Cogdell Spencer Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results and Increased Guidance

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

• Funds from Operations Modified (FFOM), excluding non-recurring event and impairment charges, for second quarter 2010 was $6.5 million, a 1.6% increase from second quarter 2009 FFOM of $6.4 million, excluding non-recurring event and impairment charges.

• FFOM per share and operating partnership unit, excluding non-recurring event and impairment charges, for second quarter 2010 was $0.12.

• The Company recorded a non-cash, after-tax intangible asset impairment charge of $10.8 million, or $0.20 per share and operating partnership unit.

• As of June 30, 2010, the Company had $31.2 million of unrestricted cash and $87.0 million available under its secured revolving credit facility for a total liquidity of $118.2 million.

• The Company increased its 2010 guidance range for FFOM per share and operating partnership unit, excluding non-recurring event and impairment charges, to $0.47 - $0.51 per share and operating partnership unit from $0.42 - $0.50 per share and operating partnership unit, excluding non-recurring event and impairment charges.

Cogdell Spencer Inc. (NYSE: CSA), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in specialty office buildings, including medical offices and ambulatory surgery and diagnostic centers, and provides strategic planning and design and construction services for the medical profession, announces financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.

Results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010

The Company reports FFOM and FFOM per share and operating partnership unit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, as follows (in thousands, except per share and operating partnership data):

FFOM adds back to traditionally defined Funds from Operations (FFO) non-cash amortization of non-real estate related intangible assets associated with purchase accounting.  A reconciliation of net income (loss) to FFOM and FFO for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 is set forth as an attachment to this press release.

The Company reports FFO and FFO per share and operating partnership unit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, as follows (in thousands, except per share and operating partnership data):

The Company reports net income (loss) attributable to Cogdell Spencer Inc. and net income (loss) attributable to Cogdell Spencer Inc. per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

As of June 30, 2010, the Company's portfolio consisted of 113 properties totaling approximately 5.9 million square feet.  The Company's portfolio was comprised of the following at June 30, 2010:

• 64 consolidated wholly-owned and joint venture properties, comprising a total of approximately 3.5 million net rentable square feet and an overall leased percentage of 91.0%,
• One wholly-owned property in lease-up totaling approximately 0.1 million net rentable square feet that was 75% leased,
• Three unconsolidated joint venture properties comprising a total of approximately 0.2 million net rentable square feet; and
• 45 properties managed for third party clients comprising a total of approximately 2.1 million net rentable square feet.

Non-Recurring Events and Impairment Charges

The following table summarizes the Company's non-recurring events and impairment charges for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 (in thousands):

As of June 30, 2010, the Company performed an interim review of the carrying value of its intangible assets associated with the Design-Build and Development business segment.  The interim review was performed due to indicators of impairment including a 15-20% decrease in the market value cash flow multiples for comparable engineering and construction companies, a decrease in the Company's forecasted cash flow projections for the business segment, and a reduction in workforce that occurred within the business segment.  As a result of this interim review, the Company recorded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, a pre-tax, non-cash intangible asset impairment charge of $13.6 million and the Company recognized a non-cash income tax benefit related to the charge of $2.8 million, resulting in an after-tax impairment charge of $10.8 million.  The $13.6 million reduction of Design-Build and Development intangible assets is approximately 9.0% of the carrying value of the intangible assets prior to the reduction.  After the reduction and as of June 30, 2010, the Company had a carrying value of intangible assets of $138.5 million.

On May 3, 2010, the Company announced the retirement of its Chief Executive Officer, Frank Spencer.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company recorded an after-tax compensation expense of approximately $2.5 million related to the retirement benefits granted to Mr. Spencer.  

Capital Transactions

In April 2010, the Company refinanced the Mulberry Medical Park (Lenoir, North Carolina) mortgage note payable.  The principal balance was unchanged at $0.9 million.  The mortgage note payable matures in September 2011, has a fixed interest rate of 6.25%, and requires monthly principal and interest payments based on approximately a ten year amortization.

In May 2010, the Company exercised its options to extend for one year the Alamance Regional Mebane Outpatient Center (Mebane, North Carolina) mortgage note payables, which now mature in May 2011.  In connection with the extension, the Company repaid $1.3 million of principal.  Interest rate terms were unchanged.  

During the second quarter of 2010, the Company issued approximately 7.1 million shares of common stock, resulting in net proceeds to the Company of $47.1 million.  The net proceeds were used to reduce borrowings under the Company's secured revolving credit facility, to fund build to suit development projects, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

Build to Suit - Completions

In June 2010, the Company completed its University Physicians - Grants Ferry medical office building located in Flowood, Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson, Mississippi.  The 50,575 square foot multi-specialty facility houses clinical offices and imaging services.  The facility is 100% occupied and wholly-owned by the Company.  The $10.4 million construction loan will convert to a permanent mortgage loan during 2010 with a swapped fixed interest rate of 5.95% and an April 2019 maturity.

In June 2010, the Company completed its HealthPartners Medical & Dental Clinics medical office building located in Sartell, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Cloud, Minnesota.  The 60,108 square foot clinic features a state-of-the-art medical record system, digital imaging, and uses a variety of new technology to enhance patient care.  The medical office building is 94.9% occupied and wholly-owned by the Company.  The $14.0 million construction loan will convert to a permanent mortgage loan during 2010 with a swapped fixed interest rate of 6.80% and a November 2014 maturity.

Build to Suit – New Construction

The Company has begun construction on two new projects located in the state of Washington.  The first project is an approximately 56,000 square foot medical office building located in Bonney Lake, Washington.  The estimated $17.7 million project is a joint venture between the Company, MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital, and a group of private physicians.  Upon completion, the Company expects to own approximately 62% of the project.  MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital will serve as the anchor tenant.  The medical office building is 100% pre-leased and construction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2011.  The Company obtained construction financing with a maximum principal balance of $11.5 million and an interest rate of LIBOR plus 3.25%.  Monthly payments are interest only during the construction period and after construction completion, the monthly payments will be principal and interest based on a 25 year amortization.  The mortgage note payable matures in January 2018.  

The second project is an approximately 80,000 square foot medical office building located in Puyallup, Washington.  The estimated $24.7 million medical office building will be located on the campus of MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital and the hospital will serve as the anchor tenant.  The medical office building is approximately 73% pre-leased and construction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2011. As of June 30, 2010, the Company wholly-owned the project, but the Company intends to offer tenant physicians the opportunity to invest in the project.  The Company obtained construction financing with a maximum principal balance of $16.3 million and a fixed interest rate of 7.1% or 7.5% depending on the property's leasing and operating income conditions.  Monthly payments are interest only during the construction period and after construction completion, the monthly payments will be principal and interest based on a 25 year amortization.  The mortgage note payable matures in June 2015.  

Acquisition

In July 2010, the Company acquired St. Francis Outpatient Center in Greenville, South Carolina for $16.6 million.  St. Francis Outpatient Center is approximately 72,000 square feet and houses outpatient operating rooms and inpatient and outpatient radiology.  The property is 100% leased by St. Francis Hospital, Inc., a subsidiary of Bon Secours Health System, Inc.  The Company developed the property and has managed the property since its opening in 2001.

Disposition

In June 2010, the Company sold Harbison Medical Office Building, located in Columbia, South Carolina for $2.5 million and recorded a gain on sale of $0.3 million.  The Company repaid the $2.1 million mortgage note payable.    

Dividend

On June 11, 2010, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share and operating partnership unit that was paid in cash on July 21, 2010 to holders of record on June 25, 2010.  The dividend covered the Company's second quarter of 2010.

Outlook

The Company's management team raised its outlook for 2010 and now expects that FFOM per share and operating partnership unit for the year ending December 31, 2010, will be between $0.47 and $0.51, excluding the non-recurring event and impairment charges described above.  A reconciliation of the range of projected net loss to projected FFO and FFOM, excluding non-recurring event and impairment charges, for the year ending December 31, 2010 is set forth below:

Supplemental operating and financial data are available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site at www.cogdell.com.  The reported results are unaudited and there can be no assurance that the results will not vary from the final information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of these reported results have been made.

FFO is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure used by the real estate industry to measure the operating performance of real estate companies.  FFOM adds back to traditionally defined FFO non-cash amortization of non-real estate related intangible assets associated with purchase accounting.  The Company presents FFO and FFOM because it considers them important supplemental measures of operational performance.  The Company believes FFO is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, many of which present FFO when reporting their results.  The Company believes that FFOM allows securities analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate current period results to results prior to the MEA Holdings, Inc. transaction.  FFO and FFOM are intended to exclude GAAP historical cost depreciation and amortization of real estate and related assets, which assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes ratably over time.  Historically, however, real estate values have risen or fallen with market conditions.  Because FFO and FFOM excludes depreciation and amortization unique to real estate, gains and losses from property dispositions, and extraordinary items, it provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year, reflects the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, development activities and interest costs, providing a perspective not immediately apparent from net income (loss).  The Company computes FFO in accordance with standards established by the Board of Governors of NAREIT in its March 1995 White Paper (as amended in November 1999 and April 2002), which may differ from the methodology for calculating FFO utilized by other equity REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.  The Company adjusts the NAREIT definition to add back noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships before real estate related depreciation and amortization.  Further, FFO and FFOM do not represent amounts available for management's discretionary use because of needed capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations, or other commitments and uncertainties.  FFO and FFOM should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of the Company's performance, nor are they indicative of funds available to fund its cash needs, including its ability to pay dividends or make distributions.  A reconciliation from GAAP net loss to FFO and FFOM is included as an attachment to this press release.  

Conference Call

Cogdell Spencer Inc. invites you to attend the Second Quarter 2010 Conference Call on Friday, August 6, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET).  The number to call for this teleconference is (877) 317-6789 (domestic) or +1 (412) 317-6789 (international), and no passcode is required.  In addition, the conference call can be accessed via the Internet at www.cogdell.com through the "Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Conference Call" link on the Investor Relations homepage.

An audio playback will be available until August 20, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. ET.  To access the playback, please dial (877) 344-7529 (domestic) or +1 (412) 317-0088 (international) and enter the passcode: 442508.  The replay can also be accessed for one year via the Internet at www.cogdell.com through the "Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Conference Call" link on the Investor Relations page, under Press Releases and News, then Audio Archives.

About Cogdell Spencer Inc.

Charlotte-based Cogdell Spencer Inc. (NYSE: CSA) is a fully-integrated, self-administered, and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in specialty office buildings for the medical profession, including medical offices and ambulatory surgery and diagnostic centers.  The Company focuses on the ownership, delivery, acquisition, and management of strategically located medical office buildings and other healthcare related facilities in the United States of America.  The Company has been built around understanding and addressing the full range of specialized real estate needs of the healthcare industry.  Learn more about Cogdell Spencer Inc. and its subsidiaries at www.cogdell.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements reflect the Company's views about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that may contribute to these differences include, but are not limited to the following: our business strategy; our ability to comply with financial covenants in our debt instruments; our access to capital; our ability to obtain future financing arrangements; estimates relating to our future distributions; our understanding of our competition; our ability to renew our ground leases; legislative and regulatory changes (including changes to laws governing the taxation of REITs and individuals); increases in costs of borrowing as a result of changes in interest rates and other factors; our ability to maintain our qualification as a REIT due to economic, market, legal, tax or other considerations; changes in the reimbursement available to our tenants by government or private payors; our tenants' ability to make rent payments; defaults by tenants and customers; customers' access to financing; delays in project starts and cancellations by customers; market trends; and projected capital expenditures.  For a further list and description of such risks and uncertainties, see the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be realized. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE Cogdell Spencer Inc.

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