UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016

or

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to            

 

Commission File Number: 001-13545 (Prologis, Inc.) 001-14245 (Prologis, L.P.)

 

 

Prologis, Inc.

Prologis, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland (Prologis, Inc.)

Delaware (Prologis, L.P.)

94-3281941 (Prologis, Inc.)

94-3285362 (Prologis, L.P.)

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

Pier 1, Bay 1, San Francisco, California

94111

(Address or principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(415) 394-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

 

Title of Each Class

 

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Prologis, Inc.

 

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

 

New York Stock Exchange

Prologis, L.P.

 

4.000% Notes due 2018

 

New York Stock Exchange

Prologis, L.P.

 

1.375% Notes due 2020

 

New York Stock Exchange

Prologis, L.P.

 

1.375% Notes due 2021

 

New York Stock Exchange

Prologis, L.P.

 

3.000% Notes due 2022

 

New York Stock Exchange

Prologis, L.P.

 

3.375% Notes due 2024

 

New York Stock Exchange

Prologis, L.P.

 

3.000% Notes due 2026

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Prologis, Inc. – NONE

Prologis, L.P. – NONE

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Prologis, Inc.:  Yes  No

Prologis, L.P.:  Yes  No

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Prologis, Inc.:  Yes No

Prologis, L.P.:  Yes No

 

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. Prologis, Inc.:  Yes  No   Prologis, L.P.:  Yes  No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website; if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periods that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Prologis, Inc.:  Yes  No    Prologis, L.P.:  Yes  No

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):

 

Prologis, Inc.:

   Large accelerated filer

   Accelerated filer

 

   Non-accelerated filer (do not check if a smaller reporting company)

   Smaller reporting company

 

Prologis, L.P.:

   Large accelerated filer

   Accelerated filer

 

   Non-accelerated filer (do not check if a smaller reporting company)

   Smaller reporting company

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Prologis, Inc.:  Yes  No

Prologis, L.P.:  Yes  No

 

Based on the closing price of Prologis, Inc.’s common stock on June 30, 2016, the aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by nonaffiliates of Prologis, Inc. was $25,583,323,441.

 

The number of shares of Prologis, Inc.’s common stock outstanding at February 10, 2017, was approximately 529,345,000.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

Portions of Part III of this report are incorporated by reference to the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2017 annual meeting of its stockholders or will be provided in an amendment filed on Form 10-K/A.

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This report combines the annual reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, of Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to “Prologis, Inc.” or the “Parent” mean Prologis, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries; and references to “Prologis, L.P.” or the “Operating Partnership” mean Prologis, L.P., and its consolidated subsidiaries. The terms “the Company,” “Prologis,” “we,” “our” or “us” means the Parent and the Operating Partnership collectively.

 

The Parent is a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) and the general partner of the Operating Partnership. At December 31, 2016, the Parent owned an approximate 97.42% common general partnership interest in the Operating Partnership and 100% of the preferred units in the Operating Partnership. The remaining approximate 2.58% common limited partnership interests are owned by nonaffiliated investors and certain current and former directors and officers of the Parent. As the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, the Parent has complete responsibility and discretion in the day-to-day management and control of the Operating Partnership.

 

We operate the Parent and the Operating Partnership as one enterprise. The management of the Parent consists of the same members as the management of the Operating Partnership. These members are officers of the Parent and employees of the Operating Partnership or one of its subsidiaries. As general partner with control of the Operating Partnership, the Parent consolidates the Operating Partnership for financial reporting purposes. Because the only significant asset of the Parent is its investment in the Operating Partnership, the assets and liabilities of the Parent and the Operating Partnership are the same on their respective financial statements.

 

We believe combining the annual reports on Form 10-K of the Parent and the Operating Partnership into this single report results in the following benefits:

 

enhances investors’ understanding of the Parent and the Operating Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;

 

eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation as a substantial portion of the Company’s disclosure applies to both the Parent and the Operating Partnership; and

 

creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.

 

It is important to understand the few differences between the Parent and the Operating Partnership in the context of how we operate the Company. The Parent does not conduct business itself, other than acting as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and issuing public equity from time to time. The Parent itself does not incur any indebtedness, but it guarantees the unsecured debt of the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all the assets of the business, directly or indirectly, and holds the ownership interests in the Company’s investment in certain entities. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity. Except for net proceeds from equity issuances by the Parent, which are contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for partnership units, the Operating Partnership generates capital required by the business through the Operating Partnership’s operations, incurrence of indebtedness and issuance of partnership units to third parties.

 

The presentation of noncontrolling interests, stockholders’ equity and partners’ capital are the main areas of difference between the consolidated financial statements of the Parent and those of the Operating Partnership. The common limited partnership interests held by the limited partners in the Operating Partnership are presented as limited partners’ capital within partners’ capital in the Operating Partnership’s consolidated financial statements and as noncontrolling interest within equity in the Parent’s consolidated financial statements. The common and preferred partnership interests held by the Parent in the Operating Partnership are presented as general partner’s capital within partners’ capital in the Operating Partnership’s consolidated financial statements and as preferred stock, common stock, additional paid-in capital, accumulated other comprehensive loss and distributions in excess of net earnings within stockholders’ equity in the Parent’s consolidated financial statements. The differences in the presentations between stockholders’ equity and partners’ capital result from the differences in the equity and capital issuances at the Parent and Operating Partnership levels.

 

To highlight the differences between the Parent and the Operating Partnership, separate sections in this report, as applicable, individually discuss the Parent and the Operating Partnership, including separate financial statements and separate Exhibit 31 and 32 certifications. In the sections that combine disclosure of the Parent and the Operating Partnership, this report refers to actions or holdings as being actions or holdings of Prologis.

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Item

 

Description

 

Page

 

 

PART I

 

 

1.

 

Business

 

3

 

 

The Company

 

3

 

 

Business Strategy and Operating Segments

 

5

 

 

Code of Ethics and Business Conduct

 

7

 

 

Environmental Matters

 

8

 

 

Insurance Coverage

 

8

1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

8

1B.

 

Unresolved Staff Comments

 

15

2.

 

Properties

 

15

 

 

Geographic Distribution

 

15

 

 

Lease Expirations

 

18

 

 

Co-Investment Ventures

 

19

3.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

19

4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

19

 

 

PART II

 

 

5.

 

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

20

 

 

Market Information and Holders

 

20

 

 

Preferred Stock Dividends

 

21

 

 

Sale of Unregistered Securities

 

21

 

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

 

21

 

 

Other Stockholder Matters

 

21

6.

 

Selected Financial Data

 

22

7.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

22

 

 

Management’s Overview

 

22

 

 

Results of Operations

 

23

 

 

Environmental Matters

 

32

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

33

 

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

37

 

 

Contractual Obligations

 

38

 

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

38

 

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

40

 

 

Funds from Operations Attributable to Common Stockholders/Unitholders ("FFO")

 

40

7A.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

42

8.

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

43

9.

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

43

9A.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

43

9B.

 

Other Information

 

44

 

 

PART III

 

 

10.

 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 

44

11.

 

Executive Compensation

 

44

12.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 

44

13.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

 

45

14.

 

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

 

45

 

 

PART IV

 

 

15.

 

Exhibits, Financial Statements and Schedules

 

45

16.

 

Form 10-K Summary

 

45

 

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The statements in this report that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which we operate as well as management’s beliefs and assumptions. Such statements involve uncertainties that could significantly impact our financial results. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” and “estimates” including variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to rent and occupancy growth, development activity, contribution and disposition activity, general conditions in the geographic areas where we operate, our debt, capital structure and financial position, our ability to form new co-investment ventures and the availability of capital in existing or new co-investment ventures — are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained, and therefore actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i) national, international, regional and local economic and political climates, (ii) changes in global financial markets, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, (iii) increased or unanticipated competition for our properties, (iv) risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions and development of properties, (v) maintenance of REIT status, tax structuring and changes in income tax rates, (vi) availability of financing and capital, the levels of debt that we maintain and our credit ratings, (vii) risks related to our investments in our co-investment ventures, including our ability to establish new co-investment ventures, (viii) risks of doing business internationally, including currency risks, (ix) environmental uncertainties, including risks of natural disasters, and (x) those additional factors discussed under Item 1A. Risk Factors in this report. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this report except as may be required by law.

 

PART I

 

ITEM 1. Business

 

Prologis, Inc. is a self-administered REIT and is the sole general partner of Prologis, L.P. We operate Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P. as one enterprise and, therefore, our discussion and analysis refers to Prologis, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, including Prologis, L.P., collectively.

 

Prologis, Inc. began operating as a fully integrated real estate company in 1997 and elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Internal Revenue Code”). We believe the current organization and method of operation will enable Prologis, Inc. to maintain its status as a REIT. Prologis, L.P. also was formed in 1997.

 

Our corporate headquarters are at Pier 1, Bay 1, San Francisco, California 94111, and our other principal offices are located in Amsterdam, Denver, Luxembourg, Mexico City, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo.

 

Our Internet address is www.prologis.com. All reports required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) are available and can be accessed free of charge through the Investor Relations section of our website, www.prologis.com. The common stock of Prologis, Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker “PLD” and is a component of the Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500.

 

THE COMPANY

 

We are the global leader in logistics real estate with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth markets. We own, manage and develop high-quality logistics facilities in the world’s most active centers of commerce. An investment in Prologis taps into key drivers of economic growth, including consumption, supply chain modernization, e-commerce and urbanization.

 

Customers turn to us because they know an efficient supply chain will make their businesses run better, and that a strategic relationship with Prologis will create a competitive advantage. We lease modern logistics facilities to a diverse base of approximately 5,200 customers. These facilities assist the efficient distribution of goods for the world’s best businesses and brands.

 

We invest in Class-A logistics facilities in the world’s primary population centers with high barriers to entry and supported by extensive transportation infrastructure (major airports, seaports, rail systems and highway systems). We believe our portfolio is the highest-quality logistics property portfolio in the industry because it is focused in those key markets. Our local teams actively manage the portfolio, which encompasses leasing and property management, new capital deployment activities and an opportunistic disposition program. The majority of our consolidated properties are in the United States (or “U.S.”); while outside the U.S., our properties are generally held in co-investment ventures, which reduces our exposure to movements in foreign currency. Therefore, we are principally an owner-operator in the U.S. and a manager-developer outside the U.S.

 

Macroeconomics and demographics are important drivers of our business; these drivers include population growth, consumption and rising affluence. In the developed markets of U.S., Europe and Japan, key factors are the reconfiguration of supply chains (strongly influenced by e-commerce trends), and the operational efficiencies that can be realized from our modern logistics facilities. In emerging markets, such as Brazil, China and Mexico, new affluence and the rise of the consumer classes have prompted demand as supply chains are constructed. Taken together, logistics real estate markets benefit from economic growth, as well as from the modernization of supply chains around the world.

 

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We manage our business on an owned and managed basis, including properties wholly owned by us or owned by one of our co-investment ventures, which allows us to make decisions based on the property operations versus our ownership. We believe the operating fundamentals of our owned and managed portfolio are consistent with those of our consolidated portfolio, and therefore we generally look at operating metrics on an owned and managed basis.

 

At December 31, 2016, we owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and development projects expected to total $52.1 billion in gross total investment across 676 million square feet (63 million square meters) in 20 countries spanning four continents. Our investment was $30.8 billion, which consisted of our wholly-owned properties and our pro rata (or ownership) share of the properties owned by our co-investment ventures.

 

Throughout this document, we reflect amounts in U.S. dollars, our reporting currency. Included in these amounts are consolidated and unconsolidated investments denominated in foreign currencies, primarily the British pound sterling, euro and Japanese yen that are impacted by fluctuations in exchange rates when translated into U.S. dollars. We mitigate our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations by investing outside the U.S. through co-investment ventures, borrowing in local currency and utilizing derivative instruments.

 

 

Details of the 676 million square feet at December 31, 2016, in our owned and managed portfolio were as follows (dollars and square feet in millions):

 

 

 

U.S.

 

 

Other Americas

 

 

Europe

 

 

Asia

 

 

Total

 

Operating portfolio (number of buildings)

 

 

2,058

 

 

 

240

 

 

736

 

 

102

 

 

 

3,136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating portfolio (square feet)

 

 

358

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

172

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

622

 

Development portfolio (square feet)

 

 

12

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

44

 

Other real estate properties (square feet)

 

 

7

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

10

 

Total square feet

 

 

377

 

 

 

55

 

 

 

183

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

676

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating portfolio (gross book value)

 

$

27,148

 

 

$

3,100

 

 

$

12,010

 

 

$

5,021

 

 

$

47,279

 

Development portfolio (TEI) (1)

 

 

924

 

 

 

304

 

 

 

669

 

 

 

1,488

 

 

 

3,385

 

Land portfolio (gross book value)

 

 

474

 

 

 

356

 

 

 

431

 

 

 

164

 

 

 

1,425

 

Total

 

$

28,546

 

 

$

3,760

 

 

$

13,110

 

 

$

6,673

 

 

$

52,089

 

 

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(1)

Total expected investment (“TEI”) represents total estimated cost of development or expansion, including land, development and leasing costs without any depreciation. TEI is based on current projections and is subject to change. Non-U.S. dollar investments were translated to U.S. dollars using the exchange rate at period end.

 

Our operating portfolio includes stabilized logistics facilities in our owned and managed portfolio. A developed property moves into the operating portfolio when it meets stabilization. The property is considered stabilized when a development project has been completed for one year or is at least 90% occupied, whichever occurs first.

 

BUSINESS STRATEGY AND OPERATING SEGMENTS

 

Our business comprises two operating segments: Real Estate Operations and Strategic Capital.

 

REAL ESTATE –

RENTAL OPERATIONS

Generate revenues and net operating income (“NOI”) by maintaining high occupancy rates and increasing rents

REAL ESTATE –

DEVELOPMENT

Generate value from development

STRATEGIC CAPITAL

 

Access third-party capital to grow our business and earn recurring fees and promotes

We have a high-quality logistics portfolio that serves premier companies across the globe. For the year ended December 31, 2016, we:

 

generated over 90% of our consolidated revenues and NOI from our buildings in the U.S.

increased consolidated revenues and NOI over 12% from 2015

ended the year with consolidated occupancy of 97.0%

Development contributes to significant earnings growth as projects lease up and generate revenues and NOI. For the year ended December 31, 2016, we:

 

stabilized a total estimated investment in our owned and managed portfolio of $2.5 billion of development projects with an estimated weighted average margin of 25.5%

created $640 million of value (of which $571 million is our share)

Durable fee stream with more than 90% from perpetual or long-life co-investment ventures with some of the world’s largest institutional partners. For the year ended December 31, 2016, we:

 

generated approximately 90% of our consolidated Strategic Capital revenues from outside the U.S.

increased consolidated Strategic Capital revenues over 40% from 2015

 

Real Estate Operations

 

Rental Operations. Rental operations comprise the largest component of our operating segments and contributed approximately 90% of our consolidated revenues, earnings and funds from operations in 2016 (see Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for more information on funds from operations, a non-GAAP measure). We collect rent from our customers through operating leases, including reimbursements for the majority of our property operating costs. We expect to generate long-term internal growth by maintaining high occupancy rates, increasing rents and controlling expenses. We believe our active portfolio management, coupled with the skills of our property, leasing, maintenance, capital, energy and risk management teams, will allow us to maximize rental revenues across our portfolio. In 2016, over 90% of our consolidated revenues and NOI in this segment were generated in the U.S. NOI from this segment is calculated directly from our financial statements as rental revenues, rental recoveries and development management and other revenues less rental expenses and other expenses.

 

Development. We utilize (i) our land bank, (ii) the development expertise of our local teams, (iii) our customer relationships and (iv) our in-depth local knowledge in connection with our development activities. Successful development and redevelopment efforts increase both the rental revenues and the net asset value of our Real Estate Operations segment. We measure the value we created based on the increase in estimated fair value of a stabilized development property, as compared to the costs incurred. Generally, we develop properties in the U.S. for long-term hold and outside the U.S. for contribution to our co-investment ventures. Occasionally, we develop for sale to third parties.

 

Strategic Capital

 

Real estate is a capital-intensive business that requires growth capital. Our strategic capital business gives us access to third-party capital, both private and public, which allows us to diversify our sources of capital and therefore have a broader range of options to fund our growth. We co-invest with some of the world’s largest institutional partners to grow our business and provide incremental revenues. We also access alternative sources of equity through two publicly traded vehicles: Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. (“NPR”) in Japan and FIBRA Prologis in Mexico. We tailor logistics portfolios to meet our partners’ specific needs, with a focus on long-term ventures and open-ended funds. We hold significant ownership interests in these ventures, aligning our interests with those of our partners.

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We generate strategic capital revenues from our unconsolidated ventures principally through asset management and property management services, and we earn additional revenues by providing leasing, acquisition, construction, development, financing and disposition services. Depending on the structure of the venture and the returns provided to our partners, we also earn revenues through incentive fees (“promotes”) periodically during the life of a venture or upon liquidation. In 2016, we earned promote revenues in Europe of $89 million. Approximately 40% of promote revenues are paid as a combination of cash and stock awards pursuant to the terms of the Prologis Promote Plan and expensed through Strategic Capital Expenses. This segment contributed approximately 10% of our consolidated revenues, earnings and funds from operations in 2016. We plan to grow this business through increasing the assets under management in our existing ventures. In 2016, approximately 90% of the consolidated revenues and NOI in this segment were generated outside the U.S. NOI in this segment is calculated as Strategic Capital Revenues less Strategic Capital Expenses directly from each line item in the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data and does not include property related NOI.

 

Competition

 

Competitively priced logistics space could impact our occupancy rates and have an adverse effect on how much rent we can charge, which in turn could affect both of our operating segments. We may face competition with regard to our capital deployment activities, including local, regional and national operators or developers. We also face competition from investment managers for institutional capital within our strategic capital business.

 

We believe we have competitive advantages due to our:

 

properties being focused in the world’s primary population centers with high barriers to entry and supported by extensive transportation infrastructure;

 

ability to respond quickly to customers’ needs for high-quality logistics facilities;

 

established relationships with key customers served by our local teams;

 

ability to leverage our organizational scale and structure to provide a single point of contact for our focus customers through our global customer solutions team;

 

property management and leasing expertise;

 

relationships and proven track record with current and prospective investors in our strategic capital business;

 

experience developing and managing logistics facilities;

 

well-positioned land bank; and

 

team members with experience in the land entitlement and development processes.

 

Customers

 

Our broad customer base represents a spectrum of international, national, regional and local logistics users. At December 31, 2016, in our Real Estate Operations segment representing our consolidated properties, we had more than 3,200 customers occupying 334 million square feet of logistics space. On an owned and managed basis, we had more than 5,200 customers occupying 625 million square feet of logistics space.

 

In our Strategic Capital segment, we view our partners and investors as our customers. At December 31, 2016, in our private ventures, we partnered with approximately 100 investors, several of which invest in multiple ventures.

 

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The following table details our top 25 customers at December 31, 2016 (square feet in millions):

 

 

Consolidated – Real Estate Operations

 

 

 

Owned and Managed

 

Top Customers

% of NER (1)

 

 

Total Occupied Square Feet

 

 

Top Customers

% of NER (1)

 

 

Total Occupied Square Feet

 

1.   Amazon.com

 

5.0

 

 

 

13

 

 

1.   Amazon.com

 

3.1

 

 

 

15

 

2.   Home Depot

 

1.8

 

 

 

5

 

 

2.   DHL

 

1.6

 

 

 

10

 

3.   FedEx

 

1.3

 

 

 

3

 

 

3.   Geodis

 

1.2

 

 

 

9

 

4.   XPO Logistics

 

1.0

 

 

 

4

 

 

4.   XPO Logistics

 

1.2

 

 

 

9

 

5.   Wal-Mart

 

0.9

 

 

 

3

 

 

5.   Kuehne + Nagel

 

1.1

 

 

 

7

 

6.   BMW

 

0.9

 

 

 

3

 

 

6.   FedEx

 

1.0

 

 

 

4

 

7.   U.S. Government

 

0.9

 

 

 

1

 

 

7.   Home Depot

 

0.9

 

 

 

6

 

8.   Ingram Micro

 

0.8

 

 

 

2

 

 

8.   CEVA Logistics

 

0.9

 

 

 

6

 

9.   PepsiCo

 

0.7

 

 

 

3

 

 

9.   Wal-Mart

 

0.8

 

 

 

5

 

10. DSV Air and Sea

 

0.6

 

 

 

2

 

 

10. DSV Air and Sea

 

0.8

 

 

 

5

 

Top 10 Customers

 

13.9

 

 

 

39

 

 

Top 10 Customers

 

12.6

 

 

 

76

 

11. UPS

 

0.6

 

 

 

2

 

 

11. Nippon Express

 

0.7

 

 

 

3

 

12. Kuehne + Nagel

 

0.6

 

 

 

2

 

 

12. BMW

 

0.6

 

 

 

4

 

13. APL Logistics

 

0.6

 

 

 

2

 

 

13. UPS

 

0.6

 

 

 

3

 

14. Best Buy

 

0.6

 

 

 

2

 

 

14. Hitachi

 

0.5

 

 

 

2

 

15. DHL

 

0.5

 

 

 

2

 

 

15. DB Schenker

 

0.5

 

 

 

4

 

16. Cal Cartage Company

 

0.5

 

 

 

1

 

 

16. U.S. Government

 

0.5

 

 

 

1

 

17. Sears

 

0.5

 

 

 

2

 

 

17. Tesco

 

0.5

 

 

 

3

 

18. Kimberly-Clark

 

0.5

 

 

 

2

 

 

18. Ingram Micro

 

0.5

 

 

 

3

 

19. Geodis

 

0.5

 

 

 

2

 

 

19. Panalpina

 

0.4

 

 

 

2

 

20. NFI Industries

 

0.4

 

 

 

2

 

 

20. PepsiCo

 

0.4

 

 

 

3

 

21. Office Depot

 

0.4

 

 

 

1

 

 

21. Samsung Electronics

 

0.3

 

 

 

2

 

22. Kellogg's

 

0.4

 

 

 

2

 

 

22. Best Buy

 

0.3

 

 

 

2

 

23. Mohawk Industries

 

0.4

 

 

 

1

 

 

23. APL Logistics

 

0.3

 

 

 

2

 

24. C&S Wholesale Grocers

 

0.4

 

 

 

1

 

 

24. Under Armour

 

0.3

 

 

 

2

 

25. Anixter

 

0.4

 

 

 

1

 

 

25. La Poste

 

0.3

 

 

 

2

 

Top 25 Customers

 

21.2

 

 

 

64

 

 

Top 25 Customers

 

19.3

 

 

 

114

 

 

(1)

Net effective rent (“NER”) is calculated using the estimated total cash to be received over the term of the lease (including base rent and expense reimbursements) divided by the lease term to determine the amount of rent and expense reimbursements received per year. Amounts derived in a currency other than the U.S. dollar have been translated using the average rate from the previous twelve months.

 

Employees

 

The following table summarizes our employee base at December 31, 2016:

 

Regions

 

Number of Employees

 

U.S. (1)

 

 

830

 

Other Americas

 

 

105

 

Europe

 

 

370

 

Asia

 

 

225

 

Total

 

 

1,530

 

 

(1)

This includes employees who are employed in the U.S. but also support other regions.

 

We allocate our employees who perform property management functions to our Real Estate Operations segment and Strategic Capital segment based on the size of the respective portfolios. Employees who perform only Strategic Capital functions are allocated directly to that segment.

 

We believe we have good relationships with our employees. Prologis employees are not organized under collective bargaining agreements, although some employees in Europe are represented by statutory Works Councils and as such, benefit from applicable labor agreements.

 

CODE OF ETHICS AND BUSINESS CONDUCT

 

We maintain a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct applicable to our board of directors (the “Board”) and all of our officers and employees, including the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer and the principal accounting officer, and other people performing similar functions. A copy of our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct is available on our website, www.prologis.com. In addition to being accessible through our website, copies of our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct can be obtained, free of charge, upon written request to Investor Relations, Pier 1, Bay 1, San Francisco, California 94111. Any amendments to or waivers of our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct that apply to the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the principal accounting officer, or other people performing similar functions, and that relate to any matter enumerated in Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K, will be disclosed on our website.

 

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ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

 

We are exposed to various environmental risks that may result in unanticipated losses and affect our operating results and financial condition. Either the previous owners or we have conducted environmental reviews on a majority of the properties we have acquired, including land. While some of these assessments have led to further investigation and sampling, none of the environmental assessments has revealed an environmental liability that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. See further discussion in Item 1A. Risk Factors and Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

INSURANCE COVERAGE

 

We carry insurance coverage on our properties. We determine the type of coverage and the policy specifications and limits based on what we deem to be the risks associated with our ownership of properties and our business operations in specific markets. Such coverage typically includes property damage and rental loss insurance resulting from such perils as fire, windstorm, flood, earthquake and terrorism; commercial general liability insurance; and environmental insurance. Insurance is maintained through a combination of commercial insurance, self-insurance and a wholly-owned captive insurance entity. The costs to insure our properties are primarily covered through reimbursements from our customers. We believe that our insurance coverage contains policy specifications and insured limits that are customary for similar properties, business activities and markets and we believe our properties are adequately insured. See further discussion in Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

 

Our operations and structure involve various risks that could adversely affect our business and financial condition, including but not limited to, our financial position, results of operations, cash flow, ability to make distributions and payments to security holders and the market value of our securities. These risks relate to our consolidated company as well as our investments in unconsolidated entities and include among others, (i) general risks; (ii) risks related to our business; (iii) risks related to financing and capital and (iv) income tax risks.

 

General Risks

 

As a global company, we are subject to social, political and economic risks of doing business in many countries.

 

We conduct a significant portion of our business and employ a substantial number of people outside of the U.S. During 2016, we generated approximately $453 million or 17.9% of our revenues from operations outside the U.S. Circumstances and developments related to international and U.S. operations that could negatively affect us include, but are not limited to, the following factors:

 

difficulties and costs of staffing and managing international operations in certain regions, including differing employment practices and labor issues;

 

local businesses and cultural factors that differ from our usual standards and practices;

 

volatility in currencies and currency restrictions, which may prevent the transfer of capital and profits to the U.S.;

 

challenges in establishing effective controls and procedures to regulate operations in different regions and to monitor compliance with applicable regulations, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) Bribery Act and other similar laws;  

 

unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, tax, tariffs and other laws within the U.S. or other countries in which we operate;

 

potentially adverse tax consequences;

 

the responsibility of complying with multiple and potentially conflicting laws, e.g., with respect to corrupt practices, employment and licensing;

 

the impact of regional or country-specific business cycles and economic instability, including instability in, or further withdrawals from, the European Union or other international trade alliances or agreements;

 

political instability, uncertainty over property rights, civil unrest, drug trafficking, political activism or the continuation or escalation of terrorist or gang activities;

 

foreign ownership restrictions in operations with the respective countries; and

 

access to capital may be more restricted, or unavailable on favorable terms or at all in certain locations.

 

In addition, we may be impacted by the ability of our non-U.S. subsidiaries to dividend or otherwise transfer cash among our subsidiaries, including transfers of cash to pay interest and principal on our debt, due to currency exchange control regulations, transfer pricing regulations and potentially adverse tax consequences, among other factors.

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Disruptions in the global capital and credit markets may adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.

 

To the extent there is turmoil in the global financial markets, this turmoil has the potential to adversely affect (i) the value of our properties; (ii) the availability or the terms of financing that we have or may anticipate utilizing; (iii) our ability to make principal and interest payments on, or refinance any outstanding debt when due; and (iv) the ability of our customers to enter into new leasing transactions or satisfy rental payments under existing leases. Disruptions in the capital and credit markets may also adversely affect our ability to make distributions and payments to our security holders and the market price of our securities.

 

Our business and operations could suffer in the event of system failures or cyber security attacks.

 

Despite system redundancy, the implementation of security measures and the existence of a disaster recovery plan for our internal and hosted information technology systems, our systems are vulnerable to damages from any number of sources, including energy blackouts, natural disasters, terrorism, war, telecommunication failures and cyber security attacks, such as computer viruses or unauthorized access. Any system failure or accident that causes interruptions in our operations could result in a material disruption to our business. We may also incur additional costs to remedy damages caused by such disruptions. Any compromise of our security could result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws, unauthorized access to information of ours and others, significant legal and financial exposure, damage to our reputation, loss or misuse of the information and a loss of confidence in our security measures, which could harm our business.

 

Risks associated with our dependence on key personnel.

 

We depend on the deep industry knowledge and the efforts of our executive officers and other key employees. From time to time, our personnel and their roles may change. While we believe that we are able to retain our key talent and find suitable employees to meet our personnel needs, the loss of key personnel, any change in their roles or the limitation of their availability could adversely affect our business. If we are unable to continue to attract and retain our executive officers, or if compensation costs required to attract and retain key employees become more expensive, our performance and competitive position could be materially adversely affected.

 

Our business could be adversely impacted if we have deficiencies in our disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting.

 

The design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting may not prevent all errors, misstatements or misrepresentations. While management continually reviews the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, there can be no guarantee that our internal control over financial reporting will be effective in accomplishing all control objectives all of the time. Deficiencies, including any material weakness, in our internal control over financial reporting that may occur in the future could result in misstatements or restatements of our financial statements or a decline in the price of our securities.

 

The depreciation in the value of the foreign currency in countries where we have a significant investment may adversely affect our results of operations and financial position.

 

We pursue growth opportunities in international markets where the U.S. dollar is not the functional currency. At December 31, 2016, approximately $6.6 billion or 22.0% of our total consolidated assets are invested in a currency other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the British pound sterling, Canadian dollar, euro and Japanese yen. As a result, we are subject to foreign currency risk due to potential fluctuations in exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. A significant change in the value of the foreign currency of one or more countries where we have a significant investment may have a material adverse effect on our business and, in particular, our U.S. dollar reported financial position and results of operations and debt covenant ratios. Although we attempt to mitigate adverse effects by borrowing under debt agreements denominated in foreign currencies and using derivative contracts, there can be no assurance that those attempts to mitigate foreign currency risk will be successful.

 

Our hedging of foreign currency and interest rate risk may not effectively limit our exposure to other risks.

 

Hedging arrangements involve risks, such as the risk of fluctuation in the relative value of the foreign currency or interest rates and the risk that counterparties may fail to honor their obligations under these arrangements. The funds required to settle such arrangements could be significant depending on the stability and movement of the hedged foreign currency or the size of the underlying financing and the applicable interest rates at the time of the breakage. The failure to hedge effectively against foreign exchange changes or interest rate changes may adversely affect our business.

 

Compliance or failure to comply with regulatory requirements could result in substantial costs.

 

We are required to comply with many regulations in different countries, including (but not limited to) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K Bribery Act and similar laws and regulations. Our properties are also subject to various federal, state and local regulatory requirements, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and state and local fire and life-safety requirements. Noncompliance could result in the imposition of governmental fines or the award of damages to private litigants. While we believe that we are currently in material compliance with these regulatory requirements, the requirements may change or new requirements may be imposed that could require significant unanticipated expenditures by us. If we are required to make unanticipated expenditures to comply with these regulations, we may be adversely affected.

 

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Risks Related to our Business

 

Real estate investments are not as liquid as certain other types of assets, which may reduce economic returns to investors.

 

Real estate investments are not as liquid as certain other types of investments and this lack of liquidity may limit our ability to react promptly to changes in economic or other conditions. Significant expenditures associated with real estate investments, such as secured mortgage payments, real estate taxes and maintenance costs, are generally not reduced when circumstances cause a reduction in income from the investments. As a REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code, we are only able to hold property for sale in the ordinary course of business through taxable REIT subsidiaries in order to not incur punitive taxation on any tax gain from the sale of such property. We may dispose of certain properties that have been held for investment to generate liquidity. If we do not satisfy certain safe harbors or we believe there is too much risk of incurring the punitive tax on any tax gain from the sale, we may not pursue such sales.

 

We may decide to sell properties to certain of our unconsolidated co-investment ventures or third parties to generate proceeds to fund our capital deployment activities. Our ability to sell properties on advantageous terms is affected by: (i) competition from other owners of properties that are trying to dispose of their properties; (ii) market conditions, including the capitalization rates applicable to our properties; and (iii) other factors beyond our control. If our competitors sell assets similar to assets we intend to divest in the same markets or at valuations below our valuations for comparable assets, we may be unable to divest our assets at favorable pricing or at all. The unconsolidated co-investment ventures or third parties who might acquire our properties may need to have access to debt and equity capital, in the private and public markets, in order to acquire properties from us. Should they have limited or no access to capital on favorable terms, then dispositions could be delayed.

 

If we do not have sufficient cash available to us through our operations, sales or contributions of properties or available credit facilities to continue operating our business as usual, we may need to find alternative ways to increase our liquidity. Such alternatives may include, without limitation, divesting ourselves of properties, whether or not they otherwise meet our strategic objectives to keep in the long term, at less than optimal terms, incurring debt, entering into leases with new customers at lower rental rates or less than optimal terms or entering into lease renewals with our existing customers without an increase in rental rates. There can be no assurance, however, that such alternative ways to increase our liquidity will be available to us. Additionally, taking such measures to increase our liquidity may adversely affect our business, and in particular, our distributable cash flow and debt covenants.

 

Our investments are concentrated in the logistics sector and our business would be adversely affected by an economic downturn in that sector.

 

Our investments in real estate assets are concentrated in the logistics sector. This concentration may expose us to the risk of economic downturns in this sector to a greater extent than if our business activities were more diversified.

 

General economic conditions and other events or occurrences that affect areas in which our properties are geographically concentrated, may impact financial results.

 

We are exposed to general economic conditions, local, regional, national and international economic conditions and other events and occurrences that affect the markets in which we own properties. Our operating performance is further impacted by the economic conditions of the specific markets in which we have concentrations of properties.

 

At December 31, 2016, approximately 33.0% of our consolidated operating properties or $8.0 billion (based on consolidated gross book value, or investment before depreciation) are located in California, which represented 26.3% of the aggregate square footage of our operating properties and 33.7% of our NOI. Our revenues from, and the value of, our properties located in California may be affected by local real estate conditions (such as an oversupply of or reduced demand for logistics properties) and the local economic climate. Business layoffs, downsizing, industry slowdowns, changing demographics and other factors may adversely impact California’s economic climate. Because of the number of properties, we have located in California, a downturn in California’s economy or real estate conditions could adversely affect our business.  

 

In addition to California, we also have significant holdings (defined as more than 3.0% of total consolidated investment before depreciation) in operating properties in certain markets located in Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, New Jersey/New York City, Seattle and South Florida. Our operating performance could be adversely affected if conditions become less favorable in any of the markets in which we have a concentration of properties. Conditions such as an oversupply of logistics space or a reduction in demand for logistics space, among other factors, may impact operating conditions. Any material oversupply of logistics space or material reduction in demand for logistics space could adversely affect our overall business.  

 

In addition, our owned and managed portfolio, including the unconsolidated co-investment ventures in which we invest, has concentrations of properties in the same markets mentioned above, as well as in markets in France, Germany, Japan and the U.K., and are subject to the economic conditions in those markets.

 

A number of our investments, both wholly-owned and owned through co-investment ventures, are located in areas that are known to be subject to earthquake activity. U.S. properties located in active seismic areas include properties in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Seattle. International properties located in active seismic areas include Japan and Mexico. We generally carry earthquake insurance on our properties located in areas historically subject to seismic activity, subject to coverage limitations and deductibles, if we believe it is commercially reasonable. We evaluate our earthquake insurance coverage annually in light of current industry practice through an analysis prepared by outside consultants and in some specific instances have elected to self-insure our earthquake exposure based on this analysis. We have elected not to carry earthquake insurance for our assets in Japan based on this analysis.

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Furthermore, a number of our properties are located in areas that are known to be subject to hurricane or flood risk. We carry hurricane and flood hazard insurance on all of our properties located in areas historically subject to such activity, subject to coverage limitations and deductibles, if we believe it is commercially reasonable. We evaluate our insurance coverage annually in light of current industry practice through an analysis prepared by outside consultants.

 

Investments in real estate properties are subject to risks that could adversely affect our business.

 

Investments in real estate properties are subject to varying degrees of risk. While we seek to minimize these risks through geographic diversification of our portfolio, market research and our asset management capabilities, these risks cannot be eliminated. Factors that may affect real estate values and cash flows include:

 

local conditions, such as oversupply or a reduction in demand;

 

technological changes, such as reconfiguration of supply chains, autonomous vehicles, robotics, 3D printing or other technologies;

 

the attractiveness of our properties to potential customers and competition from other available properties;

 

increasing costs of maintaining, insuring, renovating and making improvements to our properties;

 

our ability to rehabilitate and reposition our properties due to changes in the business and logistics needs of our customers;

 

our ability to control rents and variable operating costs; and

 

governmental regulations and the associated potential liability under, and changes in, environmental, zoning, usage, tax, tariffs and other laws.

 

We may be unable to lease vacant space or renew leases or re-lease space on favorable terms as leases expire.

 

Our operating results and distributable cash flow would be adversely affected if a significant number of our customers were unable to meet their lease obligations. We are also subject to the risk that, upon the expiration of leases for space located in our properties, leases may not be renewed by existing customers, the space may not be re-leased to new customers or the terms of renewal or re-leasing (including the cost of required renovations or concessions to customers) may be less favorable to us than current lease terms. Our competitors may offer space at rental rates below current market rates or below the rental rates we currently charge our customers, we may lose potential customers, and we may be pressured to reduce our rental rates below those we currently charge to retain customers when our customers’ leases expire. In the event of default by a significant number of customers, we may experience delays and incur substantial costs in enforcing our rights as landlord, and we may be unable to re-lease spaces. A customer may experience a downturn in its business, which may cause the loss of the customer or may weaken its financial condition, resulting in the customer’s failure to make rental payments when due or requiring a restructuring that might reduce cash flow from the lease. In addition, a customer may seek the protection of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws, which could result in the rejection and termination of such customer’s lease and thereby cause a reduction in our available cash flow.

 

We may acquire properties, which involves risks that could adversely affect our business and financial condition.  

 

We have acquired properties and will continue to acquire properties, both through the direct acquisition of real estate and through the acquisition of entities that own the real estate and through additional investments in co-investment ventures that acquire properties. The acquisition of properties involves risks, including the risk that the acquired property will not perform as anticipated and that any actual costs for rehabilitation, repositioning, renovation and improvements identified in the pre-acquisition due diligence process will exceed estimates. When we acquire properties, we may face risks associated with a lack of market knowledge or understanding of the local economy, forging new business relationships in the area and unfamiliarity with local government and permitting procedures. Additionally, there is, and it is expected there will continue to be, significant competition for properties that meet our investment criteria as well as risks associated with obtaining financing for acquisition activities. The acquired properties or entities may be subject to liabilities, which may be without any recourse, or with only limited recourse, with respect to unknown liabilities. As a result, if a liability were asserted against us based on ownership of any of these entities or properties, then we may have to pay substantial sums to settle it.

 

Our real estate development strategies may not be successful.

 

Our real estate development strategy is focused on monetizing land in the future through development of logistics facilities to hold for long-term investment, contribution or sale to a co-investment venture or third party, depending on market conditions, our liquidity needs and other factors. We may increase our investment in the development, renovation and redevelopment business and we expect to complete the build-out and leasing of our current development portfolio. We may also develop, renovate and redevelop properties within existing or newly formed co-investment ventures. The real estate development, renovation and redevelopment business includes the following significant risks:

 

we may not be able to obtain financing for development projects on favorable terms or at all;

 

we may explore development opportunities that may be abandoned and the related investment impaired;

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we may not be able to obtain, or may experience delays in obtaining, all necessary zoning, land-use, building, occupancy and other governmental permits and authorizations;

 

we may have construction costs, total investment amounts and our share of remaining funding that exceed our estimates and projects may not be completed, delivered or stabilized as planned due to defects or other issues;

 

we may not be able to attract third-party investment in new development co-investment ventures or sufficient customer demand for our product;

 

we may have properties that perform below anticipated levels, producing cash flow below budgeted amounts;

 

we may seek to sell certain land parcels and not be able to find a third party to acquire such land or the sales price will not allow us to recover our investment, resulting in impairment charges;

 

we may not be able to lease properties we develop on favorable terms or at all;

 

we may not be able to capture the anticipated enhanced value created by our value-added properties on expected timetables or at all;

 

we may experience delays (temporary or permanent) if there is public or government opposition to our activities; and

 

we may have substantial renovation, new development and redevelopment activities, regardless of their ultimate success, that require a significant amount of management’s time and attention, diverting their attention from our day-to-day operations.

 

We are subject to risks and liabilities in connection with forming co-investment ventures, investing in new or existing co-investment ventures, attracting third-party investment and investing in and managing properties through co-investment ventures.

 

At December 31, 2016, we had investments in real estate containing approximately 403 million square feet held through co-investment ventures, both public and private. Our organizational documents do not limit the amount of available funds that we may invest in these ventures, and we may and currently intend to develop and acquire properties through co-investment ventures and investments in other entities when warranted by the circumstances. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to form new co-investment ventures, or attract third-party investment or that additional investments in new or existing ventures to develop or acquire properties will be successful. Further, there can be no assurance that we are able to realize value from such investments.

 

Our co-investment ventures involve certain additional risks that we do not otherwise face, including:

 

our partners may share certain approval rights over major decisions made on behalf of the ventures;

 

if our partners fail to fund their share of any required capital contributions, then we may choose to contribute such capital;

 

our partners might have economic or other business interests or goals that are inconsistent with our business interests or goals that would affect our ability to operate the property;

 

the venture or other governing agreements often restrict the transfer of an interest in the co-investment venture or may otherwise restrict our ability to sell the interest when we desire or on advantageous terms;

 

our relationships with our partners are generally contractual in nature and may be terminated or dissolved under the terms of the agreements, and in such event, we may not continue to manage or invest in the assets underlying such relationships resulting in reduced fee revenues or causing a need to purchase such interest to continue ownership; and

 

disputes between us and our partners may result in litigation or arbitration that would increase our expenses and prevent our officers and directors from focusing their time and effort on our business and result in subjecting the properties owned by the applicable co-investment venture to additional risk.

 

We generally seek to maintain sufficient influence over our co-investment ventures to permit us to achieve our business objectives; however, we may not be able to continue to do so indefinitely. We have formed publicly traded investment vehicles, such as NPR and FIBRA Prologis, for which we serve as sponsor or manager. We have contributed, and may continue to contribute, assets into such vehicles. There is a risk that our managerial relationship may be terminated. 

 

We are exposed to various environmental risks, including the potential impacts of future climate change, which may result in unanticipated losses that could affect our business and financial condition.

 

Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, a current or previous owner, developer or operator of real estate may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous or toxic substances. The costs of removal or remediation of such substances could be substantial. Such laws often impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator

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knew of, or was responsible for, the release or presence of such hazardous substances. In addition, third parties may sue the owner or operator of a site for damages based on personal injury, property damage or other costs, including investigation and clean-up costs, resulting from the environmental contamination.

 

Environmental laws in some countries, including the U.S., also require that owners or operators of buildings containing asbestos properly manage and maintain the asbestos, adequately inform or train those who may come into contact with asbestos and undertake special precautions, including removal or other abatement, in the event that asbestos is disturbed during building renovation or demolition. These laws may impose fines and penalties on building owners or operators who fail to comply with these requirements and may allow third parties to seek recovery from owners or operators for personal injury associated with exposure to asbestos. Some of our properties are known to contain asbestos-containing building materials.

 

In addition, some of our properties are leased or have been leased, in part, to owners and operators of businesses that use, store or otherwise handle petroleum products or other hazardous or toxic substances, creating a potential for the release of such hazardous or toxic substances. Furthermore, certain of our properties are on, adjacent to or near other properties that have contained or currently contain petroleum products or other hazardous or toxic substances, or upon which others have engaged, are engaged or may engage in activities that may release such hazardous or toxic substances. From time to time, we may acquire properties, or interests in properties, with known adverse environmental conditions for which we believe that the environmental liabilities associated with these conditions are quantifiable and that the acquisition will yield a superior risk-adjusted return. In connection with certain divested properties, we have agreed to remain responsible for, and to bear the cost of, remediating or monitoring certain environmental conditions on the properties.

 

We are also exposed to potential physical risks from possible future changes in climate. Our logistics facilities may be exposed to rare catastrophic weather events, such as severe storms or floods. If the frequency of extreme weather events increases due to climate change, our exposure to these events could increase. We do not currently consider ourselves to be exposed to regulatory risks related to climate change, as our operations generally do not emit a significant amount of greenhouse gases. However, we may be adversely impacted as a real estate developer in the future by potential impacts to the supply chain or stricter energy efficiency standards for buildings. We cannot give any assurance that other such conditions do not exist or may not arise in the future. The presence of such substances on our real estate properties could adversely affect our ability to lease, develop or sell such properties or to borrow using such properties as collateral, and this may have an adverse effect on our business and financial condition, and in particular, our distributable cash flow.

 

Our insurance coverage does not include all potential losses.

 

We and our unconsolidated co-investment ventures carry insurance coverage including property damage and rental loss insurance resulting from certain perils such as fire and additional perils as covered under an extended coverage policy, namely windstorm, flood, earthquake and terrorism; commercial general liability insurance; and environmental insurance, as appropriate for the markets where each of our properties and business operations are located. The insurance coverage contains policy specifications and insured limits customarily carried for similar properties, business activities and markets. We believe our properties and the properties of our unconsolidated co-investment ventures are adequately insured. Certain losses, however, including losses from floods, earthquakes, acts of war, acts of terrorism or riots, generally are not insured against or generally are not fully insured against because it is not deemed economically feasible or prudent to do so. If an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits occurs with respect to one or more of our properties, we could experience a significant loss of capital invested and future revenues in these properties and could potentially remain obligated under any recourse debt associated with the property.

 

Furthermore, we cannot be sure that the insurance companies will be able to continue to offer products with sufficient coverage at commercially reasonable rates. If we experience a loss that is uninsured or that exceeds insured limits with respect to one or more of our properties or if the insurance companies fail to meet their coverage commitments to us in the event of an insured loss, then we could lose the capital invested in the damaged properties, as well as the anticipated future revenues from those properties and, if there is recourse debt, then we would remain obligated for any mortgage debt or other financial obligations related to the properties. Any such losses or higher insurance costs could adversely affect our business.  

 

Risks Related to Financing and Capital

 

We may be unable to refinance our debt or our cash flow may be insufficient to make required debt payments.

 

We are subject to risks normally associated with debt financing, including the risk that our cash flow will be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest. There can be no assurance that we will be able to refinance any maturing indebtedness, that such refinancing would be on terms as favorable as the terms of the maturing indebtedness, or that we will be able to otherwise obtain funds by selling assets or raising equity to make required payments on maturing indebtedness. If we are unable to refinance our indebtedness at maturity or meet our payment obligations, our business and financial condition will be negatively impacted and, if the maturing debt is secured, the lender may foreclose on the property securing such indebtedness. Our credit facilities and certain other debt bears interest at variable rates. Increases in interest rates would increase our interest expense under these agreements.

 

Covenants in our credit agreements could limit our flexibility and breaches of these covenants could adversely affect our financial condition.

 

The terms of our various credit agreements, including our credit facilities, the indentures under which our senior notes are issued and other note agreements, require us to comply with a number of customary financial covenants, such as maintaining debt service

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coverage, leverage ratios, fixed charge ratios and other operating covenants including maintaining insurance coverage. These covenants may limit our flexibility to run our business, and breaches of these covenants could result in defaults under the instruments governing the applicable indebtedness. If we default under the covenant provisions and are unable to cure the default, refinance the indebtedness or meet payment obligations, our business and financial condition generally and, in particular, the amount of our distributable cash flow could be adversely affected.  

 

Adverse changes in our credit ratings could negatively affect our financing activity.

 

The credit ratings of our senior unsecured notes and preferred stock are based on our operating performance, liquidity and leverage ratios, overall financial position and other factors employed by the credit rating agencies in their rating analyses of us. Our credit ratings can affect the amount of capital we can access, as well as the terms and pricing of any debt we may incur. There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain our current credit ratings, and in the event our credit ratings are downgraded, we would likely incur higher borrowing costs and may encounter difficulty in obtaining additional financing. Also, a downgrade in our credit ratings may trigger additional payments or other negative consequences under our credit facilities and other debt instruments. Adverse changes in our credit ratings could negatively impact our business and, in particular, our refinancing and other capital market activities, our ability to manage debt maturities, our future growth and our development and acquisition activity.

 

At December 31, 2016, our credit ratings were A3 from Moody’s and A- from S&P, both with stable outlook. A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the rating organization.

 

We depend on external sources of capital.

 

To qualify as a REIT, we are required each year to distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (determined without regard to the dividends-paid deduction and by excluding any net capital gain) to our stockholders and we may be subject to tax to the extent our taxable income is not fully distributed. Historically, we have satisfied these distribution requirements by making cash distributions to our stockholders, but we may choose to satisfy these requirements by making distributions of cash or other property, including, in limited circumstances, our own stock. For distributions with respect to taxable years that ended on or before December 31, 2016, and in some cases declared as late as December 31, 2016, a REIT can satisfy up to 90% of the distribution requirements discussed above through the distribution of shares of our stock if certain conditions are met. Assuming we continue to satisfy these distribution requirements with cash, we may not be able to fund all future capital needs, including acquisition and development activities, from cash retained from operations and may have to rely on third-party sources of capital. Furthermore, to maintain our REIT status and not have to pay federal income and excise taxes, we may need to borrow funds on a short-term basis to meet the REIT distribution requirements even if the then-prevailing market conditions are not favorable for these borrowings. These short-term borrowing needs could result from differences in timing between the actual receipt of cash and inclusion of income for federal income tax purposes, or the effect of nondeductible capital expenditures, the creation of reserves or required debt or amortization payments. Our ability to access debt and equity capital on favorable terms or at all depends on a number of factors, including general market conditions, the market’s perception of our growth potential, our current and potential future earnings and cash distributions and the market price of our securities.

 

Our stockholders may experience dilution if we issue additional common stock or units in the Operating Partnership.

 

Any additional future issuance of common stock or operating partnership units will reduce the percentage of our common stock and units owned by investors. In most circumstances, stockholders and unitholders will not be entitled to vote on whether or not we issue additional common stock or units. In addition, depending on the terms and pricing of any additional offering of our common stock or units and the value of the properties, our stockholders and unitholders may experience dilution in both book value and fair value of their common stock or units.

 

Income Tax Risks

 

The failure of Prologis, Inc. to qualify as a REIT would have serious adverse consequences.

 

Prologis, Inc. elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 1997. We believe we have operated Prologis, Inc. to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code and believe that the current organization and method of operation comply with the rules and regulations promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code to enable Prologis, Inc. to continue to qualify as a REIT. However, it is possible that we are organized or have operated in a manner that would not allow Prologis, Inc. to qualify as a REIT, or that our future operations could cause Prologis, Inc. to fail to qualify. Qualification as a REIT requires us to satisfy numerous requirements (some annually and others on a quarterly basis) established under highly technical and complex sections of the Internal Revenue Code for which there are only limited judicial and administrative interpretations, and involves the determination of various factual matters and circumstances not entirely within our control. For example, to qualify as a REIT, Prologis, Inc. must derive at least 95% of its gross income in any year from qualifying sources. In addition, Prologis, Inc. must pay dividends to its stockholders aggregating annually at least 90% of its taxable income (determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and by excluding capital gains) and must satisfy specified asset tests on a quarterly basis. The provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable Treasury regulations regarding qualification as a REIT are more complicated for Prologis, Inc. because we hold assets through the Operating Partnership.

 

If Prologis, Inc. fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we will be required to pay federal income tax (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) on taxable income at regular corporate rates. Unless we are entitled to relief under certain statutory provisions, Prologis, Inc. would be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year in which it lost the qualification. If Prologis, Inc. lost its REIT status, our net earnings would be significantly reduced for each of the years involved.

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Furthermore, we own a direct or indirect interest in certain subsidiary REITs that elected to be taxed as REITs under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. Provided that each subsidiary REIT qualifies as a REIT, our interest in such subsidiary REIT will be treated as a qualifying real estate asset for purposes of the REIT asset tests, and any dividend income or gains derived by us from such subsidiary REIT will generally be treated as income that qualifies for purposes of the REIT gross income tests. To qualify as a REIT, the subsidiary REIT must independently satisfy all of the REIT qualification requirements. If such subsidiary REIT were to fail to qualify as a REIT, and certain relief provisions did not apply, it would be treated as a regular taxable corporation and its income would be subject to U.S. federal income tax. In addition, a failure of the subsidiary REIT to qualify as a REIT would have an adverse effect on the ability of Prologis, Inc. to comply with the REIT income and asset tests, and thus its ability to qualify as a REIT.

 

Certain property transfers may generate prohibited transaction income, resulting in a penalty tax on gain attributable to the transaction.

 

From time to time, we may transfer or otherwise dispose of some of our properties, including by contributing properties to our co-investment ventures. Under the Internal Revenue Code, any gain resulting from transfers of properties we hold as inventory or primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business is treated as income from a prohibited transaction subject to a 100% penalty tax. We do not believe that our transfers or disposals of property or our contributions of properties into our co-investment ventures are prohibited transactions. However, whether property is held for investment purposes is a question of fact that depends on all the facts and circumstances surrounding the particular transaction. The Internal Revenue Service may contend that certain transfers or dispositions of properties by us or contributions of properties into our co-investment ventures are prohibited transactions. While we believe that the Internal Revenue Service would not prevail in any such dispute, if the Internal Revenue Service were to argue successfully that a transfer, disposition or contribution of property constituted a prohibited transaction, we would be required to pay a 100% penalty tax on any gain allocable to us from the prohibited transaction. In addition, income from a prohibited transaction might adversely affect our ability to satisfy the income tests for qualification as a REIT.

 

Legislative or regulatory action could adversely affect us.

 

In recent years, numerous legislative, judicial and administrative changes have been made to the U.S. and foreign income tax laws applicable to investments in real estate, REITs, similar entities and investments. Additional changes are likely to continue to occur in the future, both in and outside of the U.S. and may impact our taxation or that of our stockholders.

 

ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

 

None.

 

ITEM 2. Properties

 

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

 

We invest in predominately logistics facilities. Our properties are typically used for distribution, storage, packaging, assembly and light manufacturing of consumer products. The vast majority of our operating properties are used by our customers for bulk distribution.

 

The following tables provide details of our consolidated operating properties, investment in land and development portfolio. We have also included operating property information below for our owned and managed portfolio. The owned and managed portfolio includes the properties we consolidate and the properties owned by our unconsolidated co-investment ventures reflected at 100% of the amount included in the ventures’ financial statements as calculated on a GAAP basis, not our proportionate share.

 

Included in the operating property information below for our consolidated operating properties are 646 buildings owned primarily by two co-investment ventures that we consolidate but of which we own less than 100% of the equity. No individual property or group of properties operating as a single business unit amounted to 10% or more of our consolidated total assets at December 31, 2016, or generated income equal to 10% or more of our consolidated gross revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

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Dollars and square feet in the following tables are in millions and items notated by ‘0‘ indicate an amount that rounds to less than one million:  

 

 

 

Consolidated Operating Properties

 

 

Owned and Managed

 

Operating properties

 

Rentable Square Footage

 

 

Gross Book Value

 

 

Encumbrances (1)

 

 

Rentable Square Footage

 

 

Gross Book Value

 

Global Markets – U.S.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlanta

 

 

16

 

 

$

712

 

 

$

128

 

 

 

17

 

 

$

812

 

Baltimore/Washington D.C.

 

 

6

 

 

 

518

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

704

 

Central Valley California

 

 

11

 

 

 

609

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

638

 

Central and Eastern Pennsylvania

 

 

18

 

 

 

1,103

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

1,104

 

Chicago

 

 

34

 

 

 

2,137

 

 

 

129

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

2,616

 

Dallas/Fort Worth

 

 

22

 

 

 

1,166

 

 

 

196

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

1,446

 

Houston

 

 

9

 

 

 

519

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

832

 

New Jersey/New York City

 

 

28

 

 

 

2,778

 

 

 

357

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

3,372

 

San Francisco Bay Area

 

 

16

 

 

 

1,630

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

1,972

 

Seattle

 

 

8

 

 

 

818

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

1,515

 

South Florida

 

 

11

 

 

 

1,136

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

1,501

 

Southern California

 

 

61

 

 

 

5,727

 

 

 

461

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

6,922

 

Regional Markets – U.S. (15 markets) (2)

 

 

68

 

 

 

3,546

 

 

 

584

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

3,608

 

Other Markets – U.S (5 markets)

 

 

1

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

106

 

Subtotal U.S.

 

 

309

 

 

 

22,458

 

 

 

2,305

 

 

 

358

 

 

 

27,148

 

Global Markets – Other Americas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

505

 

Canada

 

 

8

 

 

 

635

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

635

 

Mexico:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guadalajara

 

0

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

321

 

Mexico City

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

819

 

Monterrey

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

236

 

Regional Markets – Other Americas (3 markets)

 

0

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

584

 

Subtotal Other Americas

 

 

8

 

 

 

653

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

3,100

 

Global Markets – Europe:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belgium

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

188

 

Czech Republic

 

 

1

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

663

 

France

 

 

2

 

 

 

78

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

2,141

 

Germany

 

 

2

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

1,648

 

Italy

 

 

1

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

528

 

Netherlands

 

0

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

1,281

 

Poland

 

 

1

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

1,338

 

Spain

 

 

1

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

537

 

U.K.

 

 

1

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

2,718

 

Regional Markets – Europe (3 markets)

 

 

1

 

 

47

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

960

 

Other Markets – Europe (1 market)

 

0

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

-

 

 

1

 

 

 

8

 

Subtotal Europe

 

 

10

 

 

 

584

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

172

 

 

 

12,010

 

Global Markets – Asia:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China

 

 

2

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

627

 

Japan

 

 

2

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

4,265

 

Singapore

 

 

1

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

129

 

Subtotal Asia

 

 

5

 

 

 

362

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

5,021

 

Total operating portfolio (3)

 

 

332

 

 

 

24,057

 

 

 

2,450

 

 

 

622

 

 

 

47,279

 

Value-added properties

 

 

2

 

 

 

117

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

192

 

Total operating properties

 

 

334

 

 

$

24,174

 

 

$

2,450

 

 

 

625

 

 

$

47,471

 

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Consolidated – Investment in Land

 

 

Consolidated – Development Portfolio

 

Region

 

Acres

 

 

Estimated Build Out Potential

(square feet) (4)

 

 

Current Investment

 

 

Rentable Square Footage

 

 

TEI (5)

 

Global Markets – U.S.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlanta

 

 

135

 

 

 

2

 

 

$

4

 

 

 

1

 

 

$

49

 

Baltimore/Washington D.C.

 

 

81

 

 

0

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Central Valley California

 

 

1,090

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

93

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

98

 

Central and Eastern Pennsylvania

 

 

137

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Chicago

 

 

219

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

19

 

 

0

 

 

 

20

 

Dallas/Fort Worth

 

 

178

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

40

 

Houston

 

 

185

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

15

 

 

0

 

 

 

17

 

New Jersey/New York City

 

 

119

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

116

 

San Francisco Bay Area

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

63

 

Seattle

 

 

43

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

67

 

South Florida

 

 

215

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

117

 

 

0

 

 

 

57

 

Southern California

 

 

144

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

166

 

Regional Markets – U.S. (15 markets)

 

 

497

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

231

 

Other Markets – U.S (4 markets)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Subtotal U.S.

 

 

3,043

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

475

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

924

 

Global Markets – Other Americas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

 

 

161

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

56

 

Mexico:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guadalajara

 

 

15

 

 

0

 

 

 

4

 

 

0

 

 

 

28

 

Mexico City

 

 

246

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

69

 

Monterrey

 

 

110

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

31

 

Regional Markets – Other Americas (3 markets)

 

 

352

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Subtotal Other Americas

 

 

884

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

225

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

184

 

Global Markets – Europe:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belgium

 

 

45

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Czech Republic

 

 

162

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

27

 

 

0

 

 

 

29

 

France

 

 

319

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

70

 

Germany

 

 

50

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

43

 

Italy

 

 

108

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

27

 

 

0

 

 

 

12

 

Netherlands

 

 

46

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

64

 

Poland

 

 

443

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

53

 

Spain

 

 

73

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

33

 

U.K.

 

 

291

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

132

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

177

 

Regional Markets – Europe (3 markets)

 

 

356

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

100

 

Other Markets – Europe (1 market)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Subtotal Europe

 

 

1,893

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

398

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

581

 

Global Markets – Asia:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China

 

 

18

 

 

0

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Japan

 

 

54

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

116

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

754

 

Subtotal Asia

 

 

72

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

754

 

Total land and development portfolio

 

 

5,892

 

 

 

107

 

 

$

1,219

 

 

 

28

 

 

$

2,443

 

 

(1)

Certain of our consolidated properties are pledged as security under secured mortgage debt and assessment bonds at December 31, 2016. For purposes of this table, the total principal balance of a debt issuance that is secured by a pool of properties is allocated among the properties in the pool based on each property’s investment balance. In addition to the amounts reflected here, we also have $173 million of encumbrances related to other real estate properties not included in Real Estate Operations. See Schedule III Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data for additional identification of the properties pledged.

 

(2)

No regional market within the U.S. represented more than 2% of the total gross book value of the consolidated operating properties. The regional markets within the U.S. by order of highest to lowest gross book value were:  Las Vegas, Denver, Louisville, Orlando, Columbus, Reno, Nashville, Cincinnati, San Antonio, Portland, Indianapolis, Austin, Phoenix, Charlotte and Memphis.

 

(3)

Included in our consolidated operating properties are properties that we consider to be held for contribution and are presented as Assets Held for Sale or Contribution in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. We include these properties in our operating portfolio as they are expected to be contributed to our co-investment ventures and remain in our owned and managed operating portfolio. At December 31, 2016, we had properties that were expected to be contributed to our co-investment ventures totaling $231 million aggregating 2.4 million square feet. See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data for further information on our Assets Held for Sale or Contribution.

 

(4)

Represents the estimated finished square feet available for lease upon completion of a building on existing parcels of land.

 

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(5)

Represents the TEI when the property under development is completed and leased. This includes the cost of land and development and leasing costs. As noted in the table below, our current investment is $1.4 billion, leaving approximately $1.0 billion of costs remaining. At December 31, 2016, approximately 58% of TEI for the properties under development in the development portfolio were expected to be completed by December 31, 2017, and approximately 37% of TEI for the properties in the development portfolio were already completed but not yet stabilized. The remainder of our properties under development are expected to be completed before July 2018.

 

The following table summarizes our investment in consolidated real estate properties at December 31, 2016 (in millions):

 

 

 

Investment Before Depreciation

 

Operating properties, excluding assets held for sale or contribution

 

$

23,943

 

Development portfolio, including cost of land

 

 

1,432

 

Land

 

 

1,219

 

Other real estate investments (1)

 

 

525

 

Total consolidated real estate properties

 

$

27,119

 

 

(1)

Included in other real estate investments are: (i) non-logistics real estate; (ii) land parcels that are ground leased to third parties; (iii) our corporate office buildings; (iv) infrastructure costs related to projects we are developing on behalf of others; (v) costs related to future development projects, including purchase options on land and (vi) earnest money deposits associated with potential acquisitions.

 

LEASE EXPIRATIONS

 

We generally lease our properties on a long-term basis (with a weighted average lease term remaining of four years). The following table summarizes the lease expirations of our consolidated operating portfolio for leases in place at December 31, 2016 (dollars and square feet in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NER

 

 

 

Number of Leases

 

 

Occupied Square Feet

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent of Total

 

 

Dollars Per Square Foot

 

2017

 

 

750

 

 

 

38

 

 

$

182

 

 

 

11.3

%

 

$

4.76

 

2018

 

 

827

 

 

 

49

 

 

 

246

 

 

 

15.3

%

 

 

5.01

 

2019

 

 

747

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

242

 

 

 

15.0

%

 

 

4.70

 

2020

 

 

568

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

176

 

 

 

10.9

%

 

 

5.24

 

2021

 

 

592

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

232

 

 

 

14.4

%

 

 

5.19

 

2022

 

 

281

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

9.9

%

 

 

5.05

 

2023

 

 

138

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

5.3

%

 

 

5.35

 

2024

 

 

77

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

3.5

%

 

 

5.67

 

2025

 

 

59

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

4.1

%

 

 

5.68

 

2026

 

 

30

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

2.8

%

 

 

6.35

 

Thereafter

 

 

75

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

7.5

%

 

 

6.20

 

 

 

 

4,144

 

 

 

315

 

 

$

1,612

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

5.15

 

Month to month

 

 

135

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

4,279

 

 

 

322

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CO-INVESTMENT VENTURES

 

Included in our owned and managed portfolio are consolidated and unconsolidated co-investment ventures that hold investments in real estate properties, primarily logistics facilities that we also manage. Our unconsolidated co-investment ventures are accounted for under the equity method. The amounts included for the unconsolidated ventures are reflected at 100% of the amount included in the ventures’ financial statements as calculated on a GAAP basis, not our proportionate share. The following table summarizes our consolidated and unconsolidated co-investment ventures at December 31, 2016 (in millions):

 

 

Operating Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square Feet

 

 

Gross

Book Value

 

 

Investment

in Land

 

 

Development Portfolio – TEI

 

Consolidated Co-Investment Ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prologis North American Industrial Fund (“NAIF”)

 

 

40

 

 

$

2,438

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Prologis U.S. Logistics Venture (“USLV”)

 

 

72

 

 

 

6,058

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

96

 

Totals

 

 

112

 

 

$

8,496

 

 

$

36

 

 

$

96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unconsolidated Co-Investment Ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prologis Targeted U.S. Logistics Fund (“USLF”)

 

 

50

 

 

$

4,704

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Subtotal U.S.

 

 

50

 

 

 

4,704

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Other Americas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIBRA Prologis

 

 

34

 

 

 

1,942

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

Prologis Brazil Logistics Partners Fund I

     (“Brazil Fund”) and related joint ventures

 

 

8

 

 

 

505

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

120

 

Subtotal Other Americas

 

 

42

 

 

 

2,447

 

 

 

130

 

 

 

120

 

Europe:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe Logistics Venture 1 (“ELV”) (1)

 

 

6

 

 

 

378

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Prologis European Logistics Partners Sàrl (“PELP”)

 

 

59

 

 

 

3,769

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

26

 

Prologis European Properties Fund II (“PEPF II”)

 

 

72

 

 

 

4,881

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

19

 

Prologis Targeted Europe Logistics Fund (“PTELF”) (1)

 

 

26

 

 

 

2,458

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

Subtotal Europe

 

 

163

 

 

 

11,486

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

45

 

Asia:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nippon Prologis REIT (“NPR”)

 

 

25

 

 

 

4,101

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Prologis China Logistics Venture

 

 

11

 

 

 

559

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

734

 

Subtotal Asia

 

 

36

 

 

 

4,660

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

734

 

Totals

 

 

291

 

 

$

23,297

 

 

$

207

 

 

$

899

 

 

(1)

In January 2017, we sold our investment in ELV to our fund partner and ELV contributed its properties to PTELF in exchange for equity interests.

 

For more information regarding our unconsolidated and consolidated co-investment ventures, see Notes 5 and 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time, we and our unconsolidated co-investment ventures are parties to a variety of legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We believe that, with respect to any such matters to which we are currently a party, the ultimate disposition of any such matter will not result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations.

 

ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not Applicable.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

MARKET INFORMATION AND HOLDERS

 

Our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “PLD.” The following table sets forth the high and low sale price of our common stock, as reported in the NYSE Composite Tape, and the declared dividends per share, for the periods indicated.

 

 

 

High

 

 

Low

 

 

Dividends

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

$

44.26

 

 

$

35.25

 

 

$

0.42

 

Second Quarter

 

$

50.74

 

 

$

43.45

 

 

$

0.42

 

Third Quarter

 

$

54.87

 

 

$

48.46

 

 

$

0.42

 

Fourth Quarter

 

$

53.51

 

 

$

45.93

 

 

$

0.42

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

$

47.56

 

 

$

41.15

 

 

$

0.36

 

Second Quarter

 

$

44.48

 

 

$

37.03

 

 

$

0.36

 

Third Quarter

 

$

42.49

 

 

$

36.26

 

 

$

0.40

 

Fourth Quarter

 

$

43.69

 

 

$

38.66

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

Our future common stock dividends, if and as declared, may vary and will be determined by the Board upon the circumstances prevailing at the time, including our financial condition, operating results, estimated taxable income and REIT distribution requirements. These dividends, if and as declared, may be adjusted at the discretion of the Board during the year.

 

On February 10, 2017, we had approximately 529,345,000 shares of common stock outstanding, which were held of record by approximately 4,690 stockholders.

 

Stock Performance Graph

 

The following line graph compares the change in Prologis, Inc. cumulative total stockholder’s return on shares of its common stock from December 31, 2011, to the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Stock Index and the Financial Times and Stock Exchange NAREIT Equity REITs Index from December 31, 2011, to December 31, 2016. The graph assumes an initial investment of $100 in our common stock and each of the indices on December 31, 2011, and, as required by the SEC, the reinvestment of all dividends. The return shown on the graph is not necessarily indicative of future performance.

 

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This graph and the accompanying text are not “soliciting material,” are not deemed filed with the SEC and are not to be incorporated by reference in any filing by the company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

 

PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

 

At December 31, 2016, and 2015, we had 1.6 million shares of the Series Q preferred stock with a liquidation preference of $50 per share. Dividends payable per share were $4.27 for the years ended December 31, 2016, and 2015.

  

For more information regarding dividends, see Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

 

During 2016, we issued an aggregate of 1.9 million shares of common stock of Prologis, Inc. in connection with the redemption of common units of Prologis, L.P. During 2015, we issued common units and Class A Units of Prologis, L.P. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data for more information. The issuance of the shares of common stock, common units and Class A Units was undertaken in reliance upon the exemption from registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, afforded by Section 4(a)(2) thereof.

 

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

 

For information regarding securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans, see Notes 10 and 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

OTHER STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

Common Stock Plans

 

Further information relative to our equity compensation plans will be provided in our 2017 Proxy Statement or in an amendment filed on Form 10-K/A.

 

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ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data

 

The following table summarizes selected financial data related to our historical financial condition and results of operations for both Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P. (in millions, except for per share and unit amounts):

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2012

 

Operating Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

2,533

 

 

$

2,197

 

 

$

1,761

 

 

$

1,750

 

 

$

1,961

 

Gains on dispositions of investments in real estate and revaluation

     of equity investments upon acquisition of a controlling interest, net (1)

$

757

 

 

$

759

 

 

$

726

 

 

$

715

 

 

$

72

 

Consolidated net earnings (loss)

$

1,293

 

 

$

926

 

 

$

739

 

 

$

230

 

 

$

(106

)

Net earnings (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders

     and unitholders – Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations (2)

$

2.29

 

 

$

1.66

 

 

$

1.25

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

$

(0.35

)

Discontinued operations (2) (3)

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.25

 

 

 

0.17

 

Net earnings (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders

     and unitholders – Basic

$

2.29

 

 

$

1.66

 

 

$

1.25

 

 

$

0.65

 

 

$

(0.18

)

Net earnings (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders

     and unitholders – Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

$

2.27

 

 

$

1.64

 

 

$

1.24

 

 

$

0.39

 

 

$

(0.34

)

Discontinued operations (3)

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.25

 

 

 

0.16

 

Net earnings (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders

     and unitholders – Diluted

$

2.27

 

 

$

1.64

 

 

$

1.24

 

 

$

0.64

 

 

$

(0.18

)

Dividends per common share and distributions per common unit

$

1.68

 

 

$

1.52

 

 

$

1.32

 

 

$

1.12

 

 

$

1.12

 

Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

30,250

 

 

$

31,395

 

 

$

25,775

 

 

$

24,534

 

 

$

27,268

 

Total debt

$

10,608

 

 

$

11,627

 

 

$

9,337

 

 

$

8,973

 

 

$

11,749

 

FFO (4):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of net earnings (loss) to FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings (loss) attributable to common stockholders

$

1,203

 

 

$

863

 

 

$

622

 

 

$

315

 

 

$

(81

)

Total NAREIT defined adjustments

 

534

 

 

 

461

 

 

 

299

 

 

 

504

 

 

 

633

 

Total our defined adjustments

 

(35

)

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(33

)

 

 

36

 

 

 

-

 

FFO, as modified by Prologis (4)

$

1,702

 

 

$

1,309

 

 

$

888

 

 

$

855

 

 

$

552

 

Total core defined adjustments

 

(302

)

 

 

(128

)

 

 

65

 

 

 

(42

)

 

 

262

 

Core FFO (4)

$

1,400

 

 

$

1,181

 

 

$

953

 

 

$

813

 

 

$

814

 

 

(1)

In 2012, this included impairment charges of $269 million.

 

(2)

Net earnings (loss) per share attributable to common unitholders for the Prologis, L.P. was $(0.34) and $0.16 for continuing operations and discontinued operations, respectively, in 2012. For all other years, the amounts for the Prologis, L.P. were the same as Prologis, Inc.

 

(3)

In 2014, the accounting standard changed for classifying and reporting discontinued operations and as such, none of our dispositions in 2016, 2015 or 2014 met the qualifications to be reported as discontinued operations.

 

(4)

FFO; FFO, as modified by Prologis and Core FFO are non-GAAP measures. See Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for our definition of our FFO measures and a complete reconciliation to net earnings.

 

ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this report and the matters described under Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

MANAGEMENT’S OVERVIEW

 

We believe the quality and scale of our global operating portfolio, the expertise of our team and the strength of our balance sheet give us unique competitive advantages. Our plan to grow revenues, earnings, NOI, cash flows and funds from operations is based on the following:

 

Rent Growth. We expect market rents to continue to grow over the next few years, albeit at a more modest pace, which we believe will be driven by demand for the location and quality of our properties. Because of the strong market rent growth in the last several years, even if market rents remain flat, our in-place leases have considerable room to rise back to market levels. We estimate that on an aggregate basis our leases are more than 10% below market, which when the lease is renewed, translates

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into increased future earnings, NOI and cash flow, both on a consolidated basis and through the amounts we recognize from our unconsolidated co-investment ventures based on our ownership. This is reflected in the positive rent change on rollovers (when comparing the net effective rent of the new lease to the prior lease for the same space) on our owned and managed operating portfolio that we have experienced every quarter beginning in 2013 and which we expect to continue for several more years.

 

Value Creation from Development. We believe a successful development and redevelopment program involves maintaining control of well-positioned land. On the basis of our current estimates, our owned and managed land bank has the potential to support the development of $8.4 billion of TEI of logistics space. We believe the carrying value of our land bank is below its current fair value, and we expect to realize this value going forward primarily through development. During 2016, in our owned and managed portfolio, we stabilized development projects with a TEI of $2.5 billion. Post stabilization, we estimate the value of these buildings to be 25.5% above their book value or the cost to develop (defined as estimated margin and calculated using estimated yield and capitalization rates from our underwriting models). In addition, these properties will generate an increase in NOI as they are leased up and become occupied.

 

Economies of Scale from Growth in Assets Under Management. Over the last several years, we have invested in a variety of technologies that have allowed us to achieve efficiencies and increase our investments in real estate with minimal increases to general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses. We have increased our owned and managed real estate assets by 85 million square feet (or approximately 16%) over the last two years primarily through acquisitions and integrated the assets with only minimal increases in overhead related to property management and leasing functions. We will continue to leverage these technologies in order to further streamline our operations and reduce our costs as a percentage of assets under management, along with advanced data analysis to enhance decision making.

 

Summary of 2016

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, operating fundamentals remained strong for our owned and managed portfolio and we ended the year with occupancy of 97.1%. See below for details of the operating and development activity of our Owned and Managed Portfolio. During 2016, we completed the following activities as further described in the footnotes to the Consolidated Financial Statements:

 

We generated net proceeds of $3.0 billion from the contribution and disposition of real estate assets. We recorded net gains of $354 million from dispositions to third parties, primarily in the U.S., and $267 million from property contributions, principally in Europe and Japan.

 

We earned promotes from PEP II, PTELF and USLV aggregating $96 million, of which $89 million was recorded in Strategic Capital Revenues, and $7 million was recorded in Net Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests.

 

We generated proceeds of $611 million and recorded gains of $136 million through the redemption of our investments in certain unconsolidated co-investment ventures.  

 

We amended our global senior credit facility (the “Global Facility”) and increased the total borrowing capacity to $3.0 billion and extended the maturity until April 2020. This facility, along with our Japanese yen revolver, increased our total borrowing capacity, which was $3.3 billion at December 31, 2016.

 

We entered into an ¥120.0 billion ($1.0 billion at December 31, 2016) unsecured yen senior term loan agreement (the “Yen Term Loan”) and repaid our existing yen term loans. See Liquidity and Capital Resources section below for details of this transaction.

 

In January 2017, we sold our investment in ELV to our fund partner and ELV contributed its properties to PTELF in exchange for equity interests.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

We evaluate our business operations based on the NOI of our two business reporting segments, Real Estate Operations and Strategic Capital. NOI by segment is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated using revenues and expenses directly from our financial statements. We consider NOI by segment to be an appropriate supplemental measure of our performance because it helps both management and investors to understand the core operations of our business.

 

Below is a reconciliation of our NOI by segment to Operating Income per the Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31 (in millions). Each segment’s NOI is reconciled to a line item in the Consolidated Financial Statements in the respective segment discussion below.

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2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Real Estate Operations segment – NOI

 

$

1,655

 

 

$

1,376

 

 

$

1,087

 

Strategic Capital segment – NOI

 

 

166

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

104

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

(222

)

 

 

(217

)

 

 

(229

)

Depreciation and amortization expenses

 

 

(931

)

 

 

(881

)

 

 

(642

)

Operating income

 

$

668

 

 

$

380

 

 

$

320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on our segments and a reconciliation of each reportable business segment’s NOI to Operating Income and Earnings Before Income Taxes.

 

Real Estate Operations

 

This operating segment principally includes rental revenues, rental recoveries and rental expenses recognized from our consolidated properties. We allocate the costs of our property management functions to the Real Estate Operations segment through Rental Expenses and the Strategic Capital segment through Strategic Capital Expenses based on the size of the relative portfolios as compared to our total owned and managed portfolio. The operating fundamentals in the markets in which we operate continue to improve, which has positively affected both the rental rates and occupancy and also has fueled development activity.

 

Below are the components of Real Estate Operations revenues, expenses and NOI for the years ended December 31 (in millions), derived directly from line items in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Rental revenues

 

$

1,735

 

 

$

1,536

 

 

$

1,179

 

Rental recoveries

 

 

486

 

 

 

437

 

 

 

349

 

Development management and other revenues

 

 

17

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

13

 

Rental expenses

 

 

(569

)

 

 

(544

)

 

 

(430

)

Other expenses

 

 

(14

)

 

 

(67

)

 

 

(24

)

Real Estate Operations – NOI

 

$

1,655

 

 

$

1,376

 

 

$

1,087

 

 

Real Estate Operations revenues, expenses and NOI are impacted by capital deployment activities, occupancy and changes in rental rates. The following items highlight the key changes in NOI for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

 

 

 

Change in

 

 

 

2016 from 2015

 

 

2015 from 2014

 

Acquisitions (1)

 

$

194

 

 

$

279

 

Rent rate and occupancy growth (2)

 

 

89

 

 

 

76

 

Development activity (3)

 

 

39

 

 

 

17

 

Contributions and dispositions

 

 

(91

)

 

 

(98

)

Other (4)

 

 

48

 

 

 

15

 

Total change in Real Estate Operations – NOI

 

$

279

 

 

$

289

 

 

(1)

The impact from acquisitions in 2016 from 2015 was primarily due to the acquisition of the real estate assets and operating platform of KTR Capital Partners and its affiliates (“KTR”) in May 2015, which generated an additional $152 million of net revenues, including a decrease of $25 million acquisition costs in 2016.

 

The impact from acquisitions in 2015 from 2014 included the KTR transaction in 2015 and the consolidation of NAIF in 2014. KTR included an additional $176 million of net revenues, which was slightly offset by $25 million in acquisition costs.

 

In the fourth quarter of 2014, we consolidated our co-investment venture NAIF, which increased NOI $153 million in 2015 from 2014.

 

Approximately 45% and 34% of KTR and NAIF activity, respectively, is offset in Net Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests attributable to our venture partner’s share. See Note 3 in the Consolidated Financial Statements for further detail on the KTR transaction and NAIF consolidation.

 

(2)

Rent rate growth is a combination of the turnover of existing leases and increases in rental rates from contractual rent increases on existing leases. If a lease has a contractual rent increase that is not known at the time the lease is signed, such as the consumer price index or a similar metric, the rent increase is not included in rent leveling and therefore, would impact the rental revenues we recognize. We have experienced an increase in rental rates on turnover of existing leases every quarter beginning in 2013 that has resulted in higher average rental rates in our portfolio and increased rental revenues and NOI as those leases commenced.

 

(3)

We have had a steady increase in properties that have been completed and leased from 2014 to 2016.

 

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(4)

Other items increased NOI in 2016, compared to 2015, such as additional property tax expense recoveries, a reduction of noncash adjustments for the amortization of above or below market leases and decreases in non-recoverable expenses.

 

Below are key operating metrics of our consolidated operating portfolio for the years ended December 31:

 

 

 

Strategic Capital

 

This operating segment includes revenues from asset management and other fees as well as promotes earned for services performed for our unconsolidated co-investment ventures. Revenues associated with the Strategic Capital segment fluctuate because of the size of co-investment ventures under management, the transactional activity in the ventures and the timing of promotes. These revenues are reduced generally by the direct costs associated with the asset management and property-level management for the properties owned by these ventures. We allocate the costs of our property management functions to the Strategic Capital segment through Strategic Capital Expenses and to the Real Estate Operations segment through Rental Expenses based on the size of the relative portfolios as compared to our total owned and managed portfolio.

 

Below are the components of Strategic Capital revenues, expenses and NOI for the years ended December 31, derived directly from the line items in the Consolidated Financial Statements (in millions):  

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Strategic capital revenues

 

$

295

 

 

$

210

 

 

$

220

 

Strategic capital expenses

 

 

(129

)

 

 

(108

)

 

 

(116

)

Strategic Capital – NOI

 

$

166

 

 

$

102

 

 

$

104

 

 

Below is additional detail of our Strategic Capital revenues, expenses and NOI for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

U.S. (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset management and other fees

 

$

33

 

 

$

31

 

 

$

41

 

Leasing commissions, acquisition and other transaction fees

 

 

6

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

12

 

Promotes (2)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

31

 

Strategic capital expenses (3)

 

 

(41

)

 

 

(41

)

 

 

(46

)

Subtotal U.S.

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

38

 

Other Americas (4):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset management and other fees

 

 

21

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

11

 

Leasing commissions, acquisition and other transaction fees

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

Strategic capital expenses

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(9

)

Subtotal Other Americas

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

2

 

Europe:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset management and other fees

 

 

84

 

 

 

71

 

 

 

71

 

Leasing commissions, acquisition and other transaction fees

 

 

13

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

16

 

Promotes (2)

 

 

89

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

-

 

Strategic capital expenses

 

 

(43

)

 

 

(27

)

 

 

(30

)

Subtotal Europe

 

 

143

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

57

 

Asia:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset management and other fees

 

 

38

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

32

 

Leasing commissions, acquisition and other transaction fees

 

 

9

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

6

 

Strategic capital expenses

 

 

(35

)

 

 

(31

)

 

 

(31

)

Subtotal Asia

 

 

12

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

7

 

Strategic Capital – NOI

 

$

166

 

 

$

102

 

 

$

104

 

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(1)

In 2014, we acquired a controlling interest in our co-investment venture NAIF. See Notes 3 and 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on this venture.

 

(2)

The promotes represent the third parties’ share based on the venture’s cumulative returns to the investors over the last three years. Approximately 40% of promote revenues are paid as a combination of cash and stock awards pursuant to the terms of the Prologis Promote Plan and expensed through Strategic Capital Expenses.

 

(3)

This includes compensation and personnel costs for employees who are located in the U.S. but also support other regions.

 

(4)

In 2014, we formed the co-investment venture FIBRA Prologis. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on this venture.

 

The following real estate investments were held through our unconsolidated co-investment ventures at December 31 (dollars and square feet in millions):

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

U.S.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of ventures

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Number of properties owned

 

 

369

 

 

 

391

 

 

 

392

 

Square feet

 

 

50

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

50

 

Total assets

 

$

4,238

 

 

$

4,408

 

 

$

4,403

 

Other Americas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of ventures

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

Number of properties owned

 

 

213

 

 

 

205

 

 

 

198

 

Square feet

 

 

42

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

37

 

Total assets

 

$

2,793

 

 

$

2,482

 

 

$

2,653

 

Europe:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of ventures

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

Number of properties owned

 

 

700

 

 

 

688

 

 

 

636

 

Square feet

 

 

163

 

 

 

159

 

 

 

148

 

Total assets

 

$

10,853

 

 

$

11,343

 

 

$

11,440

 

Asia:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of ventures

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

Number of properties owned

 

 

85

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

52

 

Square feet

 

 

36

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

26

 

Total assets

 

$

5,173

 

 

$

4,320

 

 

$

4,120

 

Total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of ventures

 

 

9

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

9

 

Number of properties owned

 

 

1,367

 

 

 

1,350

 

 

 

1,278

 

Square feet

 

 

291

 

 

 

277

 

 

 

261

 

Total assets

 

$

23,057

 

 

$

22,553

 

 

$

22,616

 

 

See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our unconsolidated co-investment ventures.

 

G&A Expenses

 

G&A expenses increased $5 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to the same time period in 2015, primarily due to increased compensation, including equity-based compensation awards. G&A expenses decreased $12 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to the same time period in 2014, primarily due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the British pound sterling, euro and Japanese yen.

 

We capitalize certain costs directly related to our development and leasing activities. Capitalized G&A expenses included salaries and related costs, as well as other G&A costs. The following table summarizes capitalized G&A amounts for the years ended December 31 (in millions):  

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Building and land development activities

 

$

61

 

 

$

63

 

 

$

56

 

Leasing activities

 

 

24

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

18

 

Operating building improvements and other

 

 

16

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

13

 

Total capitalized G&A expenses

 

$

101

 

 

$

100

 

 

$

87

 

Capitalized salaries and related costs as a percent of total salaries and related costs

 

 

26.0

%

 

 

27.6

%

 

 

23.9

%

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Depreciation and Amortization Expenses

 

The following table highlights the key changes in depreciation and amortization expenses for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

 

 

 

Change in

 

 

 

2016 from 2015

 

 

2015 from 2014

 

Acquisition of properties (1)

 

$

65

 

 

$

269

 

Development properties placed into service

 

 

22

 

 

 

12

 

Disposition and contribution of properties

 

 

(45

)

 

 

(56

)

Other

 

 

9

 

 

 

13

 

Total change in depreciation and amortization expenses

 

$

51

 

 

$

238

 

 

(1)

The increase in 2015 from 2014 included the KTR transaction and the consolidation of NAIF.

 

Our Owned and Managed Properties

 

We manage our business on an owned and managed basis, which includes properties wholly owned by us or owned by one of our co-investment ventures. We review our operating fundamentals on an owned and managed basis. We believe reviewing these fundamentals this way allows management to understand the entire impact to the financial statements, as it will affect both the Real Estate Operations and Strategic Capital segments, as well as the net earnings we recognize from our unconsolidated co-investment ventures based on our ownership share. We do not control the unconsolidated co-investment ventures for purposes of GAAP and the presentation of the ventures’ operating information does not represent a legal claim to such items.

 

Our owned and managed portfolio includes operating properties and does not include properties under development or held for sale to third parties and was as follows at December 31 (square feet in millions):

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

Number of Properties

 

 

Square

Feet

 

 

Percentage Occupied

 

 

Number of Properties

 

 

Square

Feet

 

 

Percentage Occupied

 

 

Number of Properties

 

 

Square

Feet

 

 

Percentage Occupied

 

Consolidated

 

1,777

 

 

 

332

 

 

 

97.0

%

 

 

1,872

 

 

 

334

 

 

 

97.1

%

 

 

1,605

 

 

 

282

 

 

 

96.4

%

Unconsolidated

 

1,359

 

 

 

290

 

 

 

97.2

%

 

 

1,331

 

 

 

273

 

 

 

96.7

%

 

 

1,248

 

 

 

255

 

 

 

95.9

%

Totals

 

3,136

 

 

 

622

 

 

 

97.1

%

 

 

3,203

 

 

 

607

 

 

 

96.9

%

 

 

2,853

 

 

 

537

 

 

 

96.1

%

 

Operating Activity

 

Below is information summarizing the leasing activity of our owned and managed operating portfolio for the years ended December 31:

 

  

 

(1)

We retained at least 80% of our customers, based on the total square feet of leases signed, for each year during the three-year period ended December 31, 2016.

 

(2)

Turnover costs represent the obligations incurred in connection with the signing of a lease, including leasing commissions and tenant improvements.

 

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Capital Expenditures

 

We capitalize costs incurred in developing, renovating, rehabilitating and improving our properties as part of the investment basis. The following table summarizes our capital expenditures on previously leased buildings within our owned and managed portfolio for the years ended December 31 (in millions):  

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Property improvements

 

$

165

 

 

$

143

 

 

$

140

 

Tenant improvements

 

 

120

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

117

 

Leasing commissions

 

 

117

 

 

 

108

 

 

 

89

 

Total turnover costs

 

 

237

 

 

 

235

 

 

 

206

 

Total capital expenditures

 

$

402

 

 

$

378

 

 

$

346

 

Our proportionate share of capital expenditures based on ownership (1)

 

$

261

 

 

$

257

 

 

$

245

 

 

(1)

We calculated our proportionate share of capital expenditures by applying our ownership percentage of each co-investment venture on an entity-by-entity basis to the capital expenditures each period.

 

Development Start Activity

 

The following table summarizes development starts for the years ended December 31 (dollars and square feet in millions):

 

 

 

2016 (1)

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Number of new development projects during the period

 

 

102

 

 

 

96

 

 

 

76

 

Square feet

 

 

30

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

26

 

TEI

 

$

2,181

 

 

$

2,247

 

 

$

2,034

 

Our proportionate share of TEI (2)

 

$

1,809

 

 

$

1,815

 

 

$

1,792

 

Percentage of build-to-suits based on TEI

 

 

35.6

%

 

 

43.6

%

 

 

32.6

%

 

(1)

We expect all of our properties under development at December 31, 2016, to be completed before July 2018.

 

(2)

We calculate our proportionate share of TEI by applying our ownership percentage of each co-investment venture on an entity-by-entity basis to the TEI of each period.

 

Development Stabilization Activity

 

The following table summarizes development stabilization activity for the years ended December 31 (dollars and square feet in millions):

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Number of development projects stabilized during the period

 

 

98

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

47

 

Square feet

 

 

32

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

17

 

TEI

 

$

2,510

 

 

$

1,848

 

 

$

1,105

 

Our proportionate share of TEI (1)

 

$

2,155

 

 

$

1,640

 

 

$

955

 

Weighted average expected yield on TEI (2)

 

 

6.9

%

 

 

7.4

%

 

 

7.7

%

Estimated value at completion

 

$

3,150

 

 

$

2,434

 

 

$

1,360

 

Our proportionate share of estimated value at completion (1)

 

$

2,726

 

 

$

2,173

 

 

$

1,191

 

Estimated weighted average margin

 

 

25.5

%

 

 

31.8

%

 

 

23.0

%

 

(1)

We calculate our proportionate share of TEI and estimated value by applying our ownership percentage of each co-investment venture on an entity-by-entity basis to the TEI of each period.

 

(2)

We calculate the weighted average expected yield on TEI as estimated NOI assuming stabilized occupancy divided by TEI.

 

For information on our development portfolio at December 31, 2016, see Item 2. Properties.

 

Same Store Analysis

 

We evaluate the operating performance of the operating properties we own and manage using a “same store” analysis because the population of properties in this analysis is consistent from period to period, thereby eliminating the effects of changes in the composition of the portfolio on performance measures. We include properties from our owned and managed portfolio in our same store analysis. We have defined the same store portfolio, for the three months ended December 31, 2016, as those properties that were in operation at January 1, 2015, and have been in operation throughout the same three-month periods in both 2016 and 2015 (including development properties that have been completed and available for lease). We have removed all properties that were disposed of to a third party or were classified as held for sale to a third party from the population for both periods. We believe the factors that affect rental revenues, rental expenses and NOI in the same store portfolio are generally the same as for the total operating portfolio. To derive an appropriate

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measure of period-to-period operating performance, we remove the effects of foreign currency exchange rate movements by using the recent period end exchange rate to translate from local currency into the U.S. dollar, for both periods.

 

Same store is a commonly used measure in the real estate industry. Our same store measures are non-GAAP financial measures that are calculated beginning with rental revenues, rental recoveries and rental expenses from the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. As our same store measures are non-GAAP financial measures, they have certain limitations as analytical tools and may vary among real estate companies. As a result, we provide a reconciliation from our financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP to same store property NOI with explanations of how these metrics are calculated.

 

The following is a reconciliation of our consolidated rental revenues, rental recoveries, rental expenses and property NOI for the full year, as included in the Consolidated Statements of Income and within Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, to the respective amounts in our same store portfolio analysis for the three months ended December 31 (dollars in millions):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

Full Year

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental revenues

 

$

437

 

 

$

426

 

 

$

436

 

 

$

436

 

 

$

1,735

 

Rental recoveries

 

 

117

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

125

 

 

 

124

 

 

 

486

 

Rental expenses

 

 

(147

)

 

 

(141

)

 

 

(140

)

 

 

(141

)

 

 

(569

)

Property NOI

 

$

407

 

 

$

405

 

 

$

421

 

 

$

419

 

 

$

1,652

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental revenues

 

$

325

 

 

$

358

 

 

$

418

 

 

$

435

 

 

$

1,536

 

Rental recoveries

 

 

94

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

115

 

 

 

124

 

 

 

437

 

Rental expenses

 

 

(127

)

 

 

(126

)

 

 

(140

)

 

 

(151

)

 

 

(544

)

Property NOI

 

$

292

 

 

$

336

 

 

$

393

 

 

$

408

 

 

$

1,429

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Percentage Change

 

Rental Revenues (1) (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental revenues (per the quarterly information table above)

 

$

436

 

 

$

435

 

 

 

 

 

Rental recoveries (per the quarterly information table above)

 

 

124

 

 

 

124

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated adjustments to derive same store results:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental revenues and recoveries of properties not in the same store portfolio –

     properties developed, acquired and sold to third parties during the period

          and land subject to ground leases

 

 

(168

)

 

 

(177

)

 

 

 

 

Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and other

 

 

(1

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Unconsolidated co-investment ventures – rental revenues

 

 

436

 

 

 

423

 

 

 

 

 

Same store portfolio – rental revenues (2)

 

$

827

 

 

$

805

 

 

 

2.7

%

Rental Expenses (1) (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental expenses (per the quarterly information table above)

 

$

141

 

 

$

151

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated adjustments to derive same store results:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental expenses of properties not in the same store portfolio – properties

     developed, acquired and sold to third parties during the period and

          land subject to ground leases

 

 

(46

)

 

 

(52

)

 

 

 

 

Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and other

 

 

14

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

Unconsolidated co-investment ventures – rental expenses

 

 

99

 

 

 

97

 

 

 

 

 

Same store portfolio – rental expenses (3)

 

$

208

 

 

$

203

 

 

 

2.5

%

NOI (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property NOI (per the quarterly information table above)

 

$

419

 

 

$

408

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated adjustments to derive same store results:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property NOI of properties not in the same store portfolio – properties

     developed, acquired and sold to third parties during the period and

         land subject to ground leases

 

 

(122

)

 

 

(125

)

 

 

 

 

Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and other

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

 

 

Unconsolidated co-investment ventures – property NOI

 

 

337

 

 

 

326

 

 

 

 

 

Same store portfolio – NOI

 

$

619

 

 

$

602

 

 

 

2.8

%

 

(1)

We include 100% of the Same Store NOI from the properties in our same store portfolio. During the periods presented, certain properties owned by us were contributed to a co-investment venture and are included in the same store portfolio. Neither our consolidated results nor those of the co-investment ventures, when viewed individually, would be comparable on a same store

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basis because of the changes in composition of the respective portfolios from period to period (e.g. the results of a contributed property are included in our consolidated results through the contribution date and in the results of the unconsolidated entities subsequent to the contribution date).

 

(2)

We exclude the net termination and renegotiation fees from our same store rental revenues to allow us to evaluate the growth or decline in each property’s rental revenues without regard to items that are not indicative of the property’s recurring operating performance. Net termination and renegotiation fees represent the gross fee negotiated to allow a customer to terminate or renegotiate their lease, offset by the write-off of the asset recorded due to the adjustment to straight-line rents over the lease term. The adjustments to remove these items are included in “effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and other” in this table.

 

(3)

Rental expenses include the direct operating expenses of the property such as property taxes, insurance and utilities. In addition, we include an allocation of the property management expenses for our direct-owned properties based on the property management services provided to each property (generally, based on a percentage of revenues). On consolidation, these amounts are eliminated and the actual costs of providing property management services are recognized as part of our consolidated rental expenses. These expenses fluctuate based on the level of properties included in the same store portfolio and any adjustment is included as “effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and other” in this table.

 

Other Components of Income (Expense)

 

Earnings from Unconsolidated Entities, Net

 

We recognized net earnings from unconsolidated entities that are accounted for using the equity method of $206 million, $159 million and $134 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The earnings we recognize can be impacted by: (i) variances in revenues and expenses of each venture; (ii) the size and occupancy rate of the portfolio of properties owned by each venture; (iii) gains or losses from the dispositions of properties; (iv) our ownership interest in each venture; and (v) fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates used to translate our share of net earnings to U.S. dollars.

 

See the discussion of our co-investment ventures above in the Strategic Capital segment discussion and in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a further breakdown of our share of net earnings recognized.

 

Interest Expense

 

The following table details our net interest expense for the year ended December 31 (dollars in millions):

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Gross interest expense

 

$

383

 

 

$

394

 

 

$

378

 

Amortization of premium, net and debt issuance costs

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(32

)

 

 

(8

)

Capitalized amounts

 

 

(65

)

 

 

(61

)

 

 

(61

)

Net interest expense

 

$

303

 

 

$

301

 

 

$

309

 

Weighted average effective interest rate

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

4.2

%

 

Gross interest expense decreased in 2016, compared with 2015, principally from lower outstanding debt balances and borrowing costs during the periods. Our debt decreased by $1.0 billion from December 31, 2015, to December 31, 2016, primarily from the repayment of the senior term loan related to the KTR transaction with proceeds from contributions and dispositions. Gross interest expense increased in 2015, compared with 2014, due to higher debt driven by the KTR transaction, offset somewhat by a decrease in interest rates and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a further breakdown of gross interest expense, amortization and capitalized amounts included in net interest expense. See also the Liquidity and Capital Resources section for further discussion of our debt and borrowing costs.

 

Gains on Dispositions of Investments in Real Estate and Revaluation of Equity Investments upon Acquisition of a Controlling Interest, Net

 

Over the last three years, we have contributed properties, generally that we had developed, to our co-investment ventures in Europe, Japan and Mexico, as included in the table below. We recognize a gain to the extent of the third party ownership in the venture acquiring the property. In 2014, our contribution activity included the properties that we contributed to FIBRA Prologis upon its formation.

 

In addition, we have sold properties to third parties, generally from our operating portfolio in the U.S. These dispositions have supported our strategic objective of owning a portfolio of high-quality properties in the most active centers of commerce.

 

We utilize the proceeds from both contributions and dispositions to fund our capital investments.

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The following table details our gains on dispositions of investments in real estate and revaluation of equity investments upon acquisition of a controlling interest, net for the year ended December 31 (in millions):

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Contributions to unconsolidated co-investment ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of properties

 

 

35

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

126

 

Net gains on contributions

 

$

267

 

 

$

149

 

 

$

188

 

Dispositions to third parties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of properties

 

 

172

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

145

 

Net gains on dispositions

 

$

354

 

 

$

610

 

 

$

337

 

Total net gains on contributions and dispositions

 

$

621

 

 

$

759

 

 

$

525

 

Gains on redemptions of investments in co-investment ventures

 

 

136

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Gains on revaluation of equity investments upon acquisition of a controlling interest, net (1)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

201

 

Total gains on dispositions of investments in real estate and revaluation of equity

     investments upon acquisition of a controlling interest, net

 

$

757

 

 

$

759

 

 

$

726

 

 

(1)

In 2014, we acquired the equity units from all but one partner in our co-investment venture NAIF, resulting in the acquisition of a controlling interest. This resulted in us gaining control over NAIF and recording a gain on the revaluation of our equity investment. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on this transaction.

 

See Notes 4 and 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the gains we recognized.

 

Foreign Currency and Derivative Gains (Losses), Net

 

The following table details our foreign currency and derivative gains (losses), net included in earnings for the year ended December 31 (in millions):

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Realized foreign currency and derivative gains (losses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains on the settlement of unhedged derivative transactions

 

$

3

 

 

$

15

 

 

$

1

 

Losses on the settlement of transactions with third parties

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

2

 

Total realized foreign currency and derivative gains

 

 

-

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized foreign currency and derivative gains (losses), net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains on the change in fair value of unhedged derivative transactions

 

 

10

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

15

 

Losses on remeasurement of certain assets and liabilities (1)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(8

)

Gains (losses) on embedded derivative, including amortization (settled March 2015)

 

 

-

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

(28

)

Total unrealized foreign currency and derivative gains (losses), net

 

 

8

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(21

)

Total foreign currency and derivative gains (losses), net

 

$

8

 

 

$

12

 

 

$

(18

)

 

(1)

These gains or losses were primarily related to the remeasurement of assets and liabilities that are denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the entity, such as short-term intercompany loans between the U.S. parent and certain consolidated subsidiaries, debt and tax receivables and payables.

 

See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information about our foreign currency and derivative policies and Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information about our derivative transactions.

 

Gains (Losses) on Early Extinguishment of Debt, Net

 

We repurchased portions of several series of senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and secured mortgage debt that resulted in the recognition of a gain of $2 million in 2016 and losses of $86 million and $165 million in 2015 and 2014, respectively. As a result of these transactions, we reduced our effective interest rate and lengthened the maturities of our debt. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding our debt repurchases.

 

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

 

We recognize current income tax expense for income taxes incurred by our taxable REIT subsidiaries, state and local income taxes and taxes incurred in the foreign jurisdictions in which we operate. Our current income tax expense fluctuates from period to period based primarily on the timing of our taxable income. Deferred income tax expense (benefit) is generally a function of the period’s temporary differences and the utilization of net operating losses generated in prior years that had been previously recognized as deferred income tax assets in taxable subsidiaries operating in the U.S. or in foreign jurisdictions.

 

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The following table summarizes our income tax expense (benefit) for the year ended December 31 (in millions):

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Current income tax expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

$

36

 

 

$

24

 

 

$

16

 

Income tax expense on dispositions

 

 

24

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

15

 

Income tax expense on dispositions related to acquired tax liabilities

 

 

-

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

30

 

Total current income tax expense

 

 

60

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income tax expense (benefit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(57

)

Income tax benefit on dispositions related to acquired tax liabilities

 

 

-

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(30

)

Total deferred income tax benefit

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(87

)

Total income tax expense (benefit)

 

$

55

 

 

$

23

 

 

$

(26

)

 

Our income taxes are discussed in more detail in Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Net Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

 

This amount represents the third-party investors’ share of the earnings generated in consolidated entities in which we do not own 100% of the equity, reduced by the third party share of fees or promotes payable to us and earned during the period.

 

The following table summarizes net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests for the year ended December 31 (in millions):

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Prologis North American Industrial Fund

 

$

23

 

 

$

4

 

 

$

3

 

Prologis U.S. Logistics Venture (1)

 

 

18

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

7

 

Other consolidated entities (2)

 

 

8

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

91

 

Prologis, L.P. net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

49

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

101

 

Limited partners in Prologis, L.P.

 

 

34

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

2

 

Prologis, Inc. net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

$

83

 

 

$

56

 

 

$

103

 

 

(1)

USLV completed the KTR transaction in May 2015; approximately seven months of operating activity were included in 2015, offset by third-party share of acquisition costs and an acquisition fee payable to us.

 

(2)

In 2014, we recognized net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests in Prologis Mexico Fondo Logistico of $65 million because of the FIBRA Prologis transaction, primarily related to the third-party investors’ share of the gain on disposition and the net deferred income tax benefit.

 

See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our consolidated co-investment ventures.

 

Other Comprehensive Loss

 

During 2016, 2015 and 2014, we recorded net losses in our Statement of Comprehensive Income related to foreign currency translations of our foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars upon consolidation. These losses were principally due to the weakening of the Brazilian real, British pound sterling, euro and Japanese yen to the U.S. dollar.

 

During 2016, 2015 and 2014, we also recorded unrealized losses in our Statement of Comprehensive Income, related to the change in fair value of our cash flow hedges and our share of derivatives in our unconsolidated co-investment ventures.

 

See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information about our foreign currency and derivative policies and Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information about our derivative transactions and other comprehensive losses.

 

Other Matters

 

On June 23, 2016, the U.K. passed a referendum to leave the European Union. Our key business driver remains intact, and we have not seen, nor do we anticipate, a material operational or financial impact. Our customers in the U.K. principally serve domestic consumers and we do not expect the decision to leave the European Union will materially change the consumption habits that drive our business. At December 31, 2016, our owned and managed U.K. operating portfolio was 99.5% leased and had a weighted average lease term of nine years with only 4.6% of the leases expiring in 2017. The U.K. portfolio contributes approximately 4% of our share of annual NOI through consolidated entities and co-investment ventures.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

 

A majority of the properties we acquired were subjected to environmental reviews either by us or the previous owners. While some of these assessments have led to further investigation and sampling, none of the environmental assessments have revealed an

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environmental liability that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. See Note 17 in the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information about environmental liabilities.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Overview

 

We consider our ability to generate cash from operating activities, distributions from our co-investment ventures, dispositions of properties and from available financing sources to be adequate to meet our anticipated future development, acquisition, operating, debt service, dividend and distribution requirements.

 

Near-Term Principal Cash Sources and Uses

 

In addition to dividends to the common and preferred stockholders of Prologis and distributions to the holders of limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership and our partners in the consolidated co-investment ventures, we expect our primary cash needs will consist of the following:

 

completion of the development and leasing of the properties in our consolidated development portfolio (at December 31, 2016, 89 properties in our development portfolio were 59.8% leased with a current investment of $1.4 billion and a TEI of $2.4 billion when completed and leased, leaving $1.0 billion remaining to be spent);

 

development of new properties for long-term investment, including the acquisition of land in certain markets;

 

capital expenditures and leasing costs on properties in our operating portfolio;

 

repayment of debt and scheduled principal payments of $622 million in 2017;

 

additional investments in current unconsolidated entities or new investments in future unconsolidated co-investment ventures;

 

acquisition of operating properties or portfolios of operating properties (depending on market and other conditions) for direct, long-term investment in our consolidated portfolio (this might include acquisitions from our co-investment ventures); and

 

repurchase of our outstanding debt or equity securities (depending on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors) through cash purchases, open-market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, tender offers or otherwise.

 

We expect to fund our cash needs principally from the following sources (subject to market conditions):

 

available unrestricted cash balances ($807 million at December 31, 2016);

 

property operations;

 

fees earned for services performed on behalf of the co-investment ventures, including promotes;

 

distributions received from the co-investment ventures;

 

proceeds from the disposition of properties, land parcels or other investments to third parties;

 

proceeds from the contributions of properties to current or future co-investment ventures;

 

proceeds from the sale of a portion of our investments in co-investment ventures;

 

borrowing capacity under our current credit facility arrangements discussed in the following section, other facilities or borrowing arrangements ($3.2 billion available at December 31, 2016); and

 

proceeds from the issuance of debt.

 

We may also generate proceeds from the issuance of equity securities, subject to market conditions.

 

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Debt

 

The following table summarizes information about our debt at December 31 (dollars in millions):

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Debt outstanding

 

$

10,608

 

 

$

11,627

 

Weighted average interest rate

 

 

3.2

%

 

 

3.2

%

Weighted average maturity in months

 

60

 

 

67

 

 

In the first quarter of 2016, we repaid the $400 million remaining balance on the senior term loan that was used to fund the KTR transaction with proceeds generated from the contributions of development properties to our co-investment ventures and proceeds generated from the disposition of certain nonstrategic properties to third parties.

 

In March 2016, we entered into an unsecured term loan agreement under which we could draw in Japanese yen in an aggregate amount not to exceed ¥11.2 billion that was scheduled to mature in March 2017. In the first quarter of 2016, we borrowed ¥11.2 billion ($100 million) on this term loan.

 

In April 2016, we amended the Global Facility and increased our aggregate borrowing capacity to $3.0 billion

 

In August 2016, we entered into the Yen Term Loan under which we can draw in Japanese yen in an aggregate amount not to exceed ¥120.0 billion ($1.0 billion at December 31, 2016) bearing interest at yen LIBOR plus 0.65%, of which ¥50.0 billion ($427 million at December 31, 2016) matures in August 2022 and ¥70.0 billion ($598 million at December 31, 2016) matures in August 2023. We may increase the borrowings up to ¥200.0 billion ($1.7 billion at December 31, 2016), subject to obtaining additional lender commitments. In the third quarter of 2016, we borrowed on the Yen Term Loan and used the proceeds to repay the previously outstanding Japanese yen term loans entered into in 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Yen Term Loan was fully drawn at December 31, 2016.

 

At December 31, 2016, we had credit facilities with an aggregate borrowing capacity of $3.3 billion, of which $3.2 billion was available for borrowing.

 

At December 31, 2016, our credit ratings were A3 from Moody’s and A- from S&P, both with stable outlook. A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the rating organization.

 

At December 31, 2016, we were in compliance with all of our debt covenants. These covenants include customary financial covenants for total debt, encumbered debt and fixed charge coverage ratios.

 

See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on our debt.

 

Equity Commitments Related to Certain Co-Investment Ventures

 

Certain co-investment ventures have equity commitments from us and our venture partners. Our venture partners fulfill their equity commitment with cash. We may fulfill our equity commitment through contributions of properties or cash. See the Cash Flow Summary below for more information about our investment activity in our co-investment ventures. For more information on equity commitments for our unconsolidated co-investment ventures, see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Cash Flow Summary

 

The following table summarizes our cash flow activity for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

1,417

 

 

$

1,116

 

 

$

894

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

$

1,252

 

 

$

(4,789

)

 

$

(665

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

$

(2,125

)

 

$

3,596

 

 

$

(351

)

 

Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

Cash provided by operating activities, exclusive of changes in receivables and payables, is impacted by the following significant activity:

 

Real estate operations. We receive the majority of our operating cash through net revenues of our Real Estate Operations segment. See our Results of Operations section above for further explanation of our Real Estate Operations segment. The revenues from this segment include noncash adjustments for straight-lined rent and amortization of above and below market leases of $94 million, $60 million and $14 million for 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Strategic capital. We also generate operating cash through our Strategic Capital segment by providing management services to our unconsolidated co-investment ventures, including promotes. See our Strategic Capital Results of Operations section above for the key drivers of our strategic capital revenues and expenses. Included in the cash provided by operating activities for 2016 is $30 million of cash received from promotes, which represented the third-party share and was accrued as strategic capital revenues for the year ended December 31, 2015.

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G&A expenses. We incurred $222 million, $217 million and $229 million of G&A costs in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Distributions from unconsolidated entities. In 2016, we adopted an accounting standard update that clarifies the classification methodology within the statement of cash flows for distributions received from equity method investments. We elected the nature of distributions approach, in which cash flows generated from the operations of an unconsolidated entity are classified as a return on investment (cash inflow from operating activities) and cash flows that are generated from property sales, debt refinancing or redemption of ownership interests are classified as a return of investment (cash inflow from investing activities).

 

Following our adoption of this standard, we recognized $287 million, $285 million and $295 million of distributions from our unconsolidated entities in Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Included in 2016 are distributions of $27 million that represented our share of promotes earned in 2015. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, we reclassified $141 million and $177 million of distributions from our unconsolidated entities into Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities that were previously reported as Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail on this adoption.  

 

Equity-based compensation awards. We record equity-based compensation expenses in Rental Expenses in the Real Estate Operations segment, Strategic Capital Expenses in the Strategic Capital segment and G&A expenses. The total amounts expensed were $60 million, $54 million and $57 million in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Cash paid for interest and income taxes. We paid combined amounts for interest and income taxes of $352 million, $370 million and $364 million in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. See Note 9 and Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on this activity.

 

Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

 

Real estate development. We invested $1.6 billion, $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion during 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, in real estate development and leasing costs for first generation leases. We have 60 properties under development and 29 properties that were completed but not stabilized at December 31, 2016, and we expect to continue to develop new properties as the opportunities arise.

 

Real estate acquisitions. In 2016, we acquired total real estate of $459 million, which included 776 acres of land and nine operating properties. In 2015, we acquired total real estate of $890 million, which included 690 acres of land and 52 operating properties, excluding the KTR transaction. In 2014, we acquired 1,040 acres of land and eight operating properties for a combined total of $612 million.

 

KTR transaction, net of cash received. In 2015, we acquired the real estate assets of KTR for a net cash purchase price of $4.8 billion through our consolidated co-investment venture USLV. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail on the transaction.

 

Capital expenditures. We invested $268 million, $238 million and $213 million in our operating properties during 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which included recurring capital expenditures, tenant improvements and leasing commissions on existing operating properties that were previously leased.

 

Proceeds from contributions and dispositions. We generated cash from contributions and dispositions of real estate properties of $2.8 billion, $2.8 billion and $2.3 billion in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail about our contributions and dispositions.

 

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Investments in unconsolidated entities. We invest cash in our unconsolidated co-investment ventures and other ventures, which represented our proportionate share. The ventures use the funds for the acquisition of operating properties, development and repayment of debt. The following table summarizes our investments in our unconsolidated co-investment ventures for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

Other Americas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prologis Brazil Logistics Partners Fund I and related joint ventures

 

$

34

 

 

$

57

 

 

$

71

 

 

Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prologis European Logistics Partners Sàrl

 

 

125

 

 

 

222

 

 

 

478

 

 

Prologis European Properties Fund II

 

 

6

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

53

 

 

Prologis Targeted Europe Logistics Fund

 

 

-

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

73

 

 

Asia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nippon Prologis REIT

 

 

53

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

57

 

 

Prologis China Logistics Venture

 

 

10

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

14

 

 

Remaining unconsolidated co-investment ventures

 

 

-

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

4

 

 

Total co-investment ventures

 

 

228

 

 

 

446

 

 

 

750

 

 

Other unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

38

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

6

 

 

Total

 

$

266

 

 

$

474

 

 

$

756

 

 

See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail on our unconsolidated co-investment ventures.

 

Purchase of a controlling interest. We paid net cash of $590 million to acquire a controlling interest in NAIF in 2014.

 

Return of investment. As discussed above, we adopted an accounting standard update in 2016 that clarifies the classification methodology within the statement of cash flows for distributions received from equity method investments. As a result, distributions generated from activities outside the operations of our unconsolidated entities, such as property sales, debt refinancing or redemptions of ownership interests, are reflected in Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities. We received distributions from unconsolidated co-investment ventures and other ventures as a return of investment of $777 million, $29 million and $84 million during 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Included in this amount for 2016 is $611 million from the sale of a portion of our investments, and the remaining amount was from property dispositions within our unconsolidated co-investment entities. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, we reclassified $141 million and $177 million, respectively, of distributions from our unconsolidated entities that were previously reported as Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities into Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities.

 

Proceeds from repayment of notes receivable backed by real estate. In 2016, we received $203 million for the payment in full of notes receivable received in connection with dispositions of real estate to third parties in 2015. In 2014, we received $188 million for the payment in full of the notes receivable that originated in 2010 through the sale of a portfolio of properties. See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information about notes receivable.

 

Settlement of net investment hedges. We received net proceeds of $80 million, $128 million and $13 million from the settlement of net investment hedges during 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our derivative activity.

 

Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock.

 

 

o

We generated net proceeds from the issuance of common stock under our incentive plans, primarily from the exercise of stock options, of $40 million, $18 million and $26 million in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

 

o

We generated net proceeds of $72 million and $140 million from the issuance of 2 million shares and 3 million shares of common stock under our at-the-market program during 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

 

o

Norges Bank Investment Management exercised a warrant (that we issued in connection with the formation of PELP) for $214 million in exchange for 6 million shares of Prologis common stock in 2014.

 

Dividends paid on common and preferred stock. We paid dividends of $893 million, $805 million and $672 million to our common and preferred stockholders during 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Repurchase of preferred stock and units. We paid $28 million to repurchase shares of series Q preferred stock in 2014.

 

Noncontrolling interests contributions. Our partner in USLV made contributions in 2015 of $2.4 billion, primarily for the KTR transaction, and $446 million in 2014 related to the formation of the venture.

 

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Noncontrolling interests distributions. Our consolidated ventures distributed $344 million, $216 million and $315 million to various noncontrolling interests in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, primarily due to dispositions of real estate. Included in these amounts were $37 million, $16 million and $2 million in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, of distributions to common limited partnership unitholders of the Operating Partnership.

 

Tax paid for shares withheld. In 2016, we adopted an accounting standard update that clarifies the classification methodology within the statement of cash flows for taxes paid to a tax authority by us when we withhold shares to cover employee withholding tax payments for certain stock compensation plans. As a result of the adoption, we reclassified payments of $12 million and $13 million from Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Net borrowings on credit facilities. We generated net proceeds of $33 million from our credit facilities in 2016. We made net payments of $8 million and $717 million in 2015 and 2014 respectively, on our credit facilities.

 

Repurchase and payments of debt. During 2016, we made payments of $1.6 billion on our outstanding term loans, $233 million on regularly scheduled debt principal payments and payments at maturity and repurchased and extinguished secured mortgage debt of $461 million. During 2015, we made payments of $1.0 billion on our outstanding term loans, $128 million on regularly scheduled debt principal payments and payments at maturity and repurchased and extinguished secured mortgage debt of $2.0 billion. During 2014, we made payments of $2.2 billion on our previous term loan, $102 million on regularly scheduled debt principal payments and payments at maturity and repurchased and extinguished senior notes and secured mortgage debt of $1.9 billion.

 

Proceeds from issuance of debt. In 2016, we issued $973 million of term loans and $397 million of secured mortgage debt and used the net proceeds for general corporate purposes. In 2015, we issued $1.5 billion of senior notes, $565 million of secured mortgage debt and $3.1 billion of term loans and used the net proceeds to fund our share of the purchase price for the KTR transaction, repurchased and redeemed senior notes and for general corporate purposes. In 2014, we issued €1.8 billion ($2.4 billion) of senior notes, $2.3 billion of term loans and $71 million of secured debt. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail on debt.

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

Unconsolidated Co-Investment Venture Debt

 

We had investments in and advances to our unconsolidated co-investment ventures, at December 31, 2016, of $4.1 billion. These ventures had total third-party debt of $6.5 billion at December 31, 2016. This debt is primarily secured, is non-recourse to Prologis or the other investors in the co-investment ventures, matures and bears interest as follows (dollars in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There-

 

 

Disc/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Book

 

 

Ownership

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

after

 

 

Prem

 

 

Total

 

 

Interest Rate

 

 

Value

 

 

%

 

Prologis Targeted U.S. Logistics Fund

$

19

 

 

$

449

 

 

$

14

 

 

$

930

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

1,414

 

 

 

4.4%

 

 

$

4,704

 

 

 

14.9%

 

FIBRA Prologis

 

217

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

363

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

739

 

 

 

5.0%

 

 

 

1,942

 

 

 

45.9%

 

Prologis European Properties Fund II

 

50

 

 

 

317

 

 

 

166

 

 

 

1,253

 

 

 

(11

)

 

 

1,775

 

 

 

3.1%

 

 

 

4,881

 

 

 

31.2%

 

Prologis Targeted Europe Logistics Fund

 

5

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

233

 

 

 

361

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

671

 

 

 

2.2%

 

 

 

2,458

 

 

 

23.5%

 

Nippon Prologis REIT

 

77

 

 

 

254

 

 

 

231

 

 

 

1,063

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 

1,616

 

 

 

0.9%

 

 

 

4,101

 

 

 

15.1%

 

Prologis China Logistics Venture

 

-

 

 

 

111

 

 

 

180

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

331

 

 

 

4.5%

 

 

 

559

 

 

 

15.0%

 

Totals

$

368

 

 

$

1,281

 

 

$

908

 

 

$

4,016

 

 

$

(27

)

 

$

6,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

18,645

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2016, we did not guarantee any third-party debt of the co-investment ventures. In our role as the manager or sponsor, we work with the co-investment ventures to refinance their maturing debt. There can be no assurance that the co-investment ventures will be able to refinance any maturing indebtedness on terms as favorable as the maturing debt, or at all. If the ventures are unable to refinance the maturing indebtedness with newly issued debt, they may be able to obtain funds by voluntary capital contributions from us and our partners or by selling assets. Certain of our ventures also have credit facilities, or unencumbered properties, both of which may be used to obtain funds.

 

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CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

 

Long-Term Contractual Obligations

 

The following table summarizes our long-term contractual obligations at December 31, 2016 (in millions):

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

 

Less than 1 Year

 

 

1 to 3 Years

 

 

3 to 5 Years

 

 

More than 5 Years

 

 

Total

 

Debt obligations, other than credit facilities

$

622

 

 

$

1,812

 

 

$

2,641

 

 

$

5,523

 

 

$

10,598

 

Interest on debt obligations, other than credit facilities

 

340

 

 

 

562

 

 

 

403

 

 

 

373

 

 

 

1,678

 

Unfunded commitments on the development portfolio (1)

 

854

 

 

 

99

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

953

 

Operating lease payments

 

31

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

333

 

 

 

478

 

Totals

$

1,847

 

 

$

2,535

 

 

$

3,096

 

 

$

6,229

 

 

$

13,707

 

 

(1)

We had properties in our consolidated development portfolio (completed and under development) at December 31, 2016, with a TEI of $2.4 billion. The unfunded commitments presented include not only those costs that we are obligated to fund under construction contracts, but all costs necessary to place the property into service, including the estimated costs of tenant improvements, marketing and leasing costs that we expect to incur as the property is leased.

 

Distribution and Dividend Requirements

 

Our dividend policy on our common stock is to distribute a percentage of our cash flow to ensure that we will meet the dividend requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, relative to maintaining our REIT status, while still allowing us to retain cash to meet other needs such as capital improvements and other investment activities.

 

In 2016, we paid quarterly cash dividends of $0.42 per common share. In 2015, we paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 for the first two quarters and $0.40 per common share for the last two quarters. Our future common stock dividends, if and as declared, may vary and will be determined by the Board upon the circumstances prevailing at the time, including our financial condition, operating results and REIT distribution requirements, and may be adjusted at the discretion of the Board during the year.

 

In the fourth quarter of 2015, we issued a new class of common limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership that are entitled to a quarterly distribution equal to $0.64665 per unit so long as the common units receive a quarterly distribution of at least $0.40 per unit. See Note 11 in the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on this new partnership unit class. We paid a distribution of $0.64665 in December 2016 and in December 2015 related to this new partnership unit class. We make distributions to the common limited partnership units outstanding at the same per unit amount as our common stock dividend.

 

At December 31, 2016, we had 1.6 million shares of one series of preferred stock outstanding – the “Series Q preferred stock,” with a liquidation preference of $50 per share. The annual dividend rate is 8.54% per share and dividends are payable quarterly in arrears. Pursuant to the terms of our preferred stock, we are restricted from declaring or paying any dividend with respect to our common stock unless and until all cumulative dividends with respect to the preferred stock have been paid and sufficient funds have been set aside for dividends that have been declared for the relevant dividend period with respect to the preferred stock.

 

Other Commitments

 

On a continuing basis, we are engaged in various stages of negotiations for the acquisition or disposition of individual properties or portfolios of properties.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

A critical accounting policy is one that is both important to the portrayal of an entity’s financial condition and results of operations and requires judgment on the part of management. Generally, the judgment requires management to make estimates and assumptions about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Estimates are prepared using management’s best judgment, after considering past and current economic conditions and expectations for the future. Changes in estimates could affect our financial position and specific items in our results of operations that are used by stockholders, potential investors, industry analysts and lenders in their evaluation of our performance. Of the accounting policies discussed in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, those presented below have been identified by us as critical accounting policies.

 

Consolidation

 

We consolidate all entities that are wholly owned and those in which we own less than 100% of the equity but control, as well as any variable interest entities in which we are the primary beneficiary. We evaluate our ability to control an entity including whether the entity is a variable interest entity and whether we are the primary beneficiary. We consider the substantive terms of the arrangement to identify which enterprise has the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impacts the entity’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity. Investments in entities that we do not control but over which we have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies are accounted

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for using the equity method. Our ability to correctly assess our influence or control over an entity affects the presentation of these investments in the Consolidated Financial Statements.  

 

Business Combinations

 

Upon acquisition of real estate that constitutes a business, which includes acquiring a controlling interest in an entity previously accounted for using the equity method of accounting, we allocate the purchase price to the various components of the acquisition based on the fair value of each component. The components typically include buildings, land, intangible assets related to the acquired leases, debt, deferred tax liabilities and other assumed assets and liabilities. In an acquisition of multiple properties, we allocate the purchase price among the properties. The allocation of the purchase price is based on our assessment of estimated fair value and often is based on the expected future cash flows of the property and various characteristics of the markets where the property is located. The fair value may also include an enterprise value premium that we estimate a third party would be willing to pay for a portfolio of properties. In the case of an acquisition of a controlling interest in an entity previously accounted for under the equity method of accounting, this allocation may result in a gain or a loss. The initial allocation of the purchase price is based on management’s preliminary assessment, which may differ when final information becomes available. Subsequent adjustments made to the initial purchase price allocation are made within the allocation period, not to exceed one year. The use of different assumptions in the allocation of the purchase price of the acquired properties and liabilities assumed could affect the timing of recognition of the related revenues and expenses.

 

Revenue Recognition – Gains (Losses) on Dispositions of Investments in Real Estate and Strategic Capital Revenues

 

We recognize gains from the contributions and sales of real estate assets, generally at the time the title is transferred, consideration is received and we no longer have substantial continuing involvement with the real estate sold. In many of our transactions, an entity in which we have an equity investment will acquire a real estate asset from us. We make judgments based on the specific terms of each transaction as to the amount of the total profit from the transaction that we recognize given our continuing ownership interest and our level of future involvement with the entity that acquires the assets. In addition, we make judgments regarding recognition in earnings of certain fees and incentives earned for services provided to these entities based on when they are earned, fixed and determinable.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Derivative financial instruments can be designated as fair value hedges, cash flow hedges or hedges of net investments in foreign operations. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. Accounting for derivatives as hedges requires that at inception, and over the term of the instruments, the hedged item and derivative qualify for hedge accounting. The rules and interpretations for derivatives are complex. Failure to apply this guidance correctly may result in all changes in fair value of the hedged derivative being recognized in earnings. We assess both at inception, and at least quarterly thereafter, whether the derivatives used in hedging transactions are effective at offsetting changes in either the fair values or cash flows of the related underlying exposures. Any ineffective portion of a derivative financial instrument's change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings. Derivatives not designated as hedges are used to manage our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations and variable interest rates but do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements. The rules and interpretations for derivatives are complex. Failure to apply this guidance correctly may result in all changes in fair value of the hedged derivative being recognized in earnings. See Notes 2 and 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about our derivative financial instrument policy and our derivative financial instruments.

 

Income Taxes

 

Significant management judgment is required to estimate our income tax liability for each taxable entity, the liability associated with open tax years that are under review, our REIT taxable income and our compliance with REIT requirements. Our estimates are based on interpretation of tax laws. We estimate our actual current income tax due and assess temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for book and tax purposes resulting in the recognition of deferred income tax assets and liabilities. These estimates may have an impact on the income tax expense recognized. Adjustments may be required by a change in assessment of our deferred income tax assets and liabilities; changes in assessments of the recognition of income tax benefits for certain nonroutine transactions; changes due to audit adjustments by federal, international and state tax authorities; our inability to qualify as a REIT; the potential for built-in gain recognition; changes in the assessment of properties to be contributed to taxable REIT subsidiaries and changes in tax laws. Adjustments required in any given period are included within income tax expense. We recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities.

 

Recoverability of Real Estate Assets

 

We assess the carrying values of our respective long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of these assets may not be fully recoverable.

 

Recoverability of real estate assets is measured by comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows. To review our real estate assets for recoverability, we consider current market conditions, as well as our intent with respect to holding or disposing of the asset. Our intent with regard to the underlying assets might change as market conditions change. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow models, applying a capitalization rate to estimated NOI of a property, quoted market values and third-party appraisals, where considered necessary. The use of projected future cash flows is based on assumptions that are consistent with our estimates of future expectations and the

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strategic plan we use to manage our underlying business. If our analysis indicates that the carrying value of a property that we expect to hold is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, we recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the current estimated fair value of the property. Assumptions and estimates used in the recoverability analyses for future cash flows, including market rents, discount rates and capitalization rates are complex and subjective. Changes in economic and operating conditions or our intent with regard to our investment that occurs subsequent to our impairment analyses could impact these assumptions and result in future impairment.

 

Capitalization of Costs

 

During the land development and construction periods (including renovating and rehabilitating), we capitalize interest, insurance, real estate taxes and certain general and administrative costs of the personnel performing development, renovations and rehabilitation if such costs are incremental and identifiable to a specific activity to get the asset ready for its intended use. The ability to specifically identify internal personnel costs associated with development and the determination of when a development project is substantially complete and capitalization must cease, requires a high degree of judgment and failure to accurately assess these costs and timing could result in the misstatement of asset values and expenses. Capitalized costs are included in the investment basis of real estate assets.

 

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS/UNITHOLDERS (“FFO”)

 

FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure that is commonly used in the real estate industry. The most directly comparable GAAP measure to FFO is net earnings.

 

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) defines FFO as earnings computed under GAAP to exclude historical cost depreciation and gains and losses from the sales, along with impairment charges, of previously depreciated properties. We also consider the gains on revaluation of equity investments upon acquisition of a controlling interest and the gain recognized from a partial sale of our investment to be similar as a gain from the sale of previously depreciated properties under the NAREIT definition of FFO. We exclude similar adjustments from our unconsolidated entities and the third parties’ share of our consolidated ventures.

 

Our FFO Measures

 

Our FFO measures begin with NAREIT’s definition and we make certain adjustments to reflect our business and the way that management plans and executes our business strategy. While not infrequent or unusual, the additional items we adjust for in calculating FFO, as modified by Prologis and Core FFO, both as defined below, are subject to significant fluctuations from period to period. Although these items may have a material impact on our operations and are reflected in our financial statements, the removal of the effects of these items allows us to better understand the core operating performance of our properties over the long term. These items have both positive and negative short-term effects on our results of operations in inconsistent and unpredictable directions that are not relevant to our long-term outlook.

 

We calculate our FFO measures based on our proportionate ownership share of both our unconsolidated and consolidated ventures. We reflect our share of our FFO measures for unconsolidated ventures by applying our average ownership percentage for the period to the applicable reconciling items on an entity by entity basis. We reflect our share for consolidated ventures in which we do not own 100% of the equity by adjusting our FFO measures to remove the noncontrolling interests share of the applicable reconciling items based on our average ownership percentage for the applicable periods.

 

These FFO measures are used by management as supplemental financial measures of operating performance and we believe that it is important that stockholders, potential investors and financial analysts understand the measures management uses. We do not use our FFO measures as, nor should they be considered to be, alternatives to net earnings computed under GAAP, as indicators of our operating performance, as alternatives to cash from operating activities computed under GAAP or as indicators of our ability to fund our cash needs.

 

We analyze our operating performance primarily by the rental revenues of our real estate and the revenues from our strategic capital business, net of operating, administrative and financing expenses. This income stream is not directly impacted by fluctuations in the market value of our investments in real estate or debt securities.

 

FFO, as modified by Prologis attributable to common stockholders and unitholders (“FFO, as modified by Prologis”)

 

To arrive at FFO, as modified by Prologis, we adjust the NAREIT defined FFO measure to exclude:

 

deferred income tax benefits and deferred income tax expenses recognized by our subsidiaries;

 

current income tax expense related to acquired tax liabilities that were recorded as deferred tax liabilities in an acquisition, to the extent the expense is offset with a deferred income tax benefit in earnings that is excluded from our defined FFO measure;

 

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unhedged foreign currency exchange gains and losses resulting from debt transactions between us and our foreign consolidated subsidiaries and our foreign unconsolidated entities;

 

foreign currency exchange gains and losses from the remeasurement (based on current foreign currency exchange rates) of certain third party debt of our foreign consolidated subsidiaries and our foreign unconsolidated entities; and

 

mark-to-market adjustments associated with derivative financial instruments.

 

We use FFO, as modified by Prologis, so that management, analysts and investors are able to evaluate our performance against other REITs that do not have similar operations or operations in jurisdictions outside the U.S.

 

Core FFO attributable to common stockholders and unitholders (“Core FFO”)

 

In addition to FFO, as modified by Prologis, we also use Core FFO. To arrive at Core FFO, we adjust FFO, as modified by Prologis, to exclude the following recurring and nonrecurring items that we recognized directly in FFO, as modified by Prologis:

 

gains or losses from contribution or sale of land or development properties that were developed with the intent to contribute or sell;

 

income tax expense related to the sale of investments in real estate and third-party acquisition costs related to the acquisition of real estate;

 

impairment charges recognized related to our investments in real estate generally as a result of our change in intent to contribute or sell these properties;

 

gains or losses from the early extinguishment of debt and redemption and repurchase of preferred stock; and

 

expenses related to natural disasters.

 

We use Core FFO, including by segment and region, to: (i) assess our operating performance as compared to similar real estate companies and the industry in general, (ii) evaluate our performance and the performance of our properties in comparison with expected results and results of previous periods, relative to resource allocation decisions; (iii) evaluate the performance of our management; (iv) budget and forecast future results to assist in the allocation of resources; (v) provide guidance to the financial markets to understand our expected operating performance; and (v) evaluate how a specific potential investment will impact our future results.

 

Limitations on the use of our FFO measures

 

While we believe our modified FFO measures are important supplemental measures, neither NAREIT’s nor our measures of FFO should be used alone because they exclude significant economic components of net earnings computed under GAAP and are, therefore, limited as an analytical tool. Accordingly, these are only a few of the many measures we use when analyzing our business. Some of these limitations are:

 

The current income tax expenses and acquisition costs that are excluded from our modified FFO measures represent the taxes and transaction costs that are payable.

 

Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets are economic costs that are excluded from FFO. FFO is limited, as it does not reflect the cash requirements that may be necessary for future replacements of the real estate assets. Furthermore, the amortization of capital expenditures and leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of logistics facilities are not reflected in FFO.

 

Gains or losses from non-development property acquisitions and dispositions or impairment charges related to expected dispositions represent changes in value of the properties. By excluding these gains and losses, FFO does not capture realized changes in the value of acquired or disposed properties arising from changes in market conditions.

 

The deferred income tax benefits and expenses that are excluded from our modified FFO measures result from the creation of a deferred income tax asset or liability that may have to be settled at some future point. Our modified FFO measures do not currently reflect any income or expense that may result from such settlement.

 

The foreign currency exchange gains and losses that are excluded from our modified FFO measures are generally recognized based on movements in foreign currency exchange rates through a specific point in time. The ultimate settlement of our foreign currency-denominated net assets is indefinite as to timing and amount. Our FFO measures are limited in that they do not reflect the current period changes in these net assets that result from periodic foreign currency exchange rate movements.

 

The gains and losses on extinguishment of debt that we exclude from our Core FFO, may provide a benefit or cost to us as we may be settling our debt at less or more than our future obligation.

 

The natural disaster expenses that we exclude from Core FFO are costs that we have incurred.

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We compensate for these limitations by using our FFO measures only in conjunction with net earnings computed under GAAP when making our decisions. This information should be read with our complete Consolidated Financial Statements prepared under GAAP. To assist investors in compensating for these limitations, we reconcile our modified FFO measures to our net earnings computed under GAAP for years ended December 31 as follows (in millions).

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

FFO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of net earnings to FFO measures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings attributable to common stockholders

 

$

1,203

 

 

$

863

 

 

$

622

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add (deduct) NAREIT defined adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate related depreciation and amortization

 

 

900

 

 

 

855

 

 

 

618

 

Gains on dispositions of investments in real estate properties, net

 

 

(423

)

 

 

(501

)

 

 

(553

)

Reconciling items related to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(105

)

 

 

(78

)

 

 

48

 

Our share of reconciling items included in earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

162

 

 

 

185

 

 

 

186

 

NAREIT defined FFO

 

 

1,737

 

 

 

1,324

 

 

 

921

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add (deduct) our modified adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized foreign currency and derivative losses (gains), net

 

 

(8

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

19

 

Deferred income tax benefit, net

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(87

)

Current income tax expense related to acquired tax liabilities

 

 

-

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

30

 

Reconciling items related to noncontrolling interests

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

-

 

Our share of reconciling items included in earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(14

)

 

 

5

 

FFO, as modified by Prologis

 

 

1,702

 

 

 

1,309

 

 

 

888

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to arrive at Core FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net

 

 

(334

)

 

 

(258

)

 

 

(173

)

Current income tax expense on dispositions

 

 

24

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

15

 

Acquisition expenses

 

 

4

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

4

 

Losses (gains) on early extinguishment of debt and repurchase of preferred stock, net

 

 

(2

)

 

 

86

 

 

 

172

 

Reconciling items related to noncontrolling interests

 

 

4

 

 

 

(11

)

 

 

-

 

Our share of reconciling items included in earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

2

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

47

 

Core FFO

 

$

1,400

 

 

$

1,181

 

 

$

953

 

 

ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

We are exposed to the impact of foreign exchange-related variability and earnings volatility on our foreign investments and interest rate changes. See our risk factors in Item 1A. Risk Factors, specifically: The depreciation in the value of the foreign currency in countries where we have a significant investment may adversely affect our results of operations and financial position and We may be unable to refinance our debt or our cash flow may be insufficient to make required debt payments. See also Notes 2 and 16 in the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data for more information about our foreign operations and derivative financial instruments.

 

We monitor our market risk exposures using a sensitivity analysis. Our sensitivity analysis estimates the exposure to market risk sensitive instruments assuming a hypothetical 10% adverse change in exchange or interest rates at December 31, 2016. The results of the sensitivity analysis are summarized in the following sections. The sensitivity analysis is of limited predictive value. As a result, revenues and expenses, as well as our ultimate realized gains or losses with respect to interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations will depend on the exposures that arise during a future period, hedging strategies at the time and the prevailing interest and foreign currency exchange rates.

 

Foreign Currency Risk

 

We are exposed to foreign exchange-related variability of investments and earnings from our foreign investments. Foreign currency market risk is the possibility that our financial results or financial position could be better or worse than planned because of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. At December 31, 2016, after consideration of our derivative and nonderivative financial instruments, we had net equity of approximately $1.6 billion denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar representing 7.9% of total net equity. Based on our sensitivity analysis, a 10% reduction in exchange rates would cause a reduction of $161 million to our net equity.

 

At December 31, 2016, we had foreign currency forward contracts, which were designated and qualify as net investment hedges, with an aggregate notional amount of $146 million to hedge a portion of our investments in Canada and the U.K. On the basis of our sensitivity analysis, a weakening of the U.S. dollar against the British pound sterling or Canadian dollar by 10% would result in a $15 million negative change in our cash flows on settlement. In addition, we also have British pound sterling, Canadian dollar, euro and Japanese yen forward and option contracts, which were not designated as hedges, and have an aggregate notional amount of $457 million to mitigate risk associated with the translation of the projected earnings of our subsidiaries in Canada, Europe and Japan. A

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weakening of the U.S. dollar against these currencies by 10% would result in a $46 million negative change in our net income and cash flows on settlement.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

We also are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes on future earnings and cash flows. At December 31, 2016, we had $1.8 billion of variable rate debt outstanding, of which $1.5 billion was outstanding on our term loans, $279 million was outstanding on secured mortgage debt and $35 million was outstanding on our credit facilities. At December 31, 2016, we had interest rate swap agreements to fix $276 million (CAD $372 million) of our Canadian term loan. During the year ended December 31, 2016, we had weighted average daily outstanding borrowings of $126 million on our variable rate credit facilities. On the basis of our sensitivity analysis, a 10% adverse change in interest rates based on our average outstanding variable rate debt balances not subject to interest rate swap agreements during the period would result in additional annual interest expense of $2 million, which equates to a change in interest rates of 11 basis points.

 

ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

The Consolidated Balance Sheets of Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P. at December 31, 2016, and 2015, the Consolidated Statements of Income of Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P., the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income of Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P., the Consolidated Statements of Equity of Prologis, Inc., the Consolidated Statements of Capital of Prologis, L.P. and the Consolidated Statements Cash Flows of Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P. for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedule III — Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, together with the reports of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, are included under Item 15 of this report and are incorporated herein by reference. Selected unaudited quarterly financial data are presented in Note 20 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

None.

 

ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures

 

Controls and Procedures (The Parent)

 

Prologis, Inc. carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) at December 31, 2016. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms. Subsequent to December 31, 2016, there were no significant changes in the internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2016, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

We are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting was conducted at December 31, 2016, based on the criteria described in “Internal Control — Integrated Framework” (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management determined that, at December 31, 2016, the internal control over financial reporting was effective.

 

Our internal control over financial reporting at December 31, 2016, has been audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their attestation report which is included herein.

 

Limitations of the Effectiveness of Controls

 

Management’s assessment included an evaluation of the design of the internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting. The internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent

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or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

Controls and Procedures (The Operating Partnership)

 

Prologis, L.P. carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) at December 31, 2016. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms. Subsequent to December 31, 2016, there were no significant changes in the internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2016, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

We are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting was conducted at December 31, 2016, based on the criteria described in “Internal Control — Integrated Framework” (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management determined that, at December 31, 2016, the internal control over financial reporting was effective.

 

Limitations of the Effectiveness of Controls

 

Management’s assessment included an evaluation of the design of the internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting. The internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

ITEM 9B. Other Information

 

None.

 

PART III

 

ITEM 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to, including relevant sections in our 2017 Proxy Statement, under the captions entitled Board of Directors and Corporate Governance; Executive Officers; Executive Compensation; Director Compensation; Security Ownership; Equity Compensation Plans and Additional Information or will be provided in an amendment filed on Form 10-K/A.

 

ITEM 11. Executive Compensation

 

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the relevant sections in our 2017 Proxy Statement, under the captions entitled Board of Directors and Corporate Governance; Executive Officers; Executive Compensation and Director Compensation or will be provided in an amendment filed on Form 10-K/A.

 

ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the relevant sections in our 2017 Proxy Statement, under the captions entitled Security Ownership and Equity Compensation Plans or will be provided in an amendment filed on Form 10-K/A.

44


 

ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

 

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the relevant sections in our 2017 Proxy Statement, under the caption entitled Board of Directors and Corporate Governance or will be provided in an amendment filed on Form 10-K/A.

 

ITEM 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

 

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the relevant sections in our 2017 Proxy Statement, under the caption entitled Audit Matters or will be provided in an amendment filed on Form 10-K/A.

 

PART IV

 

ITEM 15. Exhibits, Financial Statements and Schedules

 

The following documents are filed as a part of this report:

 

(a) Financial Statements and Schedules:

 

1. Financial Statements:

 

See Index to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedule III on page 46 of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

2. Financial Statement Schedules:

 

Schedule III — Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

 

All other schedules have been omitted since the required information is presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements and the related Notes or is not applicable.

 

(b) Exhibits: The Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed in the Index to the Exhibits on pages 116 to 121 of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

(c) Financial Statements: See Index to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedule III on page 46 of this report, which is incorporated by reference.

 

ITEM 16. Form 10-K Summary

 

Not Applicable.

45


INDEX TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULE III

 

 

Page Number

Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P.:

 

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

47

Prologis, Inc.:

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

50

Consolidated Statements of Income

51

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

52

Consolidated Statements of Equity

53

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

54

Prologis, L.P.:

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

55

Consolidated Statements of Income

56

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

57

Consolidated Statements of Capital

58

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

59

Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P.:

 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

60

     Note 1. Description of Business

60

     Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

60

     Note 3. Business Combination

68

     Note 4. Real Estate

69

     Note 5. Unconsolidated Entities

71

     Note 6. Assets Held for Sale or Contribution

74

     Note 7. Notes Receivable Backed by Real Estate

75

     Note 8. Other Assets and Other Liabilities

75

     Note 9. Debt

76

     Note 10. Stockholders' Equity of Prologis, Inc.

80

     Note 11. Partners' Capital of Prologis, L.P.

81

     Note 12. Noncontrolling Interests

82

     Note 13. Long-Term Compensation

83

     Note 14. Income Taxes

86

     Note 15. Earnings Per Common Share or Unit

87

     Note 16. Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

89

     Note 17. Commitments and Contingencies

92

     Note 18. Business Segments

93

     Note 19. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

95

     Note 20. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

96

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

98

Schedule III — Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

100

 

46


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Prologis, Inc.:

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Prologis, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of Prologis, Inc.’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Prologis, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for discontinued

operations as of January 1, 2014, on a prospective basis, due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2014-08.

 

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, during 2016 the Company has changed its method for classifying distributions received from equity method investees in the statements of cash flows for all periods presented, on a retrospective basis, due to the early adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-15.

 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Prologis, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated February 14, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of Prologis, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

 

Denver, Colorado

February 14, 2017

47


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Partners

Prologis, L.P.:

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Prologis, L.P. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, capital, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of Prologis, L.P.’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for discontinued operations as of January 1, 2014, on a prospective basis, due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2014-08.

 

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, during 2016 the Operating Partnership has changed its method for classifying distributions received from equity method investees in the statements of cash flows for all periods presented, on a retrospective basis, due to the early adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-15.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Prologis, L.P. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

 

Denver, Colorado

February 14, 2017

48


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Prologis, Inc.:

 

We have audited Prologis, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Prologis, Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Prologis, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed 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. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

In our opinion, Prologis, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Prologis, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, and our report dated February 14, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

 

Denver, Colorado

February 14, 2017

 

 

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PROLOGIS, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in real estate properties

$

27,119,330

 

 

$

27,521,368

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

3,758,372

 

 

 

3,274,284

 

Net investments in real estate properties

 

23,360,958

 

 

 

24,247,084

 

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities

 

4,230,429

 

 

 

4,755,620

 

Assets held for sale or contribution

 

322,139

 

 

 

378,423

 

Notes receivable backed by real estate

 

32,100

 

 

 

235,050

 

Net investments in real estate

 

27,945,626

 

 

 

29,616,177

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

807,316

 

 

 

264,080

 

Other assets

 

1,496,990

 

 

 

1,514,510

 

Total assets

$

30,249,932

 

 

$

31,394,767

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt

$

10,608,294

 

 

$

11,626,831

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

556,179

 

 

 

712,725

 

Other liabilities

 

627,319

 

 

 

634,375

 

Total liabilities

 

11,791,792

 

 

 

12,973,931

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prologis, Inc. stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series Q preferred stock at stated liquidation preference of $50 per share; $0.01 par value; 1,565 shares

     issued and outstanding and 100,000 preferred shares authorized at December 31, 2016, and 2015

 

78,235

 

 

 

78,235

 

Common stock; $0.01 par value; 528,671 shares and 524,512 shares issued and outstanding at

     December 31, 2016, and 2015, respectively

 

5,287

 

 

 

5,245

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

19,455,039

 

 

 

19,302,367

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(937,473

)

 

 

(791,429

)

Distributions in excess of net earnings

 

(3,610,007

)

 

 

(3,926,483

)

Total Prologis, Inc. stockholders’ equity

 

14,991,081

 

 

 

14,667,935

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

3,467,059

 

 

 

3,752,901

 

Total equity

 

18,458,140

 

 

 

18,420,836

 

Total liabilities and equity

$

30,249,932

 

 

$

31,394,767

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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PROLOGIS, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental

 

$

1,734,844

 

 

$

1,536,117

 

 

$

1,178,609

 

Rental recoveries

 

 

485,565

 

 

 

437,070

 

 

 

348,740

 

Strategic capital

 

 

294,552

 

 

 

210,362

 

 

 

219,871

 

Development management and other

 

 

18,174

 

 

 

13,525

 

 

 

13,567

 

Total revenues

 

 

2,533,135

 

 

 

2,197,074

 

 

 

1,760,787

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental

 

 

568,870

 

 

 

544,182

 

 

 

430,289

 

Strategic capital

 

 

128,506

 

 

 

108,422

 

 

 

115,430

 

General and administrative

 

 

222,067

 

 

 

217,227

 

 

 

229,332

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

930,985

 

 

 

880,373

 

 

 

642,461

 

Other

 

 

14,329

 

 

 

66,698

 

 

 

23,467

 

Total expenses

 

 

1,864,757

 

 

 

1,816,902

 

 

 

1,440,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

 

668,378

 

 

 

380,172

 

 

 

319,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net

 

 

206,307

 

 

 

159,262

 

 

 

134,288

 

Interest expense

 

 

(303,146

)

 

 

(301,363

)

 

 

(308,885

)

Interest and other income, net

 

 

8,101

 

 

 

25,484

 

 

 

25,768

 

Gains on dispositions of investments in real estate and revaluation of equity investments

     upon acquisition of a controlling interest, net

 

 

757,398

 

 

 

758,887

 

 

 

725,790

 

Foreign currency and derivative gains (losses), net

 

 

7,582

 

 

 

12,466

 

 

 

(17,841

)

Gains (losses) on early extinguishment of debt, net

 

 

2,484

 

 

 

(86,303

)

 

 

(165,300

)

Total other income

 

 

678,726

 

 

 

568,433

 

 

 

393,820

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

 

1,347,104

 

 

 

948,605

 

 

 

713,628

 

Total income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

54,564

 

 

 

23,090

 

 

 

(25,656

)

Consolidated net earnings

 

 

1,292,540

 

 

 

925,515

 

 

 

739,284

 

Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

82,608

 

 

 

56,076

 

 

 

103,101

 

Net earnings attributable to controlling interests

 

 

1,209,932

 

 

 

869,439

 

 

 

636,183

 

Less preferred stock dividends

 

 

6,714

 

 

 

6,651

 

 

 

7,431

 

Loss on preferred stock repurchase

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,517

 

Net earnings attributable to common stockholders

 

$

1,203,218

 

 

$

862,788

 

 

$

622,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding – Basic

 

 

526,103

 

 

 

521,241

 

 

 

499,583

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding – Diluted

 

 

546,666

 

 

 

533,944

 

 

 

506,391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders – Basic

 

$

2.29

 

 

$

1.66

 

 

$

1.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders – Diluted

 

$

2.27

 

 

$

1.64

 

 

$

1.24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per common share

 

$

1.68

 

 

$

1.52

 

 

$

1.32

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 


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PROLOGIS, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Consolidated net earnings

 

$

1,292,540

 

 

$

925,515

 

 

$

739,284

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation losses, net

 

 

(135,958

)

 

 

(208,901

)

 

 

(171,401

)

Unrealized losses on derivative contracts, net

 

 

(1,349

)

 

 

(17,457

)

 

 

(6,498

)

Comprehensive income

 

 

1,155,233

 

 

 

699,157

 

 

 

561,385

 

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(82,608

)

 

 

(56,076

)

 

 

(103,101

)

Other comprehensive loss (gain) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(8,737

)

 

 

35,266

 

 

 

13,237

 

Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

1,063,888

 

 

$

678,347

 

 

$

471,521

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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PROLOGIS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

Other

 

 

in Excess of

 

 

Non-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred

 

 

of

 

 

Par

 

 

Paid-in

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

Net

 

 

controlling

 

 

Total

 

 

Stock

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

Capital

 

 

Income (Loss)

 

 

Earnings

 

 

Interests

 

 

Equity

 

Balance at January 1, 2014

$

100,000

 

 

 

498,799

 

 

$

4,988

 

 

$

17,974,509

 

 

$

(435,675

)

 

$

(3,932,664

)

 

$

465,295

 

 

$

14,176,453

 

Consolidated net earnings

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

636,183

 

 

 

103,101

 

 

 

739,284

 

Effect of equity compensation plans

 

-

 

 

 

1,383

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

88,424

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

450

 

 

 

88,888

 

Issuance of stock in at-the-market

     program, net of issuance costs

 

-

 

 

 

3,316

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

140,102

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

140,135

 

Repurchase of preferred sock

 

(21,765

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

639

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(6,517

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(27,643

)

Issuance of stock from exercise of

     warrant

 

-

 

 

 

6,000

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

213,780

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

213,840

 

Formation of Prologis U.S. Logistics

     Venture

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

13,721

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

442,251

 

 

 

455,972

 

Consolidation of Prologis North

     American Industrial Fund

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,507

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

554,493

 

 

 

567,000

 

Capital contributions

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

14,464

 

 

 

14,464

 

Settlement of noncontrolling

     interests

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

33,803

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(36,243

)

 

 

(2,440

)

Foreign currency translation

     losses, net

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(167,950

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(13,214

)

 

 

(181,164

)

Unrealized losses and amortization

       on derivative contracts, net

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(9,219

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(9,242

)

Distributions and allocations

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,031

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(671,495

)

 

 

(322,484

)

 

 

(991,948

)

Balance at December 31, 2014

$

78,235

 

 

 

509,498

 

 

$

5,095

 

 

$

18,467,009

 

 

$

(600,337

)

 

$

(3,974,493

)

 

$

1,208,090

 

 

$

15,183,599

 

Consolidated net earnings

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

869,439

 

 

 

56,076

 

 

 

925,515

 

Effect of equity compensation plans

 

-

 

 

 

1,475

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

57,454

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

26,234

 

 

 

83,703

 

Issuance of stock in at-the-market

     program, net of issuance costs

 

-

 

 

 

1,662

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

71,532

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

71,548

 

Issuance of stock upon conversion

    of exchangeable debt

 

-

 

 

 

11,872

 

 

 

119

 

 

 

502,613

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

502,732

 

Issuance of units related to KTR

     transaction

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

181,170

 

 

 

181,170

 

Issuance of units related to other

     acquisitions

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

371,570

 

 

 

371,570

 

Capital contributions

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,355,596

 

 

 

2,355,596

 

Foreign currency translation

     losses, net

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(173,852

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(35,049

)

 

 

(208,901

)

Unrealized losses and amortization

     on derivative contracts, net

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(17,240

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(217

)

 

 

(17,457

)

Reallocation of equity

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

202,812

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(15,894

)

 

 

(186,918

)

 

 

-

 

Distributions and other

 

-

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

947

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(805,535

)

 

 

(223,651

)

 

 

(1,028,239

)

Balance at December 31, 2015

$

78,235

 

 

 

524,512

 

 

$

5,245

 

 

$

19,302,367

 

 

$

(791,429

)

 

$

(3,926,483

)

 

$

3,752,901

 

 

$

18,420,836

 

Consolidated net earnings

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,209,932

 

 

 

82,608

 

 

 

1,292,540

 

Effect of equity compensation plans

 

-

 

 

 

2,282

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

91,191

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

26,483

 

 

 

117,697

 

Issuance of units related to

     acquisitions

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,162

 

 

 

3,162

 

Conversion of noncontrolling

     interests

 

-

 

 

 

1,877

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

52,237

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(52,256

)

 

 

-

 

Foreign currency translation gains

     (losses), net

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(144,730

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

8,772

 

 

 

(135,958

)

Unrealized losses on derivative

     contracts, net

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,314

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(35

)

 

 

(1,349

)

Reallocation of equity

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8,657

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(8,657

)

 

 

-

 

Distributions and other

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

587

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(893,456

)

 

 

(345,919

)

 

 

(1,238,788

)

Balance at December 31, 2016

$

78,235

 

 

 

528,671

 

 

$

5,287

 

 

$

19,455,039

 

 

$

(937,473

)

 

$

(3,610,007

)

 

$

3,467,059

 

 

$

18,458,140

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

53


PROLOGIS, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated net earnings

 

$

1,292,540

 

 

$

925,515

 

 

$

739,284

 

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Straight-lined rents and amortization of above and below market leases

 

 

(93,608

)

 

 

(59,619

)

 

 

(14,392

)

Equity-based compensation awards

 

 

60,341

 

 

 

53,665

 

 

 

57,478

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

930,985

 

 

 

880,373

 

 

 

642,461

 

Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net

 

 

(206,307

)

 

 

(159,262

)

 

 

(134,288

)

Distributions from unconsolidated entities

 

 

286,651

 

 

 

284,664

 

 

 

294,890

 

Net changes in operating receivables from unconsolidated entities

 

 

14,823

 

 

 

(38,185

)

 

 

(7,503

)

Amortization of debt premiums, net of deferred financing costs

 

 

(15,137

)

 

 

(31,841

)

 

 

(7,324

)

Gains on dispositions of investments in real estate and revaluation of equity investments

     upon acquisition of a controlling interest, net

 

 

(757,398

)

 

 

(758,887

)

 

 

(725,790

)

Unrealized foreign currency and derivative losses (gains), net

 

 

(8,052

)

 

 

(1,019

)

 

 

22,571

 

Losses (gains) on early extinguishment of debt, net

 

 

(2,484

)

 

 

86,303

 

 

 

165,300

 

Deferred income tax benefit

 

 

(5,525

)

 

 

(5,057

)

 

 

(87,240

)

Increase in accounts receivable and other assets

 

 

(106,337

)

 

 

(64,749

)

 

 

(93

)

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

26,513

 

 

 

4,426

 

 

 

(50,881

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

1,417,005

 

 

 

1,116,327

 

 

 

894,473

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate development

 

 

(1,641,560

)

 

 

(1,339,904

)

 

 

(1,064,220

)

Real estate acquisitions

 

 

(458,516

)

 

 

(890,183

)

 

 

(612,330

)

KTR transaction, net of cash received

 

 

-

 

 

 

(4,809,499

)

 

 

-

 

Tenant improvements and lease commissions on previously leased space

 

 

(165,933

)

 

 

(154,564

)

 

 

(133,957

)

Nondevelopment capital expenditures

 

 

(101,677

)

 

 

(83,351

)

 

 

(78,610

)

Proceeds from dispositions and contributions of real estate properties

 

 

2,826,408

 

 

 

2,795,249

 

 

 

2,285,488

 

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities

 

 

(265,951

)

 

 

(474,420

)

 

 

(756,416

)

Acquisition of a controlling interest in unconsolidated co-investment ventures, net of

     cash received

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(590,390

)

Return of investment from unconsolidated entities

 

 

776,550

 

 

 

29,406

 

 

 

84,135

 

Proceeds from repayment of notes receivable backed by real estate

 

 

202,950

 

 

 

9,866

 

 

 

188,000

 

Proceeds from the settlement of net investment hedges

 

 

79,767

 

 

 

129,149

 

 

 

31,409

 

Payments on the settlement of net investment hedges

 

 

-

 

 

 

(981

)

 

 

(18,370

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

1,252,038

 

 

 

(4,789,232

)

 

 

(665,261

)

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

39,470

 

 

 

90,258

 

 

 

378,247

 

Distributions paid on common and preferred stock

 

 

(893,455

)

 

 

(804,697

)

 

 

(672,190

)

Repurchase of preferred stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(27,643

)

Noncontrolling interests contributions

 

 

2,168

 

 

 

2,355,367

 

 

 

468,280

 

Noncontrolling interests distributions

 

 

(343,550

)

 

 

(215,740

)

 

 

(315,426

)

Purchase of noncontrolling interests

 

 

(3,083

)

 

 

(2,560

)

 

 

(2,440

)

Tax paid for shares withheld

 

 

(8,570

)

 

 

(12,298

)

 

 

(12,990

)

Debt and equity issuance costs paid

 

 

(20,123

)

 

 

(32,012

)

 

 

(23,420

)

Net proceeds from (payments on) credit facilities

 

 

33,435

 

 

 

(7,970

)

 

 

(717,369

)

Repurchase and payments of debt

 

 

(2,301,647

)

 

 

(3,156,294

)

 

 

(4,205,806

)

Proceeds from issuance of debt

 

 

1,369,890

 

 

 

5,381,862

 

 

 

4,779,950

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

(2,125,465

)

 

 

3,595,916

 

 

 

(350,807

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

(342

)

 

 

(9,623

)

 

 

(18,842

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

543,236

 

 

 

(86,612

)

 

 

(140,437

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

 

 

264,080

 

 

 

350,692

 

 

 

491,129

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

 

$

807,316

 

 

$

264,080

 

 

$

350,692

 

 

See Note 19 for information on noncash investing and financing activities and other information.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

54


PROLOGIS, L.P.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in real estate properties

$

27,119,330

 

 

$

27,521,368

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

3,758,372

 

 

 

3,274,284

 

Net investments in real estate properties

 

23,360,958

 

 

 

24,247,084

 

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities

 

4,230,429

 

 

 

4,755,620

 

Assets held for sale or contribution

 

322,139

 

 

 

378,423

 

Notes receivable backed by real estate

 

32,100

 

 

 

235,050

 

Net investments in real estate

 

27,945,626

 

 

 

29,616,177

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

807,316

 

 

 

264,080

 

Other assets

 

1,496,990

 

 

 

1,514,510

 

Total assets

$

30,249,932

 

 

$

31,394,767

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt

$

10,608,294

 

 

$

11,626,831

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

556,179

 

 

 

712,725

 

Other liabilities

 

627,319

 

 

 

634,375

 

Total liabilities

 

11,791,792

 

 

 

12,973,931

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners’ capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General partner – preferred

 

78,235

 

 

 

78,235

 

General partner – common

 

14,912,846

 

 

 

14,589,700

 

Limited partners – common

 

150,173

 

 

 

186,683

 

Limited partners – Class A common

 

244,417

 

 

 

245,991

 

Total partners’ capital

 

15,385,671

 

 

 

15,100,609

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

3,072,469

 

 

 

3,320,227

 

Total capital

 

18,458,140

 

 

 

18,420,836

 

Total liabilities and capital

$

30,249,932

 

 

$

31,394,767

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

55


PROLOGIS, L.P.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per unit amounts)

  

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental

 

$

1,734,844

 

 

$

1,536,117

 

 

$

1,178,609

 

Rental recoveries

 

 

485,565

 

 

 

437,070

 

 

 

348,740

 

Strategic capital

 

 

294,552

 

 

 

210,362

 

 

 

219,871

 

Development management and other

 

 

18,174

 

 

 

13,525

 

 

 

13,567

 

Total revenues

 

 

2,533,135

 

 

 

2,197,074

 

 

 

1,760,787

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental

 

 

568,870

 

 

 

544,182

 

 

 

430,289

 

Strategic capital

 

 

128,506

 

 

 

108,422

 

 

 

115,430

 

General and administrative

 

 

222,067

 

 

 

217,227

 

 

 

229,332

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

930,985

 

 

 

880,373

 

 

 

642,461

 

Other

 

 

14,329

 

 

 

66,698

 

 

 

23,467

 

Total expenses

 

 

1,864,757

 

 

 

1,816,902

 

 

 

1,440,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

 

668,378

 

 

 

380,172

 

 

 

319,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net

 

 

206,307

 

 

 

159,262

 

 

 

134,288

 

Interest expense

 

 

(303,146

)

 

 

(301,363

)

 

 

(308,885

)

Interest and other income, net

 

 

8,101

 

 

 

25,484

 

 

 

25,768

 

Gains on dispositions of investments in real estate and revaluation of equity investments

     upon acquisition of a controlling interest, net

 

 

757,398

 

 

 

758,887

 

 

 

725,790

 

Foreign currency and derivative gains (losses), net

 

 

7,582

 

 

 

12,466

 

 

 

(17,841

)

Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net

 

 

2,484

 

 

 

(86,303

)

 

 

(165,300

)

Total other income

 

 

678,726

 

 

 

568,433

 

 

 

393,820

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

 

1,347,104

 

 

 

948,605

 

 

 

713,628

 

Total income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

54,564

 

 

 

23,090

 

 

 

(25,656

)

Consolidated net earnings

 

 

1,292,540

 

 

 

925,515

 

 

 

739,284

 

Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

48,307

 

 

 

44,950

 

 

 

100,900

 

Net earnings attributable to controlling interests

 

 

1,244,233

 

 

 

880,565

 

 

 

638,384

 

Less preferred unit distributions

 

 

6,714

 

 

 

6,651

 

 

 

7,431

 

Loss on preferred unit repurchase

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,517

 

Net earnings attributable to common unitholders

 

$

1,237,519

 

 

$

873,914

 

 

$

624,436

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common units outstanding – Basic

 

 

532,326

 

 

 

525,912

 

 

 

501,349

 

Weighted average common units outstanding – Diluted

 

 

546,666

 

 

 

533,944

 

 

 

506,391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings per unit attributable to common unitholders – Basic

 

$

2.29

 

 

$

1.66

 

 

$

1.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings per unit attributable to common unitholders – Diluted

 

$

2.27

 

 

$

1.64

 

 

$

1.24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions per common unit

 

$

1.68

 

 

$

1.52

 

 

$

1.32

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 


56


PROLOGIS, L.P.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Consolidated net earnings

 

$

1,292,540

 

 

$

925,515

 

 

$

739,284

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation losses, net

 

 

(135,958

)

 

 

(208,901

)

 

 

(171,401

)

Unrealized losses on derivative contracts, net

 

 

(1,349

)

 

 

(17,457

)

 

 

(6,498

)

Comprehensive income

 

 

1,155,233

 

 

 

699,157

 

 

 

561,385

 

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(48,307

)

 

 

(44,950

)

 

 

(100,900

)

Other comprehensive loss (gain) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(12,601

)

 

 

32,862

 

 

 

12,666

 

Comprehensive income attributable to common unitholders

 

$

1,094,325

 

 

$

687,069

 

 

$

473,151

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

57


PROLOGIS, L.P.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CAPITAL

(In thousands)

 

 

General Partner

 

 

Limited Partners

 

 

Non-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred

 

 

Common

 

 

Common

 

 

Class A Common

 

 

controlling

 

 

 

 

 

 

Units

 

 

Amount

 

 

Units

 

 

Amount

 

 

Units

 

 

Amount

 

 

Units

 

 

Amount

 

 

Interests

 

 

Total

 

Balance at January 1, 2014

 

2,000

 

 

$

100,000

 

 

 

498,799

 

 

$

13,611,158

 

 

 

1,767

 

 

$

48,209

 

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

417,086

 

 

$

14,176,453

 

Consolidated net earnings

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

636,183

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,201

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

100,900

 

 

 

739,284

 

Effect of equity compensation

     plans

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,383

 

 

 

88,438

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

450

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

88,888

 

Issuance of units in exchange for

     contribution of at-the-market

          offering proceeds

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,316

 

 

 

140,135

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

140,135

 

Repurchase of preferred units

 

(435

)

 

 

(21,765

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5,878

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-