First Potomac Realty Trust Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2012 Results
Exceeds Goal of 850,000 Square Feet of New Leasing for 2012
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE: FPO), a leader in the ownership,
management, development and redevelopment of office and industrial
properties in the greater Washington, D.C. region, reported results for
the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2012.
Fourth Quarter 2012 and Subsequent Highlights
Core Funds From Operations of $16.8 million, or $0.32 per diluted
share.
Same-property net operating income increased by 6.3% on an accrual
basis and 5.3% on a cash basis.
Executed 609,000 square feet of leases, including 291,000 square
feet of new leases.
Sold two buildings totaling 39,000 square feet at Owing Mills
Business Park in Maryland for net proceeds of $3.5 million.
Provided an updated Strategic and Capital Plan, which included the
marketing of its industrial properties, the implementation of targeted
portfolio management initiatives, the execution of steps designed to
increase balance sheet flexibility and reduce leverage, and a
rightsizing of its quarterly dividend.
Full-Year 2012 Highlights
Core Funds From Operations of $63.6 million, or $1.20 per diluted
share.
Same-property net operating income increased by 3.8% on an accrual
basis and 3.0% on a cash basis.
Executed 2.2 million square feet of leases, including 921,000
square feet of new leases.
Douglas J. Donatelli, Chairman and CEO of First Potomac Realty Trust,
stated, “We ended the year with strong leasing momentum, bringing our
total new leasing to 921,000 square feet, which exceeded our goal of
850,000 square feet for the year. We realized solid NOI growth in the
quarter as we focused on strengthening our core portfolio performance.
We have also announced strategic initiatives that include significant
steps to increase our balance sheet capacity, enhance our liquidity, and
improve our financial flexibility. As we execute on the steps in our
updated strategic and capital plan, we will continue to evolve our
portfolio in order to maximize cash flow and focus on long term value
creation.”
Funds From Operations (“FFO”) and Core FFO increased for the three
months ended December 31, 2012 compared with the same period in 2011
primarily due to an increase in the Company’s net operating income.
Increases in net operating income also resulted in an increase in Core
FFO for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 compared with the same
period in 2011. The increase in net operating income in 2012 compared to
2011 was a result of higher occupancy in the Company’s portfolio and the
benefit of a full year of operations from the Company’s 2011 property
acquisitions.
FFO decreased for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 compared
with the same period in 2011 due to costs associated with the Company’s
internal investigation, certain remedial and enhancement measures
implemented in response to such investigation and debt extinguishment
charges. In 2012, the Company incurred $3.4 million of legal and
accounting fees associated with the internal investigation and $1.1
million of personnel separation costs. In the second quarter of 2012,
the Company recorded $13.2 million of debt extinguishment charges,
primarily related to the prepayment of its senior notes.
A reconciliation between Core FFO and FFO available to common
shareholders for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2012 and
2011 is presented below (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Three Months Ended December 31,
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Amount
Per diluted share
Amount
Per diluted share
Amount
Per diluted share
Amount
Per diluted share
Core FFO
$
16,805
$
0.32
$
15,578
$
0.30
$
63,605
$
1.20
$
56,720
$
1.10
Acquisition costs
-
-
(567
)
(0.01
)
(49
)
-
(5,042
)
(0.09
)
Development and redevelopment costs
(397
)
(0.01
)
(200
)
(0.01
)
(397
)
(0.01
)
(200
)
(0.01
)
Contingent consideration related to acquisition of property
(39
)
-
-
-
(152
)
-
1,487
0.03
Deferred abatement and straight-line amortization(1)
1,567
0.03
-
-
3,134
0.06
-
-
Change in tax regulations(2)
-
-
-
-
4,327
0.08
-
-
Internal investigation costs
(137
)
-
-
-
(3,412
)
(0.06
)
-
-
Personnel separation costs
(732
)
(0.02
)
-
-
(1,128
)
(0.03
)
-
-
Loss on debt extinguishment(3)
(466
)
(0.01
)
-
-
(13,792
)
(0.26
)
-
-
FFO available to common shareholders
$
16,601
$
0.31
$
14,811
$
0.28
$
52,136
$
0.98
$
52,965
$
1.03
Net income (loss)
$
880
$
(1,899
)
$
(8,381
)
$
(8,752
)
Net loss per diluted common share
$
(0.04
)
$
(0.08
)
$
(0.40
)
$
(0.35
)
(1)
Represents the accelerated amortization of the straight-line balance
and the deferred abatement for Engineering Solutions at I-66
Commerce Center, which is terminating its lease prior to completion.
The tenant is expected to vacate the property at the end of March
2013.
(2)
Reflects the one-time non-cash impact of new tax regulations enacted
by the District of Columbia that became effective in September 2012.
(3)
During the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Company
incurred a $0.5 million charge related to the defeasance of a
mortgage loan that encumbered four buildings at Owings Mills
Business Park.
The Company’s consolidated portfolio was 84.9% leased and 83.0% occupied
at December 31, 2012 compared with 84.9% leased and 83.2% occupied at
September 30, 2012 and 84.3% leased and 81.8% occupied at December 31,
2011. On a year-over-year basis, the increase in both the leased and
occupied percentages reflects the lease up of previously vacant space in
the Company’s portfolio. A list of the Company's properties, as well as
additional information regarding the Company’s results of operations can
be found in the Company's Fourth Quarter 2012 Supplemental Financial
Report, which is posted on the Company's website, www.first-potomac.com.
A reconciliation of net income (loss) to FFO available to common
shareholders and Core FFO, as well as definitions and statements of
purpose, are included below in the financial tables accompanying this
press release and under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” respectively.
Property Operations
During the fourth quarter, the Company executed 609,000 square feet of
leases, which consisted of 291,000 square feet of new leases and 318,000
square feet of renewal leases. The 318,000 square feet of renewal leases
in the quarter reflects a 58% retention rate, which is a result of a
large number of move-outs in the Company’s Maryland region. For the year
ended December 31, 2012, the Company executed 2.2 million square feet of
leases, which included 921,000 square feet of new leases.
Same-property net operating income (“Same-Property NOI”) increased 6.3%
and 3.8% for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2012,
respectively, compared with the same periods in 2011. The increase in
Same-Property NOI was primarily due to an increase in occupancy at
Redland Corporate Center and Atlantic Corporate Park, both of which were
acquired with significant vacancy.
A reconciliation of net income (loss) to Same-Property NOI and a
definition and statement of purpose are included below in the financial
tables accompanying this press release and under “Non-GAAP Financial
Measures,” respectively.
Dispositions
On November 7, 2012, the Company sold two buildings, totaling 39,000
square feet, at Owings Mills Business Park for net proceeds of $3.5
million. The operating results of the property are reflected as
discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated statement of
operations for each of the periods presented in this press release.
Financing Activity
On October 1, 2012, the Company repaid a $23.4 million mortgage loan
that encumbered Crossways Commerce Center and a $14.7 million mortgage
loan that encumbered Newington Business Park Center with proceeds from a
draw under its unsecured revolving credit facility.
On October 17, 2012, the Company placed a $22.0 million mortgage loan on
1005 First Street, NE, a consolidated joint venture in which the Company
has a 97% ownership interest. The mortgage loan incurs interest at a
variable rate of LIBOR plus a spread of 2.75% (with a floor of 5.0%) and
matures in October 2014, with a one-year extension option at the
Company’s discretion. The Company used a portion of its share of the
proceeds from the mortgage loan, which totaled $19.1 million, to pay
down $16.0 million of the outstanding balance under its unsecured
revolving credit facility.
On December 27, 2012, the Company repaid $10 million of the outstanding
balance under its secured term loan with proceeds from a draw under its
unsecured revolving credit facility.
On January 2, 2013, the Company repaid a $3.2 million mortgage loan that
encumbered Prosperity Business Center with proceeds from a draw under
its unsecured revolving credit facility.
On February 7, 2013, the Company entered into a senior secured
multi-tranche term loan facility (the “Bridge Loan”) with KeyBank
National Association and borrowed $30.0 million under the Bridge Loan to
repay a $15.4 million mortgage loan that encumbered Cedar Hill and a
$13.3 million mortgage loan that encumbered the Merrill Lynch Building.
The Bridge Loan has a borrowing capacity of up to $40.0 million, which
can be drawn in four separate tranches before March 31, 2013. The Bridge
Loan has a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus a spread of 2.15% and
matures in November 2013, with a three-month extension at the Company’s
option. The Company can repay all or a portion of the Bridge Loan at any
time during the term of the loan. In March 2013, the Company intends to
use proceeds from a draw under the Bridge Loan to repay a $7.6 million
mortgage loan that encumbers Crossways Commerce Center.
On February 8, 2013, the Company and its bank lenders amended its
unsecured revolving credit facility and existing term loans to provide
increased flexibility on a short-term basis under certain financial
covenants, specifically extending the December 31, 2012 requirements
under the consolidated total leverage, unencumbered pool leverage and
consolidated debt yield covenants in the near term, and proactively
addressing the impact that the potential industrial portfolio sale would
have on the covenants relating to tangible net worth and dispositions as
a percentage of gross asset value.
Industrial Portfolio Sale
As previously announced in connection with its updated strategic and
capital plan, the Company is currently marketing the majority of its
industrial properties in a portfolio sale through Eastdil Secured. The
industrial portfolio represents approximately 4.3 million square feet,
2.6 million square feet of which are located in Southern Virginia.
The Company believes that a portfolio sale of its industrial properties
provides the most efficient means of de-levering its balance sheet,
while preserving net asset value for shareholders. Potential proceeds
from the sale of the industrial properties will largely be utilized to
repay outstanding debt. In addition to providing capital to improve
balance sheet flexibility, the potential sale of the Company’s
industrial portfolio is expected to strengthen First Potomac’s operating
metrics, and further streamline the Company’s focus on office
properties, which would represent more than 50% of total revenues after
the sale.
The Company can provide no assurances regarding the timing or pricing of
the industrial portfolio sale, or that the sale will occur at all.
Balance Sheet
The Company had $933.9 million of debt outstanding at December 31, 2012,
of which $418.9 million was fixed-rate debt and $350.0 million was
variable-rate debt that had been swapped to a fixed interest rate. The
remainder of the Company’s debt, $165.0 million, was variable-rate debt
that consisted of borrowings under its secured term loan and unsecured
revolving credit facility.
Dividends
On January 22, 2013, the Company declared a dividend of $0.15 per common
share, equating to an annualized dividend of $0.60 per common share. The
dividend was paid on February 15, 2013 to common shareholders of record
as of February 8, 2013. The Company also declared a dividend of
$0.484375 per share on its Series A Preferred Shares. The dividend was
paid on February 15, 2013 to preferred shareholders of record as of
February 8, 2013.
Core FFO Guidance
The Company issued its full-year 2013 Core FFO guidance of $1.17 to
$1.23 per diluted share. The following guidance does not include the
impact of the industrial portfolio sale. At this time, the Company is
not providing any guidance with respect to the timing or anticipated
proceeds from the industrial portfolio sale. The Company’s guidance is
also based on a number of other assumptions, many of which are outside
the Company’s control and all of which are subject to change. The
Company may change its guidance as actual and anticipated results vary
from these assumptions.
The following is a summary of the assumptions that the Company used in
arriving at its guidance (unaudited, amounts in thousands except
percentages and per share amounts):
Expected Ranges(1)
Portfolio NOI(2)
$
125,000
-
$
128,000
Interest and Other Income
6,000
FFO from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
5,000
-
5,500
Interest Expense
$
39,000
-
$
41,000
G&A
19,500
-
20,500
Preferred Dividends
12,400
Weighted Average Shares
53,000
-
53,500
Average Occupancy
83.5%
-
84.5%
Year-End Occupancy
84.0%
-
85.5%
Same-Property NOI Growth – Accrual Basis
(2.0)%
-
0%
(1)
The Company’s guidance does not take into consideration any
additional dispositions, acquisitions, asset impairments or capital
raising activities.
(2)
Does not include the $1.5 million straight-line rent impact
associated with Engineering Solutions at I-66 Commerce Center. The
tenant has notified the Company of its intention to terminate its
lease at the end of the first quarter of 2013, and the resulting
adjustment reflects the amortization of the tenant’s deferred
abatement and straight-line balance over the tenant’s remaining
lease term.
Guidance Range for 2013
Low Range
High Range
Net loss attributable to common shareholders per diluted share
$
(0.19
)
$
(0.13
)
Real estate depreciation(1)
1.40
1.40
I-66 Commerce Center accelerated amortization
(0.03
)
(0.03
)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and items excluded
from Core FFO per diluted share(2)
(0.01
)
(0.01
)
Core FFO per diluted share
$
1.17
$
1.23
(1)
Includes the Company’s pro-rata share of depreciation from its
unconsolidated joint ventures.
(2)
Items excluded from Core FFO consist of costs associated with the
potential industrial portfolio sale, contingent consideration,
debt retirement charges, debt modification charges and the
acceleration of the amortizations of deferred abatement and
straight-line balance mentioned above in footnote 2 to the table
above regarding the Company’s expected ranges.
Investor Conference Call and Webcast
First Potomac will host a conference call on February 22, 2013 at 9:00
AM ET to discuss fourth quarter and full-year results, its 2013 Core FFO
guidance and its updated strategic and capital plan in greater detail.
The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 705-6003 or (201)
493-6725 for international participants. A replay of the call will be
available from 12:00 Noon ET on February 22, 2013, until midnight ET on
March 1, 2013. The replay can be accessed by dialing (877) 870-5176 or
(858) 384-5517 for international callers, and entering pin number 407568.
A live broadcast of the conference call will also be available online at
the Company’s website, www.first-potomac.com,
on February 22, 2013, beginning at 9:00 AM ET. An online replay will
follow shortly after the call and will continue for 90 days.
About First Potomac Realty Trust
First Potomac Realty Trust is a self-administered, self-managed real
estate investment trust that focuses on owning, operating, developing
and redeveloping office and industrial properties in the greater
Washington, D.C. region. As of December 31, 2012, the Company's
consolidated portfolio totaled approximately 14 million square feet.
Based on annualized cash basis rent, the Company’s portfolio consists of
43% office properties, 34% business parks and 23% industrial properties.
A key element of First Potomac's overarching strategy is its dedication
to sustainability. Nearly a million square feet of First Potomac
property is LEED Certified, with the potential for another one million
square feet in future development projects. Approximately half of
the portfolio's total square footage of multi-story office property is
either LEED or Energy Star Certified and 82% of First Potomac’s
Washington, DC portfolio is Energy Star Certified. FPO common shares
(NYSE:FPO) and preferred shares (NYSE:FPO-PA) are publicly traded on the
New York Stock Exchange.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Funds from Operations – Funds from operations (“FFO”) represents
net income (computed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”)), excluding gains (losses) on sales of
real estate and impairments of real estate assets, plus real
estate-related depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for
unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. On October 31, 2011,
NAREIT issued revised guidance regarding the exclusion of impairment
write-downs of depreciable assets reported in FFO. As a result, the
Company began excluding impairment losses from FFO in the fourth quarter
of 2011 and has restated FFO from prior periods to exclude such charges
consistent with NAREIT’s guidance. The Company also excludes, from its
FFO calculation, any depreciation and amortization related to third
parties from its consolidated joint ventures. The Company considers FFO
a useful measure of performance for an equity REIT because it
facilitates an understanding of the operating performance of its
properties without giving effect to real estate depreciation and
amortization, which assume that the value of real estate assets
diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values have
historically risen or fallen with market conditions, the Company
believes that FFO provides a meaningful indication of its performance.
The Company also considers FFO an appropriate performance measure given
its wide use by investors and analysts. The Company computes FFO in
accordance with standards established by the Board of Governors of
NAREIT in its March 1995 White Paper (as amended in November 1999, April
2002 and January 2012), which may differ from the methodology for
calculating FFO utilized by other equity real estate investment trusts
(“REITs”) and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.
Further, FFO does not represent amounts available for management’s
discretionary use because of needed capital replacement or expansion,
debt service obligations or other commitments and uncertainties, nor is
it indicative of funds available to fund the Company’s cash needs,
including its ability to make distributions. The Company presents FFO
per diluted share calculations that are based on the outstanding
dilutive common shares plus the outstanding Operating Partnership units
for the periods presented.
The Company’s presentation of FFO in accordance with the NAREIT white
paper, or as adjusted by the Company, should not be considered as an
alternative to net income (computed in accordance with GAAP) as an
indicator of the Company’s financial performance or to cash flow from
operating activities (computed in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator
of its liquidity. The Company’s FFO calculations are reconciled to net
income in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations included
in this release.
Core FFO – Management believes that the computation of FFO in
accordance with NAREIT’s definition includes certain items that are not
indicative of the results provided by the Company’s operating portfolio
and affect the comparability of the Company’s period-over-period
performance. These items include, but are not limited to, gains and
losses on the retirement of debt, legal and accounting costs related to
the Company’s internal investigation, personnel separations costs,
contingent consideration charges and acquisition costs. The Company
provides a reconciliation of FFO to Core FFO in the financial tables
accompanying this press release.
NOI – The Company defines net operating income (“NOI”) as
operating revenues (rental income, tenant reimbursements and other
income) less property and related expenses (property expenses, real
estate taxes and insurance). Management believes that NOI is a useful
measure of the Company’s property operating performance as it provides a
performance measure of the revenues and expenses directly associated
with owning, operating, developing and redeveloping office and
industrial properties, and provides a perspective not immediately
apparent from net income or FFO. Other REITs may use different
methodologies for calculating NOI, and accordingly, the Company’s NOI
may not be comparable to other REITs. The Company’s NOI calculations are
reconciled to total revenues and total operating expenses at the end of
this release.
Same-Property NOI – Same-Property Net Operating Income
(“Same-Property NOI”), defined as operating revenues (rental, tenant
reimbursements and other revenues) less operating expenses (property
operating expenses, real estate taxes and insurance) from the properties
owned by the Company for the entirety of the periods compared, is a
primary performance measure the Company uses to assess the results of
operations at its properties. As an indication of the Company’s
operating performance, Same-Property NOI should not be considered an
alternative to net income calculated in accordance with GAAP. A
reconciliation of the Company’s Same-Property NOI to net income from its
consolidated statements of operations is presented below. The
Same-Property NOI results exclude corporate-level expenses, as well as
certain transactions, such as the collection of termination fees, as
these items vary significantly period-over-period thus impacting trends
and comparability. Also, the Company eliminates depreciation and
amortization expense, which are property level expenses, in computing
Same-Property NOI as these are non-cash expenses that are based on
historical cost accounting assumptions and do not offer the investor
significant insight into the operations of the property. This
presentation allows management and investors to distinguish whether
growth or declines in net operating income are a result of increases or
decreases in property operations or the acquisition of additional
properties. While this presentation provides useful information to
management and investors, the results below should be read in
conjunction with the results from the consolidated statements of
operations to provide a complete depiction of total Company performance.
Forward Looking Statements
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release,
including statements regarding the Company’s 2013 Core FFO guidance and
related assumptions, the potential sale of the Company’s industrial
portfolio and the timing of such sale, and anticipated debt repayment,
are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Although the Company
believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements
are based on reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that its
expectations will be achieved. Certain factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations include
changes in general or regional economic conditions; the Company’s
ability to timely lease or re-lease space at current or anticipated
rents; changes in interest rates; changes in operating costs; the
Company’s ability to complete acquisitions on acceptable terms; the
Company’s ability to manage its current debt levels and repay or
refinance its indebtedness upon maturity or other required payment
dates; the Company’s ability to maintain financial covenant compliance
under its debt agreements; the Company’s ability to remediate the
material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting
described in its 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and to
re-establish and maintain effective internal controls over financial
reporting and disclosure controls and procedures; the impact of the
Company’s recent internal investigation, including any remedial actions
and enhancement measures implemented in response to the internal
investigation; the Company’s ability to obtain debt and/or financing on
attractive terms, or at all; changes in the assumptions underlying the
Company’s earnings and Core FFO guidance and other risks detailed in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and described from time to time in
the Company’s filings with the SEC. Many of these factors are beyond the
Company’s ability to control or predict. Forward-looking statements are
not guarantees of performance. For forward-looking statements herein,
the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking
statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement
forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent
events.
FIRST POTOMAC REALTY TRUST
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended December 31,
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Revenues:
Rental
$
40,283
$
36,451
$
155,126
$
138,261
Tenant reimbursements and other
9,917
8,414
38,193
32,929
Total revenues
50,200
44,865
193,319
171,190
Operating expenses:
Property operating
11,901
10,403
45,936
41,123
Real estate taxes and insurance
4,553
4,457
18,262
16,563
General and administrative
5,781
3,481
23,568
16,027
Acquisition costs
-
567
49
5,042
Depreciation and amortization
17,440
15,086
66,284
59,997
Impairment of real estate assets
-
-
2,444
-
Contingent consideration related to acquisition of property
39
-
152
(1,487
)
Total operating expenses
39,714
33,994
156,695
137,265
Operating income
10,486
10,871
36,624
33,925
Other expenses, net:
Interest expense
10,668
11,300
43,322
41,367
Interest and other income
(1,522
)
(1,521
)
(6,052
)
(5,290
)
Equity in earnings of affiliates
(92
)
(132
)
(40
)
(20
)
Gain on sale of investment
-
-
(2,951
)
-
Loss on debt extinguishment
466
-
13,687
-
Total other expenses, net
9,520
9,647
47,966
36,057
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
966
1,224
(11,342
)
(2,132
)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes
-
(23
)
4,142
633
Income (loss) from continuing operations
966
1,201
(7,200
)
(1,499
)
Discontinued operations:
Loss from operations
(86
)
(3,100
)
(1,342
)
(9,207
)
Gain on sale of real estate property
-
-
161
1,954
Loss from discontinued operations
(86
)
(3,100
)
(1,181
)
(7,253
)
Net income (loss)
880
(1,899
)
(8,381
)
(8,752
)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
110
219
986
688
Net income (loss) attributable to First Potomac Realty Trust
990
(1,680
)
(7,395
)
(8,064
)
Less: Dividends on preferred shares
(3,100
)
(2,228
)
(11,964
)
(8,467
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(2,110
)
$
(3,908
)
$
(19,359
)
$
(16,531
)
Depreciation and amortization:
Real estate assets
17,440
15,086
66,284
59,997
Discontinued operations
-
158
131
1,147
Unconsolidated joint ventures
1,428
833
5,883
2,391
Consolidated joint ventures
(49
)
(36
)
(177
)
(108
)
Impairment of real estate assets
-
2,905
3,516
8,726
Gain on sale
-
-
(3,091
)
(1,954
)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating
Partnership
(108
)
(227
)
(1,051
)
(703
)
Funds from operations available to common shareholders
$
16,601
$
14,811
$
52,136
$
52,965
FIRST POTOMAC REALTY TRUST
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended December 31,
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Funds from operations (FFO)
$
19,701
$
17,039
$
64,100
$
61,432
Less: Dividends on preferred shares
(3,100
)
(2,228
)
(11,964
)
(8,467
)
FFO available to common shareholders
16,601
14,811
52,136
52,965
Acquisition costs
-
567
49
5,042
Development and redevelopment costs
397
200
397
200
Contingent consideration related to acquisition of property
39
-
152
(1,487
)
Deferred abatement and straight-line amortization
(1,567
)
-
(3,134
)
-
Change in tax regulations(1)
-
-
(4,327
)
-
Internal investigation costs
137
-
3,412
-
Personnel separation costs
732
-
1,128
-
Loss on debt extinguishment(2)
466
-
13,792
-
Core FFO
$
16,805
$
15,578
$
63,605
$
56,720
Basic and diluted earnings per common share:
Loss from continuing operations
$
(0.04
)
$
(0.01
)
$
(0.38
)
$
(0.21
)
Loss from discontinued operations
-
(0.07
)
(0.02
)
(0.14
)
Net loss
$
(0.04
)
$
(0.08
)
$
(0.40
)
$
(0.35
)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted
50,329
49,463
50,120
49,323
FFO available to common shareholders per share – basic and diluted
$
0.31
$
0.28
$
0.98
$
1.03
Core FFO per share – diluted
$
0.32
$
0.30
$
1.20
$
1.10
Weighted average common shares and units outstanding:
Basic
52,927
52,384
52,833
51,521
Diluted
53,026
52,510
52,921
51,663
(1)
Reflects the one-time non-cash impact of new tax regulations enacted
by the District of Columbia that became effective in September 2012.
(2)
Includes $0.1 million of costs incurred in conjunction with the
expansion of the Company’s unsecured term loan in the first quarter
of 2012, which are included in “Interest expense” in the Company’s
consolidated statements of operations.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
December 31, 2012
December 31, 2011
(unaudited)
Assets:
Rental property, net
$
1,450,679
$
1,439,661
Assets held-for-sale
-
5,297
Cash and cash equivalents
9,374
16,749
Escrows and reserves
13,421
18,455
Accounts and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful
accounts of $1,799 and $3,065, respectively
15,271
11,404
Accrued straight-line rents, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
of $530 and $369, respectively
28,133
18,028
Notes receivable, net
54,730
54,661
Investment in affiliates
50,596
72,518
Deferred costs, net
40,370
34,683
Prepaid expenses and other assets
8,597
9,275
Intangible assets, net
46,577
59,021
Total assets
$
1,717,748
$
1,739,752
Liabilities:
Mortgage loans
$
418,864
$
432,023
Senior notes
-
75,000
Secured term loan
10,000
30,000
Unsecured term loan
300,000
225,000
Unsecured revolving credit facility
205,000
183,000
Accounts payable and other liabilities
64,920
53,507
Accrued interest
2,653
2,782
Rents received in advance
9,948
11,550
Tenant security deposits
5,968
5,603
Deferred market rent, net
3,535
4,815
Total liabilities
1,020,888
1,023,280
Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership
34,367
39,981
Equity:
Preferred Shares, $0.001 par value, 50,000 shares authorized;
Series A Preferred Shares, $25 liquidation preference, 6,400 and
4,600 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
160,000
115,000
Common shares, $0.001 par value, 150,000 shares authorized; 51,047
and 50,321 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
51
50
Additional paid-in capital
804,584
798,171
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated partnerships
3,728
4,245
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(10,917
)
(5,849
)
Dividends in excess of accumulated earnings
(294,953
)
(235,126
)
Total equity
662,493
676,491
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and equity
$
1,717,748
$
1,739,752
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Same-Property Analysis
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Same-Property NOI(1)
Three Months Ended December 31,
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Total base rent
$
37,885
$
36,231
$
127,117
$
122,727
Tenant reimbursements and other
8,746
7,533
25,645
25,286
Property operating expenses
(10,855
)
(9,937
)
(34,845
)
(34,268
)
Real estate taxes and insurance
(4,377
)
(4,296
)
(14,465
)
(14,098
)
Same-Property NOI - accrual basis
31,399
29,531
103,452
99,647
Straight-line revenue, net
(265
)
(159
)
(570
)
226
Deferred market rental revenue, net
(277
)
(56
)
(921
)
(872
)
Same-Property NOI - cash basis
$
30,857
$
29,316
$
101,961
$
99,001
Change in same-property NOI - accrual basis
6.3
%
3.8
%
Change in same-property NOI - cash basis
5.3
%
3.0
%
Same-property percentage of total portfolio (sf)
97.7
%
91.2
%
Reconciliation of Consolidated NOI to Same-Property NOI
Three Months Ended December 31,
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Total revenues
$
50,200
$
44,865
$
193,319
$
171,190
Property operating expenses
(11,901
)
(10,403
)
(45,936
)
(41,123
)
Real estate taxes and insurance
(4,553
)
(4,457
)
(18,262
)
(16,563
)
NOI
33,746
30,005
129,121
113,504
Less: Non-same property NOI(2)
(2,347
)
(474
)
(25,669
)
(13,857
)
Same-Property NOI – accrual basis
$
31,399
$
29,531
$
103,452
$
99,647
Change in Same-Property NOI by Region (accrual basis)
Three Months Ended December 31, 2012
Percentage of Base Rent
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2012
Percentage of Base Rent
Washington, D.C.
7.5
%
12
%
2.1
%
7
%
Maryland
11.9
%
31
%
11.8
%
34
%
Northern Virginia
6.5
%
29
%
4.0
%
29
%
Southern Virginia
0.0
%
28
%
(3.7
)%
30
%
Change in Same-Property NOI by Property Type (accrual basis)
Business Park
4.0
%
34
%
2.8
%
38
%
Industrial
3.8
%
22
%
(4.8
)%
26
%
Office / Office Park
9.9
%
44
%
14.4
%
36
%
(1)
Same-property comparisons are based upon those consolidated
properties owned for the entirety of the periods presented.
Same-property results exclude the operating results of the following
non same-properties: Three Flint Hill, 440 First Street, NW,
Hillside and Davis Drive. For the twelve months ended December 31,
2012 and 2011, same property comparisons also exclude the operating
results of 1005 First Street, NE, Greenbrier Towers I & II, One Fair
Oaks, Cedar Hill I & II, Merrill Lynch and 840 First Street, NE.
(2)
Non-same property NOI has been adjusted to reflect a normalized
management fee percentage in lieu of an administrative overhead
allocation for comparative purposes.
Press Release $FPO First Potomac Realty Trust
Exceeds Goal of 850,000 Square Feet of New Leasing for 2012
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE: FPO), a leader in the ownership, management, development and redevelopment of office and industrial properties in the greater Washington, D.C. region, reported results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2012.
Fourth Quarter 2012 and Subsequent Highlights
Full-Year 2012 Highlights
Douglas J. Donatelli, Chairman and CEO of First Potomac Realty Trust, stated, “We ended the year with strong leasing momentum, bringing our total new leasing to 921,000 square feet, which exceeded our goal of 850,000 square feet for the year. We realized solid NOI growth in the quarter as we focused on strengthening our core portfolio performance. We have also announced strategic initiatives that include significant steps to increase our balance sheet capacity, enhance our liquidity, and improve our financial flexibility. As we execute on the steps in our updated strategic and capital plan, we will continue to evolve our portfolio in order to maximize cash flow and focus on long term value creation.”
Funds From Operations (“FFO”) and Core FFO increased for the three months ended December 31, 2012 compared with the same period in 2011 primarily due to an increase in the Company’s net operating income. Increases in net operating income also resulted in an increase in Core FFO for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 compared with the same period in 2011. The increase in net operating income in 2012 compared to 2011 was a result of higher occupancy in the Company’s portfolio and the benefit of a full year of operations from the Company’s 2011 property acquisitions.
FFO decreased for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 compared with the same period in 2011 due to costs associated with the Company’s internal investigation, certain remedial and enhancement measures implemented in response to such investigation and debt extinguishment charges. In 2012, the Company incurred $3.4 million of legal and accounting fees associated with the internal investigation and $1.1 million of personnel separation costs. In the second quarter of 2012, the Company recorded $13.2 million of debt extinguishment charges, primarily related to the prepayment of its senior notes.
A reconciliation between Core FFO and FFO available to common shareholders for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 is presented below (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Per diluted
share
Per diluted
share
Amount
Per diluted
share
Per diluted
share
(1)
(2)
(3)
The Company’s consolidated portfolio was 84.9% leased and 83.0% occupied at December 31, 2012 compared with 84.9% leased and 83.2% occupied at September 30, 2012 and 84.3% leased and 81.8% occupied at December 31, 2011. On a year-over-year basis, the increase in both the leased and occupied percentages reflects the lease up of previously vacant space in the Company’s portfolio. A list of the Company's properties, as well as additional information regarding the Company’s results of operations can be found in the Company's Fourth Quarter 2012 Supplemental Financial Report, which is posted on the Company's website, www.first-potomac.com.
A reconciliation of net income (loss) to FFO available to common shareholders and Core FFO, as well as definitions and statements of purpose, are included below in the financial tables accompanying this press release and under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” respectively.
Property Operations
During the fourth quarter, the Company executed 609,000 square feet of leases, which consisted of 291,000 square feet of new leases and 318,000 square feet of renewal leases. The 318,000 square feet of renewal leases in the quarter reflects a 58% retention rate, which is a result of a large number of move-outs in the Company’s Maryland region. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company executed 2.2 million square feet of leases, which included 921,000 square feet of new leases.
Same-property net operating income (“Same-Property NOI”) increased 6.3% and 3.8% for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2012, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2011. The increase in Same-Property NOI was primarily due to an increase in occupancy at Redland Corporate Center and Atlantic Corporate Park, both of which were acquired with significant vacancy.
A reconciliation of net income (loss) to Same-Property NOI and a definition and statement of purpose are included below in the financial tables accompanying this press release and under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” respectively.
Dispositions
On November 7, 2012, the Company sold two buildings, totaling 39,000 square feet, at Owings Mills Business Park for net proceeds of $3.5 million. The operating results of the property are reflected as discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for each of the periods presented in this press release.
Financing Activity
On October 1, 2012, the Company repaid a $23.4 million mortgage loan that encumbered Crossways Commerce Center and a $14.7 million mortgage loan that encumbered Newington Business Park Center with proceeds from a draw under its unsecured revolving credit facility.
On October 17, 2012, the Company placed a $22.0 million mortgage loan on 1005 First Street, NE, a consolidated joint venture in which the Company has a 97% ownership interest. The mortgage loan incurs interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus a spread of 2.75% (with a floor of 5.0%) and matures in October 2014, with a one-year extension option at the Company’s discretion. The Company used a portion of its share of the proceeds from the mortgage loan, which totaled $19.1 million, to pay down $16.0 million of the outstanding balance under its unsecured revolving credit facility.
On December 27, 2012, the Company repaid $10 million of the outstanding balance under its secured term loan with proceeds from a draw under its unsecured revolving credit facility.
On January 2, 2013, the Company repaid a $3.2 million mortgage loan that encumbered Prosperity Business Center with proceeds from a draw under its unsecured revolving credit facility.
On February 7, 2013, the Company entered into a senior secured multi-tranche term loan facility (the “Bridge Loan”) with KeyBank National Association and borrowed $30.0 million under the Bridge Loan to repay a $15.4 million mortgage loan that encumbered Cedar Hill and a $13.3 million mortgage loan that encumbered the Merrill Lynch Building. The Bridge Loan has a borrowing capacity of up to $40.0 million, which can be drawn in four separate tranches before March 31, 2013. The Bridge Loan has a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus a spread of 2.15% and matures in November 2013, with a three-month extension at the Company’s option. The Company can repay all or a portion of the Bridge Loan at any time during the term of the loan. In March 2013, the Company intends to use proceeds from a draw under the Bridge Loan to repay a $7.6 million mortgage loan that encumbers Crossways Commerce Center.
On February 8, 2013, the Company and its bank lenders amended its unsecured revolving credit facility and existing term loans to provide increased flexibility on a short-term basis under certain financial covenants, specifically extending the December 31, 2012 requirements under the consolidated total leverage, unencumbered pool leverage and consolidated debt yield covenants in the near term, and proactively addressing the impact that the potential industrial portfolio sale would have on the covenants relating to tangible net worth and dispositions as a percentage of gross asset value.
Industrial Portfolio Sale
As previously announced in connection with its updated strategic and capital plan, the Company is currently marketing the majority of its industrial properties in a portfolio sale through Eastdil Secured. The industrial portfolio represents approximately 4.3 million square feet, 2.6 million square feet of which are located in Southern Virginia.
The Company believes that a portfolio sale of its industrial properties provides the most efficient means of de-levering its balance sheet, while preserving net asset value for shareholders. Potential proceeds from the sale of the industrial properties will largely be utilized to repay outstanding debt. In addition to providing capital to improve balance sheet flexibility, the potential sale of the Company’s industrial portfolio is expected to strengthen First Potomac’s operating metrics, and further streamline the Company’s focus on office properties, which would represent more than 50% of total revenues after the sale.
The Company can provide no assurances regarding the timing or pricing of the industrial portfolio sale, or that the sale will occur at all.
Balance Sheet
The Company had $933.9 million of debt outstanding at December 31, 2012, of which $418.9 million was fixed-rate debt and $350.0 million was variable-rate debt that had been swapped to a fixed interest rate. The remainder of the Company’s debt, $165.0 million, was variable-rate debt that consisted of borrowings under its secured term loan and unsecured revolving credit facility.
Dividends
On January 22, 2013, the Company declared a dividend of $0.15 per common share, equating to an annualized dividend of $0.60 per common share. The dividend was paid on February 15, 2013 to common shareholders of record as of February 8, 2013. The Company also declared a dividend of $0.484375 per share on its Series A Preferred Shares. The dividend was paid on February 15, 2013 to preferred shareholders of record as of February 8, 2013.
Core FFO Guidance
The Company issued its full-year 2013 Core FFO guidance of $1.17 to $1.23 per diluted share. The following guidance does not include the impact of the industrial portfolio sale. At this time, the Company is not providing any guidance with respect to the timing or anticipated proceeds from the industrial portfolio sale. The Company’s guidance is also based on a number of other assumptions, many of which are outside the Company’s control and all of which are subject to change. The Company may change its guidance as actual and anticipated results vary from these assumptions.
The following is a summary of the assumptions that the Company used in arriving at its guidance (unaudited, amounts in thousands except percentages and per share amounts):
Expected Ranges(1)
6,000
12,400
(1)
(2)
(1)
(2)
Items excluded from Core FFO consist of costs associated with the potential industrial portfolio sale, contingent consideration, debt retirement charges, debt modification charges and the acceleration of the amortizations of deferred abatement and straight-line balance mentioned above in footnote 2 to the table above regarding the Company’s expected ranges.
Investor Conference Call and Webcast
First Potomac will host a conference call on February 22, 2013 at 9:00 AM ET to discuss fourth quarter and full-year results, its 2013 Core FFO guidance and its updated strategic and capital plan in greater detail.
The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 705-6003 or (201) 493-6725 for international participants. A replay of the call will be available from 12:00 Noon ET on February 22, 2013, until midnight ET on March 1, 2013. The replay can be accessed by dialing (877) 870-5176 or (858) 384-5517 for international callers, and entering pin number 407568.
A live broadcast of the conference call will also be available online at the Company’s website, www.first-potomac.com, on February 22, 2013, beginning at 9:00 AM ET. An online replay will follow shortly after the call and will continue for 90 days.
About First Potomac Realty Trust
First Potomac Realty Trust is a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust that focuses on owning, operating, developing and redeveloping office and industrial properties in the greater Washington, D.C. region. As of December 31, 2012, the Company's consolidated portfolio totaled approximately 14 million square feet. Based on annualized cash basis rent, the Company’s portfolio consists of 43% office properties, 34% business parks and 23% industrial properties. A key element of First Potomac's overarching strategy is its dedication to sustainability. Nearly a million square feet of First Potomac property is LEED Certified, with the potential for another one million square feet in future development projects. Approximately half of the portfolio's total square footage of multi-story office property is either LEED or Energy Star Certified and 82% of First Potomac’s Washington, DC portfolio is Energy Star Certified. FPO common shares (NYSE:FPO) and preferred shares (NYSE:FPO-PA) are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Funds from Operations – Funds from operations (“FFO”) represents net income (computed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)), excluding gains (losses) on sales of real estate and impairments of real estate assets, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. On October 31, 2011, NAREIT issued revised guidance regarding the exclusion of impairment write-downs of depreciable assets reported in FFO. As a result, the Company began excluding impairment losses from FFO in the fourth quarter of 2011 and has restated FFO from prior periods to exclude such charges consistent with NAREIT’s guidance. The Company also excludes, from its FFO calculation, any depreciation and amortization related to third parties from its consolidated joint ventures. The Company considers FFO a useful measure of performance for an equity REIT because it facilitates an understanding of the operating performance of its properties without giving effect to real estate depreciation and amortization, which assume that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, the Company believes that FFO provides a meaningful indication of its performance. The Company also considers FFO an appropriate performance measure given its wide use by investors and analysts. The Company computes FFO in accordance with standards established by the Board of Governors of NAREIT in its March 1995 White Paper (as amended in November 1999, April 2002 and January 2012), which may differ from the methodology for calculating FFO utilized by other equity real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs. Further, FFO does not represent amounts available for management’s discretionary use because of needed capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations or other commitments and uncertainties, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund the Company’s cash needs, including its ability to make distributions. The Company presents FFO per diluted share calculations that are based on the outstanding dilutive common shares plus the outstanding Operating Partnership units for the periods presented.
The Company’s presentation of FFO in accordance with the NAREIT white paper, or as adjusted by the Company, should not be considered as an alternative to net income (computed in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of the Company’s financial performance or to cash flow from operating activities (computed in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of its liquidity. The Company’s FFO calculations are reconciled to net income in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations included in this release.
Core FFO – Management believes that the computation of FFO in accordance with NAREIT’s definition includes certain items that are not indicative of the results provided by the Company’s operating portfolio and affect the comparability of the Company’s period-over-period performance. These items include, but are not limited to, gains and losses on the retirement of debt, legal and accounting costs related to the Company’s internal investigation, personnel separations costs, contingent consideration charges and acquisition costs. The Company provides a reconciliation of FFO to Core FFO in the financial tables accompanying this press release.
NOI – The Company defines net operating income (“NOI”) as operating revenues (rental income, tenant reimbursements and other income) less property and related expenses (property expenses, real estate taxes and insurance). Management believes that NOI is a useful measure of the Company’s property operating performance as it provides a performance measure of the revenues and expenses directly associated with owning, operating, developing and redeveloping office and industrial properties, and provides a perspective not immediately apparent from net income or FFO. Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating NOI, and accordingly, the Company’s NOI may not be comparable to other REITs. The Company’s NOI calculations are reconciled to total revenues and total operating expenses at the end of this release.
Same-Property NOI – Same-Property Net Operating Income (“Same-Property NOI”), defined as operating revenues (rental, tenant reimbursements and other revenues) less operating expenses (property operating expenses, real estate taxes and insurance) from the properties owned by the Company for the entirety of the periods compared, is a primary performance measure the Company uses to assess the results of operations at its properties. As an indication of the Company’s operating performance, Same-Property NOI should not be considered an alternative to net income calculated in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the Company’s Same-Property NOI to net income from its consolidated statements of operations is presented below. The Same-Property NOI results exclude corporate-level expenses, as well as certain transactions, such as the collection of termination fees, as these items vary significantly period-over-period thus impacting trends and comparability. Also, the Company eliminates depreciation and amortization expense, which are property level expenses, in computing Same-Property NOI as these are non-cash expenses that are based on historical cost accounting assumptions and do not offer the investor significant insight into the operations of the property. This presentation allows management and investors to distinguish whether growth or declines in net operating income are a result of increases or decreases in property operations or the acquisition of additional properties. While this presentation provides useful information to management and investors, the results below should be read in conjunction with the results from the consolidated statements of operations to provide a complete depiction of total Company performance.
Forward Looking Statements
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release, including statements regarding the Company’s 2013 Core FFO guidance and related assumptions, the potential sale of the Company’s industrial portfolio and the timing of such sale, and anticipated debt repayment, are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations include changes in general or regional economic conditions; the Company’s ability to timely lease or re-lease space at current or anticipated rents; changes in interest rates; changes in operating costs; the Company’s ability to complete acquisitions on acceptable terms; the Company’s ability to manage its current debt levels and repay or refinance its indebtedness upon maturity or other required payment dates; the Company’s ability to maintain financial covenant compliance under its debt agreements; the Company’s ability to remediate the material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting described in its 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and to re-establish and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures; the impact of the Company’s recent internal investigation, including any remedial actions and enhancement measures implemented in response to the internal investigation; the Company’s ability to obtain debt and/or financing on attractive terms, or at all; changes in the assumptions underlying the Company’s earnings and Core FFO guidance and other risks detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. For forward-looking statements herein, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended December 31,
FIRST POTOMAC REALTY TRUST
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
(1)
(2)
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
Preferred Shares, $0.001 par value, 50,000 shares authorized; Series A Preferred Shares, $25 liquidation preference, 6,400 and 4,600 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
Common shares, $0.001 par value, 150,000 shares authorized; 51,047 and 50,321 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
FIRST POTOMAC REALTY TRUST
Same-Property Analysis
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Same-Property NOI(1)
$
99,647
Change in same-property NOI - accrual basis
Reconciliation of Consolidated NOI to Same-Property NOI
Three Months Ended December 31,
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
Change in Same-Property NOI by Region (accrual basis)
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2012
Percentage of
Base Rent
Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2012
Percentage of
Base Rent
(1)
(2)
First Potomac Realty Trust
Jaime N. Marcus, 301-986-9200
Manager, Investor Relations
jmarcus@first-potomac.com
www.first-potomac.com
Source: First Potomac Realty Trust