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 March 31, 2015,
or
| ¨ | Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
Commission File Number 1-12928
AGREE REALTY
CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
Maryland |
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38-3148187 |
State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Organization |
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70 E. Long Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan 48304
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (248) 737-4190
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.
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).
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 ¨ |
Accelerated Filer x |
Non-accelerated Filer ¨ |
Smaller reporting company ¨ |
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
As of April 28, 2015, the Registrant had 17,602,615
shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value, outstanding.
AGREE REALTY CORPORATION
Index to Form 10-Q
AGREE REALTY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
| PART I. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
| Item 1. | Financial Statements |
| |
March 31 | | |
December 31 | |
| |
2015 | | |
2014 | |
| |
| | |
| |
ASSETS | |
| | | |
| | |
Real Estate Investments | |
| | | |
| | |
Land | |
$ | 203,982,919 | | |
$ | 195,091,303 | |
Buildings | |
| 434,288,988 | | |
| 393,826,467 | |
Less accumulated depreciation | |
| (61,641,135 | ) | |
| (59,089,851 | ) |
| |
| 576,630,772 | | |
| 529,827,919 | |
Property under development | |
| 294,357 | | |
| 229,242 | |
Net Real Estate Investments | |
| 576,925,129 | | |
| 530,057,161 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | |
| 7,919,234 | | |
| 5,399,458 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts Receivable - Tenants, net
of allowance of $35,000 for possible losses at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 | |
| 4,923,134 | | |
| 4,507,735 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Unamortized Deferred Expenses | |
| | | |
| | |
Financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $2,887,984 and $2,690,005 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively | |
| 2,810,297 | | |
| 3,008,280 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $573,311 and $543,957 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively | |
| 753,985 | | |
| 783,335 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Lease intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $6,671,752 and $5,719,085 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively | |
| 56,520,276 | | |
| 47,479,602 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other Assets | |
| 3,194,707 | | |
| 2,345,290 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total Assets | |
$ | 653,046,762 | | |
$ | 593,580,861 | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
AGREE REALTY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
| |
March 31 | | |
December 31 | |
| |
2015 | | |
2014 | |
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| | |
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LIABILITIES | |
| | | |
| | |
Mortgages Notes Payable | |
$ | 103,679,433 | | |
$ | 106,762,238 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Unsecured Term Loans | |
| 100,000,000 | | |
| 100,000,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility | |
| 79,500,000 | | |
| 15,000,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Dividends and Distributions Payable | |
| 8,065,456 | | |
| 8,048,404 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Deferred Revenue | |
| 888,178 | | |
| 1,004,023 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Accrued Interest Payable | |
| 632,079 | | |
| 721,459 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expense | |
| | | |
| | |
Capital expenditures | |
| 24,452 | | |
| 200,300 | |
Operating | |
| 2,459,037 | | |
| 2,684,599 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Interest Rate Swap | |
| 4,187,527 | | |
| 2,383,308 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Deferred Income Taxes | |
| 705,000 | | |
| 705,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Tenant Deposits | |
| 36,156 | | |
| 36,156 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total Liabilities | |
| 300,177,318 | | |
| 237,545,487 | |
| |
| | | |
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |
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| | |
Common stock, $.0001 par value, 28,000,000 shares authorized, 17,602,615 and 17,539,946 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | |
| 1,760 | | |
| 1,754 | |
Excess stock, $.0001 par value, 8,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Preferred Stock, $.0001 par value per share, 4,000,000 shares authorized | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Series A junior participating preferred stock, $.0001 par value, 200,000 authorized, no shares issued and outstanding | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Additional paid-in-capital | |
| 388,692,168 | | |
| 388,262,847 | |
Deficit | |
| (34,137,482 | ) | |
| (32,584,612 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) | |
| (4,032,849 | ) | |
| (2,059,998 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total Stockholders' Equity - Agree Realty Corporation | |
| 350,523,597 | | |
| 353,619,991 | |
Non-controlling interest | |
| 2,345,847 | | |
| 2,415,383 | |
Total Stockholders' Equity | |
| 352,869,444 | | |
| 356,035,374 | |
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| | | |
| | |
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |
$ | 653,046,762 | | |
$ | 593,580,861 | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
AGREE REALTY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
(Unaudited)
| |
Three Months Ended | |
| |
March 31, 2015 | | |
March 31, 2014 | |
Revenues | |
| | | |
| | |
Minimum rents | |
$ | 14,554,011 | | |
$ | 11,523,058 | |
Percentage rents | |
| 9,811 | | |
| - | |
Operating cost reimbursement | |
| 1,178,025 | | |
| 1,022,973 | |
Other income | |
| 1,209 | | |
| 29,042 | |
Total Revenues | |
| 15,743,056 | | |
| 12,575,073 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating Expenses | |
| | | |
| | |
Real estate taxes | |
| 762,923 | | |
| 697,232 | |
Property operating expenses | |
| 571,390 | | |
| 498,526 | |
Land lease payments | |
| 131,863 | | |
| 107,275 | |
General and administrative | |
| 1,667,600 | | |
| 1,591,783 | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| 3,553,581 | | |
| 2,513,589 | |
Total Operating Expenses | |
| 6,687,357 | | |
| 5,408,405 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Income from Operations | |
| 9,055,699 | | |
| 7,166,668 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other (Expense) Income | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest expense, net | |
| (2,460,755 | ) | |
| (1,794,460 | ) |
Gain on sale of assets | |
| 79,104 | | |
| - | |
Loss on debt extinguishment | |
| (179,867 | ) | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Income From Continuing Operations | |
| 6,494,181 | | |
| 5,372,208 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Discontinued Operations | |
| | | |
| | |
Gain on sale of assets from discontinued operations | |
| - | | |
| 122,747 | |
Income from discontinued operations | |
| - | | |
| 14,573 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net Income | |
| 6,494,181 | | |
| 5,509,528 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Less Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest | |
| 125,816 | | |
| 125,171 | |
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| | | |
| | |
Net Income Attributable to Agree Realty Corporation | |
$ | 6,368,365 | | |
$ | 5,384,357 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Basic Earnings Per Share | |
| | | |
| | |
Continuing operations | |
$ | 0.37 | | |
$ | 0.36 | |
Discontinued operations | |
| - | | |
| 0.01 | |
| |
$ | 0.37 | | |
$ | 0.37 | |
Diluted Earnings Per Share | |
| | | |
| | |
Continuing operations | |
$ | 0.37 | | |
$ | 0.36 | |
Discontinued operations | |
| - | | |
| 0.01 | |
| |
$ | 0.37 | | |
$ | 0.37 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other Comprehensive Income | |
| | | |
| | |
Net income | |
$ | 6,494,181 | | |
$ | 5,509,528 | |
Other Comprehensive Loss | |
| (2,011,828 | ) | |
| (460,026 | ) |
Total Comprehensive Income | |
| 4,482,353 | | |
| 5,049,502 | |
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest | |
| (86,832 | ) | |
| (114,728 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Agree Realty Corporation | |
$ | 4,395,521 | | |
$ | 4,934,774 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding - Basic | |
| 17,369,832 | | |
| 14,698,479 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted: | |
| 17,416,359 | | |
| 14,745,490 | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
AGREE REALTY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
(Unaudited)
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
Accumulated | | |
| | |
| |
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
Other | | |
| | |
| |
| |
Common Stock | | |
Additional | | |
| | |
Comprehensive | | |
Non-Controlling | | |
Total | |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Paid-In Capital | | |
Deficit | | |
Income (Loss) | | |
Interest | | |
Equity | |
Balance, December 31, 2014 | |
| 17,539,946 | | |
$ | 1,754 | | |
$ | 388,262,847 | | |
$ | (32,584,612 | ) | |
$ | (2,059,998 | ) | |
$ | 2,415,383 | | |
$ | 356,035,374 | |
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (94,634 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (94,634 | ) |
Issuance of restricted stock under the Omnibus Incentive Plan | |
| 73,479 | | |
| 7 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 7 | |
Forfeiture of restricted stock | |
| (10,810 | ) | |
| (1 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1 | ) |
Vesting of restricted stock | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 523,955 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 523,955 | |
Dividends and distributions declared for the period | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (7,921,235 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (156,371 | ) | |
| (8,077,605 | ) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) - change in fair value of interest
rate swaps | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| (1,972,852 | ) | |
| (38,981 | ) | |
| (2,011,833 | ) |
Net income | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 6,368,365 | | |
| | | |
| 125,816 | | |
| 6,494,181 | |
Balance, March
31, 2015 | |
| 17,602,615 | | |
$ | 1,760 | | |
$ | 388,692,168 | | |
$ | (34,137,482 | ) | |
$ | (4,032,850 | ) | |
$ | 2,345,847 | | |
$ | 352,869,444 | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
AGREE REALTY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| |
Three Months Ended | |
| |
March 31, 2015 | | |
March 31, 2014 | |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Net income | |
$ | 6,494,181 | | |
$ | 5,509,528 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Depreciation | |
| 2,571,170 | | |
| 1,967,037 | |
Amortization | |
| 1,150,612 | | |
| 728,834 | |
Stock-based compensation | |
| 523,955 | | |
| 527,712 | |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | |
| 179,867 | | |
| - | |
Debt extinguishment costs | |
| (150,084 | ) | |
| - | |
Gain on sale of assets | |
| (79,104 | ) | |
| (122,747 | ) |
Increase in accounts receivable | |
| (415,399 | ) | |
| (42,296 | ) |
(Increase) decrease in other assets | |
| (826,915 | ) | |
| 845,577 | |
Decrease in accounts payable | |
| (236,711 | ) | |
| (1,117,122 | ) |
Decrease in deferred revenue | |
| (115,845 | ) | |
| (115,845 | ) |
Decrease in accrued interest | |
| (89,380 | ) | |
| (10,841 | ) |
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | |
| 9,006,347 | | |
| 8,169,837 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash Flows from Investing Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Acquisition of real estate investments | |
| (60,262,740 | ) | |
| (21,959,330 | ) |
Development of real estate investments and other (including capitalized interest of $1,001 in 2015 and $55,182 in 2014) | |
| (272,324 | ) | |
| (4,074,307 | ) |
Net proceeds from sale of assets | |
| 975,636 | | |
| 4,974,387 | |
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities | |
| (59,559,428 | ) | |
| (21,059,250 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash Flows from Financing Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Proceeds from common stock offering, net | |
| (94,633 | ) | |
| (14,529 | ) |
Unsecured revolving credit facility borrowings | |
| 64,500,000 | | |
| 16,376,102 | |
Unsecured revolving credit facility repayments | |
| - | | |
| (9,887,829 | ) |
Payments of mortgage notes payable | |
| (3,082,805 | ) | |
| (906,234 | ) |
Dividends paid | |
| (7,892,976 | ) | |
| (6,102,159 | ) |
Limited partners' distributions paid | |
| (156,429 | ) | |
| (142,523 | ) |
Repayments of payables for capital expenditures | |
| (200,300 | ) | |
| (144,074 | ) |
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | |
| 53,072,857 | | |
| (821,246 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents | |
| 2,519,776 | | |
| (13,710,659 | ) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period | |
| 5,399,458 | | |
| 14,536,881 | |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period | |
$ | 7,919,234 | | |
$ | 826,222 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash paid for interest (net of amounts capitalized) | |
$ | 2,367,949 | | |
$ | 1,630,798 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Shares issued under equity incentive plans | |
$ | 2,463,751 | | |
$ | 2,325,235 | |
Dividends and limited partners' distributions declared and unpaid | |
$ | 8,077,605 | | |
$ | 6,584,166 | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
Note 1 – Organization
Agree
Realty Corporation (the ”Company”) is a Maryland corporation and fully integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”)
primarily focused on the ownership, acquisition, development and management of retail properties net leased to industry leading
tenants. The Company was founded in 1971 by its current Executive Chairman, Richard Agree, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(“NYSE”) in 1994.
The
Company’s assets are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through, directly or indirectly, Agree Limited Partnership
(the “Operating Partnership”), of which the Company is the sole general partner and in which the Company held a 98.06%
interest as of March 31, 2015. Under the partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership, the Company, as the sole general partner,
has exclusive responsibility and discretion in the management and control of the Operating Partnership
Note 2 – Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis
of Accounting and Principles of Consolidation
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2015 have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions
to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by
GAAP for audited financial statements. The unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which are, in the
opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim period presented. Operating results for
the three months ended March 31, 2015 may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31,
2015. Amounts as of December 31, 2014 included in the consolidated financial statements have been derived from the audited consolidated
financial statements as of that date. The unaudited consolidated financial statements, included herein, should be read in conjunction
with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, as well as Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations, in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
The
unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Agree Realty Corporation, the Operating Partnership and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Although management believes its estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Real Estate Investments
The Company records the acquisition of real
estate at cost, including acquisition and closing costs. For properties developed by the Company, all direct and indirect costs
related to planning, development and construction, including interest, real estate taxes and other miscellaneous costs incurred
during the construction period, are capitalized for financial reporting purposes and recorded as property under development until
construction has been completed. Properties classified as “held for sale” are recorded at the lower of their carrying
value or their fair value, less anticipated selling costs.
Accounting for Acquisitions of Real Estate
The acquisition of property for investment
purposes is typically accounted for as an asset acquisition. The Company allocates the purchase price to land, building and identified
intangible assets and liabilities, based in each case on their relative estimated fair values and without giving rise to goodwill.
Intangible assets and liabilities represent the value of in-place leases and above- or below-market leases. In making estimates
of fair values, the Company may use a number of sources, including data provided by independent third parties, as well as information
obtained by the Company as a result of its due diligence, including expected future cash flows of the property and various characteristics
of the markets where the property is located.
In allocating the
fair value of the identified intangible assets and liabilities of an acquired property, in-place lease intangibles are valued
based on the Company’s estimate of costs related to tenant acquisition and the carrying costs that would be incurred during
the time it would take to locate a tenant if the property were vacant, considering current market conditions and costs to execute
similar leases at the time of the acquisition. Above and below market lease intangibles are
recorded based on the present value of the difference between the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the leases at the
time of acquisition of the real estate and management’s estimate of current market lease rates for the property, measured
over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the lease.
The fair value of identified intangible assets
and liabilities acquired is amortized to depreciation and amortization over the remaining term of the related leases.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments
with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and money
market accounts. The account balances periodically exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance
coverage, and as a result, there is a concentration of credit risk related to amounts on deposit in excess of FDIC insurance coverage.
Accounts Receivable – Tenants
The Company reviews its rent receivables for
collectability on a regular basis, taking into consideration changes in factors such as the tenant’s payment history, the
financial condition of the tenant, business conditions in the industry in which the tenant operates and economic conditions in
the area where the property is located. In the event that the collectability of a receivable with respect to any tenant is in
doubt, a provision for uncollectible amounts will be established or a direct write-off of the specific rent receivable will be
made. For accrued rental revenues related to the straight-line method of reporting rental revenue, the Company performs a periodic
review of receivable balances to assess the risk of uncollectible amounts and establish appropriate provisions.
Earnings per Share
Earnings
per share have been computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings
per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average common and potential dilutive common shares outstanding in
accordance with the treasury stock method.
The
following is a reconciliation of the denominator of the basic net earnings per common share computation to the denominator of
the diluted net earnings per common share computation for each of the periods presented:
| |
Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| |
2015 | | |
2014 | |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | |
| 17,595,227 | | |
| 14,953,223 | |
Less: Unvested restricted stock | |
| (225,395 | ) | |
| (254,744 | ) |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per share | |
| 17,369,832 | | |
| 14,698,479 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per share | |
| 17,369,832 | | |
| 14,698,479 | |
Effect of dilutive securities:
restricted stock | |
| 46,527 | | |
| 47,011 | |
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding used in diluted earnings per share | |
| 17,416,359 | | |
| 14,745,490 | |
Income Taxes
The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to federal income tax
provided it continues to satisfy certain tests concerning the Company’s sources of income, the nature of its assets, the
amounts distributed to its stockholders, and the ownership of Company stock. Management believes the Company has qualified and
will continue to qualify as a REIT. Notwithstanding the Company’s qualification for taxation as a REIT, the Company is subject
to certain state and local taxes on its income and real estate.
The Company has established taxable REIT subsidiaries
(“TRS”) pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company’s TRS entities are able to engage
in activities resulting in income that would be non-qualifying income for a REIT. As a result, certain activities of the Company
which occur within its TRS entities are subject to federal and state income taxes. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014,
the Company had accrued a deferred income tax amount of $705,000. In addition, the Company has recognized income tax expense of
$31,724 and $5,130 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Fair
Values of Financial Instruments
The Company’s estimates of fair value
of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities are based on the framework established in the fair value accounting guidance.
The framework specifies a hierarchy of valuation inputs which was established to increase consistency, clarity and comparability
in fair value measurements and related disclosures. The guidance describes a fair value hierarchy based upon three levels of inputs
that may be used to measure fair value, two of which are considered observable and one that is considered unobservable. The following
describes the three levels:
| Level 1 | – Valuation is based upon quoted prices in active
markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
| Level 2 | – Valuation is based upon inputs other than Level
1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in
markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially
the full term of the assets or liabilities. |
| Level 3 | – Valuation is generated from model-based techniques
that use at least one significant assumption not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of
assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include option pricing
models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques. |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2014-08 "Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components
of an Entity" which updates Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 205 "Presentation of Financial
Statements" and ASC Topic 360 "Property, Plant and Equipment.” The amendments in this update change the criteria
for reporting discontinued operations while enhancing disclosures in this area. Under the new guidance, only disposals representing
a strategic shift in operations should be presented as discontinued operations. For public entities, ASU 2014-08 is effective prospectively
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015; however, early adoption was permitted, but only for disposals or classifications
as held for sale that had not been reported in financial statements previously issued or available for issuance. We had elected
to early adopt this updated standard effective in the first quarter of 2014. The adoption of this guidance had an effect on the
presentation of our consolidated financial statements. Beginning in 2014, activities related to individual sales of properties
are generally no longer classified as discontinued operations.
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board issued ASU No. 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” as a new Topic, ASC Topic 606. The objective of
ASU 2014-09 is to establish a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with
customers and will supersede most of the existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The core
principle is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount
that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In applying
the new standard, companies will perform a five-step analysis of transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized.
ASU 2014-09 applies to all contracts with customers except those that are within the scope of other topics in the FASB ASC, including
revenue from leases. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods (including interim periods within those periods) beginning
after December 15, 2016 and shall be applied using either a full retrospective or modified retrospective approach. Early adoption
is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance and has not determined the impact, if any, this standard
may have on the consolidated financial statements.
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board issued ASU No. 2015-03 “Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of
Debt Issuance Costs”. The objective of ASU 2015-03 is to identify, evaluate, and improve areas of generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP) for which cost and complexity can be reduced while maintaining or improving the usefulness of the information
provided to users of financial statements. To simplify presentation of debt issuance costs, the amendments in this Update require
that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the
carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance
costs are not affected by the amendments in this Update. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods (including interim
periods within those periods) beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating
the new guidance and has not determined the impact, if any, this standard may have on the consolidated financial statements.
Note 3 – Real Estate
Investments
Real Estate
Portfolio
At March 31, 2015
and December 31, 2014, the Company’s gross investment in real estate assets, including properties under development, totaled
$638,556,000 and $589,147,000, respectively. Real estate investments consisted of the following as of March 31, 2015 and December
31, 2014:
| |
March 31, 2015 | | |
December 31, 2014 | |
| |
| | |
| |
Number of Properties | |
| 233 | | |
| 209 | |
Gross Leasable Area | |
| 4,658,000 | | |
| 4,315,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Land | |
$ | 203,982,919 | | |
$ | 195,091,303 | |
Buildings | |
| 434,288,988 | | |
| 393,826,467 | |
Property under Development | |
| 294,357 | | |
| 229,242 | |
Gross Real Estate Investments | |
$ | 638,566,264 | | |
$ | 589,147,012 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Less Accumulated Depreciation | |
$ | (61,641,135 | ) | |
$ | (59,089,851 | ) |
Net Real Estate Investments | |
$ | 576,925,129 | | |
$ | 530,057,161 | |
Lease Intangibles
The following table
details lease intangibles, net of accumulated amortization, as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
| |
March 31, 2015 | | |
December 31, 2014 | |
Intangible Lease Asset - In-Place Leases | |
$ | 39,244,866 | | |
$ | 36,680,630 | |
Less: Accumulated Amortization | |
| (4,611,284 | ) | |
| (3,897,008 | ) |
Intangible Lease Asset - Above-Market Leases | |
| 40,168,302 | | |
| 31,642,267 | |
Less: Accumulated Amortization | |
| (4,704,243 | ) | |
| (4,111,435 | ) |
Intangible Lease Liability - Below-Market Leases | |
| (16,221,141 | ) | |
| (15,124,210 | ) |
Less: Accumulated Amortization | |
| 2,643,776 | | |
| 2,289,358 | |
Lease Intangible Asset, net | |
$ | 56,520,276 | | |
$ | 47,479,602 | |
First Quarter
2015 Investments
During the three
months ended March 31, 2015, the Company purchased 25 retail net lease assets for approximately $59,824,000, including acquisition
and closing costs. These properties are located in 15 states and 100% leased to 15 different tenants operating in 9 diverse retail
sectors for a weighted average lease term of approximately 13.0 years. The underwritten weighted average capitalization rate on
the Company’s first quarter 2015 acquisitions was approximately 8.1%. None of the Company’s acquisitions during the
first quarter of 2015 caused any new or existing tenant to comprise 10% or more of its total assets or generate 10% or more of
its total annualized base rent at March 31, 2015.
The aggregate first quarter 2015 acquisitions
were allocated $9,184,000 to land, $40,522,000 to buildings and improvements, and $10,088,000 to lease intangibles. The acquisitions
were all cash purchases and there was no contingent consideration associated with these acquisitions.
The Company calculates the underwritten weighted
average capitalization rate on its acquisitions by dividing annual expected net operating income derived from the properties by
the total investment in the properties. Annual expected net operating income is defined as the straight-line rent for the base
term of the lease less property level expenses (if any) that are not recoverable from the tenant.
First Quarter
2015 Dispositions
During the three
months ended March 31, 2015, the Company sold one retail net lease asset and received gross proceeds of approximately $1,038,000.
The Company recorded a gain of $99,000 on the sale.
Note 4 – Debt
As of March 31, 2015, the Company had total
indebtedness of $283,179,000, including (i) $103,679,000 of mortgage notes payable; (ii) $100,000,000 of unsecured term loans;
and (iii) $79,500,000 of borrowings under its Credit Facility.
Revolving Credit and Term Loan Facility
The Company has in place a $250,000,000 senior
unsecured revolving credit and term loan facility (the “Revolving Credit and Term Loan Facility) consisting of (i) a $150,000,000
revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”); (ii) a $65,000,000 seven-year unsecured term loan facility (the
“2021 Term Loan”); and (iii) a $35,000,000 unsecured term loan facility due 2020 (the “2020 Term Loan”).
The Credit Facility is due July 21, 2018,
with an additional one-year extension at the Company’s option, subject to customary conditions. Borrowings under the Credit
Facility are priced at LIBOR plus 135 to 200 basis points, depending on the Company’s leverage. As of March 31, 2015, $79,500,000
was outstanding under the Credit Facility bearing a weighted average interest rate of approximately 1.7% and $70,500,000 was available
for borrowing.
The 2021 Term Loan matures on July 21, 2021.
Borrowings under the 2021 Term Loan are priced at LIBOR plus 165 to 225 basis points, depending on the Company’s leverage,
and the Company entered into interest rate swaps to fix LIBOR at 2.09% until maturity. As of March 31, 2015, $65,000,000 was outstanding
under the 2021 Term Loan bearing an all-in interest rate of 3.74%.
The 2020 Term Loan matures on September 29,
2020. Borrowings under the 2020 Term Loan are priced at LIBOR plus 165 to 225 basis points, depending on the Company’s leverage,
and the Company entered into interest rate swaps to fix LIBOR at 2.20% until maturity. As of March 31, 2015, $35,000,000 was outstanding
under the 2020 Term Loan bearing an all-in interest rate of 3.85%.
The Revolving Credit and Term Loan Facility
contains customary covenants, including, among others, financial covenants regarding debt levels, total liabilities, tangible
net worth, fixed charge coverage, unencumbered borrowing base properties, and permitted investments. The Company was in compliance
with the covenant terms at March 31, 2015.
Mortgage Notes Payable
As of March 31, 2015, the
Company had total mortgage indebtedness of $103,679,000 which was collateralized by related real estate with an aggregate net
book value of $137,647,000. Including mortgages that have been swapped to a fixed interest rate, our weighted average interest
rate on mortgage debt was 4.21% as of March 31, 2015.
In
January 2015, the Company prepaid a mortgage note payable with an outstanding balance of approximately $2,406,000. The fully-amortizing
loan carried a 6.63% interest rate and the final monthly payment was due in February 2017. The Company incurred a loss on debt
extinguishment of approximately $180,000 in connection with the prepayment.
Mortgages payable consisted of the following:
| |
March 31, 2015 | | |
December 31, 2014 | |
| |
| | |
| |
Note payable in monthy interest-only installments of $48,467 at 6.56% annum, with a balloon payment in the amount of $8,580,000 due June 11, 2016; collateralized by related real estate and tenants’ leases | |
$ | 8,580,000 | | |
$ | 8,580,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Note payable in monthly installments of $99,598 including interest at 6.63% per annum, with the final monthly payment due February 2017; collateralized by related real estate and tenants’ leases | |
| - | | |
| 2,405,976 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Note payable in monthly principal installments of $50,120 plus interest at 170 basis points over LIBOR, swapped to a fixed rate of 3.62% as of December 31, 2013. A final balloon payment in the amount of $19,744,758 is due on May 14, 2017 unless extended for a two year period at the option of the Company, subject to certain conditions, collateralized by related real estate and tenants’ leases | |
| 21,238,598 | | |
| 21,398,078 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Note payable in monthly installments of interest only at LIBOR plus 160 basis points, swapped to a fixed rate of 2.49% with balloon payment due April 4, 2018; collateralized by related real estate and tenants' leases | |
| 25,000,000 | | |
| 25,000,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Note payable in monthly installments of $153,838 including interest at 6.90% per annum, with the final monthly payment due January 2020; collateralized by related real estate and tenants’ leases | |
| 7,568,899 | | |
| 7,896,078 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Note payable in monthly installments of $23,004 including interest at 6.24% per annum, with a balloon payment of $2,766,628 due February 2020; collateralized by related real estate and tenant lease | |
| 3,185,183 | | |
| 3,204,294 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Note payable in monthly installments of interest only at 3.60% per annum, with a balloon payment due January 1, 2023; collateralized by related real estate and tenants' leases | |
| 23,640,000 | | |
| 23,640,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Note payable in monthly installments of $35,673 including interest at 5.01% per annum, with a balloon payment of $4,034,627 due September 2023; collateralized by related real estate and tenant lease | |
| 5,558,249 | | |
| 5,595,327 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Note payable in monthly installments of $91,675 including interest at 6.27% per annum, with a final monthly payment due July 2026; collateralized by related real estate and tenants’ leases | |
| 8,908,504 | | |
| 9,042,485 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total | |
$ | 103,679,433 | | |
$ | 106,762,238 | |
Debt Maturities
The
following table presents scheduled principal payments related to our debt as of March 31, 2015:
| |
Scheduled | | |
Balloon | | |
| |
| |
Principal | | |
Payment | | |
Total | |
Remainder of 2015 | |
$ | 2,094,782 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 2,094,782 | |
2016 | |
| 2,953,637 | | |
| 8,580,000 | | |
| 11,533,637 | |
2017 (1) | |
| 2,710,275 | | |
| 19,744,758 | | |
| 22,455,033 | |
2018 (2) | |
| 2,575,206 | | |
| 104,500,000 | | |
| 107,075,206 | |
2019 | |
| 2,750,346 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,750,346 | |
Thereafter | |
| 6,839,278 | | |
| 130,431,151 | | |
| 137,270,429 | |
Total | |
$ | 19,923,524 | | |
$ | 263,255,909 | | |
$ | 283,179,433 | |
| (1) | The
balloon payment is related to a mortgage note that matures in May 2017 and may be extended,
at the Company’s election, for a two-year term to May 2019, subject to certain
conditions. |
| (2) | The
balloon payment balance includes $79,500,000 outstanding under the Credit Facility as
of March 31, 2015. The Credit Facility matures in July 2018 and may be extended for one
year at the Company’s election, subject to certain conditions. |
Note 5 – Common
Stock
In March 2015, the Securities and Exchange
Commission declared effective a shelf registration statement previously filed by the Company. The securities covered by this registration
statement, which expires in March 2018, cannot exceed $500,000,000 in the aggregate and include common stock, preferred stock,
depositary shares and warrants. The Company may periodically offer one or more of these securities in amounts, prices and on terms
to be announced when and if these securities are offered. The specifics of any future offerings, along with the use of proceeds
of any securities offered, will be described in detail in a prospectus supplement, or other offering materials, at the time of
any offering.
Note 6 – Dividends
and Distribution Payable
On March 5, 2015, the Company declared a dividend
of $0.45 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. The holders of limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership
(“OP Units”) were entitled to an equal distribution per OP Unit held as of March 31, 2015. The dividends and distributions
payable were recorded as liabilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2015. The dividend has been reflected
as a reduction of stockholders' equity and the distribution has been reflected as a reduction of the limited partners' non-controlling
interest. These amounts were paid on April 14, 2015.
Note 7 – Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activity
The Company is exposed to certain risks arising
from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of
business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risk, including
interest rate, liquidity and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of its debt funding and, to a
limited extent, the use of derivative instruments.
The Company’s objective in using interest
rate derivatives is to manage its exposure to interest rate movements and add stability to interest expense. To accomplish this
objective, the Company uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated
as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed
rate payments over the life of the agreement without exchange of the underlying notional amount.
In April 2012, the Company entered into a forward
starting interest rate swap agreement to hedge against changes in future cash flows resulting from changes in interest rates on
$22,300,000 in variable-rate borrowings. Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreement, the Company receives from the counterparty
interest on the notional amount based on one-month LIBOR and pays to the counterparty a fixed rate of 1.92%. This swap effectively
converted $22,300,000 of variable-rate borrowings to fixed-rate borrowings from July 1, 2013 to May 1, 2019.
In December 2012, the Company entered into
interest rate swap agreements to hedge against changes in future cash flows resulting from changes in interest rates on $25,000,000
in variable-rate borrowings. Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreement, the Company receives from the counterparty interest
on the notional amount based on one-month LIBOR and pays to the counterparty a fixed rate of 0.89%. This swap effectively converted
$25,000,000 of variable-rate borrowings to fixed-rate borrowings from December 6, 2012 to April 4, 2018.
In September 2013, the Company entered into
an interest rate swap agreement to hedge against changes in future cash flows resulting from changes in interest rates on $35,000,000
in variable-rate borrowings. Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreement, the Company receives from the counterparty interest
on the notional amount based on one-month LIBOR and pays to the counterparty a fixed rate of 2.20%. This swap effectively converted
$35,000,000 of variable-rate borrowings to fixed-rate borrowings from October 3, 2013 to September 29, 2020.
In July 2014, the Company entered into interest
rate swap agreements to hedge against changes in future cash flows resulting from changes in interest rates on $65,000,000 in
variable-rate borrowings. Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreement, the Company receives from the counterparty interest
on the notional amount based on one-month LIBOR and pays to the counterparty a fixed rate of 2.09%. This swap effectively converted
$65,000,000 of variable-rate borrowings to fixed-rate borrowings from July 21, 2014 to July 21, 2021.
Companies are required to recognize all derivative
instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value on the balance sheet. The Company has designated these derivative instruments
as cash flow hedges. As such, changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument are recorded as a component of other comprehensive
income (loss) (“OCI”) for the three months ended March 31, 2015 to the extent of effectiveness. The ineffective portion
of the change in fair value of the derivative instrument is recognized in interest expense. For the three months ended March 31,
2015, the Company has determined these derivative instruments to be effective hedges.
The Company does not use derivative instruments
for trading or other speculative purposes and did not have any other derivative instruments or hedging activities as of March
31, 2015.
Note 8 – Discontinued
Operations
The Company elected to early adopt ASU 2014-08
"Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity" in the first quarter of
2014. The following information provides a summary of selected operating results for those properties classified as discontinued
operations prior to the adoption of ASU 2014-08.
In January 2014, the Company sold a Kmart-anchored
shopping center in Ironwood, Michigan, which was classified as held for sale on December 31, 2013, for approximately $5,000,000.
The results of operations for this property are reported in discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014,
including revenues of approximately $42,600 and expenses of approximately $28,000.
Note 9 – Fair
Value Measurements
The table below sets forth the Company’s
fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value as of March 31, 2015.
Asset: | |
Level 1 | | |
Level 2 | | |
Level 3 | | |
Carrying Value | |
Interest rate swaps | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 66,405 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 66,405 | |
Liability: | |
Level 1 | | |
Level 2 | | |
Level 3 | | |
Carrying Value | |
Interest rate swaps | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 4,187,527 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 4,187,527 | |
Mortgage notes payable | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 113,188,490 | | |
$ | 106,762,238 | |
Revolving credit facility | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 79,500,000 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 79,500,000 | |
Unsecured term loans | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 99,210,734 | | |
$ | 100,000,000 | |
The carrying amounts of the Company’s
short-term financial instruments, which consist of cash, cash equivalents, receivables, and accounts payable, approximate their
fair values. The fair value of the interest rate swaps were derived using estimates to settle the interest rate swap agreements,
which are based on the net present value of expected future cash flows on each leg of the swap utilizing market-based inputs and
discount rates reflecting the risks involved. The fair value of fixed mortgages was derived using the present value of future mortgage
payments based on estimated current market interest rates. The fair value of variable rate debt is estimated to be equal to the
face value of the debt because the interest rates are floating and is considered to approximate fair value.
Note 10 – Equity
Incentive Plan
The Company estimates the fair value of restricted
stock grants at the date of grant and amortizes those amounts into expense on a straight line basis or amount vested, if greater,
over the appropriate vesting period.
As of March 31, 2015, there was $5,966,000
of total unrecognized compensation costs related to the outstanding restricted stock, which is expected to be recognized over a
weighted average period of 3.5 years. The Company used 0% for both the discount factor and forfeiture rate for determining the
fair value of restricted stock. The Company has deemed historical forfeitures insignificant and does not consider discount rates
to be material.
The holder of a restricted share award is generally
entitled at all times on and after the date of issuance of the restricted shares to exercise the rights of a stockholder of the
Company, including the right to vote the shares and the right to receive dividends on the shares.
Restricted
share activity is summarized as follows:
| |
Shares Outstanding | | |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |
| |
| | |
| |
Unvested restricted stock at December 31, 2014 | |
| 238,626 | | |
$ | 26.24 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Restricted stock granted | |
| 73,479 | | |
$ | 33.53 | |
Restricted stock vested | |
| (75,901 | ) | |
$ | 25.13 | |
Restricted stock forfeited | |
| (10,810 | ) | |
$ | 27.08 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Unvested restricted stock at March 31, 2015 | |
| 225,394 | | |
$ | 28.95 | |
Note 11 – Subsequent
Events
There
were no reportable subsequent events or transactions through the date of this filing.
| Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations |
The following should be read in
conjunction with the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements of Agree Realty Corporation, including the respective notes thereto,
which are included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report
contains certain 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 “Securities Exchange Act”). The Company intends such forward-looking
statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and include this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements,
which are based on certain assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by
use of the words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “should,” “expect,” “believe,”
“intend,” “may,” “will,” “seek,” “could,” “project,” or
similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this report include information about possible or assumed future events, including,
among other things, discussion and analysis of our future financial condition, results of operations, our strategic plans and objectives,
occupancy and leasing rates and trends, liquidity and ability to refinance our indebtedness as it matures, anticipated expenditures
of capital, and other matters. You should not rely on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect actual results, performances
or achievements. Factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations, include, but are not limited
to: the global and national economic conditions and changes in general economic, financial and real estate market conditions; changes
in our business strategy; risks that our acquisition and development projects will fail to perform as expected; the potential need
to fund improvements or other capital expenditures out of operating cash flow; financing risks, such as the inability to obtain
debt or equity financing on favorable terms or at all; the level and volatility of interest rates; our ability to re-lease space
as leases expire; loss or bankruptcy of one or more of our major tenants; a failure of our properties to generate additional income
to offset increases in operating expenses; our ability to maintain our qualification as real estate investment trust (“REIT”)
for federal income tax purposes and the limitations imposed on our business by our status as a REIT; and legislative or regulatory
changes, including changes to laws governing REITs. The factors included in this quarterly report, including the documents incorporated
by reference, and documents the Company subsequently files with the SEC and incorporate by reference, are not exhaustive and additional
factors could adversely affect its business and financial performance. For a discussion of additional risk factors, see the factors
included under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. All forward-looking
statements are based on information that was available, and speak only, as of the date on which they were made. Except as required
by law, the Company disclaims any obligation to review or update these forward–looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
as they occur.
Overview
Agree Realty Corporation
(the “Company”) is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) primarily focused on the ownership,
acquisition, development and management of retail properties net leased to industry leading tenants. The Company was founded in
1971 by its current Executive Chairman, Richard Agree, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) in 1994.
The Company’s assets are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through, directly or indirectly, Agree Limited
Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), of which the Company is the sole general partner and in which it held a
98.06% interest as of March 31, 2015.
As of March 31, 2015, the
Company’s portfolio consisted of 233 properties located in 39 states and totaling approximately 4.7 million square feet
of gross leasable area. As of March 31, 2015, the portfolio was approximately 98.6% leased and had a weighted average remaining
lease term of approximately 11.8 years. Substantially all of the Company’s tenants are subject to net lease agreements.
A net lease typically requires the tenant to be responsible for minimum monthly rent and property operating expenses including
property taxes, insurance and maintenance.
First Quarter
2015 Highlights
During the three
months ended March 31, 2015, the Company purchased 25 retail net lease assets for approximately $59,824,000, including acquisition
and closing costs. These properties are located in 15 states and 100% leased to 15 different tenants operating in 9 diverse retail
sectors for a weighted average lease term of approximately 13.0 years. The underwritten weighted average capitalization rate on
the Company’s first quarter 2015 acquisitions was approximately 8.1%.
During the three
months ended March 31, 2015, the Company sold one retail net lease asset and received gross proceeds of approximately $1,038,000.
The Company recorded a gain of $99,000 on the sale.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 2 to the March
31, 2015, Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of financial
statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires the Company’s
management to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. Management bases
estimates on the best information available at the time, its experience, and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable
under the circumstances. These estimates affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
periods. If management’s judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions or other
matters had been different, it is possible that different accounting would have been applied, resulting in a different presentation
of the interim consolidated financial statements. From time to time, the Company may re-evaluate its estimates and assumptions.
In the event estimates or assumptions prove to be different from actual results, adjustments are made in subsequent periods to
reflect more current estimates and assumptions about matters that are inherently uncertain. A summary of the Company’s critical
accounting policies is included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. The Company
has not made any material changes to these policies during the periods covered by this quarterly report.
Results of Operations
Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 to Three Months
Ended March 31, 2014
Minimum rental income increased
$3,031,000, or 26%, to $14,554,000 in 2015, compared to $11,523,000 in 2014. Approximately $3,184,000 of the increase was due to
the acquisition of additional net lease properties and approximately $363,000 was due to the development of new net lease properties.
These increases were partially offset by a reduction in minimum rental income of approximately $449,000 from properties that were
sold and other minimum rental income adjustments of approximately $67,000.
Percentage rents increased
to $9,800 in 2015 from $0 in 2014 due to percentage rents received from tenants in 2015 that were not required to pay percentage
rents in 2014.
Operating cost reimbursements
increased $155,000, or 15%, to $1,178,000 in 2015, compared to $1,023,000 in 2014. Operating cost reimbursements increased primarily
due to higher levels of recoverable property operating expenses as a result of recent acquisition, development and disposition
activity. The portfolio recovery rate increased to 88.3% in 2015 compared to 85.6% in 2014.
Other income decreased to
$1,200 in 2015 from $29,000 in 2014. The primary driver of the decrease was non-recurring fee income earned in 2014.
Real estate taxes increased
$66,000, or 9%, to $763,000 in 2015, compared to $697,000 in 2014. The increase is due to the ownership of additional properties
for which the Company remits real estate taxes and are subsequently reimbursed by tenants.
Property operating
expenses increased $72,000, or 14%, to $571,000 in 2015, compared to $499,000 in 2014. The increase is primarily due to the
ownership of additional properties which contributed to higher property maintenance, utilities and insurance expenses. The
Company’s tenants subsequently reimbursed it for the majority of these expenses.
Land lease payments increased
$25,000, or 23%, to $132,000 in 2015, compared to $107,000 for 2014. The increase is the result of a property acquired after the
first quarter of 2014 that is subject to a land lease.
General and administrative
expenses increased $76,000, or 5%, to $1,668,000 in 2015, compared to $1,592,000 in 2014. The increase is primarily the result
of increased employee and professional costs. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenue decreased to
10.6% for 2015 from 12.7% in 2014.
Depreciation and amortization
increased $1,040,000, or 41%, to $3,554,000 in 2015, compared to $2,514,000 in 2014. The increase was primarily the result of
recent acquisition and development activity.
Interest expense increased
$667,000, or 37%, to $2,461,000 in 2015, compared to $1,794,000 for 2014. The increase in interest expense is a result of higher
levels of borrowings to finance the acquisition and development of additional properties, including the $65,000,000 unsecured
term loan entered into in July of 2014.
The Company recognized a
gain of $99,000 on the sale of a Sonic restaurant in March 2015. This gain was partially offset by the recording of additional
costs associated with properties sold at the end of 2014. The Company recognized a gain of $123,000 on the sale of the Ironwood
Commons shopping center in January 2014. This gain is reflected in discontinued operations in 2014.
The Company recorded a loss
on debt extinguishment of approximately $180,000 in 2015. The loss on debt extinguishment was related to the prepayment of a mortgage
note payable with an outstanding balance of approximately $2,406,000. The fully-amortizing loan carried a 6.63% interest rate
and the final monthly payment was due in February 2017. No such items were recognized in 2014.
The Company recognized no
income from discontinued operations in 2015. Income from discontinued operations of $15,000 in 2014 was attributable to Ironwood
Commons which was classified as held for sale at December 31, 2013 and subsequently sold in January 2014.
Net income increased
$984,000, or 18%, to $6,368,000 in 2015, from $5,384,000 in 2014 as a result of the foregoing factors.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company’s principal demands for
funds include payment of operating expenses, payment of principal and interest on its outstanding indebtedness, distributions
to its shareholders and future property acquisitions and development.
The Company expects to meet its short term
liquidity requirements through cash provided from operations and borrowings under its $150,000,000 unsecured revolving credit
facility (the “Credit Facility”). As of March 31, 2015, $79,500,000 was outstanding on the Credit Facility and $70,500,000
was available for future borrowings. The Company anticipates funding its long term capital needs through cash provided from operations,
borrowings under the Credit Facility, the issuance of long term debt or the issuance of common or preferred equity or other instruments
convertible into or exchangeable for common or preferred equity.
We continually evaluate alternative financing
and believe that we can obtain financing on reasonable terms. However, there can be no assurance that additional financing or
capital will be available, or that the terms will be acceptable or advantageous to us.
Capitalization
As of March 31, 2015, the Company’s
total market capitalization was approximately $874,999,000. Market capitalization consisted of $591,819,000 of common equity (based
on the March 31, 2015 closing price on the NYSE of $32.97 per common share and assuming the conversion of operating partnership
units in the Operating Partnership (“OP units”)) and $283,179,000 of total debt including (i) $103,679,000 of mortgage
notes payable; (ii) $100,000,000 of unsecured term loans; and (iii) $79,500,000 of borrowings under our Credit Facility. Our ratio
of total debt to total market capitalization was 32.4% at March 31, 2015.
At March 31, 2015, the non-controlling interest
in the Operating Partnership represented ownership of 1.94% of the Operating Partnership. The OP Units may, under certain circumstances,
be exchanged for shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis. The Company, as sole general partner of the Operating Partnership,
has the option to settle exchanged OP Units held by others for cash based on the current trading price of its shares. Assuming
the exchange of all OP Units, there would have been 17,950,234 shares of common stock outstanding at March 31, 2015.
Debt
Revolving Credit and Term Loan Facility
The Company has in place a $250,000,000 senior
unsecured revolving credit and term loan facility (the “Revolving Credit and Term Loan Facility) consisting of (i) a $150,000,000
Credit Facility; (ii) a $65,000,000 seven-year unsecured term loan facility (the “2021 Term Loan”); and (iii) a $35,000,000
unsecured term loan facility due 2020 (the “2020 Term Loan”).
The Credit Facility is due July 21, 2018,
with an additional one-year extension at the Company’s option, subject to customary conditions. Borrowings under the Credit
Facility are priced at LIBOR plus 135 to 200 basis points, depending on the Company’s leverage. As of March 31, 2015, $79,500,000
was outstanding under the Credit Facility bearing a weighted average interest rate of approximately 1.7% and $70,500,000 was available
for borrowing.
The 2021 Term Loan matures on July 21, 2021.
Borrowings under the 2021 Term Loan are priced at LIBOR plus 165 to 225 basis points, depending on the Company’s leverage,
and the Company entered into interest rate swaps to fix LIBOR at 2.09% until maturity. As of March 31, 2015, $65,000,000 was outstanding
under the 2021 Term Loan bearing an all-in interest rate of 3.74%.
The 2020 Term Loan matures on September 29,
2020. Borrowings under the 2020 Term Loan are priced at LIBOR plus 165 to 225 basis points, depending on the Company’s leverage,
and the Company entered into interest rate swaps to fix LIBOR at 2.20% until maturity. As of March 31, 2015, $35,000,000 was outstanding
under the 2020 Term Loan bearing an all-in interest rate of 3.85%.
The Revolving Credit and Term Loan Facility
contains customary covenants, including, among others, financial covenants regarding debt levels, total liabilities, tangible
net worth, fixed charge coverage, unencumbered borrowing base properties, and permitted investments. The Company was in compliance
with the covenant terms at March 31, 2015.
Mortgage Notes Payable
As of March 31, 2015, we
had total mortgage indebtedness of $103,679,000. Including our mortgages that have been swapped to a fixed interest rate, our weighted
average interest rate on mortgage debt was 4.21%. The following table summarizes our mortgage notes payable as of March 31, 2015:
($ in thousands) | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
Interest | | |
| | |
Principal Amount Outstanding | |
Mortgage Note Payable | |
Rate (1) | | |
Maturity | | |
March 31, 2015 | | |
December 31, 2014 | |
Portfolio Mortgage Loan due 2016 | |
| 6.56% | | |
| June 2016 | | |
$ | 8,580 | | |
$ | 8,580 | |
Portfolio Mortgage Loan due 2017 | |
| 6.63% | | |
| February 2017 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,406 | |
Secured Term Loan due 2017 | |
| 3.62% | | |
| May 2017 (2) | | |
| 21,239 | | |
| 21,398 | |
Secured Term Loan due 2018 | |
| 2.49% | | |
| April 2018 | | |
| 25,000 | | |
| 25,000 | |
Portfolio Mortgage Loan due 2020 | |
| 6.90% | | |
| January 2020 | | |
| 7,568 | | |
| 7,896 | |
Single Asset Mortgage Loan due 2020 | |
| 6.24% | | |
| January 2020 | | |
| 3,185 | | |
| 3,204 | |
CMBS Portfolio Loan due 2023 | |
| 3.60% | | |
| January 2023 | | |
| 23,640 | | |
| 23,640 | |
Single Asset Mortgage Loan due 2023 | |
| 5.01% | | |
| September 2023 | | |
| 5,558 | | |
| 5,595 | |
Portfolio CTL due 2026 | |
| 6.27% | | |
| July 2026 | | |
| 8,909 | | |
| 9,043 | |
Total | |
| | | |
| | | |
$ | 103,679 | | |
$ | 106,762 | |
| (1) | Fixed rates, including the effect of interest rate swaps. |
| (2) | The note matures May 14, 2017 and may be extended, at the Company’s election, for a two-year
term to May 14, 2019, subject to certain conditions. |
The mortgage loans encumbering
our properties are generally non-recourse, subject to certain exceptions for which we would be liable for any resulting losses
incurred by the lender. These exceptions vary from loan to loan, but generally include fraud or a material misrepresentation,
misstatement or omission by the borrower, intentional or grossly negligent conduct by the borrower that harms the property or
results in a loss to the lender, filing of a bankruptcy petition by the borrower, either directly or indirectly, and certain environmental
liabilities. At March 31, 2015, the mortgage loan of $21,239,000 was partially recourse to us and secured by a limited guaranty
of payment and performance for approximately 50% of the loan amount.
We have entered into mortgage
loans which are secured by multiple properties and contain cross-default and cross-collateralization provisions. Cross-collateralization
provisions allow a lender to foreclose on multiple properties in the event that we default under the loan. Cross-default provisions
allow a lender to foreclose on the related property in the event a default is declared under another loan.
Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes
our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2015:
($ in thousands) | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
| | |
Remainder of | | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
Total | | |
2015 | | |
2016-2017 | | |
2018-2019 | | |
Thereafter | |
Mortgage Notes Payable | |
$ | 103,679 | | |
$ | 2,095 | | |
$ | 33,989 | | |
$ | 30,326 | | |
$ | 37,270 | |
Revolving Credit Facility | |
| 79,500 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 79,500 | | |
| - | |
Unsecured Term Loans | |
| 100,000 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 100,000 | |
Land Lease Obligations | |
| 11,289 | | |
| 386 | | |
| 1,029 | | |
| 1,024 | | |
| 8,850 | |
Estimated Interest Payments on Mortgage Notes Payable and Unsecured Term Loans | |
| 41,987 | | |
| 6,148 | | |
| 14,511 | | |
| 11,625 | | |
| 9,703 | |
Total | |
$ | 336,455 | | |
$ | 8,629 | | |
$ | 49,529 | | |
$ | 122,475 | | |
$ | 155,823 | |
Estimated interest payments
are based on (i) the stated rates for mortgage notes payable, including the effect of interest rate swaps and (ii) the stated rates
for unsecured term loans, including the effect of interest rate swaps and assuming the interest rate in effect for the most recent
quarter remains in effect through the respective maturity dates.
Dividends
During the quarter ended
March 31, 2015, we declared a quarterly dividend of $0.45 per share. The cash dividend was paid on April 14, 2015 to holders of
record on March 31, 2015.
Inflation
The Company’s leases
typically contain provisions to mitigate the adverse impact of inflation on its results of operations. Tenant leases generally
provide for limited increases in rent as a result of fixed increases or increases in the consumer price index. Certain of the Company’s
leases contain clauses enabling it to receive percentage rents based on tenants’ gross sales, which generally increase as
prices rise. During times when inflation is greater than increases in rent, rent increases will not keep up with the rate of inflation.
Substantially all of the
Company’s properties are leased to tenants under long-term, net leases which require the tenant to pay certain operating
expenses for a property, thereby reducing the Company’s exposure to operating cost increases resulting from inflation. Inflation
may have an adverse impact on the Company’s tenants.
Funds from Operations
Funds from Operations (“FFO”)
is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. (NAREIT) to mean net income computed in accordance
with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization and any impairment
charges on a depreciable real estate asset, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Management
uses FFO as a supplemental measure to conduct and evaluate the Company’s business because there are certain limitations associated
with using GAAP net income by itself as the primary measure of the Company’s operating performance. 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, management believes that the presentation
of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting is insufficient by itself.
FFO should not be considered
as an alternative to net income as the primary indicator of the Company’s operating performance, or as an alternative to
cash flow as a measure of liquidity. Further, while the Company adheres to the NAREIT definition of FFO, its presentation of FFO
is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other REITs due to the fact that all REITs may not use the same definition.
Adjusted Funds from Operations
(“AFFO”) is a non-GAAP financial measure of operating performance used by many companies in the REIT industry. AFFO
further adjusts FFO for certain non-cash items that reduce or increase net income in accordance with GAAP and for non-recurring
items that are not reflective of ongoing operations. Management considers AFFO a useful supplemental measure of the Company’s
performance, however, AFFO should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indication of the Company’s performance,
or to cash flow as a measure of liquidity or ability to make distributions. The Company’s computation of AFFO may differ
from the methodology for calculating AFFO used by other equity REITs, and therefore may not be comparable to such other REITs.
Note that, during the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company adjusted its calculation of AFFO to exclude non-recurring capitalized
building improvements and to include non-real estate related depreciation and amortization. Management believes that these changes
provide a more useful measure of operating performance in the context of AFFO.
The following table provides a reconciliation
of FFO and net income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
| |
Three Months Ended | |
Reconciliation of Funds from Operations to Net Income | |
March 31, 2015 | | |
March 31, 2014 | |
Net income | |
$ | 6,494,181 | | |
$ | 5,509,528 | |
Depreciation of real estate assets | |
| 2,554,769 | | |
| 1,952,324 | |
Amortization of leasing costs | |
| 953,061 | | |
| 29,622 | |
Amortization of lease intangibles | |
| 29,752 | | |
| 516,929 | |
Gain on sale of assets | |
| (79,104 | ) | |
| (122,747 | ) |
Funds from Operations | |
$ | 9,952,659 | | |
$ | 7,885,656 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Funds from Operations Per Share - Diluted | |
$ | 0.56 | | |
$ | 0.52 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted average shares and OP units outstanding | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic | |
| 17,717,452 | | |
| 15,046,098 | |
Diluted | |
| 17,763,979 | | |
| 15,093,109 | |
The following table provides a reconciliation
of FFO and net income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
| |
Three Months Ended | |
Reconciliation of Adjusted Funds from Operations to Net Income | |
March 31, 2015 | | |
March 31, 2014 | |
Net income | |
$ | 6,494,181 | | |
$ | 5,509,528 | |
Cumulative adjustments to calculate FFO | |
| 3,458,478 | | |
| 2,376,128 | |
Funds from Operations | |
$ | 9,952,659 | | |
$ | 7,885,656 | |
Straight-line accrued rent | |
| (597,927 | ) | |
| (287,412 | ) |
Deferred revenue recognition | |
| (115,845 | ) | |
| (115,845 | ) |
Stock based compensation expense | |
| 523,955 | | |
| 527,712 | |
Amortization of financing costs | |
| 109,421 | | |
| 90,860 | |
Non-real estate depreciation | |
| 15,996 | | |
| 14,714 | |
Loss on debt extinguishment | |
| 179,867 | | |
| - | |
Adjusted Funds from Operations | |
$ | 10,068,126 | | |
$ | 8,115,685 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Additional supplemental disclosure | |
| | | |
| | |
Scheduled principal repayments | |
$ | 676,829 | | |
$ | 906,234 | |
Capitalized interest | |
$ | 1,001 | | |
$ | 55,182 | |
Capitalized building improvements | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
| ITEM 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about
Market Risk |
We are exposed to interest rate risk primarily
through borrowing activities. There is inherent roll-over risk for borrowings as they mature and are renewed at current market
rates. The extent of this risk is not quantifiable or predictable because of the variability of future interest rates and our future
financing requirements.
Our interest rate risk is monitored using
a variety of techniques. The table below presents the principal payments and the weighted average interest rates on outstanding
debt, by year of expected maturity, to evaluate the expected cash flows and sensitivity to interest rate changes.
($ in thousands) | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
2015 | | |
2016 | | |
2017 | | |
2018 | | |
2019 | | |
Thereafter | | |
Total | |
Mortgage Notes Payable | |
$ | 2,095 | | |
$ | 11,534 | | |
$ | 22,455 | | |
$ | 27,575 | | |
$ | 2,750 | | |
$ | 37,270 | | |
$ | 103,679 | |
Average Interest Rate | |
| 5.62 | % | |
| 6.32 | % | |
| 3.90 | % | |
| 2.84 | % | |
| 6.26 | % | |
| 3.77 | % | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 79,500 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 79,500 | |
Average Interest Rate | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 1.72 | % | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Unsecured Term Loans | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 100,000 | | |
$ | 100,000 | |
Average Interest Rate | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 3.78 | % | |
| - | |
The fair value (in thousands) is estimated
at $113,118 and $99,211 for mortgage notes payable and unsecured term loans, respectively, as of March 31, 2015.
The table above incorporates those exposures
that exist as of March 31, 2015; it does not consider those exposures or positions which could arise after that date. As a result,
our ultimate realized gain or loss with respect to interest rate fluctuations will depend on the exposures that arise during the
period and interest rates.
We seek to limit the impact of interest rate
changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower the overall borrowing costs by closely monitoring our variable rate debt and converting
such debt to fixed rates when we deem such conversion advantageous. From time to time, we may enter into interest rate swap agreements
or other interest rate hedging contracts. While these agreements are intended to lessen the impact of rising interest rates, they
also expose us to the risks that the other parties to the agreements will not perform, we could incur significant costs associated
with the settlement of the agreements, the agreements will be unenforceable and the underlying transactions will fail to qualify
as highly-effective cash flow hedges under GAAP guidance.
In April 2012, we entered into a forward starting
interest rate swap agreement to hedge against changes in future cash flows resulting from changes in interest rates on $22,300,000
in variable-rate borrowings. Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreement, we receive from the counterparty interest on
the notional amount based on one-month LIBOR and pay to the counterparty a fixed rate of 1.92%. This swap effectively converted
$22,300,000 of variable-rate borrowings to fixed-rate borrowings from July 1, 2013 to May 1, 2019. As of March 31, 2015, this interest
rate swap was valued as a liability of $614,000.
In December 2012, we entered into interest
rate swap agreements to hedge against changes in future cash flows resulting from changes in interest rates on $25,000,000 in variable-rate
borrowings. Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreement, we receive from the counterparty interest on the notional amount
based on one-month LIBOR and pay to the counterparty a fixed rate of 0.89%. This swap effectively converted $25,000,000 of variable-rate
borrowings to fixed-rate borrowings from December 6, 2012 to April 4, 2018. As of March 31, 2015, this interest rate swap was valued
as a asset of $66,000.
In September 2013, we entered into an interest
rate swap agreement to hedge against changes in future cash flows resulting from changes in interest rates on $35,000,000 in variable-rate
borrowings. Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreement, we receive from the counterparty interest on the notional amount
based on one-month LIBOR and pay to the counterparty a fixed rate of 2.20%. This swap effectively converted $35,000,000 of variable-rate
borrowings to fixed-rate borrowings from October 3, 2013 to September 29, 2020. As of March 31, 2015, this interest rate swap was
valued as a liability of $1,417,000.
In July 2014, we entered into interest rate
swap agreements to hedge against changes in future cash flows resulting from changes in interest rates on $65,000,000 in variable-rate
borrowings. Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreement, we receive from the counterparty interest on the notional amount
based on one-month LIBOR and pay to the counterparty a fixed rate of 2.09%. This swap effectively converted $65,000,000 of variable-rate
borrowings to fixed-rate borrowings from July 21, 2014 to July 21, 2021. As of March 31, 2015, this interest rate swap was valued
as a liability of $2,156,000.
We do not use derivative instruments for trading
or other speculative purposes and we did not have any other derivative instruments or hedging activities as of March 31, 2015.
As of March 31, 2015, a 100 basis point increase
in interest rates on the portion of our debt bearing interest at variable rates would result in an increase in interest expense
of approximately $795,000.
| ITEM 4. | Controls and Procedures |
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
At the end of the period covered by this report,
we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial
officer, of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based
on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting
There was no change in our internal control
over financial reporting during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
We are not presently involved in any litigation
nor, to our knowledge, is any other litigation threatened against us, except for routine litigation arising in the ordinary course
of business which is expected to be covered by our liability insurance.
There have been no material changes from our
risk factors set forth under Item 1A of Part 1 of our most recently filed Form 10-K.
| Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use
of Proceeds |
None.
| Item 3. | Defaults upon Senior Securities |
None.
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures |
Not applicable.
None.
*31.1 |
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Joel N. Agree, Chief Executive Officer |
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*31.2 |
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Brian R. Dickman, Chief Financial Officer |
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*32.1 |
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Joel N. Agree, Chief Executive Officer |
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*32.2 |
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Brian R. Dickman, Chief Financial Officer |
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*101 |
The following materials from Agree Realty Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) related notes to these consolidated financial statements. |
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.
Agree Realty Corporation |
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/s/ JOEL N. AGREE |
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Joel N. Agree |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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/s/ BRIAN R. DICKMAN |
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Brian R. Dickman |
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Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Date: May 1, 2015 |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Joel N. Agree, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report
on Form 10-Q of Agree Realty Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made,
in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial
statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer
and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)
and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and
procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial
reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in
the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal
quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer
and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors
and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that
involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 1, 2015 |
/s/ Joel N. Agree |
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Name: Joel N. Agree |
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Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Brian R. Dickman, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report
on Form 10-Q of Agree Realty Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made,
in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial
statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer
and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)
and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and
procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial
reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in
the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal
quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer
and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors
and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that
involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 1, 2015 |
/s/ Brian R. Dickman |
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Name: Brian R. Dickman |
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Title:Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION
1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Based on a review of the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2015 of Agree Realty Corporation (the “Company”), as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Joel N. Agree, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| 1. | The Report, containing the financial statements, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
of the Company. |
/s/ Joel N. Agree |
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Joel N. Agree |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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May 1, 2015 |
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Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION
1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Based on a review of the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2015 of Agree Realty Corporation (the “Company”), as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Brian R. Dickman, Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| 1. | The Report, containing the financial statements, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
of the Company. |
/s/ Brian R. Dickman |
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Brian R. Dickman |
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Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
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May 1, 2015 |
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