will be
available after 3:00 PM EST on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 until 8:00 PM EST on Friday, February 29,
2008. The telephone replay can be accessed by dialing 800 642 1687 (from the U.S. and Canada) or +1
706 645 9291 (from all other countries) and using reservation code 30039767. The webcast replay can
be accessed through the link on the companys website at www.amb.com.
AMB Property Corporation.® Local partner to global trade.
AMB Property Corporation® is a leading global developer and owner of industrial
real estate, focused on major hub and gateway distribution markets in the Americas, Europe and
Asia. As of December 31, 2007, AMB owned, or had investments in, on a consolidated basis or through
unconsolidated joint ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately
147.7 million square feet (13.7 million square meters) in 45 markets within 14 countries. AMB
invests in properties located predominantly in the infill submarkets of its targeted markets. The
companys portfolio is comprised of High Throughput Distribution® facilitiesindustrial
properties built for speed and located near airports, seaports and ground transportation systems.
AMBs press releases are available on the company website at www.amb.com or by contacting the
Investor Relations department at +1 415 394 9000.
Some of the information included in this press release contains forward-looking statements,
such as those related to demand for our product, occupancy levels, rental rate growth, trade volume
growth, future competitive advantages, increasing valuations, our development, value-added
conversion, redevelopment and renovation projects (including completion, timing of stabilization,
our ability to lease such projects, square feet at stabilization or completion, costs and total
investment amounts, and projected gains), our ability to grow our private capital business
(including contributions to such funds), returns on invested capital and source of investment
opportunities, and our ability to accomplish future business plans (such as expansion into
additional markets and of our platform generally) and to meet our forecasts and business goals,
which are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Because these
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could
cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, and you
should not rely on the forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events or
circumstances reflected in forward-looking statements might not occur. You can identify
forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as believes, expects,
may, will, should, seeks, approximately, intends, plans, pro forma, estimates or
anticipates or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases. You can also
identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily dependent on assumptions, data or methods that may be
incorrect or imprecise and we may not be able to realize them. We caution you not to place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect our analysis only and speak only as of the
date of this press release or the dates indicated in the statements. We assume no obligation to
update or supplement forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause
actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the
forward-looking statements: defaults on or non-renewal of leases by tenants, increased interest
rates and operating costs, our failure to obtain necessary outside financing, re-financing risks,
risks related to our obligations in the event of certain defaults under joint venture and other
debt, risks related to debt and equity security financings (including dilution risk), difficulties
in identifying properties to acquire and in effecting acquisitions, our failure to successfully
integrate acquired properties and operations, our failure to divest properties we have contracted
to sell or to timely reinvest proceeds from any divestitures, risks and uncertainties affecting
property development and construction (including construction delays, cost overruns, our inability
to obtain necessary permits and public opposition to these activities), our failure to qualify and
maintain our status as a real estate investment trust, risks related to our tax structuring,
failure to maintain our current credit agency ratings, environmental uncertainties, risks related
to natural disasters, financial market fluctuations,
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changes in general economic conditions or in the real estate sector, changes in real estate and
zoning laws, a downturn in the U.S., California or global economy, risks related to doing business
internationally and global expansion, losses in excess of our insurance coverage, unknown
liabilities acquired in connection with acquired properties or otherwise and increases in real
property tax rates. Our success also depends upon economic trends generally, including interest
rates, income tax laws, governmental regulation, legislation, population changes and certain other
matters discussed under the heading Risk Factors and elsewhere in our annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006 and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2007, and any amendments thereto.
AMB CONTACTS
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Tracy A. Ward |
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Rachel E.M. Bennett |
Director, Investor Relations |
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Director, Media Relations |
Direct
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+1 415 733 9565
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Direct
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+1 415 733 9532 |
Fax
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+1 415 477 9565
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Fax
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+1 415 477 9532 |
Email
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tward@amb.com
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Email
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rbennett@amb.com |
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands)
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As of |
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December 31, 2007 |
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December 31, 2006 |
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Assets |
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Investments in real estate |
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Total investments in properties |
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$ |
6,709,545 |
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$ |
6,575,733 |
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Accumulated depreciation |
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(916,686 |
) |
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(789,693 |
) |
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Net investments in properties |
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5,792,859 |
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5,786,040 |
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Investments in unconsolidated co-investment ventures |
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356,194 |
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274,381 |
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Properties held for contribution, net |
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488,339 |
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154,036 |
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Properties held for divestiture, net |
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40,513 |
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20,916 |
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Net investments in real estate |
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6,677,905 |
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6,235,373 |
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Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash |
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250,416 |
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195,878 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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184,270 |
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133,998 |
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Other assets |
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149,812 |
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148,263 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
7,262,403 |
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$ |
6,713,512 |
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Liabilities and stockholders equity |
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Secured debt |
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$ |
1,471,087 |
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$ |
1,395,354 |
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Unsecured senior debt |
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1,003,123 |
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1,101,874 |
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Unsecured credit facilities |
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876,105 |
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852,033 |
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Other debt |
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144,529 |
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88,154 |
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Accounts payable and other liabilities |
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306,196 |
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271,880 |
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Total liabilities |
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3,801,040 |
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3,709,295 |
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Minority interests |
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Co-investment venture partners |
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517,572 |
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555,201 |
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Preferred unitholders |
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77,561 |
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180,298 |
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Limited partnership unitholders |
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102,278 |
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102,061 |
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Total minority interests |
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697,411 |
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837,560 |
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Stockholders equity |
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Common equity |
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2,540,540 |
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1,943,240 |
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Preferred equity |
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223,412 |
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223,417 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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2,763,952 |
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2,166,657 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
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$ |
7,262,403 |
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$ |
6,713,512 |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(1)
(in thousands, except per share data)
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For the Quarters ended |
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For the Years ended |
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December 31, |
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December 31, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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Revenues |
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Rental revenues(1) |
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$ |
161,869 |
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$ |
156,876 |
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$ |
637,964 |
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$ |
665,219 |
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Private capital revenues |
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9,700 |
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28,563 |
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31,707 |
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46,102 |
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Total revenues |
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171,569 |
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185,439 |
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669,671 |
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711,321 |
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Costs and expenses |
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Property operating costs(1) |
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(44,887 |
) |
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(42,064 |
) |
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(174,065 |
) |
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(173,047 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
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(40,093 |
) |
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(42,079 |
) |
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(161,925 |
) |
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(174,721 |
) |
General and administrative |
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(34,251 |
) |
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(30,431 |
) |
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(129,510 |
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(104,069 |
) |
Fund costs |
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(297 |
) |
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(503 |
) |
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(1,076 |
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(2,091 |
) |
Impairment losses |
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(900 |
) |
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(918 |
) |
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(1,157 |
) |
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(6,312 |
) |
Other expenses |
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(2,117 |
) |
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(1,486 |
) |
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(5,112 |
) |
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(2,620 |
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Total costs and expenses |
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(122,545 |
) |
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(117,481 |
) |
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(472,845 |
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(462,860 |
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Other income and expenses |
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Development gains, net of taxes |
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34,802 |
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36,500 |
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124,288 |
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106,389 |
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(Losses) gains from sale or contribution of real estate interests, net |
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(1,407 |
) |
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73,436 |
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Equity in earnings of unconsolidated co-investment ventures |
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181 |
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10,635 |
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7,467 |
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23,240 |
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Other income |
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2,318 |
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3,133 |
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22,331 |
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11,849 |
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Interest expense, including amortization |
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(30,551 |
) |
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(37,600 |
) |
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(126,945 |
) |
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(165,087 |
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Total other income and expenses |
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5,343 |
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12,668 |
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100,577 |
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(23,609 |
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Income from operations before minority interests |
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54,367 |
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80,626 |
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297,403 |
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224,852 |
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Minority interests share of income |
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Co-investment venture partners share of income |
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(6,599 |
) |
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(7,878 |
) |
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(27,748 |
) |
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(37,190 |
) |
Co-investment venture partners and limited partnership unitholders share of development gains |
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(8,835 |
) |
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(2,843 |
) |
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(13,934 |
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(5,613 |
) |
Preferred unitholders |
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(1,432 |
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(3,646 |
) |
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(8,042 |
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(16,462 |
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Limited partnership unitholders |
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(33 |
) |
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(1,434 |
) |
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(5,121 |
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(2,367 |
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Total minority interests share of income |
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(16,899 |
) |
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(15,801 |
) |
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(54,845 |
) |
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(61,632 |
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Income from continuing operations |
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37,468 |
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64,825 |
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242,558 |
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163,220 |
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Discontinued operations |
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Income attributable to discontinued
operations, net of minority interests |
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2,049 |
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4,618 |
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9,689 |
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18,217 |
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Development gains, net of taxes and minority interests |
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49,905 |
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49,905 |
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Gains from disposition of real estate, net of minority interests |
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7,777 |
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18,312 |
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12,108 |
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42,635 |
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Total discontinued operations |
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59,731 |
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22,930 |
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71,702 |
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60,852 |
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Net income |
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97,199 |
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|
87,755 |
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314,260 |
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224,072 |
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Preferred stock dividends |
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(3,950 |
) |
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|
(3,951 |
) |
|
|
(15,806 |
) |
|
|
(13,582 |
) |
Preferred unit redemption (issuance costs) discount |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(66 |
) |
|
|
(2,930 |
) |
|
|
(1,070 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common stockholders |
|
$ |
93,249 |
|
|
$ |
83,738 |
|
|
$ |
295,524 |
|
|
$ |
209,420 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per common share (diluted) |
|
$ |
0.92 |
|
|
$ |
0.91 |
|
|
$ |
2.96 |
|
|
$ |
2.30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares (diluted) |
|
|
101,121 |
|
|
|
92,252 |
|
|
|
99,809 |
|
|
|
91,107 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Effective October 1, 2006, AMB deconsolidated AMB Alliance Fund III (Fund III) on a
prospective basis. Pro forma rental revenues and operating expense for the year ended December 31,
2006 would have been $585,059 and $154,368, respectively, if Fund III had been deconsolidated as of
January 1, 2006. |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS(1)
(in thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Quarters ended |
|
|
For the Years ended |
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Net income available to common stockholders |
|
$ |
93,249 |
|
|
$ |
83,738 |
|
|
$ |
295,524 |
|
|
$ |
209,420 |
|
Gains from sale or contribution of real estate, net of minority interests |
|
|
(6,370 |
) |
|
|
(18,312 |
) |
|
|
(85,544 |
) |
|
|
(42,635 |
) |
Depreciation
and amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total depreciation and amortization |
|
|
40,093 |
|
|
|
42,079 |
|
|
|
161,925 |
|
|
|
174,721 |
|
Discontinued operations depreciation |
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
1,468 |
|
|
|
1,801 |
|
|
|
5,256 |
|
Non-real estate depreciation |
|
|
(1,658 |
) |
|
|
(1,477 |
) |
|
|
(5,623 |
) |
|
|
(4,546 |
) |
Adjustments to derive FFO from consolidated co-investment ventures |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-investment venture partners minority interests (Net income) |
|
|
6,599 |
|
|
|
7,878 |
|
|
|
27,748 |
|
|
|
37,190 |
|
Limited partnership unitholders minority interests (Net income) |
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
1,434 |
|
|
|
5,121 |
|
|
|
2,367 |
|
Limited partnership unitholders minority interests (Development profits) |
|
|
3,384 |
|
|
|
1,653 |
|
|
|
7,148 |
|
|
|
4,948 |
|
Discontinued operations minority interests (Net income) |
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
370 |
|
|
|
1,254 |
|
FFO attributable to minority interests |
|
|
(15,555 |
) |
|
|
(16,207 |
) |
|
|
(62,902 |
) |
|
|
(82,861 |
) |
Adjustments to derive FFO from unconsolidated co-investment ventures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMBs share of net income |
|
|
(181 |
) |
|
|
(10,635 |
) |
|
|
(7,467 |
) |
|
|
(23,240 |
) |
AMBs share of FFO |
|
|
6,083 |
|
|
|
6,703 |
|
|
|
27,391 |
|
|
|
16,038 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funds from operations |
|
$ |
125,910 |
|
|
$ |
98,532 |
|
|
$ |
365,492 |
|
|
$ |
297,912 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FFO per common share and unit (diluted) |
|
$ |
1.20 |
|
|
$ |
1.01 |
|
|
$ |
3.51 |
|
|
$ |
3.12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common share and unit (diluted) |
|
|
105,130 |
|
|
|
97,088 |
|
|
|
104,169 |
|
|
|
95,444 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Funds From Operations (FFO) and Funds From Operations Per Share and Unit
(FFOPS). AMB believes that net income, as defined by U.S. GAAP, is the most appropriate earnings
measure. However, AMB considers funds from operations, or FFO, and FFO per share and unit, or
FFOPS, to be useful supplemental measures of its operating performance. AMB defines FFOPS as FFO
per fully diluted weighted average share of AMBs common stock and operating partnership units. AMB
calculates FFO as net income, calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, less gains (or losses) from
dispositions of real estate held for investment purposes and real estate-related depreciation, and
adjustments to derive AMBs pro rata share of FFO of consolidated and unconsolidated joint
ventures. AMB does not adjust FFO to eliminate the effects of non-recurring charges. AMB includes
the gains from development, including those from value added conversion projects, before
depreciation recapture, as a component of FFO. AMB believes that value-added conversion
dispositions are in substance land sales and as such should be included in FFO, consistent with the
real estate investment trust industrys long standing practice to include gains on the sale of land
in FFO. However, AMBs interpretation of FFO or FFOPS may not be
consistent with the views of others in the real estate investment trust industry, who may consider
it to be a divergence from the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)
definition, and may not be comparable to FFO or FFOPS reported by other real estate investment
trusts that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than AMB does. |
|
|
|
In connection with the formation of a co-investment venture, AMB may warehouse assets that are
acquired with the intent to contribute these assets to the newly formed venture. Some of the
properties held for contribution may, under certain circumstances, be required to be depreciated
under U.S. GAAP. If this circumstance arises, AMB intends to include in its calculation of FFO
gains or losses related to the contribution of previously depreciated real estate to joint
ventures. Although such a change, if instituted, will be a departure from the current NAREIT
definition, AMB believes such calculation of FFO will better reflect the value created as a result
of the contributions. To date, AMB has not included gains or losses from the contribution of
previously depreciated warehoused assets in FFO. |
|
|
|
AMB believes that FFO and FFOPS are meaningful supplemental measures of its operating performance
because historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with U.S. GAAP implicitly
assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time, as reflected through
depreciation and amortization expenses. However, since real estate values have historically risen
or fallen with market and other conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered
presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to
be insufficient. Thus, FFO and FFOPS are supplemental measures of operating performance for real
estate investment trusts that exclude historical cost depreciation and amortization, among other
items, from net income, as defined by U.S. GAAP. AMB believes that the use of FFO and FFOPS,
combined with the required U.S. GAAP presentations, has been beneficial in improving the
understanding of operating results of real estate investment trusts among the investing public and
making comparisons of operating results among such companies more meaningful. AMB considers FFO and
FFOPS to be useful measures for reviewing comparative operating and financial performance because,
by excluding gains or losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate
assets and real estate depreciation and amortization, FFO and FFOPS can help the investing public
compare the operating performance of a companys real estate between periods or as compared to
other companies. While FFO and FFOPS are relevant and widely used measures of operating performance
of real estate investment trusts, these measures do not represent cash flow from operations or net
income as defined by U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to those measures in
evaluating AMBs liquidity or operating performance. FFO and FFOPS also do not consider the costs |
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associated with capital expenditures related to AMBs real estate assets nor are FFO or FFOPS
necessarily indicative of cash available to fund AMBs future cash requirements.
The following table reconciles projected FFO from projected net income for the year ended December
31, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
Low |
|
|
High |
|
Projected net income |
|
$ |
2.80 |
|
|
$ |
3.00 |
|
AMBs share of projected depreciation and amortization |
|
|
1.44 |
|
|
|
1.46 |
|
AMBs share of projected gains on disposition of operating properties |
|
|
(0.32 |
) |
|
|
(0.34 |
) |
Impact of additional dilutive securities, other, rounding |
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Projected Funds From Operations (FFO) |
|
$ |
3.85 |
|
|
$ |
4.05 |
|
Amounts are expressed per share, except FFO which is expressed per share and unit.
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