UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007

OR

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

For the transition period from                      to

Commission File Number: 1-9044

DUKE REALTY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Indiana

 

35-1740409

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

600 East 96th Street, Suite 100

 

 

Indianapolis, Indiana

 

46240

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (317) 808-6000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  x    No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  x      Accelerated filer  o      Non-accelerated filer  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): YES  o    NO  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Class

 

Outstanding at August 1, 2007

Common Stock, $.01 par value per share

 

136,945,089 shares

 

 




DUKE REALTY CORPORATION

INDEX

 

 

Page

 

Part I - Financial Information

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2006

 

2

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006

 

3

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006

 

4

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 2007

 

5

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

6-13

 

 

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

14-30

 

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

30

 

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

30

 

 

 

Part II - Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

31

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

31

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

31-32

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

32

Item 4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

32-33

Item 5.

 

Other Information

 

33

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

33-34

 




PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate investments:

 

 

 

 

 

Land and improvements

 

$

773,469

 

$

844,091

 

Buildings and tenant improvements

 

4,300,028

 

4,211,602

 

Construction in progress

 

559,177

 

359,765

 

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated companies

 

537,547

 

628,323

 

Land held for development

 

797,983

 

737,752

 

 

 

6,968,204

 

6,781,533

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(883,601

)

(867,079

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net real estate investments

 

6,084,603

 

5,914,454

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate investments and other assets held for sale

 

374,573

 

512,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

45,456

 

68,483

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,565 and $1,088

 

19,921

 

24,118

 

Straight-line rent receivable, net of allowance of $1,962 and $1,915

 

107,408

 

105,319

 

Receivables on construction contracts, including retentions

 

48,911

 

64,768

 

Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $24,804 and $19,492

 

56,984

 

62,277

 

Deferred leasing and other costs, net of accumulated amortization of $134,041 and $127,155

 

332,889

 

311,553

 

Escrow deposits and other assets

 

232,153

 

174,698

 

 

 

$

7,302,898

 

$

7,238,595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Indebtedness:

 

 

 

 

 

Secured debt

 

$

495,551

 

$

515,192

 

Unsecured notes

 

3,143,351

 

3,129,653

 

Unsecured line of credit

 

440,000

 

317,000

 

 

 

4,078,902

 

3,961,845

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities of properties held for sale

 

40,375

 

155,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction payables and amounts due subcontractors, including retentions

 

126,397

 

136,508

 

Accrued expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate taxes

 

70,632

 

59,276

 

Interest

 

52,259

 

52,106

 

Other

 

38,018

 

63,217

 

Other liabilities

 

133,636

 

118,901

 

Tenant security deposits and prepaid rents

 

33,353

 

31,121

 

Total liabilities

 

4,573,572

 

4,578,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest

 

114,583

 

156,853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares ($.01 par value); 5,000 shares authorized; 3,241 shares issued and outstanding

 

876,250

 

876,250

 

Common shares ($.01 par value); 250,000 shares authorized; 136,942 and 133,921 shares issued and outstanding

 

1,369

 

1,339

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

2,322,721

 

2,196,388

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

16,784

 

5,435

 

Distributions in excess of net income

 

(602,381

)

­(575,829)

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

2,614,743

 

2,503,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,302,898

 

$

7,238,595

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

2




DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the three and six months ended June 30,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

RENTAL OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income from continuing operations

 

$

189,705

 

$

185,576

 

$

388,008

 

$

360,818

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies

 

7,949

 

9,696

 

15,640

 

17,955

 

 

 

197,654

 

195,272

 

403,648

 

378,773

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental expenses

 

41,036

 

40,945

 

88,625

 

82,298

 

Real estate taxes

 

24,148

 

22,132

 

48,519

 

42,855

 

Interest expense

 

39,207

 

42,192

 

82,444

 

77,540

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

65,943

 

59,405

 

130,984

 

114,300

 

 

 

170,334

 

164,674

 

350,572

 

316,993

 

Earnings from continuing rental operations

 

27,320

 

30,598

 

53,076

 

61,780

 

SERVICE OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General contractor gross revenue

 

63,561

 

54,061

 

117,718

 

123,610

 

General contractor costs

 

(55,990

)

(48,798

)

(104,678

)

(113,006

)

Net general contractor revenue

 

7,571

 

5,263

 

13,040

 

10,604

 

Service fee revenue

 

7,655

 

4,430

 

14,052

 

8,848

 

Gain on sale of service operations properties

 

6,813

 

25

 

9,677

 

272

 

Total revenue

 

22,039

 

9,718

 

36,769

 

19,724

 

Operating expenses

 

10,021

 

6,242

 

17,817

 

11,798

 

Earnings from service operations

 

12,018

 

3,476

 

18,952

 

7,926

 

General and administrative expense

 

(10,606

)

(6,953

)

(24,065

)

(20,882

)

Operating income

 

28,732

 

27,121

 

47,963

 

48,824

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other income, net

 

2,566

 

1,952

 

4,984

 

3,932

 

Earnings from sale of land, net of impairment adjustment

 

2,411

 

554

 

16,408

 

2,445

 

Other minority interest in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(36

)

(73

)

(51

)

(175

)

Minority interest in earnings of common unitholders

 

(1,230

)

(1,655

)

(2,613

)

(2,679

)

Income from continuing operations

 

32,443

 

27,899

 

66,691

 

52,347

 

Discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income from discontinued operations, net of minority interest

 

856

 

5,708

 

2,114

 

7,594

 

Gain on sale of properties, net of minority interest

 

19,003

 

1,365

 

67,286

 

1,824

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

19,859

 

7,073

 

69,400

 

9,418

 

Net income

 

52,302

 

34,972

 

136,091

 

61,765

 

Dividends on preferred shares

 

(15,226

)

(13,255

)

(30,452

)

(25,967

)

Adjustments for redemption of preferred shares

 

 

 

 

(2,633

)

Net income available for common shareholders

 

$

37,076

 

$

21,717

 

$

105,639

 

$

33,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

.13

 

$

.11

 

$

.26

 

$

.18

 

Discontinued operations

 

.14

 

.05

 

.51

 

.07

 

Total

 

$

.27

 

$

.16

 

$

.77

 

$

.25

 

Diluted net income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

.13

 

$

.11

 

$

.26

 

$

.18

 

Discontinued operations

 

.14

 

.05

 

.50

 

.06

 

Total

 

$

.27

 

$

.16

 

$

.76

 

$

.24

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

136,921

 

134,969

 

136,873

 

134,876

 

Weighted average number of common shares and potential dilutive common equivalents

 

148,129

 

149,364

 

148,170

 

149,273

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

136,091

 

$

61,765

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of buildings and tenant improvements

 

105,114

 

103,658

 

Amortization of deferred leasing and other costs

 

31,032

 

22,091

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

5,440

 

3,818

 

Minority interest in earnings

 

7,610

 

3,786

 

Straight-line rent adjustment

 

(9,592

)

(10,207

)

Earnings from land and depreciated property sales

 

(88,489

)

(4,449

)

Build-for-sale operations, net

 

(123,267

)

(93,673

)

Construction contracts, net

 

8,687

 

(3,878

)

Other accrued revenues and expenses, net

 

6,698

 

12,932

 

Operating distributions received in excess of (less than) equity in earnings from unconsolidated companies

 

2,159

 

(11,520

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

81,483

 

84,323

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Development of real estate investments

 

(186,940

)

(167,746

)

Acquisition of real estate investments and related intangible assets

 

(79,661

)

(675,723

)

Acquisition of land held for development

 

(125,908

)

(284,609

)

Recurring tenant improvements

 

(22,941

)

(25,272

)

Recurring leasing costs

 

(14,872

)

(6,217

)

Recurring building improvements

 

(2,373

)

(3,146

)

Other deferred leasing costs

 

(10,784

)

(23,349

)

Other deferred costs and other assets

 

(2,467

)

(20,134

)

Proceeds from land and depreciated property sales, net

 

269,434

 

29,686

 

Capital distributions from unconsolidated companies

 

195,427

 

21,238

 

Repayments from (advances to) unconsolidated companies

 

(69,350

)

5,321

 

Net cash used for investing activities

 

(50,435

)

(1,149,951

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for repurchases of common shares

 

 

(11,883

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

136

 

5,607

 

Proceeds from issuance of preferred shares, net

 

 

283,994

 

Payments for redemption of preferred shares

 

 

(75,010

)

Proceeds from unsecured debt issuance

 

13,824

 

150,000

 

Payments on unsecured debt

 

 

(100,000

)

Proceeds from issuance of secured debt

 

 

710,450

 

Payments on secured indebtedness including principal amortization

 

(19,804

)

(19,449

)

Borrowings on line of credit, net

 

123,000

 

287,000

 

Distributions to common shareholders

 

(130,050

)

(127,075

)

Distributions to preferred shareholders

 

(30,452

)

(25,967

)

Distributions to minority interest, net

 

(9,306

)

(12,698

)

Deferred financing costs

 

(1,423

)

(19,034

)

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

(54,075

)

1,045,935

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(23,027

)

(19,693

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

68,483

 

26,732

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

45,456

 

$

7,039

 

Other non-cash items:

 

 

 

 

 

Assumption of secured debt for real estate acquisitions

 

$

 

$

206,020

 

Conversion of Limited Partner Units to common shares

 

$

118,239

 

$

6,057

 

Contribution of real estate investments to, net of debt assumed by, unconsolidated companies

 

$

125,353

 

$

36,557

 

Issuance of Limited Partner Units for acquisition

 

$

11,020

 

$

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity

For the six months ended June 30, 2007
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

Other

 

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred

 

Common

 

Paid-in

 

Comprehensive

 

in Excess of

 

 

 

 

 

Stock

 

Stock

 

Capital

 

Income

 

Net Income

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2006

 

$

876,250

 

$

1,339

 

$

2,196,388

 

$

5,435

 

$

(575,829

)

$

2,503,583

 

Effect of implementing new accounting principle

 

 

 

 

 

(1,717

)

(1,717

)

Balance at January 1, 2007

 

$

876,250

 

$

1,339

 

$

2,196,388

 

$

5,435

 

$

(577,546

)

$

2,501,866

 

Comprehensive Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

136,091

 

136,091

 

Gains on derivative instruments

 

 

 

 

11,349

 

 

11,349

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

147,440

 

Stock based compensation plan activity

 

 

1

 

8,123

 

 

(424

)

7,700

 

Acquisition of minority interest

 

 

29

 

118,210

 

 

 

118,239

 

Distributions to preferred shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

(30,452

)

(30,452

)

Distributions to common shareholders ($.95 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

(130,050

)

(130,050

)

Balance at June 30, 2007

 

$

876,250

 

$

1,369

 

$

2,322,721

 

$

16,784

 

$

(602,381

)

$

2,614,743

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

1.                                     General Basis of Presentation

The interim consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by Duke Realty Corporation (the “Company”) without audit (except for the Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2006). The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Our actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included herein and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Our rental operations are conducted through Duke Realty Limited Partnership (“DRLP”). Approximately 93.3% of the common partnership interests of DRLP (“Units”) were owned by us at June 30, 2007. The remaining Units are redeemable for shares of our common stock on a one-to-one basis. We conduct our Service Operations through Duke Realty Services LLC and Duke Realty Services Limited Partnership, and are the sole general partner of both entities. We also conduct Service Operations through Duke Construction Limited Partnership, which is effectively 100% owned by DRLP. The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and our majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”), the terms “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the Company and those entities owned or controlled by the Company.

2.                                     Reclassifications

Certain 2006 balances have been reclassified to conform to the 2007 presentation.

3.                                     Acquisitions

In February 2007, we closed on the acquisition of Bremner Healthcare Real Estate (“Bremner”), a national health care development and management firm. The primary reason for the acquisition was to expand our development capabilities within the health care real estate market.

The initial consideration paid to the sellers totaled $47.1 million and the sellers will be eligible for further contingent payments over the next three years.

Approximately $39.1 million of the total purchase price is allocated to goodwill, which is attributable to the value of Bremner’s overall development capabilities and its in-place workforce. The results of operations for Bremner since the date of acquisition have been included in continuing operations in our consolidated financial statements.

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4.                                      Indebtedness

We had an unsecured line of credit available as of June 30, 2007, described as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Borrowing

 

Maturity

 

Interest

 

Outstanding Balance

 

Description

 

Capacity

 

Date

 

Rate

 

at June 30, 2007

 

Unsecured Line of Credit

 

$

1,000,000

 

January 2010

 

LIBOR + .525%

 

$

440,000

 

 

We use this line of credit to fund development activities, acquire additional rental properties and provide working capital.

The line of credit provides us with an option to obtain borrowings from financial institutions that participate in the line, at rates lower than the stated interest rate, subject to certain restrictions. Interest rates on the amounts outstanding on the unsecured line of credit as of June 30, 2007 range from LIBOR +.16% to LIBOR +.525% (equal to 5.480% and 5.845% as of June 30, 2007).

The line of credit also contains financial covenants that require us to meet financial ratios and defined levels of performance, including those related to variable rate indebtedness, consolidated net worth and debt-to-market capitalization. As of June 30, 2007, we were in compliance with all covenants under our line of credit.

5.                                      Related Party Transactions

We provide property management, leasing, construction and other tenant related services to unconsolidated companies in which we have equity interests. For the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, we received management fees of $3.3 million and $2.2 million, leasing fees of $1.4 million and $1.6 million and construction and development fees of $6.5 million and $3.2 million, respectively, from these companies.  These fees approximate market rates for these types of services and we have eliminated our ownership percentage of these fees in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

6.                                      Net Income Per Common Share

Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income available for common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per common share is computed by dividing the sum of net income available for common shareholders and the minority interest in earnings allocable to Units not owned by us, by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and minority Units outstanding, including any potential dilutive common equivalents for the period.

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The following table reconciles the components of basic and diluted net income per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively (in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Basic net income available for common shareholders

 

$

37,076

 

$

21,717

 

$

105,639

 

$

33,165

 

Minority interest in earnings of common unitholders

 

2,618

 

2,164

 

7,528

 

3,313

 

Diluted net income available for common shareholders

 

$

39,694

 

$

23,881

 

$

113,167

 

$

36,478

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

136,921

 

134,969

 

136,873

 

134,876

 

Weighted average partnership units outstanding

 

9,782

 

13,304

 

9,755

 

13,348

 

Dilutive shares for stock-based compensation plans (1)

 

1,426

 

1,091

 

1,542

 

1,049

 

Weighted average number of common shares and potential dilutive common equivalents

 

148,129

 

149,364

 

148,170

 

149,273

 


(1)             Excludes the effect of outstanding stock options, as well as Exchangeable Senior Notes (“Exchangeable Notes”) issued in 2006, that have an anti-dilutive effect on earnings per share for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.  Additionally, a partner in one of our unconsolidated joint ventures has the option to convert a portion of its ownership in the joint venture to our common shares.  The effect of this option on earnings per share is anti-dilutive for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.

7.                                      Segment Reporting

We are engaged in three reportable operating segments, the first two of which consist of the ownership and rental of office and industrial real estate investments (collectively, “Rental Operations”). The third reportable segment consists of our build-to-suit for sale operations and providing of various real estate services such as property management, maintenance, leasing, development and construction management to third-party property owners and joint ventures (“Service Operations”). Our reportable segments offer different products or services and are managed separately because each segment requires different operating strategies and management expertise.

The assets of the Service Operations business segment generally include properties under development.  During the period between the completion of development, rehabilitation or repositioning of a Service Operations property and the date the property is contributed to a property fund or sold to a third party, the property and its associated rental income and rental expenses are included in the applicable Rental Operations segment because the primary activity associated with the Service Operations property during that period is rental activities. Upon contribution or sale, the resulting gain or loss is part of the income of the Service Operations business segment.

Non-segment revenue consists mainly of equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies and other insignificant rental operations such as retail and medical office properties. Segment FFO information (FFO is defined below) is calculated by subtracting operating expenses attributable to the applicable segment from segment revenues. Non-segment assets consist of corporate assets, including cash, deferred financing costs and investments in unconsolidated companies. Interest expense and other non-property specific revenues and expenses are not allocated to individual segments in determining our performance measure.

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We assess and measure segment operating results based upon an industry performance measure referred to as Funds From Operations (“FFO”), which management believes is a useful indicator of our operating performance. FFO is used by industry analysts and investors as a supplemental operating performance measure of an equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”) like Duke. FFO is calculated in accordance with the definition that was adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”).  NAREIT created FFO as a supplemental measure of REIT operating performance that excludes historical cost depreciation, among other items, from net income determined in accordance with GAAP. FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure developed by NAREIT to compare the operating performance of REITs. The most comparable GAAP measure is net income (loss).  FFO should not be considered as a substitute for net income or any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time.  Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry analysts and investors have considered presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves.  FFO, as defined by NAREIT, represents GAAP net income (loss), excluding extraordinary items as defined under GAAP and gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, plus certain non-cash items such as real estate asset depreciation and amortization, and after similar adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.

Management believes that the use of FFO, combined with the required primary GAAP presentations, improves the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and makes comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful.  Management believes FFO is a useful measure for reviewing comparative operating and financial performance (although FFO should be reviewed in conjunction with net income which remains the primary measure of performance) because by excluding gains or losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets and excluding real estate asset depreciation and amortization, FFO provides a useful comparison of the operating performance of our real estate between periods or as compared to different companies.

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The following table shows (i) the revenues and FFO for each of the reportable segments and (ii) a reconciliation of net income available for common shareholders to the calculation of FFO for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively (in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office

 

$

129,490

 

$

133,597

 

$

269,028

 

$

260,678

 

Industrial

 

54,140

 

48,227

 

108,840

 

93,739

 

Service Operations

 

22,039

 

9,718

 

36,769

 

19,724

 

Total Segment Revenues

 

205,669

 

191,542

 

414,637

 

374,141

 

Non-Segment Revenue

 

14,024

 

13,448

 

25,780

 

24,356

 

Consolidated Revenue from continuing operations

 

$

219,693

 

$

204,990

 

$

440,417

 

$

398,497

 

Discontinued Operations

 

10,152

 

22,738

 

25,041

 

42,102

 

Consolidated Revenue

 

$

229,845

 

$

227,728

 

$

465,458

 

$

440,599

 

Funds From Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office

 

$

80,133

 

$

83,037

 

$

164,120

 

$

161,291

 

Industrial

 

42,505

 

37,274

 

83,615

 

71,020

 

Services Operations

 

12,018

 

3,476

 

18,952

 

7,926

 

Total Segment FFO

 

134,656

 

123,787

 

266,687

 

240,237

 

Non-Segment FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(39,207

)

(42,192

)

(82,444

)

(77,540

)

Interest and other income, net

 

2,566

 

1,952

 

4,984

 

3,932

 

General and administrative expense

 

(10,606

)

(6,953

)

(24,065

)

(20,882

)

Gain on land sales, net of impairment

 

2,411

 

554

 

16,408

 

2,445

 

Other non-segment income

 

1,882

 

2,157

 

3,129

 

3,323

 

Minority interest

 

(1,266

)

(1,728

)

(2,664

)

(2,854

)

Minority interest share of FFO adjustments

 

(3,579

)

(5,622

)

(4,842

)

(11,210

)

Joint venture FFO

 

13,689

 

8,721

 

24,387

 

18,719

 

Dividends on preferred shares

 

(15,226

)

(13,255

)

(30,452

)

(25,967

)

Adjustment for redemption of preferred shares

 

 

 

 

(2,633

)

Discontinued operations, net of minority interest

 

1,962

 

11,335

 

2,481

 

18,863

 

Consolidated basic FFO

 

$

87,282

 

$

78,756

 

$

173,609

 

$

146,433

 

Depreciation and amortization on continuing operations

 

(65,943

)

(59,405

)

(130,984

)

(114,300

)

Depreciation and amortization on discontinued operations

 

(2,464

)

(5,762

)

(5,162

)

(11,449

)

Company’s share of joint venture adjustments

 

(5,610

)

(4,425

)

(10,578

)

(9,127

)

Earnings from depreciated property sales on discontinued operations

 

20,361

 

1,531

 

72,081

 

2,036

 

Earnings from depreciated property sales- share of joint venture

 

(129

)

5,400

 

1,831

 

8,362

 

Minority interest share of FFO adjustments

 

3,579

 

5,622

 

4,842

 

11,210

 

Net income available for common shareholders

 

$

37,076

 

$

21,717

 

$

105,639

 

$

33,165

 

 

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The assets for each of the reportable segments as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, are as follows (in thousands):

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Rental Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Office

 

$

3,768,044

 

$

4,061,806

 

Industrial

 

2,012,178

 

1,942,992

 

Service Operations

 

441,401

 

301,886

 

Total Segment Assets

 

6,221,623

 

6,306,684

 

Non-Segment Assets

 

1,081,275

 

931,911

 

Consolidated Assets

 

$

7,302,898

 

$

7,238,595

 

 

In addition to revenues and FFO, we also review our recurring capital expenditures in measuring the performance of our individual Rental Operations segments. These recurring capital expenditures consist of tenant improvements, leasing commissions and building improvements. We review these expenditures to determine the costs associated with re-leasing vacant space and maintaining the condition of our properties. Our recurring capital expenditures by segment are summarized as follows for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively  (in thousands):

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Recurring Capital Expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

Office

 

$

33,647

 

$

24,632

 

Industrial

 

6,386

 

9,685

 

Non-segment

 

153

 

318

 

Total

 

$

40,186

 

$

34,635

 

 

8.                                      Discontinued Operations

We classified the operations of 66 buildings as discontinued operations as of June 30, 2007. These 66 buildings consist of 31 industrial and 35 office properties. Of these properties, 15 were sold during the first six months of 2007, 21 were sold during 2006 and 30 operating properties are classified as held-for-sale at June 30, 2007.

The following table illustrates the operations of the buildings reflected in discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively (in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Statement of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

10,152

 

$

22,738

 

$

25,041

 

$

42,102

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

 

4,005

 

6,822

 

10,855

 

14,782

 

Interest

 

2,754

 

3,861

 

6,735

 

7,474

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

2,464

 

5,762

 

5,162

 

11,449

 

General and Administrative

 

12

 

22

 

24

 

51

 

Operating Income

 

917

 

6,271

 

2,265

 

8,346

 

Minority interest expense

 

(61

)

(563

)

(151

)

(752

)

Income from discontinued operations, before gain on sales

 

856

 

5,708

 

2,114

 

7,594

 

Gain on sale of property

 

20,361

 

1,500

 

72,081

 

2,004

 

Minority interest expense — gain on sales

 

(1,358

)

(135

)

(4,795

)

(180

)

Gain on sale of property, net of minority interest

 

19,003

 

1,365

 

67,286

 

1,824

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

$

19,859

 

$

7,073

 

$

69,400

 

$

9,418

 

 

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At June 30, 2007, we classified 30 properties as held-for-sale and included in discontinued operations. Additionally, we have classified 14 in-service properties as held-for-sale, but have included the results of operations of these properties in continuing operations, either based on our present intention to sell the majority of our ownership interest in the properties to entities in which we will retain a minority equity ownership interest or because the results of operations for the properties are immaterial. The following table illustrates the aggregate balance sheet of the aforementioned properties included in discontinued operations, as well as the 14 held-for-sale properties whose results are included in continuing operations, at June 30, 2007 (in thousands):

 

Properties

 

Properties

 

 

 

 

 

Included in

 

Included in

 

Total

 

 

 

Discontinued

 

Continuing

 

Held-for-Sale

 

 

 

Operations

 

Operations

 

Properties

 

Balance Sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate investments, net

 

$

187,582

 

$

157,625

 

$

345,207

 

Other assets

 

13,836

 

15,530

 

29,366

 

Total assets

 

$

201,418

 

$

173,155

 

$

374,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued expenses

 

$

4,272

 

$

1,167

 

$

5,439

 

Other liabilities

 

1,574

 

7,517

 

9,091

 

Secured debt

 

 

25,845

 

25,845

 

Total liabilities held-for-sale

 

$

5,846

 

$

34,529

 

$

40,375

 

 

We allocate interest expense to discontinued operations and have included such interest expense in computing net income from discontinued operations. Interest expense allocable to discontinued operations includes interest on any debt on secured properties included in discontinued operations and an allocable share of our consolidated unsecured interest expense for unencumbered properties. The allocation of unsecured interest expense to discontinued operations was based upon the gross book value of the discontinued operations unencumbered population as it related to our entire unencumbered population.

9.                                      Financial Instruments

We are exposed to capital market risk, such as changes in interest rates. In order to manage the volatility relating to interest rate risk, we may enter into interest rate hedging arrangements from time to time. We do not utilize derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

In August 2005, we entered into $300.0 million of cash flow hedges through forward-starting interest rate swaps to hedge interest rates on $300.0 million of estimated debt offerings in 2007. The swaps qualify for hedge accounting, with any change in fair value recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”). At June 30, 2007, the fair value of these swaps was approximately $21.2 million in an asset position as the effective rates of the swaps were lower than current interest rates at June 30, 2007.  The ineffective portion of the hedge was insignificant.

The effectiveness of our hedges will be evaluated throughout their lives using the hypothetical derivative method under which the change in fair value of the actual swap designated as the hedging instrument is compared to the change in fair value of a hypothetical swap.

10.                               Recent Accounting Pronouncements

We adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”) on January 1, 2007.  The adoption of FIN 48 resulted in an additional tax exposure of approximately $1.7 million recorded as an adjustment to the opening balance of Distributions in Excess of Net Income. Our uncertain tax positions are immaterial both individually and in the aggregate primarily due to our tax status as a REIT.

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In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”).  SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this statement will have on the Company.

In January 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Options for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“SFAS 159”).  SFAS 159 provides a “Fair Value Option” under which a company may irrevocably elect fair value as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for certain financial assets and liabilities.  This Fair Value Option will be available on a contract-by-contract basis with changes in fair value recognized in earnings as those changes occur. The effective date for SFAS 159 is the beginning of each reporting entity’s first fiscal year end that begins after November 15, 2007. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of SFAS 159 will have on the Company.

11.                               Subsequent Events

Declaration of Dividends
The Company’s board of directors declared the following dividends at its July 27, 2007, regularly scheduled board meeting:

 

Quarterly

 

 

 

 

 

Class

 

Amount/Share

 

Record Date

 

Payment Date

 

Common

 

$

0.48

 

August 14, 2007

 

August 31, 2007

 

Preferred (per depositary share):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series B

 

$

0.998750

 

September 14, 2007

 

September 28, 2007

 

Series J

 

$

0.414063

 

August 17, 2007

 

August 31, 2007

 

Series K

 

$

0.406250

 

August 17, 2007

 

August 31, 2007

 

Series L

 

$

0.412500

 

August 17, 2007

 

August 31, 2007

 

Series M

 

$

0.434375

 

September 14, 2007

 

September 28, 2007

 

Series N

 

$

0.453125

 

September 14, 2007

 

September 28, 2007

 

 

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this Report, including, without limitation, those related to our future operations, constitute “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.  The words “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “may,” and similar expressions or statements regarding future periods are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from any predictions of future results, performance or achievements that we express or imply in this Report. Some of the risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may affect future results include, among others:

·                 Changes in general economic and business conditions, including the performance of financial markets;

·                 Our continued qualification as a real estate investment trust, or “REIT”, for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

·                 Heightened competition for tenants and potential decreases in property occupancy;

·                 Potential increases in real estate construction costs;

·                 Potential changes in the financial markets and interest rates;

·                 Our continuing ability to raise funds on favorable terms through the issuance of debt and equity in the capital markets;

·                 Our ability to successfully identify, acquire, develop and/or manage properties on terms that are favorable to us;

·                 Our ability to successfully dispose of properties on terms that are favorable to us;

·                 Inherent risks in the real estate business, including, but not limited to, tenant defaults, potential liability relating to environmental matters and liquidity of real estate investments; and

·                 Other risks and uncertainties described herein, as well as those risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in our other reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

This list of risks and uncertainties, however, is only a summary of some of the most important factors and is not intended to be exhaustive. Additional information regarding risk factors that may affect us is included under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, which we filed with the SEC on March 1, 2007, and is updated by us from time to time in Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other public filings.

Although we presently believe that the plans, expectations and results expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements are reasonable, all forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and subject to change, as they involve substantial risks and uncertainties beyond our control. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict the nature, or assess the potential impact, of each new factor on our business. Given these uncertainties, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any of our forward-looking statements for events or circumstances that arise after the statement is made, except as required by law.

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Business Overview

We are a self-administered and self-managed REIT that began operations through a related entity in 1972. As of June 30, 2007, we:

·                 Owned or jointly controlled 726 industrial, office and retail properties (including properties under development), consisting of approximately 116.9 million square feet; and

·                 Owned or jointly controlled approximately 7,500 acres of land with an estimated future development potential of more than 111 million square feet of industrial, office and retail properties.

We provide the following services for our properties and for certain properties owned by third parties and joint ventures:

·                 Property leasing;

·                 Property management;

·                 Construction;

·                 Development; and

·                 Other tenant-related services.

Acquisitions

In February 2007, we closed on the acquisition of Bremner Healthcare Real Estate (“Bremner”), a national health care development and management firm. The primary reason for the acquisition was to expand our development capabilities within the health care real estate market.

The initial consideration paid to the sellers totaled $47.1 million and the sellers will be eligible for further contingent payments over the next three years.

Approximately $39.1 million of the total purchase price is allocated to goodwill, which is attributable to the value of Bremner’s overall development capabilities and its in-place workforce.

Key Performance Indicators

Our operating results depend primarily upon rental income from our office and industrial properties (“Rental Operations”). The following highlights the areas of Rental Operations that we consider critical for future revenue growth. All square footage totals and occupancy percentages reflect both wholly owned properties and properties in joint ventures.

Occupancy Analysis: Our ability to maintain occupancy rates is a principal driver of our results of operations. The following table sets forth occupancy information regarding our in-service portfolio of rental properties (excluding in-service properties developed or acquired with the intent to sell) as of June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively (in thousands, except percentage data):

 

Total

 

Percent of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square Feet

 

Total Square Feet

 

Percent Occupied

 

Type

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Industrial

 

75,699

 

73,691

 

69.7

%

69.4

%

94.5

%

93.3

%

Office

 

31,479

 

31,934

 

29.0

%

30.0

%

92.1

%

90.4

%

Other

 

1,378

 

684

 

1.3

%

0.6

%

87.3

%

99.3

%

Total

 

108,556

 

106,309

 

100.0

%

100.0

%

93.7

%

92.5

%

 

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Lease Expiration and Renewal: Our ability to maintain and grow occupancy rates primarily depends upon our continuing ability to re-lease expiring space. The following table reflects our in-service lease expiration schedule by property type as of June 30, 2007. The table indicates square footage and annualized net effective rents (based on June 2007 rental revenue) under expiring leases (in thousands, except percentage data):

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio

 

Industrial

 

Office

 

Other

 

Year of

 

Square

 

Ann. Rent

 

% of

 

Square

 

Ann. Rent

 

Square

 

Ann. Rent

 

Square

 

Ann. Rent

 

Expiration

 

Feet

 

Revenue

 

Revenue

 

Feet

 

Revenue

 

Feet

 

Revenue

 

Feet

 

Revenue

 

2007

 

4,736

 

$

25,482

 

4

%

3,755

 

$

13,656

 

933

 

$

11,199

 

48

 

$

627

 

2008

 

13,235

 

76,449

 

11

%

10,155

 

38,135

 

3,052

 

37,915

 

28

 

399

 

2009

 

11,680

 

76,430

 

11

%

8,380

 

33,991

 

3,236

 

41,848

 

64

 

591

 

2010

 

12,506

 

97,093

 

14

%

8,295

 

37,672

 

4,198

 

59,234

 

13

 

187

 

2011

 

13,505

 

85,423

 

12

%

10,053

 

38,624

 

3,360

 

45,364

 

92

 

1,435

 

2012

 

10,193

 

71,914

 

10

%

6,877

 

27,135

 

3,272

 

43,925

 

44

 

854

 

2013

 

7,769

 

68,999

 

10

%

4,168

 

18,133

 

3,551

 

50,110

 

50

 

756

 

2014

 

6,183

 

36,553

 

5

%

4,719

 

17,113

 

1,431

 

18,930

 

33

 

510

 

2015

 

7,243

 

55,437

 

8

%

5,071

 

19,706

 

2,172

 

35,731

 

 

 

2016

 

3,889

 

27,304

 

4

%

2,723

 

9,728

 

918

 

14,438

 

248

 

3,138

 

2017 and Thereafter

 

10,810

 

80,503

 

11

%

7,350

 

30,736

 

2,877

 

43,134

 

583

 

6,633

 

Total Leased

 

101,749

 

$

701,587

 

100

%

71,546

 

$

284,629

 

29,000

 

$

401,828

 

1,203

 

$

15,130

 

Total Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square Feet

 

108,556

 

 

 

 

 

75,699

 

 

 

31,479

 

 

 

1,378

 

 

 

Percent Occupied

 

93.7

%

 

 

 

 

94.5

%

 

 

92.1

%

 

 

87.3

%

 

 

 

Note:  Excludes buildings that are in the held-for-sale portfolio.

We renewed 85.2% and 84.0% of our leases up for renewal in the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, totaling approximately 3.7 million and 5.6 million square feet, respectively. This compares to renewals of 80.9% and 78.6% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, totaling approximately 1.9 million and 3.8 million square feet, respectively. We attained 3.7% and 4.2% growth in net effective rents on these renewals in the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively.

The average term of renewals for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 was 4.8 and 4.4 years, respectively, compared to an average term of 4.0 and 3.5 years for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.

Future Development:  Another source of growth in earnings is the development of additional properties. These properties should provide future earnings through income upon sale or from Rental Operations growth as they are placed in service. We had 12.7 million square feet of property under development with total estimated costs of $1.2 billion at June 30, 2007 compared to 8.7 million square feet with total costs of $772.9 million at June 30, 2006.

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The following table summarizes our properties under development as of June 30, 2007 (in thousands, except percentage data):

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Anticipated

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated

 

Anticipated

 

In-Service

 

Square

 

Percent

 

Project

 

Stabilized

 

Date

 

Feet

 

Leased

 

Costs

 

Return

 

Held-for-Rental Buildings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Quarter 2007

 

2,724

 

5

%

$

189,028

 

9.4

%

4th Quarter 2007

 

3,102

 

17

%

231,639

 

9.4

%

1st Quarter 2008

 

1,934

 

25

%

106,956

 

9.4

%

Thereafter

 

567

 

50

%

94,108

 

9.3

%

 

 

8,327

 

17

%

$

621,731

 

9.4

%

Service Operations Buildings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rdQuarter 2007

 

2,353

 

64

%

$

277,704

 

8.3

%

4th Quarter 2007

 

1,431

 

48

%

216,932

 

8.2

%

1st Quarter 2008

 

304

 

0

%

18,743

 

9.1

%

Thereafter

 

240

 

47

%

47,874

 

8.3

%

 

 

4,328

 

53

%

$

561,253

 

8.3

%

Total

 

12,655

 

30

%

$

1,182,984

 

8.9

%

 

Acquisition and Disposition Activity: We continued to selectively dispose of non-strategic properties during the six months ended June 30, 2007.  Gross sales proceeds related to the dispositions of wholly owned held-for-rental properties were $213.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, which included the disposition of a portfolio of eight office properties in the Cleveland market.  Our share of proceeds from sales of properties within unconsolidated joint ventures, in which we have a less than 100% interest, totaled $5.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, proceeds from the disposition of wholly owned held-for-rental properties totaled $25.3 million, as well as proceeds of $72.6 million for our share of property sales from unconsolidated joint ventures. Dispositions of wholly owned properties developed for sale rather than rental resulted in $78.3 million in proceeds for the six months ended June 30, 2007, and no dispositions of wholly owned properties developed for sale took place in the six months ended June 30, 2006.

For the six months ended June 30, 2007, in addition to the acquisition of Bremner, we acquired $46.1 million of income producing properties and also acquired $125.9 million of undeveloped land, compared to acquisitions of $886.3 million of income producing properties and $284.2 million of undeveloped land in the six months ended June 30, 2006.

Funds From Operations

Funds From Operations (“FFO”) is used by industry analysts and investors as a supplemental operating performance measure of an equity REIT like Duke. FFO is calculated in accordance with the definition that was adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). NAREIT created FFO as a supplemental measure of REIT operating performance that excludes historical cost depreciation, among other items, from net income determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure developed by NAREIT to compare the operating performance of REITs. The most comparable GAAP measure is net income (loss).  FFO should not be considered as a substitute for net income or any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measure of other companies.

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Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry analysts and investors have considered presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, represents GAAP net income (loss), excluding extraordinary items as defined under GAAP and gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, plus certain non-cash items such as real estate depreciation and amortization, and after similar adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.

Management believes that the use of FFO, combined with the required primary GAAP presentations, improves the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and makes comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. Management believes FFO is a useful measure for reviewing comparative operating and financial performance (although FFO should be reviewed in conjunction with net income which remains the primary measure of performance) because by excluding gains or losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets and excluding real estate asset depreciation and amortization, FFO provides a useful comparison of the operating performance of our real estate between periods or as compared to different companies.

The following table shows a reconciliation of net income available for common shareholders to the calculation of FFO for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively (in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Net income available for common shareholders

 

$

37,076

 

$

21,717

 

$

105,639

 

$

33,165

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

68,407

 

65,167

 

136,146

 

125,749

 

Company share of joint venture depreciation and amortization

 

5,610

 

4,425

 

10,578

 

9,127

 

Earnings from depreciable property sales—wholly owned

 

(20,361

)

(1,531

)

(72,081

)

(2,036

)

Earnings from depreciable property sales—share of joint venture

 

129

 

(5,400

)

(1,831

)

(8,362

)

Minority interest share of adjustments

 

(3,579

)

(5,622

)

(4,842

)

(11,210

)

Funds From Operations

 

$

87,282

 

$

78,756

 

$

173,609

 

$

146,433

 

 

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Results of Operations

A summary of our operating results and property statistics for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, is as follows (in thousands, except number of properties and per share data):

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Rental Operations revenue from Continuing Operations

 

$

197,654

 

$

195,272

 

$

403,648

 

$

378,773

 

Service Operations revenues from Continuing Operations

 

22,039

 

9,718

 

36,769

 

19,724

 

Earnings from Continuing Rental Operations

 

27,320

 

30,598

 

53,076

 

61,780

 

Earnings from Continuing Service Operations

 

12,018

 

3,476

 

18,952

 

7,926

 

Operating income

 

28,732

 

27,121

 

47,963

 

48,824

 

Net income available for common shareholders

 

37,076

 

21,717

 

105,639

 

33,165

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

136,921

 

134,969

 

136,873

 

134,876

 

Weighted average common shares and potential dilutive common equivalents

 

148,129

 

149,364

 

148,170

 

149,273

 

Basic income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

.13

 

$

.11

 

$

.26

 

$

.18

 

Discontinued operations

 

$

.14

 

$

. 05

 

$

.51

 

$

.07

 

Diluted income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

.13

 

$

.11

 

$

.26

 

$

.18

 

Discontinued operations

 

$

.14

 

$

.05

 

$

.50

 

$

.06

 

Number of in-service properties at end of period

 

692

 

711

 

692

 

711

 

In-service square footage at end of period

 

108,556

 

106,309

 

108,556

 

106,309

 

 

Comparison of Three Months Ended June 30, 2007 to Three Months Ended June 30, 2006

Rental Income From Continuing Operations

Overall, rental income from continuing operations increased from $185.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 to $189.7 million for the same period in 2007. The following table reconciles rental income from continuing operations by reportable segment to our total reported rental income from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively (in thousands):

 

2007

 

2006

 

Rental Income

 

 

 

 

 

Office

 

$

129,490

 

$

133,597

 

Industrial

 

54,140

 

48,227

 

Non-segment

 

6,075

 

3,752

 

Total

 

$

189,705

 

$

185,576

 

 

The following factors contributed to these results:

·                  Lease termination fees decreased from $6.1 million in the second quarter of 2006 to $1.8 million in the second quarter of 2007.

·                  We acquired 35 properties and placed 34 developments in service from January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 that provided incremental revenues of $11.1 million in the second quarter of 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006.

·                  We acquired an additional 30 properties in the first six months of 2006 and later contributed them to an unconsolidated joint venture, resulting in a $13.7 million reduction in revenues in the second quarter of 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006. Of these properties, 23 were contributed in the fourth quarter of 2006 and seven were contributed in the second quarter of 2007.

·                  The remaining net increase in rental revenues in the second quarter of 2007 is primarily the result of an increase in average occupancy from the second quarter of 2006 as well as an increase in revenue from reimbursable rental expenses.

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Rental Expenses and Real Estate Taxes

The following table reconciles rental expenses and real estate taxes by reportable segment to our total reported amounts in the statement of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively (in thousands):

 

2007

 

2006

 

Rental Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Office

 

$

33,511

 

$

35,632

 

Industrial

 

5,259

 

5,164

 

Non-segment

 

2,266

 

149

 

Total

 

$

41,036

 

$

40,945

 

Real Estate Taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

Office

 

$

15,846

 

$

14,927

 

Industrial

 

6,375

 

5,790

 

Non-segment

 

1,927

 

1,415

 

Total

 

$

24,148

 

$

22,132

 

 

The overall $91,000 increase in rental expenses was driven by the offsetting effects of an increase in rental expenses of $1.8 million from properties acquired and developments placed in service from January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 and a reduction in rental expenses resulting from the contribution of 30 properties to an unconsolidated joint venture.

Of the overall $2.0 million increase in real estate taxes, $1.3 million was attributable to properties acquired and developments placed in service from January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007. The remaining increase in real estate taxes was driven by increases in assessments by municipal authorities in some of our markets.

Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased from $42.2 million in the second quarter of 2006 to $39.2 million in the second quarter of 2007 primarily as a result of a decrease in borrowings on our unsecured line of credit, in addition to assigning secured debt to unconsolidated companies on property that was contributed to those entities during the quarter. This was offset to an extent by borrowings that occurred in the last half of 2006, including $575.0 million of exchangeable senior notes issued in November 2006 and $319.0 million of secured debt issued in November 2006. These increased borrowings were used mainly to fund acquisitions and development.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense increased from $59.4 million during the second quarter of 2006 to $65.9 million for the same period in 2007 due to increases in our held-for-rental asset base from acquisitions and developments during 2006 and 2007.

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Service Operations

Service Operations primarily consist of sales of properties developed or acquired with the intent to sell within a short period of time and the leasing, management, construction and development services for joint venture properties and properties owned by third parties. These operations are heavily influenced by the current state of the economy, as leasing and management fees are dependent upon occupancy while construction and development services rely on the expansion of business operations. Service Operations earnings increased from $3.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 to $12.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, primarily as a result of gains on the sale of three properties totaling $6.6 million in the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to no such sales during the same period in 2006.

General and Administrative Expense

General and administrative expenses increased from $7.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 to $10.6 million for the same period in 2007. General and administrative expenses are comprised of two components. The first component is direct expenses that are not attributable to specific assets such as legal fees, external audit fees, marketing costs, investor relations expenses and other corporate overhead. The second component is the unallocated overhead costs associated with the operation of our owned properties and Service Operations, including construction, leasing and maintenance operations. Those overhead costs not allocated to these operations are charged to general and administrative expenses.  The overall increase in general and administrative expenses is a result of an increase in the overall pool of overhead costs necessitated by our overall growth, offset in part by an increase in the amount of overhead allocated to other areas in 2007, primarily construction and leasing due to increases in wholly-owned and third-party activity in these areas.

Other Income and Expenses

We pursue opportunities to dispose of land in markets with a high concentration of undeveloped land and those markets where the land no longer meets our strategic development plans.

Earnings from sale of land, net of impairment adjustments, are comprised of the following amounts for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively (in thousands):

 

2007

 

2006

 

Gain on land sales

 

$

2,411

 

$

862

 

Impairment adjustment for land

 

 

(308

)

Total

 

$

2,411

 

$

554

 

 

We sold seven parcels of undeveloped land in the second quarter of 2007 with overall higher margins than the four land sales in the second quarter of 2006.

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Discontinued Operations

The results of operations for properties sold during the year or designated as held-for-sale to unrelated parties at the end of the period are required to be classified as discontinued operations. The property specific components of net earnings that are classified as discontinued operations include rental revenues, rental expenses, real estate taxes, allocated interest expense, depreciation expense and minority interest, as well as the net gain or loss on the disposition of properties.

We classified the operations of 66 buildings as discontinued operations as of June 30, 2007. These 66 buildings consist of 31 industrial and 35 office properties. As a result, we classified net income from operations, net of minority interest, of $856,000 and $5.7 million as net income from discontinued operations for each of the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Of these properties, five were sold during the second quarter of 2007 and three were sold during the second quarter of 2006. The gains on disposal of these properties, net of minority interest, of $19.0 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, are also reported in discontinued operations.

Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 to Six Months Ended June 30, 2006

Rental Income From Continuing Operations

Overall, rental income from continuing operations increased from $360.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 to $388.0 million for the same period in 2007. The following table reconciles rental income from continuing operations by reportable segment to our total reported rental income from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively (in thousands):

 

2007

 

2006

 

Rental Income

 

 

 

 

 

Office

 

$

269,028

 

$

260,678

 

Industrial

 

108,840

 

93,739

 

Non-segment

 

10,140

 

6,401

 

Total

 

$

388,008

 

$

360,818

 

 

The following factors contributed to these results:

·                  Lease termination fees decreased from $10.2 million for the first six months of 2006 to $5.2 million for the same period in 2007.

·                  We acquired 35 properties and placed 34 developments in service from January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 that provided incremental revenues of $24.5 million for the first six months of 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006.

·                  We acquired an additional 30 properties in the first six months of 2006 and later contributed them to an unconsolidated joint venture, resulting in an $11.6 million reduction in revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006. Of these properties, 23 were contributed in the fourth quarter of 2006 and seven were contributed in the second quarter of 2007.

·                  The remaining increase in rental revenues from the first six months of 2006 is primarily the result of an increase in average occupancy from the first six months of 2006 as well as an increase in revenues from reimbursable rental expenses.

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Rental Expenses and Real Estate Taxes

The following table reconciles rental expenses and real estate taxes by reportable segment to our total reported amounts in the statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively (in thousands):

 

2007

 

2006

 

Rental Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Office

 

$

72,520

 

$

70,273

 

Industrial

 

12,588

 

11,720

 

Non-segment

 

3,517

 

305

 

Total

 

$

88,625

 

$

82,298

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

Office

 

$

32,388

 

$

29,112

 

Industrial

 

12,637

 

11,001

 

Non-segment

 

3,494

 

2,742

 

Total

 

$

48,519

 

$

42,855

 

 

Of the overall $6.3 million increase in rental expenses, $4.0 million was attributable to properties acquired and developments placed in service from January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007. This increase was slightly offset by a reduction in rental expenses of $1.7 million resulting from the contribution of 30 properties to an unconsolidated joint venture. Inclement weather conditions in the first quarter of 2007 and normal inflationary factors triggered the remaining increase in rental expenses.

Of the overall $5.7 million increase in real estate taxes, $2.6 million was attributable to properties acquired and developments placed in service from January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007. The remaining increase in real estate taxes was driven by increases in assessments by municipal authorities in some of our markets.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased from $77.5 million for the first six months ended June 30, 2006 to $82.4 million for the same period in 2007 primarily due to borrowings that occurred in the last half of 2006, including $575.0 million of exchangeable senior notes issued in November 2006 and $319.0 million of secured debt issued in November 2006. These increased borrowings were used mainly to fund acquisitions and development.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense increased from $114.3 million for the first half of 2006 to $131.0 million for the same period in 2007 due to increases in the held-for-rental asset base from acquisitions and developments during 2006 and 2007.

Service Operations

Service Operations primarily consist of sales of properties developed or acquired with the intent to sell within a short period of time and the leasing, management, construction and development services for joint venture properties and properties owned by third parties. These operations are heavily influenced by the current state of the economy, as leasing and management fees are dependent upon occupancy while construction and development services rely on the expansion of business operations. Service Operations earnings increased from $7.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 to $19.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, primarily as a result of gains on the sale of five properties totaling $9.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to no such sales during the six months ended June 30, 2006.

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General and Administrative Expense

General and administrative expenses increased from $20.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 to $24.1 million for the same period in 2007. General and administrative expenses are comprised of two components. The first component is direct expenses that are not attributable to specific assets such as legal fees, external audit fees, marketing costs, investor relation expenses and other corporate overhead. The second component is the unallocated overhead costs associated with the operation of our owned properties and Service Operations, including construction, leasing and maintenance operations. Those overhead costs not allocated to these operations are charged to general and administrative expenses. The overall increase in general and administrative expenses is a result of an increase in the overall pool of overhead costs necessitated by our overall growth, offset in part by an increase in the amount of overhead allocated to other areas in 2007, primarily construction and leasing due to increases in wholly-owned and third-party activity in these areas.

Other Income and Expenses

We pursue opportunities to dispose of land in markets with a high concentration of undeveloped land and those markets where the land no longer meets our strategic development plans.

Earnings from sale of land, net of impairment adjustments, are comprised of the following amounts for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively (in thousands):

 

2007

 

2006

 

Gain on land sales

 

$

16,503

 

$

2,753

 

Impairment adjustment for land

 

(95

)

(308

)

Total

 

$

16,408

 

$

2,445

 

 

We sold 13 parcels of undeveloped land in the first six months of 2007 with overall higher margins than the nine land sales in the first six months of 2006. In addition, we recognized a deferred gain of approximately $1.7 million in the first quarter of 2007 on a property sold during 2006.

Discontinued Operations

The results of operations for properties sold during the year or designated as held-for-sale to unrelated parties at the end of the period are required to be classified as discontinued operations. The property specific components of net earnings that are classified as discontinued operations include rental revenues, rental expenses, real estate taxes, allocated interest expense, depreciation expense and minority interest, as well as the net gain or loss on the disposition of properties.

We classified the operations of 66 buildings as discontinued operations as of June 30, 2007. These 66 buildings consist of 31 industrial and 35 office properties. As a result, we classified net income from operations, net of minority interest, of $2.1 million and $7.6 million as net income from discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Of these properties, 15 were sold during the first six months of 2007 and five were sold during the first six months of 2006. The gains on disposal of these properties, net of minority interest, of $67.3 million and $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, are also reported in discontinued operations.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources of Liquidity

We expect to continue to meet our short-term liquidity requirements over the next 12 months, including payments of dividends and distributions, as well as recurring capital expenditures relating to maintaining our current real estate assets, primarily through the following:

·            working capital;

·            net cash provided by operating activities; and

·            proceeds received from real estate dispositions.

Although we historically have not used any other sources of funds to pay for recurring capital expenditures on our current real estate investments, we may rely on the temporary use of borrowings or property disposition proceeds to fund such expenditures during periods of high leasing volume.

We expect to meet long-term liquidity requirements, such as scheduled mortgage debt maturities, refinancing of long-term debt, preferred share redemptions, the retirement of unsecured notes and amounts outstanding under the unsecured credit facility, property acquisitions, financing of development activities and other non-recurring capital improvements, primarily through the following sources:

·            issuance of additional equity, including common and preferred shares;

·            issuance of additional debt securities, including convertible debt instruments;

·            undistributed cash provided by operating activities, if any; and

·            proceeds received from real estate dispositions. 

Rental Operations

We believe our principal source of liquidity, cash flows from Rental Operations, provides a stable source of cash to fund operational expenses. We believe that this cash-based revenue stream is substantially aligned with revenue recognition (except for periodic straight-line rental income accruals and amortization of above or below market rents) as cash receipts from the leasing of rental properties are generally received in advance of or a short time following the actual revenue recognition.

We are subject to risks of decreased occupancy through market conditions, as well as tenant defaults and bankruptcies, and potential reduction in rental rates upon renewal or re-letting of properties, each of which would result in reduced cash flow from operations. However, we believe that these risks may be mitigated by our relatively strong market presence in most of our locations and the fact that we perform in-house credit review and analysis on major tenants and all significant leases before they are executed.

Credit Facilities

We had an unsecured line of credit available as of June 30, 2007, described as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Borrowing

 

Maturity

 

Interest

 

Outstanding Balance

 

Description

 

Capacity

 

Date

 

Rate

 

at June 30, 2007

 

Unsecured Line of Credit

 

$

1,000,000

 

January 2010

 

LIBOR +.525

%

$

440,000

 

 

We use this line of credit to fund development activities, acquire additional rental properties and provide working capital.

The line of credit provides us with an option to obtain borrowings from financial institutions that participate in the line, at rates lower than the stated interest rate, subject to certain restrictions. Interest rates on the amounts outstanding on the unsecured line of credit as of June 30, 2007 range from LIBOR + .16% to LIBOR + .525% (equal to 5.480% and 5.845% as of June 30, 2007).

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The line of credit also contains financial covenants that require us to meet financial ratios and defined levels of performance, including those related to variable rate indebtedness, consolidated net worth and debt-to-market capitalization. As of June 30, 2007, we were in compliance with all financial covenants under our line of credit.

Debt and Equity Securities

At June 30, 2007, we had on file with the SEC an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3, relating to the offer and sale, from time to time, of an indeterminate amount of debt securities (including guarantees thereof), common shares, preferred shares, depository shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts and units comprised of one or more of the securities described therein. From time to time, we expect to issue additional securities under this new automatic registration statement to fund development and acquisition of additional rental properties and to fund the repayment of the credit facility and other long-term debt upon maturity.

The indenture governing our unsecured notes also requires us to comply with financial ratios and other covenants regarding our operations. We were in compliance with all such covenants as of June 30, 2007.

Sale of Real Estate Assets

We utilize sales of real estate assets as an additional source of liquidity. We pursue opportunities to sell real estate assets at favorable prices to capture value created by us, as well as to improve the overall quality of our portfolio by recycling sales proceeds into new properties with greater value creation opportunities.

Uses of Liquidity

Our principal uses of liquidity include the following:

·                 property investments;

·                 recurring leasing/capital costs;

·                 dividends and distributions to shareholders and unitholders;

·                 long-term debt maturities; and

·                 other contractual obligations.

Property Investment

We evaluate development and acquisition opportunities based upon market outlook, supply and long-term growth potential.

Recurring Expenditures

One of our principal uses of our liquidity is to fund the development, acquisition and recurring leasing/capital expenditures of our real estate investments. The following is a summary of our recurring capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively (in thousands):

 

2007

 

2006

 

Tenant improvements

 

$

22,941

 

$

25,272

 

Leasing costs

 

14,872

 

6,217

 

Building improvements

 

2,373

 

3,146

 

Totals

 

$

40,186

 

$

34,635

 

 

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Debt Maturities

Debt outstanding at June 30, 2007 totaled $4.1 billion with a weighted average interest rate of 5.74% maturing at various dates through 2028. We had $3.1 billion of unsecured debt, $440.0 million outstanding on our unsecured line of credit and approximately $521.4 million of secured debt outstanding at June 30, 2007. Scheduled principal amortization and maturities of such debt totaled $5.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007.

The following is a summary of the scheduled future amortization and maturities of our indebtedness at June 30, 2007 (in thousands, except percentage data):

 

Future Repayments

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

Scheduled

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate of

 

Year

 

Amortization

 

Maturities

 

Total

 

Future Repayments

 

2007

 

$

5,648

 

$

200,000

 

$

205,648

 

5.57

%

2008

 

10,264

 

287,289

 

297,553

 

5.11

%

2009

 

9,833

 

275,000

 

284,833

 

7.37

%

2010

 

9,457

 

615,000

 

624,457

 

5.67

%

2011

 

9,339

 

1,012,139

 

1,021,478

 

5.10

%

2012

 

7,110

 

201,216

 

208,326

 

5.89

%

2013

 

6,929

 

150,000

 

156,929

 

4.71

%

2014

 

6,669

 

294,534

 

301,203

 

6.44

%

2015

 

4,276

 

 

4,276

 

6.16

%

2016

 

4,351

 

468,976

 

473,327

 

6.17

%

2017

 

3,666

 

450,000

 

453,666

 

5.95

%

Thereafter

 

23,051

 

50,000

 

73,051

 

6.80

%

 

 

$100,593

 

$

4,004,154

 

$

4,104,747

 

5.74

%

 

Historical Cash Flows

Cash and cash equivalents were $45.5 million and $7.0 million at June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The following highlights significant changes in net cash associated with our operating, investing and financing activities (in millions):

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

$

81.5

 

$

84.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Used for Investing Activities

 

$

(50.4

)

$

(1,150.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by (used for) Financing Activities

 

$

(54.1

)

$

1,045.9

 

 

Operating Activities

Cash flows from operating activities provide the cash necessary to meet normal operational requirements of our Rental Operations and Service Operation activities. The receipt of rental income from Rental Operations continues to provide the primary source of our revenues and operating cash flows. In addition, we develop buildings with the intent to sell them at or soon after completion, which provides another significant source of operating cash flow activity.  Highlights of such activity are as follows:

·                  During the six month period ended June 30, 2007, we incurred Service Operations buildings development costs of $188.8 million, compared to $93.9 million for the same period ended June 30, 2006. The difference is reflective of the increased activity in our held-for-sale pipeline. The pipeline of held-for-sale projects under construction as of June 30, 2007 has anticipated total costs upon completion of $561.3 million.

·                  We had no Service Operation sales in the first six months of 2006. We sold five Service Operations buildings in the first six months of 2007, receiving net proceeds of $76.6 million and recognized pre-tax gains of $9.2 million.

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Investing Activities

Investing activities are one of the primary uses of our liquidity. Development and acquisition activities typically generate additional rental revenues and provide cash flows for operational requirements. Highlights of significant cash sources and uses are as follows:

·                  Development costs increased to $186.9 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2007 from  $167.7 million for the same period in 2006 as a result of an increase in development activity in 2007.

·                  During the first six months of 2007, we paid cash of $81.1 million for real estate acquisitions, including $36.1 million for the Bremner acquisition (with the remaining $11.0 million paid through the issuance of units in Duke Realty Limited Partnership) and $125.9 million for undeveloped land acquisitions compared to $675.7 million in real estate acquisitions and $284.6 million in acquisitions of undeveloped land in the same period in 2006. The most significant activity in the first six months of 2006 consisted of the purchase of a portfolio of suburban office and light industrial properties and undeveloped land in the Washington, D.C. area for $865.6 million (of which $713.8 million was paid in cash) and the purchase of the majority of a portfolio of industrial properties in Savannah, Georgia for $178.1 million (of which $119.3 million was paid in cash).

·                  Sales of land and depreciated property provided $269.4 million in net proceeds for the period ended June 30, 2007, compared to $29.7 million for the same period in 2006. We continue to dispose of non-strategic and older properties as part of our capital recycling program to fund acquisitions and new development while improving the overall quality of our investment portfolio.

·                  We received financing distributions (as a result of the sale of properties or recapitalization) of $195.4 million from unconsolidated companies for the six-month period ended June 30, 2007, compared to $21.2 million for the same period in 2006.

Financing Activities

The overall decline in cash provided by (used for) financing activities is a result of the short-term financing that was required for the significant acquisitions in the first quarter of 2006.  Specifically, the following items highlight major fluctuations in net cash flow related to financing activities in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006:

·                  We had no significant new borrowings in the first six months of 2007, compared to a $700.0 million secured term loan obtained in the same period in 2006, which was priced at LIBOR +.525% and was paid in full later in 2006.

·                  Similarly, while in the first six months of 2006 we received net proceeds of approximately $177.7 million and $106.3 million, respectively, from the issuances of our Series M and Series N Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, we had no new preferred equity issuances in the same period in 2007.

·                  We increased net borrowings on our $1.0 billion line of credit by $123.0 million and $287.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

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Financial Instruments

We are exposed to capital market risk, such as changes in interest rates. In order to manage the volatility relating to interest rate risk, we may enter into interest rate hedging arrangements from time to time. We do not utilize derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

In August 2005, we entered into $300.0 million of cash flow hedges through forward-starting interest rate swaps to hedge interest rates on $300.0 million of estimated debt offerings in 2007. The swaps qualify for hedge accounting, with any changes in fair value recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”). At June 30, 2007, the fair value of these swaps was approximately $21.2 million in an asset position as the effective rates of the swaps were lower than current interest rates at June 30, 2007. The ineffective portion of the hedge was insignificant.

The effectiveness of our hedges will be evaluated throughout their lives using the hypothetical derivative method under which the change in fair value of the actual swap designated as the hedging instrument is compared to the change in the fair value of a hypothetical swap.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

We adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”) on January 1, 2007.  The adoption of FIN 48 resulted in an additional tax exposure of approximately $1.7 million recorded as an adjustment to the opening balance of Distributions in Excess of Net Income. Our uncertain tax positions are immaterial both individually and in the aggregate primarily due to our tax status as a REIT.

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”).  SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this statement will have on the Company.

In January 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Options for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“SFAS 159”).  SFAS 159 provides a “Fair Value Option” under which a company may irrevocably elect fair value as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for certain financial assets and liabilities. This Fair Value Option will be available on a contract-by-contract basis with changes in fair value recognized in earnings as those changes occur.  The effective date for SFAS 159 is the beginning of each reporting entity’s first fiscal year end that begins after November 15, 2007. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of SFAS 159 will have on the Company.

Investments in Unconsolidated Companies

We analyze our investments in joint ventures under FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“FIN 46(R)”), to determine if each joint venture is a variable interest entity (a “VIE”, as defined by FIN 46(R)) and would require consolidation. To the extent that our joint ventures do not qualify as VIEs, we further assess under the guidelines of Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 04-5, Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity when the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights (“EITF 04-5”); Statement of Position 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures; Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements and FASB No. 94, Consolidation of All Majority-Owned Subsidiaries, to determine if the venture should be consolidated.

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We have equity interests in unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures that own and operate rental properties and hold land for development. The equity method of accounting is used for these investments in which we have the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over operating and financial policies. As a result, the assets and liabilities of these joint ventures are not included on our balance sheet. Our investment in unconsolidated companies represents approximately 7% of our total assets as of June 30, 2007.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

We are exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of our line of credit, preferred shares and long-term debt used to maintain liquidity and fund capital expenditures and expansion of our real estate investment portfolio and operations. Our interest rate risk management objective is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower our overall borrowing costs. To achieve our objectives, we borrow primarily at fixed rates and may enter into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps, caps and treasury locks in order to mitigate our interest rate risk on a related financial instrument. We do not enter into derivative or interest rate transactions for speculative purposes. For a discussion of the market risk with respect to our outstanding cash flow hedges, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Financial Instruments.”

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

(a)   Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures are further designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material respects.

(b)  Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II - Other Information

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are parties to a variety of legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of our businesses. While these matters generally are covered by insurance, there is no assurance that our insurance will cover any particular proceeding or claim. We presently believe that all of these proceedings to which we were subject as of June 30, 2007, taken as a whole, will not have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, business, financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

In addition to the information set forth in this Report, you also should carefully review and consider the information contained in our other reports and periodic filings that we make with the SEC, including, without limitation, the information contained under the caption “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed after the date of such Annual Report.  Those risk factors could materially affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The risks that we describe in our public filings are not the only risks that we face.  Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we presently deem to be immaterial, also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

None

(b) Use of Proceeds

None

(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

From time to time, we repurchase our common shares under a $750 million repurchase program that initially was approved by the board of directors and publicly announced in October 2001 (the “Repurchase Program”). In July 2005, the board of directors authorized management to purchase up to $750 million of common shares pursuant to this plan. Under the Repurchase Program, we also execute share repurchases on an ongoing basis associated with certain employee elections under our compensation and benefit programs.

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The following table shows the share repurchase activity for each of the three months in the quarter ended June 30, 2007:

 

Total Number of

 

 

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly

 

Maximum Number
(or Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares that May
Yet be Purchased

 

 

 

Shares

 

Average Price

 

Announced Plans or

 

Under the Plans or

 

Month

 

Purchased (1)

 

Paid per Share

 

Programs

 

Programs (2)

 

April

 

13,019

 

$

43.49

 

13,019

 

 

 

May

 

8,604

 

$

40.63

 

8,604

 

 

 

June

 

7,631

 

$

37.77

 

7,631

 

 

 

Total

 

29,254

 

$

41.16

 

29,254

 

 

 


(1)             Includes 20,006 common shares repurchased under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan and 9,248 common shares swapped to pay the exercise price of stock options.

(2)             The number of common shares that may yet be repurchased in the open market to fund common shares purchased under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, was 114,043 as of June 30, 2007. The approximate dollar value of common shares that may yet be repurchased under the Repurchase Program was $361.0 million as of June 30, 2007.

Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities

During the period covered by this Report, we did not default under the terms of any of our material indebtedness, nor has there been any material arrearage of dividends or other material uncured delinquency with respect to any class of our preferred shares.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 25, 2007, we held our 2007 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Our shareholders were asked to take action to (a) elect directors to serve on the board of directors until our annual meeting of shareholders in 2008, and (b) ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.

At the Annual Meeting, our shareholders elected each of Barrington H. Branch, Geoffrey Button, William Cavanaugh, III, Ngaire E. Cuneo, Charles R. Eitel, Dr. R. Glenn Hubbard, Dr. Martin C. Jischke, L. Ben Lytle, William O. McCoy, Dennis D. Oklak, Jack R. Shaw, and Robert J. Woodward, Jr. to serve as directors for a one-year term. The number of votes cast for and withheld from each of the director nominees was as follows:

NOMINEE

 

FOR

 

WITHHELD

 

Barrington H. Branch

 

124,560,235

 

805,557

 

Geoffrey Button

 

124,687,763

 

678,029

 

William Cavanaugh III

 

124,842,195

 

523,597

 

Ngaire E. Cuneo

 

123,621,983

 

1,743,809

 

Charles R. Eitel

 

124,571,069

 

794,723

 

Dr. R. Glenn Hubbard

 

123,975,841

 

1,389,951

 

Dr. Martin C. Jischke

 

124,172,089

 

1,193,703

 

L. Ben Lytle

 

124,088,391

 

1,277,401

 

William O. McCoy

 

124,761,969

 

603,823

 

Dennis D. Oklak

 

124,660,136

 

705,656

 

Jack R. Shaw

 

124,861,294

 

504,498

 

Robert J. Woodward, Jr.

 

124,866,049

 

499,743

 

 

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The holders of 124,866,926 shares of our common stock voted FOR the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, the holders of 295,239 shares voted AGAINST such appointment, and the holders of 203,627 shares ABSTAINED from voting on such matters. As a result, this proposal was approved.

Item 5.  Other Information

During the period covered by this Report, there was no information required to be disclosed by us in a Current Report on Form 8-K that was not so reported, nor were there any material changes to the procedures by which our security holders may recommend nominees to our board of directors.

Item 6.  Exhibits

(a)             Exhibits

3.1(i)

 

Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of Duke Realty Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003, as filed with the SEC on May 13, 2003, File No. 001-09044, and incorporated herein by this reference).

 

 

 

3.1(ii)

 

Amendment to the Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of Duke Realty Corporation, establishing the amount, terms and rights of the Company’s 6.625% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (filed as Exhibit 3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on August 27, 2003, File No. 001-09044, and incorporated herein by this reference).

 

 

 

3.1(iii)

 

Amendment to the Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of Duke Realty Corporation, establishing the amount, terms and rights of the Company’s 6.5% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (filed as Exhibit 3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2004, File No. 001-09044, and incorporated herein by this reference).

 

 

 

3.1(iv)

 

Amendment to the Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of Duke Realty Corporation, establishing the amount, terms and rights of the Company’s 6.6% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (filed as Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004, File No. 001-09044, and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

3.1(v)

 

Amendment to the Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of Duke Realty Corporation, establishing the amount, terms and rights of the Company’s 7.99% Series B Cumulative Step-Up Premium Rate Preferred Shares (filed as Exhibit 3.6 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the SEC on March 7, 2006, File No. 001-09044, and incorporated herein by this reference).

 

 

 

3.1(vi)

 

Amendment to the Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of Duke Realty Corporation, establishing the amount, terms and rights of the Company’s 7.25% Series N Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on July 6, 2006, and incorporated herein by this reference).

 

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3.1(vii)

 

Amendment to the Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of Duke Realty Corporation, amending the Designating Amendment to the Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of Duke Realty Corporation, establishing the amount, terms and rights of the Company’s 6.95% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on July 6, 2006, and incorporated herein by this reference).

 

 

 

3.1(viii)

 

Amendment to the Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of Duke Realty Corporation, deleting Exhibits A, D, E, F, H and I and de-designating the related series of preferred shares.*

 

 

 

3.2

 

Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Duke Realty Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003, as filed with the SEC on May 13, 2003, File No. 001-09044, and incorporated herein by this reference).

 

 

 

11.1

 

Statement Regarding Computation of Earnings.**

 

 

 

12.1

 

Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.*

 

 

 

12.2

 

Ratio of Earnings to Debt Service.*

 

 

 

31.1

 

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.*

 

 

 

31.2

 

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.*

 

 

 

32.1

 

Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.*

 

 

 

32.2

 

Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.*


* Filed herewith.

** Data required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No.128, Earnings per Share, is provided in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

DUKE REALTY CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: August 7, 2007

 

/s/     Dennis D. Oklak

 

 

Dennis D. Oklak

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

/s/     Matthew A. Cohoat

 

 

Matthew A. Cohoat

 

 

Executive Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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