dea-10q_20180331.htm

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018

OR

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 001-36834

 

EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Maryland

 

47-2047728

(State of Incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

2101 L Street NW, Suite 650, Washington, D.C.

 

20037

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(202) 595-9500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

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

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

 

Large Accelerated Filer

 

 

Accelerated Filer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Accelerated Filer

 

  (Do not check if smaller reporting company)

 

Smaller Reporting Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    

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

As of April 30, 2018, the registrant had 45,695,511 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

 


INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Page

Part I: Financial Information

 

 

 

   Item 1: Financial Statements:

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (unaudited)

1

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)

2

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)

3

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)

4

 

 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

6

 

 

   Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

17

 

 

   Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

26

 

 

   Item 4: Controls and Procedures

27

 

 

Part II: Other Information

 

 

 

   Item 1: Legal Proceedings

28

 

 

   Item 1A: Risk Factors

28

 

 

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

28

 

 

   Item 3: Defaults Upon Senior Securities

28

 

 

   Item 4: Mine Safety Disclosures

28

 

 

   Item 5: Other Information

28

 

 

   Item 6: Exhibits

29

 

 

Signatures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate properties, net

 

$

1,232,211

 

 

$

1,230,162

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

9,591

 

 

 

12,682

 

Restricted cash

 

 

4,389

 

 

 

3,519

 

Deposits on acquisitions

 

 

1,050

 

 

 

750

 

Rents receivable

 

 

13,565

 

 

 

12,751

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

9,911

 

 

 

9,347

 

Deferred financing, net

 

 

733

 

 

 

945

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

136,651

 

 

 

143,063

 

Interest rate swaps

 

 

5,890

 

 

 

4,031

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

10,710

 

 

 

8,088

 

Total assets

 

$

1,424,701

 

 

$

1,425,338

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facility

 

 

98,750

 

 

 

99,750

 

Term loan facility, net

 

 

99,236

 

 

 

99,202

 

Notes payable, net

 

 

173,702

 

 

 

173,692

 

Mortgage notes payable, net

 

 

202,495

 

 

 

203,250

 

Intangible liabilities, net

 

 

36,093

 

 

 

38,569

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

19,733

 

 

 

19,786

 

Total liabilities

 

 

630,009

 

 

 

634,249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.01, 200,000,000 shares authorized,

   45,458,706 and 44,787,040 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018

   and December 31, 2017, respectively

 

 

455

 

 

 

448

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

741,089

 

 

 

740,546

 

Retained earnings

 

 

8,646

 

 

 

7,127

 

Cumulative dividends

 

 

(95,447

)

 

 

(83,718

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

4,889

 

 

 

3,403

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

659,632

 

 

 

667,806

 

Non-controlling interest in Operating Partnership

 

 

135,060

 

 

 

123,283

 

Total equity

 

 

794,692

 

 

 

791,089

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

1,424,701

 

 

$

1,425,338

 

 

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

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Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

$

32,289

 

 

$

26,020

 

Tenant reimbursements

 

 

3,483

 

 

 

3,628

 

Other income

 

 

202

 

 

 

239

 

Total revenues

 

 

35,974

 

 

 

29,887

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating

 

 

6,560

 

 

 

6,349

 

Real estate taxes

 

 

3,700

 

 

 

2,735

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

14,634

 

 

 

12,869

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

224

 

 

 

532

 

Corporate general and administrative

 

 

3,459

 

 

 

3,444

 

Total expenses

 

 

28,577

 

 

 

25,929

 

Operating income

 

 

7,397

 

 

 

3,958

 

Other expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(5,582

)

 

 

(2,417

)

Net income

 

 

1,815

 

 

 

1,541

 

Non-controlling interest in Operating Partnership

 

 

(296

)

 

 

(304

)

Net income available to Easterly Government

   Properties, Inc.

 

$

1,519

 

 

$

1,237

 

Net income available to Easterly Government

   Properties, Inc. per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.03

 

 

$

0.03

 

Diluted

 

$

0.03

 

 

$

0.03

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

45,008,062

 

 

 

36,891,595

 

Diluted

 

 

46,018,040

 

 

 

39,143,887

 

Dividends declared per common share

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

0.24

 

 

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

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Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Net income

 

$

1,815

 

 

$

1,541

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net

 

 

1,859

 

 

 

108

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

1,859

 

 

 

108

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

3,674

 

 

 

1,649

 

Non-controlling interest in Operating Partnership

 

 

(296

)

 

 

(304

)

Other comprehensive income attributable to

   non-controlling interest

 

 

(373

)

 

 

(12

)

Comprehensive income attributable to Easterly

   Government Properties, Inc.

 

$

3,005

 

 

$

1,333

 

 

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

 

 

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Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

1,815

 

 

$

1,541

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

14,634

 

 

 

12,869

 

Straight line rent

 

 

(1,807

)

 

 

(143

)

Amortization of above- / below-market leases

 

 

(2,279

)

 

 

(2,112

)

Amortization of unearned revenue

 

 

(26

)

 

 

(27

)

Amortization of loan premium / discount

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(21

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

285

 

 

 

251

 

Non-cash compensation

 

 

864

 

 

 

727

 

Net change in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rents receivable

 

 

991

 

 

 

775

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(564

)

 

 

83

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

(2,613

)

 

 

(1,905

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

834

 

 

 

(1,313

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

12,113

 

 

 

10,725

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate acquisitions and deposits

 

 

(326

)

 

 

(43,968

)

Additions to operating properties

 

 

(890

)

 

 

(124

)

Additions to development properties

 

 

(10,410

)

 

 

(79

)

Net cash (used in) investing activities

 

 

(11,626

)

 

 

(44,171

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment of deferred financing costs

 

 

 

 

 

(18

)

Issuance of common shares

 

 

13,669

 

 

 

 

Credit facility draws

 

 

4,000

 

 

 

65,750

 

Credit facility repayments

 

 

(5,000

)

 

 

(119,750

)

Term loan draws

 

 

 

 

 

100,000

 

Repayments of mortgage notes payable

 

 

(763

)

 

 

(732

)

Dividends and distributions paid

 

 

(14,424

)

 

 

(11,049

)

Payment of offering costs

 

 

(190

)

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

(2,708

)

 

 

34,201

 

Net increase (decrease) in Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash

 

 

(2,221

)

 

 

755

 

Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash, beginning of period

 

 

16,201

 

 

 

6,491

 

Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash, end of period

 

$

13,980

 

 

$

7,246

 

 

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

 

4

 


Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information is as follows:

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest

 

$

3,497

 

 

$

2,190

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to operating properties accrued, not paid

 

$

183

 

 

$

102

 

Additions to development properties accrued, not paid

 

 

2,532

 

 

 

92

 

Offering costs accrued, not paid

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

Deferred asset acquisition costs accrued, not paid

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps, net

 

 

1,859

 

 

 

108

 

Exchange of Common Units for Shares of Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlling interest in Operating Partnership

 

$

 

 

$

(1,727

)

Common stock

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

 

 

 

1,726

 

Total

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

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

5

 


Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

The information contained in the following notes to the consolidated financial statements is condensed from that which would appear in the annual consolidated financial statements; accordingly, the consolidated financial statements included herein should be reviewed in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, and related notes thereto, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (which may be referred to in these financial statements as the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 1, 2018.

The Company is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the “Code”) commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2015. The operations of the Company are carried on primarily through Easterly Government Properties LP (the “Operating Partnership”) and the wholly owned subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership.

We are an internally managed REIT, focused primarily on the acquisition, development, and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to U.S. Government agencies that serve essential functions. We generate substantially all of our revenue by leasing our properties to such agencies, either directly or through the U.S. General Services Administration (“GSA”). Our objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our stockholders over the long term through dividends and capital appreciation.

As of March 31, 2018, we wholly owned 46 operating properties in the United States, including 44 operating properties that were leased primarily to U.S. Government tenant agencies and two operating properties that were entirely leased to private tenants, encompassing approximately 3.7 million square feet in the aggregate. In addition, we wholly owned three properties under development that we expect will encompass approximately 0.3 million square feet upon completion. We focus on acquiring, developing, and managing U.S. Government leased properties that are essential to supporting the mission of the tenant agency and strive to be a partner of choice for the U.S. Government, working with the tenant agency to meet its needs and objectives.

The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of our assets and conducts substantially all our business. The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. The Company owned approximately 83.0% of the aggregate limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership (“common units”) at March 31, 2018. We believe that we have operated and have been organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT for U.S federal income tax purposes commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2015.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of the Company, Easterly Government Properties TRS, LLC, Easterly Government Services, LLC, the Operating Partnership and its other subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein are unaudited; however, they include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to state fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company at March 31, 2018, and the consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 and the consolidated cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the balance sheet and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

 

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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies used in the preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements are disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Revision of Previously Reported Consolidated Financial Statements

In connection with the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company identified an error in the estimated useful life utilized to amortize certain assets associated with three properties contributed at the time of the Company’s initial public offering in the first quarter of 2015. As a result of the error, Depreciation and amortization expense had been overstated and thereby Real estate properties, net, Intangible assets, net and Equity were understated. The Company concluded that the amounts are not material to any of its previously issued consolidated financial statements. However, to maintain proper comparability between our financial statements we have elected to revise prior periods. Accordingly, the Company revised these balances in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. The effects of this revision to the consolidated financial statements are as follows (in thousands, except for per share data).

 

Effect of Revision For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

As Previously Reported

 

 

Adjustment

 

 

As Revised

 

Total revenues

 

$

29,887

 

 

$

 

 

$

29,887

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

13,060

 

 

 

(191

)

 

 

12,869

 

Total expenses

 

 

26,120

 

 

 

(191

)

 

 

25,929

 

Net income

 

 

1,350

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

1,541

 

Net income available to Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

 

 

1,084

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

1,237

 

Net income available to Easterly Government Properties, Inc. per share (basic and diluted)

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.03

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

1,458

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

1,649

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). Please refer to Note 10 for more information pertaining to our adoption of this guidance.

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), which provides classification guidance for certain cash receipts and cash payments including payment of debt extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments, insurance claim payments and distributions from equity method investees. The guidance should be applied retrospectively, however the implementation of this update did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted and retrospectively applied ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), which requires that the statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. The Company now reconciles both cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash in the accompanying Statements of Cash Flows for all periods, whereas under the prior guidance the Company explained the changes during the period for cash and cash equivalents only.

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2017-05, Other Income-Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Subtopic 610-20): Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets. This ASU clarifies the scope and accounting of a financial asset that meets the definition of an “in-substance nonfinancial asset” and defines the term “in-substance nonfinancial asset.”  This ASU also adds guidance for partial sales of nonfinancial assets.  The Company adopted this ASU using the modified retrospective method and the implementation of this update did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2017-09, Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting, which provides updated guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award would require an entity to apply modification accounting under the topic.  The guidance should be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date, however, implementation of this update did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e., lessees and lessors). The new standard requires lessees to apply

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a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase of the leased asset by the lessee. This classification will determine whether the lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for in the same manner as operating leases today. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had a sublease for office space in Washington D.C. expiring in June 2021 and a lease for office space in San Diego, CA expiring in April 2022.  The remaining contractual payments under the Company’s lease and sublease for office space aggregate $1.7 million.

The new standard requires lessors to account for leases using an approach that is substantially equivalent to existing guidance for sales-type leases, direct financing leases and operating leases.  In connection with the new revenue guidance, we believe that the new revenue standard may apply to executory costs and other components of revenue deemed to be non-lease components, even when the revenue for such activities is not separately stipulated in the lease. In that case, we would need to separate the lease components of revenue due under leases from the non-lease components. Under the new guidance, we would continue to recognize the lease components of lease revenue on a straight-line basis over our respective lease terms as we do under prior guidance. However, we would recognize the non-lease components under the new revenue guidance as the related services are delivered. As a result, while the total revenue recognized over time would not differ under the new guidance, the recognition pattern could be different. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the significance of the difference in the recognition pattern that would result from this change.

Additionally, ASU 2016-02 will require that lessees and lessors capitalize, as initial direct costs, only those costs that are incurred due to the execution of a lease.  Under ASU 2016-02, allocated payroll costs and other costs that are incurred regardless of whether the lease is obtained will no longer be capitalized as initial direct costs and instead will be expensed as incurred.  

ASU No. 2016-02 is effective for reporting periods beginning January 1, 2019, with modified retrospective application for each reporting period presented at the time of adoption. Early adoption is also permitted for this guidance. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this new guidance.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities. The purpose of this updated guidance is to better align a company’s financial reporting for hedging activities with the economic objectives of those activities. The transition guidance provides companies with the option of either adopting the new standard early using a modified retrospective transition method in any interim period after issuance of the update, or alternatively adopting the new standard for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. This adoption method may require the Company to recognize the cumulative effect of initially applying the ASU as an adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income with a corresponding adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year that an entity adopts the update. While the Company continues to assess all potential impacts of the standard, we do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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3. Real Estate and Intangibles 

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we incurred $0.2 million of acquisition-related expenses including $0.2 million of internal costs associated with property acquisitions.

Consolidated Real Estate and Intangibles

Real estate and intangibles consisted of the following as of March 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Total

 

Real estate properties, net

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

134,163

 

Building

 

 

1,099,949

 

Acquired tenant improvements

 

 

47,503

 

Construction in progress

 

 

27,395

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

(76,799

)

Total Real estate properties, net

 

$

1,232,211

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

 

 

In-place leases

 

$

160,119

 

Acquired leasing commissions

 

 

38,464

 

Above market leases

 

 

9,455

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

(71,387

)

Total Intangible assets, net

 

$

136,651

 

Intangible liabilities, net

 

 

 

 

Below market leases

 

$

(62,856

)

Accumulated amortization

 

 

26,763

 

Total Intangible liabilities, net

 

$

(36,093

)

 

 

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4. Debt

At March 31, 2018, our consolidated borrowings consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Principal Outstanding

 

 

Interest

 

 

Current

 

Loan

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

Rate (1)

 

 

Maturity

 

Revolving credit facility:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior unsecured revolving credit facility (2)

 

$

98,750

 

 

L + 150bps

 

 

February 2019 (3)

 

Total revolving credit facility

 

 

98,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term loan facility:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior unsecured term loan facility

 

 

100,000

 

 

3.17% (4)

 

 

September 2023

 

Total term loan facility

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Total unamortized deferred financing fees

 

 

(764

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total term loan facility, net

 

 

99,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior unsecured notes payable, series A

 

 

95,000

 

 

4.05%

 

 

May 2027

 

Senior unsecured notes payable, series B

 

 

50,000

 

 

4.15%

 

 

May 2029

 

Senior unsecured notes payable, series C

 

 

30,000

 

 

4.30%

 

 

May 2032

 

Total notes payable

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Total unamortized deferred financing fees

 

 

(1,298

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total notes payable, net

 

 

173,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBP - Savannah

 

 

14,035

 

 

3.40% (5)

 

 

July 2033

 

ICE - Charleston

 

 

19,517

 

 

4.21% (5)

 

 

January 2027

 

MEPCOM - Jacksonville

 

 

10,574

 

 

4.41% (5)

 

 

October 2025

 

USFS II - Albuquerque

 

 

16,816

 

 

4.46% (5)

 

 

July 2026

 

DEA - Pleasanton

 

 

15,700

 

 

L + 150bps (5)

 

 

October 2023

 

VA - Loma Linda

 

 

127,500

 

 

3.59% (5)

 

 

July 2027

 

Total mortgage notes payable

 

 

204,142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Total unamortized deferred financing fees

 

 

(2,002

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Total unamortized premium/discount

 

 

355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total mortgage notes payable, net

 

 

202,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt

 

$

574,183

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

At March 31, 2018, the one-month LIBOR (“L”) was 1.88%. The current interest rate is not adjusted to include the amortization of deferred financing fees or debt issuance costs incurred in obtaining debt or any unamortized fair market value premiums. The spread over the applicable rate for the Company’s senior unsecured revolving credit facility and senior unsecured term loan facility is based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in the respective loan agreements.

 

(2)

Available capacity of $301.2 million at March 31, 2018 with an accordion feature that provides additional capacity of up to $250.0 million, for a total facility size of not more than $650.0 million.

 

(3)

Our senior unsecured revolving credit facility has two six-month as-of-right extension options subject to certain conditions and the payment of an extension fee.

 

(4)

The interest rate is calculated based on two interest rate swaps with an effective date of March 29, 2017 with an aggregate notional value of $100.0 million, which effectively fix the interest rate at 3.17% annually, based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in the senior unsecured term loan facility agreement.

 

(5)

Effective interest rates are as follows: CBP - Savannah 4.12%, ICE - Charleston 3.93%, MEPCOM - Jacksonville 3.89%, USFS II - Albuquerque 3.92%, DEA - Pleasanton 1.8%, VA – Loma Linda 3.78%.

Financial Covenant Considerations

The Company was in compliance with all financial and other covenants as of March 31, 2018 related to its senior unsecured revolving credit facility, senior unsecured term loan facility, senior unsecured notes payable and secured mortgage notes payable.

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Fair Value of Debt

As of March 31, 2018, the carrying value of our senior unsecured revolving credit facility approximated fair value. In determining the fair value we considered the short term maturity, variable interest rate and credit spreads. We deem the fair value of our senior unsecured revolving credit facility as a Level 3 measurement.

As of March 31, 2018, the carrying value of our senior unsecured term loan facility approximated fair value. In determining the fair value we considered the variable interest rate and credit spreads. We deem the fair value of our senior unsecured term loan facility as a Level 3 measurement.

At March 31, 2018, the fair value of our notes payable was determined by discounting future contractual principal and interest payments using prevailing market rates. We deem the fair value measurement of our notes payable instruments as a Level 3 measurement. At March 31, 2018, the fair value of our notes payable was $172.9 million.

At March 31, 2018, the fair value of our mortgage debt was determined by discounting future contractual principal and interest payments using prevailing market rates. We deem the fair value measurement of our mortgage debt instruments as a Level 3 measurement. At March 31, 2018, the fair value of our mortgage debt was $198.2 million. 

 

 

5. Derivatives and Hedging Activities

As of March 31, 2018, the Company had two outstanding interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional value of $100.0 million that were designated as cash flow hedges. The swaps had an effective date of March 29, 2017 and extend until the maturity of our senior unsecured term loan facility on September 29, 2023. The swaps effectively fix the interest rate under our senior unsecured term loan facility at 3.17% annually based on the Company’s current consolidated leverage ratio and a variable interest rate of one-month LIBOR.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

As of March 31, 2018 our swaps were classified as an asset on our consolidated balance sheet at $5.9 million. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and qualified as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and will be reclassified to interest expense in the period that the hedged forecasted transactions affect earnings on the Company’s variable rate debt.  The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings into interest expense.  For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 the amount of unrealized gains recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income on interest rate swaps was $1.9 million and $0.1 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 the amount of gain reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into interest expense was less than $0.1 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 the amount of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into interest expense was less than $0.1 million.  Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, there Company did not record any hedge ineffectiveness.

The Company estimates that $0.7 million will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income as a decrease to interest expense over the next 12 months.

Credit-Risk-Related Contingent Features

The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where the Company could be declared in default on its derivative obligations if repayment of the underlying indebtedness is accelerated by the lender due to the Company’s default on such indebtedness.  As of March 31, 2018, the Company did not have any derivatives in a net liability position.

 

 

6. Fair Value Measurements

Accounting standards define fair value as the exit price, or the amount that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  The standards also establish a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available.  Observable inputs are inputs market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of us.  Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect our assumptions about the factors market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability developed based upon the best information available in the circumstances.  The hierarchy of these inputs is broken down into three levels: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data

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exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions. Categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is most significant to the fair value measurement.

Recurring fair value measurements

The fair values of our interest rate swaps are 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 in such interest rates.   While the Company 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 the Company and its counterparties.  The Company has determined that the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments made to its derivative contracts, which determination was based on the fair value of each individual contract, was not significant to the overall valuation. As a result, all of the Company’s derivatives held as of March 31, 2018 were classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.  

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, other assets and accounts payable and accrued expenses are reasonable estimates of fair values because of the short maturities of these instruments. For our disclosure of debt fair values in Note 4, we estimated the fair value of our unsecured senior revolving credit facility based on the short term maturity, variable interest rates and credit spreads (categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy), estimated the fair value of our senior unsecured term loan facility based on the variable interest rate and credit spreads (categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy) and estimated the fair value of our other debt based on the discounted estimated future cash payments to be made on such debt (categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy); the discount rates used approximate current market rates for loans, or groups of loans, with similar maturities and credit quality, and the estimated future payments included scheduled principal and interest payments.  Fair value estimates are made as of a specific point in time, are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment.  Settlement at such fair value amounts may not be possible and may not be prudent management decision.

The table below presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2018, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall.

 

 

 

As of  March 31, 2018

 

Balance Sheet Line Item

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Interest rate swaps - Asset

 

$

 

 

$

5,890

 

 

$

 

 

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7. Equity

The following table summarizes the changes in our stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Common

Stock

Par

Value

 

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

 

 

Retained Earnings

(Deficit)

 

 

Cumulative Dividends

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

Non-

controlling

Interest in

Operating

Partnership

 

 

Total

Equity

 

Three months ended March 31, 2018

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

 

44,787,040

 

 

$

448

 

 

$

740,546

 

 

$

7,127

 

 

$

(83,718

)

 

$

3,403

 

 

$

123,283

 

 

$

791,089

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

783

 

 

 

864

 

Dividends and distributions paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,729

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,695

)

 

 

(14,424

)

Issuance of common stock

 

 

671,666

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

13,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,489

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,486

 

 

 

373

 

 

 

1,859

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,519

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

296

 

 

 

1,815

 

Allocation of non-controlling interest in Operating Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(13,020

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,020

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

 

45,458,706

 

 

$

455

 

 

$

741,089

 

 

$

8,646

 

 

$

(95,447

)

 

$

4,889

 

 

$

135,060

 

 

$

794,692

 

Three months ended March 31, 2017

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

 

36,874,810

 

 

$

369

 

 

$

597,164

 

 

$

2,679

 

 

$

(42,794

)

 

$

3,038

 

 

$

137,844

 

 

$

698,300

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

653

 

 

 

727

 

Dividends and distributions paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,877

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,172

)

 

 

(11,049

)

Grant of unvested restricted stock

 

 

2,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption of common units for shares of common stock

 

 

113,928

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1,726

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,727

)

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

96

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

108

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

304

 

 

 

1,541

 

Allocation of non-controlling interest in Operating Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

466

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(466

)

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

 

36,991,430

 

 

$

370

 

 

$

599,430

 

 

$

3,916

 

 

$

(51,671

)

 

$

3,134

 

 

$

134,448

 

 

$

689,627

 

The Company granted 891,000 long term incentive plan units in our operating partnership (“LTIP units”) on May 6, 2015 and 40,000 LTIP units on February 26, 2016 to members of management as long-term incentive compensation under the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, subject to the Company achieving certain absolute and relative total shareholder returns through the performance period, which ended on December 31, 2017.  Based on the Company’s absolute and relative total shareholder return performance through the end of the performance period, the compensation committee determined that an aggregate of 2,079,297 LTIP units were earned. Under the terms of the awards, earned awards vested 50% on February 15, 2018 with the remaining 50% vesting on February 6, 2019, subject to the grantee’s continued employment.

On January 4, 2018, the Company granted an aggregate of 173,381 performance-based LTIP units to members of management, subject to the Company achieving certain absolute and relative total shareholder returns through the performance period.  The awards consist of three separate tranches of 32,448 LTIP units, 55,463 LTIP units and 85,470 LTIP units with performance periods ending on December 31, 2018, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The performance criteria for each tranche is based 75% on the Company’s absolute total shareholder return performance and 25% on the Company’s relative total shareholder return performance during the relevant performance period, with 50% of the LTIP Units vesting when earned following the end of the applicable performance period and 50% of the earned award subject to an additional one year of vesting.

A summary of our shares of restricted common stock and LTIP unit awards at March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

 

 

Restricted Shares

 

 

Restricted Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share

 

 

LTIP Units

 

 

LTIP Units Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share

 

Outstanding, December 31, 2017

 

 

17,912

 

 

$

19.72

 

 

 

926,000

 

 

$

8.91

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

173,381

 

 

$

18.31

 

Vested

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(463,000

)

 

$

8.91

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, March 31, 2018

 

 

17,912

 

 

$

19.72

 

 

 

636,381

 

 

$

11.47

 

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We recognized $0.9 million in compensation expense related to our shares of restricted common stock and the LTIP unit awards for the three months ended March 31, 2018.  As of March 31, 2018, unrecognized compensation expense for both sets of awards was $3.9 million, which will be amortized over the vesting period.

 A summary of dividends declared by the board of directors per share of common stock and per common unit at the date of record is as follows:

 

Quarter

 

Declaration Date

 

Record Date

 

Pay Date

 

Dividend (1)

 

Q1 2018

 

May 3, 2018

 

June 11, 2018

 

June 28, 2018

 

$

0.26

 

 

(1)

Prior to the end of the performance period as set forth in the applicable LTIP unit award, holders of LTIP units are entitled to receive dividends per LTIP unit equal to 10% of the dividend paid per common unit.  After the end of the performance period, the number of LTIP units, both vested and unvested, that LTIP award recipients have earned, if any, are entitled to receive dividends in an amount per LTIP unit equal to dividends, both regular and special, payable per common unit.

On March 3, 2017, we entered into separate equity distribution agreements with each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BTIG, LLC, Jefferies LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. (collectively, the “managers”), pursuant to which we may issue and sell the shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $100.0 million from time to time through the managers, acting as sales agents and/or principals (the “ATM Program”). The sales of shares of our common stock under the equity distribution agreements may be made in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the ATM program as of March 31, 2018:

 

 

 

Number of Shares Sold

 

 

Net Proceeds

 

For the year ended December 31, 2017

 

 

1,569,514

 

 

$

33,263

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018

 

 

671,666

 

 

 

13,532

 

 

 

 

2,241,180

 

 

$

46,795

 

 

We have used the proceeds from such sales for general corporate purposes. As of March 31, 2018, we had approximately $52.7 million of gross sales of our common stock available under our ATM program.

 

8. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings or loss per share of common stock (“EPS”) is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the periods presented. Diluted EPS is computed after adjusting the basic EPS computation for the effect of dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during the periods presented. Unvested restricted shares and unvested LTIP units are considered participating securities, which require the use of the two-class method for the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share. The following table sets forth the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Numerator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

1,815

 

 

$

1,541

 

Less: Non-controlling interest in Operating Partnership

 

 

(296

)

 

 

(304

)

Net income available to Easterly Government

   Properties, Inc.

 

 

1,519

 

 

 

1,237

 

Less: Dividends on participating securities

 

 

(279

)

 

 

(26

)

Net income available to common stockholders

 

$

1,240

 

 

$

1,211

 

Denominator for basic EPS

 

 

45,008,062

 

 

 

36,891,595

 

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards

 

 

12,803

 

 

 

11,815

 

Dilutive effect of LTIP units

 

 

997,175

 

 

 

1,818,392

 

Dilutive effect of shares issuable under forward sales agreements

 

 

 

 

 

422,085

 

Denominator for diluted EPS

 

 

46,018,040

 

 

 

39,143,887

 

Basic EPS

 

$

0.03

 

 

$

0.03

 

Diluted EPS

 

$

0.03

 

 

$

0.03

 

 

 

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9. Operating Leases

Our rental properties are subject to generally non-cancelable operating leases generating future minimum contractual rent payments due from tenants. As of March 31, 2018, future non-cancelable minimum contractual rent payments are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Payments due by period

 

 

 

Total

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

Thereafter

 

Operating Leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum lease payments

 

$

850,806

 

 

 

76,506

 

 

 

96,333

 

 

 

90,704

 

 

 

79,985

 

 

 

68,225

 

 

 

439,053

 

 

The Company’s consolidated operating properties were 100% occupied by 24 tenants at March 31, 2018.  

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 we recognized $28.2 million in rental income attributable to base rent, $2.3 million in rental income attributable to the amortization of our above- and below-market leases and a straight-line adjustment of $1.8 million.  

 

10. Revenue

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) using the modified retrospective method and applied it to all contracts that were not completed as of January 1, 2018. The new guidance requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers and replaced the existing revenue recognition guidance.  

The adoption of Topic 606 did not have an impact on the Company’s historical financial statements as the revenue that falls under the scope of this guidance is limited to tenant construction projects and the associated management fee, the recognition of which did not change from how the Company has historically accounted for these projects upon adoption of the new guidance.  Tenant construction project reimbursements consist primarily of subcontracted costs that are reimbursed to the Company by the tenant.  

Historically, the Company has accounted for tenant construction project reimbursement arrangements using the percentage of completion method and will continue to recognize revenue from tenant construction projects using the percentage of completion method when the revenue and costs for such projects can be estimated with reasonable accuracy; when these criteria do not apply to a project, the Company recognizes revenue from that project using the completed contract method. Under the percentage of completion method, the Company recognizes a percentage of the total revenue on a project based on the cost of services provided on the project as of a point in time relative to the total costs on the project.  The duration of the majority of tenant construction project reimbursement arrangements are less than a year and payment is typically due once a project is complete and work has been accepted by the tenant.  For those projects ongoing as of March 31, 2018 and with a duration of greater than one year, the aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations at the end of the reporting period was $0.2 million, which will be recognized as revenue prior to the end of 2018 using the percentage of completion method as discussed above.

The table below sets forth revenue from tenant construction projects disaggregated by tenant agency for the three months ended March 31, 2018 (in thousands).

Tenant

 

Tenant Construction

Project Income

 

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (“AOC”)

 

$

100

 

Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”)

 

 

23

 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”)

 

 

58

 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”)

 

 

9

 

National Park Service (“NPS”)

 

 

31

 

U.S. Coast Guard (“USCG”)

 

 

6

 

U.S. Forest Service (“USFS”)

 

 

29

 

Department of Veteran Affairs (“VA”)

 

 

787

 

 

 

$

1,043

 

The balance in Accounts receivable related to tenant construction projects was $3.5 million as of March 31, 2018 and $3.0 million as of December 31, 2017. There were no contract assets or liabilities as of March 31, 2018.

 

11. Concentrations Risk

Concentrations of credit risk arise for the Company when multiple tenants of the Company are engaged in similar business activities, are located in the same geographic region or have similar economic features that impact in a similar manner their ability to

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meet contractual obligations, including those to the Company. The Company regularly monitors its tenant base to assess potential concentrations of credit risk.

As stated in Note 1 above, the Company leases commercial space to the U.S. Government or nongovernmental tenants. At March 31, 2018, the U.S Government accounted for approximately 99.2% of rental income and non-governmental tenants accounted for the remaining approximately 0.8%.

Fourteen of our 46 operating properties are located in California, accounting for approximately 25.8% of our total rentable square feet and approximately 33.3% of our total annualized lease income as of March 31, 2018. In addition, we owned two properties under development located in California. To the extent that weak economic or real estate conditions or natural disasters affect California more severely than other areas of the country, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be significantly impacted.

 

 

12. Subsequent Events

For its consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2018, the Company evaluated subsequent events and noted no significant events.

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Item 2.

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

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We caution investors that forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs and on assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. When used, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “might”, “plan”, “project”, “result”, “should”, “will”, and similar expressions which do not relate solely to historical matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties, and factors that are beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, or projected. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on forward-looking statements, which are based on results and trends at the time they are made, to anticipate future results or trends.

Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

 

the factors included under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the factors included under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s other public filings;

 

risks associated with our dependence on the U.S. Government and its agencies for substantially all of our revenues, including credit risk and risk that the U.S. Government reduces its spending on real estate or that it changes its preference away from leased properties;

 

risks associated with ownership and development of real estate;

 

decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates;

 

loss of key personnel;

 

general volatility of the capital and credit markets and the market price of our common stock;

 

the risk we may lose one or more major tenants;

 

difficulties in completing and successfully integrating acquisitions;

 

failure of acquisitions or development projects to occur at anticipated levels or yield anticipated results;

 

risks associated with actual or threatened terrorist attacks;

 

intense competition in the real estate market that may limit our ability to attract or retain tenants or re-lease space;

 

insufficient amounts of insurance or exposure to events that are either uninsured or underinsured;

 

uncertainties and risks related to adverse weather conditions, natural disasters and climate change;

 

exposure to liability relating to environmental and health and safety matters;

 

limited ability to dispose of assets because of the relative illiquidity of real estate investments and the nature of our assets;

 

exposure to litigation or other claims;

 

risks associated with breaches of our data security;

 

risks associated with our indebtedness;

 

failure to refinance current or future indebtedness on favorable terms, or at all;

 

failure to meet the restrictive covenants and requirements in our existing and new debt agreements;

 

fluctuations in interest rates and increased costs to refinance or issue new debt;

 

risks associated with derivatives or hedging activity; and

 

risks associated with mortgage debt or unsecured financing or the unavailability thereof, which could make it difficult to finance or refinance properties and could subject us to foreclosure.

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For a further discussion of these and other factors, see the section entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Overview

References to “we,” “our,” “us” and “the Company” refer to Easterly Government Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation, together with our consolidated subsidiaries including Easterly Government Properties LP, a Delaware limited partnership, which we refer to herein as our operating partnership.

We are an internally managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to U.S. Government agencies that serve essential functions. We generate substantially all of our revenue by leasing our properties to such agencies, either directly or through the U.S. General Services Administration, or GSA. Our objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our stockholders over the long term through dividends and capital appreciation.

As of March 31, 2018, we wholly owned 46 operating properties in the United States, including 44 operating properties that were leased primarily to U.S. Government tenant agencies and two operating properties that were entirely leased to private tenants, encompassing approximately 3.7 million square feet in the aggregate. In addition, we wholly owned three properties under development that we expect to encompass approximately 0.3 million square feet upon completion. We focus on acquiring, developing and managing U.S. Government leased properties that are essential to supporting the mission of the tenant agency and strive to be a partner of choice for the U.S. Government, working with the tenant agency to meet its needs and objectives.

Our operating partnership holds substantially all of our assets and conducts substantially all of our business. As of March 31, 2018, we owned approximately 83.0% of the aggregate limited partnership interests in our operating partnership, or common units. We have elected to be taxed as a REIT and operate in a manner that we believe allows us to continue to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2015.

Operating Properties

As of March 31, 2018, our 46 operating properties were 100% leased with a weighted average annualized lease income per leased square foot of $35.79 and a weighted average age of approximately 12.3 years. We calculate annualized lease income as annualized contractual base rent for the last month in a specified period, plus the annualized straight-line rent adjustments for the last month in such period and the annualized expense reimbursements earned by us for the last month in such period.

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Information about our operating properties as of March 31, 2018 is set forth in the table below:

 

Property Name

 

Location

 

Property

Type (1)

 

Tenant Lease

Expiration

Year (2)

 

Rentable

Square

Feet

 

 

Annualized

Lease

Income

 

 

Percentage

of Total

Annualized

Lease

Income

 

 

Annualized

Lease

Income per

Leased

Square

Foot

 

U.S Government Leased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VA - Loma Linda

 

Loma Linda, CA

 

OC

 

 

2036

 

 

 

 

327,614

 

 

$

16,015,434

 

 

 

12.2

%

 

$

48.89

 

IRS - Fresno

 

Fresno, CA

 

O

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

180,481

 

 

 

7,578,831

 

 

 

5.8

%

 

 

41.99

 

FBI - Salt Lake

 

Salt Lake City, UT

 

O

 

 

2032

 

 

 

 

169,542

 

 

 

6,746,595

 

 

 

5.1

%

 

 

39.79

 

PTO - Arlington

 

Arlington, VA

 

O

 

2019 / 2020

 

(3)

 

 

189,871

 

 

 

6,519,811

 

 

 

5.0

%

 

 

34.34

 

FBI - San Antonio

 

San Antonio, TX

 

O

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

148,584

 

 

 

5,132,896

 

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

34.55

 

FBI - Omaha

 

Omaha, NE

 

O

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

112,196

 

 

 

4,437,584

 

 

 

3.4

%

 

 

39.55

 

EPA - Kansas City

 

Kansas City, KS

 

L

 

 

2023

 

 

 

 

71,979

 

 

 

4,171,384

 

 

 

3.2

%

 

 

57.95

 

VA - South Bend

 

Mishakawa, IN

 

OC

 

 

2032

 

 

 

 

86,363

 

 

 

3,985,799

 

 

 

3.0

%

 

 

46.15

 

ICE - Charleston (4)

 

North Charleston, SC

 

O

 

2021 / 2027

 

(5)

 

 

86,733

 

 

 

3,772,210

 

 

 

2.9

%

 

 

43.49

 

DOT - Lakewood

 

Lakewood, CO

 

O

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

122,225

 

 

 

3,382,692

 

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

27.68

 

USCIS - Lincoln

 

Lincoln, NE

 

O

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

137,671

 

 

 

3,298,565

 

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

23.96

 

FBI - Birmingham

 

Birmingham, AL

 

O

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

96,278

 

 

 

3,285,723

 

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

34.13

 

AOC - El Centro (6)

 

El Centro, CA

 

C/O

 

 

2019

 

 

 

 

46,813

 

 

 

3,099,437

 

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

66.21

 

OSHA - Sandy

 

Sandy, UT

 

L

 

 

2024

 

(7)

 

 

75,000

 

 

 

2,979,790

 

 

 

2.3

%

 

 

39.73

 

USFS II - Albuquerque

 

Albuquerque, NM

 

O

 

2026

 

(8)

 

 

98,720

 

 

 

2,856,835

 

 

 

2.2

%

 

 

28.94

 

ICE - Albuquerque

 

Albuquerque, NM

 

O

 

 

2027

 

 

 

 

71,100

 

 

 

2,804,426

 

 

 

2.1

%

 

 

39.44

 

DEA - Vista

 

Vista, CA

 

L

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

54,119

 

 

 

2,777,302

 

 

 

2.1

%

 

 

51.32

 

DEA - Pleasanton

 

Pleasanton, CA

 

L

 

 

2035

 

 

 

 

42,480

 

 

 

2,770,028

 

 

 

2.1

%

 

 

65.21

 

FBI - Richmond

 

Richmond, VA

 

O

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

96,607

 

 

 

2,737,803

 

 

 

2.1

%

 

 

28.34

 

USFS I - Albuquerque

 

Albuquerque, NM

 

O

 

2021

 

(8)

 

 

92,455

 

 

 

2,737,373

 

 

 

2.1

%

 

 

29.61

 

AOC - Del Rio (6)

 

Del Rio, TX

 

C/O

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

89,880

 

 

 

2,667,861

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

29.68

 

DEA - Dallas Lab

 

Dallas, TX

 

L

 

2021

 

 

 

 

49,723

 

 

 

2,414,114

 

 

 

1.8

%

 

 

48.55

 

FBI - Little Rock

 

Little Rock, AR

 

O

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

101,977

 

 

 

2,206,381

 

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

21.64

 

MEPCOM - Jacksonville

 

Jacksonville, FL

 

O

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

2,183,870

 

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

72.80

 

CBP - Savannah

 

Savannah, GA

 

L

 

 

2033

 

 

 

 

35,000

 

 

 

2,118,784

 

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

60.54

 

FBI - Albany

 

Albany, NY

 

O

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

98,184

 

 

 

2,098,811

 

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

21.38

 

DEA - Santa Ana

 

Santa Ana, CA

 

O

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

39,905

 

 

 

2,078,323

 

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

52.08

 

DOE - Lakewood

 

Lakewood, CO

 

O

 

 

2029

 

 

 

 

115,650

 

 

 

2,068,524

 

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

17.89

 

DEA - Dallas

 

Dallas, TX

 

O

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

71,827

 

 

 

1,830,279

 

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

25.48

 

NPS - Omaha

 

Omaha, NE

 

O

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

62,772

 

 

 

1,751,754

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

27.91

 

ICE - Otay

 

San Diego, CA

 

O

 

2022 / 2026

 

(9)

 

 

52,881

 

 

 

1,735,240

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

35.09

 

DEA - North Highlands

 

Sacramento, CA

 

O

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

37,975

 

 

 

1,721,698

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

45.34

 

CBP - Chula Vista

 

Chula Vista, CA

 

O

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

59,397

 

 

 

1,710,248

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

28.79

 

CBP - Sunburst

 

Sunburst, MT

 

O

 

 

2028

 

 

 

 

33,000

 

 

 

1,597,758

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

48.42

 

USCG - Martinsburg

 

Martinsburg, WV

 

O

 

 

2027

 

 

 

 

59,547

 

 

 

1,582,249

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

26.57

 

DEA - Birmingham(10)

 

Birmingham, AL

 

O

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

35,616

 

 

 

1,533,079

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

43.04

 

DEA - Otay (11)

 

San Diego, CA

 

O

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

32,560

 

 

 

1,482,682

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

45.54

 

AOC - Aberdeen (6)

 

Aberdeen, MS

 

C/O

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

46,979

 

 

 

1,465,665

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

31.20

 

DEA - Albany

 

Albany, NY

 

O

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

31,976

 

 

 

1,422,021

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

44.47

 

DEA - Riverside

 

Riverside, CA

 

O

 

 

2032

 

 

 

 

34,354

 

 

 

1,235,147

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

35.95

 

AOC - South Bend (6)

 

South Bend, IN

 

C/O

 

 

2027

 

 

 

 

30,119

 

 

 

823,889

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

27.35

 

DEA - San Diego

 

San Diego, CA

 

W

 

 

2032

 

 

 

 

16,100

 

 

 

530,404

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

32.94

 

SSA - Mission Viejo

 

Mission Viejo, CA

 

O

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

11,590

 

 

 

467,296

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

40.32

 

SSA - San Diego

 

San Diego, CA

 

O

 

 

2032

 

 

 

 

10,856

 

 

 

327,423

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

32.55

 

Subtotal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,494,699

 

 

$

130,144,018

 

 

 

99.2

%

 

$

37.29

 

Privately Leased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5998 Osceola Court -

   United Technologies

 

Midland, GA

 

W/M

 

 

2023

 

(12)

 

 

105,641

 

 

 

544,405

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

5.15

 

501 East Hunter Street -

   Lummus Corporation

 

Lubbock, TX

 

W/D

 

 

2028

 

(7)

 

 

70,078

 

 

 

527,804

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

7.53

 

Subtotal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

175,719

 

 

$

1,072,209

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

$

6.10

 

Total / Weighted Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,670,418

 

 

$

131,216,227

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

35.79

 

(1)

OC=Outpatient Clinic; O=Office; C=Courthouse; L=Laboratory; W=Warehouse; D=Distribution; M=Manufacturing.

(2)

The year of lease expiration does not include renewal options. All leases with renewal options are noted in the following footnotes to this table.

(3)

168,468 rentable square feet leased to the PTO will expire on March 31, 2019, and 21,403 rentable square feet leased to the PTO will expire on January 7, 2020.

(4)

This property is only partially leased to the U.S. Government. We Are Sharing Hope SC (formerly known as LifePoint, Inc.) occupies 21,609 rentable square feet.

(5)

21,609 rentable square feet leased to We Are Sharing Hope SC will expire on September 30, 2021, and 54,872 rentable square feet leased to ICE, 9,198 rentable square feet leased to DEA, and 1,054 rentable square feet leased to U.S. Marshals Service will expire on January 31, 2027.

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(6)

A portion of this property is occupied by the U.S. Marshals Service to provide security and otherwise support the mission of the Administrative Office of the Courts. Because of the interrelated nature of the U.S. Marshals Service and the Administrative Office of the Courts, we have not separately addressed occupancy by the U.S. Marshals Service.

(7)

Lease contains two five-year renewal options.

(8)

Lease contains one five-year renewal option.

(9)

40,485 rentable square feet leased to ICE will expire on November 27, 2022, 7,434 rentable square feet leased to the DOT will expire on June 4, 2022 and 1,538 rentable square feet leased to the Department of Agriculture (DOA) will expire on January 1, 2026.

(10)

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) occupies 8,680 rentable square feet.

(11)

ICE occupies 5,813 rentable square feet.

(12)

Lease contains three five-year renewal options.

Certain of our leases are currently in the “soft-term” period of the lease, meaning that the U.S. Government tenant agency has the right to terminate the lease prior to its stated lease end date. We believe that, from the U.S. Government’s perspective, leases with such provisions are helpful for budgetary purposes. While some of our leases are contractually subject to early termination, we do not believe that our tenant agencies are likely to terminate these leases early given the build-to-suit features at the properties subject to the leases, the average age of these properties (approximately 15.6 years as of March 31, 2018), the mission-critical focus of the properties subject to the leases and the current level of operations at such properties.

The following table sets forth a schedule of lease expirations for leases in place as of March 31, 2018.

 

Year of Lease Expiration (1)

 

Number of

Leases

Expiring

 

 

Square

Footage

Expiring

 

 

Percentage of

Portfolio Square

Footage

Expiring

 

 

Annualized

Lease Income Expiring

 

 

Percentage

of Total

Annualized

Lease Income Expiring

 

 

Annualized Lease

Income per

Leased Square

Foot Expiring

 

2018

 

 

6

 

 

 

408,597

 

 

 

11.1

%

 

 

14,592,270

 

 

 

11.1

%

 

 

35.71

 

2019

 

 

2

 

 

 

215,281

 

 

 

5.9

%

 

 

8,849,543

 

 

 

6.7

%

 

 

41.11

 

2020

 

 

7

 

 

 

356,677

 

 

 

9.7

%

 

 

12,131,670

 

 

 

9.2

%

 

 

34.01

 

2021

 

 

7

 

 

 

582,782

 

 

 

15.9

%

 

 

17,670,978

 

 

 

13.5

%

 

 

30.32

 

2022

 

 

2

 

 

 

47,919

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

1,680,241

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

35.06

 

2023

 

 

2

 

 

 

177,620

 

 

 

4.8

%

 

 

4,715,789

 

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

26.55

 

2024

 

 

6

 

 

 

501,978

 

 

 

13.7

%

 

 

17,298,004

 

 

 

13.2

%

 

 

34.46

 

2025

 

 

3

 

 

 

108,955

 

 

 

3.0

%

 

 

5,071,556

 

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

46.55

 

2026

 

 

2

 

 

 

100,258

 

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

2,911,834

 

 

 

2.2

%

 

 

29.04

 

2027

 

 

6

 

 

 

225,890

 

 

 

6.2

%

 

 

8,370,642

 

 

 

6.4

%

 

 

37.06

 

Thereafter

 

 

7

 

 

 

940,240

 

 

 

25.7

%

 

 

37,923,700

 

 

 

28.9

%

 

 

40.33

 

Total / Weighted Average

 

 

50

 

 

 

3,666,197

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

131,216,227

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

35.79

 

(1)

The year of lease expirations is pursuant to current contract terms. Some tenants have the right to vacate their space during a specified period, or “soft term,” before the stated terms of their leases expire. As of March 31, 2018, six tenants occupying approximately 12.8% of our rentable square feet and contributing approximately 11.5% of our annualized lease income have exercisable rights to terminate their leases before the stated term of their lease expires.

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Results of Operations

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

The financial information presented below summarizes the results of operations of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands).

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Change

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

$

32,289

 

 

$

26,020

 

 

$

6,269

 

Tenant reimbursements

 

 

3,483

 

 

 

3,628

 

 

 

(145

)

Other income

 

 

202

 

 

 

239

 

 

 

(37

)

Total revenues

 

 

35,974

 

 

 

29,887

 

 

 

6,087

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating

 

 

6,560

 

 

 

6,349

 

 

 

211

 

Real estate taxes

 

 

3,700

 

 

 

2,735

 

 

 

965

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

14,634

 

 

 

12,869

 

 

 

1,765

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

224

 

 

 

532

 

 

 

(308

)

Corporate general and administrative

 

 

3,459

 

 

 

3,444

 

 

 

15

 

Total expenses

 

 

28,577

 

 

 

25,929

 

 

 

2,648

 

Operating income

 

 

7,397

 

 

 

3,958

 

 

 

3,439

 

Other (expenses) / income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(5,582

)

 

 

(2,417

)

 

 

(3,165

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

1,815

 

 

$

1,541

 

 

$

274

 

Revenues

Total revenue consists primarily of rental income from our properties, tenant reimbursements for real estate taxes and certain other expenses, and project management income.

Total revenue increased by $6.1 million to $36.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $29.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase is primarily attributable to an additional $6.6 million of revenue from the three operating properties acquired since March 31, 2017 as well as a full period of operations from the one operating property acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2017 offset by one property disposed of since March 31, 2017. This was offset by a $0.7 million decrease in tenant project reimbursements and the associated project management income.

Operating Expenses

Total expenses increased by $2.6 million to $28.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $25.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase is attributable to $4.0 million in property operating expenses, real estate taxes, and depreciation and amortization associated with the three operating properties acquired since March 31, 2017 as well as a full period of operations from the one operating property acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2017 offset by one property disposed of since March 31, 2017. This was offset by $0.6 million decrease in expenses associated with projects and other services that were fully reimbursed by the tenant and a $0.7 million decrease in depreciation related to the timing of intangible asset amortization.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased $3.2 million to $5.6 million for three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase is primarily due to $1.8 million associated with interest on the senior unsecured notes and $1.2 million associated with interest on the mortgage loan secured by VA – Loma Linda, which were both entered into after March 31, 2017, and $0.7 million attributable to interest on our $100 million senior unsecured term loan facility and interest rate swap which we drew on March 20, 2017, offset by a $0.3 million decrease in interest on the credit facility due to a decrease in the weighted average borrowings from $230.6 million to $99.9 million quarter over quarter offset by an increase in weighted average interest rate from of 2.2% to 3.1% quarter over quarter.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We anticipate that our cash flows from the sources listed below will provide adequate capital for the next 12 months for all anticipated uses, including all scheduled principal and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness, current and anticipated tenant improvements, stockholder distributions to maintain our qualification as a REIT and other capital obligations associated with conducting our business. At March 31, 2018, we had $9.6 million available in cash and cash equivalents and there was $301.2 million available under our senior unsecured revolving credit facility.

Our primary expected sources of capital are as follows:

 

cash and cash equivalents;

 

operating cash flow;

 

available borrowings under our senior unsecured revolving credit facility;

 

secured loans collateralized by individual properties;

 

issuance of long-term debt;

 

issuance of equity, including under our ATM program (as described below); and

 

asset sales.

Our short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds to pay for the following:

 

development and redevelopment activities, including major redevelopment, renovation or expansion programs at individual properties;

 

property acquisitions under contract;

 

tenant improvements allowances and leasing costs;

 

recurring maintenance capital expenditures;

 

debt repayment requirements;

 

corporate and administrative costs;

 

interest swap payments; and

 

distribution payments.

Our long-term liquidity needs, in addition to recurring short-term liquidity needs as discussed above, consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for acquisitions, non-recurring capital expenditures, and scheduled debt maturities. Although we may be able to anticipate and plan for certain of our liquidity needs, unexpected increases in uses of cash that are beyond our control and which affect our financial condition and results of operations may arise, or our sources of liquidity may be fewer than, and the funds available from such sources may be less than, anticipated or required. As of the date of this filing, there were no known commitments or events that would have a material impact on our liquidity.

Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3

On March 16, 2018, we filed an automatic universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, which was deemed automatically effective and which provides for the registration of unspecified amounts of securities. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to complete any such offerings of securities in the future.

ATM Program

On March 3, 2017, we entered into equity distribution agreements with each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BTIG, LLC, Jefferies LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., whom we refer to collectively as, the managers, pursuant to which we may issue and sell the shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $100.0 million from time to time through the managers, acting as sales agents and/or principals, which we refer to as our ATM program. The sales of shares of our common stock, under the equity distribution agreements may be made in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act.

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The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the ATM program as of March 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Number of Shares Sold

 

 

Net Proceeds

 

For the year ended December 31, 2017

 

 

1,569,514

 

 

$

33,263

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018

 

 

671,666

 

 

 

13,532

 

 

 

 

2,241,180

 

 

$

46,795

 

We have used the proceeds from such sales for general corporate purposes. As of March 31, 2018, we had approximately $52.7 million of gross sales of our common stock available under on our ATM program.

Debt

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our outstanding indebtedness as of March 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Principal Outstanding

 

 

Interest

 

 

Current

 

Loan

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

Rate (1)

 

 

Maturity

 

Revolving credit facility:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior unsecured revolving credit facility (2)

 

$

98,750

 

 

L + 150bps

 

 

February 2019 (3)

 

Total revolving credit facility

 

 

98,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term loan facility:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior unsecured term loan facility

 

 

100,000

 

 

3.17% (4)

 

 

September 2023

 

Total term loan facility

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Total unamortized deferred financing fees

 

 

(764

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total term loan facility, net

 

 

99,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior unsecured notes payable, series A

 

 

95,000

 

 

4.05%

 

 

May 2027

 

Senior unsecured notes payable, series B

 

 

50,000

 

 

4.15%

 

 

May 2029

 

Senior unsecured notes payable, series C

 

 

30,000

 

 

4.30%

 

 

May 2032

 

Total notes payable

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Total unamortized deferred financing fees

 

 

(1,298

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total notes payable, net

 

 

173,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBP - Savannah

 

 

14,035

 

 

3.40% (5)

 

 

July 2033

 

ICE - Charleston

 

 

19,517

 

 

4.21% (5)

 

 

January 2027

 

MEPCOM - Jacksonville

 

 

10,574

 

 

4.41% (5)

 

 

October 2025

 

USFS II - Albuquerque

 

 

16,816

 

 

4.46% (5)

 

 

July 2026

 

DEA - Pleasanton

 

 

15,700

 

 

L + 150bps (5)

 

 

October 2023

 

VA - Loma Linda

 

 

127,500

 

 

3.59% (5)

 

 

July 2027

 

Total mortgage notes payable

 

 

204,142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Total unamortized deferred financing fees

 

 

(2,002

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Total unamortized premium/discount

 

 

355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total mortgage notes payable, net

 

 

202,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt

 

$

574,183

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

At March 31, 2018, the one-month LIBOR (“L”) was 1.88%. The current interest rate is not adjusted to include the amortization of deferred financing fees or debt issuance costs incurred in obtaining debt or any unamortized fair market value premiums. The spread over the applicable rate for the Company’s senior unsecured revolving credit facility and senior unsecured term loan facility is based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in the respective loan agreements.

 

(2)

Available capacity of $301.2 million at March 31, 2018 with an accordion feature that provides additional capacity of up to $250.0 million, for a total facility size of not more than $650.0 million.

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(3)

Our senior unsecured revolving credit facility has two six-month as-of-right extension options subject to certain conditions and the payment of an extension fee.

 

(4)

The interest rate is calculated based on two interest rate swaps with an effective date of March 29, 2017 with an aggregate notional value of $100.0 million, which effectively fix the interest rate at 3.17% annually, based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in the senior unsecured term loan facility agreement.

 

(5)

Effective interest rates are as follows: CBP - Savannah 4.12%, ICE - Charleston 3.93%, MEPCOM - Jacksonville 3.89%, USFS II - Albuquerque 3.92%, DEA - Pleasanton 1.8%, VA – Loma Linda 3.78%.

Our unsecured credit facility, unsecured term loans, unsecured notes, and mortgage notes are subject to ongoing compliance with a number of financial and other covenants. As of March 31, 2018, we were in compliance with the applicable financial covenants.

The chart below details our debt capital structure as of March 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):

Debt Capital Structure

 

March 31, 2018

 

Total principal outstanding

 

$

577,892

 

Weighted average maturity

 

7.6 years

 

Weighted average interest rate

 

 

3.7

%

% Variable debt

 

 

19.8

%

% Fixed debt (1)

 

 

80.2

%

% Secured debt

 

 

35.3

%

 

(1)

Our senior unsecured term loan facility is swapped to be fixed and as such is included as fixed rate debt in the table above.

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Payments due by period

 

 

 

Total

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

Thereafter

 

Mortgage principal and interest

 

$

265,787

 

 

 

8,008

 

 

 

10,656

 

 

 

10,700

 

 

 

11,199

 

 

 

12,059

 

 

 

213,165

 

Senior unsecured revolving credit

   facility principal and interest

 

 

102,446

 

 

 

3,212

 

 

 

99,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior unsecured term loan

   facility principal and interest

 

 

117,501

 

 

 

2,389

 

 

 

3,185

 

 

 

3,185

 

 

 

3,185

 

 

 

3,185

 

 

 

102,372

 

Senior unsecured notes payable

   principal and interest

 

 

251,600

 

 

 

5,409

 

 

 

7,213

 

 

 

7,213

 

 

 

7,213

 

 

 

7,213

 

 

 

217,339

 

Development property obligations (1)

 

 

39,135

 

 

 

30,373

 

 

 

8,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate office leases

 

 

1,742

 

 

 

350

 

 

 

479

 

 

 

496

 

 

 

352

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Due to the long-term nature of certain construction and development contracts included in this line, the amounts reported in the table represent our estimate of the timing for the related obligations being paid.

Dividend Policy

In order to qualify as a REIT, we are required to distribute to our stockholders, on an annual basis, at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains. We anticipate distributing all of our taxable income. We expect to make quarterly distributions to our stockholders in a manner intended to satisfy this requirement. Prior to making any distributions for U.S. federal tax purposes or otherwise, we must first satisfy our operating and debt service obligations. It is possible that it would be necessary to utilize cash reserves, liquidate assets at unfavorable prices or incur additional indebtedness in order to make required distributions. It is also possible that our board of directors could decide to make required distributions in part by using shares of our common stock.

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A summary of dividends declared by the board of directors per share of common stock and per common unit of our operating partnership at the date of record is as follows:

Quarter

 

Declaration Date

 

Record Date

 

Pay Date

 

Dividend (1)

 

Q1 2018

 

May 3, 2018

 

June 11, 2018

 

June 28, 2018

 

$

0.26

 

 

(1)

Prior to the end of the performance period as set forth in the applicable LTIP unit award, holders of LTIP units are entitled to receive dividends per LTIP unit equal to 10% of the dividend paid per common unit.  After the end of the performance period, the number of LTIP units, both vested and unvested, that LTIP award recipients have earned, if any, are entitled to receive dividends in an amount per LTIP unit equal to dividends, both regular and special, payable per common unit.

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

We had no material off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2018.

Inflation

Substantially all of our leases provide for operating expense escalations. We believe inflationary increases in expenses may be at least partially offset by the operating expenses that are passed through to our tenants and by contractual rent increases. We do not believe inflation has had a material impact on our historical financial position or results of operations.

Cash Flows

The following table sets forth a summary of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

(amounts in thousands)

 

Net cash (used in) provided by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

12,113

 

 

$

10,725

 

Investing activities

 

 

(11,626

)

 

 

(44,171

)

Financing activities

 

 

(2,708

)

 

 

34,201

 

 

Operating Activities

The Company generated $12.1 million and $10.7 million of cash from operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018 includes $13.5 million in net cash from rental activities net of expenses offset by $1.4 million related to the change in rents receivable, accounts receivable, prepaid and other assets, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Net cash from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2017 includes $13.1 million in net cash from rental activities net of expenses offset by $2.4 million related to the change in rents receivable, accounts receivable, prepaid and other assets, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

Investing Activities

The Company used $11.6 million and $44.2 million in cash for investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018 includes $10.4 million in additions to development properties, $0.9 million in additions to operating properties and a $0.3 million increase in deposits on acquisitions. Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2017 includes $37.0 million in real estate acquisitions related to the purchase of OSHA – Sandy and $7.0 million in deposits on acquisitions.

Financing Activities

The Company used $2.7 million and generated $34.2 million in cash from financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Net cash used by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018 includes $14.4 million in dividend payments, $1.0 million in net pay downs under our senior unsecured revolving credit facility and $0.8 million in mortgage debt repayment offset by $13.5 million in net proceeds from issuance of shares of our common stock. Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2017 includes $100.0 million in term loan draws offset by $54.0 million in net credit facility pay downs, $11.0 million in dividends and $0.7 million in mortgage debt repayment.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use and present funds from operations, or FFO, and FFO, as Adjusted as supplemental measures of our performance. The summary below describes our use of FFO and FFO, as Adjusted, provides information regarding why we believe these measures are meaningful supplemental measures of our performance and reconciles these measures from net income (loss), presented in accordance with GAAP.

Funds From Operations and Funds From Operations, as Adjusted

Funds From Operations, or FFO, is a supplemental measure of our performance. We present FFO calculated in accordance with the current National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, definition. In addition, we present FFO, as Adjusted for certain other adjustments that we believe enhance the comparability of our FFO across periods and to the FFO reported by other publicly traded REITs. FFO is a supplemental performance measure that is commonly used in the real estate industry to assist investors and analysts in comparing results of REITs.

FFO is defined by NAREIT as net income (loss), calculated in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses from sales of property and impairment losses on depreciable real estate, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We present FFO because we consider it an important supplemental measure of our operating performance, and we believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, many of which present FFO when reporting results.

We adjust FFO to present FFO, as Adjusted as an alternative measure of our operating performance, which, when applicable, excludes the impact of acquisition costs, straight-line rent, above-/below-market leases, non-cash interest expense and non-cash compensation. By excluding income and expense items such as straight-line rent, above-/below-market leases, non-cash interest expense, non-cash compensation and other non-cash items including amortization of lease inducements from FFO, as Adjusted, we believe we provide useful information as these items have no cash impact.  In addition, by excluding acquisition related costs we believe FFO, as Adjusted provides useful information that is comparable across periods and more accurately reflects the operating performance of our properties.  

FFO and FFO, as Adjusted are presented as supplemental financial measures and do not fully represent our operating performance. Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating FFO and FFO, as Adjusted or use other definitions of FFO and FFO, as Adjusted and, accordingly, our presentation of these measures may not be comparable to other REITs. Neither FFO nor FFO, as Adjusted is intended to be a measure of cash flow or liquidity. Please refer to our financial statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP, for purposes of evaluating our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of our net income to FFO and FFO, as Adjusted for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Net income

 

$

1,815

 

 

$

1,541

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

14,634

 

 

 

12,869

 

Funds From Operations

 

 

16,449

 

 

 

14,410

 

Adjustments to FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

224

 

 

 

532

 

Straight-line rent and other non-cash adjustments

 

 

(1,794

)

 

 

(143

)

Above-/below-market leases

 

 

(2,279

)

 

 

(2,112

)

Non-cash interest expense

 

 

264

 

 

 

230

 

Non-cash compensation

 

 

864

 

 

 

727

 

Funds from Operations, as Adjusted

 

$

13,728

 

 

$

13,644

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. Our future earnings, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevailing market interest rates. Our primary market risk results from our indebtedness, which bears interest at both fixed and variable rates. We manage and may continue to manage our market risk on variable rate debt by entering into swap arrangements to, in effect, fix the rate on all or a portion of the debt for varying periods up to maturity. This in turn, reduces the risks of variability of cash flows created by variable rate debt and mitigates the risk of increases in

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interest rates. Our objective when undertaking such arrangements is to reduce our floating rate exposure and we do not intend to enter into hedging arrangements for speculative purposes.

As of March 31, 2018, $463.4 million, or 80.2% of our debt, excluding unamortized premiums and discounts, had fixed interest rates and $114.5 million, or 19.8% had variable interest rates. If market rates of interest on our variable rate debt fluctuate by 25 basis points, interest expense would increase or decrease, depending on rate movement, future earnings and cash flows, by $0.3 million annually.

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We carried out an evaluation required by the Exchange Act, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a -15(e) and Rule 15d-15 of the Exchange Act, as of March 31, 2018. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2018, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2018 that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

We are not currently involved in any material litigation nor, to our knowledge, is any material litigation currently threatened against us.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable

Item 5.

Other Information

None


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Item 6.Exhibits

The following exhibits are included, or incorporated by reference, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:

 

Exhibit 

 

Exhibit Description 

 

 

 

    3.1

 

Amended and Restated Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 on January 30, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

 

    3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 on January 30, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

 

    4.1

 

 

Specimen Certificate of Common Stock of Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 on January 30, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

 

  31.1*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

 

 

 

  31.2*

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

 

 

 

  32.1**

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

 

 

 

101*

 

The following materials from Easterly Government Properties, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for three months ended March 31, 2018 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) the related notes to these consolidated financial statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

Filed herewith

**

Furnished herewith

 

 

 

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SIGNATURE

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

 

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 8, 2018

 

/s/ William C. Trimble, III 

 

 

William C. Trimble, III

 

 

Chief Executive Officer and President

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

Date: May 8, 2018

 

/s/ Meghan G. Baivier 

 

 

Meghan G. Baivier

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

dea-ex311_7.htm

Exhibit 31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)

I, William C. Trimble, III, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Easterly Government Properties, Inc.;

2.

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

3.

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

4.

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

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

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

5.

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

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

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

Date: May 8, 2018

 

/s/ William C. Trimble, III

William C. Trimble, III

Chief Executive Officer and President

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

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Exhibit 31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)

I, Meghan G. Baivier, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Easterly Government Properties, Inc.;

2.

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

3.

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

4.

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

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

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

5.

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

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

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

Date: May 8, 2018

 

/s/ Meghan G. Baivier

Meghan G. Baivier

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

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Exhibit 32.1

Certification

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

The undersigned officers, who are the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (the “Company”), each hereby certifies to the best of his or her knowledge, that the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to which this certification is attached (the “Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

 

/s/ William C. Trimble, III

 

/s/ Meghan G. Baivier

William C. Trimble, III

 

Meghan G. Baivier

Chief Executive Officer and President

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

 

 

 

May 8, 2018

 

May 8, 2018