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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

x      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011

 

o         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                to                 .

 

Commission File Number: 33-167793-02

 


 

SL GREEN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

13-3960938

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(212) 594-2700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

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 o NO x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  YES o NO o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer ¨

 

Accelerated filer ¨

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer x

 

Smaller Reporting Company ¨

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  YES o NO x

 

As of April 30, 2011, 439,957 common units of limited partnership interest of the Registrant were held by non-affiliates of the Registrant. There is no established trading market for such units.

 

 

 



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SL GREEN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

 

INDEX

 

 

PAGE

 

 

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2011 (unaudited) and December 31, 2010

3

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)

4

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Capital for the three months ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

5

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)

6

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

7

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

37

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

51

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

51

 

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

52

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

52

 

 

 

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

52

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

52

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

52

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

(REMOVED AND RESERVED)

52

 

 

 

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION

52

 

 

 

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

53

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

54

 

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PART I.                                                    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.                                                     Financial Statements

 

SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

 

 

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate properties, at cost:

 

 

 

 

 

Land and land interests

 

$

1,974,994

 

$

1,750,220

 

Building and improvements

 

5,754,193

 

5,840,701

 

Building leasehold and improvements

 

1,520,150

 

1,286,935

 

Property under capital lease

 

12,208

 

12,208

 

 

 

9,261,545

 

8,890,064

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

(953,993

)

(916,293

)

 

 

8,307,552

 

7,973,771

 

Assets held for sale

 

104,808

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

234,009

 

332,830

 

Restricted cash

 

107,835

 

137,673

 

Investment in marketable securities

 

64,440

 

34,052

 

Tenant and other receivables, net of allowance of $13,807 and $12,981 in 2011 and 2010, respectively

 

26,314

 

27,054

 

Related party receivables

 

3,653

 

6,295

 

Deferred rents receivable, net of allowance of $29,832 and $30,834 in 2011 and 2010, respectively

 

223,552

 

201,317

 

Debt and preferred equity investments, net of discount of $19,866 and $42,937 and allowance of $58,211 and $61,361 in 2011 and 2010, respectively

 

579,287

 

963,772

 

Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

 

916,600

 

631,570

 

Deferred costs, net

 

180,712

 

172,517

 

Other assets

 

693,604

 

819,443

 

Total assets

 

$

11,442,366

 

$

11,300,294

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgages and other loans payable

 

$

3,280,084

 

$

3,400,468

 

Revolving credit facility

 

500,000

 

650,000

 

Senior unsecured notes

 

1,018,674

 

1,100,545

 

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

 

150,895

 

38,149

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

123,729

 

133,389

 

Deferred revenue/gains

 

294,634

 

307,678

 

Capitalized lease obligation

 

17,060

 

17,044

 

Deferred land leases payable

 

18,318

 

18,267

 

Dividend and distributions payable

 

14,563

 

14,182

 

Security deposits

 

43,196

 

38,690

 

Liabilities related to assets held for sale

 

121,635

 

 

Junior subordinate deferrable interest debentures held by trusts that issued trust preferred securities

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Total liabilities

 

5,682,788

 

5,818,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital

 

 

 

 

 

SLGOP partners’ capital:

 

 

 

 

 

Series C preferred units, 11,700 outstanding at both March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively

 

274,022

 

274,022

 

Series D preferred units, 4,000 outstanding at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively

 

96,321

 

96,321

 

SL Green partners’ capital (828 and 796 general partner common units and 80,097 and 77,511 limited partner common units outstanding at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)

 

4,819,005

 

4,573,565

 

Limited partner interests in Operating Partnership (1,912, and 1,249 limited partner common units outstanding at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively

 

63,677

 

42,556

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(13,307

)

(23,042

)

Total SLGOP partners’ capital

 

5,239,718

 

4,963,422

 

Noncontrolling interests in other partnerships

 

519,860

 

518,460

 

Total capital

 

5,759,578

 

5,481,882

 

Total liabilities and capital

 

$

11,442,366

 

$

11,300,294

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited, and amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

Rental revenue, net

 

$

228,970

 

$

192,210

 

Escalation and reimbursement

 

30,275

 

30,093

 

Investment and preferred equity income

 

67,828

 

20,379

 

Other income

 

7,249

 

8,199

 

Total revenues

 

334,322

 

250,881

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses (including approximately $3,115 (2011) and $3,104 (2010) paid to affiliates)

 

60,300

 

56,786

 

Real estate taxes

 

40,067

 

36,972

 

Ground rent

 

7,834

 

7,821

 

Interest expense, net of interest income

 

65,073

 

56,787

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

3,806

 

2,295

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

63,497

 

55,525

 

Loan loss and other investment reserves

 

 

6,000

 

Transaction related costs

 

2,434

 

1,058

 

Marketing, general and administrative

 

20,021

 

18,398

 

Total expenses

 

263,032

 

241,642

 

Income from continuing operations before equity in net income of unconsolidated joint ventures, noncontrolling interests and discontinued operations

 

71,290

 

9,239

 

Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures

 

8,206

 

15,376

 

Purchase price fair value adjustment

 

13,788

 

 

Loss on investment in marketable securities

 

(127

)

(285

)

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 

 

(113

)

Income from continuing operations

 

93,157

 

24,217

 

Net income from discontinued operations

 

737

 

1,917

 

Net income

 

93,894

 

26,134

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships

 

(3,610

)

(3,648

)

Net income attributable to SLGOP

 

90,284

 

22,486

 

Preferred unit distributions

 

(7,545

)

(7,116

)

Net income attributable to SLGOP common unitholders

 

$

82,739

 

$

15,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts attributable to SLGOP common unitholders:

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

68,214

 

$

13,453

 

Net income from discontinued operations

 

737

 

1,917

 

Purchase price fair value adjustment

 

13,788

 

 

Net income

 

$

82,739

 

$

15,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per unit:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income from continuing operations before discontinued operations

 

$

1.01

 

$

0.17

 

Net income from discontinued operations

 

0.01

 

0.02

 

Net income attributable to SLGOP common unitholders

 

$

1.02

 

$

0.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per unit:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income from continuing operations before discontinued operations

 

$

1.00

 

$

0.17

 

Net income from discontinued operations

 

0.01

 

0.02

 

Net income attributable to SLGOP common unitholders

 

$

1.01

 

$

0.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per unit

 

$

0.10

 

$

0.10

 

Basic weighted average common units outstanding

 

81,206

 

79,325

 

Diluted weighted average common units and common unit equivalents outstanding

 

81,643

 

79,760

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.

Consolidated Statement of Capital

(Unaudited, and amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

 

 

 

SL Green Operating
Partnership Unitholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series C

 

Series D

 

General Partner

 

Limited Partners

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred
Units

 

Preferred
Units

 

Common
Units

 

Common
Unitholders

 

Common
Units

 

Common
Unitholders

 

Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

 

Noncontrolling
Interests

 

Total

 

Comprehensive
Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2010

 

$

274,022

 

$

96,321

 

78,307

 

$

4,573,565

 

1,249

 

$

42,556

 

$

(23,042

)

$

518,460

 

$

5,481,882

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

5,575

 

1,970

 

 

 

80,887

 

 

 

1,852

 

 

 

3,610

 

93,894

 

$

93,894

 

Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

949

 

 

 

949

 

949

 

SL Green’s share of joint venture net unrealized gain on derivative instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,501

 

 

 

2,501

 

2,501

 

Unrealized gain on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,285

 

 

 

6,285

 

6,285

 

Preferred distributions

 

(5,575

)

(1,970

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,545

)

 

 

Issuance of units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

674

 

20,222

 

 

 

 

 

20,222

 

 

 

Redemption of units and DRIP proceeds

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

725

 

(11

)

(725

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred compensation plan & stock award, net

 

 

 

 

 

259

 

(2,474

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,474

)

 

 

Amortization of deferred compensation plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,923

 

 

 

Contributions - net proceeds from common stock offering

 

 

 

 

 

2,253

 

161,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

161,714

 

 

 

Contributions - proceeds from stock options exercised

 

 

 

 

 

95

 

3,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,802

 

 

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,210

)

(2,210

)

 

 

Cash distribution declared ($0.10 per common unit, none of which represented a return of capital for federal income tax purposes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,137

)

 

 

(228

)

 

 

 

 

(8,365

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2011

 

$

274,022

 

$

96,321

 

80,925

 

$

4,819,005

 

1,912

 

$

63,677

 

$

(13,307

)

$

519,860

 

$

5,759,578

 

$

103,629

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited, and amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

93,894

 

$

26,134

 

Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

67,979

 

59,568

 

Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures

 

(8,206

)

(15,376

)

Distributions of cumulative earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures

 

2,915

 

10,328

 

Purchase price fair value adjustment

 

(13,788

)

 

Gain on sale of debt securities

 

(19,840

)

 

Loan loss and other investment reserves

 

 

6,000

 

Loss on investments in marketable securities

 

127

 

285

 

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 

 

113

 

Deferred rents receivable

 

(24,367

)

(10,754

)

Other non-cash adjustments

 

(1,823

)

(10,228

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash — operations

 

(3,131

)

(10,082

)

Tenant and other receivables

 

1,025

 

413

 

Related party receivables

 

2,449

 

5,352

 

Deferred lease costs

 

(7,651

)

(7,934

)

Other assets

 

(7,014

)

(1,134

)

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

(5,833

)

12,293

 

Deferred revenue and land leases payable

 

3,073

 

1,704

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

79,809

 

66,682

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions of real estate property

 

(10,000

)

 

Additions to land, buildings and improvements

 

(21,396

)

(13,857

)

Escrowed cash — capital improvements/acquisition deposits

 

45,975

 

(12,006

)

Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

 

(31,299

)

(1,084

)

Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures

 

95,704

 

8,155

 

Other investments

 

(148,264

)

(1,131

)

Debt and preferred equity and other investments, net of repayments/participations

 

100,279

 

(40,320

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

30,999

 

(60,243

)

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from mortgages and other loans payable

 

40,000

 

 

Repayments of mortgages and other loans payable

 

(148,761

)

(12,079

)

Proceeds from revolving credit facility and senior unsecured notes

 

458,550

 

250,000

 

Repayments of revolving credit facility and senior unsecured notes

 

(693,373

)

(495,465

)

Contributions of proceeds from stock options exercised and DRIP issuance

 

3,802

 

12,164

 

Contributions of net proceeds from sale of common stock

 

161,714

 

 

Contributions of net proceeds from sale of preferred stock

 

 

122,168

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships

 

(2,210

)

(3,307

)

Redemption of limited partners interests in the Operating Partnership

 

 

(11,096

)

Distributions to limited partners in the Operating Partnership

 

(228

)

(141

)

Distributions paid on common and preferred units

 

(15,682

)

(12,835

)

Deferred loan costs and capitalized lease obligation

 

(13,441

)

(31,909

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(209,629

)

(182,500

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(98,821

)

(176,061

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

332,830

 

343,715

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

234,009

 

$

167,654

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

1.  Organization and Basis of Presentation

 

SL Green Realty Corp., also referred to as the Company or SL Green, a Maryland corporation, and SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., which is referred to as SLGOP or the Operating Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, were formed in June 1997 for the purpose of combining the commercial real estate business of S.L. Green Properties, Inc. and its affiliated partnerships and entities.  The Operating Partnership received a contribution of interest in the real estate properties, as well as 95% of the economic interest in the management, leasing and construction companies which are referred to as the Service Corporation, a consolidated variable interest entity. All of the management, leasing and construction services with respect to the properties wholly-owned by us are conducted through SL Green Management LLC which is 100% owned by us.  The Company has qualified, and expects to qualify in the current fiscal year, as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, and operates as a self-administered, self-managed REIT.  A REIT is a legal entity that holds real estate interests and, through payments of dividends to stockholders, is permitted to reduce or avoid the payment of Federal income taxes at the corporate level.  Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to the “Operating Partnership,” “we,” “our” and “us” means SLGOP and all entities owned or controlled by SLGOP.

 

Substantially all of SL Green’s assets are held by, and its operations are conducted through, the Operating Partnership. The Company is the sole managing general partner of the Operating Partnership.  As of March 31, 2011, noncontrolling investors held, in the aggregate, a 2.3% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. We refer to this as the noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership.  See Note 12.

 

Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P., or ROP, is a subsidiary of the Operating Partnership.

 

As of March 31, 2011, we owned the following interests in commercial office properties in the New York Metropolitan area, primarily in midtown Manhattan, a borough of New York City, or Manhattan.  Our investments in the New York Metropolitan area also include investments in Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, Westchester County, Connecticut and New Jersey, which are collectively known as the Suburban assets:

 

Location

 

Ownership

 

Number of
Properties

 

Square Feet

 

Weighted Average
Occupancy(1)

 

Manhattan

 

Consolidated properties

 

23

 

15,601,945

 

92.0

%

 

 

Unconsolidated properties

 

7

 

6,722,515

 

96.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suburban

 

Consolidated properties

 

25

 

3,863,000

 

80.7

%

 

 

Unconsolidated properties

 

6

 

2,941,700

 

93.7

%

 

 

 

 

61

 

29,129,160

 

91.7

%

 


(1)   The weighted average occupancy represents the total leased square feet divided by total available rentable square feet.

 

We also owned investments in nine stand-alone retail properties encompassing approximately 334,782 square feet, six development properties encompassing approximately 1,277,521 square feet and three land interests as of March 31, 2011.  In addition, we manage four office properties owned by third parties and affiliated companies encompassing approximately 1.3 million rentable square feet.

 

Partnership Agreement

 

In accordance with our partnership agreement, or the operating partnership agreement, we allocate all distributions and profits and losses in proportion to the percentage ownership interests of the respective partners. As the managing general partner of the Operating Partnership, SL Green is required to take such reasonable efforts, as determined by it in its sole discretion, to cause the Operating Partnership to distribute sufficient amounts to enable the payment of sufficient dividends by the Company to avoid any Federal income or excise tax at the Company level. Under the operating partnership agreement, each limited partner will have the right to cause the Operating Partnership to redeem units of limited partnership interests for cash, or if the Company so elects, shares of SL Green’s common stock on a one-for-one basis.

 

Basis of Quarterly Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States

 

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SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for fair presentation have been included.  The 2011 operating results for the period presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

The balance sheet at December 31, 2010 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.

 

2.  Significant Accounting Policies

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our subsidiaries, which are wholly-owned or controlled by us. Entities which we do not control through our voting interest and entities which are variable interest entities, but where we are not the primary beneficiary, are accounted for under the equity method or as debt and preferred equity investments.  See Notes 5 and 6.  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

The FASB amended the guidance for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity, or VIE, and requires the performance of a qualitative rather than a quantitative analysis to determine the primary beneficiary of a VIE. Under this guidance, an entity would be required to consolidate a VIE if it has (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could be significant to the VIE.

 

A noncontrolling interest in a consolidated subsidiary is defined as the portion of the equity (net assets) in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent.  Noncontrolling interests are required to be presented as a separate component of capital in the consolidated balance sheet and modifies the presentation of net income by requiring earnings and other comprehensive income to be attributed to controlling and noncontrolling interests.

 

We assess the accounting treatment for each joint venture and debt and preferred equity investment.  This assessment includes a review of each joint venture or partnership limited liability company agreement to determine which party has what rights and whether those rights are protective or participating.  For all VIE’s, we review such agreements in order to determine which party has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance.  In situations where we or our partner approves, among other things, the annual budget, receives a detailed monthly reporting package from us, meets on a quarterly basis to review the results of the joint venture, reviews and approves the joint venture’s tax return before filing, and approves all leases that cover more than a nominal amount of space relative to the total rentable space at each property, we do not consolidate the joint venture as we consider these to be substantive participation rights that result in shared power of the activities that most significantly impact the performance of our joint venture.  Our joint venture agreements also contain certain protective rights such as the requirement of partner approval to sell, finance or refinance the property and the payment of capital expenditures and operating expenditures outside of the approved budget or operating plan.

 

Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties

 

On a periodic basis, we assess whether there are any indicators that the value of our real estate properties may be impaired or that its carrying value may not be recoverable.  A property’s value is considered impaired if management’s estimate of the aggregate future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges for consolidated properties) to be generated by the property are less than the carrying value of the property.  To the extent impairment has occurred and is considered to be other than temporary, the loss will be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the property over the calculated fair value of the property.  In addition, we assess our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures for recoverability, and if it is determined that a loss in value of the investment is other than temporary, we write down the investment to its fair value.  We evaluate our equity investments for impairment based on the joint venture’s projected discounted cash flows. We do not believe that the value of any of our consolidated properties was impaired at March 31, 2011 or December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

We allocate the purchase price of real estate to land and building and, if determined to be material, intangibles, such as the value of above-, below- and at-market leases and origination costs associated with the in-place leases.  We depreciate the amount allocated to building and other intangible assets over their estimated useful lives, which generally range from three to 40 years and from one to 14

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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years, respectively.  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, which generally range from one to 14 years.  The value associated with in-place leases are amortized over the expected term of the associated lease, which generally range from one to 14 years.  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 intangible will be 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 of the leases based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize appropriate discount and capitalization rates and available market information.  Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including the historical operating results, known trends, and market/economic conditions that may affect the property.

 

We recognized an increase of approximately $7.2 million and $6.5 million in rental revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, for the amortization of aggregate below-market leases in excess of above-market leases and a reduction in lease origination costs, resulting from the allocation of the purchase price of the applicable properties.  We recognized a reduction in interest expense for the amortization of the above-market rate mortgages assumed of approximately $1.4 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

The following summarizes our identified intangible assets (acquired above-market leases and in-place leases) and intangible liabilities (acquired below-market leases) (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

Identified intangible assets (included in other assets):

 

 

 

 

 

Gross amount

 

$

540,330

 

$

758,300

 

Accumulated amortization

 

(145,198

)

(133,737

)

Net

 

$

395,132

 

$

624,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identified intangible liabilities (included in deferred revenue):

 

 

 

 

 

Gross amount

 

$

508,611

 

$

508,339

 

Accumulated amortization

 

(236,800

)

(220,417

)

Net

 

$

271,811

 

$

287,922

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, and should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, FASB guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within levels one and two of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within level three of the hierarchy).

 

We determined the fair value of our current investments in marketable securities using level one, level two and level three inputs. Additionally, we determined the valuation allowance for loan losses based on level three inputs. See “Note 5—Debt and Preferred Equity Investments.”

 

The estimated fair values of tangible and intangible assets and liabilities recorded in connection with business combinations are based on level three inputs. We estimate fair values based on cash flow projections utilizing appropriate discount and/or capitalization rates and available market information.

 

We determine impairment in real estate investments and debt and preferred equity investments, including intangibles, utilizing cash flow projections that apply estimated revenue and expense growth rates, discount rates and capitalization rates, which are classified as level three inputs.

 

We use the following methods and assumptions in estimating fair value disclosures for financial instruments.

 

·      Cash and cash equivalents:  The carrying amount of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents reported in our Consolidated Balance Sheets approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments.

 

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·      Debt and Preferred Equity Investments:  The fair value of debt and preferred equity investments is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current interest rates at which similar loans with the same maturities would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings. See “—Debt and Preferred Equity Investments” above regarding valuation allowances for loan losses.

 

·      Mortgage and other loans payable and other debt:  The fair value of borrowings is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current interest rates at which similar borrowings could be made by us.

 

The methodologies used for valuing financial instruments have been categorized into three broad levels as follows:

 

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments.

Level 2 — Valuations based principally on other observable market parameters, including

·         Quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments,

·         Quoted prices in less active or inactive markets for identical or similar instruments,

·         Other observable inputs (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates), and

·         Market corroborated inputs (derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data).

 

Level 3 — Valuations based significantly on unobservable inputs.

·         Valuations based on third-party indications (broker quotes or counterparty quotes) which were, in turn, based significantly on unobservable inputs or were otherwise not supportable as Level 2 valuations.

·         Valuations based on internal models with significant unobservable inputs.

 

These levels form a hierarchy. We follow this hierarchy for our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis. The classifications are based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

Investment in Marketable Securities

 

We invest in marketable securities. At the time of purchase, we are required to designate a security as held-to-maturity, available-for-sale, or trading depending on ability and intent. We do not have any securities designated as held-to-maturity or trading at this time. Securities available-for-sale are reported at fair value pursuant to ASC 820-10, with the net unrealized gains or losses reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.  Unrealized losses that are determined to be other-than-temporary are recognized in earnings up to their credit component. Included in accumulated other comprehensive loss at March 31, 2011 is approximately $16.2 million in net unrealized gains related to marketable securities.

 

The basis on which the cost of bonds and marketable securities sold is determined based on the specific identification method.

 

At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we held the following marketable securities (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Level 1 — Equity marketable securities

 

$

22,681

 

$

12,357

 

Level 2 — Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

18,571

 

17,445

 

Level 3 — Rake bonds

 

23,188

 

4,250

 

Total marketable securities available-for-sale

 

$

64,440

 

$

34,052

 

 

The cost basis of the Level 3 securities was $26.8 million at March 31, 2011 and $4.3 million at December 31, 2010. There were no sales of Level 3 securities during the three months ended March 31, 2011. The Level 3 securities mature at various times through 2041.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Interest income on debt and preferred equity investments is recognized over the life of the investment using the effective interest method and recognized on the accrual basis.  Fees received in connection with loan commitments are deferred until the loan is funded and are then recognized over the term of the loan as an adjustment to yield.  Anticipated exit fees, whose collection is expected, are also recognized over the term of the loan as an adjustment to yield.  Fees on commitments that expire unused are recognized at expiration.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

Income recognition is generally suspended for debt and preferred equity investments at the earlier of the date at which payments become 90 days past due or when, in the opinion of management, a full recovery of income and principal becomes doubtful.  Income recognition is resumed when the loan becomes contractually current and performance is demonstrated to be resumed. Interest is recorded as income on impaired loans only to the extent cash is received. Several of the debt and preferred equity investments provide for accrual of interest at specified rates, which differ from current payment terms. Interest is recognized on such loans at the accrual rate subject to management’s determination that accrued interest and outstanding principal are ultimately collectible, based on the underlying collateral and operations of the borrower. If management cannot make this determination, interest income above the current pay rate is recognized only upon actual receipt.

 

If we purchase a debt or preferred equity investment at a discount, intend to hold it until maturity and expect to recover the full value of the investment, we accrete the discount as an adjustment to yield over the term of the investment. If we purchase a debt or preferred equity investment at a discount with the intention of foreclosing on the collateral, we do not accrete the discount.

 

Reserve for Possible Credit Losses

 

The expense for possible credit losses in connection with debt and preferred equity investments is the charge to earnings to increase the allowance for possible credit losses to the level that we estimate to be adequate, based on Level 3 data, considering delinquencies, loss experience and collateral quality.  Other factors considered relate to geographic trends and product diversification, the size of the portfolio and current economic conditions.  Based upon these factors, we establish the provision for possible credit losses on each individual investment.  When it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts contractually due, the investment is considered impaired.

 

Where impairment is indicated on an investment that is held to maturity, a valuation allowance is measured based upon the excess of the recorded investment amount over the net fair value of the collateral.  Any deficiency between the carrying amount of an asset and the calculated value of the collateral is charged to expense.  We recorded no loan loss reserves and $6.0 million in loan loss reserves and charge offs during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, on investments being held to maturity, and none and $1.0 million against our held for sale investment during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  We also recorded approximately $3.2 million in recoveries during the three months ended March 31, 2011 in connection with the sale of an investment. This is included in investment and preferred equity income in the accompanying statement of income.

 

Debt and preferred equity investments held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair market value using available market information obtained through consultation with dealers or other originators of such investments as well as discounted cash flow models based on Level 3 data pursuant to ASC 820-10. As circumstances change, management may conclude not to sell an investment designated as held for sale.  In such situations, the investment will be reclassified at its net carrying value to debt and preferred equity investments held to maturity.  For these reclassified investments, the difference between the current carrying value and the expected cash to be collected at maturity will be accreted into income over the remaining term of the investment.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Operating Partnership is a partnership and, as a result, all income and losses of the partnership are allocated to the partners for inclusion in their respective income tax returns. The only provision for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated financial statements relates to the Operating Partnership’s consolidated taxable REIT subsidiaries. We may also be subject to certain state, local and franchise taxes.

 

Pursuant to amendments to the Code that became effective January 1, 2001, SL Green has elected, and may in the future, elect to treat certain of its existing or newly created corporate subsidiaries as taxable REIT subsidiaries, or TRS. In general, a TRS of SL Green may perform non-customary services for its tenants, hold assets that SL Green cannot hold directly and generally may engage in any real estate or non-real estate related business. SL Green’s TRS’s generate income, resulting in Federal income tax liability for these entities.  SL Green’s TRSs’, which are consolidated into SLGOP, generate income, resulting in Federal income tax liability for these entities.  SL Green’s TRSs’ recorded no Federal, state and local tax provision during each of the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and made estimated tax payments of $0.1 million and $0.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

We follow a two-step approach for evaluating uncertain tax positions. Recognition (step one) occurs when an enterprise concludes that a tax position, based solely on its technical merits, is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination. Measurement (step two)

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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March 31, 2011

 

determines the amount of benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon settlement. Derecognition of a tax position that was previously recognized would occur when a company subsequently determines that a tax position no longer meets the more-likely-than-not threshold of being sustained. The use of a valuation allowance as a substitute for derecognition of tax positions is prohibited.

 

Stock-Based Employee Compensation Plans

 

SL Green has a stock-based employee compensation plan, described more fully in Note 12. All employees of SL Green are compensated through a subsidiary of SLGOP. SL Green’s employee and director compensation plans are described below. Under each plan, whenever SL Green issues common or preferred stock, we issue an equivalent number of operating partnership units of a corresponding class to SL Green.

 

The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options, which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable.  In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility.  Because SL Green’s plan has characteristics significantly different from those of traded options and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in SL Green’s opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of SL Green’s employee stock options.

 

Compensation cost for stock options, if any, is recognized ratably over the vesting period of the award.  SL Green’s policy is to grant options with an exercise price equal to the quoted closing market price of SL Green’s common stock on the grant date.  Awards of stock or restricted stock are expensed as compensation over the benefit period based on the fair value of the stock on the grant date.

 

For share-based awards with a performance or market measure, we recognize compensation cost over the requisite service period, using the accelerated attribution expense method. The requisite service period begins on the date SL Green’s compensation committee authorizes the award and adopts any relevant performance measures. For programs with performance or market measures, the total estimated compensation cost is based on the fair value of the award at the applicable reporting date estimated using a binomial model. For share-based awards for which there is no pre-established performance measure, we recognize compensation cost over the service vesting period, which represents the requisite service period, on a straight-line basis. In accordance with the provisions of SL Green’s share-based incentive compensation plans, SL Green accepts the return of shares of its common stock, at the current quoted market price, from certain key employee to satisfy minimum statutory tax-withholding requirements related to shares that vested during the period.

 

Earnings per Unit

 

We present both basic and diluted earnings per unit, or EPU. Basic EPU excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income attributable to common unitholders by the weighted average number of common units outstanding during the period. Basic EPU includes participating securities, consisting of unvested restricted stock that receive nonforfeitable dividends similar to shares of common stock. Diluted EPU reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common units were exercised or converted into common units, where such exercise or conversion would result in a lower EPU amount.  The dilutive effect of the outstanding nonvested shares of SL Green common stock (“nonvested shares”) and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that have not yet been granted but are contingently issuable under SL Green’s share-based compensation programs is reflected in the weighted average diluted shares calculation by application of the treasury stock method at the beginning of the quarterly period in which all necessary conditions have been satisfied. The dilutive effect of stock options are reflected in the weighted average diluted outstanding shares calculation by application of the treasury stock method. There is no dilutive effect for the exchangeable senior debentures as the conversion premium will be paid in cash.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Concentrations of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash investments, debt and preferred equity investments and accounts receivable.  We place our cash investments in excess of insured amounts with high quality financial institutions.  The collateral securing our debt and preferred equity investments is primarily located in the New York Metropolitan area. See Note 5. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our tenants and require certain tenants to provide security

 

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March 31, 2011

 

deposits or letters of credit.  Though these security deposits and letters of credit are insufficient to meet the total value of a tenant’s lease obligation, they are a measure of good faith and a source of funds to offset the economic costs associated with lost rent and the costs associated with re-tenanting the space.  Although the properties in our real estate portfolio are primarily located in Manhattan, we also have properties located in Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, Westchester County, Connecticut and New Jersey.  The tenants located in our buildings operate in various industries.  Other than one tenant who accounts for approximately 8.0% of our annualized rent, no other tenant in our portfolio accounted for more than 5.9% of our annualized rent, including our share of joint venture annualized rent at March 31, 2011. Approximately 7%, 6%, 7% and 6% of our annualized rent, including our share of joint venture annualized rent, was attributable to 1515 Broadway, 420 Lexington Avenue, 1185 Avenue of the Americas and One Madison Avenue, respectively, for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.  Two borrowers accounted for more than 10.0% of the revenue earned on debt and preferred equity investments during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

 

Reclassification

 

Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to our current year presentation primarily in order to eliminate discontinued operations from income from continuing operations.

 

Accounting Standards Updates

 

In July 2010, the FASB issued updated guidance on disclosures about the credit quality of financing receivables and the allowance for credit losses which will require a greater level of information disclosed about the credit quality of loans and allowance for loan losses, as well as additional information related to credit quality indicators, past due information, and information related to loans modified in trouble debt restructuring. The guidance related to disclosures of financing receivables as of the end of a reporting period is required to be adopted for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010. The financing receivables disclosures related to the activity that occurs during a reporting period are required to be adopted for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010.  In January 2011, the FASB temporarily delayed the effective date of the disclosures about troubled debt restructurings to allow the FASB the time needed to complete its deliberations on what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. The effective date of the new disclosures about troubled debt restructurings and the guidance for determining what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring will then be coordinated. Currently, the guidance is anticipated to be effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2011. Adoption of the remaining guidance resulted in additional disclosures in our consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2010, the FASB issued updated guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures, which requires disclosure of details of significant asset or liability transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 measurements within the fair value hierarchy and inclusion of gross purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the rollforward of assets and liabilities valued using Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy.  The guidance also clarifies and expands existing disclosure requirements related to the disaggregation of fair value disclosures and inputs used in arriving at fair values for assets and liabilities using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy.  These disclosure requirements were effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009. Adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2010, excluding the Level 3 rollforward, resulted in additional disclosures in our consolidated financial statements. The gross presentation of the Level 3 rollforward is required for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010. Adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2010, the FASB issued guidance on the disclosure of supplementary pro forma information for business combinations. Effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2010, the guidance specifies that if a public entity enters into business combinations that are material on an individual or aggregate basis and presents comparative financial statements, the entity must present pro forma revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination(s) that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. Adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

3.  Property Acquisitions

 

In January 2011, we purchased CIF’s 49.9% interest in 521 Fifth Avenue, thereby assuming full ownership of the building. The transaction values the consolidated interest at approximately $245.7 million. We assumed $140.0 million of mortgage financing in connection with this acquisition. We recognized a purchase price fair value adjustment of $13.8 million upon the closing of this transaction. See Note 9. We will finalize our allocation of the purchase price of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the second quarter of 2011.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

In December 2010, we completed the acquisition of investments from Gramercy Capital Corp. (NYSE:GKK), or Gramercy. This included (1) the remaining 45% interest in the leased fee at 885 Third Avenue for approximately $39.3 million plus assumed mortgage debt of approximately $120.4 million, (2) the remaining 45% interest in the leased fee at 2 Herald Square for approximately $25.6 million plus assumed mortgage debt of approximately $86.1 million and, (3) the entire leased fee interest in 292 Madison Avenue for approximately $19.2 million plus assumed mortgage debt of approximately $59.1 million. These assets are all leased to third-party operators.

 

The following summarizes our allocation of the purchase price of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed upon the purchase of the abovementioned investments from Gramercy (in thousands):

 

Land

 

$

501,021

 

Above market lease value

 

23,178

 

Acquired in-place leases

 

217,312

 

Assets acquired

 

741,511

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable

 

540,805

 

Other liabilities, net of other assets

 

2,091

 

Liabilities assumed

 

542,896

 

 

 

198,615

 

Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

 

(111,751

)

Net assets acquired

 

$

86,864

 

 

In December 2010, we acquired two retail condominiums in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for approximately $18.4 million. The retail condominiums are fully leased with rent commencement upon completion of the redevelopment work.

 

The following summarizes our allocation of the purchase price of the assets acquired in connection with the purchase of the abovementioned property (in thousands):

 

Land

 

$

6,200

 

Building

 

10,158

 

Acquired in-place leases

 

2,304

 

Assets acquired

 

18,662

 

Below market lease value

 

277

 

Liabilities assumed

 

277

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

18,385

 

 

4.  Property Dispositions and Assets Held for Sale

 

In March 2011, we entered into an agreement to sell our property located at 28 West 44th Street for $161.0 million. The property is approximately 359,000 square feet. This transaction closed during the second quarter of 2011.

 

At March 31, 2011, discontinued operations included the results of operations of real estate assets sold or held for sale prior to that date. This included 28 West 44th Street, which was held for sale as of March 31, 2011 and 19 West 44th Street, which was sold in September 2010.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

The following table summarizes income from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively (in thousands).

 

 

 

Three
Months
Ended

 

Three
Months
Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

Rental revenue

 

$

3,591

 

$

6,376

 

Escalation and reimbursement revenues

 

654

 

1,375

 

Other income

 

4

 

2

 

Total revenues

 

4,249

 

7,753

 

Operating expense

 

1,147

 

1,982

 

Real estate taxes

 

846

 

1,415

 

Interest expense, net of interest income

 

695

 

693

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

147

 

220

 

Transaction related costs

 

1

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

676

 

1,526

 

Total expenses

 

3,512

 

5,836

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

$

737

 

$

1,917

 

 

5.  Debt and Preferred Equity Investments

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, our debt and preferred equity investments (net of discounts), including investments classified as held-for-sale, increased approximately $105.8 million and $84.7 million, respectively, due to originations, purchases, accretion of discounts and paid-in-kind interest.  We recorded approximately $490.3 million and $83.2 million in repayments, participations, sales, foreclosures and loan loss reserves during those periods, respectively, which offset the increases in debt and preferred equity investments.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we held the following debt investments with an aggregate weighted average current yield of approximately 5.42% (in thousands):

 

Loan
Type

 

Senior
Financing

 

March 31,
2011
Principal
Outstanding

 

December 31,
2010
Principal
Outstanding

 

Initial
Maturity
Date

 

Other Loan(1)

 

$

15,000

 

$

3,500

 

$

3,500

 

September 2021

 

Mezzanine Loan(1) 

 

205,000

 

62,606

 

60,407

 

February 2016

 

Mortgage/ Mezzanine Loan(1)

 

173,203

 

46,364

 

46,358

 

May 2016

 

Mezzanine Loan(1)

 

165,000

 

40,073

 

39,711

 

November 2016

 

Mezzanine Loan(1)(2)(3)(7)(8)

 

 

 

27,187

 

 

Mezzanine Loan(1) (8)

 

90,000

 

15,697

 

15,697

 

July 2017

 

Junior Participation(1)(4)(7)(8)

 

 

9,938

 

9,938

 

April 2008

 

Mezzanine Loan(1)(8) (9)

 

1,139,000

 

84,062

 

84,062

 

March 2017

 

Junior Participation(1)(7)

 

53,000

 

11,000

 

11,000

 

November 2011

 

Junior Participation(5)(7)

 

61,250

 

10,875

 

10,875

 

June 2012

 

Junior Participation(7)(8)

 

48,198

 

5,866

 

5,866

 

December 2010

 

Junior Participation(6)(7)

 

 

47,484

 

47,484

 

April 2011

 

Mortgage/ Mezzanine Loan(2)(10)

 

 

 

137,222

 

 

Junior Participation(12)

 

 

 

42,439

 

 

Junior Participation

 

70,800

 

9,200

 

9,200

 

October 2011

 

Mezzanine Loan(1)(13)

 

 

 

202,136

 

 

Mezzanine Loan(1)

 

75,000

 

15,000

 

15,000

 

July 2013

 

Mortgage(11)

 

 

86,339

 

86,339

 

June 2012

 

Mortgage

 

 

26,000

 

26,000

 

November 2011

 

Mezzanine Loan

 

796,693

 

13,536

 

13,536

 

August 2011

 

Mezzanine Loan(1)

 

166,625

 

38,776

 

38,892

 

February 2014

 

Mezzanine Loan(1)

 

177,000

 

17,940

 

 

May 2016

 

Loan loss reserve(7)

 

 

(37,311

)

(40,461

)

 

 

 

$

3,235,769

 

$

506,945

 

$

892,388

 

 

 

 


(1)

 

This is a fixed rate loan.

(2)

 

The difference between the pay and accrual rates is included as an addition to the principal balance outstanding.

(3)

 

This loan was sold in February 2011. We realized $6.2 million of additional income upon the sale. This income is included in preferred equity and investment income.

(4)

 

This loan is in default. The lender has begun foreclosure proceedings. Another participant holds a $12.2 million pari-pasu interest in this loan.

(5)

 

This loan was extended for two years to June 2012.

(6)

 

Gramercy is the borrower under this loan. This loan consists of mortgage and mezzanine financing.

(7)

 

Loan loss reserves are specifically allocated to investments. Our reserves reflect management’s judgment of the probability and severity of losses based on Level 3 data. We cannot be certain that our judgment will prove to be correct or that reserves will be adequate over time to protect against potential future losses.

(8)

 

This loan is on non-accrual status.

(9)

 

Interest is added to the principal balance for this accrual only loan.

(10)

 

Gramercy holds a pari passu interest in the mezzanine loan. This loan was repaid in March 2011.

(11)

 

We hold an 88% interest in the consolidated joint venture that acquired this loan. This investment is denominated in British Pounds.

(12)

 

This loan was repaid in January 2011. We realized $1.3 million of additional income upon the sale. This income is included in preferred equity and investment income.

(13)

 

In March 2011, we contributed our debt investment with a carrying value of $286.6 million to a newly formed joint venture in which we hold a 50% interest. We realized $38.7 million of additional income upon the contribution. This income is included in preferred equity and investment income. The joint venture paid us approximately $111.3 million and also assumed $30 million of related floating rate financing which matures in June 2016 and carried a weighted average interest rate for the quarter of 1.16%.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

Preferred Equity Investments

 

As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we held the following preferred equity investments, with an aggregate weighted average current yield of approximately 9.45% (in thousands):

 

Type

 

Senior
Financing

 

March 31,
2011
Amount
Outstanding

 

December 31,
2010
Amount
Outstanding

 

Initial
Mandatory
Redemption

 

Preferred equity(1)(2)(5)(6)

 

$

206,121

 

$

46,870

 

$

45,912

 

February 2014

 

Preferred equity(3)(4)

 

981,941

 

46,372

 

46,372

 

August 2012

 

Loan loss reserve(3)

 

 

(20,900

)

(20,900

)

 

 

 

$

1,188,062

 

$

72,342

 

$

71,384

 

 

 

 


(1)

 

This is a fixed rate investment.

(2)

 

Gramercy holds a preferred equity investment on the underlying asset.

(3)

 

Loan loss reserves are specifically allocated to investments. Our reserves reflect management’s judgment of the probability and severity of losses based on Level 3 data. We cannot be certain that our judgment will prove to be correct and that reserves will be adequate over time to protect against potential future losses.

(4)

 

This investment is on non-accrual status.

(5)

 

The difference between the pay and accrual rates is included as an addition to the principal balance outstanding.

(6)

 

This investment was classified as held for sale at June 30, 2009, but as held-to-maturity for all periods subsequent to June 30, 2009. The reserve previously taken against this loan is being accreted up to the face amount through the maturity date.

 

The following table is a rollforward of our total loan loss reserves at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

61,361

 

$

93,844

 

Expensed

 

 

24,418

 

Recoveries

 

(3,150

)

(3,662

)

Charge-offs

 

 

(53,239

)

Balance at end of period

 

$

58,211

 

$

61,361

 

 

At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, all debt and preferred equity investments, other than as noted above, were performing in accordance with the terms of the loan agreements.

 

We have determined that we have one portfolio segment of financing receivables at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 comprising commercial real estate which is primarily recorded in debt and preferred equity investments. Included in other assets is an additional amount of financing receivables totaling approximately $204.7 million at March 31, 2011 and $78.7 million at December 31, 2010. The nonaccrual balance of financing receivables at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $113.6 million and $140.8 million, respectively. The recorded investment for financing receivables past due 90 days at March 31, 2011 was $15.8 million associated with two financing receivables and at December 31, 2010 was $9.9 million associated with one financing receivable. All financing receivables are individually evaluated for impairment.

 

The following table presents impaired loans, including non-accrual loans, as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

Unpaid Principal
Balance

 

Recorded
Investment

 

Allowance
Allocated

 

Unpaid
Principal
Balance

 

Recorded
Investment

 

Allowance
Allocated

 

With no related allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

$

115,235

 

$

99,759

 

$

 

$

103,678

 

$

99,759

 

$

 

With an allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

117,744

 

131,410

 

58,211

 

160,711

 

158,597

 

61,361

 

Total

 

$

232,979

 

$

231,169

 

$

58,211

 

$

264,389

 

$

258,356

 

$

61,361

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

The following table presents the average recorded investment in impaired loans, including non-accrual loans, as of March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and the related investment and preferred equity income recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31,
2011

 

March 31,
2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average recorded investment in impaired loans

 

$

244,762

 

$

259,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment and preferred equity income recognized

 

7,960

 

2,967

 

 

On an ongoing basis, we monitor the credit quality of our financing receivables based on payment activity. We assess credit quality indicators based on the underlying collateral.

 

6.  Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

 

We have investments in several real estate joint ventures with various partners, including The City Investment Fund, or CIF, SITQ Immobilier, a subsidiary of Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, or SITQ, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, or CPPIB, a fund managed by JP Morgan Investment Management, or JP Morgan, Prudential Real Estate Investors, or Prudential, Onyx Equities, or Onyx, The Witkoff Group, or Witkoff, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, or Credit Suisse, Jeff Sutton, or Sutton, Harel Insurance and Finance, or Harel, Louis Cappelli, or Cappelli, The Moinian Group, or Moinian, Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO), or Vornado, as well as private investors. As we do not control these joint ventures, we account for them under the equity method of accounting. We assess the accounting treatment for each joint venture on a stand-alone basis. This includes a review of each joint venture or partnership LLC agreement to determine which party has what rights and whether those rights are protective or participating. In situations where we or our partner are involved in some or all of the following: approving the annual budget, receiving a detailed monthly reporting package from us, meeting with us on a quarterly basis to review the results of the joint venture, reviewing and approving the joint venture’s tax return before filing, and approving all leases that cover more than a nominal amount of space relative to the total rentable space at each property, we do not consolidate the joint venture as we consider these to be substantive participation rights. Our joint venture agreements also contain certain protective rights such as the requirement of partner approval to sell, finance or refinance the property and the payment of capital expenditures and operating expenditures outside of the approved budget or operating plan.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

The table below provides general information on each of our joint ventures as of March 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

Property

 

Partner

 

Ownership
Interest

 

Economic
Interest

 

Square
Feet

 

Acquired

 

Acquisition
Price(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1515 Broadway(2)

 

SITQ

 

55.00

%

68.45

%

1,750

 

05/02

 

$

483,500

 

100 Park Avenue

 

Prudential

 

49.90

%

49.90

%

834

 

02/00

 

$

95,800

 

379 West Broadway

 

Sutton

 

45.00

%

45.00

%

62

 

12/05

 

$

19,750

 

21 West 34th Street

 

Sutton

 

50.00

%

50.00

%

30

 

07/05

 

$

22,400

 

800 Third Avenue(3)

 

Private Investors

 

42.95

%

42.95

%

526

 

12/06

 

$

285,000

 

One Court Square

 

JP Morgan

 

30.00

%

30.00

%

1,402

 

01/07

 

$

533,500

 

1604-1610 Broadway

 

Onyx/Sutton

 

45.00

%

63.00

%

30

 

11/05

 

$

4,400

 

1745 Broadway(4)

 

Witkoff/SITQ/Lehman Bros.

 

32.26

%

32.26

%

674

 

04/07

 

$

520,000

 

1 and 2 Jericho Plaza

 

Onyx/Credit Suisse

 

20.26

%

20.26

%

640

 

04/07

 

$

210,000

 

16 Court Street

 

CIF

 

35.00

%

35.00

%

318

 

07/07

 

$

107,500

 

The Meadows(5)

 

Onyx

 

50.00

%

50.00

%

582

 

09/07

 

$

111,500

 

388 and 390 Greenwich Street(6)

 

SITQ

 

50.60

%

50.60

%

2,600

 

12/07

 

$

1,575,000

 

27-29 West 34th Street

 

Sutton

 

50.00

%

50.00

%

41

 

01/06

 

$

30,000

 

1551-1555 Broadway

 

Sutton

 

10.00

%

10.00

%

26

 

07/05

 

$

80,100

 

717 Fifth Avenue

 

Sutton/Nakash

 

32.75

%

32.75

%

120

 

09/06

 

$

251,900

 

141 Fifth Avenue(7)

 

Sutton/Rapport

 

45.00

%

45.00

%

22

 

09/05

 

$

13,250

 

180/182 Broadway and 63 Nassau Street(7) (8)

 

Harel/Sutton

 

25.50

%

25.50

%

71

 

02/08

 

$

43,600

 

600 Lexington Avenue

 

CPPIB

 

55.00

%

55.00

%

304

 

05/10

 

$

193,000

 

11 West 34th Street(9)

 

Private Investor/Sutton

 

30.00

%

30.00

%

17

 

12/10

 

$

10,800

 

7 Renaissance

 

Cappelli

 

50.00

%

50.00

%

37

 

12/10

 

$

4,000

 

3 Columbus Circle(10)

 

Moinian

 

48.90

%

48.90

%

769

 

01/11

 

$

500,000

 

280 Park Avenue(11)

 

Vornado

 

50.00

%

50.00

%

1,237

 

03/11

 

$

400,000

 

 


(1)

 

Acquisition price represents the actual or implied purchase price for the joint venture.

(2)

 

Under a tax protection agreement established to protect the limited partners of the partnership that transferred 1515 Broadway to the joint venture, the joint venture has agreed not to adversely affect the limited partners’ tax positions before December 2011. One tenant, whose leases primarily end in 2015, represents approximately 74.4% of this joint venture’s annualized rent at March 31, 2011. See Note 19.

(3)

 

We invested approximately $109.5 million in this asset through the origination of a loan secured by up to 47% of the interests in the property’s ownership, with an option to convert the loan to an equity interest, which was exercised in December 2008. Certain existing members had the right to re-acquire approximately 4% of the property’s equity. These interests were re-acquired in December 2008 and reduced our interest to 42.95%

(4)

 

We have the ability to syndicate our interest down to 14.79%.

(5)

 

We, along with Onyx, acquired the remaining 50% interest on a pro-rata basis in September 2009.

(6)

 

The property is subject to a 13-year triple-net lease arrangement with a single tenant. The lease commenced in 2007.

(7)

 

The deconsolidation of these joint ventures in 2010 resulted in an adjustment to retained earnings of approximately $3.0 million and to the noncontrolling interests in other partnerships of approximately $9.5 million.

(8)

 

In December 2010, our 180-182 Broadway joint venture with Jeff Sutton announced an agreement with Pace University to convey a long-term ground lease condominium interest to Pace University for 20 floors of student housing. The joint venture also admitted Harel Insurance and Finance, which contributed $28.1 million to the joint venture, for a 49 percent partnership interest.

(9)

 

In December 2010, our $12.0 million first mortgage collateralized by 11 West 34th Street was repaid at par, resulting in our recognition of additional income of approximately $1.1 million. Simultaneous with the repayment, the joint venture was recapitalized with the Operating Partnership having a 30 percent interest. The property is subject to a long-term net lease arrangement.

(10)

 

We issued 306,296 operating partnership units in connection with this investment. We have committed to fund an additional $47.5 million to the joint venture. This liability is recorded in accrued interest payable and other liabilities. In addition, we made a $125.0 million bridge loan to this joint venture which was bearing interest at a rate of 7.5%. This loan was repaid when the joint venture refinanced its debt. See Note 19.

(11)

 

In March 2011, we contributed our debt investment with a carrying value of $286.6 million to a newly formed joint venture in which we hold a 50% interest. We realized $38.7 million of additional income upon the contribution. This income is included in preferred equity and investment income. The joint venture paid us approximately $111.3 million and also assumed $30 million of related floating rate financing which matures in June 2016 and carried a weighted average interest rate for the quarter of 1.16%.See Note 5.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

We finance our joint ventures with non-recourse debt. The first mortgage notes and other loan payable collateralized by the respective joint venture properties and assignment of leases at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, are as follows (in thousands):

 

Property

 

Maturity
Date

 

Interest
Rate(1)

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100 Park Avenue(2)

 

09/2014

 

6.64

%

$

204,946

 

$

204,946

 

21 West 34th Street

 

12/2016

 

5.76

%

$

100,000

 

$

100,000

 

800 Third Avenue

 

08/2017

 

6.00

%

$

20,910

 

$

20,910

 

One Court Square

 

09/2015

 

4.91

%

$

315,000

 

$

315,000

 

1604-1610 Broadway(3)

 

04/2012

 

5.66

%

$

27,000

 

$

27,000

 

388 and 390 Greenwich Street(4)

 

12/2017

 

5.19

%

$

1,106,758

 

$

1,106,758

 

1745 Broadway

 

01/2017

 

5.68

%

$

340,000

 

$

340,000

 

141 Fifth Avenue

 

06/2017

 

5.70

%

$

25,000

 

$

25,000

 

1 and 2 Jericho Plaza

 

05/2017

 

5.65

%

$

163,750

 

$

163,750

 

Total fixed rate debt

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,303,364

 

$

2,303,364

 

1515 Broadway(5)

 

12/2014

 

3.50

%

$

459,804

 

$

462,896

 

The Meadows(6)

 

09/2012

 

1.61

%

$

86,454

 

$

87,034

 

388 and 390 Greenwich Street(4)

 

12/2017

 

1.41

%

$

31,622

 

$

31,622

 

16 Court Street

 

10/2013

 

2.76

%

$

86,431

 

$

86,844

 

27-29 West 34th Street

 

05/2011

 

1.91

%

$

54,263

 

$

54,375

 

1551-1555 Broadway(7)

 

10/2011

 

4.28

%

$

127,350

 

$

128,600

 

521 Fifth Avenue(8)

 

 

 

$

 

$

140,000

 

717 Fifth Avenue(9)

 

09/2011

 

5.25

%

$

245,000

 

$

245,000

 

379 West Broadway

 

07/2011

 

1.91

%

$

20,991

 

$

20,991

 

180/182 Broadway(10)

 

12/2013

 

3.01

%

$

16,722

 

$

8,509

 

600 Lexington Avenue

 

10/2017

 

2.30

%

$

125,000

 

$

125,000

 

11 West 34th Street

 

01/2016

 

4.87

%

$

17,953

 

$

18,000

 

3 Columbus Circle(11)

 

01/2014

 

7.50

%

$

250,000

 

 

Other loan payable

 

06/2016

 

1.16

%

$

30,000

 

 

Total floating rate debt

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,551,590

 

$

1,408,871

 

Total mortgages and other loan payable

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,854,954

 

$

3,712,235

 

 


(1)

 

Interest rate represents the effective all-in weighted average interest rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

(2)

 

This loan has a committed amount of $215.0 million.

(3)

 

This loan went into default in November 2009 due to the non-payment of debt service. The joint venture is in discussions with the special servicer to resolve this default.

(4)

 

Comprised of a $576.0 million mortgage and a $562.4 million mezzanine loan, both of which are fixed rate loans, except for $16.0 million of the mortgage and $15.6 million of the mezzanine loan which are floating. Up to $200.0 million of the mezzanine loan, secured indirectly by these properties, is recourse to us. We believe it is unlikely that we will be required to perform under this guarantee.

(5)

 

In December 2009 the $625.0 million mortgage was repaid and replaced with a $475.0 million mortgage. In connection with the refinancing, the partners made an aggregate $163.9 million capital contribution to the joint venture. See Note 19.

(6)

 

This loan has a committed amount of $91.2 million.

(7)

 

This amortizing loan was fully funded in September 2009 at the committed amount of $133.6 million.

(8)

 

We acquired the noncontrolling interest in this joint venture in January 2011. As a result, we have consolidated this investment since January 2011. See Notes 3 and 19.

(9)

 

This loan has a committed amount of $285.0 million.

(10)

 

The $31.0 million loan was repaid in December 2010 as part of a recapitalization of the joint venture. The new loan, which has a committed amount of $90.0 million, is only secured by 180/182 Broadway.

(11)

 

We provided 50% of this financing to the joint venture. This loan was refinanced in April 2011 and replaced with a $260.0 million loan. See Note 19.

 

We act as the operating partner and day-to-day manager for all our joint ventures, except for 800 Third Avenue, 1 and 2 Jericho Plaza, 3 Columbus Circle and The Meadows. We are entitled to receive fees for providing management, leasing, construction supervision and asset management services to our joint ventures. We earned approximately $4.0 million and $2.5 million from these services for the three months

 

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(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

ended March 31, 2011, and 2010, respectively. In addition, we have the ability to earn incentive fees based on the ultimate financial performance of certain of the joint venture properties.

 

Gramercy Capital Corp.

 

In April 2004, we formed Gramercy as a commercial real estate finance business.  Gramercy qualified as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and expects to qualify for its current fiscal year.

 

At March 31, 2011, we held 5,349,370 shares, or approximately 10.71% of Gramercy’s common stock.  Our total investment of approximately $22.7 million is based on the market value of our common stock investment in Gramercy at March 31, 2011.  As we no longer have any significant influence over Gramercy, we account for our investment as available-for-sale securities.

 

Effective May 2005, June 2009 and October 2009, Gramercy entered into lease agreements with an affiliate of ours, for their corporate offices at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY.  The first lease is for approximately 7,300 square feet and carries a term of ten years with rents of approximately $249,000 per annum for year one increasing to $315,000 per annum in year ten.  The second lease is for approximately 900 square feet pursuant to a lease which ends in April 2015, with annual rent under this lease of approximately $35,300 per annum for year one increasing to $42,800 per annum in year six.  The third lease is for approximately 1,400 square feet pursuant to a lease which ends in April 2015, with annual rent under this lease of approximately $67,300 per annum for year one increasing to $80,500 per annum in year six.

 

See Note 5 for information on our debt and preferred equity investments in which Gramercy also holds an interest.

 

On October 28, 2009, Gramercy announced the appointment of Roger M. Cozzi, as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.  Effective as of November 13, 2009, Timothy J. O’Connor was appointed as President of Gramercy.  Mr. Holliday remains a board member of Gramercy.

 

The combined balance sheets for the unconsolidated joint ventures, at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate property, net

 

$

5,087,383

 

$

4,831,897

 

Debt investments

 

400,000

 

 

Other assets

 

586,035

 

516,049

 

Total assets

 

$

6,073,418

 

$

5,347,946

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and members’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgages and other loan payable

 

$

3,854,954

 

$

3,712,235

 

Other liabilities

 

233,904

 

233,463

 

Members’ equity

 

1,984,560

 

1,402,248

 

Total liabilities and members’ equity

 

$

6,073,418

 

$

5,347,946

 

Company’s net investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

 

$

916,600

 

$

631,570

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

The combined statements of income for the unconsolidated joint ventures, from acquisition date through March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Total revenues

 

$

123,560

 

$

174,140

 

Operating expenses

 

20,601

 

30,167

 

Real estate taxes

 

13,450

 

22,306

 

Interest

 

47,637

 

53,957

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

31,724

 

37,747

 

Transaction related costs

 

65

 

 

Total expenses

 

113,477

 

144,177

 

Net income

 

$

10,083

 

$

29,963

 

Company’s equity in net income of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

$

8,206

 

$

15,376

 

 

7.  Deferred Costs

 

Deferred costs at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

Deferred financing

 

$

95,303

 

$

86,256

 

Deferred leasing

 

205,998

 

200,633

 

 

 

301,301

 

286,889

 

Less accumulated amortization

 

(120,589

)

(114,372

)

Deferred costs, net

 

$

180,712

 

$

172,517

 

 

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SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

8.  Mortgages and Other Loans Payable

 

The first mortgages and other loans payable collateralized by the respective properties and assignment of leases at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, were as follows (in thousands):

 

Property(1)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Interest
Rate
(2)

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

711 Third Avenue

 

06/2015

 

4.99

%

$

120,000

 

$

120,000

 

420 Lexington Avenue (3)

 

09/2016

 

7.15

%

$

188,893

 

$

149,141

 

673 First Avenue

 

02/2013

 

5.67

%

$

30,561

 

$

30,781

 

220 East 42nd Street

 

11/2013

 

5.24

%

$

193,662

 

$

194,758

 

625 Madison Avenue

 

11/2015

 

7.22

%

$

131,451

 

$

132,209

 

609 Fifth Avenue

 

10/2013

 

5.85

%

$

96,107

 

$

96,502

 

609 Partners, LLC

 

07/2014

 

5.00

%

$

31,722

 

$

31,722

 

485 Lexington Avenue

 

02/2017

 

5.61

%

$

450,000

 

$

450,000

 

120 West 45th Street

 

02/2017

 

6.12

%

$

170,000

 

$

170,000

 

919 Third Avenue(4)

 

08/2011

 

6.87

%

$

219,070

 

$

219,879

 

300 Main Street

 

02/2017

 

5.75

%

$

11,500

 

$

11,500

 

500 West Putnam

 

01/2016

 

5.52

%

$

24,922

 

$

25,000

 

One Madison Avenue

 

05/2020

 

5.91

%

$

636,873

 

$

640,076

 

125 Park Avenue

 

10/2014

 

5.75

%

$

146,250

 

$

146,250

 

2 Herald Square

 

04/2017

 

5.36

%

$

191,250

 

$

191,250

 

885 Third Avenue

 

07/2017

 

6.26

%

$

267,650

 

$

267,650

 

292 Madison Avenue

 

08/2017

 

6.17

%

$

59,099

 

$

59,099

 

Total fixed rate debt

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,969,010

 

$

2,935,817

 

100 Church Street(5)

 

 

 

$

 

$

139,672

 

Landmark Square(6)

 

02/2012

 

2.11

%

$

108,282

 

$

110,180

 

28 West 44th Street(7)

 

08/2013

 

2.28

%

$

121,623

 

$

122,007

 

521 Fifth Avenue(8)

 

04/2011

 

1.26

%

$

140,000

 

 

Other loan payable(9)

 

06/2013

 

3.22

%

$

62,792

 

$

62,792

 

Other loan payable(10)

 

 

 

$

 

$

30,000

 

Total floating rate debt

 

 

 

 

 

$

432,697

 

$

464,651

 

Total mortgages and other loans payable

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,401,707

 

$

3,400,468

 

 


(1)  Held in bankruptcy remote special purpose entity.

(2)  Effective contractual interest rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

(3)  We increased this loan by $40.0 million in March 2011.

(4)  We own a 51% controlling interest in the joint venture that is the borrower on this loan. This loan is non-recourse to us.

(5)  This mortgage was repaid in March 2011.

(6)  The final loan renewal option was exercised in December 2010.

(7)  This mortgage was classified as liabilities held for sale at March 31, 2011.

(8)  We assumed this mortgage in connection with the acquisition of the remaining partnership interest in January 2011.

(9)  This loan bears interest at 250 basis points over the three month GBP LIBOR. This loan is denominated in British Pounds.

(10)  In March 2011, this loan was assigned to a joint venture. See Note 5.

 

At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 the gross book value of the properties collateralizing the mortgages and other loans payable was approximately $5.7 billion and $5.8 billion, respectively.

 

9.  Corporate Indebtedness

 

2007 Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility

 

We have a $1.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, or the 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility.  The 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility bears interest at a spread ranging from 70 basis points to 110 basis points over LIBOR, based on our leverage ratio.  This facility was extended and matures in June 2012.  The 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility also requires a 12.5 to 20 basis point fee on the unused balance payable annually in arrears.  The 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility had a balance of

 

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(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

approximately $500.0 million and carried a spread over LIBOR of 90 basis points at March 31, 2011.  Availability under the 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility was further reduced at March 31, 2011 by the issuance of approximately $26.0 million in letters of credit.  The effective all-in interest rate on the 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility was 1.57% for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.  The 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility includes certain restrictions and covenants (see restrictive covenants below).

 

Senior Unsecured Notes

 

The following table sets forth our senior unsecured notes and other related disclosures by scheduled maturity date as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively (in thousands):

 

Issuance

 

2011 Unpaid
Principal
Balance

 

March 31,
2011
Accreted
Balance

 

December 31,
2010
Accreted
Balance

 

Coupon
Rate(4)

 

Effective
Rate

 

Term
(in Years)

 

Maturity

 

January 22, 2004(1) (5)

 

$

 

$

 

$

84,823

 

5.15

%

5.900

%

7

 

January 15, 2011

 

August 13, 2004(1) (5)

 

98,578

 

98,578

 

98,578

 

5.875

%

6.100

%

10

 

August 15, 2014

 

March 31, 2006(1)

 

275,000

 

274,774

 

274,764

 

6.00

%

6.200

%

10

 

March 31, 2016

 

March 16, 2010

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

7.75

%

7.750

%

10

 

March 15, 2020

 

June 27, 2005(1)(2)(5)

 

657

 

657

 

657

 

4.00

%

4.000

%

20

 

June 15, 2025

 

March 26, 2007(3)(5)

 

126,937

 

123,903

 

123,171

 

3.00

%

5.460

%

20

 

March 30, 2027

 

October 12, 2010(6)

 

345,000

 

270,762

 

268,552

 

3.00

%

7.125

%

7

 

October 15, 2017

 

 

 

$

1,096,172

 

$

1,018,674

 

$

1,100,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)          Issued by ROP.

(2)          Exchangeable senior debentures which are currently callable at 100% of par.  In addition, the debentures can be put to us, at the option of the holder at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, on June 15, 2015 and 2020 and upon the occurrence of certain change of control transactions.  As a result of the acquisition of all outstanding common stock of Reckson Associates Realty Corp., the Reckson Merger, the adjusted exchange rate for the debentures is 7.7461 shares of SL Green’s common stock per $1,000 of principal amount of debentures and the adjusted reference dividend for the debentures is $1.3491.  During the year ended December 31, 2010, we repurchased approximately $115.4 million of these bonds, inclusive of notes purchased in the tender offer discussed in Note (5) below, and realized a net loss on early extinguishment of debt of approximately $0.3 million.  On the date of the Reckson Merger, $13.1 million was recorded in equity and was fully amortized as of June 30, 2010.

(3)          In March 2007, we issued $750.0 million of these exchangeable notes.  Interest on these notes is payable semi-annually on March 30 and September 30. The notes have an initial exchange rate representing an exchange price that was set at a 25.0% premium to the last reported sale price of SL Green’s common stock on March 20, 2007, or $173.30. The initial exchange rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. The notes are our senior unsecured obligation and are exchangeable upon the occurrence of specified events, and during the period beginning on the twenty-second scheduled trading day prior to the maturity date and ending on the second business day prior to the maturity date, into cash or a combination of cash and shares of SL Green’s common stock, if any, at our option. The notes are redeemable, at our option, on and after April 15, 2012.  We may be required to repurchase the notes on March 30, 2012, 2017 and 2022, and upon the occurrence of certain designated events. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $736.0 million, after deducting estimated fees and expenses.  The proceeds of the offering were used to repay certain of our existing indebtedness, make investments in additional properties, and make open market purchases of SL Green’s common stock and for general corporate purposes.  During the year ended December 31, 2010, we repurchased approximately $41.7 million of these bonds, inclusive of notes purchased in the tender offer discussed in note (5) below, and realized a net loss on early extinguishment of debt of approximately $0.5 million.  On the issuance date, $66.6 million was recorded in equity.  As of March 31, 2011, approximately $3.0 million remained unamortized.

(4)          Interest on the senior unsecured notes is payable semi-annually with principal and unpaid interest due on the scheduled maturity dates.

(5)          In April 2010, SL Green completed a cash tender offer and purchased $13.0 million of our outstanding 3.000% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2027, and $13.2 million of the outstanding 4.000% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2025, $38.8 million of the 5.150% Notes due 2011 and $50.0 million of the 5.875% Notes due 2014 issued by ROP.

(6)          In October 2010, we issued $345.0 million of these exchangeable notes.  Interest on these notes is payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15. The notes have an initial exchange rate representing an exchange price that was set at a 30.0% premium to the last reported sale price of SL Green’s common stock on October 6, 2010, or $85.81. The initial exchange rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. The notes are our senior unsecured obligations and are exchangeable upon the occurrence of specified events, and during the period beginning on the twenty-second scheduled trading day prior to the maturity date and ending on the second business day prior to the maturity date, into cash or a combination of cash and shares of SL Green’s common stock, if any, at our option. The notes are guaranteed by ROP. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $336.5 million, after deducting fees and expenses.  The proceeds of the offering were used to repay certain of our existing indebtedness, make investments in additional properties, and for general corporate purposes. On the issuance date, $78.3 million was recorded in equity.  As of March 31, 2011, approximately $74.2 million remained unamortized.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

In January 2011, the remaining outstanding $84.8 million of ROP’s 5.15% unsecured notes were repaid at par on their maturity date.

 

Restrictive Covenants

 

The terms of the 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility and certain of our senior unsecured notes include certain restrictions and covenants which may limit, among other things, the payment of dividends (as discussed below), the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the incurrence of liens and the disposition of assets, and which require compliance with financial ratios relating to the minimum amount of tangible net worth, the minimum amount of debt service coverage and fixed charge coverage, the maximum amount of unsecured indebtedness, the minimum amount of unencumbered property debt service coverage and certain investment limitations.  The dividend restriction referred to above provides that, except to enable us to continue to qualify as a REIT for Federal Income Tax purposes, we will not during any four consecutive fiscal quarters make distributions with respect to common stock or other equity interests in an aggregate amount in excess of 95% of funds from operations for such period, subject to certain other adjustments. As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

 

Junior Subordinate Deferrable Interest Debentures

 

In June 2005, we issued $100.0 million in unsecured floating rate trust preferred securities through a newly formed trust, SL Green Capital Trust I, or the Trust, which is our wholly-owned subsidiary.  The securities mature in 2035 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.61% for the first ten years ending July 2015.  Interest payments may be deferred for a period of up to eight consecutive quarters if we exercise our right to defer such payments.  The trust preferred securities are redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, with no prepayment premium any time after July 2010.  We do not consolidate the Trust even though it is a variable interest entity as we are not the primary beneficiary.  Because the Trust is not consolidated, we have recorded the debt on our balance sheet and the related payments are classified as interest expense.

 

Principal Maturities

 

Combined aggregate principal maturities of mortgages and other loans payable, 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility, trust preferred securities, senior unsecured notes and our share of joint venture debt as of March 31, 2011, including as-of-right extension options, were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Scheduled
Amortization

 

Principal
Repayments

 

Revolving
Credit
Facility

 

Trust
Preferred
Securities

 

Senior
Unsecured
Notes

 

Total

 

Joint
Venture
Debt

 

2011

 

$

23,195

 

$

356,656

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

379,851

 

$

135,476

 

2012

 

34,005

 

108,282

 

500,000

 

 

123,903

 

766,190

 

61,490

 

2013

 

34,660

 

483,102

 

 

 

 

517,762

 

43,363

 

2014

 

30,660

 

177,971

 

 

 

98,578

 

307,209

 

461,373

 

2015

 

31,537

 

229,537

 

 

 

657

 

261,731

 

96,786

 

Thereafter

 

139,956

 

1,752,146

 

 

100,000

 

795,536

 

2,787,638

 

872,305

 

 

 

$

294,013

 

$

3,107,694

 

$

500,000

 

$

100,000

 

$

1,018,674

 

$

5,020,381

 

$

1,670,793

 

 

Interest expense, excluding capitalized interest, was comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Interest expense

 

$

65,558

 

$

57,155

 

Interest income

 

(485

)

(368

)

Interest expense, net

 

$

65,073

 

$

56,787

 

Interest capitalized

 

$

1,295

 

$

 

 

10.  Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The following disclosures of estimated fair value were determined by management, using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies as discussed in Note 2.  Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair value.  Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts we could realize on disposition of

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

the financial instruments.  The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

 

Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable balances reasonably approximate their fair values due to the short maturities of these items.  Mortgages and other loans payable, junior subordinate deferrable interest debentures and the senior unsecured notes had an estimated fair value based on discounted cash flow models, based on Level 3 inputs, of approximately $4.4 billion, compared to the book value of the related fixed rate debt of approximately $4.1 billion at March 31, 2011.  Our floating rate debt, inclusive of our 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility, had an estimated fair value based on discounted cash flow models, based on Level 3 inputs, of approximately $880.8 million, compared to the book value of the related floating rate debt of approximately $932.7 million at March 31, 2011. Our debt and preferred equity investments had an estimated fair value ranging between $492.3 million and $550.3 million, compared to the book value of approximately $579.3 million at March 31, 2011.

 

Disclosure about fair value of financial instruments is based on pertinent information available to us as of March 31, 2011.  Although we are not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the reasonable fair value amounts, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since that date and current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.

 

11.  Related Party Transactions

 

Cleaning/ Security/ Messenger and Restoration Services

 

Through Alliance Building Services, or Alliance, First Quality Maintenance, L.P., or First Quality, provides cleaning, extermination and related services, Classic Security LLC provides security services, Bright Star Couriers LLC provides messenger services, and Onyx Restoration Works provides restoration services with respect to certain properties owned by us.  Alliance is partially owned by Gary Green, a son of Stephen L. Green, the chairman of our board of directors.  In addition, First Quality has the non-exclusive opportunity to provide cleaning and related services to individual tenants at our properties on a basis separately negotiated with any tenant seeking such additional services.  The Service Corporation has entered into an arrangement with Alliance whereby it will receive a profit participation above a certain threshold for services provided by Alliance to certain tenants at certain buildings above the base services specified in their lease agreements.  Alliance paid the Service Corporation approximately $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  We paid Alliance approximately $3.1 million and $3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, for these services (excluding services provided directly to tenants).

 

Leases

 

Nancy Peck and Company leases 1,003 square feet of space at 420 Lexington Avenue under a lease that ends in August 2015.  Nancy Peck and Company is owned by Nancy Peck, the wife of Stephen L. Green.  The rent due pursuant to the lease is $35,516 per year.

 

Management Fees

 

S.L. Green Management Corp. receives property management fees from an entity in which Stephen L. Green owns an interest.  The aggregate amount of fees paid to S.L. Green Management Corp. from such entity was approximately $110,000 and $108,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

Other

 

Amounts due from related parties at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

Due from (to) joint ventures

 

$

475

 

$

1,062

 

Other

 

3,178

 

5,233

 

Related party receivables

 

$

3,653

 

$

6,295

 

 

Gramercy Capital Corp.

 

See Note 6, “Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures — Gramercy Capital Corp.” for disclosure on related party transactions between Gramercy and us.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

12. Capital

 

The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and at March 31, 2011 owned 80,925,309 general and limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership. Partnership interests in the Operating Partnership are denominated as “common units of limited partnership interest” (also referred to as “OP Units”) or “preferred units of partnership interest” (also referred to as “Preferred Units”). All references to OP Units and Preferred Units exclude such units held by the Company. A holder of an OP Unit may present such OP Unit to the Operating Partnership for redemption at any time (subject to restrictions agreed upon at the issuance of OP Units to particular holders that may restrict such right for a period of time, generally one year from issuance). Upon presentation of an OP Unit for redemption, the Operating Partnership must redeem such OP Unit for cash equal to the then value of a share of common stock of the Company, except that the Company may, at its election, in lieu of a cash redemption, acquire such OP Unit for one share of common stock. Because the number of shares of common stock outstanding at all times equals the number of OP Units that the Company owns, one share of common stock is generally the economic equivalent of one OP Unit, and the quarterly distribution that may be paid to the holder of an OP Unit equals the quarterly dividend that may be paid to the holder of a share of common stock. Each series of Preferred Units pays a distribution that is set in accordance with an amendment to the partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership. Preferred Units may also be convertible into OP Units at the election of the holder thereof or the Company, subject to the terms of such Preferred Units.

 

Net income (loss) allocated to the preferred unitholders and limited unitholders reflects their pro-rata share of net income (loss) and distributions.

 

On February 10, 2011, we, along with SL Green, entered into ATM Equity Offering Sales Agreements, or the ATM Program, with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, to sell shares of the Company’s common stock, from time to time, through a $250.0 million “at-the-market” equity offering program under which Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated acted as sales agents. As of March 31, 2011, SL Green had sold approximately 2.3 million shares of its common stock through the program for aggregate proceeds of $164.4 million ($161.9 million after related expenses). The net proceeds were used to repay debt and for other corporate purposes. Net proceeds from this offering (approximately $161.9 million) were contributed to us in exchange for 2.3 million common partnership units. As of March 31, 2011, SL Green had approximately $85.6 million remaining available under this plan. See Note 19.

 

Limited Partner Units

 

As of March 31, 2011 the other limited partners owned approximately 2.3% (1,911,650 units) of the Operating Partnership. At March 31, 2011, 1,911,650 shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for the conversion of units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership.

 

Perpetual Preferred Units

 

The Company has 11,700,000 shares of its 7.625% Series C cumulative redeemable preferred stock, or the Series C preferred stock, outstanding with a mandatory liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. The Series C preferred stockholders receive annual dividends of $1.90625 per share paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. Since December 12, 2008, the Company has been entitled to redeem the Series C preferred stock at par for cash at its option. The Series C preferred stock was recorded net of underwriters discount and issuance costs. SL Green contributed the net proceeds of this offering (approximately $152.0 million) to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 11,700,000 Series C cumulative redeemable preferred partnership units.

 

The Company also has 4,000,000 shares of its 7.875% Series D cumulative redeemable preferred stock, or the Series D preferred stock, outstanding with a mandatory liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. The Series D preferred stockholders receive annual dividends of $1.96875 per share paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. Since May 27, 2009, the Company has been entitled to redeem the Series D preferred stock at par for cash at its option. The Series D preferred stock was recorded net of underwriters discount and issuance costs. Net proceeds from this offering (approximately $96.3 million) were contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 4,000,000 preferred partnership units.

 

Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan

 

SL Green filed a registration statement with the SEC registering 2,000,000 shares of its common stock for its dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan, or DRIP. The DRIP commenced on September 24, 2001.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, approximately 11 shares and 250,816 shares of SL Green’s common stock were issued and approximately $1,000 and $11.2 million of proceeds were received, respectively, from dividend reinvestments and/or stock purchases under the DRIP. The $1,000 in proceeds received during the three months ended March 31, 2011 was contributed to us by SL Green in exchange for an equivalent number of common units. DRIP shares may be issued at a discount to the market price.

 

Second Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan

 

SL Green has a stock option and incentive plan. The second amended and restated 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, or the 2005 Plan, was approved by SL Green’s board of directors in April 2010 and SL Green’s stockholders in June 2010 at SL Green’s annual meeting of stockholders. The 2005 Plan authorizes the issuance of stock options, stock appreciation rights, unrestricted and restricted stock, phantom shares, dividend equivalent rights and other equity-based awards. Subject to adjustments upon certain corporate transactions or events, awards with respect to up to a maximum of 10,730,000 fungible units may be granted under the 2005 Plan. Currently, different types of awards count against the limit on the number of fungible units differently, with (1) full-value awards (i.e., those that deliver the full value of the award upon vesting, such as restricted stock) counting as 1.65 fungible units per share subject to such award (2) stock options, stock appreciation rights and other awards that do not deliver full value and expire five year from the date of grant counting as 0.79 fungible units per share subject to such award and (3) all other awards (e.g., ten-year stock options) counting as 1.0 fungible units per share subject to such award. Awards granted under the 2005 Plan prior to the approval of the second amendment and restatement in June 2010 continue to count against the fungible unit limit based on the ratios that were in effect at the time such awards were granted, which may be different than the current ratios. As a result, depending on the types of awards issued, the 2005 Plan may result in the issuance of more or less than 10,730,000 shares. If a stock option or other award granted under the 2005 Plan expires or terminates, the common stock subject to any portion of the award that expires or terminates without having been exercised or paid, as the case may be, will again become available for the issuance of additional awards. Shares of SL Green’s common stock distributed under the 2005 Plan may be treasury shares or authorized but unissued shares. Currently, unless the 2005 Plan has been previously terminated by SL Green’s Board, new awards may be granted under the 2005 Plan until June 15, 2020, which is the tenth anniversary of the date that the 2005 Plan was most recently approved by SL Green’s stockholders. At March 31, 2011, approximately 4.3 million fungible units were available for issuance under the 2005 Plan, or 5.5 million if all fungible units available under the 2005 Plan were issued as five-year stock options.

 

Options are granted under the plan at the fair market value on the date of grant and, subject to termination of employment, generally expire ten years from the date of grant, are not transferable other than on death, and generally vest in one to five years commencing one year from the date of grant.

 

The fair value of each stock option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on historical information with the following weighted average assumptions for grants during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

 

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

Dividend yield

 

2.00

%

2.00

%

Expected life of option

 

5.5 years

 

5.1 years

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

2.28

%

2.09

%

Expected stock price volatility

 

40.56

%

50.07

%

 

A summary of the status of SL Green’s stock options as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and changes during the periods then ended are presented below:

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

Options
Outstanding

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise

Price

 

Options
Outstanding

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

1,353,002

 

$

58.85

 

1,324,221

 

$

56.74

 

Granted

 

54,000

 

$

68.08

 

180,250

 

$

62.00

 

Exercised

 

(95,316

)

$

39.31

 

(109,636

)

$

31.49

 

Lapsed or cancelled

 

(18,000

)

$

46.56

 

(41,833

)

$

77.33

 

Balance at end of period

 

1,293,686

 

$

60.84

 

1,353,002

 

$

58.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options exercisable at end of period

 

802,014

 

$

67.15

 

631,224

 

$

69.42

 

Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period

 

$

1,218,742

 

 

 

$

4,333,281

 

 

 

 

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All options were granted within a price range of $20.67 to $137.18.  The remaining weighted average contractual life of the options outstanding was 4.5 years and the remaining weighted average contractual life of the options exercisable was 4.5 years.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, we recognized $1.6 million and $1.3 million of compensation expense, respectively, for these options. As of March 31, 2011 there was approximately $8.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of three years.

 

Stock-based Compensation

 

Effective January 1, 1999, SL Green implemented a deferred compensation plan, or the Deferred Plan, covering certain of our employees, including our executives.  The shares issued under the Deferred Plan were granted to certain employees, including SL Green’s executives, and vesting will occur annually upon the completion of a service period or our meeting established financial performance criteria.  Annual vesting occurs at rates ranging from 15% to 35% once performance criteria are reached.

 

A summary of SL Green’s restricted stock as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and charges during the three months then ended is presented below:

 

 

 

Three Months
Ended March 31,

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

Restricted Stock Awards

 

2011

 

2010

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

2,728,290

 

2,330,532

 

Granted

 

154,000

 

400,925

 

Cancelled

 

(500

)

(3,167

)

Balance at end of period

 

2,881,790

 

2,728,290

 

Vested during the period

 

5,665

 

153,644

 

Compensation expense recorded

 

$

5,205,959

 

$

15,327,206

 

Weighted average fair value of restricted stock granted during the year

 

19,702,635

 

28,269,983

 

 

The weighted average fair value of restricted stock granted during the three months ended March 31, 2011 was approximately $19.7 million.

 

The fair value of restricted stock that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2011 was $0.3 million. As of March 31, 2011, there was $19.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.4 years.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, approximately $1.0 million and $0.6 million, respectively, was capitalized to assets associated with compensation expense related to our long-term compensation plans, restricted stock and stock options.

 

2003 Long-Term Outperformance Compensation Program

 

SL Green’s board of directors adopted a long-term, seven-year compensation program for certain members of senior management.  The program provided for restricted stock awards to be made to plan participants if the holders of its common equity achieved a total return in excess of 40% over a 48-month period commencing April 1, 2003.  In April 2007, SL Green’s compensation committee determined that under the terms of the 2003 Outperformance Plan, as of March 31, 2007, the performance hurdles had been met and the maximum performance pool of $22,825,000, taking into account forfeitures, was established.  In connection with this event, approximately 166,312 shares of restricted stock (as adjusted for forfeitures) were allocated under the 2005 Plan.  In accordance with the terms of the program, 40% of each award vested on March 31, 2007 and the remainder vested  ratably over the subsequent three years based on continued employment.  The fair value of the awards under this program on the date of grant was determined to be $3.2

 

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million.  This fair value is expensed over the term of the restricted stock award.  Forty percent of the value of the award was amortized over four years from the date of grant and the balance was amortized, in equal parts, over five, six and seven years (i.e., 20% of the total value was amortized over five years (20% per year), 20% of the total value was amortized over six years (16.67% per year) and 20% of the total value was amortized over seven years (14.29% per year)).  Compensation expense of none and $23,000 related to this program was recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

2005 Long-Term Outperformance Compensation Program

 

In December 2005, the compensation committee of SL Green’s board of directors approved a long-term incentive compensation program, the 2005 Outperformance Plan.  Participants in the 2005 Outperformance Plan were entitled to earn LTIP Units in the Operating Partnership if SL Green’s total return to stockholders for the three-year period beginning December 1, 2005 exceeded a cumulative total return to stockholders of 30%.; provided that participants were entitled to earn LTIP Units earlier in the event that SL Green achieved maximum performance for 30 consecutive days.  The total number of LTIP Units that could be earned was to be a number having an assumed value equal to 10% of the outperformance amount in excess of the 30% benchmark, subject to a maximum dilution cap equal to the lesser of 3% of SL Green’s outstanding shares and units of limited partnership interest as of December 1, 2005 or $50.0 million.  On June 14, 2006, SL Green’s compensation committee determined that under the terms of the 2005 Outperformance Plan, as of June 8, 2006, the performance period had accelerated and the maximum performance pool of $49,250,000, taking into account forfeitures, had been earned.  Under the terms of the 2005 Outperformance Plan, participants also earned additional LTIP Units with a value equal to the distributions that would have been paid with respect to the LTIP Units earned if such LTIP Units had been earned at the beginning of the performance period.  The total number of LTIP Units earned under the 2005 Outperformance Plan by all participants as of June 8, 2006 was 490,475.  Under the terms of the 2005 Outperformance Plan, all LTIP Units that were earned remained subject to time-based vesting, with one-third of the LTIP Units earned vested on each of November 30, 2008 and the first two anniversaries thereafter based on continued employment.  The earned LTIP Units received regular quarterly distributions on a per unit basis equal to the dividends per share paid on SL Green’s common stock, whether or not they were vested.

 

The cost of the 2005 Outperformance Plan (approximately $8.0 million, subject to adjustment for forfeitures) was amortized into earnings through the final vesting period in 2010.  We recorded approximately none and $0.4 million of compensation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, in connection with the 2005 Outperformance Plan.

 

2006 Long-Term Outperformance Compensation Program

 

On August 14, 2006, the compensation committee of SL Green’s board of directors approved a long-term incentive compensation program, the 2006 Outperformance Plan.  Participants in the 2006 Outperformance Plan were entitled to earn LTIP Units in the Operating Partnership if SL Green’s total return to stockholders for the three-year period beginning August 1, 2006 exceeded a cumulative total return to stockholders of 30%; provided that participants were entitled to earn LTIP Units earlier in the event that SL Green achieved maximum performance for 30 consecutive days.  The total number of LTIP Units that could be earned was to be a number having an assumed value of 10% of the outperformance amount in excess of the 30% benchmark, subject to a maximum dilution cap equal to $60.0 million.  The 2006 Outperformance Plan provided that if the LTIP Units were earned, each participant would also have been entitled to the distributions that would have been paid had the number of earned LTIP Units been issued at the beginning of the performance period.  Those distributions would have been paid in the form of additional LTIP Units.  Thereafter, distributions would have been paid currently with respect to all earned LTIP Units, whether vested or unvested.  Any LTIP Units earned under the 2006 Outperformance Plan were to remain subject to time-based vesting, with one-third of the awards vesting on each of July 31, 2009 and the first two anniversaries thereafter based on continued employment.

 

The cost of the 2006 Outperformance Plan (approximately $16.4 million, subject to adjustment for forfeitures) will be amortized into earnings through the final vesting period. We recorded approximately $30,000 and $52,000 of compensation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, in connection with the 2006 Outperformance Plan. The performance criteria under the 2006 Outperformance Plan were not met and, accordingly, no LTIP Units have been earned under the 2006 Outperformance Plan.

 

SL Green Realty Corp. 2010 Notional Unit Long-Term Compensation Plan

 

In December 2009, the compensation committee of SL Green’s board of directors approved the general terms of the SL Green Realty Corp. 2010 Notional Unit Long-Term Compensation Program, the 2010 Long Term Compensation Plan.  The 2010 Long-Term Compensation Plan is a long-term incentive compensation plan pursuant to which award recipients may earn, in the aggregate, from approximately $15 million up to approximately $75 million of LTIP Units in the Operating Partnership based on SL Green’s stock

 

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(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

price appreciation over three years beginning on December 1, 2009; provided that, if maximum performance has been achieved, approximately $25 million of awards may be earned at any time after the beginning of the second year and an additional approximately $25 million of awards may be earned at any time after the beginning of the third year.  The amount of awards earned will range from approximately $15 million if SL Green’s aggregate stock price appreciation during the performance period is 25% to the maximum amount of approximately $75 million if SL Green’s aggregate stock price appreciation during the performance period is 50% or greater.  No awards will be earned if SL Green’s aggregate stock price appreciation is less than 25%.  After the awards are earned, they will remain subject to vesting, with 50% of any LTIP Units earned vesting on January 1, 2013 and an additional 25% vesting on each of January 1, 2014 and 2015 based, in each case, on continued employment through the vesting date.  SL Green will not pay distributions on any LTIP Units until they are earned, at which time SL Green will pay all distributions that would have been paid on the earned LTIP Units since the beginning of the performance period. In January 2011, SL Green’s compensation committee determined that under the terms of the 2010 Long Term Compensation Plan, as of December 5, 2010, maximum performance had been achieved and, accordingly, approximately 366,815 LTIP Units had been earned under the 2010 Long-Term Compensation Plan.  In accordance with the terms of the program, 50% of these LTIP Units will vest on January 1, 2013 and the remainder is scheduled to vest ratably over the subsequent two years based on continued employment.

 

Overall, the 2010 Long Term Compensation Plan contemplates maximum potential awards of 1,179,987 LTIP Units and a cap of approximately $75 million when earned.  However, sufficient shares were not available under the 2005 Plan to fund the entire 2010 Long Term Compensation Plan in December 2009, and the awards granted at that time, in the aggregate, were limited to 744,128 LTIP Units, subject to performance-based and time-based vesting, unless and until additional shares became available under the 2005 Plan prior to the end of the performance period for the 2010 Long Term Compensation Plan.  At SL Green’s annual meeting of stockholders on June 15, 2010, SL Green’s stockholders approved the adoption of the 2005 Plan which, among other things, increased the number of shares available under the plan. That increase allowed SL Green to award the balance of the LTIP Units due under the 2010 Long-Term Compensation Plan.  The remaining awards were granted in June 2010. The cost of the 2010 Long Term Compensation Plan (approximately $29.3 million, subject to forfeitures) will be amortized into earnings through the final vesting period.  We recorded compensation expense of approximately $2.0 million and $0.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to the 2010 Long-Term Compensation Plan.

 

Deferred Stock Compensation Plan for Directors

 

Under SL Green’s Independent Director’s Deferral Program, which commenced July 2004, SL Green’s non-employee directors may elect to defer up to 100% of their annual retainer fee, chairman fees and meeting fees.  Unless otherwise elected by a participant, fees deferred under the program shall be credited in the form of phantom stock units.  The phantom stock units are convertible into an equal number of shares of SL Green’s common stock upon such directors’ termination of service from SL Green’s board of directors or a change in control by SL Green, as defined by the program.  Phantom stock units are credited to each non-employee director quarterly using the closing price of SL Green’s common stock on the applicable dividend record date for the respective quarter.  Each participating non-employee director’s account is also credited for an equivalent amount of phantom stock units based on the dividend rate for each quarter.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, 6,830 phantom stock units were earned.  As of March 31, 2011, there were approximately 65,500 phantom stock units outstanding.

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

On September 18, 2007, SL Green’s board of directors adopted the 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or ESPP, to encourage its employees to increase their efforts to make SL Green’s business more successful by providing equity-based incentives to eligible employees.  The ESPP is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and has been adopted by the board to enable our eligible employees to purchase SL Green’s shares of common stock through payroll deductions.  The ESPP became effective on January 1, 2008 with a maximum of 500,000 shares of the common stock available for issuance, subject to adjustment upon a merger, reorganization, stock split or other similar corporate change.  SL Green filed a registration statement on Form S-8 with the Securities Exchange Commission with respect to the ESPP.  The common stock is offered for purchase through a series of successive offering periods.  Each offering period will be three months in duration and will begin on the first day of each calendar quarter, with the first offering period having commenced on January 1, 2008.  The ESPP provides for eligible employees to purchase the common stock at a purchase price equal to 85% of the lesser of (1) the market value of the common stock on the first day of the offering period or (2) the market value of the common stock on the last day of the offering period. The ESPP was approved by SL Green’s stockholders at its 2008 annual meeting of stockholders. As of March 31, 2011,

 

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March 31, 2011

 

approximately 49,916 shares of our common stock had been issued under the ESPP. SL Green contributed the proceeds from the sale of those shares to us in exchange for an equivalent number of our common units.

 

Earnings per Unit

 

Earnings per unit for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 is computed as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Numerator (Income)

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

Income attributable to SL Green common unitholders

 

$

82,739

 

$

15,370

 

Effect of Dilutive Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

Income attributable to SL Green common unitholders

 

$

82,739

 

$

15,370

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Denominator (Weighted Average Units)

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

Units attributable to common unitholders

 

81,206

 

79,325

 

Effect of Dilutive Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

3.0% exchangeable senior debentures due 2017

 

 

 

3.0% exchangeable senior debentures due 2027

 

 

 

4.0% exchangeable senior debentures

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation plans

 

437

 

435

 

Diluted Units

 

81,643

 

79,760

 

 

We have excluded approximately 542,433 and 832,705 common stock equivalents from the diluted shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, as they were anti-dilutive.

 

13.  Commitments and Contingencies

 

We and the Company are not presently involved in any material litigation nor, to our knowledge, is any material litigation threatened against us or our properties, other than routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business.  Management believes the costs, if any, incurred by us and the Company related to this litigation will not materially affect our financial position, operating results or liquidity.

 

The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments under capital leases and noncancellable operating leases with initial terms in excess of one year as of March 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

March 31,

 

Capital lease

 

Non-cancellable
operating leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

$

1,166

 

$

21,884

 

2012

 

1,555

 

28,274

 

2013

 

1,555

 

28,179

 

2014

 

1,555

 

28,179

 

2015

 

1,593

 

28,179

 

Thereafter

 

44,056

 

552,421

 

Total minimum lease payments

 

51,480

 

$

687,116

 

Less amount representing interest

 

(34,420

)

 

 

Present value of net minimum lease payments

 

$

17,060

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

14.  Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging

 

We recognize all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value.  Derivatives that are not hedges must be adjusted to fair value through earnings.  If a derivative is a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative will either be offset against the change in fair value of the hedged asset, liability, or firm commitment through earnings, or recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings.  The ineffective portion of a derivative’s change in fair value will be immediately recognized in earnings.  Reported net income and equity may increase or decrease prospectively, depending on future levels of interest rates and other variables affecting the fair values of derivative instruments and hedged items, but will have no effect on cash flows.

 

The following table summarizes the notional and fair value of our derivative financial instruments and foreign currency hedges at March 31, 2011 based on Level 2 information pursuant to ASC 810-10.  The notional value is an indication of the extent of our involvement in these instruments at that time, but does not represent exposure to credit, interest rate or market risks (in thousands).

 

 

 

Notional
Value

 

Strike
Rate

 

Effective
Date

 

Expiration
Date

 

Fair
Value

 

Interest Rate Cap

 

$

110,180

 

6.000%

 

2/2011

 

2/2012

 

$

 

Interest Rate Cap

 

$

139,672

 

5.000%

 

1/2011

 

1/2012

 

$

 

Interest Rate Swap

 

$

30,000

 

2.295%

 

7/2010

 

6/2016

 

$

153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency Hedge

 

$

20,748

 

1.55185GBP-USD

 

9/2010

 

12/2012

 

$

(395

)

 

The currency hedge and certain interest rate caps are not designated as a hedging instrument and changes in the value are marked to market through earnings.

 

On March 31, 2011, the derivative instruments were reported as an obligation at their fair value of approximately $241,000.  This is included in Other Liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2011.  Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss at March 31, 2011 was approximately $13.4 million from the settlement of hedges, which are being amortized over the remaining term of the related mortgage obligation, and active hedges and our share of joint venture accumulated other comprehensive loss of approximately $15.8 million.  Currently, all of our designated derivative instruments are effective hedging instruments.

 

In March 2010, we terminated forward swaps which resulted in a net loss of approximately $19.5 million from the settlement of the hedges.  This payment is included in financing activities in the statement of cash flows.  This loss will be amortized over the 10-year term of the related financing.  This loss is included in the $13.4 million balance noted above. The balance in accumulated other comprehensive loss relating to derivatives was $29.2 million and $32.3 million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

Over time, the realized and unrealized gains and losses held in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss will be reclassified into earnings as a reduction to interest expense in the same periods in which the hedged interest payments affect earnings.  We estimate that approximately $1.4 million of the current balance held in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income will be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months.

 

We are hedging exposure to variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions in addition to anticipated future interest payments on existing debt.

 

The following table presents the effect of our derivative financial instruments and our share of our joint venture’s derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income as of March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively (in thousands):

 

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Amount of (Loss) or
Gain Recognized in
Other Comprehensive
Loss
(Effective Portion)
For the Three Months Ended

 

Amount of (Loss) or
Gain Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss into
Interest Expense/ Equity
in net income of
unconsolidated
joint ventures
(Effective Portion)
For the Three Months Ended

 

Amount of (Loss) or
Gain Recognized
in Interest Expense/Equity in
Net Income of Unconsolidated
Joint Ventures
(Ineffective Portion)
For the Three Months Ended

 

Designation\Cash Flow

 

Derivative

 

March 31,
2011

 

March 31,
2010

 

March 31,
2011

 

March 31,
2010

 

March 31,
2011

 

March 31,
2010

 

Qualifying

 

Interest Rate Swaps/Caps

 

$

(118

)

$

(9,413

)

$

(3,094

)

$

(2,741

)

 

$

(1,331

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-qualifying

 

Interest Rate Caps/Currency Hedges

 

 

 

 

 

$

(533

)

$

(30

)

 

15.  Environmental Matters

 

Our management believes that the properties are in compliance in all material respects with applicable Federal, state and local ordinances and regulations regarding environmental issues.  Management is not aware of any environmental liability that it believes would have a materially adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.  Management is unaware of any instances in which it would incur significant environmental cost if any of our properties were sold.

 

16.  Segment Information

 

SL Green is a REIT engaged in owning, managing, leasing, acquiring and repositioning commercial office and retail properties in the New York Metropolitan area and have two reportable segments, real estate and debt and preferred equity investments.  We evaluate real estate performance and allocate resources based on earnings contribution to income from continuing operations.

 

Our real estate portfolio is primarily located in the geographical markets of the New York Metropolitan area.  The primary sources of revenue are generated from tenant rents and escalations and reimbursement revenue.  Real estate property operating expenses consist primarily of security, maintenance, utility costs, real estate taxes and ground rent expense (at certain applicable properties).  See Note 5 for additional details on our debt and preferred equity investments.

 

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(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

Selected results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, and selected asset information as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, regarding our operating segments are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Real
Estate
Segment

 

Structured
Finance
Segment

 

Total
Company

 

Total revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

$

266,494

 

$

67,828

 

$

334,322

 

March 31, 2010

 

230,502

 

20,379

 

250,881

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

$

28,796

 

$

64,361

 

$

93,157

 

March 31, 2010

 

12,432

 

11,785

 

24,217

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

$

10,859,900

 

$

582,466

 

$

11,442,366

 

December 31, 2010

 

10,330,043

 

970,251

 

11,300,294

 

 

Income from continuing operations represents total revenues less total expenses for the real estate segment and total investment income less allocated interest expense for the debt and preferred equity segment.  Interest costs for the debt and preferred equity segment are imputed assuming 100% leverage at our 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility borrowing cost.  We do not allocate marketing, general and administrative expenses and transaction related costs (approximately $22.5 million and $19.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively) to the debt and preferred equity segment, since we base performance on the individual segments prior to allocating marketing, general and administrative expenses.  All other expenses, except interest, relate entirely to the real estate assets.

 

There were no transactions between the above two segments.

 

The table below reconciles income from continuing operations to net income attributable to SLGOP common unitholders for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

93,157

 

$

24,217

 

Net income from discontinued operations

 

737

 

1,917

 

Net income

 

93,894

 

26,134

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships

 

(3,610

)

(3,648

)

Net income attributable to SLGOP

 

90,284

 

22,486

 

Preferred unit dividend

 

(7,545

)

(7,116

)

Net income attributable to SLGOP common unitholders

 

$

82,739

 

$

15,370

 

 

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SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

17.  Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities

 

A summary of our non-cash investing and financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 is presented below (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Issuance of common stock as deferred compensation

 

$

474

 

$

317

 

Issuance of units in the operating partnership

 

20,222

 

 

Redemption of units in the operating partnership

 

725

 

 

Derivative instruments at fair value

 

245

 

15,056

 

Assignment of debt investment to joint venture

 

286,571

 

 

Mortgage assigned upon asset sale

 

30,000

 

 

Tenant improvements and capital expenditures payable

 

7,493

 

3,486

 

Assumption of mortgage loan

 

140,000

 

139,672

 

Accrued acquisition liabilities

 

92,500

 

 

Transfer to net assets held for sale

 

104,808

 

 

Transfer to liabilities related to net assets held for sale

 

121,635

 

 

 

18.  Subsequent Events

 

In April 2011, SL Green sold approximately 1.1 million shares of its common stock through the ATM Program for aggregate proceeds of $85.6 million ($84.3 million after related expenses). The net proceeds from these transactions (approximately $84.3 million) were contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 1.1 million common units. The net proceeds were used to repay debt and for other corporate purposes. As of April 5, 2011, SL Green had no availability under the ATM Program.

 

In April 2011, our joint venture with The Moinian Group which owns the property located at 3 Columbus Circle, New York, refinanced the bridge loan and replaced it with a $260.0 million 5-year mortgage with the Bank of China, which carries a floating rate of interest of 210 basis points over the 30-day LIBOR, at which point SL Green and Deutsche Bank were repaid. The joint venture has the ability to increase the mortgage by $40.0 million based on meeting certain performance hurdles.

 

In April 2011, we, along with SL Green, entered into a new “at-the-market” equity offering program with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, to sell $275.0 million shares of SL Green’s common stock.  During the second quarter through May 5, 2011, SL Green had sold approximately 1.5 million shares of its common stock through the program for aggregate proceeds of $116.1 million ($114.3 million after related expenses). The net proceeds from these transactions (approximately $114.3 million) were contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 1.5 million common units. The net proceeds were used to fund new investments and for other corporate purposes. As of May 5, 2011, SL Green had $160.7 million available to issue under this program.

 

In April 2011, we refinanced 521 Fifth Avenue with a new $150.0 million 2-year mortgage which carries a floating rate of interest of 200 basis points over the 30-day LIBOR. In connection with that refinancing, we exercised our right to acquire the fee interest in the property for $15.0 million.

 

In April 2011, we acquired SITQ’s entire interest in 1515 Broadway, thereby consolidating full ownership of the building. The transaction values the consolidated interests at $1.21 billion. We assumed the $459.8 million mortgage encumbering the property.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Overview

 

SL Green Realty Corp., which is referred to as SL Green or the Company, a Maryland corporation, and SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., which is referred to as SLGOP or the Operating Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, were formed in June 1997 for the purpose of combining the commercial real estate business of S.L. Green Properties, Inc. and its affiliated partnerships and entities. SL Green is a self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, with in-house capabilities in property management, acquisitions, financing, development, construction and leasing. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to the “Operating Partnership,” “we,” “our” and “us” in this section mean SLGOP and all entities owned or controlled by SLGOP.

 

Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P., or ROP, is a subsidiary of the Operating Partnership.

 

The following discussion related to our consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

As of March 31, 2011, we owned the following interests in commercial office properties in the New York Metropolitan area, primarily in midtown Manhattan, a borough of New York City, or Manhattan.  Our investments in the New York Metropolitan area also include investments in Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, Westchester County, Connecticut and New Jersey, which are collectively known as the Suburban assets:

 

Location

 

Ownership

 

Number of
Properties

 

Square Feet

 

Weighted Average
Occupancy(1)

 

Manhattan

 

Consolidated properties

 

23

 

15,601,945

 

92.0

%

 

 

Unconsolidated properties

 

7

 

6,722,515

 

96.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suburban

 

Consolidated properties

 

25

 

3,863,000

 

80.7

%

 

 

Unconsolidated properties

 

6

 

2,941,700

 

93.7

%

 

 

 

 

61

 

29,129,160

 

91.7

%

 


(1)   The weighted average occupancy represents the total leased square feet divided by total available rentable square feet.

 

We also owned investments in nine stand-alone retail properties encompassing approximately 334,782 square feet, six development properties encompassing approximately 1,277,521 square feet and three land interests as of March 31, 2011.  In addition, we manage four office properties owned by third parties and affiliated companies encompassing approximately 1.3 million rentable square feet.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Refer to our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of our critical accounting policies, which include investment in commercial real estate properties, investment in unconsolidated joint ventures, revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, reserve for possible credit losses and derivative instruments.  There have been no changes to these policies during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

 

Results of Operations

 

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2011 to the three months ended March 31, 2010

 

The following comparison for the three months ended March 31, 2011, or 2011, to the three months ended March 31, 2010, or 2010, makes reference to the following:  (i) the effect of the “Same-Store Properties,” which represents all operating properties owned by us at January 1, 2010 and at March 31, 2011 and totaled 46 of our 48 consolidated properties, representing approximately 75% of our share of annualized rental revenue, (ii) the effect of the “Acquisitions,” which represents all properties or interests in properties acquired in 2010 and all non-Same-Store Properties, including properties deconsolidated during the period, and (iii) “Other,” which represents corporate level items not allocable to specific properties, the Service Corporation and eEmerge.  Assets classified as held for sale, are excluded from the following discussion.

 

Rental Revenues (in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

$
Change

 

%
Change

 

Rental revenue

 

$

229.0

 

$

192.2

 

$

36.8

 

19.1

%

Escalation and reimbursement revenue

 

30.3

 

30.0

 

0.3

 

1.0

 

Total

 

$

259.3

 

$

222.2

 

$

37.1

 

16.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same-Store Properties

 

$

223.6

 

$

219.4

 

$

4.2

 

1.9

%

Acquisitions

 

35.2

 

1.7

 

33.5

 

1,970.6

 

Other

 

0.5

 

1.1

 

(0.6

)

(54.5

)

Total

 

$

259.3

 

$

222.2

 

$

37.1

 

16.7

%

 

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Occupancy in the Same-Store Properties was 89.7% at March 31, 2011, 89.5% at December 31, 2010 and 89.2% at March 31, 2010.  The increase in rental revenue from the Acquisitions is primarily due to owning these properties for a period during the quarter in 2011 compared to a partial period or not being included in 2010.

 

Occupancy for our stabilized Manhattan portfolio at March 31, 2011 was 94.9 percent compared to 94.0 percent for the same period in the previous year.  During the quarter, we signed 66 leases in our Manhattan portfolio totaling 577,083 square feet.  Nine leases totaling 149,540 square feet represented office leases that replaced previous vacancies, while 45 office leases comprising 416,043 square feet had average starting rents of $50.15 per rentable square foot, representing a 10.6 percent increase over the previously fully escalated rents on the same office spaces.  The average lease term on the Manhattan office leases signed in the first quarter was 8.4 years and average tenant concessions were 3.2 months of free rent with a tenant improvement allowance of $29.13 per rentable square foot.  Leases totaling 714,133 square feet commenced during the first quarter, of which 559,552 square feet represented office leases that had average starting rents of $48.20 per rentable square foot, representing a 0.9 percent increase over the previously fully escalated rents on the same office spaces.

 

Occupancy for our Suburban portfolio was 86.3 percent at March 31, 2011 compared to 88.1 percent for the same period in the previous year.  During the quarter, we signed 38 leases in our Suburban portfolio totaling 141,930 square feet.  Eight leases and 27,476 square feet represented office leases that replaced previous vacancies, while 26 office leases comprising 101,023 square feet had average starting rents of $33.50 per rentable square foot, representing a 0.1 percent increase over the previously fully escalated rents on the same office spaces.  The average lease term on the Suburban office leases signed in the first quarter was 5.9 years and average tenant concessions were 4.8 months of free rent with a tenant improvement allowance of $15.20 per rentable square foot.  Leases totaling 152,566 square feet commenced during the first quarter, of which 109,051 square feet represented office leases that had average starting rents of $33.50 per rentable square foot, representing a 3.2 percent decrease over the previously fully escalated rents on the same office spaces.

 

At March 31, 2011, approximately 4.2% and 12.9% of the space leased at our consolidated Manhattan and Suburban properties, respectively, is expected to expire during the remainder of 2011. We estimated that the current market rents on these expected 2011 lease expirations at our consolidated Manhattan and Suburban properties would be approximately 17.6% and 0.1% higher, respectively, than then existing in-place fully escalated rents. We estimated that the current market rents on all our consolidated Manhattan and Suburban properties were approximately 6.0% and 4.4% higher, respectively, than the existing in-place fully escalated rents on leases that are scheduled to expire in all future years.

 

The increase in escalation and reimbursement revenue was due to higher recoveries at the Acquisitions ($2.0 million) which were offset by lower recoveries at the Same-Store Properties ($1.7 million).  The decrease in recoveries at the Same-Store Properties was primarily due to lower operating expense escalations ($0.1 million), real estate tax recoveries ($1.1 million) and electric reimbursements ($0.5 million).

 

Investment and Other Income (in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

$
Change

 

%
Change

 

Equity in net income of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

$

8.2

 

$

15.4

 

$

(7.2

)

(46.8

)%

Investment and preferred equity income

 

67.8

 

20.4

 

47.4

 

232.4

 

Other income

 

7.2

 

8.2

 

(1.0

)

(12.2

)

Total

 

$

83.2

 

$

44.0

 

$

39.2

 

89.1

%

 

The decrease in equity in net income of unconsolidated joint ventures was primarily due to lower net income contributions from Jericho Plaza ($0.7 million), 800 Third Avenue ($0.5 million), 1221 Avenue of the Americas which was sold in May 2010 ($7.5 million) and 2 Herald Square ($1.5 million) and 885 Third Avenue ($1.9 million), both of which were acquired in December 2010.   This was partially offset by higher net income contributions primarily from our investments in 141 Fifth Avenue ($0.6 million), 1515 Broadway ($2.6 million), 3 Columbus Circle ($0.8 million) and 280 Park Avenue debt joint venture ($0.6 million).  Occupancy at our joint venture properties was 96.0% at March 31, 2011, 96.0% at December 31, 2010 and 94.8% at March 31, 2010.  At March 31,

 

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2011, approximately 2.3% and 3.9% of the space leased at our Manhattan and Suburban joint venture properties are expected to expire during the remainder of 2011. We estimated that current market rents on these expected 2011 lease expirations at our Manhattan and Suburban joint venture properties were approximately 7.5% higher and 3.2% lower, respectively, than then existing in-place fully escalated rents.

 

Investment and preferred equity income increased during the current quarter primarily due to the sale or repayment on debt investments totaling $490.3 million (inclusive of the 280 Park Avenue transaction and repayment of the mezzanine position on 666 Fifth Avenue), resulting in the recognition of additional income of $46.2 million during the first quarter of 2011. During the quarter, we also originated or purchased $104.0 million of new debt investments at an average current yield of 11.9 percent. The weighted average investment balance outstanding and weighted average yield were $883.4 million and 7.4%, respectively, for 2011 compared to $786.1 million and 7.4%, respectively, for 2010. As of March 31, 2011, the debt and preferred equity investments had a weighted average term to maturity of approximately 3.4 years.

 

The decrease in other income was primarily due to a reduction in special servicing fees ($0.8 million) which was partially offset by higher lease buy-out income ($0.1 million).

 

Property Operating Expenses (in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

$
Change

 

%
Change

 

Operating expenses

 

$

60.3

 

$

56.8

 

$

3.5

 

6.2

%

Real estate taxes

 

40.0

 

37.0

 

3.0

 

8.1

 

Ground rent

 

7.8

 

7.8

 

 

 

Total

 

$

108.1

 

$

101.6

 

$

6.5

 

6.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same-Store Properties

 

$

96.9

 

$

95.0

 

$

1.9

 

2.0

%

Acquisitions

 

8.7

 

1.7

 

7.0

 

411.8

 

Other

 

2.5

 

4.9

 

(2.4

)

(49.0

)

Total

 

$

108.1

 

$

101.6

 

$

6.5

 

6.4

%

 

Same-Store Properties operating expenses increased approximately $1.9 million. There were increases in real estate taxes ($0.8 million), payroll costs ($0.4 million), repairs and maintenance ($1.8 million) and other expenses ($0.4 million).  This was partially offset by decreases in utilities ($0.6 million) and insurance costs ($0.9 million).

 

Other Expenses (in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

$
Change

 

%
Change

 

Interest expense, net of interest income

 

$

68.9

 

$

59.1

 

$

9.8

 

16.6

%

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

63.5

 

55.5

 

8.0

 

14.4

 

Loan loss and other investment reserves, net of recoveries

 

 

6.0

 

(6.0

)

(100.0

)

Transaction related costs

 

2.4

 

1.1

 

1.3

 

118.2

 

Marketing, general and administrative expense

 

20.0

 

18.4

 

1.6

 

8.7

 

Total

 

$

154.8

 

$

140.1

 

$

14.7

 

10.5

%

 

The increase in interest expense was primarily attributable to higher average debt balances outstanding during the quarter. The weighted average debt balance outstanding increased from $5.0 billion during the quarter ended March 31, 2010 to $7.1 billion during the quarter ended March 31, 2011.  The weighted average interest rate increased from 4.80% for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 to 4.98% for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

 

Loan loss and other investment reserves decreased year over year as we did not record any reserves during the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

 

Marketing, general and administrative expense represented 6.0% of total revenues in 2011 compared to 7.3% in 2010.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We currently expect that our principal sources of working capital and funds for acquisition and redevelopment of properties, tenant improvements, leasing costs, repurchases or repayments of outstanding indebtedness (which may include exchangeable debt) and for debt and preferred equity investments will include:

(1)          Cash flow from operations;

 

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(2)          Cash on hand;

(3)          Borrowings under our 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility;

(4)          Other forms of secured or unsecured financing;

(5)          Net proceeds from divestitures of properties and redemptions, participations and dispositions of debt and preferred equity investments; and

(6)          Proceeds from common or preferred equity or debt offerings by us (including issuances of our limited partnership units and trust preferred securities), SL Green or ROP.

 

Cash flow from operations is primarily dependent upon the occupancy level of our portfolio, the net effective rental rates achieved on our leases, the collectability of rent and operating escalations and recoveries from our tenants and the level of operating and other costs. Additionally, we believe that our joint venture investment programs will also continue to serve as a source of capital.

 

Our combined aggregate principal maturities of our property mortgages and other loans payable, corporate obligations and our share of joint venture debt, including as-of-right extension options and liabilities held for sale, as of March 31, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

2011

 

2012

 

2013

 

2014

 

2015

 

Thereafter

 

Total

 

Property mortgages and other loans

 

$

379,851

 

$

142,287

 

$

517,762

 

$

208,631

 

$

261,074

 

$

1,892,102

 

$

3,401,707

 

Corporate obligations

 

 

623,903

 

 

98,578

 

657

 

895,536

 

1,618,674

 

Joint venture debt-our share

 

135,476

 

61,490

 

43,363

 

461,373

 

96,786

 

872,305

 

1,670,793

 

Total

 

$

515,327

 

$

827,680

 

$

561,125

 

$

768,582

 

$

358,517

 

$

3,659,943

 

$

6,691,174

 

 

As of March 31, 2011, we had approximately $298.4 million of cash on hand, inclusive of approximately $64.4 million of marketable securities.  We expect to generate positive cash flow from operations for the foreseeable future. We may seek to access private and public debt and equity capital when the opportunity presents itself, although there is no guarantee that this capital will be made available to us at efficient levels or at all.  Management believes that these sources of liquidity, if we are able to access them, along with potential refinancing opportunities for secured debt, will allow us to satisfy our debt obligations, as described above, upon maturity, if not before.

 

We also have investments in several real estate joint ventures with various partners who we consider to be financially stable and who have the ability to fund a capital call when needed. Most of our joint ventures are financed with non-recourse debt. We believe that property level cash flows along with unfunded committed indebtedness and proceeds from the refinancing of outstanding secured indebtedness will be sufficient to fund the capital needs of our joint venture properties.

 

Cash Flows

 

The following summary discussion of our cash flows is based on our consolidated statements of cash flows in “Item 1. Financial Statements” and is not meant to be an all-inclusive discussion of the changes in our cash flows for the periods presented below.

 

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Cash and cash equivalents were $234.0 million and $167.7 million at March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, representing an increase of $66.3 million.  The increase was a result of the following increases and decreases in cash flows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Increase
(Decrease)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

79,809

 

$

66,682

 

$

13,127

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

$

30,999

 

$

(60,243

)

$

91,242

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

$

(209,629

)

$

(182,500

)

$

(27,129

)

 

Our principal source of operating cash flow is related to the leasing and operating of the properties in our portfolio. Our properties provide a relatively consistent stream of cash flow that provides us with resources to pay operating expenses, debt service and fund quarterly dividend and distribution payment requirements. At March 31, 2011 our portfolio was 91.7% occupied.  Our debt and preferred equity and joint venture investments also provide a steady stream of operating cash flow to us.

 

Cash is used in investing activities to fund acquisitions, redevelopment projects and recurring and nonrecurring capital expenditures. We selectively invest in new projects that enable us to take advantage of our development, leasing, financing and property management skills and invest in existing buildings that meet our investment criteria.  During the three months ended March 31, 2011, when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010, we used cash primarily for the following investing activities (in thousands):

 

Acquisitions of and additions to real estate

 

$

(17,539

)

Escrow cash-capital improvements/acquisition deposits

 

57,981

 

Joint venture investments

 

(30,215

)

Distributions from joint ventures

 

87,549

 

Other investments

 

(147,133

)

Debt and preferred equity and other investments

 

140,599

 

Increase in net cash provided by investing activities

 

$

91,242

 

 

Funds spent on capital expenditures, which comprise building and tenant improvements, increased from $13.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to $21.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The increased capital expenditures relate primarily to costs incurred in connection with the build-out of space for tenants resulting from new leasing activity.

 

We generally fund our investment activity through property-level financing, our 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility, senior unsecured notes, construction loans and from time to time we issue common or preferred stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010, we used cash for the following financing activities (in thousands):

 

Proceeds from our debt obligations

 

$

248,550

 

Repayments under our debt obligations

 

(334,590

)

Noncontrolling interests, contributions in excess of distributions

 

1,010

 

Redemption of noncontrolling interest

 

11,096

 

Other financing activities

 

10,106

 

Proceeds from sale of common stock

 

161,714

 

Proceeds from sale of preferred stock

 

(122,168

)

Dividends paid

 

(2,847

)

Increase in cash used in financing activities

 

$

(27,129

)

 

Capitalization

 

As of March 31, 2011, we had 80,925,309 general and limited partner common units, 1,911,650 limited partner common units, 11,700,000 units of our 7.625% Series C cumulative redeemable preferred units, or Series C preferred units, and 4,000,000 units of our 7.875% Series D cumulative redeemable preferred units, or Series D preferred units, outstanding. Whenever SL Green issues common or preferred stock, the net proceeds received are contributed to us in exchange for an equivalent number of operating partnership units of a corresponding class.

 

In 2011, we, along with SL Green, entered into “at-the-market” equity offering programs, or ATM programs, to sell an aggregate of $525.0 million of SL Green’s common stock. As of May 5, 2011, SL Green had sold 4.9 million shares of its common stock through the ATM programs for aggregate proceeds of approximately $366.1 million ($360.6 million after related expenses). The net proceeds were used to repay debt, fund new investments and for other corporate purposes. Net proceeds from this offering (approximately

 

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$360.6 million) were contributed to us in exchange for 4.9 million common partnership units. As of May 5, 2011, SL Green had $160.7 million available to issue under the ATM programs.

 

Compensation Plans

 

All employees of SL Green are compensated through a subsidiary of SLGOP. SL Green’s employee and director compensation plans are described below. Under each plan, whenever SL Green issues common or preferred stock, we issue an equivalent number of operating partnership units of a corresponding class to SL Green.

 

Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan

 

SL Green registered 2,000,000 shares of common stock under its dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan, or DRIP. The DRIP commenced on September 24, 2001.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, approximately 11 shares and 250,816 shares were issued and approximately $1,000 and $11.2 million of proceeds were received, respectively, from dividend reinvestments and/or stock purchases under the DRIP. DRIP shares may be issued at a discount to the market price. The $1,000 in proceeds received during the three months ended March 31, 2011 were contributed to us by SL Green in exchange for an equivalent number common units.

 

Second Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan

 

Subject to adjustments upon certain corporate transactions or events, up to a maximum of 10,730,000 fungible units may be granted as options, restricted stock, phantom shares, dividend equivalent rights and other equity-based awards under SL Green’s Second Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, or the 2005 Plan.  At March 31, 2011, approximately 4.3 million fungible units, calculated on a weighted basis, were available for issuance under the 2005 Plan, or 5.5 million shares of common stock if all shares available under the 2005 Plan were issued as five-year stock options.

 

2003 Long-Term Outperformance Compensation Program

 

SL Green’s board of directors adopted a long-term, seven-year compensation program for certain members of senior management.  The program provided for restricted stock awards to be made to plan participants if the holders of its common equity achieved a total return in excess of 40% over a 48-month period commencing April 1, 2003.  In April 2007, SL Green’s compensation committee determined that under the terms of the 2003 Outperformance Plan, as of March 31, 2007, the performance hurdles had been met and the maximum performance pool of $22,825,000, taking into account forfeitures, was established.  In connection with this event, approximately 166,312 shares of restricted stock (as adjusted for forfeitures) were allocated under the 2005 Plan.  In accordance with the terms of the program, 40% of each award vested on March 31, 2007 and the remainder vested  ratably over the subsequent three years based on continued employment.  The fair value of the awards under this program on the date of grant was determined to be $3.2 million.  This fair value is expensed over the term of the restricted stock award.  Forty percent of the value of the award was amortized over four years from the date of grant and the balance was amortized, in equal parts, over five, six and seven years (i.e., 20% of the total value was amortized over five years (20% per year), 20% of the total value was amortized over six years (16.67% per year) and 20% of the total value was amortized over seven years (14.29% per year)).  Compensation expense of none and $23,000 related to this program was recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

2005 Long-Term Outperformance Compensation Program

 

In December 2005, the compensation committee of SL Green’s board of directors approved a long-term incentive compensation program, the 2005 Outperformance Plan.  Participants in the 2005 Outperformance Plan were entitled to earn LTIP Units in the Operating Partnership if SL Green’s total return to stockholders for the three-year period beginning December 1, 2005 exceeded a cumulative total return to stockholders of 30%.; provided that participants were entitled to earn LTIP Units earlier in the event that SL Green achieved maximum performance for 30 consecutive days.  The total number of LTIP Units that could be earned was to be a number having an assumed value equal to 10% of the outperformance amount in excess of the 30% benchmark, subject to a maximum dilution cap equal to the lesser of 3% of SL Green’s outstanding shares and units of limited partnership interest as of December 1, 2005 or $50.0 million.  On June 14, 2006, SL Green’s compensation committee determined that under the terms of the 2005 Outperformance Plan, as of June 8, 2006, the performance period had accelerated and the maximum performance pool of $49,250,000, taking into account forfeitures, had been earned.  Under the terms of the 2005 Outperformance Plan, participants also earned additional LTIP Units with a value equal to the distributions that would have been paid with respect to the LTIP Units earned if such LTIP Units had been earned at the beginning of the performance period.  The total number of LTIP Units earned under the 2005 Outperformance Plan by all participants as of June 8, 2006 was 490,475.  Under the terms of the 2005 Outperformance Plan, all LTIP Units that were earned remained subject to time-based vesting, with one-third of the LTIP Units earned vested on each of November 30, 2008 and the

 

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first two anniversaries thereafter based on continued employment.  The earned LTIP Units received regular quarterly distributions on a per unit basis equal to the dividends per share paid on SL Green’s common stock, whether or not they were vested.

 

The cost of the 2005 Outperformance Plan (approximately $8.0 million, subject to adjustment for forfeitures) was amortized into earnings through the final vesting period in 2010.  We recorded approximately none and $0.4 million of compensation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, in connection with the 2005 Outperformance Plan.

 

2006 Long-Term Outperformance Compensation Program

 

On August 14, 2006, the compensation committee of SL Green’s board of directors approved a long-term incentive compensation program, the 2006 Outperformance Plan.  Participants in the 2006 Outperformance Plan were entitled to earn LTIP Units in the Operating Partnership if SL Green’s total return to stockholders for the three-year period beginning August 1, 2006 exceeded a cumulative total return to stockholders of 30%; provided that participants were entitled to earn LTIP Units earlier in the event that SL Green achieved maximum performance for 30 consecutive days.  The total number of LTIP Units that could be earned was to be a number having an assumed value of 10% of the outperformance amount in excess of the 30% benchmark, subject to a maximum dilution cap equal to $60.0 million.  The 2006 Outperformance Plan provided that if the LTIP Units were earned, each participant would also have been entitled to the distributions that would have been paid had the number of earned LTIP Units been issued at the beginning of the performance period.  Those distributions would have been paid in the form of additional LTIP Units.  Thereafter, distributions would have been paid currently with respect to all earned LTIP Units, whether vested or unvested.  Any LTIP Units earned under the 2006 Outperformance Plan were to remain subject to time-based vesting, with one-third of the awards vesting on each of July 31, 2009 and the first two anniversaries thereafter based on continued employment.

 

The cost of the 2006 Outperformance Plan (approximately $16.4 million, subject to adjustment for forfeitures) will be amortized into earnings through the final vesting period. We recorded approximately $30,000 and $52,000 of compensation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, in connection with the 2006 Outperformance Plan. The performance criteria under the 2006 Outperformance Plan were not met and, accordingly, no LTIP Units have been earned under the 2006 Outperformance Plan.

 

SL Green Realty Corp. 2010 Notional Unit Long-Term Compensation Plan

 

In December 2009, the compensation committee of SL Green’s board of directors approved the general terms of the SL Green Realty Corp. 2010 Notional Unit Long-Term Compensation Program, the 2010 Long Term Compensation Plan.  The 2010 Long-Term Compensation Plan is a long-term incentive compensation plan pursuant to which award recipients may earn, in the aggregate, from approximately $15 million up to approximately $75 million of LTIP Units in the Operating Partnership based on SL Green’s stock price appreciation over three years beginning on December 1, 2009; provided that, if maximum performance has been achieved, approximately $25 million of awards may be earned at any time after the beginning of the second year and an additional approximately $25 million of awards may be earned at any time after the beginning of the third year.  The amount of awards earned will range from approximately $15 million if SL Green’s aggregate stock price appreciation during the performance period is 25% to the maximum amount of approximately $75 million if SL Green’s aggregate stock price appreciation during the performance period is 50% or greater.  No awards will be earned if SL Green’s aggregate stock price appreciation is less than 25%.  After the awards are earned, they will remain subject to vesting, with 50% of any LTIP Units earned vesting on January 1, 2013 and an additional 25% vesting on each of January 1, 2014 and 2015 based, in each case, on continued employment through the vesting date.  SL Green will not pay distributions on any LTIP Units until they are earned, at which time SL Green will pay all distributions that would have been paid on the earned LTIP Units since the beginning of the performance period. In January 2011, SL Green’s compensation committee determined that under the terms of the 2010 Long Term Compensation Plan, as of December 5, 2010, maximum performance had been achieved and, accordingly, approximately 366,815 LTIP Units had been earned under the 2010 Long-Term Compensation Plan.  In accordance with the terms of the program, 50% of these LTIP Units will vest on January 1, 2013 and the remainder is scheduled to vest ratably over the subsequent two years based on continued employment.

 

Overall, the 2010 Long Term Compensation Plan contemplates maximum potential awards of 1,179,987 LTIP Units and a cap of approximately $75 million when earned.  However, sufficient shares were not available under the 2005 Plan to fund the entire 2010 Long Term Compensation Plan in December 2009, and the awards granted at that time, in the aggregate, were limited to 744,128 LTIP Units, subject to performance-based and time-based vesting, unless and until additional shares became available under the 2005 Plan prior to the end of the performance period for the 2010 Long Term Compensation Plan.  At SL Green’s annual meeting of stockholders on June 15, 2010, SL Green’s stockholders approved the adoption of the 2005 Plan which, among other things, increased the number of shares available under the plan. That increase allowed SL Green to award the balance of the LTIP Units due under the 2010 Long-Term Compensation Plan.  The remaining awards were granted in June 2010. The cost of the 2010 Long Term Compensation Plan

 

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(approximately $29.3 million, subject to forfeitures) will be amortized into earnings through the final vesting period.  We recorded compensation expense of approximately $2.0 million and $0.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to the 2010 Long-Term Compensation Plan.

 

Deferred Stock Compensation Plan for Directors

 

Under SL Green’s Independent Director’s Deferral Program, which commenced July 2004, SL Green’s non-employee directors may elect to defer up to 100% of their annual retainer fee, chairman fees and meeting fees.  Unless otherwise elected by a participant, fees deferred under the program shall be credited in the form of phantom stock units.  The phantom stock units are convertible into an equal number of shares of SL Green’s common stock upon such directors’ termination of service from SL Green’s board of directors or a change in control by SL Green, as defined by the program.  Phantom stock units are credited to each non-employee director quarterly using the closing price of SL Green’s common stock on the applicable dividend record date for the respective quarter.  Each participating non-employee director’s account is also credited for an equivalent amount of phantom stock units based on the dividend rate for each quarter.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, 6,830 phantom stock units were earned.  As of March 31, 2011, there were approximately 65,500 phantom stock units outstanding.

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

On September 18, 2007, SL Green’s board of directors adopted the 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or ESPP, to encourage its employees to increase their efforts to make SL Green’s business more successful by providing equity-based incentives to eligible employees.  The ESPP is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and has been adopted by the board to enable our eligible employees to purchase SL Green’s shares of common stock through payroll deductions.  The ESPP became effective on January 1, 2008 with a maximum of 500,000 shares of the common stock available for issuance, subject to adjustment upon a merger, reorganization, stock split or other similar corporate change.  SL Green filed a registration statement on Form S-8 with the Securities Exchange Commission with respect to the ESPP.  The common stock is offered for purchase through a series of successive offering periods.  Each offering period will be three months in duration and will begin on the first day of each calendar quarter, with the first offering period having commenced on January 1, 2008.  The ESPP provides for eligible employees to purchase the common stock at a purchase price equal to 85% of the lesser of (1) the market value of the common stock on the first day of the offering period or (2) the market value of the common stock on the last day of the offering period. The ESPP was approved by SL Green’s stockholders at its 2008 annual meeting of stockholders. As of March 31, 2011, approximately 49,916 shares of our common stock had been issued under the ESPP. SL Green contributed the proceeds from the sale of those shares to us in exchange for an equivalent number of our common units.

 

Market Capitalization

 

At March 31, 2011, borrowings under our mortgages and other loans payable, our 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility, senior unsecured notes and trust preferred securities (including our share of joint venture debt of approximately $1.7 billion) represented 50.3% of SL Green’s combined market capitalization of approximately $13.3 billion (based on a common stock price of $75.20 per share, the closing price of SL Green’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on March 31, 2011).  Market capitalization includes our consolidated debt, SL Green common and preferred stock and the conversion of all our units of limited partnership interest into SL Green common stock, and our share of joint venture debt.

 

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Indebtedness

 

The table below summarizes our consolidated mortgages and other loans payable, our 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility, senior unsecured notes and trust preferred securities outstanding at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively (dollars in thousands):

 

Debt Summary:

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

Balance

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed rate

 

$

4,087,684

 

$

4,136,362

 

Variable rate — hedged

 

30,000

 

 

Total fixed rate

 

4,117,684

 

4,136,362

 

Variable rate

 

592,636

 

674,318

 

Variable rate—supporting variable rate assets

 

310,060

 

440,333

 

Total variable rate

 

902,696

 

1,114,651

 

Total

 

$

5,020,380

 

$

5,251,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent of Total Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

Total fixed rate

 

82.0

%

78.8

%

Variable rate

 

18.0

%

21.2

%

Total

 

100.0

%

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective Interest Rate for the Quarter:

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed rate

 

5.95

%

5.95

%

Variable rate

 

1.92

%

1.79

%

Effective interest rate

 

4.98

%

4.76

%

 

The variable rate debt shown above bears interest at an interest rate based on 30-day LIBOR (0.24% and 0.25% at March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively).  Our consolidated debt at March 31, 2011 had a weighted average term to maturity of approximately 5.2 years.

 

Certain of our debt and preferred equity investments, with an unpaid principal balance of approximately $310.1 million at March 31, 2011, are variable rate investments which mitigate our exposure to interest rate changes on our unhedged variable rate debt.

 

Mortgage Financing

 

As of March 31, 2011, our total mortgage debt (excluding our share of joint venture debt of approximately $1.7 billion) consisted of approximately $3.0 billion of fixed rate debt, including hedged variable rate debt, with an effective weighted average interest rate of approximately 5.97% and $432.7 million of variable rate debt with an effective weighted average interest rate of approximately 2.04%.

 

Corporate Indebtedness

 

2007 Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility

 

We have a $1.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, or the 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility.  The 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility bears interest at a spread ranging from 70 basis points to 110 basis points over the 30-day LIBOR which, based on our leverage ratio at March 31, 2011, was 90 basis points.  This facility was extended and matures in June 2012.  The 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility also requires a 12.5 to 20 basis point fee on the unused balance payable annually in arrears.  The 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility had approximately $500.0 million outstanding at March 31, 2011.  Availability under the 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility was further reduced at March 31, 2011 by the issuance of approximately $26.0 million in letters of credit.  The 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility includes certain restrictions and covenants (see restrictive covenants below) and is guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries and debt and preferred equity investment entities.  ROP and certain of its subsidiaries also provide a limited senior guaranty of our obligations under the 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility.  As of March 31, 2011, the maximum amount of ROP and its subsidiaries’ guaranty obligation was approximately $359.8 million. On April 11, 2011, the 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility was amended to permit (i) us or SL Green to make certain restricted payments relating to SL Green’s outstanding preferred stock, including, without limitation, the repurchase or redemption of SL Green’s issued and outstanding preferred stock and (ii) us to make distributions to SL Green for the purpose of making such restricted payments.

 

Senior Unsecured Notes

 

The following table sets forth our senior unsecured notes and other related disclosures by scheduled maturity date as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively (in thousands):

 

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Issuance

 

2011 Unpaid
Principal
Balance

 

March 31,
2011
Accreted
Balance

 

December 31,
2010
Accreted
Balance

 

Coupon
Rate(4)

 

Effective
Rate

 

Term
(in Years)

 

Maturity

 

January 22, 2004(1) (5)

 

$

 

$

 

$

84,823

 

5.15

%

5.900

%

7

 

January 15, 2011

 

August 13, 2004(1) (5)

 

98,578

 

98,578

 

98,578

 

5.875

%

6.100

%

10

 

August 15, 2014

 

March 31, 2006(1)

 

275,000

 

274,774

 

274,764

 

6.00

%

6.200

%

10

 

March 31, 2016

 

March 16, 2010

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

7.75

%

7.750

%

10

 

March 15, 2020

 

June 27, 2005(1)(2)(5)

 

657

 

657

 

657

 

4.00

%

4.000

%

20

 

June 15, 2025

 

March 26, 2007(3)(5)

 

126,937

 

123,903

 

123,171

 

3.00

%

5.460

%

20

 

March 30, 2027

 

October 12, 2010(6)

 

345,000

 

270,762

 

268,552

 

3.00

%

7.125

%

7

 

October 15, 2017

 

 

 

$

1,096,172

 

$

1,018,674

 

$

1,100,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

Issued by ROP.

(2)

Exchangeable senior debentures which are currently callable at 100% of par. In addition, the debentures can be put to us, at the option of the holder at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, on June 15, 2015 and 2020 and upon the occurrence of certain change of control transactions. As a result of the acquisition of all outstanding common stock of Reckson Associates Realty Corp., the Reckson Merger, the adjusted exchange rate for the debentures is 7.7461 shares of SL Green’s common stock per $1,000 of principal amount of debentures and the adjusted reference dividend for the debentures is $1.3491. During the year ended December 31, 2010, we repurchased approximately $115.4 million of these bonds, inclusive of notes purchased in the tender offer discussed in Note (5) below, and realized a net loss on early extinguishment of debt of approximately $0.3 million. On the date of the Reckson Merger, $13.1 million was recorded in equity and was fully amortized as of June 30, 2010.

(3)

In March 2007, we issued $750.0 million of these exchangeable notes. Interest on these notes is payable semi-annually on March 30 and September 30. The notes have an initial exchange rate representing an exchange price that was set at a 25.0% premium to the last reported sale price of SL Green’s common stock on March 20, 2007, or $173.30. The initial exchange rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. The notes are our senior unsecured obligation and are exchangeable upon the occurrence of specified events, and during the period beginning on the twenty-second scheduled trading day prior to the maturity date and ending on the second business day prior to the maturity date, into cash or a combination of cash and shares of SL Green’s common stock, if any, at our option. The notes are redeemable, at our option, on and after April 15, 2012. We may be required to repurchase the notes on March 30, 2012, 2017 and 2022, and upon the occurrence of certain designated events. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $736.0 million, after deducting estimated fees and expenses. The proceeds of the offering were used to repay certain of our existing indebtedness, make investments in additional properties, and make open market purchases of SL Green’s common stock and for general corporate purposes. During the year ended December 31, 2010, we repurchased approximately $41.7 million of these bonds, inclusive of notes purchased in the tender offer discussed in note (5) below, and realized a net loss on early extinguishment of debt of approximately $0.5 million. On the issuance date, $66.6 million was recorded in equity. As of March 31, 2011, approximately $3.0 million remained unamortized.

(4)

Interest on the senior unsecured notes is payable semi-annually with principal and unpaid interest due on the scheduled maturity dates.

(5)

In April 2010, SL Green completed a cash tender offer and purchased $13.0 million of our outstanding 3.000% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2027, and $13.2 million of the outstanding 4.000% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2025, $38.8 million of the 5.150% Notes due 2011 and $50.0 million of the 5.875% Notes due 2014 issued by ROP.

(6)

In October 2010, we issued $345.0 million of these exchangeable notes. Interest on these notes is payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15. The notes have an initial exchange rate representing an exchange price that was set at a 30.0% premium to the last reported sale price of SL Green’s common stock on October 6, 2010, or $85.81. The initial exchange rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. The notes are our senior unsecured obligations and are exchangeable upon the occurrence of specified events, and during the period beginning on the twenty-second scheduled trading day prior to the maturity date and ending on the second business day prior to the maturity date, into cash or a combination of cash and shares of SL Green’s common stock, if any, at our option. The notes are guaranteed by ROP. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $336.5 million, after deducting fees and expenses. The proceeds of the offering were used to repay certain of our existing indebtedness, make investments in additional properties, and for general corporate purposes. On the issuance date, $78.3 million was recorded in equity. As of March 31, 2011, approximately $74.2 million remained unamortized.

 

In January 2011, the remaining outstanding $84.8 million of ROP’s 5.15% unsecured notes were repaid at par on their maturity date.

 

Junior Subordinate Deferrable Interest Debentures

 

In June 2005, we and SL Green issued $100.0 million of Trust Preferred Securities, which are reflected on the balance sheet as Junior Subordinate Deferrable Interest Debentures. The proceeds were used to repay our unsecured revolving credit facility.  The $100.0 million of junior subordinate deferrable interest debentures have a 30-year term ending July 2035.  They bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.61% for the first 10 years ending July 2015. Thereafter, the rate will float at three month LIBOR plus 1.25%. The securities are currently redeemable at par.

 

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Restrictive Covenants

 

The terms of our 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility and certain of our senior unsecured notes include certain restrictions and covenants which limit, among other things, the payment of dividends (as discussed below), the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the incurrence of liens and the disposition of assets, and which require compliance with financial ratios relating to the minimum amount of tangible net worth, the minimum amount of debt service coverage and fixed charge coverage, the maximum amount of unsecured indebtedness, the minimum amount of unencumbered property debt service coverage and certain investment limitations.  The dividend restriction referred to above provides that, except to enable SL Green to continue to qualify as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes, we will not during any four consecutive fiscal quarters make distributions with respect to common stock or other equity interests in an aggregate amount in excess of 95% of funds from operations for such period, subject to certain other adjustments.  As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

 

Market Rate Risk

 

We are exposed to changes in interest rates primarily from our floating rate borrowing arrangements.  We use interest rate derivative instruments to manage exposure to interest rate changes.  A hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates along the entire interest rate curve for 2011 would increase our annual interest cost by approximately $7.5 million and would increase our share of joint venture annual interest cost by approximately $7.3 million, respectively.

 

We recognize all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value.  Derivatives that are not hedges must be adjusted to fair value through income.  If a derivative is a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative will either be offset against the change in fair value of the hedged asset, liability, or firm commitment through earnings, or recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings.  The ineffective portion of a derivative’s change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings.

 

Approximately $4.1 billion of our long-term debt bears interest at fixed rates, and therefore the fair value of these instruments is affected by changes in the market interest rates.  The interest rate on our variable rate debt and joint venture debt as of March 31, 2011 ranged from LIBOR plus 75 basis points to LIBOR plus 400 basis points.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

Refer to our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of our contractual obligations. There have been no material changes, outside the ordinary course of business, to these contractual obligations in 2011.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have a number of off-balance sheet investments, including joint ventures and debt and preferred equity investments.  These investments all have varying ownership structures.  Substantially all of our joint venture arrangements are accounted for under the equity method of accounting as we have the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control over the operating and financial decisions of these joint venture arrangements.  Our off-balance sheet arrangements are discussed in Note 5, “Debt and preferred equity Investments” and Note 6, “Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures” in the accompanying financial statements.

 

Capital Expenditures

 

We estimate that for the nine months ending December 31, 2011, we will incur approximately $105.3 million of capital expenditures,  which are net of loan reserves, (including tenant improvements and leasing commissions) on existing wholly-owned properties and our share of capital expenditures at our joint venture properties, net of loan reserves, will be approximately $19.2 million.  We expect to fund these capital expenditures with operating cash flow, additional property level mortgage financings and cash on hand.  Future property acquisitions may require substantial capital investments for refurbishment and leasing costs.  We expect that these financing requirements will be met in a similar fashion.  We believe that we will have sufficient resources to satisfy our capital needs during the next 12-month period.  Thereafter, we expect our capital needs will be met through a combination of cash on hand, net cash provided by operations, borrowings, potential asset sales or additional equity or debt issuances.

 

Distributions

 

SL Green expects to pay dividends to its stockholders on a quarterly basis based on the distributions we make to it primarily from property revenues net of operating expenses or, if necessary, from working capital or borrowings. If SL Green declares a dividend, such dividend is paid in the subsequent quarter.

 

In order to enable SL Green to maintain its qualification as a REIT, it must make annual distributions to its stockholders of at least 90% of its taxable income (not including net capital gains). SL Green has adopted a policy of paying regular quarterly dividends on its common stock, and we have adopted a policy of paying regular quarterly distributions on our common units corresponding to

 

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dividends paid by SL Green. Cash distributions have been paid on the common stock of SL Green and our common units since the initial public offering of SL Green. Distributions are declared at the discretion of the board of directors of SL Green and depend on actual and anticipated cash from operations, our financial condition, capital requirements, the annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and other factors SL Green’s board of directors may consider relevant.

 

Based on SL Green’s current annual dividend rate of $0.40 per share, it would pay approximately $33.2 million in dividends on an annual basis.  Before SL Green pays any dividend, whether for Federal income tax purposes or otherwise, which would only be paid out of available cash to the extent permitted under our unsecured revolving credit facility and senior unsecured notes, we must first meet both our operating requirements and scheduled debt service on our mortgages and loans payable.

 

Related Party Transactions

 

Cleaning/ Security/ Messenger and Restoration Services

 

Through Alliance Building Services, or Alliance, First Quality Maintenance, L.P., or First Quality, provides cleaning, extermination and related services, Classic Security LLC provides security services, Bright Star Couriers LLC provides messenger services, and Onyx Restoration Works provides restoration services with respect to certain properties owned by us.  Alliance is partially owned by Gary Green, a son of Stephen L. Green, the chairman of SL Green’s board of directors.  In addition, First Quality has the non-exclusive opportunity to provide cleaning and related services to individual tenants at our properties on a basis separately negotiated with any tenant seeking such additional services.  The Service Corporation has entered into an arrangement with Alliance whereby it will receive a profit participation above a certain threshold for services provided by Alliance to certain tenants at certain buildings above the base services specified in their lease agreements.  Alliance paid the Service Corporation approximately $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  We paid Alliance approximately $3.1 million and $3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, for these services (excluding services provided directly to tenants).

 

Leases

 

Nancy Peck and Company leases 1,003 square feet of space at 420 Lexington Avenue under a lease that ends in August 2015.  Nancy Peck and Company is owned by Nancy Peck, the wife of Stephen L. Green.  The rent due under the lease is $35,516 per year.

 

Management Fees

 

S.L. Green Management Corp., a consolidated entity, receives property management fees from an entity in which Stephen L. Green owns an interest.  The aggregate amount of fees paid to S.L. Green Management Corp. from such entity was approximately $110,000 and $108,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

Gramercy Capital Corp.

 

Our related party transactions with Gramercy are discussed in Note 11, “Related Party Transactions” in the accompanying financial statements.

 

Insurance

 

We maintain “all-risk” property and rental value coverage (including coverage regarding the perils of flood, earthquake and terrorism) within two property insurance portfolios and liability insurance. The first property portfolio maintains a blanket limit of $750.0 million per occurrence, including terrorism, for the majority of the New York City properties in our portfolio. This policy expires on December 31, 2011.  The second portfolio maintains a limit of $600.0 million per occurrence, including terrorism, for some New York City properties and the majority of the Suburban properties.  The second property policy expires on December 31, 2011.  Additional coverage may be purchased on a stand-alone basis for certain assets.  We maintain liability policies which cover all our properties and provide limits of $201.0 million per occurrence and in the aggregate per location.  The liability policies expire on October 31, 2011.

 

In October 2006, SL Green formed a wholly-owned taxable REIT subsidiary, Belmont Insurance Company, or Belmont, to act as a captive insurance company and be one of the elements of its overall insurance program.  Belmont is a subsidiary of ours. Belmont was formed in an effort to, among other reasons, stabilize to some extent the fluctuations of insurance market conditions. Belmont is licensed in New York to write Terrorism, NBCR (nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological), General Liability, Environmental Liability and D&O coverage.

 

·         Terrorism: Belmont acts as a direct property insurer with respect to a portion of our terrorism coverage for the New York City properties.  Effective December 31, 2010, Belmont increased its terrorism coverage from $400 million to $650 million in a

 

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layer in excess of $100.0 million.  In addition Belmont purchased reinsurance to reinsure the retained insurable risk not otherwise covered under Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2007, or TRIPRA, as detailed below.

 

·         NBCR: Since December 31, 2010, Belmont has acted as a direct insurer of NBCR coverage up to $600 million on our entire property portfolio for certified acts of terrorism above a program trigger of $100.0 million.  Belmont is responsible for a small deductible and 15% of a loss, with the remaining 85% covered by the Federal government.

 

·         General Liability: For the period commencing October 31, 2010, Belmont insures a retention on the general liability insurance of $150,000 per occurrence and a $2.1 million annual aggregate stop loss limit. We have secured excess insurance to protect against catastrophic liability losses above the $150,000 retention.  Prior policy years carried a higher per occurrence deductible and/or higher aggregate stop loss.  Belmont has retained a third party administrator to manage all claims within the retention and we anticipate that direct management of liability claims will improve loss experience and ultimately lower the cost of liability insurance in future years. In addition, we have an umbrella liability policy of $200.0 million per occurrence and in the aggregate on a per location basis.

 

·         Environmental Liability: Belmont insures a deductible of $975,000 per occurrence in excess of $25,000 on a $25 million per occurrence/$30 million aggregate environmental liability policy covering our entire portfolio.

 

As long as we own Belmont, we are responsible for its liquidity and capital resources, and the accounts of Belmont are part of our consolidated financial statements. If we experience a loss and Belmont is required to pay under its insurance policy, we would ultimately record the loss to the extent of Belmont’s required payment. Therefore, insurance coverage provided by Belmont should not be considered as the equivalent of third-party insurance, but rather as a modified form of self-insurance.

 

The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, or TRIA, which was enacted in November 2002, was renewed on December 31, 2007. Congress extended TRIA, now called TRIPRA (Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2007) until December 31, 2014. The law extends the federal Terrorism Insurance Program that requires insurance companies to offer terrorism coverage and provides for compensation for insured losses resulting from acts of certified terrorism, subject to the current program trigger of $100.0 million. Our debt instruments, consisting of mortgage loans secured by our properties (which are generally non-recourse to us), mezzanine loans, ground leases, our 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility and other corporate obligations, contain customary covenants requiring us to maintain insurance. Although we believe that we currently maintain sufficient insurance coverage to satisfy these obligations, there is no assurance that in the future we will be able to procure coverage at a reasonable cost.  In such instances, there can be no assurance that the lenders or ground lessors under these instruments will not take the position that a total or partial exclusion from “all-risk” insurance coverage for losses due to terrorist acts is a breach of these debt and ground lease instruments allowing the lenders or ground lessors to declare an event of default and accelerate repayment of debt or recapture of ground lease positions. In addition, if lenders prevail in asserting that we are required to maintain full coverage for these risks, it could result in substantially higher insurance premiums.

 

We have a 49.9% interest in the property at 100 Park Avenue, where we participate with Prudential, which carries a blanket policy of $500.0 million of “all-risk” property insurance, including terrorism coverage. We own One Madison Avenue, which is under a triple net lease with insurance provided by the tenant, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, or CS.  We have a 50.6% interest in the property at 388 and 390 Greenwich Street, where we participate with SITQ, which is leased on a triple net basis to Citigroup, N.A., which provides insurance coverage directly.  We monitor all triple net leases to ensure that tenants are providing adequate coverage.  Other joint ventures may be covered under policies separate from our policies, at coverage limits which we deem to be adequate.  We continually monitor these policies.  Although we consider our insurance coverage to be appropriate, in the event of a major catastrophe, such as an act of terrorism, we may not have sufficient coverage to replace certain properties.

 

Inflation

 

Substantially all of the office leases provide for separate real estate tax and operating expense escalations as well as operating expense recoveries based on increases in the Consumer Price Index or other measures such as porters’ wage.  In addition, many of the leases provide for fixed base rent increases.  We believe that inflationary increases may be at least partially offset by the contractual rent increases and expense escalations described above.

 

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Accounting Standards Updates

 

The Accounting Standards Updates are discussed in Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies- Accounting Standards Updates” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Forward-Looking Information

 

This report includes certain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions thereof.  All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this report that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future, including such matters as future capital expenditures, dividends and acquisitions (including the amount and nature thereof), development trends of the real estate industry and the Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Westchester County, Connecticut, Long Island and New Jersey office markets, business strategies, expansion and growth of our operations and other similar matters, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate.

 

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially,, and we caution you not to place undue reliance on such statements.  Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend,” “project,” “continue,” or the negative of these words, or other similar words or terms.

 

Forward-looking statements contained in this report are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements made by us.  These risks and uncertainties include:

 

·      the effect of the credit crisis on general economic, business and financial conditions, and on the New York metropolitan real estate market in particular;

·      dependence upon certain geographic markets; risks of real estate acquisitions, dispositions and developments, including the cost of construction delays and cost overruns;

·      risks relating to debt and preferred equity investments; availability and creditworthiness of prospective tenants and borrowers; bankruptcy or insolvency of a major tenant or a significant number of smaller tenants;

·      adverse changes in the real estate markets, including reduced demand for office space, increasing vacancy, and increasing availability of sublease space; availability of capital (debt and equity);

·      unanticipated increases in financing and other costs, including a rise in interest rates;

·      our ability to comply with financial covenants in our debt instruments;

·      SL Green’s ability to maintain our status as a REIT;

·      risks of investing through joint venture structures, including the fulfillment by our partners of their financial obligations;

·      the continuing threat of terrorist attacks, in particular in the New York Metropolitan area and on our tenants;

·      our ability to obtain adequate insurance coverage at a reasonable cost and the potential for losses in excess of our insurance coverage, including as a result of environmental contamination; and

·      legislative, regulatory and/or safety requirements adversely affecting REITs and the real estate business, including costs of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act and other similar laws and regulations.

 

Other factors and risks to our business, many of which are beyond our control, are described in other sections of this report and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.

 

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ITEM 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

 

For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  Our exposures to market risk have not changed materially since December 31, 2010.

 

ITEM 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of our general partner, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based closely on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Operating Partnership to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports.  Also, we have investments in certain unconsolidated entities.  As we do not control these entities, our disclosure controls and procedures with respect to such entities are necessarily substantially more limited than those we maintain with respect to our consolidated subsidiaries.

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of our general partner, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures.  Based upon that evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of our general partner concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to give reasonable assurance to the timely collection, evaluation and disclosure of information relating to the Operating Partnership that would potentially be subject to disclosure under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2011, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to material affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II                OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.                 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

As of March 31, 2011, we were not involved in any material litigation nor, to management’s knowledge, is any material litigation threatened against us or our portfolio other than routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business or litigation that is adequately covered by insurance.

 

ITEM 1A.              RISK FACTORS

 

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in “Item 1A-Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

ITEM 2.                 UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we issued 306,296 units of limited partnership interest to The Moinian Group in connection with funding a new investment. We may satisfy redemption requests for the units issued in the transaction described above with shares of SL Green common stock, on a one-for-one basis, pursuant to the operating partnership agreement.  The units were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Act.

 

Whenever SL Green issues equity securities, it contributes the proceeds of such issuance to us in exchange for an equivalent number of units of limited partnership interest, on a private placement basis, pursuant to our operating partnership agreement.

 

In 2011, we, along with SL Green, entered into “at-the-market” equity offering programs, or ATM programs, to sell an aggregate of $525.0 million of its common stock. As of May 5, 2011, SL Green had sold 4.9 million shares of its common stock through the ATM programs for aggregate proceeds of approximately $366.1 million ($360.6 million after related expenses). The net proceeds (approximately $360.6 million) were contributed to us in exchange for 4.9 million common partnership units. Of the 4.9 million common partnership units issued since January 1, 2011, approximately 2.3 million were issued during the three months ended March 31, 2011.  As of May 5, 2011, SL Green had $160.7 million available to issue under the ATM programs.  In the future, any time SL Green sells shares of its common stock pursuant to the ATM programs, the proceeds of such sales will be contributed to us in exchange for an equivalent number of common partnership units pursuant to our operating partnership agreement.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, SL Green issued approximately 11 shares of its common stock and received approximately $1,000 in proceeds from dividend reinvestments and/or stock purchases under the DRIP. The proceeds were contributed to us in exchange for an equivalent number common partnership units pursuant to our operating partnership agreement.

 

ITEM 3.                 DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None

 

ITEM 4.                 (REMOVED AND RESERVED)

 

ITEM 5.                 OTHER INFORMATION

 

None

 

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ITEM 6.                  EXHIBITS

 

(a)

 

Exhibits:

 

 

 

10.1

 

Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2011, by and among the Operating Partnership, as Borrower, SL Green, as Parent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (successor-by-merger to Wachovia Bank, National Association), as Agent, and each of the financial institutions signatory thereto, incorporated by reference to SL Green’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 15, 2011, filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011.

10.2

 

At-the-Market Equity Offering Sales Agreement, dated April 13, 2011, among SL Green, the Operating Partnership and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., incorporated by reference to SL Green’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 13, 2011, filed with the SEC on April 13, 2011.

10.3

 

At-the-Market Equity Offering Sales Agreement, dated April 13, 2011, among SL Green, the Operating Partnership and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC., incorporated by reference to SL Green’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 13, 2011, filed with the SEC on April 13, 2011.

10.4

 

ATM Equity Offering Sales Agreement, dated February 10, 2011, among SL Green, the Operating Partnership and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, incorporated by reference to SL Green’s amended Current Report on Form 8-K/A, dated February 10, 2011, filed with the SEC on February 16, 2011.

10.5

 

ATM Equity Offering Sales Agreement, dated February 10, 2011, among SL Green, the Operating Partnership and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, incorporated by reference to SL Green’s amended Current Report on Form 8-K/A, dated February 10, 2011, filed with the SEC on February 16, 2011.

31.1

 

Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.

31.2

 

Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.

32.1

 

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.

32.2

 

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.

 

By: SL Green Realty Corp.

 

 

 

Dated: May 16, 2011

By:

/s/ James Mead

 

 

James Mead

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Marc Holliday, certify that:

 

1.                                       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “registrant”);

 

2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.                                       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)                                  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)                                 Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)                                  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)                                 Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)                                  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)                                 Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 16, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Marc Holliday

 

Name:

Marc Holliday

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

of SL Green Realty Corp., the

 

 

general partner of the Registrant

 

 


 

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, James Mead, certify that:

 

1.                                       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “registrant”);

 

2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.                                       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)                                  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)                                 Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)                                  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)                                 Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)                                  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)                                 Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 16, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ James Mead

 

Name:

James Mead

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

of SL Green Realty Corp., the

 

 

general partner of the Registrant

 

 


Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Marc Holliday, Chief Executive Officer of SL Green Realty Corp., the sole general partner of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

1.                                       The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2.                                       The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

/s/ Marc Holliday

 

Name:

Marc Holliday

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

of SL Green Realty Corp., the

 

 

general partner of the Registrant

 

 

 

 

May 16, 2011

 

 


 

Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, James Mead, Chief Financial Officer of SL Green Realty Corp, the sole general partner of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

1.                                       The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2.                                       The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

/s/ James Mead

 

Name:

James Mead

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

of SL Green Realty Corp., the

 

 

general partner of the Registrant

 

 

 

 

May 16, 2011