PELP Acquisition

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

3. PROPOSED MERGER WITH REIT II

In July 2018, we entered into the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which we will merge with REIT II in a 100% stock transaction valued at approximately $1.9 billion. This proposed Merger will create a portfolio of approximately 320 grocery-anchored shopping centers encompassing more than 36 million square feet in established trade areas across 33 states.

To complete the proposed Merger, we will issue 2.04 shares of our common stock in exchange for each issued and outstanding share of REIT II common stock, which is equivalent to $22.54 based on our most recent estimated net asset value per share (“EVPS”) of $11.05. The exchange ratio is based on a thorough review of the relative valuation of each entity, including factoring in our growing investment management business as well as each company’s transaction costs. REIT II’s outstanding debt of approximately $800 million is expected to be refinanced or assumed by us at closing under the terms of the Merger Agreement.

The Merger Agreement provides certain termination rights for REIT II and us. In connection with the termination of the Merger Agreement, under certain specified circumstances, REIT II may be required to pay us a termination fee of $31.7 million and we may be required to pay REIT II a termination fee of $75.6 million. The Merger Agreement provided REIT II with a 30-day go-shop period pursuant to which they could solicit, receive, evaluate, and enter into negotiations with respect to alternative proposals from third-parties. The go-shop period ended during the third quarter.

On a pro forma basis, upon completion of the Merger, we estimate that our continuing stockholders will own approximately 71% of the issued and outstanding shares of the combined company on a fully diluted basis (determined as if each Operating Partnership unit (“OP unit”) were exchanged for one share of our common stock), and former REIT II stockholders will own approximately 29% of the issued and outstanding shares of the combined company on a fully diluted basis (determined as if each OP unit were exchanged for one share of our common stock).

After consideration of all applicable factors pursuant to the business combination accounting rules under ASC 805, Business Combinations, including the application of a screen test to evaluate if substantially all the fair value of the acquired properties is concentrated in a single asset or group of similar assets, we have concluded that the Merger will be treated as an asset acquisition under GAAP. As of September 30, 2018, we have deferred for capitalization $2.8 million in costs related to the merger.

4. PELP ACQUISITION

On October 4, 2017, we completed a transaction to acquire certain real estate assets, the third-party investment management business, and the captive insurance company of PELP in a stock and cash transaction (“PELP transaction”). Under the terms of this transaction, the following consideration was given in exchange for the contribution of PELP’s ownership interests in 76 shopping centers, its third-party investment management business, and its captive insurance company (in thousands):



	Amount
Fair value of OP units issued	$	401,630
Debt assumed:
Corporate debt	432,091
Mortgages and notes payable	72,649
Cash payments	30,420
Fair value of earn-out	38,000
Total consideration	974,790
PELP debt repaid by the Company on the transaction date	(432,091		)
Net consideration	$	542,699

We issued 39.4 million OP units with an estimated fair value per unit of $10.20 at the time of the transaction. Certain of our executive officers who received OP units as part of the PELP transaction entered into an agreement which provides that they will not transfer their OP units for either two or three years following the closing. The remaining holders of the OP units are subject to the terms of exchange for shares of common stock outlined in the Operating Partnership’s Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (“Partnership Agreement”) (see Note 10). The terms of the PELP transaction included an earn-out structure with an opportunity for up to an additional 12.5 million OP units to be issued. For more detail regarding this earn-out, see Note 14.

Immediately following the closing of the PELP transaction, our stockholders owned approximately 80.6% and former PELP stockholders owned approximately 19.4% of the combined company.

Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed—The PELP transaction was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting under ASC 805, Business Combinations, which requires, among other things, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The preliminary fair market value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was based on a valuation report prepared by a third-party valuation specialist that was subject to management’s review and approval. The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation based on that report (in thousands):



	Amount
Assets:
Land and improvements	$	269,140
Building and improvements	574,173
Intangible lease assets	93,506
Cash	5,930
Accounts receivable and other assets	42,426
Management contracts	58,000
Goodwill	29,066
Total assets acquired	1,072,241
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and other liabilities	48,342
Acquired below-market leases	49,109
Total liabilities acquired	97,451
Net assets acquired	$	974,790

The allocation of the purchase price was based on management’s assessment, which may change in the future as more information becomes available and could have an impact on the unaudited pro forma financial information presented below. Subsequent adjustments made to the purchase price allocation upon the completion of our fair value assessment process will not exceed one year from the acquisition date. The allocation of the purchase price above required a significant amount of judgment and represented management’s best estimate of the fair value as of the acquisition date.

Intangible Assets and Liabilities—The fair value and weighted-average amortization periods for the intangible assets and liabilities acquired in the PELP transaction as of the transaction date were as follows (dollars in thousands, useful life in years):



	Fair Value			Weighted-Average Useful Life
Management contracts	$	58,000		5
Acquired in-place leases	83,305			9
Acquired above-market leases	10,201			7
Acquired below-market leases	(49,109		)	13

Goodwill—In connection with the PELP transaction, we recorded goodwill of $29.1 million as a result of the consideration exceeding the fair value of the net assets acquired. Goodwill represents the estimated future benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. We do not expect that the goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill recorded represents our management structure and its ability to generate additional opportunities for revenue and raise additional funds, and therefore the full amount of goodwill was allocated to the Investment Management segment, which comprises one reporting unit. For more information about each of our reporting segments, see Note 15.

Results of Operations—The consolidated net assets and results of operations of PELP’s contributions were included in the consolidated financial statements from the transaction date going forward and resulted in the following impact to Revenue and Net Loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2018			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
Revenue	$	20,943		$	63,894
Net loss	(16,464		)	(24,999		)

Acquisition Costs—We incurred approximately $17.0 million of costs related to the PELP transaction, $9.8 million of which was incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, and was recorded as Transaction Expenses on the consolidated statements of operations. No costs related to the PELP transaction were recorded in 2018.

Pro Forma Results (Unaudited)—The following unaudited pro forma information summarizes selected financial information from our combined results of operations, as if the PELP transaction had occurred on January 1, 2016. These results contain certain nonrecurring adjustments, such as the elimination of transaction expenses incurred related to the PELP transaction and the elimination of intercompany activity related to creating an internalized management structure. This pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only, and may not be indicative of what actual results of operations would have been had the PELP transaction occurred at the beginning of the period, nor does it purport to represent the results of future operations.



(in thousands)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2017		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Pro forma revenues	$	98,679	$	300,133
Pro forma net income attributable to stockholders	799		2,063