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

FORM 10-Q


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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012

or

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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: 001-35481

Retail Properties of America, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  42-1579325
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

60523
(Zip Code)

630-218-8000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc.
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes ý No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, 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 ý 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.

Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer ý
(Do not check if a
smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o

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

Number of shares outstanding of the registrant's classes of common stock as of May 3, 2012:
        Class A common stock 85,088,389 shares
        Class B-1 common stock 48,518,389 shares
        Class B-2 common stock 48,518,389 shares
        Class B-3 common stock 48,518,389 shares

   


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RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.   Financial Statements   1

Item 2.

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

22

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

33

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

34


PART II—OTHER INFORMATION


 


 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

35

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

35

Item 2.

 

Unregistererd Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

37

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

37

Item 4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

37

Item 5.

 

Other Information

 

37

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

37

SIGNATURES

 

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Part I—Financial Information

Item 1.    Financial Statements


RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except par value amounts)

 
  March 31,
2012
  December 31,
2011
 

Assets

             

Investment properties:

             

Land

  $ 1,332,833   $ 1,334,363  

Building and other improvements

    5,054,181     5,057,252  

Developments in progress

    50,200     49,940  
           

    6,437,214     6,441,555  

Less accumulated depreciation

    (1,227,076 )   (1,180,767 )
           

Net investment properties

    5,210,138     5,260,788  

Cash and cash equivalents

    126,115     136,009  

Investment in marketable securities, net

    35,371     30,385  

Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

    59,703     81,168  

Accounts and notes receivable (net of allowances of $7,819 and $8,231, respectively)

    86,643     94,922  

Acquired lease intangibles, net

    163,571     174,404  

Other assets, net

    159,065     164,218  
           

Total assets

  $ 5,840,606   $ 5,941,894  
           

Liabilities and Equity

             

Liabilities:

             

Mortgages and notes payable

  $ 2,839,144   $ 2,926,218  

Credit facility

    600,000     555,000  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    59,215     83,012  

Distributions payable

    32,169     31,448  

Acquired below market lease intangibles, net

    79,831     81,321  

Other financings

        8,477  

Co-venture obligation

    55,000     52,431  

Other liabilities

    70,341     66,944  
           

Total liabilities

    3,735,700     3,804,851  
           

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

        525  

Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)

             

Equity:

             

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding

         

Class A common stock, $0.001 par value, 475,000 shares authorized, 48,557 and 48,382 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

    48     48  

Class B-1 common stock, $0.001 par value, 55,000 shares authorized, 48,557 and 48,382 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

    48     48  

Class B-2 common stock, $0.001 par value, 55,000 shares authorized, 48,558 and 48,382 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

    49     49  

Class B-3 common stock, $0.001 par value, 55,000 shares authorized, 48,558 and 48,383 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

    49     49  

Additional paid-in capital

    4,439,699     4,427,977  

Accumulated distributions in excess of earnings

    (2,361,334 )   (2,312,877 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    24,853     19,730  
           

Total shareholders' equity

    2,103,412     2,135,024  

Noncontrolling interests

    1,494     1,494  
           

Total equity

    2,104,906     2,136,518  
           

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 5,840,606   $ 5,941,894  
           

   

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Loss

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2012   2011  

Revenues:

             

Rental income

  $ 122,170   $ 121,570  

Tenant recovery income

    28,461     27,937  

Other property income

    2,763     2,816  
           

Total revenues

    153,394     152,323  
           

Expenses:

             

Property operating expenses

    25,128     28,444  

Real estate taxes

    19,979     18,868  

Depreciation and amortization

    58,607     59,127  

Provision for impairment of investment properties

        30,373  

Loss on lease terminations

    3,724     3,338  

General and administrative expenses

    4,921     6,327  
           

Total expenses

    112,359     146,477  
           

Operating income

    41,035     5,846  

Dividend income

    865     676  

Interest income

    21     180  

Gain on extinguishment of debt

    3,879     10,723  

Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures, net

    (2,318 )   (2,178 )

Interest expense

    (55,005 )   (61,313 )

Co-venture obligation expense

    (2,903 )   (1,792 )

Other (expense) income, net

    (3,546 )   583  
           

Loss from continuing operations

    (17,972 )   (47,275 )
           

Discontinued operations:

             

Operating income, net

    90     1,139  

Gain on sales of investment properties

    915     3,459  
           

Income from discontinued operations

    1,005     4,598  

Gain on sales of investment properties

    679     2,660  
           

Net loss

    (16,288 )   (40,017 )

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

        (8 )
           

Net loss attributable to Company shareholders

  $ (16,288 ) $ (40,025 )
           

(Loss) earnings per common share-basic and diluted:

             

Continuing operations

  $ (0.09 ) $ (0.23 )

Discontinued operations

    0.01     0.02  
           

Net loss per common share attributable to Company shareholders

  $ (0.08 ) $ (0.21 )
           

Net loss

  $ (16,288 ) $ (40,017 )

Other comprehensive loss:

             

Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments

    137     1,037  

Net unrealized gain on marketable securities

    4,986     2,563  
           

Comprehensive loss

    (11,165 )   (36,417 )

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

        (8 )
           

Comprehensive loss attributable to Company shareholders

  $ (11,165 ) $ (36,425 )
           

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—basic and diluted

    194,119     191,488  
           

   

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
  Class A
Common Stock
  Class B
Common Stock
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
   
  Accumulated
Distributions
in Excess of
Earnings
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
   
   
   
 
 
  Additional
Paid-in
Capital
  Total
Shareholders'
Equity
  Noncontrolling
Interests
  Total
Equity
 
 
  Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  

Balance at January 1, 2011

    47,734   $ 47     143,204   $ 144   $ 4,383,567   $ (2,111,138 ) $ 22,282   $ 2,294,902   $ 1,163   $ 2,296,065  

Net loss (excluding net income of $8 attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests)

                        (40,025 )       (40,025 )       (40,025 )

Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments

                            1,037     1,037         1,037  

Net unrealized gain on marketable securities

                            2,563     2,563         2,563  

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

                                    73     73  

Distributions declared ($0.15 per weighted average number of common shares outstanding)

                        (28,433 )       (28,433 )       (28,433 )

Distribution reinvestment program (DRP)

    152         457     1     10,430             10,431         10,431  

Stock based compensation expense

                    16             16         16  
                                           

Balance at March 31, 2011

    47,886   $ 47     143,661   $ 145   $ 4,394,013   $ (2,179,596 ) $ 25,882   $ 2,240,491   $ 1,236   $ 2,241,727  
                                           

Balance at January 1, 2012

   
48,382
 
$

48
   
145,147
 
$

146
 
$

4,427,977
 
$

(2,312,877

)

$

19,730
 
$

2,135,024
 
$

1,494
 
$

2,136,518
 

Net loss

                        (16,288 )       (16,288 )       (16,288 )

Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments

                            137     137         137  

Net unrealized gain on marketable securities

                            4,986     4,986         4,986  

Distributions declared ($0.17 per weighted average number of common shares outstanding)

                        (32,169 )       (32,169 )       (32,169 )

DRP

    167         502         11,626             11,626         11,626  

Issuance of restricted common stock

    8         24                              

Stock based compensation expense

                    96             96         96  
                                           

Balance at March 31, 2012

    48,557   $ 48     145,673   $ 146   $ 4,439,699   $ (2,361,334 ) $ 24,853   $ 2,103,412   $ 1,494   $ 2,104,906  
                                           

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)

 
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2012   2011  

Cash flows from operating activities:

             

Net loss

  $ (16,288 ) $ (40,017 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities (including discontinued operations):

             

Depreciation and amortization

    58,621     60,275  

Provision for impairment of investment properties

        30,373  

Gain on sales of investment properties

    (1,594 )   (6,119 )

Gain on extinguishment of debt

    (3,879 )   (10,723 )

Loss on lease terminations

    3,724     3,338  

Amortization of loan fees, mortgage debt premium and discount on debt assumed, net

    2,322     2,998  

Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures, net

    2,318     2,178  

Distributions on investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

    1,015     473  

Payment of leasing fees

    (3,165 )   (2,223 )

Changes in accounts receivable, net

    8,486     12,118  

Changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses, net

    (19,926 )   (18,647 )

Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net

    2,159     (4,009 )

Other, net

    1,482     1,840  
           

Net cash provided by operating activities

    35,275     31,855  
           

Cash flows from investing activities:

             

Changes in restricted escrows, net

    11,776     (5,430 )

Capital expenditures and tenant improvements

    (9,057 )   (6,056 )

Proceeds from sales of investment properties

    6,369     28,335  

Investment in developments in progress

    (48 )   (996 )

Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

    (7,205 )   (684 )

Distributions of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

    17,098      

Other, net

    22     65  
           

Net cash provided by investing activities

    18,955     15,234  
           

Cash flows from financing activities:

             

Repayments of margin debt related to marketable securities

    (906 )   (656 )

Proceeds from mortgages and notes payable

    147,909     10,424  

Principal payments on mortgages and notes payable

    (229,936 )   (276,376 )

Proceeds from credit facility

    70,000     284,764  

Repayments of credit facility

    (25,000 )   (69,111 )

Payment of loan fees and deposits, net

    (5,878 )   (11,151 )

Distributions paid, net of DRP

    (19,822 )   (16,420 )

Other, net

    (491 )   (1,752 )
           

Net cash used in financing activities

    (64,124 )   (80,278 )
           

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

   
(9,894

)
 
(33,189

)

Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period

    136,009     130,213  
           

Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period

  $ 126,115   $ 97,024  
           

Supplemental cash flow disclosure, including non-cash activities:

             

Cash paid for interest, net of interest capitalized

  $ 53,245   $ 54,246  
           

Distributions payable

  $ 32,169   $ 28,433  
           

Distributions reinvested

  $ 11,626   $ 10,431  
           

Accrued capital expenditures and tenant improvements

  $ 1,659   $  
           

Accrued offering costs

  $ 1,437   $  
           

Forgiveness of mortgage debt

  $ 3,879   $ 10,723  
           

Proceeds from sales of investment properties:

             

Land, building and other improvements, net

  $ 4,856   $ 19,049  

Acquired lease intangibles and other assets

    (10 )   662  

Accounts payable and other liabilities

    (71 )    

Deferred gains

        2,505  

Gain on sales of investment properties

    1,594     6,119  
           

  $ 6,369   $ 28,335  
           

   

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) 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 footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Readers of this Quarterly Report should refer to the audited financial statements of Retail Properties of America, Inc. (formerly Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc.) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, which are included in the Company's 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K as certain footnote disclosures which would substantially duplicate those contained in the Annual Report have been omitted from this Quarterly Report. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary, all of which were of normal recurring nature, for a fair presentation have been included in this Quarterly Report.

(1)   Organization and Basis of Presentation

Retail Properties of America, Inc. (the Company) was formed to acquire and manage a diversified portfolio of real estate, primarily multi-tenant shopping centers and single-user net lease properties. The Company was initially formed on March 5, 2003 as Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc. On March 8, 2012, the Company changed its name to Retail Properties of America, Inc.

All share amounts and dollar amounts in this Form 10-Q are stated in thousands with the exception of per share amounts and per square foot amounts.

On March 20, 2012, the Company effectuated a ten to one reverse stock split of its then outstanding common stock. Immediately following the reverse stock split, the Company redesignated all of its common stock as Class A common stock.

On March 21, 2012, the Company paid a stock dividend pursuant to which each then outstanding share of its Class A common stock received:

These transactions are referred to as the Recapitalization. Class B-1 common stock, Class B-2 common stock and Class B-3 common stock are collectively referred to as the Company's Class B common stock, while Class A and Class B common stock are collectively referred to as the Company's common stock. The Company listed its Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 5, 2012 under the symbol RPAI (the Listing). The Company's Class B common stock is identical to the Company's Class A common stock except that (i) the Company does not intend to list its Class B common stock on a national securities exchange and (ii) shares of the Company's Class B common stock will convert automatically into shares of the Company's Class A common stock at specified times. Subject to the provisions of the Company's charter, shares of Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 common stock will convert automatically into shares of the Company's Class A common stock 6 months following the Listing, 12 months following the Listing and 18 months following the Listing, respectively. On the 18 month anniversary of the Listing, all shares of the Company's Class B common stock will have converted into the Company's Class A common stock. Each share of Class A common stock and Class B common stock participates in distributions equally. All common stock share and per share data included in these condensed consolidated financial statements give retroactive effect to the Recapitalization. In addition, upon Listing, the Company's DRP and share repurchase program (SRP) were terminated.

The Company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, commencing with the tax year ended December 31, 2003. The Company believes it has qualified for taxation as a REIT and, as such, the Company generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on taxable income that is distributed to shareholders. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, the Company will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates.

Even if the Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, the Company may be subject to certain state and local taxes on its income, property or net worth and U.S. federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed income. The Company has one wholly-owned subsidiary that has elected to be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary (TRS) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A TRS is taxed on its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates. The income tax expense incurred as a result of the TRS did not have a material impact on the Company's accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Through the merger consummated on November 15, 2007, the Company acquired four qualified REIT subsidiaries. Their income is consolidated with REIT income for federal and state income tax purposes.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. For example, significant estimates and assumptions have been made with respect to useful lives of assets; capitalization of development and leasing costs; fair value measurements; provision for impairment, including estimates of holding periods, capitalization rates and discount rates (where applicable); provision for income taxes; recoverable amounts of receivables; deferred taxes and initial valuations and related amortization periods of deferred costs and intangibles, particularly with respect to property acquisitions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Certain reclassifications, primarily as a result of discontinued operations, have been made to the 2011 condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the 2012 presentation. In addition, reclassifications primarily to condense certain captions have been made to the 2011 condensed consolidated statement of cash flows to conform to the 2012 presentation.

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RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, as well as all wholly-owned subsidiaries and consolidated joint venture investments. Wholly-owned subsidiaries generally consist of limited liability companies (LLCs), limited partnerships (LPs) and statutory trusts.

The Company's property ownership as of March 31, 2012 is summarized below:

 
  Wholly-owned   Consolidated
Joint Ventures (a)
  Unconsolidated Joint
Ventures (b)
 

Operating properties

    218     55     24  

Development properties

    2     1      
(a)
The Company has ownership interests ranging from 50% to 77% in two LLCs or LPs.

(b)
The Company has ownership interests ranging from 20% to 96% in three LLCs or LPs.

The Company consolidates certain property holding entities and other subsidiaries in which it owns less than a 100% equity interest if it is deemed to be the primary beneficiary in a variable interest entity (VIE), an entity in which the contractual, ownership, or pecuniary interests change with changes in the fair value of the entity's net assets as defined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). The Company also consolidates entities that are not VIEs in which it has financial and operating control in accordance with GAAP. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Investments in real estate joint ventures in which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but does not have financial or operating control, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Accordingly, the Company's share of the income (or loss) of these unconsolidated joint ventures is included in consolidated net loss in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss.

The Company is the controlling member in various less-than-wholly-owned consolidated entities. Noncontrolling interest is the portion of equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent. As controlling member of these entities, the Company has an obligation to cause these property-owning entities to distribute proceeds of liquidation to the noncontrolling interest partners in these partially-owned entities only if the net proceeds received by each of the entities from the sale of assets warrant a distribution based on the terms of the underlying agreements. Some of the organizational agreements for these entities contain put/call provisions which grant the right to the outside owners and the Company to require each entity to redeem the ownership interests of the outside owners during future periods. In instances where outside ownership interests are subject to put/call arrangements requiring settlement for fixed amounts, the entity is treated as a wholly-owned subsidiary by the Company with the amount due to the outside owner reflected as a financing arrangement and included in "Other financings" in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Interest expense is recorded on such liabilities in amounts equal to the preferential returns due to the outside owners as provided in the organizational agreements. As of March 31, 2012, there were no amounts recorded to "Other financings." In instances where outside ownership interests are subject to call arrangements without fixed settlement amounts, the entity is treated as a wholly-owned subsidiary by the Company with the amount due to the outside owners reflected as a financing and included in "Co-venture obligation" in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Co-venture obligation expense is recorded on such liabilities in amounts equal to the preferential returns due to the outside owners as provided in the organizational agreement.

The Company evaluates the classification and presentation of the noncontrolling interests associated with the Company's consolidated joint venture investments on an ongoing basis as facts and circumstances deem necessary. The Company makes such determinations based on numerous factors, including evaluations of the terms in applicable agreements, specifically the redemption provisions. The amount at which these interests would be redeemed is based on a formula contained in each respective agreement and, as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, was determined to approximate the carrying value of these interests. Accordingly, no adjustment to the carrying value of the noncontrolling interests in the Company's consolidated joint venture investments was made during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

In the condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss, revenues, expenses and net income or loss from less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries are reported at the consolidated amounts, including both the amounts attributable to Company shareholders and noncontrolling interests. Condensed consolidated statements of equity are included in the quarterly financial statements, including beginning balances, activity for the period and ending balances for total shareholders' equity, noncontrolling interests and total equity. Noncontrolling interests are adjusted for additional contributions by noncontrolling interest holders and distributions to noncontrolling interest holders, as well as the noncontrolling interest holders' share of the net income or loss of each respective entity.

On February 7, 2012, the Company paid a nominal amount to the partner in its Lake Mead Crossing consolidated joint venture to fully redeem the partner's ownership interest in such joint venture. The transaction resulted in an increase in the Company's ownership interest in Lake Mead Crossing from 86.7% as of December 31, 2011 to 100%.

On February 15, 2012, the Company fully redeemed the noncontrolling interests held by its partner in a consolidated limited liability company joint venture. Such redemption, reflected in the following table, was settled by transferring restricted cash as well as the Company's interest in the Britomart unconsolidated joint venture to the noncontrolling interest holder. See Note 10 for further discussion.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Below is a table reflecting the activity of the redeemable noncontrolling interests for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:

 
  2012   2011  

Balance at January 1,

  $ 525   $ 527  

Redeemable noncontrolling interest income

        8  

Distributions

        (8 )

Redemptions

    (525 )    
           

Balance at March 31,

  $   $ 527  
           

The Company is party to an agreement with an LLC formed as an insurance association captive (the Captive), which is wholly-owned by the Company and three related parties, Inland Real Estate Corporation (IREC), Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. (IARETI) and Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust, Inc. (IDRETI). The Captive is serviced by a related party, Inland Risk and Insurance Management Services, Inc. for a fee of $25 per quarter and was formed to insure/reimburse the members' deductible obligations for property and general liability insurance claims subject to certain limitations. The Company entered into the Captive to stabilize insurance costs, manage certain exposures and recoup expenses through the function of the captive program. It has been determined that the Captive is a VIE and because the Company does not receive the most benefit, nor the highest risk of loss, it is not considered to be the primary beneficiary. As a result, the Captive is not consolidated, but is recorded under the equity method of accounting. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company's interest in the Captive is reflected in "Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures" in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company's share of net (loss) income of the Captive for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 is reflected in "Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures, net" in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss.

(2)   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no changes to the Company's significant accounting policies in the three months ended March 31, 2012. Refer to the Company's 2011 Form 10-K for a summary of the Company's significant accounting policies.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Effective January 1, 2012, guidance on how to measure fair value and on what disclosures to provide about fair value measurements has been converged with international standards. The adoption requires additional disclosures around fair value measurement (see Note 13).

Effective January 1, 2012, public companies are required to report components of comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements. This guidance does not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income. The adoption did not have any effect on the Company's financial statements.

Effective June 30, 2012, a parent company that ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary that is in substance real estate because that subsidiary has defaulted on its non-recourse debt will be required to use the FASB's Real Estate Sales guidance to determine whether to derecognize the in substance real estate entities. The Company does not expect the adoption will have a material effect on its financial statements.

(3)   Discontinued Operations and Investment Properties Held for Sale

The Company employs a business model that utilizes asset management as a key component of monitoring its investment properties to ensure that each property continues to meet expected investment returns and standards. This strategy incorporates the sale of non-core and non-strategic assets that no longer meet the Company's criteria.

The Company sold one property during the three months ended March 31, 2012, as summarized below:

Date   Square
Footage
  Property
Type
  Location   Sales
Price
  Debt
Extinguishment
  Net Sales
Proceeds
  Gain  
February 1, 2012     13,800   Single-user retail   Jacksonville, Florida   $ 5,800   $   $ 5,702   $ 915  

The Company also received net proceeds of $667 and recorded gains of $679 from condemnation awards and earnouts. The aggregate net proceeds from the property sale and additional transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2012 totaled $6,369 with aggregate gains of $1,594.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company sold 11 properties, two of which were sold during the three months ended March 31, 2011. The dispositions and additional transactions, including condemnation awards and earnouts, during the three months ended March 31, 2011 resulted in net sales proceeds of $28,335 and gain on sales of $6,119.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The Company does not allocate general corporate interest expense to discontinued operations. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 for the investment properties that are accounted for as discontinued operations are presented in the table below:

 
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2012   2011  

Revenues:

             

Rental income

  $ 35   $ 2,739  

Tenant recovery income

        557  

Other property income

    5     29  
           

Total revenues

    40     3,325  
           

Expenses:

             

Property operating expenses

    (42 )   164  

Real estate taxes

    (22 )   395  

Depreciation and amortization

    14     1,148  

General and administrative expenses

        1  

Interest expense

        477  

Other expense, net

        1  
           

Total expenses

    (50 )   2,186  
           

Operating income from discontinued operations

  $ 90   $ 1,139  
           

There were no consolidated properties classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

(4)   Transactions with Related Parties

The Inland Group, Inc., or the Group, and its affiliates are related parties because of the Company's relationships with Daniel L. Goodwin, Robert D. Parks and Brenda G. Gujral, each of whom are significant shareholders and/or principals of the Group or hold directorships and are executive officers of affiliates of the Group. Specifically, Mr. Goodwin is the Chairman, chief executive officer and a significant shareholder of the Group. Mr. Parks is a principal and significant shareholder of the Group. Messrs. Goodwin and Parks and Ms. Gujral hold a variety of positions as directors and executive officers of Group affiliates. With respect to the Company, as of March 31, 2012, Mr. Goodwin was a beneficial owner of approximately 5.0% of the Company's common stock (upon Listing on April 5, 2012, he owned approximately 4.3%), Mr. Parks was a director and Chairman of the Company's board of directors until October 12, 2010 and Ms. Gujral is currently one of the Company's directors and has held this directorship since 2003. Due to these relationships, transactions involving the Group and/or its affiliates are set forth below.

 
  For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
  Unpaid Amount as of  
 
  March 31,
2012
  December 31,
2011
 
Related Party Agreements   2012   2011  

Investment advisor

  $ 63   $ 71   $ 45   $ 22  

Loan servicing

    41     52     13      

Legal

    81     82     114     110  

Computer services

    319     336   (a)   205     323   (d)

Office and facilities management services

    10     138   (b)   15     129   (e)

Other service agreements

    180     242   (c)       130   (f)

Office rent and reimbursements

    237     242     343     310  
                   

Total

  $ 931   $ 1,163   $ 735   $ 1,024  
                   
(a)
Amount includes $61 representing reimbursement of third-party costs.

(b)
Amount includes $116 representing reimbursement of third-party costs.

(c)
Amount includes $95 representing reimbursement of third-party costs.

(d)
Amount includes $39 representing reimbursement of third-party costs.

(e)
Amount includes $107 representing reimbursement of third-party costs.

(f)
Amount includes $130 representing reimbursement of third-party costs.

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company and the Group initiated a self-funded group medical benefits plan for their respective employees (see Note 14).

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

On December 1, 2009, the Company raised additional capital of $50,000 from a related party, Inland Equity Investors, LLC (Inland Equity), in exchange for a 23% noncontrolling interest in IW JV 2009, LLC (IW JV). IW JV, which is controlled by the Company, and therefore consolidated, is managed and operated by the Company. Inland Equity is owned by certain individuals, including Daniel L. Goodwin and Robert D. Parks. Pursuant to the terms of the IW JV agreement, Inland Equity earns a preferred return of 6% annually, paid monthly and cumulative on any unpaid balance. Inland Equity earns an additional 5% annually, set aside monthly and paid quarterly, if the portfolio net income is above a target amount as specified in the agreement. If Inland Equity retains an ownership interest in IW JV through the liquidation of the joint venture, Inland Equity may be entitled to receive an additional distribution of $5,000, depending on the availability of proceeds at the time of liquidation. The independent directors committee reviewed and recommended approval of this transaction to the Company's board of directors. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the IW JV organizational documents, on March 20, 2012, the Company provided written notice of its intention to repurchase Inland Equity's interest in IW JV. On April 26, 2012, the Company paid $55,397, representing the agreed upon repurchase price and accrued but unpaid preferred return, to Inland Equity to repurchase their 23% in IW JV, resulting in the Company owning 100% of IW JV.

(5)   Marketable Securities

The following tables summarize the Company's investment in marketable securities as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 
  Common
Stock
  Preferred
Stock
  Total
Available-for-Sale
Securities
 

As of March 31, 2012:

                   

Fair value

  $ 14,364   $ 21,007   $ 35,371  
               

Amortized cost basis

    28,997     38,242     67,239  

Total other-than-temporary impairment recognized

    (23,889 )   (31,308 )   (55,197 )
               

Adjusted cost basis

    5,108     6,934     12,042  
               

Net gains in accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI)

    9,256     14,166     23,422  

Net losses in accumulated OCI

        (93 )  (a)   (93 )

As of December 31, 2011:

                   

Fair value

  $ 11,550   $ 18,835   $ 30,385  
               

Amortized cost basis

    28,997     38,242     67,239  

Total other-than-temporary impairment recognized

    (23,889 )   (31,308 )   (55,197 )
               

Adjusted cost basis

    5,108     6,934     12,042  
               

Net gains in accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI)

    6,615     11,942     18,557  

Net losses in accumulated OCI

    (173 )  (b)   (41 )  (c)   (214 )
(a)
This amount represents the gross unrealized losses of one preferred stock security with a fair value of $78 as of March 31, 2012. This security had been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months as of March 31, 2012.

(b)
This amount represents the gross unrealized losses of one common stock security with a fair value of $765 as of December 31, 2011. This security had been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months as of December 31, 2011.

(c)
This amount represents the gross unrealized losses of one preferred stock security with a fair value of $130 as of December 31, 2011. This security had been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months as of December 31, 2011.

The following table summarizes activity related to the Company's marketable securities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:

 
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2012   2011  

Net unrealized OCI gain

  $ 4,986   $ 2,563  

(6)   Compensation Plans

The Company's Equity Compensation Plan (Equity Plan), subject to certain conditions, authorizes the issuance of stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights and other similar awards to the Company's employees in connection with compensation and incentive arrangements that may be established by the Company's board of directors.

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A summary of the status of unvested restricted shares, all of which were granted to the Company's executives, for the three months ended March 31, 2012:

 
  Unvested
Restricted
Shares
  Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair
Value per
Restricted Share
 

Balance at January 1, 2012

    14   $ 17.13  

Shares granted (a)

    32     17.38  

Shares vested

         

Shares forfeited

         
             

Balance at March 31, 2012

    46   $ 17.30  
             
(a)
Of the shares granted, 50% vest on each of the third and fifth anniversaries of the grant date.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded compensation expense of $65 and $2, respectively, related to unvested restricted shares. As of March 31, 2012, total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted shares was $661, which is expected to be amortized over a weighted average term of 3.6 years.

The Company's Independent Director Stock Option Plan (Option Plan), as amended, provides, subject to certain conditions, for the grant to each independent director of options to acquire shares following their becoming a director and for the grant of additional options to acquire shares on the date of each annual shareholders' meeting. As of March 31, 2012 and 2011, options to purchase 70 and 56 shares of common stock, respectively, had been granted, of which options to purchase one share had been exercised and none had expired.

The Company calculates the per share weighted average fair value of options granted on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model utilizing certain assumptions regarding the expected dividend yield (3.56%), risk-free interest rate (1.14%), expected life (five years) and expected volatility (30%). Compensation expense of $14 and $16 related to these stock options was recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

(7)   Leases

The majority of revenues from the Company's properties consist of rents received under long-term operating leases. Some leases provide for the payment of fixed base rent paid monthly in advance, and for the reimbursement by tenants to the Company for the tenant's pro rata share of certain operating expenses including real estate taxes, special assessments, insurance, utilities, common area maintenance, management fees and certain building repairs paid by the landlord and recoverable under the terms of the lease. Under these leases, the landlord pays all expenses and is reimbursed by the tenant for the tenant's pro rata share of recoverable expenses paid. Certain other tenants are subject to net leases which provide that the tenant is responsible for fixed base rent, as well as all costs and expenses associated with occupancy. Under net leases, where all expenses are paid directly by the tenant rather than the landlord, such expenses are not included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss. Under net leases where all expenses are paid by the landlord, subject to reimbursement by the tenant, the expenses are included in "Property operating expenses" and reimbursements are included in "Tenant recovery income" in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss.

In certain municipalities, the Company is required to remit sales taxes to governmental authorities based upon the rental income received from properties in those regions. These taxes may be reimbursed by the tenant to the Company depending upon the terms of the applicable tenant lease. As with other recoverable expenses, the presentation of the remittance and reimbursement of these taxes is on a gross basis whereby sales tax expenses are included in "Property operating expenses" and sales tax reimbursements are included in "Other property income" in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss. Such taxes remitted to governmental authorities and reimbursed by tenants, exclusive of amounts attributable to discontinued operations, were $492 and $507 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

At certain properties that lease space to larger tenants, other tenants may have co-tenancy provisions within their leases that provide a right of termination or reduced rent if certain large tenants or "shadow" tenants discontinue operations. The Company does not expect that such co-tenancy provisions will have a material impact on the future operating results.

The Company leases land under non-cancellable operating leases at certain of its properties expiring in various years from 2018 to 2105. The related ground lease rent expense is included in "Property operating expenses" in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss. In addition, the Company leases office space for certain management offices from third parties and subleases its corporate office space from an Inland affiliate. In the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss, office rent expense related to property management operations is included in "Property operating expenses" and office rent expense related to corporate office operations is included in "General and administrative expenses".

 
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2012   2011  

Ground lease rent expense

  $ 2,518   $ 2,527  

Office rent expense—related party

  $ 124   $ 124  

Office rent expense—third party

  $ 87   $ 86  

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(8)   Mortgages and Notes Payable

The following table summarizes the Company's mortgages and notes payable at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 
  March 31,
2012
  December 31,
2011
 

Fixed rate mortgages payable:

             

Mortgage loans (a)

  $ 2,653,327   $ 2,691,323  

Premium, net of accumulated amortization

    10,468     10,858  

Discount, net of accumulated amortization

    (1,875 )   (2,003 )
           

    2,661,920     2,700,178  

Variable rate mortgages payable:

             

Construction loans

    31,689     79,599  
           

Mortgages payable

    2,693,609     2,779,777  

Notes payable

    138,900     138,900  

Margin payable

    6,635     7,541  
           

Mortgages and notes payable

  $ 2,839,144   $ 2,926,218  
           
(a)
Includes $76,215 and $76,269 of variable rate debt that was swapped to a fixed rate as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Mortgages Payable

Mortgages payable outstanding as of March 31, 2012 were $2,693,609 and had a weighted average interest rate of 6.16%. Of this amount, $2,661,920 had fixed rates ranging from 4.25% to 8.00% (9.78% for matured mortgages payable) and a weighted average fixed rate of 6.18% at March 31, 2012. The weighted average interest rate for the fixed rate mortgages payable excludes the impact of premium and discount amortization. The remaining $31,689 of mortgages payable represented variable rate loans with a weighted average interest rate of 4.48% at March 31, 2012. Properties with a net carrying value of $4,037,391 at March 31, 2012 and related tenant leases are pledged as collateral for the mortgage loans. Properties with a net carrying value of $53,013 at March 31, 2012 and related tenant leases are pledged as collateral for the construction loans. As of March 31, 2012, the Company's outstanding mortgage indebtedness had various scheduled maturity dates through March 1, 2037.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company obtained mortgages payable proceeds of $147,909 (of which $146,836 represents mortgages payable originated on seven properties and $1,073 relates to draws on existing construction loans), made mortgages payable repayments of $219,580 (excluding principal amortization of $10,356) and received forgiveness of debt of $3,879. The mortgages payable originated during the three months ended March 31, 2012 have a fixed interest rate ranging from 4.25% to 4.84%, a weighted average interest rate of 4.73% and a weighted average years to maturity of 10.3 years. The fixed or variable interest rates of the loans repaid during the three months ended March 31, 2012 ranged from 3.25% to 6.50% and had a weighted average interest rate of 5.08%.

Mortgages payable outstanding as of December 31, 2011 were $2,779,777 and had a weighted average interest rate of 6.13%. Of this amount, $2,700,178 had fixed rates ranging from 4.61% to 8.00% (9.78% for matured mortgages payable) and a weighted average fixed rate of 6.20% at December 31, 2011. The weighted average interest rate for the fixed rate mortgages payable excludes the impact of premium and discount amortization. The remaining $79,599 of mortgages payable represented variable rate loans with a weighted average interest rate of 3.77% at December 31, 2011. Properties with a net carrying value of $4,086,595 at December 31, 2011 and related tenant leases are pledged as collateral for the mortgage loans. Properties with a net carrying value of $126,585 at December 31, 2011 and related tenant leases are pledged as collateral for the construction loans. As of December 31, 2011, the Company's outstanding mortgage indebtedness had various scheduled maturity dates through March 1, 2037.

The majority of the Company's mortgages payable require monthly payments of principal and interest, as well as reserves for real estate taxes and certain other costs. Although the loans obtained by the Company are generally non-recourse, occasionally, when it is deemed necessary, the Company may guarantee all or a portion of the debt on a full-recourse basis. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had guaranteed $18,188 of the outstanding mortgages payable with maturity dates ranging from February 11, 2013 through September 30, 2016 (see Note 14). At times, the Company has borrowed funds financed as part of a cross-collateralized package, with cross-default provisions, in order to enhance the financial benefits. In those circumstances, one or more of the properties may secure the debt of another of the Company's properties. Individual decisions regarding interest rates, loan-to-value, debt yield, fixed versus variable-rate financing, term and related matters are often based on the condition of the financial markets at the time the debt is issued, which may vary from time to time.

As of March 31, 2012, the Company had two mortgages payable, totaling $50,770, which had matured and had not been repaid or refinanced. Subsequent to March 31, 2012, the Company transferred the property securing one of these two mortgages payable to the lender as a deed in lieu of foreclosure transaction and received debt forgiveness of $23,570 after making a principal payment of $335, which resulted in a gain of $6,847. In the second quarter of 2010, the Company ceased making the monthly debt service payment on the other matured mortgage payable with an outstanding principal balance of $26,865 as of March 31, 2012. The non-payment of this monthly debt service amounts to $2,627 annually and does not result in noncompliance under any of the Company's other mortgages payable or unsecured credit agreements. The Company has

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attempted to negotiate and has made offers to the lender to determine an appropriate course of action under the non-recourse loan agreement; however no assurance can be provided that negotiations will result in a favorable outcome. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had accrued $5,499 of interest related to these mortgages payable.

Some of the mortgage payable agreements include periodic reporting requirements and/or debt service coverage ratios which allow the lender to control property cash flow if the Company fails to meet such requirements. Management believes the Company was in compliance with such provisions as of March 31, 2012.

Notes Payable

The following table summarizes the Company's notes payable as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 
  March 31,
2012
  December 31,
2011
 

IW JV Senior Mezzanine Note

  $ 85,000   $ 85,000  

IW JV Junior Mezzanine Note

    40,000     40,000  

Mezzanine Note

    13,900     13,900  
           

  $ 138,900   $ 138,900  
           

Notes payable outstanding as of March 31, 2012 were $138,900 and had a weighted average interest rate of 12.62%. Of this amount, $125,000 represents notes payable proceeds from a third party lender related to the debt refinancing transaction for IW JV. The notes have fixed interest rates ranging from 12.24% to 14.00%, mature on December 1, 2019 and are secured by 100% of the Company's equity interest in the entity owning the IW JV investment properties. The IW JV notes can be prepaid beginning in February 2013 for a fee ranging from 1% to 5% of the outstanding principal balance depending on the date the prepayment is made.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company borrowed $13,900 from a third party in the form of a mezzanine note and used the proceeds as a partial paydown of a mortgage payable, as required by the lender. The mezzanine note bears interest at 11.00% and matures on December 16, 2013.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risk, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of its debt funding and, to a limited extent, the use of derivative instruments.

The Company has entered into derivative instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company's derivative instruments, described below, are used to manage differences in the amount, timing and duration of the Company's known or expected cash payments principally related to certain of the Company's borrowings.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company's objective in using interest rate derivatives is to manage its exposure to interest rate movements and add stability to interest expense. To accomplish this objective, the Company uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreement without exchange of the underlying notional amount.

The Company utilizes three interest rate swaps to hedge the variable cash flows associated with variable-rate debt. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in "Accumulated other comprehensive income" and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded hedge ineffectiveness loss of $155 and $1, respectively, as a result of the off-market nature and notional mismatches related to its swaps.

Amounts reported in "Accumulated other comprehensive income" related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company's variable-rate debt. Over the next year, the Company estimates that an additional $1,137 will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense.

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:

 
  Number of Instruments   Notional  
Interest Rate Derivatives   2012   2011   2012   2011  

Interest Rate Swap

    3     3   $ 76,215   $ 76,269  

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The table below presents the estimated fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments as well as their classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The valuation techniques utilized are described in Note 13 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
  Liability Derivatives  
 
  March 31, 2012   December 31, 2011  
 
  Balance Sheet
Location
  Fair
Value
  Balance Sheet
Location
  Fair
Value
 

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:

                     

Interest rate swaps

  Other liabilities   $ 2,754   Other liabilities   $ 2,891  

The table below presents the effect of the Company's derivative financial instruments in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Amount of Loss Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing and Missed Forecasted Transactions)  
 
   
   
   
  Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)    
 
 
  Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)    
  Location of Loss Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)  
 
  Location of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)  
Derivatives in
Cash Flow Hedging
Relationships
 
  2012   2011   2012   2011   2012   2011  
Interest rate swaps   $ (155 ) $ 52   Interest Expense   $ 292   $ 985   Other Expense   $ 155   $ 1  

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features

Derivative financial investments expose the Company to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties under the terms of the interest rate hedge agreements. The Company believes it minimizes credit risk by transacting with major creditworthy financial institutions. As part of the Company's ongoing control procedures, it monitors the credit ratings of counterparties and the exposure to any single entity, which minimizes credit risk concentration. The Company believes the potential impact of realized losses from counterparty non-performance is not significant.

The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision whereby if the Company defaults on the related indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also be declared in default on its corresponding derivative obligation. The Company was not in default with respect to these agreements at March 31, 2012.

The Company's agreements with each of its derivative counterparties also contain a provision whereby if the Company consolidates with, merges with or into, or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another entity and the creditworthiness of the resulting, surviving or transferee entity is materially weaker than the Company's, the counterparty has the right to terminate the derivative obligations. As of March 31, 2012, the termination value of derivatives in a liability position, which includes accrued interest of $154 but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk, which the Company has deemed not significant, was $2,970. As of March 31, 2012, the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at March 31, 2012, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value of $2,970.

Margin Payable

The Company purchases a portion of its securities through a margin account. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had recorded a payable of $6,635 and $7,541, respectively, for securities purchased on margin. This debt bears a variable interest rate of the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, plus 35 basis points. At March 31, 2012, this rate was equal to 0.59%. Interest expense on this debt in the amount of $11 and $51 was recognized within "Interest expense" in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. This debt is due upon demand. The value of the Company's marketable securities serves as collateral for this debt. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company did not borrow on its margin account, but paid down $906.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Debt Maturities

The following table shows the scheduled maturities of the Company's mortgages payable, notes payable, margin payable and unsecured credit facility (as described in Note 9) as of March 31, 2012 for the remainder of 2012, each of the next four years and thereafter and does not reflect the impact of any debt activity that occurred after March 31, 2012:

 
  2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   Thereafter   Total   Fair
Value
 

Maturing debt (a):

                                                 

Fixed rate debt:

                                                 

Mortgages payable (b)

  $ 368,659   $ 293,482   $ 240,114   $ 471,574   $ 48,087   $ 1,231,411   $ 2,653,327   $ 2,838,163  

Notes payable

        13,900                 125,000     138,900     150,600  
                                   

Total fixed rate debt

  $ 368,659   $ 307,382   $ 240,114   $ 471,574   $ 48,087   $ 1,356,411   $ 2,792,227   $ 2,988,763  
                                   

Variable rate debt:

                                                 

Mortgages payable

  $ 20,905   $   $ 10,784   $   $   $   $ 31,689   $ 31,689  

Unsecured credit facility

                300,000     300,000         600,000     600,000  

Margin payable

    6,635                         6,635     6,635  
                                   

Total variable rate debt

    27,540         10,784     300,000     300,000         638,324     638,324  
                                   

Total maturing debt (c)

  $ 396,199   $ 307,382   $ 250,898   $ 771,574   $ 348,087   $ 1,356,411   $ 3,430,551   $ 3,627,087  
                                   

Weighted average interest rate on debt:

                                                 

Fixed rate debt

    5.63 %   5.50 %   7.12 %   5.77 %   6.12 %   7.12 %   6.50 %      

Variable rate debt

    4.32 %       2.50 %   2.75 %   2.75 %       2.81 %      
                                     

Total

    5.54 %   5.50 %   6.92 %   4.60 %   3.22 %   7.12 %   5.81 %      
                                     
(a)
The debt maturity table does not include any premium or discount, of which $10,468 and $(1,875), net of accumulated amortization, respectively, were outstanding as of March 31, 2012.

(b)
Includes $76,215 of variable rate debt that was swapped to a fixed rate.

(c)
As of March 31, 2012, the weighted average years to maturity of consolidated indebtedness was 5.5 years.

The maturity table excludes the co-venture obligation as described in Note 1, which was repaid on April 26, 2012. The maturity table also excludes accelerated principal payments that may be required as a result of covenants or conditions included in certain loan agreements due to the uncertainty in the timing and amount of these payments. In these cases, the total outstanding indebtedness is included in the year corresponding to the loan maturity date or, if the mortgage payable is amortizing, the payments are presented in accordance with the loan's original amortization schedule. As of March 31, 2012, the Company was making accelerated principal payments on three mortgages payable with a combined outstanding principal balance of $98,626, which are reflected in the year corresponding to the loan maturity date. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company made accelerated principal payments of $3,580 with respect to these mortgages payable. If the Company is not able to cure these arrangements, these mortgages payable would have a weighted average years to maturity of 5.3 years. Subsequent to March 31, 2012, the Company transferred the property securing one of these mortgages payable to the lender as a deed in lieu of foreclosure transaction and received debt forgiveness of $23,570 after making a principal payment of $335, which resulted in a gain of $6,847. This mortgage payable had matured as of March 31, 2012 and the outstanding principal balance of $23,905 is presented in the 2012 column. An additional $26,865 mortgage payable that had matured as of March 31, 2012 is also included in the 2012 column. The Company plans on addressing its 2012 mortgages payable maturities by using proceeds from its April 2012 public offering, its unsecured credit facility or asset sales, or by refinancing the mortgages payable or securing new mortgages collateralized by individual properties.

(9)   Credit Facility

On February 24, 2012, the Company amended and restated its secured credit agreement with KeyBank National Association and other financial institutions to provide for a senior unsecured credit facility in the aggregate amount of $650,000. The amended and restated credit facility consists of a $350,000 senior unsecured revolving line of credit and a $300,000 unsecured term loan. The Company has the ability to increase available borrowings up to $850,000 in certain circumstances. The senior unsecured revolving line of credit matures on February 24, 2015 and the unsecured term loan matures on February 24, 2016. The Company has a one-year extension option on both the unsecured revolving line of credit and unsecured term loan which it may exercise as long as there is no existing default, it is in compliance with all covenants and it pays an extension fee equal to 0.25% of the commitment amount, depending on which piece of the facility is being extended. The Company previously had a $585,000 secured credit facility that consisted of a $435,000 senior secured revolving line of credit and a $150,000 secured term loan. The secured credit facility bore interest at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 2.75% to 4.00% and had a maturity date of February 3, 2013.

As of March 31, 2012, the terms of the agreement stipulate:

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

This full recourse credit agreement requires compliance with certain covenants including: a leverage ratio, fixed charge coverage, a maximum secured debt covenant, a minimum net worth requirement, a distribution limitation and investment restrictions, as well as limitations on the Company's ability to incur recourse indebtedness. It also contains customary default provisions including the failure to timely pay debt service payable thereunder, the failure to comply with the Company's financial and operating covenants and the failure to pay when the consolidated indebtedness becomes due. In the event the lenders declare a default, as defined in the credit agreement, this could result in an acceleration of all outstanding borrowings on the line of credit. As of March 31, 2012, management believes the Company was in compliance with all of the covenants and default provisions under the credit agreement and the Company's current business plan, which is based on management's expectations of operating performance, indicates that it will be able to operate in compliance with these covenants and provisions for the next twelve months and beyond. As of March 31, 2012, the interest rate of the revolving line of credit and unsecured term loan was 2.75%. Upon closing the amended credit agreement, the Company borrowed the full amount of the term loan. As of March 31, 2012, the total availability under the revolving line of credit was $335,000, of which the Company had borrowed $300,000. As of December 31, 2011, the outstanding balance on the credit facility was $555,000.

(10) Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

Investment Summary

The following table summarizes the Company's investments in unconsolidated joint ventures:

 
   
  Ownership Interest   Investment at  
Joint Venture   Date of
Investment
  March 31,
2012
  December 31,
2011
  March 31,
2012
  December 31,
2011
 

MS Inland Fund, LLC (a)

    04/27/2007     20.0 %   20.0 % $ 7,044   $ 9,246  

Hampton Retail Colorado, L.L.C. (b)

    08/31/2007     95.9 %   95.9 %       1,124  

RC Inland L.P. (c)

    09/30/2010     20.0 %   20.0 %   44,288     53,800  

Oak Property and Casualty LLC (d)

    10/01/2006     25.0 %   25.0 %   8,371     8,759  

Britomart (e)

    12/15/2011     N/A     15.0 %       8,239  
                             

                    $ 59,703   $ 81,168  
                             
(a)
The MS Inland Fund, LLC (MS Inland) joint venture was formed with a large state pension fund; the Company is the managing member of the venture and earns fees for providing property management, acquisition and leasing services.

(b)
The ownership percentage in Hampton Retail Colorado, L.L.C., or Hampton, is based upon the Company's pro rata capital contributions to date. Subject to the maximum capital contributions specified within the organizational documents, the Company's ownership percentage could increase to 96.3%.


During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company's share of net losses realized by and distributions received from the venture since its inception exceeded the carrying amount of the Company's investment in Hampton. At such point, application of the equity method of accounting was discontinued and through March 31, 2012, $342, representing the Company's share of losses in excess of its investment in Hampton, was not recorded in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.

(c)
The joint venture (RioCan) was formed with a wholly-owned subsidiary of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, a REIT based in Canada. The initial investment in 2010 included eight grocery and necessity-based-anchored shopping centers located in Texas. RioCan contributed cash for an 80% interest in the venture and the Company contributed a 20% interest in the properties. For properties contributed to the venture by the Company, the joint venture acquired an 80% interest from the Company in exchange for cash. Such transactions were accounted for as partial sales by the Company. Certain of the properties contained earnout provisions which, when met, resulted in or could result in additional sales proceeds to the Company. Activity subsequent to inception of the joint venture has also included acquisitions of multi-tenant retail properties from third parties. A subsidiary of the Company is the general partner of the joint venture and earns fees for providing property management, asset management and other customary services.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(d)
Oak Property & Casualty LLC (Oak Property and Casualty), or the Captive, is accounted for as an equity method investment by the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Oak Property and Casualty organizational documents. Refer to Note 1 for further information.

(e)
In a non-cash transaction on December 15, 2011, the Company, through a consolidated joint venture, contributed an $8,239 note receivable to two joint ventures under common control (collectively referred to as Britomart) in return for a 15% noncontrolling ownership interest. Neither the Company nor its consolidated joint venture had any management responsibilities with respect to Britomart, which as of December 31, 2011 owned one vacant land parcel and one single-tenant office building in Auckland, New Zealand.


Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the organizational documents, the noncontrolling interest holder's ownership interests were redeemed in full effective February 15, 2012. Such redemption was settled on February 15, 2012 by transferring to the noncontrolling interest holder $525 in restricted cash and the Company's entire interest in Britomart. This resulted in a $525 decrease in "Redeemable noncontrolling interests" and an $8,477 decrease in "Other financings" in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as well as a gain of $241 recognized within "Other (expense) income, net" in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss.

The Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but does not have the financial or operating control over these investments, and as a result the Company accounts for these investments pursuant to the equity method of accounting, except as discussed above. Under the equity method of accounting, the net equity investment of the Company is reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets and the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss includes the Company's share of net income or loss from each unconsolidated joint venture. Distributions from these investments that are related to income from operations are included as operating activities and distributions that are related to capital transactions are included in investing activities in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

Profits, Losses and Capital Activity

The following table summarizes the Company's share of net income (loss) as well as net cash distributions from (contributions to) each unconsolidated joint venture for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:

 
  The Company's Share of
Net Income (Loss)
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
  Net Cash Distributions from/
(Contributions to) Joint Ventures
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
  Fees Earned by the Company
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
Joint Venture   2012   2011   2012   2011   2012   2011  

MS Inland

  $ 16   $ (126 ) $ 3,016   $ 258   $ 236   $ 309  

Hampton (a)

    (1,092 )   (2,240 )   22     (315 )   1     21  

RioCan

    (712 )   (282 )   8,038     (217 )   534     227  

Oak Property and Casualty

    (557 )   404     (168 )   63          

Britomart (b)

                         
                           

  $ (2,345 ) $ (2,244 ) $ 10,908   $ (211 ) $ 771   $ 557  
                           
(a)
During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, Hampton determined that the carrying value of certain of its assets was not recoverable and, accordingly, recorded impairment charges in the amounts of $1,457 and $2,477, of which the Company's share was $1,397 and $2,374, respectively. The joint ventures' estimates of fair value relating to these impairment assessments were based upon estimated contract prices.

(b)
As previously discussed, the Company transferred its entire interest in Britomart in a non-cash transaction to the noncontrolling interest holder in a consolidated joint venture of the Company on February 15, 2012.

In addition to the Company's share of net income (loss) for each unconsolidated joint venture, amortization of basis differences resulting from the Company's previous contributions of investment properties to its unconsolidated joint ventures is recorded within "Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated joint ventures, net" in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss. Such basis differences resulted from the differences between the historical cost net book values and fair values of the contributed properties and are amortized over the depreciable lives of the joint ventures' property assets. The Company recorded amortization of $27 and $66 during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Property Acquisitions and Dispositions

The following table summarizes the acquisition activity during the three months ended March 31, 2012 for the Company's unconsolidated joint ventures:

Joint Venture   Date   Square
Footage
  Property Type   Location   Purchase
Price
  Pro Rata Equity
Contribution (a)
 

RioCan

  February 23, 2012     134,900   Multi-tenant retail   Southlake, Texas   $ 35,366   $ 2,738   (b)
(a)
Amount represents the Company's contribution of its proportionate share of the acquisition price net of customary prorations and net of mortgage proceeds.

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(b)
The RioCan joint venture acquired the multi-tenant retail property located in Southlake, Texas from the MS Inland joint venture. The Company did not recognize its proportionate share of the gain realized by MS Inland upon disposition through "Equity in (loss) earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures" due to its continuing involvement in the property. The Company received a cash distribution in the amount of $2,723 from the MS Inland joint venture representing its share of the sales price net of mortgage debt repayment.

The Company's investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are reviewed for potential impairment, in addition to impairment evaluations of the individual assets underlying these investments, whenever events or changes in circumstances warrant such an evaluation. To determine whether impairment is other-than-temporary, the Company considers whether it has the ability and intent to hold the investment until the carrying value is fully recovered. As a result, the carrying value of its investment in the unconsolidated joint ventures was determined to be fully recoverable as of March 31, 2012 and 2011.

(11) Earnings per Share

In connection with the April 12, 2011 issuance of restricted common stock to certain executive officers, for each reporting period after the grant date, earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Company shareholders (EPS) is calculated pursuant to the two-class method which specifies that all outstanding unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to distributions are considered participating securities and should be included in the computation of EPS.

The Company presents both basic and diluted EPS amounts. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net distributed and undistributed earnings attributable to common shareholders, excluding participating securities, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted EPS includes the components of basic EPS and, in addition, reflects the impact of other potentially dilutive shares outstanding during the period using the two-class method.

Shares of the Company's common stock related to the restricted common stock issuance are not included in the denominator of basic EPS until contingencies are resolved and the shares are released.

The following is a reconciliation between weighted average shares used in the basic and diluted EPS calculations, excluding amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests:

 
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2012   2011  

Numerator:

             

Loss from continuing operations

  $ (17,972 ) $ (47,275 )

Gain on sales of investment properties

    679     2,660  

Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests

        (8 )
           

Loss from continuing operations attributable to Company shareholders

    (17,293 )   (44,623 )

Income from discontinued operations

    1,005     4,598  
           

Net loss attributable to Company shareholders

    (16,288 )   (40,025 )

Distributions paid on unvested restricted shares

    (2 )    
           

Net loss attributable to Company shareholders excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted shares

  $ (16,290 ) $ (40,025 )
           

Denominator:

             

Denominator for loss per common share—basic:

             

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

    194,119   (a)   191,488  

Effect of dilutive securities:

             

Stock options

      (b)     (b)

Equity awards

      (c)    
           

Denominator for loss per common share—diluted:

             

Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding

    194,119     191,488  
           
(a)
Excluded from this weighted average amount are 46 shares of restricted common stock, which equate to 20 shares on a weighted average basis. These shares will continue to be excluded from the computation of basic EPS until contingencies are resolved and the shares are released.

(b)
Outstanding options to purchase shares of common stock, the effect of which would be anti-dilutive, were 69 and 55 shares as of March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, at a weighted average exercise price of $20.83 and $21.70, respectively. These shares were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because a loss was reported for the respective periods.

(c)
Potential common shares issuable from the vesting of restricted share awards are anti-dilutive in periods in which a loss is reported and therefore excluded from the computation of diluted EPS as the Company had a loss from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(12) Provision for Impairment of Investment Properties

The Company identified certain indicators of impairment for certain of its properties, such as a low occupancy rate, difficulty in leasing space and related cost of re-leasing, reduced anticipated holding periods and financially troubled tenants. The Company performed cash flow analyses during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and determined that the projected undiscounted cash flows based upon the estimated holding periods for the assets exceeded the carrying value for all of these properties. Therefore, the Company did not record any impairment charges during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company recorded investment property impairment charges as summarized below:

Location   Property Type   Impairment Date   Approximate
Square
Footage
  Provision for
Impairment of
Investment
Properties
Winston-Salem, North Carolina   Single-user office property   March 31, 2011   501,000   $30,373
        Estimated fair value of impaired property   $16,714

The Company can provide no assurance that material impairment charges with respect to the Company's investment properties will not occur in future periods.

(13) Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following table presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Company's financial instruments at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in a transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

 
  March 31, 2012   December 31, 2011  
 
  Carrying
Value
  Fair Value   Carrying
Value
  Fair Value  

Financial assets:

                         

Investment in marketable securities, net

  $ 35,371   $ 35,371   $ 30,385   $ 30,385  

Financial liabilities:

                         

Mortgages and notes payable

  $ 2,839,144   $ 3,027,087   $ 2,926,218   $ 3,109,577  

Credit facility

  $ 600,000   $ 600,000   $ 555,000   $ 555,000  

Other financings

  $   $   $ 8,477   $ 8,477  

Co-venture obligation

  $ 55,000   $ 55,000   $ 52,431   $ 55,000  

Derivative liability

  $ 2,754   $ 2,754   $ 2,891   $ 2,891  

The carrying values shown in the table are included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets under the indicated captions, except for derivative liability, which is included in "Other liabilities."

The fair value of the financial instruments shown in the above table as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 represent the Company's best estimates of the amounts that would be received to sell those assets or that would be paid to transfer those liabilities in a transaction between market participants at that date. Those fair value measurements maximize the use of observable inputs. However, in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date, the fair value measurement reflects the Company's own judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Those judgments are developed by the Company based on the best information available in those circumstances.

GAAP specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based upon whether the inputs to those valuation techniques reflect assumptions other market participants would use based upon market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs). The fair value hierarchy is summarized as follows:

The guidance requires the use of observable market data, when available, in making fair value measurements. When inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents the Company's financial instruments, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of these instruments are described after the table.

 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  

March 31, 2012

                         

Investment in marketable securities, net

  $ 35,371           $ 35,371  

Derivative liability

  $     2,754       $ 2,754  

December 31, 2011

                         

Investment in marketable securities, net

  $ 30,385           $ 30,385  

Derivative liability

  $     2,891       $ 2,891  

Investment in marketable securities, net:    Marketable securities classified as available-for-sale are measured using quoted market prices at the reporting date multiplied by the quantity held.

Derivative liability:    The fair value of the derivative liability is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis on the expected future cash flows of each derivative. This analysis utilizes observable market data including forward yield curves and implied volatilities to determine the market's expectation of the future cash flows of the variable component. The fixed and variable components of the derivative are then discounted using calculated discount factors developed based on the LIBOR swap rate and are netted to arrive at a single valuation for the period. The Company also incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty's nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with its derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparties. However, as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation. As a result, the Company has determined that its derivative valuations in their entirety are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company has considered any applicable credit enhancements. The Company's derivative instruments are further described in Note 8.

Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements

As discussed in Note 12, no asset impairment charges were recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2012. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company recorded an asset impairment charge of $30,373 related to one of its consolidated operating properties. The estimated fair value of this property was $16,714.

The Company's estimated fair value, measured on a non-recurring basis, relating to these impairment assessments was based upon discounted cash flow models that included all projected cash inflows and outflows over a specific holding period, or the negotiated sales price, if applicable. Such projected cash flows are comprised of unobservable inputs which include contractual rental revenues and forecasted rental revenues and expenses based upon market conditions and expectations for growth. Capitalization rates and discount rates utilized in these models were based upon observable rates that the Company believed to be within a reasonable range of current market rates for each property analyzed. Based upon these inputs, the Company determined that its valuations of properties using a discounted cash flow model was classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. For the Company's properties for which the estimated fair value was based on estimated sales prices, the Company determined that its valuation was classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fair Value Disclosures

The following table presents the Company's financial assets and liabilities, which are measured at fair value for disclosure purposes, by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which they fall as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of these instruments are described after the table.

 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  

March 31, 2012

                         

Mortgages and notes payable

  $         3,027,087   $ 3,027,087  

Credit facility

  $         600,000   $ 600,000  

Co-venture obligation

  $         55,000   $ 55,000  

December 31, 2011

                         

Mortgages and notes payable

  $         3,109,577   $ 3,109,577  

Credit facility

  $         555,000   $ 555,000  

Other financings

  $         8,477   $ 8,477  

Co-venture obligation

  $         55,000   $ 55,000  

Mortgages and notes payable:    The Company estimates the fair value of its mortgages and notes payable by discounting the future cash flows of each instrument at rates currently offered to the Company for similar debt instruments of comparable maturities by the Company's lenders. The rates used are not directly observable in the marketplace and judgment is used in

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RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

determining the appropriate rate for each of the Company's individual mortgages and notes payable based upon the specific terms of the agreement, including the term to maturity, the quality and nature of the underlying property and its leverage ratio.

Credit facility:    The carrying value of the Company's credit facility approximates fair value due to the periodic variable rate pricing and the loan pricing spreads based on the Company's leverage ratio.

Other financings:    Other financings on the condensed consolidated balance sheets represents the equity interest of the noncontrolling member in certain consolidated entities where the organizational agreement contains put/call arrangements, which grant the right to the outside owners and the Company to require each entity to redeem the ownership interest in future periods for fixed amounts. The Company believes the fair value of other financings is that amount which is the fixed amount at which it would settle, which approximates its carrying value. As discussed in Note 1, no amounts are recorded to other financings as of March 31, 2012 following the redemption of the interests held by the Company's partner in a consolidated joint venture on February 15, 2012.

Co-venture obligation:    The Company estimates the fair value of its co-venture obligation based on the amount at which it believes the obligation will settle and the timing of such payment. As discussed in Note 4, the Company provided written notice on March 20, 2012 of its intention to repurchase Inland Equity's 23% interest in IW JV. The carrying amount and fair value of $55,000 reflects the agreed upon repurchase price. On April 26, 2012, the Company paid $55,397, representing the agreed upon repurchase price and accrued but unpaid preferred return to Inland Equity to repurchase Inland Equity's interest in IW JV, resulting in the Company owning 100% of IW JV.

There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between the levels of the fair value hierarchy and there were no purchases, sales, issuances or settlements of Level 3 assets or liabilities during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

(14) Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has acquired certain properties which have earnout components, meaning the Company did not pay for portions of these properties that were not rent producing at the time of acquisition. The Company is obligated, under these agreements, to pay for those portions when a tenant moves into its space and begins to pay rent. The earnout payments are based on a predetermined formula. Each earnout agreement has a time limit regarding the obligation to pay any additional monies. The time limits generally range from one to three years. If, at the end of the time limit, certain space has not been leased and occupied, the Company will generally not have any further payment obligation to the seller. As of March 31, 2012, the Company could pay as much as $1,400 in the future pursuant to earnout agreements.

Although the loans obtained by the Company are generally non-recourse, occasionally, when it is deemed necessary, the Company may guarantee all or a portion of the debt on a full-recourse basis. As of March 31, 2012, the Company has guaranteed $18,188 and $600,000 of its outstanding mortgage loans and unsecured credit facility, respectively, with maturity dates ranging from February 11, 2013 through September 30, 2016. As of March 31, 2012, the Company also guaranteed $11,630 which represents a portion of the construction debt associated with certain of its wholly-owned and consolidated joint venture properties. The guarantees are released as certain leasing parameters are met. The following table summarizes these guarantees:

Location   Property   Construction Loan
Balance at
March 31, 2012
  Maturity Date   Percentage
Guaranteed by the
Company
  Guarantee
Amount
 

Frisco, Texas

  Parkway Towne Crossing   $ 20,905   August 31, 2012     35 % $ 7,317  

Henderson, Nevada

  Green Valley Crossing   $ 10,783   November 2, 2014     40 %   4,313  
                           

                      $ 11,630  
                           

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company and the Group initiated a self-funded group medical benefits plan for their respective employees. The Company and the Group independently entered into separate service agreements with a third party administrator (TPA), which can be terminated without cause, at any time, by giving notice to the TPA at least 25 days prior to the termination date. The TPA is responsible for claims administration, review of claims for payment, payment of claims on behalf of the Company and the Group, adjudication of the claims, and to provide stop loss coverage. The Company and the Group collectively entered into a stop loss agreement provided by the TPA, where the Company and the Group are reimbursed for individual claims in excess of $140 and total aggregate claims in excess of approximately $9,302 for the calendar year ended December 31, 2012. As of March 31, 2012, the total aggregate claims paid were $1,753, of which $315 related to the Company. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had a liability of $176, which were claims incurred but not paid and estimated claims incurred but not reported.

(15) Subsequent Events

Subsequent to March 31, 2012, the Company:

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Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Certain statements in this "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor from civil liability provided for such statements by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (set forth in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act). Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and you should not rely on them as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements depend on assumptions, data or methods which may be incorrect or imprecise and we may not be able to realize them. We do not guarantee that the transactions and events described will happen as described (or that they will happen at all). You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects," "may," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "intends," "plans," "pro forma," "estimates," "focus," "contemplates," "aims," "continues," "would" or "anticipates" or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategies, plans or intentions. Risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements:

For a further discussion of these and other factors that could impact our future results, performance or transactions, see Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based only on information currently available to us (or to third parties making the forward-looking statements). We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, except as required by applicable law.

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The following discussion and analysis compares the three months ended March 31, 2012 to the three months ended March 31, 2011 and should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in this report.

Executive Summary

We are a fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate company that owns and operates high quality, strategically located shopping centers, as well as single-user retail properties. We are one of the largest owners and operators of shopping centers in the United States. As of March 31, 2012, our retail operating portfolio consisted of 258 properties with approximately 34,636,000 square feet of gross leasable area (GLA), was geographically diversified across 35 states and included power centers, community centers, neighborhood centers and lifestyle centers, as well as single-user retail properties. Our retail properties are primarily located in retail districts within densely populated areas in highly visible locations with convenient access to interstates and major thoroughfares. Our retail properties have a weighted average age, based on annualized base rent (ABR), of approximately 10.1 years since the initial construction or most recent major renovation. As of March 31, 2012, our retail operating portfolio was 90.6% leased, including leases signed but not commenced. In addition to our retail operating portfolio, as of March 31, 2012, we also held interests in 12 office properties, three industrial properties, one non-stabilized retail operating property, 24 retail operating properties held by three unconsolidated joint ventures and three retail properties under development. The following summarizes our consolidated operating portfolio as of March 31, 2012:

Description   Number of
Properties
  GLA
(in thousands)
  Occupancy   Percent Leased
Including Leases
Signed (a)
 

Retail

                         

Wholly-owned

    203     28,095     87.8 %   90.5 %

Consolidated joint venture

    55     6,541     88.7 %   90.9 %
                   

Total retail operating portfolio

    258     34,636     88.0 %   90.6 %

Office/Industrial

                         

Wholly-owned

    15     4,658     97.5 %   97.5 %
                   

Total consolidated operating portfolio

    273     39,294     89.1 %   91.4 %
                   
(a)
Includes leases signed but not commenced.

As of March 31, 2012, over 90% of our shopping centers, based on GLA, were anchored or shadow anchored by a grocer, discount department store, wholesale club or retailer that sells basic household goods or clothing, including Target, TJX Companies, PetSmart, Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Home Depot, Kohl's, Wal-Mart, Publix and Lowe's. Overall, we have a broad and highly diversified retail tenant base that includes approximately 1,500 tenants with no one tenant representing more than 3.3% of the total ABR generated from our retail operating properties, or our retail ABR.

Company Highlights—Three Months Ended March 31, 2012

Leasing Activity

We are encouraged by the leasing activity we achieved in our consolidated retail operating portfolio in the three months ended March 31, 2012, having signed 49 new leases for approximately 388,000 square feet and 89 renewal leases for approximately 329,000 square feet. For new leases, rental rates have generally been at or below the previous rates. However, such rental spreads for new leases appear to be stabilizing and rental rates on renewal leases signed in the three months ended March 31, 2012 increased by 4.80% over previous rental rates.

Asset Disposition and Debt Transactions

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we continued to focus on strengthening our balance sheet by deleveraging through asset disposition and debt refinancing transactions. Specifically, we:

In 2012, we plan to continue to pursue opportunistic dispositions of non-retail properties, free standing triple-net retail properties and non-strategic multi-tenant properties to maintain the focus of our portfolio on well located, high quality shopping centers.

Joint Ventures

On February 7, 2012, we paid a nominal amount to acquire the remaining 13.3% noncontrolling interest in the Lake Mead Crossing joint venture, increasing our ownership interest in that venture from 86.7% to 100%.

On February 15, 2012, we transferred our entire interest in our Britomart unconsolidated joint venture to our partner in a consolidated joint venture, resulting in the noncontrolling interest holder's ownership interest being fully redeemed. Refer to Note 10 in the accompanying footnotes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

On February 23, 2012, our RioCan joint venture acquired a 134,900 square foot multi-tenant retail property located in Southlake, Texas from our MS Inland joint venture for a purchase price of $35,366. We did not recognize our proportionate share of the gain realized by the MS Inland joint venture upon the disposition due to our continuing involvement in the

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property. As part of the transaction, we made net cash contributions of $2,738 to the RioCan joint venture representing our share of the acquisition price, net of customary prorations and net of mortgage proceeds. We received $2,723 in cash distributions from the MS Inland joint venture representing our proportionate share of the proceeds realized upon disposition after payoff of the outstanding mortgage.

Distributions

We declared a quarterly distribution of approximately $0.17 per share during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Results of Operations

We believe that net operating income (NOI) is a useful measure of our operating performance. We define NOI as operating revenues (rental income, tenant recovery income, other property income, excluding straight-line rental income, amortization of lease inducements and amortization of acquired above and below market lease intangibles) less property operating expenses (real estate tax expense and property operating expense, excluding straight-line ground rent expense and straight-line bad debt expense). Other real estate investment trusts (REITs) may use different methodologies for calculating NOI, and accordingly, our NOI may not be comparable to other REITs.

This measure provides an operating perspective not immediately apparent from GAAP operating income or net (loss) income. We use NOI to evaluate our performance on a property-by-property basis because NOI allows us to evaluate the impact that factors such as lease structure, lease rates and tenant base, which vary by property, have on our operating results. However, NOI should only be used as an alternative measure of our financial performance. For reference and as an aid in understanding our computation of NOI, a reconciliation of NOI to net (loss) income as computed in accordance with GAAP has been presented.

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Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

The table below presents operating information for our same store portfolio consisting of 272 operating properties acquired or placed in service prior to January 1, 2011, along with a reconciliation to net operating income. The properties in the same store portfolio, as described, were owned for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. The properties in "Other investment properties" primarily include our development properties, two additional phases of existing properties acquired during the third quarter of 2011, one non-stabilized operating property and one property that was partially sold to our RioCan joint venture during the third quarter of 2011, which did not qualify for discontinued operations accounting treatment.

 
  2012   2011   Impact   Percentage  

Revenues:

                         

Same store investment properties (272 properties):

                         

Rental income

  $ 119,522   $ 117,049   $ 2,473     2.1  

Tenant recovery income

    28,194     27,288     906     3.3  

Other property income

    2,739     2,758     (19 )   (0.7 )

Other investment properties:

                         

Rental income

    1,787     3,425     (1,638 )      

Tenant recovery income

    267     649     (382 )      

Other property income

    24     58     (34 )      

Expenses:

                         

Same store investment properties (272 properties):

                         

Property operating expenses

    (24,050 )   (25,631 )   1,581     6.2  

Real estate taxes

    (19,667 )   (18,243 )   (1,424 )   (7.8 )

Other investment properties:

                         

Property operating expenses

    (162 )   (1,032 )   870        

Real estate taxes

    (312 )   (625 )   313        

Net operating income:

                         

Same store investment properties

    106,738     103,221     3,517     3.4  

Other investment properties

    1,604     2,475     (871 )      
                     

Total net operating income

    108,342     105,696     2,646     2.5  
                     

Other income (expense):

                         

Straight-line rental income, net

    355     (83 )   438        

Amortization of acquired above and below market lease intangibles, net

    546     369     177        

Amortization of lease inducements

    (40 )   (15 )   (25 )      

Straight-line ground rent expense

    (916 )   (956 )   40        

Depreciation and amortization

    (58,607 )   (59,127 )   520        

Provision for impairment of investment properties

        (30,373 )   30,373        

Loss on lease terminations

    (3,724 )   (3,338 )   (386 )      

General and administrative expenses

    (4,921 )   (6,327 )   1,406        

Dividend income

    865     676     189        

Interest income

    21     180     (159 )      

Gain on extinguishment of debt

    3,879     10,723     (6,844 )      

Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures, net

    (2,318 )   (2,178 )   (140 )      

Interest expense

    (55,005 )   (61,313 )   6,308        

Co-venture obligation expense

    (2,903 )   (1,792 )   (1,111 )      

Other (expense) income, net

    (3,546 )   583     (4,129 )      
                     

Total other expense

    (126,314 )   (152,971 )   26,657     17.4  
                     

Loss from continuing operations

    (17,972 )   (47,275 )   29,303     62.0  

Discontinued operations:

                         

Operating income, net

    90     1,139     (1,049 )      

Gain on sales of investment properties

    915     3,459     (2,544 )      
                     

Income from discontinued operations

    1,005     4,598     (3,593 )   (78.1 )

Gain on sales of investment properties

    679     2,660     (1,981 )      
                     

Net loss

    (16,288 )   (40,017 )   23,729     59.3  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

        (8 )   8     100.0  
                     

Net loss attributable to Company shareholders

  $ (16,288 ) $ (40,025 ) $ 23,737     59.3  
                     

Total net operating income increased by $2,646, or 2.5%. Total rental income, tenant recovery and other property income increased by $1,306, or 0.9%, and total property operating expenses and real estate taxes decreased by $1,340, or 2.9%, for the three months ended March 31, 2012, as compared to March 31, 2011.

Rental income.    Rental income increased $2,473, or 2.1%, on a same store basis from $117,049 to $119,522. The same store increase is primarily due to:

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Overall, rental income increased $835, or 0.7%, from $120,474 to $121,309, due to the same store increase of $2,473 discussed above, partially offset by a decrease of $1,638 in other investment properties. The decrease in other investment properties primarily consisted of a decrease of $2,124 related to one property partially sold to our RioCan joint venture during the third quarter of 2011 partially offset by an increase of $469 from two additional phases of existing properties acquired during the third quarter of 2011, as well as increased occupancy at our non-stabilized operating and development properties.

Tenant recovery income.    Tenant recovery income increased $906, or 3.3%, on a same store basis from $27,288 to $28,194, primarily due to adjustments to the 2011 tenant recovery income estimates as a result of the completion of common area maintenance and real estate tax expense reconciliations during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Total tenant recovery income increased $524, or 1.9%, from $27,937 to $28,461, primarily due to the increase in the same store portfolio described above and an increase of $55 from two additional phases of existing properties acquired during the third quarter of 2011, partially offset by a decrease in recovery income of $570 resulting from the property partially sold to our RioCan joint venture during the third quarter of 2011.

Property operating expenses.    Property operating expenses decreased $1,581, or 6.2%, on a same store basis from $25,631 to $24,050. The same store decrease is primarily due to a decrease in certain recoverable property operating expenses of $2,517, primarily due to reduced snow removal expenses resulting from a mild winter in 2012, partially offset by an increase in certain non-recoverable property operating expenses and bad debt expense of $858 and $78, respectively.

Total property operating expenses decreased $2,451, or 9.2%, from $26,663 to $24,212, primarily due to the decrease in the same store portfolio described above and decreases in bad debt expense and certain recoverable and non-recoverable property operating expenses in other investment properties of $464, $391 and $15, respectively.

Real estate taxes.    Real estate taxes increased $1,424, or 7.8%, on a same store basis from $18,243 to $19,667. This increase is primarily due to:

Overall, real estate taxes increased $1,111, or 5.9%, from $18,868 to $19,979 primarily due to the increase in the same store portfolio described above and an increase of $76 from two additional phases of existing properties acquired during the third quarter of 2011, partially offset by a decrease in real estate tax expense of $414 related to the property partially sold to our RioCan joint venture during the third quarter of 2011.

Other income (expense).    Total other expense decreased $26,657, or 17.4%, from $152,971 to $126,314, primarily due to:

Discontinued operations.    Discontinued operations consist of amounts related to one property and 11 properties that were sold during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2011, respectively. We closed on the sale of a 13,800 square foot single-user retail property during the three months ended March 31, 2012, for a sales price of $5,800. The sale resulted in net sale proceeds of $5,702 and a gain of $915. There were no properties that qualified for held for sale accounting treatment as of March 31, 2012. We closed on the sale of 11 properties during the year ended December 31, 2011 aggregating 2,792,200 square feet, for a combined sales price of $144,342, net sales proceeds totaling $98,088, extinguishment or repayment of debt of $43,250 and total gains of $24,509. The properties disposed of during 2011 included five single-user retail properties, three single-user industrial properties and three multi-tenant retail properties. There were no properties that qualified for held for sale accounting treatment as of December 31, 2011.

Funds From Operations

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to certain unique operating characteristics of real estate companies, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, an industry trade group, has promulgated a standard known as funds from operations (FFO). We believe that FFO, which is a non-GAAP performance measure, provides an additional and useful means to assess the operating performance of REITs. As defined by NAREIT, FFO means net (loss) income computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of investment properties, plus depreciation and amortization and impairment charges on investment properties, including adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures in which we hold an interest. We have adopted the NAREIT definition in our computation of FFO. We believe that, subject to the following limitations, FFO provides a basis for comparing our performance and operations to those of other REITs. FFO is not intended to be an alternative to "Net Income" as an indicator of our performance, nor an alternative to "Cash Flows from Operating Activities" as determined by GAAP as a measure of our capacity to pay distributions.

FFO is calculated as follows:

 
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2012   2011  

Net (loss) income attributable to Company shareholders

  $ (16,288 ) $ (40,025 )

Add:

             

Depreciation and amortization (a)

    65,225     65,447  

Provision for impairment of investment properties (a) (b)

    1,055     32,747  

Less:

             

Gain on sales of investment properties (a)

    (1,594 )   (6,119 )

Noncontrolling interests' share of depreciation related to consolidated joint ventures (a)

        (584 )
           

Funds from operations

  $ 48,398   $ 51,466  
           
(a)
Includes amounts from discontinued operations.

(b)
Excludes $342 of our pro rata share of the impairment charges recorded at our Hampton joint venture during the three months ended March 31, 2012 pursuant to our discontinuation of the application of the equity method of accounting for this joint venture. Refer to Note 10 for additional discussion.

We revised our 2011 calculation of FFO as it relates to IW JV to more accurately reflect the nature of our co-venture partner's investment as a financing arrangement. Accordingly, the calculation of FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2011 has been revised to conform to the current presentation.

Depreciation and amortization related to investment properties for purposes of calculating FFO include loss on lease terminations, which encompasses the write-off of tenant-related assets, including tenant improvements and in-place lease values, as a result of early lease terminations. Loss on lease terminations included in depreciation and amortization above excludes the write-off of tenant-related above and below market lease intangibles that are otherwise included in "Loss on lease terminations" in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We anticipate that cash flows from operating activities will provide adequate capital for the next 12 months and beyond for all scheduled principal and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness, including maturing debt, current and anticipated tenant improvement or other capital obligations, the shareholder distribution required to maintain our REIT status and compliance with financial covenants of our credit agreement.

The primary expected sources and uses of our consolidated cash and cash equivalents are as follows:

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One of our main areas of focus over the last several years has been on strengthening our balance sheet and addressing debt maturities. We have pursued this goal through a combination of the refinancing or repayment of maturing debt, a reduction in our distribution rate to shareholders as compared to a few years ago, the suspension of our share repurchase program, which was terminated on April 5, 2012, and total or partial dispositions of assets through sales or contributions to joint ventures. As of March 31, 2012, we had $703,581 of debt scheduled to mature through the end of 2013. As of the date of this filing, we had refinanced or received debt forgiveness for $83,567 of that debt. For substantially all of the remaining $620,014 of debt, we plan on satisfying our obligations by refinancing this debt using proceeds from our April 2012 public offering, our unsecured credit facility or asset sales, or by securing loans collateralized by individual properties. In limited circumstances, for non-recourse mortgage indebtedness, we may seek to negotiate a discounted payoff amount or satisfy our obligation by delivering the property to the lender. We may not be able to refinance our existing debt when it becomes due or obtain new debt financing for acquisitions or development projects, or we may be forced to accept less favorable terms, including increased collateral to secure development projects, higher interest rates and/or more restrictive covenants. If we are not successful in refinancing our debt when it is due, we may default under our loan obligations, enter into foreclosure proceedings, or be forced to dispose of properties on disadvantageous terms, any of which might adversely affect our ability to service other debt and meet our other obligations.

The table below summarizes our consolidated indebtedness, net of premium and discount, at March 31, 2012:

Debt   Aggregate Principal
Amount at
March 31, 2012
  Interest Rate/
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
  Years to Maturity/
Weighted
Average Years to
Maturity

Fixed rate:

               

Mortgages payable (a)

  $ 2,171,951     5.88 % 5.5 years

IW JV mortgages payable (b)

    489,969     7.50 % 7.7 years

IW JV senior mezzanine note (c)

    85,000     12.24 % 7.7 years

IW JV junior mezzanine note (c)

    40,000     14.00 % 7.7 years

Mezzanine note

    13,900     11.00 % 1.7 years
               

    2,800,820          
               

Variable rate:

               

Construction loans

    31,689     4.48 % 1.2 years

Margin payable

    6,635     0.59 % (d)
               

    38,324          
               

Mortgages and notes payable

    2,839,144          

Unsecured credit facility

    600,000     2.75 % 3.4 years
               

Total consolidated indebtedness

  $ 3,439,144     5.81 % 5.5 years
               
(a)
Mortgages payable are presented net of premium and discount, of which $10,468 and $(1,875), net of accumulated amortization, respectively, were outstanding as of March 31, 2012.

(b)
Mortgages payable can be defeased beginning in January 2014.

(c)
Notes payable can be prepaid beginning in February 2013 for a fee ranging from 1% to 5% of the outstanding principal balance depending on the date the prepayment is made.

(d)
Margin payable is due upon demand.

Mortgages Payable and Construction Loans

Mortgages payable outstanding as of March 31, 2012, including construction loans and IW JV mortgages payable which are discussed further below, were $2,693,609 and had a weighted average interest rate of 6.16%. Of this amount, $2,661,920 had fixed rates ranging from 4.25% to 8.00% (9.78% for matured mortgages payable) and a weighted average fixed rate of 6.18% at March 31, 2012. The remaining $31,689 of mortgages payable represented variable rate loans with a weighted average interest rate of 4.48% at March 31, 2012. Properties with a net carrying value of $4,037,391 at March 31, 2012 and related tenant leases are pledged as collateral for the mortgage loans and wholly-owned and consolidated joint venture properties with a net carrying value of $53,013 at March 31, 2012 and related tenant leases are pledged as collateral for the construction loans. Generally, other than IW JV mortgages payable, our mortgages payable are secured by individual properties or small groups of properties. As of March 31, 2012, our outstanding mortgage indebtedness had various scheduled maturity dates through March 1, 2037.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we obtained mortgages payable proceeds of $147,909 (of which $146,836 represents mortgages payable originated on seven properties and $1,073 relates to draws on existing construction loans), made mortgages payable repayments of $219,580 (excluding principal amortization of $10,356) and received debt forgiveness of $3,879. The mortgages payable originated during the three months ended March 31, 2012 have fixed interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 4.84%, a weighted average interest rate of 4.73% and a weighted average years to maturity of 10.3 years. The fixed or variable interest rates of the loans repaid during the three months ended March 31, 2012 ranged from 3.25% to 6.50% and had a weighted average interest rate of 5.08%.

IW JV 2009 Mortgages Payable and Mezzanine Notes

On November 29, 2009, we transferred a portfolio of 55 investment properties and the entities which owned them into IW JV, which at the time was a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary. Subsequently, in connection with a $625,000 debt refinancing transaction, which consisted of $500,000 of mortgages payable and $125,000 of notes payable, on December 1, 2009, we raised additional capital of $50,000 from a related party, Inland Equity Investors, LLC (Inland Equity), in exchange for a 23% noncontrolling interest in IW JV. IW JV, which is controlled by us and therefore consolidated, is and will continue to be

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managed and operated by us. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the IW JV organizational documents, on March 20, 2012, we provided written notice of our intention to repurchase Inland Equity's interest in IW JV. On April 26, 2012, we paid $55,397, representing the agreed upon repurchase price and accrued but unpaid preferred return, to Inland Equity to repurchase Inland Equity's interest 23% in IW JV, resulting in us owning 100% of IW JV. The mortgages and notes payable mature on December 1, 2019; however, the mortgages payable can be defeased beginning in January 2014 and the notes payable can be prepaid beginning in February 2013 for a fee ranging from 1% to 5% of the outstanding principal balance, depending on the date the prepayment is made. Inland Equity is owned by certain individuals, including Daniel L. Goodwin, who, as of March 31, 2012, beneficially owned approximately 5.0% of our common stock (upon Listing on April 5, 2012 he owned approximately 4.3%), and Robert D. Parks, who was the Chairman of our Board until October 12, 2010 and who is chairman of the board of certain affiliates of The Inland Group, or the Group. The independent directors committee reviewed and recommended approval of this transaction to our Board.

Mezzanine Note and Margin Payable

During the year ended December 31, 2010, we borrowed $13,900 from a third party in the form of a mezzanine note and used the proceeds as a partial paydown of the mortgage payable, as required by the lender. The mezzanine note bears interest at 11.00% and matures on December 16, 2013. Additionally, we purchased a portion of our securities through a margin account. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we recorded a payable of $6,635 and $7,541, respectively, for securities purchased on margin. This debt bears a variable interest rate of the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, plus 35 basis points, which equated to 0.59% at March 31, 2012. This debt is due upon demand. The value of our marketable securities serves as collateral for this debt. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we did not borrow on our margin account and paid down $906.

Credit Facility

As of December 31, 2011, we had a secured credit facility pursuant to an agreement with KeyBank National Association and other financial institutions. The secured credit facility was in the aggregate amount of $585,000, consisting of a $435,000 senior secured revolving line of credit and a $150,000 secured term loan that had a maturity date of February 3, 2013. As of December 31, 2011, we had $555,000 outstanding under the secured credit facility.

On February 24, 2012, we amended and restated our existing credit agreement to provide for a senior unsecured credit facility in the aggregate amount of $650,000, consisting of a $350,000 senior unsecured revolving line of credit and a $300,000 unsecured term loan from a number of financial institutions. The senior unsecured credit facility also contains an accordion feature that allows us to increase the availability thereunder to up to $850,000 in certain circumstances.

Upon closing, we borrowed the full amount of the term loan and as of March 31, 2012, we had a total of $300,000 outstanding under the senior unsecured revolving line of credit. The total amount outstanding as of March 31, 2012 represents the amount that had been outstanding under our previous secured credit facility and $70,000 of additional borrowings. We used the additional borrowings under our senior unsecured revolving line of credit as well as proceeds from the secured financing of three properties to repay $137,460 of mortgage debt that was secured by five properties and had a weighted average interest rate of 5.45% per annum. As of March 31, 2012, management believes we were in compliance with all covenants and default provisions under the credit agreement and our current business plan, which is based on our expectations of operating performance, indicates that we will be able to operate in compliance with these covenants and provisions for the next twelve months and beyond.

Availability.    The aggregate availability under the senior unsecured revolving line of credit shall at no time exceed the lesser of (x) 60% of the implied value of the unencumbered pool assets determined by applying a 7.5% capitalization rate to adjusted net operating income for those properties and (y) the amount that would result in a debt service coverage ratio for the unencumbered pool assets of not less than 1.50x, less the outstanding balance of the unsecured term loan. As of March 31, 2012, the total availability under the senior unsecured revolving line of credit was $335,000, of which we had borrowed $300,000.

Maturity and Interest.    The senior unsecured revolving line of credit matures on February 24, 2015 and the unsecured term loan matures on February 24, 2016. We have a one-year extension option on both the unsecured revolving line of credit and unsecured term loan, which we may exercise as long as there is no existing default, we are in compliance with all covenants and we pay an extension fee equal to 0.25% of the commitment amount, depending on which piece of the facility is being extended. The senior unsecured revolving line of credit and unsecured term loan bear interest at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus a margin of between 1.75% and 2.50% per annum or the alternate base rate plus a margin of between 0.75% and 1.50% per annum, both based on our leverage ratio as calculated under the credit agreement. In the event that we become investment grade rated by two of the three major rating agencies (Fitch, Moody's and Standard & Poor's), the pricing on our credit facility will be determined based on an investment grade pricing matrix with the interest rate equal to LIBOR plus a margin of between 1.15% and 1.95%, or the alternate base rate plus a margin of between 0.15% and 0.95%, in each case depending on our credit rating. If we are unable to elect to have amounts outstanding under the credit facility bear interest at rates determined by reference to LIBOR plus the margins described above, interest rates, under certain circumstances, may be based on an alternate base rate, as defined in the credit agreement, plus an applicable margin, which would result in higher effective interest rates than the LIBOR-based rates described above. As of March 31, 2012, the interest rate under the senior unsecured revolving line of credit and unsecured term loan was 2.75%.

Recourse.    The senior unsecured revolving line of credit and unsecured term loan are our direct recourse obligation. Our obligations under the credit facility are guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries.

Financial Covenants.    The senior unsecured revolving line of credit and unsecured term loan include, among others, the following financial covenants: (i) maximum leverage ratio not to exceed 60%, which ratio may be increased once to 62.5% for two consecutive quarters if necessary, (ii) minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.45x, which ratio will be

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increased to 1.50x beginning on the date of the issuance of our financial statements for the quarter ending December 31, 2012, (iii) consolidated net worth of not less than $2,000,000 plus 75% of the net proceeds of any future equity contributions or sales of treasury stock received by us, (iv) maximum secured indebtedness not to exceed 52.5% of our total asset value, which percentage will be decreased to 50% on the date of issuance of our financial statements for the quarter ending March 31, 2013 and further reduced to 45% on the date of issuance of our financial statements for the quarter ending March 31, 2014, (v) unhedged variable rate debt of not more than 20% of our total asset value, (vi) maximum dividend payout ratio of the greater of 95% of FFO as defined in the credit agreement (which equals FFO, as set forth in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Funds from Operations," excluding gains or losses from extraordinary items, impairment charges other than those already excluded from FFO and other non-cash charges) or an amount necessary to maintain our REIT status and (vii) secured recourse indebtedness and guarantee obligations associated with secured financing may not exceed $100,000. As of March 31, 2012, prior to the April 2012 public offering, our leverage ratio and fixed charge coverage ratio, calculated in accordance with the terms of the senior unsecured revolving line of credit and unsecured term loan under our credit agreement, were 57.43% and 1.60x, respectively. These ratios are presented solely for the purpose of demonstrating contractual covenant compliance and should not be viewed as measures of our historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flow.

Other Covenants and Events of Default.    The senior unsecured revolving line of credit and unsecured term loan limit the percentage of our total asset value that may be invested in unimproved land, unconsolidated joint ventures, construction in progress, mortgage notes receivable and marketable securities, and require that we obtain consent for any sale of assets in any fiscal quarter with a value greater than 10% of our total asset value or merger in which we are not the surviving entity or other merger resulting in an increase to our total asset value by more than 25% and contain other customary covenants. The senior unsecured revolving line of credit and unsecured term loan also contain customary events of default, including but not limited to, non-payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts, breaches of covenants, defaults on any recourse indebtedness in excess of $20,000 or any non-recourse indebtedness in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate (subject to certain carveouts, including $50,770 of non-recourse indebtedness that was in default as of March 31, 2012), failure of certain members of management (or a reasonably satisfactory replacement) to continue to be active on a daily basis in our management and bankruptcy or other insolvency events.

Debt Maturities

The following table shows the scheduled maturities of our mortgages payable, notes payable, margin payable and unsecured credit facility as of March 31, 2012 for the remainder of 2012, each of the next four years and thereafter and does not reflect the impact of any debt activity that occurred after March 31, 2012:

 
  2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   Thereafter   Total   Fair Value  

Maturing debt (a):

                                                 

Fixed rate debt:

                                                 

Mortgages payable (b)

  $ 368,659   $ 293,482   $ 240,114   $ 471,574   $ 48,087   $ 1,231,411   $ 2,653,327   $ 2,838,163  

Notes payable

        13,900                 125,000     138,900     150,600  
                                   

Total fixed rate debt

  $ 368,659   $ 307,382   $ 240,114   $ 471,574   $ 48,087   $ 1,356,411   $ 2,792,227   $ 2,988,763  
                                   

Variable rate debt:

                                                 

Mortgages payable

  $ 20,905   $   $ 10,784   $   $   $   $ 31,689   $ 31,689  

Unsecured credit facility

                300,000     300,000         600,000     600,000  

Margin payable

    6,635                         6,635     6,635  
                                   

Total variable rate debt

    27,540         10,784     300,000     300,000         638,324     638,324  
                                   

Total maturing debt (c)

  $ 396,199   $ 307,382   $ 250,898   $ 771,574   $ 348,087   $ 1,356,411   $ 3,430,551   $ 3,627,087  
                                   

Weighted average interest rate on debt:

                                                 

Fixed rate debt

    5.63 %   5.50 %   7.12 %   5.77 %   6.12 %   7.12 %   6.50 %      

Variable rate debt

    4.32 %       2.50 %   2.75 %   2.75 %       2.81 %      
                                     

Total

    5.54 %   5.50 %   6.92 %   4.60 %   3.22 %   7.12 %   5.81 %      
                                     
(a)
The debt maturity table does not include any premium or discount, of which $10,468 and $(1,875), net of accumulated amortization, respectively, were outstanding as of March 31, 2012.

(b)
Includes $76,215 of variable rate debt that was swapped to a fixed rate.

(c)
As of March 31, 2012, the weighted average years to maturity of consolidated indebtedness was 5.5 years.

The maturity table excludes the co-venture obligation as described in Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, which was repaid on April 26, 2012. The maturity table also excludes accelerated principal payments that may be required as a result of covenants or conditions included in certain loan agreements due to the uncertainty in the timing and amount of these payments. In these cases, the total outstanding indebtedness is included in the year corresponding to the loan maturity date or, if the mortgage payable is amortizing, the payments are presented in accordance with the loan's original amortization schedule. As of March 31, 2012, we were making accelerated principal payments on three mortgages payable with a combined outstanding principal balance of $98,626, which are reflected in the year corresponding to the loan maturity date. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we made accelerated principal payments of $3,580 with respect to these mortgages payable. If we are not able to cure these arrangements, these mortgages payable would have a weighted average years to maturity of 5.3 years. Subsequent to March 31, 2012, we transferred the property securing one of these mortgages payable to the lender as a deed in lieu of foreclosure transaction and received debt forgiveness of $23,570 after making a principal payment of $335, which resulted in a gain of $6,847. This mortgage payable had matured as of March 31, 2012 and the outstanding principal balance of $23,905 is presented in the 2012 column. An additional $26,865 mortgage payable that had matured as of March 31, 2012 is also included in the 2012 column. In the second quarter of 2010, we ceased making the monthly debt service payment on this matured mortgage payable. The non-payment of this monthly debt service amounts to

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$2,627 annually and does not result in noncompliance under any of our other mortgages payable or credit agreements. We have attempted to negotiate and have made offers to the lender to determine an appropriate course of action under the non-recourse loan agreement; however no assurance can be provided that negotiations will result in a favorable outcome. As of March 31, 2012, we had accrued $5,499 of interest related to these two matured mortgages payable. We plan on addressing our 2012 mortgages payable maturities by using proceeds from our April 2012 public offering, our unsecured credit facility or asset sales, or by refinancing the mortgages payable or securing new mortgages collateralized by individual properties.

Distributions and Equity Transactions

Our distributions of current and accumulated earnings and profits for U.S. federal income tax purposes are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Distributions in excess of these earnings and profits generally are treated as a non-taxable reduction of the shareholders' basis in the shares to the extent thereof (non-dividend distributions) and thereafter as taxable gain. We intend to continue to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Code generally requires that a REIT distribute annually at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding any net capital gain, in order to qualify as a REIT, and the Code generally taxes a REIT on any retained income.

To satisfy the requirements for qualification as a REIT and generally not be subject to U.S. federal income and excise tax, we intend to make regular quarterly distributions of all or substantially all of our REIT taxable income to holders of our common stock out of assets legally available for such purposes. Our future distributions will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors. When determining the amount of future distributions, we expect that our board of directors will consider, among other factors, (i) the amount of cash generated from our operating activities, (ii) our expectations of future cash flows, (iii) our determination of near-term cash needs for debt repayments, existing or future share repurchases, and selective acquisitions of new properties, (iv) the timing of significant re-leasing activities and the establishment of additional cash reserves for anticipated tenant improvements and general property capital improvements, (v) our ability to continue to access additional sources of capital, (vi) the amount required to be distributed to maintain our status as a REIT and to reduce any income and excise taxes that we otherwise would be required to pay and (vii) any limitations on our distributions contained in our credit or other agreements, including, without limitation, in our senior unsecured revolving line of credit and unsecured term loan, which limit our distributions to the greater of 95% of FFO as defined in the credit agreement (which equals FFO, as set forth in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Funds From Operations," excluding gains or losses from extraordinary items, impairment charges not already excluded from FFO and other non-cash charges) or the amount necessary for us to maintain our qualification as a REIT. Under certain circumstances, we may be required to make distributions in excess of cash available for distribution in order to meet the REIT distribution requirements.

The following table sets forth the amount of our distributions declared during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 compared to cash flows provided by operating activities for each of these periods:

 
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2012   2011  

Cash flows provided by operating activities

  $ 35,275   $ 31,855  

Distributions declared

    32,169     28,433  
           

Excess

  $ 3,106   $ 3,422  
           

Prior to our Listing, we maintained a DRP which allowed our shareholders who had purchased shares in our previous offerings to automatically reinvest distributions by purchasing additional shares from us. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we received $11,626 in investor proceeds through our DRP.

Subsequent to March 31, 2012, we completed a public offering of 36,570 shares of Class A common stock resulting in gross proceeds of $292,560, or $272,081, net of the underwriting discount and the listing of our Class A common Stock on the NYSE under the symbol RPAI.

Capital Expenditures and Development Activity

We anticipate that capital demands to meet obligations related to capital improvements with respect to properties can be met with cash flows from operations and working capital.

The following table provides summary information regarding our properties under development as of March 31, 2012, including one consolidated joint venture and two wholly-owned properties. As of March 31, 2012, we did not have any significant active construction ongoing at our development properties, and, currently, we only intend to develop the remaining estimated total GLA to the extent that we have pre-leased the space to be developed. As of March 31, 2012, the ABR from the portion of our development properties with respect to which construction has been completed was $1,447.

Location   Description   Our
Ownership
Percentage
  Carrying Value at
March 31, 2012 (a)
   
  Construction Loan
Balance at
March 31, 2012
 

Henderson, Nevada

 

Green Valley Crossing

    50.0 % $ 26,813       $ 10,783  

Billings, Montana

 

South Billings Center

    100.0 %   5,627          

Nashville, Tennessee

 

Bellevue Mall

    100.0 %   26,448          
                         

            $ 58,888   (b)   $ 10,783  
                         
(a)
Represents the total investment less accumulated depreciation.

(b)
Total includes $26,009 of costs placed in service and excludes $17,321 relating to land held for future development at an existing retail operating property.

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Asset Disposition and Operating Joint Venture Activity

During 2011 and the three months ended March 31, 2012, our asset sales and partial sales of assets to operating joint ventures were an integral factor in our deleveraging and recapitalization efforts. The following table highlights the results of our asset dispositions, including partial sales, during 2011 and the three months ended March 31, 2012.

 
  Number of
Assets Sold
  Square
Footage
  Combined
Sales Price
  Total Debt
Extinguished
  Net Sales
Proceeds
 

2012 Dispositions (through March 31, 2012)

    1     13,800   $ 5,800   $   $ 5,702  

2011 Partial Sales

    1     654,200   $ 110,799   $ 60,000   $ 39,935  

2011 Dispositions

    11     2,792,200   $ 144,342   $ 43,250   $ 98,088  

Statement of Cash Flows Comparison for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Cash flows provided by operating activities were $35,275 and $31,855 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, which consist primarily of net income from property operations, adjusted for non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization, provision for impairment of investment properties and marketable securities and gain on extinguishment of debt. The $3,420 increase is primarily attributable to a decrease in cash paid for interest of $1,001, an increase in distributions on investments in unconsolidated joint ventures of $542, an increase in dividends received of $246 and timing of payments for property operating expenses, partially offset by an increase in payments of leasing fees of $942.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Cash flows provided by investing activities were $18,955 and $15,234, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, we received distributions of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures of $17,098 and none, respectively, and we sold certain properties and received condemnation and earnout proceeds which resulted in sales proceeds of $6,369 and $28,335, respectively. Amounts received from (used to fund) restricted escrow accounts, some of which are required under certain mortgage arrangements, were $11,776 and $(5,430), respectively. In addition, $9,057 and $6,056, respectively, were used for capital expenditures and tenant improvements, $7,205 and $684, respectively, were invested in our unconsolidated joint ventures and $48 and $996, respectively, were invested in existing development projects.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Cash flows used in financing activities were $64,124 and $80,278, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. We used $42,905 and $61,450, respectively, related to the net activity from principal payments, payoffs, the payment and refund of fees and deposits, net proceeds from our credit facility and new mortgages secured by our properties. During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, we paid $19,822 and $16,420, respectively, in distributions, net of distributions reinvested through the DRP, to our shareholders and we also used $906 and $656, respectively, for the repayment of margin debt.

Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements

Effective April 27, 2007, we formed a joint venture (MS Inland) with a large state pension fund. As of March 31, 2012, the joint venture had acquired seven properties (which we contributed) for a purchase price of approximately $336,000 and had assumed from us mortgages on these properties totaling approximately $188,000 at the time of assumption. On February 23, 2012, the joint venture sold one multi-tenant retail property to our RioCan joint venture for $35,366. Proceeds from the sale were used to pay off the outstanding mortgage principal balance of $20,625.

On May 20, 2010, we entered into definitive agreements to form a joint venture with a wholly-owned subsidiary of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (RioCan). As of March 31, 2012, our RioCan joint venture had acquired nine multi-tenant retail properties from us for an aggregate purchase price of $281,290, including earnout proceeds, and had assumed from us mortgages payable on these properties totaling approximately $157,888. Separately, as of March 31, 2012, our RioCan joint venture had acquired five additional multi-tenant properties from other parties, one of which was acquired from our MS Inland joint venture on February 23, 2012, as discussed previously.

In addition, as of March 31, 2012, we have entered into the two other unconsolidated joint ventures that are described in Note 10 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

The table below summarizes the outstanding debt of our unconsolidated joint ventures as of March 31, 2012, none of which has been guaranteed by us:

Joint Venture   Ownership
Interest
  Aggregate
Principal
Amount
  Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
  Years to Maturity/
Weighted Average Years
to Maturity

RioCan (a)

    20.0 % $ 312,435     4.26 % 4.4 years

MS Inland (b)

    20.0 % $ 157,172     4.97 % 5.2 years

Hampton Retail Colorado (c)

    95.9 % $ 17,964     5.40 % 2.4 years
(a)
Aggregate principal amount excludes mortgage premium of $1,356 and discount of $1,136, net of accumulated amortization. As of March 31, 2012, our RioCan joint venture has two mortgages payable that are maturing in 2012, with an aggregate principal balance of $19,025 and a weighted average interest rate of 5.54%.

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(b)
Aggregate principal amount excludes mortgage premium of $16, net of accumulated amortization. As of March 31, 2012, our MS Inland joint venture has one mortgage payable that is maturing in 2012, with a principal balance of $13,073 and an interest rate of 6.88%.

(c)
The weighted average interest rate increases to 6.15% on September 5, 2012 and to 6.90% on September 5, 2013. Aggregate principal amount excludes mortgage premium of $2,947, net of accumulated amortization.

Other than described above, we have no off-balance-sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2012 that are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Contracts and Commitments

We have acquired certain properties which have earnout components, meaning that we did not pay for portions of these properties that were not rent producing at the time of acquisition. We are obligated, under these agreements, to pay for those portions, as additional purchase price, when a tenant moves into its space and begins to pay rent. The earnout payments are based on a predetermined formula. Each earnout agreement has a time limit regarding the obligation to pay any additional monies. The time limits generally range from one to three years. If, at the end of the time period allowed, certain space has not been leased and occupied, generally, we will own that space without any further payment obligation. As of March 31, 2012, we may pay as much as $1,400 in the future pursuant to earnout agreements.

Effective January 1, 2012, we and the Group initiated a self-funded group medical benefits plan for our respective employees. We and the Group independently entered into separate service agreements with a third party administrator (TPA), which can be terminated without cause, at any time, by giving notice to the TPA at least 25 days prior to the termination date. The TPA is responsible for claims administration, review of claims for payment, payment of claims on behalf of us and the Group, adjudication of the claims, and to provide stop loss coverage. We and the Group collectively entered into a stop loss agreement provided by the TPA, where we and the Group are reimbursed for individual claims in excess of $140 and total aggregate claims in excess of approximately $9,302 for the calendar year ended December 31, 2012. As of March 31, 2012, the total aggregate claims paid were $1,753, of which $315 related to us. As of March 31, 2012, we had a liability of $176, which were claims incurred but not paid and estimated claims incurred but not reported.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K contains a description of our critical accounting policies, including acquisition of investment property, impairment of long-lived assets, cost capitalization, depreciation and amortization, loss on lease terminations, investment properties held for sale, revenue recognition, marketable securities, partially-owned entities, derivatives and hedging and allowance for doubtful accounts. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, there were no significant changes to these policies.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our condensed consolidated financial statements regarding certain recent accounting pronouncements that we have recently adopted and that we expect to adopt in 2012.

Subsequent Events

Subsequent to March 31, 2012, we:

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We may be exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of long-term debt used to maintain liquidity and fund capital expenditures and expansion of our real estate investment portfolio and operations. Our interest rate risk management objectives are to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower our overall borrowing costs. To achieve our objectives, we borrow primarily at fixed rates or variable rates with the lowest margins available and in some cases with the ability to convert variable rates to fixed rates.

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With regard to variable-rate financing, we assess interest rate cash flow risk by continually identifying and monitoring changes in interest rate exposures that may adversely impact expected future cash flows and by evaluating hedging opportunities. We maintain risk management control systems to monitor interest rate cash flow risk attributable to both our outstanding or forecasted debt obligations as well as our potential offsetting hedge positions. The risk management control systems involve the use of analytical techniques, including cash flow sensitivity analysis, to estimate the expected impact of changes in interest rates on our future cash flows.

We may use additional derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to changes in interest rates on loans secured by our properties. To the extent we do, we are exposed to market and credit risk. Market risk is the adverse effect on the value of a financial instrument that results from a change in interest rates. The market risk associated with interest rate contracts is managed by establishing and monitoring parameters that limit the types and degree of market risk that may be undertaken. Credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. When the fair value of a derivative contract is positive, the counterparty owes us, which creates credit risk for us. When the fair value of a derivative contract is negative, we owe the counterparty and, therefore, we generally are not exposed to the credit risk of the counterparty. It is our policy to enter into these transactions with the same party providing the financing, with the right of offset. Alternatively, we will minimize the credit risk in derivative instruments by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties.

The combined carrying amount of our mortgages payable, notes payable, unsecured credit facility and co-venture obligation is approximately $187,943 lower than the fair value as of March 31, 2012.

We had $638,324 of variable-rate debt, with interest rates varying based upon LIBOR, with a weighted average interest rate of 2.81% at March 31, 2012. An increase in the variable interest rate on this debt constitutes a market risk. If interest rates increase by 1% based on debt outstanding as of March 31, 2012, interest expense would increase by approximately $6,383 on an annualized basis.

We are exposed to equity price risk as a result of our investments in marketable securities. Equity price risk changes as the volatility of equity prices change or the values of corresponding equity indices change.

As of March 31, 2012, our investment in marketable securities totaled $35,371, which included $23,329 of accumulated unrealized net gain. In the event that the value of our marketable securities declined by 50%, our investment would be reduced to $17,686 and, if we then sold all of our marketable securities at this value, we would recognize a gain on marketable securities of $5,644. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, our cash flows from operating activities included $917 that we received as distributions on our marketable securities. We could lose some or all of these cash flows if these distributions were reduced or eliminated in the future. Because all of our marketable securities are equity securities, the issuers of these securities could determine to reduce or eliminate these distributions at any time in their discretion.

The information presented herein is merely an estimate and has limited predictive value. As a result, the ultimate realized gain or loss with respect to interest rate fluctuations will depend on the interest rate exposures that arise during the period, our hedging strategies at that time and future changes in the level of interest rates.

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

We have established disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to us, including our consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the officers who certify our financial reports and to the members of senior management and the Board of Directors.

Based on management's evaluation as of March 31, 2012, our president and chief executive officer and our executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) are effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our president and chief executive officer and our executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

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Part II—Other Information

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

The Company is subject, from time to time, to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. While the resolution of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes, based on currently available information, that the final outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial statements of the Company.

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

As a result of the listing of our Class A common stock on the NYSE on April 5, 2012, our Recapitalization, changes to our charter and bylaws and other matters, the following six risk factors are considered relevant to our company, in addition to those that are presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

The market price and trading volume of our Class A common stock may be volatile.

The U.S. stock markets, including the NYSE, on which our Class A common stock is listed, have experienced significant price and volume fluctuations. As a result, the market price of shares of our Class A common stock is likely to be similarly volatile, and investors in shares of our Class A common stock may experience a decrease in the value of their shares, including decreases unrelated to our operating performance or prospects. We cannot assure you that the market price of our Class A common stock will not fluctuate or decline significantly in the future.

A number of factors could negatively affect our share price or result in fluctuations in the price or trading volume of our Class A common stock, including:

In the past, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against companies following periods of volatility in the price of their common stock. This type of litigation could result in substantial costs and divert our management's attention and resources, which could have a material adverse effect on our cash flows, our ability to execute our business strategy and our ability to make distributions to our shareholders.

Future offerings of debt securities, which would be senior to our common stock, or equity securities, which would dilute our existing shareholders and may be senior to our common stock, may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

In the future, we may attempt to increase our capital resources by offering debt or equity securities, including medium term notes, senior or subordinated notes and classes of preferred or common stock. Debt securities or shares of preferred stock will generally be entitled to receive interest payments or distributions, both current and in connection with any liquidation or sale,

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prior to the holders of our common stock. We are not required to offer any such additional debt or equity securities to existing common shareholders on a preemptive basis. Therefore, offerings of common stock or other equity securities may dilute the holdings of our existing shareholders. Future offerings of debt or equity securities, or the perception that such offerings may occur, may reduce the market price of our common stock and/or the distributions that we pay with respect to our common stock. Because we may generally issue any such debt or equity securities in the future without obtaining the consent of our shareholders, our shareholders will bear the risk of our future offerings reducing the market price of our common stock and diluting their proportionate ownership.

Certain provisions of Maryland law could inhibit changes in control of us, which could lower the value of our common stock.

Certain provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law, or MGCL, may have the effect of inhibiting or deterring a third party from making a proposal to acquire us or of impeding a change of control under circumstances that otherwise could provide the holders of shares of our common stock with the opportunity to realize a premium over the then-prevailing market price of such shares, including:

We have opted out of these provisions of the MGCL, in the case of the business combination provisions of the MGCL by resolution of our board of directors, and in the case of the control share provisions of the MGCL pursuant to a provision in our bylaws. However, following our opt out, in the future, only upon the approval of our shareholders, our board of directors may by resolution elect to opt in to the business combination provisions of the MGCL and we may, only upon the approval of our shareholders, by amendment to our bylaws, opt in to the control share provisions of the MGCL.

Title 3, Subtitle 8 of the MGCL permits our board of directors, without shareholder approval and regardless of what is currently provided in our charter or bylaws, to implement certain takeover defenses, including adopting a classified board. Such takeover defenses may have the effect of inhibiting a third party from making an acquisition proposal for us or of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us under the circumstances that otherwise could provide our common shareholders with the opportunity to realize a premium over the then current market price.

In addition, the provisions of our charter on removal of directors and the advance notice provisions of our bylaws could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change of control of our company that might involve a premium price for holders of our common stock or that our shareholders may believe to be in their best interests. Likewise, if our company's board of directors were to opt in to the business combination provisions of the MGCL or the provisions of Title 3, Subtitle 8 of the MGCL, or if the provision in our bylaws opting out of the control share acquisition provisions of the MGCL were rescinded by our board of directors and our shareholders, these provisions of the MGCL could have similar anti-takeover effects.

Our charter contains provisions that make removal of our directors difficult, which could make it difficult for our shareholders to effect changes to our management.

Our charter provides that a director may only be removed for cause upon the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors. Vacancies may be filled only by a majority of the remaining directors in office, even if less than a quorum. These requirements make it more difficult to change our management by removing and replacing directors and may prevent a change in control of our company that is in the best interests of our shareholders.

Although our Class B common stock will not be listed on a national securities exchange, sales of such shares or the perception that such sales could occur could have a material adverse effect on the trading price of our Class A common stock.

As of March 31, 2012, we had 48,557,544 shares of each of our Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 common stock outstanding. Although our Class B common stock will not be listed on a national securities exchange, it is not subject to transfer restrictions (other than the restrictions on ownership and transfer of stock set forth in our charter); therefore, such stock will be freely tradable. As a result, it is possible that a market may develop for shares of our Class B common stock, and sales of such shares, or the perception that such sales could occur, could have a material adverse effect on the trading price of our Class A common stock.

Additionally, all of our Class B common stock will be converted into Class A common stock over time. As a result, holders of shares of Class B common stock seeking to immediately liquidate their investment in our common stock could engage in immediate short sales of our Class A common stock prior to the date on which the Class B common stock converts into Class A common stock and use the shares of Class A common stock that they receive upon conversion of their Class B common stock to cover these short sales in the future. Such short sales could depress the market price of our Class A common stock and limit the effectiveness of the Recapitalization as a strategy for limiting the number of shares of our common stock held by our shareholder prior to this offering that may be sold shortly after this offering.

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Future conversions of our Class B common stock could adversely affect the market price of our Class A common stock.

As of March 31, 2012, we had 48,557,544 shares of each of our Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 common stock outstanding. Although our Class B common stock will not be listed on a national securities exchange, our Class B-1 common stock, Class B-2 common stock and Class B-3 common stock will convert automatically into Class A common stock six months, 12 months and 18 months, respectively, following the initial listing of our Class A common stock on the NYSE. We cannot predict the effect that the conversion of shares of our Class B common stock into our Class A common stock will have on the market price of our Class A common stock, but these ongoing conversions may place constant downward pressure on the price of our Class A common stock, particularly at the time of each conversion.

There have been no other material changes to our risk factors during the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to those risk factors presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5.    Other Information

(a)
None.

(b)
As previously reported in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 22, 2012, the Company adopted the Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws effective March 20, 2012. The procedure for recommending nominees to the Company's board of directors remains the same. In order for a stockholder to recommend nominees to the Company's board of directors, the stockholder must comply with the provisions of the Company's bylaws governing advance notice requirements for shareholder proposals and nominations. However, as disclosed in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 22, 2012, the Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws changed the advanced notice provisions.

Item 6.    Exhibits

Exhibit No.   Description
  3.1   Sixth Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Retail Properties of America, Inc., dated March 20, 2012 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 22, 2012).

 

3.2

 

Articles of Amendment to the Sixth Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Retail Properties of America, Inc., dated March 20, 2012 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 22, 2012).

 

3.3

 

Articles of Amendment to the Sixth Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Retail Properties of America, Inc., dated March 20, 2012 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 22, 2012).

 

3.4

 

Articles Supplementary to the Sixth Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Retail Properties of America, Inc., as amended, dated March 20, 2012 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 22, 2012).

 

3.5

 

Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Retail Properties of America, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 22, 2012).

 

10.1

 

Second Amended and Restated Independent Director Stock Option Plan of Retail Properties of America, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 22, 2012).

 

10.2

 

2008 Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan of Retail Properties of America, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 22, 2012).

 

10.3

 

Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 24, 2012 among the Registrant as Borrower and KeyBank National Association as Administrative Agent, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. as Co-Lead Arranger and Joint Book Manager, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Syndication Agent and JPMorgan Securities LLC as Co-Lead Arranger and Joint Book Manager and Citibank, N.A. as Co-Documentation Agent and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as Co-Documentation Agent and Certain Lenders from time to time parties hereto, as Lenders (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11/A filed on March 12, 2012).

 

31.1

 

Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed herewith).

 

31.2

 

Certification of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed herewith).

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Exhibit No.   Description
  32.1   Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (filed herewith).

 

101

 

Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Loss for the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.*
*
In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL related information in Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be part of any registration or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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SIGNATURES

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

RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.    

By:

 

/s/ Steven P. Grimes


Steven P. Grimes
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:

 

May 8, 2012

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Angela M. Aman


Angela M. Aman
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer

 

 

Date:

 

May 8, 2012

 

 

By:

 

/s/ James W. Kleifges


James W. Kleifges
Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

Date:

 

May 8, 2012

 

 

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