Brandywine Realty Trust - 10-Q quarterly report FY

 

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A total of 88,155,487 Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding as of November 4, 2008.

 

This combined Form 10-Q is being filed separately by Brandywine Realty Trust and Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P.

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

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

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

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

Brandywine Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, or REIT, is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust active in acquiring, developing, redeveloping, leasing and managing office and industrial properties. Brandywine Realty Trust owns its assets and conducts its operations through Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) and subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership. Brandywine Realty Trust, the Operating Partnership and their consolidated subsidiaries are collectively referred to below as the “Company.” The Company’s common shares of beneficial interest are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BDN”.

As of September 30, 2008, the Company owned 211 office properties, 22 industrial facilities and one mixed-use property (collectively, the “Properties”) containing an aggregate of approximately 23.0 million net rentable square feet. The Company also had five properties under development and six properties under redevelopment containing an aggregate 3.1 million net rentable square feet. The Company consolidated three office properties owned by real estate ventures containing 0.4 million net rentable square feet. In addition, as of September 30, 2008, the Company owned three office properties, one property under redevelopment, one property under development, located in Oakland, CA and one office property located in Richmond, VA totaling approximately 2.1 million net rentable square feet, that were all designated as held for sale assets. Therefore, as of September 30, 2008, the Company owned and consolidated 254 properties containing an aggregate of 28.6 million net rentable square feet. As of September 30, 2008, the Company also owned economic interests in 14 unconsolidated real estate ventures that contain approximately 4.4 million net rentable square feet (collectively, the “Real Estate Ventures”). The Properties and the properties owned by the Real Estate Ventures are located in or near Philadelphia, PA, Wilmington, DE, Southern and Central New Jersey, Richmond, VA, Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Austin, TX and Oakland, Carlsbad and Rancho Bernardo, CA.

Brandywine Realty Trust is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and, as of September 30, 2008, owned a 96.4% interest in the Operating Partnership. The Company conducts its third-party real estate management services business primarily through wholly-owned management company subsidiaries.

As of September 30, 2008, the management company subsidiaries were managing properties containing an aggregate of approximately 38.8 million net rentable square feet, of which approximately 28.3 million net rentable square feet related to Properties owned by the Company and approximately 10.5 million net rentable square feet related to properties owned by third parties and Real Estate Ventures.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the included disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring matters) for a fair statement of the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2008, the results of its operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and its cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 have been included. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2008.

The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007 is derived from the audited financial statements at that date; however during the nine-months ended September 30, 2008 the Company identified certain instances dating back to 1998 in which the Company canceled, upon the vesting of restricted shares, a portion of such shares in settlement of employee tax withholdings in excess of minimum statutory rates. As a result, the Company has changed the

classification of the affected restricted share grants from equity to liability awards (the “tax withholding adjustment”) in accordance with FASB Statement No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment (“FAS 123(R)”), and its predecessors. When an award is classified as a liability, compensation expense is recognized for that award and is based on the current fair value of the award during the period in which it is reviewed. The cumulative impact of this error from the period January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2007 was primarily an overstatement of cumulative earnings and cumulative distributions as a result of recalculating the amount of compensation expense that would have been incurred if such awards had been treated as liability awards. The Company assessed the materiality of this item on the year ended December 31, 2002 (the first year that awards granted in 1998 vested with excess withholdings), the full year ended December 31, 2007, and any other periods between and subsequent to those dates, in accordance with the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 99 and concluded that the error was not material to any such periods. The Company also concluded the impact of correcting the error would have been misleading to the users of the financial statements for the nine-months ended September 30, 2008, and therefore, has not recorded a single period cumulative adjustment.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2008, the Company determined that it would correct the presentation of certain amounts included in accounts payable and accrued expenses to additional paid in capital (“Reclassification adjustment”). This change is also pursuant to FAS 123 (R), as amounts recognized as expense in connection with the Company’s share based awards which are equity classified (see Note 12) should be included in additional paid in capital prior to vesting of such awards. The awards subject to this adjustment are the Outperformance Plan shares and certain other restricted share awards. Previously, the Company had incorrectly included the amortization of these share based awards in accounts payable and accrued expenses and transferred the amount to additional-paid-in-capital in the periods that the awards vested. Liability classified awards as described in the previous paragraph were not part of the reclassification adjustment. Stock option awards were already historically classified in additional-paid-in -capital.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2008, the Company determined that it would correct the presentation of common shares held in a Rabbi Trust (the “Rabbi Trust adjustment”) as part of the Company’s deferred compensation plan in order to present shares and the corresponding deferred compensation liability in accordance with EITF 97-14, Accounting for Deferred Compensation Arrangements Where Amounts Earned Are Held in a Rabbi Trust and Invested. In prior periods, the net amounts of these components were incorrectly included in additional paid in capital on the consolidated balance sheet.

The Reclassification adjustment and the Rabbi Trust adjustment are not considered material to the prior financial statements but the adjustment to prior periods provides for a more meaningful presentation.

Accordingly, in accordance with SAB No. 108, the December 31, 2007 balance sheet herein has been revised as follows:

The tax withholding adjustment above is the result of compensation expense that would have been recognized from 2002 through the year ended December 31, 2007 if awards with excess withholdings upon vesting had been categorized as liability awards. Under the Company’s restricted share program, dividends are paid on unvested shares. Such dividends should be expensed if the grant is treated as a liability award. The reduction in cumulative distributions and the majority of the reduction in cumulative earnings results from treating dividends on unvested shares as expense from 1998 through the year ended December 31, 2007.

General and administrative expenses on the statement of operations had a $(0.1) million decrease for the three-months ended September 30, 2007 and a $0.1 million increase for the nine-months ended September 30, 2007.

For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, general and administrative expenses would have increased/ (decreased) by $(0.3) million, $0.7 million, and $0.6 million, respectively.

On July 28, 2008, the Company determined that shares redeemed in an amount to satisfy employee tax withholdings on restricted share awards would not exceed the minimum statutory rate. Consequently, there will no longer be liability classified restricted share awards and on July 28, 2008, such awards were accounted for as equity classified awards.

The Company will make corresponding adjustments as described above to other prior periods as appropriate the next time those financial statements are filed.

Certain other prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. The reclassifications are primarily due to the treatment of sold or held for sale properties as discontinued operations on the statement of operations for all periods presented and the reclassification of labor reimbursements received under our third party contracts to a gross presentation.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management makes significant estimates regarding revenue, impairment of long-lived assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, capitalization of internal costs and deferred costs.

Operating properties are carried at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. The cost of operating properties reflects their purchase price or development cost. Costs incurred for the acquisition and renovation of an operating property are capitalized to the Company’s investment in that property. Ordinary repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred; major replacements and betterments, which improve or extend the life of the asset, are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Fully-depreciated assets are removed from the accounts.

The Company allocates the purchase price of properties to net tangible and identified intangible assets acquired based on fair values. Above-market and below-market in-place lease values for acquired properties are recorded based on the present value (using an interest rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases and (ii) the Company’s estimate of the fair market lease rates for the corresponding in-place leases, measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the lease (including below market fixed-rate renewal periods). Capitalized above-market lease values are amortized as a reduction of rental income over the remaining non-cancelable terms of the respective leases.

Capitalized below-market lease values are amortized as an increase to rental income over the remaining non-cancelable terms of the respective leases, including any below market fixed-rate renewal periods.

Other intangible assets also include amounts representing the value of tenant relationships and in-place leases based on the Company’s evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease and the Company’s overall relationship with the respective tenant. The Company estimates the cost to execute leases with terms similar to the remaining lease terms of the in-place leases, including leasing commissions, legal and other related expenses. This intangible asset is amortized to expense over the remaining term of the respective leases. Company estimates of value are made using methods similar to those used by independent appraisers or by using independent appraisals. Factors considered by the Company in this analysis include an estimate of the carrying costs during the expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases. In estimating carrying costs, the Company includes real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses and estimates of lost rentals at market rates during the expected lease-up periods, which primarily range from three to twelve months. The Company also considers information obtained about each property as a result of its pre-acquisition due diligence, marketing and leasing activities in estimating the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired. The Company also uses the information obtained as a result of its pre-acquisition due diligence as part of its consideration of FIN 47 Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations (“FIN 47”), and when necessary, will record a conditional asset retirement obligation as part of its purchase price.

Characteristics considered by the Company in allocating value to its tenant relationships include the nature and extent of the Company’s business relationship with the tenant, growth prospects for developing new business with the tenant, the tenant’s credit quality and expectations of lease renewals, among other factors. The value of tenant relationship intangibles is amortized over the remaining initial lease term and expected renewals, but in no event longer than the remaining depreciable life of the building. The value of in-place leases is amortized over the remaining non-cancelable term of the respective leases and any below market fixed-rate renewal periods.

In the event that a tenant terminates its lease, the unamortized portion of each intangible, including market rate adjustments (above or below), in-place lease values and tenant relationship values, would be charged to expense and market rate adjustments would be recorded to revenue.

Rental revenue is recognized on the straight-line basis from the later of the date of the commencement of the lease or the date of acquisition of the property subject to existing leases, which averages minimum rents over the terms of the leases. The cumulative difference between lease revenue recognized under this method and contractual lease payment terms is recorded as “accrued rent receivable” on the accompanying balance sheets. The straight-line rent adjustment increased revenue by approximately $1.7 and $11.6 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and approximately $4.8 million and $17.4 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007. Deferred rents on the balance sheet represent rental revenue received prior to their due dates and amounts paid by the tenant for certain improvements considered to be landlord assets that will remain the Company’s property at the end of the tenant’s lease term. The amortization of the amounts paid by the tenant for such improvements is calculated on a straight-line basis over the term of the tenant’s lease and is a component of straight-line rental income. This increased revenue by $0.7 million and $2.1 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and $0.7 million and $2.8 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007. Leases also typically provide for tenant reimbursement of a portion of common area maintenance and other operating expenses to the extent that a tenant’s pro rata share of expenses exceeds a base year level set in the lease or to the extent the tenant has a lease on a triple net basis. Termination fees, third party management fees, labor reimbursement and leasing income are recorded when earned.

The Company maintains a shareholder-approved equity-incentive plan known as the Amended and Restated 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “1997 Plan”). The 1997 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the

Company’s Board of Trustees. Under the 1997 Plan the Compensation Committee is authorized to award equity and equity-based awards, including incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted shares and performance-based shares. As of September 30, 2008, 3.0 million common shares remained available for future awards under the 1997 Plan. Through September 30, 2008, all options awarded under the 1997 Plan had a ten-year term. On April 8, 2008, the Compensation Committee awarded incentive stock options exercisable for an aggregate of 1.6 million common shares. These options, together with non-qualified options awarded in March 2008, vest over a three-year period.

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $1.3 million and $4.0 million during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and $0.9 million and $3.6 million during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007, respectively, included in general and administrative expense on the Company’s consolidated income statement in the respective periods.

The Company actively manages its ratio of fixed-to-floating rate debt. To manage its fixed and floating rate debt in a cost-effective manner, the Company, from time to time, enters into interest rate swap agreements as cash flow hedges, under which it agrees to exchange various combinations of fixed and/or variable interest rates based on agreed upon notional amounts.

The Company accounts for its derivative instruments and hedging activities under SFAS No. 133 (“SFAS 133”), Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and its corresponding amendments under SFAS No. 138, Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – An Amendment of SFAS 133. SFAS 133 requires the Company to measure every derivative instrument (including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts) at fair value and record them in the balance sheet as either an asset or liability. See disclosures below related to the Company’s adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”. For derivatives designated as fair value hedges, the changes in fair value of both the derivative instrument and the hedged item are recorded in earnings. For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portions of changes in the fair value of the derivative are reported in other comprehensive income. The ineffective portions of hedges are recognized in earnings in the current period. For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company was not party to any derivative contract designated as a fair value hedge and there are no ineffective portions of our cash flow hedges.

Brandywine Realty Trust has elected to be treated as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).  In order to continue to qualify as a REIT, Brandywine Realty Trust is required to, among other things, distribute at least 90% of its annual REIT taxable income to its stockholders and meet certain tests regarding the nature of its income and assets.  As a REIT, Brandywine Realty Trust is not subject to federal and state income taxes with respect to the portion of its income that meets certain criteria and is distributed annually to its stockholders.  Accordingly, no provision for federal and state income taxes is included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements with respect to the operations of Brandywine Realty Trust.  Brandywine Realty Trust intends to continue to operate in a manner that allows it to meet the requirements for taxation as a REIT.  If Brandywine Realty Trust fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, Brandywine Realty Trust will be subject to federal and state income taxes and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for the four subsequent tax years.  Brandywine Realty Trust is subject to certain local income taxes.  Provision for such taxes has been included in general and administrative expenses in Brandywine Realty Trust’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Brandywine Realty Trust has elected to treat several of its subsidiaries as REITs under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code. As a result, each subsidiary REIT generally is not subject to federal and state income taxation at the corporate level to the extent it distributes annually at least 100% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders and satisfies certain other organizational and operational requirements. Each subsidiary REIT has met these requirements

and, accordingly, no provision has been made for federal and state income taxes in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. If any subsidiary REIT fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, that subsidiary REIT will be subject to federal and state income taxes and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for the four subsequent taxable years. In addition, this may adversely impact Brandywine Realty Trust’s ability to qualify as a REIT. Also, each subsidiary REIT may be subject to local income taxes.

Brandywine Realty Trust has elected to treat several of its subsidiaries as taxable REIT subsidiaries (each a “TRS”). A TRS is subject to federal, state and local income tax. In general, a TRS may perform additional non-customary services for tenants and generally may engage in any real estate or non-real estate related businesses that are not permitted REIT activities.

Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “ Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”) as amended by FASB Staff Position SFAS 157-1, “ Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement No. 13 and Other Accounting Pronouncements That Address Fair Value Measurements for Purposes of Lease Classification or Measurement under Statement 13”(“FSP FAS 157-1”) and FASB Staff Position SFAS 157-2, “ Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157”(“FSP FAS 157-2”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP and provides for expanded disclosure about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is applied prospectively, including to all other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. FSP FAS 157-1 amends SFAS 157 to exclude from the scope of SFAS 157 certain leasing transactions accounted for under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13, “Accounting for Leases” for purposes of measurements and classifications. FSP FAS 157-2 amends SFAS 157 to defer the effective date of SFAS 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008.

SFAS 157 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. SFAS 157 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. Financial assets and liabilities recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:

Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, as well as inputs that are observable for the asset or liability (other than quoted prices), such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which is typically based on an entity’s own assumptions, as there is little, if any, related market activity or information. In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset or liability. SFAS 157 was applied to the Company’s outstanding derivatives and available-for-sale-securities effective January 1, 2008.

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2008:

The partial adoption of SFAS 157 under FSP FAS 157-2 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial assets and liabilities. Management is evaluating the impact that SFAS 157 will have on its non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities since the application of SFAS 157 for such items was deferred to January 1, 2009. The Company believes that the impact of these items will not be material to its consolidated financial statements. Assets and liabilities typically recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis to which the Company has not yet applied SFAS 157 due to the deferral of SFAS 157 for such items include:

Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective of the guidance is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. The adoption of SFAS 159 did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the Company did not elect to apply the fair value option to any of its eligible financial instruments or other items.

In June 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position EITF No. 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities” (“FSP EITF 03-6-1”). This new standard requires that nonvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents be treated as participating securities in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. The Company believes that FSP EITF 03-6-1 will require the Company to include the impact of its nonvested shares of common stock and restricted stock units in earnings per share using this more dilutive methodology. However, the Company currently believes that FSP EITF 03-6-1 will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and results of operations for the share-based payment programs currently in place. FSP EITF 03-6-1 will be applied retrospectively to all periods presented for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.

In May 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position APB 14-1 “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled Upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)” (“FSP APB 14-1”). This new standard

requires the initial proceeds from convertible debt that may be settled in cash to be bifurcated between a liability component and an equity component. The objective of the guidance is to require the liability and equity components of convertible debt to be separately accounted for in a manner such that the interest expense recorded on the convertible debt would not equal the contractual rate of interest on the convertible debt, but instead would be recorded at a rate that would reflect the issuer’s conventional debt borrowing rate. This is accomplished through the creation of a discount on the debt that would be accreted using the effective interest method as additional non-cash interest expense over the period the debt is expected to remain outstanding (i.e. through the first optional redemption date). The provisions of FSP APB 14-1 will be applied retrospectively to all periods presented for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2008 and early adoption is not permitted. Management believes that FSP APB 14-1 will impact the accounting for the Company’s 3.875% Exchangeable Notes and will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and results of operations. The Company has estimated that the application of FSP APB 14-1 will result in an aggregate of approximately $0.06 per share (net of incremental capitalized interest) of additional non-cash interest expense retroactively applied for fiscal 2008. Excluding the impact of capitalized interest, the additional non-cash interest expense will be approximately $0.07 per share for fiscal 2008, and this amount (before netting) will increase in subsequent reporting periods through the first optional redemption dates as the debt accretes to its par value over the same period. The application of FSP APB 14-1 will also require the Company to reduce the amount of gain recognized in the nine-months ended September 30, 2008 on extinguishment of debt by approximately $0.02.

In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets” (“FSP 142-3”). FSP 142-3 is to be applied prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact of FSP 142-3 on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows but currently does not believe it will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 161”). This new standard enhances disclosure requirements for derivative instruments in order to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of (i) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (ii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” and its related interpretations and (iii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is to be applied prospectively for the first annual reporting period beginning on or after November 15, 2008. The Company believes that the adoption of SFAS 161 will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statement disclosures based on the Company’s current disclosures.

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141(R)”), which establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer shall recognize and measure in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree and goodwill acquired in a business combination. This statement is effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008.

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an Amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”), which establishes and expands accounting and reporting standards for minority interests, which will be recharacterized as noncontrolling interests, in a subsidiary and the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. SFAS 160 is effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of SFAS 160 will have on its financial position and results of operations.

As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 the gross carrying value of the Company’s operating properties was as follows (amounts in thousands):

On April 25, 2008, the Company sold 100 Brandywine Boulevard, an office property located in Newtown, Pennsylvania containing 102,000 net rentable square feet, for a sales price of $28.0 million.

On February 29, 2008, the Company sold 1400 Howard Boulevard, an office property located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey containing 75,590 net rentable square feet, for a sales price of $22.0 million.

On February 14, 2008, the Company sold a parcel of land located in Henrico, Virginia containing 3.24 acres, for a sales price of $0.4 million.

On January 14, 2008, the Company sold 7130 Ambassador Drive, an office property located in Allentown, Pennsylvania containing 114,049 net rentable square feet, for a sales price of $5.8 million.

The sales price above does not include transaction costs for respective sales.

As of September 30, 2008, the Company had an aggregate investment of approximately $71.0 million in its 14 unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures (net of returns of investment). The Company formed these ventures with unaffiliated third parties, or acquired them, to develop office properties or to acquire land in anticipation of possible development of office properties. Ten of the Real Estate Ventures own 44 office buildings that contain an aggregate of approximately 4.4 million net rentable square feet, one Real Estate Venture developed a hotel property that contains 137 rooms, one Real Estate Venture constructed and sold condominiums in Charlottesville, VA, one Real Estate Venture is developing an office property located in Charlottesville, VA and one Real Estate Venture is in the planning stages of an office development in Conshohocken, PA.

The Company accounts for its unconsolidated interests in its Real Estate Ventures using the equity method. Unconsolidated interests range from 5% to 50%, subject to specified priority allocations in certain of the Real Estate Ventures.

The amounts reflected in the following tables (except for the Company’s share of equity and income) are based on the historical financial information of the individual Real Estate Ventures. One of the Real Estate Ventures, acquired in connection with the Prentiss Properties Trust merger in 2006, had a negative equity balance on a historical cost basis as a result of historical depreciation and distribution of excess financing proceeds. The Company reflected its acquisition of this Real Estate Venture interest at its relative fair value as of the date of the purchase of Prentiss. The difference between allocated cost and the underlying equity in the net assets of the investee is accounted for as if the entity were consolidated (i.e., allocated to the Company’s relative share of assets and liabilities with an adjustment to recognize equity in earnings for the appropriate depreciation/amortization). The Company does not allocate operating losses of the Real Estate Ventures in excess of its investment balance unless the Company is liable for the obligations of the Real Estate Venture or is otherwise committed to provide financial support to the Real Estate Venture.

The following is a summary of the financial position of the Real Estate Ventures as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (in thousands):

The following is a summary of results of operations of the Real Estate Ventures for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):

Equity in income of real estate ventures in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the nine- months ended September 30, 2007 includes a $3.9 million distribution on account of a residual profits interest that is not included in the table above.

As of September 30, 2008, the Company had guaranteed repayment of approximately $1.8 million of loans on behalf of certain Real Estate Ventures. The Company also provides customary environmental indemnities in connection with construction and permanent financing both for its own account and on behalf of its Real Estate Ventures. For the Real Estate Ventures with construction projects, the Company expects that it will be required to fund approximately $10.6 million of the construction costs through capital calls.

As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company’s deferred costs were comprised of the following (in thousands):

As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company’s intangible assets were comprised of the following (in thousands):

As of September 30, 2008, the Company’s annual amortization for its intangible assets/liabilities is as follows (in thousands, and assuming no early lease terminations):

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s debt obligations outstanding at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (in thousands):

The aggregate mortgage note payable balance of $95.5 million with net unamortized fixed-rate debt premiums of $3.9 million for 1333 Broadway, 1 Kaiser Plaza and 1901 Harrison Street, as of September 30, 2008, not included in the table above, is included in Mortgage notes payable and other liabilities held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets.

During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company’s weighted-average effective interest rate on its mortgage notes payable was 6.41% and 6.75%, respectively.

During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, the Company repurchased $31.5 million of the 3.875% Exchangeable Notes in a series of transactions and recognized a gain on early extinguishment of debt of $4.3 million. In addition, the Company accelerated amortization of the related deferred financing costs of $0.4 million. See Note 2

for the expected impact of FSP 14-1 on the gain on early extinguishment of debt which will be applied on a retroactive basis beginning in 2009.

During the second quarter of 2008, the Company exercised the accordion feature on its $150.0 million unsecured term loan and funded an additional $33.0 million, bringing its total outstanding balance to $183.0 million. All outstanding borrowings under the term loan bear interest at a periodic rate of LIBOR plus 80 basis points. The net proceeds of the term loan increase were used to reduce indebtedness under the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facilities.

On April 30, 2007, the Operating Partnership sold $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.70% unsecured notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”). Brandywine Realty Trust guaranteed the payment of principal and interest on the 2017 Notes. The Company used proceeds from these notes to reduce borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

The Operating Partnership’s indenture relating to unsecured notes contains financial restrictions and requirements, including (1) a leverage ratio not to exceed 60%, (2) a secured debt leverage ratio not to exceed 40%, (3) a debt service coverage ratio of greater than 1.5 to 1.0, and (4) an unencumbered asset value of not less than 150% of unsecured debt. In addition, the note purchase agreement relating to the Operating Partnership’s $113.0 million principal amount unsecured notes due 2008 contains covenants that are similar to the covenants in the indenture.

On October 15, 2007, the Company entered into a term loan agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement”) that provides for an unsecured term loan (the “Term Loan”) in the amount of $150.0 million. The Company used the proceeds to pay down a portion of the outstanding amount on its $600.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility. The Term Loan matures on October 18, 2010 and may be extended at the Company’s option for two, one-year periods but not beyond the maturity date of its revolving credit facility. There is no scheduled principal amortization of the Term Loan and the Company may prepay borrowings in whole or in part without premium or penalty. Portions of the Term Loan bear interest at a per annum floating rate equal to: (i) the higher of (x) the prime rate or (y) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% per annum or (ii) a London interbank offered rate that is the rate at which Eurodollar deposits for one, two, three or six months are offered plus between 0.475% and 1.10% per annum (the “Libor Margin”), depending on the Company’s debt rating. The Term Loan Agreement contains financial and operating covenants. Financial covenants include minimum net worth, fixed charge coverage ratio, maximum leverage ratio, restrictions on unsecured and secured debt as a percentage of unencumbered assets and other financial tests. Operating covenants include limitations on the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, grant liens on assets, enter into affiliate transactions, and pay dividends.

The Company utilizes credit facility borrowings for general business purposes, including the acquisition, development and redevelopment of properties and the repayment of other debt. On June 29, 2007, the Company amended its $600.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). The amendment extended the maturity date of the Credit Facility from December 22, 2009 to June 29, 2011 (subject to an extension of one year, at the Company’s option, upon its payment of an extension fee equal to 15 basis points of the committed amount under the Credit Facility). The amendment also reduced the per annum variable interest rate on outstanding balances from Eurodollar plus 0.80% to Eurodollar plus 0.725% per annum. In addition, the amendment reduced the facility fee paid quarterly from 20 basis points to 17.5 basis points per annum. The interest rate and facility fee are subject to adjustment upon a change in the Company’s unsecured debt ratings. The amendment also lowered to 7.50% from 8.50% the capitalization rate used in the calculation of several of the financial covenants; increased our swing loan availability from $50.0 million to $60.0 million; and increased the number of competitive bid loan requests available to the Company from two to four in any 30 day period. Borrowings are always available to the extent of borrowing capacity at the stated rates, however, the competitive bid feature allows banks that are part of the lender consortium under the Credit Facility to bid to make loans to the Company at a reduced Eurodollar rate. The Company has the option to increase the Credit Facility to $800.0 million subject to the absence of any defaults and the Company’s ability to acquire additional commitments from its existing lenders or new lenders. As of September 30, 2008, the Company had $175.0 million of borrowings and $14.7 million of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility, leaving $410.3 million of unused availability. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the weighted-

average interest rate on the Credit Facility, including the effect of interest rate hedges, was 4.37% and 5.83%, respectively.

The Credit Facility requires the maintenance of ratios related to minimum net worth, debt-to-total capitalization and fixed charge coverage and includes non-financial covenants.

In April 2007, the Company entered into a $20.0 million Sweep Agreement (the “Sweep Agreement”) to be used for cash management purposes. Borrowings under the Sweep Agreement bear interest at one-month LIBOR plus 0.75%. As of September 30, 2008, the Company had $0 million of borrowing outstanding under the Sweep Agreement, leaving $20.0 million of unused availability. In April 2008, the Sweep Agreement was extended until April 2009 and borrowings now bear interest at one-month LIBOR plus 1.60%.

As of September 30, 2008, the Company’s aggregate scheduled principal payments of debt obligations, net of amortization of discounts and premiums, are as follows (in thousands):

In the course of its on-going business operations, the Company encounters economic risk. There are three main components of economic risk: interest rate risk, credit risk and market risk. The Company is subject to interest rate risk on its interest-bearing liabilities. Credit risk is primarily the risk of inability or unwillingness of tenants to make contractually required payments. Market risk is the risk of declines in the value of properties due to changes in rental rates, interest rates or other market factors affecting the valuation of properties held by the Company.

The Company’s use of derivative instruments is limited to the utilization of interest rate agreements or other instruments to manage interest rate risk exposures and not for speculative purposes. The principal objective of such arrangements is to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with the Company’s operating and financial structure, as well as to hedge specific transactions. The counterparties to these arrangements are major financial institutions with which the Company and its affiliates may also have other financial relationships. The Company is potentially exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by these counterparties. However, because of the high credit ratings of the counterparties, the Company does not anticipate that any of the counterparties will fail to meet these obligations as they come due. The Company does not hedge credit or property value market risks through derivative financial instruments.

The Company formally assesses, both at inception of the hedge and on an on-going basis, whether each derivative is highly-effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedged item. If management determines that a derivative is not highly-effective as a hedge or if a derivative ceases to be a highly-effective hedge, the Company will discontinue hedge accounting prospectively. The related ineffectiveness would be charged to the Statement of Operations.

The valuation of these instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities. The fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts (or payments) and the discounted expected variable cash payments (or receipts).  The variable cash payments (or receipts) are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. 

To comply with the provisions of SFAS No. 157, the Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts, and guarantees.

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 September 30, 2008, 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 of its derivatives. As a result, the Company has determined that its derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following table summarizes the terms and fair values of the Company’s derivative financial instruments at September 30, 2008. The notional amounts at September 30, 2008 provide an indication of the extent of the Company’s involvement in these instruments at that time, but do not represent exposure to credit, interest rate or market risks. The fair values of the hedges at September 30, 2008 are included in other liabilities and accumulated other comprehensive income in the accompanying balance sheet.

Concentrations of credit risk arise when a number of tenants related to the Company’s investments or rental operations are engaged in similar business activities, or are located in the same geographic region, or have similar economic features that would cause their inability to meet contractual obligations, including those to the Company, to be similarly affected. The Company regularly monitors its tenant base to assess potential concentrations of credit risk. Management believes the current credit risk portfolio is reasonably well diversified and does not contain any unusual concentration of credit risk. No tenant accounted for 5% or more of the Company’s rents during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 or 2007.

For the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008, income from discontinued operations relates to three properties that the Company sold during 2008 and six properties designated as held for sale at September 30, 2008. At September 30, 2008, the Company determined that five Northern California properties and one property in Richmond, VA, respectively, met the criteria for assets to be disposed of by sale pursuant to FASB 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”. The Northern California properties and the one Richmond, VA are two separate disposal groups. Each disposal group is required to be measured at the lower of its estimated fair value less costs to sell or its recorded amount. On June 27, 2008, the Company entered into a binding purchase and sale agreement for the sale of the Northern California operations to a single purchaser.

In connection with the reclassification of the related assets and liabilities from assets held in use to held for sale, the Company recorded a $6.85 million provision for impairment for the five Northern California properties during the second quarter of 2008 which has reduced the amounts recorded in the line item “Assets held for sale, net” on the consolidated balance sheet. The significant terms of the purchase agreement require the buyer to pay cash, assume mortgage obligations and for the Company to provide seller financing. The sale closed on October 8, 2008. The Company determined that no adjustment to the provision for impairment was necessary for the third quarter of 2008.

The following table summarizes the revenue and expense information for properties classified as discontinued operations in the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 (in thousands):

For the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007, income from discontinued operations relates to the properties sold during 2008 and 2007 and the six properties designated as held for sale at September 30, 2008. The following table summarizes the revenue and expense information for the properties classified as discontinued operations in the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 (in thousands):

The following table summarizes the balance sheet information for the six properties identified as held for sale at September 30, 2008 (in thousands):

Discontinued operations have not been segregated in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Therefore, amounts for certain captions will not agree with respective data in the consolidated statements of operations.

As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the aggregate book value of the minority interest associated with these units in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet was $65.5 million and $84.0 million, respectively and the Company believes that the aggregate settlement value of these interests was approximately $52.5 million and $68.8 million, respectively. This amount is based on the number of units outstanding and the closing share price on the balance sheet date.

As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company owned interests in three consolidated real estate ventures that own three office properties containing approximately 0.4 million net rentable square feet. Two of these

consolidated real estate ventures are variable interest entities under FIN 46R of which the Company is the primary beneficiary. The third is a real estate venture for which the Company serves as the general partner and the limited partner does not have substantive participating rights.

During the nine- month period ended September 30, 2007, the Company acquired the remaining 49% interest in a real estate venture previously owned by Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP containing ten office properties for a purchase price of $63.7 million. The Company owned a 51% interest in this real estate venture through the acquisition of Prentiss on January 5, 2006. Minority interest in Real Estate Ventures represents the portion of these consolidated real estate ventures not owned by the Company.

For the remaining consolidated joint ventures, the minority interest is reflected at zero carrying amounts as a result of accumulated losses and distributions in excess of basis.

The minority interests associated with certain of the real estate ventures that have finite lives under the terms of the partnership agreements represent mandatorily redeemable interests as defined in SFAS 150. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the aggregate book value of these minority interests in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet was $0 and the Company believes that the aggregate settlement value of these interests was approximately $7.7 million. This amount is based on the estimated liquidation fair values of the assets and liabilities and the resulting proceeds that the Company would distribute to its real estate venture partners upon dissolution, as required under the terms of the respective partnership agreements. Subsequent changes to the estimated liquidation values of the assets and liabilities of the consolidated real estate ventures will affect the Company’s estimate of the aggregate settlement value. The partnership agreements do not limit the amount that the minority partners would be entitled to in the event of liquidation of the assets and liabilities and dissolution of the respective partnerships.

The following table details the number of shares and net income used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except share and per share amounts; results may not add due to rounding):