Form 10-Q
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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, 2010

OR

 

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

Commission file number 1-14306

 

 

BRE PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   94-1722214

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

525 Market Street

4th Floor

San Francisco, CA

  94105-2712
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(415) 445-6530

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

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

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    x  Yes    ¨  No

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

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

 

Large Accelerated Filer   x    Accelerated Filer   ¨
Non-Accelerated Filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller Reporting Company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨  Yes    x  No

 

Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of July 31, 2010    64,028,264

 

 

 


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BRE PROPERTIES, INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

June 30, 2010

 

          Page No.
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
   ITEM 1. Financial Statements:   
   Consolidated Balance Sheets – June 30, 2010 (unaudited) and December 31, 2009    3
   Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) – three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009    4
   Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) – six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009    5
   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) – six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009    6-7
   Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)    8-15
   ITEM 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    16-27
   ITEM 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    27
   ITEM 4: Controls and Procedures    27
PART II OTHER INFORMATION   
   ITEM 1: Legal Proceedings    28
   ITEM 1A: Risk Factors    28
   ITEM 2: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    28
   ITEM 3: Defaults Upon Senior Securities    28
   ITEM 4: (Removed and Reserved)    28
   ITEM 5: Other Information    28
   ITEM 6: Exhibits    29
SIGNATURES    30
EXHIBIT INDEX    31


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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 - Financial Statements.

BRE Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except share data)

 

     June 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 
Assets    (unaudited)        

Real estate portfolio:

    

Direct investments in real estate:

    

Investments in rental properties

   $ 3,197,408      $ 3,180,633   

Construction in progress

     49,163        101,354   

Less: accumulated depreciation

     (600,142     (583,953
                
     2,646,429        2,698,034   

Equity investment in real estate joint ventures

     61,302        61,999   

Real estate held for sale, net

     83,625        —     

Land under development

     163,431        155,532   
                

Total real estate portfolio

     2,954,787        2,915,565   

Cash

     6,046        5,656   

Other assets

     52,477        58,787   
                

Total assets

   $ 3,013,310      $ 2,980,008   
                
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity     

Liabilities:

    

Unsecured senior notes

   $ 784,907      $ 826,918   

Unsecured line of credit

     86,000        288,000   

Mortgage loans payable

     779,382        752,157   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     49,068        56,409   
                

Total liabilities

     1,699,357        1,923,484   
                

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

     31,688        33,605   

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 7,000,000 shares with $25 liquidation preference issued and outstanding at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009

     70        70   

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 64,021,965 and 55,136,359 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively

     640        551   

Additional paid-in capital

     1,418,105        1,135,505   

Cumulative dividends in excess of accumulated net income

     (136,550     (113,207
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     1,282,265        1,022,919   
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 3,013,310      $ 2,980,008   
                

See condensed notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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BRE Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

     For the Three Months  Ended
June 30,
     2010     2009

Revenues

    

Rental income

   $ 81,612      $ 79,205

Ancillary income

     3,151        3,211
              

Total revenues

     84,763        82,416
              

Expenses

    

Real estate

     28,013        26,101

Provision for depreciation

     22,642        21,276

Interest

     20,727        19,421

General and administrative

     5,233        4,218

Other expenses

     1,771        —  
              

Total expenses

     78,386        71,016
              

Other income

     788        1,196

Net (loss)/gain from extinguishment of debt

     (558     1,958
              

Income before noncontrolling interests, income from investments in unconsolidated entities and discontinued operations

     6,607        14,554

Income for unconsolidated entities

     526        580
              

Income from continuing operations

     7,133        15,134

Income from discontinued operations, net

     809        2,297

Net gain on sales of discontinued operations

     11,681        14,289
              

Income from discontinued operations

     12,490        16,586
              

Net income

     19,623        31,720
              

Redeemable noncontrolling interest in income

     373        545
              

Net income attributable to controlling interests

     19,250        31,175

Dividends attributable to preferred stock

     2,953        2,953
              

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 16,297      $ 28,222
              

Per common share data - Basic

    

Income from continuing operations (net of preferred dividends and redeemable noncontrolling interest in income)

   $ 0.06      $ 0.22

Income from discontinued operations

   $ 0.20      $ 0.32
              

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 0.26      $ 0.54
              

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic

     61,820        51,765
              
Per common share data - Diluted     

Income from continuing operations (net of preferred dividends and redeemable noncontrolling interest in income)

   $ 0.06      $ 0.22

Income from discontinued operations

   $ 0.20      $ 0.32
              

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 0.26      $ 0.54
              

Weighted average common shares outstanding –diluted

     61,990        51,765
              

Dividends declared and paid per common share

   $ 0.3750      $ 0.5625
              

See condensed notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

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BRE Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

     For the Six Months  Ended
June 30,
     2010     2009

Revenues

    

Rental income

   $ 160,932      $ 158,582

Ancillary income

     6,302        6,388
              

Total revenues

     167,234        164,970
              

Expenses

    

Real estate

     54,875        51,157

Provision for depreciation

     44,696        40,951

Interest

     41,826        40,443

General and administrative

     10,439        8,544

Other expenses

     2,696        —  
              

Total expenses

     154,532        141,095
              

Other income

     1,512        1,823

Net (loss)/gain from extinguishment of debt

     (558     1,958
              

Income before noncontrolling interests, income from investments in unconsolidated entities and discontinued operations

     13,656        27,656

Income for unconsolidated entities

     1,073        1,237
              

Income from continuing operations

     14,729        28,893

Income from discontinued operations, net

     2,063        5,030

Net gain on sales of discontinued operations

     11,681        14,289
              

Income from discontinued operations

     13,744        19,319
              

Net income

     28,473        48,212
              

Redeemable noncontrolling interest in income

     745        1,091
              

Net income attributable to controlling interests

     27,728        47,121

Dividends attributable to preferred stock

     5,906        5,906
              

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 21,822      $ 41,215
              

Per common share data - Basic

    

Income from continuing operations (net of preferred dividends and redeemable noncontrolling interest in income)

   $ 0.14      $ 0.41

Income from discontinued operations

   $ 0.23      $ 0.38
              

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 0.37      $ 0.79
              

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic

     58,985        51,505
              

Per common share data - Diluted

    

Income from continuing operations (net of preferred dividends and redeemable noncontrolling interest in income)

   $ 0.14      $ 0.41

Income from discontinued operations

   $ 0.23      $ 0.38
              

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 0.37      $ 0.79
              

Weighted average common shares outstanding –diluted

     59,130        51,505
              

Dividends declared and paid per common share

   $ 0.7500      $ 1.1250
              

See condensed notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

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BRE Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

      For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2010     2009  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 28,473      $ 48,212   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows generated by operating activities:

    

Net gain on sale of land

     —          (121

Net gain on sale of discontinued operations

     (11,681     (14,289

Net loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt

     558        (1,958

Non cash interest on convertible debt

     3,023        3,950   

Income for unconsolidated entities

     (1,073     (1,237

Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities

     1,722        1,309   

Provision for depreciation

     44,696        40,951   

Provision for depreciation from discontinued operations

     1,969        2,326   

Non cash stock based compensation expense

     2,684        1,136   

Other assets

     4,658        (1,051

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (3,354     (19,369
                

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

     71,675        59,859   
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchase of operating real estate property

     (75,800     —     

Additions to land under development

     (8,565     (6,331

Additions to direct investment construction in progress

     (16,362     (54,935

Rehabilitation expenditures and other

     (2,303     (4,165

Capital expenditures

     (10,291     (9,685

Improvements to real estate joint ventures

     —          (144

Additions to furniture, fixtures and equipment

     —          (563

Proceeds from sales of rental property, net of closing costs

     37,743        50,114   

Proceeds from sale of land, net of closing costs

     —          10,100   

Investments in properties under contract

     —          (2,610
                

Net cash flows used in investing activities

     (75,578     (18,219
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Principal payments on mortgage loans

     (1,144     (18,106

Repayment of unsecured notes

     (45,579     (557,984

Proceeds from new mortgage loans, net

     28,369        307,463   

Lines of credit:

    

Advances

     139,000        768,000   

Repayments

     (341,000     (516,000

Cash dividends paid to common shareholders

     (45,165     (59,197

Cash dividends paid to preferred shareholders

     (5,906     (5,906

Distributions to operating company unit holders

     (535     (879

Distributions to other noncontrolling interests

     (210     (212

Proceeds from exercises of stock options and other

     14,677        1,943   

Conversion/redemption activity

     (2,129     —     

Proceeds from dividend reinvestment plan

     417        779   

Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net

     263,498        36,583   
                

Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities

     4,293        (43,516
                

Increase/(decrease) in cash

     390        (1,876

Cash balance at beginning of period

     5,656        7,724   
                

Cash balance at end of period

   $ 6,046      $ 5,848   
                

 

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BRE Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Cont. (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

      For the Six Months  Ended
June 30,
 
     2010    2009  

Supplemental disclosure of non cash activities:

     

Transfers of construction in progress to investments in rental properties

   $ 67,653    $ 223,976   
               

Transfer of net investment in rental properties to held for sale

   $ 111,785    $ 43,038   
               

Change in accrued improvements to direct investments in real estate

   $ 198    $ 189   
               

Change in accrued development costs for construction in progress and land under development

   $ 2,681    ($ 1,983
               

Change in noncontrolling interest units

   $ 2,049      —     
               

Change in market value of redeemable noncontrolling interests

   $ 2,261    $ 3,298   
               

See condensed notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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BRE Properties, Inc.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

June 30, 2010

NOTE A – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements have been omitted. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2009 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 of BRE Properties, Inc. (the “Company” or “BRE”). In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments only) necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the interim periods presented.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, at the dates of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

NOTE B – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. The cost related to stock-based compensation included in the determination of consolidated net income for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 includes all awards outstanding that vested during these periods.

Stock based compensation awards under BRE’s plans vest over periods ranging from one to four years. At June 30, 2010, compensation cost related to unvested awards not yet recognized totaled approximately $14,000,000 and the weighted average period over which it is expected to be recognized is 3.11 years. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, 226,833 restricted shares were awarded and 268,982 restricted shares vested. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, 106,220 stock options were awarded.

NOTE C – CONSOLIDATION OF VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

Arrangements that are not controlled through voting or similar rights are reviewed under the guidance of variable interest entities “VIEs”. A company is required to consolidate the assets, liabilities and operations of a VIE if it is determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE.

In June 2009, the FASB changed the consolidation analysis for VIEs to require a qualitative analysis to determine the primary beneficiary of the VIE. The determination of the primary beneficiary of a VIE is based on whether the entity has the power to direct matters which most significantly impact the activities of the VIE and has the obligation to absorb losses, or the right to receive benefits, of the VIE which could potentially be significant to the VIE. The guidance requires an ongoing reconsideration of the primary beneficiary and also amends the events

 

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BRE Properties, Inc.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)—(Continued)

June 30, 2010

 

triggering a reassessment. The new guidance was effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2010. Additional disclosures for VIEs are required, including a description about a reporting entity’s involvement with VIEs, how a reporting entity’s involvement with a VIE affects the reporting entity’s financial statements, and significant judgments and assumptions made by the reporting entity to determine whether it must consolidate the VIE.

Under the new guidance, an entity is a VIE and subject to consolidation, if by design: a) the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support provided by any parties, including equity holders or b) as a group the holders of the equity investment at risk lack any one of the following three characteristics: (i) the power, through voting rights or similar rights to direct the activities of an entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, (ii) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity, or (iii) the right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity. The Company reviewed the consolidation guidance and concluded that the joint venture LLCs are not VIEs. The Company further reviewed the management fees paid to it by its joint venture partners and determined that they do not create variable interests in the entities. As of June 30, 2010, the Company has no land purchase options outstanding requiring evaluation as VIEs and potential consolidation. The Company has concluded that there is no impact on the financial statements as a result of the adoption of the new guidance.

Under applicable accounting guidance, the managing member of a limited liability company, or LLC, is presumed to control the joint venture LLCs and must prove non-managing member(s) have certain rights that preclude the managing member from exercising unilateral control. The Company has reviewed its control as the General Partner of the Company’s joint venture assets and concluded that it does not have control over any of the LLCs managed by the Company. The Company has applied the equity method of accounting to its investments in joint ventures.

NOTE D – REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO

FASB guidance on property acquisitions requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction and recognize contingent consideration arrangements and pre-acquisition loss and gain contingencies at their acquisition-date fair value. The acquirer is required to expense, as incurred, acquisition related transaction costs. BRE expenses costs associated with the pursuit of potential acquisitions to General and Administrative expenses. Once an acquisition is probable the costs are categorized and expensed in Other expenses.

Acquisitions

Costs associated with the purchase of operating communities are allocated to land, building and intangibles when applicable, based on FASB business combination guidance.

On March 23, 2010, the Company purchased an operating community totaling 194 units located in San Diego, CA, for an aggregate purchase price of $46,201,000.

On April 20, 2010, the Company purchased an operating community totaling 117 units located in San Jose, CA, for an aggregate purchase price of $29,600,000.

 

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BRE Properties, Inc.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)—(Continued)

June 30, 2010

 

Discontinued operations and dispositions

The results of operations for properties sold during the period or designated as held for sale at the end of the period are required to be classified as discontinued operations if deemed a component of an entity. The property-specific components of net earnings that are classified as discontinued operations include operating results, depreciation expense recognized prior to the classification as held for sale, and the net gain or loss on disposal. The Company allocates interest to discontinued operations to the extent that the property was encumbered.

At June 30, 2010, the Company had two operating apartment communities classified as held for sale located in Riverside, CA totaling 264 and 714 units. The two communities were classified as held for sale in June 2010, and as a result no depreciation has been recorded since the classification.

During April 2010, the Company sold one operating community, Montebello Apartments, a 248 unit property located in Kirkland, WA for an aggregate sales price of approximately $39,000,000, resulting in a net gain on sale of approximately $11,700,000.

During 2009, the Company sold two communities totaling 752 units: Overlook at Blue Ravine, with 512 units located in Folsom, California; and Arbor Pointe, a 240 unit property located in Sacramento, California. The two properties were sold for an aggregate sales price of approximately $67,000,000, resulting in a net gain on sales of approximately $21,574,000. In addition to the two communities, the Company sold an excess parcel of land in Santa Clara, California, classified as held for sale at December 31, 2008, for gross sales proceeds totaling $17,100,000, approximately equal to the carrying value.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2010, the results of operations generated by the two properties held for sale and the one property sold during 2010, were included in discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of income and totaled approximately $12,490,000. For the quarter ended June 30, 2009, the combined results by the two properties held for sale and the one property sold during 2010, and the two properties sold during 2009 were included in the discontinued operations line on the consolidated statement of income and totaled approximately $16,586,000.

The following is a breakdown of the combined results of operations for the operating apartment communities included in discontinued operations:

 

     For the Three Months ended
June 30,
    For the Six Months ended
June 30,
 

(amounts in thousands)

   2010     2009     2010     2009  

Rental and ancillary income

   $ 2,889      $ 5,771      $ 6,539      $ 11,824   

Real estate expenses

     (1,164     (2,382     (2,507     (4,468

Provision for depreciation

     (916     (1,092     (1,969     (2,326
                                

Income from discontinued operations, net

   $ 809      $ 2,297      $ 2,063      $ 5,030   
                                

Gain on sales, net

   $ 11,681      $ 14,289      $ 11,681      $ 14,289   
                                

Total discontinued operations

   $ 12,490      $ 16,586      $ 13,744      $ 19,319   
                                

 

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BRE Properties, Inc.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)—(Continued)

June 30, 2010

 

NOTE E – EQUITY

On April 7, 2010, the Company completed an equity offering of 8,050,000 common shares, including shares issued to cover over-allotments, at $34.25 per share. Total net proceeds from this offering were approximately $264,000,000 after deducting the underwriting discount and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company used the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which included reducing borrowings under its unsecured revolving credit facility.

On February 24, 2010, the Company entered into new Equity Distribution Agreements (EDAs) under which the Company may issue and sell from time to time through or to its sales agents shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $250,000,000. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, no shares were issued under the EDAs. The Company intends to use any net proceeds from the sale of our shares under the EDAs for general corporate purposes, which may include reducing borrowings under our unsecured credit facility, the repayment of other indebtedness, the redemption or other repurchase of outstanding debt or equity securities, funding for development activities and financing for acquisitions.

Effective February 24, 2010, the Company terminated the equity distribution agreement it entered into on May 14, 2009 under which the Company could issue and sell from time to time through or to its sales agent shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $125,000,000. During 2009, 3,801,185 shares were issued under the distribution agreement for gross proceeds of approximately $104,600,000 with an average gross share price of $27.52. Proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, which included reducing borrowings under the Company’s unsecured credit facility, the repayment of other indebtedness, the redemption or other repurchase of outstanding securities and funding for development activities.

On April 26, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized BRE to purchase an aggregate of up to $100,000,000 of its shares of common stock. As of May 7, 2010, the Company has not purchased any shares under this authorization.

During the six months ended June 30, 2010, 748,144 shares of common stock were issued under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans, 11,365 shares of common stock were issued under the Company’s direct stock purchase and dividend reinvestment plan, 56,154 operating company units were exchanged for cash and 76,097 operating company units were converted to common stock shares.

 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity   
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)   

Common Stock Shares

   June 30,
2010

Balance at beginning of year

     55,136,359

Common stock issuance

     8,050,000

OC unit holder conversion

     76,097

Stock options exercised, net of shares tendered

     567,851

Vested restricted shares, net of shares tendered

     180,293

Shares issued pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan

     11,365
      

Balance at end of period

     64,021,965
      

Preferred stock shares

  

Balance at beginning of year

     7,000,000
      

Balance at end of period

     7,000,000
      

Common stock

  

Balance at beginning of year

   $ 551

 

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CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)—(Continued)

June 30, 2010

 

Equity offering

     81   

OC unit holder conversion

     1   

Stock options exercised

     5   

Vested restricted shares

     2   
        

Balance at end of period

   $ 640   
        

Preferred stock

  

Balance at beginning of year

   $ 70   
        

Balance at end of period

   $ 70   
        

Additional paid-in capital

  

Balance at beginning of year

   $ 1,135,505   

Stock based compensation, exercise of options and other

     18,745   

Change in redemption value on redeemable noncontrolling interests

     2,261   

Change in noncontrolling interest units

     (2,241

Dividend reinvestment plan

     417   

Common stock issuance

     275,632   

Share issuance cost

     (12,214
        

Balance at end of period

   $ 1,418,105   
        

Cumulative dividends in excess of accumulated net income

  

Balance at beginning of year

   $ (113,207

Net income

     28,473   

Cash dividends declared to common shareholders

     (45,165

Cash dividends declared to preferred shareholders

     (5,906

Redeemable noncontrolling interest in income

     (745
        

Balance at end of period

   $ (136,550
        

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

  

Balance at beginning of year

   $ 33,605   

Redeemable noncontrolling interests in income

     745   

Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests

     (745

Conversion/ redemption activity

     (4,178

Change in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interests

     2,261   
        

Balance at end of period

   $ 31,688   
        

NOTE F – LEGAL MATTERS

As of June 30, 2010, there were no pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or of which any of the Company’s properties are the subject, which management anticipates would have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

NOTE G – DEBT

On April 30, 2010 the Company refinanced a single property mortgage loan totaling $59,500,000 at a fixed rate of 5.20%. The mortgage has a 10 year interest only term. The original mortgage note had a principal amount outstanding of $31,100,000 and was scheduled to mature on October 1, 2010, at a fixed rate of 7.38%.

During the three months ended June 30, 2010, the Company repurchased $15,000,000 of its 4.125% convertible senior unsecured notes at par. The Company recognized a net loss on early debt extinguishment of $558,000 in connection with the repurchase.

 

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CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)—(Continued)

June 30, 2010

 

On April 7, 2009, the Company closed a $620,000,000 secured credit facility with Deutsche Bank Berkshire Mortgage, Inc. The facility consists of two $310,000,000 tranches. The first tranche has a fixed rate term of 10 years and has a maturity date of May 1, 2019. The second tranche has a maturity date of September 1, 2020, with a fixed rate term for the first 10 years and a variable rate for the remaining one-year period. Together, the effective composite annual cost of debt is 5.6% inclusive of rate hedging transactions. Fifteen multifamily properties totaling 4,651 units with a net carrying value of $607,500,000 secured the credit facility at the time of closing.

The Company maintains its revolving credit facility of $750,000,000. Based on the Company’s current debt ratings, the line of credit accrues interest at LIBOR plus 47.5 basis points. In addition, the Company pays a 0.15% annual facility fee on the capacity of the facility. Borrowings under the revolving unsecured line of credit totaled $86,000,000 at June 30, 2010, compared to $288,000,000 at December 31, 2009. Borrowings under the credit facility are used to fund acquisition and development activities as well as for general corporate purposes. The Company typically reduces its outstanding balance on the revolving unsecured line of credit with available cash balances.

NOTE H – NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 2009, the FASB changed the consolidation analysis for VIEs to require a qualitative analysis to determine the primary beneficiary of the VIE. The determination of the primary beneficiary of a VIE is based on whether the entity has the power to direct matters which most significantly impact the activities of the VIE and has the obligation to absorb losses, or the right to receive benefits, of the VIE which could potentially be significant to the VIE. The guidance requires an ongoing reconsideration of the primary beneficiary and also amends the events triggering a reassessment. Additional disclosures for VIEs are required, including a description about a reporting entity’s involvement with VIEs, how a reporting entity’s involvement with a VIE affects the reporting entity’s financial statements, and significant judgments and assumptions made by the reporting entity to determine whether it must consolidate the VIE. The new guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2010. The Company has concluded that there is no impact on the financial statements as a result of the adoption of the guidance.

In January 2010, the FASB issued updated guidance on improving disclosures about fair value measurements. Specifically the guidance adds disclosure requirements for significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the reasons for these transfers. These disclosures are also made on a gross basis (i.e., significant transfers into each level are disclosed separately from transfers out of each level). The adoption of this guidance did not impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In June 2009, the FASB amended guidance related to transfers of financial assets and extinguishment of liabilities to remove the concept of a qualifying special purpose entity, and clarifies and amends the derecognition criteria for determining whether a transfer of a financial asset or portion of a financial asset qualifies for sale accounting. Expanded disclosures regarding transferred assets and how they affect the reporting entity are now required. The new guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2010. The adoption of this guidance did not impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

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BRE Properties, Inc.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)—(Continued)

June 30, 2010

 

NOTE I – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

The fair values of the Company’s financial instruments (including such items in the financial statement captions as cash, other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and lines of credit) approximate their carrying or contract values based on their nature, terms and interest rates that approximate current market rates. The fair value of mortgage loans payable and unsecured senior notes is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses with an interest rate similar to that of current market borrowing arrangements. The estimated fair value of the Company’s mortgage loans and unsecured senior notes is approximately $1,195,000,000 at June 30, 2010 (compared to a carrying value of $1,574,000,000 at June 30, 2010).

Under FASB guidance, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e. the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are applied. These valuation techniques involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the instruments or market and the instruments’ complexity. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the consolidated statement of financial condition are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. Hierarchical levels, defined by the FASB and directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuation of these assets and liabilities, are as follows:

Level 1 — Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date. The types of assets and liabilities classified as Level 1 fair value generally are G-7 government and agency securities, equities listed in active markets, investments in publicly traded mutual funds with quoted market prices and listed derivatives.

Level 2 — Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level 1) are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instrument’s anticipated life. Fair valued assets that are generally included in this category are stock warrants for which there are market-based implied volatilities, unregistered common stock and thinly traded common stock.

Level 3 — Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model. Generally, assets carried at fair value and included in this category include stock warrants for which market-based implied volatilities are not available.

Fair Value Measurements

Our redeemable noncontrolling interests that have a conversion feature are required to be marked to redemption value at each reporting period. The maximum redemption amount of the redeemable noncontrolling interests is contingent on the fair value of the Company’s common stock at the redemption date, and therefore the amount reported on the consolidated balance sheets is calculated based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock as of the balance sheet date. Since the valuation is based on observable inputs such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, redeemable noncontrolling interests are classified as Level 2. The impact was an increase of redeemable noncontrolling interests to $2,261,000 at June 30, 2010 and an increase in redeemable noncontrolling interests to $4,624,000 at December 31, 2009, to adjust the noncontrolling interest to its redemption value with an offsetting change in additional paid in capital.

 

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BRE Properties, Inc.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)—(Continued)

June 30, 2010

 

The estimated fair values of investment securities classified as deferred compensation plan investments are based on quoted market prices utilizing public information for the same transactions or information provided through third-party advisors and are therefore classified as Level 1. The Company’s deferred compensation plan investments are recorded in other assets and totaled $2,736,000 and $2,604,000 at June 30, 2010 and at December 31, 2009.

There were no transfers of assets measured at fair value between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended June 30, 2010.

NOTE J – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company has evaluated and disclosed subsequent events through the date of the issuance of the financial statements.

 

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

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, we have made forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements pertain to, among other things, our capital resources, financial liquidity, portfolio performance and results of operations. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties. You should not rely on these statements as predictions of future events because there is no assurance that the events or circumstances reflected in the statements can be achieved or will occur. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “pro forma,” “estimates” or “anticipates” or in their negative form or other variations, or by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise or incapable of being realized. The following factors, among others, could affect actual results and future events: defaults or non-renewal of leases, illiquidity of real estate and reinvestment risk, our regional focus in the Western United States, insurance coverage, increased interest rates and operating costs, failure to obtain necessary outside financing, difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and in effecting acquisitions, failure to successfully integrate acquired properties and operations, risks and uncertainties affecting property development and construction (including construction delays, cost overruns, inability to obtain necessary permits and public opposition to such activities), failure to qualify as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, environmental uncertainties, risks related to natural disasters, financial market fluctuations, changes in real estate and zoning laws and increases in real property tax rates. Our success also depends upon economic trends, including interest rates, income tax laws, governmental regulation, legislation, population changes and other factors. Do not rely solely on forward-looking statements, which only reflect management’s analysis. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements.

Executive Summary

We are a self-administered equity real estate investment trust, or “REIT,” focused on the acquisition, development and management of multifamily apartment communities in the Western United States. At June 30, 2010, our portfolio had real estate assets with a net book value of approximately $3.0 billion that included 75 wholly or majority-owned apartment communities, aggregating 21,604 units; 13 multifamily communities owned in joint ventures, comprised of 4,080 apartment units; and five wholly or majority-owned apartment communities in various stages of construction and development, totaling 1,568 units. We earn revenue and generate cash primarily by collecting monthly rent from our apartment residents.

We currently have one community with a total of 270 units under construction. The total estimated investment is $89,700,000, with an estimated balance to complete totaling $4,600,000. The final units are expected to be delivered during the third quarter of 2010. The development community is located in Northern California. At June 30, 2010, we owned four parcels of land for future development located in Northern and Southern California.

During the quarter, we completed an equity offering of 8,050,000 common shares, including shares issued to cover over-allotments, at $34.25 per share. Total net proceeds from this offering were approximately $264,000,000 after deducting the underwriting discount and other offering expenses. We used the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which include reducing borrowings under our unsecured revolving credit facility. This offering strengthened our balance sheet credit metrics and provided additional capital capacity for growth.

 

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Our year-over-year operating results reflect same-store performance, rental and ancillary income from communities stabilized during 2009, and properties in the lease-up phase of development. We define same-store properties as stabilized apartment communities owned by us for at least five full quarters. Acquired communities and recently completed development properties are considered non same-store communities.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009

Rental and ancillary income

Total rental and ancillary revenues were $84,763,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $82,416,000 for the same period in 2009. We define our non same-store communities as communities acquired, developed and stabilized after December 31, 2008. During the 18 months subsequent to December 31, 2008, we had 1,097 units in different phases of lease up and we acquired 311 units. Total rental and ancillary income increased by $2,347,000 or 3% during the three months ended June 30, 2010. Same-store communities revenue decreased by approximately $2,147,000 or 3% for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to the same period in 2009. The decrease was offset by an increase in rental and ancillary revenues from non same-store communities of approximately $4,494,000 or 193% for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to the same period in 2009. Monthly market rents in the same-store portfolio for the second quarter of 2010 decreased 6.7% to $1,397 per unit from $1,497 per unit in the second quarter of 2009. The decrease in rent was offset by increased physical occupancy levels which averaged 95.7% during second quarter 2010, as compared with 93.9% for the same period in 2009.

A summary of the components of revenues for the quarters ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 follows (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

     Three months ended
June 30, 2010
    Three months ended
June 30, 2009
       
     Revenues    % of Total
Revenues
    Revenues    % of Total
Revenues
    % Change
from 2009
to 2010
 

Rental income

   $ 81,612    96   $ 79,205    96   3

Ancillary income

     3,151    4     3,211    4   (2 )% 
                                

Total revenues

   $ 84,763    100   $ 82,416    100   3
                    

The total increase in revenues of $2,347,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2010, as compared with the three months ended June 30, 2009, was generated from an increase in non same-store revenue as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

     2010
Change
    % Change
from 2009
to 2010
 

Same-store communities

   $ (2,147   (3 )% 

Non same-store communities

     4,494      193
              

Total decrease in rental and ancillary revenues (excluding revenues from discontinued operations)

   $ 2,347      3
              

 

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Real estate expenses

For the quarter ended June 30, 2010, real estate expenses totaled $28,013,000, as compared with $26,101,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The year-over-year increase in total real estate expenses is primarily attributable to non same-store communities. Non same-store expenses increased approximately $1,346,000, or 95% from the quarter ended June 30, 2009 which represents the increase in the year-over-year size of the portfolio from recently completed development properties and properties acquired in 2010. Same-store communities increased $566,000 or 2% during the three months ended June 30, 2010.

A summary of the categories of real estate expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 follows (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

     Three months ended
June 30, 2010
    Three months ended
June 30, 2009
       
     Expense    % of Total
Revenues
    Expense    % of Total
Revenues
    % Change
from 2009 to
2010
 

Same-store

   $ 25,249      $ 24,683      2

Non same-store

     2,764        1,418      95
                        

Total real estate Expenses

   $ 28,013    33   $ 26,101    32   7
                    

Interest expense

Interest expense was $20,727,000 (net of $3,231,000 of interest capitalized to the cost of apartment communities under development and construction) for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, an increase of $1,306,000 from the same period in 2009. Interest expense was $19,421,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 (net of $3,760,000 of interest capitalized to the cost of apartment communities under development and construction). The decrease in capitalized interest for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 from the same period in 2009 is attributable to fewer communities under development and construction during 2010. Even though the average debt balances declined for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009, the interest expense increased as the ratio of lower cost floating rate debt to total debt was higher in 2009.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses totaled $5,233,000 and $4,218,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The $1,015,000, or 24%, increase in the current period is primarily due to an increase of $880,000 in stock based compensation costs. During the quarter ended June 30, 2009 stock based compensation was reduced as it became clear that certain performance based awards, vesting at the end of 2009, would not achieve anticipated vesting levels. The stock based compensation for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 has returned to a normalized level.

Other income

Other income for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 totaled $788,000 and is primarily comprised of approximately $425,000 of management fee income and approximately $100,000 of interest income. Other income for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 totaled $1,196,000 and is comprised of approximately $636,000 of insurance settlement proceeds, $424,000 of management fee income and approximately $94,000 of interest income.

 

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Other Expenses

Other expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 totaled $1,771,000 and is comprised of approximately $1,300,000 related to a one-time charge associated with the resignation of our Chief Operating Officer and $470,000 related to acquisition costs.

Discontinued operations

BRE classifies the results of operations for properties sold during the period or designated as held for sale at the end of the period and deemed a component of an entity to be classified as discontinued operations. The property-specific components of net earnings that are classified as discontinued operations include all property-related revenues and operating expenses, depreciation expense recognized prior to the classification as held for sale, and property-specific interest expense to the extent there is secured debt on the property. In addition, the net gain or loss on the eventual disposal of properties held for sale is reported as discontinued operations.

At June 30, 2010, the Company had two operating apartment communities classified as held for sale located Riverside, CA totaling, 978 units. The two communities were classified as held for sale in June 2010, and as a result no depreciation has been recorded since the classification.

In April 2010, the Company sold one operating community, Montebello Apartments, a 248 unit property located in Kirkland, WA for an aggregate sales price of approximately $39,000,000, resulting in a net gain on sale of approximately $11,700,000.

During 2009, we sold two communities totaling 752 units: Overlook at Blue Ravine, with 512 units located in Folsom, California; and Arbor Pointe, a 240 unit property located in Sacramento, California. The two properties were sold for an aggregate sales price of approximately $67,000,000, resulting in a net gain on sale of approximately $21,574,000. In addition to the two communities, we sold an excess parcel of land in Santa Clara, California, for gross sales proceeds totaling $17,100,000, approximately equal to the carrying value.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2010, the results of operations generated by the two properties held for sale and the one property sold during 2010 were included in discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of income and totaled approximately $12,490,000. For the quarter ended June 30, 2009, the combined results by the two properties held for sale, the property sold during 2010, and the two properties sold during 2009 were included in the discontinued operations line on the consolidated statement of income and totaled approximately $16,586,000.

Dividends attributable to preferred stock

Dividends attributable to preferred stock for the first quarters of 2010 and 2009 represent the portion of dividends on our 6.75% Series C and 6.75% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. All our current outstanding series of preferred stock have a $25.00 per share liquidation share preference.

 

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Net income available to common shareholders

As a result of the various factors mentioned above, net income available to common shareholders for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, was $16,297,000, or $0.26 per diluted share, as compared with $28,222,000, or $0.54 per diluted share, for the same period in 2009.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009

Rental and ancillary income

Total rental and ancillary revenues were $167,234,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $164,970,000 for the same period in 2009. We define our non same-store communities as communities acquired, developed and stabilized after December 31, 2008. During the 18 months subsequent to December 31, 2008, we had 1,097 units in different phases of lease up and we acquired 311 units. Total rental and ancillary income increased by $2,264,000 or 1% during the six months ended June 30, 2010. Same-store communities revenue decreased by approximately $6,073,000 or 4% for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to the same period in 2009. The decrease was offset by an increase in rental and ancillary revenues from non same-store communities of approximately $8,337,000 or 247% for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to the same period in 2009. Monthly market rents in the same-store portfolio for the six months ended June 30, 2010, decreased 7.4% to $1,396 per unit from $1,508 per unit in for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease in rent was offset by increased physical occupancy levels that averaged 95.4% during second quarter 2010, as compared with 93.5% for the same period in 2009.

A summary of the components of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 follows (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2010
    Six months ended
June 30, 2009
       
     Revenues    % of Total
Revenues
    Revenues    % of Total
Revenues
    % Change
from 2009
to 2010
 

Rental income

   $ 160,932    96   $ 158,582    96   1

Ancillary income

     6,302    4     6,388    4   (1 )% 
                                

Total revenues

   $ 167,234    100   $ 164,970    100   1
                    

The total increase in revenues of $2,264,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, as compared with six months ended June 30, was generated from an increase in non same-store revenue as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

     2010
Change
    % Change
from 2009
to 2010
 

Same-store communities

   $ (6,073   (4 )% 

Non same-store communities

     8,337      247
              

Total decrease in rental and ancillary revenues (excluding revenues from discontinued operations)

   $ 2,264      1
              

 

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Real estate expenses

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, real estate expenses totaled $54,875,000, as compared with $51,157,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The year-over-year increase in total real estate expenses is attributable to non same-store communities. Non same-store expenses increased approximately $2,632,000 or 115% from the six months ended June 30, 2009, which represents the increase in the year-over-year size of the portfolio from recently completed development properties and properties acquired in 2010. Same-store expenses increased $1,086,000 or 2% from the six months ended June 30, 2009.

A summary of the categories of real estate expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 follows (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2010
    Six months ended
June 30, 2009
       
     Expense    % of Total
Revenues
    Expense    % of Total
Revenues
    %Change
from 2009 to
2010
 

Same-store

   $ 49,963      $ 48,877      2

Non same-store

     4,912        2,280      115
                        

Total real estate Expenses

   $ 54,875    33   $ 51,157    31   7
                    

Interest expense

Interest expense was $41,826,000 (net of $6,364,000 of interest capitalized to the cost of apartment communities under development and construction) for the six months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of $1,383,000 from the same period in 2009. Interest expense was $40,443,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 (net of $9,415,000 of interest capitalized to the cost of apartment communities under development and construction). The decrease in capitalized interest for six months ended June 30, 2010 from the same period in 2009 is attributable to fewer communities under development and construction during 2010. Even though the average debt balances declined for the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009, the interest expense increased as the ratio of lower cost floating rate debt to total debt was higher in 2009.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses totaled $10,439,000 and $8,544,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The $1,895,000, or 22%, increase in the current period is primarily due to an increase of approximately of $1,500,000 in stock based compensation costs. During the six months ended June 30, 2009 stock based compensation was reduced as it became clear that certain performance based awards, vesting at the end of 2009, would not achieve anticipated vesting levels. Stock based compensation for the six months ended June 30, 2010 has returned to a normalized level.

Other income

Other income for the six months ended June 30, 2010 totaled $1,512,000 and is primarily comprised of approximately $842,000 of management fee income, and approximately $357,000 of interest income. Other income for the six months ended June 30, 2009 totaled $1,823,000 and is comprised of approximately $851,000 of management fee income, $636,000 of insurance settlement proceeds, $120,000 related to the sale of an excess parcel of land and approximately $187,000 of interest income.

 

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Other Expenses

Other expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2010 totaled $2,696,000 and is comprised of approximately $1,300,000 related to a one-time charge associated with the resignation of our Chief Operating Officer, and approximately $700,000 of acquisition related costs.

Discontinued operations

BRE classifies the results of operations for properties sold during the period or designated as held for sale at the end of the period and deemed a component of an entity to be classified as discontinued operations. The property-specific components of net earnings that are classified as discontinued operations include all property-related revenues and operating expenses, depreciation expense recognized prior to the classification as held for sale, and property-specific interest expense to the extent there is secured debt on the property. In addition, the net gain or loss on the eventual disposal of properties held for sale is reported as discontinued operations.

At June 30, 2010, we had two operating apartment communities classified as held for sale located in Riverside, CA totaling 978 units. The two communities were classified as held for sale in June 2010, and as a result no depreciation has been recorded since the classification.

In April 2010, we sold one operating community, Montebello Apartments, a 248 unit property located in Kirkland, WA for an aggregate sales price of approximately $39,000,000, resulting in a net gain on sale of approximately $11,700,000.

During 2009, we sold two communities totaling 752 units: Overlook at Blue Ravine, with 512 units located in Folsom, California; and Arbor Pointe, a 240 unit property located in Sacramento, California. The two properties were sold for an aggregate sales price of approximately $67,000,000, resulting in a net gain on sale of approximately $21,574,000. In addition to the two communities, we sold an excess parcel of land in Santa Clara, California, for gross sales proceeds totaling $17,100,000, approximately equal to the carrying value.

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the results of operations generated by the two properties held for sale and the property sold during 2010, were included in discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of income and totaled approximately $13,744,000. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the combined results by the two properties held for sale, the property sold during 2010, and the two properties sold during 2009 were included in the discontinued operations line on the consolidated statement of income and totaled approximately $19,319,000.

Dividends attributable to preferred stock

Dividends attributable to preferred stock for the first quarters of 2010 and 2009 represent the portion of dividends on our 6.75% Series C and 6.75% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. All our current outstanding series of preferred stock have a $25.00 per share liquidation share preference.

 

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Net income available to common shareholders

As a result of the various factors mentioned above, net income available to common shareholders for the six months ended June 30, 2010, was $21,822,000, or $0.37 per diluted share, as compared with $41,215,000, or $0.79 per diluted share, for the same period in 2009.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

In the event that we do not have sufficient cash available to us from our operations to continue operating our business as usual, we may need to find alternative ways to increase our liquidity. Such alternatives may include, without limitation: (a) divesting ourselves of properties at less than optimal terms; (b) issuing and selling our debt and equity in public or private transactions under less than optimal conditions; (c) entering into leases with new tenants at lower rental rates or less than optimal terms; (d) entering into lease renewals with our existing tenants without an increase in rental rates at turnover; (e) reducing the level of dividends to common shareholders to the minimum level necessary to maintain our corporate REIT status under the Internal Revenue Code; or (f) paying a portion of our dividends in stock rather than cash. Taking such measures to increase liquidity may have a materially adverse effect on us and our ability to make distributions to our shareholders and pay amounts due on our debt.

On July 30, 2009, Our Board of Directors approved a reduction on quarterly common dividends to $0.3750 from $0.5625 per share effective for the third quarter of 2009. Our dividend per share amounts for the quarters ending June 30, 2010 and 2009 were $0.3750 and $0.5625, respectively. The quarterly common dividend payment of $0.3750 is equivalent to $1.50 per common share on an annualized basis.

Depending upon the availability and cost of external capital, we anticipate making additional investments in multifamily apartment communities. These investments are expected to be funded through a variety of sources. These sources may include internally generated cash, temporary borrowings under our revolving unsecured line of credit, proceeds from asset sales, public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, and in some cases the assumption of secured borrowings. To the extent that these additional investments are initially financed with temporary borrowings under our revolving unsecured line of credit, we anticipate that permanent financing will be provided through a combination of public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, proceeds from asset sales and secured debt. However, permanent financing may not be available on favorable terms, or at all. We believe our liquidity and various sources of available capital are sufficient to fund operations, meet debt service and dividend requirements, and finance future investments. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, cash flows generated from operating activities were in excess of distributions to common shareholders, preferred shareholders and noncontrolling interest members by approximately $20,000,000. Due to the timing associated with operating cash flows, there may be certain periods where cash flows generated by operating activities are less than distributions. We believe our unsecured credit facility provides adequate liquidity to address temporary cash shortfalls. We expect that annual cash flows from operations will exceed annual distributions to equity holders for the year ended December 31, 2010, which is consistent with prior years. Annual cash flows from operating activities exceeded annual distributions to common shareholders, preferred shareholders and noncontrolling interest members by approximately $16,000,000 and $37,000,000 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 

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We had a total of $794,897,000 carrying amount in unsecured senior notes at June 30, 2010, consisting of the following:

 

Maturity

   Unsecured Senior
Note Balance
   Interest Rate  

January 2011

     48,545,000    7.450

February 2012(1)

     356,334,000    6.005

February 2013

     40,018,000    7.125

March 2014

     50,000,000    4.700

March 2017

     300,000,000    5.500
             

Total / Weighted Average Interest Rate

   $ 794,897,000    5.880
         

 

(1) The notes are putable by holders on February 21, 2012, August 15, 2013, August 15, 2016, and August 15, 2021. This principal amount of our 4.125% convertible unsecured debt outstanding totaled $356,334,000 (net of a $9,990,000 discount). The notes have a final contractual maturity of August 15, 2026 and are callable by us on or after February 21, 2012.

In addition, at June 30, 2010, we had mortgage indebtedness with a total principal amount outstanding of $779,382,000, at an effective interest rate of 5.59%, and remaining terms ranging from two to eleven years.

As of June 30, 2010, we had total outstanding debt balances of approximately $1,650,000,000 and total outstanding consolidated shareholders’ equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests of approximately $1,310,000,000 representing a debt to total book capitalization ratio of 56%.

We may from time to time seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or exchanges for equity securities in open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions. Such repurchases or exchanges, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

Our indebtedness contains financial covenants as to minimum net worth, interest coverage ratios, maximum secured debt, total debt to capital, and cash on hand among others. We were in compliance with all such financial covenants during the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009.

We anticipate that we will continue to require outside sources of financing to meet our long-term liquidity needs beyond 2010, such as scheduled debt repayments, construction funding and property acquisitions. At June 30, 2010, we had an estimated cost of approximately $4,600,000 to complete existing construction in progress, with funding estimated through 2010. As of June 30, 2010 scheduled debt repayments through December 31, 2010 totaled approximately $1,000,000.

During the fourth quarter of 2007, we filed a new shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission under which we may issue securities, including debt securities, common stock and preferred stock. Depending upon market conditions, we may issue securities under this or under future registration statements.

On April 7, 2010, we completed an equity offering of 8,050,000 common shares, including shares issued to cover over-allotments, at $34.25 per share. Total net proceeds from this offering were approximately $264,000,000 after deducting the underwriting discount and other offering expenses. We used the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which included reducing borrowings under our unsecured revolving credit facility.

On April 26, 2007, our Board of Directors authorized us to purchase an aggregate of up to $100,000,000 in shares of our common stock. As of May 7, 2010, we have not purchased any shares under this authorization.

 

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We continue to consider other sources of possible funding, including new joint ventures and additional secured construction and term debt. We own unencumbered real estate assets that could be sold, contributed to joint ventures or used as collateral for financing purposes (subject to certain lender restrictions). We also own encumbered assets with significant equity that could be further encumbered should other sources of capital not be available (subject to certain lender restrictions).

 

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Construction in progress and land under development

The following table provides data on our multifamily properties that are currently under various stages of development and construction. Completion of the development properties is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including construction delays and cost overruns. We cannot provide assurance that these properties will be completed, or that they will be completed by the estimated dates, or for the estimated amounts, or will contain the number of proposed units shown in the table below. In addition to the properties below, we have predevelopment costs on land under contract for potential projects totaling approximately $14,200,000 recorded in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

(Dollar amounts in millions)

Property Name

   Location    Number of
Units
   Costs Incurred
As of
June 30, 2010 1
   Estimated
Total
Cost
   Estimated
Cost to
Complete
   Estimated
Completion
Date2

Construction in Progress

                 

Villa Granada

   Santa Clara, CA    270    $ 85.1    $ 89.7    $ 4.6    3Q/2010
                               

Total Construction in Progress

      270    $ 85.1    $ 89.7    $ 4.6   
                               

Property Name

   Location    Number of
Units
   Costs Incurred
As of
June 30, 2010
   Estimated
Total
Cost 4
   Estimated
Construction
Start
    

Land Under Development3

                 

Wilshire La Brea

   Los Angeles, CA    470    $ 101.8      TBR      TBD   

Pleasanton

   Pleasanton, CA    240      15.5      TBR      TBD   

Stadium Park II

   Anaheim, CA    250      25.6      TBR      TBD   

Lawrence Station

   Sunnyvale, CA    338      20.5      TBR      TBD   
                           

Total Land Under Development

      1,298    $ 163.4    $ 580.4      
                           

 

(1) Reflects all recorded costs incurred as of June 30, 2010, recorded on our consolidated balance sheets as “direct investments in real estate - construction in progress.” Included in this amount is $36 million of costs for the 124 completed units on Villa Granada which is reflected on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as “direct investments in real estate - investments in rental properties.”
(2) “Completion” is defined as our estimate of when an entire project will have a final certificate of occupancy issued and be ready for occupancy. Completion dates have been updated to reflect our current estimates of receipt of final certificates of occupancy, which are dependent on several factors, including construction delays and the inability to obtain necessary public approvals.
(3) Land Under Development represents projects in various stages of pre-development, development and initial construction for which construction or supply contracts have not yet been finalized. As these contracts are finalized, projects are transferred to Construction in Progress on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(4) Reflects the aggregate cost estimates, specific property cost estimates to be reported (TBR) once entitlement approvals are received and we are prepared to begin construction.

 

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Dividends Paid to Common and Preferred Shareholders and Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Members

A cash dividend has been paid to common shareholders each quarter since our inception in 1970. On July 30, 2009, our Board of Directors approved a reduction on quarterly common dividends to $0.3750 from $0.5625 per share effective for the third quarter of 2009. Our dividend per share amounts for the quarters ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were $0.7500 and $1.125 per share, respectively. Total dividends paid to common shareholders for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were $45,165,000 and $59,197,000, respectively. In addition, we paid $5,906,000 in aggregate on our 6.75% Series C and 6.75% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock during the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Total distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests were $535,000 and $879,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Total distributions to other noncontrolling interests of our consolidated subsidiaries were $210,000 and $212,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

ITEM 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Information concerning market risk is incorporated herein by reference to Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. There has been no material change in the quantitative and qualitative disclosure about market risk since December 31, 2009.

ITEM 4 – Controls and Procedures.

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that there are reasonable assurances that our controls and procedures will achieve the desired control objectives. Also, we have investments in certain unconsolidated entities. As we do not control these entities, our disclosure controls and procedures with respect to such entities are necessarily substantially more limited than those we maintain with respect to our consolidated subsidiaries.

As of June 30, 2010, the end of the quarter covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter 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.

As of June 30, 2010, there were no pending legal proceedings to which we are a party, or of which any of our properties is the subject, which management anticipates would have a material adverse effect upon our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

 

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed under Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

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

During the six months ended June 30, 2010, there were 56,154 operating company units converted for cash and 76,097 units redeemed for shares.

On April 26, 2007, our Board of Directors authorized up to $100,000,000 in aggregate value of shares of our common stock that we may repurchase. The timing of repurchase activity is dependent upon the market price of our shares of common stock and other market conditions and factors. No shares were repurchased during the three months ended June 30, 2010.

 

     (a) Total
Number of
Shares (or
Units)
Purchased 1
   (b) Average
Price Paid per
Share (or  Unit)
   (c) Total
Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Traded
Announced
Plans or
Programs
   (d) Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar Value)
of Shares (or Units)  that May
Yet Be Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs

April 1, 2010 though June 30, 2010

   282,989    $ 55.05    —      —  

Total

   282,989    $ 55.05    —      —  

 

1

Includes an aggregate of 14,412 shares withheld to pay taxes and 268,577 shares of common stock, which represents the maximum number of shares of common stock that could be issuable upon conversion of the $15,00,000 4.125% convertible senior notes that were purchased during 2009 at a maximum conversion rate of 17.9051 common shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes.

2

Average price paid per share owned and forfeited by shareholder.

 

ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None

 

ITEM 4. (Removed and Reserved).

 

ITEM 5. Other Information.

None

 

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ITEM 6. Exhibits.

 

11    Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings.
12    Statement of Computation of Ratios of Earnings to
   Fixed Charges and Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.
    31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101    The following materials from the BRE Properties, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (iv) related notes, tagged as blocks of text.

 

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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.

 

      BRE PROPERTIES, INC.
      (Registrant)
Date: August 6, 2010      

/S/    JOHN A. SCHISSEL        

      John A. Schissel
      Executive Vice President,
      Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibits.

    
11    Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings.
12    Statement of Computation of Ratios of Earnings to
   Fixed Charges and Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.
    31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101    The following materials from the BRE Properties, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (iv) related notes, tagged as blocks of text.

 

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