10-K: Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)
Published on February 28, 2007
United
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
10-K
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[X] ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
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SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
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OR
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[
] TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
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SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the transition period from _________ to _________
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Commission
file number 1-11986
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TANGER
FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.
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(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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North
Carolina
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56-1815473
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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3200
Northline Avenue, Suite 360
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(336)
292-3010
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Greensboro,
NC 27408
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(Registrant’s
telephone number)
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title
of each class
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Name
of exchange on which registered
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Common
Shares, $.01 par value
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New
York Stock Exchange
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7.5%
Class C Cumulative Preferred Shares,
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New
York Stock Exchange
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Liquidation
Preference $25 per share
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes
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No
o
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes
o
No
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Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. Yes ý
No
o
Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this
Form 10-K. o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934). ý
Large
accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule
12b-2 of the Act). Yes o
No
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The
aggregate market value of voting shares held by non-affiliates of the Registrant
was approximately $1,231,027,000 based on the closing price on the New York
Stock Exchange for such stock on February 1, 2007.
The
number of Common Shares of the Registrant outstanding as of February 1, 2007
was
31,041,336.
Documents
Incorporated By Reference
Part
III
incorporates certain information by reference from the Registrant’s definitive
proxy statement to be filed with respect to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
to be held May 18, 2007.
PART
I
Item
1. Business
The
Company
Tanger
Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and subsidiaries is one of the largest owners
and
operators of factory outlet centers in the United States. We are a
fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment
trust, or REIT, that focuses exclusively on developing, acquiring, owning,
operating and managing factory outlet shopping centers. As of December 31,
2006,
we owned 30 outlet centers, with a total gross leasable area, or GLA, of
approximately 8.4 million square feet. These factory outlet centers were 98%
occupied and contained over 1,800 stores, representing approximately 380 store
brands. Also, we owned a 50% interest in two outlet centers with a GLA of
approximately 667,000 square feet and managed for a fee three outlet centers
with a GLA of approximately 293,000 square feet.
Our
factory outlet centers and other assets are held by, and all of our operations
are conducted by, Tanger Properties Limited Partnership and subsidiaries.
Accordingly, the descriptions of our business, employees and properties are
also
descriptions of the business, employees and properties of the Operating
Partnership. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the term “Company” refers
to Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and subsidiaries and the term “Operating
Partnership” refers to Tanger Properties Limited Partnership and subsidiaries.
The terms “we”, “our” and “us” refer to the Company or the Company and the
Operating Partnership together, as the text requires.
We
own
the majority of the units of partnership interest issued by the Operating
Partnership through our two wholly-owned subsidiaries, the Tanger GP Trust
and
the Tanger LP Trust. The Tanger GP Trust controls the Operating Partnership
as
its sole general partner. The Tanger LP Trust holds a limited partnership
interest. The Tanger family, through its ownership of the Tanger Family Limited
Partnership, or TFLP, holds the remaining units as a limited partner. Stanley
K.
Tanger, our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, is the sole
general partner of TFLP.
As
of
December 31, 2006, our wholly-owned subsidiaries owned 15,520,668 units and
TFLP
owned the remaining 3,033,305 units. Each of TFLP’s units is exchangeable for
two of our common shares, subject to certain limitations to preserve our status
as a REIT. As of February 1, 2007, our management beneficially owned
approximately 19% of all outstanding common shares (assuming TFLP’s units are
exchanged for common shares but without giving effect to the exercise of any
outstanding share and partnership unit options or the conversion of the
exchangeable notes. See “Recent Developments” for discussion on exchangeable
notes).
Ownership
of our common shares is restricted to preserve our status as a REIT for federal
income tax purposes. Subject to certain exceptions, a person may not actually
or
constructively own more than 4% of our common shares or 9.8% of our 7.5% Class
C
Cumulative Preferred Shares, or Class C Preferred Shares. We also operate in
a
manner intended to enable us to preserve our status as a REIT, including, among
other things, making distributions with respect to our outstanding common shares
equal to at least 90% of our taxable income each year.
We
are a
North Carolina corporation that was formed in March 1993. Our executive offices
are currently located at 3200 Northline Avenue, Suite 360, Greensboro, North
Carolina, 27408 and our telephone number is (336) 292-3010. Our website can
be
accessed at www.tangeroutlet.com.
A copy
of our 10-K’s, 10-Q’s, and 8-K’s can be obtained, free of charge, on our
website.
Recent
Developments
800,000
Class C Preferred Share Offering
In
February 2006, we completed the issuance of an additional 800,000 Class C
Preferred Shares, receiving net proceeds of approximately $19.4 million. The
proceeds were used to pay down amounts outstanding on our unsecured lines of
credit. We pay annual dividends equal to $1.875 per share and after the offering
our total amount of Class C Preferred Shares outstanding was
3,000,000.
$149.5
million 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Unsecured Note Offering
In
August
2006, the Operating Partnership issued $149.5 million of exchangeable senior
unsecured notes that mature on August 15, 2026. The notes bear interest at
a
fixed coupon rate of 3.75%. The notes are exchangeable into the Company’s common
shares, at the option of the holder, at an initial exchange ratio, subject
to
adjustment, of 27.6856 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes (or an
initial exchange price of $36.1198 per common share). The notes are senior
unsecured obligations of the Operating Partnership and are guaranteed by the
Company on a senior unsecured basis. On and after August 18, 2011, holders
may
exchange their notes for cash in an amount equal to the lesser of the exchange
value and the aggregate principal amount of the notes to be exchanged, and,
at
our option, Company common shares, cash or a combination thereof for any excess.
Note holders may exchange their notes prior to August 18, 2011 only upon the
occurrence of specified events. In addition, on August 18, 2011, August 15,
2016
or August 15, 2021, note holders may require us to repurchase the notes for
an
amount equal to the principal amount of the notes plus any accrued and unpaid
interest up to, but excluding, the repurchase date. In no event will the
total number of common shares issuable upon exchange exceed 4.9 million, subject
to adjustments for dividend rate changes. Accordingly, we have reserved those
shares.
We
used
the net proceeds from the issuance to repay in full our mortgage debt
outstanding with Woodman of the World Life Insurance Society totaling
approximately $15.3 million, with an interest rate of 8.86% and an original
maturity of September 2010. We also repaid all amounts outstanding under our
unsecured lines of credit and a $53.5 million variable rate unsecured term
loan
with Wells Fargo with a weighted average interest rate of approximately 6.3%.
As
a result of the early repayment, we recognized a charge for the early
extinguishment of the mortgages and term loan of approximately $917,000. The
charge, which is included in interest expense, consisted of a prepayment premium
of approximately $609,000 and the write-off of deferred loan fees totaling
approximately $308,000.
Grand
Opening of Development Projects: Charleston, South Carolina and Wisconsin Dells,
Wisconsin
During
the third quarter of 2006, we opened two new centers located in Wisconsin Dells,
Wisconsin and Charleston, South Carolina. The 264,900 square foot center in
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin is owned through a joint venture, Tanger Wisconsin
Dells, LLC, or Tanger Wisconsin Dells, of which we own a 50% interest. We
provide development, leasing and management services to the center for a fee.
Tenants in the center include Polo Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie & Fitch,
Hollister, Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Liz Claiborne, Nike, Adidas, Tommy
Hilfiger and many others.
Our
352,300 square foot center in Charleston, South Carolina is wholly owned by
us.
Tenants in the center include Gap, Banana Republic, Liz Claiborne, Nike, Adidas,
Tommy Hilfiger, Guess, Reebok and many others.
On
Going Development Projects: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Deer Park (Long
Island), New York
We
continue the pre-development and leasing of two previously announced sites
located near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and in Deer Park (Long Island), New York.
During the fourth quarter of 2006, we closed on the acquisition of the
Pittsburgh land for $4.8 million and have completed the relocation of the power
lines located on our property. Tax incentive financing bonds have been issued,
with net proceeds of approximately $16.8 million expected to be received by
us
as qualifying expenditures during construction of the center are incurred.
We
currently expect to deliver the first phase of the center, approximately 309,000
square feet, during the first quarter of 2008. The Pittsburgh center is wholly
owned by us.
The
Deer
Park project is owned through a joint venture, Deer Park Enterprise, LLC, or
Deer Park, of which we own a 33.3% interest. Demolition of the buildings located
at the Deer Park site began during the third quarter of 2006 and we currently
expect this center will contain over 800,000 square feet and will be delivered
in the first quarter of 2008.
2007
Expansion Projects
During
2007 we plan to expand four centers by a combined 140,000 square feet. These
centers are located in Barstow, California; Branson, Missouri; Gonzales,
Louisiana and Tilton, New Hampshire. These expansions are projected to be
completed during the fourth quarter of 2007.
Abandonment
of Acquisition Due Diligence Costs
During
2006, we incurred a $1.5 million charge for the abandonment of acquisition
due
diligence costs, as we have decided we are no longer in a position to pursue
a
potential acquisition opportunity. The abandoned acquisition due diligence
costs
were incurred in connection with structuring, diligencing and submitting a
proposal to acquire a significant portfolio from a public REIT that was
exploring its strategic alternatives. The bid was requested, but ultimately
not
accepted, by the public REIT.
The
Factory Outlet Concept
Factory
outlets are manufacturer-operated retail stores that sell primarily first
quality, branded products at significant discounts from regular retail prices
charged by department stores and specialty stores. Factory outlet centers offer
numerous advantages to both consumers and manufacturers. Manufacturers selling
in factory outlet stores are often able to charge customers lower prices for
brand name and designer products by eliminating the third party retailer.
Factory outlet centers also typically have lower operating costs than other
retailing formats, which enhance the manufacturer’s profit potential. Factory
outlet centers enable manufacturers to optimize the size of production runs
while continuing to maintain control of their distribution channels. In
addition, factory outlet centers benefit manufacturers by permitting them to
sell out-of-season, overstocked or discontinued merchandise without alienating
department stores or hampering the manufacturer’s brand name, as is often the
case when merchandise is distributed via discount chains.
We
believe that factory outlet centers continue to present attractive opportunities
for capital investment, particularly with respect to strategic new developments,
re-merchandising plans and expansions of existing centers. We believe that
under
present conditions such development or expansion costs, coupled with current
market lease rates, permit attractive investment returns. We further believe,
based upon our contacts with present and prospective tenants, that many
companies, including prospective new entrants into the factory outlet business,
desire to open a number of new factory outlet stores in the next several years,
particularly in markets where there are successful factory outlet centers in
which such companies do not have a significant presence or where there are
few
factory outlet centers.
Our
Factory Outlet Centers
Each
of
our factory outlet centers carries the Tanger brand name. We believe that
national manufacturers and consumers recognize the Tanger brand as one that
provides factory outlet shopping centers where consumers can trust the brand,
quality and price of the merchandise they purchase directly from the
manufacturers.
As
one of
the original participants in this industry, we have developed long-standing
relationships with many national and regional manufacturers. Because of our
established relationships with many manufacturers, we believe we are well
positioned to capitalize on industry growth.
Our
factory outlet centers range in size from 24,619 to 729,315 square feet of
GLA
and are typically located at least 10 miles from major department stores and
manufacturer-owned, full-price retail stores. Manufacturers prefer these
locations so that they do not compete directly with their major customers and
their own stores. Many of our factory outlet centers are located near tourist
destinations to attract tourists who consider shopping to be a recreational
activity. Our centers are typically situated in close proximity to interstate
highways that provide accessibility and visibility to potential
customers.
As
of
February 1, 2007, we had a diverse tenant base comprised of approximately 380
different well-known, upscale, national designer or brand name concepts, such
as
Liz Claiborne, GAP, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Polo Ralph Lauren, Reebok, Tommy
Hilfiger, Nautica, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, Eddie Bauer, Coach
Leatherware, Brooks Brothers, Nike and others. Most of the factory outlet stores
are directly operated by the respective manufacturer.
No
single
tenant (including affiliates) accounted for 10% or more of combined base and
percentage rental revenues during 2006, 2005 and 2004. As of February 1, 2007,
our largest tenant, including all of its store concepts, accounted for
approximately 7.1% of our GLA. Because our typical tenant is a large, national
manufacturer, we have not experienced any significant problems with respect
to
rent collections or lease defaults.
Revenues
from fixed rents and operating expense reimbursements accounted for
approximately 89% of our total revenues in 2006. Revenues from contingent
sources, such as percentage rents, vending income and miscellaneous income,
accounted for approximately 11% of 2006 revenues. As a result, only small
portions of our revenues are dependent on contingent revenue
sources.
Business
History
Stanley
K. Tanger, the Company’s founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, entered
the factory outlet center business in 1981. Prior to founding our company,
Stanley K. Tanger and his son, Steven B. Tanger, our President and Chief
Operating Officer, built and managed a successful family owned apparel
manufacturing business, Tanger/Creighton Inc., or Tanger/Creighton, which
business included the operation of five factory outlet stores. Based on their
knowledge of the apparel and retail industries, as well as their experience
operating Tanger/Creighton’s factory outlet stores, they recognized that there
would be a demand for factory outlet centers where a number of manufacturers
could operate in a single location and attract a large number of
shoppers.
In
1981,
Stanley K. Tanger began developing successful factory outlet centers. Steven
B.
Tanger joined the Company in 1986 and by June 1993, the Tangers had developed
17
centers with a total GLA of approximately 1.5 million square feet. In June
1993,
we completed our initial public offering, making Tanger Factory Outlet Centers,
Inc. the first publicly traded outlet center company. Since our initial public
offering, we have grown our portfolio through the strategic development,
expansion and acquisition of outlet centers and are now one of the largest
owner
operators of factory outlet centers in the country.
Business,
Growth and Operating Strategy
BUSINESS
STRATEGY
We
maintain strong tenant relationships with high volume manufacturers and
retailers that have a selective presence in the outlet industry. These
relationships help solidify our position in the manufacturer outlet
business.
We
are a
very experienced company within the outlet industry with over 26 years of
experience in the sector and over 13 years as a public company. We have a
seasoned team of real estate professionals with many years of experience in
the
outlet industry. We believe our competitive advantage in the manufacturers'
outlet business is a result of our experience in the business, long-standing
relationships with tenants and expertise in the development and operation of
manufacturers' outlet centers.
As
of
December 31, 2006, our wholly owned, stabilized properties were 98% occupied
with average tenant sales of $338 per square foot. Our properties have had
an
occupancy rate on December 31st
of 95%
or greater for the last 26 years. The ability to achieve such a level is a
testament to our tenant relationships and the quality of our centers.
GROWTH
STRATEGY
We
seek
growth through increasing rents in our existing centers, developing new centers,
expanding existing centers and acquiring centers.
Increasing
Rents at Existing Centers
Our
leasing strategy includes aggressively marketing available space and maintaining
a high level of occupancy; providing for inflation-based contractual rent
increases or periodic fixed contractual rent increases in substantially all
leases; renewing leases at higher base rents per square-foot; re-tenanting
space
occupied by under performing tenants and continuing to sign leases that provide
for percentage rents.
Developing
New Centers and Expanding Existing Centers
We
believe that there continues to be significant opportunities to develop factory
outlet centers across the United States of America. We intend to undertake
such
development selectively, and believe that we will have a competitive advantage
in doing so as a result of our development expertise, tenant relationships
and
access to capital. We expect that the development of new centers and the
expansion of existing centers will continue to be a substantial part of our
growth strategy. We believe that our development experience and strong tenant
relationships enable us to determine site viability on a timely and
cost-effective basis. However, there can be no assurance that any development
or
expansion projects will be commenced or completed as scheduled.
We
typically seek opportunities to develop or acquire new centers in locations
that
have at least 1 million people residing within an hours drive, an average
household income within a 30-mile radius of at least $60,000 per year and access
to frontage on a major or interstate highway with a traffic count of at least
45,000 cars per day. We also consider tourist markets that receive at least
5
million visitors annually. Our current goal is to target sites that are large
enough to support centers with approximately 75 stores totaling at least 300,000
square feet of GLA. We will vary our minimum conditions based on the particular
characteristics of a site.
We
generally pre-lease at least 50% of the space in each center prior to acquiring
the site and beginning construction. Construction of a new factory outlet center
has normally taken us nine to twelve months from groundbreaking to the opening
of the first tenant store. Construction of expansions to existing properties
typically takes less time, usually between six to nine months.
Acquiring
Centers
We
may
selectively acquire individual properties or portfolios of properties that
meet
our strategic investment criteria as suitable opportunities arise. We believe
that our extensive experience in the outlet center business, access to capital
markets, familiarity with real estate markets and management experience will
allow us to evaluate and execute our acquisition strategy successfully.
Furthermore, we believe that we will be able to enhance the operation of
acquired properties as a result of our tenant relationships and experience
in
the outlet industry.
OPERATING
STRATEGY
Our
primary business objective is to enhance the value of our properties and
operations by increasing cash flow. We plan to achieve this objective through
continuing efforts to improve tenant sales and profitability, and to enhance
the
opportunity for higher base and percentage rents.
Leasing
We
pursue
an active leasing strategy through long-standing relationships with a broad
range of tenants including manufacturers of men's, women's and children's
ready-to-wear, lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories, tableware, housewares,
linens and domestic goods. Key tenants are placed in strategic locations to
draw
customers into each center and to encourage shopping at more than one store.
We
continually monitor tenant mix, store size, store location and sales
performance, and work with tenants to improve each center through re-sizing,
re-location and joint promotion.
Marketing
We
develop branded property-specific marketing plans annually to deliver the
message of superior outlet brand name assortment, selection and savings. We
closely examine our plans each year to ensure we are reaching the right markets
and shoppers with the right message to drive traffic to our centers nationwide.
Our plans include strategic advertising, enticing promotions, incentives and
events to targeted audiences for meaningful and measurable results. Customer
satisfaction and retention are always a high priority. The majority of
consumer-marketing expenses incurred by the Company are reimbursable by our
tenants.
Capital
Strategy
We
achieve a strong and flexible financial position by: (1) managing our leverage
position relative to our portfolio when pursuing new development and expansion
opportunities, (2) extending and sequencing debt maturities, (3) managing our
interest rate risk through a proper mix of fixed and variable rate debt, (4)
managing our liquidity by maintaining and using our lines of credit in a
conservative manner and (5) preserving internally generated sources of capital
by strategically divesting our underperforming assets and maintaining a
conservative distribution payout ratio.
We
intend
to retain the ability to raise additional capital, including public debt or
equity, to pursue attractive investment opportunities that may arise and to
otherwise act in a manner that we believe to be in our shareholders' best
interests. During the third quarter of 2006, we updated our shelf registration
as a well known seasoned issuer where we will be able to register unspecified
amounts of different classes of securities on Form S-3. To generate capital
to
reinvest into other attractive investment opportunities, we may also consider
the use of additional operational and developmental joint ventures, the sale
or
lease of outparcels on our existing properties and the sale of certain
properties that do not meet our long-term investment criteria.
We
maintain unsecured lines of credit that provided for unsecured borrowings up
to
$200 million at December 31, 2006, an increase of $50 million in capacity from
December 31, 2005. These lines of credit expire June 30, 2009 or later. Based
on
cash provided by operations, existing credit facilities, ongoing negotiations
with certain financial institutions and our ability to sell debt or equity
subject to market conditions, we believe that we have access to the necessary
financing to fund the planned capital expenditures during 2007.
Competition
We
carefully consider the degree of existing and planned competition in a proposed
area before deciding to develop, acquire or expand a new center. Our centers
compete for customers primarily with factory outlet centers built and operated
by different developers, traditional shopping malls and full- and off-price
retailers. However, we believe that the majority of our customers visit factory
outlet centers because they are intent on buying name-brand products at
discounted prices. Traditional full- and off-price retailers are often unable
to
provide such a variety of name-brand products at attractive prices.
Tenants
of factory outlet centers typically avoid direct competition with major
retailers and their own specialty stores, and, therefore, generally insist
that
the outlet centers be located not less than 10 miles from the nearest major
department store or the tenants’ own specialty stores. For this reason, our
centers compete only to a very limited extent with traditional malls in or
near
metropolitan areas.
We
compete favorably with two large national owners of factory outlet centers
and
numerous small owners. During the last several years, the factory outlet
industry has been consolidating with smaller, less capitalized operators
struggling to compete with, or being acquired by, larger, national factory
outlet operators. Since 2000 the number of factory outlet centers in the United
States has decreased while the average size factory outlet center has increased.
During this period of consolidation, the high barriers to entry in the factory
outlet industry, including the need for extensive relationships with premier
brand name manufacturers, have minimized the number of new factory outlet
centers. This consolidation trend and the high barriers to entry, along with
our
national presence, access to capital and extensive tenant relationships, have
allowed us to grow our business and improve our market position.
Corporate
and Regional Headquarters
We
rent
space in an office building in Greensboro, North Carolina in which our corporate
headquarters are located. In addition, we rent a regional office in New York
City, New York under a lease agreement and sublease agreement, respectively,
to
better service our principal fashion-related tenants, many of whom are based
in
and around that area.
We
maintain offices and employ on-site managers at 32 centers. The managers closely
monitor the operation, marketing and local relationships at each of their
centers.
Insurance
We
believe that as a whole our properties are covered by adequate comprehensive
liability, fire, flood, earthquake and extended loss insurance provided by
reputable companies with commercially reasonable and customary deductibles
and
limits. Northline Indemnity, LLC, or Northline, a wholly owned captive insurance
subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, is responsible for losses up to certain
levels for property damage (including wind damage from hurricanes) prior to
third-party insurance coverage. Specified types and amounts of insurance are
required to be carried by each tenant under their lease agreement with us.
There
are however, types of losses, like those resulting from wars or nuclear
radiation, which may either be uninsurable or not economically insurable in
some
or all of our locations. An uninsured loss could result in a loss to us of
both
our capital investment and anticipated profits from the affected
property.
Employees
As
of
February 1, 2007, we had 200 full-time employees, located at our corporate
headquarters in North Carolina, our regional office in New York and our 32
business offices. At that date, we also employed 221 part-time employees at
various locations.
Item
1A. Risk
Factors
Risks
Related to our Business
We
face competition for the acquisition of factory outlet centers, and we may
not
be able to complete acquisitions that we have identified.
One
component of our business strategy is expansion through acquisitions, and we
may
not be successful in completing acquisitions that are consistent with our
strategy. We compete with institutional pension funds, private equity investors,
other REITs, small owners of factory outlet centers, specialty stores and others
who are engaged in the acquisition, development or ownership of factory outlet
centers and stores. These competitors may affect the supply/demand dynamics
and,
accordingly, increase the price we must pay for factory outlet centers we seek
to acquire, and these competitors may succeed in acquiring those factory outlet
centers themselves. Also, our potential acquisition targets may find our
competitors to be more attractive acquirers because they may have greater
marketing and financial resources, may be willing to pay more, or may have
a
more compatible operating philosophy. In addition, the number of entities
competing for factory outlet centers may increase in the future,
which
would increase demand for these factory outlet centers and the prices we must
pay to acquire them. If we pay higher prices for factory outlet centers, our
profitability may be reduced. Also, once we have identified potential
acquisitions, such acquisitions are subject to the successful completion of
due
diligence, the negotiation of definitive agreements and the satisfaction of
customary closing conditions, and we cannot assure you that we will be able
to
reach acceptable terms with the sellers or that these conditions will be
satisfied.
The
economic performance and the market value of our factory outlet centers are
dependent on risks associated with real property
investments.
Real
property investments are subject to varying degrees of risk. The economic
performance and values of real estate may be affected by many factors, including
changes in the national, regional and local economic climate, inflation,
unemployment rates, consumer confidence, local conditions such as an oversupply
of space or a reduction in demand for real estate in the area, the
attractiveness of the properties to tenants, competition from other available
space, our ability to provide adequate maintenance and insurance and increased
operating costs.
Our
earnings and therefore our profitability is entirely dependent on rental income
from real property.
Substantially
all of our income is derived from rental income from real property. Our income
and funds for distribution would be adversely affected if a significant number
of our tenants were unable to meet their obligations to us or if we were unable
to lease a significant amount of space in our centers on economically favorable
lease terms. In addition, the terms of factory outlet store tenant leases
traditionally have been significantly shorter than in other retail segments.
There can be no assurance that any tenant whose lease expires in the future
will
renew such lease or that we will be able to re-lease space on economically
favorable terms.
We
are substantially dependent on the results of operations of our
retailers.
Our
operations are necessarily subject to the results of operations of our retail
tenants. A portion of our rental revenues are derived from percentage rents
that
directly depend on the sales volume of certain tenants. Accordingly, declines
in
these tenants' results of operations would reduce the income produced by our
properties. If the sales of our retail tenants decline sufficiently, such
tenants may be unable to pay their existing rents as such rents would represent
a higher percentage of their sales. Any resulting leasing delays, failures
to
make payments or tenant bankruptcies could result in the termination of such
tenants' leases.
A
number
of companies in the retail industry, including some of our tenants, have
declared bankruptcy or have voluntarily closed certain of their stores in recent
years. The bankruptcy of a major tenant or number of tenants may result in
the
closing of certain affected stores, and we may not be able to re-lease the
resulting vacant space for some time or for equal or greater rent. Such
bankruptcy could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations
and
could result in a lower level of funds for distribution.
Under
various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, we may be
considered an owner or operator of real property and may be responsible for
paying for the disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic substances released
on or in our property or disposed of by us, as well as certain other potential
costs which could relate to hazardous or toxic substances (including
governmental fines and injuries to persons and property). This liability may
be
imposed whether or not we knew about, or were responsible for, the presence
of
hazardous or toxic substances.
We
are required by law to make distributions to our
shareholders.
To
obtain
the favorable tax treatment associated with our qualification as a REIT,
generally, we are required to distribute to our common and preferred
shareholders at least 90.0% of our net taxable income (excluding capital gains)
each year. We depend upon distributions or other payments from our Operating
Partnership to make distributions to our common and preferred
shareholders.
Our
failure to qualify as a REIT could subject our earnings to corporate level
taxation.
We
believe that we have operated and intend to operate in a manner that permits
us
to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
However, we cannot assure you that we have qualified or will remain qualified
as
a REIT. If in any taxable year we were to fail to qualify as a REIT and certain
statutory relief provisions were not applicable, we would not be allowed a
deduction for distributions to shareholders in computing taxable income and
would be subject to U.S. federal income tax (including any applicable
alternative minimum tax) on our taxable income at regular corporate rates.
Our
failure to qualify for taxation as a REIT would have an adverse effect on the
market price and marketability of our securities.
We
depend on distributions from our Operating Partnership to meet our financial
obligations, including dividends.
Our
operations are conducted by our Operating Partnership, and our only significant
asset is our interest in our Operating Partnership. As a result, we depend
upon
distributions or other payments from our Operating Partnership in order to
meet
our financial obligations, including our obligations under any guarantees or
to
pay dividends or liquidation payments to our common and preferred shareholders.
As a result, these obligations are effectively subordinated to existing and
future liabilities of the Operating Partnership. Our Operating Partnership
is a
party to loan agreements with various bank lenders that require our Operating
Partnership to comply with various financial and other covenants before it
may
make distributions to us. Although our Operating Partnership presently is in
compliance with these covenants, we cannot assure you that it will continue
to
be in compliance and that it will be able to make distributions to
us.
We
are subject to the risks associated with debt financing.
We
are
subject to the risks associated with debt financing, including the risk that
the
cash provided by our operating activities will be insufficient to meet required
payments of principal and interest and the risk that we will not be able to
repay or refinance existing indebtedness or that the terms of any refinancing
will not be as favorable as the terms of existing indebtedness. If we are
unable to refinance our indebtedness on acceptable terms, we might be force
to
dispose of properties on disadvantageous terms, which might result in
losses.
We may be unable to develop new factory outlet centers or expand existing factory outlet centers successfully.
We
continue to develop new factory outlet centers and expand factory outlet centers
as opportunities arise. However, there are significant risks associated with
our
development activities in addition to those generally associated with the
ownership and operation of established retail properties. While we have policies
in place designed to limit the risks associated with development, these policies
do not mitigate all development risks associated with a project. These risks
include the following:
• significant
expenditure of money and time on projects that may be delayed or never be
completed;
• shortage
of construction materials and supplies;
•
|
failure
to obtain zoning, occupancy or other governmental approvals or to
the
extent required, tenant approvals;
and
|
•
|
late
completion because of construction delays, delays in the receipt
of
zoning, occupancy and other approvals or other factors outside of
our
control.
|
Any
or
all of these factors may impede our development strategy and adversely affect
our overall business.
An
uninsured loss or a loss that exceeds the insurance policies on our factory
outlet centers could subject us to lost capital or revenue on those
centers.
Some
of
the risks to which our factory outlet centers are subject, including risks
of
war and earthquakes, hurricanes and other natural disasters, are not insurable
or may not be insurable in the future. Should a loss occur that is uninsured
or
in an amount exceeding the combined aggregate limits for the insurance policies
noted above or in the event of a loss that is subject to a substantial
deductible under an insurance policy, we could lose all or part of our capital
invested in and anticipated revenue from one or more of our factory outlet
centers, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial
condition, as well as our ability to make distributions to our
stockholders.
Under
the
terms and conditions of our leases, tenants generally are required to indemnify
and hold us harmless from liabilities resulting from injury to persons and
contamination of air, water, land or property, on or off the premises, due
to
activities conducted in the leased space, except for claims arising from
negligence or intentional misconduct by us or our agents. Additionally, tenants
generally are required, at the tenant's expense, to obtain and keep in full
force during the term of the lease, liability and property damage insurance
policies issued by companies acceptable to us. These policies include liability
coverage for bodily injury and property damage arising out of the ownership,
use, occupancy or maintenance of the leased space. All of these policies may
involve substantial deductibles and certain exclusions.
Historically
high fuel prices may impact consumer travel and spending
habits.
Our
markets are currently experiencing historically high fuel prices. Most shoppers
use private automobile transportation to travel to our factory outlet centers
and many of our centers are not easily accessible by public transportation.
Increasing fuel costs may reduce the number of trips to our centers thus
reducing the amount spent at our centers. Many of our factory outlet center
locations near tourist destinations may experience an even more acute reduction
of shoppers if there were a reduction of people opting to drive to vacation
destinations. Such reductions in traffic could adversely impact our percentage
rents and ability to renew and release space at current rental
rates.
Increasing
fuel costs may also reduce disposable income and decrease demand for retail
products. Such a decrease could adversely affect the results of operations
of
our retail tenants and adversely impact our percentage rents and ability to
renew and release space at current rental rates.
Item
1B. Unresolved
Staff Comments
There
are
no unresolved staff comments from a Securities Exchange Commission comment
letter.
Item
2.
Properties
As
of
February 1, 2007, our wholly owned portfolio consisted of 30 outlet centers
totaling 8.4 million square feet of GLA located in 21 states. We own a 50%
interest in each of two outlet centers totaling 667,000 square feet through
unconsolidated joint ventures. Also, we have two outlet centers that we manage
for a fee with a total GLA of approximately 229,000 square feet. Our centers
range in size from 24,619 to 729,315 square feet of GLA. The centers are
generally located near tourist destinations or along major interstate highways
to provide visibility and accessibility to potential customers.
We
believe that the centers are well diversified geographically and by tenant
and
that we are not dependent upon any single property or tenant. Our Riverhead,
New
York center is the only property that represented more than 10% of our 2006
annual consolidated gross revenues. Our Rehoboth Beach, Delaware center is
the
only property that represented more than 10% of our consolidated total assets
as
of December 31, 2006. See “Business and Properties - Significant
Properties”.
We
have
an ongoing strategy of acquiring centers, developing new centers and expanding
existing centers. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations--Liquidity and Capital Resources” for a
discussion of the cost of such programs and the sources of financing
thereof.
Certain
of our centers serve as collateral for mortgage notes payable. Of the 30 outlet
centers in our wholly owned portfolio, we own the land underlying 27 and have
ground leases on three. The land on which the Sevierville center is located
is
subject to long-term ground leases expiring in 2046. The land parcel on which
the original Riverhead center is located, approximately 47 acres, is also
subject to a ground lease with an initial term that was automatically renewed
for an additional five years in 2004, with renewal at our option for up to
six
more additional terms of five years each. Terms on the Riverhead center ground
lease are renewed automatically unless we give notice otherwise. The land parcel
on which the Riverhead center expansion is located, containing approximately
43
acres, is owned by us. The 2.7 acre land parcel on which part of the Rehoboth
Beach center is located, is also subject to a ground lease with an initial
term
expiring in 2044, with renewal at our option for additional terms of twenty
years each.
The
term
of our typical tenant lease averages approximately five years. Generally, leases
provide for the payment of fixed monthly rent in advance. There are often
contractual base rent increases during the initial term of the lease. In
addition, the rental payments are customarily subject to upward adjustments
based upon tenant sales volume. Most leases provide for payment by the tenant
of
real estate taxes, insurance, common area maintenance, advertising and promotion
expenses incurred by the applicable center. As a result, the majority of our
operating expenses for the centers are borne by the tenants.
The
table
set forth below summarizes certain information with respect to our wholly owned
centers as of February 1, 2007.
State
|
Number
of
Centers
|
|
|
GLA
(sq. ft.)
|
|
|
%
of
GLA
|
|||
South
Carolina
|
3
|
1,171,771
|
14
|
|||||||
Georgia
|
3
|
825,826
|
10
|
|||||||
New
York
|
1
|
729,315
|
9
|
|||||||
Alabama
|
2
|
636,668
|
8
|
|||||||
Texas
|
2
|
620,000
|
7
|
|||||||
Delaware
|
1
|
568,926
|
7
|
|||||||
Michigan
|
2
|
436,751
|
5
|
|||||||
Tennessee
|
1
|
419,038
|
5
|
|||||||
Utah
|
1
|
300,602
|
4
|
|||||||
Connecticut
|
1
|
291,051
|
4
|
|||||||
Missouri
|
1
|
277,883
|
3
|
|||||||
Iowa
|
1
|
277,230
|
3
|
|||||||
Oregon
|
1
|
270,280
|
3
|
|||||||
Illinois
|
1
|
256,514
|
3
|
|||||||
Pennsylvania
|
1
|
255,152
|
3
|
|||||||
Louisiana
|
1
|
243,499
|
3
|
|||||||
New
Hampshire
|
1
|
227,977
|
3
|
|||||||
Florida
|
1
|
198,924
|
2
|
|||||||
North
Carolina
|
2
|
186,458
|
2
|
|||||||
California
|
1
|
109,600
|
1
|
|||||||
Maine
|
2
|
84,313
|
1
|
|||||||
Total
|
30
|
8,387,778
|
100
|
The
table
set forth below summarizes certain information with respect to our existing
centers in which we have an ownership interest or manage as of February 1,
2007.
Except as noted, all properties are fee owned. Note that during January 2007,
the outlet center that we managed as of December 31, 2006 in Burlington, North
Carolina was sold and we were not retained to provide management services to
the
64,000 square foot center.
Location
|
GLA
(sq.
ft.)
|
%
Occupied
|
|||
Wholly
Owned Properties
|
|||||
Riverhead,
New York (1)
|
729,315
|
99
|
|||
Rehoboth,
Delaware (1)
|
568,926
|
98
|
|||
557,093
|
95
|
||||
San
Marcos, Texas
|
442,510
|
97
|
|||
Myrtle
Beach Hwy 501, South Carolina
|
426,417
|
94
|
|||
Sevierville,
Tennessee (1)
|
419,038
|
97
|
|||
Hilton
Head, South Carolina
|
393,094
|
87
|
|||
Charleston,
South Carolina
|
352,260
|
87
|
|||
Commerce
II, Georgia
|
346,208
|
95
|
|||
Howell,
Michigan
|
324,631
|
100
|
|||
Park
City, Utah
|
300,602
|
99
|
|||
Locust
Grove, Georgia
|
293,868
|
93
|
|||
Westbrook,
Connecticut
|
291,051
|
97
|
|||
Branson,
Missouri
|
277,883
|
98
|
|||
Williamsburg,
Iowa
|
277,230
|
97
|
|||
Lincoln
City, Oregon
|
270,280
|
96
|
|||
Tuscola,
Illinois
|
256,514
|
72
|
|||
Lancaster,
Pennsylvania
|
255,152
|
100
|
|||
Gonzales,
Louisiana
|
243,499
|
96
|
|||
Tilton,
New Hampshire
|
227,977
|
99
|
|||
Fort
Meyers, Florida
|
198,924
|
99
|
|||
Commerce
I, Georgia
|
185,750
|
87
|
|||
Terrell,
Texas
|
177,490
|
99
|
|||
West
Branch, Michigan
|
112,120
|
89
|
|||
Barstow,
California
|
109,600
|
100
|
|||
Blowing
Rock, North Carolina
|
104,280
|
97
|
|||
Nags
Head, North Carolina
|
82,178
|
100
|
|||
Boaz,
Alabama
|
79,575
|
92
|
|||
Kittery
I, Maine
|
59,694
|
100
|
|||
Kittery
II, Maine
|
24,619
|
94
|
|||
8,387,778
|
(2)
96
|
||||
Unconsolidated
Joint Ventures
|
|||||
Myrtle
Beach Hwy17, South Carolina (1)
(50% owned)
|
401,992
|
96
|
|||
Wisconsin
Dells, Wisconsin (50% owned)
|
264,929
|
99
|
Managed
Properties
|
|||
Pigeon
Forge, Tennessee
|
94,694
|
||
North
Branch, Minnesota
|
134,480
|
(1) |
These
properties or a portion thereof are subject to a ground
lease.
|
(2) |
Excludes
the occupancy rate at our Charleston, South Carolina center which
opened
during the third quarter of 2006 and has not yet
stabilized.
|
The
table
set forth below summarizes certain information related to GLA as of February
1,
2007 and debt as of December 31, 2006 with respect to our wholly owned centers
which serve as collateral for an existing mortgage loan.
Lender/Location
|
GLA
(sq.
ft.)
|
Mortgage
Debt
(000’s)
as
of
December
31,
2006
|
Interest
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
|||
GMAC
|
|||||||
Rehoboth
Beach, DE
|
568,926
|
||||||
Foley,
AL
|
557,093
|
||||||
Myrtle
Beach Hwy 501, SC
|
426,417
|
||||||
Hilton
Head, SC
|
393,094
|
||||||
Park
City, UT
|
300,602
|
||||||
Westbrook,
CT
|
291,051
|
||||||
Lincoln
City, OR
|
270,280
|
||||||
Tuscola,
IL
|
256,514
|
||||||
Tilton,
NH
|
227,977
|
||||||
$176,470
|
6.590%
|
7/10/2008
|
|||||
Debt
premium
|
3,441
|
||||||
Totals
|
3,291,954
|
$179,911
|
|||||
Lease
Expirations
The
following table sets forth, as of February 1, 2007, scheduled lease expirations,
assuming none of the tenants exercise renewal options, for our wholly owned
centers. Most leases are renewable for five year terms at the tenant’s
option.
Year
|
No.
of
Leases
Expiring
|
Approx.
GLA (sq. ft(1))
|
Average
Annualized Base Rent per sq. ft.
|
Annualized
Base Rent (2)
|
%
of Gross
Annualized
Base
Rent
Represented
by
Expiring
Leases
|
||
2007
|
222
|
901,000
|
$14.29
|
$
12,874,000
|
10
|
||
2008
|
290
|
1,288,000
|
15.91
|
20,497,000
|
16
|
||
2009
|
312
|
1,405,000
|
15.36
|
21,584,000
|
17
|
||
2010
|
292
|
1,254,000
|
20.86
|
26,157,000
|
20
|
||
2011
|
308
|
1,436,000
|
16.78
|
24,093,000
|
19
|
||
2012
|
129
|
592,000
|
16.15
|
9,561,000
|
7
|
||
2013
|
30
|
142,000
|
19.15
|
2,719,000
|
2
|
||
2014
|
18
|
113,000
|
16.69
|
1,886,000
|
2
|
||
2015
|
30
|
123,000
|
20.16
|
2,480,000
|
2
|
||
2016
|
36
|
154,000
|
20.50
|
3,157,000
|
3
|
||
2017
& thereafter
|
31
|
139,000
|
19.32
|
2,685,000
|
2
|
||
1,698
|
7,547,000
|
$16.92
|
$127,693,000
|
100
|
(1)
|
Excludes
leases that have been entered into but which tenant has not yet taken
possession, vacant suites, space under construction, temporary leases
and
month-to-month leases totaling in the aggregate approximately 841,000
square feet.
|
(2)
|
Annualized
base rent is defined as the minimum monthly payments due as of February
1,
2007 annualized, excluding periodic contractual fixed increases and
rents
calculated based on a percentage of tenants’
sales.
|
Rental
and Occupancy Rates
The
following table sets forth information regarding the expiring leases during
each
of the last five calendar years for our wholly owned centers.
Total
Expiring
|
Renewed
by Existing
Tenants
|
Re-leased
to
New
Tenants
|
|||||||||||||
Year
|
GLA
(sq.
ft.)
|
% of
Total Center
GLA
|
GLA
(sq.
ft.)
|
% of
Expiring
GLA
|
GLA
(sq.
ft.)
|
% of
Expiring
GLA
|
|||||||||
2006
|
1,760,000
|
21
|
1,466,000
|
83
|
129,000
|
7
|
|||||||||
2005
|
1,812,000
|
22
|
1,525,000
|
84
|
112,000
|
6
|
|||||||||
2004
|
1,790,000
|
20
|
1,571,000
|
88
|
94,000
|
5
|
|||||||||
2003
|
1,070,000
|
12
|
854,000
|
80
|
49,000
|
5
|
|||||||||
2002
|
935,000
|
16
|
819,000
|
88
|
56,000
|
6
|
The
following table sets forth the weighted average base rental rate increases
per
square foot, excluding periodic contractual fixed increases, upon re-leasing
stores that were turned over or renewed during each of the last five calendar
years for our wholly owned centers.
Renewals
of Existing Leases
|
Stores
Re-leased to New Tenants (1)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Average
Annualized Base Rents
|
Average
Annualized Base Rents
|
||||||||||||||||||||
($
per sq. ft.)
|
($
per sq. ft.)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Year
|
GLA
(sq. ft.)
|
Expiring
|
New
|
%
Increase
|
GLA
(sq. ft.)
|
Expiring
|
New
|
%
Increase
|
|||||||||||||
2006
|
1,466,000
|
$15.91
|
$17.22
|
8
|
465,000
|
$16.43
|
$19.16
|
17
|
|||||||||||||
2005
|
1,525,000
|
15.44
|
16.37
|
6
|
419,000
|
16.56
|
17.74
|
7
|
|||||||||||||
2004
|
1,571,000
|
13.63
|
14.40
|
6
|
427,000
|
16.43
|
17.27
|
5
|
|||||||||||||
2003
|
854,000
|
13.29
|
13.32
|
--
|
272,000
|
16.47
|
17.13
|
4
|
|||||||||||||
2002
|
819,000
|
14.86
|
15.02
|
1
|
229,000
|
15.14
|
15.74
|
4
|
(1)
|
The
square footage released to new tenants for 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
and 2002
contains 129,000, 112,000, 94,000, 49,000 and 56,000 square feet,
respectively, that was released to new tenants upon expiration of
an
existing lease during the current
year.
|
Occupancy
Costs
We
believe that our ratio of average tenant occupancy cost (which includes base
rent, common area maintenance, real estate taxes, insurance, advertising and
promotions) to average sales per square foot is low relative to other forms
of
retail distribution. The following table sets forth for tenants that report
sales, for each of the last five years, tenant occupancy costs per square foot
as a percentage of reported tenant sales per square foot for our wholly owned
centers.
Year
|
Occupancy
Costs as a
%
of Tenant Sales
|
2006
|
7.4
|
2005
|
7.5
|
2004
|
7.3
|
2003
|
7.4
|
2002
|
7.2
|
Tenants
The
following table sets forth certain information with respect to our ten largest
tenants and their store concepts as of February 1, 2007 for our wholly owned
centers.
Tenant
|
Number
of
Stores
|
GLA
(sq.
ft.)
|
%
of Total
GLA
|
||
The
Gap, Inc.:
|
|||||
Old
Navy
|
16
|
239,591
|
2.9
|
||
GAP
|
24
|
211,866
|
2.5
|
||
Banana
Republic
|
15
|
120,405
|
1.4
|
||
Gap
Kids
|
4
|
19,440
|
0.2
|
||
Baby
Gap
|
1
|
3,885
|
0.1
|
||
60
|
595,187
|
7.1
|
|||
Phillips-Van
Heusen Corporation:
|
|||||
Bass
Shoe
|
28
|
185,318
|
2.2
|
||
Van
Heusen
|
27
|
117,047
|
1.4
|
||
Geoffrey
Beene Co. Store
|
13
|
49,640
|
0.6
|
||
Calvin
Klein, Inc.
|
10
|
54,994
|
0.6
|
||
Izod
|
15
|
39,998
|
0.5
|
||
93
|
446,997
|
5.3
|
|||
Liz
Claiborne:
|
|||||
Liz
Claiborne
|
25
|
262,525
|
3.1
|
||
Liz
Claiborne Women
|
6
|
19,584
|
0.2
|
||
Ellen
Tracy
|
3
|
12,474
|
0.1
|
||
Dana
Buchman
|
3
|
6,975
|
0.1
|
||
DKNY
Jeans
|
2
|
5,820
|
0.1
|
||
Claiborne
Mens
|
1
|
3,100
|
0.1
|
||
40
|
310,478
|
3.7
|
|||
Adidas:
|
|||||
Reebok
|
23
|
211,656
|
2.5
|
||
Adidas
|
6
|
47,669
|
0.6
|
||
Rockport
|
4
|
12,046
|
0.1
|
||
Greg
Norman
|
1
|
3,000
|
0.1
|
||
34
|
274,371
|
3.3
|
|||
VF
Factory Outlet:
|
|||||
VF
Factory Outlet, Inc
|
7
|
172,541
|
2.0
|
||
Nautica
Factory Stores
|
19
|
86,227
|
1.0
|
||
Nautica
Kids
|
2
|
5,841
|
0.1
|
||
Vans
|
2
|
5,000
|
0.1
|
||
30
|
269,609
|
3.2
|
|||
Dress
Barn, Inc.:
|
|||||
Dress
Barn
|
24
|
190,155
|
2.3
|
||
Maurice’s
|
6
|
23,803
|
0.3
|
||
Dress
Barn Petite
|
2
|
9,570
|
0.1
|
||
Dress
Barn Woman
|
2
|
7,470
|
0.1
|
||
34
|
230,998
|
2.8
|
|||
Carter’s:
|
|||||
OshKosh
B”Gosh
|
24
|
123,488
|
1.5
|
||
Carter’s
|
19
|
89,703
|
1.0
|
||
43
|
213,191
|
2.5
|
|||
Nike:
|
|||||
Nike
|
13
|
190,977
|
2.3
|
||
Cole-Haan
|
2
|
6,223
|
0.1
|
||
15
|
197,200
|
2.4
|
|||
Jones
Retail Corporation:
|
|||||
Jones
Retail Corporation
|
16
|
53,741
|
0.6
|
||
Nine
West
|
20
|
51,977
|
0.6
|
||
Easy
Spirit
|
14
|
39,336
|
0.5
|
||
Kasper
|
11
|
28,269
|
0.4
|
||
Anne
Klein
|
5
|
12,155
|
0.1
|
||
Treza
|
2
|
5,000
|
0.1
|
||
68
|
190,478
|
2.3
|
|||
Polo
Ralph Lauren:
|
|||||
Polo
Ralph Lauren
|
20
|
177,128
|
2.1
|
||
Polo
Jeans Outlet
|
2
|
8,500
|
0.1
|
||
Polo
Ralph Lauren Children
|
1
|
3,000
|
-
|
||
23
|
188,628
|
2.2
|
|||
Total
of all tenants listed in table
|
440
|
2,917,137
|
34.8
|
Significant
Property
The
Riverhead, New York and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware centers, or the Significant
Properties, are the only properties that comprise more than 10% of our
consolidated gross revenues or consolidated total assets. The center in
Riverhead, New York is our only center that comprised more than 10% of our
consolidated gross revenues for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Riverhead
center, which was originally constructed in 1994 and now totals 729,315 square
feet, represented 13% of our consolidated gross revenue for the year ended
December 31, 2006. The Rehoboth Beach center, acquired in December 2003,
represented 11% of our consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2006. The
Rehoboth Beach center is 568,926 square feet.
Tenants
at the Significant Properties principally conduct retail sales operations.
The
following table shows occupancy and certain base rental information related
to
these properties as of December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004:
Center
Occupancy
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||
Riverhead,
NY
|
100
|
%
|
99
|
%
|
99
|
%
|
||||
Rehoboth
Beach, DE
|
99
|
%
|
99
|
%
|
99
|
%
|
||||
Average
base rental rates per weighted average GLA
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||
Riverhead,
NY
|
$
|
23.09
|
$
|
22.73
|
$
|
21.39
|
||||
Rehoboth
Beach, DE
|
$
|
22.02
|
$
|
20.04
|
$
|
19.56
|
Depreciation
on the Significant Properties is computed on the straight-line basis over the
estimated useful lives of the assets. We generally use estimated lives ranging
from 25 to 33 years for buildings, 15 years for land improvements and seven
years for equipment. Expenditures for ordinary maintenance and repairs are
charged to operations as incurred while significant renovations and
improvements, including tenant finishing allowances that improve and/or extend
the useful life of the asset are capitalized and depreciated over their
estimated useful life. At December 31, 2006, the net federal tax basis of these
centers was approximately $187.9 million.
The
following table sets forth, as of February 1, 2007, scheduled lease expirations
at the Significant Properties assuming that none of the tenants exercise renewal
options:
Year
|
No.
of
Leases
Expiring
(1)
|
GLA
(sq.
ft.) (1)
|
Annualized
Base
Rent
per
sq. ft.
|
Annualized
Base
Rent (2)
|
%
of Gross
Annualized
Base
Rent
Represented
by
Expiring
Leases
|
|||
2007
|
30
|
95,000
|
$
22.69
|
$
2,149,000
|
8
|
|||
2008
|
47
|
227,000
|
19.68
|
4,465,000
|
17
|
|||
2009
|
40
|
158,000
|
22.86
|
3,614,000
|
14
|
|||
2010
|
63
|
298,000
|
21.11
|
6,300,000
|
24
|
|||
2011
|
33
|
140,000
|
22.85
|
3,206,000
|
12
|
|||
2012
|
28
|
127,000
|
21.48
|
2,730,000
|
10
|
|||
2013
|
7
|
49,000
|
21.40
|
1,052,000
|
4
|
|||
2014
|
7
|
65,000
|
14.74
|
953,000
|
4
|
|||
2015
|
9
|
43,000
|
22.05
|
941,000
|
3
|
|||
2016
|
5
|
15,000
|
29.64
|
453,000
|
2
|
|||
2017
and thereafter
|
3
|
16,000
|
37.42
|
602,000
|
2
|
|||
Total
|
272
|
1,233,000
|
$
21.46
|
$
26,465,000
|
100
|
(1)
Excludes leases that have been entered into but which tenant has not taken
possession, vacant suites, temporary leases and month-to-month leases totaling
in the aggregate approximately 65,000 square feet.
(2)
Annualized base rent is defined as the minimum monthly payments due as of
February 1, 2007, excluding periodic contractual fixed increases and rents
calculated based on a percentage of tenants’ sales.
Item
3.
|
Legal
Proceedings
|
We
are
subject to legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course
of our business and have not been finally adjudicated. In our opinion, the
ultimate resolution of these matters will have no material effect on our results
of operations or financial condition.
Item
4.
|
Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
|
There
were no matters submitted to a vote of security holders, through solicitation
of
proxies or otherwise, during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006.
EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The
following table sets forth certain information concerning our executive
officers:
NAME
|
AGE
|
POSITION
|
Stanley
K. Tanger
|
83
|
Founder,
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive
Officer
|
Steven
B Tanger
|
58
|
Director,
President and Chief Operating Officer
|
Frank
C. Marchisello, Jr.
|
48
|
Executive
Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
|
Joseph
N. Nehmen
|
58
|
Senior
Vice President - Operations
|
Carrie
A. Warren
|
44
|
Senior
Vice President - Marketing
|
Kevin
M. Dillon
|
48
|
Senior
Vice President - Construction and Development
|
Lisa
J. Morrison
|
47
|
Senior
Vice President - Leasing
|
James
F. Williams
|
42
|
Senior
Vice President - Controller
|
Virginia
R. Summerell
|
48
|
Vice
President - Treasurer and Assistant
Secretary
|
The
following is a biographical summary of the experience of our executive
officers:
Stanley
K. Tanger.
Mr.
Tanger is the founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Company. He also served as President from inception of the
Company to December 1994. Mr. Tanger opened one of the country’s first outlet
shopping centers in Burlington, North Carolina in 1981. Before entering the
factory outlet center business, Mr. Tanger was President and Chief Executive
Officer of his family’s apparel manufacturing business, Tanger/Creighton, Inc.,
for 30 years.
Steven
B. Tanger.
Mr.
Tanger is a director of the Company and was named President and Chief Operating
Officer effective January 1, 1995. Previously, Mr. Tanger served as Executive
Vice President since joining the Company in 1986. He has been with
Tanger-related companies for most of his professional career, having served
as
Executive Vice President of Tanger/Creighton for 10 years. He is responsible
for
all phases of project development, including site selection, land acquisition
and development, leasing, marketing and overall management of existing outlet
centers. Mr. Tanger is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill and the Stanford University School of Business Executive Program. Mr.
Tanger is the son of Stanley K. Tanger.
Frank
C. Marchisello, Jr.
Mr.
Marchisello was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
in
April 2003 and was named Secretary in May 2005. Previously he was named Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in January 1999 after being named
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in November 1994. Previously, he
served as Chief Accounting Officer since joining the Company in January 1993
and
Assistant Treasurer since February 1994. He was employed by Gilliam, Coble
&
Moser, certified public accountants, from 1981 to 1992, the last six years
of
which he was a partner of the firm in charge of various real estate clients.
Mr.
Marchisello is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
and
is a certified public accountant.
Joseph
H. Nehmen.
Mr.
Nehmen was named Senior Vice President - Operations in January 1999. He joined
the Company in September 1995 and was named Vice President of Operations in
October 1995. Mr. Nehmen has over 20 years experience in private business.
Prior
to joining Tanger, Mr. Nehmen was owner of Merchants Wholesaler, a privately
held distribution company in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a graduate of Washington
University. Mr. Nehmen is the son-in-law of Stanley K. Tanger and brother-in-law
of Steven B. Tanger.
Carrie
A. Warren.
Ms.
Warren was named Senior Vice President - Marketing in May 2000. Previously,
she
held the position of Vice President - Marketing since September 1996 and
Assistant Vice President - Marketing since joining the Company in December
1995.
Prior to joining Tanger, Ms. Warren was with Prime Retail, L.P. for 4 years
where she served as Regional Marketing Director responsible for coordinating
and
directing marketing for five outlet centers in the southeast region. Prior
to
joining Prime Retail, L.P., Ms. Warren was Marketing Manager for North Hills,
Inc. for five years and also served in the same role for the Edward J. DeBartolo
Corp. for two years. Ms. Warren is a graduate of East Carolina
University.
Kevin
M. Dillon.
Mr.
Dillon was named Senior Vice President - Construction and Development in August
2004. Previously, he held the positions of Vice President - Construction and
Development from May 2002 to August 2004, Vice President - Construction from
October 1997 to May 2002, Director of Construction from September 1996 to
October 1997 and Construction Manager from November 1993, the month he joined
the Company, to September 1996. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Dillon was
employed by New Market Development Company for six years where he served as
Senior Project Manager. Prior to joining New Market, Mr. Dillon was the
Development Director of Western Development Company where he spent 6
years.
Lisa
J. Morrison.
Ms.
Morrison was named Senior Vice President - Leasing in August 2004. Previously,
she held the positions of Vice President - Leasing from May 2001 to August
2004,
Assistant Vice President of Leasing from August 2000 to May 2001 and Director
of
Leasing from April 1999 until August 2000. Prior to joining the Company, Ms.
Morrison was employed by the Taubman Company and Trizec Properties, Inc. where
she served as a leasing agent. Her major responsibilities include managing
the
leasing strategies for our operating properties, as well as expansions and
new
development. She also oversees the leasing personnel and the merchandising
and
occupancy for Tanger properties.
James
F. Williams.
Mr.
Williams was named Senior Vice President and Controller in February 2006. Mr.
Williams joined the Company in September 1993, was promoted to Controller in
January 1995 and was named Assistant Vice President in January 1997 and Vice
President in April 2004. Prior to joining the Company Mr. Williams was the
Financial Reporting Manager of Guilford Mills, Inc. from April 1991 to September
1993 and was employed by Arthur Andersen for 5 years from 1987 to 1991. Mr.
Williams graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in
December 1986 and is a certified public accountant.
Virginia
R. Summerell.
Ms.
Summerell was named Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of the
Company in May 2005. Since joining the Company in August 1992, she has held
various positions including Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Director of
Finance. Her major responsibilities include developing and maintaining banking
relationships, oversight of all project and corporate finance transactions
and
management of treasury systems. Previously she served as a Vice President and
in
other capacities at Bank of America and its predecessors in Real Estate and
Corporate Lending for nine years. Ms. Summerell is a graduate of Davidson
College and holds an MBA from the Babcock School at Wake Forest University.
PART
II
Item
5.
|
Market
For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity
Securities
|
Market
Information
The
common shares commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange on May 28, 1993.
The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices of the common
shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape, during the
periods indicated.
2006
|
High
|
Low
|
Common
Dividends
Paid
|
First
Quarter
|
$
35.45
|
$
28.00
|
$
.3225
|
Second
Quarter
|
34.31
|
30.37
|
.3400
|
Third
Quarter
|
36.22
|
30.61
|
.3400
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
40.09
|
35.23
|
.3400
|
Year
2006
|
$
40.09
|
$
28.00
|
$
1.3425
|
2005
|
High
|
Low
|
Common
Dividends
Paid
|
First
Quarter
|
$
26.50
|
$
21.92
|
$
.3125
|
Second
Quarter
|
27.81
|
21.00
|
.3225
|
Third
Quarter
|
29.99
|
26.32
|
.3225
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
29.68
|
24.72
|
.3225
|
Year
2005
|
$
29.99
|
$
21.00
|
$
1.2800
|
Holders
|
As
of
February 1, 2007, there were approximately 645 common shareholders of record.
Dividends
We
operate in a manner intended to enable us to qualify as a REIT under the
Internal Revenue Code, or the Code. A REIT is required to distribute at least
90% of its taxable income to its shareholders each year. We intend to continue
to qualify as a REIT and to distribute substantially all of our taxable income
to our shareholders through the payment of regular quarterly dividends. Certain
of our debt agreements limit the payment of dividends such that dividends shall
not exceed funds from operations, or FFO, as defined in the agreements, for
the
prior fiscal year on an annual basis or 95% of FFO on a cumulative basis.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The
information required by this Item is set forth in Part III Item 12 of this
document.
Performance
Graph
The
following Performance Graph and related information shall not be deemed
“soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any
future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Act of 1934, each
as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates
it
by reference into such filing.
The
following share price performance chart compares our performance to the index
of
equity REITs prepared by the National Association of Real Estate Investment
Trusts ("NAREIT") and the SNL Shopping Center REIT index prepared by SNL
Financial. Equity REITs are defined as those that derive more than 75% of their
income from equity investments in real estate assets. The NAREIT equity index
includes all tax qualified real estate investment trusts listed on the New
York
Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ National Market
System.
All
share
price performance assumes an initial investment of $100 at the beginning of
the
period and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. Share price performance,
presented for the five years ended December 31, 2006, is not necessarily
indicative of future results.
Total
Return Performance
[GRAPH
APPEARS HERE WITH THE FOLLOWING PLOT POINTS]
|
Period
Ending
|
||||||||||||||||||
Index
|
12/31/01
|
12/31/02
|
12/31/03
|
12/31/04
|
12/31/05
|
12/31/06
|
|||||||||||||
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | $ | 100.00 | $162.91 | $ | 229.85 | $ | 317.47 | $ | 362.86 | $ | 513.50 | ||||||||
NAREIT All Equity REIT Index | $ | 100.00 | $ | 103.82 | $ | 142.37 | $ | 187.33 | $ | 210.12 | $ | 283.78 | |||||||
SNL Shopping Center REITS Index | $ | 100.00 | $ | 115.58 | $ | 163.87 | $ | 222.64 | $ | 242.95 | $ | 327.02 |
Purchases
of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated
Purchasers
During
1998, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $6 million
of
our common shares. The timing and amount of the repurchases is at the discretion
of management. We have not made any repurchases since 1999 and the amount
authorized for future repurchases remaining at December 31, 2006 totaled $4.8
million.
Item
6. Selected Financial Data
|
||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except per share and center data)
|
||||||||||||||||
OPERATING
DATA
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
$
|
211,711
|
$
|
198,761
|
$
|
190,483
|
$
|
113,727
|
$
|
101,999
|
||||||
Operating
income
|
69,099
|
74,011
|
69,201
|
39,920
|
34,994
|
|||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
25,596
|
6,572
|
6,525
|
10,459
|
5,578
|
|||||||||||
Net
income
|
37,309
|
5,089
|
7,046
|
12,849
|
11,007
|
|||||||||||
SHARE
DATA
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic:
|
||||||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
$
|
.66
|
$
|
.08
|
$
|
.24
|
$
|
.48
|
$
|
.23
|
||||||
Net
income available to common
|
||||||||||||||||
shareholders
|
$
|
1.04
|
$
|
.16
|
$
|
.26
|
$
|
.60
|
$
|
.55
|
||||||
Weighted
average common shares
|
30,599
|
28,380
|
27,044
|
20,103
|
16,645
|
|||||||||||
Diluted:
|
||||||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
$
|
.65
|
$
|
.08
|
$
|
.24
|
$
|
.47
|
$
|
.22
|
||||||
Net
income available to common
|
||||||||||||||||
shareholders
|
$
|
1.03
|
$
|
.16
|
$
|
.26
|
$
|
.59
|
$
|
.54
|
||||||
Weighted
average common shares
|
31,081
|
28,646
|
27,261
|
20,566
|
17,029
|
|||||||||||
Common
dividends paid
|
$
|
1.34
|
$
|
1.28
|
$
|
1.25
|
$
|
1.23
|
$
|
1.22
|
||||||
BALANCE
SHEET DATA
|
||||||||||||||||
Real
estate assets, before depreciation
|
$
|
1,216,847
|
$
|
1,152,866
|
$
|
1,077,393
|
$
|
1,078,553
|
$
|
622,399
|
||||||
Total
assets
|
1,040,877
|
1,000,605
|
936,378
|
987,437
|
477,675
|
|||||||||||
Debt
|
678,579
|
663,607
|
488,007
|
540,319
|
345,005
|
|||||||||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
274,676
|
250,214
|
161,133
|
167,418
|
90,635
|
|||||||||||
OTHER
DATA
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
flows provided by (used in):
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating
activities
|
$
|
88,390
|
$
|
83,902
|
$
|
84,816
|
$
|
46,561
|
$
|
39,687
|
||||||
Investing
activities
|
$
|
(62,831
|
)
|
$
|
(336,563
|
)
|
$
|
2,607
|
$
|
(327,068
|
)
|
$
|
(26,883
|
)
|
||
Financing
activities
|
$
|
(20,036
|
)
|
$
|
251,488
|
$
|
(93,156
|
)
|
$
|
289,271
|
$
|
(12,247
|
)
|
|||
Gross
Leasable Area Open:
|
||||||||||||||||
Wholly-owned
|
8,388
|
8,261
|
5,066
|
5,299
|
5,469
|
|||||||||||
Partially-owned
(consolidated)
|
---
|
---
|
3,271
|
3,273
|
---
|
|||||||||||
Partially-owned
(unconsolidated)
|
667
|
402
|
402
|
324
|
260
|
|||||||||||
Managed
|
293
|
64
|
105
|
434
|
457
|
|||||||||||
Number
of outlet centers:
|
||||||||||||||||
Wholly-owned
|
30
|
31
|
23
|
26
|
28
|
|||||||||||
Partially-owned
(consolidated)
|
---
|
---
|
9
|
9
|
---
|
|||||||||||
Partially-owned
(unconsolidated)
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||||||
Managed
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|||||||||||
In December 2003, COROC Holdings, LLC, a joint venture in which we initially
had
a one-third ownership interest and consolidated for financial reporting purposes
under the provisions of FIN 46R, purchased the 3.3 million square foot Charter
Oak portfolio of outlet center properties for $491.0 million, including the
assumption of $186.4 million of cross-collateralized debt which has a stated,
fixed interest rate of 6.59% and matures in July 2008. We recorded the debt
at
its fair value of $198.3 million, with an effective interest rate of 4.97%.
We
funded the majority of our share of the equity required for the transaction
through the issuance of 4.6 million common shares on December 10, 2003,
generating approximately $88.0 million in net proceeds. The results of the
Charter Oak portfolio have been included in the consolidated financial
statements since December 2003.
In
November 2005, we purchased for $286.0 million (including acquisition costs)
the
remaining two-thirds interest in this joint venture. The transaction was funded
with a combination of common and preferred shares and senior unsecured notes.
Item
7. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Cautionary
Statements
Certain
statements made below are 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. We intend such forward-looking
statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking
statements contained in the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 and included
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 ‘believe’, ‘expect’, ‘intend’, ‘anticipate’, ‘estimate’, ‘project’,
or similar expressions. 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 our actual
results, performance or achievements. Factors which may cause actual results
to
differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to,
those set forth under Item 1A - Risk Factors.
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements appearing elsewhere in this report. Historical results
and
percentage relationships set forth in the consolidated statements of operations,
including trends which might appear, are not necessarily indicative of future
operations.
General
Overview
In
November 2005 we completed the acquisition of the final two-thirds interest
in
the COROC joint venture which owned nine factory outlet centers totaling
approximately 3.3 million square feet. We originally purchased a one-third
interest in December 2003. From December 2003 to November 2005, COROC was
consolidated for financial reporting purposes under the provisions of FASB
Interpretation No. 46 (Revised 2003): “Consolidation of Variable Interest
Entities: An Interpretation of ARB No. 51”, or FIN 46R. The purchase price for
the final two-thirds interest of COROC was $286.0 million (including closing
and
acquisition costs of $3.5 million) which we funded with a combination of
unsecured debt and equity raised through the capital markets in the fourth
quarter of 2005.
At
December 31, 2006, we had 30 wholly-owned centers in 21 states totaling 8.4
million square feet of GLA compared to 31 centers in 22 states totaling 8.3
million square feet of GLA as of December 31, 2005. The changes in the number
of
centers and GLA are due to the following events:
No.
of
Centers
|
GLA
(000’s)
|
States
|
||||
As
of December 31, 2005
|
31
|
8,261
|
22
|
|||
New
development:
|
||||||
Charleston,
South Carolina
|
1
|
352
|
---
|
|||
Dispositions:
|
||||||
Pigeon
Forge, Tennessee
|
(1)
|
(95)
|
||||
North
Branch, Minnesota
|
(1)
|
(134)
|
(1)
|
|||
Other
|
---
|
4
|
---
|
|||
As
of December 31, 2006
|
30
|
8,388
|
21
|
Results
of Operations
2006
Compared to 2005
Base
rentals increased $7.5 million, or 6%, in the 2006 period compared to the 2005
period. Our overall occupancy rates for our stabilized outlet centers were
comparable from year to year at 97.5% and 97.0%. Our base rental income
increased $4.9 million due to increases in rental rates on lease renewals and
incremental rents from re-tenanting vacant space. During 2006, we executed
479
leases totaling 1.9 million square feet at an average increase of 10%. This
compares to our execution of 460 leases totaling 1.9 million square feet at
an
average increase of 6% during 2005. Base rentals also increased approximately
$2.1 million due to the August 2006 opening of our new center in Charleston,
South Carolina. Additionally, increases were recognized in the net amortization
of above or below market leases totaling $723,000.
The
values of the above and below market leases are amortized and recorded as either
an increase (in the case of below market leases) or a decrease (in the case
of
above market leases) to rental income over the remaining term of the associated
lease. For the 2006 period, we recorded $1.5 million to rental income for the
net amortization of market lease values compared with $741,000 for the 2005
period. If a tenant vacates its space prior to the contractual termination
of
the lease and no rental payments are being made on the lease, any unamortized
balance of the related above or below market lease value will be written off
and
could materially impact our net income positively or negatively. At December
31,
2006, the net liability representing the amount of unrecognized below market
lease values totaled $2.1 million.
Percentage
rentals, which represent revenues based on a percentage of tenants' sales volume
above predetermined levels (the "breakpoint"), increased $842,000 or 13%.
Reported same-space sales per square foot for the twelve months ended December
31, 2005 were $338 per square foot, a 4.8% increase over the prior year ended
December 31, 2005. Same-space sales is defined as the weighted average sales
per
square foot reported in space open for the full duration of each comparison
period. Our ability to attract high volume tenants to many of our outlet centers
continues to improve the average sales per square foot throughout our portfolio.
Expense
reimbursements, which represent the contractual recovery from tenants of certain
common area maintenance, insurance, property tax, promotional, advertising
and
management expenses generally fluctuate consistently with the related
reimbursable property operating expenses to which they relate. Expense
reimbursements increased $3.1 million, or 6%, in the 2006 period versus the
2005
period. Expense reimbursements, expressed as a percentage of property operating
expenses, were 87% and 88% respectively, in the 2006 and 2005 periods. The
slight decrease is due to increases in miscellaneous non-reimbursable expenses
such as state franchise and excise taxes.
Other
income increased $1.5 million, or 27%, in 2006 compared to 2005 primarily due
to
the recognition of leasing, marketing and development fee income from our Tanger
Wisconsin Dells joint venture, fees from third party management services, gains
on sales of outparcels of land and increases in miscellaneous vending
income.
Property
operating expenses increased by $6.0 million, or 9%, in the 2006 period as
compared to the 2005 period. Of this increase, $1.8 million relates
incrementally to our Charleston, South Carolina outlet center which opened
in
August 2006. In addition, during 2006 we incurred a $1.5 million charge for
the abandonment of acquisition due diligence costs, as we have decided we are
no
longer in a position to pursue a potential acquisition opportunity. The
abandoned acquisition due diligence costs were incurred in connection with
structuring, diligencing and submitting a proposal to acquire a significant
portfolio from a public REIT that was exploring its strategic alternatives.
The
bid was requested, but ultimately not accepted, by the public REIT. Excluding
these costs associated with the Charleston, South Carolina outlet center and
the abandoned acquisition costs, operating expenses increased 4.3 %.
This increase was due to higher property insurance costs upon renewal of our
annual policies during the year and non-reimbursable expenses such as state
franchise and excise taxes.
General
and administrative expenses increased $2.9 million, or 21%, in the 2006 period
as compared to the 2005 period. The increase is primarily due to compensation
expense related to restricted shares issued during the 2006 period as well
as an
increase in bonus compensation for senior executives in the 2006 period. As
a
percentage of total revenues, general and administrative expenses increased
from
7% in the 2005 period to 8% in the 2006 period.
Depreciation
and amortization increased from $48.2 million in the 2005 period to $57.2
million in the 2006 period. This was due a full year of depreciation of the
assets acquired in December 2005 in the final COROC joint venture acquisition
and the accelerated depreciation and amortization of certain assets in the
initial acquisition of the COROC properties in December 2003 accounted for
under
FAS 141 for tenants that terminated their leases during the 2006
period.
As
shown
in the table below, total interest expense decreased $2.2 million, or 5%, during
the 2006 period as compared to the 2005 period. However, the 2005 period
included a large prepayment premium and the write off of deferred loan costs
totaling $9.9 million incurred related to the early extinguishment of the $77.4
million John Hancock Life Insurance Company mortgages. Actual interest expense
from borrowings increased during 2006 due to higher overall debt levels related
to the $250 million senior unsecured note issuance in November 2005 and the
$149.5 million exchangeable senior unsecured note issuance in August 2006.
Summary
of interest expense
|
|
2006
|
2005
|
||
Interest
expense from borrowings, net of capitalization
|
|
$38,463
|
$31,816
|
||
Prepayment
penalty and deferred loan cost
|
|
||||
write
off related to early extinguishment of debt
|
|
917
|
9,866
|
||
Loan
cost amortization, net of capitalization
|
|
1,395
|
1,245
|
||
Total
interest expense
|
|
$40,775
|
$42,927
|
During
August 2006, we opened a 264,900 square foot center in Wisconsin Dells,
Wisconsin, which is owned by Tanger Wisconsin Dells, in which we have a 50%
ownership interest and account for as an unconsolidated joint venture under
the
equity method. Our equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures increased
from 2005 to 2006 as a result of the opening of this center.
In
November 2005, we purchased our consolidated joint venture partner’s interest in
COROC. Therefore, consolidated joint venture minority interest decreased $24.0
million as there was no allocation of earnings to this joint venture partner
during 2006. The allocation of earnings to our joint venture partner was based
on a preferred return on investment as opposed to their ownership percentage
and
accordingly had a significant impact on our earnings during 2005.
Discontinued
operations includes the results of operations and gains on sales of real estate
for our Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and North Branch, Minnesota centers, both of
which were sold in the first quarter of 2006. The following table summarizes
the
results of operations and gains on sale of real estate for the 2006 and 2005
periods:
Summary
of discontinued operations
|
|
2006
|
2005
|
|
Operating
income from discontinued operations
|
|
$
208
|
$ 2,847
|
|
Gain
on sale of real estate
|
|
13,833
|
---
|
|
Income
from discontinued operations
|
|
14,041
|
2,847
|
|
Minority
interest in discontinued operations
|
|
(2,328)
|
(487)
|
|
Discontinued
operations, net of minority interest
|
|
$
11,713
|
$
2,360
|
During
the first quarter of 2005, we sold our outlet center at our Seymour, Indiana
property. Due to significant continuing involvement, the sale did not qualify
as
discontinued operations under the provisions of FAS 144. We recorded a loss
on
sale of real estate of $3.8 million, net of minority interest of $847,000,
as a
result of the sale. Net proceeds received for the center were approximately
$2.0
million.
2005
Compared to 2004
Base
rentals increased $3.9 million, or 3%, in the 2005 period compared to the 2004
period. Our overall occupancy rates for our stabilized outlet centers were
comparable from year to year at 97%. Our base rental income increased $3.9
million due to increases in rental rates on lease renewals and incremental
rents
from re-tenanting vacant space. During 2005, we executed 460 leases totaling
1.9
million square feet at an average increase of 6%. This compares to our execution
of 471 leases totaling 2.0 million square feet at an average increase of 6%
during 2004. Base rentals also increased approximately $400,000 due to the
expansions of our Locust Grove, Georgia and Foley, Alabama centers which both
occurred late in the fourth quarter of 2005. The impact of these increases
was
offset by decreases in the net amortization of above or below market leases
totaling $324,000 and decreases in termination fees received of $433,000.
The
values of the above and below market leases are amortized and recorded as either
an increase (in the case of below market leases) or a decrease (in the case
of
above market leases) to rental income over the remaining term of the associated
lease. For the 2005 period, we recorded $741,000 to rental income for the net
amortization of market lease values compared with $1.1 million for the 2004
period. If a tenant vacates its space prior to the contractual termination
of
the lease and no rental payments are being made on the lease, any unamortized
balance of the related above or below market lease value will be written off
and
could materially impact our net income positively or negatively.
Percentage
rentals, which represent revenues based on a percentage of tenants' sales volume
above predetermined levels (the "breakpoint"), increased $1.1 million or 20%.
The percentage rents in 2004 were reduced by an allocation to the previous
owner
of the COROC portfolio for their pro-rata share of percentage rents associated
with tenants whose sales lease year began prior to December 19, 2003, the date
of the initial acquisition. Reported same-space sales per square foot for the
twelve months ended December 31, 2005 were $320 per square foot, a 3.4% increase
over the prior year ended December 31, 2004. Same-space sales is defined as
the
weighted average sales per square foot reported in space open for the full
duration of each comparison period. Our ability to attract high volume tenants
to many of our outlet centers continues to improve the average sales per square
foot throughout our portfolio.
Expense
reimbursements, which represent the contractual recovery from tenants of certain
common area maintenance, insurance, property tax, promotional, advertising
and
management expenses generally fluctuates consistently with the related
reimbursable property operating expenses to which it relates. Expense
reimbursements increased $4.1 million, or 8%, in the 2005 period versus the
2004
period. Expense reimbursements, expressed as a percentage of property operating
expenses, were 88% and 89% in the 2005 and 2004 periods, respectively.
Other
income decreased $873,000, or 13%, in 2005 compared to 2004 primarily due to
a
decrease in gains from sales of outparcels of land. Gains of $127,000 and $1.5
million were recognized in the 2005 and 2004 periods, respectively. The decrease
was offset by an increase in interest income from proceeds from debt and equity
offerings, which were temporarily invested in short-term investments until
the
acquisition of COROC was completed as well as increases in vending income.
Property
operating expenses increased by $5.0 million, or 9%, in the 2005 period as
compared to the 2004 period. Property operating expenses increased due to
portfolio wide increases in advertising and common area maintenance projects.
Real estate taxes, which are also a part of property operating expenses,
increased due to the COROC portfolio property values being revalued in several
jurisdictions at the 2003 purchase price value.
General
and administrative expenses increased $1.0 million, or 8%, in the 2005 period
as
compared to the 2004 period. The increase is primarily due to compensation
expense related to employee share options granted in the second quarter of
2004
and restricted shares granted in 2004 and 2005 all of which are accounted for
under FAS 123. As
a
percentage of total revenues, general and administrative expenses remained
constant at 7% in both the 2005 and 2004 periods.
Depreciation
and amortization decreased from $50.7 million in the 2004 period to $48.2
million in the 2005 period. This was due principally to the accelerated
depreciation and amortization of certain assets in the acquisition of the COROC
properties in December 2003 accounted for under FAS 141 for tenants that
terminated their leases during the 2004 period.
Interest
expense increased $7.8 million, or 22%, during the 2005 period as compared
to
the 2004 period due primarily to the $9.4 million prepayment premium and the
write off of deferred loan costs totaling $447,000 incurred in the fourth
quarter of 2005 relating to the early extinguishment of the $77.4 million John
Hancock Life Insurance Company mortgages. The increase in interest expense
caused by this charge was partially offset by lower borrowings throughout the
year prior to the acquisition of our interest in COROC in November 2005 and
the
related $250 million senior unsecured note issuance.
In
November 2005, we purchased our consolidated joint venture partner’s interest in
COROC. Therefore, consolidated joint venture minority interest decreased $3.1
million due to less than a full year of allocation of earnings to our joint
venture partner during 2005. The allocation of earnings to our joint venture
partner was based on a preferred return on investment as opposed to their
ownership percentage and accordingly had a significant impact on our
earnings.
Discontinued
operations includes the results of operations and gains on sales of real estate
for our Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and North Branch, Minnesota centers, both of
which were sold in the first quarter of 2006. In 2004, we sold our Dalton,
Georgia and Clover and LL Bean, New Hampshire properties. FAS 144 requires
that
all statements of operations presented be reclassified. The following table
summarizes the results of operations and gains on sale of real estate for the
2005 and 2004 periods:
Summary
of discontinued operations
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||
Operating
income from discontinued operations
|
$
|
2,847
|
$
|
2,104
|
|||
Loss
on sale of real estate
|
---
|
(1,460
|
)
|
||||
Income
from discontinued operations
|
2,847
|
644
|
|||||
Minority
interest in discontinued operations
|
(487
|
)
|
(123
|
)
|
|||
Discontinued
operations, net of minority interest
|
$
|
2,360
|
$
|
521
|
During
the first quarter of 2005, we sold our outlet center at our Seymour, Indiana
property. Due to significant continuing involvement, the sale did not qualify
as
discontinued operations under the provisions of FAS 144. We recorded a loss
on
sale of real estate of $3.8 million, net of minority interest of $847,000,
as a
result of the sale. Net proceeds received for the center were approximately
$2.0
million.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Net
cash
provided by operating activities was $88.4 million, $83.9 million and $84.8
million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
The
increase in cash provided from operating activities from 2005 to 2006 is
primarily due to the incremental income from the COROC acquisition in November
2005. The decrease from 2004 to 2005 is due to a prepayment penalty of $9.4
million associated with the early extinguishment of the John Hancock Life
Insurance Company mortgages in October 2005 offset by the change in accounts
payable and accrued expenses.
Net
cash
provided by (used in) investing activities amounted to $(62.8) million, $(336.6)
million and $2.6 million during 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and reflects
the acquisitions, expansions and dispositions of real estate during each year.
In 2006, we funded the majority of our 352,300 square foot outlet center
developed in Charleston, South Carolina which opened in August 2006. In November
2005 we completed the acquisition of the final two-thirds interest of the
Charter Oak Partners' portfolio of nine factory outlet centers totaling
approximately 3.3 million square feet. We originally purchased a one-third
interest in December 2003.
Net
cash
(used in) provided by financing activities of $(20.0) million, $251.5 million
and $(93.2) million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, has fluctuated
consistently with the capital needed to fund the current development and
acquisition activity and reflects increases in dividends paid and shares
outstanding during 2006, 2005 and 2004. During 2005 we raised approximately
$381.3 million in the public debt and equity markets in order to fund the
acquisition described above and to repay the John Hancock Life Insurance
mortgages.
Current
Developments and Dispositions
Any
developments or expansions that we, or a joint venture that we are involved
in,
have planned or anticipated may not be started or completed as scheduled, or
may
not result in accretive net income or funds from operations. In addition, we
regularly evaluate acquisition or disposition proposals and engage from time
to
time in negotiations for acquisitions or dispositions of properties. We may
also
enter into letters of intent for the purchase or sale of properties. Any
prospective acquisition or disposition that is being evaluated or which is
subject to a letter of intent may not be consummated, or if consummated, may
not
result in an increase in net income or funds from operations.
WHOLLY
OWNED CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS
During
August of 2006, we opened our wholly-owned 352,300 square foot center located
near Charleston, South Carolina. Tenants in the center include Gap, Banana
Republic, Liz Claiborne, Nike, Adidas, Tommy Hilfiger, Guess, Reebok and others.
As of December 31, 2006, the center was 89% occupied.
During
the fourth quarter of 2006, we closed on the acquisition of the Pittsburgh
land
for $4.8 million and have completed the relocation of the power lines located
on
our property. Tax incentive financing bonds have been issued, with net proceeds
of approximately $16.8 million expected to be received by us as qualifying
expenditures during construction of the center are incurred. We currently expect
to deliver the first phase of the center, approximately 309,000 square feet,
during the first quarter of 2008. The Pittsburgh center is wholly owned by
us.
During
2007 we plan to expand four centers by a combined 140,000 square feet. These
centers are located in Barstow, California; Branson, Missouri; Gonzales,
Louisiana and Tilton, New Hampshire. These expansions are projected to be
completed during the fourth quarter of 2007.
WHOLLY
OWNED DISPOSITIONS
During
the first quarter of 2006, we completed the sale of two outlet centers located
in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and North Branch, Minnesota. Net proceeds received
from the sales of the centers were approximately $20.2 million. We recorded
gains on sales of real estate of $13.8 million associated with these sales
during the first quarter of 2006.
CONSOLIDATED
JOINT VENTURES
COROC
Holdings, LLC
On
December 19, 2003, COROC Holdings, LLC, or COROC, a joint venture in which
we
had an initial one-third ownership interest and consolidated for financial
reporting purposes under the provisions of FIN 46R, purchased the 3.3 million
square foot Charter Oak portfolio of outlet center properties for $491.0
million, including the assumption of $186.4 million of cross-collateralized
debt
which has a stated, fixed interest rate of 6.59% and matures in July 2008.
We
recorded the debt at its fair value of $198.3 million, with an effective
interest rate of 4.97%. Accordingly, a debt premium of $11.9 million was
recorded and is being amortized over the life of the debt. We funded the
majority of our share of the equity required for the transaction through the
issuance of 4.6 million common shares on December 10, 2003, generating
approximately $88.0 million in net proceeds. The results of the Charter Oak
portfolio have been included in the consolidated financial statements from
December 2003.
In
November 2005, we purchased for $286.0 million (including acquisition costs)
the
remaining two-thirds interest from our joint venture partner. We recorded a
debt
discount of $883,000 with an effective interest rate of 5.25% to reflect the
fair value of the debt deemed to have been acquired in the acquisition. The
all
cash transaction was funded with a combination of common shares, preferred
shares and unsecured senior notes. The transaction completed the Charter Oak
acquisition and solidified our position in the outlet industry. In addition,
the
centers acquired provide an excellent geographic fit, a diversified tenant
portfolio and are in line with our strategy of creating an increased presence
in
high-end resort locations.
UNCONSOLIDATED
JOINT VENTURES
The
following table details certain information as of December 31, 2006 about
various unconsolidated real estate joint ventures in which we have an ownership
interest:
Joint
Venture
|
Center
Location
|
Opening
Date
|
Ownership
%
|
Square
Feet
|
Joint
Venture
Debt
(in
millions)
|
TWMB
Associates, LLC
|
Myrtle
Beach,
South
Carolina
|
2002
|
50%
|
401,992
|
$35.8
|
Tanger
Wisconsin Dells, LLC
|
Wisconsin
Dells,
Wisconsin
|
2006
|
50%
|
264,929
|
$28.9
|
Deer
Park Enterprise, LLC
|
Deer
Park,
Long
Island NY
|
Under
construction
|
33%
|
800,000
estimated
|
$35.4
|
We
may
issue guarantees on the debt of a joint venture primarily because it allows
the
joint venture to obtain funding at a lower cost than could be obtained
otherwise. This results in a higher return for the joint venture on its
investment and in a higher return on our investment in the joint venture. We
have joint and several guarantees for a portion of the debt outstanding for
Tanger Wisconsin Dells and Deer Park Enterprise as of December 31,
2006.
As
is
typical in real estate joint ventures, each of the above ventures contains
provisions where a venture partners can trigger certain provisions and force
the
other partner to either buy or sell their investment in the joint venture.
Should this occur, we may be required to incur a significant cash outflow in
order to maintain ownership of these outlet centers.
TWMB
Associates, LLC
TWMB
Associates, LLC, or TWMB, a joint venture in which we have a 50% ownership
interest, has operated a Tanger Outlet Center located on Highway 17 in Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina since June 2002. The Myrtle Beach center now consists
of
approximately 402,000 square feet and has over 90 name brand tenants.
During
March 2005, TWMB entered into an interest rate swap agreement with Bank of
America with a notional amount of $35 million for five years. Under this
agreement, TWMB receives a floating interest rate based on the 30 day LIBOR
index and pays a fixed interest rate of 4.59%. This swap effectively changes
the
rate of interest on $35 million of variable rate mortgage debt to a fixed rate
of 5.99% for the contract period.
In
April
2005, TWMB obtained non-recourse, permanent financing to replace the
construction loan debt that was utilized to build the outlet center in Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina. The new mortgage amount is $35.8 million with a rate
of
LIBOR + 1.40%. The note is for a term of five years with payments of interest
only. In April 2010, TWMB has the option to extend the maturity date of the
loan
two more years until 2012. All debt incurred by this unconsolidated joint
venture is collateralized by its property.
Tanger
Wisconsin Dells, LLC
In
March
2005, the Tanger Wisconsin Dells joint venture was established to construct
and
operate a Tanger Outlet center in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. During the first
quarter of 2006, capital contributions of approximately $510,000 were made
by
each member. The 264,900 square foot center opened in August 2006. The tenants
in the center include Polo Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister,
Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Liz Claiborne, Nike, Adidas, Tommy Hilfiger
and
others.
In
February 2006, in conjunction with the construction of the center, Tanger
Wisconsin Dells closed on a construction loan that provides for borrowings
of up
to $30.25 million with Wells Fargo Bank, NA due in February 2009. The
construction loan is repayable on an interest only basis with interest floating
based on the 30, 60 or 90 day LIBOR index plus 1.30%. The construction loan
incurred by this unconsolidated joint venture is collateralized by its property
as well as joint and several guarantees by us and designated guarantors of
our
venture partner.
The
above
mentioned guarantee of the construction loan debt is accounted for under the
provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 45, “Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure
Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness
of
Others”, or FIN 45. FIN 45 requires the guarantor to recognize a liability for
the non-contingent component of the guarantee which represents the obligation
to
stand ready to perform in the event that specified triggering events or
conditions occur. The initial measurement of this liability is the fair value
of
the guarantee at inception. The recognition of the liability is required even
if
it is not probable that payment will be required under the guarantee or if
the
guarantee was issued with a premium payment or as part of a transaction with
multiple elements. We recorded at inception the fair value of our guarantee
of
the Tanger Wisconsin Dells joint venture's debt as an increase to our investment
in Tanger Wisconsin Dells and recorded a corresponding liability of
approximately $409,000. We have elected to account for the release from the
obligation under the guarantee by the straight-line method over the three year
life of the guarantee. The remaining value of the guarantee liability as of
December 31, 2006 was approximately $295,000.
Deer
Park Enterprise, LLC
In
October 2003, Deer Park Enterprise, LLC, or Deer Park, a joint venture in which
we have a one-third ownership interest, entered into a sale-leaseback
transaction for the location on which it ultimately will develop a shopping
center that will contain both outlet and big box retail tenants in Deer Park,
New York. To date, we have made equity contributions totaling $4.5 million
to
Deer Park, including $1.5 million in 2006. Both of the other venture partners
have made equity contributions equal to ours. Demolition of the buildings
located at the Deer Park site began during the third quarter of 2006 and we
currently expect this center will contain over 800,000 square feet and will
be
delivered in the first quarter of 2008.
In
September 2006, Deer Park closed on a construction loan of $43.2 million with
Bank of America which incurs interest at a floating interest rate equal to
LIBOR
plus 2.00% and is collateralized by the property as well as joint and several
guarantees by all three venture partners. The loan balance as of December 31,
2006 was approximately $35.4 million. Proceeds to date were used to refinance
the debt incurred in the original purchase of the property, including a $19
million loan with Bank of America and a $7 million purchase money mortgage
note
with the original seller of the property. The construction loan matures in
April
2007.
The
above
mentioned guarantee of the construction loan debt is accounted for under the
provisions of FIN 45. We recorded at inception the fair value of our guarantee
of the Deer Park joint venture's debt as an increase to our investment in Deer
Park and recorded a corresponding liability of approximately $72,000. We have
elected to account for the release from the obligation under the guarantee
by
the straight-line method over the three year life of the guarantee. The
remaining value of the guarantee liability as of December 31, 2006 was
approximately $36,000.
The
original purchase of the property was in the form of a sale-leaseback
transaction, which consisted of the sale of the property to Deer Park for $29
million, including a 900,000 square foot industrial building, which was then
leased back to the seller under an operating lease agreement. At the end of
the
lease in May 2005, the tenant vacated the building. However, the tenant had
not
satisfied all of the conditions necessary to terminate the lease. Deer Park
is
currently in litigation to recover from the tenant its monthly lease payments
and will continue to do so until recovered. Annual rents due from the tenant
were $3.4 million.
Through
March 2006, the Deer Park joint venture accounted for the lease revenues under
the provisions of FASB Statement No. 67 “Accounting for Costs and Initial Rental
Operations of Real Estate Projects”, where the rent received from the tenant
prior to May 2005 and that accrued from June 2005 through March 2006, net of
applicable expenses, were treated as incidental revenues and were recorded
as a
reduction in the basis of the assets. Given the uncertainty regarding the final
outcome of the litigation described above, Deer Park discontinued the accrual
of
rental revenues associated with the sale-leaseback transaction as of April
1,
2006. As a result, we recorded our portion of the project losses, which amounted
to $31,000 for the 2006 period, as a reduction in our investment in Deer Park
and as a reduction to equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint
ventures.
Financing
Arrangements
In
February 2006, we completed the sale of an additional 800,000 Class C Preferred
Shares with net proceeds of approximately $19.4 million, bringing the total
amount of Class C Preferred Shares outstanding to 3,000,000. The proceeds were
used to repay amounts outstanding on our unsecured lines of credit. We pay
annual dividends equal to $1.875 per share.
In
August
2006, the Operating Partnership issued $149.5 million of exchangeable senior
unsecured notes that mature on August 15, 2026. The notes bear interest at
a
fixed coupon rate of 3.75%. The notes are exchangeable into the Company’s common
shares, at the option of the holder, at an initial exchange ratio, subject
to
adjustment, of 27.6856 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes (or an
initial exchange price of $36.1198 per common share). The notes are senior
unsecured obligations of the Operating Partnership and are guaranteed by the
Company on a senior unsecured basis. On and after August 18, 2011, holders
may
exchange their notes for cash in an amount equal to the lesser of the exchange
value and the aggregate principal amount of the notes to be exchanged, and,
at
our option, Company common shares, cash or a combination thereof for any excess.
Note holders may exchange their notes prior to August 18, 2011 only upon the
occurrence of specified events. In addition, on August 18, 2011, August 15,
2016
or August 15, 2021, note holders may require us to repurchase the notes for
an
amount equal to the principal amount of the notes plus any accrued and unpaid
interest up to, but excluding, the repurchase date.
We
used
the net proceeds from the issuance to repay in full our mortgage debt
outstanding with Woodman of the World Life Insurance Society totaling
approximately $15.3 million, with an interest rate of 8.86% and an original
maturity of September 2010. We also repaid all amounts outstanding under our
unsecured lines of credit and a $53.5 million variable rate unsecured term
loan
with Wells Fargo with a weighted average interest rate of approximately 6.3%.
As
a result of the early repayment, we recognized a charge for the early
extinguishment of the mortgages and term loan of approximately $917,000. The
charge, which is included in interest expense, consisted of a prepayment premium
of approximately $609,000 and the write-off of deferred loan fees totaling
approximately $308,000.
At
December 31, 2006, approximately 73% of our outstanding long-term debt
represented unsecured borrowings and approximately 57% of the gross book value
of our real estate portfolio was unencumbered.
We
intend
to retain the ability to raise additional capital, including public debt or
equity, to pursue attractive investment opportunities that may arise and to
otherwise act in a manner that we believe to be in our shareholders’ best
interests. During the third quarter of 2006, we updated our shelf registration
as a well known seasoned issuer where we will be able to register unspecified
amounts of different classes of securities on Form
S-3.
To
generate capital to reinvest into other attractive investment opportunities,
we
may also consider the use of additional operational and developmental joint
ventures, the sale or lease of outparcels on our existing properties and the
sale of certain properties that do not meet our long-term investment criteria.
During
the third quarter of 2006, we closed on unsecured lines of credit of $25 million
each with Branch Banking and Trust Co. and SunTrust Bank. As of December 31,
2006, we maintained unsecured lines of credit that provided for unsecured
borrowings of up to $200 million. All of our lines of credit have maturity
dates
of June 2009 or later. Based on cash provided by operations, existing credit
facilities, ongoing negotiations with certain financial institutions and our
ability to sell debt or equity subject to market conditions, we believe that
we
have access to the necessary financing to fund the planned capital expenditures
during 2007.
We
anticipate that adequate cash will be available to fund our operating and
administrative expenses, regular debt service obligations, and the payment
of
dividends in accordance with REIT requirements in both the short and long term.
Although we receive most of our rental payments on a monthly basis,
distributions to shareholders are made quarterly and interest payments on the
senior, unsecured notes are made semi-annually. Amounts accumulated for such
payments will be used in the interim to reduce any outstanding borrowings under
the existing lines of credit or invested in short-term money market or other
suitable instruments.
Contractual
Obligations and Commercial Commitments
The
following table details our contractual obligations over the next five years
and
thereafter as of December 31, 2006 (in thousands):
Contractual
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Obligations
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Thereafter
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Debt
|
$
|
3,791
|
$
|
272,679
|
$
|
---
|
$
|
---
|
$
|
---
|
$
|
399,500
|
$
|
675,970
|
||||||||
Operating
leases
|
3,382
|
2,997
|
2,578
|
2,281
|
2,192
|
69,552
|
82,982
|
|||||||||||||||
Preferred
share
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
dividends
(1)
|
5,625
|
5,625
|
5,625
|
80,625
|
---
|
---
|
97,500
|
|||||||||||||||
Interest
payments
|
41,782
|
36,801
|
25,544
|
20,981
|
20,981
|
145,594
|
291,683
|
|||||||||||||||
$
|
54,580
|
$
|
318,102
|
$
|
33,747
|
$
|
103,887
|
$
|
23,173
|
$
|
614,646
|
$
|
1,148,135
|
(1) |
Preferred
share dividends reflect cumulative dividends on our Class C Preferred
Shares on which we pay an annual dividend of $1.875 per share on
3,000,000
outstanding shares as of December 31, 2006. The Class C Preferred
Shares
are redeemable at the option of the Company for $25.00 per share
after the
respective optional redemption date. The future obligations include
future
dividends on preferred shares through the optional redemption date
and the
redemption amount is included on the optional redemption
date.
|
In
addition to the contractual payment obligations shown in the table above, we
also have a property under development and several in the process of being
expanded or renovated. To complete these projects we expect to incur
approximately $104.2 million of costs in 2007 and $20.3 million in 2008. The
timing of these expenditures may vary due to delays in construction or
acceleration of the opening date of a particular project.
Our
debt
agreements require the maintenance of certain ratios, including debt service
coverage and leverage, and limit the payment of dividends such that dividends
and distributions will not exceed funds from operations, as defined in the
agreements, for the prior fiscal year on an annual basis or 95% on a cumulative
basis. We have historically been and currently are in compliance with all of
our
debt covenants. We expect to remain in compliance with all our existing debt
covenants; however, should circumstances arise that would cause us to be in
default, the various lenders would have the ability to accelerate the maturity
on our outstanding debt.
We
currently maintain six unsecured credit facilities with major national banking
institutions, totaling $200 million. As of December 31, 2006, no amounts were
outstanding under these credit facilities. As of February 1, 2007, all six
credit facilities will expire in June 2009 or later.
We
operate in a manner intended to enable us to qualify as a REIT under the
Internal Revenue Code, or the Code. A REIT which distributes at least 90% of
its
taxable income to its shareholders each year and which meets certain other
conditions is not taxed on that portion of its taxable income which is
distributed to its shareholders. Based on our 2006 taxable income to
shareholders, we were required to distribute approximately $29.1 million in
order to maintain our REIT status as described above. We distributed
approximately $41.5 million to common shareholders which significantly exceeds
our required distributions. If events were to occur that would cause our
dividend to be reduced, we believe we still have an adequate margin regarding
required dividend payments based on our historic dividend and taxable income
levels to maintain our REIT status.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
are
party to a joint and several guarantee with respect to the construction loan
obtained by Tanger Wisconsin Dells during the first quarter of 2006, which
currently has a balance of $28.9 million. We are also party to a joint and
several guarantee with respect to the loan obtained by Deer Park which currently
has a balance of $35.4 million. See “Joint Ventures” section above for further
discussion of off-balance sheet arrangements and their related guarantees.
Our
pro-rata portion of the TWMB mortgage secured by the center is $17.9 million.
There is no guarantee provided for the TWMB mortgage by us.
Related
Party Transactions
As
noted
above in “Unconsolidated Joint Ventures”, we are 50% owners of the TWMB and
Tanger Wisconsin Dells joint ventures. TWMB and Tanger Wisconsin Dells pay
us
management, leasing, marketing and development fees, which we believe
approximate current market rates, for services provided to the joint ventures.
During 2006, 2005 and 2004, we recognized approximately $410,000, $327,000
and
$288,000 in management fees, $188,000, $6,000 and $212,000 in leasing fees,
$86,000, $66,000 and $55,000 in marketing fees and $304,000, $0 and $28,000
in
development fees, respectively.
TFLP
is a
related party which holds a limited partnership interest in and is the minority
owner of the Operating Partnership. Stanley K. Tanger, the Company’s Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer, is the sole general partner of TFLP.
The
only material related party transaction with TFLP is the payment of quarterly
distributions of earnings which were $8.1 million, $7.8 million and $7.6 million
for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Critical
Accounting Policies
We
believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant
judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial
statements.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include our accounts, our wholly-owned
subsidiaries, as well as the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries.
Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Investments in real estate joint ventures that represent non-controlling
ownership interests are accounted for using the equity method of accounting.
Under the provisions of FIN 46R, we were considered the primary beneficiary
of
our joint venture, COROC. Therefore, the results of operations and financial
position of COROC were included in our Consolidated Financial Statements prior
to November 2005 when we acquired the remaining two-thirds interest in the
joint
venture.
In
2003,
the FASB issued FIN 46R which clarifies the application of existing accounting
pronouncements to certain entities in which equity investors do not have the
characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient
equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional
subordinated financial support from other parties. The provisions of FIN 46R
were effective for all variable interests in variable interest entities in
2004
and thereafter. We have evaluated Deer Park, Tanger Wisconsin Dells and TWMB
and
have determined that under the current facts and circumstances we are not
required to consolidate these entities under the provisions of FIN 46R. Should
certain facts and circumstances change and we were required to consolidated
any
or all of these entities under FIN 46R, it could have a material impact on
our
consolidated balance sheets.
Acquisition
of Real Estate
In
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141
“Business Combinations”, or FAS 141, we allocate the purchase price of
acquisitions based on the fair value of land, building, tenant improvements,
debt and deferred lease costs and other intangibles, such as the value of leases
with above or below market rents, origination costs associated with the in-place
leases, and the value of in-place leases and tenant relationships, if any.
We
depreciate the amount allocated to building, deferred lease costs and other
intangible assets over their estimated useful lives, which generally range
from
three to 40 years.
The values of the above and below market leases are amortized and recorded
as
either an increase (in the case of below market leases) or a decrease (in the
case of above market leases) to rental income over the remaining term of the
associated lease. The values of the below market leases that are considered
to
have renewal periods with below market rents are amortized over the remaining
term of the associated lease plus the renewal periods. The value
associated with in-place leases is amortized over the remaining lease term
and
tenant relationships is amortized over the expected term, which includes an
estimated probability of the lease renewal. If a tenant vacates its space prior
to the contractual termination of the lease and no rental payments are being
made on the lease, any unamortized balance of the related deferred lease costs
is written off. The tenant improvements and origination costs are amortized
as
an expense over the remaining life of the lease (or charged against earnings
if
the lease is terminated prior to its contractual expiration date). We assess
fair value based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize appropriate
discount and capitalization rates and available market information.
If
we do
not allocate appropriately to the separate components of rental property,
deferred lease costs and other intangibles or if we do not estimate correctly
the total value of the property or the useful lives of the assets, our
computation of depreciation and amortization expense may be significantly
understated or overstated.
Cost
Capitalization
In
accordance with SFAS No. 91 “Accounting for Nonrefundable Fees and Costs
Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct Costs of
Leases—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 13, 60, and 65 and a rescission of
FASB Statement No. 17”, we capitalize all incremental, direct fees and costs
incurred to originate operating leases, including certain general and overhead
costs, as deferred charges. The amount of general and overhead costs we
capitalize is based on our estimate of the amount of costs directly related
to
executing these leases. We amortize these costs to expense over the estimated
average minimum lease term.
We
capitalize all costs incurred for the construction and development of
properties, including certain general and overhead costs and interest costs.
The
amount of general and overhead costs we capitalize is based on our estimate
of
the amount of costs directly related to the construction or development of
these
assets. Direct costs to acquire assets are capitalized once the acquisition
becomes probable.
If
we
incorrectly estimate the amount of costs to capitalize, we could significantly
overstate or understate our financial condition and results of
operations.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
Rental
property held and used by us is reviewed for impairment in the event that facts
and circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. In such an event, we compare the estimated future undiscounted
cash
flows associated with the asset to the asset’s carrying amount, and if less,
recognize an impairment loss in an amount by which the carrying amount exceeds
its fair value. If we do not recognize impairments at appropriate times and
in
appropriate amounts, our consolidated balance sheet may overstate the value
of
our long-lived assets. We believe that no impairment existed at December 31,
2006.
Revenue
Recognition
Base
rentals are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
Substantially all leases contain provisions which provide additional rents
based
on each tenants’ sales volume (“percentage rentals”) and reimbursement of the
tenants’ share of advertising and promotion, common area maintenance, insurance
and real estate tax expenses. Percentage rentals are recognized when specified
targets that trigger the contingent rent are met. Expense reimbursements are
recognized in the period the applicable expenses are incurred. Payments received
from the early termination of leases are recognized as revenue from the time
payment is received until the tenant vacates the space.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes--an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”,
or FIN 48, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions.
FIN
48 requires that we recognize the impact of a tax position in our financial
statements if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit,
based on the technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48 are
effective as of January 1, 2007, with the cumulative effect of the change in
accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings.
We
have evaluated FIN 48 and currently do not expect it to have a material impact
on our financial statements.
In
September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when
Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements”, or SAB 108. SAB
108 provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of prior-year uncorrected
misstatements should be considered when quantifying misstatements in the current
year financial statements. SAB 108 requires registrants to quantify
misstatements using both an income statement ("rollover") and balance sheet
("iron curtain") approach and evaluate whether either approach results in a
misstatement that, when all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are
considered, is material. If prior year errors that had been previously
considered immaterial now are considered material based on either approach,
no
restatement is required so long as management properly applied its previous
approach and all relevant facts and circumstances were considered. If prior
years are not restated, the cumulative effect adjustment is recorded in opening
accumulated earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. SAB
108
is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006. SAB 108 did not
have an impact on our results from operations or financial
position.
Funds
from Operations
Funds
from Operations, or FFO, represents income before extraordinary items and gains
(losses) on sale or disposal of depreciable operating properties, plus
depreciation and amortization uniquely significant to real estate and after
adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.
FFO
is
intended to exclude historical cost depreciation of real estate computed in
accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, which assumes
that the value of real estate assets diminish ratably over time. Historically,
however, real estate values have risen or fallen with market conditions. Because
FFO 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 perspective not immediately
apparent from net income.
We
present FFO because we consider it an important supplemental measure of our
operating performance and believe it is frequently used by securities analysts,
investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, any of which
present FFO when reporting their results. FFO is widely used by us and others
in
our industry to evaluate and price potential acquisition candidates. The
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc., of which we are
a
member, has encouraged its member companies to report their FFO as a
supplemental, industry-wide standard measure of REIT operating performance.
In
addition, a percentage of bonus compensation to certain members of management
is
based on our FFO performance.
FFO
has
significant limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider
it in
isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under
GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
§ |
FFO
does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for
capital expenditures or contractual
commitments;
|
§ |
FFO
does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working
capital
needs;
|
§ |
Although
depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being
depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future,
and FFO does not reflect any cash requirements for such
replacements;
|
§ |
FFO
does not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from
matters
which may not be indicative of our ongoing operations;
and
|
§ |
Other
companies in our industry may calculate FFO differently than we do,
limiting its usefulness as a comparative
measure.
|
Because
of these limitations, FFO should not be considered as a measure of discretionary
cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business or our dividend
paying capacity. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on
our
GAAP results and using FFO only supplementally. See the Statements of Cash
Flow
included in our consolidated financial statements.
Below
is
a reconciliation of FFO to net income for the years ended December 31, 2006,
2005 and 2004 as well as other data for those respective periods (in
thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Funds
from Operations:
|
||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
37,309
|
$
|
5,089
|
$
|
7,046
|
||||
Adjusted
for:
|
||||||||||
Minority
interest in operating partnership
|
3,996
|
1,348
|
1,457
|
|||||||
Minority
interest adjustment - consolidated joint
|
||||||||||
venture
|
---
|
(315
|
)
|
(180
|
)
|
|||||
Minority
interest, depreciation and amortization
|
||||||||||
attributable
to discontinued operations
|
2,444
|
1,210
|
1,410
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization uniquely significant
|
||||||||||
to
real estate - consolidated
|
56,938
|
47,916
|
50,491
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization uniquely significant
|
||||||||||
to
real estate - unconsolidated joint ventures
|
1,825
|
1,493
|
1,334
|
|||||||
(Gain)
loss on sale of real estate
|
(13,833
|
)
|
3,843
|
1,460
|
||||||
Funds
from operations (1)
|
88,679
|
60,584
|
63,018
|
|||||||
Preferred
share dividends
|
(5,433
|
)
|
(538
|
)
|
---
|
|||||
Funds
from operations available to common shareholders
|
$
|
83,246
|
$
|
60,046
|
$
|
63,018
|
||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding (2)
|
37,148
|
34,713
|
33,328
|
|||||||
(1)
The years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 include gains on sales of
outparcels of land of $402, $1,554 and $1,510, respectively.
(2)
Assumes the partnership units of the Operating Partnership held by the minority
interest and share and unit options are converted to common shares of the
Company.
Economic
Conditions and Outlook
The
majority of our leases contain provisions designed to mitigate the impact of
inflation. Such provisions include clauses for the escalation of base rent
and
clauses enabling us to receive percentage rentals based on tenants’ gross sales
(above predetermined levels, which we believe often are lower than traditional
retail industry standards) which generally increase as prices rise. Most of
the
leases require the tenant to pay their share of property operating expenses,
including common area maintenance, real estate taxes, insurance and advertising
and promotion, thereby reducing exposure to increases in costs and operating
expenses resulting from inflation.
While
factory outlet stores continue to be a profitable and fundamental distribution
channel for brand name manufacturers, some retail formats are more successful
than others. As typical in the retail industry, certain tenants have closed,
or
will close, certain stores by terminating their lease prior to its natural
expiration or as a result of filing for protection under bankruptcy
laws.
During
2007, we have approximately 1,548,000 square feet, or 18%, of our portfolio
coming up for renewal. If we were unable to successfully renew or release a
significant amount of this space on favorable economic terms, the loss in rent
could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
We
renewed 83% of the 1,760,000 square feet that came up for renewal in 2006 with
the existing tenants at a 8% increase in the average base rental rate compared
to the expiring rate. We also re-tenanted 465,000 square feet during 2006 at
a
17% increase in the average base rental rate.
Existing
tenants’ sales have remained stable and renewals by existing tenants have
remained strong. The existing tenants have already renewed approximately
613,000, or 40%, of the square feet scheduled to expire in 2007 as of February
1, 2007. In addition, we continue to attract and retain additional tenants.
Our
factory outlet centers typically include well-known, national, brand name
companies. By maintaining a broad base of creditworthy tenants and a
geographically diverse portfolio of properties located across the United States,
we reduce our operating and leasing risks. No one tenant (including affiliates)
accounts for more than 6% of our combined base and percentage rental revenues.
Accordingly, we do not expect any material adverse impact on our results of
operations and financial condition as a result of leases to be renewed or stores
to be released.
As
of
December 31, 2006 and 2005, occupancy at our wholly owned, stabilized centers
was 98% and 97%, respectively. Consistent with our long-term strategy of
re-merchandising centers, we will continue to hold space off the market until
an
appropriate tenant is identified. While we believe this strategy will add value
to our centers in the long-term, it may reduce our average occupancy rates
in
the near term.
Item
7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
Market
Risk
We
are
exposed to various market risks, including changes in interest rates. Market
risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and
prices, such as interest rates. We may periodically enter into certain interest
rate protection and interest rate swap agreements to effectively convert
floating rate debt to a fixed rate basis and to hedge anticipated future
financings. We do not enter into derivatives or other financial instruments
for
trading or speculative purposes.
In
September 2005, we entered into two forward starting interest rate lock
protection agreements to hedge risks related to anticipated future financings
in
2005 and 2008. The 2005 agreement locked the US Treasury index rate at 4.279%
on
a notional amount of $125 million for 10 years from such date in December 2005.
This lock was unwound in the fourth quarter of 2005 in conjunction with the
issuance of the $250 million senior unsecured notes due in 2015 and, as a
result, we received a cash payment of $3.2 million. The gain was recorded in
other comprehensive income and is being amortized into earnings using the
effective interest method over a 10 year period that coincides with the interest
payments associated with the senior unsecured notes due in 2015. The 2008
agreement locked the US Treasury index rate at 4.526% on a notional amount
of
$100 million for 10 years from such date in July 2008. In November 2005, we
entered into an additional agreement which locked the US Treasury index rate
at
4.715% on a notional amount of $100 million for 10 years from such date in
July
2008. We anticipate unsecured debt transactions of at least the notional amount
to occur in the designated periods.
The
fair
value of the interest rate protection agreements represents the estimated
receipts or payments that would be made to terminate the agreement. At December
31, 2006, we would have received approximately $743,000 if we terminated the
agreements. If the US Treasury rate index decreased 1% and we were to terminate
the agreements, we would have to pay $14.9 million to do so. The fair value
is
based on dealer quotes, considering current interest rates and remaining term
to
maturity. We do not intend to terminate the agreements prior to their maturity
because we plan on entering into the debt transactions as indicated.
During
March 2005, TWMB, entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a notional
amount of $35 million for five years to hedge floating rate debt on the
permanent financing that was obtained in April 2005. Under this agreement,
TWMB
receives a floating interest rate based on the 30 day LIBOR index and pays
a
fixed interest rate of 4.59%. This swap effectively changes the rate of interest
on $35 million of variable rate mortgage debt to a fixed rate debt of 5.99%
for
the contract period.
The
fair
value of the interest rate swap agreement represents the estimated receipts
or
payments that would be made to terminate the agreement. At December 31, 2006,
TWMB would have received approximately $411,000 if the agreement was terminated.
If the 30 day LIBOR index decreased 1% and TWMB were to terminate the agreement,
TWMB would have to pay $634,000 to do so. The fair value is based on dealer
quotes, considering current interest rates and remaining term to maturity.
TWMB
does not intend to terminate the interest rate swap agreement prior to its
maturity. The fair value of this derivative is currently recorded as a liability
in TWMB’s balance sheet; however, if held to maturity, the value of the swap
will be zero at that time.
The
fair
market value of long-term fixed interest rate debt is subject to market risk.
Generally, the fair market value of fixed interest rate debt will increase
as
interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The estimated fair
value of our total long-term debt at December 31, 2006 was $723.5 million and
its recorded value was $678.6 million. A 1% increase from prevailing interest
rates at December 31, 2006 would result in a decrease in fair value of total
long-term debt by approximately $46.0 million. Fair values were determined
from
quoted market prices, where available, using current interest rates considering
credit ratings and the remaining terms to maturity.
The
following table summarizes the notional values and fair values of our derivative
financial instruments as of December 31, 2006.
Financial
Instrument Type
|
Notional
Amount
|
Rate
|
Maturity
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
TANGER
PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
|
||||||
US
Treasury Lock
|
$100,000,000
|
4.526%
|
July
2008
|
$
|
967,000
|
|
US
Treasury Lock
|
$100,000,000
|
4.715%
|
July
2008
|
$
|
(224,000
|
)
|
TWMB,
ASSOCIATES, LLC
|
||||||
LIBOR
Interest Rate Swap (1)
|
$35,000,000
|
4.59%
|
March
2010
|
$
|
411,000
|
(1) |
Amount
represents fair value at TWMB Associates, LLC, in which we have a
50%
ownership interest.
|
Item
8. Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
The
information required by this Item is set forth on the pages indicated in Item
15(a) below.
Item
9.
|
Changes
in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
|
Not
applicable.
Item
9A. Controls
and Procedures
(a)
|
Evaluation
of disclosure control procedures.
|
The
Chief Executive Officer, Stanley K. Tanger, and Chief Financial Officer,
Frank C. Marchisello Jr., evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s
disclosure controls and procedures on December 31, 2006 and concluded
that, as of that date, the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures
were effective to ensure that the information the registrant is required
to disclose in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the
Commission’s rules and forms, and to ensure that information required to
be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files under
the
Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s
management, including its principal executive officer and principal
financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure.
|
(b)
Management’s
report on internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appears on page
F-1.
|
(c)
|
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting
identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph
(d) of
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that occurred during our last
fiscal
quarter ended December 31, 2006 that have materially affected, or
are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over
financial reporting.
|
Item
9B. Other
Information
All
information required to be disclosed in a report on form 8-K during the fourth
quarter of 2006 was reported.
PART
III
Certain
information required by Part III is omitted from this Report in that the
registrant will file a definitive proxy statement pursuant to Regulation 14A
(the “Proxy Statement”) not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year
covered by this Report, and certain information included therein is incorporated
herein by reference. Only those sections of the Proxy Statement which
specifically address the items set forth herein are incorporated by reference.
Item
10.
|
Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate
Governance
|
The
information concerning our directors required by this Item is incorporated
herein by reference to our Proxy Statement to be filed with respect to our
Annual Meeting of Shareholders which is expected to be held on May 18,
2007.
The
information concerning our executive officers required by this Item is
incorporated herein by reference herein to the section in Part I, Item 4,
entitled “Executive Officers of the Registrant”.
The
information regarding compliance with Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 is incorporated herein to our Proxy Statement to be filed with
respect to our Annual Meeting of Shareholders which is expected to be held
on
May 18, 2007.
The
information concerning our Company Code of Ethics required by this Item is
incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement to be filed with respect
to our Annual Meeting of Shareholders which is expected to be held on May 18,
2007.
Item
11. Executive
Compensation
The
information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to our
Proxy Statement to be filed with respect to our Annual Meeting of Shareholders
which is expected to be held on May 18, 2007.
Item
12.
|
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Shareholder Matters.
|
The
information required by this Item is incorporated by reference herein to our
Proxy Statement to be filed with respect to our Annual Meeting of Shareholders
which is expected to be held on May 18, 2007.
The
following table provides information as of December 31, 2006 with respect to
compensation plans under which the Company’s equity securities are authorized
for issuance:
Plan
Category
|
(a)
Number
of Securities
to
be Issued Upon Exercise
of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants
and Rights
|
(b)
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants
and Rights
|
(c)
Number of
Securities
Remaining
Available
for Future
Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation
Plans
(Excluding
Securities
Reflected
in Column (a))
|
Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
|
491,300
|
$18.20
|
1,895,370
|
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
Total
|
491,300
|
$18.20
|
1,895,370
|
Item
13.
|
Certain
Relationships, Related Transactions and Director
Independence
|
The
information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to our
Proxy Statement to be filed with respect to our Annual Meeting of Shareholders
which is expected to be held on May 18, 2007.
Item
14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The
information required by Item 9(e) of Schedule 14A is incorporated herein by
reference to our Proxy Statement to be filed with respect to our Annual Meeting
of Shareholders which is expected to be held on May 18, 2007.
PART
IV
Item
15. Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) Documents
filed as a part of this report:
1.
|
Financial
Statements
|
Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
|
F-1
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets-December 31, 2006 and 2005
|
F-4
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations-
|
|
Years
Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
|
F-5
|
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity-
|
|
Years
Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
|
F-6
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows-
|
|
Years
Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
|
F-7
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-8
to F-30
|
2. Financial
Statement Schedule
Schedule
III
|
|
Real
Estate and Accumulated Depreciation
|
F-31
to F-32
|
All
other
schedules have been omitted because of the absence of conditions under which
they are required or because the required information is given in the
above-listed financial statements or notes thereto.
3. Exhibits
Exhibit
No. Description
2.1
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement between COROC Holdings, LLC and various entities
dated
October 3, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to
the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 8,
2003.)
|
2.2
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement for interests in COROC Holdings, LLC between
BROC
Portfolio, L.L.C. and Tanger COROC, LLC dated August 22, 2005
(Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2005.)
|
3.1
|
Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. (Incorporated
by
reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1996.)
|
3.1A
|
Amendment
to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated May 29,
1996.
(Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.)
|
|
|
3.1B
|
Amendment
to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated August
20, 1998.
(Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.)
|
3.1C
|
Amendment
to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated September
30,
1999. (Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1999.)
|
3.1D
|
Amendment
to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated November
10, 2005.
(Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K dated November 11, 2005.)
|
3.2
|
Restated
By-Laws of the Company. (Incorporated by reference to the exhibits
to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1999.)
|
3.3
|
Amended
and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership for Tanger Properties
Limited Partnership dated November 11, 2005. (Incorporated by reference
to
the exhibits to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November
21, 2005.)
|
4.1
|
Rights
Agreement, dated as of August 20, 1998, between Tanger Factory
Outlet
Centers, Inc. and BankBoston, N.A., which includes the form of
Articles of
Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation,
designating the preferences, limitations and relative rights of
the Class
B Preferred Stock as Exhibit A, the form of Right Certificate as
Exhibit B
and the Summary of Rights as Exhibit C. (Incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed
August 24, 1998.)
|
4.1A
|
Amendment
to Rights Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2001. (Incorporated
by
reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2001.)
|
4.2
|
Form
of Senior Indenture. (Incorporated by reference to the exhibits
to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 6,
1996.)
|
4.2A
|
Form
of First Supplemental Indenture (to Senior Indenture). (Incorporated
by
reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
dated March 6, 1996.)
|
4.2B
|
Form
of Second Supplemental Indenture (to Senior Indenture) dated October
24,
1997 among Tanger Properties Limited Partnership, Tanger Factory
Outlet
Centers, Inc. and State Street Bank & Trust Company. (Incorporated by
reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
dated October 24, 1997.)
|
4.2C
|
Form
of Third Supplemental Indenture (to Senior Indenture) dated February
15,
2001. (Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated February 16, 2001.)
|
4.2D
|
Form
of Fourth Supplemental Indenture (to Senior Indenture) dated November
4,
2005.
|
4.2E
|
Form
of Fifth Supplemental Indenture (to Senior Indenture) dated August
16,
2006.
|
10.1
|
Amended
and Restated Incentive Award Plan of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers,
Inc.
and Tanger Properties Limited Partnership, effective May 14, 2004.
(Incorporated by reference to the Appendix A of the Company’s definitive
proxy statement filed on Schedule 14A dated April 12,
2004.)
|
10.3
|
Form
of Stock Option Agreement between the Company and certain Directors.
(Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993.)
|
10.4
|
Form
of Unit Option Agreement between the Operating Partnership and
certain
employees. (Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993.)
|
10.5
|
Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement for Stanley K. Tanger, as of
January 1,
2004. (Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
2004.)
|
10.6
|
Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement for Steven B. Tanger, as of January
1,
2004. (Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
2004.)
|
10.7
|
Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement for Frank C. Marchisello, Jr.,
as of
January 1, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to
the
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
2004.)
|
10.8
|
Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement for Lisa J. Morrison, dated May
9, 2006.
(Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2006.)
|
10.9
|
Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement for Joe Nehmen, as of January
1, 2003.
(Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2003.)
|
10.11
|
Registration
Rights Agreement among the Company, the Tanger Family Limited Partnership
and Stanley K. Tanger. (Incorporated by reference to the exhibits
to the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed May 27, 1993, as
amended.)
|
10.11A
|
Amendment
to Registration Rights Agreement among the Company, the Tanger
Family
Limited Partnership and Stanley K. Tanger. (Incorporated by reference
to
the exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995.)
|
10.11B
|
Second
Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement among the Company, the
Tanger
Family Limited Partnership and Stanley K. Tanger dated September
4, 2002.
(Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.)
|
10.11C
|
Third
Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement among the Company, the
Tanger
Family Limited Partnership and Stanley K. Tanger dated December
5, 2003.
(Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.)
|
10.11D
|
Fourth
Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement among the Company, the
Tanger
Family Limited Partnership and Stanley K. Tanger dated August 8,
2006.
(Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-3, dated August 9, 2006.)
|
10.12
|
Agreement
Pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K. (Incorporated
by
reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form
S-11 filed May 27, 1993, as amended.)
|
10.13
|
Assignment
and Assumption Agreement among Stanley K. Tanger, Stanley K. Tanger
&
Company, the Tanger Family Limited Partnership, the Operating Partnership
and the Company. (Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to
the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed May 27, 1993, as
amended.)
|
10.14
|
Promissory
Notes by and between the Operating Partnership and John Hancock
Mutual
Life Insurance Company aggregating $66,500,000. (Incorporated by
reference
to the exhibits to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 1999.)
|
10.15
|
COROC
Holdings, LLC Limited Liability Company Agreement dated October
3, 2003.
(Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K dated December 8, 2003.)
|
10.16
|
Form
of Shopping Center Management Agreement between owners of COROC
Holdings,
LLC and Tanger Properties Limited Partnership. (Incorporated by
reference
to the exhibits to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December
8, 2003.)
|
10.17
|
Form
of Restricted Share Agreement between the Company and certain Officers.
(Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2005.)
|
10.18
|
Form
of Restricted Share Agreement between the Company and certain Officers
with certain performance criteria vesting. (Incorporated by reference
to
the exhibits to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2005.)
|
10.19
|
Form
of Restricted Share Agreement between the Company and certain Directors.
(Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2005.)
|
10.20
|
Purchase
Agreement between Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and Cohen
&
Steers Capital Management, Inc. relating to a registered direct
offering
of 3,000,000 of the Company’s common shares dated August 30, 2005.
(Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K dated August 30, 2005.)
|
21.1
|
List
of Subsidiaries.
|
|
|
23.1
|
Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
|
31.1
|
Principal
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of
2002.
|
31.2
|
Principal
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of
2002.
|
32.1
|
Principal
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of
2002.
|
32.2
|
Principal
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of
2002.
|
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
TANGER
FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.
By: /s/
Stanley K. Tanger
Stanley
K. Tanger
Chairman
of the Board and
Chief
Executive Officer
February
27, 2007
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has
been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
/s/
Stanley K. Tanger
Stanley
K. Tanger
|
Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive
Officer)
|
February
27, 2007
|
/s/
Steven B. Tanger
Steven
B. Tanger
|
Director,
President and
Chief
Operating Officer
|
February
27, 2007
|
/s/
Frank C. Marchisello, Jr.
Frank
C. Marchisello Jr.
|
Executive
Vice President,
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
|
February
27, 2007
|
/s/
Jack Africk
Jack
Africk
|
Director
|
February
27, 2007
|
/s/
William G. Benton
William
G. Benton
|
Director
|
February
27, 2007
|
/s/
Thomas E. Robinson
Thomas
E. Robinson
|
Director
|
February
27, 2007
|
/s/
Allan L. Schuman
Allan
L. Schuman
|
Director
|
February
27, 2007
|
MANAGEMENT’S
REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting, and for performing an assessment of the effectiveness
of
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006. Internal
control over financial reporting is a process designed 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. The Company’s internal control over financial
reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the
maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect
the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors
of
the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or
timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the
company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
Management
performed an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 based upon criteria in Internal
Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on our assessment,
management determined that the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting was effective as of December 31, 2006 based on the criteria in
Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by COSO.
Our
management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm,
as
stated in their report which appears herein.
February
27, 2007
/s/
Stanley K. Tanger
Stanley
K. Tanger
Chairman
of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
/s/
Frank C. Marchisello Jr.
Frank
C.
Marchisello Jr.
Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
F-1
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To
the
Shareholders' and Board of Directors of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers,
Inc.:
We
have
completed integrated audits of Tanger Factory Outlet Center's consolidated
financial statements and of its internal control over financial reporting as
of
2006, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Our opinions, based on our audits, are
presented below.
Consolidated
financial statements and financial statement schedule
In
our
opinion, the consolidated balance sheets, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, of shareholders’ equity and of cash flows present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Tanger Factory
Outlet Centers, Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2006 and 2005, and
the
results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years
in
the period ended December 31, 2006 in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion,
the financial statement schedule presents fairly, in all material respects,
the
information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related
consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and financial
statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and
financial statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of
these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit of financial statements
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
Internal
control over financial reporting
Also,
in
our opinion, management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management's
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, that the Company maintained
effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006
based on criteria established in Internal
Control - Integrated Framework
issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO),
is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on those criteria.
Furthermore, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects,
effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006,
based on criteria established in Internal
Control - Integrated Framework
issued
by the COSO. The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective
internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility
is to express opinions on management’s assessment and on the effectiveness
of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over
financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. An audit of
internal control over financial reporting includes obtaining an understanding
of
internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment,
testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal
control, and performing such other procedures as we consider necessary in the
circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our
opinions.
F-2
A
company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed 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. A company’s internal control over
financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain
to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
(ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures
of
the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management
and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance
regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use,
or
disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the
financial statements.
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may
not
prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
Greensboro,
North Carolina
February
27, 2007
F-3
TANGER
FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(In
thousands, except share and per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
||||||||||||
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Rental
property
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Land
|
|
$
|
130,137
|
|
|
$
|
120,715
|
|
|||||||||
|
Buildings,
improvements and fixtures
|
|
|
1,068,070
|
|
|
|
1,004,545
|
|
|||||||||
|
Construction
in progress
|
|
|
18,640
|
|
|
|
27,606
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
1,216,847
|
|
|
|
1,152,866
|
|
||||||||||
|
Accumulated
depreciation
|
|
|
(275,372
|
)
|
|
|
(253,765
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
|
Rental
property, net
|
|
|
941,475
|
|
|
|
899,101
|
|
||||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
|
8,453
|
|
|
|
2,930
|
|
|||||||||
Assets
held for sale
|
---
|
2,637
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Investments
in unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
14,451
|
|
|
|
13,020
|
|
|||||||||
|
Deferred
charges, net
|
|
|
55,089
|
|
|
|
64,555
|
|
|||||||||
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
21,409
|
|
|
|
18,362
|
||||||||||
|
|
Total assets |
|
$
|
1,040,877
|
|
|
$
|
1,000,605
|
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
LIABILITIES,
MINORITY INTEREST AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||
Debt
|
||||||||||||||||||
Senior,
unsecured notes (net of discount of $832 and $901,
respectively)
|
$
|
498,668
|
$
|
349,099
|
||||||||||||||
Mortgages
payable (including premium of $3,441 and $5,771,
respectively)
|
179,911
|
201,233
|
||||||||||||||||
Unsecured
note
|
---
|
53,500
|
||||||||||||||||
Unsecured
lines of credit
|
---
|
59,775
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
debt
|
678,579
|
663,607
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Construction
trade payables
|
23,504
|
13,464
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
25,094
|
23,954
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Total
liabilities
|
727,177
|
701,025
|
|||||||||||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
|
||||||||||||||||||
Minority
interest in operating partnership
|
39,024
|
49,366
|
||||||||||||||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
||||||||||||||||||
Preferred
shares, 7.5% Class C, liquidation preference $25 per share,
8,000,000
|
||||||||||||||||||
authorized,
3,000,000 and 2,200,000 shares issued and outstanding at
|
||||||||||||||||||
December
31, 2006 and 2005, respectively
|
75,000
|
55,000
|
||||||||||||||||
Common
shares, $.01 par value, 50,000,000 authorized, 31,041,336 and
30,748,716
|
||||||||||||||||||
shares
issued and outstanding at December 31, 2006 and 2005,
respectively
|
310
|
307
|
||||||||||||||||
Paid
in capital
|
346,361
|
338,688
|
||||||||||||||||
Distributions
in excess of earnings
|
(150,223
|
)
|
(140,738
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Deferred
compensation
|
---
|
(5,501
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
3,228
|
2,458
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
274,676
|
250,214
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities, minority interest and shareholders’
equity
|
$
|
1,040,877
|
$
|
1,000,605
|
||||||||||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
F-4
TANGER
FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in
thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the years ended December 31,
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|||||||
REVENUES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Base
rentals
|
|
$
|
138,696
|
|
|
$
|
131,227
|
|
|
$
|
127,291
|
|
|||
|
Percentage
rentals
|
|
|
7,188
|
|
|
|
6,346
|
|
|
|
5,269
|
|
|||
|
Expense
reimbursements
|
|
|
58,522
|
|
|
|
55,415
|
|
|
|
51,277
|
|
|||
|
Other
income
|
|
|
7,305
|
|
|
|
5,773
|
|
|
|
6,646
|
|
|||
|
|
Total
revenues
|
|
|
211,711
|
|
|
|
198,761
|
|
|
|
190,483
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Property
operating
|
|
|
68,702
|
|
|
|
62,744
|
|
|
|
57,720
|
|
|||
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
16,707
|
|
|
|
13,841
|
|
|
|
12,849
|
|
|||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
57,203
|
48,165
|
50,713
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Total
expenses
|
|
|
142,612
|
|
|
|
124,750
|
|
|
|
121,282
|
|
||
Operating
income
|
|
69,099
|
|
|
74,011
|
|
|
69,201
|
|
|||||||
|
Interest
expense (including prepayment premium and deferred loan cost write
off of
$917 and $9,866 in 2006 and 2005, respectively)
|
|
|
40,775
|
|
|
|
42,927
|
|
|
|
35,117
|
|
|||
Income
before equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint
ventures, minority interests, discontinued operations
and loss on sale of real estate
|
|
|
28,324
|
|
|
|
31,084
|
|
|
|
34,084
|
|
||||
Equity
in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
1,268
|
879
|
1,042
|
|||||||||||||
Minority
interests
|
||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
joint venture
|
---
|
(24,043
|
)
|
(27,144
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Operating
partnership
|
(3,996
|
)
|
(1,348
|
)
|
(1,457
|
)
|
||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
25,596
|
6,572
|
6,525
|
|||||||||||||
Discontinued
operations, net of minority interest
|
11,713
|
2,360
|
521
|
|||||||||||||
Income
before loss on sale of real estate
|
37,309
|
8,932
|
7,046
|
|||||||||||||
Loss
on sale of real estate, net of minority interest
|
---
|
(3,843
|
)
|
---
|
||||||||||||
Net
income
|
37,309
|
5,089
|
7,046
|
|||||||||||||
Less
applicable preferred share dividends
|
(5,433
|
)
|
(538
|
)
|
---
|
|||||||||||
Net
income available to common shareholders
|
$
|
31,876
|
$
|
4,551
|
$
|
7,046
|
||||||||||
Basic
earnings per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
$
|
.66
|
$
|
.08
|
$
|
.24
|
||||||||||
Net
income
|
1.04
|
.16
|
.26
|
|||||||||||||
Diluted
earnings per share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
$
|
.65
|
$
|
.08
|
$
|
.24
|
||||||||||
Net
income
|
1.03
|
.16
|
.26
|
|||||||||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
F-5
TANGER
FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in
thousands, except share and per share
data)
|
Preferred
shares
|
|
|
Common
shares
|
|
|
Paid
in
capital
|
|
|
Distributions
in excess of earnings
|
|
|
Deferred
compensation
|
|
|
Accumulated
other
comprehensive income
|
|
|
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
|
||
Balance,
December 31, 2003
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
260
|
$
|
249,940
|
$
|
(82,737
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(45
|
)
|
$
|
167,418
|
||||||
Comprehensive
income:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7,046
|
-
|
-
|
7,046
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
45
|
45
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7,046
|
-
|
45
|
7,091
|
|||||||||||||||
Compensation
under Incentive Award Plan
|
-
|
-
|
54
|
-
|
1,422
|
-
|
1,476
|
|||||||||||||||
Issuance
of 619,480 common shares upon
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
exercise
of unit options
|
-
|
6
|
8,160
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
8,166
|
|||||||||||||||
Issuance
of 690,000 common shares, net of
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
issuance
costs of $799
|
-
|
6
|
13,167
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
13,173
|
|||||||||||||||
Grant
of share and unit options, net of
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
forfeitures,
and 212,250 restricted shares
|
-
|
2
|
5,395
|
-
|
(5,397
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Adjustment
for minority interest in Operating
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Partnership
|
-
|
-
|
(2,376
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2,376
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Common
dividends ($1.245 per share)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(33,815
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(33,815
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2004
|
-
|
274
|
274,340
|
(109,506
|
)
|
(3,975
|
)
|
-
|
161,133
|
|||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5,089
|
-
|
-
|
5,089
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,458
|
2,458
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5,089
|
-
|
2,458
|
7,547
|
|||||||||||||||
Compensation
under Incentive Award Plan
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
-
|
1,555
|
-
|
1,565
|
|||||||||||||||
Issuance
of 167,700 common shares upon
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
exercise
of unit options
|
-
|
2
|
2,193
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,195
|
|||||||||||||||
Issuance
of 2,200,000 7.5% Class C preferred
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
shares,
net of issuance costs of $1,984
|
55,000
|
-
|
(1,984
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
53,016
|
||||||||||||||
Issuance
of 3,000,000 common shares, net of
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
issuance
costs of $172
|
-
|
30
|
81,068
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
81,098
|
|||||||||||||||
Grant
of share options, net of forfeitures,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
and
138,000 restricted shares
|
-
|
1
|
3,080
|
-
|
(3,081
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Adjustment
for minority interest in Operating
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Partnership
|
-
|
-
|
(20,019
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(20,019
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Common
dividends ($1.28 per share)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(36,321
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(36,321
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2005
|
55,000
|
307
|
338,688
|
(140,738
|
)
|
(5,501
|
)
|
2,458
|
250,214
|
|||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
37,309
|
-
|
-
|
37,309
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
770
|
770
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
37,309
|
-
|
770
|
38,079
|
|||||||||||||||
Reclassification
of deferred compensation
|
-
|
-
|
(5,501
|
)
|
-
|
5,501
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Compensation
under Incentive Award Plan
|
-
|
-
|
2,675
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,675
|
|||||||||||||||
Issuance
of 130,620 common shares upon
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
exercise
of unit options
|
-
|
1
|
2,381
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,382
|
|||||||||||||||
Issuance
of 800,000 7.5% Class C preferred
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
shares,
net of issuance costs of $555
|
20,000
|
-
|
(555
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
19,445
|
||||||||||||||
Grant
of 162,000 restricted shares, net of
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
forfeitures
|
-
|
2
|
(2
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Adjustment
for minority interest in Operating
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Partnership
|
-
|
-
|
8,675
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
8,675
|
|||||||||||||||
Preferred
dividends ($1.8802 per share)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(5,262
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(5,262
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Common
dividends ($1.343 per share)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(41,532
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(41,532
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
$
|
75,000
|
$
|
310
|
$
|
346,361
|
$
|
(150,223
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
3,228
|
$
|
274,676
|
|||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
TANGER
FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the years ended December 31,
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|||||||
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
37,309
|
|
|
$
|
5,089
|
|
|
$
|
7,046
|
|
|||
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization (including discontinued operations)
|
|
|
57,319
|
|
|
|
48,888
|
|
|
|
51,999
|
|
||
|
|
Amortization
of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
1,702
|
|
|
|
1,691
|
|
|
|
1,454
|
|
||
|
|
Equity
in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
(1,268
|
)
|
|
|
(879
|
)
|
|
|
(1,042
|
)
|
||
|
|
Distributions
received from unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
2,300
|
|
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
|
1,975
|
|
||
|
|
Consolidated
joint venture minority interest
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
24,043
|
|
|
27,144
|
|||||
|
|
Operating
partnership minority interest (including discontinued
operations)
|
|
|
6,324
|
|
|
|
988
|
|
|
|
1,580
|
|
||
|
|
Compensation
expense related to restricted shares and share
options granted
|
|
|
2,675
|
|
|
1,565
|
|
|
1,476
|
|||||
|
|
Amortization
of debt premiums and discounts, net
|
|
|
(2,507
|
)
|
|
|
(2,719
|
)
|
|
|
(2,506
|
)
|
||
|
|
(Gain)
loss on sale of real estate
|
|
|
(13,833
|
)
|
|
|
4,690
|
|
|
|
1,460
|
|
||
|
|
Gain
on sale of outparcels of land
|
|
|
(402
|
)
|
|
|
(1,554
|
)
|
|
|
(1,510
|
)
|
||
|
|
Net
accretion of market rent rate adjustment
|
|
|
(1,464
|
)
|
|
|
(741
|
)
|
|
|
(1,065
|
)
|
||
|
|
Straight-line
base rent adjustment
|
|
|
(2,219
|
)
|
|
|
(1,750
|
)
|
|
|
(389
|
)
|
||
|
Increases
(decreases) due to changes in:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
259
|
|
|
|
(4,024
|
)
|
|
|
(1,889
|
)
|
||
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
2,195
|
|
|
|
6,615
|
|
|
(917
|
)
|
|||
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
88,390
|
|
|
|
83,902
|
|
|
|
84,816
|
|
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Acquisition
of interest in COROC joint venture
|
---
|
(285,974
|
)
|
---
|
||||||||||||
|
Additions
of rental properties
|
|
|
(78,929
|
)
|
|
|
(44,092
|
)
|
|
|
(15,836
|
)
|
|||
|
Additions
to investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
(2,020
|
)
|
|
|
(7,090
|
)
|
|
|
---
|
||||
Additions
to deferred lease costs
|
(3,260
|
)
|
(3,218
|
)
|
|
|
(1,973
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Net
proceeds from sales of real estate
|
|
|
21,378
|
|
|
3,811
|
|
|
20,416
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
|
(62,831
|
)
|
|
|
(336,563
|
)
|
|
|
2,607
|
||
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
dividends paid
|
(46,794
|
)
|
(36,321
|
)
|
(33,815
|
)
|
||||||||||
Distributions
to consolidated joint venture minority interest
|
---
|
(21,386
|
)
|
(22,619
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Distributions
to operating partnership minority interest
|
(8,145
|
)
|
(7,766
|
)
|
(7,554
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net
proceeds from sale of preferred shares
|
19,445
|
53,016
|
---
|
|||||||||||||
Net
proceeds from sale of common shares
|
---
|
81,098
|
13,173
|
|||||||||||||
Contributions
from minority interest partner in consolidated joint
venture
|
---
|
800
|
---
|
|||||||||||||
Proceeds
from borrowings and issuance of debt
|
279,175
|
518,027
|
88,600
|
|||||||||||||
Repayments
of debt
|
(261,942
|
)
|
(338,865
|
)
|
(138,406
|
)
|
||||||||||
Additions
to deferred financing costs
|
(4,157
|
)
|
(2,534
|
)
|
(701
|
)
|
||||||||||
Proceeds
from settlement of US Treasury rate lock
|
---
|
3,224
|
---
|
|||||||||||||
Proceeds
from exercise of share and unit options
|
2,382
|
2,195
|
8,166
|
|||||||||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
(20,036
|
)
|
251,488
|
(93,156
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
5,523
|
(1,173
|
)
|
(5,733
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of year
|
2,930
|
4,103
|
9,836
|
|||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of year
|
$
|
8,453
|
$
|
2,930
|
$
|
4,103
|
||||||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
F-7
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. |
Organization
of the Company
|
Tanger
Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and subsidiaries is one of the largest owners
and
operators of factory outlet centers in the United States. We are a
fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment
trust, or REIT, that focuses exclusively on developing, acquiring, owning,
operating and managing factory outlet shopping centers. As of December 31,
2006,
we owned 30 outlet centers, with a total gross leasable area, or GLA, of
approximately 8.4 million square feet. All reference to gross leasable area
and
square feet contained in the notes to the consolidated financial statements
are
unaudited. These factory outlet centers were 98% occupied and contained over
1,800 stores, representing approximately 380 store brands. Also, we owned a
50%
interest in two outlet centers with a total GLA of approximately 667,000 square
feet and managed for a fee three outlet centers with a GLA of approximately
293,000 square feet.
Our
factory outlet centers and other assets are held by, and all of our operations
are conducted by, Tanger Properties Limited Partnership and subsidiaries.
Accordingly, the descriptions of our business, employees and properties are
also
descriptions of the business, employees and properties of the Operating
Partnership. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the term “Company” refers
to Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and subsidiaries and the term “Operating
Partnership” refers to Tanger Properties Limited Partnership and subsidiaries.
The terms “we”, “our” and “us” refer to the Company or the Company and the
Operating Partnership together, as the text requires.
We
own
the majority of the units of partnership interest issued by the Operating
Partnership through our two wholly-owned subsidiaries, the Tanger GP Trust
and
the Tanger LP Trust. The Tanger GP Trust controls the Operating Partnership
as
its sole general partner. The Tanger LP Trust holds a limited partnership
interest. The Tanger family, through its ownership of the Tanger Family Limited
Partnership, or TFLP, holds the remaining units as a limited partner. Stanley
K.
Tanger, our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, is the sole
general partner of TFLP.
As
of
December 31, 2006, our wholly-owned subsidiaries owned 15,520,668 units and
TFLP
owned the remaining 3,033,305 units. Each TFLP unit is exchangeable for two
of
our common shares, subject to certain limitations to preserve our status as
a
REIT.
2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles
of Consolidation
- The
consolidated financial statements include our accounts, our wholly-owned
subsidiaries, as well as the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries.
Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Investments in real estate joint ventures that represent non-controlling
ownership interests are accounted for using the equity method of
accounting.
In
2003,
the Financial Accountings Standards Board, or FASB, issued FASB Interpretation
No. 46 (Revised 2003): “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities: An
Interpretation of ARB No. 51”, or FIN 46R, which clarifies the application of
existing accounting pronouncements to certain entities in which equity investors
do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not
have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without
additional subordinated financial support from other parties. The provisions
of
FIN 46R were effective for all variable interests in variable interest entities
in 2004 and thereafter. We were considered the primary beneficiary of our joint
venture, COROC Holdings, LLC, or COROC, under the provisions of FIN 46R prior
to
us purchasing the remaining two-thirds interest in the venture in November
2005.
Therefore, the results of operations and financial position of COROC were
included in our Consolidated Financial Statements since the acquisition date.
We
have evaluated Deer Park Enterprise, LLC, or Deer Park, Tanger Wisconsin Dells,
LLC, or Tanger Wisconsin Dells and TWMB Associates, LLC, or TWMB, (Note 5)
and
have determined that under the current facts and circumstances we are not
required to consolidate these entities under the provisions of FIN 46R.
F-8
Share
Split
- Our
Board of Directors declared a 2 for 1 split of our common shares on November
29,
2004, effected in the form of a share dividend, payable on December 28, 2004.
We
retained the current par value of $.01 per share for all common shares. All
references to the number of shares outstanding, per share amounts and share
option data of our common shares have been restated to reflect the effect of
the
split for all periods presented. Shareholders’ equity reflects the split by
reclassifying from additional paid-in capital to common shares an amount equal
to the par value of the additional shares arising from the split.
Minority
Interests
-
“Minority interest in operating partnership” reflects TFLP’s percentage
ownership of the Operating Partnership’s units. Income is allocated to TFLP
based on its respective ownership interest.
The
amount reported as minority interest in operating partnership has been adjusted
$9.1 million during 2006 to reflect a revised rebalancing of the net assets
of
the operating partnership ascribed to the minority unit holders as of December
31, 2005. The revision is reflected through paid in capital and had no effect
on
net income.
Related
Parties
- We
account for related party transactions under the guidance of FASB Statement
No.
57 “Related Party Disclosures”. TFLP (Note 1) is a related party which holds a
limited partnership interest in and is the minority owner of the Operating
Partnership. Stanley K. Tanger, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer, is the sole general partner of TFLP. The only material
related party transaction with TFLP is the payment of quarterly distributions
of
earnings which were $8.1 million, $7.8 million and $7.6 million for the years
ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
The
nature of our relationships and the related party transactions for our
unconsolidated joint ventures are discussed in Footnote 5.
Reclassifications
-
Certain
amounts in the 2005 and 2004 consolidated statements of operations have been
reclassified to the caption “discontinued operations” as required by FASB
Statement No. 144 ”Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived
Assets,”, or FAS 144.
Use
of Estimates
- The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Operating
Segments - We
aggregate the financial information of all centers into one reportable operating
segment because the centers all have similar economic characteristics and
provide similar products and services to similar types and classes of
customers.
Rental
Property
- Rental
properties are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Costs incurred
for the construction and development of properties, including certain general
and overhead costs, are capitalized. The amount of general and overhead costs
capitalized is based on our estimate of the amount of costs directly related
to
the construction or development of these assets. Direct costs to acquire assets
are capitalized once the acquisition becomes probable. Depreciation is computed
on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. We
generally use estimated lives ranging from 25 to 33 years for buildings and
improvements, 15 years for land improvements and seven years for equipment.
Expenditures for ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to operations
as
incurred while significant renovations and improvements, including tenant
finishing allowances, that improve and/or extend the useful life of the asset
are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful life. Interest
costs
are capitalized during periods of active construction for qualified expenditures
based upon interest rates in place during the construction period until
construction is substantially complete. Capitalized interest costs are amortized
over lives which are consistent with the constructed assets.
F-9
In
accordance with FASB Statement No. 141
“Business Combinations”, or FAS 141, we allocate the purchase price of
acquisitions based on the fair value of land, building, tenant improvements,
debt and deferred lease costs and other intangibles, such as the value of leases
with above or below market rents, origination costs associated with the in-place
leases, the value of in-place leases and tenant relationships, if any. We
depreciate the amount allocated to building, deferred lease costs and other
intangible assets over their estimated useful lives, which generally range
from
three to 40 years.
The values of the above and below market leases are amortized and recorded
as
either an increase (in the case of below market leases) or a decrease (in the
case of above market leases) to rental income over the remaining term of the
associated lease. The values of the below market leases that are
considered to have renewal periods with below market rents are amortized over
the remaining term of the associated lease plus the renewal periods. The
value associated with in-place leases is amortized over the remaining lease
term
and tenant relationships is amortized over the expected term, which includes
an
estimated probability of the lease renewal. If a tenant vacates its space prior
to the contractual termination of the lease and no rental payments are being
made on the lease, any unamortized balance of the related deferred lease costs
is written off. The tenant improvements and origination costs are amortized
as
an expense over the remaining life of the lease (or charged against earnings
if
the lease is terminated prior to its contractual expiration date). We assess
fair value based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize appropriate
discount and capitalization rates and available market information.
Buildings,
improvements and fixtures consist primarily of permanent buildings and
improvements made to land such as landscaping and infrastructure and costs
incurred in providing rental space to tenants. Interest costs capitalized during
2006, 2005 and 2004 amounted to $2.2 million, $665,000 and $201,000,
respectively, and development costs capitalized amounted to $944,000, $685,000
and $684,000, respectively. Depreciation expense related to rental property
included in income from continuing operations for each of the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $40,336,000, $37,530,000 and $37,818,000,
respectively.
The
pre-construction stage of project development involves certain costs to secure
land control and zoning and complete other initial tasks essential to the
development of the project. These costs are transferred from other assets to
rental property under construction when the pre-construction tasks are
completed. Costs of unsuccessful pre-construction or acquisition efforts are
charged to operations when the project is abandoned.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
- All
highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less
at
the date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents. Cash balances at
a
limited number of banks may periodically exceed insurable amounts. We believe
that we mitigate our risk by investing in or through major financial
institutions. Recoverability of investments is dependent upon the performance
of
the issuer. At December 31, 2006, we had a cash equivalent investment in a
highly liquid money market account at a major financial institution of $7.7
million.
Deferred
Charges -
Deferred charges includes deferred lease costs and other intangible assets
consisting of fees and costs incurred, including certain general and overhead
costs, to originate operating leases and are amortized over the average minimum
lease term of 5 years. Deferred lease costs and other intangible assets also
include the value of leases and origination costs deemed to have been acquired
in real estate acquisitions in accordance with FAS 141. See “Rental Property”
under this section above for a discussion. Deferred financing costs include
fees
and costs incurred to obtain long-term financing and are amortized over the
terms of the respective loans using the straight line method which approximates
the effective interest method. Unamortized deferred financing costs are charged
to expense when debt is retired before the maturity date.
F-10
Guarantees
of Indebtedness
- In
November 2002, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 45, “Guarantors Accounting and
Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of
Indebtedness of Others”, or FIN 45, which addresses the disclosure to be made by
a guarantor in its interim and annual financial statements about its obligations
under guarantees. FIN 45 applies to all guarantees entered into or modified
after December 31, 2002. Based on this criterion, the guarantees of indebtedness
by us in Deer Park and Tanger Wisconsin Dells (Note 5) are accounted for under
the provisions of FIN 45. FIN 45 requires the guarantor to recognize a liability
for the non-contingent component of the guarantee; this is the obligation to
stand ready to perform in the event that specified triggering events or
conditions occur. The initial measurement of this liability is the fair value
of
the guarantee at inception. The recognition of the liability is required even
if
it is not probable payments will be required under the guarantee or if the
guarantee was issued with a premium payment or as part of a transaction with
multiple elements. We recorded at inception the fair value of our guarantees
of
the Deer Park and Tanger Wisconsin Dells joint venture’s debt as a debit to our
investment in Deer Park and Tanger Wisconsin Dells and a credit to a liability
of approximately $481,000 in total. We have elected to account for the release
from obligation under the guarantees by the straight-line method over the life
of the guarantees. The recorded values of the guarantees were $331,000 and
$46,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets -
Rental
property held and used by us is reviewed for impairment in the event that facts
and circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. In such an event, we compare the estimated future undiscounted
cash
flows associated with the asset to the asset’s carrying amount, and if less,
recognize an impairment loss in an amount by which the carrying amount exceeds
its fair value. Fair value is calculated as the estimated, discounted future
cash flows associated with the asset. We believe that no impairment existed
at
December 31, 2006.
Real
estate assets designated as held for sale are stated at their fair value less
costs to sell or carrying value if greater. We classify real estate as held
for
sale when it meets the requirements of FASB Statement No. 144, “Accounting for
the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, or FAS 144, and our Board of
Directors approves the sale of the assets. Subsequent to this classification,
no
further depreciation is recorded on the assets. The operating results of real
estate assets newly designated as held for sale and for assets sold are included
in discontinued operations for all periods presented in our results of
operations.
Derivatives
- We
selectively enter into interest rate protection agreements to mitigate changes
in interest rates on our variable rate borrowings. The notional amounts of
such
agreements are used to measure the interest to be paid or received and do not
represent the amount of exposure to loss. None of these agreements are used
for
speculative or trading purposes.
We
recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated
balance sheets and measure those instruments at their fair value in accordance
with FASB Statement No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities” as amended by FAS 137 and FAS 138, collectively FAS 133. FAS 133
also requires us to measure the effectiveness, as defined by FAS 133, of all
derivatives. We formally document our derivative transactions, including
identifying the hedge instruments and hedged items, as well as our risk
management objectives and strategies for entering into the hedge transaction.
At
inception and on a quarterly basis thereafter, we assess the effectiveness
of
derivatives used to hedge transactions. If a cash flow hedge is deemed
effective, we record the change in fair value in other comprehensive income.
If
after assessment it is determined that a portion of the derivative is
ineffective, then that portion of the derivative's change in fair value will
be
immediately recognized in earnings.
F-11
Income
Taxes
-
We
operate in a manner intended to enable us to qualify as a REIT under the
Internal Revenue Code, or the Code. A REIT which distributes at least 90% of
its
taxable income to its shareholders each year and which meets certain other
conditions is not taxed on that portion of its taxable income which is
distributed to its shareholders. We intend to continue to qualify as a REIT
and
to distribute substantially all of our taxable income to our
shareholders.
Accordingly, no provision has been made for Federal income taxes. In November
2005, we issued 7.5% Class C Cumulative Preferred Shares (liquidation preference
$25.00 per share), or Class C Preferred Shares. We paid preferred dividends
per
share of $1.88 in 2006, of which $1.71 was treated as ordinary income and $.17
which was treated as a capital gain distribution.
For
income tax purposes, distributions paid to common shareholders consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, return of capital or a combination thereof.
Dividends per share were taxable as follows:
Common
dividends per share:
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
Ordinary
income
|
$
1.118
|
$
.640
|
$
.448
|
Capital
gain
|
.123
|
---
|
---
|
Return
of capital
|
.102
|
.640
|
.797
|
$
1.343
|
$
1.280
|
$
1.245
|
The
following reconciles net income available to common shareholders to taxable
income available to common shareholders for the years ended December 31, 2006,
2005 and 2004:
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Net
income available to common shareholders
|
$
|
31,876
|
$
|
4,551
|
$
|
7,046
|
||||
Book/tax
difference on:
|
||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
16,606
|
7,469
|
356
|
|||||||
Gain
(loss) on sale of real estate
|
(8,812
|
)
|
167
|
(1,180
|
)
|
|||||
COROC
income allocation
|
---
|
5,219
|
6,237
|
|||||||
Stock
option compensation
|
(1,761
|
)
|
(1,666
|
)
|
(3,782
|
)
|
||||
Other
differences
|
(5,574
|
)
|
(549
|
)
|
1,287
|
|||||
Taxable
income available to common shareholders
|
$
|
32,335
|
$
|
15,191
|
$
|
9,964
|
Revenue
Recognition
- Base
rentals are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
Substantially all leases contain provisions which provide additional rents
based
on tenants’ sales volume (“percentage rentals”) and reimbursement of the
tenants’ share of advertising and promotion, common area maintenance, insurance
and real estate tax expenses. Percentage rentals are recognized when specified
targets that trigger the contingent rent are met. Expense reimbursements are
recognized in the period the applicable expenses are incurred. Payments received
from the early termination of leases are recognized as revenue from the time
the
payment is received until the tenant vacates the space. The values of the above
and below market leases are amortized and recorded as either an increase (in
the
case of below market leases) or a decrease (in the case of above market leases)
to rental income over the remaining term of the associated lease. If a tenant
vacates its space prior to the contractual termination of the lease and no
rental payments are being made on the lease, any unamortized balance of the
related above or below market lease value will be written off.
We
provide management, leasing and development services for a fee for certain
properties that are not owned by us or that we partially own through a joint
venture. Fees received for these services are recognized as other income when
earned.
Concentration
of Credit Risk -
We
perform ongoing credit evaluations of our tenants. Although the tenants operate
principally in the retail industry, the properties are geographically diverse.
No single tenant accounted for 10% or more of combined base and percentage
rental income during 2006, 2005 or 2004.
F-12
The
Riverhead, New York and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware centers are the only properties
that comprise more than 10% of our consolidated gross revenues or consolidated
total assets. The center in Riverhead, New York is our only center that
comprises more than 10% of our consolidated gross revenues for the year ended
December 31, 2006. The Riverhead center, which was originally constructed in
1994 and now totals 729,315 square feet, represented 13% of our consolidated
gross revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Rehoboth center,
acquired in December 2003, represents 11% of our consolidated total assets
as of
December 31, 2006. The Rehoboth center is 568,926 square feet. The occupancy
rates as of December 31, 2006 for the Riverhead, and Rehoboth Beach centers
were
100% and 99%, respectively.
Supplemental
Cash Flow Information - We
purchase capital equipment and incur costs relating to construction of new
facilities, including tenant finishing allowances. Expenditures included in
construction trade payables as of December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 amounted
to
$23,504,000, $13,464,000 and $11,918,000, respectively. Interest paid, net
of
interest capitalized, in 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $40,236,000, $41,503,000 and
$36,735,000, respectively. Interest paid for 2006 includes a prepayment premium
for the early extinguishment of the Woodman of the World Life Insurance Society
mortgage debt (Note 8) of approximately $609,000 which was included in interest
expense. Interest paid for 2005 includes a prepayment premium for the early
extinguishment of the John Hancock mortgage debt (Note 8) of approximately
$9.4
million which was included in interest expense.
A
non
cash financing activity that occurred in association with the acquisition in
2005 of the final two-thirds interest in COROC was the recording of a reduction
in the fair value of debt of $883,000 related to the mortgage assumed in the
original COROC transaction.
Accounting
for Stock Based Compensation
- We may
issue non-qualified share options and other share-based awards under the Amended
and Restated Incentive Award Plan, or the Incentive Award Plan. Effective
January 1, 2006, we adopted FASB Statement No. 123 (revised 2004),
“Share-Based Payment”, or FAS 123R, under the modified prospective method. Since
we had previously accounted for our share-based compensation plan under the
fair
value provisions of FAS No. 123, our adoption did not significantly impact
our
financial position or our results of operations. As required by the standard,
deferred compensation as of December 31, 2005, which was set forth separately
in
the Shareholders’ equity section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets, was
reclassified to additional paid in capital during 2006. Compensation expense
recognized in 2006 and for future years is now recorded as an increase to
additional paid in capital.
New
Accounting Pronouncements -
In
July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes--an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”,
or FIN 48, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions.
FIN
48 requires that we recognize the impact of a tax position in our financial
statements if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit,
based on the technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48 are
effective as of January 1, 2007, with the cumulative effect of the change in
accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings.
We
have evaluated FIN 48 and currently do not expect it to have a material impact
on our financial statements.
In
September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when
Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements”, or SAB 108. SAB
108 provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of prior-year uncorrected
misstatements should be considered when quantifying misstatements in the current
year financial statements. SAB 108 requires registrants to quantify
misstatements using both an income statement ("rollover") and balance sheet
("iron curtain") approach and evaluate whether either approach results in a
misstatement that, when all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are
considered, is material. If prior year errors that had been previously
considered immaterial now are considered material based on either approach,
no
restatement is required so long as management properly applied its previous
approach and all relevant facts and circumstances were considered. If prior
years are not restated, the cumulative effect adjustment is recorded in opening
accumulated earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. SAB
108
is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006. SAB 108 did not
have an impact on our results from operations or financial
position.
F-13
3. Acquisitions
Abandonment
of Acquisition Due Diligence Costs
During
2006, we incurred a $1.5 million charge for the abandonment of acquisition
due
diligence costs, as we have decided we are no longer in a position to pursue
a
potential acquisition opportunity. The abandoned acquisitions due diligence
costs were incurred in connection with structuring, diligencing and submitting
a
proposal to acquire a significant portfolio from a public REIT that was
exploring its strategic alternatives. The bid was requested, but ultimately
not
accepted, by the public REIT. These costs were included in property
operating expenses in the accompanying Statement of Operations for
2006.
COROC
Holdings, LLC
In
December 2003, COROC, a joint venture in which we initially had a one-third
ownership interest and have consolidated for financial reporting purposes under
the provisions of FIN 46R, purchased the 3.3 million square foot Charter Oak
portfolio of outlet center properties for $491.0 million, including the
assumption of $186.4 million of cross-collateralized debt which has a stated,
fixed interest rate of 6.59% and matures in July 2008. We recorded the debt
at
its fair value of $198.3 million, with an effective interest rate of 4.97%.
Accordingly, a debt premium of $11.9 million was recorded and is being amortized
over the life of the debt. We funded the majority of our share of the equity
required for the transaction through the issuance of 4.6 million common shares
on December 10, 2003, generating approximately $88.0 million in net proceeds.
The results of the Charter Oak portfolio have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from December 2003.
In
November 2005, we purchased for $286.0 million (including acquisition costs)
the
remaining two-thirds interest in this joint venture. We recorded a debt discount
of $883,000 with an effective interest rate of 5.25% to reflect the fair value
of the debt deemed to have been acquired in the acquisition. The transaction
was
funded with a combination of common and preferred shares and senior unsecured
notes.
We
allocated the purchase price in accordance with FAS 141. Since we previously
owned a one-third interest in COROC, the allocation of the purchase price
reflects the acquisition of our two-thirds share of the difference between
the
fair value of the COROC portfolio and underlying book value of the assets and
liabilities at the date of acquisition.
The
following table reconciles the purchase price of $282.5 million to the total
assets recorded (in thousands):
Purchase
price
|
$
|
282,500
|
||
Acquisition
costs
|
3,474
|
|||
Joint
venture partner minority interest
|
(226,130
|
)
|
||
Debt
discount
|
(883
|
)
|
||
Total
|
$
|
58,961
|
F-14
The
following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the assets
acquired and liabilities assumed as of November 2005, the date of acquisition
and the weighted average amortization period by major intangible asset class
(in
thousands):
Value
|
Weighted
amortization
period
|
||||||
Rental
property
|
|||||||
Land
|
$
|
7,891
|
|||||
Buildings,
improvements and fixtures
|
39,478
|
||||||
Total
rental property
|
47,369
|
||||||
Deferred
lease costs and other intangibles
|
|||||||
Below
market lease value
|
(4,689
|
)
|
3.5
|
||||
Lease
in place value
|
6,632
|
6.4
|
|||||
Tenant
Relationships
|
8,604
|
7.2
|
|||||
Present
value of lease & legal costs
|
1,045
|
4.3
|
|||||
Total
deferred lease costs and other intangibles
|
11,592
|
||||||
Subtotal
|
58,961
|
||||||
Debt
discount
|
883
|
||||||
Net
assets acquired
|
$
|
59,844
|
The
following condensed pro forma (unaudited) information assumes the acquisition
of
the remaining two-thirds interest in COROC had occurred as of the beginning
of
each respective period and that the issuance of 3.0 million common shares,
2.2
million Class C Preferred Shares and $250 million of 6.15% senior unsecured
notes also occurred as of the beginning of each respective period (in thousands
except per share data):
For the Year
Ended
|
||
December 31,
|
||
2005
|
2004
|
|
Revenues
|
$
199,715
|
$
193,234
|
Net
income
|
$
15,731
|
$
18,186
|
Basic
earnings per share:
|
||
Net
income
|
$
.38
|
$
.47
|
Weighted
average common shares outstanding
|
30,385
|
30,044
|
Diluted
earnings per share:
|
||
Net
income
|
$
.38
|
$
.46
|
Weighted
average common shares outstanding
|
30,651
|
30,261
|
4. Development
of Rental Properties
Charleston,
South Carolina
During
August of 2006, we opened our wholly-owned 352,300 square foot center located
near Charleston, South Carolina. Tenants in the center include Gap, Banana
Republic, Liz Claiborne, Nike, Adidas, Tommy Hilfiger, Guess, Reebok and others.
As of December 31, 2006, the center was 88.7% occupied.
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
During
the fourth quarter of 2006, we closed on the acquisition of the Pittsburgh
land
for $4.8 million. Tax incentive financing bonds have been issued, with net
proceeds of approximately $16.8 million expected to be received by us as
qualifying expenditures during construction of the center are incurred. We
currently expect to deliver the first phase of the center, approximately 309,000
square feet, during the first quarter of 2008.
F-15
5. |
Investments
in Unconsolidated Joint
Ventures
|
Our
investment in unconsolidated joint ventures as of December 31, 2006 and 2005
was
$14.5 million and $13.0 million, respectively. We have evaluated the accounting
treatment for each of the joint ventures under the guidance of FIN 46R and
have
concluded based on the current facts and circumstances that the equity method
of
accounting should be used to account for the individual joint ventures. We
are
members of the following unconsolidated real estate joint ventures:
Joint
Venture
|
Our
Ownership
%
|
Project
Location
|
TWMB
Associates, LLC
|
50%
|
Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina
|
Tanger
Wisconsin Dells, LLC
|
50%
|
Wisconsin
Dells, Wisconsin
|
Deer
Park Enterprise, LLC
|
33%
|
Deer
Park, New York
|
These
investments are recorded initially at cost and subsequently adjusted for
our equity in the venture’s net income (loss) and cash contributions and
distributions. Our investments in real estate joint ventures are reduced by
50%
of the profits earned for leasing and development services we provided to TWMB
and Tanger Wisconsin Dells. The following management, leasing, marketing and
development fees were recognized from services provided to TWMB and Tanger
Wisconsin Dells during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 (in
thousands):
Year
Ended
December 31,
|
||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||
Fee:
|
||||||
Management
|
$
410
|
$
327
|
$
288
|
|||
Leasing
|
188
|
6
|
212
|
|||
Marketing
|
86
|
66
|
55
|
|||
Development
|
304
|
---
|
28
|
|||
Total
Fees
|
$
988
|
$
399
|
$
583
|
Our
carrying value of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures differs from
our
share of the assets reported in the “Summary Balance Sheets - Unconsolidated
Joint Ventures” shown below due to adjustments to the book basis, including
intercompany profits on sales of services that are capitalized by the
unconsolidated joint ventures. The differences in basis are amortized over
the
various useful lives of the related assets.
TWMB
Associates, LLC
TWMB
has
operated a Tanger Outlet Center locate on Highway 17 in Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina since June 2002. The Myrtle Beach center now consists of approximately
402,000 square feet and has over 90 name brand tenants.
During
March 2005, TWMB, entered into an interest rate swap agreement with Bank of
America with a notional amount of $35 million for five years. Under this
agreement, TWMB receives a floating interest rate based on the 30 day LIBOR
index and pays a fixed interest rate of 4.59%. This swap effectively changes
the
rate of interest on $35 million of variable rate mortgage debt to a fixed rate
of 5.99% for the contract period.
In
April
2005, TWMB obtained non-recourse, permanent financing to replace the
construction loan debt that was utilized to build the outlet center in Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina. The new mortgage amount is $35.8 million with a rate
of
LIBOR + 1.40%. The note is for a term of five years with payments of interest
only. In April 2010, TWMB has the option to extend the maturity date of the
loan
two more years until 2012. All debt incurred by this unconsolidated joint
venture is collateralized by its property.
F-16
Tanger
Wisconsin Dells, LLC
In
March
2005, the Tanger Wisconsin Dells joint venture was established to construct
and
operate a Tanger Outlet center in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. During the first
quarter of 2006, capital contributions of approximately $510,000 were made
by
each member. The 264,900 square foot center opened in August 2006. The tenants
in the center include Polo Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister,
Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Liz Claiborne, Nike, Adidas, Tommy Hilfiger
and
others.
In
February 2006, in conjunction with the construction of the center, Tanger
Wisconsin Dells closed on a construction loan which provides for borrowings
up
to $30.25 million with Wells Fargo Bank, NA due in February 2009. The
construction loan is repayable on an interest only basis with interest floating
based on the 30, 60 or 90 day LIBOR index plus 1.30%. The construction loan
incurred by this unconsolidated joint venture is collateralized by its property
as well as joint and several guarantees by us and designated guarantors of
our
venture partner. The construction loan balance as of December 31, 2006 was
approximately $28.9 million.
The
above
mentioned guarantee of the construction loan debt is accounted for under the
provisions FIN of 45. We recorded at inception the fair value of our guarantee
of the Tanger Wisconsin Dells joint venture's debt as an increase to our
investment in Tanger Wisconsin Dells and recorded a corresponding liability
of
approximately $409,000. We have elected to account for the release from the
obligation under the guarantee by the straight-line method over the three year
life of the guarantee. The remaining value of the guarantee liability as of
December 31, 2006 was approximately $295,000.
Deer
Park Enterprise, LLC
In
October 2003, Deer Park Enterprise, LLC, or Deer Park, entered into a
sale-leaseback transaction for the location on which it ultimately will develop
a shopping center that will contain both outlet and big box retail tenants
in
Deer Park, New York. To date, we have made equity contributions totaling $4.5
million to Deer Park, including $1.5 million in 2006. Both of the other venture
partners have made equity contributions equal to ours.
In
September 2006, Deer Park closed on a construction loan of $43.2 million with
Bank of America which incurs interest at a floating interest rate equal to
LIBOR
plus 2.00% and is collateralized by the property as well as joint and several
guarantees by all three venture partners. The loan balance as of December 31,
2006 was approximately $35.4 million. Proceeds to date were used to refinance
the debt incurred in the original purchase of the property, including a $19
million loan with Bank of America and a $7 million purchase money mortgage
note
with the original seller of the property. The construction loan matures in
April
2007.
The
above
mentioned guarantee of the construction loan debt is accounted for under the
provisions of FIN 45. We recorded at inception the fair value of our guarantee
of the Deer Park joint venture's debt as an increase to our investment in Deer
Park and recorded a corresponding liability of approximately $72,000. We have
elected to account for the release from the obligation under the guarantee
by
the straight-line method over the three year life of the guarantee. The
remaining value of the guarantee liability as of December 31, 2006 was
approximately $36,000.
The
original purchase of the property was in the form of a sale-leaseback
transaction, which consisted of the sale of the property to Deer Park for $29
million, including a 900,000 square foot industrial building, which was then
leased back to the seller under an operating lease agreement. At the end of
the
lease in May 2005, the tenant vacated the building. However, the tenant had
not
satisfied all of the conditions necessary to terminate the lease. Deer Park
is
currently in litigation to recover from the tenant its monthly lease payments
and will continue to do so until recovered. Annual rents due from the tenant
were $3.4 million.
F-17
Through
March 2006, the Deer Park joint venture accounted for the lease revenues under
the provisions of FASB Statement No. 67 “Accounting for Costs and Initial Rental
Operations of Real Estate Projects”, where the rent received from the tenant
prior to May 2005 and that accrued from June 2005 through March 2006, net of
applicable expenses, were treated as incidental revenues and were recorded
as a
reduction in the basis of the assets. Given the uncertainty regarding the final
outcome of the litigation described above, Deer Park discontinued the accrual
of
rental revenues associated with the sale-leaseback transaction as of April
1,
2006. As a result, we recorded our portion of the project losses, which amounted
to $31,000 for the 2006 period, as a reduction in our investment in Deer Park
and as a reduction to equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint
ventures.
Condensed
combined summary financial information of joint ventures accounted for using
the
equity method is as follows (in thousands):
Summary
Balance Sheets- Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
|
||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||
Assets
|
||||
Investment
properties at cost, net
|
$
74,253
|
$
64,915
|
||
Construction
in progress
|
38,449
|
15,734
|
||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
6,539
|
6,355
|
||
Deferred
charges, net
|
2,824
|
1,548
|
||
Other
assets
|
15,239
|
6,690
|
||
Total
assets
|
$
137,304
|
$
95,242
|
||
Liabilities
and Owners’ Equity
|
||||
Mortgage
payable
|
$
100,138
|
$
61,081
|
||
Construction
trade payables
|
2,734
|
6,588
|
||
Accounts
payable and other liabilities
|
2,767
|
1,177
|
||
Total
liabilities
|
105,639
|
68,846
|
||
Owners’
equity
|
31,665
|
26,396
|
||
Total
liabilities and owners’ equity
|
$
137,304
|
$
95,242
|
Summary
Statements of Operations- Unconsolidated Joint
Ventures:
|
|||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||
Revenues
|
$
14,703
|
$
10,909
|
$
9,821
|
||
Expenses:
|
|||||
Property
operating
|
5,415
|
3,979
|
3,539
|
||
General
and administrative
|
213
|
24
|
31
|
||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
3,781
|
3,102
|
2,742
|
||
Total
expenses
|
9,409
|
7,105
|
6,312
|
||
Operating
income
|
5,294
|
3,804
|
3,509
|
||
Interest
expense
|
2,907
|
2,161
|
1,532
|
||
Net
income
|
$
2,387
|
$
1,643
|
$
1,977
|
||
Tanger
Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. share of:
|
|||||
Net
income
|
$
1,268
|
$
879
|
$
1,042
|
||
Depreciation
(real estate related)
|
$
1,825
|
$
1,493
|
$
1,334
|
||
F-18
6. Disposition
of Properties and Properties Held for Sale
2006
Transactions
In
January 2006, we completed the sale of our property in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Net proceeds received from the sale of the property were approximately $6.0
million. We recorded a gain on sale of real estate of approximately $3.6
million. We continue to manage and lease the property for a fee. Based on the
nature and amounts of the fees to be received, we have determined that our
management relationship does not constitute a significant continuing
involvement, and therefore we have shown the results of operations for all
periods presented in discontinued operations. As of December 31, 2005, the
assets and liabilities of the Pigeon Forge property were classified as held
for
sale. The composition of the assets held for sale line item at December 31,
2005
consisted of $1.9 million of rental property, net; $687,000 of other assets
and
$73,000 of deferred charges, net.
In
March
2006, we completed the sale of our property located in North Branch, Minnesota.
Net proceeds received from the sale of the property were approximately $14.2
million. We recorded a gain on sale of real estate of approximately $10.3
million. We also continue to manage and lease this property for a fee. Based
on
the nature and amount of the fees to be received, we have determined that our
management relationship does not constitute a significant continuing involvement
and therefore we have shown the results of operations and gain on sale of real
estate as discontinued operations under the provisions of FAS 144.
2005
Transactions
In
February 2005, we completed the sale of the outlet center on a portion of our
property located in Seymour, Indiana and recognized a loss of $3.8 million,
net
of minority interest of $847,000. Net proceeds received from the sale of the
center were approximately $2.0 million. We continue to have a significant
involvement in this location by retaining several outparcels and significant
excess land adjacent to the disposed property. As such, the results of
operations from the property continue to be recorded as a component of income
from continuing operations and the loss on sale of real estate is reflected
outside the discontinued operations caption under the guidance of Regulation
S-X
210.3-15.
2004
Transactions
In
June
and September 2004, we completed the sale of two non-core properties located
in
North Conway, New Hampshire and in Dalton, Georgia, respectively. Net proceeds
received from the sales of these properties were approximately $17.5 million.
We
recorded a gain on sale of the North Conway, New Hampshire properties of
approximately $2.1 million during the second quarter of 2004 and recorded a
loss
on the sale of the Dalton, Georgia property of approximately $3.5 million during
the third quarter of 2004, resulting in a net loss for the year ended December
31, 2004 of $1.5 million which is included in discontinued
operations.
F-19
Below
is
a summary of the results of operations of the disposed properties through their
respective disposition dates and properties held for sale as presented in
discontinued operations for the respective periods (in thousands):
Summary
Statements of Operations - Disposed Properties and Assets Held for
Sale:
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||||
Base
rentals
|
$
|
448
|
$
|
2,674
|
$
|
4,045
|
||||
Percentage
rentals
|
6
|
67
|
73
|
|||||||
Expense
reimbursements
|
229
|
1,345
|
1,926
|
|||||||
Other
income
|
14
|
1,524
|
128
|
|||||||
Total
revenues
|
697
|
5,610
|
6,172
|
|||||||
Expenses:
|
||||||||||
Property
operating
|
373
|
2,041
|
2,782
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
116
|
722
|
1,286
|
|||||||
Total
expenses
|
489
|
2,763
|
4,068
|
|||||||
Discontinued
operations before
|
||||||||||
gain
(loss) on sale of real estate
|
208
|
2,847
|
2,104
|
|||||||
Gain
(loss) on sale of real estate included in
|
||||||||||
discontinued
operations
|
13,833
|
---
|
(1,460
|
)
|
||||||
Discontinued
operations before
|
||||||||||
minority
interest
|
14,041
|
2,847
|
644
|
|||||||
Minority
interest
|
(2,328
|
)
|
(487
|
)
|
(123
|
)
|
||||
Discontinued
operations
|
$
|
11,713
|
$
|
2,360
|
$
|
521
|
Outparcel
Sales
Gains
on
sale of outparcels are included in other income in the consolidated statements
of operations to the extent the outlet center at which it is located has not
been sold. Cost is allocated to the outparcels based on the relative market
value method. Below is a summary of outparcel sales that we completed during
the
years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands, except number of
outparcels):
2006
|
2005(1
|
)
|
2004
|
|||||||
Number
of outparcels
|
4
|
1
|
5
|
|||||||
Net
proceeds
|
$
|
1,150
|
$
|
252
|
$
|
2,897
|
||||
Gain
on sale included in other income
|
$
|
402
|
$
|
127
|
$
|
1,510
|
(1)
Note
that these amounts exclude the
sale
of an outparcel at the North Branch, Minnesota center in 2005. The North Branch
center was sold in March 2006 and is classified in discontinued operations.
The
gain on sale of outparcel totaled $1.4 million and is included in other income
in the summary statements of operations of disposed properties.
7. Deferred
Charges
Deferred
charges as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 consists of the following (in
thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Deferred
lease costs
|
$
|
23,757
|
$
|
21,246
|
|||
Below
market leases
|
(5,369
|
)
|
(5,568
|
)
|
|||
Other
intangibles
|
77,423
|
77,142
|
|||||
Deferred
financing costs
|
10,571
|
7,505
|
|||||
106,382
|
100,325
|
||||||
Accumulated
amortization
|
(51,293
|
)
|
(35,770
|
)
|
|||
$
|
55,089
|
$
|
64,555
|
F-20
Amortization
of deferred lease costs and other intangibles included in income from continuing
operations for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $15,127,000,
$9,643,000 and $11,606,000, respectively. Amortization of deferred financing
costs, included in interest expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements
of Operations, for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was
$1,702,000, $1,691,000 and $1,454,000, respectively. The amortization amounts
for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 include the write off of deferred
loan costs of $308,000 and $447,000, respectively, related to the early
extinguishment of debt.
Estimated
aggregate amortization expense of net below market leases and other intangibles
for each of the five succeeding years is as follows (in thousands):
Year
|
Amount
|
2007
|
$
8,858
|
2008
|
8,036
|
2009
|
7,683
|
2010
|
6,716
|
2011
|
4,648
|
Total
|
$
35,941
|
8.
Debt
Debt
as
of December 31, 2006 and 2005 consists of the following (in
thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
|||
Senior,
unsecured notes:
|
||||
9.125%
Senior, unsecured notes, maturing February 2008
|
$
100,000
|
$
100,000
|
||
6.150%
Senior, unsecured notes, maturing November 2015, net of
|
||||
discount
of $832 and $901, respectively
|
249,168
|
249,099
|
||
3.75%
Senior, unsecured exchangeable notes, maturing August 2026
|
149,500
|
---
|
||
Unsecured
note:
|
||||
Variable
rate of LIBOR + .85%, repaid in 2006 (1)
|
---
|
53,500
|
||
Mortgage
notes with fixed interest:
|
||||
4.97%,
maturing July 2008, including net premium of $3,441 and $5,771,
|
||||
Respectively
|
179,911
|
185,788
|
||
8.86%,
repaid in September 2006
|
---
|
15,445
|
||
Unsecured
lines of credit with variable interest rates of LIBOR +.85%, repaid
|
||||
In
2006 (1)
|
---
|
59,775
|
||
$
678,579
|
$
663,607
|
(1) |
Depending
on our investment grade rating, our unsecured lines of credit variable
interest rates vary from either prime to prime + .50% or from LIBOR
+ .55%
to LIBOR + 1.70% and expire in June 2009 or
later.
|
Certain
of our properties, which had a net book value of approximately $479.1 million
at
December 31, 2006, serve as collateral for the fixed rate mortgage. The
unsecured lines of credit and senior unsecured notes require the
maintenance of certain ratios, including debt service coverage and leverage,
and
limit the payment of dividends such that dividends and distributions will not
exceed funds from operations, as defined in the agreements, for the prior fiscal
year on an annual basis or 95% of funds from operations on a cumulative basis.
As of December 31, 2006 we were in compliance with all of our debt
covenants.
F-21
2006
Transactions
In
August
2006, the Operating Partnership issued $149.5 million of exchangeable senior
unsecured notes that mature on August 15, 2026. The notes bear interest at
a
fixed coupon rate of 3.75%. The notes are exchangeable into the Company’s common
shares, at the option of the holder, at an initial exchange ratio, subject
to
adjustment, of 27.6856 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes (or an
initial exchange price of $36.1198 per common share). The notes are senior
unsecured obligations of the Operating Partnership and are guaranteed by the
Company on a senior unsecured basis. On and after August 18, 2011, holders
may
exchange their notes for cash in an amount equal to the lesser of the exchange
value and the aggregate principal amount of the notes to be exchanged, and,
at
our option, Company common shares, cash or a combination thereof for any excess.
Note holders may exchange their notes prior to August 18, 2011 only upon the
occurrence of specified events. In addition, on August 18, 2011, August 15,
2016
or August 15, 2021, note holders may require us to repurchase the notes for
an
amount equal to the principal amount of the notes plus any accrued and unpaid
interest up to, but excluding, the repurchase date. In no event will the total
number of common shares issuable upon exchange exceed 4.9 million, subject
to
adjustments for dividend rate changes. Accordingly, we have reserved those
shares.
We
used
the net proceeds from the issuance to repay in full our mortgage debt
outstanding with Woodman of the World Life Insurance Society totaling
approximately $15.3 million, with an interest rate of 8.86% and an original
maturity of September 2010. We also repaid all amounts outstanding under our
unsecured lines of credit and a $53.5 million variable rate unsecured term
loan
with Wells Fargo with a weighted average interest rate of approximately 6.3%.
As
a result of the early repayment, we recognized a charge for the early
extinguishment of the mortgages and term loan of approximately $917,000. The
charge, which is included in interest expense, consisted of a prepayment premium
of approximately $609,000 and the write-off of deferred loan fees totaling
approximately $308,000.
During
the third quarter of 2006, we closed on unsecured lines of credit of $25 million
each with Branch Banking and Trust Co. and SunTrust Bank. As of December 31,
2006, we maintained unsecured lines of credit that provided for borrowings
of up
to $200 million. All of our lines of credit have maturity dates of June 2009
or
later.
2005
Transactions
In
October 2005, we repaid in full our mortgage debt outstanding with John Hancock
Mutual Life Insurance Company totaling approximately $77.4 million, with
interest rates ranging from 7.875% to 7.98% and an original maturity date of
April 1, 2009. As a result of the early repayment, we recognized a charge for
the early extinguishment of the John Hancock mortgage debt of approximately
$9.9
million. The charge, which is included in interest expense, was recorded in
the
fourth quarter of 2005 and consisted of a prepayment premium of approximately
$9.4 million and the write-off of deferred loan fees totaling approximately
$0.5
million.
In
November 2005, we closed on $250 million of 6.15% senior unsecured notes with
net proceeds of approximately $247.2 million. The ten year notes were issued
by
the Operating Partnership and were priced at 99.635% of par value. The proceeds
were used to fund a portion of the COROC acquisition described above in Note
3.
2004
Transactions
As
part
of the original COROC acquisition in December 2003, we assumed $186.4 million
of
cross-collateralized debt which has a stated, fixed interest rate of 6.59%
and
matures in July 2008. We initially recorded the debt at its fair value of $198.3
million with an effective interest rate of 4.97%. Accordingly, a debt premium
of
$11.9 million was recorded and is being amortized over the life of the debt.
When
the
remainder of the portfolio was acquired in November 2005, we recorded a debt
discount of $883,000 with an effective interest rate of 5.25% to reflect the
fair value of the debt deemed to have been acquired in the acquisition.
The
net
premium had a recorded value of $3.4 million and $5.8 million as of December
31,
2006 and 2005, respectively.
F-22
Maturities
of the existing long-term debt as of December 31, 2006 are as follows (in
thousands):
Year
|
Amount
|
2007
|
$
3,791
|
2008
|
272,679
|
2009
|
---
|
2010
|
---
|
2011
|
---
|
Thereafter
|
399,500
|
Subtotal
|
675,970
|
Net
premium
|
2,609
|
Total
|
$
678,579
|
9.
Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments
In
September 2005, we entered into two forward starting interest rate lock
protection agreements to hedge risks related to anticipated future financings
in
2005 and 2008. The 2005 agreement locked the US Treasury index rate at 4.279%
on
a notional amount of $125 million for 10 years from such date in December 2005.
This lock was unwound in the fourth quarter of 2005 in conjunction with the
issuance of the $250 million of 6.15% senior unsecured notes due in 2015
discussed in Note 8 and, as a result, we received a cash payment of $3.2
million. The gain was recorded in other comprehensive income and is being
amortized into earnings using the effective interest method over a 10 year
period that coincides with the interest payments associated with the 6.15%
senior unsecured notes due in 2015. The 2008 agreement locked the US Treasury
index rate at 4.526% on a notional amount of $100 million for 10 years from
such
date in July 2008. In November 2005, we entered into an additional agreement
which locked the US Treasury index rate at 4.715% on a notional amount of $100
million for 10 years from such date in July 2008. We anticipate unsecured debt
transactions of at least the notional amount to occur in the designated periods.
The US Treasury index rate lock agreements have been designated as cash flow
hedges and are carried on the balance sheet at fair value.
During
March 2005, TWMB, entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a notional
amount of $35 million for five years to hedge floating rate debt on the
permanent financing that was obtained in April 2005. Under this agreement,
TWMB
receives a floating interest rate based on the 30 day LIBOR index and pays
a
fixed interest rate of 4.59%. This swap effectively changes the rate of interest
on $35 million of variable rate mortgage debt to a fixed rate debt of 5.99%
for
the contract period. TWMB’s interest rate swap agreement has been designated as
a cash flow hedge and is carried on TWMB’s balance sheet at fair value.
In
August
2004, TWMB’s $19 million interest rate swap agreement which hedged the floating
rate construction loan obtained to build the center expired as scheduled. Under
this agreement, TWMB received a floating interest rate based on the 30 day
LIBOR
index and paid a fixed interest rate of 2.49%. This swap effectively changed
the
payment of interest on $19 million of variable rate debt to fixed rate debt
for
the contract period at a rate of 4.49%.
F-23
In
accordance with our derivatives policy, these derivatives were designated as
cash flow hedges and assessed for effectiveness at the time the contract was
entered into and will be assessed for effectiveness on an on-going basis at
each
quarter end. Unrealized gains and losses related to the effective portion of
our
derivatives are recognized in other comprehensive income and gains or losses
related to ineffective portions are recognized in the income statement. At
December 31, 2006, all of our derivatives were considered effective.
The
following table summarizes the notional values and fair values of our derivative
financial instruments as of December 31, 2006.
Financial
Instrument Type
|
Notional
Amount
|
Rate
|
Maturity
|
Fair
Value
|
|||||||||
TANGER
PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
|
|||||||||||||
US
Treasury Lock
|
$
|
100,000,000
|
4.526
|
%
|
July
2008
|
$
|
967,000
|
||||||
US
Treasury Lock
|
$
|
100,000,000
|
4.715
|
%
|
July
2008
|
$
|
(224,000
|
)
|
|||||
TWMB,
ASSOCIATES, LLC
|
|||||||||||||
LIBOR
Interest Rate Swap (1)
|
$
|
35,000,000
|
4.59
|
%
|
March
2010
|
$
|
411,000
|
(1) |
Amount
represents fair value at TWMB Associates, LLC, in which we have a
50%
ownership interest.
|
The
carrying amount of cash equivalents approximates fair value due to the
short-term maturities of these financial instruments. The fair value of
long-term debt at December 31, 2006 and 2005, estimated at the present value
of
future cash flows, discounted at interest rates available at the reporting
date
for new debt of similar type and remaining maturity, was approximately $723.5
million and $670.0 million, respectively. The recorded values were $678.6
million and $663.6 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2006 and
2005.
10.
Shareholders’ Equity
In
February 2006, we completed the sale of an additional 800,000 Class C Preferred
Shares with net proceeds of approximately $19.4 million. The proceeds were
used
to repay amounts outstanding on our unsecured lines of credit. After the
offering, our total amount of Preferred Shares outstanding was
3,000,000.
In
November 2005, we closed on the sale of 2,200,000 Class C Preferred Shares
with
net proceeds of approximately $53.0 million. The proceeds were used to fund
a
portion of the COROC acquisition discussed in Note 4. We may not redeem our
Class C Preferred Shares prior to November 14, 2010, except in limited
circumstances to preserve our status as a REIT. On or after November 14, 2010,
we may redeem at our option our Class C Preferred Shares, in whole or from
time
to time in part, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus
accrued and unpaid distributions, if any, to the redemption date. The Class
C
Preferred Shares have no stated maturity, are not subject to any sinking fund
or
mandatory redemptions and are not convertible or exchangeable for any of our
other securities. We pay annual dividends equal to $1.875 per
share.
In
September 2005, we completed the issuance of 3.0 million of our common shares
to
certain advisory clients of Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. at a net
price of $27.09 per share, receiving net proceeds of approximately $81.1
million. The proceeds were used to temporarily pay down amounts outstanding
on
our unsecured lines of credit.
In
December 2003, we completed a public offering of 4.6 million common shares
at a
price of $20.25 per share, receiving net proceeds of approximately $88.0
million. The net proceeds were used together with other available funds to
fund
our portion of the equity required to purchase the COROC portfolio as mentioned
in Note 4 above and for general corporate purposes. In addition in January
2004,
the underwriters of the December 2003 offering exercised in full their
over-allotment option to purchase an additional 690,000 common shares at the
offering price of $20.25 per share. We received net proceeds of approximately
$13.2 million from the exercise of the over-allotment.
F-24
11.
Shareholders’ Rights Plan
In
July
1998, our Board of Directors declared a distribution of one Preferred Share
Purchase Right (a “Right”) for each then outstanding common share to
shareholders of record on August 27, 1998, directed and authorized the issuance
of one Right with respect to each common share which shall become outstanding
prior to the occurrence of certain specified events, and directed that proper
provision shall be made for the issuance of Rights to the holders of the
Operating Partnership’s units upon the occurrence of specified events. The
Rights are exercisable only if a person or group acquires 15% or more of our
outstanding common shares or announces a tender offer the consummation of which
would result in ownership by a person or group of 15% or more of the common
shares. Each Right entitles shareholders to buy one-hundredth of a share of a
new series of Junior Participating Preferred Shares at an exercise price of
$120, subject to adjustment.
If
an
acquiring person or group acquires 15% or more of our outstanding common shares,
an exercisable Right will entitle its holder (other than the acquirer) to buy,
at the Right’s then-current exercise price, our common shares having a market
value of two times the exercise price of one Right. If an acquirer acquires
at
least 15%, but less than 50%, of our common shares, the Board may exchange
each
Right (other than those of the acquirer) for one common share (or one-hundredth
of a Class B Preferred Share) per Right. In addition, under certain
circumstances, if we are involved in a merger or other business combination
where we are not the surviving corporation, an exercisable Right will entitle
its holder to buy, at the Right’s then-current exercise price, common shares of
the acquiring company having a market value of two times the exercise price
of
one Right. We may redeem the Rights at $.01 per Right at any time prior to
a
person or group acquiring a 15% position. The Rights will expire on August
26,
2008.
12.
Earnings Per Share
A
reconciliation of the numerators and denominators in computing earnings per
share in accordance with FASB Statement No. 128, “Earnings per Share”, for the
years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 is set forth as follows (in
thousands, except per share amounts):
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
NUMERATOR
|
||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
$
|
25,596
|
$
|
6,572
|
$
|
6,525
|
||||
Loss
on sale of real estate
|
---
|
(3,843
|
)
|
---
|
||||||
Less
applicable preferred share dividends
|
(5,433
|
)
|
(538
|
)
|
---
|
|||||
Income
from continuing operation available
|
||||||||||
to
common shareholders
|
20,163
|
2,191
|
6,525
|
|||||||
Discontinued
operations
|
11,713
|
2,360
|
521
|
|||||||
Net
income available to common shareholders
|
$
|
31,876
|
$
|
4,551
|
$
|
7,046
|
||||
DENOMINATOR
|
||||||||||
Basic
weighted average common shares
|
30,599
|
28,380
|
27,044
|
|||||||
Effect
of exchangeable notes
|
117
|
---
|
---
|
|||||||
Effect
of outstanding share and unit options
|
240
|
193
|
187
|
|||||||
Effect
of unvested restricted share awards
|
125
|
73
|
30
|
|||||||
Diluted
weighted average common shares
|
31,081
|
28,646
|
27,261
|
|||||||
Basic
earnings per common share:
|
||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
$
|
.66
|
$
|
.08
|
$
|
.24
|
||||
Discontinued
operations
|
.38
|
.08
|
.02
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
1.04
|
$
|
.16
|
$
|
.26
|
||||
Diluted
earnings per common share:
|
||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
$
|
.65
|
$ |
.08
|
$
|
.24
|
||||
Discontinued
operations
|
.38
|
.08
|
.02
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
1.03
|
$
|
.16
|
$
|
.26
|
||||
F-25
The
exchangeable notes are included in the diluted earnings per share computation
if
the effect is dilutive, using the treasury stock method. In applying the
treasury stock method, the effect will be dilutive if the average market price
of our common shares for at least 20 trading days in the 30 consecutive trading
days at the end of each quarter is higher than the initial exchange rate of
$36.1198 per share.
Options
to purchase common shares excluded from the computation of diluted earnings
per
share during 2005 and 2004 because the exercise price was greater than the
average market price of the common shares totaled approximately 7,500 and 1,000
shares, respectively. No options were excluded from the 2006 computation. The
assumed conversion of the units held by TFLP as of the beginning of the year,
which would result in the elimination of earnings allocated to the minority
interest in the Operating Partnership, would have no impact on earnings per
share since the allocation of earnings to an Operating Partnership unit, as
if
converted, is equivalent to earnings allocated to a common share.
Restricted
share awards are included in the diluted earnings per share computation if
the
effect is dilutive, using the treasury stock method. All restricted shares
issued are included in the calculation of diluted weighted average common shares
outstanding. If the share based awards were granted during the period, the
shares issuable are weighted to reflect the portion of the period during which
the awards were outstanding.
13. Share-Based
Compensation
We
have a
share-based compensation plan, the Amended and Restated Incentive Award Plan,
or
the Plan, which covers our independent directors and our employees. The Plan,
originally a plan for granting share and unit options to our independent
directors and employees, was amended during 2004, to, among other things, add
restricted shares and other share-based grants to the plan. The Plan was
approved by a vote of shareholders at our Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in May
2004. We may issue up to 6.0 million common shares under the Incentive Award
Plan. We have granted 3,592,380 options, net of options forfeited, and 512,250
restricted share awards, net of restricted shares forfeited, through December
31, 2006. The amount and terms of the awards granted under the plan are
determined by the Share and Unit Option Committee of the Board of Directors.
All
non-qualified share and unit options granted under the Plan expire 10 years
from
the date of grant and 20% of the options become exercisable in each of the
first
five years commencing one year from the date of grant. Options are generally
granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of our common shares
on
the day of grant. Units received upon exercise of unit options are exchangeable
for common shares. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the
date
of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
weighted-average assumptions used for the grants in 2004 and 2005: expected
dividend yield ranging from 5.3% to 6.5%; expected life of 7 years; expected
volatility of 23%; and risk-free interest rates ranging from 3.71% to 3.99%.
There were no option grants in 2006.
During
2004, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 212,250 restricted shares
to
the independent directors and certain executive officers which vest ratably
over
3 years in the case of independent directors and over 5 years in the case of
certain executive officers. During 2005, the Board of Directors approved the
grant of 138,000 restricted shares to the independent directors and certain
executive officers. The independent directors’ restricted shares vest ratably
over a three year period. The executive officers’ restricted shares vest over a
five year period with 50% of the award vesting ratably over the five year period
and 50% vesting based on the attainment of certain market performance criteria.
During 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 164,000 restricted
shares to the independent directors and all of the senior executive officers.
The independent directors’ restricted shares vest ratably over a three year
period and the senior executive officers’ restricted shares vest ratably over a
five year period. For all of the restricted awards described above, the grant
date fair value of the award was determined based upon the market price of
our
common shares on the date of grant and the associated compensation expense
is
being recognized in accordance with the vesting schedule of each
grant.
F-26
We
recorded share based compensation expense in general and administrative expenses
in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31,
2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, as follows (in thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||
Restricted
shares
|
$
2,210
|
$
1,275
|
$
1,250
|
|
Share
and unit options
|
465
|
290
|
226
|
|
Total
share based compensation
|
$
2,675
|
$
1,565
|
$
1,476
|
Compensation
award expense capitalization during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005
and
2004 was $212,000, $32,000 and $33,000, respectively.
Options
outstanding at December 31, 2006 had the following weighted average exercise
prices and weighted average remaining contractual lives:
Options
Outstanding
|
Options
Exercisable
|
||||
Weighted
average
|
|||||
Weighted
|
remaining
|
Weighted
|
|||
Range
of
|
average
|
contractual
|
average
|
||
exercise
prices
|
Options
|
exercise
price
|
life
in years
|
Options
|
exercise
price
|
$9.3125
to $11.0625
|
52,200
|
$
9.85
|
2.82
|
52,200
|
$
9.85
|
$15.0625
to $19.38
|
60,000
|
17.22
|
4.17
|
42,000
|
16.30
|
$19.415
to $23.96
|
379,100
|
19.51
|
7.33
|
94,500
|
19.52
|
491,300
|
$18.20
|
6.47
|
188,700
|
$16.13
|
A
summary
of option activity under our Amended and Restated Incentive Award Plan as of
December 31, 2006 and changes during the year then ended is presented below
(aggregate intrinsic value amount in thousands):
Weighted-
|
||||||||||||
Weighted-
|
average
|
|||||||||||
average
|
remaining
|
Aggregate
|
||||||||||
exercise
|
contractual
|
intrinsic
|
||||||||||
Options
|
Shares
|
price
|
life
in years
|
value
|
||||||||
Outstanding
as of December 31, 2005
|
632,240
|
$18.08
|
||||||||||
Granted
|
---
|
---
|
||||||||||
Exercised
|
(130,620
|
)
|
17.53
|
|
||||||||
Forfeited
|
(10,320
|
)
|
19.42
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
as of December 31, 2006
|
491,300
|
$18.20
|
6.47
|
$10,258
|
||||||||
Vested
and Expected to Vest as of
|
||||||||||||
December
31, 2006
|
479,377
|
$18.17
|
6.47
|
$10,025
|
||||||||
Exercisable
as of December 31, 2006
|
188,700
|
$16.13
|
5.08
|
$4,331
|
||||||||
The
weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the years
ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004 was $3.31 and $2.18 per share, respectively. The
total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December
31,
2006, 2005 and 2004 was $2.1 million, $2.0 million and $4.7 million,
respectively.
The
following table summarizes information related to unvested restricted shares
outstanding as of December 31, 2006:
Weighted
average
|
|||||||
Number
of
|
grant
date
|
||||||
Unvested
Restricted Shares
|
shares
|
fair
value
|
|||||
Unvested
at December 31, 2005
|
225,586
|
$20.95
|
|||||
Granted
|
164,000
|
31.92
|
|||||
Vested
|
(60,746)
|
|
21.35
|
||||
Forfeited
|
(2,000)
|
|
32.08
|
||||
Unvested
at December 31, 2006
|
326,840
|
$26.31
|
|||||
The
total
value of restricted shares vested during the years ended 2006, 2005 and 2004
was
$1.3 million, $1.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively. As of December 31,
2006, there was $8.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related
to
unvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan. That
cost
is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.3 years.
F-27
14.
Employee Benefit Plans
We
have a
qualified retirement plan, with a salary deferral feature designed to qualify
under Section 401 of the Code (the “401(k) Plan”), which covers substantially
all of our officers and employees. The 401(k) Plan permits our employees, in
accordance with the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Code, to defer up to
20%
of their eligible compensation on a pre-tax basis subject to certain maximum
amounts. Employee contributions are fully vested and are matched by us at a
rate
of compensation deferred to be determined annually at our discretion. The
matching contribution is subject to vesting under a schedule providing for
20%
annual vesting starting with the second year of employment and 100% vesting
after six years of employment. The employer matching contribution expense for
the years ended 2006, 2005 and 2004 were approximately $102,000, $102,000 and
$87,000, respectively.
15. Other
Comprehensive Income
Total
comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 is
as
follows (in thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
37,309
|
$
|
5,089
|
$
|
7,046
|
||||
Other
comprehensive income:
|
||||||||||
Payments
received (gain) in settlement of $125 million
|
||||||||||
(notional
amount) of US treasury rate lock, net of minority
|
||||||||||
interest
of $548
|
---
|
2,676
|
---
|
|||||||
Reclassification
adjustment for amortization of gain on
|
||||||||||
settlement
of US treasury rate lock included in net income,
|
||||||||||
net
of minority interest of $(40) and $(7)
|
(206
|
)
|
(33
|
)
|
---
|
|||||
Change
in fair value of treasury rate locks,
|
||||||||||
net
of minority interest of $175 and $(53)
|
880
|
(260
|
)
|
---
|
||||||
Change
in fair value of our portion of TWMB cash
|
||||||||||
flow
hedge, net of minority interest of $19, $15 and $37
|
96
|
75
|
45
|
|||||||
Other
comprehensive income
|
770
|
2,458
|
45
|
|||||||
Total
comprehensive income
|
$
|
38,079
|
$
|
7,547
|
$
|
7,091
|
16.
Supplementary Income Statement Information
The
following amounts are included in property operating expenses for the years
ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|
Advertising
and promotion
|
$
16,530
|
$
15,909
|
$14,989
|
Common
area maintenance
|
29,435
|
27,860
|
24,593
|
Real
estate taxes
|
12,604
|
12,473
|
12,022
|
Other
operating expenses
|
10,133
|
6,502
|
6,116
|
$
68,702
|
$
62,744
|
$
57,720
|
F-28
17. Lease Agreements
We
are
the lessor of over 1,800 stores in our 30 wholly owned factory outlet centers,
under operating leases with initial terms that expire from 2007 to 2030. Most
leases are renewable for five years at the lessee’s option. Future minimum lease
receipts under non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2006,
excluding the effect of straight-line rent and percentage rentals, are as
follows (in thousands):
2007
|
$
123,397
|
2008
|
104,993
|
2009
|
85,873
|
2010
|
63,346
|
2011
|
39,309
|
Thereafter
|
62,164
|
$
479,082
|
18.
|
Commitments
and Contingencies
|
Our
non-cancelable operating leases, with initial terms in excess of one year,
have
terms that expire from 2007 to 2085. Annual rental payments for these leases
totaled approximately $3,214,000, $2,949,000 and $2,927,000, for the years
ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Minimum lease payments for
the
next five years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):
2007
|
$
3,382
|
2008
|
2,997
|
2009
|
2,578
|
2010
|
2,281
|
2011
|
2,192
|
Thereafter
|
69,552
|
$
82,982
|
We
are also subject to legal proceedings and claims which have arisen in the
ordinary course of our business and have not been finally adjudicated. In our
opinion, the ultimate resolution of these matters will have no material
effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash
flows.
F-29
19. Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
The following table sets forth the summary quarterly financial information
for
the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited and in thousands, except
per common share data).
Year
Ended December 31, 2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
First
Quarter
|
Second
Quarter
|
Third
Quarter
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
|||||||||
Total
revenues
|
$
|
48,198
|
$
|
50,528
|
$
|
54,436
|
$
|
58,549
|
|||||
Operating
income
|
13,402
|
16,863
|
18,998
|
19,836
|
|||||||||
Income
from
|
|||||||||||||
continuing
operations
|
3,134
|
6,289
|
7,414
|
8,759
|
|||||||||
Net
income
|
14,847
|
6,289
|
7,414
|
8,759
|
|||||||||
Basic
earnings per share
|
|||||||||||||
Income
from
|
|||||||||||||
continuing
operations
|
$
|
.06
|
$
|
.16
|
$
|
.20
|
$
|
.24
|
|||||
Net
income
|
.45
|
.16
|
.20
|
.24
|
|||||||||
Diluted
earnings per share
|
|||||||||||||
Income
from
|
|||||||||||||
continuing
operations
|
$
|
.06
|
$
|
.16
|
$
|
.19
|
$
|
.23
|
|||||
Net
income
|
.44
|
.16
|
.19
|
.23
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, 2005
|
|||||||||||||||
|
First Quarter |
Second
Quarter
|
Third
Quarter
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
$
|
46,965
|
$
|
47,577
|
$
|
50,593
|
$
|
53,626
|
||||||||
Operating
income
|
15,469
|
18,480
|
19,538
|
20,524
|
||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from
|
||||||||||||||||
continuing
operations
|
662
|
3,154
|
4,120
|
(1,364
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
(2,929
|
)
|
3,480
|
4,413
|
125
|
|||||||||||
Basic
earnings
per
share
|
||||||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from
|
||||||||||||||||
continuing
operations
|
$
|
(.12
|
)
|
$
|
.12
|
$
|
.15
|
$
|
(.06
|
)
|
||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
(.11
|
)
|
.13
|
.16
|
(.01
|
)
|
||||||||||
Diluted
earnings
per
share
|
||||||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from
|
||||||||||||||||
continuing
operations
|
$
|
(.12
|
)
|
$
|
.11
|
$
|
.14
|
$
|
(.06
|
)
|
||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
(.11
|
)
|
.13
|
.15
|
(.01
|
)
|
||||||||||
(1)
Quarterly amounts may not add to annual amounts due to the effect
of
rounding on a quarterly basis.
|
F-30
TANGER
FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE
III - REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
For
the Year Ended December 31, 2006 (In
thousands)
Description
|
Initial
cost to Company
|
Costs
Capitalized
Subsequent
to Acquisition
(Improvements)
|
Gross
Amount Carried at Close of Period
12/31/06
(1)
|
||||||||||
Outlet
Center Name
|
Location
|
Encum-brances
(4)
|
Land
|
Buildings,
Improve-ments
& Fixtures
|
Land
|
Buildings
Improve-ments
&
Fixtures
|
Land
|
Buildings,
Improvements
& Fixtures
|
Total
|
Accumulated
Depreciation
|
Date
of
Construction
|
Life
Used to
Compute
Depreciation
in
Income
Statement
|
|
Barstow
|
Barstow,
CA
|
$
---
|
$
3,281
|
$
12,533
|
$
---
|
$5,884
|
$3,281
|
$18,417
|
$21,698
|
$8,354
|
1995
|
(2)
|
|
Blowing
Rock
|
Blowing
Rock, NC
|
---
|
1,963
|
9,424
|
---
|
3,861
|
1,963
|
13,285
|
15,248
|
4,154
|
1997
(3)
|
(2)
|
|
Boaz
|
Boaz,
AL
|
---
|
616
|
2,195
|
---
|
2,288
|
616
|
4,483
|
5,099
|
3,101
|
1988
|
(2)
|
|
Branson
|
Branson,
MO
|
---
|
4,407
|
25,040
|
---
|
7,532
|
4,407
|
32,572
|
36,979
|
16,527
|
1994
|
(2)
|
|
Charleston
|
Charleston,
SC
|
---
|
10,353
|
48,877
|
---
|
---
|
10,353
|
48,877
|
59,230
|
609
|
2006
|
(2)
|
|
Commerce
I
|
Commerce,
GA
|
---
|
755
|
3,511
|
492
|
12,223
|
1,247
|
15,734
|
16,981
|
8,099
|
1989
|
(2)
|
|
Commerce
II
|
Commerce,
GA
|
---
|
1,262
|
14,046
|
541
|
23,263
|
1,803
|
37,309
|
39,112
|
14,939
|
1995
|
(2)
|
|
Foley
|
Foley,
AL
|
30,882
|
4,400
|
82,410
|
693
|
17,693
|
5,093
|
100,103
|
105,196
|
9,318
|
2003
(3)
|
(2)
|
|
Gonzales
|
Gonzales,
LA
|
---
|
679
|
15,895
|
---
|
6,994
|
679
|
22,889
|
23,568
|
13,974
|
1992
|
(2)
|
|
Hilton
Head
|
Blufton,
SC
|
17,713
|
9,900
|
41,504
|
469
|
4,233
|
10,369
|
45,737
|
56,106
|
5,289
|
2003
(3)
|
(2)
|
|
Howell
|
Howell,
MI
|
---
|
2,250
|
35,250
|
---
|
2,865
|
2,250
|
38,115
|
40,365
|
5,593
|
2002
(3)
|
(2)
|
|
Kittery-I
|
Kittery,
ME
|
---
|
1,242
|
2,961
|
229
|
1,600
|
1,471
|
4,561
|
6,032
|
3,411
|
1986
|
(2)
|
|
Kittery-II
|
Kittery,
ME
|
---
|
1,450
|
1,835
|
---
|
726
|
1,450
|
2,561
|
4,011
|
1,646
|
1989
|
(2)
|
|
Lancaster
|
Lancaster,
PA
|
---
|
3,691
|
19,907
|
---
|
13,161
|
3,691
|
33,068
|
36,759
|
15,907
|
1994
(3)
|
(2)
|
|
Lincoln
City
|
Lincoln
City, OR
|
9,971
|
6,500
|
28,673
|
268
|
2,618
|
6,768
|
31,291
|
38,059
|
3,528
|
2003
(3)
|
(2)
|
|
Locust
Grove
|
Locust
Grove, GA
|
---
|
2,558
|
11,801
|
---
|
16,443
|
2,558
|
28,244
|
30,802
|
11,018
|
1994
|
(2)
|
|
Myrtle
Beach 501
|
Myrtle
Beach, SC
|
21,926
|
10,236
|
57,094
|
---
|
9,007
|
10,236
|
66,101
|
76,337
|
6,792
|
2003
(3)
|
(2)
|
|
Nags
Head
|
Nags
Head, NC
|
---
|
1,853
|
6,679
|
---
|
3,702
|
1,853
|
10,381
|
12,234
|
3,401
|
1997
(3)
|
(2)
|
|
Park
City
|
Park
City, UT
|
12,066
|
6,900
|
33,597
|
343
|
8,275
|
7,243
|
41,872
|
49,115
|
4,035
|
2003
(3)
|
(2)
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Washington,
PA
|
5,563
|
12,188
|
---
|
---
|
5,563
|
12,188
|
17,751
|
---
|
Under
Const.
|
---
|
||
Rehoboth
|
Rehoboth
Beach, DE
|
37,765
|
20,600
|
74,209
|
1,876
|
19,432
|
22,476
|
93,641
|
116,117
|
8,441
|
2003
(3)
|
(2)
|
|
Riverhead
|
Riverhead,
NY
|
---
|
---
|
36,374
|
6,152
|
76,140
|
6,152
|
112,514
|
118,666
|
44,221
|
1993
|
(2)
|
|
San
Marcos
|
San
Marcos, TX
|
---
|
1,801
|
9,440
|
16
|
41,757
|
1,817
|
51,197
|
53,014
|
19,243
|
1993
|
(2)
|
|
Sanibel
|
Sanibel,
FL
|
---
|
4,916
|
23,196
|
---
|
8,877
|
4,916
|
32,073
|
36,989
|
8,345
|
1998
(3)
|
(2)
|
|
Sevierville
|
Sevierville,
TN
|
---
|
---
|
18,495
|
---
|
34,614
|
---
|
53,109
|
53,109
|
16,227
|
1997
(3)
|
(2)
|
|
Seymour
|
Seymour,
IN
|
---
|
1,084
|
1,891
|
---
|
---
|
1,084
|
1,891
|
2,975
|
1,403
|
1994
|
(2)
|
|
Terrell
|
Terrell,
TX
|
---
|
523
|
13,432
|
---
|
7,813
|
523
|
21,245
|
21,768
|
11,002
|
1994
|
(2)
|
|
Tilton
|
Tilton,
NH
|
12,459
|
1,800
|
24,838
|
30
|
4,299
|
1,830
|
29,137
|
30,967
|
2,874
|
2003
(3)
|
(2)
|
|
Tuscola
|
Tuscola,
IL
|
19,350
|
1,600
|
15,428
|
43
|
601
|
1,643
|
16,029
|
17,672
|
2,009
|
2003
(3)
|
(2)
|
|
West
Branch
|
West
Branch, MI
|
---
|
319
|
3,428
|
120
|
8,411
|
439
|
11,839
|
12,278
|
5,599
|
1991
|
(2)
|
|
Westbrook
|
Westbrook,
CT
|
14,338
|
6,264
|
26,991
|
4,233
|
2,085
|
10,497
|
29,076
|
39,573
|
3,227
|
2003
(3)
|
(2)
|
|
Williamsburg
|
Williamsburg,
IA
|
---
|
706
|
6,781
|
716
|
14,834
|
1,422
|
21,615
|
23,037
|
13,086
|
1991
|
(2)
|
|
$
176,470
|
$119,472
|
$719,923
|
$16,221
|
$361,231
|
$135,693
|
$1,081,154
|
$1,216,847
|
$275,372
|
(1)
Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is approximately $985,961.
Building, improvements & fixtures includes amounts included in construction
in progress on the consolidated balance sheet.
(2) The
Company generally uses estimated lives ranging from 25 to 33 years for buildings
and 15 years for land improvements. Tenant finishing allowances are depreciated
over the initial lease term.
(3) Represents
year acquired.
(4) Excludes
net mortgage premium of $3,441.
F-31
TANGER
FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE
III - (Continued)
REAL
ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
For
the Year Ended December 31, 2006
(In
Thousands)
The
changes in total real estate for the three years ended December 31, 2006 are
as
follows:
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Balance,
beginning of year
|
$
|
1,152,866
|
$
|
1,077,393
|
$
|
1,078,553
|
||||
Acquisition
of real estate
|
---
|
47,369
|
---
|
|||||||
Improvements
|
87,045
|
45,684
|
23,420
|
|||||||
Dispositions
and assets held for
sale
|
(23,064
|
)
|
(17,580
|
)
|
(24,580
|
)
|
||||
Balance,
end of year
|
$
|
1,216,847
|
$
|
1,152,866
|
$
|
1,077,393
|
The
changes in accumulated depreciation for the three years ended December 31,
2006
are as follows:
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Balance,
beginning of year
|
$
|
253,765
|
$
|
224,622
|
$
|
192,698
|
||||
Depreciation
for the period
|
40,440
|
38,137
|
38,968
|
|||||||
Dispositions
and assets held for
sale
|
(18,833
|
)
|
(8,994
|
)
|
(7,044
|
)
|
||||
Balance,
end of year
|
$
|
275,372
|
$
|
253,765
|
$
|
224,622
|
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