UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 7, 2016

LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Maryland
1-12386
13-3717318
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015, New York, New York
10119-4015
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
(212) 692-7200
 
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
        
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 8.01.
Other Events.
On January 7, 2016, Lexington Realty Trust (the “Trust”) issued a press release containing fourth quarter 2015 transaction activity. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference solely for purposes of this Item 8.01 disclosure.
As disclosed in the January 7, 2016 press release, effective January 1, 2016, the conversion rate on the Trust's $12.4 million outstanding 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030 has adjusted to a current conversion rate of 156.5514 common shares per $1,000 principal amount of the notes, representing a conversion price of $6.39 per common share.
The information furnished pursuant to this “Item 8.01 - Other Events” shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which we refer to as the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Trust under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)        Exhibits

99.1
Press release issued January 7, 2016    





SIGNATURE

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.

 
Lexington Realty Trust
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: January 12, 2016
By:
/s/ T. Wilson Eglin
 
 
T. Wilson Eglin
 
 
Chief Executive Officer





Exhibit Index

99.1
Press release issued January 7, 2016
    






LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST
TRADED: NYSE: LXP
ONE PENN PLAZA, SUITE 4015
NEW YORK, NY 10119-4015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST ANNOUNCES 2015 FOURTH QUARTER ACTIVITY

New York, NY - January 7, 2016 - Lexington Realty Trust (“Lexington”) (NYSE: LXP), a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on single-tenant real estate investments, announced the following update on fourth quarter transaction activity, some of which was previously announced.
Highlights
Acquired/completed two build-to-suit properties for an aggregate $253.5 million.
Invested $45.4 million in on-going build-to-suit projects and commenced funding an office build-to-suit project for $62.4 million.
Repurchased 0.9 million common shares at an average price of $8.12 per share.
Obtained $110.0 million 10-year non-recourse financing, which bears interest at a 4.0% fixed interest rate and is secured by the Richland, Washington property.
Completed 0.9 million square feet of new leases and lease extensions with overall portfolio 96.8% leased at quarter end.
Investment Activity
COMPLETED BUILD-TO-SUIT PROJECTS
Primary Tenant
 
Location
 
Property Type
 
Initial Basis ($000)
 
Initial Annualized Cash Rent ($000)
 
Initial
Cash
Yield
 
Estimated
GAAP
Yield
 
Lease
Term (Yrs)
Preferred Freezer Services of Richland LLC(1)
 
Richland, WA
 
Industrial
 
$
152,000

 
$
10,792

 
7.1%
 
8.6%
 
20
McGuireWoods LLP(2)
 
Richmond, VA
 
 Office
 
101,489

 
8,358

 
8.2%
 
8.9%
 
15
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
253,489

 
$
19,150

 
7.6%
 
8.7%
 
 
1.
ConAgra Foods, Inc. provides credit support. Guarantors are Preferred Freezer Services LLC and Preferred Freezer Services Operating LLC.
2.
Property is 100% leased. McGuireWoods LLP is primary tenant with 68% of the space. Initial basis does not include $8.1 million for estimated earnout leases for developer leased space.
ON-GOING BUILD-TO-SUIT PROJECTS
Location
 
Sq. Ft.
 
Property Type
 
Lease Term
(Years)
 
Maximum Commitment/Estimated Completion Cost
($000)
 
GAAP Investment Balance as of
12/31/2015 ($000)
 
Estimated Completion Date
Anderson, SC
 
1,325,000

 
Industrial
 
20
 
$
70,012

 
$
23,826

 
2Q 16
Lake Jackson, TX
 
664,000

 
Office
 
20
 
166,164

 
62,353

 
4Q 16
Charlotte, NC
 
201,000

 
Office
 
15
 
62,445

 
9,223

 
1Q 17
Houston, TX(1)
 
274,000

 
Retail/Specialty
 
20
 
86,491

 
38,367

 
3Q 16
 
 
2,464,000

 
 
 
 
 
$
385,112

 
$
133,769

 
 
1.
Lexington has a 25% interest as of December 31, 2015. Lexington is providing construction financing up to $56.7 million to the joint venture of which $8.5 million has been funded.





FORWARD COMMITMENT
Location
 
Property
Type
 
Estimated
Acquisition Cost
($000)
 
Estimated Completion Date
 
Estimated Initial
Cash Yield
 
Estimated GAAP
Yield
 
Lease Term (Years)
Detroit, MI
 
Industrial
 
$
29,680

 
1Q 16
 
7.4%
 
7.4%
 
20
 
 
 
 
$
29,680

 
 
 
7.4%
 
7.4%
 
 

Balance Sheet

In the fourth quarter of 2015, Lexington repurchased 910,499 common shares at an average price of $8.12 per share, bringing the total common shares repurchased in 2015 to 2,216,799 common shares at an average price of $8.29 per share.
In December 2015, Lexington financed its industrial property in Richland, Washington with a $110.0 million non-recourse secured mortgage. The loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 4.0% and matures in 2026. The procurement of the loan is expected to result in an initial projected leveraged cash return of approximately 15% and an initial projected leveraged GAAP return of approximately 20%.
During the fourth quarter of 2015, Lexington locked a 5.1% interest rate on a $57.5 million 15-year mortgage loan to be secured by its Richmond, Virginia office property. The loan, if procured, is expected to result in an initial projected leveraged cash return of approximately 12% and an initial projected leveraged GAAP return of approximately 14%. No assurances can be given that the loan will be funded on these terms or at all.

Common Share Dividend/Unit Distribution

During the fourth quarter of 2015, Lexington declared a regular quarterly common share dividend/distribution for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 of $0.17 per common share/unit, which is payable on January 15, 2016 to common shareholders/unitholders of record as of December 31, 2015, and a dividend of $0.8125 per share on its Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred Shares”), which is payable on May 16, 2016 to Series C Preferred Shareholders of record as of April 29, 2016.

Effective January 1, 2016, the conversion rate of the $12.4 million outstanding 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030 increased to 156.5514 common shares per one thousand principal amount of the notes from 153.8603 common shares per one thousand principal amount of the notes. The new conversion price is $6.39 per common share compared to the previous conversion price of $6.50 per common share.






Leasing
During the fourth quarter of 2015, Lexington executed the following new and extended leases:
 
 
LEASE EXTENSIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Location
 
Primary Tenant(1)
Prior Term
 
Lease
Expiration Date
 
Sq. Ft.
 
 
Office/Multi-Tenant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1-3
 
Various
HI
 
N/A
 
2015
 
2016-2018
 
886

3
 
Total office lease extensions
 
 
 
 
 
 
886

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
Rockford
IL
 
Jacobson Warehouse Company, Inc.
 
12/2015
 
12/2018
 
150,000

2
 
Olive Branch
MS
 
MAHLE Aftermarket Inc.
 
02/2016
 
02/2023
 
268,104

2
 
Total industrial lease extensions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
418,104

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
Total lease extensions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
418,990

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NEW LEASES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Location
 
 
 
 
 
Lease Expiration Date
 
Sq. Ft.
 
 
Office/Multi-Tenant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
Westlake
TX
 
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
 
 
 
06/2021
 
130,199

2
 
Florence
SC
 
United States of America
 
 
 
01/2016
 
12,851

3
 
Farmers Branch
TX
 
International Business Machines Corporation
 
 
 
04/2021
 
66,018

4
 
Honolulu
HI
 
N/A
 
 
 
12/2017
 
379

4
 
Total new office leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
209,447

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
McDonough
GA
 
United States Cold Storage, Inc.
 
 
 
08/2028
 
296,972

1
 
Total new industrial leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
296,972

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
Total new leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
506,419

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10
 
TOTAL NEW AND EXTENDED LEASES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
925,409

(1)
Leases greater than 10,000 square feet.
As of December 31, 2015, Lexington's portfolio was 96.8% leased, excluding any property subject to a mortgage in default.
ABOUT LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST
Lexington Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that owns a diversified portfolio of equity and debt interests in single-tenant commercial properties and land. Lexington seeks to expand its portfolio through acquisitions, sale-leaseback transactions, build-to-suit arrangements and other transactions. A majority of these properties and all land interests are subject to net or similar leases, where the tenant bears all or substantially all of the operating costs, including cost increases, for real estate taxes, utilities, insurance and ordinary repairs. Lexington also provides investment advisory and asset management services to investors in the single-tenant area. Lexington common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “LXP”. Additional information about Lexington is available on-line at www.lxp.com or by contacting Lexington Realty Trust, One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015, New York, New York 10119-4015, Attention: Investor Relations.





Contact:
Investor or Media Inquiries, T. Wilson Eglin, CEO
Lexington Realty Trust
Phone: (212) 692-7200 E-mail: tweglin@lxp.com

This release contains certain forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors not under Lexington's control which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Lexington to be materially different from the results, performance, or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the headings “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” in Lexington's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including risks related to: (1) the successful consummation of any lease, acquisition, build-to-suit, financing or other transaction, (2) the failure to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust, (3) changes in general business and economic conditions, including the impact of any legislation, (4) competition, (5) increases in real estate construction costs, (6) changes in interest rates, (7) changes in accessibility of debt and equity capital markets, and (8) future impairment charges. Copies of the periodic reports Lexington files with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available on Lexington's web site at www.lxp.com. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe Lexington's future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects”, “may,” “plans,” “predicts,” “will,” “will likely result,” “is optimistic,” “goal,” “objective” or similar expressions and include initial projected leveraged returns. Except as required by law, Lexington undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to those forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the occurrence of unanticipated events. Accordingly, there is no assurance that Lexington's expectations will be realized.

Initial projected leveraged returns are estimates as of the date of this press release and are based on assumptions believed to be reasonable as of the date of this press release and are not indicative of actual results. Initial projected leveraged cash return is a non-GAAP financial measure that is determined by dividing (A) the sum of the expected initial annualized net operating income from the property less the initial annualized interest incurred on the corresponding property indebtedness by (B) the equity investment in such property, calculated as the estimated cost basis in the respective property less the net of (i) the initial mortgage amount and (ii) the estimated loan costs. Other real estate companies may calculate this return differently. Management believes that initial projected leveraged cash return is a useful measure of a property's value when used in addition to initial projected leverage GAAP return because, by eliminating the effect of straight-lining of rent and the treatment of in-place above- and below-market leases, if applicable, it enables an investor to asses the initial projected cash return from the property. Management is presenting these initial projected returns to assist investors in analyzing the acquisition and financing of the referenced properties. Management does not intend to present this data for any other purpose, for any other period or for its other properties, and is not intending for these measures to otherwise provide information to its investors about Lexington's financial conditions or results of operations. Lexington does not undertake a duty to update any of these projections.

References to Lexington refer to Lexington Realty Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries. All interests in properties and loans are held through special purpose entities, which are separate and distinct legal entities, some of which are consolidated for financial statement purposes and/or disregarded for income tax purposes.


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